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j ; ; ? ? Z. Sundllng and Co. I 3. Sundllng end Co. We have a lot of broken sizes of Men's, Boys' and Children's .Clothing, which will be offered at a creat J "REDUCTION" ? to to clean up. We offer in Men's Suits from .... $5.00 up. it Boys' Suits from .... $4.50 up. or Children's Suits from . . $1.95 up. 11 First-class goods in such sizes as are te pi ' - . ac ?9 *jV' ex |D. Gundling & Co., Star Clothiers, 34 and 36 Twelfth Street. BM-? . 1 ... CX in 70m. Schinertfoger. j 10m. Sckwertfeficr. j|j I will close out $5,000.00 worth of Trunks, Bags, if EfflTlrocc onfl Qitif C*ococ Pnrl^oflinnl/c rtrncli Qot-c . frJIor jSffBtM-'l V.JJ UIIV.I OUIL V?CUV.J, I V7V-IW IUWUUJ, U1 U Jl I OtlO) V- UJIUl UllU U* ffCuff Cases, and many other Leather Novelties. J* Robes, Lap Covers, Saddles, Whips, and many other tbo |?rticles in the line. l0 Sale commences January 9th--2 p. m. and 7 p. m. c. ||iSeats. reserved for ladies. ' stj Mr. Louis Lee, the auctioneer of New York City, has J ^peen especially engaged to conduct this sale. These goods must be sold, owing to a contemplated ? Vm. Schwertfeger, | 11146 Main Street, jy<S 5rcu>'? furniture Store. | 5-reio's furniture Store. Special | January 1! Values* i Trustworthy?newest?best. The}'merit your c! confidence?the prices will convince you? s= you'll feel they're keenest values. It's the ^ volume of trade that we regard for January? I we're satisfied with slightest margins?it 55 makes superb buying opportunities for you. C; t Ci 1 in Ol ______________ H: FREW'S I * mmmmm ise r.e s: No. 1208 Main Street. I$ohn jfrtedo! <?* Co. j John Zriedcl <{ Co. john Friedel & co. l Special Attention si Is Called to Our ^ One-Half Price Counter ? I and 25-Cent Counter.... ? Also Spcclol Prlccs on Some Odd ^ PIcccs Before Stock Taking p. JOHN FRIEDEL & CO., ; 1119 Main Street. Che Dlational Gxchar.gc fftnnh of '"Wheeling, rc J. X. VANCE - President. lIT K. SANDS... Cnalilcr. *! JOIIX KJiEW ~Vlco I'retddent. V,'. u, IHVIXE -Aws't. Oushlor. ?i I The National Exchange Bank g ftK Of Wheeling. gSR * DIRECTORS. $ . K. Vanco, John "WntorhouKo, / J)i\ .Tolin T>. Dickey, R' olinPrcxv, "William Ellinuluitu, "W. J5. Stone, w . E. Stlfol, J.M. ltrown, "\V. II. IYhhJc. Ol uslncss entrusted to our core will rccclve prompt ond enrcful attention. inniS-l A GREAT MP adc in 1808 by the City Gsi Board, Which has Reduced HE INDEBTEDNESS BY $3,10 filch is ilie Amount or Excess < Receipts Over Expenditures?A i oilier Year's Showing its Good t the one Just Ktxlcd will "Wipe o* that-Democratic legacy, the "Gi Hoard Overdraft"?Report in 1>< tail. In connection with the annual repo the city gas board, which 1h give tlow fo^ the year 189S, It Is Interests ? note' the magnificent hnproyemei gas board finances' that has bee ade in tlic years 1830, IS?" and 183 was Jusfa little over three years aj lien the Republicans obtained contr' the board, and the principal Donu atic legacy was an overdraft of oVt 1,000, which had been accumulate rough the inability of the gas trus 08 to keep their expenditures wlthl ,e limits of receipts.. On the other hand, the Hepubllca Imlnlstration of the gas office lui ;en a record of receipts In excess ( pendltures during each of the thrc nrs that have pascd since the Donu ats lost control of the board. On January 1, lS'JO, the gas boar erdraft was ?10,02G; during the yen 25 00 was applied to Its reductloi avlng It at Vj.COI 43 at the end of 1S5 Republican board did this. In 1837, the receipts were $2,043 11 I ;cess of expenditures, and again th oney" was applied to a reduction < e overdraft, leaving It at the end < e year, $G,!?5i: 35. A Republican boar d this, too. In "iS'JS the receipts exceeded the o> mditures 33,117 75; applied to tl; erdraft, leaving It at the bcglnnln the present year. $3,804 CO. Llkewls Is was the work of a