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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-22

Hamilton College Has DehnItsiv urokea or
Its fnrtation with New York synod.

There was a declaration OF independence
made at the twenty-f'th annual dinner OF the
Hamilton College Alumni Association at tho
Hotel Waldorf last evening. IL was made by
President VI. Woolsey Stryker OF the college
who asserted the future Independence % that
institution from the Presbyterian Synod oithis
State. For years Hamilton College has been
practically in the shadow Of the Presbyterian
Church and some time ago the Synod offered
20 raise 100000 for tho institution. provided
II would come completely under the Synod $
control DIR, StryEer aroused much enthusiasm
among the alumni present last nj ght when he
announced that the offer had been definitely
refused. President striker who Is himself q
strong lresbyteriaH, saii. when introduced by
Judge Warren Higley. who presided:
don't know 10 how May Of you II ia
known that the little Irritation between Ham
ilton College and the synod Of New YORK Is
ended and hnppily for the college. went to
the meeting OF the synod at Rochester and
acting. as ! believed. for the best interests OF
the institution, refus ed the offer OF the Synod
and asserted the autonomy Of Hamilton col
lege The synod seemed surprised. They
hat leSome So accustomed 10 consid-
Went 70 th0m that they didn't seem 10
comprehend fully the altered situation.
Hamilton College IL done forever with going
about carrying It's hat IN us hand for people 10
drop In pennies because We are a Presbyterian
institution. Every man here who 10 Pres
hyterlsn and an Alumuus and many OF US are
would. believe give 20 a. an alumnus where
he would give - as a PRESBYTERIAN"
Warm Hig.ey was elected President OF the
association.
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Isidor Tahl has been appointed temporary
receiver for the American PaIer Pail and Box
Company Of II and ~ Rose street and L. Naa-
Gewater street n n suit brought for the volun-
tary dissolution - the company. lie is the
President. The liabilities are about 10000
and the nominal assets are in excess OF that
amount. Among the creditors are the Ma
tionAl broadway Bank. sg.tOu, ii. Vi. Robert
son, - l3u; spACldlns 4 I"wEs, s3.~DN
Judgment for sHiUth was entered yesterday
against y. j. Schloss 4 90. Wholesale dealers
in boJs' clothing at ,A)S Brualwav, in favor Of
sylvan LehmaTeT. on Aug. - he loaned them
securities. Including stock Ofthe Pennsylvania
Heading. Lehgh Valley New York enrrRL
Lake Shure, and other railroad comrades, for
which the firm gave HIM their note They
failed t. return the shares.
The sheriff has tIk an charge Of the place Z
business al Edward y. Myers 4 Brother. deal
eTs IN woollen rags al IA duane street, on
tour executions AEgregatIIg 81, 40. on which
they confessed Judgment.
Inc Sheriff ~, taScn charge Of the branch
store az Liberty and Washington streets Of the
Derry 4 orion company, woudwuIE I nR ma
chlnery, OF Philadelphia, On IN attach IN ent for
S4S!tl!' In favor - IdWaTd I. MinslvW.
pH-LAD.IgHlA. Is'. II schwartz < Graz
wholesa., Garrett dealers At 7lS Market street
made az assignment to-day TO q. Harry Davis.
The .iatIllt.r- are S9iJUuu. and the assets
sErO.usiu The assignment was made because
Of the firms inability 10 meet obligations
which will mature next month
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-22
IN DISTRESS TmrorGH IGxoHAxc.
Mrs. JAeOby Had MOnsT Enough. bot she
DId Not kRowI

overseer OF the Poor John B. Casey OF Clinton
township learned on Thursday that Mrs.
JAcoby. Siiow oi Henry Jaeoby Of Cottage
street. Iryington. y. J., was in dire distress
ami had nothing with which 10 feed her four
children. lie investigated the case, and from
papers handed to him ~ the widow he dis
COVERED that she was POOR only through iRnor-
aure. The rapers showed that her husband
lots AMI that mortgage Of 81 .UOU vas the
only iucumbrance.
her husbands lie vas insured for { $40 and
TOOK oiths knights u lTthias Building AMI
Loan Association; with credit uFoh II Of
81 as size said that the insurance peouIa
had paid her only S1n hT Casey took the
pAPers and put them in the hands Of a legal
lrm, The lawyers sent "a representative u The
Insurance cyInpanY ypsIerdAy and got a
promise that the balance would ne Pald TO-
day. Uver-eer CaseJ will see that the estate
is TToIe r.Y settled
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MORE APPOINTMENTS M scsIEnEx.
Leonard n. weiie.. n. TayIor Emery, and
Wesley &. Bush Get the Com mI--ion.r-hip-


