The evening world. Newspaper, June 28, 1901, Page 1

WEATHER—CONTIN PRICE ONE CENT. RD HOT WEATHE EDITION “ Circulation Books Open to All.’ ALL THE NEWS FO NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JUNE 2s —=— TO PROSECUTE ~ BANK OFFER Marquand & OC The National Hank wa, wit om Washington, Henry Marquand, of Marquand & Do., the brokerage firm which as- Wgned to-day, after having spent a sleepless night, gave way under the toss of worry and heat this after- goon and :ollapsed th his office. He goon recovered, however, and con- Mnued to give his attention to the frm's affairs. A little bit of a railroad, 158 miles tong, one end of it In Shawmut, Pa., the other buried In the wilds of Pike County, but supposedly pointed foward Lake Ontario, caused the fail- ure of his house for millions, the wreckage of the Seventh Jonal Bank, the collapse of a syndicate of Western politicians, a%slump in the Btock Exchange and a sympathetic Qurry In every bourse of Europe. The intimate relations between tho o., Who Caused Seventh National's Collapse by Borrowing on Poor Securities, Fail for, About $3,000,000. Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad and the firm of Marquand & Co, Is shown by the fact that Henry Marquand {3 Vice-President of the railroad and Frank Sullivan Smith, the firm's assignee, Second Vice President. The stocks in which Marquand & Co, are Interested were slaughtered on the xchange to-day, Bergen County Gas and Electric showing a depre- clation of 69 points since the last sale on Monday. Honry Marquand to-day transferred to his father, Henry G. Marquand, the propety at No. 6 Malden lane, with a mortgage of $70,000 for the sum of $1. He has also transferred his share, one-third, in the property at Nos. 160-164 Broadway, to his father for $1, ‘The officers of the Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad, on whose bonds Marquand & Co,, who suspended to-day, got loans from the Seventh National Bank, are John Byrne, Presldent and general manager, of this city and Penn- sylvania; Henry Marquand, a member (Continued on Second Page.) CREAT FORT FOR AALIFAR. ———— English Plahs tor Big Guns and Modern Works. (Bpecial to The Evening World.) HALIFAX, 8. June 2.—The plans for the new fortress for this station are completed and work will commence at once. The fortress will be much larger than that at York redoubt and will be armed with the most powerful of weapons. It will be constructed out of the solld rock. ‘The Imperial authorities selected a large granite cliff which has a hollow in the cehtre. The main part of the fort will be located In this hollow, The fort will have as {ts principal armament aixteen latest kind of guns, which wil. be of the disappearing type. ‘The fort will be the largest this side of the Atlantic, LABOR LEADER COMPERS 1S ILL ; pe He Was Hurt by a Fall from a Street Car. WASHING June 23,—BSamuel Gompers, FP of the American Federation of Labor, In lying dang county HI home In thin chy suff Ing from concussion of the brain and a possible fracture of the skull, While hin condition ts critteal, his physician sayx he probably will re- cov “He was injured last night ax he alighted from a car on which he had b taking his two children for a outing. “a. YORK, Pa., June 23.—By the Rev H. Apple, Henry Hammer, seventy to Mina Kuto Rutlege, forty, ——<————$___ H. wo, Shore KAR, a Rapoaltinn. Broadway, New _—_—— Neglect of Duty and Conspiracy to De- fraud the City Arethe Charges Against the Commissioner. William L. Marks, the Buyer of All the Fire Department Sup- plies, Is Jointly In- dicted. Fire Commissioner John J. Scan- nell was indicted by the Grand Jury @day on two charges—nerlect of duty and conspiracy. On the conspiracy charge he fs in- dicted jointly with his friend, Will- {fam L. Marks, 3oller of Fire Depart- ment supplies. Both men appeared before Justice Cowing soon after the indictments wer- returned. Ball was fixed at $2,500 In each case and was promptly furnished. The offenses charced are meanora. It has been known for some time that there was scandal brewing in the Fire Department and in the methods used by Commissioner Scan- misde- nell in the purchase of sunnlics. Comptroller Coler has repeatedly celled attention to these methods, and the Bonrd of Estimate and Ap- portionzaent has been compelled’ to pass resolutions denouncing them. Complaints had no effect. Manu- facturers of Fire Department sup- plies openly charged that Marks got a commission of 20 per cent. for every pound of supplies purchased by the city. ‘The rule requiring tho awarding of