The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, February 07, 1890, Image 1

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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
L. FRITZ,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office Front Room, over PostotSoe,
BLOOMSBURG. TA.
tl. MAIZE,
ATTnxr.V-AT-LAW,
INSURANCE ANtJBF.At ESTATE AOlTfT,
Ornci Room Nn. 2, Columbian Building,
lll.OOMSBURO, TA.
N.
U. FUNK,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office In tnt's B iltdlng, near Court Home,
UT.OOMEllURG, PA.
OHN M. CLARK,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
AND
JUSTICE 01' THE PEACE,
Office over Mover Dro'i. Drug Store,
BLOOMSBURO, PA.
Q W. MILLER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office In Brqwer's building, 2d floor, room No I.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
B.
FRANK ZARR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office cor. Centre & Main Sts., Clark's builalng,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
53" Can be consulted In German.
qeoTe. elwell,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office, Second floor, Columbian Bulldlig,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
jJjV. WHITE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office In Wirt'i Building, 2nd floor, Miln St
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
jr S. WINTERSTEEN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
AND
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office in First National Bank Building, ad float,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
IS" Pensions and bounties collected.
F.
P. BILLMEYER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
(DISTRICT ATTORNEY,)
Office otct DentleHa Shoe store, Front roam,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
JOBERT R. LITTLE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office, Columbian BuildiDc a floor, front room,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
JRANT HERRING,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Ofnca rjK RawHogV Mat Market,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
W,
H. RHAWN,
ATTORHKY-AT-LAW,
Office, corner of Third and Main Streets,
CATAWISSA, PA.
J
B. McKELVY, M. D.,
SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN,
Office, North tide Main Street, belaw Market,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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R. J. C. RUTTER,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Office, North Market Street,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
JR. WM. M. REBER
SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN,
Office, corner of Rock and Market Streeti,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
JJj-ONORA A R0I5BINS, M. D.
Office West First St.
Special attention given to the eye and
car and the flttlng of glasses.
J
J. BROWN, M. D.,
Office and Residence, Third Street, Weat
of Market, near M. L. Church,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
sHrOffice houri every afternoon and evening.
Special attention given to the eye and the fitting
of glasses. Telephone connection.
D8
J. R. EVANS,
TuATMun or Ciinomc Diseases uadk a
Specialty.
Office and Residence, Third St, below Market,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
M.
J. HESS, D. D. S.,
Graduate of the Philadelphia Dental College,
having opened a dental office In LocXAEo'f
Building, corner of Main and Caatr, streets,
BLOOMSBURG, PA,
Is prepared to receive all patieaUrequlriag pr
feulonal Services.
Ether, Gas, and Local Asastbstics,
administered for the palnltu extractjen of teeth
fret of charge when artiflda teeth ui uuerted.
All Woejc Guasantxed a lUrijtuimo.
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AINWRIGHT & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS.
Teas, Syruts, Corrsi, Suoae, Molasses,
.Rice, Sfices, Bicabb Soda, Etc, Etc.
N. E. Corner Second and Arch Stx.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
5S"0rders will receive prompt attention.
M
C. SLOAN & BRO.,
Manutactvxers op
Carriages, Buggies, Phaetons, Sleighs, Platform
wagons, sc.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
First-class work always on hand. Repairing
neatly done.
trPrlcei reduced to suit the timet.
H. HOUSE,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Office, Barton's Building, Main St., bel.Maiktt,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
All styles of work done In a superior manner,
and all work warranted as represented.
Tisttk Extracted Without Paik,
'tr the use of Gas, and free of charge when
artificial teeth art inserted.
SET Ta be open all hours during the day.
absn S Htmoii. wtupon uOj. con
cirriz.3rt"ia.-i-w!-"i
ats. tM Mni, twa. itu sw tk ! Krtuu
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J. G. WILL
HAS THE GREATEST FACILITIES FOR REPAIRING
WAJ1CHES, CLOCKS,
a i Ml JEWEJLBY.
IN THE COUNTY.
B. F. Hartinan ia now wearing glosses that give him entire
satisfaction.
1$3 He is only one out of great numbers who have been
fitted by
J. G. WELLS
Optician, of Bloomsburg.
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SWI
MRS,
B.
F. HARTMAN
lirtKSINTS T1IF. KOI.I.ONVINO
AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES i
North American, of Philadelphia,
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Ornci on Market Street, above Main, No. 5.
BLOOMSBURG, TA.
M.
P. LUTZ,
(Successor to Fieas Brown,)
AGENT AND BROKER,
Bloomsburg Fire & Life Ins. Agency,
(Established in 1865.)
COMPANIES REPRESENTED 1
Assets.
Itna Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford, $9,528,388.97
Hartford, of Hartford 5,288.609.97
Phoenix, or Hartford 4,778409.1;
Sprinefield. of Sprinefield 1,000,003.0:
Fire Association, Philadelphia,... 4,512,782.29
Guardian, of London 20,603,323.71
Phcemx, of London 6,924,563.48
Lancashire of Eng., (U.S.Branch) 1,642, 195.0c
Royal of England. " " 4,853,564.00
Mut. Ben. Lf.In.Co.Newark,Nj4i,379,228.33
Losses promptly adjusted ami paid at this office,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
J.
H. MAIZE,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT,
Office, Second Floor, Columbian Building,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Liverpool, London, and Globe, largest in the
World, and perfectly reliable.
Assets.
Imperial, of London, $9,658,479.00
Continental of New York 5.339.91.
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American ot Philadelphia.
2,401,056, 1 1
Niagara, of New York,...
2,260,479.86
PXCHANGE HOTEL,
W. R. TUBBS, PROPRIETOR,
OrrosiTE Court House.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Large and convenient sample rooms. Bath
rooms, hot and cold water ; and all modern!
cuavciucutc..
Exchange Hotel,
BENTON, I'A.
