Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1897, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. —>—___—_ PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th St, by o Cor re The Toering See ecere Commer Kew York Ofice, 49 Potter Building. The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, om their own account, at 10 cents per week. or 44 cents per month. Coples at the counter 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—50 cents ¢ month. P Gaturday Quintaple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with ign postage added, $3.00. (Eutered at the Pont Office at Washington, D. 0., | as second-class mail riatter.) | (7 All mail subscriptions must be paid tn advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. No. 13,678. “WASHINGTON, D. ©, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1897-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES TWO CENTS. If you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star. WOLCOTT’S MISSION Tt Means Much to Him and the Re- publican Party. HOPE OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT The Probable Consequences of Success or Failure. —_--+——_ WHAT STANDS IN THE -_—-- WAY There are many phases of interest in Senator Wolcott's trip to Europe in the in- terest of international bimetallism, aside from the main question involved, and not the least important of these is the possible effect of his failure and the failure of the movement he represents upon the fortunes of the republican party. Would h a failure mean that the junior Colorado senator would follow the exam- ple of his colieague, Senator Teller, in leav- ing the party? If he should not do so, it is altogether proba that’ some others would. for even so strong a republican authority as Sena- tor Chandler has asserted that many re- publicans of free coinage proclivities were held tn line for the republican candidates in the last campaign by the hope that the party’s pledge to devote its best energies | agairst the change. Here is the stumbling block. General Francis A. Walker, who has but recently returned from England, and who was in close conference with Senator Wol- cott just previous to his departure, says that one square mile in London stands athwart the return of the entire world to the double standard. This ‘square mile” is the obstacle which the Colorado senator understands he must overcome before he can win the laurel for which he strives. It has hitherto withstood all assaults; wheth- er it will withstand Mr. Wolcott's powers of persuasion and argument remains to be seen. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. A Slight Surplus for the Month of December. The monthly comparative statement of the government receipts and expenditures shows the total receipts during December to have been $25,857,114, and the expendi- tures $23,812,664, which leaves a surplus for the month of $2,044,450. For the six months of the fiscal year, however, a de- ficit is shown of $37,902,397. This is the first time within six months, and the sec- ond time within the year, that the monthly receipts have exceeded thé expenditures. The surplus this month is largely ac- ccunted for by partial receipts from the recent sale of first mortgage bonds of the Pacific railroads, belonging to the Central Pacific sinking fund, which appears in this statement as a repayment to civil and mis- cellaneous expenditures. There was also a further reduction of about $2,700,000 in in- terest payments during the month. Inde- pendent of this bond transaction, the sur- plus this month would have been about $500,000. The receipts from customs dur- ing December amgunted to $10,779,412, a gain for the month of about $800,000. The internal revenue receipts aggregated $13,- 198, , @ nominal gain over November. As compared with December, 1895, there is a less of about $1,390,000 in the customs, and to securing an international agreement | a gain of about $448,000 from internal rev- wo ead to results far more satisfactory | enue. to stiver men than would independent ac- tes tion by this country. SPAIN AND CUBA. It is not denied in any quarter that there is a large element in the party which sets | Congressmen Do 3 Believe This great store by the platform pledge. e Government Would Help the Former. by eae Wet thandien Care’ | Representative Swanson of Virginia said Pritchard, Cameron, Mitchell of Oregon, | to a Star reporter today that he helieved Hansbrough, Clark, Warren, Shoup, Bro’ Wilson, Perkins, and possibly otht degree. vn, in less Silver Constituencies. It is by no means probable that the result of the conference would influence the polit- ical affiliations of some of these men, but it is still a fact that a majority of those men- tioned represent constituencies which are strongly inclined toward silver. This is pe- culiarly the case with Wolcott of Colorado, Carter of Montana, Shoup of Idaho and Brown of Utah, while the campaign was made and won for the republican cause in North Dakota, Oregon and Californ partly on the plea that the republican arty’s pledge to secure a movement in the interest of silver which should be general rather than national would prove success- ful. he loss of any derable number of these men would be a serious blow to the republican party, not only for the present, but for many years in the future. It has the senators from these otes of Colorado and Ne- ve made that body a om. This is no lot ger but the in the next Senate Personal Consequences, success of the mission means much nator Wolcott's