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Smyrna times., 1908-09-02
FEAR SHORT TOMATO CROP
Farmers About Cheswod Finding
Tomato Crop as Well as Others Short

Farmers About CheswoId Finding
Tomato Crop as Well as Others Short
Cheswold, Aug. 31.-The rain storm
of last week damaged the already
short tomato crop so much there was
a decided falling of in receipts on
Market and at factory to day Monday.
From four loaded cars of tomatoes one
week ago the receipts fell to two to
day and at factory the receipts were
correspondingly reduced. The price
on market to day was 20 cents per
basket. In taking stock our farmers
say there has been a short crop of
everything that comes off or grows
out of the ground this wear so far
upless it be potatoes, and this short
age will be felt before the return of
normal crop yields. A few small and
scattered receipts of peaches on Mon
day makred the closing of the season
for 1908.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-02
CHAMPION GRAPE VINEYARDS
Carter Farm Near Clayton Will Yield
Between 5000 And 10 900 Cases

The farm of Mrs. Joseph E. Carter
near Clayton which is tenanted bv
John A. Reed is the scene of much
activity these days in handling grapes.
The grape vinyard which was the
pride of the late Joseph E. Carter
will produce more grapes this year
than any time in it's history. John A.
Reed who has been making a speciality
OF grape culture thinks their vinvard
will have between 5000 and 10, 900
cases this year The grapes are of
the Concord, Moore's Early and the
Niagara varities. They are especially
fine this year and are bringing the
highest market prices. Walter T.
Massey's vinyard north of SMYRNA
comes next to the Carter vinyard
and will yield about 5000 and 1000
cases Mr. Massey is an authority on
grape culture and has one of the most
model vinyards in the state. Last
week Chancellor Nicholson, E. T.
Hepwell and T. F. Moore of Dover
visited the Massey vinyard and were
much pleased. Mr.. Moore intends
setting out 16, 900 young vines on his
farm near Dover this Fall.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-02
REALESTATE SALES OF A WEEK
w. G. Deakyne Purchased the Cats
Residence in Which he Resides So. 500

W. G. Deakyne Purchased the Catt's
Residence in Which he Resides So, 500
W. Gray Deakyne has purchased
the property of Samuel Cats in
which he resides, situated at the cor
ner OF Main and North Streets, for
81, 800. Realestate Broker H. D.
Boyer has sold twenty and a quarter
acres of land belonging to George
W. Turner, the butcher, to John
Buttery of Ripley, N. Y, for So, 50. 0
Mr.. Turner recently purchased the
land from the Jacob Leinberger
Estate. Mr.. Buttery intends put
ting a grape vinyard on it and will
run it in connection with his farm.
the 81. Harvey Speakman Farm. -
which he recently purchased. Mr..
Buttery intends moving to and TAX
ing up residence in Smyrna along
about Januray the first.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-02
POLICEMAN WICK GIVEN TussEL
Howard Richardson Resists Arrest And
After Desperate Fight is Jailed

Howard Richardson Resists Arrest And
After Desperate Fight is Jailed
Howard Richardson, colored, who
recently returned from Greenbank
where he has been serving ten months
Imprisonment for breaking the law,
tried to celebrate his freedom Friday
night by becoming drunk and disord-
erly. Policeman John Wick took the
case in charge and arrested the negro
but not without desperate struggle.
Richardson resisted arrest and
despite the fact that Policeman Wick
was obliged to use his blackjack
severly over the head of Richardson,
the later gave the officer a fierce
tussle. Policeman Wick was bitten
on the shoulder and received a
wound on his leg. Finally with the
aid of two deputies which he sum-
moned, Richardson was landed in the
Smyrna lookup. He was arraigned
be fore Alderman Crow and fined with
costs $3.50. He will be committed to
Dover Jail tomorrow on the charge
Of resisting an officer.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-02
THROWN IN RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
Warner Price And Jehu Clifton Barely
Escape Serious Injury Yesterday

