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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-04

me sgents who have brought ont novelties
tnls year, are well sold up, in some cases
nontns ahead. Those who report tr.de
Saa, are those who have cd siylss on baud
cutting in priceis limited to few popular
brands Of domestic goods. The Sou,b.
western strikes have interfered with n free
distribution somewhat. Values are NOT
Sem9rahzed although there have been
oseakS IN domesies, prints, ginghams and
usnnels; no large Jobs of prints are being
onersd. The woollen goods market is moi
active; hosisryiand knit underwear ia sell.
Ing freely owing to the possibility of a
scarcity due to the Cohoes strike. Wool
dress goods are dull, but thin wool fabrics,
seen as Veilings, lace erinckles aud the ike
are IN good demand; southern clothiers
have bought heavily. The market for for.
sign drygoods is active.
The leading builders in Philadelphia ara
confident that this year business in build.
ing will 60 rs per cent ahead of last years,
notwithstanding the higher prices; real
estate Is from 10 to 20 per cent higher in
these and other cities, and their are large
speculative transactions in progress in CITY
and suburban lots. Architects report IN
usually bright prospects for the year.
There are rumors OF q general anthrs. !
cite strike but it depends altogether on
whether the coal combination can advance
prices 80 cents per ton, and this combtna-
ION depends upon Governs success in es.
himself on the ruins of the syn
iicste, nov blasting for the control of the
Reading.
The past week has developed q good
leal of business among the boot and shoe
makers Of Phiiadslphis and the New Eng
aud States.
Preparations are being made for the
folding of tariff agitation meetings in
eyersl Of the larger cities East and West.
The general volume Of business has in.
reased slightly during the psst six days in
'eT York and Philadelphia, and bankers.
aerchsnts and manufacturers believe that
nth an adjustment of the labor troubles
here will be developed q general and boom
1g demand for sll kinds of material.
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THE IRON MoLDERS.

The Fsvorite stove works, Cincinnati,
O., will hereafter be run BY union men.
The strike at b. D. Wood & Co.'S four-
dry, at Melville, n j., remsins unchanged.
A ten per cent advance has been accord
ed the molders in McNesrs foundry, Burl'
ington, N. j.
The machinery foundry of Oliver Bros. l.
Phillips, of Pittsburg, has been idle several
days owing to the pending settlemet OF the
wages question.
Phs Manhattan hardware works, q. Read
Pa have conceded 10 per cent increase
to date from April let. Tne troufle over
the discharge Of some Of the men has not
been adjusted yet.
The machinery Holders in the vicinity
of Pittsburg have asked sn advance OF
wages sufficient to make their basis ~ 80
to g rs per day. In many cases the de-
msnd has been granted, but in others with
held.
A correspondent writes from Pullman,
III The car wheel molders are getting
30 cents for standard SO inch wheels and
pay one helper, but have steady work.
Could you give prices of eastern foundries
Pullman is local option town outside Of
the company, but you can get all the beer
you want for Is cents per glass at Pull
msu's hotel. Florence, aud yet the men are
not happy"
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MILL NOTES..

The sheet mill of the Falcon iron works
at Niles, Ohio, is on double turn this week
The Russia mill men Of Niles, O., have
gone to Sharon, Pa, to work on the third
turn at Kimberly siuill.
The Lookout rolling mill, Chattanooga
Tenn, have announced q 10 per cent. ad
vance in wages in all departments
The new steel plant at Port Perry, Pc
Will be erected at once. Work will begin
on the foundations next week.
The steel works cree ed at Youngstown
Ohio, in 1882, but which have been idle
ever since, will start up in short time,
owing TO sD improvement in business.
Edward Bennett, who has bsen a bar mill
roller ct the Calumet iron works, Cum
miDgs, I'LL, for many years, died suddeoly
on Tuesday, March %.
The rolling mill at Beaver Fslls, Pc,
has once more started up. This is good
news to large number Of workiDgmen at
that place who have been idle foe long
time.
