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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
IndustriaIs.
.stock dividend 100 per cent paid in May.

sStock dividend 100 per cent paid in May.
Prices touched a still lower level on
Friday, December %, but the panic was
at it's worst December IS. The declines
were much the worst severe in the in
du%strials, not only in points but pro-
portionately. Many of the industrials
sold at about one-half of their best
prices, while some lost fully two-thirds
and over of their previous market val
ue. On the other hand railroad shares
excepting local tractions) declined
only about 20 per cent. and less on the
average, compared with the highest of
1899, showing much greater stability
than industrialS as investments, and
proving the necessity for the discrim-
nation against the latter SO often in
sisted upon in these advices. AS al
ready said the position of the market
has been much improved by the late
decline; wedding out soft spots; trans
ferring stocks from weak into strong
hands, and affording a fresh and better
basis for new speculation. In some re-
| spects we should have liked the liqui-
dation to have been more complete,
as a few spots still remain; but the
1 SCLCld al 0lIlIllOh Ii 81 Satisfactorily
that any u~nfavorable developments in
these quarters would have little effect.
The sharp recovery of the last few
days has been somewhat too rapid, be-
ing materially accelerated by short
covering. As for the future of the
market it is now quite promising. The
year closes with business in exception
ally sound condition. Thus far there
are no indications of o~ver-trading or
over-expansion of credits. Merchan-
disc values are on a higher basis and
labor is everywhere we'll employed at
good and in numerous cases at higher
wages. The phenomenal activity in
the iron trade still continues, and
| shows no signs of abatement. Produc-
ton of pig iron. enormous as it is,
has failed to outrun consumption,
which is receiving a tremendous slim
illus from the many new uses to which
iron is applied and through filling the
gap caused by years of economy.
Many of the big steel companies are
now running upon orders received some
| time ago, which will keep them busy
until the middle of 1900, if not later.
1t is known that numerous contracts
are now held up pending lower prices;
so that the prospects of continued &C
tivity are excellent. Other lines of
industry also show great pressure of
| orders; all of which means continued
| large earnings for American railroads
during the coming year. For rail-
roads the outlook is especially encour-
aging. The majority of these proper
| ties are now organized upon q salts
factory basis: our best roads are in
better physical and financial condition
| than ever before; earnings are con-
| stantly increasing, while the train cost
| per mile is as steadily decreasing. La
Dor has already received a share of
present prosperity. and stockholders
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
HRE E SHIPS
DESIGNED AND APPROVED BY THE
NAVAL BOARD OF CON-
STRUCTION.
Will be Named the Georgia., New
Jersey and Pennsylvania, and
VIII be Ahead of Anything Now
Afoat in the World.

NEW YORK, December 30.-A spe-
cial to the Tribune from Washington
says:
Designs for the greatest battleships
ever projected for the American navy
were agreed upon by the naval board
of construction to-day after several
months of discussion over the import
ant questions of battery, armor, speed,
coal capacity and displacement. The
three new vessels-to be called the
Georgia, the New Jersey and the Penn
.sylvania-will equal in f~ormidability
the finest line OF ba%ttleships yet laid
down by any foreign power and with
the addition of typical American i'm
provements will surpass in fighting
force any Ships now afioat.
The salient features of the designs
contemplate a displacement of approx
imately $4,000 tons, as compared with
the Oregon's II, 900 or the new Names
12,300. The speed is to be "at least 10
knots with a coal bunker capacity of
1000 tons.
There will be two super-imposed tur-
rents one fore and the other aft. each
containing two Pinch and two S-inch
Suuo vi NAlC INV tAOA6dACA " IN
high smokeless powder velocity. The
remaining guns of the main battery
will consist OF twelve six-inch quick
fire in ~broadside. This arrangement OF
battery has been finally adopted instead
of an alternate plan which provided for
four 12-inch guns in turrets and sixteen
six-inch broadside, which had been put
forward to avoid the expedient Of sl-
per-imposed turrets. The two-story
turrets, which are a d~istinctively
| American innovation as applied to the
Kearsarge and the Kentucky, are re-
garded as no longer OF doubtful success
and ii is known that foreign govern
ments are preparing to adopt them TO
secure the concentration and angle OF
fire they secure, which is unapproached
by any other ~expedient.
The board also definitely determined
upon the use of the most modern
Kruppized arnnor for the new vessels.
The total cost Of each Of these three
ships. when ready for sea, wiz exceed
81. 0OO. 900 each. They viii cruise seven
thousand miles straight away and there
will not be three ships Of similar o.
feusive and defensive strength in the
| fleet of auv possible enemy.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
he delegates from tie Pittsburg min

