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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-08-04
COMPTROLLER ECKELS' REPORT.

The Boston Herald thinks that Mr..
Eckpls has done an excellent thing for
the county IN giving to the public an Off
cial statement of the bank situation. 1t
says:
The comptroller's statement shows
that in a total of 1916 national banks
there have lO5 suspensions since Janu-
airy /. That of itself, if it had to be TAX
en- undimiuished, would not be a bad ex-
hibit, considering the duration and Sc
verify of the strain. But, according to
present appearances, the number of sus-
pensions will be reduced to really trivi-
al figures in the final adjustment AL
ready fourteen of the embarrassed in
stitutiOns have resumed business ON a
sound basis, and fifty-eight Others are
now undergoing official examination
with view of reopening. This leaves
but thirty-three banks which have
passed into the hands of receivers in
period of about seven months, or a lit
tie less than nine-tenths of p5r cent. of
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-08-04
HORSE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION.

The exhibition of the Vermont Horse
Breeders Association, an annual event
looked forward to by all lovers of the
horse in Vermont, is to be held in Bill
ings park, White River Junction, Au-
gust 20 to 81 From the present lookout
it is bound to be the most successful
meeting the Association has ever held.
The best horses in the State are already
booked to compete for the $4,000 offered
in stakes, purses and premiums. Final
payment in stakes, purses and entries to
premium classes close August 10. Rail
roads will run extra trains at excursion
rates. Horses entered will be trans
ported for freight one way. Entry
blanks may be obtained of the secretary
at Brandon.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-08-04

Henry Clews is one of the few men
who are cheerful in these days in New
York City: I'm 1878 the New York
banks at the worst stage of the panic
only had So, 100000 of currency among
them," said he Monday. "They had no
gold of their own, all the gold held by
them being on special deposit and it com
manded premium, hence was not in
circulation as money. At the present
time the New York banks hold in cur
rency and gold together $S6, 100000 bet
ter off IN actual money in their vaults
than during the panic of 1873, thus
showing the strong position held by them
at the present time. On this showing
do not hesitate that the banks of New
York, combined together as they are
through the Clearing House Association,
occupy the position of fortress and are
perfectly able to meet any and all emer-
gencies.
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$7sO,137 80

Many Vermont farmers are making
money by truck farming, or the raising
of early fruits and vegetables for market.
Here is one line of enterprise in which
the farmer of New England is not
obliged to compete with his Western
brethren, and the wise farmer in the
East will devote his energies to that
branch of his calling in which there is
the least competition and the best out
look for profitable returns.
The United States gunboat Benning-
ton, which is at the Brooklyn navy yard,
sailed Monday for the Mediterranean.
The commander is to investigate the
charges relating 20 persecution of Ameri-
can missionaries in Asia Minor.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-08-04

In the Current Topics of the New
York Press of Tuesday, we find the fol
lowing: Last fall John d. Crimmins
was as ardent an advocate of the election
of Grover Cleveland as any Democrat in
the land He was an unflinching sup
porter of Tammany Hall and an out
spoken supporter of the platform
adopted by the National Democratic
Convention at Chicago. Mr.. Crimmins
is still Democrat He is as firm as
ever in his support of Temmany, but re-
marks which he made to me few days
ago indicate the feeling of some of the
greatest of New York business men
about the action of Congress and the
probable effect of it's legislation on the
financial situation. The greatest dan
ger in the present stagnation of busi-
ness said Mr.. CIimmins, lies in the
hard times ahead for the working peo-
pie. They have not fully felt it yet, but
this winter promises to be one of the
hardest they have ever known. And in
stead of ecOnomizing and saving all that
it is possible for them to save, now
find them, as rule, living at about the
same rate of expenditure as when times
were better do not believe that the
extra session of Congress will be able to
relieve entirely the unhappy situation.
There will be, fear, deadlock and a
long fight in the House over silver legis-
lation. But l do not anticipate as great
a danger from this source as do from
the attempt to tinker with the tariff
laws. Should the present Congress re-
peal the present tariff laws they would
throw the country into.a turmoil which
to nay mind, would prove very disas-
trous. If the tariff laws are allowed to
stand l think the working people in
large numbers will be able to pull
through; butif they are tinkered with
look for winter of great poverty, suf-
fering and distress among that portion
If our people. A great many of them
will be thrown out of their employment
as things are now. Should Congress at
tempt new tariff legislation still more of
them will suffe,.' This opin-
ion, from the greatest con-
tractor and builder in New York and a
foremost Democrat, is interesting"
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DULL TIME" ADVERTISING PAYS.


