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Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1896-02-13
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Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1896-02-13

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Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1896-02-13
Marftbcri6tc.
GDtea8D.

Wintertpei5en $685.; @momerz
pei5en, $685.; &oggen, 37-41;
@erfte, 22-36; 9afer, 1870; Corn,
$780,; Mebl, patent, per SAB,
3.00-3.35; &leie $4,000; Simoz
tbDiamen, 3.00-3.50; Tla@s, 90;
9eu, 6.50-13.00; 8utter, Creamery,
14-20; Butter, 9airp, 1917;
Stiere, 3.85-4.70; &ube, 1.5O;-
$50; Stoders, 800 1915; &dlber,
2.50-6.25; @9meine, 4.0O-4.3O;
S9afe, 1.25- $50; 2dmmer, 3.75--
4.25; @ef9la@tete s9ibner 10;
SurteD, 11-12; Gnten, 11-12;
@anle 70; 3miebeln per 8uibel, 80
-35; @epfel per TaB 1925; &ar<
toHeln, 1922; 8obnen, 1.00-1.14;
@ier 12-13; Salg -; Mbtstep 1.22;
&aie, Cream SO; Safe, @@mei5er,
ILL.,.
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1896-02-13
Ncmeite Na1ri1ten.
Cecil WboocS in Gualauo.

2on0on, z. Tebr. Cecil &bobes,
Der 1ogenannte ungetrDnte &0ntg bon
Siio}Mfrita, lit hier eingetrofen.
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1896-02-13

1arfd: en- ShtcSs,tMter crmenncn.
Bern, 8. Tebr. Ser 8unbesratb
fat ben prG]ibenten Der 14met3ert=
i9en @epub1it ermd@tigt, ben bon
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1896-02-13
Wiliuaufce.

n ... Yttl1D1tttcc. e
Mei3en 62-65; Mogsen 4O-42;
@erite, 26-34; 9afer, 1920; Gorn,
Mebl, patent per 6ab-;S 81
motbpiamen 2.80-3.65; R%leeIamen,
$50 $50; Tla9s, 92-93; Simoz
tbpbeu, 11.00-12.50; prairiebeu.
6.0O-9.OO; Butter, Creamery. Is
20; Butter, Datrp, IL &die,
Cream DO; Sale, S9nei5er, 70
10; Rartofeln, 15-25; @ier, 13-
a.; 9opfen, Go; @tiere, 300
3.75; Ribe 2.10-3.0O; @tpders uno
Teebers, 2.50-3.25; @9metne, $50
Alb; S@afe 2.25-3.O0; 2dmmer
3.25-4.OO.
Minne"po.is 4 ct. paul.
Mei5en, 49,; @ogsen, 81; Ser
1te 10; 9afer, 1911; Corn, %;
Tla@s, 88-89; &leie, $50; Mtlbes
9eu, 5.00--6.00; Butter, Creamery
Butter, DatrD 9-14; @ier,
Ills.
ct. yoMiS
@tiere, 2.65-4.B; &ube, 1.75-
300; @toders unb Teebers, ZOO
3.75; @4peine, 3.85-4.2O; @@afe,
2.40-3.60; 2Gmmer 3.254.6O;
Mei5en, 62-72; Gorn, 26-27; Moga
gen. 81; 9afer 10. =
&antaS GttD.
@ei5en, 81; Corn, 1916; Safer,
1913; &og9en, Al; Stiere, AIS
AGO.; &ube, 2.40-3.25; @toders
uno Teebers $50 $40; @&peine,
3:354.05; @&afe 100000;
QGmmer 3.OO-4m
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17

