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ESTABLISHED 1887.
INVOLVES
$3,868,070
Suspension of Big Phila
delphia Bank,
NOTICE ON THE DOOR
Ch stout Street National Bank Will
Probably Liquidate.
LOCATED IN THE SAME BUILDING
Was a Trust and Banking
Co., Wtilch, Also, Failed.
THE FORMER GOVERNOR PATIISON
He Was Onee Its President—Mr. W. M.
Singerly of the Philadelphia Record
Now Presides Over It.
Philadelphia, Dec. 23—The Chest
nut Street National bank did not open
for business as usual. The reason there
for was stated in a notice posted on the
door and signed by William H. Hardt,
national examiner, which read as fol
lows:
“The Chestnut Street National bank
is closed for business and is in the hands
of the national bank examiner."
A crowd of depositors soon gathered
about the door, but there was no special
excitement and as a general rule after
each had learned the nature of the no
tice on the door he moved away and his
place in the crowd would be taken by
others anxious to glean something re
garding the situation.
The bank has at all times held a goo i
reputation, but it has been known for
some time that its business- and neces
sarily its profits have fallen off consid
erably. The bank’s suspension, how
ever, was a great surprise, especially so
in view of the high standing of its
officers. William M. Siugeriy is its
president and Isaac Cooper vice presi
dent.
The bank was started in 1887 on a
‘ capital of <500,000, with Robert E. Pat
tison as president. When the latter
took his seat as governor of Pennsyl
vania in 1891 Mr. Siugeriy succeeded
him as president of the bank.
The Chestnut Street Trust and Sav
ing Fund company, the officers of which
are identified with those of the bank,
and the offices being located in the
same building v was also closed for busi
ness, but to what extent the trust com
pany is involved in the bank’s affairs
has not yet been announced.
The last report of the Chestnut Street
National bank, made on Oct. 5, 1897,
was:
Resources: Loans and discounts. <2,-
790,508.65; overdrafts, secured and un
secured, <3,562.84; United States bonds
to secure circulation, <50.000; United
States bonds to secure United States de
posits, <100,000; premiums on United
States bonds, <lO 500; due from national
banks, <226.631.70; due from state banks
and bankers, <8,851.46; due from ap
proved - reserve agents. <300,732 78;
checks and other cash items. <54.887 74;
exchanges for clearinghouse, <174 595.47;
notes of other national banks, <3.184;
fraction il paper currency, nickels and
cents, <2,885 94; lawful money reserve
in bank, <140,040.60; redemption fund
With United States treasurer, <2,250.
Total, <8 868,070.58.
Liabilities: Capital stock paid in,
<500,000; surplus fund, <150.000; undi
vided profits, less expenses and taxes
paid, <24.924 86; national bank notes
outstanding, <48.000; due to other na
tional banks, <506.110.41; due to state
banks and bankers. <184,771.70; indi.
vidual deposits subject to checks, <2,-
085,866; demand certificates of deposit,
<11.070; cashiers’ checks outstanding.
<126.57 2 51; United States deposits <94,-
715.10; bills payable, <250,000; total,
<3.868,077 58.
ECKELS ON THE FAILURE.
Comptroller of Clio Currency l>l»eu.*e.
the I hilodelphl* <:iM«h.
Washington, Dec. 23—Mr. Eckels,
the comptroller of the currency, said in
regard to the failure of the Chestnut
Street National bank of Philadelphia
that the suspension was primarily due
to the shrinkage in the value of the
bduds and notes of the pulp and paper
mills located at Elkton, Md. The cap
ital of the bank is <500,000 and at the !
present time its deposits aggregate
about <1.700,000 and its surplus about
<150.000.
Mr. Eckels has been in Philadelphia
several times recently trying to make
, arrangements by which the pulp und
I paper mills securities could be taken out
lof 0e of thfl bgnk and .prqferrgd i
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
FROM SANTA CLAUS
Tribane Received a Telegram
From Him Last Night.
States Positively That He Will Visit
Rome Tonight. Between Mid
night and Daylight.
Santa Claus is sorely coming to
Rome!
The dispatch printed below which is
from that interesting old gentleman
himself, gives positive Information of
bis visit tonight.
Here is what he says:
North Pole, Dec, 23, —To The
Tribunei I wish you to tell the good
children of Rome through The Tris
bune that I will arrive in your city
Friday night, some time between
midnight and daylight
Wishing each and all a merry
Christmas. lam your dear
SANTA CLAUS,
FROM CAVE SPRING.
Hearn Sdhool Closes for the Holidays.—
Christmas Tree Tonight.