personal fortunes. As look in his own state the senator's uture is at stak stood with in the last campaign in the face most unanimous sentiment of his | s was made evic the - expr of pa vent i the ople before and since the election. ven outside of the issue ived in this ne had estranged “If from his > a degree by of last ion on the Venez failure to vote on the question of silver rider to the Dingley tariff antagonized Senator Teller on} stion he did in the campaign, as severed the political partners Congress would repudiate any agreement this country might make with the Spanish gcvernment by which the United States is to in any way aid in suppressing the re- bellion. He thought it hardly possible that the latest reports from Madrid asserting that such an agreement has been made were true. Representative Burton of Onio thought it almost impossible that President Cleveland and Secretary Olney had entered into en agreement with Spain. Represeazative Cox of Tennessee also expressed doubt that there could have been any agreement Representative Cobb of Missouri did not express an opinion on this subject, but said he was opposed to the Cameron reso- lution because he did not believe there was a Cuban government to recognize. ————-° ICT INDEBTEDNESS. DIST What the Quarte Report of the United States Treasurer Shows. The regular quarterly statement of the funded indebtedness of the District of Columbia was issued today by United States Treasurer Morgan, ex-officio com- ioner of the sinking fund of the Dis- The ottal is $16,923,090, being a net tri ful pita te reduction of $5,173,650 in principal and would ve fatal for at least ene session." | $364,194 in interest charge since July 1, 1878. During the interval, the debt ‘was Bs by operation of the decreased fund and otherwise and increased the 0 by The issue of 3.05 per cent issue of 3.55 per cent issue limited to $15,000,000) of which amount $742,700 have been retired, leaving outstanding $14,- luv. The amount of five and three- fifty per cent funding bonds ‘ssued to re- place matured bonds bearigg a higher rate of interest is $3,S%: e+ IN THE CANAL. Mollie Lee Found Drowned Today Near the Bridge. The body of Mollie Lee, colored, about twenty-eight years of age, was fished out d existed for the past ten or{of the canal near the Aqueduct bridge years, Mr. Wolcott o! 1 the | about noon today by Detective Frank Bur- tees ee eee the | rows and Special Policeman Lucas, sta- which put a full ticket in the | tloaed at the entrance to the bridge. From had a csmpaign ma if he|all appearances the body had been in the ved there was hop inning. | water for fullyeten days, if not longer, and could never have bat) the features were hidden by the mud and 9 are near to him s w 1 in the small percertage cf th i by his candidates. Opportanity for Magnetism. These facts are sufficient to put the or on his me’ in his present undertak- He has gone to work with a dash and | a will which ere characteristic of him. Eve »se of his state who are opposed t ews admit that he ts ake a winning conte who could they e« have taken the sider that the f n personal fortun » in- much to the zeal with t his work. Mr. W in Colorado poiit and both friend n of tireless en- ess of purpose, of a mi emingl: will re- he st vothing ef the world e#t large. The h and the senator's con- campaign will all be forgotten Alternative. do that?” asked Mr. of Colorado friend, oning some project he had in mind which from. a political point of view was decidedly risky. You can,” was the reply, could.” h filus to fors a ment “but no one tes ve hb that Colorado ts ever Hing mt in her younger tor. What course the senator might himself pursue in case of the failure of his pres- ent project is difficult to conjecture. Col- crado is so evidently determined to go for free coinage on a national, if an inter- nattcnal basis proves impossible of pro- cureme - that he could hope for ttle from if he should adhere to his sup- republican party after the party demonstrated by its effert that inter- ra’ action was beyond reach. The t that an effort had been made failed would be taken as proof that international co-operation 1s thing more than an idle dream. It would nm beccme a question between party loy- ‘y and state conviction with him. He aid in his speeches during the campaign « he would have supported the demo- ncminee but for the declarations of platform on other questions than that er of si An Obdurate Square Mile. ‘ott is not allowing himself to be into the belief that he is under- ng @ holiday task, but he does not em- bark on IMs mission without eneouragement from high quarters. In his former visits urcpean -eapitais~he. has at all times bad the subject of- the bimetallic Inovement in his mind, and he has hereto- fore sounded men who are prominent in tle administration of English and French affairs. He knows that many of them, like Meline of France, Balfour, Goschen and even Lord Salishury, are very favor- ably Inclined toward bimetallism. But he also knows that the strongest element in English affairs, the element which controls the raticn’s purse strings, is “dead set” | slim2. nj feet from the bridge and | waterway | the | tempted to reach the object, but -the pole The woman was dressed in her usual street clothes, but if she had a hat it was not recovered. Her disappearance was never reported to the police, and the finding of the body was y an accident. During a raid on the players this forenoon Detective Bur- stood on the edge of the bridge and was looking into the