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The evening world., 1893-12-29
SCHLOSS & co.'s AFFAIRS.
Action to Enjoin tho Sheriff In Re-
plevin Suits.

Application was made to Judge BIsch-
on. Of the Court OF Common Pleas. to-
day. for an injunction restraining the
Sheriff from proceeding In the replevin
suits brought by the preferred creditors
of Schloss & Company.
It Is alleged that the goods replevined
in the various suits brought by the
Creditors were delivered before the ac-
tion was commenced and that the as
signee has not acted In good faith.
II Is alleged that II was disclosed at a
meeting of the creditors on Dec. i3 that
the liabilities of Schloss & Company ex-
ceeded y,10O, 900 and that the assets
amounted to $3.50, 900. although two
months before Schloss & Company had
Informed the creditors that they had n
surplus of 800. 900.
This deficiency alarmed the preferred
creditors and started the replevin suits.
II is claimed that all these judgments
were signed by. N. J. and II. J. Schloss
without any attorney of record.
1t is claimed that the interest of all
concerned would be best served by the
appointment of a receiver. Judge Bisch-
Oh reserved decision.
The evening world., 1893-12-29
BUTTER MEN EXCITED.
Melting Words Exchanged at Their
Meeting This Morning.

III butter men of the Mercantile FIX
change had rather an exciting meeting
THIS morning. e. II. Smith and Dairy
Commissioned Van Valkenburg .x-
hanged compliments.
Mr.. Smith said that the Commissioner
had styled him and his fellow-merchants
as d fools Van N~alkenburg was
Missed roundly and n voice cried
'EXplain why won did not prosecute
Armour 4 Co., the chief manufacturers
Of ol~eomargarine.'
AZ a previous meeting Mrs Van Val
kenburg had been charged with accept
Ing. brides from Armour q Co. He ex-
planned that Armour q Co. sold oleomar-
gerine In Original packages" This Sc
cures them immunity.
g.. s. MART, OF Chicago. and Edard
Ecken. OF Philadelphia. were appointed
to represent the Exchange at the CON
vention In Elgin,. M, whore measures
VIII be adopted for the e%ffectual stop
page Of the sale OF butterine n oleo-
margarine.
Resolutions were adopted calling on
the Commissioners OF Internal Revenue
to see that the laws relating to oleo-
margarine were enforced.
The evening world., 1893-12-29
SITE FOR CLEARINGHOUSE.
The New Building VIII BE located
on Cedar street.

AT a special meeting Of the Clearing
House Association this afternoon a site
for the much talked-of new building was
selected. Tine ones selected are at II. ~
and ~ Cedar street. betwcen -.essau and
Broadway.
The Association appointed n committee
"A long time ago to select Il site for a
ne" building. AS tho one now owned and
occupied. at the northwest corner of Pine
ana broadway, has become too small for
requirements. A large number Of PRO.
posa.s were received. hut after much con.
Sideration the above site was selected
The cost of the lots will he S375. 900. The
Association unanimously approved Of the
Committees selection.
"A resolution was adopted authorizing
the. Committee to dispose Of the present
ready tn yaCate.
The new building is expected to be
ready about Nav l. 1885,.
The evening world., 1893-12-29
GILR0Y AND THE UNEMPLOYED.
Committees Call Upon Him, but No
Plans for Relief AdOptcd,

The Committee of Fifteen appointed
at the meeting OF trades unionists last
night. called on Mayor Gilroy this after.
noon to confer with him on the condition
or the unemployed. and to enlist his aid
In their behalf. Dr. Stanton Colt acted
as spokesman. He asked that some pro
vision be made by the city to give work
to the idle.
The Mayor replied that he would do all
In his power to help those willing to
work. The city could give outdoor work
to many. but 1t could not give work
to c~loak-makers.
Neither could the city give work to
all the unemployed. He suggested the
appointment OF Il sub committee to talk
the matter over with him. and that
course was pursued.
Later a subcommittee of five saw the
Mayor. No conclusion was reached at
the second conference.
one Committeeman thought the Mayor
might authorize public Improvement in
this eXiRency, and provide the money, de
pending on the good nature of the Legis,
lature to legalize his action. He cited the
Instance OF the purchase OF Fire Island by
Coy. Flower. The mayor said the prop
sitton was against law and common
sense,
The evening world., 1893-12-29
TRANSFERRED TO U. S. COURT
w. T.. ID. Stokes Gains an Advan-
taEc Over His Cousin.

