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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-02

OIL CITY-Credlt balances Ole: GER
tI6cates no bids. Shipments 1881
barrels: runs l36,O27 barrels.
NEW YoRK.-Petroleum Pennsyl-
vanIa crude steady; March sic bid,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-02
NIeinIn.

NEW YoRK-Pig iron dull; southern
$40 25@I2 90: northern $40 5O912 50: Cop
per steady; brokers $ll 80: exchange
S12 co. Tin quiet; Straights $l3 5oGlS go.
Plates quiet. Spelter duh; domestic
81 OOGD4 TO- Lead strong; brokers " W;
exchange So 32AI3 So.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-02

lower, exporters again letting them
alone. but COWS and helfers were In good
dnmand once more by butchers and can-
ners al firm prlces IN hogs, buyerH
started In early and an advance OF &c per
100 pounds was generally paid. Sales
were made Of common 70 prime hogs az
81 3jq3 80, smuggling pigs going al the
top prices, Hogs sold largely at 81 we
3 10. There was a larger percentage .
Hight WEIGHTS than usual. In sheet
prices were stronger and the better sheep
were 50lOC per 100 lbs higher Common
to the best sheep cold at 81 6OGD4 20 and
western fed sheep brought. 50 bOD4 10.
very little being done below SO 60. Lambl
sold at 50 5Od5 20. largely at 81 4O0tb %.
Receipts: cattle 1900 head; hogs 10000
head; sheep 1000.
EAST LIBERTY-cattle higher;
prime 81 S005 0O; feeders 81 6Og4 90;
bulls, stays and COWS 81 1903 90. Hogs
active and higher; prime medium
weights 50 9O03 95: best Workers 81 500
3 So: best pigs 50 75a3 81: heavy hogs
SO S0G3 20; roughs 81 25gpS 49,. Sheep
higher. Lambs steady; Ohio fed west
erns 81 20lt4 30: common 81 6OGDa 30.
choice lambs St O0p5 Is; common to good
81 O0GD4 IS; veal calves So COOS 20.
CINCINNATI. o.-Hogs. active and
strong at 81 coos as: receipts, $500
head; shipments 200 head.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-02
GOOD STORES
Told Of Some OF Members of the
New Gablnct.la
ILLUSTRATING Personal SIDE

or MCESMIsy's Department Chlsfs-.I.y-
man cages ImpatlSnt ls'piytO a Iss-
por,sr with connmtran. -itOhsti,OHS
John sherman lSlnd IIeNrIe,I MnGary.
rr0nkns', Of SIr. Long
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-02
WHEELING & Elm GROVB RAILROAD

s USHSS; cSnrch trains will leave Elm
r, SS,,N az O,iS n. IN, and Wheeling at l2.l7
" M'S nv ~ II. =. WEISGERBER,
" "' General Manager
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-15
General Provisions.

No allowance or reduction of duties
for partial loss or damage in conse-
quence Of rust or discolOration shall be
made upon any description of iron or
steel, or upon any article wholly or
or upon any manufacture of iron or
steel.
All metal produced from iron or its
ores, which is cast and malleable, If
whatever description or form, without
regard to the percentage of carbon con-
tanned therein, whether produced by
concentration, or converted, cast or made
from iron or its ores, by the crucible.
Bessemer, Clapp- Griffith, pneumatic.
Thomas-Gilchrist, Siemens- Martin or
open hearth process. or by the equive-
lent Of either, or by a combination Of
two or more processes or their equiv
alents, or by any fusion or other pro
cess which produces from iron or its
cres metal either granular or fibrous
IN structure, which is cast and NAL
leable, excepting what is known as
malleable iron castings. shall be class
ed and denominated as steel
No article not specially provided for
in this act. which is wholly or partly
made from tin plate, terne plate or the
sheet. plate. hoop. band or scroll iron
or steel herein provided for, or of which
such tin plate, terne plate, sheet, plate.
hoop, band or scroll iron or steel shall
he the material of chief value shall
pay a lower rate Of duty than that i'm
posed on the tin plate. terne plate. or
sheet, plate, hoop. band or scroll iren
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-15
SCHEDULE F.
Tobacco and Manufacturers or.

