10367. National Bank (Kansas City, MO)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Run → Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
3489
Charter Number
3489
Start Date
July 14, 1893
Location
Kansas City, Missouri (39.100, -94.579)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
ef53bde1

Response Measures

Borrowed from banks or large institutions, Full suspension, Books examined

Other: Bank asked Clearing House for aid; Comptroller of the Currency took charge; stockholders later voted to resume business.

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
100.0%
Date receivership started
1895-03-18
Date receivership terminated
1908-07-01
OCC cause of failure
Losses
Share of assets assessed as good
20.8%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
50.0%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
29.2%

Description

Contemporary articles report heavy and steady withdrawals (a run) culminating in suspension of payment on July 14, 1893 with the Comptroller of the Currency taking charge. Bank requested Clearing House aid ($35,000). Continued coverage shows stockholders voted to resume business and reopening reported in late August/October 1893.

Events (5)

1. April 13, 1886 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. July 14, 1893 Run
Cause
Local Banks
Cause Details
Steady withdrawals since May intensified after failure of a local savings bank; telegraphed request for Clearing House aid was publicized and worsened withdrawals.
Measures
Bank asked the Clearing House for aid and received $35,000; posted notice of suspension and telegraphed Comptroller requesting him to take charge.
Newspaper Excerpt
the suspension was due to a steady withdrawal of deposits since the beginning of the financial stringency... the failure of the savings bank last Tuesday... caused the run to be heavier.
Source
newspapers
3. July 14, 1893 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Suspended payment and was placed in the hands of the Comptroller of the Currency after inability to meet heavy currency orders and withdrawals.
Newspaper Excerpt
This bank has suspended payment and is in the hands of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Source
newspapers
4. August 28, 1893 Reopening
Newspaper Excerpt
At a meeting of the stockholders of the National Bank of Kansas City it was unanimously decided to resume the business of the bank.
Source
newspapers
5. March 18, 1895 Receivership
Source
historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (20)

Article from San Antonio Daily Light, July 15, 1893

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THE PEOPLE SWINDLED By More Busted Banks in Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 15.The North Rup bank of Kansas City, Kansas, of which J.S. Chick, of the National bank of Kansas City, Mo., which failed yesterday, was also president, closed its doors this morning. The examiner, Galbreath, took charge of the suspended Kansas City National bank this morning. There was a quiet run on the National Bank of Commerce, as soon as that concern opened for business this morning. In a statement made public yesterdy, the condition of the bank was shown to be in good condition, and the officials assert that they will be able to stand a .long run, which, however, they think will not be necessary. But little excitement prevails, and it is thought the bank will pull through all right, as it ranks with the strongest in the city.


Article from The Wilmington Daily Republican, July 15, 1893

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Depositors Will Not Lose. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 15.-The National Bank of Kansas City suspended payment yesterday afternoon, and is now in the hands of the comptroller of the currency. The assets will be between $9,000,000 and $3,000,000, and the liabilities between $800,000 and $1,000,000. President Chick is confident that the depositors will be paid in full.


Article from The Providence News, July 15, 1893

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A BIG BANK FAILURE. EXCITEMENT OVER THE COLLAPSE THE KANSAS CITY NATIONAL. Said That the Assets Far Exceed the Lia. bilities and That Depositors Will Lose Nothing-Other Business Troubles. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 15.-The failure of the National Bank of Kansas City has caused a tremendous sensation, as it was entirely unexpected. Just before the closing hour yesterday afternoon a notice was placed in the window stating that the bank had been taken charge of by the Comptroller of Currency. Its president ,J. S. Chick, is one of the best known financiers in the west. The president of the bank states that the assets will amount somewhere between two and three millions and the liabilities to $1,800,000. The bank was considered as sound as any in the Southwest. It is thought that the depositors will receive dollar for dollar. The National Bank of Kansas City was an outgrowth of the bank of Northrup and Chick, which WAS the pioneer banking establishment of Kansas City. In 1862 the firm removed to New York city where it failed in the panic of 1873, but afterwards paid up in full. The following year Northrup and Chick returned to Kansas City and in 1875 they organized the National Bank of Kansas City.


Article from The Sun, July 15, 1893

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AN IMPORTANT BANK STOPS. DOORS CLOSED AT KANSAS CITY BECAUSE OF HEAVY WITHDRAWALS. Comptroller of the Currency In ChargeAssets Between Two and Three Millions -President Chick Says the Depositors will Not Lose n Cent-Aid Refused. KANSAR CITY. July 14.-The National Bank of Kansas City. at the southeast corner of Fifth and Delaware streets, suspended payment at 2:55 o'clock this afternoon. and is now in the hands of the Comptroller of the Currency. The assets. President J. S. Chick said this afternoon. will be between two and three million dollars and the liabilities one million. He says he is confident that the depositors will be paid dollar for dollar. Five minutes before the usual closing time this afternoon Cashier W. J. Anderson sent a telegram to Comptroller Eckels at Washington that the bank had suspended payment and asking him to take charge. A few minutes later the following notice was posted on the door: This bank has suspended payment and is in the hands of the Comptroller of the Currency." The bank was one of the oldest in the city. and Its failure will be felt in Kansas. President Chick said the suspension was due to a stendy withdrawal of deposits since the beginning of the financial stringency. We began to lose deposits early in May." he said. The demand on us went along until the failure of the savings bank last Tuesday. and every day since then the withdrawals of individual and of bank deposits have increased. We thought we could got through to-day. but we were forced to quit just five minutes before the usual time. A few minutes before we closed we received demands for $40,000 by telegraph. We saw we could not stand another day's run. and there was only one thing left for us to do. and we did it. Last night we asked the Clearing House for help. and that fact WAS telegraphed to creditors and depositors out of town and caused the run to be heavier. do not see how the dopositors can lose a penny. Our deposits at one time were about $4,000,000. but they have been drawn down so that they are between $800,000 and $1,000,000. I cannot say what our assets are exactly. but they are between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000. The National Bank of Kansas City had a capital stock of $1,000,000. By its last statement on May 4 it had a surplus fund of $200.000 and undivided profits of $24,060.24. Its circulation in national bank notes was $45,000. which was secured by $50,000 in United States bonds. It has outstanding loans of three and onehalf million dollars. The bank owns the building it occupied at the corner of Fifth and Delaware streets. which. with the furnituro and fixtures therein. is worth about $175,000. The bank also owned real estate and mortgages to the extent of $150,000. In 1884 the National Bank of Kansas City closed its doors for about half an hour on account of the failure of Donnell, Lawson & Simpson n New York. but reopened without loss to any one. The National Bank of Kansas City was an outgrowth of the bank of Northrup & Chick. which was the pioneer banking establishment of Kansas City. In 1862 the firm removed to New York city. where it failed in the panic of 1873. but afterward paid in full. The following year Northrup and Chick returned to Kansas City, and in 1875 organized the National Bank of Kansas City. Four of the national banks to-day publish reports of their condition at the close of business July 12. being the report called for yesterday by the Comptroller of the Currency. The report of the Citizens' National shows deposits of $800,200. with n cash reserve of $401.200 Union National. deposits of $1.696.200: cash reserve. $964,277. Missouri National. deposits, 900,800; cash reserve. $271.024. Metropolitan National. deposits. $1,905.200: reserve. $891,200. The publication of the statements to-day. which are exceptionally favorable, is expected to allav. in a great measure. the uneasiness caused by to-day's failure.


