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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-24
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MORE RI NEW JACKETS.

MORE NElYJACKETS.
Every express has brought additions
( TO this busy department. N " b
Over 5000 New Fan Wraps are here
Tor your selection.
y BoUCLE JACKETS. 5liS
IRISH FRI EZE JACKETS N
L ,;,; MELTON JACKETS. "a
Wonderful value for st95.: Ladies'
Jackets SS9S.to SeS.50, and all the Inter-
mediate grades In every desirable and
fashionable, CLOTH Ii
Children's Jackets $i.45, ChlltIren's
Jackets Sl.OS, Children,s Jackets S..4S,
Z on UP TO tho finest. We invite you to
come and investigate and see where II
z " your interest ITO buy. Well take,
pleasure In showing YOU the goods and
Z, leave 1t to your judgment whether this
store is not showing much greater
variety q larger selection and quoting
lower. prices than elsewhere.
Customer are never urged to buy un-
der any circumstances.
NEW SNECKlyEAR.
Not a desirable or wantable kind but
what Is here All the newrand dainty
effects In Lace, Null, Lace and silk
Z Chiffon. etc. ore here. K ~
NEW YEILINGS.
The new effects are here MS soon as
T they appear In the eastern cities. All
sorts, loo to $i.oo per yard.
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MlplRE and half Empire Jackets. Plain
b.ii W. Green, plain Black and Novelty
cloths. GEO. NJ. SHOOK & co.
Tho ScwWny.

Some OF the best physicians who
have had their eyes examined and In
vcstigated Professor shcff's new sclen.j
tlhc method OF examining the eyes and
lifting glasses without use OF drugs
and making the patient blind for a
week, Or having them look at charts,
etc., or In my way Depend upon It'd
patient Ia wonderful and the only nh
,Aolute correct way for examining tho
eyes for glasses. Professor Shelf can Dc
consulted and will examine the eyes
free at ITO Main street. 4 4 7, =
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-24
hid gloves.

Our .imnortatton, of 5000 pairs Of Kid,
g Gloves arc.s now here, Bought direct
from tlie:maker. nomidlle mans profit.
kid GLOVES 6ac PAL ~ lause arl
buttons. Slieary stitching. marvel OF
KID Glove cheapness at Soc. .l;,i1i.
Z. KID GLOVES AT 75c l'AIRrG enuine
Foster hook lacing Kid Gloves. blaol;
md al popular shades. Don't pay d
dollar forEno better. ny ~
/ klp, GLOVES AT, 9sc PAIR-2-clasp
English Walking Gloves. 3 rows en-
6roidery. come in Brown. Tan, OK. Blood.
White, Pear and Butter. -
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WINTER UNDERWEAR.

g From the leading factories OF { the
world. Y cases Cancels Halran Natural.
good az sold las. season at double the
price. e z 81. 81 Z
SiChidrsn's Part Wool Underwear .lJc
for small; sizes. Small! advance for
larger sizes. +, AZ n
Children's Fleece Lined Ribbed I'm;
derwear! DO for small sizes.
Il Every Etore sells Women.s Fleece
Lined Underwear at CSC. ,buttvery few
lstorsc anywhere VIII sell YOU the kind
this store, places on sale to-day at d
EAll Grades OF Union Suits for Men,
Women and Children You. arc invited
TO visit this Underwear department and
Judge ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It is.to your
interest 10 trade. 55s ~ ~ 81 NJ : -
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Gl{|I nREN'S Jackets In beautiful cloths.
ei' !I!iJ0ll, nv y Prices that please.
GEO. NJ. SHOOK & co. t5
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-24
.SATURDAY AFTERNOON Nv q 0,cI.0CK q. n

