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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-22

els Of corn against e.s12,sI5 last year.
Exports Of wheat, Atlantic and Pacific,
have been 7.7O9, 1873 bushels during the
month thus far against 1892 last
year, and of corn 9,O93,O41 against 81
097,S47 last year. Prices declined
sharply with assurance OF ample sup
plies, wheat cents and corn ~, which
is the more significant in view of the
previous heavy exports of both.
Pig iron has not advanced this week,
but mainly finished products, steel rails
to $50 at Pittsburg, billets to $34; sheet
bars to $35 so; sheets to 8 cents at
Pittsburg and cut and wire nails both
SO per key. The American Tin Plate
Company settled with its hands by
granting Is per cent. more wages and
raised the price of plates so cents per
box. Still demands do not abate,
though works have to refuse many or
ders. In plates, one large order for
shipment to the Clyde was received; in
bars less urgency of demand appears at
the east, but in sheets works are about
filled for the year and in structural
shapes, besides $500 tons for bridges
and 1900 for buildings at Chicago,
proposal is reported for 5000 tons to
build palace for the Mikado of Japan.
Coke is unchanged in price and likely
to break the record for production this
month. This is lifted to 2S.9 cents by
wild speculation at London; copper is
firm at 1872 and lead is said to be sold
by the smelling company below AGO
cents, the quoted price.
Wool is still advancing, Coates Bros.
circular of the 18th showing a rise OF
2.19 cents since Mtg 18th, speculation
being particularly active in fine wool
because it is rising abroad, though in
less demand for manufacture here than
combing and medium grades. AT the
three markets, 35,956,100 pounds have
been sold in three weeks, against 34,-
1874 700 in the same weeks of 1897 be-
fore the present tariff was enacted.
Manufacturers do not appear to be
buying largely, though the demand for
goods is better and has caused an adj
vance in clays and some other kinds.
Cotton goods are unchanged, but fairly
strong.
Leather is in good demand and
slightly higher, and hides at Chicago
rises slightly with limited receipts.
Failures for the week have been 145
in the United States against POT last
year. and 20 in Canada, against II last
year.
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LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, July 2i.-Cattle, I'M
changed; good to fancy, 81 1895 So;
eommoner grades, 81 1905 20; stock
ers and feeders, So 5064 70; bulls,
cows and heifers, s2G5 10. Calves were
sold at 81 50G6 Is.
Hogs sold at about 10c advance from
to-day's opening. Heavy hogs, 81 100
4 go; mixed lots, 81 2064 so: light,
81 3004 so; pigs, So 1894 SPY; culls
and rough lots, s2G4 10.
Sheep, unchanged at 81 25G3 % for
culls to S5G5 rs for prime. Native eve
sheep, SO 75G4 %. Yearlings, 81 500
5 so; feeders. SO 5oG3 rs; lambs sold
at SO soar.
Receipts: Cattle, 1000; hogs, $4,000;
sheep, 5000.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, July 21.-Cat-
tie, steady; extra, S. 50G5 so; prime.
S. 30G5 40; common, So 1901.
Hogs, steady; pigs and light York
ers, 81 7oG4 70; mediums and heavy
Workers, 81 20. Heavy hogs, 81 50G
55: grassers, 81 40Q4 55; good
roughs, So 1904 10.
Sheep, steady; choice wethers, 81 so
"a 10; common. SOS; spring lambs,
50 1905 IS; veal calves. s7G7 80.
CINCINNATI. O., July 21.-Hogs ac-
tive at IS 65Q4 60.
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BIG LOAD OF TREASURE.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 21.-The Pa
cific steamer Colon just arrived from
Panama and way ports brought the
largest consignment of treasure that
has come from Central America in some
time. 1t came in the form of concen-
trates, silver Gre, slugs, bars, Peruvian
soles and Mexican eagles. In the con-
signment there were 10,04S soles, worth
about $4,000; fifty cases of Mexican
eagles valued at 100000; forty-three
bars of silver valued at S32 ,S43; one bar
of gold valued at $3.50; one bar of gold
and silver valued at $1,000; twelve sacks
of silver slugs valued at $4,000, and
four hundred bags Of concentrates and
149 bags of silver ore.
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SlSTERSvILLE


