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RECEIVER TAKES STEPS
TO PAY LEWIS DEPOSITORS;
TO FIGHT FRAUD ORDER.
lUstse rrrai Tmwm Ow.
; DYER SAYS ACTION
I IS NOT YET UP TO HIM.
When .iV! whether the Govern
ment would tak" nny notion ngalnt
th" promoters of the l'op!e'. I'nit
"d State Itanfc, T'nlted Stats Me
tric: Attorney D. P. Dyer yesterday
afternoon 5ald:
Tl:r is nothing Impossible. Jf
It can h proven th.it the mails
wrrc i:tl to defraud the person
U'lns them ran be lr.dlcte.1. The
ma:t r. I'nar. is not Jn my
l:nnd-, nrd i!:"r" is no ue to try
:i rrois .1 rivr l."fore you come
to it "
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fcnov.n. or to the Iad-I.etter Office. If
not kir.wn.
The fn'l'.'r wa to! J, however, that
Th-r- ":sld be ro Iit'ch about mdll ad
dresfed to hirn a- r"cel-er of the bank
nd tha all .v:ch rr.att"r won'.J lie deilv
Tel to h!:n without fiie!tIon.
Jud- F.r,rr will make his headquar
ter at th- bank offie until his receiver
ship sha'l !ii! ii'cn termlnatrd. Il- v.n
psrlld In hi investication 5"t"rdiy by
Ptate I5.inl: Kam!n r Cook, and following
th- rxa.mlrjit.fzi of th- bank's assets nnd
llabi :i"s .statement of ihe hank's rn
llt.on mil!U4 MepJay by Mr. Cook.
This l the first statement manat!nB from
th" fiat.- licpnrme-it rfr.ce the investiga
tion of the hank " the Secretary cf State
ha l--n on
In fard to hi' fer a receiver for the
1: "k. Jude Sjr.-"r ild that :; I ad
JSOt t b'II determined
"Tiie-s, are not anything 31k" 15 per
cut of th" ay?"!'', a repor"d." said he.
" In fart, they i.robably will b ! than
i. ;.-r rfnt Th" U-- at Hied by th.
jii;rt. Mid th"r' i. no mention of them in
Th" -is:irsI ord"r
to 1-ri.v iok iwtrnoti
,;i.t fit ti i ohii:h.
Mr !-trIs i.-!l:."d to mike nny state
ment ji-ior to ;h me:ins of the I!oar3 of
Ilii"'ors j'sterday afternoon. Thi rn"l
Imr. h s.dd. i-red ie---n csll1 for 3-e.ter-!
several d-i a;o. but in view of the
d"f lopmfiits rtne" w called, th" reret
liK v.ould ;itx.inKTr T. taken up with n
! "eu'vl'-n of '.' frauj orfier an-l future
ie?ion o be taken.
Ail of the; directors. nd Jii'lge Barclay.
of cjTisel for 111- 1 oard. were present at
the rneptine-. which lasted from 4:3rt until
T o clok ir-ft r.iffht. Tollowing the mt
lr. Sir T-ewin rav" out for ivublication a
ofy if t!i rev!ut!ftu adopted by the
bonrd
"Tlie fju-tion of applying for an injun;
t!i: w.tli dix-ii'id at th meeting," said
Mr !-viN Tlii would hnv" b"R done,
t-t jnomi-ig. but for ttie fact that there
ti is n Judgo in th city before, whom to
applj Vi'o "-hall rertainlTr fight th" ord"r
a far a I in our tn;r and the restrain
n: ortrr will l-e aM;-cl for to-Iay If Judge
!- f"iToti .irriio."
"While no action aiaint the receiver
ship has been dcided-on ae yet. the. order
if cr.or.ted will indirectly nnVct It. At
pe..nt. It looks a-; if nil tha hopes and
lilors of n. yen- in th" canfe of establiih
iig this bank h iv wn- for raught. but
thii 1 only th fir.t round In the fight
sicairi u and e hop to be heard
Air I-1- ccmpiaiie3 earnestly o th.
t'nimrat a.ecord"l the bank offlcinln by
the iiepariment. of .little". Ite said they
v-- . lrt'-ously r"e"4ved by Assistant
A"'"rr ey ;-nnr.il Coo.lKin at W.ifhing
tn. bit v.-i-r" net allowed to question the
wit:.e"res asainsl him or ree the report of
th rot-)fr.c Inspector, the report
l" ng regani-d s an unltnpeachabl
do umnt.
Tl.' a'o raid that l.e hsd not!f!"d 5c-rtr-.
cf Stale Swanger last SMurday
tha' h van Mmnging to sell !.! land in
tie lni rally Heights Realty Cotnp-uiy
in or .--r to take up hi lean In the bank.
i"d w.'.il have done to If allowetj an
IMrt it ti
i.r.w i ii:fT.n oi.iibitt
r n-.Mv m:t IlITIl':.
