The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-18
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Brussels. has Informed the, state de.
partment OF o lockout In Belgian glass
works. 7. rs s 7; r; ,{7s;, ]. y 4!
Seven cases OF small pox have devel:
,oped In that city, several more are istis-
pected and the people of fully one-half
Of one ward have been exposed. y,
Judge Arthur B. Calef, the Oldest
member OF the Middlesex. Connecticut,
county bar. died at his home In Mid :
dletown, Friday morning, from heart
disease. fs M y lls
The state department takes no stock
In the story put forth by the China Ga.
zette, mt Shanghai, accusing Consul
General Goodnow OF completely. with the
Chinese. {l s! u
The United Estates cruiser Baltimore,
with Rear Admiral John G. Watson on
board, homeward bound from Manila,
sailed from Graycsend, London. Friday,
for Belfast. Il 3 4, ) ,}
The eighth victim OF Wednesdays COL
lIsion on the Grand Rapids & Indiana
railroad died yesterday, in a hospital at
Grand Rapids. He is BagEagemnn
Davld c. Powers. 25li775 2 !55
An American consular official has
gone from Lorenzo Marques to Nooit-
British prisoners there, each OF whom
receives four pounds.
Major Edward T. cpmcsys. surgeon
United States army. now In Sun Fran.
cisco. has been ordered to proceed to
supply officer at that place.
A passenger train on the Perkiommen
railroad struck a team Of horses and
wagon at salm, Montgomery county.
Pennsylvania ut II o'clock Friday, and
instantly killed the three occupants OF
the vehicle.
Director General Buchanan, of the
Pan-American exposition, has received
cablegram from the agent OF the eS-
position in San Salvador. announcing
that that country has definitely decided
TO make an exhibit.
BY direction OF the President, First
Lieutenant Bissel Thomas, Thirty-fifth
Infantry. volunteers, has been dis
charged from the army Of the United
States FOR the good Of the service" to
take effect August 20.
Capt. Seth NJ. Milliken, assistant COM
missary OF subsistence. United States
volunteers. having rendered his resig-
nation. is honorably discharged from
lIlc belNlGtI VI Tue " Hiteu SluleSg "
take effect August 25. II c
Cyrus Field Adams. q colored editor.
linguist and orator, and Bishop Arnett,
of Ohio, also colored. have been ap-
pointed by Chairman Hanna members
of the advisory committee OF the Re-
publican national committee.
Vest makers on the East Side Of New
York to the number OF $500 are on a
strike. The strike was n sudden one,
and was contrary to resolution adopt
ed by the: executive board OF the vest
makers union not to order a general
strike. 3 y 5-sss5
The comptrolies, of the acurrency;ysas
tthsday-appufnted iR. d. Garrett tempo
rary receiver OF the Somerset National
The bank has only been organized since
June 20. 1900. and had an authorized
capital of $4,000. 81
In regard toSthe rumor that Japan
was about to tfaise q war loan in the
United States, S.Uchlda, consul OF ia
pan In New York, said: ~ am In a
position to state that our government
has no intention at present to float any
loan in connection with war In China"
The Victoria, Colombia, Times says
|
Mann's railway, from the great lakes
to the Pacific. with branch line to
Dawson. has been subscribed In Lon
don. The Pacific terminus will be on
the northern coast Of British Colombia.
General.De Wet has managed to elude
General Kitchener. In spite of the fact
that all the British wagons had double
teams OF picked animals. The Boers
evadea the British by marching at
night over grounds known to. them,
while their pursuers were obliged to
march in the day time.
H. w. Robinson, superintendent of
| the American postal service to be es-
tablished In China, who, with HIS assist
ant, G. NJ Hunt. sailed on the Warren,
says the postofilces to be used for the
benefit OF the United States troops will
be portable. They can be put together
or taken apart as readily us camp lug
gage. Ei
It was reported at Chicago yesterday.
that rans-continental freight rates
have gone to smash In the scramble for
contracts for carrying government sup-
plies to San Francisco, where they are
put aboard transports bound for China
or the Philippines. The greatest rate
cutting has been made, It is stated, In
attempts to get the meat shipments
from Chicago. l4
George Kelley Is dying In Seney hos
pital In Brooklyn from the result OF a
knockout blow delivered by Michael
Myers In o TRY out" bout at the Green
wood Athletic Club. The boys were
deadly enemies on account Of young
girl. and sought the aid Of the club so
that the grudgc could be settled reg
ularly, and they could escape the police
interruption which was feared.
Governor Roosevelt came In from
Oyster Bay Friday, and had confer
ence with Chairman Hanna, Senator
Scott and Cornelius N. Bliss on his It
inernry. He said: MY itinerary win
have to be materially changed from
the list published this morning. There
has been a flood OF kilograms from
places was supposed to visit and a
good many people will be disappointed.
The changes will probably be made In a
few days" & (
Although the salmon catch this SEN
son Is short, the Japanese government
is placing heavy orders in the Pacific
market for salmon. TO feed ITS army.
Men acquainted with the salmon pack
Ing industry, place the shortage Mt
from 500. 900 to 7so, 900 cases, as compared
with lost year. and us there are forty
eight cans In q case this means that
there will be from S2.ei0.000 to IS, oio, 900
less cans OF salmon on the market this
year than last. =;
GEORGIA GUARDS CALLED OUT
To auell m Uprising Of Negroes.