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GHOSTOF FIRE Scares Workmen of Biverslde Quarry. Laborer* Due Hot Face It WORKMEN REFUSE TO REMAIN In the Vicinity of the Quarry Hon Than One Night?Sight* Witnessed Enough for the Stoutest. Hearted. After All It i( Only a Leakage of Katural Gas, and Superstition and Imagination Do the Best ( GIlKENSBURQ, N. J.,Dec. 16.?Again the "Ohost of Sire" la playing nightly pranks In the Riverside stone quarry near here, and workmen cannot be coaxed for love or money to work there. The "ghost" appears always after dark. Men may work there until twilight, but when the shadows grow deep on the iiiles of the quarry they scurry away. There is a settlement of shanties near (he quarry, Intended to shelter the workmen, but It is a deserted village at night. The men consent to delve In the Quarry In daytime, but Instead of remaining all night In the shanties, they lly to the town, bringing with them fearsome stories of the quarry ghost. This quarry produces almost the beat tray granite stone In the state, and there Is a great demand for It, but the owners are In despair, as they have not been able to get a force of workmen that will remain there. They have brought strangers In and told them the story of the ghost of the quarry, laughing at the superstltltlon. And the strangt workmen have laughed with them and have worked awa7 In the quarry for one day and slept In the shanties for one night. And the next day they have been 111, frightened or mlsalng. Those who remained in the district long enough told of things they i 1 ?*? ?ha nnavmr ot nlffht tho? hail turned their hair gray. Invariably they refused to work longer there, and eg the little cluster of shanties remains deserted. The ghost seems to be a playful apparition. as it scales the seventy-five feet of bare rock against the hill at will and stands and shines in a background of Are, to the terror of the onlookers. At one time Jt may be a woman throwing her arms high In air away up on the cliff. At another it may be a garbed monk who clasps his hands at a dizzy height, then plunges headlong Into the pool of water that has formed in the basin of the quarry. Hut always, the quarrymen insist, the form of man or woman Is enveloped in u sheet of bluish flame. Reason, argument and money have no effect with the men; they stay one day and one night, then refuse to work longer. So great has been the demand for this particular stone that the owners of the Miurry have offered all sorts of lnducemt-nts to have it reopened. It has been closed for three years because of this "Ghost of Fire." Three years ago it appeared and created such consternation that the village of shanties near there as deserted. Recently, . hoping that the ghost was laid, the owners of the quarry attempted to reopen it. New men were engaged, and they determined to capture the ghost. The next morning they appeared with burned faces and hands at the offices of the owners of the place, and asked for their discharge. The stories they told of clambering the rocks and attempting to seize the apparition that laughed at them and burned them only added to the superstitious fear of the workmen who had consented to operate the quarry In the daytime, and they, too, left the place. The Irish quarrymen said it ftnn a wui-o -inc-wisp uesignea uy buiiiu uucanny creation to lead those who followed It to destruction. The few American employes called Jt an Ignus fatuus merely, arising from the fears of the superstitious. Then they watched It for one night and quit work. The Italians had another explanation, and that was that the ghost was In turn the xplrit of Antonio Petro and Domlnlco Qualll. They were quarrymen who had quarrelled on top of the rock over a bottle of whiskey. They fought, clinched and toppled over the rock to the bas in underneath, where they dihd, each with his hands around the other's throat. And the Italians say .hey can we the two men wrestling night after night. from the top of the cliff down tho fare of the rock and finally plunging IntD the pool. F.dward Mullen, one of the workmen v.'ho had made up his mind to Investigate *he ghost, says that he and the ether men venturesome enough to gaxe upon tl.e apparition of the qua; ry after dark, Irst saw a bluish flame creep from a crevice In the roek, then rush to m ??t another flame that curled up from the pod of water. Then the two flame* met ard cracked and danced over the "urface. "Then," said Mullen, "the thing, or Whatever it was, would straighten up and extend Itself full twenty feet In the air, whirling and dancing like a <l?rvlsh, and assume the figure of a man ?r woman. I am a man of sanity and "ober, as were the others with me, but nothing In the world ever would get me to return to that quarry. "As we looked at this strange bluish light It would take the form of an old 'nan, then a woman of great beauty, then nil would be darkness. The next moment, away up on tbe face of the cllfT we could see two forms. They were those of two men with arms locked and wrestling In combat. Their figures were 'hrown out In stnrtllng distinctiveness by the pale blue light that surrounded lh"m nnd seemed to be a part of them. They would stngger and totter for a moment, then fall Into the pool, and I "wear I could hear the splash of water a".