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Subscription: 3.00 a Year. CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 1893, Price 5 Cen GI10SVE50R ON A HIGH HORSE, toCXDLT DKNOCNCtS CAP I, SCHCKZ. Crowded Galleries Watch the Civil Servlee W at Ja the UouM-Tbe Spectators Most ly With the Unewles of the La-OTwo . Ills Rpreehee, One For and One A galnet It Johnson Defrudt CUJ1 service and Op pott the Kvlle of the epulis gjritem (roMrenor Scores the National Civil Ser vice Reform League, Washington; Jan, 6. The friends and enemies of the civil service law ex changed broadsides In the House to J day. The heaviest guns on each, side were brought Into action. Mr, Grosve nor, 'of Ohio, and Mr. Johneon, of In diana, each made exhaustive speeches and kept their ; respective sidea" hi a constant furore.' The Interest In the debate was much more lively than yes' terday. The crowded galleries, which were plainly in sympathy with the op ponents of . the law, i became so noisy In their demonstrations of app&val at one juncture that the chair was com. pelted to call thom to order. In opening, Mr. Grosvenor, disclaim, ed any leadership of the antl-clvil ser vice reform forces, or any purpose to speak for tiny ofllcer of the govern ment, executive, legislative or Judicial. "All efforts to entangle me In a collis ion with the President," said He", "are a .waste of so much powder. If I believed that., my : relations to the executive would be ch&nged or modified because I differ with him in any representa tive capacity, I would despise him as he would deeptse me If 1 faltered In my convictions.", Mr. vGrosvemor said he had watched with admiration the Pres- Ident's public career and . one of his most prominent characteristics had al ways been that he pot only did not de mand subserviency, but despised a man who acught favors by sycophan cy..' r-v..:; ... yr, ;.;'v,:v:.,-. Mr, Grosvenor proceeded to pay his respects to the National Civil Service Reform League and to Carl Schurz; Us president: His excoriation of the latter was the most scathing that has been heard) on the floor of the House In "months. He denounced : unsparingly those who sought to rtad out of the Republican party those who"" believed in the repeal of .the civil service law. With vitriolic 1 language, he, sketched the political . career of Mr. Bchurg, which he characterized as the checker, ed, spotted,: leprous career of one who betrayed every party and every duty to which he- was bound, and whose be- . travals '. had been hla nnlv utnek in trade In the arena of politics." He -traced Mr. Sohura'a political history ar.d defied any one to point out a point In the trail that was not tainted with "political ' corruption. "Yet," he said, "this was the man who, with other foul polltldal demagogues at Cincinna ti, under the name of National Civil Service League, had denounced 1 him 'and those who thought with htm on this question. He read the resolutions 8rttred mt the Cincinnati meeting. 'liu,)dlnr them as infamous beyond de scription.-: . . .'? -. .v.v-i ... ' ' ISr,- Grosvenor In replying to the charge made against himself and his colleagues that they were betraying the Republican party, asked attention to What he caKed the list of traitors among high priests of civil service re form, at the head of which he placed Ueorge William Curtis, who abandon- ' ed the Republican party in 1884. He re viewed the platform declarations of the Republican party to show that the present position occupied by the ma. Jority of the House was not inconslst cnt with these declarations. "For I give the members of the civil service com mlttee notice,", said he, "that we have v a majority on this floor and you can not strangle a majorityjn the Amerl ran vonsreBS. tAppiauee.) One of Mr. Grosvenor'g statements vwhlch' evoked an enthusiastic outburst - from the galleries was in the nature of a warning that if members refused td listen to the voice of the people In j hostility to this law they , would ' not be members of the Fifty-sixth House of Representatives. He argued '. that the people were overwhelmingly " Opposed to the law and said that hun dreds olf thousands of Republicans felt a secret sympathy with Mayors Van Wyck, of New York, who annouced that none but Democrats would be ap , pointed to- office tinder the , new city government Mr. . Grosvenor professed - nis aanerence lo me principle or tne merit system and, to the theory of ex aminations for office within ; certain limitations. "But," he exclaimed, In conclusion, addressing the defenders of the. law, "I want to; serve notice on yon, mat, unless you jom us in. ; tne correction of abuses and, the reforma. tion of the