The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-27
THE GOOD TIMES.

dailies about the booming, splendid good
times. Then read such items as this:
A New York city friend of ours counted
9S vacant stores on Broadway between
the postoffice and Twenty-third street
one day last week. When asked the rea-
son for this the answer was almost inva-
riably: Lost our export trade" Pros
perity and the gold basis, don't you know.
Denver Road.
Chicago. Oct. 29-Hundreds of shop
pers and clerks witnessed a strange sui
eide last evening. Mrs. Walsh, weight
200 pounds, jumped from the third story
balcony of one of the big department
stores and was, dashed to death on the
floor of the rOtunda.
Fayetteville, Ark, Oct pas the
north bound passenger train came over
the long trestle south of town yesterday
a woman walked out Of car, climbed
over a handrail between the coaches,
stepped down on the safety chain and
threw herself to the ground. The car
wheel struck her body. The fall broke
her neck and she was dead when picked
up. A seven year old child who was with
her says her mother was Mrs. Sarah
Stafford, and lived at East Second street,
Romena, Cal
Shell axe, Wis, Oct 29.-The Bank Of
Shell Lake has been done brown by its
president Notice of suits against him
was published a few days ago, the town
treasurer attaching the goods of A. Z.
Probert wherever found. The bank owes
the township 1880
State Bank Examiner Z. l. Kidd, in his
report as to the condition of the bank,
shows that when the bank failed in
March, 1894, it gave to it's depositors. "ex-
tension certificates" due in g, II, 10 ana
"a months with interest at . per cent.
but that neither the interest nor any OF
the principal of these certificates has yet
r,aid Tho nFpSpOt assets of the
bank consist of $1.40 due from the Mer-
chants National of New York, $l7S7 due
from the Bank of Minnesota, Of St Paul;
$275.36 in cash, $4,000 in notes given the
bank by its president. r. G. Probert; w.
900 in notes Of the Washburn Brewing
company past due and unpaid. the Brew
ing company's property having been SOLD
on an execution. No Interest has been
paid on the Probert notes since June /,
1898, while an examination OH is private
accounts shows that for any Interest en-
dorsed thereon, there is a corresponding
overdraft of his private account There
are also $744 in notes of bankrupt indi-
viduals.
New York. Nov. 11.-Judge Lacombe
in the United States court today handed
down a decision confirming the sale of
the eNw York, Lake Erie and eWstern
railway made on Nov. by master,
and which is in line with the Morgan
syndicate's plan of reorganization. The
sum paid for the road is s20,000,O0O.
Denver Col, Nov. IA special to the
Times from Albuquerque, N. NJ, says:
Judge Collier today sustained the excep-
tions filed by the United States Trust
company of New York, to the answers of
the defendants in the Atlantic and Paci-
fic railroad foreclosure SALE thus strik-
ing out of these answers all allegations
attacking the right of compliments to
have an immediate decree of foreclosure
of the first mortgage. An early decree
and sale will be the result.
Rents in Washington, D. c.. have fall
len 60 per cent in five years-thats good.
prosperity and the gold basis" is doing
it's deadly work.
Tacoma. Wash, Oct. 29-It is alleged
that ex-City Treasurer Boggs, who held
office from 1890 to 1894 is an embezzler
to the extent of 100000, and that the
sheriff is on the road to Jacksonville,
Ore, to arrest him. The recent bank
failures have disclosed the fact that
Boggs deposited a large sum of city war
rants in the banks, receiving credits in
cash. The warrants so deposited are
supposed to aggregate $212,00o. The Ger
man American and Columbia National
banks have brought suit to have their
accounts with the city offset with these
warrants, claiming them to be illegal
because issued in excess of legal indebt-
edness.
The city's deposit in these banks aggre-
gate $162,0 cash and If their conten-
ton is upheld it is claimed that the city
would lose that amount as it would be
morally bound to validate and pay these
warrants. These facts have led to q
close investigation of Boggs' alleged war
rant transactions by the city officials
and prosecuting attorney with the result
that it was decided Saturday to put him
on trial.
Washington, Oct. 29.-The comptroller
of the currency today received telegram
announcing the suspension of the First
National Bank of Wellington, Kan.
Bank Examiner Sawyer was placed in
charge. The bank has capital of $780,
900, and at last report had a surplus of
$32, 900.
Duluth, Mimi, Nov 15.-MoSes Cook,
who is wanted here for defrauding GA
firms, all over the Northwest, by pur-
chasing S17,0 900 worth of goods hiding
them in a brothers store, and then fail
ing with no assets, has been arrested at
Wabash Ind.
>Grand Forks N. D., Nov. DO w.
Kerr, of Northwood. was found guilty by
the United States court for sending out
envelopes with the words Bad debts col
lection a speciality Judge Thomas will
sentence him Monday. court adjournng
until that time. Hans Ellington, arrest
ed for contempt of court in connection
with the blind pig cases, was discharged
by Judge Templeton.
Redwood Falls. Mimi, Nov. 15-It is
reported on good foundation that the
grand jury will return six or seven in
dictments against the insolvent Citizens
bank officials for mismanagement, this
afternoon.
Centerville, Ia, Nov. 16.-Merritt Bros,
one of the largest merchandising firms of
the town, made an assignment this after
noon, and the stock is in the hands of the
sheriff. Liabilities so far foot up to
nearly $4,000. with outside firms to hear
from; assets unknown yet. The Stand
ard Coal Company is included in the
wreck.
Cleveland, o., Nov. ia special to the
Leader from Marion, O.. says that appli-
cation was made there today for the APP
pointment of a receiver for the New
York. Pennsylvania & Ohio, and that
Herman Dresser and William Niswan-
ger were supposed to be back of the
movement. ]. T. Wann, secretary of the
company, and l.. A. Russell, it's attor-
ney, both of this city, declare that they
do not know anything about the applica>
e1on. Dressler and Niswanger are the
trustees of the second and third mort
gage bondholders, and represent $4,000
900. It is believed that if the news is
: reliable the movement is merely the first
step, taken Unexpectedly, in the ANAL
gamation of the New York, Pennsylva-
MIA & Ohio with the Erie system.
Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 20-Judge Sea-
man, in the United States court this
l morning, granted the application of the
Farmers Loan and Trust Company, of
New York, for decree ordering the sale
of the Green Bay, Winona & ST. Paul