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The herald., 1896-12-22
Balley-All interest 3 U.8 Of SEN, section
4, north, Ii $500.
SUMMARY.
ON CHANGE .
Business Transacted and Prices Paid at
Home and Abroad.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-The stock market
today was clearly bullish and a number of
bear professionals and bulls without stocks
miscalculated the speculative conditions
by heavy sales in connections with western
bank failures. The financial community at
large, however, was much more impressed
by the absence Of a scare abroad
on the Cuban imbroligo and the belief that
there was no possibility of hasty action on
the part of this government and by the
| non-materialization of the confidently ex-
peoted exports of gold to Germany. The
news that the Cameron Cuban resolution
had been hung up until after the holidays,
thus affording ample time for full delibera-
tion, and increasing indications of pro-
tracteU debate on the subject resulted in
the transaction of a larger proportion of
commission orders than had been noted for
some time past. London prices for Ameri-
can securities came higher and fairly large
buying orders for foreign account were ex-
ecuted In. this market. The bears tested
| the speculative spirit early but soon gave
| up the contest and covered extensively I'M
| I'll the reported failure of the National bank
| of Illinois and the two minor institutions
caused the putting out of fresh short lines.
Ihe market was active, according to re-
| cent averages and the dealings we'll distrib-
| uted, the more confident temper being also
rejected in decided strength in the railway
| ana miscellaneous bond markets. The
| course of prices in the forenoon was some
what irregular, owing to the changes of
front by the bears and moderate liquida-
| tion of long stock. In the specialties the
bears made some successes. favorable
impression was created by an easier tend
ency in the sterling exchange market in
the afternoon session and heavy buying
was noted all around. The inactive stocks
received more attention than of late and as
a rule advanced sharply. The closing was
strong at slight recessions from the ton
figures. The bond market displayed
strength on a renewed investment inquiry
which introduced O large variety of issues
The sales were S1.12ssOOO. Governments
ruled steady except for the new fours
which fell a fraction in the early dealings
on heavy sales, a block of 81, 900 900 Of the
coupons changing hands at 719. Subse-
quently better tone developed with the
closing generally steady. Large amounts
We're traded in over the counter with the
dealings at the board footing up 81, ,044, 900.
The herald., 1896-12-22
SAN FRANCISCO pPoDUcE

