Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1896, Page 2

vee Tee THE ‘EVENING: STAR) “MONDAY, DECEMBER 98, 189¢-12 PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE|A SPECIAL — Paying Off Depositors of the Atlas National Bank. SHAREHOLDERS MIGHT NOT LOSE Closing Caused by Heavy Run in the Last Few Days. ge ee MR *KELS’ STATEMENT —__+--—_-— CHICAGO, December 28.—The Atlas Na- tienal Bank, which went out of business Saturday, was involved in the failure of the Meadowcroft Brothers, and the Cen- tral Trust and Savings Bank, which as- signed year ago; cleared through the At- las. The collateral which the defunt bank had on deposit to secure its clearness was said ‘o be ample, however, and at the time Mr. Graaris made the statement that the Atlas National Bank would not lose through the failure. W. A. Paulsen, who was president of the Central Trust and Savings Bank, recently brought suit for $250,000 against the Atias tional Bark, W. C. D. Grannis and Chas. &. Farwell. The suit is based upon the trouble which Mr. Paulsen had with the bank at the time of the failure of the Cen- tral Trust and Savings concern. Mr. Paul- sen alleged that although his bank had de- pesited in the Atlas National Bank coll: eral sufficient to cover all claims against it, clearing facilities were refused and the bank was forced to assign. Mr. Grannis, president of the Atlas Na- tional Bank, has been identified with the banking interests of Chicago for nearly a querter of a century. In 1873 he was a dieetor of the Union National Bank and in 1880 was chosen its vice president. His marked abilities as a financial manager were speedily recognized by the directors of the bank, and in June, 1883, he was elect- ed president of the institution. Mr. Gran- is continued in this position until 1885, when he resigned to organize the Atlas National Bank, of which he has been the president and directing genius ever since. His reputation for business sagacity and integrity has beer. everywhere acknowl- In the present condition of affairs nis enjoys the confidence and es- banker in Chicago, and the offer of liquidation is an evidence of the confidence reposed in him. nnis is seventy years old. He was n Hatley, province of Quebec. After ving a clerkship in a local drug store, came to Chicago in 1852. He was first employed in the wholesale grocery house of M. D. Gilman Co. In a few years be ob- tained an interest in the business, and the firm’ came Gilman, Graynis & Far- well. He remained i the firm until 18 when he withdrew to enter the banking business. Of late years Mr. Grannis has been suffering from severe attacks of rheu- matism, which have prevented him from ling with his usual energy to the of the bank. : st public statement of the condition Atlas National Bank was given in + to the call of Controller Eckels, after the National Bank of Illinois closed, and involved dealings up to the close of lesiness, December 17. The report was as follows: Resourtes: Loans and discou overdrafts, + and other bonds, $59,354; premium on bonds, 33,250: real estate, furniture and_ fixtures, “SI; redemption fund, $2,200; c nt exchange, $820, Total, $ ts, $1,941,- United States Liabilities: Cap’ fund, $140,000: u efreulation, $42, deposits, 31.8604) stock, $700,000; surpl vided profits, $49,081 bills payable, $ 3. Total $2.89 Paying Depo Partly as a result of the failure of the National Benk of Mlinois last week, the Atlas National Bank began paying off its depositors today, thus marking the first step in the retirement of that institution from business. No deposits were receivod ts were checked up in full and their as suffered heavily from the runs foned by the closing of the Nation: ank of Illinois, deposits aggregating 39u" having been withdrawn last week. Th’ and the fact that a gradual shrinkage of leposits extending over a long period of time brought the resources of the insti- tution down to a low figure decided the officers to retire from business. The ciearing house committee at the re- st of the offtcers of the bank made an ‘stigation of its accounts with a view to lowing the doors to close without loss to the public, bank was found to be € liquidation, so far as the creditors are concerned, the commitice ed the aid of the associated banks of Chicago. Vice President C. B. Farwell said today: “After the depositors have paid off I believe that the sharehold- will receive a large percentage of their rest, if not every dollar.” The Atlas is a ccmparatively young bank. it was organized In 1887. Its state- ment of December owed a surplus of $140,000 and undivided profits of $50,000. ‘The statement also showed deposits of 31,560,000, bills payable to the amount of ». loans and discounts of $1,941, and cash of $820,000. The deposits six months ago amounted to $3.500,000. au ontroller Eckels’ Statement. Controller Eckels said today that the closing of the Atlas National Bank of Chi- cago was entirely a yoluntary affair, and nat the information he had received indi- i that all the bank's creditors woul ve payment in full, that no one would » anything by the bank’s liquidation, that affairs would be settled very promptly. He had no detatls concerning ter, and the last report of the bank y showed such a different state of ffairx than the bank's condition at this ime that it could throw no light on the nt state of the bank’s finances. Mr. Eckels said that the creditors of the Atlas Bank would be paid in full at once h advances by the Chicago clearing ana, in his opinion, the stockholders eventually would realize lov per cent, thus losing nothing on what they had put in. NINETY-DAY NOTI DEMANDED. Steady Stream of Depositors at a Chi- cago Savings Bank. CHICAGO, December 28.