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VOL XXII.
N o . 12.
Published Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, April 11,1896.
flembers of the rioats=Brownell
Company at Loggerheads.
ENJAMIN C. BROWNELL and B. F.
Moats, partners in the Moats-Brownell
Piano Co., Kansas City, Mo., seem to be at
serious loggerheads. Their place of busi-
ness is 1109 Grand avenue. Yesterday after-
noon Mr. Brownell filed a petition for a re-
ceiver for the firm in the office of the clerk
of the circuit court. He makes several
charges against Mr. Moats. He claims that
a few days since he signed a notice of a dis-
solution of partnership without his (Brown-
ell's) consent; that he has learned that in
March he used $300, which was in bank in
the firm's name, to pay an individual debt,
for the payment of which suit had been
brought against him; that he instructed the
clerks of the house to throw him out of
doors if he attempted to touch anything,
although he is still doing business under the
firm name, and that he has appropriated
various moneys collected for the firm, to
his own use.
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Important Concert.
T
HE ^Eolian Co. have arranged an elabo-
rate program for their forthcoming
concert in the Mendelssohn Glee Club Hall,
on Thursday afternoon, April 23. Madame
Nordica, M. Edouard De Reszke, are the
vocalists engaged; Hans Kronold, the re-
nowned "cellist, will appear, and some of
the most noted organists in the city will
play. Mr. Vincente Toledo will accompany
the artists on an ^olian grand. This will
be the only appearance of M. Edouard Ue
Reszke in concert this season.
Executions Against Smith & Co.
WO executions have been recorded
against Henry E. Smith, who did
business under the style of Smith & Co.,
dealing in music boxes at 23 East Four-
teenth street. One in favor of Samuel
Cuendet for $1,750, and the other in favor
of Etnile Barnard for $446. Previous to
locating in New York Mr. Smith was in
business in Philadelphia. It is said he
owes a large sum of money to firms in
Switzerland.
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Two Bankruptcy Bills.
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SINGLE COPIES, IO CENTS
New Yorkers will be humiliated to learn
that the lead of Senators George, of Missis-
sippi, Pugh, of Alabama, and Daniel, of
MERITS OF THE TORREY MEASURE AND DE-
Virginia, was followed by Senator Hill in
recommending this jail-delivery, credit-des-
MERITS OF THE BAILEY MEASURE.
troying bill to the Senate.
The good sense of the members of the
HE Senate Judiciary Committee con- Senate should enable them to discriminate
sidered on Friday last the two bank- between these two bills.
ruptcy bills pending before it. One was
the Torrey bill, which has received the
stamp of approval from the hundreds of Strauch Bros, vs. The flusical Age
commercial bodies throughout the country.
TRAUCH BROS, have succeeded in
It is a measure comprehensive of the rights
serving a summons for libel against
of both debtors and creditors; that is,
Harry
E. Frtund, of the Musical Age, and
under its provisions insolvent persons may
have
engaged
the noted lawyer, Joseph H.
become bankrupts either upon their own
Choate,
together
with Francis G. Moore,
petition or the petition of their creditors
as
attorneys
in
the
case.
followed by a trial in court. It provides
for the discharge of the honest bankrupts,
the punishment of the dishonest ones and Musical Instruments in Dispute.
the equitable distribution of their assets
among their creditors ratably and at small IV-OHLER & CHASE, San Francisco,
J \ Cal., have sued C. K. Holsman, May
cost.
Holsman
and J. A. Holsman to recover a
The other bill considered by the Senate
lot
of
musical
instruments and other prop-
Judiciary Committee was the Bailey bill,
erty
or
for
$391.85,
its value, with $300
as drawn by Mr. Bailey, of Texas, and
damages
for
its
alleged
unlawful detention.
amended by Senator George, of Mississippi.
The
complaint
says
that
the property was
It provides for the distribution of the es-
intrusted
to
the
Pacific
Transfer Com-
tates of debtors, whenever they have any,
pany,
and
by
mistake
delivered
to the de-
in the State Courts and a discharge by the
fendants.
Kohler
&
Chase
offered
to pay
Federal Courts. It is to remain in force
storage,
but
the
defendants
refused
to ac-
only two years. It is so worded that
cept
the
money
or
to
yield
possession
of the
every debtor in the country can be dis-
property.
charged under its provisions except those
who have committed certain acts within
Keep Standing.
three months before or after its passage.
There are no provisions at all for the pun-
EORGE V. MESSITER has been ap-
ishment of fraudulent bankrupts. It is en-
pointed receiver for the Swick Piano
tirely silent upon the rights of creditors to
proceed against debtors who have com- Co. by Judge Lawrence, of the Supreme
mitted fraudulent acts or become insolvent Court, on the application of Peter Everett.
and made default on payments due. Its
passage would be equivalent, as to fraudu-
The Kimball in Springfield, O.
lent debtors in a commercial sense, to a jail
delivery in a criminal sense. If this bill
T will be pleasing news to the general
should become a law no creditor would be
public to know that the Kimball Piano
willing to renew or extend an. old debt, or Co. has decided to permanently locate in
create a new one, as his debtor could with- this city. S. H. Daniels, the hustling and
out let or hindrance prepare for and go into popular manager, has leased the rcom at
voluntary bankruptcy and swindle him out No. 12 South Fountain avenue, and will oc-
of the amount due. The result would be cupy it in a few weeks. The room will be
that the passage of the bill would be fol- completely remodeled and a handsome new
lowed by immediate contraction of credit so front will be put in. Mr. Daniels has just
violent that it would probably result in a returned, from the Chicago factor}', where
panic. During its existence credit would he selected a large number of pianos, which
necessarily be very small in volume and will be here in a few days and sold at fac-
very expensive to those who received it.
tory prices.—Democrat.
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