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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Register Office,

WHEELING, November IA.
The wholesale markets yesterday report
ed a somewhat brisker trade over last
week. In groceries, salt is decidedly high
err There was a slight cut in sugars and
fiours. In live stock the increase in the
Chicago market had no effect on the con-
dition OF cattle quotations.. Hogs are
stronger. Hay, gram and feeds are, steady
at the present quotations. The following
prices prevailed:
Buttcr-Creamery, 27@2Sc; choice coun-
try, 2GGg22c; country, good 15Ql5c; country,
Zig h. 1Jc: ou.teriIe. lbUlSc.
Eggs-19c a dozen.
Navy Beans-liand picked, S210 per bu.
Cheese-Prime Ohio factory. 1Gg111&c;
New York, PIG; Limourger. 121ac; SWEET
PoultTy-OId live chickens $3.0Oa35o per
dozen; chickens, hens, per pound, 9o;
spring CHICKENS. 81 Jo93 co per Gozen; per
Ducks-$a-Co per lozen: geese. soc
Lard-corntry. 5Gcc
Old Rags-52c per pound
Honey. N comb. 1ouioc Ger pound.
Potatoes-New. $3.50 per barrel.
Sweet Potatoes-$1.50 per barrel; Jersey
sweets, $500 per barrel.
Parsley-iee per dozen punches.
Lettuce-25G40c per bushel.
Onions-S0c per bushel; Spanish, 80 per
crate.
Radishes-15c per dozen.
Cabbage-New, Soc per barrel.
Apples-Fancy, u. 10 per barrel.
Limes-$1.s0 per crate.
Bananas-$1 75@2.25 per bunch.
Nuts-Brazil, SC per pounG: English Wal
nuts, 12c: pecans. lie: almonds. lie. fiji
berts, 13c: valnuts. 4ee Der pushel.
Tomatoes-65c per bushel.
Cucumbers-20c per dozen.
Lemons-Fancy, $500; choice, $3.50.
Beans-60c per bushel
Grapes-New York lac per basket; Ca
tawbas, lac per 5-lb basket.
Celery-30c per dozen.
Jersey Cranberres-$2.50 per crate.
Jamaica Oranges-$3. 50G4O0 box.
Groceries.
Sytup-Siver Drip syrup. 3-lb quart
cans, dozen in case, $l.05 doz.; Fancy
Drips, bbls.. 23c: &c addition in half bar
35c: choice, 4oc; prime. 35c: S-lb. quart
cans. 2 6oz. case, $3.50 doz; paKers goods,
1Sc gal
Teas-Young Hyson. per lb.. 3OG55c: gun
powder, -30dS0c: imperial. 4on55c: Japan,
28@75c: Oo!ong. 270Soc: Souchang. 27470c
Candles-Star, full VT, 1o1k;c; parafine
per h., E1sc; Electric Light. FER h., 10c
Vinegar--Choice cider. i2a14c per gallon:
standard city brands. 10u11c per gallon,
country. 1SQ15c per gallon. as 10 quality.
Fish-No. l mackerel 800 his 2G0 fish,
$3.50; No. l extra mackerel, 12-bbl; new,
100 lbs, 100 fish, $3.50.
Rice-Fancy pearl. 612c; choice pearl, &C.;
fair domestic, 515c; fancy head. 10.
Sait-No. !. per bbl, $780, extra. per Dbl,
81. 80; dairy fine, five bu. sacks. A.20.
Provisions Schenk's medium S. C.
hams, sac; 20-lb. average, 95sc; s. G..
breakfast bacon, 117sSa5l2Ae: S. G. shout
ders, TIC; city sides, 93sc; ham beef, lac.
Canned Goods-S-lb. fancy tomatoes soc; ,
tomatoes, new, S5c doz.; tomatoes, 317-lb,
81 %; Hartford Co. standard corn. soc; 2-lb
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METAL.

