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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-19

Flour, slow.
No. spring wheat s1.15@1.20; No. 8
spring wheat S1.10@1.35; No. 2 red
wheat S1456155.
No. 2 corn 37@371ac.
No. 2 oats 291a@30c; No. white
oats 33@33hc; No. white oats 500
30Ac.
No. barley 44@5Oc.
No. / fiaXseed $13S
Prime timothy seed S2.600265.
Mess pork, per barrel $12.1501220.
Lard, per 100 pounds s6.6006.621a.
Short ribs sides Qoose) s6356665.
Dry sailed shoulders (boXed) 565Ac.
Short clear sides (boxed) $675m6.S5.
Butter. steady; creameries 12m15c,
diaries 11@13c
Eggs, steady unchanged
Cheese, fair demand; creameries go
9Ac.
ceipts-Flour, 10000 barrels;
wheat, 2e1, 400 bushels; corn. 100 900
bushels; oats, 49, 700 bushels. rye. l2.-
500 bushels; barley, 1880 bushels.
Shipments-Flour, 1900 bushels;
wheat, 2T4, 100 bushels; corn. S24. 100
bushels; oats, sos, 400 bushels: barley.
$500 bushels.
New York, May 1S.-Flour. receipts
1890 barrels; exports $500 barrels;
market weak
Wheat, receipts 215000 bushels: ex-
ports 101,500 bushels; spoe weak; No.
81 5119 t. o. b. afloat AMI TO arrive:
$3.50 t. 0. b. afloat September Ito Is:
options weak; closed 2A04i.!c net de-
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TOLD BY REFUGEES.
San Juan Still in a State Of Panicky
Alarm Lest the American Fleet Re-
turn.


st. Thomas, Danish West Indies, May
1S.-Over thirty Porto Rican refugees,
mostly women, with very little money,
arrived here last night on board the
French steamer Rodriguez.
The Governor General of Porto Rico
has issued proclamation saying eight
soldiers were killed and thirty-four
were wounded, as a result of the bonn
bardment of the forts at San Juan by
a portion Of Rear Admiral Sampson S
fleet on May II. He adds that two guns
were dismOunted at Moro Castle, which
otherwise was little damaged. No
school children were killed
San Juan is still terrorized, its in
habitants being in hourly fear Of the re-
appearance of the American fleet. Many
funerals have occurred recently at San
Juan
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-19
ANOTHER CALL
For Volunteers Not Likely to be Made
for Some Time Yet.

Washington, May 1S.-There is a
good Geal Of talk at the War Depart
ment to-day of the possibility of an is
sue by The President Of another call
for volunteers, but careful inquiry
tends to warrant the statement that
this is at least premature and that no
further call is likely to issue until the
aggregate number of soldiers al. eady
called for have responded and have
been duly equipped for service. This
last matter, the equipment of the new
troops, is the main source of delay and
promises to become even worse in the
future.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-19

was awful bloodshed throughout the
town While the natives were engaged
IN the work of massacre and destruc-
ton.
boats crew from British warship
Just reached the mission house in time
TO rescue Miss Muller. A number of
the natives, frightfully besmeared with
the blood of earlier victims, had all
ready surrounded the mission when the
sololers appeared on the scene.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-19
ANOTHER BLUFF.

Spanish Ships Reported to Be Ready
for a Philippine expedition.
Gibraltar, May 1S.-The first class
battleship Pelayo, the armored cruisers
Emperador Carlos ", Alfonso Kill,
Vittoria and Giralda, the auxiliary
cruisers Rapido, Alfonso XII, Buenos
Ayres and Antonio Lopez and three tor
pedo boats now at Cadiz, are ready for
sea. They are expected to sail for the
Philippines before the end of this
month with 1000 troops.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-19
STEELE INDICTED.

One Hundred and Twenty-Five Counts
Against Him-Asisted Singerly in
Disappointing Funds.
Philadelphia, May 1S.-The grand
Jury in the United States Distria4
Court has found true bills of indict
ment against William Steele. the for
mer cashier of the Chestnut Street Ma
tional Bank, covering l22 counts. The
defendant is charged with aiding anc
abetting William M. Singerly1n misap-
ply-ng funds of the bank; einbezzling
and converting funds to his own use,
and making false reports to the comp
troller of the currency.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-19

