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NAV recover From Her Injuries

Elhcott. City, Md Sept. lathe con
dition Of Mrs. May Ward, who was &C
cidentally shot in the breast and armp:t
by her husband, DIR. William w. Ward, at
her bone at Abortion, Howard county.
on Saturday night, is somewhat improved,
and hopes are entertained OF her recovery
Mrs Ward has at no time los tconsciousness.
and has stood the shock wonderfully well.
1t was stated by one of her attending
physicians yesterday that there is \
probability af saving the injured arm from
amputation. DE-. Ward is Frustrated over
the occurrence.
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Constantinople, Sept. lathe arrbas-
sailors Of the powers today arrived at an
understanding in regard to the terms of
peace between Turkey and Greece upon
the tasis OF Lord Salisburye proposals
which are substantially that an interna-
tional Commission of one from each of
tile powers are TO control the Greek rev.
enues, in order to meet the ind emnity, end
the Turkish troops are to evacuate Thessaiy.
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RELEASE OF A MURDERER.
Police Deeply Chagriued When
They Learn of His Crime.

Huntington, W. Va, Sept. 14-nuring
the early part OF last April stranger was
locked up here, accused OF petit larceny.
He gave his name as John Smthandclaimed
Texas as his home He was badly SCARED
about the face and the officials believed
him to be crook, but when the recent
grand jury failed to find an Indictment
against him he was released from Jail
Saturday evening.
Yesterday the fact developed that the
prisoner justreleas ed was Robert Thompson.
who murdered and robbed William Thomp-
son. cashier of q large coal company in
Fayette county, last year and for whom
there was a reward Of $4,000 offered,
The officials here have gone in pursuit and
hope to recapture Thompson.
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menring ON Railroad crossings

A delegation from the East Washington
Citizens Association called upon the Com
missioners this morning and presented
letter asking that hearing On the proposed
regulation for the proper care of railroad
crossings be granted them. This was done
by the Commissioners and the day for the
hearing set for the 18th of this month
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-14

Through diplomatic gossip by mail to
legation people Ia Washington, the story
is revived that England is about To obtain
control of the Panama Canal. through pur
chase or a majority Of the shares by an
English syndicate. The report comes from
Paris. and indicates that the movement,
IL there really be one, is result of confer
enCes between the British French and Ger
pie of the United States Were urging the
Congress 20 dndertak e. the Nicaragua Canal.
the danger that this might happen, not
withstandihg the money spent by the Brit
isl governmental Washington, and by the
transcontinenta railways, to defeat ac-
ton, is said TO have occasioned much anx
iety ia the directions already named. Now
e is alleged that England is to take charge
of the ITattcr in the intere SITS Of the three
nations, and the United States prevented
from achieving the commercial supremacy
that possession and control OF the Mica
EdEua Nhn1i Nouu bhNc eiNch US ~ the
work were to be undertaken and COM
pleted. before the completion Of the other.
How much truth there may bein the story.
In our opinion depends upon how practically
feasible IL may be TO complete and operate
the Panama Canal Given that, we are
ready TO believe-we are morally certain
that Great Britain never would rest a
mcmeut until the ditch was hers. People
should not forget the SueZ Canal affair
And they should remember with shame and
disrnay that IL We had had more states
men, and fewer corruptionists and traitors.
our American canal would have been well
under w5v by thi s time.
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AccidentnIlv Drawned.

Bernard Smith, colored, aged sixteen
years. who lives at No. 524 Twentieth
street. was accidentally drowned off the
sea wall at the foot of Twenty-seconc
street about q O'Clock yesterday after
noon.
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STEAMBOATS,.
Norfolk & Washington
Steamboat Co.

Every day In the year for Fortress
Monroe, Norfolk, Newport News and
all points South by the superb, pow
erful steel palace steamers New
port News Norfolk and Wash
ington, on the following schedule:
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Circulation Statement.

