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The evening times., 1899-10-16
oTTMAR MERGENTHALER ILL.
The Inventor of the Linotype May
Not Recover.

The Inventor of the Linotype May
Not Recover.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 16.-Ottmar Mergeu-
thaler, the inventor OF the linotype, the
machine which has reyolutionized printing
Offices all over the world, is seriously i'll at
his home 159 West Lanvale Street. Mr.
Mergenthaler has been afflicted for some
time with pulmonary trouble, and for the
last three weeks has been confined TO his
bed
He was born in Wurtemburg, Germany.
on May 10, 1854, and 1t was originally in
tended by his parents to make him a
teacher. Instead. however, he early dis
played such an aptitude for machinery
that he became an apprentice under the
brother of his step-mother, Mr.. Hail,
watch and clock maker in Wurtemburg.
when he was fourteen years old.
In the fall of 1872, his term of appren-
ticeship having expired, he came TO this
country to avoid being drafted into the
army, and landed in Baltimore. He was
then eighteen years of age. He went 70
Washington with a trunk full of clothing
and just $50 in paper money. Work was
secured at once and he soon took leading
place in the shop. While in Washington
many important experiments were carried
out under his direction, and he acquitted
himself we'll The Hahl shop was remov-
ed TO Baltimore and, following the for
tunes of his employer Mr.. Mergenthaler
came with him.
In 1876 Mr. Mergenthaler began work on
what was eventually TO result in the pro-
duction of the linotype, but only through
a long series of crude and imperfect ma
chimes, each improving slightly on the pre-
Yious one.
While working out his idea Mr.. Mergen-
thaler became partner in the Hahl es-
tablishment, and in 1881 was married to
Miss Emma Lachenmayer. They had five
children. four of whom are living.
In January of 1883 Mr. Merganthaler
dissolved his partnership with Mr.. Hahl
and started in business for himself in
Bank Lane, Baltimore. With this date his
connection with the printing problem was
re-establshed Mr.. Mergenthaler kept on
improving his machines until he at last
overcame nearly all difficulties. He had
been much hampered in his work for want
of funds, but had at last secured financial
backing and formed company. In 1885 a
syndicate composed of number of
wealthy newspaper men, bought control
ling interest in the company for the sum Of
s3000O0
The price, it is said, was the largest ever
paid in this country for an interest in an
invention which had not yet earned a cent.
In the. syndicate were Mr.. Whitelaw Reid.
w. n. Haldeman, Victor Lawson, Melville
E. Stone, w. H. Rand, and Stilson Hutch
ins. In 1890 Mr.. Mergenthaler made test
of his improved machine in New York,
which was an unqualified success. There
are now about 5000 linotypes in use in
the United States and in England, Ger
many, Australia and other countries.
The evening times., 1899-10-16
SEEKS a SOLDIER SON.
A Pathetic Appeal From an Ohio
Mother Received Here.


Major Sylyester's mail this morning
brought a pitiful appeal from a loving
mother of &enia, Ohio who is anxious to
learn something of the whereabouts of her
soldier son. The appeal is couched in
rather crude English as is an accompany
ing epistle TO her son. Both, however are
replete with the implied anxiety and love
of a mother. The communication to Major
Sylvester reads:
Chief Of Police and your commando VIII YOU
please assist me in the search of my son, one
(James Nstson). who enlisted in the Ninth Bat
talon, and have never returned home? We have
since heard that he WAS there with some hoTses
] will write you few lines please show them to
him and obllge FRANCIS WATSON
120 +. Church ST., Aeina Ohio
The appended communication addressed
to her son relates a sad condition of af-
fairs. II reads:
Dear Son: Why don't YOU either come home or
write once IN while. Your poor old father il
dead and all OF the children was home but vou
and Ellen. She could not come, because her baby
was slck. George was home and will stay with
us Tor two or three weeks II YOU get this come
home immediately We have wrote TO Cerd and
sll around. From your old mother
FRANCIS WATSON.
The evening times., 1899-10-16
A Young and wealthy Suicide.

VINCENNES, Ind, Oct. 16.-Leslie D.
Sinclair committed suicide here Saturday
by shooting himself through the temple
while sitting in a restaurant He was
worth 100000, and belonged to one Of
the most prominent families In southern
Indiana. The coroner found a note Sim
clair had written to his sister, in which he
said his life was failure Sinclair was
twenty eight years old and unmarried. He
was one OF the principal heirs to the half
mlllion-dollar estate of the late William
]. Wise.
The evening times., 1899-10-16
SAILED FOR NEW YORK.
Admiral Farquhar's Fleet DEPART
From Fort Monroe.