Leonard n. weiie.. u. TeyIor Emery, and
Wesley &. Bush Get the ComnI--iou.r-bip-.
Mayor-elect Charles A. Schieren OF BROOKLYN
yesterday ann ounced these additional appoint
ments as heads OF Departments and their ac-
ceptance:
Poltcs COMMUNICATIONS p wene,
Health Comm,'ioner-Dr. q Taylcr Emery
Budding Commemorative { Bush.
Messr.. Welles. Emery, and Bush are Repub-
lieans. but not Of the partisan type Mr..
welles. who will take charge Of the Police De-
partmeut on Feb. |. IL. like Mr.. Schieren. a
merchant IN the swamp. and has been a close
friend o. the Mayor elect Tor ten years.
which settled at Wethersf1eld over two hun.
dred years ago. He is about 80 years old. u
leet : inches in height. and has a s.rikng
linco!n's cabinet was q kinsman o! hiS He
spent twenty years as an officer n the Illinois
state prison. the Albany penitentiary and the
Superintendent % Wards Island. He is a
member OF the Lincoln Club and Of the Hid e
and Leather Club Of New York. lie Is a seventh
Dr. Emery. the new Health Commissioned
IL one Of the leading practitioners in BROOKLYN
and was formerly President OF tho Kings
teal builder. and is President OF the Ner-
chants and Traders Exchange
:, Mr.. Schieren has offered to make Fred ".
Hurster manufacture Of aNles and Presi-
ssioner. and MI Wurs.er will probably accept
ne place. II is also said that James No
Mahon. President Of the IMMIGRANT Savings
min :; Blair. President ofthe Board OF Asses
sors Frank Squires. Park Commissioner and
Frank Srerry, Mayors secretary. A vociferous
ship Of Arrears. Mr. Schiereu win have his
cabinet com pleted to- morrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-22
HEHMiN's SUDDEN DEPARTURE
He IL said to Have Duplicated Grain Re
eeip'- AMI borrowed from Widows.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Dec. PIE. W. Hermau
President q the Kentucky Mating Company.
which made an assignment at the same tim Q
he did. has LETT the c!ty with his family. While
his departure was not exactly flight. 1; is be-
lieved he left 20 avoid his creditors. for de-
veiopments in the failures show them to have
been rotten TO the core.
Herman's creditors will get nothing. al
though he owes slJOOOO. The creditors OF
the mailing company may get 10 to % per
cent. dependent Upon how suit as to the
ownership OF IL" principal assets Is decided.
the total liz uilities o; The company are sIOi-
n+hU ~. he uclIsst feature OF tie case is that
Herman issued warehouse receipts for 5000
in the-lavators.
Receipts have been duplicated and trlpli-
Gated. and the 30. 90 bushels OF grain. which
form the bulk OF the tangible assets are
claimed 10y three concerns Every piece OF
properly Is mortgaged. branch breweries
were started in Frankfort. by: New Albany
Ind. knoxville, 1rnn.. and Augusta. Ga. All
have failed and all are covered with mort.
cages.
Norman borrowed $50. OGO during this year
from one widow and large sums from other
widows. anu poor people gave him their saw
lngS.
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DISTRESS ~ JERSEY CIR.
Poorma,ter Hewitt ssy- 1t Z, Grenter the.
IL Has B-en Tor Years.

