The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-26
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Commodore Robert B. Hitchcock, OF
the United States Navy, died in New
York City Saturday morning.
The Republican State Committee OF
New York met in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, New York City, and decided to
hold their State Convention in Buffalo
on May lG.
Tho Republicans Of Logan county,
Ohio, have instructed their delegates to
State and District conventions to vote
for Sherman representatives to the Ma
tional Convention.
Kansas farmers have started move
mcnt looking to the organization OF Il
trust to include the farmers, stock rais-
ers and feeders OF the Northwestern
States and Territories OF the Mississippi
Valley.
Representative Mills, Chairman OF the
House Ways and Means Committee, is
suffering from severe cold and attend
ant fever, which has prevented his pres
ence at the Capitol for two days, and
confined him to his bed.
The steamer Worcester, Captain Nick
erson, arrived at Boston from Halifax
Saturday, bringing 2OG passengers of the
steamer NGdGrland, from Antwerp for
New York. The Ncderland arrived ut
Halifax with broken shaft. The pas
sengers will proceed to New York by
rail.
A petition has been received by the
Board OF Railroad and Warehouse Com
missioners OF Illinois, signed by some 40
citizens OF Aurora, urging the Board to
investigate the charges that the engin-
GERS and firemcn on the Chicago Bur-
lington and Quincy trains running
through Aurora are incompetent.
1t is understood that at an interview
betweenSirJohn Mcdonald and Premier
Greenway, Of Manitoba, Sir John agreed
to introduce a bill in Parliament which
will do away with the monopoly clause
in the charter OF the Canadian Pacific
Railway and admit Of the railways to
connect with the United States line.
Driven to desperation by trouble too
great to bear, Mrs. Minnie LebkueCh.
ner, OF No. l54 Fifty-eighth street, New
York City, Thursday gave "Rough on
Rats" to her three children, Anthony, 8
years old; Charles S., aged Z, and Chris
topher, 4 years old. Anthony and
Charles are dead, and the other has been
taken to the New York Hospital, but
will not live.
The ice in the Missouri river Mt Ste.
venson, sixty miles above Bismarck,
broke Saturday, causing destructive
flood. The lowlands were submerged so
suddenly that there was no time for the
removal OF property. Immense piles OF
wood, cut for the use of boats, were
swept away. The Indians have been
driven to the hills, and the scene is said
to be one OF wild confusion.
Aman was arrested Mt Kissimec, South
Florida, by the town marshal, for Tas-
colt, the murderer OF Millionaire Smell.
He resembles the alleged murderer in
every respect, even to scar on his leg.
The only discrepancy is in the teeth,
which are different somewhat from the
description sent out. The prisoner is
watched day and night by two strongly
armed guards, and is not permitted to
leave them q moment.
The Central Theatre, on Walnut
street, above Eighth, Philadelphia, was
totally destroyed by fire Saturday morn.
ing. The fire broke out about o'clock
and burned tiercely for over an hour,
but the iiremen succeeded in confining
the flames to the theatre building. The
rear wall OF the building, however, fell
on the Theatre Comique, Immediately
in the rear OF the Central and fronting
on gnnsnm street. and cOmDlptnlV de.
molished that structure. The total loss
is estimated Mt SlS5,OOO, partially cover
ed by insurance.