The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-09-11
McKinley,s ProsperIty p increasing

CINCINNATI, OHIO, Sept. 3.-On an auXll-
iary application, United States Circuit Judge
Taft approved the appointment OF W. Lane
and T. MCGEE as receiver of the United
States Car Company. The company was or
ganized with capital stock of $1,000 900,
and has plants at Hegewisch, Illinois; Annis-
ton, Decatur and in Cherokee county, Ala
bama, and at Urbana, Ohio. The application
was made bv G. IT, de Crews, of London,
England, who alleged that the bonded in
debtedness of the company is S4,02I, 100, OF
which 81, 092, 7S4 is past payment. The as
sets amount to 81, l24, $50.
Owing to the long season of idleness and
the consequent want of money to pay the eX
penses of delegates to st. Louis at this time,
the proposed convention to organize Ma
tiona Building Trades Council has been de-
clared off.
The miners at Acme, w. Va. have joined
the strike, and the Kanawha district is com
pletely tied up.
Harry w. BischofF, Chappaqua, N. Y,
shoe manufacturer has made an assignment.
Becherer Packing Co., of Buffalo, N. y,
pork packers, have made an assignment.
Robins Glass and Queensware Company,
of Padqcab, KY, has made an assignment
Loyd Mahaney, Uniontown, Pa, hotel,
has been closed by the sheriff.
Lewis f. Henion, Medina, \. y, grocer,
has made an assignment.
Knabe & Co., piano makers Baltimore,
Nd. have closed, owing to disagreement
with some of their hands, and because the
others ssvmpathized" with them. New men
were advertised for. but the strikers warned
mechanics from other cities against the tirm
There has been IL partial settlement OF the
strike, aud the men will return to work on
Monday next, except the "Origlnal strikers.
In New York city we're 10, 900 cloakmakers
on strike for higher wages on September
?. and on the 5000 vest makers were added
to the number.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September "a. Z.
Chairman. Jr., & Co., brokers, made an as
Segment this morning before the opening OF
the stock market to Eugene Raymond an
attorney. The Liabilities and assets are not
known, The failure was caused by the re-
markable rise in the stock market during the
past month. The firm had five Offices IN this
city and also branch Offices in Pottsvlle,
York. Trenton, Atlantic City. Beading and
Baltimore.
VIII C. Chaffee & Co., Topeka, Kansas,
dealers in men furnishings have given a chat
tel mortgage for $500.
Galbraith & Co.. Henderson, Tennessee,
general store, have made an assignment
George J. Briant & Co., Rome, Georgia,
wholesale and retail dealers, have given a
chattel mortgage on stock for 200, and
have been sued for 81 ,OS9.
There were 1913 business failures reported
throughout the United States last week.
Five hundred miners quit work on We'd
nesday in Des Moines county, Iowa.
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against Jacob Wallauer, Jr.. of Ashland, Pa,
dealer in dry goods.
The court has issued an order for the APP
pointment of Il receiver for the Weir Mears
Commission Co., produce and fruit, OF Du-
luth, MINI.
G. w. Lemke, Buena Vista, Va, general
store has made an assignment
The C. NJ. Depew Planning Mill Company,
of San Francisco, has filed petition in in
solvency.
The efforts to evict the striking miners of
the Pittsburg and Chicago Gas Coal Company
at Orangeviile. Pa, on Tuesday. resulted in
riot. Twenty deputies were roughly han
died and were glad to obey the orders to leave
the town.
The American Tobacco Co., successors to
K. c. Barker l. Co., Detroit, Michigan, have
aSSlSueQ NltuOut plClOiShSNSi ~
Trust Go, The assets are $4,000; liablll-
ties, $4,000. The gradual inroads OF the
Tobacco Trust are given as the principal
cause for the failure.
P. C. Rooney, Franklin Grove, Illinois,
general store and banker, has made an as
signment.
Finkheimer & Duenweg, Terre Haute, In
diana. dealers in hardware, have given
chatte mortgage for $4,000, and made an
assignment.
A. j. Hall Il Co., Memphis, Tenn, grocers,
have made an assignment.
a. H. Jones, Peoria, Illinois, dealer in
dry goods has been attached for $1,000
Aquila Wheel Manufacturing Co., Louis
vile. KY, cycles, has made an assignment.
NEW YoRK, September 9.-James R. Will
lard, Elmer Dwiggins and Jay Dwiggins,
who compose the firm of j. w. Willard &
Co.. bankers and brokers, with offices in this
city, Buffalo, Washington, D. c., Philadel-
phia, Scranton. Pa, Montreal and Toronto,
today assigned to James l.. Starbuck, with
preferences for $40, 600 10 William H. Oster-
bout. No statement of the condition of the
firm is vet obtanable, but it is estimated that
their liabilities will reach 81 900, 900. Great
excitement prevailed in the above cities, and
II is feared that the worst is to come.