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STOCK BROKERS. FAIL.
Hunter, Clarke & Jacobs Say They
Cannot Meet Obligations.
Rumors that Clarke Sold PriviIeQes
for Himself.
Said to Have Used the Ftrm's Name
and Is Now Missing.

Just before 3 o'clock this afternoon the
large brokerage house of Hunter, Clarke
& Jacobs sent word to the Stock Elk
change that 1t was unable to meet OBJ
legations. and would have to suspend.
The reading of this notice from the ros-
trum Of the Exchange, created some ut
tie excitement on the Board, az It wal
entirely unexpected.
At the office of the firm, 81 Exchange
place. the only statement made was
that John Hunter, jr., attorney. with an
office In Temple court. had been made
assignee Of the firm. No explanation as
to the cause OF the failure would be
made. the members of the firm said. I'M
til tomorrow.
1t was learned, however, that the firm
had n large number of calls on Sugar at
81, st. Paul at 60, and other stocks at
prices lower than to-day's and could not
take care Of them. The house dealt ex-
tremely in privileges.
1t is composed OF r. X. Hunter, Rer-
man Clark and Leonard Jacob, jr. Mr..
Hunter Is the board member and Is said
to be n brother of Arthur Hunter. n
of the biggest brokers in the street,
The concern was formerly La Mon
tague, Clarke & Co., and occupied the
large offices in the Mills Building, now
used by Clapp & Co. bankers.
The liabilities are placed at various
amounts. but at the office OF the firm.
all queries are met with silence.
Directly after the failure was an-
nounced rumors were circulated regard
ing the solvency Of several other firms.
but investigation failed to dieclose MI
real basis for these stories.
Among the many rumors for the cause
OF the failure was that Vt was due 10
the secret operations of Mr.. C1art6 In
selling privileges" under the f,rm nhme
and pocketing the proceeds for Elm
self.
1t is asserted that he has been selling
fifteen days privileges in sugar at ~
OF which the firm paid out <SD,00. and
then stopped the payment. MS they had
no means of knowing how many similar
privileges were out. The drm did not
receive any returns whatsoever for the
privileges.
Mr.. Clark, while signing the arm
name 1t Is said. took all the profits ac-
crued to himself. When the matter had
reached a climax, and the market was
going the other way, he disappeared. and
It Is not known where he Is.
The evening world., 1894-03-07
MORE HAWAIIAN LETTERS.
The Effort "a Provide "a New Com
stItution and Government.
10y Associated Press.

10Y HS1Vlldlcu iitrhJ
WASHINGTON, March THE Presl-
dent to-day SEN to Congress the latest
correspondence In relation to Hawaii,
being three letters with Enclosures from
Minister Willis. covering n period from
Feb. 10 TO Feb. Is, inclusive, The i'm
porinnt feature of the correspondence is
a statement that steps have been taken
to provide for a new constitution and
now form Of government for Hawaii,
Severnl days previous to the date OF
the second letter, a number OF Govern
meat soldiers Hese affected In a peculiar
wa, which gave r.se TO a rumor OF
poisoning. There seemed. however, TO
be little cause for scch a Suspicion.
A report was current Of a Chinese up
rising, based upon a call Tor a mass.
meeting TO eohs!ded certain proposed
Is no foundation FOR the rumor. butt that
the country Is IN a state OF unrest and
excitement. making Il easy 70 originate
these sensational reports.
The evening world., 1894-03-07
ALLEGED CROOKS SET FREE.
Detectives Snid They Could Not Get
Sufficient Evidence.

