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The record-union., 1897-01-29
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE.
Proceedings of the National Conven-
ton at Des Moines.

DES MONIES, Jan. 2S.-The forenoon
session of the Suffrage convention was
devoted to discussion of plan for the
work reported from the Committee on
Campaign Work.
The plan proposed that State organi-
cations have complete charge of their
own suffrage campaigns, instead of al
lowing the national officers to conduct
State campaigns. Miss Anthony re-
gretted the feeling that the national Off
GERS were assuming too much authority.
She said the national association had to
furnish money for State campaigns, and
should have the management. The ma
tional organization won.
Several reports were received and read
from standing committees, concluding
the session.
In the afternoon a training school for
organizers and workers was held.
The evening was devoted to a public
programme.
The old officers were reelected,
scarcely without exception.
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ECKELS DISCUSSES FINANCE.
GIVES HIS VIEWS TO THE HOUSE
BANKING COMMITTEE.
Over-Trade, Over-Production and
Over-Extravagance Responsible
for Business Difficulties.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S.-Controller
Eckels to-day gave his views upon the
financial condition of the country to
the House Committee on Banking and
Currency.
Several bills had been referred to Mr.
Eckels for his judgment, and he an
alyzed those. While there was no doubt
necessity for changes in the Govern
ment financial system, Eckels said, the
public was disposed to attribute too
much of existing troubles to a lack of
monetary legislation.
Overt trade. ver-productIon and ex-
traVagance. private and public expen-
ditures, partly induced by speculation.
were largely responsible for the coun-
try's business difficulties. The day had
passed when the volume of money was
its most important factor. Improved
facilities for transportation and meth
DDS of exchange had lessened the i'm
portance of a large volume Improved
credit was more essential.
The first essential was a stability of
public credit. The apparent reluctance
Of the people of the United States to
redeem their public obligations was the
chief cause of distrust.
The current redemption demand OBJ
legations Of the Government vas the
chief problem for the treasury The
funding and cancellation of these obli-
cations so that maintenance of the
gold reserve would be no longer neces-
sary was the most desirable policy.
Whether It was most prctical was an
other question. So far as contraction
of the currency was concerned Eckels
did not think il would follow the grad
ual retirement of greenbacks provided
credit was reasonably stable The
banks would supply the needed cur
rency or gold would come from abroad.
The pursuance of Secretary McCul-
loch's policy would have disposed of the
question.
Eckels added: THE business man
who constantly redeems his notes with
out retiring them and keeps them out
constantly viii come TO a settling day
that will break him." The chief feature
of the banking bin would be to take
from the Government the Issue of credit
notes The banks can do this. Banks
conducted on practical banking prin-
ciples, instead of as speculative enter
prises. EckelS said, could satisfy the
currency needs of business. Before the
war the banks always furnished suff1-
cient gold for business"
The record-union., 1897-01-29
SENATOR DUBOIS DEFEAT.
Republicans EIated at the Silver Ad-
vOcate Being Turned Down.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The defeat
of Senator Dubois of Idaho for re-elec-
ton to the United States Senate was
received here with opposite emotions of
qualification and regret; qualification
by the Republicans and deep regret by
the Democrats and silver men. The
Republicans are elated that one who so
actively espoused the cause of silver
that he bolted his party, has met with
defeat in the house of his whiIorn
friends and the silver men and Dem
ocrats are chagrined that so able and
brilliant a recruit should so summarily
be turned down by silver men and Dem
ocrats, despite their active exertions in
his behalf The Democrats in the Sem
ate and especially those connected with
the National Committee attribute Du-
bois' defeat to the efforts of Chairman
Hanna.
kilograms of condolences have been
sent to Senator Dubois by Democratic
Senators and Representatives.
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MRS. AMELIA POST DEAD.
Took an Active Part i'm the Early nis-
tory of Wyoming.

