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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-25
Bellaire Industrial.

Bellaire is now seeing an era of it's
old time prosperity, when the city was
known as the Glass City. At present
all of its industries are enjoying a
good trade and are in prosperous
condition. The recent coal deals near
the city, which have placed in the
hands of the property owners over
$4,000, which will add much to this
city's benefit and will place a large
amount of this money in circulation in
this city, and also give the banks a
surplus of cash on hand.
Century Glass Co., recently incorpor.
ated in West Virginia, which will op-
crate the old Aetna Glass Co.'S plant,
will commence this week to renoyate
the plant and make the necessary re-
pairs, which will probably require six
weeks, and it is hoped by that time
the plant will be in operation. A new
tank furnace will be built in the near
future and many improvements will
be made to make this a modern fact
DRY. The factory will principally make
bottles. but may make other ware in
the future.
Anderson Brothers foundry is very
busy, and are working all the men
they can consistently. Those who are
connected with this new company are
the best ceiling and .Bellairs BUSH
ness men and with their ability back
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-25
steubenvfIIe Industrial.

STEUBENVILLE, O., March "a
BARLEY Foley, an Acme employee who
is member of Council, fathered a
resolution through Council providing
that street and other laborers for the
city be paid $3.50 per day. For several
years the city has been paying less
for labor than was paid by manufactur-
ing institutions, railroads, etc.
Among the Acme boys who are pat
entees are: Thomas Powers, bed
screen; Ross Mossgrove, electric bulb
mold; George Myers, trolley guard.
William Candoo and sons, of Miner
va, have taken charge of the stone
quarry at Empire. Stone will be car
ried from the quarry to the siding by
a cable and trolley. About ten men
are employed.
James Meara and Eugene Miller, who
were in charge of the steam power at
the Aetna-Standard. have resigned and
Ezra Fell and Thomas Ewing have TAX
en- their places.
Ernest Evans, a chemist at Mingo
Junction steel plant, has resigned to
take effect April 1st. He goes to Bir-
mingham, Alabama, where he is to be
assistant superintendent of big fur
mace property. Jos. Ritchey will like
ly succeed Evans.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-25
Piedmont Industrial.

]. o. J. Greene has about concluded
the sale of 313 acres of coal land in
Maryland, opposite Piedmont, for
which he is to receive 100000. The
coal can be loaded on cars on three
railroads, V. & O., w. Va. Central, and
Cumberland & Pennsylvania. The
land is underlaid by three or more
veins of coal and excellent fire clay.
This property will be developed at
once and will add another profitable
industry to Piedmont.
Messrs. j. G.. Hoffman & Sons, of
Wheeling, viii enlarge their tannery
at Gormania, Grant county, by ad...--gg
a two story building for watts, 100 by
300 feet in size, and costing SIS 900.
Work will begin at once.
The Philippi Mining Company, of
which Congressman A. G. Dayton is
one of the principal owners, will erect
IS more dwelling houses near Philippi,
this spring.
r. G. Richardson & Bro, will build
an addition 20 by SO feet to their fur
niture factory at Keyser, and add sew
eral new machines.
The Davis Coal and Coke Company
begun work this week on the new
heading through Savage mountain,
from Franklin, Nd. to Savage, w. Va.
Vause Alkine has found very valu-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-25

able vein of iron ore on his farm half
mile below Keyser, and is sinking a
shaft to thoroughly investigate it. He
expects to develop it at once.
The j. w. Rigg & Son Company
started up their new wooden mills at
Terra Alta, this week, and will in
crease their force during April.
Since the weather has moderated the
coal business has greatly revived. OPP
orators still complain of scarcity of
cars, which is caused partly by the B.
& 0. being unable to move freight
promptly.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-25
Martins Ferry Industrial.