Three alleged crooks were discharged
at Jefferson Market Police Court to-day
by Justice Mcmahon, at the request OF
Central Office detectives who had ar
rested the men and then failed to secure
evidence to convict them. ms vas Jo-
seph Corker, who has just been re-
leased from the penitentiary after serv-
Ing two one-year terms. torker was
charged with stealing IA 500 diamond
stud from the shirt front Of r. itosen-
thai, Of ~ B.eeCker street, on a Third
avenue cabie-Car Sunday morning.
Rospntlll would not take the trouble
to go to court and make "A complaint.
The Others were Joseph Johnson, Of
Henry and Catharine streets. who was
arrested ~ II suspicious cha racter, and
Joseph Kennedy. who had been accused
OF having committed a larceny.
The evening world., 1894-03-07
JACOBS GETS HIS STOCK.
Court Orders II New Certificate Is
sued to Replace That Lost.

Upon the report Of Referee William J.
Gibson, Justice Patterson, in the SUI
preme Court, to-day ordered that "a new
certificate for five shares of stock OF tho
Lyccum Theatre, Rochester. be issued
to II. II. Jacobs.
Jacobs alleged that IN January. 1891.
when the Company was organized, he
purchased ivc shares OF the stuc.., H."
Theatre. Later he removed them 10 the
safe in his booking office. Is West
Thirtieth street. on Jan, ! last, whea
he looked for them he found that they
had been lost or stolen from the safe.
The evening world., 1894-03-07
MRS. BLAKE ARRESTED.
Charged with swindliuR Credit"
Merchants.

Mrs. Emma Blake, remarkably pretty
and attractive looking. was held In
jefferson Market Police Court this
morning In $500 bail for trial on u
charge of grand larceny.
Nathan Goldberg. who sells various
thing on credit. says he sold a seaiskin
sacque to Mrs, Blake for s352.50 ON Jan,
%, 1893. She paid $40 and then disap-
pearcd.
Dennis Harrington. agent for the
American Wringer Company, was also
Blake. She bought $50 worth OF clocks,
lace curtains and rugs. he said. and
paid only $40 before disappearing.
She was arrested this morning at 25t
West Thirty-ninth street, and abused
the policeman roundly before going with
him.
The evening world., 1894-03-07
TARIFF BILL YET DELAYED.


u rSOSiutVh iitsSJ
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The anxi-
ETY. of the sugar advocates and the I'M
certainty as to what disposition the Sem
ate would make Of the Bland Seigniorage
bill combined. to-day. to cause the Demo-
cratic members Of the Senate Finance
Committee again to postpone the report
ing of the bill to the full Committee.
The Democratic majority was In ses-
sion during the greater part of the fore
noon. and many of the sugar duty advo-
Gates. including Senator Caffery, gave
the proceedings their closest attention.
The sugar men are still pressing for
more substantial recognition than they
have received, n ave not yet given
any indication, SO far as can be learned,
of n willingness to accept the rates
which the Committee has shown a dis
position to grant.
1t is now suggested that the bill may
be ready for the full Committee by 10
o'clock Tomorrow morning.
The evening world., 1894-03-07
COL. oCRILTREE LOSES.
jury Returns n Verdict for the
Man He Accused.

After being out ten minutes, the jury
IN the Gaze Of James +. Lynch, n pro-
ressionai nurse. accused by Col. Tom
Ochlltrcc Of larceny, rs published on an
other page Of this paper, returned n
verdict Of not guilty. Judge GOWNS I'M
mediatrly discharged the defendant.
'Ehere was very lite violence against
Lynch. and what there was was cir
CunStantial.
The evening world., 1894-03-07
GEORGE A. DOUGLAS ASSIGNS.
He Was n Dealer i'm blinds, Doors
and nshes

George A. Douglas, dealer In blinds.
doors and sashes at $50 Third avenue
II 4S4 East One Hundred and Thirty
ninth street. assigned to-day TO Nicholas
j. o'Conneil. with the following prefer
Church T.. Gates & Co.. 1924; Friendship
Manufacturing Company. $3.50; John
Il. b.. Scheli, S0S; A. II. Hart. $3.50. n. w.
Foote, ssT; Edward Gustaveson. <l.0o9s
II. p. & a. Whitney, $40; n. J., o'cop-
Armstrong. SlGl.
AT Douglass establishment IL was
stated TO-DAY that a business of S1A00o
a year has been done. The failure 10
Inscribed to hard times. $3.50
The evening world., 1894-03-07
MCPHERSON ON THE TARIFF.
Says HIS InsiStence on High ~
Rates Causes the Delay .

