The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-11-19
CoNDBNSED TELEGRAMS.

The President has commuted to i'm
prisonment for life thesentence OF death
imposed in the case OF Thomas Thurber,
convicted in the district OF Kansas, OF
homicide. a
Tho Methodist Episcopal Missionary
Committee Saturday made the following
appropriations for missions: Norway,
$4,000; Sweden, S25,065; Denmark ;
$500; Bulgaria, Sl0,22O.
Mrs. Peter Mitchell, wife OF the late
Milwaukee millionaire, who was report
ed seriously i'll at the Hotel BuCking-
ham, in New York city, is now said by
her physicians to be out OF danger.
George +. Croft, telegraph operator
from Easton, Pa, was arrested at Chicago
Saturday as q fugitive from justice. He
was employed by the Lehigh Valley
Railroad at Easton, and is charged with
forgery in making out and signing false
bills Of lading.
A special from Charleston, S. G., con-
tains an emphatic denial. Of the story
that the Democrats of the South propose
to punish their party tor the alleged de.
fection OF Tammany and the County
Democracy by making bargain with
the Republicans to vote with them here
after.
o. G. Luchardt was found dead in bed
at Wichita, Kansas. An examination
showed that deceased had taken his own
life by cutting the arteries in his left
wrist. He was from Chicago, where he
had been until recently engaged extern
sively in the coal business. He was
over 70 years Of age.
The Washington Post says it is gener-
ally understood that August Donath, OF
that city, will be the next Public Prin-
ter. Some statements recently made in
the CrdtSmgn, the official organ Of the
Typographical Union, indicate that his
appointment was agreed upon in the
event OF Harrison's election.
Miss Flora Schmidt, the young woman
who was taken TO Bellevue Hospital Fri
day night, from the lodging house, No.
III Allen street, New York City, suffer-
ing with all the symptoms OF yellow
fever, died in that institution. The
autopsy showed that she died OF acute
gastritis, and not OF yellow fever.
The Board OF Trustees OF Columbia
College have decided to establish an
annex for women students. In gen.
eral way the annex will correspond with
that connected with Harvard. 1t will
be separate institution, but will have
as professors and instructors the mem
bers OF the regular Columbia faculty.
A case Of leprosy exists at Harold,
Hughes county, MINI. The subject is a
child Of Mrs. Ballsum, who was mis-
sionary in China when the child was
born. The case was examined in New
York a year ago and was pronounced to
be one OF leprosy. The afflicted family
are allowed no communication with their
neighbors.
Indians at the Standing Rock Agency,
OAK, are very much incensed over the
report that their reservation will be
thrown open TO settlement without their
consent, and that they will not be con.
suited in the matter. Several councils
have been held, and the chiefs have ad'
vised their people to resist any attempt
OF this kind.
A gentleman in Washington has re.
ceived letter from Senator Allison
which removes that gentleman from the
list OF Cabinet possibilities. The Sena'
tor states that under no circumstances
would he accept Cabinet office, even
if one were offered him, but that nc
such tender has been made nor does he
expect that one will be,
Official returns OF the Presidential apt
Gubernatorial vote in Missouri give
these totals; For Cleveland, POI, ,9i7
Harrison, 238, ,325; Fisk, 4,054; Streater
1883; total vote, 5l9,0S0; Cleveland'l
plurality, 25,6S2; majority, 1926, Fol
Francis, b., 255,s22; Kimball, R., 24l,
sol; Manning, L., 1890; Low, p, 3,076
Francis plurality, 1921; he lacks 5, 10.
OF having majority.
W. D. Washburn, Ignatius Donnelly
and Senator Sabin are in the field as can
didates to succeed the latter in the Unite,
States Senate from Minnesota. Anothe
candidate is looming up in the person Q
Ex-Governor McGill, There is no doub
that Sabin and GoYernor.elect Merriam
are pulling together, and that the latte
Is working for the former 10 repay Sabil
fnF halninU him IN aaNn Fp hia nomination