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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-18

Gus Schuman is said to have failed
in his mission to Maui. which was to
bring about amalgamation of the Bis
marck and the lao stables.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-18

The Hawaiian small farm doesn't
need irrigation, judging from the rain
reports.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-19
CAREER OF THE COTTON
CORNER MANIPULATOR

NEW YORK, March 1S.-Daniel ]. Sully
January of 1903, when he took up the bull
movement that Theodore II. Price let go
of. He was thought to have done great
thing when he bulled May cotton of 1903
TO 10 cents. Sully had been a cotton buyer
for New England firms. He had made a
study of crop conditions and foresaw the
short crop of that year, as well as the short
crop of this season. 1t was said that a
clique of New England millowners backed
him in his first venture. His May campaign
was success and 1t was estimated that he
personally cleared over 81, 100000 by it.
He established a cotton house of his
own last year under the name of Daniel j.
Sully & Co, but when his opera tions in
cotton became so successful, the cotton mar
ket having been pushed up above II cents
a pound early this year, he widened the
scope of his firms business; bought a
seat on the New York Stock Exchange,
went into the Coffee Exchange, got a
Trade, and it was said made connections
with other prominent exchanges through
out the country. In an announcement
made on Feb. l last, Daniel j. Sully &
Co. stated that its purpose was to conduct
general banking business, dealing in Sc
CT titles on the New York Stock Exchange
and purchasing and selling contracts on
commission quotations on the New York
and New Orleans Cotton Exchange, and
the New York Coffee Exchange. The men,
bers of the firm were Daniel j. Suly,
Colonel s. r. Il. Morse, of Houston, Tex,
Walter S. Crandall and Edwin Hadley, jr.
Recently William r. Pagan, manager of the
firms New Orleans office, was taken into
ley tie treasurer of the f. w. E. Rey-
nolds Cotton Company of Providence.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-19
MUST SHOW WHY THEY
ARE CHASE'S ATTORNEYS
Lawyers Representing Duhmes to
Appear Before Court on
April 7.

The Supreme Court yesterday issued an
order requesting the attorneys of Moses
Fowler Chase to appear in court on April
and produce and prove the authority un-
der which they are acting and have acted.
The order was issued at the instance or
Frederick S. Chase. father of the young
man. Mr.. Chase claims that the only au-
thority that the attorneys have Tor ap-
pearing for the young man is that of his
aunt, with whom he lived for a number
of years, Mrs. Duhme, of Cincinnati.
The father asserts that Mrs. Duhme and
her husband have over quarter of a mil
lion of dollars of the young mans money
and they are objecting to the appointment
of an Indiana guardian on the grounds, as
he states, that they do not care TO account
for the money.
He also insists that young Chase has been
so long insane that he could not intelligent
ly employ attorneys. The attorneys or
dered to appear before the court are Austin
L. Kumler Thomas f. Gaylord. George p.
Haywood and Charles A. Burnett, of La
fayette, and William A. Ketchum, of In
dianapOliS.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-19
MEETING OF MANAGERS
OF DRUGGISTS CLUBS
No Definite Action Taken, as All
Clubs Were Not Represented
: May Change Name.

Little headway toward the perfecting of
a new organization was made at the meet
ing of the managers of the teams in last
wears Druggists Baseball League. held
last night at the Commercial Club building
Two of last seasons teams were not rep
resented, and no definite action was taken
for this reason.
William Haines. who served the league
so faithfully last season, will again make
the race for the presidency. and will prob
ably be elected to again head the league at
the next meeting. which will be held next
Friday night when the secretary and treas
urer will also be elected. 1t was decided
to make the new league a six-club organi-
zation instead of four, as IL was last year.
All games will be played on Saturday after
moons, and any club manager desiring entry
to this organization is requested by Mr.
Haines to be present a the coming meeting
II was also decided that all players must
be bona hde employees OF the firms under
whose name they will enter the league.
IL Is improbable that the organization
will be known as the Druggists this year
Two of last years clubs have dropped out,
and this with the fact that six clubs will
be admitted, makes 10 imperative that
other than druggists teams be in the
league. The Ward Bros. and MOoneyMuel-
Ter clubs of last years organization will
combine this season, as neither house has
enough players TO make up a full nine. The
clubs represented last night were the Ward
Bros. L +. & w, Pftman-Meyers, Ha-
vens-Geddes and Daniel Stewart. The Cen
trail Union Telephone team may be the
sixth club.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-19
COLLAPSE OF CORNER
WILL HELP INDUSTRY