—In pursuance of #9 agreement among directors of the Dime Savings Bank, who held a secret session this morning, a general meeting of the creditors was called for this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Treasurer Geo. W. Reed's window is bar- riceded and payments are suspended under ninety-day withdrawal notice clause, sranted m the statutes to savings banks. ‘The majority of the Dime Savings Bank have already fled their with- otices. There was a steady stream jepositors today during banking hours. They were assured that the issuing of the notk was in no way an indication of the bank's inability to meet all demands for money, but simply * means of self-pro- tection against viole all of the IN EXECUTIVE CAPACITY. Gentlemen Selected to Act for the Civic Inaugural Committee. Civic Esccutive Committee. ‘The fellowing gentlemen have been con- stituted the exeouiive committee of the committee.on civic organizations: Chair- man, B. H. Warner; vice chairman, 7 * Noyes: Cuno H. Rudolph, F. te. George C. Lewis. Will m Dickson, Cluskey Cromwell, J. B. € Dorsey Clagett,.George C. May- Jolin B. Larner, Capt. W. A. Rogers, John A. Swope, JohmR. Carmody, J. W. Somerville and C. S. Simons. Santa ¢ € Star Santa Claus Club have been received as follows: Ileretofore acknowledged. M. J. Bo. i Dudley riptions to the fund of The Evening The President to Send One'on the Ouban Situation. The Attorney General's Opinion as to the Constitational Power of the’ Executive to Accompany It. The latest report in regard to the Cuban policy of the administration is that the President will soon send a special message to Corgrcss having general reference to Tis previous preposition that Spain grant autonomy to Cuba and special reference to the propcsed legislation recognizing the in- deperderce of the Cuban republic. Al- thorgh it is known that the President fully indorses the position taken by Secretary Olrey against the right of Congress to in- terfere in a question of foreign sovereign- ty, he has so far maintained an official si- lerce on the question, which is at last to be broken, however, if report be true, by a message to Congress. It is impossible to obtain official verification of the report, but there is reason for the belief that it may have a suistantial foundation. A Legal Opinion Asked For. Persons holding this belief say that the Attorney General has been called on for an opinion as to the respective constitu- tional powers of the executive and legis! tive branches of the government in a case involving the recognition of a new govern- ment, which opinion ts expected to sustain in every particular the claim made unoffl- cially by Secretary Olney, that such recog- nition is exclusively an executive function and that the President is not bound by the action of Congress in the matter. It is asserted that the President has been in- duced to secure an official opinion on this question from the highest law officer of the government in order to contravert, so far as possible, the strong argument made by some of the ablest lawyers in the !acd to the effect that Congress is paramount in the matter at issue. The Story is that the Attorney General’s opinion on the subject will accompany the message which the President, it 1s said, proposes to send to Congress. It is further stated that the message will go in soon after the reassem- bling of Congress in order to forestall the passage of the Cameron resolution and to clearly indfcate the exact attitude of the executive in the Cuban affair. ———_ INTERNATIONAL BIMETALLISM. r Wolcott Confident of Rea ing an Agreemen tich to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 28.—Sena- tor Wolcott is in town today. He had a brief conference with Chairman Hanna, and when asked about the bill which was to be introduced in the Senate In a short time in the interest of international bi- metallism said: “I am very hopeful that in the next three or four years we will succeed in entering into agreement with the leading nations of the world, whereby we will have the mints of the countries opened to the free and unlimited coinage of silver. The bill, which will be introduged ang in. which I am very much interested, will leave the road clear for the President to appoint a commission and invite other nations to enter into a conference or to wait until an invitation is received to enter a conference and then appoint the commission. “The power will be left entirely in his hands, and then he can do either or neither, as be sees fit. While some of the silver men do not think that an’ international agreement is a possibility, they are willing to make the trial, and to give the adminis- tration the power to act, IY it is so inclined. The President will not ‘be bound down by any restricti but will have full power to pursue uurse which he may deem advisable. The matter is largely in the hands of the President. If he will not act it will devolve upon the President-elect to call the conference." Rumor has it here that Chauncey Depew is a possibility of ambassador to England. ‘The report is taken with a grain of salt. CPEs Es MAINE IN THE CABINET. A Significant Publication in Repre- sentative Dingley’s Paper. Dispateh to The Evening Star. AUGUSTA, Me., December 28.—The poli- ticians here had decided that it was set- tled that Representative Nelson Dingley would be in Major McKiniey's cabinet as Secretary of the Treasury, and so are somewhat puzzled by the following, which appeared in the editorial column of the Saturday evening edition of the Lewiston Journal, Congressman Dingley’s paper: “The Washington correspondents, reflect- ing what seems to be the feeling at the na- tional capital, and the correspondents who visit Canton continue to assign Congress- man Dingley of this district to the head of the Treasury Department, notwithstand- ing his repeated declaration that he prefers his present position, not only because {ts duties are more congenial to his tastes, but also because he fears that the con. tinuous burden of the treasury would im- pair his health. While we are not author- ized to speak for Mr. Dingley, we have the impression that he is not likely to go into President McKinley's cabinet. At the same time Mr. Dingley himself, his immediate constituents and the people of Maine can but feel honored by the well-nigh universal tributes to his eminent fitness for so high a place as the treasury.” ‘This revives the rumors that Representa- re Boutelle may be offered the portfolio of Secretary of the Navy. It is known that before