The representative., 1897-10-27
"CURING TOMMY MURPHY.

Prosperity has "arriv." Mckinley
mas fourteen suits of new clothes, and
Rockefeller has bought his wife a new
bonnet. And here are some of the
proofs that this single gold standard
is good thing:
NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-W. G. Hitchcock
& Co.. dealers in silks. today assigned to
w. J. Curtis. The firm was one of the
largest in the trade here The lawyers for
the hrm said that the liabilities would ex-
ceed $l,UO.OO0 but 1t was hoped that the
assets would prove equal to this amount.
Inc only preference Is $52, 900 to cover
claims of employees and money on deposit,
No cause was assigned for the failure.
STlLLWATER, Mimi. Oct. 22-Mc-
Laughlin and Kitty today assigned their
boot and shoe business, and the Palace
dry goods store. H. N. Setter was named
as assignee The statement Of assets and
liabilities Is not yet filed.
ABERDEEN. s. D.. Oct. 22.-The Bank
OF Verdan, which has been conducted for
several years by e. H. Snowden. has been
closed permanently. Depositors will ba
paid in full. Lack Of profit is the reason
given for discontinuing the banking busi-
ness oy MI Snowder.-A1 baby girl few
days old was left on the steps OF the
presentation academy this morning. The
pabe was found lying in a grape basket
scantily covered and exposed to the chilli
ing frost. note was found pinned to the
child's clothing. commencing the little one
to the kind care OF the sisters. and stating
that the mother would call for her in
three years. The child has been baptized
and very appropriately christened Ursula
Frost
AsHEvILLE, N. c., Oct. 22.-Tbe Ma
tfonal Bank Of Asheville has closed fts
doors. No statement has yet been made.
rms leaves but one bank here AS soon as
the announcement was circulated run
was made on the Battery Park bank Up
to p. m. more money had been taken in
than paid out. The Battery Park had SIS
wv cash at the last showing and will have
800 eco In cash tomorrow. The run on the
Battery Park bank stopped about y. m
ieavlne more money in the bank than when
IT opened this morning. The statement OF
the national bank Is to the effect that
inability to make collections was the cause
of the failure. and that 1t is probable tha
assets will be sufficient to pay all de-
pOstors.
Minneapolis Journal, Oct 2a-The hole
sale dealers in meats are up in arms and
propose TO make 1t warm for the small
butchers who, they claim. have been MAX
ing assignments which are fraudulent The
first evidence of the condition Of the minds
Oh the Dig dealers fouEd expression this
morning in the court room of Judge Jami-
son. where SchwarZchild & Sulzberyer
made application for a receiver for tha
FRANKLIN avenue butchers. Charles e.
Adler & Bro. "
EDGERTON, Wis, Oct. 19-The doors %
the Edgerton bank were closed soon after
opening. a notlce was posted on the VIM
cow that the bank would be closed until ?
CLOCK TOT examination. The doors did
not reopen. The bank was organized in
1880, and had a capital stock of s5o oon
Inc last statement made to the state hanL
eAamlner showed there was due depostors
$l48,3SlS6 The assignment is said to bava
peen Its brought about by the settling of the
LONDON. Oct. 17-Thursday.s advanca
IN the bank rate to per cent was not a
surprise. since 41,GO0.0O0 in gold had been
WI WITHDRAWN within week. making e5OO0.-
wv since June last. Gold continues in
strong demand, but the wtthdra wal of co
giles has been checked by the raising of tha
price TO 16s 119d per ounce. Higher rates
anu uearer money may be looked for
STOCKS are inactive. though home RAILWAYS
nave improved. American galway securi-
Ties nave suffered a sharp reaction of from
to AZ points. owing to liquidation in New
YORK and the tendency to await develon-
ments. p-
CHARLESTON. s. c., Oct &c q
ihcAney' Jr., manager. and the holder OF
controlling interests in the Farmers Min
ing company. the Wappoo mills tho H.
Shoe mills and Magnolia Mining comnany
suspended payment on Saturday. ArcorJ'
ing to best information obtainable. the liza
p,.i'its n1 are IN the neighborhood of $40. 600.
Mr. flnckney has made no statement of
assets. lie mas considerable property.
Ihree banks in a string. God be
praised! And all this puts us in mind
or the bill which the Irish doctor sent
to Mrs. Murphy: For curing Tommy
Murphy-till he died, $1,000"
when the great American republic
Is destroyed Plutocracy can send in a
similar bill to the people:
For producing general prosperity
I'LL the universal smash-up came-ten
billion dollars" IN