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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
FRANKLIN's NEGLECTED GRAVE.
Reasons Given for Allowing 1t to
Remain In Its Present Condition.
Erropa fIa Iot,i1a 1oI,l,i. mi.


Benjamin Franklins grave is in a neg
lected condition. No appropriate stone
rises over it, the ground round about It Is
uncared for, and the tomb of the great
scholar and statesman Is as obscure as
that of a man whose name and fame were
no part of the glory OF his country
His grave Is destitute even of a head
stone. 1t is covered by an old-fashioned
marble slab, which was placed there a
hundred years ago, and is now worn and
discolored by age.
Nothing has been done to 1t since Frank
lin was buried there, and even the modest
arrangements of the grave are not kept in
the perfect condition that is expected of
great mans tomb. The earth on all
sides is bare of grass, the common thatch-
ing OF the commonest grave, and an air
of desolatlon is about the whole place.
The sexton said that the descendants of
Franklin would not do anything to repair
the grave, neither would they allow any
body else TO do anything. Every day he
has received offers of subscriptions from
visitors, who are distressed by the forlorn
appearance of Franklin's resting place,
and who would like to see 1t improved. In
reply, he says, as he has been instructed
that Franklin wished 1t so. being plain
man aVefSe to display OF any KIND" Not
long ago at his own expense, he had the
fading inscription recut, or else even the
only distinguishing mark, the name, would
be gone.
If he had not done so, the last resting
place of the greatest man, outside of
Washington, in American history, would
have been forgotten and unknown. Who is
responsible for this condition of affairs?
Not the living relatives of Franklin. The
responsibility rests with the American peo-
pie to whom the man belongs. They
should see to il in the future that what
little is there to mark the grave is kept
in better order than IL has been in the
past.
Before he died Franklin provided for his
own gravestone and instructed a stone
cutter of his acquaintance in every detail
even to the inscription which was to be
placed upon it, lie desired to be buried
beside his wife, who had died some years
before and common slab was to be
placed over them both. The inscription
arranged as he ordered it reads:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
GRAIN, PROVISIONS, Eric.

New York, Nov. 20-Flour quiet. but
fairly steady; city mill patents, $5.7546.OO.
Rye flour quiet, 81. S513.35 Buckwheat
-four steady. Buckwheat steady Corn
meal steady. Rye quiet; No 2, western,
50lAQ5O&c. Barley malt easy; western, 550
Wheat, spot. easy; No. Q, red, 991sc; OPP
tons opened steady in heavy weekly clear
ances and foreign buying, but eased off
later under realizing and closed &c net
lower; No. 2. red, January, @1Sa@14c.
closed $3.50; May closed 1880; December
closed 971sc.
options opened steady with wheat. but
sold after weak cables and absence of
local support, closing 3sQ12c. net lower;
May closed age December closed sac.
Oats, spot, fiat; No. 2. CSC; options quiet
and easy at Nc net decline; February
closed at 27Ac; December closed at 2594c.
Hay. quiet. Hops steady. Hides steady.
steady; picked bellies, casio; picked
shoulders, SAC Lard quiet western
steamed, 4.50c, nominal; December closed
447c, nominal; refined quiet. Pork dull;
mess, $8.25d9.0O. Butter steady; western
creamery, 14M23c; do factory, 11Gid4c; Ell
gins, &c; imitation creamery, 12al7c; state
quiet; state large, white, September, SIC;
fancy. small white, September, 9Ac Po-
tatoes quiet; New York $l.S71aI2 12jk. Pc
troleum quiet. Rice steady; domestic, fair
to extra, 43sM6hc. Molasses steady Cot
ton seed oil dull, but fairly steady. Cot
fee, options, opened steady at unchanged
prices, anu Tuleu tbScuNe ana nominal.
with scarcely any variation selling check
ed by smaller Brazilian receipts, but mar
kets showed weak undertone under par
ticularly heavy supplies and declining spot
prices; closed quiet and unchanged 10 S
points lower sales 1850 bags, including
december 5.25c; March, 5.55c; spot coffee
Rio. weak; mild easy. Sugar. raw, firm:
fair refining. 5-l6c; refined firm.
Chicago. ILL.,. Nov. ga declining ten
dency. due principally to lack of specu-
lative activity, characterized business in
all the grain and provision pits to-day AT
the close wheat showed declines Of Ac In
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
FROG HUNTERS ADVENTURE.
He Found n Live Sparrow in the
Amphiblan's stomach.