Admiral Farquhar's fleet has sailed from
Fort Monroe to New York, the ships being
The Talbot has just completed success
full trip through the Dismal Swamp which
has been reopaned from Norfolk down to
the Albemarle Sound.
The Uncas has sailed from San Juan 20
st. Thomas; the Texas has arrived at Nor
folk and the Michigan has arrived at De-
troit, Mich.
The converted yacht Vixen has sailed
from Port Limon for Port Royal S. c.
For the past six months the Vixen has
been on duty at Blue Fields, NicaI aqua
looking after the interests of Americans
The situation having been quieted there
she is en- route home.
The evening times., 1899-10-16
A Destitute veterans Revenge.

LEBANON, Pa, Oct 16-With club ia
cob Kutz, a homeless and almost helpless
civil war veteran, last Saturday night made
an attack on the city postofice, shattering
two costly plate glass windows. Kutz
sought revenge on the Government because
he was refused admission to a soldiers
home and not given a pension. The police
took him in hand.
The evening times., 1899-10-16
Washington Stock Exchange.

Regular call-United States as, register
ed, s400@1o7 Is; United States as, cou-
pom, s2,0o0@108. 100@107 rs; Potomac
Fire Insurance, 6@76; Capital Tracticn, %
@93 IA. 60Q93 as; Mergenthaler Limo
type. 1o@2o7 Ia; Pneumatic Gun Car
riage, 100@30 cents.
After caIl-Washington Gas. 1906 3-4;
Mergenthaler Linotype. 30@2oS; Capital
The evening times., 1899-10-16
A Farmers Fatal Accident.

HANOVER, Pa, Oct 16.-Amos Fohl, a
well-known farmer, residing near Gard
ner's Station, met with a fatal accident
while hauling corn from a field on his
farm to the barn on Friday. BY a sudden
jolt he was thrown from the wagon and
before he could recover himself one OF the
wheels passed over his body. The unfortu-
nate man died few hours later in great
agony.
The evening times., 1899-10-16
Sentenced for Larceny.

Leonard A. Ehrmantraut, Frank Smith. and Ed
ward J. Mulligan, young white men, charged with
larceny this morning, pleaded guilty in Criminal
Court, No. 2. and were sentenced by Justice Cole
10 six months imprisonment each in the District
3Sil. The defendants were charged with stealing
q quantity OF bacon from Anthony Lulley, who
conducts 0 business al No. 800 Louisiana avenue
The evening times., 1899-10-16
PoSToFFICE RECEIPTS.
Mr. Merritt Submits His Report fo
the Last Quarter.

The report OF Postmaster Merritt for the
quarter ended September 80, was TODAY
submitted TO the auditor for the Postofice
Department. chief item of interest in the
report is the following comparative state
ment OF the receipts from all sources:
The report shows that during the quar-
ter the receipts for stamps, envelopes.
cards etc, were sl34. .446.03; the receipts
from box rents, second class postage. ctr
G,9l0.O5. The total receipts for the cor
responding period last year were Sal
66265 This year shows an increase OF
$S93.43
The evening times., 1899-10-16
Missionary Society to Meet.

There will be a meeting OF the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society at the Fourth
Presbyterian Church tomorrow at 10:3O
a. m. 1t is expected that there will be
a large attendance. A number of interest
ing papers will be read.
The evening times., 1899-10-16

Big Four was up a point this morning
on buying apparently for insiders. The
Street has been extremely bullish on the
stock for some time.
The evening times., 1899-10-16

WHO VC Women as well as men are
made miserable by kidney and
tn bladder trouble. DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, the great kidney
ri A III remedy, promptly At
''A-ANA ~ druggists in fifty cent and dol.
lar sizes. You may have sample bottle by mail
tree; also pamphlet telling all about it and its
wonderful cures.
Address DR.. Kilmer Co.. Biughamton, N. Z.
The evening times., 1899-10-16

A higher range of prices in London and
covering of shorts on this side as con-
sequence resulted in a good opening in
the stock market this morning. During
the first hour Brooklyn was strong, though
not buoyant, the grangers were up, Sugar
and the steel securities We're all at
higher level, and with a very few excep-
tions, prices were fractionally higher on
the entire list There was some selling
around IL o'clock to take profits, which
traders thought might result in another
bear attack. The present market is un-
doubtedly on a very strong foundation,
and there can be little doubt that advances
in prices will soon appear. or this, 1T
least, is the belief of some of the most
careful people in the street. The bears
are talking of the bad results that are to
come from the South African war. but in
London the markets are buoyant. The
bears are still harping on the danger OF
tight money, but money is now easy, and
according TO all precedents, ii will be east
er before it is tight again. These are the
two bear arguments, and the only two On
the side of the bulls are the immense gen.
eral prosperity of the country, the fac. that
the public has sold out its stocks TO the
rich men, the fact that there is very
large short interest in the market, the fact
that prices are now off many points from
the best level of the yar and the great
technical condition that the period when
booms generally come has arrived.
The evening times., 1899-10-16