CHEYENNE, Jan. 2S.-Mrs. Amelia
Post. wife of ex-Congressman Nj. t.
Post. died here tonight after lingering
illness. Mrs. Post came to wyoming
with her husband in the early DAYS ol
the Territory and State. She was IN
strumental in having the first Leglsla-
ture of the Territory pass the law grant
ing the franchise to women in 1869. and
il was to a large degree due to her ell
forts that woman suffrage in Wyoming
was not abolished by the second Legisia-
ture.
Mrs. Post was member of the Repub-
lican State Central Committee for d
number of years. She was frequently
offered public office, but never accepted
While in Washington during her hus-
bands term as Congressman Mrs. Posi-
spoke from the platform with Mrs. Stan
ton and other noted speakers in behalf
of woman suffrage.
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SURPLUS OF THE YELLOW METAL.
IHE TREASURY ENJOYING A
NOVEL EXPERIENCE.
In possession of More Gold Than II
Knows What to Do
With.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Just at +ba
present time the treasury of the Trnita1
States is enjoying the novel experience
OF being in possession of more gold tban
IT knows what to do with.
The total cash balance in the traasur,,
at the close of business Wednesday was
s229, ,920, 800, and of this amount no las
than Sl43 ,SS0,3S0 was in free gold avail
able for current expenses. or to az, &c
reserve to redeem the outstanding pa per
iiioney. rms leaves in the treasury as a
fund to be used for ordinary purposes
oiiiy @oo'ool,el3. This is far from being
an enormous sum when extensive opera
Pioiis oi the Government are taken into
consideration.
Inc treasury is running behind still
anu Wfth only three days yet to hear
from In the first month of the year. the
excess OF expenditures over receipts is
- Z93,ol6. and the deficit for the fiscal
year thus far, period of nearly seven
months, is over S45. 100000.
III the gold in the treasury is not to he
paad Out Tor ordinary expenses there is
aVaiiaofe 12,S40,S06 in silver not COW
cred by certificates; $19.516.SoO in
greenbacks; $50. So, ,51S in treasury
notes and S17 7,339, $50 in national hani,
notes, and the fractional silver deposits
in national bank funds, outstanding
checks and drafts. disbursing officers
balances, Postoffice accounts and other
miscellaneous items. 1t will thus be
seen that although the treasury is in
possession of the large nominal cash
balance of $3.50 100000 in round num-
bers, 1t has only $50. 5.00O, 900 with which
to conduct ordinary transactions. and
If the deposits of gold should continue
this sum would be still further reduced.
Since the November election the gold
reserve has, without bond sales or
other unusual assistance, gradually
mounted up to the highwater mark for
this a Administration.
The record-union., 1897-01-29
ELEVATED RAILWAY ACCIDENT
Collision at Brooklyn, i'm Which Sew
eral People Were Injured.