sISTERsvILLE, July N.Yesterday
morning at her home across the river near
MIXERS Run Mrs Elvira Dye. wife Of
James r. Dye, well known lady In this
vicinity, died after an Illness of short
time from heart disease. The deceased
was forty-nine years of age and had been
living in this vicinity for a long time She
was known by every one in this section
and was universally liked for those eX-
cellent traits in her character which de-
note the true woman. The remains were
brought to this city this morning and ship
ped to Newport Ohio, on the orania' Inc
interment will take place at that place
tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Those ielt u
mourn for the loss OF a loving wife anu
mother are the husband, J. T. Dye, one
son, DR.. v. H. Dye, and TWO daughters,
Mrs. r. J. Mechling and Miss Hlida Dye.
Mrs. II. E. kinney, of Williamson Place.
who has been over in Doddridge county
for a couple of months where she has been
the guest of relatives and friends, return
ed to the city to-day. She was accompan-
led by her son and daughter.
Miss Clara Schwinn, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. Schwinn, of Wheeling, is in the city
and will be the guest of her school mate
and friend, MISS LlZzlS 0dhHey, Aoi d SiiSA I
time.
Mr.. and Mrs E. A. Daniels, of Main
street, left yesterday for Mt Clemens,
Mich, where they will sojourn for a
month or six weeks. Mr. Daniels has been
in bad health for some time and 1t IS the
hope of a permanent recovery that he is
taking the outing.
Mr. and Mrs T. r. Cowell left to-day for
Oil City. Pa, Mr.. Cowells home, where
they will remain for short time. Mr.
Cowell will return the first of the week,
while Mrs Cowell and son, R. Tracey Cow
ell, will remain as the guests of relatives
and friends for a month or six weeks.
Miss Sara Agnew, of Brown street, ac-
companied by her visitors, the Misses Fin
ley of Kittanning, Pa, and Miss Frazier,
of Wheeling, went to Marietta yesterday,
where they will be the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Reeser and Miss Gertrude Ish-
erwood for q few days.
Elmer Reed, of Martins Ferry, Ohio, ar
rived in the city yesterday and will tenn
porarily fill position in the Opera House
drug store during the absence of E. A.
Daniels
E. THOMPSON will leave tomorrow
for New York to attend to some business
matters relative to the new opera house,
of which he is the manager.
Mrs. S. C. Moore of Proctor, w. Va,
arrived in the city this afternoon accom-
panied by couple of the young lady's
friends, and they will be the guests of
Mrs Moore's aunts. Misses Martha and
Anna Davis, of Railroad avenue, for
short time.
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MINING STOCKS.
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, July 21.-Wheat declined
a full cent to-day and closed at the bot
tom. Large shipments from Argentine
caused the slump, which carried the
September option under zoe for the first
tune. Corn and oats lost A@% and
provisions closed unchanged to PIC
lower, the latter in pork.
Wheat opened easy and 1sc lower at
707s for September. Liverpool was
slightly higher, but receipts were large
and crop prospects good September
sold off Immediately to 705s. Argen-
tine shipments for the week were re-
ported at $4,000 bushels as compared
with 10000 last year. A continental
demand was reported-not large-but
still a demand-and predictions of
showers in the Northwest following
other predictions of more favorable
weather caused some buying on which
September rallied to 71H. The de-
mand was soon satisfied, however, and
after holding for time around II, Sep
TENDER started upon an irregular de-
cline which ended only with the ad-
journment of the BOARD. Puts at 70&
served to check the decline only tenn
porary. Receipts at primary points
were S15,164 bushels compared with
81 ,43S year ago. Duluth and Mime
apolis reported AL cars as compared
with 4S3 last week and 81 a year ago.
Local receipts were 113 cars, seven Of
contract grade. Corn advanced early
on buying by shorts. September
opened unchanged at 32G321s and ad-
vnced to 1925 @3211z, but this was lost
in sympathy with wheat. The weather
was reported favorable and receipts
were again liberal, Chicago receiving
ST. cars, with primary western re-
ceipts of 10000 bushels against 395. 900
a year ago. Argentine shipments ex-
ceeded last weeks and Danubian ship
ments were $4,000 bushels, all of which
aided in the decline. September opened
320s, ranged between S1%G7s and
32BG1a, and closed at 31AQ7s.
There was very little trade in oats,
July closing at a slight advance. Sep
TENDER opened steady at 1875 20 and
closed Il off at 1885. The weakness of
wheat was the principal influence ex-
erted. Local receipts were Ill cars.
Shows report said the crop this year
was larger and better than expected.
Provisions early were firm with a
10 cent advance in hogs. The edge was
taken of the market, however. by free
liquidation. September pork closed
21a higher at 3 20, September lard and
September ribs steady at S. SO and
SIS 20 respectively.
Estimated receipts Saturday:
Wheat, 100 cars; corn, $50 cars: oats,
$50 cars; hogs. 10000 head
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THE REPORTS EXAGGERATED.