PHILADELPHIA, March 1S.-Large
manufacturers and users of cotton in this
city were somewhat pleased with the col
lapse of the cotton corner, although they
maintain that the reduction in prices will
have no immediate effect in reducing prices
of finished products. Most of the mills re-
port that the seasons output mas been
made up from the high-priced materials.
James Pollock, a large user of cotton;
Charles Porter, jr., OF the firm of Charles
Porter & Son, cotton and woolen manufac-
turers, and j. G.. Garruth, proprietor of the
Endurance mills, all unite in saying that
the changed conditions will have a bene-
fetal effect on the trade. The great tex
tile strike here last summer and the high
price of cotton, they say, had made busi-
ness very dull.
George III. McFadden. of the firm of
George II. McFadden & Bro, one of the
largest actual dealers in cotton in the
country. said to-day that the failure of
Daniel Sully did not affect the McFadden
firm in any way. Sullys firm, he said, was
by no means their largest brokers and did
comparatively little business for the Nc
Fadden house. Mr.. McFadden said the
failure was wholly unexpected by him. Mr..
McFadden left for New York tonight.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-19
EFFECT ON CHICAGO
BOARD OF TRADE

CHICAGO, March 1s.-The news that Dan
ieI Sully the cotton king" had suspended
payment in New York caused considerable
excitement on the Chicago Board of Trade.
but as the failure did not become generally
known until a few minutes before the ses-
sion clased, any panic that might have fol-
lowed the announcement was averted. AS
it was there was a decided drop in prices,
particularly in provisions, in which Sully is
said to have direct interests. May lard sold
from sos to $6.S112, and May ribs dropped
from 81. 10 to S6.57i2. A drop of 27s cents in
May wheat and Ia cents in May corn was
generally ascribed to the failure.
Early in the session an uneasy feeling de-
veloped among traders. The bear tendency
was not slow to spread, although the real
drop did not come until the statement was
made to the traders that Suly had sus-
pended. With the announcement of the
failure everybody appeared TO change to
the selling side. and the market closed in
an uproar. with the majority of traders
trying TO dispose of their holdings.
Only one large firm in the Chicago market
is believed to be affected by the Eastern
failure, and it is not thought to have been
deeply involved.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-19
DanieIL Suly, Cotton King"
Loses HIS Throne and Wealth

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PACED
OF that Exchange. having purchased a seat
two or three months ago. Stocks went
on from 2 point TO a point and one-half
on the fear that the failure might bring
rush of stock selling there The weak
ness was only momentary, however for the
word was passed around that Sully had not
been trading in stocks, and, IN fact, that the
clearing house sheets had never shown a
single transaction by him. The market was
reassured and stocks went up again.
Upon the announcement of the failure the
representatives Of the newspapers hurried
10 see Mr.. Sully for the purpose of getting
some statement. Mr.. Sully, however, shut
himself in his private office and would not
be seen. Shortly after 3 o'clock Sully went
into conference with counsel, and later Ed
win HadIey jr., of Providence, r. L., one Of
the members Of the firm, sent out a message
by mis- secretary which read:
NO statement of any kind or description,
Mr.. Sully directs me to say, will be given
out from this Office to-day. Possibly a
statement will be ready early Saturday
Mr.. Hadley later was quoted as stating
that the firm would pay its debts in full
and the suspension was due to the impos-
sibility of meeting demands for large sums
OF money due the Sully firm from European
sources. sums that the quick slump in the
market made payable too quickly for them
to be able To meet.
After the failure was announced it was
said Mr.. Sully had bought about 10000
bales of cotton, principally the May option,
during the past week, most or IL between
$3.50 and 1880. A member of the Cotton Ex-
change estimated Mr. Sullys total hold
ings at 100000 bales, on which his loss in
the past week or ten days probably was in
excess of $5O00,000.
RANGE OF PRICES.
The following table shows the opening,
high, low and closing prices of the princi-
pal cotton options to-day, as compared
with yesterday. the low prices having been
made in the last hour this afternoon, show
ing the extent of the break:
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-19
Railroad People Make
Denial of All Charges

