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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-23
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WHEELING. June %.

Register Office.
WHEELING. June %.
Butter-Creamery, at 1OQl5c; country,
choice. 5010c; country, good; 946c; coun-
try. light. 506c; buterine, lOQl2c.
t,ggs-90lOC per dozen.
Navy Beans-iand picked, EOH$l % per
Cheese-Prime Ohio factory. 12Gl2i2c;
New York Haze; Limberger. Sd9c;
SweltZer. 11011i2c: market nominal; de-
mana good; supply limited % =oc,o m. nor
dozen: chickens. hens per pound. sac
spring chickens, 81 5OH2 . per dozen; per
Ducks-SS OOaS 80 per dozen; geese, 400
Sc each; turkeys. SH9c per pound, 1--we
weight: dressed l00l2i2c.
Lard-COuntry prime &C; very plentitul.
onions BermudaS 81 0002 p per crate.
PotatoeS-50H55c per bushel
Sweet Observation-Disclosures 81 2501 80 per
barrel: Jerseys 81 7502 90 per barrel.
Apples-S3 5Od4 GO per barrel.
Beets-5Od60c per dozen.
Green OniOnS-l5C per dozen.
New Lettuce-i0d50c per buShel.
New Kale-75c0$ co per barrel.
R2disheS-New. l5c per dozen.
OranEes-Jamaica. per barrel, S. 0Odl %;
per box. s. 15t4 90; Messina. s. jOdS 10;
C9lifornia. S. O0G3 20: case. s. 50Q4 co.
Tsmons-Messina. So 00fi3 % per box.
Rananas-$l OOd2 90 per bunch, as to size
and quality.
Pineapples-70lOc apiece.
Home Cabbage-$l GOAL . per crate
Celery-2002Jc per bunch.
Walnuts-iOc per bushel
Hickory Nuts-Sl 90 per bushel
old Rags-iac per pound
Cocoanuts-5Oc per dozen: per bag. 81 co.
Suinach-40c per buShel.
Tomatoes-S1 25fi1 % per crate.
Strawberries-4N1c per box
Peas-75dS1 90 per bushsl.
Baans-$l 25d1 20 per bushel.
INTERNATIONALLY 90 per 100.
oyster Plant-S0c per dozen.
Caulihower-75cdN 90 per dozen.
Rhubarb-l0Vl5c per dozen.
New Potatoes-S2 seas 90 per barrel.
Observation-Disclosures per box.
csnt ,,S,1. Suddenly to-day and then as sud
denly lost most Of it. 4 transfer of about
100000 bushels set the traders on edge
for while. At the close July was selling
al IsGSsc advance. Other markets were
firm and dull. corn closing shade higher.
10 7isc higher Wheat opened weak and
duh. There were no English cables and
those from the continent he'd nothing III
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-23
FLOUR, GRAIN AND FEED.
Register Office.

KeElSter UIIICt,
WHEELING, June %.
Flour-Choice family flour in wood,
81 60; in paper, 81 40 per barrel: Mime
haha in 4 cotton sacks. 81 60; Minnehaha
81 co: Famous in sacks. 81 p: Famous in
wood, 81 40; spring wheat -four in jute
sacks of 40 lbs, 81 20 per barrel; Pillsbury's
Best in wood, 81 90: Pillsbury in paper,
81 50; Reliance spring wheat in wood and
cotton. 81 co. paper 81 20; Silver Lake
winter wheat family -four, 50 10 in paper;
Gold Coin, "a Co in cotton or wood; Loyal,
81 u in Is paper.
Wheat-Per bushel, 6G5IOc; corn, SOQS5c;
oats, 2Sd30c
Feed-Middings, per ton, s13 90; bran,
per ton, SIS 90.
Hay-No / baled hay, 81 COd12 90: loose
hay, $40 00G12 90; new hay, baled, Sl5 Cog
II 90: loose so 00Gl2 CO.
Straw-Baled IS 90; loose, IS 60.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-23
LIVE STOCK.
WHEELING June %.


