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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-03

90
Liverpool Wheat Cables
Wheat opened I'D lower; second cables
4GSsd lower; closing cables Is to 11sd
lower.
Puts on May wheat, S9ssc.
Calls on May wheat, S15sc
Northwest receipts of wheat were 1853
cars, against 3oo cars last year.
ClearanceS of wheat ana flour as wheat
aggre gated $4,000 bushels
Chicago, December 2.-The local tai
ent in the great pit spread itself to-
day and being against the market,
prices broke. There was a strongly
marked undercurrent of bearish feel
ing permeating the crowd, and al
though some of the days statistical de-
velopments were Of more bullish
character than have been recently
forthcoming, they had little effect in
turning sentiment from its bearish pre-
delictions and the market closed at a
loss of 1ac per bushel in May, but of
14c in December. Corn and oats we're
also weak, closing 1s@Ac lower re-
spectively. Provisions were very dull
and closed substantially unchanged.
Wheat had weak opening, princi-
pally because Liverpool fully reflected
the decline of the day before at Chi
cago. 1t opened at from SD to sd de-
cline. Paris at the same time was re-
ported somewhat higher for the day.
Northwestern receipts were still too
heavy to encourage buying. The most
important consideration for the time.
however, was the hostile attitude to
the market assumed by some Of the
heaviest Of the local scalpers. That
was important because of the almost
total absence of orders to commission
houses from outside The opening
price for May was 90A @ssc, a cecline
of 1sc from yesterday, and it defined
to 90c before it showed any sigls of
Improvement. Decembeh was much
weaker opening Mc lower at 961s and
declining to $3.50 with hardly a siga
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-03
RAILROADS.

tDaily except Sunca-
SUNDAY church train Will leave Elm
Grove at 9:42 a. M, and Whset.ng at '2 u
- II. e. wEISGERbER
General Manager.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-03
METAL.

NEW YORK. December Pig iron,
warrants quiet at Sc 70 bid and Sc 80 asked.
Copper, weak at $40 IS bid and $40 %
asked.
Tin. very dull at s13 70 bid and $l3 70
asked.
Spelter, steady at 81 90. =, %
Lead, exchange steady So Is bid and 81 81
asked; brokers firm at So 80.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-03
finance AND TRADE.

NEW YORK. December money on
caH easy at E11G2 per cent last loan IL
R91 cent; Closed Offered at 11Q2 per cent.
rhine mercantile paper 3@311 per cent
Slerang exchange steady at 81 $40
sixty days
Posed rates 81 S4@4 ST.
commercial bills $4821H.
silver certificates 59460c.
Bar silver 595ac.
Mexican dollars 461hc.
lSOVQrnnp tS-ETiry,1
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-03
FINANCIAL.
COTTON

COTTON
Is selling below the cost of production and
affords an excellent opportunity for MAX
We have written a SPECIAL LETTER
on the subject and it has attracted wide
spread attention. 1t also suggests meth
cd of trading which has proven very
PROFITABLE to our customers. No
ONE who wants to make MONEY ought
to miss reading this letter. IT CAN Be
HAD ON APPLICATION.
MHEHT
Will it sell at IS or los next? We have
written an IMPORTANT ARTICLE on 1t
telling what we think in will do and WHY.
OUR FACILITIES FOR DEALING IN
EITHER OF THESE COMMODITIES
CANNOT POSSIBLY BE EXCELLED.
rriyata Telepra nh Code Furnished.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-03

Articles. Open. High. Low Close
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-03
New York, December 2.-Evening

New York, December 2.-Evening
Posts London financial cablegram:
The stock markets here were irregu-
lar to-day. The feature was the con-
tinued improvement in Americans.
mainly on New York support, operators
in that city absorbing supplies.
The Paris bourse was firm and the
Berlin market was steady.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-07
Catholic Church Items.

Wednesday, Dec. Sth, is holy
day of obligation, it being the
feast of the Immaculate Concep-
ton OF the Blessed Virgin Mary.
For the accommodation of stu
dents, there will be an early Mass
at Z a. M. High Mass and sermon
at 1920.
Dec. 18th, the young folks will
meet in St. Bridget's Hall at the
church at 7 p. nj.
Sunday, Dec. 18th, the sermon
at 1890 will be on the Lords
Prayer. At 1870 p. m. there viii
be free lecture on "The Ringing
of the Angelus Bell" This sub
ject is full OF deep religious mean
ing. Let every body come and be
enlightened on this subject OF
peculiar interest.
Christmas Eve divine service
will be held exactly at midnight.
STEPHEN DUREN, Pastor.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-07
To Our Excha ages.

