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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-18

Peter Algin, long time resident of
Hyde Park, is dead. AS he has no rela-
tives, his property amounting to about
$4,000 will go to the town.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-18
COrSets,

We are showing an elegant assert
ment of High Grade Corsets and
Waists. Prices $3.50 to CSC.
Call and see the New Strait front
French gore corset at $1.OO.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-18
Kid Gloves.

New spring shades for Easter at
$1,00, $1.25 and $3.50.
Easter Shades and Tans, 81 90,
worth 81 rs. All fully warranted.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-23
New YORK, Feb. II, 1900.

1t was rather quiet week in the mar
ket. No large transactions, not even a
rushing business in small sales The
bulk Of business done was in '98 Penn.
sylvania, which is fast disappearing from
the market. Manufacturers. who keep
posted are we'll aware that last years
Pennsylvania crop was bought at much
higher figure than the 9e one. Added
to it the increase in the price of boxes
and in the labor for asserting it, the 80
is bound to command much higher
price. Consequently, the 98 is fast be-
ing picked up when it can still be had at
the present current market rate. Do
mestic wrapper leaf is also in demand,
but very little of it is to be had. Alto
gether about 1900 boxes were disposed
Of
A lull has also set in in Sumatra in
the buying, but not in the consumption.
For the Withdrawals of Sumatra from
bond are very, very heavy, which proves
that the factories are in immediate want
of it. The inscriptions of the new crop
will begin in the latter part of March, as
noticed elsewhere; and most of the
American buyers have already secured
their passages for Europe in the early
part of March. Nearly every house that
deals in Sumatra will be represented at
the first inscription this year.
Only in the Havana market is there on
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-23
Connecticut Valley.

The season is fast approaching when
the growers have to turn their attention
to fitting up the seed bed, and while
there is timeato devote to mending the
frames and renew any broken glass, or to
see what is needful to put the frames
covered with cloth into the needed con
dition for use. Early in March remove
the snow from the seed beds, fix up the
frames and cover with the glass, to as
sist in thawing the earth so as to get it
in readiness for sowing the seed. This
is often practiced by our best growers.
We have seen the frames covered with
snow, and this should be removed. The
glass and cloth covering greatly assists
nature in getting the beds ready. Care
is needful, and pays in the long run.
1t would ray we'll to any party who
grows II to 10 acres Of tobacco to erect a
small hOthOuse to start plants enough.
for four to six acres. and have them
early. The cost would not be very heavy
if they could use surplus steam heat
from the house.
Our correspondents write as follows:
Suffield, Ct: Mr.. Graham and one OK.
two other tobacco buyers were looking,
for tobacco the first of last week One
crop was bought at Is cents and one
grower is said to have refused 20 cents.
showing that the tobacco on hand not.
sold is held by the farmers. who expect
to get good price for it" Another re-
port says that Mr.. Austin sold his crop
at lee. We also. learn that the Buffalo
dealers have bought quite good sized
packing at good prices, . Cultivator,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-23
Lancaster.

LANCASTER New ERA, Feb. 13, 1900.
The past week saw increased activity
in the local market, despite the fast
growing scarcity of old goods A mum
Der of sales were made, mostly in small
lots, but also some large ones. The fol
lowing have been reported to us: Kra-
mer & Goldberg sold 75cs; Jacob Mayer
sold 20Ocs: Phares W. Fry sold 25cs;
Isaac Stir5 & Co. sold 50cs; G. III. We'll
CHAINS & Co sold 100cs, and Memo nj.
Fry sold 175cs We understand there
was also a sale of new tobacco QS99)
about 7C0 cases in all, by one packer to
another. About 100 cases of this lot is
already cased, and the remainder was in
contracts for undelivered goods In all,
the above transactions sum up 1,325cs
which is an unexpectedly good showing.
The attention of packers during the
week has been largely taken up with re-
ceiving new goods. Immense quantities
of the weed were received all over the
county c. Fl. Welchams, of this city,
received 10000 pounds on Friday.
Others also received over the 100000
pounds mark In all railroad stations in
East Earl, over two hundred tobacco
laden wagons were delivered on Wednes-
day, and SO it was all over the country
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-23
New York.
NEW YORK Feb. Ia. 1900

