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The herald., 1897-12-05
Money in Bank

NEW YORK. Dec. 4.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Surplus reserve decrease. $437, 1915: loans
increase, 49, AIS 500; specie increase. 1899 200;
legal tenders increase, $S27 900; deposits in
crease, Sc, 100; circulation decrease, $685..
l00
| The banks now hold 1922, ,122 $50 in excess
| of the requirements of the 25 per cent rule.
| The New York Financier says this week:
| The enormous balances which the New
York banks have be een accommodating for the
past few months are shown in the clearing
house statement of the week. Loans are
now within $2,30O,0 900 of the 5000. .000. 900 mark
and deposits are $666. .27s. 200. which is one
third the total individual deposits reported
by the 1910. national banks of the United
States on October 18th last. The rapid in
creases made by the banks since May last
will be understood better when it is stated
that the gain in deposits since that time
has been 500, 100000 and in loans more than
$50, 100000. Comparative figures show that
$50, 100000 of these increased deposits and
$40, 900 900 of the loans have been made by
one bank which holds at the present time
over $91. 100000 of net deposits. The
statements of the banks for the week are
favorable. Loans show a continued in
crease, the expansion having been dis
tributed among a larger number Of insti-
tutions than has been the case for some
time past. The number of banks clearing
through the clearing house has been de-
creased one, through the absorption of the
United States by the Western National,
and the increase Of 81, ,21S 800 in the loans
and s3375,0O0 in the deposits of the latter
institution reflect this consolidation. The
increase Of deposits for the week Is due in
great part to special causes one bank alone
reporting an expansion in this item of
$6S43, 900. which is larger than the combined
changes In all the other banks. This was
due to circumstances connected with the
Union Pacific settlements. Five banks
gained in deposits nearly s13, 900 900, from
which 1t Is to be inferred that the depos-
its Of the other fifty-nine banks in the
clearing house are about Sc. 0O0. 900 less than
at the end of the previous week. The gain
in cash. according to the statement was
81, 1G6.300 but this too seems involved in
special transactions. 1t is known that the
banks received from the interior more than
81 100000 in excess of shipments, but since
one bank alone increased its cash s., 800. .O1O
and the gains made by three amounted to
S. 100000. it follows that the large majority
of the banks have decreased their reserves
The statement, taken as a whole, proves
the banks to be in strong condition. The
larger institutions are buying sterling bills
and as the Union Pacific deal has been
financed without the first suggestion of
disturbance, the outlook is for cheap money
for some time to come.
The herald., 1897-12-05
LiyerpoCI Market

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 4.-Closlng: Wheat
Spot No. red western winter. steady; IS.
919d; No. l red northern spring, steady;
IS. Sd.
Corn-Spot American mixed, quita. 3s.
2s.d.; futures quiet; December. 3s. 21ad.
January, 3s 134d.; February. 3s 15sd.
Flour-St. Louis fancy winter dull; los.
Hops at London-Pacifc coast, firm; f4
10s.MG5
The herald., 1897-12-05
Money Quotations

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Close: Money on
call-Nominally 1902 per cent; prime mer-
camille paper, 3@4 per cent.
Sterling exchange-Easy, with actual
business in bankers bills at 4S5% for de-
mand and 4.s3 for sixty days: posted rates.
4& and 4.S7; commercial bills, 4S2h.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Drafts -
Sight, Is; telegraph, 171s.
LONDON, Dec. 4-Consols, 113.3
The herald., 1897-12-05
Petroleum

OIL CITY. Pa. Dec 4.-Credit balances
G5: certificates, first bid, 67; closed. 67A bid:
sales, 67MG7H.
Shipments. 4S,7S6 barrels; runs, 50,376 bar
rels.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4-Petroleum-Dull;
united closed no market.
The herald., 1897-12-05
Dried Tvuit Prices

