The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-03
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tween Odessa and the far east.
United States Senator Davis, OF Min
nesota, who has been laid up for some
tine with blood poisoning Is reported
much improved at his home In st.
Paul.
Advlces from the French Pyrenees
say the Cariist agitation still exists
across the frontier. Two gcndarmes
and two carlists were killed at Baga
and Berea.
Trouble between the faculty and stu
dents at Mt. Union college. Ohio, which
arose over the suspension OF several
students and eliminated In strike by
the latter. hns been adjusted.
Pursuing his policy OF the develop
ment OF North Persia, the Russian
finance minister has ordered petroleum
excise dutios TO be repaid when nap
tina and kerosene cross the border.
Abel P. Upham, one OF the best known
tea experts in the United States, COM
mitted suicide at his residence In Chi
caso Friday, Illness brought on by
excessive tea tasting Is thought to have
been the cause of the act.
The Fair Haven salmon canncries OF
Washington has closed down for the
season. They put up three-fourths OF
the Puget Sound pack. The grand to-
tai OF cases packed this season here is
225,OOO, or nearly 100000 short OF last
year.
In spite OF the fact that the Carlist
uprising is officially declared to be end
ed, n decree has been promulgated sus-
pending the constitutional guarantees
throughout Spain and empowering the
authorities to utterly eradicate Car
l!sm.
a dispatch from Cambourne in Koo-
tenay, British Columbia, says rich
flnd OF free gold in decompcsed ore has
been made, quartz from flssure vein
assays several thousand dollars to the
ton and Is freely sprinkled with free
gold.
Lee Calhoun Duff. substitute centre
on the freshman eleven Of the Univer-
sity OF California. is paralyzed from the
shoulders down from an Injury received
in foot ball practice last week. The
stroke came on gradually and Friday
Duff became helpless.
The opera house in Paterson. n. J.,
was destroyed by fire yesterday. A
high wind was blowing and the firemen
1, Il III o,,1t n
Ing property. At one time 1t looked as
II the whole block would be destroyed.
The loss Is estimated at $780,
A dispatch from Pekin dated Novem-
ber says: The French troops arrived
at Sl-Ling October rs and occupied the
tomb OF the empress. The Germans,
Italians and English arrived after
wards and occupied the other imperial
tombs. No fighting Is mentioned.
Arthur Harris, the negro who stab
bed Policeman Robert J. Thorpe in New
York to death on August 18th. and who
was convicted Of murder in the second
degree, was sentenced to life imprison-
ment yesterday. The murder OF
Thorpe was the cause OF serious race
riots In tha. city.
The steamer Eureka, which arrived
at Philadelphia yesterday from Cleve-
land. Ohio. in ballast. and which went
ashore on the fats In the Delaware
river OF League island navy yard to
avoid collision with coal barge. was
floated last night. She was towed to
her dock un!njured.
Frank Glraud, better known by his
stage name OF Frank Girard, is dead at
his home in Brooklyn the result OF d!a-
betes and paralysis. Mr.. G!raud was
sixty years OF age and his lie was an
interesting one. leading from the black
smith shop to the stage management OF
Tony Pastors theatre In Manhattan.
II is understood that at the next con-
sistory, to be held In Rome probably
this month, Mgr. Della Volpe, major
demo OF the Vatican at Rome; Mgr.
Trlpepi, the assistant secretary Of state
OF the church ut Rome; Mgr. Generl.
assessor OF the holy office At Rome, and
Mgr. Dellolco, an archbishop in south
ern Italy, will be made cardinals.
The will OF Thomas Keating. the
well known horseman who died recent
Is at Lexington. Ky, will be contested
by his two brothers. The bulk OF the
estate was left to Frank NJ. Lee. OF
Reno, New, part OF II to be disposed OF
according to directions contained In q
private letter. It is limited that the
contest Will bring to light romance.
O, ]. Reed, OF Shamokin, Pa, an eS-
councilman. who was recently con-
vIctcd OF conspiracy in connection with
borough paving contracts and admit
ted to bail pending decision Of the su-
perior court for n new trial. disappear
ed three days ago. Last night It was
discovered the local lodge OF Macca-
bees, OF which he was record keeper.
had been swindled out Of 5000 by forg-
ed death certificates.
ES-Presldeut Cleveland called in New
York yesterday TO see his friend. E. C.
BENEDICT at the latter's Office. Mr..
CLEVELAND, who looked well. denied
himself to all intcrviewers, sending out
word that he had nothing to say. A
representative OF the nrm OF Benedict
& Company said that the ex-Pres!dcnt
and Mr.. Benedict were going ou, OF
town for 4 few days. He understood
they were going on duck-shooting
cxpcdition down in Maryland and that
they would return before the latter part
o, next week.
District Attorney Gardiner appeared
before Justice Furnaman In the Grimm
nj branch OF the supreme court OF New
York yesterday and asked that an or
der bc signed resubm!ttins the evidence
In the case OF the Traders Fire Insur-
an,c Company to the November grand
fury on the charge OF violating section
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