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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-26
BANKS CLOSED.

A Financial FURRY Mt Denver, Col. - Three
Institutions Fail to Open Their Doors
Depositors VIII be Paid in Full -Kausa,
! Banks Suspend Payment.
DENVER, Col, July 1S.-Commercia.
circles are greatly excited over the
failure of three banks in this city yes
terday. The banks constituting the
triple failure are: The Colorado Sav.
ings bank, the Peoples Savings banl
and the Rocky Mountain Dime and
! Dollar Savings bank. An estimate Of
the total assets are 81, 100000 and liza
bilities are placed at nearly that
amount. Charles II. Blakeny was made
assignee of the Dime and Dollar Sav.
ings bank, of which f d. Woodbury. Ii
president and q. f. Clark cashier. Nc
detailed statement has been given out
! but from the books of the institution
! the assets are 1856, S03.5S and the lia.
bilities S105, ,565.S2. The officers of the
bank are positive in the statement that
the depositors will not lose dollar.
The Colorado Savings bank, of which
F. X. Atkins is president and c. 0. At
kins cashier, in their statement to the
assignee, Alfred Buffers, place the
open accounts due depositors at 1885,
10S.5O; certificates of deposit, $50, 800. SO;
due other banks, So, ,236.95. Their as
sets over liabilities in what is declared
to be good American paper, well Sc
cured, is $7s,O6S.72.
1t is understood that all the assign
ments were preconcerted and were
done for self-protection and for the
protection of the depositors. The di-
rect cause Of the failures was the
stringency OF the money market and
inability to realize on securities. The
president of each bank declares that
each depositor will be paid in full and
that the institutions will resume again.
An incipient run has been s,arted on
the Denver Savings bank. The bank
is taking advantage of the thirty and
sixty days notification provision, and
is paying out no checks or drafts for
more than SEQ each.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 1S.-The Mis-
sonri National bank, one Of those
which withstood heavy run on Satur-
day, suspended at noon yesterday. The
failure will probably precipitate more
trouble here. The bank had paid up
capital of a quarter of million dollars
and was new institution. 1t had been
deemed solid, though its statement is
sued at the close of business July 19,
showed only s271, OPS as a reserve
against over 100000 deposits. d. V.
Reiger was the banks president and
Henry c. Kumpf, ex-mayor, vice presi-
dent.
When the Grand Avenue bank opened
its doors for business Monday morning
a long line Of depositors had formed ON
the sidewalk and as soon as the saying
teller appeared at the window began
drawing out their money. The run
kept up until nearly noon, when the
bank was forced to assign to John
James RuckeL The assets are stated
10 be 100000. The bank cleared
through the National Bank of Kansas
City and it is alleged lost considerable
money in that institution.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-26
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Three Killed and Several Badly Injured I'm
Collision at Grade Crossing in ChicaRo
"A Passenger Train Crashes Into n
Loaded Street Car.

Three Killed and Several Badly Injured IL
Collision at n Grade Crossing In Chicago
"A Passenger Train Crashes Into 4
Loaded Street Car.
CHICAGO, July is. .-Forty-ninth street,
Mt the crossing of the Grand Trunk
railroad, was the scene Yesterday
of another accident whereby three
lives were lost and many people in
jured. A Halstead street horsecar was
run into and hprled thirty feet to one
side. II was filed with men and wo-
men,. forty-six passengers being on
board
At Forty-ninth street is n network Of
tracks and the crossing has always
been regarded as a dangerous one. A
long freight train going west had Just
passed and the tower man had raised
the gates. This was taken as a signal
that the way was clear and Driver Stall.
neclSer whipped up his horses as he
started TO drive across the tracks. Pre-.
viously, however, Conductor Barnett
had gone ahead, and not able TO see
the approaching passenger train be-
cause of the freight, he motioned his
driver TO go ahead.
Barnett, in the watch tower, saw the
passenger train and realized that col.
lision was imminent. Yet, as he saws,
he could do nothing. He at once low
cred the gates. But he was too late,
for the street car was already on the
tracks and the passenger train was
only few few feet distant. II was
running at lively rate OF speed, II
is said, and crashed into the side OF
the car. The latter was turned
and then thrown thirty feet through
the air. Few of the passengers had
any warning Of the accident. Those
on the foot.board nearest the passen-
ger train saw it coming and jumped In
time 10 save themselves from injury,
and perhaps death. But the majority
Of those on board were carried with |
the demolished car and they fell 10 the
ground together, some with badly
bruised bodies and Others dead.
The car, broken into many pieces,
buried those who had been riding In Il
and as the passenger train plunged
ahead there were many cries Of pain
and agony TO be heard.
The passenger train was in charge Of
Conductor John Kern, Engineer f. w.
Jones and Fireman James Campbell.
Engineer Jones said he did not see the
street car until the horses were In front
Of the train, and that he could not pos.
sibly have stopped in time to avert the
accident. Police Captain Ward ar
rested Engineer Jones, Fireman Camp
bell and man named Henry Hughes,
who was riding In the cab OF the en-
yine. They will he held until after
.he coroners inquest.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-26
WAR IN KANSAS,