WASHINGTON. March I'm the SEN
ate to-day. Senator Mcpherson said he
was responsible for the delay In the
Tariff bill. He did not want the ,ates
of duty so low as that fixed by the
subcommittee and had been contend
Ing for higher rates.
The evening world., 1894-03-07
Cos,u Ric- REVOLT Ended.

WASHINGTON, March 7,-senor Pc
rata, tho Minister fr2m Costa Rica, has
received ma; 0dvices up TO Feb, 20 from
san jose. which show that tho recent
uprising in his country by adhercn's OF
the Catholic psrty has been completely
nut down.
The evening world., 1894-03-07
Pension Talk la the House,


lHr Associated iFeAA
WASHINGTON, March THE Pen
sion bill debate continued In the House
to-day. Mr.. Hudson CDem., kas). who
opened the debate for the day. criticised
Ire conduct of the Pension Once under
both the Harrison n Cleveland Ad-
mlnistrations.
The evening world., 1894-03-07
--latest Returns from Oswcgo.

IIN Aa8N'IITNI TT'kFF
SYRACUSE. March The latest re-
turns from Oswego sivc Higgins, Re-
publican, for Mayor. y plurality over
liulgcr. Cleveland Democrat. Some ir-
regularlt.es are claimed IN the Official
returns ;hat may chauge tine result.
The evening world., 1894-03-07
Favorins Greater New York.

WASHINGTON, March THE House
Committee on Commerce voted to-day to
make n favorable report oh Il bin TO eX-
tend the limits Of the port OF New York
TO embrace the city OF Yonkers.
The evening world., 1894-03-07
BIG GOLD SHIPMENT.
sub-Treasury 0mciais Mt War with
Bnnkers Regarding II.

bankers Regarding II.
On Saturday II Is probable that 5000, =
600 gold will be exported.
The banks have Il secret understanding
between themselves that they will not
furnish any gold, therefore the Sub
Treasury will have to furnish 1t.
The Sub-Treasury officials are very
much concerned about the shipment, and
say they think the banks should furnish
at least part OF the gold required.
They decline to give any names of par
ties who are going TO ship the gold.
The sum OF $l30,GD gold was shipped
to Havana. per steamship City of Wash
ington, to-day.
The evening world., 1894-03-07
DAVIS & HENDRIck FAIL.

Restaurateurs Give $50 Prefcr-l
ence for Legal Services.
John NJ. Davis and Foseola o, Hen
dr!ck, who compose h firm OF Davis 4
uerdrick, restaurant-keepers at a Lib-
erty street made an assignment to-day,
10 Edwin +. Ide. ~
They give preference to Foley q Powell
for $50 for legal services.
The evening world., 1894-03-07
Tuilors Confess Judgements.

weriug g Hubbard, merchant talors al FouftA
avenue and Tenth street, to-day confessed juae-
nent for $3.50 to ths following creditors; Neal.
Morse q Co. szss: John y, ElIlaon 3 Son. 3tsJ;
Piypnnth woollen Company. fissi COLLINS. psen-
ing { Co. s5n. s354l4AHHt Id
The evening world., 1894-03-07
Mpdc Assistant En~IaeSr.

William II. Swan has hcsa appointed Aslistaat
Engineer In the PARK Department At $500 a
year, to taGe the place OF Charles II. Gresham,
who has bten made SuP9ryisins Engineer OF the
Harlem Speedway.
The evening world., 1894-03-07
Hiccouxh Victim Better.

