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Otherwise.

or Ia ulet TO be closed.
Otherwise.
The Merchants Bank Of Lincoln has
closed it's doors. No statement is yet
given out. The bank had a capital OF
$4,000.
>Griswold & Gillett, bankers and
brokers. New York, have made an as
signInent for the benefit of their cred
itors to William +. Tufts.
A dividend of 2 per cent has been de.
clared on the preferred stock of the
United States Rubber company, pay
able July 10, 1897.
On a foreclosure bill filed at Chi
cage by Charles +. Gunther. Stewart
Spalding was appointed receiver of the
Libby Prison War Museum associa-
tion.
The Ohio supreme court has de,
clared the law unconstitutional which
was passed last winter adopting the
Torrens system Of recording land
titles.
Gov. Ellerbee of South Carolina an
nOunced positively last night that
there would be no extra session Of the
legislature. He has not yet decided
whether to disband the state constab-
ulary.
The Curry mine, at Norway, Mich,
has closed down with small prospect
of resuming this season. This leaves
but n active iron mine in the town,
which has already suffered severely by
dull times.
The judicial council of the American
Medical association, at a meeting
called at Philadelphia for that purpose,
dismissed the charges which have
been pending for three years against
the Cleveland Medical society.
Suit has been begun at Houghton,
Mich, by the widow Of Peter Malm.
strom, a miner who was %suffocated by
the great fire in the Osceola mine in
1895, for $4,000 damages. 1t is the
first of a series of thirty, all for the
same sum.
Tie Kentucky silver Democratic
platform reaffirms faith in the princi.
pies set forth in the Chicago platform
and indorses the canvass made by Mr..
Bryan. There was one dissenting vote
out Of 1000 to the adoption of the re-
port.
State Treasurer Collins of Florida
has resigned and j. Il. Whitfield, ex'
clerk of the supreme court, has been
appointed. His resignation saves the
state $4,000 expenses Of trial, while
the shortage will probably be made
good by his bondsmen,
The Kentucky Democratic state con.
~vcntion this year had only n nOmina'
ton to make. After the contest be.
tween several aSpirants was waged for
two days Samuel j. S~hackelord was
nominated on the tenth ballot for clerk
of the appellate court.
1t has been discovered that pieces
have been Clipped off several ancient
gravestones in the old Granary bury,
ing ground at Boston. The stones ovel
the graves of Paul Revere, John Han
cock and Gov. Increase Sumner al
show marks of vandalism.
Tie American plate glass works, the
largest outside of the trust, has re
sumed operations at Alexandria. Ind
In all 500 skilled men are being put tc
work. The starting of this factory
will cause a fiu%ctuatiOn of plate glass
prices. which the trust increased wheI
the fire occurred.
About fifty employees Of Sutherland
jones hardwood saw mill at Munising
Mich, are out or q strike. The meI
were getting S1.25 n day and up. They
ask for $40 and up. The managers
replied that hereafter they would pay
hut S1.1O and up, and the strike was
the result.
The new armored cruiser Brooklyn
hos sailed for England to participate
in the queens jubilee celebration t.
take place this month. The Brooklyn
sails under command of Rear Admira
J. y. Miller. She was chosen to rep
resent the United States as being one
of the finest ships in the navy.
Brig. Gen. John X. Miner, recently
promoted from colonel of the Tentl
cavalry, has filed his application fol
retirement on account Of service. The
application will be granted and the
nomination of his successor as briga
dier general. who will be Col. Henry
c. Merriam. of the Seventh infantry.
Nine German Catholic pastors OF
Cincinnati nnoun that hereafter ser
mons in English as well as in German
will be preached in their churches
This is done in furtherance Of tn,
spirit Of the recent papal DEGREES look
ing TO the conduct of Catholic worship
in the established language Of the
country.