''If it will be of any interest or advan-
tage to you" remarked d. II. Brigham
the other day, 81 will say that, after an
experience of forty years l have never
felt the benefit of advertising more
quickly than in the past few months
Five years ago started my ladies' miss
ses' and children's outfitting business
and inaugurated the policy of liberal ad-
vertisiug, in which have always been a
believer. My business prospered. and
in the spring and summer months of 1892
| made a special effort, doubling my ad-
vertisidg, and as a result my business
advanced fifty per cent. over the same
months of the previous year. This year
like policy has swelled the volume of
my busine> ten per cent. over the cor
responding period of last year in spite
of the much-talked-of stringency of
money and dull times"
Mr.. Brigham said futher that he did
not think that advertising was RESPONSE
BILE for the whole thing; that stock. fa-
cilities, business tact and ability all
counted; but liberal and properly placed
advertising was altogether the most i'm
portant factor in commanding success
for a modern business establishment
The advantage to central points like
Springfield attained by the liberal ad-
vertising of its merchants is immense,
and is demonstrated by many leading
houses throughout the country. Spring
fields business men should be quick to
see and seize upon their opportunity in
this respect.
II speak in the interest of business for
the whole town when urge liberal ad
vertising," added Mr.. Brigham" and
not entirely in the interest OF my own
house. That there can be much more
business concentrated here than is now
done am perfectly confident. t."-Spring-
field Republican.
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A SAIL ON THE HUDSON

The Fitchburg Railroad have arranged
for another low rate excursion to Troy,
Albany and sail ON the Hudson for
Sunday, August 6. A special train will
leave North Adams at 7.30 a. M, arriv-
ing at Troy at 9.15 a. m. Returning
leave Troy at 800 p. m. Special arrange
ments have beer made with the manag-
er of the beautiful steamer, Belle Hor-
ton whereby Fitchburg railroad excur-
sionists can purchase tickets, Troy to
Sunnyside Island and return for twenty
five cents. Steamer leaves the foot of
Fulton street, Troy, at 10 a. M, return
ing, leaves Sunnyside Island at $50
M. arriving at Troy at $50 p. m. 1t is
delightful trip.
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the total number.

Measured from a sectional point of
view, Mr.. Eckels' figures are ill more
reassuring to eastern business men. OF
597 banks in the New England States
only two, both of them in New Hamp-
shire, have succumbed. Massasschu-
setts, with 269 national banks, shows
perfectly clear record. The FIVE middle
States of the Atlantic seaboard have
quite as good story to tell Out of 922
banks in these States only two, both of
them in New York, have succumbed to
the pressure. Thus among 1919 banks
no more than four have had to bend to
the strain of the panic, and it is quite
probable that at least three of the four
will be able to settle with their creditors
in full.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-08-04
FORT ETHAN ALLEN

The work of construction on Fort
Ethan Allen is now well advanced. The
grounds have been cleared of sUpertlu-
GUS underbrush and trees, and roads are
being built to connect different parts of
the reservation. A macadamized road
bed, two miles in length, will be laid
through the grounds. The Central Yer
mont Railway Company has laid a side
track to the fort and erected platform
station on the main line near BY. The
plans contemplate total expenditure of
nearly half a million dollars, and when
completed it will be one of the best mill
tary posts in the country. The build
ings are to be of brick and stone, with
ample accommodations for eight com
panies of cavalrymen and horses.
A movement is on foot in military Cir
cles for the establishment of a perma-
nent camp ground for the National
Gaurd of the State near Fort Ethan AL
len. In furtherance of this project,
Michael Kelley, a prominent farmer of
Colchester, has generously offered to
give the State the free use of the neces-
sary land for the annual muster of Ma
tional Guard. The land in question con-
slsts of seventy.fiv acres of level meadow
adjacent to the military reservation.
The advantages of permanent camp
ground near this fort are Obvious. The
locality is a central one, and is accessi-
BILE by steam and electric cars from Bur
lington.
The militia would have the benefit of
the drill and discipline of the regulars,
and might be allowed to use the rifle
range at the post In anticipation of a
demand for hotel accommodations, the
old hotel at Dunbar's is being rebuilt
and enlarged by its present owner,
Michael Kelley. 1t has been renamed
the Hotel Proctor, after the Hon. Red
field Proctor, late Secretary of War, in
recognition OF his services in securing
the post at this place.
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BENNINGTON VT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1893