Tho undersigned has leased tnls well-known
house, and is prepared to accommodate the puotlo
ivltn all the conveniences ot a Qret-olasa Hotel.
LEMUKL DKAKK, Proprietor.
QR. 1. C. BREECE,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.
C5T Office over Mover Bros. Drug 'Store.
Residence West Main Street.;
12-20-ly.
J-
S. GAURISON.M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
ggy- OlUco.coriier ot Centre and Fourth
St., Bloomsburp, Pa.
8ALILBJN
n MniriuH for the sale 01 Nursery Stock I steady
I employment guaranteed. HALAKi AND K-
Chase Brothers Company, wa'M
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FIRE INSURANCE,
BLOOMSBURG.
Home of N. Y. 1 Merchants', ef Newark, N,
J. 1 Clinton, N. V. 1 Peoples' N. V. Reading,
Pa. German American Ins. Co., New York. ;
Greenwich Insurance Co., New York J Jersey
City Fire Ins. Co., Jersey City, N. J.
These old corporations are well seasoned by
sec and rill txstxd and have never yet had a
loss settled by any court of law. Their assets
are all invested in SOLID liCUMTIxs, are liable
to the hatard of FJXI only.
Losses ixomptly and IIONISTLY adjusted
ind paid as soon as determined, by CHRIST
IAN F. KNAFP, prxciAi. Agxnt and Ad
lUSTtR, Bloousbiko, Pa.
JThe people of Columbia county should pat
ronize tne agency where losses, If any, are set
tled, and paid py one 01 tneir own citizen.
BLOOMSBTJUG, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7,
MEDIA ACADEMY
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"When Ayer's Sarsnparilla was rcc
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ferred mu to persons whom it had cured
ot catarrh. After taking half a dozen
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Cliaiies H. Maloiley, 113 River St.,
Lowell, Mass.
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THE TRACY HOLOCAUST,
The Secretary's Wife and
Daughter Both Dead.
SELF SACIUFICE OP MllS. TKACt,
She Gave IlerlJfo for That nf Her Una
band Jlln Mary Tracy unit a Maid
Smothered In Their Itoomi-Thft Ites.
cue of the Secretary.
Washington, Feb. 4. The news of the
horror at the residence of Secretary Tracy,
by which his wife, daughter and a maid lost
their lives, created tho most Intense eiclto
tnent In this city, and all day long the
wrecked and blackened house was sur
rounded by immense throngs of people whe
shuddered as they looked upon the scene ot
desolation. Never before In the history ol
the cabinet has one of Its members been thui
horribly smitten by the hand of death, and
beside this last event Secretary Blaine's ro
cent bereavement pales Into comparative
insignificance The latest details ot th
shocking affair are as follows:
The Story of the fire.
Shortly after 7 a. m. Monday, a man pass
ing the house saw smoke issuing from the
windows. He at once gavo tho alarm by
violently ringing
tho bell. Every
one In the house
was fast asleep and
the lower portion
o f the residence
was ablaze. The
stairways wore
afire and the only
chance of escape
was by Jumping.
Several of the
terror stricken
occupants soon ap
peared at the win-
MTIS. TRACY.
dows of the Becond floor.
Mrs. Wllmeruing,
the secretary's married daughter, and her
child, Alice, aged 13 years, forced their way
through the blinding smoke and Jumped
from the front second story window, ma-
dors wore raised for them, but In their ex
citement they failed to see them. ilrs. w 11
merdlng broke her left wrist and was
severely bruised. Her daughter was badly
injured about the lower limbs, but broke no
bones. They woro taken at once to the
residence of Dr. Baxter near by, and restora
tives applied.
BIrt. Tracy's Heroism.
Mrs. Tracy gave her life for that of her
husband. Bhe could undoubtedly have es
caped alive but for her heroic exertions to
save him. They occupied the roar room on
the second story. Everything would seem
to Indicate that Mrs. Tracy nwoke to find
the house ablaze and her husband uncon
scious at her side. With little thought for
herself she caught him In her arms, and In
her desperate efforts to drag blm to a win
dow ruptured a blood vessel. Bhe then
opened the window, and although the fire
men were raising a ladder sue am not wan.
but plunged to the concrete court yard be
low. One leg was broken In the fall, but
she died an hour later from the effects ot the
raptured blood vessel.
The Secretary's Rescue.
When the firemen reached tho scene the
lower portion of the house was wrapped In
flames. As soon as they knew that people
were still in the
burning building
ladders were raised
to the rear win
dows and Chief
Farris dashed into
the flaming struct
ure. The chief tells
his story ot the
scene In the house
thus: "I felt my
way through tho
smoke to the sec
ond Boor and found
SECRETARY TRACY.
a man In a room. I managed to drag blm
Into a back room, where there was more air,
and then broke the window out and called
to Lowe, who was In the alley, to run up n
ladder. Then they took the man out, and
it proved to be the secretary.
Miss Tracy's Vrlchtful Death
'Then I went back Into the smoke and fire
again and found a young lady Miss Mary
Tracy, they told me It was and as I caught
hold ot nor wrists 10 1111 ner up ino uesn
came off her burned bands. I got her out,
but she was dead. That exhausted me. I
could do no more."
Miss Tracy had been suffocated by smoke
and beat. Bhe was taken out tenderly
through a neighbor's house nud down a lad
der, and the best medical help was instantly
at her side, but without avail. The features
were unrecognizable, but certain peculiari
ties ot apparel led to the identification of the
body.
Another uody Dadiy uurneu was mat, 01 a
servant, a French maid named Josephine,
The secretary was removed to tne resi
dence ot Mr. Bancroft Davis near by, and
was soon surrounded by physicians, who
found him to be suffering from asphyxia.
The doctors applied artificial means to In
duce respiration ami succeeded, after an
hour's work, in restoring him to semi-consciousness.
The Fresldent at the Scene.
