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AWFUL TRAGEDY k si : When up Many Ballrondera Lost Their; i; ' Li^BB^Topic of Interest, RUTlf APPEARS TO IMPROVE. I iAbcident Causedby Gross Negligence of the Night Yardmastor and His i i1 Crew?Be no Criminal. Prosecution. Coat the Boad in Neighborhood of ?100,000. Special Dispatch to the intelligencer!' PARKERSBURG, "W. -Va., July 5.Yesterday's awful tragedy, the most terclble In the history of the city, Is still the air abHorWg theme here and thousands of morbid -e'urloslty seekers throng the -.vicinity of, the disaster, eagerly searching for anything that can be kept as a relic.'Undertaker Gllflllan hqs the most^rewsome souvenir in the .shape of a foot which, from its appearance, must have btfen tarn from the leg of a small woman Or boy, pot over fourteen or fifteen years of,age. It was ;Vfound In a cornfield about thirty yards l'i'tim' the place where the tank "let go" and. thus far. there, is not the slightest', clew to the Identity 6f the person from Whose-body It was severed. Exciting Scenes Quieted Down. The scenes ground the hospital, whlcji Ivvt^ro so exciting yesieruay, nuvu quieted? down and beyond the exit of a -wo*, man in t'edtrs or file wail of a sufferer within its walls, there, is nothing to show that anything unusual has so recently occurred,- except the trampled condition of the lawn where a few hours ago no many poor fellows were lying In agony. The report given out late last night that James Ruth was dead, is found to be an error. Ruth became un- j conscious and seemed in the throes of j death, wherivhe rallied and is now im- 1 proving, "William Carres still In dan- | ger. though the doctors"'think his life will be aavfid. All. th^/other victims, b'ofli "those In the hospltitlband those at their homes, are said to be getting along nicely and it Is possible that there wlll.be.no more.deaths. Gross Negligence of Morning Crew. The verdict of the coroner's Jury that the accident was caused by the gross negligence.of the night, yardmaster and his .crew, who left a switch open and went to sleep, on duty, forcing the through freight to crash Into the tank car, was all that could have been rendered under the circumstances. Night Yardmastcr StajTord, bravely acknowledged that such was the fact, and stated: that they would huve to abide by the consequences. As yet there has been m%m cnrn,nal. prosecution, anu it is IgsgKdoubtful if the crew will be .proceeded by the authorities. Though the accident will cost the" railroad eom^f^lf/pany probably an .hundred thousand dollars in indemnities, the officials have snared no pains nor.expense to see that bodies ?f the dead and the wounds of the living are 'given the best attenBodies Sent to Different Points. tap Contrary to expectations, the bodies j.ffi" of Messrs.' Hamilton, Lallme, Mohler Chalk were sent to'different points' last night..it being found that It would :Y:'iiv be Impossible in the present condition the -weather to keep them longer than ' v;^ to-day. Mr. Hamilton's remains were y||&|8|'' sent to Fisherville, Va., Mr. Lallme's to Mulonc, N. Y., Mr. Mohkr'.s to Dayton, $$fli Ohio, and Mr. Chalk's to St. Mary's, Pleasants, county. Messrs. Shannon 'y.tJ-M) and Reeves were buried here to-day. Mr. F. E. Blaser has been appointed superintendent to succeed Mr. Hamllton :in(l Mr. W. W. Layman Is tempo rarily taking the place of Mr.Lallme. choice^ofThepeoplp. :/-M Is James K. Hall for State Auditor. \-p Favorite in the Third and Fourth Districts?'Practically Solid Support of the Southern End of the State. EMS Special Disiintch to tl*>e**InteIUeencer. MM HUNTINGTON, W. Va., July 5.? Hon. Jamea K. Hall, of Wheeling, pnss'ww* C<1 trough here 1,0-day for Charleston, where ho-will.open headquarters and re. main until the convention. Mr. Hall is l',e favorite of this section and will go before th convention with the solid ; & support of this county and with practi! cally the solid support of- the southern half of West Virginia. ft Mr. Hall Is a prime favorite here and there is no candidate before the public who "has the knack of making friends ?^f<W ,lke iIr* Hal1- "The boys" In this soc: ;tlon realize, that If Mr. Hall Is nominat!i'A&xl's: ed hi- will bp worth more to the nartv fin the campaign In this part of the Fourth and the lower part of the Third district, than any one so far mentioned for the place, and by the same analogy all over the state. Every one in this section desires the nomination-of Mr. Hall and experts to see him receive It L?$;.V on'the first ballot. IN CONSTANT MISERY. [Relief Comes at Last to a Wheeling Citizen. PT&jv After years and years of constant misery from backache and the many R&V, annoying combinations that accompany W0 Klok kidneys a citizen of Wheeling finds relief and euro. The public state' ment. which follows will help many a reader. Mrs. J. A. O'Brien, of No. .101.1 Ohnpp line street, says: "I was as good a watchman as anyone on the beat, for *V ' night after night I could hardly get any sleep. 1 was so tortured with aches 1 had such constant, duJJ aching paJn.s vv;<In my kidneys that r could not lie In p&fli! bed or anywhere else, and It felt as ?:$]f" though thore was a growth between ,v my breast bone and my Bhoulder blades. Every move 1 made hurt me. sggf Besides rheumatic pains In the tnusgclcs of my limbs, knees and ankles fre|$2 fluently became swollen, and I often &$/ found It necessary when crossing- a $?