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BUSINESS TROUBLES. Places at Which the Panie Got in Its Deadly Work Yesterday LEBANON. La., Aug. 4.-The Lebanon Trust and Safe Deposit bank failed this It is a state a of $50,000. It is morning. capital institution believed and that has the suspension is only temporary. 4. James Co., in one CHICAGO, dealers Aug. dry goods, H. of the Walker largest & firms in the city, confessed judgment today. A receiver has been asked for. The amount involved is a million dollars. PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 4. John Bomley & Sons and Doal & Son. worsted goods man. ufacturers, and John Blood & Bros., hosiery manufacturers, have closed their plants. Four thousand men and girls are idle. DENVER, Aug. 4.-A receiver has been appointed for the Equitable Accident Insurance company. Outstanding risks of $6,000,000 have been reinsured with the Union Casualty company. Trouble among the stockholders IS the cause of the failure. ST. PAUL. Aug. 4. The closing of the doors of the German American National bank this morning has caused some withdrawalsfrom the other banks, but no particular excitement or runs on them. This morning the People's bank. with a capital of $200,000. suspended. No statement. The failure is not considered important. JAMAICA, L. I., Aug. 4.-Frederick W. Dunton, president of the Bank of Jamaica. New York, the East Brooklyn Suburban Investment company and the Boynton Bicycle Railroad company. has made an He was one assignment. of the largest investors in real estate in Queens and Suffolk counties. Assets are more than to cover all liabilities, if not forced the market. He as enough upon has resigned president of the Jamacia bank. 4.-This morning National bank of the MUNCIE. Citizens' Ind., Aug. this city failed to open its doors. A notice on the door said the assets were ample to pay all depositors. Hundreds of depositors congregated. The depositors of the Delaware National, Farmers' National and Mer) chants' National banks then commenced to draw out their money. The run con) tinyed until 4 o'clock this evening. Heavy ) deposits are being made by wealthy citizene to save the remaining three. NEW YORK. Aug. 4.-N. L. Cort & Co., 3 importers of tin, tin plate and other t made an assignment metals, $34,425; to-day.giv- liaing preferences amounting to bilities, $350,000; assets, unknown. The firm was a very old one and prominent in / the metal trade. The failure is due to de: preciation in the price of metals and , financial stringency. S. Jacoby & Co., 8 cigar manufacturers, confessed judgment , aggregating $30,00; liabilities, $150,000; as, sets, large. The failure is attribute. to poor collections. SAN JOSE DE COSTA RICA, Aug. 1.-A t financial panic throughout the republic , has been caused by the condition of the , silver market. Failures have been numerous and more are expected. All business f is very much depressed and no improvement is expected till some action is taken which will render the price of silver more stable. The Costa Rica bank is in trouble ) are no longer accepted in , circles. commercial and its notes Yellow fever is ragI ing at Port Limon so severely that half , the population fell vietims to it.
