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SAID TO BE CHOLERA.
The Steamer Karamania Brings
Mysterious Disease.
Shrewd Suspicion That the Plague
Has Reached the Port of
New York.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

New YORK, Aug. 3.-The Anchor Line
steamer Karama MIA arrived this afternoon
from Naples with a general cargo and All
steerage passengers. Three passengers
died during the voyage and were buried at
sea. Health Officer jenkins has detained
the steamer to determine the cause of the
deaths and for examination and dsinfec-
ton. All these passengers came on board
at Naples. All were we'll on board this
afternoon.
The Karamania was boarded tonight
and the ships doctor asked as to the cause
of the deaths. He positively refused to
talk on the subject. even when Informed
that suspicion prevailed that it was
Asiatic cholera that had can,ed them. He
said Health Officer jenkins had his report
and could make il public II he desired. A
seaman on the karanania said those who
had died had violent diarr hHa, but beyond
this he knew nothing as to the cause of
death.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-According g. to the
Lancet, the weIl-known English medical
weekly, cholera has been epidemic in Mar
seiles for the last three months. The
local officials have carried deception to
such length that even the Government
was led asiray regarding the real stale Of
affairs. There have been 901 deaths from
cholera In Marseilles since the middle of
May.
A Rome correspondent says: Since the
outbreak of cholera the official reports
have greatly understated the facts. The
report for Sunday said there were nineteen
new cases and nine deaths, while reliable
advces declare that there were f1fty-two
new cases and twsnty-ei light deaths on that
day, and forty-nine new cases and twenty
seven deaths on Monday.
The engineer OF the Danish steamer
Trawler has been taken to the hospital in
Grimsby suffering with cholera.
There have been 6666 deaths from chol-
era in Mecca, and 231S in Jedda since the
present epidemic broke out.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.-A cable from a
member of the Marine Hospital service
stationed at Naples says cholera is grow
ing worse there.
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LOOTED THE BANK.
There Is Still Trouble at Various
Points in the East.

KANSAS CITY. Aug. 3.-The assignees
OF he Kansas City Safe Deposit and Saw
ings Bank. which suspended payment
three weeks ago. filed an inventory Of
assets this afternoon. The total assets
are S2,044,217. consisting in most part of
real estate and paper of little value. The
bank holds Is collateral notes of Cashier
Sattley aggregating S13.3O0 and notes in
dorsed by Satlley to the amount Of S19 200.
The indebtedness of Ii. B. Churchill. ex-
president OF the bank. amounts to S125. 200.
w. E. Winner. the promoter. who failed
disastrously some three years ago. is in
debted S33. 200. There are overdrafts
against the Equitable Mortgage Company
of New York for $4,000. and the Hustled
Investment Company of Kansas City and
its fficer> owe the bank s65.OO0
NEW YORK, Aug. 8. - Woerishoffer &
Co. bankers and brokers. Exchange place,
furnished sensation to-day that kept
Wall street busy gossiping all day. When
the members OF the firm reached the Office
this morning they found the big safe
locked and the clerks waiting for some
one to open It, Only two employees knew
the combination and both were missing,
and neither sent an explanation of his alb
sence. Finally the bankers sent for an
expert, who succeeded in opening the
safe. The occurrence was soon noised
about the street and all sorts OF rumors
were rife. 1t was said that experts were
put 10 work on the books. An eXplana-
ton was given at the Office. AS soon as
the Clearing hopse opened the firm sent
word it would be DELAYED making settle
ment, and pledging the firms honor that
every thing was all right.
MILWAUKEE. Aug. 3.-The Grand Jury
has been called to investigate the South
Side Savings Bank failure. President
Trumpff and Cashier Koetting are miss
ing. The affairs of the bank are in bad
shape. Tie depositors will probably lose
everything.
STEVENS POINT. Wis, Aug. 3.-The
Commercial Bank has failed. Assets.
500. 600; liabilities, 100000.
STANFORD. Conn, Aug. 3.-The Yale
& Towne Manufacturing Company, manu-
facturers of Yale LOCKS, hardware and
hosting machinery. gave notice tonight OF
a reduction in wages and salaries OF 10 per
cent during the continuance OF the present
disturbance in business.