President Harrison and Vice President
Morton, bearing early ot the catastrophe,
were with Secretary Tracy soon after the
latter regained partial consciousness. Tho
sutterer asked plteously for nows of his fam
ily, and the president was obliged to inform
him of the truo extent ot his loss. It was
unquestionably oue of the saddest ordeals of
the chief executive's lire, tie at lirst re
fused to answer the secretary's appeal, but
his silence was taken as an ill omen, and he
was obliged to tell the sufferer the truth.
Secretary Tracy swooned and almost suc
cumbed. He soon revived, however, and is
improving as rapidly as posslblo. He will
undoubtedly recover.
The llodlea at tho White House.
The remains of Mrs. Tracy and those of
her daughter, Miss Mary Tracy, were con
veyed to the executive mansion last night
and placed In the East room, where they
win remain until the lunerul arrangements
shall have been completed. It is quite prob
able that the funeral will take place from
the executive mansion. Oen. Catlln, of
Brooklyn, the brother of Mrs. Tracy, who
will decide about the funeral arrangements,
arrived here from Brooklyn last night.
Secretary Iracy Is still at tne resilience of
Bancroft Davis and will probably remain
there until to-night. President JlarrKon
said to the United Press representative last
night that he thought in Secretary Tracy's
present depressed ami prostrated condition
It would be Imprudent to move him to the
executive mansion, but that he thought that
some time today lie could be removed with
safety. The secretary Is suffering from the
Inhalation of smoke, and his lungs in con
sequence are extremely weak.
lbs lire. It Is believed, started In tho front
parlor near the open fireplace. Whether
It originated from the open grate or from
overheated furnace plpeu is not known. The
framework adjoining the mantel was where
the Ore started, and tt, no doubt, burned
some time before it was discovered. The
furnace Is in the basement, directly beneath
where the Ore started, and tho pipes leading
to the upper stories pass In the rear of the
woodwork of the mantel, lue nremen gen
erally think that the woodwork caught flro
from the overheated pipes.
Mrs. Tracy's Lust Words.
Mrs. McKee gives a touching account of
the president's visit to Mrs. Tracy Just be
fore the latter's death. He found her lying
upon a low couch in the little frame dwel
ling to which she bad been carried, Mrs.
Tracy, though suffering intensely, recog
nized the president at once, whispered a few
farewell messages to tier nusuaud, tier
daughters and son Into his ear, and then,
with her hand claphed lu that of the presl'
dent, passed quietly away.
urs. tviimeraiug ana ner aauguier are
resting comfortably at the residence ot
Ueut. Mason. Miss WUmerdlng la well
enough to be In constant attendance upon
her mother.
The Dead Olrl's lloudolr.
The pretty boudoir of Miaa Mary Tracy,
(urnltnea m blue awl gold, prveeutea
psAhetU picture. Ores' tb UsUfol art
squaro was scattered brlo-a-brao broken in
pieces. Her favorite books were burned
and covered with dirt and scattered all
about by the stream of water that came too
late to save her young life. Hut tho most
pathetic tiling of all were the dead pets. Hho
was very fond of pots. They will not miss
her, however, for thoy, too, passed away
when she did. At tho foot of the bed was
tho poodle dog, which she had often potted.
Around Its neck was a blue ribbon tied by
her hands. Two canaries that used to awaken
her from her dreams In the morning lay In
tho bottom of their cage, and as n police
man passed the door and stopped to look In
he drew the sleeve of his coat over his eyes
and hurried down stairs.
The house was completely gutted and tho
furniture Is a total loss. Its value Is esti
mated at $$.000. The place was magnifi
cently furnished, nil of tho furniture being
new.
Sketches of the Deceased.
Mrs. Tracy was the sister of Oen. Isaac H.
Catlln, the distinguished Brooklyn lawyer,
and her maiden name was llelindn E. Cat
lln. She was a woman of pleasing appoar-
ance, of fair com- f, , , ,
plexlon, with blue tMS,
eyes and light hair, 6ffiSl
and was sixty years
of nrrn. Rliewnsant.
JIM
earnest and willing 'A
copal church, ready
. n .1
vote herself to theS.i'A'Ql
church Interests,; HJ
time she was fond ttuSnrfi
01 society mm one
of the most ngreo-
THE TRACY MANSION.
ablo of women, either as a guest or host.
Gen. Tracy himself spoke of her fondly and
proudly as "nn excellent woman and wlfo
and a good mother." Mrs. Tracy's family
Included, besides her husband and herself,
tbreo children and a grandchild, the last
mentioned being Alice Tracy WUmerdlng,
the 13-year-old daughter of tho secretary's
eldest daughter, Mrs. Emma I WUmerdlng.
1 he other children were Brank B, Tracy,
who remained lu Brooklyn when the family
moved to Washington, and Miss Karrlng-
ton iracy, the daughter who shared tho
mother's terrible fate.
At the time Gen. Tracy went to Washing
ton Miss Mary was sick and Mrs. Tracy re
mained for a time In Brooklyn, giving her
daughter the benefit of hor tender motherly
care. Miss Mary was like her mother In ap
pearance and had tho same pleasant and
cheerful ways. She had host of friends in
Brooklyn, who were full of regret at her de
parture for the capital and who will feel
deeply her distressing fate. Miss Mary was
a gifuxl artist, and spent three years at
Paris uudor the tuition of tho great French
painter, Charles Chainplaln.
Four Seameu Drowned.
New Orleans, Feb. 4. The British stosm
ship Glasgow, from Coatzacoalcos, Jan. 29,
reports that tho British steamship Black
Priuco, from Newport, Wales, at Coatza
coalcos, was detained off the bar at that
port from Jan. 15 to Jan. 25. During that
period a boat containing Capt. Milburn,
while attempting to cross Contzacoalcos bar,
was swamped and two seamen drowned.
The boat that was sent from the Black
Prince to rescue the occupants of the first
boat was also swamped, and the second ofll-
cerand one seaman ot the boat were also
drowned. Capt. Milburn and the remainder
of tho crew of the two boats were rescued
by a pilot boat.
