The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-26
BRIEF TELEGRAMs.

DR.. Lawrence Turnbull. an eminent
physician and chemist, Is dead at his
home at Philadelphia, aged seventy
nine years.
Germany has agreed to; Japan's
proposal that the peace negotiations
| with China shall be entrusted to the
foreign representatives at Pekln.
-Four engineering corps have begun
laying out railroad between Oresburg
and Taschkend, Russia. for which
American locomotives have been order
ed. The engineers will probably fin
ish the survey In 1900.
News was brought by the steamer.
Danube OF the Yukon elections, held
October II. which resulted in a victory
for the reform candidates. A. Wilson
and A. Prudhomme defeating T.. w.
o'Brlen and a. Noe, administration
candidates.
The London war Office announces that
Lord Roberts hopes to leave South AZ
rica for home about November Is, and
that General Lord Wolscley has con-
scented to continue to perform the du-
ties OF commander-in-chief of the
army until the end OF November.
In Ohio the Republican campaign
was at a standstIll Thursday, us q
tribute Of respect to the memory OF, the
late Hon. John Sherman, whose funeral
occurred at Mansfield In the afternoon.
Secretary Dicks order Is unique in the
political. annals of Ohio, but all meet
ings were either declared off or post
poned.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filled for the Ell Paso. Pecos Valley and
Eastern Railway, extending from Ros-
well to FL Paso. Texas. a distance OF
It's miles. This line will shorten the
distance by rail between El Paso and
Kansas City and Chicago 200 miles.
The survey is completed, and construc-
ton work will begin next month.
James Mllliken, a retired Million
aire banker Of Decatur. ILL.,, has be-
queathed to Lincoln University $4,000,
to be given as soon as the citizens OF
that city shall subscribe $4,000, to be
used in erecting new building on the
campus. Mr.. NIilllken has recently
given 100000 for the establishment of
an industrial college at Decatur, which
is to be conducted as branch of Lam
coin University.
The king of the Belglans, while rid
Ing In an auto-car yesterday, In the
Bots de Boulogne, Paris. was pulled up
by the police for exceeding the regu-
lation speed. He was going at the
rate OF fifty kilometers an hour. A
policeman was about to take down
King Leopold's name In his note book,
when the driver of the auto-car whis-
pered something in his ear. and an ex-
PLANTATION followed which set things
right.
Secretary Of State McDavld, OF Ala
bama, has taken the first step to-
ward anneXins West Florida to Ala
bama. In his report to the govern
ment the secretary of state says that
Alabama runs mile further south on
the eastern boundary than the tract
books have heretofore shown, and >that
the state Is possessed Of wedge OF
| land which his office records failed to
show. running 100 miles along the
southern end of the state.
The United States grand jury has re-
turned thirteen indictments against
former postmasters and carriers In
Polk. Harrison and Paulding counties,
| Georgia, charging conspiracy to de-
fraud the government. 1t Is claimed
by the postofilce authorities that the
thirteen defendants went so far as to
give away stamps In order to cancel
them. and sent bulky packages through
the office. 1t is said that q dog was
sent In this way, and that pieces Of
pine bark were stamped and mailed.
Schulthorpe, the man who drove the
cab in which Jennie Bosschlcter, the
young silk mill employee died last
| Thursday night. after having been
given knock out" drops, and assault
cd, said yesterday at Paterson. N. J..
that q woman whose name he does not
know was In Saas' saloon at the time
the girls drink was drugged. This
woman, he says. helped Kerr, McAllis.
ter, Campbell and Death to put the
girl into the cab, and stood by until
the vehicle started away, as II to fore
stall interference by people in the
street. The police are searching for
this woman. and also for the drug
clerk who sold the chlora to McAllis-
ter.
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