leaving home for Congress Mr. Boutelle had decided to accept the place it it was offered to him, and a prominent Bangor man, who is on the inside of Maine republican politics, recently sald that there was no doubt that some one else than Mr. Boutelle would serve out his term in Con- gress. Before leaving Bangor Representa- tlve Boutelle was interviewed by a news. paper man, who asked Mr. Boutelle the questio: “Can I say that no one fs likely to have the opportunity to be elected to fill out an unexpired term for you? Mr. Koutelle replied: “No, I should not wish you to say that. As the interview in question was entirely in relation to the possibility that Mr. Bou- tee might go into the cabinet, the only construction which could be put upon his answer was that he might be asked to accept a place in Mr. McKinley's cabinet, and, !f so, should accept. That interview was not published, and, as it has lately been believed that Representative Dingley would be a member of the McKinley cabi- net, all talk and rumors in connection with Mr. Boutelle ceased. Mr. Boutelle was one of the original McKinley men, and his paper, the Bangor Whig, has always been lavish in praise of the President-elect. It is believed that the editorial quoted above from Mr. Dingley’s paper must have been ten with some knowledge of Mr. Ding- ley’s feelings in the matter, but it is still ought that Maine wiil be represented in the cabinet of the man. from: Canton. ——— FAILURE AT DALLAS. Spe Many Basiness Men Had It. DALLAS, Texas, December 28.—The fail- ure of the Security,” Mortgage, and Trust Company has created much discussion in business circles In this city. Many business men had long expécted trouble for the con- cern, but the public generally was surprised at the failure. The opinion ts general that locai losses will be comparatively insignifi- cant, but eastern and foreign capitalists will lose fully $1,500,000 on théir invest- ments and venture: ‘The exact figures on abilities and assets were given out as follows: Liabilities, $1,206,225; interest, $25,000; Quit-sale mortgages, $659,000; interest, $10,- 000; taxes, $17,000; Habllities on stock, $500,- 000; cash and mortgages, $1,500,000; in sub- companies, $114,000; bonds in various cor- porations, $50,000; lected), $650,000; total assets, $2,314,000. The sutcompanies are. the Trust’ Com- pany Building Association, the Texas Farm Land Company, the Security Investment Company an: the Cotton Mills Building As- sociation. eae —_——_—_ Ocean Steamships Arrived. LIVERPOOL, December, 2&—Arrived, Bevic, New York; Lancastrian, Boston; Numidian, Portland, -via Halifax. .: Looked for GLASGOW, December 28.—Arrived, Pris-| sian, Boston. ACCIDENTAL DEATH Coroner's Inquest Inte the Circumstances of Mr. Faulimer’s Fatal Aocident. Couductor and metves of the Horse Car Tell Their Storics—Other Evi- dence Heard The Verdict. Today at noon Coroner Hammett held an inquest in the case of Chester R. Faulkner, late private secretary to Senator Voorhees. Mr. Faulkner, as heretofore published in” The Star, was knocked down and run over by an Eckington and Soldiers’ Home street car at th and C streets northeast Thursday night. He died Friday afternoon at Provi- dence Hospital. Friends of the deceased were present at the inquest, and Mr. Rid- out was present in the interest of the rail- road company. Miss Fields’ Testimony. Miss Helen Fields, a nurse, who spent most of her time at the hospital while Mr. Faulkner was there, was the first witness questioned. She testified that she went to the hospital soon after the patient was sent there, and, with the exception of about thirty minutes, she was with him all the time. He was conscious most of the time erd talked with her about the accident. He told her that-he did not know exactly how the accident happened. Miss Fields said when she suggested that his deafness in one ear had probably caused the acci- dent, the patient said he.thought his afflic- tion may have had something to do with it. He said he thought ‘one of the horses stumbled and knocked him down, and the four wheels went over him. His foot, he thought, caught in one of the wheels, and he was dragged some distance. “Did he censure anybody?” the coroner asked her. ‘No, sir,” she answered. Did he exonerate the driver?” “He did not.” What His Landiady Said. The next witness was Mrs. M. C. Flan- nigan, at whose house, No. 227 New Jersey avenue, the deceased ate his meals. She testified that he ate supper at her house Thursday nighg, and left there only a short time before the sad affair happened. So far as she knew,’Mr. Faulkner was not deaf. A Passenger’s Story. Mr. M. Smiley, a resident of 718 C street northeast, who was a passenger on the car, testified that when the car struck Mr. Faulkner he felt the jar, and thought that the boys in the neighborhood had put an obstruction on the track. When the con- ductor called to him he went out and as- sisted in removing the injured man from the track. A man whom he supposed was the driver said he supposed the man must have been drunk. “That was on the statement of a colored woman,” interrupted Robert Bruce, the driver. “Did you get near Mr. Faulkner?’ the witness was asked. “Yes, sir,” he answered; “I had hold of his’ shoulders.” “And did “1 dla not. Witness was told that Mr. Faulkner had got run over in attempting to get out of the way of a baker wagon. The Driver's Evidence. Robert Bruce, driver of the car, testified that Mr. Faulkner's head struck against the brass rod on the car and one foot was caught in a wheel. When he first saw Mr. Faulkner the latter seemed to be falling. ‘There was a baker wagon near the car at the time, but witness could not tell from just where tke aged man came. Witness denied having said that Mr. Faulkner was drunk. Some man in the crowd advised him to see a cclored woman who had said he was under the influence of liquor. He saw the woman referred to, but she refused to give her name. “How fast were you going?” the @riyer was asked. He first answered ten miles an hour, and then said he was driving at the rate of be- tween five and ten miles. i A Question as to