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AND TIN QUOTATIONS
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Steel stocks and American Tin Plate arc
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Wool

NEW YOlsK-Wool steady: domestic
fleece 1S82sc; Texts 12Di5c.
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Cottonsecd oil quiet. but fairly
Steady; prime crude entirely nominal;
prime crude f. o. b. mills 17@l9c: prime
summer yellow 25@25Mc: off summer
yellow el@24Hc; butter grades 3OG32c:
Prime winter yellow 39@3oc: prime
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NORTHWEST SASKATCHEWAN
G. PITTSBURGH DIVISION.
Trains Run Daily. Except Sunday. as fol.
lows: alo 49,. .-I'E, ,
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This is the season Of the year when
the annual assessments are turned In,
both for town and county. The Ohio
county returns were partly fled yester-
day when Assessor Addison Israel, for
the city districts, made his report for
the realty in his territory. The coun-
try districts of the county are Richie.
Richland and Liberty, in charge of AS
SCISSOR Robert Anderson and their as
easements will shortly be turned in.
Assessor Israel's report shows an In
creae of over 100000. for the six city
districts, over 1898. 1t will be remem-
bered that the city assessors Messrs.
w. E. Bowers and o. W. Heiskell re-
ported an increased S1S5,47O in the real
ty of the entire city's territory. Mr..
Israers books were turned over to
County Clerk Robertson yesterday.
The realty assessments for 1893 for the
city districts of the county are as fol-
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N WAS WARM.

Hottest day orthe Year ON anAvcrage.
Was Os Degrees Above Yesterday
Continued hot all day = Relief is
Promised To-day.
The temperature yesterday was de-
cldedly warm, and the mercury at
schneprs reached the highest point at
tanned this year, 9S degrees above. This
mark was reached at II a. m. on June
6, but 1t was the result of a sudden hot
wave, while yesterday the temperature
was high from early morning, and Mr..
schnepf therefore gave the palm to
July "a for the hottest day of the year.
At n. M, Sc was recorded. From
this hour the mercury started up the
gamut reaching IS at noon. Perspir-
Ing citizens passing Schnepfs drug
store paused to gaze at the government
thermometer and mentally expressed
the fear OF the mercury touching the
roof. 1t descended to 96 by p. M, and
Mt Z D, m. had fallen to So
There was some air stirring. which
did much to relieve the heat, and the
evening was productive OF improve
ment. The weather reports promise
relief for to-day. No cases Of prostra-
lion were reported yesterday and the
temperature's worst after-eftects were
probably wIlted linen and expenditure
Of coin for claret ices or claret on draft
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Jenries and "Fitz."

In speaking of the cimetograph pic
lures of the FltzsImmons-Je ffries fight
which are to be exhibited at Mozart
park next Sunday, afternoon and
evening, the Pittsburgh Post of last
Sunday says:
"The unanimous verdict of all who
have witnessed the cImetograph re-
production OF the Jefrrles- Fitzsimmons
fight Is that ut Is true to life" The
Avenue Theqter has been packed ev-
cry day since the exhibition began, and
from 10 a. m. to 1880 p. m. a continue
Gus stream Of enthusiastic lovers Of
fisticuffs pours in and out of the play
house. Director Harry Davis has the
exclusive right to show the fight pic
lures in Pittsburgh. The Knockout
blow can be seen as clearly as II you
were actually by the ringsIde Witness
ing the fight in real life. 1t is reYe-
latIon to the uninitiated and a source
OF great satisfaction to those who are
familiar with prize ring customs. To
preserve so great fight so accurately
is OF incalculable value to the sporting
world.
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BRIEF MENTIoNINGs.
Events in aud About the City GiVenin
n Nutshell.


