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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-15
Two FUNERALS YEsrERDAY.
DR.. n. +. EIulIihcn and George ucCu,,,


Dr. NJ. +. Auliihcn and George ncCully
t Hurled, 49, 90
The funeral OF the late Dr. NJ, F. Hullihen
whose sad and sudden desth was chrouiclad
in Tuesdays INrRLLIsrScrR, took place yet.
serdsy afternoon at 2 o'clock from the resi-.
dencs Of Dr. John Frissell, who was for Sc =.
eral yeara the partner OF Dr.. Hullihen's ia.
ther. Rev. R. r. swope, OF 81. Matthew, 4
church, conducted the religious services a,
the mouse. The attendance was largo, all
classes Of citizsns being literally represnntrd
among those who testified 10 their respect for
the deceased. The Doctors brother and s;s.
ter were unfortunately" prevented from be.
ing present, but hie uncle and cousin. tbs Drs
Londenburg, of Pittsburgh arrived yes.erdav
The medical profession was presentfn bodv'
aud DIs. stitel, Hogo, Charles Frissell, Canlr .
bell, keed and Baguley actsd as pail bearers.
A number Of handsome floral pieces were
sent by friends OF the deceased. Tho inter.
ment WAS at Mt Wood cemetery, where ,Dr.
Hullihen. ST., and twin brother of tho
younger Doctor also lie. ,."' ~
FUNERAL or Mr.. GEORGE M'cuLLY.
Mr. George McCully, e1.Lsuteasut of tbs
city ponce force and member of the Board
of Education from Union district, also took
place yesterday afternoon from bis late resi-.
dence In East Wheeling, the remains having
arrived from Weston yesterday forenoon,
Excelsior Lodge l. Q. 0. F. had charge OF The
obesquiss and members Of that organic alton
and Oh the board OF Etucl.ion were the
pail boarere. The interment wei at the stone
Church Cemetery. 77 ''.'''' ~ '
The Board Of Education at special meet.
ing held yesterday forenoon, aaon.ed annrn.
PIRATE resolutions on the death of MI NJ.
Gully, and agreed to attend the funeral in =
bo6y. 80
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PANIC IN A SuHOOL.
A boy" Slight steamers kearly las ,
Serious Eesult,

A BOY" Slight steamers Eenrly las n
Serious kesult.
There was panic in the Island school yer.
tsrday which for atlme tLrsstened to have q
serious result, but this, through the GOODNESS
Of the teachers, was fortunately avoided, A
email boy named Sample, pupil in one Of
the primary rooms, is subject 10 spells Of a
peculiar sickness, and when lie feels one OF
them coming on be loses control of himself
and scresms in distressing manner. Yea.
terdsy he was attacked, and assonished and
alarmed his teacher and fellow pupils bv
scrssming and crying at the top Of his voice,
The other children began to cry in symps,bv
and for few minutes there was very lively
scsne in that room. " - : ~ :.
Tbs noise was heard in the other rooms
and general panic ensued. The ch,ldrer
ran crying from the rooms into ihe halls
and some OF them, not knowing the ORIGIN
Of the alarm, yelled "Fir, =, Persons outside
caught the infection, and rushed In. meeliur
the frightened children rushing out. For n
time the situation ives one for slarm, hui
the telcherj managed TO check the stam mpede
from The room BY closing the doors, and aile,
the tr!ttlng causs OF al! the panic vss ascer
ta!ned, the children were allowed TO 20 ont.
doors and soothe their nerves with q few
miuuteB recreation, - Nv
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THE FES rIyEGAME,
An officer SusgestH an Investigation OF
tho Army Poker Clnb.
D,tr ~.

