Show BROKER i lOSES r noro SEAT O rui ON Ull N PHILADELPHIA BOARD Under date of May 19 the Ne New York Sun printed the following from Philadelphia Announcement was made by the Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia stock exchange that Colonel Henry HenryD D D. Hughes Hughell had been expelled from memI membership membership mem mem- ir let the organization The action kas I taken at a meeting of ol the governing com corn late lat yesterday afternoon No details of ot the reason for lor expulsion were given the tho members of the committee said that no I further er announcement would be made It was learned that the In Information formation presented presented presented pre pre- to the governing committee and which led to their action was similar to that given to the stock exchange officials four years ago when Colonel Hughes was suspended suspended sus sue from operating on the floor of ot tire the exchange for a a. year Colonel Hughes has been a a. member of the firm of Hughes and Dier and simultaneous with the news of ot othis his expulsion from the stock exchange came the announcement that the firm had been dissolved by by mutual consent to be succeeded succeeded suc sue by E E. D D. Dier Co The first Intimation that the stock exchange exchange ex- ex change felt that all had not been well with the firm was given last week when it was 1 announced that the Western Vestern Union had reI re- re I its tickers s sr from r the offices s of I Hughe and ard d Dier sh h In this S cW city a and in Ne NeI New NewYork I York No information was given but It wa was said that the telegraph company company's s action was taken at the instance C of the stocK 0 I exchange x ha which maintains al t a supervision Jpe 91 ot all offices both those of members and no nonmembers non I members in which the tickers are Installed The committee on quotations and commis- commis of the New York Tork stock exchange held helda a meeting last week and tind Colonel Hughes was summoned to appear before belore it and make explanation of certain tran transactions |