Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-07-11
CONDENSED NEWS
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Gathered From All Parts OF the Country
by Telegraph.
H. f. Allen and his sister, Mrs Chas.
w. Grant, among the heaviest property
owners in jamestown, n. ", assigned
Thursday. Assets 100000. liabilities
S2oO, ,00O.
The Algemeine Zeitung, of Vienna,
announces that Baron Hirsh's widow
has donated e4,00O, 900, or $40, ,000, 900, to
pomote the emigration of Russian Jews
to Argentina.
An elevator accident occurred in an
apartment house in the course of con-
struction at corner Dudley and Adams
streets, Boston, Friday afternoon.
Eight workmen were injured. three of
whom it is expected will die.
The question of duel between Gen.
Bradley L. johnson, the correspondent
of the New York Journal, and Capt.
Manuel De Ampudia, Of the Spanish
army, retired, has been settled to the
satisfaction of all concerned.
Roy White, aged IL, colored, was
sent to Jail for stealing S11.5o from Pc
ter kosun's saloon. He dug hole in
the jail and escaped through sewer
pipe, but was rearrested at the home of
his brother-in-law, VIM. Pearl.
At Catford, Eng, Friday morning,
John S. johnson, the American cyclist,
rode half mile with flying start in
40 As seconds and half mile with u
standing start in 81 2-5 seconds
Hon. Wilfred Laurior visited Lieut..
Gov Aberdeen at Rideau hall Friday
morning. After conference lasting
hours Mr.. Laurier announced that he
was asked to undertake and accepted
the task of forming government. 1t
is thought his cabinet is pretty well
completed
Sir Chas. Tupper Thursday gave up
the great seal, which he held as secre-
tary of state, to Lord Aberdeen. He
left for Montreal Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Laurier arrived Thursday night
and will proceed at once to form his
cabinet after he has seen his excel
lency.
James r. and Theodore Sutton, COM
posing the firm of Sutton & Co.. of
New York and Philadelphia made an
assignment Friday to Charles II. Lud-
ington, jr. They are the proprietors
of Sutton's Dispatch line of San Fran
cisco packets, plying between New
York and Philadelphia to San Francis
CO and other California ports.
Judge Wilson Thursday appointed
C. +. Thompson receiver for the Rob-
ert Smith India Pale Ale Brewing Co, e,
of Philadelphia, the oldest brewing
concern in the United States. The
company did business of about $780,
600 year. The liabilities are estimated
at SlGO, 600 An effort will be made to
reorganize the company The brewery
was established in 1T76.
The South Dakota republican state
convention adjourned at six o'clock
Thursday morn ing after continuous
session of II hours. r. S. Gamble and
Coe l. Crawford were nominated for
congress. The following state officers
were nominated by acclamation: Gov
ernor, A. o. Ringzud; lieutenant gov
ernor, d. T. Hindman; secretary of
state, W. H. Ruddle; treasurer, K. G.
Phillips; auditor, FL. E. Mayhew; attor-
ney general, S. V. Jones; land commits
sioner, John Lockhart.
AT New York the national conven-
tion of the socialist labor party Thurs
day afternoon nominated Chas. Match
EFT, of Brooklyn, for president of the
United States. There were two other
candidates, VIM. Watkins, of Ohio,
and Matthew Mcclure, of Patterson,
n. j. The vote stood as follows: Chas.
Matchett 43; Matthew Mcclure 2S; VIM.
Watkins 4. Mr. Mcclure was after
ward unanimously nominated for vice
president