Some of the papers of eneighbor-
ing places seem inclined to dis.
parage the water system of our
city in connection with the burn
ing of the Normal school building.
We wish to say that the water
supply Of the city is fully adequate
for.all ordinary emergencies but if
the would-be critics will read the
general news of the world instead
of being confined, in their observ-
alton, to the little sphere in which
they move, they may possibly learn
that there has been, recently in
London q SIC, 900, 900 fire notwith.
standing it's splendid fire brigade;
that some years. ago Chicago with
its fine system of fire apparatus
was considerably scorched, that
Boston can tell of several big fires
and New York has IN her history
a record of some blazes of no small
moment. Fighting fire in a coun-
try village or small buildings is
quite a different matter from that
of contending with one in an un-
usually high building with large
open attic where the fire ran like a
race horse from the very inception
Of the conhagration.
The fact that more than sixty
thousand gallons of water was
poured upon the flames in three
hours may show in some degree
the stubbornness of the conhaga-
tion.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-07
The Normal School.

If there is any disbursement or
deep lying difficulties in running the
Normal without the building burned
last week they fail, in inquiry, to
come to light. Not but that there
are difficulties growing out of the re-
adjustment into nsw quarters but
more cheerful and hopeful lot of
people it would be hard to find than
the faculty and students of River
Falls Normal school. All minor
questions concerning the settlement
into new conditions seem to be lost
sight of and the great effort that is
being made to make the most of
present opportunities 'absorbs ali
others. But one half day was lost
after the fire and a part Of that was
profitably used in holding a mass
meeting Of students and citizens to
determine ways and means for con.
tinuing the school. On Tuesday after
noon classes were reciting and at
present every department of the
school in running on full time. Some,
secondary inconvenience will not
entirely disappear until the school,
takes up it's new quarters in the new
Methodist church. That event is
likely to take place the last of next
week orIthe first OF the week after, At
that time the church will be supplied
with new furniture of the latest and
most approved pattern, entirely
suitable to be usedin the new Normal
school when it shall be erected.
The use of the Methodist church
81. an assembly room which will be
wholly adequate to seat the school,
and the arrangement of having the
Rotations in the same block with
the assembly room, many of them in
the same church, will afford facilities
of character such as to give rise to
no complaint whatever, and students
who have been planning to attend
after the holidays will have no oc~
casion to remain away for lack OF
excellent school conveniences. In
fact, there have been two or three
accessions of new students since the
fire and almost none have severed
their connection with the school ex
cept those who had schools engaged
and who intended to leave anyway.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-07

less useful and thorough than
formerly.
Thus it will be seen that gener-
.oslty and activity, properly com
.blned and applied, have trans
formed what, a week ago, seemed
like lrreparable disaster, into a
successfully re-housed and en-
thusiastic Normal school.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-07
The Normal School is Still Running
With Regularity and
Enthusiasm.

school is re-housed and working
smoothly with scarcely a break
anywhere, the calamity of the fire
not seeming in any appreciable
degree to have interfered with the
regular work of the school. Every
possible assistance was rendered
by our citizens, and workmen Of
all kinds. have been busy in max
ing suitable changes in the various
buildings donated to the use of the
school. REGULATIONS went on with
reasonable regularity all of last
week and yesterday morning
found all departments we'll housed
and provided with new text books.
The city bears the expense of
necessary changes Of partitions,
windows, stoves, closets, etc.,
which together will be of small
cost. The placing Of the whole
school in the limits of one block,
substantially, will make all classes
easily accessible to their work.
Unusual energy and activity have
been displayed by the com mittee in
charge of the work'of re-establlsh-
ing the school in its new quarters.
For the present the Baptist
church is occupied as an assembly
room for the morning exercises,
but the new M. E. church will be
utilized for this purpose as soon
as it is ready for occupancy which
will be In very few days.
The Office of President Parker
will be at the Baptist church for
the present. Profs. Brier, Clark
and Sims will also be located at
5 this place for the present. Prof.
Ewing, Miss Pardee, Mrs. Trues-
}dell, Miss Giltillan and Miss
Hatheral have their rooms in
}Carroll Block, occupying the neat
}and convenient halls of the !. 0.
SO. F. and the Masonic banquet
}hal. Miss Caldwell and Miss
Hayes are at home in the Lutheran
}church with their classes. Misses
}Sbultes and Smith can be found
Sat the Congregational or Baptist
}churches. The pleasant vestry
}and primary Sunday school room
Gin the Congrega tlal church
}afford present home for the prl-
5 mary and kindergarten schools.
}Good Templars' Hall with It's
}carpeted floors and large coal
}stoves will accommodate the inter
mediate and grammer grades nicely
The President announced on
5 Monday morning that new school
Furniture would be purchased at
once and put into the buildings as
soon as possible. Also alluding
to the school work of the year, he
stated that there would be no call
5 for any allowance in the work OF
5 the pupils as regards their stand
}luo as it would not be needed.
; The school would maintain It's
high standing not withstandlng
5 the calamity.
) The impression given to an out
slider In visiting the school IS
5 that there IS deep and earnest
LOYALTY to the school on. the part
OF the pupils. The situation IS
taken as necessity and the papils
seem determined that the fact that
they are obliged to work IN new
$ouarters shall not have any effect
Sin the quality of the work done.
The faculty, too, accept the sltua-
ton in spirit of determination
to keep the school up to high
standard of excellence and will
}not allow it in any degree to be
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-07

