The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-25
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Jockey Frank o'Leary was killed yes
terday at New York. by his horse fall
ing on him.
Congressman ]. w. Babcock was un-
anImously re-nominated yesterday by
the Republicans OF the third district, In
convention, at Baraboo, Wis.
Governor Taylor, Of Kentucky. was
on the floor Of the United States senate
tuesday. BE refused to discuss in any
way the situation in Kentucky.
The Great Metropolitan stakes, Of
1000 sovereigns, run at Epson, yester-
day, was won by Lord Penrhyn's nve-
year-Old horse. Kings Messenger. Fit-
teen horses ran.
The engagement OF Richard Mansfield
at Buffalo. has been cancelled. HIS
condition Is such that complete rest
VIII be necessary. he Will close mis-
season Immediately.
No further rise OF waters In the flood
ed Mississippi districts is expected and
the railway officials are now endeaVor-
ing to open communication after near
ly weeks suspension.
The treasury department has ordered
a special agent to proceed to the Pacinc
coast to investigate the matter OF the
large influx OF Japanese coolies to this
country within the last few months.
At a meeting OF 1900 Boer sympathlz-
ers held in San Diego. Cal, last night,
resolutions were adopted, expressing
the hope that the United States would
seek by It's good offices to end the war.
Methodist ministers from the New
York conference win go to Chicago
next week to urge before the general
conference a revision OF the rules pro-
hibltlng dancing, card playing and the
atre going.
It Is hard to make n reliable forecast
OF the Republican convention at Har-
rIsburg to-day. as few Of the leaders
are on the ground. II is conceded that
the convention will be controlled by the
friends of Colonel Quay.
Burglars whose sympathles apparent
ly are with union labor, made o raid
early yesterday morn on the office OF
the Industrial union, in Chicago. and
carried of every record and book be-
longing to the organization.
Andrew Stubs OF Pittston, Pa, was
murdered late last night. at Wilkes
barre, while resisting two highway
men, who rified his pockets OF every
thing OF value. The murderers escaped,
leaving no clue to their Identity.
The steamer Braemer arrived at
quarantine in Victoria, b. c., yesterday,
with 1866 Japanese immigrants, while
the Empress of China, due tomorrow,
has GOO more, almost all being bound for
United States ports. under contract.
Fire started by the explosion Of
lamp last night. consumed the Ameri-
can hotel, at FoXburg. Pa; Thomas
Grants general store: Dale's hardware
store; the Allegheny hotel and John
sons mems furnishing store; loss, $780,
900.
Considerable Interest Is felt over the
appointment Of General Rivera's sue
cessor as minister Of agriculture. In
Cuba. The probable selection VIII be
made from PerfectO Lacoste. the pres
ent mayor; Manuel Snnguily, or Alex
ander Rodriguez.
Count Lavine de Tourouse Lautree.
charged by the Montreal authorities
with having disposed Of forged bonds
under the name Of v. Castano. was re-
leased from custody at Chicago, yes
terdny. by the county authorities, but
was soon after arrested by federal OIL
GERS.
Investigation Of the rumor circulated
in London and cabled to the United
States, that Mrs. James Brown Potter.
having been divorced from her husband
by mutual consent. was shortly TO be
married to Lord Kitchener, OF khar-
toum. shows the story to be entirely
without foundation.
Pnnuca, Mexico. one OF the most i'm
portant trading towns on the east
coast OF the republic OF Mexico, sixty
miles west OF the seaport OF Tnmplco,
has been entirely destroyed by fire.
Panuca is a town OF 1900 persons. on
the PunucR river. The loss, II Is esti-
mated. aggregated $2,226.OOO.
william Kuhn, formerly Of Roanoke.
Va, and said to be an ex-stnte senator
Of Virginia, tried to kill himself and his
wife, Lulu, at their home in PhilAdel-
phla, last night He cut his own throat
and badly injured his wife in trying to
kill her, Both are at the hospital In n
serious condition. Family troubles are
said to have led to the deed.
In thesupreme court OF Ohio an opln-
ion was handed down, Affirming the de-
clslon OF the lower courts in the case
OF Judge Frank Dellenbnugh, OF CleYe-
land, and he stands dlHbnrred from
practicing in the courts of Ohio. The
ground OF the disbarment was that
Judge Dellenbaugh shared a fee with
an attorney In case which came be-
fore him.
A train Of thlrty-two freight cars
ran away on the mountain grade Of the
Delaware and Hudson new steam rail-
road crossing the Hooalc mOuntaina,
near Scranton. Pa, between Carbon
dale and HonesdRle late last night. The
engine jumped the track on a sharp
curve drawing the train after Il. The
cars were piled In an lndlscriminate
heap An unknown man was killed and
several others were injured.
Commissioner Wilson. Of the Internal
revenue bureau. has held that where
manufacturers ship stamping packages
OF OleomarEnrinc on orders OF CUSTOM
ers and do not take the way bills from
the common carrier to these customers.
but simply 60 their own agent who re-
cevcs and delivers the packages to the
persons whose names are found there
on, the manufacturers Involve them
selves In special tax liability as whole
sale dealers at the place where their
agent makes -thgge deliveries,