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New-York tribune., 1890-05-26
DIR. McCOsH PLEADS FOR FEDERATION.
TIL VENERABLE SCHOLAR SHOWS THE AID
NANTAGES THAT THIS WILL HprXG

IN" 'HNERABLE SCHOLAR SHOWS THE AD.
VANTAGEs THAT THIS Will. BRING.
saratoga Nav 2j-One Of the most interested
listeners 70 The great debates lat wce, In the Gen
edI Assembly was eX Xprcsidcnt McCosh OF Prince
th College. When he introduced Yesterday a.
'ne representative Of the Pre,byterlan Alliance he
was received by the Assembly rising. In hi, address
be said
. MODERATOR, Fathers and Brethren / anuear Lcro AZ
te representative Of the Western Srcfinn of fh Pros
Nlelidh Al!lahce ~ Is the intense intcrc. which
sohe IN the cnus contemplated In this Alliance ,chici
na> led one so advanced in life as am tn face mi,
nsSehDIy ana address u, but only for a fcN minutes
h'oNIhg no" precious your time is There are f,yo
Ia scripture truths pressing thcmseIvc, nm tI,
,nuF'h as they never did before Thee >iu ~. f,ud
.n,iindlcY connected Wiih each other and aisn ~ +
iVuu snow, Win The keen dscu,siCs m winch vo,,
nave been engaged for days past ." "'"'' ''"
oho OF tiieet Is lhc Obligation to nrc.cb o Cnuci
20 every creature. The churches have had nincttr,n
t nules 10 carry ont this command and We. ,i,sv t
a. d IGM having fulfilled H. II Is a 0rfy Iirdi1o o,,
sn Mnoie 'hurch on every individual Church and Inn
al Important sense on every individual ' '''' ''
Cue, otner truth IS - believe in tho orc IfoIv
%1nonc % Church" feel, indeed, that onglt IN iaie
20 p.ia interest IN that special branch Of fhe church
y p,,ch mihch l conscientOusly adhere. | believe tj.f
Iep, tcr3hlsm is founded the Word az Goa and
hesrt Hoie , theie0." But neither my head nor ,ny
ansa tler neither my faith nor my works Are to b~ con-
n,sr Within these Limits. We have an hoard of tho
80" WHO believed that he and his wife alone noes,esed
New-York tribune., 1890-05-26
IN BEHALF or BAPTIST MISSIONS

Chicago, May 25.-Sund'y afternoon wa' the most
enthusiastic and impressive meeting OF the series
in the Bapti,t anniversaries, The Rev. DR.. T. Edwin
Brown Of Providence. H. l., gave the annual sermon
before the American Baptis Missionary 'hoh III
was an eloquent address. Aftcr the sermon six
men, who are going TO the foreign fields, wert nro-
duced and briefly addressed the congregation. As
one after another told of The motives which had led
them 10 give themselves to the work OF preaching
the Gospel TO the heathen the la: 10 audience was
New-York tribune., 1890-05-26
OTHER SI-NDAY GAMES.

Philadelphia. May 25.-1hc Athletics and st. Louis
clubs PLAYED at Gloucester Point. y. j. this afternoon
before 600 people. The visitors could do nothing with
E.prs pitching and Athletics hc!dd aultlessly.
they were easily shut out Whtrock Wild and was
hit hard at the right time. running catch by George
Shafer In the ninth only feature OF note Score
Athlete ..........-.... 0 % %
naschits-Athetic I2 ST. Louis 3. ErrorS-Athlctic O.
st Toui, 3. Pitchers-E-per and Wnitock. Umpire
O'Dea.
At Syracusc-Loulsvillc a. syracuse IT,
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thrilled and lifted larger devotion to the work
OF winning the world to Christ. The names and
designations of the missionaries llOws: W. II.
CosSum. Of Hamilton Theological seminary. goes 10
China: W. ". COchranc. Of Rochester Theological
Seminary. goes 10 Upper Burmah Charles Hadey. OF
Newton Institution, and r. VI. Johnson. Of Missouri,
60 to India: Thomas Moody, of Rochester seminary.
goes to tIe Upper Congo; ana William Dring. Of
Kansas goes 10 Assam. There also twenty
seven Others appointed 10 20 10 foreign fields this
year. who were not present at the meeting.
New-York tribune., 1890-05-26
w gr,gT FuLrRr" ~ DEArH CERTIFICATES