On the application Of W. f.. u. stokes
the case OF the Hoffman receivership
has been transferred to the United
states Circuit Court. and Edward w.
Ward and A.. Oakley Hall have been re-
appointed by Judge Brown to take
charge OF the property of the Company.
The transfer was made because the
Hon man House Company Is a foreign
corporation, having been organized under
me laws or New Jersey. and therefore
the Supreme Court has not legal juris-
diction. The receivers are the same as
those appointed by Chancellor McGill. OF
New Jersey. about a week ago.
w. r.. II. Stokes claims that he IN the
owner OF 1.250 preferred and 900 common
shares, worth s2l5, 900. with l., 49, sha res,
worth STAG. 200, pledged to him by Cassius
H., Read besides lc5 bonds eXcee ling In
value 1000.
The evening world., 1893-12-29
D%EP0SITORS NAY SUE.
Madison Square Bank Victims Hold
a Lively Meeting.

Depositors OF the Madison Square
Bank are preparing to begin legal pro.
ceedings against the officials of that in
stitution.
They held a meeting at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel last night, and those present
comprised chiefly those depositors who
added to their balances In the bank on
Aug. I and s, on which days. they claim,
the Insolvency of the bank was known
to all the directors.
Martin Cassidy, of 10 East Eighteenth
street, was Chairman. and j. G. Dean,
of broadway and Thirtieth street, acted
ney of 10 Broadway, represented the de-
positors. He said he had written to At
torney tntermeyer, representing the di-
%rectors. asking the following questions :
When was the bank first known to be insol.
vent >
who were the men. and what were their OH
rla' positions. who we're In charge Of the MadI-
son Square Hank on Aug. 8. I and & ?
What was the condition Of the bank on Aug. 4 .?
How much are depositors likely to receive q?
VIII they get so cents upon the dollar ?
One of the replies made by Mr.. Inter
meyer was that the depositors might pos
sibly get 30 cents on the dollar. Mr.. Ma
than added hat he and others had re-
fused some time ago 90 cents on the dol
lar. The meeting adjourned after his
resolution was passed
Resolved. That the Chairman appoint a COM
mittee Of Ave from among the depostors OF the
Madison Square Bank, Of which committee the
Chairman shall he one, TO advise with the re-
ceivers Of the bank, to engage counsel, II deemed
necessary by the committee, and to take such
measures as they may consider %expedient to pro-
tect and advance the interests Of depositors.
Resolved, Tit the committee shall ascertain
the specific date OF the hopeless insolvency of the
hank. and allow all dcpositors from that date to
ioin IN this civil suit.
This Is the committee Chairman Cas-
sidy, Davis, Pike, S. Cohen and j. {.
Haas.
The evening world., 1893-12-29
THOUGHT HE WAS BRIBED.
A Coroncr's Jury Refused TO Believe
Edward HunlOn.

ELIZABETH, n. j., Dec. 29.-The Cor
oner's jury last night brought in a YER
diet that Edward Shannon, of ~Schuylkill
Falls. came to his death by being brown
on a New Jersey Central Railroad train
by a brakeman. Shannon had made a
deathbed statement to this effect In the
Elizabeth Hospital. He was stealing a
ride on the fast freight between Phila-
delphia and New York.
Edward Hanlon. OF Philadelphia. who
was In %Shannon's company, appeared at
the inquest and stated that Shannon fell
in trying to jump off the train.
him, preferring to accept Shannon's dy-
ing statement. The jury held that Han
Ion has been bribed by the Railroad
Company.
The evening world., 1893-12-29

Nelly Bly, In n Nest Of cranks-New Years
Number OF the Sunday World, Next Sunday.
The evening world., 1893-12-29
MRS. RETTlG WINS.
The Superior Court Afnrms a Vcr-
diet In Her Favor.