The business of the week can best be
described by the term ''spasmodic." A
few of the prominent firms have negoti-
ated some respectable deals; others again
report trade as tagging. The inactivity
complained of it due principally to the
fact that the high prices ruling put
goods out of the reach of jobbers, and
this branch of the business is virtually
lost to the large traders However, the
demand for 1898 thinner continues ac-
tive, and number of good sales have
been concluded within the past ten days.
Prices range all the way from 13 to 23c,
according to classification and assort-
ment. The latter price was paid for a
lot of fancy picks Manufacturers whose
stocks are low are compelled to replen-
lsh their supplies, but the middlemen
find it advisable to buy sparingly and
with caution.
Sumatra-A very fair condition pre-
walls this week. The gradual simmering
down of business is noticeable, however,
and it will be more SO as the date for the
first inscription draws nearer The re-
ports of a large 1899 crop causes no ap-
prehension among importers; by the
time the new tobacco begins to come
over, the old goods here will be we'll
picked up, as has been predicted, and
the American market will be in good
shape to receive it.-Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-23
Patents Granted.

List of Patents granted to citizens of
Wisconsin for the week ending Feb 10Th,
reported expressly for The Reporter
through the patent and law office of O.
r. Duffy, 707 G.. ST., N. w. Washington,
ID. O., from whom copies can be had for
twenty-five cents each:
Reuben F. Barker, Marinette, steam
set works for sawmills: Stephen Broich-
gems, Milwaukee, carburater; Howard T..
Harbaugh, Kenosha, feedstop mechan-
ism; James K. Miller, Oshkosh, electric
signal and automatic alarm for railway
trains; Frank Sochurek ST., Milwaukee,
washing apparatus for filtering materials.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-23

The two new engines for the fast mail
service on the Omaha, besides their many
other improvements, are equipped with
an independent electric plant. The dyn-
amo is located between the smokestack
and lantern. The headlight is an arc,
behind which is a powerful reflector.
The glass disc is powerful magnifier,
The headlight is as strong as the search
light of an ocean greyhound The en-
gine is wired in all parts. La the cab
the engineer turns on the light the same
as do S the general manager of the road
at his polished mahogony desk in the
general Offices. When the engineer goes
to oil his charge. he does not have to
carry torch. He simply turns button
and the entire machine beneath the
boiler is bathed in light. The Omaha is
one of the first roads in the country to
adopt this system. Elroy Tribune
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-23
WISCONSIN, TOBACCO MARKET

EDGERToN, Wis, February %, 1900.
A small business in the buying of the
new crops is still being conducted in
several of the tobacco sections of the
state, that is gradually clearing away
the remaining fraction of the crop. Some
of the late operators assert that fully
80 per cent of the crop has now passed
from first hands Probably there is less
tobacco remaining in country districts
than year ago this date. So generally
speaking the crop is as fairly well bought
up as in ordinary years. Sales reaching
us since lest report are:
Johh Casey, 10a at 7, SAFE.
VIM. Olson, 5a at 614, 5H&2c,
A. K. Nordness, Ia at Gale.
Frank Halton, 5a 615&2c.
Chris. Fisher, ia at 715&2c.
VIM. Rodefelt, Ga at 615&2c.
Mrs. G.. E. Grinde, Ia at 613&2c.
And. Balstad, Aga at 81, 415&2c
Albert Fuller, Ia at 7&2c.
Fred Kilmer, 319a at 5&2c.
A. Bassett, "a at 5&2c.
Martin Gilbranson 315a at 4&2c.
Gallagher Bros. Ga at 5&2c.
The inquiry after cured leaf continues
feature of the market. The stocks are
becoming down so low that small or
ders mainly are filled.
The new crop is steadily being re-
ceived at the packing houses, though
the big receiving days are about over for
season.
The shipments out of storage from
this station reach 13 carloads, 620 from
the week to all points. About $50 cases
of cigar leaf were exported from New
York since last report.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-23
THE
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgerton, Wisconsin.
NOTE, BOOK SKETCHES.

