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DRAMATIC END


nolE Legislature.
SPRINGFIELD. Ills, Dec. 22,--Amld
scenes OF riotous disorder and intense
excitement the house to-day passed the
Republican senatorial apportlonment
bill by a vote Of seventy-nine yeas to
nrty-four nays. There were but two
votes to spare. 1t was a hair-brendth
escape from defeat for the Republican
managers Representative Patrick
AIcany Of Chicago, saved the bill for
the Republican organization, He FUR
nishcd the seyeRty-sevcnth vote neces-
sdry 10 pass the measure ana when he
ended speech with the words 81 vote
yea" state Treasurer Henrg Hertz,
Republican leader who stood at his side,
trembling with anxiety ana excite
ment. flung his arms about Meany's
neck and hugged hIm as though he
were long lost son returned from the
Klondike. Representatives Funk and
ScroErin, the Mclean county klckers
then voted for the bill making seventy
nine In all.
II was dramatic end OF the Oppor-
tionment fluht IN the house. The Dem
ocrats shouted and teercd and did their
best to make so much noise that busl-
ness could not be transacted. A score OF
the loudest tongued men mounted their
desks and started hullabnloo that was
maintained until two calls OF the roll
were finished SO great was the tumult
that everybody In the state house was
drawn 10 tho scene and the floor OF
Representatives H0ll was crowded with
excited men, whom neither the speak
crs gavci nor the gerge9Ht-at-arms
could control.
To-duy's events inBures tho success ot
the apporttonmcnt NJ the senate ts cer-
tain to pass the bill tho first week In
January
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ITALY DECLINES
England's Proposal for Joint os-
cupation OF Chusan,
OWING TO HER OBLIGATIONS

To Gsrmauy- british Government has
Also Proposed 10 RUssis Conference
om the Chinese Question with View
ofAvoidtng Dangerous RiVaIFiss-Ths
Press OF Europe Interested as to the At
dtuds Great pFIialn and ths United
statrsare Likely TO Adopi-JAPun Is Get
ting Ready 10 Rnnls Her Feathers.
Something viii Drop Soon.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 22.--com-
menting on the strained relations be-
tween Japan and Russia over Korel,
the Chinese papers report that the Jap
anese army IL full Of Russian spies
discussed as japanese. and thht the
Russian army IS being tampered with
by Japanese emissacies, who are do
ing all they can 10 stir up. dissatfsiie-
tion. Commenting upon Klao-Chau af.
fairs the Asahi says that the action OF
the Germans In having suddenly seized
Kiao-Chau on the preteXt Of the muir
der Of missionaries Is outrageous, and
that It dlsturbs the peace Of the far
east admits OF no discussion. Japan be-
fng near the scene Of trouble, cannot re-
gard the matter lightly Sooner or later
a line Of policy TO be pursued towards
the affair must be decided upon. The
foreign office has therefore given in
structlons to the Japanese ministers In
vnrious foreign countries 10 make re-
ports concerning the matter.
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CLEVELAND, Dec, 2S.-rhc marshall
INK of forces In the Ohio seuatolret con-
test has been begun. Charles Kurtz, of
Columbus. has dropped nll prctcnsc Of
not seeking to defeat Senator Hanna,
and has for come time been organizing
his forces. To-day there were many Inn
portant conferences In Senator Hanna'd
ofllce among hls llcu,ennnts In different
parts Of the state, Among those who
visited the senator were Judge George
X. Nash, chairman OF the Republican
executive committee OF Ohio; Harry
Daughcrty, chairman OF the Republican
state central committees John r Malloy,
clerk of the house Of representatives aud
a candidate FOR reelection; Col AlcNan-
der Calno, clerk " the state senate and u
candidate FOR reelection and President
u. u. WuodmnuBoc and Secretary e. H.
