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Show FRIDAY'S) FAILURES. A Pretty Fair Lint ot linuk-rupts linuk-rupts For One Uuy. Cincinnati, 4. At a meeting of the creditors of Jacob Beoniuger, pork packer, McMicken avenue, last nigbt, it was resolved to file a petition and force him into bankruptcy to day. Liabilities estimated at $100,000; assets, $70,000. David Gibson, liquor merchant, and W. F. Rannar & Co., oandy manufacturers, failed to-day. Liabilities Lia-bilities not reported. Chicago, 4, The failure of Samuel Bliss & Co., wholesale grocers, Wabash Wa-bash avenue, is announced. Their liabilities are variously stated at $125,000 and $200,000. None of the firm will give an idea of the value of the assets, but they have been re garded as a solid firm, and will probably prob-ably pay a good percentage. Joseph F, Bonfield, corporation counsel, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy today. The liabilities are scheduled as follows: Secured debts, $183,000, with securities'valued at $327,000; unsecured debui$221,. 000. The assets are an interest in land in Jersey city, New Jersey, value unknown, and bills receivable, notes, etc., aggregating $20,000. Springfield, Ills., 14. Jacob Bunn's liabilities foot up $912,000. Tne assets are nominally much larger, but ar so much depreciated that they will not bring over 50 cents on the dollar of liabilities. Tne other banks seem now to be pursuing their business busi-ness without trouble and further breaks are not expected. Burin was a political aud -financial speculator, specu-lator, a friend of nearly evory politician poli-tician in Illinois, and has had control over several legislatures. He ifl largely interested in many enterprises enter-prises here, in Chicago and other 01 ties of Illinois, I |