Communications intended for publication
in Tae Times should be terselg and plainly
written and must in ali cases be accompanied
bv the mann c nd address Of the toriter. Re
jected communications rviH not Be preserved,
and o,,sy manuscripts Of Obvious importance
uiu be returned TO their authors
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER IA, 1897.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-28

tional council. Similarly with this
Creeks and the Seminoles, we were able
TO secure favorable action by the COM
missions, but not by the tribes.
THE purpose of creating the COM
mission is to get the Indians out of the
tribal system. 1t must not be under
stood that our Indians are in a barbario
state, for they are not, but the com-
munistic system of government under
the tribal relation Is very unsatisfac-
tory, and yet to change it without in<
juring some, and indeed a great many
Is task requiring great deal of tact
in it's solution.
But we have very pleasant men to do
business with. These commissions ard
composed of able men, and all seem to
desire to arrive at the fairest solution
of the puzzle possible. There has been
no friction. We have had beautiful
weather in the territory, too, so that
our personal comfort has not been
| seriously affected"
When did you leave the territory?"
"a week ago Wednesday. l was only
in Washington few days"
How about the story that your cane
| didacy for governor was to be the
| hostage of the friends of Senator DaviS
for Senator Nelson's support of Davis
| reelection"
81 did not see that. Where did that
! come from?"
From Washington"
81 knew had been spoken of to some
extent as Il gubernatorial candidate,
but I have really not been taking any
! active part in the promotion of this
| idea. Indeed, 1 have frequently been
! for several days out of reach of the
mails, even, and have, perhaps, missed
| q great deal of valuable information
as to the political situation here"
Mr.. Bixby's emphasis on the word
valuable is not reproducible in cold
| print.
IT have reason to believe that Mr..
Davis is friendly to me. do not, how
ever, know anything about any such
trade. If the senators have made such
an agreement they both forgot to tell
me about 1t while 1 was in Washington.
| Whoever should be the candidate of the
| Republican party for governor, do not
believe that Senator Nelson has any
idea of antagoniZing the reelection of
| Senator Davis"
"Who is the machine candidate for
| gcyernor?'
You ought to know more about that
| than I. l have been a good ways away.
see some of the papers have picked
Van SAINT. 1 think myself the boys
| arc going to have more to say about
things in the next convention than the
leaders With the present field OF can
! didates, and a convention of 1,200 dele
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gates. as our next one promises to be,
If these men come into the hall with
anything like an equal show of strength
there will be a fine chance for a good
convention from the newspaper stand
point. A happy nominating speech,
perhaps, or some expert management
on the floor might overthrow entirely
what had seemed to be previous Intent
of the party. AS for Van SAINT being
the candidate, If he can come into the
convention with the solid support OF
the First district, he will stand a good
show of being nominated / should
think The First district has some
claims entitled to respect. I see q
great deal of stress Is being laid on
Judge Collins candidacy. Is he making
an active canvass?"
But the G o b man did not feel
authorized to commit the st. Cloud
jurist finally.
There does not seem to be any OPP
position to Bob Dunn's reelection, is
there?"
Mr.. Bixby's experience as a Cherokee
census taker was being shown in a
comprehensive crOss-examinatiOn, IN
which he referred In terms OF high
praise to all of the gentlemen who have
been mentioned as possible candidates,
save himself AS to Goodhue county's
candidate, Mr. Bixby would only say:
"I have nothing to say
He did, however, characterize as YER
lest rot yarn recently printed over
the signature Of Jerry j." to the effect
that he had gone, In the last campaign,
to h F. Brown, ex-Lieut. Gov. A. p.
Rice and others, asking them to sup
port him and not Gov Clough. But
don't think" he continued, that Gov
Clough, or any one else who was famil-
lar with the work of the Republican
committee, believed it anyway"
Mr.. Bixby's disclaimer of any presi-
Dental request for his delay in Wash
ipgton relieved him of any suspicion
of having been the author or collabora-
teur in President McKinley's anticipat-
ed revision of the civil service rules
but the very fact of Mr.. BiXby's long
recognized position as one of the boss
es' who are credited with having de-
manded the order led the G ! o b to
ask him especially about 1t, just Ito
get 1t in the record" as the lawyers
say.
And Mr. Bixby entered the antlcipat-
ed denial.
The Minnesota member of the Chero-
kee commission will remain in and
around home for about two weeks.
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In exchange for the stock, the claims
are to be turned over to the managers,
and the stock is to be subject to re-
demption by Mr.. Singerly within six
years, upon payment of It's par value.
with 6 per cent interest. less dividends
meanwhile declared Any assets OBJ
tained by the managers from those
having claims against the bank, in the
distribution of the assets of the bank.
shall be applied pro rata to the pur-
chase at par Of the Record stock held
by the now owners OF assented claims
against the bank, or their assigpees;
or If the managers shall think it ad-
visable. to the liquidation of the bank
itself. at their option. The same meth
cd is to be used with regard to the
trust company, Six per cent dividends
per annum are to be paid, 30 far as
possible, on the common stock, and no
net earnings Of the Record shall be
devoted to the redemption of the stock
until these dividends have been paid
When redemption Is made 1t shall be
pro rata amongst the holders of each
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.INGERLY
SETTLEMENT.

