Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-03
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

THE HAGUE, May 2-The Boer dele
gates started this afternoon for the
United States.
CALCUTTA. May 2.-Reports from the
ten districts show the prospects are gen
orally unfavorable.
PITTSBURG, Pa, May Edward Her
bert Clarke, Of Washington. Pa, was to-
discharged from bankruptcy.
NEW YORK, May 2.-The 500 men of the
Oxford Copper Smelling Company struck
to-day for nine hours instead of ten.
BUFFALO. N. Y, May 2-Ffve hundred
laborers at the Pan American Exposition
grounds struck to-day for an increase of
wages.
PORT ARTHUR. Ont, May 2,--Four
Italians charging hole with dynamite on
the Rainy River railroad were blown to
atoms
will ship 81, 600, gold and Heidelbach.
Ickelheimer & Co. 100000 to Europe to-
morrow.
BUFFALO. N. Y, May about 200
linemen and instrument settlers OF the Bell
Telephone Company struck to-day for $3.50
day of ten hours.
CHICAGO, May 2-Supposed strikers to-
day attacked non-union painters, but the
arrived of the police prevented a serious
disturbance. Several slightly injured.
BUFFALO. N. Y, May Am amicable
adjustment of differences between the car
repairers' association and the New York
Central was concluded at $50 o'clock to-
night.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. May 2-Motor-
men and conductors on the street car line
struck this morning for the re-instate-
ment of men discharged, and an increase
in wages.
M rr1Js T1Tr a1-aI
conference of the African Nj. e. church
at Columbus, Ohio, Monday, will elect
bishop for the Far East, with residence
in Manila.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2.---No change
| apparent in the labor situation An ac-
idle is impossible, but the figures are still
put at 5000.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 2.--The annu-
al meeting of the Lake Shore here to-day
report for 1899 shows gross earnings, 80,
613 946; increase, $2S50, 263, or 1918 per cent
over preceding year.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May, 2;-During
| aged %. was shot in the forehead by Da-
vid McGovern, 81. He died an hour after.
McGovern was arrested
WASHINGTON, May 2-Chief Wilkie
has received from the Penn National
that has appeared in long time.
PITTSBURG, Pa, May 1.-The Ameri-
can Steel Hoop Company and the Repub-
lie Iron & Steel Company, of Chicago,
have formed the Union Ore Company and
secured 40 acres of ore land at Virginia,
MINI.
CONCORD, n. H. May 2.-The State
these delegates to the national convention
at Kansas City: True L Norris. Jeremiah
]. Doyle, Samuel IL. Page and Henry Q.
Kent.
LINCOLN, Neb,. May 2-The Republic
egates at large TO the Philadelphia con-
vention: Senator John n. Thurston, Ed
ward Rosewater, John H. McClay, John
Erhardt
WASHINGTON. May THE reported
engagement of gold at New York for ex-
Gals. Secretary Gage said to-day that
gold exports at this season of the year are
quite usual.
JOLIET, Ill, May 2.-The three local
plants of the American Steel & Wire
Company closed two weeks ago. will re-
put to work. All surplus stock has been
disposed of.
BOSTON. Mass. May "A strike of the
brewery engineers in Boston for shorter
hours and an increase in wages was be-
union men every union man VIII be called
out; 5000 men.
LONDON, May CT am entirely on
the British side in this war IN South At
RIGA" said the King Of Sweden and Nor
way now on a visit to this country, in
an interview with a representative of the
Associated Press.
PITTSBURG, Pa, May 2.-Representa-
tives of fourteen firms signed the timers
scale to-day and the men resumed at the
advance of % cents. The trouble with
the cornice workers will soon be settled
The bricklayers are still out
CLEVELAND. Ohio. May 2.-The report
of the Nickel Plate railroad for 1899, sub
mitted to the stockholders to-day, shows
| gross earnings Sc, 919 $50, the largest in
the history of the road. an increase of
$52S. 563, or S.27 per cent over the preceding
year.
CHICAGO, May Am explosion to-day
wrecked the third and fourth floors of the
Dale & Sempil drug store and seriously
due TO escaping gas. Every window was
shattered and many were hit by falling
glass.
A Small Boy Missing.
Special to the Register.
CLIFTON, w. Va, May S.-The four
year-old son of William Roach. living
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