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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-01
KIDNAPPED.
Italian Boy Reported to Have Been
Taken From Akron.

Antonia Calumb Il l0,year-old ltal-
ian boy, whose parents reside in South
Akron Is alleged to have been kidnup,
ped by II canal boat captain, whose
name officers have not yet obtained,
The boy IL reported TO have been taken
away Tuesday ON the boat, River Mills.
chief Harrison has sent word 10 the
Marshal at Massillon to detain the boy,
and send the name of the hoat's cap
tain, when the outht reaches thn,
place.
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BALTIMORE Il OHIO.
Union Depot Market street

Depart West.
Tif1n, Fostoria & Chicago. s10:10 ana
Titiin, Fostoria & Chicago. $500 pm
Chicago vestibuled, limited +*11:00 pm
Arrive from the West.
Chicago and New York vest- ~
buled. limited ........... ''1:50 am
Chicago and Pittsburg. 80. 's6:S5 am
Chicago, Akron and Clevo-
land ................... 'S:10 pm
Trains leave Chicago for Akron
s'1O:2O a. IN. 1880 p. m. and $3.50 p.
m.
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Going North.

Going North.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES
"Daily; all others daily except
sunday. Central Standard
Time.

Erie Depot. MiIl vt.
Going West
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NO. TO- TO Akron only ...... 9:3S am
NO. 13. Chicago express, on
Mondays to Gallon only. 1922 pm
NO. ~ Pacific express ...... C:S2 pm
NO. ~ Accommodation. ..... $40 am
Going East.
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Mccoy will have an opportunity TO
make good his bluffs on August
have consented to meet him simply
10 show him that he has swellcd
head. He thinks he can defeat me,
but he will know better after the
battle. There is no honor in a victory
over Mccoy, but as he has insisted on
n match, decided to accomodate him
and get some easy money. I would
prefer to fight Jcffries for the cham
ponshlp, but will take care of the
champion after my match with the
Kid"
Mccoy said: II am glad that my
match with Corbett has been clinched.
| have been after him for some time
aud all want Is the chance to face
him in the ring. He flunked out OF
our last match, but II he crawls this
time. I will know the reason why. |
can defeat Corbett and no one knows
that better than the ex-champion him
self Now that the match Is assured
will go to Saratoga at once to begin
training. | will be in good condition
ON August 30
The clinching Of the match makes
the third important fight to be de-
cided before the Horton law goes out
of existence September |. Not since
pugilism was first introduced in this
country, have there been so many i'm
portant fistic encounters slated to be
| fought In less than three weeks time as
there are billed from August TO Au-
gus 30.
The three fights scheduled are the
Fitzsimmons-Ruhlin OH August 10,
the Sharkcy-E y-Eitzsimmons on August
%, and that between Corbett and Me-
Coy on August 30
MATTERS PUGILISTIC.
Terry McGovern has received n fiat
tcring offer from Chicago to meet two
men ut New York next month. Ter
ry Is undecided what to do, as he eX
poets TO be. matched to fight either
Joe Cans, Martin Flahcrty or Ben Jor
dan this week,
1t is not likely that young Griffc
will box in this country again. II Is
evident that he has lost his Old-timt
skill and speed Griffo's friends arc
thinking Of sending him back to Aus
tralln, where he could pursue som'
Legitimate business
Kid I.avigne Is SO anxious to get oi
a fight that he has agreed to NEE
| n ,t,. All
refuses TO face the lightweight cham
plon Luyignc has posted n forfci
with George Consldinc, and is prcpare'
to sign articles at once,
"pcdlar" Palmer has developed int
quite billiard expert \ few day
ago he played Billy Ross, anotle
English puglist, a game at balk lin
and beat his rival with case. Palne
has posted $3.50 In England 10 mcc
any lad OF his size NJ the gamo 70
NJ'V " N'i''
Billy Delaney, who is at san Fran
cisco, says that IL Jcffries is in goo'
shape he viii have no trouble in dis
posing of Rubin o, Fitzsimmons. De
lnncy adds that 80 does not think tha
.Icnrlcs' next battle win take plnc
In the East. He is of the opinion
TINT the champion will fight at Snl
Francisco.
Billy Madden wants to match Char
ley Con against any good middle
weight
Jim Corbcit Is fSuring on buying
cottage mt Bath Bench and adding (
the same u lnrgc gymnasium
FURNISHED A SURPRISE,
Tommy sullivan, n little Brooklyn
ito featherwcight, furnished big su
prise nt the Concy Island Sportln
club last night 10y fighting Gcors
Dixon TO standstill in six rounds
Dixon was in u bad way His bod
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-01
Expects to Defeat Tim
In Short Order.
Monte Bayard Is the Matinee
Champion.
corbett and Mccoy Sign Articles.
Local Sporting News.