Case OF The Ohio League Of Republican
Cluba Although none Of these gentlc.
men would reveal what trunsplrcd Ot
their conferences, tho Hrnpnl import VI
the mtruugt 8 easily inferred,
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RLMIRA, n. Y, Dec 23,-George A.
c. orme, indicted for murder in the first
degree was acquitted to-day, orme shot
James Punzo at Horse Heads on July s
last, at the home of Mrs orine. Mrs.
Orme wac also shot but recovered. Pun
10 was tnken to the hospital where he
died a month after the shooting. Physl-
clans used %-rays TO locate the bullet,
and the defense maintained that that
was the main cause Of death.
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Special Dispatch TO tho intellIEoneer.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec, 25,--Ctr-
tlncntes OF pensions have been issued to
west virginia applicants ns followsi
Herease--Pairicli Farley Wheeling,
20 Sg per month. isaac wilkins lndo-
pendcnce.ti7 pcr month. Widow-Nn Nancy
i. stsfcrfena Alta, 3i2 pet month. 9th
or pensions have been issued ns follows:
James tlakalhorn, East Liverpool o.,
original pension, s.; John G. Roberts,
MARITIME Ferry, Ohio, 50. Orion A.,
Zhne, Bridgeport, ohio, So. nmclIno
Hudson, Greensboro, Pa widow, IS per
tupuih
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plTrsRuRGu, Dec a-Cirntsics
Homestead mills will soon bp the llrggst
w lhn world, Another big addition rur
which ufuhl.hnlB urr now al work ON tho
plano, win hn made 18 pIrly.nH possible
II viii boz o. universal nhio min W great
tr capacity lhun nny ever before dfHIgn.
ol. rnp mll win OCCUPY the ground roe
c.NIlN n,luul hy Ihr company IN
li#HW0l1 near Munhll .ltDun nhd
Wlll employ q large 9w. of m.u WIN
I. thr CunNMo company win have .ho
NrWai capacity iur the production uf
mtiyefti ri3,t5 Ia ih' Wafla,
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CLEyELAND'S CONFEDERATION.
Oyer Half Million DoilarS Worth OF
Property Sacrificed to the FiHmss-btre
Started by an Explosion.


CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 23.-Flre
broke ont in the business centre OF the
city at o'clock this afternoon, and,
destroyed property worth nearly a mil
lion dollars. The Power block on Frank
fort street, owned by ]. 3, Perkins, six
stories high and made of brick, was
consumed above the second story, and
the rear OF the brick Wiltshire block, SIX
stories high, owned also by Mr.. Per-
klns and fronting on Superior street.
was burned The fire started py the eN-
plosion OF Il large can OF ben2lne In the
iIthographlng establishment OF Johns
& COmpany. In the Power block. WIN
,oV,s were blown out and several EN-
pioyes escaped with difficulty by tho
fire escapes and bridge leading TO the
Wiltshire block. q,
1t IS believed the losses viii come
close TO million dollars, The principal
losers arc. Johns & Company Htho'
graphers, Power block, S225,00t; j, Il.
Hudson, clothier on stock by fire anu
water, 100000 ]. q. Perkins on Power
block, 100000; j. b. Perkins on Black
stone building. $4,000; i. Il. Perkins
on WHghire building, 100000; II, {.
Rouse on Century building, $1,000
The losses Of scores Of tenants, espe-
cIaItp IN the Power ana Blackstone
buildings the latter Of which was oecu-
pied mainly by lawyers. with costly IL
braries. will be heavy. About 20 per cent
OF the losses are covered by insurance.
Lieutenant McFeeters, OF the fire de-
partment. fell through the floor IN one
OF tin buildings and was badly, though
not fatally hurt. The FIRE wan got under
control about o'clock, though dozen
engines are still at work on It and VIII
probably continue all night.
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SERIOUS CHARGE
Against Prominent AIsn,bsr Of HsnEy
Ward Dssehsr's Ola Church -GaIlty OF
the Most ReprshennihIs Hasoality,

ward heechef'e Olu Nhurch-GnNty OF
the Most RsprshsnsihlS Itaseallty,
NEW YORK, Dec, cs-wiitiam II.