Martins Ferry is now enjoying a
boom and has to its credit every man
ufacturing concern but one in opera
ton and that one is closed down on
account of shipping packages. At
present this city is enjoying its old
time prosperity and all citizens are
looking forward to a great improve
ment in business circles, and also the
valuation of real estate The latter has
fast been growing higher in price for
the last two years and at present those
who own valuable and available
ground for building are asking good
prices for their property.
The starting up of the Laughlin nail
mill brings back the memory of the old
days when this one plant was this
city's main support. To-day it is only
half in operation, but that means many
benefits to the city. The part of the
plant that is on has about one hun
dred machines and the majority of
them are operated by old nailers
When they were ready to start, the
feeder boys Immediately went on a
strike, but this matter has all been set
tied and the factory is on m full
The Laughlin tin plant is on in full
and working steadily, and from the
present outlook this plant will have a
continuous run until the summer shut
down.
The West Virginia Glass Company
have been off the past week on account
of the scarcity of barrels and boxes,
but it is stated the factory have made
arrangements for packages and will be
On in full Monday.
The Stanton Heater Company are
busy as usual and every department is
on in full.
Novelty mould works are very busy
and have added some new machinery
in the last week, which has added
much to their capacity.
The Enterprise Bottle Company are
progressing as usual and have plenty
of orders booked to keep them busy
for some time.
Beaumont Glass Company still con-
tinue their steady run and their out
look for the future is very bright This
plant will most likely have continu-
Gus run.
Spence. Baggs & Company have
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-25

this city of starting a brass rolling
mill. 1t is said there is plenty of
money and good business men who
will help this new enterprise along.
The North Wheeling bottle factory is
on in full, with plenty of orders ahead.
The Warwood Tool Company are as
usual working their entire force.
The Top mill is only partially on,
but it is stated the entire plant will
soon resume.
| The Wheeling potteries are all busy
and enjoying good trade.
| At the annual meeting of the Nation
al Steel Company, at Orange, N. j.,
March 20, three new directors were
elected as follows: w. T. Graham,
John Topping and James D. Dill. The
/ election of officers resulted: Presi-
| dent, w. +. Refs; secretary, A. G. Bald
win; treasurer, F. F. Wheeler, all of
Chicago. The first annual report of
the company was made public subse-
quent to the meeting of the directors.
The balance sheet shows that the cash
surplus amounts to $7,323, 719, and of
this $3,017 $3.50 was set aside to pay divi-
dends on preferred stock and interest
| oA bohuS. Az lue present. time IQ6re
is an outstanding $32, 900, 900 of COM
mon stock, so that the remaining sur
plus would be equal to 81 per cent. on
the common. Among the assets listed
is an item of S1,754,O45, advanced on
ore, which is explained as payments
made on the future delivery of raw ma
terial.
The volume of exports from the I'm
! tied States to Russia increases daily.
This increase is shown especially in
machinery, agricultural implements
and tools. In this respect British ex-
port firms now have very formidable
competitor in addition to German COM
petition. The chief factor in the sue
cess now attending American enter
prise in Russia is beyond a doubt the
| cheap price of the American goods,
especially when they are compared
with British goods. For example. Am
erican bicycles are sold in Russia 40
| per cent. cheaper than the British
made bicycles. The value of American
! exports to Russia shows a striking
| increase during the last seven years:
IL 1898 the amount was 2,447,414 dol
lars, and in 1899 the amount had risen
to 10,0237S3 dollars.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
THE BRADSTREETS REPORT.
Increased Receipts of Hogs Lowers
Prices Of Hog Products.
FACTORIES SHORT OF ORDERS.

