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Effect of the Boston Bank Failure. DAMARIBOOTTA, Mr., Nov. 8.-The announcement of the failure of the Maverick Bank, which held $40,000 of the funds of the First National Bank of this town, caused a run by the depositors and the bank has temporarily suspended solvent. payment. The bank is perfectly
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Effect of the Boston Bank Failure. DAMARISCOTTA, Mr., Nov. 8.-The announcement of the failure of the Maverick Bank, which held $40,000 of the funds of the First National Bank of this town, caused a run by the depositors and the bank has temporarily suspended payment. The bank is perfectly solvent.
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DAMARISCOTTA BANK Obliged to Suspend-Had $40,000 Deposited with Maverick Bank. DAMARISCOTTA, Nov. - -The First National Bank of Damariscotta has suspended as a result of the Maverick bank failure in Boston. Its deposit with the Boston bank amounted to about $40 000, and when the fact became known, a run on the First National resulted and it suspended business Bank Examiner Parker of Lewiston is expected toni. ht, and in the meantime little information is obtainable as to the bank's actual condition, although the directors assert the depositors will be paid in full The last statement of he bank on Oct. 2 gave in assets at $156,028 91, including loans of $73 686 27 Its deposits were $72 473 54; surplus, $15,000; undivided profies, $7020 37. General feeling is that the bank is perfectly solvent and the suspension only temporary. Its officers are Addison Austin, president; Joel P. Huston, cashier; Addison Austin, John Thompson, F E Tukey, A. K Curtis, Charles Norris. directors.
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ANOTHER BANK IN TROUBLE. - The controller of the currency has received information that the First National Bank of Damariscotta, Me., had been forced to suspend payments in consequence of the failure of the Maverick National Bank of Boston. He said that the bank is in good shape and will undoubtedly be able to resume business in a short time.
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Maine Bank Suspends. DAMARISCOTTA, Me., Nov. 4.-It is stated that an examiner has been ordered to take charge of the First Nat ional bank, which suspended Monday, owing to the failure of the Maverick bank in Boston. The bank is said to be perfectly solvent.
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A Maine Bank Fails. DAMARISCOTTA (Me.), Nov. 3.-The announcement of the fall ure of the Maverick National Bank, which h Id $40,000 of the funds of the First National Bank of this town, caused a run by depositors, and the bank has temporarily suspended payment. The bank is perfectly solvent. It is stated an examiner has been ordered to take charge of the bank.
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EMBARRASSED BANKS. OFFICERS OF THE MAVERICK NATIONAL ADMITTED TO BAIL. Depositors will Probably Be Paid Seventy Cents on the Dollar-A Maine Bank Compelled to Suspend on Account of the Maverick Failure. BOSTON, Nov. 3.-Asa P. Potter, president of the embarrassed Maverick national bank, today says the loss of the Maverick national bank on account of its dealings with Irving B. Evans would be about $200,000, if collateral could be judiciously disposed of. The bank's dealings with Evans can in no sense be considered the cause of the suspension. The real cause of the failure, he says, is somewhat complicated. Potter declares that the clearing house committees which examined the assets of the bank placed their value far below what they are worth, thus showing a large deficit. He added: "If I am allowed to wind up the affairs of the Maverick bank no depositor or stockholder will lose one dollar. All the facts about the bank's condition and about its management will officially be made known in the course of time. Pending that, I am content to await the outcome of events." Little information is obtainable as to the bank's actual condition, although the directors assert that the depositors will be paid in full. A member of the committee of associated banks expresses the opinion that the depositors of the Maverick national bank will ultimately receive a dividend amounting to 70 cents on the dollar. Thomas N. Hart, one of Potter's assignees, expressed the opinion today that no other banks would be affected by the failure of the Maverick. At 2 o'clock French was brought into court. Dana secured a continuance of his case, his bail being reduced from $75,000 to $60,000, and C. A. Brownell became his bondsman. This afternoon Aea P. Patter was arrainged before Commissioner Hallet. He pleaded not guilty, and was held for trial in $100,000 bail. DAMARISCOTTA, Me., Nov. 3.-The announcement of the failure of the Maverick national bank, which held $40,000 of the funds of the First national bank of this town, caused a run by the depositors, and the bank temporarily has suspended payment. The bank is perfectly solvent.
