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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-23
BANK BROKE.
The American Nationu of Denver Ciosrs
Its Doors.

The American Matte IN ii OF Denver CLOSES
| Its Doors.
Denver. Col. April 22.-Ths American
National bank failed to open this morn
ing. The following notice was posted:
This bank has closed its doors by a vote
of its directors and is In my hands as
representative OF the government
"Zeph T.. HILL"
This failure does not come as a surprise
nor indicate any lack OF confidence In the
general business situation. The condition
of the bank has been weak q long time
because OF internal dissensions. The re-
tirement from the directorate and sale
of stock of several wealthy men mate
rally reduced the business of the bank.
At the last report made at the close of
business March 6. the total deposits were
u.f11. .95l; loans and discounts. Lbs. .2n:
cash on hand. s32s. .2s5 The capital stock
Is $780, 900; surplus. $4,000. The assets
amount to t2.2a5. i73. and II IL claimed
that there will be but little trouble in re-
alizing on them.
The following statement was taken
from the books OF the American National
bank this morning: Resources. cash and
exchange. 70.300: bulls receivable. 81 07s.-
900; stock and securities. s2s5. 4s5: real es-
tate. H36.590; excess on circulation, s22.-
600. Total, u.572.s25. Liabilities: Individ-
ual deposits. $500 712: demand deposits.
s2s.696: time deposits. So. .297: due other
banks. te1.02t: borrowed money s1i2 800
Total. *S65. .2Si. comparison of this state
ment with that published in March shows
the banks deposits and reserve declined
very rapidly. over 100000 were with
drawn Monday and Tuesday OF this week
and there being only $40 600 left the d.
rectors decided the best thing to do was
TO close the bank. Besides the resources
given above are notes for $500. 900 set
aside for the recent reduction OF the cap
ital stock from s.. 900 TO $500. 600 and a
NTH interest in the Strong mine at Vic
tor. The president OF the bank Is John
II. Hanna. The directorate consists of
some OF the leading men Of Denver. in
Guiding Fine p. Ernest. William and
Moritz Barth. Mitchell Benedict, George
W. Ballantyne and T. j. O'Donneu In
consequence OF the failure a run has been
started on the National Bank OF Com
merce.
John B. Hanna. president. and How
ard Evans. cashier Of the American
National bank, were arrested late this
afternoon on warrants from Justice
Chapman's court charging them with
receiving deposits after the bank was
known to be in a falling condition.
Both were released on bonds.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-23
EOVEE A. Quilted.
The Jury Deiibersted Since Last saturda,
Other Eases

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Boulder. April 22-The jury In the case
OF the State VS.. Charles L. Bovee brought
In verdict of acquittal this morning al
o'clock. after having been in the charge
OF the sheriff ever since last Saturday at
O'Clock y. m The verdict gives univer-
sal satisfaction. The defendant, who has
not fully recovered from his desperate
wounds. was almost hysterical when the
verdict was announced. A few minutes
afterwards he broke down completely and
wept like a child.
In the case Of the State VS.. George Bas-
settle. charged with forgery the Jury
found the defendant not guilty after a
few hours deliberation.
James Donovan. who was on trial for
robbing Nike O'Donnell OF $500. was found
not guilty.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-23

Washington. April 22-Consul Cen
eral Williams has cahied Secretary o.
ney as follows: "Diaz is detained at
police headquarters, occupying a spa-
cious. dry. well ventilated room In an
upper story. Proceedings in his case
are being fastened by orders nom
headquarters. A result is expected in
a couple OF days. in his and Dygert's
cases"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-23

Denver. April I'D. II. Mofratt said of
the failure OF the American National
bank to-day that 1t was a wedding out
process which would not have any dis
astrous effects. The Denver clearing
house offered to advance $4,000 to tide
the bank over the crisis in It's affairs
provided the leading directors and stock
holders would become responsible for
the sum by signing the necessary papers.
IL is said that none OF them except
Thomas III. Patterson would agree 10
this. II was then decided TO close the in
Stlfuffon
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-23
At orsYthc.

