New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
FRANKS OF THE BROKERS.
VARIOUS KISDs OF HoRsE-PiAY OK THE hN
CHANGES

Various KINpS OF UORSE-PLAY ON lfh En-
CHANGES.
--,,~. "a. some run on the downtown exchanges
,os.srs,v IN commemoration OF the departure OF the
ola year but the sport was not as riotous AZ usual
D., 10 cooA reason that the brokers' had more busl-
r..s "a transact than had been the case IN seVeral
wears before Early In the day the hrokers on 'he
New-York Stock Exchange concluded that one %
,hei- members W Tileston. ought 10 Do bapu~el
Thev nrocured tin hathtub ana brushes ana
spongcs They aid not put any water IN inc 'uo'
IN, ,hev nut Mr. Tncsion. fully clad. IN II ana went
over his person thoroughly with tho brushes ana
sponses MFR Ticston said he would begin lSs win
a clean record. The 7th Regiment Band marcheu
into the south gallery of the Exchange at z'N
O'Clock I'm the afternoon and began to play. There
was not much business done after that The brokers
formed rings and danced and cut up generally
While they were caperins about, r. I. VIII
son 1r came upon the floor wearing FIX nat
ana a Newmarket coat Before no knew H. ne hat
was compressed on his head IN a way to make II
look like an accordeon his Newmarket was ripped
up tho back ana his four-in- hand necke was dang
nr from an electric light fixture In far end OF the
room.
Sir wilson. who is a young man who has belonged
% ihe Exchange for I've years. but has seldom been
on the floor was angered. and was. In fact, In
mood to defy Ajax and others BY main force he
was placed al the head % procession and made
10 lead lt around the Hs wrath soon sub
sided ard he pitched in and had as much fun as
anybody.
The brokers next seized upon Hartwig Baruch an
'x-actor. who was formerly leading man in Olga
Neihersoles company. lie Il VINO first took
par; In tho celebrated Ncthersole stage kiss. He
was asked 20 give an imitation Noah Content
but ne bashfully declined on the ground that Mr.
Contents whiSkcrs were in the way. In the mean
ino the brokers were making osculatory demon
STATIONS all around the room.
~ 3 o clock when business closed the Stars and
ed from he fha
band played America" while the brokers went
into patriotic ecstacles. With business over, the
hand brought down on the floor OF the Ex-
behind N Finally the band stoppod before the
rostrum and played For He's a Jolly Good Fell
low IN honor Of Chairman William Mcclure who.
a. soon as he could be heard. said:
Gentlemen, you have my best wishes for 1898.
with Mr Mcclure and with the vlcc-chairman, Nc:
with Aud Lane syne' BY the band. The dem
onstration was arranged BY a committee composed
OF George J. Weaver, Adjutant OF the fth Kegl-
lace J. p carlisle, n Groesbeck, II. b Combs,
and A l. Norris The north gallery Of the Stock
The s,S ReSirnSni hand fGTniShed ,asS for the
brokers on the Consolidated Stock and Petroleum
member Of the Exchange danced. Nothing Ike
his dancing had ever before been seen ana may
never be again 4 silver mounted gavel was
Presented q Augustus ". Peters. the chairman
OF the Exchange after tho close OF business AT al
oslock. The presentation speech vas made ro Dy
Charles George Wilson. the president OF the Exo Ex
change Mr.. Peters was elected President OF the
Borough OF Manhattan IN November.
The brokers the Produce Exchange threw
dough-halls and small sacks Of hour at each other
% snS ioor t.SoWou Va the day before Christmas
There was more or es9 roys,eIlng on ,a tne Cotton
Pun of a mild sort was INDUCED TN on the Conee
Exchange broker sa1g r he geoetnS anS
was received .-..
The Hamburg .E E'Ses9Fo TsspF wishes 20" happy
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