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THE WRECKED BANK. Maverick Depositors Will Get 70 Cents on the Dollar. A MAINE INSTITUTION FAILS. The Boston Wreckers Furnish BallEvans Owed the Broken Bank $200,000-Cause of the Collapse. BOSTON, Nov. 3.-Asa P. Potter, president of the embarassed Maverick National bank, today says the loss of the Maverick National bank on account of its dealings with Irving A. Evans will be about $200,000 if the collateral could be judiciously disposed of. The bank's dealings with Evans can in no sense be considered the direct cause of the suspension. Potter declared that the real cause of failure is somewhat complicated. Potter declares the clearing house committee who examined the assets of the bank have placed their value far below what they are worth, thus showing a large deficit. He added: If I were ailowed to wind up the affairs of the Maverick bank no depositor and no stockholder would lose one dollar. All the facts about the bank's condition and about its management will officially be made known in the course of time. Pending that, I am content to await the outcome of events. This afternoon Asa Potter was arraigned before Commissioner Hallett. He pleaded not guilty, and was held for trial in $130,000 bonds. Dana secured a continuance of his case. Bail was reduced from $75,000 to $60,000, and C. A. Bronnell became his bondsman. Little information has been obtained as to the bank's actual condition, although the directors assert that depositors will be paid in full. The members of the committee of the Associated Banks express the opinion that depositors of the Maverick National bank will ultimately receive a dividend amounting to about 70 cents on the dollar. Damariscotta, Me., Nov. 3.-The announcement of the failure of the Maverick National bank, which held $40,000 funds of the First National bank in this town, caused a run by depositors, and the bank has temporarily suspended payment. The bank is perfectly solvent. The bank examiner has been ordered to take charge.
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A Run on a Maine Bank. DAMARISCOTTA, ME., Nov. 3.-The announcement of the failure of the Maverick bank, which held $40,000 of the First National Bank of this town, caused a run by the depositors and the bank has temporarily suspended payment. The bank is perfectly solvent.
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Effects of the Maverick Failure. DAMARESCOTTA, Me., Nov. 3.-[Special.]-The announcement of the failure of the Maverick Bank, which held $40,000 of the funds of the First National Bank of this town. caused a run by depositors, and the bank has temporarily suspended payment. The bank is perfectly solvent.
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bank's assets by 20 per cent to allow for forced shrinkage resulted in a bad showing. Mr. Potter said that he personally could have settled the bank's indebtedness without the loss of a dollar to either stockholders or depositors, if given a little time. It now looks as if depositors would not get more than 70 cents on the dollar out of the wreck. The arrests and consequent loss of confidence will depreciate the returns from assessed stockholders. As a result of this failure. in which there is an indebtedness of $40,000 to the First National Bank of Damariscotta, Me., the latter has had a run and has suspended payment. although evidently solvent. The bank examiner has taken charge of it.
