The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-31
HOT FROM THE WIRE.


Among the passengers booked to sail
for New York from Southampton toe
day on board the American line steam-
er st. Louis, is the Duke Of Newcastle
Former Cvngressnah James w.
Owens OF Newark, Ohio, died early
Yesterday aged s'xty-two. He served
in the Fifty-nrst and Fifty-second Con-
crosses.
Admiral Farquhar's squadron: the
cruiser New York, battleship Texas
and Runboat Muchias, crossed the bar
into Pensacola, Fla, port Friday, with
four feet OF water to spare.
Ex-AIderman Charles Joy was IA
tally shot In Leadville. Col. by his wife
early Friday. Mrs. JOY says her hus-
band was Intoxicated and was about to
fire at her, when she shot him.
Working men in California are be-
coming alarmed at the steadily increas-
ing number OF Japanese immigrants. It
is stated that sineO-JanuRry 1s-9se mo-
less than 1890 laborers from Japan
have arrived in this country.
BENJAMIN b. Comegys, president OF
the Philadelphia National Bank, a di-
rector Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, and member OF the board
OF city trusts, died ut Philadelphia FRI
day, Of pneumonia. He was in his
eighty-first year.
Queen Victoria has cabled to Lord
Roberts, asking him to convey to Mrs.
Joubert, wife Of General Joubert, her
sympathy ut the loss Of her husband
and to tell her that the British people
always regarded the dead general as a
gallant soldier and honorable foemHn.
Fire Friday morning. did $4,000 dam
age to the steamship, Old Dominion,
owned by the Joy steamship company,
living at her pier in East River, New
York. The Old Dominion, which was
formerly owned by the Old Dominion
Steamship Company, plies between
New York and Boston.
The funeral of General Joubert tooh
place Thursday afternoon at Pretoria
and was attended by all classes. The
foreign military attaches in uniform
were among those present and the
British officers whom are prisoners
there, sent u wreath. There were uni-
versal signs Of mourning.
Plant Of the Mountvllle, Pa, Manus
featuring Company at Lancaster, ma
kers OF agricultural implements was
DESTROYED by fire Saturday. The burn-
ed buildings were OF brick five In nuTns
Der. and occupied n floor space Of about
l5. 600 feet. The loss is estimated 0e
100000; insurance Of $4,000. Origin
unknown.
The jury in the case OF Assistant
District Attorney Walter p. Billows,
colored, OF Pittsburgh. against William
]. Mccarthy, prominent restaurant
keeper. who refused to serve meal to
Bnlows and his companion. Congress-
man George w. White, Of North Caro-
lima, also colored, returned verdict
yesterday in favor OF the plaintlf for
six and one-fourth cents. Billows ask
ed $1,000 damages.
A dispatch to the New York Journal
and Advertiser from Mauagua, NicGr-
aqua. says: There Ia no longer room
for doubt that an outbreak Of hostilit-
les may occur at any moment between
Nicaragua on the one hand and Costa
Rica and Salvador on the other. An
offensive and defensive alliance exists
between the latter governments and
Nicaragua by attacking one republic
would be forced TO fight both"
Archibald Forbes. the well known cor
respondent died In London Friday
night. He had been In bad health for
some years and during the last six
months had been unable to write or do
anything, owing to complications Rrls-
ing from rheumatism and paralysis. He
spent most Of his time at his home in
London. His wife was n Miss Meigs.
daughter Of the late quartermaster
general Of the United States, General
NJ. c. Meigs.
The bureau OF foreign commerce.
state department has been informed by
Mr.. James B. Simpson, OF Dallas, Tex
as. In regard TO n specimen OF Texas
whcnt sent TO France TO be tested as to
Its fitness for use In the manufacture
OF macaroni and like pastes, that It has
been demonstrated beyond question
that all northern Texas is perfectly
adapted to the growth OF the hard.
glutlnous wheats now In such great de-
mand in France and Italy"