There has probably never before been
a time since Wisconsin became tobacco
state of Importance when the local deal
ers were as closely sold down in old
stocks as at the present time. Some
packers are cleaned out entirely of every
case of cured leaf they have in their
storehouses and others find their sup
plies SO low that it is only question of
very short time when they will be un-
able to supply regular customers. A
most gratifying feature OF the condition
is that no one will be compelled to carry
over into next year many ''stlckers' or
unsaleable lots. For once the packers
have had a chance to clean up and bal
ance their books and see just where they
stand financially That they have been
able to close out their stocks OF old leaf
at satisfactory figures is also comfort
ing feature. Despite the fact that the
capital of local dealers in old goods has
been in great measure released, giving
ample opportunity for investment IN the
new crop, local men are not buying as
heavy as some other years. The ad-
vanced prices that prevailed doubtless
prevented large investments by home
dealers so far
XXX
Little progress seems to have been
made in settling the Porto Rican tariff
question. Hearings have been held be-
fore the committees of congress having
the matter in charge. The New England
tobacco growers are especially active In
| urging the retention of the present duty
and this leads the y. S. Tobacco Journal
to remark:
In our Washington letter, printed to-
day statistician f. n Hill presents some
startling figures of their measureless
avarice. He shows that every acre of
tobacco land in Connecticut produced in
| '94, S24192, or 16c per pound; in Massa-
chusetts, only S148.5O or 10c per pound
and in Ohio, only $46.7O, or 5 7-1Oc per
| pound In Kentucky, the largest tobac-
co-producing state, the acre produced
only S43.1O, or 519c per pound, and in
| North Carolina, the next largest tobacco
| producer, S59.58, or SC per pound. In
, summing up these figures, Mr.. Hill makes
the following pointed remarks:
Il venture the assertion that there are
| not 6731 acres of land in cultivation any.
where in the United States in any pro
duct which gives so valuable return as
the land in Connecticut planted IN to-
| bacco. AS I have shown, even Massa-
chusetts falls short by nearly an hundred
dollars an acre of securing as much as
the Nutmeg tobacco grower. The Ken
lucky farmer gets but little more than
one-sixth as much; the North Carolinian
only one-fourth, and the Ohio farmer
but one-ffth Do the Connectict to-
bacco growers want the earth and the
fulness thereof?"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-23

The weekly country newspapers that
made the cut to S1.00 year are being
squeezed between rise of 90 per cent in
the price of print paper and an increase
of wages and living expenses, so that
many of them have found it necessary to
quit business or go back to the old rates
No weekly paper, not published in con-
nection with daily, that makes any
pretentions to giving the news of it's 10
cality, can meet expenses at S100 year
for subscriptions. 1t is losing game
that will surely bring bankruptcy
Waukesha Freeman.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-23
JANEsvILLE, WIS.,, Feb. 16, 1900.

There is little change in local market
conditions. There are few buyears
riding, but the amount of tobacco they
are buying is very small as compared
with some weeks ago. Prices are weak
ening somewhat and are noticeably lower
than earlier in the season.
Deliveries at the warehouses continue
liberal on days when the weather will
permit.
In old stock fairly good business is
reported G. Ell. Rumrill sold 300 cases
'98 and several small lots were sold by
other dealers. Farm and Home.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-23
M1AMlsBURG, ONO, Feb. IA. 1906.

,,, There is no activity in the country.
Ihe planters are busy packing their to-
oacco for delivery. The roads are in
bad condition from continued, moderate
rains. Deliveries in fair volume have
already been made.
Quotations: For 80 Spanish trash,
lc; fair .7c; good, Sc; best upland, 9 to
lOc; Dutch 5 to Sc, according to quality;
seedleaf, not plenty, 6 to 7c Shipments,
7 carloads. News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-23

1t is fact says Lancaster dealer in
addressing a convention of tobacco grow
ers recently, that Puerto Rico alone has
more available land for leaf tobacco cul-
ture than is already devoted to that
purpose here; if it can be grown there
for five cents pound, and sold in COM
petition here, even at thirty-five cents
duty, it follows that free trade, or even
duty short of protective, must effect
our native tobacco interests most dis
astrously. If, as is reported, the wages
of ordinary labor there are from ten to
thirty cents per day, and the bulk of the
people can live on five cents per day, the
remedy heretofore applied to equalize
American labor in other branches of in
dustry with foreign labor can now fairly
be invoked by the tobacco raisers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-23
Tobacco Bed Canvass.

