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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-08
YOU NEED A SUIT T

Or maybe Silk Waist, Separate Skirt or
a Jacket. You've put off deciding what you
want until it's too late to have the dressmaker
do the work. Have you looked through our
Ready-to-Put-On department? We take JUS
tifiable pride in it and the entire second floor
is devoted to the showing of the largest stock
ever seen here or elsewhere. The season has
been fruitful of both novelty and beauty, and
newness and beauty are here for your selection
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-08
OUR $3.50 SUITS,

Made Of Elegant Broadcloth, English Covert,
or fine Homespun; double-breasted, Elton or
tight fitting jackets; skirt and jacket ap-
pliqued and braid trimmed; new box-plaited
skirt, perfectly lined and finished; comes in
all colors
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-08
Our Wall
Coverings.

Last week was one of the largest for business
in Wall Papers ever experienced. Kept the
entire force going to supply the peoples
wants Also necessitated orders for addi-
tional stock. New lot arrived yesterday, and
contains some designs we couldn't show for
the price before. Result is our experts will
be better able to show better qualities, more
attractive patterns at low rates this week
than ever before. The newcomers contain
some very fascinating papers at sc, Sc, 1Oc
and 15c per roll. Can show you all the best
makes of wall papers from DC to $500 roll.
You'll find them here in endless variety. A
visit may prove profitable to you.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-08
Dr0pery
Silks

and colorings; special this week, per
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-08
BLACK SILKS.

II pieces plain black Taffeta Silk, 81 and "a
inches wide; for waists, suits or plating
this week .75c
Is pieces of plain black Silks in Pole de Sole,
Duchess, Satin de Leon, etc, warranted not
to cut or change color; per yard. Csc
5 pieces 27-inch plain black Taffeta; also black
Satin Duchesse, worth $1.25; per yard. .9Sc
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-08
COLORED SILKS.

Leading special this week will be our plain
Colored Taffeta Silks, all shades in both
staple and pastel colorings. The Sc and CSC
quality, per yard. .75c and Sc
35 pieces heavy Taffeta Silks, in satin stripes,
checks, bars, etc. The Soc quality at. soc
60 pieces new Taffeta Silks in plain cords, Per-
sian stripes satin and pompadour effects;
many worth up to $1.75; per yard. $1.25
We've added to our popular CSC line, 10 pieces
Plsse Silk, and Is pieces Hemstitched and
Plain Corded Taffeta Silks, worth up to $1.25,
per ward CSC
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11
THE TEMPLATE TRUST.

The tin-plate trusts are credited
with capital of s70,OOo,OO0. They
control 2S1 tin-plate mills, and are the
beneficiaries of the Dingley tariff,
which imposes 11s cents pound on
imported tin plate, equal to $3.50 on an
average box of tin weighing 220
pounds.
The estimate of the annual consump-
ton in a state like Indiana is placed
at 300,0 900 boxes of the average weight
of 220 pounds each, or $4,000, 900
pounds. Before the trusts advanced
prices these 100000 boxes of tin could
have been purchased at s2.65 a box,
or s795,0O0. The trusts advanced
prices to $4.65 per box, increasing the
cost to 81 $4,000, netting the trust a
clear gain of 100000 a year from the
people of state the size of Indiana
The tariff duties under the Dingley
bill, 11s cents a pound, would enable
the trusts to rob the people to an ex-
tent of S99O,OOO a year, which will
probably be done, since in the last ten
months they have succeeded by the
advance in prices to secure 100000 of
the amount
There is absolutely no substitute for
tin, and the extent of the trusts rob-
berries is a mere matter of discretion
They control the market and fix prices
as they please, and there is no appeal,
from their decision but to the great
tribunal of the people.
In such emergencies the question is
asked in what way the tin-plate trusts
directly affect the peoples welfare.
The answer is in all matters in which
tin is used by the people. An Indian
apolis, Ind, establishment manufac-
turing 100000 tin cans a year con-
sumes $4,000 boxes of tin. the cost
htving been advanced 81 box in value
an increased expenditure of $160, 900 a
year. The people who purchase tin
cans are required to pay about $12 a
thousand more for their cans than be-
fore the trusts advanced prices. If a
man wants a tin roof on his residence
or business building he finds the price
has advanced $45, and if his house is
to be guttered, he finds the average
advance at least 500, and in any one of
$1,000 homes, where full outfit of tin
utensils could have been purchased
before the trusts begansoperations for
SO, the outfit now costs at least 81,
increasing the total so per cent, or
$4,000. But going back to authentic
data, states the size of Indiana, dur
ing the last year, have been robbed by
the tin trusts of $500 900, and the rob-
berries are proceeding unchecked. If
a state like Indiana can be plundered
to the extent of 100000 year, then it
is safe to say, basing calculation upon
population, that the tin trusts are rob-
bling the people of the United States
of more than $4,000 900 a year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11
CONTRACTS WAIT A MONTH.
Trade Balance is on This Side of
The Ocean.
EUROPE BORROWS FROM U. S.