An officer SusRestH nn investigation OF
tho Army Poker Clnb.
From 0r'r Special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. G., May l4.-An old
army officer is authority for the prediction
that the Swain court Of inquiry will lead
10, IN investigation OF affairs connected
with the Army Poker Club Of this city,
which will ultimately result in the dis.
missal from the service OF quite number
Of prominent officers Said this officer TO-
day:
Rooms have been maintained by the
Army Poker Club at the corner OF fifteenth
street and New York avenue for several
years. Efforts have been made to keep
the matter secret, but the membership haa
been so very large that the fact Of its exis.
tence has crept out and spread all over the
army and tho sporting portion OF Con-
grees. In fact not few members OF Con-
gresB are members OF the club, beside gen.
tlomen holding prominent positions in
the Departments and other branches OF the
Government. ! am told that vast Hu me OF
money have been lost in thosa rooms, and
that there are members Of the army who
have been compelled to give notes for
table stock, until they vera indebted to
the banker Of the concern for amounts ng.
gregatine more than years salary"
"Yes," continued tho officer, ~ would
not be surprised il something sensational
came out in connection with come trust
funds in which the people throughout the
country are interested. I am told that tho
Garfield Memorial or Hospital fund Il for.
get which) has been hszardod in theideal-
iugs Of this club. and that il it had been
called for at one time it would have de-
veloped a good.sized scandal. An officer
Of the army at another timewas frightened
into giving bis notes by threats Of diHmis.al,
The money he owed the banker OF the
club. An effort has been made all along
10 keep out everybody who, it was aus
rected, would under any circumstances
peach upon the forty, and il there is ar
investigation ordered It will bs very din
cult to get any information from thoa'
men. But believe It can be gotten"
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Tho Eempnveo uH Renrs:

New York. May 1.-the Tribune to.
morrow will say: "As the news Of. the
failures in Wall street reached the Pro-
auce Exchange the bears romped and
reared and made desperate effort to
break down the market. There was seq rec.
ly q firm or bank which was not reported
10 have failed or about to sus.
pend. Speculators were divided in.
to three groups, one around the
pit, around the news ticker and one around
the stock ticker. Now and then stock would
drop u few points, or another failure would
be announced on the news tapo. Then the
bears xonid q rush for the pit, and Jump
on" it. The result was that wheat
fell of from q to 8 cents; corn
from to Of cont, and oats froa, ! to
Of cent. At the close OF busincss The
market had rallied however, and it closed
fairly strong. While the widest excite.
ment was raging among the speculalors,
brokers on tho floor S;lo do actual bust.
ness were little disturbed, =
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

A family ot slx persons were murdered at
Duszs, Galicia. One child hid and escspeJ.
The motive OF the murder was robbery,
The miscreants escaped.
In an attack upon friendly tribes near
TamanIeb yesterday, Osman Dlgna and
men killed q OF the friendly Arabs, took
40 women prisoners and captured many
cattle. ~ ,ll,-l ="
An exciting scene occurred in the Senate
yesterday. Slr. Van NVyck severely criti.
clsed Mr.. Blair for something done in the
committee. lie was repeatedly called to
order BY the President oil the Senate. Mr..
Blair said Mr.. Van Wyck was either eroas-
ly mistaken or an .intentions, falsitler,
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THE METROPOLITAN BANK,
The Story of the Eun-Depositors VIII
be PHid In Full. .s

The Story of the Eun-DepositorsW VIII
be Psit In Full.
New YoRY, May N,-The Eapress says
Up TO 1l:SO o'clock the Metropolitan RsnE
promptly honorel all checks presented to
them, when the people became panic.
stricken without adequate cause, and run
was threatened. The managers wisely
concluded to close the doors and atop all
payments. This action was justified by
the nervous condition Of the street aud
the stringency Of tho money market The
directors held session Immediately, and
were sratified to be able to announce that
the suspension would only be temporary.
The bank will probably resume this after
noon. There are no delalcation or def.
cits and it is an assured fact that the bank
will open as soon No the excitement is al.
layed. This caused an easier feeling on
the street. The scene around tho building
was exciting for short time only rs the
depositors came and went satisfied that
their interests would ,be duly protected.
A representative Of tho Associated Press
interviewed prominent director OF the
Metropolitan Bank, who says emphatically
that the depositots will be paid in full.
The directors have gone through all the
securities, and after throwing out all classed
as doubtful have more than sufficient to
pay the deposito,s. The suspension is
solely due 10 the fact that deposltors
throughout the country, having become
scared through the attacks on the Presi.
dent OF the bank, Mr.. Seney, had inaugu.
rated a general withdrawal Of ride:
posits. This fact, coupled with the genera
distrust engendered from critical situa.
ton in speculative circles, caused the banl
to suspend. si
solon Humphreys, a director, states thai
4 had the President laid before the Clearins
Hou6s full statement OF the affairs OF tht
bank there would haye been no need o
suspension, as the Association Of Bank
would undoubtedly have como to its assist
anco and helped it tide over the crisis.
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NOTHING BUrA PLURRY
Cauned by Exaggerated KumOrs-HG
Trouble Apprshenled.

