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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-11
TRADE CONDITIONS
In the Iron SIarket-Interesting Blast
Furnace Statistics.

In the Iron 3Iarket-InterestinE Blast
Furnace Statistics.
! NEW YORK. August 1O.-In its re-
view Of current trade conditions, the
Iron age to-day win say:
Our monthly blast furnace statistics
again show a more moderate increase
in output than there was reason to ex-
pect. the growth in capacity being from
257.3i5 tons weekly OF coke and an
thraclte iron on July /. to 26i.4SS tons
weekly on August /, an increase of Abs
tons, or say 1900 tons a month. The
furnace stocks have declined $500 TONS
and the warrant stocks 100 tons. a
total of 1860 tons. so that the balance
of production and consumption would
seem to be pretty close now. If it were
not for the consideration that consump-
ton has been actually hampered by the
scarcity Of pig iron.
A comparison is instructive between
the capacity at work on August ], 1898.
and on the corresponding date of last
year. In the east and in Central Penn
sylvania there were running on August
/, 1899. thlrty-eIght furnaces, producing
weekly S2,557 tons. In the beginning
OF this month there were active In the
same districts fifty-eIght furnaces, pro-
ducIng weekly l2.sO7 tons. In the CEN
trail west, including western Penn
sylyania, the wheeling valley
Cleveland, Illinois and Northwest,
there were at work eighty-threc fur
naces, with a productive capacity OF
1869 tons per week, while now 11S
are working, making 17s,12s tons
weekly.
In the south the increase during the
year has been from thlrty-four fur
naces, making 27,222 tons of iron, to
forty-slx stacks. turning out 1910 tons
per week.
Both the east and the south are still
expanding. The west is up to its limit,
the only additions possible being the
new stacks approaching completion at
Loraln, Youngstown and Pittsburgh.
Buying for delivery during the first
half OF 1899 is decidedly expanding in
the pig iron trade. and evidence is ac-
cumulatlng that the business is being
done on the basis Of present prices to
a very considerable extent. In some
sections and in some cases prices are
guaranteed by the seller.
In foundry Iron large sales have been
made In Chicago. Buffalo and at other
points. largely for 1900 delivery. There
have also been re-sales of warrant Iron
for immediate delivery. that being the
only means to secure iron at once,
We understand that about 10000 tons
have been placed in this manner.
From Pittsburgh comes the report Of
the sale Of about 10000 tons of Besse-
mer pig for the first half of 1900 at the
record-breaklng price of s21 so at valley
furnaces.
Steel Is very quiet. but good run of
orders is still coming up in the line Of
finished material.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-11

BOURNE, Mass, August iO.-Deputy
Sheriff Edward II. Burgess. Of Monu-
ment Beach, was shot by burglars here
early this morning. and his wound is
considered dangerous. Stillmnn Small
ey, q Waterman ut Buzzard's Bay, who
had come to Bourne to assist the dep
uty sheriff, also was shot, but was only
slightly hurt. 1t is believed that the
two burglars who did the shooting
were also wounded, as blood spots
we're found on the road in the Vicinity.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-11
CAUGHT MAPPING.
Government Clerks Found LoaflnG
Then Salaries We're Cut.

Government Clerks Found Loafng
Then Salaries Werc Cut.
WASHINGTON. August 1O.-AssiSt-
ant Secretary vanderlip. asked about
reports that he had ordered a reduction
in salaries OF several chiefs and assist
ant chiefs of several divisions in the Of
flee of the auditing department because
he had visited the offices and found
these chiefs and their clerks reading
newspapers and lettering during work,
said that he had for some time been
investigating the auditing OF the bonds
and other papers in the third auditors
office. Last Saturday morning he went
to the third auditors office. and accom-
panied by one of the officials walked in
to q large room where he wanted to
make an investigation. He found a
general state of ldleness. Clerks were
reading newspapers or gathered in con-
versation. This was after o'clock.
The following Monday morning Mr..
VANDERBILT again visited the auditor.
and they went to another division to
make an investigation. Mr.. vanderlip
says the same state of affairs was dis
covered.
Mr.. VANDERBILT says he decided that
the chiefs and assistant chiefs of these
divisions were responsible for this state
of affairs. and at once ordered reduc-
ton in their salaries. He thinks that
officials of this class should have the
employees under some regulations as to
when work should begin and how en-
ployes should conduct themselves.
1t is said by officials in the treasury
that had Mr.. vanderlIp discovered the
same conditions In an Office well up
with It's work he would probably have
said nothing. He was led to take nc-
ton. 1t is said. by the fact that the
work in the auditors Office is nearly
two years behind.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-11
Critical stage Reaehed:

