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In the Hands of a Receiver. ATHENS, GA, Nov. 13.-The Bank of Athens was placed in the hands of a receiver to-day. The stockholders claim the institution is solvent. The experts who for some time have been examining the books of Cashier John A. Benedict, who mysteriously disappeared several months ago, will not be ready to report within sixty days.
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In a Receiver's Hands. Athens, Ga,, Nov. 13.-The Bank of Athens went into the hands of a receiver to-day. Experts who for some time have been examining the books of Cashier John A. Benedict, who mysteriously disappeared several months ago, will not be ready to report within 50 days.
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THE SOUTHERN STATES. ATHENS. Ga.-The Bank of Athens has been placed in the hands of a receiver. The stockholders claim the institution is solvent. YAZOO, Miss.-Ed Grandison, a notorious negro murderer, thief and all round crook. was hanged here for the murder of Deputy Sheriffs Stonestreet and Everett in this county in July of last year. MEMPHIS, Tenn-The vanguard of the delegates to the convention of the Western Waterways association, which meets here Tuesday, has arrived.
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DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF. Montreal-The new steel steamship Rico (American) bound from Toledo to New York, passed through the New Soulanges canal today without a hitch. Philadelphia-The William Cramps Ship and Engine Building company has not entered into the combine of shipbuilding concerns. Athens, Ga.-The bank of Athens was placed in the hands of a receiver today. The stockholders claim the institution is solvent. Sidney, Neb.-The old Fort Sidney milltary reservation will be sold at auction on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Washington-The second annual convention of the National Association of Postmasters, which includes those of the first class, will begin here tomorrow afternoon and continue until Friday. Springfield, O.-With a grand parade, in which Gov. Bushnell participated, the industrial exposition which is to be the feature of the state and national grange convention which meets here during the next ten days was formally opened today.
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GEORGIA BANK IN RECEIVER'S HANDS. Athens, Ga., Nov. 13.-The Bank of Athens was placed in the hands of a receiver to-day. The stockholders claim the institution is solvent. The experts who for some time have been examining the books of the cashier, John A. Benedict, who mysteriously disappeared several months ago, will not be ready to report within sixty days.
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Bank in Hands of Receiver. ATHENS, GA., November 13.-The Bank of Athens was placed in the hands of a receiver to-day. The stockholders claim that the institution is insolvent. The experts, who for some time have been examining the books of Cashier John A. Benedict, who mysteriously disappearad several months ago, will not be ready to report within sixty days.
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SHORT TELEGRAMS. "Tommy" Dixon, of Rochester, and Billy Ryan, of Syracuse, N. Y., last night fought a twenty-round draw at Syracuse. Dixon finished in the poorest shape. The bank of Athens, Ga., has been placed in the hands of a receiver. Its cashier disappeared mysteriously several months ago, but it is claimed the bank is solvent. The president has appointed Lieut. Thomas H. Slavens, Fourth cavalry, a captain and assistant quartermaster, vice Capt. Howard, recently killed in the Philippines. The second annual convention of the National Association of Postmasters, which includes those of the first class, began a two days' session at Washington today. At Louisville last evening Tom Williams, of England, knocked out Kid Wango, of Pittsburg, in the third round of a scheduled twenty-round bout. The fight was vicious. George Mimms, a prominent planter, near Fairview, Ky., yesterday shot and killed Sam Shankling, colored, a farm hand, who refused to perform certain duties and threatened Mimms' life. Fort Sidney, Neb., military reservation will be sold at auction Nov. 15. It is a very valuable piece of property, 640 acres in extent. containing many handsome residences and other improvements. While John Yunsk and Conrad, Hungarians, were engaged in a fist fight on the Philadelphia & Reading railroad track, near Enterprise, Pa., Monday night, an express train ran them down and instantly killed them both. A certificate of election was yesterday issued to Amos L. Allen, as congressman-elect from the First Maine district. He succeeds Thomas B. Reed. He had officially 12,337 votes, while exCongressman McKinney had 7,705, with 6 scattering.
