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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-07
TREASURER AND TRUSTEES At ODDS.
HENRY c. ADAMS ARRESTED ON A CHARGE OF
REFUSING TO ACCOUNT FOR MONEY OF
THE uNIVFRsAIIST RELIEF FUND.

REFUSING TO ACCOUNT FOR MONEY OF
THE UNIvERsALIsT RELIEF FUND.
Henry c. Adams. who was up to June 10 treasurer
Of the New-York Universalst Relief Fund, was ar
rested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Wagering on o."
order OF court issued by Judge McAdam, on charge
NJ refusing 70 account for or deliver up the money
and securities in HIS hands, alleged 70 DC Qi'''V0
Edward b. Fellows, president of the boaFu OF truS'
made an affidavit which forms the basis OF tie cOu
plant against Adams According to TINS Statement
the treasurer had October 8, 1890 S4"'oo2 ~ VI
funds and securities which he ordered by resolution
NJ The trustees 10 deposit In certain banks. rms
he neglected to do and thereafter failed to auend
the meetings of the board. The trustees sent COM
mttee of two to reason with Mr.. Adams. On April
the committee succeeded IN getting him to pay over
TO them $50 342 80 leaving balance due the funu' IL
IS claimed, including money received since oc'ooei
Of Sl7,700.
They have since been unable they assert 10
prevail upon Mr. Adams TO turn any more money,
and hearing that he proposed leaving New-lorK 10
engage In business in the West the trustees had MN
arrested Judge McAdam fNd the bail at Slo'ooo'
which Mr. Adams failed 10 give and was locked up ID
Ludlow street Jail.
John II. Corwin, Of No 81 Park Row. who is counsel
for the trustees Of the Universalst Relief Fund said
yesterday that Adams had been treasurer OF the fnnd
for many years, and that the board had snch mphcl
confidence In him that no bonds were required rom
him. Mr. Adams had been leading member OF mo
Church Of the Divine Paternity, ana ulul r0ce"uS VII
joyed an excellent reputation.
In October last Mr. COrwn said, Mr. Adams hud eX-
hibted to ex-senator Charles H. Russell, who was an
ex-ofci0 member OF the board of trustees, cash ana
securities of the fund TO the amount " over S40OOo
When an auditing committee visited hin III the sphB
to take possession Of the assets, Adams dcVereu over
only 10000. Divers appointments had hen mano
with him since, and efforts had been made 10 got an
accounting, Of which kept b. the treasurer
suit was brought ocaiust him to recover the balance
due the fund but TO this Adams paid no attention
Adams until recently manager Of the Mcnken
Decorative Company, and lived in East Eighty seventh
ST. A <w days ago he left this company ana eSlaD-
Nshod himself In m Office in West Fourteenthst Ihefe
Is no present Intention Mr.. Corwin said TO prosecute
Adams crimnally tho only object being TO get INC
sl7 900 or Sls 900 belonging to the fund.
Thomas c. Ennc0a, OF NJ. 132 NasSau-st, ADAMS
counsel said YESTERDAY Adams Is all right and the
fund is all right apd well invested lie denies thal
there is ANYTHING more than misunderstanding DC
tween him and the trustees. TIE arrest was due 10 an
unfounded report that he was gong TO IeaVe 'e cry
Western concern but his Office was to be IN New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-07
RFRESFOBp STILL 4 PRISONER.

Walter S. Beresord who has been prisoner az Police
uA,douarters since Saturday brought before judge
ruax I'm the Supreme Court yesterday writ Of habs
corpus r. \. WADE the prisoners counsel asked iof
,. clients release on ground that he wa. held on a
,elccr,u from Rome Ga which contained accusation
Whatever He declared that his client no matter what
the charge might Le was innocent. The representative
~ the Distrct-Atorey said that 1t wac customary u
make arrests Oh tePms and 10 wait few days for The
arrival Of proper papers.
J,Ago Truax asked for authorities on This point He
rondd IT, prisoner until In order to give
coupsel an opportunity 10 submit the same.
Boresfod denied yebray that he Wa or that he hau
pretsnded 10 be the OF Lord Charles beresford.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-07
THE WINDOWS AT THE ARMoRY MADE SECURE.