Republican gti >ard. In ujc three years, a ltcpuuucuu bii jard has decreased the ovordral ,221 95. This is a record of econoni id business wisdom on the part < essrs. Euclcman, Ford and Pollock < hicli they may feel a decree of-prld hoy could not have conducted the vn private enterprises better. Tl: lowing: made in the past three yeai particularly good, when It Is remen red that former boards were unab do so well. The gas board report in full is as fo WJIKEMNG. W. Va.. Jan. C, IS??. II. Walking. City Clerk. DEAR SIRr-r-We submit herewith utement' of the receipts, disbursement c., of the Board of Gas Trustees for tl s" works and electric light plant for tl ar 1S.1S.T During the year we have la s mains on South Wabash street: coi ctlng mains of South Front and Soul mn streets; extending main from Allf to Twenty-third street on Jacob stree sm Jacob to Wilson street on Twent; urth street;.from Jacob to Wood strei i Twenty-seventh street, and <lov\ bod to Twenty-eighth street: on Woe rcet from Forty-first to Farty-thli roots: from Wood to Jacob street c >rty-thlrd street; Jacob to Eoff jptrc i Forty-eighth street: also serving si ?reaso of elght.arc lights; besides whli o gaa works has furnished twenfy-!b rcet gns lights free, and free gas i y building, hose houses, market house lldren's home, and $500 each to the t\\ Spitals, all by order of council, ar counting in the .aggregate to $ti,047.2 d all bills of lS'.'S paid. Tree gas was furnished as follows: heeling Hospital $ .".GO Lv Hospital 23a illdren's Homo 21 ty building 2,.Mf? cond ward market...... f?S2 fth ward market 1(0 gllant engine house.-....'..... 24*.? venth ward engine house 112 I iemlcal engine house 22T? jok and ladder house 10."> i aqara engine house 41S ( Bhth ward engine house 3IS i lantlc engine house 440 : Total $t;,ci7 RECEIPTS. 1S0S. icelpts from all sources $!V?,42f?, EXPENDITURES. Gas Works. it para t us $ 1.S70 4H tending calls, meters.. 2.314 S4 ^nzlno for enrlcher.... 1,1SI 3T> aeksmlthlng and Ircn. 403 aj ?al 37.70R ;>s jal hauling 2,'457 f?l >ke hauling 47ft 1*3 (tension of mains 1.1S3 47 Jarles and miscellaneous C.22G 32 Itcrcnt 332 L'?; mo for purifying 1.237 27 otrrs ],3iV) 2S itural gas K 31 ;rvlco 3,lt;s 00 nblo 5ii is ir lwrrels 20 00-570,110 EXPENDITURES. Elcctrio Light Plant. lrhons and globes $ 3.077 Kl w?l 3,101 ]i Iscollaneous 43 7o iprovements (8 lamps). 221 7."; I. waste and packing. 1SS 31 impairs 2,30117 ages 13,100 M-J22.137 Total disbursements. $12,277 Total receipts .' 95,422? Excess of receipts $ 3,117 REDUCED OVERDRAFT. viTuniii. onuuary i, j?:w Jfi/.'.i'J jduced to January i, 1SS9 3.117 Present overdraft $3,801 Respectfully submitted, K. BUCK MAN. President. GODFREY SCHUL. Secretary. Till: RAILROADS. TV. M. Greene, vice president an ?ncral manager of the Baltimore . hlo Southwestern Railroad Compan; as tendered his formal resignation ; ineral manager of that property.whlc now In tire 'hands of the Unite tates court. Mr. Greene offered h islgnntloa to Receiver Harmon o *cdnesday prior to the appointment < jsep.'j Robinson as co-receiver, but Just officially announced. The mo\ not a surprise to rAUrond offlcia ?ncrnlly, who foresaw It In the nan ;ti of Mr. Robinson by Judge Thomj m to take charge of the operating d< irtment under Receiver Harmon, as the desire of the bondholders an je owners of the property, ns also idge Harmon, that Mr. Greene be a] >1 nted co-receiver with Judge ITarmoi id this was the general expectation < ;er{/body at all cognizant of the ci: instances. Mr. Greene will continue as vice pre? ?nt and director of the company, an ipresent Mr. Raeon and the interests < ie reorganization committee and si jrlty holders, with olllces In New Yor ty, and. It is understood, will rosun ie management of the company's a irs here ns soon as the stewardship* ic'court Is ended. J WO H1.1IIU .1 I Mil N III Jl (*.