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One at Beatrice. Beatrice, Neb.. Dec. 30.-A permit was granted today by the state banking board allowing the Farmers and Merchants' State bank of this city to go into voluntary liquidation. The bank was organized on Jan. 14, 1893, with a capital stock of $50,000. The cause assigned for this move is the difficulty of realizing a profit in this line of business.
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WILKINS SETTLES IT VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SELMA BANK SUICIDES. His Account Said to be Straight But the Trouble of the Failure is More Than He is Willing to Brace up Under-Goes to the Church of Which He has Been a Pillar and Shoots Himself News of Old and New Failures, Financial and Commercial Northwestern Banking Affairs. Louisville, Ky., Dec. 31.-A special to the Times from Montgomery, Ala., says: George B. Wilkins, vice president of the Commercial National bank, of Selma, which failed for half a million yesterday, committed suicide by shooting himself through the head in the Episcopal church at Selma at 4 o'clock this morning. He had been vice president of the bank and treasurer of the church for thirty years, and was one of the best known men in the state. Wilkins was treasurer of the Episcopal diocese of Alabama and a devoted church member. In his distress he sought refuge in his church, where he remained all night. On the appearance of searching friends at the church door this morning he fired the bullet into his brain. His accounts with the bank are thought to be all right and distress of at the failure is ascribed as the cause his self-destruction. UGLY STORIES. New York, Dec. 31.-The Evening Post says: "Some very unpleasant stories were in circulation this morning in connection with the failure of the Commercial bank of Selma, Ala., which was announced yesterda. These rumors included talk of the existence of some fraudulent or forged paper which, it was said, had been put out by the bank. So far as can be ascertained today, however, the only basis for this report was the sale by the vice president of the bank, George Wilkins, to a firm of foreign bankers in this city of a draft in reichmarks, equivalent to about $16,000, which was subsequently returned, unpaid, from Germany. The draft bore the endorsement, of course, of the Selma bank, and when it was returned unpaid the foreign bankers, it is said, obtained security for the payment of the draft, but what explanation was given for the drawing and sale of an unauthorized draft is not known. Vice President Wilkins sold the draft when he was just passing through,town. "It was said today that the total amount owing seven or eight banks in this city by the Commercial bank of Selma, Ala., exceeds $600,000, or $150,000 more than the amount stated in yesterday's Evening Post, and that the total amount owing by the bank for borrowed money in this city, Louisville, Cincinnati and Chicago is about $800,000. The largest creditor in this city is the National City bank, the amount owing to it exceeding $100,000. All the banks hold collateral for their loans but they are considered of rather doubtful value under the constitution and law of Alabama, which makes depositors of a bank preferred creditors. All the banks in this city to whom money is owing by the Selma bank have been fully aware of its condition for the last two or three months and have had a joint agent in Selma looking after their interest. One or two of the banks, however, broke their agreement and precipitated the failure.' TEXAS MAN TRIES IT. Austin, Tex., Dec. 31.-County Treasurer A. J. Jernigan shot himself in his office today with suicidal intent and will die. He admitted to friends that his act was caused by a shortage of some $6,000 in his accounts and that he hoped to spare himself disgrace by death. FULLER GETS BACK. Emporia, Kan., Dec. 31.-C. E. Fuller, the well-known business man and turfman, who was missing, has returned and is making arrangements to satisfy all claims against him. Mr. Fuller attributes his financial troubles to a fascination for race horses. His creditors have expressed satisfaction at his plans. BANKER DREYER IS ILL. Chicago, Dec. 31.-F. S. Dreyer, of the banking firm of F. S. Dreyer & Co., which was dragged down by the collapse of the National Bank of Illinois, is very sick, with inflamation of the kidneys, and not even the members of his family are allowed to see him. The recent financial troubles he has passed through have aggravated his condition to such an extent that grave fears are entertained for his recovery. THE VAN NORTWICKS Chicago, Dec. 31.