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THE LATEST NEWS. parks from the Wires--Most Important Events Throughout the World for a Week. Returns from the railroad and ferries now that 79,417,610 passengers crossed e Hudson river during the year 1890. The Itata case came to an end at Los ngeles, Cal., yesterday. Judge Rose. the United States Court, rendered a ecision granting the motion to dismiss e case against the defendants. LEXINGTON, Va., Nov There was a eavy fall of snow last night in the orthern end of the Shenandoah Val y. On the Blue Ridge mountains the iow this morning was six inches deep. PARIS, Nov. 2.-Russia has issued a kase beginning to day, prohibiting e export of all cereals excepting heat. The ukase applies to potatoes nd all products from the prohibited eals. " The lor g strike the coal miners of e Pitts burg, Pa., district for 10 cents er ton advance is over, and the 12 000 en who have been idle for three onths returned to work at tr e operaterris. S.I Announcements of the failure of the laverick bank, which held $40,000 of e funds of the First National bank f Dameriscotta, Me, caused a run by e depositors and that bank has temorarily suspended payment, LURAY. Va.. Nov. 5.-The Luray Inn t this place was destroyed by fire toight. The fire started in the kitchen i the building. A portion of the furiture was saved. The loss is about 125,000; insurance about $100,000. CAMILLA, Ga, Nov. 4.-The coroner's iry returned a verdict in the Nix lynchg as follows: 'We the jury, find at Lakin Nix came to his death by otgun W ounds inflicted by unknown arties, and we pro-ounce it murder.' NEWBURG. N. Y., Nov. 3.-Crabtree Patchell's wooler mill at Montgom y was burned to day. Loss $75,000 ) $100,000 partially insured. One undred and fifty hands are thrown it of work. The fire caught from the biler. A New Haven tobacconist, whose ig trade is with the Yale boys, says at pipe smoking is largely on the inrease and that the cigarette trade is alling awav in proportion. This means at the collegians are becoming more ensible. Senator Hoar is only 65, but he knows ore than any sixty five men in Conress At least he thinks he does. when hey begin to talk about retiring him ) a cranberry patch in Cape Cod It then that he kicks like one of Den hompson's steers. LONDON, Nov. 2.-Owing to the fact at the employees of two firms of boot akers are striking, all the London oot makers have agreed to declare a ckout. Five thousand boot akers , re locked out to day. and 20,000 will Itimately be treated in the same anner. CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 2,-The ravges of cholera in Damascus show an larming increase. The record for the reek past shows 180 cases and ninety eaths. Owing to pr valence of cholera Iodeida is in nearly as bad a situation S Damascus, but at Aleppo, the plague subsided. se LONDON. Nov. 5.-Advices received ere from Dumfrieshire, Scotland, anounce that a severe epidemic of in uenza is prevailing in that secti on of he country. Hardly a person in Dum rieshire is exempt from it. Happily, here have been only two fatal cases ecorded up to date. Lady McDonald, widow of the Can dian Premier, has drank no wine since he Christmas of 1867, when, in answer ) a jocular challenge, she swore off. he cellars of the McDonald mansion re, however, tamous for their choice
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THE WIDE WORLD. GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC AND CABLE CULLINGS Of Brief Items of Interest From Various Sources. A London cablegram says: In the court of appeals the Maybrick case was commenced Monday. Dispatches of Sunday say that destructive prairie fires are sweeping the country between Monon, Ill,, and Chicago. Simonson & Weiss, cloak manufacturers at Green and Canal streets, New York, failed Saturday. Liabilities estimated at $180,000. The firm began business in 1870. Patrick McDermott, McCarthyite candidate, has been elected without opposition to the seat in the house of commons for no th Kilkenney, left vacant by the death of Sir John Hennessey. The treasury department, at the request of Secretary Blaine, directed the New Orleans customs colleetor to extend the usual courtesies to Mrs. Montt, wife of the Chilean minister, who arrived there Thursday morning, The statement prepared at the treasury department shows that there was a net incresse in circulation during the month of October of $33,310,125, and a net increase of $9,182,403 in money and bullion in the treasury during the same period. The announcement of the failure of the Maverick bank, which had $40,000 of the funds of the First National bank of Damariscotta, Me., caused a run by depositors Tuesday and the bank has temporarily suspended payment. The bank is perfectly solvent. A London cablegram says: Owing to the fact that the employes of two firms of bootmakers are striking, all London bootmakers have agreed to declare a lock-out. Five thousand bootmakers were locked out Monday