Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-06

Augustine Healy. Catholic bishop of
Maine. died suddenly this afternoon.
Ex-senator Dead.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, August 5.-Luke
Pryor. former United States Senator and
representative in Congress, died in his
was a native Of Alabama.
On a Strike.
PARIS, August 5-Four thousand cat
drivers have gone on strike, demanding
lower rate for renting vehicles. There
have been no disturbances, but the Re-
publican guards protect the stables
Fair Vote Polled.
LOCK HAVEN. Pa, August ga fan
vote was polled at the Clinton county
Democratic primaries last night. Hon. ].
Henry Cochrane. of Williamsport. will
be given the endorsement for congress at
Tuesdays convention.
Fatally Injured.
HARRISBURG. Pa. August 5.-Rober,
Lucas, aged So. transfer clerk in the
United States express service at the I'm
ion Station in this city. was struck by
an express train early this morning and
sustained fatal injuries.
Mrs oliver Dead.
PITTSBURG, Pa, August 5.-Mrs. Mar
garet Brown Oliver, mother OF George T.
Oliver, proprietor OF the Pittsburg Com
mercial Gazett and of Hon. Henry w.
hn mall
turer. died to-day, aged 81 years.
No New Cases.
TAMPA. Fla, August 5,-No new or
suspicious cases of yellow fever have
been reported since the first outbreak and
there is little or no Illness in the city.
The situation is as favorable as possible.
One of the suspected cases is about to
be discharged from treatment
To Return to Work.
OIL CITY. Pa. August Sat a mass
meeting OF the union machinists of this
city held here this afternoon, it was de-
cided to return TO work at the old scale
of wages. and without any concessions
from employers. The strike was inaug-
urated eleven weeks ago and about $50
men were affected
Bryan Invited.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., August 5-The ex-
ecutive committee of the Frontier Day
celebration has sent invitations to Col
VIM. j. Bryan and Col. Theodore Roose-
welt to attend the celebration on Septem-
Der 1918, and participate in the reunion
of Torrey's rough riders. which will pro-
badly be held at the same time.
Poisoned His Father.
FRESNO, Gala, August Sired Hines,
thirteen years old. has confessed that he
poisoned his father. who is lying danger
ously i'll at the county hospital The boy
said that his father treated him cruelty
and had refused to let him drive his team.
He concluded to kill him. He and his
younger brother bought the poison which
Fred put in his fathers coffee,
Mill to start.
BIRMINGHAM Ala, August 5.-The
steel mill of the Tennessee Coal, Iron &
Railroad Company at Ensley, will be
started up this week. Three or four of
the furnaces will begin operations to-
morrow, and the others by the end OF the
week. The blooming mill will start up
Wednesday. The capacity of the steel
mill is 1000 tons day.
Afraid of Fire.
CHARLESTON, S, c., August Sat a
meeting to-day the Charleston board OF
health drew up a letter to all the rail.
roads entering the city, notifying them
that because Of yellow fever developed
at Tampa, they will be required to de.
cline to bring passengers or baggage from
that place here The order Is tantamount
TO the establishment of quarantine against
Tampa.
The Relief steamer.
ST. JOHNS. ~ F.. August 5.-The La
brador mail steamer, Virginia Lake which
arrived here to-day, reports that the
Peary relief steamer WindwarA passed
through the straits of Belle Isle last Sun
day bound north. She also reports that
immense ice foes still block the northern
coast of Labrador. This viii seriously
impede the Windwards progress The
mail steamer was unable to get beyond
Double Island. the foe there being inn
passable. Hundreds of fishing schooners