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LOUISIANA BANK CLOSES. First National of Leesville Has Ceased to Transact Business. Washington, Nov. 25.-The comptroller of the currency has been advised that by order of the board of directors the First National bank of Leesville, La., has closed its doors. No cause is assigned. National Bank Examiner B. L. Van Zandt has been appointed rebeiver.
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MISCELLANEOUS. Newton C. Dougherty pleaded guilty at Peoria, Ill., to five of the charges of forgery against him and was given an indeterminate sentence, from one to 14 years, in Joliet penitentiary. Five convicts in the prison at Jefferson City, Mo., fully armed, in a desperate attempt to escape, killed two officials and wounded a third, dynamited the prison gate and were recaptured after a fierce battle in which one of the felons was killed and another wounded. Senator Foraker presented his rate bill to the senate committee. It authorizes the federal court to define an unreasonable charge and is designed to avoid giving rate-making power to the commerce commission. The attorney general of Minnesota has begun proceedings against two elevator companies at St. Paul, charged with violating the anti-trust law. Mrs. William McWilliams and her five children were murdered in their farmhouse near Independence, Ia. The husband and father is under arrest suspected of the crime. Turkey having rejected the terms of the powers, the joint naval forces will act at once. Judge Advocate Marix in the courtmartial of Cadet Meriwether caused a sensation by challenging the fitness of Rear Admiral McCormick to sit as a member of the court. The comptroller of the currency has been advised that by order of the board of directors the First national bank of Leesville, La., has closed its doors. No cause is assigned. Twenty-five passengers, many of them women, and members of the crew of the steamer Argo, ashore at South Holland, Mich., were rescued through the bravery of Robert Smith, a lifesaver, who almost died to save others. The boyhood home of President Roosevelt, near Maplewood, N. J., was burned. The mint report shows that the silver bullion in the treasury is all coined up, so no more dollars can be made until congress acts. The American Federation of Labor unanimously decided against the use of souvenir programmes at all future union labor celebrations and events. Postal officials caused the arrest of a Chicago broker, whom they accuse of a wholesale swindling scheme in mining stocks. The leader of the rebellion in German East Africa was captured and peace restored to the country. The whaling schooner Gotama arrived at San Francisco, after a voyage of $2 days from the Okhotsk sea. Her cargo consisted of 1,350 pounds of bone and 125 barrels of oil. Miss Maud Reese was shot and killed by a burglar with whom she was strugling in her flat in Chicago. Dr. Walter W. Webb, president of the Nashotah college, was ananimously elected bishop coadjuting to Bishop Isaac Lea Nicholson, of the Milwaukee Episcopal diocese. A great parade of Jews in Chicago Is to be a feature of memorial day, December 5, for the slain in Russia. George Robinson was killed and A. W. Wall and an unknown Hungarian were fatally injured by a fall of slate in mine No. 1 of the New England Coal company at San Toy, 0,
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National Bank Closes Doors. Washington, Nov. 25.-The comptroller of the currency has been ad. vised that by order of the board of directors the First national bank of Leesville, La., has closed its doors No cause is assigned.