SAN FRANCISCO, July Civ. P.
Tisdale, who manages the Pacific Mail
interest in Central America and also C..
interests was a passenger on the Colon
which has just reached port Col. Tis-
dale declared that reports of political
troubles in Guatemala recently pub
lished in the newspapers Of San Fran
cisco and New York were greatly ex
aggerated and that there is at the pres
ent time small chance of a revolution
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PARDON BOARD TO MEET.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. Va. July Eli
The president of the advisory board Of
rardons has called a special meeting
at Moundsyille, Tuesday, August 5.
Nearly all the applications to the board
at it's first meeting were continued for
notice to the prosecuting attorneys of
the various counties from which the
applications come.
Formerly there were WAS nothing re-
curing notice of application for pardon
to be served upon anybody, but the law
creating the pardon board changes this
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DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE.

NEW YORK, July 21.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade tomorrow
will say:
Optimism is always popular, but more
than half the time dangerous. Seven
years of hating and reaction histori-
cally follow three of rapid progress.
But the three of progress have not yet
passed and the most cautious search
discloses no sign of hating. Foreign
anxieties have been real. but seem to
be passing and Europe has begun pay
ing literally for more food without ex-
pectation that securities can be sent in
settlement. The extensive labor strikes
have vanished and the local do not al
feet national business. Fears of new
and powerful corporations lessen as it
is found that they are controlled by the
sale laws which govern the small COM
panies
Above all the general evidence of
prosperity continue convincing, failures
are the smallest eyer known for the
season, railroad earnings the largest
and solvent payments through clearing
houses in July have been 4S.6 per cent.
larger than last year and 62.3 per cent.
larger than in 1892, the best of previous
years.
Official returns of the most wonderful
year in the nations commerce show
decrease of sS5,9OO,00O in value of the
great staples exported. largely owing to
prices, but an increase of about $780,
100000 in other exports, mostly manu-
features.
Fear Of deficient crops has been
buried under western receipts from
farms amounting to 1861, GAG bushels
of wheat for the month thus far against
3,773, 10S last year and 15,298,655 BUSH
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METAL.
NEW YORI

NEW YORK, July 21.-Tin continues
to attract leading attention in the metal
market. To-day there was a further
advance of rs to 671a per cent. The
close was strong with prices still tend
ing upward on heavy demand from con>
sumers and very favorable reports from
Western and European markets. At
the esose the Metal Exchange called pig
iron warrants nominal at Sl4 90; lake
copper unchanged at SIS so; tin unset
tied at $29 rs bid and $50 3 asked.
Lead was unchanged at 81 So bid and
81 81 asked; spelter unchange at Sc 20
The brokers' price for lead is 4 50
and for copper SIS so.
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DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, July 21-There has
been no change in the cotton goods
market to-day in any market. Busi-
ness has been of average extent and
prices with rare exceptions are well
maintained for both staple and fancy
varieties. Woolens and worsteds firm
in staple lines for both men and women
wear. Burlaps are firmer but not quot
ably higher on reports OF damage 10
jute crop.
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State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds firm.
Stocks-The stock market was dull
to-day for the general list, but there
was a firm tone and final prices were
higher than those of last night. The
grangers were especially in good de-
mand and ruled for the greater part OF
the day at about point above yester-
day. Burlington and Rock Island
showed special strength and there was
some evidence of manipulation in these
two Stocks. Much talk was heard OF
Burlington's large earnings for June
and rUmors were afioat Of a coming in
crease in Rock Islands dividend rate
wilich was without official sanction.
London was a decided factor in the
days higher prices and buying for that
account in New York was estimated as
high as twenty thousand shares, prin-
cipally of Louisville and Nashville.
Money conditions were apparently
much easier in London and sterling ex-
change rate here worked lower in SYM
patty in spite of the lower tendency of
local money rates. All apprehension
of shipments of gold tomorrow was
dissipated early in the day with ben
eficial effect on speculative sentiment.
Nhl iyNf, o1 MO q
favor able except a fall in French rentes
and a decline in the sterling exchange
rate at Paris which suggested increased
money needs at that centre. Consid-
ering the dizziness of the local stock
market the scope of the dealings was
remarkably broad, q large number Of
usually inactive stocks coming into ac-
tivity and registering sharp gains.
Among these were American Tobacco,
Colorado and Southern first preferred,
Mobile & Ohio, Twin City Rapid Trans
it, National Biscuit, Des Moines and
Fort Dodge, Pittsburg, c. c. & ST. L.,
General Electric, Continental Tobacco
preferred, Colorado Fuel. the Smelling
stocks, Illinois Central, Lead, Mailing
preferred, Pacific Mail, Iowa Central
preferred, Chicago Greatwestern pre-
ferred A, and American Hoop preferred,
which : between ! and points each.
Amer Linseed Oil preferred gained
5h. Of these gains were held,
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OR. OHIO a hIf1s CO.
Cars will run as fellows, city time;
nj. L. I.1-aI L Nc, 10 LII \ q nv u

