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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-07

SPAIN MAKES AN APPEAL.

MADRID, June 6.-At meeting just
held at Valencia, the archbishop pre-
siding, it was decided to telegraph an
appeal to the peace conference at The
Hague asking the delegates to consider
the stems to be taken for the release
of the Spanish prisoners in the hands
of the Filipinos when their other labors
are concluded
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RECEIVER FOR A BANK.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-Comptroll-
er Dawes to-day appointed National
Bank Examiner E. H. Carroll as re-
eeiyer for the Cochebo National Bank,
Of Dover, n. H.
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WILL VISIT MILWAUKEE,.

WASHINGTON. June 6.-The Presi-
dent has accepted the invitation ex-
tended by Henry c. Payne, of Wiscon-
sin, on behalf Of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association TO be pres
ent in that city in October.
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FINED THEM ALL.

Every Man IN Princeton, Kentucky, Pun
ished for Contempt of Court
PRINCETON, KY, June EVERY
man in town was fined to-day for con-
tempt of court. A petition had been
signed by all of them asking the grand
jury not to indict the insurance COM
panies, and no indictments were found.
The commemorative attorney moved
to proceed against the signers for con-
tempt of court. After considerable ar
gument the judge fined every man one
cent, and the decision was applauded by
the defendants.
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SMOTHERED TO DEATH.

ALLENTOWN. Pa. June 6.-Three
men were smothered to death to-day in
a cave at E. .. Peters & Sons slate
quarry at Berlinsville.
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FROM ANDREE.
A Message from the Aeronau., Thrown
Out Seven Hours After Starling.

IA -"essHSo IfOIIi tHO <hcToIdU, 1HFU"H
Out Seven Hours After StarIing.
CHRISTIANA, June 6.-The slip of
paper found inside the cork buoy pick
ed up by two boys on May IA last on
the north coast of Iceland, as cabled to
the Associated Press yesterday, was
inscribed: Drifting buoy No. 7. This
buoy thrown from Andree's balloon
July z. 1897, 1885 p. m, Greenwich
time, 81 north, % east We are at an
altitude of 600 metres. All well.
(Signed)
"ANDREE,
"STRIMBERG,
"F'ROENECKEI.' %
The balloon thus had only travelled
seven hours and fifty minutes when the
buoy was thrown out.
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If your wheel needs repairs cal
phone 400, Wheeling Novelty Works
and Machine Co.
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Bread which tastes like that made 1T
home is put out by Wheeling Bakery,
and so much cheaper.
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PROPOSALS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Proposals will be received until - o'clock
noon, Friday, June 10th, by the Board OF
Marshall College, Huntington, w va. for
the erection OF Annex TO Marshall College
to be constructed according to drawings
ana specifications prepared by Harrison
Albright Architect, Charleston. w Va
Plans and specifications may be seen at
the Office of the State Superintendent of
Free Schools, Charleston; office Of the
Principal of Marshall College Hunting
ton; office Of the Collector of Internal
Revenue, Parkersnurg. ara - the q
of the Trimble q Lutz Company, Wheel
ing The BOARD of Regents reserves the
right to reject any or all bids Enquiries
relative to the plans should be addressed
TO the Architect. All other communica-
lions and all bids should be addressed
70 the Board of Regents, Marshall COL
lege, Huntington, W. Va
j. r, TROTTER.
ma21ei President Board of Regents.
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STEAMBOATS,.

leaving wharfboat, foot Of twelfth street,
Steamer QUEEN CITY, Robert r.
Agnew, Master. Dan Lacey, Purser:
STEAMER KEYSTONE STATE" C. w.
knoA Master. WELL D. KiUbIe Pur1sr
Every Tuesday At 8 a. m
Steamer VIRGINIA" T. s. Calhoun.
Master. Robert H. Kerr. Purser. Every
Thursday at a. M
For freight or passafe telephone 50
au-eh AgenxA
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ROBERT WHITE.


AuCfIonter.
The above sale has been adjourned UNI
81 Saturday. the 10Th day OF June. iSse. al
10 0 clock q m. tups,i 10
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National Industrial Commisston VIII
summon Witnesses.

