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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-08
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THE RECEIVER
SHOWS AFFAIRS OF FIDELITY
FUNDING COMPANY IN BAD
CONDITION.
LIABIL|T|ESS4,5OO,oOO
With Assets Practically Nothing
Company Formed to Finance
Building Operations of Cath
Ollie Church.

! New York, Dec. THAT the al
fairs Of the Fidelity Funding Com
pany, which was organized under tn,
laws of this state in 1890. to finance
the building operations of the Cath
tic church and .allied institutions
and which went into the hands of
receiver a few weeks ago, are in a.
7 excee dinghy tangled condition, is as
serted by Receiver Thomas F. Gilroy
Jr., in statement made by him TO
da.'
According to receiver Gilroy the
company's liabilities will aggregate
not less than $4,500,000 with practical,
ly no assets. It's creditors include at
least fifty churches, seminaries, col
leges and many priests and nuns.
These are located all over the coun-
try from the New England States to
Oregon. Chief among the company )
cerditors is st. Mary's Academy. OF
Nauyoo, Ill.,, which is involved for at
last 100000.
What Company Dispensed.
As explained by the receiver most
of the Fidelity Funding Company
loans were to run for twenty years.
In addition to these loans the com
pany also issued life insurance
against the lives of priests and nuns
A rate of interest ranging from 8 to
per cent was charged for both loan
and insurance.
The Fidelity Funding Company, It
seems, also sold its bonds to repre-
sentatives of the Catholic church
These are secured, according to the
receiver, by mortgages on the prop
erty, but how much may be received
from this source 1t is as yet impossi-
BILE to say,
In addition to the Fidelity Funding
Company, p J. Kiernan, former presi-
dent of the company, also conducted
a number of subsidiary companies.
These were the Columbia Constrlic-
ton, Federal Construction Company,
McBride Studios Company and the
Western Illinois and Iowa Railroad
Conn any.
All these, Gilroy declares, were
finan ed by the funds from the Fidel-
ity Funding Company, though in no
way allied but are now asserted to be
involved in the Fidelity Funding Com
panys troubles.
Only 100000 Paid In.
The authorized capital of the Fidel-
ity Funding Company was $1,000, 900
and $2.500000 surplus. OF this
amount not more than about slO0,- !
300 was actually paid in, the receiver
states, the buyers of the stock being |
Tor the most part priests and nuns.
Former Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie NJ. Shaw. is down on the com |
)any's books as having made a loan |
IF 1000 to Herman. This is secured /
Shaw also purchased $4,000 of the |
stock. the books showing.
Tho present head of the company
IS Duncan II. Sill, and among it's for
ner directors were Father Lanigan,
of the buffalo diocese.
md Father Fletcher pastor of the
Baltimore Cathedral.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-08

alton of Bosnia and Herzegovina by
Austria. Hungary. Neither did the in
dependence of Bulgaria mean the loss
of any territory
He said Germany had been inform.
ed of Austria's annexation intentions
and that she would stand by her ally.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-08
KEEFE SWORN IN.

Washington. Dee. 7-DasuieI J..
ksefe. Of Michigan. vas today sEon
in a. commissioner general of immi-
gratiun.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-08
she knoNs

No man is q romantic hero 70 a mar
Fisd Vuman--E L Lynch
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-08

Greed often gsts Itself mistaken for
necessity.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-08

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The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-10
The Ginners, Report.

The government report on the
amount of cotton ginned to December
1st was made public yesterday, and
showed the amount ginned to that
date to have been 11.010,S ,S64 bales
The report had a slightly bearish
effect on the market, which declined
five points during the day. AT the
close of business yesterday afternoon
New York spots were quoted at 9-25,
March futures IN New York at sec.
New Orleans spots at = and March
futures in New Orleans at 8.65. In
the local market middling was quot
ed at ss.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-10
No More Greasy D.aghnuts.

