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Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-09
Bradstreet's Review.

Bradstreet's Review.
 New York, Nov. 8.-Bradstreet's tomor- row will say: II
 The Interruption of general trade throughout the country incident to the election has been emphasized by unusual ly mild weather, which checked the de- mand for clothing, heavy weight textiles and other seasonable goods. Except for iron, steel and cotton the larger portion Of advances in prices of commodities re- ported since March last has largely disap- peared. Anticipations of a continuance or advances in prices and demand this year, the outgrowth of the activity of two and three months ago. have met with disappointment, but there is little req son Tor the reaction in settlement by many who discuss business conditions. The sentiment of trade generally is that the outlook promises an active spring trade. Bank clearings throughout the United States this week aggregated s1,- l2l,00o,OOU, gain of 35 per cent over last week. The falling off this week, in com parison with the like total in 1892, when the volume of business was very heavy Is less than 5 per cent. It Is to such exhib- its as this, together with greatly in- creased railway earnings, the heaviest ron and steel production on record, wide spread advances of wages and prices for cotton and cotton goods, promising pros perity during the coming season, that those should look who have felt only dis appointment in the falling away of the demand since September. The feature of the business week among larger eastern cities is an improved demand for textiles, with increased strength In iron at Pitts burg after the recent reaction. At cities in the central western states a moderate volume of business is reported without material change, complaints being most numerous from Cincinnati. fair busi- ness is reported from Chicago in shoes and rubbers, owing to the weather con- ditions. St. Louis reports a larger vol ume of trade, while at Kansas City the opposite is true, owing to the conse- quences of prolonged dry weather last month. Similar advices are received from Omaha At Milwaukee, Minneapo- lis and St. Paul general trade is quiet, in part owing to the mild weather. Grain continues to move freely to Duluth. and lake traffic continues active. At the south unseasonably warm weather is complained of, and in some instances there are reports of decreased demand for staples. but on the whole the prospect favors an active spring trade. Mercan- tile collections are improved, and in number of instances long standing ac- counts are being paid
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-09
ALL OF CHICAGO COMING.
Five Train Loads of People Start for the Expo stion-A Royal Reception Awaits
 Them.

Chicago, Nov. S.-Five trains of ten cars each will leave for Atlanta this afternoon loaded with many of Chicago's most prominent business men and the First regiment, Illinois national guard. The 'escort' train will be the first to leave at 5:20 D. m. On this train will be Gov ernor Altgeld and party Mayor Swift and other state and municipal officers, W. H. Harpers private car car for regimental headquarters and one car for officers horses. It will carry the first battalion, Companies D, G, r and M, and the third battalion, Companies E, l, H and B. The second section will leave twenty minutes later and will have on it the veteran corp, Gatling section and hospital corps and the second battalion. Other trains will bear members of the Chicago and Southern States association. The five trains will carry in all about 1900 ex- cursionists, civil and military.
 Some of those who will occupy the pri- vate car of Director Harper will be Sena- tor N. Cullom, Fred w. Peck, A. H. Re- we'll, George R. Peck, Horace Tucker, pr. F. w. Gunsalus and George F. Stone, secretary of the board of trade. Delega- tions from Aurora, Joliet, Peoria, Mill waukee, Racine and other places will join the Chicago excursion before it leaves this city. The directors and department chiefs of the Columbian Exposition Di- rectors' association have decided to go also. They will leave on a special train Sunday evening, arriving in Atlanta Mon day evening. From Atlanta they will visit New Orleans and stay there two days. The Cook County Democracy Marching club will leave tomorrow for Atlanta on their special train. They will go over the Illinois Central, arriving in Atlanta Sunday, and will take part in the celebration of Chicago day and Illi- nois day at the Cotton States exposition.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-09
A Committed to Meet Them.

