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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-31
WANTS RECEIVERS REMOVED.
REPUBLIC SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSoCIA-
TON SAYS IT HAS COMPLIED
WITH THE LAW

Adna H. Reynolds. one of the State Bank Ex-
aminers, who investigated the affairs OF the Re-
public Savings and Loan Association Of Manhat~
tan. the witness stand yesterday in the
trial Of the action begun by the Acknowledgement
take away the charter Of the institution, before
Justice Alden Chester, in the Equity Term of the
Supreme Court. He testified &c the financial con-
dition OF the association repeating what had been
printed in his report.
Last June, the application of the Attorney
General temporary receivers were appointed for
the association. Hector NJ. Hitchings attorney for
the company appealed, but the order was af-
Hrmed. Yesterday Judge Edward b. Coyne. of
Livingston County and w. E. Kisselberg appeared
for Attorney-General Davies Mr.. Hitchngs and
Melvin G. Palliser represented the defendants They
ask that the complaint be dismissed with costs,
the receivers removed and the injunction preventing
the association from doing business dissolved. They
assert that June Is the directors of the asso-
citation reduced the book values of the shares by
the sum of s2i9,480 p; that this was lawfully done;
that by taking this course the objections of the
Banking Department were met and overcome. At
the annual meeting of the shareholders not long
ago they said, the directors in office at the begin
ming of the action resigned, the contract between
Franklin B. Case jrr., and Franklin Q. Case was
cancelled, and the book value of all the shares
held by the shareholders of the association was
amended, every objection to the continuance of the
association in business being removed.
The case will probably be continued the remainder
OF the week.
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York by 10000. and $500 even that he win have
10000 plurality. l have number OF kilograms
from Bryan men in Utah. Montana and other SUI SUI
States They offer money ranging from SlvO
10 $500 and ask odds of five against but every
one of them demands that the money be posted IN
Denver, Kansas City Salt Lake City. OF course,
that is too absurd to consider. II any man in the
country wants to bet he can get 1t in Newly orS
Mr.. Cookers interviews in the papers this week
have n tendency to hide whatever little Bryan
money there in sight
In 1896 one week before Election Day Mckinley
chances sold for $500 against 800 for Bryan. and
there was plenty of Bryan money in sight.
+: H. Brooks said at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last
night thet he had arranged wager with Frederick
Felgl, Editor OF The Tammany Times" at 70
on general results. Feigl will take the Bryan
end The result will be determined to-day:
a member OF the firm of Brown Bros. & CO., Of
No. 50 Wall-st.. offered 81 900 even last night that
majority.
r. & G. Randolph wagered $500 against 500 with
Couper, Cramp & Beadeston. that Mckinley would
be elected J. j. Judge Get $3.50 against $500 yes
terday Mckinley.
F. II. Brooks has $4,000 TO bet against $4,000 that
Bryan will be elected He will bet $500 that Mary
land land, Kansas, Nebraska. Kentucky and West VT
ginia Will go Republican. Harry T. Body yester-
day bet $1,000 against 5000 that Mckinley viii be
elected He has 5000 10 bet against 5000 the
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SIGNS POINT TO M'KINLEY.
STRAW VOTES IN KINGS INDICATE A
REPUBLICAN VICTORY-DEMo-
Gratis ASK ODDS.

