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1893. UNION C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, erMORE FAILUREA. th The City of Chicago Seems to be in a Panic. Banks Fail in Illinois, Ohio, New York TS. and Elsewhere. DO CHICAGO, ILL.-The State Bank of eld Commerce, having its offices on the ground floor of the Woman's Christian 0 Temperance Temple, experienced a heavy n, in run Monday aftersoon. It started just of before noon with the appearance of some thirty or fore depositors. The news a spread like wildfire and within half an c hour the lobby was filled with an excited ge crowd of men and woman, who tore and at crushed in order to get within the glass doors. op The bank officers did not seem to be in nd the least alarmed. The officers and diTHE GERMAN VILLAGE, MIDWAY PLAISANCE to rectors of the bank are all wealthy GerWorl d's Columbian Exposition ile mans. Herman Felsenthal is president led and Jacob Gross. vice president. It has THE QUESTIONS THE HOUR. POLITICAL QUAVERS. led n capital of, $500,000. Its last report, made to the State auditor, May 10th, P Congressmen Interviewed on Silver Getting Ready Now For the Fall showed deposits of $1,200,000. a Law, Income and Bank Tax. Campaigns. A run was also started on the Dime on NEW YORK newspaper has interPolitical News of Every Description viewed nearly all the members of ConSavings Bank. President Baily, of the p and Character, bank, says he has it dollar and a half for n gress by telegraph the following questions: in every dollar deposited. but the greater Tammany has invited Mr. Cleveland to part of the money is tied up in securities. you, with present informadeliver an address on July 4. He does not know how long the bank of tion, favor the appealor the Sherman silGovernor McKinley, of Ohio, was rever law? in can stand the run, but expects to pull nominated by acclamation by the Repub through in 2.-Do you favor and Ecome tax? licaus last week. There was a run on the Hibernian 3.-Do you favorithe repeal of the ly The Democratic committee of Alabama State bank tax? Bank, one of the largest saving institurehas rejected the peace proposals submitMany of the answers deviated so far nd tions in the country. The depositors ted to them by the Kolb bolters. The were paid off at the rate of three a min from plain "yes" "and involved so n Kolb committee in cubmitting their proutc. Its deposits amounted to $8,500,000 ith many qual fications that no tabular posals said that they must be adopted as and the officers of the bank believe they in statement would fairly represet the a whole or not at all. can stand the run. inopinions they expressed. The important Senator Voorhees, once a prince of the its A run on the Prairie State Savings facts shown are that a the first question, practical politicans, is now an ardent Bank, which started Saturday, was reess "Do you with the present information, civil service reformer. It quotes the sumed. The officers are confident, howfavor the repeal of the Sherman silver the Indiana statesman as saying that he had ever, that they have ample means availon law?" there are 86 Representatives who wasted over half of his time in Washingable to meet all demands from the de-it say, practically, 'yea While only 18 say ton in hunting offices for his friends. positors. "no." Of the rest-many who qualified is Now that he is nearing the end of his TWO CHICAGO FAILURES their answers 80 strong that they cannot political career he regrets that he did not The property of C. A. Weizenbach, a fairly be placed in the affirmative coles give more of his time to the study of the clothing and shoe merchant with several umn, show plainly that their inclinations ilgreat questions before the Senate. He says stores was seized by the sheriff upon are in favor of repeal The sentiment of nthat the country would be the gainer if a judgments confessed. The liabilities are the lower house on that question seems en law were passed prohibiting Congressmen $72,000, nearly all for borrowed money; to be overwhelming ts from endorsing candidates for Federal the assests $50,000. The failure is said hiOn March 6, last there was printed a positions. table showing that the Senate stood for to have been precipitated by the assignein RICHMOND, VA.