The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-20
NEWS IN yRrgF.

The general indications are favorable
TO a good cotton crop in Texas.
william Blair, Of IIillsboro, O., has been
arrested on the charge of perjury.
A party Of Mexican journalists have
started on tour through the United
States.
Pinkeye Is spreading rapidly among tho
horses in the eastern part Of Seneca
county, o.
Henry sauerbier sold his wife and baby
TO a man named Mcfarland, for Sl0O, at
Cleveland, O.
Jas. Prish and VIM. A. Clark were
killed by an explosion in a copper mine Ut
Copper Falls, Mich.
Rudolph j. Rohlis, OF Peoria, Ills, com
mitted snicide by, shooting, because he
burned some bread in the baking,
Fifteen Republican Postmasters have
been removed inthe district represented
by Congressman Ward, of Indiana.
Robert Poston, OF London, o., has bean
arrested for the murder OF George ARM
strong, living near that city, seven years
ago.
There are twenty.one thousand widows
Of old soldiers OF the war OF 1912 drawing
pensions from the United States Govern
ment.
ltis reported that the Mescaleros Iudi-
ans are of their reservation, in the White
Oak country, without leave, on a hunting
expedition.
Thomas Mcdowell, convicted at Mt.
Carmell, Ill, OF beating his wife to death
while drunk, was sentenced 10 twenty.one
years in tho penitentiary.
The Southern Pacific Railway Company
has been compelled to reduce the working
force in order to bring the operating ex-
penses within hereceipts.
Shad Jones tcolored) and Giovanni Mono
lltalianl tonght at Evansville, Ind, and
beat and cut each other 80 badly that both
are pronounced beyond recovery.
The Jury in the case Of Charles w. BUD
densieck, the contractorof the New York
tenement house that fell and killed Louis
Walters, found him guilty OF manslaugh-
ter.
Tho builders leberess Of Toronto threat
en- to strike II their wages are not increas-
ed sixteen cents on the hour. II will
throw three thousand men out of employ.
ment and stop all building operations.
In cable railway accident at Kansas
City, Mo-, four men were injured, one
OF whom will die. The accident was
caused by the gripman becoming excited
and losing control Of the grip on steep
grade.
The schooner Austin D. Knight has
beep engaged by Philadelphia company
to raise the Spanish treasure galleous,
sunk Ia Yigo Bay In 1902, with great trea.
sure on board. Spain Is to lave one
fourtho oil tho treasure recovered.
A meeting CT Ohio soldiers who partici-
pated In the battle Of Gettysburg is called
for July 4, to meet at Columbus 10 arrange
for the purchase Of ground on which 10
erect o monument in memory Of their
comrades who fell in that engagement.
Judgment has been entered in favor Of
the u. 5. Government against tho Union
Pacific Railway company for 81, ,577, COS.
On this amount the company has q credit
Of Sl17,0o0, and there Is an undetermin-
ed amount due itirom the Government,
which will leave aDatauce OF about $780,
600 actually owing to the Government.
Hanlan and Teemer, yesterday morning,
met at Buffalo, N. Y, and drew up articles
for . series Of five races, each laca TO be
for $500, with privilege Of increasiDethe
stakes to 81 600. The two-mile race Is to
hs rowed on August S,'thS three.mile on
August 22i; the three and u half mile on
September 9th; tho fontmile on Septem.
Der 10Th, and the fys-mile on October 81.
The races TO be rowcd between tho hours
uraud seven o'clock ~. Tho water
Is TO be mutually agreed upon hereafter.
The Meltonp, father and son, were
hanged yesterday at FarmeIsVilie, La.
Old man Aielton's neck was dislocated. !.
and with the exception Of slight sllfug
oithe shoulders he died Immediately ailer
the fall without astFusgle. His son vii.
liam died In terrible sgony. Tie loon
caught over his chin IN desccndinp. II
remained 80, allowing easy respiration.
After fifteen minutes, his condition being
unchanged, ,the rope was rea6jnsted and
death resulted In eleven minutes. Neither
OF them made any statement. The exc.
cution was private. sf IN
Toa Great Army OF ndottais.
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