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Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-23

the National Bank Of Iilinois - Two
Brewery Firms Assign-Silght Runs on
Savings Banks That Are Met Easily
Two Bank Failures at st. Paul.
Chicago. Dec. 23.-The failures of
Angus & Gindele. general contractors;
American Brewing. Milling and Eleva-
tor company: George A. weissc Malt
Ing and Elevator company, and George
A Weisse individually-all these being
due to the collapse Of the National
Bank Of Illinois-and small runs on
three banks. were echoes yesterday of
the bank failures of Monday. Runs
were made on the Garden City Bank
ing and Trust company and Hiberian
savings bank. but none of the runs was
OF much Importance. The officers of the
Garden City Banking and Trust COM
pany had expected that a run would he
made upon their institution. and were
ready to meet it,
Opened Earlier Than Usual.
They threw open the doors of the
bank an hour earlier than usual. as
they said they wanted to get the run
out of the way so that they could trans
act their usual business without beins
disturbed. Quite a crowd of depositors
gathered at the doors before they
opened. and as soon as the bank was
ready for business the depositors gave
the paying tellers all they cared do to.
The run was kept up with energy for
over an hour. and then died away At
the close of banking hours the officers
OF the institution announced that DUR
ing the day the amount of money taken
in was treble that paid out, and the
bank was declared to be in better
shape than at the opening Of the doors
in the morning.
Run on the Illinois Trust.
There was a slight run on the Illinois
Trust and Savings bank shortly after
it opened yesterday morning. the SIM
ilarity of it's name and that of the Ma
tional Bank OF Illinois having led some
depositors to believe that the former
was embarrassed During the run in
1893 President John L. Mitchell. of the
Illinois Trust, gave orders to pay all
depositors who called for their money
and was criticised by other bankers for
doing sc. Yesterday morning. as soon
as it became evident that there was
likely to be a crowd in the bank. in
structions were given the tellers to
serve the customary sixty-day notice.
but to pay all depositors who could
show that they wanted 500 of their
money for a legitimate purpose. The
result was that a score or more of peo-
pie who had lined up at the paying
tellers' windows soon dispersed. Before
the close of the banking hours the ex-
citement had died completely out.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-23
HELP FOR THE SMALLER EANks.
Tho Reason for Giving Notice-assign.
ments That Were Made.


ments That Were Made.
The giving of the notice was sane
toned by the clearing house committee,
and the object was (the Illinois Trust
being the strongest savings bank In
the city) to give the smaller ones the
opportunity to point to its action as
an excuse for giving the notices them
selves. which they did. and thus effect
ually stopped a run at any of the saw
ings banks. The Illinois Trust and
Savings bank is said to have $4,000. .OC0
in cash on hand. and was loaning mon-
ey instead of, as in 1888. calling loans
to meet the demands Of the savings
depositors. The run on the Hibernian
Savings bank was of short duration.
as the officers declined to make any
payment on time deposits unless given
the legal sixty-day notice.
The American Brewing. Mailing and
Elevator company, and George A.
Weiss Mailing and Elevator company.
and George A Weiss individually as
signed last evening in the county court.
No statement was filed as to assets
and liabilities. The two companies car
-ied on business at the same place.
The failure of the two corporations was
the result of the failure of the Ma
tional bank Of Illinois. The two COM
panies were borrowers from the bank
and indebted to the bank when IL failed
20 the amount Of over half a million.
Weiss is a son-in-law of President
Schneider. Of the National bank of uli-
nois.
Chicago. Dec. 23-Two Central STA
tion detectives searched the town Ia st
night for E. S. Dreyer and Robert Ber-
ger. for whose arrest on a charge of
embezzlement warrants were sworn out
yesterday afternoon before Justice Hall
by Frank z. Kennedy The firm of
Dicks & Kennedy kept its account at
Dryers bank. At noon Saturday
Kennedy made up his daily deposit and
took it to the bank. The currency and
checks aggregated sl5i.15. The bank
doors were closed. but on Kennedy
showing his book the doorkeeper per-
mitted him to enter and the receiving
teller accepted the deposit.
Kennedy's action in swearing out the
warrants was largely induced by the
treatment he received at the bank a
few minutes before his trip to Justice
Halls. He visited the bank to make @
courteous inquiry. and was told that IL
he did not leave the place Immediately
and voluntarily he would be forced to
do so under the escort of a policeman.
Treatment of this kind said Ken
nedy last night, made me indignant.
and l made UP my mind that after /
had lost my money I was at least enti-
tied to civil treatment No arrests
had been made at latest advices.
DENIAL OF THE ECKELs STATEMENT
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-23
Preparing for an E,nerycney.