Local Sporting News.
IT expect to win from Tim Hoonan
inside Of five rounds" said Art SImms
today.
HE expects that will keep away to
avoid mixing things with him in the
rushes which he always makes. In
this he is mistaken. | believe that
am fully able to take care of myself
at in-fghting and Will try to give him
as good as he sends and then some
Although Hoonan is undoubtedly n
good man i expect to win from him
without any great trouble
Simms hopes to have an opportunity
to go on with Terry McGovern He
says that he would be glad to go
against the wonderful Brooklyn fight
or. He feels that he could make n cred
table showing with the champion. He
has asked Lou Housman to arrange n
six round contest with McGovern, the
fight to take place in Chicago.
PAYNE LOST.
Doc. Payne, at one time sparring
partner of Kid Mccoy, was defeated
nt Anderson, Ind, by Shine Russell
a local middleweight Payne lost on
foul. He insisted on hitting in the
clnches Dan Bayliff, of Dayton, has
issued a challenge to meet Payne.
GARDNERS GOOD GAME.
Jimmy Gardner pitched another great
game for the indianapolis team Tues.
day. He held the Chicago bnttcrs down
10 six hits. Despite his great work the
Hoosicrs We're defeated by score of
! to o.
TRAINING QUARTERS.
Johnny Whitaker will train for his
match with Farmer Render ut the
North End Athletic club. lie will be
assisted by members of the club. III,
VIII enter The ring weighing I2a tc
12i pounds. He expects to be rc
turned n winner,
GREAT GAME.
Teams composed of employees of tn,
upham-Brousc company and !. :
Myers & Company and J. Koch 4
Company VIII play on the Buchtcl col
s ieGc grounds Thursday afternoon nj
$50 o'clock, The teams viii bat n,
follows: Cloihlcrs. iluslcr, 3b.
. Myers, +; Thomas, e; Doran IS; G
Rinker, lf; Stcbick, cf; j. Warden, III
Bellift, lb; Berg, IF.
Upham. Brouse Il. Sslcr p; |
Rinkcr, 3b; II. I'pham, ss \. Bishop
1b; H. Sislcr, 2b: O. Williams, rf: T.
Brousc II; |. Williams, C. l. Jones
cf.
SHOP TEAMS.
The Star Drill works and tho Sell,
6enr company win play n game o
base ball on the summit lake parl
grounds. Saturday. at . O'Clock bat
terry, for Star Drill works Watts anC
Grille; for scllc Gear company Ecd
dcrson and Clause.
MATINEE RECORD
A local paper made the statcmcn
Tuesday that Lura Backus was tn
holder Of the matinee record for Sum
nit county trotters. This is not th
case as the record Is held by Mont
Bayard, the gelding having tro,ted tn
Akron track at matinee In 2;20h
Tie record OF Lura Backus ls Az see
onds lower than this.
BOTH BEGIN TALKING.
New York, August i--(SplD Formc
champion Jim Corbett and Kid NJ,
Coy were matched yesterday aftel
noon 70 meet in a - round bout o
August 80. The affair will be dc
lpided at Madison square garden undo
hhe auspices Of the Twentieth centur
"A. G.
In ap interview today corbett sai'
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-01

