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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05
pRoJrcrED SolP couBNA7Ioy.

TO CONTROL. THE OUTPUT OF ALL IMPORTANT
FACTORIES IN THIS COUNTRY.
Chicago Feb. THE Record tomorrow will
SAY that Nrw-York promoters are interesting Easf-
eru capitalists I'm a plan which contemplAtes the
formation Of a gigantic combination 10 control the
American soap output with &oVOe0 capital OF
which $40 Oco 80 will be- In preferred stock and $50
OnOJp in common stock. Negotiations are pending
for the analga nation OF all the important factories
IN the United States. Chicago houses whose names
figure In the proposed consolidation are said to IN
clude James : Kirk & CO.. the y. *. Fairbank
Company the Armour Soap Works. Swift Co.,
Nelson Morris q CO and the Allen b. Nrlsley COM
many Proctor & Gamble, Cincinnati, T. T. Babpltt,
Phiiade phla. Jaucs Pyle K Sons. Colgate a Co,
Scion Palmer and the Higgins soap NOIKh, u
New-York. also mentioned
ADJOURNMENT Of the properties Of the several com
ptuics will come by outright purchases Tor cash or
bv distribution OF preferred and common stock TO
rho factories that turn over their plants ne
,ew COMPANY IN addition to soap. Will dominate
The market for a number OF other products manu-
featured by the same factories, lncudlhs perfumes
cosmetics and toilet preparations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05

West. buying and selling municipal bonds and
other high-grade investment securities
In addition to conducting the details OF this
important enterprise. Mr.. splitter Is stock
holder and director in six incorporated banks,
including the Ohio Savings Bank Trust Conn
many and the Security Trust Company Of To-
ledo He is also president OF the Splitter Build
ing Company. which in 1s43-lS95 erected the
elegant Splitter building. which is 10 stories
high absolutely freproof. Of steel construction
throughout. and containing some 400 offices and
stores II is considered the best arranged and
most artistic Office building in Ohio.
Mr. soitzer is. in the best sense Of the term, a
leading citizen. being ever ready 10 foster or
contribute 10 any worthy or artistic business OF
benevolent enterprise in his adopted city. Al
though always careful to discharge his duty as
a citizen and give his full support to political
movements which enlist his better judgment ne
has ever steadfastly refused 70 permit his name
10 be used as a candidate for any elective Of
fee preferring 10 exert his influence and benefit
his feow-rnen in the capacity OF private
citizen and general Of financial affairs So
cially he is very popular, and is member Of 'he
Toledo and Country clubs of Toledo. and the
Middle Bass club OF PUTIN Bay lie mas
travelled widely. both in this country ana
abroad and his beautiful colonial home. lnnls-
| fail On Colingwood aven ie IS filled with numer-
| Gus choice specimens Of the artistic and curious
| from all parts OF the world including "A fine art
gallery. which at his death will doubtless be be
! oueathed 10 the city Of Toledo az the nucleus OF
a public collection.
Mr.. Splitter was married In 1854 10 Lillian
! Cortez. daughter Of Alexander Mcdowell a
lineaI descendant Of Elizabeth. sister Of William
! Penn and a cousin OF Gems Irvine Mcdowell
and Alexander Mcdowell McCook and the Hon
Nymiarn Osborne Mcdowell. Of New York City
oreanizer Of the Society IF the Sons Of the
American Revolution
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05

