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4 NO TO rHE SHERMAN BANK.
Ths cissriss Horse Cs---,ttse Say. I, c.a',
Clear Through the Uuitsd state. N.,,op.L

TIE Cissrisg Houss Corrittss s.y. I, C.n,,
Clear Through the Uu,tsd state. NstionsL
The Sherman Bank. . small State bank a,
ST4 Broadway. was visited By the Clearing
House Committee last August ut the time the
com mittee was going over the affairs OF the
Madison Square Bank. and the coincidence
gave rise to unpleasant reports that
were promptly contradicted about the
condition OF the Sherman Bank. The
object OF the committees visit was
to ascertain the banks condition prior to
asserting to the transfer OF It's account from
the United States National Bank. then its
Clearing House agent to the Central National
Bank. The committee sssented to the trans.
fer Yesterday afternoon late It was learned
that the committee were visiting the Sherman
Bank again.
Areporter called at the bank at $3.50 o'clock
and found the committee going over the in stl-
tution's books and counting It's cash. Mr.. Henry
ID. Northrop, the cashier OF the Sherman Bank.
explained the visit OF the committee:
We are about to change our clearing agent
again. The Central National Bank is at pres
ent acting for us In that capacity. but after
this week the United States National
Bank will do our business with the
Clearing srE e., House: The United States
yeaSs. but we changed several months ago
back to the Central Now we propose going
back sto the United statcs. 1t is CUSTOMARY
committee from tho Clearing House TO ex-
anime the cash and accounts and satisfy tn en-
selves that everything ia all right That is
have found everything In proper shape and are
thoroughly satisfied with the condition OF the
bank bank. The members OF the Clearing House
ar she MSTse Tss
committee. he added. had carefully gone over
siSh tans sssicSS.ns and had found them al
dent OF the Bowery Bank. also a member OF
the committee made y similar statement,
Tho com mittee consisted OF President Bak err
Of the Gallatin National Bank. President Nash
OF the Corn Exchange Bank, President Sher-
man OF the Bonk Of Commerce. and Vice. Pres
President Sherman was seen late in the
evening He was aysrse to saying ANYTHING
about the meeting. When asked II he would
%snd fhs Fesu Of the he h
the substance Of Mr.. Northrop's remarks were
repeated to him. he declined to say anything
about them, except that Mr. Northrop was
President Happen said that whom the matter
q the sherman Bank changing its Clearing
House agent came up, before the Clearing
as is customary in such q contem plated pro-
ceeding. Mr.. Tappen declined to say what the
examination revealed.
was repeated TO him. and he was asked II he
cared to qualify the statement or II he
had anything to say concerning It. He
%s.. not ~asld to maxi tsouSSy
was that the committee had unanimously
refused to allow the change to be made. He
would not give the details OF the exam 10 alton.
and whom asked upon what the refusal OF the
committee was based he replied that It was on
the examination.
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BoOHAN COT AWAY.
The ConstabIss Watched All Night and Did
q Lot OF Shooting In Vain.

The ConstabIss Watched All Night and Did
Lot OF Shooting In Vain.
PLAISFIELp. n J.. April 19.-Thomas Boohan
was arrested last night on a complaint made
By Annie Laidlaw. a pretty New Brunswick
girl. who wants him to fulfil an important
promise she claims he made whom she was
visitor In q Putnam avenue home. Boohan IL
o suave young gentleman. and persuaded
Policeman Vanderhoff. who arrested him. to
take him to the home OF 7. b. Penton. a New
York broker. who. he said. would go his bail
Mr. Penton lives over the brook in North Plain
field. outside OF Vanderhofrs jurisdiction.
Boohan accepted the chance to escape and took
refuge In the Penton barn.
Vanderhoff got all the borough constables to
sit outside the barn all night and when at day
break the big Goors were flung open and Mr..
Penton's fastest trotter dashed out with
Boohan and Mr.. Penton's gardener Ia buggy
they opened FIRE with their revolvers. The
shots struck no one. but the horse was scared
and upset and smashed the buggy. Boohan
was chased on foot across the park, but got
away. and the constAbles have only tho salts
faction Of arresting members OF tho Penton
househ old for alleged connivance at his escape.
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Divorce Grau,.a Arsr Death.