H" defended the sol!.! ty of th. Beeuritie
f i- iiee ioir, "characterized as "worth-V-,v
. .itlatera'.." citing th" fact that Just
if re ti hearing at Washington Jat
n r,; ' !o leading real etate men had
i a V a s-Aorn uppr-iiement of th" Innds
nid b ildinc en which the d"ed- had b-"n
s-.a" whi-h nrw glien a jecuritlcs for
he ; '1 J
This app--iem"rt. l a;. had given
val-i" of th lril alone, exclusive of
t build't y:ip'n th'm. at nliout SH"'1)
" e b'tjdlng v-ilu" were computed, he
sn'd at nctiml cot. amour.titi": to about
fry-"! Tiie total lndcbte,!n on the
t n'vrit Helirht ;n-;rty. !." said, wan
cn.rir.g th tatement of the Pot
iia!ir ilcr.eril thit h" iiad s-honn no tn
i."ii ,ii. tt intking giil hi jronile to
v.t dnli.ir for 'oliir every tub;crlpticn
. t - k. Mr 1.. -M iid that recently the
rc'oi f tli l'r.lersity Height Heai
t -,-ir,pary l..nl oted a iKinl !5ue of
JTM and lie Ind placed th'e bo--.d
fing to an trror la running the r"
Cjti.rod nolle" of lfn. hoeer. it -i.
re.eirv to start aqtln. and the n"C-
sirv litv dns notice iou)d ml
enplr.d null! nevt A gi:t. hejice t
J.axe ,
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ta in Tklrs good 1 1 pr'-inl. to cover
i:bcr!p"icn
M. I-Rl. said thit th" bn" had on
depoti ir. St lul bank al-iut ??.'.
!n !i.ra:'' bankt Jlout Je" '. anil the
1j an"e li url. other l-jnk thmush
cut th" -.-.ii-try
BANK'S AFFAIRS PLACED
IN HANDS OF RECEIVER.
Jnld" ?e'd"n 1 S;"-cer wi arpoi-.'c!
tereler of " I'eopi'
Ita-'k f-nliv lr Jn
l"n"-d Stat
Jrhn T Me-
r'hir-'V i- to ;rn f-cvit C urt rn
t aprJi'ti"" v Attorn")- G-r.ert! Had- '
Th appll-a".": w.is rr"3'ed by N T
Gentry one cf Mr Hii'j'n titjn'
,!i srnrs'X'r.'. had b"n m.vle and i
Ju-ig" Spencr :ua!i?.ed at owe by Klim t
a JSi-f"' hon. with th I'niteJ ttatef FI- '
!e it and Guaranty "ua7jr.1T asvsuretj- j
In tie ;-t!tt.in for r re,-eir the At-!
?orti"y General es forth t!rt on April 3.
: Jchn II Siansr. Secretarj- of State. .
begn .in caamttwtlcn of the affairs of the .
,;.T.'. and m sjtt'fiej that thy tier
l-etng conducted Ixi as unaf and ur.au- ,
thorisei raanr.r Jur.e i Mr ?wangr de- '
rr.xr.ded of Ix-mli -hit te tike immediate '
step to reduce and elj-alna: th SnJited- 1
r.e. of the l-wS Ptiblithisg Company to i
the bank. H" made th" same dtsi4 1
cor.cemtng the f!verit- Heichts Ileltr
and iw-topsr.s3t Corsj-sny. asd alo tht
Inarji that tn tank had male to E. G
I-mi Ir.divtdua'.ly.
Tftcw loan. tfi petition "ti forth, as
gre;atd more than IHV and raade It
unsafe knd Inexpedient or the bank to
cont&ce to lranct its bcslr.es. for
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do would orard!:e the safet cf Its 1 to the satisfaction o. wwasgr. and tne re
.. -tv, .- w "S,.- . f tort cf th" Attorrey Gr.eral fcllcwei
(trikVs " rf"-. -.-'- v- ,
These Imss. it is stat-d. were rrde la
ioUticn of the cxprs agreement as set.
rj tn the propectus under which, the
txtnk was incorporated. The tsrestmTits.
it is stated, were violative of the bank
nig law of the State.
ALLKK BATsK CBIrUCD
SAITM 5K r BCHASBw.
jurat: aias iimirrtnl ia addition te
CUSTODIAN OF THE
HH1111H'' -HiHIHaB
.liKI9l5,ItiTssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssk.
Wlie. ,. receiver I. 'n.chnVjoW'I
thse request already fet forth, the peti
tion aleg.t. that the bank eliminate all
Investments of It fund In cthrr corpora
tion stocks owned or controlled by Iewls.
I-ast Saturday the Secretary of State
wild another visit to th" bank hcadautr- t
ters to mak" n ej.amination. Ho found
that none of hi deminds Ind been com
piled with. This visit 1 referred to In
the petition. The action of th" postal
authorities in WshltiKton was cited a. a
reason why th re.-eiver should lie appoint
ed. A lengthy and deal!eA report made Toy
th. Secretary of State to the Attorney
General la Incorporated In the petition
filed In Clayton and made a putt thereof.
In till letter Mr. Swanger starts out by
aaylcs that tiie. bank waa Incorporated No.
vemlH-r M. W. "lth a capital stock of
ll..w. one-half of which was paid up.
Th Incorjiorators were E. G. Iwli. who
h-ld 3.91i ahares: August Schlafley. 5;
Theodore F Meyer. 6: F. J. Carlisle. 6;
Edward Dickinson, a; N. I Travcrs. Z:
James P. Coyle. 5: George II. Augustine, 5;
A. P. Coakley. 3: A. I.. Thomas, 5: P. B.
Graham. 5; Doctor Pinckney French. 5:
Geerge. b. iMwardo. I: Porter White. 5:
Henry L. Kramer. 5: Eugene V. Thomp
son. f: Guy A. Arbogast. S. and F. J.
Cabot Z.
At that tlm. the Secretary said, he was
satifled lth conditions as they then ap
peared. The f-aplu! stock was Increased
March IT. I. by 15.(H0. The subscrip
tions thereto wer obtained through ad
vertisements. Iwi received, according to Mr. Swan
ger. November H. l)i l.lSo.449.47. The
sibtcrlier9 to th! fund were led to be
lieve that they wero to bcomo charter
membera and receive dividends therefrom.