The only Akron paper that wears
collar is the Democrat; it's worth
ing.
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Use Democrat want column. 1t pays,
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n. j.. BOOTH,
General Traffic Manager.
j. +. TOWNSEND,
Assistant General Passenger agent.
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WHEELING & LAKE ERIE RY.
Myron Il. Herrick. Robert Blinken-
derfer, receivers.
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PITTSBURG & WESTERN r. II.
Union Depot. Market street
Leave for the East.
Chicago and New York vesti-
bu.e, limited ....,...... .+t2:00 am
Warren, Youngstown. Pitts
burg s'e:4o am
Warren. Youngstown. Pitts
burg .......... 'l:10 pm
Pittsburg, Washington, Phil
adelpha, New York, de-
parts @. II. & ". BY. How
ard street station. ss4:1o pm
Arrive from the East.
Washington, Pittsburg, Cleye-
land. d.arrives O. Il. Il v. Ry-
Howard street station... ss9:80 am
Pittsburg and Akron ..... *11:53 am
Pittsburg. Akron and Chica-
go ........ ...... :*"7:40 pm
New York, Washington, Pitts
burg and Chicago. .**10:55 pm
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TRAINING QUARTERS.

Johnny Whitaker will train for his
match with Farmer Render at the
North End Athletic club. He viii he
assisted by members of the club He
VIII enter the ring weighing l22 TO
12i pounds. He expects to he rc-
turned winner
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-12-27
HumiIiated.

II have q young professional friend, T"
said the veteran lawyer, who is very
bright mentally but an abominably
poor story teller. In fact, believe it is
his mental activity that makes him a
bore in that regard.
"The other morning l met him on the
way down town. He greeted me. cor
daily and with the air Of man who
had something good on his mind that
he must share with some one else.
"'say, he said, I'm going to tell you
the best story you ever heard
"Of course l inwardly resented this
statement, though | said nothing. He
started with his story, but he had not
gone very far before he made a lengthy
and tiresome discussion from the sub
ject. He jumped the track two or three
times in this way, until finally his sto-
ry, as far as he had progressed, was n.
mere jumble of words Suddenly, a
we reached Grand Circus park, h,
stopped and began to smooth his knees
and rub his hands in the most peculiar
fashion.
What in the world are you doing
that for? asked.
Pm trying to express my humili;l
tion,' he replied meekly. Blamed II
haven't forgotten the rest of that sto-
Fy.' Detroit Free Press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-12-27
POLITICAL AND Personal.

JANUARY.
Q. A loving cup made of 1900 dimes presented
to admiral Dewey at Washington.
%. British parliament met
MARCH.
Il. The financial bill signed by the president.
APRIL.
"a. NJ S. Quay's appointment to the U. S. senate
from Pennsylvania adversely voted upon by
that body.
8. Gen. Otis relieved from the command of the
army Of the Philippines by Gen. Macarthur.
10. The Populist convention at Sioux Falls nom-
mated W. j. Bryan for president and Charles
A. Towne OF Minnesota for vice PRESIDENT the
Middle OF the Road Populist convention at
Cincinnati nominated Wharton Barker for
president and Ignatius Donnelly for vice pres
ident
Is. Senator William A. Clark Of Montana an.
nounced his resignation from the senate.
Is. Total eclipse Of the sun.
JUNE.
s. Maj. Gen. Nelson 4. Miles commissioned leu
tenant general.
IS. Gen. Joseph Wheeler commissioned brigadier
general in the regular army.
q. Mckinley and Roosevelt nominated at Phils-
delphia by acclamation.
President Mckinley proclaimed immunity for
the past and liberty Of action for the future
Ior the t1ipinos.
july
s. William Jennings Bryan unanimously nomi-
mated for president by the Democratic ns-
tionaI convention at Kansas City.
ooToBER.
1. Lord Roberts appointed commander in chief
Of the British army to succeed Wolseley.
Is. Prince Hohenlohe retired from the chancellor
ship Of the German empire and was succeeded
by Count Won Bulow.
20. Ex-President Kruger Of the Transyaal Repub-
lie sailed from Lourenco Marques for Europe.
NOVEMBER.
5. Cuban constitutional convention opened in
Havana with enthusiastic demonstrations to-
ward the United States.
6. Mckinley and Roosevelt elected by the largest
electoral vote on record. The college stands as
follows:
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-12-27