Chicago May IS C>pccian.-Nuch lndl-hitoh ms DE-"
created among certain Chicago pay y'icmns bN 'l' ~
f.l Of the Health officer to accept heart failure a.
A cause Of death. That expression heart tule i
a dcli,ion.T said Dr TOmu,On. registrar oi NI''I 'ti
ti,ic,. We won't accept 1t any longer on oci'"
certificate. / think have already sent b"'h over
40 .uch certificate, since Commissioner Mcher9Iiin
and DIR - Of the state Board of llcallh cam" 10
the conclu- lon that the terra indie ated tha lhc %
ctn ,rudug it in a, a cau-c 0f death either du nol
know what the maady really Wa or WISHED 10 .S OuhCr
up the \ doctor nirht = wen C'tat Tx,
fiat a man died from want Of breath a, 4" riN ~, %
he died from heart failure. The number oi a'"iulc
illtcrntc ignorant ply scians AT present paosHe
Ia Chicago Is simply astonishing
New-York tribune., 1890-05-26
cArHoLlc CONVENTION ~ WISCONSIN.

Milwaukee, Wis. May % (spcciaD.-pelegatcs and
visitors % the German Catholic Convention began 10
arrive to-day and by Monday $4,000 Catholics from
the state Will be in Milwaukee II /, The nrst state
gathering Of Catholics ever held IN the nitcd states
Among the important questions be discussed VIII
be the Bennett law, but only the representatives Of the
Catholic organs VIII be admitted 10 the business
siOns. The convention Will meet To- morrow morning.
New-York tribune., 1890-05-26
rgr chr ecgEs REopEyED AT CEDAR KEYS

Cedar Keys. Fla, May 20 (special.-Ihe town was
ouiet to-day Divine services were held in several
churches. The McLane is stl here to protect thc
Collector and United states interests Mayor Cottren
is still in hiding is supposed near oldtovn or tas
Suwanee River.
New-York tribune., 1890-05-26
SECOND GAME.


Totlls....... S "a II , Totals IL - IA
coiam6as ccoTin@i6yn "A A. AA,J.....oo o 0 X-5
Earned Iuns-Coumbus :. Two.base hits-Fennely,
Johnson. Leblanc O'C Connor. Home run-JohnsOn. Base
On bss-Daily, McTammany, sneed Base on errors
Bro0AItH - tohHDu, stolen DaSee- DaliS' '',l''i'
Sacrifice hit,Smo rhardt 10y, Mccullough Leblanc,
Esteday. Left on ba.e,Brookyn 8, COLUMBUS l. StrgGH
out-Mct ulloggh q. SIefEc. Esterday WldneI: VIA
pitches-Wdncr Mccullough. Tinle-1 30. Cmprcs-
Barnum and Emsle.
The Jersey City team defeated tho Washington nine at
Erasna Staten Island, yesterday after exciting ana
weil.payed game Of ten innings. The winning was
made by the Jersey CITY players after two men were OUT
Murphy made hit second and scored hit TO
New-York tribune., 1890-05-26
CROWDS AT SUNDAY GAMES.
BROOKLYN ASSOCIATION MEN BEATEN
TWICE.

THE PRINCIPAL ORGANIZATIONS.

The Brooklyn and Columbus American Association
teams played two games at Ridgewood Park, Brooklyn
yesterday In the presence OF 297 spectators The
eamwas beaten in both games and ntrenched itself still
moro firmly In last place.
In the first game the Columbus tam took the lead az
the start and had difficulty in holding it TO the end
While few basehits made OF MattmCres delivery
was wild and his bases called balls costly. The
OF Toy Ritz and Fepnely also contributed
TO runs for their opponents. The score was follows
New-York tribune., 1890-05-26
Jehovah llftrd up HI rod
- CAI-'. t fcll on ih'+'
Thou watt -or. -trirhen ~ ms ',od
Tlnlr-. moi ono .irnhn lnr mn.