The New llcpabllo KecognUed.
Washington, Jan. 30. Tho completion of
the formal recognition ot the United States
of Brazil occurred at the executive mansion
yesterday afternoon, when Dr. Valente, the
new minister accredited by tho provisional
government, and Mr. Alcndonca, envoy ex
traordinary and minister plenipoteutiary on
a special mission to this country, called and
presented their credentials to President Har
rison. Secretary Blaine accompanied tho
two representatives of the now Brnzllian
government, and presented them to tho presi
dent. The ceremonies took place in tho blue
room and were marked by great cordiality.
Ixmushery's Defalcation 84 7,350.5,
New York, Jan. 29. Postmaster Van
Cott makes the official announcement that
the defalcation of the late Cashier Louns
bory amounts to $47,850.52, as follows: De
ficiency In cash balance, 123,001.51; de
ficiency in postage stamps, envelopes, cards.
etc, $18,500; deficiency in advances of sal
aries and other Items of account current.
$2,058.72; advances on requisitions, 2,059;
amount due employes from funds on hand
and not paid,
S23S.29.
Total, $17,350.52,
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
Condensed lteport of Proceedings in Sen.
nte and lluuse.
Washington, Jan. 28. The senate furtbei
debated the Chandler "Mississippi outrage'
resolution. The direct tax bill was posaed
also. A memorial from the Augusta (Jlo.
board of trnilo favoring New York as tin
site for the World's fair wns presented and
referred; also a memorial by Air. Chandlei
for tho establishment of a republican foric
of government in Mississippi. Mr. Morrill
introduced the bill authorizing tlio issue ol
treasury notes on deposits of silver bullion.
and nskod its reference to the comniitut
oil finance, and asked that a bill prepared by
Secretary Wiudom to the same purpose be
printed aud referred. Un motion ot Air,
Sherman, senate bill to relieve tho treasure!
of the United States from tbo amounts now
charged to him and deposited with the several
States was taken up from the calendar and
passed, the amounts to be charged to an ap
propriation hereby created for that purpose
aggregating I2,10I,U44.
The direct tax bill was taken up aud
nftor debate tho bill passed by a voto of 41
to 7,
Washington, Jan. 29. When tho West
Virginia election caso was brought up in the
house the Democrats present refused to vote,
Speaker Ueod read a list of the Democrats
not voting and declared that a quorum waf
present. The decision provoked a very bittet
debate.
Washington, Jan. DO. The wrangle ovei
Speaker Heed's decision was continued in
the houso over tho adoption of tho previous
day's Journal. The Democrats again refused
to voto, and tbo speaker announcedn quorum
present as on the previous day. After a very
acrid debate, tho decision of the speaker was
sustained.
Washington, Jan. 30. Thosenate listened
to speeches by Senators Vance and Hampton
on the race question. Mr, Vance's speech
took a humorous turn and was frequently
applauded. He said that for the sake of the
negro we are today threatened notonly with
political aflliction but with a servile war,
whose weapons shall be the midnight torch
and the assassin's dagger, and whose victims
shall bo sleeping women and children. He
criticised Mr, Iugall's remarks as pyrotoch
nice, concealing paucity of ideas. Thore was
plenty of room for the negro In the northern
and western states. "If," said he, "the
negro la a good thing, let us divide him."
Mr. Hampton addressed the senate at
BOino length. He denied tho statement ot
the senator from Kansas (Mr, Ingalls) basal
on a uowspapar extract, that be was In
favor of the extermination of the negro.
Ho favored no such horrible policy, He
turned the tables against Mr, Ingalls by
quoting from the Atlanta Constitution the
following extract: "Unlet history is a false
teacher, it is not possible for two distinct
races, not homogeneous, to exist on terms of
political equality under tho same govern'
meat. Oue or the other must go to the
wall." "And that," said Mr. Hamptou, "Ii
signed 'J, J, Ingalls.'"
At the conclusion of Mr. Hampton's speech
the bill went over without action.
Washington, Jan. 31. The warfare over
the speaker's decision in counting against
their will Democrats present but not vot
ing, continued today In tho houso. Mr
Bynum vigorously arraigned the sjieaker in
very strong terms and abused the Repub
lican party, Tho West Virginia election
contest came up, bnt no action was taken
on it
Washington, Feb. 4. In the house the
Smith-Jackson contested election caso again
came up, and after a spirited light, during
which the speaker continued his former tac
tics of counting Democrats present but not
Yotiug, Smith, Republican, was seated by a
vote of ICO to 0. Mr. Smith was sworn In
and the house adjourned.
onrjT W I
1890.
BANK WRECKERS' WORK.
Two New
York Institutions
Been Closed.
Have
"ANOTHER lVESSTAYNIIK OASa"
The Sixth Nntloiml nml Lenox Hill llnnks
Itnlneil by Aliened Dishonest 1'rnctlces.
Nearly Half 11 Million Missing Who
Has the Money?
New York, Jan. 31. A most startling
condition of affairs has been brought to
light by United States Bank Commissioner
A. B. Hepburn, who took possession of the
Sixth National bank at Thirty-fourth stroet
and Broadway, and was busy examining Its
accounts nil day. It has been discovered
that tho now president of the bank, P. J.
Classen, who went Into office only two days
ago, has since attempted to dispose of (022,
000 of the bank's securities, consisting of
gilt edged bonds of a market value of over
8OO,0O0. All but 12,50,(100 of these bonds
have been sold, and whore the money has
gone is yet unknown. Mr. Classen repre
sents the syndicate which last week liought
out tbo interest of Charles H. Leland, the
former president of tho bank, and assumed
control 011 1 uesday.
A Significant Notice.
In tho morning the bank was closed and
the following notice written on a sheet ol
note paper was tacked to tho door:
I hare taken possession of this bank as United
States bank examiner In helinlf of the controller
of the currency nt Yashlugton, 1). 0., w ho n III
give such rurther orders as may be necessary. A
careful examination Is befug made of the assets
and liabilities. A. II. Ilci'Dunx,
United States Hank Commissioner.
