The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-01
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The President signed the Hawaiian
bill at 12:4O Monday.
Claude NJ. Johnson, chief Of the bu-
reau Of engraving and printing, has
rendered his resignation to Secretary
Gage,
a dispatch from Bogota announces
that the Panama canal company's con-
cession has been extended for six years,
commencing in April, 1904.
Forest fires ragged furiously north Of
Fisher, Mich, along the right Of way
of the Wisconsin and Michigan railway
Saturday and Sunday. The property
damage will be large.
President Mckinley is suffering from
cold, contracted on the trip to Can
ton. He is doing as much work as ever,
but to his visitors 1t Is apparent that he
is considerably indlsposed.
William F. Miller, manager OF the
"Franklin syndicate" who was recent
ly convicted of grand larceny. was
sentenced yesterday, in Brooklyn, to
serve ten years' imprisonment.
The New York state board Of tax
commissioners made public yesterday,
the final valuations on the franchises
of the New York City corporations. The
grand total reduction is SAL lS2S,eSl.
Meagre information received from
Hondo, Mexico, states that much
damage was done by cloud
burst yesterday, with possible loss OF
life. The mines were badly flooded.
Aided by n high wind, fire last night
destroyed sixteen buildings at Gladwin,
Mich. including the Methodist church,
Michigan Central depot, Brunswick
hotel. and the city hose house, causing
total loss of $4,000.
Dr. Leonard Pratt, pioneer phyBi-
clan Of San Jose. Cal, is dead, aged
eighty years. He leaves n widow and
two children, DR.. Hartley Pratt. an
eminent Chicago physician, and Mrs.
Netty Lawrence, OF Oakland, Cal.
There was another accident yesterday
afternoon at the Paris exposition. A
scaffoldIng collapsed in the Sale des
FeteS, where the inauguration cere-
mOny was held, and one workman was
killed and three were seriously injured.
Miss Helen Ripley Benedict, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. 2. c. Benedict, was
married at Greenwich, Conn, Monday,
to Thomas Hastings, Of New York. The
ceremony was the most remarkable In
point Of display that has ever been re-
corded in New England.
The unreasonable return OF winter
last week destroys the last chance OF
: the wheat and spring sown corn in
England and France being reaped at
the average date, while It materially
diminished the prospect OF the crops at
taIning the average yield.
From present indications the case
against Postmaster Charles H. Pierson.
OF Bridgeton, n. j., who is short over
SS,100 in his accounts, will not be press.
ed. Pierson returned home late on
Saturday and signed judgment papers
in favor OF his bondsmen.
Judge Wheeler. Of the United States
circuit court, at New York, has handed
down n decision in the case Of the Uni-
versIty OF Oxford against the Wilmora-
Andrews Publishing Company, re-
strainlng the latter from the use Of the
designation oxford Bible"
The Japanese battleship Asahi has
run ashore on SouthseR, N. H. The
tide was falling as she grounded and
anxiety Is expressed as to the extent OF
the damage she may sustain. The dock
yard tugs have failed TO move tho ves-
sci and. as the tide ordinarily falls thlr-
teen feet. her position is liable to be-
come extremely hazardous.
At n cabinet council at Paris, Mon
day, presided over by President Lou
bet, NJ. Mlllerand, the minister oe
commerce, made a statement regard
ing Sundays bridge accident at the ex-
position, by which nine lives were lost,
pointing out that the exposition author
tiles were in no way responsible, as the
bridge was subject to municipal regula-
tiOns until opened to the public,