FL. j. Rhodes of Stoughton was here
Thursday selling canvass at auction and
will be in Edgerton March Sd, prepared
to sell ropes and canvass in any quan-
tity. This canvass was used by Ring
ling Bros. as circus tent and is just the
thing for tobacco beds, hay covers and
other uses about the farm. Come early
Saturday, March Sd.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-23

There has been introduced in the
Ohio Legislature a bill prohibiting the
selling or giving of cigarettes or cigar
cite paper to persons under q years of
age under penalty of fine of S25 to 800
or Imprisonment for 80 days, or both,
for the first offense. and of fine of $50
to $500 and imprisonment for 1c0 days
for each subsequent offense.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-23
New YORK.

Sales of Seed Leaf Tobacco reported
for The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter by
J. S. Cans Son, Tobacco Broker, No 12s
Water Street New York, for the week
ending, Feb. 13, 1900:
5Ocs 80 n. E. Hay. forced sweat at &c
to Soc
Toes '98 N. e. Hav, soto SOC.
13Ocs '98 Flats at p. t.
350cs '98 Pen. seedleaf at II to BE.
l0Ocs '98 Pen Hav. at III to 11Ac.
1O0cs '98 Gebhardt at II to 1876.
400cs '98 Wis. Hav. at II to be.
4O0cs SO Zimmers at 81 to 1890.
Total 1605cs.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-23

sign of abated activity The demand
for both Remedies and Vueltas is as
strong as it has been for the past four
weeks. Sales for the week about 1900
bales. Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-23

In the cigar trade, as in every other
line of business, says the Tobacco Weed,
there are passing fads and features that
live and flourish for while and then
sink into oblivion. The demand for
cheap goods that has prevailed for the
past year became SO pronounced at times
as to almost assume the proportions of a
fad. People evinced a liking for stogies,
cheroots and similar products that was
rather startling to the manufacturers
who depend upon the higher grade of
goods for their existence. They con-
soled themselves, however, with the re
fection that this could not last and that
the more aristocratic cigar would again
assume it's place. That this view of the
situation was not i'll founded is being
proven by the final results. While there
always will be market for the homely
stogie and the common cheroot, to say
nothing of the 'two-fers,' it has lately
become evident to careful observers that
they no longer hold first place in the de-
mand of the consumers. The better
grade goods are again receiving the rec
ognition and support to which their
merits really entitle them, and there is
reason to believe that this condition of
affairs will still further improve as time
goes on.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-17
RICHARDSON ATTACKS GAGE,
Done Brown in N. Y.
Custom House Matter.

Washington. Jan. 1G.The Urgent
Deficiency Appropriation Bill was taken
up in the House today. 1t was the gen
eral expectation that it would open up
a stormy debate upon the question OF
expansion in view Of the large army and
navy items it contains. but the. members
only became very much engrossed In Il
discussion of an item of S1o0,O00 for
rural free delivery, in which all are per-
sonally interested and the subject of
expansion was barely touched upon. The
last hour of the debate was enliyened
with an attack by Mr.. Richardson. the
minority leader, upon the Secretary of
the Treasury for his course i'll connec-
tion with the sale Of the New York Gus
tom house
Mr.. Hopkins (Ills) championed the
Secretary.
Mr.. Cannon was asked by Mr.. Loud
(Cal) about the item of $150.000 for
rural free delivery and replied that
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-17
TAYLoR's ApPo1NTEEs OUT.
Judge Fontaine Testifes to lntimida-
ton of Voters.

Frankfort. Ky. Jan. 16.-1he election
Of !. c. :. Blackburn rs United states
senator was duplicated i'll both houses Oh
thn legislature today To avoid amy
onrstinn 0f legality of Tuesday cleo
ION Th. Court of Appeals, in a decis-
ion today mlllifed Governor Taylor )
ala.ointment Of w. I'll. MacEey anu a
NJ. G. Cochran as election commissions
ers and enjoined them from acting.
This decisions was ON strictly panty
vote. The Democratic COMMISSIONERS
will therefore try the minor State ONCE
contests.
Before the contest boards today Judge
For tuiup Fox, IA Gucbcl supporter, TIES
tifnd tbot several thousand voters re
n,,;nod away. owing to the presence OIL
military 1T the polls. Attorney konn
asked him regarding prediction lnceh-
diary publications i'll anti-Goebel news
papers.
Colonel Breckenridge objected on the
ground that newspapers themselves were
the ONLY competent evidence. The ob-
lection was sustained s. J. Baldrick
testified that Judge Toney, on election
day. refused even Il few minutes tllne
+ csend for Democratic attorneys to re
sisf the motion for an injunction 10
compel the admission 10 the poils OF
Brown inspectors. the injunction belhg
immediately issued. He testified he had
voted but his vote was not counted, anu
his precinct. which gave Goebei III
majority, was thrown out. He knew Of
no one personality, who had been kept
from voting by soldiers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-17
To Pay For Cedar Grove Property