Government bonds heaVy.
State bonds dull
Railroad bonds stea iy.
Stocks-The bull campaign inaugur-
ated yesterday on the stock exchange
promised well during the early part of
to-day, but before the close the advant-
age gained earlier had all been lost and
prices as rule were lower than last
night, not only in the specialties, whose
weakness stopped the advance, but in
the standard stocks and those which
had led the advance as well. AT the
opening the bull contingent had to face
a series of declines for Americans in
London; but the tendency of the Lon
don market after it's opening was up
ward and the declines there were ig-
nored, prices here opening higher all
along the line. There was a fair vol
ume of orders to buy which had come
to commission houses over night as a
result of the strength displayed yester-
day, and there was no selling for Lon
don account to amount to anything.
The early advance was continued with
vigor and confidence, led by Peoples
Gas and Rock Island, which gained
about " per cent each. The Changers
all showed strength, but ROCK Island,
which crossed Burlington temporarily
yesterday and ruled above the latter
stock all day to-day. The unsettled
tone of Tobacco and the large volume of
transactions in it gave the first check
to the advance. When very heavy of
ferings of Sugar were joined to those
of Tobacco the bull campaign received
an effectual check for the day, and was
not renewed There was a conspicu-
Gus movement of Rubber preferred on
the strength of the good statement OF
the company's business made at yes
terday's annual meeting. The price
rose at one time SIS. The weakness in
Sugar and Tobacco became more pro-
nounced as the day progressed, the ex-
IRENE decline in both stocks reaching
to within a small fraction of four points.
This proved too heavy a burden for the
market to carry and prices fell away in
a very dull market until near the close,
when there was some animation on real
izing. The stringent measures adopted
by the government to stop the publica-
ton of the news of the naval opera-
tons has proved highly efficacious. and
information seemed to be entirely lack
ing inWall street to-day. This tended
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-19
FLAG RAISED.

Another flag floats over the steel works.
Just as the turns changed beautiful new
flag was raised above the blast furnace.
The ceremony was performed in a novel
way. A number of small flags were tied
up in the large one, and as the flag reach
ed the top of the pole the corners were
ioosed and multitude of small flags
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-19

A KALEIDOSCOPE ENTERTAINMENT.
A kaleidoscope entertainment will be
given al the Y. NJ. C. A. Friday evening.
Edison's kaleidoscope is a marvellous mod
ern invention 1t is a steriopticon which
projects pictures on the sheet in the uual
way, with the exception that they are
animated as if in life, and the people,
horses, street cars and other parts of
city life are seen moving about exactly
as they did when the original picture was
taken. and the audience can easily mag
inc that they are watching an actual
scene instead of a perfect representation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-19
JAPANESE FAVOR 1T.

Shanghai, May 18.-The newspapers
here and public opinion in general,
strongly favors an Anglo-American al
lance as proposed in the speech which
Mr.. Chamberlain, Secretary Of State for
the Colonies, recently made at Bir-
mingham, England
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-19
FREE DELIVERY

Will be Established at Clarksburg Au-
gust Three Carriers and Thirty
Boxes.
Special to the Register.
Washington, May 1S.-The postoffice
at Clarksburg, w. Va, will become a
free delivery Office on August 1st, with
three carriers and 80 letter boxes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-19
FINANCE and TRADE.

New York, May 1S.-Evening Posts
London financial cablegram:
There have been no more political
scare speeches and SO the stock mar
kets here were better to-day. Ameri-
cans and mines closed at about the
best. Spanish AS were exceptionally
fat, being sold from Madrid.
New York, May 18.-Money on call
steady at 1b@1M per cent. last loan
112 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 4E@6 per
cent
Sterling exchange strong, with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S6Aep
4S6h for demand and at s4.S3A q
4S31a for go days. Poster rates SASH
@4S7.
Commercial bills S4.821s
Silver certificates STA G5S.
Bar silver 571ac.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-19
RUMORED IT MAY TOUCH.

Colon, Colombia, May 1S.-lt is
rumored here to-day that the Spanish
squadron may possibly touch at this
port.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-19
PoPuLIsT COUNTY CONVENTION.

