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Is 4 VOL. XXXVI-No. 41.1 SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1886. 1 WEEKLY EDITION EASTERN. NeAvs of the Week from Be yond the Rockies. THE GKEAT MOEN MVSTKKV. The Allotted Blackmailer ClulniH that lie In the Nun ol' IIIh father. IVovipknck, R. I., Due. 1. Unable to bear tke strain any longer, "Doc" Wil son this morning, brokmi down in health and wening like u child, told the great socret which has existed between him and P. L. Moen, of Worcester, bo many years. Tlie Btory wan told in the pres ence of four reputable citizehB, who fur niHhed it to the press. "I am looked uxn as a blackmailer," lie Raid, "and those who believe I liave been bleeding that old man hold me in an much contempt us a yellow dog. 1 will stand it no longer. I am more sinned against than Binning, and now the truth shall be known. My name is not Wilson, nor am 1 a sou oi Jonus Wilson. My father is the niun who is accusine me of blackmail, and my name is Levi Moen, lawful son of P. L. Moon, of Worcester." Wilson then went on to tell the story of his birth, and the wrong done him by bis father. His story is that he is a son of Moen'B first wile, and that he was born a few months after the marriage. Moen, being a deacon and professedly high- toned Christian, did not wish to face the Hcandal of surh an early birth for bis first born, so a bargain was made with Jonas Wilson, of Daniclsvilli!, Conn., a Btnge driver, by which the baby was transferred to the latter'B care, and brought up as Wilson's. The boy lived and toiled in the humble sphere to which, he Buys, Moen consign ed him, and it was not until he became a young man grown that he learned the se cret of hlB birth. 1'or that secret he was indebted to the religious remorse of his supposed father, Jonus Wilson, who, be ing on his deuthbed, and not caring to pass death's portals with a burden on his soul, drew the lad toward him, and told him who he was. THE 01,1 MAN DENIES IT. Worcester, Mass., Dec. 1. The an nouncement from Providence this even ing that "Doc." Wilson bad lifted the veil from the great Moen mystery caused a tremendous sensation, the bulletin hoards were surrounded far into the night bv crowds. The millionaire manufactu rer was at prayer meeting when the news reuclied this city, and rejiorters gathered at the door of the Union church, to way lay him when he came forth. One of them showed Mr. Moen a copy of a Prov idence paer containing the story, and proceeded to interview bun on the sub' ject, but he would say nothing aside from the statement that "Doc.V story was a lie. IlKiin'n Ntory Contradicted. Woki'Kstkh, Mass., loc. 2. lhe Be cret of the Moen case remains us much ' a mystery as ever. Dates and ull the evidence connected to-day contradict the sensational Btory telegraphed trom 1'rov idence lust night that Doc. Uson is son of Moen 's. Wilson, by lus own statement and the statement of his friends, cannot be more than 31 or 32 vears of aue. Moen was first married in 1K.M. fortv vears auo. and hio lirst wife "flied before Wilson was horn. Those dates alone contradict his story com i.li.ti.Kv Life-long residents say it is impossible that Moen could bear any such relation to Wilson. The lirst Mrs. Moen was vnrv lovable character. She was a lirm and upright woman, and she nor he; family would have countenanced any Kiieh uroeeedimrs as are alleged. Moen father was a New York iron merchant, residing in Brooklyn when Moen came to Worcester. An old chum of Wilson's in this city rlmm is no truth in the story; that Wilson, is no more Mocn's son than he is. New Vwrk Also Goes Wild. New York. Dec. I!. The excitement in the mining exchange in Broadway yes- torday heat any thing of the kind ever before witnessed, even m that excitable place. The floor was densely packed by crowd bidding for comstocks with an eagerness that could not be su ...iuil liven in Sun Francisco in forme L.,rj ImnbiiL' brokers professed b.. '..liv.tie advices from iruinia City as well as from San Francisco, of a char-....(.,- r., hmtifv the belief that rich ore bad been struck in other mines besides i. (v.nuiilidHted Virginia, but it, was mt iced that they were careful to keep l....r. iii'lwutu ililvif'f'H to themselves, the outside public, as if taking it for granted ' ' that there was good news, gave orders to l. . i nil l II. Willi iru 1 uiuici a f...'