ell together, while in larger cities
were the same scenes, only i'm q
Wholesale manner.
In one instance the soldiers re.
quested 5000 Christians, under the
pretense that they would protect
them, to enter their church.
When the church was filed
the doors and windows were fasten-
ed to prevent escape, and the build
ing was flooded with kerosene from
the roof and fired. The most terri
BILE death imaginable was the de-
light of the hcartless soldiers.
There are many other things we
would like to mention here, but
space will not permit.
We will close this article by Civ
ing description of the Turkish
prison:
"The Christian conception of per-
dition becomes paradise when com.
pared to the combination pest holes,
torture pens and dungeons of death
called prisons into which refined
Christian captivcs are crowded.
PiteOus means of mangled beings
with mangled arms and broken legs,
and bruised and bleeding bodies, ag-
onizing groans and shrieks of the
tortured who refuse to renounce
their faith or betray their friends to
the same internal fury, the demoni.
cal laughter of the dull eyed bestial
Turks tormenting some Christian
boy or girl pleading in vain for mer-
cy, till these tiends actually outrage
him or her to death, the delirium OF
some fever rackcd sufferer, and the
expiring gasp of some poisoned pris.
oner convuled in death.
Sentry boxes lined with sharpened
spikes in which helpless victims are
thrust to stand for days, motionless,
without food and drink, to be reviv-
ed by brutal blows when falling
faint upon the bloody floor till car
ried out unconscious or dead.
Women are dishonored before
their husbands, and daughters vio-
lated before their fathers, and chill.
dren outraged before their parents,
who are oftened bastinadoed till
their agonizing cries cause more aw-
ful anguish to the tender loving
hearts of dear ones than physical
agony could inflict."
T.. A. DAVIS,
Ceredo.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17
NUMBER 80.

may lead other systems to ~
same step.
F F Badsley 10 making arrapofe
ments to lease ground at the a
and prepare for a GUNNER reoo1 6
1t eau be made great place. and
trains can be run in and out of
kenova with such convenienoo
that it can be made pcSa1
place as a summer resort.
There were twenty coal ms,j.
came in on the o II r r Oh Tues
day in two private Pullman sleep
ers, drawn by a special engine, IA
this place, where they were tranSt
ferred to the N & W., and after
taking supper at the Glenwood
Inn, they went eaet on No. 4 et,
1O:45, in the interest of the conn
panies they represent.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17
Concerning Sleepy Towns.
Ceredo

Some folks think the town they
live in owes them living and they
want to have the quail-on-toast
brought around To the house by the
Common Council or committee of
citizens. If the juicy bird does not
arrive they'go on eating corn bread
and cabbage, and tell everybody it's
a dead town.
There are dead towns, that's so,-
sleepy ones at least-where the ac-
tivities have slackcned and the pace
is slow, where former sources of
profitable business have been stop
ped or removed, or their capacity
for supporting the population has
been overgrown by non-workers.
There is a pathos, a universal sad
ness, a dull funeral quiet about such
places like unto the fearless apathy of
a lone wOman-who has seen better
days. The brisk and cheerful air
that should be vibrant in all the
streets is not perceptible anywhere,
and the man who was born there
begins to think seriously of trying to
sell his place and move away. Those
who had nothing TO sell have al
ready gone.
Ceredo is not dead town, GER
tainly, but that it is not fully alive
to the new conditions il freely con-
ceded. It will begin TO move
some day and we believe il
will surpass its rivals when it be-
gins 10 move in earnest.
But what are we waiting for?
Why not begin TO move nowY
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17

The best Salve in the world for
Cuts. Bruises. Sores, Ulcers. Salg
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chap.
ped Hands, Chilblairs, Corns and
all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. Ii
is guaranteed to give perfect salts.
faction or money refunded. Price
IS cents per box. For sale by w.
Nj. Bloss.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17
BUY YOUR

They also keep for sale white Lead. Lin.
seed OIL, Narnishes, Brushes aud Painters
Supplies OF every description. II will pay
you to deal with them.
Remember that the business men
will advertise.
WANTED.-A salesman, to sell
Fly Nets for Horses, on commits
sion. Apply At ONCE TO Cameron
a. Webb, ADVANCE Building, Cere-
do, W Va. aprI-tf
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17

