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GOOD OUTLOOK
FOR THE SPRING
Lcadlny ISusiam Men Throughout
the Country Hopeful of 1'olr
Season's Trade.
WANT CMNCiKEKS TO ACT
liialaua Dtnaitf fnr Relief from lit
ricMt lMttlcd hl( of tkCoc
Iry'i rimcti" Vceciaclii
Mciuage Criticised.
Tha Ni-ar Vork HrrMld rac?ntly prcaant
t ilia tlrtta of Irailln buaimwa man In
prinrliml rlllra of till frilled MlaUa on
Ihn iirlna" nulltiok In tha varloua llnea
of tru.lu. Many of Ilia atatamrnta nota
r iii.jurikKlriK cunilltlona, and olhnra ara
lioufu In lotin If not it-rtaln aa to prca
nil ImlUallona.
Moat aiatililrant In Ihiwa exurvatDna of
oiilnlun, huaevrr, la lha pracllrally unan-
liuuiia di'inand that contfroaa atop playlnf
ami placa lha flnancra of tha
I'ouiiiry on a aound boata. It la polnird
out that ronilnuoua proMrlty cannot ba
Mijuy.'.l whllr uncrtalnly aa to tha cur-
n my ronilnum. I'rr.l.lrnt Clavrland'a
Jinan nimwica on tha Vrnrauvlan niallrr
rvprwly rrlili'lan) by thvaa rpraan
livra of tlm rammi'Ti'lal rlaaa of lha
country.
tiik nrii.Dicita.
1 1 iiililinar la a trail aflwiiit to a vary
lama il"iir- hy o-aJ rondlilona. and tha
Immlrwa which lha Herald haa aarurad
from promlnrnt man In tha bunlm-aa In
iho lama clilra of tha country do not.
Ihrrafora, acrva ao romplvlaly aa tha
vlr of nix-Ma In other llnaa. Tha
aral 0ilnlon aprma lo ba, howavrr, that
whlla thrr la no arral artlvliy at prra
rnl, tha oiillook la aood. Hera la ona
opinion:
Charlaa M'-Caul, I'hlla.lrlnhla. I'a-
"Tha aooner tha aovrmmrnt icala In tha
IHulilon where lla Income aquala lta ax
H-minura the aooner thlnsa In arnaral,
and the building- trada In particular, will
Improve. Tha aituatlirf today la not prom-l-inir
A vaal amount of building la dona
on mortgagea, and everything la prae
lirally at a atandatlll until capital la
ranler ami enhllilla mora conndcn-."
VIEW OF CUmtlEHS.
I'loihlng mnrrhanta reiurt thai the con
dition of iho counlry'a llnancaa haa af
ferird their bualneaa unfavorably and
they ara very anxloua for the aattlemant
of lha queallon. Drdera, they aay, ahow
an Inrreaatng demand for lower priced
gooria, whli-h, of courae, reducaa tha vol
ume of their trade. Coll.-cHoia, howavar.
ara good, and In nme aecllona the apring
m promlw-a lo lie mora than fair.
Meyer Jonaanon. New Vork. aara: "Wa
have every reason to believe that bul
nc -. nrit apring will be excellent. Clo
Ihlrr. havo Ix-en carrying amall atocka.
and In rmt tratanrea have been puraulng
deriiiciiy conaervatlva pollry. Thy
are, therefore, dealroua of renlenlahlng.
We ara receiving large ordira where Ut
year we were reclvlng amall nnea Of
courae the aettlrment of the nn,uieiil
uuoatlon would have a good effect on gua-
liieea. but In i-loililng, which la one of
he neceuarlee of exlatem-e, Ihe nueatlon
of (xilli-y In thla mutter la not ao Import
nni. 1 hear worda of encouragement
from all pnrta of ihe country, and It
llx-y are all Juatinetl tha I'nlted. Blatei
may exjwt a very biiy apring."