Cattle-Extra LOCO to 2.OOO. 81 25d4 80:
good. 800 to 1000 81 OOd4 %; good. SEQ to $50.
mon. 500 to 200 50 25d9 80: bulls, 81 OOG3 %.
Hogs-Extra. SO SOq3 40; good, So O0G3 %;
common, So 00G3 90.
Sheep-Extra, SO 5Ol4 CO., good. So 0CG3 30;
common. 81 5OG3 CO., lambs. s. 50Q4 ~.
Fresh Cows-At 81 00G3 Cd.
CalVes-At s. coos 90.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-23
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES.

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cures painful, swollen. smarting feet
as INSTANTLY takes the sting out Of corns
.sCICCs. It's the greatest comfort
-v OF the age. Aliens Foot-F'ase
l- N.s NgAt-it-iDg or new shoes feel easy
d. CsrtGil cCre for sweating callous
rot t,raG ,2iuS feet. Try il to-day
$50 -E al CSuEg.s Is and shoe stores. Rv
for 2'-. "a stamps. Trial package
Er. AtGcess z.st.NS 5. OLMSTFD
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-23

BEGAN TO TALK WHEN A WEEK
OLD
Few viii believe it possible for a
rf~se-months-oId child to talk. How
ever. such is the case. and any one can
verify the ruthfuluess of this state
rert with very little trouble The pa
rents of the child are Richard and
Frankie Cleveland. coIored, living at
10. Il short street. and the child has
seen taIkiug since # was one week old.
Hundreds have visited the little Won
der and have left the house complete
lv mystifcd at what they have seen
and heard.
The child is a girl and differs only
from ether babies in that it can talk
plainly and be understood as dis
uncty as q grown person. The
voice of course. is naturally weak. but
it has none of the baby prattle about
it, m addition to the child's talking
r-1rensiries it seems to be possessed
Of superior intelligence. and gives voice
I'd uterauces most astounding, COM
ing as they do from one SO young.
The Rev. G.. W. Martin, a co}ored
preacher who had a church in the vi
entity. and a majority of his flock
called az the house TO convince theu,-
selves of the truth of the rumors which
have been circulated concerning the
child The little one seemed to enjoy
The presence of the crowd for while,
trt soon firing. remarked to its mother
i'm voice audible to all present: Il
wish all these folks would 90 home rs
am tired" The callers took The hiat
and soon departed.-Nashyille Banner,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-23
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. June 22.-Pig iron. steady
southern 81 25d10 80: northern so OGgl2 90
Copper. steady: brokers, $ll 12l2; eX-
change, $11 oodll 10
Lead. firm; brokers, s. 20; exchange
speiter, steady at 81 25G4 IS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-23
MINING STOCKS.
PROpIJCE

Slacla & Co the Market street brokers,
furnish the following quotations from the
Chicago grain and produce exchanges:
Wheat-Opening High. Low. Closed.
July 6I1s Gels 6l%l,zzs 6Sie sci
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-23
SLAGLE & Co., BROKERS,
RAIN, PROVISION3, STOCKS / COTTON

1923 Market Street, Wheeling, w Va.
Direct private wires 10 the Chicago Board
% Trade and the New York Stock Ex-
change. over which we receive continuous
markets and the latest news.
Long Distance Telephone Zl0.
The news & observer., 1897-02-26
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION NORTH CAROLINA DAILY PAPER