We hear in certain quarter Of q ddactic theory Of
the Aou"mcnt' which anounts to tl!-. that Go1
sent III, wclinclOycd son iuio the world. to suffer
and die. in order That sinners might know how GOd
loves them. We ha,, 4 hW against viyI-ccllon. W.,
VIII not allow scientist to mhct pain on a dog or q
rabbit for merely scientific purpo-c-. Vet here ar,
only son To- the bitter al0uc, Of cud1 Mon for no
other purpose than to furnish object lesson 10 Oh
moment mal undertake, TO cvadc liz pl,io teach
Is liable 10 fell into such abhoTrn sophisms. To
the law and the testimony! Christ dicd in TIE ,"'i1
Of sinners, barring their sins In III, own body and
Of III, death II is complete dcliycrlncc from the
shame, the bondage ana the penalty Of sin.
Now free, there. condemnation.
Jesus hath died, and there is salvation:
Cursed by the law and bruised Dy the fall.
CLrst has redeemed for ALL
Thc.c. then. of the p0,tulatcs the clc
nents the rndlmcnal, of Tho Christian faith. The.r
are the thing, be- accepted ~ basis Tor arguments
leading on 10 other spiritual truths. NOw move
10 the doccnda, thc thing, crniug which there
j, room for controversy. and which pcrrdt II con
iinnal pr6gics, For neither thc Clrrch nor the in
diyidual believer j. al liberty 10 stand still Nclrh
800 years ago charcoal burner named William lur-
kcss, while driving through the forest near Mn-cdd.
fuHnd tIc body Of King William the Red. with an
arrow sticking through hs heart lie loaded tie body
into hi, cant ana drove Into the village. fOr This h
might have been promot d. possibly kuightd. had
ne % desired but lacking ambition, he kept night "n
read upon spnbOard the name. william pulhcs-.
charc,al-bnrncr.' and yon may sc' William the Younger
driving donkey cart 10 the forest. Just his fatLcro
did before nm. y cildrh may make similar mn mr.
take and fall short o II, -abilitios Scmper idcm
l. bad mott" for either church or individual IN I'M
progressive void Lrt us leave me Prihcipc' "i , ur
gospel not in the SENSE Of abandoning Them bnt
process Of building leaves its onndations-and lft us
90 on unto perfection.
We may lind abundant room for advancement In me
sublime pOsuate of all truth we NAV prohtabN SlNe;
Him. II j. much b. be- feared that there Is tendency
in these times to reduce God 10 an npcIaohaIIN al
New-York tribune., 1890-05-26
FIRST GAME


1oIilS . : - IL D 1OOas ---'--i" " - -
tG%&5a. G5S2Siyn "a. 49, Al~.. ! ! 9 9 S-ls
Earned runs-Co.umbus l. Two base hit-Dsily Three
base hts-Sneed, Johnson First base on ball'-Snol,
Fenney 3D. PITT 2J, Mattimore Johnson McTammany Oh
Snrtd o., Crook e. l. h1nc, OtO Onnor. First base OH
errors-Brookyn 2 Columbus 3 Sacrifice hits.Johnsol'
Leblanc taStOn O'Brlen. Stolen a,es-Daly t2) MAUI
more, Easton. Struck Out-Day, OBren. Toy Mattm0fe
Johnson Leblanc. Left bascs-Brooyn 8, Counbl<1 ,.
Wild pitches-MattImore l. UmpIe-Barnum and Erlsle'
Time hours.
The second game decidedly more interesting and
much better played than the frst the fielding work
being superb on both sides. The Columbus men made
their hits well together and again easily This was
the
New-York tribune., 1890-05-26

, "l,,pciINVadlhg Law, Force. "A universal Mind.
p p,auIu put vague something that makes for right
An immense, solitary spectre stands
- hath no shape. It hath sound
l. hath no place. I; hath time.
IL is, aud was and will be
III Is never more less. sad nor glad;
It' name H. Nothngness.
lr"'r walHcth high. and misery doth crawl.
ana ti'f c!ep>ydron drps. and the sands
f"ll down IN the hourglaas and men live
And sisye. regret forget and love and hate.
And T'oT It, The Spectre saith Il wat';
Ahd at the last it bcckons. and they pass.
And still the red sands fall within the glass.
And stu tho hands around the dial sweep
And stll tie vater.clock doth drip and weep
And that is all
This i, hot God il is but the ghost the shadow Of
"od' We believe in Cur Father, who hath eyes TO
see, ana heart 10 pity and great arms OF OmnipOtence
20 ncip H., But there Is ever room for profOunder
hclici IN Him. What manner of persons would be If
Only We might make God real. If only could ap-
lNchcd tlat He j. just here. nearer than touching
or seeing, an ever present help u trouble, refuge
from thc storm and a shadow from the heat when the
Uast Gi tie terrible is storm against the wall
ana We may advance also in the direction of a new
ana more inst conception of the dignity of man. Man
me sinner indeed. and yet in his ruin bearing no
shcht resemblance to his Father. God. lie alone has
power 10 about the great vcritics 10 grasp the
sublime truths of the eternal world. As Carlyle said,
ne carries the geometry OF Heaven in ms brain
ls very SIN l. an evidence Of III, noble blrh FOR ne
alpnc OF all creature, defy the God who made
ium And hc j. immortal lie may argue 1t down
never ~ sire UOlSN. there Is q voice WITHIN MN which
VIII not bee silent. shall live and not die! Vast
lpa,biltic, OF character and achievement are before
MN. even i'm his worst estate. God hcrk0nS MN up
N'l encourages nm To retrieve Ms fortunes through
the Gospel comm- ions him to blessed service. and
promises that he shall bc partakcr Of the divine nature
and participation in the divine glory. Now are we
sons oi God. but il doth not yet appear what We shall
New-York tribune., 1890-05-26
x.ar!r 600 people vtne..ea the game at Recreaton

