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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-15
Live Stock,

CHICAGo-Although cattle receipts
were small, there was no Improvement
in prices and sales were largely at
81 Goa So. with extremely few cattle
going higher than s. 10. Tho demand
for stockers and feeders were good,
with sales largely at s. 1904 10. Cows
were active, with sales largely at
81 25d3 25 and helfers sold chiefly at
So 25d3 rs. Bulls sold At 81 0O93 05,
stays and oxen at So 5OG3 rs and calves
at So 50d6 90. Texas fed cattle were In
moderate supply and sold chiefly at
50 1904 10. Trade in hogs was active at
stronger 10 sc higher prices. Sales were
made at 50 1913 so for common heavy
10 light weights, the bulk of the trans
actions being at 50 S0d3 40. Trade I'm
sheep was fairly active at yesterdays
advance; common to choice natives
sold at So 5O63 s., fed westerns going
for 50 4OdS So and ewes sold chiefly at
SO 25G3 so. Yearlings brought 81 00Q
4 40; Mexicans fetching "a 309I 40.
Receipts-Cattle 1000 head; hogs 49,
900 head; sheep $4,000 head.
EAST LIBERTY-CattIe steady;
prime "a SO95 90; feeders 50 6O64 90;
bulls, stays and COWS 81 00d3 60. Hogs
active; prime light and best medium
weights SO 55G3 so; fair 50 5O6S 55;
heavy 81 30dI 40: roughs 81 25Q3 10;
prime pigs 50 6013 65. Sheep steady;
prime 50 S5G4 90: fair SO 20dS 80; COM
mon to good lambs 81 OOa4 So; veal
calves IS 5O67 co.
CINCINNATI-Hogs steady at 81 756
3 40; receipts 1900 head;shipments $500
head.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-15

May closed SIC. Corn. receipts Babe
bushels; exports 200, 5s5 bushels; spot
market steady; No. 2, 29c; options
opened steady and closed hdi5c net
higher; January closed at 29hc; May
closed at S07tc. oats. receipts $4,000
bushels; exports 20i,6l0 bushels; spot
market steady; 40. 3. 22Ac; options
quiet and closed Ease net higher;
January closed at 22kc; May closed at
23iSc. Hay steady. Hops quiet. Hides
firmly held. Leather firm. Beef steadY.
Cutmeats firm. Lard higher; western
steamed 81 271s; refined higher. Pork
dull; mess IS 50d9 90. COttonseed oil
hrmer. Taliow firm. Rosin steady. Tur-
lasses quiet. Coffee. options opened
barely steady at 500 points decline,
and closed steady at 1920 points de-
cline: sales 1880 bags Sugar, raw
firm; fair refining 13-l6c bid; centri-
fugal So test. 3-l6c bid; refined quiet.
BALTIMoRE-Flou quiet; western
superior 81 1903 90; winter wheat pat
ent 81 90G5 10; spring wheat straits
81 40d4 go; receipts 1900 barrels; eN-
norts 24,416 barrels. Wheat dull and
easy; spot 9Okc bid: May ST1EdS71fs;
receipts 1.45S bushels; exports none;
southern by sample 9lG92c; do on
grade 96697c. Corn quiet; spot $3.50
2Tc: steamer mixed 247s625c; receipts
1928 bushels. exports 53,57l bushels;
southern white corn 22lkQ27l9c; do yell
low 22q27c Oats quiet No. white
24G25c; receipts 44,O27 bushels; exports
10000 bushels.
CINCINNATI-Flour quiet. Wheat
quiet; No. 2 red nominal g3c; receipts
500 bushels; shipments $500 bushels.
Corn firm; No. mixed 22c. Oats Arm
er; No. . mixed 19a1Stsc. Rye steady;
No. 2,S6c Lard firm at 50 So, Bulkmeats
firm at 81 25@4 27ls. Bacon strong at
s. 90. Whiskey active; sales l,0s2 bar
rels, on basis of 81 IS for spirits. Butter
dull Sugar and cheese steady. Eggs
dull at llhc.
TOLEDO-Wheat firm and higher;
No cash 92c; May 93c. Corn dull and
steady; No mixed pc. Oats quiet;
No. 2 mixed lSc. Rye dull; No. 2 cash
Csc. Cloverseed dull and steady; prime
March IS 30.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in good
demand; fancy western creamery nc.
Eggs firm; fresh nearby 17ql7lac; do
western 17Gl7l5c. Cheese steady.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-15

All druFglata guarantee Or, Mica ,PAIg
PILLg TO stop Headache. zone centa dosa"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-15

NEW YoRK-woOI quiet.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-15

NOR RENr. FOR SALE. LEASES
II AND Alt KINDS LEGAL BLANKS
READY PRINTED, AT
JOB PRINTING OFFICE,
Is and "a Fourteenth Street,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-15
RAILWAY TINE CARp.

