Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-28
BRIEF NEWS T
Colorado snow storm

SOAOTduO ShOW StOTm-
DENVER. Col, March H.-Another
week, began here early to-day and at 3
a. m. six inches of snow had fallen.
Sentenced for Five Years
DENVER, Col, March Z7.-U. H. Hem
derson, OF the First National Bank Of
Greedy, who pleaded guilty to embezzling
$4,000, has been sentenced to five years
imprisonment.
A Graver Aspect
CAPE TOWN, March 2.-The bubonic
plague situation is assuming a graver as
pect.
VIII Close Two Days
NEW YORK, March Z.-The New York
Stock Exchange will suspend on Good
Friday, April 5th, and on Saturday. April
9Th.
Investigations
WASHINGTON, March N.-The civil
service commission has ordered al inves-
tigation of charges against the postmaster
of Pittsburg, Pa. They grow out of the
removal of a superintendent of a post
office station.
Smith Not to Resign
WASHINGTON, March 27~.-Postmaster
General Smith to-day gave an emphatic
denial to the stories hat he intended to
resign his office.
Norwegian Steamer O
NEW YORK, March 27.-The Norwegian
steamer Gwent, loaded with bananas, went
ashore in the fog last night two miles east
OF Long Beach life saving station, and
stiH lies there in a dangerous place.
Reduced It's Capital
TRENTON, N. j., March N.-The Amer
lean Ice Company to-day filed papers re-
ducing its authorized capital stock from
s6o,0oO,0O to 100000
Famous Painter Dead
NICE, March 27.-The~ landscape painter
Gasin died here to-day.
Fire in a Mine
REPUBLIC. Mich. March N.-Fire was
discovered last night in No. / shaft of
the Republic mine, and has not yet been
-extinguished.
Showed Little Change
LINCOLN. Neb., March 27.-With but
one more day left on which to ballot for
United States Senator, the vote to-day
showed little change.
A Lecture by Cleveland
PRINCETON. N. j., March 27.-Ex-Pres-
ident Grover Cleveland delivered the first
Of his two lectures on "The Venezuelan
and friends of Princeton University to-
night.
Sank Into q Hole
UTICA, n. Y. March "a train on
he Delaware. Lackawanna & Western ran
Into a washout last night. The roadbed
had disappeared. leaving the track. The
cars did not leave the rails. but sank into
a hole about eight feet deep. The pas
sengers got out with a wetting.
To Ship Cole to Europe
NEW YORK. March 1.-THE National
City Bank has arranged to ship 10000
francs gold by to-morrow's steamer and
! . marks to Berlin either tomorrow
or Saturday.
PennsyIvanfa's New Stock
PHILADELPHIA. March 1.-THE newly
elected directors of the Pennsylvania met
to-day. The board decided to issue the
SS5 per cent. OF their present holdings at
the price of $50 per share. All the old of
hcers were reelected.
All Ordered Closed
LITTLE ROCK. Ark, March E.-Gov-
drastic anti-gambling bill and 1t went into
immediate effect. The chief of police is
ssed orders for every gambling house TO
close.
Suspension in Prospect
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. March
snt Indications point to a suspension OF
work in the ~bituminous coal fields of In
diana after mex Monday. when the pres
ent wage scale will expire.
TO be Made a Cardinal
ROMF. March 27.-It is officially an
nounced that at a secret consfstory TO be
held April 18th and a public corsistory
three days later, Archbishop MartineIii
will be raised to the c~ardinalate.