Bloody Battle Between Miners at Weir
City Strikers, Led by Women, Attack
Men Mt Work-Seyeral Are Wounded.
WER CITY, Kan, July 21.-The ex-
pected crisis has come in the Kansas
miners strike. Miners who were will
! ing to work peaceably and quietly have
been attacked by the strikers and blood
has been shed. The feeling, which has
been growing more and more bitter for
several days, eliminated yesterday in
fierce battle at Clements pit, one
mile south of this city. Just before
noon a band of 500 strikers, headed by
100 women, which had been marching
to the various strip pits, reached Glenn
ents pit and committee tried to per-
suade the miners working there to
quit This they refused to do, and
when the committee reported, the en-.
tire BODY. of marchers moved on to the
works to force the men out.
The strip men were ready for them
and when they had passed the trespass
line they were fred upon and general
battle ensued, in which Winchesters,
pistols and clubs were used. Over 100
shots were fired and 1t is nothing short
OF a miracle that nobody was killed.
One man was injured in the forehead
and in the leg, boy was shot in the
foot and one of the women got a ball
through her arm. None of the injuries
are fatal and it is believed that none
OF them are dangerous. A number on
both sides were badly beaten up with
clubs and clubbed guns. AS a result
of the battle, the men in the pits were
routed by the strikers and were forced
TO flee for their lives.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-26
THE VICTORIA HORROR.
Vice Admiral Tryon Admitted that II,
Alone Was to Blame for the DIsastor.

Vice Admiral Tryon Admitted that Hs
Alone Was to Blame for the Disastor.
VALLETA, Malta, July 19.-The court.
martial which is trying Capt Bourke
and the other officers of the battleship
Victoria, which was run into and sunk
by the battleship Camperdown, re-
sumed its sitting yesterday, on the Hi
bernia, the flagship Of Rear Admiral
Tracey. Capt Bourke said that he be-
came aware Of the danger of a colli-
sion almost directly the Victoria began
to turn. He did not think that staff
Commander Hawkins Smith. had ever
been consulted when Vice Admiral
Tryon hoisted his flag on the Victoria.
1t was customary 10 use a thirty de-
grees helm. Vice Admiral Tryon al
tered this to twenty-eight degrees.
Lord Clifford, flag Lieutenant Of the
Mediterranean squadron, was the next
witness. He testified that after the
collision Vice Admiral Tryon said to
him: "It was all my fault"
STAFF Commander Hawkins Smith,
also gave evidence showing that Vice
Admiral Tryon took upon himself the
responsibility for the disaster The
staff commander said that Immediately
after the Camperdown rammed the Vic
toria, the vice admiral said TO him: "It
was entirely my doing. 1t was entire
lv nv faultu
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-26
Big Fire In Londen.