Cave Spring, Dec. 23.—The Hearn
school closing exercises cook place at the
academy building last night. Quite an
interesting program was presented, con
sisting of speeches, recitations, vocal
and instrumental music, a calisthenic
drill, and a drama. A declamation,
“The Young South,” by Mr. Keith, and
a recitation—“ Jennie McNeil,” by Miss
Hattie Fleetwood, deserve especial men
tion.
The children of he Methodist Sunday
school are jubilant with anticipations of
the Christmas tree, Friday evening, at the
Methodist church.
JOHN HART SENT TO JAIL.
The Fhliedei ph!an Convicted of Filibus
tering .Must -erve > is Term.
Philadelphia, D_c. 23. John D.
Hart, the head of the Hart Steamship
company, whose vessels have been fre
quently charged with filibustering, has
beeu takeu to the Eastern penitentiary.
He was convicted in the United
States district court several mouths ago
of aiding a Cuban filibustering expedi
tion on the Daurada and was seuteuced
to two years’ imprisonment. Pending
appeal he was allowed his liberty under
<7,000 bail.
Jesse Eldridge, one of the four bonds
men, notified the court that he desired
to be relieved or his security and Hart’s
roarrest followed. Mr. Eldridge did
not explain his action.
Hart could not obtain a new surety.
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Charged With Safe Cracking.
Raleigh. Dec. 23. For several
months a gang of five safe blowers have
been robbing postoffices and stores in
North Carolina, Virginia and West Vir
ginie. The safe of the posteffice at
Maxton was robbed and later the post
office at Leaksville, and last Friday the
postoffice at Spring Hope, Nash county.
In every instance safes were blown open
and money and stamps stolen. H. O.
Gregory, post office inspector, has ar
rested two men who belong to the gang.
They are white and answer exactly the
description. They boarded the train at
Rooky Mount and were arrested at Elm
City.
Negro Pl-oachor'Vor Lynching.
Brunswick, Ga., Dea 28.—Rev. An
derson, an old negro preacher, author
and lecturer, who is now visiting the
city, has made some reputation by de
fending lynching. He contends that it
is sometimes justifiable. In Boston he
had a debate with Ida B. Wells on the
subject
No Ext* Legislative *«Mlon.
Atlanta, Dea 28.—Hon. Charles I
Branan’s petition for an extra session
of the legislature to consider his antifee
bill has been denied by the governor.
stock'd! 'its rir.iiaaspna necorc c< tn
pany substituted. By this and other
changes Mr. Eckels hoped to nut the
bank in firstciass condition. Up to 5
o’clock Wednesday night it was thought
the plan would be adopted, bur. at that
time a hitch occurred which rendered
suspension necessary.
When the pulp and paper mills secur
ities were taken by the bank they were
regarded by every one aa firstciass, but
since that time its paper has fallen in
price from 10 cents a hundred to less
than 2 cents and the securities have de
preciated in proportion. Mr. Eckels
said there was not the least suspicion of
any wrongdoing on the part of any one
connected wiih the bank and he still
had strong hopes of arranging for the
voluntary liquidation of the bank’s af
fairs without the expense incident to
the appointment of a receiver.
Mr Eckels expressed the belief that
the bank ultimately would pay every
dollar it owes. The Philadelphia Record,
which is owned Dy President Siugeriy,
Mr. Eckels said, is a very valuable prop
erty. paying about 5 per cent annually
on <5,000.000. . >
ROME. GA.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 24. 1897.
TWO WERE
HANGED
White Meo Are lynched
By Moh.
WASHINGTON STATE
Charged With the Murder of a Prom
inent Citizen.-
DOORS TO THE JAIL BROKEN DOWN
Press Censorship Is Said to
Prevail.
REPORT SLOW TO GET ON THE WIHES
tv heu a Special to San Francisco Exami
ner Fr.m Spokane Says On
the Subject.
San Francisco, Dio. 23 —An Exam
iner special from Spokane. Wash., says:
Several persons who have come here
from Colfax deciare that notwithstand
ing oil denials, a lynching occurred
there Sunday night or Monday morn
ing. It is asserted that Chadwick Mar
shall and John McDonald, the alleged
murderers of Orville Hayden, a promi
nent citizen of Farmington, were taken
from the county jail by a mob and
hanged to trees near the town. Accord
ing to this story a press censorship pre
vails and consequently the facts have
not been permitted to make their way
to general notice.
THE CASE OF FLANAGAN
Doable Murderer's Fate Will Be Decided
by the supreme Court Soon.