New York, Oct Sums weekly re-
view says: The anthracite coal settle
ment has been delayed another week
and the effect upon business is appar-
ent, though distribution in the south
and west seems no less active. Sea-
sonable weather in the east will quick
ly aid matters. Prices are slightly
lower in iron, wool, coal and sugar,
but the produce and textile markets
are firm and in all departments of
business an effort by distributors to
increase transactions would quickly
advance prices. There is little order
ing ahead in any kind of merchandise,
but steel rail makers look for contracts
for 1000, 900 tons after election Rain
is needed in the south and on the north
Atlantic coast, but in the southwest
rains have checked cotton picking.
The most interesting financial devel-
opment was the further drop of one
cent in the pound sterling exchange,
completing decline of two cents in
two weeks, without any important
change in our money market. At the
same time London rates for discounts
have strengthened materially, though
the Bank of England made no change
in its rate, in which an advance had
been expected. Heavy foreign buying
of cotton has outweighed all other in
fluences. There is insufficient demand
for regular remittances to absorb COM
mercial bills drawn against this staple.
Cotton shipments are producing about
double the exchange they did year
ago, and as the crop is being moved
with funds shipped from New York
and without gold imports from Europe,
the net result is that New York is
loaning foreigners about half the value
of the crop.
Most manufacturing concerns are
delaying extensive production until
after election and are buying little
raw material. Pig iron has declined
on small orders. and was also depress-
ed by the cut in southern freight
rates. Finished material and structural
lines are steady. Export buying does
much to prevent dizziness. Contracts
for cars, bridges and plates for ship.
building were signed during the week
and rails were sold at $50 to domestic
roads, while a snail amount was taken
| bV Italy.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11
Students Work Way Abroad.

Joseph Dutton and Arba Martin, stu
dents at Garrett Biblical Institute
Evanston, ILL.,, recently returned from
a tour in Europe. Both of the young
men started out without a penny and
worked their way from Chicago to
New York, and from there to Liver
pool by taking care of a consignment
of cattle. They had bicycles with
them and rode from Liverpool to Lon
don, paying their expenses on the way
by doing odd jobs. They hired out
in London as walters and made money
enough to pay their passage across the
channel. They made their. way to
Paris on their wheels, and after visit
ing the exposition made tour of the
principal parts of France awheel, find
ing enough work on the way to meet
their expenses. A trip through Swift
zerland was taken in the same way,
and passage back to the United States
was worked on a freight steamer. They
claim that they did not go hungry
once while away and that they enjoy
ed the trip thoroughly.-Chicago Tri-
bune.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11
Much Abuse of Olney.