Cnuhed by Exaggerated KumOrs-HO
FurtnerTrouhle Appreciated.
NEw YORK, May I4-The World ol
Thursday will cay: William A. Camp.
manager Of the New York clearing house,
said: 1.-THE failures in Wall street to-day
cannot be called panic. Ono bank sus.
pended and a number Of brokers firms
iailed-that Is the extent Of the damage
thus lar done. The prompt action OF the
clearing house to-day In passing tho reso.
luton that tho banks would sustain each
other has put an end 10 the excitement and
no apprehension need DO felt. Tho sitna.
ton Is far different from that Of 1873.
Then 1t took banks two or three days to
decide to do what they have promptly
done to-day. Then the trouble WAS allow
ed to grow until there was real panic.
Now 1t has been checked at the outset. { l
believe tho Metropolitan Bank will resau Q
operations tomorrow, and lido not appre-
hend that any other bank or firm will 20
under" ..II
"What was the cause OF the troubleP"
ut began with the failures OF Grant &
Ward and the Marine Bank. These oc.
currences created feeling OF distrust for
which there WINS really no occasion. 1t
was fostered by wild rumors set alloat on
the street, and which were reproduced by
nowapapers. The action OF. the Continen.
tai Bank in refusing to certify the checks OF
Dyett & Co. and the trouble OF John G.
Emo and tho Second National Bank
capped the climax to the general feeling OF
uneasinese, and the result was the furry OF
today"
"Who is principally responsible ?"
"TAoae who circulated and exaggerated
the rumu.s which have been fl ying about
ever since Grant & Ward vent under,
But as I said .beioro all further danger is
ayerted by the action Of the Clearing
House to-day"
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New York, May 1.-THE Sun to morrow
gil! say: Yesterdays panic in Wall street
was ,enphetieelly a panic among stock
gamblers and nothing e!ae., It did moi
proceed from failures among meYohantl nol
from the. withdrawal OF credits in mercantile
circles. a 1t began, eliminated and ended
in stock speculations, and went no further
To DO anye, MERCHANTS will be incon,
venienced by Ills results, bu. not ior q loue
time, and as coon as the wreck is cleared
away, bruipesg will resume its regula,
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FATAL BoILER EXPLOSION.
one Mnu Blown to Atoms and Another
mikhing-Nlno InIured,

Plrr.nuRon, Pa, May l4,-This alter.
noon, at 4 o'clock, one OF the high pressure
boilers Of the Pennsylvania railroad ma.
chino shops exploded with terrific effect.
The boilers, Of which there were six, are
located on Ninth avenue, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets, and are used for
testing new enginea md furnishing power
for the machine department. Hoy.
den !O'Hara, one Of the fire.
men was blown to atoma. Another
fireman has not been found yet, and nine
other PERSONS were injured. The windows
in the machine shopu opposite, were rid.
died by flying debris, as were also the ten.
ement houses on tho avenue. A man yery
low with consumption in one OF these
houses was atruck with piece OF iron and
bis death iB momentarily expected. Two
little girls, who were on the avenue, were
struck by debris and injured. The cause
of the explosion is yet mystery.
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OBSERVE that the President OF the Marine
Bsak was a speculA!or in real estate and,
through Grant & Want, on Wall street;
that tht President oil the Metropolitan
Bank was II speculator in railroads, South
e,n laads aid sundry other things. The
bank that has 4 specula!irg president is
like a railroad tlain that has wrecker OF
amsdman for au engineer.
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PARIS. May l4.-Near Lsudy depot, on
Plain st. Denis, ono railway is carried over
another. Last night owing to the error Of
the pointsman freight train Of tho upper
road ran into siding and was precipitnted
upon the line beneath ut the very moment
tho express train 10 Boulogne was passing.
The engine driver Of the Buulogne train
was Killed and thirly.one peraons injured.
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TEE HILL EOYS GANG,
iho Father of ChHrlcs SpurIock Arrives
In ChnrlcStuu. w, VII. E.ll