StraHs and straw votes daily coming into the
Kings County Republican headquarters to show
which way the wind is bowing-and all Indications
point to Mckinley. At the Hotel ST. George are
Isl registered voters, and poll has developed the
fact that IL OF this number are going vote for
Mckinley. or the members of the Apollo Club
nfty-four for Mckinley and four for Bryan. In
election district Of the Twenty-fourth Ward.
chosen at random. count shows a6 votes for Nc
Kinley, ~ for Bryan and 30 doubtful.
An old time Democrat from the Fifth Ward. which
invaded by ex-Sheriff William ]. Buttling on
Saturday night, has decided to cast his first vote
for the Republican party this year. He is Samuel
McCradden. Of No. 2A1 Bridge-st. In a visit TO he
publican headquarters yesterday he said that aftel
voting the Democratic ticket for twenty-four years
he had been alensted by the Bryan doctrines and
the imperiallstic dictatorship OF Croker.
Although the Republicans were not worrying
much yesterday the visit OF Bryan to Brooklyn
they were more anxious than ever that Governor
Roosevelt should be heard in that borough Michael
). Dady had long conversation with MI ooeu
over the telephone and told him that Roosevelt
ought to visit Brooklyn, even should If be neces-
sary for him to break other engagements. MI
Odeu promised to give a definite reply to-day
Should the Governor go to Brooklyn it would proba-
bly, be next Saturday. and arrangements Would De
made 10 have him speak at several meetings.
Ex-sheriR Quitting is daily casting terror among
Democrats by his exhibition of unbounded conn
denoe in the success Of Mckinley in Kings. While
standing Court Square and Fulton-st YESTERDAY
blow" about he Bryan landslide. he said:
do you want bet II?
There was q deep silence for moment 1hen
William Leggett summoned up courage TO say mat
he would risk a little money If he could get ODDS
After considerable talking Leggett accepted . the
bet If Buttling would put up $500 TO ms SSoo
Buttling consented, and the bet was made.
Assemblyrnan Gale Of Queens County, then began
20 talk and Buttllng offered TO bet him any amount
OF money that Queens County would go Republican
MI Gale began 10 hedge, and finally refused TO
put ND q dollar.
Geofge F. Elliott, lawyer. who has been speak
ing al over the borough, said yesterday that ne
had the names and addresses of 294 men who voted
for Bryan In 1856 but intend to support Mckinley
this year Only who Is to desert Mckinley
for Bryan has been brought to his attention.
Mr. Elliott Republicans that in many dis
tricts they will be unable to cast their votes II
they do not reach the polls early. On account of
the extraordinary registration all of the voters
be taken care OF in some OF the polling places.
Orders have been given to the Democrats TO be in
line when the polls Open in order that every DEM
ocratic vote may be cast.
The Republican Executive Committee will hold
q meeting tomorrow afternoon, at which time the
final details Of the work to be done Election Day
VIII be planned
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BISHOP FOWLER ON MKLNLEY
CHINESE DEMOCRATS" DESCRIBED AS
POLITICAL SUICIDES.

The Grand Central Palace was filled in every part
last night for a meeting held by the Repuo-
ican Club The election Of William R. wilcox
and Herbert Parsons, the Republican nominees TOT
Congress from the XIIIth and XIIth districts, re-
srectively, was advocated
Edmund Wetmore presided. and introduced AS
sistant ACKNOWLEDGEMENT James NJ Beck ne
urged upon the voters of the XIIIth District the
necessity of rejecting as representative d liii9
serving crow eating. Tammany worshipping states
of the Belmont order" When the Populls'lc
party captured the Democratic organization In 1880
the historic party. Mr.. Beck said, was broken ana
shattered into four fragments or classes
One of these classes he described as the chinese
Democrats" In China" he said. before the IN
vention of the telegraph news was Mashed from
Picking to Hong-KOng by lights from slSnal lowers
1t is related that night a Waterman fell asleep
and missed the signal When morning dawned he
awoke and saw to his dlsmay the smoke curling
from the signal tower and he knew that he had
broken the communication Knowing full we'll the
penalty of his deed, and anticipating the heads
mans axe, he tied a rope about his neck and
swung himself from the tower. and thus inconti-
nently hanged himself The man at the next tower
thought that n signal. and tied rope about
his neck and forthwith hanged himself and each
tower man. with slavish Chinese discipline, forth
with hanged himself, until there was a line of
corpses from Picking to HOng-Kong, and they are
still wondering there what the message was"
Bishop Charles H. Fowler, of the Methodist Epis-
oopal Church, spoke upon the subject of Lincoln
names together in the logical order of knowledge
that which was known and that which was be-
lieVed
Senator Clarence Lexow who followed, after de-
caring that o. H. P. Belmont stood for the dis
honest and consumptive dollar" proceeded to criti
else Richard Croker's political methods Comment
ing upon the Tammany leaders action in seeking
to ncite riots at the polls, Senator Lexow asked:
Has he forgotten the sixty-eight Tammany in
spectors who took a little journey to Sing Sing?
Has he forgotten the political murder of Robert
Ross in Troy? Has he forgotten the stripes which
John Y McKane wore? Has he forgotten how
Venient he found it to to Europe in 1892 Sen
ator Lexow remarked that if Mr.. Croker had for
within short time they would be brought to his
recollection.
Among the remaining speakers Senator N.
A. Esberg William R. Wilcox and Herbert Par
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GOOD GERMAN MEETINGS UPTOWN.

