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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1897)
man Re DAILY ASTOWAN ll the tlggcst inj btit paper oo the Columbia River THE ASTORIA If tit the Uffest clrcalatloa of t: ucr on the Colombia River FULL ASi-OCIATKI PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLVU. ASTORIA, OltKGON, THURSDAY M0I1NIXG, DECEMBER 9, 1897. m 107. HOMETIIINCJ NEW Air-Tight Coal Burners No Moot. Kallm. -ii Hawes' C. J. TRBNCIIAHD, A.lna. Calendars and Christmas Cards. .('all and GRIFFIN Christmas Next OUll 8TOKB ! FULL. irnvrcKxnuE and crockkjit. lamps and olasb. WARK. HLTTAULM FOR PRKSKNTB. Ross, Higgins & Co.. CHOKT..... rid'.sH AM) SALT MEATS AM) BOND STREET Mams, Bacon cuicin V DDI Am UltttMU , W. F. SCHEIBE, A IhII I In tl llpa. T.hacco, aha 5mokara' Aitlcl... 474 Commvrcliil Mt. ' Vi f'i;.?!v H.t11 V A l.Trff i I'iii . U Thtro Flour-Kins Mimic; flame of All Kind; Two jUJ4ii?ij.P,-Jltal' Miuiiilncriit Itnrp; Kvury thliiK Kind Olsaa; (hmI 'I i' m wmmhi iilii'iiil I" Order and Kvaryhody ' Right Hlrlclly Ob.crvcd. J. A. PASTABEND HOUSE, BRIDGE AND WHARF BUILDER 1 HOUBE MOVING TOOLS RENTED Nave Half lh rul. TO- Old Store j. n. LAWg, Hxmgtr. Our Sloth I Now Kcadv Kvamine Tlirni. & REED OF THE MOST ornamental Foard & Stokes Company Grocers Butchers.... UNION MEAT COMPANY and Al l. KIM'H UK I'ANNKO MKATs Uuarantecd Tho lint In Hie Market Strictly Pure Lard Cor. ronrth aid Cllitil Streets I'ortUnd. Oreio. Manulncturcr and lolr In m m m FINE CIGARS! Astoria's CorncAa Eitertalnmeat Mull The Louvre.. Kopp's "Best" A DELICIOUS DRINK.... and ABSOLUELY PURE The North Fnoitlo Brewery, of whiob Mr. John Kopp ia proprietor, innkes beer for dnropRtio &m1 export trade. Bottled boer for family use, or ken beer supplied lit any time, delivery in the city free. NORTH PACIFIC BREWERY - General Contractor ISAAC BERGMAN ELECTED MAYOR Republican Elect five Candidates on Their Ticket. ALLEN IS CITY ATTORNEY Wtkk Siokttf lidtr li Sccoid Vtrd tad Hitt Vtiit It lit Hut Crey It Tretsarer. Mayor I. Ilerumuit Tncaaurer- F. J. Carney Audltor-H. E. Nelson City Att.irncy-llarrlM.il Allen Street Superintendent ChurlcH Holt llui hr Mater .luck Heed City Surveyor -1. C. Heickmuii Police Coinuiinsiiiiicr W. F. Schcihc Coiincilinen: First Ward. Jens Hansen; Second Ward. C. C. I'tlnner; Third WurJ. Charle (ioddard Thi-o avaa a hot lime In (hp old town In.l night." T" rxi-Hrtnrnt Incident in rlly ejection, which up to yilrdlay wa iiii.l.niK'a by II alMrnce, wa a Hill. warm lt night, a rHirnn cm In from lh vrUm voile .rvlm'i. orw of ihr Inii-rratnl clilbTHi r-mrl, an ho r. rivrtl the rilia of th ranniin "Voui cn fol (xn f th pnl' oiw of th line, hut yttu rnn't fof)l all f ih proplr all of ih lint. I hvi lHn M-iini till. nnfalfctl with nin Inn-tii urn tbr fire linn hn irovrn iMin aiatrmrnta I mmU In tvt nrit to it ' Thrrp wita not miy ittrat amount of. illrli-alliai t.y lh. vli-lora la. I nlthl. thcl aihllilnira on both uhli-a taking ih mal. ! Irr vrry coolly, Ci.n.Ul.i t. r.,,) f.iiow. hip a .ihllilirtl nii'l vnnirratuUilonai xli-n.lnl by ihr iti-fatn ran-lblat'-n lo wir nrr ni-i-r'.il rival.. t?ih vol. IM'r.mhtwiMy aunl. aa follow a; TIrKiiMn m. Tavlor ....Si: Tltl-?ASfKH- I fm-nry Ml i ""nn 5371 AfIITH- N''-laon y,v I CITV ATToRNKV- Allon T5 Jnhtiaofl r;j ' PTIt KKT SI'PI'lll XTEN PKXT- Holt S!S Miller 4J ifArtnoit MASTKIt- 15vit 7:'i Chrfl Mi itv HrnvKvoR- llrlrkman noil Gist Ravtiwiin! yti Pni,ICK COM M fSSION Kit .Ichi'llw K Olvla 573 OOPNCn.MK.N. FIRST WARD Hansen 4Wi Pirgiiaon SECOND WARD 1't linger s.a AVelch ns THIRD VARIV Ooildard im Kearney 15 In the third ward, lute In the day, some peoplo Imagined that they had heard aomcboily else nay that Mr. Rialdnrd waa not a Inxpayer, ami they therefore voted for Mr. Kearney lit order 10 save their ri Kills. WILL RKDCCK WAC.KS. Fall River, Mo., Dec. 8.