AAo A"hheF OA NNhEles SpurlOcR Arrives
In Charleston, w. WI.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, May l4.-Bill Spur
lock, isthor Of Gharleu spurlock, ono OF
the Hill boys gang. Of Lincoln county,
who 10 in Jail here, arrived to day for the
purpose Of eurrendering himaelf il wanted
BY the officers, but as he was not wanted
he is allowed his liberty. lie informed
the repoiter that quiet prevailedin Boone
and Lincoln counties, and apart from the
shooting of ex-SheriG Atkins and Alvin
Woods and tho hanging Of the Hill boys
together with Jack Dobson, no trouble e1.
lists. He denies being member Of the
gang and says his son was driven into the
gang by the Hills through fear. The ex.
preston OF tho citizsnsin tho section where
the Hills operated is Joy at their death. 4.
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TIE sickeniDg horror at CoEnel!sville ia
loo .,hsstly for contemplation. A irightful
responsibility res.s somewhere, and it
orsht not 10 bs difficult to locate it. In
this DAY ctsyssema!ic railroadiDg, with Tue
abundant aida which science and we'll.
rewarded ingenuity supply, such q disaster
ought no. 10 happen.
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ORE uS 4 LARK,
A distinguished Congressional Party
Visiting this state.

Distinguished Congressional Party
Visiting this state. .n
From our SIttia! Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May l4.-A party, consist
ing Of Senators kepna and Camden, OF
West Virginia, Vest, Of Missouri, Garland,
ol A'kansse, Jones, Of Nevada, Hawley, Of
Connecticut, md Serator-elect Blackburn,
q Kentucky, aud two or three other gem
AeDen, whose names did not obtain,
leG Washington this afternoon for a visit TO
the k,uawha valley, Yes! Va. The party
eneet TO arrive in Charleston tomorrow
morning, and after breakfast embark upon
aOcst Tor a days trip up the kanawba to
e1an!ue the works and proposed improve
lneA.s Of that stream. ~
thursday the party will 90 10 New River
anu ENJOY day or two in fishing. Presi-
dent Jarrett, Of the Baltimore 4 Ohio Rail-
read Company, kindly offered the distin-
glis'sd party the use Of his private
car and Congressman Barbour, who
Is The President OF the Virginia
Midland Ra;lroad Company also rendered
lae rse Of bis car, and tho party modcstly
accepting both will sleep and take their
meals N IN these cSrs during their absence
Inc ps'ty LET! at Ave o'clock this evening
saa expect 10 return 10 Washington on
Sunday next.
Twas the intention Of the party to have
s,at on this cxc,,aiou last week, but Pres
,Gsns Arthur, who bad accepted M invita-
,S MOn % accompany tbs party. could moi
.H a'en leave the Capital, md it was will
. ms expectation that Mr.. Arthur
Soa!a be able 10 accompany til,
parry parry Today tha; the trip WAS postponed {
w.t., week; Yesterday. however, upon his re
.u'S S i'om New York the President inform
~ 81 senator kennN tina. 1t would ba impos
S'ue loI him to accompany the psrty. q
;, LIE senate being SO far ahead Of ih
a1use I. Representatives, in the busines
o. the sess,t,n it is probable that no busi
4 asa ol public iiI.terest will DO transacted
Y being understood that tomorrow til
SStSs'e SS' will only consio,,,r private pension
" ot.s ~ On tue calendar with ia1orael ereport
0s sae PENSION Committee. leo aroE
Ths Tts mat when the Senate adjourns o!
M Msau'slay, it will not convene again unit;
rpiusy next, co the absence OF the abos
Saalea Saa Senators will not interfere with th
'1tIesi pending before the Senate,
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Fluctuations nj MiIwnuhec,

