The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-20
NEWS 0F6YESTERDAY

Amessage has been received at. Plioe-
nix, Arizona, telling oc another mining
war In Canaea. Sonora. a z z
ID The contingent OF 400 Cuban school
teachers who arc visiting the United
States, arrival In Washington yester-
day afternoon. its : z Y u 2
a Pekin IS defiant and pilterrIfic battle
may be necessary; to restore order
10000 Celestials still defy the allied
troops at the gatesiof the imperial city.
s5 Caleb Powers was found guilty by a
jury Of eleven Democrats and one Re-
publican for completely In the death OF
William Goebel, and sentenced ito life
imprisonment; N
a resolution OF interest to publishers
throughoutEth the country was introduced
BY Delegate Hays of Minneapolis. ut
the International typographical Union
meeting at Milwaukee, and adopted us
follows: n tss,3 4 r
The Democratic campaign committee
Of Kentucky decided Saturday night
that .itswopld mot allow Governor Beck,
ham to engage in joint debate with
John w. Yerkes. the Republican candi-.
date for governor. r 81, 3 3
A mob entered the jail ut Doe Run,
Georgia, Saturday night, and took Wifl-.
lam Cater, colored, out and rlddled him
With bullets. Cater was charged with
attempted assault on u white. As soon
as captured Cater confessed. "a
A fine oil well was struck in Berca
sand on the Grier farm, three miles
from Parkersburg Saturday. Miss Flor
ence Grier, who Is entertaining a large
House party, dropped a go-devIl, which
caused an oil gush far above the der
rick. 3;l..t .
General C.VH. Grosvcnor. membcr OF
Congress from Ohio, arrived In New
4ork yesterday. returning from VA
cation trip 10 Europe. After a visit to
4Maira, where he will make several POI
fitfcaf speeches, General Grosycnor VIII
so to Ohio TO canvass his own district.
The flight of the .Dowager4 Empress
and the disappearance of the Emperor
OF China Is regarded as OF much great
ler and lasting Importance than the
mere taking OF Picking. and theicompli-
cations resulting therefrom are specu-
political circles. 81 2. ~ II
Probably the last important official
act OF C.. p. Huntington performed be-
fore his death was to approve and Is.
sue, for the Information OF the stock
and bondholdcrs OF the Southern Pa
cifc Company, Ii statement OF Its earn
ings and expenditures for the fiscal
year. ending June 30, last.
Mrs.SJohn CalIcar, sixty-seven years
of age, was run down by Toledo, st.
Louis &Western train yesterday as she
was walking acrogs the track ut Mar
lon. Ind. She. was thrown ten feet by
the force OF the engine and scalp
wound sustained, Otherwise she was
not; hurt, and Will. recover.
Mrs, Nancy Mckinney, OF Cadlz, o.,
was 100 Yeas old Saturday., and
Is theaoldest citizen of Harrison coun-
ty Her. birthday was celebrated by
four generations withSa large picnic.
She has but ona daughter living. who
Is seYeDty:-ii years old, and her hus-
band has been dead ilfty-one years.
Senator Foraker returned to Cincin-:
natl from Washington Saturday morn
ing, accompanied by his son, Captain
Foraker, and states that he expects to
renainin that vicinity until the OPEN
Ing OF the Ohio campaign, He Is to
speak at Youngstown on September s.,
and Will be ut tho. service OF the CAM
paign committee from that time on.
The Pittsburgh Post Saturday says:
THE new bids for supplying armor
plate to the government will be opened
by the secretary. OF the navy the first
week OF October. There viii be three
bidders, as before, and 1t Is almost GER
tain that the Mldynla Steel Company
will receive n portion OF the work In
case the secretary decides to let the
contract. -5sf .
The Merchants Association OF In
diannpolis has decided to withdraw the
insurance carried with companies In
the Western Insurance Union, on ac-
count of the action OF the Chicago corn
mittee In ordering fiat advance in the
rates In this city OF 20 per cent. This
means that S2.000,oeO worth OF Insurance
viii be placed with companies not in
the association. b
Minister conger will be home from
China before election, II he can get
here. and Will make aUfew speeches for,
Mckinley ana Roosevelt. That he can
get here In time is not yet certain, but
the effort to procure his presence Is
being made. The expected appearance
of MIR. Conger on the stump, II lie can
get homo in time, depends or course.
OH his strength and inclination.
Miss Maude Relic. aged sixteen, OF
Sharon. Pa, tsas sent TO school at st.
Louis. hoping TO break up n love affair
With Frank Mcclure, OF Sharon. Nc
ClOrs followed and the couple were
married In st. Louis ten days ago.
Mcclure brought his girl bride to
Youngstown Ohio, and relatives, aided
by nolire.,;found her In n house. where
she claimed Mcclure had placed her.
Announcement Is made OF the closing
OF the largest coal deal ever transacted
In Eastern Ohio, and $4,000 acres of coal
lands In Warren, Wells and Smithneld
Townships, Jefferson county, pass into
the hands. OF Cleveland capitalists. The
options were taken BY H. p. Willard.
Extensive mines will be opened tnnd
several branch'roads will be construct
cd. About half n million dollars Will be
paid into the hands OF land owners In a
few days. Il, 81
5DMuraerer Ferrell passed n anict day
yesterday In tho Marysville, Ohio, jail
playing pedro most OF tho forenoon
with Edward Woodcock,of Chilllcothc,
who occupies an adjacent cell. md who
Is charged with forgery. Terrell seem-
ed 10 enjoy the game very much, Rev,
Father j. G. Ncnncman. OF the Catholic
Church Of MarysvllIe.i who Is Ferrclls
spiritual n0viser. suited thnt nc thinKs
Ferrail 10 not altogether right, mem
tally.
State Chairman Dick, OF Ohio, had n
conference Saturday with number OF
prominent coIorpd Republicans from
different sections Of the state, The col.
ored people are ntfve 10 the Importance
sue or imperialism, so-cuttrd, ia ,,not
one which appeals to the colured race.
who. once IN bondage. themselves. felt
more like extending greeting TO the
unfortunate people OF Cuba and in the
philippines who have been freed from
Spanish rule and oppression. II
General Lew Wnllnrc highly rom-