A general denial of all charges made was
the substance of the answers of several
of the defendants in the case of Dewitt Dill
worth against the Indiana Railway Com
pany. which were filed yesterday in Federal
Court
Vice President and General Manager j.
NJ. Smith, of the road, denies all the charges
against him. He claims that the funds of
the company have not been misappropriated
and that the road has not been mismanaged.
Two directors of the road, Wilbur Stonex
and James B. McChance, deny the charge
that they are the instruments of Arthur
Kennedy, the president The Country Club
of st. Joseph Valley, to which $1,000 was
given, aver this sum was paid TO locate its
clubhouse on the company's lines, which. it
declares, was a perfectly legitimate trans
action.
The South Bend & Michigan Southern,
which is charged with using the assets of
the company, says that 1T pays $500 year
for the use of the power, ears and equip
ment of the Indiana Railway Company.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-19

nouncement from W. F. Fagan, the New
Orleans partner of Daniel j. Sully * Co.:
I'VE regret TO have TO announce the sus-
pension of our firm
This added to the tumult and brokers
fought the harder 10 dispose of their cot
ton. Many supposed that the frenZied brok-
ers on either side of them were deeply in
volved in the failure and that added to
the anxiety to get rid of long cotton. II
was not until the brokers found their
books well clear Of long cotton that they
paused and allowed the tGmult to subside.
At l:45 O'Clock the panicky feeling had
ceased to some extent and brokers were
able TO extricate themselves from the ring
and find out Just what the situa ton was.
They found prices 50 10 $40 a bale lower
than yesterdays closing, May being Isl
points down at 1896 and July 197 points
down at 13.J0c.
So far as could be learned the matter was
freely discussed and there is New
Orleans firm that will be seriously affect
ed by the failure. 1t was at first estimated
that Sully's interests in the local market
amounted TO about 10000 bales, but later
in the day this was said 10 be too high
and that the interest probably would not
exceed 1900 bales. This was considered
w. r. Fagan, the local partner of the
firm, would not discuss the suspension in
any way. He declined to state how great
an interest the firm had in the local market.
Some time after the close of the curb
Secretary Hester. of the Cotton Exchange.
made the following announcement: Under
resolution OF the DOdrd OF directors or the
Cotton Exchange adopted this day, the fail
ure of Daniel Sully & Co. having been
posted within one hour of to-day's closing,
settlements under the rules must be made
on the average of Tomorrow Saturday s.
quotations"
This was regarded as another faYorab BILE
turn in the situation, and the opinion was
freely expressed that prices would show
strong recoveries tomorrow, and that Sully
would be able to pay dollar for dollar on
his obligations.
Local traders say that an injustice has
been done them in the reports emanating
from New York TO the effect that certain
interests had been unloading on Sully. 1t
is firmly believed that no great long
interest existed that did unload on Sully.
and that local longs were not bound under
any sort of agreement TO support Sully
or the long side. On the other hand, Ii Is
now generally believed that the heavy SELL
ing that has been seen lately in the market.
the source of which puzzled nearly every
one, came from Sully himself, who was try
without disaster.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-19
EXCITEMENT ON NEW
ORLEANS EXCHANGE
Wild Scene in the Betting Ring
When Sully's Failure Was
Announced.

NEW ORLEANS, March 1S.-The an
nouncement of the failure of Sully, the 'cot-
ton king" OF New York, created the great
est panic ever seen on the floor of the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange. Prices melted
away until they were 50 and $40 a bale lower
than yesterdays close and every moment
the fear was that local firms would 60 to
the wall.
When the panic was over and the COM
mercial integrity of the local cotton trade
found intact great sigh of relief went
up from the cotton ring. although scores of
small operators were wiped out and heavy
longs had lost fortunes.
Soon after 1 o'clock private telegrams
from New York had said, "Sully suspend
ed and for the next three-quarters of an
hour an immense crowd of people at the
windows and doors of the Cotton Exchange
saw scores Of the most solid and influential
business men of the city engage in a
rough-and-t tumble fight in their efforts to
get nearer the ring and dump their cotton
on an overloaded market. Prices tumbled
downward 10 and 20 points at a time and still
the selling continued. Some of the brokers
had their coats almost torn from their
backs; hats were smashed, shirts were
ripped and the chairs and stools about the
ring became useless articles of furniture. So
great was the roar from the ring that 1t
could be heard for blocks above the noise
OF traffic around the busy corner of Gravier
and Carondelet streets.
The announcement of the failure of Sully
was done In extremely theatrical man
ner. Frank Il. Hayne, one of the best
known bull operators in the cotton world.
was bidding for block OF 1000 bales Of
July at 14.5oc. A scurrying messenger boy
hurriedly thrust a telegram into the hands
of c. Z. Ellis. another well-known broker.
Mr.. Ellis's face went white, and he yelled
at the top of his voice across the ring:
"For Gods sake, Hayne. stop bidding;
Sully has failed!
In an instant the ring was in a wild up
roar From about lilo until 1:30 o'clock il
was hard 10 recognize the Cotton Exchange
as a commercial center. The ring had the
appearance OF being the object of attack
OF about 600 men, who plunged over one
another to get nearer the small pit that is
in the center of IT, While the yels were
confusing even the uninitiated standing in
the street could easily see that the brokers
were possessed OF one idea. and that was TO
sell cotton, no matter what the price was
Soon after 1;30 o'clock the officers OF the
Cotton Exchange posted the following an
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-19
THE COURT RECORD.
SUPERIOR COURT.