PHILADELPHIA Pa, Dec. 27.-The
conferees selected to formulate plan
for the settlement Of the affairs of the
Crestnut Street National bank and the
Chestnut Street Trust and Savings
Fund company, of which William M.
singerly. proprietor Of the Record, was
president, and which closed their doors
last Thursday, tonight presented their
plan for the consideration of deposi-
tors and creditors.
The plan provides that the capital
stock Of the Record Publishing COM
nanv. or to a company to which Its
assets shall be assigned, shall be fixed
and issued to an amount necessary to
give all creditors in Class par value
for their claims in a stock. preferred
es TO dividends and principal, which
shall bear 6 per cent interest cumula-
tive: and all creditors in Glass par
for their claims in a second preferred
6 per cent cumulative stock. also pre-
ferred. after the first preferred stock,
as to dividends and principal; and all
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-28

from the Muskogeean. The Cherokees,
since 1776, have made over forty treaties
with the United States and claim to
have ceded 5000, 900 acres to the whites.
They were slave owners before the re-
bellion and nearly all Joined the Con-
federacy; but the greater part of them
came over to the Union after the bat
tie of Pea Ridge The 1866 treaty ad-
mitted their former slaves to full clt1-
zenship in the tribe, which has since
caused them considerable trouble.
When they first came to the terri
tory the Cherokees were estimated to
number about 25,0O0 In 1866 there were
but 1880. In 1880 they numbered 49,
500, and 1t is now believed they are
about 35, 900 Cherokee citizens, of whom
14O00 are full -blooded Indians, 4,5OO ne
groes, IA 900 half-breeds or Indians with
some white blood in their veins, and
$500 intermarried and adopted whites.
1.-The Creeks at war time dwindled
from 24,6OO in 1882 to $1,000. The split
up and the Union sympathiZers fled to
Kansas.
After the war they were reunited
and the adoption of the negroes kept
the number up. There are now about
O,UUU Iul-DlOOu CItehS, O,UVV AeSlOCo'
5000 breeds and three adopted white
citizens. But their own men are able.
Gen. Pleasant Porter. seven eighths
Creek, is an ex-Confederate soldier, a
successful farmer, stock breeder and
speculator, chairman of the Creek COM
mission, educated and polished.
1.-THE Seminoles, Florida emigrants
from the original Creeks, number about
1000, all told, and hold 975,000 acres.
1.-THE Chickasaws and ChoctaWs, ori-
ginally bonded, but now separated, fur
nished several thousand men to the
lost cause, losing a fourth of their pop
ulation, nearly all their stock, and their
slaves. Their treaty rights, presumably
forfeited, were restored by the treaty
of 1866. There are now about 14,500 in
the Choctow nation, of whom 5000 are
full bloods, while the Chickasaws
have 5000 full bloods, 1,500 breeds. 1,530
non-citizen negroes and 500 adopted
whites. OF course, you understand
these figures are approximate. We
have been trying to complete census,
but we have found it exceedingly diff
f1cult.
ications of 10000 people in endeavoring
to straighten out these tangles, so you
see we have only about 2S0,0O0 left. but
in a great many of these cases, pre-
sumably. our action will be merely
formal. We have been able to meat the
demands Of the commissioners appoint
ed by the various tribes in all four
cases. thus far The Choctaw and
Cbickasaw tribes are subject to the
rule that both tribes must ratlfy any
change in their treaty, and, although
both commissioners did so, the tribes
have declined to confer as did the ma
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-28
DEICCEN DEKNV Strongly Intrenched in
A1OS0AH AsAArzDa China by the Seizure of
To Defy the World. Kin Chau

