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NATIONAL BANK CLOSED. Philadelphia Institution Accused of Neglecting Reserve. Washington, July 14. .-The National Deposit Bank of Philadelphia was closed to-day by direction of the Controller of the Currency, and Milton C. Elliott was appointed receiver. The closing of the bank was under orders received by National Bank Examiner William M. Hardt. The Acting Controller of the Currency said that the bank was closed because of "persistent and continuous disregard of the requirements of law with respect to the maintenance of lawful money reserve," and was in a generally unstisfactory condition otherwise. This is the first time in the history of the service that a bank has been closed on account of violation of the law with respect to reserve requirements. The bank, according to the Controller's office, is heavily indebted to the United States Treasury on account of the 5 per cent redemption fund. Philadelphia, July 14.-The National Deposit Bank, of this city, which was closed to-day, was organized three years ago. The suspension of the bank resulted from an examination of its affairs by William N. Hardt, of this city, a national bank examiner. The cause of the bank's enforced suspension was its lack of the required reserve of 25 per cent of its deposits. Although a national bank, the institution never became a member of the Philadelphia Clearing House Association, and was considered a small financial concern. None of the directors would give any explanation of the failure other than that business had been bad because of the recent financial depression, and that many depositors had been compelled to reduce their accounts.