The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-08

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turbed and without risk q
The war department Is advised OF the
arrival OF the animal transport Aztec
at Kobe with horses for the Third cay.
airy aboard. isa,
WI Ting Fang, the chIness minister
to the United States, who has BEEN
spending a few daysgwltha his famllylat
Cape May. left for Washington, yester-
day. 4
The steamer China, which sailed from
San Francisco for; Hong Kong. carried
nearly $1,000, 900 In gold and silver cur-
rency for the United States troops jim
China. 4.
The business portion OF the town tof
Mantle, Illinois, % miles south OF Peo-
ria. on the Peoria s. st. Louis railwdy.,
was destroyed by fire early Friday
morning. The loss will exceed $50, 900.
TheophIlus Tunls, Of Baltimore, pres
ident OF the company! and H. B. Mich
OILS, OF Norfolk, Va..5 were appointed re-
ceivers of the Tunis Lumber. Company:
Friday In the United States circuit
court. y n & Z $ B.
The Trades Union Congress. in sses-.
sion Al Huddersaeld. England; has se-
lected John Weir, of Dunfermline, Scot
land, and Peter Nolen,, OF London, Jas
delegates to the coming convention at
Louisville. 3
John Relder a; veteran Of the civil
war. killed his wife; and himself Mt their
home In Brooklyn,lN. Y. Friday. He
was 60 years old and his wife wass2O
years younger. Jealousy was the cause
of the double tragedy. isss
Andrew Halter, brother OF the police
court clerk Of Akron. Ohio. was arrest,
cd Friday morning on the charge of
having participated IN the recent riot.
He is the most prominent man yet ar
rested. He waived examination and
was bound over in $1,000! (.
The government transport Goodwin.
now at Tacoma, is loading building
lumber for the troops In the; orient. She
will go TO Seattle to complete her cargo
of 2,5oo,o0o feet. taking SLY hundred
doors and eight hundred windows, and
then will sail for. Taku, China.
The war department has been In
formed OF the. arrlva, Of the transport
Warren ut, Nagasaki yesterday with
two battalions OF the Ninth cavalry
and recruits aboard. This health of
the troops Is reported to be excellent.
The Warren viii proceed to Manila
Cen; Baden Powell arrived at Cape
Town Friday morning. In spite of the
early hour of his arrival, a great pub
lie ovation was given In his honor. The
crowd carried him on their shoulders
from the railway station to the govern
ment house, distance OF half amIle.
Coroner Lloyd, of st Louis, has rem
dered a verdict finding the serkner
Contracting Company responsible for
the death Of Patrolmen John P.i,Loouey
and Nicholas Beckman. who were kill
ed several days ago by electric shocks
while using the police telephones
Athens. Ohio, q officers 81 accompanied
by Pomeroy police, had a pitched battle
with. alleged safe blowers near Canaan
Vile Friday morning. - James5S.Wn Wnt5
kins and Henry Williams were captur-
ed after twenty-five shots were ex-
hanged. Watkins was seriously,
wounded. x, 4 Z - s4s v
At a meeting OF the cotton ,sp!nners
at, Manchester. England, yesterday, 1t
was decided practically unanimously,
not to purchase American spot cotton
during the month OF flSeptember. It Is
anticipated that the decision will lead
to the closure Of scores of mills for sew.
eral weeks.
The national association OF letter car
riers yesterday reelected the following
officers: President, John n. Parsons,
New York; vice president, NJ. f. Fin
nan, Bloomington, Ill; secretary, Ed
ward j. cantwell. Brooklyn, n. y:
treasurer, Alexander McDouaid, Grand
Rapids. Mich. ,.a
The United States transport Rawlins
arrived nt New York Friday from Ha-
-ana. Among the cabin passengers
were. Brigadier General Fitzhugh
Lee, commanding the eastern depart
ment OF Cuba, and members Of bis stan.
General Lee says that he is on leave Of
absence on his way to his home in Viz
glna. III,
President Nicholas Gouner. OF the
Central soclaty OF German. Catholics.
announces that all arrangements are
completed for the annual meeting at
Peoria, Illinois, beginning Ion Sunday
next. The principal! address will be
delivered by Bishop spauldinG. At
least 10000 people are expected to par
tiIcipatc In the parade Sunday.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany, whose new pier at Jackson street
wharf, Philadelphia, has Just been com,
plcted, Is reported to have made con-
tracts with the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company and with an. Eng
lish5 steamship line for regular service
between Philadclrhia and Bremen and
between Philadelphia md London, re-
spcctively.
A dispatch from London says: There
are many signs that the military inu-,
thorl.les regard the end OF the war rs
close at hand. Lord Roberts is making
preparations TO return to England and
has ulrendy sent four OF HIS chargers
down to Cape Town, Tho general be-
lief Is that General Roberts Is going to
take up the post OF commandcr-in-c chief
OF the British army, which Lord Vol
sclcy will vncnte In October.
Rev. Lorenzo Waugh, the oldest
Methodist minister In the world, died
suddenly in the railroad depot at Will
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