in Schenectady I'm 1858. He was also direct
ancestor OF Mrs William Astor. mother Of Col.
John Jacob Astor.
Having completed his education IN the hlgh
school Of Medina o.. whittier mis- family had
removed in 1851. and finished college course az
Oberlin College in 1863 Cean NJ Splitter en-
tered upon his active business career by pur-
chasing half-interest in a drug store at Seville
O., his partner being W. A. Brotts with whom
he formed the firm OF Brotts & Splitter. He en-
tered this in his 10th year. After continuing
this enterprise with profit for the next two years
he sold out. and. with his father, opened the
Seville Exchange Bank. under the style Of c. NJ.
Splitter & Co. a house which attained immediate
standing and reputation in the financial world.
In 1873 the firm augmented by the adrnis-
sion to general partnership OF Ludwig Wideman.
In 1877 branch bank opened at Medina.
o.. and in 1878 the German American Bank OF
Cleveland. O.. was ushered into being.
The last-named enterprise grew into such i'm
mediate favor that Mr.. Splitter purchased Mr..
Wideman's interest. and during the next TWO
years conducted a general banking and Invest
ment business also dealing In listed stocks and
bonds. with Aaron b Splitter president and
Ceilan NJ. Splitter cashier In January, 1880.
owing financial depression. the bank failed
ana IN the fOllOWlnE June n settlement WAS
made with the creditors on 40 per cent. basis
all the creditors receiptng in full Ten years
later however. although quite without legal or
moral necessity. Mr.. Splitter paid all the banks
debts IN full an act which has deservedy given
him a high reputation in the business circles Of
the Nation.
In August. 1880. in partnership with Ludwig
and Jerome =. Wideman, Mr.. Splitter opened the
Bank Of Fremont al Fremont. o. The follow
ing year they sold out the business TO the Ere
mont Savings Bank and one year later. at To
ledo o.. they formed the firm Of Splitter. Wide
man e. Co. bankers. making a specially Of mu-
nicipal bonds.
In October Of the following year Mr.. Splitter
purchased the interests OF the Widemans. they
retiring from the firm. He then formed CO.
partnership with his cousin. Adelbert l.. Splitter.
under the firm name OF Splitter & Co., bankers.
In 1857 on account of large and increasing bust
ness in New England the firm opened a branch
Office I'm Boston, Mass. at % Congress street
Mr. Spitzer removed with his family TO this city.
where his handsome and commodious house at
2S7 Commonwealth avenue remained the centre
OF social and artistic interest until his return to
Toledo in 1888. The concern as organized has
entoyed a continued permanent Increase In pros
na-itv and ls now the oldest and most success
ful investment banking house in the central
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05
THE SENTIMENT ~ THE SEVENTY FIRST.
REQUEST FOR OPEN SESSIONS OF THE INQUIRY
BOARD

Members OF the list Regiment are growing FESTIVE
under the fire OF criticism to which the regiment
has been subjected since the Board Of Inquiry be-
been held behind closed doors hut much Of the
testimony which placed the regiment in an uneuvia-
Bile Hight has oozed and trio Killed. out % the star
chamber. ana this together with the fact that Off
c.al reports by officers 20 stan departments At
Washington have emphasized the FIRST criticisms
makes the members OF the regiment anxious 70 De
heard the subject They that the methods en-
ployed by The Commission are unfair. and inasmuch
a. members OF the regiment whose future standing
I'm the Guard and among men will depend on tho
report OF the Board they should be- allowed 20 hear
what is being ga q against them Il has 0een sug-
Rested that the Governor 10 asked 10 allow repre-
sentatives OF the command 20 - present at the
next session OF the Inquiry Board but the request
Will probably be sidetracked
The feeling among members ~ nc regiment that
the Commission leaned toward the critics who cir
cullted the stories about the command gained new
strength last week becaus" ~ tho act.Dn Of au OF
hcer connected with the inquiry. u "h- reported
that h. insnuated that certain members 81 the r"E
made their statements before fhr Board. ana Wnen
the men asked 90 deny before tu' BOARD mat such
wis the CASE. the request Wa~ denied.
An officer VINO heard ~ tuD occ irf'fur" SPOKE or
A. an Insult % the office which could never have
taken place u the sessions ~ the Board nad 'Ten
open.
is satisfactory 10 the officer az brigade ana dNis-
ion headquarters. and uufhwitn~ landing me COURT
martial and Court u Inquiry. thf command ~ rap
idly gaining Us old place IN" best proof mar 'h'i"
f. great fall.ug on .n IN" mrfnpefsn NIP mao DE-
found IN H. TACT that seven hundred new IAN '1rm@
have been ordered for fhc men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05