Mr.. Bodkin, q. G., tells the following
anecdote Of the late Mr.. Francis Mac
donagh, @. c., who was for upward of
40 years the recognized leader Of the
Irish bar:
7 remember once in the early glory
of my wig and gown got 4 case for an
opinion. The solicitor thought 1t a very
simple case, or he would not have sent
it to me. l thought SO too. With the
touching confidence Of the neophyte /
took my pen and began:
!. ] am clearly of opinion
Now, 1t so happened that sat in the
law library beside the silver haired
silken Nestor Of the Irish bar, a leader
of unfathomable astuteness. This eld-
or chanced to glance over my shoulder
as wrote.
My dear young friend. he said
softly-we were ali his dear young
friends never write that you are
clearly of opinion on law point. The
most you can hope to discover is tie
preponderance Of the doubt - Green:
Bag.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-12-27
sHIPwREcks.

JANUARY.
IS. Oil tank steamer Helgoland wrecked at st.
Mary's. n. F.; 80 lives lost
q. drowned in the laundering of barge of
NaFragansctt Pier.
0. q sailors lost BY the sinking Of the British
steamer Cuyier in the strait Of Dover.
4. 20 lives lost by the wreeking Of the British
steamship Virginia of Hatteras, N. c.
20. 80 drowned by the sinking Of the steamer
Florence on Yukon river.
q. IL lives lost by the sinking Of a dynamite
ship in collision with the Campania of the
coast OF Ireland.
%. The Cunard liner Campania cut down the
British bark EmbIeton in the Irish channel
the captain and 10 Of the crew of the EmbIe-
ton lost
II. s6sdrowned in the wreck Of the French tor
pedo boat destroyer France of Cape Vincent.
OCTOBER.
28 "a sailors drowned By the loss Of the French
steamer Faidherbe off the coast Of France
NOVEMBER
TO- The schooner Myra B. Weaver wrecked on
Handkerchief shoai, New England coast; 4
sailors and women drowned
The steamer Monticello lost off Yarmouth, N.
s.. SO sailors and passengers drowned.
Is. The U. S. auxiliary cruiser Yosemite wrecked
of the island OF Guam. near the Philippines; :
sailors drowned.
Il. 26 lives lost in the grecking OF the steamer
st. Olaf on Boule Island rocks. in the St.
Lawrence.
IS. Tie schooner Maunee valley wrecked on
Point Peiee, Lake EFie: sailors drowned.
DECEMBER.
s. The schooner Mary 4 Brown OF Gloucester
wrecked on Hampton Beach. n H.; all the
crew, consisting Of persons. lost.
9. lives lost in the sinking Of the barge Charles
Foster during storm On Lake Erie.
10. 200 passengers drowned by the sinking OF a
vessel on West river, near iIo-Kau. China.
Is German training ship Gneisenau wrecked at
Malaga; many cadets drowned.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-12-27

