Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-21
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

A Chinese squadron has been ordered to
|eruise on the Tonquin river.
One thousand i've hundred French troops
have been sent to Tonquin.
h A statue - Bsacons6eld was unveiled IN
Parliament Square, London, Yesterday, by
|N, rthcOte, in the presence Of an immense
|crowd.
"A Owing to a threatened strike OF bakers,
|lbe Austrian military bakers have been
|blaced at the service of employers to pre-
|Sent a scarcity Of bread.
Express Clerk Frank A. Vaughan, OF the
american Company, has been arrested at
Indianapolis for stealing 5000 package
| sc confessed.
SMALLPOX in a mild form has appeared IN
|Ae Methodist Conference Seminary at Pen
.ipctop. Y J., and the school will have to
| be temporarily closed.
A Thousand acres of woodland were
mined over Wednesday night in Milford
Ia Hopkinton, Mass Several hundred
| rords of cut wood were destroyed.
Owing TO the excessive amount OF Aexi'
|. ar silver dollars circulating in Havana
fradesmen have agreed TO receive them fol
NOT more than 70 cents on the dollar.
DIV an arrangement between the Amerl'
can and Mexican postal authorities 8 change
has been arrived at whereby the sio" de-
lixery OF mail matter in Mexican territory
rill be Obyia,ed.
The Havanna thieves who broke into the
x.nlr where the Cuban Government dePos'
ia its stamps secured postage and telegraph
c..r,ps and stamped paper to the amount
Of $4,000.
The committee investi eating the charges
rreferrrd s,tinst Supervising Architect
an met yesterday morning, completed the
exaul .nayrou OF charges and accompanying
specinca,ions and adjourned until MNuday
new.
The one hundred and eighth anniversary
of the battle uf con, ord and Lexington was
obse-yed yesterday / those towns by the
fring of cannon. disi y of flags and par
! noe Of the local miIir organizations.
The boly of ". II. andrews, cashier of
fhe Windsor II tel, at Denver, who dislp
pearri last month from the Grand Pacii;
NO.. Chicago, leaving several thousand
| nol lar, in the safe, was found in the river
| yesterday.
Cba-,es S,rd5eI was found dead on the
rideqllk in New York early yesterday
morniuc. His skull was fractured. There
isronsiderabe mystery about the affair,
hnt i, Is believed he was struck with 3 paw
| ina stone during a row.
IT, order issued several days ago to
plscr on the list Of frauds the Portable
Xlectric Light Company, of - Water street
BOSTON. has been revoked by Postmaster
General Gresham on the ground that the
article advertised for sale is patented and
canuot therefore be classed as a fraudulent
aevice.
AT banquet of the Central Conserya
tive Committee, London, Salisbury anC
Northcote expressed a mutual desire for
MAltNr anu Wv c 0hGN kAAC obANAAAkN' -
match q victory by means Of shady tactic
and make mischief by statements relative
70 imsRnary jealouies among the Consery'
atiye leaders.
The municipal authorities OF Antwerp
have refused to grant a concession to the
conpany wishing the right to erect grain
eleyators for unloading grain. Previous
% the announcement of the decision a mob
attacked the Town Hall. smaShigg win
dow add injur.ng several persons. The
pclicc charged the crowd aud made a nun
bef Of arrests
The officials of the British Consular Of
fee, New York. are reticent as TO whether
they have rece.Eed direct Instructions from
E1sland regarding the search for the ia
nous 'Number One" Of the Dublin conspir
ncy, who is said to have come to New York
and to have gone to Mexico. The COnsu
lar officials also refuse to state the nature
of the errani of the considerable number
Of London detectives now in this city.