....;t inl fur the time being. I, ..,. it, eould have been bought for ten cents, in transactions that run up to a ,t , if ii million shares, llrokers at the regular stock exchange, as well as at the mining board, occasionally took ehances in the game, and for awhile the railway list was neglected. Consolidated California and Virginia, which sold up to UK was kicked about the board lust sum mer at $1 ls-r share. How long the in flation is to go on depends on the ques o whether ore has really been discov ered on the lode in Bullieie.it quantities to warrant the deal. AU'KltKK "ILL OIT. ..- Him Aire! of H Man ' ......."-" - Idx'k Island Kire Murder. Ciiu-Auo. Dec 5.-lIenry Schwartz., formerly of Philadelphia, now in the lounty jail here, charged with bigamy, strongly suspected of being the man guilty of the daring robbery of the Rock island excess train last March, wnon Kellogg Nichols, express messenger, lost his life, and $37,000 was stolen from the express car. Schwartz for two years has been a brakoman on tlie Kock island road. Friday night, as he came into the depot with his train, an officer took him by the arm and marched rum to the Har rison street station. Yesterday he was arraigned for having married a wife in 'Miadciphia seven years ago ana wnn laving married a uincago woman two years ago. At his own solicitation tne case was continued in $1000 bail until )ccember 14. At first Schwartz maintained dogged silence, but now volubly alleges that the Hock Jsland company does not care whether he has one wife or a hundred, he or some one else can be sent to the jienitentiary for the robbery of the ex press car. He confesses that he has spent much more moncv than he has earned or could have received from home, ut he is not ready to tell where the money came from. As brakeman Schwartz was one of the crew on the ill-fated train to -which the essenger's car was attached, no suspi- ion was directed toward him at the time. When, in compliance with telegraphic instructions, Schwartz was returning to noiicro. to attend tlie lwiuest, tne con uctor of the train found m the toilet room of the car in which Schwartz was seated, a black handbag, which someone had tried to force down tlie closet pipe It was empty, but sticking in the folds was a piece that looked like a part oi f heck. Schwartz was noticeably con fused by the discovery. Various minor ircumstances pointed to nun as owner oi the bag. The subsequent investigation showed that the torn bit of pajs-r fitted into a mutilated check that was among the scattered contents of the rifled car From that time Schwartz was shadowed day and night. He was spending with a lavish hand. Die money stolen irom the express car was mostly in hills of arge denominations, ana about ifju,uuu in 50 bills. Money that Schwartz had Sient here and in the East was obtained by detectives. 1' rom tne lirst it nas oeen conceded that the crime was done by a railroad man. Now the railway and ex press officials hope that the mystery oi the coldblooded murder and daring rob bery is soon to be cleared away. cers relieved have been approved or re jected ; what changes have been made in the plan of the work and the expendi ture ; whether it is true that the work at the mouth of the Columbia and at la- quina bay and Coos bay has boen sub- jiended until spring, and why. l he sec retary is also directed to transmit copies of all the correspondence upon the subject. A ppol ntmentfi. Washington, Dec. 6. The president has appointed Geo. A. Allen to be Unit ed States attorney for the western dis trict of Pennsylvania vice Wm. A. Stone, suspended for oftensive partisanship. The president signed Allen's commission Saturday evening. Old Harvard' Fortune. Boston, Dec. 6. Harvard college gets nearly $500,000 by the death on Saturday of E. Price Greenleaf, an eccentric miser of this county, who lived almost a cen tury. He was a typical miser. With hundreds of thousands of dollars behind the walls of the safe deposit company lie denied himself of all the privileges and most of the necessities of Die. PACIFIC COAST. News by Telejrraph from West of the Rockies. pension: s. L. Jones, suiienutendent of Crown Point and Belcher, $205,000 ; Gen. Keating, superintendent of Savage and Hale & INorcross, 50.000: Col. E. D, Boyle, of the Alta, $20,050. The list in : eludes the names of scores of miners and Loierks, -with a liberal sprinkling of young todies and matrons, GEN. HOWARD'S REPORT. Collins Guilty. San Francisco, Nov. 6. The jury in the case of Thomas A. Collins, charged with assault on Mrs. Bell, this evening brought in a verdict of guilty.The jury only remained out five minutes. THE STOCK CRAZE. THE STOCK BOOM. He Calls Attention to the Danger to San Francisco In Cane of War. San Francisco, Dec. 1. Major-General O. O. Howard, commanding the di vision of the Pacific, has submitted his aanual report to the adjutant-general, for the information of the lieutenant-gen eral commanding the army of the Unit ed States. Beferring to means of de fense against possible invasion of the to The End Ship Hallway. PifTsiiuRO, Dec. 5. James B. Eads, who is visiting friends here, suys the gentlemen interested with him in the great ship railway across the isthmus lave decided to abandon tlie pianoi gov ernmental aid, and appeal to the money centers of the world. Congress will be asked to grant a charter to the new com pany. The Dirty Divorce Case. Nkw York, Dec. 5. The Tribune cor respondent, In his cablegram, says: Tlie Colin-Campbell divorce case has been at once the scandal and attraction of Lon don throughout the week. It is admitted that the charge of lnlidehty against Jxird Colin is broken down, and that certainly Lady Colin s petition against her hus band must be broken. There remains his petition against her, alleging acts of infidelity with co-respondents. Nearly the whole week has been occupied with the evidence of the discharged lady 8 maid, butlers, and other servants, some testifying with evident ease, and nearly collapsing on cross-examination on the essential intuits. There is, it is true, a considerable mass of positive testimony to specific and suspicious circumstances enough, perhaps, to create a presumption against Lady Colin, it is understood, however, that this will be met next week first, by direct denials of Lady Colin and every one of the four co-respondents, and second, by substantial proof that either of the acts alleged could not have happened as related, or that the servants have sworn they saw things which it is physically impossible they could have seen. CongretiA Meets. Washington D. C, Nov. (i. Both houses of congress convened to-duy, and the president's message, which is an ex haustive document, was read. In the senate several hills were introduced, and after Blair had announced the death of his colleague Pike, the senate as a mark of rcBpect, adjourned at ii :30 p. m. The house met at 12 and after prayer bv the chaplain, the clerk called the roll, 245 members responding. S. S. Cox, of New York, Henry W. Rusk, of Maryland, and Henry Bacon, of New York, short term members, all qualified and the house adjourned out of respect to deceased member. The CHSeuden I.oeks, etr. Washington, Dec. 6. A resolution of fered to-day by Senator Mitchell of Or egon, recites in its preamble that the ap propriation for a cont inuation of work on the canal anu iocks at uie i.ascaiuH oi the Columbia river, and lor improve ments at the mouth of Y'aquina bay and Coos bav. m Oregon, was available on tht 5th day of August, but no work was done at the Cascades until the 10th of October, thus losiuif the treat advantage ol low water, good weather, and long davs ; that the expenditure of the other appropria tions referred to has been postponed till next spring, and that the commercial bodies representing the communities mst deeply interested, as well as the waterway convention, have deprecated the delay, and have passed resolutions of regret that the engineer in charge of the works in Oregon and Washington ' territory has been changed, and asking 1 whether the plans submitted by the olli- Cutt leinen Seeking Legislation. Washington, Dec. 7. Dewitt Binit of Illinois, president of the National Cat tle Growers' association, arrived in the city to night, for the purpose of securing the passage of a bill to more effectually prevent the spread of pleuro-pnenmonia and other contagious diseases. The bill proposed by the association, which will shortly be introduced