water, which was un- usually clear. He has exceedingly sharp eyes and thought he saw the body of a man on the bottom of the canal, about forty lway of the He called Special Policeman Lucas, and the two came to the conclusion that it was a body. Securing a long pole, two stood on the towpath and at- was too short. Another length was added and the object fished to the surface, prov- ing to be the body of a woman, subse- quently identified as that of Mollie Lee. The patrol wagon was quickly summoned ud ihe corpse carried to the morgue at the eventh. precinct, while the coroner was notified of the find. The woman was well known to the police and was formerly a resident of Louse al- ley. She went over to Georgetown and took up her abode on Frog Island. The police saw her several times, and the last time any of her companions saw her was on Thanksgiving day. Nothing was thought of her absence. There are no marks of vio- lence on her body that can be seen to cause any suspicion of foul play. The opinion of the police is that the woman was drunk, and while walking fs | the towpath alone fell in and was drown PRESIDENT FAURE’S RESPONSE. Profoundly Touched by the Message of the Czar. PARIS, January 2.—President Faure, re- plying to the New Year congratulations & the czar, has telegraphed the latter as fol- lows: “I am profoundly touched by the terms in which your majesty addressed me his felicitations, and I also thank you as well as the empress for the sentiments express- ed toward France. We recall, like you, with the utmost pleasure, the memory so precious of your presence with us and beg you to decept the expression of our well wishes for your majesty, the empress and the Grand Duchess Olga. —_—_—~— One Oath Will Do. The Secretary of the Treasury has in- structed customs officers along thé Cane- dian border that the custom of requiring @ separate affidavit for each animal, and the exaction of ten cents for each blank oath furnished to importers, in eonnection with the importation of animals for breed- ing purposes. no longer will be permitted. At the utmost, separate oaths properly can be required only for each class of ani- mals imported, and in case of sheep, only one cath for the entire invoice will be per- mitted. ————_-e+-______ .. Naval Movements. The Minneapolis, which is visiting ports in Turkey, arrived at Betrut.: The flagship Philadelphia, with Admiral Beardslee on board, arrived at Valparaiso yesterday. BEGINNING RIGHT| Animation Shown in the New Year ' Inauguration Work. HOLDING IMPORTANT CONFERENCES Meeting Tonight of the Executive Committee Will Be Interesting. NOTES OF THE PROGRESS ee ae The inauguration work of the new year was commenced with characteristic brisk- ness this morning by Chairman Bell and his associates and assistants entered into their share of it with siailar spirit. Many members of the executive committee called to consult with Mr. Bell over the work of their respective committees, among them being Mr. George Gibson, Captain James E. Bell and Mr. Edward McCauley. Mr. A. T. Britton and Judge Long, the national committeeman from /#lorida, were also among the callers. Judge Long expressed a desire to assist in every way possible in the,inauguration preparations, and after a brief visit to Florida will return and enter actively into the work. : The State Arches. The executive committee meeting tonight will be the most important yet held, as many reports from subcommittees will be Presented and acted upon. It is probable that a ‘decision will be reached upon the advisability of inviting the authorities of the various states and territories to deco- rate the arches tc be erected in their honor at the intersections of streets with Pennsylvania avenue along the line of the inaugural parade. If such an invitation is extended it is believed it will be ac- companied by a request that no extrava- gant nor expensive decoration be indulged in, as it is the desire to have harmony in the inaugural decorations, and this might not be possible if states should allow their natural pride to cause them to com- pete with each other in order to attain the most striking results. There will be reports from the committee on parks and reservations regarding the erection of stands along the avenue and from various other committees. Designs to Be Adopted Tonight. The committee on invitations and tickets has held several protracted meetings over the important matters intrusted to its charge and will hold another at 7 o'clock tonight, when a final conclusion on the designs will be reached and a report made at once to the executive commiitee. The designs to be adopted will surpass in beau- ty and artistic concepticn any heretofore used en a similar occasion and will be te- lected from a series of six sets submitted by leading establishments throughout the country. The designs approved will not be made public until they are copyrighted. Chairman Roessle’s Criticism. The complaint of Chairman T. E. Roessle that the executive committee had not awarded the committee on decorations of the ball room a sufficient amount to prop- erly accomplish the purposes of that ¢om- mittee was still a subject of discussion to- day, and mary members of the executive committee, did not hesitate to express their indignation over the fact that another member had seen fit to air his grievances, even if they were founded on any just grounds in the public pri: It w reit- erated, as stated in yesterday's Star, that no apportionment of mon: any committee had yet been made, and it was remarked