BUFFALO. April l0.-Judgs Lambert to-day
approved the report OF the referee In the suit
for divorce brought by Conductor Sidney King
against his wife which report found in Kings
favor The case Is a unique one. In that while
the divorce was pending King Was killed In
the LehiRh Valley accident at Batavia two
weeks ago. and the question arose whether
divorce could be granted to dead man. On
Anes on Kings life. the Ievsrston OF his PEN
sion as a veteran and such other property As
be MAS possessed Of. The referees report.
however. had already been entered when King
was killed. aud needed but the approval OF the
Court. 80 that to all intents and purposes he
Court ruled. LAWYERS here ssy they have no
record Of q similar case.
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500 Striking Paterson Ribbou wenvers
VIII Start with 100 Kegs or Beer.

500 Striking Paterson Ribbou Viewers
VIII Start with 100 Kegs or Beer.
PATERSON. N. j.. April 19.-Ths striking rib
New York. About 500 will leave National Hall
at o'clock to- morrow n orning. The process
sion will be headed by drum corps. and the
commissary wagon will bring up the rear with
about q hundred kegs OF beer. which were
given to tho strikers to-day by the local brew
cries. The weavers will march through the
city to the plank road. pass through Passaic.
and stop at Carlsbad for lunch.
They will then continue the march to Ho-
boken. where their forces will be Augmented
by strikers from Union Hill They will lie met
at the ferry on the New York side BY delega-
ton Of New York weavers and escorted to the
Labor Lyceum. $40 West Forty second street
The weavers will remain In New York all night
and return TO this city afoot on Saturday.
sd ho and GsorSe Bot msmSsTs
OF the Central Executive Committee
Six striking broad silk wsavsrs were arrest
ed at noon to-day for melting riot at the Para
gon SILK Mill. six girls were also arrested on
complaint OF joseph Bamford OF Bamford
Bros. silk manufacturers, for intimidatlng
n-unlon weavers. The girls will be tried on
The 5000 silk dyers In this city to-day de.
cided to march to the City Hall to- IN orrow and
demand work OF the city authorities. They will
by the bosses. The merchants OF this city at
tempted to settled the ribbon weavers strike
to-day They want TO bring both employers
MAnufarturels' Association publicly an
nounced to-day that they are ready at any
time for conference. The weayers will put
the question to popular vote here and In
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EX-JUSTICEM MURRAY ROBBED
DIscoVEBED IT ONLY WBEN THE CON-
FIDENzIxL CLERK WAS DEAD.

