Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-19


Tomlinson Hall. The programme Of the
society embraces both to-day ana Tues
day.
WASHINGTON-Col Peter c. Haines.
of the Engineer Corps. at present IN
charge of river and harbor improvements
for the Baltimore district, has been ap-
pointed to be engineer commissioner or
the Nicaragua canal commission and has
accepted the appointment.
LIsBON--Count Macedo, the Portuguese
minister at Madrid, has been appointed
Portuguese minister for foreign affairs IN
succession TO Senior Several.
LONDON-A special dispatch from
Dantzsic says that Arthur Dix, a young
journalist, was shot dead in duel this
morning by lieutenant of Hussars.
BIRMINGHAM. England-The Daily
secretary of state for the colonies, an
nounces to-day that there is reason TO
believe that, as an equivalent for regent
concessions: in regard TO Tunis, the Mar
quis of Salisbury has secured an import
ant quid pro quo in Egypt.
WASHINGTON-Th Supreme Court to-
day advanced the argument of the Dur
rant murder case brought here from San
Francisco, and set it for hearing Novem-
Der 10.
NEW YORKER President Harrison
touched upon a truth regarding the New
York municipal campaign in the course of
an interview with Murat Halstead. which
is published to-day. This is that, to
some extent, the issue is whether there
shall be any issue beyond purely local
ones. The question thus presented divides
Democrats and Republicans alike-the lat
ter perhaps more sharply than the for
mer-as TO both National and State is
sues.
CONSTANTINOPLEZ Greek and
ottoman plenipotentiaries appointed to
conclude a definitive treaty of peace be-
tween Greece and Turkey held their first
meeting here this morning.
CHICAGO-The Lexington Hotel, at
Twenty-second Street and Michigan ave-
nue. is in the h BIS Of an assignee. The
Lexington Hotel Building Company
an assignment to-day to Adelbert Batch
elder. Assets, $LO730J0 and liabilities $780,
CINCINNATT-A Pomeroy, O.. special
to the Times Star says: The coal miners
strike in the Pomeroy bend has been set
tied at 2.12 per hundred bu., which is high
~ satisfactory to the miners. All the
mines and salt works will resume opera
tons at once.
WASHINGTON-Admi John l.. Wor-
den, retired, died in this city to-day. He
commanded the Monitor during it's en-
gagement with the Merrimac in Hampton
Roads, during the late war. In 1896 he
was retired with the full rank and pay Of
an admiral, the only instance of the kind.
He also received the thanks of Con-
gress for his galIantry in the war.
NEW YORK-Archbishop Corrigan re-
fused TO be seen with reference to the
statement that all the parochial schools
would be turned over to the Board of Ed
ucation, provided that one hour be deVot-
ed TO teaching the tenets Of their faith
TO Roman Catholic children. From an
other source is was learned that the Arch
bishop had denied the story absolutely.
GENOA-Four hundred immigrants on
board the Italian steamer Agordat bound
from this port to Santos, Brazil have
been poisoned by verdigris which had be-
come attached to the vessels in which
their food was cooked. It is expected that
many OF the sufferers will lose their lives
as result of this accident.
LONDON--The particulars obtanable
concerning the marriage on Saturday Of
Sir Edwin Arnold. the poet and editor
mony took place at St Matthias church.
Earlscourt, this city, in the presence of
Sir Edwin's brother Sin Arthur Arnold.
chairman of the London County Council
the japanese minister and their wives
Sir Edwin and Lady Arnold will reside on
Bolton Gardens, this city. The bride was
brought from Japan and was educated in
England. Her name is not mentioned
MILWAUKEE-Th Episcopal Mission
airy Council convention opens In this civ
at St PauFs church tomorrow and win
remain in session three DAYS