that the = ‘ism came with particularly poor grace from Mr. Roessle, who had made an arguntnt for economy in one of the executive committee n.eet- ings, and had gone so far, it is understood, as to say, that his committee would not need more than $5,000. It was also regarded Mr. Ro n when no meeting of his committee has been held and the views of its memb on any subject had not been ascertained. The committee has been called to meet, however, at 8 o'clock Monday night at headquarters. Chawman Well declined to say anything on the subject, but stated that no apportionment o7 funds had yet been made to any committee. Evidently Enjoys Being First. The first organization to respond to tne request of the committee on civic organiza- tions for information regarding its partici- pation in the inaugural parade was the William MeKinley Club of Philadelphia, which was formed in 1802, and was the first McKinley ask&ociation organized in United States. The club will bring one hundred and fifty members, attired in silk hats, light overcoa's, dark trousers and neckties and canes alike. A band of twen- ty-five pieces will head The chief mar- singular that as sle should Nave been so critical et shal is C. E. Mason, and his aids will be W. E. Smit: and John E. Wamen. Prof. John F. Langston was an early vis- itor at headquarters this morning, and proffered any services he might be able to render to Chairman Wright of the public comfort committee. Lieut. Col. Wm. V. King of the 22d New York Regiment arrived in Washington yes- terday, and was taken around town by Maj. D. L. M. Peixotto, looking for quarters which the command will occupy next March. Representative Bartlett of New York is the colonel of the 22d, and the fuli quota of the regiment will come to Wash- ington. Col. King was at headquarters this morning, and was much pleased at the system being followed in arranging for the inauguration. H. E. Smith of Trenton, N. J., has wrii- ten for quarters for 200 men, ‘and J. R. Claiborne of Rusk, Tex.; offers to bring 2,000 Texans to take part in the parade. Attractive Visitors From Pittsburg. The Americus Republican Club of Pitts- burg, Pa., has notified the committee on civic organizations that it will send not less than 150 men to the inaugural parade. The members will carry red, white and blue um- brellas, will wear black suits and white hats, white ties and white gloves. Badges will be red. The club will be in command of Major Samuel D. Hubley, and will headed by Sheridan's Saber Band of thirty pieces. The club will come in.a spectal train of parlor cars over the Baltin>re and Obio road and live in them at t New’ York avenue station. They will arrive here March 4 at 7 a.m. ——_—_ Gold and Silver Product. From information received from officers of the mint service and other agents em- ployed to collect the statistics of the -pro- duction of gold and silver from the mines of the United States during the calendar year 1896, the director of the mint esti- mates the product of gold to have approxi- mated $51,500,000, being an increase of $5,000,000 over 1895. * ‘The product of silver in the United States in 1896, from the information now at Hand, is~estimated to have been from 52,000,000 to. 53,500,000. fine ounces, a decrease’ of two and one-half to three- million ounces F } from that of 1895. ¥ oe. Coimage tn December. The total coinage at: the United States mints during December was 9,730,920 pieces CABIN Senator Sherman May Begome the Next Sec- Tetary of State, General Belief That Representative Dingley Will Head the Treas- ury Department. There is still a probability that Senator Sherman will go into Mr. McKinley's cabi- net as Secretary of State. The statement that he was. te go into the cabinet has been made and denied so often that of late the assumption has been that Mr. Sherman would not accept such a position. The fact is, however, that the question is still under consideration, with indications pointing to Mr. Sherman's final acceptance. A number of complications enter-into the question, Lut these are in a fair way toward settle- ment. Mr. McKinley is known to be sincere in the desire that Mr. Sherman should serve as Secretary of State and that he holds to this desire notwithstanding Mr. Sherman's Known disinclination to accept. This ad- herence of the President-elect to his orig- inal purpose is expected to result in over- coming Mr. Sherman's reluctance. Some of Mr. Sherman’s friends at first regarded the talk of his gcing into the cabinet as a thing inspired by those opposed to his return to the Senate, but the matter appears to have now assumed an aspect which precludes such an interpretation. ‘The general acceptance of the idea that Mr. Dingley is going to be Secretary of the Treasury has threatened to prove more or less embarrassing to Mr. Dingley in his present position, and, for that reason, an -effort has been made to throw scme doubt on the matter, The fact is that, while the Maine representative does not care to give up his position in the House, it appears to be practically settled that he will accept. It is practically certain that Mr. McKinley takes this view of it. and the general favor with which the suggestion of Mr. Dingley’s name has been recetved strengthens the President-elect in his desire. Another thing understood to be settled is that Mr. Henry C. Payre bdf'Wisconsin Is io go into the cabinet. es DEAD BED. Louis B. Butler Asphyxiated by H- luminating Gan. Louis B. Butler, a carpenter, aged about thirty years, residing fm Amacostia, was found