LONDON, July 19.-A fire in the dis
trict bounded by Leadenhall street and
Bevis, Marks and Cammomille streets,
Monday night, burned over an area 500
yards square before the flames were
extinguished. Thirty buildings were
entirely destroyed. These buildings
were occupied by more than twenty
Ave firms who dealt in stationery,
clothing, tea, wines, furniture, i'm
ported goods, etc. 1t is expected that
the loss will reach R1,5OO,OOO. The
burned district is but IL short distance
eastward OF the Bank of England, the
Royal exchange and the Mansion house.
the residence OF the lord mayor.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-26
Labor Troubles at st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, July 21.-For some reason
the boilermakers who who had selected
August 10 TO make their demand for
nine hours work with ten hours pay,
concluded to bring matters to head
yesterday and the demand was made
at noon. II resulted in about 1000 OF
them going out on strike. They are
well organized, have large strike
fund and declare they will not yield an
inch. The bosses are equally deter
mined and long struggle Is looked
for There is strong probability that
the trouble in the shoe trade will be
settled amicably A number Of nom
union carpenters also went out
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-26
THE COLORADO CRISIS.
Three More Bup,7s IN Denver
Close Their Doors,

Though They Are Pe-'crt'y Solvent Runs
started on An the other Banks In the
City-The Excitement finally
= - Subsidies Sena,.,r Teller's
:. A- Views on the situation.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-26
AID OFFERED
BY the Comptroller of Currency to All Un-
fortunate National Hanks-The Denver
Institutions VIII Shortly Resume Busi-


BY the Comptroller OF Currency to All Un.
fortunate National Banks-The Denver
Institutions VIII Shortly Resume Busi.
ness.
WASHINGTON, July 21.--James II.
Eckles, the comptroller of the curren.
cy, Immediately on his return from
New York yesterday, addressed to the
national bank examiner at Denver a
dispatch defining the policy of the ad-
ministration with reference to insolv-
ent national banking institutions gen.
orally, as follows:
Frank Adams, national bank exam
iner, Denver, Col: ] wish you would
announce to the officers of the banks
which have failed in Dever that it is
my intention to lend them every aid
possible looking towards speedy re-
sumption on their part, and that shall
grant to them sufficient time to enable
them to not only collect in such
amounts as are speedily collectable, but
to get together such amounts of money
as will enable them to open upon
small basis 1t seems to me that such
citizens who have by foolish course
of conduct in withdrawing deposits
from banks which so long enjoyed their
complete confidence, and brought about
this condition ought, in view Of the
damage they have done their city, as
quickly as possible to repair it by
standing ready to deposit with them.
II fully appreciate all the circum-
stances Of the situation, and that no
unnecessary loss be entailed, you are
authorized to employ as assistants, to
protect paper and collect in monies,
the most competent and trustworthy
employees in such institutions.
81 desire that this telegram be given
70 the press at Denver, evidencing as it |
does that the comptroller has faith in
the ability of the banks of Denver to
resume and of his desire to lend them !
every assistance consistent with his
official duty"
When asked to express more fully his
views on the condition of affairs, Mr..
Eckles said the failures in Denver and
number Of other national bank fail.
ures were caused by no fault of the
bank officials, but through a foolish
and uncalled-for lack of confidence on
the part of depositors.
1T is my intention" he said, "where
bank has been properly conducted
and whose assets under ordinary cir
cumstances would have permitted it to
remain solvent, to give the institution
every opportunity to resume business.
All the Denver banks that failed were
well conducted and every opportunity
will be given them to reopen. The
people who have caused this Denver
disaster by foolish runs should do all
they can to help the banks to resume"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-26
HELD TO THE GRAND JURY.

Verdict of the Coroncr's Jury on the Fear
ful Chicago Fire Criminal Negligence
Charged and Four Men VIII be Required
to Answer to 1t.
CHICAGO, July 19.-The coroner's Jury
investigating the worlds fair cold
storage calamity reached verdict last
evening. The jury hold to the grand
jury the following persons: D. II. Bur
ham, director of works at the fair; Fire
Marshal Edward Murphy, Of the
worlds fair fire department.; ]. b.
Skinner, president of the Hercules Iron
Company, and Charles A. Mcdonald,
secretary and treasurer of the same
company. The jury reached It's con-
clusion much more quickly than the
time they were out would indicate, as
there were sixteen deaths and each
represented separate case, though the
finding was made as to the whole. A
separate document signed by the jurors
represented the verdict in each case.
The verdict was the same in all the
cases and read as follows;
"We, the jury find that the deceased
came to their deaths from injuries and
burns received at fire of the cold stor.
age building at the worlds fair grounds
on July 10, 1893, and we, the jury, find
from the evidence presented, that
Charles A. Mcdonald, John B. Skinner,
d. II. Burnham and Edward W. MUIR
ply, be held TO the grand jury for
criminal negligence and there held un-
til discharged by the course Of law"
w. II. Mullins, OF Salem, O., owner
OF the Columbian statue which stood
before the cold storage building at the
worlds fair ground, has donated 1t to
the city, to be placed as a monument
over the graves of the unidentified |
dead who were buried at Oakwoods.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-26
-Four Hundred Hands Laid on,

