The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-02
WIRE WHISPERS.

The recent heavy floods In Uruguay
have caused great destruction OF cattle
and wheat.
The first electric tram car ever operat-
ed in Santiago de Chill went over the
lines yesterday successfully. Popular
interest In the event was keen.
Sidney A. Kent. a well known Chicago
broker, died at his summer residence, in
West SulEield, Conn, yesterday, aged
siXty-siX years.
Eleven fresh cases OF hubonic plague
were officially reported yesterday at
Sydney. New South Wales, Two addi-
tIonal deaths have occurred.
President Gompers. of the Federation
OF Labor, said that the Federation had
under consideration the organization OF
the union of professional base ball
players.
Two firemen were killed by falling
walls Sunday, IN fire which destroy
ed the Central High school OF Owosso,
Mich. Three other firemcn We're SER
iously injured.
1t is reported in responsible quarters
that Colonel PARA, on his return from
an expedition to the interior of Peru,
will take the portfolio OF war and ma
rine, In succession to senor Garlic.
The sealing steamer New Foundlnnd
arrived at st. Johns, N. F., last satur-
day. with 2l,OOO seals. She reports that
the remainder OF the fleet are adding
daily to the catches already reported.
The boiler Of n French torpedo boat
exploded during forced dranght trials at
Cherbourg, France, and five OF the crew
were terribly burned. One died, and
another, unable to bear the agony,
jumped Into the sea, and was drowned.
Advices from Honolulu under date OF
March 81, state that the well known
steamer Cleveland. bound for San
Francisco with 100000 cargo OF sugar
from Kahului, Is adritt with broken
shaft and practically helpless in the
open sea,
The stockmen OF western Kansas are
appealing to Governor Stanley to devise
some plan OF getting rid OF the millions
OF prairie dogs that are destroying the
range grass. They move In great
crowds, and do not leave q bit OF grass
behind them.
The exploring steamer Southern
Cross bearing Mr.. e. u. Blrchgrevink
and the survivors OF the South Polar
expedition, fitted out In 1898 by Sir
George Hewnes, OF London. arrived
Sunday Rt Campbelltown, near Blufr
harbor. N y.
Tom PIatt says that tust as sure as
death and taXeG are the surest things
on this mundane sphere, II Governor
Roosevelt goes TO Philadelphia, the
convention viii be carried Off Its feet
for him, and he will be nominated for
Vice President.
The United States transport Sherman
sailed Saturday from Manila with n
battalion Of the Fourteenth Infantry,
Captains Richard r. Yeatm0n, Armand
!. Lasseigne and William s. Blddlc, lieu
tenants Robert Field and Oliver, l75
military prisoners and % insane.
The transport Sheridan has arrived
at San Francisco from Manila. She re-
ported typhoid fever aboard and was
placed IN quarantine, whore she Will
probably remain for several days The
Sheridan brought from Manila 40 army
prisoners elghty-s!X sick, eleven insane
and thlrty-two discharged soldiers.
eleven navy prisoners and fourteen sick
sailors.
A peculiar political condition exists In
Beatty. Kansas The mayor and all
other town officers are women. They
We're elected year ngo, ana nrc now
candidates for recollection, opposed to
them ia ticket composed entirely Of
men nominated by citizens mass
meeting. Tho women favor strict pro-
hibitlon. and the men want to run
thinRU on a.llbcrol policy. The cleo
tlon is held today.