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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-04-16

There is no limit to the age when
q man makes fool of himself.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-04-16
G. R. FARRA, M. D.

Office In Farra & Aliens brick, on the corner
of Second and Adams.
Residence ON Third street in front of court
house.
Office hours to 9 A. M, and l to 2 and to
P. NJ. All calls attended promptly.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-16

The cost attached to the raising of tho
steamship Uma,illa recalls the many In
stances where magnificent vessels have
been allowed to lie In the embrace of the
ocean rather than have them raised a. an
expense which might amount TO more
than the original cost of the vessel In
recent article covering this point the San
Francisco Call said:
'One OF the most singular effects OF tho
long depression OF business under which
every important branch is suffering, is
the fact that II no longer pays to salvage
q vessel. once 1t is wrecked. The whole
coast is marked by wrecks OF the last
forty years. Until three years ago. tho
business OF wrecking was a very profssa-
cut OF il. Once apsndoned by the owners
the wrecker purchased the hull OF the
wrecked vessel for little or nothing. and
al that could be made out OF It was his.
IN demand, from the rigging to the an
cher. The shsathing that covered her sides
and every portion made OF steel was
for Something useful. The great castings
Of the cruiser Charleston were largely
composed OF this material. But nowadays,
OF a vessel that eoes ashore. Down on the
Santa Barbara coast. the English ship
Gosford. sunk two seasons ago TO save
r rsu IL .hslo. water. ' Waiting Ter shs
cost $50 900. ana was but little injured
when she was scuttled, but II will cost
more TO save her than she VIII bring. and
she must be content TO remain where she
IL until more prosperSus conditions
in business prevail. The great
steamer New York. built at
cost OF 81. 00e 900 and wrecked OF Point
Bonita three years ago. - another In
stance. X will not nay to try 20 save
the 600 tons OF Old steel that IL left OF
her. and she viii rust away until prices
OF scrap advance. The steamships Colon
hia and St. Paul. iate.y wrecked, are In
exactly the same situation as the New
York. Their engines and boilers were
saved. but the rest Of the vessels II abso-
utely of no account, except 70 mark tho
grave OF the nautical regulations Of their
late commanders When the wrecking
business does revive. there win be plenty
to do. Wrecks have been very numerous
in the last few years along the coast. and
at Intervals Of 4 few miles black hulls
can be seen projecting above the surf. AZ
present money In saved by leaving these
vessels 70 the tender mercles of The wind
ana sea-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-16

Natives Of Japan may have social and
religious beliefs differing from those OF
white nations. they may be behind In tho
march Of civilization. but the Oriental
sailor 10 up to date In considering Friday
an uniucky day. This IN = common super
stition with sailors OF almost all hags. and
has been many times illustrated in this
port. when vessels would not leave on FRI
day for . long voyage, even though delay
meant loss tn dollars and cents.
That il why the japanese steamship
Konoura Maru win not aaH today. She
was all loaded yesterday and everything
was ready for departure on Friday. save
the crew The japanese sailors absolutely
refused TO risk certain accident by ieav-
ing here on The uniucky day. ana they
were supported by the ofsscers. who ap-
reared as little anxious az themselves 10
TEMPT the wrath OF the oceans god.
This recalls the time when the steam
schooner LAknse, flied with miners and
prospecsors anxious to leave for Cook In
let. waited until altar midnight on Friday
before steam.ng away.
The Kouoara has Just ~ 30 feet Of ium-
her aboard Had II no; bean for the sur
plus coal brought from Japan. Il Is
thought i.eaoboo feet could have been
loaded. The Osaka Lumber Company.
which owns the konoura. does not seem 10
be in much OF . hurry 70 al III lumber
order. or 1t would send more and larger
vesxsla II ID thought here that this VIII
ha DONE. and within . abort Time several
vess~.s larger than the Koncars are sx-
r@c.ed 20 he sent hy the same company.
TIE s;evedorc arm which contracted 10
foa1 ths anoura considers the vessel par
,.eularly hard to ioad. she could Dot take
any very long timbsrA Size wiz sa0 to-
morrow morning
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-16