The Mas Gated Himsef winisu wsuse.
Lounsbury, nat His He.i Nam. ws-
K-ns-Arr. Murray Claim. MS Estate.
A decision By Judge Beach yesterday grant,
Ing an Injunction to restrain Jeanette q.
Lounsbury and Henry J. Metz from making
any disposition OF the estate Of william Wal
lace Lounsbury made public charges that a
crime was carefully concealed during Jouns-
burys life and that he had lived for years
UNDER an assumed name. The Injunction
was the result OF an action In the
Supreme Court brought by Henry Murray.
the former Police Justice. to recover about
5000 which he alleges was stolen from him
By Lounsbury who was In his employ from
1884 until April. 1899 In the capacity Of con-
fldential clerk. bookkeeper. and collector. On
Nov. "a. 1893. Mr. Murray. who Is coke mer-
chant, served notice on the administrators,
Mrs. Lounsbury and Mr. Metz. to the effect
that he claimed the entire estate upon the
ground that II consisted Of moneys OF his
which Lounsbury had collected and appro-
priated to his own use. or property result
ing from the use Of that money. The claim
was denied By the administrators.
Judge Murray said last evening that for
seven years he had never looked in the safe.
so great was his confidence in Lounsbury's in
teRrity. Lounsbury was In entire charge OF
the books and tho funds He was prominent
In the y. NJ. c. A.. and his habits were
most exemplary. lie seldom took q
vacation. and apparently lived within
his means He was close-mouthed and
talked very little about his family Affairs.
though Judge Murray knew that he had q wife
with whom he lived In the upper part OF the
city. Judge Murray remembered that Louns-
bury was once greatly distressed when he was
drawn on ajury and that he pleaded illness as
an excuse. He was also anxious to keep his
name out OF the directory.
Mrs. Lounsbury called OF Judge Murray's OF.
fec at SOB West Forty-second street and asked
for tin box which her husband had placed in
2 desk. After long search the box vas
Toun.bury and found $500 in m oney. a watch.
and some Iewelry which belonged to Judge
Murray's sister. and three bank books
Saa rssSsy dssoed 's $3.50 month
In the North River Savings Bank. the Frank
lin savings Bank. and the Coum bia state
Bank. Judge Murray set expert accountants
Lounshury had stolen nearly $4,000. More
than $4,000 In several savings banks was
found on deposit TO his credit and to the credit
SJudSs Murray then learned that Lounsburv
was an assumed name and that his clerks
real name was William Kane. Kane had taken
the maiden name OF his mother. Elise NJ. kane.
Tho died pea nssrly aye ar ago Il. has brother
ried cousins named Metz. one OF whom Is u CO.
father 10 dead.
Judge Murray said that he could, give no ex-
PLANTATION OF Knne's reasons for changing his
name. The Judge remembered that kane's
mother was before him once when he was
holding court In Harlem. and be thought that
the reason for the change might be family
DrlQa
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GEN NEGLEY'S BONDS FOUND.
a TALIsE FULL OF STOLEN sEcURI-
TIES AND PAPERa
Fifty $1,000 RAILWAY Boud- Among Then.
One OF which = Dishons.t Servant 8sd
OEsrsd ~ - Fee .. an IrteIiisenee once.

Fifty n. 900 Railway Bouss Among Ther.
Ossred ~ Pee .. an Isteiiisspee once.
The police Of the West Thirtieth street sta
ton STUN bled across a valise last evening con-
tanning valuable papers and railway bonds
with evidence that they were stolen. The po-
lice know the name OF the man who had the
valise. but as he has not been caught they
withhold Il.
1t seems that on Tuesday a woman who live,
in Madison avenue called at tho station house
and made complaint that her man servant had
disappeared. taking with him valuable gold
watch. She said the man was recon m md led
to her through q Sixth avenue intelligence
Office.
Detectives Kash and Jerolomon went to the
intelligence office. but were unable to get
much information about the man. They
learned that he had no money. but he had
offered bond OF the Newcastle Northern Rail-
way Company Of the face value OF 81 900
issued on July !. 1883. and maturing on
July 1. 1923. He offered this bond to the man.
ager Of the intelligence Office In lieu OF the 50
fec generally charged The manager accepted
the bond. and It was understood that the man
was going to redeem II as soon as he
got his first months pay. The detectives we're
also told that there was huge yallse over In
the mans room In the Madison avenue house.
They went there and found tho vslise stuffed
iuli OF papers. BOOKS pamphlets. and bonds.
The valIse was taken to the station house and
Cont scbm,ttbarcor mad. nm invonto,v a, AZ.
n.,. w. ha s,.sn,an 81 - ..s.,.ns ', ,ss
contents when he discovered whatthe was
In It he sent word to Inspector Mclaughlin.
A,,o- a oontorencs lost ovanino tbox docId.d
ni.eI a eon,.te ".o VIC. ~ .eoie,
to mako public Just the TACT OF the nnding OF
the valise.
~ h.1 fA.aN L. ~.
..ai no papels anu Sonus cI nau e.,uen'iy oeen
g. Negley Of PlainGleld: but how. when. or
,vboro tbov rora t.,.on IA orIy :, .t+sr q, COW.
"hcfe 'hoS were 'aAeh 10 oniy na''or vi CON
bonds OF the Newcastle Northern Railway OF
PENNSYLVANIA, made out In tho name OF James
s. Negley. who Is named as the President OF the
coun,,v
~, =,
Fhero was also punch OF annual passes on
every railroad In the country made out to MIR.
Neeley. Another paper was a commission up
pointing Mr.. Negley MaJor-General OF vol
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-20
THE OUTFLOW OF GOLD
Secretary Carlisle Again Confronted with
m Unprotected Reserve of 500. 0o0. 900.