BROOKLYN, Jan. 2S.-Ice and snow
with an open switch was the cause of
an engine and one car of the Brooklyn
Elevated Railroad leaving the struct-
ure at Fulton and Bradford streets to-
night, falling to the ground, a distance
of twenty-five feet. Several persons
We're injured, two, it is said, fatally
The injured are: Thomas Gaffney.
engineer, skull fractured and other in
juries to the body; George Thomas.
fireman, scalded by escaping steam;
Albert Brown, engineer, several scalp
wounds; Thomas Heath, fireman. left
leg asS tgtated; Henry Sebers, les
sprafned; Julius Hanbury, spine frac-
tured; Andrew Gorans. confusion OF
the hips and legs; Henry Hinke.
wounds to scalp. The latter are pas
sengers.
-Four cars made up the train. but only
a few persons were in them. At the
junction of Bradford and Fulton streets,
as Gaffney was about to slow up, engine
No 81. drawing a train of empty cars
in charge of Albert Brown, loomed up,
and striking an open switch headed di-
rectly in Gaffney's direction. The trains
came together with a crash that could
be heard blocks away, and a second
later engine No. 81 toppled over leav-
ing the rails and dragging the first car
with it to the street. The breaking of
the coupling on the second car pre-
vented the three other coaches from
leaving the rails.
Only four passengers were in the first
car. These were taken from the wreck,
and soon several doctors were at work
ON them Heath, who had his leg
crushed, and was unconscious Whell
taken from the cab of his engine, Will
die. Gaffney and Thomas, when found
were wedged against the slde OF lhe
boiler in their cab. Allen was TAKEN ~
4I,o n
The record-union., 1897-01-29
RACING EVENTS.
winners at the IngIeside and New
Orleans Tracks.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2S-Rainiug.
track slushy. Three favorites finished
first.
Three furlongs, two-year-olds, Queen
Nab won, Free lady second, silva third.
Time-0:3G1a.
One mile selling Schnitz won. Jack
Martin second, San Marco third. Time
i :45b.
Mile and a furlong, Argentina won.
Bright Phoebus second, Ostler Joe
third. Time-1:57b.
Six furlongs, selling, Ransom won.
Mike Rice second, Marven third. Time
-1:171@.
Six furlongs, selling, Kowalsky won,
Caliente second, Sport McAllister third
Time-1:1615.
Seven furlongs, purse Suisun won.
Imp. Sain second, Installatrix third.
Time-1 :3415.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2S-Results:
One mile, Waldine won, Linnette sec
ond, Dave Pulsifer third. Time-1:4S.
Four furlongs, Percy F. won. Lillian
Russell second, Floss third. Time-0: %
Sik furlongs, Lizetta won, Amber
Glintz second, Sir John third Time
1:20H.
Seven furlongs. Bob Clampett won.
Renaud second, Bustup third Time
1:35.
Six furlongs. Annie Teuton won, Old
hom second, Mauritius third. Time
1:191b.
The record-union., 1897-01-29
THE WAR IN CUBA.
REBELS DEFEATED IN A BATTI
WITH THE SPANISH.
Reign of Terror at Havana Over the
Appointment of FOndiviella
as Chief of Police.

HAVANA, Jan. 2S.-Col. Sc ZabaIba
with his column left San Jose de las
Lajas in the province of Havana. for
the purpose of making a reconnois-
sance. In the Chavez Hills the column
met the combined rebel parties of Cas-
tillo and other leaders, who received
the troops with a heavy fire of musket-
ry. The rebels then deployed and the
position they took cut off the retreat of
the troops.
Colonel Zabalba ordered a cavalry
charge which the rebels resisted with
remarkable strength, but were finally
driven away, leaving on the field thirty
nine of their dead, all of whom had
been killed by the machettes of the cav
airy. The troops had six men wound
e(f
Captain-General Weyler according to
the last report of his movements. is at
Caimita, near the Habana River on the
border of Matanzas and Santa Clara
provinces.
REIGN OF TERROR.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-A dispatch to
the Sun from Havana says: The
nomination of Butcher Fondiviella as
Chief of Police of Havana which was
reported as probable some days ago. is
an accomplished fact. 1t is said that
Weyler signed the appointment in the
field in Matanzas province The terror.
therefore, from which Guanabacoa suf-
fered is going to be felt in the capital
From Madrid it is cabled to La
Lucha" that General Martinez Campos
has conferred with the Queen Regent.
and this fact is greatly commented up
on. At the same time Senior Canovas
has declared that in a few days the re-
forms for Cuba will be ready and pub
lished in the "Gacetia.' 1t is believed
that the Queen proposed to Martinez
Campos to go to Cuba and try to carry
out the proposed reforms.
Senior Santos Guzeman, Spanish de-
putty from Cuba and prominent lead
er of the Intransigent party in the is
land, has also had several conferences
with Canovas.
If GuZeman is satisfied with the re-
forms it is because they mean nothing
really liberal, as his hatred of the Gu
bans is we'll known.
The record-union., 1897-01-29

will almost beyond doubt be formally
dissolved at meeting 10 be held in
Pttsburg tomorrow. At to-morrow's
meeting checks will likely be drawn
and returned to the members for the
amounts deposited by them as evil
dences of good faith when the combi-
nation was first formed However, while
there is no probability of continuing
the combination, there will likely be
some plan devised to shut out the
brokers'. Nearly all the firms except
the Bellaire Steel Company have sold
their output for six months ahead, so
that as far as they are concerned the
brokers cut but a small figure.
The record-union., 1897-01-29

