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New-York tribune., 1901-07-12
NEELY AND THE SEVENTH NATIONAL
A TRANSACTION WHICH POSTAL OFFICIALS
DESCRIBE AS PECULIAR

tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEI
Washington. July u.-What is described bv the
postoflce officials as a peculiar transaction be-
tween Charles F. w. Nicely, awaiting trial in
Cuba for postal frauds, and the Seventh National
Bank of New-York has just come to light For
several days there has been considerable gossip
concerning the shipment to New-York about eigh-
teen months ago of about 81 10000 from Cuba Ac-
curately stated, the amount was 1864 go o. This
money was due to the United States from the ISL
ana or Cuba on account of postofice money orders
drawn In Cuba and paid in this country II ap-
pears that Neey brought the money TO New-York
on an army transport under guard from Havana
The Sub-Treasurer at New-York refused TO receive
1t and receipt for the full face value of the money
because 1t was all in Spanish and French coin
Then Neely carried his precious burden 70 tina
seventh National Bank. where after il had re-
mained about a week. IL bought at it's bullion
Vaiue- The discount amounted to about s17Oa
superintendent Metcalf of the money order di-
vision OF the Postoffice Department. said TODAY
that ne remembered the transaction very we'll and
tnought at the time that Neely's conduct was sus-
plclous Mr.. Metcaf says he telegraphed NeeIv
every day for a week or more TO sell tbe rorsfg1
CONS at bullion value to the best and highest
uIuuer ana cover the proceeds into the Sub-Treas-
ury at New-Sork Finally Neely obeyed instruc-
tlonS 10 the extent CT disposing of the coin and
getting receipt from the Sub-Treasurer for rhs
amount stated Whether Neely induced the
Dr2kers In New-York TO bid the coin Mr. Met
recently has heard that the Seventh National Rank
was the only institution 10 which Neely applied
LOT the sale OF the coin. By this means II is in
dicated that the bank was especIaIIr favorsJ "a
the purchase of the coin its profit was ronsidera h
larger ,han IL otherwise might have been
New-York tribune., 1901-07-12
NO REORGANIZATION YET.
SOME OF THE SEVENTH NATIONALS
DIRECTORS ANXIOUS ABOUT RU-
MORED OvERCERTIFICATIoN

Directors Of the wrecked Seventh National Bank
had another meeting yesterday morning in the
office of William Nelson Cromwell the banks
special counsel, at No. 4s Wall-st. but they were
not able TO decide upon any plan for reorganizing
the bank. Only few of the directors attended
the meeting. and among the absentees was said 10
be man who has close relations with the Standard
OIL Company. and has been urged by some of the
other directors to enlist the aid of Standard OIL
officials in plans for reorganization
THE directors have announcement to make
to-day, Mr. Cromwell said in the afternoon
They are in daily session. and for several davs
they VIII continue their examination of the banks
affairs and their consideration of plans"
1t was ascertaned that some of the directors NJ
the bank have been anxious about the report that
proof of overcertifcation of checks had been dis
covered in the books of the bank The examina-
ton by Forrest Raynor, the national bank ex-
aminer, has not been finished, and the report which
ne will make to the Controller Of the Currency is
being awaited with much anxiety by some of the
directors
General Henry L. Burnett. the United States Dis
trict Attorney. said he had learned that E P
Moxey, the expert accountant OF the Treasury De-
partment, who has been successful in solving many
hard puzzles in banks BOOKS has all he can attend
to for more than week in Topeka KAN but the
Washington officials have promised to send another
expert to-day to aid in the examination of the
Seventh National Banks books. General Burnett
would @ not admit that any irregularities of crim-
nal character had been discovered in the banks
books, but he has said the examiners have found
Things tney cannot explain. and therefore it is de-
siranic TO have an experts assistance.
,sSaca Oncais IN position to know the facts said
yesterday that there had been loss to the bank
or 70 the government through a check for nearly
Nmoyo which was drawn by the Assay Office on
the sub-Treasury. to the order of C. F. w Neely
IN the ran or 1899. Neey was then agent of the
Postoffice Department in Cuba and il was not
until six months later that he was suspected of
stealing stealing. He sent to this city in September 1899
several bags of Cuban and Spanish gold pieces
Inc bullion was turned into the Assay Office and
IN tne eheck Tor the value of the gold was made out
IN Neely's name. There report recently
that In some way the Seventh National Bank gave
creolt Tor the amount OF the bullion, as the de-
Pository Of funds for the Postofice Department.
but that Neely got the money. officials said YES
terday that Neely merely acted as the agent for
the government in the transaction and that the
government received the money
New-York tribune., 1901-07-12
WISCONSIN STATE FEDERATIoN.