Poormnster John F. Hewitt OF Jersey City
says that there is more distress at the present
time among the city's poor than has existed
for many years. Applications for assistance
have been m sde to him during the last month
hy people who never applied to him before.
Mr. Hewitt attributes the prevailing distress
to the hard times Large numbers OF men
have been thrown out OF employment. Rail-
road CORPORATIONS and local manufactures
have made material reductions in their work
inc forces and many q! the men remaining are
working on only half or three-quarter- time
A number VI extreme cases ~ overly have
been brought to my notice during the last
week" said Mr.. Hewitt. and II the charitable
Ieopl" Il Jersey City want to assist people who
are really suffering they should consult me. |
will te pleased to give them all the lnforma-
ton have gathered by personal Investigation
Alexander Mckenzie and l. Nanterteek
have promised 20 subscribe 80 each. The
money get will DO used for things the city
does not provide for. There are many uoor
people who manage to get the bare necessartes
Of lie. but cannot pay their rent and are liable
10 lie eyicted. Many OF the applicants have
now come only when their children are starv-
Ing Their pride would keep them from apply
Ing for relief for themselves. but they cannot
see their children suffer-
Mr. Hewitt will act "a almoner himself or
will give the addresses Of deserving persons 10
any one who wants 10 AFFORD assistance In per-
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II Calls on Congress to Fad Mt Ores the Us
Certainty About the TnriG

IL Calls on Congress to Fad mt Onee the U.s.
certainty About the TnriG
Richard Croker introduced the following
resolution at the meeting OF the Tammany
Hall Committee on Organization last night.
and. on his motion. it was unanlnouslY
adopted:
Rssoirei That the severe depression now
existing in business AMI labor circles presents
condition which demands the prompt deter
mination by Congress OF such changes In the
tariff taxes as are CONTEMPLATED.
The prevailing doubt aud uncertainty ne to
the outcome ot pending tatin legislation
business ventures to the great injury and sui
ferinR OF both the employer and the working
man.
The imperative duty OF the National Gegisla-
ture is t. AFFORD without de, az all BOssibI" re-
willing 10 work, are denied employment by
reason OF the hazardous conditions now Affect
ing the Investment OF capital in aud the prose-
cution Of business enterprises
The urgent clai ms Tor a solution oi the in
dustria problem In accordance with the die
tates OF wise and humane StatesmAnship are
apparent and must lie needed.
In our own city q conservative calculation,
based upon census taken by on" of the gov.
ornamental Departments. discloses the act that
az least luO.GUu wage earners are without en-
consequent therefrom challenge immediate
attention and exact earnest cons liberation. In
greater or less degree similar state Of Affairs
exists throughout the country.
The opportunity which distress and misery
oher should not be employed with a design for
and merits the display OF patriotic endeavor.
and It is in such spirit that the Democratic
organization OF Tammany Hall in the city Of
New York respectfully and earnestly urges
Congress TO restore public con ldence. revive
business industries. and give steady and re-
muneratiye employment to LABOR W the
speedy submission for Executive signature Of
the proposed tariff law.
In Offering the resolution Mr.. Croker made
speech. in which he urged the district leaders
Of the organization and every man in the or
To- hA h,a ~ irsa ~ a,,H.
humanity at heart to see TO it that the spirit
OF the resolution IL enforced by aiding in every
way possible TO relieve the suffering which eI-
ists because OF lack Of employment. lie said
that at this Juncture Tammany Hall should
show by its activity that it is as effective in the
cause OF the poor as in its political worE,
Mr.. Cookers remark We're loudly app anced.
Anticipating Mr.. troEer's recomm q n dations.
as several other district organizations have
already done. the Tammsny central Associa-
ton liz the Twenty fourth district appointed n
reliet committee and raised a poor fund OF
S2.oO3 on "Wednesday night. A corps OF ply
siciAns to provide free medical attendance to
the sick Door OF the district was also enlisted
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-22
ONE OF 1HE MONKEYS LOOSE
The Blue-nosed Director OF the stork's
Funeral NIsIt. a Box At the show.