wrapper tobacco, unstemmed, imported in
any pale box, package, or in bulk, 81 per
pound; if stemmed, 81 IS per pound
ruler tobacco, unstemmed imported in anv
oale' DoA, package. or in bulk, IS cents Der
pound; II stemmed, IS cents per pound. Dro-
Vlded, that the term wrapper tobacco when
ever used IN this act. shall be taken to mean
that quality OF LEAF tobacco known CONNER
ciaIly IS wrapper tobacco, provided further
that lne term hller tobacco. whenever used
III TINS dCt. Snal! be taken to mean all leaf
tobacco manufactured, net commercially
known as wrapper tobacco provided further
mat II any leaf tobacco imported in any bale
DoA; package, or in bulk, shall be the growth
OF OiHerent countries, or shall differ in duaIi-
~ ana value. save provided In the sue
ceeding provision then The entire contents If
sucn Gale, box. package. or in bulk shall he
subject to the same duty as wraDner rnhacco.
provided further. that If any bale box mack
age, or bulk Of leaf tobacco OF uniform quail
y contains exceeding Is per cent thereof of
leaves suitable IN color, fineness Of texture
ana size for wrappers for cigars then ,ba
ehUre contents OF such bale box package Or
Dulk shall be subject to the same dufv as
wrapper tobacco; provided further. that COLI
lectofs snail not permit entry to be made
except under regulations to Be prescribed ~
lhe secretary Of the treasury of any leaf to-
DacCo imported IN any bale, box package or
IN DuIk, unless the invoices COVERING tho
same shall specify in detail the character ~
the Iea1 tobacco in such bale, box package
OF IN bulk, whether wrapper or filler tobacco
queDfaGo or seH-working bales, as the case
may be, and provided further thai III tbe
examination for classification of anv invoice
OF imported leaf tobacco at least one bale If
less than ten bales. and one bale in every fen
bales and more, if deemed necessary ~ tba
appra5s-ng officer shall be examined bv the
appraiser or person authorized bv law N
make sucn examination. and for the purpose
OF nAlng the classification and amount ar dutv
chargeable on such invoice of leaf tohacc9
the examination Of ten hands out Of each
examined bale thereof shall be taken to be
legal exam nation.
Tobacco manufactured or manufactured
OF all descriptions not specially enumerated
Or provided for in this act, G5 cents per
Snuff and snuff -four manufactured If 70
bacco, ground dry or damp and picked
scented or otherwise. Of all descriptions "a
cents per pound. n
cigars, cigarettes and cheroots. of al kinds
"a per pound and Is per cent ad valoreu. ana
paper cigars and Cigarettes including wrap
pers. snail be subject to the same duties al
are hereln imposed upon cigars.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-15

/ or heading bolts, an export duty. dis
terminating crown dues, ground rents
customs regulations or other duty or
tax, when such articles or any of them
are exported, or intended for export to
I the United States from such country
or dependency, then a duty of % per
cent al vaiorem upon the lumber men
TONED IN this paragraph shall be levied.
collected and paid in addition to the
duty herein imposed when the same is
imported from such country or depen-
dency.
Paving posts, railroad ties and tele-
phone, trolley, electric light and tele-
graph poles Of cedar or other woods.
20 per cent
hlndling wood in bundles not exceed
ms one-quarter of a cubic foot each.
3-lOc per bundle; if in larger bundles.
S-IUc Tor each additional quarter of q
/ cuDlc foot or fractional part thereof
Sawed boards, planks. deals and all
forms or sawed cedar. ignum vitae,
iahceWoOd ebony, box, granadilla, ma
hogany, rosewood, satinwood. and all
I other cabinet woods not further manu-
Tactured than sawed, Is per cent; We
neers of wood and wood unmanufac-
tured, not specially provided for in this
act, 20 per cent.
Clapboards of pine or spruce, last
bIocks, wagon blocks, car blocks. head
ms blocks and all blocks or sticks.
rCugn heWn or sawed only, 20 per cent
Laths, 15c per thousand pieces.
Plckets, paling and slaves of wood
of all kinds, 10 per cent.
Shingles, Soc per thousand
Casts and barrels (empty), sugar box
shocks, and packing boxes and pack
ing box shocks of wood, not specially
provided for in this act, so per cent
Chair cane or reeds, wrought or man
ufactuTed from rattan, or reeds 10 per
cent; osier or willow prepared for
baSket-makers' use, 20 per cent; manu-
features of osier or willow, 90 per cent.
Toothpicks Of wood or other vegetable
substance 112c per thousand and Is
per cent ad valorem
House or cabinet furniture Of wood
wholly or partly finished, and manu-
features of wood. or of which wood is
the component material of chief value.
not specially provided for in this act
IS per cent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-15
SCHEDULE {.
sugar.