Speed. Coroner Hammett asked at what rate of speed horse cats were allowed to go, and Mr. Ridout sald the charter allowed a rate of ten miles. ‘The coroner said he could hardly believe that the law would allow such a dangerous rate of speed. Witness, resuming, said he was able to stop the ca: within a distance of one car length. He had to drive slow near the place where the accident happened in order to get around the curve. The Briver of the Baker's Wagon. William Wregman, driver of the baker’s wagon, testified that his wagon was ten feet from the car at the time of the acci- dent. His horse could not have touched Mr. Faulkner. At the time the affair hap- pened the car horses were not going very fast, nor was he driving fast. One of the jurors wanted some informa- tion concerning the statement about Mr. Fauikner’s having been under the influence of liquor, and Miss Fields, who nursed him, was recalled. She sald she had known the deceased for many years, and knew him to have been very much opposed to liquor. He had saved many a boy from a drunkard’s grave, she said. What the Conductor Knew. Conductor James E. Kennedy testified to what he knew of the accident. He did not see Mr. Faulkner until after the accident happened. He saw that one leg had been broken, and he did all he could for the guf- ferer. Mr. Faulkner was able to give his name before he became unconscious. The car was going at the rate of about six miles an hour at the time of the accident. Witness was told that Mr. Faulkner had been seen walking from the Peabody School, going east. Col. Bright's Statement. Col. Bright informed the jury that Mr. Faulkner had been at his house a few minutes before he was killed. He heard Mr. Faulkner's statements and was con- vinced that he (Mr. Faulkner) thought the aceldent was unavoidable, and he at once made inquiries about the arrest of the driver, intending to get him released if ae was still locked up. Mr. Faulkner was under che impression that one of the car horses had knocked him down. He was certain that-if Mr. Faulkner was present he vould exonerate the driver. Col. Bright sald that Mr. Faulkner had led a temperate and exemplary life, and during his thirty years’ acquaintance he had known him, to have taken only three glasses of something approaching to liquor, and that was for medicinal purposes. Charles Girouard testified that he wit- messed the accident. He was Playing in the street at the time, and he saw Mr. Faulkner when he attempted to get out of the way of the baker’s wagon. In so doing one of the car horses knocked him down. The conductor was ringing the bell. Conductor Kennedy said that the boy was mistaken’about his ringing the bell. Driver Bruce repeated his statement that the brass rod came in contact with Mr, Faulkner's head, and that the horses did not strike him. Leon Crutchett also gave eyidence. He did not see Mr. Faulkner when he was knocked down. He did see the wagon and car, but they were not going fast, The Verdict. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, attaching no blame to the driver or conductor. The Funeral Services, Funeral services were held yesterday at the undertaking establishment of R. W. Barker over the remains of C. R. Faulkner, who was killed by being run over by a horse car Christmas eve, The remains were taken to Indiana for burial. The funeral was conducted by the Odd Fellows, assist- ed by Rev. E. B. Bagby of the Ninth Street Christian Church, = ———__ __ Held for the Grand Jury. In_Judge Miller's branch of the Police Court this afternoon Alexander Living- stone was held for the action of the grand jury in $500 bonds. rested on ‘suspicion u smell alcohol?’ SIX DAYS’ RACE Start of the Competitors in the Bi- ‘SCENES TODAY AT CONVENTION HALL Prizés: and Money. TEST OF ENDURANCE The big six-day race at the Ice Palace commenced this‘afternoon at 2‘o’clock un- der very auspicious circumstances. There was a large crowd of spectators present, and the liveliest kind of interest was mani- fested in the outcome. The riders were welcomed cordially as they began on their long ‘ride of endurance. Each man feels confident of winning, and the uncertainty is great. For eight hours each day the men will pedal at breakneck speed around the wooden track, and the tremendous strain will be kept up for six days. There will be some riders who will undoubtedly be un- able to withstand the terrific strain, but at the start the mien are all feeling in the pink of condition. ¢ The English riders are confident they will be eble to beat out the Americans, and the latter feel equally confident they will outmatch in every respect the riders from ‘across the ocean. , __. The scenes at the Ice Palace an hour be- fcre the’ start of the great race were ex- citing and busy. Up to the time of starting the mechanics were employed in putting on the finishing touches to the great bowl- shaped track. The sound of the hammer and the saw and the votces of. the officiais filled the air. Everybody was busy doing some class of work. ‘The foul line was: painted in black around the track, about two feet from the pole, looking in all the world lke a border around the wali of a room. The general public was not admitted to the hall until half an hour before the start. There was a large crowd waiting, and as soon as the gong rang there was a rush to get choice reserved seats. Riders in Colors. The riders made a fine showing in their colored suits, representing al] of the colors of the rainbow, and as they whirled around the track, they presented the appearance of a moving kaleidoscope. The banking at the turns was so steep as to give one the impression of flies walk- ing on the wall. Each rider had his num- ber pinned on his back and side, and the corps of officials on the high stage in the Tear were kept busy marking up the score of the laps. There were six scorers and timers. The audience increased steadily. Teddy Hale Did Not Start. Contrary to expectation, Teddy Hale, the champion six-day go-as-you-please rider, did not participate. He came to the city yesterday, and his condition was none of the best. His big ride at Madison