A new steel wire nail and tack factory
will be started up at Sharon, Pa, within
sky days, it is said. The machines to be
used are of a new style, and about Fifty men
will find work there.
The entire force employed at the Edgar
Thomson steel works went to work on the
three turn system this week. Three turns
o. eight hours esah will nov be the rule in
the rolling, blooming aud con7ertisg mills,
and as a result, three hundred additional
worknen will find full employment 50
much for the s!orisus eight-hour system.
Miller, Metealf & Parkin, Of the Crescent
steal works, Pittsburg, will cast q cEuci0le
steel inQot that will weigh $500 pounds
The steel will be melted into two furnaces,
one of So pots, the other OF 10. The In
got will be made into piston-rod Tor new
I3.ton steam hammer that will be erected
in the works-Americsn Manufacturer.
All the mills will continue in operation
next week. This is the eleventh week OF
work in this year fos the puddleps, and they
are highly elated over the iaet. The nail
plate mill is making seven heats daily noS;
The day tnru of the top and'bottom mill
has been working sec! this week. The new
ish plate punch is approaching completion.
-Bayvie# Herald.
The Pittsburg Leader of last Tuesday
says: The plate mill of Carnegie Bros.
has received q large order from San Fran
cisco for heavy plates for structural pur,
uows. They will weigh between two and
a half and three tons, are SO feet long, 81
inches wide and three quarters Of an Incl
thick. This is one of the largest orders re
ceiyed BY the firm for years, and owing &c
the facilities Of the mill, it is considered
the only place in the country where they
can be DsGe.
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they can possibly be done. It's true | Cd
posed "so-called ring" that in common
with others thought existed. In this
might possibly have been mistaken; indeed
might in this way have Wronged some
honorable gentlemen, but l was honeei
in thinking that corruption existed, and
fought against what thought at that time
was corrupt combination, but I was then
as am now, not only in favor of water
works but ever otherinprovement that will
conduce to the future interests of our city
and the happiness of the people.
Reporter-How about the chances of the
other candidates?
Mitchell-Excuse me, "life's too short"
10 give resume of all the candidates.
Their name is legion this year.
Reporter have heard it said that you
were opposed to part of the present Board
of Work trustees. Would you mind Civ.
ing your views on this matter2
Mitchell-Not at all. l fully endorse
and approve OF sll and every measure they
have done. They could not do much
for no means we're furnished by Council
for them to do anything with. In fact
In fact they furnished money out of their
own pockets TO prosecute such work as
they have done, and to this day have not
gotten back one cent of it. l know certain
parties have circulated stories to the effect
that had made dispsragipg remarks sbont
them, but all such statements are absolute.
ly and unequiVocally false, for l never said
on single word, directly or indirectly,
against them, ss board, or either of them |
,ingly, but as l said before, have fully en-.
1orsed every thing they have done, SO far
As know, and think l know all they
nave done.
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coal region, it is thought, will further In
crease the demand --Keystoze Conrier.
The people in the vicinity of Elizabeth.
Pa hare great faith in the contemplated
McKeesport and Belleyeruon railroad 1t
it said that Horner & Roberts will, as soon
as the work of constructing the new road 10
fairly under way, begin laying standard
gauge track. out of the holloE 10 their
mines. A railroad tipple will be butt a!
the incline leading from the new mime and
much of its products will probably be
shipped bv rail They will also build
number of coke ovens near the plth mouth
and use the railroad for its transportation
The Cooperative Coal Co, at Blooming:
ton, Ill have struck a four foot vein OF
coal at q depth of 289 feet. They ceIe,
brated the event by whistle-bloWiDg and
firing of cannon. The shsfs was started
some months ago by dissatisfied miners,
who left the other shaft there. They were
aided by one or two farmers, on whose land
the shaft was sunk, west of the city. They
spent SIS, 900, and blasted through 90 feet
Of rock before striking the vein. The coal
is of good quality.
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GLASS NOTES.

/ The Ottawa, III green houses have bot
green and flint houses in full operation.
The prescription factory at Hutton, Pc
is running full time.
