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BUSINESS TROUBLES. Easier Feeling at MinneapolisSmall Concerns Go Under. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. -The financial situation is much easter today. The announcement that the Bankers' Exchange bank had suspended payment for a few days caused scarcely a ripple, as the (natitution is small, with only $30,000 capital. A run on this bank has taken $35,000 from it in three weeks. Cashier Field declared he had plenty of ready money, but preferred to await the bank examiner's advice before making further payments. The Northern Trust Company, through Vice President Maxwell, applied to the district court for a receiver. The hearing was postponed for a week. Ex-Gov. A. R. McGill is president. The company suspended payment in 1898, but afterwards resumed. APPLETON, Wis., Dec. 30.- John 8. Van Nortwick has made an Individual assignment of his Fox River interests, naming Postmaster John Baer, of this city, as He has given bonds for $250,000. properties in the The assignee. principal assignment Lock Paare the plants of the combined per Company and the Appleton Paper and Pulp Company. Van Nortwick LOOK this step to protect himself. The property turned over to the assignee all the interest of John S. Van in the Combined includes Nortwick Lock and Paper Paper Company, the Appleton Pulp of Company, the Union Pulp Company, Kaukauna; the Wisconsin Fibre Company. of Monico; the Appleton Edison Electria Company, all his real estate in this city and 740 shares in the Green Bay & Mississippi Canal Company, which owns or controls by lease the great bulk of the water power of the Fox river. CHICAGO. Dec. 30.-As a result of a conference this afternoon between Willlam Van Nortwick, Congressman Hopkins, Charles Quaries, of Milwaukee, and Attorney Green. of this city, it was agreed that the Batavia bankers should asis their creditors for more time. in order that they may be able to pay in full their obligations. ZANESVILLE. O., Dec. 30.-The Balti& Ohio railroad shops at this place have more been ordered closed until further notice. Four hundred men are thrown out of work. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. ).-The Commercial bank, of Selma, Ala., failed today. It was established in 1880, and has a paid capital of $300,000; undivided profits, $50.- the 000. up The New York correspondent is ChiAmerican Exchange National, and correspondent the First National. R. cago M. Nelson, president of the Commercial, has for years been prominent in financial arteles. He was considered a conservative banker. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Everett's hotel, the Veasey and Barclay streets, one of of oldest and best known establishments its kind in this city, was closed today. has Its proprietor. Samuel H. Eyerett. been in financial trouble for some time. Charles G. Rose, dry goods commission is merchant, assigned today. About $50,000 involved. NEVADA, Mo., Dec. 30.-The James- its Jesse Commission Company closed fallexchange here today because of the of a commission firm at Chicago yesure terday. Their liabilities are not known. WEST SUPERIOR. Wis. Dec. si.-The the Grain Company. operating this Superior Anchor Board of Trade, assigned morning. MASON CITY. 1a., Dec. 30. J.S. Hutchins, of Hockwell, failed today. Liabilities, $35,000; GOUVERNEUR assets, $25,000. N. Y., Dec. 30 James Lee, proprietor of the Edgewood hotel, at C. Star Lake, in the Adirondacks, ven- and largely interested in several other tures, made an assignment today. The liabitities will be heavy. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. -Levin Bros., have failed, with liabilities stated has grocers, by the firm to be $80,000. The firm operated two stores here. two in Oakland and one in Berkeley. The Retail Grocers' of Association has notified the creditors Levin Brox that If they accept a settlement from the embarrassed firm of 25 per cent. or 60 per cent. of their indebtedness other retail grocers of this city will boy= cott such wholesale firms as agree to a compromise with Levin Broa. The latter have been underselling other grocers, hence the present enmity and the attempt to keep Levin Bros. out of business.