The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-29
MIDNIGHT BRIEFS.

The transport Hancock has arrived
at Hong Kong with the members OF the
new Philippine commission, on Its way
to Manila.
The concrete piles Of new cold storage
premises In course Of construction at
the Southampton docks, collapsed yes
terday afternoon and the structure fell,
burying fifty workmen. several Of
whom were killed. Others were fatally
injured and many are still missing.
The boxers" have burned the Liul-
Ino station on the Luhan railway, twen-
ty-nine miles from Pekln. They also
wrecked the track, destroyed n number
of cars and murdered several Chinese
employees The Belgian engineers in
charge Of the work are safe at Fingtai.
The boxers are marching on toward
PeEin.
The United States supreme court to-
day decided Admiral Dewey's bounty
clnim against the admirals contention.
The effect is to deprive the admiral
and the men engaged with him at Ma
nila OF half the amount claimed by
them. Chief Justice Fuller delivered
dissenting opinion.
Formal transfer Of the Republican
national convention hall tovthe building,
committee OF the citizens convention
committee Mt Philadelphia, was made
yesterday. by the builder. The big nu-
dltoriun is now In the hands Of the
decorators and the embellishments will
be the finest ever seen.
The house to house inspection of
Chinatown, in San Francisco, is being
continued by the inspectors of the board
Of health, but as yet no case OF Bu-
bonic plague has been discovered. Con-
fldence is being restored among the
Chinese and It iB expected that most OF
the Chinese will reopen their stores to-
day.
Mrs. Elizabeth Demlng Ducr King.
who Wns formerly prominent in New
York society, Is dead, aged elghty-nine
ysars. Che was descendant OF Will
lam Alexander. known as Lord Sterf-
ing, the Revolutionary hero, Her last
appearance in formal social gathering
was at Ward McAlistsr's famous CEN
tennIRl New Years ball, where she
danced in genuine old-time minuet
as she danced II In her young days.
The war department has received the
following cablegram from General
Macarthur, at Manila, dated Monday:
Three officers, fltty-ElX men, with
forty-sIx rifles, surrendered uucondl-
tlonully at Cuyapo, Sunday. Three
officers, fOrty-slr men and hfty-flve RI
flcs surrendered Internationally at
Tarlnc. to-day. These spontaneous
surrcnders are very encouraging"
The passengers on the sleeping car Of
train No. !, OF the Missouri Pacific,
which left Khnsns City Sunday night at
9:eJ, were held up and robbed early
Monday morning, between here and
Stella. by n lone bandit. After the
train left Verdon. ne entered the sleeper
and compelled the porter nt the point
Of q revolver. 10 aid him. lie had only
hfteen minutes TO work and Jumped of
at Stella without having secured much
plundcr.
The nrraignmcnt Of Charles r. w.
Nicely, which was 10 hRve been made
before Commissioner Shields, In the
United States district court to-day. on
the criminal charges pending against
him IN connection with the Cuban pos
tai frauds, wnE'ndiourned until June Q.
The adjournment wnR taken 10 await
tho decision Of Governor Roosevelt In
regard to the power Of tho state OF New
York to issue eNtradition papers
against Nicely,