The Superior Court. General Term. to-
day handed down "A decision sustaining
tn" lower court In It's verdict awarding
Mrs. Lizzie Rettig s2,bo0 damages for the
death of her husband. in her suit against
the Fifth Avenue TRANSFORMATION Com
pany.
Retttg was employed by the defendant
TO clean stages. On Aug. 26, 1890. he was
ordered to open one Of the large doors
of the Company's stable to admit one Of
the stage coaches. The door fell from the
hinges and injured Rcttic So severely he
died several days afterwards.
Mrs. Rettig sued the COMPANY. md the
latter appealed the case when she Sc
cured a verdict for the amour named.
The SUPERIOR Court, In It's decision to-
lay. held that the Company Is responsible
for the, proper and safe hanging of its
stable doors.
The evening world., 1893-12-29
A QUEER %lNTOXICANr
A Girl Cured Of Her Love OF Perfumes
by Dread of the Liquor Habit.

II used to be very fond of %perfumcry,''
said n Detroit girl to n Free Press re
porter, but ! never use 1t now" and
she looked amused and retrospective.
What .ured you?" inquired the re-
norter.
"A crank and my OWE convictions.
1t was too funny! was stopping
with my family at a Summer resort for
a few weeks. and as usual rose so late
that the rest had always b%reakfasted.
leaving me to eat alone had a pas
sion for colognes and floral essences.
and used to pour IA quantity on my
handkerchief just before leaving my
room. Well, there was one old lady
who sat at the same table and was late,
like myself, n I concluded by the
way she shifted at me that she did not
like perfumes, One day she deliberate
n,Ar'n't you afraid of forming a
II supposed she alluded to my habit
OF late ,ims r's n and and ! replied civiily that
Don't. prevaricate,' she said, stern
Ing such a habit
nWha, Dc you mean, them" I asked.
The habit of using ~stimulants-the
liquor habit" she said in an awful
Well. you could have knocked me
down with Il feather. but the more /
thought Of II the more natural seemed
the mistake, as | remembered that the
hasis of all perfumery Is alcohol. and I
had often noticed the disagreeable odor
OF spirits which remained when the per-
fumc vas exhausted.
"Wha did you do?'
"oh. ] tried to make the old lady I'M
but she told me I couldn't de
Ceive her and advised me to reform be-
fore II vas too late. She assured me
that she had known many cases where
lntemperate servants drank the cologne
from the toilet bottles Of the mis- ress
hut she. was sorry to see young ladies'
resortinG to such practices. She was
just horrid. but It set me to thinking.
and. as | did not care to he m~isiudged,
gave up my. habit OF using perfumes
Unexpectedly"
The evening world., 1893-12-29
SOVEREIGN AGAINST BONDS.
to knights of Labor to Fight
the Suggested Issue.
(By Associated Press.)

4 PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 29.-General
Master Workman Sovereign. X. Of L.,
before he left here for his nome in Des
GIolnes. issued an address to knights
throughout the country. appealing to
them to protest against the proposed
bond issue. He says:
~Bonds and slavery are synonymous
terms, and millions of our people are In
'beggary and starvation because labor
been robbed year after year by a
.merciless money power that has grown
Naughty and despotic upon the bonds OF
the people.
'To say that any apparent deficit In
the National Treasury. or any other real
or imaginary emergency at this time
'justines the issuance of Government
bonds Ii an insult to every thinking citi-
sen Of this nation.
II the Government has power to issue
bonds, 1t has power to issue full legal
tender non-interest bearing money. Upon
this point the Constitution Is subject to
no other Interpretation. and the courts
have so held"
The evening world., 1893-12-29
TO IMPROVE CANALS.
Boat Owners to Draw Up a Bill
Appropriating $1,000, 900.

The Canal-Boat Owners and CONNER
cial Association have resolved to ask
the incoming Legislature to appropriate
q sum OF not less than 81 ,Oo0.WD for the
Improvement of canals and to provide
that one-half of the sum lie spent In
lengthening short locks. deepening the
channel and cleaning out the feeders.
a meeting OF c%anal-boat owners was
held yesterday and resolutions to the
o9ove effect adopted with the stipula-
ton that the work be done by contract.
w. r.. Cleary. ~; NJ. Clarkson and NJ.
draft the bill which the Legislature will
be asked to make n law.
A somewhat similar bin passed by the
Legislature two yeas ago was vetoed by
Gov. Flower.
The evening world., 1893-12-29
C~0llEGIANS AT E
Vale Princeton = Harvard = Colum-
bia Tournament Continued To- Day.