I1rk l|-t'TdIY UtLWftU mo ''Ndl'I' dIIV w '''7'
nine The senators attr close battle oy this score
senators ........-.....0 . T-i66
Earned run~-senators =. olympics >. First base on
nrror.->onators ,. olympic, g. LII on oa7-Sena.o,
,f,r,r.. TO- RAJ on bal.-Or Holland =. OF tIaoay
2 oil Ham. .. Struck out-larry. M3lsn = o Br n =
Uulnu Uopkn. III ~ Iht.her-NOo rhcad Holland
Dillon R.lrv. Thrr.-tas" htt-Nid ~o-bASe ht---
No,rapad krnu,s. Williams. Gat0N, O-LoarF; lih4'l'
-,.'i h1. NGatov Noorhead KrauSs. Holland. Sacri-
n,c hits Kraus-. william, Harry % %DoGD.e Hai.PGR pilRy
and Joseph Riley. Wiid puhe--tratey J. lilnl l.
Posed bals-Kn,ler /, krauSs ?. OmpFc-ho,rNhs'
Tin. OF game 90
To Bait7nores had things their way in the game
AZ Newark Yesterday Mace baed out OF the box IN
m second inning. sullivan taxing his place The score
Newark .......-......--l . .,
Baltimore ....--....--V y
E,-elts-N Newark T. baltimore 10. Errors-Ne ewarH J.
10 fInor. 4 Plt,her--Mace sullivan and NJ O'kourAe.
tmprc-t onnor>.
The records OF the leading associations are as fol-
New-York tribune., 1890-05-26
WASHINGTOS.

Y a,-.ln-ton .--..---0 o o 0-0
Earned runs-Jcr.ey City. 8. Washington =, First
Sas ,-Je--ry city Washington > Bases on b,lI,.of
ma = WHISTLE l. Phillips .. Home run-Whstlcr.
lhr'ebase m's-Dooly L. Baker TTG,3a,c hit
l,o.,-cy . flUg'ist !. S.Olen bases-1c'incken |,
ErAdy l. Murphy o. sacrifice hits-A an As'IG
Bird J. Double pay-"ea,o4 Blffn' Hhlsu' n,. m.Iu
Valentine. AID Corcor1n. Time OF gane-1 90
New-York tribune., 1890-05-26

"ni , "ni,poIrINa9lhg Law, Force. a universal Mind a
p ap,euIu put vague something that makes for right
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-07-03

the True Meridian Magnetic Variation, 1GdeR
81 min East. The Location Notice of this
mine Is recorded In the Recorders Office of
Railroad Mining District, in Book K, page
80 OF the records of said Mining District. The
SKY Blue; OIL the South. the Mounted Ledge;
at.S on the west the Bullion and the Web
Foot. Any and all persons claiming adverse
surface ground, are required to file their ad-
verse claims with the register OF the United
States Land Office at Eureka, in the Stale of
Nevada, during the sixty days Eeriod of pub
tue Of the provisions Of the Statute.
d. Ii, HALL,
Register.
It Is hereby ordered that the foregoing No
tice of Application for Patent be published
for period OF sixty days, or ten consecutive
weeks, In the ELKo INDEFESnEGT, daily
newspaper published in Elko, Nevada.
D. H. HALL, Register.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-07-03
htning Application No 80
Istiss For Publication il NsTDausl,
Us. LAND OFFICE AT EUREKA, NEW
Eureka, Nevada, May 70, 1890.

