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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-26
FINANCE and TRADE

NEW YORK, March 25.-Commercial
Advertisers London financial cable
gram:
The markets here were generally
quiet but firm today. Americans were
again active and strong throughout the
session and closed we'll over parity, q
number of dealers remaining in the
street awaiting New York prices.
Sentiment is very optimistic in the
midst of buoyancy. Denver and RiO
Grande and Baltimore and Ohio were
the chief features. Southern Pacific
continued heavy. Tintos were strong
at 56&. Some tipsters predict a
further 10 point rise in them. This is
probably greatly excessive, but the
stock is expected to prove scarce at
next week settlement.
Loans and discounts were firm, quo
tations being unaltered.
Stocks-Evidently Wall street at
taches importance at this time to the
attitude of London towards the local
securities market; for when 1T was
seen from the morning cable dispatch
es that London had reversed its atti-
tude of yesterday and had begun to
Duy AllCl lSdA OCNul lIlCos CAO OicPOcA
ton manifested here yesterday to sell
out and take profit was completely al
tered. The buying for London account
was supplemented by a rush to buy
all classes. London's influence was
shown in the leadership in the early
market Of the international favorites,
of which Baltimore and Ohio and Den
yer and Rio Grande stocks were most
conspicuous. Baltimore and Ohio rose
in the late dealings an extreme 3s
and retained its conspicuous place in
the market throughout. Penna i'll
which the transaction are rarely On
a large scale, was dealt in 1000
share lots almost as though that were
the nominal unit of transactions and
individual transactions in the stock
ran from that up to 5000 shares, which
was the size of the block taken
whence the price first touched lao. All
of the trunk lines were more or less
affected by this movement, but the
stream of realizing held back the Nor
folk and Western stocks. Transac-
lions of a thousand shares and upwards
were frequent all through the railroad
list and blocks of 5000 shares changed
hands in Atchison common and
Southern Pacific. The Paciics. espec-
tally Atchison and some of the South
western group were very heavily dealt
in all day. The grangers were less ac-
tive but the group was strong. There
was some tendency to reaction in the
local fractions and the Iron and Steel
stocks were quiet. Otherwise there was
no important exception to the general
activity and strength of the list. The
closing was active and fairly buoyant
at the best prices. An early inkling
was obtained of the probability of a
favorable bank statement, based on
the growing abundance of funds offer
ed the borrowers. The heavy loan con-
traction In spite of the outbreak of
speculative activity. indicates bow i'm
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-26
LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, March A.-Cattle-Receipts,
200; nominally steady. Good to prime ma
tive steers, $4.90d5. 80; poor to medium. A.l0
OATS; selected feeders, $4.00G4.75: mixed
feeders. s3.50d3.S5; COWS. s3.00q415; heifers,
s3.1094.6O; Gamers. s215Q2.S0; bulls. $500
40; calves, &o0QdN. Texans-Rece:nts
for the week, about 1000 head; Texa fed
steers closed strong at s3.SO93.s5; Texas
bulls, $3.00Q3.6o.
Hogs-Receipts for to-day. 10000 head;
estimated for Monday, $4,000 head; left
over. $500. Opened strong, shade higher;
closed weak; top, SIS; mixed and butch
ers', s495q5.00; light. A.S5Q5.15; bulk of
sales, $5.10Q5.O.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900. Sheep and lambs,
steady; good to choice wethers. s5.6oQ6.oo;
fair to choke mixed, A.DQ5.eO western
tive lambs, s..25Q7.35; western lambs. $500
@7.&.
This weeks receipts: Cattle, 5000 head:
hogs, 1922 900 head; sheep, $500 head.
Last weeks receipts: Cattle, $4,000 head;
hogs, Isl, 500 head; sheep, $1,000 head.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa. March 24.-Cattle
Steady; extra. $5.S5G5.45; prime. s5.1oQ5.&
common, $3.2Q3.S0.
Hogs-Strong: prime mediums, $500
5.42k: heavy hogs, $5.35@5.4o; heavy York
ers, s5.3od5.75 70; light Workers, s5.20a5.0
pigs. $4.sNa5yO; roughs. $375a4@.
Sheep-Steady: choice wethers, s6.30Q6.5 so
common, $4,000. so; choice lambs, $7.3007.5o
common to good, S.50Q7.G.
Veal calves, $6.O0@6.50.
CINCINNATI, o., March A-Hogs. act
i've and higher at A.3515.25.
Cattle, strong at 50 .10G5.W.
Sheep, strong at s4.25q6.25.
Lambs, easy at A.50G7.b.
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Articles.