Young Mr.. Bryan. ia his BrooGiym
sseech asserted that X Henry wars
Pe~cher we're living he would b euE,-
port.r OF rss Chicago platform. ~ benrs
ing upon this subject. the Conversational
sst reproduces tbs fossowing extract irons
cnN OF Mr. He~~hsyss sermons, preached -
PIyrnos1sh Church tn 1877. when Il was Deo-
yox~d 90 pay gold bonds In silver:
uosea 20 pay gold bonds Ia silver. The -
traes ~ ~ fo1owv.
ssSo act Of congress can ever make cue
pound ss7uxl 10 two poun6si No act Of eoa~
rrcss can ever make thing inferior equal
10 = superior. Silver cota must ~ utade
prooorfionass 20 tho value Of ges6 - de-
terrnined in fhe open markets. of ne world.
ANY other cour~A 10 10 teach men to cheas
By law. n IL 10 teach honest men 20 ohea1
without Knowing that they cheat: = n -.
teach fraud by legislation. - u A1gh
crime and uisdemeancr. and - Oea IL
congress DO not know ft, what ere &Aey
there for7 When the hsi1d ars isa<1lng sho
bind, and they 81 fan IN tbs ditch toGsth-
e-. u viii not help Them 70 dnd that tho
Ditch - sflver-lined."
Mr.. Bryan. In fnsfn1offn9 that HonSy
Ward Ee~cher was . repudis ZIONIST anA
an anarchist. psaced . grafuis0us insuoo
upon me memory ~ This great ana dis
tsnrusxhed clergyman sfr. Beecher, PR.
hap~. had hss faglsA Not many men are
perfect But Mr.. E.schsr's shartcominGnw
IL he had any. we're not - The sort 0ues
Sessed ~ Bryan.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-16

Paris, weak accounts being closed there
neglected
o. ali the markets.. n may be aid that
She tnacfson Of the hank eniy pro5ongs
IRE uncertain feeling, There WAS . gen
era surprise when the details Of the weekly
bank returns became known. that the
bank DID not raise the rate II h believed
thai the dtrecsors VII ether borrow money
nom the market this week. and 20 make
TIE rate effective. or win raise the rate
next week to per cent
The details q the gold movement Of the
week STOW that s.. -. 90 In bars and United
states con we're sold. that ESseaW
were exported 20 Egypt. and that E5soo9
1ere erouxhx from Egyps and Es,oo from
The Paris and Berlin markets were weak.
Breadstu4s and Grain.
Liverpool. 90. ,s-waeat-Spot. nrm:
demand. moderate; No red spring. s. ID:
No hard Manitoba. - ID. No. Cali
forrsa. IS SID. Fn-ures closed strong.
VITA near and diStant positions A0lad
higher, October. 80 I'D. November, -
nd. December January and February.
IS Txd: March, O. I'D
Corn-S2os, arm. American mixed. -
I'D Futures closed steady. with near
and discAnt positions Nd higher. October
and November. 3s sd: December. y nd;
January and March. IS Ed
Fiour-Fsrm; demand. fair, freefy up
pied. 81 Louis fancy, winter, y ID
nsps.
Hopo-At London. unchanged.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-16
WATER FRONT NOTES.

Steamship willspa VIII sail for Alaska
this morning at 10 o'clock.
United States revenue cutter Grant took
fuel At the Gilman bgnkers yesterday.
Steamship Mexico arrived from San
Francisco yesterday morning at $50
o'c.ock.
American ship eamaria, 1874 tons. has
been chartered by r. y. Chandler. 70 load
coal Al Tacoma. for San Francisco
Schooner Spokane. 57i tons. is how at
Port Gamble loading lumber for Japan
She Is chartered by Pope d Talbot
British ship Senator. 1.Gi. tons. now at
Hastings mills. Vancouver. has been char
tered 10 load lumber. thence FOR cork.
United Kingdom.
Steamship City OF Topeka was due to
arrive from Alaska this morning az
o'clock She has 2Su cases OF salmon
aboard for San Francisco.
The steamer Kinshui Maru. OF the Nip
pom Yusen Kaisha. left Yokohama yesier-
day for Seattle. via the Sandwich islands.
She is due To arrive about November >.
She Will be followed by the Sahara Maru.
which leaves Yokohama November ID.
Revenue launch Guard. which Is. lying
at the Gilman hunkers seized nshinS
loaf yesterday. The boat was iy1ng At the
Ainsworth 4 Dunn cannery and was
marked as the property or the British
Columbia Canning Company. The boat
was tied up hy the officers OF the Guard
No one has yet appeared 10 calm 1t
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-16
Portland oregonian.