Feed and Observation-Disclosures 1850O
21.00; bran, 14.00M14.50: outside brands, =.
Hay---Wheat. S.0O0105O per ton; whea
and oat, 7.00G10.00; alfalfa, 6O0d7.50; clover,
6.0O@S0o: barley 5.o9us.5O: stock, 5.O0u60p;
straw. 35450 per bale
egetables--Potatoes. Salinas burbank,
5000 per GENITAL: Early rose. 50GI60; River
Burbanks, 30m40; sweet potatoes. 75GD
l.1o onions 5oaeo; picked l.hao onions, 25aS5.,
4Oa65; egg plant sac; garden peas, 4@6;
mushrooms, Sn15
| Dry beans-Lima, 100000: pink, 1.150
1.25 small white, 120@l.4O; large white,
| 1.20G1.30.
erries-strawberries S.Ooa4.oo; cranber-
| ries, 7.00QS.50
Apples-Tancy, 1oo@l.25 for large boxes;
| common, 4Olt75; eastern. per bbl., 2.OO432 25;
| 2.25G3.Oo; seedlings, 1.25@1.i5
| Pears, per box 7oM1.25.
Grapes-In crates, 7JG90.
! Citrus fruts-Mexican lines. 4.oO@5 90;
| California lemons 1M1.25: do extras. 1.56
| do fancy, 2.50M3.0O; navel oranges, 2.00M275;
| seedlings, 1000l1.50.
I Apples-Evaporated 5s4; sun dried, 2a..
| apples, 2oO@s.5o.
| Dried fruits, jobbing prices furnished by
| the San Francisco fruit exchange:
| Apricots-Fancy Moorparks. 13: choice
| do. 12; fancy do, 10; choice, sla; standard. 7
prime, 61s.
| Peaches-Fancy, 61a: choice. 5ts; stand
| ard, 5; prime, Az: peeled, In boxes. l21a.
Pears-Fancy halves, 61a; fancy quarters,
! 51a choice. 41aM5; standard, 4: prime, 2ls@3.
| Plums-Pitted, IL.
| Prunes--Four sizes, 3Z.
Nectarlnes-Fancy, 5la; coice, ~; stand
! ard, 4.
| Figs-choice white, A. do black, g. fancy
white in 10-lb boxes. 65170.
Raisins, jobbing prices-In SACKS or 5o-lb.
boxes. four crown, loose 5s4: three crown,
AZ; two crown, 3%; seedless Sultanas. 5A
| seedless Muscates. Az; in 20-lb boxes,
| three crown, London layers, 1.30 clusters,
| 1.60 Dehesa clusters, 2.75; imperial clust-
| ers, 1926.
! Grapes-In 2O-lb. boxes: Three crown
| London layers. $1.15: clusters, 1.60 Dehesa
clusters. 2.75; imperial clusters. 800.
| Butter-Fancy creamery. %; do sec
| onds, 17d1s; fancy dairy, 19@20; DO sec
| onds, 110i1S; picked, 15M1I: frkin, 15m16;
| onds. 1791S; picked. 16M1S; frkin, 15016,
| Eggs = Store 23M25; ranch. 25M29;
| eastern. 1898: duck. %.
Cheese-Fancy mild new, 1l@12; fair
The herald., 1896-12-22
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
Call Board Prices of Cereals and Ship
ments Received.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 21.-Wheat, dull; !;
May, 1.5Sss Barley, easy; May, s2as. Corn,
large yellow, s21ads5. California bran, 1s. 90
Q1S5O. Flour, family extras, 5.1O15. 25
bakers extras, S.9o@40o; superfne, 425
I4.5O.
Wheat-No. 1 shipping, 1883; choice do,
1.50 milling, 1.5561.60.
Barley-Feed, fair to good, s0GlS5; choice,
S6i4@S71a; brewing. 95d97ia.
Oats-White, feed. 1.20M1.45; surprise, 15O
01.60; black for feed. 1.0011.05: black for
seed, l.2041.35; red for seed. 1.10dl.15; red
for feed, 1.Ov2M1.10.
Receipts-Flour quarter sacks, 246S: do
Oregon, 1882: wheat, centals. IA. $3.50: do Ore
son, 1890: barley. centas, 2775; oats, CEN
taIs, IL ,22O: eastern. 1140; potatoes. sacks,
6l49; onions, sacks. 2S2; corn. centals, 1857
do eastern, 1860; rye. centals G00 beans
sacks. 1888; bran, sacks 565; do Oregon 61O:
middlings, sacks. 260: shorts. Oregon sacks,
1910; hay. tons, 539: wool. bales. 20; do Ore.
gon. 66 hides, number. 297 hops. bales, So:
wine. gallons, G6,10O; brandy. gallons 5000.
The herald., 1896-12-22
ELECTRIC RAILROAD PLANS.

A meeting of the First Ward club of
the League for Better City Government
will be held tomorrow evening at 7:30
o'clock in the hall over the East Side
bank. The voters of that ward will
hear a statement from General Sherman
of the Pasadena railway regarding the
plans of his company for the speedy
completion of the Mission road and
Macy street railroad The action of the
council will also be discussed in grant
ing an extension of a franchise for a
street railroad without first giving pub
lie notice of such intention. Able
speakers will discuss the proposed
amendments to the charter, especially
those relating to the granting of fran
chiSeS
The herald., 1896-12-22
FULL OF TARANTULA JUICE