* room to push a chair before me f(J>r support. My back was so weak 1 ustyl a great mnny remedies without any i]jjp benefit, although some seemed to give M-i me a little relief for a time, but soon played out. I saw Down's Kidney Pills 80 highly recommended by different partleH that r had a great deal of confldence In them before I got a box at Bg? the Logan I>rug Company's.store. T trajg only took a few pills when I realized mso that inv coniW1onc?? was well ninom! t 1' felt their beneficial effects very quickly and by the time I completed the treatment all the symptoms entirely dlsapFor pule by sill dealers. Prices 5ft cents,. FoHter-Mllbitrn'Co^ Buffalo, N. Y.. soli* agents for the United Suites. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no substitute. If Raby io Cutting Teeth tie sure and nun that old and well-tried romo.ly, Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrun, for children teething. It soothes the. child, softons the (rum, allays all pain, cures wind colic and Is the best remedy for dlarrhoou. Twcnty-llvo cents u bottle. mw&C I i n'liTiiWi il i I , ' i ! M 109 A Swifts Premium JL iujuuuijii Hams Bacon Sold by Best Dealers CHANCES IN THE ORIENT. Philippines the Key to American Asiatic Commerce?Two Classes of Opportunities-?Virgin Field for Industrial and Mechanical Improvements?Soldier. Boy Writes Interestingly of Our Eastern Possessions. To the Editor of tho Intelligencer. ; SIR:?In a recent contribution to the 1 Intelligencer, I endeavored to set-forth tho Manila view of the alternatives In I the Philippine policy confronting the American voter in the coming election. | Accepting this view as the correct one, namely, that the only acceptable and | practicable courses are self-govornment, ?when conditions will permit?under, a strong American protectorate, or the absolute possession of these islands by the" United States, American control of this territory la assured for a consider-, able time, whatever its final disposition by the American people, and It will be my purpose in this article to call attention to the great commercial opportunities arising therefrom. These opportunities may be divided Into two classes, viz., those relating to the Philippines themselves, and those createdby this American port and vantage ground in the Pacific ocean. Within the ; last year, sufficient has been published I in thn United States In regard to these islands to give the reading business man a good idea of the conditions hero. The Philippines offer a virgin field for all kinds of industrial and mechanical improvements, and possess great natural resources awaiting capital and energy for development and having In them the making of many colossal for Typical Representation of Mechanical Conditions. Tlie writer#recently visited one of the largest saw mills in Luzon and found there a typical representation of the mechanical conditions prevailing among these.peoples. The Industry is owned by a Chinaman and Chinese coolies arcemployed to do the work in conncction therewith, furnishing the total motive power as well as mechanical skill. Four coolies worked' on each log in course of reduction to boards and their instru msnts were cross-out saws of the rudest pattern. The old-fashioned waterpower saw-mill of the United States la a crand and mighty invention compared with the slow and primitive process of making boards, yet nearly all the lumber used In Luzon is milled in this manner and the great forests of northern Luzon, Mindanao and the southern Islands are practically untouched. | Some of the finest hard woods in the ] world are to be found in abundance | here. Mahogany is everywhere plentiful | and furnishes the greater purt of the. building and furniture wood, but thereare many other valuable varieties, the island of Mindoro alone growing 10G I different hard-woods. These forests ! within easy shipping- distance of the | greatest lumber markets In the world, ! present unlimited opportunity to' the enterprising Yankee lumberman. This j is one example of Philippine opportunity for Industrial Improvements. T&ere I are many others as Inviting in the Is- j InnrlK thnm?t>lvn? htit lllfo hlu nnn I uri; chlelly individual and creative opportunities whose acceptance must nccesaarlly be too slow to immediately af. I feet American commerce. Different Conditions Present Them- I selves. 1 lint different conditions present i themselves in regard to the second ! class of opportunities mentioned. "NVo stand at the gate->vay of eastern Asia | with its 400,000,000 population, its enor- 1 inous wealth, nnd antuto commercial I instinct. The exporters anil manufac- ! Hirers of the world ure now within ! reach of the teeming mnrkets of China I with her awakening spirit of progress and vast undeveloped resources, and an | aggressive American business policy : pursued in her direction will bring to | " ""I'ufunio puruui^ 01 ner commerce. Already American goods and machinery are recognized as the standard in the east, and the Chines; merchant stands able and ready to j purchase them. * The next decade will see mnny miles j of railway constructed In China, open- I Ing up her gnat Inland cities for trade and concentrating her capital for