Paulsboro. n. j.. Dec.23.-The Dupont
powder mills at Carvery's Point and
Gibston are working night and day to
I'LL large orders for the government
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-23
Another 'Nieger' Lysohing DIver..o..

birmingham. Ala, Dec. 23.-Joe
James. colored. was lynched at Wood
stock Monday night. He had attempted
to assault Fannie Smith. aged IL. while
she was or her way to school. He said
hewanted TO steal the girls lunch. He
was strung up in front of Strecklin'e
store in Woodstock
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-23
DENIAL OF THE ECKELs STATEMENT
Directors Indignant 1t What The Cur
rency Comptroller Says.

directors Indlguant NJ Wnot The Cur
rency Comptroller Says.
Directors of the insolvent National
Bank of Illinois are Indignantly deny
ing the justice of Comptroller Eckels'
criticism Of their alleged carelessness
in allowing the enormous loan to the
Calumet Electric Railway company to
be made. and then permitting an in
crease of the loan after they had re-
eeived warning to watch it The direc-
tors claim that the loan has not been
increased to their knowledge. but that
the accounts failed to reveal the extent
Of the credit allowed the Calumet COM
pany until recently. William d. Ker-
foot. one Of the directors. said that the
directory had left no stone unturned
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-23
Chicago Grain and Produce.


CHICAGO. Dec .,
Board Of Trade today: whca;-Dccemb.r
opened .tr. cipscd ssikc: May. opened
Sssc. CLOSED soc: July. opened IS. cio-el
.bsc- Corn-Jaaaary. opened FAC. closed
szxc; May opencd SIC. closed ssisc: saiy.
opened SIC. clos-d z5sS-. Oats - Dccsus.
Ter. opened I6i.c. close nominal: JANUARY
opened and closet nominal: May. opened iss.c
closed lsisc. Pork-Dcccmhcr. opensi an
clo ed nominal: January. opened ss.ss closed
SEE. Lard-Deccmbcr. opcncd and closed
nominal; January, opened Sjx,s. closed
o. So.
Produce: Bu,;cr-Ex,ra creamery. Sue to,
ID; extra dairy. isc Der 10; fresh packing stock.
sGsix Exgs-Frcsh stock. lsacDc per doz
Poultry-Turkeys. s1lio per 10: chicken
Chcns). Sc; spring chickens easlf: roos.
terS DC; ducks saac: gccse. sasc. Po-
tafocs-Burbanks. csazsc per bu: H.irosi.
BGSc. sweet Pota'ocs-Ili aois. slWdI 9,
per bb,. Honey-whiss clover. lyais per 10:
extracted. Sftsc. Apples-Commou 10 fancy.
ecGSi.O per bbl.
Chicago 1--we Stock.
CHICAGO. Dec 2.
Live stock-Pricrs as the Union Stock
yards today ranged ~ follows Hogs-Es,i.
mated receipts for the day. ss0i: sale.
10936 rough packing. % soSt3so rnirc1.
lots
Csttle-Es ina.ed receipts for "a. Cay.
t0J; quotations ranged a. s5sJIsoJ Chris
mas becvc-. esvJftsp choscs 20 extra slip-
ping steers. s4tSGsso good 80 cboscs do.
slsSGts5 fair fo good. $LsasD cofsfnor 60
medium do. tisoStAD butcher st-er-. sss -
s-5D ocx-rs. Ss.SaBso feeders. sisyl 80
cows. ssscSs.i5 heifers. si..s15.s bulls oE-a
and stays. s.slaAlo Texa steer. and $50 3
5.sS veal calves
sheep AMI Lambs-Es;ina'cd re~eiy:s for
the day. Hoo. saic- rzas-i ssBsdsBJ
western. $sOt3O Texans. eso)zSi ioJ natives
and SS0sa5 " isrnh.
ne Loe.s asssss.
cSn-lsoi.e.
Oeto-148ise.
ssI.;..,.;sI;s ss;E.se;;sI; ssxsr' -"a."ss
s3-.
ker-pssh. ise.
Casesens-se.
Turkeys-ss.
Ducks-sc-
Coal-acfs. Ne.
csssA-Dsseh91 psy Tor con fed sss.r sxc0
e: esvo - hsifefs. sxGU9sse; calves. ~
Children Cry for
p1tchoS'0 oo0toSla.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-23
cay VELERs' QUIDf.