CHICAGO, August 1O.-The brick
makers strike has reached the critical
stage and from assertions made by the
manufacturers in answer to the de-
mands Of the strikers. It is believed that
a general tle-up of building operations
in Chicago and strike Of $1,000 crafts
men is imminent.
A meeting between the contending
parties has been called for this evening
before committee Of the building
trades council. The brick makers al
lance insists that the south side man
ufacturers sell their product in any ter
rltory within Cook county where the
non-unlon article now is generally used.
BY compelling the union yards to enter
into competition with the non-unlon
manufacturers the alliance calculates
to force the latter into becoming union
lied. The manufacturers met the con-
ference, declaring they will not do the
bidding Of the strikers. The Building
Trades Council AYERS that 1t will sus-
tain the briclSmakers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-11

BERLIN. August 1O.-President Nc
KInley has written a letter to Emperor
William, expressing his pleasure at the
appointment Of Or. Mumm Won
schwartzensteIn as envoy cxtraordI-
nary to the United States during the
absence from America OF DR.. Won Hol-
leben. the German ambassador at
Washington, saying that DR.. Won
schwartzenstcln's previous stay at
Washington is pleasantly remembered.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-11

ABOUT one month ago my child.
which Is fifteen months old. had an at
tack OF dlHrrhoea accompanied by vom-
Iting. l gave It such rem@lies as IRE
usually given In such cases. but M
nothing gave relief. we sent for n ply
slclan and Il was under his care for n
week At this time the child had been
sick for about ten days and wRs having
about twenty-five operations Of the
bowels every twelve hours. and We
were convinced that unless II soon OBJ
talncd relief II would not live. Cham
hrrlains Collie, Cholera and DIarrhoea
Remedy was recommended. and de-
cldcd to try It. soon noticed change
for the better; by lts continued use n
complete cure was brought about and Il
lB now perfectly hcalthy.-C. l.. BogEs.
Stumptown. Gilmcr County. W. Va. For
sale by druggists.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-11

Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
+. Hart, Of Gro;on. S. D.: was taken
with bad cold which settled on ms
lungs cough set In and finally termi-
mated In Consumption. Four Doctors
gave me up, saying could live but q
short tlmc. gave myself up 10 my Sa-
yIor, determined II could not stny
with my frIonds on earth, would meet
my absent ones above. Ny husband
was advised 70 get Or. Kings New
Discovery Tor Consumption. Coughs ana
Colds. / gave It u trial took IN MI
eight bottles. /; han cured me, and
thank God. am saved and now well
and healthy woman" Trial bottles free
az Logan Drug Co.'S drugstore.
Regular size Zoe and 81 co. Gunran-
teed or price refunded.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-11

NEW YORK, August 1O.-Herman
Hauser, the treasurer OF the Herald
Square theatre. who jumped from tho
Brooklyn bridge last Thursday. was
arralgned in court to-day TO answer to
the charge of attempted suicide. Hau-
ser explained that he was intoxicated
when no made the jump and he was
discharged, after having been caution
ed by the magistrate not TO repeat the
not
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-11

i.sso house, were destroyed and thou
sands Of poor people rendered home
less. A band Of thousands Of robbers
IS rayaging the country. Ten iunks
full Of soldiers to head them on. were
captured. The arms were taken from
the soldiers and the junks burned.
Hundreds Of the soldiers were drowned.
Seven hundred natives who resisted
the onward march Of the enemy were
killed, while 1000 saved their lives BY
Joining the robbers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-11
Shot by tho editor.