NEW YORK Dec. 4.-California dried
fruits quiet and steady.
Evaporated apples-Common. 547c per
pound; prime wire tray 7s4MSc; wood dried
prime. Slsc; fancy. 9M9l2c.
Prunes-31a@Sc per pound as to size and
quality.
Apricots-R 7MS1ac.; Moorpark. 9I1l.
Peaches-Unpeeled 741Oc; peeled, 1920.
The herald., 1897-12-05
THE INVESTOR
GEO. A

Newark. Ohio; M. 2. Baker, Thaddeus
l.. Montgomery, II. c. Strong, William
Burns.
Liquidation.-The First National Bank
OF Tobias. Neb., has gone into voluntary
liquidation by resolution of it's stock
holders, dated November /, 1897.
The herald., 1897-12-05
Silver Bullion

NEW YORK, Dec. 4,-Bar silver, 691s
Mexican dollars. 46%.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4.-Bar silver
5S5s; Mexican dollars, 47Q47A.
LONDON, Dec. 4-Bar silver q 9-16d.
The herald., 1897-12-05
Treasury Statement

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Today's state
ment Of the condition Of the treasury
shows:s Available cash balance. $21s, 81, 7,6l2;
gold reserve Sab7 4R6. .00B
The herald., 1897-12-05

the week amounted to s21 ,sO1 in gold ard
1913 S26 in silver The imports were: Gold,
$65, ,s53; silver, $95,3S9; dry goods, $1,2O6, 60,
general merchandise, $7,42S727.
The herald., 1897-12-05
Incorporation

The San Gabriel Valley Orange COM
pany, Los Angeles. Capital stock. $780,
900, divided into 80 shares, fully sub
scribed. Directors-G. Messenger of San
Francisco, and Geo. w. Parsons, j. X.
Urmston, Geo. d. Easton and w. l.. VAL
entine Of this CITY,
The herald., 1897-12-05
Boston Quotations

BOSTON, Dec. 4.-Atchison, 12% Bell
Telephone, 26O; Burlington, 96A: Mexican
Central, 5R Oregon Short Line, 1874.
The herald., 1897-12-05

U s is reg. .128A
Y s As coup. .12SA
U s As. .112M
u s As coup. .114
y s As 2ds. 90
U s As reg. .1l4H
U 8 As coup. .11ii4
District 3b rs. 1884
Ala Glass A. .10S
Ala Glass b. .10S
Ala Glass c.. 100
Ala Currency. 9S
Atchison as 80. SS%
Atchison ad As. 56A
Can South Eds. 1918
Canada Pac LIST. -
Chi Terminal :. 44i4
c & Ohio IS ....112iA
c. II & ID AIS. .l0l5s
d & r G As. D.. S9Ai
d & r G lists. 1854
East Tenn lists 109ia
Erie Gen 4s .... 71H
r w & d lists. 6S
Gen Electric 5s. 99H
6 II & S A 6s. .10i
do 2ds. 100
II &c It c 5s. .112
do Con 6s. .105
Iowa Cen lists. D.. 97H
Kan p con t r.. 20
Kan + lSt I r. liz
La n consols 5s.100ss
L G. u N As. >. sc
Missouri 6s. 100
NJ K & T eds. . CPS
do 4s..... 81
N Y Cen lists. .110
The herald., 1897-12-05
European Markets

NEW YORK, Dec. 4-The Evening Posts
London financial cablegram says:
The stock market here was again stag
nant today. Americans were steady but
lfeless, pending McKinley's message. The
tone was hopeful. The continued fall in In
dian exchange excites attention 1t is part
ly due to purchases of silver and to an
ticipations Of the resumption of weekly
council drawings. Uruguay bonds were
better, syndicate having been formed to
take over Mullman's holdings.
The herald., 1897-12-05
Releases, $1,000 and Over

p. Maykes to T. W. Haddock ct al,
s05-132 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $1,000
y. Cans to f. M. Blackman, 445-1S2.. 1900
johnson & Keeney Co. to G. d.
. Carleton, 42s-2s Observation-Disclosures. 1900
State l.. & I. Co. to e. Falton, 425-2S1 1900
Nine releases under $1,000 ............ Also
Total S1O 25O
The herald., 1897-12-05