law, that we will Join any ' portion of the community, legislative, executive or Judicial and-destroy 'the law, root and branch." (Uproarious ap plause.) ' V. t-: r: '-V'::-;' : ::: Mr. Johnson", Republican, of Indiana, one of the ardent defenders of the law, followed : Mr, Grosvenor with . an ex . tended argument In support of the .nerlt system. He took occasion to re view the history of the civil service, pointing out that previous to the time of Jackson the spoils system did not exist. He, repudiated the statements of the adversaries of the law that Lincoln v and Grant believed In the spoils sys tem. In enumerating the evils of, the spoils system Mr. Johnson fcald It made -cowards of legislators stormed the , White House, Interferred with the de partments; it reached into the capltol and ehaped legislation, It . exalted the office broker and attacked, vlllifted and culminated the conscientious man. He took up the criticism of the opponents of the law. one by one and argued theni amid applause from the friends of the law on the floor. Sneaking to the Republican side of the House he told his colleagues that the merit system 'was a Republican child. The American neoole were behind it.' ' Mr. Johnson attributed the present discordant and disgraceful scene now being enacted 1n Ohio ' with its "vWon of senatorshlps going glim mering," to the 'scramble for . spoils, Rtat nd national, and said that the surest way to "put Bryan and his block ' banner In the White House iff 1900. would be for the Republican party to be recusant to its trust and to slap in the face those who believed in an honestly conducted service. Without desiring In any way to Teflect upon the present cccupsmt Of the White House. Mr. Johnson sb id. he was convinced that there could be no genuine civil service reform until, by constitutional amendment, the President was made Ineligible for re-election. Mr. Johnson was given an enthusiastic demonstra tion of approval when he concluded. Mr. Lloyd, of Missouri, Democrat, followed in opposition to the law, which he argued was an attempt to establish an aristocratic government by estab lishing an office-holding class, r At 4:t0 p. m the Home adjourned. INDIAN COSGKKSS AT OMAHA. Pant and Preaenl Condition! of the Red Han to be ShownNewport Newt' Public Building A Short teuton of the Senate, Washington, Jan, 1 While the Sen ate was in session two hours to-day, practically no business was transact ed beyond the passage of a few bills. Mr. Allen, of Nebraska, called up the bill providing for the holding of a congress of the representatives of dif ferent tribes of. the United States at Omaha, in 1898, and appropriating $45, 000 therefor. The idea of the congress is to show the past and present condi tion of the Indian tribes of the coun try, at the Omaha Exposition, and to show what v advancement they have made in education and civilisation. After some minor amendments to the bill, were made, it was passed. ; ;u 1 ; The b 1 to protect the name ana in signia of the Red Cross was passed. . A b 11 appropriating xioe.uw tor tne erection of a public building at New port News. Va.. was passed. At i:ou p. m., me esenaie, on motion of Mr. Quay, went into executive ses sion, and at 2 o'clock adjourned until toJmorrow. , FRIES FOR TOE GOLD DEMOCRATS. Ths Monetary CoiuiuImIou to be Beard en - January 18th. Washington,, Jan. ; The House committee on banking and currency, made arrangements to-day td hear re ports, of "the Indianapolis ' monetary commission on January 12th, relative to the bill for currency reform pre pared by the body. , Those to appear will be Judge Edmunds, representing the commission, and also representing the. North and Eeast; Judge R. S. S. Taylor, of Terre Haute, lnd., represent ing the Middle West; J. W. Fries, of Salem, N. C, representing the gold Democratic sentiment of the South, and ex-Secretary Falrchlld, of New York. - Tb UtU Inirodnced. ' 'Washington. Jan. 6. The civil service bill adoDted at the conference of He publican opponents of the existing civil service system last night, was intro duced in the House this afternoon by Mr. Evans, of Kentucky. It was refer red to the committee on civil service. The details of. the bill have heretofore been outlined. ANOTHER EXPHESS ROBBERY. A Trusted Clerk in Sew York" Gets Away With Over Ten Thousand Dollar of the American Espreee Company Funds. New York, Jan. The ' American Express Company was robbed to-day of $10,582, and Clark Braden, Jr., a trust ed employe, Is missing. Central officers and private detectives are hunting for him. Three days ago the night man ager- in charge of the office at Forty seventh street and. Madison avenue, was taken