| th<?'despairing cry of a man. Whenever these figures appeared the "aw fiort of bluish lights would appear fit different places In the tissues of the foek on the side of the quarry. They Would (lance about for n minute, then like lightning to the centre of the Poo], where (he devil's dance was going on by the old man or the lovely woman, ?r by the two wrestlers. "We were bold enough to try to grasp the figures of the two wrestlers. ,Jut they turned Into n man on horseback. who shot out a flnmlng sword nt n** Our hands were burned nnd hair beech ams: 'pills glill VTIieCiroi^^mV r Coughs, & V Colds, J S Grippe, I \ Whooping Cough, Asthma, I ? Bronohltla and Inolplant A SL. Consumption, la Jr pi | (jui^ 5 S "TVie &RMAN REMEDV ? ??<AtVq& Araq$i\s. 25^50tVs/J einged. Then the awful thin* was too much (or us, and we ran. -'"I would'nt stay In that Utle settlement near the quarry for any money at night I could itand It when that bluish light rose from the p<?l and moved lowly ind steadily to the old cemetery, (tround near the quarry, but' I ' won't wrofltln tvlth nnv mnr? vhnat* i that look at you as that one did me and shot a biasing sword Into my face." I The explanation made of this phe[ nomehon probably is that In digging out the valuable stone a fissure has been opened that permits the release of natural gavand that it has been Ignited through accident or by some mischievous person. That might explain the bluish flame and the burned faces and handB of the investigators, but it will not explain why the .ghost or apparition, or delusion, or whatever one may call It, appears only at night This much is certain: Three years ago the quarry was shut down because of this peculiar appearance and the superstitious fear it created. Now an effort Is being made U reopen the quarry, and It has failed because the workmen Insist they are "visited" in waking and sleeping hours by the ghost of the quarry, and no mqnry can bribe them to remain there. Steam vs. Elecricity. There Is an interesting condllton of affairs In the little town of Plymouth, Mich., Just now. Some time ago the merchants In that place thought it would be to their advantage and to that of the city to have an electric line to Detroit With this idea In mind money was subscribed and the line was built Tht-.ro were two railroads already between those cJtles, but the merchants thought more were needed, hence the agitation for the electric line. When this was established the rates were cut. The steam roads had been charging seventy-flve cents for the round trip. The electric line cut 11 to thirty cents each way. The two roads, the Flint & Pere Marquette and the Detroit & west Michigan, paid no attention to the cut, but bided their time. This time has now come: The steam lines, knowing that the merchants in Plymouth wished all of the good people of that city to stay at home and do their shopping, made a rate of twenty-five cents, twice a week,* for the round trip to Detroit. The consequence Is that the Christmas shoppers are buying their goods in Detroit, while the local merchants who own stock in the electric line are having all kinds of leisure to meditate on the feasibility of village merchants investing in electric railroad stock. DR. WOOD'S Norway Pine Syrup seems especially adapted to the needs of the children. Pleasant to take; soothing in Its Influence; It is the remedy of all remedies for every form of throat and lung disease.?3. FINANCE AND XBASE. The Features of the Money and Stock Markets. NEW YORK, Dec. 18.?Money on call stringent, ranging from 6 to 125 per cent; last loan 40 per cent; closing bid and asked 30 to 40 per cent. Prime mercantile paper per cent. Sterling exchange slightly easier, with actual business in bankers* bills at $4 87% for demand and at $4 81% for 60 days, posted rates $4 82% and $4 88%; com merclai bills 14 8O^0>4 Bl. Silver certl flcates 69#5&%e. Bar silver 69%c. Moxlean dollars 47%c. Government bonds weak. State bonds Inactive. Railroad bonds weak. The stock market yielded to panic today under the severe stringency of money and the distrust engendered concerning all