the delegates from the Pittsburg min
ing district to the conference. Of ma
chine miners at Indianapolis, returned
to-day. Secretary VIM. Dodds, of the
United Mine Workers, said the confer
ence was held for the purpose of ar
irving at a fair differential between
pick and machine mining in the COM
petitive fields. At present the machine
miner is paid % per cent less than the
pick miner in the same veins. The
operators on the introduction of the
machine asked that the differential be
only 10 per cent. The matter will be
taken up at the joint meeting of opera
tors and miners in indianapolis, Ind,
January 18th.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
New Corporations.

TRENTON, N. j., December 30.-The
following companies to-day filed arti-
cles of Incorporation:
The American Electric Vehicle Com
pany, capital $4,000, 900, to manufacture
vehicles of every kind propelled by any
power whatsoever and to produce and
supply such power.
The Montzema Lead Company, capt.
tai SO, 200, 900, to mine lead and other
metals in Mexico.
The number of companies incorpor-
ated under the laws of New Jersey dur
ing the month of December was 206,
and the State received in fees $32,530.
The number of companies incorporated
during the calendar year was 2,182.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31

have q right to expect better returns.
Several of the cheap stocks are now
approaching a dividend basis and prom
Use to become speculative favorites;
while many of the older dividend-pay-
ers will be gradually absorbed by in
yestors and taken out of the market.
The monetary situation is much inn
proved. Preparations for January dis
bursements, which will reach consider
ably over the usual $3.50, 600, 900, were
safely passed. Much relief has been
afforded by Secretary Cages efforts to
counteract the effect of Treasury OPP,
erations, which were taking millions
out of circulation and encouraging
panic by contraction at a time when
expansion was most urgent. Instead
of abuse, Secretary Gage is entitled to
high credit by intelligent men for judi
cious action in averting a panic that
would have wrought widespread disas-
ter upon labor as well as capital. Cur
rency will now begin to return from
the interior with growing freedom.
There is no fear of a scarcity of gold,
the worlds production going on at a
rate which renders the temporary stop
page of Transvaal supplies a matter OF
no serious Importance. What the re-
quirements of Europe will be and how
much gold we shall export it is impos-
sible to say. Much depends upon the
course of the T%ransvaal war, which is
likely to be of longer duration than at
first expected, though with the same
eonclusion-that of victory to British
arms. For some time to come the
money market is not likely to be a bear
factor in stocks. AS this was the chief
cause of DEFENDERS break, the outlook
has improved just in proportion as
monetary difficulties have disappeared.
The new year opens with bright pros
poets for a better market; yet the adj
vance is likely to be accompanied with
more frequent reactions than were ex-
perienced in 1899. The big men have
taken on large lines of stocks on the re-
cent break, and they will not part with
them at anything like present figures.
HENRY CLEWS.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
Value of Silver Less.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 30.
The quarterly statement of the values
of foreign coins issued by the director
of the mint shows that during the last
three months the value of silver has
decreased OILS cents per ounce and
the value of foreign silver coins has
decreased accordingly. These figures
will be followed in estimating the
value of all foreign merchandise ex-
ported to the United States on and
after January l, 1900.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
Owners of Corporations.

