The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-12
BRIEF KILOGRAMS.

L Hc pODulutlOn OF. the state OIL COn-
necticut, as officially announced by the
census bureau, Is 90S.355. In 1890 the
population was 7i6,225S.
There was marked improvement
Thursday in the condition Of Miss Anne
LA kussner, the artist, who Is III at the
Auditorium hotel, Chicago. The at
tending physician does not regard her
illness as at all serious.
All the plague suspects have been
dismissed. but twenty plague cases re-
main In the Glasgow hospital. An OIL
cInl bulletin gays: 1.-THE outbreak has
been completely checked. Twenty-onc
days have elapsed since the last case.
The reception houses Will be closed to-
day"
a financial statement issued to-day
shows n very satisfactory state of af-
fairs for the Paris exposition year.
The revenue for the nine months end
Ing with October yields surplus Of
100000 francs over the estimates and
an increase OF 65,O00,G00 francs over the
similar period OF 1899.
Roland Reed. the actor, has cancelled
his st. Louis engagement and will re-
turn to New York to put himself under
q physicians care. Mr.. Reed has not
entirely recovered from an operation
performed last summer. but II Is
thought fortHight's rest will result
in complete recovery.
All business sessions of the Society
OF the Army of the Cumberland and the
Spanish American war veterans being
ended, yesterday was devoted to the in
spectlon of battlefield monuments and
markers nj Chickamauga park, in nc-
cordancc with the plan and invitation
of the national commissioners.
The United States naval recruiting
station at Chicago has received orders
resembling n recent order, making the
age requirement for landsmen from
twenty-one to twenty-five years, in
stead OF eighteen to twenty-five In
future applicants between eighteen and
twenty-five years OF age will be eligi-
BILE for enlistment. r
According to arrangements made by
the national Republican committee,
Senator Hanna will have little more
than time TO catch his breath between
speeches on his northwestern tour.
During four days Of the trip he will
make thirty-seven speeches, possibly
more. The party will leave Chicago
ut noon. October l5
A. P. Deer. an aeronnut, fell to his
death from balloon which had as
cended to q height of two hundred feet,
Mt Cans Mills, Wis. The ascension was
made at fair and was witnessed by
5000 persons. The balloon exploded and
fell one hundred feet before the para
chute opened aid the sudden jerl,
caused Deer to lose his hold.
Further Information regarding Sir
Thomas Lipton's-new challenger for the
America cup confirms the statement
that the boat viii be named Shamrock
and will be selected by series of con-
tests between the yacht Watson Is de-
signing md 'the old Shamrock after the
latter has undergone the improvements
proposed by Fife. Both yachts viii be
kept fully Manned by Sir Thomas LIP
ton and may cross the water together,
Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff has been serv-
cd with the papers In the matter OF the
reqnlsitlon for directors and officers OF
the Standard OIL Company, made by
Governor Sayrcs. OF Texas, and has de-
clincd to honor them. hasng his decl!-
nation upon IL decision OF Former Gov
crnor Flower that unless evidence was
presented that the persons named had
been In the state OF Texas and there
committed crime It could not be hon.
orcd.
Judge Kirkpatrick, In the United
States court at Trenton. n. j., refused
naturalization papers to Robert Spauld-
ling (c6lorcd) native OF Dutch Guinea.
The papers were refused on the ground
that the federal laws permit the na,ur-
nlizatlon OF white males only. Spauid.
Ing If graduate of Howard Univer-
silly, Washington. D. c., and Ia now n
student at Princeton Unrersity, nrd
had expected to take up the study OF
laT. His inability TO become na,urE!s-
ed Will prevent his admission to tbs har.