The amounts they j.ild in Tarid from $1
to $.'W. Instead of issuing ptock to th"tn
the certificate were issue.1 to th. Incor
Iorator who:-e r:unes aro stated.
i.t:w ivs si aM-uirao!.-
A4(irtTF.D TO UtlS.7fM.
Iewis subscription amounted to J43tk
TTA St 1 stated, but when the April examl
rat'on waf bguri. he canc-ied his cer
tificate liecause. lie is juot-d to have said.
h" as not th" bona-ftdo owner, but sim- j
ply halJ a. tru;ee. A week later, how
ever, he clutmed tlvit on"-thlrd of the c"r
tltlc.it" were owned by him.
The Secretarv'a report states that Iewls
votiI nil of tfc' stock and choe his on
oftlc-rs.
Iletween Nomkr 14. J. and March
IT. S"K. JL'O.SX '-"5 was receive,! on sub
scription to the Increase of the capital
stock, lletw n the latter date and April
Z. abuut Z.'Vt certificate were Issued and
the work wan ttlll proaresslng at that
date. ISut no certlfi.-Atea of Increased
stock were !ued to any of the original
subscribers except two shares that we-e
l.si:d to lIs himself- Mr. Swanger
contend thit they i"r entitled to a
share tn th- inctea"d c.ipltallratlon.
Th" tnon"" recelvcl on aubcri;tior.s.
the report show, n.is kept In I-wis. pf r
sonai account until aft"r tho organlra
tion of the bank, when It was depo!td
tnr,in in tha "E. G. Il Special Ac-
count" nn.l th" "H G. !.! Collection
(Account" Th-; srclal acoo'jnt was ln
I ctcased March 15 bv note either signed or
I indorsed by !! to the amount of C?4.
Il IS. Theenotes were classed as a part
' of the capital to-k. Iis controlled
I both the original and the lr.cre.is-d capital
j s-toeic
I A part of the bank fund.', the Secretary
' fourd. wa invested as f.iJIows. M!ocr!-
I.mco'.n Trui-t omtucv storg.ai .!,
' I r.'etlty H"!ght.H
itetltv- and IVvelop-
tnent "ompan
ocK Jli.-i'. l.e-W! 1 uo-to-k
JS,.""1 California
Il-Mrg nimpv
1 'nean!. 'c-npnny I7.''V.
I'lMiH ll Tl IM Bl.rI
iiittriu tot14:o mwjimio.
The loan on the day cf the S-cretar-
f.-t examinaticn amountel to JO.TSi.ra.
Vi tbl um. JW W vra loareu to the Iew
;. 1'ubllshir.g "oir.rny, fcJ.rtO to B. J.
le-'s. j:i3T3: to E. G Ix-I. E. W.
Thompson. F J Cabot and i A. Aroo-ra-:.
Z7 IZ? to th" Vnlerfltv Heights
i;alty and Development Company. '
hk-h I--ts S pr"lier.t. and the re
mainder, with th" exception of a ICC.W
loan to J B. Wilbur of Chicago, in small
notes bearirg the Indorsement cf B G.
te"is or the Iwls Publishing Company.
Hv May 31 the loans to the Uewis Fub
"htr.g Companj had Increased "to te.000
and to the University H-!ght Realty and
Ive!crmt Company to tJ.a). On the
m" dv a loan was mad" to Mr Car
lisle t: Is stated, for JCS.K.. on an un
ecured note. Of thl amour.: "TS.O li
--i.!lv raid cut. with the uaiers'ar.
I tha- the remainder as to rave ten
1 torthccmlr.g on the following day. but the
payment was prevented by tae state ut
Vartment Then follows a lit cf the demands made
by the ijecretary cf Stat regarding the
e 'clnation cf th" lr.vetn-ents and the
chancing of th" personnel of the directo
rate moft of which have been published.
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- "maccs w-re noi coipiiea :u
a Over T Dirt Waswss,
While driving a din wagon at Four
teenth street a-id'Syjcae avenue lat night.
T.e niacin, living at Duncan avenue
cd Sarah ttreet, fell off and the wheeta
Scf the wagon passed over hi leg atse
the knees- He was nt to the City Hc
xirst where Doctor Brows said that both
I hmb had ta severely bruised and ais
J left ankla had been dislocated. .
LEWIS BANK'S CASH
Photograph by Strauss.
CRIMINAL ACTION
DEEMED UNLIKELY
Officinls of the Department of
.liistice Do Not Think Lewis
Will Bp Prosecuted Matter
Kests With IKer.
Tt:a RepuMie Bursas.
Wyitt nullJtrn. 14th ana T Streeta.
Washington. July 10. Henry M. Hoyt.
Solicitor General of the Department of
Justice, and th" Acting Attorney G-fleraU
raid to-dny that the question of criminal
prosecution of Edward G. Iew!s and of
officials of the People's Bank of the Unit
ed State had not been brought to the.
attention of the Department of Justlc by
the Postmaster General.
It was further Intimated by officials flt
the Department of Justice and of ths
Post-Office Department that criminal pro
ceedirgs by the Federal authorities srs un
likely. Th District Attorney at St. T-ouls. T).
P. Djer. Is In possession of the evidence
scc'jred by the Post-Orfic Inspectors, and
has been familiar with the case during
Its variuus stages. If action were taken. It
would be intltuted by him. out at the
direction of the Department of Justice.
The statement by Mr. Hoyt of to-day.
though not In any sense final. Indicates
that a prosecution is not contemplated.
The. majority cf such cases are ellowed
to drop with the Issuance of the fraud
order, unlees they are taken up and prose
cuted under State laws.
The authorities do not believe that, tn
a technical sense. lewls obtained money
ucd"r false pretenses.
LOANS AX.I ItECQRDED.