Us. LAND OFFICE At EUREKA, NV.
Eureka, Nevada, May 70, 1890
AEOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
Jefferson Hend :tSon, WHOSE Postofhce
address is EiHo, nevada, mas this day filed
sand Four Hundred sixty linear feet Of the
Tripoli Elss mine or VEIN bearing gold and
ailver with surface ground Six Hundred feet
I'm width, situated in Railroad Mining Dis
Srict, G Junty OF Elko, and State of Nevada,
and de rignatei by the feld-notes and official
plat in this Office as Lot No 70. Said Lot No
40 bs-L: described as FLOWS, to wit: Begin
ming ut a post marked No U s 5 No 10, stu
Ated OIL tlc Northern slope of Bunker Hill
whence U Mineral Monument No on the
Summit of Bunker Hill bears n deg IL min
W 1921 feet, U S Mineral Monument No 3 on
Red Bird dill bears N 79 deg o. min w 2S3
feet, post No y No 81 on the Hoffman
Lode bears 55 deg Al min w PAL feet, post
MOI 5 No 81 OH Standing Elk Lode bears
3 - deg y min w i67 feet, post No U s y No
~ on Tri oil Lode bears south 2l0 feet, Trip
oil East shaft bears s rs deg E :I57 feel, and
Trip0li lst Tunnel No bears % deg So min
rs FEET: Thence, South 1i6O feet to Il post
marked No U No 10 whence post No
US ) No 81 on the Hoffman Lode bears N az
deg 30 min w 2036 feet, post No u S No AZ
on Sky Blue Lode bears North 65 deg OF min
W SIS feet, and post No ~ No ~ on Trip
60J feet to post marked Nos USS No 10.
Theme. North 1850 feet to post marked No
4Uss No 49,; Thence West602 feet to a post
ming, confirming POLL acres This claim is
for 1i6O linear feet of the Tripoli East Lode,
but excludes the following portions of IL pre-
V!ouS survey from its surface ground. EX-
clusi III favor of Sky Blue Survey No II. Be-
ginning ut post No . u ) ) No 40 and running
thence North S0.7 feet; thence 6S deg 06 min
+ 1913 feet, thence West 1914 ft to the place of
beginning containing .03 acres OF L s s No
Al on Sky Blue Lode, Area Of u s s No 40 on
TripOli East Lode, POLL acres; area in coll
flict with u 8 No II on Sky Blue Lode, .03
acres; remaining area of U s NO 10 on Trip
oil East Lode, 2005 acres. Distances chained
and c 'urs.S Expressed from the true meridi-
all with magnetic variation IL deg 81 min
EaSf. The Location Notice of this mine is
recorded III the Mining Recorders office of
Railroad Mining District in Book +, page So
of the Mining Records of said District. The
adjoining claims are: On the west, the pat
entcd claim, 1ripoli; and on the southwest,
the patented claim, Sky Blue. Any and all
PARSONS claiming adversely any portion of
said Tripoit East mine or surface ground, are
required to file their adverse claims with the
Register of the United States Land Office at
sixty days period of publication hereof, or
they will he barred by virtue of the provis-
tons Of the Statute.
D. Fl. HALL,
Register.
1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing No
tice of Application for Patent lie published
for period of sixty days or ten consecutive
weeks in the ELRo INDEPENDENT, Il daily
newspaper published in Elko, Nevada.
ID. II. HALL, Register.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-07-03
Notice for Publication
LAND OFFICE AT EUREKA, NEVADA. }
JInp Of ISuO ~

LAND OFFICE AT EUREKA, NEVADA,
June 25, 1890
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ following named settler has filed notice
OF his intention to make final proof in sup.
port OF his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the District Court of Nevada,
at Elko, Nevada, on MONDAY, AUGUST 4,
1890 viz:--Homestead Application No. 225
JOHN KRIENKE, for the ~ of 8 b a Sec
ATownship BAN Of GoE, MDM.
He names the following witnesses 10 prove
his continuous residence upon, aid cultiya.
ton of, said land, viz:
D G Kennedy, of Ruby Valley.
p Woolverton, of Ruby Valley.
W Health, of Ruby Valley.
Hays, Of Arthur, Nevada.
ID. II. HALL,
Register.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
THE BA'TENAN FAILURE.

