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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-06
MARK HANNA UNDECIDED.
But 1T is Believed That in the End He VIII
Enter the Cabinet.

Canton, O., Feb. 5.-Mark Hanna
spent three hours with Major McKin-
lev this afternoon and then returned to
Cleveland Mr.. Hanna said that there
was no warrant for the report that he
had accepted the position of postmas-
ter general, yet it is believed by politi-
clans here that he will in the end yield
to the desire of the president-electa and
enter the cabinet
Logan c. Murray Of Louisville, who
was here to-day, stated that General
Alger told him that Colonel j. ]. Nc
Cook of New York was very strong
cabinet possibility. The impression is
that Colonel McCook, who is a. we'll
known lawyer, may be made attorney
general, ais his appointment would not
be opposed by either wing of the repub-
lican party in New York. Judge Em-
ory Spear of Georgia is also talked of
as cabinet possibility in case General
Goff of West Virginia does not accept
portfolio. 1t is Major McKinley's s
wish to give the portfolio Of the inte-
rior department to Judge McKenna of
California.
j. Addison Porter of Hartford, Ma
jor McKinley's private secretary, came
to Canton this afternoon and will re-
main here until Saturday. Ex-Con-
gresham Bellamy Storer of Cincinnati,
who is an applicant for a foreign mis-
sion, was here to-day.
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N. Y, N. H. AND II. RUM0RS
HON. @. NJ. DEPEW DENIES THAT
PRESIDENT CLARK is TO RESIGN.

Alleged Trouble in the Directory OF the
Road Evidently Story Circulated to
Affect the Company's Seourities-ldle
Reports Concerning j. Pierpont Morgan
and Mr.. Rockefeller.
New York, Feb. 5.-When Channcey
M. Depew was shown the dispatch from
Boston which credited the Boston News
Bureau with stating on the authority OF
"a State street gentleman" that Charles
P. Clark would leave the New York
New Haven and Hartford road, and
that Mr.. Depew would leave the New
York Central railroad, he said:
THAT is sweeping, isn't 1t? don't see
why any one should have been over
looked in this sweeping arrangement.
should think those not mentioned
would feel hurt. The report is fabri-
cation and I do not know how it orig
mated"
Another story was that there was
trouble in the directory of the New
Haven road, and that J. Pierpont Nor
gan, representing the Vanderbilts, and
the members of the board OF directors,
had come into the open conflict. This
was supplemented by the statement
that William Rockefeller had allied
himself with the New Haven financiers
opposing Mr.. Morgan.
The story went on to say that the
| issue raised was about the manner of
paying for the extensive improvements
which the road has recently made.
| Then there was more to the effect that
| the New Haven directors were arrang-
| ing for another entrance in New York
| in conjunction with the Second Avenue
| Elevated line with the idea Of leaving
| the Grand Central Station. In regard
| to this rumor Mr.. Depew said:
Il do not know a thing about it.
There is nothing in it, so far as
know"
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y Here H, o. Havemeyer said,

y Here II. 0. Havemeyer said,
Mr.. Palmer had no authority from
the American Sugar Refining Co. to
the head of the cooperage department
and is not member of the directorate
of the company.
Mr.. Garvey said: William r. Nc
Laughlin, a member of a competing
firm from Chicago, told me that one
high in the Sugar Trust gave him au-
thority to say that it we went out of the
sugar business the Havemeyers would
go out of the coffee business"
Mr.. Havemeyer said heatedly: Il
deny that the Havemeyers gave any
authority to that gentleman to make
that statement. l will now say, how
ever, that the American Sugar Refin-
ing company has a perfect right to go
into the, coffee business, and that they
are now seriously considering such a
step. They have not yet decided, but
they will probably go into the coffee
business"
Chairman Lexow directed the stenog-
rapher to enter on the record the fact
that Mr.. Searles had not yet appear
ed.
"If Mr.. Searles fails to appear to-
morrow" he said, the full rigor of the
law and the authority of the legisla-
ture will be invoked to secure his at
tendance"
The committee then adjourned until
tomorrow.
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ON TRIaL FOR HIS LIFE.
Interest in the HcC1oud Murder Case In
creasing Daily.