The Communications in the XIVth Congress
District enthusiastic in their Iabors for Re
publican success. Several meetings held last
evening in the neighborhood of First and Second
aves, between SEVENTEEN and Eightieth SITS. The
German Mckinley and Roosevelt League held a
meeting at No. 3S East Seventy -A-st-st. which
addressed by several speakers in German. Their
speeches were received with frequent applause
Among the speakers Mr. Weiman. E. NJ.
Berger, Ferdinand Zeigler and Louis Viereck a
former member of the German legislative body.
William H Douglass the Republican candidate for
Congressman, entered the hall where the meeting
was being held just before It adjourned and
spoke for few minutes in English.
Mr.. Douglass spoke at four other meetings in the
nelghborhood in the course of the evening. They
were at FoSdickS Hail. No. 339 East SeVenty-third-
St; Gourck Hall. No: 331 East Seventy first-st-
Eightieth-st.
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TO TEST FRANCHISE TAX LAW.
NEW-ROCHELLE REFUSES TO REDUCE AS
SESsMENTS AND LONG LITIGATION
IS EXPECTED

Taxpayers in Westminster County indignant
over the manner in which certain corporations
endeavoring to avoid taxes. In many
pantes have filed protests and demand big reduc-
lions. In White Plains the telephone, gas, cleo
trio light and trolley companies have all asked that
their assessments be reduced according to the
valuation fixed under the State Franchise law. The
New-York Telephone Company. which has been as
sessed by the village authorities $4,000. asks
that its assessment be reduced to 600 the sum
fixed under this law, and Corporation Counsel
Dykman is of the opinion that the village is
powerless to do otherwise
In New-RocheHe the city officials yesterday de-
cided to test the consttuonality OF the Franchise
law. They have refused to grant single reduc-s
ton in corporations and long battle in the courts
is expected. The telegraph company has been
assessed by the city $4,000 while the State as
sessment of its franchises is only 81 500 The
Huckleberry Electric Railroad Company, which
owns cOnsiderab BILE property in Rochelle wants
its assessment stricken of because. under the
Franchise law its valuation is S142 400 The Assess
ors have fixed it at S162.500
similar state of affairs exists in nearly all the
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HOPES TO CARRY I'D DISTRICT.
HENRY B. KETCHAM SAYS REPUBLICANS
ARE WINNING FAST IN DEMO
CRATIC TERRITORY

