The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-10
C0NnENSEn TELEGRAMS.

The recent cold weather damaged the
tobacco and coffee crops in the State Of
Vera Cruz, Mexico.
The Secretary of the Treasury Satur-
day afternoon accepted the following
bonds: 4!s, registered, 1900 ut los.
Several citizens OF Georgetown, o.,
have received White Cap warnings.
Threats have also been made to burn the
town.
Major Asa B. Gardner, OF the Judge
Advocate Generals Department, was
placed on the retired list Of the army
Saturday because of disability.
President Cleveland has appointed
Emory Ii. Taunt, formerly lieutenant in
the navy, us Consul to the Congo Free
State, with headquarters at Rome.
Dakota Democrats arc anxious that ac-
ton in favor OF Statehood should be taken
by the present Democratic Congress, and
are planning campaign with that OBJ.
ject in view.
The Herreshoff yacht Say When burst
u pipe in her boiler of Bristol Ferry,
Providence, r. l., Saturday morning.
Charles Newman and Charles Horton
were badly scalded.
A rumor is in the air that President
Cleveland will deliver to Congress a
message exclusively devoted TO civil SER
vice reform aud the impartiality with
which he has enforced that law.
The 800 employees Of the embarrassed
Lochiel rolling mill ut Harrisburg re-
ceived one weeks proportion OF the near
ly $4,000 Of wages due them yesterday.
They will be paid the balance this week.
The Comptroller Of the Currency has
declared first dividend OF 40 per cent
in favor OF the creditors OF the Lowell
National Bank, Of Lowell, Mich, on
claims proved amounting to $75, ,405.
The bank failed September II last.
Advices from the Indian Territory say
that the Interior Department has noti-
fed the Cherokees that the Cherokee
strip is the property OF the United States,
aud that the Indians have no right to
lease it. Tie strip contains 6,000, 600
acres OF grazing land.
A daughter OF the late VIM. II. Meyer,
Of California, has employed counsel and
put in claim for share OF the estate OF
Millionaire Christopher Meyer, Of New
Brunswick, NJ. Il is alleged that she
can prove that she is a Legitimate grand
daugher OF Christopher Meyer.
A fire broke ont in Pickens, n small
town lG miles south OF Durand, Miss,
Friday morning. and the following busi-
ness places were destroyed: D. W.
Brit's restaurant, N. divers drug store,
Hugh fuckers saloon, Blair & Fergu-
sons general store, and Gus Rousseler's 8
barber shop.
A frightful accident occurred in Pater-
son, n. j., at q crossing OF the Erie Rail
road, at $3.50 o'clock Saturday morning.
Three brothers named John j. Ruff,
Blake J. Ruff md Reuben Albert Ruff
we're struck by an east-bound train,
within two blocks OF the depot, and the
two oldest were instantly killed.
Three.quarters OF the large iron ship
building plant Of the Globe Iron Works,
Cleveland, was destroyed by fire. The
burned portion OF the ship yard was 70C
feet in length and so feet in width, and
it contained 100000 worth Of valuable
machinery. The loss is approximately
fixed at 100000, and it is probably coy
eredby insurance.
The ceremony of the coronation OF the
Virgin Of Guadalupe, for which the
Mexican clergy have collected more thar
$2,0OO,00O, has been postponed, 1t is
said, owing to instructions from the
Vatican, the Pope believing that reli
gious demonstration OF this kind might
provoke serious tronble between the
Liberals and the Catholics.
Two weeks ago about twenty Of the
leading business men Of Coldwater
Kan, went down into the Indian Terri
tory on a hunting expedition. Word
has been received that the whole party
has been captured near Camp Supply
and are now awaiting transportation tc
Wichita, where they will be held to an'
swer the charge OF trespassing.
At Greenville, o., Saturday L. D. Bel
pleaded guilty to completely in the rob
berry OF the treasury Of Darke county
for which Treasurer Simmons Is now
serving term in the Ohio penitentiary,
The plan was carried out. Bell received
$500, Guyer $500 and Hamilton $500 fol
their services in planning the robbery
| Advices for Webster county, Iowa
state that it is probable that the eviction
OF river land settlers will begin again in
a few days. Mr.. Smell, who owns the
Navigation Company's title to most o
the rest Of the lands in dispute, says tha
unless the weather changes in q few day
he will haye the United States marshGll
again in the field.
The Western Classification Commits
sion, which has been in session in Chi
cago for the last two days, has com
pleted its work. Several hundred
changes in the classification were made
most OF them OF minor Importance
The most important we're: Petroleum
and its products in carloads are takel
out OF the regular classification and pre-
. vided for by commodity tariffs. Tn
, same action was taken regarding har
. lumber. 'H'