The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-12-05
BUSINESS FAILURES.
Compiled from the Philadelphia Ledger, Baltimore
SUM- Baltimore Evening News, and Other
Sound Money Journals

King & Long, builders, Baltimore, Md,
have been declared insolvents. Frederick U.
Euler. instalment dealer, same city, also de-
clared insolvent. John d. Radecke, same
city, box manufacturer. insolvent.
Dun's Review last week states there were
300 failures, as against 279 for the same week
of last year.
An application has been filed in the United
States District Court in Indianapolis for the
appointment of receivers for the Indiana and
Lake Michigan Railroad.
Meyers Brothers, cloak manufacturers, of
New York city, have suspended payment
Their total liabilities aggregate SlOO,OOO.
A receiver has been appointed in New York
for the Ladies' Deborah Nursery and Child $
Protectory in proceedings tor a., voluntary
dissolution of the corporation. The hablil-
ties are S44, 40G, nominal assets $3.50
Shoninger, Levy & Co., wholesale lace
dealers of Chicago, have failed. The liabilI-
ties are said to be between ST5, 600 and $780,
000
E. W. johnson, merchant. Snow HILL Nd,
has assigned
Sinepuxent Beach Company of Washing
ton, d. c., has assigned
Samuel Patchett & Son, of Easton, Nd,
furniture dealers and undertakers, have failed.
The Campbell-Zell Company, of Baltimore,
Nd, engaged in conducting a large and pro-
ftable business of manufacturing boilers,
ca tings, structural iron work and the manu-
facture and repair OF material used in build
ing and repairing marine work and supplies
therefor have assigned.
Frederick Martin. shoe dealer, Baltimore,
has assigned.
The factory of the Roxbury, Mass, Carpet
Company, which, when running on full time,
employs from 1000 to 1900 people, has shut
down indefinitely.
1t is reported from Anderson, Indiana, that
the Window Glass Manufacturers Associa-
ton has gone to pieces.
A St. Louis despatch says that on account
of the high price of wheat, the local flour
market is unsettled, and a number of the
larger mills have closed, while majority of
the remainder are running on halt time.
Henry Handy and Edward Paist, trading
as the Philadelphia Pa. Biscuit Company,
have made an assignment for the benefit OF
creditors The liabilities are said to be about
S27. 900.
William B. Given, of Columbia, Pa. was
appointed Receiver of the Pennsylvania Trac.
ton Company, of Lancaster, and entered
$50, 900 security.
Bischof' & Adler, cloak manufacturers, New
York city. have failed.
Smith l. Gaylor, New York city, manuiac
turers of blinds and doors, have made an as
Segment.
Several Western State and National Banks
have closed since our last report.
Frank B. Hannibal, carriage builder, Bal
timore, Nd, has failed.
The revenues of Iowa are short $500, 900,
and an issue of bonds may be necessary.
The failure of Gage & FELTON,, bankers and
brokers, of Boston, was announced Tuesday.
Liabilities 100000.
Geo. Fowler, Sons & Co., packers of Kan
sas CITY, Missouri, have given notice that on
January /, a cut of 10 per cent. will be made
in all salaried positions in the force, that is
the officers, clerks and foremen. Whether
| the laborers in the plant will be included was
not stated.
The Paul Paper Company, Menasha, Wis
| consin, assigned for the benefit of creditors.
Assets. $4,000; liabilities, 100000.
E. r. Graves & Co., dealers in books, Co
| lumbus, Ohio, have assigned. Assets, $50,
900; liabilities, $4,000.
The Hadley Co., Holyoke, Mass, manu-
facturers of paper pads, have assigned.
James namp, stationer and bookseller of
Johnstown, Pa, has assigned.
The Nescochague Manufacturing Company
paper-makers, Philadelphia, Pa, have as
! signed.
The Minneapolis Penny Press has again
fallen into the hands of a receiver, twice
within year.
The Wood 4 Parker Lithographing Com
pany New York, have assigned.
Written. Burdette & Co., wholesale cloth
iers of Boston, have assigned; liabilities 5000,
900.
A receiver has been appointed for the Chi
cago Universal Investment aud Loan Asso
citation; liabilities about $4,000.
Proceedings have been brought in Boston
for the appointment of receiver for the
Arena Publishing Company. The debts o
the concern are estimated at between $50,
600 and So 900.