Atlanta, Nov. S.-The five trains coming from Chicago to Atlanta will be met at Marietta Sunday morning by committees representing the city and the exposition. The Chicago troops will have a military escort from the city to their camp. Rev. Hiram Thomas of Chicago will preach in the afternoon. Monday morning Gov ernor Altgeld and Governor Atkinson will review the Illinois and Georgia military at the exposition. Monday night the Young Mems Democratic league will ten der reception to Governor Altgeld, May or Swift and the Worlds fair directors.
 The Chicago and Southern States asso- citation will have charge of the exercises on Tuesday. Ferdinand w. Peck, presi- dent of the Worlds Columbian exposi- ton. will deliver an address and will be followed by Mayor Swift, Governor Alt geld. Lyman Gage. Senator Cullom and w. T. Baker, president of the Chicago board of trade, and others.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-09
Bishop Haygood's Relapse.

bishop HHyRoods HeIapse. Atlanta. Nov: B-Bishop Atticus Hay good has had a relapse at his home, OK ford, Ga.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-09
HAVE ALREADY DISAPPEARED
Iron, Steel and Raw Cotton Being the Sole
 /A Exceptions.
N MILLS ARE CLOSING DOWN
: Shoe Factories Are Embarrassed-An Advance to $2 Per Ton for Coke Is Expected on Account of H. O.
 Tricks Monopoly.

New York, Nov. 8.-R. G. Dun & Co. will say in their weekly review of trade tomorrow:
 The liabilities of firms failing in Octo- Der were $16,179,5S6 against $1O7s2, ,943 in five weeks'last year and s24, ,954 ,132 in 1892. Failures for the week have been 2SO in the United States, against 261 last year, and 49 in Canada, against 42 last year. It has been a broken week and before and after elections in the most important states operations rarely have much sig nificance. Stocks and products are weak CT and there is some decrease in the num- Der of establishments, both for reasons having nothing to do with questions of government. The controlling power at present is the effort to readjust prices in important materials and products. The purchase of competing interests now gives the H. C. Prick company practical control of more than three-quarters of the coke production and an advance in the price of coke to $2 is expected, as the Carnegie company has been buying up supplies at low prices for months in advance. Yet the price of Bessemer pig is lower-$14.75 at Pittsburg-and billets are lower, because there is scarcely any demand for rails at the commission price; stfuoturai contracts are now few and the demand for wire and wire nails has been curtailed by the nail trusts ad- vance of prices 176 per cent in four months Large western and eastern or- ders for cars help the demand for bar. but finished products are quite generally sold below quotations, which are now lower than they were two months ago.
 The great boot and shoe manufacture is embarrassed, even to the stoppage of very many works, by the refusal of job- bers to purchase in the belief that leather and shoes must decline in accordance with hides. Manufacturers have offered concessions ranging from to 10 cents per pair, only increasing the indisposi- tion to buy.
 Many woolen mills are also closing to wait for orders, though the demand is fairly satisfactory for some goods and worsted and the Washington mills open clay worsteds at 10- cents advance. But prices of this and most qualities of wool ems are still unsteady, for fnanufactur- CTS do not know yet what they have to meet. Cotton mills do we'll, as the halt and hesitation in cotton does not stop the buying of goods, and many believe that the goods are safe at current prices. even ifJcotton is not.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20
THE BUSINESS END.

Tho talk of war with Finland over
tho matters arising in the republic OF
Venezuela is looked upon by the Dusl-
ness wholesale and manufacturing IN
terests of this city, beyond It's simple
rolitical aspect or natural aims, ana the
Reoister hears the remarks made by
tboso at the head of great interests IN
mis- CITY that after all and underneath
the aDprent political play of England,
She is only attempting TO corner ana
continue 10 hold i'm that republic the
t,ibnres of commerce. Some interest
inc commercial facts and conditions
have been learned here in Wheeling
from those who study such matters IN
the business professions and from other
sources which together show the Eng
lish commercial shrewdness and opera
lions up TO the present date In thaI re-
public and Americas commercial ana
manufacturing inattention to the sub
iect Venezuela lies wholly IN the
froDics and is a rich commercial coun-
fry Its exports for 1895 will reach
nearly the sum of S20,000,O00 and i'm
norris being nearly $4,000, 600, leaving
\ balance in its favor of nearly S3,OOO,-
600 This commerce in the form 1t eX-
ests is mainly in the hands OF the Uni
ted States. where purchases for 1888
will reach the sum Cf $11,OOO,OOO and
sales about 100000. giving, so Tar as
the republic of Venezuela is concerned
a balance of about S7,000,O00 against
this country. With Great Britain tne
commercial story is different, for IN 1873
the purchases of England in the repub-
lie wiz hardly reach $1,000 600, while
the sales will amount to 81 600 0OO, leav-
inc balance of trade against the re-
publfc of Venezuela Of $4,000 600 or over.
thus showing the shrewd balance sheet
of the English, which is everywhere
present with the smooth handle in the
English possession. In the case OF
Venezuela holding a balance OF trade
against the world of only about three
millions. England claims and receives
a tribute of six millions, which OF course
must come from somewhere, and II IS
easy 10 find in the balance against this
country of nearly SIGJ0.OOO the largest
balance of the whole sheet Therefore.
as business interests here say, we sim
plv nav the amount due England, and
at least a half of the entire Venezue-
Ian profit for the privilege Of using her
products.
As said by a leading manufacturer in
the city yesterday, the American COM
mercial interests buy too much and sell
TOO little. as may be illustrated at this
time in the cotton sales in Venezuela for
the present year. The English cotton
sales will for 1895 reach the sum Of
s.. 500 600. while the United States is
seemingly content with a small bit Of
less than a million. This condition
runs in Just as marked a degree in other
lines Of this country's products, and, as
suggested the American manufacturer
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20