1t may not be generally known, but it
is a fact, that any person with either
large or small capital a to-day buy an
interest in any American railroad,
sleeping car, or telegraph company, or
in any other corporation which has its
shares listed in the open market. The
man who works and saves can have an
interest in these big properties, and the
same rule applies to the m Ac-
cording to the railroad reports shares
of stock are owned by women in almost
every railroad. OF the 6,526 stockhold-
ers of the Illinois Central, barely one
seventh of them own over n hundred
shares apiece. Yet the stock books OF
the company are only typical of those
of. pther great corporations. OF the
10000 stockholders in the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe Railroad Company,
one-fourth, or 1900 are women, and not
a single person holds a sufficient
amount of stock to elect himself a
director. Out of the 10000 stockhold-
ers in the Pennsylvania railroad, which
has the largest number of stockholders
of any corporation in the United States,
40 per cent are women
The last annual report of the Western
Union Telegraph Company shows that
It's stock and that of its leased lines is
distributed among 15,43S stockholders.
The shareholders of the company pro-
per number 9,1S2. About one-half of
the stock is held by women and a large
proportion of the names have been on
the books of the company for more
than twenty years. There are $4,000
persons holding stock in the Burling-
ton, 21,277 in the New York Central,
and the books of the other railroad
companies disclose a similar large
number of individual stockholders.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
Florence Crittenden Home. and win
later be taken TO Salem.

later be taken to Salem.
IA number Of contracts are being
finished up at the e. NJ. Holiday & Co.
planning mill On the South Side. Tbs
company is furnishing wood for resi-
dence OF Benjamin Snyder at Alien
helm; DR.. c. l. Hill on Fifteenth
street, A. w. Wilson at Leatherwood.
and the Lineaweaver residence in tina
Sixth ward.
Mr.. Boyd Carroll, in a letter to
the dramatic editor of the Register, OBJ
jects to the reflections upon members
of the Chas. Mortimer company in q
Wheeling newspaper. He admits that
Mr.. Mortimer is to blame. but no 9TH
ers. Mr.. Frank U~pdegraf and Miss
Lillian Anderson, both of this city.
are members of the company, which Is
now playing an engagement in Grafton.
The popular Ivanhoe Club, of the
East End, will dance New Years
night at the Beabout Club hall. It
will be a mask affair. and from the
arrangements that have been made, it
promises to be a great success. a
feature will be a coiored cake walk at
10; so, led by the champion. Mr.. Arch
Johnson. The judges for this event
will be Hon. John Heinlein. Capt. Jas.
Parker and Col. Perry Wakefield.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
Out of Existence.

NEW YORK, December 30.-The
Wagner Palace Car Company to-day
ceased to exist as an individual organ
ization. The formal and official trans
fer of the Wagner company under the
terms of its merger agreement with the
Pullman company was affected this af-
ternoon at the offices of the Wagner
company in this city, twenty millions
of stock of the Wagner company being
transferred to Pullman interests and an
equal amount of Pullman stock being
transferred to Wagner people on even
terms. The Offices of the combined in
terests in New York city viii be those
heretofore occupied by the Wagner
company and officers of the Wagner
company will for the present and pos
sibly permanently maintain their rela-
tive positions. DR.. Webb becomes a
member of the board of directors of the
consolidated company.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
To Start I'd Monday.

Tomorrow the Brown Coal and Coke
Company, which has been getting a
plant ready on an extensive scale at
Bowman's Station, on the "Pewiky"
road, just north of Beach Bottom, will
be ready for operation, and will make
its first run of coal from the new tip
pie. The company has a very large
track of valuable coal lands, in both
Ohio and Brooke counties, and will ship
extensively both by rail and river. A
number of prominent local capitalists
are interested in the enterprise which
promises to become a very important
one.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
Maids viii be Introduced.

1t is reported that the Eastern rail-
roads are soon to employ maids, or, in
short, female porters on the limited
trains. These women are expected to
look after ladies and children, partic-
ularly elderly ladies and those travel
ing alone. They must move about the
train rendering assistance where nee
essary. A move of this kind is one
that would meet with general approval,
for there is hardly a train nowadays
but what has many lady passengers
travelling alone. The Western roads
have had women employed doing this
work for some time past, and in fact.
the lines west of Chicago are ahead of
the eastern roads in almost every
move.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
A Big Failure.