Maurice Fhcstone. a switch cleaner. Of % Chat
ham square. who was taken to Chamber Street
Hospital yesterday. . victim to an acute attack Of
hiccoughing. was reported better this morning.
The evening world., 1894-03-07

M On saunv March 2 committee OF wclknwn fmnces, comprising M%r D. E%Nn S MM,
President Fuuh National Bank md exPrhhmd the Stock Exchange Tmsh JAMES % " M
BMkm md xI1snnsrG General OF the United Sn@i A. B. HETURS, PRESIDENT iN NWm am, g." p
Of the United ss Currency eRmk Examiner of the Ued States and enSuprnemmm {" e1 ,MM ,
r. w Bmm.. 49,. dmkb house of BhongdeB raj ImY C9us ote banking he@ hy
cw & Co, and CAmu W Dnos Posm@rd the cit Of New York; after spending over SNp we %% s %s @
The WATs mrnhuon books. pr~r@n REPORTS, ms lr@m reports paper companies "m M
mount o. mr hrhh rumps o. aid bills orders from news cmpn@ and oa other rM%n nc pms
uAhrgwrM wa%T~ wEmMa ruIeum connected wit Msd rdAymd 9NHent signed tn hs @aunaN
The evening world., 1894-03-07
A Drunkard a Y

cant stop. This coaid truthfully be said
until the advent OF the KEELEY CURE ~
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complement that, once day, piled
between Madison and Sharpsburgh on
the rather rusty little narrow-gauge.
II Glanced that when. at Walls sig
nal. the train stopped, the engineer,
put at fault by the unusual length OF
his following, slowed up only as the
last-anl empty-car drew alongside
the platform. With gay laugh at
their utter isolation, Augusta, when
aboard began talking to Val, who sat
beside her. in low, confidential tones,
and laughing in loud, maddening
rouladcs the better to incense poor
Giles, who. worm of the dust that he
was. turned, at last, and began con-
versationnl attack upon Miss Emerson.
lie even sat down opposite her, with
his back to his brother and Augusta,
and made n successful pretense OF hav-
ing forgotten their existence.
Miss Emersons pity for the worm,
whore sqairming she alone saw, drove
her headlong into channels OF argu-
mcntative harungue, where the waves
were strong and the waters frightfully
deep To her qualification and sur
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ORIGIN OF THANKSGIVING.

