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put out over $800,000 on his "puts." Sages action, it was said would lift one of the clouds which had hung over the situation. Dimmick & Co.'s failure did not cause the surprise as the house has not been in high repute for some time. The failure is not connected with the troubles of Wednesday. Anthony W. Dimmick, a member of the firm, is president of the Bankers' and Merchants' Telegraph Co. Dimmick & Co. were the heaviest stockholders of the Telegraph company, whose stock sold at $1.19 Wednesday and after the failure dropped rapidly to 45. The firm assigned to Charles P. Smith. MISSOURI BANKS, St. Lonis, May 15.-A Post-Dispatch, Jefferson City, special says: Secretary of State McGrath is in receipt of reports from all banks in the state up to the tirst of the month and says the statements show the banks to be in a flourishing condition and show a better financial standing than at any previous time. The situation here is practically unchanged. The bankers and business men generally have no apprehensions for the future. Much satisfactic n is expressed at the resumption of the Metropolitan bank. While a little uneasiness was produced by the suspension of Fisk & Hatch, and a very slight flurry was created by the temporary tronble in Kansas City, still the general opinion is nothing serious will result outside of New York Considerable attention was attracted, however, to Donnell, Lawson & Simpson, and there is considerable desire to know the condition of that firm and what its future action will be. It has intimate relations with and is correspondent of nearly a hundred banks in Missouri, some in Kansas, thirty or forty in Texas and has connections in all the extreme western states and territories It is not known to what extent they are involved and in what direction, but their indebtedness to Western bankers may run into the millions. L. V. Stephens of Boonville, one of the most prominent bankers of the interior of this state estimates in case of a complete failure of the firm the loss to Missouri will be fully half a million. It is also feared the loss to Texas bankers will be heavy. A dispatch from St. Joseph says attachments have been laid on Donnells' property in that city to the amount of $60,000. Jas L. Wilson, assignee of the St. Joseph savings bank which closed yesterday, has taken harge and will investigate the concondition of affairs at once. IN KANSAS CITY. Kansas City May 15.-There is no truth in the report of the suspension of the bank of Kansas City. The bankers of the city met this morning and agreed to pay 20 per cent. cash to depositors, and to give certified checks for the balance. This agreement includes all except Armour's bank, which prefers to pay dollar for dollar. The balance at the clearing house will be announced at 1 o'clock, when the plan of settlement will be agreed upon, It 18 thought the plan decided upon in New York will be adopted here. There was some excitement this morning but this had materially subsided at noon. The slight flurry of the morning disappeared this afternoon. A large number of deposits were drawn out in the morning, but nearly all were small amounts, the larger depositors appearing confident the scare was merely an artificial one. The concerted action of the banks, coupled with the encouraging eastern advices brought about an early reaction, and the excitement gradually subsided. The report which got abroad that the bank of Kansas City was involved seems to have originated in the impression that the bank had a large account with Donnell, Lawson & Simpson. Their books show they had only a $34.000 with the New York firm, comparatively a small amount. The feeling now is that the occasion for apprehension of serious trouble is over. The bank clearings to day were $522,000 against $593,000 the corresponding day last year, being an increase of $71 000. This is regarded as a favorable showing under the circumstances. All the banks have settled their balances without hesitation, obviating the necessity for adopting any special plan of settlement and the situation appeared altogether reassuring. The Citizens National and Traders banks paid out in full during the afternoon, though it is understood they were included in the original agreement to pay 20 per cent. cash and use certified checks. THE SCENE THIS MORNING on Deleware street, where most of the banks are located, was quite exciting Large crowds gathered about the doors of several banks, though their numbers were made up to a great extent by mere curiosity seekers. As the day wore on confidence was restored, and by 12 o'clock even the latter had dispersed. The feeling to-night among business men is that the crisis which threatened is past, unless further failures in the east should bring about fresh complications. Governor Glick, of Kansas, Secretary of State Smith and Treasurer Howe passed through the city to-day en route to New York, purposing to effect a settlement of the affairs of the state of Kansas with Donnell, Lawson & Simpson, and appoint a new fiscal agent. The announcement of the suspension of Fisk & Hatch came too late to visibly affect the business of the day. The only disturbance to-day was in the condition of the banks. The condition of business generally is unusually healthy, and financiers say the business of the city was never more prosperous than it has been this