THE Ohio delegation at the st.
Louis Convention carry a ban
ner bearing this device:
ono one need be in any doubt
about what the Republican party
stands for. It stands now, az ever,
for honest money and a chance TO
earn IL by honest toll From tho
speech Of the Hon. VIM. Mckinley,
before the Marquette Club, of Chi
cagO, February 18th, 1906.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17

The Palace Hotel, corner Of 9th
and Vine STREETS, is the largest and
most popular hotel in Cincinnati,
for $500 aud $3.50 day. Single
meals. so cents. 1t has much
larger country merchant, family
and comm ercial trade than any
other hotel ia tho city. Mr.. Wal.
Ter II. Maxwell is the gcntlemanly
manager.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17
An AWFUL SHAME.

In one village about so young
brides, with the most beautiful
young girls, were crowded into their
church and kept there four days to
satiate the lust Of their tormenters
until thcy grew tired Of such lustfuI
punishment. Then they put them
TO death and their blood streamed
from the door into the street.
Christian women were hunted
down like wild beasts and turned
over To the cruel hands of the SOL
dier to suffer all kinds of lustful
treatment st the hands Of assaIIants
until the soldiers became tired of
them and then they were to suffer
death in any form az the soldiers
might wish TO infict upon them.
About I5O women and children
were taken alive, but they bore
their torture bravely and no amount
Of agony could compel them 70 de-
ny their faith or betray their friends
and remained faithful through un-
told torture and agony even unto
death.
Christian villages were surround
ed and without warning swept from
the face of the earth; and when
such hellish work was done the bod
les were gathered together and the
dead, the dying and the suffering
were laid in tiers and brushwood
laid between them, which was sat
urated with kerosene, and set on
ire and the living and dead crcmat-
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17
Cameron & Webb.
For Rent.

Dwelling houses for rent oh rea.
sonable terms. Apply to STROLLER
Mays az the mill Co.'S office, during
day; at Gavin Bros hardware store
u The evening.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17

Lightning Hot orops-
Wsst q Funny Namei
Very True, but n KIps Az Pssn.
Sold Evesyvhsss. every Day
Without Reftsf, There Is No pav
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17
IIednced Isates July Fourth

The Ohio River Railroad Com.
pany will sell excursion tickets
July Sd and 4th between oil sta.
tions on it's lines at one fare for
the round trip, tickets good TO-
turning until July 9Th.
10june3w
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17
The VIRGINIA House,
CEREDO, w. VA.
A. ]. MUM, Prop'r.

Tits hotel has beeU thoroughly renovated
and put In hTSt-cinsE ~ der. Only - cents a
meal The patronage Of the public r. respect
fully solicited.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17
KENOvA NEWS.
Late Items From the
New Town.