Matinee al Pleasant valley park to-
day at $50 o'clock-The diving elks.
Diving ellSs, trained horses and dane
ing at Pleasant Valley park tonight
John Bennett. the well known sport
ing man, was brutally assaulted py q
negro bootblack last night
Louis Fritz. an East Wheeling man,
employed at the La Belle, suffered pain-
full burns in an accident yesterday.
Prof w. II. Barnes win drive his ia
nous driving elk. Ringlette. around
town this morning In his carriage.
Ezekiel Morton's gambling place. at
1llS Water street. was raided by the
police last night. Morton and two play
ers were secured.
Ike Allen settled board bill of Sis
due Mandy Butler, yesterday, after be
ing hauled before Squire Fitzpatrick.
Both are colored people.
Tomorrow evening an ice cream So
ciRl and lawn fete will be given at the
home of Mrs. Willer, OF North Main
street, for the benefit OF Chapline
Street NJ. E. church.
An explosion Of gas at the Boggs'
run mine yesterday, slightly injured
William Uttermohlen. Uttermohlen
went into an old passage room without
exercising sufficient precautions, 1t Is
said.
John Kelly, Of Twenty-eighth street.
on complaint Of his wife, appeared be-
fore Squire Greer yesterday, on charges
Of profane language and breath Of the
peace. Failing to give peace bond he
was committed to jail.
Charles Allen met with severe ac-
cIdent at the La Belle mill yesterday
afternoon about o'clock. In some
manner his leg was cut by the shears
and he also sustained burns. The city
ambulance removed him to his home.
Considerable complaint is being
made of the loafers investing Sixteenth
street, from Chapllne to Main, and the
police say the loafers leave on their ap-
pearance. only to return after the blue
coats disappearance. After dark the
crowd and the splitting are at the high
est stage.
Midsummer generally produces some
new lawyers shingles, the legal lights
IllumIng the horizon at the close Of the
school year. Two Of the additions to
the local roster are John Arbenz, jr.,
and A. L. Sawtell. who have each Sc
lected quarters in the Busby block, on
Chapline street.
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INCREASE IT'S STOCK.
West Virginia Gas Co. Decided on
This Plan Yesterday.

West Virginia Gas Co. Decided on
This Plan Yesterday.
The West Virginia Gas Company held
an important meeting at its office yes
terday. The only item of business was
the adoption of the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved. That the capital stock of
this company be and is hereby In
creased from 1880 shares of the par
value Of S25 each to 10000 shares Of the
par value of $25 each. and that the pres
ldent be authorized to certify the reso-
luton to the secretary Of state of West
Virginia, as provided by section %,
chapter "a, Of the code Of West Virgin
la.
A greater portion Of the stock was
represented. the majority Of 1t by
proxy. Among those present were
Mayor w. ]. Diehl, OF Pittsburgh, who
is secretary of the company, and Mr..
Jones, OF the Carnegie National bank.
AS soon as the president Of the COM
pany, Mr.. William Finn. returns from
Europe, Secretary Diehl said he would
take the necessary methods to certify
the change TO the secretary Of state.
The stock which will then be 10000, will
go to the shareholders as stock dlvi-
dend upon which the regular quarterly
dividend will be paid as formerly.
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A GOOD SHOW.