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are to be made in the passenger service Of
the Burlington road, and trains are to be
dispensed with wherever it can be done
without serious Inconvenience. Three
through trains are now run daily between
Denver and Chicago and one of these is to
be done away with. while similar action
will be taken with the trains on other
divisions. These reductions become
necessary in the interest of economy and
on account of the falling off in general
travel.
Boycotting seems unpopular among tie
railroads. The attempt OF the Western
Passenger Association to boycott the
Mobile and Ohio received black eve to-
day when the Wabash gave notice that it
would observe The boycott so far as the
lines within the territory of the associa-
tion was concerned. but on all other
branches II would not
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. g. President
Roberts OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company issued an order to-day for the
reduction of the hours of labor in the
mechanical department from six days a
week of ten hours day to FIVE days of
nine hours each. The order affects all the
shops of The system, including leased and
controlled lines.
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DESPONDENT Mr.. INGALLS,.
1t Is Just Possible That This Is Not
an Iri6eSCent Dream.

ATCHIsoN, Aug. 3.-In conversation on
the financial situation ex-senator ingalls,
said: This day is balmy and sunshiny in
comparison with the clouds and storms
just ahead of US. The result will be the
redistribution of the assets of the country.
The millionaire of to-day will occupy the
pauper hut. and the pauper in the near fu-
ture will ride in the chariot OF the million
aire. Colorado and tie other mineral
States should be blotted out az States and
added to the Great American Desert FROM
which they were taken.
The devastation of yellow fever in the
South was Dot near SO disastrous as the
situation in Colorado. produced by the
closing of the mipes. Thousands of people
are walking the streets of Denver. Like
the lOwly NaZarene foxes have holes and
the birds Of the air have nests, but the
Colorado tramp has nowhere 10 lay his
head. On every street corner in Denver
goes up the piteous cry for bread. In Wall
street the piteous cry goes up for gold.
When these two panicky conditions come
together in the great Mississippi Valley
chaos and anarchy will follow"
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SILVER COMMITTEES.
Preparing for the Propaganda of the
White Metal

CHICAGO. Aug. 4.-The committee chosen
by the Silver Convention met this morn
ing and affected permanent organiza ion
by epcting General a J. Warner of Ohio
president and George F. Washburn of Bos-
ton general secretary. Colonel a. c. Fisk
of Colorado and Ii. Z. Taubeneck of HI
inos were made honorary members.
A committee on ways and means was
elected consisting OF General A. j. War
ner of Ohio. Hon. Dennis Sheedy Of Colo
RADIO. c. B. Mathews of New York, W. A.
Clark of Montana. c. Z. Allen os Utah,
l. L. Johnson OF Virginia and George V.
BRYAN of Idaho.
A committee on propaganda was ap-
pointed consisting Of Hon. j. S. Daugh-
erty Of Texas, Colonel a. c. Fisk of Colo
rado. Ignatius. Donneily of Minnesota. l..
E. Dean of New York. Z. D. Stark of
Ohio and Governor r. T. Kolb of Ala
bama. 1t was decided that officials of the
general committee, together with men,
bers OF the subcommittee, meet in Wash
ington Tuesday. They will probably re-
main there until the close of the session of
Congress.
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TORIES FAVOR SILVER
England Has Not Gold Enough
for the Requisite Trade.
The Host Significant Monetary Move
That Has Ever Been Made
Over the Water.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

LONDON, Aug. 3.-A meeting was held
to-day at the official residence OF the Lord
Mayor to consider the financial and busi-
ness situation. 1t was presided over by
the Lord Mayor. The gathering was very
largely attended.
Among those present were the Right
Hon. A. j. Balfour; Right Hon. Henry
Chaplain, formerly president of the Board
Of Agriculture; Right Hon. Sir John Lub-
book. of the firm of Lubbock & Co.. bank
ers; Hon. Thomas Z. Bayard, American
En- bassador to Great Britain; Dana
Horton, and m ost of the leading bankers
OF London.
Balfour made an address. He dis
claimed political motives and alluded to
the anxiety felt through out the business
world connected with the currency
changes In India and the action that
might be taken by the United States Gov
ernment. The gold standard, Baliour de-
clared, would never satisfy the CONNER.
cial wants, while the double standard
alone would prevent dangerous oscilIa-
tions in trade.