and 20,000 will ultimately be treated in the same manner. President Potter, of the American bank WHS arranged before United States Commissioner Hallett, at Boston, Mass., Tuesday, and pleaded not guilty. His bail was fixed at $200,000 and that of Jonas French at $100,000. Dana is out on $60,000 bail. A Dublin cablegram of Tuesday says: The United Ireland prints another letter from the late Mr. Parnell's mother appealing to Irishmen to vote for Parnell candidates and adding that their great rallying cry must be "Remember Parnell and his murderers." A San Francisco dispatch of Wednesday say The following Chincse advices have been received by the steamer City of Rio Janeiro: Particulars of a serious riot in the province of Fukien have reached Hong Kong. The scene of the trouble is Tehbua, which was attacked and captured by 8,000 insurgents. A cablegram of Monday from Constantinople reports that ravages of cholera in Damascus show an alarming increase. The record for the week past shows 180 cases and ninety deaths. Owing to the prevalence of cholera, Hodeida is in nearly as bad a situation as Damascus, but at Aleppo the plague has subsided. The bark Liberia sailed from New York Saturday morning with fixty-six negro colonists for Liberia. Only thirty-three of them are adults. They go under the auspices of the American Colonization Society, which def:ays expenses of разваgе and of maintenance for several months after they reach their destination. The debt statement, issued from Washing Monday, shows that the interest and non-interest-bearing debt decreased durOctober this being brought about by a reduction of $2,918.060 in debt on bonds, the interest on which has ceased, and $1.109,467 in the debt bearing no. interest. The interest-bearing debt has actually increased $2,000. The total interest-bearing debt outstanding is $585,026,720. Fire broke out in Lorillard's tobacco factory at Jersey City, N. J., Monday morning, on the top fioor of the brick building used as a drying room for tobacco in the first process of manufacture. Fifty thousand pounds of tobacco were stored there. It was worth $10,000, and was totally destroyed. The damage by the fire to that floor was $10,000, and the d mage to the building and the floors below was $25,000. The loss was entirely covered by insurance. A Washington dispatch of Wednesday says: Notices of intention to contest the right to the seats of six members-elect to the house of representatives in the fifty-second congress, have been filed the clerk of the house. They are as follows: Noyes, republican, will contest Rockwell's seat from the twenty-eighth New York; Miller, republican, contests Ellio't from the seventh South Carolina, and McDuffle, republican, contests Turpin's from the fourth Alabama district. from
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Resumed Business. DAMARISCOTTA (Me.), Nov. 30.-The First National Bank, which closed its doors on account of the suspension of the Maverick Bank, has resumed business.
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Moore-Fairfield. BIDDEFORD, November 30.-At - the residence of Hampden Fairfield, Esq., today his daughter, Miss Nellie Fairfield. was married to Luther B. Moore, Esq., janior partner of the firm of Fairfield & Moore. The wedding took place at noon in the presence of a large number of relatives from home and abroad. Rev. J. L. Marsh, pastor of the Saco Unitarian church, performed the ceremony. Biddeford Voters Slow to Appear. BIDDEFORD, November 30.-The Biddeford registration board began today its sessions for the personal registration of voters. Three days will be devoted to each ward. But little progress was made today, less than 50 appearing before the board. Shot His Friend's Arm Off. LEWISTON, November 30.-Today William Harp and Frank Coolidge of Auburn, were gunning in Durham. H rp's gun was accidentally discharged. the shot takiog effect in Coolidge's forearm. The bone was badly fractured. Confidence Unshaken. DAMARISCOTTA, November 30.-The First National Bank, which closed its doors on account of the Maverick Bank suspension, has reopened and is transacting business as usual. The confidence of the depositors is unshaken. Money for Bath. WASHINGTON, November 30.-The Navy Department has authorized the 13th payments, amounting to $14,332 each, to be made to the Bath Iron Works of Maine, on account of cruisers Nos. 5 and 6. $500 for a Firebug. FRYEBURG, November 30.-The citizens of Kezar Falls have offered $500 for the arrest and conviction of the person who has lately set fires in that village. The offer of the reward states that all communications addressed to the secretary of the executive committee will be considered strictly confidential, and is signed by Allen Garner, W. o. Merryfield, Jeremiah Bullock, 1. M. Stanley, secretary. Rev. Mr. Glibert Accepts. LIVERMORE FALLS, November 30.-Rev. Selden Gilbert of Boston has accepted the call from the Universalist Society to preach here the ensuing year.