Special to the Register
PARKERSBURG, w Va, May IS
Chairman S. H. Piersol, of the Populist
Fourth district Congressional Committee,
has called a convention of the party to
meet in Parkersburg June u. and at the
same time the Populists will ND their
district Senatorial convention.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-19
MISS MULLER RESCUED.
wang ,rIl lAg Experience of One of tn.
-yIlcan Missionaries in Africa

NTn-,- III IVIINt OF Un6 OF the
.'H''fican Missionaries in Africa.
,s london. May lS.-Mail advices re-
c3ng ta mere to-day from Freetown. the
I sp,aI Of the British colony of Sierra
ro.on' West Africa, give details of the
Ms..e OF Miss Muller, an American
s.on larry who was alone in the mis-
wbaO house in the Sherboro district
5eIrjo. y was invaded by natives in re-
T 1,lCa against the Hut Tax.
BY ,t oe experiences are recounted
'1 "oNlces. For three days there
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-19

Yesterday Frank Johnson was arrested
at Cambridge by Jacob Bourke, the B. &,
O. officer, on suspicion of being one of the
parties concerned in the robbery of Lich-
tig's store. When arrested Johnson had
in his possession a knife and a revolver,
which have since been identified by Mr..
I.ichtig as his property As goods to the
amount of twenty dollars were missing,
johnson was bound over by Mayor Freese
to await the sitting of the Common Pleas
Court.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-19

came hoatlng to the ground, making a
very pretty sight. The ceremony was at
tehuea py the blowing Of steam whistles
ana the cheers of the workmen
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-19

! closed at 81 So; July closed at Fl 127s.
Corn, receipts 351, 600 bushels; ex-
| ports 1872, 7C9 bushels; spot weak: No
| 2 41hc; options opened steady: closed
| 5s@34c net lower; May closed ats39Mc;
! July closed at 40asc.
| Oats, receipts 136,S00 bushels; eH-
| ports 25S,550 bushels: spo, easier; No
/; 2 34hc; No white 37iac; options
closed 14c net higher; May closed at
| 25c.
! Hay, quiet.
! Hops, quiet.
! Hides, firm.
Leather, steady.
Wool, quiet.
| Beef firm.
Lard, steady; western steamed Sc IS.
! refined quiet.
| Pork, quiet
| Tallow, steady
! Cottonseed oil, steady
| Rosin, steady
Petroleum, dull
| Turpentine, steady.
Rice, firm.
| Molasses, steady.
| Coffee options steady, closed steady;
! sales 1880 bags.
Sugar, raw strong and he.d higher;
| refined firm.
Baltimore, May IS. Flour dull, IN
| changed.
| Wheat, dull and lower; spot and
month $135G01. 3511s; July $1.091a ask
ed; receipts, 4S,600 bushels; exports,
none.
Corn, weak: spot and month 400
| 4O1kc; July 40@40hc; receipts. 259,-
500 bushels; exports 299500 bushels.
| Oats, dull and easy; No. white $50
| 331Ac: No. 2 mixed SAN @34Ac; re-
ceipts. 1880 bushels; exports, 10000
| bushels.
! Rye, dull and lower; No. 2 nearly
| 6S@GS1ac; No. 2 western zoe; receipts,
5000 bushels: exports. none.
! Hay, steady; choice timothy $500.
! Grain freights, very dull, unchanged.
Sugar, strong, unchanged.
| Butter, steady, unchanged.
| Eggs, weak, unchanged.
! Cheese, steady, unchanged.
Cincinnati, O., May 1S.--l7iour, quiet.
| Wheat, steady; NO. ? 81 70.
Corn, quiet; No mixed 3Sc.
| Oats, dull; No. ? mixed 33]2c
Rye, steady; No. 2 G5c.
Lard, firm at Sc 50
| Bulk meats, firm at s. GO.
| Bacon, firmer at 81 IS.
Whisky, quiet at 81 ~
| Butter, easy.
| Sugar, easy.
Eggs, steady at &c.
| Cheese, dull.
| Philadelphia, May 1S.-Wheat &c low
er; contract grade May 81 35@1 So.
| Corn, 1Hc lower; no. mixed May
| 39b@39%c: June 39h039Ac.
Butter, steady fancy western cream
cry 15c.
Eggs, firm; fresh nearby lie; do.
western lie; do. southern 1Uc.
Cheese, steady
Toledo, o.. May 1S-Wheat active,
lower; No ? cash s145; May s1.45 bid.
Corn, lower, weak; No 2 mixed
371ac.
Oats, dull and lower; No 2 cash
&C.
Cloyerseed, active; prime cash $500
Oil, unchanged.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-19