The falsifications. n they were de
fined by th Postmaster General, consist
ed in misrepresentations as to the man
ner In nhiih loans made by fcls bank
would be safeguarded. Formal record of
all loans made by his bank to himself or
hi companies exlata In the bank records.
If artion were taken by the Federal of
ficials it would bo begun under section W
cf the Ite!ed Statutes. This establishes
a ptnalty of JH fine end two years Im
prisonment for using the mails to promote
l.usines schemes by false promUea and
repre ntatior.s. It Is regarded as a ques
tion whether the section would apply to
th- practice of the Ixiwls bank.
Th" fraud ctder. as Issued, applies to
all malt nddresd to Edward G. Iewi".
whether or not it relates to the business
cf the Peoples Rank. Put It does not In
tel va the l-wls Publishing Company, the
Woman's Magazine or other concerns with
which I-ewl- Is Id'ntlfltd.
LEWIS PUBLICATIONS.
Th ca- crnc-rning th Ijtwls publica
tion, in which the right to second-class
mail rates Involved. Is another matter.
and Mill 1 perdine before th Third As
sistant Iotmast"r General. Mr. Madden.
It coutl not b learned to-day how soon
Mr Madden Intends to net. The points
involved ,irj difficult ar.d the decision,
when it come, will be Important as a
prced"nt.
The d"partment regulations limit the
second -class prlx'llegee to publications
stith a bcr.a-fide paid circulation which
sells at more than a nominal figure. Mat
ter d!gned for free circulation for ad
vertising rarpo.e solely l barred out. As
to the Woman's Maga7lne. the proposition
is wh"thr or not 1 cents a year is or la
not a nominal sum. and whether Its large
circulation Is of the character required by
the department.
LEWIS'S MAIL STOPPED;
MAGAZINE'S CONTINUES.
After a consult-itton between Assistant
Iotmaster Iler.ry Wjman and Chief Pos
tal Inspector Robert M Fulton jesterday
afternoon. It was decided that no mall
would b" delivered to E. G. Lewis, other
than that addreed to him as president
of the Woman's Magazine Publishing
Company
Mai' received veterday addrefsel to
Lewis at his residence was stamped fraud
ulfnt and rturr.d to the writer.
A:nt Postmtster Wyman tali that
the mail addrfred to the People's United
State Rank and B. G. Iewl. prsonl.
was the largest delivered to anv concern
in tfc city, ini that between and 10 .
letters w"re received at the Post OSlcei
yterdy.
; The Post-Office authorities recetvesl
word of the fraud ocdr having ten Is-'
: sued Saturday. The mall 'adcressed to
the concern was held up Sunday as well
i 9 yesteriay.
Chief jaepectcr ro;toc wao was w-tsst-lrg
his relatives in Kansas, waa notified
of the developments In the People's Rank
by Atant Postmaster Henry Wyman.
who sent a telegram requesting Inspector
Vt'toti to r-tura at once.
Mr. Wyman said yesterday that he met
Mr. Tultor. abofit i o'clock at Union Sta
tion, and they lmmedlate.y went to the
Assistant Postmaster's home at N. H12
Vernon avenue, where Inspector Fulton
remained over night. The greatest part of
Sunday was spent in eeosuHatioa. and
about neos the mail which waa being held
waa stamped aad returaed to the perse
who seat it.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H., CHOSEN'
FOR PEACE CONFERENCE;
JAPAN AGAINST ARMISTICE
Plenipotentiaries of Rassia and tbe Mikado Agree to Hold Ses
sions in Government Xavy Yard Arrangements to Meet Pres
ident Invading Force Apparently Determined to Hold Island
of Sakhalin Delegates and Secretaries at St. Petersburg to
Accompany Envoys M. Witte Was Urged Upon the Czar, Who
Refused to Appoint Him.
EMPRESS SAID TO BE OPPOSING THE CONCLUSION OF PEACE.
Washington. July Assistant Secre
tary Pelrce to-day announced the plenipo
tentiaries of Russia and Japan had r. greed
upon Portsmouth. N. H.. as the meeting
place for the sessions of the peace con
ference to beatrld outside of Washington.
The resslons w be held In the Govern
ment Navy Yard ia Portsmouth in tho
new buildmr Just completed there.
Assistant Secretary of 8tate Pelrce has
been coeclally commissioned by the Pres
ident to make all arrangements for the
meeting of the plenipotentiaries at Ports
mouth, and Is preparing to leave for that
place to confer with the commandant of
the Navy Yard. The m-etlns; wll be held
in the general store-house.
Orders have been issued for the May
Sower to Join the Dolphin at Oyster Bay
early in August to receive the plenipo
tentiaries. With the envoys aboard, the
two vessels, under the escort of a small
cruiser, will proceed to Portsmouth. The
plenipotentiaries will assemble at New
York early In August, ar.d be taken to
Oyster Bay on two protected cruisers of
the Cleveland type, to pay their respects
to the ITesident. and be formally present
ed by blm to each other.
The selection of Portsmouth was mutu
ally acceptable to the peace envoys of the
belligerent, an besides being a coo) and
comfortable place for this season of the j
year, it has the advantage of offering a
building on Government soil which is re
garded as n important consideration.
This Government, it Is stated, did not In
any wise dictate tm to the selection.
While the sessions will Ih heM In th"
JCavy Yard, the plenipotentiaries nnd
staffs will live In near-by hotels.
WITTE URGED ON THE CZAR
TO HEAD THE PEACE ENVOYS
St. Petersburg. July 10. The Associated
Press h3s high warrant for the statement
that M. Witte. president of the Commit
tee of Ministers, was strongly urged upon
the Emperor for head of the Peace Mis
sion. Even Foreign Minister Imsdorff Is un
derstood to have Joined In recommending
his selection. The Emperor, however.
flatly declined to appoint him. and. after
M. Nelidoff. Ambassador at Paris, pleaded
llin"ss. his Majesty personally chose M.