The doors of tho bank wore surrounded by
n crowd of panic stricken depositors all the
morning, and very little Information could
be gleaned from the bank commissioner and
his assistants, who wcro at work insido, as to
tho actual situation. At 11:30 o'clock Com
missioner Hepburn Issued the following pre
liminary statement:
Kxniiiluer Hepburn's Statement.
"Mr. Leland sold 1,035 shares of stock, a
controlling interest, to the parties at present
In control ot the bank, at U50, and gave them
possession Jan. 22. On Jan. 23, 1022,000 par
value of high priced bonds belonging to the
bank were delivered to Pell, Wallace & Co.,
and a receipt token reading as follows:
"It.-coived, New York, Jan. Si, lb90. of
the Sixth National bank of Now York, tho
following named bonds, to bo sold for ac
count ot said bank and accounted for to its
president as ho may demand.'
I hero wns no entry on tho books of the
bank to show nny disposition of tho bonds.
the stock book called for tho original
amount I found tho $022,000 bonds gone
and demanded their restoration, or funds to
represent their market value. I went with
the president, P. J. Classen, to Pell, Wal
laco & Co., who said that about $400,000 of
the bonds had been sold and checks sent to
the bank, and that tho remaining bonds
wero with different brokers for sale, and
that thoy would get and return thorn.
Nipped 111 the ltuil.
They brought to me $201,000 of tho
bonds. Tbo checks offered for tho balance
could not bo accepted. The above, together
with other matters atfectlng the bank, ren
dered tho temporary closing of the bank
imperative. If the gentlemen lu charge
carry out the promises or assurances given
the controller will undoubtedly reopen tho
bank. 1 do not think depositors will loso
anything. The object in taking possession
was to iusore that Gentlemen, that Is all."
In addition to this Mr. Hepburn stated
that the sltuatiou was further complicated
by the inct that not one ot tho new directors
had yet qualified by taking the oath of office
as required by law.
History of the llnnk.
The Sixth National bank was organized in
1S64, and last week Mr. Leland, thu presi
dent, disposed of hi Interest to the syndi
cate which has been In control for the last
two days. Tho now board consists of P. J.
Classen, a stock broker, ot No. 45 Broad
way; D. M. Ripley, president of the Kings
County Elevated road; J. Kenneth Watson
aud II. T. Cutter, who recently bought out
the drug store of Alexander Hudnut in
Broadway. The bank was regarded as one
of the bouudest financial concerns In thu
city, aud had a very large surplus, accord
ing to its last re;ort. IU stock very re
cently sold as high as $350 a share in the
market.
Discovered by the Cashier.
Andrew D, Colson, who has been cashier
of tbo bank for twonty-two years, was the
llrst to discover that any Irregularities bad
been going on, his suspicions being nronsed
by seeing tho receipt which is mentioned lu
Commissioner Hepburn's statement Ho at
ouco notified the commissioner.
They Were Audacious Hank Wreckers.
Commissioner Hepburn stated last night
that thus far tho missing bonds, par valuo
$421,000, market value $482,400, are still
missing. There are loans of $160,000, for
which tho security on hand is very dubious
There are also $88,000 of protested notes of
Broker George 11, Poll, who issaidbysomo
to have schemed the wholo transaction. The
other assets seem to be all right Mr. Hop-
burn's report to tbo controller of the cur
rency will be ready to-night, and the ap
pointment of a receiver will sjiecdily follow.
lie says It was the most audacious caso ot
bank wrecking In tho history of this city.
The Lenox Hill Hunk I'ulls.
The new directory of tbo Sixth National
bank is interested lu tho Lenox Hill bank at
1,248 Third avenuo. In consequence of tho
trouble nt tho former bank the Lenox Hill
has failed. The president of the Lenox Hill
bank is Charles E. Wallack, a son of the
late Lester Wallack. He went In with tho
new board of directors on Dec 19. There
was $40,000 cash on hand when the bank
opened lu the morning. By great effort
i 20,000 more was procured. The entire $00,
000 had been paid out to depositors by noon
aud the cashier closed the doors.
The Hunk's Condition.
The financial condition ot the bank is
about as follows: Deposits, $270,000; capital
paid in, $100,000; loans aud discounts, $.'300,.
000; amount due other banks, $50,000. Tho
directors are liable for twice the amount of
their shares. It Is stated that at tho same
time the Lenox Hill bank changed hands a
syndicate acquired control of four institu
tions the Lenox Hill, Sixth National, Equi
table and St Nicholas banks. J, A. Sim
mons, who obtained a controlling Interest lu
the Lexon Hill bank, was a prime mover In
the syndicate.
"Another Ives-Stayuer Case."
Frederick D. Tappan, president of the
Gallatin National bank and a member of
the clearing house committee, says that the
proceeds of the sale ot stocks and securities
belonging to the Sixth National bank wore
used to pay the certified checks which had
been given to Mr. Leland, tho former presi
dent, for his 1,0:!5 shares of stock. These
checks were drawn upon several banks, in
cluding the Lenox Hill and Equitable. Mr.
Tappan denounce-! the transaction as "an
other Ives-Staynv case." Ho explained
that the purchasers were given possession
of the bank on payment of the certified
checks, and then eold tho securities they
found In the vaults, and deposited the pro
ceeds in the clearing house to meet the cer
tified checks. Mr, Tappen added that
counsel for Mr. Leland has announced that
any deficit in the assets will bo paid by Mr,
Leland In full.
Mr. Tappan further stated that In his
opinion the price paid to Mr, Leland for bu
ttock was excessive.
Pell Under Arrest.
George II. Pell was arrested at his home
last evening and taken to Ludlow street Jail,
where he was locked up. A warrant U also
out for Classen.
