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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

gers was at one time from one to two
points above last nights close. The
hIgh point was not fully maintained at
the close In the general list, but sub
stantial net gains were the rule. During
the afternoon the market took on dis
tlnctiyely holiday character and fell at
times into stagnation, prices yielding
sharply but being restored by the final
stiffenng in Metropolitan street rail-
way and Third avenue. There was no
particular news to account for the
movement OF prices, though the bank
statement with It's further decrease OF
over 100000 in the reserve surplus had
the effect of checking the activity In
the market for the time being. In fact
the market did not take on che same
animation again during the remainder
OF the dag, even when the announce
ment was made of the engagement for
shipment from England by tO-morrow's
steamer Of 100000 In gold.
The bank statement was about what
was expected and reflected a portion OF
last weeks Union Pacific operations
not included In last weeks statement.
The heavy balances of over 50, 900 in
to- days clearing house statement un-
doubleday reflect operations In connec-
ton with Mondays payment OF $500
900 on account OF the Union Pacific set
Element, To.day's shipment OF pold,
while It indicates certain relief avail
able In 1t Of undue stringency IN the
local money market also indicates the
belief that the present hardness of gen
eral rates Is likely TO endure for a con-
siderable time without relief. 1t has
come to be generally recognized that
large Imports Of gold will be necessary
TO settle out existing trade balance with
Europe as the expected import move
meat OF merchandise does not develop
But the present hardness Of money
here, 1t was supposed, would be OF
short duration and would thus defer
the gold movement as long as high
prices continue to prevail in London
and Berlin. There was expectation af-
ter the days engagement was announce
ed that there would be further gold inn
porlaton next week.
The stock market has been character
isIic OF the period Immediately preced-
ing the holidays. Dealings have aver
aged less than 100000 shares 4 day and
the movemen; Of prices has been slug.
glsh and narrow, except In special cases.
This condition was due In part to the
natural disposition to close up accounts
at the end OF the year and partly to the
neglect Of business In favor OF prepar-
atoms for the holidays. There Is nat
ural tendency for prices 20 sag In such
market, but prices have yielded only
yllghtly during the week and have fully
recovered. They were partly sustained
by the strength OF individual stocks.
due to special causes and partly by q
decline Of The fcars Of any violent strin-
gcncy In the money market before the
first OF the year Statements from tho
iranmrv depnrLment az MnghInglon
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

CHlCAGO-Buying by the bull clique
and covering by traders not wishing to
remain short over the holiday made a
strong speculative wheat market to-
day. May closed &0%c higher. De-
cember was a tribe weaker and de-
ClIned &c. Corn and oats were firm,
corn advancing &c, while oats added 4
0&c to its former prices. Provisions
berely held their own.
The moderate strength with which
the wheat market closed the day before
was added to ut the opening. There
were some Indications yesterday after
noon in the active demand on the curb
for calls that the Letter French party
would give the market the benefit OF
their more active support to-day. They
were credited with buying calls TO the
extent OF 100000 bushels. May, which
closed yesterday at $3.50, opened to-day
with buyers at 9ibG9ihc, and very
soon 1t was bringing 9i%c. about yes
terday's cali price, 1t took only lit
tie more application of the bull whip
TO set the sellers OF calls and the other
shorts clamorlng for and competing
with each other for the limited offer
ings. That resulted In an advance to
size. that price being reached about an
hour after the start. The only prom
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