Norfolk. Va. Jan. 16.--Judge Wad-
dill of the United States court, today
entered an order directing the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to deposit S132 800
to pay for the Cedar Grove property,
adjoining the Navy Yard. recently ac-
duired by the Government. The clerk
of the court. Hon. George f. Bowden,
has directed his warrant upon the
Treasurer for this amount, which will
be paid out as per recommendations of
Judge Thomas II Wilcox, special mast
er of the court.
Hon. John Goode is allowed $3.274.13
attorney fees and Judge Leigh Il. Watts
121a per cent. of the entire amount to
cover payments made by him to agents
sub-agents. attorneys etc, and will he re-
funded $7,451.6S advanced for taxes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-17
Wheeler Comes Home This Week

Manila, Jan. 16.-General Wheeler will
return to the United States this week
making a stop at Guam, ON his way hith-
erto.
Three additional cases of the bubonic
plague have been reported.
GEN. WHEELERiS PLANS.
Florence A,a.. Jan. 1G.--Geneial Wheel
er announced his plans i'll a private letter
received here today by Tax Conrnis sion
err Wood From Luzon, December on1
the General writes he expects to leave III
few days and will devote himself here
to pushing mineral, school and lard leg
islat.on for the Philippines through Con
gress. He says:
II could not have left here while the
campaign was On without being subjected
to severe criticism. | have resigned my
position in the army"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-17

4 negro named Anderson Cause was
found hanging to a limb of Il tree near
fleming, Tenn, yesterday morning. 1t
is supposed he was lynched for aiding
in the escape Of the Ginerly brothers,
n.olored who recently murdered Two
officers near Ripley, Tenn.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-17

Senator Morgan has published an open
letter in answer to that of Governor
Johnston of the 4th instant, charging
the Governor with having aided and
allotted in forming plan to sell the
property OF several Alabama corpora
tons to a combination Termed in New
Jersey with capital stock larger than
the State of Alabama would allow, and
this for the purpose of selling fer cash
his stock in coal company and several
thousand acres of coal land.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-17

The Board of Rapid Transit Commas
sioners yesterday awarded the contract
for building the underground railway III
New York city to j. Il. Mcdonald, of 100
broadway. one of the two bidders. His
price was $50 100000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-17

Secretary Long and Rear Admiral
bradford appeared before the Senate
Committee ON Naval Affairs yesterday in
advocacy Of the construction of a Pacilic
Cable by the Government.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-17
He is Wise Who
Talks But Little. !"

This is only a half truth.
IF qvise men had held their
tongues, ue should knozv
nothing about the circulation
of the blood. fit qy-e not
for this advertiser - you
mtghtneVer know that Hood S
Sarsaparilla is the greatest
medicine in the qvorld to
purify and enrich your blood,
create an appetite, give you
strength and steady heroes.
Impure Blood-"My complerionzuas
bad. Hoods Sarsaparzla did mach good
BY purifying my blood. 6Ny skin Is noD
clear. " chime D. Mccoy, WatsontotDn, Pa.
H6odJ SalJQba0M
5ylzrz
Hoods Pills cul liver ills the non4rritating and
only caJhartlc 60 take with Hood's Sarsapari Ia.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-17

BY track slide on the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley road near Yazoo
City. Miss, yesterday. John Peoples, a
negro. was killed and Lawrence Wagner,
Henry Jones. Ike Travis. Freeman Rat
cliff and j. Cooler. injured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-17

The Cincinnati enquirer says the Uni
ted States SPIRITS Association met there
yesterday and appointed committee tt
protest against advances in freight rates
ON spirits.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-17

AT a meeting of the Birmingham. Ala,
baseball association yesterday a call was
issued for meeting to be held in that
city ON Sunday. January 2Sth to CON
slider the organization of ii Southern
Lague for the coming season. 1t is
proposed To take in eight cities and en-
couraging reports have already been re-
ceived from New Orleans. Montgomery
and Nashville. The Birmingham Asso-
citation is organized and is practically
ready to begin signing players.