Room John l.. McMaster, Judge.
Rosina Rushton VS.. James Rushton; sup
port. On trial by court
Room flames NJ. Leathers. Judge.
City Bond Company VS.. Michael Quinlan
ct al. Dismissed as to all defendants ex-
cept Michael Quinlan and Celtic Saving
and Loan Association No. 3. Defendants
defaulted. Finding and judgment against
lot No. AZ for S225.74. without relief, and
costs. Foreclosure and sale ordered.
Petition of Charles Copeland for drainage.
Admission 10 court on remonstrance of
James Il. Grubbs. Finding lands described
in petition are benefited in sum of $1S7. 80,
instead of $326.69. Cost of construction of
ditch, sl,994.S1. Report modified accord
ingly. Report approved by court. George
c. Thompson appointed commissioner of
construction upon filing bond for 5000.
Judgment against petitioner for cost OF re-
monstrance.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Henry Clay Allen, Judge.
Ezra Hamilton VS.. Waman Chapman.
Claim referred TO Probate Court for hear
ing. Claim allowed for SIS at the costs or
the estate.
Clifton r. Cameron VS.. Armin c. Koehpe
Finding for the defendant. Judgment
against plaintiff for costs.
Maggie Miles ys. Annis Bracken. Dis
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-19
Widow Must Return the
$1,000 to Husbands Estate

In answer to the exceptions filed in Pro-
bate Court against the report of Mrs. Mary
Young as Administrative for the estate of
her deceased husband, Washington II.
Young, Judge Walker yesterday sustained
in part the exceptions and ordered the
widow to return to the estate $1,000 and
to file a supplementary report.
Mr. and Mrs. Young had entered into an
antinuptial agreement and in her report to
the court il was shown that she had
checked out $4,000 TO herself which she
claimed was due her from her husband and
which check she claimed he made out to her
before his death. 1t was the contention OF
the heirs to the estate that the check had
been forged.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-19
WEST SIDERS AGAIN
DEBATE ON BRIDGES
Judge Gavin Addresses Members
Club Passes Resolu-
tiOnS.

The West Side Commercial Club held it's
regular meeting at West Indianapolis last
night and continued plans for its campaign
for better facilities in the way of street
railways and bridges. The principal ad-
dress of the evening was made by Judge
Frank Z. Gavin, who talked upon the gem
eral conditions that exist west of the river
at the present time.
The street-railway service was taken up
and given equal consideration with the
bridge question and heartily discussed by
the members. Resolutions were adopted
asking the board of directors of the club
to take some kind of action whereby the
residents of the West Side could secure
relief from the present Inconvenience as
soon as possible. The directors were asked
to confer with the street railway authori-
ties and the commissioners and any others
in authority.
Heretofore the organization has been
meeting from place 10 place, but last night
a regular meeting place was selected by
the club at the Congregational Church.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-19
Defendant Not to Be Found
in the Braden Assault Case

In the case of David Braden against d. A.
Barrackman that was to have come up in
Circuit Court Monday morning, Edwin
Rogers one of the attorneys. moved that
the case be postponed TO give him an oppor-
tunity to find his client. The case is a Pc
culiar damage suit, filed over year ago,
in which the plaintiff asks to be reimbursed
for injuries done his feelings reputation and
mental condition in the sum of 9,600. The
suit grew out of an alleged assault upon
the plaintiff by the defendant Dec. % 1902.
Barrackman, in his answer to the original
complaint, claims that on the date men,
toned he went to the tailoring shop of
Braden and found his daughter coming out
in tears, and upon the request for an ex-
planation il is charged that Braden said he
had no explanation to make, whereupOn il
is charged the assault followed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-19
of Cook Estate.