Muravleff. the Ambassador at Rome.
Two of the fire counselors to the plen
ipotentiaries. M. Pokotiloff. Minister to
China, end M. Shlpoff. Director of th
Imperial Treasury, and former President
of Zemstvos, are distinct Witte men.
M. Muravleff. while personally consid
ered a very able and shrewd tnsn. has
had little experience In diplomacy, and
none In far Eastern affairs, and there
fore he will probably be compelled to
rely largely on Baron Rren. the Ambas
sador at "Washington; the other plenipo
tentiary, and M. Pokotiloff. both of
whom have the situation at their finger
The Emperor received from General
Llnevitch a very optimistic dispatch on
tbe military situation ar.d the section of
the court party still favorable to a con
tinuation of war Is making much of It.
According to gossips of the imperial
entourage the Empress la opposing tbe
conclusion of peace.
The Emperor to-day gave an audience
to M. Muravleff. one of the peace pleni
potentiaries. DELEGATES AND SECRETARIES
TO COME WITH THE RUSSIANS.
St. Petersburg. July 10. Besides the
peace pl"nlpotentlarles.vJhere will be five
delegates with the Russlan"jeace Mission.
Including three secretaries. Prince Kouda
eheff. formerly secretary of the Russian
legation at Tokio. under Baron Rosen; M.
Plancef, who formerly was attached to
the Chancellery of Viceroy of the far
East, and M. Nabouklff of the Foreign Of
fice. China In the request which she preferred
to Russia and Japan to be represented
at the Washington conference practically
served on them notice that unless that
privilege Is accorded her she will refuse
to be bound by the treaty so far as It af
fects Chinese territory. Russia Is under
stood not to be averse to the Chinese
proposition, but Japan declined to agree
to it.
MURAVIEFF TO SAIL FOR
UNITED STATES JULY 26.
Roma, July 10. M. Muravleff. srho ssrTH
act as peace plenipotentiary for Russia,
at Washington, will, it is smed In offi
cial circle, sail for tha United States
July S4. from Cherbourg, en board the
North cSencan IJoyd steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm der Gross
BANK DIRECTORS PROTEST
ORDER AND RECEIVERSHIP.
Resolutlons adopted by the Board of Di
rector) yesterday were:
Revised. That ths tnerabsrs of this board
teer.by put en tecori this esprrssloa cf pro
t.t against t."" action cf Jo F' Sw,r"ri
Srr'i! of ftat- of Ml'sonrt. In prfcurin
the appo4Btaint it a receiver of th- People's
fn'.tej States lisnk uroa sn arotira'ior. ti
tae Circuit Court cf St. Lo! Ointy. Ml.eur.
with.t notice ef any kUid to th! Utkur an.
tf Its efSrers. after bsvlr.g rr-"-3 his ea
tlr tlfe:lon with :h! imsM ant with t.l
i;ars which it had nnn-jrttd lo fclsi tv ta
,-.-. rriw ef this tank. rd write th!
fcrk is in an .ntlrely solsent rendition.
Thia beard furthtrmor- puts or. reeorl this
epre'.on f f"!.1 -."'":t ,J! Vi1
rrdVr issued by If Postrnt.r tfcersl of tre
I'aited Ett-. aft.r rftt.lrg an app.l'atl.n
"ur a hesrlrg before sat.t rtn-.r!fr lien.rsl
nI refulr.s. br 'h AssHtart Atwrnr 4;.n
eral for t.V- post-JKnee D.trtxtot. to per
mit We rptwenatlvi of this bank cr Its
LttorneTs to turrJn te rins rf the pst
oesea instoeters whose atrsnents hsj beea
utanlttVa o ths'ssll Assistant AttoSr-y H-n-era!
for tH l.OfSee XJepaftn-.ot a part
cf t "Ttderre ccnl4red at tae alieeel hear
ln held at TgaaMr-gton. June Jt and ::. iV.
1.., tr.arii protesis ttat there l ao eidnc"
ihtc-er of any tir.rro.-r srtton br tr.H
bass ar.d noc was prsseotej at sitd bearicg
orbas teen rressstei at any tlae.
r.eJoire. TMI It Is tr opinion ef this
n t natter fpreslJ is SJtuerstte cf th"
coe.sfitTjttor.aJ liatits ef tbe officer, and -o-k-
C.v. v"M. t.rk nl Is utuirerlean aal
wa'rstra u all clttiens cf the fnltM Put's
.Jr.. . .5 . artns !ar. or small intT-e:
it ,-i. i mtstiao from a-iea artltrarr attnn
and tat la
our
r.mrJoTi
sotrs
rV Ur bS peaetlr" nxna that sabjeet st-QUll
te tml at ths hands of ocr reoressstatUea
t
re
ure5l THOMAS r. VKTER.
W. F. CARTER.
JAXE3 r. COTLT.
K. O. IWIS.
ttahe1 y Tare lies.
The Central 'District Police were noti
fied last night of a rotbery at Second
street and Clark avenue. Cn lnvest!ga;
Uon It was learned that John Nelson of
No. at Clark avenue was assaulted by
three Taw5 Si robbed of , The victim
exhibited a ssfiy W to
staatiawis
LOSS AT ODESSA NOW I
PLACED AT SZOrOOOrOOO. 2
Odessa. July 10. The authorities
have been informed that the Knlaz
lotemklne has sailed from Kus
tenji. Koumania. for Sevastopol.