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General News Senators Dolliver and Cullom stand apart from the rest of the republican members of the senate interstate commerce committee on the railroad rate question. The brotherhood of American yoemen decided to hold the next conclave in Minneapolis. A movement to increase rates of insurance in the order failed to pass. Congressman Pino Guerra of Cuba is charged by the prosecuting judge of San Juan y Martinez with the leadership of the insurrectionary plotting in that vicinity. Gross earnings of the Atchison in October are reported to have been about $6,750,000. This amount would exceed the gross earnings in the month last year by $1,200,000. The comptroller of the currency has been advised that by order of the board of directors the First National bank of Leesville, La., has closed its loors. No cause is assigned. The battleship Virginia completed er official tests in a four-hour endurince run down the coast, during which she slightly exceeded her contract speed of nineteen knots an hour. General B. J. Viljoen is at El Paso, Tex., negotiating for land near there n which to found another colony for he Boers who recently abandoned heir homes in Chihuahua, Mexico. Rev. David Claibourne Garrett, recor of the Church of the Redeemer (Episcopal) of Chestnut Hill, Boston, as received an invitation to become rector of St. Peter's church of St. Louis. A dispatch to a news agency from Tokio says: "A message received from Seoul states that the Marquis $to was slightly injured by a stone thrown y one of a party of disorderly Korans Wednesday night." Foreign Secretary Landsdowne, in behalf of Great Britain, has accepted President Roosevelt's invitation to participate in the naval and military lisplay on the occasion of the James town (Va.) exposition in 1907. The British foreign office informed the Associated Press that the porte, refused to accede to the demands of the powers, the naval demonstration will proceed, the matter no wbeing in he hands of the naval commanders. Cephas Poindexter, the murdered of Deputy Marshal Z. B. Wade, was hanged at Rocky Mount, Va. When taken to the scaffold he was asked if he had anything to say, and he reolied. "They are hanging an innocent man." Thomas Taggart, chairman of the democratic national committee, appointed August Belmont of New York as treasurer of the committee to succeed George Foster Peabody, who resigned, it is stated, on account of sickness. The appointment of M. Revoil, former governor of Algiers, to represent France at the Morrocan conference has been decided upon. Mr. Revoil conducted the negotiations leading up
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Sparks from the Wires. Fire destroyed the laundry of the State hospital for nervous diseases at Little Rock, Ark. Lieut. Hugh Kirkman, Eighth cavalry, has been arrested at Fort McKinley, P. I., charged with forgery. Notice was given by the Pennsylvania railroad that it would issue no more passes to Pittsburg politicians because the privilege had been abused. Secretary Root, it is reported, will soon go to Brazil on an important mission for the Roosevelt administration. It is understood that he will seek tc arrange for better trade relations. Leaders in the recent reform campaign in Cincinnati met and resolved to continue the fight and to appoint a committee to compel the restitution of city and county funds wrongfully diverted from the treasury. The Comptroller of the Currency has been advised that by order of the board of directors the First National bank of Leesville, La., has closed its doors. No cause is assigned. Gov. Folk was the principal speaker at a mass meeting in St. Louis which passed resolutions indorsing the issue of $11,000,000 of bonds for a free bridge across the Mississippi. A. B. Driscoll, chairman of the Y. M. C. A. building fund of St. Paul, Minn., announced that $150,000 in small subscriptions had been raised, thus securing a conditional subscription of $102,000, making a total building fund of $252,000. A huge crowd of curiosity seekers thronged the apartments of James Ha. zen Hyde, on Fifth avenue, New York, and paid high prices for the former life insurance man's furniture. The tariff commission held sessions at Chatham, Ont., and at Wallaceburg. Increased duties were asked for on flour, barrel staves, beet sugar and gasoline engines. An export duty on fish was urged. Cephas Poindexter, the murderer of Deputy Marshal Z. B. Wade, was hanged at Rocky Mount, Va. When taken to the scaffold he was asked if he had anything to say and he replied: "They are hanging an innocent man."
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Louisiana Bank to Resume. The First National Bank of Leesville, La., which was declared insolvent and placed in the hands of a receiver November 24, 1905, having complied with the conditions imposed by the controller of the currency precedent to resumption, and its capital stock being now unimpaired, was today permitted to reopen its doors for business.