Kent a well-known lawyer of brook
ign, a prominent member OF Plymouth
church, in the Sunday sehcol of which
he Is a teacher ana tho organizer of
the Penny Savings Bank, connected
with the Bethel Mission Sunday School,
a branch of Plymouth, Is in Jail IN
Brooklyn, having been arrested on
warrant charging him with forgery,
Kent Is accused by Mrs, Mary II. Nc
Cord. OF brooklyn, Of falsely certifying
and acknowledging n satisfaction OF
mortgages Mrs. McCord, who Is
wealthy woman, declared that tier
name, which appeared on the satisfac-
tlon, was not put there by her hand or
with her consent. She further charges
Kent with falsely certifying and ac-
knnwledging the satisfaction OF the
mortgage, knowing that her signature
was not genuine,
It Is alleged by Mrs, MeCard that
Kent has betrayed the trust reposed In
him by herself and that he has not on
~ appropriated NIt eltlVu tHaIhtu VI
the warrant, but that he has allowed
taxes on property TO accumulate and
has used money belonging to Mrs, Me-
Cords niece and her servant, an elder
~, frugal woman, Who had been ad'
vlsed that Kent could be trusted,
Assistant District Attorney Caldwell
stated that Kent had taken no less than
$4,000 from his clients, Kent also is In
volved In difficulty over the estate OF
William Anderson who was member
of Plymouth church. He left an estate
valued at about $4,000 and in his will
left Kent $1,000 and made him sole exec
utor,
The heirs at law endeayored TO get an
accounting from Kent and falling, they
began n civil action In the supreme
court. Former Judge Nathan II. Glenn
ent was appointed referee by Judge
Gaynor and the case Is stlll pending.
The referees Investigations resulted In
finding that Kents affairs were IN =
confused condition.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec a3..-John
j Burns who was sent to NIoyamon-
atng prison yesterday tn default Of
1900 bail charged with perjury In con.
hocllon with % bogus bail cnac, commit.
ted nulcidc Some time lOet night, Nv
hanging hlmGplf To the grating OF hla
cen door HHfHH ieH o note, saYIAA ihnt
Tie whole nftllr was a put W iob ON
hlm. aud hc huuol his death would nnt-
iHfy their spite.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec, 25,--
chauncey NJ. Depcw was one of the late
speakers at the banquet of the consre-
gatlonal club last night In closing his
speech, he said: For the twentieth CEN
tury the mission OF the United States IS
peace. peace that It may capture the
markets OF the world; peace that tt may
find the places where It's surplus pro-
ducts, not only Of food, but Of labor,
can meet with profitable return. Pres
ident Mckinley mas struck the keynote
Of this expanding policy OF our country
and recognized that our mission has
changed from Internal development
purely 70 external commerce, In the
note which he has sounded so loudly
and 80 clearly for peace, Thus the
twentieth century will reverse the
nineteenth, the eighteenth the seven
teenth and the sixteenth. and the Uni
ted States will enter hopefully upon its
larger mission. God grant that we may
see America reach out on the lines set
down by our forefathers in the conquest
OF the world.
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whr IlIngwood /. JolIIrrIng.

cDcChl blhpulVH ~ tho thNt'h6uHSN'-
RfNGWO0D, W, Va, Dec, 23.-No
national election was ever celebrated
with greater vehemence than the result
OF the special election in this town held
to-day, An ordinance to Issue $4,000
worth of bonds for public Improvements
was ratified. BY vote of ninety-two
against thirty-seveu Kingwood has de-
Cided 10 get out Of the woods and Will
have side walks and electric lights, The
stock of Christmas fire works is being
used tonight in q gigantic celebration
and lubllce.
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TWO BANKS CLOSE.
Philadelphia Wakened Up by a
Financial Sensation.
CHESTNUT STREET NATIONAL,

er, Of the strongc,t Institutions In tho
Guy Compelled to suspend, Carrying
with It the snaptnslon or the chsstnut
street Trust and Saving Fund Company.
