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Show Reluctant to Pay lp. City, Mo., Aug. 15. The t of the $22,000 embezzled from treasury by Treasurer William ill hangs fire. The banks which 1'eake's bond in 1889 are still "Hon the plea that they are ijed with the report of the spec-I spec-I committee, as to the amount l1rtagu. Representatives of the i waited on City Counselor "day and asked for a brief de-the de-the bondsmen could confer tone to-ne consented to grant-a few n-. when, if the deficit is not "n win be instituted in the is probable that the matter be settled without a lawsuit. |