business enterprises. American factories should and doubtless will, furnish the greater part of this work, and American engineers supervise Its construction, thereby strengthening our prestige along these lines and bringing the i wHiicu Ernies iiko closer commercial relation with the ruling powers In tho celestial empire.. All of our ministers to China, and notably'Mr. Charles Denby, Jr.. In an article to "The North American Review," In lgfls, have uniformly called attention to the great opportunities for commercial enterprise afford, ed by the opening up of China for trade with the world, and they have as uniformly deplored American apathy In reference thereto. Sells His Country's Wares. The ICtiKliNh or German business mqn In thi' or font noils Rnellah nr c.,rr Roods If ho can, and American wares only when he Is compelled to do ho, thus our manufactured articles and machinery arc kept In the baekKround as much as possible, for there are comparatively few American commercial travelers in this ureal J)Hd. Mr. Denby says that If the American oxporter would apply the aamo Intelll gent enterprise to China that, ho displays In'the South American Held, he would be repaid four-fold, and no one aware of the conditions will doubt it. A few great American llrms, like Russell & Company, have long operated In China and Japan, giving the orientals object lessons In honest and modern business methods and building up reputations for sturdy commercial integrity that will be of Inestimable advantage to their countrymen joining In the eastern trade. Now that our /lag flies oyer,the Philippine group, and our navy patrols the China sea, the "trade that follows the llag" will soon be in evidence. Within the laat month or two, several prominent American firms have opened offices In Manila, which they will probably make the base for extensive operations In this . part of the world. Among these are the great commission houses of Flint, Eddy & Co., and The New York Export and Import Company, of New York City. The American Hong Kong*. Others will doubtless follow, and with the completion of the Panama canal, Manila will become the American Hong Kong, and a veritable mart of commerce. Nor will the development be oonflned to the east alone. The Pacific coast of the United States and San Francisco as the natural gateways to the Pacific commerce will be among the chief gainers. There ia no reason why San Francisco and Seattle, with their fine harbor facilities, should not rival New York and Boston in shipping Interests when America awakes to the possibilities of the Asiatic trade, and the Pacific ocean gets Its proper share of the world s commerce, conditions that American control in the Philippines Is destined to bring about. That American government will be beneficial v.u me utuuuuuiii^ ui. una territory is self-evident, when past and present conditions ure considered. What England has dona for Egypt, the United States is now doing for these misguided ex-colonies of Spain. FREDERICK W. NASH. Manila, P. I., May 30, 1000. Love's Fleet Steed. Kansas City Journal: The American horse is no match for the Indian pony wher. It comes to long distance traveling. A few days ago the fifteen-yearold daughter of F. S. Vail eloped with her lover from Wakeeney, Kan. The pair were, mounted on a pony, and, although double burdened, the pony beat il u??, IIUiaB ll'HI'll I J) WM-- |? UIBUIIig iiltller across he Nebraska line. Can Stand Anything But This. Kansas City Star: There is only one thlny in connection with the convention that tries the patience of Kansa< City, and that is to hear-visitors from St. Louis complaining of the heat. Brave Men Fall Victims to stomach, liver nnd kidney troubles, as well as women, and all feel the results In loss of appetite, poisons in the blood, backache, nervousness, headache and tired, listless, run-down feeling. But there's no need to feel like that. Listen to J. VV. Gardner JUavill-, lnd. He says: "Electric Bitters are Just the thing for a man when he is all rua down and don't care whether he lives or dies. It did more to give me new strength and good appetite than anything I could take I can now efU anything and have a new lease on life." Only CO cents, at Logan Drug Co.'s drug store. Every bottle guaranteed. 3 Ocean Steamship Tickets To and from Europe, via all lines, car bo purchased from T. C. Burke, Past?en ger and Ticket Agent of the Baltimore ?? Ohio railroad, who is also agent for th< best of all tours?Raymond & Whltcomt ?to the Paris exposition. FINANCE AND TRADE. The Features of the Money and Stocfc UrTnrlcpts. NEW YORK, July 5.?Money on cal easy at per cent; last loan l&i pei cant. Prime mercantile paper 3%@41.