NEW YORK, November 14.-Tin in the
local market for metals showed consider
able steadiness of undertone on better
cables than had been looked for and an
absence of sellers, closing steady at s2I.sO
@2S00
Lake copper was quiet but firm at s1s.75
@17G0
Spelter ruled quiet at s42oQ425.
Lead dull at s4.371a
Pig iron warrants, quiet at $9.000e10.00.
The brokers' price for lead was $400 and
for copper, s16sI12Q17.00.
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Mining Stocks.
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. November 14.-Wheat de-
clined to-day on weak cables, small clear
ances and Hour reports, December closing
tsc under yesterday. Corn closed nc
higher and oats a shade lower Provisions
at the close were 21a@5c improved
The heavy liquidation of yesterday was
continued to-day with few interruptions
With a show of steadiness. December
opened ls@3sc to a shade higher, at 73szc
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DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, November 1.-THE dry
goods market has shown little develop
ntent during the day. with a generally
firm market. with the possible exception
of heavy brown cottons. Demand has
been Of very small proportions, though
on certain lines of spring goods. Changes
in prices have been practically nil, though
some further changes are expected on
staple prints
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4 NEW YORK, November 14.--At the close
money on call was steady at 2la@6 per
cent; last loan, 3 per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at 4S40s for de-
mand. and at 4So%a7s for 60 days; posted
rates, 4Sl1a and 1854; commercial bills
4S0@5a.
Silver certificates, 644G654.
Bar silver, 641s.
Mexican dollars. 50A
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ON ARTIFICIAL SI|MULANIS.
YESTERDAYS EXCESS OF NORMAL
TRADING DUE TO THE
BIG POOLS
THAT SEEK HIGHER PRICES
SOME SMALL BUYING FOR LONDON
ACCOUNT AND SOME FOR
SPECULATION.

NEW YORK. November 4.-Commercial
Advertisers London financial cablegram:
The markets here were generally more
active to-day. Americans opened weak
below parity, but Berlin began buying and
London followed suit. The Improvement
was well supported by New York and the
close was active and very strong.
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LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, November l4.-Cattle-Re-
and 800 Texans: 5cto I0c lower exee NJ
choice handy weight Natives. best on
sale to-day, three carloadsat $5S5; good
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RAIL WAY TINE CARD.

arrivals and deua1.tares az f-as-. -, -
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s. asIsxsnss a.arks. si,aily: 1Sunday sxcsps.
a. S<aSA0ay excepted. saturday 'sAcepled
, Ts1.ch = as hour earlier tnaa Cenfras
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Examiners of Handwriting.
Fidelity Building, 5<I Fourth Avenue.
piTTSBURG. PA
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MEDICAL.
RAILROADS.
M KEELING q ELM GROVE
w ELECTRIC RAILWAY.

Cars will run as follows. clty time:
WHEELING TO LIN GROVE.
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-07
CONGER A
STRONG MAN
Biography of American
Minister.
DEVOTED TO HIS DUTY
Murdered diplomat Had Long
Record for Bravery and
Sound Sense.

Major Edwin Hurd Conger. the United
States Minister to China, was born in
Knox county, Illinois, on March Z, 1S43,
and was a graduate in the class of go of
Lombard University, Galesburg, Ill., I'M
mediately after graduation he enlisted as
a private in Company 1. 102d Illinois Vol
unteer Infantry, in which he served until
the close of the war, attaining the rank
of Captain and receiving from President
Lincoln the brevet of Major for gallant
and meritorious conduct In the field. He
took up the study of law and was grad
uated at the Albany Law School in 1866,
when he was admitted to the bar. He
practiced at Galesburg. H., until 1868
and then removed to Iowa.
After going to Iowa he engaged IN farm
ing and stock raising in Madison county.
1t was not long before he was elected a
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-07

to China in 1880 and became a student
in 1881 Afterwards he was
Interpreter at Canton and in 1888 he dis
t;rguished himself, in company with cer-
tain osher residents, mainly German, in
the putting down of the riot in Shameen
which broke out on the 10th of Septem-
Der owing to the killing of Chinaman
by a European. In 1884 he was made Sec
rotary of the Legation at Picking. There
he remained until 1891, after which he was
appointed German Minister to Mexico.
He married rich American lady, and in
1899 returned to Picking as Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
He was good Chinese conversationalist
and spoke the Picking dialect very fluent
lyIt appears from the Ostasiatische
Lloyd Of the LIST inst. that he was attack
ed and wounded on the 18th of June on
his way to the Tsungli Yamen. He died
at the Tsungli amen. Interpreter Cor
des was also wounded, but reached one
of the Legations.
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Ashanti,s Defeated.