Atlanta, Dec. 23.—The hearing of
the Flanagan murder case will come up
in the supreme court on Jan. 13 and a
that time will be argued by the attor
neys. This will be the third time the
Flanagan case has been argued before
the courts, having had two hearings be
fore the superior court of DeKalb
county. Both verdicts in this case were
against the prisoner and the case was
carried to the supreme court
If a new trial is granted it will be
tried in DeKalb unless a change of
venue is granted it If the new trial is
refused the case will be carried to the
supreme court of the United States, as
the necessary federal question has been
brought into it. It is claimed a fair
and impartial trial, that is a privilege
granted by the constitution of the
United States, was not given the mur
derer. In any event, it will be many
months before final sentence can be
parsed on Flanagan.
QUARANTINE CONVENTION.
Place of Meeting Will Not Bo Chauged
From Mobil* to Jacksonville.
Montgomery, Ala., Dea 28.—Gov
eruor Bloxham of Florida has written
Governor Johnston a letter in which he
advised him that he was preparing to
call a quarantine Convention to assem
ble in Jacksonville, Fla, on Jan. 18.
when his attention was directed to the
call for ths convention in Mobile on
Feb. 8.
The Florida governor wrote that he
thought it would be advisable to in
elude in the convention delegates rep
resenting all the South Atlantic states
and cities, and to hold the meeting at
Jacksonville instead of at Mobile. Gov
ernor Johnston replied to him that del
egates from all of the South Atlantic
states and cities were invited and were
expected to attend the Mobile confer
ence and that he could see no good rea
son for changing the place of meeting
from Mobile to Jacksonville.
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A Bllssard In New York.
Watertown. N. Y., Dec. 23.—One of
the worst blizzards that has visited this
section in a number of years began in
the evening and continued all night.
Two feet of snow now covers the
ground and is sti 1 falling. The snow
so far has caused little delay to railroad
traffic.
Ordered to New Orleans.
Chattanooga, Dec. 23—The First
artillery, U. S. A, camped in Chicka
mauga park since the beginning of the
yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans,
nave received orders to return to theii
regular quarters at once. The soldier
leave for New Orleans Friday morning
SHOT BY OFFICERS
Son of Editor Anderson, Cov
iiigtop, Mortally Kurt.
Was Drunk and Emptied His Pistol
at the Offlcer-Anderscn Can
not Live.
Atlanta, Dec. 23.—C01. James W.
Anderson, editor of the Covington
Star, was in Atlanta today, and while
here received a telegram from bis
wife stating that their son, William,
had been mortally wounded by a row
with a policeman.
Young Anderson is wild and last
night went on a carousal with a lot of
young men. Anderson was_arrested
and placed in the barracks, This
morning he was released, and after
taking several drinks started out on
the bunt for the policeman who bad
arrested him.
He finally met the officer and pulled
Lis pistol. Anderson emptied his pis
tol, but never injured his man. The
policeman shot Anderson in the cheek,
through the chest and in the thigb.
He cannot live.
BIRMINGHAM TRAGEDY.
Alderman Ashford Kill, a Traveling
Salesman From Cincinnati.
Birmingham, Dec. 23.—T. J. Ashford,
a councilman and president of a glass
factory here, shot and killed F. T.
Brown, a traveling salesman for a Cincin
nati clothing house, on Twentieth street
this afternoon.
One year ago Brown killed Ashford’s
brother at Portland, Ala., but was
acquitted.
This afternoon the men met on Twen
tieth street, and it is said, Brown made .
motion as though to pull a pistol. Ash
ford shot him through the arm, and
Brown ran into a jewelry store. There
Ashford shot Brown through the chest
killing him.
The store was crowded with ladies,
and a scene of wildest terror ensued
while the shooting was going on. Many
cf them fainted. S2OO worth of jewelry
was ruined in the stampede.
LOOKING GLASS TODAY.
Editor Stein Couldn’t Wait To Roast
His Enemies.
Atlanta, Dec. 23.—The Looking
Glass will be issued tomorrow instead
of Saturday as heretofore.
Editor Stein could not wait until
regular publication day to roast his
enemies. It is said that he will raise
blisters on Solicitor O’Niell and Har
vey Johnson.
MISS ELAM BETTER
Yoang Lady Who Attempted Suicide Will
Recover.
Atlanta, Dec. 23.—Miss Ada Elam,
the young woman, who attempted
suicide because she failed to get the
place of assistant librarian, is now out
of danger. She refuses to talk about
her troubles.
shot to D.aih bj T tll» Uncle.
Cornelia, Ga., Dec. 23.—Russ M.
