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The Solicitors Loan, and Trust Company at Philadelphia assigned to-day. The failure resulted from unsuccesful and unauthorized speculations on the part of J. Rush Ritter, real estate officer of the company. The amount involved was about $200,000.
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LOAN COMPANY FAILS. The Real Estate Speculations of J. Rush Ritter Swamps a Philadelphia Concern. A Pecaliar Case. Philadelphia, Jan. 3.-The Solicitors' Loan and Trust company, at 142 South Fourth street, assigned today. The assignees are Thomas DeWitt Cuyler and Effingham B. Morris. The failure of the company resulted from unsuccessful and unauthorified speculation on the part of J. Rush Ritter. real estate officer of the company and a member of the board of directors. Mr. Ritter speculated heavily in a number of securities, chiefly stock of the Citizens Passenger railway of Indianapolis, and had also been concerned in a number of real estate deals in New Jersey and elsewhere. He became deeply involved and to meet certain obligations drew four drafts on a Mr. Cook. of New York. to which were attached bills of purchase for certain securities. The drafts aggregated $209.000 and bore the signature of Mr. Ritter and the name (by rubber stamp) of the Citizens Loan and Trust company. The drafts were taken by Ritter to the Tradesmen's National bank of this city, whose cashier, J. S. McKee, instead of entering them for collection paid Mr. Ritter $209,000 in cash. The drafts were returned from New York dishonored. President Clay. of the Solicitors' comany, consented to furnish the Tradesmen's bank with an indemnifying bond for $150,000 without waiting for the authority of his directors. The directors were ignorant of the creation of this obligation, it is said. until Sunday last. nearly two weeks after the event had occurred. A hurried meeting of the board was held and the action of the president and the bond given by him were jointly repudiated. The Tradesmen's bank threatened to bring suit for the $150,000 and the assignment of the Solicitors' company was then decided upon by the directors. Through worriment over the affair Mr. Ritter has become critically ill and he is now lying at the point of death. Cashier McKee. of he Tradesmen's bank. has retired from the service of the institution.
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Solicitors Loan and Trust Company Rnined by an Officer. Philadelphia. Jan. The Solicitor's Loan and Trust Company. at 145 South Fourth street, assigned to-day. The as signees are Thomas Culler and Effingham B. Morris. The failure of the company resulted from unsuccessful and unauthorized speculation of the real estate officer of the company, Mr. Ritter. Mr. Ritter speculated heavily in a number of securities, chiefly in the stock of the Citizens Passenger railway of Indianapolis. and had also been concerned in a number of real estate deals in New Jersey and elsewhere. He became deeply involved and to meet certain obligations drew four drafts on a Mr. Cook. of New York, to which were attached bills of purchase for certain securities. The drafts aggregated $20.000 and bore the signature of Mr. Ritter and the name (by rubber stamp) of the Sollcitor's Loan and Trust Company. The drafts were taken by Mr. Ritter to the Tradesman National Bank. of this city, whose cashier. J. S. McKee, instead of entering them for collection. paid Mr. Ritter the $209,000 in cash The drafts were returned from New York dishonered. President Clay. of the Solleitor's Company. consented to furnish the Tradesman National Bank with an indemnifying bond for $150,000 without waiting for the authority of his directors. The directors were ignorant of the creation of this obligation, 11 is said. until Saturday last, nearly two weeks after the event had occurred. A hurried meeting of the board was held and the action of the president and the bond given by him were jointly repu. diated. The Tradesman Bank threaten, ed to bring suit for the $150,000 and the assignment of the Solicitor's Company was then decided upon by the directors. "Newest Discovery"-Ext. teeth: no pain, N. Y. D. Rooms. Ennes, 162 Main
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LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY FAILS, Brought About by Unsuccessful Speculation and Dishonored Drafts. PHILADELPHIA, PA., Jan. 3.-The Solicitors' Loan and Trust Company, at 142 south Fourth street, assigned to-day. The assignées are Thomas DeWitt Cuyler and Effingham B. Morris. The failure of the company resulted from unsuccessful speculation of Mr. Ritter, in the real estate office, and a member of the board of directors. Mr. Riter speculated heavily in a number of securities, chiefly in the stock of the Citizens Passenger Railway of indianapolis, and had also been concerned in a number of real estate deals in New Jersey and elsewhere, he became deeply involved, and to meet certain obligations drew four drafts on a Mr. Cook, of New York, to which were attached bills of purchase for certain securities. the signature of Mr. Ritter and the name (by rubber stamp) of the Solicitors' Loan and Trust Company. The drafts were taken by Mr. Kitter to the Tradesmens National Bank of this city, whose cashier, J. S. McKee, instead of entering them for collection, paid Mr. Ritter the $209,000 in cash. The drafts were returned from New York dishonored, President Clay, of the Solicitors' Company, consented to furn sh the Tradesmens Bank with an indemnitying bond for $150,000 without waiting for the allthority of his directors. The directors were ignorant of the creation of this obligation, it is said, until Saturday last, nearly two weeks after the event had occurred. A hurried meeting 02 the board was held, and the action of the president and the bond given by him were jointly repudiated. The Tradesmens Bank threatened to bring suit for the $150,000, and the assignment of the Solicitors' Company was then decided upon by the directors.
