D. W. Middleton & Company (Washington, DC)

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ANOTHER FAILURE A Manking Firm at Washington Makes an Assignment. WASHINGTON, D.C., May 31.-The following notice was posted on the doors of the banking house of D. W Middleton & Co., 1,427 T street: : Owing to heavy and immediate de. mands, we have assigned to George T. Green, for the benefit of our creditors.' The doors are not closed and a number of excited persons are gathered inside talking over the suspension. The failure is not considered of great importance. The capital stock of the bank is $40,000, but no estimate can be made of liabilities.

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Banking House Goes Under

WASHINGTON, May 31.-The following notice was posted this morning upon the doors of the banking house of D. W. Middleton & Co., 1427 F street: "Owing to heavy and immediate demands we have assigned to George T. Green for the benefit of our creditors. The doors of the bank are not closed, and a number of excited persons gathered inside talking overthesuspension. George T. Green, bookkeeper and assignee, says D. W. Middleton retired from the firm a week ago owing to ill health and a disclination to continue to struggle against what he thought inevitable. Capital stock of the bank, $400,000,

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Failures

THE WEEK's RECORD. NEW YORK, May 31.-Failures reported for seven days- United States, 151; Canada, 26. Total 177, a decreaseof 55. YESTERDAY'S IT. WASHINGTON. May 31.-Tne following notice Was posted this morning upon the doors of the banking house of D. W. Mid1+ on & Co., No.: 1427 F street: "Owing to heavy and immediate demands we have assigned to George T. Green. for the benefis of our creditors." The doors of the bank are not closed, and a number of ex. cited persons have gathered inside to talk over the suspension. No particulars are yet obtainable. LATER.-George Green, book-keeper and assignee, says D. W. Middleton retired from the firm a week ago owing to ill health and disinclination to continue the struggle against what he thought inevitsble. 8 E Middleton. the other member of the firm, thought he could manage to keep open, and assumed the liabilities, but a steady withdrawal of deposits daily increased, and he found it impossible to meet demands. Both have assigned every. thing to him, and he will bring matters to a settlement as soon as possible. The capital stock of the bank is $400.000 Green says a statement of condition will be made early next week. He cannot approximate the amount of the liabilities.

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Failure of a Washington BankingHouse

[BV telegraph to the Dispatch.] WASHINGTON, May 31.-The following notice was posted this morning upon the doors of the banking-house of D. W. Middleton & Co., 1427 F street: "Owing to heavy and .mmediate demands we have assigned to George T. Green for the benefit of our creditors." The doors of the bank are not closed, and a number of excited persons gathered inside, talking over the suspension. The general opinion seems to be that the failure will be very near total. The cash deposits are said to be about $250,000, and the firm held securities for customers esti-

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ANOTHER BANK Givesup the Ghout and Nhats ItN Doorr. A Small Failure. WASHINGTON, May 31.-The following notice was posted this morning upon the doors of the banking house of D. W. Micdloton & Co., 1427 F street: "Owing to heavy and immediate demanda we have assigned to Gaorge T. Green for the benefit of our creditors." The doors of the bankare not closed and & number of excited people are gathered inside talking over the suspension. George F. Green, book keeper and assignee, says D. W. Middleton retired from the firm a week ago owing to ill health and R disclination to continue the struggle against which he thought inevitable. S. E. Middleton, the other member of the firm, thought he could manage to keep open and (assume the liabilities, but the steady withdrawal of deposits daily increased and he found it im possible to meet the demand. Both have assigned everything to him, and he will bring matters to a settlement HB soon as possible. The capital stock of the bank is $40,000. Green saye the statement of the condition of the bank will be made early next week. He cannot approximate the amount of liabilities.

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ANOTHER FINANCIAL CRASH

Bank at Washington City Closed for "the Benefit of the Creditors." ASHINGTON CITY, June 2-The follo W. ing notice is posted upon the doors of the banking house of D. W. Middleton & Co., 1437 F street. Owing to heavy and immediate demands we have assigned to George F. Green for the benefit of our creditors. The doors of the bank are closed and a number of excited men are gathered inside talking over the suspension, no particulars of which are yet obtainable. George T. Green, bookkeeper and assignee, says D. W. Middleton retired from the firm a week ago owing to ill health and a disinclination to continue the struggle against what he thought the inevitable. S. E. Middleton, another member of the firm, thought be could manage to keep open, and assumed the liabilities; but the steady withdrawal of deposits daily increased and he found it impossible to meet the demands. Both have assigned everything to Mr. Green, and he will bring matters to a settlement as soon as possible. The capital stock of the bank was $400,000. Green says a statement of the condition will be made early next week. He cannot now approximate the amount of liabilities.

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DELAYED TELEGRAMS

DOMESTIC NEWS. BANKING HOUSE ASSIGNED. WASHINGTON, May 31.-The following notice was posted this morning upon the doors of the banking house of D. W. Middleton & Co., 1427 F street: "Owing to heavy and immediate demands we have assigned to George T. Green for the benefit of our creditors." George Green, bookkeeper and assignee, says D. W. Middleton retired from the firm a week ago, owing to ill health and disinelination to continue the struggle against what he thought was inevitable. S. E. Middleton. the other member of the firm, thought he could manage to keep open, and assumed the liabilities, but the steady withdrawal of deposits daily increased and he found it impossible to meet the demands. Both have assigned everything to him and he will bring matters to a settlement as soon as possible. The capital stock of the bank is $400,000. Green says a statement of the condition of the bank will be made early next week. He cannot approximate the amount of liabilities. It is said the deposits amount to $25,000 and stocks and securities belonging to customers about as much more, making the total liabilities half a million. Among the depositors are many army and navy officers and newspaper correspondents. The heaviest creditor firms are said to be Mis Hutchisons, widow of the late president of the Alaska Fur and Seal company, who had about $100,000 in the bank. Other prominent losers named are, Ernest Deichman of New York, Commodore Owen, J. H. McKinny, clerk of the United States supreme court, and Surgeon-General Watts.