Railroad Men within 100 miles Of Wheeling are all invited
attend the large meeting TO be held ii Wheeling Park Casino
next Saturday aitcrnoon3a O'clock flastcn Standard Tine
October The Honorable John Cowcll Of Maryland
President q the Baltimore Ohio Railroad and Honorable
William Lynch OF Ohio President q the Canton Nlassilon
Railway will address Railroad Men The Money Question
rack''er, lrannen shopaleu Brdgcmcn Warchouscnlcn
Agents Jerks, Operators Dispatches lrairnasters Road
masters Supervisors Chief Engineers supencndcnts and
General oeas Of atralroads il this vicinity are cordalyn-
vcd This meeting is held under esapspccs OF tic Railroad
smployes Gold Club Wheeling District Strictly NonPar
isan organized solely adm defeating tic free and unlimited
coinage silver docs not champion the cause Of any particular
candidate, nor affiliate political there any
y SEATS let II the easno after the Railroad
lor. others $500
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you: eyes need attention they need II
~ ontc. Delays arc dangerous, and may
easily result In irrepnrnbje mischief. Eeepl
your eyes strong and your sight clear BY
NERVES .nrd a prevent II HEADACHE,
burning and watering OF tho eyes, hlurrinE
OF; sight etc. WN, test all defects OF sight,
Including $ASTIGAfArISM. Consult sus !:
ADVICE .i, iis given YOU as to whether glasses
Satisfaction Is. guaranteed In every ease,
n PROF. L. LEVITT, Manager.
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n trsa- - - LOO. :
as a 10O-cent dollar, end by mutual
agreement is go accepted, because the
United States stands ready TO redeem
Its credit In gold. No power on this
earth cnn keep n tifty-ccnt dollar. equal
toin 100-cent dollar, no more than 1t can
make a ilaE out Of n rag carpet. Ma
turc has made silver subsidiary and
auxiliary TO gold.& Monomctallism
means one metal alone circulating as
money. We are not In favor OF one
metal only, but we want gold Us the
measure, and the other metal, silver, to
want n single standard, but not n single
currency. The free coinage OF silver viii
not benefit anybody but the mine owner.
There Is only one way TO get money. and
that Is to work for It, and who are you
going to work For? Mining companies
employ less men than are employed In
this section OF the Ohio valley B
s"Free md unlimited and Independent
coinage of silver will benefit Mexican
mine owners but not benefit American
worknsmen, who have no silver to coin.
Thomas Jefferson has said that cheap
money n,ado cheap men, and cheap men
n cheap nation: therefore We would soon
be on Il level with tho highbindcr OF CHI
No. the Hindoo Of India, and the Mexl-
can grcascr. We would lose ne Il nation
! our proud title OF the land OF the free
and the home or the brave .
ar"Gold Is the financial ynrdsticll. a
farmer would not sell the same amount
of potatoes to II worltingnian for n silver
dollar, under free silver, that he would
for q gold dollar. The worslngman
does not want cheap money, money that
IL cut In two. but wants his dollar TO be
as good rs the best dollar made. There
are five kinds or money used In this coun-
Try and all measured by the gold dollar.
silver under free coinage would not
A DO as good ny now when rc1eemnblc In
Eold. The silver dollars would become
tho money of the individuals who hauled
1t to the mint and without thu govnrn-
5mcnts redemption would circulate with
ajvaluo That would be always lluctuut-
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-11-20

army be fixed at one soldier to every 2ooG
OF population as minimum, the maximum
not to exceed one soldier for every 1000 Of
population, ''the strength to be determined
within these limits by the President OF the
United States, according to the necessities
and requirements of the Nation"
He renewed his previous recommendation
that at least two stations west of the Rocky
Mountains and one east be established for
the accommodation Of one regiment of cav
airy each; also the recommendations concern.
ing the use OF bicycles and motor wagons.
and the promotion Of enlisted men who
shall be found competent after thorough ex-
animation to the grade OF Second Lieutenant
after Ave years OF service.
consideration OF tho importance Of coast
defenses comprises the grenter part OF Gen-
oral Miles's report, and is the subject of his
most important suggestions He rensws the
recommendations made In his report for last
year. and adds:
"Liberal appropriations should pc made
for the manufacture OF high-power guns and
mortars, the construction of emplacements,
ind the construction OF barracks and quar-
garrisonS that are to command them; and
urge that \ sufficient appropriation be made
available for the work OF Ordnance, En-
gineer and Quartermaster's Departments
during the year rs follows:
'At Portland. Me-, 81 ,l34. $50: Ports
mouth, n. H., S3o3.925; Boston. 81 ,07S, $50;
Narragansett Pier. Il. l., $642, ,S25; Long ISL
and Sound, eastern entrance, 1896, ,925: New
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WEEKLY TRADE REPORTS.
There Has Never i;ecn So Great u
fhnngc for the Better I'm IL Single
Week