Warner Price And Jehu Clifton Barely
Escape Serious Injury Yesterday
The team of L. M. Price exper-
fenced another runaway yesterday
morning in which Warner Price, his
son, and Jehu Clifton nephew of
DR.. j. w. Clifton, were thrown out.
Both sustained slight bruises, but
none seriously. Warner was driving
the sorrell when the accident hap
pened, the same horse that recently
run away while he and Herbert
Sitter was at Smyrna Landing.
Coming down the hill at Duck
Creek, near ST. Peters Cemetery,
the shaft iron broke causing the
harness to dangle against the horse's
legs. He became frightened and
all that Warner could do he could
not prevent the runaway. The
boys were thrown out and Warner
who had ahold of the reins, was
dragged for a considerable distance.
Fortunately he and his friend escaped
without any serious injury. The team
dashed through town at breakneck
speed and never let up until it reached
the Hoffecker Farm and was taken in
charge by Charles H. Mattiford.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-02
MADDOG NEAR LAKE COMO

Strange Dog Visits Residence of John
Logan And Bites Two Dogs
The residents of Hamilton Lane
near Lake Como are more or less
exercised over a reported maddog
scare which took place there Saturday
night. Along about midnight a
strange dog visited the residence of
John Logan, colored, and attacked
his kennel. Two of his dogs were
bitten and one was attacked the
second time. Logan believing the
dog to be mad chased it but by the
time he got down stairs, the dog had
disappeared in Ransom's lot and was
not seen again. The two dogs that were
bitten were killed by Officer Cum
minis.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-02
LEVY COURT PROBING GRAF
investigating Committee Renor.. r..
01ep'T %a Made overcharges of
S0'47o.I4-Adjourn to sentIA

~ NC pl ~
That sheriff William F Hon..
oI TINS county, had made ovorobaro'' -
u S94|O' IA was the charge made at - .
meeting of the Levy Court At no,'o,. ~' q
Yesterday afternoon says the vii
mlngton Morning News. The hod,,
Inen adjourned until September 11tb
a. "nlch time plan of action will
oe decided upon. The evidence
taken IN the case by a special coro
mlttee appointed for the purnosa
was not made public but the reoort
on the hgures of alleged overcbarges
were read to the court. Tho sbo1;a
and his friends deny the charge q
whlch has been made and it is under,
Stooo that they will bitterly FIGHT tbo
report OF the committee. About +hroo
mnoths ago the Levy Court tbrouob
committee composed of three of ite
members and assisted by ]. Hall
Anderson, its attorney-began an IN
Vestlgation into the bills of maois-
trates and cOnstables for the com
mltment of vagrants to the county
Jail under law passed bv the oenoro1
Assembly at its last session. which
increased the fee for the arrest and
commitment of each prisoner 81 10
Inc ollls were so high that the bodv
desired to find out the reason and il
was found that the increase was dne
to the new law. In the course of tho
investigation, however, the commit
tee found what it alleged were over
charges in the bills of some of tho
county officers. The first MEETING Of
tne levy court yesterday afternoon was
OF secret session at which the evidence
secured by the committee was oone
over. Then there was a public Sos
sion at which the amounts of +ho
alleged overcharges were given and
round to amount to the figures stated.
The report gave these figures: Total
amount OF overcharges, SO, 47O. ID up
to March l, 1908. Total amount
received by sheriff up to March l. 1908
S6367.29 amount which sheriff
should have received, $2897. 20. The
last bill presented by the sheriff
covering March, April and May, 1908.
amounting to $21O8. 81, is said to he
incorrect with the exception of S142.17.
The committee itemizes each bill as
follows: Bill No. 9494, for January
and February, 1907, S1O79. 48; less
overcharges amounting to 81, ,OO3.
Bill No. 9708, covering March and
April, 1907, $1314. 81; less overcharges
of S418.53. Bill No. 1882, covering
May, June and July, 19O97, S91O. 95:
less overcharges of $672. rs. Bill No.
10, O56, covering August, September
and October, 1907, $1O75. rs; ; less over
charges of $667.7 rs. Bill No. 10. PSI.
covering November and December.
1907, $8344. 49; less overcharges
to S667.49. Bill No.
10, 448, covering January and Febru-
airy, 1908, $1152; less overcharges
to $931.15. Having heard
these figures the levy court adjourned
until September IA, at which time
action in the matter will be taken
and when it is expected that further
report will be made on some accounts.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-02
Prolific Tomatoe Patch at BIackbird

