Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-04
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PITTSBURG, Pa, May 3.-The brick
contractors association has informed the
striking bricklayers that unless they re-
turn TO work new men would be imported
from eastern cities
BEAVER FALLS, Pa, May 3-E B.
Grim merchant fatally shot Emmett vi
o4ck, burglar, detected robbing a store.
lie was an eX-cOnvict.
PITTSBURG, Pa. May 3-The mayor
to-day appealed for contributions for the
citizens of Ottawa.
DEKALB, Ill, May 3-The American
Steel & Wire Company has started the
wire drawing mills located in this city.
| Only one shift will be worked for the
present.
PITTSBURG, Pa, May 3.-The Ameri-
can AK & Tool Company has purchased 80
! acres at Glassport and will erect a $500 900
plant the largest ever built. 1t is intend
| ed to central1ze the plants of the COM
| bine there.
NEW YORK: May S.;-Alfred w. Bryant.
who jumped from the Brooklyn bridge
/ yesterday, is in a precarious condition.
BAY CITY; Mich. May 3-Four hun
dred box makers and helpers in seven fac
tories in this city went on strike this,
morning for an advance.
BRIDGTON, N. j., May s-A forest fire
has ragged since last night between CEDAR
vile and Centre Grove. Thousands of
acres have been burned. Snakes. rabbits
ana denlzens of the woods We're driven
into to roads and it was almost impossible
to walk without stepping on them.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May s.-The Demo-
cratic Committee to-day decided to hold
the State convention here June - and b.
Webster p. Huntington. of Columbus, will
be temporary chairman.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The House to-
Gay without division passed the Free
Home. bin which has been pending be-
fore Congress for number of years.
WASHINGTON. May 3-The French
ambassador called on President McKin-
ley to-day and conveyed the coincidence
Of the President of France over the mine
disaster at Salt Lake City.
KINGSTON, Jamaica. May 3--News
brought to-day from Colombia is that the
rebels are getting the best of the fight and
are expected to enter Bocas del Toro.
JACKSONVILLE. MS. May s.-Ad-
miral Dewey was to-day sthe guest of the
which is holding its annual eneampment
here.
ST. LOUIS. May 3-Amid the firing of
cannon. the shrieking OF whistles and the
! huzzas of a vast concourse of enthusiast
/ tic people. Admiral Dewey became the
guest of the city of St Louis this even
Ing.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. MAY 9.-The strike
OF plumbers for several weeks has been
settled. They get s3.25 for eight hours.
PITTSBURG. Pa. May AT the con-
ference of the Pittsburg coal companies
and the officers of the mine workers the
wage dispute was settled. The operators
concede twenty per cent. increase from
April list
WASHINGTON, MAY s-The Couer
d Alene investigating committee heard no
witnesses to-day and adjourned imme-
diately.
WASHINGTON. May 3.-The attorney
general has received letter from Mr..
ginning an appointment as chief justice OF
Porto Rico.
CONNELLSvILLE Pa. May Six
hundred acres of the Pittsburg seam of
Youghiogheny river coal has been sold to
James Cochran's Sons, OF Dawson for
s9i.o01
/ BERLIN. May Binder instructions
from President Mckinley, the United
! States Ambassador. Mr.. Andrew D.
White, will congratulate Emperor VIII
liam on the Crown Princes attaining his
majority.
i BUFFALO, N Y, May 3-The striking
| car repairers will return 10 work in
body tomorrow morning
NEW YORK. May 3.-Twenty-five
thousand men employed by the Standard
| OH Company all over the country have
had their wages raised 10 per cent