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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-20
IN THE OIL FIELDS.

In the north end of the Elk Fork pool
the Fisher oil companys No, >, on the
Isaac Hawkins farm, is drilling in the
cop OF the sand. The location is l75 feet
west OF the No !, on the N. A. Gorrell
Northeast OF Iuka, W, S. Miller & Co
are drilling their wildcat on the r.
Stewart farm, to the Gordon sand.
Near GraysvIlle, Greene county the
Natural Gas Company OF West Virgin
Ia, has drilled its No, on the $. ),
lines farm, through the thirty-foot, and
has a buster This was one OF several
important tests In that locality. The
next most important well due In that
part of Greene county Is the South Penn
oil company's No, /, on the +, Jacobs
farm, located about midway between
Graysville and Bristoria, and little To
the east of a direct line between the
two points, The work completed at
either end Of the supposed belt has not
been of such nature as to encourage IL
continuance OF operations.
Northeast OF the Former developmelE
Tim Ross and others viii drill a test
well on a ten-acre lease on the Lay
cock farm. The west end of this farm
has been condemned, Murphy Bros &
Co. having run up against a buster ear
ly last summer when the Former gush
er was attracting so much attention It
takes courage and n good bank ae-
count to 80 up against the deep sand In
Greene county.
In Richie county, w, Va, ii. Gray
son e Company have drilled In Sec
ond well on the Greed Collins tract,
and have a good producer, The new
well is located half mile south OF
their No. /, and is showing an extern
sion of that distance to the south. Their
first we'll was drilled In three weeks ago
and started at one hundred barrels q
day.
The new development on Long Run,
Peasants county, Is coming to the
front with some good Cow Run wells,
Mallory Bros. & Steelsmith have drill
ed in No. /. on the DotsOn farm, eight
hundred feet east Of the same COM
panys well on the Schanwecker farm,
and have a promising producer,
East of the Dotson farm test John a,
Smell G. Miller have started to drill on
the Cotton farm, In the same locality
the Klondike OIL Company is starting
No. ., on the Reed farm. No ! has been
put to pumping and will make u fifteen
barrel OrDluCer
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AT THE Y. Il. C. A
Address Yesterday Afternoon Delivered
by Rev. DR.. Kyle.

The regular mems meeting at the
Y. NJ. C, A. yesterday afternoon was
addressed by Rev DR.. S. NJ. Kyle. Of
the L. p. church, OF Philadelphia, who
made few brief remarks which were
full OF good things The meeting was
more largely attended than for several
months back Rev, DR.. Kyle took his
text from the book Of Jonah, in the fol-
lowing verse; They that observe lying
vanity forsakc their own mercy" He
said theword, vanity, had comefrom tho
Greek, and formerly meant wind; hence
Jonah meant that those who hoisted
their sails In false winds were left az
their mercy. Jonah knew whereof he
spoke, he having dsOboycd the Lords
call and started of on his boat; as he
Thought. TO a place OF safety, but ho
found that his sails were filed by false
winds, and he subsequently was swal-
lowed by the whale,
From this lesson the speaker drew a
comparison OF men dlgobeylng Chrlst's
mandates. aud In setting up the sails
OF wilful disobcdIcnoe, they are left at
the mercy OF tho storms. Among the
false winds men shift their sails 10
catch II that OF disbelief Men say
they can't believe In Christ, that He Is
the Son Of God that He Is their Savior,
aud they argue IN support OF this, TINT
q
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P, S.-REASONABLE TERMS OF CREDIT If DESIRED.