Suburban trains were behind schedule
and Western trains on all lines were an
hour or two late. The snow fall in this
vicinity was the heaviest since the his
torie blizzard of 1855 That record
breaker scored two and a half feet on a
level, while the storm of to-day has ten
and half inches to it's credit.
The storm effectually closed the port
this forenoon and last night, no vessels
venturing out or attempting to come
In past the bar. During the afternoon,
however, a number of vessels which had
anchored inside the Hook, passed out,
and a few of those due which had been
lying off shore came in.
Reports from every point in the State
and from every New England town and
hamlet where the telegraph reached
show the same condition of weather and
temperature
Even in the Southern States condi-
tion exists that for third of a century
has not been equaled.
COLD IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
COLUMBIA, Jan. 2S.-Special dis
patches report the temperature in the
Piedmont district to be lowering about
zero, and at PickenS 1t is below zero,
at Greenville 6 above, Columbia II. 1t
is growing colder tonight.
A FREEZE IN FLORIDA.
JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 2S-Florida
was visited this morning by the coolest
weather of the winter, the mercury
falling in Jacksonville to 21 degrees,
and to 80 degrees at Tampa, in the
southwest central portion Of the Stata.
Vegetables as far south as Sanford
were badly hurt, but not entirely ruin
ed. The orange and other semi-tropical
fruit interests were not damaged to
any considerable degree. The fortu
nate feature of the freeze was that it
was of short duration. The lowest tenn
perature was reached in the State at
q O'Clock this morning and by o'clock
the weather had greatly moderated.
The record-union., 1897-01-29
A Counterfeiter Captured.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2S.-In the arrest of
Charles Bell Bennett in this city to-
night the authorities believe they have
made an important capture. He was
caught in the act of passing a coun-
terfeit $40 bill at one of the theaters,
and when searched a number of bogus
bills of various denominations, so per-
feet in their design that only an ex-
pert would detect them, were found in
his possession. 1t is believed that the
prisoner belongs to gang of counter
feiters whose operations are not alcne
confined to Chicago. From papers
found on him he is believed to have
come from Colfax, Ia.
The record-union., 1897-01-29
VENEZUELAN TREATY.
Justices Fuller and Brewer to be the
American Arbitrafors.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S-Justice
Brewer of the Supreme Court to-day
practically confirmed the report that
Chief Justice Fuller and himself had
been selected as arbitrators In behalf
Of the Venezuelan matter boundar
line dispute between that country an,
Great Britain. The selection of Jus
tice Brewer is accepted as proof that
the conclusion reached by the commits
sion, as yet withheld from the public.
is that VeneZuela's claims are well
founded. Were it otherwise Venezuela
would not commit her case to them.
The record-union., 1897-01-29
Hawaiian Cable Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The Re
publican Steering Committee this after
noon decided to make the Hawaiian ca
BILE bill the order of business after the
Nicaraguan bill is out of the way. This
action was conveyed to the Democratic
Committee, and while that committee
has not formally concurred, the major
ity of the members this afternoon
agreed informally that at meeting to
be held tomorrow they would consent
to this order
The record-union., 1897-01-29
RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Resolution FavOring it Adopted by
the National Board of Trade.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-At a meet
ing of the National Board of Trade
this morning the reports of the Commit
tee on Postal Reforms and the I'm
provement of the Ohio and Mississippi
Rivers were read and adopted. Reso-
lutions were adopted favoring the con-
nection of the Ohio and Mississippi
Rivers with the waters of the great
Lakes
The National Board of Trade this
afternoon concluded its twenty seventh
annual session and adjourned. It's next
meeting is to be held the second Tues
day in December in Washington, as
usual.
The record-union., 1897-01-29
Taylor VIII be Extradited.