of business alone would necessitate that
even if there were not other reasons.
AS the traffic expands, facilities must in
greater or smaller measure be enlarged
to take care of the increase. There
should therefore be some comprehensive
plan or scheme in each case for provid-
ing the means for such capital expendi
turesn
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-08-04

The Boston Journal correspondent in
Washington, "Webb", gives compari-
son, showing that we have purchased
only 1926, ,567 a month more of silver un-
der the Sherman law than we would
have had to do under the Bland law, is
significant And the Bland law did not
pledge the Government to maintain the
rarity of gold and silver.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-08-04
ADAM F0REPAUGH'S GENEROSITY

ADAM F0REPAUGH'S GENEROSITY.
Young Adam Forepaugh, the only son
of the great Snowman, is to appear with
his new circus and hippodrome in twen-
ty-five of the principal cities and towns
was famous for remembering the or
phans ard the unfortunate, and the son,
who is "a chip from the old block" ex-
tends a general invitation to all charita-
BILE institutions in the State to visit his
show free of charge. Managers of such
may address G. j. Ferguson, business
manager of Adam FOrepaugh's New
Show, Bardwell House, Rutland, Vt,
and ample arrangements will be made
for their gratuitous entertainment.
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THE BANNER.
FRIDAY. AUGUST 4, 1898.

Entered ut the Bennington c. o.assecond-class
mntter by c. A. PIERCE & CO., Publisher
Terms, $3.50 per year, strictly in advance
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-08-04

Bennington, Vt June "a, 1898.
Mr.. CHAs ii. POTTER-Dear Sir-I am now
using Gasoline Stove purchased of you in my
dress making rooms. Am well pleased with 1t;
would not know how to get along without 1t
MISS MABEL @ EROST
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-08-04
vERMoNTS FINANCES

State Treasurer Henry F. Field has
issued his annual statement of Yer
mont's finances for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1893, which is thus summar-
lied:
RESOURCES.
Cash on hand AMI In banks S192 O96 65
Due from towns. balance of
State school tax, 1893 .. ~ 662 16
Due from towns, balance of
State highway tax 1sg3.... 4501S
EStima' ed amount of State
tax of Is cents on a dollar Of
the grand list of 1893 ten
cents payable Nov. TO- 1893,
and balance June 10, 1894. 262 900 90
Estimated amount Of ootpor.
alton taxes for 1893 ...,.... 1875 900 go
s7sO,ls7 90
LIABILITIES.
Due to towns, United States
deposit money!: 8 144l3 As
Due to towns, five Der cent
State school tax, 1s93...... S7,62077
Due to towns, five per cent
highway tax, 1898 .......... S7,5ST 26
Due to soldiers. unpaid BAL
ances... ........... SOI5 n
197.697 25
Leaving available for the fs-
cal year, July l, 1898, to
june 30, lS94...... ......... 682. .440 "A
FUNDED LIABILITIES.
The Agricultural College fund
represented by registered
bonds of the State, due 1910. S135,5oO 90
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-08-04