in the senate by Culloiii, is substantially the same as that urged upon congress three years ago. It gives the commissioner of agriculture au thority to go into infected states and con demn, pay for, and kill, diseased cattle and cattle exposed to contagious and spreading diseases. This, however, is to be done in co-operation with the state authorities. In case a state refuses to co ojierate with the national government, it is proposed that the president shall have power to "schedule" such state ana pro hibit the transportation of cattle beyond its boundaries. Mr. Smith says the rea son why comjiensation is granted owners of diseased cattle is because it is thought good policy to grant some compensation in order to prevent concealment oi the existence of disease. Adopt the New Time Scheme. Chicago, Dec. 7. A movement is soon to be made by the Union Pacific that will have a most important effect on railroads all over the country, it is the adoption by this road of the twenty-four-hour-o'clock scheme on its entire system. The general order is in the hands of the prin ter, and will soon be issued. An American Thrown into 1'risan Sr. Lons, Dec. 7. A special from El Paso, Texas, says : This morning a man arrived on the Mexican Central railway from Chihuahua who tells a tale of out raire in that citv. The man is Hev. J Kappaport, a Jewish rabbi, and in ill health. Tlie Jewish people of this city raised money to send him to the city of Mexico, where he savs he has brothers Kappaport says be stopped at Chihua hua last Friday, and after going about the streets some time with an American, thev returned to the hotel. Soon after wards an otlicer came in and arrested them, charging them with being revolu tionists, and took them hetore a magis trate. Kappaport savs the oilicer went through his pockets and took away $48. He showed his papers to the magistrate who thereupon discharged him, but kept the $48 for "costs." He savs the American reinsert to pay anything, and appealed to the consular ain'iit, who said he had no authority be yond commercial affairs, so the Ameri can went to ia.il, where he now is. Consul Briirhain will investigate the matter. San Franclwo Still Wild The Gambling rever spreading. San Francisco, Dec. 3. Those who hoped that the morning would prove brighter than last night's close were bit terly disappointed. From an early hour the approaches to the two exchanges were crammed with an excited crowd, eager to learn the news from the first call, and pnififPMt linn ii, awl ti,o which to them would bring either nappi' Ti,"i7 ' n,t ness or dismay. They had not long to manned with crnns of the r,mnr Pali W wait, for the San Francisco boards met and what is worse there are no euns ot i'lv""i'iv .' uv a '" tha r;rht. mim anH rara- in th -hnio I later Con. Virginia rang out at f.nrmtrir tn v,rin h Th0 cv,,.)H quickly followed by a drop to 3!) be a plant on this coast and speedy prep- & Belcher, which closed last night at $23, aration for makine suitable euns. and opened this morning at $21 , and in a few ntiiprmPDim f rWontm nn,At Tint in ho minutes went to $20. lhe bears are . ... v. w.,..v vv w -v. . . 1 .. ..I. i 1 ctelaved. Shells could easily be thrown u-'B saiage oiisiaugut on mcse uu from the neighborhood of the Cliff house, stocks, but the opinion of the street is outside the liarbor. to every mrt of San 'hat the bulls are too strong, and that the Francisco, and without exceedine the ,.'Fa,D "'."e" """ modern 'range could be dropped into Oakland. I therefore recommend that money be appropriated so that a good torpedo defense may be planted ; that a neet ot torpedo boats be constructed, and that tlie guns now around the harbor be properly mounted ; that two floating bat teries be built and anchored, as suggest ed by the board of inspectors appointed under act ot congress ot March 3, 18so." Gen. Howard, in his annual report. recommends the abandonment of Forts Halleck, Nevada, and Klamath, Or egon. The Doom Still On. F"rancibco, Dec. 1. The stock 1 went on this morning. Shares San boom The mid die stocks show an improvement, the bears devoting less attention to them. Savage, which closed ac $15.75 last night, opened at $16, and further improved to 1. (.hollar earned six bits, going to $(i.50, and Potosi jumped from $6.87la to $9, and then to $10.87a. Ophir was the only jsorth And stock which snared im provement, opening at $25.50, with a fur ther jump a few moments later to $26.50. Over 4,000,000 have been withdrawn from the city saving banks during the last ten days, every cent of which has gone into stocks. This shows that the laboring classes are taking a hand in the deal. Tyler Disbarred. San Francisco, Dec. 3. The supreme which had weakened yesterday, fully re- Lourt toav redered a decision in the covered their tone, and others advanced to higher prices than before. Brokers turned away business, for they were un able to attend to all the orders which flocked in upon them. Best & Belcher closed at $27, Consolidated California & disbarment case of G. W. Tyler, and sus pended him from practicing in the courts ol the state tor a period ot two years. Tlie proceedings to disbar grew out ot the case of J. M. llogan vs. George W lit IVImi . ... t vir.ir,;a ;rv,,.,i t tie Kt r.t lyier. Drought in tne superior court oi anioa t, ,.o- amn. riM t, rw,. this city in February, 1881, to recover closed at $12.50, Ophir at $30.50, Savage at $17, Mexican $14.25, Potosi $10.50, Utah $10.75. EXCITING TIMES. The Stock Market Takes a Tremendous Doom and then a Tumble. San Francisco, Dec. 2. The excite ment which prevailed to-uay in mining shares has not been equaled since 1878. $3362 and legal interest from September l,1880j money receryed at various times by lyler as agent for tlogan. lhe jury rendered a verdict in favor of Hogan for the amount claimed. The evidence in the case showed that Tyler while acting as attorney for Hogan in the case of Demick vs. lloaan intended to deprive Hotfan of the amount of money the suit was brought for, by converting the same to his own use. the supreme court ae- cided that this was a violation of his du- Old stock speculaters who thought the ty as an attorney, and of his oath of office glory of the Golden state had departed with the new constitution, braced up, and looked in with amazement at the crowds that besieged the brokers' offices. The fact that Consolidated Virginia had reached nearly fifty seemed only to whet their apiietite tor more, and when the as such. The decision also orders him to pay the money above mentioned to Ho gan. Orders a Steamer. San Francisco, Dec. 3, A contract has been made by agents of the Canadi- more prudent ones said the tide was an Pacific .Navigation company with the about to turn, they only laughed in their Tjnion jron works of ti.is citv for the con laces and exclaimed, "o, it is good lor a struction of a steel screw steamer of about lundred !' When the morning board ojiened Ophir went to 131.50, the highest price reached since the Sierra Nevada deal, when it sold for $100. Gould & Curry rose to $13.75, and Con. Virginia, which closed last night at $40.50, opened buoyantly at $02. THE SCENE CHANGES. At this moment every thing boomed. The session had hardly closed, however, when news arrived from Virginia that the Frankels had gone up for a million. 1000 tons register, and to cost about $200,- 000. The vessel will have the latest im proved machinery, and is calculated to attain a speed of 17 V.. knots an hour, She will re used as a feeder to the Cana dian Pacific railroad company on the wa ters of l'unet Sound. Another steel steamer is being negotiated for in Eng land by the above company, which calculated to attain the highest speed. Desperate Fight for a Child. San Lvis Omseo, Dec. 5. A short time ago Howard J. Fowler and his wife The Fever In Still on, But Some Bad Break are Made. San Francisco, Dec. 7. Tlie advansed prices bid lor the leading Comstock shares on the street yesterday, notwith standing the closings of the boards, sent thousands of dealers home last night in a happy frame of mind, and "there was nothing to prevent dreams of suddenly acquired affluence. When they came down town this morning the whole po sition of the market was suddenly re versed. Instead of booming prices there was a very bad break, -which cut Consol idated California squarely in two, as com pared with yesterday's quotations, and played havoc with market value of other stocks. Sales were heavy and forced, and prices had to drop; VV hen it was known this morning that a break had occurred the brokers