District conventions. in which each club is repre-
sented by five minutes report. are a feature OF
the Wisconsin State Federation. which Is divided
into ten districts These meetings are regarded as
especially helpful being occupied with informal
discussions questions Of the hour.
The Ninth District Convention recently
tertained by the Kaukana Woman's Club, and for
the first time in Wisconsin there was public dis
cusson of the "color line In speech by Mrs.
Ellis. of Green Bay. she said: Ever since the bien-
NAL have been smarting under the stigma that
was put upon the General Federation. ! had hoped
that the mission of the woman's club to up
lift humanity, not to emphasize the social life, and
still believe that that is what the movement
stands for. for I have faith in women I have felt
ever since last year that I owed my sister club
women an apology because did not get up on the
floor at the biennial and protest the time but
was so ignorant of parliamentary law that did
not know when the opportunity and passed
This is my first chance tc say what believe and
in the name of Abraham Lincoln, who freed the
slave, i, for one enter nv solemn protest
against the action of the board the General Fed
Grafton In drawing the color line
All present die not agree with Mrs Ellis but n
unanimous vote was taken in favor Of the reorgani
cation OF the General Federation as satisfactory
solution OF the problem.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-12
LEN77LHON LOSES APPEAL.
CONTRACTOR AND CORPORATION COUN-
Sell DIFFER ON THE COURTS
MEANING

corporation Counsel Whalen yesterday received
woru from Albany that the Court Appeals had
oismissed the appeal OF Eugene Lentilhon in an
dcuon involving certain features of eight hour
law L. Latin Kellogg. counsel for Mr. Lentilhon
does not agree with Mr.. Whalen that the constitu-
uonaity or the eight hour law was at issue for
ne produced telegram from Mr. Be5eI reporter
OF the Court of Appeals saying that the conse-
tutionality of the law had not been touched upon
Inc dismissal of our appeal simply means that
IN the opinion of the Court of Appeals our pro-
ceoure was wrong, said Mr.. kellogg I'VE shah
nave TO begin at the bottom again. The court
holds In effect that We in in trying the
acuon SO that the merits of the eight hour law can
De passed upon by both the Appellate Division and
the Court Of Appeals"
MT Whalen. III commenting on the decision
seemed TO think that the validity of the eight hour
law was directly involved in the dismissal of the
appeal He said:
The contention of the Corporation Counsel was
sho LHntinon had violated the provisions of the
days work e - e'sn' Nou'S
as me Central Federated Union took the matter up
Sne city and State. and requested the CORPORATION
etor i 70 employ special counsel naming ex-sen-
oeiore the Court of Appeals. The labor people r.
- saiu; We're willing to contribute 10000 TO a de-
Inc facts of the were as follows: Controller
anern, relused FUSED 70 pay Lentihon aSsls 81. the
ooIlit earned under the contract for removal
OF the reservoir. the ground that Ienfthon
sa. satea 70 comply with the Labor law in two Re
20 labor more than eight hours a day and tbaf
Iah he ala not pay his mechanics. workingmen and
ny the Labor law. The allegations were NOT con-
.ro1verted and, notwithstanding that fact the
et insisted tnat he was entitled the 10 per
cent payment. as per contract on the theory that
baya 10 IaM was unconstitutfonal Lentilhon will
money. " o Will sou no
New-York tribune., 1901-07-12
PANIC ON ELEVATED TRAIN.
ENGINE RUNS INTO A REAR CAR-HOT
WATER FALLS TO THE STREET

About 7:20 o'clock yesterday morning downtown
train on the Third-ave. elevated road, the way
to City Hall station. stopping at the Fifty
ninth-st station. when South Ferry train. hauled
by engine No 2S9. travelling at rapid rate OF
speed. crashed into the last car Of the City Hall
train.
The passengers thrown into panic, and
women shrieked with fear The shock of the col
lision damaged the cylinder heads of engine No.
2S9 TO such an extent that they burst, and hot
and pieces OF steel fell to the street below.
directly front of large department store
The passengers climbed to the tracks and walked
along the footpath to the station. The two trains
pushed TO Forty-thrd-st
Half a dozen trains following the ones which
were In collision were run as express trains past
Fiftynnth and Fifty-third SITS TO Forty second-st.
without STOP in order to relieve the congestion
caused by the accident. Many passengers were car
ried by their destinations. and there was consid-
erable complaint. No was injured.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-12
oVERTAXED SUMNER CHARITIES.

