The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-04

against Mr.. Silver for $ol,2lo IN tavor o. sam
eating s4l5.. obtained in 1898. were all 70
isEaoG for gp sa7,sis in favor Ss Of ESeen SS Kelly il and
one for ,S25,l93 on May IS, 1892, In favor Of
George w.; Adams Adams as GaS Sc1tS NJ ws WrI S : r a.
s assignee o of R RfRPSr'YHi hughes SSO Z Co. put IN an cS'
e%cutlon for W. yesterday. The above cKecu'
Deputy sheriff RSdieg' received an attach.
ment a few days. ago for Sll2 against the North
i S%Sris si4.d Ma N %SIS5 JEoS SSgsP q sIIvs OF 3 30 F GSsi.
dent, in favor OF h. p. stevens for colluloid,
which has not yet been paid for.
Deputy Sheriff Sullivan. received about three
weeks ago two executions, ono Tor R5,22O
IN for s $751; o IN M fuuor Of f 3. W. w Hha ,9S 0 SotR
claims being on notes but repeated yisits TO %
find him there. II is said that the two notes
held by MIR Whitmore were payable at tho
United Security Trust Company, Philadelphia;
result Of CRADLES enterprise, more than 81 900
worth of notes have been sent to attorneys in
that city for collection. On, the docket of the
SdPeF'G AZ SSSri IL 'h involved si'o and \ Russell /. Hall
CT New, Canaan, Conn, President Of the bank
duced Hall to invest in Montsna mining stocks
and secured Halls notes for $1,000. Grable
negotiated the notes and they came INTO the
Graham of Philadelphia, who are the plaintiffs
in the suit against Hall. The defence to tho
action 10 that the notes were secured through
A special meeting q the directors Of the
Quinlan. was elected cashier. Notices OF the
election wero sent out to the banks. Mr.. Halpin
was formerly a Lieutenant in Troop A OF tho
OMAHA. Neb.. Feb. 3.-The Francis G. Cradle
bubble burst in omeha this morning. and tho
denco in the millionaire promoter rushed around
at a lively rate to hedge on their investments in
taehed In Omaha By 8 A. NJ and messenger
we're sent from ,oS.r here r.. 70 bo Sthsr E SsS ;Stsr. and
M. L. Parrotte of Omaha sued for $4,000. ,alleg-
ing that i1r several SesEHss he 70 had bee been In in the he
had advanced Cradle large sums Of money. and
had also paid. out of his W pocket bills in
Francis q. Hsmer, an ex.District Judge Of
Kearney. sues for 81, ZOO, alleging that he had
advanced largo sums of money upon the re-
George Ii. Scripps, a nonresident. sues on a
note for $40, 900, alleging that he loaned Cradle
this sum. and that no portion of 1t had ever
As soon as the clerk could get down to work
attachment papers were Issued and delivered to
the Sheriff, who levied upon. Grable's house at
Twenty-fourth street and Lanedon Court, to.
gethcr with his household furniture, horses. and
to be worth in the neighborhood Of $50. 900; the
house is said to haye cost nearly $so COG. IN the
Walker Of Scott City. Kan. all Of his interests
in three lots in South Omaha. Tho considers.
eonsi hsnai ' The dec deed W was Executed in New
York end bears date Jan. "a. 1897.
The local office OF Cradle. 2o8 Omaha, Ma
tional Bank building, was closed to-day and the
Cradle 10 President. Of the State Bank of
stitution. Charles q. Cradle is Cashier and s.
C. Cradle of Fort Collins. Col, is Vice President,
the CRADLES s owIinE all al the The s sSS o6 between snd IT, them en-;
statement shows loans and discounts of 1856. 900
and deposits Of $40. 900.
Francis Cradle in Colorado consisted in the pro-
motion Of a ditch and irrigation company which
s nss shns far I Rr0 IsSs a th lSsi9 Ysat gsnspF fa to th sns
o tIr,sse,0n with h0% 4 ss.pit%Iisatio SlS. q $3.50;
and tiles III 0p q the o0' North FORK Ditch Biz r'f and
1900 acres T Ct land to the northeast Of Fort
GollIns; Goi; n mans sdp8cP patsr w cot ofSsni who 0y w as
backed by the Denver Mortgage and Invest
ment Company. an English concern. While the
unfinished condition, the mortgage company un.
loaded the stock on individuals in ,Massachu-
se,ts sna thS bsIk t q; t eUon eFaissll0rs, su b,ts
quently the Travellers made a trade with Fran
els CRADLE. giving the latter the North Fork
property in different cities. The National Land
and Irrigation Germany has been been doing q LITTLE ,'
incomplete. In fact, should any more money
be spent on it. it will probably be money
thrDWn n a me case for Of y North a 1f ForF 6 9ssfe eo% of the
vs.. the Water Supply and Storage Company. the
has tho priority OF water rights on the
supply. This decree has materially appreciated
the value of the National Land and Irrigation
Company's property because Of lack Of water.
sraSis. q about .; i $50 seS soOc q { si as5n ~ tho 81 N htfns'f
In pennsvlyania. some of the purchasers being
Gov. ,Pattison. ey.secretary F. F. Tracy, Thomas
Edgomont and Union Hill smelling Company
are managed by an Executive Committee OF
plee. President Of the Corn Exchange Bank;
George Fletcher and Thomas Bradley. directors
Of the sn United Me' tSeS.r snd Ts Tr' I GSGm 4esoy q Of This this
York, Tho committee held a meeting to-day.
at which ex.Gov. Robert f. ,Pattison was
PSttison. as President of the Edgemont and
Union Hill Smelling Company, said the affairs
Of that enterprise would NOT be Immediately
affected by the disclosures at the Chemical
National Bank. He said CRADLES connection
with the company, to-day was that of a stock
sued to him for real estate and other posses
sions which are now the property. of the com
pany; There re W. were + Di flIty I'm som mining ,S claims
claims controlled by the Edgemont Company.
In addition to these claims the stock issued to
Galena, s. D.. 80 acres OF land at Edgemont, a
smelter OF 200 tons daily capacity, and a thirty
ton smelter, and a stamp machine valued at
$50. 600. Outside of the stock issued to Ora
BILE 81. 200. 900 remained In the treasury. OF this
only SO, 900 was ever sold. Mr.. Pattison says
there are less than 800 stockholders all told of
the consolidated company, and that these are
scattered through Pennsylvania, New York. and
Connecticut. There are not over $50 stock
In Philadelphia.
think Cradle had too many irons In the
fire." said the Ex-Governor. He has over
reached himself. All the property for which
stock was issued to him in our company was
owned by him. He had the highest connec-
tions in the financial world and plenty OF back
ing and influence when this company was
ence as a promoter in tho West. He orlgi-
mated the sale of irrigation bonds. which arc
to-day a stable and popular investment. there
ing territory in Colorado, Nebraska, and South
Dakota, 1t is a case, to my mind, of over-ex-
George A. Fletcher. a director of the Union
Trust Company and also n director of the Edge
mont and Union Hill Smelling Company. issued
a foreign attachment to-day for Francis C. Ora
bic to recover $25, 900 on promissory notes. Mr..
holds collateral for CRADLES notes, but
issued an attachment to protect himself.
$4,000 SHORTAGE IN 4 BANK.