The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-16
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Augustus s.. Barber. secretary OF the
New; Jersey Republican state commit.
tee, died at his home In Wood bury, NJ
j.. Wednesday. ,i1 $.
Heavy floods have occurred in ia;
pan, and 200 persons are reported
drowned. In many places railroad
traffic has been interrupted. =
Wide and Davis successfully defend
ed the national tennis championship
doubles Wednesday, defeating Little
and Alexander. Scores: Ga; o.;
1910.
Mrs. w. n. FELTON,, OF Cartersville,
Ga, has come out In Virulent. state
ment, In which she denounces the
h'maudlln sentiment for vlolators of
the law"
Ambassador Chonte and the staff OF
the American embassy were enter
famed at luncheon Wednesday,. on
board the cruiser. Baltimore, Admiral
.Watson's flagship, at Gravesend.
William Cartwright, who was attach
ed to the stan OF Sir Robert Hart, the,
director OF the Chinese imperial mari,
time customs. has returned to London.
He says that the United States is the
only nation pursuing the correct policy
In China.
Neither an acceptance nor an express
sion OF regret has been received from
Admiral Dewey by the G. A. r. enter
tainment committee OF Chicago, al
though the admiral was Invited at9the
same time the President and other no
tables received Invitations.
Hon. A. B. White received a letter.
yesterday from United States Fish
Commissioner George Bowers, stating
that about the last Of September he
would have 4 few cars OF black bass
sent to places in the Little Kanawha
river for breeding purposes. q
a. F. King. an eE,ploye OF the Clif.
ton coal works, at Fairlnont. was bru-..
tally assaulted last night by negro
outlaws. and beaten into insenslblllty.
He was brought to the hospital at
Falrmont. and Is ina critical condition.
King is thIrty-flve years old.
Lieut.. Morgan. Of the battieshlp Ma
jestlc, the flagship of the channel
squadron. committed suicide yesterday
ut Portsmouth. N. H.. by throwing
himself from the main top sail yard of
his vessel. He Is believed to have been
Insane. His suicide caused sensation
In naval circles.
The Church Club, OF Berwyn. H.,
has issued invitations for a shirt waist
party. to be given on Thursday night,
IN oil, Ie
ment will be 4 smoker, and no one Will
hc;admlttrd unless properly attired In
shirt waist and belt. Coats and sus-
penders are strictly barred.
General Macarthur has cabled the
war department a brief statement
concerning the health OF the troops IL,
the Philippines. The number OF sick
In the hospitals Is set down at 3.S6S,
and in quarters at 1.26l. making a to-
tai OF 5.12O sick soldiers. or SAT per cent
OF the entire army In the archipelago.
The. conference between representa-
lives Of the; Amalgamated Association
OF Iron, Steel and Tin Workers and
representatives from the great Iron
and steel manufacturing companies on
the puddlers and flnishcrs' wage scale.
at Detroit, was adjourned "Wednesday
afternoon without any agreement
having been reached. Another meet
ing will be held In about. three weeks.
The official statistics OF the wheat
crop OF the world for lss9-lsoO :lnye
Just been compiled by the department
or agriculture. They show that In
the countries OF the southern hemIs-
.phere whose wheat crops are commons
iy included in statements Of the
worlds wheat crops. the production
will hardly fall less than i6o5l3,Oo
bushels. This is 100000 bushels
short OF last years production Austria
LA and Chill are the only countries
showing any material reductions.
a. .cablegram was received at the
war department yesterday. saying that
Capt. William L. Murphy, ThIrty-nlnth
United States Volunteer Infantry. FIRST
lieutenant Twcnty-fourth United States
Infantry WIS killed nenr Tannuan
yesterday. Captain Murphy was horn
( In Iowa. and was appointed from thnt
state to the military academy. He
was made n second lieutenant OF thu
Twcnty-fourth Infantry April &c. 1893,
and first lieutenant In the same regi-
ment March 2. 1899. lie was rppointcd
CAPTAIN Thirty.ninth United States
volunteer infantry. August II. 1899. md
was with his regiment In tho Philip
pines. 4 sl
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