N J IC IS ........112B
N Carolina 6s. .122
do As. ..1C5
North Pac lists. .1l9
do 3s. ... 59A
do 4s....... %
N Y c & st l. As. 106A
Nor & w 6s. ..121H
N w Consols. JAP
do deb 5s. .116
Ore Nav lists :. .1I5h
Ore Nav As ...... 921a
Ore S Line 6s. ..1231a
Ore s Line SIS. =. 96M
Ore Imp lists .... 991s
Ore Imp 5s ...... 42s4
Pacific Gs of '95. .1o21s
Reading As ...... S5s
Y G. & w lists. :. S3ls
st i & I M com IS 81
st L & s F gen 6s. .11S
st p Con .141H
St p G & p lists. .120
do IS. .118
s Carolina n-f... Il
So Railway SIS. E. 93Ns
s r e T Gs. ........ 5S1a
Tenn n set as. -. 90
Tex Pac L G lists ~
do reg DDS. 297s
Union Pac lists. .1O21h
U p & d G lists. so
Wabash 1st IS. .1OG1.
do 2ds. 1872
w Shore 4s ......111h
Va Centuries .... 6S4
do def. Sk
The herald., 1897-12-05
OFFICE OF THE HERALD,
Los Angeles, Dec. 4.

At the present time this country Is
making a better showing in it's foreign
trade than any other in the world. The
etory of the balance of trade during the
past two years is a familiar one. One
OF the results of that advantage is seen
in the large amounts of money this coun-
try is now lending to Europe. 1t is es-,
timated. according to the Economist.
that America is lending to Europe $780,
COO, 900. though the exact amount is large
ly a matter Of guesswork. The attitude Of
Europe toward us with respect to invest
ments on this side of the Atlantic is sub
istantially unchanged. 1t Is likely that
even now more American securities are
being sold back to us than are going
from this country to the old world. 1t Is
expected that quite large quantity of
securities will be sold by the in
,surance companies as a consequence of
the great fire in London, as those COM
panles must have cash to meet their
losses and strengthen their reserves.
Consul MacBride, at Edinburgh, says,
In a report to the state department, that
It is claimed in that city that American
frozen beef has great sale, but that it is
made clandestinely. 1t is asserted that
large quantities of the article are
brought to Edinburgh, sold to the butch
ers at 7c a pound and retailed at zoe and
c2c as home-fed beef.
Ne \ 4 \
An extension of the time Of payment is
sufficient consideration for the promise
OF third party as security to pay the
debt. and after a surety has been re-
leased by an extension of the time OF
payment to the principal debtor. the La
bility of the surety may be re-
vived by his new promise to pay
or by his absolute and unquali-
fed acknowledgment of the ex-
istence Of the debt, which implies new
promise to pay, at least If such new
promise or acknowledgment is in writ
1ng. So held by the supreme court of
Minnesota In the case of Hooper VS.
Pike.
The London Engineering says: 1.-THE
French manufacturers of asbestos goods
are supplied from four sources: First,
Canada, whence the asbestos Is white,
silky. very unctuous, having supple
f1bers from to 25 milllmeters in
length; Of all varieties. it is that which
spins the most easily. Second. Siberia.
whence the mineral is yellowish, some
species being of straw yellow. Tho
fiber Is less flexible and more woody, but
stronger than the Canadian. which 1t
resembles in length; large masses of
long-fiber mineral being, however. rarer.
Third, the Cape of Good Hope asbestos
has a characteristic blue color. It oc-
ctlrs in larger masses than either the
Canadian or Russian. and its fiber is
generally longer and stronger. In
spinning or other manipulation. how.
ever, 1t Is difficult to handle, good deal
Of the fiber being reduced to powder.
Fourth, In Italy there aredifferent kinds
of asbestos. but generally they are little
adapted to spinning. There are some
long, silky fibers of little resistance, en-
ployed for gas furnaces; others are very
short, and fit only to make heat-retain-
ing coverings" 80. -. .'
The herald., 1897-12-05
Silver Cert ...... SO
Standard r & +. 4
Bond List

