New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-11

on the who's. the showing Is gratifying. IL IN
cccds the attendance on each corresponding DAY AT
the Philadelphia Exhibition by many thoh'ahdS YES
terday for instance. 10y j.0Is.
There /, something pathetic In the plea made by
The, dor, Thomas before tie Music Investigating
COMMITTEE" For forty years. he said u hav"
been before the American public n, IN artist am
an old man. sixty years old and nearing the end o'
nv course. ! beg OF Won To consider that valu" nv
reputation as a musician and leader more than any
pec,iniary benefit | might derive from AIDING any
piano firm. II Is Impossible here to enter into a
consideration OF The many points raised by the manu-
fac,urcr, Of musical instruments against N" manage
men, of Mr. Thomas There 10 be altogether too
much breath. pap-r and talent wasted In the con
tro,ersy The aggficvcd manufacturers have had
their say. Mr. Thomas has been heard In his dc
fence, and very straightforward one II Is The
musical critics the commission FROM Kansas and
Colorado have aired their views. The newspapers
have had their little jibes and hings at Herr
Thomas and the "auiocrat OF musicdom.' the
public at large doesn't to care rap about II
all so long it gets good mlsic. and TO the credit
Of Chicago lei II lie said. II appreciates It,
There is something distincfivc!y Chogoan In tho
prompt honorable and public spirited conduct Of It's
representative men with regard to the Chemical Ma
tiona Bank. which compelled 10 close It's doors
Yesterday. when the failure announced President
Hienbotham and secretary Edmonds held u conference
not lose the funds they had ntrusted to the bank.
II Is not known how many OF the exhibitors had
money on deposit but President IIignhOtlam thinks
this number will exceed fifty. After conference
that lasted several hours President lginbothdm and
Secretary EdmOndS decided 10 call upon the money cd
men OF the city to " they would make good the
amount Of exhibitors deposits The president and
secretary agreed that the exhibitors who had placed
confidence In the bank had the right suppose that
IL 10 cafe and Ina. mi
blan Exposition Directors were responsible for any
losses that they might incur. Secretary Edmonds sat
down In front OF a telephone in the Administration
Building last night and for three hours held the
receiver TO his lie called up fifty OF the prom
lncnt business men Of the city. but could only reach
thirty. Mr. Edmonds briefly stated TO the thirty men
he talked with the plan 10 secure the exhibitors who
had money In the bank. In every Instance the men
whom he convcrsed with said without hesitation
"Why, certainly, put me down for n thousand or
any amount necessary 10 make up tho exhibitors
Iosses.o
The first call for Lyman !. Cages home. and
the that the bank president was dining
with the Earl Of Aberdeen and Lady Aberdeen at
Melville l.. Stones house. The bell rang OF and Mr.
stones number was called. when Mr.. Stone was
told the nature Of the demand he told President
IIIgInbotham to count him In. Then he sent Mr.
Gugo 10 the instrument and he also went Tho
u. II. kOblsaat happened 10 be mt the dinner and
Ms turn came next with the same result. That made
four. and the bell WIS rung again and call made for
Norman T. RcamS house. Mr.. Rcam was giving
dinner himself When he left the talking machine
he among the subscribers 10 the guarantee fund
G. L. hutchinson who was n guest At the Ream man
sion. heard what was going on and left the company
long enough TO 500 that his name was Numbered with
the other bankers who had subscribed.
By the time Mr.. lIignbothnm had finished his
labors he had tue following names "a Attic slip
that lay on the telephone desk while his missionary
WORT was going on W. r. Baker. ". J. Chalmers
Walter Dlxcn, l.. j. Gage. G. l.. Hutchinson r. G.
Keith. ". ID. Kcrfoot. L. +. Lawrence. a. McNal,y
i. J. T. O'Del. F. W. Peck l.. NJ Phelps. Washin gton