dead in bed this;/afternoon at the American House, 7th street:and Pennsyl- vania avenue, asphyxiated by iNuminating gas. Butler registered at the hotel last night about 11 o'clock, and .1t is said he was perfectly sober at the time. He was assigned to a room and: jagmediately re- tired. He did not make his: appearance this morning and failed to skew ap even when the afternoon arrived. The= hotel people then became anxious and effected an en- trance into the room. ‘The. unfortunate inan was found lying upon vhe bed un- cressed, with tie arms ‘folded across his breas: He had been dead some time, ap- parently, and the room was full of gas frcm thé ofen‘gas Borner. ‘he police tok charge of his body, and the coroner was potified. oe MR. LEMON’S ESTATE. His Wil Adniittea to day. The will of the late Capt. George E. Lemon was admitted to probate today by Judge Hagner upon the petition of the executors, Jere M. Wilson and the Ameri- can Security and Trust Company, the next of kin having so consented, the bond of Mr. Wilson being fixed at $300,000. Let- ters testamentary were thereupon granted to the executors. The petition filed by the executors places the value of the testator’s real estate here at not less than $200,000, and that of the New York city real estate, less incum- brances, at $25,000. They are unaware, they explain, of the value of the testator’s interests in certain undeveloped mining Properties in Idaho and Montana. The ex- ecutors state that there are $60,000 in money, and that the testator owned at the time of his death 1,348 shares of the cap- ital stock of the National Bank of the Republic of the par value of $100 per share. His seat in the New York city stock ex- change they value at $19,000. The value of the testator’s newspapers, the National ‘Tribune and the American Farmer, and of his patent, pension and claim business, they say, they are unable to now state. They also say that they have reason to believe that other securjties will be found among the testator's private papers. Probate To- Personal Mention. + Secretary Lament has gone to McGraw- ville, N. Y¥., to sperd Sunday with his aged mother. Capt. Lemly of the navy has returned from a hunting trip to North Carolina. Lieutenant Commander E. H. Gheen is in the city on waiting orders. Lieut. Col. J. P. Farley of the ordnance department, is on a visit tothis city. Mr. E. O. Graves of Seattle, Wash., for- merly chiet of the bureau’ of engraving and printing, {s visiting friends in this city. & Mrs. Henry D. Howie, wie came on to attend the funeral of ner father two weeks ago, left for her home in Boston this morn- ing. 4 Mr. Edward M. Tabet, special pension examiner at Altoona, Pa., Is spending ‘a few days with his moibe®, Mrs. A. C. Taber, at 1407 Rhode Island avenue. ——+ e+ -__ Gone to Defend Jvory. NEW YORK, January 2—John F. Mcin- tyre, having resigned the office of assistant district attorney, sailed for ingland today cn board the Cunard line steamer Cam- pania, He goes in the“{interest of Edward J. Ivory of this city, who's ‘under arrest in London on the charge of planning dynamite explosions during the recent visit of the Czar of Russia to England, and takes six witnesses with him to testify to Ivory's reputation as a lawabi citizen. Mr. Mc- Intyre will act in an adyisery capacity to the counsel engaged *€or lvery’s defense, among whom are Messrp,’ Carson, Lewis ard Russell,:the lattera of Baron Rus- sell of Killowen, lord {justice of Eng- Lt land. ——. i -- Admiral Skerrett ,Puneral. Funeral serviceg oyer the late Rear Ad- miral Skerret will be ldt at the family residence, 1912 H_ at _ temorrow after- noon at 2 o'clock. The nda of the fam- ily are invited to attend the services at the house, but the interment wilktbe private. On the Ret s Lint. Commander Joshua | © and Assistant Engineer R. E. Carey’ hage been }'aced on the retired list. ; -Consul Reeognixed. ET | S0SS!P/ HIS DEAD BODY FOUND Disappearance of W. A. Hamond of Chicago. LEPT HIS HOME EARLY THIS MORNING Was Much Depressed When Last Seen. BELIEVED TO BE A SUICIDE CHICAGO, January 2.—W. A. Hammond, vice president of the National Bank of Illinois, is missing. Some of his effects were found this-morning on the lake front at the Dempster street pier, near his home in Evanston. The recent sensational fail- ure of the bank, of which Mr. Hammond was vice president, is supposed to have led to his disappearance. Mr.” Hammond called on Percy Palmer, his old friend and confidential adviser, at 8 o'clock last evening. He was evidently very depressed about something, and talked gloomily about his future prospects. Mr. Palmer talked encouragingly to him, and about 11 o'clock Mr. Hammond went home, and about 11:30 retired for the night. Disappearance Discovered. He and his wife have been in the habit of sleeping in adjacent rooms. Early this morning Mrs. Hammond woke up and noticed the door connecting the two apart- ments was open. The door stood at a dif- ferent angle from that which it had when she went to sleep. She left her bed and looked into the room. The clothes on the bed were thrown back, and her husband was not there. His night robe hung over the rear of the bed, his watch was on the table, but his trousers, coat and under- clothing were nowhere to be found. He had not taken his shoes or stockings. This frightened the woman, and she at once sent for Birney J. Moore, an oid friend of the family, who was told of Mrs. Hammond's suspicions. He drove hurriedly to the house of Mr. Lord of the firm of Lcrd, Owen & Co. At the house