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EMBARRASSED BANKS. Two Great Financial Sensations in Philadelphia. PAILADELPHIA, Pa., Nov. 29 - -The failure of B. K. Jamison and Company divided the attention of the street this morning with the startling publication of John A. Baker Jr.'s gigantic forgeries. The general opinion seems to be that the failure of Jamison and Company will be worse than at first reported. The firm is said to have been a large borrower lately, and several financial institutions in this city are thought to have been heavily hit. The liabilities of the firm are variously estimated at $50,000 to $1,500,000, but such estimates are the merest guess work. Beyond the statement given last night, no information in regard to Baker's enormous speculations has been made public by the absconder's family. The general impression is that Baker made good his escape from the country, and will not be apprehended. The state treasurer has entered two suits in the common pleas court, against Jamison & Co., upon bonds to secure the payment of $25,000 of state money, which the firm is said to have had in their possession. A Country Bank Closed. PITTSBURG, Nov. 29.-A dispatch from Ebensburg, Pa., says Johnson, Buck & Co., bankers, have closed their doors. Assets and liabilities not known. The failure is the result of that of Jamison & Co., the bank's correspondents. A statement has not yet been made public, but the firm expects to be able to pay all depositors in full. the heaviest loser is the county treasurer, who had a deposit of $20,000 in the bank. A Private Bank Succumbs. DULUTH, Minn., Nov. 29.-The private bank of Hall & Co. closed its doors this morning temporarily. In a run yesterday, $30,000 of $70,000 of its deposits were drawn out. No runs were made on the other banks. The bank expects to pay in full.