-The Fall Rliver cotton munufactinvrs at a meeting otcd to reduce the wiuce of their opera. Uvea. The out will not be less than 10 pw cent and will affect about 26.000 em. ployes. The cause of the reduction i the depressed condition of Ihe cotton market, which doea not enable print cloth. It Is ald, to 'be manufactured for the price nv prevailing, wbch Is the lowest on record. SOUTHERN OREGON MINKS. Placer Mine Being Developed and May Yet Become Profitable. Portland; Or., Dev. 8. "Every indica tion Is to tho effffect that at Olnlla and other portion of Southern. Oregon, where development ha been continuously prose cuted for years, placer gold mining will be a profitable and enduring Industry." Thl was tho expression today made by Col. J. O. Day, on his return from Doug In couniy aihere the Odalla Mining Com pany, composed of Port'and capitalists, I now operating on an extensive ncrfje. The last rains have beon extensive and all the streams are running full with great rapidity to the Umpqua, furnishing a great amount of waiter (for mining pur. poses. The Olalla company has now eight miles of ditches and I constructing at flume 110 feet high, 162 feet long, cross. Inlr tha awMh fork of tha Olulla rlv-i ; uhrotarh m1ch tha water f ih norm, fork will ba vonvnytti to tha mJn. Wlonj lltla amount of water under control, tha working aeaicm, ao (far aa now known, wlH be cxUtndnr) to fully elfht monlha of I w h year. Tha north forkg fa an Im. I mr-iuxi water ahed -with fr.at facllltlefl for atora baalna, whk4i -will aupply an' abuTHlanrs of water for tha annual clean. upa ehat may extended to ut in rh.'" Kedcmptloo Department Is wraiwT monlha. LAHT HOI'B OONB. Durnuit Will """'i Han Fraivlaoo, Deo. 8 Ijile ihla afl'r-i nofin the aiitFreme rourt dlpelli-1 the laat i hope of W. H. T. Kwrrant, th muttlerer of Kliiiwtin 1-u.nvont afid Minnie WCIIama, by llpo.ln In a aumnmry manner of hi 'wo aM-ul In a written ojilnlon from lh" p n of Chief Jtiailce iir.tty, uhlch I" concurred In ty all Imt one of hi col. l(-airue, the rotirt afllrma the d'-llon of J-wltie rtnhr'a In renuindlnar the prlaoner to Kan rjuntn until the time a-! for hl exeullon. Imi1 rev-aat hia di'r-lalon on aentenrliiK fmrmni to be hanic-l on No. vemtar lttti. ami remn(U Hm. cone to the anterior .iHirt with liwtrwtl'ma to pro. re.4 acconllntc to law. , Aa the rumlttiiur -aa i-iTal laauM forth-aiih. and tho rourt holrla that the exuthm can only le atayed now by the Uaimnre , a rertlrii-ale of prohalje cauae, It oily remalna to re-iKntera-e the con. d.mn.l murd.-rrr, which will pmtatbly be done tomorrow. JuatVii Guiwitte alone dlentd from Ihl ilnlon. nu1ntii.1ning that Durrani' appeal ahould bave been dlatnlaawv aa the tlrrwi miiilred by law for Ihelr proaecu. tl.i hiu I bren aJlow.xl to lapae. 'i;lt.l AN V'8 IHWX'LAMATION. Port au Prince. De.-. '.-Count Bahwcr. In. Onnun charge 'd affairea. wa rc- celved by ihe irealdent of Haul thla aft. rt-noon Ttie tailalc nrtna continue, agl- tatl and all th.) nvulara a-l nitlonal guard are In rea.llne.a. rtly lx f.T 2 o chck the prldent la-ued a proclatrurilon lo Ihe people of HuyU. laying that f.w the eecond time Haytl ba.1 yt. ... to fK rman force, con- trary to It right. The government, according to the pn-. Ininmllon, liua d M.