to beget some feeling of nervousness
and doubt which helped on the reaction.
The money market was notably lower
to-day and sterling exchange was Zee
higher all around, but the easier money
conditions had no effect on speculation.
The weakness of wheat doubtless had
some sympathetic effect.
Bonds were dull all day and prices
moved very narrowly, but were well
held in the late reaction in the stock
market. Total sales $1,100CO0.
U. S. As new coupon were Is lower
in the bid price. Others were UNI
changed. There were sales Of the old
As registered at 1885. a decline or rs
from the preceding sale.
The total sales of stocks to-day were
1886, 100 shares.
Quotations closed bid.
Atchlson $3.50, .-.. ........-....-...' dai e
Pc preferred ..............''. 9ois
Baltimore and Ohio NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. LIZ
Canada Pacific ....................... SIS
Central Pacific ......... ............... Y
Chesapeake and Ohio ........ .......... q
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. leoss
Delaware and Hudson ........ 10l12
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western. l5i
Fort Wayne ........ ....................l 6S
Illinois Central ........ Internationally
Lake Erie and Western. ............. =
Do preferred ....... ............. IA
Lake SnOfe .....................-lS 100
Louisville and Nashville .............. 50
Manhattan l. ..-...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l0la4
Metropolitan Street Railway .....,.. $50
Mlchlgan central -....... ...-......-.lU5
Missouri Pacific ....... ................. 1914
New Jersey Central .................... 94l2
New York Central ......................11 4A
Northern racine ........ ............... 2o44
Do preferred ........ ................... 6its
Reading .......... ............. ......... IL "
Rock Island ...... Observation-Disclosures. 1001a
81. Pani -.,-..-....-.. ..........-........ 9o9s
Southern Pacific $50. .................. l4A
Texas and Pacific ...... ................. 1918
Union Paclhc ...-:.-. ....-......-...... 9tA
Wheeling and Lake Erie .............. "a
Do preferred .......... ................ IL
EXPRESS COMPANIES.
ADAMS .-......... ....-. ...'.....,........IW
United states ...-.... .............- ~
MISCELLANEOUS.
American Cotton Oil .................. %
Do preferred ....... ................. 12i2
American Spirits .....-.. ................ IFS
Do preferred ....... ................. 2S4
American Tobacco $3.50. ........ 1852
Do preferred .......... .............11S
General Electric ...... .................. 35L
Illinois Steel .......... ...............s. 4S12
Sugar $3.50. ......... ..................193931 1899
= 40 preferred ...... -..-.... ..........lIl
Tennessee Coal and Iron ........ : 4
Western Union ........ ........... S97s
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-19
PLUMBERS.

. LUMBING, Gas and Steam Fitting;
Work done at reasonable prices. VIII
furnish estimates on applications. Iele-
phone a. WIN. II. c. SCHNELLE,
mh29e&d 2012 Main Street.
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BEiLLAIRE.

One of the Men Who Robbed Lichtig's
Store experimentation Flag Rails
ing-Other Notes.
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ANOTHER BIG BATTLESR|P,
The First If Her Glass, Launched at
Cramps Yesterday.

Che Is the Alabama, and In Her
Const. uctlon Some Radical De-
narUures Are Made From tie
plans Followed in the Fighting
Machines Heretofore Constructed
for the United States Navy.
There Are Fewer Sizes of Guns
and the Armor and Batteries Are
Better Arranged.
The Mena star., 1898-06-15
 LETTERS DEAL COLLAPSES.
Immense Sales by Him at Chicago smash the Market-Rumor That Letters
 Big Profits Have Vanished.

CHICAGO, June l4.-All interest on the board of trade yesterday centered in the doings of Joseph Letter and the results of his famous big deal In wheat A tremendous slump in prices was generally attributed to immense sales for him. According to one au- thority Mir. Letter ordered all his trades closed out at the opening of the days transactions in the wheat pit and it was stated that at least 5000, 900 bushels Of wheat were liquidated for him in the Chicago market alone. Fifteen minutes before the closing bell rang on change the tickers had a report that Letter cash wheat would be trusteed. It was said that the bankers who had made ad- vances on 1t had agreed to take care of 1t. It is the opinion of many that all of Letters immense profits have vanished in the past few days, because of the big decline in wheat which he had left this morning, for which he paid very high prices, while he was holding the market up to sell his big
The Mena star., 1898-06-15

completion. There are sAeug IS trans. ports already available and the list VII pc increased as rapidly as possi. ole. Some of these may Ina used for later expedition, but those on hand and to be secured will readily accommodate a force of 10000 men necent reports from Porto Rico have indicated that the Spanish force there aces not exceed 4,OOO or 5000 men. also that it may be deemed necessary 10 send large army of occupation. nuch as it is, however, it will have an important mission to perform, and wltn this force pursuing an aggressive campaign in Porto Rico and Gen. Shaf- Vers lo,oOO men on Cuban soil, an abundance of stirring action is assured from this week forward.
The Mena star., 1898-06-15
THE LETTER COLLAPSE.
Tho Chicago Wheat Piunrer Hoasteo Dy British Papers. Who Rejoice at
 His Downfall.

