Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-09
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
Ice Cutters strike

Ice Cutters Strike
SANDUSKY, O.. February S-Nearly
one thousand ice cutters are on strike.
Twelfth Juror Secured
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, February s.
The twelfth juror in the Hamilton trial
was secured to-day.
Department store Burned
PUEBLO, Col. February S-The Crews
Boggs department store was Quilted by
fire to-day. Loss, $4,000.
Milan Has Pneumonia
Milan of Servia, suffers from pneumonia.
His condition is dangerous.
A New President
VIENNA, February 8.-The Chamber Of
Deputies to-day elected Count Vetter Won
Der Lille president of the House.
Are Inaccurate
LONDON, February s.-Gen Sir Evelyn
Wood says the reports that he is to SUI
percede Gen. Kitchener are inaccurate.
Caused 100000 loss
OMAHA Neb., February Sire to-
night destroyed the power house of the
Omaha Street Railway Company. Loss,
100000.
announcer big combine
COLUMBUS, O., February so. C. Bar
Der, president of the Diamond Match Co.,
is at work to combine all the independent
cereal mills.
Big Fire at st. Cloud
ST. CLOUD, Minn February Sire
early to-day destroyed the West Hotel
and several smaller buildings adjoining.
Loss, $125,0O0.
Imports and Exports
LONDON, February S.-The statement
OF the board of trade for January shows
increases of 81. 431, 800 in imports and e.
169S00 in exports.
Miller Short Again
sANDUSKY. O., February S-Ex-City
! Clerk w. A. Miller, short $4,000, is mys-
teriously missing. A previous shortage of
$4,000 was made good.
No Immediate Danger
STOCKHOLM, February S-The inf1u-
enZa of Queen Sophia is accompanied by
fever and sleeplessness. Her majesty is
in no immediate danger.
Investigation Opened
DENVER. February 8.--A public inves-
ugation of the charges of receiving brides
from illegal resorts by police and detec-
tlves was opened to-day
An Aged General Dead
BETHANY, Mo-. February S.-General
Benjamin M. Prentiss, one of the oldest
generals OF volunteers of the civil war;
died at his home here to-day.
To Form Cabinet
ROME, February SKIING Victor EN-
manuel conferred to-day with Signors
Villa Rcotti, Rudini and Biancheri with
the view of forming new cabinet.
Shot a Policeman
WILKESBARRE, February S.-Police-
man Owen Hughes attempted to arrest
two trampS tonight, when one of them
shot the officer The tramps escaped.
Jury Could Not Agree
GEORGETOWN, KY, February SIN
the case of George f. Weaver, charged
with perjury in connection with the trial
of Caleb Powers, the jury could not agree.
To Return the Visit
LONDON, February s-The royal yacht
has been ordered ready to take King
Edward to Flushing, after the opening of
parliament, to return Emperor William S
visit.
Ask an Advance
PITTSBURG, Pa, February S-The
bridge and structural steel workers scale
beginning May l, calls for 40 cents an
hour for nine hours, against the So a day
now paid.
Winter Wheat Protected
KANSAS CITY, Mo, February S.-An-
other fall of snow covered central Kansas
and northwestern Missouri to-day to Il
depth of nearly foot, thoroughly pro-
tecting winter wheat.
ID. 81 o. Dividends
NEW YORK, February S.-The Balti-
more & Ohio directors declared a per
cent. dividend on the common stock and
the regular semi-annual dividend of 2 per
cent. on the preferred stock.
To Visit the Colonies
LONDON February Skiing Edward
makes known that the Duke of Cornwall
and York will not be created Prince of
Wales, until his visit to the colonies.
Preparations are making for the Duke s
trip.
Heavy Snow Storm
CHICAGO, February S.-A heavy snow
all trains tonight. Dispatches from Iowa
through Illinois, Wisconsin and Mime
sofa.
Blew Up the Bank
YOUNGSTOWN, o. February S-Three
masked men entered the bank at Andover
bound the Waterman, Alonzo Root, and
blew the safe, but We're frightened away.
The safe and building were badly
wrecked.