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SILVERTON ITEMS. -0Special 'Phone to The Herald. SILVERTON, May 10.-The old charge against Cashier Munee, who was charged with accepting a deposit in the defunct Bank of Silverton aft. er he knew the bank was going to fall, was dismissed in district court this morning. Thomas Annear. the receiver reported that dividends of 23 per cent had been paid, that there was sufficient cash on hand at present to pay 5 per cent more, and that he hoped to pay 28 more in time.
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the mental condition of Rufus Binyon, a negro ordered to be hanged at Ardmore this morning for murder. Af fidavits have been filed to the effect that Binyon is insane. ) SILVERTON Sept. 22.-Receiver e Thomas Annear for the defunct Bank < of Silverton which failed about two years ago. made his reprt to Judge 1 Russell while at Silverton, showing that he had enough cash to pay 4 per cent more of the bank's indebtedness to depositors, and this the court or dered him to do. This will make 27 per cent of the total. Mr. Annear reports forty Denver lots in the assets and a claim against the Silver Ledge mine for $15,000. which he regards as 3 doubtful. It is probable that the lots will pay 3 per cent more and should t the $15,000 be made available it will pay 15 per cent more. 1 DENVER, Sept. 22.-The special 1 grand jury ordered to look into the affairs of the Denver Savings and Western banks began its work this r morning at the county court house. I Vice President Jones of the Denver e Savings bank was the first witness. I His testimony was very complete and a occupied the attention of the grand jurors all day. , CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-Colcago's e ghetto is as excited this morning as s it was last night during the run on n the Schiff Safety Deposit company's bank. At 8 o'clock this morning a $ long line of Jewish citizens was awaiting the opening of the financial institution. I 1 Schiff stationed husky men at the door to drag in depositors from the , crowds and push them out after they S had withdrawn their accounts. A big supply of specie was taken to the bank . this morning. One woman depositor r put her baby on the floor while taking 1 her money and walked away, forgetting it. I LOS ANGELES Cal., Sept. 22.-The e Moffat road from Denver to Salt Lake has incurred another obstacle in the : action of the chamber of commerce y of this city, which has appointed a n special committee to secure the aid of congress to compel the railroad to n permit the building of government e dams along the Colorado river. n BERLIN, Sept. 22.-Ten cases of d cholera have been discovered here and one death has occurred. An epidemic is feared. y d OURAY, Sept. 22.--Ouray is nearly d depopulated. All summer long Grand 1. Junction and Mesa county hamlets o have been sending excursions to Ouray. Our people thought it time to is return the compliment and to this end t came near swamping a special train n that pulled out yesterday for Grand d Junction to take In the Mesa county e fair. It was by far the biggest excursion ever sent out of the town. of NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-John Powit er, nearly 70 years old, who was ree cently shaghaied, appeared before the e British consul today to press charges ig against Captain Monroe of the British is ship Canada. The old man was capk tured at Gulf Port, Miss., put on board or a vessel and compelled to do more work than he was able. Power reel lates an astonishing tale of sea crunelty. e SEOUL, Korea, Sept. 22.-Miss Alice Roosevelt continues to be mag ge nificently treated by the emperor and al his ladies. The function at the pal te ace yesterday was followed today by