Fair play., 1893-05-20

HALLErT * Co, navy agents and
bankers, Of I."hdpn. have suspended
The suspension has caused sensation
IN military and naval circles at the
west end. as many officers are deposit
ors with the company. hnt CONNER
cially the failure IS oi slight irnpor
tancc.
WHEN the steamship I,ahn reached
quarantine in New York harbor. on the
llth. four cases of sma ll-pox We're re.
ported to the quarantine officials. The
victims were all Hungarian immigrants
man, two women and child. They
were NJ once removed to North Rrath.
crs' island.
EVAN JONES, an employe in the White
Breast mine at keh. Ia. while ascend.
ing in the cage from the pit, on the
llth. was caught between the pit and
the shaft and killed. The blow gouged
out the eye and the right cheek bone
tearing Il great hole in the side 1T hi.
face. Jones was bachelor, 81 wears of
age,
las announcement of the failure of
robinson u Co., bankers and brokers
OF Wilmington, Del, o8 the nth
created a profound sensation. {. A.
MacAllister, attorney for the company.
said the liabilities. actual and cuii.
dngent, are ais,ut s316. 200 and the
nominal essets about s204. 900.
The clearing house returns for sew
cnty-five principal cities of the ''"itsH
States, as reported lay i.f:,istreet's, for
the wees ended nn the 27th h.aggregatcd
sh31e,H"i. 100: of which amount New
York city returned $3.50. sOt. .i59. Chioag go
sll3, 1GI 900. boston sl0d. 'oI, sag Ttiila-
delphia ST5 .2ii. and 81. Louis So
93l, 2a0,
As-tGNEE w. ii. SToDDART. of the de-
funct banking house of f. " Rocla.
fellow, at Will<esbarre. Pa. has aled
his first partial account with the court.
-Four per cent. Of the si0O. 600 reported
by the derrsitors will be paid. This is
about The limit of the assets
WILLIAM ii. FITZGERALD. manager of
the Detroit tMich.) Electric Light Co,
is charged with bribery in having paid
Alderman Protiva sseG. With the prom
Use Of ssna ,narc, to vote in favor of the
c"iataily he represents in the public
lighting contract.
BUSINESS failures during the seven
days ended on the 18th numbered, for
the United States, 257. Canada a3.
total of $50. as compared with a43 dur
ing the previous week. For the cnrre-
spending week of last ,year the figures
We're It's.
THE schooner Esperance, Capt. Rich
ards, which sailed from the Magdalen
Islands six weeks ago with crew of
ten besides the captain. on a sealing
voyage to the gulf of st Lawrence. is
lost with all on board.
GEORGE FIcToR, sovereign prince of
died AZ Marienbad, Bohemia,
on the lath, OF pneumonia. aged 81.
HANS BoRCHSERoUs. of Wisconsin.
chief of division. fifth auditnr'- Office,
treasury department, has resigned
THE total dab. OF Nicaragua. internal
and external. is S4.74l. .I44.S0.
REV. MAURICE +. BURKE. the Roman
Catholic bishop of Cheyenne. Wyo. has
been transferred to the see IT St Joseph.
No,
Nh. EDWARD 0. LEECH the director
of the mint. handed his resignat ton
to the president. ON the 18th. ia
take effect the end of the month.
This action of Mr.. l.eech was purely
He resigns to accept the
position of cashier of the National
Union bank of New York
ruI lnn,Sit,rS IN h..
branch of the Chemical national bank.
who live outside of Chicago received
notice, on the lath. that they would bd
paid the amounts due them before thd
close of the exposition that NIGHT.