Advice regarding Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit was of all colors among the profess
sional tipsters. The stock opened with a
fractional advance and was well held dur
ing the early trading
The evening times., 1899-10-16

1t is said that there is now little doubt
that the Pullman and Wagner people have
combined.
The evening times., 1899-10-16

Sugar was strong at the opening, and
talk of the probability that this stock
may be used as bull lever in the near
future was heard.
The evening times., 1899-10-16
New York sock Market.
Open. High. Low. 2:15

Corrected daily by w. B. Hibbs & Co.,
members OF the New York Exchange.
1919 Street.
The evening times., 1899-10-16

American Tobacco was weak this morn
ing. The stock was lex" dividend today,
and it went off nearly a point or more in
addition to its l IL per cent dividend in
the first hour The professionals said
that the insiders were selling the stock
to as low q price as possible for the pur-
pose OF accumulation.
The evening times., 1899-10-16

The statement of the Pacific Mail for
the month Of August is much like that of
July. with a disappointing decrease of
gross and net earnings. The business of
the company is larger than it was two
years ago, but every month shows it to be
smaller than in 1898. Various reasons may
be assigned for this among them the tre-
mendous amount of Government business
last year, and the larger competition this
year, and none of these matters necessarily
implies that the company is not making
a satisfactory showing. 1t is certain how
ever, that there is much disappointment
over the figures, and nothing more is
needed to explain the recent weakness of
the stock. Careful people, while not VEN
turing to predict that the stock will not
go any lower, are confident that purchases
made now will result in good profits this
winter whether the subsidy bill passes or
not.
The evening times., 1899-10-16

Corrected daily by W. B: Hibbs Co.
members of the New York Exchange
1919 T Street -
The evening times., 1899-10-16

The steel and iron securities were all
fairly strong this morning. 1t has been
noticeable for the past week or more that
renewed interest is being taken in this
group and competent people believe that
the next upward movement of prices is
likely to see it near the head of the line.
The evening times., 1899-10-16
.Traction.. a7ess IL; Riggs tire Insurance,
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BDNDa
6's 1902 .30-year funding" golds.. l07
rs 1901 Water stock" currency. l6I
rs 1908 Water stock" currencH. H..
Funding currency 365's.......sttl Il64
3k's Rap 2-lfl,s 1SgS. .1Q1I
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-14
SISTERSVILLE