New York, June 4.-Bradstreets says:
Readjustments of price quotations to
meet the changed condition of supply
ana demand are still the leading fea-
lures of the general trade. In volume
the business doing is of a between
seasons character, improvement in
some lines being counterbalanced by
increased dizziness in other branches.
That the basic conditions of the trade
are in the main of favorable nature,
however, is proved by the continued
good railroad earnings returns which
come to hand. The fact seems to be
that the volume of business offered the
transportation interests of the couatry
continue considerably in excess of a
year ago. Crop reports are relatively
most favorable as regards corn and
oats. In the southwest wheat crop
prospects are still maintained at high
average. In the northwest wheat has
been helped by late rains, but owing
to their late arrival is is not certain
how much benefit was obtained there
by.
Most prices are lower on the week,
wheat noting a fractional drop despite
Nnfavorable French crop advlces,
whence an enormous reduction in yield
is predicted, and also rather blue re-
ports from the northwest early in the
week, mended in some respects by the
rains mentioned. Pork products have
Lympathized with the downward ten
dency of values, aided thereby by
increased receipts of. hogs. Some fur
Their liquidation has been noted in
cotton and the price has sunk to &c.
In textiles the situation is rather
depressed, although some improve
ment in recorders for dry goods is
noted at leading jobbing centers.
Print cloths have been marked down
by the Fall River committee, but this
is merely tardy recognition of hith-
erto known facts. Manufacturers of
wooden goods are out of the market for
raw wool and the outlook at present
favors the lightweight woolens upon
opening of lower values. Boots and
! shoes are dull and number of eastern
| factories are short of orders.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
4 SECRET SOCIETY WAR.
All Powers Send Troops to Protect
Embassies in Pekin.
THE BOXERS ARE ALWAYS BAD.

Berlin, June 2.-The latest news
from China has given rise to much
anxiety here. An Official of the for
eign Office made the following state
ment regarding the matter: The Ger
man naval commander at Using Tau
has orders to act in conjunction with
the naval authorities of the other pow
ers as circumstances may require. The
landing of marines at Taku to go to
Pekin was ordered, The report from
the United States that 10000 Russians
are advancing to help the Chinese is
baseless. No power is sustaining
China. We know that Russia will not
separate herself from the others
Pekin, June 1.-The foreign ENJOYS
received the reply of the Tsung Ii
Yamen to their ultimatum calling
upon the Chinese authorities to con-
sent to the landing of force of
marines to come to Pekin to guard the
legation. The Tsung Ii Yamen
agreed to withdraw opposition to the
coming of the guards.
London, June 2.-The Pekin CORE
spondent of the Times, telegraphing,
says the damage to the railroad is es-
timated at 100000 The government
supports rather than condemns the
Boxers. No foreigner has been serious
ly injured, though murders of native
Christians are reported daily from the
country.
Washington, June 1.-The Chinese
minister, Mr.. WI Ting Fang, called at
the state department to talk with Sec
rotary Hay. He had no information
from his own government as to the
critical situation in China and was
anxious for news.
Resident representatives of nearly all
of the other nations interested in the
Chinese situation were among Secre-
tary Hays callers, but none of them
had received any information from his
own government bearing on the situa-
ton.
MIR. Nabeshima, the charge of the
japanese legation, who was also among
Secretary Hays callers, was likewise
disposed to minimize the dangers. of
the Boxer uprising. He pointed out
that at all times in Chinese history, the
secret societies were fomenting trouble,
and the present disturbance growing
out of the operations of the Boxers
was not nearly SO formidable as many
preceding ones
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
General Conditions Satisfactory.

Havana, June General Wood
says: 1.-The general condition in Cuba
is most satisfactory. The revenues are
in excess of the expenditures. There
is less discomfort than you imagine,
and while the advancement of the peo-
pie is slow, it is undoubtedly more
satisfactory than the old way. A most
significant indication is furnished by
the fact that the preparations for the
election of municipal officials, on June
16, have been conducted in most or
derby manner. have not received a
single request for troops. The regis
tration of voters foots up 100000, one
half of the voting strength. In order
to preserve the best feeling l decided
to give the minority party representa-
ton on every board of aldermen and
the other elective bodies. do not an
ticipate trouble of any character as a
result of the elections"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Blue and Gray in chicago.

Chicago, June 1.-Confederate veter-
ans held service at their monument
in the Confederate plot at Oakwoods.
They first marched through the G. A.
plot and as they passed through the
lines of federal veterans laid their
tributes of peace on the graves of their
former enemies. The fraternal cali
was repaid later by Dewey Post, G. A.
r., the members of which strewed
flowers OF the lawn under which are
buried the Confederates who died while
prisoners at Camp Douglas during the
war
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Kansas Has Not Accepted 1t.