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LATER NEWS. New York's annual horse show has opened. Carnegie will compete with Rockefeller in lake shipping. Colonel Webb C. Hayes has captured Aguinaldo's private secretary. The American Municipal League will meet at Columbus, O., this week. The Bank of Athens, Athens, Ga., has gone into the hands of a receiver. Speaker Reed's rules in congress will not be disturbed to any great extent. The Boers are raising more men, and all neutrals must now fight or get out of the country. James J. Corbett has challenged James J. Jeffries, and has posted a $5,000 forfeit. The McGiffert case will probably again be referred to the Presbyterian general assembly. Europe is in need of more money, and England, it is said, may see a 6 per cent rate before long. Young Republicans from all parts of the United States will banquet at St. Louis in January or February. The English government declares it is not holding back the news, but is giving out all that comes from South Africa. The university of Chicago will send an expedition to Southern cities to watch the total eclipse of the sun next May. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, has offered to arbitrate the piano-workers' strike now on in Chicago. The supreme court of Oregon has affirmed the decision of the lower court and Magers will have to hang for the murder of Sink, unless the governor intervenes. The Boers suffered a severe defeat at Ladysmith Thursday morning. The Boer guns were silenced after four hours' fighting, during which their losses were heavy. On behalf of Admiral Dewey and his officers and men, Washington attorneys have asked the court of claims to find that the amount of bounty money due them is $382,800, of which the admiral is to get $19,994. Governor Roosevelt favors Wood for the governorship of Cuba. He has induced President McKinley to agree with him on all points, but the question of immediate appointment. This the president desires to leave to congress. Corporate franchises will be taxed in Texas. Vice-President Hobart is recovering, and is almost past the danger point. Montreal was visited by a fire, destroying $5,000,000 worth of property. Russia wants a loan. The effort to get it in Germany resulted in failure. The London fog is said to be SO thick that it obscures the actors in theaters. Money is going back East to relieve the stringency there due to a natural movement. Admiral Schley says the completion of the Nicaragua canal would make the American navy invincible. Within the last week there has been much fighting at Ladysmith, but no decisive results are attained. Banban and Tarlac have been taken by the Americans, but Aguinaldo's whereabouts is as much a mystery as before. Official returns are very slow in Kentucky. Both the Democrats and Republicans claim a victory, and a contest is sure. The Mexicans had two fights with the Yaquis in which the Indians were repulsed, but not without considerable loss to the Mexicans. Orders were issued in London for an additional five thousand troops to sail for South Africa between November 10 and November 18. The Union Iron Works, of San Francisco, is said to have been absorbed by the Seligman syndicate, the gigantic shipbuilding trust recently formed. The Cherokee Indians will sell out and leave this country. They disapprove of the allotment plan. Mexico has given them a grant of 8,000,000 acres.
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EVENTS OF THE DAY Epitome of the Telegraphic News of the World. TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES An Interesting Collection of Items From the Two Hemispheres Presented in Condensed Form. New York's annual horse show has opened. Carnegie will compete with Rockefeller in lake shipping. Colonel Webb C. Hayes has captured Aguinaldo's private secretary. The American Municipal League will meet at Columbus, O., this week. Bank of Athens, Athens, Ga., into the hands a Reed's rules in congress has Speaker The gone of great receiver. exwill not be disturbed to any tent. The Boers are raising more men, and all neutrals must now fight or get out of the country. James J. Corbett has challenged Jame3 J. Jeffries, and has posted $5,000 forfeit. The McGiffert case will probably again be referred to the Presbyterian general assembly. Europe is in need of more money, and England, it is said, may see a cent rate before long. Young Republicans from all parts the United States will banquet at St Louis in January or February The English government declares it is not holding back the news, but is giving out all that comes from South Africa. The university of Chicago will send an expedition to Southern cities to watch the total eclipse of the sun next May Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, has offered to arbitrate the piano-workers' strike now on in Chicago. The supreme court of Oregon has firmed the decision of the lower court and Magers will have to hang for the murder of Sink, unless the governor intervenes. The Boers suffered a severe defeat at Ladysmith Thursday morning. The Boer guns