One material result OF the recent severe heated
term is the extraordinary demand for relief upon
all the children's summer charities The visiting
physicians Of the Sick Childrens Mission of the
Children's Aid Society driven 10 the utmost
limit of their ability In order meet the demands
for medical aid to the sick children of the poor
One member OF the medical staff has beer obIiead
resign his place because his ina bity to stand
the arduous work OF climbing tenement house
stairs and examining children in badly ventilated
rooms, where the temperature was sometimes over
100 degrees.
The applications Of mothers with sick babies for
admission the Health Home OF the Children,s
Aid Society have been numerous that only about
one-half OF them could be accommodated In
order to remedy this state OF matters to some ex
tent the society has made arrangements with the
Iron Steamboat Company to take poor mothers and
ailing children on excursions Coney Island
where they can spend day enjoying the health
giving breezes OF the ocean. The society's nhv-
sicians visitors and all have these eYcur
sion tickets, and many hundred tired mothers and
ailing infants will be benefited by this thoughffuJ
charity. Any poor mothers requiring medical at
tendance for their children which they have no
means of paying for may apply to the Sick Chill
dren's Mission, No. 2S7 East Broadway, or No. 273
Henry-st.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-12
PRICE OF STEEL RAILS RAISED
SUFFICIENT ORDERS ON HAND TO KEEP
ALI. MILLS BUSY FOR YEAR.

Manufacturers of steel rails IN this country have
agreed upon SIS a the price at which steel
rails are 10 be sold through the next year Last
year the price fixed s26 ton, but since May
steel rails have been selling at s2S ton. and there
said be orders sufficient to keep the mills
busy for year at that price.
1t is understood that the Lackawanna Iron and
Steel Company will soon dismantle its plant at
Scranton for removal to Buffalo. and will not there
fore he In a position turn out its usual tonnage
OF rails until next year.
The production OF steel rails Will be controlled by
the United States Steel Corporation, the Pennsyl-
vana Steel Company. the Maryland Steel Company,
the Cambria Steel Company and the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-12
F. B. THURBER GIVES UP FIG
FORMER MEMBER OF BIG GROCERY
FIRM FILES A PETITION IN BANK
RUPTCY-A LAW STUDENT
AT. FIFTY-SEVEN

Francis B. Thurber formerly member of the
wholesale grocery firm of H K G. F. B. Thurber
& Co.. who gives his present business addresses
No. 143 Chambers-st. and No. 80 West Broadway
petition in bankruptcy in the United States Dis
trict Court yesterday with total liabilities of
sSl6o6l 81 and nominal of ss76414 49, His
torneys are Shipman. Larocque & Choate. of No. 10
Wall-st Mr.. Thurber made the following state
ment:
creditor holding old Judgment. taken in 1898
ior $500. has begun supplementary proceedings
ceedings by Individual creditors and in the interest
OF OF all have decided to apply for discharge in
After working hard for thirty years and accumu-
1888 which R g. Dun 8 CO stated W was st the i'o worst
in fifty years might have unioaded my stock in
thing out of the wreck. but preferred to go down
friends have always tried to do my duty duty as s'
citizen and TO be helpful to others. | may have
with good Intentions Since. my failure I have
fam an BY 9 my NIGHTS for o
to the study of law. have succeeded in being ad-
Oldest law student on record in this State: 1 am
now trying. with good prospects, to ;d establish law
free from worry. might enable me, with time. to
a discharge in bankruptcy 1t would not prevent me
subsequently paying my debts II able. Nearly al al
OF the liabilities sl2ss14 so is classed as secured
but the petitioner states that the securities in all
of this Indebtedness nominal The greater part
of the Indebtedness incurred prior to 1894 as
member of the firm of H. K & F. B. Thurber &
Co. The principal secured creditor is the estate of
Amos r. Emo, In the sum of $4,000. secured by
stock of the Thurber-W -Whyland Company Ex-
Mayor Hewitt is a secured creditor similar Sc
curity in the sum of $4,000. The Chase National
Bank is named also among the secured cred
itors the amount that institution being $4,000
The figures in the petition do not mean any
thing Mr.. Thurber's counsel said yesterday after
noon. There real assets, the nominal assets
consisting of shares in defunct or moribund cor
porations. They include 1914 900 in stock of the
Thurber Whyland Company.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-12
TULANE MAY NOT GET BEQUEsT.
MRS. NEWCOMERS RELATIVES WILL CON
TEST WILL. LEAVING LARGE SUMS
TO THAT COLLEGE