Square Garden practicatly killed him. He did not think he had any show of winning, and would not race: Ned Reading, the “soldier boy” rider, who ‘got third place at Madison Square Garden, didnot start. He was al) broken up by the recent race, and only came out of Bellevue Hospital during the week, feeling anything but good. James Johnsor:, another entrant, who made appli- eation by telephone, did not start. From the remarks of the racing men there never was a race in which the com- petition was so great. Unlike previous events, the men in the race are all experts, and their riding bore this statement out. The men in the race are the finest riders for long distance in the world, and, unlike other events, the time limit is the great bugbear. The pistol for the start was fired at 2 o'clock sharp by Eddie Ball, the champion middle-distance racer of this country. The riders, anxious forthe fray, were off like a flash. Prior to the start they were given the usual instructions in regard to riding. The racers, with their numbers and colors, are as follows: No. 1, Charles W. American, black and white: No. Shock, American, black and old gold; No. 3, Frank Waller, Germany, Q. C. Club, “white; No. 4, Charles Chapple, England, chocolate and blue; No. 5, Fred Forster, Germany, red, black and white; No. 6, Al- bert Hunter, France, cherry and white; No. 7, Harry H. Maddox, American, orange and black: No. 8, Frank Albert, American, red, white and blue; No. 9, Dudley Marks, England, blue; No. 10, George 8S. Ball, American, blue and white; No. 11, John A. Lawson, Sweden, red and white. The officials for the race were published in The Star Saturday. The temperature of the Ice Palace was comfortable enough at the start, though ‘the riders prepared for the worst and dressed in long suits. Hale, had he started, would have represented Ireland and worn a green riding suit. Reading would Lave worn orange colors, and Johnson purple, the last two represent- ing this country. Hale will participate in the exhibitions after 10 o'clock in the even- ing, when the big race ends for the day. The Start. It was exactly 2:23 when the men started out on their journey. Though an attempt bad been made to start them earlier, it failed, owing to the question of arranging the men. The start was finally made about the center of the west stretch of the track. There were three men abreast, xtending four, rows deep. There was no mishap and the first attempt went off successfully. Ashinger, who had the pole, started off in the lead at a break-neck speed, which he maintained for nearly eignt laps, Frank Waller overtaking him. He in turn lost the lesd to Hunter, who completed the first mile in 2 minutes and 3 Oseconds. Maddox came second, Ashinger, third, and Shoch, fourth. George F. Ball, the local rider, did rot appear to be in good trim, and was ae last of the riders to finish the first mile. Chapple, Marks and Maddox take turns in the lead, and the second mile was first mide by Maddox in a fraction over 24 minutes. Maddox also succeaded in win- rbd the third mile, his time being about The manner in which the riders fairly flew around the track gave the impression to miany of the spectators that it would be impossible for them to keep up the terrific speed. ~ John A. Lawson, the “terrible won the admiration of all by his ‘Shock also came in for a share of the applause, and every time a newman took the lead the audience checred. Maddox made the first ten miles in 26% minutes. The standing of the men at 3 o’¢lock was as follows: Hunter, 12 miles; Maddox, 12 miles; Albert, 12 miles; Marks, 11 miles; Ball. 12 miles; Lawson, 12 miles; Ashinger, 12 miles; Shock/42 friles; Waller, 12 miles: Chappel, 12 milés; “sid Foster, 12'miles, “phe fRrack, » Upon entering the large hall the track immediately atftacf# ‘the attention of the spectator. It iq ibujjt around the edge of the large. ice. syffacg, and gives: the whole thing the appeagance of a large dish, when looked “at ‘front!the ‘balcony.’ The skating surface is 220 wp i feet, and the track is built entirely arpund this, in no wise inter- fering with theqeleve.of the spectators. An elliptical skating: susface is left for those who care to enjpy themselves in this man- ner, the dimensiongsof which are over 180 feet long by over WUnfeet across. The pole, or inside edge of; theitrack, is separated by a few inches of boards from the ice sur- face, and around the entire inside edge a railing has been erected, fastened to which is a temporary-benwh, upon which the skat- ers can rest and watch the race. , Phe work of erecting the track proved to be a harder task~than was looked for. It was expected to get. the track in condition by last evening, 30:a8 to be ready for prac- tice riding this morning, but there was a half to get it uw to-fit the sect as from. soh Square than was thought, especially at u turns, wi el had be! e much new work Eleven Men: Will Contest for the Well seasoned and colored, being built of plain planed with the boards run- ning Rasthwise ile at the turns the new work is distinguished by the fast ric a fide of the Ghating bond, AC tre tute the of the pond. At the tut is raised eight feet four inches, bring- ing the upper end of the track: far above the which marks the bounds of the original skating pond. On the stretches tne rise is about three feet even from the ice surface, which appears to be rather steep, considering the fact that the width of the track is only sixteen feet. Space for Spectators, ‘The space for the spectators is on the sides of the track and the large balcony directly overhead at the entrance. The rear of the hall has been. fitted up with a platform upon a stage, which will be used for the reporters and the officials of the race exclusively. A high bridge at the north end gives the skaters access to the ice, without interfering in anywise with the riders beneath. At the south end of the hall a similar bridge will be erected, lead- ing to the officials’ stand. Thus the amuse- ments will not conflict, and if the audience tires of watching the bicycle riders it can turp attention to the skaters. The mere