Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-10
THE NEWS IN BRIEF


WASHINGTON. June a-Available cash
balance, sl4I.eSS.I 10 Gold, sss.oe2lSs.
MINNEAPOLIS. June s.-Heavy rains
last night broke the drouth IN the north-
west.
PRINCETON. n. J.. June e.-The l5srd
commencement exercises OF Princeton
University began to-day.
CAPE HENRY, Va. June s.-The United
States battleships Indiana and Massa-
chusetts passed IN at $40 a. IN.
NEW YORK. June s.-The steamea
Grand Antilla arrived last night with
more than 1000 Italian immigrants.
CHAMPAGNE. MS. June s-The mems
gymnasium and wood working shop az
the University Of Illinois burned to-day
CLEVELAND. Ohio. June s.--The anst-
ventien to-day. No resolutions were
passed.
ODESSA. June s.-Rain has fallen
throughout almost the entire southern
Russia n there are excellent prospects
for crops.
BOSTON, June 9.-John .. Rockefelles
will increase Newton Theological lnstitu-
tons endowment sl5o,NV, Il II VIII ratsa
an equal sum.
PARIS. June a-United States Commits
sioneral General Peck and Mrs. Peck have
gone 10 London on business. They VIII
return Wednesday.
THOUSAND ISLANDS PARK. June ,.
The general conference OF the Y. M. &,
A.. secretaries Is in session here, 0 u
hundred being present,
KANSAS CITY, Mo, June a.-One man
was killed and four hurt to-day by the
falling Of a freight elevator In the Nich-
OILS q Shepherd building.
WASHINGTON. c. H.. Ohio. June ~
Rev. Thomas II. Cheney, aged Is, commits
son. by cutting his throat. He had grip.
HAMBURG, June "a fire IN the Oh
refining and salt petro district this after
noon destroyed property to tho value Of
four million marks, including many DWELL
ings.
OPORTO, June s.-An explosion caused
by mining fuses az the customs departs
ment tonight, killed two persons and IN
iured thirteen, and caused Il panic In the
town.
WASHINGTON, June s.-First Lieuteu.
ant Charles r.. Parker has hvsrl Appr7gkaw
treasurer of the Philippine archipelago
home.
PITTsBURG. Pa. June a-Dlstsict As.
semhly No. 3, X. Of L., which embraces all
Of Pittsburg and Allegheny. has declared
for Parsons in the factional fight IA Che
order
TRAVERSE CITY. Mich. June s~The
boiler IN Chas. i. Reeds saw mill at fffa
Lake, exploded to-day, killing three 4
injuring ten. The dead are a. J. Cole. A..
Smith and an unknown man.
ANNIsToN. Ala. June s.-Thrce men
were killed and eight injured by a boiler
explosion at tho Duke Brick Works hers
this morning. The works were wrecked
WASHINGTON. June s-rhe President
to-day approved sentence III the case OK
Captain Peter G. peming, Of Buffalo.
guilty OF forgery and cmbezzlement. dls-
missed from the army ana three years
imprisonment.
CHICAGO. June a-The Building Trades
Council has declared itself IN favor ~ any
plan to end the labor troubles. The secre-
tary Is Instructed % notify the contracts
ors that the council had requested COM
mittees for a conference.
spRINGFIELDt Ohio. June Din the
Seventh District Democratic Congregations
al convention to-day. Stewart l. Tatum.
OF Clark county. was nominated by acc
clamatipn. National delegates were In
structed for Bryan.
BERLIN. June 9.-Andrew u. White.
ambassador. was asked for statement "a
the vice presidential nomination. Mr..
White declined. He had letters Oh tbs
subject. but did not think anything would
come OF IT, Nobody has charge OF hIa
case.
KANSAS CITY, No. June 81. w.
F~lshbeck, who robbed the Coates Ifoues
Of so IN diamonds and money. was to-
day Identified az the leader Of tho gang
that held up passengers ia q Missouri
Pacific sleeper at Nearman, Kansas. De~
cember 10.
ROCHESTER,. y. r.. June a-Gen. Otis.
his wife and daughter. arrived at 5l5 this
morning from Chicago, briefly visited bis
old home just outside the city. and Ieff
for Washington to-day. As 70 the Phaf~
ippines he said: The war Is over: that
Is all there is 10 say,
CHICAGO. June s-TnvestIgations OF
Ad0lpa A Kuhn. Of kuhn Brothers. who
disappearead two months ago. leaving 4
shortage Of g.s1.eog, resulted ia the ar
rest to-day on charges OF conspiracy aud
forgery. Of John Anderson. formerly IN
kuhHs employ He admits his guilt.
Ordered TO the Philippines.
WASHINGTON. lime q-Qrdcra v,era