this week.
M F Stiles went up to his camp
on Tuesday.
o Huff was here Monday fixing
up telephone lines.
J b Zeigler, of Georgetown,
Ohio, was here on the 9th.
M 4 Roberts, tho mail clork, Is
at his post after weeks rest.
&c Sinclair reports an increase
in the coal business this week.
Born, to Mr. aud Mrs Robert
Murrell, on Monday, l0i III boy.
Mrs r II Fry, Of Moundsville,
went to Roanoke on last Tuesday /.
Frank Lesage is here from Sis
tersville, in the interest Of the u S
mail.
II Baxter vas here the first part
of tho week in the interest of the
ORT.
DR. Gray, of Ironton, was here
Monday, in attendance upon Mrs
Myers.
A G Mann has bought tract of
land, on which he thinks there is
oil, near here.
f l. Northup, of the Cincinnati
Water Works, passed through here
on his way to Pittsburg.
Mrs. John Kelley, Sr.. returned
home last Friday from visiting
relatives at Russell, Ky.
Mrs A II Hoover and son, John,
were at the Glenwood Inn on their
way to Bristol, last Monday.
Harry Ward, of Chicago, visited
friends here this week. He says
Kenova is much like Chicago.
w c Covington, of I.ynchburg,
Va, has been here this week visit
ing his sister-Mrs. johnson.
Mr.. l.. T. Peck and sisters and
Mr.. w. L. Rapp attended the Far
relly-M Millender wedding, at Ccredo,
Wednesday.
Mr. Jesse Lambert, son OF Sher-
iff Lambert, has been here assist.
ing in the work cf the store owned
by Roscoe Lam bert.
There was a general meeting of
the different railroad orders on
Sunday afternoon for some busi-
ness relating to the Fourth of Ju.
ly.
Miss Bettie Lambert, one of
Removals popular school teachers,
10 attending the commencement
exercises ut the Barboursyille Col
lege.
DR. York met with a very bad
accident the other day by dislocat-
ing one finger and badly sprainiEg
an ankle. How he did it we do
not know.
Mr. and Mrs Bell, of Pittsburg.
went to Norfolk Springs last Tues-
day. This makes several who
have gore to those springs in the
last two weeks.
All the different orders of the
railroad men are going to celebrate
the Fourth of July by having pic
mic up the hollow above the yard
office. We hope they will enjoy
themselves as they have had very
hard and steady work, and they will
certainly enjoy a holiday when they
will be released from the responsi-
bilities Of the train service, at least an
much can conveniently be expected.
We learn from several OF the
railroad men that sbere has been
anew edict issued by the company
to the effect that no trains be sent
out after . O'Clock on Sunday
morning until otter ~ o'clock
Sunday night, except such as per-
ishable freight and mail trains.
We are glad that this step has
been taken. There has long since
been n demand for this. Railroad
men have feelings and a soul Just
the same as any other men, and IL
they were cot suited as 10 the run
ning Of trains on Sunday, there
are few, II any at all, who would
run trains on Sunday, such ae
could be lard over until Monday
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17
RoBT CAMERON. BIZ. WEBB.
GHM6R0N & WEBB,
Manufacturers Of
All kinds Of Flu Nets for
Horses,
Advance B'pd'g, C6redO, W. Va.

We arc prepared to furnish Fly
Nets for Horses--madc from the
best cotton twine--all styles and
cOlors. None hut retail dealers al
lowed to handle our goods. Our
goods are warranted to be solid col.
ors and have proven to be the hest
IN the market. We also manufac.
ture Hammoeks. Write US for
terms, etc.
Cameron & Wchh
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17
HORRIBLE
Is THE SUFFERING OF THE
ARMENIANS
AT the Hands of the Cruel Turkish
Government.

AT the Hands of the Cruel Turkish
Government.
The following article is con-
densed form Of an article i'm the Oil
Review, a newsy sheet printed at
Sistcrsville, in the oil center of the
State:
"The following facts are n few
taken from the Blue Books Consu-
lar and unimpeachable testimony of
eye witnesses, notwithstanding the
unspeakable shame that those who
were so brave as TO testify in the
face of almost certain imprisonment,
torture and death, to these terrible
truths"
I'm narrating. some of the awful
ignominious, diabolical and fiendish
crimes, which have been perpetrated
on the Armcnians because of their
belief in Christianity, to which they
cling with such firmness never known
in all the world before, we will con.
dense as much as can be done to put
it in an intelligent manner.
No pencil could picture, no pen
could depict, no tongue could tell
the details Of these awful tragedies
of modern cruelty and martyrdom.
An Armenian mother, a pure
Christian woman assaulted by the
Turki.h soldiers, fell on her knees
and implored them for the sake of
her unborn babe to spare her. Gal
lab, himself, will reward you richly
for this mercy shown to a woman in
my state" she cried. A
''Is it a boy or a girl?" they jcer-
ingly asked.
"Answer" one shouted.
''How can she tcll?" cried anoth-
er.
"Of course she can. / can tell
that myself. It's a boy. / be
seven medfidiehs on it."
Instantly the bet was taken and
the pleading mother was mercilcssly
torn open, amid their yells of fiend-
ish laughter, to settle the question.
Can the mind conceive of a crime rs
mean or low-down in sin? This
was sworn TO 10y an eye witness.
In another place and ON another
occasion man bet on how many
helpless children he could kill at one
stroke of the sword.
al bet," said one, 81 can cut
clean through the nccks of four
Christian puppies"
"'Done" shouted some of the sol
diers near by, as they snatched in
fant children from the arms of thier
frantic mothers. The brave Turk
who had made the bet touched the
neck of the nearnest child to- meas
ure the distance. Then he
drew the sword and in an instant
severed the heads from the four lit
tie bodies that lay bleeding to death
i'll the sight of their frantic mothers.
Many women, with babes unborn,
were ripped open and their babes
carried upon spearpoints in sport.
An AWFUL SHAME.
In one village about so young
hridea with the most bnnnaif,,I
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-30
HANNA'S CALLERS.
A Number Of Prominent Politicians Visit
the Chairman.