The question of Insurance on prop
erty lost by fire in the harbor dur
ing the rtcnt disturbances Is oc
casioning serious disputes between
the Russian and the foreign Insur
ance compcr.les. The foreign cor
porations declare 4 that they wilt
make claims against the Russian
Government. The claimants num
ber about aud the total losses
are now estimated at about .(M.00.
JAPANESE OCCUPY
SAKHALIN TOWN
Little Resistance Offered to Mika
do's Armv by Garrison at Kar
asakorsk? Which Fled and Is
lloinjr. 1'iirsiieil.
Washington. July 19. Minister Grlscom
hts advised the State Department from
Tokio of the "occupation of the Island of
Sakhalin by the Japanese.
KORMKOtSK OCCTPIKD.
Tokio. July 10. 2 p. m. The following
report has been revelved from the Japa
ne' Army headquarters on Sakhalin
Island:
"Our army without much resistance oc
cupied Korsakovsk early en July 8. The
enemy burned the town and retired to po
sition eight miles north, where they re
sumed resistance.
"We dislodged them and are now In
pursuit.
"At 11 a. m. on July f the enemy had
retreated to a point t wont j -two mitts
north of Kcr?kovsk.
"We captured two ll-centlmeter guns,
two Impounders and also an amount ef
ammunition. We suffered no !os."
JAPANESE GRATIFIED.
The announcement of the l.ir.JIng of a
Jaiane?e force on Sakhalin Island and the
occupation of Korcekovyk. followed by the
northern flight, of the garrison, has been
received with great satisfaction by the
Japanewe. The landing of the army at
Sakhalin marks the first entry of the
Japanese upon Russian territory proper.
The Januncso have expressed themselves
pleased to be sgaln In posses-don of the
island, declaring that they have long felt
that the bargain under which thrv relin
qu'ehed the place forty years ago was un
satisfactory. Tho Japunese express belief that they
will speedilv control the entire island, as
they regard th" garrison there a being
Incapable of severe resistance and are
confident that It will be certainly captured.
JAPAN APPARENTLY NOT
IN FAVOR OF ARMISTICE
St. Petersburg. July 10. Although ten
days havo elapsed since Russia Informed
President Roosevelt of her willingness to
conclude on armistice pending the result
of the Washington conference. Japan, so
far as known to the Russian Government,
has not replied to the President's com
munication. When the question of an armistice was
first broached by the ITesident it Is un
derstood that Japan Indicated that she
would decline to agree to a suspension of
hostilities until the plenipotentiaries met.
Russia agreed in principle to this as tbe
basis for negotiation. Since then the
Russian Government feels It has given
ample proof of its desire to concilia.;
peace, and It Is possible It may go a Mep
further.
Rut the impression hre Is that now the
Japanese have made a descent on the Is
land of Sakhalin they nre determined to
hold that island firmly In their grasp be
fore the conference begins. This is a
small task, as the Russian force there is
In no position to contest the Island's oc
cupation. In addition to marines and infantry, the
Japanese landed artillery and cavalry- The
latter are moving rapidly north. The pre
sumption here is that the Russian troops
will depart without fighting, crossing to
Alexar.drovsk on the mainland. The
Novostl B-iys It considers Sakhalin a sec
ond Ala-ka. worth '.s).tO,-0. It 1
possible, however, that Japan might
bktvh to auspend hostilities In Jlanenu
rla. although the latest reports from
there create a strong impression that
Field Marshal Oyama is at last advancing
for a decisive blow.
SEARCHINGFOR AN HEIR
TO RICH IRELAND ESTATE.
Hartford Attaraey Sara Sesme af Oe-
aceadaats af Kllea Wrlxaa
Mas- Uve Here.
An estate in Ireland awaits the appear
ance of th" lawful hlr. who has been
sought throughout this country by the
attorneys representing th" estate. Some
where in St. Iuls. it I bell"ved one of the
detcendants of the former owners of the
estate is living. The following letter from
John J. Dwyer. an sttoraey at No. 2
Stat street. Hartford. Conn.. Is explana
tory
There ta an Mat ef eanrate vatee left
by ora nilen TVrisnn. a native ef County Cork.
Ireland, for wfcich wa hate been uraM n
tir.i tr hairs. aitAo'ai, repeatwl tfcrts tare
tB ir.d. to locate thera tr alverttstng and
other roats.
Kbe waa its daogfc'er cf Kobert JoT Trion
ar. Margaret IMacntr.gv Wrts-fl. Hr mother
had half-brcther. Mrert rSishaJat Uaanlng.
who Is aJJ f hae ecinw f this country about
irti. ar.d disappeared aorej afterwaria.
I am taforrrej that aro people eajre Man
nlnc. wao ar prcbwelr relatet to ter irtothar.
resU ta rcur citr.
HovtmesiTii or oce vessels.
Nw Tek. Jair : Arrirad: Vad-rUsd. Ant
werp aiwl Dos-er: Vorotserrat. Genoa, Nasl-a
ast CaJla.
C'ASttow. July I ArrlTsd: Preneia. M
trl 1 U.erpeol. .
I'al-rmo. Julr -aU'd- Paanoata.
Trlr ar.4 Floine. New Terfc.
Buiccr". Julr . Sailed: fUtaatla,
llamtrurc tsri. IT"r. New Torkj
u:tor. jalv Arrtvea: Caledonia.
uvenool. July ArrHed: Casadta.
