The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-24
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WARM WlRELETS.

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Fire Is reported to threaten the
town OF Mulvane, Kansas. with de-
struction. The Wichita fire department
has been called upon for help. ~.
Announcement is made of the organ
!zation. OF the, National Starch Com
pany, with capitalization OF slS,OOo,-
900, of (which slO,OOo,OOo will be issued.
! GustaYe Paul clus. {, minister OF
war under! the commune, died ycster-
day at Toulon, of pneumonia. He
had u remarkable career OF adventure.
k a.. Shallenberger, of Alma, Neb.. was
Thursday nominated by the fusionists
of the Fifth Nebraska district for Con-
gress, to succeed r. D. Sutherland, on
the fortleth ballot.
The National Negro Business League.
made up. OF delegates from about TWEEN
ty-five' states, assembled at Boston.
Thursday. The principal speaker al
the session is Booker T.FWashlngton.
Nathaniel Harrison Harris, a ,briga-
der general on General Lees staff,
and formerly OF Mississippi, died at
Malvern. county OF Worcester Eng
land, last hight. Mrs. John Hays
Hammond is his niece.
William NJ. Johnson, the newly ap-
pointed first assistant postmaster gen.
erql, arrived in Washington yesterday,
and took, the oath OF Office. Mr., john
son will not begin his new duties I'M
I'll the latter part of September.
Charles, H. Tweed, leval adviser OF
the late Coils p. Huntington. an
nounces that the VIII Of the late finan-
cier win not be made public at present.
but will be filed for probate to-day. An
abstract OF the will, prepared by Mr..
Tweed, will be given out to the news
papers this afternoon.
The population OF Jersey City and
Hoboken, N. j., has been made public
by the census office. Jersey City has
n population OF 206.433. against 163, OO3
for 1880. an increase OF 1890, or 1854
per cent Hoboken's population is 3d.
5Gi,. as against 43.GiS for 1890. an In
crease Of 1916, or 1901 per cent.
A special to the Chicago Times
Herald from Asheyille, n. c., says a
girl baby has been born TO Mrs. George
C.&Vahderbllt, in Blltmore House. Mr..
Vanderbilt announces that her, name
Will be Cornelia Stuyvcsant. The IT.
Tic! stranger is helress TO fortune OF
s3O.O0O.oOo.
Omaha, Neb.. Is the first city thus
far counted In the, twelfth census to
show a decrease in population during
the past decade. The count Of the
population OF Omaha Just completed
shows 1855. The population in 1890
was 14o,452% This indicates n decrease
OF ten years OF 1887. or 2G.9s per cent.
Edward u. Balch. assistant cashier
OF the Omaha National Bank, was az
saulted in his berth on the Chicago o
Northwestern road. near Boone, Iowa,
early Thursday, and robbed OF $f3o-aii
the money he had on his person. On
the arrival of the train III the city he
was removed to his home. He Is still
unconscious. but Will probably recover.
A especial 10 the Journal and Adverti-
ser from Providence, II. l., says: Jas.
stlllman, president OF the National City
Bank. at New York., has announced the
engagement OF his daughter, Miss Is
abel Goodrich Stillman. to Percy Ave-
ry Rockefeller. son of William Rookie
fellcr.t president OF the Standard OIL
Company. Percy Avery Rockefeller
was graduated from Yale this year. He
was president OF tho University foot
ball association.