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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-28
WHEAT BREAKS.
Fall i'm Prices on Change in ynri-
Gus Cities.

Fall i'm Prices on Change in ynri-
Gus Cities.
Chicago, Aug. 24.-Monday was day
of tiuctuation on the board of trade.
September wheat opened at o9h cents,
Saturdays closing price, and dropped
apennyat time until the price touched
05 cents. 1t rallied back to 9s, and after
day of sensational advances and de-
clines closed at 06 cents, or four cents
below the one dollar point reached Sat
urday. December wheat dropped near
ly six cents at the opening and sold at
81 cents at the close. May wheat
opened at one dollar. went down to 81
ard closed at that figure. September
corn opened at 33 cents, or ~ cents
above Saturdays closing, fell to 31N
and closed at 81.
New York, Aug. 24.-There was a
lively season of general unloading by
all classes of traders in the wheat pit
Monday, which resulted in net break
OF two cents bushel from Saturday.
official close and about four cents from
the best curb price of Saturday. The
first trade in December here was made
at $1.04. 1t then dropped sharply to
Si.01H, rushed back to $1.04A and then
settling down to $1.02, hung around
that figure until near the close, when il
fell to $1.01H. September ranged from
$1.03 to $l.06A and closed at $1.03h.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-28

prominent candidate for commander in
chief of the G. A. R.-Buffalo. N. Y, Au'
gust 2S)
entered the camp n salute of 10 guns
was fired in his honor by the federal
escorted to the piazza of park pa.
vilion in the center of the camp, about
which thousands of veterans and citi.
zens formed hollow square.
Stepping to the front of the piazza,
Mayor Jewett, on behalf of the citi
zens' committee, presented the camp
to the commander in chief, who ac.
cepted it in a graceful speech. Com.
mander in Chief Clarkson entered the
pavilion when the remarks were con-
cluded and held an impromptu recep-
ton of officers from Fort Porter and
officers of the national guard. Later
he made an inspection of the camp
in company with the officers of his staff,
| after which he returned to his head.
quarters.
| John C. Linehan, of Concord, N. H.,
now commissioner of insurance for the
state and former junior vice command.
1
dable of the new candidates for COM
mander in chief. His headquarters
were opened Monday. Pennsylvania
veterans are booming Col. Goblin, OF
that state, for commander in chief
Already over 500 Pennsylvania mer
are here, and they are all working
hard for Col. Gobin's success. Col
| Goblin arrived Monday and has opened
headquarters.
A delegation of prominent Cincinnati
business men arrived to press Cincin
MATHS claims for the national encamp
men in 1898, headquarters have beel
opened in the Iroquois hotel. Their,
cow appears to be no doubt that Cincin
uati will have the honor of entertaining
the G. A. r. next year; in fact, there ap
pears to be no opposition. The Rich
mond boomers arrived in town and i'm
nediately proceeded to work for th'
encampment of 1899.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-28
A BIG SLUMP.
Wheat Falls 3 Cents on the Chicago Mar
ket-Lower Foreign OuOtationR AlmnS

Wheat Falls Cents on the Chicago Mar
ket-Lower Foreign Quotations Almost
Cause IN Panic.
Chicago, Aug 25.-The bears had an
innings in wheat yesterday. The Sep
tember option at one time sold DC be-
low Mondays high point. December
beat this by cent and quarter The
closing figures show loss for the day
of SIC in September and SIC in De-
cember. Weakness in Liverpool and
selling here by Cudahy were largely
responsible for the slump, although
the market was in shape to break
when Cudahy began raid. The price
was given no support, and standing
stop loss orders were reached for over
an hour after the decline was started.
People with so-called pyramid trades
and others with profits were in haste
to get out. More timidity was ex-
hibited even than on the recent boom.
Just before the close it was claimed
that the December wheat of the bull
crowd had all been liquidated, and
that they only had now line of the
September option. The decided change
in relative price of the two options was
one of the chief features of the days
trading, September, which early sold
up to osc finally went as low rs Ole and
left off at 9l%c, as compared with 96c
at the close Monday
The bull pool which has been so sue
cessfully handling enormous lines of
wheat, corn and oats on change, an
nounced at the close yesterday that
they were practically out of the mar
lset with the exception of a little Sep
| tember wheat
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-28
JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG.


