The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-01
KILOGRAMS TERsELy TOLD.


William NJ. Sullivan was yesterday
nominated to be postmaster at Middle
town, Ohio.
DR.. o'BrIen. of the San Francisco
board Of health reports that the plague
situation is unchanged, no deaths or
new cases having been reported.
The Free Church Assembly in sess--
ion at Edinburgh yesterday, approved
by 5g2 votes to 90. the union with tnt
Presbyterian church, The union VIII be
effected in October.
dynamite explosion in the house Of
August Broehm. near Forest Junction
Wisconsin. yesterday, killed five menu
bers OF the family. The house was
completely wrecked.
The claim, to extensive portions OF
the Chicago lake front, valued at SlaV'-
O00,OO0 put forward by band OF the
Pottawatomie Indians, was adversely
acted upon by the senate yesterday.
The transport Meade, which arrived
last night from Manila, bearing Major
General Otis and staff, Is stlll detained
in quarantine, owing TO the presence Of
three cases Of smallpox on board. Cen
eral Otis is still on board the vessel.
Captain ArlIs Morrison, Frank Camp
Deli anu NNlllaAl AAANtAAA "NAN ANAAAEN -
lightning Thursday. at st. Clair, Mich.
The three men were at work In the
cabin OF new boat. The lightning
struck the mast, splinterinG 1t and
passing down into the cabin.
The plant OF the Nicely printing COM
pany, Of Muncie, Ind, seized by the
United States marshal on an attach
ment of the government, on the ground
that Charles +. W. Nicely has an inter-
est IN the property, was authorized TO
resume business by the United States
court, Thursday.
General Davilu, commander of the
Venezuelan government troops in the
victorious engagement last Sunday
with General Hernandez. which result
ed in the capture OF the latter near
TERRA Negra, he's brought the insur-
gent leader 10 Caracas and will exhibit
him in the streets Of the capitol.
The wage conference between the
flint glass wor.s-..T association and the
National Glass company came to an
end yesterday.at Pittsburgh, after set
Ting the scale on practically last sea-
sons basis. The men ask an advance
Of 10 per cent, but the manufacturers
want the scale based on the actual SELL
ing price.
Victorin, Wednesday night, was q
blaze OF light, all citizens turning out TO
celebrate the evacuation OF Pretoria.
Bonllres blaEed every ten yards on the
main streets and millions OF fce-
crackers and bands proclaimed the
glad news Thursday was proclaimed
a general holiday by the mayor for a
general celebration.
The II. c. Frlck Coke Co. Of Pitts
burgh, has ordered the shutting down
OF 10 per cent Of It's coke ovens in the
Connellsville region this week. As the
FriCk company operates two-thirds of
the ovens in the region this means n
closing down Of over 1000 ovens and the
curtailment OF production Of from 200
to so tons OF coke day.
Carl Raub, formerly connected with n
Cleveland German newspaper. early
Thursday, shot and killed his niece,
Miss Bertha Yucker, assistant princi-
pal OF the Orchard street Kindergarten
school, and then killed himself Rnub
was fifty years OF age and his niece
twenty-five. The exact motive for the
deed has not yet developed.
The special agent Of the United
States at Honolulu reports TO the de-
partunent OF state, under date al the
9TH instant. that the Hawaiian author
Hes have declared the Hawaiian is
lands free from Infection by the bubon-
ic plague since the S0th utimo and that
the quarantine Of the Islands was rails
ed on the last mention date.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections has reached an agree
ment with the friends OF Senator Clark.
OF Montana. 10 allow the senator's case
to rest where Il Is, with the understand.
Ing that no further steps shall be ia
ken TO have either Mr. ClarNs or Mr..
MaCinnis' credentials referred 10 the
committee and that no further action
viii be taken this session.
Judge CantrIll. OF Frankfort Ky.
yesterday directed Circuit Clerk Ford
to issue bench warrant for the arrest
OF former Governor Taylor. Tho war
rant is based on an Indictment secur-
ed several weeks ago charging Taylor
with being an accessory to the nssas-
OF William Goeb2l a warrant
was Issued and placed in the hands OF
Deputy Sheriff John Suter.
John NJ. Parsons, general master
workman; J. O'Rccfe and John A. Con-
ner OF the Knights OF Labor. Thursday
filed application, asking that q restrain
ing order be Issued against John w.
Hayes. II. d. Chumbcrlln and Edward
j Lindholm, to prevent them from In
terfcrinE with the executive committee
OF the knights Of Labor In taking pos
session OF books, records, seals. etc, of
the organization. The order was is
sued returnable, June 8.