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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
STATE BANK CLOSED
The Niagara Follows the Buff
faIo City National.
Its Close Connection With the City National
Said to be The Cause of Its
Insolvency.
(By the Associated Press. }


Buffalo, N. Y. July 2.-The Niagara
Bank, a State institution, has closed it's
doors.
The following notice has been posted
on the doors:
Il have closed and taken possession of
this bank.
'F. d. KILBURN
superintendent of Banks
The Niagara Bank was organized Sep
tember 18th, 1891. 1t had capital of
100000 The officers are:
President, p. II. Griffin; Vice President,
M. NJ. Darke; Cashier, William T. Hayes.
The chairman of the Clearing House
committee, S. M. Clement said this morn
ing:
1T should be distinctly understood that
the closing of the Niagara Bank today
has been brought about solely by reasons
of it's close connection with the City Ma
tional Bank, it's president having been
vice president of the City National Bank
and that no other bank here is in any
way affected.
'At the meeting Of the Clearing House
committee yesterday at the close of yes
terday's business, the Niagara Bank was
the only bank that applied for any asss
tance, and arrangements were made to
give the assistance asked for pending the
report this morning by the banking de-
partment as to the sOlvency of the bank.
Mr. Kilburn. the superintendent of the
banks, on his arrival in town this morn
ing, became satisfied that the bank could
not get Through with the assistance
asked for, and accordingly directed that
the bank be closed in order to best pro-
tect all interested"
The bank superintendent was seen in
the Niagara Bank and asked why the
bank was closd. He said:
81 have closed this bank because think
it insOlvent. The main reason for the fail
ure is the failure of the City National
Bank. This bank is involved in that to
an exent not yet to be announced. but
/ do not deem it safe to permit this one
to continue business any longer. AS to
whether this bank has been in trouble
heretofore l have nothing to say
The Commercial says:
Superintendent kilburn of the State
Banking Department found among
other things that the bank was carry
ing the paper in concerns in which it's
president p H. Griffin, was interested
to the extent of $16O,00 That fac,
might not have been considered in any
way fatal to the insolvency of the in
stitution if the City National Bank had
not failed.
''The City National Bank. according to
a statement made this morning, had
loaned different concerns in which p.
II. Griffin was interested, in amounts
to the textent Of $400 O00.''
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
LORD RUSSELL AT THE BAR.
Asks the House of Lords to Postpond Trial Till
the 18th
(By the Associated Press.)

London, July 2.-Earl Russell, accom-
panied by the countess MRS. Somerville),
drove to the House of Lords this after
noon and appeared at the bar He was
formally taken into custody, on the charge
OF bigamy, by Black Rod, General SIR
Michael Bidduph.
Earl Russell made many obeisances in
advancing to the bar Formerly it was
the custom to approach the bar in a
crawling position, on hands and feet, but
this has been modified. On reaching the
bar Lord Russell sank on his knees and
remained there till the Lord High Chan
cellor, Lord Halsbury, told him to rise.
When asked if he had any application to
make, Earl Russell requested that the
trial be postponed beyond July 18th in or
der to enable him to prepare his defense.
His application will be heard July 4th.
The Earl was released on bail. The pro-
ceedings We're private.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
HIS VISIT NON. POLITICAL.
Gomez Says He is Here Only to See His Old
Friend Palma.
(By Associated Press.)

New York, July General MaXimO
Gomez gave out the following state
ment today:
I'm response to the request Of the
press for me to make statement in
regard to Cuba, all 1 have to say is,
that the acceptance of the Platt
amendment by the Cuban Constitutions
al Convention has already defined the
political situation of Cuba and as the
Cubans are all anxious to establish
self government, they are all working
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
Changes in School Buildings.
Especial to News and observero

Especial to News and Obseryer.)
Elizabeth City, N. c., July 2.-Great
and varied are the changes being made
in public school buildings. Another story
is being added 10 all the Kings. thus
doubling the present number OF rooms.
and affording a seating capacity twice as
great. This institution when once IL
resumes its good work, with the advant-
ages which said improvements viii give
to it, and under the direction of its ac-
complished and learned principal, Prof
w. NJ Hinton. should make for itself a
name that should not be exceled by any
like institution in the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
Ten New Regiments Recruited
(By the Associated Press }


Washington, July 2.-Acting Adjutant
General Ward has received reports from
officers engaged in recruiting the five new
infantry and the five new cavalry regi-
ments authorized by the army re organi-
zaton act showing that the regiments are
all practically recruited except the Thir-
teenth cavalry regiment, which is re-
ported to be 3S9 men short. 1t is ex-
pected that all these troops will be sent
to the Philippines for the relief of an
equal number of regular troops who have
been there two years or more and who
will be brought home.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
THE HEAT IN EUROPE.
Many Cases Of Sunstroke Heavy Storms Re-
ported in France.
(By Associated Press.)