A b!ue-nosed baboon In stovepipe hat
caused some CONSERVATION and much fun last
night at Tattersa.ls. whore Hagenbeck's
trained animals are on exhibition. by escaping
from his trainer and taking possession OF 4
box. The baboon is a mandril. and. therefore.
he isn't handsome.
He had Just finished his act OF driving
stork that was ieiGnInG death. having been
shot BY platooao' other storks, OF to an i'm
aginary cemetery in a real hear.e. His trainer.
Mrs. Lorsett, had Just taken or his coat when
he got away from her.
He appeared in the box OF Mr. Tynberg. an
Insurance man. who rrom pity offered TO NJ out
the mandrii with a life policy. The mAndril
fed and the ladies' who were with Mr. Tyu-
her: sat down. After jumping about the
AUDITORIUM for few minutes the mandrl
leared up on the projecting base on the out
side OF the Dig circular cage where the little
elephant Topsy was trying TO GO through an
act with two PONIES and two boarhounds, Els-
plants don't like monkeys and when Topsy
saw the broad cerulean SMILE OF the mandril
aimed right at her. she nearly toppled OF .
barrel with fright.
Manager Hofrheiner organized a posse to
capture the mandriL Before the posse got to
work however Mrs. Iorsett appeared called
tho mandrl, and he leaped o6ed emily into
her arms and was carried TO his cage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-22
PLEAS OF HARD TINES.
Petty Thieves Who say that Cold sad Hun
ger Drove Them to steal.

Petty Thieves Who say that Cold sad Hun
ger Drove Them steal.
Policeman James ]. Gerighty Of the Charles
street station found the door OF James Walsh's
tailor shop at 352 Blocker street open early
yesterday morning aud woke up Wnlsh's son.
James J. Walsh. and told him to lock It. Later
he found the door open again. He went In
and caught two burglars In closet.
The prisoners gave their names as Thoma as
Doyle. "a years old. and George Albert IL
years old. They pleaded hard times at Jefier-
son Market Court yesterday and said that they
were out Of work. out Of money. cold aud hun
cry, and that the sight Of the warm clothing
10 Ts seSp w ssS h tIG r s
Another pair Of prisoners who pleaded hard
times as an excuse. were John smith and
Michael Geiger y and ~ years old re-
spectiyely. who were arrested for stealing lead
pipe from vacant house at +40 enth ave-
nue.. Most thieves who stea! lead pipe are
a. What's q man 70 do. your Honor" said
haven't had a square meal for . week and you
can see no" ! am on Tor clothes The m,
summer ae coat Hs shess toe e Full ~
holes. You can nudge how It Is yourself" he
continued. when two strong men that are
that sells for a cent and half pound"
The men were held for trial,
Still another case was that OF John Atty. q
with waylayinR Fred Steifen. messenger boz
"a years old. on Bleecker street and taking
bined. Ally was arrested in I. 2 cent pool
room. where he Was warming himself at a
stove He admitted the THEFT
he sG wor ana on
and beg for 1t. Now I've had q square meal
me. All want IL a right to live"
He was also held for trial
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-22
sHor AT THE OYSTER THIEVES
sAyvIIIe Watehmea Have . Hard TIns
Driving the Risek siooP AwAy.

SATvTLIE. Dec. 2l.-Last night watchmsa
John Terry aud Abe Ketcham. employed By
Beebs Bros. AID Ockers 4 Otto. oyster ship
pers AZ sGyville. discovered a sloop out In the
hay about a mile oilshore dredging for oysters
on the Terry lot" They fired about a hum
dred shots from their revolvers at the thieves
before theY succeeded In driving them away.
This lot belongs to Bay shore men and adj
joins a lot belonging TO Se!Ah Clock. also Of
liaT shore. whose ct has been cleaned out by
thieves during the past few weeks. Most OF
the oyste. planters belong to the | MON Oyster
Planters Association. which has w8tchmen on
duty day ana night Tatro!ing the waters OF
association have their oysters planted A
prominent mem her OF the association says IL
the depredA'lJgs continue heTeabOuts they
will put strODg guard to watch over their
property and do their utmost to punish the
thieves
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-22
ADJUSTMENTS.
sweet L.veuds," Played st the Lyeeu-
Jnst ne a. w. PInero wrote It.