Time Table Taking Effect May Il, 1889.
Leave $50 a. m. Daiy-Acccmmodat!o
for Moundsville, Ciar.ngton. New Mar
tinsviue, Sistersville, 81 MaryS, Wav-
erly. Winiamstown, Parkersburg and
intermediate points.
I,eaye 500 a. IN. Except Sunday)-Fast
EXPRESS for MoundsVlle. New Martins
Vile Sistersvlle. St, Marys Williams
town Parkersburg. Ravenswood Mill
wood, Mason City, ~. Pleasant. Gaiii-
EEinr}nnat.. louisville and all points
South. East and West. Parior car to
KenoVa.
Moundsvine, Powhatan; Ciarngton,
Proctor, New Martinsvii!e, Sistersvlile.
Friendly, st. Marys. Waverly Williams
town. Parker sburg. havenswood,
Mason City. Pt Pleasant Gallipolls,
Huntington. Kenova, Charleston, Ash
land. Russell, IrontOn. and intermediate
points south Of Parkersburg. Parior
car to Parkersburg.
Leave 3:45 p. IN. Daily-Accommodation
for Parkersburg and intermediate
Leave cave $50 p. m. Except -sunday)-Ex-
press for Sistersville Friendly, ST.
Narys Waverly. Wiliamstown. Park
ersburg, and intermediate points north
OF S.stersville.
ii:l0 a. m. train will leave Wheeling at
80 LATE LIE MAY,
City Passenger Agent. 1909 Market Street.
J G. TOMLINSON,
Ticket Agent. Union Station.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.

NEW YORK, July 21.-The CONNER
cial Advertiser London financial ca
blegram:
The markets here were slack to-day
in view of the impending settlement.
The tone was firm.
Americans were cheerful all day, but
business in them was of infnitesimal
proportions.
NEW YORK, July 21.-Money on call
steady at 1904 per cent; last loan at
312 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 31a941a per
cent
Sterling exchange easier, with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S7as q
4.871a fer demand and at SASHA q
4.S41a for so days; posted rates 1850
4.S6 and $4SS@4SS1a; commercial bills
$4S31a.
Silver certificates 60@61c.
Bar silver 60$sc.
aIox;noD dollars AR
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the market dropping away somewhat
IN the intense dullness 81 the late trad
ing. The local traction stocks were all
in pretty good demand. Brooklyn
Transit rising an extreme liz and clos
ing up 1as. Sugar was inclined to be
heavy throughout the day on rumors of
new developments in the opposition.
Some hesitation was caused in the late
dealings. by doubts as to the character
of to-morrow's bank statement, the
changes in the cash item being profile
NAUTICAL. Prices were marked up in
some cases just before the close, giving
steady tone to the final transactions.
Bonds were dull, but prices were slight
ly higher. Total sales par value S1,609,-
coo.
u. S. IS registered and the new As
registered declined n, while the old is
registered advanced Il in the bid price.
Total sales of stocks 313,589 shares.
L.
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will be sent in connection with the
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Trains Kun oy LsnuaI lime.