inently bullish feature OF the routine
news OF the day was the heavy clear
ances OF wheat and flour from Atlantic
and gulf ports. The northwestern re-
ceipls were considerably heavier than
they We're yesterday or on the corre-
spoudiRg day of the previous week
The Liverpool market was closed for
the Christmas holidays, but was pri-
Vately reported firm at UNCHANGED
prices, Paris noted triiling decline.
a oablegram from the Buenos Ayres
correspondent OF ST. Louis grain firm
estimated Argentina's export surplus OF
wheat at 50,OvOOO0 bushels. Hardly
any attention, however, was paid to the
news. Traders did not care TO remain
short over the holidays In view OF the
rather eTratlc way the market has been
acting, and buying did not cease until
May had been hoisted to 9i3sc
Chicago receipts were SOL cars by rail
and iO9 400 bushels by lake. OF the car
lots l13 We're contract and the cargo
was No. northern spring, Besides the
importations, 81 1000 bushels No. north
err spring and 81 cars OF the same grade
were transferred from unlicensed TO
regular elevators. Only 10000 bushels
We're withdrawn from store. Mlnneap-
oils and Duluth receipts were iOl cars,
against GS3 Friday week The Attain
tic and gulf port exports of wheat ana
-four amounted TO the equivalent OF
10000 bushels, OF that total the -four
was equal to 1853, 600 bushels. Argentine
shipped 100000 bushels OF wheat this
week During the afternoon the bull
clique sold out a good deal OF the accu-
mutation OF the mornings buying,
starting when the high point, NAc, had
been reached. The result was a grad
val decline in the price, May closing at
9ili q9issc.
Corn was quiet and steady early but
the sharp upturn In oats and the
strength OF wheat started shorts TO COW
ering, and this demand caused a slight
improvement In values, part OF which
was maintained. In general way
trade was small and unattended with
any particular feature Of interest. May
ranged from 29&c TO 29lsc and closed
&c higher at 29Ac.
The market for oats was strong and
quite active. Quite u general demand
was evident. Elevator men and shorts
were good buyers throughout. The fact
that the December wheat clique has u
large ''long" line OF oats had a good deal
to do with the buying. There was some
reaction toward the close, May ranging
from 23hc to 23c and closed kQSC
higher ut 2Sk d2S%c.
Provisions were dun throughout.
Easlness prevailed at the opening, due
to lower prices at the yards, but the
initial decline brought enough buyers to
change the course OF the market and
cause recovery. For the rest of the
session prices were practically at
standstill. At the close May pork was
unchanged at IS 97ls, May lard UNI
changed at 81 72ls, and May ribs un-
charged at 81 57is.
Estimated receipts Monday: Wheat
$40 cars; corn 26O cars; oats go cars;
hogs $4,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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struggles the horse rolled over on me
and protected me during the rest Of the
fight When 1t was all over and the In
dams swarmed over the knoll they
CHANGED to see that I was stlll alive
They then bound me hand and foot and
took me to their camp.
There they already had two other
white men, prospectors, aud a young
white woman. They put these jhree
through tortures which l was compelled
to witness. But was reserved for the
last, because the execution had done IN
the fight had been noticed, and they
wanted to have revenge for 1t. In fact,
they called me Little Thunderer and
called me by that name all the time
was among them. The two prospactors
were made to run the gauntlet again and
again. Each time the arrows were pulled
out by force and fresh ones shot into
them. one of the men finally resisted
and was Drained with a tomahawk.
When the other became too weak to af-
ford any more sport of that sort he was
bound to u stake, slow fire was built on
his abdomen, and the bucks and sQuaws
danced around him laughing over his
death agonles. Then the woman was
tortured to death,
FINALLY they began on me. They
tied Goals OF fire upon my head and left
them there until tainted. When came
to they put on fresh ones. When l re-
fused to open my mouth they smashed
my upper jaw with a Ratchet. Then a
squaw grasped my tongue with rough
pair Of wooden pinchers and dragged
me over the ground that way. to the
great merrImant OF those who were look
Ing on. They tied my hands to stake
and then, stretching my body with all
their strength tied my feet to another.
Then the squaws beat the solcs or my
feet until every bone was broken an, The
flesh was q Jelly.
"a big buck thrust a dull lance
through my thigh, Ihnning me to the
earth. But these are only a email por-
ton OF the torturcs they inflicted upon
me while / lay stretched there helpless.
The bucks, squaws and boys all Joined
I'm shooting arrows Into me, and at last,
when they must have thought l could
not endure much more, they tied me on
nh ant mound to be eaten by the large
red ants. Horrible as the other tor'urcs
had been, this was the worst OF them all,
My breast is still one big running sore
where the ants gnawed my flesh. l has
never healed,
MY torturas lasted three days, and
every hour OF that time s2cmed an ctcr-
nlty. II ] had not been an unusually
strong and healthy young man, 1 could
not have lived through It. Before that
time scarcely knew what sickness was.
but ever since / have suffered from IN Ir
work. / SIN carry in my head the bui.
lot received in the battle. Buffalo BIZ
and his cowboys rescued me from the In
dams nj the end OF three days, and took
me where my wounds could be dressed"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

NEW YoRK-In the dry goods mar
ket to-day the near approach OF the
Christmas holidays causes almost a
stagnatlon In business, there being
scarcely any store tradere in town,
while mail orders continue very light In
nearly all divisions OF the market. In
the cotton goods field there is still
more trading in the goods which have
been reduced to MI stocks which were
depleted previous to the reductions Of
last week. Orders for bleached goods
are sent forward. but theg are accom-
panied In some cases by orders for large
amounts of brown goods and coarse coll
ored cottons; but in the main trading IS
confined to manufacturers needs In
these latter lines and Is held within
their limits.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25
FINANCE AND TRADE
Ths Features OF the Money aud stock
Markets.