A lady IN GTeenviIIe, ). G., recently
wrote friend as follows:
For years, after preparing doughnufs
with the utmost care was disappointed
to see them come out greasy and unwhoie-
some looking. However, with my hrsf use
of CottoIene for frying them. I was de-
lighted, as they were brown, crisp ana
delicious.
For making doughnuts. pastry, Hght
bread and haky biscuits I prefer CoIIo-
lene to any other shortening on the mar
lxet We even carry a pail Of II on our
annual camping trips through the noun
tainS.s'
Cotto1ene is vegetable oil cooking
fat. made by The N. K Fairbank Com
pany, Chicago, and is much purer and
more wholesome than lard. It IS car
ried by all good grocers.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-10

Il f. getting rarer and more vala1-
bic each DAY. We sttll have one or
two attractive propositions iefts cze
OF which q = valuable thlrtesa-AEre
tract for S210o, part cash. balance
on time IL desired. Maer Realty CO.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-10

Close to Southern depot. in good
nefghborhood. VIII be sacrificed for
$500 II taken a. once p. w. Maer-
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-10
Santa Claus Says:

If ever a mar nas trlais
real old fashioned trienlA
tons do Ought not q.
I suppose. ont here I am
lasr one person with AZ
iron n-clad. COPPER riveted
contract L. make niiilcns of
people per tsctiy happy. and
do Il az between - o'cicck
Christians Eve and 5O'ciCck
Christmas morning.
And X ! diSAppOirt any
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-10

Call at Singer Store and examine
our different styles before buying.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1908-06-05
Notice to West Fork Farmers

Notice is hereby given that a meet
ing of the West Fork Farmers will be
held at the NJ. Hansen ranch, Saturday
June 9th, 1908, at 2 p. m. for the pur-
pose of appointing a Water Commits
sioner for the coming summer.
W. RABE, Secretary.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-16
WILL NOT TELL TRUTH
Statement Regarding Walker at Banks
 Annual Meeting.

New Britain, Jan. 15-At the an nual meeting of the incorporators of the Savings Bank of New Britain held to-day the old board of directors was reelected and the report of the treasurer included statement regard ing the capture of the former treas urer of the institution, William F Walker Treasurer Stanley reported that the bank had been seriously hampered by unjust insinautions and despite the statements of over jealous reporters wys still ready to assist in the prosecution of Walker and was ready to do all it could toward attain ing that end. He said that letters from the banks representative. Judge Pease, satisfied the officials that Walker was not willing to tell the truth regarding his transactions and that he would be of little assistance to them
 The financial statement showed that the deposits in the bank amount to s6,0729s6. a decrease during the last six months of $5I4e63
 There are 1,25l new accounts and 1,S0s were closed during the year The total deposits for the last six nonths were sS06.576 and the with drawals S1.321,540
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-16
Ex0NERATES OPERATORS
Coroner's Jury in Mononagh Mine Dis
 aster Clears Company.

Fairmont. W. Va, Jan. 15.-The cor oner's jury returned it's verdict late this afternoon in connection with the inves. tiagtion of the Mononagh mine disaster. It finds that the explosion was due to either blown out shot or to ignition of powder which. in turn. ignited the gas in the mine. It nnds that there were traces of gas in the mines No. G and No. 3. but not sn dangerous ouanti- ties; that the company compiled with all the state regulations and took all reasonable precautions, such as sprink- ling for the keeping down of the coa dust and practically exonerates the Fairmont Coal company from responsi- bllity for the loss of life The jury also recommends that six additional state inspectors be appointed for q more thorough inspection of the mines in the state
 The jury also recommends that as there are many unsolved problems con. nected with coal mine explosions in the United States, that congress make an appropriation for the tablishment of bureau of investigation and inform ation 10 aid In the study of the various conditions under which explosions oc- cur. and as to how they may be pre- vented
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-16
OIL TRUST FINE APPEAL
If Upheld Win Revoke Indictments
 and S29,00O. 900 Fine.

Chicago, Jan. 15.--No contrary mo- tlons will be filed by the government against the petition for a certification Of certain questions to the supreme court of the United States which at torneys for the Standard oil company recently sent in to the United States circuit court of appeals. This an- nouncenent was made to the latter tri- ounal this afternoon by Edwin Sims, |. s. district attorney, who has iust returned from a conference with At torney General Bonaparte in Washing ton
 This means that final decision in the appeal from the s29, ,Ooo fine probably vii be hastened. Attorneys for the Standard oil company ask that their contention, that the Elkins law was repeated by the passage of the Hepburn act, be certified to the su- preme court at once so that it may be adjudicated in connection with q case involving the same point in which the great northern railroad com pany is interested
 If the contention is upheld the decis- ion would operate to invalidate not on- ly the indictments upon which the his flns was based but also a large number of other indictments involving charges of receiving or giving rebates
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-16
DOUBLE INDICTMENT
Found Against President Of Hamilton
 Bank of Brooklyn.