creaslnE Dallys
Greenfield. Mass, Feb. 5.--Interest in
the trial of John O'Neil for the murder
of Mrs. McCloud is plainly on the in
creases7 Women have fairly pleaded
this afternoons to be allowed in the
court room, but without avail, unless
taking chances with the crowd. No
favors have been shown. Aside from
weaving the evidence closer about the
prisoner, the most notable thing about
the trial to-day has been the exceed
ingly poor showing made by members
of the Shelburne Falls tough crowd on
the witness stand.
After hearing their evidence and con-
sidering their manner it is easy to un-
derstand the intense feeling against
them in Shelburne Falls. 1t was the
intense disgust with their dissolute
ways. profanity and lack of respect
for women that caused suspicion to fall
on ONeil and brought about the talk
of lynching at the time Of the murder.
Several of the tough witnesses were
fairly insolent on the stand. A sharp
rebuke would have been administered
to them by the court and district at
torney if it had not been necessary to
get their evidence.
At adjournment tonight consider
able number of government witnesses
were still to testify. The probability
is that evidence of the government will
be in by noon tomorrow The defence
declines to say whether it will put in
any evidence.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-06
MORE TARIFF CHANGES.
The Ways and Means Committee Make
Further RevisiOns

Washington, Feb. 5.-The ways and
means committee to-day further per-
fected the new tariff bill by completing
the lumber schedule. The schedule as
finally agreed upon practically re-en-
acts the Mckinley rates, except in re-
spect to white pine, on which an in
crease Is made. The advance on white
pine was made at the earnest request
Of the lumber men, who represented
this industry to be in a. very bad way.
White pine sawed is made dutiable
at 50 per 1000 feet, and advance of 81
per 1000 feet over the law of 1890 Pine
clapboards are raised from 81 per thou
sand to $1.50 per thousanr, to an equal
rate with spruce. White pine shinges
are raised to 80 per 1000 on par with
spruce.
Other rates are as follows:
Timber squared or sided, half cent
per cubic foot. Sawed boards, planks,
deals and all other lumber of hemlock,
white wood, sycamore and Eastwood
81 per thousand. Sawed timber, not
specially provided for 81 per thousand
feet, and timber planed or finished, an
duuIllUIidl W CeIllS per LuOuSdIlu lGGI
for each side planed or finished; also so
cents per thousand feet for timber
tongued or grooved.
Cedar posts, ties, telegraph and tele-
phone poles, 20 per cent. ad valorem.
Sawed boards and plank deals and
all forms of sawed cedar, lancewood,
ebony, mahogany and other cabinet
woods not further manufactured than
sawed, 20 per cent. ad valorem.
Casks and barrels. empty; packing
boxes, etc, so per cent. ad valorem.
House and cabinet furniture, Of which
wood Is the chief material not other
wise provided for, So per cent. ad valo-
rem.
The committee has not yet reached a
definite conclusion as to the rate on
tinplates There is feeling among
the republican members that the rate
should be increased above that stated
in the present bill. The chances are
that the rate will pe finally placed at
point between the present rate and
that in the Mckinley tariff, the repub-
licans believing that the tinplate indus
try does not require the protection now
that was given to it until the McKin-
lev bill.
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BANK CLOSES IT'S DOOR.
Northwestern National Bank Of Great
Falls Mimi, in Financial Straits.


Northwestern National Bank of Great
Falls, Minn., in Financial Straits.
Great Falls, Mont, Feb. 5.The
North Western National bank Of this
city failed to open it's doors this morn
ing, and it is said the directors have
discovered a serious defalcation. The
cashier is B. D. Hatcher. The trouble
grew out of recent sale Of stock
whereby Conrad Brothers disposed Of
holdings to r. D. Hatcher, VINO claimed
to represent eastern parties.
The purchase money, amounting to
some $1S0,000, was paid to the iConrads
and was supposed to come from Hatch
er's clients. Nothing further was
known of the matter until 1t was dis
covered that $177000, which the North
Western National bank had In the
Globe National bank of Boston had dis
appeared. The transfer of the money
from the Globe National to q New York
bank was known to the directors, but
Hatcher had said that officials of that
bank were among the purchasers and
it was supposed that the money trans
ferred came from them
Last night President Conrad arrived
from Boston and related the condition
of affairs SO far as the Globe National
was concerned. The North Western
books show q credit there of SLIT, 900,
while the Globe National books show
a small overdraft. The directors de-
cided to close the bank pending an in
vestigation.
The bank statement shows depositsj
$579,394; assets about $750,0O0.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-06
CHURCH CLUBS MEETING.
Charles Il. Graves of This City Elected Its
President.