Herman Stats, a farmer of near
Blackbird station has a tomato
patch that has attracted much at
tention during the past three weeks.
The patch, which comprises ten
acres, has already produced about 40
tons of fine, large tomatoes, which
Mr.. Stats delivered to the Black
bird cannery receiving So per ton for
them.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-02
NEXT SUNDAY AT ASBURY
Rev. DR.. Watt, The Pastor Will Be
Back From Vacation And Preach

The pastor of Asbury will be in his
pulpit next Sunday as usual and will
preach morning and evening. In the
evening he will preach on Model
Young Woman. Young ladies will
usher Sunday evening as the service
is specially for them. The pastor
hopes to make the service particularly
interesting and helpful at all. This
will be followed by other services
of similar character.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-02
SUDLERSVILLF.

ON lima
W. Trenchard, 3b , 8 Mcdonnell, IF
T. TrenChard 20 l LasSell IS n
Gadd, C 8 Hincke, c, 10
Dolly rf o PhilliDs In
Arm strong, CT . 0 woodruff 2b
Nelch' 10 IA 3 Stevens, 3b
Pointer If 0 Hawke 3b
Faulkner, p . 3 Brown If
Morgan, IS o 0 Hustled ef 0
714 271
saalS5svill'' s$gfas. i56143s 3s54i El;t E5-l;t
At Dover, July 4, 1894. Score by
innings:
E4yf6.. R4yiFi 1885 E15 5-5
Batteries: Dover, Harvey, Richard
son; Smyrna, Stevens, Wright.
At Smyrna, July 8, 1894. Score
by innings:
s@SFaa, s%S9@ias' . 3? 9 4-5s t-!s
Batteries: Wyoming, Faulkner,
Jenkins; Smyrna, Stevens, Wright !;
Umpire, w. S. Colpitts.
At Smyrna, July IL, 1894. Score
by innings:
59yfaa. R8sTIi 9 ] 2 9 8 : Q 2-5 81
Batteries: Dover, Clark, Zearfoss !;
Smyrna, Stevens, Hinckle. Struck
out, by Stevens, 13.
At Smyrna, Aug. 3, 1894. Score
by innings:
Reading Beading, Q . Q > Ks
Batteries: Reading, Angstadt,
Leanka; Smyrna, Stevens, Hinckle;
umpire, Robert McAfee.
At Smyrna, Aug. 4th, 1894. Score
by innings:
ass4iaE' 5ngfns. . 2 9 2-5 s-s
Batteries: Reading, DeSilva
Leanka; Smyrna, Harvey, Hinckle;
umpire, Robert McAfee.
At Smyrna, Aug. 8, 1894. Score
by innings:
Smyrna. R2yfTi g 9 ] / 9 81! 81!
Batteries: Dover, Honey, Zearfoss;
Smyrna, Harvey, Hallman, Hinckle.
At Sudlersville, Aug. 10, 1894,
Score by innings:
sHalS5sri''' s@gf6s, 8 9 ] 5-f2 I'll
Umpires, Busteed, Parvis.
At Smyrna, Aug. Is, 1894. Score
by innings:
Smyrna. EE94s~oo'' 9 8 "a a-3
Batteries: Wynnewood, Lower,
Burchenal; Smyrna, Harvey, White;
umpire, John Wick.
At Smyrna, Aug. IS, 1894. Score
by innings:
sa9fss' sa96sa' . ] D / j 9 8 rs rs
Batteries: Camden, Radcliffe,
Wylie; Smyrna, Harvey, White.
At Camden, Aug. 20, 1894. Score
by innings:
Sa9f1s, sa9aSa' 65I5 9 7-l9 s-9
Batteries: Camden, Radcliffe,
Wylie; Smyrna, Hallman, White
umpire, T. II. lnOnaS.
At Smyrna, Aug. %, 1894.
Smyrna-Rutherford, 9b; Hinckle,
IS, C; Cummins, 1b; Mcguire, 2b
Harvey, p; White, IS; Hallman,
If; Lassell, rf; Hustled, CT. Middle
town-Gibson, C; Stevens, p; Brown,
5b; FOracre, 2b; Boardley, 1b;
Naudain, IS; CHM, If; Ingram, cf;
Holton, rf. Score by innings:
sal94Sso"" sa5Ins, 81 81 A2 3 20 20
Umpire John Wick.
At Dover, August %, 1894. Score
by innings:
519faa. 5R1YfF; 9 ] 60 2-la 20
Batteries: Dover, Clark, Zearfoss;
Smyrna, Hallman, Hinckle.
At Smyrna, Aug. "a, 1894. Score
by innings:
sSHsy13a: sSSyf4a:: 2fI SS 9 4-ls s-s
Batteries: Clayton, Radcliffe,
Gibson; Smyrna, Hallman, Harvey,
Ferguson.
At Clayton, Aug. 25, 1894. Score
by innings:
SSayton. 2 0 o o o 0 o.
"yHa, . 0 x-9
= Batteries :Clayton, Gilbert, Gibson.
smyrna, Harvey, Ferguson.
AT Clayton, Sept. 1, 1894. Score
by innings:
Sngon 0 2 2 O-6
ina o 2 2 2 2 3 x-l7
batteries: Clayton, Stevens,
uiDson; Smyrna, Hallman, Ferguson;
umpire, John Wick.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-02
HISTORY OF BASEBALL AS
PLAYED BY SMYRNA BOYS
sMYRNIANS AND FORMER SMYR-
MANS WHO WE'RE IN THE GAME