BEKWAL, Ashanti, July 26.-Coi. More
cocks. with a force of infantry and five
guns, attacked large war camp at Ko-
kofu. With brilliant charge the stock
AIDES were rushed before the enemy had
time to occupy them, and therefore they
were forced to evacuate the town. A
large amount of ammunition and arms
was captured. The town was then razed
thus removing an important obstacle on
Gel. Willcocks' flank.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-07
Suicide at Skaguay.

SEATTLE, July 26.-W. L. Metcalfe,
treasurer of the city of Skaguay, COM
head on July 20. The cause for the deed
is not known apparently even among in
innate friends of the deceased. He was
81 years DID, a native of the State of
Washington and unmarried. He went to
Alaska in the early nineties, residing at
Sitka, Juneau and finally at Skaguay,
during all of which time he had many
pos. tions of trust. He was a member of
the Eiks and the Arctic Brotherhood. His
parents reside in Seattle
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-07
gsus Rough on Jerry Simpson.

FORT SCOTT. Kas., July 26.-Ex-C Con-
gresham Jerry Simpson was hooted here
tonight by crowd of hoodlums while at
tempting to deliver political address in
the amp.theater at the race track. A
crowd of probably 200 roughs went to
the meeting to create disturbance. One
of the leaders, big negro, jumped upon
the platform, and when the ex-Congress-
man attempted to push him off the negro
fought and both went to the floor 9th
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-07
ADVICE 40 TEACHkRS.
Intercourse With One Another Woule
Be Found Beneficial

1t would be very beneficial to the
cause of education in Honolulu if the
principals of the schools could have
more intercourse with each other, and
compare notes as to methods and their
effect on the pupils, says the Anglican
Church Chronicle. In course of time,
and that not in the far distance. If we
are any judge. the difficulty of Ian
guage will have passed away, and
English will be altogether colloquIally
used. Notwithstanding all our efforts,
English is still very much of a classic.
and the various nationalities use their
own vernacular in conversation. The
difficulty for some time to come is the
transition state. when the English AN
guage is not fluent, and the native is
becoming vitiated. Progress is slow,
and to go faster would only be to tut
on a veneer which has no depth Of
thought beneath it. The principal
teachers need much conference at this
time to consider these difficulties and
to put their heads together to devise.
ways and means to obviate them.
1t would also be good, if the advice
and permission of the Board of Edu-
catione were more freely used by all
teachers in the matter of visiting other
schools. Soon the schools of Honolulu
will become so graded that pupils will
pass by examination from one school
to a higher as well as from one class
and one room to a higher. Every
teacher should know what degree Of
work is expected from him, and should
himself be prepared to proceed to high
er degrees of work. We do not mean
to say by this, that all teaching is not
worthy of the highest thought and
praise, but there are subjects not ele-
mentary which when taught in schools,
lead to the higher development of the
human being. and a teacher should as
pire to be the highest and noblest Of
human beings.
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A kind-hearted clergyman was lately
compelled to dismiss a gardener, who
used to purloin his fruit and veget-
ables. For the sake of his wife and
family, he gave him a letter of recon-
mendation, and this is how he worded
it: II hereby certify that A. B. has
been my gardener for over two years,
and that during that time he got more
out OF my garden than any man ever
employed. Exchange.
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ers of the mob rushed in and Mr.. Simp-
son was in danger of rough treatment
until Mayor Goodlander and a crowd of
professional and business men took a
hand and beat off the rowdies. Several
of the latter were arrested. but the mob
later overpowered the police and released
the prisoners. Mr.. Simpsons speech was
not finished
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-07

The DAILY ADVERTISER Is delivered
to any part Of the city for rs cents a
month.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-07

Baron Won Ketteler, the German Minis
ter. who is reported murdered by the
Chinese troops on the 18th ult., came out
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-23