Article from The Waco Evening News, July 15, 1893

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BANKS IN KANSAS CITY Two Failed and Others Standing Heavy Runs. A MINING SYNDICATE FAILS A Libel Suit Against a City Cannot be Maintained. Kansas City Banking Troubles. By Associated Press to The News. KANSAS CITY, July 15.-The Northrup bank of Kansas City, of which J. S. Stick of the National bank of Kansas City, Mo., which failed yesterday, was also president, closed its doors this morning. Bank Examiner Galbreath took charge of the suspended Kansas City National bank this morning. There was quite a run on the National Bank of Commerce as soon as that concern opened for business this morning. In a state. ment made yesterday the condition of the bank was shown to be good, and the officials assert that they will be able to stand a long run, which, however, they think will not be necessary. But little excitement prevaile, and it is thought the bank will pull through all right, as it ranks with the strongest in the city The directors of the Bank of Commerce held a meeting " consider the financial situation yester. day. After very careful examining into the condition of the bank the members of the directory signed as agreement individually pledging their entire estate for the security 8 of depositors. There was not a member of the board who hesitated to sign the paper that made him liable for the entire amount of the a deposits held by the bank, 80 great t was their confidence in the bank's e stability. The directorate repre. sents a combined wealth of two o million dollars.


Article from The Morning Call, July 15, 1893

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Failure of the Kansas City National. IS WAITE DISCREDITED. A Denver Banker Passes Some Severe Strictures on the Silver Alarmists of Colorado. Special to THE MORNING CALL KANSAS CITY. July 14.-The National Bank of Kansas City suspended payment this afternoon and is now in the hands of the Comptroller of the Currency. The assets, according to President Chick. are between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000. while the liabilities are between $800,000 and $1,000,000. Chick is confident the depositors will be paid dollar for dollar. He said the suspension was due to the steady withdrawal of deposits since the beginning of the financial stringency. "We began to lose deposits early in May," he said. "The demands on us went along quietly but steadily until the failure of the savings bank last Tuesday, and every day since then the withdrawals of deposits have been heavier. We thought we could get through to-day, but we were forced to quit just five minutes before the usual time. Last night we asked the Clearing-house to help us. and that fact was telegraphed to our creditors and depositors out of town and caused the run to be heavier. We asked for ample aid from the Clearing-house, and this morning we received $35,000. Orders for currency came in so heavily, however, that we could not possibly fill them." The National Bank of Kansas City had a capital stock of $1,000,000. The last statement made on May 4 showed a surplus fund of $200,000 and undivided profits of $24,660. It has outstanding loans of about $3,500,000. Four of the other National Banks in the city publish to-night reports of their condition at the close of business July 14, and all of them being exceptionally favorable, they are expected to allay in a great measure the uneasiness caused by to-day's failure. As a result of the failure of the National Bank the Franklin Savings Bank this evening made an assignment for the benefit of creditors. The latter bank cleared through the Kansas City National, and considerable of its money is tied up in the latter's failure. The bank carried a line of deposits amounting now to only $50,000. The assets are considerably in excess of that sum. DENVER, July 4-This afternoon W. H. Rush and N. M. Tabor, lessees of the Brown Palace Hotel, made an assignment. Their liabilities are placed at $650,000 and the assets at $2,222,000. The assets consist principally of real estate, hotel furniture and bills due. The failure includes the furniture of the Hotel Metropole, the Tabor-Pierce Lumber Company and $531,000 of the stock of the Windsor Farm Company, held by Mr. Bush. It is believed the assets will be materially decreased before liquidation is effected. The failure will in no way affect the Brown Palace building, which will not be closed. MEADVILLE, Tenn., July 14.-S. T. Dick of the banking firm of J. R. Dick & Co. committed suicide this morning. A heavy run on the bank yesterday is the cause. Dick had been in ill health some time. A meeting of friends of the firm was held to-day. The situation was thoroughly canvassed, and it was given out after the conference that the bank was solvent and abundantiy able to pay all depositors. PLYMOUTH, July 14.-Buck & Towne, bankers and hardware men, have failed. They promise to pay in full. CHICAGO, July 14.-A Record special from Ishpeming, Mich., says: "It is learned at midnight that the Schlesinger syndicate, the largest operators in ore in the world, have failed, with millions of liabilities. It is not possible to get any details to-night, but it is rumored that there will be developments that will cause a sensation."


Article from Morning Journal and Courier, July 15, 1893

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All Depositors Will Be Paid. KANSAS CITY, July 14.-The National Bank of Kansas City suspended payment this afternoon and is now in the hands of the comptroller of the currency. The assets, President Chick says, will be between two millions and three millions and liabilities $800,000 to $1,000,000. He is confident that the depositors will be paid dollar for dollar. President Chick states that the suspension was due to steady withdrawal of deposits since the beginning of the financial stringency. The bank has a capital stock of $1,000,000.


