Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-06-19
THE SILVER QUESTION TO THE
FRONT AGAIN.
lsrrciAL DI-rArcHs. tn rnr COIN IilLI
Daily NEws.i
Discriminating Against Jews In
Saratoga.


NEW YORK June is.-Tnc fi"''' says
new rules have been adopted by the Grand
| Union Hotel al Saratoga whereby no IL.
..,,.. II. A.. T.. .,u,i,,., ~. ,.ou-
iAei'e' a'o " a'",''""' A"' wv"
known banker. Joseph Seliginan. was seat
AWAY on Wednesday. having spent his
| Summers there for ten years. The pro-
| prietor said In explanation that business
at the hoiel was not good last season. and
We hal a large number Of Jews here.
| Hilton camo to the conclusion that Chris
| tians did not like their company and for
| that reason summed the hotel. He 70.
solved to run the Union on different prin-
ciplcs this season. and gave instructions to
admit no Jews. Yesterday an informal
meeting Of Seligman's friends and nc.
quaintances was held Ia consider what ac-
ton was desirable under tho circumstances.
Edward L.auterback. counsel TO the bank.
ers. occupied tho chair. A mas meeting
Il 10 be called ut IN early day.
Judge Hilton says In defense that Selig-
man Is not q Hebrew. lie Is . jew Ia the
trade sense Of the word and the class u
Jews which he represents. while they are
not forbidden 10 como 10 the Grand Union.
| are not encouraged 10 come. Tho proprie-
| tors have good reasons for this discrim-
nation. The great secret ~ S~elignan's
| present public hostile attitude Judge Hill
ton finds easy 10 account for. The house
| Of A. T.. Stewart formerly did n great deal
| of its foreign banking business through
Seligman's firm, aud nearly all Of their
foreign bills Of exchange wor, purchased
| there, but finding n good and sufficient
| reason for disseminating its patronage il
transferred II 10 other houses, Ever sine.
this Seligman has been spoiline for A fight
with Stewart A Co,
A T,... interview with Hilton saws
"Seligman Was not elected from the Grand
Union Hotel of Saratoga. lie lad been
boarding At the Clarendon, and Judge
Hilton saws came over when the Grand
Union was opened. and in an ostentaiious
manner demanded the best apartments.
Messrs. Clair 4 Wilkinson, the managers.
hal been instructed 10 carefully discrimi-
nate as TO their guests, and Seligman fell
under this discrimination. Hilton does
not consider Seligman an orthodox He
brew. but claims that he belongs to tho
Adler Liberals, Hilton, however, denies
that there was ANY objection 10 Seligman
because of his religious faith. lie cites
the facts that his house ~ A. T. Stewart x
Co. ,nploy. many Hebrews, aud pur-
chases about twice a. much from He
brew houses m the latter purchase
FROM them, as evidence that they
are not guilty Of such unmcrcantilc
folly. But tho idea 81 the Grand Union
Hotel was to make 1t 4 family house.
where men could leave their families dn-
ripg their .bsence with perfect security
anil saii.faetion. The wishes aud preju-
dices of the only class Of people who can
or will support a hotel like this must m,i-
ton said. b. consulted and followed. ~"
hotel Is run for them anil not Tor those
they dislike. seliginan' Hilton saiI, oe,
longs to a class not OF Hebrews pu' W
Jews, with whom this class OF gues's.e
peeiaiiy the female portion "i ,non,' wi.
not associate. and whom uhey 40 no. VIII
to lie forced to meet even nuo''Iu.,
OF the dining room aud pafior OF T. pupls
hotel; The hotel manages oniy w. ,ne.