dent corporation in doing business contra
ry to the provisions of this act, either
as officer or as agent, shall he guilty
OF a criminal offence and upon conviction
thereof in the Superior or Criminal
courts of any county in which the cor
pora ton shall do business contrary 10 law,
may be fined not less than one hundred
dollars (S10O) or more than one thousand
dollars (S1, ,000)
Sec. A. The North Carolina Railroad
Company is hereby authorized and en-
powered to lease its property and fran
chises TO amy railroad company conduct
ing within it, directly or indirectly, and
to make, execute and deliver any lease
or conveyance necessary to carry into eff
feet the powers above granted by and
with the consent of a majority Of its
stockholders ip general or special meet
ing assembled. Provided that he term
of said lease shall not be greater than
thirty SIX years.
The lease executed by the North Caro-
lima Railroad to the Southern railway in
1895 is hereby validated, confirmed and
approved, subject to the limitation of
time mentioned above But this shall
not take effect until and unless the
Southern Railway Company, shall ON or
before the first day of April next make
execute and deliver to the North Caro-
lima Railroad Company by appropriate in
strument lis assent to remission or
modification of the lease executed in
1895, whereby the duration Of such lease
from the date of its execution shall be
reduced from the term Of ninety mine
years to time OF thirty-six.
Upon failure by the Southern to assent
to such modification on or before April
1st, 1t shall be the duty of the Governor,
by and with the assistance of The Attor-
ney General. and such additional counsel
if any, as the Governor shall deem nee
essary, 10 cause to be instituted an ac-
ton for the purpose of having declared
nun and void the contract Of lease exc
cuted in 1895; and the Governor shall be
| empowered to pay to such counsel such
| reasonable compensation as he may adj
| judge proper.
Sec. s. This act shall be in force from
| and after its ratification
The news & observer., 1897-02-26
MAI. GRANTS SUBSTITUTE.
TO Propose to the Southern Railway to
Make the Lease 50 Years.

Yesterday Senator Grant, the leader in
the Senate of the fight the Southern Rail-
way is making introduced the following
as a substitute for the anti-lease bill
which passed the House:
The General Assembly OF North Caro-
lima do enact:
Section /. That every railroad corpora
ton created or organized under, or by
virtue Of the laws Of any government or
State other than that Of the State of
North Carolina, which desires to own
property,or carry on buginess,or exercise
any corporate franchise of any kind what
soever in this State shall first file in the
Office Of the Secretary Of State a copy
Of its charter duly certified paying there
for fee of five hundred dollars (S500l
and shall also cause a copy Of such char
ter duly certified by the Secretary OF
State TO be recorded in the Office Of the
register Of deeds in each county ia which
such company or corporation desires or
proposes to carry on business or to ac-
quire or own property. Sudh copy Of
charter shall be authenticated in the man
ner directed by the statute for the au-
thentication of records of the State or
county under whose laws such corpora
ai0n il chartered or organized.
Sec. 2. That if any such charter or any
part thereof violate thep rovis:ons of this
act or shah be incontraventiye of the
laws of this State, such charter or such
parts thereof as conflict with the laws
Of this State shall be null and void.
Sec. g. That when foreign railroad
corpora ton shall have complied with the
provisions Of this act by the filing of its
charter, and pay the fee as provided in
the first section, it shall thereupon be-
come a corporation of this State, and
shall enjoy all the rights and be subject
to all the liabilities of such domestic cor
porations. lit may sue and be sued in
the courts OF this State, and be subject
to the jurisdiction of the laws thereof
as fully as n the corporation had been
originated and created under the laws
Of the State Of North Carolina.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be unlawful for any for
eign railroad corporation to do business,
or to continue to do business in this State
without first having complied with the re-
quirements of the act, any nonresident
corporation which shall ON or after the
first day of May, A. ID. 1897, violate the
hrst section of this act, or which Shall
continue TO do business as a corpora tion
within this State, shall be guilty of
misdemeanOr for every day that it shall
so continue to do business in violation OF
this statute, and upon conviction shall
pay fine Of Eve hundred dollars (S50O.
Such indictments shall be tried In the
Superior or Criminal courts of any county
wherein such nonresident or foreign
corporation does business contrary 10 the
provisions Of this act That any person
who shall aid or abet or assist a non.rasi-
The news & observer., 1897-02-26

SUNDRY CIVIL ITEMS.
Increase In the bill of over $1,000,00O-
Some Southern Allowances.