ILeayel Arrive,
From Bridgeport to =. al y. IA.
Sort Wayne aud Chicago...l dtsl k.a5
Canton and Toiedo.......... AIS S:s5i
q. In.i
Alliance and Cleveland. .....tl 4:ss 7.ss
steubenville and Pittsburgh. 4:is $50
p m.
etoubeuvllle and Welsviile. 30 1870
steubenvilie and Plttsburg. vol 1910
D. IN.
Fort Wayne and Chcago.... 1lo e:25
canton and Crestiine.. ...-...l 800 Ls49
AIIance and Cleveland. ....1 l:iW S.S64
sfenbenviiie and Weilsvile. l:l9 SIS
Philadelphia and New York. I:ig s.z5
a. IN.
Toronto and PittsbTg..... 1:iO $40
Baltimore and washington.l II0 4:ss
a. M
steubenville and wellsvilie. 2.5s us
D. M.
New York and Washington. Asa gsgsk
steubenville ana Fittsbarg. f:A3 Bsy<p
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parlor Car Wheeling to PittsbarK on
e:55 o. m. and GOO y. m. train. Central
time zone hour slower than Wheeling
]. O. TOMLIHSON.
Passenger ard Tickel Agent
Agent for all Steamship Lines
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RAIL WAY TINE CARD,

Arrivals ana departures Of trains q, &. Y
aiter May el4th. 1879. Explanation 81, ~ ~
hsIerencs marks: Daily ISunday eS =.
cepted: tSunday only Easfers 10y is eA
Tine Tn which Is one hour earlier than Gen.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-30
Beef Cattle.

The wide range of prices at every
market on what are called good to
choice beef cattle, which often show
the choice to range from 5 to 81 a
hundredweight above those that are
simply classed as good, indicates that
there are many farmers yet who feed
poor grades of cattle, or fail to prop
erly fit them for market before they
send them out We do not refer to
the low grades of bulls or old COWS, or
to the stockers and feeders, but to
those supposed to be beef cattle.
There is no sufficient reason for this
as there are enough OF pure bred
males of the beef breeds to give an
admixture of beef blood to all the
stock in the West, or so it would seem
to read of the numbers imported or
bred there, and there is no lack of
corn to feed them on.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-30
Kruger's Missing Thumb.

An amusing Kruger story is going
the rounds. The president is minus
the thumb of his left hand. In his
youth it was badly wounded, and
rather than nurse the troublesome
member he laid the thumb on a block
and chopped it off, heroic cure!
Some time ago, in discussing the pres
ent situation, and wishing to illustrate
how he would do Sir Alfred Miner,
as he had his predecessors, he began
with the little finger of his left hand
81 was too much for Sir George Gray"
Then, annotating with his third finger:
II was too much for Sir Howard Berk-
eley." Passing to the middle finger:
81 was too much for Sir Bartle Frere. !"
Next with the index finger: II was too
much for Sir Hercules Robinson, and
shall be too much for Sir-alle
maagte!" he exclaimed, for he had
come to the place of the missing
thumb. This incident, which is true
one, is said to have impressed and de-
pressed him not little. as he is very
superstitious.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-30
Protection From Lightning.

Barns are frequently struck by
lightning soon after the new crop has
been put in, and large barns, in which
large quantity of new hay has been
stored within short time, are most
liable to be struck, especially when
there Is ventilator upon the top of
the barn. 1t is said that the heating
of the hay causes column of warm
air to arise, which acts as conductor
for the electric current as naturally as
would column of water, if one could
be forced up to the same height. 1t
is, then, good idea to ventilate such
barns by windows in the gables, SO
that the heated air will be spread
abroad by the wind instead of going
directly upward. The ventilators on
the top of the barn should be so ar
ranged that they can be closed, and
they should be kept closed during the
time when. the new hay is throwing off
this heat. 1t throws off much more
since farmers have begun to cut their
grass early. and to put it in little
green in the heat of the day, than it
did when it was usual for much of it
to get over-ripe, over cured, and it
was not hauled in until after dark.
The machinery of the present day al
lows much more to go in in a day than
did in the days of the hand scythe
and hand rakes.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-30
Instinct of Animals Their Salvation.

The instinct of animals some times
leads them out of the depths of caves
from which man not knowing the
route would hardly escape alive. An
illustration of this fact is the story DR..
Hovey tells of frisky young puppy
that knew no fear and would boldly
follow the explorer to the remotest
bounds. One day the dog lost him.
self in a gallery he undertook to ex.
plore on his own account. A lamp
was set for him at Echo River, and the
party returned to the hotel. The next
morning the dog was found sitting by
the lamp patiently waiting for aid. No
sooner, however, had he been carried
over the river than heran away again,
and was missing for two days, and
then appeared on top of earth once
more. In the darkness of perpetual
midnight he had foundered through
mud banks, swan rivers and threaded
intricate passages. He was guided
by his mysterious gift of orientation
to the exit miles away from the place
in the bowels of the earth whence he
started. The scent that took him to
the only outlet is probably similar to
that which pilots homing pigeons on
their voyages through the air.