NEWARK, N. j., July 2O.-At the
Westinghouse Electric Light & Manu-.
featuring Company's works here 400
hands, one-half the force, were laid of
Monday. Head Clerk Everett said that
this action was simply discreet tionary
measure, as themen had been working
night and day for the past few weeks
and the output had been large and the
collections poor. The men, he said,
would be taken back in few days II
Is said that company intends consoli-
dating all their works at Brinton, on
the outskirts Of Pittsburgh, and that
the Newark. plant Is to- lie moved TO
khat place, frii #s
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-03-09
Position of the Feet In walking.

There is but one opinion among physi-
ologists as to the proper position of the
feet, and that is thoroughly opposed to
the opinions Of the dancing master or the
drill sergeant A study of ancient sculp-
ture will show that no such conventional
method of standing or walking was
known among the Greeks. Here the feet
are turned straight ahead, with no in
clination to the right or left. This is the
position which our sculptors prescribe
for their models as the most natural and
graceful one in standing and walking.
DR.. Thomas Ellis, one of the highest
authorities, in a monograph on this sub
ject names the flair, square" position in
walking as the most easy and natural one,
giving the greatest support to the body
with the least exertion. In this position
the feet are placed straight ahead, and
the lines of the footsteps are slightly apart
and are parallel. This Is the light, alert
walk of the Arab and is different from
the stealthy step of the Red Indian. Z"
While the Indian holds his feet straight
out, he steps so that single line could
be drawn through his footprints.
DR.. Ellis goes so far as to attribute the
deformity of fat footedness to the habit
ual turning out Of the toes. He calls
attention to the arched foot and fine car
riage Of the Arab as the result of his
manner of planting his feet ON the
ground. Chicago Tribune.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-03-09

Superintendent FOrbush Of the gypsy
moth commission says that band Of
burlap tied about the trees has proved
an efficient trap for the gypsy moth, and
that as many other species of insects in
furious to trees were also found in these
traps he urges farmers to apply them
generally. Among the insects caught
were many borers, and the application of
this simple trap viii be further efica-
cious in preventing the spread of the
borers. The trap consists simply of a
piece ct burlap few inches wide tied
about the tree, the bark having been
first scraped so as.to furnish a smooth
place to tie it on the tree.
The upper part Of the burlap is then
loosely turned over the string, and all
those insects which crawl up the trunks
Of trees to secrete themselves in the
loose bark or other hiding places will be
found in the burlap If it is put on at the
right time. 1t must be applied at the
season when insects are ascending. The
trap should be looked after every few
days.--Grange Homes.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-03-09
several colncidence..

While the belief in talismans and
omens is confined to the less educated
portion of our population, even the most
skeptical read with interest condolences
that simpler minds regard as prophecies.
President Garfield few months before
his death related to a friend the follow
ing incidents:
AS General Garfield entered the con-
vention the day of his nomination, a
man distributing leaves Of the New Tes-
lament handed one to him which the
engrossed politician folded and put in
his pocket. Long after the nomination
he took down the suit he had worn that
eventful day, and before putting it on
proceeded to empty the pockets. He
drew out paper pressed into narrow
fold, one verse only being visible. 1t
was this, "The stone which the builders
rejected is become the head of the cor
ner."
Again, at o'clock in the afternoon,
the hour of the nomination in Chicago,
an eagle, coming from no one knows
where, lighted on General Garfield's
house in Washington and sat there sew
eral minutes. This occurrence was witt
messed by many persons in the capital.
Wide Awake
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-03-09