Surrogate Fitzgerald has granted an order re-
straining Joseph A Hincks and Brandt V. B. Dixon,
OF Tulane University. New-Orleans, La, from
taking any of the assets of the late Josephine
Louise Newcomb from this city. The order was
granted petition of Jordan j. Rollins attorney
for William H. and Howard L. Henderson. nephews
OF Mrs Newcomb Victorine s. Mccarthy, her
niece and William V. and Silas NJ. Henderson. her
srandnephews.
Mrs Newcomb died at No. 57 West One-hundred-
and-forty- -fifth-st on Easter Sunday April Z. The
will was offered for probate the following day. II
leaves nearly all her fortune TO Tulane University
The petitioners assert that Mrs. Newcomb was
not of sound mind. memory or understanding
when she made the will: that II was not her tree
and unconsrained or voluntary act and that the tne
orders by the New-Orleans court proving the Will
were procured by false and fraudulent allegations
of material facts.
were executed in Louisiana and that the de-
ceased was a resident OF Louisiana. The testator
was more than eighty years old at the time of her
death.
Mrs. Newcomb made large gifts 70 II Tulane Her
Is said he worth about S3,01,c0 The hear
ing will up before Surrogate Fitzgerald on
October l. and the contestants of the Will are said
O have a
New-York tribune., 1901-07-12
". C. BARTLETT WANTS NO FURTHER CARE
RETIRED ARMY OFFICER. BROTHER OF LATE
GENERAL BARTLETT. ASKS DISCHARGE
OF COMMITTEE.

An attempt was made in the Brooklyn Supreme
Court yesterday to secure the discharge of the sur
viving members of the committee the person
and property of William C. Bartlett, and the res
toraton to him of any property in the hands of
the committee The motion argued before
Justice Hooker by Thomas d. Rambaut for Bart
lett. and Mr. Prime opposed behalf of the COM
mittee. Papers were submitted and answering
affdavits may be handed in before July IS.
General Charles G. Bartlett who was drowned
by the sinking Of the Staten Island ferryboat
Northfeld. brother of William c. Bartlett
and a member of the committee. The petitioner
states that. while he inca apacitated from man.
aging his affairs for some time. he has taken
OF himself for eighteen months and been cOntinu-
ouSy employed in the Street Cleaning Department
as assistant inspector at a salary of S75 a month
Bartlett is graduate of West Point and
tired army officer. drawing S157 80 a month. He
says that since October 1899 he has lived With his
mother Elizabeth w. Bartlett and his brother,
Frederick r. Bartlett. at Yonkers. N. V
New-York tribune., 1901-07-12
HANDY FACTS ABOUT CHINA.
GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT DANIELS ISSUES a
NEW FOLDER OF THE -FOUR TRACK SERIES

GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT DANIELS ISSUES A
NEW FOLDER OF THE -FOUR TRACK SERIES"
Number 2s of the -Four Track Series just is
sued by George II. Daniels. the general passenger
agent of the New-York Central. is about the
Chinese Empire. To show the possibilities of ex-
tending the commerce of this country with China
the object of the folder. 1t contains not little
history of China and much description of the coun-
try and It's inhabitants. The manner OF life of the
people is described In such way as TO show what
Is needed bring them TO the point reached by
the other nations of the world. There is also
large amount general information about China
arranged In tabuated form This list tells of peo-
pie prominently connected with the country, and of
places of interest. A large map of the Chinese
Empire shows the railroads that have been COM
pleted and also all those that have been projected.
There is another map of the entire continent of
Asia and the nearby Islands.
A and revised edition of Two to Fifteen
Days Pleasure Tours No. of the -Four Track
Series,' has also been issued. This book has been
arranged for the benefit of those who take
only short vacation. 1t describes number OF spec
this State the Adirondacks and Catskill noun
tains. the Thousand Islands. and Southern Canada
and New England. The distances, time required 10
make the trips. railroad and steamer connections
and many other details for the convenience of the
traveller given The book Is illustrated with
halftone cuts of views in the places described
with maps of the different routes
New-York tribune., 1901-07-12
WHO OWNS CUSTOM HOUSE9
STATE EAClSE DEPARTMENT NOW INTER
EsTED IN THE SETTLEMENT OF
THIS MOOT POINT

Inc question as 10 the actual ownership of the
Custom House building in wal-st. has been raised
again. The building IS still occupied by the gov
ernment- II was sold TO the National City Bank
put the entire purchase price has not yet been
maid Last year the tax assessors Of the city
assessed the building for taxes. but the payment
or the tax has been resisted. on the plea
that the building is still government property
ana therefore exempt from taxation Now
the state Excise Department has made an inquiry
as TO the right of restaurant keepers in the build
Ing to sell liquors without paying the $500 required
for a regular liquor certificate.
Collector Bidwen said yesterday that the inquiry
had been forwarded to Washington and he had no
knowledge of the facts in the case One OF the
restaurant keepers said the officials in WASHINGTON
had declared that the building still govern
ment building. and consequently IL would not be
necessary for the restaurant in the building
have State liquor tax certificate.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-12
DISTRIBUTIONS