later settled in Ipswich Mass Mr.. Spitzers
reat-grandfather. Nathaniel Perkins. before he
was of age, ide-de-camp to Gen. George
Washington. Mr. Spitzer's great-great-great-
great grandfather, Hendricks Cornelius Van
Buren,. was a soldier in the Indian war OF 1865.
being stationed al Fort Crao. in Papshire and
was an ancestor OF President Martin Van Buren,.
Mr. Splitter is also a direct descendant. being
the great-great great great grandson Of Jacob
Janse Schermerhorn. founder OF the family bear
ing his name in America, who came from Water
land Holland. in 1896 and settled in Bever-
WICK I'm the New Netherlands. where he became
a man Of wealth and prominence. until his death
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05
.o,NsT FIVE PER CENT LEGAL INTEREST.

Tn. Merchants Association has secured promises
,-or, a number OF merchants 20 form part OF 30
delegation 10 visit Albany or "Wednesday ana OPP
pose Assemblyman Miess bin reducing the Legal
rate OF interest from 20 Per cent This deless-
ton will leave New-York on Wednesday morning
I'm "a special car. and vii probably return rom
A bany on one OF the trains leaving that city In
tn afternoon.
The Merchants Association has sent oy mail
Thirty thousand copies OF circular addressed -
m. rchants ~ the state urging them TO attend ne
hearing Another circular will be- sent on Monday.
and viii attempt 20 show 20 the small bankers
merchants and farmers that the result Of such Z
law would be- 20 drive capital from the state And
TO curtaA IA. borrowing facilities OF these who
have no collateral security on which 70 base seeu
loans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05
cu11Lpnr SpRElDLNG LV ARKANS4S.

Little Rock. Ark. Feb 4.-Governor Jones VIII
send another special message TO the Legislature
dealing with the smallpox situation The pest now
exists In half dozen counties In Fulton and lz.rd
counties the disease epidemic. and much excite
rnent prevails IN neighborng localities. At Noun
tain Home n rigid quarantine IL maintained with
shotguns and 20 Is allowed 10 enter from
either Fulton lizard County At West Plains.
Mo short distance away. the fear and excite
uosut Are even greater Guards watch both day and
night on the ThOmasvillc. Mountain Home ana
Salem wagon roids and all trains are 50 cafeIuly
watched that 10 Is impossible for any person 10
enter the Town from any locality where smaHpoN
A. believed To exist , a..
epreading some families now having az many ~
1--WE cases The Of Dardhnelie ~ quhrail'.ii
den Bottom district
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05

her' soldier in the revolution. and his wife
"nhace Sixberry. and their son. Nicholas spit
@ef' and mis- wife. Nancy Bovee grandparents
OF Mr.. Splitter
through his mother. and his grandmother.
harriet Draper. Mr. Splitter is related 10 the
"eH-known Perkins and Draper families which
ihc'noe 50 many names known IN tn annals of
'he country. particularly in the learned profess
'ions and military life The Draper family de-
'Nes descent from James Draper. Of Hepton-
s.aI Yorkshire. Eng. who with his wife.
miriam stansfeld. descendant II a noble line
" brittany, dating back 10 the Norman
1647
' spitzers mother derives descent from
master John Perkins. Of Newent
'es'ershire, Eng, who. with his family.
'~'ns 70 Boston in 1881 on the ship Lyon, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05
CREEDu0oR REcoRD or rHE NuENTB

