Business Failures For Six Months

New Yoiík, July 1. -The total number oí mercantilo failures throughout the United States reported during the Bil months ended yosterday was 5,466, sgainst 5,yi.'i during the same time in 1889. WiUiam B. Cole,85 years of age.while working in Grant's hame mili at Reed City recently was caug-ht by a belt and wound around a shaft, breaking his legs and arms and stripping the flesh off to the bone.