THE WINDOWS At TINE AhMOu MADE SLNCHE
Several carpenters at work yesterday securing
ihe windows in the armOry of the list Regiment, at
broadway and Forty Gfth-St, where messenger boy
was killed Yesterday by heavy pane OF glass 1alng
on his head The have been hired by the assistant
janitor of the building, who said he acted upon his
own responsibility. The windows were in dangerous
condition. 1t needed but strong current Of air to
blow them into the street. The glass was French
plate an eighth of an inch thick 1t is question yet
to be determined who is responsible for the ACCIDENT
that occurred Sunday. s. NJ. Blakely, real-estate
agent at No 500 Broadway, represents r. T. Ford,
the owner of the property. Mr. BlaRely could not be
seen but it was learned that the owner had through
him. been notified by inspector of the Building De-
parment that the south wall of the building was I'M
safe Mr. Ford In turn notified the insurance com,
pany but nothing has since been done to render 1t
secure 49,, ~, - "a
At the Forty -seventlst police station the death OF
the boy was regarded unavoidable accident, fOi
which the sergeant at the desk seemed TO think no one
was responsible The sidewalk surrounding the arm0ry
is now inclcsed by temporary railing ana policeman
was on duty yesterday TO warn pedestrians Oh inc
danger overhead,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-07

william Solomon and Michael Frank, composing the
firm Of Solomon d Frank. wholesale dealers in Tobacco"
at No. 50 Maiden Lane, made an assignment yes'er-
day 10 Louis ii. PASSOVER. without preference They
succeeded the NJ. & L. saIomon Tobacco Company IN
January last assuming its obligations. They had b0t
been employed by the company. They DID not hll
the business as profitable as expected, and meeting
with several large losses at Binghnlnton and oher
places finally decided b assign. Their liabilities ar,
reported 70 be about $25 900, and assets probably
Slb 900. The business started I'm 1860 by m.
q f. Solomon, who failed in January. 1855 WIN
liabilities of over 100000, which were settled, IL Is
said at thirty cents on the dollar
A. O. Aubrey has been appointed receiver In sup
Elementary proceedings for Van Name " webster
formerly dealers In FISH at No. 1873 Beekman-s st.
Deputy Sheriff Tacy has not found anything %
levy npon TO satisfy the Judgment for $500 obtained
against ex-Alderman Gustav McrmlngSr a 2 G4
dealer Of No II Sherffst., In favor Of Adolph Cans
Twelve judgments, aggregatlng $500 were yestei.
day entered against 5. Vrooman & CO.. dealers IN nay
and grain, at No. G01 West Thirty-thin-st. ana at
Albany. -, IL, .. ,,,, .,.,o
deputy Sheriff Murphy yesterday sold out the utlg
~ the New Jersey Construction Company to 5147
shares of the New York. Boston. Albany and SchenGc
talv Railroad Company, and 10 276 shares OF the
Farmers Loan and Trust Company, for SlO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-07
THE MISSOURI Guns AyOrHER CHANSEI'

Atchison. Kan. July 6.-The Missouri hWer o.oSs
,hrcn "Doniphan Point at the neck yesterday ai''x
noon. transferring the main channel about mne cas-
~ where It broke through last week. JACOB mo-" .v
house was left standing on an lsiand Oh aou". ara
acres. lie has transferred all his possessions ~,
mainland The house of man nan'eu Mug ,o'i -,
the current yesterday and was swept s"a'. oSannal
Is ns ,He main hody Of water flows through It, Ins
anu e"e s,eoD,er Alert which passed here az r.
Clock thIs morning, Is stranded near Doh'p""'
river rose six inches here last h'k'"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-07
THE HULL OF THE PROGHESS STILL AFLoAi

THE HULL OF THE RROGHESS STILL AFLoAi'
The steamship Greece, which arrived pe'e 49,
day reports having passed the deFelct snip -.
on In,e % in latitude Al degrees AZ minutes ions''
trde "A degrees a. minutes. The Progress Is u no,.
weqian vessel and bound rom Batisean 20 .Onuv'
with lumber She was abandoned on June 20 ,"'',
The Greece reports that the deck load wes SUI wa,,r
Tho vesS,l and that one mast was stdoiis ""'N-
H ,ss AMAZING out of her seams when she rolled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-07
TO HASTEN THE DELIVERY OF MIL.