DENVER. July i2--Chairman James b.
Grant, OF the operating committee OF the
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany. and the officers Of the Smeltermens
Union. which he has refused to recognise.
will be summoned before the subcommlt-
tee II the national industrial commission,
which meets here today, TO investigate
mining conditions in the West. and will
be required 10 testify in open session In
regard TO the relations OF capital TO labor
In the SHELTERS which are now closed on
account Of the differences between the
managers and the workmen. arising under
the new eight-hour law. The committee
Will hold daily sessions In Denver prob
ably for week. They Will then go 10
Salt Lake City. and after the sessions
there are concluded. will proceed 10 Ward
ner. idaho 10 inquire into the labor trou-
hles there.
John c. Bell. NJ. d. Ra;chford and John
l.. Kennedy were the only members pres
eat at this mornings session. The meet
ing was executive and was devoted solely
TO mapping out work fer future sessions.
James n Grant. former governor es Cob
Grade. and chairman OF the operating CON-
mistee Of the American Smelling 4 Re-
fning Company. was the only witness be-
fore the commission al !ts afternoon ses-
sion. j &. Bell acted ss chairman OF the
meeting and Mr.. Ratchfnrd conducted the
exam nation ef the witnesses
MIR. Grants testimony was regarding
tnetaliffercus mining and smelling. lie re-
ported the mining Industry in Colorado a.
In n satisfactory condition, and said that
owirg 10 NEST % The ore con.a ming n cam
biratton Of two or more metals. the out
pat would De very tttie mare with silver
az ~ cents an ounce than At O. cents. Mr..
Grant said he favored combinations OF
CAPITAL ard regarded concentration as the
necessary result OF competition The Ia
Dor unions he said. sprang from the same
causes a. the trust, He gave his reasons
for refusing 10 recognize the union In the
grasen: snelter strike. but said ne did not
oppose ussien labor as principle.
Labor Comm zssonfr Smith wta be exam
med tnrserrNM-
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msnced . road into the rich mining coun-
try Of the Republic ndghborheod. and ID
said to have . road TO Vancouver, b. C..
on the tapis. to give Il direct competition
with tts principal rival. the Canadian Pa
cific.
LEGAL Developnents.
State locally. the Spokane Falls 4
Northern. an adjunct Of the Great North
ern. runs from Falls City through some
Of that rich mining country to Canada
tho Columbia 4 Puget Sound. belonging
10 the Pacific Coast Company. taps the
most valuable coal fields Of this county.
and the Seattle 4 San Francisco Railway
and Navigation has recently been incor-
porated and construction 10 actually UNI
der way 70 get at still more Of these
rtcheA Other similar enterprises are be-
ing advanced In various parts Of the state.
Although the rails actually laid for the
frat half Of this year extended only twen-
ty-ons miles IN Washington. that much
betckened exceeding livaiiness. for II was
more than was laid In any Of the follow
Ing states: Colorado. Connecticut Illinois,
Indiana Kansas. Michigan. Montana. Me-
braskA. Now York. Oregon. Tennessee.
Texas. Vermont or West Virginia The
track laid In these fourteen states from
January TO June 30 amounted to q length
Of iiS.S miles. Of which Washington has
more than ls2 per cent. Considering that
some OF these states are the creates, rail-
road districts In the country. II makes the
Importance Of Washington In comparison
the more apparent. The fact that owing
to the late spring In the East no more
building was done has no weight, for Il
was . late spring here also.
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Entity unusual interest On part Of the 9an.
eeAl citisens. The trade has come here to
stay. For the frat half Of this year the
departures to Alaska numbered 10 YES.
sels. Including eighteen 70 st. Michael.
which went last month. These took
total Of more than $40 people and q. 900
tons Of freight. lt 70 conservatively es-
timated that by the end az - there WIN
have gone - the north fully 3aooo per-
sons. and that the cargoes Of the vessels
heavy travel has nsver before been known
on the Pacific coast.
Directly and indirectly the bensfts Of
this travel to Seattle are manifold. One
Of the most important Indirect aids to the
upbuilding Of the city 10 the fact that the
regeneration Of Alaska has made II moro
than ever . popular destination for cx-
cursionists. This brings out from the
East every year about Len people. rep
resenting the wealthiest interests OF the
Atlantic and England. who are thus
brought into contact during the two or
three days 81 their stay N port. before
departure and after arrival. with the ADJ
vantages Seattle and Western Washing
ton offer for investment Of capital. Tho
deals that have been contaminated
through this means have been numerous
this year. some Of the most important
transfers Of real estate and beginnings Of
manufacturing and other enterprises hav-
Ing been concluded In the last few months
land yith men Who were only passing
through Seattle.
uelpe WITH uusle San.
Another evidence Of the truth Of this
position has been the visit Of several con.
gressmen. United States senators and
members Of the joint high comnlssion.
who have spent several days In Seattle
and exploring other pASts OF the Sound
and state. and al q whom express the
greatdst astcnishmsat ut the Development
ana growth OF the surroundings. This
gives officially . new aspect to Wash-
ington's future treatment By the govern
ment Engineers that have come on tours
Of inspection heartily have promissd 70
do all they can 10 foster national develop
ments that have been started and are
under consideration for Western WASH
inEton. and the mme assusApce has
come from members OF both houses Of
congress.
Then. Alaskan travel and the great
business that has besn secured With deal
ers in Alaska have proven . boon 10 the
commercial and mercantile men of Seat
tie many Of whom have started ana con-
tinued their business solely because Of the
dne returns offered BY the northern trade.