Change for the Better I'm Single
Week.
H. low is extracts from Il q. Dunn & Co.,
and Bradstreet's weekly trade reports:
NO one doubts that the brighter day Is
uawning, and it is the common remark that
never before has business shown 20 great a
changc for the better within q single week.
Iothe change of conditions and OF spirit de-
scribed last week these have been large in
creiscs in the working force and in the vol
ume oi trade. Dispatches telling of about
800 mills. most OF which have opened or
nav" inntrrniy enlarged their force. though
they III many columns. give only part of the
iact. Tor throughout the country tho gain
has been surprising even to the most hope
ful.
Foreign need OF American wheat contin-
hss an Important factor and the price has
advanced To 81 cents. gaining 6 cents for one
week, I'D cents for two weeks and "a cents
since early In September The price is the
highest since June, 1892.
MANY textile works have been starting or
increasing force, mostly on orders booked
weeks ago.
'''rhe change in the money market is strik-
ing. Instead oil 81. SOC, 900 going out to the
interior, as before. -. 500, 900 have come in
this week: instead of 80 cents discount New
York exchange at Chicago is at 20 cents pre-
miumi instead OF merchants aud man actur-
ers vainly hunting lenders banks arc hunting
LOT NOR" commercial paper. Omueecial
rates are down 10 per cent. on best paper
foreiSh "N"hapg" IL higher; owing to the
sales OF 1000 900 governments taken by the
Bank oil England as member Of the synd-
cate early III 1873, to payments OF E3 ono. 900
loans. ami To foreign realizing on 81 900 900
oi securities. but ali these are in effect taking
profits Tor confidence in American honor.
Failures Tor tho week have been 276 IN the
United States, against 2S3 last year and 46 in
Canada against 40 last year.
"A partial record OF the number OF men
given employment in industrial lines since
N"N"tnhrr6th shows an aggregate OF nearly
$4,000. Demand for iron and steel has not
Increased after the activity OF a week ago,
hut prices are hrm-iu ONE instances ad-
Hanc"G--and the trade continues confident
oi IarS" business during the coming year.
Cotton aud cotton goods continue firm and
unchanged III prices; print cloths have an
upward tendency. Wool iS higher ON more
active demand. but manufacturers are not
supplying iii excess OF wants. Other ad-
Ean"e' in prices are for leather, shoes white
pine lumber. petroleum, lard, sugar and Tor
whrat. corn and oats. The strength Of the
statistical position of wheat is as marked as
her"toi"re, and renewed inquiries are re-
""ivcd from Australia. The conspicuous de-
and turpentnc Western jobbers report an
Increase IN mail orders. and that being be
tween seasons i'll some lines alone prevents
Improvement il demand from jobbing being
general. Mercantile collections tn roughout
III" Central Western and Southern States are
easier. hut complaints are still heard from
the West
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hand.
DIR. Park hurst Wins.