7tcsGO, gOCK BLAND PACIFIC
!" R;S xay-1tcke.s eau be purchased CT bss
gage chac.0i 81 Il I&P TwoEtlsIu erect daro
or & 4 i Gspat cor'.sy Fifth syeEue an.
r. - ...sf s,reet Eraak 4. Plum.,e7. Agent
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-23
RUNONTHE BANKS
Chicago Has a Brief Furry in
Financial Circles.
3EQUEL OF THE BIG TROUBLE,

Some More Failures Reported. the Prin-
eipal Ones BEING Those Involved with
the National Bank Of Illinois - Two
Brewery Firms AssiSn-SiIght Runs on
Savings Banks That Are Met Easily
Two Bank Failures at st. Paul.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-23

pUaLINGToN ROUTa-C., 3. 4 @. aAJ!.
- wsy-Depot First seSoIc sne 5.ztssns
street X. J. Young, ,sept.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-23
TRAINS.

sArrival. tDspartu,s tDeiiy, sxcspt 3unan,
~ others csily. Telephone i02S
Sunday evenings = Pullman sleeper VII be .
the depot after 10: 80, which will leave or Ctics
90 at 2:5s a. N. Monday.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-23

81. L., Springfield, Peoria,
Bur. Quin via Monmouth
Chicago, Sterling, Clinton q
Dubuque -.....-....-s
Peoria, Feer5stovl. Bnr'
lingtop & West ---.....-.
st. Paul s. MluAeaDoiis. .--..
terlirg, Clinton & DUbuque
st. l. J., Ksrsas City, Denver
d Pac. Coast vis Galesb ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22
side mnnta ~ |. Vnrn,intr.,.

The Tacoma, Washington, Rife. Rod. and
Gun Club had a side hunt recently, in which
only =" vsrmints " were killed. BY " varmints I"
they meant anything that was deadly TO any
recognized game. They chose sides Of eight
each and the hunt lasted seven days, on I'VE Of
which the weather was drizzly and wet. Hero
Is what they killed; One weasel, SO crows, 2
maeples, Z coons, o owls. 2 minks. 1 eagle, 80
skunks, 4 hawks, and . Wildcats.
There was a time when side hunts were ex-
tremely popular. everything counting, from
game to vermln, and II was usually the game
heads that counted most, but now that there Is
solittle game It Is no longer popular to XIII for
count because IL sayors too much of killing for
= price. Netmin hunts have been recorded in
increasing numbers from time to time for some
years back: while squirrel hunts are rapidly go
ing out of favor.
They held q squirrel hunt lasting one day
up IN Herkimer county once. All the kinds of
squirrels they have there are red and ground
squirrels, and being mldwinter the ground
aqulrrels were all ALTERNATING. The hunters got
three bushels of red squirrels, two bushels of
rabbits varying hares), and half n dozen foxes.
THAT night they had q supper and dance. the
losing side paying for II. These hunts usually
wind up In a dance. so that the women folks can
have their share of the sport. too.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22
HABITS or THE SHAD.
some Interesting Facts About Its Tucoming
from the Sea.