tSubJ6ct 10 Revision,
Sugar of 96 degrees saccharine strength bv
the pOlariscope test, shall pay a duty of l. y
cents per pound; provided that in the case of
imports from countries with which the United
States may make reciprocal trade agreements.
the president and secretary of the treasury
shall have the power, by proclamation. to
reduce this rate Of duty l ZIP cents per
pound.
Sugars of other degrees of strength shall
pay a prOpOrdonate rate Of duty. (Note-The
experts have not as yet finished figuring out
the fractions Of these rates but they will BE-
inserted in the bill when reported to the
house.)
Sugars imported from countries whose gov
ernme9ts pay a bounty for the export Of
sugar shall be subject to an additional rate
OF duty equal to the ret bounty paid after
deductng dues and other eXactions and the
secretary OF the treasury Is directed to re-
qulre the general appraisers to take cogni-
Zahce or such net export bounties and to lew
duties IN accordance with the provisions Of
TINS act at the port OF entry upon such i'm
ported sugars from bounty paying countries
Sugars, refined. shan pay a duty 81 1%
cents per pound
Sugar candy and all confectionery, incIud
ing chocolate confectionery, made wholly or
IN part oE sugar, valued at Is cents or less
per pound, and on sugars after being refined
Wneh tlnctured. cOlOred in any way adul-
lerated, 10 cents per pound and 10 per cent
All otner confectionery, Including chocolate
con1ectloEery net specially provided for in
THIS act oO per cert ad vaIorem.
Glucose, or grape sugar. one cent per pound
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-15
SCHEDULE D.
wood and sIanufactures Thereof.

Wood and manufactures Thereof
Timber. hewed and sawed only, 81 per
thousand feet board measure: timber
used for spars and in building wharves
and timber squared and sawed only.
not specially provided for in this act,
&c Per cubic loot
Sawed boards. planks, deals and
other lumber Of white wood, sycamore
and Eastwood, 81 per thousand feet
board measure; sawed lumber, not
specially provided for i'll this act. 81
per thousand feet board measure. but
when lumber Of any sort is planed or
finished, in addition TO the rates herein
provided, there shall be levied and
paid for each side SO planad or finished
SOC per thousand feet board measure;
and if planed on one side and tongued
and grooved, 81 per thousand feet board
measure; and if planed on two sides
and tongued and grooved. $15G per
thousand feet, board measure; and in
estimating board measure under this
schedule no deduction shall be made
on account of planning. tonguing and
growing; provided that III case any
foreign country or dependency shall
either directly or indirectly impose
upon spruce, pine, or elm or other saw
logs, or round manufactured timber.
pulp wood, stavs bolts, shingle bolts
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-15
SCHEDULE C.
Metals and manufactures OF.

Iron ore, including nanganiferous iron
ore, OlSO the drOss or residuum from
burnt pyrites. Acc ton; provided that
in levying and collecting the duty on
iron ore no deduction shall be made
from the weight of the ore on account
of moisture which may be chemically
or physically combined Herewith.
Iron in pigs. iron kentIedge, spiege-
Lessen, ferro- manganese, ferrO- SILICON,
wrought and cast scrap iron and scrap
steel, 81 ton; but nothing shall be deem
ed scrap iron or scrap steel except
waste or refuse iron or steel fit only
to be manufactured.
Bar iron rolled or hammered COM
pTising fats, round iron not less than
7-16 inches in diameter. and square iron
not specially provided for in this act,
5-10c H.
Round iron, in coils or rods. less than
7-I6 inch diameter, and bars or shaDes
of rolled iron, not specially provided for
in this act, S-10C h.; provided, that all
iron in stands. blooms, loops or other
forms, less finished than iron in bars
and more advanced than pis-iron, ex-
cept castings, shall be subject to a
duty Of 5-10c ID. provided. further, that
all iron bars, blooms, billets or sizes
or shapes of any kinds, in the manu-
facture of which charcoal is used as
a fuel, shall be subject to a duty of
81 per ton.
Beams. girders, joists. angles, chan
nels, car-truck channels, TT columns
and posts or parts or sections Of col
umns and posts, deck and bulb beams,
and building forms, together with all
other structural shapes of iron or steel.
whether plain or punched. or fitted for
use. 6-10c III.
Boiler or other plate iron or steel. for
whatever purpose used, except saw
plates hereinafter provided for not
thinner than number 10 wire gauge
sheared or unsheared, and skelp iron
or steel, sheared or rolled in grooves
valued at 1c ID. or less, 5-10c H.; valued
above 1c and not above &c h., e-10c Ib. !;
valued above &c and not above &c h..
lc H.; valued at over &c h.. 80 per cent
ad valorem; provided, that all plate
iron or steel thinner than number 10
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-15
Potash.