We're the homestretch now and winning
fast remarked Henry B. Ketcham, Republican
candidate In the I'D Congress District last evening
when Tribune reporter asked him how his can
advancing
Mr.. Ketcham has been making hustling canvass
IN Democratic dst-ict against Congressman John
J. Fitzgerald, and been making friends on all
sides In fact he has devoted himself so closely to
speechmaking and work at his headquarters. In
PieTrepont-st., Brooklyn, that he could not find
time TO take dinner last evening and other even
ings at his home No. 10S Wiliow-st. Brooklyn. He
said yesterday:
My canvass has been largely personal one and
expect TO win by not less than a thousand
Jorlty 1 expect 10 carry the First Ward by from
l200 to 800 majority, the Seventh Ward by 500
l.so0 majority and the Twentieth Ward by 800 ma
jority and upward.
The outlook in Kings County I believe to be I'M
questonaby in favor of the Republican National
people VINO are wage earners dstrUstful of
Bryan and his methods. and mis- efforts stir up
class prejudice. ] should be surprised to see
the county give its plurality Of four years ago,
when Mckinley carried IL by 81 900.
In the Fifth Ward We have had a truck cam
paign which has been particularly gratifying in
the interest shown in district formerly regarded
hopelessly Democratic and in certain parts of
which a Republican has never ventured. On Satur-
lay night, with eX-Sherin Buttling addressed two
meetings in that quarter Of the district known as
cat Hollow" where Republican meeting had
q workingrnen. and the five hundred present at
each meeting were respectful and all attention
That portion OF the district VIII certainly give
largely increased vote for the Republican ticket
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-31
SPEAKERS sTAGGER A DEMOCRAT.
MEETING. HE SIMPLY MAKES
EXPLANATIONS

A Democrat wandered into Camp Mckinley, at
e-hundred-and- twenty-ffth-st. and Seventh-ave.
last night John n. Beach, of the firm of Tefft.
Weller & Co., was making a speech at the time.
Mr. Beach said:
'"rhe honor and the perpetuity of the Republic Is
in the balance. To whom shall intrust the
delicate task of maintaining the Republics integ-
rity? To Bryan, who attempts to mystify us, or
to Mckinley whose honesty of purpose and breadth
Of view are without comparison In the annals of
this country?"
oh" groaned the Democrat.
THE self-ubrcating. sacrilegious. automatic
tongue of Bryan" continued Mr.. Beach, lis not
fit to wag in the mouth of a President"
Good Lordw said the Democrat to himself, in
vexaton of spirit.
duced. DR. Pentecost did not waste any words
While he speaking the Democrat. who
blue suit with brass buttons, and said to be a
Tammany building inspector, walked to the side
of the platform and stood there. DR.. Pentecost
sad
Bryan sold out body. boots and breeches to
Croker. Poor Nebraska Billy! Why. he is the most
extraordinary. transcendent egregous monument
tai, stupendous demagogue"-
Stop" cried the Democrat stop. Tell us about
the Philippines"
front where the audience can see you" The man
did so. The audience was standing on chairs and
crying Throw him outi' But several policemen
quieted him, instead and found seat for him
say that McKinley's treatment of the Cubans had
been '-diviney benefcent." This the last
fben for ss be 05t who Pb s a S and
form, from which position he continually inter-
rupted the speaker. although his remarks were al
ways drowned by the cheering of the audience.
Finally he removed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-31
Reform MOVEMENTS IN PATERSON.
sALOoNKEEPERs CLOSE SIDE DOORS AND POLICE
MAKE RAID.

Paterson, Oct. 90 (SpeciaD.-The spirit OF reform
has taken possession Of this city. and there IS
resistance to It The saloonkeepers have volun-
tarily closed their side rooms to women a
suit of the indignation caused by the B0sschieter
murder case The police started out to-day to keep
the good work the move. Detectives Titus. Tay-
lor. Lord and McInerney raided the poolroom at
the corner of Railroad-ave. and Ward-st- and
cured the parapherualia, but prisoners The
poolroom is operated in the rear OF saloon run BY
Dell Phion.
tentOn Home has also become more keenly alive
to the situation in this city. and IL has issued
following in yitatiOn- We wish say any
girl who Is taking her first steps downward. or Is
even further advanced in the downward course
and been warned of God through the murder 81
and the wrath to come, that will be glad 70
welcome her to our Home, and will do her
good
DR.. Townsend. whose connection with the Bos-
scheter has been criticised in certain circles
said to-day: I had no idea that the young woman
found in Bergen County the same I had been
called upon early Friday morning 70 examine I
read the story Of the finding OF the body in the
evening papers They said that her skull was
fractured and that blood flowed from wound IN
the head. There was such wound the young
woman saw IN the carriage and the flow OF
blood through the veins had ceased. but when II
became apparent that there a mystery in the
death of Jennie BOSschieter I concluded TO notify
the authorities OF my Friday morning experience
knew the men who called upon and regarded
them as men OF standing here. and naturally
dld not suspect them OF "A foul crime. even
when i reported the carriage ,ident 70 the Chief
or Ponce cannot see that any prudent would
act Inherently from my action in this case
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WILL OF EZEKIEL S. HALsTEAD FILED.
SEVERAL REQUESTS TO BROOKLYN CHARITABLE
AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS.