Serial Story on the Old Time Baseball
Game Written by Thomas S. Start
-BoY-hood Franks Recalled.
CONTINUED FROM LAST wEeKl
At Smyrna, July 20, 1894. Score:
Smyrna times., 1908-09-02

coNTINOgo oN FIfrA zee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
READY FoR INvnsTro1TroN.

Senate Commiftee of Inser-Oceanic
 Canals Ready for Hearings. # Washington, Dec. i8.-That the Sem ate Committee on Inter-Oceanic Ca nals has prepared to take up any sort of an investigation Of canal affairs that may be demanded by. any mem bers of the committee, was asserted today by Senator Kittredge, of South Dakota, Chairman of the committed.
 Thus far there. have been no de- lnands upon the committee. and as present session of ConBssps - 1t sc&nnat be ascsrtained what aetgon4 will be taken. s4aasF @5 f,T
 ss.Tt has been the policy aofe tRe sen. ate committee" "i said Mir Kittredge to- day to call witnesses at any time demand Is made by any member of the committee and purpose to con- tinue that policy sitt
 The demand, if 1t comes. probably will orgirinate with Democratic mem bers.
 An investigation resolution was of- fered in, the. House by Mr. Rainey, of Illinois, which Is said to have been offered at the suggestion of the Dem ocratic ANekional Committpes following the publication in certain Democratic and independent newspaperssof of Htory that Americans may have pfof ftted bv the sale of the canal prdperty 10 5alie United States. Senator !, Gp3bersanr chairman of the minority caalcuzs af athe Senate. was Intimately connected w4tH the management of the Denocfafic. national campaign and fs a niemtjsr of the Senate Canal Committee but he has not yet taken cognizance of the House resolution.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
MEET TO BLOCK JUDGE HIJNDLEY Birmingham Lawyers Raise Protest. HOPE TO PREVENT ACCEPTANCE Friends of Huntsville Man Are
 Active.
 - They Now Believe That It Is safe Te Rest the Case with
 President-eieea
 Taft. 6 .. -.
 