Dorsey had both barrels of a double
barrelled shotgun emptied in his breast,
which produced instant deatn, by Wes
ley Dorsey, his uncle. 4 miles south of
Cleveland, Ga,, and about 12 miles
north of here. They had been on un
friendly terms for some time, the result
of a disputed land line, which has beeu
iu litigation for several mouths. The
murderer had not been captured at last
report, but the sheriff and posse were
after him.
A<*luet Nation*! Qaarantlue.
Atlanta. Deo. 23 —Governor Atkin
son has vetoed the resolution passed al
the late session of the legislature com
mitting the state to the national quar
antine He says the resolution is es
sentially undemocratic, and seems to
make the state admit its inability to
control its own affairs. For these
reasons he withholds his approval, sub
mitting a message with his veto, set
ting forth his views on the subject at
length.
May Be Abolished.
Atlanta, Dec. 23.—An injunction has
been brought to abolish the city court of
Decatur. Should It be done, over half
a million dollars worth of litigation will
have to be tried over.
Angler Gets a Job.
Atlanta, Dea 28. —Alton Angier,
brother of District Attorney Ed An
gier, has been appointed bead book
keeper of one of the departments in
Washington.
CLOSE OF
NOTEDCASE
John Anderson Found
Guilty of. Murder.
NORFOLK TRIAL ENDS
Mate Saunders, of Schooner Olive Pecker.
Killed By took.
SLEW KAN ON BOARD THE SCHOONEB
Very Little Affected By The
Verdict.
AN APPEAL FOR NEW TRIAL MADE
Murderer II Apparently Indifferent.
Fenelty For Verdict As Rendered
Is Hanging.
Norfolk, Dea 23.—" We, the jury,
find the prisoner, John Anderson, guilty
as charged iu the indictnnnt."
This was the verdict returned by the
jury iu the famous Olive Pecker case,
the specific charge being the murder of
Mate Saunders of the schooner Olive
Pecker by the cook. As the case stands
Anderson will have to hang. He re
ceived the verdict with apparent in
difference. His counsel made a motion
for a new trial.
ACCUSED OF KILLING WIFE.
Ouoe Prominent* 31 an Indicted by the
Mecklenburg Grand Jury.
Charlotte, N. 0., Dec. 23.—The
grand jury of Mecklenburg county has
brought a presentment against A. R
Logie for inflicting injuries upon his
wife from which she afterwards died.
Logie was a few years ago one of the
most prominent merchants of Bridge
port, Conn., and was chosen to arbitrate
the strike of street car emuloyes sev
eral years ago. He faiied for a large
amount and disappeared from Bridge
port. He came here and bought a hand
some house aud farm.
In a uruuken frenzy last August he
broke up various household articles and
assaulted hie wife. He was arrested
and while he was in jail his wife died.
He was sent to the insane asylum at
Morganton, but a few weeks later was
discharged, being pronounced not in
sane.
Mrs. Logie was a native of Geneva,
N. Y., and daughter of Rev. Mr. Ches
ter, a prominent Presbyierian clergy
man. Her remains are interred there.
Only two weeks ago the Logie resi
dence near here was destroyed by flra
RAILROADS ARE WINNERS.
(Tolled States Circuit Judge Clark Decides
an Important Case.
Nashville, Deo. 23.—Judge Clark of
the United States circuit coart has de
cided the case of the railroads versus
the state board of equalizers in favor of
the former.
The new railroad commission, in
making out its tax list, assessed the
railroads aud telegraph companies in
the state about <30,000,000 higher than
the assessment of the previous year.
The railroad companies thereupon en
joined the board of equalizers from cer
tifying to the comptroller the approved
assessments.
The court grants a temporary injunc
tion, but with the proviso that the raik
roads pay the taxes to the state on the
basis for taxation for 1896-97.
No Poi'ltloal Prisoner. shot.
Washington, Dea 23 —The state
ments recently published about the
shooting of political prisoners in Guate
mala are without foundation, according
to reports received by the Guatemalan
minister at Washington. They are, be
said, a repetition of the same story man
ufactured by the agents of the rebels
defeated last October. Instead of com
mitting atrocities, the government, he
said, had shown great leniency and con
sideration for the rebels. Private dis
patches say that an amnesty will soon
be accorded, in view of the peaceful
condition of the country.
Murderer Killed by a Posse.