Springfield, Mass, Republican:-The
attack on Mr. Olney because of his
support of Mr.. Bryan takes several
different lines. He is brutal in his
comments on Mr.. Mckinley; he wants
to be the Democratic candidate him
self in 1904, when he will be in his
SEVENTEEN year; he hasn't voted in
Boston since 1895; he wrote a maya
zine article that our national ''isola-
ton" was a thing of the past, and,
consequently, he has no right to think
the acquisition of the Philippines
blunder; he is the original imperialist
himself, because he forced England to
treat a small nation as she would a
big one. Mr.. Olney takes all this
trouncing, and says nothing, declining
resolutely to be interviewed
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11
Won waldersee Notified.

Taku, Oct. 6.-General Chaffee and
the commander of the Russian troops
have formally notified Field Marshal
Count Won Waldersee of the with
drawal of the American and Russian
troops respectively. The United States
marines will proceed to Cavite. The
movement of the Indian troops will
begin in ten days. The British and
Germans continue sending troops to
Pekin- There are renewed prepare
tions for an expedition in force against
Paoting Flu. The troops will probably
leave in fortnight and columns from
Pekin will cooperate with the expedi-
ton. Resistance is expected as the
Boxers are there in large numbers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11
INDIVIDUAL OPERATORS.
Have Posted Oners of Increase of Ter
Per Cent.

Per Cent.
Hazelton, Pa, Oct. s.-The belief
prevalent here that the anthracite coal
strike is approaching an end is consid-
erably strengthened by the action of
the individual operators in following
the lead of the big coal-carrying and
coal-mining railroads by offering a net
increase of 10 per cent in the wages of
their employees.
President Mitchell, of the United
Mine Workers, is much interested in
the advance offered by the individual
operators but would say nothing for
publication. He continues to say that
the strike can not be settled without
a convention and that he is waiting on
the operators. In the meantime the
men now on strike, said to number
1913, 900 men, are not wavering under
the proffered increase in wages. 1t is
known that some of Pres. Mitchell's
advisers are against settlement on
the 10 per cent basis.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11
REPUBLICAN AGNOSTICISM.

The Republican campaign has be-
come negative proposition. The can
didates and leaders have become stolid
agnostics. The rank and file is hiding
behind breastworks of shifting sand
Mr.. Hanna says:
There are no trusts
Mr.. Mckinley says:
There is no such thing as imperial
ism"
Mr.. Roosevelt says:
Il am not afraid of militarism, be-
cause there isn't any militarism."
Mr.. Gage says:
There isn't any gold standard,
therefore it must not be attacked"
Chorus of Republican spellbinders:
NOW YOU SEE IT AND NOW YOU
DON'T"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11
ATCHlSON STRIKES COAL.
Three Foot Vein at a Depth OF I,I25
Feet.

A Three Foot Vein at a Depth of 1875
Feet.
Atchison, Oct. Ga three foot vein
of coal was discovered at depth of
1,125 feet, about two and half miles
below Atchison. As soon as the intel
ligence that coal in such large quanti-
ties was learned, firebells were rung
and curfew whistles were blown. The
glad tidings spread like wildfire. In a
few minutes the news that three feet
of coal was struck was upon every
persons lips. About two months ago
the work of boring with a diamond
drill was commenced. To carry on
this work subscription was taken up
and about S4, 900 raised. A few weeks
ago, when the depth of 79s feet was
reached, vein of % inches was also
discovered. A shaft will probably be
sunk soon to reach the body of coal.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11
News Confirmed hx Mu.

Washington, Oct. AIR. WI, the
Chinese minister has received official
confirmation of the issuance of an
imperial decree degrading Prince Tuan,
Kangi and other officials for their
course in regard to the recent troubles
in China. The information agrees with
that contained in dispatch received
by the state department from Consul
McWade at Canton.
The minister has heard nothing OF
the designation of officials reported by
Minister Conger to act in concert il
peace negotiations, but he has nc
doubt it is correct.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11
Thirteen Drunken Indians.