From the st. Louis Republic.
The pretty little city of Believille has
been the scene of a sort of Jonah and
the whale" episode. which has created a
stir. The whale in this case was an I'M
usually large frog and the Jonah little
sparrow.
The dlscoverer Of this curiosity was
Louis Ofdenkamp of Belleville. Last Sun
day was a beautiful autumn day. The air
was keen and bracing, and Mr.. Ofdenkamp
decided to improve the opportunity of his
leisure by going frog hunting. He started
away from home equipped with all the
utensils one needs for successful frog
chase.
Luck was favorable to him and he bag
ged several frogs. one of them was real
ly monstrous, and Mr.. Ofdenkamp. being
gallant as well as a firstrate sportsman,
sat himself down in the grass to prepare
the frogs for the supper of his better
half
She's cleaned up the kitchen so nicely
and / don't want her to get them ready
and make mess about the place" thought
he, and went to work with his trusty
pocket knife. In dissectng the largest of
the frogs he was almost frightened out OF
his wits for a moment when he discovered
IN the stomach Of the amphibian live
bird II was a sparrow. a little worse for
wear and with bedraggled feathers, but
able to fly away with a merry chirp So
little time did the sparrow lose In making
his escape that Mr. Ofdenkamp missed
him when ne looked the second time; but
he will swear to it that the inhabitant OF
Mr. Frogs stomach was a sparrow and
nothing else.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Cotton-Market easy; rates quoted are
per 100 pounds: Boston, per bale, 81 .25;
New York per bale, ST.. 90; Philadelphia
per bale 81 90; Baltimore, per bale. 800;
Direct-Barcelona, SIC; Genoa, SIC; Reval
55c; Bremen, 43c; Liverpool, Ale; Havre,
43c: Hamburg Acc; Gothenburg, &c.,, Tri-
este. 5Sc Rotterdam. 45c; Antwerp, 45c;
Client, SOC Via New York-Liverpool, Acc I;
Bremen, 45c; Amsterdam, 45e; Hamburg,
40c; St Petersburg, Coo; Manchester, 50c;
Havre soc; Gothenburg, 55c.
Lumber-By Sai-Freights are firm at
ruling rates Foreign business is more
or less nominal The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at $1,000
A. so for a range-including Baltimore and
Portland Me. Railroad ties, base A feet,
to Baltimore, he; to Philadelphia, 13c; to
New York, 1312c. Timber rates, 50cG1O0
higher than lumber rates. To the West
Indies and Windward, nominal; to Rosa
rio, $12 GOALS. 90; to Buenos Ayres and
Montevideo $40 00(l11 90; to Rio Janeiro,
$14 90; to Spanish and Mediterranean ports,
81 30d11. so; to United Kingdom for or
ders, nominal for lumber, "a IS standard
BY Steam-To New York, $500; to Phil
adelphia, via New York, $3.50; to Boston,
SO co. via New York; to Baltimore, 800.
Naval StoTes-By Sail-The market is
firm. Medium Sized Cork for orders, are
as follows: Rosin, Is 10l2d, for barrels of
80 pounds. and per cent. primage; spir-
its, As I'D; Genoa, rosin, 3s 3d0I3s Cd; Ad-
ratio, rs 6dG2s Cd; South American, rosin,
SOC per barrel of $50 pounds. Coastwise-
Steam-To Boston, 10c per 100 pounds on
rosin, SOC on spirits; to New York, rosin,
SIC per 100 pounds; spirits, Soc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
The crnsade AgnInst snittIng.
From the Phlladolphla Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Since the American Public Health Assoc
citation has published its warning of the
evil results of splitting In public places. it
may be expected that the crusade being
carried on against the habit in this city
will be prosecuted more vigorously and
show still better results. 1t has been sur
prisingly successful already for a new
idea. and an attack upon such a firmly
established custom as the American habit
Of promiscuous expectoration, and the peo-
pie who are engaged in the good work
have every reason to feel encouraged
Splitting in the street cars Is rarely seen
now, and even splitting on the sidewalks
has grown notably less common since the
little signs advising against il were hung
on the lamp-posts. BY the way, If these
signs were more numerous and more care
we're taken to keep them In place, they
might do still more good.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
THE MARKETS QUIET.
LIGHT IN THE
LEADING DEPARTMENTS.