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Absolutely Pure. A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest of all in leavening strength.-Latest United Stat s Government Food Report. ROYAL BAKING POWDER Co., 103 Wall si.. N.Y. ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS. Richard Mansfield has decided to leave the stage and enter the lecture field. Sugar has advanced a quarter of a cent at Chicago in consequence of the wholesale burning of cane fields by the insurgents in Cuba. Estimates, which early in the season were 1,100,000 tons, are now placed at only 300,000. Professor L. S. Luther, of Trinity college, has been elected president of Kenyon college at Columbus, O. The exports from Sheffield, England, to the United States during the year 1895 show an increase of $750,000 over those of 1894. R. Paul, a switchman in the employ of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad company, was killed at Blue Island (Chicago) while switching cars. Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria has formally renounced the throne of which the crazy King Otto is the normal incumbent. Obituary: At Redbud, Ills., "Lucky Chris" Smith, aged 63. At Vincennes, Ind., Mrs. Elizabeth Brouillette, aged 86. At Anderson, Ind., Samuel Hurless, aged 61. At Monroe, Wis., Dr. S. W. Abbott. Yot Lee and Miss Sadie Leppert, the former a Chinaman and the latter a white woman, were married at Peoria, Ilis. Owing to losses resulting from outside speculation of one of its officers the Solicitors' Loan and Trust company of Philadelphia, has made an assignment. A receiver has been asked for the drug firm of Singer & William, Peoria, Ills. The application says the firm is insolvent. Simon Ensign, of Pontiac, Mich., who was confined at Havana, Cuba, for twenty years, has filed at Washington a claim for $200,000 against the Spanish government. Ensign was suspected of sympathy with the rebels and was imprisoned without a trial. Lieutenant Samuel S. Pague has been formally dismissed from the United States army in conformity with the recent order of the president approving the finding of the court martial.
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A TRUST COMPANY ASSIGNS. Speculation by One of Its Officers Causes the Trouble. Philadelphia, Jan. 3.-The Solicitors' Loan and Trust Company, at 142 South Fourth street, assigned to-day. The assignees are Thomas Dewitt Cuyler and Effingham B. Morris. The failure of the company resulted from unsuccessful and unauthorized speculations on the part of J. Rush Ritter, the real estate officer of the company and a member of the board of directors. Mr. Ritter speculated heavily in a number of securities, chiefly in the stock of the Citizens' Passenger Railway of Indianapolis, and had also been concerned in a number of real estate deals in New Jersey and elsewhere. He became deeply involved, and to meet certain obligations drew four drafts on a Mr. Cook of New York, to which were attached bills of purchase for certain securities. The drafts aggregated $209,000, and bore the signature of Mr. Ritter and the name (by rubber stamp) of the Solicitor's Loan and Trust Company. The drafts were taken by Mr. Ritter to the Tradesman's National Bank of this city, whose cashier, J. S. McKee, instead of entering them for collection, paid Mr. Ritter the $209,000 in cash. The drafts were returned from New York dishonored. President Clay of the Solicitors' company consented to furnish the Tradesman's bank with an indemnifying bond for $150,000, without waiting for the authority of the directors. The directors were ignorant of the creation of this obligation, it is said, until last Sunday, nearly two weeks after the event had occurred. A hurried meeting of the board was held, and the action of the president and the bond given by him were jointly repudiated. The Tradesman's bank threatened to bring suit for the $150,000, and the assignment of the Solicitors' company was then decided upon by the directors. Through worriment over the affair, Mr. Ritter has become critically ill, and he is now lying at the point of death. Cashier McKee of the Tradesman Bank has retired from the service of the institution.