Borl, Banks Governed by tie aams Set
Of Omcsrs-'rhs Suspension Said to Have
R,en Caused by tile EmbArrNssnhent OF
william NJ. slnSsrly, PrsEldsnt or the
Institution, ana Proprietor OF ths Phil.
aitlphla Rseord-Tho Banks DIay Go
Into Voluntary liquidation, and Thus
Avoid a RscOlv r,hlp.
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HARRISBURG. Pn. Dec, 23.-Tho
uniontowH, wayResburg & west Ylr-
glnlu Railroad Company, capitalized at
81 100000. has been chartered by the
state department to build q line from
Unlonluwn 90 Wnynosburg, thence TO
che forks OF Wheeling Creek ht the
Pennsylvania state line, distance OF
hfly miles w. II, DAILY, OF Pittsburgh,
tR president
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NEW YORK Kcnsnglon, from
Antwerp; Rotterdam, from Rotterdam;
Nomadc from Liverpool, Manitoba,
London.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 500 a. NJ.
Switzerland FOR Antwerp
NAPLES-AFfIved gist- patrla, New
York
Observation-Disclosures wcrkcnhcm,
New York
ROTrERpAM-AnIycd. spaarndam,
NOw York
LONpON-Arrivet Konsington, Phtt-
luClnhlD
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TouLoN, Dec. 20--rhc French crul-
scr. Pascal, sailed for china to-day. The
Pcsaal Is sccond-class cruiser OF
about 1000 tons displacement She car
rles four Ga inch quick firing guns, ten
$40 inch guns, eight lO.i inclo guns and
four A. inch rapid Are guns and has q
CROW Of 37S men, Her speed Is estimated
at twenty knots,
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ROCHESTER,, ~ w. Dec sS.-A bllz.
gard il raging In Wyoming county forty
miles south " thlH city, Nearly four
fraf ~ sHew has fallpn during the lost
twanly.f0ur' houra nnd iht storm con.
llmc WlIh no SIGN VI abatement Roads
nru blocked and the f8fWau ere HhHt HP
n ihHt huUfnH
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A VERY HOT time
In Two Cities, Resulting in Disas,
trOus Fire Losses.
EXPLOSION OF NATURAL GAS

In Chicago Inlurss Twsnty.thrss People,
That Aamy Were not Killed Outright
Little Short Ofa MirAels--Ths RulIdIng
An Iceberg without aud Furnace
Within Destructive connaErStIon In
Cleveland, Involving the Loss or Nearly
aMllllon Dollars Worth OF Property.
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COLUMBUS, oo bee sl--A call ww
isH.l H.4aY fof lha ninth munll r9p.
vpnu,u VI tho United Milne Workor6 Of
Amrla, 10 meet 10 Columbus. janumg
n, 1898
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CHURCH CLAIMS.