LI MIIKKMKN IIOPKFl'U
A niajirlty of lha lumber dealer ara
ry nim-h mrouraiied by the outlook for
Ihe upriiiK. In aome iMt-ilona tha demand
la InrreanliiK, and a allKht rtae In prtcea
la ri-porlid. The rondllloua of the trade
la aet forth by the lumliermen them
aelvrn. Here la what aotiio of them Bay:
Charlia 11. Fearing, treasurer of the
Kpurt l.unilier t'oniny. New York:
From what we can learn there will be a
fiilr bualneaa Ihla apring. Of courae
thla aenaon la alwaya quiet, but I believe
from the rcorta of our agenta that there
will Iw a good dimand for lumber at
prleea which ahoiild return a protlt. The
lumber bualneaa haa been affected tecent-
In the cltlea by the atructural Iron
comimnli-o, but only In cltlea. In the
ounlry the domnnd la growing, and la
em-ourairlitg.
Fri-derl'-k Weyerhacuaer, St. Taul,
Minn : "rrtaent bualneaa la good, and
he future 'a full of encouragement. Lum-
bermin n-e doing a good, clean bualneaa.
In Ihree-tourlha of the towna of the aec-
liui cniierlni; aliout 81. I'aul. In St.
I'huI anil Mliinrriiolia there wn a
ulldlng tli Inat few yeara than formerly,
tiet-auae of overbullillug, hut all the algna
are right fir a revival In the big cltlea,"
OfTLWK IN HAflDW ARR.
Hnrdware m.-n In nearly cA-ery aectlon
of the country nivak bonf-i'lv of i"e
outlook In their line of trade. From aome
cltlea extenalve buying la reported .ia hnv
Inv nlrrady commenced, and In olher.i
there are Indlcatlona that It la not fnr off.
Chnrlea F. Powae, ll.xton, Maaa., atat
rd:"The unJettled atato of tha money
market makes many aomewhat timid;
aim we have taken larger order for
apring delivery In certiln tinea of goods
than ever bi fore, and with the present
llrntui a of the Iron market, and harm iny
nmi-t-K !he nnll manufacturera, we have
itiiuI conlldenre that the bualneaa euc
ceas of I-06 will be above the aVerage.
WHAT BANKERS BAY.
Lending hunkers of tha country general
ly agree, that the bualneaa of the country
la f'lrferlng chlelty because of the un-in-tiled
condition of the country'a finance
and the uneanlness among capitalists
caused by President Cleveland's message
on the Vcnrxuelnn matter. Much Im
provement Is looked for, however, a a
reault of the succeas of the, new Issue of
United State bonds, which It I believed
Is now aMsurcd.
E. 8. Iicey, ex-comntroller of tha
treasury, Prosldent of the Hankers' Na
tional Hunk, Chicago, III., said: "Rank
ers are not extending their credits, and
are really doing nothing more than pro
tecting their depositors, but tha general
feeling Is good; country banks are not
borrowing much, and there Is more confl
ilcnee, Llltlo will be done, however,
until the outcome of the present loan Is
known, and. If successful, until the first
twenty per cent has been paid In. Uanks
are not Inclined to be generoua with their
money now, because they wish to pro
vide against every conceivable contingen
cy, but the situation Is not one that la
calculated to crcilo alarm."
REALTY MEN'S OPINIONS. '
Real rata to men In many of the large
cities of the country report a 'prevailing
dullness, enuaed In some cases by exces
sive local taxation and In other by the
timidity of capitalists, who are Inclined
to he cautious In view of the unsettled
condition of the country's finances. The
Interviews nlitnlned, however, aro not all
dl-ourln. In torn cM, M In Kxw
York City, thrrn M fair, n xxJ 1
mnd at llrillir rUln valuM.
IN TUB inON T ft A DC
Thr Mmt lo t a JlfTrir of oiiln
Ion amon tha ataat and Iron man. Bom
of thm report a irood bualnvaa at lilhr
prlraa, whlla olhsra aajr tha trad la flat
and tha ouilnok poor.
jomi.ii Wharton, rhiiadii,hia."Th
Iron and atl bualnwia haa Imo ramarka -
bly depressed during three month of
continually declining price. Th con
sumption, however, ha gone on fairly
well, and there ara now Indication of
higher price In tha near future for all
article, from pig Iron to th varloua
finished form of Iron and ateeL In
quiries have recently been mors abundant
and a number of heavy contract have
been placed. Th opening of spring will
surely bring brisker Inula and higher
price. Confidence had begun to appear
when It waa rudely ahaken by th foolish
talk of silver senators. Th president'
Vaneauelan meaaags had ' alao a moat
damaging effect, which I now gradually
paaalnff away."