,turers prices DO you use Gasoline StOvey
them. Any family wishing to try one can do
ostal card Remember the place.
Bennington, VT, June 81, 1893.
Mr.. c. II. PoTTER-Sir-The Gasoline Stove
works perfectly. 1t does all that could be ex-
pected OF a summer stove.
MRS. /. K. GIPSON,
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Remington VT, June %, 1898
Mr.. P0TTER-Sir-I am verv much pleased
with the "Jewel Acme Safety" Gasoline Stove
which purchased Of you tits Invaluable in
saving of time and heat; there is no smoke or
odor after first lighting, and consider 1t perfectly
safe. Yours truly,
WILL :. CLARK, 2O5 School Street,
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Bennington. Vt, June "a, 1893.
Mr.. L. II. PO TER-Dear Sir-The Gasoline
Stove you sold me is in excellent condition ,saDd
my wife would not heep house without one. 1t
saves me money in fuel and her time and labor.
1t is lightning cooker and well adapted for all
cooking purposes. l consider il as harmless US
an ordinPry lamp. Yours. etc,
GRANT z. HARBOUR,
With 1. E. Gibson, Grocer and Baker 5ll, Main
Street.
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Leaving available for the fs-
cal year, July l, 1898, to
,Junc 30. 1894 -

FUNDED LIABILITIES.
The Agricultural College fund
represented by regisi cred
bonds Of the State, due 1910. S135. 800 90
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-07-06

THE EAaH;

At Lake 1eorge, N. Y, the Sycamore
hntel Was destroyed by fire, the loss be-
Ing 5000, 200.
EDWARD ANGELO and Pictro Ferraro,
italian bankers in New York, disap-
pcarcd with more than $1,000 belonging
to members of the Italian colony,
THE firm of +. g. Picrra & Co, ship.
ping commission merchants in New
York, failed for eiOO, 900.
A DECISION Of the attorney general of
New York says II is the duty of all fish
and game protectors to prohibit fishing
In the state on Sunday.
The State bank of hockhavcn, Pa,
closed its doors.
GEORGE i. GREEN, mayor OF Bing-
hamton, was chosen president at the
convention in Saratoga, n. ", OF state
republican clubs.
In the Green Ridge collicry at Mount
Carmel, Pa. n gas explosion killed one
man instantly and fatally injured two
others.
In New York the market for silver
was completely demoralized by the
stoppage of free silver coinage in India,
AT Reading, Pa, Pietro Buccicri was
hanged for numbering Sister IIilda
berta in st. Joseph's hospital on june
%, 1892.
The 123d commencement of Dart
mouth college was held at Hanover n.
H., the graduating class numbering
sixty.
ArorLEXY caused the sudden death
of Anthony ]. Drexel, the Philadelphia
banker and philanthropist, at Carls'
bad, Germany, at the age OF 81 years,
A low estimate OF his fortune places i,
at $40, 000, 900.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-07-06
lATEE NEWS.

~, A.. ,,.i Al D....:. -.
oN .ne ",.h, .ie ca, VI nu@ ~s,h. s,no
1sase ~ NO eup,Is.s ,..,,' ".'ae wo
."ii on". was DO ''"'. .'ins 10 ~ ""N an
.NPee0u' ~ was " pere'ipsory or"e.
" nuSsa army anu navy cont'hsene
"o o"oh,o" PaIh' "''"6 u.'y .no,e :"
connection WIN the hussiah eNhio'IS'
'" re'urh W 'heir own country "'on.''
EVERY producing SILVER mine IN the
i'eaoViiic t.oi') d'str'ct mas c'oseo
oowh, ana IL Is not ProDaDle that any
resumption OF work Will take place un-
t'i maj settlement OF tne question Is
reaehed ana the market ior silver pe-
comes stable
The twenty-sixth anniversary OF the
federation OF the provinces in Canada.
known as Dominion day was celebrated
Mt the Worlds fair, on the 1st, by
large gathering OF Canadians and with
public exercises in Festival hall.
CAPT. ANDERSON Of the Viking was
nearly drowned one mile east Of Clyde,
N. Y, on tina lst He went in bathing
and got under the boat, and but for the
assistance of students present would
have drowned.
THE statement is published in Paris
that Count Ferdinand de Lesseps,
whose health has been failing for n
long time, has suddenly become worse
Much anxiety is felt regarding his con-
dition.
WILLIAM BAsHoRE, of Shamokin,
Pa, has received word that he has
fallen heir to 100000 by the recent
death Of John Lick, of observatory
fame. The latter was an uncle of Ba-
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-07-06
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