The glass factory st Brilliant, O., is il
operation.
The Lassalle, Ill, bottle factory hs
been reopened for work for the first tint
since last spring.
Many Of the flint glass factories in the
East are running.only half asd two thirds
time st present.
The double-tank furnaces at the AinI
house Of Atterbury & Co, have been shut
down for repairs.
Bryce, Higee L Co, at Homestead, Pa,
are operating both of their furnaces to their
fullest capacity.
The output of the Bayview, Wis, glass
factory was larger last month than during
a corresponding month in any previous
year.
At the De- Ia Chspelle works, Ottawa,
ILL.,, orders have been increasing. A num-
bar Of changes will be made about the
premises as soon as the fire goes out
The tank furnaces at Lassalle, Ill, is
running better than ever. The DeSteigers
are combining their output 10 beers and
Wsukeshs mineral bottles.
One thousand dozen chimneys per dsy
are being made at the LsBastie glass works,
Ottawa, III with twenty-five shops and one
furnace.
A II pot furnace is being built at White
Mills, Pa, in the flint glass factory of Dor.
finger l. Co. They now have two furnaces
in operation.
Most Of the former blowers of the Ottawa
Ill bottle factory are now blowing in one
of the Srestor concerns, and have been
for about two weeks The Strea,or factory
was previously worked by ''scabs" Imported
men), and as the factory was being run on
orders for the Auheuser-Bush Brewing
Company of st. Louis, the latter, under
the influence Of boycotling preferred by the
Knights Of Labor against the Brewing Com
psny, announced that would not pstronize
the Strea.or bottle factory unless they hired
union glass blowers. The imported men
were Immediately admitted into the union,
and are now blowing in the tank" factory.
Ottawa Republican.
The window glass trade is still greatly
though there hes been Q fair |
of large sizes from this city dur.
ing the past two weeks. There is no i'm
in prices, and the manufacturers
on the gas belt are yieipg with the Eastern
and York State manufacturers. and all are
cutting under where desirable order pre-.
sents itself. The Eastern manufacturers
are especially bitter in their complaints
against Pittsburg manufacturers, and claim
that the latter have gone right into their
market, in sight of their factories, and haTe
advertised their goods SIS "Pittsburg win.
dow glass, melted and flsttened with ma
tural gas, the best in the world" and offer
ed It at much lower rate to their Gus
toners than they had been in the habit Of
paying for honest, old.fsEhioued Jersey
slsss. Pittsburg manufacturers, on the
other hand, say these Jerseymen are
giving their glass away and aver that
hey are compelled to refuse opders at
dealers quotations every day.-The Class
worker.
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NEW MARTINSVILLE.
Effects Of the Fioot-Losal aud Personal
News of the Week.

News of the Week.
Special 10 the Sunday Register.
New MARTIHSvILLE, w. Va, April s.
Such a run-out in the creek has not &C.
Cured for years, it is ahmed full Of cross.
ties, logs and lumber, for a distance OF
one-half mile. The creek was busy scene
this week. Among the fotsam and jstsam
that came down from the juUgles was the
hull for the New Monitor, swimming as
graceful ss 6 swan. She will be taken to
Wheeling TO day 10, her machinery.
County Court begins Thursday next.
Mr.. Duer. Of Darlington, o., father oil
the Duer Bros, has moved to town and
occupies the VIM. Jarrett house in Clark
addition.
J. E. Hart, OF Moupdsville, has moved
back to town and occupies the Curtis prop
erty on High street. ,,
The families of D. b. and Homer Miller
left Friday for Dakota Territory, where
they intend to farm extensively.
jeff Martin, of the steamer Diurnsl, wa
in town this week.
The supper given BY the ladies' Of tn
Methodist church Wednesday evening q
the residence of Jacob Foon,z, was vel
attended, though the rainy evening pre-
vented many iron going.