were more alarmed than yesterday. When stocks reached the maximum in value they knew there would be more sellers than buyers, and could not predict what the consequences would be. But as hour after hour passed and no evils accrued from ihe fall in prices, they became more confident. They attributed the decline to a lack of confidence in brokers by the public, who are anxious to deliver their stocks, while there was no demand. The Proposed O. It. & N. Lease. San Francisco, Dec. 7. The Bulletin's New York special says : The Oregon Railway & Navigation company is being pressed by the Union Pacific to close the ease agreement with the latter, lhe Oregon people, however, are interested in having the Northern Pacific company become a party to the lease, on account of the large holding of Northern Pacific securities by those connected with the Oregon & Transcontinental company who also hold stock in the Oregon Kailway & Navigation company. SCHOOL REPORT. Report of School district No. 74, Me- hama, Or., for term beginning Sept. 6 and ending Nov. 26. Number of pupils enrolled, 33; average daily attendance, !5. The following list will shqw the av erage per cent, in deportment, aauy standing, and examination, inose wnose names are marked with a received 100 per cent in deportment. OllieLaBare. . .92 Anna Sim 83 Bruce LaBare ... 82 Lura Jack 87 Lizzie Mauer. . . 93 1 Ienry LaBare 94 Kaloh Terrell.. .86 Bern. Kerringer. . ,8.i Roliie Smith.. . Luetta Morris. . Albert Tit.e. . Lila Terrell. . 92 Alfred Sehellberg . 89 .80 -Oscar Sehellberg.. 83 . 86 Chas. Backenstos . 75 .83 GavlordBerringer.82 F21vie Smith .... 93 Albert Berringer. 84 James Burton.. .78 Leo Sehellberg. . .94 John Burton.. . .92 Frank Smith 90 Louis Titze .... 85 Lvcy L. Barzkk, Teacher. TESTING EDITORIAL PATIENCE. An extremely interesting and histor ically important document is printed in the Philadelphia Press of November 17th, it being a tac simile copy ot the original agreement, with all the signatures, made between Philadelphia capitalists and Sec retary Chase on the morning after the lirst battle of Bull Run, whereby they agreed to lend the Government nearly $2,000,000. The subscription was taken up on the urgent appeal of Secre tary Chase tor financial assistance, lhe Treasury was empty. There was no money with which to keep the army in the field, or, indeed, to pay the current expenses of the Government, much swol len in volume by a war which it was not prepared to meet. The disastrous rout of the union army at Bull Run for the first time made it clear that no ordinary effort would overcome the Rebellion. In this hour of depression and panic the Philadelphia banks, together with several firms and individuals well known to the financial world, came to the support of the Union with their liberal subscriptions, amounting to $1,737,500, and their patri otic action paved the way for the accu mulated capital of the country to uphold the Union arms. This was a staggerer, and the weaker were legally separated, and the custody ones hauled off'. Hardlv had they Mrs. Fowler. The latter then took up A GREAT MAN. ered from the blow, when it was an nounced that K. C. Hooker, one of the stauncbest brokers of Pine street, and bon-in law of ex-Senator Stewart of Ne vada, had pulled down his blinds, with liabilities of hundreds of thousands. No more failures were reported, and so a general stampede was prevented, and a short breathing time was given before worse overtook those who were playing for their all. THE SECOND SESSION. When the second session opened Con Virginia dropped to $42. The news was quickly communicated to the street, and for the second time during the day a seri ous panic seemed imminent. The agony was rendered still more acute when the announcement went forth that Green baum & Strauss had suspended for nearly a million, lhev were correspondents ol the Frankels of Virginia, whose failure bad been announced in the morning. When, on the top of all this, it was stated that two other prominent speculators K. F. Morrow and Marcus Schmidthad gone to the wall, it was generally believed that the bemnnimr of the end had come, and things were by no means improved when it was learned that Consolidate Virginia, after rallying a point, had "Does your wife pay you any compli