The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-30

BorH houses Vi C.rerr# 1lroel last
Wedn'sdly to IH.eiif, IauuuN 3.
A BRIDGE al Wl.c.ue, W Va. crowded
with pr0Hja IeUWuInl FROM t-tt d Sole
vice gave ~il ono u.gl las. week. prrcip'-
ta.iug Il people ufu III D Creek, twenty
feet below. Oua Was killed outright, TWO
fatally, and many seriously injured.
THOMAS SHARKEY was last Friday paid
IS 500 of the $1,000 prize for the hghi be-
tween him and Flizsimmons. The money
was in the Anglo-Californian bank a San
francisco, and s. 800 of the sum had been
attached Sharkey appeared not to care for
the 81 800, and seemed glad to get away
with what he did.
THE Bank OF Minnesota, located at St.
Paul. closed its doors last Wednesday.
Lack Of ready money was the cause. Ac-
cording to the last statement of this bank it
had a paid up capital of S600,000; surplus,
| 100000; undivided prof =, SAB, $50; indi-
vidua deposits, 81, IA, $50; bank deposits,
500, $40, and loans aud discounts, 81 433,
$50.
AN incendiary fire occurred few days
| ago in the state penitentary at Jefferson
| City. The origin of the fire has been traced
to gang of thirty-three convicts in the
clothing department., some of whom fred a
| bundle of refuse under a stairway in the
clothing department early in the night. The
| fire smouldered until nearly midnight when
it burst into blaze. The incendiary act
was no doubt done in a hope of escape.
Notwithstanding the excitem lent, Warden
Pace aud the guards at no time lost control
of the prisoners. The loss was small
THE Grand Trunk express train from
Portland, Me-, due at Lewiston at 30 NJ +,
was thrown from the track by broken rail,
| last week Monday morning, wo miles east of
Danville junction. The baggage, smoker,
and passenger cars went over an emOank-
| ment twenty-five feet. The engine and
| tqpHpr ramainpd tha trpp
| five passengers on the train, seventeen were
| injured, but none seriously. The escapes
were miraculous. Frost had probably
cracked the rail, which was broken when
| the locomotive struck il.
THE National Bank OF Illinois, one of the
| Oldest known banking institutions in Chi
cago, with assets of between twelve and
fifteen millions of dollars, closed its doors
last week Monday MOI ming. The failure was
a great surprise in financial aud business
circles. The cause of the suspension, as
| given in the resolutions adopted by the
Clearing House Committee is " unwarrant-
able and injudicious loans " through which
the capital and surplus of said bank is Sc
riously imperiled, II not absolutely lost"
The national bank examiners are in charge
of the bank, and receiver will be APP
| pointed.
FRANK G. Mills who since 1875 has been
| the trusted treasurer OF the Boston Safe De-
post and Trust Company, is a defauter in
a sum estimated all the way from $4,000 to
! 100000. Speculation in stocks was the
cause Of his downfall. Mr.. Miles owns fine
farm in Londonderry where he has spent
his summer vacations in late years. Mr..
Miles is a fugitive from justice. Regarding
| this defalcation, the Boston News Bureau
of last Thursday says From the best in
formation we get the defalcation of Treas
urer Frank G. Miles of the Boston Safe De-
post and Trust Company, will reach higher
| figures than at first thought possible At the
same time the company's surplus OF 81 ,000,-
COO will remain intact, the undivided profits
and income, 1884 ,469 more than off-setting
all possible losses. Rumor has it that the
American Surety Company may refuse to
pay the treasurer's $4,000 bond, for the
reason that the Safe Deposit and Trust
Company allowed Miles to get away.