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From Washington of the Alexandria Washington, July 17. Gambling is an extent that caral such of the Correspondence carried OD in the earnings, Panama Monte all their of canal rivals zone have to Carlo. lost Some at high rates employes money have pledged interest, have three borrowed montbe" lost salary this, This and to is square the condition up accord- their gambling debts. the isthmus, months of affairs ing to James the existing Panama E. Smith, on Journal, for six who has editor of just arrived Comptroller in Washington. of the National Currency Bank, anThe that the First which was deof nounces Leesville, insolvent Louisiana, and November placed in 24, the hands 1905, imclared on conditions a receiver with the the Curhaving of posed precedent by complied the Comptroller to resumption, unimpaired, of and has its for business as capital rency today been stock permitted as being an active now to national reopen its bank- doors ing association. dried Good old-fashioned "like sixty" American in George Brazil, The apples is the opinion would sell at of Rio Consul-General de Janerio. loads of E. Anderson, been buying all of preserved them and dried from EuroBrazilians have been have purchased consul-general fruits, but can- of pean countries. with The a representative field, that this trade. not see American America why, fruit cannot interests secure in the the bulk of with trust exists, That a national New ice York and branches the every of high in headquarters practically States, in is the belief large Justice. city in offic- It is to United Department of called said ials of attention that the the matter of Attorney has Attorney General been Jerome, Moody the by District have been of personally New York. the No trust steps except in of the the taken to attack Columbia, where officials indictIce Company unlawful American District of into an are under District. agreement for entering prices in the opinion ment atThe district attorney to control trust is to here be energetically is of the if the in New York, it will of Justice and that tacked, that the Department have in to such be proceeding. might Geninterest said Solicitor "As far as I acting take an Hoyt, who know,' against is the attorney ice trust gener- are eral "no steps It is possible, now in attorney al, contemplation. that the called general to the mat- may however, had his attention Assistant Attorney to trust have ter without pertaining General my knowledge." Purdy, litigations tomorrow; to whom m are en trusted, ters will be in has been received out the at No information the city bearing Department which redispatches imprisonment, on and press the State the arrest and from Amercan Havana men the an late of two violating old one Isie law of American Pines, in the erection woman of of for official toy telegraph informaline. tion on In the the to subject the absence view heState that there Department that is it has no is inclined at least, all recognition. Bacon been truth exaggerated in the story, No and or, notice distorted on will the be beyond taken mail at by acting unless Secretary the American minister ter l'avana shall report it. De the Navy Word was received at United States today that the aboard which the partment cruiser Marblehead, of San Salvador, peace commissioners Honduras will meet, Sal has Guatemala gailed from La and Libertad for Acajutla, vador. were received by an the armis- State Advices today stating that by are tice Department has Salvador been agreed and Honduras, upon Efforts to Guate- take mala, afternoon. to effect tomorrow three belligerents front. being get made the by news the of the at armistice the to to respective armies from the of the today by their All of the dispatches trouble received willingness the State on scene show a full involved the part of all their differences Department and the settle nations by to fighting suggested by conference as Diaz: Roosevelt and secease amiably President Japanese have hundreds of by inThat this country been trigue during of the Bureau by proven and cured admissions to the satisfaction the to last Naturalization. year has careful investigation the large of a Incidentally Immigration agents assisting into sums the of subject. money immicharging law makers and grants part by in have outwitting made "commissions" the for their executive band officials. of fifty dog-eating Igorrotes, ago A to this country of two the years wild men Philippine Islands, are be of brought the exhibited as samples country having a attemptto hard time of it in this the canned meats of ing Chicago to get used packing houses, and will of the be the by the authorities to and native country aboard a rounded their War Department up Government. shipped transport back United States the Moral A by an has brought of pines, the crusade conducted against Progres gambling League, organization in guinaldo. Philip known the out reform ex-dietator, s the statement forces who uncovered of from has the Emilio allied archipelago, the existence himself "I am and with heartily of what has, the furthermor trust. Moral in is Progress called sympathy the League." cockpit with the Aguinaldo and objects card-playing of is the quoted must "Cockpits anything else, saying. than The go. the to so to fact is that their the mother Gambling, of gamblers crime more and in have even gone Philippines. far wives 88 their children in order to pawn to prohibit to the continue pay debts the playing. contracted importation The I in would cockpit play of gaming go and trust 80 is far cards prepar- 88 infight Moral the islands. Progress League to the
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Louisiana Bank Reopens Doors. Washington, July 17.-The First National bank of Leesville, La., which was declared insolvent, and placed in the hands of a receiver on November 24, 1905, having complied with the conditions imposed by the comptroller of the currency, precedent to resumption and its capital stock being now unimpaired, was today permitted to reopen its doors for business.
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BANK RESUMES. Louisiana Institution Complies With All Conditions Required. Washington, July 18.-The First National bank of Leesville, La., which was declared insolvent and placed in the hands of a receiver on Nov. 24. 1905, having complied with the conditions impsode by the comptroller of the currency, precedent to resuming, and its capital stock beingn ow unimpaired, was Tuesday permitted to resume business.