To the Farmers of Pierce and st. CrOix
Counties

VI. c. Johnson is buying cattle
sheep and hogs and will pay the
highest marker price for same.
Call on or leave orders at John
son & ElIertson's hardware store,
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-07

Bills allowed, ali voting aye.
Bond Of A. w. Kaler, City Treas
urer, i'll favor OF County Treasurer st.
Croix county approved.
Bond OF A. w. Kaler, City Treas
urer, in favor OF County Treasurer
Pierce county approved.
Resolution for tax levy as follows;
read and onmotion passed, Aldermen
Glass, Thomson, Ulrich and Williams
voting aye.
Resolved by the Common Council
the City of River Falls that tax
Of ore mill on the dollar, upon the
assessed valuation of said city as the
same appears on the assessment roll
of said city for the year OF 1897, be
levied for general purposes upon the
taxable property of said city for the
year 1897, in addition TO the amount
heretofore levied for general purposes
IN such year.
Passed Dec. 3rl. 1897.
G. w. CHINNocK, Mayor.
Attest, ALLEN p WELD, City Clerk.
Adjourned.
ALLEN P. WELD. City Clerk
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-07
Special Sale on

W Waking hats, sailors, tams and
felt shapes for Is cents at Miss
Mapes Millinery.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-07
Council Proceedings.

Council Chamber, City of River Falls,
Dec. 3, 1897.
Council convened at 1880 p. m.
Present, Mayor Chinook, Aldermen
Glass, Thomson, Ulrich and Williams.
Minutes of meeting OF Nov. 10Th
read and approved.
Finance committee reported follow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-01
TIE PARACHUTE FAILED TO "ORh.
AN INVENTOR OF A FLYING MACHINE s.S'
PENDED FROM HIGH BRIDGE-REScrED
HY THE POLICE

Patrick Cook. thrty-tive years DID, or NO. "o-
sccond-ave was arrested early yesterday hlor'''"s
,or tumping OF High Bridge. He was tound
hanging by one les from the second arch OH INC
,vost side OF the bridge. and was rescued unhJuTed
hy poI,cemen Delarater and Quinn
Cook had been experimenting with parachute III
connection with n lying machine he has invented,
o,a which he believes will be- navigable In any d.
rectiou He had applied TO the Park Board ior per-
mission TO try his parachute. but leave Ead Deeh re-
fused So he vent to Hghhridsc at time when
no s,,nposed no one would see HIN. lie got every
thing In readiness and then climbed over the edge
-, ,be bridge at the west end. He chose spot
over the bank expecting to jump down at that
rolnt and lard few feet ont from the bridge
There was nobody about and he seized hold OK
the erd of the ropes OF the parachute and leaped
of.
But as he afterward explained. the grip on the
rope was bad. lie could not hold II. and sid down
the rome trying to hold T. until the sliding caused
his hand to get hot that he had to let go. Ihen
xnr,, Of the second arc. Of the bridge and caught
In some way as Cook slipped his left foot be-
came entangIed the ropes and he was caught
ond held lie had 10 loose his hold or the ropes
hncarse of the intense heat and he hung suspended
nv one foot over the river. which flowed hundred
"rr Tho TWO policemen heard Cooks cries. and after
some trouble found him ard went to his rescue
and lei them down Cook caught hod OF them and
,ha noiiseman pulled him up. Then. rather 20 his
surprlse, they arrested him. ,,.
later in the morning re was brought before Mag
,.iratn crane In the Harlem Police Court. He
protested that ne was not insane. and the Magis-
,rrate discharged him with warning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-01
DEAD MANS CURVE AGAIN.