SISTERSVILLE, w. Va, November
13.-C. C. Mccormick made a business
trip to ST. Marys yesterday.
Mrs. R. E. Noel was visiting friends
in New Martinsville Sunday.
M. C. Hagan left on the morning train
for st. Marys. where he is interested in
some valuable oil territory.
Ed Perkins, of Stringtown, who has
been visiting here for the past~week,
returned to his home yesterday.
Doc Young, prominent contractor
: of Stringtown, was visiting friends and
relatives here last week.
Capt Charles A. F. Hubbard, Of the
steamer Genevieye, is making his regu-
lar trips to Matamoras, o.
H. H Work is building a residence
on Brown Betty street.
The steamer Leroy arrived here Sun
day afternoon with an excursion from
Wheeling with about 200 passengers.
MIS-. e. T. uOOIe, VI MiuuleDOuFUe,
is the guest Of her daughter, Mrs. John
S. Black.
Isaac Soles, prominent farmer of
Leith, o., was in the city yesterday
transacting some very important bust
ness.
Ellis Fischer, of Pittsburg, arrived
in the city Monday and is the guest of
his cousin, Miss Rose Fischer.
Attorney w. S. Allen, of st. Marys,
was here Saturday afternoon.
Jesse Henderson, of Pittsburg, arriv-
ed in the city Saturday. While here
he will visit his old home at Little
Fostoffice.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dinger, Of Kit
tanning. Pa, are the guests of their
son, Frank Dinger. at Williamson's
place.
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they attempt to leave the city in each
others company
W. T. English. Of wheeling. was here
yesterday.
B. f. Meighen was visitor to Wheel
ing yesterday.
The ladies of the Christian church will
have chicken pot-pie supper at the
w. C. T. U. hall this evening. All are
invited to attend.
C. FL Yonug leaves to-day for Keystone,
Ind. where he will spend the winter with
his brother.
Mrs. Carrie Burley, of Chestnut Hill,
has leased the Mound City Hotel and will
open 1t the latter part of the week for
the accommodation of boarders.
The Board of Trade held a special meet
ing last evening for the purpose OF taking
action towards securing new factory.
It is called a Novelty works, and will en-
ploy nearly 800 people after being in
operation some time.
Louis Bonneberger. Of Wheeling, was
here yesterday.
The Epworth League will have a de-
votional meeting Thursday evening. All
are invited to attend.
Hon. T. j. Parsons was q visitor to
Wheeling last evening.
Ralph Kline. of Wheeling. was here yes
terday.
A big batch of eonvicts from Mcdowell
county is expected TO arrive at the peni-
Tertiary to-day.
The pension examining board will be in
session tomorrow.
Mrs B. OHara and son Frank, Miss
Minnie Munday. Robert Purcell and Miss
Lulu Madden are home from trip TO
Pittsburg.
William Munday. who was injured by
falling off an electric car some time ago.
is still unable to resume his occupation at
the glass house.
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LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, November 13.-Cattle, ac-
tive demand; best steady, others 100
15c lower than Friday. Western rang
ers top S. so; COW market steady; can
ners, firm, feeders steady; good to
81 1905 go; mixed stockers So 600
so; selected feeders 81 2004 60; good
to choice cows SO 1904 so: heifers SO so
@5 25; Gamers 81 S003 90; bulls 81 %
G4 rs; calves 81 00G7 rs; grass Texas
steers So 2564 Is; western range
beeves 81 00@5 30.
Hogs, closed strong at sc decline
Mixed and butchers So 1904 20; good
to choice heavy 81 0504 20; rough
hnsyy SO 5000 90; light So 1904 Is;
bulk of sales 81 00G4 Is.
Sheep. steady: lambs active at 10c
lower than Friday receipts; receipts
three-fourths native lambs; coed clear
ance Native wethers SO 1904 IS;
lambs s40005 %; western wethers 81 90
"a So; western lambs 81 1906 35.
Receipts: Cattle $4,000; hogs $4,000;
sheep $4,000.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, November 10.
Cattle. steady. Extra SIS S0G6 90;
prime S. 1905 90; common SO o0@
8 so.
Hogs, dull and lower. Extra heavy
"a 10: mediums 81 0564 10: best York
ers $500; roughs 81 1898 rs.
Sheep, steady Choice wethers 81 25
"a 80: common 81 50@2 so; choice
lambs 81 9005 90; common to good
So 00q4 IS. Veal calves ST 00G7 rs.
CINCINNATI, o., November 49,
Hogs, active, lower SO 1904 10.
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to 671sc and May to 715sc, at which
prices they closed. Save the animation
of the close che market was dull and
heavy all day. Trading was principal
ly in the way OF changing from Decem-
Der to May contracts. Receipts were
liberal. Primary points reported Il
2S0,569 bushels compared with 2,019,710
a year, ago. Duluth and Minneapolis
reported 1854 cars as against 1,542 last
week and 1886 the corresponding day
last year. Local receipts were LOT cars,
10 of contract grade. Atlantic port
clearances were equal in wheat and
flour to $4,000 bushels. New York re-
ported 10 loads taken for export.
Corn was comparatively steady at the
opening despite the weakness OF wheat
The opening was 1sc under Saturdays
close, December at 31h031Ac and May
at 32A @323sc Country offerings were
early reported very small, while the
decrease in the domestic visible-932,-
900 bushels-was larger than expected
These factors sustained the price for
some time, but December, which was
being changed for the May option was
heavily sold later in the session and de-
clined sharply, May holding its own.
December ranged from 3OB@31c to
31A @31ssc and closed h@Ac lower at
31@31Bc. May ranged from 32Ac to
32A@325sc and closed a shade higher
at 321ac. The local stock decreased
$4,000 bushels. Receipts were 2S3