Forsythe, Ind, April 22.-Five furlones
Tramp won. Lottie second. Rosa NAV
third: time, 1:o3. Six furIongs-Pat Mai
10y Jr. won, Dunlop second. Character
thlrd' time, 1:17lR. Five furlongs-Burt
won. Lille Easton second, Bob Lee
'nlrd' time, l;02 Six and half furlongs
W eoia won Bob Wagner second, Dis
turbance third: time, :22. Seven fnrlonos
John Hickey won, Star Beam second
Proverb third; time. 30 Six furlonrs-
Marden Pet won. Warren Point second
Deposit third; time lis
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-23

support OF the measure. 1t added no new
classes OF pensioners to the rolls, he
urged. but only lfberalized the existing
laws and neutralized the hardships Of
some OF the existing regulations and
practices of the department He criticised
tne administration severely. He spoke for
three hours.
AT the conclusion of his remarks the
mouse. at 4:40 p. m, adjourned
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-23

Boston. April 22.-Harvard university
has received a gift OF Sio0. 90 from a Bos-
ton donor. whose name IS not made pub
lie, Tor the establishment Of a department
OF comparative pathology.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-23
BARON DE RIRsCH.
The Noted Hebrew Phlanthropst st Leaves
| Many friends.

London, April 22.-The newspapers here
TINS morning are fun of the life and
oeath OF Baron de Hirsch. the distin-
guished Hebrew philanthropIst tellIng .,
the loss which his death will be 10 char
ities. the turf, and especially to ROYALTY
TO members OF which. II has long been
common gossip. he lent vast sums OF
money, matters which are much discuss
ed in the club. etc.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-23
Mon aux MOI pIaceh-

London, April 22-Barney Barnato.s
chestnut horse Worcester won the CITY
and suburban handicap of 1000 sovar-
eigns to-day; Amadier second. Hebron
third. Sixteen horses started. RIchard
Crokers Montauk was among the entries
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-23

AT New York-s; Philadelphia. IL.
AT Washington-s; Brooklyn, II.
AT Baltimore-9; Boston, /.
At Pittsburg-S; Louisville. 3.
At Cincinnati-7: Cleveland. 4
At st. Louis; Chicago. Q.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-23

Washington. ID. c., April 17.-An the
| free silver statesmen afiiliated with the
| democratic party are organized to
make trouble at Chicago. They have
already formed a conditional alliance
with the populst leaders. headed by
Stewart and Peffer. Tlllman has
talked very loudly about the wrongs
TO the farmers" but he has really
been engaged on a still hunt" after
ex-Congressman Bland and other free
silver leaders who are I'm a position to
offer and receive terms for the populist
and farmer" vote in November If the
white metal men shall control the ma
tional convention. A part of the plan
Is 10 keep congress In session until
after the two conventions shall have
met. III both gatherings declare for a
gold standard there will be an alliance
between the silver republicans, silver
democrats and the populists In the SEN
ate, and the country will be made
aware of the enormity OF the dissen-
sions In the two parties. Obstruction
mas already raised its head in the SEN
ate. and new champions of delay will
appear from this day forward.
The CONSERVATION felt by the admin
istration democracy regarding the
growing strength of the silver party Is
largely due to the fact that their
agents have misinformed them regard
ulS lHc power Oi the silver interest.
The real state of Ehe case was not
known until too late to defeat the plans
of the silver managers.
FROM their own point of view the
position or the silver men is impreg-
nable. If they are outvoted at Chi
cago they will form a third party and
hold convention of their own. In
which they expect the free silver re-
publicans to join. Their ticket will be
a compromise one, composed OF a re-
publican and a democrat, or a democrat
and a populist. II a republican, Donald
Cameron will BE- the man.
II Is the confident hope of the free
silver democrats TO find themselves in
a majority at Chicago which will en-
able them 10 adopt a platform upon
which no eastern democrat can accept
ule nomination. IL must always be re-
membered that majority Is sufficient
10 adopt a platform and 10 settle all
contests. but a two-thirds majority is
necessary TO nominate a candidate. As
soon as the gold standard candidates
are thus eliminated, the free silver men
expect TO have everything their way at
the convention.
BOIES AND HIS FRIENDS.
Ex-Governcr BOies OF Iowa IS the |
logical candidate Of a free silver demo- |
cratic convention. and II is not I'm
probable that with Cleveland and |
Carlisle out OF the way enough demo- /
cratic delegates could be mus. cred 20 |
secure the necessary tWO-thirds for
him Unless the Cleveland people can 4
stampede the convention and defeat /
the silver plank in the platform there Is
no hope for the present incumbent OF /
The white house.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-05-20
. Victims of Snakes.