ill, and Braden, a clerk of trie-company for more than ten years, was temporarily substituted. This of fice the company uses as a clearing house for all its matter sent or received from the Grand Central station. Among the parcels to be sent on the 6:30 o'clock train on the Hudson river road this momlnir. were several con taininirf ash to the amount of 15,582 and one containing five $1,000 Chicago Gas bonds. It was Braden's place to take these packages to the train, return to the office, and remain on duty until 7 o'clock. When the day employes ar rived, Braden was not In the office. The safe was-locked. There were no re ceipts for valuable packages by the morning train, although tne dooks showed that several such packages had been received at the office. : At first the absence of Braden and the receipts were set down to carelessness.--But-a few minutes later the leather bags which had contained the packages were found under some other freight They had been" cut open and the money ana bondB were taken. Notices were sent to every, financial institution in the country warning them against purchas inar the stolen eras bonds. These bonds have a race vaiueoi 000. but are worth In the marKets 15,850. They are for 11.000 each, issued In 1898 and bearing 6 per cent inter est. .They are numbered 1603, 1827, 285?, 4000 and 4191. HAPPY PAY FOR ATXAKTA. A Negro Who Killed a Servant of the Gov ernor, Is to be Hanged There 1 o-Day. ' Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 6. Tom Cyrus, the negro convicted of the murder of An nie Johnson, a servant : of Georgia's chief executive., will die on the gallows to-morrow at noon. He is despondent to.tfav. but since the ..crime was om muted he has held up with the Idea thav executive clemency would sa-va his life. . He has never dented the crime. and Immediately after It was commit ted gave "himself up to the "' officers. Jealousy was the cause of the murder. and in a fit of anirer, because his mis tree had been with another man, he killed her. , Hla case , was carried through all the courts and to the Gov ernor, but none of them would save him. 'The crime was committed in Jul.r. 1897. ... .. BECOMING MORE TRANQUIL. Suggestion of the Advisability for Inter National Arrangement, an Berlin. Jan: ' . The North German Gazette. In a semi-official article, says "The development of affairs in China la .' becoming more tranquil.: Tension was caused by the political. antagonism of Great Britain and Russia, but behind the political antagonism now appears an , economic one, which." however, should be arranged with little difficulty. There Is na t reason ' why one l State should exclusively undertake the Chi nese loan. Prudent considerations eug gest the advisability of an International arrangement." ' The Columbia theatre. Saft Francisco, was gutted by Are last evening and is total Iobs. The gflre was confined I to the theatre building. No one was lu Jured.. . HE SHADOW OF THE GALLOWS, PKErAr.INQ FOR IIANGINO DVBIUNT, Gen. DlcLloto Will Not Permit the Con demned Man tobercitered-Wnnt WUl bo Dona With Ilia Body t-IIia Father Urged to Cremate It, BiU Jlay Give II to tho ravine Ocean-Many Particular, Re- quetUMade. '"l ' ,, . San Francisco, Jan. " Oovpynwr Budd has aimounced that he will not Interfere with the execution of , bur-: rant. The Governor waited at ? his, apartments this afternoon for General Dickinson, D.urranf attorney, to ap- pear, Dickinson did not come and the Governor expressed hla determination to allow the law to take Its course." It was stated that Mr. and Mrs. Durrant would call pn Governor, Budd this af ternoon, to make a last appeal for their son's life, but the Governor said that he'-would not. receive .'thera.::rM' In. speaking of the' Durraht -case, General Dickinson, said: "No. one-will have permission to intervkw the coa demned man before no is hanged, as I have authority liv the matter and nave given strict , orders that no one shall see him. If the unfortunate man onust die, I believe in letting him upend Ws last hours In peace, and will not sub mit to having him pestered." '.xv Durrant a lather has not decided what disposition he wiil make of the body, Owing to the fa;t that some, of the cemetery associations refuse to re ceive rt, .on account of the notoriety that would result, the elder Durrant threatens to bury the body under the broad waters of the Pacific Ocean. Friends are trytnfoi.lnduce the atrlcken parents to have the remains cremated, Durrant la breaking flown rapidly. He seems to have put all hope out of his thoughts. It hardly seems that he will make a brave show on the scaffold or that he .will be in any condition when at the last moment, to