he sent a telephone message to Chief Bartram of the police departmert, informing him of the Startling intelligence. Both men looked over the Hammond house and satisfied themselves that the worst was to be expected, and they at once drove down Dempster street in the direc- tion of the lake. They soon found a weil developed trail in the form of numerous scraps of paper which led to the end of the Foster pier at the foot of Dempsier street. The rain of the night had soaked the schaps of paper, and they had clung to the boards, but it had also made the contents almost illegible. About five feet from the end vf the pier Mr. Moore discovered scraps of p..per which settled the conviction in his mind that Mr. Hammond had taken his life. A number of pieces of a typewrittea doc- ument, on one of which was Mr. Ham- mond’s signature, were found, with other scraps contafritag writing’ which the men recognized as that of the ex-banker. He had evidently torn a number of documents into shreds, scattering the pieces as he walked down the length of the pier Captain Lawson of the life-saving de- partment was then notified. Grappling hooks were procured and with the aid of the police the life-saving crew began searching for the body. At the home of Percy Palmer little could be learned of what transpired between him and Mr. Hammond last night. As soon as Mr. Palmer heard of the disap- pearance of Mr. Hammond he left his hevse hastily and came into the city. Mrs. Palmer said she was not present at the time the two men appeared to be engrossed in business matters, though she spent an hour with them during the early part of the evening participating in a <o- cial chat. She said, however, that Mr. Hammond did not appear in a mood for merrymaking, and he and Mr. Palmer re- tired as soon as they found opportunit Mrs. Palmer could not say what they talk- ed about. Mrs. Hammond refused this morning to talk of her husband’s disappearance. She remained within her own room and left the conduct of the maiter in the hands of Mr. Moore. The Talk With Palmer. Mr. Palmer said today that Hammond called at the Palmer home in Evanston, which is only a few minutes’ walk from that occupied by the Hammonds, about § o’clock last night. He remained there until 11 o'clock in conversation with Mr. Palmer. They talked of the future and what might be done to place Hammond again on his feet. Mr. Palmer noticed that Hammond frequently wandered away from the gen- eral theme and seemed at times to be en- tirely oblivious of the prese#ce of any one. He seemed to be making an effort to un- derstand what was being said to him, but Mr. Palmer says he saw plainly. that Ham- mond’s mind was weakened and that his troubles were weighing more heavily upon him than had been noticed before. When Hammond arose to go to his home Mr. Palmer asked the privilege of accom- panying him. This was denied him and Hammond left the house alone. Mr. Palmer did not see him after this time nor did he know of his disappearance uptil this morn- ing, when Mrs. Hammond informed him of it. Mr. Palmer added that upon Ham- mond’s arrival home he went directly to his room and Mrs. Hammond retired almost immediately afterward. She remembers of Mr. Hammond coming into their room about 2 o’clock this morning and kissing their baby. The supposition is that Hammond left the house immediately after this attired in only his underclothing and with a dressing gown thrown over him, for his other ap- parel was found in his room apparently as he had left it. It is thought by Mr. Palmer that Hammond went Cirectly to the Demp- ster street pier ard flung himself into the lake, Effect of Newspaper Publications. When Mr. Palmer was asked as to a statement that appeared in a local paper to the effect that Hammond had feathered his own nest to the detriment of stockholders of the National Bank of Illinois, he said: “Hammond had no ready money to speak of. All his savings were put directly into National Bank of Illinois stock, of which he was the largest individual holder. His home in Evanston was placed on the mar- ket for sale as soon after the collapse of the National Bank of Illinois as it could be” Mr. Palmer said that it was his opinion that Hammond carried in the neighbor- hood of $00,000 of life Insurance. Mr. Palmer that since a local paper had published @ticles reflecting on Hammond he had not been himself; that he worried about the feeling the publications had cre- ated against him in the public mind. Palmer said he had entertained grave fears that it would result in Hammond having nervous prostration or in his tak- ing his own life. q Opinions at the Bank. Mr. Hammond was the vice president. of much for the vice president, whose health had been none too robust for the past year. Many expressions of sympathy were heard on every side for him, and his friends. The repert of his disappearance spread quickly through the banking institutions in the down town district, and the suicide thecry was generally credited. Mr. Hammond has visited the bank every day since the assignment was made. He spent his time in consultation with the board of directors and Receiver John C. McKeon in regard to the business matters of the institution. Mr. Hammond was at the bank for the last time Thursday afternoon. He left ap- parently in his usual heaith, and declared he was going to his home in Evanston to get a gocd rest New Year day. That was — last time the officiais at the bank saw im. “Of course, Mr. Hammond has not been in the best of spirits for several weeks,” said