General order No 70 from ma Regiment head
quarters is neat pamphlet of seventeen page,
and contains much Information on the subject ~
the regnent's work a. CreedmoOr The scores %
the various companies tie contest foi The Don
ohu. trophy given. showing that tile Fghth
Company will hold the prize Tor the year The
pamphlet also contains The names of member or
the regiment who qualified as expert ~harpshooi'r~
and mark~m-r. Major j. c. Abrams is mentioned
as having qualified for twenty -four cou-ec utlFe
year- Major 4 ". Conottr qualified twenty o
years and those no qualified for twenty -ou' years
ar. lieutenant Coionel 81 h klpp. captain w H.
Palmer Captain g. r.. Lydeckrr captain ). W NJ
Dougal. Lieutenant Horace e.. Du Val and frl-
Yates ". y Bayi-r and J z Dederel.
Thos, who ar entitled 10 the champion marks
man. bar for 1870 are Private IA II Mesd'r COM
pary s Private G. vs.. luN-ter jr. Company b,
Private W y BeNicr Company e.. Private L
Pind-r Company - Private a. Pimpt0n. 'omp"uy
J.. Corporal + ". Perkins. Company =. Fri'at" %.
j Ward Company q. Private A shHmNaf, N.
Company H. Private Seward. Company J. ana
Private r. f.. Bu Nivier COMPANY
First Lieutenant Amhro~. Todd ~ company
c. has resigned Among tho calt idates f'r inc
l..c, ar. Second Lieutenant Iolu M'Pfrrt'y!
Adiuftut John Davidson. 90 ~" nih Regiment ana
Sergeant Grail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05
SWORD r0R GrNKRiL OLIVER

The member Of the Tard Brigade siHn enter
tanned General Robert shaw oliver al dinner 40 me
Fort Orange club Albany last week. ana pre-
scented 20 him a beautiful sabre A. mark - NOR
fri hip and to commemorate the completion OF
the Generals twenty five years ser'lc" IN th' Nj
tlolal Guard. The presentation speech was maze
by Lieutenant Colonel Herman B"ndcll
Tho sheath Of the sabre bears the names % the
following members Of General divers stan. all OF
whom were present. Lieutenant, =, oonei HART q.
Cuslman Major Charles d. Bu' hdhah MAJOR
uo~.ca 6 Young Iicufeuant-C ooncl Herman
B.nden. Captain Charles q. ,leminS,43a% MaJor
Rob.rt LenOx Banks. Major James II. Naming.
Major charlie. IL Gaus Major T.. -. korssle and
Minor George z ull4n-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05
FATAL FAIL or ~ INVALID.

HARRIS LUsrBERG N SEEKING cool AIR DROPS
pOwN SHAFT
Harris Lustb-rg clothing Manufactured Nhos'
place Of business was az 20 l65 Grand-st was IN
.tantly killed yesterday morning hy falling through
Am airshaft IN the apartment-house IN which ne
lived al no y West one-hundted- and-sNth-s'.
Mr. Ius.h.rv was fOrty-fye years old. ana HNrt
Vtfh nls wife and grown children fof -eNtiA
week. be-, had been suffering from complcasiioat
- diseases Rosa Lorb. trained nurse, attehnco
NJ Tustb.rr until O'Clock yesterday hoihlns'
vh.f, Mrs I.ustherg relieved her Iht nN"hu ,xxSpp.
nl.tnat that his bedroom was 700 ""tul w - -.
Nrs Iustherg was getting him some shAhl.Sssaa.
a. cot out OF bed and opened ~" "unow ~ ~, -
81 n|isuc. H. Yell hendlons ihrough we s,
shaf, 10 the cellar three noors p,eN 'Is ,.,ans.
-, ant 10 the basement and win the sssirtni.e
~ m taniior lifted her husband rom ne ars ,
The ambulance SURGEON ssau ~ "a, 81 csrrtsd IN
nS' The fam!lys apartment. and the Coroner vas
mn MD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05
no FLAME FRoM SIITYNWTH Sr0EE

The 6gth Regiment has been back from it, South
ern camp nearly "a week and. despite the Fremont
tory mutterlngs which came from Louisville and
tho threats on the part OF enlisted men 70 get
even" with officers which were heard above the
,b.,rs which greeted the returning veterans ana
heroes OF many nights. no court martAI mas ~
been ordered All H. quiet In the ola armory WIN
IT. fish market annex .. ,..t.. .,,.
Il is well known that there are many kniNes UP
az many sl.sves and thar much bitter fetllnk FN-
To- mi IL IA believed that General Smith VIII 90
ab;e To- avert outbreak. Among the rui III,
aSrrtcb come from the armory J. one 10 the ch'ct
thst colonel Duny viii resign and mat thor VII
h. a number OF changes In The stan OF the regiment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05
coL qHrRSToy Az HoNoRIRY MEMBER.