LONDON, June 14.-The collapse of the Letter wheat corner has caused panic in the Liverpool market. In London the news of the collapse was received with equanimity. The con- sensus of opinion of number of oper- ators in Mark Lane is that the Eng fish markets will gain steadiness now that '.the plunger operating without regard to market precedence IS shaken out. It is asserted in Mark Lane that ,ha collapse was due to Messrs. Armour and Pillsbury. The newspapers gem erallv rejoice at the breakdown of the Letter plans and point to 1t as moral The Star says: If the prime mover in this war against mankind is beggared by his greed, the retribntion Ia well merited Nothing can atone for the awful suffering Letter anu his accomplices have caused
The Mena star., 1898-06-15
 Looks Dark for Young Collins.

TOPEKA, Kan, June 12. Additional information is fast accommodating which tends to fasten the murder of J. $. Collins on the son, John Henry Collins The authorities emphatically declare that the young man committed the crime, and express the opinion that he could be convicted on one third of the testimony already in their
The Mena star., 1898-06-15
soa,u to Figbt to the Bitter End.

MADRID, June 13.-The campaign in- augurated by some of the foreign newspapers in favor of peace between Spain and the United States is not ap- proved here According to the opin- ions of several generals Spain is capa- ble of continuing the war in Cuba for two years even under the most unfa- vorable circumstances.
The Mena star., 1898-06-15
ARMY OF INVASION.
At Daybreak June B Over IS, 900
 Troops Left Key West.
1hey Are Commanded by Gen. shafter- Thirty-two ships Transported Them, Conveyed by BattIeships-Other
 Exp editions Preparing.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The first army of invasion to Cuba is now we'll on its way, 32 transport steamships bearing over 15,o00 officers and men, conveyed by battleships, cruisers, gum boats and auxiliary craft, IS in num- Der, having actually sailed from Key West at daybreak yesterday morning. An authoritative statement to this ef- feet was made at the war department yesterday, setting at rest all reports that the expedition was on its way, or had landed last week. The authori- ties made the announcement for the reason that the time for secrecy was passed, as the scout boats had made sure that the path was clear before it., and that no possible menace could come from the Spanish ships or troops, even should the enemy know that our forces were now advancing against them.
 Comparative Inaction for Few Days.
 With the expedition off, officials here feel that there will be period of comparative inaction for few days By Thursday, at the latest, the trans ports will be off Santiago and large American army will make it's landing on Cuban soil. Admiral Sampson has cleared the way for this undertaking, and little danger Is apprehended in getting ashore. It will be after that, when the advance is made, that the actual dramatic developments may be expected. By that time it is likely the American commanders will be in direct cable communication with the author ities here.
 The Expedition to Porto Rico.
 WASHINGTON, June 14.-The expedi- tion to Porto Rico will leave Jackson vile, Fla, within ten days. This statement was made at the war de- partment yesterday, and all branches of the departme are busily engaged in arranging the details. The assistant secretary of war has been instructed to furnish 20 transports at the earliest possible moment To do this 1t will be necessary to utilize some of the transports now en route to Santiago Assistant Secretary Meikeljohn said yesterday that some of the vessels now in use would return by the end of the week. Gen. Wilson. chief of engineers, has ordered 8 full engineer corps to report to Gen. Coppinger at once. This corps, combined with force of marines, will form the advance guard, as In the Santiago expedition.
 Troops for the Philippines.
 SAN FRANCISCO, June 14.-The most important order issued from army headquarters yesterday was one noti- lying Mai Gen. Otis that the steamers to comprise the second fleet of trans ports to go to the Philippines were practically ready for the reception of troops. and that troops to the number of 4, ,O00 would rage their camps, load their tents and baggage into wagons, don their heavy marching gear and form into columns for the march to the waiting transports. It will be Thurs day afternoon, from present indica- kons, when the second fleet sails. The first expedition sailed on May 25. The third fleet will get away about the SOth of the present month.
The Mena star., 1898-06-15
To Save Them from Iiankruptcy.

ST. THOMAS. Danish West Indies, June i4.-Phiiip c. Hanna, who was United States consul at Porto Rico un- til war between Spain and the United States was declared, anticipating a change of Porto Rico's nationality. has recommended the merchants to accept Porto Rican silver at its intrinsic value only, preparatory to the adoption of the American gold basis. This change, Mir. Hanna argues, will save the merchants from bankruptcy and avert a manic.