The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-15

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on n policy OF life insurance based upon
the amount of Insurance remaining in
force under the assignment, on fire,
marine and casualty insurance policy,
based upon the unearned premium"
The German financial bill submitted
ance It the sum OF 2.24O ,947.3O1 marks
will be required. The bill empowers
the imperial chancellor to raise loan
Of 97,2SS,sSi marks and to Issue treasury
bills to the amount Of l75.000,0O0 MARKS
to strengthen the ordinary working
capital Of the imperial treasury.
Thomas P. Rlxey. labor commissioner
of Missouri. appeared before the Indus
trial Commission yesterday. He gave q
detailed account Of the St. Louis street
car strike OF last summer and said that
the reason he had not invoked the state
arbitration law for the settlement of~tl
strike was that the law was inadequate.
lie advocated compulsory arbitration.
The annual meeting of the general
missionary committee of the Methodist
Episcopal church. which is to continue
for, n week. began Wednesday ut the
ST. Paul NJ. E. church, In New York
city. The purpose Of the meeting Is for
the appropriation OF money for mission
airy work for the ensuing year and the
apportlonment OF this appropriation at
home and abroad.
The third annual convention OF the
National Founders Association began
at New York Wednesday with o. P.
Letchworth, of Buffalo. presiding. Most
Of the large foundry firms of the coun-
try belong to this association. There
Is no set programme. Not much time
will be taken up by wage discussions,
as no disputes are pending. except one
In Cleveland.
Professors Payne and Wilson. at
Goodscll observatory. Mortified. Mass.
With assistant students. noted and
chartcd sixty Lconid meteors between
midnight and daybreak. Some OF them
we're OF rood magnitude and left long
rails. The maximum of the display
Is expected tonight. II was impossible
10 make any satisfactory photos on
Wednesday morning.
Senators Platt. OF New York. Fair
banks. OF Indiana. Foraker. Of Ohio,
and Thurston, Of Nebraska, were at the
white house Wednesday. Senator Fair
banks said that In his Judgment at the
short session OF Congress an army re-
organization BILL and the reapportion-
mcnt bill certainly would be passed,
and that the Nicaragua canal bill pro-
badly would pass as
The first infractlon OF the postal laws
under the American regime In Porto
Rico Is reported ina cablcgrnm to the
postoGlce department received from
nspectorn-charSe Leatherman, at
San jun, announcing the arrest of An
tonic ouinones, for assiult!ng Letter
| Carrier Jose Major with intent to rob.
The assault occurred last Monday. The
carrier will probably die and ouinones
has been held under $4,000 bond for the
grand jury.
The Parsons md Hayes factions OF
the Knights OF Labor. continued yestcr-
| day at Birmingham, Ala. in separate
conventions. Those Of the Hayes fac
tion reply to the charge that its conven-
| ton cannot be regular by stating that
the books and papers OF the order in
their possession were shipped from
| Washington. D. c., before the court
forbade their removal. They assume
emphatically to be holding Il regular
convention.
| Admiral Van Reypen, surgeon general
OF the navy. has received n report con-
corning the wounding OF Captain My
ers. the ranking marine officer In Pc
kin. The wound proves 20 have been
most novel, being made with n Chinese
spear. and Is one Of the fow wounds
from such weapon that the American
surgeons have been called upon to treat.
II also evidences the close quarters at
which the American commander Mt Pc
kin wns engaged with the Chinese
| sportsman. The wound has healed to
some extent ana Captain Myers Is con-
| valrscing.