The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-04

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OF. New York met In convention at Sar-
atoga Monday to elect officers and DEL
egates to the convention OF the ma
tional league.
Governor Beckham, ex-Congressman
Mccreary and others spoke at Hender.
son, KY, yesterday before an Immense
crowd at the formal opening Of the
Democratic campaign in Kentucky.
At meeting OF the Liverpool steam-
ship owners association, 1t was decid-
ed that the advance In the price OF
coal necessItated an all around in
crease in the current rates for freight.
H. Keith and Harry. Crassock. two OF
q party OF st. Louis men. were drown
ed as the result Of the capslzlng In q
squat of a skill in the Mississippi river.
Edward Schultz and Henry Engling
chung to the overturned boat until res,
cued by fishermen. ls
The United States training ships
Hartford and Essex arrived at London
yesterday, making three United States
vessels now at that place. the training
ship Lancaster having arrived August
25. Salutes were exchanged between
these ships and the shore batteries.
The area infected with bubonic
plague In Glasgow has spread to Co
van. on the left bank of the Clyde. A
boy died there Saturday and. yester-
day the medical authorities certified
that he was q victim Of the disease.
Three additional suspect cases OF the
plague have been reported In the city.
The war department received a cable-
gram yesterday morning from General
Macarthur II Manila, announcing that
the transport Port Stephens sailed Sep
TENDER 1 for Seattle. She had pay
masters and army wagons aboard for
our forces in China, and will put them
ashore at Taku. en- route for this coun-
try.
Thirty-one soldiers, fever stricken or
wounded in the Philippines. were dis
charged from the general hospital at
the Preside. San Francisco Monday
and given transportation to Washing
ton. D. C.. Most OF the complaints are
incurable. and the men have applied for
ndmittance to the soldiers home at
Washington.
Labor day was celebrated In st. Louis
by a labor parade in which more than
5000 men OF all trades participated.
The day was generally observed. bust
ness of all kinds being practically sus-
pended. All through the SOUTH organ
lied labor celebrated. At Atlanta. Ga,
Birmingham, Ala, Memphis, Tenn.
Charleston. S. c., New Orleans and
other southern cities.
Health Officer DR.. Doty, OF New York,
who boarded the City of Rome, from
Glasgow. Monday. found no traces OF
bubonic plague. DR.. Doty said: I'VE
found no sickness on board, and am
satisfied that no one OF the ship Is in
fected. The ships passenger list Is
made up almost exclusively OF Amer
leans, who have been travelling in Eu-
rope for the past month or two"
Labor day was observed In Washing
ton for, the sixth time Monday. the le-
gal character of the holiday having
heen established by Congress In 1884,.
All government departments were clos
ed. but there were no street parades or
public demonstrations, the various local
labor organizations celebrating the day
by speechmaking and athletic games at
the various river resorts outside Of the
city.
Arthur Sewall, Democratic candt-
date for vice president In 1896, is In q
critical condition at HIS summer home
at Small Point. sixteen miles from
Bath, Maine. Mr.. Sewall was seized
with an attack of apoplexy at 10 o'clock
last night. and has been unconscious
most OF the time since then. News was
received from Small Point nj noon Mon
day to the effect that the chances for
his recovery are slight.
Labor day was celebrated more gen.
orally In Pittsburgh than for many
years. In the morning there was n
large parade. participated In by labor
organizations from all parts OF the
county, and In the afternoon there was
speechmaking and athletic sports at
Scheniey park. Last evening there
was display OF fireworks nj schenlcy
park. All the mills and factories were
closed and business, as a rule, was sus-
pended throughout the city.
g Senator Jones. chairman; ]. G. John
son, vice chairman. and c. a. Walsh,
secretary. OF the executive committee
OF the Democratic national committee.
held nm nll-dny conference Monday