-swse, Lavender" PLAYED 81 the Iyeep-
Just n. A. w. PIne-o wrote It.
The girl who gives the title to A. W. Tinero's
| comedy, Sweet Lavender" was AN ilegiti-
mate child during the plays performances in
| London. but when it was brought 90 the
! lyceum, a number Of years ago. a makeshift
sort Of marriage ceremony was found
TO have Joined her father and mother
before her birth. Manager Daniel Frohmau
had reasoned. no doubt that honest parentags
would recomm end her more fayorably to the
fastdious audiences Of his theatre. Whether
Mr.. frohman and MIR. Fnero discussed this
difference Of opinion lie not known 70 u.s. nor
can il be easily decided which Of them will bs
upheld by the majority in the Lyceum's assem-
blages. row that The riece ia acted there
exactly "a the author wrote il. sweet
Lavender IN an une1purgsted form was re-
yived at that house last evening. and the
shame OF ldrsui9'S origin was so logical q
part OF the theme and plot that PROBABLY IL
quite excused itself FOR being brought to the
attention Of the polite people present.
In other respects the PLAY was the same
nicely balanced arrangement OF pathos and
humor that had been highly successful before.
and was not less enjoyable in tho renewal. Re
is remarkable In providing an easy task for W.
J. Iemoyne and difficult one for Georgia
Cayvan. and both these accomplished come
dlans acquit themselves lhudably Mr.
lemoynes Di"t Ihsnv' a most captivating
drunkard with a heart as full continuously
Of the milk OF human kindness as his stomach
sometimes is Of brandy. is probably remem-
bered more wildly than anything the actor
has done since OH Bro'ru in 3" The Bankers
Daughter" and that must be fifteen TO twenty
years ago 1t is rjle that Mr. Lemoyns
would find It rather hard TO fail IN. It Cts
him as well as did those that Messrs-
De,asco and lie Mile used TO write for him to
act in their plays But Sweet Lavender"
contaias no character NJ in u serious way for
the leading actress OF stock company and go
Il is that Miss Cayvan has TO win by sheer
ability the distinction which she gained in
this piece before, and which she commanded
again last nigh. Mu.us "a n udn Is written in
a vein 81 Light comedy. almost farccal. scant
in matter and reasC nably assignRble to .
soubrette: but the adrOit Miss Cayvan. by
making every word and syllable count for Q
meaning. and by supplementing the Ian
guage with pantomine as artistic as any
that we saw in "LEn;ant Prologue" con-
tryes to caIolo tho audience into a be-
Lief that tho part Ia of some dramatic i'm
lortance. Herbert he!cey is less trlum phaDt
as her comDanion in the effort, but his Amert-
can wooer is enjoyable. J.. j. Ratclife is a
fervid and feeling lover OF Ldr-1ds7. who Is Q
little out OF Bessie Tyree's limits The Wall
cots. Eugene Ormoule. and Mrs. Within are
also in the excellent cast.
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MARSAc's IRIE>D BlTRArED HIM.
He DID Not Repay the Morry Mar-Ae Es-
brEEled TO esd HIG.


