The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-26

Harry Beckett, the comedian, died In
London last Saturday.
Viguaux and slosson are expected to
play another match game OF billiards soon.
American contractors are supplying
Greece with immense quantities Of arms
and breadstvtis. ..4,a-
James Russell Lowell will lecture in the
Philosophical Institute, Edinburgh, No
vember 9th. Subject, "The Poet Grey"
A dispatch received in London from
Iquique, Peru, dated 23d inst, states that
that town is almost totally destroyed by
fire. ......
OF l4,5OO,0 600 quintals Of grain imported
into France the first eight months OF the
present year, 1900, 900 quintals came from
America. ....
Thomas Blackman Is endeavoring to get
up match with Trickett for G500a side
over the Thames course, Blackman to re-
ceive 800 yards start. .s
Victor Hugo's new satirical poem is the
topic OF criticism by the entire Paris press
Some OF the journals are quite severe In
their animadversions. -.
The Liberia lialidna announces that Gen
Garibalda and son, Mennoti, have with,
drawn their designations as members oi
the Italian Chamber OF Deputies.
The vision Of the Virgin at Father lg
natius' abbey, about which there has beer
so much speculation, turns out to be moth
ing but reflection from the windows.
Large bodies OF British troops have beer
ordered home from India. This is con
sidered indicative that the government
apprehends no further serious disturb
ances in that quarter. ..,a.
The Ministerial crisis at Belgrade il
cased by Austria threatening to entirely
close her iroptier against Servia shoulc
she not meet her engagements in con
cIousion OF the treaty OF commerce.
The fund for the relief OF Batoum reiu
gees, at Ismidt, Is exhausted. The secre
tary OF the British Embassy reports tina
ali the children are dead and the womer
are dying. The men are certain to sue
cumb.
The Tribunal OF Conflicts will meet OF
the 9th OF November 10 decide the Jesui
question, and unless the arguments al
yery long the decision in one case, which
will govern all, will be given the sam
day.
The French Cabinet Couecil hssl es indet
the permission granted by NJ. Constans
Minister Of the Interior, for the publ,
meeting on the Decessey affair, deamin
II monstrous to allow the Communists tc
publicly villify General whose honora
ble career was not eifaced by certain IN
disCretions.
The editor OF the BorSsn Courier, at Ber
lin, has been sentenced 10 pay hne o
, 500 marks, or fifty days imprisonment, io
an article suggested by the alleged lnten
! tion OF Bismarck to incorporate hamourt
lin the Zollyerin. The Indictment set iortt
| that the accused had libelled and insultet
} Bismarck by alleging that which was ials'
and calcplsted 10 render him contemplate
Al the opening OF the Austrian Parlla
!. ment Yesterday, the Emperor, IN recelVlnl
the delegates, said, despite existing easter
7 complications, the relations ot Austr'
Gith ali the powers and the mediatorial In
GnenUe she exercised were matters 10
conrratulation. He also said, in conse
Y ouesce OF the satisfactory state Of Bosni
' and Herzegovina II was possible 10 fui
a ther reduce the garrison.
There seems, says the Natal Mercury, I
be no limit to the diamondiierous wealt
9 Of South Africa. New rushes are Of week.
!, occurrence, and JagersIontein is produ,
v ing monstfous gems. Kimberly has mo-
become little more than capitalists min,
il 80 that the new diggingS will prove go!
: sends to the poor men. A peTSon quail
fied to Judge stated lately that the OF
}. turn Of the diamonds last wear was $40
8 OOO, 900, OF which not more than one.tenI
remained in the country.