foffsaNd OfeEoh1aA-
Mckinley will be elected. with Or with
out Oregon But Oregon. for her own
sake. mus; vote for Mckinley. She must
Dc able TO claim for herself q certificate
OF character against Popu,ism.
oregon must not suffer herself to b
ciassed with the Populist states. II IL es-
sential 10 the revival Of business and in
oustry in our state that Its vote shall be
registered against Populism- We want
ne1p from abroad We want money and
immigration. We must be able 10 present
oregon TO the country and TO the world
As state In which money may be safely
invested. and to which careful and thrifty
people may coma to live and to do bust
ness. They who have money do not
plant II In Populist states. The classes OF
people who have push and energy do not
select Popuiiss states as places for invest
ment ana residence. The conditions In
oregon are fully ripe FOR forward move
ment upon the lines of growth and pros
perity- But we shall place big stumbling
block in the way IL We allow tho cleo
ton to show that the Popuiist party and
tho spirit Of Populism are In the ascend
ency here The same remark will apply
equally TO Washington. These two North
west states ought TO make a name that
VIII assure them the favorable considera-
ton OF those classes of people whose CO.
operation they must have for the devel-
opment they require.
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Indianapolis News


Altgeld Is said to De much more anxious
to win . victory for himself than he In to
save the Bryan electors. This Is probable.
Aitgeld lis much more than q mere local
candidate He is a national quantity. In
one sense he Is an'issue In the campaign.
The platform adopted by the Chicago con-
yention. so far as it attacked government
by injunction" and, by implication. de-
nounced the president Of the United States
for enforcing the Federal laws. Is known
to be the work of the Illinois governor.
No man had greater influence in the con-
vention than Altgeld. He did not &c, from
II all he wanted. but he got good deal
So the country is going to approve or
condemn not only Organism. but Aitgeld-
ism. The Republicans and the sound
money Democrats have directed their
campaign almost as much against Aitgeld
as against Bryan. We do not believe Ait
geld would hesitate for a moment to save
himself at the expense OF Bryan
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-16

vas wandering around yesterday with .
h,.xs shrimp, freshly cooked, pinned 10
as nsexfse This il ire latest 9oltbu9
s.sye" he sad. ~ be sasussed ere Of the
sarsn,'s whsskssS - II soui1 not tickle
as ehlu. 1--we pinned them on about
,~.nty fessowA Pretty good l1ea- esrs
rom putfon turns Up with . good idea
.sosst every week. His last sdea came
v~rv ne1r terminating has sxissencs He
has e.sy cas leg. hus that ens 10 a. sosId
AZ . cordwccd stick Tom concluded he
wo.sa be 4 wheesman- Tns story o. his
srrsser. while racing with another one
exxed man fsem Whasee1 u familiar -
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-16