The struggle for college supremacy at
chess between Yale, Princeton, Harvard
and Columbia was continued at Harvard
School thin afternoon, with the players
paired OF as follows:
Spauliing NlarvarO vs.. Hymes tCo-
lumhial, Roberts Princeton) VS.. Ross
Nalol, Hewlrs HlarvarD vs. Lehaire
ner Nalel.
Spiuliing began his attack on Hymes
with an Irregular opening; lie halre
Hewins, Roherts's opening play against
Ross was the SlnCCo Plano. and Ewing
opened with a Queens gambit. which vas
declined by Skinner.
The evening world., 1893-12-29
CURRENCY BILL.
for a Brand New System
Of Legal Tender Notes.
BANKS to Take the Issue-Govern-
ment Faith Behind the Notes.

a. ~
Y WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Chairmar
.|springer. OF the Committee on Banking
Ind Currency. has completed the prepa'
.|fation OF his currency bill. and has II
ready for introduction in the House at
1.-The opening Of the session. Its essential
|I{cstures are as follows
n II provides for the creation OF a Ma
|/<ional Currency Commission, to he com
-Iposed OF the Secretary of the Treasury.
.|fhe Treasurer of the United States and
'1the Comptroller. of the Currency.
This Commission shall have lcgal-ten-
der notes printed at the Bureau of En-
rraving and Printing. which notes shall
- legal tenders. public and private. and
lEhall be redeemable in coin. Such notes
|1hnfl be issued to any solvent bank nav
InE q paid-up capital of over $4,000 on
lie deposit Of certain bonds required by
These bonds may be either United
jHtates or those OF u State, county. par
1lsh or city with a population OF 1900
'Vvhen the bonds have been at par Tor
Two years at interest paid UP.
The circulating notes are to be eHempt
{{rom the 10 per cent. tax on state bank
@issues, and the bonds are also to be eN-
5elnpt from all taxation, Federal or local.
hanks d~epositing other Than National
bonds may receive 80 per cent. In notes
1.-The United States is TO assume all re-
|eponsibiiity for the redemption OF the
notes. The banks must guarantee the
<p1yuncnt of bonds deposited. and all
assets of the banks are liable therefor.
On notes issued to the amount of one
|hA;f Of the capital stock banks must pay
tax OF / per cent. per annum. ON an
additional amount equal to rs per cent.
.of the stock Q per cent; tax Is imposed.
and on the remaining 25 per centum II
Ia per cent. tax will be required.
Ample provision Is made for retiring
|~fedundant currency and Its cancellation.
1.-The faith and credit OF the United
EBtates are pledged to the redemption in
colin on demand OF the National currency
notes, and a reserve fund In coin Is pro-
|I1ded equal to 20 per centum of the out
.[6tanding notes.
The evening world., 1893-12-29
KNELT AT WASHINGTON'S FEET.
Fcrvcnt Prayers to the Father of His
Countryby M Ardent Patriot.

Wall street was edited at II O'Clock
this morning by the sight OF a stoutly
built man of f~orty-hve, whose chin
beard and sun-burned garb proclaimed
him to he a visitor from rural districts,
carefully mounting the steps Of the
Sub-Treasury. He knelt On the marble
platform before the statue of Washing
ton. bowed his head revcrently. crossed
himself and remained In an attitude of
prayer for several minutes. occasion
ally with upturned face. addressing the
Father of his country audibly.
His devotions finished. he descended
the steps, and after n contemptuous
glance at the crowd, walked away, his
wavering gait plainly indicating the
cause Of his patriotism.
Well remarked a Wall street
''if more Americans felt like that, there
would he less talk Of Anarchy in this
The evening world., 1893-12-29
MORE SCHIEREN APPOINTMENTS.
Hcrker, Excise Commissioner; Kelley
city Treasurer, Said to BE Named.

1t was reported in Brooklyn this after
noon upon very excellent authority, tina
Mayor-elect Charles A. Schieren had
made the following appointments;
Joseph c. Hcckcr. OF the Twenty first
Ward, to he Excise Commissioner.
Thomas NJ. Kelley to he city Treasurer.
Courtlandt y. Dickson to he the
Mayors private secretary.
Hacker Kelley are we'll known Re
~puhlicans. and their appointment IL said
To he due to the influence OF the organi-
zation. 1t Is believed that the appoint
ment of Dickson Is only temporary, MS
politics and knows nothing about II.
The evening world., 1893-12-29
ChatteI MortgaEcc's Sale.