London, July 2.-While the weather
kilograms continue to report the raw
ages of heat and storms. Deaths from
sunstroke are numerous. In the 1tal-
ian regiment which was marching from
Pisa to Leghorn, yesterday, there We're
80 case of sunstroke, while many of the
soldiers dropped from exhaustion.
Storms have occurred in Northern
France, where lightning has wrecked
churches and houses. Several fatalities
occurred.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
Ladies Petition to Vote.
(By the Associated PreSs.)

Montgomery, Ala, July "a petition
was presented to the Constitutional
Convention today by the ladies of Mad
ison county asking the right to vote
at least in elections for schools anu
where taxation is involved. The con-
vantion adopted the ten minute rule for
debate. 1t is expected that the suf
frage article of the next constitution
will be taken up for discussion before
tn end of the week
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
Two BOYS Drowned.
(By the Associated Press.)

Macon, Ga, July 2.-Loon Cusson and
Gordon Pound, two young boys, We're
drowned in the Ocmugee River this af-
ternoon while bathing. Their bodies have
not yet been recovered. Cusson is the
son of Larkin G. CuSson, a refner for the
McCaw Manufacturing Company Pound
is the son of Jerome B. Pound, the Chat
taGooga newspaper man. Pound lost his
life trying to save Cusson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
Tension Between Japan and Corea.
(By the Associated Press }

(By the Associated Press)
Yokohama, July 2.-Reports received
here from Seoul say Corea has suddenly
requested Japan to close the latter
postoffices in Corea and withdraw the
Japanese officials, thus increasing the
tension between the two countries. The
newspapers contain veiled illusions to
Russian intrigue.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
Quarters For Coast Artillery.
(By the Associated Press )

Washington, July 2.-The Quartermas-
ter s Department of the army has COM
peted arrangements for the expenditure
OF one million dollars for quarters and
barracks for men Of the coast artillery.
THESE buildings are to be erected at for
tihcations that already. have been con-
structed or are now in coNrse of construc-
tion. The buildings are 10 be constructed
at Fort Howard, Baltimore, Fort Wash
ington ON the Potomac River near Wash
ington. Fortress Monroe, Va, Fort Cas-
Well, N. C., Sulliyan's Island, Charleston,
;. G., Fort Morgan. Mobile. Ala
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03

An imperial decree. saws "A dispatch
f,on. ST. Petersburg. grants TO women
the same rights of admission to the
Alexander University at Helsingfors
(Finland) as are now enjoyed by men.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
Steel Corporation Declares Dividend
(Rv the Associated Press. }

(By the Associated Press.)
New York, July 2.-The directors of the
United States Steel Corporation declared
a dividend of 1a4 per cent on the preferred
stock, and a dividend of l per cent on the
common stock. The dividend on the pre-
ferred is payable on August 7th and that
on the common on September 14th.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03

I I
Raleigh. :. 80 OOO22 2OOO0-4 3
Batteries: StockSdale and LeGrande;
Voorhees, and Thackara.
Summary-Three base hit, Crockett;
two base hits, Thackara, McGinnis, VOOr
hees and Venable; struck out. by VoOr-
hees 6, by Allen l, by Stocksdale 4; bases
On balls, by Voorhees, A. by Stocksdale 1;
stolen bases. Curran (2), Venable; sacri-
flee hits, Cranston and Curran. Attend
ance 300 Umpire, Mr.. Staley.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
Upton Refuses Clark's Challenge.
(By the Associated Press.)