The Performance at Pleasant Valley
Park one of tho Best Seen Here.
Another good crowd saw the famous
diving elks at Pleasant Valley park
last night, and that they enjoyed the
performance was evidenced by the en-
thusiastIc applause each act received.
The trained horse, Trixie, which opens
the exhibition, is absolutely the finest
trained equine ever seen in the city, and
her act is worthy OF the highest praise
and is alone well worth the price Of
admission.
Last night all three elks made their
dive and did It as gracefully as can be
Imagined, Just before Ringlette, the
big elk, went up on the tower, the high
arc light went out the animaFs sur
rOundings were rather dark, but Prof.
Barnes stated that he thought she
would go all right, and sure enough
when he gave the command from the
lower side of the lake. Rlnglette made
one OF the prettiest dives ever seen, and
was applauded roundly BY the specta-
tors.
From s O'Clock until 1880 there was
dancing in the pavilion. which was in
dulged in by Jolly party OF young peo-
pie. The dancing. by the way, promises
to be pleasant feature Of the weeks
engagement and will be part OF the
programme every evening without eX-
ira charge.
a matinee for the benefit OF the la
dies and children will be given this
afternoon and the admission has been
placed Mt ten cents for everybody. An
other performance and dancing will be
the order Of things tonight.
Tomorrow night Melsters full band
and orchestra has been engaged for
concert and the dancing, and besides
this Master Irwin Miller, the wonderful
iive-y ear-old singer, and Prof. Pedl-
cord the juggler and knife throwing
artist, will appear. These features be-
sides the diving elks and trained horse.
should attract the largest crowd OF the
week
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Christian Union Of the First United
Presbyterian church.
George ]. Keener was a Weston clti-
zen AZ the Windsor over night
Mrs e. q. English and daughter,
Miss Bessie. are in Indianapolis.
Col. william H. Nave and wife. Of
Bethany, are registered at the stamm.
Mr.. ]. Blackshere and wife. Of KAN
nington, registered at the Windsor last
night.
Mr.. and AIRS. c. P. Flick have return
ed from n trip to Mackinnc Island and
the lakes.
Graham Young. the Baltimore & Ohio
clerk, Is visiting his parents at Sayiefa-
vile. Ohio.
Miss Eta Rlnehart went to Buffalo
via the Pennsylvania railroad, Satur.
day night.
Miss Venetta Nesbltt, of the East
End, will go to Pittsburgh to-day, to Be
the guest OF friends.
=. ]. State, physical director Of the
Y. NJ. C.. A., Is back at his post, after a
two weeks vacation.
Mr.. C. E. Smith. Of sistersville. stop
ped in the city yesterday. He Is on his
way to jamestown, N. Y.
Thomas McGrannahan. Of the city
water boards assessor force, Is taking
weeks vacation at Sardis.
Miss Mary H. Ford, Of New York
City, who has been the guest OF Miss
Anna Wingerter, left yesterday for her
home.
Miss Mary Couples. of Pittsburgh,
has returned home, after spending q
few days with Miss Ida Medley, OF the
Island.
Mayor w. ]. Diehl and two daughters
Misses Helen and Virginia, OF Pitts
burgh, were at the Grand Central yes
terday.
Miss A. E. List and Miss Virginia
Norton leave to-day for AIackinac and
Duluth, by way Of the Pennsylvania
railroad.
Councilman p. j. Scalley, who was a
delegate to the glassworkers' conVen-
ton at Muncie, Ind, returned nome
yesterday.
Frank F. Hallock returned yesterday,
from an enjoyable and beneficial trip
to Macklnac and other points Of inter-
est on the lakes.
Thomas Hall, who has been with the
F. w. Banner Company for the past
three years, left for his home in Alber-
querque, N. NJ. Mr.. Hall will engage IN
the music business.
A party Of eight, including Henry n.
Russell and wife; Howard HRzlett ana
wife and Miss Mayme HaZlett, have
gone on a tour OF lake points OF inter-
est. Mackinuc Island and Niagara
Falls will be visited.
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LIE SAVED BIZ swAMP.RooT
The Wonderful New Discovery In
Medleal Science.

sample Bottle Sent Free by MalI.
Swamp Root, discovered by the emil
nent kidney and bladder specialist, Is
wonderfully successful In promptly
curing kidney, bladder and uric acid
troubles.
Some Of the enrly symptoms OF weak
kidneys are pain or dun ache in the
back rheumatism, dizziness, headache,
nervousness. catarFh Of the bladder,
gravel or calculi. blosting, sallow COM
plexi0n, puffy or dark circles under the
eyes. suppression Of urine or compelled
to pass water often day and night.
The mild nd extraordinary effect Of
the famous new discovery, DR.. KILL
mer's Swamp-RO Is soon realized. It
stands the highest for its wonderful
cures Of the most distressing cases. II
you need q medicine you should have
the best.
Sold by druggists In fifty cent and
one dollar sizes. You may have sam
pie bottle OF DR.. Iilmer's Swamp-Root
and a pamphlet that tells all about It
including many Of the Thousands Of
letters received from sufferers cured,
both sent free by mail. Write DR.. Kill
mer & Co. Blnghamton. n. Y, and
please mention that you read this gem
erous offer in the Wheeling Daily Intel
llgenceF.
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Tne personally dSseeshSHbs' HOA -
the creek, prepared by City Assessor
HeIskell, are now in Clerk o'Brien's
hands, and show a deficiency Of about
100000 as compared with 1898, and the
report is disappointing because in view
of the many sales of mill stock. an Ia
crease of at least $4,000 over 1898 was
looked for. Mr.. Heiskell is in scio at
present, hence until he returns 1t will
not be known exactly where the def
cheney can be placed. The absence of
an increase in assessments is considered
surprising. The matter may be adjust
ed when the books are gone over this
week. South of the creek, Mr.. Bowers
report showed a personally Increase Of
Sl42, 674 90. The decrease in the north of
the creek report Is confined almost to
the Second and Third wards.
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The Helvetia Maennerchor, Of Pitts.
burgh and Allegheny, Swiss society
whose singing section gave concert at
Mozart park, Sunday, assisted by local
German singing societies, returned
home Yesterday evening. The singing
IA yesterday was shown the city's
D, ill.,. pal points Of interest by mems
beers OF the Wheeling Swiss society and
they expressed their surprise at the
Importance and extent Of the city's in-
dustrIaI MINT
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John Rawlcs. Pittsburgh colorcd
man, came down on the excursion OF
Sunday. from that place, and made
strenuous efforts TO do the town.
Babe" Boldcn, also colored. charged
him yesterday with assauting Mrs.
Boldcn, and officer Gardner arrested
him. He appeared before Squire RuE-
ers yesterday to answer to the charge
against him Upon investigation Of his
person, a BILLY" was found. For this
ofrensc he was fined S25 and costs. An
appeal was taken. He was held In 500
bond. which he furnished Upon the
solicitation Of Attorney Boyce. who APP
pcared for the defense. the charge OF
assault was dismissed.
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club was Entertained.