cars. Clearances were small, 10000
bushels.
Oats were weak and shade lower
with other grains.
Little business was done and fuc-
tuations were narrow. The local stock
showed a decrease of $4,000 bushels.
The sample market held steady and
there was a good demand for cash, 30O,-
900 bushels being taken here for ship
ment. The visible supply decreased
$4,000 bushels and stocks here became
%, 900 bushels smaller. Receipts here
were 2S3 cars. December opened at
22H@221c, ranged from 221sc to 22asc,
closing at 22Ac.
Provisions were heavy early with
grain and failed to improve even when
the cereals advanced. The supply OF
hogs was liberal and prices for them
lower, fact which was also an influ-
ence The range Of prices was small,
a little unimportant liquidation by COM
mission houses being most Of the bus
mess transacted. January pork. closed
SC lower at 1856; January ribs a shade
lower at $492h@495, and January lard
sc lower at $5171a.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat, ITO cars; corn, 230 cars; oats,
1870 cars, hogs, $4,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follow:
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour, easy.
Wheat, No. spring. 6s@65c: No.
red, 67Q6Sc.
Corn, No. 2, 31A@317sc; No. 2 yell
low 31A G32c
Oats, No. 2, 2s@2sAc; No. white
241a@25Ac.
Rye, No. 2, Acc.
Barley, No. 2, 37@42c.
Flaxseed, No. l, s1.2S12: new s12SA.
Timothy seed, prime, s2.45@2.55.
Mess pork, per Dbl, s7.70@S.15.
Lard, per 100 lbs, s500G5.1212.
Short Ribs, sides, Qoose), S4.S59
5.25.
Dry Sailed Shoulders, Cboxed), $50
51ac.
Short Clear Sides. (boxed,) 5000
5.25.
Whiskey, distillers' finished goods,
per gal, $1.23k.
Glover, s5.50@S.00.
On the Produce Exchange to-day, the
butter market was firm; creameries Is
@241s; dairies 14@21c.
Cheese, weak; 111s@12Ac.
Eggs, firm; fresh 1Sc.
NEW YORK, November 13.-Flour,
receipts 26,133; exports S,409; barely
steady and fairly active without quota
bic change.
Rye flour, dull.
Wheat. receipts 54.325; exports 276.-
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MINING STOCKS.
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, November 13.-Wheat
was weak on bearish statistics most
of the session, but closed steady on the
coverings by shorts, December hc
lower and May unchanged. Corn was
affected by changing, December clos
ing k@Ac lower and May a shade
lower. Oats closed a shade lower.
Provisions closed irregularly lower,
January pork losing sc; January lard
TIC and January ribs shade.
Wheat opened weak and lower, sta
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tistics were bearish as expected and
the market showed the effect by open
ing 1a@5sc under Saturdays close.
December at 661a@5sc and May at 7O1a
@5sc, prices which were considerably
below puts. The depressing tone of
news was more emphatic than had been
expected. Worlds shipments for last
week were over the estimate, Russia
looming up with 1000, 900 bushels, max
ing the aggregate 100000 bushels.
Liverpool was weak all day and re-
ported good increase in stocks. Local
stocks increased more than could be
accounted for in the making of two pri-
vate houses regular and the visible,
with the lakes yet to report increased
2,1S2,000 bushels. With the exception
of a few damage reports from Hi
nois and Ohio, crop damages were re-
ported perfect. Buying against puts
and little covering by shorts caused
a little rally following the opening. De-
cember touched $3.50 and May 70Kc,
but December failed to hold against the
liquidation which set in at the bulge
and continued scattering but persist
ent till near the close. December, ow-
ing to the changing of that option for
The more distant future. sold off to 661h
Q9s while May advanced and held
steady.
Near the end of the session, those
who had sold short Saturday bought
literally to cover. December advanced
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NEW YORK, November 13.-To-
days market for metals was weak TO
the point bordering upon utter demon
alization in several departments. this
being practically true of tin. Notwith-
standing the recent serious declines,
offers were made at much lower prices
as soon as the market opened, sellers
being prompted to take this course by
weak English cables and bad reports
from the west Buyers procrastinated
throughout. At the close the Metal Ex-
change called pig iron warrants weak
with sales and sellers at SIS rs. lake
copper very dull at ST. 90: tin demon
allied with sales and sellers at $26 IS
fer spot and s25 STU for December;
lead quiet at 81 571s@4 62l4; spelter
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DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, November1s. Bleach
ed cottons have made another upward
step. Low grade bleached strong.
Brown sheetings and drills without ma
terial change, market strong at full
prices. Coarse colored cottons strong.
Prints firm and good demand for
spring ginghams strong, some leading
makes held at 400. Print cloths idle
at use for regulars. Odd goods fair
demand at extreme prices.
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MoUADsVlLLE.

Frank Legge, of McMechen, was In the
city yesterday.
A s. Potter left yesterday on business
trip to Pittsburg.
Mrs William Higgins, of Pittsburg, is
visiting her parents, Capt. and Mrs. ]. E.
Israel.
Squire Hardesty Long, of Lynn Camp,
was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. James Hixenbaugh, of McMechen,
complained to the police yesterday that
her husband had left her and intended
to elope with a woman of this city. She
asked that the couple be arrested should