Taw
Man-
tTTwver. July 1". Arrt: Zee'-ae. Nw Tors,
Mjnxejts, Jolr !J Arnred: Kaiser Wi:ji.l3
e'er Oroess from ew Tone
Vest Tor. Julr J9. Arn: jaisnasmoa.
f oirtSSrsT'aSy n.-rsd: Staawr
Kaiaer Wlihefca tier Groase. N Tara rU
Plymouta. for Brrrtao (aad roce(
..Trr!.. ?n uaiea: Straaarr Xnttif
Allesrr, troaa Ctsaa aad ". tar Nw Totfe.
t
Items of Interest in the
Big Sale of Linens
Crashes Huck Towels
Table Linens Turkish Towels
Pattern Cloths Damask Towels
Special prices; extra values; finest quali
ties; a sale of great importance.
Housekeepers, hotel and boarding-house
managers, should take advantage of the
opportunities offered.
Crashes
Bleached Crasb. reduced from bi to - ...4c
Brown Russia Crash at 5c
Bleached Huck Crash, reduced from 6,xiTc to 4c
Bleached All-linen Roller Toweling: Crash, reduced
frotnl2Jscto 9c
All-linen Bleached Dish Towcline Crash, reduced
from 12c to. ..... ...... .... ................ . .. sc
Damask Table Linen
62-inch all-linen Cream Dam
ask: reduced -JO
from 65c to vllC
72-Inch all-linen Cream Dam
ask: reduced from C-I
83c to .VOL
72-inca all-linen Cream Dam
ask: extra good values;
reduced from ft-.-
$1.25 to .OOL
72-Inch all-linen bleached
Irish Damask, one of tho
best values this season:
regularly $1.25; QA-
reduced to .7UC
Pattern TaMe Cloths
200 full bleached fine Irish
Linen Damask Table Cloths:
2x3 yards, reduced f.'l Jjn
from 2.75 to 7-.tJJ
Two designs only.
2x2 yards full blcrrhed fine
D .". m a s k Pattern Table
Cloths: ?2.75. ! nn
reduced to &t9
2x2 M yards full bleached tine
Damask rattern l able
Cloths. $3.25.
reduced to
$2.50
2x3 yards full bleached fine
Damask Pattern Table
Cloths: $4.00. tj (IA
reduced to 7)aUv
80 and S Inch Napkins to match.
lam size bleached Turkish
Best quality large size bleached
from 50c to. ..........
Special Prices Marked en
White Goods
Beautiful sheer white materials for dresses, waists;
Batistes, Dimities, India Linons. Madras Shirtings,
Persian Lawns, etc.. Checks and Stripes; rarious de
signs most popular for this
7 He for sheer American Ba
tistes with fancy Jacquard
stripes, suitable for dressing
sacques and Inexpensive
dresses; reduced from 12VJC
to 7Ht
8 l-3c for fancy lace stripe
Lawns; very durabla and ef
fective for outing dresses;
extra good value at 8 l-3c.
JOc fcr mull finish mesh Suit
ing; 32 Inches wide, highly
recommended for hot
weather wear; reduced from
25c to 10c.
JOc for extra quality hair line
Dimity and fancy lace l.awns.
stripes; all staplf patterns:
reduced from 18c to 10c.
25c and 33e for fancy Tuck
ing for waists; reduced from
75c and $1.00.
33c for sheer French Batiste;
75c yard.
BROADWAY
MOODY TO PROBE
COTTON "LEAKS."
fatiaaea risTlpsis:
Secretary as soon as pnlel- .9" J'ffJ
afternoon, between 2 and i o'clock. Mr.
n-iTrh railed upon th" Secretary it. P-ron
ami returnM all the pat'rs ana s-.aira n.i
a prosecution woum ran "-. .., .
ih whole question was a-?' .
Jlr. Hach wbrther an offense against th
law ba.l bern coraralttrf. ar.d htli"r. In
jii opinion, a cnmlral pres-x:ntlon could
b maintalnl." ..! .-
Mr. lleach declined to al anythlnr to
the statieavent alrea.ly slien out bjr Mm.
-icpt to say that 111" conference wa with
thel-eretary alr.f anl that Mr. Mc'-"-- s
function In the matter was simply to ta
him th" patrs in th . ,-, ...
-t.tx the matter was la M tJora Vtr.
Prfach. h" was told that It was t! rteilr"
of Berretarv Wllsn to "onfine th case)
to Holmes alone. When th Srretary as
told that Holme could not b? pro-cut"'t
on the Secret-Service case ha 1 reportei
to have fald: "That Is what I want.
It is dnil that Mr. Kearh had b"fora
Sim all th" testimony on which Holmes
inight be proceeaert against.
nr.i.ir.vE osi.r srnr.cn
HAS BUCK 9CKATC1IED.
Ktit whstber Holmes shall or- shall r.ot
.. K.A..f. ia .e. fh" nuestlon that .s
v- yiv.-.. - ,.,, Th.re. ! r
bel.ef here that, while Holm-, sold the in
formation, th-re were other intolvcl
With hirn. II" desired no -more scanrfnl.
r., t. t. ..lrerf the retention of Mr.
lirde Chief Htstlatlclan. who 1 held by
the Southern Cotton Growers' Association
to bVchleRr ree;onMe for th" leakas.
of the reports ar.d the. manipulation of
crop Sffures.
What is iieeesaarr. in the opinion of
well-informed persons, is to ret nt atl the
arts In th" department and e who is
arullty and to asertain why it wn thnt
Holrne had full am Ins In th- bureau, al
though there wre others in authority
j0 e't" at th facts there ar loud
call for an InJepe-dent Inreftliaiion
wVch will not t iri0u'nceJ any morn by
rV 8"cr"tary of Asritrolture than was
th" Investigation cor.ductrd Ir.to the Po3t
0lce Department by John t. Bristow ln-.-.-..
mttn bv the Potmater Gneral.