carry out his intention of making a farewell sneech. Ills - father has confessed to Warden Hale thtt he has given tip all hope of a stay, and enters Into , the most minute details about the hanging in a pitiably despondent way. The warden promises that no vulger curios lty on the part of medical men or -any body else will be gratified after ;ihe body has been cut down and also saya that the corpse will be delivered to Durrant's parents immediately ; after the execution, for whatever disposition they choose to make of it. The elder Durrant has' finally decided not to be present at th- hanging. He haa so no. ttfled the warden, making a number or requests which were granted., The father of the condemned murderer ask ed that after the execution the remains of his son be placed at once In the coffin without autopsy or Inquest, and that the black cap be not removed, ao that no one would be permitted to see the boy's face after death. He also asked that the rone be burned after the execution, so that lt-Scould not be cut up and blta distributed ouvHflght finish. on. thaL.iSiue. ... The " tallr turn STAWnA T a kkisM Jlte A m The condemned man has received spiritual consolation from Rev. Wm. Rader, a Congregational minister from San Francisco, cnapian wranm aiso called, and Rev. Logan, of San Rafael who was frequently visited by Durrant, came to aay farewell. . . The execution will take place to-mor row at San Quentln prison. Durrant's parents left here to-day for San Quen tln. that they might spend the night, withe their son and bid him farewell. Amos Lunt, the hangman, visited Dur- ranfa cell this afternoon for the pur pose of taking his measure and deter mine the length of the drop. The ma chine of. the gallows was tested and everything was found to work smoothly to-day. About 150 Invitations have been Issued by warden Haie. Juatlee Brewer Refuare to Interfere. Washington, Jan. Justice Brew er, of the supreme uourvwno is in charge of. the ninth district, late this afternoon riff used to interfere-In the Durrant case. Attorney Boardman, of California, came here with the Jhope of securing a wnt 01 error or superseaean, which would act as a stay to Durrant's Execution,' Mr. Boardman saw Justice Brewer Immediately arter the adjourn ment of the Supreme Court, and made a strong plea for his client, but both of his aplicatlons were refused, of hla applications were refused. - After its conclusion, Mr. uoaraman stated that he was undecided as to whether to make an apllcatlon to the full Supreme Court to-morrow for a writ of prohibition, staying the exe cution." i As the court Qoeu not convene until noon. and the execution is set for ld:30.,he was fearful that the dif ference Jn time would not be sufficient to aaveiDurrant even if he should be successful In having his motion grant- WAGE CUT NQW GENERAL. Additional Notices Pouted In New England Mills. Saco, Me., "Jan. 6. Notices were post ed in the cotton milla of the York corp oration to-day, that on and after Jan uary 17, wagea would be reduced. '-The amount of the reduction waa not men tioned in the notice, but it, is thought it will be about 10 per cent The York corporation employs 1.500 people. " The Lacona and Pepperllt; Mills. ' at Blddeford, posted similar notices a few days ago and the reduction ia now gen eral in the Maine cotton mills. , ; ( . rinhrrvIUe Company Cuts Wages. Crafton, Maes., Jan. ((."-Notices have been posted in the cotton mills of the Flsherville Manufacturing Company, at Flsberville, announcing that the wagea of th,e 500 employes will be reduced on January 17. The amount of the reduc tion haa not been made public, but it is thought the cut will be about 10 per cent. , New Bedford Weavers Will Strike. .''NeV'-C Bedford. ' Mass.;: Jan. .The weavers of thla' city to-night informally voted to strike on January 17, the date on which the cut down takea effect DUatron Kitro-Clycnrlne Fxploaloa. Toledo. O.,' Jan.. 8.An explosion of 1,500 quarts of nltro-glycerine " near Booth, an oil town a fewthllea east of this city, kiled x an 'Oil well h shooter named Stephen Wilson, of this city, and wiped out of existence a team of horses and a wagon. A piece of Wil son's flesh and the head of one horse was all that was found. Considerable damage was done to property In the vi cinity, but no one elfse was Injured. THE HOLE THAT HANNA IS IN. tVIIX HE scccn : IN piluxoouit A It gland, the Cumbleatlon Agaluit Mint UKow Only Taxed Ulth Keeping It Majority In l.ine-Tliey Hold the fort aud .Uanna'a r.U-u Are Charging the Ureaat-Workt-It It a Ilcht to a t luUh The Vete U 73 to 70 Agalndt Ilonaa TrouUe la rintllng the HI if lit Hurl of a Caudtdut - Burk t Oet Crumley's . Plaee. ' . tlumbua, O., Jan. e.