The will of Ezekiel s. Halstead was filed for
probate yesterday in the Surrogates office, in
Brooklyn. The property of the testator real and
personal, is left to his widow. Elizabeth NJ. Hal
stead, of No. 84S Prospect Place, with the
ception of the property of the firm of E. S. Hal
stead & Co. At her death the property left to her
is to go to the children, share and share alike.
Mrs. Halstead also receives a one-hfth Interest
in the firm of f. s. Halstead & Co. the remaining
four-ffths going to four children of the testator
Two other children are provided for in the dis
position of the property after Mrs. Halstead's
death.
The Buffalo Avenue Church, of Brooklyn, receives
three one -hundredths OF the income of the Cen,
tennial Building, Water and Broad SITS; the fund
for superanuated preachers Of the New-York East
Conference. and the Methodist Episcopal Hospital.
OF Brooklyn, each two oue-hundredths, and the
poor fund of the Mamaroneck Methodist Episcopal
Church, The Memorial Hospital, of Brooklkn, and
the New-York Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church,
Of Brooklyn, each one-hundredth part.
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ENGINE STRIKES A CARRIAGE.
TWO WOMEN HURT-CoACHMAN SEES RED
LIGHT, BUT DRIVES ON

A carriage containing the Misses Isabel and
Minnie Smyth Of Brooklyn. struck by an en-
CINE late Monday night in Jamaica at the Beaver
st. crossing Of the Long Island Railroad The
young women were severely injured. They had been
met the Jamaica station at 1920 p. m by the
carriage Of their brother-in-law. II. W. LyaI Of
No. s. Bryant-ave Dunton. Joseph Redusky, his
coaehnan was driving. On approach ching the Old
South-st. track at Beaver-st. Redusky saw a red
light, but thinking there was no danger. drove on
Inc morse had Just cleared The track when the To-
connective struck the vehicle, destroying II and
throwing the occupants several feet
Dr. p. II. Wood found that Miss Isabel Smyth
was suffering from copcussion Of the brain while
her sister was cut and bruised and suffered severe
~ from shock. The two young and the
coaehfnan were taken TO the LyaH home II is
thought they viii all recover
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-31
THE BETTING IN WALL STREET.

Edward Bruins Wall Street broker. offered yes
terday to bet $1,000 that Mckinley and Roose-
welt would carry the State of New-York by 100000
majority. Edward Wasserman offers $4,000 even
that Illinois will go Republican by $1,000 majority.
J. J. Judge bet 5000 even with z. F. Timpson that
Mckinley would have 10000 plurality in this State
Mr. Judge also has 5000 to bet against 81 900
that New-York State will go Republican
Thomas Z. Rush, of No. 100 Broadway. bet II. +.
Smell 81 900 to 800 that George B. Mcclellan would
defeat Herbert Parsons in the XIIth Congress Dis
trict by $500 majority.
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TALK OF PASTOR FOR NEW CHURCH
THE REV. DIR. BoYNToN MAY BE CALLED FROM
DETROIT TO BROOKLYN

