Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-07-22
THREE MORE.
The Denver Banks Still
Failing.
COLORADO'S BIGGEST MINE.
Pumps Withdrawn from Big
Silver Properties and the
Work Of Years Lost.
OOLORADO'S BIGGEST MINE.

National banks having failed this morn
ing. All night long depositors stood in
line in front OF the German National.
By 9 o'clock one long sea of faces was
stretching down Utah street.
At the opposite corner, where the
State National has so long done bust
ness, there WAS also a crowd of anxious
depositors. Here the people were re-
| lieved OF their doubts when at 8 o'clock
notice was posted on the door that
the bank would not open an account of
lack of ready cash.
At the German National, just before
| opening time, notice was posted on the
| windows stating that the doors were
| closed temporarily. This notice caused
a distressing scere. Men and women
along the line broke out in tears and
wailing. The run on all the remaining
banks in the city has been renewed.
Reliable people, however, say there will
be no more suspensions.
The State National bank has just
posted notice that It's doors will not be
opened today.
The German National bank failed TO
open its doors this morning.
The Peoples National banG has closed
its doors, posting the following notice:
This bank is closed by order of the
board of directors; net assets, S1,000,000;
liabilities. $4,000.
POMONA, Cal, July 19.-The Peoples
bank reopened this morning with plenty
of coin. Only 81 WAS drawn out. The
first hours deposits were liberal.
MORE IN KANSAS.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-The comp
troller Of the currency has been advised
that the Hutchinson National bank, of
Hutchinson, Kansas, has failed.
NEWSPAPER GOES DOWN.
MOBILE, Ala, July l9.-Th9 Daily
Register, one of the Oldest newspapers
in the south, has made an assignment.
Publication will continue by auth ority
Of the court.
Waco, Texas, July Ex-senator
Cooke says he will not vote for the
repeal of the Sherman act unless a
substitute is adopted. He is a free
silver man.
LONDON, July 19.-Advices confirm
the published statement taat France
has wired an ultimatum to the Siamese
government TO be complied ia within
twenty-four hours.
PARIS, July l9.-The Figaro says the
terms OF the French ulhmatum to Siam
demand that Siam vacate the left bank
OF the MekOkong river and give a guar
antee for the faithful performance Of
the treaty obligations, and that Siam
pay an indemnity fer outrages on the
French Ii Siam complies with these
conditions France viii control both sizes
Of the river up to British territory.
SIN Francisco, July 19-The vice
president and party arrived here at
1890 q. M on the steamer Corona from
San Luis Obispo, where they were given
a reception yesterday.
Governor Markham, Mayor Ebert,
the board of supervisors and a commit
tee OF prominent citizens on board the
tug Fearless met the Corona at the
entrance of the harbor and boarded her.
There q fleet OF over twenty tugs
escorted the Corona down the bay.
As she passed the preside and Alc8traz
salutes Of nineteen guns were fired by
the United States artillery.
The vice president will be escorted
from the wharf TO the Baldwin by a
troop of regular cavalry and a regiment
of national guards this evening. There
will be public reception in Mechanics
pavilion, at which the vice president
will be presented with the freedom of
the city.
LEADvILLE, Colo, July 19.-Orders
have been received to take out the
pumps from the Great Maid and Her
rletta combination. The shaft is near ly
1000 feet deep.
Pulling these pumps means the entire
abandonment of one of the largest
silver producers in the state, with pros
poets that water will rise to within 300
feet of the surface. This means that
every drift and level will be flooded and
entire ruin of the present workings,
upon which S1,0OO,OOO has been ex-
pended.
The flooding of the mine also means
the flooding OK properties lying below.
1t is impossible to estimate the damage
to be caused.
CHICAGO, July 19.-Presid ant Higgin-
botham issued an order to close up Pu-
gilist Jim Corbett's vaudeville show on
midway plaisance. Corbett has ignored
the order, and Director Of Works Bur
mum is waiting for orders from Hlggin-
botham as to whether the order is to be
executed by law proceedings or by force.
SAN BERNARDINo. Cal, July ia
party OF eastern capitalists are visiting
the Grand canon OF the Colorado river,
it is said, for the purpose of investigat-
ing the feasibility OF laying an electric
cable 800 miles in length along the river
with which to drive small steamers up
through the Black canon and other
scenic points, where the cliffs over a
mile in height overhang. Another feat
ure of the scheme is said to be to con-
vey surplus power down the river, where
it Will be used for pumping the water of
the river to the height of from fifteen to
twenty feet upon mesa lands for irriga-
ton.
CHICAGO, July 19.-The coroner's jury
investigating the Worlds fair fire, late
this afternoon rendered verdict hold
ing J. III. Skinner, president of the cold
storage company, ID. IL. Burnham, di-
rector of the Worlds fair, and Assistant
Fire Marshal Murphy and others to the
grand jury as responsible for the terri
Die loss of life.
All of the indicted men will give bond
tomorrow. No order Of arrest has been
made. Fire Marshal Murphy is much
affected by the verdict, which he de-
clared was unjust, as he wss neither
negligent nor guilty of misconduct.
Burnham was held on the ground that
he was fully aware of the construction
of the building and still permitted its
erection in the grounds. Skinner and
Mcdonald are held because they built
the building and Murphy because it was
alleged he did not fully investigate the