Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-15
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Sir VIM. Harcourt explicitly denies
the rumor of his resignation of the
leadership of the liberal party in the
house of commons, which was pub
lished by the st. James Gazette.
In London banking circles 1t is be-
lieved that the rate OF discount Of the
Bank Of England win be increased
Thursday to 81 per cent. and an adj
vance to four per cent is not regarded
as improbable ftf-a
The Central and South American
Telegraph company, New York, has
subscribed 81, 900 toward fund for the
relief of the sufferers from the confag-
ration in Guayaquil, which caused a
loss of $50, 900, 900, ss &,
The executive committee of the
Young Peoples Christian union, Of the
United Presbyterian church, Tuesday
decided upon indianapolis as the place
for the next annual convention, which
will be held August 1s to 23, 1897.
The cigarmakers convention Tues
day cut down the. out of work benefit
from S72 to s54 per year. Outside of
this action little business was trans
acted by the delegates. The conven-
tion will probably adjourn Wednesday.
The English government has been
officially advised that the extradition
of p j. P. lyman, the alleged dyna-
mite conspirator who was arrested at
Boulogne upon British warrant has
been refused by the government of
France.
Thirteen speeches and 200 miles of
roundabout travel through Minnesota,
with little slice of Wisconsin in
cluded,was w. ]. Bryan's campaigning
record Tuesday. Eleven of the speech.
es were made on the journey between
Minneapolis and Duluth.
The gold democrats of the Second
congressional district of Virginia have
nominated G. w. Whaley, a prominent
business man of Norfolk, for congress.
It is reported that r. A. Wise. the re-
publican candidate, will withdraw and
thus unite the sound money men.
The president Tuesday recognized
Leon Guislan as consul Of Belgium at
San Francisco; Adolfo Cahal, consul OF
the United States Of Venezuela, at san
Francisco, and Jose Maria Tinoco, con-
sui of the republic Of Costa Rica in the
United States to reside at San Fran
cisco.
A New York Times special from Wash
ington says: There is high authority for
saying that Secretary Carlisle is likely
to succeed Senator Blackburn in the
senate, and that deal to that effect has
been arranged between the sound
money democrats of that state and the
republican leaders.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, British am.
bassador to the United States, ac-
companied by his wife and daughters,
left Euston station fo- Liverpool We'd
nesday morning en- route for New
York. Many of the friends of the am.
bassador and his family were at the
station to see them off.
The Cooperative Fruit Co., of New.
castle, Cal, the largest fruit shipping
firm in central California, Tuesday
fled a petition in insolvency. The
failure was caused by damage to fruit
through late frost and untimely rains.
The company's liabilities are 1859,
and the assets S6S, 259.
Gen. Edward R. Bragg, of Wisconsin,
was Tuesday appointed by Attorney
General Harmon special assistant to
the United States district attorney for
the eastern district of Wisconsin. His
duties will be to aid the district attor.
ney in prosecuting the suit of the
United States against the Manufac.
turers Investment Co., of Wisconsin,
10 recover large tract of land, about
the ownership which for some time
there has been a dispute.
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