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Show THE LATEST. j A More Cheerful Outlook. A Rumor that the Bank T (ulilurniu will Ke&ume Huslii ess-San ess-San Francisco, 30. At the request of the comptroller of currency at Washington, Dr. Linderman, director direc-tor general of the United States mint of this city, has made a thoiough examination of the books and assets of the National Gold bank aud trust company, and found everything in a satisiactory condition , and will report re-port the me to the comptroller. The bank will be left free by government govern-ment to manage its own affairs. A rumor is ou the street to-day of i a largo over-issue of stock of the Bank of California. It is also rumored that collateral securities have myster iously disappeared, the only tiace of them left being the envelopes in which they were sealed at the time of their deposit. Tho envelopes on examination ex-amination were found to contain worthless paper. D. O. Mills, in an interview this afternoon, stated that he knew of no such over-issue or disappearance dis-appearance of collaterals. It is believed be-lieved that the University of California Califor-nia will lose little if any by the suspension sus-pension of the Bank of California. The inquest in the case of Ralston will be resumed to-morrow. The stomach has been Bubjccted to a chemical analysis. The feeling today to-day was cheerful among business I men. Collection day has caused no failures. The London aud San Francisco Fran-cisco Bank has bought exchange from prominent grain merchants during the day to large amounts, and manv dealers have paid amounts not due until next collection day, to assist those who are short. Later. Sharon is credited with the statement that unless something unforseeu turns up the directors of tho Bank of California will make no , statement, but the bank will resume business. An attorney stated in the rooms of the bar association to-day that one of the directors of the Bank of California informed him that the affairs of the bank were in a much better condition than he anticipated, when the directors commenced their examination. 11-35 p.m. Sharon was interviewed interview-ed this evening with regard to the statement credited to him that the Bank of California would resume business. He stated, in reply to the direct question, "Wo are moving heaven and earth to re-open. It is possible and not improbable that the bank will resume. There is a reasonable reason-able probability of it." In reply to a question as to the rumors of an overissue over-issue of stock, substitution of worthless worth-less paper in the envelopes which had contained collaterals, and other fraudulent proceedings, he said: "I know nothing about it, I have not been amongst the clerks or in the vaults." Bell, one of the directors, in reply to a Bimilar question this evening, said "I know of nothing of the kind." 12.10 a.m. ,31. Sharon's statement as to the prospect of reopening the Bank of California ia unquestionably intended purely for political t fleet. This view is confirmed by utterances of other gentlemen prominent in the management. D. O. Mills, on being urged by a prominent citizen to come forward with other stockholders and settle the liabilities of the Bank .said: "It is impossible. The hank is in a bad condition. The stockholders will lose all their stock and more. Many of them will be unable to rc- further confirmation in the exclamation exclama-tion of William Alvord, who.ou being asked this evening as to the truth of the reports concerning fraudulent transactions, said: "Why push that question? Wont it do alter election?" |