Article from The Salt Lake Herald, July 15, 1893

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FAILURE AT KANSAS CITY. One of the Strongest National Banks of That City Closed. CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. A Steady Withdrawal of Deposits for Some Time Past. Assets Are Double the Liabilities-The Bank Forced to Quit Just Five Minutes Before Closing Time-Help from the Clearing House. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 14.-The National Bank of Fansas City suspended payment this aff noo and is now in the hands of the co ptrollor of the currency. The assets, J resident J. S. Chick said, will be betwee $2,000,000 and $3,000,000 and liabilities between $800,000 and $1,000,000. He is confident depositors will be paid dollar for dollar. President Chick said the suspension was due to the steady withdrawal of deposits since the beginning of the financial stringency. "We began to lose deposits early in May," he said, "and the demand on us went along until the failure of the Savings bank last Tuesday, and every day since then the withdrawals of deposits have been heavier. We thought we could get through today, but we were forced to quit just five minutes before the usual time. 'Last night we asked the clearing house for help, and that fact was telegraphed to creditors and depositors out of town and caused the run to be heavier. We asked for ample aid from the clearing house, and this morning we received $35,000. Orders for currency came in so heavily, however, that we could not possibly fill them. " Four of the other national banks in this city publish tonight a report of their con lition at the close of business on July 12 and all of them being exceptionally favorable are expected to allay in a great measure the uneasiness caused by today's failure, The National bank of Kansas City had a capital stock of $1,000,000. The last statement on May 4 showed a surplus fund of $200,000 and undivided profits of $24,660. It has outstanding in loans about $3,500,000. As a result of the failure of the National Bank of Kansas City today the Franken savings bank this evening made an assignment for the benefit of its creditors. The latter bank cleared through the Kansas City National and considerable of its money is tied up in the latter's failure. The bank carried a line of deposits amounting now only to $50,000. Assets considerably in excess of that sum.


Article from New-York Tribune, July 15, 1893

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A HEAVY FAILURE IN THE WEST. THE NATIONAL BANK OF KANSAS CITY FORCED BY WITHDRAWALS TO CLOSE ITS DOORS. Kansas City, July 14.-The National Bank of Kansas City suspended payment at 2:55 o'clock this afternoon and is now in the hands of the Controller of the Currency. The assets, President Chick said this afternoon, will be between $2,000,000 and 83. 000.000, and the liabilities between $800,000 and $1,000,000. He is confident that the depositors will be paid dollar for dollar. President Chick said that the suspension was due to steady withdrawal of depo-its since the beginning of the financial striugency. "We began to lose deposits early In May," he said. "The demand on us went along until the failure of the savings bank last Tuesday, and every day since then the withdrawals of individual and of bank deposits have been heavier. We thought we could get through to-day, but we were forced to quit just five minutes before the usual time. A few minutes before we clo-ed we received demands for $40,000 by tele graph. We saw we could not stand another day's run and there was only one thing left for us to do and we did it. "Last night we asked the Clearing House for help and that fact was telegraphed to creditors and depositors out of town and caused the run to be heavier. We asked for ample aid from the Clearing House and this morning We received $35,000. The orders for currency came in so heavily, however, that we could not possibly fill them. "1 do not see how the depositors can lose a penny." continued Mr. Chick. "Our deposits at one time were about $4,000,000, but they have been drawn down so that they are now between $800,000 and $1,000,000. I cannot tell what our assets are exactly, but they are between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000. They are largely in mercantile and back loans. The National Bank of Kansas City had a capital stock of $1,000,000. Our last statement on May 4 had a sunplus fund of $200,000 and undivided profits of $24,600 24. Its circulation in National bank notes was $45,000, which was secured by $50,000 in United States bonds. It has outstanding loans 01 about $3,500,000." The National Bank of Kansas City was an ontgrowth of the Bank of Northrup & Chick. which was the pioneer banking establishment of Kansas City. In 1862 the firm removed 10 New-York City. where it filled in the panic of 1873. but afterward paid in full. The following year Northrup & Chick returned to Kansas City and in 1875 they organized the National Bank of Kansas City. Four of the National banks -day publish reports of their condition at the close of business July 12. being the report called for yesTerday by the Controller of the Currency. The report of the Citizens' National shows deposits of 8800.200 with cash reserve of 8401. 266: Union National deposits of $1,696,200. and cash Missouri National. deposits. $900,800 and cash reserve. $271.024: Metropolitan National, deposits. $1,905,200. and reserve, $891,200. The pub. lication of the statements to-day, which are exceptionally favorable, is expected to allay in a great measure the inneastness caused by 10-day's failure.


Article from New-York Tribune, July 19, 1893

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eastern Kansas. It had a capital stock of $300,000 fully paid in, and has always stood all runs. A run on the People's Savings Bank was started, but the thirty day law was taken advantage of, and the bank was saved from being swamped. Topeka, Kan., July 18.-State Bank Examiner Breidenthal this morning received notice of the fail. ures of the Citizens' Bank of Kansas City, Kan.; of the Bank of Richmond, and of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank. at Ossawattomie. The concerns all did a small business. Statements are unobtainable. The opinion Is expressed that other institutions throughout the State will soon go under. Toledo, July 18.-The Citizens' Bank of Ada, the most prominent one in Hardin County, failed to open its doors this morning. Its owner, Peter Ablfield, has controlled it for over a quarter of a century, and is one of the wealthiest men of that section. No statement of assets and liabilities, or the cause of failure, can be obtained. Anacortes, Wash.. July 18.-The Bank of Anacortes failed to open its doors yesterday, owing to inability to realize on securities. The liabilities are $29,000 and the assets, $78,000. Depositors will be paid in full. Kansas City, July 18.-Although last night the bankers of Kansas City did not expect to get through to-day without trouble. none came: and the impresston prevails that to-day marked the beginning of the end of the recent financial flurry. There is evidence to-day that the people have stopped to think. It is a notable fact that no man who had money in the bank of Kansas City or the Missouri National has the slightest doubt of getting every cent of it. The banks in Kansas City which have failed are the National Bank of Kansas City. the Missouri National Bank. the Kansas City Safe Deposit and Savings Bank. and the Bank of Grand Avenue, the latter being a State bank. Armourdale, Kan July 18.-The Citizens' Bank sugpended payment to day with assets of $151.000 and liabilities of $126,500. State Bank Commissioner Breiden that took possession of the bank. Among the heavy creditors of the bank is the county of Wyandotto, which had on deposit some $40,000 of its funds.


