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Show TELEGRAPHIC U II. r. COOLUAtCli. Tlie Chicago Banker Suicides. CLicdno, 14. The body of Wm. F. Cooibrtuyh, president of the Union National batik ol thin aitj', wub fouud on the stopu ol tlio Duuglf.a oionu-nneut oionu-nneut at about 6.30 o'clock this morning. morn-ing. A revolver with Mr. Coolbaugh's name on it was lying near hioi. The ukd event was induced by matters uutside of bank aQaird, ae it ia ihown by a stalement made this nioroi ig by the bank examiner, Watson, that be laat night concluded hia aemi-annual aemi-annual examination of the Union National and that his report to the comptroller of currency will show not only a solvent bank, but a condition of unusually largo cnh meana. He adds whatever were Mr. Coolbaugh'e trouble, neither the oondition of his bank nor bin relations to it had any1 connection with them. The officers of the bank have issued the following circular to their correspondents: "W, F. Coolbaugh, late preuident of the Union National bank, com mi tied suicide this morning. The act was not caused by financial trouble, ' either of bis own or thishank. The hank in Dot only solvent, hut specially strong and sound', and itd business will not be interrupted by this sad event." . . . |