foresaw the literary growth of this nac
ton. He also knew that the library of
congress would necessarily contain all
of the great works of the world; and so
he set aside ample space for the library.
But the world of letters grew more
rapidly than even that astute architect
could foresee. Moreover, Abraham Lin
coin appointed a librarian who was a
veritable book worm. He has read and
digested more books than any other Ii
brarian in the world. Therefore Lii
brarian Spofford has omnivorously
culled from the worlds literature the
best and most valuable children of the
brains of the greatest thinkers and
writers of all generations. Conse-
quentiy, the congressional library grew
and waNed strong, until it was finally
hampered for elbow room. Librarian
Spofford, for ten long years, begged the
congress to give him new building.
At last, with the aid of two great men,
Senator Morrill,, of Vermont, and Sen
ator Voorhees,, of Indiana, he succeeded
in securing the new building for the
congressional library. The congress,
like the people of this country, may be
slow; but the congress, like the people,
does nothing by fractions. When new
library building was finally projected,
the congress was liberal and prodigal
The congressional library is now being
moved into the most beautiful building
ever erected by mortal man. Not even
the hitherto peerless Taj-Mahal, of the
Upper Ganges, can vie with this new
building in magnificence and beauty.
cATInrI N nDv
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-28
Judgment of Guilty Affirmed.

San Francisco, Aug. 25.-The state
supreme court has affirmed the judg-
ment of guilty of murder in the first
degree found against j. Shanks, who
killed Mrs. Harriet Stiles and j. B.
Borden, at Ocean Side, San Diego
county, on September 9, 1885. The case
was appealed on the points that the
evidence was circumstantial and that
the lower court erred in refusing to
allow a hypnotist, b. A. Stephens, to
testify that he hypnotized the defend
ant after the murder and that the lat
ter denied tho crime when under the
hypnotic spell.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-28
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
Statistics of Our Trade with Foreign
Countries.

Washington, Aug. 24.-The forthcom-
ing annual report of the bureau Of sta
tistics will show the valuation of the
imports and domestic exports of the
United States by countries for the year
ended June 30, 1897. The largest trade
was done with Great Britain, the i'm
ports aggregating $167 7,947, $50 and the
exports $47S,44S,592. The next in vol
ume was with Germany, the imports be-
ing $110,210.614 and the exports $123,-
7S4,453 France is third in the list, with
imports amounting to $67,53O,231 and
exports $56,2s7,631. The imports from
the dominion of Canada during the year
amounted to $40, O,sO0,3S7 and the exports
S5s, ,465,O4s The imports from Mexico
amounted to $1S,511 ,572 and the exports
aggregated $22, 6,596. The imports
from Japan amounted to $4,000, ,756 and
the exports $13,233,07O. The imports
from China reached total of $2O, ,4O3.-
s62 and the exports aggregated SILL
Ol6SSS
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-28

The removal of the national library
from the capitol to the new library
building will result in the enlarging of
the crypt under the great rotunda.
When the Toner collection was received
by the library about 16 years ago, brick
walls were built just back of the second
row of columns, in the crypt, thus con-
verting the outer circumference into
apartments for the temporary occupan-
cy of the collection given by DR.. Toner.
The building of these apartments COW
cred up the windows of the crypt, and
yesterday they were uncovered to the
gaze of the public for the first time in
16 years.
Now that the books of this collection
have been removed to the new build
ing, workmen have begun to tear down
these obstructing walls, and the vault
ed chamber will be restored to its orig
inal beautiful design. The crypt will
be not only beautified, but it will be
increased in space to nearly three
times that with which visitors have
been familiar. After the temporary
walls have been removed. the entire
chamber will be freshly painted. The
law especially provides that none of
the rooms vacated by the library shall
be occupied for any purpose whatever
until authority is conferred by con-
gress. The law library will remain in
its present quarters, on the ground
floor beneath the apartments occupied
by the supreme court,
The departure of the congressional
library from the capitol building marks
az epoch in the history of that struo-
ture, and it is an epoch which should
stand forth in future history. 1t is an
epoch which marks the growth of this
great republic.
Mark you! The capitol building is
the greatest and most magnificent leg
islative building in the world. There is
no congress, nor parliament, nor reich.
stag, nor other parliamentary body in
the whole world which has such a
palace. The congress of the United
as the most beautiful building of its
kind in the whole world.
But the congressional library ha,
grown so that it must be taken out o.
TIE capitol building, and housed in {
splendid edifice erected for that pur
pose alone. There is lesson of pa
triotism in this fact.
The proper place for the COMPRESSION
al library is in the capitol building
where the congress convenes and as
sembles. The congressional librar,
should naturally be placed in the sam,
building with the congress. Anybody
even those who have never been in TIL
national capital, will see that this state
ment is correct. For concreteness an,
homogeneity the congressional librar.
ought to be close to the congress, 10
the use of congressman; and therefor
il ought to be under the same roof wit
the congress.
Well, that was thought of by tn
original architect of the capitol; an
: he set apart spacious quarters for tn
congressional library. AS a matter G
fact, in that early day, the architec
. was criticised for having devoted S
much space to the library. But he wa
a man of travel and of learning, as we
as one skilled in his profession, and b
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-28
Woman browns Herself