HOPE PREVENT ACCEPTANCE

Birmingham, Dec. -1s-.tspeciaf.).- Prominent lawyers of Birmingham to- lay issued call for a meeting tomor- row morning at which protest will be made against the continuation by the Senate of Oscar R. Hundley to be Unit ed States Judge for the Northern Ala Safna District. ~
 sThe following call was issued today: l"The Undersigned believing that an able, fearless and learned judiciary. State and Federal is the chief bulwark of life and property in this Republic. and that the selection of such judges is of paramount importance. request the attendance of all Iawyesr practicing in this county. at a meeting of lawyers of the Birmingham bar to be held at n o'clock Saturday morning. December i9 in the court, room of the First Diyis- lon of the City Court of Birmingham, to aiscuss what attitude should be taken by the lawyers of Birmingham with reference to the confirmation of the aU- pointment of Oscar R. Hundiev as Judge of the Northern District of Ala banna. ss+
 aFranE 4sg White, vassar [. Ailsn, W |. T.. White, IT,, W. Nj. Martin, Hon6ct N BeIi, J. T. Stokely, Walker Percy. b. Fl. Cahaniss, Sydney J. Bowie. John E. TIllman. James weatheriy, ]. F.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
szAEloNa.
w-~xnaicatea traua.
 SPANK F. CHATTER. t seqtAon Oireeke1a WDaNfkAN Nza4aana as
Chfcawe .crnan ana. frodnes. s'.'' .'''

CAfcawe GrnAn and Produce. If :.
 Chicago Dec.e 19~-Weakness of coa.ss ssi !. had q q : asprss,ing s,a effect by shorts caused steady tone at the close. Final quotations were unchang- ca to l-Sc lower, compared with the previous close, Corn and oats closed weak and provisions steady.
 The wheat market opened weak with prices 1-s to i-A to s-s to l-2c lower than yesterdays final figures opened weak with prices 1-s to f1-4 to 3.s to 1-2c lower than yesterdays final fig part of the day. There was . fair rally however late in the day, owing to active buying by shorts based main- ly on q, prediction that the worlds s shipments of wheat for the week will show d liberal decrease. AS a result of this demand, thc market closed at d. most the bests ptices. of the day, with May at .i.0bk 7@SstO 106 and July at or 3-4 tos7-S. Selling throughout the day was inspired principally by further decline in the price of corn and oats. but the .weaktless of the wheat mar kat at Liverpool. and the report Of q St. Louis trade journal regarding the full spwn crop of wheat in this coun- The St. Louis Journal late sown wheat has been greatly benefited by recent rains. but the early sown crop has been injured. by Hessian flies. There WAS no uetudnQ. TOT. cdSn wheat. 0efe and export business also was at q standstfll, MinneapoliH. Duluth and Chicago Teported receipts of 20s cars. against 1884 last week and go4- year ago. n. f-t sd 7 The corn market was weak again today and prices at the bottom were st the lowest registered since last July. Liberal sales by leading elevator inter- esfs were responsible. Cash corn was Ia to 1c lower, with offerings and slack demand. A slow export demand was sbearish factor. The market closed weak with prices 1-2 to 3-4c be- low the previous close. Final quotas tions on May were at SO l-4 and on July at 60 3-S.
 Cash interests were free sellers of oats nearly all day, causing a weak market. The further break in corn was a weakening factor. There was also considerable selling due to a rec port that Argentine oats were being offered freely in Europe. Cash oats were weak and 1-2c lower.
 The market closed weak at net dee clines of 3-4 to 7-sc with May at ST. and July at 45 s4. Local receipts were 11$ cars.
 The lecture of trade in provisions. was the changing of January holdings to. May delivery. There was a large volume of business with prices fairly steady. At the close prices were a shade to z l-2c higher.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19

sraI. an independent cut prices to consign- ment points to 4.45 net, in order to move bly, this is explained by thsrestIessness of the domestic beet sugar interests, who were reported as selling in eastern territory rat at milling of sugar here have been very light however. Ali raftneries being closed for re- pairs, with ths remaining plants Shuttins
 The refiners. with the demand for the manufactured product light have pursued pendsnts sss who o''s wished to take out supplies took Cnbas and Porto Ricos on a a. 77 cent Ssports of saiss atsr of f56 6oo bags to the American SIS cents The more active grinding h Cuba was a. depressing factor, Ssstins S ting heavy " receipts for January The Cuban oroR estimates ranGe from l.ioo. 900 to l;soo.oOS tons: the nspPy ,Ta mean of i'2oo'-
 Light. the German authority. reduced the European beet sugar figures lso,ooo tons, Porto Rico The worlds visible supply of sugar is now figured et soe tons larger than ih 1901, dpa.- it is believed in consideFaele besS a some improvement noted in the de- Tnana for rice from distributors tho past week. especially from sections wnsrs g ,9I, 9I speaking however. business is quiet, reflect ing a seasonable activity of grocsFs iu holi- poor collections are pEevsntlnE buying by wholesalers. whose stocks eanDot be large. ina off ln exneetatioR of lower prices from Japan. though t is pointed out that this rice Is a nlt cent less than last year
 Brokers reported an easler tendency to offers from Southern mills. which, owning plantations. were conseaoeDtly indepndent in this matter of rought rice, Honduras sorts find a steady market here. being in moderate supply and especially as regards fancy heads. Receipts are not large and being in eonsidsrablei part sold to arrive. do not tend to swell stocks in store The | essortrnent of Japans is good and the sup ply plentiful.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
AlIERroA.s ronnIeN TRApn.
Lovrer Prices fer Imports and Hfghe
 Prices Toe Exports.