The Supreme Court Of Kings county New
York. has decided in favor of the Society for
the Prevention OF Crime, Of which the Rev
DIR. Parkhurst Is president. and against the
Society for the Prevention Of Vice, of wni,.h
Anthony tnmst""k is the head in coustru.
in:; ih" VIII "f the lat" Charles Bath..in
Bees. who dici at kirh:l"ld Springs, y. C..
q .i"h"" ii.iN.E'. i""b lett an cstni" valued
az Sa.'r''jo. hri Il. u tC,i!Uary lr..a,"c the
S','l"gy lot the Prevention OF Crime comes in
for c"rHN&O. Tn" Society for the Pre- en-
u"n Vice. claimed. after In" will was filed,
that the tr-tht"r clearly intended the be-.
quest tor th"m. ami that the lawyers in
drawing IN" VIII mINtook the names of the
Two societies.
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York eastern entrance. :9l3.G)0; New York.
southern entrance. 81 .299 600. Philadelphia,
sG25, OPS Baltimore, $GTl 40: Washington.
ID. c.. Sj77 ,925; Hampton Roads. Va. S6l9,-
325; Wilmington. n. c., :l25, ,525 Charles
ton. =. c.. $3.50. .925: Savannah, Ga. $685.
92j; Key West Fla. so 400; Pensacola.
Fla. $3.50, ,4OG: Mobile, Ala. $3.50. 400; New
Orleans, :4S9, 400; Galveston, Texas, $751;
925: San Diego, Cal. &c 0,925; San Fran
cisco, s9D2, $50: mouth Of the Columbia
River. Oregon, 1866. .32j: Puce: Sound, S7Gi,-
OJ0.
can unwise argument" continues the
General, "h y been made against the con-
structon Of modern hi:;h-pow"r guns NOR
tars and the modern appliances Of war. that
it il II danger and Il menace to the lahOrinG
classes. a;d in somo Instances marked pro-
tests have been malo against such
National policy. The arguments seem
scarcely worthy of consideration; yet it is
deemed proper to call attention to the fact
that these National safeguards are in no
sense menace to any class Of citizens, not
even to tho humblest individuals; but on tho
other hand they are protection to the life,
property and welfare Of all classes from the
highest TO tho lowest. They protect not
only the commercial ports With their ac-
cumuat!on Of public buildings and private
dwellings, tho commerce, tho ship yards, the
factory. the foundry. tho workshop. but also
the savings bank and the cottage. In fact.
the destruction Of our great commercial nnd
manufacturing cities would be- u National
disaster lar NOR" serious and appalling 10
tho great M: Ss.'S Of :ho lahorine people than
il would be- 10 any other class of our people. -
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CORE YIELD ABOVE THE AVERAGE,
>&!':"":iural Department Er,urns for the
Month ni Nuy.mb.r

In" returns 10 the Department Of A.ricul-
tur" Tor November ~ To- rates OF yield make
In" av"rag" Of corn 2T.3 bushels, which ia
"h)N" til" Welt indicated by tn" figures in
October Last year the preliminary esti-
mat" Of yi"II was 2G.2 bushels.
Ih"rat"S If yield in the lhrg" and principal
cora states are a. follows:
New York, 3l.lI; Pennsylvania. 81 /: Ohio.
j"!: Michigan, b: Indiana. 32.4: Illinois.
i1 ! Wisconsin, 33 6: Minnesota. SOC: Iowa.
J..'. Missouri. 26.3; Kansas. 27.l: Nebraska.
JG2.
Til" av"rag" yield Of hurkwhoat /. 1877
bushels per acre. against 2Ol bushels last
wear and IL / Tor 1894. The average Weld
per nrr" Oi potatoes. L. S6G bushels which,
though not ph"nomcnuI, il ncycrt hclcss
"a "N" tn" av"raS" for tn" past ten years. The
ny"rHS" VI III of hay a. lniira'"l hy the pro-
Nm!'arS returns j. 3G tu"s. AGAINST O6
Ia; year. TN" av"rlg" Yield nf iobH't.p *
'.' = Iui~ r"r nero. against ~ Iouu.! ! last
l'jr an ,|} I'uEi- IN the year l>ni
-" Eur"T"dr agent notes IN" ll'k ot
'r.-t" -'Hv '-'t t'tI'.... ". Tie kI-. ian wn"yt
20, r.'.'''. !n' '.''A..'' .u i.y,'. ~. .ll 81
''l .'.''.. I" h" carry 'n.'iE. rnr'. viii r"-u
I" t'''r'H-."i ".''"G--. - G."H Br tain. We.
weather "a nr','r. ,hrrV..a,H. Central EG.
rni" W"- .n'a. ,.I! =. iug 'l" potato crop. \
good y"ru N,".d ha~ hrru realized Oh the
'pN"r paHuN'.
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The BAY STATES TRIBUTE.
Monument to Te Erected by Massachusetts
on the battle-ground OF Antletam