Bichromate and chromate of. Sc ID.
Caustic or hydrate of, 1c H.; chIorate
of Sc lb.
Hydriodate. iodide and iodate of. 25c
ID.
Nitrate Of. or saItpeter, refined, &c
Id.
Prussiate of, red, Sc h.; cyanide of,
&c h.; yellow, &c Id.
Prepa EaffOns.
Medicinal preparations containing al
cohol, or in the preparation Of which
alcohol is used, not specially provided
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-15
SCHEDULE G.
Agricultural Produce and Provis-
ions.

ions.
Horses and mules $50 per head. proyidad
that horses valued at S150 and over shall raw
a C guty OF 30 per cent ad valorem.
Sc q head over $40. 90 per cent.
Hogs $l.50 per head
Sheep, year old or more, $3.50 per head.
less than year Old, 70 cents per head.
All other 1--we animals, not specially Dro-
VIded for IN this act. 20 per cent ad vaforer
pounds. 81
four pounds
Barley. pearied, patent. or huIled, cents
Bsuokwheat, Is cents per bushel Of forty
Corn o.. maize. Is cents per bushei Of nfty-
six pounds.
cOrnmeaI % cents yer bushel Of forty
eight pounds
Macaroni, vermicelli and all similar prep
srations, cents per pound.
Oats. Is cents per bushel.
Oatmeal, cent per pound; rolled oats. cat
hulls 10 cents per 100 pounds.
Rice cleaned, cents per pound: uncleanad
rice, IL cents per pound; paddy, th2Se-quar-
tiers OF L cent per pound: rice -four flee meal
ana rice, broken, which Will pass through
sieve known commercially as NO. IL wira
sieve, one-fOuTth Of l cent per pound
Rye, 10 cents per bushel.
Rye -four. One-hslf Of / cent per ro.tnd
Wheat, p cents per bushel.
Wheat 1our, . per cent al valorem
Butter AMI substitutes therefor, cents Der
pound.
Cheese cents per pound.
MIX, fresh, cents per gallon
Milk, preserved or condensed, including
weight OF packages, 3 cents per pound: sugar
OF milk cents per pound.
Beans, 40 cents per bushel of sixty pounds
Beans, peas. ard mushrooms prepared ~
preserved, in tins, jars, bottles OF otherwise.
40 per cent ad yaoFem.
Broomcorn, IS per ton.
Cabbages, 3 cents each.
Cider. cents per gallon.
Eggs, cents per dozen.
Eggs, yolk OF, % per cent ad valorem.
Hay. 81 per ton.
Honey. 20 cents per gallon.
Hops, Is cents per pound
Onions 10 cents Der busheL
Peas. green, in bulk Or IN barrels. sacks or
Similar packages, 40 cents per bushcl Of sixty
pounds: peas, dried, 20 cents per bashel; split
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-15

for in this act, 55c h., but in no case
shall the same pay less than % per
cent.
Medicinal preparations not contain
ing alcohol or in the preparation Of
which alcohol is not used, not specially
provided for in this act, % per cent;
calomel and other mercurial medici-
nal preparations. 50 per cent.
Phenacitine, in bulk or not specially
provided for in this act. SC ounce; in
small powders, 10c ounce, including
Weight of paper wrappers; antipyrine
1Sc ounce; antitoxin or antidiptheric
serum, If of 100 units or less Of anti
toxic strength, lie ounce; and lie ounce
for each additional 100 units or frac-
tonal part thereof Of antitoxic strength.
Plasters, healing or curative, of all
kinds, and court-plaster, IS per cent.
Preparations used as applications to
the hair, mouth, teeth. or skin. such as
cosmetics, dentifrices, pdstes, pomades
powders and other toilet articles, and
articles of perfumeTy. whether in sach-
cts or otherwise not containing alco-
hol, or in the manufacture Of which
alcohol is not used, and not specially
provided for in this act. so per cent.
SantOnine, and all salts thereof con-
tanning so per cent of santonine, 81
lb.
CASTLE soap, 114c h.; fancy perfumed.
and all descriptions of toilet soap, in
Guiding so-called medicinal or medi-
Gated soaps, 15c h.; all other soaps,
not specially provided for in this act,
20 per cent.
Soda.
Bicarbonate Of soda, or super car
Donate Of soda. or saleratus, and other
alkalies containing so per cent or more
OF bicarbOnate of soda, q C ID.
BichrOmate and chrOmate of soda, &c
ID.
Crystal carbonate of soda, or con-
centrated soda crystals, or mon0hy-
drate, or sesqui carbonate of soda,
12c Ib.
Hydrate Of or caustic soda, &c
h.; nitrate of soda, 215c lb.
Sal-sOda, or soda crystals. not con-
centrated, and sOda-ash, &c h.
Silicate of soda, or other alkaline
silicate, PC lb.
Sulphate of soda, or salt-cake, or
inter cake, $1.25 ton
SpOnges, crude or in their natural
state. 20 per cent; manufacturers OF
sponges Of which sponges is the com
pOnent material Of chief value, not
specially provided for in this act, 40
per cent.
Strychnia, or stTychnine, and all salts
thereof, zoe ounce.
Sulphur, refined or sublimed, or
flowers Of IS ton.
Sumac, ground. Alec lb.
Vanilline zoe ounce
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-15
SOap.