fIcted 'Durlng the Late Rebellion,
Special Dispatch to the Iptellisencer,
WASHINGTON, Dec, 23.-rhsre is a
bill now before Congress which, II adopt
ed, VIII be Of pecuniary advantage to
some twenty churches In as many COM
munltles in West Virginia and as many
more in each OF the states Of Virginia
and Maryland. The bill has been favor
ably reported by the committee on war
claims of the house, and under IT'S pro-
visions a tribunal is 70 be established TO
Investigate the claims made for the oe-
cupatIon OF churches by United States
troops during the laIe war. The quar-
termastcr-g general Is to be the chief of
the board who shall make due inquiry
Of all such matters and report the
amounts respectively found 10 be due,
certifying the same TO the auditor for
the war department, precisely as are
claims under what Is known as the
Fourth of July act. The auditor Is re-
quIred 70 report the claims TO Congress
for the applicants. The testimony now
on file In the Individual cases may be
read In support OF the claims before the
new tribunal. BY means Of such enact
ment II IL proposed tosystemutizeaswell
as simplify the Investigations OF such
claims and avoid the cumberlng of the
files OF Congress, with private bills,
Two OF the West Virginia claims In
o1,,laI d., 4lna taF fntf 1Nnfnra ItnuVFaEss
have been already referred TO at length
In the IntellIgencer. The full list is as
follows: Beverly. Presbyterian rent and
damages, $1,000; Charleston, ST, Johns,
damages, 81 ,O21; Gauley Bridge, Fayette
county, Baptist church, burned, $500;
French Creek, Presbyterian, burned,
value not given: Harper's Ferry, MeIho-
dist Episcopal church, damaged, amount
not stated, parsonage damaged, 1855 So
Hardy county, church denomination not
given, destroyed, value 5000; Harper's
Ferry, Protestant Episcopal, rent and
damages. $500. Kanawha county, ST,
Marks Protestant Episcopal, rent and
damages, Seas, Martinsburg, Luth-
eran, rent and damages. Sl,276; German
Evangelical church destroyed, Trinity
Episcopal damaged, amount not stated;
ST. Joseph's Catholic, rent and damages,
Mineral county, Burlington Free
church, rent and damages $685. SO. Meth
odlst Episcopal Keyser. destroyed by
Confederates, $1,000. Phillpp Barbour
county, Mount Olive Baptist, damages
$3.50. Mill Creek, Randolph county,
damages, amount not stated. Mingo
Flats, Randolph county, church denoml-
nation not given. damages not stated.
Webster, Methodist Episcopal rent $40.
Should the bills mentioned become a
law these and all similar claims will go
regularly before the tribunal upon eyi-
dence obtainable and be judgeu accord
ilngly TO the rules OF evidence. The
Congressional committee In passing
upon the measure decides that the gov
ernment in dealing with churches, as
well as colleges, should make voluntary
reparation for injuries inflicted by the
operations OF war. 1t Is believed that
100000 will pay all meritorlous claims
OF this nature.
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Avoid RcrOlV rIhip.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 2S.---A sensa-
ton was created in this city to-day by
The announcement OF the suspension OF
the Chestnut Street National Bank, re-
gsrdsd as one of the strongest financial
institutions in the city. The suspension
carried with It the closing Of the Chest
nut Street Trust and Saving Fund Com
plny, doing business under the state
Banking laws. William N. Singerly,
publisher OF the Philadelphia Record, IS
president OF both companies, and the
eame men, with one exception, act as
officers and directors
The first information the public re-
ceived that th, banks were In trouble
was in the form of notice posted this
morning on the door OF the building oc-
cupled jointly by the two concerns, sIsn-
ell by National Bank Examiner William
NJ Hart, to the effect that the Chestnut
Street National Bank had closed It's
doors pending an investigation OF It's az
fairs. No statement of assets and La
lI!,les is available. but It IS stated that
the deposits Of the Chestnut Street bank
amounted to sf,768,a88 and OF the Trust
company Sl,SOOOOO.
President slngeriy gave out oriei
f:aicment tonight In which ne SAID
We are waFElng 10 secure the ihueD'pu-
~ into voluntary liquidation and thus
avoid rccelverghip,"
In this connection Deputy Comptroller
Of the Treasury George N. Coffin, who
was SEM here from Wilmington by
Comptroller Eckel5 to-day said; "The
matter of putting the Chestnue Street
National Bank into voluntary Iiluida-
ton has been taken up by Philadelphia
men OF great financial ability. Their
nrst step viii Ike to ascertain the value
of he assis Of the bank. They must
iirs. be satisfied that they have value
Sullc4ent 10 WaTTdut NHSHl az e7Nii''"5
the indebtedness"
Mr.. Coffin wan remain here several
days aiding the men who have taken
upon themselves the task Of cxtricating
Mr. slngeriy from his financial difficult
ties. These gentlemen are IN consulta-
ton to-nlght and the BELIEF Is strong that
they win provide the funds necessary Tor
a voluntary LIQUIDATION OF the two
banks
f.wa Known for some time In banking
circles that Mr. Singerly's banks were
4, ,r,,,t,s and the national examiner. Il
"a -. - ,,s c,nd,,Inp NJ
Us eA'u' was '"1's -
ahalri. Last nIght hutlDer VI t"s
leading b1nl; officials OF the city mad a
conference lasting until nearly o'cl0cl;
,,,t, ,,,r,trs, con,ffsrtro~ the matter of
'.,' NV '.',,s' ~. -. ., r,,,syo Mr.
