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SHUT THE BANKS. Milwaukee National and South Side Savings Banks Close Their Doors. Withdrawal of Deposits and Inability to Realize on Securities the Cause. First National Bank of Louisville, With $1,000,000 Capital, Also Assigns. MILWAUKEE, July 24.-The Milwankee National and the South Side Savings banks have closed their doors. The Milwaukee National acted as the clearing house and the Wisconsin National was promptly named to take its place in this capacity. The news of the trouble to these two institutions, together with the failure of the Commercial bank and William H. M. Benjamin Friday, threw the city into a small panic and runs were at once started on a number of the other banks. Crowds soon gathered in front of the German-American, Merchants Exchange and Second ward banks, but at noon the excitement had in a measure subsided and a general feeling of confilence in the security of those places of deposit prevailed. The city, however, was full of wild rumors, impossible to verify, and probably for the most part without foundation. Responsible For Deposits. At 11 o'clock notice was posted on the doors of the Merchants Exchange, on which there had been a heavy run: "The undersigned directors of the Merchants Exchange bank are personally responsible for moneys deposited in this bank." Signed by Rudolph Nunnemacher, Reid Vogel, Jr., Julius Golt, Charles F. Pfister, Frank J. Kipp. This had a quieting effect and by means of a few policemen the crowd was considerably lessened. The statement on the doors of the Milwaukee National was simply: "By order of the board of directors this bank is closed." The statement o the condition of this bank on July 12 last gave the liabilities as $1,965,383.76 Of this the capital amounted to $200.000, the surplus fund $250,000, undivided profits $99,439.32 national bank notes outstanding $89. 250; deposits $1,045,898.33; notes and bills discounte.1 $230,798.11. Statement of President Noves. George H. Noyes is president of the bank, and J. McClure cashier. President Noyes, in referring to the condition of the Milwaukee National bank, said: "This bank I consider perfectly sound. It has $500,000 in assets above the liabilities. In ordinary times it would pay all depositors in full within three months, leaving a surplus of 200 cents on the dollar for distribution among its stockholders. The reason for the closing is the one that has been so much repeated in the last 60 days, that the public know it without being told. The shrinkage and withdrawals of deposits and the inability of customers to meet their obligations to the bank have