--Conservatlve estimates to-night place the legislative Vole T5 to W against Hanna, The 'fkfr of the Senator claim 71 votes. ftn(1 trance of the necessary two additional votes, ? and ; possibly , four mm. .The opposition insists that Han- n will never have 70 votes on Joint ballot, and that they have, gained two votes since) the Legislature adjourned over till Monday, Before the chairman ships, preferred places and other pa tronage are disposed of, the opposition say that llanna'i vote wilt be reduced considerably below 70, which Is now at least three short of enough to elect. The opposition to Hanna consists of the 65 Democratic members, and of the following ten . Republican members 'Representatives Harry C. Mason and M., F. Bramley, of Cayahoga; 4. P. Jones; of Stark: John E. Griffith, of Union; J. C. Otis, of Hamilton; wm, O. Scott, of Fulton; Henry H. Redkcy, Of Highland; D. O. Rutan, of Carroll and Harrison t James Manuel, of Mont gomery, and Senator Vernon H. Burke, Of Cleveland. " Included in the list of those support lng Hanna are Representatives Droste and :Lane, silver Republicans from Cincinnati, who are counted on for Jep tha Garrard. The develoomenta to. day indicated that Garrard would not only be voted for on the ballots for Senators, but that he might lead on the first ballot If the present efforts are successful, r uarrard is one : of the wealthiest men In Cincinnati, and has always been a radical silver man, . uepresentaiive james Joyce, or Guernsey, who Is Included In the 70 votes claimed for Hanna, w consider ed as doubtful. The Hanna men claim that Jones, of Stark; Redkey, of High land: Rutan,' of Carroll and Harrison. lana: Rutan.-or uarrou ana Harrison.!";; ',,vwv w'"-"1 ' and Manuel, of Montgomery, who are "f our party, and that the wishes on the list of the opposition, are doubt fUl.. .', ' '" ' . Tht combine workers were aggres sive until the past day or two, when they not only had votes enough to de feat Hanna, but had also reached all thcr doubtful members. The opposi tion is now on the defensive in keeping its majority in line. The contest haa settled down to a siege In which the op position holds the fort, and the Hanna men are charging on the breastworks. It Is conceded that the opposition la well organized and drilled, and also desperate in its fight. Ever since Kurts was retired as State chairman, at To ledo last June, efforts have been made to retire Hanna, and there will be a talk about Senator Burke being in the doubtful list has about subsided, lie waa slatod for president pro tern of the Senate by the opposition. As ho was not present on Monday to qualify: Thaddeus E. Crumley, Democrat, was elected president pro tern. It trans pires that Senator Crumley wrote out his resignation before his election, and it Is In the hands of Senator Fink, the leader of the Democratic side. When ever Senator Burke Is ready, Senator Fink will present the resignation of Crumley as president pro tern, and Burke will get the place. So far, the opposition to Hanna Is not only holding its men well In line, but it has recruited all the plans, provided for previous to the caucuses of last Sat urday. The opposition managers say they are having no trouble to hold their men out against Hanna, but admit their trouble In finding any candidate for whom all "bolting" Republicans and the Democratic members will vote. The "bolting" Republicans are unanimous In declaring they cannot vote, for any Democrat, for Senator. Enough Dem ocratic members to give the managers trouble and anxiety say they do not want to vote for a Republican for Sen ator. - The' solicitude of the combine on this Issue Is shown In the following edito rial leader m this evening's issue of the Democratic Press! the organ of the combined opposition to Senator Han na: "The Democratic members of the Legislature' now have It In their power to defeat M. A. Hanna for the Senate, and blame for a failure to do it will rest with them. They can make no satisfactory explanatldn If they fall. Stupidity In such an emergency as the present is' intolerable aB guilt. Every Republican vote against Boxwell for Speaker was cast to show unfaltering opposition to Hanna, and has no other significance whatever. If bo, the over throw of Hanna cannot-be accomplish ed by the same union of Bryan Demo crats and Foraker Republicans that de feated Boxwell and elected Mason Speaker. ; How can this be brought about? . "Of course Hanna cannot be elected so long as every Democrat and Fora ker Republican is in his seat and re fuses to , vote for him. But if any of them remain away when the vote Is being taken, he may be elected (or so declared) by less than a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly. To guard against thla chance, let every Democratic member be present when the ballots for Senator are taken, "But thla is not all. Let them all vote for the same candidate in oppo sition to Hanna and let the candidate be one for whom every Foraker Repufo. lican can Vote.' This will not only de feat Hanna's election, but it will In sure the election of another. Failure of the Democrats and Foraker Repub licans to agree is exactly the opportu nity Hanna seeks.' iaji.