The daily Cairo bulletin., 1884-01-09
mot YET DECIDED
Who Will be Henry Villards's Successor
a. President Of the Mp.
The Ex.Proslaent Much Improved sa
Health and spir1ts-Gould's
Losses Last Year.

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.--Nr. Artemus II.
Holmes, Mr.. Wizards friend and counsel,
reported yesterday that the OK. President
was better. He visited him In the morning
and learned that he had taken walk the
afternoon before.
HAS anything been done In regard to
MS successori"
'lt is Of no use for you newspaper
men," replied Mr.. HolmA, ''to elect
president for the Northern Pacihc. The
directors themselves do not know yet who
TO choose. The special committee has
made no decision, and 1t 10 at work en-.
deavoring to settle upon some suitable
man for the postion."
Another gentleman very closely Identified
with the Northern Pacific said, 81 do not
wish to be quoted In these personal mat
ters, but you may say that there Is no in
fention to elect Col. Oakes as president.
He is valuable man - vice president and
general manager, but the directors d, sire
To elect as president man Of national rep
'ltation and a fnancisr.'
Mr.. Horace White also said that Mr..
Willard was better, and that no choice had
yet been made for president. Among the
names mentioned In conn ection with the
presidency Is that OF William Window, Of
Minnesota, ex-senstor and ex.Sscretary OF
the Treasury.
"Woud be scceptp' asked the reporter
Of well-known broker.
''Aeceptf Yes, indeed; he world ac.
cept anything. He has been looking for
some such position ever since ne left tbs
Senate
The question Of Mr.. Wizards loases 10
still discussed on the street. The general
opinion seems to be that he 10 not wholly
wiped out, and that he will not have to re
turn to his old profession porting-in
order to earn his bread aud butter.
But Willard is not the only one who has
lost heavily" said . broker, yesterday.
The depreciation in 1888 In all the stocks
was simply tremendous, and every holder
OF securities finds himself poorer lately than
be was year ago. Vanderbilt has suffered
from the depreciation In his stocks--tbe
New York Central and Its connections
But the heaviest loser next to Willard IL
Jay Gould. Last year Western Union stock
deprecated $7,000,000. Missouri Pacific
over "a 900, 600, Texas Pacific about $S, q.
0O0. 900, Wabash over Sl2, 0OO, 900, Kan.
sas and Texas $4,000, 200, making q
total loss Of $4,000, 200. or this ia
is not too much to say that Gould's indi
vidal losses amount to one. half, or above
SO. 200, 600. You remember that on March
IL, 1882, Gould exhibited to committee,
consisting Of Russell Sage, Cyrus W. Field,
Frank Work and others to prove that be
was nolin financial straits, having seeur.
tiles amounting to about $53, OK, 900 PAL
value. Since then II 10 not too much TO say
that the depreciation on these stooks-on "
a part Of his holdings-is over $2,0OO, 900
Frank Work said that be showed l32 ,OOt
shares of Western Union. The deprecia
tioo amounts to nearly $500. 200; also 1874,
900 shares of Missouri Pacific, tho depre
citation In which amounts to $3lS, $50; alst
5000 shares Of Manhattan preferred th,
depreciation in which amounts 10 $50, 900
This makes total In these three sscuritie,
alone OF nearly 500, 200. But, as b.
greatly increased bis holdings of all thes,
stocks, 1t Is stated that be holds ovel 4OO,
900 shares of Western Union to-day, so
that his losses must have been very large,
indeed.
1t was announced at the offices Of tho
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
yesterday that the directors had decided to
declare quarterly dividend Of 2 per cent.
This Is decrease of e.fourth Of cen,
per cent, a. iurmerly the dividend has
been ~, or IL per cent. per year.