The will of Wilhelm Cook was filed for
probation yesterday and Christian f. w.
Cook was appointed administrator for the
estate and furnished bond for 900 to cover
the personal property. The estate of the
deceased is divided equally among the heirs.
which includes number of grandchildren
of the deceased.
Mrs. Lena c. Gels was also appointed as
Administrative for the estate of her deceased
husband Or. John w. Gels. She gave bond
in the sum of 5000. George NJ Nichols
gave bond for $1,000 and was appointed
administratSr for the estate of the late Ed
win Nichols.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-19
JOHN MENG, VETERAN
OF CIVIL WAR, DEAD
Born in Switzerland and Resident
of Indianapolis for Thirty
Eight Years.

John Meng, sixty-five years old and one
of the prominent G.. A. r. men of the city
died last night at his home "a Jefferson
avenue Mr.. Meng was born in Trimmis.
Switzerland, Nov. G. 1889. and came TO this
country in 1913 and just sixteen years later
he moved to indianapolis.
The deceased was a lifelong Republican.
He enlisted in the civil war ard served four
years I'm the Thrty-fourth Regiment of
kentucky as sergeant He was a member
OF the George III. Thomas Post, c.. A r.,
and was also prominently connected with
the German NJ. l.. Church. He is survived
by his widow, four sons and one daughter.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-19

WINNING CLUBS LOST
A GAME TO OPPONENTS
North Sides. Imperials, Marions,
Washingtons and Turner's the
Winners.
WANDS WAS HIGH MAN
Thirty-Five Double Centuries
Were Registered--McKay's
Good Score.
WANDS WAS HIGH MAN


Each winning ciuO in the Indianapolis
League series last night captured Ave out
OF six games. The North Sides won five
from the All-Stars. the Imperials won five
from the Columbias, the Marions won five
from the Ko-We-Bas, the Washingtons
won five from the Nationals and the Tur-
Rers won five from the Crescents.
The team scores were lower than or
dinarily, but the usual large number of
doubles We're in evidence. thirty-ive 200 or
better scores being rolled. wands. of the
Ko-We-Bas. was high man with 2S6; Nc
kay, of the Columbias, was second with
234. and Levey. of the Marions, was third
with 233. The scores:
WASHINGTON VS.. NATIONAL.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-19
INDIANA UNION TRACTION COMPANY.
INDIANAPOLIS q NORTHWESTERN
TRACTION COMPANY.
General Ofices. Lebanon. Int


Indianapolis waiting rooms. ticket once ana
express Office. 1ls West Maryland street. Union
block. Room 6.
risst through for Lafayette leaves Indian
apoiis at 4 a. m and arrives~at Lebanon at BIO
g. M. Frankfort $50 a. m and Lafayette 6:S3
a m. Second through car leaves Indianapolis
at a. m, arrives at Lebanon at l:si a m,
Frankfort at STA n and Lafayette at e:11
a m and every hour thereafter until p m.
Last for Lebanon leaves Indianapolis at ll:Se
ID. m
First through car from Lafayette leaves La.
fayette at 6:25 a. m. arrives at Frankfort ae
"a, a m Lebanon at s:l5 a m. and Indian
apolis at s:45 a. m and every hour thereafter
until 9:25 ID. IN. Last car from Lafayette to
Lebanon leaves Lafayette at HES p m and
arrives az Lebanon at l:15 a. m.
Express Department Consignments received
until 10 O'Clock a. m. for delivery the same day
to all points between Indianapolis and Frank
fort and until D. m. for delivery 10 all points
before O'Clock the next morning.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-19
INDIANAPOLIS a MARTINsvILLE
RAPID TRANSIT CO.

Waiting room and station. a. Kentucky avenue
FIRST car leaves from In front OF No. a. KEN
lucky avenue for Martinsvile and intermediate
stations at $50 a and every hour there
after on the haf-hour mark until SD y. m.
The 30 D. m. car only 10 Mo0resville. the
$50 car runs Martinsyille and the next ana
tnsville.
Leaving Martinsviile for Indianapolis and In
termediate stations first az 5.30 a. and
every hour thereafter. on the thirty minute
mark until $50 p The 30 p. IN. runs
only TO Mooresvfile, and the 30 Indian
apolis and the next and last car leaves at lo.@
running TO Indianapolis.
Cars leave Moorcsyiile for Indianapolis ana
MartinHvtle at 5 80 a. m
Express car arrives at Indianapolis at lo:W
a m and departs at - 20 m, also arrives as
S:H y. u and deasTtx ~ 90 2, u.