Cleveland. Ohio Dec 29.-There were
n number of prominent visitors at the
office Of NJ. A. Hanna to-day. Among
them were Hon. Henry {. Payne Of
Wisconsin of the national executive
committee Hon. w. j. Osborn OF Mas
sachusetts, senator Clark and Hon.
Frank W. Mondeil of Wyoming. Judge
Robertson, "A prominent politician OF
South Dakota. and a half dozen we'll
known Ohio republicans. 'Mrst of those
named met together at hanna's office
and held long conference with the
national chairman. II was stated that
Payne and Osborne came here Ia con-
Ter with Hanna on business connected
with the national executive committee.
Gen a. McCook. who was the guest
of Hanna at the Windemere during his
brief visit In Cleveland, left Tor Canton
to-day to call on the president-elect.
As the result of the visit to-day all
sorts Of cabinet rumnrs werc In circu-
lation. hut those qualified Ia know said
that the slate had not been even par
tally completed. Indeed. one gentle
man who stands very close to Major
Mckinley and Hanna said to-day that
he had good reasons for believing that
not 10 exceed one or two members of
the cabinet under the incoming admin
istratiun had been decided upon. The
conference at Hannas office to-day
was held behind closed doors and at It's
conclusion. Hanna escorted several Of
his visitors to the Union League club
for lunch.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-30
MEANT NO OFFENSE
MR.. MAURY WANTS TO BE
PURGED OF CONTEMPT.
Aud Also Asks tn Withdraw the ObIsr.
tionsbie Answ.rs ~ formally
Piles u Motion.
Special Dispatch 10 Tho standard

Special Dispatch 10 the standard
Helena. Dee. 2y,-H. l.. Maury. the
young. man whose answers tu questions
IN an examination for the bar were
recently declared to have constituted
a contempt uf court. to-day nled "A mo-
tlpn. through Cnrbrt A. Welcome ~
Butte, to have himself purgcd OF con.
tempt. lie also asks that he be al
lowed To- withdraw the nbjcctionabl.
answers which wer" declared hy the
supreme court to have been impcrti-
nent. ilippant, profane and obscene,
and rc-submt when the ubjcrtinnah bile
parts haV" been removed. With the
motion are afiidnyits. one from John ~
Welcome ana the other from Maury
himself. Mr.. Welcome swrurs In the
affidavit that in the two years that
Maury has read Inv in his ofiic. he
was a perfect gentleman and that he
never appeared lacking in respect "a
the suprrm" ur any oth-r court Mr.
Maury. IN his AFFIDAVIT, appears peul,
tent, saying that he 1id not have any
notion of offending Aft'r acknoWl-
edginE that the answers were hot " hat
they should have been. ho says that he
supposed an examining committee
would mark IN" papers and not the
IN submitting the answers which ] did
10 the questions prppoundrd. I had nu
Intention ur thought nj he sam" bv-
ing a contempt uf this court that az
the time Of submitting th" said an.
swers the same were suhnlttrd in a
spirit of fun, and that while nov see
that the same were nlppaut they werr
not Intended 10 show any disrrsp-Ct
either for the members ~ this court or
Tor the members ~ any examining
Committc" that might Inspect the
same. that said answers Wrr. written
hastily and that had ai'iant time or de-
liberation. hp would have seem that the
answer referred 10 wer" fllppant and
improper to submit as examination pa.
peers"
The recent campaign cost the demo-
Gratis Of SILVER Row county AS an or,
vanization s51tg5. q. T. Harrington.
although three weeks late In complying
with the law. filrd a statement ~ re-
ceipts and disbursements of the demo-
cratic county central committee to-day.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-30
BIG LONG TIN HORN
IT REQUIRES A DOZEN MEN
TO BLOW 1T.
The Mammoth Affair Was Carried From
Illinois and Presented to
Mckinley.