-Attorney Charles Quarles of Milwaukee, who represented John S. Van Nortwick's interests in the conference held here yesterday between William Van Nortwick, Congressman Hopkins of Aurora and Attorney Green of this city, has gone to Appleton, Wis., to confer with his client regarding his future course in the matter of assignment. Various rumors to the effect that the Van Nortwick brothers were at loggerheads have been actively circulated, both in Chicago and in Kane county, and if these reports are true interesting conversations may take place between Mr. Quarles and John S. Van Nortwick at Appleton today. Appleton, Wis., Dec. 31.-Unfounded reports have gone out from Chicago regarding the whereabouts of John S. Van Nortwick. He has been at his office here continually every day since Tuesday morning, transacting business as usual. He is cheerful and confident of a favorable outcome of at least his interests in the joint properties of the brothers. Reports of his being broken physically by the failure are unfounded. AT BEATRICE, NEB. Beatrice. Neb., Dec. 31.-The Farmers' and Merchants' bank, a state institution, went into voluntary liquidation today. It has been announced that all depositors will be paid in full at once. BANK AT GRAND FORKS, N. D. St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 31.-A Grand Forks, N. D., special to the Dispatch says: The directors of the Second National bank. of this city, this morning decided not to open for business. The fellowing notice was immediately posted on their doors: "On account of recent heavy withdrawais of deposits and the impossibility of realizing upon our assets it has been decided by our board of directors to suspend and that the comptroller be advised of our action.' The officers of the bank were interviewed and were not prepared to make
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LAST BANK FAILURES OF THE YEAR One in North Dakota, Another in Nebraska. Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 31.-The directors of the Second National bank of this city this morning decided not to open for business. The following was posted: "On account of the recent heavy withdrawals of deposits and the impossibility of realizing upon our assets, it has been decided by our board of directors to suspend, and the comptroller has been advised of our action." It is said that after the failure of the National Bank of Illinois and the Bank of Minnesota, bank deposits sustained a shrinkage of $40,000. The statement of December 17 gave loans and discounts of $158,086; due other banks and depositors, $179,749.76. The capital stock was $50,000, undivided profits, $40,000. Bank at Betrice, Neb. Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 31.-The Farmers' and Merchants' bank, a state institution, went into voluntary liquidation today. It is announced that depositors will be paid in full at once.
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LATER. Miss Cora Edith English was married in Springfield to John Riley Tanner, governor-elect of Illinois. The ceremony was performed in St. Paul's procathedral by the rector, Rev. F. W. Taylor. Mrs. Lucy Aldrich died at Butler, Ind., aged 101 years. Mrs. Elias Tucker, aged 54 years, and her step-daughter, Mrs. William Siebel, aged 30, were killed by an explosion of dynamite at Reading, Pa. Horatio Hale, an authority on Indian dialects, died at Clinton, Ont., aged 80 years. Stories are again told by passengers arriving in Key West, Fla., from Cuba that Antonia Maceo is not dead, but that he is in a hospital recuperating from his wounds. The Farmers' & Merchants' state bank at Beatrice, Neb., went into voluntary liquidation. At Rock House, Ky., over 1,000 relatives and friends witnessed the wedding of William Sexton, 103 years old, to Mrs. William Craft, aged 101 years. The Commercial state bank of Selma, Ala., closed its doors with liabilities of $300,000. At Holdredge, Neb., Mrs. D. M. Conrad, a teacher in the public schools, was shot by her husband, who then shot bimself. Domestic trouble was the cause. The Bankers' exchange bank at Minneapolis, Minn., has suspended payment. William Lichenberg. 2' months old, and his ten-weeks-old brother Jacob, were suffocated by coal gas at their home in New York. Japan has now a larger carrying trade on the broad Pacific than the United States. The state republican executive committee of Tennessee has decided to contest the election of Robert L. Taylor for the seat of governor of the state. Comptroller of the Currency Eckels says that he feels no apprehension over the bank failures which have occurred of late throughout the country. The factory of the Nelsonville (0.) Sew. er Pipe company was burned, the loss being $100,000. For the first time since the present struggle in Cuba began this government has given permission to a customs official to clear for Cuba a vessel (the Dauntless) loaded, according to its manifest, with munitions of war, and presumably intended for the insurgent army.