-d to rlt even to the laat, but owing in th lark of promised mural lnflu.-nce the character of whlon ta rag Indit-aml In Ihe prOA'lmatlon. II a obliged to au-rept rhe ulllnunum. The pnlmnii.m Invite Hayilan p.o. ' " " for the rnlslmf up iiculn of the nation. FACTMISllX KU ORWJOX CITY. Portland. T., IV. g.-S.mi.. Calif.irnl mnr.ufaitiinira have b.-cn looking ovci f-iory Kliis at iron Cliy tnis weeg. iiml tlx-- hav. come to tbe i' cum-'.uslon for locailns mat tnai la a gio.l plnce for locailns ciltMT sti.ip... broom ifaclorles and m'lls for general wood -working. These men, Albert Deltnuir. Frank IVrke and Chas. Rrinkerhoff. represnt a considerahie number of Journeymen ixiimxts, tj-iMni-mnkirs nnl wmatworkera of San Frnn. Cisco. 'whi are protnoiing a sc-hium. to e. labllsh ro.n)Mratlve factories. They are aald to have a law amount of capital at lhelr disposal for that tairikw.-, the fig ure belnar set at Coo.OXi. Tho ifnctory lt avall.'lile on the west hank of tho Willamette, above Oregon Cliy. weiv exaniin.nl crltlcaJly. and they fully met the demands of ihe propvwed frt-torle. . LYNCH BUS' TIORitlRLE WORK. Carson, Nov., Div. S. Governor Sadler, of Nevada, denounces the work of the mob yeeiertlay In tlenoa. In the lynching of Adam n.er as an example of fiendish barbarism. He suys that upon Ihe proper apHicatlon from the nuttiorllles of Doug- la county ho will offer a reward for the apprcbenslon of the leaders and the ac- cessorie to Ihe crime. Vber's body in the morgue, today, gave evidence of hav- lug been beaten, shot and bruised beyond recognition. Tho eyes had been punc- tured out and ot:e arm broken. I XATTONAL OUARD OFFICERS. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 8. At today' ses- sion of rational guattlsmon, Mr. Roll, the president, announced tho following execu. live committee: General Bell, Illinois; General Rend, Minnesota; General Snow. den, Pennsylvania; and Colonel Curtis, Indiana. ; This committee, mill go to Washington to urge upon congress the necessity of ap- proprlatlng $2,000,000 yearly to the na- llonal guard. SU.rGHTF)RrxO GAME. - num. "Meeker, Col., Dec. 8. Tbe ' news wa Third Permit banks now organized or brought to Meeker by a courier that the hereafter organized to Issue circulating Ties are camped on Yellow and Spring notes to the par value of the refunding creek and are slaughtering deer shnme. Winds hereinbefore suggested, when de fully, while the game wardens aTe doing posited by them with tbe treasurer of the absolutely nothing to protect the game. I'nHed flates: and. further, al'ow such The Indiana have sworn to kill the first game, warden that shows himself In tht hills. , OYSTBR BHDS DAMAGED. ' which there shall at once be Issued to Portland, Or., -Dec. 8. Word has reach, them by the controller of the currency ed hero that the ro-ent storm ahwig tbe national bank notes to an equal amount, coast diimagvd tlhe. oyster beds at Willlpa It being further provided that from time harbor wry severely. Many beds were to time, at his convenience, the secretary covered over by sand and entirely ruined, of tho treasury shall substitute, for the The damage to the beds will It Is thought greenbacks, treasury note and silver cer cause a shortage in the oyster nuTkrt of tlfloates so deposited to secure ctrcula hl city and other coast cities. tion. bonds of the same class and char- ' j acter as the refunding bonds first named SHEEHAN'S HEALTH. to Ithe amount of $200,000,000. such bonds . to be chargable to said banks and by New York, Dec. 8. John C. Shecian, the them accounted for at such price not less Tammany leader, left for Hot Springs. ; than par) as the market quotations may Ark., today. He Intends to remain In the indicate to be their fair market value, south imtM bis health la fully restored. During the period of time Intervening be- SECRETARY CAGE ON THE CURRENCY CKecom mended. - I - KEESBACKS TO BE RETIRED i ,all 0.