The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-19
LATE NEWS BOILED DOWN.

Another attempt is being made to
combine the pottery manufacturing
plants Of the country.
The second annual conference OF
Catholic colleges OF America and Can
ada began at Chicago yesterday.
Ex-President Harrison left yesterday
for New York TO preside over the ecu
menical council, which opens Saturday,
The deaths from plague throughout
India during the past week slightly de-
creased In number. but the aggregate is
stlll upwards OF 1000.
Fire Wednesday caused n loss OF
about s75,0OO in the big mattress and
iron bed factory of Charles II. Rogers &
Company, New York city.
The Twenty-fourth Pennsylvania
congressional district convention met at
Pittsburgh yesterday and unanimously
renominated Hon. l.. r. Acheson.
The London newspapers announce the
marriage yesterday OF Mrs. Bernard
Beere. the actress, to c. W. Olivier, n
former private secretary TO Lord Ions
dale.
James Roach, of Pittsburgh. aged two
years. died yesterday from the effects OF
being struck on the head by brick
thrown by Joseph CrUrniuskl, aged 12
years,
Hon. Sullivan NJ. Mccutcheon, ex-
speaker Of the Michigan house Of rep
rcsentativCs and prominent In local bus
iness circles died in Detroit yesterday,
aged G7 years.
The conl miners of the Pittsburgh dis
trict all returned to work yesterday eX-
cept those al the Buena Vista mine on
the YoughioEheny. These men are eX-
pected 10 go in to-day.
The Imperial government has decided
to give "a out OF the A commissions to
be granted to Canadians In the regular
army to officers and on-commissioned
officers serving In South Africa,
Rev. Faye Walker. d. D., who for sew
enteen years has been president OF the
oxford college, Ohio, formerly the Ok
ford female college, has presented his
resignation and It has 'been accepted.
George r. AnEeu. president OF the City
savings bank OF Detroit, and Of the
Michigan Bankers association, expired
suddenly at his breakfast table yester-
da, the result Of an attack OF heart dis
ease
The taking OF testimony in the trial OF
Colonel Colson, charged with killing
Ideut Scott and i. w, Demarce, at the
Capitol hotel, Frankfort, Kentucky
commenced yesterday in the circuit
court,
Reports from the grazing regions OF
Colorado In dicate that heavy losses OF
live stock will result from the prolong-
ed rain and snow storms II ~ estlmat-
ed that the losses OF sheep willNbe very
heavy.
Damage in Mississippi by floods dur
Ing the past few days Will IL is believ-
cd, greatly exceed firstscstlmatea. Many
truck plantations are gtill Submerged
and will be almost completely destroyed
unless the waters soon recede.
The President, acting upon the recom-
mendntion OF Secretary Gage, will at
once remove John Il. Tolbert, collector
OF Customs at Charleston. S, c., and
will appoint Robert NJ. Wallace, OF
Sumpter, S. C., to the vacancy,
Tho cnbled announcement IN the mar
riage columns of the London Times
Wednesday morning Of the wedding OF
Earl Russell to Mollie Cook, nt Reno,
Nevada, April Is, has created sensa-
tion, ns It appears that Earl Russell, nc-
curdlng to the English law. IN atlli legal
ly married to the first Countess Russell.
Carl Brown, Of Coxcy army fame, was
invited to address the morning session
OF the mass convention OF Missouri Mid
die OF the Road PopuItsts wednesday,
and created CONSERVATION among the
ndhercnts OF Wharton Burkcr, OF Penn
gylvania. when he strongly advocated
Admiral Dewey as head Of the PopuliSi
national ticket.
The Vermont Republican state COM
vcntion for the selection OF four dele
latea md four nlternntes to tho national
Republican convention In Philadelphia,
was held yesterday and resulted In the
choice OF Gen. j. q. Mccullough, OF Ben
nlngton: Lieut.. Gov Henry G. Bates, OF
st. JOhnsbury; Edward Wells, OF Bur
llngton, and Lamont NJ. Read, OF Bel
lows Falls. ~ delegates. The dtlegn-
tiOn was not instructed
E.F. Walker OF Philadelphia, and J.
II. MoCleary, OF Richmond, representing
prominent capitalists OF Philadelphia
and Richmond. sailed to-day from New
York for Southampton. They are nu-
thorlzcd to pledge bonds for any amount
OF money necessary 10 secure the con-
tract for building the projected railroad
from 81. Petersburg TO ODESSA. which
will traverse more thanhalf the Russian
t.fnulfe from north TO south,