classes of securities on the exchange. The industrials were the severest sufferers and were the real centres of the disturbance, but the efforts to protect holdings in them precipitated a violent liquidation In other classes of securities. The Intervening Sunday a/forded some momentary check to Saturday's liquidation as was expected, so that the opening declines In sympathy with London were in large part recovered and the market seemed comparatively quiet and without sensation. The announcement ot the failure of a trust company and of a firm of brokers prominent on the exchange caused renewed weakness and there were calls tor additional margins by commission houses. A decision by the clearing house banks to renew old loans at 6 per cent and to avoid as far as possible excessive rates for new loans quieted the market and caused some recovery. In the afternoon severe stringency developed again in the money market, rates for call loans bounding up rapidly to 125 per cent, which was the maximum officially recorded. Unofficial reports were made of loans at 186 per cent. The market quickly took on panic conditions and stocks were thrown over entirely without regard to prices. Metropolitan and Tobacco led with losses of over 20 points and a large number of Industrials followed with 5 to 15 point breuks. In the high grade railroad stocks declines at the extreme low level ranged from 5 to 9 points, Including the grangers, trunk lines, Internationals, southerns and trans-contlnentals. In the last hair hour by concerted agreement of the clearing house banks, 110.000,000 was offered on tho exchange, which broko tho rate for money to 6 per cent and caused violent recoveries of from 1 to 10 points In the price of stocks. All outside lnfluonces wore swallowed up in the acuteness of the local situation. Semi-speculative bonds were off from 2 to 8 points. Dealings were not on an extraordinary scale. Total sales par value *3,356,000. U. S. Bonds. U. fl. 2n reg 102 )U. H- old 4s rug.JUU U. B. H reg lOWIU. S. old 4s cou.11414 IT. 8. 3s coupon.lfiWilU. 8. te re* ll?4 IT. 8. new 4s reg.133* U. 8. 5a coupon.1-Z?* U. S? new 4s cou.UJ'a! Stocks. Atchison IS 3lo. Pacific tVL do preferred .. Wfc Mobile ft Ohio... 35 Balto. 4k Ohio... m Mo. Kan. ft T.... W, Can. Pacific 85 do preferred .. 3^ Can. Southern.. 46tt N. Y. Central...121 Cbes. ft Ohio.... 20% N. J. Central....lW* Chicago O. W\. 1?K Norfolk ft W.... il% ChLB. ft Q....117K do preferred .. ?H% ChL Ind. ft Lou. 13fc North. Pacific.... 4?fc do preferred .. 46 do preferred ...?** ChL ft East. 111. 80 * Ont ft Western. 3M Chi. ft N. W....148 Ore. R. ft Nav... 42 ChL R. I. ft Pac.101% do preferred .. 78 C. C. C. ft 8L I* 66$ Pennsylvania ...12?% Colo. Southern.. 4% Reading 15 do first pre.... 89 do first pre.... 49% do second pre. IS do second pre.. J! Del. ft Hudaon..ll2 Rio Grande W.. 41 Del. Lack ft W.171 do preferred .. 83 Denver ft R. Q.. 17 Bt. L. ft 8an P... 1% do preferred .. 6G do first pre.... 67 Erie 11 do second pre.. 30% do first pre.... 28fc St Louis S. W.. 9 G. North, pre...ICS do preforred .. 20% Hocking Coal ..11 8L Paul 115 Hocking Valley. WA *do preferred ..1C5 Illinois Centrol.lOS St Paul ft Oxn..llO Iowa Central.... Jl% South. Pacific.... X3\ do preferred .. 48 South. Railway. lffVk K. C. Pitta, ft O. 7% do preforred .. Kg Lake Erle^ft W. 18 Texas ft Pacific. 12% do preferred .. 78M? Union Pacific.... 42% Lake Shore ....20C do preferred .. Q04 Louis, ft Naah.. 74% Wabaah Manhattan L.... 91 do preferred .. la** Met St. Ry 155 Wheel, ft L. E.. Meat. Central.... 9% do second pre.. 2J& Minn, ft St. L... 50 |Wls. Central..... 16 do preferred ..88 | Sxnreaa Cnmnanieu. Adams Ufl United States ... 43 American 140 |Wells Fargo ....120 Miscellaneous. Am. Cotton Oil. SI Lacleda Gas .... 7* ! do preferred .. 92 Nat. Biscuit 31% Amer. Malting.. 7 do preferred .. 87 do preferred.. SI National Lead .. 25 Amer. 8. & R.... 30 do preferred ..104 do preferred .. 78 National Steel .. 33% Amer. Spirits... 4 .do preferred .. #6 do preferred .. 17 ?N. Y; Air Brake.133 Am. steel Hoop. 88% N. Amorlcan 3% do preferred .. 75 Pacific Coast.... 40 Amer. S. 4 W.. S4% do first pre.... 75 do preferred .. 84 do second pre.. 58 Am. Tin Plate. 24 Pacific Mall 35% do preferred .. 75 People's Gas 93 Am. Tobacco 82 Pressed Steel C. 49 do preferred ..130 do preferred ..76 Anaconda Mine. 23 Pull. Palace Car.lSO Brooklyn R. T.. 73% Stand..R. A T... 8% Col. P. ft Iron.. 87 8ugar 124% Cont. Tobacco.. 23% do preferred ..112 do preferred .. 72 Tenn. Coal. & 1. 70 Federal Steel .. 4S% U. S. Leather.... 11% do preferred .. 71 U. S. Rubber... 38% Gen. Electric....114% do preferred ..103 Glucose Bu*ar.. 37% Western Union.. 83% ; do preferred .. 