postmaster Van Colt hopes 10 establish the new
halfhourly connection between the General io'uol'e
and branch stations W and on the "est Huo' "uu
D, f. H. aud l. on the East 9lu'' 'o,lio -U',~o
t,,ht now men have been appointed 10 do the extra
rrorl, involved and f. NJ Morgan, superintendent "i
the CITY Delivery. drilling them In y's'Hrua!
The new connection Will not only be established DC
tvoen the General Postoice and the branch 'tauou9
named but between the branch stations themselves;
TIE result Will be a saving IN the tlho VI u'iN"' VI
much mall matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-07
vr PLEADED GUILTY. OF RoBBTyG DENNrSGs'

william II. Conllin, seventeen years Old OF NO.
2O3 East seventy-sevonrst pleaded guilty 10 Frai
larceny in the first dcgre" In "ene'M Sessions
A.. ,rd ,ras re,roud,d for sentence. on June he
+r,od fire in the basement Of the dry goods store
~ f. J. Denniug & Co., Broadway and Ninth-st''
where he was employed, broke open the safe ara stole
ievcls worth 81 SEQ He has also been Indicted for
arson but did not plead 10 this charge. TIC was re
ruanded for sentence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-07
THE COURTS.
LOSSES ON WHEAT IN CONTROVERSY.

Howard Y. Stman made an hpPhcitou - 'Nos'
Trrax Of the Supreme Court, yesterday, on beii OF
Henry Dart 10 set aside an award made by the com
noit+ee of arbitration Of the Produce Exchange. The
award was made in a controversy between Dart anu
messrs Mcguire and Rogers, stock brokers over ti'
saction In wheat. The matter was submitted 10 ohe
committee but before the decision had been maze IL
was acrced not 10 accept the result The coiini.1e
reported that Dart must pay 1910 losses on te ueai
and $50 for The committees fees IN MS peuuoh ya,
-, c.1tn,o, sold that Mqc7re gave false test.
norv beforc the committee OF the Produce ENchahge
TTT allegation was denied Judge TruaX reserved MS
decision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-07
THE WILL or c. H. HASTINGS CONSTRUED

IIIE VIII Ut = II =.
Judge Lawrence, Of n" supreme court haI-'n u'"n
decision Yesterday construing the will Of Charles
II HASTINGS tbo father OF Yrs LIZZIE Hastings Fuller,
rbo was sued for absolute divorce recently by DR..
Frazer c. Fuller on the ground Of her alleged mt
macy with ex-Judge Leicester IIolme. The case IL
viii be remembered, resulted in the eXoneraton OF
Mrs Fuller md the eXJudge.
Mr. Hastings ded in l'o4, leaving an estate Vaiuel
at 81 200 600 His only heirs were his daughters and
hI CON charles H. Hastings. The greater part Of the
tote Is To be held I'm trust for the heirs for certain
number of years Mrs Fuller. who is not yet twenty
one wished her fathers executor % allow her $4,000
q wear while the son wished to take ranch IN can
fornia as part Of his inheritance. Mr.. Philips 'neh
brought suit for a construction Of the VIII.
The Judge has decided that the executor mas po"er
,. 30 Ms I4,uer whatever sum he thinks necessary
g. hon srnnort Charles H. Hastings. he says, must
pmrchase tc ranch II he wishes it, at the valuation
OF the executor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-07

nj all other business that judge Cowing, VIZ
Drosdod In this branch Of the court disposed N nearly
hrae hundred 0naecount Of the aid and assistance
OF the public prosecutor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-07
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4 PRIVLTE SAYINGS BANK FAILS
SUSPENSION OF MOSES BROTHERS, OF ALABAMA

SUSPENSION OF MOSES BROTHERS, OF ALABAAA
OTHER BUSINESS TROUBLES.
Montgomery, Ala, July 0.-Moses Brothers Da''h
suspended payment this morning. The failure Is que
30 strngency Of money. The liabilities are said 10 DC
about 100000. Moses Brothers did Sa|ngs-Ddhh
business, and have many scores Of dep0sit0s among
the poorer people. A local bank, after conference
Saturday offered Moses Brrthcrs about 100000 to
tide over but they refused 10 take IT, The firm stands
high for integrity and few believe that there Is any
thing ugly about the suspension. They say their
asaets Will more than cover their liabilities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-07

Paul smiths In II hours. via New York Central and
r., w. & y. Through sleepers. See time table. -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-07
As,n.scd WI. Assessed Ynln.
Wards.