BERLIN, December 30.-A private
banking firm of Goerlitz, Prussian
Salesia. has suspended. The liabilities
are nearly two million marks. Some
small banks in Berlin and London are
said to be affected to a considerable
extent.
A local paper reports the arrest of
two of the firms principals.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
Business Failures.

NEW YORK, December 30.-Frank
E. Hadley, of Chatham, N. j., and hav-
ing Offices in the Produce Exchange
building, to-day filed a petition in bank
ruptcy in the United States District
Court, giving liabilities S127,072. No
assets. Hadley, on June "a, 1898, made
an assignment for the benefit of his
creditors.
A petition in bankruptcy has been
filed by Stanley H. G.. Stewart, of
Washington, D. c., doing business as
Stewart & Co., at 40 Wall street. Liza
bilities 1882 Ill; assets $1,213,S57. OF
the liabilities $241,477 is secured, he
say by securities with a face value of
s752,3O0.
A petition in bankruptcy has been
filed by Joseph F. Merriam, lawyer.
Liabilities $150,491 of which 124,0S9 is
secured. No assets.
A petition has been filed by F. B.
Weinberg, who seeks to be relieved of
debts incurred prior to October 1896,
while he was a partner of Louis Wien
berg, of Aspen and Cripple Creek, Col.
Liabilities S72,774; no assets.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
GIasswOrkers Strike.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, December 80.
All the employees of the Forbes Holton
glass works, in Central City, went out
on a strike to-day. A difference be-
tween Local Union No. SOC, of Pitts
burg, and the Cutters League caused
all the gatherers and cutters to strike.
Simon Burns, president of L. A. No. 300,
arrived here tonight from Pittsburg,
and matters will likely be adjusted by
Monday.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
Mining Stocks.
For Garden Seeds.

Positively the very best place in the
city to buy garden seeds is at c.. D.
Kyle's, No. 1854 Market street. At this
Isl of the year farmers and garden
ers are being personally solicited 10 buy
seeds. They should make their pur-
chases where they are certain to secure
the very best goods at the lowest
prices. backed up by the guarantee of
Mr.. Kyle.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
big Cash Capital.

TRENTON, n. j., December 30.-The
Amalgamated Copper Company filed a
certificate to-day with the Secretary
of State setting out that its entire capt.
tai stock of s75,O 00, 900 had been paid
in in cash. The. certificate was sign
ed by Henry H. Rogers, vice president,
and William G. Rockefeller, secretary.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
New Docks Operated.

PITTSBURG, Pa, December 30.-The
new coal docks of the Carnegie Steel
Company. at Duqlesne, were operated
for the first time. They are the largest
in the world, being 1000 feet long by
10 feet wide. The docks are equipped
with powerful machinery and have a
capacity of 5000 tons.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
NEWS NOTES OF YESTERDAY.
A Collection of the Small Events of
Each Passing Day.