trIet two important test wells have Just
been completed on the Big Kanawha
river, Union district, by the Charles
ton Gas Company, both of which are
busters.
The wildcat ventures in Greene coun-
~, Pa, are not panning out so well as
anticipated by their promoters. In
fact they most invariably proven costly
CANDLES, as well as condemned large
amount of territory. The Natural Gas
Company of West Virginia completed
their No, on the S. S. lines farm, near
GraySville, a rank buster Next in i'm
portance to this well Is the South Penn
Oil Company's test venture on the f..
Jacobs farm, about half way between
Graysville and Bristorla, little to the
east.
Tim Ross and others believe there Is
oil In paying quantities north and east
Of the old Former developments. and
are starting well on the Laycock
farm The western par; of this farm
was condemned by rank buster drilled
by the Murphy Bros last spring about
the time the Former excitement was
highest.
The new digglngs in Peasants coun-
ty, on Long run, are showing up fairly
well. The Cow Run sand is not very
expensive TO operate, aud lf the wells
are not like Elk Fork gushers, they
soon pay out on their cost. Mallory
Bros. & Co. have completed their No. 1
Dotson farm, about 1000 feet east OF
their Schanwcckcr farm producer,
which gives every promise Of making Il
fair producer The owners are starting
another well in the same locality, East
Of this well the suec " Miller have
started we'll on the Cotton property,
Tho KlondlRc OIL Company's No, |
Reed farm has been tested, and Is rated
at twelve barrels a day. They are
starting No. . on the same farm.
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the speaker. You need not worry Il
you love your God"
Neither need people think that there
is any special difficulty in the way OF
being with Christ, There Is 10 obstacle
so great but what the hand Of Christ
can brush away,
Another false wind TO be guarded
against, or rather, said the speaker a
dead calm, is the belief that some spe-
clal preparation should be made for
death,
He concluded by urging his hearers
to listen 10 the Lords call, and not be
attracted by the false winds, which
would certainly bring wrecks and de-
struetlon.
Next Sunday afternoon the associa-
ton will hold a Christmas service,
consisting of several brief addresses on
appropriate topics
ahh 'poaoishabOlaarttthlhl, mol o-slt
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OTHERS toll their little stories but
gpnihpr sells tho goods,

MISS ALLIE HUGHES, Norfolk va
WINS frfphtfnity hWhed oh thr facn and
mock Pain vas instantly relieved by
DcWlIrs witch Hazel snlyc, which
healed the injury without leaving u
pcnf IL IN tho famous pile remedy.
charles II. Gootse Market aud twelfth
streets; Chatham slnclnlr l'orty-slNth
and Jacob streets A, 10. Scncolc No
COZ Main ntccl, liSloy BROS, Penn ANA
znno streets, bowie & Goa bridgeport
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MoBNDsVILLE
A Mi,ceiINneou, NIclnnGe af Minor Mat.
ter, from hIurshhiI's Metropolis.

The machinery has arrived for the new
shirt factory and will be put In place at
once. The Roberts building, on Jefer-
son avenue, will be used for the factory
for the present.
The health officer only knows OF six
cases of scarlet fever in the city, and
every precaution is being taken to pre-
vent the disease from spreading.
Governor Atkinson has pardonsd John
Jones, who was convicted of b!gamy In
1896, and sentenced to two and one half
years in the penltentlary,
The gas company has completed tina
laying of pipes on Sixth street and the
north end Of Lafayette avenue.
Rev, John Bryson has returned to his
charge at Proctor, after spending several
days With friends in the city.
Miss Mary Parkinson has returned
home from a visit with friends in the
west.
Misses Lora and Dora Black are visit
ing their sister, Mrs. NJ. Tahey. OF Little
ton.
Charles Manning Is home on a vacation
from the Baltimore Dental College.
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CHILD LIFE.
A Prominent Feature of Rev.
Joseph speer's Discourse.
THE SEASON OF ANTICIPATION

FINDS THE CHILD DELIGHTFUL
LY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
VISIT OF SANTA CLAUS, AND
THERE SHOULD BE No CUES.
TON or THE REALITY OF
HIS AUGUST PERsoNAGE-ALL
THE ANTIcIPATIoNs OF LIFE,
EVEN IN LATER YEARS, CAN
NOT BE REALIZED.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-20

The attraction at the Opera House
Christmas matinee and evening will be
James A. Herne's ideal comedy-drama
OF American home life. "shore Acres,
The continued success of "Shore Acres"
Is commented upon on all sides and Is
an object lesson to theatrical managers
on the value of native plays. There Is
no need of buying tho foreign made ar
tlclc when the theatre patron shows his
preference for such works as "Shore
Acres" 1.-THE Old Homestead" and al
ALBANIA" Every one Of these plays has
made fortune for their owners and the
demand for plays of similar class is
constantly increasing. Mr.. Herne has
been asked by several noted players to
write for them, but he prefers to pre-
sent his own works and In looking for
ward To the production of his new play,
"RNv. Griffith Davenport" some time
next year. For tho production of
"Shore Acres" this season an unusually
strong company has been engaged in
Guiding that clever actor, Archie Boyd.
who plays Nathaniel Berry. Among
the other players are Messrs. Atkins
Lawrence. William II. Burton. James
Burrows, Augustus Wolford. James
Fenton, and Misses Jeanne Otis Belle
Theodore MadGc Claire, Ethel Connolly.
Lillian Claire, Eliza Hudson, and that
excellent child actress, Gladys Green.
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NniIrr

