Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-28
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From All Parts of the Country
by Telegraph.

Gathered From All Parts OF Che country
by Telegraph.
w. A. Van, of Colusa, CAL, was nom-
mated for congress by the populists of
the Third congressional district We'd
nesday.
The explosion of threshing machine
boiler occurred at Trip, small place
few miles south of Mitchell, S. ID.
Two men were killed and one injured.
The civil service commission has re-
ceived sworn charges against the post
master at Akron, o., accusing him of
collecting political assessments. An
investigation has been ordered.
Maj. Mckinley Wednesday evening
received delegation composed of 200
members of the Teachers association
of Stark and surrounding counties
which is in convention in Canton.
The Huber Milling Co., of Seneca,
Mo-, made an assignment to Chas. w.
Tandy for the benefit of creditors.
Out of SSl 900 represented by preferred
creditors, SCS, 900 is due st. Louis banks
and grain concerns.
The Elgin Sewing Machine and BIZ
cycle company, 364 Wabash avenue,
Chicago, made an assignment in the
county court in favor of Dewitt Camp
bell. Assets were estimated at Sl50,c0J
end liabilit es at 100000.
The emperor and empress of Russia
arrived at Vienna Thursday morning.
Their majesties were met at the sta
tion and welcomed by Emperor Francis
Joseph, Empress Elizabeth and num-
Der of arch-dukes and areh-duchesses.
At o'clock Wednesday afternoon a
car load of provisions passed through
Green Bay, Wis, en- route to Ontona-
gon from Depere, the people of that
city promptly responding to the plea
for aid from the people of the village
Wednesday morning.
The Rhode Island democratic state
| convention met Wednesday and was
quite largely attended. The commit
| tee on resolutions reported in support
of Bryan and Sewall and the full Chi
cago platform. State electors on the
national ticket were named.
A telegram was received by the
mayor of Ironwood, Mich. from On
tonagon, stating that that village has
been entirely destroyed by fire and
asking for assistance for the 1000 peo-
pie who are homeless and destitute.
| The relief will be sent at once.
A meeting of the republican state
and congressional candidates was held
at Milwaukee, Wis, Wednesday to per.
feet arrangements for unique cam
paign tour of the state. The tour will
cover 30 days, and during its continu.
ance, the state candidates in body
will attend 90 meetings.
Mr.. Bryan arrived at Erie, Pa, at I
o'clock Wednesday from Buffalo. He
was greeted by enthusiastic gatherings
at stations along the route. The larg
est reception was at Dunkirk, N. Y.
where he addressed 1900 people, anc
took occasion to pay high tribute tc
the personal integrity of Maj. McKin
ley.
The information was current We'd
nesday, coming, it is said, from thost
most vitally interested, that the Tir
Plate Manufacturers association ha.
been disrupted. The dissolution is du,
entirely to differences and jealousie
existing within the association and no
to any external influences or condi
tions of trade.
Gov. John Z. Aitgeld returned Wed
nesday morning from a vacation O
| several weeks in Colorado, declined t.
discuss the recent attack made upor
him by ex-Congressman Forman few
days ago, charging him with havin,
borrowed state funds for private use
{ He intimated that he would reply t,
, Forman's open letter in due time ant
would give the reply the same publicit,
as the original charges were given.