Dubois, Pa, Deo. 23.—Stephen Spel
len killed Michael Rohrer and was him
self shot dead while attempting to es
cape his pursuers. Spellen took refuge
in a water shaft, but the steam was
turned on and he was forced to un
cover. Before he was killed he fired
several shots at his pursuers, one bail
taking effect in the shoulder of Thomas
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PRICE FIVE CEINTS
TO POOL INTERESTS
Leiter and Armour Will Prob
ably Corner May Wheat.
George French Operating For
Them Has Bought 4,000,000
Bushels of May Wheat.
Chicago, bee. 23.—The possibility
that Leiter and Armour will pool theii
interests to corner May wheat is stirring
traders on ’change. The Post says:
“George French, operating for the
Leiter crowd, has piled up a line of at
least 4,000,000 bushels of May wheat,
according to reports from the floor.
Armour’s radical change of frout in
bulling May wheat is common knowl
edge. It is equa.ly well known that
Armour had a pyramid bought which
is supposed to come close to ths Letter
holding. As if to emphasize the bulL
talk, both Armour’s and Leiter’s men
bought wheat today. Armour’s move
ments are closely veiled, but Leiter’s
engineers make no secret of their deal
ings in May wheat. Already that op
tion is regarded as being as dangerous 1
for the public to handle as a stovelid at
wbite heat.
“May wheat is a long shot, is the an
swer given by commission men when
approached by customers. The winter
wheat crop in this country is not har
vested until July, and, Recording to the
forecasters on ’change, the situation
has never been so favorable for a cornet
in May wheat as it will be this season.
Everywhere the price of May is on the
rise and the difference between May and
December is being rapidly narrowed."
DEPEW TALKS AT A DINNER.
Says th. Mlulea of the United State. Feg
Next Century I. Peace.
Washington, Dec. 23. Chauncey M.
Depew was one of the speakers at the
banquet of the Congregational oiub. In
closing his speech he said:
“For the twentieth century the mis
sion of the United States is peace, peace
that it may capture the markets of the
world; peace that it may find the places
where its surplus products, not only ol
food, but of labor, can meet with a
Srofitable return. President McKinley
as struck the keynote of this expand
ing policy of our country and recog
nized that our mission has changed
from international development purely
to the extension of commerce, in the
note which he has sounded so loudly
and so clearly for peace.
"Thus the twentieth century will re
verse the nineteenth, the eighteenth,
the seventeenth and the sixteenth and
the United States will enter hopefully
upon its larger mission. God grant that
we may see America reach out on the
lines set down by our forefathers in the
conquest of the world."
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A Special Issue of Stamps.
Washington, Deo. 23. Postmastei
General Gary has decided to order a
special issue of stamps commemorative
of the holding of the Trausmississippi
exposition at Omaha the coming year.
This is done at the request of persons
prominent in the management of the
exposition. They will be of the denom
inations of 1 cent, 2 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent
and <l. Suggestions for designs for the
uew issues will be received at the post
office department from auy persona who
desires to submit them.
Th. Training Ship Alllane..
New York, Dea 23.—The United
States training ship Alliance has passed
in at Sandy Hook. This finishes a long
cruise of the Alliance. She left New
port, R. 1, on June 26 with a full com
plement of apprentices and ths first port
visited was Southampton, where she ar
rived July 27, after which she proceeded
to Cherbourg, Gibraltar, Azores and St.
Thomas, iu the West Indies, and spent
a short time in each port.
Cashier Knnnmlllar Guilty.
Denver, Dec. 23—Charles Kunzmil
ler, the assistant cashier and the lowest
of the three officials of the defunct Ger
man National bank who were indicted
for false reports to the comptoller of the
currency aud other actions in volation
of the national banking laws, was found
guilty by a jury in the United States
district court.
Californian Gosa tn Chinn.
Stanford University. Cat, Dea
28.—Dr. Noah Fields Drake, a gradu
ate student in geology here siroe 1898,
has been tendered aud has accepted a
position in the Tieu-Tsin university,
China, and will leave here for the Ori
ent on Feb. 1. He will be major pro-*
fessor of mining engineering and ge
ology.
Poultry *m<l Stock Show.
Kansas City, Deo. 23.—The midwin
ter continental poultry and pet stock
show opened here with prize entries
from a << zen states and from Canada.
The entiles are numbered by tbe hun
dreds and the many well known fan
ciers pr''s«n' 1 pronounce the show one
tbe finest ever held.
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General Booth Ccuniiff.
New York. Dec. 2«<.—General Wil
liam Booth, commander-in-chief of the
Salvation Army, is expected to arrive
in New York on Jan. 8. His coming
will be of no especial importance at this
time, owing to recent developments iu
the affairs of the Volunteers of Balling
ton Booth au4 the Salvation Army here