Rothesay. Firth of Clyde, July 2.-Sir
Thomas Upton refuses to entertain the
challenge of Kenneth M. Clark, owner OF
the Karaid, fer succession of trial races
between the Karaid and the Shamrock
III, but offers to sail the Shamrock l
against the Karaid in four matches, each
race to be for 500 pounds sterling a
side.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
Reading Strikers to Return.
lBy the Associated Press.l

Reading, Pa. July 2.-The Reading
Railway striking shop hands today rati-
fed the agreement between Chairman
Bcschor and President Baer and il was
decided to return to work on Friday
morning. Over 1900 men We're present
at the meeting.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
Kurds Numbering Armenians.
(By the Associated Press.)

Constantinople, July 2.-Reports from
Mush in Kurdstan say the Kurds are
plundering villages and have killed four
teen Armenians. in consequence of the
belief that the latter murdered Kurdish
notable, who was sheriff of Afghan.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
DAWES WILL PROBE DEEP.

Washington, July 2.-Comptroller Dawes
today sent the following telegram to For
est Raynor, receiver OF the Seventh Ma
tonal Bank, New York:
Confirming my telephone to you To-Day,
it, after careful and complete eXamlna-
ton of the books of the Seventh National
Bank, you find no evidence of criminal
violations of the National Banking Act,
you will ask the United States District
Attorney to make a thorough investigation
on his own account. afford him access
to the books for that purpose"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03

The Postmaster General has designated
the Western National Bank of New York
as the depositary for postal funds in New
York to replace the Seventh National
Bank.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
No Game at Richmond

Especial to News and Observer
Richmond, Va, July 2.-No game today
on account of rain.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03

Disastrous hurricanes on the coast or
New South Wales have paralyzed ship
ping Two vessels. have been wrecked
and ten persons drowned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
National League Games.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Philadelphia, Pa, July 2.-The home
team apparently had today's game we'll in
hand, but in the eighth inning Pittsburg
made three hits which helped by two err
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
AFFAIRS OF SEVENTH NATIONAL.
An Exhaustive Examination is to be Made by
the Government.
(gy the Associated Press.)

New York, July General Burnett,
United States District Attorney has dele
gated Captain W. S. Ball, one of his as
sistants to assist Examiner RaynOr in
the investigation of the affairs of the
Seventh National Bank with especial ref
erence to possible criminal proceedings
by the government against government
officials, who it may be found have viola
ted the law.
Captain Ball will begin his work to-
morrow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03

II is certainly fortunate thing fol
virture that it is it's own reward, other
wise 1t would probably go unrewarded.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
Tads a North Carolina Dailies i'm News and Circulation

rors, gave them four runs and the game.
Attendance 1877. Score: r. H. E.
Pittsburg. :. .10OO00040- II
Philadelphia :. ...OO11100O0- 9
Batteries: Phillipp and thinner;
White and Mcfarland. Time 2;15 Um-
pire, ODay.
Boston, Mass, July 2-Cincinnati bat
ted Pittinger's offerings hard and often
today and won easily. Hahn was effec-
tive at all times. Attendance 1,500.
Score: r. Fl. E.
Boston,. :. ......000 10000 1901 3
Cincinnati :. ....1O141 $50 IS 2
Batteries: Pittinger and Kittridge;
Hahn and Bergen. Time 1:4S. Umpire,
Nash.
Broolyn, July 2.-Today's game with st.
Louis was twice interrupted by rain and
then by wind being finally stopped alto
gether by a terrific thunderstorm. ST.
Louis won the game by punching six hits
off Donovan in the first two innings. At
tendance COO Score: r. II. f.
ST. Louis. :. ....2 2 00004 0
Brooklyn . 10000 O02000-2 7 0
Batteries: Powell and Ryan; Donovan
and Mcclure. Time 1:50. Umpire,
Snyder.
New York. July New York made it
three straight from the ChicagOs, win
ming an uninteresting game by hitting the
ball at stages when the visitors erred.
Attendance 1900. Score: r. H. E.
New York. :. 20 2 1 0 / 0O* Sc 10 2
Chicago. :. ......0 20 90 1-3 10 5
Batteries: Phyle and Warner; Hughes
and King. Time 1:55. Umpire. Gun
ningham.
American League.
Baltimore, Md. July 2.-Boston broke
up Baltmore's winning streak by taking
today's game. About the only feature of
the game was the batting of Freeman and
Hemphill. Attendance 1,945. Score:
r. H. E.
Baltimore. :. ..32010 / 8 II 2
Boston. :. ...OO3O24 OO-1O Is
Batteries: McGinnity and Robinson
Winters and Shreck. Time 2:O5 Um-
pire, Manassau.
Milwaukee. Wis, July 2-Cleveland to-
day scored their third victory over Mil
waukee and incidentally played their third
errorless game in succession. Attendance
1850 Score: r. H. r..
Milwaukee,. -. ...2O00011 90
Cleveland. E. 49,. 02O 80 0-6 IL
, Batteries: Hawley and MalOney;
Moore and Wood. Time 1:4O Umpire,
Cantillion.
Chicago, Ills. July 2.-The Chicagos
punched their hits with Detroit's errors
and won their eighth consecutive game.
A severe storm stopped the game after
the visitors had their time at the bat in
the sixth. Attendance 1890. Score
p. II. e.
Chicago. ....... :. ........0 2 1 0-3 1
Detroit. 30 2 o %
Batteries: Griffith and Sullivan
Sievers and Buelow. Time 1:15. Um-
pire, Haskell
Eastern League.
Buffalo 3; Syracuse 2.
Rochester 5; Providence 10.
Montreal 5; Worcester l.
Toronto II; Hartford 8.
Southern League.
At Nashville-Nashville 8; Birming-
ham 0. (Forfeited.)
At Shreveport 8; Little
Rock Z.
At Memphis Memphis 13; New Or
leans 6.
At Cha nOOoa-Chottanoopo Sol
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
Southern League,

