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The times., 1899-08-17
THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
wheat Strong, Corn Unchanged and
Fraction Higher

Chicago, Aug. 16--wheat was strong.
recovering half of yesterdays declines
Cables were steady and failed to be infiu-
enced by the weakness here yesterday.
The market for cash wheat was rather bet
ter, $4,000 bushels were reported sold here
and 170 loads at the seaboard. The i'm
provement in price. however. was due
mostly 10 lighter offerings and disposi-
tion on the part of local shorts to cover
Primary receipts were light and probably
will be until the northwestern movement
commences. which is expected in a week
or ten days.
There was no change on corn. The cash
demand was smaller and country offerings
showed an increase. Receipts were zoe
cars, with 2S9 for tomorrow. Cables were
fraction lower. Seaboard c,earanees
were 100000 bushels.
Oats We're 1-S@1-4e higher on cash de-
mand. Sales of 600 bushels for ship
ment were reported. Receipts were 32S
cars, with 40 for tomorrow.
Provisions were lower at one time on lib
eral offerings, both by packers and specu-
latiye interests. At the close an improved
cash demand caused a reaction in lard and
ribs without however. helping pork.
The times., 1899-08-17
A Curious Find of Bones.

Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-THE Camden
county officials are still at work probing
the noisome mystery of the boiler found
in the residence of the black "voodoo doe
tor" William H. Wilkins, at S52 Locust
Street, Camden. Yesterday the contents
OF the kettle were found to contain the
skulls of a cat, dog and some unknown
animal besides other bones, some of which
were of the human species. The police
dug up the cellar and yard of wilkins
home but found no human remains The
inquest in the case of Mrs Lillian Cham
bers, victim of malpractice, who died in
wilkins house, is to be held tomorrow.
The times., 1899-08-17
arriyaI, Froun COLON.

New York, Aug. 16.-Among the passen-
gers who arrived this morning on the
steamship Athos from Colon were Hon.
H. A Gudger, United States Consul Cen
eral at Panama; A. L. eager. French Vice
Consul at Panama, and Lieut.. G. w. Simp-
son u s. n.
The times., 1899-08-17
Performing BEARS Last Act.

Xenia, Ohio. Aug. ia performing
bear caused CONSERVATION in camp of
strolling men and women near this city
yesterday. One OF the women started TO
feed il when il grabbed her and her cloth
ing was almost torn from her person, an
she was badly scratched. Her husband
came to her rescue and knocked the bear
over with club. IL came at him again.
and he hit il with a sledge hammer and
killed it.
The times., 1899-08-17
kfned Hfs wires AksaiIant.

Batesville. Ark. Aug 1s.-News has been
received here Of an assault upon Mrs.
Beavers. living near limbo, Stone county.
by two men The husband OF the woman
hunted down and killed one OF the men,
and the other was captured by the sheriff.
The times., 1899-08-17
Volcanic Eruptions

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob life OF Joy.
Bucklens AFnica Salve them, also Old,
Running and Fever Sores. Ulcers Boils, Felons,
Corns, Warts Cuts, Bruises. Burns, Soalds.
Chspped Hands Chilblains Best Pile cure on
earth. Drives out Pains and Aches Only %
cents box Cure guaranteed. Sold by Henry
Evans, Druggist, 93s Street.
The times., 1899-08-17

company to increase the dividend rate yes
terday was the cause of some short SELL
ing, although there had been no expectation
of a higher rate. The other securities of
the group closed at about the opening fig
ures.
The times., 1899-08-17
The Washington stock Exchange.

-Mergenthaler Linotype, 20d204
3-4, 1002O4 rs; Lanston Monotype. 200
II "a, 100G17 rs. After call-Capital
Traction, 5ods4 Ia; Mergenthaler Limo
type. 40@205.
The times., 1899-08-17
New York stock Market.

Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co,
members of the New York Exchange.
141q z Street
The times., 1899-08-17
Chicago Grain and Provision Market

Corrected daily by W. B. HiDbs C Co,
members of the New York Exchange,
1AlQ + Street
The times., 1899-08-17
Speculation yesterday was somewl

Speculation yesterday was somewhat
more active than heretofore recently, and
there was a fair strength in the general
list The railway securities We're more in
evidence than on the earlier days of the
week which must be considered a good In
dication. Bear attacks on some of the
specialties had little effect on the former
stocks, many of which made small net
gaius. The grangers advanced fractional
~, Louigville was very strong and South
ern Pacific advanced a point or more,
while Pennsylvania and one or TWO other
railway securities declined fractionally.
The industrials again were the scene OF
the most violent fluctuations, but in this
Sroup also there was an absence of i'm
portant net change in the price level. The
Tobacco securities doomed in the morning
but lost all their gains later. There is no
particular promise, in this record, OF either
an advancing or declining market i'm
mediately, and many are Of the opinion
that today will not be an important one
in any way. Faith in an ultimately higher
level of prices is unshaken among conser-
vatiye people. Money was easy yesterday,
call loans ranging below per cent all day.
The street is paying little attention now
TO talk of tight money, and there is excel
lent reason for believing that nothing more
than a reasonable activity. in this direc-
tion need be looked for during the autumn
months.
The times., 1899-08-17

Sugar was sold off viciously yesterday
afternoon and closed at 15S IA. after go
ing as low as 157 ga. The high price of
the day was 162 ga. No explanation Of the
sailing WAS given.
The times., 1899-08-17

The railway list on the whole made
better record for the day than the indus
trials. The grangers all made small gains,
and Atchison preferred was buoyant.
Many conservative people are in the habit
OF looking TO this group of stocks for in
dications OF reviving interest In the mar
ket, and consider advances in it of much
more Importance than such booms as
the industrials have been showing OF late
To these people yesterdays market was
most encouraging. Atchison preferred
opened at 6S 3-S and went as high as "a ia.
1t closed at Ga IA. The buying OF the stock
was OF the same confident nature as has
been shown In 1t for a month or more.
A report was heard in the street that the
net earnings of the company will show an
increase OF 500, 600, and. although this fig-
ure may, perhaps, be too high there can
be no doubt that the gain was immense
The report Will be given out on August 70.
Burlington was the weakest OF the gran
gers, closing at 1856 SIS, however, after get
ting as low as 1876. The failure oil ihe
The times., 1899-08-17

To quench your thirst. drink Heurieh's beer.
The times., 1899-08-17
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
pIsTRICT OF COLUMBIA BONDS.

6's 1902 ''30-year funding gold -. JOG 49,.
rs 1901, Water stock currency I7M ....
rs 1903. Water stocA" currency ..
Funding currency 3.STs -. I1iH 49,.
Anacostia and Potomac SIS -.
The times., 1899-08-17

Southern Railway preferred has been
somewhat neglected of late, but there are
confident predictions that it also will make
fine showing during the coming two or
three months.
The times., 1899-08-17

Baltimore and Ohio was again bought
by insiders, it was thought, though not
heavily. small advance was made by it.
1t is stated by good authority that the
July net earnings of the company will
show an increase of S415, ,000
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-03
The Nations Capital Turns Out to
Do Honor to the Hero
of Manila.
Received by the President and Cabinet, After the Navy
Department Had Officially Welcomed Him-A
Grand Civic Parade in the Evening Closed the
First Days Demonstration.

WASHINGTON, october 2.-The
homecoming of Admiral George Dew
ey-for henceforth the national CAPT
tai is to be his home-was made the
occasion for the greatest tribute vel
paid by Washington to any individual.
After the preliminary welcome in New
York, itself unsurpassed in its kind,
it remained fer the highest and great
est in the official world to hold out
the hand of greeting to the famous
admiral and to join with the people
who are to be his fellow-citiZens in
bidding him welcome. The citizens
had made every preparation to make
the occasion worthy of their hero. The
decorations were elaborate.
s~ylvania avenue was one mass of col
ored bunting along the entire line of
march from the station to the White
House, and not content with this, few
private citizens failed to make some
display of color on their residences.
Unique designs in fairy lamps dotted
the horizon; great searchlights threw
broad beams of bright light across the
blue sky of a clear October evening,
and the stately capitol stood revealed
in all its queenly beauty in the power
full rays of many concentrated lights.
The same device was used effectively
il the case of other public buildings,
which stood within the range of vision
of the distinguished party which stood
to review the great throng of people
which passed slowly along beneath
the PROV of the white Olympia which
projected in bold relief from the stand
at the head of Pennsylvania avenue,
whereupon stood Dewey, the central
figure of the demonstration. On the
facade of the newly completed general
postoffice building famed forth two in
scriptions set in electric points, the
one reciting the famous message OF the
President, directing Dewey, then thou
sands of miles away in the Far East,
to go forth to destroy the Spanish
fleet, and the other setting out the
famous Admiral's direction to the la
a.ented Gridley: 'fYou may fire when
you are ready, Gridley." which marked
an epoch in the history of the United
States. Twelve thousand members of
civic organizations paraded before him
besides tens of thousands of non-or-
ganized citizens and in a roar of can
non. rocks and the blaze of red fire
and the thunderous cheering of the
populace, and the warm greeting OF
the head of the nation, Dewey came to
the national capital to a welcome such
as has not been known here hitherto.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-03
THE JOURNEY FROM NEW YORK.