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Sioux City, la., failed with liabilities ot $135,000. Thefactory of the Nelsonville (0.) Sewer Pipe company was burned, the loss being $100,000. Mrs. Elias Tucker, aged 54 years, and her step-daughter, Mrs. William Siebel, aged 30, were killed by an explosion of dynamite at Reading, Pa. Stories are again told by passengers arriving in Key West, Fla., from Cuba that Antonia Maceo is not dead, but that he is in a hospital recuperating from his wounds. Levi P. Wyman, aged 64, a famous restaurateur and the founder of "Wyman's sandwich depots," died in Boston from exhaustion produced by three weeks' violent hiccoughing. Willia Lichenberg, 22 months old, and his ten-weeks-old brother Jacob, were suffocated by coal gas at their home in New York. The Bankers' exchange bank at Minneapolis, Minn., has suspended payment. The Commercial state bank of Selma, Ala., closed its doors with liabilities of $300,000. At the annual meeting in St. Louis of the Western Commercial Travelers' association Robert B. Dula, of St. Louis, was elected president. The Farmers' & Merchants' state bank at Beatrice, Neb., went into voluntary liquidation. Comptroller of the Currency Eckels says that he feels no apprehension over the bank failures which have occurred of late throughout the country. Joseph B. McCullagh, aged 54, editor of the Globe-Democrat, threw himself from a window in the third story of his residence in St. Louis and was killed. He had been in poor health for a long time. After a short absence the wife of George Duttera returned to her home near York, Pa., and found her three children burned to death. There were 14,890 commercial failures in 1896 in the United States, against 13,197 last year, with liabilities of about $225,000,000, against $173,196,050 last year. Moses Dent and Arthur Clement were drowned at Faribault, Minn., while skat. ing on thin ice. The total number of persons who committed suicide in the United States during 1896 is 6,520, as compared with 5,758 in 1895. The Collinsville (III.) zinc works, owned by Mesker Bros., of St. Louis, were damaged by fire to the extent of $100,000. The total number of murders committed in the United States in 1896 was 10,052, against 10,500 in 1895, and the total number of hangings was 122, against 132 in 1895. Joseph Betz, wife and child were tound dead in bed at Struthers, O., having been asphyxiated by gas from a stove. In a drunken frenzy at his boarding house near Decatur, Ga., Tom Flanagan shot and killed G. W. Allen and wife and Miss Ruth Slack. The Second national bank at Grand Forks, N. D., closed its doors with liabilities of $150,000. As accurately as can be estimated 246,546 persons lost their lives in 1896 by disaster, accident, epidemic, war and massacre, against 275,391 in 1895. The five children of Jacob Vogel, of Sandusky, O., died in ten days from diphtheria. Two close friends, Charles A. Weyrich, aged 24, and Charles D. Carpenter, aged 29, ended their lives in the Planter's hotel in St. Louis by taking poison. No cause is known for the deed. Ex-Congressman Augustus W. Cutler died at his residence in Morristown, N. J., from the effects of a surgical operation, aged 61 years. Edward Wright (colored) was hanged at Wilmington, Del., for kiling Ida Crummel (colored), of whom he was jealous, on July 30, 1896. The production of precious metals in Colorado in 1896 was: Gold, $16,500.000; silver, $12,058,000. In Utah the production was: Gold, 93,896 fine ounces; silver, 8,728,705 fine ounces. Helen M. Gougar, of Indiana, the pioneer champion of prohibition and universal suffrage, and a member of the central committee of the national prohibition party, has been expelled from that committee. At the capitol in Lansing Hazen S. Pingree was inaugurated governor of Michigan. Frank S. Black was inaugurated at Albany as governor of New York. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. Arthur Lingard died at Lancaster, Pa., aged 107 years, leaving a fortune of $2,000,000 and no kin. Mrs. Lucy Aldrich died at Butler, Ind., vears 101 aged
