The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-22
.SHRINERS
GATHERING
in NUMBERS.
Jolly Crowd Traverse the Sands Be
tween This City and tho National
Capitalize Call on Ellrina.
SCHOOL OF MINES AND MINING
To be Established at the State Uni
versity-Tickets to the National
Convention In Great Demand.

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Ell
klns has secured the passage of his bill
In the senate for the establishment Of a
school Of mines and mining at the West
Virginia University and is now endeav-
oring TO obtain the favorable action of
the house by soliciting the support of
the proper committee and the general
membership. The senator says he is
hopeful Of success.
Senator ElkIns is also advocating
with some show of success an amend
ment to the sundry civil bill, increasing
to $4,000 the appropriation for the geo.
logical survey in this city, and to au-
thorize the increase of Its facilities in
the chemical and physical laboratories.
The object Is to enable the department
to extend the work of analyzlng miner
ais and estimating their value. All
mineral producing states are Interested
in the work of the geographical survey.
Transportation to be Furnished.
Senator Elkins has arranged with the
war department to furnish transporta-
tlcn to Mrs. ]. ]. Peterson, and her two
daughters to the Philippines, where Mrs.
Peterson's husband, late Of Charleston,
Is en- duty.
An EFFORT is being made with the aid
Of Senator Elkins. to have Miss Mabel
Mccormick transferred from the Fair
mont postoftice to the department here
in accordance with the arrangement
made at the time Miss Mccormick was
assigned to the FaIrmont Office.
A Jolly crowd OF shrlners came in to-
night over the sands of the intervening
desert between this city and Wheeling.
and other nearby points in West Vir-
glnIa. The party numbered about $50.
Most OF the mobiles put up at the Colon
ial hotel. Others went to the Elsmere
and the oxford, both near the Colonial.
There is some talk tonight, of calling
in a body tomorrow on Senator Elkins
and possibly others of the West Vir-
gipIa delegation in Congress.
Appeared in Good Shape.
The Charleston pilgrims also came In
tonight over the Chesapeake & Ohio
road, traversing the New River quick
sands. They are quartered in the same
section of the city, as are their brethren
from the Wheeling section. They reach
ed the Washington oasis in good shape,
and will be in the big parade.
Chief OF Police Fleming, OF Fairmont,
left for his home tonight. He has baen
here and in Baltimore on business
trip.
State Senator Harry woodward, of
Writ county. is In the city. The senator
is one OF the leading candidates for
Congress In the Fourth district.
There appears to be misunderstood
Ing In regard TO the number OF tickets
of admission to the national Republican
convention to be held at Philadelphia,
which viii be awarded to West Yir-
gInla-
For general information Senator
Scott states that each delegate is en-
titled to two tickets besides two for
himself. The alternates are simply en-
titled to one ticket OF admission. The
national committeeman are entitled to
twenty-five tickets each. AS u member
Of the subcommittee OF the national
committee. Senator Scott is entitled to
twenty-five additional tickets. which
makes total of fifty tickets he will
have at his disposal and each of the
delegates will have two tickets at his
disposition us above stated.
Tickets Provided With Coupons.
However, in order to accommodate a
larger number of people these tickets
are provided with coupons. Each cou-
pom is good for one session so that a
ticket can be used in the forenoon by
one person and in the afternoon by an
other, and the same may be done the
second day By that means, four or
1--WE people can get admission to the hall
for a limited time by passing the same
ticket around.
Senator Scott gave out this lntorma-
ton In order that all may be advised of
the actual number of persons, who may
expect to be accommodated and partlc-
ulRrly because he and others have been
asked for very many more tickets than
they have at command.
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