Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-03-14
BANK CASHIERS TESTIFY
They Think New Certificates
VIII be Issued.
CHANGE IN THE MAT OF WAR

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staff Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DovRR, March S.-The Herbert In.
vestigatiag Committee examined cashiers
OF the Farmers Bapk of New Castle.
Farmers Bank Of Georgetown, Bank of
Delaware and Union National Banks OF
Wilmington and The National Bank of
SMYRNA
House parlor, and ell the members OF the
committee were present with the excep-
ton Of Mr.. Hickman
This object was to ascertain IL the state
had evar received certificates for the
stock II these banks owned by the state
and, II so, If the officials had any knowi.
edge Of the whereabouts OF the missing
securities.
Very little was ascertained as to the
Issue Of certificates, and nothing what.
ever Of their wherea bouts.
Mr.. Houston called the meeting to
erder At 30 o'clock and the examination
began. The officers were not sworn
The giat OF the testimony was published
exclusively In the EVENING JOURNAL.
yesterday afternoon. Cashiers Tunnell
Of the Farmers Bank at Georgetown
X. G. Cooper. Farmers Bank at New
Castle II. Dandy, Union National
Bank, Wilmington; Henry Baird,
National Bank Of Delaware, Wilmington;
w. Il. Jannsy. National Bank Of Smyrna,
told all they knew, which was very little.
At the request of the committee the
cashiers promised to bring the matter
before the next meeting of their boards
Of directors and try TO have new certif-
cates issued They said they did not
think there would be any trouble about
1t. The Geergetewn bank had no record
OF the issuance of certificates Mr.. Tun.
nell said that he thought the president
and cashier could give two certificates.
one Of the stock owned by the school
fund. and the other Of the stock owned
by The general fund. The board Of direc
tors meets next Tuesday
The New Castle bank Issued certificate |
Ne 80, for 80 shares on July g. lS 4 and |
got receipt for II. The school fund |
s'ock 200 shares was issued and records |
exist Of all Int ore portion That was |
never cancelled. certificate Of interest
will probably be given
d. Dandy of the Union National |
Bank, told Of the discovery Of the record |
OF ne issuing OF certificates for the /
states stock The bank directors meet
to morrow and may take action On the
matter.
Cashier Baird of the National Bank Of
Delaware said the certificates we're un-
doubtedly issued. bur he could not tell /
whether they had ever been rreeipted |
for The directors will meet next Tues
day.
lne National Bank Of Smyrna bias
record Of sending a certificate for tho
ia shares neld by the state TO william
p. Waples, trustee Of the school fund. on
Nay "A, le4l. Mr. Janney was the last
witness examined
War Not Ended.
Il the street railway war between the
Wilmington City Railway Con- pany and
the Front and Union Street Railway
Company is ended. the battle between
Speaker Dona hoe OF the 3. mAte, and Mr..
Richards o. the House. is not finished by
any manner Of means, Speaker Donahoe
holds the Wilmington city companys
oil IN the Senate. AID Mr. Richards
heios the other in COMMITTEES In the
house Speaker Donahoe says the hrst
nsmed BILL shall not pass the Senate
until the other bill comes in; Mr. Rick
ard says the Front and Union street
bill shall not go into the Senate until the
other has passed that body he evil
IDENTITY does not think there Is room
IN the Senate chamber for both bills. and
Mr. Elkinton is helping him ont on the
part Of the committee. This is the wav
the matter stands
Speaker DonAhoe says that as he rep
resents Wilmington he should Ia a meas
ure, difect the legislation sffectlng that
city Mr. Richards. although represent
ing Mihoid hundred, seems TO think that
MS own constituents do not give him
enon 20 70 do, aud he wants to make up
the deficiency in Wilmington bills In
fact, 10 Is asserted that he has been 50
much engrossed By Wilmington business
that be entirely lost sight Of a bin 10
bond Milford to the extent Of $40 600 for
water works, aud when his constituents
asked about such an important measure
did not know In what stage OF proceed
ing It Was Speaker Donahoe says he
seems to be spell-tound by the eloquenee
OF the Wilmington City Railway lobby.
which has imbued him with the idea that
Mr. Donah is holding club over his
No Divorce for Foreigners
Mr. Pilling gave notice Of an act TO
day That will, If PASSED. prevent the
courts Of Delaware 20 grant any more
sucn cases as those Of Van Aucken and
DNt"N A@oeAcs ~ HAh III tue shape or an
amendment TO chapter rs OF the Revised
Coce. aud adds in section to the divorce
laws which Is IS follows:
Section Is. ma divorce from the
bonds Of matrlmony shall be de-
cided by the court when tbe
cause assigned th srefor in the nett
tion occurred out Of this state. and the
petitioner was a non resident thereof AZ
the time OF its occurrence; unless for the
same or like caase such divorce would be
SLOWED BY the laws Of the state or
country in which II is alleged to have
occurred"
9 Il will, in all probability, pass the
Senate.
stn More Ballot TinkerInx.
Senator Ross introduced the Ballot
bill 70 day as collated by Mr. Smalley.
A. contains no new features whatever.
II - reproduction Of set phrases as
copied from the Australian bills as passed
IN three or four other states Those VINO
have watched the operation Of sucl bal
lot bills, say the Graham bill is NOT near
SO faulty rs this bill Thew saw the com
piler instead Of pro6ting by the expert
eDce Of other states. has adopted tn
most OBJ ecti0nable features For an
stance, Instead of the enclosed secra,
"a rkin0 booths. he adopts the lone b,.rd
shelf which has but marrow, upright Lar
tiohs. which have proven entirely made
anate to screen or protect the voter n
the privacy Of preparing his ballot l.
rather colnpels q man to mark his ballot