OttOCERY HI BlNKHfJ DCLU
Wholesale ttnwt In the larger elite
are pracllrally (greed that th outlook
In their branch of trada Is not very good.
Price, they aay, are low and order amall
They join th chorua of ather bualnea
men In blaming congraas for tha alow
recovery of Ihe commercial world from
Ihe effect of th panic.
JEWELERS ENCOURAGED.
Dealer In jewairy an rather hopeful
of a fair trade during th spring and
throughout laW. They all appreciate that
their good r luxuries which do not
appeal td buyer except In time of pros
perity, and It la therefor gratifying to
And among them certain measure ol
confidence a lo th future.
DRY OOOD8 OPINION.
Dry good merchants whose trad Ilea
mainly in the Mouth expre themselves
wall satisfied with the present condl-
lions and vary hor-ful of tb future. The
high price paid for cotton baa brought
them many customer. In the West, how
ever, where farmers have received low
figure for grain, th dealer say the
dry good bualneaa la only fair, and there
Is no Immediate prospect ef Improvement
laldor Straus, of R. H. Mary A Co.,
New York, said: "So far as w are con
cerned, th outlook i encouraging. The
weather haa been very beautiful and thla
haa made bualnea for January exc-pilon-
I ally excellent. 1 think that It tb mum
conditions prevail tha dry goods h ounce
will have a moderately prosperous apring.
Hut w ran hop for no sustained pros
perity until this country goe out of the
banking bualnea and th currency I
placed on aom footing which will hold
the banke reaponalble for In etablllty.
With stability In financial condition we
may expect to enter upon a period of
continuous prosperity, and not before."
GRAIN OUTLOOK GOOD.
It serin to be th geflwaj opinion
among th grain dealer Interviewed by
the Jlerald that the prtcea of alt cereal
are In lor a rlae. Th ring as looked
forward to for a general advance that
will bring prosperity In It wake. A ma
jority of th men who expressed oplniona
re decidedly bulla
F. G. Wan. Board of Trade, Chicago,
aid: "It eeenie to dm th depression
In the grain market Is about over and
that the rise In price ha begun. Every
Indication I to th effect that higher
prior will prevail In the aprng, and this
meana a belter feeling all ariund. No
on la In good eplrlta when a bear mar
ket prevail. Our exporta of wheat are
satisfactory, and the fact that other
wheat producing countries may not be
able to aupply aa much aa they have
been claiming leada me to believe that
our foreign shipments wiU be very large.
Much better price for corn are antici
pated In the spring, and there I no rea
son from th eondltiona now prevailing,
why we should not have them. When
apring come 1 think we will ace good
time In the grain market".
WILL BE HELD
IN PORTLAND
Next Republican State : Convention
Kill Meet in the Metrop
olis ia April
Mbaiy Chosei as the Tlact lor Holdipg
first Coigrejsioial District Cotvea
tion State Deleyates tavor Jlc
Kiatcy for I'rtsldeacy.
Special to the Aatortan.
Portland, Feb. &. The Republican state
ci .-trnl committee met here today and
decided, to hold the next slate convention
In this city, on April J. Each county
will have one delegate at large, and one
fi e each JX) voters or fraction thereof,
consisting of over one-half that number,
based upon the vote cast for governor In
June, 1SI. Clatsop county l entitled to
even delegat-a.
Albany was chosen as the place for
holding the First Coniriessinn.il District
convention, and April 7 Is the date. The
First District convention will consist of
'22 delegates The so"oml Convresmnnal
District convjntlon will be held In Port
land April S, and will consist of US dele
gates. Each district convention will nom
inate a ran Jlitri !e for nongrvsa and elect
two delegates lo the Republican national
convention.
' The Oregonlan will tomorrow publish
Interviews with about 139 of the delegates
who attended the State Republican
League convention yesterday on their
preference for the presidential nomina
tions. About 140 nf these favor McKlnlny
and the remaining ten favor any yood
Republican,
Portland, Or., Feb. 5,-The executive
committee of the Republican League of
Oregon today eleoted II. t Well, of
Portland, secretary and treasurer. The
committee today discussed plan for rais
ing revenue for carrying on the cam
paign, and adjourned to meet here March
7. A letter was received today from the
aecretary of the National Laigue, elat
ing the national convention of the Repub
lican League will meet In Milwaukee,
Wis., August 20, 26 and 27.