1s. Gen. Macarthur ordered to send troops to
China and Admiral Kempf directed to act
concurrently with other nations for the pro-
lection Of American interests.
Baron Won Ketteler, German minister to China
killed by the Chinese troops and mob in Pc
king.
2l. Major Waller's marines ambushed while Oh
the road to Tien-tsin.
%. The allies, 1000 strong, captured Tien-tsin.
p. The Chinese minister, WI, at Washington
asked for armistice, which was refused
70. Gen. Adna r. ChaiIee appointed to command
the American troops in the allied army opcr-
ating in China.
%. The international relief column under Adni-
raj Seymour returned to Tien-tsn after max
ing desperate fight to reach peking; casual
ties, e2 killed and 300 wounded
30- Battle at Tien-tsin; 1000 Chinese killed;
British Admiral Seymour wounded; foreign
ministers ordered to leave Peking, but refused;
arsenal at Tien-tsin captured by the allies
july
!. Chinese renewed the attack upon The allies at
Tien-tsin.
Q. Heavy bombardment Of the native city Of
Tien-tsin by the allies
9. United States defined its policy with regard
TO China to be the restoration Of order
4. Two attacks on Tien-tsin repulsed
9. japanese captured the Chinese arsenal at Tien
tsn.
13. Allies repuised at Tien-tsin; the American
commander, Col. Z. H. Liscum killed
a. Native walled city Of Tien-tsn captured by
the allies and afterward burned.
20. China appealed to Japan. France and the
United States to intercede in her behalf with
the powers.
Chinese routed by the Russians on the Amur.
AUGUST
9. Allied army advanced from Tien-tsin toward
Peking.
g. Stubborn battle between allies and Chinese at
Peitsang.
G. Yang-tsun, important point on the road to
Peking, captured by the allies.
49, Peking entered by the allies after a battle at
the gates.
SEPTEMBER
2s. American troops ordered withdrawn from
China.
OCTOBER
1s PaotingFu captured by 1000 allies sent out
from Peking.
Is. The Chinese reformers under sun yat Sen
captured the town Of Kiu Shan, on East river;
200 imperial troops killed.
2I. The AngloGerman alliance to maintain the
integrity Of China announced.
81. The state department announced the indorse-
ment by the United States Of the Anglo-Ger-
man agreement as to preserving the integrity
Of China and tie 'open door,
DECEMBER
II. The allies defeated large force OF Boxers at
Hosiwu, between Tien-tsin and Peing.
13. Hougkeng placarded with incendiary appeals
to drive out the foreigners
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-12-27
NATURES MOODS.
,ssormss Fioas qsR.as- qsRa leather

ssormss. FIoas. qsSr.aau. n - aau..AaSszzsathsr
Changes.
4. Earthquake in the Russian TFansoaueasia; &
villages destroyed and hundreds Of lives lost.
SEPTEMBER
6 A West Indian hurricane devastated Calves.
ton; aboEt 7.G99 lives lost and 81, 200. 900 il
property destroyed
OCTOBER
0. Tornado killed 10 people aad destroyed prop
erty valued at nearly 100000 at Biwabic,
MINI
10. Earthquake in Venezuela; Is deaths and 800
houses destroyed at Caracas.
NOVEMBER
s. First marked cold wave Of the season; freez,
ing weather in southern Kansas and Missouri,
Arkansas and Tennessee
0. Typhoon. causing great destruction of Iife and
shipping, a; Hongkong
ID. fierce gale swept the English channel, caus.
ing many wrecks. including one steamer and
heavy loss OF life
20 Tornado swept over Mississippi Alabama and
Tennessee; GA persons killed, including 40 at
Columbia, Tenn. and 81 injured
q. Remarkable sandstorm in Colorado; loss at
Colorado Springs, 100000.
.. Heavy transforms throughout New York state;
snow in New England.
DECEMBER
IA California swept by terrific wind and rain
storm, accompanied by thunder and lightning
San Francisco cut of from telegraphic COM
munication; cold wave on the Atlantic coast.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-12-27
BITS OF SCIENCE.

A German surgeon recently cut off a
patients second toe and sewed it to the
stump Of missing forefnger. It proved
a very good substitute and can be moved
by the owner, as an artificial finger could
not be.
Recent discoveries tend to increase the
belief that the suns corona. the ..nys-
terious lacelike, pearl colored halo that
is seen surrounding the sun in a total
eclipse, is an electrical phenomenon sim
liar to the aurora
The larynx Of man in Sydney. Aus
tralia, became useless through disease,
and he lost his voice. Professor Stuart
OF the University Of Sydney is said 10
have made an artificial one. and It can
be so registered as to make the voice
soprano, tenor, contralto or bass at will
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-12-27
THEY BUILT The ROAD.
And Gould Knew where to Get the
rnf1. 4. =. Il