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27.-Eli T.
Sheppard, who has recently returned
from China, where he held an official
position, commenting upon the reported
occupation Of Kin-Chou by Russia, said
today: "Kin-Chou is al important
walled city (not an open port) at the
head Of the Gulf Of Lau Tung and 1t
commands the mouth of the river Va
loo. where the great naval battle be-
tween the japanese and the Chinese
was fought and the other important
rivers which flow into the gulf 1t is
about equally distant between the
mouth of the Yaloo river and the ter
minus Of the great wall of China. 1t
commands the railway system recently
reconstructed from Tien Tsin to the
capital of Manchuria, and is of promi-
nent Importance as a strategic position.
The seizure Of the port shows that Rus
sia has practically taken possession OF
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-28
STATE oFFIcfALs SURPRISED.
Effect of the Woodford Note Was
Not Anticipated.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The off,
cials here are somewhat surprised at
the exhibition Of feeling at Madrid
over the latest note of Minister Wood
ford, delivered to the Spanish foreign
office the day before Christmas. While
the note itself will not be made pub
lie at present, it Is said that there Is
no reason whatever why 1t should be
withheld save the fact that the pre-
ceding steps in the negotiations have
rot yet seen the light in the newspa-
pers and it is desirable when pub
lication is made to preserve the COM
plete chain of events IN natural order.
Possibly the correspondence Will be
shortly called for by congress, In which
case it is not likely to be withheld on
grounds of public policy. The last note
presented by Minister Woodford was In
answer to the Spanish note called forth
by Mr.. Woodford's very first note after
his arrival at Madrid. In the initial
note the United States minister point
ed out the interest of his country in an
carly termination of the present strug-
Pile in Cuba and asked when such a
conclusion could be expected. The
Spanish government in its reply ac-
knowledged out interest in the matter,
but suggested, after stating what 1T
intended to 90 10 dIneHoldle coiuilioHS
in Cuba. that the United States could
hest exercise its good offices by stop
ming filibustering To this Mr.. Wood
ford responded with his note of last
week. 1t is said to be purely argumen-
tatiye statement of the position taken
by the United States and the facts set
out are substantially those so strongly
drawn into the presidents message to
congress, of which it was supposed the
Spanish public had been fully advised
through the newspapers.
The most forcible statement in the
note is based upon the facts collected
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-28
FIRST CUBAN PREMIER.
Senior GaIvey VIII Head the Cabinet
Selected lY RlanCO.

Senior GaIvey VIII Head the Cabinet
Selected by BIancO.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The new
Cuban cabinet which. with the captain
general of Cuba, will form the execu-
tive organization under the new au-
tonomous regime, will be announced
during the present week, according to
the expectation of Spanish officials
here. There is no doubt that Senor
Galvey will be the first Cuban pre-
mier. He has been long prominent as
the leader Of the Autonomist party In
the islands He is described as a man
of wide influence among the most sub
stantial Cuban element, and popular
with the people at large. Senor Amb-
lard will be another name in the cab
met list if he will consent to take a
place. He has been in Washington for
several days in conference with the
Spanish minister, and left here last
night for Cuba. 1t is possible that
Senior Amblard may prefer to continue
in parliamentary life, in which case it
is believed he will become the leader OF
the Cuban party in the cortes.
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! TAMS b|XbY IS HOME,
just to See the Childrens Christmas Pres
ents, You Know, and Perhaps
PATCH Up SOME OF THE FENCES.
Next Republican Convention, He Thinks Will
Show Good Fighting For All.
AS to His Rumored Candidacy, However, the
Astute Politician From Goodhue
County Is as RetiCent as
the Sphinx.