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LATE NEWS NOTES. Nashville, Tenn., had a $400,000 fire. During 1896 English railway receipts increased $16,000,000. The health of the crazy King Otto of Bavaria has remarkably improved of late. General Daniel E. Sickles is very ill from the effects of overwork in the recent campaign. As the result of a telephone war Northern Michigan towns are enjoying free telephones. Governor Leedy, of Kansas, will continue the police board system of the cities of the first-class. It is said that Mr. Bryan is using his influence in Kansas for John Atwood for United States senator. The Western Paper Bag company of Chicago, one of the Van Nortwick plants, is in the hands of a receiver. Lord Penrhyn has closed down his state quarries in Wales and thrown 5,000 men out of work rather than give in to the union. Attorney General Boyle of Kansas has appointed George R. Snelling of Anthony, a Silver Republican, assistant attorney general. The Pennsylvania senatorial contest is very warm. Wanamaker and Penrose are the only candidates. Quay is working for Penrose. The increase in the French army is to be offset in Germany by a similar increase in the army and navy at a cost of 50,000,000 marks. Nearly every oatmeal and cereal mill in the United States has just entered into a trust, and prices will be advanced. Jimmy Duffy, a featherweight pugilist, of Boston was killed in a ten round contest with George Justice in New York. Miss Emma Spreckels, daughter of the sugar multi-millionaire, was secretly married to Thomas Watson, a grain broker, of San Francisco. The Omaha Savings bank has failed. Liabilities, $890,000; assets, over $1,000,000. White Hall, Mich., Savings bank failed. Citizens' National bank of Fargo, N. D., failed. It is practically decided that J. T. Lloyd of Shelbyville is to be the Democratic nominee for congress in the First Missouri district to succeed the late R. P. Giles. The six days' international bicycle race was won by Waller, the "Flying Dutchman" by one and one-half laps ahead of Harry Maddox. Waller 874 miles, 5 laps. Maddox 874 miles, 3½ laps. The Illinois Steel company has given notice of a cut in wages, to go into effect on February 1, from the highest salaried employe down to the rawest recruit. The cut is to be from 10 to 50 per cent. The Bayview mills at Milwankee have received similar notice. A canvass of the members of the New York legislature shows that Tom Platt has a walk away for senator. Mr. Hanna has accepted an invitation to attend the dinner in honor of the event on January 26. The New York Tribune charges that the sugar trust has bought up the California legislature and will elect Samuel Shortridge, the counsel of John C. Spreckels, United States senator to succeed Perkins, who was thought to be sure of re-election. Henry Husted, cashier Union County National bank, Liberty, Ind., committed suicide by hanging. His accounts all straight. Nellie Uren, 19 years of age, and Obbie Heath, 18, of Chicago, decided to commit suicide together because their parents opposed their marriage. The boy watched the girl kill herself by drinking carbolic acid, and then backed out at the last minute. On January 1. Missouri had a balance in the treasury of $577,463.05, with a bonded debt of $5,000,000, bearing interest at the rate of 3½ percent and all subject to call at the option of the state. Senator Wolcott of Colorado is going to Europe to confer with bimetallists on the subject of a monetary conference. The silver senators have unanimously decided to oppose all confirmations of appointments to office made in place of silver men who were removed because of their support of Bryan. A Cleveland justice court hasdecided that Chairman Hanna's son must pay his election bets. Burglars blew open the safe of the bank of Alma, Mo., with dynamite and stole $1,800. Two Chinamen were murdered and robbed by unknown parties at Butte, Mont. William G. Park of Duluth committed suicide rather than stand prosecution for stealing $8,000 from the sugar trust. Thomas Kay of Mound City, Kan., got ten years for killing his wife and then burning the body. He is 79 years old. County Teasurer Jenrigan, of Austin, Texas, shot himself. He was $6,000 short. Two negroes are under arrest for causing the Cahaba River, Ala, railroad wreck. Eugene V. Debs has left the Populist party and is now a straight Socialist. The directors of the Dime Savings bank of Chicago saved the institution by paying in an assessment of fifty per cent. The Farmers' and Merchants' bank of Beatrice, Neb., has closed. All depositors will be paid at once in full. The Second National bank of Grand Forks, S. D., has failed on account of heavy withdrawals.