Persons having watches, clocks, Jew
olry, etc, left at our store for repairs,
had better call for same on or before
January /, 1893. We are going out of
business. our entire stock, including
safe and fxturcs, for sale Goods not
called for will be sold for charges.
w, j. LUKENS Il co.
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20 Copte is the special Christ
20 oelllS mas price on a large
lot OF fancy silks worth up to WOO.
Suitable for every purpose.
GEO. Nj. SHOOK & co.
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BADNESS is either hereditary or
caused bV sickness, mental exhaustion.
wearing ught-fttlng hats, and by over
work and trouble, Halls Remover Will
prcVcnt IT,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-20

If you are In the market for the
Stella Music Box, go and price them at
our neighbours. and then get our prices
II. r. HILLMAN & co.
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THE latest and best games Arch.
Arena and Carroms, for sale at Stan
toms Old City Book Store
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Tuesday, Decembe. 81, We will offer
our entire stock OF Diamonds and Fine
Watches, to quit business.
W. j. LUKENS & co.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-20

ROGERS Knives and Forks sg,7j per
dozen at o. G., GonthCrs.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-20

Tuesday, December 81, We will offer
our entire stock of Diamonds and Fine
Watches, to quit business.
". j. LUKENS & co.
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BenSOn'S Piss!sis

tefo'A TIN back On limo with tho lower ribs They
promptly relieve tho lihokAcho, Pain In thu iolhs,
or helyy dali Feelings IN tho region oi tho kidneys,
hnl through their valuable medicinal and counter.
iuIialng onorls, nll IN stimulating and fe.rsthb.
ilshlng n healthy condition, No external
remedy 40 effective, reliable hnd prompt hsA IIN.
son, lflco 20 cents, iiofufo 6Ihai.iuir'.
boabnfy a johnson, Mfg ChomAl,, Row York.
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The Lowest @ GlS a 4 q prices SerS STs e
Christmas, at 49,,
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Tuesday, December 81. We will offer
our entire stock OF Diamonds and Fine
Watches, to quit business.
W, j. LUKENS & co.
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DO not fail to see II, Il. 1IIIlman &
Co.'S stock.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-20

Our Dress Goods 1or s'q .3s IS ..i 9S.
tlons-eyery piece is a seller Special
Christmas values.
GEO. NJ. SHOOK X co.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-20
cIAnrrs ANp sAurEnNs.

81 Julien, Chnl's D'Arsnc, sabntey, Pom
sautsrns, IInrsnc. +. wELTi& 20.
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"o'BRIEN THE CONTRACTOR"

Manager Feinier has secured as the
Christmas attraction at the Grand, the
play which delighted large audiences
one year ago at the Opera House--Dar-
icl Sully in "O'Bnen tho Contractor"
The track-laylng scene In act second
OF the play causes unbounded admra-
ton for It's realism The entire stage Is
filed with laborers genuine railroad
real railroad ties, real rails. real sand.
dirt and boulders, and the loud Clang OF
the slcdEes on the rails resounds to the
stirring strains of the anvil chorus as
The curtain rises on the scene.
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Duo do MnntobCllo, Grono aud Fon'
merry see, q. II Mumm's. Cooks Imperial,
Great Western, Gold Seal, Roi dc'Or.
T.. WELTI & co,
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KILLARNEY AND THE RHINE"

Mr.. William Jerome has never writ
ten bad play, and TO his credit be It
said he has given the stage some of its
most pleasing productions. Killarney
and the Rhine" Is written in his hap
piest style. the clements of a dramatic
work and fine comedy being admirably
combined. OF the company presenting
the play nothing but words OF praise
can be saiu. Mr.. Toole was with the
late W. j. Florence, the elder Emmet.
and other well-known stars. His songs
and dances are all his own composition.
Killarney and the Rhine" will be on
the boards at the Grand the first half
OF this week, beginning tonight.
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Unbounded S 81 ,n iH' ,1 Ssi iS1Esst
around floor dry goods store In the state.
GEO, NJ SHOOK 4 co.

OuR Miniature Gold Plated Goods
arc grcnl sellers Do not fall to sec
them. Finest In the world
II. u, TlLLMAN & co,
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SEE Gonthcr's flnc Brnccleta FOR SOS
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Assist Sluggish Kidneys,

The seat Of inflammation, congestion and pain that
lmmIi thc.f powcf TO properly perform their normal
fnnctUnA by applying
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Call while stock is complete and we will
name prices that will astonish you,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-12
Popular Daily Excursions 20 Chicago
aud the East.