senator and at one time candidate for
the gubernatorial nomination; John ].
Scannell, fire commissioner, Edward G.
Sheedy, tax commissioner; John
Whalen, corporation counsel; John w.
Keller, commissioner of charities; Jas.
Shevlin, deputy leader of the Kings
county Democracy; Thomas F. Grady.
State senator; James P. Heating, COM
missioner of highways; Frank Camp
bell, chairman of the State committee;
Mathew Corbett; ex-Gov. James E.
Campbell, of Ohio; ex-Gov. James S.
Hogg. of Texas; George F. Scannell,
Tammany leader of the Twenty-fifth
district; Cambridge Livingston, and w.
]. O'Sullivan, private counsel to Rich
ard Croker.
Mr.. Bryan will spend tomorrow in
New York, and in the evening will be
the guest of John w. Keller. president
of the Democratic club at the club.
This dinneris understood to mean
that Mr.. Bryan and the Tammany or
g~anization
Are i'm Complete Harmony.
whereas ten months ago Mr.. Bryan
and Perry Belmont, then president OF
the Democratic club, were exchanging
bitter letters. On Wednesday night,
Mr.. Bryan is to address a meeting in
Jersey City. Congressman Daily and
Robert Davis, of New Jersey, have
sought to induce Mr.. Bryan to drop
silver in the Jersey City speech and
it was thought they had made some
impression on the Nebraskan but
he said to-day: 81 intend to discuss
all three living issues of the day
money, trusts and imperialism-in
speeches. / am getting tired of having
n particular topic suggested for my
speeches by those who NE n theme
more than another"
Mr.. Bryan gives the following out
line of the eastern itinerary:
Thursday, / go to Harrisburg, Pa;
Friday I will be in Wilmington and
Smyrna, DEL; Saturday l am to be the
quiet guest of the Gridiron club in
Washington. Next week, on Monday,
1 hope to be in Providence; Tuesday
in Boston; Wednesday in Portland,
Me-; Thursday in Concord; Friday in
Montpelier, VT; Saturday in Holyoke
and Springfield, and then l shall re-
turn to the west"
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THE MOLINEUX TRIAL.

The Prosecution Promises to Com
plete It's Evidence To-Day-fes-
terday's Evidence.
NEW YORK, January 22.-Assistant
District Attorney Osborne announced
at the close of to-day's session OF the
trial Of Roland B. Molineux for he
murder of Mrs. Katherine j. Adams,
that the prosecution would surely close
tomorrow. The only new testimony
introduced to-day was that OF Matthias
M. Dodd, a clerk in the stationery de-
partment Of Tiffany & Co., who stated
that Molineux had an account with the
firm in 1898. This evidence is consid-
cred important, because a Tiffany en-
veIope was found in the package of
poison sent to Harry Cornish, and the
box in which the poison was enclosed
was a Tiffany box.
DIR. Henry P. LOOMS, the expert
chemist, who performed the autopsy on
the body of Henry c. Barnet, testified
that there was no evidence that Barnet
died of any disease; that If he had died
of diphtheria evidence of the disease
would have been found in the body.
Witness had no doubt that Barnet died
of cyanide of mercury poisoning.
DR.. James c. White, a diphtheria ex-
pert in the employ of the board OF
health, who has seen between 1000
and 5000 and several cyanide OF
mercury poisoning, testified that Bar
net could not have died from any u
except cyanide of mercury poisoning.
Dr.. E. S. Potter, who attended Mrs.
Adams, testified to the circumstances
of her death. The cross-examination
evinced a desire by Attorney Weeks,
for the defense, to show that Harry
Cornish, who says he drank some OF
the poison, was not really taken sick,
as he claimed to be.
VIM. Williams, a colored servant,
testified that he was formerly employed
at 1872 West Seventy-fifth street, where
Molineux is alleged to have lived with
Blanche Chesebrough, under the name
of "Mrs. C~hesebrough" before he mar
ried her. Williams identified Mol
ineux as "Mr. Ch~esebrough."
The court refused to permit the tes-
timony of Molineux at the coloren's
inquest to be used against him.
Court adjourned until tomorrow.
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STRANGE SHOOTING SCRAPE.