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WEST AND SOUTH. The death of Mrs. Lucy Aldrich occurred at Butler. Ind., aged 101 years. In Springfield Miss Cora Edith Eng lish was married to John Riley Tanner, governor-elect of Illinois. The ceremony was performed in St. Paul's procathedral by the rector, Rev. F. W. Taylor. Fire destroyed the factory of the Nelsonville (0.) Sewer Pipe company, the loss being $100,000. Over 1,000 relatives and friends witnessed the wedding at Rock House, Ky., of William Sexton, 103 years old, to Mrs. William Craft, 101 years. Mrs. D. M. Conrad, a teacher in the public schools at Holdredge, Neb., was shot by her husband, he then shot himself. Domestic trouble was the cause. In Minneapolis, Minn., the Bankers' exchange bank has suspended payment. At Selma, Ala., the Commercial state bank closed its doors with liabilities of $300,000. The republican executive committee of Tennessee has decided to contest the election of Robert L. Taylor for the seat of governor of the state. Again stories are told by passengers arriving in Key West, Fta., from Cuba that Antonio Maceo is not dead, but that he is in a hospital recuperating from his wounds. At Beatrice, Neb., the Farmers' & Merchants' state bank went into volun. tary liquidation. Arthur Clement and Moses Dent were drowned at Faribault, Minn., while skating on thin ice. The Western Commercial Travelers' association, at the annual meeting in St. Louis, elected Robert B. Dnla, of St. Louis, president. Fire damaged the Coilinsville (III.) zine works owned by Mesker Bros., of St. Louis. to the extent of $100,000. Despondent because of poor health, Joseph B. McCullagh, aged 54, editor of the Globé-Democrat, threw himself from a window in the third story of his residence in St Louis and was killed. A counterfeit ten dollar national bank note on the Union national bank of Detroit, Mich., is in circulation. One distinguisliable feature is that the back of the note is upside down. Gov. Harris, of Indian territory, has called the legislature to meet in extraordinary session at Tishmingo January 5. The doors of the Commercial national bank of Roanoke, Va., were closed with liabilities of $100,000. Unknown persons murdered William W. Whaley and wife, living near Seaviersville. Tenn. At the age of 28 years Henry Gordon Forker, until recently managing editor of the Chronicle, died at his home in Chicago. in Sioux City, la., the Farmers' Trust company failed with liabilities of $135,000. In Minneapolis the Columbia national bank closed its doors with liabilities of $247,000, and the Washington bank. a state institution in the same city, also suspended. At Forest City, S. D., F ward Ross shot and killed is SW retheart, Miss Mary Brehl, at ae home of her sister, Mrs. Stew irt, nid then killed himself.
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At Holdredge, Neb. Mrs. D. M. Conrad, a teacher in the public schools, was shot by her husband, who then shot himself. Domestic trouble was the cause. The Farmers' Trust company at Sioux City, Ia., failed with liabilities of $135,000. The factory of the Nelsonville (0.) Sewer Pipe company was burned, the loss being $100,000. Mrs. Elias Tucker, aged 54 years, and her step-daughter, Mrs. William Slebel, aged 30, were killed by an explosion of dynamite at Reading. Pa. Stories are again told by passengers in West, that is not arriving Antonia Key Maceo Fla., from dead, Cuba but that he is in a hospital recuperating from his wounds. Levi P. Wyman, aged 64, a famous and the man's sandwich from exhaustion produced restaurateur depots," founder died by in of Boston three "Wyweeks' violent hiccoughing Willia Lichenberg, 2? months old, and his ten-weeks-old brother Jacob, were suffocated by coal gas at their home in New York. The Bankers' exchange bank at Minncapolis, Minn., has suspended payment. The Commercial state bank of Selma, Ala., closed its doors with liabilities of $300,000. At the annual meeting in St. Louis of the Western Commercial Travelers' association Robert B. Dula, of St. Louis, was elected president. The Farmers' & Merchants' state bank at Beatrice, Neb., went into voluntary liquidation. Comptroller of the Currency Eckels says that he feels no apprehension over the bank failures which have occurred of late throughout the country. Joseph B. McCullagh, aged 54, editor of the Globe-Democrat, threw himself from a window in