The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-24
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Shortly before midnight the London
war Office announced that It did not
expert to issue anything during the
night.
The American ladies' resident at Cape
Town held reception at the Mount
Nelson hotel. Lady Churchill and the
entire stan OF the American hospital
ship Maine. Colonel Stowe, the United
States consul, and other prominent
Americans were present.
The Democratic state committee at
Boston has received a telegram from
ex-governor John P. Aitgeid, Of nh-
nois, accepting the invitation to take
part in the reception to w. j. Bryan
on Tuesday next. 1t is expected Mr..
Altgeld will Join Mr.. Bryan's party at
Providence.
twelve hundred union cigarmakers
were locked out in Boston, as the res
suit of a demand upon tho manufac-
turers for an Increase in the rate OF
certain kinds Of hand work The man
ufacturers have decided to hold the mon
to their present contract.
Governor Henry T. Gage. Of cGlltoE-
n1n. mas lBAQG0 - PlbCAehAAAhANh <-NaNAA8
for. an extra session Of the legislAtures
to convene January 20. The seOBion y
called for the purpose Of olecting uni
ted states senator to succeed Stephen
M, White, whose term has opired, and
TO enact necessary amendments to the
state laws
The dean Of Westminster has offered
n grave in Westminster Abbey for the
remains OF John RuslSin. Thin hologI
however, has been declined ~ M
Rusktn's relatives, who say IN thelr
reply to DR.. Bradley, that Il was the
professors own wish to sleep in conie-
ton church yard, where his remains VIZ
be Inferred on Thursday.
TheIndiana Republican state commit
tee to-day hxed May 16 and ~ Tor to
dates for the Republican state oonVens
tion. The political sensation OF the
meeting was the reported coming en-.
n0uncement Of Congressman Lands. oe
the Ninth district. and Congressman
dates for the nomination for governor.
Friends Of both gentlemen say the an
nouncements win be made later.
The annual meeting Of the Pittsburgh
& Lake Erie Railway Company wab
held yesterday. w. H. Newman was
elected president; ]. NJ. schooumaker,
vice president and general manager.
W. X. and F. w. Vanderbilt and II.
Mex. Twomblsy are included In the dl.
rectory. Total earnings, 35.SI5. 30; exc.
penses, $I.2SOl2s. Increase in earnings
1is7 per cent
David Rutherford was awarded 4
Judgment OF 81, 900 in the circuit court,
az Kokomo, Ind. yesterday, against Da-
vid Tiley, for the saving OF the lattere
wife drom drowning. During hooo
last spring, Hiley and his wife vera
swept OF bridge by q torrent. Hiley
reached land and offered $1,000 for the
rescue OF his wife. Rutherford, after
a long struggle, brought the woman
ashore, but Hlley, who is a wealthy
farmer, refused TO pay the reward.
Rutherford sued. and the jury allowed
him the full amount.
The Investigation directed by the
house concerning the charges that cer-
tain federal appolntecs In Utah were
polygamists at the time Of their ap-
polntment was resumed before the
house committee on poStoiiices ana
post roads. After discussing the scope
OF the investigation the committee de-
cided to have Chairman Loud ascer-
tain whether indictments had been
found against the RppOlntceS said TO
bc polygumists on the ground of their
polyEamy. This viii take some time
and the inquiry will be resumed at the
call Of the chairman.