Markets.
NEW YORK, Dec 2i,-Money on call
nrm at 3ai per cent; last lonn 0 per
cent, closed at 2hd3 per cont PrImo
mercantile paper 3A1i per cent stcrl'
ing exchange closed nrmsr, with actual
business IN bankers bills at 81 SKA
4 at for demand and at 81 Sih0i sly
FOR gixty days; posted rates 81 S2AGi 90
ana 81 SjaA So. commercial bllli
"a sOh. slycr ccrtlcntoH t1hNjNs,
lar silver SIC Mexican dollars ijNc,
The local street car company ahuios,
which have been such q notable fen
iure I'm the stock market All The wont,
oppnc1 with y further bound upward
nud there woro sharp fc1ctlnnH durIng
tho day nm pguit iuNIng these stocks
closed at the highest. Third Avenue
added 2 points 10 ltg price, mnluuH
rain " 70 points for the wcck Vl.
wcplta gain was also oXlondul TO Met.
topolltan ai va, and IN Manhattan lh
nj ppr cent The great buOguugr 'n
tbeso rpogl0ltl5H spread THROUGH lI.
iiet 0rn tho securities NJ other l1.I
rorbofulluna bolng reached, then thu DIP
du8lfnl fpocllllra generally nnd nnul
Nv Inc ,hllrond llal THE loyol opera
lnra In the lnlusulala aud IN inc grun.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

NEW YoRK-The metal market clos
ed In a tame and featureless fashion,
with the exception Of lead, on which
holders seem to be Indifferent. Accord
Ing to the New York Metal Exchange
official report pig iron warrants closed
quiet and unchanged at So S. bid and
81 75 asked Lake copper unchanged ut
$40 So hid and so o. asked. Tin quiet at
Sl3 60 bid and SiS 10 asked Spelter
QUIET at 81 So bid and 81 90 asked and
lead tlrmer at 50 20 bid and 50 70 asked.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

gown is given in tlssue-paper pattern
issued by Harper's Bazaar where 1t APP
pears, With the gown is worn
small hat entirely composed OF violets;
the shape is round, and the hat Is worn
tilted down over the face. At the left
side the violets are raised higher by
cluster Of green leaves. The gray OF the
cloth must blend well with the vllyet
used for the trimming, or the general
effect Will not be satisfactory.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

NEW YoRK-wool quiet.

no need to suffer with rheumatism
lumbago. neuralgia, cramps or collie.
DR.. Thomas Electric oil cures all such
troubles. and does It quickly.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25

A dainty gown OF cloth and velvet Is
in silver gray trimmed with violet.
With this is a vest OF deep-russet color
guipure lace, which introduces another
tone In the colorng. The velvet is put
In the form OF three bands, which en-
circle the hips, extend down both sides
OF the front, ana curve away to pass
around the bottom. Three similar bands
are on the jacket waist. The cut of the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-25
SAW CUSTER DIE.
nh, Strange story OF the Massacre at the
Lltus ZIG Horn as Told by a california
Miner 4 Thrilling Recital.

Tile Strange 1t1Fg W sNN N-~--Ns ~ hNN
Lltus ZIG Horn as Told by Rcalifornia
,Iinsr-- ! Thrilling Recital.
AL.os Angeles, California, correspond
On, Of the New York sun, writes as fol-
tws: George Benjamin, crippled AID
wounded miner, Is on his way to Wash
ng,on, where he hopes TO secure pen
sion. writes a correspondent from here to
me New York Sun. lie claims 10 have
been with Custer at the massacre al the
L.,,Ia BIG Horn. Although i was sup
p. s5l hat there was no surYlvor OF the
massacre, Beujamin's story bears marks
Of tm.hlulness, and the fact that he was
held as a prisoner by the Indians and,
driven crazy by their fortunes long pre-
vented his experience from being made
known Senator Stephen NJ, White is
taking him to Washington and will try
10 60, q pension for him this winter.
I'm the spring OF 1876" says Benia-
min. 81 was prospecting in the Black
Hills for gold with two other miners
named Stone and Kelly, In June We
were clmped on Clarlts creek, and as We
were getting short of supplies Kelly and
went out to shoot game for supper,
leaving Stone in camp When we re-
turned we found him dead and horribly
mudla,ad. We knew at once that the
Iujlanl were on the warpath and that
we'd better get out. SO we started for
Fosters ranch, but when we reached
there we found that the Indians had been
ahald Of US, Every man, woman and
child on the ranch had been murdered,
and all the bodies had been mutllated,
The house had been burned and all the
horses and cattle driven off. We started
for Cheyenne to give warning of the up
rising and on the way we met body of
Custers men. They asked US TO join in
the pursuit and 1 consented gladly. but
my partner, Kelly, decided to go on to
Cheyenne. Not long afterward we found
his body, scalped and cut to pieces, only
few miles from where we parted.
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WHEELlNG 4 ELN GROYE RAILROAD.