WASHINGTON'S NEW CAPITOL.
Olympla, Wn., Feb. 1 The contract for
the completion of the state capital was
awarded today to Fenton H. Uoos, of Ta
coma, for VCIXX. The structure will cost
one million dollars, of which tm.000 has
been expended on th foundation and
other work. Th building will he or
white sandstone, quarried near Tacomn.
There were four bids lower than that of
Goss, which were thrown out.
Having Ho Cak Boap In your kitchen
or bath once mean always,
IN THE HALLS
OF CONGRESS
, Defeat of the House Maioritr the
I 5 hubss .lajuuij mc
Most Important Feature
of the Day.
AN ANTI-PRIZEFIGHT BILL
raises' Ike Hoim Ttsterday, kit Dil Stiart
Say So roacr Cai Stop tie Car
Ival Canot Cae Of oi
Helical Soil.
Waablngton, Feb. 6 In the houe to
day, voire Were taken on the amend
ment to th District of Columbia appro
priation lo strike oiA Ihe appropriation
for sectarian and charitable institutions.
Hepburn Irl-d to move to recommit ihe
bill, but the speaker declared that the
mo'ln could not be entertained, the ayes
and noe on the pas-age of the bill hav
ing been ordered. Th result was that
many KetiubUcana who wore dlaaatlsfled
with the action of the houen In strlknlg
out these Items, voted straight against
the bill. The speaker announced the vote
as US ayes, and 114 noes. It wa th
first defeat sustalne.1 by Ihe majority,
and wa greeted with chers on the Dem
ocratic ld. Blxlv-one Republican vot
ed against the bill.
Oroavtnor moved to reconsider. The
motion was carried, ! to DO. Orosvenor
men moved to re-commit the bill, with
Instructions to re-examine the hill and
report on the subdivision unler the bead
of chanties. Crisp, In satirical tones, to
the accompaniment of Democratic ap
plause, congratulated the house on It
ability to tranaacl public bualneaa. He
had, he aald, consulted members who had
had large experience In the oouae. and
had made some Inquiry himself, and. ao
far aa he could learn, thla was the first
time In the hlatory of the house that a
general appropriation had been defeated
and, too. In a house with 1 jO majority.
It was. he said, a noteworthy event.
Washington. Feb. &. Following I the
text of tha anll-prlze fighting bill which
pasaed the house today:
That any person who. In any of the ter
ritories, or the District of Columbia,
hall voluntarily engage In pugilistic en
counter between man and man. or flght
between man and bull, or any other ani
mal, for money, or for other thing of
value, or for any championship, or upon
the reault of which any money or any
thin; of value la bet or wagered, or to
see which any admission te la charged.
either directly or Indirectly, ahull be
deemed guilty of felony and. upon con
viction, ahall be punished by Imprison
ment In tbe ponltenUary for not less
than ona year, nor more than five years.
Ry the term "pugilistic encounter" a
used In this bill, is meant any voluntary
light by blow, by meana of tls'.s or other
wise, whether with or without glove.
Th anti-prise fight bill will probably be
delayed In tbe aeoate hy reference to
committee, but will no doubt paas that
body when rr ported.
El Taao. Feb. S. "No power can atop
the fights," raid Dan Stuart today.
when Informel of ihe passage of an anti
prize fighting bill by the ho-ise of repre
aenlatlvrs. "They are coming off Just as
tliey are advertised."
Mexico Oily. Feb. 5,-The El Globo says
the prlsefight managers have offered the
late of Chihuahua $M.-.N) In gold for
permission to have the contests take place
on Mexican soil. Permission, adds the
EI Globo. will positively not be granted.
Washington, Feb. S. The diplomatic
and consular appropriation hill was re
ported and placed on the calendar In the
senate today. Th on'y Important amend
ment raised the consullate at Cape Town.
Africa, to a consul-gc neralcy at K.Q'X) per
year.
ROYALTY AND AUTOMOBILES.
