The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-30
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
Some Of the Wrecks Caused by the Grca
Financial Depression.

Some OF the Wrecks Caused by the Grca,
Financial Depression.
q wickham & Co.. Wholesale fish dealers o.
Huron, o.. failed for SsiN.O0.
vrBRuARy.
3. The First National bank Of Little Roct
suspended.
g. The banking house OF r. V. RockafelioN
at Wilkesbarre. Pa. closed its doors.
O. Beaupre, Kcogh de Davis. wholesale gro
GERS. assigned in ST. Paul; liabilities ovei
100000.
l2 The Atkinson House Furnishing compan,
of Maine assigned in Boston: liabilities
$l,5D,m0.
IA. The Kansas Trust and Banking company
at Kensas City, suspended, with Liabilities
Of SsOOOM.
q. Dobbins 4 Dasy, cotton brokers, assiGnet
in Nashville: liabilities. S1,00O.OO0
APRIL.
Z. The Northwestern state bank of sibley, Ia.
closed its doors; liabilities, Sljo,tUO.
r. The English. Scottish and Australian Char
tered bank failed, with liabilities OF Es.
o. The Australian Joint Stock bank failed 70.
fl3,0m,0O.
g. The Bank OF Milbank, 8. d.. assigned. witt
liabilities OF 100000.
%. The Union Loan and Trust company O.
Sioux City closed its doors: liabilities, $3.50.
0m
90. The National Bank of Australasia failcs
L r. Fl. Weeks. president Of the Land ant
River Improvement company, West Supe
rior, Wis, assigned.
4 II. II. Warner. the patent medicine mann
facturer Of Rochester, assigned: liabilite.
estimated at S5o0.00o.
h. Han ~ ot Ms1h
pended, with k.,<00,00O liabilities.
II. The Capital National bank, at Indianapo
lis. suspended.
r. r. Robinson & Co., bankers Of Whining
ton. Del. failed, with liabilities of ovei
&a26,0C.
u. The Sioux City GaJ Engine works suspend
ed: liabilities. SaD0W.
Thomas & Sons, whisky dealers In Louis
willie. failed owing from sl50.0O TO s40o.OUl.
18. Bank failures At Orleans and Rossville
Ind, at Freeport o., and Rockford, Mich.
Steel company at Bcllvillc, Ills. placed IL
hands Of a receiver.
Kendall q Smith, grain dealers of Lincoln
Neb., failed for over $4,000.
ID. Erastus Wiman, New York capitalist
made an assignment.
q. Ex-Secretary Of the Treasury Charles Fos.
ter Of Fostoria, o., assigned, with liabilities
Of nearly $1,mm.
g. National banks at Fargo and Lakota, n
D., closed by the comptroller.
JUNE.
Z The Kansas Grain company, owning LOG el
evators, failed.
July.
10. Exciting bank panic in Denver.
%. The Erie railway went into the hands O
receivers: the floating debt Is s6.00OO0.
AUGUST.
3. The North American Packing and Provi
sion company assigned In Chicago. with
SsJO0m liabilities.
4 Receivers were appointed for the 5usinea
Of J. II. Walker 4 Co., dry goods dealers
who succeeded TO the Chicago trade of A
T. Stewart 4 Co.; debts. Sa.UO0Om
u. l.. Carte e. Co., the old tin plate import
ers, assigned in New York city; liabilities
s350O0.
O. r.. II. Coleman, the Iron King" Of Leba
non. Pa, assigned.
DgCEuBER.
]. Abe Stein & Co., heavy importers OF goa
skins, hides, etc.. failed In New York 70,
over si,00O00.
T. Green b. Raum, Jr., general merchant ant
Indian trader at Perry. D. T.. failed.
The Citizens National bank OF Grand Island
Neb, closed its doors.
4 n. j. Schloss & Co., wholesale clothicrs IL
New York assigned.