Washington, Feb. 25.-The Sundry
Civil appropriation bill was reported to
the Senate to-day by the committee on
appropriations. lit carries a net increase
Of 81, ,162, ,983, making total of $51 ,S27,-
727. OF he increase $4,000 was added
ON account Of the public buildings and
S1SS,S99 for the light houses and fog sig
nails and beacons. Large decreases were
made for rivers and harbors
Among the additional items are addi-
tional sugar bounty claims of 81, ,0S5. 1856:
Savannah hnrbor, Georgia, 100000:
Cumberland sound, Florida, and Georgia,
100000; Winyaw bay, South Carolina.
100000; for improving the roadway to
National cemetery, Pensacola, Florida,
$4,000.
The news & observer., 1897-02-26
Jim Young Must be- Kept In
at All Cost.
FACTS COUNT FOR NOTHING
BLIND PARTISANISI TIPS THE
SCALES OF JUSTICE.
THE VOTE WAS THREE TO FIVE
OF Those Who Voted For Young Only
Two Heard Either the Evid-
ence in the Case or the
Argument.

The negro is on top and rascality is at
a premium.
That is practically what the House
Elections committee said yesterday IN
its decision on the BrOughtou-Youn con-
test for a seat in the General Assembly.
One Of the best and purest men in
No1@ Carolina was contestant. He had
one Of the strongest cases that any con-
testant of any party that ever came be-
fore the Legislature has had, and yet the
committee has decided against him.
His opponent is a negro politician of the
most violent type, without one strong
ground on which to base his claim.
But this immaculate committee did
not need one. The crack Of the party
whip was sufficient for them.
Here is how the vote stood:
For Broughton Cunningham, Of Per
son; Duffy, Of Onslow; Creech, Of john
ston. All Democrats.
For Young: Peace (col), Of Gran
vile; Person, Of Wayne; Sutton, Of Cum
berland; Sutton, of New Hanover;
Blackburn, of Ashe. All Republicans.
Bryan, (Pop), Of Chatham, and Fer
guson, Dem.), of Haywood, were
paired.
OF those who voted for Young all were
Republicans in fact and all in name,
with one exception. Only two heard eith-
er the testimony or the argument.
These were Peace and Person. The 9TH
ers dropped in just a few minutes before
the vote to do the bidding Of their negro
colleague
Sutton, of New Hanover, was the first
one to arrive. He got in in time, not
only to vote, but to interrupt Mr.. Douglas
in his argument every two or three min
utes. Katydid seemed to have a frog in
his throat and black handkerchief
around it. At any rate the aforesaid
voice sounded more like a few dry punkin
seed in a dilapidated oyster can than it
has at any time since he became legis-
at0r.
The hearing yesterday began at 4
o'clock, with speech of an hour and
three-quarters by Mr.. w. G. Douglass
in behalf Of Mr.. Broughton. 1t was an
able argument, clear, cool and convincing.
But nothing could convince the crowd
he had to speak to. They were swayed
by the blindest partisanism and nothing
but death could have changed their minds.
The news & observer., 1897-02-26
HoUsE-N1GHT SESSION.