He condemned isolated action on the
part of individual states, and recomme nd
cu al lutoTudtiUudl dSIttMoUL, uxlnS the
ratio Of the value between gold and silver.
In the course of his address Baifour de-
MED that the advocates Of bimetallism
aimed at imitation of the currency.
This might be true. he said, of some BIZ
metallists connected with the Western
States OF America, but It did not apply to
the bimetallists OF Europe, who believe
the adoption Of bimetallism would prove
the safest commercial policy. In event of
a European wac the double standard
would. according to Balfour. be found
very advantageous.
The meeting adopted a vote of thanks
to Balfour for the address.
In the Commons to-day Sir Ellis Ash
mead Bartlett CONSERVATIVE asked the
Government whether since the stoppage t
the free minting of silver In India there
had been, as stated, a depreciation in the
value of securities held in England to the
amount of e130,OOO,OO0. whether the sup
ply OF gold was not insufficient to the
monetary requirements OF trade and what
measures the Government proposed to
Ia he TO avert a financial crisis.
Prime Minister Gladstone replied that
he did not know how to ascertain the
truth of the assertion that decline to the
amount referred to had taken place in the
value Of securities held In England. lie
did not believe the supply Of goid INSULT
cient for Trade requirements and could not
announce measures 10 avert crisis that
he did not believe would occur.
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PUT ON HIS DEFENSE.
Hoke Does Not Relish Criticism
About Pensions.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-COmmissioner of
Pensions Lochren has addressed a letter
to the editor Of the National Tribune. lie
says: 81 have not complied with your
repeated request that should cause a tes!
to be made to show the number of fraud
ulent pensions by having 1000 cases drawn
from the admitted files and examined. !
have not done this for several reasons.
"First-Fraudulent cases. if any exist.
cannot be discovered in that way. Fraud
ulent pensions must ordinarily have been
obtaine upon false or forged testimony.
On the face of the papers such cases would
probably appear to be well established
and incontestable.
''Second-No one whose opinion is en-
titled to consideration has. l think, had
the hnrdIhood to claim that the great mass
of adjudcated pension cases is permeated
with fraud. open and plain on the papers.
so that an examination of 1000 cases would
disclose an instance.
"Third--The examination Of June 81
was made. not because Of any fraud on the
part Of the claimants, but because it was
discovered that this bureau had by the
adoption Of an erroneous rule for adiud.
cation, allowed many pensoins not author
lied by law. All pensions granted under
former laws are presumed to have been
properly granted and are not being exam
ined."
Commissioner Lochren. continuing. said
that under the act of June 81, 1890, dis
ability need not be Of service origin, but
to be pensionabe at all the disability must
incapacitate the person from manual labor
so as to render him unable to earn sup
port. The Board Of Revision was consti-
tuted of the ablest and most experienced
men of the bureau to re-examine these
eases and Gull out such as had no legal
basis to rest upon. This board. including
its chief, is almost wholly Republicans,
and have no fear to commit the work Of
revision to this board. They are able and
fair men, and select from day to day from
the cases examined such eases as they
deem unlawfully allowed. If that was the
class of cases you wished drawn and ex-
amined. the work is done every day by this
board"
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So Bankhead Could Not
Stop 1t.
HAD NO POWER, ANYWAY.
Exact Condition of Affairs With Re-
lation to the New San Fran
cisco PostOffice.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3-Some San Fran
cscans have been waiting here to know
when the investigation" of the San
Francisco Postoffice building site matter is
to take place. and whether the Govern
ment has been ordered TO stop work by
Chairman Bankhead.
There is no work to be stopped. because
it has not vet been commenced. 1t has
been repeatedly stated In these dispatches
that the supervising architect of the treas
ury cannot lift finger toward even max
ing plans for building until Congress
takes further action by fxins the limit OF
cost.
Supervising Architect O'Rourke says he
has $4,000 available, and will commence
work just as soon as authorized by Con-
gress. Bsnkhead would have 10 authority
to stop work" on any public building.