the third story of his residence in St. Louis and was killed. He had been in poor health for a long time. After a short absence the wife of George Duttera returned to her home near York, Pa., and found her three children burned to death. There were 14,890 commercial failures in 1896 in the United States, against 13,197 last year, with liabilities of about $235,000,000, against $173,196,050 last year. Moses Dent and Arthur Clement were drowned at Faribault, Minn.; while skat ing on thin ice: The total number of persons who committed suicide in the United States during 1896 is 6,520, as compared with 5,758 in 1895. The Collinsville (III.) zinc works, owned by Mesker Bros., of St. Louis, were damaged by fire to the extent of $100,000. The total number of murders committed in the United States in 1896 was 10,052, against 10,500 in 1895, and the total number of hangings was 122, against 132 in 1895. Joseph Betz, wife and child were tound dead in bed at Struthers, O., having been asphyxiated by gas from a stove. In a drunken frenzy at his boarding house near Decatur, Ga., Tom Flanagan shot and killed G. W. Allen and wife and Miss Ruth Slack. The Second national bank at Grand Forks, N. D., closed its doors with liabilities of $150,000. As accurately as can be estimated 246,546 persons lost their lives in 1896 by disaster, accident, epidemic. war and massacre, against 275,391 in 1895. The live children of Jacob Vogel, of Sandusky, O., died in ten days from diphtheria. Two close friends, Charles A. Weyrich, aged 24, and Charles D. Carpenter, aged 29, ended their lives in the Planter's hotel in St. Louis by taking poison. No cause is known for the deed. Ex-Congressman Augustus W. Cutler died at his residence in Morristown, N. J., from the effects of a surgical operation, aged 61 years. Edward Wright (colored) was hanged at Wilmington, Del., for kiling Ida Crummel (colored), of whom he was jealous, on July 30, 1896. The production of precious metals in Colorado in 1896 was: Gold, $16,500.000; silver, $12,058,000. In Utah the production was: Gold, 93,896 fine ounces; silver, 8,728,705 fine ounces. Helen M. Gougar, of Indiana, the pioneer champion of prohibition and universal suffrage, and a member of the central committee of the national prohibition party, has been expelled from that committee.
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The News Condensed. Important Intelligence From All Parts. DOMESTIC. Gov. R. M. Harris, of Indian territory, has called the legislature to meet in extraordinary session at Tishmingo January 5. At the annual meeting in Chicago of the Northwestern Traveling Men's association William H. Cribben was elected president. The death payments for the year amounted to $169,400. Lane county, Kan., has formally been declared insolvent by the county commissioners. A new counterfeit ten dollar national bank note on the Union national bank of Detroit, Mich., is in circulation. One distinguishable feature is that the back of the note is upside down. It is announced that Gov. Bradley inlends to resign the office of governor of Kentucky at an early date because of failing health. The wedding of Count Adam de Moltke Huitfeldt, of Denmark, and Miss Louise Eugenie Bonaparte, daughter of the widow of the late Jerome Bonaparte, took place in Washington. The People's Electric Light & Power company's plant at Newark, N. J., was burned, the loss being $175,000. The Columbia national bank in Minneapolis closed its doors with liabilities of $247,000, and the Washington bank, a state institution in the same city, also suspended. The Commercial national bank of Roanoke, Va., closed its doors with liabilities of $100,000. William W. Whaley and wife, living near Seaviersville, Tenn., were murdered in their home by unknown persons. Henry F. Strauss, aged 72, county clerk of Langlade county, Wis., committed suicide at Antigo. He was a defaulter to the amount of $3,770. It is officially denied at the state department in Washington that Spain has consented to grant home rule to Cuba. Edward Rosa shot and killed his sweetheart, Miss Mary Brehl, at the home of her sister, Mrs. Stewart, in Forest City, S. D., and then killed himself. Jealousy was the cause. For the first time since the present struggle in Cuba began this government has given permission to a customs official to clear for Cuba a vessel (the Dauntless) loaded, according to its manifest, with