The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-11
TnE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Home and Foreign Matters of I'm
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Jas ]. McCaferty, Of Lowell, Mass.
President OF the Land League OF America
| is missing. He appeared slightly deranget
when last seen. ..,-.,
The foreign ambassadors have preeentet
the collective note to the Turkish Forte
demanding the execution oil the ASSASSIN
Of the Russian Colonel CommeroH.
At Middleburg, Vt, Stewards Block
the finest business block in the town, con
taipg Masonic Hall, Chapman & co.,
store, and several Offices, was burned yes
terday. Loss, $4,000. Insured.
Leonard Hef,ner's restaurant in Ellen
boro, Wis, was burned Saturday and two
OF Heffner's children, aged three and five
years, perished in the flames. Theil
mother was seriously but not fatally
burned. -"
A special to the Bradford Era from
Richie, Pa, says that fire broke oul
there yesterday morning and destroyed
Blymiller's Hotel, the United Pipe
Line office, Baekus' hardware store, and
other buildings, entailing q loss Of sl5 600
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
A train from Madison Court House,
Fla, having on board five citizens In
charge OF Deputy United States Marshal,
arrested for alleged violation OF the cleo
ton laws, was boarded Tuesday night as Il
was leaving Madison for Jacksonville by
a party OF masked men, who released the
prisoners and made the witnesses dis.
embark. ub
It is reported that Col: Terrassas did not
get any OF Victories warriors, all OF whom
were on the war path at the time this
Mexican Colonel won his great battle.
Victorio being old and decrepit was killed
in camp with lot OF old bucks, squaws
and children. The warriors who have
done all the damage are still operating in
Chihuahua. s-.sa.-. s-a,e5 ,.t ..s
Although the exact figures OF the crop
report are not yet at hand, there Is reason
10 believe that the increase in the yield of
oats, rye and corn will not vary material.
ly from that OF last wear, and that the varia-
don will be . decrease. tits probable that
the returns OF the yield OF wheat will show
an increase Of about thirty million bushels
as compared with last year, more than half
being from the Pacific coast.
Later particulars from Agram, in
Croatia, concerning the earthquake felt
throughout South Austria yesterday, state
that 200 houses and two churches were ir-
reparably damaged, part Of the Cathedral
must be rebuilt, the palace and country
seat OF the Cardinal Arch Bishop, govern.
ment school and cigar mandatory were
half destroyed. Buildings within radius
OF fourteen miles were terribly shaken
and damaged. teng, 55siflsf A
"A Paris letter has thefollowing personals:'
There Is not much going on In the social
world as yet, but next Monday Is All
Saints Day, and many fashionable ladies'
resume their weekly reception days after
that date. Mira. Eoyes will receive as
usual on Mondays. Mrs. George Walker,
the wife OF our Consul General, has fixed
upon Thursday as her reception day. Mrs,
Holt, being in deep mourning, will not re.
ceive at all this winter. i. al
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany yesterday entered suit In equity at
Pittsburgh, against the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company lessees and the
American Union Telegraph Company.
The suit grows out OF the refusal OF the de-
PENDANTS to allow the Western. Union Com
pany any connection with the sta
tons on their line. The Western
Union claims q prior right TO the
telegrsphic facilities along the road, and
has been endeavoring to force 1t for some
time without success. The decision OF the
case will be awaited with much interest.