On an inbound Southern Pacific train
yesterday afternoon r. p. Wentworth
an da woman calling herself "Midge''
Dick were passengers, coming from
Calico. Both had been drinking heavily
and were so loud and disorderly in their
actions that all the ladies in the car
were compelled to leave and go to an
other part of the train. Detective Haw-
ley happened to be on board and as the
train pulled in to the depot placed both
under arrest and sent them to the police
station, where they We're booked for
Wentworth Is miner,
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MONEY QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2l.-Money on cali,
easy at 1011a per cent; last loan. 112; closed
offered at l per cent; prime mercantile pa
per 4Ql5 per cent: sterling exchange, easier
with actual business in bankers bills at
ASIA for demand and 4.S3sa for sixty days;
posted rates, 4.S41aM4.S5ls and 4.S,ladi4.Ssia;
commercial bills, 4.S21a; silver certificates,
65is
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2l-Drafts,
sight. 12ia: telegraphic. To-
LONDON, Dec. 21.-Consols, 11Os4.
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LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.- The Evening
Posts financial cablegram says: The
stock markets were idle ana OF holiday
character today, but with cheerful tone.
Americans took their cue this morning
from the tone of the Madrid cable dis
patchces and opened firm. They remained
above the parity until New York prices
were learned and then fell on the reported
bank failure in Chicago They rallied again
at the close, which was good. Spanish
stocks were strong here. and in Paris
Mines were better. The Paris bourse was
steady, as also the Berlin market, where
money Is easier.
The herald., 1896-12-22
SAN FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21--rhe official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
THE BOND MARKET.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-A furry occurred
IN the government bond market today which
may call for an investigation. The new
fours coupon had closed at 11SA411SB. F.
Fl. Hartman & Co. were offering the bonds
down and an argument was in progress be-
tween the representatives of the firm and
mentioned firm of $500 900 worth of the
bonds when Pliny Fisk of Harvey Fisk's
Sons bid 119 for $500 600 and then bid for an
other $500 900, Hartman & Co. selling both
blocks. The sale of Vermilye & Co. had
not been starightened out up to the close of
business.
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10 good. sa1o; young America. 11a12; east

ern 1904.
Poultry-Live turkey gobblers, 12G13: dc
hens, 1908: roosters, old 400@4.25; young,
3.500i4.O0; broilers, large, 3.00m3.25: fryers.
3.25@3.5O; hens, S5o04.50 duck1, old, 4.00M
500; do young, 4.50M5.50: geese, per pair,
1.50G2.00; pigeons, old, 75Q1.00; do young.
1.00d1.25.
Game-Canvass back ducks. 5.0069.0O:
Mailard. do, 4.0005.5o: teal 1.2501.50 sprig,
2.OOM2.5o; widgeon, 1.75; small duck, 1.50;
quail: 1.O0@125; hare. 75a1.00; gray geese,
1.25m1.50; common snipe, 10; honkers, 400
ll4,50,
The herald., 1896-12-22
LIVERPOOL MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 21.--Spot wheat closed
firm with poor demand: No. red spring.
steady with near and distant positions atl
higher. January. Gs Sd; February, 6sSld
March, April and May, 6s Ss4d. Spot corn
closed steady; American mixed new 2s
101sd. Futures closed steady with near
positions unchanged, distant positions lzd
higher; business about equally distributed.
December. 2s 9Ad; January and February,
Is 9Ad; March. 2s 9l9d: April and May, 2s
9ad. Flour closed dull with q poor de-
mand; st. Louis fancy winter, 9s Cd. Pacific
coast hops at Londton, G3 IS.
The herald., 1896-12-22

CHICAGO. Dec. 21.-Cattle-Sa,as were
on a basis of 3.351350 for the commonest
beef steers. up to 5.00d5.50 for prime to fancy
cattle. with the bull; of the trading a. T. 10
W4so. Hogs were cents higher. Sheer
were fairly active at 2.0Nfi2 so for culls and
inferior lots. up to 350M3.75 for choice
wethers. with sales largely at 3.O0M3 40 for
westerns. Yearlings sold around 3.6OdI4 90
and lambs sold slowly al S.2503.50 for the
flocks.
Receipts-Cattle, 10000; hogs, Ss ooO sheep,
G,00o. ~
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Local, Eastern and Foreign
Commercial Dealings
WALL STREET SPECULATION
Illinois National Bank Depositors Given
Grains of Comfort
The Clearing House Offers to Advance
Seventy-five Per Cent of the Face
Value of Good Claims.

r. w. Burnham. Los Angeles manager
for r. G. Dun g. Co.. makes the following
announcement:
Editor Herald: telegram in the morn
ing papers announced the suspension OF the
National Bank of Illinois, Chicago.
For the beceCc of your readers you may
safe a telesr.f1 Just received announces
that the ChIs ago clearing house has agreed
to advance seventy five per cent on all
claims filed with and approved by John
c. Mckoen, rcce;Ner. AS this is as large an
advance as is made on most approved Sc
curities in regular course of business, 1t
would appear that this bank must be en-
trely solvent. Yours Respectfully.
r. w. BCRNIIAM,
The herald., 1896-12-22