tnnily, except Sunday,
SUNDAY church trains rain WI Leave Elm
b. I'M, IL n. WElB0nUnmn.
General ManhAan
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Flour-Firm; winter patents "a roo
4 so; straights 81 20Ui 40; spring spe-
clals Sc 80; spring patents 81 1904 so;
straights 81 1904 40; bakers 81 6OgS so.
Wheat-No. spring sos 90ac; No. 3
spring S2d9lc; No. red 9gc.
Corn-No ., 27d27llc; No. yellow
27a27Ac.
oats-No. .. 2SlAc; No, white 24H9
2iAc.
Rye-No. ., 47c.
Barley-No. ., 27a3Sc.
Flaxseed-No. l. 81 15isG1 1915.
MISUNDERSTANDING 81 20.
Pork-Mess per barrel 81 7OdI 70.
Lard-Per 100 lbs "a 57lsI4 60.
Short rlbs-SIdes Qoose) 81 42is@
4 77js; dry sailed shoulders, (boxeD AS
I4&c; short clear sides (boxed) 81 658
4 %.
whlsky-Dlstillers finished goods per
sugars-Cut loaf 5.95c; graduated
5.32c.
Butter-Market steady; creameries 10
dglc; diaries 12dlSc.
Cheese-Qulet at SGSisc.
Eggs-Flrm; fresh Pie.
NEW YORK-Flour, receipts 2O,26i
barrels; exports 1854 bushels; market
duh and entirely nominal.
Wheat, receipts l63,72j bushels; eX-
ports 2j3,69O bushels; spot firm; No. .
red 81 O2N; options opened firm on bet
ter private live option cables and was
generally firm all day on covering;
closed entirely nominal at Ease net
advance; No. red December 81 Ol9sa
O2@s closed at 81 Olss; May closed at
957sc.
Corn, receipts 1860 bushels; exports
33O.G7O bushels: spot market firm; No.
., Csc; options opened firm md closed
nominal at hqAc net advance; May
kG3i7sc.
oats, receipts 27S4OO bushels exports
1886 bushels; spot market nomlnal;No.
.. 2SHc: options firm closing Csc high
or: Mag closed at 2S%c.
Feed dull. Hay dull, Hops steady.
Hides steady Leather quiet
Coal steady. Reef dull, Cutmeots duh
Lard steady. Pork dun. Tallow firm
Cottonseed oil dull. Resin steady Tur-
pontInc firm,
Rice steady. Molasses quiet.
Coffee, options opened strong at I'M
changed prices 10 an advance OF five
points. closed quiet and steady, with
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his body. scalped and cut to pieces, only
few miles from where we parted.
I'VE broke camp on June l6, and Major
Reno secuted the trail to the ROSEBUD
and struck a fresh tral! where the In
dams had crossed. Gibbons was order.
Ell to cross the Yellowstone near the
mouth of the Big Horn and meet General
Custer at the mouth OF the Big Horn on
June &c. on June "a the trail Of the In
dians was secuted twenty-eight miles up
the Rosebud. That night q council was
held, and the troops left the Rosebud and
marched up Dirty Woman's creek to-
ward the Big Horn. ten miles, and went
into camp, as It was TOO dark to venture
over the divide. The next morning the
troops were in saddle soon after day
break, aud about s o'clock the first In
dans were seen by the scouts from the
top Of the divide. The men were In great
spirits because they had come upon the
Indians at last. although the evident in
dlcatlons were that we were outnumber-
ed ten to one. Captain Benteen was sent
toward some hills on the right 10 scout
the Indians and obtain view Of the
country. With him he took three com
panIes of the Seventh cavalry, our COM
mand then moved on one mile further,
and Major Reno was sent to the left with
orders to sklrmlsh and drive the enemy
II found The main body was to protect
or reinforce him, If required. Captain
McDougal was In charge of the pack
train and was left with one company one
mile from where Reno left us. on ahead
of US were great clouds Of dust which
seemed to indicate that the main body OF
Indians was on the run, either driving
away the horses and cattle or getting the
squaws and children out of the way for
the threatened battle. General Custer,
with four other companies, started for
this commotion and swung his line to-
ward the river hoping to cross, but
found no good crossing.
We then fell back to the second bot
tom, where we were dismounted to ex-
anime our firearms and prepare for the
battle. The signal to mount was given,
and General Custer at the head, with his
hat In one hand. pointed to the Indians
with the other and cried out; There they
are, boys. God bless you all, and follow
mel" We charged on n dead run. but
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at first we met but few Indians, and
they quickly gave way before US. But
soon they came upon Us from every dl-
Tectlon They came upon US from front
and rear and flank, and every rayIne and
every bush and tree seemed alive with
them We soon knew that We were
doomed, and we fought as men fight only
under such circumstances. \ perfect
storm Of arrows and bullets was pouring
upon US from every side, but We Tough.
cur way back to our horses, mounted,
aud in our struggle to reach the bluffs we
iaft the greater portion OF our men dead
and wounded upon the field But ton In
dlars went down for every white man
who fell. The companice Of Captain Cali
loun and Lieutenant CrIttenden were
Thrown across our flank to protect our
retreat
General Custer was everywhere, and
fora tine seemed bullet and arrow proof.
Captain Keogh's company was exposed
70 the nerccst fire. and his men were
room swept of. II seemed as II we were
hours making that retreat OF a quarter OF
mile We made our last stand on a
little knoll. which we reached with only
seventeen men out OF our entire COM
mand
There the fret thIng we did was 20
Moot our horgcs so az to make a breast
work behind which we could nght Gem
oral Custer and his brother rom and
Lieutenant Cook were among the last TO
IAN. Custer died with his revolver In HE
right hand. with dozen dead Indians
pIoi around him And, indeed, almost
every man on that little knoll went down
with lust such n heap OF rcd bodies
around him. Charley Itcynold0, q scout,
onl as brave q man as ever lived,
brought down an Indian at every shot,
oal as he feiI be empped hIa revolver
with q steady hand. Tho Indians were
armed In addition to their bows and ar
inHH, with the best guns to bc had.
BEFORE We went into battle Trumpctcr
MARTIN was sen. back with orders TO
Captain MoDougnl ana Captain Beniccn
10 hurry forward with their companies
lI1l they dtno 20 and had Hono'o men
como up to reinforce w. tho result might
tN6 been very different
when hhol my horse bullet struck
hg un the head aud fell, In TO death
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RAILWAY TIME CARD,