Article from The Green Forest Tribune, July 20, 1893

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THE WEEK'S NEWS IN BRIEF. MANYINCIDENTS REDUCED FROM COLUMNS TO SHORT, SPICY PARAGRAPHS. Everything Eliminated But Facts For the Special Convenience of Roaders of The Tribune. THE Bank of Commerce of Springfield, Mo has failed. DUN'S trade review notes a better tone, but with a waiting policy. THE execution of the Choctaw prisoners has been suspended until August 4. THE flour output for the past week was very light. 'I he market remains quiet. THE big Elgin smelter at Leadville, Colo., has shut down, owing to the low price of silver. POSTMASTER GENERAL BISSELL has decided to abandon three sizes of the postal cards now in use. THE wife of a Little Rock gambler attempted suicide Mouday because of alleged mistreatment. FOUR persons were killed and seven badly injured last Saturday by an explosion of fireworks at Chicago. THE Baptist Young People's Union In- of America met in international convention at dianapolis last Thursday. THERE is a fund of $13 000,000, amassed by sales of cotton seized during the late war, lying idle at Washington. A PARTY of hunters discovered a few days ago near Weston, W. Va.. what appears to be an incipient yolcano, TWENTY-FIVE hundred pensioners have already been suspended since Hoke Smith's famous order went into effect. GOVERNOR FISHBACK granted a respite to William Smith, who was to have been hanged at Camden last Thursday. ENGINE 999 of the New York Central railroad has recently made a record of 112 miles perhour-exceeding any on record. THE Silver Convention at Denver, the 13th inst, issued a strong appeal to the country at large in behalf of silver. THE meeting of silver men in St. Louis next week will not take the form of a convention, but will be merely a conference. AT Yalta, Russia, a mob attacked the Jewish residents of the town and killed many, besides taking all the Jews' belongings. THUS far this month, the Government purchased but a small per cent of the silver has which must be bought every month under the Sherman law. THE World's Fair directors by a decissive vote last Friday decided that after Sunday, July 16, the Fair will no longer be kept open on Sundays. HON. R. T. KERR, a prominent attorof Ft Smith. committed suicide by shooting himself ney last Thursday morning. No reason can be found for his act. DEMOCRATS of New York City who opposed to domination of Tammany have be organized are the Citizens' Democracy which will hostile to the machine. NEW YORK bankers say that the financial situation throughout the country is certainly improving because currency is beginning to come back to them. AT Bloomington, Ill., Mrs. F. H. McIntosh, who had been thought to be dead. suddenly recovered consciousness. said she had been in heaven and now would live. YOUNG-MAN-AFRAID-0 F-H IS-HORSES, the head chief of the Sioux Indians, died suddenly while on a visit to* the Crow agency. He will be succeeded by Little Wound. MRS. DR. MYER was arrested last Thursday at Detroit, charged with having mur- theu dered several men she had married and poisoned to get the insurance ou their lives. IN a fight with 600 pirates in Chinese waters, recently, 60. Government soldiers were killed, three gunboats routed and ships they were guarding captured by the freebooters. SPECIAL examinations of applications for pensions, in which the first payment would ordinarily have been allowed, have resulted in the saving to the Government in two months of $112,000. ON Monday of last week 18 or more firemen met a horrible death while trying to the Cold Storage building at which burned up covering some save r air, the World's of them 20 feet in the debris. CORBETT and Jackson have signed an agreement to fight June '94 for the largest purse ever offered by any reputable athletic organization. Corbett is also to fight Mitchell in September of this year. THE beautiful crystal fountain which the ladies of Hot Springs donated to the Arkan) sas building at the World's Fair fell from its pedestal one day last week and was broken beyoud repair. It cost $100. A NEW comet has been discovered. It called Roredame's Comet, after James RoreSalt Lake, Utah. who it 10 o'clock on the night of is dare first at of discovered the 8th inst. and It was quite visible here on Wednesday Thursday nights of last week. THE International Railway commisto make surveys for a the systems of railroad sion. appointed connecting and the line is three for preAmericas, has completed its work paring a report show ing the feasibility of such a project, which will go before Congress. THE National bank of Kansas City has suspended It has assets of between #:, 000,000 and $3,000,000 and liabilities of about $1,000,000. Heavy and protracted withdrawals caused the bank to suspend. It a of $1,000,000 and was the of deposits capital pioneer bank had of Kussus City.