-. ' ' "Let no Democratic member of the Legislature suppose that a time will ever arlue during the session when a Democratic i candidate for the Senate can, be elected,; No Foraker Republi can can be induced to read himself out of his party and thereby Justify the charge of "traitor and deserter, that Is even now bejn? made by the. Hanna faction, vf . V; ; "But as these Foraker Republicans stand ready now to unite with ( the Bryan Democrats to agree upon a Re publican other than Mark Hanna, let ha Democratic member hesUate. v , ''Let the fusion be as complete be tween all who oppose Hanrta as It was in opposition to Boxwell, so that 'HaiiT na.can be defeated and some opponent elected on the first ballot.- This Is the only sure method to outgeneral Hanna. "It in not Idle, but It Is folly, to talk 6r en "tine, compllmetttarj!:,yQtea - .ft)i: about electing a Democifttlc '.Senator, 'opuiar Democrats, No man worthy to be Senator in the Democratic piirty In Ohio desires In this trials tv twelve a complimentary vote from any Dem ocratic member of the LeRlslaturp, On the contrary,-any man In the Demo cratic party who permits a complimen tary vote to be cost for him will de serve the censure of the next Demo cratic State convention for hla miser able and'setfum ambition. "The Democrat who refuses to agree upon any honorable RfpublUan the Foraker mcmhera unanimously pro pose, will In effect be mating half, at least tho wptght and influence of hla vote, for Mark Hanna. The Democrat whose vote would elect Hnnna'a oppo nent wit be a friend of Hanna It he rcfusea to enst it." '''.'' -:::, A call whs Issued to-night by the Re publican State executive committee for a masa convention of Republicans to be held in this city next Monday after noon, to nrntiVt AB-atntit ' tho attcmrit to defeat Senator Hanna, The call fol lows: ;; ',- - .w.' : ' wv , ': . "Headquarters Ohio Rntubllcan State Executive Committee, Columbus, O., Jan, 6. 1898. - ' "To the Republicans of Ohio: The constitution of our State provides that tne people nave a right to assemble to gether in a peaceable manner td con sult for their common1 good: to in- rtiuet their Representatives and to pe tition the aenerai Assembly for the re dress of grlevancca. - "we can upon you in the exercise of this right to meet In mass convention at the auditorium In Columbus, 0 on Aionaay, January loth, nm, at 3 p. m. "The Republicans of Ohio, in county, district and State conventions assem bled last spring and summer, promised the people they wou d return Hon. M. A. Hanna to the Senate of the United Slates. A pledge more sacred was nev er given.. Upon this Issue, one of the fiercest political campaigns in the his tory of the State was fought until It achieved a splendid victory. ' "During this campaign a few consplr ators, pretended .Republicans, not alv lng heed to the lawfully expressed will of a Vast majority of their cartvi sought in every section of the State to aereat the nominees of the Republican party, , Overwhelmed and defeated by your ballots, they have since consort ed with-your enemies for the, purpose of defeating your will, solemnly ex presued at the ballot box, ;, By these acts they have shown that they do not love tne great ana beneficent princi of the PCOUle are not to be ree-o.rdd by them. Alt ttfat Is dear to them is personal revenge and spoils.' ; "Not In angef. but with ahame. we Inform you that aome of your Rep-reschtatives-ltr the General Assembly have Joined in this unholy compact, and there .la danger that they will disregard " ....... u ii. i Airf d uiBtii ,kV,l!y "We therefore call upon you to as aemble and consult as to how our State can be saved from this Infamy, and to petition your Representatives by your presence ana ny your words to faith fully perform the duty which you 1m posed upon them. ' ' f, - ,.; i- v . ..