- r,id 0it , r.old-Xatina.l Cjki to 5 Em. allied ot Small Capital. Bw mary of tha Tread ury Ouk", relw of the currmry queatiun. In hla In hl annual r.p.rt, crow J.-d out of yeeterday lB"1-. "f,"r 'I'-ng wltii rtie dflall. of the ,n 1"" v'"- yn, ontra in roi- Kw1nr reromrnendattona, of whkh he "a",: i n rwomimiKianoni I make mun be """trued aa tenutlve -lm In a dlrec- Mon l'h, conirtamtly puraunj, will ultrmagejy lew! to condition theor-tlc. J1y lrMe rather than aa being In ttinmaelven final meajturee to that end. 1,le Hlttlon treaaury In lta rela- lon ,0 demand obligation require that " of Dwo atta be taken. The one may D nHMortement of th parrnanent , g-ld renrrve; the other may be by an Important reduction in the obtlonable .form of llabllltle. The latter !. In my t alon. the mure dealnable. First. I rec otnmend that proper Inrlslatlon be enacted wWch will establleh. aepoxat and apart which will eatabltah. aepaxate and apart rrrm the oollnary oi-dllon of the tmia. from the ordinary operation of the tmta ury as they relate to revenue and expendl - Umi. a detMirtmem to be deataiated and known a tbe tue and Rtlmptlon dl- vlalon. To thfe. dlvlalon the um of 115.. onoiW) tn gol.J hould be et over from the general fuml In tbe treaaury, to be ued only for redemption- purpoees, and all th miver dollanj now held for redemption of piiver certincatea and all the silver bullion and dollar cotn.'.l th.-efrcn, bought un- ,(.r (he art of 1W, ahould be paiw.d to the same account. Further, that the sum f Kmi.ojoon n ii!al ,ntlT of (ne I'nltcd ivt.w known a greenback be .a!ted ji.a hcivlnaf t.r d.tvribed and .i.UmI in the ,,,(,! i,Ue am! rch-mp- iMn oiviwon, to t aLnur!el therefrom only upon the receipt In exchange there. for of an equivalent amount of gold coin, Such iml.1. when so secured, to be held In raid division a part of the genemj re - dcmptVin rind. Second. I recommend that I After answering possible ohoctlon . gratulatlons from tbe people of the coun provfrdon be ma.le for the issue of re- j from those who demand the permanent try on his message to congress. The ad fundinir loin bonds, payable after ten retirement of these note, he w: circumstances of id visit to hi home year at the pleasure of the government, sucb boiuls to bar Interest at the rate of St P'V cent per annum, payable prln. clpal and Interest, In gold coin; and that! "Pler money is the product of an In the secretary of the treasury be author- dustrlal, commercial and flnanclat evo'u Ixed to Issue such bonds and receive In j tion. It3 economixlnig effect .n the use navment therefor with an anuUahla alin,ir-!nf metallic monev or'lu-ies tbe idea of nnc for 'rhe difference tn Interest, any part or all of he outstanding loan of the I'nited Sates which mature by their terms ot payment in the years 1904. 