This not only sweIls the bank cisarances
and deposits OF this city. but has pro-
NOTED thousands OF industries throughout
the country. The hotels have reaped .
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any possibility be added to the various
fleets local to these several ports was con-
sidered that much gain and another step
toward the valuable goal. San Francisco
for time held the reins guiding the St.
Michael and lower Yukon travel. for the
probable reason that the Excelsior, tho
first steamer to bring gold from that To-
cality, landed there in July. 1887. with
Berry and his SIS 900 In gold dust and mug
gets and others with smaller amounts.
making a total OF several hundred thou
sands This news was teiegraphed to all
parts OF the world, and there at once en-
sued a wild rush for the Golden Gate city
to embark for the Arctic EIdorado.
Most of the northward travel that year
was from San Francisco. but BY the next
spring. when the merchants and shipping
men had awakened to the full possibilities
OF the new settlements, there was an ac-
tive and heavy bid from Portland. Ia
coma and Seattle for their share Of this
trade.
Tha, year OF 1898 was one that win Be
memorable for generations. Hundreds OF
dealers In every conceivable commodity
that could and could not by any possf-
hility be of use Ia man seeking gold In
Alaska nocked to the Coast. opened stores
and put their wares on display, with adj
vertisine and poster telling Of the partfc-
ular merits of their articles. The main
streets of all these cities were alive from
end TO end with Kiondike supply houses.
ard every boat that arrived or departed
for the golden northland was greeted
or hidden Godspeed by hundreds Of people
on the wharvea.
hut by every reason OF geographical
vantage and native enterprise. Seattle
soon led her competitors In the race for
the traffic Vessels to the number Of
forty 10 fifty steamers and innumerabie
sailing craft made this their home port.
for 4 was nearest 10 the north. and ev-
ery,hing OF use to the prospec;ors could
be gotten here q, greatly reduced prices
when compared with the other places.
Portland. loo miles inland. up the coiann~
bia river. soon ios, cast, and her four
steamships were withdrawn from tho
trade, some Of them coming Ia Seattle:
Tacoma had more advantages. but was
fifty miles farther than Seattle. and soon
had tn give way 10 the resources and pro-
Srssssveress 81 her Queen city Compel
stor. and vessels To here one By ore ceased
altogether going over 20 Tacoma; while
san Francisco held only few OF the
st. Michael craft. and the whaling and
sealing Sect owned By San Francisco msn.
which was no growth over the normal
trade.
Trade Here so stay.
Such is the condition today. and any
stroller along the Seattle water front may
today. sonsoyrow nr any dag see depsr-
lures 10 or arrivals from Alaska. without
IL least ssgn Of exettemene % aDpoS.
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CROMWELL ana CoAveeoe Organize =
MTG steel and Iron Cs@Dany.
NEW YORK. July n.-Consolldaticn oe
the wrought steel. iron and tube Industries
Of the country was effected today BY WI11-
lam Nelpon Cromwell and EduAan6 G.
Converse. the consolidation purchaser.
The new company viii b known - tn
National Tube Compsny. Il = the NxgH
est Of the kind In the wegld. ard = IL
third In rank n = steel ana iron oosypear
tion. It 10 exceeded only by tho xgupo
and Carnegie interests. The plaats -
trolled number twenty-five. ana aro looAte
ed In New York. Delaware, psnnay1vantos
weR Virginia and IllinolA
Besides controlling the domaal1o 49,
ness the new combine Win invade 0o -
sian. Bulgarian. japanese ana JCannl0nn
markets. where II already suppaieo &ubo.
lar goods for the oil welle of theoo oossna
trieA II win ell merchant pipes toie1
the ether nations Of the wolrd TWeutys
flve thousand men are employed.
William Nclson Cromwell. general ocun>
eel for the combine eajd tooight that ~
earnings for the current year woul6 sootbes
tween sooo.ooo ana S7.eoAooo. Wills thesan-
nual saving In expense would - No.
100000 10 >a.ooo.oe0 ~ eapetaNnoSSoAsie
Ssp.0oo0o0. divided into per cent. cnmapaAe
tive preferred stock e. SlQooo.6oo. an ctmr
mon stock Of the same amount. The ~
ferred stock dividend = eAaoe,eo4 en1ED
limited 70 that amount. ana = mo0o On
mulaffve. There = no mortgage uen On
any OF the properties. and none en- .avoe
b. placed upon any realty of tho c0enp
pany without the consent of - Per cent.
Of the stockhc1dera Dividends e1oeeo.
ing e. 100 90 60 10 the common st0cAAold-
ers. and now equals shout 10 par coat Ine
heads OF the old concerns become dlsectr
ors In the new one, ana Edmund Con-
verse 10 president
The official financial headquarters win
be In New York. and the manufacturing
headquarters In Pittsbur9.
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harvest b. furnishing Recommendations
for the fifty or 100 men day who ore c1tl.
sens Of Alaska: and Ill other buslneoeeo
have done the same
Il II difficult 70 fnd . vacant house q
business room IN Seattle. because the ~.
veiopments resulting from AlaakaA tfado
and other extensions have nllsd - "a
available space. And yet oompstteioo hao
kept down the prices Of goods. - tAAt
living II no more expensive hsre than n
other Coast cities. The people e th1G
place. therefore. ted personal and gno.
stantial interest IN tAe welfare o1 tho
north. and win always consider Il enc q
the main bases % the new err that hae
opened Up Tor the Queen city of Yueoe
sound.
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OF the hoid-up on a special train. accom-
panied by officers with horses He In
confident he will be able to overtake the
robbers.
The passengers On the train were not
nsolested As soon as the robbers search
ed the car they mounted horses. and FIR
ing a few shots In alarm the trainmen
fed, without any attempt TO go through
the mail car. Parties here who claim TO
know say there was a large amount OF
money In the express as well as vaiu-
able matter.
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Express Car Dynamtted. Rut the
Passengers uuuolesf~d.