G.H. Umstsad, ESQ.,, was at Rellsire yes
terday on legal business,
T. P. Jacobs, the present incumbent
seems to be the only candidate spoken c
80 far for Mayor. The honorable ofsce o
councilman goes begging, az usual. Z r
Umstesd, James E. Young and Fred AZ
shutz, the present incumbent, will triangt
larry cross swords for the RscosdershiE
It is generally conceded that the Ecens
question will be made an issue at Monday
election.
Mr.. Holland, who has had charge Of tb
Point House the past year, will move
Darlington in q few days and take charg
of the old Booth House there.
Friend Cox, Of Cressp's Grove, was
iowa Thursday.
The Good Templer's Lodge recently o
gsnizsd, meets every Friday night at th
school hovse. Two new members were i
stalled last night.
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MINES AND MINERS.

Lswrauce, Kansas, claims to have q coal
vein Is inches thick, With sandstone roof
at depth Of 100 feet.
The miners at St. Mary's. Tsnnerisia
and Cascade mines, st Mary 8 Elk county,
Pa have asked for Third district prices,
and are out.
The buildings connected with the Os-
borne coal works, near youngstown, O.,
were totally destroyed by FIRE last Sunday.
Everything was burned exceP. few coal
cars.
At the coal shaft at McCune, Kansas, the
vein averages 20 inches 10 thickness, and
is the best of Peacock coal; it is ia feet
from the surface. The roof is hard slate,
and a soft sand stone underlies the vein OF
coal.
A syndicate of st. Paul capitalists are
At present at Ottawa for the plrpose o.
closing negotiations for the purchase of 8
coal mine in the Northwest Territories.
The price is said to be in the vicinity oil
$3.50, 900.
A committee OF FIVE miners from Irwin
Station and vicinity left this city for Red
stone Junction last Monday morning with
q view 10 prevent the filling Of thsir Coz
tracts at that place while the strike con-
tiuuss.
How long the strike will last would only
bs q matter Of supposition, but from pres,
emit indications it would seem thst the mel
Of the Georges Creek and Elk Garden rs
vions are solid, and expect to stay that way
until their demands have been granted
Homecoming Review.
Asa result Of the strike in the Thirt
district all the coal mines at Fairmont, W
Va are run hing full time and have more
orders than they can fill. CASTOR snC
New England are both doing big bust
ness, but prices for coal Gre reported lowe
than ever before.
The FIRE in the coal mines at lockwood
Tenn, is raging furiously. 1t is in tire
vertical drifts. Efforts are being made Il
zeal I'D all the vents to stifie the flames
II is feared the mines will be entirely de
s:royed. Four hundred hands are employ
ed there. Four of Chattanooga 6remel
we're injured by falling boulders, and tE
miners we're seriously hurt.
4 Iii JUDGED carrying Goals to Ne#eastl
when q arm in Routgdsle, Pc, rres
mining region, has been compelled, b
cause of the miners strike, to order COS
from England to supply steamships saifin
from New York city. Two vessels are no
on their way across the Atlantic TO filth
order because the Houtzdsle firm cannC
ship the needed fuel from the Keys.on
State to New York-Sewards Coal Trad
Journal.
! The coke trade continues in COED HAP
, All the ovens mentioned last week ss rul
. ming are still burning. TIE scarcity {
: cars continues. The output remains hbe
: d and the prospects for better orders
D GOOD. Toe shipments east are nearly {
4 heavy, and the outlook for still heavier 0
8 ders are good. The trouble IN the easter
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GRAFTON.
Large Circuit Court Business Local News
of the Week.
Special to ne Sunday Register.

or the week.
Special 10 Me Sunday Register.
GRAFTON, April The Circuit Court
which has been in session here for the past
two weeks, has disposed Of an unusually
large number of cases. On Wednesday
Judge Ice rendered decree in the famous
Beverlin divorce case, giving Mrs Bsver-
lin divorce and alimony III the sum of
$3.50 per year. On Tuesday the grand
jury presented to the court the result OF
their investigations, which amounted to
about one hundrei aud thirty indictments
the major portion being misdemeanors in
the shape of retailing liquor unlswflly.