n, change in the Price of Cotton.
The sales by Factors 666 Bales.
rockers Report Sales of 1850
gaIes-Spirits Turpentine still
Ffrm at 3OA Cents-ROsin Firm
and neutrality-suspicious. Markets
steady.
savannah, Nov. 2O.-There was very little
change in the situation of the leading mar
L.. to-day Cotton remained steady and
II. Hanged, with light sales. The spirits
trr.entine market showed more life, and
v5s firm at SOAc bid. The rosin market
vss tirm and unchanged, but sales were
said 10 have been made at higher prices
t.,a the quotations. Other markets were
eaady and generally unchanged. The
following resume of the different markets
Nd, show the tone and the quotations at
the close to-day:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21

encouraging factors, and those that have
been responsible for the spasmodic ad-
vances that have occurred this week. Ii
looks now as if the market will f1uctuate
moderately for some time before taking
a decided movement in one direction or
the other. We think that at these prices
an immense quantity of cotton will be alb
s sE, ana we are not inclined to believe
that when the decided movement comes it
VIII be downward. Receipts this week. il
Is predicted, will again be staggering.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
DRY GOODS.

New York, Nov. 2O.-The week closed
without any change for the better in the
or wooden lines. The demand ruled light
all through the week, both in store trading
and mail orders. 1t is reported that bid
ding on some lines is a little freer than it
was earlier in the week, but evidences of
this fact are hard to run to earth, sellers
being very conservative in all their state
ments with regard to the market in any
branch. Jobbers continued the somewhat
scattered business of last week, sales of
small amounts variously distributed being
reported in nearly all departments. Col
lections were reported fair.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
Sayings of the People-A Germa

Sayings Of the People-A German ac-
quaintance Of ours thus discoursed learn
eddy upon the business situation yester-
day: IF business is no better next week
dan II was yesterday two weeks ago, den
I'm a son Of a gun, OATS vat l hopes."-
PHILADELPHIA North American
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
Passenger Fares From Savannah

CNF
TO NEW YORK-Cabin. $50; Excursion.
$52' Intermediate, SIS; Excursion. s2i:
Storage, $40 ~
intermediate, A7; Excursion. SIS; Steer
age, $1.75.
TO PHILADELPHIA Via New York;
cabin, $22; Excursion $S5; Intermediate.
$IIi excursion S27; Steerage $l2
The express steamships of this line are
appointed to sail from Savannah, Central
WVth) meridian time, as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.
NACoocHEE Capt Smith, MONDAY,
Nov. %. at 8 p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt Daggett,
TUESDAY, Nov g. at 500 D. M
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Burg.
WEDNESDAY, Nov "a. at 4:3O D. m.
GATE CITY, Capt. Googins, FRIDAY.
Nov 26. at $50 D. m.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt Askins, SATUR-
DAY, Nov q. at p. m.
KANSAS CITY, Capt Fisher. MONDAY.
Nov. %, at 900 D. m.
NACOOCHEE, Capt Smith, TUESDAY,
Nov. &c. 10 p m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt Daggett.
WEDNESDAY. Dec. /, at 11:00 D. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Burg.
FRIDAY. Dec. 3. at 400 p M
GATE CITY, Capt. Googins. SATURDAY.
Dec. 4, at 400 p. m.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Askins, MON
DAY. Dec. 6. at 500 p. m. >
SAVANNAH To BOSTON DIRECT.
CHATTAHOOCHEE. Capt. Eewis, WE'D
NESDAY, Nov "a, at 5 p. m.
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage, WE'D
NESDAY, Dec. 1. at 1900 m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE.C Capt Lewis. WE'D
NESDAY, Dec. g. at 400 D. M
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage, WE'D
NESDAY Dec. IS. at 1880 a. m.
CHATrAHOOCHEEC Capt. Lewis, WE'D.
NESDAY Dec. %, at 400 p. m.
CITY OF MACON. Capt Savage. WE'D
NESDAY, Dec. 20, at HOO a. m.
Steamers leave New York for Savannah
p. m. daily except Sundays, and Boston
for Savannah Wednesdays and Saturdays
at II noon.
w. G. Brewer Ticket Agent 80 Bull st..
Savannah, Ga.
e. w. Smith Cont Frt. Agt Saw, Ga.
r. G. Trezevant, Agt., Savannah, Ga.
r. II. Hinton. Traffic Manager.
Jno. NJ Egan. Vice President
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
RICE.