Arrival and departure Of trains on nd
after Novgmbes =! iSgd. Ezplanauon Of
Reference Marks. sDaiiy DAILY. except
sunday, daily, except Saturday. lpaily,
except Monday. Sundays only. altufs
daya only. Eaatern Standard Time.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-14
Barh.s semi-Centennia1.

Bath, May 13.-The soliciting commit
teeof Bath citizens chosen to collect $1,000
to celebrate the fftieth anniversary of
Bath as city on July 5th, held meet
ing at the City hall, Wednesday evening.
The largest sum reported by them as
having been pledged was a little more
than $500. 1t was deemed best by the
committee to extend the time one more
week to raise the balance and if not OBJ
tanned by Wednesday of next week the
celebration will be abandoned.
disappointment of Mr.. Robert Ram
sey by the cemetery board as superin-
tendent of the cemeteries to fill vacancy
created by the death of John II. Ramsey
is regarded as an excellent selection by
Bath people. The appointment will be
confirmed at the next meeting of the
board of aldermen.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-14
MIGHT HAVE SAVED LIVES.
Sailors Could Have Averted the Leona
Disaster.

New York, May 13.-The Investigation
of the fire which caused the loss Of 13
lives aboard the Mallory..line steamer
Leona on Sunday morning last,was made
today by the local board of United
States steamboat inspectors Capt. James
Wilder and First Officer Frank Wallace
testified concerning their knowledge of
the fire and its cause and the efforts to
save the passengers in the storage, where
the loss of life occurred. Later in the
day, one of the passengers having put
in an appearance and Capt. Petrie of the
investigating board having expressed his
satisfaction with the testimony of the
ships officers the inquiry was brought
to close.
Samuel Schiltraut of 745 Fifth street,
New York, made an affidavit for Coroner
.Hoeber in the Leona matter. 1t says:
II think that if the sailors of the Leona
had gone down into the steerage they
could have saved the passengers. The
Mallory line people wanted me to go to
Texas ON the next steamer, but told
them 1 wanted my money back. On
Tuesday they gave me my money to pur-
chase ticket and gave me $50 for my
burned up property
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-14

pressa the consideration of his resolution
today, but he will make an effort to have
the question made the unfinished bust
ness on Monday.
The consent of the Alabama senator to
delay is said to be given under the i'm
preston that it will result in bringing to
the resolution the support of the entire
foreign committee on foreign relations.
This will of course, materially strength
en- the resolution in the Senate, and it
is believed by its friends expedite its pas
sage through
1t Is now probable that the committee
will not make any formal report and that
the correspondence will not be given to
the public for the present.
The committee recommends the Presi
dent to send assistance
The resolution which is pending in the
Senate is as follows:
Joint resolution declaring that con-
dition of public war exists in Cuba, and
that strict neutrality shall be maintained:
Resolved, That condition of public
war exists between the government of
Spain and the government proclaimed, and
for some time m aintained with the force
of arms by the people of Cuba and that
the United States of America shall main
tain strict neutrality between the con-
tending powers, according to each all the
rights of belligerents in the ports and
territory of the United States.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-14
THEY DIDN'T FUSE.
Democrats and Populists Roth Have Cam
didates.