LONDON, Jan. 2S.-Proceedings look
ing to the extradition of Edward r.
Taylor, alias Arthur W. Plaltt. who is
accused of the murder of Jesse Tvree
In Kentucky in 1885,, We're begun in the
Bow-street Police Court this morning.
Iaylor addressed the magistrate and
asked permission to put in a statement
detailing the accident by which Tvree
met his death. The magistrate refused
TO permit the prisoner to lodge a state
ment, and remanded him until next
Iuesday, when the papers authorizing
his extradition will be issued
The record-union., 1897-01-29
Latter Day Saints.

ATCHISON (Kan), Jan. 2S-Joseph
Smith, head of the Latter Day Saints
Church, arrived to-day to unite all Lat
tr Day Saints factions in the city with
the reorganized church. Smith is work
ing to unite all factions of Latter Day
Saints in the United States, including
the followers of Brigham Young.
The record-union., 1897-01-29
Alger Will Probably be Appointed
Secretary of War.
Other r1embers Of the President
Elects Cabinet Regarded as Ger
tain of Appointment Are Sherman
of Ohio, Goff of West Virginia,
Mckenna of California, Long of
Massachusetts and Wilson of Iowa.

CANTON co. Jan. 2S.-Lyman J.
Gage will be the next Secretary of the
Treasury. He arrived at Major McKin-
ley'S house a few minutes before .
o'clock this afternoon, and was warmly
welcomed by the President ELECT, who
straightway withdrew with him for a
private conference, which lasted until
o'clock. The President elect and his
Secretary of the Treasury had a full
and very satisfactory talk, in which
they discussed at length the financial
and tariff policies of the next admin
iStration and considered the problems
that would call for immediate solution
by means of legislation. The President
elect and Mr.. Gage are in thorough ac-
cord upon all financial political and
economic policies.
The demand for Mr.. Cages appoint
nsent comes from nearly every CONNER
cial center in the country, and from
men of both parties. He is indorSed not
only by the business world, but by many
labor organizations as we'll. The claim
is made in nearly all a mass of let
ters and kilograms which have reached
Major Mckinley respecting Mr. Gage
ment will be to hasten and render GER
tain the restoration of confidence.
Major Mckinley has been thinking
about Mr.. Gage for several weeks in
connection with the Treasury portfolio,
but had been led to believe that he
could not accept it. 1t has also been
Major McKinley's intention from the
day he was elected to choose a Western
man for Secretary of the Treasury if
he could find an available man. Mr..
Gage meets all the requirements, but
his appointment does not remove from
the list of Cabinet possibilities the name
Of Charles Emory Smith, who would
in all probability have been made Sec
retary of Static if the office had been
filled by the appointment of an East
ern man.
1t may be safely assumed that Ma
jor Mckinley has decided at present
upon six men for his Cabinet, though
he has not formally rendered all of
them portfolios. The men who are re-
John Sherman Of Ohio, Lyman J. Gage
of Illinois, Nathan Goff of West Vir-
ginia, Joseph McKenna of California,
Jonn d. Long of Massachusetts and
James wilson OF iowa Ior s,eore.ary rI
Agriculture. General r. A. Alger's ap
pointment as Secretary of War is prob
able, but by no means certain.
The one remaining PORTFOLIO which is
not likely to be rendered before the
middle or last of February. will doubt
less go to a New Yorker or a Pennsyl-
vanian.
Mr.. Gage said this evening. and au-
thorized the United Associated Presses
to say, Il have been rendered the ap-
pointment of Secretary of the Treasury
by Major Mckinley and have accepted
~
The record-union., 1897-01-29
THE GREAT STEEL TRUST
Will be Dissolved at Meeting to be
Held at Pittsburg.