\ M'O in In connection with Gates' Justly co rated tours, comprising the most "con ete ami comprehensive Itinerary < tl Mexico that has ever been arrange' ill leave Wheeling via Baltimore lilo railroad Monday. January lfi, mi rhlay. February 10. ISO?. The trait 111 heonmpon?*d of the very Ivsi equli out, ?/nd will he under the personal si rrvlslon of Mr. Gates. Kach tour wl iver about thirty-live days, nrd tl ite will be $325. which Includes all c: inse?. For full particulars uddrtrs I . and Randolph Stalnaker, nr. Twelfl root, or T. C. Uurke, passenger ar eket agent, 13. & O., Wheeling, W. V A VERY HIGH RIVER will l.H> the Ilc.?t!It orthclCcnvy llalim IS and /Snow at Head wators, but so Far Thc?Q it; So Ground Ibr a Feeling of Alarm J It iH assured that the upper Ohio river A will be at a very, high stage within the " ensuing sixty hours, hut from the Information obtainable last night there Is jf no ground for a feeling of alarm In this community. It Is true that a great deal is of rain has fallen and also much snow, sufficient In fact to bring about entlrc>t ly too much water for comfort if It were m to come booming along with a rush. However, the cold weather last night o and early this morning would seem to Indicate that the snow will not reach the rivers until the efTect of the rain that preceded It has passed. At 6 p. m. the rt river here showed 14 feet and rising. The following Associated Press dis-' -patch was received at 2:30 a. tn. Twenty-two feet ot Pittsburgh would mean it probably thirty-two feet here, a stage >n that would dg ro damage: 8 PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 7,?Indications up to midnight were for a twenty-' !? two. foot rise In the Ohio within a short ?1 time. Heavy rair.s and snows along both rivers above began bringing down ,r a heavy volume of water and the marks j ; at the dam were being covered rapidly, i . but at this hour, 1:50 a. m., only about | thirteen feet are registered and a most n decided drop in the thermometer is 11kol?/ to check tlic big rl??e tsomPivhnt. n There ueems no probability of a Hood of ^ any considerable proportions. i tiii:hivi:k. ie ?" YESTERDAY'S DEPARTURES. ,, Parkersburg.BEN 1IUR. 31 a. in. u SlrttcrBville...1UJT11. 3:20 p. m. CiarlnRton....LEHOV. 3:C0 |>. ni. i. SteubenvlUe..T. M. BAYNE. 2:30 p. m. BOATS LEAVING TODAY. Charleston...GREENWOOD. Cj.TO a. in. n Parkersburg.ARGAND. 11 n. m. Is Slster8Ville...Rt!TH. 3:30 p. ni. ,{ 2.lnitimains...l.V:iWY. 3:3u p.- m. ,f Steubcn\1lle..T. MT BAYNE. 2:30 p.-in. ,l BOATS LEAVING TO-MORROW. Pittsburgh...BEX 111 * IT. 1 a. m. Pittsburgh..'.KANAWHA', u n. in. P I'lttfbunrh...KEYSTONE STATE, 6 a. m. ? Zane8Vllle....LORENA, 2 a. in. e, us Along the Landing. The marks at 0 p. m. Friday?14 feet is and rising. ^ Weather Friday?Colder, rain and y snow. '< The next Cincinnati packet is the i t? Kc-ystone State, on Tuesday at S u. m. Ir le Pittsburgh KivcrXewfi. :s PITTSBURGH, Jan. C.?J. Frank Tille Icy. of the Coal Exchange, was to have gone to Wallory to-day with the Ford I- City to examine the wrecks at that i place, but the trip was abandoned at < noon on account of the heavy Ice which is running in the Ohio, the Parker gorge . ;i having broken loose. The MeKinley h. Coal Company, which owns the flat 1 ie sunk at Wallory, and John A. >Vood & ie Co.. owners of the coal boats sunk at ; tl Alerriman, refuse to abandon them, and jj they cannot.be removed by the govern im-iiL ior miriy uuys. l; The coal operators will order the 1 !