The worst OF tle testimony before the
Lexow Committee i'm regard to Tam
many police methods i'm New York are
tle merest triyiaUties beside the rev
Citations now made Of rctteuness in the
municipal affairs of Philadelphia.
While the Lexow Committee of New
York was a partisan concern. Ions
since discred.ted which was suffered
to manipulate to partisan advantage
distorted and discredaei testimony
touching long standing conditions per-
tanning TO a single depar,met of the
government of New York. the committee
investigating philadelphia is a Republi-
can boly appointed under pressure,
by O Republican Legislature 20 .nvest.-
gate q solid Republican rule in the
chief city Of the great Republican State
OF Pennsylvania.
It was sworn 10 that i'm thirteen police
districts of Philadelphia. i'm the heart
of ths city. there are 629 houses of ill-
fame. of which ESQ are in a single dis
tr.ct Ciersymen and other citizens
testified TO Che unavailing efforts 90
secure the assistance of the police in
suppressi1s resorts Of this character in
The immediate vicinity of churches.
The revelation Of repeating and pad
dining at Che polls. carried on openly I'M
der police protection In Philadelphia
was slckea.ng and dishelrtening.
Efforts TO- improve school facilities Of
Philadelphia by meetings held in that
iu,ores, were thwar,ed by the fact that
the police suffered roughs and ward
heelers 70 break up the meetings.
10 WAS shown that the evil lies higher
up than the common policeman. and il
was testified chat should any policeman
make information against the disorder
~ houses. the prOprietOrs Of the resorts
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20

would have sufficient influence to secure
the discharge of the policeman so doing
instances Of which were given. Tes-
timony was also produced to the effect
that keepers Of disorderly houses paid
for police protection.
The investigation is as Yet only well
under way. and unless sTangled by
Republican leaders through fear Of the
effect N the popular mind Of further
revelations, there IS every likelihood Of
more. and more sensational, disclosures.
All Of which goes to show that it isn't
always the municipality with the worst
reputation that IS the wiekedest nor the
quiet. sleepy. innocent looking country
like community tha. is freest from sin
Of an kinds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20
As TO CARRYING GRAIN FUTURES.

I XII
As TO CARRYING GRAIN FUTURES.
A plan bv which the costs of grain
carriage from month 70 month may be
more equally distributed between the
"bulls" and the bears" Of the specula-
tive markets is occupying the minds Of
some of the thoughtful operators in
grain on the Chicago Board Of Trade
Under the present trade method the
"bull'-the trader who has faith in an
ultimate advance in market values
bears all the expense. and in the aggre-
gate a great deal more than the legit-
innate expense. Of carrying the grain
into the option delivery period.
The cost Of carrying grain from De
cember until May in the Chicago mar
ket at present price differences is about
3la cents per bushel, 50 chat if actual
wheat De worth about 81 cents a bushel
the price Of the May option IS about
6OIa cents. IF The price Of wheat should
remain stationary until May the buyer
Of the latter option would be out of
pocket 315 cents per bushel. In other
words. the market price must advance
the equivalen, Of the carrying expenses
to enable the option buyer to quit even.
These expenses are legitimate. and
must be borne by somebody on the grain
actually carried against sales for May
delivery; but in actual practice the pre-
MUM on futures" IS a serious handi-
cap to the bull Spectator, because It IS
exacced not only on the grain actually
held in store. but on all of the contracts
for delivery on which delivery is never
made. 1t is estimated that during Pc
RODS Of active speculation the amount
Of wheat bought and sold for May or
for other future delivery is equal 10 ten
times the amount actually in store.
Thus. while the actual cost Of carrying
a stock Of 25.O0OOOO bushels of grain
from December 10 May would be about
SS75.OOO. the amount actually paid by
the aggregation Of operators who may
have bought actual or mythical wheat
for May delivery would be $S,750,000
and this excess of nearly $S.OOO,00O
expense on the Chicago speculatOr
alone. with all the other millions SINH
larly exacted from the grain buyers of
other centers. must be paid without the
addition Of a single fraction 10 the mar
ket value Of grain. and hence with
ont advantage TO the producer. THIS is
a factor which in periods when the
natural influences which make prices
are evenly balanced frequently turns the
scale in favor Of the windseller. It is
q feature Of the speculative situation
which has helped to bring the option
system into d.srepute with agricultur-
:sts and others who have not fully
weighed the compromising advantages
which the dealing in futures" present
to the producer and the legitimate trad
err in grain.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20
DIED..