The House met at 7:30 o'clock and took
up the calendar. Bills Incorporating the
Newbern Fire Insurance Company. To
fix New Bern as the proper way of spell
ing the name Of that city To incorpo-
rate Bethel Hill Institute, Person county.
To allow Cumberland to levy special tax.
To make properly verified statement Of
account prima facie evidence of it's cor
rectness. To incorporate the Yadkin
Water Power Company. To work
Union eounty's public roads by taxation.
TO allow Lumberton to issue bonds To
incorporate the Harnett Central Railway
Company. To work Bladen's roads by
taxation To amend charter of Dunn.
To amend charter of Elizabeth City. To
submit to the voters Of Arson the ques-
ton of road tax. To incorporate Mays
vile, Jones county. For relief Of COM
missioners of Pender. To allow Char
lotte to issue bonds. To amend char
ter of Asheville. To provide for erec-
tion of school building for the North
Carolina school for deaf and dumb, car
rying 100000 appropriation, passed
second reading, and was recommitted to
the Finance committee. To allow Gas
tOnia to vote a donation to the county,
not to exceed $4,000, to aid in building
a courthouse and Jail. For relief of
estate of County Surveyor Beaman, of
Sampson county. To incorporate the
trustees of st. Mary's School at Raleigh.
To amend the charter Of st. Augustine
school (colored) ut Raleigh To amend
the charter Of Carthage. To incorporate
the Carolina, Blowing Rock and Ten
nessee Railway Company, to be operated
by steam or electricity, from Rutherford
ton via Hendersonville to the Tennessee
line
The news & observer., 1897-02-26
ROBBERY AT CHAPEL HILL.
Jeweler SorreH Loses $50 Worth Of
Stoek-An Old College Negro Probably
Fatally Struck by a Young Negro.

Chapel Hill, n. c., Feb. 5.-(Special.)
Last night there was bold robbery
here. Thieves entered the jewelry store
Of w b. Sorrell and carried away about
$50 worth Of eye glasses, watches and
two revolyers. The eye glasses were Of
all descriptions from the finest II and IL
karat to the common steel frames. The
thieves first attempted entrance through
the front door, but, finding no entrance
that way, broke out a side window This
is the second robbery Of this kind in
Chapel Hill during the past month, X. A.
Eubanks's grocery store having been en-
tered about two weeks ago.
Jerry Mason, the negro who has served
the students Of the University for 70
years, was struck by young negro sew
eral days ago, and is not expected to
live.
The news & observer., 1897-02-26
THE NEWBERN FAIR.
BAD WEATHER FORCES POST
PONEMENT OF RACES TILL
SATURDAY.
Special Trains Will be Pun and Satur-
day Will bL Made the Sig Day
of the Fair.

Newbern, y. c., Feb 25.-(Specdal)- -
On account of bad weather all races and
attractions for Thursday and Friday
have been postponed for Saturday.
Arrangements have been made by the
Fair association for specoal trains Sat
uralay, which viii he the big day Of the
fair, weather permitting. All exhibits
and every thing to he seen will be kept in
full till Saturday night. Notwithstanding
bad weather, good crowd on the grounds
to-day
The news & observer., 1897-02-26
RUSSELL 'SC0MMENT
The G 1vernor's Attitude To-
ward Grants Substitute.
STAMPS HIS FOOT UPON IT
SENATORS TO-DAY SHOULD VOTE
DOWN ALL AMENDMENTS.
THE BILL SHOULD WIN STRAIGHT

Governor Russell Says the Passage of
the Proposed Substitute Would be
Equivalent to Surrender
to the Southern.
Governor Russell was seen ut mid
night touching Grants proposed substi-
tute to the anti-lease bin and expressed
himself as follows:
1T simply gives the North Carolina
Railroad 10 the Southern on its own
terms
ats puts them in more profitable
position than they were in before the
Legislature ner.
1T drives the State out oe it's own
courts, confirms and ratifes the lease
for thirty-six years, and puts the people
IN ShseckleS so Iilal Ihtay aTe 70 Aic pAoS-
trate and gagged without voice
10 protest against the spoliation of their
State.
ct is an attempt to legalize the lar
ceny Of the people, property AMI to
strike them dumb 50 that they cannot
be heard to complain.
Il suppose they are expected to be
thankful and duly grateful to the money
kings for allowing them to keep the old
capitol with an empty Treasury.
Every Senator who wants to protect
the State and save the people from this
monstrous iniquity should vote down
every amendment and pass the bill which
has been prepared by competent law
yers"
The news & observer., 1897-02-26
MONETARY CONFERENCE FAKE.