The mortgages holding claims against
h firm OF A. II. King & co. are selling
at retail as quickly as possible their en-
tire stock of clothing, consisting OF Mems
and Boys Overcoats. listers and Suits,
Shoes and Furnishing Goods. for what
ever they VIII bring TO satisfy all credi-
tors. The sale Is now going on at both
stores. 627 and 62s Broadway, and One
Hundred and Twenty-fourth street. cor
ner Third avenue, Harlem. Both stores
The evening world., 1893-12-29
GOOD REASONS

Why Physicians prefer 10 prescribe Cas-
well. Massey Il Co. IS Emulsion Of Cod
Liver OH with Pcpsin and Ouininc.
Il is not advertised as a cure. all.
IL is made OF better materials than any
other.
1t can he taken by the most delicate
when oihcr emulslons of PLAIN Cod Liver
OIL are in%tolerahle.
CASWELL. MASSEY Il CO,
ll2i B'way. 57s 5th Ave. ana Newport.
The evening world., 1893-12-29

SISTER iarom"o, who dicd YESTERDAY at Mour,
st. Vincent "ss horn In oi ST Patrlrl's Cathy-
dr'l parish in 1870. and catered the order " the
sisters Of charity when but eighteen wears .,
az" Sh" VAS taken ~ last Spring and had 10
re'irn ~ the inhrm.rN at Mount 81 VII. ont
wher" ~" expired YESTERDAY at about ! lr = N
Her worldly name Nas MARY g Marshall
requiem mass vii, he sung ai = O'Clock 4 N to-
mnrroH and irtermcn' Win he In the cemetery a..
"a, he'd to the convent
The evening world., 1893-12-29
WANTS GARRY TO SUPPORT HER.
Mrs. Florence Myring Ball Also Sues
Her Wealthy Father in Inv.

Young and pretty Mrs. Garrison Ball,
who was formerly Mrs. Florence My
ring, II who vas married to young
BAH Nov. l6 last. has directed her law
yers. Howe d Hummel, to bring suit
against her husband for support on the
ground of descrtion.
She has also directed her attorneys to
bring suit against David Ball, of Ber-
gen Point, y. j., her fathcr-in-law, for
alternating her husbands affections. AS
yet the lawyers have been unable to
serve the papers on either of the de-
PENDANTS.
tp. to the time OF his marriage. young
Garrison BAH was u student at Bellevue
Hospital Medical College. He was well
known and popular. He is also a mem
Der Of the seventh Regiment. His father,
David BAH, is n wealthy broker, doing
business In this city, but residing In
New Jersey.
Garry" Balls friends were greatly
OF his marriage to Mrs. Florence Myring.
Mrs. Myring was a Miss Gieger and her
father, Charles Gieger. was once "A
ried Myring at the age of sixteen. He
afterwards deserted her and Is said to
have died in Australia.
Sample at his residence in West Four
tenth street. Bail gave the name of
Charles Garrison" and Mrs. Myring
gave her maiden name.
Mrs. Ball claims that her husband de-
serted her because of his father in
luence. She alleges that he left her at
the Hotel Castleton, Staten Island, with
OF the bills of the honeymoon un-
paid. She also charges that her father
ln-law propose to send her husband to
Europe to keep him away from her.
Friends of the Balls in Bergen Point
say that Mr.. Ball, sr.. claims that his
son was nor or app uhan hn M liz
Young Ball at that time, however. told
the clergyman that he was twenty-five.
The evening world., 1893-12-29
LIONS BROKEN LEG SET.
Nero Was Securely Strapped and tho
Bone Put In Place.