sUBJEcvrtOF a CONFERENCE AT THE MAYORS
oFFICE-REMEDIAL METHODS DISCUSSED.
Dead Mans Curve was the subject Of considera-
ton az the Mayors Office again yesterday Mayo:
Strong Corporation Counsel Scott and ii. H. Nree-
land. president OF the Metropolitan Traction Com
pany, had a long conference. at which remedial
methods wcre discussed but no conclusion was
reached. The Mayor af;erward said:
I'VE had about fifteen different plans before us.
Half 4 dozen Of them | sent 10 the company my
self. They have mostly been found either useless
imprac,icable and there was 10 appreciaoie ie-
suit T. conference to-day"
lie ad. 4 tnAt thcrc 18th y 20 SAY about tha
acquisition of the Sixth and Eighth ave. lines grow
Ing out OF yesterdays consultation.
Commenting upon the resolution which is likely
to be adopted by the Board OF Health requiring
the railroad companies in the metropolis to run
their cars around curves at speed not greater
than TWO mile, an hour President Vrecland said
yesterday that he did not know whether the Board
OF Health had power to enforce the terms y
such resolution. lie explained. however. that II
the Board had such authority II would be possible
for his company to comply with such regulation
without expense. hr-aU-" the cars were bclhS
equipped with patent device whyreoy cures
could Doe rounded AZ any ratc of speed. But, he
system must be the mlNnnum speed for the whoie
line. with ears running on nft'en scconds mead
tlklbly follow unless cars were run over the en-
tire system at ihc uniform rate OF two miles an
hour
the resolution At the meeting OF the Board of
Health does not agree tha' the enforcement or the
two mile spo.I around curves carries with IL /
whole system at a snalIs pace. | pom many parts
OF Broadway at times. u" pointed OUT the cars ran
can be- sent around the curves at that rate without
any congestion OF traffic res uting, he added.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-01
BIG STRIKE or MINERS ORDERED.
WORK IN THE ILLINOIS COAL FIELD Stopped
TWENTY THOUSAND MEN AFFECTED.

WORK IN THE ILLINOIS COAL FIELD STOPPED
TWENTY THOUSAND MEN AFFECTED.
Joliet, IL. June @-W, u. Ryan, State fecretary
OF the Illinois Miners Association. to-day issued
a notice that all work In the Illinois ncld would be
stopped at once. and that National suspension
certainty.
The miners in the Wilmington fields stopped
work to-day
Under the present scale they say they can mako
but nine cents hour The strike viii cncc: 2O.Dj
Illinois miners.
Pitsburg, June 3O.-A delegate convention of
coamncrs Of the Pittsburg district has been called
for mex: Saturday by District President Dolan. at
which the miners will decide whether or not a
strike shall be begun for higher rate. The call
says all miners. organized or unorgd 1izcd VIII hc
entitled 10 representation. President Do'an said:
There Will be no strike OF miners at this time
unless the convention decides In favor OF such
action If a strik" II inauguratcd III the IrttsLurg
district there is no doubt that the miners In al
other mining States viii join In the movement"
IL seemed that general strike order was TO have
been issued, contingent on certain circumstances
Thee circumstances have MT dcyclJpcd ana the
plans OF the leaders were erO!cd by the premature
report that the order had been issued. There Is a
growing sentiment on the part Of the miners 10
strike and 1t Is probable that but little coal Will
be dug In the PttsburE district after Monday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-01
WEILER IN THE EAST END or CUBA
HE TALKS CF HIS PLANS FOR THE "fAclflc'
TON" NJ SANTIAGO IE CrHA.