The shad spends part of its life at sea and
part of 1t In fresh water. At the approach of
the spawning season It comes in from the sea
and seeks the fresh water streams to spawn;
at the close of this season IL goes to sea again,
there TO remain until the spawning season
again returns.
1t is not known absolutely whether the shad
remains in deep water in the ocean off the APP
| proach Of the river whence II came. or whether
IN winter II goes South into warmer waters. but
IL is commonly believed that when the shad re-
turns from whatever point at sea 1t may to
fresh water come. 1t returns to the river in
which II was born, but q percentage Of the shad
do not return It may be n great percentage.
II is certainly the expectation when shad fry
are placed In such n river as the Hudson that the
young fish which sur vive and go to sea will re-
turn to the Hudson: here the shores Of Long
island and New Jersey would serve as q great
ance.. to the opening to the bay and river.
1t Is not supposeedd led: hoTeyer, that he chad
ticular stream; in Chesapeake Bay shad would
s siGd%s the en- BAY iFG they TIVE %o sfd be so iisels to sssl e eneS the IN,
most convenient of the streams emptying into 1t.
ya Shaq a.. have " Sc, sometime sarIn n,r been N eau caught shtsd in lS,E
individual cases Of early maturity in shad
have been caught here. Roe shad have been
taken in the bay as late as August, but gen
orally the shad come in with the roe In the
condition that, might be expected in fish that
knew where they were going and when they
TO think OF the early shad with the advance
roe that 1t is. one that from some cause, per-
haps stress of weather. has overrun its river.
That the shad does not always seek its own
river is. plainly shown on the Pacific coast,
where the shad is not native, but was intro.
duced from the East. Shad were planted
there chiefly in the Sacramento River. but
they have now spread all along the coast as
Tar north as southern Alaska. There is. how
ever. along. the Pacific coast a cold current
which the shad does not seek to pass; It Is found
in the bays and estuaries. and can be caught
the year round. and the natural barrier that
prevents Its making an ofing has doubtless
led to Its general movement along the coast.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22

SINKS his mouse. with several buckshot, n ~ !,
DEED, INTO tho deep trout pool; II ihe animal
and let's II splash into the water. Red snulr.
rels have been known. 10 bo captured, by trout
as they g,wam the West Canada. while very
with success ms bait, but OF course only large
trout. over two. pounds, are so taken.
Moet OF the fishermen Will go In to get trout
10 count and not 20 weigh or measure. on the
first few days. and fishing will be mostly In the
tmS sat ts streams sIs p gTt lat LAT .ee ys s%orti TS wii man SS
who takes more man bait than trout bait will
buy his fish most likely.
are. n pair OF hip bonts Is u great comfort, as
with shoes one is sure TO get his feet wet, and
- often necessary 20 wade to be able to reach
the trout. Many prefer to wade anyhow, and
these will find the big boots a snbstentlal com.
fort. A pair of big hob-nailed shoes worn
over them. especially II tho feet of the boots
are thin, will save The boots from t6o much
wear. Dark or gray old suits OF clothes. and
therefore not conspicuous ones, are preferred
by most fishermen. a small. neat hat Is also
some use landing nets, some do not. but nm
expert considers "a landing net Indispensable
while fishing large streams, but IN brooks
fact that pocket scales are noe very much sold
In proportion to the number Of iishermen.
%ef as0 pair Sdr'p tha sn' Viii n weigh sSn fifteen %sa' Bounds sgS Ss
BY, two or four ounce Jumps. when asked why
this Is so. n dealer said that be believed the
satisfactory than that given by the scales.
Making ones own tackle Is a pleasant pas
time. but more expensive. 1t Is a useful
knack to know how to tie flies. and the fly
tying kit is not too large to take into the
woods. Very often u kind of real fly appears
which Is taken by the fish with tantalizing
to the fisherman whose flies are re-
fused. Then is the time the maker Of his own
flies sits down and soon has an artificial fly
for the time takes the fish with the great
CT ease and regularity.
Those fishermen who want TO make a big
sount score will do we'll to take n six-Inch rule
them to see that they save none shorter
than six inches estimated lengths don't go
the constables, who will be around to see
that no one violates the law forbiddin1 the
capture of trout less than six inches long.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22
asa. 600 Kinds OF Animals.