Washington, June 2.-The commits
sioner of the general land Office wrote
to the Kansas state department as fol-
lows:
Until the legislature accepts the
grant of the Fort Hays military reser-
walton the lands and buildings must
temain under control of this depart
ment. Pending such legislative action,
however, it would be competent for
the governor of the state to apply to
thh secretary of the interior for the ap-
pointment of some state officer as GUS
todian without compensation by the
United States"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
OUR BUDGET OF FUN
SOME GOOD JOKES ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.
lie Was Pusher and Thought He knew
How to Have His Salary Raised
Serious Possibility woeful Day OF
Mourning In Wo-mvilie.
He Was a Pusher.


A physiogHomist would have said,
after glance at the young man with
the pink eyebrows, that he was one
to push himself forward at every OPP
portunity, and proof would have been
at hand to corroborate the diagnosis.
"A lady who boarded the Metropolitan
car found every seat taken, and the
young man was the first to offer her
his. AS she bowed her acknowledge
nents he looked more closely at her
md queried:
Aren't you Mrs Bluefields?"
yes, sir,'' was the reply.
Husband has an Office on F street,"
yes"
Il thought so. 1 am one of the cler-
zeal force in his Office, you know"
"Well?"
"Oh, that's about all. One of the
clerical force, you know, and if it
comes handy you might tell your hus-
band that l gave up my seat to you.
Everything goes when a fellow is look
ing for step up and a raise of salary"
Washington Post.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Civil Government to BE.

Washington, June 1.-The Philip
and civil government will be inaugur-
ated. A proclamation will be issued
telling the people that they have come
for that purpose. The commission will
operate with the military until Sep
TENDER 1 when municipal and provin-
cial governments will be in operation.
The commission will then separate,
Judge Taft remaining in Manila and
the four members being distributed
among the four departments and act
ing practically in the capacity of COVER
nor
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Third Prize on a Poor Crop.

Topeka, June 2.-Kansas took third
prize on general fruit collection of the
United States at the Paris exposition.
Secretary Barnes, of the State Horti-
cultural Society, received notice to this
effect from. the department of agricul-
ture at Washington. Missouri took
first prize
kansas was rather unfortunate, -
said Secretary Barnes. while we
took third prize, which is high hon
or, we should have done better. The
fruit crop in the state last year was
not up to the standard, and we could
not find fruit such as Kansas usually
raises Missouri had good crop last
wear"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Conflicting Reports.

Lourenza Marques, June 4.-Reports
of the most conflicting character are
current here, due to the activity of the
Boer agents. While one section de
clares that President Kruger has re-
turned to Pretoria for the purpose of
arranging terms of surrender, another
asserts that the British have been re-
pulsed outside of Pretoria. Nothing
authentic is known here regarding
Mr.. Kruger's whereabouts or the situa-
ton in the Transvaal. There is a ru-
NOR that Kruger has died.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Immense sfock Business.

Topeka, June 2.-The Santa Fe road
especially along its southern lines. On
an averave of fifteen trains day comes
east from points in Oklahoma, Texas
and the southwestern part of Kansas.
A good portion of this stock is taken to
Kansas City and Chicago to the mar
kets, while much of it goes to the
grazing fields of Nebraska. The
Strong City line, Arkansas City-Flor-
ence cut off and the Emporia- Kansas
City cutoff get most of the traffic.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Gen. Wood Investigates.

Havana, June 4.-General Leonard
Wood, military governor of Cuba says:
Il firmly believe that the irregular
ties in the Cuban postal service, which
amount to plain theft only, are all that
will be discovered. This postal service
has not been under my jurisdiction.
took steps to secure the punishment of
the men implicated. have inaugur-
ated thorough investigation into all
the departments and am confident that
theft does not exist in any other
branches
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
-Four New Shops.

Topeka, June 2.-Third Vice Presi-
dent ]. M. Barr of the Santa Fe road,
has announced that in addition to the
proposed building of three shops in
Topeka, a fourth will be added. The
new one will be for the use of making
all the car wheels used on the Santa
Fe system. This shop will be quite an
institution in itself and will employ
a good many men. The work on the
first of the new shops to be erected
here. will be commenced within the
next sixty DAYS
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Thirty-Five More Corn Cars.