II. B. Mcdonald, of Leachtown, ser1-
ousIy Hurt by His rOther-in-
Law, DIR. Hatfield.
Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, January ~.
A very sad shooting ARRAY occurred
near Parkersburg Sunday morning at
$50 o'clock. At that hour DR.. F. P.
Hatfield, one of the best known physi-
clans in Wood county, shot and prob
ably seriously wounded his brother-in-
law. B.. B. Mcdonald, whose wife,
Grace, resided at the Hatfield residence
neal Leachtown and kept house for DR..
Hatfield.
From the evidence given by the par
ties concerned in the affair and from
what can be learned leading up to the
occurrence, DIR. Hatfield inflicted the
wound accidentally, and himself says
he merely pulled the weapon from his
pocket and held it up in front OF Nc
Donald's face, as he was fearful of be-
ing harmed by him, Mcdonald.
The condition of Mcdonald cannot
be determined at present, but it Is
thought the bullet, which struck him
squarely in the face, ranged downward
and lodged in the neck, as it has not
yet been located by the physicians.
The wife of Mcdonald states the doc
tor ordered her and her husband from
his home because breakfast did not
suit him, and as her husband was lead
ing her by the arm to her room to get
her clothing so that they could leave,
the doctor drew the weapon from his
pocket and placing it ~squarely in front
of the husband, fired.
Mcdonald was brought to the City
Hospital here, and is being cared for by
several physicians.
The two men have always been the
closest friends. DR.. Hatfield, who is
very well-to-do, and his brother-in-
law, have for some years been asso-
clated together in various enterprises,
and Hatfield has always shown a dis
position to favor Mcdonald whenever
he could.
At the hearing of Hatfield to-day, he
waived examination to the charge of
malicious shooting, and was held under
$1,000, which was promptly given.
The very sad affair seems to be
shrouded in mystery, and the friends
of the doctor promise some exceeding
ly interesting evidence when the trial
is begun.
DR.. Hatfeld's divorced wife resides
here, she having been granted a divorce
from him some years ago, and was re-
stored to her maiden name, Miss
Amelia Mcdonald.
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BRITISH E OUT.

BOer Commander of Barkley West
Issues a Proclamation.
KIMBERLEY (By Heliograph), We'd
nesday, January IL, via Modder River,
January 22.-"Native reports say that
a proclamation has been issued at
Barkly West by Comandant Boithof,
ordering all British subjects to quit be-
fore January %. Ladies are being sub
jected to great insults. The Beers are
again very active, bombarding heavily
from all positions from dawn until 8
a.. M, the fire being directed chiefly
against the redoubts."
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A DOGGED ADVANCE
BY WARREKS ARMY.
TT HAS BEEN MET BY A STUBBORN
RESISTANCE ON THE PART
OF THE BOERS.
TWO DAYS OF HARD FIGHTING.
The Burghers Evacuated Their First
Line of Defenses, Only to Occupy
n Stronger Semi-Circular Posi-
MISREPRESENTATION In London
That the British May be Trapped.

LONDON, January 22.-2:30 p. m
Nothing has been received thus far
to-day to indicate that any conclusive
result has been reached by the Brit
ish forces in the region OF the Upper
Tugela, and the lack of information
regarding what men and munitions the
Beers have in reserve prevents accur-
ate determination of the measure of
real success attending the two days OF
hard fighting. All that a be said is
that the British seem to be doggedIy
advancing in the face of an equally
stubborn resistance. At the close of
yesterdays fighting the Republicans
had merely evacuated their first line
of defense to take up another semi.
circular position a short distance in
the rear. recalling the old Burgher's
ruse by which the Beers have pre-
viously managed to entice the British
into fatal traps.
Though there is considerable anx-
iety as tt the immediate result of Gen.
Buffers dash at Ladysmith, which
later developments indicate was under
taken Independent OF Field Marshal
Lord Roberts, the war Office has now
come to the conclusion that the relief
of Ladysmith is only a matter of a
short time. According to the war Of
Goo a 3oio1c idaoo q doch RI tho rn1jnf
of Kimberley will quickly follow the
relief of Ladysmith, and then without
doubt, a long spell Of organization and
perhaps three or four months will
elapse before the column or columns
will have their transportation in a fit
shape to advance with the certainty of
meeting with no serious reverses. The
latter conditions are held by the au-
thorities to be absolutely essential be-
feore any forward move toward the
invasion of the Transvaal is begun,
hence there is small probability of the
war ending inside of six months.
Dispatches from elsewhere in South
Africa this morning give trivial de-
tails of minor happenings and do not
illuminate the situation.
The widow of Gen. Wauchope, in an
open letter, holly denies the stories
that the general in any way criticiz-
ed Gen. Methuen. She says Gen.
Wauchope's last mention of Gen. Me-
thuen to her was contained in a let
ter from the Orange river, dated No
vember 20, as follows: II expect Me-
thuen will halt at the Modder river for
some days before pushing forward.
He has had a hard time of it and
must be a real, gallant soul to shove
along as he does"
Lord Wolseley has also issued a de-
NAL Of the report that the war office
is in possession of a letter from Gen.
Wauchope, written the night before
the battle of Magersfontein, saying it
would be the last letter he would write
as he had been asked to perform an
impossible task and he had either to
obey orders or surrender his sword.