90 Republic I. & 8.. 17 Inter. Paper.....177 do preferred .. 62 do preferred ..62 P. C. C. & St. L. 7054 Total sales of stocks were 1,630,500 shares. Offered. , < Steel, Tin, Tube and Hoop Stocks. The following quotations on National 1 8teel Co., American Tin Plate Co. and 1 National Tube stocks are furnished by 81mpson & Tatum City Bank building: Opened. Closed. National Steel common .... 36% 33 National Steel preferred .... 90 89 . American Tin common 26% 24 American Tin preferred..... 75 7b* American Hoop common .... 40 39 , American Hoop preferred .. 78 78% The following quotations are furnished , by Howard Hazlett & Son., brokers, Nai tlonal Exchange bank building: Preferred. Common. 1 Tin - 73 21 Steel R? 34% 'H0?p ?? AiM. j Tube preferred 92 94 ' I Tube common 43 43% ; No sales. Market wild. Money, 103 per ! cent. j Mew xorK mining shocks. I Cholor 12 Ontario TOO Crown Point .... It Ophir 80 Col. Cal. A Va.. 155 PJymouih 12 Dead wood ?0 Quickallvcr 1G0 Gould & Curry.. 10 do preferred ... 700 Hale & Norcrosa 331 Sierra Nevada... 43 Homestake 6,5tojStandard ?0 Iron Silver BjilJnlon Consoll.... 25 Mexican 38jYellow Jacket.... U BreadstufFs and Provisions. CHICAGO?Indications that the war in South Africa has reached proportions sufflclent to actuate a marked improvement in the foreign demand caused a sharp advance In wheat to-day. May closing' l%c over Saturday. Other grains were influenced by wheat, May I com closing %o and May oats tt<5%c j higher. Profit-taking depressed the provision market, May pork closing Vfac, May lard and May ribs 7%c lower. The small world's shipments, the decrease on passage and other statistics reported bullish, were completely overshadowed in the wheat pit by the foreign news. The call for additional vofunteers for the British forces in South Africa alone, it was believed, increased the importance of the Boer war sufficiently to stimulate the grain market. The strength of IAverpool and the vlg- t orous buying of foreigners was sufficient i support for the theories of local dealers, 1 and the market, strong at the opening, < added to Its strength throughout the < session. The crowd in the pit was large, 2 and the activity and volume of trade < greater than it has been before in ' months. May wheat opened over i Bafn^ov n? AQTkffi)7nr< Short* rnverpi! 1 but offering* were not liberal, and the price advanced to 70%4S70%c. From this point the market early dropped oft to the Initial figures on sellIng against privileges, as the price was far above callH. But this was regained, and from that point to the close the advance was persistent. Outside buying orders were on the floor In force, shorts became fearful and covered at substantial losses, and through It all the foreigners bought liberally, absorbing every offer not otherwise disposed of. A few minutes before the last trade had been made. May was at 71%c. The close was l%c over.Saturday, at 71%c. Primary receipts were 697.400 bushels, against 1,821,200 bushels last year. Minneapolis and Duluth reported 554 cars, against 699 cars Inst week and 1,495 cars a year ago.' Receipts here were 56 cars, nine of which were of contract grade. Atlantic port clearances in wheat and flour were equal to 271,600 bushels. Lo- 4 cnl stocks Increased 1,179,000 bushels. New York reportejl 23 loads taken for export. Corn was llrm with wheat, and the market rather active. The strength of * wheat was the factor. The response, I however, was held In check to a degreo C by some liberal profit-taking. The ex- t port demand was good. Local receipts * were 259 cars. May ranged from 35%c t to 33%c, closing Kg up ot 33%c. f The animation and strength of wheat f produced only a drowsy movement In * the oats market. The receipts were 228 * cars. May sold from 24%c to 24%c, and d closed %?%c better at 24%@24%c. 1 Provisions opened strong, and there ? was an early advance with wheat, but 1 this was lost on revising, principally by * New York longs, who were Influenced I by the Wall street situation. The lib- I eral supply of hogs and lower prices at the yard had something of a depressing effect. May pork ranged from $10 27% to $10 55, and closed 7%c under Saturday's close, at $10 02%; May lord from * $5 57?