Canton, Ohio. Dec. 2g.-The big tin
horn which attracted so much atten-
tion In the Illinois campaign reached
Canton to-day, borne by the men of
Decatur. ILL.,. who set out Nov. I6 to
make the trip and carry the horn To
Canton. The horn is 30 feet long and
has bell six feet In diameter and re-
quires about "A dozen men to blow Il.
The men are labOrcrs. two of them he
ing carpenters, two timers and two
painters. IL was "A condition In their
undertaking that the citizens of Deca-
tur would contribute purs. Of 81 600
In the event that an equal sum was
raised by the men while on the march
to Canton. but the men have not had
smooth sailing. They declared that up
tn the time they reached Indianapolis
they had good success, but that since
that time they have not made expenses.
The hospitality shown them has been
generous with but very few exceptions.
They have been met by bands and
drum corps and other organizations Ia
the states through which they passed.
The men soon after reaching the city
went to the Mckinley home aud pre-
scented the horn To the president -elcCt.
who received the visitors very cordial
ly. on account of the incessant rain
fall no demonstration was madc.
Gen. Ansnn McConk. one uf the
Fighting NcCooks' uf New York.
spent the afternoon with Major Me
Kinley. His call was Of a social nature
and understood 10 be without political
eIrut 6pangp
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-30

Washington, Dec, 2s.-Comptroller
Eckels said this afternoon that he feels
no apprehension over the bank failures
which have occurred OF late. Two more
failures the Commercial National Of
Roanoke and the Columbian National
of Minneapolis were added tn the list
to-day, They are comparatively small
institutions, however and under urdi-
nary circumstances their failure, Il Is
said, would attract only passing atten-
tion. Mr., Eckels. when asked to-day
by representative of the associated
press as Ia the general banking situa.
tion, said; "of course bank failures
are more or less disquieting but those
which have occurred recently have lit
tie or no significance attached To- them.
They were due largely lo local causes,
wholly uncnnneCtcd with the general
condition of the banks throughout the
country az large. The ease ~ tho At
las bank was not failure at ALL hut
was "A mere voluntary liquidation. every
derositor being paid In fun The two
failures to-day arr uf minor import
anCe. IN each case the banks capital
being only 100000.
AS against those few failures based
on local causes, the general Cuud tions
of the banks is excellent l'uacr the
last call ON Dec. L., uniformly favor
able reports were received aud show
an average reserve ~ considerably
above p per cent required by law.
Dnc ot the last reports that of the
brooklyn hanks. shows the average r"-
serve held la bc ;I,2 per cent. and most
~ the reports run or ~ per cent
above legal requirements In each
ease, loo, the assets In dctlil make m
entirely satisfactory showing as COM
pared with the liabilities On the whole
IL is evident That the national hanks
to-day are as stable AS tboy ever wore,
and the spasmodlc failure ~ bank
here and there through defects pcou-
liar To the falling banks nf small im-
pnrthnce Is wholly without general slr-
uificancr. I am advised from Minnrap-
oils that the failure there has occasions
I'd no disturbance beyond the institu-
tion concerned"