Lower Prices for Imports and Higher
 Prices Toe Exports.
 Washington, Dec. lS.~-Lower prices for imports and higher prices for ex- ports were characteristic of the for- eigE, trade of the United States during the fiscal year 1908. according to a pre- iin1lHary Bulletin of the Bureau of Statistics, ss4.,e, ~ ,
 This dedlcticn 1t ls, said, applies es- peciaily to manufacturers' materials imported and foodStuffs exported. Tn manufacturers materials, whether raw or partly manufactured, the average prices for; the year were materially lower than for the preceding year and were also much lower at the end of the fiscal year than at the beginning of the year, This falling off in prices. 1t Is said, is due to the decline in the total value of imports. though in many cases there was shown to have been an actual decline in quantltyAZ II s@
 Regarding foodstuffs. thaS bulletin says that they do not as aisf1Ie siiare in the decline iu vaIues,1 either. as te imports or exports, suftere4 bSS nnaflr factufers' materials. - so no,f9s q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
IMFnRIAL EpIcrs IssuEp.
10 BriaE China se systsn of i. Cos.si.

To Bring China to system of . Consti-
 tatfenai Governhsent.
 Pekin. Dec. 1s.--Tfie foreign board is again giving attention to the for- eign business of the empire which has been practically at standstill during the twenty-sevsn days of mourning following the deaths of the Emperor and the Dowager Empress.
 Several imperial edlcts have been issued recently covering the details of the project to bring China to q system of constitutional government in nine years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19

runner. was matched today to race Alfred Shrubb the English champion at Madison Square Gefden on the night of January 2 or Q. s.
 shrubb was persuaded to. feeonsicer his determination not to run . disl tance exceeding fifteen miles ana wilt race Longboat at the London Olympic Marathon distance of twenty-six miles. 3s5 yards.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
Yan.einnaimm nnna.

Atlanta. Ga, Dec is.--Dr. James N. Brawner of the Pasteur Institute here, is conducting prevention treatment to limit the spread of rabies by ..vac- ctnatingr [ number of dogs placed fti his care .Dr. Brawner is sending the anocf4at ton serum throughoui Ala banas and Georgia. Dr. Brawner states that the dogs receiving this treatment will be imTnunized against rabies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
wriaht stsblisher neeara.

Lenaans, France, Dec iS.-WiIhtir Wright. the American aeropIaniat, of Dayton. O.. established "a new worlds record for heavier than air machines today while trying for the Michelin cup, remaining in the air scna hour, fifty three minutes and fiftysnina sec. onds The best previous record is enc hour. nine minutes and forty-nvs sec onds which Mir. Wright made October
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
anarehinr s.- lNnuro

Jacksonville. Fla. Dec. 1s.--Reports from Woodstock. Fla. say tast a poase today began the fourth day O& its pur- killed V. 4. Herlong, foreman of lumber min. It Is believed if the ne- gro isscahght that he win Dc fynchea,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
WAR CLAIMS PASSED.

Cftfsens Bank of Louisfana neeevsrs
 Over g2oo,eoo.
 Washington. Dec. 1s.---Among q large number of war claims bills passed by the House today was one for the relief of the citixens Bank Of Loufsiana for e2i5,8z0.
 That sum was found due by the the Senate many times The claim arose over the seizure Of sttss funds ot the bank by General Benjamin F. But Ter in 1sez.