The Forrest City times., 1897-01-08
CHRONOLOGICAL.
Brief Notes of the More Important
 Happenings of 1896.
THE YEAR AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Financial and Industrial Interests-Nota- ble Disasters of Various Kinds-Crimes and Lynchings-The Political Arena
 sportsman's Column.
BUSINESS FAILURES.
A FEW OF THE BIG BANKING CON
 GERMS

FEW OF THE BIG BANKING CON
 GERMS.
 Jan. u-Exchange, Greeley Center, Neb Jan. l6-lrish- American Minneapolis Jan. lI-Farmers national Portsmouth O. Jan, 2O-Bank of Commerce. Grand Aeiachi Maynard's. Apple River. Iii. ,osA Apr 22-American national. Denver. Col, Apr 24-Grand Forks tN. D. national May 2S-Bank of New England. Manches- June n-John A. Thompson's bank. Ed ihphrg, ma. First national, Larned, Kan June l6-FiIst national, and Bank of Cheney. Cheney. Wash.
 Aug. 6-Amerlcan national, New Orleans Aug. l1-security, Duluth, Minn.; sSoo, ,ooo ... Murray Hill. New York, $5OO,OO0
 Aug. 12-Bank at National City. Col. .o Aug; 2-Sioux national, Sioux City la. Sept. 2-Manufacturers' bank. West Du- HSth, Mlnn; State Loan & Trust Co. bank. Sept. First national. Helena, Mont. Sept 5-Jackson county. Black River Falls Sept lo-Mutual national. New Orleans Sept. l1-Bank of Commerce. New Orleans Oct. lO-Security Trust Co, Nashua N ii Oct. l2-kirst national, Eddy, N NJ Oct lLMarine national. Duluth Minn.. Second national, Rockford, Ill. Bank of e96mmfEce; 611 fradyGsal,. gGtsfal9. N :n,. Y q, n,n Of Pukwana, s. D.
 Nov. 5-Marine national, Duluth. Minn. Nov ls-First national. Sioux City. la. Nov. 2s-Dakota national. Sioux Falls, $. D.
 Nov 30-First national Tyler, Tex Mis- souri national. Kansas City; s1.lSl 900, Dec. u--National Bank of Commerce Duluth, Minn. First national. Niagara. Dec. A--National bank of Illinois at Chl- eogo-E; s. Dreyer X Co. Chicago sl 2oO.00C Dec. 22-Bank of Minnesota, and Union stockyards bank, at St. Paul
 Dec. 23-Bank of West Superior. Wis.,. American Banking 6 Trust Co. Auburn. Dec. 2e-security Mortgage & Trust Co. Dallas, Tex: s200O.e .eoo-Atlas national. Chi- LARGER COMMERCIAL CONCERNS INVOLNlNG LIABILITIES OF S500.000 OR OVER.
 Jan. 3-At Philadelphia. Solicitors Loan Jan. iO~At Philadelphia, Keene, sutter- lee X Co. exporters and importers. A,- Jan. l4-At Minneapolis. American Saw ings and Loan association
 Jan. 23-Wiliam Foster, Jr., mining and manufacturingtotiicei in New Yorkl ,S5O0,0O0 Jan 29-At Louisville. Belle of Nelson dis Feb. 6-At New York R & Il. Adams. cot ton goods manufacturers $500000.
 Feb. 10-At Columbus. O.. Northern Fire association, 500 000,
 Feb. 29-Baltmore & Ohio Railroad Go. Go $500 0OOO
 Mar. I4-At St. Paul. Patrick H. Kelly, NnOIeSdle TneTGDuDt. $l.UU,UbD
 Mar l6-At New Haven. Conn, Peck Bros. Co, manufacturers of plumbers and steam filters ma terials, $650 900.
 Apr. 22-At Cincinnati, Smith & Nixon. piano dealers. $S00,J00.
 Apr. 23-At Little Rock. Ark, James F. Joyce X Co: So25,000,
 May l-At Detroit. J. l.. Hudson & Co. clothiers; s500,000.
 May SAt New York. American Trading May 9-At Akron. O., Ferdinand Schu- macher, president American Cereal Co.,; May SO-At St Louis, United Elevator Co.,: s2000.00O
 June At San Jose, Cal. Jacob Rich, and First St railroad; $6O0.000
 July 23-At Wyandotte, Mich, James T. Hurst, lumberman S50O000.
 Aug. l-Columbus (O) Buggy Co.,: s500,- o00....At Bay City. Mich, Samuel G. M. Gates, lumberman; S6i4.OO0.
 Aug. S-At Chicago, Moore Bros, dealers in Diamond Match and New York Biscuit stocks: s20,000,000.
 Aug. 6-At Chicago. George w. Hankins: q, 300 ,000,
 Aug. ls-At New York, S. F. Myers & Co. manufacturing jewellers, s500.000
 Aug, ls-At New York. Archer Pan- Aug, 2l-At Alexandria. Ind. Union Steel Aug 2G-At New York. Hilton, Hughes & Go, dry goods merchants; sI .000,000
 Sept. S0-At Atlantic City. la. r. r. Whit Nov. iS-ferre haute and Indianapolis 1 Dec. il-W. F. Shade and F. II. ciough. operantlng Clear kiyer S, ero wooden mills. Bur Dec. 22-G. A. Weiss Mating & Elevator Co.,. Chicago; s5U0,000.
 Dec. 26-Norton S Co.,. millers. Chicago: Dec. 2s-W. NJ & J. s. Van Nortwick, bankers and manufacturers. at Batavia. Ill; s2.OO0.ooO