The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-27
MIDNIGHT. BRIEFS ! lF!'

The water at this point In the Gene
see river. New York state, Is the high
est It has been In ten years. &
No trains have reached Paducah, KY,
since Saturday morning, owing to the
washout and flooded railway lines.
Judge William billiard Wood, fol
over forty years trustee Of the Ira
Couch estate. died last night at his RES
idence In Chicago. f Z e :, 4.
The chamber of deputlesS at Rome
Monday. in spite of the opposition Of
the minister Of war. Signor Dlsan-
MARITIME adopted q socialist motion to
abolish trials by court martial.
Several lives were lost In the floods
recently in West Tennessee. Z North Of
Dyersburg q woman and two children
In buggy were thrown Into a slough
by the crumbling Of the roadway and
all were drowned. y,
Senator Henry. NJ. Teller, OF. Colo.a do,
speaking Of the effect upon. the silver
question the defeat Of Bryan will have,
said that he did not Intend to abandon
the silver question because Of the result
OF the recent election. 3
The residence of Washington Porter,
at Chicago. was entered Sunday night
by porch climbers and Jewelry to the
amount of $1,000 stolen. Mrs. Porter Is
a daughter of Lafayette McNYilliams, a
cousin OF President Mckinley.
Horses to the number of 10000 are to
be purchased In this country in the
next six months by agents OF the Brit
lsh government for the use OF Lord
Kitchener's forces in policing The
Transvaal and Orange Free State.
William ]. Bryan has given assur-
ances that he Will be present at the
jackson Day banquet to be held in
Chicago, on January s. 1t Is thought
that on this occasion, Mr.. Bryan will de-
clare himself on the future OF tho
party. 81
4 The subcommittee OF the appropriate
tions committee Of the house, having In
charge the legislative appropriation SILL
began work Monday and decided to call
before 1t officials Of the congressional
library and Of the state and treasury
departments. e. 10 M q
The treasury department officials
have decided to admit the lace makers
and their families. who were brought to
this country by DR.. ]. A. Bowie. the
"Dlvine healer" and the founder Of
Zion City. Illinois. TO teach others the
art OF lace making.
Edward Whymper. the famous
mountain climber OF the Royal Geo
graphical Society, OF London. has ar
rived in this country. He proposes to
ascend all the notable mountain peaks
on the Pacific coast, including Mount
Baker and the Lions Of Vancouver.
=
The Somalis have risen In Jubaland. n
province OF British East Africa. About
four thousand we'll armed men are on
the war path. Sub-commissioner Jen-
ner, who has been on tour inland,
with small force. is said to have been
attacked. His position Is grave.
Mayor Van Wyck, of New York, has
received letter from Bishop Potter.
saying that the statements made by the
Rev. Messrs. Paddock and George re-
gardlng, insulting language used to
them by certain police officials would be
sworn to and forwarded to the mayor.
Another violent storm prevailed on
Lake Erie and throughout northern
Ohio yesterday, the wind coming from
the north and blowing at the rate OF
sixty miles an hour. The gale was. ac-
companied by heavy rain and sieet.
The lake has been dashed to a wild
fury and no vessels are leaving port.
The rivers and harbors committee of
the house met Monday and began the
preparation OF its appropriation bill. It
was decided that no bearings Will be
granted except in special cases. The
impression among the members Is that
the estimates Of the engineers. approx
ed by the secretary of war, will be
closely followed In making the bill.
A delegation OF veterans OF the civil
war from many OF the states. headed
by General Daniel z. Sickles, Of New
York, called on the President by APP
pointment to-day. and congratulated
him on the result OF the recent election.
There were thirty In the party and they
were received in the library. Several
of the visitors were Of the Democratic
faith.
According to the London correspon-
dent OF the New York Tribune, proc
lamation has already been printed ap-
pointing Lord Kitchener to the COM
membership In chisf OF the British
Lord Roberts, but, owing to the post
ponement of the departure OF the field
marshal for home. 1t has not yet been
made public.
Among the passengers who arrived
Monday, at New York, on board the
steamer Statendam from Rotterdam
were five refugees from the South AfrI-
can republics. They are S. Pearson,
commissary general Of the Transvaal
army: Commandant w. Snyman, OF
the Orange Free State: H. Snyman. jr.:
A. LIebenberg and Hercules D. ViljoeN.
OF Snyman's commando. Pearson says
that his party was chased over the
border into Portuguese territory. They
made their way to the coast and thence
by steamer to Europe. Pearson says he
has never been out OF South Africa be-
fore and does not know a single person
IN the world outside OF South Africa.
In Clerk Rohertsan's Office.