The date Of the first observance Of
this distinctively American institution
has been matter of some dispute A
writer In an exchange has been TO
some trouble to asc rtain the facts and
states them as follows
The first observance of a day of
thanksgiving, formally recommended
by the civil authorities, occurred in
Lcyden, Holland, October 3, 1878, it
being the first anniversary of the de.
liverance OF that city from siege.
In July, 1923, day of fasting and
prayer was appointed on account Of
drought. Rain came abundantly while
they were praying, and the governor
appointed day of thanksgiving which
was observed with religious exercises
The Charlestown records show sim.
liar change of fast day into Thanks
giving in 1851, on account of the ar.
rival Of supplies from Ireland,
DR.. Franklin tells us that in time
of great dependency among the set
tiers Of New England it was proposed
In one Of their public meetings to pro-
claim fast. An aged farmer rose and
spoke of their provoking heaven with
their complaints, and of the cause
they had for thanksgiving lie then
made motion that instead of appoint
ing a day of fasting, they should ap-
point day OF thanksgiving The
assembly readily agreed
Massachusetts, Bay was the first Of
the colonies to appoint an annual
thanksgiving by the proclamation of
the English governor, During the revo.
luton Thanksgiving day wasa national
institution, being annually recon.
mended by congress, but after the gen
eral Thanksgiving for peace in 1884
there was no national appointment un,
til 1850, when Washington, by request
of congress, recommended day of
Thanksgiving for the adoption Of the
constitution. Washington issued sec.
ond proclamation of Thanksgiving in
1905 on account of the suppression of
instruction President Madison, by
the request of congress, recommended
q Thanksgiving for peace in 1878 But
the official recommendation of day
for the giving Of thanks was mainly
confined to New England until the
year 1917, after which date it was regu.
larry appointed by the governor of
New York In 1858 Gov johnson, of
Virginia, recommended n day OF
thanksgiving; but in 1857 Gov Wise,
when requested to do so, publicly de-
clined, on the ground that he was not
authorized to Interfere in religious
matters During the civil war, in 1869
and 1864, President Lincoln issued
proclamations recommending annual
Thanksgivings Since then procla.
nation has been issued annually by the
president as we'll as by the governors
of the states and the mayors of the
principal cities, Custom fixes the time
as the last Thursday in November
1t is well for us all to pause little
in the mad whirl of business or work
or pleasure, and think of the blessings
which have crowned the year, and lift
up our hearts in special thanksgiving
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slowly brought to stand6till, had
been uncouplcd, the rope detached and
themselves left to do what they might
under the eXaspcrating circumstances.
well, I'll be -
mo, you'll not You shan't be any
thing cant be-and ,cOat be Mat!"
laughed Miss Emerson, bit hysteric-
ally, "Oh, Giles, I'm so sorry-for-
you!"
Sorry for meY Say, don't you be that
now. haven't heard a word you've
been saying for the last half hour
Miss Emerson may be excused for
wincing slightly at this stunningly
honest confession-"but I've been doing
better n listening I've been making
up my mind, All the while your soft,
bright voice was seeming to blow little
rainbow bubbles through the air I
was building scales out Of my heart
and soul to weigh two women in"
Giles stopped and looked dreamily
out at the floating flakes that swirled,
and danced, and shot up again in the
wind, as though settling with their fell
lows on the soft, pure levels below were
the last of their intentions
The snowstorm shut the two occu-
pants of the coach into little world OF
their own. No landmarks were dis.
cernible-their whereabouts mystery
neither of them was in hurry to solve.
"And you weighed them-with
mental, moral, physical or spiritual
weights, Giles-which?'
"You're laughing at mel" cried the
young man, turning to face counte-
nance wreathed in smiles; but what he
dreaded he did not find. He met, in
stead, pair of the sweetest humid
blue eyes in the world, their long
lashes moist, their dark pupils dilat-
ing.
Laughing at you? Can't you see
I'm-I'm crying at you? o Gilesl"
you've guessed 1T, thenP You"
HGiles, don't accredit me with that
much wisdom. teach school-but
only the primary grades; and as for
higher mathematics, couldn't solve the
problem of any mans heart-not even if
he gave me q for the unknown quanti-
ty. Oh, dear"
WHAT"
1.-THE widows"
"Coufouud the widows"
I'll do nothing of the sort. And I
consider it heartless of you to ask it of
me-"
"Oh, bother the widows, thcnl Miss
Emerson2"
"Well?h
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prise, Giles plunged after her and
swan as q swimmer does who knows
his strength and joys in the exhil-
arating sport.
She had never talked to him In just
this way, and to hold her own in the
under-tow through which his mascu'
line mind butfeted its way with mas
terly ease brought the pink to her
cheeks and the light to her eyes.
Again the train stopped, and Mrs.
Bassett and her daughter, Matilda,