Inc generous contributions of money received
during the week have enabled the general office to
oisourse substantial sunshine to invalid members
III iour olliereht states whose lives are shadowed
py sickness and want. These good cheer messages
did not include the special gifts designated nv the
donors Other distributions were a box containing
games. books. pictures and materials for sewing
sent 10 the Chtldren's Fold. at hundred and
MY hith-sr' box Of clothing. quilt pieces and
WOODS 10 Connecticut branch and individual
g1tts OF clothing woods. music books silk and
sswet sSnes pieces embroidery materials fancy work
ssnoeSS, hosiery, magazines, etc. to members in
North carolina, Massachusetts, New-Hampshire
Ea Edsmna' Montana Florida, New-Jersey Bahamas
Brooklyn - 1"ahhdttah ana
New-York tribune., 1901-07-12
INSURANCE COMPANY TO LTQUIDATE.
ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL FIRE To
WIND UP WHILE SOLVENT

ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL FIRE TO
WIND UP WHILE SOLVENT
The Associated Manufacturers Mutual Fire In
surance Company. of No. 19s Montague-st., Brook
iyn. which was organized in 1895 by number OF the
members of the Manufacturers Association is to
go into liquidation This decided at a meet
ing OF the directors held Wednesday On ac-
count of the heavy fire losses, the capital OF the
company became impaired and money was being
made so IL was decided to go OF business while
the company was solvent Some of the directors
favored the repenishing OF the capital by the IS
suance of more stock, but the course taken was
favored by the majority.
Inc oricers OF the company James T. Hollis
president; Charles E Teale. vice-president. ID r
Morse. treasurer, and W D. Jenckes secretary
Among those on the board of directors are Fred
erick d. Molenhauer, Felix Campbell John n
hanan and Cord Meyer. The COMPANY has ofscez
IN the building of the Manufacturers' Associarion
ana mas maintained a branch Office at No As YVtlI-
lan-st. Manhattan On December 81 1900. when fhs
last annual report of the company was issued rhs
capltal was placed at 100000 and the surplus ar
sl-oooo The par value OF the stock is 100 and al
tnousn no dividends have been declared soma
OF tne stock sold at auction several months ago
tor lun The business OF the company came largely
from the members OF the Manufacturers Associa-
tion OF which Mr.. Hoik- the president OF the com
pany, is secretary
New-York tribune., 1901-07-12
ALL CITY BILLS MUST CONE TO MAYOR.

In a decision handed down by the Appellate Divi-
sion of the Supreme Court yesterday. the court
holds that all Albany bills affecting this city must.
TO become laws. be sent TO the Mayor for his ap-
prevail One vandervoort made contract with
the city 10 construct the Eighteenth Ward Market
Building for sO.49i II was alleged by the con-
tractor that s6s74 50 was Illegally withheld by the
CITY The claim was eventually barred by the
statute of limitations
SuhseouentIv the legislature passed law giving
nermission TO the wife of Vandervoort 10 begin
new action for the recovery OF the money alleged
TO be due the contractor
New-York tribune., 1901-07-12
CLOAK NAN HAS RIVAL IN COURT

HE CHARGES THE PRISONER WHO LENT MONEY!
TO HIM. WITH TAKING PART OF HIS STOCK
Morris Garfunkel. cloak manufacturer of M
% East Broadway. was prisoner in the Essex
Market police court yesterday afternoon on the
complaint OF Samuel Margolis another cloak manu-
facturer. of No IS East Broadway who charged
Garfunkel with grand larceny
The men are keen business rivals Recently
Margolis was in difficulties and GarfunkeI advanced
si's" 70 him. He took notes in payment. The notes
have come due, but have not been maid On
Wednesday. It Is charged. Garfunkel went TO the
store OF his rival with two truckmen and a IVA son
and took goods worth So 900 which were placeH in
storage warehouse Garfunkel was held in g Osso
bail for trial ~ 80 ~''
New-York tribune., 1901-07-12
NO EXAMINATION FOR SANITARY POLICE.

In an action brought by Stone. a taxpayer
against the Municipal Civil Service Board the APP
pellate Division yesterday affirmed decision of
Justice Scott wherein 1t was held that the police
officers detailed to the Health Department need
not pass Civil Service examination prior to such
detailing. These the officers that have been
arrestng spitters in the elevated trains and other
public couveyances.