At Notwithstanding g. Birming-
ham 0. (Forfeited.)
At reveport-Shreveport 8; Little
Rock Z.
At Memphis-Memphis 13; New Or
leans 6.
At Chattanooga-Cha 8; Sell
ma 2.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
Eastern League.

Buffalo 3; Syracuse 2.
Rochester 5; Providence 10.
Montreal 5; Worcester /.
Toronto II: Hartford s.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-03
CORNELL LEADS IN THE RACES.
The Collegiate Contest Over the Hudson
River Course Yesterday.
(By the Associated Press. }

(By the Associated Press.)
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, July 2.-The Inter
collegiate boat races over the Hudson
river course were decided today as fol-
lows
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-21

the somewhat tardy recognition Of
Americans place in the field of pro-
gressive surgery. The world owes the
boon of anesthesja to this country. Asep-
tic surgery, also, has been developed here
TO a point which was practically I'M
known abroad. Then, too, men and
women used to die by thousands every
year from a mysterious disease which
began with violent prostrating pain in
the right side and ended in death within
week. American surgery established
the TACT that this disease was due to an
obstruction of the vermform appendix,
ana 1t worked out the now simple and
safe operation Of removal of the appen-
dix for appendicitis Before this opera
ton was discovered people who died
from appendicitis We're given death GER
tlicates which read "peritonitis." or
else intestinal obstruction"
Before the present era of American
surgery wound in the abdomen va q
thought to be necessarily fatal. The in
ternal organs are covered with a thin
and exceedingly delicate membrane
known as the peritoneum Under the
old regime, If this membrane was cut
or violently bruised perltonitis set in
and the patient died. II a man was
shot OF stabbed In the abdomen, so that
the intestines were severed, it was then
surgical axiom that nothing could be
done for the patient He would surely
die. The accepted treatment was to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-21

IataI OF all the wounds which surgeons
meet with in their work. In the Amer
lean Civil war 6S per cent of all wounds
were wounds of the abdomen, and Of these
" per cent died. In the recent war with
Spain almost the same percentage OF
wounds Of the abdomen were obtained
on the American side, but instead of a
mortality OF 50 per cent it was less than
10 per cent. The difference was due to
American surgery. Similar methods were
used by English surgeons in the South
African war with equally gratifying re-
suits. The consequence has been a tidal
wave of appreciation of American sur
gerry the first ripple of which has borne
away DR.. Sem and his coadjutors
to give clinical demonstrations of their
methods.
Almost every European country except
England has asked theFquartette to hold
clinics In their capitals. The reason that
England has not done so is because Dr.
Sem Is almost as well known in the
London operating theaters as he Is here
The English appreciated his methods al
and have carefully copied his surgical
technique.
The planned itinerary of the medical
quartette began on July 4, when Drs
Sem, Frank and Brewer sailed from
New York on the steamship t;arbarossa
Their first professional stopping place
will be at Berlin, where they will pick
up DR.. Jacob Frank, who preceded the
party by some days because he had an
urgent request to hold a special surgical
clinic at Prof. Landau's private hospital
for women in Berlin. This is one of the
most famous institutions In Europe The
four will stay at Berlin for several days,
and. although the regular terms are end
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-21