Article from Warren Sheaf, July 20, 1893

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BORELY TRIED. Tansas City Banks Forced to Stand Heavy Run-All Demanda Promptly However-Business Troubles at Other Points. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 16 -Saturday was trying day for the banks of Kansas City but they weathered the storm admirably The failure of the National bank of Kansas City five minutes before closing time Friday created a very panicky feeling and all the bankers opened their doors Sat urday morning expecting 'runs' of more or less consequence. The publication of the statements of all the banks in the morning papers was calcu lated to restore confidence. The banks were prepared as well as could be to withstand any attack and as soon as the doors of the Bank of Commerce the Missouri national. the Metropolitan, the Union national and the Midland were thrown open the people began to collect about them and many drew out their deposits. Only however, in the Bank of Commerce. the Missouri and the Metropolitan were there any well-defined runs, and these banks withstood them successfully A run by heavy depositors caused the suspension of the Northrup bank. the oldest financial institution in Kansas City, Kan The assets are placed at $475,000, with liabilities amounting to $315,000. The Armourdale bank at 415 Kansas avenue, Armourdale, suspended pay. exent at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and was placed in the hands of Bank Commissioner Breidenthal of Kansas. The liabilities are $35,000 and the assets about double that amount A number of the Karsas City banks kept openuntil 6 o'clock, but very few of the depositors availed themselves of the opportunity to withdraw their money. The banks are amply prepared to meet any further demands made upon them, but it is thought that the flurry is over and the excitement ended. CLEVELAND O. July 17.-A dispatch from Ishpeming, Mich., says that the Schleisinger syndicate, the largest ore operators in the world, are in difficulty owing to the depression in the trade. Adolf Schleisinger, one of the organizers of the syndicate, says the output was reduced 25 per cent. some time ago All the mines are in Michigan and the central of fice is in Milwaukee. The plants owned by the syndicate are: The Chapin Mining company, the Buffalo Mining company, York Mining company, Arogan Mining company, Claire Mining company and Sunday Lode Mining company. These individ ual companies, all owning mines. were consolidated four years ago by Schleisinger Brothers, and, it is said. on insufficient capital. It is also said the syndicate went too deeply into railroad building Schlesinger's properties have over $1,000,000 worth of paper held by Milwaukee banks, and it is considered probable they will help him out Schlesinger began operations four years ago and has cut a large figure in the iron trade. He was embarrassed ten years ago, but sold the Escanaba, Iron Mountain & Western railway to the Chicago & Northwestern railway and pulled out of difficulties. If matters cannot be fixed here it will probably lead to trouble at his numerous other mines, employing nearly 2,500 men all told. PEORIA. Ill., July 19.-William Oberhauser's private bank failed Saturday much to the surprise of the community The liabilities are $60,422 against scheduled assets of $69,637. The assignment is due to the loss of money in the American national bank at Kansas City, and it is the first to be made here during the present financial troubles. The bank was an old-established institution. Charles Tehrmann is assignee. CARMI, III. July 17 The old banking-house of Hay & Webb has made a general assignment to P. A. Pearce. Assets, $216,267; liabilities, $180,000 Hay & Webb have been in business here for thirty-five years and enjoyed the confidence of the entire community Large loans on long time. large sums invested in real estate and the stringency of the money market caused the failure. All creditors will be paid in full. CHICAGO, July 17.-The George W. Ludlow Shoe company made an assignment in connection with its failure at Elgin. This is one of the largest wholesale shoe concerns in the country. It removed its factory and offices from Chicago to Elgin January 1 last and since that time has conducted its business in the latter city, No financial statement has been made. NEW YORK, July 7.-Chancellor McGill at Jersey City has appointed John C. Paul, of Plainfield, N.J., receiver of the Garwood steel works. The company was originally a Boston concern The works are at Garwood, N. Y and $300.00 has been lost in following à new process in making steel car wheels CHICAGO, July The Bouton Foun dry company, located at Thirty-ninth street and Evans avenue, made an as signment in the county Saturday in favor of the Equitable Trust company. The assets are figured at 8175,000; liabilities at $200,000. CINCINNATI, July 17. The John Kauffman Brewing company went into the hands of a receiver Saturday Pressing claims and inability to obtain ready_cash caused the action. The assets are given at $600,000 and the liabilities only $150,000. WAYLAID THE SHERIFF. An Arkansas Officer Shot and Robbed of $12,000 Near Memphis. MEMPHIS,Tenn.,July 17.-Friday night heriffWerner.of_Crittenden county


Article from The Worthington Advance, July 20, 1893

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freight wreck at Henry. ville, Ind TILLIE WILLIAMS Otto Reineek and Annie Watson, a noted Chicago gang or thiev?s, were sentenced at Denver to ten years each in the penitentiary. WILLIAM SHANNON and Thomas Craig, two well-known explorers, were drowned by the capaising of their boat in Rainy lake, Minnesota THE Indianapolis servant of the Koes ters, Anna Wagner, has been indicted for poisoning five of the family. AT the age of 110 years James McCormick died at Darwin, III. THE sudden death of Gen. W. H. Enochs, congressman from the Tenth district of Ohio, occurred at his home in Ironton. THE doors of the Nebraska savings bank at Lincoln were closed with liabilities of $100,000. J. K. ARMSTRONG, of Tipton, O., county treasurer, was said to be short $25,0000 in his accounts. FLAMES nearly wiped out the business section of Luckey, O., the loss being $100,000. IN session at Nashville, Tenn., the National Retail Clerks' union decided to make Chicago their permanent headquarters and elected F. P. Fitzwilliams of Nashville, as president. IN Detroit H. C. Meyer was ar. rested, charged with poisoning no less than five young women-each of whom he represented as his wife-and one man, for the purpose of securing life insurance which he had taken out on their lives, IN Chicago six deaths from sunstroke and a large number of serious cases of prostration were reported on the 14th. AT Tacoma, Wash., the United States grand jury indicted President Van Horne, of the Capadian Pacific railroad, and all the other leading officials for violating the interstate commerce law. IN a railway wreck at Vincennes, Ind., five Knights of Pythias were injured. one of them fatally. JOHN H. CHAPMAN, of Chicago, was reelected president at the annual meeting in Indianapolis of the Baptist Young People's Union of America. N. M. TABOR and W. H. Bush, lessees of the Brown Palace hotel in Denver, made an assignment with liabilities placed at $650,000. THE local directory of the World's Columbian exposition by a vote of 24 to 4 passed resolutions rescinding the action of the meeting of May 16 and ordered the gates closed on all Sundays after the 16th. By a eyclone which passed over Stillwater, Minn., and vicinity two persons were killed, over a dozen injured and much property destroyed. DURING a battle with French gunboats on the Meinam river twenty Siamese were killed and fourteen wounded. HAY & WEBB'S bank at Carmi, III., made a general assignment with liabilities of $176,000 and assets of $216,000. THE world's fair auditor in his report shows that the total receipts of the exposition up to June 30 were $21,251,316 and total expenses were $20,610,160. MARY SCHIREBER, aged 5, and Annie Geary, aged 18, were burned to death at their home in Port Clinton, O., by an explosion of gasoline, the head chief of the Sioux nation of Indians, dropped dead at Newcastle, Wyo. THE Schleisinger syndicate at Ishpeming, Mich., the largest operators in orein the world, weresaid to have failed with millions of liabilities. IN Wyoming an army of crickets was devastating every sort of vegetation. THE doors of the national bank of Kansas City, Mo., were closed with liabilities of $1,000,000 and assets of $3,000,000. The failure caused the Franklin savings bank of the same city to suspend.