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour, steady; winter patents $1,000
$50; straits $2.90@3.30; clears $4,000
800; spring patents $3.50; patents $40
@3.45; straits s2.60@3.00; bakers $500
@2.40.
Wheat, No. 8 spring 1%@64Ac; No.
2 red, 681ac.
Corn, No. 2 yellow 37A@ 37%c
Oats, No. 2, 24@25Ac; No. 2 white
263s 627c; No. 8 white 26@27c.
Rye. No. 2, 54hc.
Barley, No. 2 38@43c.
F1axseed, No. l, $l.65.
Mess pork, per bbl., s11.10@11.75.
Lard, per 100 lbs, S6.05@6.20.
Short ribs, sides, ~(loose), s6.25G6.55.
Dry Sailed Shoulders, (boxed), 6M@
6kc.
Short Clear Sides, (boxed), 5000
$50.
Whiskey, distillers' finished goods,
per gal, $1.24h.
Sugars, cut, loaf, $500; granulated,
S5.44.
Glover contract grade, $50.
On the produce exchange to-day, the
butter market was steady; creameries
19@23kc; diaries 16@22c.
Cheese, firm; 12@13c.
Eggs, steady; fresh 10@10kc.
PHILADELPHIA, March 24.-Wheat
firm; contract grade March 72Z@73Ac.
Corn, strong and nc higher; No. 2
mixed March 41h@41Ac.
Oats, steady; No. 2 white clipped
31hc; No. 8 do. 30@30kc; No. 2 mixed
do. 29Q29hc.
Potatoes, firm; N. Y. and western
choice 55@57c; do. do. fair to good do.
50@5Sc.
Seeds, steady; fair demand; clover,
western per bu., car lots s5.10@5.75;
do. Penna. per pound, as to quality,
6@Sc; timothy, western, per bu., car
lots $1.30@1.35.
Butter, firm; fancy western creamery
25hc; do. prints 27c.
Eggs, PC lower; fresh nearby 14hc;
do. western 14hc: do. southwestern
14hc; do. southern lac.
Cheese, steady.
Refined sugars, firm.
Cotton, unchanged.
Tallow. steady: city prime in hhds.,
5A @5%c: country do. do. bbs., 5%f
sac; dark do. 5@5Ac; cakes SIC;
grease 3H@5c-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-26

Daily; 7 Except Sunday; \ Sunday orly.
City Passenger and Ticket Agent,
AGENT FOR ALL sTEAMsHiP LINES.
r % UNDERWOOD. D. B. MARTIN,
General Manager. Mgr. Pass. Traffic.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-26
PLUMBERS.

DLUMBING, Gas ana Steam Fitting.
L Work done at reasonable prices. WIN
furnish estimates on application. Tele-
phone 81. WIN. F. c.. SCHNELLE,
e&d 2012 Main Street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-26
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, March A.-The brokers'
price for lead is $4.45 and for copper, $16.75
@17!0.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-26
SILVER