{ per cent. Sterling exchange linn, wltl actual business in bankers' bills ai $4 SG for demand and at 54 83^(34 S3vi for 60 days; posted rates $4 i%G1/;4 S71/-. commercial bills $4 83@4 S3*>i. Bar silver Gl%c. Silver certificates Gl%?G2%c Mexican dollars 4be. Government bonds weak. The New York stock market made : very striking demonstration of n-wmsr. alive power to-day by the way in whicl it overcame the early losses. Thert were wide breaches in price as the re.suit of two days of semi-demorallzatior on foreign stock markets when the New York stock exchange began trading this morning. American securities dealt ir In London were depressed all the waj from a large fraction to per cent below the closing prices here on Tuesday Consols lost all but 1-16 of a full poin and 4 pur cents had fallen G5 centimes from Tuesday prices. Such was tin striking effect or thy alarm felt in European <iuurtcrs over the pass In whlcl nffalra In China have come. To tin alarm on account of the Chinese criili must bo added to the renewed unvasl ness over the financial conditions ai Berlin, where there was a condltloi bordering on panic both yesterday ant to-day. As the Berlin discount ratti have declined on linih nor->ulr?r>o it i. evident that the forced selling ther* must be due to the same sort of dlscrimination against the numerou: brood of industrials as collateral whlcl so acutely affected' our oivr industrial stocks lust Decern ber. There was no apparent effort ti contest the depression during the enrlj hours of the day, that is to tuy whllv London was still selling In tills market the foreign arbitrage houses disposed o: upwards of 40,000 shares here befor; | they ceased operations with the cessation of cabled orders from London Large amounts of the selling for Lmv | don account had their Initiative in Bir I lln. The home market began to inllj with increasing vigor after this selling | had ceased. The depressing iniluenci of the Chinese situation was converter for home use Into a. factor of positive strength and iar the llrst time wince the scare over the Chinese became an Issm i the prices for wheat and for stocks ad' vnnced simultaneously. The argumoni ?l UAIUIIBIVU military operations In China much materia would have to be supplied from our Pacific coast. This served to ralso tin Kt-anKcra well over Tuesday's level ol prices. The rally In prices was conspicuously aided by manipulation or the part of prominent leaders. Then was much political prediction accompanying the professional operations. The money market continued qulcl BROKERS. Buckman & Kraus, BROKERS. STOCK, GRAIN, BONDS AND PROVISIONS On Mariilnb or Outright. 1292 Market Street, McLure House Block. Telephone No. 200. A Dlrcct Wire to New York and Chicago. ADAMS & CO., 1G1I) Market Street, opposite I'dHtonico. New York ond CTOf^^ Chlcafio Pittsburgh..,, v Markets. Standard 111 vent incuts Securities. TKLKl'IIO.Vi: 10?) 7. and there was no evidence of largely Increased supplies from the July payments. The metal stocks were all notably strong and advanced from 1 to 3 points. The local traction stocks and a number of the leading Industrials also showed occasional strength. The bond market was fairly, active, but the movement of prices was Irregu lar. Total sales, par value, $1,560,000. United States new. 4s declined Yt par cent and the old 4s % per cent in the bid price. j TJ. S. Bonds. U. S. 2a reK 100 U. S. old 4s rcg.114% U. S. Sh reg 108V6 U. S. old 4s cou.114% U. 8. 3b cou 10i?Vi U. S. 5s reg 113*4 U.S. new 4k rcg.]*4 U. S. 5s cou 113% U.S. new 43 cou.13J Stocks. Atrhlsnn T.lil r.?n<. do preferred .. Ti\ Mobile"^'Ohio!.' lie73 Balto. & Ohio.. 73% Mo.t Kan. & T. ?J%i Can, Pacific.:... ST>^ do preferred... 30% Can. Southern.. 4Stf N. J. Central...133?* Chesa. & Ohio.. 2G , N. Y. Central...128% Chi. u Wtsc.... ivirh, Norfolk & W.... 32-}k Chi. Cur. &. Q.125&: do preferred... 77*-!: ,Chl., Ind. & L.. 21 /Northern Pac... filu uo preferred.. 50 do preferred... 70% Shi. & E. Ill olfd !>5 I Ontario & W.... 19Vi Ch . & N. W....159U Ore. Ry. & Nav. 42 Chh, It. J. & do preferred... 76 I C. C. C. At St. L. E6& Pennsylvania ...128VJ Colo. Southern.. G Reading 17V. do 1st pre -11 do 1st pre ci3?, do I'd jtro 1C do 2d pre 29y. Del. & Hudson..112lfc R. G. "Went offd. GUV. Del. Lack & W.175Vi do preferred,.. 88 " Denver & R. Q. p;\ St. L. & San P.. do preferred.. ?C do 1st pre 65 Erie 10Vi do 2d pre 32 do 1st pre 33 St. Louis S. W.. 10 O. North, pre...do preferred... 24Vi Hock!i>k Coal... H-% St. Paul 112 l ocking Valley. 35V4 ^do preferred... 171 Illinois Central.113 St. P. & Omaha.110 Iowa Central... IS Southern Pac.... 31% do preferred.. 40 Southern Ry li 1 , ? *' ? (,? Preferred... BOH It. h. & West.. 17 Texas ft Pacific. 14-4 do preferred.. 1-0 Union Pacific.... 5o? Lake Shore 20.1 do preferred 7,,4i Louis. Nash.. 74}fc Wabash 71? Manhattan L... >7% do preferred... 18 Met. S.t. Ry 14>>a Wheel. & L. 13.. w Mex. Central.... 12Vj| do 2d pre 22#. Minn. & St. L.. I'Stil Wis. Central 13W do preferred.. S3 | Third Avenue...l09$ Express Companies. ; Adama 115 I United States.... 45 American | Wells Pargo 122 Am. Cotton Oil. 34% Nat. Biscuit .... 30*4 do preferred.. 87 do preferred .. 81 Am. Malting.... 3ft National Lead... 19% do preferred.. l'J do preferred... 97 Am. S. & Refg.. 37-)i National Steel . 25ft do preferred.. 88 ! do preferred... 85 Am. Spirits 1^| N. Y. Air Brake.134 i do preferred . 17 North Amer 1434 Am. Steel Hoop. 20'i Paclllc Coast.... 52ft do preferred.. 67 do 1st pre 55 Am. S. & Wire. 33?t do 2d pre 1X1 do preferred.. 72?* Pacific Mall 27 Am. Tin Plate.. 20 People's Gas 98U do preferred.. 73^ Pressed S. Car.. 45 Am. Tobacco... 9I*i do preferred. 71 do preferred..125 Pull. Pal. Car...179 Anaconda Mine. 3!H4 Stand. K. &. T.. 5 Brooklyn It. T,. 56 Sugar 117 Colo. F. & Iron. 33 do preferred...115 Cont. Tobacco . 25 Tonn. Coal & I. C9ft do preferred.. 77 U. S. Leather... 9^ Federal Steel... '?I% - do preferred... CS do preferred..' R7tfc U. S. Rubber.... 