CASTLE soap, &c h.; fancy perfumed.
and all descriptions of toilet soap, in
Guiding so-called medicinal or medi-
Gated soaps, 15c h.; all other soaps,
not specially provided for in this act,
20 per cent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-15
Slate.

States, slate chimney pieces, mantels,
slabs for tables. roofing slate, and all
other manufactures of slate, not spe-
cially provided for in this act, 20 per
cent
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-15
stone.

Burr stones, manufactured or bound
up into mill stones. 10 per cent.
Free stone, granite, sandstone, lime
stone and other building and m0nu-
mental stone, except marble and onyx,
manufactured. or undressed. not
specially provided for in this act, loo
cubic foot.
Free stone, granite. sandstone. lime
stone and other building and monu-
mental stone, except marble and onyx.
not specially provided for in this act,
hewn. dressed or polished, 40 per cent
Grindstones, finished or unfinished.
S175 ton.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-07

Washington. February 5.--'The testimony
taken before the senate committee on naval
affairs in regard to the cost Of q gqor plate
WINS rna lie public to-day. Tho reIlor shows
that General Manager II. c. Fricl of the
Carnegie Steel company submitted writ
ten proposition agreeing to leave some OF
tho differences between the company and
the United States to arbitration. The
items he specified were;
1. An annual dividend Of G per cent
on capital stock, which he contended was
Just.
.. He complained tina, the sinking fund
allowed to cover depreciation Is only about
per cent of the cost Of the plant, which.
he thinks Is too low.
Mi Frick in his letter said the original
cost of the Carnegie Armor plant was over
81 600 900 and he advanced the idea that
the government could duplicate it for less
than 100000.
Secretary Herbert's report says that,
in his opinion the government could
duplicate the Bethlehem or Carnegie plant
for 81 100000. and he recommends that
congress appropriate this amount to be
set aside and used in case the companies
refused to make reasonable terms.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-07
Considering The Conference.

Washington. February 6.--The question
OF authorizing this government to enter
an international bimetaliio conference wac
tho subject OF discussion by the house
committee on coinage today. Several res
olutons. including tho one adopted by the
senate. are before the committee and Sen.
ator Chandler and Representative Ncwlands
Of Nevada made speeches. Senator Chan
dler spoke briefly in support Of the reso
luton. MIR. Newlands discouraged the plan
for a conference. He said the four inter
national conferences already held had been
merely debating societies and another con
ference would have no greater results.
The delegates to such conference seldom
were empowered 10 commit their govern
m0nts to any action and there never were
any results. In the past the United States
had consulted only England France and
Germany. whose interests We're to maintain
the gold standard, whereas the debtor ma
tons, Russia. Austria. Brazil, Chilli and
others were interested In bmotallism, al
though they had been drawn to the gold
standard under the influence OF the cred
itor nations tEngland. France and Ger
many.
The three creditor nations had mon
opoy of gold and had no interest in equal
iziug the prices of gold ana silver The
committee came To no conclusion on the
bill and several members Of the commit
tco ON banking. who are Interested in the
matter. gave notice that they wanted to
speak At the next meeting
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-07
Loud NH Nnl lcini.l.ch-

Washington, February The senate
committee on postofnccs and post roads
failed today TO conclude It's consideration Of
the Loud hill in regard to sceond-olass mail
matter, as 1t had hoped 10 10 The post
ponem'nt WAS duo 10 thn tact that somo
senators who are not members Of the com
mittce have expressed desire h. be- heard
on the bin before It is reported. Senator
Stewart was given an opportunity today to
further express his objections TO tho meas
ure He said that q If should be reported
to the senate ho would talk for iva days
against IT rather than allow 1t 10 paag
The committee agreed 20 report fav0rahly
the nomination Of George II Van t3a for
postmaster at Clay Center, Am. the hold
ing up of which in committee ha. been the
cause Of contention In the executive ses-
sions OF the SENATE Of late.