Bradstreet's.
The silver market has been steady and
dull all week and displays no material
change in quotations. Offerings in London
are described as light, but, on the other
hand, the expected demand from India for
coinage purposes have failed to material
lie. Silver prices:
London, March II, 81 11-16d; March 10,
q 11-16d; March 20. 81 11-16d; March Il,
N11-16d; March %. z9sd; March %, 275d-
New York, March II, 60 C; March 10,
6osc; March %, 601sc; March 2, 6o1sc;
March q, 60c; March q, Coo.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-26

portant al element has been the buy
ing Of government bonds for specula-
ton in tying up the money market
The late rally in governments indi-
Gates that the principal liquidation on
this account has been completed. The
loan contraction by the banks resulted
in a decline In deposits Of nearly $l4,-
600, 900 and a consequent reduction in
reserve requirements of So, 491, SIS. AS
the loss in cash was $3.50, 700, the sur
plus was benefited to the substantial
extent of S ,130.87 bringing the sur
plus up to $5,S17,3 800.
The bonds MARKET has shown in
creasing activity and strength as the
week progressed. Savings banks and
other institutions which have sold gov
eminent bonds have been in the mar
ket for high grade railroad bonds.
U. S. Is and IS declined ", new IS
q, the IS /, and the refunding rs
when issued IL per cent in the bid
DPicp.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-26

E.ectric cars Bridgeport to Wheeling.
1eiiafre and Martins Ferry
Consult Agents for best routes ana
lowest rates 70 al posntz -
General Paasenn(
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RAILROADS.
r. e @n'S y es.

Time Table IN Effect November Is, 1899.
7:N a. m.-ACCOMMODATION. Daily.
For Parkersbur2 Ind intermediate
Points.
10 800 a. m.-OHIO VALLEY EXPRESS.
Daily e1 -ept Sunday.
For Moundsville, New Martinsvllle.
S.stersville, ST. Mary's, Marietta, Par
kersburg, Rayenswood, Wildwood,
Pomeroy, PIT. Pleasant, Charleston.
GalIipolis, Huntington, Kenova, Iron
ton, Portsmouth, Hiilsboro, Cincin-
natl, and all points south and west.
Runs solid to Cincinnati. Parlor car.
l1:45 a. m.-KENOVA EMPRESS. Daily.
For Sistersville, Marietta, Parkers-
burg, Pomeroy, PIT. Pleasant. Charles
ton, Gailipolis, Huntington, kenova,
and principal intermediate points.
s:45 r. m.-AccoMMoDATIoN. Daily.
For Petersburg and intermediate
700 3. m.-ExPREss. Daily except Sun
day.
For Sistersville, st. Mary's, Waverly,
Marietta, Parkersburg and intermedi-
ate points north of Sistersvllle.
L.. E. CHALENOR,
Gen, Pass. Agent.
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WAY TINE CARD.

Arrivals and departures Of trains on and
atsrr 1>ovemDer IL, 1889. Explanation %
references marks. sDaily; fSunday except
Sunday only. Eastern STANDARD lime.
which Is ara hour earlier than Central
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ELECTRIC RAILWAY,

LeavelArrtve
From Wheeling to- s. nj a. IN,
Grafton and Cumberland. sl2:25 'S:i0
Washington and Baltimore. sl2:2l $40
and New York sl2:1l $40
Grafton and Cumberland. ...I 6:50 4:20
Fairmont and Grafton....l $50 s4:2o
pittsburg and Cumberland. s5:25l slice
washington and Balimore..i 9.5l STD
phiiadeiphia and New York; s5:25l sll;2t
WASHINGTON (Pa.) and Pittsi '7:20 s6:&
GAINESVILLE and Newark...... '7:25 Ills
Columbus and Chicago...... '7:Gl si:l5
GAINESVILLE and Columbus. "f0:15 s5.i7
CifneInnati and St. Louis. .l0:I5 s5ii
Grafton and Cumberland. -. s10:50l 1890
Washington aud R9L.!more.J '10:50 1890
p. MI q. m.
GAINESVILLE and Newark. 2:2Q s1l:40
coiImbus and Chicago..... 1920 siI:4o
Washington (Pa.) and PittsI f3:15 tb60
philadelphia and New York; 315 sI0i3
Grafton and Cumberland. 4:50 s10:20
Washington and Baltimore s4:6q
Pittsturg and Cumborland.. 5:Nl v70:ia
Washington and Baltimore,j 1920 s10:l3
philadelphia and New York; s5:2Q lob
gainesville and Columbus....I s1l:D $50
Cincinnati and st. Louis. s1I:40 $50
PIttsburg and Wash, Ps...! 6:Sl Sii:04
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-12
TO PUNISH REBELS.
A Whole Regiment Will Be Sent tG
Marinduque.