There is a good demand at prevailing
prices, for fair and good qualities, while
somewhat neglected. The following quo
tations are for round lots in first hands:
Fair ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S%44
GOOD Az n412
Prime ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ..4a4u5
Rough-75c to 81 90 per bushel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
BENJAMIN.
and FRANKLIN
DEBORAH
1TQO

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ......,..............:
Everything was done as he desired, and
the work was paid for out Of his estate
and stands to-day the same as when he
died.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
Revision of Cotton Grades.

The committee on revision of spot quo
tatlons of the New York Cotton Exchange
held a regular meeting Thursday. at
which the differences between several
OF the lower grades and "middling. -
which is taken as the standard, were re
duced as follows: Strict good ordinary,
sc of, instead Of 11-16c off; good ordina-
rryy, lAc off instead of 1lsc; strict low mid
ding stained, 11sc off, instead of &c: low
middling stained. 19sc off, instead OF 1$sc
These reductions materially reduce the
value of low grade contracts, and were
made on account of the abundance of low
grade cotton in the current crop The
other differences remain unchanged The
list, therefore, is as follows:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21

Cash quotations We're as follows: Flour
steady; No. ,, spring wheat SSi4q&lsc;
95bG91l2c; No. , corn, &igc; No. > cats,
22c; No. ., white. 23AMAiac; No. 3. white.
2S4S9iic; No. ,, rye, iG%@Fc; No. 2 barley,
2fqSSc; No l. flax seed $l.05A4l lO}a;
prime timothy seed. $2.67la; mess pork, per
Dbl, T.NQ725; lard, per leo lbs, salty;
short ribs sides, Qoosel, A15qA75; dry
clear sides, (boXcd, 4l4Q45sc; whisky, dis
tillers' finished goods, per gallon, H.lS;
sugars, cut loaf 5.Sic; granulated, 5.2le.
"a Cincinnati, O.. Noy' N1Flour easy.
No. mixed, 27l20Sc. Oats steady; No. 2
mixed, pc. Rye easy; No ?. 46lsc Lard
easy, $40. Bulk meats quiet 81. 49, Ba-
con steady, $3.50 Whisky quiet at Sl.19.
with a good local demand. Wheat. spot,
lower; No. 3, red, cash, elevator, Soc
cember 9614c; January, &c; May, S2ssc.
Corn, spot, lower to sell: No. 2, cash, 20c;
December, 25q25lsc; May, 27Ac Oats,
spot, lower; No. ?, cash, elevator. @I2c;
22ssc, Bran strong. sacked, Ole. Eggs
steady. Whisky. $1.19 Pork steady; stan
dard mess. tobbing, SS.25@S.l0. Lard low
err prime steam, $4.0ia; choice, %.10 Ba
con boxed lots. extra short ribs, $5631a;
shorts, $5.75. Dry sailed meats boxed
shoulders, $5.121s; extra short clear, %.Sl3a.
Ribs .$5.l7la; shorts. SIS.
Baltimore, Md, Nov. 2O.-Flour dun and
unchanged. Wheat duh and easy; spot
December and month, $3.50; December, "a
d97lc; January 97l2Q%3sc; May, 9Sl2c bid;
wheat by sample, 920gI2c; do on grade,
92l6d975C. Corn weak; spot, month and
December. 329sq32$ic; November or new
or old 33SsM3S9sc; January, 32Ac; steamer
mixed, 303sd3O2c; southern white corn, SlW
35i3c; do yellow, 31@35c. Oats tirmi No. z
white. 2S1ad29c; No. 2 mixed 25laQ26c. Rye
easier; No. nearby 52%Q53c; No. west
ern, 5S&4q54c. Hay steady; choice timothy,
&t3 90 asked
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
For BIuffton and Beaufort, S. C,