CnutrOnted
an Unprotected Reserve of 500. 00o. 900.
WASHINGTON. April 1a.-Treasury advices
from New York received late this afternoo
said that So SOC. 900 OF gold would probably go
out By Saturdays steamers to Europe. that
$1,000. 900 had actually been engaged for ex-
Bort and that two or three million moro would
very likely follow. twas not stated positively
howmuch OF the gold to be exported will be
imm ediately drawn from the Treasury. nor In
Treasury circles Is that considered material.
Us II II an accepted fact that ultimately the
Treasury loses all the gold exported from this
country.
With Saturdays shipment Of gold the Treas
ury will be again confronted with an unpro-
tected gold reserve OF 500 Oo0. 600. Since the
gold was strengthened by the recent $50. OOo.-
900 bond issue the Treasury gold. from It's
lowest figure OF SIS. 600. 900 on Jan. 81. 1894.
increased to S107. 800. 900 on March 10 last.
Since that date the Treasury has lost gradu-
ally. and the naked reserve 10 now exposed to
raids to supply gold to float foreign loans.
As stated by Assistant Secretary Curtis yes
tsrday. the gold reserve Of 100000 900 will
be used for legitimate Government expenses.
To what point 1t will DO safe to 20 before call
ing halt to the gold output IL q question that
Treasury officials do not feel called upon to
discuss at this time. The net excess OF ex-
pendltures over Treasury receipts this month.
which includes $500. 900 for interest. will
probably foot mp $4,000. 900. This reduces
tho working balance to S25. 900. At tho
same rate OF loss the Treasury by July newt
will be reduced to less than 100000. 900. gold
and all
This state Of Affairs viewed In the light OF
tho Myers Administration bill for the dual
purpose OF eolnine the sos, 600 900 silver seig-
niornge and the issue OF three per cent long
term bond. IL attracting attention This meas
ure Is expected to provide the necessary means
time supply gold as a basis for the coinage OF
the silver ssIgniorage. Until IL is made APP
passing. not meet the approval Of the Presi-
dent no plan Tor building up the Treasury
cash 10 discussed In Treasury circles with any
degree OF authority. Unless some such meas
urs does pass IL IL very generally admitted
that a new bond issue must be put out before
relief In the shape OF increased revenue can be
had from the new Tariff bill
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FIST FIGHT OYER THE ANN ARBoR.
Two Sets OF Director. Chosen After = Me-
lee In the Meeting.

-. a. a.. .s...,.-
To1ypo. April lathe Tolsdo. Ann Arbor,
"a Nar,h M,.h,o., .maatIno Ri. ~ ,ht.
and North Mlehigan meeting broke up this
ton Of the Iackavanna aide and ths Hon. A.
w c.. - -. .LI, -
W. scott OF this CITY OF the pohdhoiders' came
to blows The trouble was caused by tho dila-
- .hs 80. -, 49, In
here from the East In the morning. These
.harss will give the bondboIders n IA said a
clear majority. filous'erlhg was engaged In
by Scott aud others OF the bondholders to oc-
eupy the time until tomorrow. Receiver Well
lington II. Burt was made acting Chairman In
the absence OF Hr. DickmAn, who hurried
away from the city last night.
Tho night assumed a humorous phase last
night. A large number OF suits and judgments
urara rapdirc In ,ha v.rious courta ~ tha citx
49, - - - 49, a. 49, 80.
Inc piAihtius nave oeen at loss 10 kno" Just
whom to name as defendants. The small army
NJ New YorLars who baye haen here trying N
~" - ,I ~,
snow that they owhec enough OF tho properly
looking for, sheriff Tual and ali his deputies
set about serving SUNNI ns on them, Claims
amounting to almost a million dollars were
represented.
the Sheriff was after them they fed from one
part OF the city to another to get away. Mr..
Dickman lett for New York in such haste
that some Of his baggage was left at his hotel
all the motions properly made. and this
Angsrsd the Walker faction. Its attorney, i.
X. Pendleton, proceeded to give Mr.. Burt
sN%s from E1 his PSIst Of VIEW
ference. aud before any one could see lust
how IL was done the meA had slapped each
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-20
GOT IN FRONT OF A CABLE CAR.
Col. Marshall OF Buffalo Severely Injured In
broadway Yesterday.