Monuncntt to Be Erected by Massachusetts
on the battle-ground Of Antletam.
Tho monument that is to be erected on the
battle-ground OF Antietam will be a striking
ly handsome tribute to tho memory Of the
dead soldiers who fell upon that famous
field. 1t will occupy the spot where fought
tho Massachusetts men, and tho designs
after which ii Is to be constructed have been
approved by the Governor of Massach achusetts
1t is to be built Of granite mined in the Back
Bay State. Tho monument itself is to be
twenty-one feet long and fifteen feet high,
and will adorn the top Of mound standing
eight feet above the surrounding grounds.
Numbers Of the regiments that were engaged
in the fight will be placed upon bronze tab
let's to the right and left. On the rear
of the centerpiece will be traced n map
OF the battlefield, with the location Of each
regiment plainly marked. The coat OF arms
OF Massachusetts will be worked into the
centre OF tho monument. The design il very
pretty and will appeal 20 all lovers Of art. 1t
Is expected that the monument will be ready
for unveiling some time next year. The
sltoi aptly chosen. 1t is at the fork of the
two Government roads near tho Nicodemus
house and the old Bunker Church. Tho land
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-11-20
IL LOIAL TO TIE FLAG.
Sce'.c ns General Gordon's Lecture on tho
"Last Days oil the Confedcracy."

Scerc 1T General Gordon's Lecture on the
"Last Days oi the Confedcracy.''
There was touching scene at the concIu.
sion of Senator J. B. Gordou's lecture on the
Last Days OF the Confederacy," before the
Lincoln Club in Rochester. n. Y. General
Gordon spoke for two and u half hours. un.
der appeals to $50 on: 10 on" In conclud.
ing he said:
''As stand hero tonight. in your presence
and in the presence Of tho great God who Is
the Judge OF us all. az the selected chief oi
all tho living Confederate soldiers. want to
present to YOU nv honor. the honor OF all
the living Confederutes. tho honor OF n great
people. that we are ready TO join with you in
waving aloft this proud banner (here he
caught up tho American flai. from tre table
and held 1t above his head), and we join
with you all who love that flag in saying
TINT, by Gods help. there shall never come
to it one blot or stain; that as long rs the
ages remain that flag shall be the most proud
aud potent emblem of human freedom in all
this world"
The large audience arose rs one man anu
fairly went wild with enthusiasm. Old SOL
diers, with empty sleeves and hobbling on
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-11-20
SEABOARD AIR LINE.
Tie Hitch in the Transfer to Ryan |,
Continues.


Tho transfer oithe Scaboard ard Roanoke
Railroad Company and its kindred lines to
the Ryan syndicate has not been accomplished,
nor can it be stated that there Is any proba-
biiity that it will be.
Gen. Gill, ofthe Mercantile Trust Company
OF Baltimore, gave out the following state
mcnt:
Mr.. Thomas +. Ryan accepted and paid
for the stock of tho Seaboard and Roanoke
Railroad Company. covered by Gen. John
Gilts options through the Mercantile Trust
and Deposit company. betweee two aud
three thousand shares. Mr.. Ryahs hsalso called
Mt the Office OF the company to close the
Hoffman pooled stock option, which expires
Saturday, but the committee was not ready
to deliver the stock or to tell what amount
had come in undcrthat option
Al the Office OF President Hoffman it was
said that Mr.. Hoffman had nothing to say,
except that nothing had been donc in the
matter. Mr.. Ryan and his attorney. Eljhu
Root. of New York, are at the Renncrt, but
neither OF them would give any information
10 "dd TO tho statement issued by Gen. Gill.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-11-20
BLOCESH;.D NJ EESSENIER
= N"g"" lt~>i"ts Arrest and is Killed.
Another Shooting Fracas Ensncs
ana Il PCIic, Rlun I'scs a Wiuchcstcr

a spcciai to IL" haro;tc On c. Observer
rom Gastonia lds; Monday saws: Yesterday
evening new cam" to this town from B,,-sr-
m"r 'ity mat thor" was trou'.ic at that lIncs
between Tn" whit"1 and blacks. Til. cigcum.
stances aS learned SIM" are rs follows:
n whit" man named Crrnshaw WAS passing
through negro settlement, when T. negro
nam a Erhraim Banks cursed him and
StrIck him with rock. He reported the as
|ault to th" policeman, Manuel Jcukiu, and
Jenkin,, I.'!-l rs anl sam Moore went to
are th' n'cr" ii" resisted arrest and at
t"mItr5 L IL" n rock. or some c cher deadly
WEAPON anal CC"n~haw, 1t Is learned, shot
MI Killed hIm. Ih"r" wc.o several shots
ir"d and oa" man. OdrlI. was shot in the
hand.
Later IL IN" "v"nin: the town authC rites
I"arn"! that her" was Il threatened up-
RISING among tii" u"rrOr- and they proceci.
"d to search ia" su>IiviOus 0nrs In at
tempting To- search negro named Sam
Moore. n resisted and shot mt ON
Ger jenkins. j"nkins returned the fir, with
Winchester rife and snut Moore through
me mp Crcushaw surrendered and wen to
liII
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-11-20