> crews of the various boats to go nround ct the wrecks. One. operator said this '? morning thai the Coal Exchange could "J not afford to buy the wrecks, and, as ,jj there will be a big river, the bonts can et go around them in safety. For the m present, pilots say. boats should run on :h the island side of the wrecks. The : '? Clifton, which left yesterday for East l? Liverpool, sunk a Mat on top of the fiat > submerged at Wallory. i,j No to whoa ta had departed from Pitts-, 1 0, burgh at noon to-day. None of the op- i orators cared to send out tows on account of the heavy ice running out of I W the Allegheny, and then there Is a 1 j? prospect of a hip: river. The lee at noon J" was grcttlng heavier, and it is probable i 2Q that none of the boats will make the oo start south until to-morrow morning, in The Sam Brown. Harry Brown, Enter II prise. .Tosh Cook, George Shiras. Bay- ? 10 mond Horner. James Moren, Ed Bob*{ erts and many other boats are waiting p0 to get away. Most of the coal that is loaded is in coalboats. and will li#? Kf?nt. t i II .through to New Orleans. _*0 11 iver Telegrams. ''2 WARREN?River C feet. Weather, , ~ licrht snow. B RO WNS VILLK?River 13 feet 2 i inches an:l stationary. 1 GREENSBORO?River 14 feet and ? rising. Eight Inches of snow going off with the ralh. Precipitation 1.27 Inches. Weather, mining. Oil. CITY?River 7 feet and falling. Weather, light snow. MORGANTOWN?River 15 feet and rlslmr. Weather, snowing. ( PITTSBURGH?River 12.5 feet and rising rapidly at the dam. Snowing. STEUBENVILLE?River 1C feet and rising. Weather, snowing and cold. Passed up: I. X. Bunton. Passed down: Greenwood. , 13 PARKERSBURG?Ohio river 15 feet R Inches and rising rapidly. Little Kanawha rising. Weather, snowing. Passed down: Ben Hur, midnight. Locals on time. POINT PLEASANT?River 15.5 feet and rising. Rnin. CINCINNATI?River 23.2 feet and ' r.n rising. Snow. CAIRO?River 20.1 feet and falling. Si Cloudy and colder. M EVAXSVILLE?River 17.5 feet and 7: rising. Heavy snow. L.OUISVILLE?River rising: 0 feet 8 3o inches in canal; 7 feet 6 inches on fulls; ". ? 22 feet 7 Indies below locks. Snow, ~ turning to rain. I w MEMPHIS?Uiver 14.2 feet and fall- , ing. Cloudy nnd cool. ' , To llcvolu lionize Fabric Industry. 1 CLEVELAND. O.. Jan. 6.?W. ' H. ) Packer, of this c!t{.*, has invented a , (l ramie deflbrator, which Is said to be n i & success in every particular nnd will, It ' Is believed, revolutionize the manufac- : ture oC fabrics. Other inventors, it Is ' h stated, have been at work on a ma- J , chine of the same kind for the past , thirty years, and although large ; 's amounts of money have been expend m ed nnd premiums have been offered by j governments, they have not been suc. cessful. The machine can be operated ; by a boy anil has a capacity of four '0 hundred pounds a day, against two Is pounds per day, which is the output of a man In China. The capacity of the machine can be Increased according to re- [ }" quirements. Ramie, which Is grown ?- very largely in South America and Tt southern states. Is a possible sr.bstlnl lute for cotton, llax nnd silk. The tlber produced from it is Vhe strongest in the ). world. _ Jj Bought Out right. 1 r- CLEVELAND. O.. Jan. 6.-A local pa- 1 per saysr The Cleveland Rolling mill's |("J great plant In this city has passed Into the control of the big wire trust, the i American Steel and Wire Company. The , deal whevebv the trust gained control of ; ,0 the big Cleveland concern was complet- , ed to-day after negotiations of many j j# weeks. It Is stated the Cleveland Roll- ( Ing Mill people refused to enter <ho trust anil their plant was bought outright. The plant Is valued at S.VOOO.OCO. i j and employs from 4,000 to 5,000 men. l" Hot la Ministers I'rotcM. 