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A Big Failure. Philadelphia, Jan. 3.-The Solicitors' Loan and Trust company at 142 South Fourth street assigned today. The assignees are Thomas Dewitt Cuyler and Effingham B. Morris. The failure of the company resulted from unsuccessful and unauthorized speculations on the part of J. Rush Ritter, real estate officer of the company, and a member of the board of directors. Mr. Ritter speculated heavily in a number of securities, chiefly in the stock of the Citizen's Pasenger railway of Indianapolis, and had also been concerned in a number of real estate deals in New Jersey and elsewhere. He became deeply involved and to meet certain obligations drew four drafts on a Mr. Cook of New York, to which were attached bills of purchase for certain securities. The drafts aggregated $209,000 and bore the signature of Mr. Ritter and the name (by rubber stamp) of the Solicitors' Loan and Trust company. The drafts were taken by Mr. Ritter to the Tradesmen's National bank office, and City Cashier J. S. McKee-instead of entering them for collection, paid Mr. Ritter the $209,000 in cash. The drafts were returned from New York dishonored. President Clay of the Solicitors' company consented to furnish the Tradesmen's bank with an indemnifying bond for $150,000 without waiting for the authority of his directors. The directors were ignorant of the creation of these obligations, it is said. until Sunday last, nearly two weeks after the event had occurred. A hurried meeting of the board was held and the action of the president and the bond given by him were jointly repudiated. The Tradesmen's bank threatened to bring suit for the $150,000 and the assignment of the Solicitors' company was then decided upon by the directors. Through worriment over the affair Mr. Ritter has become critically ill and he is now lying at the point of death. Cashier McKee of the Tradesmen's bank has retired from the service of the institution.
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RITTER'S WORK OF RUIN. The Man He Drew on for $250,000 Secretary of One of His Companies. Philadelphia, Jan. 5.-The assignment of the Solicitors' Loan and Trust Company, of which J. Rush Ritter is the real estate officer, was followed yesterday by the appointment of a receiver for the Brigantine Transit Company, of which Mr. Ritter is president. Judge Thompson of Atlantic City was named as receiver. The company owns six and one-half miles of trolley railway, a power plant and pavilions and wharves at Brigantine Beach, a wharf at Atlantic City, which is said to have cost $50,000, and three small steamboats. The capital stock is $250,000 and there are outstanding $250,000 of 6 per cent. bonds. The company has not defaulted upon the bonds, but an officer of the company said that there were so many new debts cropping up that it was deemed best to appoint a receiver so as to protect all interests. Asked if it was possible that Mr. Ritter had put into the transit company any of the funds obtained by the drafts upon Secretary Cook, the officer said he thought not. The company had a prosperous season in 1895. The officers of the Brigantine Beach Transit Company are J. Rush Ritter, president; Josiah A. McKee, vice president; William Hacker, treasurer, and William H. Cook, secretary. Cook is the man on whom Ritter drew the drafts for $200,000, which were returned to the Tradesmen's National Bank dishonored.
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Receiver For a Trolley Line. TRENTON, Jan. 7. - Vice Chancellor Reed has appointed Judge John Thompson of Atlantic City receiver of the Brigantine Transit company, a trolley road from Atlantic City to Brigantine Beach. The liabilities are given at $472,000 and the assets at $300,000. J. Rush Ritter, who was involved in the recent failure of the Solicitors' Loan and Trust company of Philadelphia, of which he was real estate officer, was president of the transit company.