25 Gen. Electric....127 do preform!... 92 GIucohu Sugar.. 4J Western Union.. 80 do preferred . 90 Republic I. & S. 10?i i Inter. Paper.... 22 do preferred... 54 <!?? nrnforrnrl n." P P P X. C? r to . Laclede Gas..... 70 j [ Total sales of stocKg-were 35S.OOO shares. > New York Mining Stocks. Cholor 151 Ontario 675 Crown Point ... 7 Ophlr G3 Con. Cal. & Va.. 340| Plymouth 30 Doiirtwootl 4oi Quicksilver 150 Gould & Curry.. 10 do preferred... 7.r>() i Hale & Norcrosa ^0j Sierra Nevada .. 23 llomestake 5,0?] Standard 250 Iron Silver ColUnion Con 20 1 Mexican 1S| Yellow Jacket .. la Breadstuffs and Provisions. CHICAGO?A higher market at Llv1 erpooi resulted in a bulge here early to4 day, but the market reacted Oecauae of ' rains in the northwest, closing .stead}*, August a shade under Tuesday. Corn j closed a shade lower and oats %c down. Provisions closed steady and but little changed. The opening chorus In wheat was a glad bull refrain concerning a one pence advance at Liverpool, the extreme gravity of the Chinese situation, and a little later, it swelled out Into a choral welcome to a two pence bulge, accomplished by the big grain center of the "right little, tight little island." August opened ltt@l%c to lV&<8>l%c over Tuesday, at 80%?Slc. One long seized this opportunity tu unload a good line, said to have been "750,000 bushels. Traders g\?neraJJy sold and the market was gradually forced down. At 80%c, which was touched during the forenoon, the market received some support from foreign shorts whose eyes were on the Chinese situation and a recover to SO Vic followed. The bears found the bulge more of an Inducement to continue their selling and jumped onto the price, hamr merlng It down to 79Va<8>"9&c. The close showed the bulge and a shade 1 more gone. The market hud steadied, i however, and the wind-un was ovor thn bottom, August at 7,J%c. Now York reported twelve loads taken* for export. Clearances at the seaboard 'in wheat and Hour wer equal to 554,000 bushels. Primary receipts aggregated 428,000 bushels compared with 770,000 last year. .Minneapolis and Duluth reported L'99, cars against 338 laHt week, and 521 a ' year ago. Local rueelpts were 120 cars, one of contract grade. There was a fairly active market In corn. The best prices of the day came early in sympathy with th wheat bulge I and higher cables from Liverpool. The dry winds, which furnished a hull motlvo Tuesday, were displaced by rains to-day, all of which the bears took into consideration. The wheat decline from | the top alpo proved an Inllurtce later, us , u nau eany, ana tlie b^st prices did not hold. There wan a hip cash busl' noss, however, and the close, although : a shade under Saturday, wns steady.! ' August sold between 43% and 42^0, and j ! closed at 43MiO. It was the strength ? of the cash situation which was mainly . Instrumental In causing a reaction from | . the bottom. Receipts were f?7G cars. , Country offerings wore Irregular?largo | In some cases and smi\U In others. " Oats opened strong In sympathy with, ' wheat and corn, which, us hereinbefore mentioned, showed strength at that > thne. A good speculative business was j f done and although the market eased . off from the. top lti sympathy with the' j later manoeuvres of (he other grains, , the niarkfet on the whole was a steady | | one. Receipts were 230 ears. August sold hotween 24 and !2U(4c and closed ^c I lower at 2.1Mc. t J Provlalonu were quJCU The marJtet opened strong on moderate hog. receipts, higher prices at the yards and In sympathy with wheat and corn. The I reaction in grains, the woakenlng of j the hog market later unci a desire- for ' profits led to a reaction from the'beat 1 prices,'but the^close found the'market. j fairly steady. September pork sold | between $12 05 and $12 90, and closcd a shade over Tuesday at $12 90012 92%; September lard between $7 00 and I J6 92^, closing.2^c hlgherat $6 Do, and 1 September ribs between. $7 17Vi and $7 05, with the close 'a shade lower at ; $7 07tf @7 10. Estimated receipts to-morrow: Wheat, 135 cars; corn, 1.040 cars; oats, 425 cars; hogs, 21,000 head. . Tho leading tuturcs ranged aa follows: Articles. ' Open. | High, j Low. Closo. 1 Wheat, No. 2. 1 1 1 Julv ...I 80 I KM 78UI 7S?* August .... 80^ 81 Vi 79Vi 79*fc Sept gift 82% 80 80% Corn, No. 2, I July 43 43*4 42\fe 42% 1 i August .... 43}4 43>* 42}i 43^ Sept ........ 43% 4Ut 43% 43ft Oats, No. 1 1 July 23* 23Tj, 23 August .... 23-ii 24 S3U Sept 23% 24 N 23% 13* Mess Pork. July $12 00 $12 90 $12 70 $12 72% Sept 13 00 13 05 12 90 12 9i% Lard. . July 6 86 6 87% C 82% 6 82^ Sept 7 00 7 00 f, 95 6 15 Oct 7 00 7 00 6 97% fl 97% Short Ribs. July 7 05 Sept ....... _7_15 7J7% 7 05_ 7 10 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady. Wheat?No. 3, 77@79c; No. 2 red 78%? 80c. . Corn?No. 2, 42%(S-43c; No. 2 yellow I 42%@43%c. Oats?No. 2, 23%(0)24c: No. 2 white 26@ 26%c; No. 3 white 24}i@2CVAc. Barley?Good feeding 32@4Gc. Malting?Fair to'cholce 45c. Flaxseed?No. 1, 5180; No. |1 northern *1 80. Mess Pork?Per barrel 511 60@12 75. Lard?Per 100 lbs., $Q 75@G 87\fc. Short Ribs?Sides (loose) 56 850715. - Drv anltoH shoulders (boxed} ffllGLlc. : Short clear aides (boxed) $7 50&7 60. Whisky?Basis of high wines, $1 23. Sugars ? Cutloaf G.58c; granulated, C.02c; confectioners' A, 5.8Sc; off A. 5.83c. Butter?Steady; creameries 15@19&c; dairies, 14?17c. Cheese?Steady at 9V.hS)10^c. Eggs?Steady; fresh lU^c. NEW YORK?Flouij, receipts 23,837 barrels* exports, 13,880 barrels; market generally held at old prices, with trade In spring patents moderate and In other grades alow. Wheat, receipts 179,450 bushels; exports 20,115 bushels: spot market easy; No. 2 red 87&c f. o. b. atloat; options active; closed weak at %?