1907 and 1953.'' Contlmikng, he says: "The advantage Involvo! In the propped aeitlon ties in this: It (remove an amblg. ulty from our contract obliglons an anvlilgtihy nvbich affects unfavorably the government credit. The word 'coin' now used bi exprws the oWlgrulon in the public debt. 1 an ambiguous word. It Islof a pure evolutionary movement whose no doubt und -rtood by the more dls- I criminating public creditor to mean gold I coin, and tiho solemn aot of comrress pledging the maintenance of silver coin upon a parrty wtih gold vin mnl:es It inVxssiblc to construe the iword 'coin' us therein used, to moan anjthing other than gld or ft full equivalent. Yet, as this Is a conclusion of logic, rather than a clear statement of fact, the simpler and 1 more bumble, investors or would-be In. vestors In tho publk- debt are confused and doubtful, and the public credit 'weaker therefor." 19 1 The ReorWory then goes on to show , that the course suggested has a precedent i In the act of congress of 1S69, pledging the government to the payment of all Interest -bearing obligation In coin or Its equivalent. To obviate the difficulties lnroj (,, bank's capital for She public use the way of this .method of supplying the denVtera-y he reeomtmends th following Changes In the national banking law: First Permit national banks to bo or. g&nlxed with a minimum capital of JIS.OOO In any place having a population! of 2.000 InhaMtartts or less. I Second Rtslure the rate of taxation on , circulating notes secured- by deposit ot , bonds tio one-half of one per cent per an- banks as shall avail themselves of the' ot,ortunrty to deposit as security with! the treownvr of the Vnited States green-1 hacks, treasury nolle or silver certificates I to a total amount of $200,000,000. against tiwtwn ti depoait of greenba lu, treaa. ury n An mni allver crtlnaeaj and the atabaitHutio-n of ttw bonda by the aecr tary of tha areaurury, ttwe circulating notaa apacificaJly lnaiuM therefor ahall be ex Mnpt from taxation, t'pon auch atiMtl. tutlai of bonda the funda releaaed thereby ahaM aut once be tranaferred try the fx-r re tire of th traaurjr to the iaau and r. demption iMvMon. Foufttii-AfW aakl bank have de-poa-Ited aunh bonda, greenback!, trnaaury note or atrrer cer41nVaea o tha armnunt of M par cent tin a provided, to tho .X-U-nt of X per cent of mv depoatt. which aald 25 per nrt may te unacumd by any dlm-t pledsret of ancurKy Tut laeued acrainat the anaeU of the bank. Fifth Kxtetxl the truaranty of payment by the itovenimeiit to all ch-c ulatbur note of tho bank, athether laaued avalnat de. poafted aermrltlea- or aural n4t ai.at. Blxth To awure the g jverMnent airalnt V-aa. If any aUtrWnj- to l;a guaranty, a tax of t per cent pw aremim on curer clrculxk-n ahaH -be levied to create a aafwy fund wMh fund ahaJJ be Invea!e4 by the necretary of the treaaury and the controllrr of th curren-y n gwernment bonda. In addition 10 auch fundi the gov. j -""Wt ahull he further protected I of failure of the laaUnc ba,.k. Beenth-AJI note ahall be re.leen-.ed In the city of New York at the eut-treaaury be. d.gnatM by ttu controlIr of the cunrenry IUi the approval of the ecre- tary of the treaaury. The control of .'irh redemption ahall be under the direction of the controller of the currency and made from a redemption fund of 10 per cent to be provided ami maintained by the bank. EUfhth Rmirtct the taeue of national bank mxee to the denomination of 19 and unwinl. To Uluatrate he beneftut of tbi p.an, ttie aecretary cite tbe fact that the na nana tauilt wrth a caftMallzation of ffiS. an.ono. have a Hrculatlon of only tW W). W) and were compelled to borr-w flS. Mx.OOO rmm EcKern banks with which to h. n1 wer compelled to borrow TJ.