Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-23
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

/ Foreign News.
j LONDON, Dec. %. Charles Helmbold,
son of the late DR.. Helmbold, of New
York, who was arrested here on Tues
day last, charged with having threaten:
ed to kill United States Consul General
Osborne, was to-day taken to an asylum
for the insane.
VICTORIA, Labuan, Dec. 23.-The
Sikh police force attacking the strong
hold of the insurgent Matsalleh has
been forced to retire. Adjutant Jones
and six Skhs were killed.
LONDON, Dec. 23.-Lady Millais,
widow of Sir John Millais, the late
president of the Royal Academy, is
| dead.
DoRTMUND, Prussia, Dec. 23.-Si1-
teen persons were killed by an explo-
sion of fire damp in the Kaiserstuhl II
pit here yesterday.
LONDON, Dec. pa dispatch from
Rome says that at q meeting OF the
Italian cabinet to-day it was decided to
dispatch squadron to Chinese waters.
CALCUTTA, Dec. 23.-The Bengal
Cham Der Of Commerce has sent sn ad-
dless to the government, in when it
says that the time has arrived to adopt
the gold standard, pointing out that it
is four years since the minis were
closed, leaving India without cur
rency system, asserting that the sus.
pense is harmful to trade.
GAMBIA, Island of Crete, Dec. 23.-
There has been a renewal of conflicts
between the Mussulmans and Christ
iaus. The former. yesterday, attacked
caravan near Amino, and killed
twelve Christians.
ToULoo, Dec 23-In view of the dis
quieting news from the Island Of Crete,
two French cru sers have been made
ready to sail for the island at a nc
ment's notice. The cruiser Pascal sail.
| ed for China to day.
MADRID, Dec. 23.-The Queen Re
gent has signed the appointment of
General Gonzalez Munoz as captain
general of the Philippine Islands.
Bank and Trust Company Suspend.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 23-The
doors of the Chestnut Street National
Bank were closed this morning by d.
rection Of National Bank Examiner
Hardt. It's affairs are now in the hands
of the bank examiner. The bank has
az ell times held good reputation but
it has been known for some time that
its business had fallen off considerably.
The suspension, however, was q great
;urprise, especially so in view in the
high standing of is officers. VIM. NJ.
| Sipcerly is its president and Isaac
Coope. vice-president. The bank was
started in 1887 on capital of 100000
with Robert Z. Pattison IS president.
When the latter took his seat as gov
ernor in 1891, Mr.. Singerly succeeded
him. No statement of the banks liza
bili,ies could be obtained this morning.
The Chestnut Street Trust and Saw
ings Fund Company, the officers of
which are identical with those of the
bank and the offices being located in
| the same building, was also closed for
business to day, but to what extent the
trust company is involved is not known.
The bank was city depository and
there were city funds 10 the bank to the
amount Of $685.: S54. The State of Penn
sylvania also had on deposit with the
bank on December l, 1925, 600, accord
ing TO the official statement Of State
Treasurer Haywood, issued on that
date. The bank was also depository
of the national government but the
government is fully protected against
loss by holding 100000 United States
bonds as security. Il is said that the
bank holds the funds OF the city police
and fremen's pension fund. the school
teachers pension and annuity fund, and
deposits of the Fairmount Park COM
mission, which latter includes requests
for the park improvement. During the
past few weeks President Singerly has
made great efforts 10 enable the bank
to meet its liabilities.
Yesterday the matter was laid before
the clearing house committee of the
Philadelphia banks and at a meeting
OF the committee proposition to issue
$4,000, 900 six per cent preferred stock |
of the Record Publishing Company
as collateral for loans was considered.
The investigation developed that this
offer was not sufficient to justify the |
banks in advancing the needed funds.
The members of the clearing house say
thai no other banks are involved in
the failure.
Concerning this phase of the case Mr.. sia.
gerly said to-day that arrangements had
been made to make an extra stock issue OF
100000 by the Record Publishing Com
PAM. and that it was thought that would be
satisfactory bu: some how OF other the plan
fell through"
HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec est was an.
nounced to-day by the State treasurer that
The State las S225,000 on deposit in the
Chestnut Street National Bank of Phlade.
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