numbered into the second coach ahead.
Augusta, observing her, and wishing to
sumnarily punish Giles for his daring
Decentralization, loudly declared her
intention of going to Matilda, Bid
ding Val follow with her basket. Miss
King, with a sharp glance Of swapping
black eyes that was lost upon TILES,
aounced up the aisle and out of the
coach,
From the Bassett farm to the next
probable stopping place was stretch
of nearly ten miles; beyond this farms
and villages began to thicken, and
slowing up would be the order of the
day
As II ignorant Of Augusta desertion'
Giles took up the thread Of CONVERSE
tion where it had dropped. and began
so brave winding of it upon so mani
testify ptiable reel of good intention,
that Miss Emerson dguratively reached
forth and took it from him,
In her kindly hands, and In the light
of her sparkling. generous mood, the
gossamer thread sbnnc and glistened
and changed color lie listened with
ears deafening themselves to the saF-
casm Of q strident voice, and looked at
her with eyes from whose lenses faded
the image of Il saucy, buxom beauty
Miss Emerson wound on and on
Once over Giles square shoulder she
saw Walls face peering in at them from
the outside platform a demoniacul
grin warped his handsome features
which disappeared an instant fater
dhN bhNA
II was not noticeable at first Giles
sweet responsibility, his gentle willing
ness to be consoled and entertained by
her. shut out all lesser sensations, 1t
was only when, feeling the train
slaekep in speed, she lifted her eyes
and peered over Giles shoulder, that
she discovered it. With bound she
was upon her feet her hand grasping
the arm of the man before her.
What is it, Miss Emerson" asked
Giles, unable to read between the
frowning lines at the meeting of her
delicate brows.
what is itP" she echoed" Valentine
START" and she looked toward the
place where his dark, bright, malevo-
lent face last Swallowed the frosty
pane. Giles followed her glance with
his own and cried out in establishment.
The coach, in which they were being
-~NS - - - "
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~ used all the weights you men
toned reckon"
"Well2"
"PdysiraYN some one I've been q
dumb fool about got it; but other
ways--n
"YesP"
ut balanced In favor Of n mite of a
woman with blue eyes, who blows
rainbow bubbles"
"Giles!"
"You did that sum pretty quick. Miss
Emerson. should think higher
mathematics wouldn't be any trouble
to you whatever.
NOV, you're laughing at me- Giles
START Well, laugh, them But remem-
Der you have yet your own problem to
solve"
1--WE solved-and proved IT," and
Giles voice grew tender and serious.
Proved 1t by such kindness as never
received before; proved it by your
sweet sympathy and your tears-o,
Miss Emerson"
~ think, Giles" breaks in a soft,
happy voice, "if you are so sure OF the
correctness of your solution, that
Mary would be much more appropri-
ate than"
"Mary-my darlingl"
For three cold, halcyon hours they
watched for sign of rescue, hoping for
its delay Mary told Giles the simple
story of her life, of its ambitions, Of its
loneliness. At noon they opened the
donation basket, and ate their EAankaa
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into an ominous, leaden mass.
Miss Emerson, the teacher, now
boarding round" at the Starr farm,
looked at the first flakes as she would
have looked at any other personal en-
emies, had they come floating down to
darlzen the clear skies of her promised
day of delight
IL was seldom Miss Emerson gave
herself pleasure: and now that she
had bargained with haggling Mrs.
Starr for little turkey, nicely roast
ed, mince pie. n glass of plum jam
and u loaf of bread to donate to the
big feast to he given the Sharpsburg
benevolent institution, ycicped THE
Widows Rest" on this Thanksgiving
day, she wished the little gray clouds
had kept to their first inclination to
scatter before the shining sun.
augusta King was going She was a
cousin-in-law who kept, and enjoyed
keeping. the stalwart Starr boys in a
state of feud She was big, beautiful,
vain. and something of an heiress.
Miss Emerson had. with amusement,
not unmixed with Indignation, silently
watched this little comedy-pastoral,
1.-THE Rivals" IIer quick sympathies
went out to Giles Starr, the elder BROTH
er, a tan. splendid youth, with the
Torso OF a gladiator that held the heart
of woman. For the daring, lawless,
handsome younger Urother she instinct
lively reserved her dislike, turning on
the faucet of the fountain of worded
disfavor at every aggressive attention
offered her by Valentine Starr.
Augustus basket had been Officiously
carried by both brothers to the snowy
platform, where, when it was properly
signaled, the local accommodation" to
Sharpsburgh, which lay thirty miles to
the north, stopped to take on passen'
gers The railroad officials had pre-
pared for the days extra traffic by add
ing fpur passenger coaches tothS usual
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giving dinner as mortalS might eat who
are permitted to dine with the gods.
And when, at last, an engine snorted
importantly toward them through the
shimmering obscurity Of snow, they
asked to be taken back TO the farm.
and not on TO Sharl burgh, where a
bafiled beauty had passed the day in
giving anything bu, thanks
EVA BEST