Pittsf1eld, May 13.-Delegates to the
met here today to nominate a candidate
for Congress to oppose Ex-Governor Bur
leigh of Augusta, who yesterday was
chosen by the Republicans of the district
as candidate to succeed the late Con-
gresham Milliken.
Nothing occurred which could in any
way be construed as in harmonious and
no move was made by the Populists
towards fusion. Such an action on the
part of the Peoples party had been dis
cussed previous to the convention, but
considerable opposition to the movement
had developed and the conventions of the
two parties were held separately.
!. The heavy rain of the past two days had
its effect upon the attendance, and
about 135 delegates were present.
Joseph Williamson, Jr, of Augusta
called the convention to order, and Fred
w. LeClair of Waterville was chosen
chairman
Mr., Williamson of Augusta presented
the name of Frederick W. Plaisted of
Augusta as candidate for representative
S. B. Ramsdell of ST. Albans, seconded
the nomination, and Mr.. Plaisted was
chosen by acclamation.
The convention adjourned after several
brief addresses had been delivered by
prominent delegates.
Delegates of the Peoples Party of the
Third Congressional district held their
convention here today On account of
the rain storm which prevailed, only
three delegates were present. But they
formally organized and nominated B. F.
Lancaster of Norridgewock as their can
didate.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-14
STRUCK ON SABLE ISLAND.
Rark Seen There and Then Was Miss
ing.

Halifax, May 13.-The report was
brought here this evening by the govern
ment steamer Newfeld, that an unknown
bark had struck on Sable island on the
morning of April 26. She went on a
sand bar near the east end light Dense
fog came in shortly afterwards and when
it cleared away several hours later moth
ing could be seen of the bark, which
may have got off all right.
The Newfeld brought to Halifax the
crew of the wrecked Gloucester fishing
schooner Charles H. Taylor, before re-
ported ashore at Sable island. The
schooner, which lies high on the beech,
has been stripped. A number of her men
had a narrow escape from drowning at
the time of the wreck, being left on board
without boats, those which had not been
used by others of the crew, having been
smashed in the heavy seas. The life saw
ings crew got the imperilled men off by
using the rocket apparatus and running
a line to the vessel
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-14
SECRETARY OF WAR TAKES HAND.
Peculiar Complication in Proposed York
Beach Railway.
ESPECIAL TO THE pREss.1

Washington, May 13.-The contest GO
ing on over the building of the new cleo
trio railroad from Portsmouth through
Kittery to York beach seems likely to be
transferred for time to the office of the
Secretary of War. The town of Kittery
enjoys right of way across the military
reservation at Fort McClary in Kittery;
but does not have such rights that it
may grant the right of laying tracks to
an electric road. This has forced the
projectors Of the road to ask of the Secre-
tary of War for license to lay the tracks
along the town right Of way The Secre-
tary of War had decided to grant
revocable license, when protests We're
made. AS a result hearing will have to
be had and until this hearing is held the
road will have to halt.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-14
TIME TO CALL A HALT.
Americans Naked and Starving by Hun
dredA In Cuba.

n f1MtTiCduS Ndkcu anu SCdrVlnS DY nun
dredA In Cuba.
: Washington, May 13.-The Senate com
mittee on foreign relations today had the
Cuban question under consideration OF
the basis of the report of the sub-com.
mittee appointed yesterday to confer
with the President and Secretary Sher.
man.
The report was prepared by Senators
Davis and Foraker, the Republican mem
bers of the subcommittee, Senator Nor
gan, the Democratic member, declining
to participate in it.
The report consisted of concise state
ment of official reports from American
consuls in Cuba, bringing the informa-
tion up to within week of the present
time. The report confirms the newspaper
reports as to the situation of affairs In
the island and goes even farther in de-
picting deplorable situation than do
most of the newspaper stories.
Especial stress is laid upon the condit-
ion of American citizens in the island.
OF these it is positively stated that there
are hundreds in starving condition and
most wretchedly clothed. Deaths of
Americans from starvation are daily re-
ported They are scattered in all parts
of the island and are shown no consid-
Grafton whatever because of their Ameri-
can citizenship.
They are generally persons who reside
on the plantations, but who have been
driven from their homes to the towns
or concentrates and who, being among
strangers and without employment are
compelled to subsist on almost nothing.
They are not allowed to return to their
plantations, nor even pick berries, nor
secure the least article OF subsistence. !
They are theoretically under the care of
the Spanish army, but the army is with
out a commissariat. They have no means
to leave the island. Their condition is
pronounced wholly deplorable.
The committee was especially impressed
with this recital and the opinion general
ly expressed was that the situation should
be remedied if possible.
1t was considered as placing worse
aspect upon the question of our relations
to Cuba than the imprisonment of Anne
ricans of which there are now compare
lively few instances.
The report also indicates a generally
wretched condition of all the inhabitants
of the island because of the scarcity of
food and money, especially in the centres
of population, and because also of the
pressure OF une llloSG 1udllSndnb disease,
such as yellow fever, small pox and
dysentery These diseases the natives
withstand with comparative ease but
they are especially oppressive to the Span
ish soldiers.
The reports indicate that the Spanish
army is not SO strong as it was a wear
ago, largely on account of these ravages,
while they indicate no diminution of
the insurgent forces.
The reports on which the sub-commit-
tees brief was based were from various
consuls, including Consul General Lee.
They make no recommendations as to the
American pol cy, but merely sgive the
situation as the, see it.
In view of the developments in the COM
mittee, Senator Morgan agreed not to
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-14
MAY TERM AT ALFRED.
Session of Supreme Court Will Be Short
One.