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-The following
were the closing quotations on bonds
The herald., 1897-12-05
Exports and Imports

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE exports Of
specie from the port Of New York during
The herald., 1897-12-05

Wall paper, late Styles low prices. at
A. A. Eckstrom's, "a South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-12-05
Mining Stock Quotations

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4.-The closing
quotations for today on the stock exchange
wera follows.
The herald., 1897-12-05
Closing Stocks

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-The following
were the closing stock quotations today:
Atchison 12% do pfd. 49,. .141A
The herald., 1897-12-05
National Bank Changes

Total Observation-Disclosures .ss1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-01
Bsss DismesA Isvess~sss.

u don't like to sc young men vast.
ias their money buying diamond rings
for girls" said young woman.
Neither do J." replied the Other,
"espesially when 20 many Of them
would rather have diamond framea -
Indianapolis Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-01

An extraordinary End Of French ana
English amor. dating from the time
q Tie cz1sade2 hAs bs0 maAs e Con.
a.ntinCp1a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-01

The tales captain in The British
army 10 Captain Oswald AmsA He II
captain tn the 6scoaA Lie guards and
ssanis veil sver . test 9 indies In
height
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W hat Miles Saw.
them?

General Miles has just returned from
Europe, he having gone across the pond
to see the war between Turkey and
Greece. He says:
81 have seen all the great armies of
Europe, except the Spanish army, and
if Spain should declare war against the
United States 1 may possibly have an
opportunity of seeing that. Of some
thing over 100000 men under arms, 1
have seen nearly 400, 900 in barracks and
in garrisons and in field maneuvres, be-
sides nearly 100000 men engaged in the
construction of war material.
"What L have seen does not indicate
that the millennium is at hand when
swords will be beaten into plowshares.
There was never a time in the history of
the world that such energy, ingenuity
and wealth has been devoted to war pur-
poses. The resources and industries of
many people are largely devoted to
maintaining large standing armies and
formidable navies. Fortunate are the
people of the United States that
they are walled up between two oceans,
yet this fact would not warrant them in
any other policy than keeping a reason
able percentage of the population fully
equipped and instructed in modern ap-
pliances and methods of war;
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they may continue to do so for many
years to come, even unto the time when
the Journal is taking the press dispatches
and has blossomed into an eight page
daily.
Thursday trainload of cattle, twenty
two cars. was forwarded eastward from
Baker City. Most of these cattle were
bought in the Powder river and the
Burnt river sections. A great many are
of the Hereford and Galloway breed,
and the prices for them ranged from $28
for 2-year-olds to $50 for 3-year. olds,
which is the best figures sellers have OBJ
tanned for the past decade. The ship
ment goes mainly to Omaha, and COM
prises 900 head of as fine beef cattle as
can be gathered from any range.
The firm of Pease & Mays is to have a
grand opening tonight. The big floor is
filled from floor to ceiling with goods,
and the display is one that would be a
credit to city of 1O0,O 10000 inhabitants.
We noticed, perched high up on one of
the back shelves, figure representing a
Klondiker. AS one leg was considerably
longer than the other and his face
seemed to have sort of nvthing-b but
beans expression, we judged he was of
the class known as returned Klondikers.
The ticket Office opens at z 80 and the
tcurtain falls at 10 O'Clock.
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Women and Postal Banks.