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Assignment

WASHINGTON, May 31.--The fol owing notice was posted upon the doors of the banking house of D. W. Middleton & Co. : "Owing to heavy and immediate demands we have assigned to Geo. T. Green, for the benefit of our creditors." The doors of the bank were not closed and a number of excited people gathered inside talking over the suspension. No particulars are yet obtainable, Geo. T. Green, book-keeper and assignee, says D. W. Middleton retired from the firm a week ago dwing to ill health and a disinclipation to continue a struggle against what he thought inevitable. The capital stock of the bank is $400,000. Green says a statement of its condition will He be made early next week. cannot approximate the amount of the liabilities.

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Another Bank Closed

WASHINGTON. May 31.-The following notice was posted this morning upon the doors of the banking house of D. W. Middleton & Co., 1427 F street: "Owing to heavy and immediate demands, we have assigned to George T. Green for the benefit of our creditors." The doors of the bank are not closed, and a number of excited persons are gathered inside, talking over the suspension. No particulars are obtainable.

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A Washington Bank Suspends

WASHINGTON May 31.-The following notice was posted this morning upon the doors of the banking house of D. W. Middleton & Co., 1427 F street : "Owing to heavy and immediate demands, we have assigned to George T. Green for the benefit of our creditors". The doors of the bank are not closed. and a number of excited persons are gathered inside, talking over the suspension. No particulars are yet obtainable.

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W ASHINGTON

May 31.-The following notice was posted this morning upon the doors of the banking house of D. W. Middleton & Co., 1427 F street: Owing to heavy and immediate demands we have assigned to George T. Green for the benefit of our creditors." The doors of the bank are not closed, and a number of excited persons are gathered inside talking over the suspension. No particulars are yet obtainable.

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LATER NEWS

PRESIDENT RIDDLE and Cashier Reiber, of the suspended Penn bank, were arrested at Pittsburg, Penn., on the charge of conspiring to defraud the institution. RIGHT REV. BENJAMIN B. SMITH, D. D., L L. D., the oldest prelate in the American Protestant Episcopal church, and the oldest bishop, both in years and office, of any church in the world, died a few days since in New York. Bishop Smith was born in Bristol, R. I., in 1794, and was consecrated a bishop in 1832. A MAN named Westbrook has started in New York the experiment of living for sixty days on milk alone. Any infant could do that. GOVERNOR JAMES M. SMITH, of Georgia, was walking along a street in Atlanta, Ga., a few nights ago, when a man named Evans Wright fired three shots in the governor's direction. Wright was arrested. A CAMP of cowboys in Colorado was overwhelmed by a sudden cloud-burst, the water coming with such force that it swept away everything in its path and drowned eleven men. A cloud-burst swept away a house near Visalia, Cal., and drowned all the inmates, consisting of Peter Stewart, his wife, mother, two children and a sheep herder. Two boilers exploded in a sawmill near McBride's, Mich., killing three men and severely injuring four others. D. W. MIDDLETON & Co., well-known Washington bankers, have failed for about $500,000. JOHN C. ENO, ex-president of the Second National bank, of New York, and defaulter in a large sum, was arrested at Quebec as he was about to sail for Liverpool.

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MISCELLANEOUS

ARTICLES of incorporation of the Kansas City, Arkansas & Fort Smith Railway Company have been filed at Little Rock. D. W. MIDDLETON & Co., bankers, Washngton, D. C., have suspended. THE musical festival in Chicago closed the evening of the 31st with an enormous attendance. THE firm of Barkley & Hassan, coffee dealers, Baltimore, have assigned. Liabilities, $250,000; nominal assets, $200,000. "THE dynamite explosion on the 30th at the Carlton Club-house, London, injured thirteen persons imaddition to damage to the property. Dublin papers denouncethe deed as outrageous. ON the 2d the Cincinnati rolling-mills shut down for ten days to make repairs. À CORRESPONDENT at Vienna reports a break in the triple alliance

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WASHINGTON

May 31.-The following notice was posted this morning upon the doors of the banking house of D. W. Middleton & Co., 1427 F street: Owing to heavy and immediate demands we have assigned to George T. Green for the benefit of our creditors." The doors of the bank are not closed, and a number of excited persons are gathered inside talking over the suspension. No particulars are yet obtainable.

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MISCELLANEOUS

ARTICLES of incorporation of the Kansas City, Arkansas & Fort Smith Railway Company have been filed at Little Rock. D. W. MIDDLETON & Co., bankers, Washngton, D. C., have suspended. THE musical festival in Chicago closed the evening of the 31st with an enormous attendance. THE firm of Barkley & Hassan, coffee dealers, Baltimore, have assigned. Linbilities, $250,000; nominal assets, $200,000. THE dynamite explosion on the 30th at the Carlton Club-house, London, injured thirteen persons in addition to damage to the property. Dublin papers denounce the deed as outrageous. ON the 2d the Cincinnati rolling-mills shut down for ten days to make repairs. A CORRESPONDENT at Vienna reports a break in the triple alliance