The Trip One Continuous Ovation-Every
Hamlet and Crossroads Turned Out Its
Entire Population to Cheer the Flying
Train.
His journey here from New York has
been one continuous ovation, limited
in its intensity only by the density of
the population. The decorated special
train which left the Pennsylvania rail-
ROAD ferry slip in Jersey City at 1:50
in the afternoon was fully in keeping
with its distinguished passenger. 1t
was gade up of five cars, the Pennsyl-
vania's prize special, the Atlanta, a din
ing car, a combination smoker and
three parlor cars for the accommodation
of the Washington reception commit
tee. The special was given a clear
track. and the run to Washington was
made without a stop except at Gray's
Ferry, on the outskirts of Philadelphia,
where engines were changed and a new
train crew came aboard.
Almost Immediately after going
aboard the train the Admiral retired to
his private car for luncheon, which
was served for six, Admiral Dewey, his
son George. his brother and wife, Capt.
Lamberton and Lieut.. Brumby.
Thereafter the Admiral lay down
and tried to get a little sleep, but this
was impossible. owing to the contin-
uons ovation along the line.
II was said by the railroad officials
and trainmen that the ovation during
the run from New York to Washington
was the most remarkable demonstra-
ton that has ever taken place along
the line. Every town turned out its
full population, and every house and
crossroads settlement was turned in
side out to see the flying special pass.
Il had been the inteation of the we'll
meaning committee to notify all the
towns along the route at what hour
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-03
5R. %STATHERS.
Another Effort to Be Made to Dust
Him---A st. Louis Hotel Man to
Testify.

Special to the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, October g.
Another effort will be made at the
meeting of the board of directors of
the Weston Insane Asylum tomorrow,
to GUST DR.. Stathers.
Alex. McVeigh Miller, a member of
the board, has, it is said, secured the
attendance of a hotel man of st. Louis,
who will testify that DR. Stathers and
a woman supposed to be his wife stop
ped at his hotel and roomed together.
The board, at its former meeting, re-
fused to pay the expenses of the at
tendance of any witnesses from St.
Louis, but Mr.. Miller has secured their
attendance at his own expense. 1t is
also said that other additional testi-
mony has been secured and will be
submitted at to-morrow's meeting of
the board.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-03
A WHITE FLAG
And Grounded Arms Are the Only
Things General Otis is Willing TO
Recognize.

MANILA, October 2.-2:45 p. NJ
The Filipino ENJOYS called on Major
Gen. Otis to-day and discussed matters
with no result. Gen. Alejandrino had
no instructions except to deliver a let
ter, which was rejected.
WASHINGTON, October "A dis
patch from Gen. Otis gives an account
of his meeting with the insurgent en-
voys. The interview with Aguinaldo's
representatives indicated that the Lead
ers were ma%noeuvering solely with a
view to secure recognition OF the in
surgent government. All such over
lures were rejected and the ENJOYS we're
informed that the only thing the United
States would recognize was a white flag
and the grounding of arms. He also in
formed the ENJOYS that such capitula-
ton IN the part of the insurgents
should come quickly in order to avoid
the consequences of active war, as the
United States did not intend to permit
any delay in the matter. The course
of Gen. Otis is approved at the War
Department.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-03
YACHT RACE.
The First Of the Series Between the
Columbia and Shamrock Will Be
5 Sailed To-Day.

NEW YORK, October 2.-The first
race between the Columbia and Sham
rock will be sailed tomorrow over a
fifteen-mile course to windward and
return, off Sandy Hook. The start is
to be made at II o'clock.
One of the greatest surprises since
the arrival of the Shamrock was the
announcement officially that the Col
umbia would have to allow the Sham
rock six and thirty-one one-hun-
dredths seconds on a thirty-mile
course.
1t was generally supposed by yachts
men that the Shamrock, by reason OF
her greater sail spread and apparently
larger hull, would have to give the
Columbia something like a minute
time allowance. Yachtsmen agree
that the Shamrock will prove a wor-
thy antagonist.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-03
ARRIVED IN WASHINGTON.