Topeka, Oct. 5.-Poor Lo is helping
out the good roads movement in Tope-
ka. Thirteen Kickapoos came down
from the Pottawatomie reservation to
take in Buffalo Bills show. They all
got drunk and We're locked up. They
were fined So each. They had spent all
their money for liquor and as conse-
quence had to go to work on the rock
pile. They don't like the work and
appealed to the chief of their tribe to
come and get them out.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11

The craze for Kruger coins and
stamps has been SO pronounced that a
complete set is not now to be had in
the regular market. A s1.25 piece is
rated at $3.50, and what is known as
an extraordinary crown at $50. This
is because in 1897 the die makers gave
the bullock-wagon shafts, instead of a
pole Tor disselboom) ALI coins from
half-sovereigns downward were so
struck, and got into circulation before
the error was discovered. Any one OF
these coins fetches more than SIS.
There is likely, by the way, to be a
slump in the rating Of Transvaal
postage stamps, for a Pretoria official
says that he has overprinted stamps to
the value Of s1,500,00O.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11
xote. from the pari. E.positlon.

1.-The Singer Manufacturing Com
pany, of 149 Broadway, New York,
show their usual American enterprise
by having a very creditable exhibit,
located in Group XIII, Glass 70. at the
Paris International Exposition. where
they show to great advantage the cele-
brated Singer Sewing Machine which
is used in every country on the globe,
both for family use and for manufae-
turing purposes. The writer was high
ly pleased with this display and oh
served with much satisfaction that *
was favorably commented upon 81
visitors generally.
The Grand Prize was awarded By
the International Jury to Singer Sew
ing-Machines for superior excellence
in design, construction. efficiency and
for remarkable development and adap
ton to every stitching process used,
in either the family or the factory.
Only One Grand Prize for sewing
machines was awarded at Paris, and
/ this distinction of absolutely superior
merit confirms the previous action OF
| the International Jury at the Worlds
Columbian Exposition, in Chicago.
where Singer machines received 81
distinct awards, being more than were
received by all other kinds of sewing
| machines combined
Should it be possible that any Of
our readers are unfamiliar with the
celebrated Singer Machine, we would
respectfully advise that they call at
any of the Singer salesrooms which
can be found in all cities and most
towns in the United States"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11
A Marion County suindls.

Topeka, Oct. s.-A smooth young
man is working the farmers in Marion
county with a new scheme. He pre-
tends to be from Illinois seeking a farm
in Kansas. He goes from place to
place pricing farms and having the
farmers invoice their stock and imple-
ments. He generals stays with each
farmer two or three days, and then
borrows SIS or $40 bill of him until he
can ''get draft cashed." Iu this way
he gets his board for nothing and
makes good money besides.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11
Range Cattle Doing Fipely.

Topeka, Oct. s.-All reports are of
unprecedented pasturage this fall. On
the ranges grass is as green and almost
as succulent as in the spring. The
long August drouth Slapped things
generally and made them look decided
ly blue. Then came the fall rains,
in the form of mists mostly, and as a
result the pasturage has turned green
and beautiful and has an unusual fall
growth. Cattle on the ranges are do
ing exceptionally fine, and everybody
in the cow business is happy.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11

OF course educated deaf mutes get
to be pretty handy with their pencils.
They have to write all their communi-
cations to speaking people. and do so
very rapidly. The Rev. A. w. Mann
is a deaf mute missionary and expert
penman. For twenty-five years he has
made missionary trips to deaf mute
churches. not alone in this country,
but in foreign lands. Mr.. Mann writes
wrong side up as well as the other
way. He is often interviewed. The
method Is this: The reporter sits at
the table opposite Mann. A pad OF
paper lies between them. The report
er writes question, Mann reads IL
upside down, and, without moving the
paper, writes the answer-also upside
down.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11
Locomotive Enpineer..