A whole Regiment will Be Sent to
Marinduque.
Washington, Oct. 6.-The following
cablegram has been received at the war
department.:
"Manila, Oct. 6.-First infantry
goes to Martinique, October 6, on
Sumner. General Hare is to COM
mand the island, with orders to push
operations until insurrection is stamped
out absolutely. He will have 12 full
companies of infantry for the purpose.
Anderson's first operations developed
nothing. No reports since October 2.
"MACARTHUR -
The above dispatch relates to rein
forcements sent to the Island of Marin
duque, where Captain Shields and 81
men of the Twenty-ninth volunteer in
iantry we're either killed or captured
by the insurgents. At that time Gen.
eral Macarthur sent Colonel Anderson
and two companies of the Thirty
eighth volunteer infantry, with the
Yorktown and two gunboats, to the re-
lief of Shields and his command, If
they were still alive.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-12
TELEGRAPH TO skAGWAY.

The Line Is Completed and the First
Message Sent to Seattle Yesterday.
Seattle, Oct. 6.-The first telegram
from Skagway to Seattle, marking an
epoch in the history of business be-
tween Alaska and the outside world.
was received here today. The time oc-
cupied by the message in transit was
seven hours. which, however, will be
reduced one-half as soon as the line is
in working order and business reduced
to system.
The route taken by the message was
from Skagway to Atlin, thence over
the old Atlin-Lillooet line to the
Fraser river, thence to Ashcroft and on
to Vancouver, from which place it was
sent to Seattle.
The line over which it passed to Van
couver is that which the Canadian
government has been engaged in con-
structing for the past four months. 1t
is not yet completed. and will not be
for about week. However, in order
to get the first message through today.
temporary line was put up connect
ing the unfinished portion between
Lillooet and Ashcroft. and in this man
ner the transmission of the message
was accomplished.
According to the reports received
here today, the whole work of the Ca
madam government will be concluded
by October 10, after which the through
line will be open for commercial busi-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-12
NAVY. SHOWED FIGHT
Chinese Fleet Tried to En-.
gage Russian Cruiser.
BUT THE LATTER GOT AWAY
Allied Squadrons Will Force the War
ships to Capitulate. Else
will Destroy Them.

London, Oct. Sit is reported in
St. Petersburg, according to the corre-
spondent of the Times at the Russian
capital. that the Chinese feet in For
mosa strait attempted to engage the
Russian cruiser Rurik, but the latter's
speed frustrated the plan. The corre-
spondent says the allied squadron will
force the feet to capitulate or will de-
stroy it.
Shanghai kilograms announce that
the imperial edict, dated September
80, ordering the court to be removed
to Sinan Flu, was issued owing to the
famine at Tai Yuan Flu, capital of the
province of Shun ST. They also ex-
press the opinion that the object of the
recent edict regarding the degradation
of the Chinese personages of high rank
is merely TO gain time to enable China
to be in better position to DEFY the
powers, as the new capital will be vir-
tually inaccessible to foreigners. The
Shanghai correspondent of the Morning
Post, discussing this aspect OF the case,
remarks:
'sThe German troops have no means
of transport, and any attempt to fol-
low the Chinese court would be, there
fore, quite futile
He says the Chinese firmly believe in
the existence of German agree
ment, under which Russia will take all
the territory north OF the great wall
and Germany the provinces of Chi Lii
and Shan Tung.
The Times representative at Shang-
hal says:
'sIt is believed here that highly in
fiammatory edicts are being issued
secretly, and that the recent public
edicts are oply intended to hoodwink
the poWers,'
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-12
Crime of an Insane Mother.