He is not chairman of any congressional
committee and has not been since March
4 Inst. As far as the chairmanship is con-
cerned he became functus officio with the
death of the Fifty-second Congress. He
certainly would not dictate to the super
vlsing architect. Bankhead will be a
member OF the Fifty-,hrd Congress. and
proDaDiy Will Oe cHalTbdu Ot tHe uDic
Buildings and Grounds Committee. but
this is by no means certain, as Mr.. Crisp
has not yet made his committee assign
ments.
However. il Mr.. Huntington writes any
more letters upon the subject it is more
than likely that he will succeed in bring
ing about an investigation, however little
he may desire that such a state of affairs
should come to pass. There is a pretty
well-grounded suspicion of Mr.. Hunting
tons motives existing in official circles
here of all degrees.
AS a member of Congress said to-day ::
"Thpre may have been big steal in that
San Francisco Postoffice lot purchase and
there may have not, but the fact that
Huntington seems TO be mixed up in it is
certainly very suspicious circumstance. !"
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Army of the Republic encampment passed
off pleasantly. There are arrivals by every
train. and at dress parade this aftern oon
about go veterans were in line. Illinois
regiments we're represe nted by thirty-fve
veterans, Iowa by twenty five. and other
States by less numbers.
There was no programme of special in-
terest and visitors spent the day in camp
or about the city. A large number took a
dip in the surf. This evening they gath
cred around the campires and listened to
stories by several prominent officials pres-
ent.
telegram received announces that
Commander in Chief Wessert of the
Grand Army will arrive in Santa Barbara
Saturday from Chicago by the way of Los
Angeles.
Tomorrow is Santa Barbara day, and
an entertainment will be furnished by the
local post and corps. Saturday is the day
of parade, and the annual election of the
associations officers will be held next
Tuesday.
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COAST GOSSIP.
The Charleston to Be Hurried at Once
to the Pacific.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The Charleston.
now at Norfolk, will be hurried on her
trip to the Pacific Coast. Her gratebars
will be sent to her on the South Pacific
Coast from San Francisco. This obstacle
being removed she will leave Norfolk
within few days.
Senators Mitchell anu Squires are the
only ones from the Pacific Coast yet to ar
rive.
r. D. Goyer of Spokane, WASH, has
made an application for appointment as
Inspector of Customs.
A postoffice has been established at
Edenvsle, Santa Clara County. with Jay
D. Hayes as postmaster.
First Sergeant William E. Dalton. now
at Whipple barracks. Ariz.. will be sent to
San Diego barracks. Cal. for medical
treatment at the post hospital for injuries
received in the line of duty.
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deem them. Under the Bland act 3o9.
$50. .374 standard silver dollars have been
coined.
The reduction in the number OF stardard
silver dollars 10 the treasury has been
brought about by the large demand re-
Gently for silver dollars frnm the South to
move crops in Georgia and the Carolinas
and pay off the hands at work on the cot
ton crop.
The treasury. in response TO the counter
offer Yesterday, bought $4,000 ounces OF
silver at 1890, the entire amount offered.
SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 3-The steamer
Normannia sails hence tomorrow for New
Yurk with $4,000. 600 gold for American
houses.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-Two and a half mil
lions of gold were taken from the Bank OF
England for the United States to-day.
The directors of the Bank of England
have decided tn advance the rate of dis
count to per cent. The advance. which
was unexpected, is attributed to the fur
ther large withdrawal of gold to-day for
the United States and the probability OF
fresh shipments on Friday or Saturday.
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SCARCITY OF NOTES.
Mr.. Huntington Has Some Opinions
Upon Finance to Air.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-The banks here
have shut down OH the shipment Of cur
rency TO the interior. The scarcity is so
pronounced that agents are bidding a
premium of $40 per $1,000 to-day. Inst-
tutiOns with large Dayrolls have been COM
PEELED to resort largely to the use of silver.
One bank is reported to have paid l per
cent for all the currency received at a big
retail establishment
The banks request depositors to use
checks as much as possible, and where
cash is required are paying large portion
in silver dollars. Tne supply of bills at
the sub-treasury is growing limited and
has caused refusal on the part OF the sub
treasurer TO receive checks from the
banks in payment for silver dollars and
currency for shipment and payroll use.
The sub treasury collected checks
through the clearing house.