A Collection of the Small Events of
Each Passing Day.
Yesterday was general pay day at
the City Hall.
One deed of trust was admitted to
record by Clerk Robertson. yesterday,
The German Fire Insurance Com
pany has declared a cash dividend Of 5
per cent.
The Board of County Commission
ers will meet Tuesday morning in reg
ular session.
Last evening Frank Wilson was
arrested by Officer Dudley on the
charge Of peddling without a license.
The Emerald Club will give a Sc
lect hop at the Central Garden club
New Years night. Music by Kidney
err.
The Knights of st. George will
meet at their hall this afternoon to
make arrangements for attending the
funeral Of J.. p. OMalley.
Work on the new double brick
residence on North Main street for
Mr.. E. NJ. Holiday will be resumed
just as soon as the warm weather sets
in.
will go to Washington during the com
ing week, to take part in the big West
Virginia Republican conference to be
held there.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Germania Half Dollar
Savings Bank will be held at the bank
ing house on Monday, January s, 1900,
at 4 p. m.
Yesterday morning was the coolest
Of the present winter. At the steel
bridge toll house the mercury went to
4 above zero. This morning promised
to be equally cold.
The Ministerial Association com
mittee called at the City Clerks Office
yesterday, and took the names OF the
bondsmen of the Chief of Police, for
an unknown purpose.
Thieves attempted to force an en-
trance into McFadden's shoe depart
ment, on Market street, Friday night,
leaving several marks on the wood
work made with a Jimmy
The Ladies Auxiliary TO Park
Division, A. o.. H., will attend the
funeral of Mrs. Mary Agness Mean
drews, at st. Joseph's Cathedral this
afternoon at three o'clock.
Two warrants were sworn out
against Charles Rice, of Elm Grove.
before Justice Srolowitz on the charges
of felonious assault and carrying on
cealed weapons. The complainant raj
william Eikey.
Christmas day J.. Sebastian Raj
ferty was the recipient of a beautiful
writing desk and music stand, present.
ed to him by the alvin Gray opera
ladies and gentlemen as a token of
their esteem.
The City Gas Board held their reg
ular meeting last evening. The only
matter Of any importance that was
brought up was that, owing TO the re-
cent increase in wages. the pay roll
amounted to 1919 more than last
month.
MP. feJeT H. 6OuucuDCESbTt ds
usual, has a fine Christmas tree fixed
up al his residence for his little son.
Mr.. Bonnenberger shows considerable
mechanical skill. In addition 10 the
tree. he has added considerable TO the
display over last year in the way of
mechanical machinery.
State Humane Officer F. vi.
Cwfshor of Fafrunn< arrived IN fha
city last night with Holly Hamilton, a
girl Is years old, who Was given into
the authority Of the society after due
process Of trial She was taken to the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31

S. G. Harvey, travelling passenger
agent for the Toledo and Ohio Central,
with offices at Toledo, o., was in the
city yesterday.
A. ]. Slaven, commercial agent of the
Ohio River, is at Parkersburg, to re-
main until after New Years.
O. R. Wood. travelling passenger
agent of the Cleveland, Lorain and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
Injunction Refused.
BULLETIN

= III
CHICAGO, December 30.-Judge Tut
hill to-day refused to grant an injunc-
ton against the absorption of the Wag-
ner Palace Car Company by the Pull
man Palace Car Company. The in
junction was asked for by stakeholder
Taylor, of Alton, H., a holder of 100
shares in the Pullman company.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
Movements of Specie.

NEW YORK, December 30.-The i'm
ports of specie this week were s54,125
gold and s175.166 silver. Exports OF
specie for the week aggregated 1885,
S4S silver bars and coin, and 1896, 200
gold.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31

Tube opened at go bid and A asked for
preferred, and Al bid and 40 asked for CON-
mon. Closed at 80 bid and SO asked for
preferred and 421a bid and 1872 asked for
common.
Wheeling & Lake Erie new common, 9A;
ditto second preferred, q.
c., l. & ". common. 12A@127s.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
4 Former Register Man.

Mr.. Frank Holme, who was formerly
a member OF the Register STAFF. but who
is now conducting a school Of illustra-
ton in Chicago, has Issued a neat lit
tie book. containing samples OF work
bv people, some OF which is very good.
The many friends OF Mr.. Holmes in
wheeling will be glad to hear that he
has had to enlarge his school q second
time
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31

NEW YORK, December 3o.-The i'm
ports Of dry goods and merchandise at
the port OF New York for this week
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Express Companies.

Adams ........ III
American .............
oIAttu States -.......... .....r.-...'.--. 10
WellS-Fargo, ex-0iv.
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The Haziett Quotations.

The following quotations were received
yesterday by Howard Hazlett & Son. Ma
tional Exchange Bank Building:
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-05-25

There were six young men from SYRIA
cusc who disgraced themselves and the
Epworth League in this city last week.
They came down as delegates to the
League convention and wore badges for
the occasion. but while here they visited
joint more than The convention, and be-
came filed with beer, ETC., more than
they did with religion. They were sail
ing under League colors falsely. Gar
den City Imprint.
Such conduct deserves severe discipline
1t 10 . shame.