New York. Oct. 8.-Mrs. Lillian
Smith, of Inwood. borough of Manhat-
tan, while insane this afternoon shot
and killed two of her children, wound
ed a third and committed suicide:
The tragedy took place in the old
Frank Leslie mansion. Mrs. Smith
was the wife of Walter N. Smith. who
has been connected with large grocery
house in this city for 81 years. They
had been married 13 years. Mrs.
Smith had been in poor health of late,
and long brooding over the prospect OF
death is believed to have unsettled her
reason.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-12
Beers Short of Ammunition.

London, Oct. 9.-It is estimated, &C.
cording to the Pietermaritzburg corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail, that 1000
to 5000 Beers have retreated from Pill
grim's Rest, northeast of Lydenburg,
with four long toms and % other guns.
The correspondent understands that
their long tom ammunition is almost
exhausted.
Lord Roberts, the Dahl Mail an
nounces, will leave South AfHca dur
ing the last week of October. The au-
thorities have decided to limit the
number of colonial troops who are to
be the queens guests in London to 500.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-12
Storage Reservoirs.

He shows in his official report that.
by the building of series of great
storage reservoirs at the head waters OF
the Missouri, floods can be prevented
through the diverting of the excess of
waters into these artificial lakes.
Surely this is something for congress
to give it's attention to. Here is
practical plan. An ounce of preven-
tion is worth pound of cure. Con
gress will go ahead appropriating mil.
hons every session for flood prevention
without question, but it will not ap-
propriate the same amount for plan,
which, according to the governments
own engineers, promises far greater re-
suits. OF course, the storing OF these
reservoirs would mean the reclamation
of large tracts of land to irrigation;
but this need not worry congress, even
its Eastern members, for the Eastern
merchants are already alive to the situ-
alton, and realize that the reclamation
of the arid West would open TO them
the finest market in the world.
GUY E. MITCHELL.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-12
No Trace of Captives,

Manila, Get. 10.-The report OF the
capture of about 60 men of the Twenty.
ninth United States infantry on Marin
duque island is confirmed through COM
munica ions to Macarthur and Kempff,
from Martinique island, but details are
lacking. The Yorktown's relief col
umn landed at Torrijos, on the Marin
duuue coast, and marched to Santa
Cruz, which was the proposed route oi
the captured party, without encoun er-
ing the enemy or learning anything
definite regarding the captives, except
that they had entirely disappeared. 1t
is possible that the rebels have convey
cd the eaptives to Luzon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-12
GONE TO SLNAN FL
Chinese Court Will Not Re-
turn to Pekin.
AFRAID OF THE ALLIES, ARMIES
The First Stop Was Made at Tai Yuan,
but the Place Was Not Con.
sidered q Safe One.

Washington, Oct. 10.-The effort to
induce the Chinese imperial court to
return to Pekin has failed, after a
weeks persistent effort on the part of
the powers. News to that effect was
brought to the state department today
by the Chinese minister, who received
it via ST. Petersburg from Viceroy
Liu Kun Yih and Chang Chth Tung.
under date of October 4. Minister WI
received the message last night. 1t
was as follows:
''The departure of their imperial ma
jesties for Shen 81 (province) was due
to distressing conditions at Tai Yuan
Flu. There is scarcity of food sup
plies in the province Of Shan ST on ac-
count of the long continued drouth and
the provincial capital (Tai Yun) is al
most deserted, the trades people having
left on account of the distur Dances
caused and continued for months by
the Boxer rebels, who had invaded that
province with the encouragement of
Governor Yu. Their majesties, there
fore, were obliged to proceed to Shen
Stiff, where telegraphic communication
Will anu oOiiOA POI po "a sAAo
empire is open and rapid communica-
tion with their majesties may therefore
be carried on, thus court and official
business may be transacted more expe-
ditiously by their presence in Shen 81
rather than in Shan ST.
stThe reasons for the temporary post
ponement of their majesties' return to
Pekin are the presence of the allied
forces there, on account of which So
licitous fear is doubtless entertained,
besides danger of the outbreak of epi-
demic disease, which usually follows
after great disturbances, destruction of
property and military operations. il
is hoped that the powers will be con-
siderate in their judgment in this mat
ter
The important feature of the message
is the confession that the court is re-
strained by fear of the allied forces
from returning to Pekin. The move
ment takes the emperor and empress
dowager about 800 miles farther away
from Pekin, though, according to the
statements contained in the message by
reason of the direct telegraphic COM
munication with Shanghai the court
practically will be nearer for the pur-
poses of negotiations with the outside
world, than. it was at Tai Yuan.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-12
co,lision at San Francisco.

