Evening star., 1900-03-23
New York Democrats Discussing That
Nebraska Platform.
FINANCIAL SITUATION REVIEWED
Monument to Robert Fulton in
Trinity Churchyard.
AID FOR THE PORTO RICANS


Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, March %, 1900
The note struck by the Nebraska platform
recently adopted gives rise to a varied song
among the gold democrats of this city.
Some of these democrats are In thorough
discord with the Nebraska strain, others
are in harmony with 1t to the extent that
they express a willingness to support a
democratic candidate on it. All are of the
opinion that the utierance shows clearly
where Bryan stands and what his platform
at Kansas City will be, and they declare
themselves on the one side or the other in
expectation that this platform, with Bryan
on it, will be the stand of the democracy in
the next campaign. Most of those inter-
ested say they are against the platform and
against Bryan. Some will not have Bryan
on any possible platform he might stand on.
The gold democrats of this way of feeling
show themselves to be fervent and ire
cCncilable. Those who take the opposite
view do 1t with the declaration that Bryan
and his platform are not their choice.
The New Financial Situation.
Checks for the payment of premiums by
the government on the exchange of United
States bonds for the new twos are dribbling
into the New York banks. which in turn
present them through the clearing house
as a charge upon the subtreasury. AS yet
no one is willing to give an estimate as to
the amount of circulation the banks intend
to take out. but treasury officials and not a
lew bankers ueclare eilat the re- uil''ills ~
VIII no: VI iis ii! s.,'hL @ III III,
controller of the currency is going slow in
the matter of granting applications for
t.,. curriers' lor ne" panks' ~ ~HastruGtiLs tne
rhnrDPtTr- ct of q nj c
M"hy country bankers are IN town JUST
now cohterriEg with their New YORK cor,
respondents rom one OF them IL Is learned
tiiat man! ol the country banks are sun
unaeci.ied , as 10 WHAT course they VIII aoop'
ulider the ne" law.
Brokers Will Not Buy.
..1,- 49,. e,oo 600 -
the treasury saws this hank ofJicer ..Nov
I have been around to the bond houses and
1 have not baen able to find a broker who
will buy these bonds at n price we vou1d
| like to get a little later on. That is they
don't feel like giving an option price. IF we
could surrender the bonds in two or three
Gays tncy void take them, but any future
price Is eVldehtly an unknown quantity.
We IN the country believe that there will be
| fall in the price of bonds before long, and
| we must he careful not to go it blind
| new national bank. to be known as the
Empire National Bank of New York will
| shortly he organized its certificate of char
| ter having been granted by the controller
| of currency. 1t will have a capital of $500
| ono and surplus of 100000. Its president
| is E. r. Thomas. son of Cen Sam Thorn
| as. and d. F. Thomas, president of the
Bank of Wayne. Lyons N. Y. will be vice
president The bank will organize in the
| course of week or ten days and be ready
| for business when the officers have built
| their vaults and put their offices in order
| Gen. Thomas may be elected director. and
| Edwin b. NJ Post the presidents partner
VII VII aiso be an active director The bank
counts. This is the first hank In his civ
to organize under the new law. Whether il
| will be followed by others remains to be
SEEN but 1t Is believed that applications for
80 uai,n u uiiYt ,Ils VIII reacn tne
| a few weeks. % VI
|
| !" n""ert Fuitoh.
/ Through the efforts of the American So
| ciety of Mechanical Engineers a monument
| will Soo, ha AWAITED l., ,r,:. ,,-
| 10 ~ 49,
| " ''' 'ii. WI VI l>ooelt uitoi
| -, 'N' "'l''i W s'eain power
| cburcb,ard o,d ,,,,t o,,o, w. -. -
| of monument has been raised to his meme
| ry. Interest in his work has recently beer
| awakened by renewed discussion whether
IN IL, h,,i ny ehoiis ~ i!etIoa OF steam
| Fitch or lanes Rumsav of Mart,Ira ''l,,
the annual meeting of the Association n,
| Engineers held here last December dole
| gates from all over the country indOrset
| the proposition that the society erect 9
| monument in Trinity churchyard To III.
! memory of Fulton Prof. F. r Hutton
| the socety's secretary. was placed In charg,
| of the fund and good sum was coptrihnt
ed during the convention. Since that time
| additions to the fund have come in s+aaJ Al,
! and the success of the project is assnraJ
ment will soon be made public.