Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-17

/ III CUtIluS4Ul. ~ o1At ~ .Af tA-N
the system has equally disappointed friends
and foes-neither the good nor the evil
predicted having resulted. And from the
evidence obtained, | am forced to the same
conclusion with an old friend, who has
/ been here ever since the town was laid out !;
Woman suffrage in Wyoming has result
ed IN making everything Just as It was be-
fore, only little more So.
The Failure OF the Bank OF California.
SCENES AT THE BANKING HOUSES.
The San Francisco Chronicle of August p
has graphic account of the excitement &C.
casioned in that CITY by the breaking Of the
Bank OF California. 1t appears that the
more wary customers, who had early got
wind OF the condition Of affairs. had for two
or three days been Withdrawing their coin
/ from the bank, but It was not until the
morning of the 26th that the run" fairly
/ set in. We quote
TIE LITTLE CLOUD oS HORIZON.
It was not until p. II. Il the officials
of the Institution became ,uch alarmed.
About that hour several CHI : for 500, 900
/ or 5000 600 or similar amO +, came 10 be
cashed from depositors not 'ually disturb
/ ed By rum0rs Of financial L bic. All these
were paid without q murmu but they kept
on increasing. The scatterInc drops became
/ a quiet patter aud the pa-ler became a
/ heavy shower By O'Clock the steady
withdrawal OF funds had kened into q
run, which attracted ate tim and drew
d crowd OF spectators about ne d00rs. The
{ news ran along the street ii1a a prairie fire,
/ causing the greatest eomm0f IN among pro
/ kers and operators. who RI ned toward the
I centre Of interest.
! As the news spread TO q ioining streets.
and into the quarters OF the city devoted 10
J heavy business, II aroused Everywhere the
same attention. Stores and workshops were
cmptied OF their occupants. tner to see the
excitement or to enable a V atrawal Of de-
POSTS before the hour for C.. Ing the banks
which was now at hand. c people thus
led by curiosity OF interss. streamed IRON
all quarters toward the corner Of California
and sansome streets filing the space In that
locality for a square 10 every direction. At
hali-D4st : the excitement eliminated IN
scESE OF EXTRAORDINARY INTEREST.
which could be taken 10 at glance from
al elevated position. The streets were
thr0ured a. lar as the eye could reach, the
crowd being quiet In some places, IN others
alive with motion. The steps Of al banks
and Offices were packed with spectators. y
pale face was seen al every pane % every
window. Wild men were rushing IN a..
directions. paper hlitcrinr in thei- hands
anu among them the inevitable bank DOCK.
Pale women with dIslrdercd hair and dress
e. began 90 appear. giving the scene lit
tie variety of clilr. and striving vaIuly 70
reach the uar7lv entrance az the door OF
the Bank ot California. oesiesed with
crowdin-, struggling. G1~.rcper1u- white
faced men.
The SCENE At IH- L4N6 DOOR
vas 81 Wild. eager. confused and tumultu
Gus chat % can be bu- iupericcily described.
Policemen 10 uniforms. and without, were
scattered abll- o. al available places l.
keep the crowd IL the best orlcr possible
under the circumstance The great iron
door wGs closed, and through tie little mar
row l0or IN the centre, Ike the entrance o.
O. prl~ cell, the paulc--trlcEen depJ-ItIr-
crowded. pressing their way between ser
ried rank dragged. m1ncyless spectators
O. whom the failure oi all the banks ~ the
word would not have been o matter Oh the
. slightest c0nscq An effort was made
o. keep oG, those having ~ business inside
b.; 10 was only partial successful. Those
who came for deposits were lage.y brokers
clerks and the representative ot business
men 10 the lower part OF the city
ruE SCENE At THE COUNTERS
. Tao scene inside tho bank was even more
intensely exciting than that outside 4
crowd lined the counters ts1m eud g. end ,
nery0us.v showing cheeks under the noses
OF teller. WI. glanced a- them. AMI a.
their only answer showed over g. the Cx
citel mea WIZ trIuEut them lItt.e piles ol
gold 10y crca. piles and blxe- OF silver.
Every teller had a white. scared look, and
the bu1kkeepc-s AM che faces %. clerks seen
az the distant de-z- lIuke1 as Ela-tly a.
STOW drifts iu the moonlight Now and then
L bank trusiec was seen fitting about IN a
chos,lv way. disappearing ~ the direction
of The rooms belonging 81 che 0ilcers- Inc
old Chinese CLERK. w1l must have been con-
temporary with Clnncius. slt on high
stool, gam. wisely through bis spec;ac-e-.
which are s. large "a, watch-c-y stalls. az the
ha.i-crazei crowd pressing forward for their
money nrcat pl.e- OF gold and silver coin
clustered Oh shelves inst beyond the reach Of
those 50 yeCIler0u-.y demanding il. Inc
c.lnk OF coin fairly drowned the dan that
came from the tlr0nEed street through the
narrow entrance The crowd increased
rapidly from Two o clock unit. ha.t past
two. when there was scarcely r1lm ior
them az the counters Then the manage
meat decided % stop payment, and So tele-
graphei - Their Eastern correspondents.
\, % the LITTLE narrow IRON t11- swung
O. 10 the faces Of several anxious deposl50r-
+ The handsome face of Billy Duncan $ clerk,
bearing q look OF intense disappointment,
was the last one seen ;-0w within through
the aperture. An effort Wa made from
without 70 push IL open. bus policeman
with strong arms showed D, 70 and drew
the heavy iron b0.ts. i1rb.ddiag further
inrress. Then the crowd began u beat
fierce tattoo. t. which the te-lers and
clerks. who stood stil. II their places. liz
tened WIKI fam; smie Of satisfaction and
d deep drawn SIGH Of relief But the
mission Of che crcs; Bank Of California was
ended