Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-17
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

O1OChf1OJM, April liking oscar lett
here this afternoon on his way to Eng
land.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE internal
revenue collections of Cuba for February
were $63, 474
from Richard Croker indicates that he VIII
sail for home May %.
BUNKIE; Ala. April 1s.-To-day tor
nado wrecked two dwellings and the Car
nahan Hotel. No loss of life.
WASHINGTON. April 1e.-Gov. Taylor
of Kentucky, spent the day comforting
with legal and political friends
PITTsBURG, Pa, April 16.-The coal
miners troubles are not settled The day
work scale is still under discussion
WASHINGTON, April 16.-7During almost
the entire session to-day the Senate had
under consideration the Alaskan civil code
bill.
COLUMBUS, O., April 16.-The Ohio Leg
islature adjourned to-day. Among legisla-
ton killed was a million dollars for the
Toledo exposition.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE President
to-day nominated Charles H. Allen, of
Massachusetts, to be governor of Porto
Rico.
DALLAS. Tex April 16.-The reports of
the cyclone at Royse, Texas, are exag-
gerated. Nobody was killed nor seriously
injured.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, April 16.-sena-
tor Hanna left this morning for Washing
ton. The stories of his illness were great
ly exaggerated.
CHICAGO, April 16.-Dankmar Adler, an
architect of national reputation, died to-
day Mr.. Adler designed the Auditorium
and several large convention halls.
DENVER, Colo, April ia storm of
rain and snow, which began Saturday
night, continued to-day with increased
severity. accompanied by gale.
ALBANY. n. Y, April 16.-Former Cow
ernor Altgeldd was the principal speaker
tonight at the banquet of the Bimetallic
League, in honor of Jefferson.
four local plants of the American Steel &
Wire Company have suspended, throwing
out 1000 men. The reason is not given.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Secretary
of the Treasury received an envelope post
marked c. q st. l.. r. P. O. from an UNI
known person, a conscience contribution of
PITTsBURG, Pa. April 16-Andrew
Carnegie did not come to Pittsburg to-day.
but will come later in the week. The
papers in the big suits have not been with
drawn.
YOUNGSTOWN, o. April 16.-By an ex-
plosion of molten metal this morning at
a furnace of the National Steel Company,
James Johnston Wallace Alexander and
Prockett Smith were terribly burned.
NEW YORK, April 16-All the carpen-
tiers on Staten Island struck to-day for
an eight-hour day and minimum rate
of 40 cents an hour, with double pay sun
days and holidays.
ATLANTA. Ga. April 16.-Hoke Smith
and other stockholders to-day sold the At
lanta Journal for s276,500. George H
Dickinson. formerly of the New York
Herald, will be publisher.
CINCINNATI, O.. April 16-Broom fac
tories here announce an advance of &c per
February. The trust has cornered the
broom corn and holds it at $500 per ton.
WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE Supreme
Court to-day decided the cases involving
the stamp tax on express packages. The
opinion was favorable to the express COM
panies.
ALBANY. N. Y. April 1s.-Gov Roose-
yelt to-day signed the bill providing shorter
hours for drug clerks in the City of New
York Drug clerks are prohibited from
sleeping in stores or in apartments con-
nected with stores.
DUBLIN. April 1.-THE queen. accom-
panied by the princesses. drove out IN an
open landau to-day in the presence of i'm
menSe holiday crowds cheering her mai
esty. The queen has decided to prolong
her stay in Ireland until April q.
HAMBURG, Ia. April ia tornado to-
day wrecked Fred. Johnsons bck yard
His house was moved from the foundation
The residences of Lark Miller and John
Crane were complete wrecks but no one
was injured.
DENVER, April 16-In the Cripple Creek
mining district il has been showing almost
constantly for two weeks. Railroads are
blockaded and mining operations ham
have little effect.
NEW YORK. April 1e.-Contracts for
the rapid transit tunnel were announced
to-day. The Carnegie company gets the
iron and steel, the Sicilian Asphalt Com
pany the water-proofing and the United
Building Material Company the cement
JACKSONVILLE. Ills, April 16.-Rev.
William ]. Rutledge died yesterday. aged
Sc. he was the first to suggest the Grand
Army of the Republic. was the Oldest
member of the Methodist conference. an
intimate friend of Abraham Lincoln. and
was chaplain of the Fourteenth Illinois.
WASHINGTON. April 1s.-Easter Mon
lawns of the executive mansion by thous-
ands of little folks, whose unique annual
festival has come to be the feature in
Washington of the end of the Lenten sea-
son.
PHILADELPHIA, April 1e-The produc-
ton of open hearth steel In the United
states In 1899, as ascerfained by the Amer
lean Iron and Steel Association was 2 9f7-
sl6 gross tons. against 2. 230. sc n IS9S The