CaSn quotations. are as toll0wS
Flour steady. Wheat, No. 2spring. 7756;
No. spring, 75@761I; No 2 red s5sS @s6%.
Corn, No. 2, 245s. Oats, No. Q, l0h 920; No.
white o b 2l@23; No. 8 white. I o b 1900
201a. Rye, No. 2, 80. Barley, nominal No.
3. +. 0. b. 2a@s7; No. 4, 2s}l lGO26. Flax seed.
No. l, 76@76l5. Prime timothy seed, a. So
Mess pork per bbl., S7G5@7ln. Lard, per
100 lbs. S4.l5M420. Short rib sides
Ooose), S3.75a3 80; dry salted shoulders
(boxed), 4@4il; short clear sides (boxed)
41s@4i4. whlskey, distiller's finished goods,
per gallon. Sl.1S
NAVAL STORES.
Charleston.---Rosin firm at S1.40@l.45.
Turpentine firm at 25 bid.
Wilmington. -Rosin firm; strained 81. so
good Sl.55; spirits quiet. Machine, 253l ir-
regular 25i. Tar firm at 81 90. Turpentine
firm; hard $l.40 soft $500; virgin $l.90.
Savannah. Spirits steady at 26 Rosin firm;
water white S2.G0; window glass $3.50; N,
s2.lO: NJ. Sl.90; X, @l.70; I, Size, ii, $I.65;
G.. $l.65; +, SLIGO; L, $3.50; d, Z, Is and A,
Sl.50.
Coffec-Spot Rio. dull; No. 7. johbing 113S.
invoice, 10js. Mid, quiet. COrdova, 15@D17;
The rice market was firm at Charleston
The quotations are: Prime, 5MjlL: good
A. "a A. fair, l@i4i4; Common, 81 Cs3ii.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-11-20

Coxcy Calls for IL Few Reforms.

Commonwealth j. S. CoXey has called q
conference OF all friends Of the initiative and
referendum and other ref rms to meet ut the
LinGrll Hotel, st. Louis January 12, 1897.
AT this meeting platform will bc presented
declaring for the demonctZaton OF gold rs
well as silver. State ownership OF all railroads.
highways, waterways and telegraph and tel
ephone lines; municipal ownership OF all
street ear lines, watcrwOrks market houses,
electric light and gas plants. womcn's suf-
frage and election Of President by direct vote
of tho people. Also that national banks
should loan money to the people ut cost.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-11-20
The Weekly Bank Statement.

The weekly bank statement shows the fol-
lowing changes: Reserve increase, Ss,693,-
52J: loans increase. 80, Dos, 900; specie in
crease. sS,2G6. 300: legal tenders Increase. a,
iO' ,2CO; deposits increase. SIS, 9l9 900; circu-
lation decrease. SlT. 200 The banks now hold
:23. .5Oi .l25 in excess of the requirements of
the 20 per cent rule
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-11-20
AN IRISH SPY.
LonGon's Scotland Yard Detectives Evolve
Another InforIncr

Edward j. Ivory, the .parroom keeper of
New York City, held in London rs an alleged
dynamiter. was confronted in Bow Street
Police Court with n British Government spv
known only a. Jones" and I'll" hearing has
caused u sensation equal to TINT which fol-
lowed the rcT"lation Of the spy Lee Caron
few years ago. JoncS's statements are in
tended to show that tho new movement
which was organized in Chicago il con-
irollcd by secret organization, the mom-
brrs OF which have gathered money to carry
out dynamite projects.
Tho unexpected appearance OF this rene
ga6e Irish spy made n deep impression on
the prisoner, who fixed on him n look full OF
angry contempt.
When proceedings were over and Ivory
had been held for trial at the Central Crimi-
nal Court, Jones. carefully guarded, disap-
r"nrcd ms mystcriOusly as he bad como.