The order of the sub-treasury to-day
that banks must deposit cash against the
withdrawal of currency and silver Is one
OF the results of the conference yesterday
between Secretary Carlisle and Assistant
SuG- treasurer Jordan.
COILS L. Huntington, president of the
Southern Pacific. has dictated the follow
ing upon the situation: IF Congress will
repeal the Sherman act and make say SO
legal tender of silver and not allow any
paper issued under So that would put a
large amount OF silver in circulation.
Then let the Government issue $500 =
000.0 in gold bonds, bearing interest not
exceeding per cent, they to be used as
collateral for the national currency. and
let the banks have par IN currency on the
old fours. That would restore confidence
make money plenty, and, believe, be
good thing for silver.
Il am for silver and would like to have
1t treated kindly. but / don't believe the
best interests of silver lie in buying 4, 500,-
COO ounces of 1t month. Silver is the
poor mans currency and has been for ages
and always will be.
believe that when the commercial
word understands that the United States
IS NOT going arbitrarily to bull the price If
silver thry will very soon call a halt and
ask "hat legislation can be brought about
lo use silver In way to be of the greatest
penent TO the great mass of people
throughout the world, whose currency, AS
/ have said. 1t always has aud ALWAYS will
be-"
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-No more silver
certificates Will be issued BIZ the Treasury
Department for the present. as thu limit
prescribed by law has been reached. that
is to say. as many silver certificates are
now outstanding AS there are standard Sill
YER dollars coined in the Treasury to re-
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JOHN AND HIS SACK.
There Is Trouble Ahead for Cor.
rupt Legislators.
A Lobby i'm the Chinese Interest
Rivaling the Palmy Days of
Credit MobiIier.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, Aug. st is alleged that
the Chinese are coming to town with a .ve
and vigorous lobby, and it will raid the
Capitol building early Monday morning.
There is to be war to the knife. The Six
Companies. it is said. are backing the play,
and everything possible will be done to
If reports from the Paciir Slope can be
relied upon the lobby is of gigantic pro-
portions, equaiDg that of the famous
Credit Mobilier in 1871. and it is to in1est
the coming Congress with the sole purpose
of getting quick action for its money. and
wiping from the face of Congressional
earth every vestige of offensive Chinese
legislation.
Further instructions in regard to the ac-
ceptance Of Chinese certificates have been
issued TO the Collector of the port of New
York, ordering the detention of Chinese
upon the vessel bringing them 10 this
country until the consular certificates are
fully Investigated and until the bearers are
fully identified; In fact, until there is not
the slightest doubt as to their right to enter
the United States.
NEW YORK. Aug. 3.-The British steam
ship Glenoge, with cargo of the new
crop of tea. arrived to-day from Yoke
hama and Annoy. The GlenOgle left Annoy
June 90, and every effort was made to get
to this port ahead of rivals. Her cargo of
6O00 tons of new tea was worth just
S1.5Oo.000 when she left Annoy, but it is
worth much more here, and the 12,000,000
pounds will make decided impression on
the market.
Thirty-four Cinnamon, who are entered
on the articles on the ship as able-bodie
seaman but who do not seem to belong to
that category at all, cannot leave the
steamer while in this port until they file q
bond for 5000 for their safe return. 1t
costs more than 5000 to get a Chinaman
into the United States. and this bond
would seem to present a new and success
full method of violating the law.
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MITCHELL AND CORBETT.
Both Men at Work for the Big Fight
to Come.

AsBURY PARK. Aug. 3.-James j. Cor
bett arrived here tonight. He was accom-
panied by Manager William A. Brady and
mis- brother. Corbett will take it easy for
two weeks and will then 60 Into training
for his fight with Mitchell. The champion
was given big reception at the hotel to-
night.
NEW YORK. Aug. 3.-A letter has been
received here from London in reference to
Charley MitchelPs condition. 1t says that
Mitchell and his friends are located at
Brighton and that the English champion
never appeared to better advantage or in
finer condition than at present. Mitchell
is quietly training. although he pretends
that he is not. A correspondent says the
friends of Mitchell say that Hall and Nc
Auliffe will be his seconds. He has re-
duced his weight from 220 to 100 pounds
and he is as nimble as a cat and hard as
nails.