p II. Cassidy. the auditor o. the Staten
Island Rapid Transit hAiroad. appeared in
Justice Augustus Acker's court in New Erigh-
ton. staten Island, about I o'clock yesterday
afternoon. and made a charge Of embez7lr-
ment against Ernest Msrsac. former freight
agent at the Clifton station. The sTeciar sum
u 81 ,u:'ISS. cassidy said the emil ezz.ements
dated back - last May. An eNaufnafl.g u
the hooks in the early part Of lereu. DeT
showed that they were fAl-iHeL NtTsac was
then discharged. lie begged for tine saving
that he would refund tie money, 4E" surely
company which WAS on hi, bono however, cot
tired II waiting and ordered ITS arrest.
harsAc was arrested 10 his home in Water
street, stApletOn. last n Elt. he was looked
W In the police station lu West Brighton IA
default % q JuD hail lc maze a statement
saving that he hat lent the money to nj" =
friend over a ilftirUty, Tie friend betEaEet
him and left him 10 II. fer a @ r"usegIruc~s
Aarsac i about - years - ase, art MARI ed;
He has been IN tie eaP.oy - tue ,rail;oai
company for LuulteT % years aud lad a.
excellent reputation he lived IN star "a n
with hi, Wit and cl.!ii 10 style t"5tilue lis
posItioR. llr w.s never kEVgE as = lrse
spender OF mOueT.
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AIBASY. Dec. 2l,-Ths rerorts o. the la9
state banks % discount and deTos.t and four
individual bankers doing business Ia this
state. which have heen O. Ell the state Bank
ing DEPARTMENT. showiE- Iaeir condition N
sources sg.l +.si - aEE the total .iab.'i-
ties At so 4.-;N.11 Tho report, % these
BANKS year a - ~hpwet! fus.- -rta. ro~O4rteS
to De- $50. I - .T-,' a .e"THfsa th.- year q
80 t-rf lJ7. TIE total HWoTat due teg1-i-
tors this time last var Wa 81 "a l3,b
which Item j. now decreased So 4J1.
The totaI s-rV.G- this r-.- .as' year was
l'."2it -. ih:, TEN aaN.c= .aCsezsc. slucs
last yel- : ~ 49,.
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Not Redueinx Wages.

AMSTERDAM. y. Y, Dec. 2l.-Ths item IN Q
New York paper. TO the eject that the Greene
knitting Company OF this city yesterday noti-
fed their employees Of a reduction in wages OF
from - to 40 FER cent, that many refused to
Eccept the terms and that number OF high
ITiced employees who nave worked FOR the
concern upward Of TWENTY-FIVE years have
teen discharged ami their I!aees a.sd by
cheaper help IS LenI.i b. the irm. They said
that wages hal not tseu reduced. AMI would
not be unless u was Absolutely necessary.
About one hun lTel hams have teen az work
for six or eight weeks. ard i Il ID" intention
Of the tru u increase tie ggmbeE CIs hum
died or Il ,Te on the IT, %! Jan.4Ty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-22
VAN GAASBEEK & ARKELL.
hDWlRD $. srOKEs REcEITER.
He - wiiiine that w. y. -. should buy the
Monmnn uonse rronertN In FnrecIo.nrr.

Honman House Property Ia Fcrecio-urr.
Edward $. stokes stole a march on Cousin
W. L d. stokes yesterday by having himself
appointed receiver Of the Hoffman House
corporation in an action before Judge Truax
By the Farmers Loan and Trust Company. to
foreclose the SJOOVlO mortgage The mort
gage covers the Hoffman House. the cafes IN
Beaver street and In Exchange place. and the
Claremont Hotel.
In the rapers on which the receiver WAS APP
pointed it is averred that tho company has not
sufficient assets 10 pay 80 per cent. on its obli-
cations The corporation was organized In
New jersey on Sept. =. 1880 TO purchase and
conduct The Hoffman House business man
AGED prior to that time By C. Il. Read u Co.
81 900 each were issued. The Farmers Loan
and Trust Company became trustee OF the
II ortgagr. The bonds were to Us redeemed
on or Le'orc July ii. 1910; Soon after sI5tuO
OF the Uonds were retired. The interest due
on these bonds !ast July amountingto Sl2.1ou.
has no; been paid.
bond OF s5O.yQo. his suretio. were James
d. Leary and EllZur '. Foote. The latter Is
treasurer Of the corporation. and owns s5U. 90
Of the bonds J. 5. Stokes owns $3.50 900
Stokes had been trying to have u receiver NJ.
pointed and 10 get the books into New Jersey in
order to compel cousin T.. :. to buy from him
his stock md bonds II is now Proposed to let
him buy the whole property Il he wants to.
There are no outstanding debts OF conse-
Mr + s. Stokes made further statements
which were denied at Mr.. ". j. b. StoEes's
house. Mr.. W. l. II. Stokes will move tefore
Nice-C hanceller Green In Jersey city to-day to
have the hooks Of the corporation produced
there.
The receivership does not affect the food
supply at the various restaurants