Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-31
THE BANKRUPT BAND.
They Come Nobly to the Front With Their
Little Petitions-ChIcago Leads the Van
With Whole Regiment-Other Places
Seek to Keep Up Their End Unsuccess-


Little Petitions-ChIcago Leads the Van
With Whole Regiment-Other Places
Seek to Keep Up Their End Unsuccess-
fully.
CHICAGO, Aug. 30.-Marcellus e. Collins, real
estate dealer, has fled a petition in bankruptcy
Secured debts, $4,000; unsecured, $4,000;
accommodation paper, $685. 900; assets, heavily
encumbered lands. Chas. Cleaver has fled
petition; secured bills, $4,000; unsecured.
$4,000; assets small. James E. Bryant has
filed petition; secured debts, $1O3, 00O unse-
cured, $4,000; bills discounted, $4,000; assets
nominal. Jas. F. Dane has also filed petit
ton; secured debts, $50, 900; unsecured, $7O,-
600: accommodation paper, $4,000; assets,
$4,000.
Ninety-six bankruptcy petitions were filed
yesterday. Among to-day's petitioners are ex-
Sheriff Frank Agnew, debts S30.000 assets
S20,00O besides some encumbered real estate;
John II. Davey, formerly of the wholesale dry
goods firm of Hamlln, Davey & Co.. secured
debts $780, 600, unsecured debts $4,000, assets
unknown. Hamlin, of the same firm, has also
filed his petition, debts $46 900, assets nominal
ly $4,000.
Rev. DR.. w. w. Evarts, secured debts S75,-
200; unsecured $4,000. Assets, lands, $3.50. 900
ard religious books. Murray BARTLETT, pump
maker, secured debts $4,000; unsecured $685.
600. Assets nominal. Geo. R. Chittenden, of
Highland Park. unsecured debts S345, 900, of
which 100000 is due Prather g. Duncan, OF
Pithol.. Pa, on an OF! speculation, and 10000
to the Northwestern Mutual Life. Bills dis
counted are $4,000. Assets in notes, stock
IN oil companies, ETC., of nominal value. $780,
600. Nellie NJ. Chittenden. of Highland Park,
debts all unsecured, $4,000; assets in oil
stock, par value. S2O4,0OO. Negelson & Shields
secured. $4,000; unsecured, $4,000; bills,
discounted, 5000. Assets, nominal. Thos.
l.. Hempsted, of Jefferson, unsecured, 100000;
accommodation paper, 81. 300. Assets, S64. 900.
Edwin A. Rice and Thomas Picking, unse
cured. $204 900. Assets, nominal. Robert
G. Givins, real estate and lawyer, secured
Sl29000; unsecured, $4,000. No assets
Ebenezer B. Guthrie, unsecured, $4,000,
mostly grain contracts; accommodation
paper, $4,000 John F. Eberhart, of Lake
debts, $l04 200, mostly secured. Assets nomi-
nal. In all 165 new petitions were filed. and
indications are that tomorrow that number
will be largely increased, as the registers office
will be open until midnight tomorrow.
NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-The crowd of petitions
to be admitted to bankruptcy increases. The
clerks Office to-day WIS packed to suffocation
FALL RIVER, Aug. 30.-The creditors of the
Massosoit mill placed it in the hands of trus-
tees on claims against the estate, but it is dis
nuted by the executor of the estate. DR.. Ma, han
Durfee for 1902, 900 alleged money advanced
The creditors of Holder B. Durfee involuntary
bankruptcy met to-day. Aggregate liabilities
81, 100000, largely endorsements. Durfee Of
fered a composition of a per cent. The credit
ors ask more time for the examination of Dur
fees affairs.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 30.-For the past twenty
four hours ending at noon to-day, ffty-fve pc
titions IN bankruptcy were filed.
DENVER, Col, Aug. 30.-Robert Connolly and
Cyrus G. Marble to-day each filed petition in
bankruptcy. The formers assets are 500, 900;
Liabilities, $4,000. The latter's assets are
$24 .000 liabilities, 32S0O0.
CINCINNATI Aug 30-Thirty-eight petitions
in bankruptcy were filed in the United States
court to-day, among them R. M. Bishop & Co.,
and w. ]. M. Gordon. who recently suspended
New YORK, Aug. 30-Among those filing pc
titions in bankruptcy to-day is ex-Collector
Murphy, whose liabilities are over 800, 900,
mostly secured. The Bulletin says J. G. Day
$6O,OOO.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug 3O.-six petitions in
bankruptcy were filed to-day. Aggregate liza
billties. $l46,50O; aggregate assets 1874, 900.
About forty petitions have been adjusted dur
ing the week.