'I 1'EKtN. Jan. 0.?Tho Untied States , & minister here, Kdwln II. Conger, actlnjr ll' upon Instructions from'Washlnprton.vlg- j orously protested yesterday, against the extension to the French or any other ]j powers exclusive concessions at Slung- 1 ,(. hal, hut he urKed the extension of tin' I. existing settlements on an International -). basis. The Hrltlsh minister here, Sir li Claude M. MacDonald,formally protestKl ed against the mining and railroad rega, ulatlons. ON CHRISTMAS EVE Interesting Letter of Correspon Uence from Illumines. LIEUT. FRED. HUSEMAN WEL y After llcin? Confined lot lie llosjilta with an Attack of Typhoid I'cra Nearly tljo Kntlre ItcKlmeat- ha Pet it iuiied Congress to be Mnsterei out or Service?Depart ure of Mnjo Imngdoii, who h'jim well Liked. Uncle Sam's Cuban mall service evl dently is not working ah well as I might. The following letter.of corres pondence from Mansanlllo, Cuba, writ ten by the Intelligencer's soldier-cor respondent with the Fourth Immunet was started on Christmas Eve, and dl not reach Wheeling last night. Th mnny Wheeling friends of Lieut. Fre JJuseman will be delighted and rc llevcd to learn of his recovery from typhoid fever. His parents flrst learnei respondence. and probably the follow Ing win be their first knowledge of hi recovery: From Our Soldier Correspondent. MA N Z AN IL LO. Cuba, Dec. 24.?Dur Ing a political meeting of the Cuban: In the city Thursday, night, Deeembe J3, the Spanish club house was stonei by them, and severalwindows wer broken. One of the Cubans engaged li the stoning was arrested by the provos guard. The members of the Spanlsl club had been drinking to the deatl af General Garcia, and this enraged th Cubans. Wednesday night) December II, a; attempt was made to steal cattle no far from the baracks. The thieves wer fired on by the watchman, and they re turned the fire, but nobody was In Jured. A petition signed by nearly all th men, asking to be mustered out of ser vice since peace has been declared ha been forwarded to Congress. A boat load of Christmas present has arrived, and they will be dlstrib uted among the boys. The goods wer sent by the Red Cross and Ladles/AI' Societies, and they will certainly be ap predated by the boys. Company L. has left to guard a larg sugar plantation In the Interior, am have taken thirty days' rations. When Major Langdon left lie cam down Into our barracks, and bade al the boys good bye. He made a shor and earnest speech, and It was appro elated by the members of Company G who gave him three hearty cheers an< a tiger. Every man,in the regimen was sorry 10 aeu iiiui isuvv. v.umpun. G whs a member of his battalion, am we can all say he was well liked b; all the men. and can truthfully say In was a scholar, gentleman-, and a sol dler. iJeut. Fred Huseman has been re leased from the hospital, and the hoyi are very glad to see him well onci more. Private NIcklson injured his. lef knee Lllghtly by falling over a hiddei wire trocha during a skirmish drll Tuesday of. this week. Privates Jun and Gooseye have bcei spending a twenty-four hours' pass ii the interior, where they visited severa small towns. Private Smith Calvert has been re leased from the hospital, where lie was suffering from a slight attack of fever Private "White has a collection of verj interesting relies he hns gathered slnc< he has been on the island. The above mentioned persons ar( members-of Company G. Corporal Brumelle, of Company G lias received a box of fruit cake froir home, but he says he isn't going tc *at it until Christmas. B. S. H. Tt ACR liF.GISIiATIOV hi North Carolina?Separate Coaclie* for "White and Colored Passengers. RALEIGII, N.C.. Jan. 6.?Two bill' have been introduced in the house ol :he North Carolina legislature requiring ill railroads in the state to operate sep? irate coaches for white and colored passengers. One of the bills Is an exact copy of the law now In force In Tennessee and which had been declared constitutional, The other Is similar to It except that it provides *'that any first class coach may bo divided Into compartments sopxrated by a substantial partition, ir lieu of separate coaches." A bill also was Introduced in the house to. amend the. state constitution so as to providr that "all the moneys arising from th. taxation of the polls and property ol the white race, for