Article from Eagle River Review, July 20, 1893

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DENVER BANKERS FAIL. a The Colorado Metropolis, Experiences Severe Financial Blow. Col., July 17.-The first bank DENVER, in Denver since 1874 occurred Savfailure morning, when the Savings People's Bank this Bank, the Colorado Dime and ings the Rocky Mountain their doors. and Savings Bank closed $1,500,000 An Dollar estimate of the assets are with liabilities Colorado at Savings $1,330,000. Bank, of which o. AtF. The K. Atkins is president statement and C. to the kins cashier, Frederick in their Butters, place at the assignee, due depositors accounts $50,699.36; $435, open certificates of deposit, cashier's 108.54; other banks, $3,236.95; over liabilidue $625. Their assets good comchecks, what is declared to be is $73, ties mercial in paper, well secured, G. 063.72. F. W. Woodbury is the president Rocky and Mountain F. Clark Dime cashier and Dollar H. of Blakeny Savings was Bank, this of made been made, but morning which Charles assignee. A detailed it has not yet institution statement books of the the assets from would the appear and that the liabilithe are $156,803.53 The officers the of deinstitution ties $105,654.32 positively assert dollar. that It is unwill not lose a were derstood positors that all the was assignments done for self-pro- detection preconcerted and for and the protection cause of of the the failpositors. the The universal direct securities. hard times and ures was realize on the inability President Lawrence. to of this People's mornBank, in a up to six deposit Savings ing, weeks said ago the had savings a most $1,300,000 successful bank and career had $112, having paid Saturday 482. May means 23 to The of and its in was night the causeless depositors really bank left when continued but were the run in to entire exhausted which 'interest pledged assign. up available started to their The and last nothing of the institution but the feeling has been officers to its support, among Eastern published been estates that recently banks and engendered financial expressions institutions her- and by alded the demonstrations from Colorado that or $1,000 that have a signed thirty-day by to note for worth Colorado immediate money was raise $100,000 parties written upon. $4,000,000 not made worth to the paper it was efforts were Most persistent assistance to tide this the obtain temporary to four days ago, bank over assistance was but convention and up banks, promised since the by in Eastern of the recent all over this the doings city became known were cancelled left country these promises no alternative was nearly by telegraph and amounting of to deposwith notice for the near maturing banks $500,000 future its staring the within hand paid down in the for to the $223-but face and the to cash make and on benefit a.full assignment of all. in The no National the protection Savings Bank will Bank failure affect in the People's other national banks, trouble is way which, with sound, all and there is no is Bank perfectly outside the savings bank. Savings Arunon the The Denver bank is taking advan; days impending. and sixty tage of the and is paying over CITY, Mo., July the publishing of strength Saturday, assertions amounts notfication KANSAS law thirty $25. statement and 17.-Despite taken out pos- the no of a favorable Bank was the of by the comptroller noon to-day. rency shortly closed as to get bank was was impossible session Missouri and National immediately it before officers. of The tight Mis- cur- The as a a clam from the new bank, having in January, of $250,000, and ital stock, According in to statement Saturday the request and of surplus souri statement opened National is paid $6,000. in, is a 1891. issued It has a com- their sight cap- the its pliance with of currency, cash $271,024, and comptroller were placed at The officers exchange at $900,763. Henry C. Kumpf, are the D. deposits V. ice-president; Rieger, president; R. D. Covington, cashier. officers show the assets excepting to be cap- $1, 154,78 The and the about liabilities, $700,000. nation- During ital stock the different quite the run on here Saturday, the Missbanks was precipitated the withdrawals a run National, though the small alone morning, al ouri were made by however, money, several deposithe made further tors. large depositors This amounts, withdrew running their well continu- up into impossible. by ance and the thousands, was brewer, restored For a while deposition slight Ferd. lost confidence a local at this soon Heim, in the concern, Aid had been asked New $32,000 effect for good.e National Bank was of the Third assistance its from York and the bank paid cent. the on City On July 1 the 3 per official the annual that depositors regular way. declared dividend dollar. of The will be paid dollar for


Article from The Weekly Tribune, July 21, 1893

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The Chicago theatres will give benefits for the cold storage tire sufferers. The first clause of the German army bill passed by a majority of eleven and is equivalent to the passage of the whole bill. The French chamber of deputies will probably be dissolved on Thursday. Half a million in gold reached New York from Havana. Capt. Oscar Lenge, the first Swede settler in Chicago, died of pneumonia. Gen. W. H. Enochs, an Ohio congressman. is dead. Active hostilities have broken out in Samoa. Bar silver. 72@73. The Stallion, Rolla W, valued at ten thousand dollars, dropped deat at Saginaw, Mich. At Waltham, Mass., Henry White, town treasurer. and his son were dangerously injured and White's wife killed by a train striking the carriage in which they were riding on a crossing. The demand for American hay in Europe continues. The chamber of deputies voted confidence in the Brazilian cabinet. A storm at the Wisconsin National guard camp at Camp Douglass killed George Clary of Darlington and injured several others. A quiet run on Kansas City banks ended at noon. San Francisco will send delegates to the Chicago silver convention. The private bank of Hay & Webb. Carmi. Ills., failed with assets of 8215,000: liabilities. $170,000. The government bought 100,000 ounces of silver yesterday at 721 §C. The Sangerfest at Cleveland has ended. The German army bill passed the second reading. The New York financial situation continues to improve. The Idaho State Silver convention will meet at Ketchum Aug. 12. The French at the world's fair celebrated the Fall of the Bastile informally. The Buckeye Cycle company, of Cincinnati. failed for 850,000; assets. 881, 000. The Critish brig Derma. arrived off Hampton roads with yellow fever on board. Eight unidentified world's fair fire dead were buried with appropriate ceremonies. Twenty Siamese were killed in a fight with French gunboats in the river below Bangkok. Banker S. T. Dick suicided at Mead ville, Pa., because of a run on his bank last Thursday. The Cook & Smith Manufacturing company at Cedar Rapids. was damaged 840,000 by fire. William Cook. of Pemberton, Ohio. thrashed his children SO badly that two of them may die. President Carnot celebrated the 104th anniversary of the Fall of the Bastile by pardoning 319 political prisoners. The National bank of Kansas City, with a capital of one million dollars, has been placed in the hands of a receiver. The NortLern Pacific won t pay for the Seattle and Lake Shore road be cause the contract has been declared illegal. The United States grand jury, at Tacoma. ind eted President Van Horne of the Canadian Pacific and local agents for secret rate cutting. Julia Mitchell. of Brooklyn. and Chas. F. Sistare, of New London, Conn., died from injuries received in the West Shore accident at Newburg, N.Y. The New York Herald says the Irish democrats are seriously disaffected be cause President Gannon of the National league received no appointment. The German army bill passed its third reading by a vote of 201 to 185 and the reichstag was declared closed. The Northup Banking company of Kansas City failed, with assets of 8475,000; liabilities, $315,000. Depositors will be paid in full. Six Pleasant Hill (Mo.) business houses burned, causing a loss aggregat-