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a bill alleging that the company was insolvent. and the company's officers admitted that it could not meet its losses. DAMARISCOTTA, Me., Nov. 30.-The First National Bank, which closed its doors on account of the snspension of the Maverick Bank of Boston, has resumed business and IS transacting its affairs as usual. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 30.-Execution was to-day issued against the Germantown Smelting and Refining Company, on a judgment note for $13,270. NEW YORK. Nov. 30.-Anna E. Otto, produce-dealer at No. 24 Little Twelfth street, has made an assignment. with a preference of $8,760.
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NEW ENGLAND BRIEFS. By a collision of two freight trains on the New England Railroad at Newington Junction, Conn., several train hands were injured, but none seriously. The First National Bank of Damariscotta, which closed on account of the suspension of the Maverick Bank of Boston, has resumed business. The doors of the Maverick National Bank at Boston were opened yesterday and the bookkeepers are delivering receiver's certificates to depositors who have proved their claims. J. H. Whitmore, of Naugatuck, Conn., has notified the Board of School Visitors of that place that he will build a $83,000 school building and present it to the town. He is also about to present a park to the town. The hearing on an application for a new trial in the case of Isaac B. Saw. telle, awaiting execution for the murder of his brother Hiram, at Rochester, February 5, 1890, occurred before Associate Justice Chase of the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon at Concord, N. H.
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Resumed Business. DAMARISCOTTA, Me., Nov. 30.-The First National bank, which closed its doors on account of the suspension of the Maverick bank, has resumed business.
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A Suspended Bank Resumes. DAMARISCOTTA, Me., Nov. 30.-The First National bank, which closed its doors on account of the suspension of the Maverick bank, has resumed business.
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STATE. The First National Bank of Damiscotta which closed its doors on account of the Maverick Bank suspension, has reopened and is transacting business 88 usual. The confidence of depositors is unshaken. Col Frank W. Roberts, ex United States Consul at Corticook, P Q and his brother Willis Roberts have purchased the Biddd. ford Standard. Work has begun on the new clothes-pin and novelty wood working mill at Canton. The mill is to be 45x85 feet, two stories, and the motive power will be a 70 horse power engine. Kineo has become an important depot for furs, nearly all the Chesuncook trap. pers bringing their packs to that point. Sixteen bear skins were recently forwarded from Kinco at one time. Piscataquis county's great game pres rves vielded $1,200 worth of pelts to one firm,last season. Directors of the Shore Line Railroad Company are in session considering the survey and matters pertaining to the building of the road They will continue the meeting to-morrow. Payson Tucker has been notified of the Bath city government's permit to build the contemplated freight house and he has answered that it is too late to resume work this fall but that it will be erected in the spring. "More yard room," is the demand at nearly all the Maine Central Railroad stations. This is the best answer of Maine to the query "how's business?" At North Anson, Mondav morning, the thermometer registered 14 below zero, with good sleighing. At Winthrop it was two below zero, and Calais has a foot of snow. More than 100,000 young fry of trout have already been caught and placed in the hatchery at Swan lake to make the Belfast fishermen happy. There are fish enough in the cars to make 500,000 fry. This lake is one of the best ftshing regions of eastern Maine now. A meeting of horsemen was held at Portland, Monday. and an organization formed, to be known as the Maine Mile Track Association, for the purpose of building a mile track in the vicinity of Portland, with a capital stock of $25,000 the shares being $25 each. The location of the track was not decided on but it will be at Scarboro Crossing or Old Orchard. A unanimous vote was taken in favor of a kite shape track. The asso. ciation will be incorporated. Cattle commissioners were in Lewiston Monday and condemned and killed a horse afficted with glanders. Mr. F. O. Boal of Bangor, who met Dr. Bailey there,said to a Bangor newspaper man, that they need more money $25,000 is not enough since they have to pay for all animals killed. Glanders is very prevalent and several cases are known in and about Lewiston. The appropriations for 1891 were exhausted two months ago. A very interesting scene occurred at the registration office in Portland recently, when Col. B. F. Eastman of that city went before the board and was enrolled as a voter under the new law. He is the old est man who has registered, and was ninety-one years of age November 15 Col. Eastman was born in Mt. Vernon, Maine, then Massachusetts, in 1800. He was the vice-president and one of the lesding or.