Hartford, Feb. 5.-The Church club
of the diocese of Connecticut held it's
annual meeting and dinner this even
ing in this city. The election of Off
GERS resulted as follows: President,
Charles E. Graves of New Haven; vice
presidents, w. w. Skiddy of Stamford
and p. C. Royce of Hartford: secretary,
Charles F. Chase of New Britain;
treasurer, Burton Mansfield of New
Haven.
The executive committee consists of
n. A. Hooker of New Britain, A. Hea-
ton Robertson of New Haven, John H.
Sage of Portland, E. B. L. Carter of
Stamford and Samuel Taylor of Hart
ford. The delegates elected to the con-
vention of church clubs to be held at
Providence are Messrs. Skiddy, Carter,
Mansfield and Hooker.
After the business meeting the mem
bers dined together and addresses We're
made by the Rev. Joseph Twichell of
this city and the Rev. DR.. Douglas of
New Haven on the Arbitration Trea-
ty"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-06
A MILE A MINUTE GAIT
REMARHABLE SPEED DEYELOPED
BY TORPEDO BOAT NO. 8.
She Was Making just Short of Thirty three
Miles an Hour During Her Test Of ester
day-Builders and Government Repre-
sentativss Elatod-kelief That the Boac
VIII Develop Greater Speed.

Newport, r. l., Feb SIT has been
proved that the principle on which tor
pedo boat No was constructed is cor
rect, and the extent of her success is
now but a question of mechanical da-
tail. There may be flaws in her ma
chinery that will cause her to be disa-
bled, but these are always to be looked
for in new machinery; but in her tun-
ing up, which has been severe. none
mas been developed UP to date. She
differs from department ideas III many
respects, and this is where many pre-
dlcted failure, while others were equal
ly sure of success.
Wednesday night she came of the
dry dock In Providence, where she had
| been cleaned and painted, and to-day
she came down the bay for the further
breaking in Of her crew for endurance.
She was speeded for upwards Of an
hour and a quarter, during which time
she made eight runs over the govern
ment measured mile and developed al
| mean speed of 1915 knots.
Her best speed over the course for
two runs, once against and once with
the tide, gave the remarkable mean Of
just 20 knots
All were convinced that, the boat can
| make even better speed when the crew
are broken in as thoroughly as thoas
of the Gushing. While the boat was
not exactly in trim, as she will be re-
quired to be by the inspection board,
she was very nearly SO. all her arna-
ment and fittings being on board, with
the proper supply of water and coal,
and she carried more persons, aside
from her crew, than she will be expect
ed to on her official test.
The navy was represented on board
to-day by Commander Converse and
Lieutenants Miles, Fremont and Wood
The times and speed as determined are
official and thoroughly reliable, being
those given by the government, while
that taken by the builders was a frac-
tion less. 1t Is doubtful if there will
be any further trials now until they
work up just prior to the official trial,
which may take place next week, and
1t is understood Mr.. Herreshoff goes to
Washington tonight to arrange for
this test
| For the unnautical mind 1t might be
added that this remarkable boat was
to-day making just short Of 33 miles
an hour, and at a gait Of a mile in one
minute and fifty-nine and one-half Sec
onds for her best speed.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-06
REFOR1US FOR CUBI.
Full Abstract of the Proposed Plans t.
be Promulgated To-day.


