The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-27
MIDNIGHT BRIEFS.

CAPE TOWN-The British are press
Ing Commandant De Wet In the Lady
brand district. ~ a z =
d TRENTON, n. Trey. Fidelis ".
Nolght. formerly Catholic, chaplain, OF
the New Jersey state prison, died at St.
Francis hospital to-day. OF apopleXy,
aged forty-iive years.
ST. JOSEPH, Motive police OH
GERS here declared yesterday that they
saw Pat Grove in this city after the
Kidnapping of Edward Cudahy, jr.. but
efforts to locate him have proved un-
successful.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo.-Firc to-day caus-
ed by the explosion OF an air tight stove
partially destroyed the Providence
Methodist Episcopal church (colored.)
Rev. J.. L. Leonard, the pastor, was
fatally burned.
WASHINGTON. d. C.-Details are
not obtalnable here OF the placing of an
order by the sultan with the Cramps,
for warship but 1t Is understood that
the statement to that effect from Con-
stantinople is correct.
NEW YORK-The trial OF Cornelius
l.. Alvord. jr.. the defaulting note teller
Of the First National bank, which was
set down for yesterday, In the United
States circuit court. was postponed I'M
til the January term which begins jan
uary 9.
SOUTH NORWALK, Conn.-John
Kelley, aged thirteen, and Willie Hull.
aged ten, ware drowned last night while
skating on the Union Mills pond at
Norwalk. Kelly broke through the Ice
and Hull. In trying to save him. also
persisted.
X CALGARY, N. W. 1.-THE most de-
structive fire In the history of Calgary
occurred yesterday. Several OF the
finest business structures were destroy
ed. notably the Clarence. Eau Claire
and New Norman block. Losses are
estimated at 100000.
NEW YORK-After nearly a years
work. DR.. McCauley. OF Chicago, has
got all the stove-making firms In Can
ada TO form n syndicate. The capital
is placed ut 100000. and the works OF
/. the combine Will eventually concentrate
at Hamilton and Toronto.
JACKSON. Mleh.--The records ut the
state penitcntiary here show that Henry
Green, who has surrendered himself to
the police In Sacramento, and confessed
TO Il murder and burglary in5thIs.state.
was sentenced from Shlawnssee, county
In 1873. to six years, imprisonment for
burglary. ts7. N 5NtsII
I, .FUNCHAL, Island l,oft MadeIrac.T n,
steamer Canada, with Lord Roberts on
board, arrived here; last evening re.
ceiving salute Of nineteen guns On on
terins the port. This morning. Lord
Roberts was rendered an official reccp-
ton by the authorities. and ut noon,
aboard the Canada. he VIII proceed Ia
Gibraltar. =
PUEBLO, Col.-The new. Rocky
Mountain smclter at Florence, forty
miles up the Arkansas river, was fired
up and began operations yesterday,
with this addition the Arkansas valley
or Colorado becomes the greatest cen
ter OF methiiffcrous reduction works in
America, there being string OF reduce
ton plants extending from Leadville to
Pueblo. IN - :
CEMENTV1LLE. Ind.-No outbreak
occurred here yesterday between the
white population and the negroes, M
had been, feared. Sam Kendall, whose
saloon was raidcd by the negroes Tues.
day. went TO JeffcrsonvIlle late Tues.
day night and secured warrants for
Lee Hanger. who was wounded. and
John Redmond. his companion, but
neither has yet been found.
KIfARTouM. Egyptian Soudan-
Lord Cromer, the British diplomatic
agent, reviewed the Egyptian troops of
the Soudan under the SIrdar, Major
General Sir Francis r. Wingate, yes
terday. He INSURED dcputntion from
the Dlnka Tribe, which formerly suffer-
ed severely from slave raids, that the
British and Egyptian flags guaranteed
them against recurrence of such raids
and. ensured respect for their ancient
customs.
CHiCAGO-A stock yards IRE carly
to-day CAUSED alarm among the guests
OF the Transit House, and resulted IN
the destruction OF the noted O'Lehry
club house. cntniling losses nggrcSating
100000. Aside from the club house the