Article from The Providence News, August 28, 1893

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National Banks Reopen. LOUISVILLE, Auz. 28.-The Fourth National mank. one of thefive Louisville banks to suspend paymentduring the recent panic, has resumed business. The City Nationat" and the Merchants National will also resume in a few days. CRICAGO, Aug. 28,-At a meeting of the stockholders of the National Bank of Kansas City it was unanimously decided to resume the business of the bank.


Article from Connecticut Western News, October 12, 1893

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NEWS OF THE WEEK. Thursday, Oct. a. in Harrison R. Thornton, missionary Alaska, was killed by natives Walter H. Rett, A well known Atlanta lawyer, killed himself with a pistol. The switchmen on the Illinois returned Central and Yazoo and Mississippi have to work. The National Baseball league had a most & prosperous season, every olub having credit balance. National bank of Kansas City, which to recently The suspended, has been permitted reopen stockholders' for business. meeting of the shortest Louis The and Nashville road was the on ville record, lasting but 15 minutes. directors of the Episcopal Theolog have soThe school at Cambridge, Mass. as lected ical Rev. George Hodges of Pittsburg dean. Efforts are making to secure fever an appro- sufof $80,000 for the yellow death and printion at Brunswick, Ga. One ferers 16 new cases were reported there yesterday. Friday, Oct. 6. Colored Odd Fellows celebrated their semicentennial at Philadelphia in billion cigarettes were smoked ended this country Three in the fiscal year just Hanlan offers to back Dunnan to Edward row Gaudaur 136 miles straightaway race for $1,000. total score in the great international billiard The match New York is: Roberts, on 6,401; Superintendent Ives, 5,786. Byrnes of New York out a ne fell the stairway at his home and vere gash over his eye. F. Tennis who assaulted sentenced and murdered Benjamin a 9-year-old girl, was to be banged at whose Harrisburg. body was found along be Isaac railroad Green, track near Highbridge, is the lieved to have been murdered. its Bank of England has reduced The discount from 83 to percent. the last Its rate bullion of decreased 2802,000 during week. Heins Bros. & Co.'s pickle establishment $20,000; was burned. Loca. Heinx, Jr., at Pittsburg One of the firm, J. O. works. was insured. arrested for setting fire to the Saturday, Oct. 7. Bears lost $150,000 in a corner on, Lacks stock in Wall street. wanna Lady Somerset has subscribed £100 to ooal mineralstrike fund. the Hannis Taylor, minister to better. Spain. Hon. been quite sick, is reported has who has Buffalo Courier, Democratic. some The out in a strong editorial against Judge Maynard. Maria Brooks and daughter of Rochester Mrs. have presented $0,000 to Auburn Theological seminary. Executions amounting to $19,850 Plete were issued against Henry Oppenhelmer, burg shirt manufacturer. of the UniRev. F. church E. Webster, in Everett, pastor Mass... church. has reversalist enter the Episcopal the signed entire freshman class "struck" in State be The at Bellefonte, Pa. been sus college of their number bad cause two for having cider in their room. pended cable ours ran away in street. Broadway. One Three York, near Thirty-third atrand and New tangled in a broken could be sent grip was blooks before word could ran many house and the oable hours. be to the power Traffic was delayed fortwo stopped. Monday, Oct. 9. Boston and surrounding townsare threat ened with in a Providence water famine. fatally shot another A while boy playing with a rifle. boy attempt will be made Veragua. Chicago Another fund for the Duke of excise to raise Cumberland a J.) county with commission The has been indicted. charged extortion. been another hitch in Embezaler the negotiations There has for the extradition of Weeks from Cleveland's Costa Rica. family has moved Mr. President White House to Woodley, Pa., Cleveland's from the suburban residence. Scranton of Scranton, was ar Congressman Scranton Republican. editor of charged the with criminal libel. St. Louis rested, companies entering occupancy, are The express building a the depot largest for joint in the world. which will be Bordo of Bridgeport, out Conn. of a window Mrs. Stephen herself by jumping werestarving the was tried to kill because her children mar actor, Alexander Cleveland Salvini, to Madelaide Dixon, seasons who ried in in his company for neveral of played proposition of President Joffries of a 10 per The and Rio Grande railway accepted by the Denver cent reduction has been trainmen. Tuesday, Oct. 10. was found in Central park, New of A man suffering from smallpox. York, Orleans has raised a relief sufferers. fund . $ 77,000 New for the cyclone fined $100 in New York Frederick court Gebhard for neglecting was jury formerly duty. Belle Bilton, is The Countess a London of Clancarty music hall singer, theater Berthold mother. Popper, the New wife York of a man in Moriches, usher who N.Y., eloped was with arrested the in San Franalsoo. and conductors on because electric of an Motormen N. J., grumble ties and cars order in Newark compelling them to wear collars. L. Bain, the ex-cashier who of was the Howard Savings bank, Brooklyn, sentenced to Home of embezzling. was prison. lay convicted years in the state will serve four Cunard Steamship company for a month The the steamship Campania her altered in har mony this up winter with the and plans have of the Lucania NEW POSTMASTERS. -


Article from The State Republican, October 12, 1893

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WEST AND SOUTH. Two THOUSAND persons killed and 15,000,0000 worth of property annihilated is the record of the great gulf storm in Louisiana. There has never been anything approximating it since the country was settled. More than half the population in the region over which the hurricane swept are dead. One house in ten is standing and the surviving population is left in a most destitute condition, without food or even clothing, for nearly all were sleeping when their houses were crushed by the wind or the waves. Six prisoners confined in the county jail at Bowling Green, O., escaped by digging a hole through the foundation, one of them being a murderer. THE National bank of Kansas City, Mo., which recently suspended, has been permitted to reopen for business. IN St. Louis at the bimetallic convention resolutions were adopted strongly advocating the free coinage of silver, opposing the further issue of government bonds and demanding the speedy improvement of all great western and southern waterways. THE town of Fulton, Ark., a thriving place of several thousand inhabitants, was entirely destroyed by fire. THE death of ex-United States Senator Groome occurred at his home in Baltimore, Md. He was elected governor of Maryland in 1873, and at the expiration of his term served one term in the senate.