public schools shal! he appropriated to the support of the public schools of the white lace, and all the moneys arising from tho taxation oJ the polls and property of the. coloret1 race for public schools shall be apportioned to the part of the schools of tlu colored race." The school fund is now proportioned occordlnct to population., the negroes getting as much per capita the white people, though they pay only about 1( per cent of the taxes. Twenty-four Hour Bicycle Race. NJ3W YORK, Jan. 6.?The first annua International twenty-four hour bicych race, urcpaced, which was begun on th< Madison Square Garden track to-night brought a fairly large gathering of blcy cle enthusiasts to the big ampltheatro rhe race promises to be one of the mos exciting In the history of cycling. an( i broken record Is looked for. Alber was leading at 12:18 o'clock, when th second hour's score was given out a: follows: Albert. Miller. Plcrce, (Gimm Uawson. Aaronson, Nawn, Stevens. Ju litis, Frederick, Hicks, Barnaby. Tur rtlle and Chapman. 15 miles, six lapn ach; Waller. 45 miles. 5 laps; Hale. 4: miles, 4 laps; Ashlnger. 44 miles, I lap Pllkington had ridden 35 miles and tw< Inps when he retired. Albert led at the fiftieth mile, time ! hours, 13 minutes. Grip Tics Up n Railroad. DII BOIS, Pa.. Jan. 6.?The grip to Jay caused the Buffalo,' Rochester <K Pittsburgh railroad to partly tie upvlti trallic. Of the thirty-fiw crews win have headquarters here, the rallroac physician says at least 2." per cent an down with the grip, and nonrly llftj men In the car shops are almllarlj iifilletcd. One physician says he at lends an averago of sixty grip patients daily in this city. l YiKlnr.ll Boiler I'Aplnsion. LONDON*. Jan. G.?A big holler, whlli lielng tested In Hewitt's shipbuilding yard, at Barking, burst to-day. and tin superintending engineer and eight mei ivoro killed. About forty persons wen njurcd, some fatally. The bodies of tin lend were frightfully mutilated. Th? whole (shipbuilding yard was wrecked A lad was found :iftO yards from tin scene of Ihe disaster. Lewis Ke-olecled. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jnn. 6.?The Ohi( miners' convention completed the clce tlon of officers to-day, the result being as follows: D. il. Sullivan, of Coshocton, vicepresident; T.' L. Lewis, of Bridgeport re-elected secretary-treasurer., OA.5 TO H.ZA. Usari the KM lll,s ilM's BOCgM EXPERIMENT STATIONS Of Agricultural Departnjcut?Much ttootl Work has Hern, Done. WASHINGTON*. D. Jan. C.-Thc secretary of agriculture haf forwarded to Congress a report of the work and expenditures, of'the agricultural' cxperL imcnt stations for the fiscal year 1S08. During that tfuie. fays the report, statlonH have as a rule .steadily .pursued their investigation}!, much tiscful work has been accomplished fir,d the faclllts ies for investigations have, increased. In .Wyoming and Arkansas'' the substations have been abandoned. Much r progress has been made in the importance and thoroughness of the original investigations pursued and the number of officers competent to undertake such _ investigations has been Increased. One of the most necessary features of c future work Is to have practical appll cation of the results of Investigations - made so that fanners can he taught to make the best use of discoveries. Aid from the states is necessary for this ' work. Much encouragement has been " afforded by the liberality displayed by e the states as the importance of the j work conducted by the stations becomes more apparent. In some Instances politic* have had a " baneful influence on the stations, cnuS1 Ing unreasonable change.-- In the mem. bershlp of the governing boards and the - removal of efficient officer.-- The results s or experiments In Alaska are er.cournp!:*sr ns scleral sorts of main and garden vegetables have been so v??