contracts to tue lowest ently disregard- bidders was per ed it was charged. Uniformed officers of the depart- ment complained that the hose and other supplies through Marks were of Inferior quality. Hoth Men tal The Grand Jury has been considering the charges for days. Agents and » men of houses selling Fire Department eupplies were examined, the books of furnished the department we enough evidence was ob seventy-five ‘typewritten citle charges in the Indictment, Amongk the witnesses elle the Grand Jury in the Honner, Charles T, Sits, Ryan, Lewis Nixon . Glimy, Jr, Arthur Vun Veehler, Henry C. Cor- son and A. ‘T. Wall. before Hugh » Patrick F se Thomas Justice Cowing recelyed the tndtet- rents at 1230. Commisstoner Scannell and Marks, who had been expecting that the Grand Jury would find against them, were at the office of Weeks, Buttle & Marshall, Jon ‘Battle, who wud at th Courts Building, nent for th ¢ Mr. a Sernpell in court. Marka waa rep) rented by Henry Enger, of Lavy & Un- xer, Hondamen had been provided for. Michel Kennedy, Alderman from the First Assembly District, who has a en- loon at No, $4 Elm street, went on the !Gommlasioner’s bond. Bail for Marks ‘was furnished by Dr. J: F, Erdman, of NEW # RAC a —— nor PRICE ONE C J, SCANNELL INDICTE Giants and Cincinnatis Play Sizzling-Hot Game— Any, Helnte, a New Yorks Have Fine Batting Streak Fourth and Fifth Innings, and Take Lead. how wonld you Ike to be the Iceman? oe SCANNELL DECL : HE IS NOT GUILTY. “AN that I have to say is that nothing in my conduct in the Fire Department warrants this indictment. vestigation of the Department, in which I will, hi opportunity to face my ac actions.’’—COMMASSIONER SCANNELL, THE PENALTY IF SCANNELL IS GUILTY. 3-8 ARES eo The penalty for the misdemeanors charged against Commiss oner Scannell 1s: One year in prison or $300 fine. If he is found guilty of having neglected his duties, he may be removed from his office. Poltce At Friends of Sma Brovidyn. pol represented Commianioner | j).% vould be sent him, He gay Kot one bulletin Then he te.ephoned and learned that he z to Mra, MeKiniey Ont Driving. | No. 1730 Broadway. Den! se Commissioner Scannell, after consulta- « Gecond Page) WASHINGTON, June Kinley continues to {mprove. her usual drive this forenoon resident: pany them, tc ier Rie a tae \ “MEAN SWINDLER SOUGHT. condition the cash! he hospital 5 nwindled. baustice Due Mr. Joh —Mra, RetaS vith Dr. Rixey did wot” accom: \ ocr Transport May tte 1 MILTON, A transport Armenian, his rd the first shipload of oer Flera to be quartered on Dar Tucker's Islands here, arrived 1 The heaith ollicers only are al the ship at present, It ter ete much sleknes« on! SS CORRECTION. More Rendered, Me- Mr. Pagilught apeaks exceilent linh, and this correction iis made tise to him, An in- users, will surely justify my MANY PRISONERS SICK. Bermuda, June 2s.—7 ‘Through an error Mr, John Pagilught, | | No, 213 Roosevelt street, wan quoted the other day ax apeaking ‘broken English. | fees Pittsburgs Bat Out Three Runs in First| Four Innings and} Blank. the Cham-); pions. | The Bat an * eon xuccemstal in win my the Mitte Hrooklyns games fr the numillat Lecter lorror pe Vy and yeday wed to] umored roared °) runs. , tn juss! BS tiy wan quickly + by Wagner tra nd branstield. Dehle ifted a high third in the I PIRATES BOTHER THE BROOKLYNS. and Beaumont smothered it itu foul My wo Clark, Ne WIUN a ain % Firth Iden, valued by st Syn), be from wary’ Kenituck, Dolan Hitchey at firet weg | the Harlem lot with Is Vinest off Hartem ran y Derby. in ting Order. Cincinnath rley, If. bbs, cf. i , 1b. Crawford, rf. janzel, 1 Magoon, ss. Strang, rf. Steinfekit, a Irwin, 3. Bergen, c. Newton, De 3 ‘s—§mith and Pletz, ‘ POLO GROUNDS, June 23.—It'e eer tainly hot when a ball player takes to cover, ‘The nts and the Heintes aide stepped the sun to-day as religiously a8. A Change in Text Books, ‘ [an old toper sldesteps a ctr purporting to represent the Largest Den Of Polsonous Reptiles In Captivity. Hetore the Yell rings for practice stunts the players usually cavort around the lot, swiping the ball {f they n ket somebody to lob It up, playing tch and toss or chaning tes, But Old 1 beat down upon the Kreen award of h fervor to-day lad of a chance and dream of ‘o make, pro- set Into their ¢ Kong summoned do for a warm up much alacrity a2 No that the players w to He down In the Needed So Warming Up, whiz!’ sald Charley Hickman, Warm? Say hardly makes me of weather remarked from Ten- Southern League, the business, we vases on Walls yne* ont, ale ors phree scoring, ANG