"Hs action OF India in stopping free
coinage was believed to give a death
blow to silver rs legal tender.
DEATHS from cholera ut Mecca,
Egypt. were averaging 600 day.
ON the island of Mindanao, the largest
of the Philippine group, desperate
fight occurred between natives and the
Spanish garrison, and the natives lost
cighty-scvcn killed, including the sui
tan.
AT San Luis Potosi the drought
which had prevailed for the last five
years was broken by one of the great
est floods that ever visited tina: section
of Mexico.
Mr.. GLADsToNE's resolution In the
British house of commons that the
homc-rulc bill shall be reported by July
81 was carried by vote of 900 to 267.
In the pcnitcntiary at Puebla. Mex.
leo, two supposed insane prisoners
killed three fellow-conviet and wound
ed seven others with shoe knives.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-07-06
NEST AND SOIITA

BECAUSE she refused to live with him,
Jacob Lyons, farmer at Ottawa. o.,
fatally shot his wife and then killed
himself.
In state convention at Cleveland the
Ohio prohibtionists nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: For governor, Rev, Gid
con =. Machlin, of Gcrmantown; Lieu
tenant governor, 5. II. Ellis, of War
rem county; treasurer, Abram Ludlow,
OF Springfield; attorney general, ). f..
Young, OF Portage; supreme court
Judge, j. A. Gallagher. of Bellaire.
The platform adopted favors absolute
destruction of the liquor traffic, in.
dorses woman suffrage, the granting
of liberal pensions, the revision of the
immigration laws and the election oi
president and United States senator's
by direct vote OF the people.
On trial at Atlanta, Ca. for the muir
der of her two sisters. Julia Force was
declared not guilty and will be con
fined in an insane asylum.
FLAMES swept away the principal
part of the town of Lexington. O. T.,
and two men perished in the flames.
AT Fairfield, Ia, Charles Wilson sho,
his wife fatally and then fatally shot
himself. Domestic trouble was the
cause.
THE cabinet of the Epworth league
of the United States adopted a resolu
tion at meeting in Cleveland which
instructs the withdrawal of the league,
exhibit at the worlds fair because o.
Sunday opening.
BURGLARS robbed the Hartly bank a
Jericho, Mo-, of $4,000.
JAMES SHEAKLEY has been appointed
governor Of Alaska.
THE death of ex-Congressman Wal
lace occurred at his home near York
vile, S. C. He represented the state IL
the reconstructionist period.
The notorious burglar, Jim Ander
son, who has committed crime in every
large city In the state and always es
capped conviction, was sentenced a.
Columbus, o., to five years imprison
ment.
FIRE destroyed two squares of thu
business portion of Augusta, Mich.
A RECEIVER was wanted for the UnioI
Trust company of Sioux City, Ia, thu
liabilities being s35O,0Oo.
NEAR Breckinridge, Tex, an attemp
TO hold up train resulted in the kill
ing Of the fireman and capture OF on'
Of the bandits after hard fight
The wheat crop Is failure in thirt.
counties in the west of Kansas ant
Gov. Lewelling has been appealed Il
for relief.
THE editor of the Augusta ga Even
ing News, w. II. Moore, dropped dea'
In his room. He had been on the stree
fifteen minutes previously.
The cashier OF the City national banl
Of Brownwood, Tex, s. Il. Walling
Jr., was arrested on the charge of EN-
bezzling 100000 from the bank.
MINING men met In Denver and de
cided to close all the smelters, mill
and silver mines In Colorado until sue
time US silver is appreciated at its prop
er worth.
AT St Joseph, No., Ellswort
Goshen, aged 0 years, was sentenced I
twelve years imprisonment for wrecl,
ing freight traip
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-07-06
A DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO.
Visits Eastern Arkansas, Doing Consider
able Damage.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July IA to rnado
swept across the eastern portion of Ar
kansas last night, leaving destruction
in its path. All telegraph wires west
of Memphis are down and details are
meager, but it is known that the loss
to property is enormous. The tornado
struck Little Rock about o'clock. un'
roofing houses, wrecking buildings
and prostrating wires. A bulletin was
received by the signal service observer
at Memphis from Little Rock last
night by way of Galveston, Tex, and
New Orleans, saying that the wind
was blowing at the rate of seventy
miles an hour and that large amount
of property had been destroyed. No
further particulars could he obtained.