The following licenses were issued yes
terday from the office of the county
clerk:
Gorge Il. Hunnicult, a native of Iowa
aged "a years. and Iva e. Hunt a native
of Ohio, aged 10 years; both residents OF
Whittier
Treve M. Gibson. a native of Missouri
aged 81 years, and a resident of kaslo
British Columbia, and Elizabeth M. Rob
erts, native of Michigan, aged 90 years
and a resident of Pasadena.
Harry Stansfield, a native of England
aged 40 years, and resident of Sonora
Tuolumne county and Ida May Leech,
a native of Pennsylvania, aged q years
and a resident of Covina.
The herald., 1896-12-22
VISIBLE GRAIN.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-The visible supplv
of grain Saturday December 18th, as COM
piled by the New York produce exchange,
was as follows: Wheat, 55, 10000 bushels :
increase, $4,000. Corn. JS,074O00 bushels
increase. 612, 600. Oats, 12434. 900 bushels in
crease, 1850 900. Rye, 1881 900 bushels; in
crease, 600 Barley, 5,13O, 900 bushels; de-
crease, 363. 900.
The herald., 1896-12-22
DAClFic COAST STEAMSHIP 60.
GsA1
e9sFyESCSxEFs


Steamers leave Redondo at II I'm, Port
Los Angeles at 2:20 pm. for San Francisco
Dec. Jan,
Santa ROSA. ii ~ ~ l. - .S
Corona ...................t 10 Z3 81 ID n
Leave San Pedro and East san Pedro for
San Francisco, via Ventura, Carpinteria
Santa Barbara, Gaviota, Port Hartford tSan
Luis Ob.spo), Cayucos. San Simeon. Mon.
terey and Santa Cruz:
Coos Bay, $3.50 p.m......4 - 20 20 10 u 20
Eureka, $50 p.m.........S 16 "a / 8 Il 25
Leave Port Los Angeles at am and
Redondo at IL am. for San Diego. Stmr.
Corona will also call at Newport (Sanlu
Anal
Santa Rosa ..'...........l j j % p 70 Is e e
Tna company reserves right to change
steamers or sailing dates.
Cars connect with steamers via San Pc
dro leave S. +. r. K. (Arcade depoD at :05
pm and Terminal railway depot at 5o5
Cars connect via Redondo leave Santa Fe
depot at 10 I'm. or from Redondo Ry depot
at $3.50 am.
Cars connect via Port Los Angeles leave
S. p. r. f.. depot at l:35 pm. for steamers
W. PARRIs. Agent. 124 w. Second ST..
GooDAII.. PERKINS & CO.. Cen Agts..
San Francisco.
The herald., 1896-12-22
BOSTON QUOTATIONS.
CHICAGO MARKET.

BOSTON, Dec. 21.-Atchison 13hs; Bel,
Telephone, 200: Burlington, 71iS; General
Electric, 31la; Mexican Central, ~.
The herald., 1896-12-22

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Bar silver, ssh.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21.-Bar silver
co.'s: Mexican dollars, 5115M52.
LONDON, Dec. 21.-Bar silver. 297sd.
The herald., 1896-12-22
PETROLEUM

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Petroeum was
dull: United closed 81 bid. Pennsylvania
crude was dull. January closed 95 bid.
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DR.. Wong

HEED THE WARNING. One year ago
was taken sick and employed three doe
tors for several months. but none of them
benefited me. They told me that | had a
fever; also my spleen was the seat of my
disease and again that my trouble was al,
in my bladder. Finally as lee result of an
operation suffered untold agonies. Then
j concluded to take treatment of DIR. Wong,
and he brought me to my usual weight
and strength in two months. although be.
fore commencing treatment with DIR. Wong
my friends considered / was likely to die
any day. In fact during the first week I
was in the hands of DR.. Wong he consG-
cred my case very critical on account of
cry, or operation above referred to. Ex-
perience and observation lead me to believe
that DR.. Wong has no equal as = physician
in America. Very truly.
w. j. ASHLEY,
whittier Cal Nnvemher 1900
The herald., 1896-12-22
70 SEE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

You must go around the kite-shaped
track. Tickets permit stop overs. On
sale at all Santa Fe ticket offices.
The herald., 1896-12-22
MOUNT LOWE RAILWAY.
TIME CARD
I, Efect November 8, 1s96