The Talk is That it VIII Pass the House
Without Republican Opposition.
Washington, Feb. 25.-The Republican
leaders Of the House held several confer
ences to-day upon the Senate bin for an
international monetary conference, which
may result in the passage of the bin by
the House without any opposition from
the Republicans.
The news & observer., 1897-02-26
|OPEN THE DOORS OF TEMPLE OF JUSTICE

The bill to test the 99year lease comes up in the
Senate to day at noon.
1t is not bill to annul 1t is bill simply open
the doors of the temple OF justice to the people.
The House decided not to shut the doors in the in
terest of the Sou hern Railway
Will the Senate refuse to concur and thus shut the
doors in the peoples face?
If the courts say the lease is valid who is harmed
If the courts say it is invalid, the State gains $780,
900 annually for 90 years.
Under these circumstances shall the doors of the
Temple of Justice be closed?
The news & observer., 1897-02-26
ANOTHER LOAN COMPANY GOES.

Louisville, KY, Feb. 25.-The United
States Building and Loan Association.
donig business at 215 Fifth street fled
a deed of assignment in the county clerks
office. This action was in accordance
with resolution adopted by the board
Of directors OF. the association at a meet
ing held Yesterday.
The news & observer., 1897-02-26
MIR. w. w. CLARK NOMINATED.
Cleveland Names Him to the Senate to
Succeed the Late Judge Seymour.

Washington, Feb. 25.-The President
to-day sent to the Senate the nomination
Of VIM w. Clark, of North Carolina, to
be United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of North Carolina.
The news & observer., 1897-02-26
NEUsE RIVER ESTIMATE.

Washington, Feb. 25.-The Secretary
Of War to-day sent to the House a re-
port on survey of Neuse river, North
Carolina, the porject of Improvement
provides for the excavation OF a channel
at and below Newbern at an estimated
cost cf 500 0S1.
The news & observer., 1897-02-26

Washington. Feb 25,-The President
has commuted to four years imprison-
ment with deductions for good behavior
the sentence Of seven years Imprisonment
imposed upon w. c. Hammer, in Virginia
for embezzling bank funds.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-11

to be where | could get out of it if my
nerve faileG me. Many people came in,
and at last the bride, looking very beau
tiful, came out from a side door with
three men and stood up in front. And
1 was proud for Biddy that he was 60
ing to have such fine wife. But |
couldn't see HIM anywhere. And the
preacher said any man having an i'm
pediment was to step forward.
Then l looked for Biddy, but he
didn't come. l had never before been
at a wedding in church, and thought
maybe it was the way to keep him cor
raled in the little room until the last
moment, for fear he would go back
onto the old range.
'Hhe preacher went on saying things,
and L didn't pay close attention, be-
cause l was thinking how pretty she
looked, until bold man in Hereford
shirt and low-necked vest took her
hand, and the preacher said L pro-
nounce you man and wife
"Then l jumped up wild. Great
Scott yelled, that's The wrong man"
at that instant somebody clapped
hand over my mouth and hustled me
out of the church.
"'If you don't want to get shut up
for drunk and disorderly,' said Biddy,
for he it was who dragged me out, stop
that racket
whats up?' I said, soon as I could
get my breath. why aren't you in
there getting married?
I'm not in there getting married.
said Biddy, because she wouldn't have
me. l thought you were to marry her
today
"'What me?' says I. Il never was
within a thousand miles of it.
why didn't you say so, old man?'
asked Biddy.
Say so YOURSELF said l. You were
dumb as an OYSTER
Then we both laughed, and while
the folks inside were crOwding up to
the front to congratulate the happy
pair, Biddy and me had hearty hand
shake on the sidewalk, and we went
home together. San Francisco Argo-
naut.