The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-04
TERsE TEIEGRAIs.

Andrew Carnegie has returned 10
Dungunness, Florida, from his trip
north. It Is stated that his visit Is
for rest and recuperahon.
Mrs. Sarah Fracker Kaufman. the
wife of Mr.. S. II. Kaufman, president
OF the Washington Evening Star News
paper Company, died last night.
In the house OF lords Tuesday Lord
Kfnnaird asked the government to sup
port the United States In closing of ex-
hibits on sundays at the Paris expost-'
tion.
The canal commissioners, Rear Ad-
miral Walker. Col. Ernest and Emery
II. johnson, were passengers on the
Atlas line steamer Allegheny, which ar
rived at New York yesterday from
Central America.
The bill of Representative Marsh. OF
Illinois. designed TO extend military In
structlons to the public schools of the
country was favorably acted upon by
the house committee on military ar
fairs yesterday.
The remains of Archibald Forbes,
the war correspondent. whose death
was announced March 30. were Inferred
Tuesday. at Aberdeen, Many wreaths
were sent by Americans and other
friends OF the deceased.
Representative Gilbert, of Kentucky.
yesterday introduced 4 resolution re-
citing that the secretary OF agriculture
be required to report to the house
whether horse flesh is being canned,
cured or otherwise prepared for human
food in this country, and II SO at what
places and to what extent"
That section Of the cxtradltion treaty
between the United States and Mexico
which permits each Of the governments
party to the treaty TO surrender its own
citizens charged with crimes commit
ted in the territory Of the other, Is
working satisfactorily, according to re-
ports to the state department.
The state department is taking steps
to ascertain whether II can accede TO
the wishes OF the Red Cross Aid Assocla-
ton IN the matter OF transmitting funds
to United States Consul Hay, at-Pre-
toria, for the extension OF the Boer en-
bulance service and the supply OF medl-
clnes for the BOer sick and WOUNDED.
Collector BidwelI made this statement
Tuesday. In reference to the report
that he was 70 succeed Lamuei -.
QuIgg, as chairman OF the New York
Republican county committee: III Mr..
Qulgg retires. and the Republicans of
this county ask me to tnlIe the place
made vacant by him ] will DO 50. and
work hard for the reelection Of Pres
ident Mckinley"
Prof. A. Agassiz, who left san Fran
cisco several months ago in charge OF
a party Of scientists. on board the
steamer Albatross. returned on the
steamer China, and will proceed at
once to Washington, to report regard
ing the results OF HIS voyage TO the
south seas. The expedition explored
tho northern part OF the Pomolos
islands. region never betor examined
by scientists.
The war department yesterday made
public a comparative statement OF Gus
toms receipts in Cuba for the months
OF January and February, 1899. with
those OF January and February, 1900.
The statement shows that the receipts
OF the island for January and February,
1892, were S2,0ii. 933; those Of January
and February, 1900. were S2,772,6l9. an
increase for the two months OF 1900 over
the same period OF 1899 OF S75I.65j
The Pittsburgh Coal Company has
iust received one OF the largest con-
tracts for coal ever awarded n single
company. The National steel Com
pany, the American Tin Plate Com
pnny and the American Steel Hoop
Company have awarded to the local
coacern n joint contract FOR supplying
most pf the coal uspd IN the vnrlous
mills for year. While the exact fig
ures on the deal are withheld, II is said
the contract ls worth In the neighbor-
hood OF FtO,0O0.OOo.
While shadowinE u suspected robbcr
late Monday night, Patrolman Fitzgcr-
aid. of Cleveland. was taken captipr by
seven men IN house IN mn alley near
the corner Of ontario and summit
streets. Fitzgerald had followed the
suspect into the house. lie was inl-
mcdiatcly srizad. ovprpuwrrrd and
bound and gagged by the thugs. AZ
tor taking hin money. watch, billy"
revolver and "A pair of hanicuft7, the
mon loft the policeman 10 grt frca as
best he could After half an hour Fitz-
gerald succeeded