San Francisco, Oct. 6.-The naval
reserve ship Marion and the United
States ship Ranger were in collision
this morning and both were damaged
about the lower rigging and along the
rails.
Captain Bolles and Bulger, local in
spectors of steam boilers. commenced
an investigation today of the cause of
the collision between the steamer
Colum bia and the ferry boat Berkeley.
The captains of the two vessels and
members of both crews were examined
as witnesses. Additional evidence Is
to be taken and the case will then be
submitted for decision.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-12
FINDS A SNUG SUM.
Hondurance Mining Property That Was
Left by Dying Fiance.

Hondurance Mining Property That Was
Left by Dying Fiance.
st. Paul, Oct. 10.-Through the
publication of dispatch in today's
Pioneer Press, Mrs. H. E. Butterfeld.
of this city, has discovered that she is
$500, 900 wealthier than she imagined.
In 1890, while on an excursion to the
Pacific coast, she became acquainted
with Thomas P. Harkin, of Boston,
also member of the party. They be-
came engaged and the wedding date
was fixed. Shortly after Harkin was
taken sick and died. Before his death
he executed for his af1ianced quit
claim deed to mining property in
Honduras. Communication with the
Honduran government officials led to
the belief that the property was not
worth the trouble of filing formal trans
fer. Last winter, however, the prop
erty greatly increased in value and the
syndicate that had it in charge offered
Harkln's attorney 100000 for quit
claim deed from Miss Griffin. In
some manner, however, all trace of
that young lady had been lost and not
even the names of her parents colud be
found.
Mrs. Butterfield, on reading the dis
patch today, at once took steps to
identify herself and will shortly rec eive
the snug sum, which comes to her in so
romantic a manner. Her husband is
a clerk in the Great Northern Railway
office,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-12
DEVASTATION in rRANsvAAL.
Stoves Report to the
State Departments.

State Department..
Washington, Oct. 6.-An interesting
picture of the Transyaal and Free State
in August, after the wave of war had
passed over the country, is presented
in a report to the state department
from United States Consul-General
Stowe, at Cape Town, dated August
II last. He had just returned to the
Cape from a trip through the two re-
publics. He says that for hundreds
of miles all the wire fencing is down
and cannot be used again. The posts
have been burned for fuel and must be
replaced with iron posts, owing to the
scarcity of timber. The plowing in
former years, and there will be large
market for American cereals. By
March, 1901. agricultural machinery
will be wanted.
Meat and livestock will continue to
be imported. johannesburg had only
three days supply of meat when Mr..
Stowe left the town. While the Beers
who have returned are anxious to get
to work, several months must elapse
before things settle down to normal
basis. The government is building
new line of railway from Harrismith
to connect with the Orange Colony sys-
tenn, so that the Netherlands railway,
with it's 200 per cent dividends, will
no longer have a monopoly in the
Transvaal. There will be a big de-
mand for bridge material and electrical
mahcinery and supplies.
Lord Roberts has appointed an ad-
visory committee to assist him in the
reopening of Johannesburg, and to Sc
cure the return of the mining popula-
tion, which the prosperity of the town
depends upon. 1t is questionable
whether an undesirable element COM
mon to all mining towns will be al
lowed to return to johannesburg.