HE TALKS CF HIS PLANS FOR TIE "iAClFlcA-
TlON' NJ SANTIAGO UE CUHA.
Havana. June sO-"La i.ucha" publishes an in
toryiew which its correspondent at Santiago de
Cuha has had with Captain-General Weylcr re-
garanE the la;icr's plans for the pacil'ation OF
tha; province The General is quoted a. saying;
Il came east personally IN order 10 see the state
Of affairs existing here and to carry out my plans
important movements are impossible now. "wini;
10 the rainy season: but have come to study the
problem as or chess table. 50 rs 10 j." bette
able 10 make the necessary movements when the
proper time arrives am quItc satisfied with the
military commander u the province. General Ii
mares | cannot .ay when the operations vii be-
gin"
General Weylcr from Santiago Cc Cuba viii 90 to
Manzan!llo and inspect the military works IN th"t
district. lie considers the insurGent Commander
in-Chief. General Maxine Come. to be person
ality who has suffered eclipse and that the latter
role at present is simply that Of a man constantly
seeking II escape capture II Is s:ill asserted that
Gomez is wounded.
I'll. Capiain-Goncral hopes for a prompt pacilca-
ton Of the Province OF Santiago dc cuba so soon
as the plan Of campaign - put into operation.
Rain Is falling heavily here.
General Wcylcr's chief OF the hospital aian has
ordered the immediate construction Of additional
barracks ~ Santiago dc cuba. with beds FOR tic
sick. II is added tha; the local MERCHANTS Will
voluntarily pay the rNpenscs incurred n the crcc-
tion OF these buildings The hospital facilities Of
Guantanamo are also TO he Increased ana new hos
Palma ana TiGIabo. ali In Santiago De cuba i'roV-
inCc.
Only uuintcrcs:ine sldrmishos have been reported
recently from headquarters as having occurred be-
twe-n the Spanish troops and the insurgents.
Havana. June 3o.-Ccncral RUS Rivera has been
removed from the Calanas Fortress 70 The military
hospital at San Amhroso In this city. lio Is com
forla9y quartered in the rooms Of an officer -,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-01
CABLE ROAD BLOCKED AGAIN.
no CARS UP OR DOWN IN BROADWAY FOR
TWO HOURS

The Broadway cable road was blocked for
nearly TWO hours last might. and before the cars
could be got into motor the grips Of two os
them had to be cut cut with cold chisels. While
this going the cars kept accumulatHs
until both tracks Of the entire road from the
Houstor-st. power-house to Whitehall-st were
useless as far as the public was concerned.
The southbound track as far south as the Ste
House long array Of cable-cars
from Houston-st. down, While there were none
at all on the uptown track.
The stalling Of the system caused by
open-car No. 191, the grip OF which got foul OF
the gypsy" after being switched from the
southbound to the northbound track, at Bowling
Green, at $50 o'clock. There were eleven cars
behind this one on the loop extending to White
hall and State SITS. and back to the Bowling
Green switch. The twelfth a closed
one, No. 1853. Of the Columbus-ave. line All
those ahead Of 1t were stalled until o'clock.
when the grip Of No 10l was cut out and placed
on the behind 1t, which pushed it uptown.
Before the last car had gone past the switch
Car NJ. 1G3, which it was intended to switch
over, got its rip-hanger fast in the slot rail
while its wheels were just tapping the switch.
and there it stuck fast. All efforts to bulge this
car In either direction were trultleSS, anu 81
Car No. G53, OF the Broadway line, the car
following, used d battering-ram upon It,
Soon the grip-hanger was badly jammed and
bent that a force of men with sledge- hammers
and cold chsels worked at II for over an ht uG
before they could cut the bolts and drop the
heavy grip into the conduit. The cable all TINS
time was still running, and saving away on trt
grp-clamps.
1t was nearly $50 o'clock when this second
car was run down the hill out Of the way, and
the men were forced 70 use jacks to get 1t over
the projecting hanges of the grip-hanSer Then
the latter bad to be broken off before the cable
slot could be used
When Car No l9l first stopped in front or the
Stevens House it brought up with such force
that the gripman's cap thrown ten feet IN
front IF the car. while he fell heavily against
the brake wheel. Only the conductor was in the
car. and he was hurled head first the floor
Being Il Broadway cable-rOad conductor, ne was
not hurt
information, but the second accident, II was un
derstood, was caused by the gripman not ie
leasing the grip when intending TO take ms
switch Hundreds OF passengers who had palo
their fares on the road were compelled to :ceE
other means Of travel Many paid another far
on the elevated railroad To reach their destina
items. The elevated roads also carried off a.
the passengers coming from Brooklyn ant
Staten Island by the ferries before the cable
road was In working order again