Col Marshall OF Buffalo Severely IrJursd In
broadway Yesterday.
Col John T. Marshall. retired army oficer
and prominent citizen Of Buffalo. at present
stopping in this city. was run down by cable
ear while crossing Broadway at Twenty ninth
street at $40 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Col Marshall was In the 6turtsyAnt House
with a friend. and they left there to go up
town. At TWenty-nInth street the Colonel
started to cross the street The thorou2hfare
was crowded with vehicles and the Colonel
was watching for danger from the downtown
side. Yhen he suddenly stepped In front OF
30 great was the force OF the blow that he
was thrown through the air quite distance,
coming down ON his head on the uptown car
tracks. projecting bolt Of the car gate
ting the scalp. Col Marshall Was picked up
By his friend and several citizens and carried
into HAnan x Sons shoe store. He was I'M
conscious when the am bulance surgeon from
revived. however and when he found that his
head was bandAgsl he attempted to tear the
handARes on. He was restrained By the sur
con and helped into the am bulance
At the hospital alter IL was said that al
was ali right otherwise. and would recover
after rest. Col. Marshall ls "a years old. and
the owner Of the Mansion House In Buffalo;
He is well known IN this ely also and had
months He gave his address as the Hotel
Aulic Thlrty-alth street aud Broadway. His
wife died there about q month ago, and II 10
undsTstoOd that he was very much affected by
policeman Kelly arrested Edward KestneE.
the gripman. and took him to the West Thir-
tiSth street station.
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Lawyer Goodsnow Fsaad Uneoassious IN
Ihe street.

Shortly after midnight last night police
man found q wsll-drsssed. elderly man lying
on the sidewalk in front Of 1o3 West Twenty
eighth street unconscious.
There was a scalp wound on the back OF the
mans head. He had been drinking and had
evidently hurt himself by falling.
He was taken to the West Thirtieth street
police station. where he said he was John
Holmes Goodenow. "a years old a retired law
yer whose home was In Boston. lie added that
he was q member OF the University Club 10
Hotel
Alter having the wound on HIS head dressed
by an am 0ulancs surgeon Mr. GoodenoW was
locked up.
In MIR. Goodenow's peck ct was a letter ad-
beginning My Dear Judge"
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Rop. sAIppIsE KIlIsa nee.

Henrlstte Purcell the little Mount Vernon girl
who was made III By much rope skipping. died
on " sdnssdET evening In the Mount Vernon
Hospital The operation Of lapaEOtomJ Was
performe ed upon her By the hospital surgeons
Tha oRsration itself was successful but che
did NOT rally N m the shock, Dr.. shipmAn OF
the hospital sAld yesterday that death was due
times Without stopping. By the violent eXer-
lion one Of her intssttnes became knotted and
psTltOnltis developed. An operation vas the
only chance Of saving her LIE. -,
Ths funeral will be on SATURDAY. The child
moihsr il lsnitress Of the Phtpps data At 40
Eoath fiTsk Avenue. Mount VsTaoR.
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SPARKS FROM THE zELEsE4PH