Ths Freedom of the City Presented-Cor-
dial Greetings for Ills Friends of the
Comraittee.
The train as 1t reached the line of
the District of Columbia stopped for a
few minutes at the little station of
Deanwood, while the reception COM
mittee went through the formality OF
presenting the nations guest the free
dom of the District. The ceremony
was performed by District Commits
sioner Wight, in the presence of the
admirals flag captains, the military
and naval members Of the party and
as many of the reception committee as
could be crowded into the admiral's
car.
John Addison Porter, secretary to
the President. first extended President
McKinley's greetings. to which the adj
miral returned his thanks very briefly.
COMMISSIONS Wight then said:
Admiral Dewey, you are now in the
District of Columbia, and representing
the commissioners of the District. l
have the honor of rendering you the
freedom Of the nations capital and in
behalf OF the people of the District,
from the most exhalted to the hum
blest citizen, I give you a sincere and
cordial welcome home. We feel graf
flied that Washington is to be your
future home. It is the best place in
the world in which to have a home.
and 1t is filling that you. who have
done so much for the nation. and have
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-03
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
The Welcome of the Navy Department and
of the President Extended to the Adj
miraI.

uiral.
A mighty roar went up from the
crowd as the admiral alighted at the
portico of the executive mansion. As
he stepped from the carriage. Col.
Bingham. representing the President,
stepped forward to escort him to the
East room, where Secretary Long, As
sistant Secretary Allen and a brilliant
assemblage or naval officials were
ready TO extend to him the greeting of
the navy. Secretary Long was at the
door, and as the admiral entered. the
Secretary grasped his hand and with
enthusiasm said:
Admiral. | welcome you home.
This is the navy department for the
moment, and your associates OF the
navy are assembled to give. you a hear
ty greeting"
Thank you. thank you," responded
Admiral Dewey, first exchanging a
few words OF greeting with the Secre-
tary and then with Mr.. Allen and
the other officials. These included
Rear Admirals O'Neil. Melville, Van
Continued ON Third Page.
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the special might be expected, but the
train dispatcher at Jersey City heard of
it and entered a hasty protest, Saying
that it was next to impossible to get
the special III of town, and notice in
advance would probably block the
tracks. Apparently, however, the rail-
road telegraph operators had passed the
tip along and the crowds were on hand
as though they had been sent for.
A bare stop vas made at Princeton,
where young Dewey had been a student,
and the admiral went to the platform
for a minute merely saying to the boys
that he was pleased with the reception
they had given him. 1t was such a re-
ception as an Emperor might have en-
WED, every student of the college town
being in evidence as well as the whole
population of the place while college
yells resounded above the rumble of the
departing train.
Admiral Dewey was particularly
touched all along the line by the number
Of children who turned out to see him.
They formed a very large part Of the
crowd in every town, and wherever
there was a school house the children
had evidently been given a special re-
cess to come out and cheer the train.
There was another large crowd of chill
dren at Baltimore and Admiral Dewey
who had come to the rear platform for
the sixth Oh seventh time on the trip,
said to the trainmaster VINO was stand
ing by him, that he felt more touched
and 'complimented by the attention of
the children than by almost any other
thing that had happened since his re-
turn to America.
All along the line every train, freight
or passenger, that passed the special,
saluted it with a long drawn blast of
the whistle and in all the larger towns
where the flyer slowed down within the
city limits, there was a continual roar
of steam from factories, machine shops
and the shifting engines and trains on
the sidings.
Every engineer seemed to have been
bottling up steam for an hour in ad-
vance, and hung out of his cab window
with his hand on the whistle cord while
the fireman, hanging to the hand rails
and running board, swung the bell as
though ringing for a crossing. Chester
and Wilmington seemed to have come
down to the depots en- masse, and the
train ran slowly between wide lanes
of people from one end of town to the
other, while every lamp post, awning
pole and shade tree bore a crop of
young Americans, and the roofs of the
freight cars on the sidings were con-
verted into grand stands for the brief
instant that the train swept by. The
admiral responded go~od-naturedly to all
these calls on the stock of strength
that he had been reserving for the try
ing ordeal in Washington, and came
again and again to the platform. to bow
as the train went by.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-03
MAIL ROBBERY
Charged Against Forrest Zenker, Of
Monroe County, Ohio.