Receiver John C. McKeon, “but I am sete at the idea that he has taken his re. “He was deeply affected by the closing of the bank, and appeared to take the matter very much to heart. Every day since the assignment was made he has been at the bank in consultation with the board of di- rectors and myself. I saw him for the last time Thursday. He appeared to be in bis usual frame of mind, but not in a ve talkative mood. The report is received by his friends at the bank with the deepest sympathy. I am very sorry, and only he that 1t may develop that the report is wn- true.” The Remains Found. It was reported to the coroner at 12:50 this afternoon that the body of Mr. Ham- mond had been recovered from the lake. The body was taken to the Evanston po- lice station. The body was found at the foot of Church street, five blocks north of where he is supposed to have jumped into the lake. It was discovered by two boys, who informed the police. Se EAST SIDE HOTEL ON FIRE. Five Persons Severely Injured Dur- ing Its Occurre: NEW YORK, January 2.—Five men were severely injured at a fire which occurred in a cheap hotel in East Houston street to- day. One of the number was a policeman, the others were lodgers. Following are their names and the nature of their in- juries: Sigmund Lissauer, right arm, right leg and right thigh broken; Adam Eber, rib broken; George White, face and hands burned; Frederick O’Brien, face and hands burned; Patrolman Frederick Stahl, face and hands burned. Stahl w: the first to discover the fire, and after turning in an alarm, ran back to the building and aroused its occupants. There were eleven persons in the buiiding at the time the fire started. Two of these were servants, who were at work In the kitchen, where the fire started, and these were the first to leave the bullding. Eber and Lissauer tried to escape from the rooms on the second floor by way of the window. Eber, in jumping to the side- valk, broke one of his ribs. Lissauer missed his footing and fell to the sidewalk, fracturing his right arm, leg and thigh. The burns sustamed by Officer Stahl and O’Brien and White were incurred while they were aiding others out of the building. The loss is $5,000, —_- EXHUMED THE bopy, A Countess Believed to Have Been Buried Alive. LONDON, January 2.—A special dispateh from Warsaw says that a painful sensation has been caused there by the alleged bury- ing alive of a prominent society woman, the Countess Helena Potocka, who diced December 25, and who was interred on the following day. Persistent rumors were cir- culated that the countess was not dead, but merely in a state of catalepsy, and the family, in order to prove this statement baseless, had the body exhumed yesterday, when it was found that it did not bear the appearance of a corpse, and that there was no sig- of putrification. The body was then remo™ed to the family mansion, where it is being watched. SS CANNOT AGRE! No Verdict Yet Renched i < Cane. BOSTON, Mass., January jury in the Bram murder case has been out twenty-four hours there has been no ver- dict reache. At 9:45 the jurors came into court an. >ported that they were unable to agree. hey were’ instructed to retire once more and see if they could not come to an agreement. Up to 1 p.m. there was no indication that the question of Bram’s guilt had been settled to the satis- faction of the jury. > — FAILED TO OPEN. Closing the Doors of the Omaha Savy- ings Bank. OMAHA, Neb. January 2—The Omaha Savings Bank failed to open its doors this morning and is in the hands of the state banking board. A meeting of the clearing house was held yesterday, a most unusual proceeding on a holiday, and it is presumed they took action which caused the savings bank to close. Total liability of the institution is $850,- 000, and the assets exceed this amount by $200,000. The securities are excellent and but little loss can result te depositors. The bank has been in existence for fifteen years. It has no connection with any other bank and will not cause other Omaha in- stitutions any inconvenience. — DECLARED TO BE ACCIDENTAL. Verdict of the Coroner's J: Editor McCullagh’s Deat! ST. LOUIS, Mo., January 2.—The coro- ner’s jury in the inquest over the remains of the late J. B. McCullagh have given a verdict to the effect that the deceased came to his death by falling from a window while attempting to escape from the ef- fects of gas, the result of an accident. ——— Mysterious Murder of a Saloon Keeper CHICAGO, January 2—John Leinen, a hotel and saloon keeper at West Hammond, was found murdered in his place yesterday. The case is enveloped in mystery, and no Positive clues to the murderers have been found. The police have various theories, however, one of which, they say, points to a deep-laid plot. There were indications that the crime was committed for the pur- pose of robbery, but many things lead the police to think that there was no theft, and that the signs of robbery were made after the crime was committed. —_—>——__ An Incendiary Suspect. NEW YORK, January 2.