The Prince of Wales to Take Part In an
Exhibition cf Novelties,
London, Feb. S. The Prince of Wales
ia said to be developing a de.'p Interest
In automolors, and has aranged to take
an active part In an exhibition of all the
latest Ideas In horseless vehicles, which
la to be held at the Imperial Institute.
For his own yacht, the Britannia, he
haa had built a steam launch driven by
liquid fuel. It Is to bo carried on deck
when the Britannia Is on a cruise, and
when she is racing the launch will tow
the yacht to the starting point.
This launch Is to be seen at Ihe yacht
ing exhibition now being held at the
Aquarium, where his royal highness has
Intimated his Intention of Inspecting It
before It ia put Into use.
The most noteworthy feature of the
exposition, says the Globe, is the eminent
ly practical character of the exhibits. The
sl.ow Is also conspicuous for the number
of novelties exhibited, and the motor
principle, responsible for several new
methods. Is shown In connection both
with launches and road carriages.
An Interesting novelty la a rudder elec
tric motor adaptable to any boat.
Another llrm shows a model of a high
speed twin-screw ocean-going steam
yacht designed for an American million
aire, the feature of which Is complete
variation In design from any steam yacht
at present constructed. It Is specially
protected from retaining heavy seas and
can carry aome fcV) tons of coal for tang
voyages; Indeed, the accommodation
seems to be more on a scale In keeping
with the apace available on an Atlantic
liner.
In another department an Ingy.ilous
method of signalling at sea la on view.
Aluminum launches are also displayed,
beside cordage, steering gear and rope
work of every kind.
NEW B. OND O. SYSTEM.
Money Advanced by the XTnderwrit,lnB
Syndicate for Interest.
Baltimore, Mil., Feb. 5. It Is proposed
to fund the fleeting debt of the Baltimore
and Ohio, and for a new system of the
Wcnlern and Northwestern lines, to be
known aa the Baltimore and Ohio North
western. The aehepm provides that a
new bond be Issued on these lines, guar
anteed by the Baltimore and Ohio, which
will be sold to pay off the debts Incurred
by these lines.
Major Shaw will leave tomorrow for
New York to complete the arrangements
with the syndicate to meet Its Interest
Purges due In February, amounting, to
"',500,000.
r Washing Powder on earth. T-arge
lie. SO cents. Soap Foam.
ARM9 FOR CCRA.
Three Lo aled Vessels Hald to Have Got
ten Away by Montauk Point.
New Haven, Conn., Feb, .A atory la
current hero this evening that three ship
loala of arme have been aent from thla
city to the Cuban Inxurgenta. The story
cannot be a (firmed or denied. It la all
built upon a few circumstantial fact
gleaned by hearsay.
Th theory ts that the arm were rent
to New London and that the vessels got
away by Montauk Po'nL The last vessel
I supposed to have sailed about a month
ago.
Persons who have an Insight In the In
ternal affaire of the Cuban Junta, have
known for th last six months that Long
Island Bound ha been the secret path to
Cuba from New Tork City for filibuster
ing expeditions.
Ever since the Epaniah detectives learn
ed that Btattn Island and the Jersey
coast were th favorite starling points
for expeditions orsranlxed in New York,
th Junta waa compelled to ahift Its
base of operations and transfer them to
Long Island and Connecticut coast s.v
The Cuban revolutionary party pur
chaaea most of Its arms and ammunition
In Cor.cnctlcut and the carrying cf arms
to Ihe coaift is an easy matter. When an
expedition la fitted out from New York
or Long Island the atiamer take an
eastward courae through th' Sound and
around and away by Montauk Point,
while Spanish spies arc watching New
York and the Narrows.
ARRAIGNED BY VEST.
Secretary of Agriculture M-rton Scored
By the Senator from Mlsso jri.
Washington, Feb. 5. The most caustic
utterance heard In th senate sin? Till
man's sensational speech wa that of
Vest, (Democrat) today, arraigning Sec
retary of Agriculture Morton. The gen
eral satire and ridicule directed against
the secretary, and the all-jl)ns to tbe
president, made the speech hardly lea
notable than that which recently startled
th senate. Vest referred derlalvely to
the "colossal Intellect dealing with cab
bages." He severely criticized the prac
tice of furnishing costly flowers from the
government greenhouse for reception at
the executive mansion.