.,, :. persons when they hear a ma.
IiIdlist tell about peculiar doings by
!. Jlrds, animals, or reptiles grin and
ask about big fab. One tale, which
no one but naturalists seems to be.
lieve, was told in the Forest and
Stream recently by Allen Chamber.
lain. He says he heard cry down in
Florida such as distressed frog makes
and found that blacksnake was swal.
lowing frog. When the frog was out
of sight the snake was shot through
the head and the frog was liberated.
At first it was stupefed, but was soon
as lively as ever. Within twenty years
the same paper has recorded at least
score of just such instances, re.
ported by as many individuals, who
gave their real names and addresses
and who declared they had seen the
stupefied toad or frog come to as from
a trance, hop about as if dazed, and
at last go away as lively as ever.
s. D. Kendall, in the Forest and
Stream for June, 1892, told about o
mother quail which in trying to pro.
tect her young got within reach of o
rattlesnake. The snake was killed in
the act of swallowing the bird. When
released the bird was for some time
stupeaed, but after a while recovered
enough to stagger of. On the next
day she was all right and caring TO,
her chicks.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-05-20
The Earliest Wing.Makers.

Some of these early wing-makers
lived in the shadowy days of history.
Bladud, o British king, was one; but
ell that we learn of his fight is that
he scared above his city OF Trinovante,
and then fell upon temple, thereby
ending his wings and himself. Bladud
belonged to an unlucky family, being
the father of Shakespeare's s'King
Lear" Simon, called the "magician, "
who lived about the time of the En-.
peror Nero, lost his life in the same
way; another martyr to the science
was monk called Elmer Tor Oliver Of
Malmesbury, who had foretold the in.
vasion of William the Conqueror, and
was therefore taunted by cruel people.
when he did not know beforehand
that he would break his legs on TAX
ing fight from o tall tower. This
monk is said to have flown one hun.
dred and twenty-five PAGES. People
laughed at him all the more when he
failed because he did not fix ball to
his feet; but recent writer, Ghanusse,
argues that the monk was very likely
right in his conclusion.
A hundred years later, and more. o
Saracen repeated the attempt, and,
like poor Oliver, was killed. Then We
read of relative of the poet Dante.
who made successful flight over 8
lake, end fell in trying to repeat the
feat across square in the city ol
Perugia-though even upon his SEQ
ond attempt he is said TO have "bal.
anced himself long time in the air, u
and to have fallen only when hii
wings broke Q ,ot. Nicholas.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-05-20
Dypspeptlc Oranges.

A mysterious disease which has at
tackled orange trees in Florida has
been Indigestion. The Department of
Agriculture in its "Year Book" pays
special attention to dyspeptio oranges,
and describes the disease and its cure.
It's cause is the same as that which SO
often brings on dyspepsia in human
beings-overfeeding. Excessive culti-
vation and too much nitrogenous man
ure affect the orange tree just as too
mucn heavy table d'hote dinners affect
g man. Instead of looking pale and
taking .pepsin tablets, however, the
orange tree turns q very dark green,
and reddish brown sap exudes from
the twigs. The tips turn up and shape
themselves into S-like curves. The
fruit turns lemon yellow color be-
fore it is half ripe, and has q very
thick rind. As it ripens, the fruit
splits open and becomes worthless.
The reddish brown resin gets on the
frnit before it is ripe and renders it
unstable.
Most Of the diseases of the orange
tree are due to lack of cultivation,
and it was thought that tree would
not take more nutriment from the soil
than it required. This is not so, for
the tree takes up oil it can get, and
then, like a small boy who has eaten
too much plum pudding, becomes
sick. The dark green color which the
foliage then assumes is very handsome,
but it means no oranges, or at least
none that are any good. This disease
is known as die.back, because the
twigs begin to die at the tips and then
gradually die back to the branches. To
cure the disease all that is required is
to withhold the fertilizer, but when
the disease has gone too far and gum
pockets begin to form on the bark
there is no cure for it.-Kansas City
Tnurna1
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-05-20
AmbideXterity.