%c net advance; July, 8&Mjc closed: September closed at 84%c; October, 84%c; December 8596c. Corn, receipts 276,575 bushels; exports 273,539 bushels; spot market Arm; No.' 2, 49%c f. o. b. afloat and 4S%c elevator; options opened strong; closed easy at %c not decline; July closed at 4S%c; September, 48%c; December, 47%c. Oats, receipts 126,000 bushels; exports 92,482 bushels; spot market quiet; No. .2, 28H-c; options very dull and about steady. Huy steady. Hops quiet Hides Arm. T.nntViar sfonrlv TCnr?f uti>nr)i> Putmnnte steady. Lard steady. Pork Arm. Cottonseed oil Arm. Tallow steady. Rosin quiet. Terpentine steady. Rice firm. Molasses firm. Sugar, raw firm; refined. steady. Coffee, futures opened strong at 10@ 15 points advance; closed Irregular, with 15(3)30 points advance; sales, 31,250 bags. . * BALLTIMORE?Flour* quiet; receipts 23,253 barrels; exports 44,634 barrels. Wheat unsettled; spot a mi the month 74'/??743ic; August, 79^@79*ic; September, 80%(5:Slc; receipts 122,COO bushels. Corn dull;/mixed spot and the month 47*4@47>/ic; August, 47^@47V4c, September, 47%<(f'47%c; receipts 171,528 bushels; exports 122,143 bushels- southern white 49<?>49%ci. Oats steady; No. 2 white 30%@31c. Hay quiet. Cheese firm. Butter steady. Eggs firm. TOLEDO?Wheat dull; spot 83%c; July, 83M>c; August, 83%c; September, S3%c. Corn active and higher; No. 2 cash 45c; September, 44&c. Oats dull and higher; No. 2 cash 231&c; September, 24J4c? Rye dull und lower; No. 2 cash 57c. Cloverseed dull and unchanged; 1898 prime, *5 10; 1S99 prime $5 50; October, $5 92%; So. 2, 34 75. Tilrn RtftnV CHICAGO?Cattle, receipts 17.000 head; steers generally steady, closing easier; butchers' stock steady to strong; natives, best on sale to-day, seven carloads $5 65; good to prime, $5 lQtfff. 15; co\vs, $2 90@4 50; .heifers, J3 00?5 00; bulls, $2 60@4 50; calves. $4* 50@6 50. Hogs, receipts to-day, 22,000 head; to-morrow, 23,000 head; left over estimated, 4,000 head; market fiiftlOc higher, closing easier; top, $5 40; mixed and butchers $5 05@5 40; bulk of sales $5 20@5 35. Sheep, receipts 20,000 head: sheep 10@15c lo\ver;\good lambs steady; others slow to lower; good to choice wether $4 15@>4 85; fa?r to choice mixed $3 10@4 25; native lambs $4 75(u> 6 75. EAST LIBERTY?Cattle steady; extra $5 G0@5 80; prime $5 45@5 60; common $3 500*4 00. Hogs steady; best mediums and heavy Yorkers $5 55(g) , 5 57%; heavy hogs $5 50@5 55; rough pigs $3 7o@5 00. Sheep steady; choice wethers $4 25@4 30; common $1 50(^2 50; choice lambs ?6 00(0)6 25; common to good $4 00@5 80. Veal calves $5 50? G 00. Metals. NEW YORK?The metal markets were all weak to-day. Iron ruled very weak, with no buyers. Pig Iron warrants were nominally quoted at $14 00. A sensation was created through the report from Europe that the steel association there was breaking up. Copper in London declined 15s. but locally the market was very dull at $10 BO. Tin rather easy in sympathy with a decline of ?2 15*i In London, closing- easy in tone at 530 35GJ31 00. Lead dull and unsettled at $4 10(5)4 15 and spelter easy at 54 2o(J 4 CO. Tlie brokers' price for lead was $3 90 and for copper ?10 25? 10 50. Dry Goods. NEW YORK?Market opened after a holiday without material change in conditions. Business light in all departments. Brown cottons generally steady. Coarse colored cottons irrnmu lar. Bleached cottons neglected. Buy- | era waiting for new prices on lending makes." Prints and ginghams dull at previous prices. Print cloths Inactive. 1 Cotton linings generally Irregular. ; Men's wear woolens and worsteds and ; woolen and worsted dress goods slow. IPetroleum. OIL CITY?Credit balances $1 25; cer* ! tlllcates, no bids; shipments, two days, 0.1,03!) barrels; average, two days, -1MS8 j barrels; runs, 137,500 barrels; average, : 71,1110 barrels. NEW YOKIv?Standard Oil stock 531 ?53S. TOLEDO?Oil unchanged. IvooT ' NEW YOHlv?Wool dull. STATIONERY, BOOKS, ETC. FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY. Fireworks, Bnso Halls,. Masks, Bnts, Cloves, Foot Balls, Croquet, Hammocks. All tho Inu??t Weeklies, Magazines. Cheap Hooks, Stationery. C. H. QU1MBY, 1414 Market St, CI RE AT EST FACILITIES FOIl TUB X Prompt Completion of Orders at tho '< IntclHgcnoer Job Print!us- Ofllco* MEDICAL. I MEN! I | "A WARNING VOICE" | Is the title of tin Interesting Ilttlo <| book tbat showu how $ I SEXUAL STRENGTH | g Is LOST, and how It may be , y j | REGAINED. ? * It Iff sent securely soa!ed In p'aln 'L % envelope Free, on receipt of -c T V stamp for postage. y X Wo are the lending specialists In X X curing all eases of Kidney and a a Bladder trouble, Sexual Weakness X & and linpotcncy. Syphilis. Gor.or- X lA"<rho-a, fright Losses, Gleet- nnd <J> Stricture quickly and pcrmanontly,. & m Wo have cured thousands ut tho;r X 2b own homes; All lctteru kept strict' <? \v '? ?m?v?ic unu answered in plain <$> ? Healed envelope. Consultation by <}, ?