TRINIDAD, Gale. july is-The south
bound passenger train on the Colorado d
Southern railway was robbed by four
men AT a paint FIVE miles south Of Folsom.
" NJ. last night at the same point the
passenger train was held ny last Sepsen-
Der. After the train had come 10 a stand
xssli ard she crew were intiFn3datea with
guns the rohS~vS USED dynamite with
gcoss eject. blowing open tire express car,
Railway and express osxaee-S state posi-
lively that nothing was obtained by the
rcbners
ouper.nsscdsns Webb LEFT scs tbs seena
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GERMANS HOSTILE MOVE.
Issu~s DEGREES to Prevent American
Reef gomtag FROM urtgtum-

WASHINGTON July is~Bcth the Rsri-
cultural and state departments received
information that Belgium nas removed
ssFyss restrictions ss 10 che importation Of
American beef cattle aud beef. Tire ssgE-
cultural department has eesn tnfornss!
that Germany uren lsarninx az Bssgsun's
action. immediately s<us4 a Aecgee an
sasorshle 10 the BEEF products from Bel
xssr,. thereby pvevesttng American beet
frem reaching Germany ny reshtpment
srars Belgium.
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PHILADELPHIA TO BE REFIrrED.
May he Ordered To Guatemala,
WHERE Trouble II Feared.