-The State central ment of Banker Herman Schaffner, who repeal of the Sherman Silver Law 39, em committee of the Third Party met, with is prysteriously missing. against repeal 28, non-committal 16. ne Chairman C. H. Pierson presiding. A E. A. Armstrong & Co., dealers in It will be noticed that several ch committee, appointed for that purpose, uniforms, made an assignment. The as who were non- are or reported an address to the public, which sets are stated to be $275,000; liabilites now in favor There was adopted. The address arraigns both $100,000. est se ms to be no doubt that nearly twothe Democratic and Republican parties PRIVATE BANK FAILURE. id thirds of the Senate will vote that way. and their methods; and declares against The private bank owned by MeadowThe newer question of the income tax nState banks and wild cat currency; refers croft Bros., at 100 Dearborn street also develops an interesting situation Many its to President Cleveland as the representafailed. A notice was attached to the who speak freely as to the Sherman bill tive of the Wall street and New England closed doors of the bank bearing this inevade or ignore this question, but 45 say Mugwumps; declares for free silver and scription: "This bank is in the hands of is squarely that they favor it, 42 that they demands equalization of taxation. It says do not. The Southern and Western ConLyman E. Crandall, receiver, by order of c that the Populists have made good recthe Superior Court." gressmen are the most numerous advo 10 ords in the States where they have had cates of such tax. CANAL STREET BANK, NEW YOUK. by control, and in conclusion calls a conNEW York.-Th Shoe and Leather On the State bank tax question the is vention of the Third Party to meet at National Bank gives notice that it will opinion is almost as one sided as in reg Lynchburg on August 3 to nominate can not clear for the Canal Street Bank after gard to the Sherman bill. Many dodge he didates for Governor and Lieutenant to morrow, This will make it necessary it entirely, but 60 say positively that d Governor and Attorney General. for the Canal Street Bank to go into they are against repealing the tax, while ne The first negro to be recognized by this only 30 favor it." liquidation. Its deposits are about nadministration is Henry Clay Smith, of $450,000. m Birmingham. He was promised Tuesday A SANDUSKY BANK GOES UP. ht the consulate at Tamatave, Madagascar, SANDUSKY, O. The doors of the San 2, in place of the present Republican con. dusky Savings Bank, which closed Sat10 sul, John L. Walker. Mr. Quincy sent urday night upon what was generally or for him Tuesday and told him he was supposed to be one of the soundest and et ready to make the appointment and gave safest institutions of the city, were not To him his commission opened Monday, but displayed the folb. THE NEWS IN BRIEF. lowing announcement: "Owing to iney THE TURKISH VILLAGE, MIDWAY PLAISANCE. ability to realize upon assests this time, The Latest Happenings Condensed World's Columbian Exposition. this bank has been compelled to assign. and Printed Here. All creditors will be paid in full." More than $50,000,000 has been raised A KANSAS CITY HOUSE STICKEN. in France and Germany to pay for resumRESULT OF THE BRIGGS TRIAL. KANSAS CITY, Mo. The Kansas Grain of ing work on the Panama Canal. Company, which claims to be the greatDr. Ecob Renounces the Presbyterian Some fiue specimens of hard white Faith as Promulgated by (st buyer of grain from producers in the go granite have been shipped to the World's the Assembly. world, has failed. ere Fair for exhibition by the J. T. Wyatt ALBANY, N. Y.-The Rev. James H WASHINGTON, D. I.-Dividends have at Granite Co., of Faith, N. C. A pair of Ecob, pastor of the Second Presbyterian old been declared in favor of the creditors of millstones from the same company was Church of this city, in a sermon Sunday insolvent national banks a3 follows is also forwarded. which was founded on the result of the ate First National bank of Palatka, Fla., Governor Tillman, of South Carolina, trial of Prof. Briggs, publicly renounced of second dividend, 10 per cent., making in and Fishback, of Arkansas, are the first the Presbyterian faith as promulgated by of all 45 per cent. on claims proved, amountwho have sent in papers on the resources the General Assembly in its condemnation ion ing to $274,303; First National Bank of of their States, as agreed upon the govof Prof B iggs are Wilmington N. C., third dividend; 10 ernors' convention recently held in Rich"The General Assembly of the Presbyace per cent, making in all 40 per cent. on mond. Both papers are well prepared and terian Church, "said he, the most big 'he claims proved, amounting to $530,483. will prove both interesting and valuable. oted, intolerent, reactionary body ever a AN INDIANA BANK YIELDS. The gay and festive Harry Hill, of found in any religious denomination. In old BEDFORD, IND.-The Bedford Bank Atlanta, who fled from that city two or its recent action it has taken up a garment ral has suspended. three weeks ago, under charges. was arwhich has laid mouldering in the grave for A SMALL NEBRASKA BANK. rested in Chicago at a late hour Wednesover hundred years and smells of earth V. BEATRICE, NEB.- -The State Bank at day night. and corruption. I hereby shake i off a Cortland, this county has closed. It was The Pope has announced the beatificaand will have none of it." As a small institution. tion of Joan of Arc, burned at the stake Dr. Ecob is backed by his congregation, on. 462 Tuesday