The Rev. DR.. Nehemiah Boynton, pastor of the
First Congregational Church, Detroit Mich has
10 be formed by the consolidation OF the New
England and Lee Avenue Congregational churches,
OF Brooklyn. DR.. Boynton is member of the
Executive Committee OF the American Missionary
Association. and last week attended its meetings
IN Springfield. Mass where he was heard with
interest by several prominent BROOKLYN conpre
gationalists.
Dr. Boynton was graduated from Amherst COL
Iege IN 1ss2 and from Andover Theological Semi
nary IN lSeI. lie has been pastor of the North
tb an CHURCH Of Haverhil Mass, and Of
the Rev. DR.. Robert r Meredith when the latter
came to Brooklyn. DR.. Boynton went TO his present
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RAILROAD STATION ROBBED
TRACKwALKER sILENCED BY REVOLVER WIN, r,
THIEVES LOOTED SAFE.

Trenton, Oct So-Burgars broke into the Penn
syVania Railroad station at Morrisvie. Penn on
pose this city, this morning, and blew the door off
the safe while the trackwalker was kept silent bv
a revolver -
fhty dollars of fund put into the safe for safe
keeping by Miss Emma Harttage secretary of the
MorrisViile Methodist Church; 5000 belongings n ~
n. Humphreys, tax collector of MorrisviIiee s50 -;
the railroad companys money and 100 trip tickets
The robbers made their escape across the Della
ware bridge TO New Jersey. An effort was made 70
head them off here. but 1t was too late "Ne ~
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BRIEFS IN DURFEA WILL CONTEST

Mineola, Long Island, Oct 3O.-The contest over
the VIII Of Edgar Duryea, of Glen Cove came up
before Surrogate Seaman to-day A week ago four
witnesses testified that Mr.. Duryea was Of sound
mind when he executed the viii It was expected
there would be evidence taken to-day but
counsel asked permission TO submit briefs The
Court consented, providing the briefs were sub
mitted within reasonable time"
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DIES FROM CAR COUPLING 4coIDEyr

John McPoland, thirty-one years old of No q
Greenpoint-ave, Brooklyn, died in the Eastern
District Hospital early yesterday as the result
Of being run over by a shifting engine on Mn,dav
night in the freight yards at North sixtb-st ava
kent-aVe He was coupling at the time Of the
legs were taken of above the knees 9o. I'olh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-31
JUSTICE GUMMERE III

. Justice William S. Gummere of the Nevy-Jarsa,,
supreme Court. is Ill at HIS house No 10 HflI-st
newark on Monday ne underwent an operation
for appendicitis and yesterday II was said 40 ~
mouse that his condition was very favorable
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SUIT AGAINST BANK DIRECTORS.
CASE BEING HEARD BY vIcE-cHANcELLoR PIN
NEY AT NEWARK.

NEY AT NEWARK
A suit by Receiver Edward 8 Campbell. OF ths
Middlesex County Bank at Perth Amboy. against
the directors to make them personally liable for
the losses TO the bank occasioned by the defalca-
ton OF George NJ. Valentine. the cashier. was
heard by Vice-Chaneellor Pitney at NeEark yes
terday Mr.. Pitney said after the counsel for the
receiver had outlined the case: your case really
amounts 10 one OF two things: II the directors
knew OF Valentines acts they we're guilty OF neg
lect; If they didn't know OF those acts they should
have known
James Parker of Perth Amboy, counsel for the
directors, remarked that that not necessarily
the case. The Vice-ChancelIor responded We'll,
can see 1t, but you can argue II you want TO- Dir.
Parker. / have the advantage Of you By having
been the president and director OF a bank for
many years"
The petition in the sets forth that the total
amount lost S26l AZ 81 IL charges gross
Iessness by the president and directors, and their
abandonment OF their duties to Valentine II Is
also charged that considerable none was lost
through the careless and Unwarrantable transac-
lions Of the president and directors