NEW YORK, July IA special % the
World from Washington says,
Orders IL rush repairs on The cruiser
Philadelphia and fs her for sea "a quickly
as possible were sent today 10 Admiral
kautx a. san Francisco.
The navy department officials viii not sAy
where the cruiser is gcsng. but Il IL BE-
Heyei that an outbreak In Guatemala is
feared ami that the warsh3p Is ordered
there 10 protect American sntersxts.
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Deposits Of All Cities.
Totals 49,. ISIS is.sis

Statements In detail Of the national
banks OF these cities have been gathered
by the Post Inteiligencer. which are COM
piled for the purpose OF making compare
tive ahowings. The total resources and
Liabilities OF all the banks amount to the
enormous sum Of s27,s24ses. with loans and
discounts OF $S.7H.se3 and total capital
ization OF Ss.2a0ooo. The following table
shows the totals Of the various cities:
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NEW YORK. Igiy fs-Tsrrx Nctsevern.
~ gsYs,aaiyn. ard ~rsadaer ia -seg, az
YssY,.1ssss. we're matches today ~ szsset ~ q
ss-rxsfsss ss-sss 81 tAe WsxfgNesssT Athlete
l~Fgs enc @rfrrssn0w ~ SEPTEMBER J. They
wsa rshs fvr y ssssYsr NJ sEs1e. and sAch
.ssAEs w3g assn vss7g se - pr cent. 90 sas
oAsti> TAa hattie viii be fer iac l1s-
pcsnA ehnsnpteGshic q tie word
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NHAT alaska HIS
DONE FOR THIS CITY.
Business Of Every Kind Is
Expanded BY the Trade.
SEATTLE 10 FIRST PORT.
No Other City On the Pacific Has
Succeeded With tho North.
sEATTLE 10 FIRST PORT.

Geographical Advantage anA the
Given N Inpeias 20 Commerce
That Causes CoaDeting Cities 70
Drop Daek - Second Place and
Makes the Failure 81 Seattle -
BRIGHT ~ 20 Seem ImDossible-
Direct and Indirect DeneAts
Fren Business with the North.
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BANKING n CITIES
Of TH[ NORTHWEST.
Have Deposits Aggregating
|. Twenty-Five Millions.
SEATTLE STRONG SECOND
Resources and Liabilities Of All
Over Twenty-seven Millions.
SEATTLE STRONG SECOND

Reports Of This Clty's Business
OAow Further Evidences Of the
steady and Rapid Growth Notice.
hibit . Gain Of $4,000. 900, Or -
Per Cent. An the Last Nine Months
The Average Growth Of SIX.
teen National Banks Has Beea
eoy0o0, 900, or over % Per Cent.
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Every one OF these places IL prospering.
and the total deposits Of the sixteen ma
tional banks show a growth from sis.l555iA
to s2l. 75a.sI7. gain OF Ss,5as,ioa. or ga
per cent. The greatest actual gain has
been in Portland; Seattle is second. Spo-
kane third and Tacoma last. In percen-
tage OF gain Portlandlalso leads with lit
tie more than n per cent. increase, Spo-
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T was only 4 year ago that all the
chief seaports from San Francisco
northward were striving for the
vantage position Of being the head
quarters for Alaskan supply busi-
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kane - second ncoma third ana Seattle
fourth.
The abnormal growth Of the deposits IN
some Of the cities iS due TO inflated condi-
tions that obtain In early summer. In
the Oregon city. for instance. money has
been rushed to handle the wheat crop
which was rapidly diminishing and II was
necessary to have capital to handle the
cleanup. Spokane shows such an ex-
panse because OF the mining excitement.
which has resulted In rush to the Re-
public gold district and the consequent
placing of heavy deposits by the operators
and prospectors. Seattle's gain has been
the result OF gradual business development.
which has been shown in all commercial
reports made out this year. In the banks.
as In all other lines, there Is healthy.
substantial, and not . feverish speculative
extension. This Is shown 30 clearly in the
trade statistics from time to time publish
ed by the Observation-Disclosures that further
mention Of It Is not necessary.
Deposits Of All Cities.
The deposits of the national banks OF the
four cities last September 20, and the gain
and percentage Of gain as shown In state
ments issued at tn close Of business.
June 50, this year. are show6 In the follow
tnv fahula zion.
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He four great cities OF the North
west-Portland. Seattle. Spokane
and Tacoma-have made . mar
veIous stride In banking business
during the last nina ynnnfha
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Spokane and Tacoma.
Statements Of the Portland and Seattle
banks were published IN the paper yester-