Arrival and departure OF trains on ana
after Nov Il. 1851 Explanation OF Refer
ence Marks: sDaiy. daily, except Sum
day, tDaily, except Saturday, lpaily, ex-
cept Monday. Sundays only. Saturdays
only. Eastern Standard Time.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-19

week.
DIS. J. NJ. & NJ. T. RICHARDSON. Piedmont, q. C.
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was a martyr TO muscular rheumatism for thirty
years; tried all medicines and doctors with no pcr-
relief. I was advised 10 take =. p. T., aud
before I lad finished TIVE bott!es MY pain subsidized
SO / was able to work. / feel better than / haye for
years, and am confident Of 4 com piete recovery.
]. S. DUPRISS Ncwnauvillc, Fla,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-19
Hot Springs Surpassed.

A bottle of p. p. p, has done me more good than
three mouths treatment at the Hot Springs, Ark.
JAMES M. NEWTON Aberdeen, pr~wn Co, o.
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FoI Rent
Houma Park,
Oyster Factory!
F. GOUAUX. Hound I.a.
GOla&AlIX9s Asthma
FSenlediea
And Ce mgli Cure.

ASTHMA POWDER, to lie burned
and the smoke inhaled.
ASTHMA MIXTURE. to hes taken,
Both st these preparations should
b" nSrtt ~ he same time. Int in mild,
eases " or the other will produces
relief. When only one Of the repair
items ~ nSr4i | viii NOT guarantee per-
feet T"hF', Int | VIII guarantee it when
10th are ns'fl ut the same time.
These two preparations have heen
eOmpoTAAed especially for this disease1
ASTHMA, aud all troubles Of The +
piratOlN organs; in simple words. for
everything thar will impede the free
action of breathing. OLD COUGHS.
Group. inflammation Of the t~lIrnaty
Bronchitis, etc. 1t will cure nothing
else, and | recommend il for nn,hfur
else than that class of diseases. For
those ] will %guarantee my remedies,
give samples when requested and any
Information desired.
~r Samplcs and book sent free bv
mail on application.
It. GOUAUx.
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Testimony from the Mayor.

suffered with rheumatism tor fifteen years. tried
al tie so-cal:cd specifics, but to 20 purpose. a!v
grandson got the a bottle OF r. p. p, and feel like 4
new man.
w. II. wILpER Mayor of albany.