ro ,oaI state 8s 20OOO7 n lCl 2l762O rNI " Do
i' ' PcIsl estate. PeI,1 estate. (eIt c,'3.t:
Defiant - s2l1 1870 100 G23315il3I 50 . lVai
un-residoDt n,IdUUil Ids2dV9d -, SiS
Sh'h0lders Of b'ks G9oUo|o2 fooiV'''V 1''''-Y~
T't1 Iersn este s.9s 6SS8S3 S52loO9olo 10
For 1890. For 1891. Total Inc
Total real and - -,- 49,. o,o 300 90 o,q
personal estate al $50 01oP0O 81 % 50 ''"o %o1
Total assessed Vau6t0n for 1891 l. S(52
Total assessed valuation for lSJO...... i'o"V''o''''
,,s, - 1901 sS9S1S.9iS
Tai incTse In asssscd Volustion s. SoS
Iosl decreale I'm aesessed valuation for 1911.
NJ. ,,or.oso 1901 .sSS s7s, 9i8
St. Landry democrat., 1891-02-14

legislation, the same IS the colonies.
Like the colonies, she could trade only
with designated ports, and could engage
freely in such industries only as wefe
permitted, when parliament was asked 10
"discourage'' growing competitive III
dustrv. it was "discouraged.
From 1885 to 1900, Ireland had an in
dependent parliament, which lost no.
time in following England's example OF
LAYING protective duties. Under these
tariffs, several lines of manufacturing
sprang up and fourished. When the
Union came in 1900, the Irish duties were
repealed, by a sliding scale, though
English duties were still high and were
maintained, against Ireland, as we'll as
against the rest of the world, until lo4o.
This statement of facts answers your
question, lis it net surprising that Ireland
did not participate in the wonderful
prosperity" claimed for England "Under
the blessings of protection NJ"
An eloquent Irish orator has described
the effect of England's policy toward Ire
land, by saying that it destroyed her
manufactures of cotton, silk, serge, callco,
flannel, blankets, worsteds, sateen, frleze
&c. In his own language, "One business
alone thrives and tiourishes and breads no
bankruptcy that favored, and privileged
snd pstronized business is the Irish coffin
maker y
But have taken too much space already
though much more might be said on the
subject, Respectfully, J. w. 4.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-02-14

An Indiana avenue street car conductor
saws: have been in all the divisions of the
city. I began on the west side, and don't
remember much that | saw in those days
that was peculiar to the people over there
except one thing. There used to be what
was called cross town car. 1t ran from
Ashland avenue east on Madison street.
turning south on Clark, then east on Van
Buren, street over to Wabash avenue. 1t
carried the mail-that is, mail bag from
the west side station hung on the rear of
the car, and was thrown off at south side
corner, where one of the postoffice men
took charge of it.
Well, sir, used to see women coming
down Madison street after me, signalling
me to STOP We used to stop anywhere in
those days. So when / saw one of the
ladies coming / rung a stop, and the
driver would check up in the middle of the
block as like as not. Then we would wait
for the lady, and when she caught up she
would say, Here's letter I'd thank you
to mail" and then turn around and walk
back. got tired of that sort OF thing and
got job on the north side.
liked that side pretty well, but | could
never get used to the way they had OF
punching me in the back when they want
ed me to get off. Sometimes that's all
right. But used to be standing on the
back platform all alone, few people in the
car, when one of them would get up, walk
to me and go clear around, punch me in
the back, and say, Next corner" don't
know as they do it now. But it caused me
to leave. I've been over here for two years.
have witnessed one funny thing on this
side. A person on the corner who wants
the car to stop will put up one finger and
keep it up until he gets inside the car.
don't know what makes them, but they all
do it.-Chicago Tribune
St. Landry democrat., 1891-02-14

The theory of the Australian scientists
that the famous Mount Morgan gold
mine is of geyser origin is not altogether
novel. have seen in the Bodie mining
district of California a spring which pro
duces gold. The spring is not exactly
geyser, but the water is hot, and as it flows
away and evaporates it leaves deposit
That deposit contains gold. | can't ex-
plain the process. Whether the water dis
integrates gold bearing rock far below the
surface and brings the gold to the top, or
whether there is going onin the laboratory
of nature chemical process which pro-
duces gold in solution, i don't pretend to say.
There is the water, and there is the deposit
in which gold can be found. Gold, you
know, is the what-is-it of science. There
seems to be more or less of it everywhere
The waters of the ocean contain gold. In
Matte neer Tenbstcae wkiGa. has made
half dozen fortunes there is every indica
ton that thermal waters had a great dea
to do with the creation of the deposit UE
in Nevada is similar formation. 1t is
known as a Observation-Disclosures in St
Louis Globe Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-02-14