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Msy 14-At noon
to day the excitement on Change was in.
tense owing to The rumora OF the failure Of
the Metropolitan, Phenix and Second
National Banks, OF New York. June
options, iell from 90 cents, the open.
ing figure, 10 50 cents in the afternoon,
selling down to SS3 and back again To S03,
the closing figure. g. lI-.s w.
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Western NRil AahocInttou A

PIr1sRuRdH, May 1.-THE Western Nail
Association held the regular May meeting
to-day at the headquarters, Fourth avenue,
It was decided without much talk that the
market was not in condition 10 warrant an
advance, and decline in tho card was NOT
suggested. The pool was discussed without
reaching anything tangible, The card rate
was reatIirmed, 11',. 80 = 80 'o ''o
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A CORRESPONDENT of thn Philadelphia
Pes, in an article given elsewhere, de-
scIibes the condition OF the Hurgarians in
The coal fields Of Pennsylvania. 1t is not
strange that these creatures are considered
undesirable ss competitors md ueighbors,
Their hard experience may thwart tho fur.
saer success Of The doubly brutal scheme
Of tho steamship companies, =.
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PlrrspuReIb May 1.-the failures in
New York to-day had no effect here fur.
ther thsn to cause panic in the oil mar.
ket. The first intelligence created q furry
in business and financial circles. but the
excitement soen cooled down and this
evening lee,ing Of the utmoat confidence
prevails. Merchants, bankers and manu-
iactu1ers regard tho failures hs tho natural
result OF reckless speculation and express
no lears Of y panic spreading outside OF
Nav York. ss 4. I.-
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Chicago Receives the Intelligence
with Sang Fr0id.
The Markets, Slightly Disturbed,
f Regain the Loss.
The Conservative Action OF the
Big Boston Brokers.
The Oil Market Unlergoes Some
Decentralization.
How News of the Panic was Re.
+. ceiyed ut Various Points.

CulcAao, May l4-Iu view OF the grea
anocrjot;va ;rtoroots ,rh;oh ,,o -,
sEsss,.. ," .u,',e0N ". a0 AWAY
'uafpiy "necteu oy OUTSIDE nnahcial con
vulstons, Chicago received startling bulle
tins from New York to-day with preat
dea, nj eonon;n;,v Tho c,r,.o ~ er,;r
,,d -. ~ -,..' W n''o Y. s'"'I
auu ptoVlsionS WIS naturally downward
but the total break was not as severe as
has happened under les5 exciting condi.
tiona and tho to,o, doo,;no ,ro, 20. .,.a,, ;.
800 49, 49, wa "eH,' WOO NV au.u
one as "ouiu nave called out any marked
continent in the nominal condition Of af.
isiTs. ms vs.. ~. $50. .--sz..,, a...-.
as ennlorod tn h.e'isshGt tha XXI ho%eve
"bear" element in the speculative pIls TO
break down prices, but with no greater
enect o. M !nan mas Already Deen noted. The
aner aausr,v u and 40 tha ohorno"n 40 rorsns
;Ssnad honri,, oI;,;ors @ @ ,~aa, ~ ol papeis
;Tl,a roo,,a u ,hn o,nois i,soi.o.a a.s.u .,:l,
WIN n,;rsto w;res ~ % Val ., rsot icy
LIN ds dnnss "rands ,,nr;ua IT, ~ oto ulieu
au.o uunn1 uo,eh;u U.o.Ia .ba nuns .ue tiaaing
Gated hv nost;n, S ,ha Istsat n.;aoa - iuda, .ho
Soord " Prosa,s .M onura,ssd Seai p,GEs i,h VI .ne
bOs;n. rurci,eaod S,eJeu nans;s1ar,L,a Mn aePots
,ha;r a.bnrt,, nusto,so.a oousio ,rha a ssoSA lol
oooa o,,no-,rn;t' S'Us, ~ oa. WIZ ~ aeiuieu . ~ u
sru rmbar ~ .c,ho, W 'Jsei anu tueie were
rnonarsd -, sS ,rh huaVY ~, putGnasss ny
tnu;.,! @ ~ S'.a SSua'onsts, "no iooA lue oppoi,
s,on,.s @ ~ ;y ;os soe ~ 'ae oe''ef CLASSES OF
osIoAS ~ usee.h4eus. :,
,hG ~ G1.ns iaais S!ie.Gs .lie SITUATION was dls-
Issnsu o neesly .s Iu' sne aeclalstlon was Tree.
o na,se. 'ma, an",i;,; ~: .oca 3ahks were never
E,s.uS;oi' = Uesit utn ,nnr,a anI nau NO aiiiances
s mI.eH ".ha.;,s,, Suulb isosye ,Hem' except
'' 'inp1'ne''e"i'y' ny Tue NsS ofk failures.
H. oSLr HAVE "A PASSING EfrLcr.
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MIR. TALnAGE IN TOWN.
Tho Great brooklyn Preacher Fllts
Through Wheeling,