dose the wounded man with opium and
make his end as comfortable as the drug
permitted.
That was the situation In surgery the
world over until DIR. j. B. Murphy, of
Chicago, invented the Murphy button.
Ihls Is a small device of aluminium by
which divided intestines can be united.
Inc device was not then perfect, but It
at once brought down the mortality from
wounds of this character from 81 per
cent to a little over Is per cent Then
Dr. Nicholas Semitic man who is lead
Ing the American quartette of surglca.
demonstrators abroad-saw that this in
yention could be combined with a dis
covery of his own, and so great was the
devotion to science of the two men that
they worked jointly for the good Of hu
be perfect This, they think, thew have
found in device which employs decalci-
fed bone instead of metal. Decalcifled
bone Is ordinary bone from which all the
lime as well as the animal matter has
been removed. This, when used to ioin
severed intestines, is absorbed by theNtis-
sues as soon as it's mending work Is done.
The original Murphy button sometimes
remained as foreign body and caused
trouble. Decalcified bone plates were first
used by DR.. Sem IN 1885,
This somewhat lengthy account of the
surgical wonders wrought by Drs Muir
ply and Sem is given here because IT
was the main reason which induced the
surgeons of Europe to invite DR. Sem
and his colleagues to make their tour,
Wounds of the abdomen are the most
frequent, the most difficult and the most
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-21
american Surgeons Make Tour Of 6)orld

-Four noted American surgeons and
physicians have just started on tour
of the world, the object of which is to
demonstrate to the doctors Of Europe
and Asia the American system of surgery
and medicine. The welcome which viii
be accorded to them abroad will be real,
says the Brooklyn Eagle, for the quar-
tette Is headed by DR.. Nicholas Sem, of
Chicago, who is regarded as the lead ng
American surgeon. The other members
of the party are DIR. D. r. Brewer aud
DR.. Jacob Frank, Of Chicago, and DR.
Mastin, of Mobile, Ala. The tour is be-
ing made at the request of foreign doc
tors who are anxious to see a compe-
tent exposition of the American methods
OF surgery and medicine. DR.. Daniel R.
Brewer is a famous specialist in nervous
diseases. The others are surgeons
Until a very few years ago no Amer. can
surgeon or physician used to think his
education complete unless he had spent
two or three years in the medical schools
OF Germany, England or France. At
that time 1t was a superstition that the
European schools of medicine were ST.
perior to those Of this country and that
the surgical technique was better. Now
adays the situation Is reversed. Every
year finds more and more graduates Of
foreign medical schools enrolled IN Amer.
lean institutions, to which they have
come to complete their professional edu-
cation.
This change has been brought about by
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ed for the season at the medical schools,
number of special clinics have been ar
ranged at which the distinguished Ameri-
can surgeons are expected to demon
strate their methods.
If the regular itinerary is followed, DR..
Sem Will next lead his party to Moscow,
where both DR.. Frank and DR.. Sem have
been requested to hold clinics for the
benefit of the Russian surgeons. This
will be DR.. Franks second visit to Mos
cow, as he attended the session OF the
international Medical association held
there three years ago. At that time
his methods attracted a great deal Of at
tention, and 1t is said that he remarked
that the Russians ought to see DR..
Sem, who originated the methods he
used. Since that time there has been
heavy Russian demand for the presence
of Dr. Sem.
About July 20, unless the plans of the
they Will leave Moskow for 1rl1utsR, travel
ing thither by the train de luxe Of the
Siberian railway. Irkutsk, 1t Is hoped
by the four, will be one Of the places
at which they will not be expected to
hold a clinic DR.. Sem and his COM
panlons want to spend ten days at IT.
kUtsk, exploring Lake Baikal and hunt
ing and fishing. Thence they will jour
ney to Stretinsk and take a steamship
down the Auur river to a town that can
Vestschensk Is one of them.
Thereafter the quartette will travel
among Siberian towns with queerly spell
ed names until they finally reach Vlad-
ivostok which Is the terminus Of the
Siberian railroad. From Vladiyostock they
will go to Korea on their way to Japan,
stopping long enough to pay a visit
Japan will probably show the four
American surgeons and physicians more