The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-21
FRESH FROM rue WIRES.

The price OF iron pumps has advanced
ten per cent.
Mr.. j. N. Matthews, editor and propri-
etor OF the Buffalo Express, died last
evening.
The big strike threatened in the North
Central Iowa coal mining district has
been averted.
It is officially announced that the nav
igation OF the Nile is as easy this year as
it has been in former years.
One hundred Austrian and German
subjects were expelled from Warsaw on
the 18th inst. No reason has been as
signed for this action.
1t is currently reported that Col. Will
liam Cassius Goodloe, OF Kentucky,
aspires to an important position under
the coming administration.
The workmen on the EitIel tower,
which is being constructed as one OF the
features OF the Paris exhibition next
year, have gone on strike.
At the Presidents New Years recep.
ton the usual programme will be OBJ
served. Mrs. Cleveland and the ladies
OF the cabinet will assist the President.
Mrs. Cleveland spent another quiet
day at Germantown, varyiny the mono
tony OF indoor rest by q short drive in
the park. She will return to Washing.
ton this afternoon.
AT New York, Edward Meredith, who
is charged with assault with attempt TO
kill on Phil DAILY, pleaded guilty to
assault in the first degree in the Court
OF General Sessions.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion after brief and unimportant sess.
ion yesterday, conCludedits inquiry into
the rates and classifcations in force on
the Southern railroads.
The House Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs has finished the consideration fthe
consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill and instructed Chairman McCreary
to report it to the House. 1t appropri.
ates 81 Az ,525, a decrease OF 81 40 from
the appropriation for the current fiscal
year.
Proposals have been invited by the
Secretary Of the Navy for the construc.
ton by contract OF an armored coast de-
tense vessel Of about 1000 tons, dis
placement complete, exclusive of arma-
ment. Bids will be opened at the Navy
Department ut noon on the Goth Of Feb
ruary.
First Vice President Frank Thomson,
OF the Pennsylvania railroad, gave re-
CeptiOn at his country residence, near
Philadelphia, last night TO the members
of the Clover Club OF that city, the Grid.
iron Club OF Washington and number
of personal friends. About one hun.
dred and twenty-five guests assembled
and discussed an elaborate menu. NJ.
p. Handy, OF the Clover Club, presided.
A Winnepeg special says: Mr. Grant,
Principal OF Queens College, Kingston,
has Just returned from visit to Aus
tralia in connection with the proposed
cable between Victoria, B. g., and sgd
ney, Australia. He is hopeful Of sue
cess, hut adds that the monopoly which
owns the only cable to Australia will
put all possible obstacles in the way oi
the project. Prof. Grant maintains that
the present cable does not answer the
requirements Of business.
Senator Hoar yesterday presented q
petition signed by 1928 citizens oil
Massachusetts, praying for the adoption
OF a Constitutional amendment which
will prohibit the interference Of any
religious sect with the system Of common
public schools. The petition is the ex.
preston OF a late public gathering ol
citizens OF Boston held in Faneuil Hall,
and asks the Senate TO speedily frame
such Constitutional amendment for sub,
mission to the legislatures Of the several
States.