Steamer loretta will leave wharf foot.
of Abercorn (Ethels WHARF street at 3 D.
m. for Bluffton daily except Sundays and
Thursdays. Wednesdays trips extended
to Beaufort, leaving Button Thursdays
at a. m. Returning same day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21

December and Sc in May Corn declined
Ad#c. Oats, sc for demand and I4d3sc
for May. Provisions declined 5dl0c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
Ocean Steamship Co
FOR
New York, Boston
AND
THE EAST.

Unsurpassed cabin accommodations.
All the comforts Of a modern hotel.
Electric lights. UnexceIed table. Tickets
Include meals and berth aboard ship.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine-There was a strong
demand for spirits turpentine. The price
was 3OAc, at which, at the close of the
market 1t was freely bid. At the Board of
Trade, at the first call, the market was
bulletined firm at 30Ac, with sales of ,0S9
casks At the second and last call it was
bulletined firm at 3OAc bid, with no sales.
Rosin-There were no sales reported to-
day, but the market still remained firm
and unchanged. Sales were being made, it
is said, at prices above the quotations, on
some grades, but no official report was
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21

Stock same day last year -. 1854 22O,2
Receipts same day last year 1882 3,742
SRsres{ pm 81 81 N sales none Rosie
firm; sales none. unchanged.
Wilmington, n. C. Nov 2O.-Spirts tur
pentine firm, zoe; receipts, 167. Rosin
steady at $115d1. 20; receipts, 1924 Crude
turpentine firm at $1.40 and $1.9O; receipts,
AZ. Tar firm al $l.05; receipts, 2S2.
New York, Nov. 20-Rosin steady;
strained common to good, $1.40Q1.45. Tur-
pentine firm at 3212c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
New York Closing Stocks.

Can. southern %
Cent. Pacific =. III
Ches. & Ohio -. q
Chi. & Alton ..159
Chi, B. & Q.s.. 931
Chi. & E. Ill. :. 521
C,C.C. & st. Il. ~
do do pref -. 70
Del. & Hudson. 1891
Del, l.. & w. .1541
Del. & r. ca. II
do pref ....... 431
Erie new $3.50. IA.
do LIST pref -. sc
Fort Wayne ITO
CT. Nor. pref. 1870
Hook. Valley :. Al.
Illinois Cent. LOO
l.. E. & w. go. ISL
do do pref -. 6S%
Lake Shore -. 1853
l.. & N. ...... 5414
Manhattan l.. SO
Met. Traction ..1091
Mich. Central ..1021
MINI. & st. L.. 221
do do LIST pref. s.
Mo. Pacific -. 81
NJ. & Ohio 49,. "A
Mo-, K. & I. e. 121:
do pref ........ 33K
Chi, l. & L.. 81.
do do pref -. q
N. j. Central -. S57s
N. Y. Central .105&s
N.Y.,C. & St.L. 1872
do do LIST pref. 73
do do I'd pref. 81
Nor. & West. -, 49,
No. Am. Co. 4
No. Pacific $50. is
do pref $500. 52R
Ont. & w. 49,. ISL.
o., r. & NJ. 30
o. S. l.. ........ 19l.
Pittsburg ...... lS7%
Reading ......... W.
Rock Island -. S6%
St. l.. & s. W.. Az
do do pref =. 10
st. Paul ANN. w
do pref .....l39&
second Assessment
US. new As, reg. 127A
do coup. .....lzlo2 e.
u. S. 4s..........llZ..h
do coup. ......ll99i4
do 2nds ...... ~;
U. S. IS reg. .ll413
do 5s, coup. liza
District 3s Cos. 1927
Ala. class Al Jog
do B. .....".l6
do c. ..........l0l
do currency :. 81
Atchison As -. S614
do adj. 4s..... 54ls
Can. SO. ends. 1864
Chicago Term. 49,
c, e. o. 5s. .l10a4
C.. Fl. & d. 4i5s. l0t9s
d & r. G.. lists. lQS
d. & r. G.. Is. e. y
East Tenn. lists. l09
Erie Gen. 4s.... 70ss
r. w KID. Is. 1t. ~
Gen. Elec. IS. .lQ21a
G. H. & s. a IS. l04 o,
do DDS. ........l V9h
II. & T. C. 5s..1l2
do con. Is .lOf
Iva. Con. lists. 991:
Kan. P. c. t. r. So.
X. p. lists. ID. -,
d. t. r. ..... .l09h
La. new con. .l1Q
y. g. n. uni As. S4qS
Missouri IS 100
NJ. K. & T. IDS. az;
do As ...,...... o01s
N. Y. Cent. lists. J ~ Z :.
N. j. G. IS 49,. ~
N. G. 6s ........ e =, /;
do is ....8...lV 3la
do pref. stock. AT
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-16
THE RAILROADS.