The 29d Regiment intends 20 Keep a mortgage on
its former ucutenant-col0neL Nathaniel Il. Thurs
ton Having accepted the appointment OF inspector
q, small arms practice on the star OF General
to. h. was compel ed 20 ree Ign his commission iu
Inc 29d but the Board OF officers u the command
elected Peggy" AN honorary member ana treas
,lr.r of the Board. ana 'lu spite or all t"mpta-
Mons" he will remain a 22d Regiment man
The election IN Company for captain. whch
,ook Mace on Monday evening. resulted Ia the
choic, OF First Lieutenant Benjamin II. Hart who
commanded the company While II was IN the Voluh-
tp.r service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05
yoRk COuuANDERY BALL.

Colonel James H. Lloyd OF the % New-fork
Volunteers will lead the dril corps OF the Apollo
Conmandery Of Troy on the floor OF the Madison
s,,,,sre Garden on Monday night. February H. The
drill CORPS II sixty-six strong. aud r. said he a
splendidly drilled BODY Of men. Five thousand IN
vitatlons have been accepted and the grand review
will include two thousand Sir Knights IN fun re
gala Among those who have accepted invitations
are Governor Roosevelt and Admras schlsy and
Sampson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05
ORDERS N THE rwEyTY-rHIRD.

Coonei Alexis G Smith IN his last order gives
IN. following dates for battalion drills: Companies
q and y February Il and ~. Companies T.. and
I Febrtlar, IL and q. Companies and X. Feb
rI,,lrv IL and 23 and Companies 3. q and II. Feb
ruary Il and y
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-08
HORTON HANGED,
An AtroCious Crime Recalled by
the Event.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-George M.
Horton, former police officer, was
hanged in the district Jail at noon. His
crime was an atrocious one. 1t took
place in Armory square during day
light on June "a last year 10 the pres
ence of number of people.
Horton confessed his relations with
Mrs. jane Nicholson and declared that
he killed her because she was untrue to
him. They met by appointment in the
park and upon the Nicholson woman
saying that she would never meet him
again, he stabbed her in the throat.
Horton then withdrew few PAGES and, J.,
seeing she was not dead, he bent over
her and placing his knee upon her pros
trate form reached his hand into the
gaping wound, felt for the jugular vein
and arteries, and finding them severed
them with knife.
One feature of Horizons trial was the
unfailiug devotion of Mrs. Horton to
the cause of her unfaithful husband.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-08
The Kentucky Democratic
Leaders Unable To
Count Him Out
GOEBEL SURRRNDERS
Preparations Now On Foot
For the Inauguration Of
the New Governor
Next Tuesday

FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. SIN the ex-
ecutive session of the state canvassing
board last night it was decided to give
the commission to Taylor and other
republican candidates.
This information was given out at
midnight by the members as positive
ly true. Their formal decision will
not be announced, however, until to
morrow.
The Goebel men have given up and
take this as final. The Louisville
Courier-J ournsl, Goebel's main organ,
this morning devotes its entire first
page to the decision in favor of Taylor
and declares the matter forever
settled.
The board is unanimously composed
of Goebel men, but Poyntz was the
only dissenting member in Goebel's
favor.
Preparations have already begun for
the Inauguration of General Taylor as
governor next Tuesday. Excursions
will be run from every section OF the
state and thousands of republicans will
ba hare
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-08