New York, Jan. 15.-The special grand jury which was sworn to inves4 tigate the conduct of certain banks in New York county, to-day retlrned two indictments against William R. Mont gonlery, president of the Hamilton bank. The charges, involving ove,- drafts and over-certification have to do. however, with acts alleged to have been committed by Montgomery while he was vice president of the institution. When E. R. and o. F. Thomas return. ed from their banking interests Mont. gomery succeeded the former in tho presidency.
 The Hamilton bank suspended on Oc. tober 2S last. Recently the courts de- cided that the receivership should not be made permanent. The decision was made the occasion of joyful demon- stration on the part of the depositors who headed by band of music march, ed to the home of the president, and cheered him until he responded with speech in which he declared that his personal vindication as an officer would follow the investigation of the banks affairs. At the time Montgomery had been accused of lax management by Receiver White.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-16
Deeds Given John T. Manson by Mrs. Helen Benedict After Wedding in Phil
 adelphia.
CEREMONY AT NoRMANDlE
Dr. F. A. M. Brown Ofiiciates-BridaI Dinner at Bellevue. Stratford- Groom's Gift Unset
 Gems.
Special to the Journal. cour,.,.,

philadelphia, Pa, Jan. l5.-John T.
 Manson, president of the Yale National bank of New Haven, and member of the coal firm of Benedict, Downes 6 O. of that city. and Mrs. Helen H. Benedict were married here to-day by the Rev. F. A. NJ Brown, of the First Presbyterian church of New Haven.
 Who accompanied the bridal party es- peclally to this city to perform the ceremony
 The wedding took place at the Hotel Normandie in the apartments of rela- tlves, MT. and Mrs. Edmund T. D. Piper The couple selected Philadei- phia as the city in which to be married because of the grelt number of friends and relatives here. Immediately after the ceremony Mrs. Manson handed to her husband the deeds for a handsome iy furnished house on Hillhouse ave- nue, New Haven. valued at $75,0Oo. A reception was held after which d bridal supper was served in the Pink room, of the Bellevue -Stratford hotel At the supper there. were present Mir. and Mrs. Piper,i MT. and Mrs. E. 6. Greuner of New Haven, sister and brother-in-llw of the groom; Mrs. s, E. Watson of Philadelphia. and MT. and Mrs. W. s. Furst, also of Philadel- phia.
 Mrs Manson was the widow oS Frank H. Benedict of New Haven. head of the firm of which MT. Mansoh was a partner. He left his entire for. tune to her. The wedding Is said t0 be the termination of romance. as the couple were intimate friends from MT Manson had always remained bachelor. and had alwaYa been a firm friend) of Mir Benedict.
 MT. Manson's gilt to his bride wxo beautiful collection os unset rem. Tonight the newly married coupe left for the south where they will spend some time in travelling and visiting relatives in Augusta, Ga.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-16
POLICE STOP BOUT
Doherty -Altieri Match Halted by Orders from Chief
 Cowles.
HAD ASKED NO LICENSE
Sergeant Philip Smith and Patrolmen Attend Affair in Plain
 Clothes.

An attempt to put through box ing bout between Charlie Doherty Jeff Dohery's brother and Wally A. tieri, at the athletic carnival If the Allied Printing association held in Foresters' hall. Church street, last night, was stopped by the police.
 Hearing that The word had been passed along that the bout would take place at the entertainment, ,h.ef Cowles sent Sergeant Phil Smi,a with Patrolmen McCrane, Eagan and Car ton in plain clothes to enjoy the first part of the entertainment and to put q stop to the last.
 Everything went along finely until the time for the bout when halt was called as the conbatants were about to step into ihs ring The man. agement did not like the idea If nav- ing the bout stopped ana protested Arrest was threatened and the print CTS finally calmed own. sergeant Smith explained that tn, license for an athletic carnival winch had been granted, did not mean d license for a boxing match.
 lzzy Winters and Jack Rost wick gave a first class exhibition of wrest- ling, struggling for thirty minutes. While neither secured a fall it was generally conceded that Winters had the better of the match.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-16
LITTLE HOPE FOR STOESSEL
Counsel for Russian General Fears
 Verdict of Guilty.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 15.-The trial by court-martial of Lieutenant General Stoessel for having surronderd the Port Arthur fortress to the Japanese is. near ing its close. and a verdict, is expected early net week. The belief prevails that the general will not be found guiltless and to-day Deputy Syrtlanoff. General Stoessel's attorney. intimated to the representative of the Associated Press that he had little hope of acquit- tai on the ma n charge of surrendering the fortress. NJ Syrtlanoff hopes how ever, that his client will be freed from the minor Russian positions. as well as for superseding General Smirnoh.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-16
PEASE NOT SUCCESSFUL
New Britain Banks Mission to Walker
 Thought to Have Failed.