The Equitable Fulls, Too,
New York, Fob, 1. As a natural sequel
to the sensational chapter in the history ol
bank wrecking the Equitable bank in West
Twenty-eighth street suspended yesterday.
It was hoped and believed that this bank
would bo able to weather the storm which
has involved tho Sixth National and the
Lenox Hill banks in ruin.
Classeu Under Arrest.
About 0 o'clock lost night 1'resldeut Clas
sen appeared before the United States conv
uslsaloneT With til counsel and two dansttv
VOL. 25, NO. 6.
united tstntes marshals, and tlio warrant
charging htm with euibetslemcnt and mis
appropriation of funds was read to him.
He was psrolod In tho custody of tho mar
shals and his couusel. This was In accord
ance with nn arrangement made in advance,
that It Classen would give himself up lie
should not be put In Jail for the night.
LELAND GOES BACK.
Ho llenssumos tho 1'reftldency of the
Sixth .Nntloiml llnnk.
New York, Fob. 4. A meeting of tho
stockholders of tho Sixth National bank v. is
held yesterday afternoon, at which tho di
rectory of that Institution was completely
reorganized. It was announced that ex-
President Leland had bought back all Ids
1,035 shares of stock which he had sold
to
Claassen nnd his associates, and was ready
to reassume tbo control of the bank. In
making this announcement United States
Bank Examiner Hepburn said he had just
received from lVesldent Frederick I). Taic
pen, of the Gallatin bank, on behalf of the
syndicate, Mr, Tappcn's chock for $30,000.
This, in addition to Mr. Inland's $500,000,
Mr. Hepburn said, made tho Sixth National
bank solvent Ho said he was authorized
by the comptroller of the currency to turn
the assets of tho Sixth National bank over
to the new board of directors. Ho reports
the amount duo depositors as $l,6UO,2J7;
cash on hand, $700,000; gilt edge securities
on hand, $983,835; secured loans, bills re
ceivable, eta, $400,000. The bank Is amply
able to meet all demands.
Charles II. Leland was elected prcsldeut
and Charles It. Landou vice-president The
following board of directors was chosen: C.
II. Leland, C. J. Landon, Joseph Park, W,
J. Qulnlan, Jr., cashier of tho Chemical
bank, and F. D. Tappan, president of the
Gallatin bank. The new board of dlrectois
is a very strong and safo one Mr. Coin n,
whose vigilance saved the bank from ruin,
remains as cashier. There arc, It Is said,
funds at the command of tho bank at the
prosent tlmo sufficient to pay every obliga
tion to depositors in full. Tho bank opened
this morning.
A largo crowd gathered in front of the
Lenox Hill bank lu the morning lu nnsuer
to a notice that a meeting of depositors was
to be called at tho bank building. Mr.
Goodheart, the lawyer of the bank, canto
out aud stated that no meeting could bo
held in the bank. He assured them that
arrangemeuta had been made by which all
claims of depositors would bo met dollnr for
dollar. Three hundred depositors then held
a meeting at Lenox ha lb They elected
officers and a committee of utno to act with
tho president aud socretury to consult couu
sel and protect depositors.
Tho Equitable bank did not open as prom
ised, but It undoubtedly will soon.
Ex-President Claassen, of the Sixth Na
tional bank, and Broker Pell were unablo to
furnish ball and are still in Ludlow street
jail.
A CENTURY OLD.
Cclebrntlnn of tho Centennial of
the
United States Supreme Court.
New York, Feb. 4. Tho opening exer
cises of the centennial celebration of the su
premo court of tho United States occurred
at the Metropolitan 0)iera house this morn
ing and wero attended by an Immense
throng. Owing to the death of Secretary
Tracy's wife and daughter, President Harri
son and tho memliers of his cabinet wero
not present, but with the exception of a few
slight changes on account of tho absentees
the programme was carried out as originally
planned. The most distinguished jurists of
every state were present nnd others of na
tional reputation, and clergymen represent
ing all denominations with the exception
of tho Roman Catholic. The only Roman
Catholic ecclesiastic invited was Archbishop
Corrigan, who Is now on his way to tho
Holy Land from Home.
Grover Cleveland called the convent Inn
to order at 10:30 o'clock. On tho stage,
dressed In their official robes, were seated
Chief Justice Fuller, Associate Justices ot
tho Supremo Court Samuel F. Miller, Ste
phen J. Field, Joseph P. Bradley, John M,
Harlan, Horace Gray, Samuel Blatchford,
Lucius Q. C Lamar and David J. Brewer.
Among the other distinguished men present
were:
William Strong, J. C. Bancroft Davis,
J. II. McKenney. J. M. Wright, United
States Circuit and District Judges Lo Baron
B. Colt, Nathan Webb, of Maine; Nathaniel
Bhlpman, of Connecticut; William J. Wal
lace, E. Henry Lacombe, A, C. Coxe, Ad
dison Brown and Charles L. Benedict, of
New York; Hoyt IL Wheeler, of Vermont;
Leonard E. Wales, of Delaware; Edward T.
Oreen, of Now Jersoy; William Butler, of
rennsytvanin; itugn u uond, it IV.
Hughes and John Paul, of Virginia; Robert
A. Hill, of Mississippi; Henry B. Brown, of
Michigan; J. G. Jenkins, of Wisconsin;
Moses Hallott, of Colorado, and Amos M.
Thayer, of Missouri.
Senators William M. Evnrts and George
F. Hoar represented the judiciary committee
of the United States sennte, and Congress
men John W. Stewart, Oeorge E. Adams, J.
Buchanan, Henry C. McCormlck and Jam1 s
Sherman the judiciary committee ot the
house of representatives. ,
Other well known faces noted were thosi
of Governor Hill, Mayors Grant nnd Chnpiu
and Senator Fassott; President Webb, of tho
College of the City of New York, and Presi
dent Low, of Columbia college; ox-Attorney
General Wayne McVeagb, ex-Secretary
Thomas F, Bayard, ex-Miulster Phelps and
Gen. Sherman.