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 24.-Shortly after
the City of Cleveland left Cleveland for
Df troit, woman believed to be Mrs
Flora Anderson, of this city, threw her
self into the lake from the promenade
deck. Boats were lowered and the
seachlight used. She is said to have
quarreled with a man on the dock AT
Cleveland
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-28
REMOVING THE LIBRARY.
A Task Requiring Much Labor and
Yet More Skill
New Conversational Library Building
Now Receiving the Treasures
So Long Housed in the
Capitol.
Especial washington Letter.l

The rooms in the capitol building
which for years have accommodated the
congressional library are closed to the
public.
For more than ten years past the let
crary wealth of the library of con-
gress has been shamefully and dis
gracefully piled and scattered about,
cluttering up the floors and passage.
ways, and bulging out from the over
croYded racks and shelves.
lhis disgraceful scene will never be
witnessed again. The old library is
permanently closed. and the new IL
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-28
waiting for the TraiI 10 open.

Seattle, Wash. Aug, 24,-The steam.
ell Rosalie, which arrived here Monday
from Dyea and Skaguay, reports that
there are about 1000 people at Skaguay
and that the trail is still impossible,
About 900 miners are working on it and
it is expected that it will be ready in a
few weeks. Not over 20 men have
CROSSED over in the last three MeelSs.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-28

Philadelphia, Aug. 24.-lames w
Paul, the Oldest member of the Philadel
phia bar, died here Monday. He had i
high reputation as lawyer. Mr.. Pau
was the father of the late Mrs. Waldorf
Astor, of New York, and leaves foul
living children.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-28
Hon. John q. niIIs Suicides.

Davenport, Ia, Aug. "a. - Hon. Johr
C. Bills, ex-statc senator, and ex-mayoi
of Davenport, 40 years old, one of the
most prominent lawyers in Iowa, sui
cided by shooting himself Monday morn
ing. He was respondent over failing
health.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-28
COMRADES MEET AGAIN.
tirand Army Encnmpment ConVcnes
Mt buffalo,


Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. "a. - Grand army
week opened with fair weather. All in
dications point to a colossal encamp
ment beyond the expectations of the
most snnguine citizen. Train loads of
veterans and their friends are constant
ly arriving and a person might think
there was a great parade in progress as
the posts march up the main street to
their quarters.
Thaddeus S. GARRISON, commander-in-
chief of the grand army, arrived at his
headquarters al the Iroquois hotel
the first event of the week OF the en-
campment.
He was met at the station by local
G. A. r. men and members of the re-
ception committee and escorted to the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-28
Price of Spirits Advanced.

Peoria, H., Aug. 24.-Another adj
vance of cent gallon in the price OF
spirits was made Monday, making al
increase of two cents within week
The price is now on basis of $1.21 foi
highwines. The advance is attributed
to the advance in the price of corn.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-28
OF Course.

/ love to hear the rattle
OF the mower on the lawn,
As 1t fiicks away the verdant Blades
The dewdrops rest upon!
II comes as sweetest music,
From every stretch and turn
That is, of course, when some one els
Is pushing the concern.
.--CleYeland Leader.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-28
Mnnx mills Rcsume.

Boston, Aug. 24.-Dispatches from
different New England manufacturing
centers announce that many cotton
mills which have been idle resumed
operations Monday.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-28
The Hest Man.

Arthur-Who was the best man at
your wedding?
Fred-Her father. He paid the minis
ter, flowers, caterer, music-the whole
blooming showdown Topics.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-28

Character is IA good deal like cigar
after ALL"
How SOP"
We'll, lanlsness often passes eoI
strength."-Chicago journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-08-28
ActIyity in Miehlgnn Lumber Cnnp

Bessemer, Mich, Aug. 24.-The com
ing season in the lumber camps in this
section will be a record breaker in ac-
tivity. Cameron Bros. will put in three
camps and employ about 1875 men; Scott
& Howe, three or four camps, about $50
men; Davis & Gurnett, one camp, rs
men; Desona & Co., of Wakefield, one
camp, so men; the Payne Lumber com
pany, two camps, 100 men. There viii
be three more camps at Gogebic, en-
ploying at least $50 men. Wages in the
lumber woods will be from 20 20 30 per
cent. higher than last season. Men are
very scarce.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-10
DRY GOODS Markets.