Topeka. June 1.-The India Famine
Relief committee has decided to send
thirty-five more carloads of corn to
India The committee has several cars
of corn on hand and will purchase
twenty-eight more at once. This pur-
chase will absorb the funds on hand
about $4,000. The thirty-fve cars will
make two trains. The committee will
ask the Santa Fe railroad to transport
the corn to Chicago free of charge. An
effort will be made to secure free trans
portation from Chicago to New York.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Fire Kansas college.

Manhattan, KS, June 2.-The chem
ical laboratory of the state agricultural
college was destroyed by fire last
Thursday. The loss is roughly esti-
mated at $4,000. The fire originated
in the darkroom and the ventilating
shaft carried the flames directly to the
roof, where they soon became uncon-
trolable, on account of poor water
pressure. Spontaneous combustion,
explosion of chemicals or lamp left
burning by students are variously as.
signed as the canse.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
The Kansas City strike is OF.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 2.-The strike
of the union street railway men in
Kansas City has been declared off. At
meeting of the strikers a committee
was appointed to wait upon President
Holmes of the Metropolitan company
and offer to declare the strike off on
condition that the strikers be taker
back. President Holmes declined to
consider this proposition and later the
strike was declared off leaving the men
free to secure reinstatement upon in
dividual application.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
survivors of the Civil War.

Washington, June 4.-The commits
are about 925, 900 survivors of the Civil
war. Of this number there were on
the pension rolls last year tag, 467.
During the year 24,7s7 pensioned vet
Grams died. This number is slightly
more than 3H per cent. Assuming
that the death rate among those not
pensioned is the same as among the
pensioners, the total number of vet
Grams who died during the year would
be about 3O,s55.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
UNCLE SAM BLOCKS GAME.
Twenty-Three War Ships Now Ready to
Act.

Act.
Shanghai, June 4-Twenty- three
warships are now at Taku, nine Rus
sian, three British, three German,
three French, two American, two jap
anese and one Italian. In4ddition to
their crews the Russians have on board
their warships IL, 900 troops from Port
Arthur with field equipment. Four
teen thousand Russian troops are held
in readiness at Port Arthur.
Washington, June At is limited in
diplomatic circles here that the sudden
increase of activity on the part of the
Boxers" is nothing more than part of
a well conceived plan by one of the
great European powers to secure a
permanent Judgment in Pekin and to
seize position giving it full control of
the great Pei Ho river, the approach to
the Chinese capital. 1t is further in
timated that the plan has proved
abortive, owing to the alertness of the
other European powers represented in
Chinese waters, but particularly to the
readiness of the United States minis
ter, Mr.. Conger, and the American
real admiral on board the Newark,
which at once gave the movement an
undesired international aspect, and
so tended to prevent the particular ma
ton concerned from aggrandizing
itself at the expense of the interests of
the other nations. Therefore, it is as
sumed that the excitement will rapidly
abate, and the Boxers will dispense
to their homes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
Delay In Kentucky Case.

Frankfort, KY, June 2.-The court
of appeals surprised both of the con-
tending political factions by refusing
to act on either of the motions pending
in that court until they are docketed
in the usual way. On them hung the
disposition of the minor state offices.
The effect of this is to lay the trial of
the appeals in the contests over to the
fall term of the court and the contests
otherwise remain in stutus quo. The
matter could be taken up sooner by
both sides agreeing to a motion to ad-
vance
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
His EXPLANATION,

An old sea captain who had navi-
gated his ship many times round the
world persisted in maintaining that
our globe is not a globe at all, but
fiat surface. No arguments, derisive
or painstakingly educational, could
alter his opinion one jot. Some one
said to him once:
But if the earth is as you say, cap
tain, there must be an edge to it. How
is is that no one has ever tumbled
over the edge?"
Why, of course they have" he an
swered, triumphantly; that's where
the ships go that are reported miss
ing.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-07
A MYsterfous Smell.

There seems" remarked the ro-
mantle young man, as he looked moon
ward, Ito be a mysterious spell in the
atmosphere"
There isl answered the young
woman, who is a teacher in the public
schools. Il have been correcting ex-
animation papers all day." Washing
ton Star.