—George N. P. y on Quinivan is under arrest in Jersey City, on ORDERED TO FLORIDA The Cruiser Vesuvius and Dispatch Boat Dolphin. WILL LOOK AFTER FILIBUSTERS Cause of the Sudden Increase of the Patrol Fleet. THE CLEARANCE SCHEME Sones Loe The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius and the armed dispatch vessel Dolphin have been ordered to Florida waters to reinforce the numerous fleet of government vessels now engaged in the effort to suppress the fill- bustering expeditions bound for Cuba. There are already two warships, the New- ark and the Raleigh, helping the revenue cutters In this service, and it may be that the cutter fleet will also be reinforced if it is practicable to spare any more of the few vessels still held on duty for the asual revenue marine service on the Atlantic and sulf coasts. This 1s somewhat doubtful, for it is said that nearly ail of the cutters which are not absolutely required at the present moment to perform boarding duty are already on the Florida coast or on watch for filibusters at New York and else- where. Determination of the Administratio: This strong patrol force gathered in one vicinity is taken to mean that the admin- istration is determined to leave no sound ground for complaint by the Spanish gov- ernment that the Uni States has failed to meet all the requirements of interna- tional law in preventing the departure of hostile expeditions from our shores to aid the Cubans. It can hardly be asserted that it has failed to show the “due vigilance” prescribed as a condition of avoiding pe- cuniary responsibility for the damage wrought by filibusters The Dolphin Now Here. The Dolphin is now at the Washington navy yard and she will probably sail as soon as she can get aboard the necessary stores and ammunition. Her captain, Com- mander Clover, was at the Navy’ Depart ment today consulting witli the officials re- specting the program for the movements of his ship. Though a dispatch vessel tech- nicaily, the Doiphin would be a form!dabl craft ccunt of her speed, which is about fift knots, es from her machine guns, her m: Lattery and her active crew. She carrie two forty-seven milimeter Hotchkiss guns, several six-pounder guns of the same type and two four-irch rapid-fire rifles, sutli- cient battery to stop anything short of a regularly fitted-out warship. From his ex- perience as chief of the hydrographic office, Commonder Clover is also weil fitted to navigate his vessel safely in the narrow channels and bygasses of the Florida coast. Wil Be Usetal, The Vesuvius will also be particular! useful it patrol duty on account of bi speed.- Twenty-one knots is her record on to a filibuster, not so much on ac en a trial, and there is nothing afloat on the Allanti@ coast in the shape of a private- owned vessel that could escape her in a fair run, with the possible exception of the yacht Vamoose, and it would be a “toss up” becween then, with the odds in favor of the dynamite boat, owing to her su jor ability to endure a long run. Although her dynamite guns have not been removed, nor will they be, according to the present intentions of the naval officials, the Vesuvius will not be expec to use them in the duty to which she has been as- signed. She has in addition a effective battery, made up of three peunder Hotchkiss guns, sufficient to stop arything short of an armored craft within a distance of three miles. Drawing seven feet of water she will be able foiiow the small fillibustering craft into the shallow waters in which they have her tofcre found a sure refuge from the di | draft naval vessels and larger revenue © ters looking for them. ‘The Vesuvius is row at the League Island navy yard, Phiia- delyhia, fitting out rapidly for service after lying out of commission for nearly two years. She has beeu ordered to go into commi:sion cn the 12th instant, under com- mand of Lieutenant Commander Pilsbury, who has been detached from the Naval War Colle: nd assigned to that duty Why the Patrol Fleet is Increased. The question was asked of treasury of- ficials today what more in the direction of restraining the departure of seis with arms for Cuba could be expected of a dozea warships than of one, so long as the Cuban-bound beats are permitted to clear regularly and according to law. No sat- isfactory answer could be returned. but it appeared that the officials arc acting under the belief that the “clearance” scheme is reaily intended asa blind, and the puryose of the Cubans is to have one or more relief boat slip away surreptitiously while the authorities are looking after the departure of the vessel for which clearance papers are sougat. Although ed that the Commodore has cle: -d from Jackson- ville with arms and ammunition for San- tiago no information to tha et has yet reached the department. The increase in the patroi fleet is believed tu be due to in- fermation of increased activity on the part of the filibuscers. o-. Naval Orders. Passed Assistaut Surgeon M. S. Guest, from the Massachusetts to the Vesuvius; Passed Assistant Sugeon L. W. Atlee, from the Richmond to the Naval Hospital, Phil- adelphia, Passed Assistant Surgeon W. F. Arnold, from the Enterprise to the Rich mond; Pzssed Assistant Surgeon R. P. Crandall, from the St. Mary's to the Naval Hospital, Norfolk; Assistant Su Merris, promoted to be passed surgeon from June 27, 1895. 7 The Lowry Court of Im It is said that the ccurt of inquiry which recently invest:gated the busincss methods of the quartermaster’s department of the marine corps in thie city hus recommended further proceedings. If this is the fact, Secretary Herbert may deem it advisable to reprimand Major Lowry, the head. of the quartermaster’s department, or he may even conclude to order his tria! by court- martial. —_——-e-—____. Reported for Promotion. The following named officers have been reported qualified for promotion to the next higher grade: Commander James Coghlan, eran crm, heise ct . W. 2 a Wm. Little, Assistant Engineer C. Officy and Assistant Surgeon Lewis Morris. Gevernmest Receipts.