munitions of war, and presumably intended for the insurgent army. At Holdredge, Neb., Mrs. D. M. Conrad, a teacher in the public schools, was shot by her husband, who then shot himself. Domestic trouble was the cause. The Farmers' Trust company at Sioux City, Ia., failed with liabilities of $135,000. The factory of the Nelsonville (0.) Sewer Pipe company was burned, the loss being $100,000. Mrs. Elias Tucker, aged 54 years, and her step-daughter, Mrs. William Siebel, aged 30, were killed by an explosion of dynamite at Reading, Pa. Stories are again told by passengers arriving in Key West, Fla., from Cuba that Antonia Maceo is not dead, but that he is in a hospital recuperating from his wounds. Levi P. Wyman, aged 64, a famous restaurateur and the founder of "Wyman's sandwich depots," died in Boston from exhaustion produced by three weeks' violent hiccoughing. Willia Lichenberg, 22 months old, and his ten-weeks-old brother Jacob, were suffocated by coal gas at their home in New York. The Bankers' exchange bank at Minneapolis, Minn., has suspended payment. The Commercial state bank of Selma, Ala., closed its doors with liabilities of $300,000. At the annual meeting in St. Louis of the Western Commercial Travelers' association Robert B. Dula, of St. Louis, was elected president. The Farmers' & Merchants' state bank at Beatrice, Neb., went into voluntary liquidation. Comptroller of the Currency Eckels says that he feels no apprehension over the bank failures which have occurred of late throughout the country. Joseph B. McCullagh, aged 54, editor of the Globe-Democrat, threw himself from a window in the third story of his residence in St. Louis and was killed. He had been in poor health for a long time. After a short absence the wife of George Duttera returned to her home near York, Pa., and found her three children burned to death. Moses Dent and Arthur Clement were drowned at Faribault, Minn., while skating on thin ice. The total number of persons who committed suicide in the United States during 1896 is 6,520, as compared with 5,758 in 1895. The Collinsville (III.) zinc works, owned by Mesker Bros., of St. Louis, were damaged by fire to the extent of $100,000.
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Mrs. Elias Tucker, aged 54 years, and er step-daughter, Mrs. William Siebel, red 30, were killed by an explosion of ynamite at Reading. Pa. Stories are again told by passengers riving in Key West, Fla., from Cuba at Antonia Maceo is not dead, but at he is in a hospital recuperating om his wounds. snourej B G pede 'd staurateur and the founder of "Wyan's sandwich depots," died in Boston om exhaustion produced by three eeks' violent hiecoughing. Willia Lichenberg, 2/ months old, d his ten-weeks-old brother Jacob, ere suffocated by coal gas at their York. MaN " auto The Bankers' exchange bank at Mincapolis, Minn., has suspended payent. The Commercial state bank of Selma, la., closed its doors with liabilities of 00,000. At the annual meeting in St. Louis of e Western Commercial Travelers' asciation Robert B. Dula, of St. Louis, as elected president. The Farmers'& Merchants' state bank Beatrice, Neb., went into voluntary Comptroller of the Currency Eckels ys that he feels no apprehension over e bank failures which have occurred late throughout the country. Joseph B. McCullagh, aged 54, editor the Globe-Democrat, threw himself om a window in the third story of si residence in St. Louis and was lled. He had been in poor health for long time. After a short absence the wife of eorge Duttera returned to her home ar York, Pa., and found her three ildren burned to death. There were 14,890 commercial failures 1896 in the United States, against ,197 last year, with liabilities of usuiede '000'000'922$ not year. 1s Moses Dent and Arthur Clement were owned at Faribault, inn., while skat. g on thin ice. The total number of persons who mmitted suicide in the United States ring 1896 is 6,520. as compared with 1895. u! 82. The Collinsville (III.) zine works, ned by Mesker Bros., of St. Louis. ere damaged by fire to the extent of *000*00 The total number of murders comtted in the United States in 1896 was ,052, against 10,500 in 1895, and the tal number of hangings was 122, 1895. u! 132 Joseph Betz, wife and child were und dead in bed at Struthers, O., havg been asphyxiated by gas from a **** In a drunken frenzy at his boarding use near Decatur, Ga., Tom