People unacquainted with natural history
nave no idea of what "a student OF even a branch
OF 1t must know. A man who makes "A spe-
clalty OF bats runs up against u marvellous mr.
ray of anImals-likewise the students OF the
squirrels and mice, birds, fish, and any OF the
rest. FrledlnndeT d Sons. German publish.
ers, arc about to get out q work enumerRting
the described species Of the animal kingdom.
About 100 volumes of, say, $50 pages each will
The page. There are about 3s6. 900 anImaiSS
known, Any one who would like Ia know what
this means should sit down and with a pencil
write down the names Of all the different kinds
81 animals he or she can think of-mammals,
birds, reptiles, fish, beetles. butterflies, and
and the calculator Will be astOnished at what
a lot he doesn't know,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22
THE ~ ECTRIC sUCK Err.
A Account OF q Wonderful Fish
Found In the Nile.

~
In an article In Ueber Land und Nicer on
Electrical Phenomena In the Animal World"
DR.. Frolich tells about a sucker first found in
the Nile and Its tributaries by modern scien-
titio men in 1881, but we'll known to the an
Gent Egyptians as the sucker thunderer god, I"
being worshipped as such in q sucker. god tenn
pie In the city of the thunder-sucker or Orur-
rhUnchos. The reason they called 1t the thun-
der-sucker, instead OF the ''thunder-ish." was
the English speaking people as the electric cat
tash). to the Germans as the Zitterwels- or the
shad- that max es one tremble 1t grows to a
length OF about n foot, of which the head and
nose take up a quarter. and at the deepest part
measures more than a quarter of its length
just why the modern scientific men did not
know Of this fish before is a question n layman
fnds,it hard TO answer except that.the sucker
is II bottomy fish. The old Egyptians probably
some philosopher was meditating over q mud
puddle left by the recedinG water. He saw n
funny fish struggling In the water. and, out OF
q desire for knowledge. reached for the fish
Of the philosopher hard by they probably saw
the philosopher act surprisingly-as tho stole
Indian did when he got hold of a galvanic hat
terry. Thereafter the fish was worshipped, hay
der-eod Of the skies" although the ancients
learned OF to-day.
A peculiar thing about the various electri-
cal fish Is that should one swim. even at a con
siderable distance frOmsa human bather. the
bather wOuld know OF its proximity by an
electrical sensation while many of them
have batteries actually nt to kill a horse on
beings In the matter of weapons, "for they stun
their prey at n great distance In the water"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22
HUNTING PERUVIAN CAME.
An EnEIishmRn's Account OF HIs Fine snort
In the Highlands.

Hunting In the highlands of Peru Is a very
ENJOYABLE II little known sport. according 10
an Englishman "whO spent some days hunting
from 10000 to $4,000 feet above the sea on
grassy plains or In valleys surrounded By high
mountains" There Is considerable small
g~amc-snipe, ducks, culiculi IA kind ~ grouse)
and quiyiO IA kind Of guinea fowl but tho
game a sportsman out for II day or two seeks
Is vicuha and alpaca. The vicuha Is the wild
llama, and is a shy animal with great vitality,
requiring neck or shoulder shots 10 XIII. 'fhe
alpaca Is the mountain yicuha, living on tho
coarse and scanty forage OF It's home region.
Its wool is a foot long, but so curly and fine
that il fits TO its body like IA darky's hair.
Both are related closely To the guanaco of
the Patagonia deserts, which sometimes wan
ders into the uplands OF Peru.
Tho Englishmnn carried a 44-40 American
rltle ana y lb'gauge shotgun for small game.
Entering "A large pampu,N he writes, I'VE
sighted 4 herd OF yiCunH. We tried TO ride
around them, but they made OF. passing Ash.
more at about 200 Yards. Lying down, lie
Opened IRE and n fine specimen rolled over.
We cleaned IL, loaded II onto a pack mule, and
rode On, soon striking another herd al seven,
At 40 yards dropped one dead. This we took,
ana soon after bHggcd two brace OI Gull cult"
That ntsht the hunters rolled up In their
blankets on the mud tioor OF a hut; M
strung from post To post would have been bet
ter. Next day. after a restful night, they be
gan 10 shoot the valley adjacent 10 CRraguiri."
some OF the writer's bullets hit two yicuha at
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22
One Way OF Catching Fiddler Crabs.