/4 to $5 70, closing 5c under at $5 60, J and May ribs from $5 40{?5 42% to $5 55, 1 and closed 7%c down at $5 42%@5 45. c. Estimated receipts to-morrow: ! Wheat, 100 oars; corn, 516 cars; oats, 228 cars; hogs, 34,000 head. The leading futures ranged as_follows:__ ? Articles. Open./High, j Low. Close, j' Wh?at, No. 1 1 Dec MK ff7% liffii S7U May 71V, ? % 71',fc July 70%| 71* 70% 71), Corn, .No. 2 Dee 31 31% 31 .11% c Jan 31% *1% 31?h $m 1 May 33V 33% 83% 31% 1 Oat*. No. 2. Dei* 23% 22% 22% 8ft May....... 24?fc 24* 21% 24% Mm* Hork. . ju.il no io fjo rr, no oo $io May 10 *7% 10 66 10 27% 10 3:% Lanl. Jan BJfl S 60 5 35 5 37% May 5 65 6 70 5 57% 5 60 Short Ribs. Jnn 6 Sty 6 40 G 27% 6 30 _May 6 r/> 6 &5 8 40 5 45_ "Cash quotations were as follows: Flour?Steady. Wheat?No. 3 spring, 65?P67c; No. 2 red 68CW9%0. Corn?No. 2 yellow, 3l%c; No. 2, 31% ?31 %c, Oats?No. 2, 23?23%c; No. 2 white, 25%Q20c; No. 3 white, 25?25%c, P.y?Vr t. He Barley *-No. 2, 38043c. . ? muccca?Hb. J, >14?01 4?it. W Timothy wed?Prime. 12 M. ' Men pork, per barrel. 18 8DOI0 li; lard, per 100 poundji. $5 IOCS 32H: abort _ rlba aides, (loose). IS 1S0S 40; dry Milted shoulders. (boxed). 6K06Hc; abort clear r (Idea, (boxed). IS SO05 CO. - ? Whiskey?Distillers' finished goods, Of per gallon, tl 2314. Sugars ? Cot loaf, granulated and tandard "A.." unchanged. Clover?Contract grade, 18 IS. Butler?Steady; creameries, 16026c; dairies, ISC 22c. Cheese?Firm, at 11K012HC. Eggs?Firm; fresh, at 20c. c NEW YORK?Flour, receipts, 1?,?52 mi barrels; exports, 13,309 barrels; market flrmer, and held higher with wheat, buy- W era showlug a readiness to meet old asking rotes. The close was firm. Wheat, receipts. 66,435 bushels; exports, 03,877 bushels; spot market Arm; No. 2 red, 76c t o. b. afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth, 80*c t o. b. afloat nominal; No. 1 hard Duluth. 82c t. o. b. Options opened strong at Ho advance and olosed Wc strong at IHOIHc net advance. March ? closed at 76!4c; May closed strong at T| 76tfc; July closed strong at 76Ho; De- ' ' cember closed strong at 7She. Corn, receipts, 166,026 bushels; exports .. 266.090 bushels; spot market flrm; op- CI tlon market opened Ho higher and closed flrm at unchanged prices to Ho advance. May closed at 38Hc; December closed strong at 3>HcOats, receipts, 47,660 bushels; export*, 60,364 bushels; spot market flrm; No. 2 m, white, JlKc; No. 3 white, 30Hc; track 1 mixed western. 2903OHc; track white. 31034c; options quiet but firmer. Hay steady. Hops, bides, leather, coal and beef steady and firm. Cutineats quiet; pickled bellies, 5tt06ftc; do a J shoulders, 5%c; do hams, 8*4? 9 c. Lard weak; western steamed, $5 65?5 70; re- M fined weak; continent, $5 95. Pork firm. Butter and cheese and J egg* steady. TaJlow firm; city, 6c; ?country, 4%05c. Cottonseed oil steady; EA prime crude. 28c; do yellow, 32c. Rosin steady; strained common to good, $1 45. ? Turpentine steady at 62052%c. ' Rice HC Arm. Molasses and peanuts steady. Coffee, futures opened steady at un changed-prices to 5 points advance and ov closed steady to 5 points higher to 5 points lower. Total sales, IS,250 bags. Bar Sugar, raw, steady; fair refining, 3 3-16c: 96 test, 414c bid; molasses sugar, WJ 3 9-16c; refined, quiet NEW YORK?The statement of the visible supply of grain in store and afloat on Saturday, December 16, as compiled by the New York Produce Exchange, is as follows: Wheat, 57,093,000 bushels; increase, 801,000 buBhels. Com, 11,385.000 bushels: increase, 341,000 *? bushels. Oats, 5,382.000 bushels: de- ^ crease, 695,000 bushels. Rye, 1,422,000 bushels; increase. 78,000 bushels. Bar- J ley. 2,891,000 bushels; decrease, 202,000 m bushels. \ BALTIMORE ? Flour dull and un- 4 changed; receipts, 12,997 barrels; exports ^ 351 barrels. Wheat firmer: spot and month, 71%@71%c; January, 72@72&c; Mav TK??7Klt?. utnnmc). Vn 9 R71LGto 67%c; receipts. 11,741 bushels; southern as by sample, 66072c; do on grade, 68? Si 71%c. Corn firmer: spot and month, ter 37^4@37%c; December, new or old, 37%0 "v I7*c: Jan., 37y?037ftc; Feb., 37%037%c: w. March, 37%c bid; steamer mixed, 35% 0 Ev< 36c; receipts, 206,247 bushels; exports, Si 179,298 busheJs; southern white and yellow corn, 33%038c. Oats steady; No. 2 p white, 31031%; No. 2 mixed, 28%029c, Hay easy; No. 1 timothy, $15 00015 50. dc Cheese firm; large, 13U013%c; medium, IS I3%013%c; small, !3%<i>13Kc. Butter, firm; fabcy creamery, 27028c; do imita tion, 20021c; do ladle. 18020c; good la- TM lie, 16017c; store packed, 16016%c. Egg* Brm, at 21c per dozen. CINCINNATI?Flour firm; fancy (3 0003 20; family J2 350 2 70. Wheat Arm and higher; No. 2 red 71c. Corn ntrong; No. 2 mixed 33c. Oats easy; No. 2 mixed 26c. Bye steady; No. 2. Sic. Lard quiet at $5 20. Bulkmeats firm at $5 40. Bacon flrm at $6 20. ? Whiskey steady at |1 23%. Butter dull. Sugar easy: hard refined 14 1605 78. g-sp Eggs flrm at 17c. Cheese quiet; good to BrIt prime Ohio flat 12%c. Uhr TOLEDO?"Wheat higher and inac- Ne? Live; No. 2 castf and December. 