PITTSBURG, Jan. 2S.-The great
pool of the steel billet manufacturers,
known as the Bessemer Association, re-
garded for a time as an invincible trust,
The record-union., 1897-01-29
The Cars Physician Dead.

death of DR.. Zedkauer, the Cars pri-
vate physician, was announced to-day.
The record-union., 1897-01-29

NEW LONDON (C0nn.), Jan. Is
During the violent storm last night a
steamer, supposed to be the freighter
Mohawk of the New London Steam
boat Company, went ashore on Goshen
Point at the mouth of New London
Harbor. The binding snow renders it
ir11nnssible 10 see the steamer.
Evening journal., 1897-09-17
THE READING VISITORS.
WILMINGTON BOYS TO KILL THEIR
BRETHREN WITH HOSPITALITY.
WILMINGTON COPS ON PARADE.

Arrangements were completed last
night for the reception of The Reading
policemen, who are to visit Whining
ton on Monday next This committee
will be in charge OF the guests and ar
range for their reception: Chairman,
Chief Dolan; Detectives Witsil and Nc
Vey, Captains Kane and Chambers, Di-
rector Hyland, Clerk Kelleher, Ser
geants Bailey and Evans, and Officer
Taylor.
Another meeting was held this morn
ing and the committee decided on this
program The entire Police Depart
ment to assemble at the City Hall by
730 o'clock, proceed to rench street sta
ton with band and escort The Reading
police to the City Hall. The Reading
officials to occupy carriages. Received
at City Hall by ayor McLear. Then the
city officials and the people of Will
mington will be given a chance of wit
Messing 'our coppers" on parade. Then
The visitors will he escorted to German
Hail. where a breakfast will be seved.
Then the game of ball will take place
at the Union street grounds. Game call
ed at 10 o'clock Dinner will be served
at the Clayton House at 11.45, and at
o'clock a trip down the hay on the
steamer Ulrica will end the day.
Evening journal., 1897-09-17
OUR DOMESTIC EXPORTs.

Our domestic exports forthem month Of
August make a most encouraging show
ing, being in excess of any August on
the records Of the Bureau of Statistics.
Advices from Washington state that
they were valued at $79, ,497, 500, as
against sec, 6,6S9, ,9S1 in August, 1896, an
increase Of 12,SO7 ,SS9; for the eight
months ended August 81, 1897, they
amounted to S629, ,434,S7S. an increase OF
$62,217, 1897 over last year.
The excess of exports of merchandise
over imports for August last was S4O,-
953, 1853, as against an excess of S19, ,132,-
BIG in August, 1896. and during the past
eight months s95, ,229,21S as compared
with $1O9,69S, ,495 during the CORE
spending months Of 1895.
The value of imports during August
amounted to sss.S76,64O. This is the
smallest value since June, 1879, when
they amounted to S3S,890, ,451.
The imports of the month just past
were about equally divided between free
and dutiable goods, the value of the
former being s2l .2Sl ,592 and OF the lat
ter $18.645, ,04S, an excess Of free goods
of about s2,5OO,OOO. The increase oi
exports is made up mainly of bread
Evening journal., 1897-09-17
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Every lime a "scorcher" is arrested
and fined a good deed is done for cy-
cling.-New York Tribune
If gold dust is ever discovered in the
Chicago river, it will have to be blasted
out Buffalo Courier-Record.
Daylight burglars stole a piano in
Minneapolis the other day and hid il
in the grass on Hennepin avenue.-St
Paul Dispatch.
lt's tough luck that an American
warship has to go into a foreign dock
every time she wants a dry shampoo
Washington Post.
The locomotives which will run on
the proposed Alaskan railroad ought
not to be often troubled with hClt boxes
-Pittsburg Times.
Amcng reliable advlces from Dawson
City will doubtless be some to the ef-
feet that That is an excellent place tc
stay away frOm.-San Francisco Call