using 1u'''S'5"' '.'''N
S.useriy's banks Oh tAe4r u4StfsS'' u %
understood thai u proposition TO foat
go COO.OOO preferred stock OF the Phlladel-
,,,, p.,nrd had hsen practically agreed
P''H NsUo'" ,,'' O'''' - ''-..,-' .,,a,h,
To when ihe discovery was maui '"ut ue
cause Of the InvolYei cohdltioh OF '"e
Trust Company'S finances this sum
,r,rtd nat be Within several nun lred
-, IN, ,,,,,,,,, rsoufr,J
ll""a""u uO''''' VI 80. -. ,,..,.,.,i ,sr
Negotiations were therefore ueupt''u va
and the banks were forced 20 the wall
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For Wpat virginia Western renneyl.
yUnM aud ohio. fair preceded by llght
SNOW ON thU inhog HtEhtiy colder; Hotth-
Westerly gales, dlmlnlHhlng' probably fair
Saturday
totri Temperature
TNr temperature yesterday NJ observed
hy q Etnnopt lruEBlBt. Cutuct Fourteenth
uut Mttkrt ttfeets was az follows
q n, m.u,u,uuo y gp, mup,,uaun y
10 mu,u.u 600" 20 Weather Snow
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Tie Chestnut Street National Bank
was established In June. 1887, but was
not incorporated until July 8, OF the
same year Hon, Robert u. Pattlson
was It's first president, assuming the
Office when he retired from the goyer-
norshlp, When he again became eoyer.
nor, IN 1891, Mr., Singerly succeeded
him. The present officers ana directors
oc the bank are; William VI. Singerly,
president; Isaac Cooper, vice president;
BENJAMIN 3. obdyke, Benjamin 4. van-
Schick, John Simmons, Charles a. Por-
ter Walter n. Bradley and George J.,
Ziegler jr, directors; w. w. Price,
paying teller; william Steele. cashIer,
and J. T. Reandon. notary public.
The officers and directors OF the
Chestnut Street Trust and Saving Fund
Company are: William NJ. SiaFerly,
president; Isaac Cooper, vice president;
Irwin c. GarvericlS secretary and treas
urer; II, G. Hart, title officer. The di-
rectors are: William NJ. Singerly, Isaac
Cooper, Benjamin p, obdyke, Benjamin
A. Van Schlck, John Simmons, Allen
3. Porke, Charles A. Porter and Walter
r. Bradley.
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course OF procedure, 1t IS believed the
state bank examiner will then take
formal possession OF the institution,
State Bank Commissioner Gllkeson was
In the office OF the company q short
while to-day ana Il Is stated that he
has had the books OF the Institution mn
der inspection for some time past,
Much sympathy is expressed on all
sides for Mr., s!ngerlg, He has occupied
such a prominent place IN the affairs OF
the city and the state for years past
that the news ~ his financial dlGlcul-
ties naturally created sensation.
Mr. sIngerly stated that he had re-
celved hundreds ot kilograms from all
over The country, expressing the SYM
pathy OF the senGers. He has borne the
strain well,althoueh he naturally shows
IN his face and manner the deep con-
cern his troubles are causing him,
Crowds were gathered In front OF the
big Sranitc banking building all day,
but an was quiet A line OF policemen
kept the people moving a great num-
Der az small accounts were carried by
the Trust company and apprehension
was expressed that some distress might
follow the failure, II the hopes OF a
quick settlement are realized, however,
ali depoaitors viii be paid In full With
in 4 short time,