There are various ways OF catching fiddler
crabs. One way Of catching the black or mud
fiddler. tho one that bores into meadow banks
along salt creeks. is with two boards so placed
as to form a deep-sided letter v. The fisher
man seeks a spot where there Is o little strip
Of sand at low water. between tho base OF tho
mud bank and the waters edge. The crabs
como out Of their holes and go down 10 the
edge OF the water, often in great numbers. The
fisherman. comes over the meadow with his
boards, which he tets up on edge as quietly as
he can on the sand, with the opening OF the v
toward the water. Then he alarms the crabs,
and they come scurrying up the little beGsh
In multitudes. bound for their holes. AS
they come they, carry their big clawa loft, some
what as the soldier carries his gun. II Is from
this habit that the fiddler crab gets the name
OF soldier crab by which 1t is also known. Those
crabs that are opposite the opening In the v
hustle with the rest of the line, but when they
strike the board sides they are thrown more
and more together, until they converge IN u
outside. takes them out by the handful.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22
SPORT FOR DARING MEN.
shark Hunting on Cuba ms Described by =
Native.

II there Is any one who has tired Of the tame
sport Of shooting deer, moose. panthers, wild
cats, brown and grizzly bears, and OF catching
little trout, black bass, and salmon, and has
a longing for sport with IA swing to II, let him
go TO Cuba. Resides the chances OF being
captured. or shot by Spaniards as n spy, he
will find there Il sport which, for real live
danger. IA unequallcd, even by the killing OF
n roaring wounded tiger. the charge OF a herd
of angered elephants, and beside which even
wounded bull moose are no longer charming.
According to a Cuban now in Brooklyn,
shark fishing Is a sport to be dreamed about.
The Cuban shark fishermen take chunks Of
beef and throw them overheard out beyond
the reefs, where the dorsal fins of sharks are
TO be seen cutting the water with n vicious
swish, like the plunge OF a modern rifle bullet
into a stream. Instantly there Is u rush. N 10
make ordinarily brave men blanCh. for the
Is the time for the sportsman 10 do as the
Cuban fisherman does. Stripping OF his light
among the fish, and thrus.s the knife TO the
nearest sharks heart, \ quick wrench opens
fairly begins. Its death 70 a man who then
loses his nerve. There is hope for the buck.
but none for the man amons ths wS shnTEe 'Sor'
~Ihe-Gnuban, expert watches, his chances,
them one by one, and soon the water Is filled
with sharks Tapping. their last in the water
red with blood, When a shark &C mes for
him, no glides to one side, and as the shark
bags OF twenty live or thirty man-cating
sharks MAJ, be captured thus In a few minutes.
the head Is boiled IN a big iron SOAP cnl
dTon, A tooth OF a healthy. shark is ivory
white, with a hard, porcelain finish, and could
Of these teeth. One row OF them cut out
would look like a saw, the teeth being obtuse-
tHotl. being cut intn minute tooth. The
sharks bite a mans Lex OFT, aud do not tear IL
long strings out Of these teeth for heads. that
the squaws may think much OF the hunters,
ana one would supDose that a string of them
would not ~ unacceptable " q pRieface's