"The Democratic party has been most
unfortunate," said the senator emphati
cally, "net only as to Its international
discords, but also in the fact that (he
devil has owed us a grudge and baa paid
It In the secretary of agriculture. The
secretary haa put the Democratic party
In antagonism to the great agricultural
Interest of the party, Th trouble is
that the secretary la a monomaniac on
the gold standard."
Vest closed with a remarkibly sarcastic
and bitter peroration He referred to the
useless seeds which. It was asserted, tbe
secretary had refused to buy. "But,
added the senator, "there was on seed
not mentioned. It was," he proceeded.
maliciously, "the anrefer fenlcnlum
canes Morton,' or In plainer words.
'Morton' golden dogweed.' Thla would
flourish while thla secretary, swinging
his golden censor at the executive man
sion, shouted his 'Holy, holy, art thou, O
Grover, king of kings, and lord of lords.' "
WRECKED NEAR FLATTERY.
Port Town send, Feb. V Tbe British
ship HUbrannan, from Callao. went
ashore on Point Wilson, near Port Town
send, at 1 o'clock this morning, and will
probably be a total loss. She came up
the Straits before a strong north vest
wind, and struck near the lighthouse, an
sails going by the board. She went over
on her starboard 'beam. The seas are
breaking clear over her. 'An attempt
was made to launch two boats, but they
Were carried away. Tugs were aent out.
but they coul I render oo assistance. The
vessel now Ilea high up on the rocks. The
crew is still aboard.
AWFUL CRIME
J ;
Murders an Entire Family and Then
Tuts an End to His Own
Existence.
He Cads His Troalles Jntt as Relict Cones
ia SiyhtLack of Vork ike Motive
for the Mnrder Seyea
Are Dead.
Special to the Astorian.
Chicago. Feb. i The entire family of
six, consisting of his father, mother, wife
and three children, were murdered last
night by Rlchar Kluttke. a I-ake View
carpenter, who completed the work by
killing himself. The dead are:
Richard Klattke, a carpenter, 39 years
old; Kate Klattke, his wife: John Klatt
ke, his father, aged 73; Mina Wilhelmine,
his mother-ln-lnw, aged 71; Mlna Klatt
ke, his daughter, aged 9: Anna Klattke,
his daughter, aged S; and Emma Klattke,
his daughter, aged 7.
The members of the Klattke family
were found dead early this nornlng In
their little cottage at 207 Berskau ave
nue. Each of the seven corpses l ad a
bullet hole' In the head, anil death ol
all had evidently been instantaneous,
night by Richard Klattke, a Ijike View
a revolver, and empty cartridge ahellr
were scattered about the room. A heavy
odor, which appeared to be that of chlo
roform, pervaded the house. From this,
It was surmised that Klattke first chlo
roformed the entire family, and bad tak
en deliberate aim and put a bullet Into
the brain of each.
Klattke was despondent, and his fam
ily were cold and hungry. Since Christ
mas he has been out of work, and he
end his troubles Just as relief was In
sight. This morning his next door neigh
bor called with the Joyful news that he
had found a Job for Klattka. At the same
time Matt Brown arrived on the same
errand.
It Is not error that opposes o much
the progress of truth; It is indolence, ob
stinacy, the spirit of routine, everything
that favors Inaction. Turgot.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Govt Report
WJJIL2U tm
ABSOlSJriZLV PURE
SUBSCRIBED
SEVEN TIMES
The Treasury Dcpa-irieBt Swamped
With Subscripiwns to the
Popular Loan.
SUCCESSFUL IN EVERY WAY
."orgs a Syadicate'a Bids Ire Very accept
able, aad li la TaoagRt It kill Be
awarded f Vl.DOO.OOO ol Boada
Clfect oa Wall Street.
Washington, Fi b. t Four thousand six
hundred and forty bids for li,io
worth of bonds! Such la the tremendous
total of the subscriptions opened at th
treasury department today. In accord
ance with tha terms of the call Issued a
mon'h ago. Inviting proposals for 1100,000.
U of United State t-per-eent bonds, to
run thirty year from February j,
These figure do not Include about 1)3).
Wo.OW of "crank" bids rejected as bogus.
