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Sought Relief in Death. Chicago, August 4.-Nelson Van Kirk, a Board of Trade member, shot himself dead this afternoon in his office in the Rialto building. He was 75 years old and a member of the firm of Van Kirk & Osten, which went bankrupt a month ago. After the failure he had reorganized his affairs and resumed trading. Today he was again forced to the wall. He went to the office and killed himself. Reading Reduces Time. Reading, Pa., August 4.-Orders were posted today in all the shops of the Reading Railroad reducing time to five days a week. Will Run Five Days a Week. Easton, Pa., Aug. 4.-Orders were received at the Lehigh Valley shops today putting every department on short time. Until further notice the mill shops will be run five days a week. About 400 men are affected. Only a Precautionary Measure. Rockland, Me.. Aug. 4.-The Rockland Savings Bank and Thomaston Savings Bank following the course pursued by others banks, are requiring 30 days' notice under the state law upon the withdrawal of deposits. Both these banks are in the soundest possible condition and no fears of withdrawals are apprehended, but they|take this precaution against possible contingencies and loss to depositors from the sacrifice of securities. World's Fair Hotel Closed. Chicago, August 4.-The Title and Trust Company has been appointed receiver for the Nacirema hotel, a World's Fair enterprise at Grand Crossing. The company was organized with $20,000 capital but has not enjoyed a lucrative patronage and has no funds now with which to pay its debts. Caused No Excitement. San Antonio, Tex., August 4.-The Texas National bank failed to open its doors this morning and is now in the hands of the United States bank examiner. The capital stock is $100,000. The closing eaused no excitement and no runs on other banks. The Failures of the Week. New York, August 4.-R. G. Dun & Co.'s review of trade for the week says: Failures during the week number 436 in the United States, against 160 last year. Bradstreets reports 459 failures in the United States this week, against 155 this week a year ago. Some of Yesterday's Failures. The Citizens' National bank, Muncie, Ind., has suspended. The People's saving bank, St. Paul, Minn., has closed its doors. Yeager Brothers, Ligonia, Ind., owner of several saw mills and stores have failed. The Lebanon, Pa., Trust and Safe Deposit bank failed to open its doors yesterbay morning. The Woldstock Yarn mills of Norristown, Pa., have been closed under an excution on judgment for $151,000. Two hundred hands are idle. Thursday Wiliam Zemple of Allegheny City, president of the Pittsburg, Akron and Western Railroad Company, confessed a judgment to the amount of $208,000. The action is merely a precautionary measure, and it is thought will not lead to any futher financial troubles. James H. Walker & Co., of Chicago, dry goods, have confessed judgment on a note for $5,495, and made formal applicaion for the appointment of a receiver. So far as developed the suspension of business involves $2,000,000. Parrott Bros., members of the New York Cotton Exchange, have announced their inability to meet engagements. The Baraboo, Wis., saving bank has made an assignment. S. Jacoby & Co., cigar manufacturs, East 52nd street, N. Y., have confessed judgment to an amount of $28,000,