ELIZABETH. Colo. August TO-
George W. Blazer. superintendent of
the Elizabeth public schools, was shot
and Instantly killed on the street last
night. The murderer escaped. 1t is
claimed that the shooting was done by
W. L. Holland, editor OF the Eye, who
has disappeared. He was seen In COM
pany with Blazer shortly before the
tragedy occurred. and III feeling ex-
listed between them, on account OF an
article critlclsing the town board,
which was recently published in the
Eve
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-11

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, August TO-
william L. Strong. ex-mayor Of New
York, and president of the Protective
Tariff League, has arrived here from
the East, accompanied by Mrs. Strong.
They have come to meet their son,
Major Putnam Bradlee Strong. who
was was volunteer officer on the stan
Of General Merritt in Manila, and who
is expected to arrive from the Philip
pines on the transport Warren next
week,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-11
CnthoIlc Totnl AhstnIncrs,

CHICAGO. August 1O.-The second
day OF the twenty-nlnth convention of
the Catholic Total Abstinence Society
OF America opened with memorial
mass at the Cathedral OF the Holy
Name In honor Of the members Of the
order who have died during the year.
Routine business OF the convention was
taken up when the session was called
to order to-day.
Philadelphia was chosen us the next
place of meeting.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-11
rnrrIhln Tnlcs From ChInn.

CHICAGO, August 1O.-A special to
the Tribune from Vancouver, 3. c.,
says: The following mail advlces were
received by the steamer Empress OF
Japan:
A terrible food has swept over the
sub-prefecture of War Chow, where
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-11
Hotter nnrn sinrcll nj Hnmr.

JACKSON, Miss. August 1O.--Five
negro children were burned to death on
McKowan's plantation near this plncr
last night. The parents locked them
up in their house and went to church
on their return the charrcd romains OF
the little ones were found.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-11
AFrIrhtmI nInndnr

WIN often cause horrible burn, Ecald,
cut or brtiSo. Bucklen'A Arnicn Salve,
the best In the world, will kill the pain
md promptly heal Il. Cures old sores,
fever sores. ulcers, hollis, felons. corna,
earth, Only p cents box. Cure guar
anteed. Sold by Logan Drug Co. drug.
gjatH, q
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-11
1rthc nnnr Is CnttInc rceth.

he sure and use that old and we'll tried
remedy. Mrs, Winslow's Soothing
Syrup, for children tccthlng. II soothes
the child. Boftens the gum, allays oil
pain. cures wind collie and Is the best
remedy for diaIIhopR. Twenty-Five
cents bottle. mW&f
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-02

ented, and the Cornell Experiment
Station at Ithaca, N. Y, has recently
published a bulletin describing and H.
Illustrating eight forms of them, as de-
scribed in the Patent Office Gazette.
Persons interested may perhaps Sc
cure copy of this bulletin on appli-
cation. The farmers and dairymen OF
Indiana are advised not to purchase
these cans. The price as rule is ex-
orbitant and the practice Of dilution
is undesirable. But If the farmer
wishes to secure the same results ad-
vertised by the makers Of these cans,
he may obtain them by diluting his
milk in comparatively inexpensive
round can, such as may be secured Of
any reputable dairy supply house, or
can be made by any good tinsmith:
Such a can, however, should have a
faucet in the bottom, through which
the skinned milk may, be drawn. In
fact, II our farmers will set their milk
undiluted in deep cans-say eighteen
to twenty inches deep and eight in
diameter-set In cold water or cold
room, they will get more satisfac-
tory returns than when set In shall
low pans or crocks.C. s. Plumb, d.
rector.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-02
CONTRADICTIONS
That Mark the Strange Career Of the
Filipino Leader.