New York, Aug. 9.-The market for dry
goods opened with firm conditions prevail
ing in all grades Of goods. The jobbins
market is subject to the visits Of buyers
taking advantage of the excprs!on rates
secured by the Merchants association. The
stimulus was distinctly noticeable this
morning, in the presence Of many active
buyers and a free distribution OF goods IN
iobbing departments. The buyers are IN
clned TO be active purchasers in ali de-
partments and a general Improvement
seems 10 be inevitable. At first hands TO-
day. the same strong conditions prevailed
The demand for bleached and brown goods
Is still a feature of the trading Advances
are made as rapidluy as possible IN all
grades. Among recently increased lines are
a Gypsy Queen, q Sunlight, q Florida q
Signal each advanced az per cent; SO-inch
DER Own 30-inch Jack Hrner, 3oinch Bal
lardvale. and 30-inch Security pa per cent;
Al Paramount, Xxx butter cloths, - Clo-
verden butter cloth. each Il cent; A. Glover
Witch bleached cottons, A Japan bleached
cottons, each 12 cent; A Woodbury. and
Al Ballardvaie, each Is cent. Coarse col
ored cottons are firm and bare OF supplies
in some quarters. The demand continued
brisk.
Print cloths continued very firm, with
sales of organizes on a basis Of s-lSc for
extra, continuing Sellers are firm al the
market rate, and no further Gales OF regu-
lars have been reported this week
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-10
COTTON.

New Orleans La, Aug. 9.-Sotton-Very
steady: sales 80 bales; ordinary. 67-16c;
good ordinary, l3-l6c; low middling. nc;
middlins, 11-lsc; good middling. s1-loc;
middling fair. SIC.
New York, Aug. 9..The cotton market
opened steady with near months 1a3 points
advanced Liverpool was l points higher.
This, together with English orders for buy
ing caused an advance OF to points In
the late months at the opening. Trading
otherwise was trivial and very light but
1900 bales changed hands up TO II O'Clock.
The market at that time was quiet, with a
ret advance of 3 to points. Crop news
from all states except Texas averaged up
bearishly. Closing quotations: Spot closed
quiet; middling uplands. Sc; middling gulf.
SIC; sales 1853 bales. Futures closed very
steady; sales a 800 bales. Closing prices:
January, SIG; February, $40; March, sfZ5
April, SIS: May. s7.29; August, S.52; Sep
TENDER, s7.2s; October. s7l5; November,
500; December, SIP.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-10
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

Chicago. Ills. Aug s-Cattle-Trade n
cattle was fairly active. Win a good de-
,Yand from the start for fat cattle. from
TO 10 cents higher, but the commoner lots OF
half fat cattle sold rather slowly a. steady
prices Sales were on a basis OF s. IS
S.S5 fo- The poorest dressed beef steers. %
81 9r05 70 for Choce 10 extra cattle. VIII
goad beeyes selling freely around &1c9
As. Exporters are buying cattle much
more freely than a fortnight ago, their Sc
lections being made large az 81 1915 ~.
Butchers and Gamers stun sold very vel
today at last weeks prices. and calves re
mained strong Texas and western range
cattle showed 10 change Native steers
sold largely today between $4,000.
HogeTrade IN hogs was active. and the
supply was well taken. Prices steady 70
cents higher. sales ranging al S-l"sS.Ss =
for the poorest 20 the best hops. The bulk
OF the hogs crossed The scales at S-aVs7S y.
light selling the highest, and medium
weights the nexc best Shippers continue
good buyers. Cholera pigs from lows. Ms
souri, and Minnesota made their appearance
IN considerable number and sold badly.
Shsep-The sheep trade was slow with a
drop OF about 10 cents IN prices, WIZ sales
az s. szdi.cn. western range hocSs sell.--s a.
ssssa2rs. Westerns sold 20 fee5ers al S. ioSf
S5N Lambs were active but steady a. 2So
G5S.
,c,aoa
KANSAS CITY
Kansas City. No. Aug s-C2;tle-Rs-
ceip7s 500: market strong. Texas steers.
& sof,<E =: Texas cows. SiSfIS.es; native
steers. g 75f4 -: native COWS and hetfe-s,
s. E,I4i0; stcokers and feeders. S-Wz45;
bulls SSGS.Ia
Hogs-Receip-s $500: IlarSe tstronz 70 =
higher; bulk q sales S-ssss5-6S: hszvses.
2G.6S69. packers 3 SfIS.Sl; mixed aid
hight. g SfssS; workers. &ssef2ss: Pigs.
8 sf5Ssa
SAeen-Recetp.s 400: a1s-ke: steady 60
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-10
Arkansas City.
HfENhfHs CItys
From the Daily Traveller.