steamer rAirhaven came IN late yeeter.
Gay afierncoo with her PROV bent over
IKE the nose OF prtzenxhter. There WA
great hole just at Of the stem on the
port side. over which 4 piece Of canvas
vas stresched 70 keep out water. Tho
nose did not quits reach 10 the water line,
oai when running the waves came high
necessary
II was the result OF q collision wednes-
aay night At 7:5o O'Clock with the steamer
Island Belle The .other fellow was not
nurt az all; had only little skin scraped
OF MS nose. Capt Ben Harris. OF the
rairhaven, said yesterday afternoon as he
stood on the Ga.hraith dock surveying
tae DAMAGE. that the other fellow was TO
niame. This is a serious thing FOR the
1siand Belle, II she Is a. fault As II wall
COST aoout Soo TO put the Fairhaven IN
shape. ana steamers on the Sound are not
making money rapidly enough TO feel like
coming down with 800 The accider,, han
pened along the WILDLY island shore. lust
After the thick fog had settled down FOR
the night. The Fairhavep had lef, rrsa-
aady and was pushing along in the dark
ness Tor La Conner. which Is the end Of
the route When about half the distance
20 La conner whistle was heard on the
port side. Directly afssrward lights were
seen close by on the port side. and Capt.
narrls Dew long whistle. The Island
SeHe answered With one whistle. rmme-
oiately afterwards the Belle gave two
Whistles. which was as though the captain
had said: I'VE viii pass on your star
board side" This was attempted. but n
was too late for the Belle TO swing acrosa
the Fairhaven's bow, and IN Attempting
1t she struck the Fsirhaven . crushing
blow.
There was confusion for a ,nouact an.
many o. the Fairhaven's thirty passen-
gers PROBABLY offered up silent prayer.
Inen order was restored. and when 4, was
FOUND that both vessels could reach port
unaided they went their ways the Fair
maven 10 La Conner. where a canvas
patcn was put on. and the Island Belle
10 UtSalady. where she was bound to get
a cargo OF fish for Anacortes.
The rairhaven is owned by the Pacific
Navigation Company. Her regular mas
ter Is Capt. Green but owing TO his III
ness the steamer has been In charge OF
capt. Ben Harris. an old steamboat man
on the Sound. Can't. Harris thinks the
Island Belle Is responsible for the collis-
Ion In trvt~- 10 pass on the starboard
side; IL. he says. she had given the other
whistle and passed by on the port side tho
accident would have been aversed.
a. r.. Charlton. OF the Pacific Navira-
ticn COMPANY. received notice OF tho dam
age yesterday afternoon by telephone ana
engaged the Lakes ways. at Ballard The
kairhaven viii 20 there today.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-16

san Francisco Oct. iS--Arrtved-<stm
acner, from Coos bay. Ceared-3tmr
1ty OF Pueola. for Victoria Sailesk-Stmr
1elusnesa for Ast-cias stmr AackInaw. for
Iacarfa. sh SaSssr5s. FOR Tsccms; schr
csn baersrss Ventura. fer Gray's hareor-
Le9a<1ure Fay. Oct iS--Arrtvesi-Strur
ay q Everett. San Francisco. Sailed
StMr ErogrcsSsst- san Francisco.
Cape Town. Oct. iSs--Avrived-Secten-
Der 10. Br sa Iiala, FROM Tacoma
AsNesrocl, Ocs iS---ArTivex3--S1af
Boston. Wsessand P1ifla SsapAia.
BrenernAsen. Oct. ZS.-Arrivef--EIavei.
New YORK. via Southampton. weimar.
New York.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.
EfA an rfal

.&a
&ss Ferk- Oct i3-Ts. Evening p,ssss
&eSaS0= En&EcAs cAss<xram SAYS. TS@
stesk TArxsas SSensc Grsstehes to.sy.
Se1saks we're cszn % Esa On "a, -
rSA1cera~1s - no eAangs1 rasa. tse r-ay-
Ae%s rallied c1ESsaersaSy, consois $50.
80 Ass>, TIE rise 81 c1aso-s. however. "a
ts1 recovery vac sacsT lived. zf.s on ssxra
% rro1xtsle and ssrc@4 Is4.AGa1sors ~ -.
s1-n.ng market tie &1.. soae x<alr xss~r4-
&C x.ssZ Macs were hs2yszy so.S from
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CHICAGO MARK ETS.