Article from River Falls Journal, October 12, 1893

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ELIZA PORTER (colored), of Atchison, the oldest woman in Kansas, is dead. She was born August 16, 1792, in Kentucky. FLAMES destroyed the immense car barns of the Canton-Massilon Electric Railway company, at Canton, O., the loss being $100,000. SIX prisoners confined in the sounty jail at Bowling Green, O., escaped by digging a hole through the foundation, one of them being a murderer. THE National bank of Kansas City, Mo., which recently suspended, has been permitted to reopen for business. IN St. Louis at the bimetallic convention resolutions were adopted strongly advocatir g the free coinage of silver, opposing the further issue of government bonds and demanding the speedy improv ement of all great western and southern waterways. THE town of Fulton, Ark., a thriving place of several thousand inhabitants, was entirely destroyed by fire. THE death of ex-United States Senator Groome occurred at his home in Baltimore, Md. He was elected governor of Maryland in 1873, and at the expiration of his term served one term in the senate. BISHOP H. M. TURNER of the African Methodist church, south, has issued a call for a convention to meet in Cincinnati, November 28, to consider lynchings. AT Jamestown, Ind., Oscar Darnell, shot and stabbed Miss Tillie Major and then killed himself. Jealousy caused it. THE agentof the Adams Express company at St. Louis has ordered the discharge of every clerk who gambles in any form, including betting on horse races. NEBRASKA democrats in convention at Lincoln went on record as according heartily with Cleveland's financial policy. JUDGE LONG, of Detroit, will attempt to force the government to pay his pension, suspended September 23. AT Indianapolis, Ind., during a iot at the Big Four shops special police fired at the crowd, fatally wounding one man. IN state convention at Lincoln, Neb. republicans nominated a state ticket headed by T. O. C. Harrison, of Grand Isl and, for judge of the supreme court. A MAD bull at the Cincinnati steck yards attacked John Maher, aged 19, and gored him to death, one horu penetrating the skull near the right ear. MARTHA BLAND, a pensioner of the war of 1812, died at Seneca county, O., aged 100 years. IN state convention at Lincoln, Neh, the democrats nominated Frank I. Irvine for justice of the supreme court to head the ticket. NEAR Goffs, Kan., Gottfreid Greutse, a farmer, had his head completely severed from his body in a runaway accident. THE body of Charles Cook, living near Cairo, Ill., was found in a field close to his farm. He had wandered away six weeks ago. THE death of S. A. Robinson occurred at Dennison, Tex., aged 64 years. He was chief of the United States secret service department during the war and a delegate to the first convention that nominated Lincoln for president. AT Cincinnati ex-President Harrison was installed commander of the Ghio commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion. AT Bumtown, 0., W. K. Hill sought out his wife, who had left him, killed her and her mother and escaped. REV. D.L. MOODY closed the congress of missions in Chicago with a stirring appeal to close the saloons of that city. A BOAT containing a fishing party of four men was overturned in the Mississippi river near St. Louis and two of the party-Joseph Franklin and an unknown man-were drowned. A TERRIBLE wind and rainstorm which passed over Arkansas in the vicinity of Little Rock did great damage. Six persons were reported killed and several severely injured. FREIGHT trains collided near New Haven, Ky., killing Engineers Burke and Higgins. ANDREW LIPPS, a boy. was killed, and Billy Brown, a miner, fatally injured by the explosion of a blast at Clinton, Ind. J. G. WILLIAMSON, of Hawkeye, Ia.. fell under a train at Springfield, Mo., and was killed. NEAR Salina, Ark., white caps were burning gin houses of farmers who sell cotton for less than a certain price.


Article from Warren Sheaf, October 12, 1893

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WEST AND SOUTH. PAUL KAZMIRE, a wealthy farmer at Brenham, Tex., shot and instantly killed his wife and then fatally shot himself. Jealousy was the cause. AT Columbus, 0., Ralph Smith, aged 13, accidentally shot and fatally injured George Mason, aged 16. TEXAS has perfected arrangements for filing suits to recover 1,000,000 acres of school lands under the act of 1883. TWELVE prominent residents near Columbus, Ind., were indicted by the grand jury for cruelly whipping a woman. THE death of Erastus Wells, ex-congressman, and the first to operate an omnibus west of the Mississippi, occurred at St. Louis. AN unknown person placed a dynamite cartridge between Eliza Dent and Houston Kelly (colored) at Paris, Ky., killing both of them. FULLY 10,000 men were said to be idle in the Mahoning valley, Ohio, and many were suffering for the necessaries of life. Two THOUSAND persons killed and $5,000,0000 worth of property annihilated is the record of the great gulf storm in Louisiana. There has never been anything approximating it since the country was settled. More than half the population in the region over which the hurricane swept are dead. One house in ten is standing and the surviving population is left in a most destitute condition, without food or even clothing, for nearly all were sleeping when their houses were crushed by the wind or the waves. Six prisoners confined in the county jail at Bowling Green, O., escaped by digging a hole through the foundation, one of them being a murderer. THE National bank of Kansas City, Mo., which recently suspended, has been permitted to reopen for business. IN St. Louis at the bimetallic convention resolutions were adopted strongly advocating the free coinage of silver, opposing the further issue of government bonds and demanding the speedy improvement of all great western and southern waterwava.