The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-22
MIDNIGHT BRIEFS.

Ten million dollars damage Is cstI-
mated to be the result OF the forest
fires In Colorado and Wyoming.
The census bureau has announced the
population ot Minneapolis, Mimi, as
2e2.7ls. and st. Paul, Mimi. as 1es. So.
BY the explosion of boiler In Hell
ser's saw mill. at Oxford. Ohio, yester-
day. Lavige Dupler. Elsa WInegartner
and John Mclaughlin were killed.
Intense heat which has prevailed in
the west for several weeks. almost
without intermisslon. still continues,
with apparently no prospect OF cessa-
ton.
A massive iron furnace is to be built
at Rose Hill, Va. near sIlddleburg,
Ky. Brown Brothers. the New York
bankers. are said to be interested in
the enterprise. es
Executors Of the estate OF Mrs. Sa-
lima Beer, who recently died at 4iadl-
son. Pa, found $4,000 in chest IN
the house. 5000 Of 1t in gold The
house had been vacant for some weeks.
R. G. F. Candage. OF Brookline,
Mass, acting president. Tuesday called
to order in Colorado Springs the TWEEN
tieth annual session OF the National
Farmers Congress. There wasa large
attendance.
]. TeIchmann was held in police
court In New York, Tuesday, on COM
plant Of Sheriff Cryme. OF CentrevilIe.
Ohio. who says that Telchmann is
wanted for disposIng OF mortgaged
property in Ohio.
The sultan has ordered committee
to Investigate the recent massacre OF
200 Armenians in the Sassun districts OF
Asiatic Turkey. In the meantime.
his majesty has relieved All Pasha OF
the command OF Bills.
The county court house at Medina,
Ohio. was wrecked by terrific explo-
sion OF dynamite, large box OF which
was stored in the basement OF the
building. The janitor was painfully
injured. and several county officials
were hurt.
The Republican state committee held
q special meeting In Philadelphia yes
tcrday, and adopted resolutions de-
nounctng the action OF the antI-ouay
3seeuon?of the part in advocating fu-a
sion with the Democratic party in cer-
tain legislative districts.
The National Association OF News
dealers, Book Sellers and Stationers
openedits eighteenth annual convention
at Newark. n. J., yesterday. The con-
vention was held behind closed doors.
and no information will be given out
until after the adjournment.
The fourth biennial convention OF the
Young Mems Institute OF the Pennsyl-
vania Jurisdiction convened at Pitts
burgh Tuesday. and Immediately after
the delegates went In 4 body to St.
Paul's cathedral to hear mass. The
convention Will be in session until Fri.
day.
The sixteenth annual convention and
trade exhibition OF the Society OF
American Florists and ornamental
hor.iculturists opened at New York
Tuesday. Acting Mayor Gusgenhei-
mer made IN address OF welcome,
which was responded to by Edgar
Saunders, OF Chicago.
Gabe and Cicero Copeland were In
stantly killed yesterday at Fort Worth.
Texas. In duel with John and Charles
Baker. In Polk county. The men hat
tied at twenty PAGES. with rifles. Both
the Bakers were badly wounded In tho
shoulders and groin. and may die. "A
family quarrel caused the fight.
Minister Storer. at Madrid. Informs
the state department that treaty OF
amity. commerce and navigation and
general intercourse has been signed
Professionally by the minister OF state
and himself. This. practically marks
the last step In the complete restor-
alto OF relations between Spain and
the United States.
William ]. Bryan has put the finish
ing touches TO his speech to be made
at Topeka Thursday in response to the
notification OF the Populist nomination.
The speech is about 5000 words in
length. 1t deals largely with the trust
question and business conditions. Mr..
Bryan will. however, present "imper-
inllsm" us the paramount issue:
Theodore waiiart, the farmer who
murdered his wife and four children
ut Arlington. Mimi, was captured
Tuesday. He had tramped through
the woods. seeking escape. but. find
Ing none. he took refuge In the barn
on his sisters farm, two miles from
the scene OF the tragedy. Wallart ad-
mitted his guilt, and was placed in
ja!l.
a recount OF the buildings wrecked
at Sheboygan. Wis, by the tornado
yesterday shows the first reports were
considerably exaggerated. Neverthe-
less, nearly 100 buildings were de-
stroyed, and the monetary losses foot
up about 100000. The most remark
able feature OF the storm Is that not
a life was lost. Most OF the wrecked
buildings were frame affairs Of small
worth.