- ! Vfi from EaeXern bank, with which to 1 move ,at year" crrtton crop. HI plan. he MWm. wouW Induce them to iuajeiing the lllneea and tn, h. .v. auffb'lAfiL rlrvulatlon to traraart ail their bustnen wttbout borrowing. The nerrctary quote figure from reconka of the controller' office to ehow t!he 2 per cent tax on unsecured circula tion wotild more than reimburse th gov. ernmpot for It lnee by failed bank. That loee Klnce the ftrt organization of national bank would have been JIM.bB. while the fun. La pmducert by the proposed tax would have amounted to $2.44,HO.8. The awa-retaiy then nei one to- argoe that the greenback In tfie preset statos Is a constant menace to tbe go) I reserve and the nation's credit, and that the ne - cesslty being; for a reduction of the de". i mand liaMlitlfs of the government, these. j offer the most convenient asents for that 1 action. "I m moved to press tbe recommends- tion as submitted. In view of the follow - Imr considerations abandonment until society shall lapse In to anarchy. "Credit I the base upon which h rest. j Paper money la the evidence that a thing of value has passed Into the possession of the Issuer, and that the holder of that paper is wiring to await payment. When payment is made, the evidence of the tranePicTioo sbould be withdrawn to ap pear ajraln only when a similar transac-1 Bowes Is s&kl to have a "wife In San Fran tlon ocvur. I Cisco. McNamara was a native of New The bank Is an agency, the result, also, functions It b to Issue Its various fords of cred.-t instruments, ff which paper money is one. against th pledge and promises no It of the less puhllcly known I mnnbeir of the Industrial community. It thus becomes an Intermediary In much the larger rart of all trade and industry. "Whatever operates to render the bank a safe efflolent and available agency to the people, operates to the general pros- portty- "nh requlrfment mat the bank sha'l invest its capital In publte securities, as a precedent to the issue of Its oredkt in- strumcnts paper money 1s a requirement which operates by so much to reduce the efficiency to commerce and Industry. It cannot use Its capital In two directions at the same time. Only a necessity to con. or an Indispensable need for security tn such a form to the note holder can Jus-1 tilfy tho requirement. "The exigencies of the government's fl-j nances tn 1S63 Induced congress to require from aH note Issuing banks a preliminary lna.vifft.nAnt nf ttheLr canity! in liha ff-nv- emmenrs bonds. Tbe many disastrous, losses incurred by the people from the: note Isstws ot Irresponsible bank prevl- ously authorized to do business by 111 consMered (provisions of many separate means seems to Justify the government In requiring from banks of 'Issue a pledge of bonds In trust for the security of their noteholders. "Without further extension rf the his torical statement. It Is recognizable that the exigencies of the government do not now require the absorption of banking capital in aiid of Its own finances. In fact wWh treasury conditions once normally established as to revenue and expenditure, the funded debt will, within a few years, be entirely liquidated. "The Importance of banking in Its rela tion to Industry and commerce demnnds for It, In view of the considerations thu'( enumerated, careful and timely attention, i Tbe question is complicated by the fact : that for a whole genernlon our people have been schooled In a y9tem of bank' Mtf. 1 . . 