The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-18
HOT FROM THE WIRE.

The boiler OF tOrpeuO pOal eApiOu
ed at st. Petersburg, yesterday killing
Blk persons.
Fire yesterday partially destroyed the
Mesta machine compRny's plant, Of
Homestead; loss, $4,000.
All railroads have agreed to a rate Of
one fare for the round trip for the Re
publican convention at Philadelphia
II is stated that within the last
fortnight bankers OF Paris have.
through the Bank OF France, negotiated
loan OF $l5,0OO,000 from New York
bankers.
/ The jury In the Lutz murder case at
fWilkesbarre. Pa, which had been out
sixteen days, brought In verdict oil
murder In the first degree late Thurs
day afternoon.
Two men attempted to hold up the
through east-bound passenger train on
the Texas & Pacific railway. at Glade
Creek, Texas, last midnight. They
were frightened away by the trainmen-
The French line steamer La Gas
cogne. which sailed yesterday from
New York for HRvre, carried $3,2O0,0OO
in gold. Among her passengers was NJ.
Georges Benoit, French minister to
Mexico.
The son Of the Duke and Duchess Of
York twho was born March 81 last, and
who, 1t was announced, was TO be
chrlstened PatrIck), was christened In
the private chapel Of Windsor castle
yesterday.
1t Is feared that the arbitration COM
mittees Of the National Metal Trades
Association and the International As
hn hnaF
In session for nearly u week in New
York, are hopelessly deadlocked.
The steamer Empress Of India brings
the unwelcome news that the plague
has again broken out in Japan, this
time in Osaka, The Kobe Herald says
there were four cases Of the disease IN
Osaka during April, all proving fatal.
Work upon the new Bremen cotton
exchange Is progressing rapidly ac-
cordlng to report to the state depart
ment from Consul Diederich at Bremen.
This building 10 to be the first one In
Germany constructed entirely upon the
American plan.
The tin workers international asso-
citation, in convention at Pittsburgh.
elected George Powell, OF Elwood, Ind.
president, and Charles Il. Lawyer, OF
Ellwood. Ind. secTetary-treasurer.
Cleveland was selected as the next
place OF meeting.
The Unlversallst church will estab-
fish a twentieth century fund OF $780,
900, which Is to be used in the advance
ment OF home missions. They are very
sanguine OF success in raising this
fund as they have already received
several large donations.
A dispatch states that the British
steamer Samantha was wrecked early
yesterday, near Port Hastings, n. =,
but that her crew was safely landed.
The steamer was commanded by Cap
tain Simmons and was 1911 tons bur-
den. She was bound from Philadelphia
city for MIramichi, N. B.
The division of customs and insulnr
affairs OF the war department made the
statement yesterday that the total GUS
toms receipts In the island of Porto
Rico for the three months ending
March II, 1900, was $f97S32. The total
customg receipts in the island for the
same three months OF 1899 was $3b4,S22.
The examination Of the charges
against Charles F. W. Nicely, accused
of smbezzling $4,000 of the Cuban pos
tai funds, which was set down for
i b.
week by United States Commissioner
Shields. The postponement was agreed
upon by United States District Attor-
ney Burnett and Mr., Lindsay, counsel
for Nelly. .
Affairs in China are in state OF ex-
traordlnary qulcsccnce, while fOrebod-
lnRs OF n coming storm are IN the air.
Russia has gained her points In Korea
IN the shape Of large tract Of land
bordering upon the magnificent hRrbor
of MassRmpo. Much chagrin IL felt by
the Japanese. and It Is everywhere sur
missed that the day Of reckoning cannot
be long delayed.
The general assembly Of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church convened In
Chattanooga, Tenn, yesterday, with
about two hundred commissioners pres
ent and many prominent men and wo-
men Of the church, The assembly Will
continue one week. The commissioners
represent 1876 presbyteries In the terri
tory extending from Pennsylvania to
California and from Iowa TO Louisiana,
The United States transport Thomas
arrived unexpectedly from Manila on
Saturday last, Returning officers and
men Of the army disagree with the op~
timIstic views OF the Philippine sltua-
ton lately held by the press and the
public Everything seems to point to q
long and devastating guerrilla warfare,
and altogether the outlook Is not reas-
Surfing. Much will depend upon the
new commission.
/. The closing session Of the forty-frst
meeting Of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers, was held yes
terfay at Cincinnati. One Of the most
Interesting papers read was that by
Arthur HersehmaR, Of New York, on
THE Automobile Wagon for Heavy
Duty" An experimental trip was made
with one of the wagons after the bust
ness session, and was witnessed with
considerable interest.
a big coal deal, through which Black
a. Gloninger, OF Pittsburgh, Will come
Into possession of nearly 10000 acres OF
valuable coal In Washington countywiti
be closed thlsweek. Tho Pittsburgh peo-
pic are acting for syndicate OF Pitts
burgh capitalists, whose names are not
given. The coal land lies In Allegheny
Washington, Bell and Upper and Lower
FTccport Immense coal works are TO
Iaa h,,Itt aud thn tpnpL ttsIt1 ho hnuttn