The Immense offerings astounded the
experts. The bids literally awamped the
treasury department, which waa ao taken
by surprise that at o'clock tonight,
although extra clerks had been hurriedly
drafted, the work of tabulating the bids
was still In progress, and It was Impossi
ble to tell with deflnltenes how many
bids, and for what aggregate, had been
received at figures in advance of the
upset price of 110.SS7T, at which a syndi
cate composed of J. P. Morgan & Co.,
Pliny, Fish A Co.. and the Deutsche
Bank, of Berlin, offered to take the whole
loan. The blda ranged from par up to a
single & bid at li It la impossible, there
fore, to say at this time how awards will
be made. Treasury officials regard Ihe
loan as a complete success, both a to
the popular subscription feature and the
price obtained. The bids came from sev
eral thousand Individuals and from hun
dreds of national banks and other link
ing Institutions. Nearly all the lea-ling
New York banker and big Insurance
companies were represented In the list
of bidders, but, with a few x.vnMns.
they were out-maneuvered by the Morgan '
syndicate.
Owing to- the confusion caused by the
magnitude of the ofrertnsrs. and the con
sequent delay in classifying and schedul
ing the bids, any authoritative statement
of the policy that will be pursued cannot
be made at this time. As the bulk of th
offering were tHow the Morgan figures.
It hi believed that the bid of the syndi
cate beaded by the great New York
banker, will be accepted for at least $50,
Bs and oaibiy mora.. In any event,
no bid below the syndicate rate of l!O.C77
will be accepted, as that rate covers the
entire loan. .
It la understood that Mr. Morgan will
procure part of the gold from abroad and
will not need to deplete the treas-ny to
furnish any part of the gold called for
under bis bid..
Secretary Carlisle) was greatly pleased
at the success of the bond offering's. As
th bids were being read, the secretary
was shown a telegram Just then received
by one of the New York bankers present
saylnjr that the bonds were being quoted
at LIS. The great success of the ssue,
he thought, would have a very beneficial
effect upon the financial and commercial
Interests of the whole country, and ha
looked forward to a year of business Im
provement. Wren the department closed last night
about 2t00 bids bad been received, and at
7:30 thla morning a force of clerks was
set to work classifying and scheduling
them. The bulk of the work was then
thought to be over, at least except for
a few bids for large amounts. The morn
ing's mall brought in at least 3,000 mora
bids, which bad the effect of greatly dis
arranging the plans.
New York. Feb. S. The general opinion
In Wall street today was that European
financiers cannot fall to be nrofoundlr
Impressed by the result of the popular
loan experiment The large percentage of
foreign bids is very significant, in view
of the previous apprehension as to the
probable unfavorable effect of the 'ree
silver manifestations of the senate upon
European sentiment. Official announce
ments regarding the aggregate bids and
the average of prices imparted an actuui
buoyancy to the market, prices advancing
all along the line.
DIDN'T TALK YACHTING.
Lord Dunraven Declare Hlmjelf on th
Venezuelan Controversy.
London, Feb. 5. Lord Dunraven was
the guest tonight of the Glasgow Univer
sity Club. A speech delivered by his
lordship upon this occasion contained no
allusion to the subject of yachting. Rut
with reference to the VenesiMltn ques
tion, he said war between England and
America would be regarded by everyone
as an unmitigated horror. If either coun
try had placed Itself In a false or mis
understood position, both were strong and
magnanimous enorgh to withdraw, or to
make concessions. He was confident, he
aid, that the result of the strained re
lations would be a belter feeling between
the two countries.
NINEVEH'S CREW IN 'FRISCO.
Sun Fronclsco, Feb. 5. Eighteen men,
the officers and crew of the ship Nineveh,
which was burned off Cape Flattery, are
now on board the schooner Compeer at
the Oakland city wharf. The Nineveh
sprung a leak on January 25, and on the
27th was abandoned by the crew, after
being fired. Before leaving the burning
ship, they sighted the San Francisco
schooner Compeer, which rescued the
crew as the Nineveh was sinking.
MARVELS OF NEW PHOTOGRAPH.
Vienna. Feb. 5,-Dr. Nuesser. professor
of medicine In the Vienna University,
allowed this afternoon, by means of pho
tographs taken by Bocntgnn's newly dis
covered system, the presence and position
of calcareous deposits In the bladder, liv
er and kidneys ct a subject.
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