The Union Pacific is the only line run
ming uphole.rred Pullman tourist sleeping
cars from California and Nevada 0 Oh
caso without changing every day in the
year, "hroug,, Pullman double drawing
room, ~l"cprr> and dining room cars to
Chicay" daily without change on The
Overhead Fl,er.' Only one change to
New Eorh and Boston, inc from Ne
Nyai1 20 hicago only nrcc days.
Ska. snip tickets on sale to and from
points in Europe.
For fulI particulars, tickets ana sleep
= car a>romodations, call or address y
" Hr"a,"ck, General Agent, Ne, I
Hlon;2 a'..ry street san Francisco, Cal
OF Y - Phillips, Agent ). p. Co., Rene
Nevada.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-12
Beans and Brown Bread.

b. request of many patrons the Boston
Bakery will begin the delivery of Baked
Beans and Brown Bread every S, nday
morning. Leave orders FRIDAY,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-12
To Cure il Cold in One Da,

Take Laxative Bro1no Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. &c il
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CHEMISTSCOMpARINGNOTES
American Chemical Society Meets
at Columbian University.
President whitman's Address of
Welcome and President Dud-
ley's RespOne.

The sixteenth general meeting of the
American Chemical Society convened at
Columbian University this morning. Presi-
dent Beniah L. Whitman. OF Columbian Uni
We: sity. delivered the ADDRESS of welcome.
H. told the members pf the society how
glad he was to have theln,assemble within
the walls of Columbian University, and of
the pride which the people OF Washington
felt that the meetings of the Chemical So
ciety were held il their city.
Charles II. Dudley. president of the
American Chemical Society, made appro-
PIRATE response, aliuding incidentally to
th, debt which the wofiH and humanity
owed chemistry and chemists.
The first paper read was by Joseph F.
Geis!er on "A New Test for yellow Azo-
Dye in Fats. Butter. ETC." A protrarted
ard interesting discussion of the paper
followed its readings The second paper,
written by j. L. HOWE and Fl. d. Campbell,
was read by the former. Its title was
Some New RutheDo-cya hides, ami the
Double Ferrocyanide OF Barium and Potas-
sum-" Mr.. F.. P. Venable read paper
on THE Atomic Weight OF Zirconiun."
A number OF valua BILE papers will be read
during the sessions OF the ociety. A few I
these are: Methods Ind Solvents for
Estimating the Elements of Plant Food in
Proba bly, Available Soils" by Walter &ax-
well; "A New Method Of Plating tie
Bottoms OF Iron Ships" by Thomas Ta ylor;
The Recent Developments in the New
Methods Of Sewer Fabrication, by Edward
P. Kinnicutt.
During the afternoon the members "fthe
sec iety were driven to various points of
interest about Washington, and were enter
The Recent Developments in the New
Methods OF Sewer Purification," by Leonard
taired at luncheon by Mrs. Heurich.
At the session which will convene 1T
7:30 O'Clock this evening the reports Of
officers and committee will be presented and
the president of the society win deliyer the
annual address, chosing for his theme 1.-The
Dignity of Analytical Work.
The society will be received by President
Mckinley tomorrow afternoon at .:3O, and
tomorrow night there will be 5ana1et
at Kauscher's. On Friday there will be AN
excursion to Mount Vernon in the forenoon
and Cossack drill at Fort Myer in The aft
erpoon.
The society has made a special detail Of
members of the entertainment Committee.
who will act as guides to the visiting nem-
bers.
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= Mrs. Ella A. Spencer presented pitiabie
. Sight this morning, when she appeared be-
fore Judge KimbaIl and ask ed for a
temporary order giving her children IN
charge Of the Humane Society. With
tears in her eyes and with her three little
children clinging to her dress, she told
the story OF her misfortunes.
MI. Samuel Wilson, superint endent Of
the Humane Society, testified to Mrs.
Spercer's circumstances. She is the Vile
OF Il pensioner, who receives a pension
ancuEting To 81 Us, every quarter. Since
Srei.cer drew his pension ON December
hc has not been home, and has given no
support To lis family.
MIS-. Spencer testified that she does not
krcw where her husband is, nor had she
heard from him since he left her to draw
his pension. She strongly intimated chat
her husband would return in time to draw
his next quarters pension on March +.
anu asked that the children be placed un
DIR the care OF the Humane Society until
that date.
Judge Kimball would not consent to MAKE
al order for a specific date, but issued one
for three months, and the children w IRE
accordingly sent to the Humane Society.
a collection was taken this morning in
JuuI. SCOTS COURTROOM and sufficient
money secured to buy a prisoner a pair
of shoes SD that he might continue his
journe to Philadelphia.
John Myers is a handsome young man OF
fair intelligence. He is deaf and dumb and
his trial was Interesting. policeman
arrested him yesterday for begging from
house to house. The man offered paper
to show he needed money and food.
Paiiff Kendig said he could give signs
for the alphabet with his fingers. but
did not think lie could talk fast enough
to make good examination of the pris-
oner Judge Scott suggested that lues-
tions might lie written and submitted to
Myers. This was done and the prisoner
explained that he was from Phila delp lia
and blacksmith by trade.
"D1 yoG want to go back to Philadel-
phia?" wrote Judge Scott.
Il VIII III / can get pair of Shoes
answered the dear mute.
''Iie says lie Will il he can get shoes; his
feet are on the ground.' explained Bailiff
kendig.
soon the courts sympathy was aroused.
The prisone- was not an ordinary vagrant.
He was sober and MISUNDERSTANDING. The
question was how to raise the shoes. A
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they could find. Word now comes from
Circle Cay that the miners have deter.
mined TO allow no one coming down the
river to stop at that place unless fully
equipped .or the winter.
There is no governnenton the American
side in all the Yukon country. from the one
hundred and foriy-first parallel to the
mouth OF the river. distance OF nea riy two
thousand miles. Mmers' law is good
thing. where nine-tenths of the people are
earnest, honest, industrious miners, as
they were in Circle City last winter, bit it
cannot. but lie positive evil under present
conditions il. most of-the camps OF the
Yukon.
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washington stock Exchange.