Chicago. Oct 1.-THE strength OF the
Northern markets wss the main reliance
OF TIE bulls az the opening OF the wheat
market Casehy on account 81 thts. De-
ceraber opened az an advance OF about
isc. initial trades being as So df9c. An
other mAtiew which helped the !urshersncs
susaisn>ss OF the Northwestern rec@.Yrs
which were reported as being ss7 car loads.
compared Win i.iss wessS sgo, and l.zse
last year. AGysces from the Northwest
were 10 the effect that a gradual 1zninssa-
msnt OF farmers deliveries might be locke
for. TIE opening advance vas no; faliy
opening and or several subsequent occa-
sions lots Of wheat FOR sale. There were
always buyers enough 20 prevent a severe
break Ire lowest er.ees of me day were
cline was due 10 the Price Currents re-
port that ere wEeat crop promised 20
reach -, aoo.tso bushes. ard 70 the con-
s3naes1 Sc &ng by Armour. This feature was
very nregsl.acut aga.a today. bat the r.essE-
ness with which BIS brokers disclosed his
nsms ersated q suSssscten tnst the zellirsx
waS more 10 break prices than 10 get nd
Of wheat Saz Il sas % saffiezens insss-
snge - force December Down 20 g..
Thea tie Influence % ire foreign news De-
kaa - De fell again. l-sssrpocl. wa.ch
tersfsv's local e-csgr~. reported a fssrrhsr
rtse assF. elosing eanits Slowing an aa-
vance tor the day OF 10 70 lid per GENITAL
fer Arersean ~aeAi- Par.s and Antwerp
znd Berlin also uotsd advances, ard a9-
vices from san Francisco taat 81 ssvafce
sser quarter hal been n1i saere Tor whea.
10 20 20 Calcutta san srcghsr r.atsv@
for oay.ng Aas found n she heavy sx-
ports from the Atlantic sash0ArG. whsca
amounted - shs s1Gsyssens OF AAout sa.-
ne bushels TExt snclud~e 50 ss bushes
81 waeak from New Orleans. which Was
cleared yesterday. bat rot previously re-
ported Tee price, % ns~cszzikser gradually
recovered 10 saAac. ADD during The rvrnx.naer
az the session Aes.s sssgly srsand sss.e, w4ta
sccaxsan&lly 2sDios &c from -aaf prise
Aas Whaling % SsSnaG. x.fA q sgarT 70
ia, 7sasr. where Il ssosc3 Among al ira
esA@r .rcax features ~ ne DAYS r@gs
WAS re reported taking fer export ~ Mr.
nsae~oass srs rssztaEs fnSssasr % zesat "a
Gu bushels
Cora xss czses ana weaker. TIE demand
fer tAe aasr artistic VAS goo@ A~s~<r~r
sssA sSr xas&smenS sron here ana Al Se~
Y&TA for sxss2rS-
Gas xa,a saxer ON sccoan1 % 1Nerss nF.
.erfzgS. also IL sysuassAy wssh sAs cary
GecNne x what
Prev <ors Aaa = Sra ura~--on~. a..
soor ressayerwss ernzu re opening s~c.sn.
caused by 9 s~<sk BOG EseFs@s
Closing ososatfena-
wae2s--Scs cex-. sa<cs p~eeneer. rp.9
-sA.e-
so-rk-scoteeey, .sss<; Dees rsAsr Sac
Cars-sscson~T. IS. peSarzsaer. Sac.
rerk-ccsoa<r ard Ihassa.1@g. 49,
1-sF1-sA-tQasr an3 IwcsEse.r. ~
E.ss-Qcssesr. nc. pscsr.ser. 49,
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COLLIDE In THE FOG.


me I've Gaze rogesAes o&sshs eAers
~ WILDLY. Islaaa Wednesday Might
The Fairhsvsn's Damage AAess oseo
The Grew - the Kcnouro uaru
Refuse - Leave - "Cnlueky Fri
aay"-TAs water Rront Darnun-
ropshs Due % O'Clock xAis Morn
ing.
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Eye-8c
E1risy-S11gse.
F9axseed-E<7fsc
Tinoshy-C3-
1--we StoeK.
Cattle-Ccmmor to choice cattle we're
vxatsd At s. see74 -. sales being largely :
81 EA4g. and prime 20 fancy cattle. 10
SIS: ssockers and feeders. se. coNs
sad hesfers G~Zz53. bulls 81
calves. s.. sSQS: range cattle. E-seSsS-ss foE
steers Ard & E0ss0 for COWS and nsiters
Hoxs-Heayy 70 prime Light hogs 500
q: x5Qs a.51. with Sales largely AZ 2g
80 The market closed badly with cfsoacs
hcxs selling around 2-4a
AZ for inferior TO prime, Westerns, $1s~
O.. sash q fex At SD. Feeders ooa<a,
good many sheep around - Asz13 -. Lernos
sod at $zT5G44 largely III GS84-S- IN
Guiding . great many Westerns
Receiptx-CAf;ie. Lee. hogs. Sp,aSs
nbSeR A06.
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Tncoma Shining News.