Madrid, Feb 5--A full abstract of the
proposed reforms for Cuba and Porto
Rico approved by the queen regent will
be promulgated tomorrow in the Off,
cial Gazette The ministry regard
them as being as comprehensive a
measure of home rule as can be grant
ed under the existing conditions 1t is
stated that some of them infringed so
much upon the rights belonging to the
ministry in regard to the colonies that
it will be necessary to submit them to
the cortes before they can be put into
effect
The most striking features of the new
reforms which have not been announc-
ed relate to the management of the
finances of Cuba. The council of ad-
ministration of thirty-five members
Will be constituted, as already an
nounced, of twenty-one members elect
ed directly by the people, nine chosen
from the commercial and educational
societies of Havana and five from the
eX-members of the cortes from Cuba
who have been elected the greatest
number of times.
The council of administration is CIV
en- large powers in regard to the franz
ing of the tariff and the budget They
are to frame the tariff within certain
fixed rules prescribed by the home gov
ernment and subject to the condition
| that a provisional tariff shall be pro-
NH 11orof Tod hxr y,,i,, jSfa or
MES, pending the organization of the
machinery of the new Cuban govern
| ment.
The essential condition upon which
| the government insists is that a differ
ential tariff of not more than 20 per
cent in favor of Spanish products shall
be imposed upon certain articles, prin-
| cipally articles of Spanish manufact-
ure, which are to be named by the gov
ernment.
| The tariff will consist Of two columns,
one being the uniform revenue rate
levied upon the products of all coun-
| tries. and the other the differential rate
| in favor of Spain levied upon certain
| articles to be named by the govern
| ment but in no case to exceed 20 pei
| cent. of the value of the articles. The
proposed reforms deal with the ques-
tion of reciprocities which may be made
for Cuba, distinct from treaties relat-
ing to Spain. and which will be franz
ed by the home government upon con-
sultation with the Cuban council OF
administration.
Provisions are also made for the ap-
pointment by the governor general Of
employees Provision is made for the
extension Of the power of the munich
| pal government bonds and for the ap-
pointment Of municipal judges by the
members of the municipalities, The
new reforms are to go into effect as
soon ais they have received the ap-
proval Of the cortes and as soon as the
state Of the island will permit.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-06
CHRISTIANS REING MURDERED.
Mussulmans Have Set Fire to the CITY q
Canea, in the Island of Crete

AAcA, Al huS IsfanQ OF Crete.
London, Feb. 5-A dispatch from
Athens says that desperate fighting has
occurred between the Christians and
Mohammedans in the Island of Crete
The Mussulmans have set fire to the
city of Canea, and the place is now
burning. The city is in state Of an
archy, and Christian is safe nowhere.
Many Christians who had locked them
selves in their houses were driven out
by the flames only to meet death at the
hands of the Turkish soldiers, who shot
them down at sight A number of
Christians have succeeded in finding
refuge on the warships in the harbor,
but the outlook for those still in the
city isIvery precarious.
The situation is SO critical that ma
rines have been landed from the Brit
ish and French warships to protect the
consuiates of their respective govern
ments.
A later dispatch says that the Chris
tian quarters in Canea have been al
most destroyed. The various consulates
are crowded with fugitives
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-06
WDRLD'S FASTEST SKATERS.
Successful Opening of the Great Inter
national Contest.

