The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-01
rE1EaRAnrs TERsELy ToID.


William NJ. Sullivan was yesterday
nominated 10 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 ct Edinburgh yesterday, approved
nv 500 votes 10 %, the union with the
Presbyterian church. The union will be
effected in October.
A dynamite explosion In the house Of
August Broehm, near Forest Junction,
Wisconsin. yesterday, killed five MEM
bers Of the family. The house was
completely wrecked.
The claim, to extensive portions OF
the Chicago lake front, valued at $780,
100000, put forward by band OF the
Pottawatomla 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 still 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
bell and William Medlar were killed by
lightning Thursday, at st. Clair, Mich.
The three men were at work in the
cabin Of a 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 F. W. Nicely has an inter-
est IN the property, was authorized to
resume business by the United States
court, Thursday.
General DavIla, 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, hes brought the insur-
gent leader to Caracas and will exhibit
him in the streets OF the capitol
The wage conference between the
flint glass wor:s- - association and the
National Glass company came to an
end yesterday-Rt 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.
Victoria. Wednesday night was
blaze OF light all citizens turning out to
celebrate the evacuation OF Pretoria.
BOnfres blaEad every ten yards on the
main streets and millions OF fice-
crackers and bands proclaimed the
glad news. Thursday was proclaimed
a general holiday by the mayor for n
general celebration.
The Il. c. Trlck Coke Co, al Pitts
burgh. has ordered the shutting down
OF 10 per cent Of It's coke ovens in the
Connellsville region this week. As the
Prick company operates two-thirds OF
the ovens in the region this means n
closing down OF over 1000 ovens and the
curtanment Of production Of from 100
TO so tons OF coke day.
Carl Raub. formerly connected with
Cleveland German newspaper. early
Thursday. shot and killed his niece,
Miss Bertha Nucker, 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 Tor the
deed has not yet developed.
The special agent Of the United
States at Honolulu reports TO the de-
partment OF state. under date OF 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
10 rest where Il Is, with the understand
ing that no further steps shall be Ia
ken to have either Mr.. ClGrt's or Mr.
MaCinnIs' credentials referred 90 the
committee and that no further action
will be taken this session.
Judge Cantrlr Of Frankfort Ky.
yesterday directed Circuit Clerk Ford
90 issue q 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 10 the aSsas-
slnatInn Of William Gosbel. a warrant
was issued and placed IN the hands Of
Deputy Sheriff John Suter
John NJ Parsons general master
workman; J. O'Hcofe and John A. Con
ner, OF the Knights Of Labor Thursday
filed application, asking that n restrain
ing order be issued against John w.
Hayes, L, n. Chamberlln and Edward
J Lindhulm 10 prevent them from In
tcrfcrluE with the executive committee
OF the knights Of Lahor In taking pos
session OF books, records. seals. etc. Of
the organization. Tho order was Is
sued returnablC, June 5.