1 1 .1. mwiiimI ki. nlttlc. ' - .ha! hands of a public trustee. It Is not a good system; trot It ought not to be yield- (Continued on third page.) END IS NOW DRAWING NEAR Motter McKloleT Caa Live But a Pew Hoars Longer. THE PRESIDENT AT HIS POST Cot-itait atteidnt at (lis ."otaer. rkd-ide-Co9ritlatii tpoi (lis .1t Jage to Coagress. Canton. Ohio, Dee. J.-AH day the ehn-l. tra rf "Vf fAT. - a a. t - byjnear ner badalde, watching for i-dlca- t ' . alAlrTJr A lllWTm Uri W ItVtavae appomtC. There arM no ray of n?ht Z, th. fac, ,hlch betoken returning eon t iclotuneai. She ha ben vi- .. . argic renaae. aa tr in - -- . . .. time. Sbe gradually grwlng weaker Mr. Abner McKlnly ay. th. f,m; are hoping again t hope that .he mar how a change for tho better, but her conditio today bag been auch" that the doctora think the end la gradually draw. In near. The doctor aw (he patient early this evening. He aakl he coud notice no material change, but a weakening pro. continue ateadgy. He la prepared tor the dissolution at any moment, but at the time of his nlt had not abandoned hope that ahe would continue In life dur. log the night and KnaalhW The member of th famli. . ' how jld not aeem to ,h ai kn-i v I have been conatantly at her bedside dur. Iham..... .. , " ii j wedaneji an aay waa apparent than to the doctor. Mr. Chart eg R. MUler, who has been almost constantly at the house, aald that be had not pre. vioosly noted uoi continued weakness aa wa noted during today. This was also accompanied by a higher tempera ture and he could scarcely hope that the patient would live beyond midnight. Tbe president is almost constantly at th bedside, refusing to be relieved by others, and to take the! rest and exercise ' he should. While It has been a matter j the president had declined to give any ; information about to hia f rinds and It Is Impossible for reporters to secure any Information upon It Is believed from In. dlcations at the. pxwtofnVe and telegraph offices that he is receiving numerous con. j have not prevented the peopte from mak. 1 ins manifestations of their congratula. tion. KHjLKD IN A inNE. Oetn, Id..ho, Dec. g. The explosion In Che Helena-Frisco mine this morning. In stantly killed Joseph lleXamara and Jo seph C. Bowes. The accident happened Just before coming off shift, and there la not a living; witness. Both were fright fully mangled, one being entirely unrec ognizable, and the oUher only bad one side of his face left Intact. Nothing could be learned regarding their antecedent. j York state, but nothing Is known of hi ' relatives. Both were young men. 25 years . or under. O. R. & X. CO.'S BONDS. Xew Tork, Dec. 8. Kuhn, Loeb X- Co. announce today that on December 17th, terms upon which the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company's 6 per cent first mortgage bonds can be converted Into 1 per cent consolidated bonds of the com. pany will be modified to $1210 In 4 per cent bonds for I10OO In S per cent bonds. STEAMER ADRIFT. London, Dec 8. The Britisn consul at AJaclo, the capital of Corsica, telesrrapha that the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's steamer Clyde, Captain Gordon, has been seen drifting off the Corsican coast. The passenger list of the Clyde shows 100 passengers. I TELEGRAPH OFFICE CLOSED. Xe'.v York, Dec, 8. The Commercial Ca- bl Company sent out the following no. We are advised that the Chinese au thorities give notice of tine closing of the telegraph office alt Klao Chau. Royal make a tha food para, wbalcaom and daliclou. FOVOIM Absolutely Pur ovm. aaawa aotreaa eo., aaw voaa. fll i-AKin3 ! -1 I . - jy. r