New Britain. Jan. 15.--Julius H. Pease, who went to Ensenada, Mexico. as the representative of the Savings Bank of New Britain to interview Will liam F. Walker. the banks defaulting treasurer. who is in jail there, for the purpose of getting information con- corning the securities Walker is charg- ed with having taken, returned to this city tonight. He refused to give out anything concerning the result of his mission. saving that whatever report he had to make would be given to the directors of the bank As to Walkers general condition and health, MT. Pease said it was as we'll as could be expected under the circumstances. It is probable that a special meeting of the directors of the savings bank will be called tomorrow to hear the re- port of Mir. Pease. It is believed here that the mission was not crowned with success
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-16
SWEEPING INJUNCTION
Granted in New Jersey Against Labor
 Organization.

N Phillipsburg, N. J., Jan. 15.-One of
 he most sweeping injunctions ever
 granted against labor organizatio in his state was issued to-day by Chan
 cellor Magic, at Trenton, on petition If the Standard Silk company whose Smployes are on strike The injunction
 s temporary, but goes into effect at @nce and will remain so until the hear Sng at Newark on Jan 2S.
 s The injunction restraints the Silk sTeavers' and Teisters' association and sz-ocal No. 661, United Textile Workers zef America, the bachelors club. a. local
 l ssociation. and more than 100 people in rs nd out of the unions from causing or E*tten1pting to cause by threats or offers If money to pay expenses or to offer sNny other induceuaent or persuasion zFhatever to cause any empioye of the slill to break his contract with the
 pnpany, and from addressing persons
 Employed at the mill contrary to their s i'll, or loitering or picketing on the
 reets near the mill or on the streets |s the town along which it is necessary HSpr employees of the mill to pass on leir way to or from work.
 E The injunction puts 3 step to all Greats and intimidations or violence |Ep persons employed or those likely to Ese employed by the company and pre- Ants the strikers and their friends zom interfering with any tradesman storekeeper doing business with the | andard company or it's employees or terfering with boardinghouse keeep- : with whom employees are staying.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-16
NEWS SUMMARY.

 Carnegie Heroes in This State Famous 'Cellist Suicides. Cortelyou Refuses Trust Co.'S Offar Coal Operators Exonerated. Injunction for Textile Workers. Point for New Haven Road New Evidence in Thaw Case. Bank President Doubly Indicted Oil Trusts Fine Appeal
 STATE. Auto Overturns Carriage. Will Contest in Hartford. Masonic Grand Lodge Election. Blue Laws in Waterbury. Thomas Addresses Labor Men. Expect No Truth from Walker.
 CITY. Mrs. Benedict Now Mrs, Manson. Threw Children Out of Window Twenty fifth Anniversary of Church. Telephone Company's Annual Meeting Leonard Bostwlck to Retire. Father Huntington on the Home. Hillhouse Council Installs. Mrs Asher Pleads With Drinkers Walter Chioman Hurt. Seymour Memorial Services. Plans for Oliver Hall. Civil Service Exams January os. Thompson Seton Hits Whites. Police Stop Boxing Bouts.
 SPORTS. Boston Wins from Pawtucket. Interstate League Takes the Count Jockey Notter Back In Saddle. Siwash Winners in Industrial League Another Betting Bill. Boneyards n Waterbury Tonight. Wesleyan Defeats s. T. S. Tufts Defeat Brown.
 EVENTS TO-DAY. Hyperion-2) Degrees in the Shade. New Haven-Under Southern Skies. PolisVaudeville Bitou--A Lady of Quality. Chapman Evangelistic Services. Protestant Episcopal Nilsson.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-16
NEW HAVEN UPHELD
Massachusetts Court sustalns Roads Demurrer in
 Custer Case.
ACTION TO BE IN EQUITY
Railroad Was Charged With Violating Law in Street Rail-
 way Deal.