The address of welcome was delivered by
Judge Arnoux, president of the New York
State liar association.
Judgo Henry Hitchcock, St Louis, Mo.,
then reviewed tho enlarging scope of tho
powers nud influence of the court in aU de
partments of Its jurisdiction, and especially
us to constitutional questions, and its re
lations to tho jurisprudence of the country.
Thomas J, Sommos, of Now Orleans, Lo.,
next gnve a memorial sketch of the chief
justices and associate justices, Illustrative
ot tho uniform high personal character of
the memliers of the court.
Edward 8. Phelps, of Burlington, Vt,
th n sfioke on the relation of the court to
the permanent administration of juttico in
enforeiti': the buprimo law of the land 11s
the guar n'm of civil liberty. piiBmal
rights ihs periietu.ty of tho Ui Ion. His
speech comprised a survey of tho pewe 'sand
resiwi sibilities of th3 court.
ANOTHER CHURCHRIOT.
1'olUH Women Lead n Blob at HufTalu.
Several People Hart.
Buffalo, Feb. 3. Another riot occurred
Sunday at St Adalbert's church, where n
factional quarrel over a change ot priests
has beeu going on for a long time. A Polish
woman led tho rioters who numbered sev
eral hundreds. The woman was badly hurt
A number of policemen were injured by
bricks and other missiles. No one was
killed nud the police finally dispersed thu
mob. Special Officer Lyons, of the Fifth
precinct, had his shoulder blado broken by
a brick.
Nearly all of tho rioters were womon, the
men contenting themselves with lookin g on
Dr. Cuyler Iteslgns.
Brooklyn, Feb. 3. At the conclusion of
the morning service In the Lafayette Ave
nue Presbyterian church, Sunday, Rev.
Theodore L. Cuyler resigned tho pastorate
of tho church, which he has filled for thirty
years. Ho is 09 years old and has been in
tlio ministry forty-four years. Declining
strength and falling powers wero the rea
sons for his retirement Dr. Cuyler Is oue
of the most prominent aud widely known
clergymen In the country, aud his fame as a
writer and orator is world wide. Under his
ministry the Lafayette Avenue church has
growu from a membership of 150 to one of
2,300, aud is the largest Presbyterian con
gregation in the United States. Dr. Cuyler
was boru at Aurora, N. Y,, In 1822. He was
graduated from Princeton In 1611.
Faulkner lteally Died
Buffalo, Feb. 4. A special from Dan
ville, N, Y says: Inquiries have poured In
hero from New York asking the truth of
rumors that Gen. lister Faulkner shammed
death last week to escape Imprisonment.
Rev, George 1C Ward, who officiated at the
funeral, knew the general well, aud both he
and Dr. Bacon, of C'anaseraga, at whose
house Gen. Faulkner died, give complete as
surances that the facts of Gen. Faulkner's
death and burial were as stated lu the United
Press dispatches of last week.
Frum Huflalo to Orauge.
Buffalo, Feb.. 4. Rev. Dr. Rufus B.
Green has resigned as pastor of Lafayette
Presbyterian church, in this rity, to accept
a call to a church at Drang, N. J,
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
The World's New? Gleaned,
Sifted and Condensed.
FJIESII TIPS FROM THE W111E8.
What Is Doing On of Interest That Is
Worth Heading The Wheat of the
World's News Winnowed from a Whole
Week's Thrnshlng.
Dr. Talmage has returned to Brooklyn
from his trip abroad.
Tho paper mill operated by the Hubley
Taper company at West Medway, Mass.,
was burned. The company leased the mill
of Mrs. E. L. Campbell, of East Douglass.
Loss on building and machinery, $12,000.
The Rev, H. It Frazlor, pastor of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church at Youngtown, O.,
well known throughout tho United States
for his lectures on Japan, has suddenly bo
come insane.
Watehman Hagney, who was shot by some
unknown person nt Phoculxvllle, Pa., Is dead.
Hagney made an ante-mortem statement
that Bernard Mallon, n "speak easy" pro
prietor, shot him. Mallon has lieen arrested
at I'hcenixvllle. Hagney had Informed the
authorities ot Motion's violation of the law.
The coroner's jury In tho case of Banker
Dltmnn, who disappeared Deo. 11 and whose
body was found in the Schuylkill, Jan. Co,
at Philadelphia, rendered a verdict of acci
dental donth by drowning.
Beth Low has been formally installed
as president of Columbia College.
World's fair legislation at Albany Is at a
stand stlU. Tho senate on Monday did not
take up the assembly bill.
The Now York Presbytery by a voto of
93 to 43 favored the revision of tho creed, in
cluding the recommendation to alter chap
ter 3 so as to Include only the sovereignty of
God in election, the general love of God for
all mankind and the salvation In Christ, and
the revision of tho tenth chapter regarding
children dying In infancy and tho damna
tion of the heathen.
Ten persons wore burned to death In a
Boston lodging house Ore Sunday morning.
The Bears building in Boston has burned.
Loss, $200,000.
Danbury, Conn., was visited by a $300,000
Ore Feb. 2.
Seven miners were killed by an explosion
in tho Nottingham shaft at Wilkcsbarre,
Pa.
Secretary Blaine's eldest daughter, Mrs.
Alice Copplnger, died at Washington Fob. 2.
The Times has settled Mr. Parnell's libel
suit by paying him $25,000.
The Now York assembly, by refusing to
pass the senate World's fair bill, has killed
it The assembly bill is still betoro the sen
ate and may be passod this week, but the
assembly's action Is said to have greatly In
jured New York's chances of getting tbo fair.
Tho New York pollco board has appointed
Gen. E. S. Ilodonbough chief of the bureau
of elections as successor to John J. O'Brien.
Secretary Noble has appointed W. H.
Barker, of Now York, chief of a division in
the pension office at $2,000 per annum
W. IL Turner, superintendent of the New
York, Now Haven and Hartford railroad,
died Thursday night at New Rochelle.
