The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-31

vanced 5 cents ashundred pounds yes.
terday.
The census bureau announces that
the population OF Allentown, Pa. is
3j.4l6,} against 25,22S In 1890.
The census bureau announces that
the population of Evansville, Ind.si Is
59.e9T, rs against 59.fSS in 1890.
The census bureau announces that
the population Of Wilkesbarre, Pa, Is
5l,72l. as against 37,71S. in 1890.
John R. Rogers was nominated for
the Office of governor ut Seattle, Wash,
yesterday. 80
John F. Miller, of Pittsburgh, was
nominated for Congress Thursday. by
the Democratic convention OF the
Twenty-second congressional district.
Thomas j. Powers, commissioner OF
banking for Pennsylvania. and a lead
Ing Republican state politician. was
toaad,dead in the outskirts OF Phila-
delphla. yesterday morning.
ut isIstatad that National Chairman
Hanna will take part in the opening OF
the Republican state campaign In Sc
dal!a, No., September 4. Governor Shaw,
OF Iowa, Will also participate.
Word was received at Chicago yes
terday~of the death at. Montreal last
night. OF r. Phillips Gormully, presi-
dent OF the Gormully. & jeffrey Com
pany, and Venezuelan consul ut CHI
cdGo. =. 81
The Hope mill. the Glasgow mill and
eight new. furnaces In the nail works
puddle mill. at Pottstown, Pa. conduct
ed by the Glasgow Iron Company. will
yong = lar m In n n
along likeness.
THE fifth annual convention of the
National Association OF Local Fire In
surance Agents met at Milwaukee yes
terdayi.s President. Woodwork called
the convention to order. There were
200 dslegates present =
Damaged buildings and ruined crops
are reported In many districts In west
ern Manitoba and the territories. re-
sulting from the storm of Tuesday
night. Loss will run up to about $780,
900. VIrden. Whitewood, MoosomIn,
Souris,. Thornhill, Elkhorn and Oak
Lake were among the towns damaged
by the. Storm -'-fr. - ...t-.---ss..-yt'.
Albert n. WisGin. vice president OF
the National Park Bank, OF New York,
said that II was true that the bank had
been approached by representatives OF
the S%edian government with Inquiries
as to the chance of placing s10,0O0,0c0
loan in this country. Mr.. Wiggin said
he was not prepared to say yet wheth-
er the proposition had been fayorably
received. Y
The steamer Topeka arrived at Port
Townsend. Washington, from the north
at II o'clock last night, with $50 passen-
gers and 100000 in gold dust. Officers
OF the Topeka report the British steam
er Clutch ashore on Horseshoe Reef. In
Stephens passage, twenty-five miles
from Juneau. AT low tide. the Cutcha
is high and dry. and is badly dam
aged. 55i ~
Advices received from Europe indi-
cate that Archbishop Ireland, OF ST.
Paul Archbishop Kahn, Of st. Louis.
and Archbishop Keane, Of Dubuque,
Iowa, will return here in ample time
: to attend the annual meeting OF the
Catholic University trustees. early In
the autumn. All the members OF the
board OF managers except DR.. Chupelle
are expected TO take part In the com
Ing meeting.
The Union Pacific passenger train,
second section No. was held up by
bandits two and half miles west of
Upton Station, flfty-eight miles west OF
Rawllns. Wyoming, last night at $3.50
O'Clock. There were four men In the
hold-up. The express and baggage car
were blown open and the safe blown to
pieces. The railroad company says the
loss was nominal. The baggage and
express cars were considerably DAM
aged. 49, y.4.I. : 800 49,.
The battleship Alabama made tho rim
from Boston to the Delaware Canes in
twenty-elght hours, maintaining mn ny.
erage speed OF sixteen knots Which I.
her contract speed. From Nantucket
shoals lightship. In run OF l5h hours,
the ship averaged 1926 knots, Without
being pushed. or having special DreD-
nrations made for the run. The nvc-
rage would probably have exceeded IN
knots for the entire distance, but for
two hours experience with n fog.
Captain Girard, commanding oGIcar
OF the general hospital at San Francis.
CO, declared sroundless the nccusationa
OF Captain Grsnshaw, who died al Az
lnnta. after stating that he had rccciy.
ed little treatment at the general hos.
pital while suffering from serious gun
shot wound. Captain Girard said: ~
am. Mt loss 10 understand why Can
tain Grcnshnw should make such n
statement. He had n female and male
nurse In attendance all the time and re-
celvcd every attention possible. We as
certained that he was addicted TO the
use OF morphine and because we would
not permit him TO use IT,, he may have
considered 1t lack OF treatment"
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