Boston, Jan. ls.-The Massachusetts supreme court to-day sustained the de- murrer of the New York. New Haven X Hartford railroad in the case of the common law information brought against the railroad company by At torney General Dana Malone. alleging violation of the state laws. and asking for Judgment of custer
 The court sustains the roads con- tention that the information was not nled in proper form. and that the states action should have been one in a1uity instead of aus warranto. At- ton in equity on the question has been heard by a master. who has not yet led his report on the merits of the case. The attorney general in his com mon law information set forth that the New Haven road had Illegally taken over certain Massachusetts street rail- road companies and guaranteed them stocks and dividends.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-16
HILLH0USE INSTALLS
New Officers Take Chairs at Interest
 ing Meeting.

Installation of officers was the i'm. portant event at the meeting of Hill. house council of the Royal Arcanum last night Past Grand Regent Charles Prentice of Hartford conducted the work, assisted by William Collett. re- gent of B H webb council of Hart ford. These officers were installed:
 Alexander H. Babcock, regent: John W. Hut. vice-regent; David F. Dodds orator: Harry B. Ekmark, past regent. A. oswald Pallnlan. secretary; Julius J. Pallman. collector. Melville $. wad- hams, treasurer Burton NJ Beers. Chaplain: D. Bois P. Lennon, guide. Edward L. Bradley, warden: Merritt L. Allen. sentry; grand council, H. B. Ekmark. representative; A H. Bab- cock, alternate.
 After the installation a social meet ing was held. Gen. Prentice, William .Collett and Past Regent John Gallagher Of this city delivered pleasing address ses and Carl Mears sang delightfullv Refreshments and cigars closed the evening
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-16
WALTER CHAPMAN HURT
Chapel Street Photographer Thrown
 from Car Near His Home.

Ready to alight from car as il rounded a. corner near his home, Wal ter Chipman of the Chipman studio at 1O6S Chapel street was thrown from the back platform of car 175 at Ward and Vernon streets last night shortly after 6 o'clock.
 MT. Chipman was coming from West Haven and had started for the car door to wait till it slowed up, when ne was thrown He went head fore most on to the frozen street and for a minute was unconscious Patrolman Lynch went to his assistance and with the help of other people in the neigh oorhood carried MT Chipman to Ate ITS barber shop. It was found that ne had a bad bruise on one side of hls head and one eye was blackened
 After resting in the barbershop a while MT. Chipman was assisted to his home at 20 Vernon street. His injuries will not keep him confined to the house for many days.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-16
NOT FOR CORTELYOU
Secretary of the Treasury Re- jects Presidency of Knick.
 erbocker Trust Go.
POSITION OFFERED TO HIM
Reports That He had Accepted Con. tinue After His Official
 Rejection.

New York, Jan 15.-It became known this afternoon that the interests identi. ned with the reorganization of the knickerbocker Trust company had con sidered the name of Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou, among others, to take the presidency of that institution and that an intimation more or less positive in character had been convey. ed to the secretary within the past few days of the consideration of his name.
 One of the leading representatives of the reorganization interests of the trust company was authority for the statement that the intimation had as- sumed quite definite character taking the form of tender of the presidency of the company. It was stated by this same authority that no response had been received. but that it was expected Mir. Cortelyou would arrive at a deci- sion at an early day.
 This statement was before Secretary Cortelyou had given out an authorize tive announcement of his intention not to resign from the cabinet. In view of the latter announcement 1t was as- sumed that any tender or intmation of his coming to New York as president Of this company has been definitely re- jected. Herbert l.. satterlee, who is one of the members of the depositors' committee and leading figure in the reorganization project, said tonight that while he had no information as to the intentions of MT. Cortelyou, he felt that it would be of very great ad- vantage to the company if Mir. Cortel- you could be induced to accept its pres- ideficy.
 So seemingly authoritative were the reports that circulated in the streeet this afternoon that Mir. Cortelyou would resign to enter the Knickrbocker Trust that they persisted even after his de- a c. af.s
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-16
NEW RULE OF PAYMENT
Naturalization Seekers Must Pay Full
 Five Dollars.

A new rule regarding payments in connection with naturalization has been established for the United States court. Hitherto the payment has been total of s, divided thus, s1 for de- claration of intention, g when he files petition and s2 more when the court takes up the case. It has been found Tn many instances that when appli- cations were refused the applicant Tailed to pay his last two dollars. Un- der the new rule while the total cost remains the same. s1 is paid on declar- alton of intention and the other four dollars when the petition is filed. This will result in collecting the entire five dollars even if the application is re- fused. The cost for naturalization, however, is not increased.