Through Wheeling.
Rev. T. Dewitt. Talmage. the Brooklyn
Tabernacle pulpit: orator, was in the city n
few minutes yesterday, washed his hands at
the McLure house, alo half chicken at the
Brunswlck. greeted with his expan.
sive aniilo Ia few aeousintancey
shook the dust OF the Nail Civ
OF bis No. s'a, and sped on toward Union.
town, Pa, where hs was announced to lee.
ture this evening: He came here from Par.
kersburg, where be spent Tuesday night,
An lNTELLIaEscER reporter met him dur.
Ing the few minutes he wss in town, and
chatsed with him very briefly. He remem.
bered former visits to Wheeling with pleas.
was not in such a hurry. He is due in
Brooklyn again Saturday and will preach
in his church, or Tabernacle, as usual on
Sunday. He spoke Of the rumored panic in
New York, and said be had no fears of'auy
such disa.ter as TINT OF the memorable
"black friday" OF 1873.
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wMAT THE nKuKERs SAY.
Tho CnnEe OF Their Failures Duo TO III,
Heavy necline in ktocku

New IoRK, May 14.-Mr. Hotchkiss, Of
Hotchk:es 4 Burnham, said: ave were
forced to suspend this morning in consc-
quence OF the calling Of u number Of loans.
Persons whom We thought were responsible
Jailed to respond, and in the present state
Of the market We thought it best to cloae
up at once before matters got any worse,
and see where wo stood. 1t is probable
that the suspension will be only temporary;
that is we hope go. Our assets exceed our
liabilities by a large amount, and il
we. can find any market for our
securities and are able TO collect money
due the firm, there will bs no trouble about
resuming. To-day we have sold large
BLOCKS OF Bloeks at great Eacrifce, and
have about cleared up such outside con-
tracts, and our contracts with tho Board
will be well taken care Of. Our liabilities
at the present time will exceed $780,.
600, and how much more they may be I
cannot tell. 1t ia impossible now to give
my estimates Of any definite or even ap-
proximate figures. Our failure was due 10
the sudden decline Of stocks to-day. We
had nothing whatever to do with ths Met
ropolitan bank, and had no deposits there.
Joseph @. Williams & Co. stated their
failure Taa due to decline in the market.
They could make no statement in regard
to their liabilities. &c
At the office Of Donnell, Lawson 4 Simp.
son, s. notice is posted on the door stating
that ali drafts Of the First National Bank
Of Gante Fe, on the firm will be paid at tho
First National Bank. 4 member OF the
firm said they were deposi,ors to the
amount s2,O00.000 Mt the Metropolitan
Bank, and as their money there was locked
up it was necessary to suspend until they
could find out how they stood, though the
suspension would be only a temporary
one, and not q iailIre.