Tacoma Oct S-Spec!al-Brttish snip
Glencova. Capt. Watts. arrived last night
to load wheat for Europe.
ship Liverpool will load 400 tons cf
wheat and 80 tons Of canned salmon at
Seattle.
Danish ship Jupiter is loading lumber at
the Tacoma mill.
Ship c. s Remeat will finish loading
wheat Monday
Steamer Kingston took out an unusu-
ally heavy cargo today
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rAroosn SHIPPING REroRr.

Tatocsh. Oct. * 2. n.-Spec.Ai.-0ar,
% u: csea~. wind. east. - niles; bark and
three schcoaers in Straits beAanx up
Mean Bay, Oct Is. p. ra%-Speczai.-
Clear; high Mind, east
Port Angeles. Oct Is. y m.-Special--
Bar. 900. clear: wind. east. ; miles.
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can Francisco Oct H.-The Strip Own
srs. Association has reduced the wages foe
sesnsu 3 per month for humber vessels.
ara &. 20 pr Honth for eosliers These
rates arrsy only 10 rac4fie coast ships,
,hs owners alleging poor business. Much
dissatisfaction prevails among the sailors
ssa q strike - considered probable.
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IN Duston's fertile brain. The other fellow
has a sound right leg. Tom has sound
left enc. Wen ride tandem together and
pace races" says Tcns-'
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The Daily Pest-Ynses1.xencer - aow On
sale u erttar1. Or. ~ Rich Hrce.. ~
Morrison street. Portland Motel nswa
s.and ans Northwest News Company. IL
Szxst street
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new YoRK Markets.


New York. Oct A.-The stock market
TO-DAY waS Irregular. with q sagSsng ten
dency ON . diminished vosune of business
The professional traders maintained TIER
con,ro! of the speculation. but some com
mission aouse purchases for cash we're g.
80 reported The indusrrtals bore the
general lis- was sympAsheEicaIiy depress-
ed The market as whole Was 1rfAs7F
bly, affected by the stiffness in the money
markess. and by an unexpected heavy
u1der somewhat peculiar circumstance
TIE stock market made an early display
OF strength or the failure OF the governors
o. the Bank Of England TO advance the
ton, ~ bad been expected. An advance
TO Iia per cent. had been considered IN the
lgnt OF . foregons conciuxon. owing 70 me
rise IN the London street. or an open dis
count rate OF per cent, which Is the
current bank figure. This conservative az
ttude OF the British governmental finan-
further large shipments Of gold to this
country. The good efTec, was soon dissi-
pa;ed, and successor of bear attacks
broke prices despite favorable trade re-
volved.
The creates. bear aggression occurred
In the afternoon Session. and caused the
wiping out OF sae early Improvement the
don prices The pressure against the LIST
later caused declines OF per cent IN ST.
gar and Leather. and losses Of a point
from the high level IN other shares The
close was weak at fractional net losses.
Railroad bonds we're duh ana fractional
u lower Ia most instances. The sales were
$8i4,QQ0.
Government bonds were firm on trans
actions OF $500. Silver certificates were
sligasiy higher on purchases of 500
Money and Exchange.
Money on can. firm, at <Qs per cent; last
loan . per cent: closed. AS per cent;
prime mercantile paper. Normally SOS per
cent Sterling exchange. steady. with
actual business In bankers bills at $I.sSS4
tiA for demand. and s. s0Sx1 for sixty
days; posted rates, &-AtzGAS3 and Si.s40
80: commercial bills, s4.Isis. Bar silver,
Sfsc. Silver certificates. SxgS5Ac.
Todays statement OF the condition OF
the treasury shows: Available cash bal
ance. $2ss,Gs. rs; gold reserve. $l23 ia. 36s.
The treasury today LOST Sf2. 200 IN gold
coin, and sSZ,3Jo in bars. which leaves the
true amount of the gold reserve $l22, ~, 90
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-16

reward 81 80 VII b. raid for snfor.
nation leading to The arrest ara oonvfe-
sion Of any ere Stealing eop9es ef IT,
throughout The city.