pinear of the Southern Pacific system
to Galveston, which has giveE rise to
the report of an extensive new and i'm
portant enterprise on the road has only
to do with planning and laying out the
terminals and wharfs."
Mr.. Crocker confirmed the reputed
vast undertaking of the S. P. in the
state of Sonora In Mexico.
THE COAL ROAD IN SONORA.
.sOur engineers aud experts" he
said, 'shave found two remarkable
things-ons vein of pure anthracite
coal eight feet in thickness, and the
other extensive deposits of natural
coke-a most unusual occurrence.
"Our new line to the coal fields will
run almost directly east from Ortiz
for d distance of 100 miles, into the So
called Yaqui country. We shall haul
down coal, not particularly for steamer
use from Gusymas, but to be shipped
all over our lines and along the coast
CAPTAIN COAL.
"We would like, none the less, to
see the CAPTAIN coal output sufficient to
supply US here, aud we shall soon as
certain whether this is possible.
THE UNION DEPOT.
81 cannot express myself in regard
to a new union depot in Ell Paso ex-
cept to say that we should sno doubt
favor heartily such project. The
matter has not been brought fOrcibly
to notice. Certainly q, growing and
prosperous town. like this ons should
have SUCH = stasioR aud tn. southern
Pacific wou!d not bs az al ward
in encouraging such a move"
THAT SANTA FE AGREEMENT
WHAT is thas," said Mr.. CIR. er,
when asked of the reported Santa Fe
Pacific agreeme1t 1T. Il have boen
travelling week and ss 1 have seen
few papers, 1 haven't heard of it,
When told the nature o: the report,
he said. emphatically:
'.No. There is no truth in it. The
Santa Fe has used, and will continue to
use our lire from Mojsve to Bak rs
field 10 going into San Frsnc!scv. RI It's
the only agreement. Tne other one
reported to have been made is with
out foundation. The Sunset Limited
will not go off. -
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-08
MACEO'S FUNERAL
A Great Patriotic Demonstration Of
CubdnS.

HAVANA, Dec. s.-The public fun
eral today of Antonio Maceo, the bril-
liant leader of the last revolution in
Cuba and whose death occurred just
one year ago, was the occasion for q
great patriotic demonstration in which
many of Maceo's followers and advisers
we're among the participants.
The funeral look place from the
farm at tie out skirts of Bejucal to the
monument built over the spot where
the general was buried during the war.
Among those who figured in the
public demonstration were Sonora
Maceo, widow of the general and Cen
erals Gualberto Gomez, Rabi and
Lacret.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-08
HAYES HOMESTEAD
The plan To Preserve 1t Will Be
Abandoned.

COLUMBUS, O., Dec. SIT is an
pounced that the State Archaeological
and Historical society has about de-
cided to abandon its efforts to secure
and preserve the homestead of the late
President Hayes st Fremont be-
ca dse of the lack of public interest
taken in the project.
The Hayes heirs offered the home
Stead to the state of Ohio. conditional
on the raising of q fund of $25, 900, to
be invested and the proceeds to be
used in keeping up the property. For
more than year past the society and
other interested parties have made
strenuous efforts to raise the required
amount. but with such poor success
that it is probable that the plan will
be abandoned.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-08
M'KINLEY THE MAN
In the Opinion OF the President Of
the National Republican

CHICAGO. Dec. 8,-COl. George
Stone, of San Francisco, president of
the national republican league, is in
Chicago on his way to Washington to
preside over the executive committee
of the league, which is to meet there
next Tuesday. Col. Stone says:
:sThe convention will probably be
held during the early days of May.
ST. Paul and Minneap polls seem to be
foremost in the race at present, but
Philadelphia, St. Louis and Galveston,
Texas, are makingsstrenuous efforts to
get the convention.
"There is some feeling that the
league should be allowed the privilege
of suggesting and perhaps debating
some points OF party policy.
Mckinley will be the next repub
llcan candidate. The platform will, I
believe. contain a strong declaration
against trusts