And Gould Knew Where to Get the
Rails TO No Tt.
Jay Gould once wanted to build
short line TO a certain place and found
rivals in the field To Sylvester T,
Smith be gave imperative orders, Get
out as big a force as possible, and com
plete the road before the other fellows
gel. wind of it. and wen head 'em off,
Smith reported presently. "ATT
Gould, We can get all the ties. fish
plates, bolts, nuts and spikes we want.
but we can't get the rails" Tele-
graph to every mill in the country. and
pay any price" said Gould. 81 have
done so, and there is no chance for
delivery under l. months" Then
said the little wizard, .go somewhere
and tear up something. We've -2ee-
to have rails He indieatedeIhe road
to destroy, a branch or feeder of the
Union Pacific.
Smith soon had the old road torn up
and the new enc laid down. Then
came war, Stockholders of the Union
Pacific learned OF the enterprise and
haled Smith to court to answer for
tearing up a railroad that belonged to
them To their questioning he admit
Sed all and had no excuse but that Jay
Gould ordered him to do it.
who Is Jay Gould?a seme asked.
What has he got to do with it,"
Up rose a young lawyer from New
York to inform tEem that Mr.. Gould
owned all the bonds CT the Union Ia
cific road, though not a dollar Of its
stock. and that he was absolute pro-
prietoraof the feeder that Mr.. Smith
had torn up. There never was more
surprised and mystifed lot of men,
They had nothing more to say.-San
Francisco Argonaut
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-12-27
DISASTERS ON LAND.

JANUARY.
2s. lives lost by The explosion Of dynamite
train at Ashley, Pa.
FEBRUARY.
O. Explosion and fire in the factory of the Hop.
kns & Allen Arms Co. at Norwich. Conn.
loss, S1,000,O00.
g. killed in the wreck Of passenger train on
the Chicago and Northwestern at Ford River,
Mich.
"a. A family Of killed by a midnight collision
between a carriage and train the Lehigh
Valley near Rochester.
MARCH.
0. 125 miners buried by an explosion in the Red
Ash mine, New River coal region, West vir.
ginia; heavy loss Of life
0. men killed by an explosion In Smith pow
der plant at Pompton, II. J.
IL. IA Italians burned to death at Newark.
APRIL
90. A snokeless powder magazine at Johannes
burg, South Africa, exploded, killing 10 peo-
pie; 80 injured.
I. Nearly 400 deaths in mine explosion at
schofeld, Utah.
90. 0 killed BY the collapse Of footbridge at the
Paris exposition; about 40 people injured.
23. Washout accident on the Southern railway st
McDonough. Ga; 40 killed.
"a. killed and many injured in an accident to
excursion train the Chicago and North
western Z. Il. at Depere, Wis
JULY
I. SO Killed and IS injured in a trolley car aeci
dent at Tacoma
7 children killed By dynamite torpedoes in Phil.
adelphia.
AUGUST.
L 1s omnibus passengers killed by collision with
train at SlatinEton Pa.
Is Q deaths in collision on the Grand Rapids
and Indiana r. R. at Pierson, Mich.
81 Z killed IN rear end collision on the Harlem
4. 4. at Kensico station. N. Y
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-12-27
FINANCIAL TROUBLES.

NAY.
"a. Failure Of Price. Mccormick & Co, brokers'.
in New York; liabilities. sls.ooo.ooo
NOVEMBER.
1s. ". l. Strong & Co., wholesale dry gooda
house in New York, went into the hands Of a
receiver; liabilities estimated at over 81. 900,
900 by the frms BY others s., 900 to So, 900.
0Oa
Grant Bros, stoekbrokers in New FORK. ailed,.
with liabilities placed at S20o, 900.
10. The German National bank of Ne7pest, Ky.,
closed by the consptroiier d tie currency
A. G. Hooper L Co., Stockholders in New York,
failed, with liabilities CT s40o. eco.
20. The Pioneer Six Co. Of Paterson, n J.. fail
ed, with liabilities of s59aO00
p Chester B. Lawrence, Jr., New York stock
broker, failed, with liabilities placed at $780,
DECEMBER
Q. c. W. Morgan & Co. New York Stockholders.
assigned. with iasiHties placed at 100000