New-York tribune., 1907-11-17
MR.. BARNEY'S DEATH

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Speaking Of trust companies. the snda..
ending OF the life of Charles T Barney b,- -
own hand. whether accidental or intentioun1 10
did not occur soon enough after the er.r1,1
distress brought about by the difficulties 80 "a "a
kn1ckerbOcker Trust Company. of ,ybicb 10
was the head, to produce any perceptibe efracs
IN monetary matters Had il been sudden.
announced while the Stock Exchange was s,iT
doing business it would doubtless have mr.
duced furry But the news was kenr YI
until a night had served TO calm an roj5
and show that the connection between +T
catastrophe which had Overtaken Mr. Barnrv
and the corporation of which he had been H.
head was OF the slightest. While there is sim
uncertainty whether the depOsitors in rba
Knickerbocker Trust. whose funds TO the extsns
or Sbl.OOoOOO had been taken in good faith
will get a full return, it is probable that IN,
capital stock will be wiped out The sisnia
canoe of this is shown in the fact that sbar~s
which before the downfall were held ar 81 3NS
went down to so soon after the receivers wers
appointed. and fell to $40 when the untimev
taking off OF Mr. Barney made known Ona
of his fads and fancies wild animals and
some of the more important of those To be sas1
in the Geological Park in The Bronx. in which
he took a deep interest were presented by him
The rise of Mr.. Barney in the financial world
following his embarking on a business career
after his graduation from Williams CoIIaga
may be said to date from his marriage 10 tbs
sister of William G. Whitney His downfall
can be dated from the beginning of his asso-
citation with the school Of finance exploited hy
Charles W. Morse and F. Augustus Heinza
with speculation in iCe and copper. While thers
those who quote the famous dpOtleEu ,oP
Webster that Suicide is confession" the rdrs
charitable believe that the brain power was
weakened and the mind gave way a Significant
utteranCe to those who would point a moral ia
that of A Foster Higgins Mr.. Barnev's s1lc-
cessOr as head of the KnckerbOcker Trust thar
his predecessor was not GOd-fearing man
AFFAIRS BEYOND SEA.
"The peace of Europe seems to be firmly
established, now that the Emperor of Germany
has crossed the North Sea 20 renew the bonds
which bind him To the royal family of England
and other sovereisns assembled there 10 attend
the marriage OF persons OF royal rank from
France and Spain So great q gathering Of
crowned heads has seldom been seen in England
The questions which are mOOted about the con-
dIiOn OF the Kaisers throat are not settled By
his determination to make a stay al the Isle OF
Wight and the reports that ne is seeking med
ical aid appear not i'll founded The Harvest Of
Peace. which was made feature of the recent
London pageant, is significant tribute TO the
latest Of the royal Edwards who have worn the
British crown. The death Of Sir Lewis Morris,
the Welsh poet, removes one who might have
celebrated the meeting of sOvereigns and the
reign OF peace as he did the popular Epic OF
Hades. He had the misfortune 10 be couten1-
Iorary with William Morris. a poet Of creates
fame. Peace prevails in Morocco, with the
chances Of the false Sultan Of usurping hia
break that has occurred has been attack os
PeTuVianS Brazilian outpost in the region
Of the headquarters OF the Amazon The con-
ference which is expected TO result IN perma-
nent peace in Central America is under way In
Washington with Secretary Root presiding.
"A crash on the elevated road at Herald
Square is the most serious accident since ths
dcrailment of a train at Ninth avenue and sd
street, and il was only matter of good fortune
that lives were not sacrificed. The investiga-
tiOG Of the cause OF delay in Streetcar travel
shows that the ignorance and fnefficieucy of en-
plOyeS who get small paw cause most of the
annOyances from which the public suffers. f. P.
Weston, the walker for record has made his
way westward u the lake region. despite great
difficulties. and bids fair TO make success Of
his self-impOSed task. The Inquiry set on foot
by the Mayor i'm regard 70 the award by the
Board Of Water supply of a great contract az
between S2.O0OG0 and S3.GO0O0O above what
the lowest bidder asked can at best probably %
only declared error Of Judgment. aud viii not
Justify the Mayor in replacing his commissions
HrS unless he is desiroUS of securing an excuse
for doing Governor Hughes is expected
shortly 10 hand down his decision iu regard 70
the charges against Borough President ALearn-
Police Commissioner Bingham. seeing 10
prospect OF the doubling Of his SSlGry OF SI.Jd6
and declaring he would rot accept SlC.fs1 ha5
Withdrawn his request. which The Mayor pul or
ward for him. The burning of tla Hotel O. Ie-
ton. on staten iSl1"d- removed I11dulcr71 lavn
the Bay and caused $iWUUu3 loss Dr. William
James OF Harvard. declares q spree iS eftsn
az medicinal vaiIe. The sailing OF the e-ant
new Cup3rderS from opposite Sides Of TIL At
lantic probably means an ocean race Of intense
interest. y slight snowfall marked the ap-
pro"ch of winter Controller Metz declares that
he VIII give no the bad habit Of swearing. The
price OF milk has been raised by tha largest
dealers \ Brooklyn E2p ptist IaStor saws Ee iii
hereafter work without pay although tLl5 =
bOrer i worthy OF his hive