70%c; y*J May. 74%c. Corn higher and flrm; No. Mftl I mixed, 32c. Oats dull and flrm; No. car 5 mixed, 24c. Rye, no sades. Cloverseed Wai ictlve; higher for futures; prime cash, Stci ?ld. $4 85 bid; December, 5 72% bid; gev March, 15 82% bid. OH unchanged. JjJJj Les Live Stock. Bro CHICAGO?Cattle, good to choice ^ iteady to 10c higher. Others weak to a L mint' luwfi. luw ninrnei uiiu iuiiirms LeS I0i$15c lower. Feeders unchanged, ore 3ood to choice $5 30?? 30; poor to me- Ely Hum $4 25@5 10; mixed stockers $3 005? I^r ! 0; selected feeders 14 2004 65; good to ~ ;holce cows $3 50@4 76; heifers $3 00? ? 00; canners $2 0003 00; bulls $2 50? 1 25; calves $4 OO0>7 00; fed Texas _> Jeeves $4 35@5 20. Hogs 5@10c lower; :rude active; closed Arm; fair clear- q'? inces; mixed and butchers $3 95CM 20; j^s, food to choice heavy $4 0504 20; rough lenvy $3 Mt\ 00; light S3 95@4 12%: julk of sales $4 05(f?4 15. Sheep market lull and 10c to 25c lower, except for ^ 'ancy grades: native wethers $3 90i*st i 50; lambs $4 00tf?5 65; western wethers Med 14 00?4 40; western lambs $5 00fl>5 40. Chli Receipts?Cattle. 36,000 bend; hogs, 46,i00 head; sheep, 26.000 head. yfft, EAST LIBERTY ? Cattle slow and Can ower; extra, $5 80tf?6 15; good, $5 00@5 30; Man common, S3 #?3 CO. *??' Hogs, active and stronger; best as- J;-",, tortcd modlums and heavies. $4 30(014 35; uiir >est Yorkers. S4 2r?<S>4 30; light Yorkers Brld tnd pigs. 54 20?4 25; roughs. *2 75?3 75. Bell Sheep, active and higher; choice weth- gj ?rs. $4 3504 50; common. $1 5002 60; Bell choice lambs, $5 S5&5 50; veal calves, agei 17 0007 50. to a CINCINNATI?Hogs active at $3 50? BAl Metal a. NEW YORK?The market for metits was quiet all day, with some demrtments showing fair steadiness, ffff )thers have continued weak and Irreg- |!p* ilar with prices lower under large oferlngs, weak cables and a refusal of luyers to go on. The report that a tin Irm In London had failed served to dlslulet the local trade. At the close the n*7. netal exchange called pig Iron war- 5Jjj ants weak for futures. Lake copper p^u lull and easy at $16 500*17 00 nominal. Pin held steady for spot, but easy and Pltti leglected for futures at $24 90W25 00. J}'1}? -.ead steady at $4 6504 75. Spelter iteady at $4 6504 75. The brokers* pajr trice for lead Is $4 45, and for. copper wu 10 75. %an< 1 Colu Dry Goods. NEW YOnK?The week opens with a f-f rencrally quiet week In dry goods. The ijral llsturbancos In money, stocks and cot- Wat on to-day, have had slight effect upon ? ondltlons In this market. Brown sheet- fijg! ngs and drills firm In all weights. Steadied cottons quiet, but sellers still phlli eserved. Coarse colored cottons very Oral carco and against buyers. White Was roods Konprnlly oversold and advancnpr. Prints flrm: no further change In p^il trices In either staple or fancy lines. zan< 'rlnt cloths Inactive at previous prices. Cine Pitt! petroleum. OIL CITY?Credit balances. $1 6fl; thro ertlflcates, no bid; shipments, 141,650 larrols; overage, 71,778 barrels; runs, C'W 25,141 barrels; average, SI,752 barrels. p n NEW YORK?Petroleum Arm. G< Wool. ml NEW YORK?Wool steady, {j^' ? Sure from CASTOR IA I For Infants and Children. ? <?< ft? ' The Kind You Have Always Bought i AS mronre, rax. M. F. C. SCHNELLE, Ptraiblng, Gm and StMM Fitting. tier In *11 toed* pertalnlnc to th. tn MI Mala StreeC 'elephone K. Wheeling. W. Vi )BERT W. KYLE, Practical Plumber...... Gas and Steam Fitter. No. 1155 Market Street Ian end Electric Chandeliers. Fllti 1 Taylor Ou Burners a specialty. \ M. HARE & SON, Practical Plumbers,*** Gas and Steam fitter*. No. B Twelfth Street trk done promptly at reasonable pr!< tIMBLE & LIITZ SUPPLY HOUSE. imbinq and Gas Fitting. Stei and Hot Water Heatiag. FULL LINE 07 THE CELEHRAT: SNOW STEAM POMPS. 1EST HOTELS DT THE STATE JKZW HOUSE. New Martinsville, W. Va. Home for Commercial end Oil Men. TEL MOBEY, Mlddlebourne, W. Va. Flrst-Class Livery Attached. INNEB'S TAVERN, At Depot, Fairmont, W. Va. nple Rooms Opposite New Court Hon LTSOH HOTEL, Harrlsville, W. Va. Good Accommodations. Livery. STEAMERS. bur^' A^CUic irlnK u-horiooat, foot of Twelfth stre follows: _ _ Learner VIRGINIA-T. J. Calhcon. Mi ; R. H. Kerr, Purser. Every Bund le&mcr' KEYSTONE STATE?Char Knox. Master: Will D. Kimble, Purs sry Tuesday at s a. m. learner QUEEN CITY-Robert R. / v. Master: Daniel M. Lacey, Purs ry Thursday nt 8 a. m. or Freight or Passage Telephone 93C CROCKARD & BOOTH. 'IS Agent? RAILROADS. E sveland, Lorain & Wheelii RAILWAY COMPANY. Bchcdule In effect November 19, 1899. Central Standard Time. NORTH-BOUND. &. m. a. m. p. m. p. Main Line. 2_ _ 4 6_ lalre S:CS Ifceport 9:10 1:00 4 ichsvllle 6:30 8:lo 3:00 6 r Philadelphia .. 6:48 8:27 3:18 6 lal Dover 6:55 8:34 3:26 G mat?. 6:24 9:08 8:56 7 mtllon 0:40 9:18 4:11 7 ial Fulton 6:58 9:85 4:28 Srfck 7:06 9:42 4:15 -Una 7:27 10:04 4:68 ... 7:33 10:10 5:06 ppewa Lake 7:42 106:14 llhl" 7:55 10:30 5:26 er .. 