RAII-Thursday December 10th, 1895.
ut 2:2O o'clock p. m, Enoch BAH, Jr., in the
3Oth year OF his age
Funeral from his late residence, No. 1889
Main street, Saturday afternoon at , O'Clock.
Friends OF the family are invited attend.
Interment at Greenw God cemetery.
BAKER-On Wednesday, December Is.
1895. at l o'clock a. m. Mary daughter of
Chas. W. Baker. aged p years.
Funeral Friday morning. Mass at the
Church of the Immaculate Conception at
o'clock. Interment at Mt. Calvary Gem
etery. Friends of the family invited to
attend.
NITCHELL-On Thursday, December
10 1895. at 2:40 O'Clock D. m, Mary, wife OF
BERT Mitchell and daughter of Mrs. Mar
garet and Chas. Flagg, aged % years and
8 months.
Funeral notice hereafter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20

Ex-Governor Foster. of Ohio, says
Senator sherman is sorehead, and then
proceeds TO intimate tina, The Senator
lives iu q rather brittle tenement him
SELF According 90 1lr. Foster, Editor
Mack. Of ,ha SandUsky Register who
was at the convention which nominated
General Garfield got hold of a check
signed by John Sherman, payable to the
order of a Southern delegate, a colored
man. Mack has that check now. or
photographs of t This may not mean
anything. bu, Nr. sherman should no,
throw any more stones until he clears
up this little cheek transaction.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO OFFER A
RESOLUTION FOR AN INCREASE OF
THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF THE
CAPITAL STOCK OF THE "MONONGA-
HELA COAL COMPANY, Notice is
hereby given that at a special meeting Of
the stockholders of the 'Monongahela
Coal Company" a corporation formed un-
der chapter fifty-four of the Code Of West
Virginia, to be holden at No. Wood
street. in the city of Pittsburg, in the
January. A d. 1896, commencing at
o'clock D. m... l shall Offer, the following
resolution and move its adoption:
resolved. That the number of shares of
the capital stock of this corporation be
increased from four hundred shares 20
two thousand shares, thereby increasing
the said capital stock from twenty thou
sand dollars to one hundred thousand dol
lars. each of such shares being OF the par
value of fifty dollars.
ISAAC n. BUXTON.
Stakeholder of the Above Named CORPORA
tion. 1ei0 to jail
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20

This community IS n0c at all back
ward about limiting 20 an Inefficient city
government thar it would like Christ
mas present Of clean streets. said gift
To- De g.ven as much I'm advance Of
Christmas as an immediate use Of
scrapers. bro0ms and sh0vels can make
81.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20
CHRISTMAS ECHOES


From Stanton's Old City Book store.
From Is to % per cent. discount from
publishers prices on all copyright
books. new or Old.
This means from S11S to SIPS for
books YOU see advertised at $3.50, and
of course others i'm like proportion.
Remember this when reading newspa-
per fairy tales about book store prices.
On non-copyright books, such as the
English works published before July
LIST. 1898. we don't quote discounts, but
make net prices from one-third to one
half less than published catalogue
prices. Remember this when the
smooth agent comes to take your order
az bankrupt prices" The bankruptcy
applies only to his veracity.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
X OF P. MINNEAPOLIS EN-