fact of the riders whirling around the inclined track is apt to keep the spectators interested all of the time, and there will be some who will be con- stantly. looking for a fall. In this they are likely to be much mistaken, as the contest- ants are all experienced riders, and know all about what they have to do. The only danger is that of running off of the upper end of the track, the side nearest the spec- tators,but even if any of the riders should be unlucky enough to have this mishap he will not be likely to hurt himself. Another thing which is apt to cause interest among the spectators is the creaking sound pro- duced by the tires as the curves are made. The steep sides of the track are well ros- ined, and the tires in passing over the sur- face will partly slip, and produce a sound similar to that produced by drawing a bow acl an old fiddle, only the surface of friction, being greater, the sound will be magnified. An attempt will be made to have the tem- perature of the place increased and main- tained at sixty degrees. The riders have Prepared for the worst, and have suits which will keep them rm enough while riding. If they used the regular racing cos- tume, while there would be very little pos- sibility of their catching cold, the cool atmosphere of the place would have a cramping effect on the muscles. The “Terrible Swede.” ‘One of the new entries to the race is John A. Lawson, who is, perhaps, better known as the “terrible Swede,” or, as the other riders term him, facetiously, the “horrible Swede,” who gets his name on account of the manner in which he rides in a race in / passing others. He is only twenty-three years of age, and a native of Norrkoping, Sweden. He won his novice race in 1887 in his native country, riding a mile in 3.52 upon an ordinary. The fastest mile he ever rode in his own country was 2.07, made in 1892. He achieved distinction in’ the race around Malarin lake, a great event in Sweden, the circumference of which is thirty-six Swedish miles, one of which is equivalent to nearly seven of our miles. His time was 15.11.00, and he rode a forty- pound machine, geared to fifty-six. This was in 1892, and in the same year he rode from Rushland to Germany, the end to end of Sweden, a distance of 1,632 miles, Eng- lish, in fourteen days and twelve hours. In 1894 he went over the same course on a better machine, one geared to sixty, and covered it in eight days and thirteen hours, which is still a record. From 1887 to 1894 he won a total of 112 prizes for bicycling, skating and running, there being thirty-six medals in the lot. HABEAS CORPUS HEARING In the Case of a Boy Who Was in the Reform School. Chief Justice Bingham today considered the case of Frank Eugene Barrows, the boy who was committed last month to the District reform school, and whose release was asked several days ago by Robt. G. Callum, superintendent wf the District Messenger Company, through a writ of habeas corpus. . In his petition Mr. Callum charged that tke bey is more than sixteen years of age; that he was not committed at the request of his parents, guardian or relative having the custody or charge of him, and that the law under which he was committed is un- constitutional. At the court's suggestion, after hearing arguments of counsel, Mr. Armes amended the return by setting forth therein that the boy was committed to the school by Col. Clay upo1 the complaint of Mrs. Ai- berta Evans, formerly Mrs. Alberta Ber- ers, the wife of a citizen of the District. Mrs. Evans, the amendment further set ferth, is the guardian of the boy, having been so made by the will of the said Eu- gene G. Barrows. The testimony of the boy and other wit- nesses was heard. ——>—_—_ DENOUNCED BY THE WIDUW. Exciting Scene During the Trial of Stambuloff’s Assassins. (Copyrighted, 1896, by the Associated Press.) SOFIA, December 28—As briefly cabled ex- clusively to the Associated Press last night, Mme. Stambuloff, widow of the murdered ex-premier of Bulgaria, whose alleged as- sassins are on trial here, made a short but impassioned speech yesterday before the mixed tribunal which is hearing the case. Mme. Stambuloff, when ic trial was be- gun, declined to attend, but, in response to repeated requests, she attended the sitting of the court yesterday, dressed in the deep- est mourning, a long black vell concealing her features. When her name was called the most profound silence fell upon the assem- blage. The widow rose with great dignity, and, speaking in a voice shaking with pas- sionate emotion, she said: “You have insisted upon my presence, and I am here. I have nothing to say, be- cause I do not see arraigned before your honorable court those who are known to be the real assassins of my late husband. You know them, Mr. President. And you, too, Mr. Procurator General. Is it not so? You know them, as all the world does. Where are they? I do not see them here.” Then, with a gesture full of fire and in- dignation, the unfortunate lady exclaimed, pointing to the alleged murderers of her husband: “Acquit these miserable people. Summon before you the really guilty men, who are at present the government. I have nothing to add, and I will now withdraw.” ‘These utterances of the grief-stricken widow of the great Bulgarian statesman, known as the Bismarck of Bulgaria, who was so terribly hacked and shot in the streets of this city July 15, 1895, that he died July 18, after his two hands had been amputated, caused the deepest impression upon the ‘audience, which was composed of people belonging to the higher ranks of society. The presiding judge and procurator gen- eral (public prosecutor or counsel for the de- fense) were so dumbfounded and unnerved by the terrible earnestness of the woman who so forcibly denounced the methods employed in the trial of the alleged mur- derers of her husband that they were un- able to put a single question to her, and she left the court room a living picture of grief, demanding vengeance from a tri- bunal of which she knew too well that little or nothing could be expected. The address of Mme. Stambuloff before the mixed tribunal is a matter of great comment in the government newspapers today. But the keynote of their remarks, taken from the leading organ of the min- istry of Prince Ferdinand, is that the wife and friends of M. Stambuloff ought to have taken measures for the protection of the men who, the government newspapers add, either labored under mental derangements or ‘was so convinced of his own misdeeds that he sought death in the streets.” eee MILITIA IN READINESS. Gov. Bradley of Kentucky Determined om Stopping Lynchings. ernor Bradley has had several companies of the Second Regiment of the state militia practically under arms for forty-eight hours, owing to the fear that an attempt DEAD IN THE CAR FINANCE. AND TRADE James W. Brady Died Suddenly in « Oonvey- ‘ance. Aggressiveness of the Bears Causes a Decline. ——> EFFECT OF LOWER PRICES Little Outside Interest in the Opera- tions. