The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-23
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TEMPERANCE Worlds Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
opened its annual meeting at Edinburgh
Friday morning, under the presidency
of Mrs. l.. NJ. N. Stevens, of Maine.
Lady Henry Somerset presided at the
afternoon session.
CAVALRY.-The war department has
been informed that Troops . and K.
sixth Cavalry, comprising three OFF,
GERS, 1875 enlisted men. 1S0 public and
two private horses. one medical officer
and two privates Of the hospital corps,
left Fort LeavenwOrth, Kansas, Thurs
day afternoon, en- route for San Fran
cisco.
ALIvE.-The relatives of Captain
Iettes, commander Of the German gun
boat lltIs, reported in the United States
TO have succumbed to wounds received
during the bombardment Of the Taku
forts, announce thta they had dis
patch to-day, dated Chefoo, Thursday,
June 81, saying the captain was In good
health.
SUSPENDED.-The national council
Of the Junior order Of United American
Mechanics has just concluded Its sess-
ions at Philadelphia, and has sustained
the action OF the grand lodge in raising
the per capita tax to fifteen cents. and
ordered that the lodges In Pennsylva-
mia, New Jersey, Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia, which have refused
TO comply with the decision, be sus-
pended.
EXPELLED.-The Netherlands Rail-
road Company, Of South Africa. has re-
celved official notification Of the ex-
pulsIon from the Transvaal Of l,4OO OF
its employees. with their families. The
Dutch consul at Lorenzo Marques tel
egraphs that proclamation has been
issued to the effect that the company's
officials who refuse to do British mill
tary transport duty will be sent to Eu-
rope via East London, Cape Colony.
OUSTED.-By order Of Judge Tuley.
the Western Union Telegraph Company
has been ousted from its position as col
lector OF the daily market quotations on
the floor of the board of trade of Chlca-
20, and that body yesterday commenced
10 collect its own quotations and trans
init them to the telegraph companies.
This is regarded by the board of trade
officials as an important step In the
contest over the cutting OF OF the tick
er service from bucket shops.
Observation-Disclosures Score
tary Spauldlng, in speaking yesterday
Of the report that the British Steamer
Alpha had landed freight and pnssen-
gers at Cape Nome, on May 2j, In vIo-
lRtIon OF law, and had since escaped
capture by the United States steamer
Albatross said that he had telegraphed
for a report on the doinEs OF the Alpha
and II II developed that she had landed
o cargo and passengers at Nome as re-
ported, she would be seized at once on
her temperance in American waters.
DEPARTING.-oH OF the three
railroads entering Philadelphia antici-
pated n great exodus Of convention Vis-
itors last night and to-day, and have
made all arrangements for handling the
crowds with the utmost celerity. While
numerous visiting clubs and delega-
tons left last night, the traffic to-day
has been unusually heavy. The New
Hampshire delegation was the first TO
depart yesterday, leaving over the
Pennsylvania railroad on special
train. The Marquette Club, OF Chica-
20, also left the city yesterday. The
organization was escorted to the rail-
road station by a large party Of Phila-
dephia Republicans.
REFORMs.-The postal frauds in
Havana have rather swamped the
which has been the milking ground for
some OF the best known men In Cuba,
who. as professors, received
$4,000 a year each. There were seven
ty-two Of those professors and twenty
four assistants. some Of them having
no classes Mt all and others only one or
two students. Many Of the professors
drew other government salaries. When
this was called TO General Woods at
tcntlon, he Immediately lnaugurated re-
forms, which resulted in cutting down
the list to forty-slX, including assist
ants, which liz enough. considering that
there are only $50 students.
SAILED. Quartermaster General
Iudlngton has received cable message
from Colonel Miller qunrtermnster Mt
Manila saying that the transport Han
cock, which had been unavOidnbly de-
tnIned by continuance OF storm, had
sailed on the 18th instant, for San Fran
cisco. and that the transport Warren.
which had been ordered south by the
the first prOx. No mention was made
of the transport Logan, but It ls sup
posed that ahe will be ready 10 start
from Mnnila on the cath instant, with
tho Ninth Infantry for Tnku, as pre-
yiously predicted by General MacAr-
thur. n Is understood here that the
movement Of the regiment TO Mnnila
from Tarlac. Conception and other
stations on the Manila and Dagupan
railway. has been delayed by tho prev
alonce Of severe storms In the interior.