MY father" says a Colorado judge,
was stern, eXacting man, who did not
seem to think IA boy on IL farm needed any
time to 90 fishing or to hunt WOOdchucks
He was also Il believer III the free use OF the
rod, which, as | used to think, often spoil
ed the child.
''One week my father had to leave home
to be gone three days. He took ME out to
a field of potatoes and said, john, ! want
YOU to hoe those pOti Willie | am gone.
| shall be gone just three days. You can
do it in that time if YOU are epry.
AS soon as fat her was gone | went out
and looked the field over. 1t was just the
season of trout fishing in our region. l
said. 'Sho, | believe can hoe that held III
Two DAYS easy enOughH SO went OIL ana
tished all the first day.
The second day | went out and looked
the ground over, and said, i believe If get
up early and work real hard | can hoe
those potatoes in one day. 50 went and
fsheG all the second day.
The third morning | went out, and the
field seemed to have grown twice as big III
the night. said 1 can't do it in one day
the best can work, and father will llcb
me for fishing two whole days. anyhow.
So went and tished the third day.
The nudge doesn't tell whether he final
hoed the potatoes or not, but he has Ger
taiplv been a hard worker since then, anc
perhaps the rod did not spoil the chic
after all.-Youth's Companion.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-02-14

There were four pretty tough looking
characters sitting on bench IN Battery
park the other day relating their adventures
To each other One had been in mutlny
at sea; a second had been terror to whole
county, and a third intimated that be had
once trained with band of pirates. The
fourth was lanky, long faced man with
a sunken chest, and when the others had
finished he said
sGeutlemen, why was I run out OF Chi
cagos Because the papers called me holy
terror and put the police on to me. You
probably remember of the five policemen
who were found dead in q bunch7 l had to
10 it,"
"Of course you did," they assented.
"Why did the governor of Kansas set q
price on my head-sl0,000, dead or alivef
You probably saw in the papers that only
one man out of the thirteen in the sheriff 8
posse returned alive? Didn't want to do
it. but had to-"
Certainly; just our case" they replied.
"Td like to 90 to St Louis" he contln-
ued, "but it wouldn't be prudent. You
probably saw the account of my stealing a
steamboat and running her OFF,
"Of course we saw" replied the three.
The lanky man was ready to relate an
other chapter of his life when lame
woman with few pears in g. basket came
along and said:
Come, now, move along, and give me a
bit of the bench"
No one moved They hardly realized hel
presence. They were busy thinking what
desperate men they were.
"And that's the kind Of gentility We show
poor, lame woman, is it," exclaimed the
indignant female, and dropping her basket
she seized them one after the other anc
flung them into the middle Of the path
As the last one went she sat down in the
middle of the bench, got brace for bel
feet and continued:
"And now let's see the whole four of yei
trot me out of this!'
They didn't try. Humbly. meekly ane
lamblike they sauntered away to find an
other bench, totally ignoring the fact tha
they were desperate men OF decided VII
lainy.-New York Sun.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-02-14

The picturesque inland town Of South
mort. which has attracted so many visit
ors by its primitiveness and refreshing sea
brnezes nossesses no town hall, town
nnmn nor town cripr; neither does it boast
any physician, undertaken, grave stone
dealer, lawyer or barber; nor en- It's streets
and highways can be found any black
smith shop, apothecary shop, mlIliner s
shop, shoe Dealers establishments Jewel
ers store or fish market; nor IS there any
settled pastor to dispense gospel truths 10
the people, but still the town gets on very
we'll The church pulpit is occupied about
every Sunday, and when the services OF any
professional gentleman are needed he Is
summoned from the next town. Inc Peo-
ple live quietly but comfortably and they
learn to do without many things that most
people count among the necessaries OF HE
Lewiston Journal.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-02-14
Keen Out of Debt.

Every one who has fixed income OF any
kind can and ought to regulate his eN-
penditures so as to bring them within IT..
This is a habit which should be luculcated
in the very earliest years. The child with
an allowance for his pleasures, be 1t ever
so small. should never be suffered to eN-
coed it OF to draw upon the future. The
youth should be taught to undergo any
self denial rather than to borrow the
money to obtain a qualification. There Il
more true independence in this lesson than
in hundreds Of shouts or boasts OF liberty,
which too often only convey the idea OF
casting off duty and obligation.
Such instruction. however, Will be useless
while example points the other way. Inc
father and mother who live beyond then
means. who incur debt for the pleasures OF
the table or of dress, or for the vanity o.
connecting with neighbors and keeping u[
a certain style of living. or for private IN
diligence of any kind, need never expect &c
cultivate in their child an honorable de
termination to owe no man anything
Philadelphia Ledger.