Wherever postal savings banks are in
operation women are among the most
appreciative patrons of the system. AS
a rule women are more careful of small
sums than men, and seem to have more
practical realization of the value of such
accumulations. In many families it is
only the foresight of the wife that leads
to provision being made against day
of adYersity. The desire of women
more generally than of men is for a
place of absolute safety for their small
savings rather than high rates of inter
ests. Consequently they are especially
appreciative of the stability which the
postal savings bank affords.
Probably congress could do no other
one thing that. would so commend it tc
the women of the country as would the
establishment of a postal savings bank
system.-Chicago Record.
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ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Can the City Afford to Go Backwards,
and Do without Them.

The report of the committee on the
matter of lighting the city will be made
to the council this evening. What it
will be of course cannot be told until to-
morrow, but we hope that some plan
has been found by which the darkness
of the winter nights may be chased
away, and that our citizens will be able
to get around after O'Clock in the even
ing without the aid of lantern.
The old coal oil lamps might as well
be dropped from the problem. as they
were not even sufficient to serve as land
marks, giving no more light than a red
headed girl in a dark parlor with her
best fellow. The arc system is the only
satisfactory one, and we presume it will
be that or nothing.
The Dalles is in debt, it is true. and
must economic as far as possible, but
it strikes us that it cannot afford to be
without modern lights. The saving
should be along other lines. The lights
will cost $3.50 per month, about the sum
each theatrical troup takes out of our
city, sum amounting to about cents
per month for each person in the city,
sum that would be raised by saving
the price of three cigars IN two months
by each voter. The question resolves
itself not into, can we afford the lights,
but into "Can we afford to do without
them?"
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City council meets tonight.

