The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-24
MANCHESTER BHBHS PAID
The Duke and His Fatier-IaLaw
Decline to Talk.
His Grace VIII Now Endeavor to
Earn SOME asonest osa Hss. own Ac-
eonas-To DevesoR Coal and Gran
lite Lands ON Esis Estate at Tander-
agee-Experfs Report FavorabIy.

CINCINNATI Dec. 2I-The Duke OF
Manchester's eebts in MS native land have
been paid. His three castles and
his 27.oO0 acres Of unproductive land are
Nc. longer. encountered
These facts are practically admitted By
Eugene Zimmerman. father-iu-law or fhe
Duke In all, Sl20.oee were deposited in
London last Friday to cover and iiquidate
the indebtedness.
As to just where the money came from
Mr.. Zimmerman IS not SO free in express
ing himself TIE Duke is likewise reserv-
ed in this connection At east. he pleaded
Illness vixen an interview was preached
The Duke viii nov try to earn some
money on his own account He says that
il is his Intention to soon develop large
tract Of coal lands aad granite quarries On
his lands at Tanaeragee. He received
| report while IN New York from expefts
whom be had engaged that coal veins from
! four to Eve feet trick had been found on
his property He had cabied orders to have
the port near TaRdeFagee put in good shape
and intends to arrange for coal and gran
tie shipments as soon as possible.
The Duke OF Manchester was formally
aGiudged a bankrupt by the British courts
on august 10 last. He owed a37. 700, or
$1S8, 800. His assets Of e7,545. or s37.725,
reduced his debts tn $4,000. which was
further lowered to $4,000. at which fig
ure the creditors were willing to settle
in full.
Bankruptcy entails many unpleasant
things. In the first place it entails resig-.
he Il he nd II fs4r
a nobIemaR from the House OF Lords
The ceremony of officially and publicly
barring the Dake of Manchester from a
seat among his peers Ia the House CT
Lords vas gone through with on Deem
Der last
The ceremony consisted OF the Lord
Chancellor announcing that certificate
h1d been received showing that the Duke
Of Manchester hal been adjudged a bank
rupt and was therefore pFeelHded from
taking his seat he can have IL back
again wheH his debts are paid
The Duke made hard dght against
bankruptcy and only gave in wheB ie
found il useless to compound with his
creditors. In his statement to the court
he admitted that the family estates were
heavily eHcumbered and that the income
was only sufficient TO pay the Interest.
He added that since attaining his ma
JOslIy MS RELATIVES nave allowed aim S5st
a month, but that his expenditures have
been s10,c69 a year. He laid many Of his
debts TO renewing endorsements in be-
half OF friends without aiming that
the first endorsements we're destroyed
The last judgement against the Duke
was flied On December Is. 1t was fer
81, $50 and was obtained BY city nler-
chant in London for wines and cigars
furnished to HIS Grace, for which His
Grace didn't pay.
When asked three weeks ago about the
report that Afr. Zimmerman would pay
his debts, the Duke said. Mr.. thinner
man has not hesn asked TO advance any
sum for this purpose nor VIII be De The
debts viii be paid By December IS and
the funds viii be forthcoming from an
other source