Flanagan ot and killed G. W. Allen and wife and iss Ruth Slack. The Second national bank at Grand rks. N. D., closed its doors with lialities of $150,000. As accurately as can be estimated 6,546 persons lost their lives in 1896 disaster, accident. epidemic. war and against issucre, 275,391 in 1895. The five children of Jacob Vogel. of ndusky, O., died in ten days from ohtheria. Two close friends, Charles A. Weyrich, ed 24, and Charles D. Carpenter, aged ended their lives in the Planter's tel in St. Louis by taking poison. No use is known for the deed. Ex-Congressman Augustus W. Cutler ed at his residence in Morristown, N. from the effects of a surgical operan. aged 61 years. Edward Wright (colored) was hanged Wilmington, Del., for kiling Ida ummel (colored). of whom he was lous, on July 30, 1896. The production of precious metals in lorado in 1896 was: Gold, $16,500.; silver, $12,058,000. In Utah the pro908
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HAPPENINGS AT HOME. A deadly cyclone occurred in Louisiana. Frank S. Black was inaugurated governor of New York. Rear Admiral Skerritt, retired, died in Washington. The public debt decreased $2,839,577 in December. Federal treasury receipts exceeded expenditures last month. President-elect McKinley is at work on his inaugural address A very high-up new year reception was held at the white house. A trust embodying oatmeal and other breakfast cereals is formed. A fog in New York and vicinity necessitated the suspension of navigation. H. S. Pingree is governor of Michigan besides being still mayor of Detroit. Senator Kyle of South Dakota makes a frenzied appeal to populists for reelection. Balser, the Mankato wife murderer, was convicted of murder in the second degree. A New York blind man was temporarily and partially restored to sight with the X ray. Rev. Caroline J. Bartjett of Kalamazoo, Mich., was married, performing the ceremony herself. Vice President Hammond, of the suspended Bank of Illinois, committed suicide in Chicago. been reappointed assistant superintendent of public property by Gov. Scofield. The western snow storm is general. Bryan dictated the organization of the Nebraska legislature. Barrett & Sherwood, the oldest and at one time the largest retail jewelry firm in California, have failed. I. Hardy, general freight and passenger agent of the Queen and Crescent route, died at New Orleans. The notorious Bob Curry of Chicago was found guilty of murder in the secone degree in Bowling Green and sentenced for life to the penitentiary. Judge Angel of Hailey, Idaho, has announced himself a candidate for the United States senate to succeed Senator Dubois. Judge Angel is a populist. The Farmers and Merchants' bank, of Beatrice, Neb., went into voluntary liquidation. It has been announced that all depositors will be paid in full at once. Fire which originated in Lebeck Bros.' dry goods store at Nashville, Tenn., destroyed ten stores and the south end of the city market-house. Loss, $400,000. C. Morrisson, an evangelist of Lexington, Ky., who has been holding meetings without permission of presiding elders, was expelled from the Methodist ministry. A general cut-down in wages in the Iron foundry of Davis & Farnum of Waltham, Mass., went into effect. The cut down ranges from 2 to 25 cents and affects over 500 men. United States District Attorney Perry has commenced suit in the federal court in Topeka, to dissolve the Kansas City live stock exchange, located in Kansas City, Kan. The New York city budget for 1897. as passed by the board of estimates and control, calls for appropriations aggregating $49,896,297. against $46.496,571 last year. The bank of Alma, Mo., was entered by burglars, who blew out the front of the building in their endeavors to reach the money. They secured $1,800 and got away. Fellman & Grumbach, Galveston dry goods dealers, have filed a deed of trust to H. H. Kempner, of Galveston on all the firm's business. The preferences amounted to $193,336. The Columbus sewer pipe company's works at Columbus, O., were closed indefinitely. President Rhoades says It is due to depression in business. This throws 100 men out of employment. The district commissioners of Washington, D. C., have issued an order to take effect February 1, preventing the crying of papers in the streets or avenues of Washington on Sunday The New York state railroad commission granted the application of the