Special to the Register.
MARIETTA, o., October 2.-For.
rest Zenker. aged seventeen, was
brought to this city to-day from Mon
o county, where he was arrested by
Deputy Marshal Harness on a a
rant charging him with robbing the
mail. He was a Star Route carrier,
and a postmaster left the pouch UNI
locked Young Zenker. 1t is alleged,
distracted a letter containing a fifty
dollar check, which was cashed at the
Monroe County Bank. He confessed
to the crime. This is the fourth mail
robber captured by Marshal Harness
within the past two weeks.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-03
%ANDREE'S POLE.
A Buoy Found Which Was to Be
Dropped When He Passed the Pole.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, October q
The buoy marked "Andree polar ex-
petition which, with an anchor at
tached, was found September 8 on the
north coast of King Charles Island by
the master of the Norwegian cutter
Martha Larsask, was opened yesterday
in the presence of a number of experts
and members of the cabinet. 1t was
found to be the so-called North Pole
which Andree had arranged to drop if
he succeeded in passing the pole
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-03
MURDERED.
Jessie Murdoch Shot by Bob Woods,
With Whom She Had Lived.

Special to the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, October 2
Jessie Murdoch was shot and instantly
killed at Montgomery, last night, by
Bob Woods, the man who had been liv-
ing with her. Woods, after shooting
the woman, turned the pistol and shot
himself, the ball entering mis- chest
just above the heart. He is still alive
but will probably die. Jessie Murdock
formerly belonged to a respectable fam
lily in this city.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-03
DEMOCRATIC CARNIVAL
Thousands Throng the City Of Dallas. ana
Hear Addresses.

Hear Leaders Addfesscs'
DALLAS, Tex, October 1.-The tive
days Democratic carnival opened to-
day. the event Of the morning being
the arrival Of William Jennings BryaA
The city is packed with Democrats
representing forty States. and oklano-
ma and Indian Territory.
Meetings we're held morning, after
moor and evening. each with its attrae-
lions Of national leaders. There waa
no end of enthusiasm, and each
speaker was made to feel that his words
for the Democratic cause had fallen
upon willing ears.
Mr.. Bryan was accorded a great ova-
ton. Among those who surrounded
him on the speakers stand was Hon. O
-. P. Belmont, OF New York.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-03

no Guaranteeing took place there sun
day. They add that many of the
Beers are anxious to leave and that
many of the young men are forming
corps of civilian police and are acting
in conjunction with the merchants as
ISOLATION. The town is quiet. The
merchants committee that
British subjects under a permit will be
allowed TO remain. and that consular
letters and passports viii be accepted
if the persons presenting them are of
good character.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-03
0 A PRICES RAISED.

anawh Valley Producers Make an Adj
vance OF Fifty Goats a Ton.
special II the Register
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, October -
All coal operators on the West Side of
the Kanawha river have raised the
price of coal fifty cents on the ton. A
meeting of all dealers in Huntington
and suburban towns has been called for
tomorrow and it is believed they will
decide to boycott the field.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-03
THE NEWS NOT CONFIRMED.
Report That the Beers Have Taken
Dundee Cannot Be Verified.

FAILURE TO SECURE INFORMA-
TION FROM SOUTH AFRICA
LEADS TO THE BELIEF THAT
WIRES HAVE BEEN CUT OR
RIGOROUS CENSORSHIP HAS
BEEN ESTABLISHED-TRAINS
ARRIVING AT DURHAM FROM
TRANSvAAL ARE TWENTY
FOUR HOURS Late BECAUSE
OF THE RUSH OF BOER MILL
TARY TRAINS-ENGLAND con-
TINUES ACTIVE PREPARATIONS
FOR WAR.
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ZINC N CLOSED
In an Effort to Compel SHELTERS to Pay the
Associations Schedule.

In an Effort to Compel Smelters to Pay the
Associations Schedule.
JOPLIN, Mo-, October 2.-Ninety per
cent. of the zinc producers in this dis
trict have shut down in compliance
with an. order from the Missouri and
Kansas Zinc Miners Association, in an
effort to force the smelters to pay a
schedule of prices laid down by the
association a few weeks since and 10
which the smelters have thus far re-
fused to accede. At Webb City alone,
1900 miners will be thrown out Of work
temporarily.