ments?" asked Frederick Jimson of his friend Benderly. "Never," replied Benderly. "Well, mine does. She flutters me." "Often?" "Oh, yes, frequently, particularly in winter," replied Frederick. "Why does she taffy you so much in winter?" "Whenever the coal fire needs replen ishing she iioints to the fireplace and says, 'Frederick, the grate.' Texas Sittings. her abode on the farm of her father, G. Kussel, in this township. Since the sep aration, Fowlsrhas made a number ol unsuccessful attempts to gain possession of the ohlest child, a girl of 4 years. Last night, accompanied by three others, bowler enterod the house ot Kusseii ana carried the child off. A conflict ensued. Fowler and his companions were arrest ed. The Stock Kxcitement. Sas Fit vscisco, Dec. 6. The session held bv the Pacific board at 3 o'clock was the only one to-day. Consolidated Virginia, which lias always been the fav orite, wen from $54.50 to $64. Other stocks Kl..-ied as great advances. On the stree' i People about the town were more or less interested in our new house, because the idea of an editor putting up a ranch was so novel. We have answered the inquiry, "How is that house of yours getting along?" more than a thousand times in the last two months. And the question, "Have you moved yet?" has been fired at us five hundred times dur ing the last fortnight. We have an swered these questions without once showing a grain of irritation, but the other day Ike Phillips said something that made us mad. "Are you moved yet?" asked Phillips. "Began this morning. We carried a salt-cellar and a chair and coaxed the dog over," we ejaculated in delight. "Is that so?" said Ike in a tone of congratulation. "I am glad to bear that you are so near through with the job." Aurora (111.) Blade. GOING TO THE DOGS. ing an adv; age showe Saturday s at $28 st it Belcher sold at $32, he ice of $8 on Saturday. Sav au advance of $8.5tf from losing price of $18.50, selling A Norcross advanced $3, selling at H.50. ('hollar sold at $13, being $4 ov r Saturday. Potosi went to $17, au advance of $2.75. More Failures. San Francisco, Dec. 6. The stock ex changes held no morning session to-day. E. P. Gray, a broker at 316 Montgomery losed at $40, the lowest touched during gtreetj has just announced his suspension the dav. The statements that Morrow and Schmidt are embarrassed are posi tively denied, and as far as can be learned the liabilities of each have been promptly met. THE FRAN Kid. KAII.IKE Virginia, New, Dec. 2. L. B. Frankel & Co., the oldest stock broker firm in Storey county, filed a jietition in insol vency this uiorninit. The assets are nom inal. The liabilities foot up $915,000. The list of creditors includes the most prominent men and operators on tli ('linstock. Following are the names of the heaviest sufferers through the sus- Liabilities about $80,000. K. Dunsomore & Co., stock brokers !28' Montgomery street, assigned this morning to Edwin Wood for the benefit of their creditors. Liabilities about $300,000. 2 :45 ii. m. Two more failures of stock brokers have just been announced. (J. E. Anderson suspended with frloU.UUU li abilities ; assets nominal. Fred F. Franks assigned to S. P. Wood with lia bilities estimated at a quarter of a mill ion. The liabilities of McKenzie & Co., who suspended last week, are estimated at about $120,1100. Omaha Man I was much amused at learning that the reason the Sullivan Ryan fight in San Francisco did not be gin until nearly midnight was to give people who attended the "taslnonable entertainments" early in the evening a chance to get there. San Francisco .Alan l es, it s so. ftan Francisco is going to the dogs pretty fast. "I fear so." "Yes, indeed. Time was when the fashionable entertainments would have been postponed for an occasion like that." Omaha World. SHE DID NOT FLATTER HIM. She I was so glad you asked me to dance with you to-night, Mr. Random. He Ah? indeed; you flatter me. She Oh, no; but Olive Ovington said you were the worst dancer on the floor, and 1 wanted to find out if she spoke the truth. She did. Carl Pretzel's Weekly. SHE OUGHT TO KNOW. General Sheridan's mother says Phil was born in Albany; but all the biog- 1 rapbies say he first saw daylight in Ohio. Nevertheless, we'll bet on the old lady. Philadelphia Item. T