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS | Heart Disease the Probable Cause— Was a Well-Known Clerk in the Sixth Auditor's Omice. The passengers on west-bound car No. 230 of the Capital Traction line about 9:15 o'clock this morning did not know that they had been riding for a couple of miles with a dead man until the car reached 19th street and Pennsylvania avenue. Then it was discovered that a man who had board- ed the car somewhere east of the Capitol was sitting dead in his seat bolt upright. There was great excitement among the passengers when this fact was discovered. The car was brought to a stop and a doc- tor was summoned. The physician, Dr. Muncaster, said the body was getting cold and the man must have been dead some time. A patrol wagon was then called and the body taken to the morgue, while the car was allowed to proceed upon its way. The conductor remembered that he had noticed the man, he said, becoming very pale when the car reached the foot of Capi- tol Hill, but he gave no other sign of dis- comfiture and never moved from his seat. He died without a murmur or without even attracting the attention of those who sat next to him. It was only when the body beceme rigid in death that his peculiar ap- pearance drew the notice of those in the car. It was found that the man was James W. Brady, a clerk in the sixth auditor's office. It is supposed that he died of heart disease, as his friends say he was subject to heart trouble. After his body was removed to the morgue it was taken in charge by the Scottish Rite Masons, who will arrange for - shipment to his home at Catonsville, Mr. Brady has been absent from his of- fice for several days on account of illness. It Is said at the sixth auditor's office that he was a very good clerk, and maintained a high record of efficiency. He was aware of the trouble with his heart, and had often said to his associates that he would &o sud- denly. Mr. Brady resided at 514 13th street, but his family lived at the old home in Catonsville. He was appointed to the sixth auditor's office in 18 Mr. Brady’s brother, who is sheriff of Baltimore county, was notified of the death, and his family were also notified. The body has been taken from the morgue by an undertaker under the direc- tion of the Masonic order. a MRS. BEECHER CRIPPLED. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, December 28.—Thi recess has contributed nothing tow improvement of the financial Professtonal operations are as pronounced as ever, and the public interest in values is little more than inquisitive. Liquidation is not apparent, but beyond this negative evement of strength there is nothings en- courag.ng (0 the immediate outlook. Those “ho have the most enviable reputation for financial shrewdness advise caution in sell- ing at the present lev Those who have courage sell at every opportunity and m Lo resistance worthy a serious thought. The superior aggressiveness of the pro- fessional bear clique is alone responsible for the steady fractional declines. Argu- ments furnished tn the interest of depres- sicn ‘are almost without exception base | on the past earnings of the properties scught to be depressed or upon conditions as they were and not as they are likely to be. | Strong financial interests, while th oughly impressed with the opportunities of the next few years, lack the courage to be- gin a present discounting of reasona aly certain conditions. The clique of room traders, which has been most active in the market, has been depended upon to voluntarily recognize :he folly of continued depression and to begin a campaign of improvement As the resistance in beth directions is in- consequential the account bearing no inter- est is naturally favored. The abandonment of the present course is, therefore, frc surface indications, destined to be comp: sory and not voluntary. When new buying is reported and commission houses beco! active the market will have taken a posi- tion encouraging to all legitimate financial operations. The date of this cha much of a mystery as ever, and th: holiday period seems likel: upon the fraction grabbing professionais. wer London prices and a higher rate for money at that center caused some local selling during the opening hour this morn holiday Attacked With Dizziness, She Fe! Broke Her Hip. ing. ‘here Was no pressure to sell, except STAMFORD, Conn., December 28.