Yesterday afternoon party OF Pam
Handle officials from Pittsburgh, went
down 10 BenWood on their special train
accompanied by General Manager
Tausslg. Of the Wheeling Bridge &
Terminal Railway Company, for tho
purpose Of coming to an amlcabIe ar
irangement regarding certain changes In
the tracks at the point where the Pan
Handle, Ohio River and Terminal
tracks connect. The Pan Handle men
were Superintendent @. j.. Peck, OF tho
Pittsburgh division; General Freight
Agent James Means; Train Master r,
u, McCarty; Assistant Train Master
10. 7. Whittier. Superintendent OF Main
tenancs OF Way N. C. Gushing. and
Chief Train Dispatcher G. +. Brown
The Ohio River road was also repre-
sented by Mr.. Thorp, OF the general Of
fees. No arrangement was arrived at
Yesterday, but in the course OF the
fortnight there will be another gather
ing OF officials of the three roads when
a satisfactory understanding VIII be ar
rived at.
The Pam Handle officials also inspect
ed the local departments OF the ROAD
and returned TO Pittsburgh In the . tter-
noon. after taking dinner at the Wind
g1r. where they had as their guests
Freight Agent ]. v. Braden and fard
Master Charles p. Wood, of this city.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-16

Chicago scalpers are circulating a Pc
titIon for siguers, to be presented to the
Fifty-fifth Congress. protesting against
the Sherman anti-scalping bill The Pc
titlon Is as follows:
We earnestly protest against house
bfIf No. 90, intended TO destroy ticket
brokerage, introduced by Mr.. sherman,
OF New York, and petition you to exam.
Inc carefully into It's true meaning anu
effect II enacted into law. Section o. COW
ering counterfeitIng, ETC.. is unobjec-
tionRble.
/. The bill would destroy a natural
and legal right to dispose Of ones own
property in the open market.
2. It would enable the strong rauroad
systems to shut out the weak lines on
through business and thus destroy COM
petition.
g. II would send citizen to prison
and brand him with infamy for dispos-
Ing OF his own property. while IMPOSING
no penalty upon the railroad company
for failure to redeem tickets, as pro-
Vided.
1. The business OF ticket brokerage is
directly In the interest Of the travelling
public.
The brokers expect to follow suit IN
all the cities Of the country.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-16
rEIE0RAPHlC BRIEFS.

A dccreagc In the vIrulence Of the
plnrue in India Is noted.
Mrs Elizabeth Tilton, wife OF TheO-
dore Tllton, Henry Ward Bcccher's ae-
cuser. Il dead She has been living IN
Brooklyn quietly Of recent years Mr..
Tilton has lived In Paris ever since the
Beecher trial
Tho tlres In Kansas City Wednesday
night are now known 20 have been IN
ccndIary. The gang Of fire bugs IL sup
posed 10 consist Of members or the law
irss element who have spite against the
nrw Yeearm police board,
The Kentucky senatorial deadlock Is
NJ light as ever. The gold Democrats
and Republican bOltcny will not surreh-
der and there win probably be no cleo,
tlon. Tho grand jury has nnt repoted
on the bribery Investigation.
The Republican subcommittee ~ the
senate committee OH finance gave other
senator's yesterday an opportunity 70
mike suggestions ON the tarin bill. sem
niar Elhlns, et this state, and Senator
Wellington. OF Maryland, nppcnrcd 10
support OF the Dlnglcy rate on coal'