From the Daily Traveller.
Last night J. S. Eads came to the city
from the Usage country. He and a
man by the name OF Clark had been in
the Usage country looking for a job of
haying, but not getting any, started for
This city. They came back as far as
Newkirk together. Then Eads took the
train and came to this city. Clark con-
tinued his journey overland He re-
manned in Newkirk until the cool Of the
evening before starting TO this city.
When he left town he was riding one
horse and leading another. North OF
Wew<irk a short distance he was met by
five men on horseback. They stopped
him. surrounded him and made him dis
mount. They took his horses, saddle.
slicker and grip, but did not search him
for money. They searched him for a
gun, but found none. After robbing him
they started him north on foot, telling
him to go four miles north and three
miles east and he would get job. Clark
walked 70 the city and THIS morning left
for Usage county, Mo. He came to Ponca
City a couple of weeks since from Chan
went u the Usage country. One horse
was worth about $50 and the other SIS.
Mr.. Clark says he can identify one OF the
robbers but the Others he can give no
description of. One was very tall and
slender and had peculiar features that he
could easily recognize.
The little boy OF Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Tyler. while playing this morning. fell
from the grape arbor and broke an arm.
DR.. Brecount reduced the fracture
The Santa Fee wrecking crew were cali
ed to Newkirk yesterday. In loading and
switching cars Of wheat the rails spread
and four care were ditched.
Saturday afternoon the printers nine
played the Second nine. The printers
beat by score OF s to 2.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-10

ing Of Kaffirs. The Berlin market was
firm with buying OF Americans and KAT
frs"
London, Aug. 9.-On the stock ex-
change here today Spanish securities fell
one-haf point on the news of the assas-
sination OF the premier, Senior Canovas
Gel Castillo. Later in the day they re-
covered three-eighths of the loss.
London, Aug. 9.-Closing consos for
money. 112 15-16; for the account, 113.
New York. Aug. 9.-Money on call was
nominal at 1@1 1-2 per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper, 1-294 per cent; sterling
exchange heavy, with actual business IN
bankers bills at s4.S694.s6 Il for de-
mand and a. s4s4 3-4G4S5 for so days;
posted rates. S4S5 1-2Q4S7 and si.S7Q
ASS; commercial bills, s4.S4. Silver GER
tificates SO 1-2T57 -. Bar silver IS Ia.
Mexican dollars 43 IA. Government
bonds firm.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
Washington, Aug. 9.-Today's state
ment OF the condition OF the treasury
shows: Availa Die cash balance, $228, $751;
762; gold reserve. s149,sS5.447.
SILVER SHIPMENTS.
New YORK, Aug. 9.-The steamship
Saale, which sails for Europe tomorrow.
will carry 100, COO ounces of silver. On
Wednesday the ST. Paul viii take out
80 600 ounces
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-10
:rons: lambs, e.wa5.w; mut.ons. saooa

strong; lambs, s2Ia5.o; muttons. $2ooQ
$50
Representative sales: Texas steers, IS
head, average 1926 pounds, &.25; Texas
cows, % head. average 101S pounds, s3.5a;
native steers, IS head, average 1401 pounds,
$3.50; native cows and heifers. 8 head. av-
erage 742 pounds, $40; stockers and feed
ers. % head average ss1 pounds. G.3o; bulls,
head, average $50 pounds, $40.
ST. LOUIS
ST. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 9.-Cattle-Receipts
400; market good grades steady, others
easier; fair to choice native steers, Is 25Gs
$50; fancy beeves bring S.15; dressed beef
and butchers steers S3.seqi50; steers under
1.oe0 pounds, s. 25G4.25 stockers and feed
ers, s250ni. Is: cows and he.fers. S20oN425;
Gamers, sl.Oa23: Texas and Indians grass
steers. s2.7013.65; Texas and Indian cows
and heifers &.50d3.25.
Hogs-Receipts 400; market SC higher:
light, 81 15d3.S; mixed, S3.60qS.s0 heavy.
$.5OG3 S.
Sheep-Receipts 800: market Zoe higher:
ratsves, s2.75G37o; Texans, $3.50 800; limbs
215G4 So