The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-12-23
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Va Cho easy Stages ny Wnlcn senator
John +. Miller came to Washington,
the journey drew on the slender store
OF vitality which he possessed and left
him at the end of the trip in PROSTATE
condition. His special car came into
the city Sunday night, but he was so
feeble that he could not be removed to
his house on Connecticut avenue. He
passed the night in the car, which was
side-tracked. During the last two
days OF the trip he grew worse. A Sc
we're attack of asthma came on him, and
he has not yet rallied from its effects
His physician in this city. who is the
family doctor of the Stanfords also,
made thorough examination of the
sick Senator and found that, in addition
to the affiiction of asthma, his heart is
| affected. Senator Miller is now at his
home, and is kept in the strictest Sc
clusion. 1t is not probable that he will
be able to take up his work in the Sen.
! ate for some time. His condition makes
his friends here uneasy.
On the 10th of December the Camden
Consolidated Oil Company of Parkers-
burg, Pa, was advised by the Bank of
California that it held for collection a
draft on them of $2l, 437 so, which
they bad discounted. The news was o
complete surprise to the company, as
no such acceptance had been given by
them. Upon inquiry made by Z. A.
Cole, the Secretary, it was found that
the draft purported to be drawn by
Hon. w. A. Cooper for some land CON-
pany and claimed to be accepted by
the Camden Consolidated Oil Company.
and bore the Endorsement of E. w.
Crooks and H. 8. Williams of Santa
Barbara, Cal. Later information was
received OF two more drafts Of a similar
character in the hands of the First
National Bank of Santa Barbara, Cal,
one being for $2l,737 so and another
for 1924, 1000. Whether these drafts
have been discounted or not has not
been ascertained. The signature of the
Camden Consolidated Oil Company as
acceptor is forgery, as well as that of
Hon. w. A. Cooper as maker.
+ The New York Herald heads sensa-
tional story. dated San Francisco, the
18th, with headlines as follows: "Sena-
tor Stanford's Ambition-Probable Can.
didate for Presidency--Interesting Dis
closures = the gist of all of which is
that the Republicans in California are
eager to push Stanford for the Presiden-
tial succession ano that this is the goal
of the Senator's ambition. The story
concludes: This much is certain;
Grants heart was wholly set on having
Stanford nominated for the Presidency
the last time. Nothing but ill health
kept him from going personally into the
campaign for his friend. Your CORE
| spondent's informant even limited that
affairs had made such progress that
Blaine had determined to formally with
draw. The last letter that Grant wrote
(opened the day before he died). was to
Stanford. asking him to do something
for John S. Mosby.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has de.
cided the Hamilton county election
cases, and ordered certificates OF cleo
tion to be issued to the Democratic
Senators. The Court stood three to one
in favor of the decision, and Judge
johnson will write dissenting opinion
The average Ohioan is not proud of tn.
result. This will make the next Senat.
stand 81 Democrats to IL Republicans
but Oh joint ballot the Republicans still
retain 3 majority, without regard to tn,
Hamilton county delegation. The Cour
also decided to grant the application fo
mandamus to compel the Clerk of Ham
ilton county to make the returns t.
State officers as applied for by Governo
Hoadly and Secretary of State Robin
son.
A man, believed from the paper
found on his person to be L. s. Kemp
bell, was arrested last Saturday night OF