Special to the Globe.
RED WING, Mimi, Dec. 27.-Sun-
day mornings train brought the Sleep
ing city Of Red Wing a long delayed
Christmas visitor, Tams Bixby, the
Santa Claus OF the Five Nations, de-
tanned from spending Christmas with
his own family, Washington dispatch
had stated, by the urgent personal re-
quest of the heartless monarch, Presi
dent Mckinley. But when a G / o b e
representative asked the Red Wing
Disraeli If this report was true, Tams
modestly denied the soft impeachment
with a merry ha-ha!
1.-THE statement is partially true" he
said, II was detained by an urgent re-
quest, but 1t was not from the presi-
dent, but from my colaborers on the
commission. They said I had better
stay and the way they said it,
thought so, too"
1.-THE commission then has some very
exacting work before it?"
Work. I should say it had. We've
got as busy a job, should think, as
anybody in Uncle Sans employ. Be
tween you and me- that seal fisheries
question you read so much about-it's
as simple, compared with our enigma,
as an advertising rebus compared with
the fifteen puzzle"
How are you going to solve the
fisheries problem?''
II didn't say was going to. I just
said it was easy, comparatively. Do
you know what we've got before us?
OF course not. Nobody does. We're
just kind Of getting it Strengthened
out now ourselves. We have five ma
tions there, all working under sepa-
rate treaties. Now each of these treat
| les has its own way of vesting In the
| white man who has married into the
| tribe, or in his descendants, his privi-
| leges of realty holding or of citizen
ship. To straighten these tangles out,
| you may see at a glance is no small
| task. Our commission has made four
treaties with as many tribes this year.
That is, 1t has secured the ratification
| of the tribal commissioners. But the
treaties have been rejected by the ma
| tional council. The five tribes, to deal
with whom our present commission
was appointed, all originally lived on
the Atlantic coast, south of Chesa-
peake bay. The Cherokees descend
| from the Iroquois stock; the Creeks,
| Seminoles, Chicasaws and Choctaws
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-28
Plan Submitted to- the
Creditors of the Phila-
delphia Banks.

creditors in Class C par in the common
stock of such company. No encum-
brance against the Record Publishing
oompany's property is to be created
without the assent of the holders of
two thirds of the preferred stock of the
two classes
Glass A shall consist of asserting
creditors to the extent to which they
many hold liens against the Record
Publishing company, or preferred or
city claims against the bank or trust
company, or persons or corporations
willing to advance new moneys to be
applied, at the best discretion of the
managers. in the furthering and the
bringing about this reorganization.
Class B shall consist Of holders of
claims against the Record, or Of claims
secured by it's stock. Glass shall
consist of all creditors other than those
above specified of any Of the parties.
a reorganization of whose affairs is
now contemplated, or may become
necessary to the success Of this plan.
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particular series. Mr.. Singerly shall
remain the editor of the Record, and
shall control its policy, and its busi-
ness management shall be controlled
by q board, Of which the managers
may be members, to be elected by
voting trust. which shall consist of the
managers and of Sydney f. Tyler,
president Of the Fourth Street Ma
tional bank. The plan Is submitted
for the approval Of the creditors.
A local news bureau sent out the fol-
lowing statement this afternoon:
From a reliable source we learn that
Mr.. Singerly's liabilities aggregate s2,-
$4,000. Mr.. Singerly's most tangible
asset is the Record Publishing COM
pany, which is valued at probably
$2,50OOO0 to 100000
Deputy Comptroller Coffin stated, at
the conclusion of the conferees' consul
tation, that he had telegraphed a
synopsis of the plan to Comptroller
Eckels, with an opinion that it is the
only possible course by which the cred
itors of the bank can expect to realize
the largest percentage or probably the
entire amount of their claims.