The following new postmasters havo been
appointed: New Jersoy Holmdol, F. P.
Alegee; i'arkor, K. Is. Sutton; ltoscllo, T. M.
Belknap; Bayrevlllo, N. M. Townley.
Governor's Island will replace Castle
Garden, New York, as the landing place of
immigrants arriving in this country at the
port of Now York.
Tho secretary of the navy has decided fx
award the contract for the construction ot
one of tho thousand ton gunboats and the
eight hundred ton naval academy practice
cruiser to the firm of Bamuel L. Moore &
Sons Co., of Ellzabethport, N. J,, and the
other one thousand ton gunboat to tho Bath
Iron works of Maine.
James Stone, the jockey, who was con
victed of murder for killing a German bar
tender In n, lager beer saloon at Coney Island
In the summer of 1888, has had his sentence
ot death commuted by Governor Hill to im
prisonment for llf 0. Judge Henry A.'Mooro
before whom Stone was tried and convicted,
recommended him to executive clemency.
Tho Now York stato board of regents havo
chosen the following officers: George Will
iam Curtis, chancellor, and Dr. Anson J.
Upeon, vlco chancellor.
The New York superintendent of publla
works has appointed Thomas Galvln, of
Troy, a son of ex-Postmaster Galvln, chief
clerk in the office of public works. Terrenes
L Hardin, formerly a division superintend
ent, was appointed assistant superintendent
in place of John E. Ashe, resigned.
Miss Blsland, Nellie Bly's rival In circum
navigation, arrived at New York Jan. 30.
Detective McCarthy and a policeman ar
rested thirteen sneak thieves In a house in
New York. The dctecttvo spent the night
in their den and caught them ono by one as
they entered.
Tho residence of lie v. Joseph Flecklnger
at Mansfield, Pa,, was blown up by dyna
mite Jan. 30, with the intention ot killing
Father Fleckingor. The priest believes An
archists aro responsible for the deed.
Charles IL Shear, tho Charksville, N. Y.,
wife murderer, bos been sentenced to life
imprisonment in Dannemora prison.
Tho Presbyterians in session at Syra
cuse, N. Y., voted unanimously for revision,
and report that thoy favor a simplo and more
catholic creed, buthope that the old con
fession of faith will be allowed to stand as a
historic momimervt
Joseph Chapleau was sentenced to be exe
cuted by electricity on March 3 at Danne
mora prison, N. Y. He was convicted of tho
murder ot a man named Tabor.
The Rev. John Grimes has been appointed
to succeed tho lato Rov. James A. O'Hara,
D. D., as pastor of St. Mary's church at
Syracuse, N. Y.
At a meeting of the members of tho cen
tral New York trotting circuit held In Blng
hnmton, N. Y., F. H. Coggeshall, of Water
vllle, was elected vice president The execu
tive committee elected consists of F. G.
Babcock, ot Hornellsvlllo; T. L. Leonard, of
Syracuse; L. M. Cafforty, of Blnghamton;
C. A. Nichols, of Elmira, and J. M. Pren
dergast, of Phoenix.
The Pennsylvania National bank, of Pitts
burg, capital $200,000, has been nuthorizod
to commence business.
The jury in tho caso of Justice Joseph
Hayter, Matthew Retd and Thomas Tennl
son, of New Brunswick, N. J., charged with
stuffing ballot boxes at the last election,
brought In a verdict of not guilty.
Blanche K. Bruce, of the District of Colum
bia, bos lieen appointed recorder of deeds of
the District of Columbia.
The countyS:ommltteo of tho county De
mocracy for tbo Nineteenth (N. Y.) assem
bly district have adopted resolutions op.
proving Mr. Cleveland's ideas on tariff
reform; also favoring the Australian ballot
system and civil service reform. It is said
by knowing ones that this Is the beginning ot
n movement to array the County Democracy
against Tammany Hall and Governor Hill lu
the next presidential election.
A llallk Teller's Sufclde.
Middlktown, N. Y Feb. 4. George IT.
Denulsou, teller of the Orange County Na
tional bank, at Goshen, committed suicide
by shooting himself yesterday afternoon.
The charge entered tho left side of his head.
He was sulTerlng from temporary Insanity.
He had been ill for some time. Deceased
was a son of eX'Sherlff Dennlsou.
A Hurglar Cancht.
New London, Conn., Feb. 4. Edward R.
Perkins, of Groton, who has a room on Btato
street, was arrested yesterday while at
tempting to enter the residence of ex-Mayor
Starr. Perkins' room was searched and
stolen goods to the value of $3,000 found.
Admitted tu the Association.
New YonK, Feb. 1. The recently organ
ized Brooklyn and Syracuse Baseball clubs
have tiled bonds of $10,000 each, aud wero
admitted into the American association at
a meeting of the fluance committee. About
200 managers and players wero present
A Death from Owego'a Wreck.
BlMiHAliTON, N, Y Fob. 1. E. A. Lath
am, of East Brldgewater, Mass,, who had
both legs broken In the smash up on the
Erie road at Owego Thursday moruiiig, died
last evening. Tho colored porter, Honey
suckle, is lu 11 critical condition.
Shoe Machines Attuched.
Dover, N. II., Feb. 4. Sherilf Pingree
has attached 150 machines and the stock i
process of manufacture of the Dover Sho
company shop for Walter S. Dlckerson, sole
leather manufacturer of Lynn.
Tlio Kxpre Company Must Pay.
Boston, Feb. 4. In tho suits of Frank W.
Chandler against tho American Express
company for Injuries to himself and the
death of his wife by being struck on July 3
by a runaway team of the defendant com
pany, the Jury havo awarded plaintiff $7,000
for his injuries and $500 in tbo case ot his
wife.
Vueltuc Had
As on the table la pieces It lay,
&aU the punipkla pie, "My cup
Is about as full as can be today--.
ta fact. I am aU anl ntO
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