A little discussion has been of late
going on upon the subject of ambi-
dexterity, and whether the ability to
use both hands with equal facility in
.dicates anything.
It has been argued whether or not
ambidextrous people are more intel
ligent than others, or whether they
are better balanced than their fellows.
It would seem that the proper solu-
tion of this little problem might be
that either accident or inclination had
led these people to use the left hand
equally with the right. Children are
taught mainly to use the right hand,
and are consequently very awkward
with the left, indeed sometimes al
most helpless, as fer as any dedicate
operation is concerned. Practice,
however, will make one almost equally
handy with both bands.
A lady received a severe injury to
her right hand, and found iherself
obliged to use the other. it took but
{ o. short time, when she set her mind
to it, to acquire the ability to do
many things very well indeed. She
wrote O creditable hand, singular
" enough, however, as unlike her
usual chirography as one could i'm
agine. Indeed, no one would ever
have suspected that the two were the
work of the same person, although
both were distinct and readable. It
is extremely convenient to be able to
use the left hand, and every person
ought to take little pains to culti-
yate the habit of doing so. Aside
from its convenience, no one can tell
when some accident may make such
dexterity OF the greatest value. Chill
dren should be taught this, and never
allowed to depend altogether on the
right hand. Equal use Of both sides
Of the body gives more symmetrical
development, and much more steadi.
ness and confidence in action of all
sorts. The fact that many articles in
daily ure are made exclusively for
right.handed people no doubt has
something to do with this habit; but
all the same, inclination and early
training strengthened the tendency
until we have become Q race of right-
handed people. New York Ledger.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-05-20

"Yes," said, musing On the strange
account I had heard. ssBut / wonder
why he charged you with numbering
Miss Carstairs? And he also repeated
the accusation in the paper I found.
suppose it was some wild idea he
had got hold of in his mad jealousy Of
you."
eyes," said Carstairs. "You see,
he thought We were rivals, and he
knew I was the cause of Rays dis.
| appearance"
"Then there is another thing that
puzzle me. Why did the madman
brand my leg with the word 'Raohe?' I"
cit is German for revenge" said
Carstairs.
"Yes, but Malbrain was not Ger.
man. SO why should ne use that lam
guage?"
"oan't say. I suppose the marks
have entirely gone by this time%
eyes; but the police had them
photographed, and think / have got
one of the photos in my portmanteau. !"
7 found the card and handed it to
Carstairs.
SIT is funny" he said, laughing,
"to notice how beautifully the print.
ing is done-all except the full stop,
which is o bit too high up. By Jovel
1t must have been painful though. "
':I never felt it at the time-I was
in faint, I suppose" @
"Ah! 1 have It'll" cried Carstairs.
'That full stop explains it. OF coulse,
the word he meant to trace was
Rachel only for some reason he
didn't finish the T4.' Hal hal ha /!
How Ray will laugh at you when she
hears of you being tattooed with her
name"
So my last thought that night was
of charming Ray Csrstairs. And how
| could it be otherwise?-her name-on
my body. her image in my soul and
her kiss on my lips! As for the kiss
| ] felt could not honorablY keep what
was not intended for ma. But 1 was
soon able to return ii, for, ere an.
other month had passed, Ray Carstairi
promised to be my wife.-Tit.Rits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-05-20
Gamblsd AWAY $500. .ooo in One Trip.

Captain John A. Duble, an old Mis-
sissippi steamboat man, tells the
Washington Post story of game of
cards played by cotton broker named
Weed during the war. "He boarded
my boat" he says, sat Cairo after he
had made successful trip off a cargo
of cotton for the landing. He placed
in the clerks Office of the boat a box
about the size of candle box, but
securely nailed and strapped with iron
bands. Weed hailed me as was pass
ing through the cabin. Captain,
said he, send me boy and your
carpenter When they were on hand
he told the boy to bring the box out
and the carpenter to open it. 1t was
full of crisp greenbacks. Then he
proceeded to run up against the game
of gang of old river sharks, and by
the time we got down stream he did
not have dollar. He told me he lost
$500, 900 between st. Louis and New
Orleans. The last time saw Weed
he was river reporter in New Orleans,
and he seemed as perfectly happy as
though he still had his $500, ,0OO."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-05-20
Mourning Costumes.