--. "By order of the committee: Geo. K Nash, chairman: John R. Malloy. sec retary; W. F. Burden, treasurer : L, C. Laylinrrhllo'S. -Clark, Geo. A. Meyer, u, u. waroie, v. Hoienbcck. , MuLean iut-On More Hanna Me. Columbus, O., Jan. A "report was current to-night that a telegram had Deen received by the Democratic lead ers from John R. McLean, requesting mai nia namo do Kept out of the sena torial matter and urging the Democrats to agree upon a candidate for'Senator to defeat Mr. Hanna. While there was no positive confirmation of thla atorv there were developments which led to the belief that It contained ome truth. Hon. Henry H. Redkey, Representative rrom uigniana uity, came out to-day tor senator Hanna. He has been claim ed repeatedly by the antl-Hanna peo pie.- , WM. BICKLET'S SUICIDE. He Had Been Pureed Out of the Dig Dry uootn tir iii o.i vuwnnm, nnckuy ;, fo, and Killed Hlmtclf In Coeirqacnee. New York, Jan. 8. Wm. T. Buckley, who until January .!, was a member of the dry goods firm of Dunham, Buckley & Co., shot and killed himself in a lit tie ioab-house adjoining his residence In Wave Croat, L. V, this morning. Mr. Buckley was about Co years of ago and waa well known In New York business and social circles. ' His stable la one of the finest and most costly on Long Island. Mr. Buckley was reputed to be a millionaire. The dry goodaflrm of Dunham, Buckley & Co., i known all over the country. ; t He was a member of the . Union League. Players ; Century, 'Merchant' and Down Town Association Clubsr Seawanhatan and Corinthian Yacht Clubs, Rockaway Hunt Club, Dunlay Society and Cedar Hurst Hunt Clubs. It It reported that Mr.. Buckley - had misunderstanding.: with his partner, James H. Dunham, Mhlch resulted in his being practically forced to retire. It Is said that Mr. Dunham , required that he eithecsell out his interest in the nrm, or buy out Dunham, and the dls solution of the old partnership followed, Mr. Dunham said that his former part ner had drawn largely from the bus! ness, though not to the extent of caus lng an embarrassment to the firm. When asked what reasons there were for Mr. Buckley's retirement from the firm of which he had been so long i member, Mr. Dunham said: "Mr. Buck ley was not needed in the business and I thought best to continue without him There was, however, no irregularities or pecuniary embarrassments In connec tlon With the firm that led to hla retire- ment; and I do not care to rehearse the reasons that led us to form the new partnership." He was then asked if he could assign any direct motive for the act and he said that he could not. ex cept that Mr. Buckley had beeh In poor health for some time, add his retire ment frqm a business In which he had taken such an active part for so many years, might have depressed and wor rled.hlm. :. Mr. L. D. Hargrave. of this city, has traveled for Dundam, Buckley & Co. for seven years. He was greatly distressed yesterday when the news of the sui cide flashed over the wires. He de scribes Mr, 'Buckley ar being' a. genlaU good natured man, full of fun and al ways cheerful. "I can't imagine what could have caused him to commit such an act." said Mr. 1 Hargrave. ! Dunham, Buckley A Co. have one of the largest ' dry goods houses In the UnlUd States. : They are at 340 Broad- - ,?'ayw OVEnSTREET'sS CURUENC V J i !. V tttNA rOM,l:i -.KSUAVji I ! It UUutUti on 8iiei'lon if i ) !' Mooelitry t'onuululun for Um ): fn i f the Currfiify-The Jtanhlng lvuturr ' lk)aboraidplier htvil i:Ct It t the Committee oa Itanklng and liu-reucv-Senator Edinumti to bel,lvn u ,;. fcarly Ilvarlng, '.'; ';'..-':,, . Washington, Jan. ;,e.Repreaentatlv9 Ovemreet of Indiana, introduced In the House to-day, a comprehejinlve bill for carrying out the plan of the mon etary conr.nlralon for the reform of thj currency. The bill was : referred by Speaker Reed to the, r ommlttc? on banking anl currency, and Chairman Walker haa arranged to give curly hearing to Senator Edmunda, tho chairman of the commlnslon, and per haps to other members, Tht bill con- talna forty-seven sections'; and em bodies in legislative form every, feature of the recommendations of the com mission, The lnltlnl portion, relating to the maintenance of the gold standard, the creation of the Bureau of Issue and Redemption, , and tha gradual retire ment of the legal tend.