Ths Republican State Convention of Vermont will he
had 10 Mont psisr June 20 a. n Powers or AorTisr
villa sal Be Chairman.
MrA James Webster. living In Milton. mile north Of
BAlaIon Aged 81 yeArA gave birth on SUNDAY evening
last 20 twin boyG Thsre u No parallel Gaze In medical
EscoIdL
William WnllAuaL passenger snginesT on the Utica
ana BAek Eiger dlVsion Of he Rome. hAtertosn aud
OEdsnsbarE Railroad. uAs killed In = eoLiSion -
Theresa Junction yesterday aftsrnOon-
David O. Ritehis. q the nrm % J. A WAIL Son Co.
deAlsrs Troy MORALLY wounded a. O'Clock
yesterday Aflsrnoen 81 thist who sish eompanion
had cred the once OF the arm With view VI Tob-
bsry. TIE thlsves escaped
Thsod0rs Ainiek fsn over lSg that SA5 fssdins :
circular II ATnatronT1 mill ; feW Dlea seat u
COEniaE ~ u. yestsrdAy In ~ lnstAnt hil rEht Leo
struck the sau aud Wal severed - the knss And
hurled AGAINST ths cellnE. year Ago ~ lozt AZ
- tie sheudsf v he sAms Usys Lhs aeetars az
AAi n ceases Iva
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TREASURER ADAMs's ACCOUNTS.

Apparent shortage OF Over $4,000. hut Il
VIII II, Satisfactorily Explained
II was reported yesterday to the Board OF
Supervisors Of Kings county that the auditing
OF the accounts OF County Treasurer Adams
for the last three months showed an apparent
shortage OF s21 .6431h The matter was re-
ferred to the Finance Com mittee and the coun-
sci OF the BOARD for investigation. There was
no allegation OF wrongdoing on the part Of
any OF the officials In the County Treasurers
office and no doubt is entertained that the
matter will be satisfactorily explained.
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HERR MOST AND THE INCOME TAX

The Cbisf Aunrchist Offers . Further
Amendment.
Herr Johann Most said yesterday Of the In
come tax:
"Of oil the tax system. the income tax Tint
In principle takes from the rlch-the corpora
ton. the capitalist-is the most righteous II
there could he with It q provision that would
make IL impossible for the capitalist to
recover for himself the money that he must
pay. then It would DO hailed az q step toward
the end to which We are oil looking-the aboli-
ton Of all capital"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-20
JARVIS SUCCEEDS TxScE.
tn. Ex.eover-sr or Nerth C.reli.s Az
pei.tsa = Yates States Senator

TIE EH.aoveruor OF Herth Csrelins Az
pei,tsa = Yates States Senator
RALEIoH. N c.. April 1a-Ex-dov Thomas
J. Jarvis has been appointed United States
Senator to succeed the late Senator Vance.
Mr.. Jarvis was Speaker Of the North Carolina
House In 1872 and Was Lieutenant-G Governor
in 1870 He succeeded Vance as Governor in
January. 1919 and was reelected Governor In
1880. He was unanimously recommended By
the Legislature to President Cleveland for q
Cabinet place in 1884. but instead was ap-
pointed Minister to Brazil He IL . free.silve
man and an advocate OF the Wilson bill.
Senator Jarvis said tonight that he would
not stand before the Legislature next June
for the remainder Of Mr.. Nance's term. He
also said that he stands on the Chicago plat
form as construed in the South.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-20
TWISTED HIS THUMBS
Centre Moriehss burglars Torture Davia
Kobinson but DoA't Get His Monsy.

Robinson but Doa't Get His Monsy.
CENTRE MoMcHEs. L l.. April 1a.-Two
masked burglars entered the house OF David
Robinson last night and brutally tortured him
by turning his thumbs toward the wrists in a
vain effort to make him disclose the spot
where he kept his money. Robinson, who
weighs over 400 pounds aud was alone,
screamed with pain. This frightened the men.
who ran from the house.
This morning. at daylight. Capt. George
Robinson missed his sloop yacht from her
moorinGs. She was discovered In the distance
with four negroes on board. Chase was given
and Constable Welsh succeeded In Arrssting
the four men. They will be brought before
court Tomorrow. when an effort Will be made
to connect them with the attempt to rob David
tiyaA.