The Knights OF Pythias Of Wheeling have
formed an excursion club for the purpose OF
attending the Supreme Lodge meeting at
Minneapolis in August, 90. Persons desir-
ing information regarding this club. whether
KING hts of Pythias or otherwise, can obtain
II by applying at the Dime Mutual Savings
Bank, Monday, December 23. de2leqdq
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20

YOU WILL BE COMPELLED
To buy a Piano for that daughter Of
yours. BY buying at Houses Challenge
Sale you can save at least fifty dollars.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20

It's a show down. your lcrdship. what
have you got behind tnaL Deau'liu'
blur?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20

You can't spoil the temper Of the
man carrying a Christmas bundle.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20
Dleelin9 Register
WEST VIRGINIA PRINTING COMPANY
PuRLIsHERs AND PRoPRIETORs.

The REGISTER. embracing its several
editions. IS entered at the Postofice In
wheeling. ". Va. as second-class matter
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20

HOLIDAY GOODS at c. Hess & Sons.
Full line of Dents and Adlers Kid Gloves
and Dress Shields.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20

Grover TO Salisbury: Keep OF the
grass.
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HOLIDAY GOODS ut c. Hess & Sons.
Buy the celebrated Eighmie White Shirt.
Eifs nerfecf. Price s 90.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20

just receivedAl fine line of Boys Wat, hes
gold filled, silNi n, and nickel.
\. L. STAUNER,
2147 Market street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20

Buy Jewelry where you get most for your
money. w. y. LOhENS a. 70
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Index to New Advertisements.

Index 20 New Advertisements
THIRD PAGE.
Mayors Treatment for Catarrh.
FOURTH PAGE
For Sale-Hartz Mountain Canary
Birds.
Carpet Sweepers-Ncsbitt & Bro.
Ranges-GeO. W. JohnsOn's Sons.
Auction sale of StOck-Simpson q
Hazlett.
FIFTH PAGE.
Opera HoUse-A Fatted Calf.
SIXTH PAGE.
Little Items-Jos Horne & Co.
EIGHTH PAGE.
Cl0aks and Capes-CeO. VI. Shook &
Co.
Christmas Sale Of Kid Gloves and
Rugs-GoO Il. Stifel * Co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20
GENERAL NOTICES.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

= 0'h''0'- - =
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the National Bank of West Virginia at
Wheeling will be held at the banking
house on Tuesday January II, 1896 be-
tween the hours Of one % and three CD
o'clock D. M, for the election of Directors.
JOHN WAGNER, Cashier.
Wheeling, w. Va, December 18th, lS9o
dellei
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-20

AT bankrupt prices. Inc bankruptcy
applies only to his veracity.
Have YOU seen any book advertised
in your favorite magazine you would
like 70 have? It is probable we have
il. If not we will gladly get it in three
or four days. Don't send direct.
Did YOU say Calendars or Booklets?
We never had such line, The best
of Prang's. Tuck's. buttons, Stoke S,
and a few odd ones to fill in.
The 25c and soc Calendars are gems
of the color printers art, and the DC,
loo and 15C Booklets are just the pref
test imaginable.
Sunday Schools cannot fail TO find
what they want A large lot Of odds
and ends from last year at your own
figures.
Children's Literature from the 10
cent big board book to the bound vol
umes of "Harper's Round Table and
saint Nicholas The Fine Art Color
Books from 75c TO $3.50 are praised by
all who see them. and our system of
discounts brings them down to reason
able prices.
A large assortment Of International,
Bagster. Cambridge and Holman
Teachers or Text Bibles. Prices lower
than ever heard Of in the history of the
trade. Names stamped in gold on
short notice.
Methodist and Presbyterian Hymn
nails i'm cheap or fine bindings. Epis-
copal Prayer and Hymnal Sets in great
variety. Roman Catholic Prayer
Books in English and German.
Forty copies Pebalot's Notes on Sun
day School Lessons 1896 at 81 net each.
Sure to sell out early. Get your order
in soon.
-Four best makes Fountain Pens
from 81 TO $3.50. Every one fully war
ranted in every respect.
Writing Desks in Wood and Leather,
Brass and Cut Glass Ink Stands, Jap
anese Ivory Paper Cutters, Leather
Pocket Books. Card Cases. Bill Books,
sc. A large lot Of Children's Games
at one-half price 70 close out