> mall free. "Write to-day. Address, & | UK. W. H. .SAUNDERS & CO., | Chicago, III. ? BEAUTY, T|LE C0Ni? BELLAVITA Arsenic Beauty Tablets and VllI*. A perfectly sate and ituumnU'cd treatment for all skin disorder?. Restores the bloom of South to faded faces. 10 day*' treatment. >c; JO days' jl.CQ, by mall. Send ffir circular. Adi^resH. NEBVITA MEDICAL CO., Clinton & Jackson St*., Cblcap. Sold by Chas. R. Goetze, Druggist, Markot and Twelfth streets, WheolitiK, W. Va. fe24-d&w | DRUNKENNESS CANc?JhEB. | *> IS YOU It HUSBAND. BROTH- t' ER, FATHER. or any of your reia- 4>; <y tlves a filleted with th? Disease of $>i DrunUenneaa? We have a sure < > V euro which can be Klvcn with or '?> without the knowledge of the pa- <s>. ? tlent. Send for particulars. enc;o?- <b W inr 2n -itumn tnr r**u. sjj. A-1 # Dp. W. ii. Saunder3 & Co7,U?ciil- $ T cago, HI. d ?iw KITITI C"V Cures Drunkenness. Im iUa L? ?? ? Cures Drug Users. CURE *, 42(0 Fifth ite., I'ltl.burn, I'a. mw&f BEST HOTELS IN THE STATE. MOUNTAIN STATE HOTEL^ ' Salem, "W. Va. Newly furnished. Batha In conncctlon. THE GRANT HOUSE, Leading Hotel ot the County West Un^on West Va. HOTEL BARTLETT. None Better. Mannlngton, . . . W. Va. HOTEL COMMERCIAL. House Heated by Steam. Opp. D. & O. Station, Rowleshurg. W. Va. HOSFORD'S HOTEL. Centrully Located. Hates 52.0) Per Day. Slateravllle, W. Va. MOUND CITY HOTEL, Under'New Management. Opposite Court House, Moundavllle, W. Vaeakin house. New Marttnsvlllo. W*. Va. Homo' tor_Commerclal and Oil Men. hotel morey, Mlddlebourne, W. Va. .First-Class Livery Attached. skinner's tavern, At Depot. Fairmont, W. Va Sample Rooms Opposite New Court Houso. watson hotel, Ilarrisvllle, W. Va. Good Accommodation*. Liver/. steamers" " r "R* burgh & .Clncln3 b nu:l I'aeUt.t f.Jne, ] leaving whartboat. foot of Twelfth street, an follows: Steamer QUEEN CITY?Robert Ti. Agnew, Master: Daniel M. Lacey. Purser. Every Thursday at S a. m. For Freight or Passage Telephone 920. CROCKAKD & BOOTH, 3al9 Agents. RAILROADS^ ?r Pennsylvania Stations. BnnsylvBniBljnBsl Trains Run by Central ri'k** aji followa: Dally. tDally, except Sunday. Sunday only. Ticket Offices ut l'er.nsylvanla Station on Water ntreet, foot ot Eleventh atreot. Wheeling, and at the Pennsylvania Station, Bridgeport. SOUTilWtiST ^ V ST EM?"PAN HAN DLE 110UTE." Leave. Arrlvo From Wheeling to u. m. a. m. WelJaburg and Steubcnvllle. J 5:25 t o:(tf p. m McDonald and Pittsburgh.. 16:23 fh:lt Steubenvlllu and Columous. t r 5:l-> r.o'.utr.huR nnd Cliurinnuti . if.-?." f S-K Wellsburg and Pittsburgh..! tltm1; t 5:15 u. in. Pittsburgh and New York.. J M0:2j p. ui.| p. in. Philadelphia nnd New York {12:'0, r 2:17 BlcubenviUo and Pittsburgh twxoj | ,.':17 Columbus and Chicago f 2:17 i a. m. Philadelphia and Now York] 2:T?5. *10:33 Baltimore and Washington.! t ?li):35 Steubcnville and Pittsburgh ? | j>:&3 McDonald and Demited u....| t t S:5j ii p. m. f G:2Jj t S:lj , j a. m. t S:30j t fl;0? | 8:20 f 6:(N t S:3oI f 6;Ql I I V- m. Plltsbursh and_Eaat. |^t S:S0| y S:lj .KOHTH WEST SYSTEM?CLEVELAND & PITTSBURGH DIVISION. ) Leave. jArrlvo From Bridgeport to c. m. p. in. Fort Wayne and Chicago... t t 8:33 Canton and Toledo j 4:4$ j S:3! Alliance and Cleveland } 4:4S| Stoubcnvlllc and Pittsburgh t 4MS t i):2o SteubcnvlUe nnd Welfciillo. f 3:W *12M Bteubenvllk- and Pittsburgh t 9:09 il2;4J p. m.| Fort Wayne anil Chicago... t i:i?] t 8:33 Canton and CrcRlline t 1:15| tl2:J0 Alliance anil Cleveland t 1:1'. | s;S: Steuhenvllle and Wellavllle. f 1:16 t 5:25 Philadelphia and New York 11;15J f 5;ii WcIIrvUIo and Pittsburgh... 0 3:3i| "loiss Toronto and Pittsburgh.... t 1 :ir?> 0:23 SteubertviHa anil Welh.ville. f 6:'.'91 f S:ll p. in. Baltimore and Washington. | 1:151 t 5:25 , New York and Washington, t 3:<S| . G:Ji Steubcnvlile and Pittsburgh t ;i:0sj f B:'J5 Parlor. Car Wheeling to Pittsburgh "ion j 2:F*5 p. m. and 0:30 j?. m. train. Central I time. (Ono hour flower than Wheel Ins unie.j 1 J. O. TOMMNSON, PasaenRcr *nd Ticket A^ent Atrmt for nil fltcmnshlp Ltnow. [(. of P., Attention! i K. of P. Address Cards j for National Convention , at Detroit. All kinds and j styles. Come early. ' ^.Intelligencer Office..! RAILWAY TIME CARD. . Arrival and departure ot trains on and after May 17, J&X). Explanation of Reference Murks: Dally. tDally, except Sunday. tDally, except Saturday. {Dally, except Monday. {Sundays unly.. "Batur* days only, Eastern Stundard Time. t'ml'i Depart. IB^&Q.-Maln Lino East Arrive. 12:2(1 amiWnsh., 13nl., Phil., N.Y. 8:10 am ' 5:00 pmlwish., Itul? Phil., N.Y t 0:.0 ami..Cumberland Accom.. t 6:60 pm 0:50 ?m ...;:Qrulton Accom 5:60 pm 5:00 i?m .....Grafton Accom M0:W am 10:50 ainJ..WushlnKton City Ex.. *10:20 pro Depart. |B.&0.?C.O. Dlv.. West. "Arrlv#7 ati umjCnlumbus and Chicago *,1:10 am 10:13 am ..Columbus and Clncln., G:l? pm. 11:40 pmlCol., Cln. and St. Louis* 5;10 am 4:06 pm)...,Chicago Express.... *. 8.40 am 110:15 mi)..SL OulravJllo Accom.. f S:4-j am H:03 pin;..St. Clairsvllln Armm I nwua am| Sandusky Mull |*'S:iipm 'Depart.*|Q." &o7?W * P. b7 Dlv'l^rrJve-7 * G:16 nni| Pittsburgh ....... 