Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-01
jay could Reported seriously ~

New YORK, Dec. 3l.--It ID fumored
that Gould is seriously Ill.
fall In q. P.-Oregon Transpor.
tation.
New York, Dec. 3l.--Thc Union Pa
cific was lower to-day on the report that
the annual statements makes u poor |
showing.
1t is stated that the Oregoa Tranfpor-
tation Investigation Committees report |
will probably not be issued to-day Or, II
issued, not until after business. The
figures arc not known yet but 1t Is nsser-
ted that the statement will show Oregon
Transporiations Is worth 80, from tho
figures in tho memorandum given by
Willard to Rohcson curly in the month,
which accounts, together with the de-
probation in value OF tho assets for the
drop from 81 to 30. Tie friends Of the
Oregon Trnspoi taiion say the company
| has its sccuriti,s intact. Tho Executive
Committee met ut 2l3O r. NJ.
Probable Successor.
New YogK, Dec. 3l'-Villnri is still
suffering from nervous prostration. His
resignation as President Of Nor thern
Pacific Railroad will be presented at the
animal meeting of the directors. Jau-
uary ith. The probable successor Of
Willard is being freely discussed on the
street. It is thought Frederick Billings,
Of Boston, will succeed him.
sterling Exchange and Bonds.
NEW YORK, Dec 3l.-Sterling bill,
on London. sixty days, Si.S2, sterling
bills on London. sight drafts, Si.S5l;
United States 44s of 1891, interest quar-
terly, 81 l.liY United States Is Of 1907.
intereat quarterly. sl.243; United
States b, el,0l; Western Union Tcle-
graph, 7il,
The HeraId'S Theory as 20 the
ned sunscts Sustained.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y. Dec. Sl.-Prof.
Lewis Swift, Director of the Warner OBJ
servatory, has discovered Pon's comet,
which, in 1872. had single tail, now
has double. 1t is undergoing changes
as it approaches the sun and can be seen
by tho naked eye early in the evening.
Swift asserts that the rod sunsets are
duo to cxtranoou5 matter which comes
into our atmosphere and refracts the red
rays Of the sun. What the mntter Is It
is impossible to say, but 1t Is not the re.
suit Of volcanoe' or earthquakes.
Paddy Ryan ON the Warpath.
Chicago. Dec. 3l.-Paldy Ryan, wife
and mother arrived here tonight from
Toledo. He says he will pull any ones
nose who calls him coward; that Sulli.
van has stgnatiaed him as a cur for
which, the next time they meet in a
saloon. he proposes to whip fui1ivan in
II rough and TUMBLE fight.
Reducing Wages ofOpcrstlycs
SouTH FRANIscToN, Mass, Dec. 81.
The wages of the employees of the Ian.
caster Gingham Mills, Clintons, number.
ing several hundred, have been cut
of the market. In somo cases the rcduc.
ton reaches ten per cent Tomorrow
the Assabet Woolen Mill, Maynard,
employing 1000 hands, reduces wages
ten per cent.
Reports Of Clearing Houses.
Bosr0s, psc. 3l,-The Posts table,
compiled from special dispatches to the
| OSt iiNih tHt W tNthty otN vi
the leading clearing houses of the United
States, gives the cloarances for the week
ending Saturday. with the percentage of
comparisons with the corresponding
week of last year; total, SSi,07l 1923.
Latest ABOUT the Orange -CathO-
lie Row at Harb0r Of l.racc.
ST. JonN, N. r, Dec. 3l.--The OK.
ci ci'Gmcnt in the public mind at Concep.
ton Bay has somewhat abated at the
Harbor of Grace, Orauge-Catholic affair.
The following is the latest version, The
| Orangemen walked out with bnnd
playing "Boyne Water" when they
were met by G mob and told to come no
further but to go baok, The Roman
Catholics were ranged in line, those in
tho front rank having fence pickets in
to use no other weapons unless in self
defense. They fought with these till
head Constable Doyle was shot down, as
was also Patrick Callahan, They then
went up crying, "All hands look out"
and in an instant, of went rattling
volley from several guns. Four men fell
dead and fourteen were badly wounded.
The rest of the Orangemon fed aban.
doning scnrfs, flags and banners. A
young man named Pat Darmady tore the
flags into strips and planted green flags
in their place. He was fired at by a
gang of men and wounded. When the
Orangemen went down in the city they
began breaking windows in the houses
of Catholics and tearing down the shut.
ters Of those whose houses were closed.
They broke the shop windows of John
Hennessy and attacked Wm. Hennessy
on the street. They stopped the horses
of DR.. Macdonald, Roman Catholic
Bishop, later in the day, while he was
visiting the wounded men at Bear Cave
aud they attempted to throw him over q
PERCEPTIONS clii in the rear of Courages
Beach, hut were prevented by Father
Rowe, herculeap Irish priest, who in
flicted severe blows on the heads of one
of the assassins with n leaden handled
whip and dispersed the rest. The Bishop
and Father Rowe were escorted the re-
mainder of the journey by mounted
police.