saIes-washington Loan and Trust, at
12s. Capital Traction, so at 81 Is Al
at &c, and 20 at GO, $. D. b. Washington
Gas, ~ at As I-2, seller Z. Columbia rIre
Insurance, 100 at IL Ia. Columbia Title
Insurance, ITO at 4 T-s. Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone, So at 81. American
Graphophoue, % at IL 12. seller 3.
American Graphophone preferred. 100 at
IL So, liz at IL 3-4, and / 4 at IL.
Pneumati cGun Carriage, 100 al 43 cents,
100 at AZ cents. and 100 at Il cents.
Lanston Monotype, 100 at Is 1-2.
Amer caII-American Gra phophoue, so
at I1l-2 Metropolitan Railroad Ccnverti-
bic 6's, $4,000 at 125.
The evening times., 1897-12-29
Tide Table.

Today-Low tide, GIG a. m. and 6:59 d.
M, high tide, 1913 a. m. and = pm
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of the water
at s a. M: Great Falls Temperature, 81;
Condition. "a. Receiving reservoir-T Tenn
per ature, "a; Condition at north connect ion,
SO, condition. at south connection, %. Dis
tributing neutrality-suspicious. 36; Con-
dition at influent gatehouse, IT; effluent
gatehouse, 15.
City Lights.
Gaslamps are lighted at 5:55 p. M; extin-
gushing begun at 6:27 a. m. The lighting
is begun one hour before the hour nan ii.
Arc lamps are lighted at $40 p. M; ex;in-
guished at 6:42 q. m.
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DONE be persuaded into huyinr linim.n

Don't be persuaded into buying lininsnts
without reputation or merit-Chamba.
iain's Pain Balm costs no more. and tn
merits have tern proven by test of many
years. Such letters rs the following from
L. @. Bagley, Hueneme. CAL, are constantly
being received: ''The best remedy for pain
have ever used is Chamberlain g Pain Balm,
and say so after having used It in my
family for several ears" It cures
rheumatism. lame back. sprains and swell
fngs. For sale by Henry Evans, wholesals
and retail druggist. 939 F st and Conn. sve.
and st.nw. and 1929 Md. ave. ne.
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STOCKS FAR FROM ACTIVE
43a BO4
Very Little Trading in the Market
at Opening.
A Little More Life Af.er Initial
Dealings, But Conditions Soon Set
tied Down to DulIness.
4s1a BO9

New York, Dec. 29.-Tbere was very little
trading in the stock market at the ope ming
this morning Commission houses had no
orders and what little business there was
transacted was confined to the pro-
fessional element.
The few quotations made indicated a
barely steady tone. Manhattan was weak
and lost a full point in the first fewmin ICES
Of business.
The market, after the initial dealings,
showed little more life, but the business
was ia, from active.
At IL O'clock the market was stea dy and
duh. Government bonds are unchanged.
The general market at noon was dull and
steady.