T. A, Beverlin was indicted for felony
in having married Mary c. White, he hav-
ing o lawful wife then living
Mr. Geo. W. Travis has sold his stock OF
general merchandise aud accounts to Mr..
lhos. E. Davis. Mr.. Davis is widely
known as thorough business man and
good citizen, and will no doubt do q rush.
ing business.
The fret Jewish prayer meeting ever
held in Grafton took place at the residence
of Mr.. David Anslowsky on last Sunday
morning. The old Mosaic Law requires
that at least ten male em9ers of the Jew
ish faith be present before such a meeting
can proceed. and that number being in
our city prayer meeting was held.
Mr.. Scott Jackson, the geutlemanly
drug clerk OF jas. A. Grant, resigned his
position and has gone to Jane Lew, Lewis
county, where he will engage in business
OF his own.
Gotleib Wotthlie, merchant here, had
his left leg anputated below the knee yes.
!erday by Dr. A. 8. Warder, Jr. Mr..
Wottblie injured the limb by fall when
child, when 10 the country with his mother.
1t has caused hi n much trouble, and of
later years has neen q running sore. Fl
nsily eryspe!ss set in, and with all the care
and skill Of many physicians it could not
be saved.
Rev J. H. Watson has been returned to
the West Grafton colored church By the
A. NJ. + Conference.
The meetings at the Lutheran church
still continue. Much interest is manifest.
cd and about twenty have been converted
Rev j. II. Flanagan was in kingwood
this week, assisting the pastor there in q
series of meetings.
Mr.. George Dunlap, lately baggage.
master between this point and Wheeling,
has been appointed ticket agent here TO ill
The vacancy caused by the resignation Of
Mr. NJ NJ. Mallonee.
Taylor Z. Cole bought the stock Of fur
niture OF Mr. J. 7. Stanley, of Marietta,
Who was just opening out large furniture
establishment.
Mr.. J. P. Sinclair, Of this county, left on
Monday for Downing, No.
Rev j. F. Oowau, OF Pittsburk, formerly
pastor Of the NJ. P Church at this place,
was visiting friends here this week.
Mrs Stroude, sister Of Mr., S. P. Nc
Cormick, is very H.
Chss Mccormick, Of BackhaunoD, was
in town this week, called by the illness OF
his sister.
Mr.. John A. Cole is building new brick
residence on Washington street.
Miss Katie Ssnsel has taken clerkship
at J. A. Grants drug store.
Mrs. s. B D. Prickett, wife Of the Meth
odist Episcopal minister here, will visit
friends at Washington, D. c. this week.
Mics Mollie Newton, OF Buckhsnnor, 10
visiting here.
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under The charge of the efficient pastor Of
that flock, Rev. Price.

Our citizens here were surprised yester
I day morning when they learned that the
nail factory shut down and the feeder
nailers were discharged. The wonder is
that the company run their factory so long
for the benef; of go few men as they had
employed. They made gallant fght con-
sidesipg that the sentimen. of the
town is almost unanimous against black.
sleeping in any shape or form.
Our citizens are all more or less excited
over the coming election for city officers
which takes place on next Tuesday, April
6. There are two tickets in the field, the
Independent Ticket, headed BY Henry
Riddle, J. p, for Mayor, and
John I. Manly for Recorder.
The other is the Citi7ens' ticket, headed
BY A. L. Pelly, an exJ. P, for Mayor, and
John Kicks for Recorder. l notice in Sat-
urday 9 papers a communication from some
person in Bsnwood who, suppose, writes
in the interest Of the Citizens ticket, say.
ing that the candidates on the Citizens
ticket are not pledged to any man for the
various Offices in their power TO bestow.
The citizens OF Benwood are more interest
ed and is very anxious to know how the
candidates on the Citizens ticket stand on
the temperance issue. We all know how
the candidates on the Independent ticket
stand on the issue. They have been tried
and We know their record. Gentlemen,
please let Us hear from you on this knotty
question. The people of this town are not
over anxious 10 know about your pledges
We want to hear from the head Of your
ticket. No evasion will do in this case.
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