Biddeford May 13.-It is not probable
that the May term of the supreme court
will extend over three weeks at the out
side. But nine bound over prisoners are
now in the county Jail. Eight of these,
one woman, are held on charges of
breaking and entering. Jennie Dolliff,
with two male companions, is accused
of breaking into the Grove Hill house at
Kennebunk Beach "a summer hotel owned
by w. f. Paul of Boston.
One of her companions, held on SINH
lar charge, is her husband and the other is
the man ..Green, who had the care Of the
hotel and lived in little house close by
They are accused of having taken sheets
and other bedding and some furniture
from the house. Part of the plunder was
found in house at. Pine Point, where
it had been sent in trunk. Some Of the
sheets had been cut up and made into
garments. Some interesting develop
ments in connection with this case are
said to be promised, if the matter comes
to trial
The three Biddeford men, John and
Daniel Callahan and Patrick Crowley,
for assault on Officer John Hanson, will
be subjects for the grand jury's consider
alton at this term, but 1t is not thought
very determined effort will be made to
prosecute them. They are now under
bonds.
Charles Seymour, who assaulted Off,
Ger Dearborn is at Alfred waiting the
action of the grand jury also.
Those are all the cases bound over from
the Biddeford court for attention at the
coming term, and there are as few for the
Saco court.
For civil actions, the docket is said to
be small, and the cases of no very great
Importance, or general interest. Many
of those on the docket it is thought will
be continued by request of attorney as
usual, for the disposition to try cases at
Alfred d appears to grow less every year,
attorneys preferring to have their cases
held over until the January term, in order
to save the trouble and expense of getting
witnesses to Alfred.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-14
CONDUCTOR PUTNAM RESIGNS.
One of tho Veterans On the Maine Central
Road.

Bangor, May 13.-Col o. G. Putnam,
who has been conductor on the Bucksport
branch of the Maine Central railroad for
many years, has resigned as conductor
and will cease TO serve in that capacity,
May 23s Col. Putnam has been railroading
for 80 years and he is as well known as
any railroad man in Maine. He has
many friends who will miss him from
his usual run.
3 On May % there will be very impor-
tant change of time on the Mt Desert
and Bucksport branches of the Maine
Central railroad The change will give
the people in the towns along these lines
advantages which they have never had
before, and that these will be greatly ap-
preciated goes without saying. Under
the new arrangement the services of one
train crew will be done away with.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-14
Weather Observation.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, May 13, taken
at 8 p. M, meridian time, the observa-
ton for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind,
state of weather:
Boston. Ga degrees, SW, rain; New
York, go degrees, W, cloudy; Philadel-
phia, GA degrees, w, cloudy; Washing
ton. so degrees, S, p.cloudy; Albany. S.
degrees, W. cloudy; Buffalo. "a degrees,
SW, D. cloudy, Detroit, so degrees, SW,
rain; Chicago. SO degrees, SW, p. cloudy:
St. Paul. so degrees, NV, cloudy; Huron.
Oak. as degrees, NV, cloudy; Bismark
so degrees, N, clear; Jacksonville,
IS degrees, SW, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-14
SomersWorth Investigating Another
Mysterious Case.
LOOLS LIKE ATTEMPT AT WHOLE
SALE POISONING.
A Barrel of Flour in House of James
Swinerton Dosed With Arsenic
Samples Sent to Portland for Analysis.