In Effect November 8, 1896.
Cars for Echo Mountain and Alpine 1av.
ern leave Los Angeles via Pasadena and
Los Angeles Electric Railway as follows:
900 am. 10.40 am. 500 pm.
Returning, arrive at Los Angeles:
10:4v am, 400 pm. $50 pm
Via Los Angeles Terminal Railway, !eeve
Los Angeles at:
$50 am 800 pm.
Returning. arrive at:
HIS am. 500 pm.
The herald., 1896-12-22

Flour easy: No. 2spring wheat. 765sa767s:
No. spring wheat. 72d75; No. 9 red, SS5sTt
No. 2 white. 1920 fob: No. white. 170p
l1a No. 2 rye. 81: No. 9 barley nominal
No. 3, 23q34 fob; No. A. 2Om27 fob: No
flax seed, 7l1aM73%: prime timothy seed
80: mess pork. per bbl. 6.s5d6.90; lard, per
100 lbs, 3. ~ lam3.SO: short ribs tides. Qoosel
S:75M4oo: dry sated shouldN's (boxed),
4AM41a: short clear sides, (befed). 4M41S
whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal
LIS.
The herald., 1896-12-22
KIEFER & CO.

Proprietors Pacific Wine Co., estab-
lished 1878, removed to ia West Third
street, between Spring and Main. Wines
and liquors. Wholesale and family trade
only.
The herald., 1896-12-22

Chatsworth Park--Leaves from and ar
rives at River Station San Fernando ST..
only.
Sundays excepted. W Saturdays and
Sundays excepted. **"Saturday only.
THE INSIDE TRACK.
All S. p Co.'S trains stop at First st
(eXcept the four San Francisco trains) and
Commercial st. (exuept the 800 o'clock SAP
Francisco evening train, in nbusiness GEN.
ter of the city. saving .iaie and street car
fares to passengers.
Trains for lea beach points leave River
station 90 minutes earlier than from Ar
cade depot.
TICKET OFFICES-No. 229 s. Spring st.,
general offlce Arcade depot. through and
local: River station. local; First ST.. local;
Comercial ST.. local: Maud Junction. local.
The herald., 1896-12-22
DIRECTORY OF SOUTHERN CALI.
DFORNIA HOTELS.

DIRECTORY OF SOUTHERN CALL
DFORNIA HOTELS.
HOTEL GREEN--J. H. Holmes, mana.
ger. Pasadena.
HOTEL METROPOLITAN Santa Cata.
lima Island.
HOTEL ARCADIA-Santa Monica, 8
Rheinheart, proprietor.
HOTEL HoLLENBECK-spri and Sec.
ond streets. Los Angeles.
HOTEL RAMONA-Spring and Third
streets, Los Angeles.
ABBOTSFORD INN-Corner Eighth and
Hope streets. Los Angeles.
HOTEL PoRTLAND-444 South Spring
street, Los Angeles.
HOTEL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ana, Amer.
lean and European plans.
HOTEL HOLYROOD-Rivers B,
Cochrane, proprietor.
THE RoWELL-Main and Ninth streets.
Riverside, E. j. Davis, proprietor.
HOTEL CARLTOrt-l3 to 27 East Colo.
rado street, Pasadena.
HOTEL AvALON-Avalon, Santa Cata-
lima Island
HOTEL BREWSTER-J. T.. O'Brien. pro.
prietor Fourth and C sts.. San Diego.
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BOND LIST.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-The following
were the closing quotations on bonds to-
The herald., 1896-12-22
SILVER RJTT,IJON

shows: Available cash balance, $225, SCI, ,16S;
gold reserve, $134, ,294355.
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The Days Transactions on the Board OF
Trade.