IL is related that = Waterville woman.
Mrs. j. NJ. Cook. oucC bad very ri.
markable vision. lu hfF drsamH sha met
a man with a PECULIAR pas sioenumy wha
said "a her. Your turn ufxf an1 thgn
disappeared. The neat morulng So rs-
membered the mans ftfe rsFfelilF. hnt
could not recall unaef whaf cirrum
stances she met him. Azaiu saa drsamr.l
the same thing. Fer weeks and nanihs
after she would occasionally have che
same dream without tho slightest varia
ton. She began o. o. zsruusly trmble,l
over the Occurrence and at length a..
cided 70 leave town.
She had been iu Philadelphia a few
days when she had occasinm tn ~ into
one of the large buildings. Upon the
second floor she suoticed that there was
an elevator and decided to wait for Il.
just at that moment il came down. and
as it went by the second story landing a
voice within said. Your turn next.
This startled Mrs. Cook, bur she
thought it merely accidental that these
were the precise words of her dream and
resolved To repress her fears. The ele-
vator came mp and stopped. She almost
tainted when she saw that he was the
perfect image of the man of her dream.
Her terror can better be imagined than
described. She recovered herself quick
ly, and ordering the elevator to stop at
the next landing she got out. The ele-
vator went ON. but short distance from
the third story something gave way and
the elevator crashed TO the basement.
killing the man instantly. - Lewiston
Journal
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-03-09
He Was Too smart.

The boarding house joker has at last
met with a setback. He has been crushed
by the landlady, and it came about in
this way.
He was the only man at the table full
Of lovely girls, and like all only men he
was spoiled. So when the belle of the
table remarked that she was very fond of
pepper and then sifted half the contents
OF the pepper box over her food no sprang
an old gag ON her;
''Itwont hurt you. This pepper is half
peas"
What is that you say" asked the
landlady from the next table. Speak o
little louder, won't your
He reiterated his remark.
THAT isn't true" retorted the land
lady hotly. Il do not use adulterated
goods on my table"
4 my dear madam" said the bland
joker, there are always a lot of p's in
pepper"
There was an impressive pause; then
the landlady said IN a crushing tone.
"Oh, yes; just as you always furnish
part Of the dessert
Il don't understand"
The chestnuts. Detroit Free Press.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-03-09
D. THURSDAY EVENING. MARCH 9. 1898.
A GIRLS SELF SACRIFICE.
She Was a Spoiled Child." but She Sur
prised the whole Family.

There is a sweet girl I know who il
bit self willed. She is the youngest of
four sisters, and--oh, speak il lows a
bit spoiled, though she. doesn't think so,
but what spoiled child ever does? Well,
her eyes had been troubling her for a
long time, but no amount of persuasion
on the part of the family could induce
her to see an oculist. She is young and
pretty and could not bear to think of
putting on the "horrid things" The
family all thought her a bit frivolous
and grew quite impatient over the af-
fair, but that dear child proved herself a
heroine in a way and went mp several
pegs in the estimation Of the family.
Supplied with her monthly allowance,
she went shopping with a list long
enough to swallow up all her shekels.
There was a new gown, hat and gloves
and innumerable accessories to be
bought; so, after informing the family
Of her departure and dropping out a
hint that she might perhaps stop at the
oculist's, she urged one of the sisters to
go with her and sailed forth. They
wended their way to the oculist's first
Of all, hoping the while that there was
nothing serious the matter. But the
oculist looked grave and gave so many
tests that the girls began to doubt that
wishing made any difference, and when
he announced a grave disorder in the
sight Of the pretty blue eyes and that
1t was absolutely necessary that she
should wear glasses constantly their last
hopes fled. and the girls fell to discussing
the advisability Of eyeglasses or specta-
cles and finally decided upon the latter
as much more sensible, since they were
to be worn constantly.
After being fitted and paying the bill
that spoiled child" tore up her shop
ping list, with the remark, "It's no use;
papa cannot let me have any more money
just now, you know, so I'll have to go
without those things" So away went
the principal part Of the list-the new
gown an impossible luxury, and only a
few necessary articles being purchased
Maybe wasn't proud Of Dolly, and
maybe the whole family-father, mother
and all-weren't proud Of her self sacri-
flee and didn't think her brave, sensi-
BILE girl and weren't little bit surprised
that she had spirit enough to do itl
Well, | only said, "maybe they
weren't" So they were, and, do you
know, think she will turn out a sweet,
sensible woman yet, in spite of the fact
that she has always been the family pet
and had her own way pretty much all
her life. e.-Buffalo News.