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JACK DEMPSEY, THE SLOGGER n The Amount of Wheat America Has Shipped to Europe in the Last Two Months. There are 2,600 women school teachers of Philadelphia. An epidemic of diphtheria is raging d in Belleville, Ill. Illinois offers a bounty of 2 cents for each English sparrow head. The First National Bank of Damariscotta, Me., has resumed business. A girl at Brenham, Tex., was found to be alive after having been placed in a coffin. It is reported that the old town of Alexandria, Va., has a boom and is growing. A new herring fishing bank has been discovered off the west coast of Newfound and. Two large freight houses are to be erected at St. Louis, with a capacity of 100 cars at a time. Minneapolis is already estimating the work necessary to take care of next June's convention. Iowa farmers who experimented with sugar beets the past season are enthusie astic over the results. The Vanderbilt lines propose to run tourist sleeping cars through from New York to San Francisco. The Island of Nassau will be connected with the coast of Florida by cable about the middle of January. At least sixteen men have been killed thus far in the work of drilling the new tunnel at Niagara Falls. Evidence is accumulating that New York has been heavily swindled in the erection of school buildings. The sufferers by the great Boston fire nineteen years ago who still survive were paid $2,360 during the past year. The next Republican National Convention will be composed of 898 delegates, or 900 in case Alaska is represented. W.K. Sullivan, who recently resigned the editorship of the Chicago Evening Journal on account of ill health, has been appointed United States Consul at Bermuda. David T. Beals, the Kansas City banker, has recovered his child, which was stolen, on paying $5,000 reward for its recovery. In Kansas during the past five months and a half there has been a net reduction in the farm-mortgage indebtedness of $2,300,000. The survey of the United States anthorities from Atlantic City to Cape May has established an inland channel for torpedo boats. Commodore Melville of the steam engineering bureau recommends that the number of engineer officers should be increased to 300. Reciprocity with the United States is growing 80 strongly in public favor in Canada that many of the Tory papers now advocate it. The State of Massachusetts has decided to give financial and other aid to 103 of its towns that they may secure free public libraries. America has shipped 87,000,000 bushels of wheat to Europe in the last two months, and has received about $85,000,000 in gold in return. Jack Dempsey, the slogger, is being treated by physicians for incipient consumption. He is in New York, and his condition is quite serious. The Executive Committee of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections decided to hold the next annual meeting in Denver on June 27. By the decision of the Supreme Court of New York in the Ogden will case the University of Chicago loses $300,000. The decision may be reversed by the Court of Appeals. The beet-sugar industry in Nebraska has proven 80 successful and profitable that Omaha is preparing to put up a large sugar factory and have it ready for operation next season. The blue book of New York shows more bachelors than married men in the ranks of blue blood and money. Marriage is decried as too expensive by the members of fashionable clubs. a The order of Confederate soldiers known as the United Confederate Veterans, General John B. Gordon commanding, with headquarters at New Orleans, is to extend its organization. General J. H. Rice, the father of the Alliance arty in Kansas, has grown of the practices of at organa writing ne