1*10:13 am 7:20 tunl Pittsburgh 6:35 pm 5'."0 pm)..Pittsburgh and Kast,.1*11:30 pm 3:15 pm,..Pittsburgh and East..1*10:00 am * ?:0J pm| Pittsburgh .Depart, p., C~ oV SCL. RyT'Arrive. . Kast. . I 7:2T? ami Pittsburgh It 9:53 am *11:00 am Pittsburgh t 0:15 pm t 1:M pm Pitts., Pbllu. mul N. Y: t 3:1" pm 3:55 pm Pitts., Pbllu. and N. Y. t 9:15 pm t 7:31 pm Plttii., Hal., W'flh., N.Y.i*11:35 am T 9:30 pm Pitts., Pal.. Writ., N.Y.r!l:S5 am West. ' t 7:23 aijiu.Steub.. and Dcnnlson..lt 9:03 am t 7:23 am ..Stoub., Col. and Cln..|V Ti07 am 11:30 pmLStoub., Col. ntul Chi..It A11T ptn I 3:">5 p'm ..Stt-ub. nnd Dcnnteon.. t 9:15 pm * 9:30 pmjStcub., Col., Cln., St._L.|t :15 pm "Depart.) Ohlo~Rlver"R.~R. "XrrlveT * S:uO anijPark. and 'Way Points *10:60 am 110:iKi am Charleston ana Clncln. * 3:45 pm *11 :to ntn|.Clncln. and Lexlmrton. f 8ii;<a am ....Kenova Express..;.!} 7:15 pm % 3Ha pm Park, and Way Points t 0:50 pm t 7:00 pm Park, jind Way Folnts|t 9:15 am Depart. C~sT P.?Bridgeport. I Arrive." t 5:43 am Ft. Way no and Ghlcago|t 9:33 pm t 5:48 am ...Canton and Toledo... t 9:33 pm t 5:43 am Alliance and Cleveland t 9:11 am t!0:U9 amlStcuhonvllle and Pltts.lt 9:33 j!>m t 5:4S am I Ft. Wayne and Chicago 110:25 am t 2:15 pin ..Canton and Toledo., t 9:33 pm t 2:15 pm Alllunco and ClevelandlT 1:40 pm * 2:15 pm ..Stoub. and WgUbvUIo.. rlO:ISi am 0 4:35 pm ..Steub. and Wollsvlllo.. "11:58 am t 4:0s pm Philadelphia and N. Y. t 6:25 pm t 4:0S pm ..Baltimore and Wash., j 6:25 pm t 4;<W pm Steubenvllle and Pitta.|t 6:25 pm t 7]09 pm ..Steub. and Wells_vllle..]t9:33 pm "Depart. C.. L. &~W.?Bridgeport Arrlvo. t 7:4f> am Cleve.. Toledo and Chi. t 2:05 pm t 1:20 pm Clove., Toledo and Chi. t 8:05 pm t 5:30 pm ....Masslllon Accom.... tl0:40 am t S:lS.pm ..St. ClalrRvlllo Accom.. f 9:41 am 710:13 am ..St. Clalrsvllle Accom St. Clalravllle Accom.. t 5:07 pm t 5:f0 pm ..St. Clalrfivlllo Accom.. t 7:25 pm t!2:~ pm| Local Frt'lght......jM3:30 pm "Depart. I W. & L. E. Arrive. 7:30 am Cleve.. Tol. & Cld. Ex. *10:20 pm til:4a am Toledo and Detroit Sne. t BrlR'pm 111:45 amjCleve. and Canton Ex. t 6:15 pm . 4 V,.1 Dpecjai.;.. *iz:w cm 7.30 am Steub. and I3rlL Aceom *12:40 pm 1 ijlr "m ?!<!ub- antl I3r"- Accom 1 6;1S pm . SJ5;pm Stoub. andJBrii. Accom *10:20'pm Depart. b.. Z. & C. R. lC~fATrlvoT Rt'lJnJrt'. BelJaJra. 11:05 am Mall, Express and'Pas. 9:40 am 4:fw pm bx press and PassenKor 3:60 pm -:3o pm Mixed Freight and Pna.R15pm RAILROADS. bstohf&iiiio railroad! Departure and *r? rfyal of trains at Schedule In effeel Station corner of Water 8treetfl. Leave. Arrtvd From WherlJng to u. m. a. rn. Grafton and Cumberland... *12:20 8:10 \yashington and Baltimore. *12:20 8:10 Philadelphia and New York *12:20 8:19 p. m. Pittsburgh and Cumberland 5:15 *ll:sj Washington and Baltimore. 5:1G *U:W Philadelphia and Now York * 5:15 *11:30 Grafton and Cumberland... t 6:50 f 5:50 Fairmont and Grafton * 0:50 b.-co Washington (Pa.) and Pitts. * 7:20 6:33 A, xit. Zanesvllle and Newark * 7:25 i;io Columbus und Chicago * 7:25 mo Zaresvllle and Columbus.... *10:15 *'5-j7 Cincinnati and St. Louis.... *10:15 *5:17 Grafton and Cumberland... *10:50 *10-30 Washington and Baltimore. *10:50 'lojjo , , P- m. a. m. Zanesvlllc and Newark * 4:05 * S;40 Columbus and Chicago * 4:05 * S:40 Washington (Pa.) and Pitt*. * 3:15 *10:00 Philadelphia and New York * 3:15 *10:13 Grafton and Cumberland... * 5:00 o*l0:30 Washington und Baltimore. * 5:00 Pittsburgh and Cumberland e 5:20 *10:13 Washington nnd Baltimore. * 5:20 *10:13 Philadelphia and New York * 5:20 *10:13 ZHnesvlJJe and Columbus.... *11M0 *5:20 Cincinnati ind St. Louis.... *11:40 5:20 Pitts, and Washington (Pa.) S_6:00 __ Dully. jExfcept Sunday. {Sundays only. Pullman Sleeping or Parlor Cars on all through trains. T. C. BURKE. City Passenger and Ticket Agent. Wheeling. Ag<?nt for all St??mshlp Lines. F. D. UNDERWOOD, D. B. MARTIN, General Manager. Mgr. Pasa. Traffic. ?a?imorc. ^^19^ omomvER RAILROAD CO. Time Table In effect May 27, 1000. ACCOMMODATION. S:00 a. m.?Dally?For Parkorsburg and intermediate points. OHIO VALLEY EXPRESS. 10:00 a. m.?Dally cxccpt Sunday?For Moundsvllle, New Martinsville, Sis* tersville, St. Marys, Marietta. Par? korsburK, Ravcnswood, Millwood, Pomeroy, Pt. Pleasant, Charleston, Galllpolls. Huntington, Kenova, Jrontnn. Portsmouth. Ulllsboro. Clncln natl. and all points South and Wtat. Runs solid to Cincinnati. Parlor Car. K F.NOV A EXPRESS, . 11:45 a. m.?Dally?For SlstersvUle, Marietta. ParkersburK, Pomeroy, Point Pleasant. Charleston, GalUpolli, Huntington. Kcnova, ay.d principal intermediate points. Parlor Car. ACCOM.MODATI OX. 5:45 p. m.?Dally?For Parkersburg and Intermediate points. _ EXPRESS. 7:00 p. m.?Dally except Sunday?For Sis* tersvlllc, St. Marys, Waverly, Marl* etta, Parkersburp, and Intermediate points north of Slstcrsvllle. L. E. CHALENOR. Gen. Pass. Agent THE CimUNO tOMIH & WHEEUNE BAIIWAT C0.v TIME SGHCOUIC. , I I I IM I (M I M I yj ibi lisMt>wt MSMMiT. Ilium, wnii HUT vmuu. flliccliiy fi t'lui Grove Clcclric Railway Car- wilt rim ub follows, city tlmo: WUl'^l-lAU 1U 1 Oiivo WUtflins. Leave Kim Qrov? a ut. V- lu' d-,nV & m* A-iv) SiS? 6:45 |:JJ 2-.W 6:16 i:>* fsj J:J0 ?M5 SMI f'S 4:00 7:? 4:11 1:^ 4:3v> 7:45 ?;U J: fi:00 8:15 6:15 $:$$ ?M5 1:41 too 6:00 ?:15 6:11 2:2! G:20 8:45 ?;<{ ioS 7:W 10:15 7:11 K 7.W 10:45 7M ?:$ ** ?> H:1f l:4 }i?2 S:30 ?:? . VMl li,w p. m. ,2:00 ?:<? ":,S . ,!U VIS1 ?so 15:15 1:41 ii-oo 1:15 lb i;so ?*> Jiff !?'& i'.An il:CQ S.1U ,11:00 *K?tix? from Whwllnc to Hurk ind R?"m: LEAVE W11EKI.1NO. '" t? w "jf .%? ,:,5 4:15 ? " ' r;\ i :