The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-22
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


The following new postmasters ii
the fourth class have been appointed
for Missouri:
Belmont. Mississippi county. James McFad.
| den. Jr., vic George Watson. removed.
| Fayetteville. Johns IN county T.. J. Seigfried.
vice F. kcllar. removed.
Prohna, PerrJ county. H G. Pallsch. vice A.
Luedero. removed.
Fyan. Laclele c unity. W. r. Bench vice J.
W. Brownfeld removed.
Walnut Shade. Taney county, Mary NJ. Sci
| iers, vice B. L. Waddle. resigned.
Asper. Carroll COUNTY. Samuel Millay, vice
w. Stephens. resigned
Doniphan. Ripley county, Edwin Ferguson,
vice +. W Bell. removed.
Cave Spring Greene county, W. r McLinn,
vice Nancy Eestal resigned.
Eldon, Miller county, I. N. Silvey, vice Rosa
Eaton. removed
Norman. vice Claus Kerstner. removed.
Grauhy. Newton county W. W. Hamilton,
vice WV. Hudson, removed.
Hinton. Boone county. C. VI. Martin, vice T.
]. Gallup. resigned.
Ironton Ironton county, A. P. Vance. vice
Thomas Beard, removed.
Jake Prairie, Crawford countEaI. ., HOUSE
Locust Hill. Knox county r II. Payne. vice
James Sherer. removed.
Medicine. Livingston county, G. W. Babb,
vice &. V. Sampson resigned.
Morrisville Polk county, 7. c Mitchell. vice
ii. NJ. Rhymes. removed
Oran. Scott county. Alexander Wright. vice
Roy Douglas county, w A. Hartin. vice j. E.
Smith. resigned.
Vienna. Maries county. S A. Gremp vice J.
+. Rowan, removed
Coatsville. Schuyler county. J. NJ. Guin. vice
II. $ Albert, removed.
Hockman. Benton county, A II. Gist. vice F.
L. B7gwell removed.
Martinstown. Putnam county. T. p. Martin,
vi. Q II. r. Archer. removed.
Summersville. Texas county. Mrs M. L.
Smith. vice p. Basket. removed.
NEW POST OFFICES
Ulf, Phelps county, Edward J. Kendall. post.
master.
Drum. Bollinser county. John W. Laird, post.
master.
Panama. Vernon county. Mark NJ woodson,
postmaster.
A Bank Failure at Springfield.
The Springfield bank of Commerce.
capital stock $4,000 and deposits OF
$4,000, according TO last statement
has failed.
BANK OFFICIALS ARRESTED.
SPRINGFIELD. Mo-. July 1T. E. BurIin
game. president, and +. p. Newman cashier
OF the suspended Bank OF Commerce, have been
arrested on a warrant sworn out by Jack Carr.
one OF the depositors OF the defunct institution.
charging the defendants with receiving money
after they knew that failure was inevitable.
The tank officials were taken before Justice
Faith and held on a bond OF si.0O0 each
The arrest OF Burlingame and Newman
caused considerable feeling. and the uneasi-
ness in business circles continues to prevail.
Attachments against the Bank of Commerce
aygregating about s1s5t0 are on file in the cir
cult clerks ONCE. The Springfield Savings
bank has posted n notice on itsIioors saying
that the 30-dny rule respecting the withdrawal
OF deposits will be enforced. This does not
mean a failure. as the hank is in a safe condi.
tiOn, the Exchange bank of this city having re-
Gently bought controlling interest of the
stock. Tho Exchange is one of the strongest
banks In the city and can easily sustain the
Savings bank in this crisis.
LOOKS BAD
SPRINGFIELD. July I5.-The most serious
feature against the hank officials is that for
several days before the failure Mayor Paree
and T. C. Burlingame were making convey
ances OF property to various persons. About
thirty deeds were executed in favor OF mem
bers of their families and other persons, thus
estate in Springfield. In the face of this ap-
parent preparations for a crisis. the bank con-
tinqed TO receive deposits up TO within an hour
of its suspension.
The Gray failure, which occurred at tho
same time the Bank OF Commerce closed its
doors, Is said TO have been'a little peculiar.
Mayor Parcc, T. c. Burlingame and J. T. Gray
are brothers -inlaw. II Is claimed that these
merce from $1,000 10 s96OO0.