Nero, a lion. was operated on before n
crowd Of students In the New York
College OF Veterinary Surgeons to-day.
His leg had been fractured.
The king OF Beasts was securely
strapped To a table and a liberal dose
OF cocaine injected into the injured ley.
which was set with very little trouble
by DIR. Henry AmlinG.
The evening world., 1893-12-29

NEWARK. N. j., Dec. 2s-"Guf' Mulligan,
Of Bloomfield. this morning secured a warrant for
the arrest Of Seth Catlin, who resides In Monroe
street, Bloomfield. Mulligan charged Catlin with
violating the postal laws in writing him a postal
card asking for 81 which Mullignn owed him. II
seems the two men we're playing poker and Mul-
ligan lost. lie borrowed the 81 from Catl'n and
never paid II back.
The evening world., 1893-12-29
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
More Executions Against Catherine
Il. ThOmpson-H. &. Albert Fails.

Three more executions against Cathe-
rine b. Thompson. lace dealer at G3t
Broadway, were issued to-day In favor
OF the following crditors Thomas Adm,
$1,5lS; Phila Coutant, sS,4lS; Edward
Bdell, $2,5l8
Henry c. Albert. failed lace dealer at
81 Greene street. to-day confessed Iudg
ment for $50, 465. 80 to Thomas Adams &
The evening world., 1893-12-29
Epidemic Of Measles subsiding.

The epidemic OF measles which has prevailed
In Jersey city for the past three weeks is sub
siding. mt two new cases were reported TO
Health Inspector benjamin this morning.
The evening world., 1893-12-29
SCHEI.L'S WILL FILED

The will ~ tho late Edward Schpll, President OF
tho Manhattan Savings liank, was hled Cor pro-
bate to-day 1t vas executed dec. 10, and names
~ executors Edward II. Schell. Mary T.. SrheIl
and Joseph Bird. The estate Is divided into three
equal parts two n which goes To his son and
daughter and the third In the children Of Cath.
crime Z. Schell CraEin, a deceased daughter
The evening world., 1893-12-29

"lve lost ne home aid Msgsie O'D-l. a
rretty eight year-oh SRI At Jefferson Market
Court this morning 4 l.'t.r-clrrtrr rickeG her
W on West Tenth street last right she rslp.m.
nered she had parents and q nrr,ty home 'Nsv
uptown somewhere" She MAS tutnal over tn IN.
Gary Society. Who will md DER parent.
The evening world., 1893-12-29
Weather FOrecast.

Tho weather forecast for the thirty six hours
ending at 500 T.. NJ. tomorrow Is as follows.
Cloudy with occasional showers to-day, followed
by fair, colder on Saturday; south " westerly,
char ging to northwesterly winds.
The following record shows the changes in tom.
pcrature during the morning hours. as Indicated
by tho thermometer at Prrry's pharmacy:
3 A. NJ. ilo A. NJ. E9 A. ~. iil2 NJ. &c
The evening world., 1893-12-29

CHICAGO. Dec. ~s3'-Judgc Grosscup. In IN.
United States Court to-day. appointed IN. TIN.
Guarantee and Trust Company receiver for IN.
hAgenbsck Geological Arena COMPANY. which had
the trained animal show in the Midway Pl.iSsnes
a. NE Worlds Fair; The receiver was appointed
AZ the suit OF Carl Hsgenbeck who Owned ths
animals. The receivership is The o,trrn~th Z
dispute over gate reo-ipts. +"
The evening world., 1893-12-29

The Hoard ~ Electrical Control met IN tho
oi'e" TODAY ana ordered the removal
~ all Telegraph w'r"s crossing broadway hollow
] vent MIRA street 4 number ~ lines NJ Nirr,
o' IN" flf" department an second avcuu. T,ytb
h'enu" Ninct' SIXTH and uns Hundred ani
Twenty hf'h streets. we're also ordered removal
The evening world., 1893-12-29
A Luncheon 10 Mrs. Cleveland.

WASHINGTON IL, - Mrs cleveland viii
~ trnd''d " lunch ~ ou Ian T. ny Mrs Steven.
,on NN" ~ tho Ntr, -rrcaid,n' II viii no IN.
Presidential and Woe Presidential hrps.hoas "
The evening world., 1893-12-29
DiSorderly House Keepers Ar
rnigned.

Police Capt, rortrirh', ot the Eldridge street
station. arraigned three disorderly house keepers
in Essex Market Court to-day. They were Annie
Silverman. i73 Allen street Lizzie Whitaker. 40
Chrystie street, and Howard Harris, % Bavard
street. Justice NoorhiS held each for trial al Cen
eral Sessions Six inmates were discharged.