-r notes, are em bodied li th bill in almost the eama language ca in the report. The banking reatures ire more elaborate and care fully dcflno the character of the guar anty fund for the protection of notes issuea upjn assets, and the manner of redeeming the notes of. failed banks. The tectton dealing with the guaranty tuna is as joiiowa: -?,., ;ov "Section 2. That every national bsnk- lng association shall at all times keep and have on deposit with the Division of Issue and Redemption for the pur pose hereinafter specified, sum Jn gold coin equal to a per centum of Its put. Binding circulation, The amount s kept on deposit shall constitute a fund to be known as the 'bank note guaran ty fund. which funds shall be held for the following purposea, ; and for no other, namely, wheneor the Comp troller of the Currency shall have be come aatliifled by the protest of the ' waiver and admission specified In nee. tlon 5220, or by the report provided fur In section 6 227 of the Revised Statutes of the Unlted.States, that tny oocia tlon haa refused to piy its circulating noies on aemana in lawrui money, ho shall direct the redemption of 5 such noies rrom the bank note guaranty fund aforesaid, and such notes shall thereupon be ao redoemtd. After the failure of any, national banking asaoi elation to redeem Its notes shall have been thus ascertained, the bonds depos ited with Ihe Treasurer of the United states shall be sold.' as provided bv law, and the proceeds of such sale shall be paid Into the bank note guaranty fund. The ; Comptroller of the Cur rency ahalt forthwith collect, for the oenent oc the fund, from the assets of the bank and from stockholders there- or. according, ,J,o . their, liability aa,d dlared by this act. uch sum as, with the pank'a balance In the bank note guaranty fund, shall equal the amount or its eircula ting notes outstanding. And for this pwpose tho United States shall, on behalf of the bank note guar anty fund, have a paramount lien upon an me assets of the association; and such funds shall be made good out of such assels In preference to any and all other claims whatsoever, except the necessary costs and expanses , of ad -' ministering the same." The next section of th bill provides. "that whenever the Comptroller or the Currency shall ascertain what deficien cy, if any, exists between the aggre gate collections for the benefit of the bank n6te security fund In the case of any failed bank and the amount of Its outstanding notes redeemed and to be redeemed from the said fund, he shalt besoxs such deficiency upon all the na tional banks m proportion to their not outstanding at the time; of the failure of such bank. . ... - - - . The provision for the assessment of the tax upon the circulation above the authorized limit Is, as follows: "Section 20 That every national banking asso ciation shall pay, on or before the last day of every month, to the Division f Issue and Redemption, a duty Impotcd at the rate of 2 per cent per annum upon the average daily amount of its circulating notes outstanding In ex cess of 60 per cent of its capital stock, and not In excess of 89 per centum of it capital stock, and a duty imposed at the rate of 6 per cent per annum upon the average daily amount of snch notes outstanding In excess of 80 per cent of Its capital stock.: Circulating notes of any national banking association shall be redeemed and held to be outstanding whenever they shall have been supplied by the Comptroller of the Currency to such association blank, registered and countersigned; according to law. ard ahalt have not been returned to the Comptroller : for cancellation, , or cov ered by an equal a mount of lawful money deposited with the Assistant Treasurer In charge of ihe Division of Issue and Redemption for the retire ment of such notes." . . : The present restrictions 'upon the amount .of clrculatlvm which miy Je withdrawn monthly and also upon new issues of bank notes by banks having made withdrawals : within;; six months are repealed. Section St of the bill pro vides for, the redemption of notes s in multiples of. $1,000 in ; lawful ; money, upon presentation at the Treasury or sub-Treasury designated for redemp tion purposes, but it provided that "nothing la this. act contained shall be construed to impose upon the ; Unit ed States any liability for . the redemption of the notes of any national banktr.g association beyond the properj applica tion , of the redemption and guaranty funds deposited with the Division of Issue and Redemptlon and the enforce ment" of the remedies ' Ly this act pro vided." . ' . . Section 37 uthori2 the establish ment of banks with & capital of $25,000 in towns not exosedins 4,000 Inhabit ants, and section 38 declares "that it shall be lawful for any national bank ing association to .establish' branches under uch rules find regulations aa may be prescribed by the Comptroller of. the Currency, witli the approval of tlic Secretary of the Treasury." Provis ion. is male for the entry of Stat" banks into the new sj stem. Steamer Reported F(iunilertl. Marpetlles, Jan. 7. It Is report td f a Jarge stramer, as yet : nnidnt has foundered. with all hands, c.T I doc, in the 1' ' -'n.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Jan. 7, 1898, edition 1
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