*fully raised. The Hawaiian islands now present _ n new field for expersm-::ts. says, the s report, and the question or their agrlr cultural development Is an Important j one. An experiment stall m Is already e In existence there having been estabn llPhed at Honolulu In isr>r? l i,* an assoclt ation of Hawaiian sugar men. ft' ?-? ? ft A lli?r Lighting Trust. 0 TRENTON. N. J.. .Inn Artlclea of n incorporation of the United Lighting t .and Heating Company with on auc Ihorizecl capital of $12.000,OOD, were filed with the secretary <?r tak- to-day. The " Incorporators are: I'd win Hand, .ir., of Philadelphia; F. H. .M.u.Morris, Phiiae delphia, and John M. Dcvlin.Gloucester, " Cllfr'. The company Is orcanlsed for the 8 purpose of consolidating t':e oil lighting interests of the United States and the _ absorption or the big c->::. cms. includ" Ing the Pennsylvania Globe and Gas j Light Company, which furnishes o'.l light. The company Is ba^ced by the same syndicate that is behind the elecq trie trust incorporated yesterday, and j the gas trust which.has been.in existence for some time. The purpose Is to q operate the three systems if furnishing 1 light bK electricity, oil and gas. t SWEET Florida Orange*. at ALEX. DURST & SON'S. \ DIED! C BUSS-On Thursday. Jnrumy 5. IKW.at 1 1:10 p. m.. GOTL1KIJ MUSS, In hlH G3d ' year. B Funeral on Sunday afternoon from his lato residence, No. 3fll8 Wood street. Interment at Mt. Zlon. s COLEMAN-At his residence. No. 172$ , Wood street, on Thursday, January .V u ISM. nt 5 o'clock i>. m.. GEORGE COLEMAN, in his 65th yt?ar. ^ Funeral from his late rcrldcjnce Monday, I January 9, 1SD0, at 8:20 a. itn. Requiem mass at St. Alphonsns I church at fl I UUUIB, .11 Hit,. V-.I uaijr } cemetery. Friends nro Invited, l : Under taking. : J PUIS BERTSCHY" \ ; Funeral Director aij , Arterial Embalms?. 1117 Mnln Strnnt, U>?tSMe. Calls by Tclcpliono Answered Da? i or Night. Store Telephone 635. > Iteeldcnce. SOS. Assistant's Tele phone. "635. air.O ALEXANDER FREW, ; Funeral Director and Embalmer, I20S MAIN ST. Under Competent, Management.. Telephones?Store. 223: Residence. 750. BRUEMMER & HILDfcBRAND, f UNTRAL DIRECTORS AND EMBAIMERS, lorner Market nnd 22d Streets | Telephone 2*17. Open I>ay|ond Nlsht. 1 i ! /\>VW*A ^VWi.Wi V*WVa 11=3 Off, !' Wff* | 1 ? Ladie | H Tabic .if H"" } II | Sale wiH ; i |< <!< s 3ve mor !! 1 I | iiup? : I I \THE jf?4?J WVWVWVVW* Sea. St. Caytor Cn. | Sto. 3. Uofbr Co. Geo. R. Taylor Company. Opening Sale of. Mffdiifi Iln/Wnrogf I. UIMJIIII UUUWi vy WUl Tuesday, January 3. Upon examination, our goods will be found to be far superior in make, material and workmanship, while OUR PRICES ARE THE VERY LOWEST. Geo. R. Taylor Company. ^ *8 thnoto J HARPER'S WEEKLY ? during 1S99 will contain complete, concise, and ackm curate accounts of all noteworthy and interesting 'mm occurrences as they transpire in our own and in' nm i| foreign lands. Eminent men of letters and distin- L' guislied artists will contribute to its columns, and its ? J, readers will have the most impartial and the best ^ raw J PICTORIAL HISTORY J W OF THE YEAR ^ J? ^ During 1899 HARPER'S WEEKLY will be especial- ^ (j^ ly rich in fiction, containing serial stories from the Mr _r t-i rt ur.11. ...^i _r i*ti. uf... il. pjjjj pew ui ii. u. tvcns, ;iuinor ui inc war 01 xne ran raj Worlds " : " The Conspirators," by Robert W. m H Chambers; a romance of De Soto's last voyage, ^ jjjji by E. S. Van Zile, and short fiction by authors of ^ international fame. Articles by special correspon- ^ w dents in our nesv possessions ? Manila, Honolulu, I?: Cuba, and Puerto Rico, with other interesting matter, W W will fill the space left by contemporary events. W 5 Trial Subscription, Four Weeks J j * , A ' V j I s llfiii i I M?l nAR?ER & B s W p -!8SS(i5jgjj^ws- franuim square, new yore -uiWggpgg?? 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