8:06 10:18 6:36 oklyn 8:64 11:24 6:32 /eland 8:10 11:40 6:40 a.~m. a. m. p. m. p. orala Branch. 12 U M 1 ter 8:15 10:41 5.47 2 fton 8:35 10:? 6:05 2 rla 8:54 11:16 6:23 2 iin 9:10 11:34 6:37 2 SOUTH-BOUND. aT m.lp. m. p. m. a.: oraln Branch. 9 I 16 13 _1 aln.TT. ,7.. 9:451 4:25 1:06 7 rla ? 10:00 4:40 1:20 7 fton 10:16 4:66 1:38 7 lit- ..: 10:?l 6:15 1:57 .? 1 a. nu)p.;m. p. m. a, i Main Line. .7 | 6 3 _J rsssi | m ? nklvn I 4:o4 1:16 7 ter 6:40 2:00 8 inn 5:56 2:11 8 >pewa Lake 6:07 2:22 8 111? 0:19 2:30 8 ling 6:26 2:36 8 wick 6:48 2:5* 9 al Fulton Z.ZS 3:05 9 alllon 6:30 7:ir. 1:23 9 u? 6:46 7:81 8:40 9 al Dover 7:16 8:ul 4:11 10 r Philadelphia... 7:23 8:08 4:18 10: Ichsvllle 7:44 8:25 4:35 10: igeport 9:50 6:60 l aire 7:03 cctrlo cars Bridgeport to Wheelin aire and Martin's Ferry. Const its for best routes and lowest rat 11 points. M. O. CARREL. General Passenger Agent LTIM0RE & OHIO RAILR0AI Departure^ and a MMMj jfljij Schedule^ In^efTe Station^ corner ' Leave. Arrfi om Wheelin* to a. m. a,? fton and Cumberland... *12:25 8: ihlngton and Baltimore. *12:25 8: adelphla and New York *12:25 8: ?V:.I ihlng'ton ond Baltimore. 5:25 *11: adelphla and New York *5:25 *11: fton and Cumberland... t 6:50 t4: mont and Orafton * 6:50 4: hlngton (Pa.) and Pitts. 7:20 6: a. t ssvllle and Newark 7:25 * 1: imbus and Chicago 7:25 l: P. t and Columbus.... *10:15 * 5: Innatl and St. LouIh.... *10:15 *5: rton and Cumberland... *10:50 *10. ihlngton and Baltimore. *10:50 '10: P.m. a. ti IU? *13: imhuH and Chicago * 3:2<' *12; hlngton (Pa.) and Pitts t 3:15 t 9: adelphla and New York t 3:15 *10: 'ton and Cumberland... *4:50 *10: hlngton and Baltimore. * 4:V> (burgh and Cumberland * ft:CJ *10; hlngton nnd Haltlmore. * 5:20 *10: ndrmhla and New York * 5:10 *10: wvllle and Columbus.... *11:40 *5: Innatl and 8t. Louis ... *11 ;40 * 5:: i. and Washington (Pa.) | 5;3S 6H: ally." 'tKxcept Sunday. ISundaj's otil; llman Sleeping or Parlor Cars on a ugh trains. T. C. BITRKE, Passenger and Ticket Agent, Wher g. Agent for all Stejunshlp Line*, i UNfiKRWOOD, D. B. MARTIN* sneral Manager. Mgr. Puss. Traflii BaU Imore.? IK MONONCJAH ROUTE !9 T" Short Line between Fairmont an ksburg. gulck Tlme-Fant Trains Connections. When traveling to c i Clarksburg or Weal Virginia on iburgh railroad points, seo that you ?ts read via the Monongahrla Rlvr road. Close Connections at Falrmoi B. A O. trains, and ut niarksbur B. A O. and W., V. & P. trains. Tleli i'I a this route on sals at all B. & C W.. V. ti P. R. R. stations. HUGH ?. BOWLES. Oen'l. Bupt. A. KINDB OF PLA1N AND FAXSC Printing. An entire new line of san of Ball Programmes, Tickets and It Ions at all prices at the lntalilfene? Printing Ofloa _ RAILWAY TIMfe CARD;| ??u2^!I,sS9 S? P? ???., Bat. PWI.. N.r. :-5j tj:? am ...Cumbuland Accom... B3o jiHS9 2 S *? Gratton Accom U JB tnS .?.?? ? -ii-Onfton Aocom.:... *10J? am SS 10:60_arn-Wmhlncton Cllr Ex.. *10Jl pm De?rL BH0^C.0r6liCW?it "JirtriVa 7.J5 am For Columbus and Chi. *1:15 am ' 2?;55 am ^olwnbiui and Ctncln.. *5:17 pm' V? *U:12 PR* Columbus and Clndn.. HJO am irs maS pm Cg'umbus ftnd ChL Ex. *n^^H mrt ^ifiS I"0 "?f ClaliwrlOe Accom.. tll:#lunyj ? TSffS ?2 -fit-Clalrsvllle Accom.. t5JTmf&: noas am Sandusky Hall Sat pm' sS til is tfs ss 'i p. a. e. vscerwr "rafiSS-l ._ __ East. -A;! JJ5 J? Pittsburgh tt:45 juraflg :es. til-00 *m ....... Pittsburgh ....... ?05t>m ~~ !iS SS HK** SI?1.111-and N-1- H:a pm *2:5 P? 2Jts.. phlla. and N. T. tfjtt pm. i U S pm H""" Bat. W?h.. N.T. m:SS am .7 1?.? pm Pitu.. BN.w..h? N^T. *U:Kam % J!* am -Steub. and Denntnon.. 11:44 am tiiS *m 8Lcuh ' Col., ctn., sl Xj. t7;07 am 5s ?2 ?m cS'v*ni! C1"1- t>:? pm H isjs e^cZSsrM* jijis 5. | .TJ^Im Park.'ana'Way1,Polnta lo'Sam"? !? ? im ?Jiar].?ton and Clndn. !:? pm IRI lii.JSS Snn- ana ImlnitoB t7:!3 pin I U*.j5 ani ? Kenova Express.... |7;tt pm^*<K pm ?ar't' an<* Way Polnta t8:50 pm 4JjSL2? snd Way Polnta jS:l8 am jw _p-T* P.~Brld**port. Arrive. fM \l'A fS PtWayne and Chicago t?:*5 pm *FD ?'2 5 v;.9ant0n and Toledo... t9:S& pm' 4in'2 ?iWaPce and Cleveland t8:5S am j t&S 5?, ffi*8feM?vllle and Pitts. 4p;SS pm v . 52 U'.Ia ?? Wayne and Chicago |10:40 am v-Canton and Toledo... tt>:*5pm ; U*.ia p ?!,,anc? and Cleveland tt:40 pm . a ? #?.ia? PJ$lLt#l,> ?"d Wellsvllle ni/flfam 52(S?.Vbi .and WeJIivUle 11:14 am , _ tfi:K pmlPhlladAlnhii* m?a v. jmh *.*? SS ,o?alL,m<)^and WMh- ^ ? ?8 ? V&ett?mv,,i# JtTd *ltt?. ? ? pm. JL^Pgl-gteuh. and WoH?vHle. tS;BI am S*foar5i> ni' AW.?Bridgeport Arrive. ? S'-Jn ?? Sev*- I01* an(1 Chicago ff :1B pin / 258 E cleY?- To*, and Chicago t?:50 pm . 15'19 P*? Mai??!Ilon Accom.... flO:BO pm .> * ?. fioS iS -i - ttalnvillft Accom.. t9:28 am ? 2*r im ?