Montreal, Feb. 5.-The ninth annual
of the Amateur Skating association of
America was inaugurated to-day under
most favorable circumstances The
good form and the ice was in splendid
condition. The weather, while extreme
ly cold, was clear and beautiful and
there was nothing to mar the success
Of the occasion.
The races were among the most bril-
liant ever witnessed at the rink, sew
eral worlds records being knocked to
smash. j. J. McCulloch, the Canadian
skater from Winnipeg, carried off the
honors of the day by establishing a
new record for the 5000 metre race.
The best previous record was that held
by j. j. Eden of Norway, minutes,
81 3-5 seconds. McCulloch covered the
distance in 8 minutes, 80 3-5 seconds.
In the three-mile professional j. Nils
son of Minneapolis established new
record by covering the distance in
7:42 Is.
Alfred Mas, the Norwegian, in the
500 yard race, equalled the worlds rec
ord held by himself of 46 AS seconds.
McCulloch being a good second.
The Canadian record for the half
mile backward was lowered by William
A. Lockhart of St. Johns, from 1:41 "a
to :96 2-5.
! The record for the one-mile Junior
championship Of Canada was lowered
tn L,
of Montreal, and in the 220 yard hurdle
race f. b. Irwin of the Montreal Ath-
letic association lowered the record
from n seconds to % seconds. Sum-
mary:
First race-500 metres International
Amateur championship, Alfred Mas,
Norway, 46 Abs, won; J. e. McCulloch.
Winnepeg, As lbs. second; Julius Sey-
Ter, Bavaria, 4S 3-Ss, third.
Second race-Mi1e professional John
Nilsson, Minneapolis, 2:41 1-5, won; Joe
Donoghue, Newburg, N. Y, 2:46 2-5
second; Harley Davidson, Montreal
2:46 3-5, third.
Third race-5,000 metres, Internation-
al Amateur championship: J. K. Nc
Culloch, Winnipeg. 1892 As, a new rec
ord, won; Julius Seyler, Bavaria, Sec
ond; Alfred Mas, Norway. third.
Fourth race-Three mile professional:
j. Nilsson, Minneapolis, 7:42 III, a new
record, won; o. A. Budd, Minneapolis
7:5S, second; Joe Donoghue, Newburgh
N. Y, 1928, third.
Fifth race-Half mile backwards
amateur championship of Canada: W
A. Lockhart, st. Johns, won; V. Fla
velle, Montreal, second; r. 7. Holcomb
Montreal, third. Time, 1875 rs, new
record.
The judges of the race tonight de-
cided to declare off the 5000 metre race
and the three mile professional race, as
it was found a mistake had been made
by the scorers in counting off the laps
These races will be run over on Mon
day.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-06
MASSACH USETTS RAILROADS.
Their Condition as Reported by the Rail
road Commissioners

Their Condition as Reported by the RaiI-
road Commissioner
Boston. Feb. 5.-The report of the
railroad commissioners relating to
street railroads was submitted to-day.
During the last year there was added
to the mileage of the Massachusetts,
companies 175.52s miles of street rail-
way lines and 23232 miles Of second
main track, making 19S.760 miles OF new
or additional main track. There have
also been built or added 14.237 miles of
side matchmaking a total addition of
212.997 miles of track. reckoned as sin
gle track.
The Massachusetts companies now
own 1,0S3.516 miles of street railway
line. 1929 miles of second main track
and 81. SOP miles of side track, making
the total length of track owned 1,36S. PAT
miles.
The average cost of the street rail-
way of the state per mile oe main track
was s4s,4o1.3S.
Net balance, s477,s2s21. Cash divi-
dends declared, s2,S02, ,S4650, an increase
of s196,652 over the previous year.
Forty-three out of the eighty-three
companies paid from TX to 10Y per
cent. and forty companies. new and
old. declared and paid no dividends
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-06
YALE-HART4RD DEBATE.
Question the Financial One and Yale to
Have Choice of Sides.

Boston, Feb 5.-After considerable
discussion and consultation with vari-
Gus professors, the Harvard committee
on intercollegiate debates has finally
chosen the following question for the
Harvard debate, which will come
some time in March:
Resolved, That the United States
should adopt definitive1y the single
gold standard, and should decline to
enter bimetallic league, even if Great
Britain, France and Germany should
be willing to enter such a league.
Yale is to have choice Of sides and is
to make known her choice within two
weeks.
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CONSUL GENERAL no PARIS.
Perry 5. Heath Has Been rendered TIN
Office by Major Mckinley.

Anderson, Ind, Feb. 5.-Before leav-
ing on trip south, this morning, Ma
tional Republican Committeeman w.
t. Durkin, who is also a member of the
executive committee, said to a CORE
spondent of the United Associated
Presses
You may announce ON my authority
that Perry s. Heath has been rendered
the place OF consul general to Paris and
has accepted.
u. X. Gowdy, chairman of the In
diana republican committee, has been
rendered first class foreign mission.
You may give ME as authority for this
statement
Mr.. Durbin visited Canton a few days
ago.