Somersworth, N. H., May 13.-The au-
thorities here are investigating a poison
ing case at Tate's Brook, and it is posi-
BILE an arrest will be made in connection
with the affair. James Swinerton. a
farmer, sixty years old, and his house
keeper, Lillian Goodwin a woman of
thirty-fve are lying seriously i'll at the
residence of Edward Copeland on the
Dover road, as the result of what is be-
lieyed to be poisoning by arsenic placed
in flour by some one unknown. Both
We're suddenly taken i'll at Swinerton' S
house, six weeks ago, but it was not sus-
pected at the time that they had been
poisoned.
Swinerton and his housekeeper grew
gradually worse and they were removed
to the residence of Edward Copeland,
on the Dover road Their limbs became
paralyzed and their helplessness increased
to such an extent that consultation of
physicians was held.
City physician Thomas J. Doughty and
Messrs. Noyes, Grant and Price who
have examined the couple have decided
that they had taken arsenic at different
times.
AAt. OOHS1ebho Adu OCCbSlOu 10 uSo pdrU
of Swinerton's flour recently and soon
after Mr.. and Mrs. Copeland were taken
ill. They soon recovered. The flour was
taken possession of by the authorities
and will be analyzed.
A man, who at one time called on Miss
Goodwin frequently is suspected to know
something of the case He on one occa-
sion met Swinerton and Miss Goodwin
and it is said, drew knife and threa t.
ened to use it.
A sample of the flour from the barre
found in the house of James Swinerton,
was sent tonight to Prof Ohler, chem
ist in Portland, for analysis as to the
presence of arsenic or ergot
James Swinerton, who was supposed to
have been poisoned, was feeling much
improved tonight, but the condition of
Lillian Goodwin, who was taken i'll at
the same time, is still very serious and
her recovery is doubtful
Some of the symptoms of both the vic
Tins resemble ergot poisoning, but it is
the general opinion among the physicians
that arsenic is the real cause Since the
removal of Swinerton and Miss Goodwin
from the Swinerton residence, the house
has been entered and some of the -four
taken from the barrel, and portions of it
has been found in the adjoining field.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-14
Hundreds Are Naked and Starving to
Death.
PRESIDENTS ATTENTION CALLED
TO STATE OF AFFAIRS IN CUBA.
Thinks Further Information Should Re
Obtained Before Action Is Taken
Special Commissioner Now in Cuba for
That Purpose.

Washington, May 13.-There was sud
den and violent outbreak of Cuban SEN
timent today at the Capitol and during
the early hours the drift of opinion was
strongly towards speedy and radical
action by both Congress and the Execu-
tive, but later there was somewhat of a
reaction upon it's becoming known that
the President, while keenly alive to the
situation and anxious to learn every
thing possible that could guide his con-
duct of our Cuban and Spanish relations.
felt that further information was neces-
sary and that for the immediate present
the question was not one of recognition
of the belligerency or independence of the
Cuban insurgents but of relief for the
American citizens destitute and HELPLESS
in the towns of the Queen of the Antilles.
The event of the day was the report to
their colleagues by the subcommittee of
the foreign relations committee which
yesterday examined the state department
Cuban reports
The report based upon facts presented
by the United States consuls in Cuba, it
is said, brings out in strong relief the
destitution which exists not only among
the Cubans, but among the Americans
and Pacificos now on the island, who were
driven from their farms and into towns
and thereby prevented from supporting
themselves. The President is collecting
facts touching the conditions that exist
upon the island today. To this end Mr..
Calhoun is now in Cuba, officially on an
other mission, but also charged with the
observation of the conditions that pre-
vail. Meanwhile he has under earnest
consideration the best means of affording
relief to Americans suffering as a result
OF the present condition on the island.
Today the President saw Mr.. Edwin T.
Atkins OF Boston, who is largely interest,"
ed in Cuban sugar plantations. Mr..
Atkins was In Washington on personal
business which brought him into contact
with Secretary Long, an old friend, and
the latter presented him to the President.
Mr. Atkins gave faithful picture of
the economic conditions that prevailed
in Havana and in other portions of the
island when he left.
AT the Spanish legation the news of the
developments at the Capitol today was
received with composure. 1t is not de-
MED at the legation that suffering exists
in Cuba, but such suffering, it is said,
is always incident to war.