The Ideal Mandolin club was enter
tanned last night at the home of Super
intendent W. H. Anderson, and an ex-
cellent programme was rendered.
Those OF the club present were Messrs.
August Rockabrand, August Hartung,
F. Ellg, George Nickolaus and Herman
Bramer. Refreshments were server af-
ter the music had been rendered. A
most enjoyable evening was spent by
those preSent,
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BREAD winners should see they get
Wheeling Bakery Bread. Cheapest be-
cause 1t is best.
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ALL meat shops will be closed
Thursday, July q, at $3.50 a. M, on ac-
count of the Butchers Picnic at Fair
Grounds, to which the public is invited.
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A GOOD INCREASE
In the County Assessments OF City
Property Shown
IN SESSORSRAEL'SREPORT.

The Six city Districts Have an Assess
ment ofover 100000 More Than
in 1sss-Thc Country Districts viii
RepOrtin a Few Days-The Decrease
in the City's Personality, North Ofthe
Creek, Considered Disappointing.
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THE pleasure OF cntlng bread ls per-
feet when the bread In Wheeling Bak-
cry's It's sure 10 suit and you don't
tire Of II.
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D. Dewar, Of Warrington, registered
last night at the Howell.
Mrs. G. Ed. Mendel and daughter
have gone to Bath, n. Y.
Mr.. A. C. Holman, OF Huntington,
was at the Howell over night.
Herbert Horkhelmer will be an Allan
tic City pilgrim on Thursday.
Miss Laura Nesbitt leaves next week
for Pittsburgh. Miss Nesbitt will be
the delegate of the Young Peoples
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q A9 T0 II "a.
D.,,,,so 1Ihs Kind You IIsw RINlrS B1gga
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Personal NOTES.
Going and Coming Of Wheeling
People and Visitors.

Mr.. j. E. Gimn, the photographer, re-
turned yesterday. from Chatauqua,
where he attended the National Pho
tographers' Associations convention.
Mr.. Giftin won n handsome oxydlZed
silver medal. the second prize in class
A competition, which pertained to por-
traiture, and this honor is especially
noteworthy since there were competi-
tors from every state in the union. An
Atlanta, Ca, man captured the first
prize. Last February Mr.. Gittn cap
tured a medal at the Pennsylvania
fame Is now general.
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-17

Mayor Jones of Toledo has just re-
turned home from a tour of the east,
during which he made some speeches
in the interests of the plain people,
which aroused a great deal of discus
sion and which will result in good. In
an address delivered to the people Of
Toledo on the occasion of his return,
Mayor Jones told of the hundreds Of
poor people who have for five years
assembled at midnight, in all sorts Of
weather, to each get half loaf of
bread at a New York bakery. He
contrasted this with the fortunes made
on the Stock Exchange, and said that
the system that tolerates such ex-
treLies of wealth and poverty should
be denounced, and he would denounce
it as long as he had breath. 1t was
unworthy a free people, should be
swept away, and would be swept away
for a system giving a more just and
equitable distribution of the fruits of
toll
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-17