City council meets tonight.
Nitrogene cures all female trubles.
Nitrogene, the great blood purifier.
Just received another large shipment
of fruit cans at Maier & Benton's. s24-tf
Wanted-A girl to do housework for
family of three. Inquire at this
office. s24-tf
General Neal Dow, the great Prohi-
bitionist, died at Portland, Maine, Sun
day, Oct. Sd, aged SO years.
Wanted-A girl or woman to do
house work in the country for family
of three. Address this Office. o2-3t
DIR. Mullinnix will remain at the Co.
lumbia hotel with his nitrogene reme-
dies until October 5th. Consultation
free. s30-3t
Don't forget the Hood River fruit fair,
beginning Friday. The fruit exhibit
will be worth going much further than
Hood River to see.
A Moscow paper declares that there
are thirteen times as many Hebrews as
young men of other races who manage
to avoid military service in Russia.
The Hood River fair opens for entries
on the 9TH, but not for vIsitoas until the
Sth, the fair holding only two days, Fri
day and Saturday, the 9Th and 9th.
The board of equalization will meet
the first Monday in October, at which
time all who are dissatisfied with their
assessment, will be given the opportun-
ity to correct any error. s7-d&wtf.
The exact date of the arrival of Her
Majesty's ship "Pinafore'' will be an
nounced tomorrow. Her officers and
crew, as well as Sir Joseph and ''his
sisters and his cousins and his aunts;"
will entertain The Dalles people in a
manner that will make them s'glad
they're livin' ="
The Columbia Southern finished lay
ing track into Wasco Yesterday morning,
and commenced hauling wheat today.
Parties who have been in Wasco say
that nearly half a million bushels OF
wheat are piled up there awaiting the
completion of the road, and it will go
out now at the rate of 80 to 40 carloads a
= day.
The Gesang Verein celebrated its an
niversary Sunday in its customary way.
The attendance was large and everybody
was happy. There is no people on the
earth that can so thoroughly have a
good time. as the Germans, and when
the annual meeting of the Gesang
Verein occurs they all join in celebrat-
ing the occasion.
This was collection day, that day
when all humanity loses its sense OF
politeness and comes around and asks
you how much money you have, and ii
you havn't, why havn't you, and all
that sort of thing. Collections, how
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ever, are good, indicating that the flood
tide of prosperity has swept over the
farmers and left some of its fotsam, Jet
sam and ligan with the balance of<the
community.
Quite number of Dalles people went
up the road on last nights 1Ser for the
purpose of riding to BiggS on the first
train over the ColuYb1a Southern.
Among them were Mrs. Lytle and
family, Miss May EHright, secretary of
the company. Mr., ,8iggs, owner of the
Wasco townsite, Accompanied by Mrs.
Biggs and Miss Ethel Deming. There
were several oth hers, whose names our
Eeporter failed to get.
Yesterday at the Methodist Sunday
school Rev. Wood delighted the children
with a ten-minute illustrated sermon,
taking tor his text "The blood of His
Son, Jesus Christ, cleanseth US from all
SIM" By means of bottles filled with
liquid he represented how the life was
tainted by sin, and endeavored to i'm
press upon their minds the only means
by which it can be eradicated. The
school was very much interested, and
rendered Mr.. Wood a vote of thanks.
W. H. Moon, of the Tongue Point sa-
loon, Upper Astoria, last Thursday shot
from his doorway a large American
eagle. The huge bird was in the act of
rising from the water with fish in his
talons when Mr.. Moon drew a bead on
him. The shot took effect in the breast,
and Moon soon had as fine specimen
of the golden eagle as perhaps was ever
killed in Oregon. The outstretched
wings measure seven feet four inches
from tip to tip.
Chris Simpson, Helix farmer, who
is among those that ''struck it rich'' in
Umatllla county grainfelds this year,
just closed the purchase of the w. o.
Warren place, near Warren station.
Mr.. Simpson is exchanging $4,000 in cash
for this fine wheat farm, which consists
of $50 acres. He had a large crop this
| year, and feels that Umatilla county
land is the best possible investment to
nuke with the proceeds. He has 10000
bushels yet to sell.
Frank. sou Rev. J. H. Wood, was
severely hurt Saturday afternoon while
playing ball at the fair ground. He was
catcher and was standing at the home
plate STOPPING to catch a ball as player
came home. Accidentally the base
runner in touching the home plate
! struck Frank in the forehead with his
knee, the blow being severe enough to
cause concussion of the brain. Frank
was unconscious for twenty-four hours,
but is all right again. and will probably
'be-aut tomorrow.
| The Fossil Journal was eleven years
/ old Oct. 1st. Eight of those years it has
been under the management of James
s. Stewart, who will continue to fill its
pages with bright and wholesome mat.
ter. To say that the Journal is a good
newspaper, would be to damn it with
faint praise. It is more than that. Its
editorials are always thoughtful, Logical
and well written, while its local page il
a history of the county happenings told
in piquant way. Our scissors otter
follow its column rulea, and we hope
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OF Course He Would.

Prof. Jacobsen created quite a sensa-
tion in Fossil this morning, by walking
along the street carrying a baby on each
arm. As Jake has always claimed to be
an unmarried man, naturally quite a
number of the boys gathered around to
get an explanation as to where he got
the twins. Closer inspection revealed
the tact that the babies consisted of
large rubber dolls, which the professor
sells as we'll as pianos and organs.
Jacobsen is an original advertiser, to say
the least, but it cost him the cigars, lust
the same.--Fossil Journal.
We don't know anything about the
transaction, but we will wager a nickel
that Jacobsen only took to the dolls be-
cause the Fossil girls were all spoken
for. Jacobsen is great ladies man, and
in lieu of something better, would natur-
ally take to the dolls.
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Cash in Your Checks.

All county warrants registered prior
to May 6, 1898, will be paid at my
office. Interest ceases after Sept. 80,
1897. @. L. PHILLIPS,
County Treasurer.
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Nitrogene cures lost manhood in If
teen days.
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WAYSIDE GLEANINGS.

Random Observations aud Local Events
of Lesser Magnitude.
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Nitrogene cures all liver and kidney
complaints.
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Try schilling's Best tea and baking powder,