CHICAGO, Dec 21.-Wheat got body
blow from an unexpected quarter before
the opening. The failure of the National
bank of Illinois came as a surprise. II
caused an immediate drop ofy about nc per
bushel at the opening. The failure of the
bank was succeeded by rumors of further
financial trouble and the suspension of two
private banks soon followed. Notwith-
standing wheat made the lowest price for
the day at the opening when May was quo
ted from 70 to 1914. 1t rose to 1875 soon after
and had long struggle between 79A and
1879 before it finally rose and struck
strong upward gait. The news otherwise
regarding the wheat situation was pro-
nouncedly bullsh. The amount of wheat
on ocean passage was found to have de-
creased $4,000 bushels since Monday last.
the Black sea ports exported to Europe g.
$4,000 bushels compared with 5.272. 600 BUSH
els on the week before and the Liverpool
" to I'd per Genital higher at the opening
today than 1t closed Saturday The re-
ceipts at Chicago and in the northwest
were were very light. Chicago got SO cars against
186 last year Minneapolis and Duluth got
563 compared with 50 a week ago and 800 on
the corresponding day of the year before
Tne visible supply statement was some
what OF disappointment. 1t was gener-
ally expected to show a small decrease,
2O.O0 or so. but instead, there was an in
crease of $1,000 bushels and was the cause
Oh one or the rather frequent fluctuations.
A great deal of the strength of wheat in
face of the bad financial news was accred-
tied to the great demand from the United
Kingdom for cash wheat at the seaboard
and for May wheat here. New York had
buying orders here for May wheat before
the opening at 79M. when they knew at the
same time that it was quoted at 1875 on the
curb here. The buying orders came in a
steady stream from there all day. Crop
damage reports were no less numerous than
before and the injury from the prevailing
un1avorable weather appears to be spread
ing. The worlds exports to Europe as
officially reported We're only g. 10000 bush
els: The closing figures for May were 1854
@79A against 1878 Saturday Corn was slow
and weak early in sympathy with wheat
put reacted somewhat later when wheat
improved. Oats were weak and lower dur
ing the early part of the session. but ad-
vanced later and recovered the loss with a
fraction in the bargain. The provision
market was dull but firm and although
prices at the close today were almost iden-
tical with Saturdays closing, the tone of
the trade was firm.
The leading futures closed as follows:
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

and had considerable money on his p
son when searched at the Jail.
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TREASURY sTATEMMENT

WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.-Today's state
ment of the condition OF the treasury
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Receipts. Shipment
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm. creamery. 15N21 ::
dairy. 1C417. Eggs were firm, fresh 90
The herald., 1896-12-22

CTATE LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY OF l.
- streets Capital paid up, 100000. Ohicers-l
president; Warren Gillelen, second vice president
Directors--,ec, II. Bonebrake. p. NJ. Green II. Fl.
+. Ball, Judge w. p. Gardiner, j. w. A of, Ware
ment-Transacts general banking business. Ac
Of the world. Special attention given collections
rent. Certify to the issuing Of bonds interest BE
deposits per cent interest paid on short debentuI
the convenience of depostors and safety boxes the
The herald., 1896-12-22

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo QuiEine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. CSC.
The herald., 1896-12-22

, ANGELES. northwest corner Second and Spring
]. Woollacott. PRESIDENT ]. f. Towel, first vice.
i, W. A. on cashier; NJ. y. Lewis. assistant cashier
lowell, b. r. Porter, ]. Il. Toweit. r. G. Howes B.
Gilleen, H. ]. Wooacott Commercial rDepart-
UNITS solicited Buy ami sell exchange on ali D arts
lfe Deposit Department-Safety deposit boxes for
ing Department = per cent interest paid on term
!; per cent interest paid ordinary deposits For
'nk Is open Saturday evenings from to o'clock.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-18
PORT TOWNSEND MYSTERY
George Jones, a Mckinley Boomer,
Disappears From His
Home.
Despondent Because His Candidacy fol
Delegate to ST. Louis Was
Defeated.

PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, May IT,
Port Townsend Republican politicians are
much concerned over the disappearance OF
George II. Jones, who was a prominent
candidate for delegate to the St. Louis
convention on the strength of his boast
that he was personal contidant of Mark
Hanna and a warm acquaintance of Major
Mckinley, and would be a dispenser OF
Federal patronage for the State of Wash
ington in the event of the election of the
Ohio man to the Presidency.
Jones has been in politics here for sew
eral years, and during the past two years
has been chairman of the county commit
tee, but at the recent primaries, on the is
sue of his candidacy for delegate to st.
Louis. his faction was overwhelmingly de-
feated in this county.
He then set up an opposition conven-
ton and proceeded with his canvass, but
when he learned last Monday that il
would be impossible to get his irregular
delegation seated at Everett he became
respondent and began drinking heavily.
He has not been seen nor heard from
since that day by any of his acquaint.
ances here, and his wife is almost frantic
With grief.
During the last session of the Legislature
Jones disappeared in the same my sterious
manner and was not heard from for two
weeks.