ington which his enemies distorted into
"by." Is 1t not more probable that the
father OF his country" instead OF
swearing. made use of some sort or
supplication? White with oager, and
boiling over with disappointment and
chagrin, what would be more natural
than that he should. on meeting Lee,
cry out: my God, sir, l desire to
know what is the reason, and whence
arises this disorder and confusion?"
The man who gave rise to the rumor
OF the use of profanity may have been
Lee himself, who was anxious to
malign the man who had rebuked him
on the battlefield. 1t was an easy mat
ter to report his my" as by" and
thus change the whole tenor OF Wash
ington's remarks. This theory is GER
tainly the most reasonable as well as
the most charitable. and. after an in
vestigation of almost 120 years, it
ought to be adopted.
Alter Washington, at the risk of his
life, had brought order out of chaos,
and formed the routed troops into an
invincible line of battle, he rode back
to where Lee sat on his horse in bad
fit of sulks, and. pointing to the raj
lied troops. asked
viii you, sir, command in that
place."
Il WILL" Lee eagerly exclaimed.
Then" said Washington, II expect
you to check the enemy Immediately"
Your command shall be obeyed, and
| will not be the first to leave the
field" returned Lee.
The advancing foe was held in check.
Washington brought up the remainder
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-17
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.
A Variety OF Jolses-Glbes and Ironies,
Original and Selectod-Flotsam and
Jetsam from the Tide of HumoS-
Witty Sayings.
The Dream OF the Drummer.
tle room In a llttle hotel

little room in n little hotel
In n little country town,
On little bed with a musty smell
a man was lying down.
great big man with great big snore-
For he lay on his back, you see
And a peaceful look on his face he wore
For sound asleep was he.
In his dream what marvellous trips he
made,
What tremendous bills he soldl
And nobody failed and every one paid
And his orders were as good as gold
lie smiled and smothered a scornful
laugh
When his fellow drummer blowed
For he knew 10 other had sold the half
OF what his order book showed.
lie got this letter from home one day:
Dear Sir-We've no filter term
To use in your case than simply to
say.
Henceforth you are one of the firm"
And glorious change thus made in his
life.
And really soon got to know his wife
His son and his daughter too.
And then he moved from his obscure
fiat
To a house on the avenue:
Lived swell was happy, got healthy and
fat
Respected and wealthy too.
But with a thump. bang. wang, thump
again.
The landlord stood at the door.
TITS purity nigh time for that 6:l0 train!"
And the drummer's dream was o'er.
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enough to absolve myself from all al
legiance to him, but have some scru-
pies about the prince of Wales"
Even the grave Washington Joined
in the laugh that followed this ex-
planation. But Lee eventully took the
oath with the others, and subscribed
his name to one OF the blanks now on
file in the archives at Washington.
When the British under Clinton sud
denly evacuated Philadelphia In June.
1878. and began their retreat across
New Jersey. Washington. with his
whole army, pushed on as rapidly as
possible to intercept them before they
reached New York. Late on headed
off the British. went into camp near
the enemy on the plains OF Monmouth.
Lee was next to Washington in COM
mand. and there can be no doubt at
this time that envy and hatred were
strong factors In the breast of the SUI
bordinate. Lees instructions we're to
advance early and attack the enemy
as soon as they began to move, unless
there was some powerful reason for
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not doing SO. 1t seems that this very
slight discretionary power given him
furnished the pretext for his conduct.
Lee had under him such men as La
f0yette, Wayne and Morgan's famous
-iflemen.
The conduct of Lee on this occasion
is a puzzle to the student of human
motives. At one moment he seemed in
earnest and determined, at the next he
was weak hesitating and uncertain.
In the council Of war held at Hopewell
Lee advised against the attack, and
showed a very faint heart throughout
the fight. When the British began to
move he made a feeble attack, which
was followed up by half dozen blum
ders in rapid succession. He held La
fayette in check until it was too late
for him to cut off some of the British
army, and weakened Wayne's forces
by Withdrawing from him some of his
best soldiers, and finally ordered n gen.
eral retreat all along the line. Along a
narrow pass, with a morass on either
side, the Americans fed on that hot
June day, pursued by the yelling Brit
ons. The weather was so excessively
warm that many of the soldiers per-
ished from sunstroke. Washington,
who was bringing up the main army
TO attack the British in such way as
to cut off their retreat to New York,
after the cannonading early in the
morning. was astonished and perplexed
to hear no more firing. Anon the
shouts of the victorious Britons and
the occasional musket shot fell on his
ears, and, with a feeling OF distrust, he
galloped forward. accompanied by his
entire staff They met the head of the
retreating army under Gen. Lee. Just
at this point. according to tradition
Washington did his "cussing." His
tory records the first words uttered by
Washington as:
Sir, desire to know what is the
reason, and whence arises this disorder
and confusion?" Tradition says that