were silenced after four hours' fighting, during which their losses were heavy. On behalf of Admiral Dewey and his officers and men, Washington attorneys have asked the court of claims find that the amount of bounty money due them is $382,800, of which the admiral is to get $19,994. Governor Roosevelt favors Wood for the governorship of Cuba. He has induced President McKinley to agree with him on all points, but the question of immediate appointment. This the president desires to leave to congress. Corporate franchises will be taxed in Texas. Vice-President Hobart is recovering, and is almost past the danger point. Montreal was visited by a fire, destroying $5,000,000 worth of property. Russia wants a loan. The effort to get it in Germany resulted in failure. The London fog is said to be so thick that it obscures the actors in theaters. Money is going back East to relieve the stringency there due to a natural movement Admiral Schley says the completion of the Nicaragua canal would make the American navy invincible. Within the last week there has been much fighting at Ladysmith, but no decisive results are attained. Banban and Tarlac have been taken by the Americans, but Aguinaldo's whereabouts is as much a mystery as before. Official returns are very slow in Kentucky. Both the Democrats and Republicans claim a victory, and a contest is sure. The Mexicans had two fights with the Yaquis in which the Indians were repulsed, but not without considerable loss to the Mexicans. Orders were issued in London for an additional five thousand troops to sail for South Africa between November 10 and November 18. The Union Iron Works, of San Franeisco, is said to have been absorbed by the Seligman syndicate, the gigantic shipbuilding trust recently formed. The Cherokee Indians will sell out and leave this country. They disap prove of the allotment plan. Mexico has given them a grant of 8,000,000 acres. An unknown man had one of his legs torn from his body while attempting to board moving train near Kansas City in He lived but 15 minutes, dying horrible agony. During a shopping tour in New York, Admiral and Mrs. Dewey were compelled to seek refuge in a store to avoid the crowd of curious people who were pressing them. The Boer war will cost Great Britain, it is estimated, $100,000,000. Benjamin H. Lee, who will have charge of the Connecticut exhibits at the Paris exposition hold . similar
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A WEEK'S RECORD All the News of the Past Seven Days Condensed. HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS News of the Industrial Field, Personal and Political Items, Happenings at Home and Abroad. THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD DOMESTIC. While John Yunsk and Conrad Winske were fighting on the railroad track near Enterprise, Pa., a train ran down and killed them both. The Bank of Athens, Ga., was placed in the hands of a receiver. Robert Walthour, of Atlanta, Ga., broke the world's professional paced bicycle record for 5, 10 and 15 miles at Jacksonville, Fla., finishing the first 5 miles in 9:06, the 10 miles in 17:33 3-5 and the 15 miles in 26:49 3-5. On behalf of Admiral Dewey and his officers and men Washington attorneys have asked the court of claims to find that the amount of bounty money due them is $382,800. Thirty thousand dollars' worth of diamonds were stolen from the store of Sigler Bros. at Cleveland, O. The visible supply of grain in the United States on the 13th was: Wheat, 52,562,000 bushels; corn, 11,909,000 bushels; oats, 6,706,000 bushels; rye, 1,251,000 bushels; barley, 2,041,000 bushels. Ed Grandison (colored) was hanged at Yazoo, Miss., for the murder of Deputy Sheriffs Stonestreet and Everett. Samuel Overstreet, of Guthrie, United States district attorney for Oklahoma, was found dead in his berth in a sleeping car a few miles from Joliet, III. The three sons of Mrs. Kate Orr, aged eight, six and five years, were burned to death at Detour, Mich. It is said that President McKinley in his message will urge retention of the Philippines and immediate and stable territorial government for Hawaii and Porto Rico. The seventeenth annual meeting of the national Baptist congress opened in Pittsburgh, Pa., with a large attendance from all parts of the country. A negro named Dickerson, who assassinated Arthur Maxwell and M. K. Grey, was eaptured near Rand Lake, Miss., by a mob and shot to death. For the ten months ended October 31 the balance of trade in favor of the United States was $370,867,157. According to the annual report of the paymaster general it cost $13,983,174 to maintain in commission the ships in active service in the navy last year. The price of brooms was advanced more' than 50 per cent. at a meeting in Chicago of the National Broom Manufacturers' association of the United States and Canada. The annual report of Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, commanding the army, says that under all eircumstances and at all times the utmost loyalty, fortitude and faithful performance of duty have been manifested on the part of the