~~so~'
Harper's Magazine: His career
contains reasonable number of con-
tradictions. Thus his first act in con-
nection with the revolution was to re-
buke and threaten the rebel leaders in|
the next town for the cruel slaughter
of the natives loyal to Spain. The next
day he compelled the men of SEVERAL
sluggish villages to rally for the storm
ing of the convent and hacienda att
linus. He levied taxes and paid his,
prices remained unchanged in the
rebel provinces. He restrained plum
derers and repressed cruelty with a
strong hand. His popularity was large
ly due to the fact that he was simple in
his manner and always accessible. He
took his place in the foremost rank in
the contests of 1896 and 1897, and saw
his brother slain when Lachambre's
division stormed linus. Since his re-
turn in 1898 he has not been under fire,
his staff restraining him from risking a
life invaluable to the cause. While
the brief record of his public life seems
to show that he was moderate, simple
and humane in the midst of revolution,
there is much in his career that puzzles
the observer-more perhaps, that puz-
zles Aguinaldo himself. Does he owe
his great power to the fact that he is
the representative of his race, or to
his personal qualities? Up to May,
1898, his personality seemed the chief
factor. Since then he has been swept
along in the tide of revolution, owning
himself astonished at the mighty i'm
pulse which rallied his countrymeD
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-02
StlenCed IncersoIl.

London Mail: A correspondent
sends to the Daily Mail the following
story of an incident which happened
some twenty years ago in Toronto:
Colonel Ingersoll, the celebrated inf
del orator, was delivering a lecture in
the theater on Sunday night. The
house, Of course, was crammed, and he
went on with his clever and humorous
speech till he gave utterance to some
particularly blasphemous comments.
which proved too offensive for his au-
dience. In the midst of his brilliant
speech a fine voice in the gallery rang
out in the well-known hymn, ''Hold
the Fort, for Am Coming Instantly
,theswords were taken up by others un-
It'll the whole concourse Joined in, and
Colonel Ingersoll had to retreat ig-
ANONYMOUSLY, without being allowed to
utter another word. :
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-02

exceedingly wary bird, and you will
spend many weary hours trying to trap
him, without success. But you can
enter into an alliance with the King
birds, and when the hawk comes stroll
ing your way in search of a dinner
they will furnish him so much enter
tainment that he will forget what he
came for. He will soon learn where a
pair OF these audacious little fighters
are on guard, and will avoid the local.
lty In his flights. The King bird kills
some bees, and for that reason every
body so minded think they have a
license to slay them without mercy;
but bees constitute but small por-
tion Of their, subsistence, and nobody
ever had colony Of bees seriously
weakened by the contributions which
they have levied upon it. They beat
everything against hawks, and II a
few families of them can be induced
to make their homes in the premises
no other protection is needed. The
poultry raiser who sanctions the kill
ing OF the King birds on his place is
depriving himself Of the services Of
some mighty good friends. VI.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-02
kAlR-TlGHT HELMETS.
The Provoking Cause of So Many Bald
Headed Policemen


Headed Policemen
Philadelphia Inquirer: did you
ever notice." said a policeman, "how
few men, who have been any length OF
time on the force, have good heads OF
hair. Just look at the next one of us
you see with his hat off. I've only been
on two years myself" he went on, "but
you see I'm getting there FAST" and
taking off his cap he showed a bald
space, which looked from the thinness
of the surrounding hair as though it
were rapidly widening. The cause Of
it? Oh, that's easy" he proceeded in
reply to a query. "All of us, you
know, have to wear heavy felt hats,
summer and winter, rain or shine.
Well, there you are; wear one of these
heavy weights while and I'll war
rant Paderewski would begin to thin
out. In warm weather the whole head
is practically in an atmosphere CT
steam; no fresh air worth speaking of
s,and gradually the hair rots, with
ers and falls out. It's a state of things
an intelligent gardener would think
of giving steady to the hardest of his
plants, but, then, suppose we human
beings don't need any such particular
care. This isn't theory, either; just
look at men who wear derbys contin-
ually; they always lose their hair, and
I'll wager" he concluded as he stepped
off the curb to catch an approaching
car, "I'll wager the chaps who's con-
ductor on this trolley car is in the same
fix. The caps of motorme nand con-
ductors are calculated to ruin the hair,
too, but they're not as bad as ours
and so the process takes longer"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-02
Fruft Seized and Condemned.