—Mrs. | for the short a , but ‘erings of this Henry Ward Beecher of Brooklyn, N. Y. serie aan d to a sae discrep- Stained SS z ’ | ancy between last week's final figur pee ia serious accident yesterday A decrease of over $200,000 in E ch may result in making her a cripple for the remainder of her life. Mrs. Beech- of her son- Samuel Scoville, in this city. She rose at 3 o'clock yesterday morn- ing, was attacked with dizziness and fell to the floor. The fall aroused members of the Sccville family, and a physician was summoned. The latter discovered that the aged woman had broken her hip in such a manner that she will probably never walk again without the use of crutches. Owing to the advanced age of eighty-four years, Mrs. Beecher’s condition is admittedly se- rious, although there is thought to be no immediate danger. Mrs. Reecher sustained a severe hurt last month under circumstances very similar to these attending her mishap of yesterday. Then, as now, she was visiting at Mr. Sc ville’s and was seized with vertigo, in the fall cutting her head quite badly. SS ee HE ALABAMA DISASTER. ton’s rnings for the month of No: was reflected by a sharp ¢ ev in the price of that rty. earnings for the period quoted kn to have been bad for weeks past, the abili to utilize them today to the extent men- tioned being met y the result of the ent onesidedness of e general market The net result of the day's operations, while only fractional, was, in a majority of irstances, unfavorable. Holiday LIVERPOOL, December 2 holiday in the grain market. FINANCIAL acadimsoacige AND com ‘The following are the opening, the highes: and the lowest aid the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported Corson & Macartney, members New York stcck exchange. Correspondents, Messrs, Moore & Schley, No. 8) Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close. ny 1 1% . ay American Spirits... American Spirits, pia - American Sugar... American Sugar, Pfa. American Tobacco. Conflicting Statements Regarding the WOR 110%; joy ios; Namber of Killed. ; BIRMINGHAM, Ala., December 28.—Con- | American Cotton Oi, MBN fitcting statements are current today aS to | Atchison.. 1a “18K the number of dead bodies taken from the sete sees debris of yesterday’s wreck near Blocton. a. The official Mist furnished at the office of the Sees Louisville, and Nashville road in this city becediithated show only twenty-one dead so far, as re- eis covered, and eleven injured, of which least two are fatal and six serious. This official list 1s the same as that fur- nished late last night. It is claimed by some who witnessed the clearing of the de- bris, including several physicians, that twenty-eight dead bodies were taken out. ‘The relief train, which returned to the city last night, stopped at a siding two miles outside of the city lim'ts, where it was met by undertakers’ waguas and am- bulances. ‘The time of arrival of this train was known only to those who had beer engaged to look after the dead and wound- ed. The dead were quietly and quickly re- moved to the undertakers’ shops and the wounded were taken to an infirmary in this elty. A representative of the Associated Press who visited the scene of the wreck failed to find evidence of fatalities in excess of the number already reported, and the iden- tity of this number at present beyond the At the scene of the wreck this morning it was learned that the dead bodies of those who resided at Blocton were taken te that place. The body of James Bowling, express mes- senger, has been shipped to his former home, Guthrie, Ky. The Birmingham Min- eral Accommodation has no mail service on Sunday, and this fact explains the es- cape of Railway Postal Agent Bass, who at first was reported among the missing. Conductor Robert Rutherford reported missing, was not on the train. Yesterday was his regular trip, but Conductor Con- tell was running extra in place of Ruther- ford. Metropolitan Traction Manhattan Elevated rhila. & Reading. Paltman br. c. . Southern Ky., Prd. Phila. Traction, ienn. Coal and Iron. Union Pacific. u. Silver... Washington Stock Exchange. Sales— lar call—12 o'clock m.—Columbia Rail roud Gs, $1,000 at 110. United States Electric Light, 10 "at 90. M ler Linotype, 12 at Her After call United States, 46. registered, 1925, $1,000 at 120%, $1,000 at 120%, s1,000 al A204, $2,000 at 1B. Great Falls Ice, 25 nt 12 1 at 120. of Columbia Bords.—20-vear Fund. 5s, 30-year Fund. gold 6s, 109 bid. Water —_.>__. Grain a Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F Street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- Ni urrency 7s, 1901, 109 bid. Water Stock cur- ne On Mee. Sy rency t- s Tio bid. Fund: currency 8.658, 106 1 Ope. High. Low. Close. | "Sitscctianeots Bonds.—Metropolitan Raitron’_ Ss, Wace —Tiv--rreee Sk BR SI 105 bid, 112 asked. “Metropolitan Ratlruad ‘cone. eS RT Gs, 114 bid, 117 asked. Metropolitan Railroad Cer. oat Be tilleate of Indebtedness, 115 bid, 130 axked. Belt So” BARS 26h 2046-5 | Ratiroad Se, OO bid, So anked. “Hickington Rallrend Feo Fes as % 19 $5 LM, 95 asked. Columbia Railroad 108% o c o : Vashington G iY. ser iw iw ta 79) Waslilngton Gas aso S82 Sar Ske ‘Chesapeake and Pot 40 402 397 400 American Security and ‘Trust vee ee bid. American Security and ‘Trast cat £8 88T LeR 160 bid. Washington Market Com- —— bid. “Washington Market Company ta cn ke Sm. 4 108 bid.“ Washington Market Company , my axten. , 108 bi SS SE G78 67 | NS tione) Book Mocks. Bank of Washington, 20 ot $3 oS [ua tan, 280 bid, 300 asked. Central, det 7.00 7.00 fT x70 vid.” Farmers “and | Mec! 190 asked. Second, 128 bid, 188 asked. Citizens’, 130 asked Columbia, 115 id, Capital, 126 iid.” West Bnd, iw6 bid, 112 asked. ders’, 91 bid, 100 asked. BALTIMORE, Md... December 25.—Flour dutt— | Lincoln, #100 bid. 108 asked. ‘Oblo, 95° anked westcen super, "$2.55a$3.30: $4.15; | “Safe Deposit ani Trust Companies. Wasi do. family, $4.50a84.85; winter wheat pateat, $oa | Laau and. Trost, 115 Whk 12 . Amerh 20; spring do.” $4.05a$4.05; “spring Wheat | Xcrucity and Trust, 185 bit. “Waskiorion ete 1 straight, "$4 40us4.t0—recelpts, 14,622 barrela. ex. | Sect and S33 Cae 150 barrels. Wheat | © Railroad Stocks,—Capltal ‘Traction Company,*5) y bid, 53 asked. Metropolitan, 104 bid. Columbia, Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, 44% bid, 4546, ‘Georgetown Gan, 42 hid, 50 asked. "United States Electric Light, *90% bid, W% asked. Ineurance Stocks,—Franklin, 37 Wid. Metropol tan, 6 bid. Corcoran, 50 bid. Potomac, 66 % asked. ‘Arlington, 140 asked. German-Ame can, 150 bid. National Union, *9 bid, Columbia, “Ii wid 14° asked. Tithe Yawaratee Stocks Meal Eta Title, asked. Thadig: “Pebronty, Steamer mixed, "35 14 asked § bid, 8 bid, 0 asked, te Title, iz Washington Graphophor e, 5 @ tid, = Cneage 5 mS 9124 bid, 125 ask 0% Ud, asked. Market, 10 18 asked. Great Falls Ive, 115 bid, 124 “Ex div. GRANT MONUMENT DEDICATION. 0 li It is Proposed te ©xnend the Sum of $70,000, NEW YORK, December 24—The board of