* CJajrarlth Accom.. tl:S4pm t 2**2 Em "SI" S*MH* Accom.. f4:67 pm i?:S S 8t* Cr,ft,rsvl,lft Accom.. t?*5 pm : t12-*2 Pm Local Froight fU:40 am . 22 eaSK!: /?? W* & E. Ry. AmitT fi.30 am Clove. A Chicago Flyer *10:25 pm UU8 am Tol. and Detroit Special t 4:00 pm , til 1| am C eve A Massltlon Ex. t 4:00 pm ? ~~ 4:45 pm Clove. A Masslllon Ex. *10:40 am N- 9:36 am Steub. & Brilliant Acc. 7:S5 am lS; I ?8 pm 2touh- A Brilliant Aoe. *U:I0 pm I 2;S P 5f*ub- * Brilliant Ace. 5:50 pm . H- ??0_pm Steub. & Brilliant Acc. 1:05 pm ' v S: ftp*"- B? Z. db CTIlTR. "Arrlvr 'i w Bell* Irk. nd am Man* Express and Pas. 8:16 pm i i S:2? P? Express and Passenger. 9:40 am j/e pm Mixed Freight and Paa. 1:10 pi. *r nd 7 ;?rj.vj K BAH.BOADS. .3 In- '"T, J'TL Pennsylvania Stations. s? |1 j/ennsyIvania Lines.! j J?? Trains aun by Can toil Tlaw* AS follows t J* Dally. t Dally, except Sunday. y 'Sunday only. *' Ticket Offices at Pennsylvania Station on , Water street, foot or Eleventh street. LgSj Wheeling, and at the Pennsylvania flt*> ? tlon, Bridgeport. SOUTHWEST SYSTEM?"PAN HAN~ DLE ROUTE." : I Leave. I Arrive iff From Wheeling to a. m. a. m. ' Jo Wellaburg and Steubenviile. 16:3s t 8:97 I McDonald and Pittsburgh., t :* f 8U5 " i Indianapolis and St Louis'., t 6:25 t 5:16 Columbus-and Cincinnati... t 6:26 t 5:1S ' Dayton t 6:25 f 5:15 " Wellaburg and Pittsburgh.. flO:0O t 6:16 -I McDonald and Pittsburgh.. tlO:M 15:13 8?* Pittsburgh and New York.. 10:35 ? p. m. p. ra. .ln Philadelphia and New York, t l.DO 12:25 ! ;ix Steubenviile and Pittsburgh f 1:00 f 2:25 ' ^ Columbus and Chicago t l:o0 t 2:25 !J1 Philadelphia and New Tor* 2:5S *10^S5 Baltimore and Washington 1 6:35 *10:35 q Steubenviile and Pittsburgh 2:65 t 8:45 3 McDonald and Dennlson.... t 2:55 t 8:45 Pittsburgh and Now York., f 6:35 ?805 ' Indianapolis and 8t. Louis, t 8:30 t*1:0? Dayton and Cincinnati f 8:30 f 6:W 1 Steubenviile and Columbus. f 8:30 T 6:07 I _ j1- NORTHWEST SYSTEM?CLEVELAND ; 25 * ft PITTSBURGH DIVISION. :5 1 ? *? From Bridgeport to a. m. p. m. Fort Wayne and Chicago... t 4:48 t8:36 v _ Canton and Toledo f 4:48 f 8:35 m. a. m. I Alliance and Cleveland 14:48 t 7:63 ; ;ft5 Steubenvlllo and Pittsburgh t4:4S t 9:40 " Jf;1, Steubenvlllo and WelJsvJUe. 19:09 113A0 i joo Steubenvlllo and Pittsburgh t 9:C9 jl2:40 p. m. f m. Fort Wayne and Chicago... 11:15 18:35 I Canton and Crestline 11:15 +12:40 -W ;10 Alliance and Cleveland 11:15 18d5 :24 Steubenvlllo and Wellsvfiie. r 1:15 i 5:25 ' J :10 Philadelphia and New York f 1:15 t 5:25 J ;? Wdlnvillo una PlttuburBh... 1:10 *11-14 :43 Toronto and Pittsburgh.... 11:15 *9:40 -j :<g Steubenvlllo and Wellsville. f 2:54 7:50 J8 Baltimore and Washington. 11:15 *5:25 :3<i New York and Washington, f 4:58 6:23 j :;9 Steubenvllle and Pittsburgh t 4:53 5:28 Parlor Car Wheeling to Pittsburgh on :*j 2*55 p. in. and 6:35 p. m. train. Central time. (One hour slower than Wheeling 16 time.) J. O. TOMLINSON, Passenger and Ticket Agent ,y{ Agent for all 8teamahlp Lines. g Qjf^ OHIO RIVER RAILROAD CO. It! Time Table In effect November 19, 1899. ct ACCOMMODATION. 7:20 a. m.?Dally?For Pnrkersburg and of intermediate points. OHIO VALLEY EXPRESS. 10:00 a. m.?Dally except Sunday?Por " Moundsvill*. Now Martinsville, SlsJ? tersvllle, St. Marys, Marietta, Par}0 kersburc, Ravenswood, Millwood, 10 Pomeroy, Pt. Pleasant. Charleston, Gallipot!*, Huntington. Konova. Iron52 ton. rortsmouth. Hlllsboro, Clncln*2 natl. and all points South and Westl S? Runs solid to Cincinnati. Parlor Car. an KKNOVA EXPRESS. 33 11:45 a. m.?Daily?For Sfrlc.rsvlUe, Marln. etta. Parkcrsburg. Pomeroy, Point 13 Pleasant. Charleston, Galllpolls. 15 Huntington, Kenova, and principal Intermediate points. Parlor Car. I }2 ACCOMMODATION. 30 3:45 p. m.?Daily-For Parkeraburg and 30 Intermediate points, n. EXPRESS. IS 7:00 p. m.?Dally except Sunday?For Stern tersvlllf. St. Marys, Waverly, Marl* 'n etta, Parkonrt>urg, and (ntcrmedliU so i points north of Slstorsvllle. 30 I I* E. CIIALENOR. 13 | Gen. Pass. Agent 13 ! ' 13 Wheeling & Elm Grove Electric Railway 05 | Cars will run as follows, city tlm?: ' WHEELING TO ELM QROVB. 11 Lcavo Wheeling. Leavo Elm Grove J a. m. p. m. a. m an. , i:3o 2.30 5:45 "NtS . '* 0:00 3:00 . ?:1G 6:.iu 8 JO IJJ , 7:00 4:u0 7:16 Jiff I - 7:30 4;SU 7:46 J Jj J - ??> ?;00 8:15 JlJ'.lW 8;30 6:30 f;46 f:# 0:00 l;oo 9:15 S:? d P:30 8:30 9:45 Z 10:00' 7:00 10:15 'I 10:30 1M lo: is ?:ij SO<j '1: 1I:(? ?:P0 11:15 | ,5 J ll:? * *> 11| , ' J p. m. . I j KM ? <? ?i? Ml r p. m. r ll:S0 1.30 25:48 t:4ft ' ' 1:00. 10-.00 1:15 10:18 1:30 10:30 1:48 10f3 Si ? 3:00 11:00 2:15 l];M | - Kxtrn. from VTOMMnr to Hark end K#. * turn: > LEAVE WHEELING. ? a. m. p. m. p. m p. m. i <:46 3:65 4:58 |;4| ^ 7:45 4:18 8:lf -J . |