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The Solicitors' Loan and Trust Failur Tacoma, Jan. 6.-Special.-The principal Western office of the Solicitors' Loan and Trust Company, of Philadelphia, which assigned Saturday, is located in this city, with C. W. Richie as manager and T. M. Hawkes as cashier. The company is heavily interested in Western mortgages, and has over $3,000,000 invested in Washington securities. At the office of the company the Post-Intelligencer correspondent was informed that the assignment and suspension at Philadelphia are only temporary, and will cause no considerable loss or embarrassment. The business of the company in this state will be carried on as formerly. The suspension will afford an opportunity for a thorough house cleaning, and as soon as the directors are fully informed as to the company's condition resumption will follow. All of the directors of the company are of high financial standing and responsibility. The suspension was caused by no monetary stringency, but by the action of an officer of the company.
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# ANOTHER RECEIVER ASKED FOR. AFFAIRS OF THE BRIGANTINE TRANSIT COMPANY TO BE TAKEN INTO COURT. Camden, Jan. 8 (Special).-George Pierce and E. G. C. Bleakly, representing creditors of the Brigantine Transit Company, propose to apply to Vice-Chancellor Reed next Monday to have a receiver appointed in place of Judge Thompson. In an interview this morning they said that the company was one of the schemes of J. Rush Ritter, an officer of the Solicitor's Loan and Trust Company, of Philadelphia, which failed recently, and that they proposed to examine into the manner in which it had been conducted. They said that the plant of the Brigantine Transit Company was valued at about $100,000, while the company was capitalized at $250,000, which is supposed to be fully paid in, that it is bonded for $250,000 more, and that it has a floating indebtedness of about $200,000, making a total of $700,000. They allege that Judge Thompson was appointed on the application of the treasurer of the company without any notice to the creditors and that the Judge was formerly counsel for the company and is therefore interested.
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A PHILADELPHIA FAILURE. Solicitor's Loan and Trust Company Ruined by an Officer. Philadelphia, Jan. 3.-The Solicitor's Loan and Trust company assigned to. day. The failure of the company result. ed from unsuccessful and unauthorize speculations on the part of J. Rush Rit ter, real estate officer of the company and a member of the board of directors Drafts aggregating $209,000. bearing the signature of Ritter and the name of the company were returned from New York dishonored. The Tradesmen's National bank of this city, which had cashed the drafts threatened suit and the assignment of the company was decided upon.
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SOME SOUND MONEY MEN. The American Saving and Loan Association (sound) Minneapolis, Minn, is in the hands of a receiver. Money "good in Yurrip" wouldn't save it. The Western Carolina Lumber Company in Swain county, is in the hands of a receiver. The assets will, of course, bring some sound dollars. Keen, Sutterlee & Co., leather dealers, Philadelphia, Pa., have assigned. The liabilities will, it is said, reach the enormous sum of $4,000,000. Amount of assets unknown. The firm was for sound money. John M. Fenlin, a large morocco merchant, failed on the same day. Geo. Porter, a commission merchant, New York, committed suicide in a New York jail the other day. He was charged with passing a worthless check to get some dollars good in Europe. E. Seidenburg, Steifel & Co., New York, cigar manufacturers, have assigned. They owe $350,000 and claim to have $500,000 worth of assets. Perkins & Welsh, sugar and coffee importers, New York, have failed. They owe about $500,000 (sound.) The rapidity with which the big firms are getting out of business by the little end of the horn exit leads us to believe that they are well pleased with the gold standard policy, as it relieves them of all their property and business cares. Kahn, Schoenbrun & Co, dealers in clothing. Chicago, have assigned. They owe $300,000 (sound.) The failure of the Solicitors' Trust Company, Philadelphia, Pa., is causing "sensations." Crookedness is the cause. Honest money, of course, makes it all right. The Standard Electric Company, Chicago, Ill., assigned on the 16th. They wanted honest money and got it, also got left. The Old Judge Distilling Company, Frankfort, Ky., has made an assignment. The whiskey trust and the National Bank monopoly is as thick as peas in the pod, and yet the banks didn't come to the rescue. The banks have got sound money, however. The Moonsocket Rubber Company, at Millville, Mass., employing 1,000 men, closed indefinitely Wednesday. Sound money don't buy rubber goods, nor any other kind of goods to any great extent.