The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-06
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Charles Bay, Mary S. Wales and John
Martin were drowned in Turkey river,
Iowa, Saturday.
Patents were issued Saturday to the
State OF Minnesota for 4,lS2 acres OF
swamp land in the st. Cloud district.
The river Moldau continues to rise.
The villages on its banks are submerged
and many Of the inhabitants have been
drowned.
The French government has sent
professors OF agriculture everywhere TO
advise farmers how best to gather and
preserve their crops during the weather
crisis.
At meeting of the Canadian Oatmeal
MillGrs' Association held ut Toronto,
Friday, resolution was passed to wind
up the affairs Of the association on Au-
gust 81.
Dispatches from many points in Illi-
nOis, Indiana and Iowa report the heat
OF Friday rs having been intense. There
were many prostrations and several
deaths.
James McCracken, Il carpet manufac-
turer OF Philadelphia, has made an as
sgnment. Liabilities, $4,000. The
creditors are principally yarn dealers OF
that city.
The Marine Hospital Bureau is inform
ed by telegraph from Tampa, Fla, that
fumigation is going on at Plant City,
and that there are now new cases OF yell
low fever.
Rev. Thomas Melvin, OF Galesburg,
H., was arrested ut Evansville Saturday
for using indecent and insulting Ian
guage on the street. A woman is the
prosecutor.
The protectOrate established by Italy
over Zulla has incensed France. The
newspapers claim that Zulla belongs to
France uI.der treaty signed by Abys'
sinia and France.
The demand for the nomination OF A.
G. Porter as the Republican candidate
for Governor OF Indiana has become over
whelming, and tits the prevailing Opin-
ion that he vii certainly bemade its can
didate.
Howard W. Sterling is accused OF
forging the name OF his uncle, Edmund
K. HERSHEY, OF BueCyrus, O., to mort
cages for large amounts. The alleged
forgcries took place at Detroit. Sterling
will be prosecuted.
Hon. Adm Thayer, Judge OF Probate
ut Worcester, Mass, and well known
politician, committed suicide at his
home on Cedar street about I o'clock
Saturday morning, by cutting his throat
with razor. He was suffering from
temporary insanity.
In compliance with n request from
Governor Gray, visit to Southern lndi-
ana,will be made by Attorney General
NIichenCr for the purpose OF obtaining
evidence, il possible, on which to prose-
cute some ofthe White Cap outlaws, who
have been committing outrages so fire.
quently.
BY order of the Secretary OF the 1nte-
rior, hereafter appeals from the decis.
ions OF the Commissioner Of the General
Land Office, under timber culture, desert
land, homestead, presumption and min
craI land laws, will be considered and
decided by First Assistant Secretary
Muldrow. Exceptional cases will be
submitted to the Secretary.
Prof. Elisha Gray, Of Highland Park,
Ill.,, has obtained letters patent, dated
July 81, 1855, for Il combination OF in
striments called the telautograph, con-
sisting OF u transmitter and receiver,
and design for transmitting messages by
wire between distant points by the
sender in his own handwriting, thus
doing away with skilled operators.
Mrs. Helena Helverson died at La
Grange, Iowa, Saturday OF disease
closely resembling leprosy. She located
lin Iowa in 1856, was married, but had
mo children. She first complained OF ill
ness in Norway, September, 1885, the
pains complained OF being erratic in
chest, shoulder and arms. The disease
was obsct4fed until last June, when 1t
began to develop rapidly, and death fol-
lowed Saturday.
The largest mortgage ever filed in the
Recorders office in Platt county, ILL.,,
was received Saturday. II was for S.
500, 600 and was gwen by the Indianap-
oils, Oliney 4 Springfield Railroad Com
pany, formerly the indianapolis, Bloom
ing 4 Western railroad, which runs
from feEin, ILL.,, 10 Spfihghetd, v. II
was in favor OF the Central Trust Com.
pany, Of New York, and is the tirst
mortgage on the road.
A row occurred at River Dulop, Ont,
Thursday night between gamblers fol
lowing Howe's circus and the inhabitants
Of the place, during which the gamblers
and some OF the circus employees emptied
several revolvers and rifles into the
crowd OF their opponents. One man ii
said to be severely and several other
more or less seriously wounded. Many
. women and children were injured by
being tramped upon.