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EASTERN ITEMS. Diphtheria Rages in an Illinois City. JACK DEMPSEY, THE SLOGGER The Amount of Wheat America Has Shipped to Europe in the Last Two Months. There are 2,600 women school teachers of Philadelphia. An epidemic of diphtheria is raging in Belleville, Ill. Illinois offers a bounty of 2 cents for each English sparrow head. The First National Bank of Damariscotta, Me., has resumed business. A girl at Brenham, Tex., was found to be alive after having been placed in a coffin. It is reported that the old town of Alexandría, Va., has a boom and is growing. new herring fishing bank has been discovered off the west coast of Newfound and. Two large freight houses are to be erected at St. Louis, with a capacity of 100 cars at a time. Minneapolis is already estimating the work necessary to take care of next June's convention. Iowa farmers who experimented with sugar beets the past season are enthusiasticover the results. The Vanderbilt lines propose to run tourist sleeping cars through from New York to San Francisco. The Island of Nassau will be connected with the coast of Florida by cable about the middle of January. At least sixteen men have been killed thus far in the work of drilling the new tunnel at Niagara Falls. Evidence is accumulating that New York has been heavily swindled in the erection of school buildings. The sufferers by the great Boston fire nineteen years ago who still survive were paid $2,360 during the past year. The next Republican National Convention will be composed of 898 delegates, or 900 in case Alaska is represented. W.K. Sullivan, who recently resigned the editorship of the Chicago Evening Journal on account of ill health, has been appointed United States Consul at Bermuda. David T. Beals, the Kansas (City banker, has recovered his child, which was stolen, on paying $5,000 reward for its recovery. In Kansas during the past five months and a half there has been a net reduction in the farm-mortgage indebtedness of $2,300,000. The survey of the United States authorities.from Atlantic City to Cape May has established an inland channel for torpedo boats. Commedore Melville of the steam engineering bureau recommends that the number of engineer officers should be increased to 300. Reciprocity with the United States is growing 80 strongly in public favor in Canada that many of the Tory papers now advocate it. The State of Massachusetts has decided to give financial and other aid to 103 of its towns that they may secure free public libraries. America has shipped 87,000,000 bushels of wheat to Europe in the last two months, and has received about $85,000,000 in gold in return. Jack Dempsey, the slogger, is being treated by physicians for incipient consumption. He is in New York, and his condition is quite serious. The Executive Committee of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections decided to hold the next annual meeting in Denver on June 27. By the decision of the Supreme Court of New York in the Ogden will case the University of Chicago loses $300,000. The decision may be reversed by the d Court of Appeals The beet sugar industry in Nebraska has proven so successful and profitable a that Omaha is preparing to put up large sugar factory and have it ready for di operation next season. The blue book of New York shows more bachelors than married men in the ranks of blue blood and money. Mar riage is decried as too expensive by the members of fashionable clubs. a The order of Confederate soldier known as the United Confederate Vet erans, General John B. Gordon com d manding, with headquarters at New Or h leans, is to extend its organization. d General J. H. Rice, the father of the 1. Alliance party in Kansas, has grown very tired of the practices of that organ . ization, *and is writing letters denoune a, ing the recklessness of its managers. e Benjamin Berensen, a dry-goods job n ber at Boston and one of the best-known n and most-trusted members of the Jewish y colony, has disappeared, taking with him, it is alleged, between $10,000 an d $15,000 in cash and valuables belongir. to other Hebrews. re n Inspector Byrnes' detectives at New York have again arrested Louis Armand [e the crazy Frenchman who has been an noving Mrs. Alexander the daughter o to millionaire Crocker. He was recentl released from the asylum, and had be gun his persecutions.