The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-11
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Hal+i ItLEGhAEd SfAhhS. 81
J. N. Wright was yesterday appolnt-
ed postmaster at Nome. Alaska.
1t is officially announced that the
Russian troops captured kharbin on
August 3, 3
There Is no more talk Of opening
Democratic national headquarters in
New York.
The Prohibitionlsts are preparing for
an aggressive campaign In Pennsylva-,
MIA this fall.
The Marion Republican convention to
nominate county ticket Will be held
on September /.
The plague patient who was discov-
cred August on q vessel In the Ham
burg harbor is dead.
p According to the school census flg-
ures given ont yesterday, the popuia-
tion OF Chicago is 2.07,696.
Muller Schall & Co.. of New York.
will ship $750.OO0 gold to-day. making
the aggregate for the dny s2,75O.oo0.
The branch railroad Mt Fairmont
known as the Belt Line will be extend
ed to accommodate new industries.
A dispatch to the New York Herald
from Chefoo says: 1t is reported that
the Russians have destroyed the native
city of New Chwang.
Gold will be shipped to-day to Lon
don by the National City Bank. OF New
YORK, to the amount Of $1,000,O00: by
Heidelbach, IckelhelmeI4 & Co. to the
amount OF $50, 900. Z =; 5i..s-.7
The Carl!sts CT. Spain are showing
their haudg ppnlt aud ava rqnartaI a
bo unusually active In the northern
provinces. There have been many ar
rests OF armed suspects.
American Caramel Company has Sc
business of the Lancaster (Pa.) Cara
mel Company. The price paid Is said
to be Sl,000.0O0. ~
Hon. J. N. Head. mayor ofNashville.
Tenn, has resigned MS member OF the
national Democratic executive COM
mittee. and Hon. Norman E. Mack. OF
Chairman Jones TO fill the vacancy.
Friday was the last day OF the shnh's
visit to Paris and the occasion was
marked by an immense fete. ut Elysee
palace. There was Venltian fete at the
SSpSslllon III lAc shau HoIluF inSt
night: He leaves for England to-day
via Ostend. s
At tho opening OF bids Friday at the
navy department for armor plate. the
Bethlehem md Carnegie companies
submitted Identical bids. each for
about 1890 tons OF the $4,000 tons ad-
vcrtIsed fer. at $3.50 for the thick armorl
and s41l.2o for the thin.
Thomas Brown. 5s years OF age, an
United States customs Inspector. fell
from the third-story window OF his
home in New York Friday morning
and was killed. Brown had gone TO
sleep on chair alongside the open
window TO escape the heat.
1t Is authoritativcly stated that the
United States government will accept
Count Waldersee as commander OF the
international forces In China II the ne
cessity exlsts at the time Of his ar
rival In that country for an interna-
tlonal army to begin n campaign.
The last session OF the convention of
the Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF
America Mt Philadelphia was devoted
principally to the adoption OF various
resolutions and the election OF officers.
Hartford, Conn. was selected as the
next meeting place.
Eugene V. Dnbs and Joseph Harrl-
son, tho Social Democratic party's
candidates for President md Vice
President, have sent their letters OF
acceptance to VIM. Butscher, OF Spring
Held, Masa., national secretary Of the
party. Debs says thar ne seeks no per-
sonal preferment. sf5t.3..
I Orders have been Issued for addI-
tional teams to be sent from Manila TO
China TO increase the available trans
portatlon necessary for the movement
OF General Chaffces army. These teams
cnn be procured much sooner from Ma
Mia than from this country.
The monthly report OF the statisti-
clan OF the department OF agriculture
shows tho average condition Of cotton
on August TO have been &c. as COM
pared with i5,s on July l.. 1900, s4 on
August !, 1899. 9i.2 on August l. 1898.
and s5.3, the mean Of the August aver
ages OF tho last ten years. K
w. J. Bryan yesterday promised Nor.
man i. Mack, OF Buffalo. thnt he WIN
visit the state OF New York and make
several speeches before the close OF the
campaign. The datr OF the beginning
OF the campaign was not definitely set
LIEU, Jut " VIII UE DetNttIi tiif Hiluuie
OF September and tho middle OF Ocio-
Der.
3 An autopsy held on the body OF
Ralph Miller, who died Wednesday
night after boxing match with N!c-
tor baldwin. at Richmond HIN. l.. J.,
showed that dsath was caused by n.
blood clot on the brain. Tho physician
who held ,hn autopsy refused 10 say
whether or not the Clot was the result
Ofthc blow struck In the ring by Bald
win. -
Tha waEc dlffercncrs bntwacn the
Republic Iron md Steel Company, thn
American Tin Plate Company and tho
AmalsRmatGd Association Of Iron,
Steti and Tin WOrltHra are npproach-
ing u climax. and uni;rs n Frttlomart IL
reached rery shortly m extensive
strife Ia probable Another effort TO
effect Nnnl adjustment OF tho scales.
It Ia said. viii b6 made next week,
whoa Il rRll MIL bo issupd tor.n general
convention 70 10 held In Detroit &