The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-02
OVER THE WIRES
Zen Thousand Different RumOrS
From California.
California Learns that Airs Not
Geld that Giitters.
Tic i?ottom Dropping Out Of her
large Banking Institutions.

lie lotion Ur0ppaBG our OF her
large Banking Institutions.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 26.-The grand
jury, yesterday, found true bill of enlbe,-
clement against Miller, alias Woodruff,
the defauiting secretary Of the contract
company.
The Bank Of California stopped paying
checks at quarter to three, to-day. At
an interview, Ralston said the bank had
sufficient assets to meet all liabilities, and
no one would lose anything, sbut at pres
ent there il no coin with which to transact
business. \ meeting of the representatives
will be held this evening, at 5, p. H., when
more particulars will he given.
III jp. ~, the representatives OF the
press met In the presidents Office CT the
| i;ank Of California. The following writ
tea sta :n,cnt WIS read:
OFFICE BANK OF CALIroRNIA,)
August 26, 1875.
The trustees are under the painful ne
csssity Of stating to the customers Of the
bank, and ID the public, that the bank IL
compelled to suspend business at this mo-
uient, and without reports from the asen-
cios, are not prepared 70 make statement
as to The situation OF the bank, but are now
examining the interest critically, and will,
=. the earliest possible moment, make a
definite report.
by order OF the trustees.
ISigned,] S. F. RANKIN, Sec'y."
! sporsibility, and that Of the officers Of the
I L. Il 81. l. II
meet all obligations. In reply to the quos-
ton, when they expected to open again? he
said: "Not at all" And subsequently, on
repeating the question, said: ave do not
expect to resume"
| Mr.. Ralston further stated, that about
one hundred thousand dollars had been
paid ont to-day, and no assistance had been
received from other banks, although appli-
cation had been made for it. They had tele-
graphed all the agencies Of the bank to
Close. Thought no banks in the interior
would he Effected by the failure.
| The excitement on California street is in
tense. The street has been blocked during
the afternoon. The crowd on the whole
isquict and good natured, and much con-
idcnce il expressed in the ability Of the
bank TO redeem its obligations.
| \ run was made on the National Gold
Bank and Trust Company, but the bank
continued paying until the closing hour,
and asserted its ability to settle all de-
Ii, ands, in coin or bonds.
The other banks in tie city report no I'M
usual demand on their resources.
| SAN FRANCISCO, August 27.-The Mer-
chants Exchange Bank closed its dvors
this morning, The directors have prepar-
Z" inc ioio"ihs 'iolice ior 'ile ai'efioCh
papers:
| III consequence OF the excitement anu
disappointlient an getting CON- The direc-
tons deem II nest iof theif interests anu lie
interests o. All ho' 10 oPeh our aOois Ior Tue
present, me secretary states ths' 'le oai'k
Ia SicV'GVo IN com On hann. Inc amount
iiaDie Oh cePo'its 10 s'oo,VOo, Dut against
hat mere may De over Sa9o'ooo IN notes.
Inc Dank Is perfectly Solvent, Inc oiiiy
i1rpie !: '!'e lack o. com;
Ihcfe Is run on me LONDON anu san
Francisco DanK, pu' manager L.alha,n
s:etls AIS aplIity 70 ineet III ueihai ~
Without tioUDie. IreA' eEo""s siFFounu the
Hmk OF california ami the suspended Ma
tionai Cold banH anu ifust company |;
also Inc Savings bahk. Dat .he action oi
The oihceis Oh the LATER instiiuiions, last
!Httsh', eH.esu' piesens TN TN vi N..:n;
III ~ III rs Ca ' ,,,
' ~, ~ i-,iA,'';'.. -, e..
- ,oo". I'll - a. 80 - II -.
| ,--;h;I;,,. IS 800 -, ,ha Na.;anI,
| III - IL r.. - Iii g,
iii i,,s.L.,r na,;co TIC h,ni: h,s :, sno
| nC0 ovnr 81 - oil l;,b;I;,;cs AMI ns
500, rs coli, can he obraineI will rasur,e
bu,iuess AZ usual. In the meantime. any
| creditor desiring, can have good assets Of
| the bank to the amount of his claim.
BY order of the Eoard OF Trustees.
HENRY L. DAVIS, President.
About ten minutes past five o'clock, a
| close carriage drove rapidly to the side
door Of the Bank oil California. sn,l a ses-
ticman jumped ont IN state OF great ca
element and ran INTO the bank. In re-
Spouse to inquiries, he said that lac had just
lett the body oil isais;on III charge Oh an
officer on the beach, near the smelling
| works IN the north part OF the city, drown.
ed. In Is supposed that he committed
suicide.
LATER.-Ralston, the president OF the
Bank OF California, rode TO the Settings
Smelling works wharf, and jumped oil the
dock.
The Chamber of Commerce held a meet
ing this afternoon, and decided that il
would probably be more injurious than
beneficial TO take any action looking To-
warls the postponement Of ordinary &C.
counts or notes maturing mex; collection
day, Monday. The meeting was very large
" attended.
Tie excitement seems TO bc subsidiur.
and the crowd on California street is much
less than at the opeuins al busincss. This
mornino the rim ON tLe London anil San
Fr.nc;sco RAM, ceased with \ lar,-e sur.
nlns r,nainips in the yaults.
There was a sliqht run on the Anglo
California Rank nj the oncninp hut II s3on
subsidel
III. V;,st N,,;or,l Gold p,,t ,o,or,s
ine 10. ''o IL no .'A ispoi =
~ III. ,Ie IT, tr - Rr;,;.i, Cnin,,,';a ~,
pao;sc =. VIC nj ,hs Cnn'marn,,I hanIs To- t
:'..' ~ i,.'u ,n ~, on-, ~ axo;,n,. IL
private Dams '.li II port 40 eneithiei., ,.ir
Ls VI -
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S 1uh' .AJep' 'ne LIN .o % C ~n,t; =; NJ
n.', .t.i' o.s, o"iu lo.s III 40
ui'ioil 20 Iiie s'..en.h' ~ ~ y $500; tn.ny
Iuinors are aIloA' a. W 'i.e ooi4i'ion Vi TIC
oAii,oina. one s'a.es', IppIieh. ii, iioul
you au.hci'y, 'na' INT oIhS w "a!
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eehIS . oi' 'ne uoii. Cn 'ie h. n'
prominent s'oGk-hoi1efs S'aIe Va" me
Utmost the p''ih can 10 WIZ U" " s''l1S'y
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