The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-14
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY INTELLIaRNoER
GENERAL NEWS.
Col. Bob Dslsplaln Appointed Com
missioner TO Paris Exposition.
Great shoemakers' Strike in Lynn,
! Mass. .--Three Thousand Girls
pins Hold the Town.
Disastrous Fire in the Pennsylvania
Coal Mines.
Turkey Charges England With All
Her Woes.
Turkey Charges England With All
Her Woes.
WASHINGTON.
Application for Survey OF Fort
Dearborne-GovernmentA Adyer'
Using Rates.

I
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Adyer
Using Rates.
WAaRIsoros, January 12.-Letters
we're received at the General Land Office
to-day making formal application for a
survey by the Government Of a portion
oi the old Fort Dearborne military reser.
vation as public lands. The title is sub
ject TO entry, though II embraces nearly
all the business portion Of Chicago south
Of the river. This application Is supposed
to be based upon the theory that the sale
OF a greater part Of Fort Dearborne
reservation by direction Of the Secretary
OF War In 1887 was not authorized by
the law OF 1910, under which il was or
dered. The application came from Geo.
Wolf, Of Freeport, Illinois, for Louis
Ahrendorfi, with view Of locating Valen.
tine scrip upon the lands. 1t is accom-
panied by an enclosure OF money 10 ad-
vance the cost Of the desired survey.
The Postmaster General to-day address,
ed letter to Speaker Randall inviting
the attention OF the House TO the need OF
u change in the law regulating the prices
TO be paid for Government advertising.
The Postmaster General suggests that the
law be amended so as to allow the pay
ment OF such prices as the Department
and the various newspapers may agree
upon, not exceeding the regular COM
mercial rates. He also suggests that in
case the department be not authorized 70
pay any higher rates, the law be changed
40 as to relieve It from the requirement Of
advertising full lists Of routes, &C., at
miscellaneous lettings, instead of which
brief weekly notices might be published
in not exceeding ten papers in each State
or Territory, stating that proposals would
be received for carrying the mails be-
tween stated points, but referring con-
tractors to the Second Assistant Postmas-
ter General for details.
APPOINTMENT OF R. N. DELAPLAIs AND
J. N. CAMDEN AS HONORARY coMMIs.
srosERs TO THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
The President to-day appointed r. NJ.
Delaplain and J. N. Camden, OF West
Virginia, and John L Stephens and chas.
p. Chanetan, Of Missouri, as honorary
Commissioners 10 the Paris Exposition
Tor those States.
10TH AMENDMENT.
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections heard further arguments
Of the woman suffragists. At the conclu-
sion Of the addresses the committee agreed
to meet on Tuesday next to consider, In
connection with the arguments presented
the proposed 10th amendment TO the
Constitution offered in the Senate by Mr..
Sargent on Thursday last.
POSTMASTER GENERAL KRIS OPINION.
Postmaster General Key was asked to.
day what would be his course II the anti
repudiators in Tennessee should call on
him to lead them in the next guberna.
torial campaign, and replied: The cam
paign is long way of (next fall), and !
do not at present expect to be called on.
am, however, known throughout the State
as being bitterly opposed 70 the repudia.
ton Of the State debt, and II an honest
party should get into the straits, and II
were thought that by running me as It's
candidate for Governor the cause would
be strengthened, would be greatly
tempted 70 leave any position might oc-
cupy to answer the call thus made for me.
i VENEZUELAN AWARDS:
The subcommittee Of the House Com.
mittee on Foreign Affairs to-day dis
cussed, without coming TO conclusion,
what further action shall be taken in re-
lation to the alleged frauds in tho de-
Termination OF the former Venezuelan
awards.
SENATE PATENT ROOM ROBBED.
The Senate Patent Committee room
was robbed early this morning by three
we'll known thieves, two Of whom upon
leaving the Capitol were arrested, but the
third made his escape,
I WILL NOT ATTEND.
The President will not be able to at.
tend the funeral Of r. O. Anderson, his
former classmate, found dead near Day,
ton, yesterday. Mr.. Rodgers, however
will leave this evening to attend the
funeral.
MRS. HAYES PAYS RESPECT TOR. G. ASDER'
sos's DEArH.
Owing to the death Of Mr.. Anderson
Mrs. Hayes will not hold the usual re
: ception this evening.
SENATOR EDNusDs ATTRACTS ATTENTION
Senator Edmunds' abatement Of hi
views, on relations Of Senators to the
President, has attracted q great deal o
attention.