The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-28
HOT FLASHES.

Secretary Hay has recovered from his
indisposition and Is again ut his desk IN
the state department.
Thomas Sulzer. father of Congressman
William Sulzer. OF New York. IS dead.
at his home in Elizabeth. N. ], He was
sixty-eIght years Of age. lsR 4.
: In a runaway accident at Flint. Michp
yesterday, DR.. George, ". Rowland was
killed and G.. H. Quigley. a prominent
business man, fatally injured.
More than 5000 persons, four-fifths of
whom came to the United States. emil
grated from Christlann during the last
twelve months. US against 5000 In 1897.
Currier and Bunker, who did business
MS stock brokers at No. 81 Park Row,
New York City, made an assignment
Thursday, for the benefit OF creditors.
to William H. Bonynge.
The Paris prefecture Of police has not
heard of the alleged duel In which, ac-
cording to a report circulated in New
York City, Paderewski, the pianist, was
killed on O small island in the Seine.
The first international council Of Mas
ter Masons colored, Is in session at
Jacksonville, Fla, with colored Masonic
dignitaries present from all parts OF
the world. The sessions VIII continue
until next Monday. j.
Joseph Pulitzer. proprietor OF the
New York World, and A. C. HARMS
worth, proprietor OF the London Daily
Mall, were passengers on board the
steamer Teutonic, which has arrived at
New York from Liverpool.
The second quarterly meeting Of the
American Physical Society began In
New York City. Thursday. This society
embraces nearly all OF the professors
Of physics In the leading universities
Of the country and other scientific men.
The New York and Porto Rico steam-
ship company's steamer Arkadia. sailed
from Ponce Wednesday for New Or
leans, having on board four hundred
Porto Ricans, 9 per cent OF whom were
women and children. destined for Ha-
wall.
John Howard Jones. who from 1862 TO
1878 was agent for the Northwestern
Associated Press, In Chicago, and for
the greater part Of that time agent for
the Western and California Associated
Press. died at his home In Chicago yes
terday. aged siXty-four years.
The United States torpedo boat Ercs-
son, sailed for, Hampton Roads Thurs
day. She will be one Of the torpedo
fleet which. accompanied by the battle
ship Alabama, Will shortly sail to join
the North Atlantic squadron on Its an
nunl winter cruise In the tropics.
Frank Davis. Buck Chadwell. Estepp
Morgan and Richard Davis quarreled
last night at 4 dance ut Walnut Hill.
Kentucky. a pitched battle ensued, in
which Frank Davis was killed, and
Morgan and Dick Davis We're mortally
wounded, and Chadwell slightly wound
ed. --a..-g
Mrs. Carrie Sinclair Huntoon, the
former society belle OF Concord. N. H.,
who was arrested Wednesday night on
a charge Of conspiracy to Kill her d.
vorced husbnnd, Walter c. Huntoon
was Thursday, pronounced insane. She
will be taken to an asylum for the In
sane. 49, lg 2sT 'E'-HE
Representative Southnrd. of Ohio
called upon the President Thursday, to
urge the selection OF n man from the
western division OF the northern judicial
district of Ohio for the judgcsh!p crcn-
ted by IN act OF Congress passed just
prior 10 the adjournment OF Congress-
for the holiday reccss.
A cablcgram from General MacAr.
thur at Manila received Mt the war de-
pnrtment announces the death OF First
Lieutenant Walter II. Slack. Forty
seventh Volunteer Infantry, from dys.
entery, on Christmas night, Lieutenant
Slack was n native. Of kentucky and
was born July 10, 1876, at Gruyson
Carter county.
When the attention Of the German
foreign Office was called to-day to II
dispatch from Washington, announcing
TINT tho United Statrs government
would decline to accept responsibility
for the losses OF property OF Germans In
Cuba resulting from the Spanish h-Amer-
lean war and the insurrect!on which
led TO 1t, the officials refused to offer
any opinion on tho subject.
Abraham Johnston md wife. both
over eighty years OF age. we're bound
tortured md robbed during Wednesday
night, Mt their home. II short distance
below Marietta, Ohio. on the West VIr-
ginin side. Their nssainnt was gi-
gantlG negro. After securing all their
valuables no left his victims atill bound.
Mrs. Johnston wns almost totally para
lyzed from the shock and her husband
was badly injured.