There is not great deal OF change
in deep mourning from year to year.
Henrietta cloth reigns supreme as the
correct mourning fabrio, while Grape
wells of varied lengths proclaim the
relative mourned as plainly as the
death notice of parent and husband.
In deepest mourning the Henrietta
cloth costumes made absolutely plain
are the correct ones to- wear. After
three months crepe trimmings may be
used /; at six months entire gowns OF
crepe are considered quite possible.
Widows mourning is the deepest, but
the last year or two it has been the
fashion las it has been from time inn
memorial in England) to wear the
sheer white turned over collar and
cuffs, which are so becoming, and
tighten the dead black. The white
ruche inside the bonnet is supposed
to be the widows cap, which at one
time was always worn now caps, even
for old ladies, are out of fashion, so
that the ruche is merely symbolical.
For father or mother the mourn
ing is almost as deep as for husband,
but the veil is not so long, nor is the
mourning worn for the same space OF
time. All mourning is now laid aside
much sooner than swas formerly the
case, q year to wear long veil being
quite the limit. 4
1t is difficult to have crepe bonnets
becoming, but there is no reason why
they should not be made SO il only
care be taken to have the bonnet shape
fit quite close to the head. The folds
of the veil will give oil the height
that is necessary, and any fantrshapa
only looks rotesque under the crepe.
When the mourning is first lightened
and the veil thrown back, few soft
bows on top of the hat are added, and
give smarter look.
Many wells of nuns yelling and Of
soft heavy silk tissue "a sort of grena-
dine-are now used, always with the
face veil of net with the crepe border,
and by some are preferred altogether
to crepe wells; for wet weather they
are much the best.-Harper's Bazaar.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-05-20
What Made Him DaIce.

A nice white-haired old gentleman
with snowy beard sat on bench in
the Park yesterday morning summing
himself while he read morning
paper. He was peacefully working
through an editorial on the Brown
scandal, his finger keeping pace with
his eye along the lines, when suddenly
he orumbled the paper in both hands,
snstched off his glasses and danced
around like Piute in ghost dance.
Some women and children on the
grass nearby thought the old man had
suddenly become insane, and hastily
snatching up their lunch baskets they
ran as fast as they could go for Stanyan
street. A park officer came up and
was about to place him under arrest,
but on investigation found that the
sun shining through the old mans
glasses had burned his cheeks to q
hlister.--San Francisco Post.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-05-20
Fortunes in Flowers.

It is commonly supposed that MIR.
Chamberlain is the greateat amateur
orchid grower IN the world, but this
is far from being the case. His collec'
tion is worth from $500 to 100000
The collection Of the Dowager En-.
press Of Germany, however, is worth
nearly double that of Mr.. Chamber
lain. Miss Alice Rothschild is most
enthusiastic hortlculturist, her oollec.
tion of roses alone being valued at
$4,000. The Archduke Joseph Of
Austria owns 5000, 900 worth of
flowers. W. W. Astor recently paid
$4,000 to an English grower for the
stock OF q single variety Of rose'tres'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-05-20
Big Poultry Ranch.

Some hopeful sgeculators who have
been counting unmatched chickens are
about to start O poultry ranch near
San Francisco which is to be the larg.
est in the world. It is to reach its
full capacity in three years, when it is
to put on the market annually two
million eggs and ninety thousand
chickens for broiling, The plant will
include two incubators, with capac.
ity of 1000 eggs each, and no end OF
houses and pens, which will be con-
tanned in forty-aore ranch. There
will be niue hundred hens laying for
the incubators and ten thousand lay
ing for the markets
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-05-20
Development of oratory.

The Southern oratorical Association
will hold its meeting this year in Dam
vile, KY, on the Goth of May. The
following institutions will probably
send representatives to the meeting
this year: University of Virginia,
Vanderbilt, Washington and Lee, Uni
versity of the South (Sewanee), the
Colum bian university Washington,
D. O., Centre college) and the univer-
sity' of Texas. If the purposes of this
association are carried out it will ac-
complish great deal in the develop
ment of orstory in the south.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-05-20
Frozen Pudding.

4 delicious pudding is made from
half cupful of rice, three eggs, two
cupfuls OF milk, half-cupful of sugar,
and pint of whipped cream. Boil
the xice until tender, putting it on to
cook in pint of cold water. sdd q
pinch of salt. and when cooked nearly
dry, put the rice in your double boiler
with two cupfuls of milk. Cook until
ell the milk is absorbed, and then put
through sieve. Return the rice to
the boiler, add the three eggs beaten
until light, and the sugar. When
cold flavor, mix thoroughly with the
Whipped cream, beating 1t into the
rice. and freeze.