The failure of Batemau Brothers il
but an unfortunate and emphatic evil
dence that "money is hard to get. -
With assets exceeding their liabilities,
with business acumen and experience
exceeded by few in the state, and
with q large and expanding trade,
Bateman Brothers went to the wall
simply because they could not obtain
money to meet maturing obligations.
The failure is unfortunate for Fort
Worth, for West Texas, for the state'
and it is 10 be hoped that some way may
be found to rehabiIitate the business
it IS scattered and lost beyond recall.
What has happened to Bateman
Brothers will happen to others, not
only iu Fort Worth but in the state,
unless money becomes easier by the
time obligations mature. 1t is a
well known fact by every man who
he's tried to obtain money that 1t is not
to be had for love or collateral, and
Will not be available until the
banks are assured that the
public confidence has been restored.
Some idea of this lack Of confidence may
be gathered from the fact, for it Is a
fact, that within the past thirty days
man in New York City could not boT0ao
$50 900 on $50, 900 worth of government
bonds.
The Bateman failure was due, and
solely due to this difficulty in obtaining
money. The banks cannot be criticised
for protecting themselves, since this is
not only the first law of nature, but the
highest wisdom, as the failure of banks
n case of "runs' would precipitate gen.
well known firm could be reinstated in
business, it would do much to restore the
confidence now so sadly needed. The
money is here as plentiful as ever, the
country is in splendid condition-only
confidence is lacking. The rehabilition
of the Batemans would tend to restore
confidence, not only here, but elsewhere;
and then il every debtor, large and
small, who could do SO would pay his
debts and not hold off because others did
the beginning of better times would be
at hand.
The permanent retirement of the Bate
mans would be great misfortune, and
in view of the state of their assets and
liabilities and the happy effect their re-
storatlou would have, it is to be hoped
that some effort will be made to speedily
reinstate the firm.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
HIS RACE RUN.
George Scott. an Evil Dosr With Many Aliases,
Killed by an officer.

George Scott, an Evil Door With Many Aliases,
Killed by an officer.
Special to the Gazette.
PARIS, TEX, Dec. 23.-From Deputy
Marshall Mccall 1t ia learned that the no.
torious George Scott, alias Wakeman,
alias Frank Allen. was killed by officers
of this court and the Fort Smith court on
Saturday at railroad switch on South
Canadian. Allen was convicted at
the last Fort Smith court and sentenced
to q term at Detroit, but managed to
escape from the train near Monet while
on his way to the psnitentiary. Since
then he has been hunted for closely, aud
at the time mentioned was found by the
officers hid in box car. When they
demanded his surrender. he refused, and
jumping from the car made break for
the woods, firing at the officers as
he ran. They returned the shots with
effect, from which he died in q few
hours.
About one year ago Allen, who was
under indictment at this court. was ar
rested by Deputy n ester but escaped from
Texas and Pacific train by jumping
through the closet window, and, al
though manacled and closely pursued,
managed to procure horse and make
his escape to the Nation, where he was
soon after recaptured and carried to Fort
Smith.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
How to Avert a Panic.


When the officers of the First National
bank of Middletown discovered that ru-
mors affecting their solvency were in
circulation and that the farmers and
dairymen of Orange county were likely
to withdraw their deposits in hurry
they did a very sensible thing. They
called together the solid men of Middle
town and asked these to appoint COM
mittee TO examine the financial condition
of the bank. The result was specific
announcement of the solyency of the
bank and pledge signed by the wealth.
lest men in the county that the depositor-
would be paid in full. The announces
ment did not altogether prevent q run on
the bank, but 1t reduced 1t to very small
proportions.
If similar action was taken whenever q
bank is threatened with run the num-
Der and amount of financial d disasters due
to causeless panic would be largely re-
duced. There are hundredssof country
banks, normally solvent and holding
gilt-edged securities far in excess of
their liabilities that could be easily. en-
barrassed and forced into emporary Gus
pension by the spread of n panic among
their depositors resulting in the imme-
date withdrawal of deposits. When
such q panic is threatened the plan
adopted by tine First National bank of
Middletown might be profltably copied.
Get the local magnates whose names are
synonyms for wealth and probity to
guarantee the solvency Of the bank, and
there will seldom be any danger of dis.
astrous run.