Lipton's, Limited, the tea, groceries,
and spirits business in which the owner
of the Shamrock made his money, has
been in hot water of late. The Non
conformists started to boycott it when
the company added whisky and wines
to the goods it advertised. A little
while ago it was fined heavily for SELL
ing tea underweight, test case being
made on the practice OF weighing the
paper bags with the tea, and the evil
dence showing that in some instances
even with the bags the packages were
underweight Now carloads of fruit
which were about to be delivered to the
company to be made into jam have
been seized, and condemned in court
as being unfit for human food. Lip
toms protest that the fruit had not
been accepted by them, and that they
would have rejected it; but the jam of
whatever make is likely to be viewed
with suspicion in England for time.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-02
GOT A COMPLIMENTARY PASS.
But tho Seeker for Free Transportation
Was Not Pleased.


The manager Of one of the street
railway lines in this city found in his
morning mail the other day a commu-
nication from an individual who had
been indefatigable in his efforts to get
on the mplimentary list of the COM
pany. The man had money, stocks and
bonds and houses and lots in plenty,
but they offered him little considera-
tion. The canker at his heart was
his inability to get passbook. Every
time he paid a nickel for ride it left
him dispirited for an hour. He would
have lost a lawsuit any day rather
than have failed ultimately to wheedle
book out of the street railway COM
pany. His opportunity appeared to
have come at last, for he rendered
some slight personal favor to the COM
pany. Instanter he dictated a letter
1mpressing the fact upon the general
managers mind and beseeching him
for "a pass" The manager smiled
grimly when he read the request.
Twenty-four hours later the prominent
citizen was delighted to note that his
mail contained an envelope bearing the
mark of the street railway company.
He eagerly tore it open and read a re-
ply composed something as follows:
MY Dear Sir: Your inestimable
services to the company which I have
the honor to represent in an official
capacity have not escaped notice. In.
fact, we have been embarrassed in
some degree to discover form of rec
ogn1tion proportionate to their value.
Your letter suggested a payment we are
glad to adopt, and I take great pleas
ure therefore in inclosing the pass
you request. 1t is good when presented
on all our lines. We have given all
our conductors orders to accept it at
all hours of the day or night, without
requiring Identification of the bearer
Ordinarily our transportation is nom
transferable, but an exception has
been made in your case. 1t is good
when rendered by yourself, or any
member of your family or any Of your
friends or acquaintances. Again thank
ing you for your unselfsh interest in
our success, beg leave to remain,
etc."
The prominent citizen found the
'pass' in the letter all right enough,
but it was not Of the variety ne was
seeking. 1t was nothing more or less
than a common, ordinary, everyday s.
cent piece, somewhat worn and sadly
cided that his chances for free trans-
portation are nil.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-02
Some Strange Epitaphs.

All that remains of a man called
William Button lies buried in church.
yard near Salisbury, England. On his
tombstone is engraved the following:
"Oh, sun, moon, stars, and ye celestial
..5 poles!
Are graves, then, dwindled into But
ton-holes?'
On the death of a celebrated cook
some years ago a tombstone was erect.
ed over his grave by one who had long
enjoyed his culinary efforts. The epi-
taph reads: '-,'
peace to his h'ashes!''.
When Charles Knight, the we'll
known English critic, died, Jerrold pro-
posed the following appropriate and
touching epitaph: ss. r.
"Good (K)night."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-02
An Automatic Train-Stopper.

Among recent inventions is device
by which the air-brakes of a railroad
train can be applied from the track,
as the train passes, without the inter-
vention of the engineer The air.
brake system is connected with lever
controlling vent" in the train pipe,
and attached to the truck of the pony
wheels close to the track at the for
ward end of the locomotive. On pass
ing over an obstruction, placed on the
track for the purpose, the lever is tilted
and the vent opened, thus letting the
air in to the brakes. The engineer can
reset the lever from his place in the
cab. *.'-. ',' -