Mr Itristow Is fre"-hande-i to tinSertake'
lust such an :nvestlatlon. He has Just
completed anJ made public to-day Ms in
ves'lcatlon Into the Panama Railroad and
transportation seross the Isthmua. He
could take up ths Acrlcultural -K.""
raer.t and go to the bottom of it. When
he" aot throush the department wonld be
relieved of all Its petty frauds and ths
public cojW have confidence once nor
tn the admlnistratotn of som of its
bureaus and In Its crop reports.
Meantime stortea will not dowffc One of
thesn Is that an oatlcial In the desartment
la dosslnated by a woman clerk. Wno has
mkUr-tactenr Mat that It Is th coat-
0actamf
ina, nAr TimnK ,oii. .
wH- feellns. loth i"re nnd ir. .er TorJt.
that onlv th" surfare of the rotton-I-a
iJ.i..". '.-. r, .erntrheil. Ther" !s a
Huck Towels
1 Sx36 - inch Hemmed
Towels; reduced from
14c to. .......
20x40 -inch Hemmed
Towels: reduced from
Huck
10c
Huck
12k
lSxnC-inch Hemmed All-Linea
Huck Towels; reduced ff
from l$c to I9C
20x4rt-inch fine all linen Hem
med Huck Towels: re
duced from SOc to. . . .
23c
Damask Towels
Largo size, all-linen knotted
frinne Damask Towels with
broche borders: re- J2m
dticcd from 5c to .uC
All-iinen scalloped edge Dam
ask Towels with openwork
borders: reduced J5I-
from 35c to. ........ -aivC
Turkish Towels
Large size, unbleachod Tnrk
ish Towels: reduced 2
from 20c to ItfC
Best quality large 6lze tin-
bleached Turkish Towels;
reduced from 35c
to. ...... .......
.25c
Towels, reduced from "0c to
23e
Turkish Towels, reduced ii
- - Wv
season.
lSic for fancy strip India
Liaort Lace Lawns and clus
ter stripe Dimities; goods al
ways In demand; reduced
from 20c.
I.-Ve for Crinkled Batiste la
single and cluster stripes;
very effective and durable;
extra good quality of goods;
made to sell at 3Gc.
I5e for superior quality of
Egyptian Dimity; small, me
dium and largo checks: also
hair lino stripes; reduced
from 35c to 15c.
SOc for English Madras Shirt
ings; small dots and figures:
reduced from 35c.
Sie for superior quality of
Persian Mull; reduced from
40c yard.
beautiful quality; reduced frea
- OIJVE -LOCUST
mon talk of the department. It Is said
that on one oecanlon she thrsw at Ma
hc.i.1 in his ifllce a small Jar of eOr. Otk
another occasion she ordered him out ot
the room and told hlmahe would havshtns
removed.
tor!"s of other kinds are repeat! wMeh
Iniiicifo a remarkable condition In tha
various burraus of tha AsTicultural Da
partm-nt.
WllreOX S41S UK Wlf.1.
TitVT MAKE niTTRACmOJf.
In rpeaklnjr of the threat ef Tbe
II. I'rico to have him arrested forlTael raw
less he retracted. Secretary Wilson ssddt
"I have no Intention of making any aua
He statement, or private statement either.
of th character demanded by M. Ptica
and his altornev. I toM them as laa
nlht. ami they knew exactly how I
about It.
".Mr I'rlcei s.ed me TseilaT t
a -i.itrrcent vhlch h- himself had pra
Xmred. an 1 I emphatically reftssS ta
pbllc" him. The atatemt-nt was one -oner.ii!n?
him from any connection with
the l.'.ik ir. the cotton-crop repcart. He en
dfjxored t cort!r roe that tha atata
nient I Eav t'u on Sattirdajr "onoemlnal
the report of the investigation llbelUd him
and that h" would have recourse against
n In th- l"w. He said he could prove.
n'roer. that h" was in no way Implt
cate.1 with Aswvlat Kiatlatl'la.n Ilotmss.
whom I have fl!rr.Isvd. but 1 replied that
I would r.ot har.jr a pointer dog for suck
in epjrs-on the testimony of brokers) wn
n trylr.a; to corrupt a public oSclal.
KEPI.lt:. TO VAW NIPER
AM "tX'RETARV CHEATtfaSS.
In vl'iw of the ajtrtcttir" passed ops
fcjrn by I C. Van P.ipar. for alleel
breach of confide-ce. and of the erttlclsm
of Richard rh":itham. secretary of tho
Southern Cotton Grows' Association.
tSecretury Wilson liad a few gine'ry re
mark to mak".
"Why. Van l.lrer himself file a state
ment with th department which he had
sworn to." Mr. Wilson said, "and that
statement was amplified later by verbal
testimony In my office. Furthermore. Mr.
Cii'atharn put us onto Mr. Price, and I
fall to te" why be should be so put. out
by the broker's name being mentione-1 la
th report. If these, men So not want to
act th" roueft s'de of my tongue thr had
better kep imr from ray department."
Adrerting again to the rail of Mr. Price
at his home yesterday. Secretary vVllso
said:
"I tsM Mr. Price that I would weUxseo
a libel suit, because we woald then be able
to ej at some of ths facts which that
8"crrt Srvfce m"n had failed to produce.
There are doubtless pome things about
the cotton leak which tha inveatfgatlon
did not uncoer, and which very probably
would come out In court If a libel suit
were beun.
"As for recovering! any ef the morse
which Holmes accumulated through hie
manipulation of the cotton crop reports. Z
do not know how it can be done. He did
not rob th Government of anything, and
Ms Ill-gotten gains were the result ef
helMr-a: one set of ammeters acalost aa-
eutcr.
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