The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-30
rEIEaRAMs BOILED DOWN.

The United states cruiser Albany was
commissioned at New Castle on Tyne,
yesterday.
II was said Tuesday night that Mrs.
Gladstone is gradually growing weaker.
Her right side is paralyZed.
The Russian minister at Pekin has
telegraphed, asking that all the avail
able gunboats be sent to Taku.
General Jose NJ Hernandez, the rev.
dictionary leader IN Venezuela, has
been captured by government troops.
David Ward, pioneer capitalist, lum-
herman and owner Of fortune Of up
wards OF $685. 900. died yesterday. at
his home in Pontiac, Mich.
The general elections in Belgium have
resulted in u reduction OF the Catholic
majority from l02 to IS. The Socialists
are the gamers by the change.
The steam yacht Oneida arrived at
New York Tuesday, from Bermuda,
with her owner, e. c, Benedict and
former President Cleveland on board.
A detachment OF two hundred Chi
nese soldiers has cleared the railway
between Tien TsIn and Pekin, and the
ordinary service was resumed at noon
yesterday.
The cruiser Philadelphia Is being
oyerhauled al the Mare Island navy
yard, San Francisco. It Is reported that
the Philadelphia will be sent into Chi
nese Of Japanese waters.
1t is ssmi-oficiaIly announced that
Rev. Henry Moeller, Of Cincinnati, has
been appointed bishop OF Columbus to
succeed Bishop Wntterson, who died
ahnuf fhirtpan nnOnthg aRO.
The state department has issued over
5000 pass ports TO European travellers
for the twenty eight days In May. II
is said that the climax has been reach
cd and from this point on, the Issues
will diminish.
The United States cruiser New York,
which left the navy yard at New York
and anchored on Tompklnsvllle, sailed
Tuesday morning for Newport. TO be
present ut the opening of the naval
college on June /.
At the Marlborough street London
police court yesterday, Sir Robert Peel
was committed for trial at the Old
Bailey, on the charge Of lloelling Dan
lei Won Der Heydt. one Of the trustees
Of the Peel estates.
The King OF Sweden and Norway,
who Intended to start for Paris Thurs
day, has been Obliged to postpone his
departure. owing To n slight indlsposl-
ton. II IL said. however, that his Ill
ness Is not serious.
Officers Of the Columbian senior class
say that there will be no beer drinking
tournament on class day; that the pro-
posal was Joke. The so-called joke led
10 newspaper editorials and sermons
denounctug such Il contest
All but 1--WE shafts OF the Calumet
and Hecla, CMich.l, mine, which caught
fire Sunday. have been sealed with clay
to prevent air circulation. The mine of
fcials believe the fire has died out, but
the shafts viii not be opened for few
days.
The Russian cruiser varluE left
Cramps slApyard yesterday for her
preliminary or builders trial. The Var
iag is now so near completion that II Is
likely that less than month VIII
elapBe before the official speed trial Is
made.
Judge Mcpherson, in the United
Stntcs district court of Philadelphia
has sentenced two offenders against tho
government laws regarding the sale OF
Oieomargarine. and has yet to try Il
large number Of cases OF alleged In
fraction OF the same laws,
President Mckinley and party reach
cd Washington on the Dolphin NJ l03O
o'clock, Tuesday forenoon. from Chesn-
peake bay. whore they viewed the
eclipse. They were AL In good health
and reported having had splendid
time There was no change IN the per.
sonnet of the party on the homeward
trip.
REV. DR.. John scuider. OF the Dutch
Reformed churches, Arcot Mission In
India. died at Koda Hnnai, In that
country. on Wednesday, May q. He
was sixty-fOur years Of age, and FOR
thirty-nine years had been connected
with the Arcot mission. H. had como
10 be an authority on mnttrrs pertain
Ing to India and It's people
The naval observatory party who
went ~ plnchutsi, ~ O.. 10 view the
eclipse has returned to Washington.
bringing back the plates and some Of