Topeka, Oct. 6.-The Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers and the Grand
International Auxiliary, the ladies'
auxiliary society to the brotherhood,
composed of the engineers wives, held
forth in the new Topeka auditorium.
Chief Engineer P. NJ. Arthur was pres
ent and delivered and address. The
call for the meeting was for all en-
gineers residing within 300 miles of
Topeka land then some" Mrs. w. A.
Murdoch, president of the Grand In
ternational Auxiliary, was also pres
ent. In her speech she said sit is the
engineers wives who run the en-
gineers'
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11
Ferforatinc Stamps.

The machine which perforates the
sheets of stamps was invented in 1850
by Henry Archer and sold to the
British government for 100000. The
penny post" So dear an institution
to all Englishmen, was started as a
private speculation by Robert Murray,
and sold by him in 1851 for hand
some fortune Eleven years later its
revenues were annexed to the crown
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11

The missing link has again been
found, this time in Java. where DR..
Dubois has unearthed certain fossil re-
mains of such an interesting character
that Professor Haeckel, the celebrated
German biologist, has determined to
go there himself and investigate. Dr.
dubois is firmly Of opinion that the
bones belong to a species intermediate
between the highest ape and prehis-
toric man. His views have been re-
ceived with favor by many scientific
men, among them Professor Haeckel
who has never ceased to advocate the
Importance Of making further excava-
tons in the district of Java where Dr.
Dubois found the remains.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11

Work has been begun in Baltimore
on the silver service for Rear-Admiral
Winfield Scott Schley to be made from
the silver coin captured on the Span
ish cruiser Christobal Colon. The
service will consist of eighteen dinner
plates, one gravy boat, one ladle, four
vegetable dishes, one game platter, one
fish platter, one entree platter and one
soup tureen. The total weight Of the
silver is 1000 ounces, and the cost
when completed will be between $1,000
and $1,000.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11

The ordinary revenue of the domin-
Con OF Canada is derived from a vari-
ETY. of sources. which. may, however.
be divided into two classes, viz, taxa
tion." and "other sources" The
amounts raised by taxation consist
solely of customs and excise duties;
those raised from other sources con-
sist OF money derived from the postal
service. railways. public works. etc.
The ordinary expenditure provides for
the charges foc debt and provincial
subsidies. collection of revenue, and
the current expenses of the country.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11
Wood wants the troops Mounted

Washington, Oct. 5.-General Leon
ard Wood, commanding the Uuited
States forces in Cuba, has made his an
nual report to the war department. 1t
contains his previous recommendation
that all troops in Cuba be mounted,
together with an account of the with
drawal of the troops during the past
year. The health of the troops, he
says, has been good and their conduct
is commended.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11
Large Supply of Pulp Wood,

Bangor, Me-, Oct. 5.-The timber cut
in eastern Maine this season will be the
largest in years. The cut in this Sec
ton, it is estimated, will reach 100
million feet and of this, 40 million will
go into pulp. The price of manufac-
tured lumber is higher than it was last
year. As result of the large timber
cut a number of paper mills in the
state which have been idle several
months, will resume operations. The
Great Northern Paper company's mill
is about to resume work.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11
Doctor Has Aeuinaldo's CIock.

A large bronze clock, which was the
official timepiece in the cabin Of Adj
miral Montojo on the Reina Christina,
Is now in the possession Of DR.. G.. w.
Roberts OF Chattanooga after a series
of interesting adventures. After the
battle of Manila the natives looted the
ship and took away the clock. giving
it to Aguinaldo. The Filipino leader
made his mother a present of it. and
when she was taken in Cavite she
turned it over to DR.. Roberts.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-10-11
Robb.r. in the Vatican.

Rome, Oct 5.-Thieves entered the
vatican, forced a safe and carried off
securities worth 357, 1000 lire and 5000
lire in silver. The safe belongs to
the management of the apostolic pal
ace which looks after the horses and
carriages and the decorations of st.
Peters cathedral. Evidently the burg
lars were well acquainted with the
apartment and prepared for the theft.
Thus far the Investigations by the
vatican police have been without re-
suits.