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Show .INOTIIEIMiM L'liEI Tha Faikre of the President' Tathor Porces a- Topeka Institution to Make an Assignment! A BOOT AND SHOE f AILUBE. One of the Oldest and Most Suspected Cincinnati Pinna Forced to the Wall this Morning. Topeka, Kan., March 13. The United States Savings bank of this city closed its doors this morning and made an assignment to the president of tho Kansas National Lank. The failure of tho bank was caused by the failure recently re-cently of the father of W. C. Knox, presi.lent of the bank. The liabilities and assets cannot bo learned, but the latter will pay in full all liabilities. Tho capital stock of the bank was S26l,000. A BOOT AND SHOE FAILURE. An Old and Reliable Firm of Claclnnait Forced to tha Wall. Cincinnati, March 18. J. and A. Sinipkinsnn, boot and shoo merchants, failed. Liabilities, $100,000; assets, $300,000. There is profound sympathy in all business circles in this city today at the announcement of the failure of the old boot and shoe linn of J. it A. Simpkin-son. Simpkin-son. The men have grown old in an honorable ami hitherto successful business busi-ness career in Cincinnati nnd both, have always been valuable and houored members of the community. The firm is composed of John Simpkinson, his brother Alfred Simpkinson and his nephew II. H. Simpkinson who U also tho adopted son of John Simpkinson. Yesterday deeds and mortgages by members" of the firm to the amount of 8 1 50, 000 were liled in favor of the Davis Shoe companv, John Kelly, guardian of Flizabeth Robson. Mary II. li. Wolcott, guardian, ami others. The liabilities are estimated at $40'000; the assets at $300,000. It is Baid the assignment leaves the men absolutely ab-solutely penniless, their elegant residence resi-dence being turned over to their creditors. |