Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-05-04
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From All Parts of the Country by
Telegraph.

Gathered From All Parts of the Country by
Telegraph.
The Santa Clara Manufacturing Co.,
Omaha, Neb., assigned Friday. The
liabilities are estimated at $50, 1000, with
nominal assets.
Miss Eva Booth, of the Salvation
Army, sailed Saturday on the steamer
Umbria for Liverpool. A large delega-
tion of Salvation Army officers were at
the dock to bid her bon voyage.
Charles jefferson, of the Central
Congregational church, of Chelsea,
Mass, announces that he has decided
not to accept the call from the First
Congregational church of Oakland,
Cal
At the two relief camps at Cripple
Creek over 1000 people were fed Fri
day morning, the breakfast consisting
of meat, coffee, hot cakes and other
substantial viands. The quantity of
tents is sufficient to accommodate all
who are in need of aid.
Fred d. Grant, appointed police COM
missioner of New York by Mayor
Strong in May, 1895, to succeed Mich
ael Kerwin, was appointed police COM
missioner for the full term of six years
and sworn in by the mayor Saturday
afternoon.
The business portion of the town of
Indianola, so miles west of Greenville,
Miss, was destroyed by fire early Fri
day morning. Half dozen residences
were also burned. The total loss is
about $65, 900, with but little insurance.
No cause for the fire is known.
The kaiser has conferred upon Prince
Ferdinand of Bulgaria the order of the
Black Eagle, and upon M. Stoiloff,
prime minister of Bulgaria, the order
of the Red Eagle. He has also con-
ferred the royal order of the crown
upon Col. Petroff, Bulgarian minister
of war.
Secretary Lamont has designated, in
Arlington national cemetery for the
linterment of the remains of Secretary
Gresham, a site near the graves of Gen.
Sheridan and Admiral Porter and in
front of the historic mansion. 1t over
looks the city of Washington and the
Potomac river.
The president has approved the joint
resolution to secure a proper distribu
tion of the publication entitled "Mes
sages and Papers of the Presidents.
The edition of this valuable collection
is extremely limited, and the resolu
tion provides for placing copies in ap
preciative hands.
The commission firm of Kennett
Hopkins & Co., New York and Chicago
was dissolved Friday, Geo. B. Hopkins
the resident New York partner, with
drawing This is the firm which Chi
cago members, Messrs Harris ant
Kennett, were suspended by the boart
of trade for alleged connection with /;
bucket shop concern.
The entire Paris press made regret
full and sympathetic reference to tn,
violent death of the Shah Of Persia
and regarding the affair in its politica
aspect, express the thought that Eng
land will now endeavor to regain he
lost prestige in Persia. In any case
the papers say there is reason to fea
that internal disorders will occu
which the new shah may find it diff
cult to suppress.
Must Report Violations.
COLUMBUS, o., May 2,-Attorney Gen
eral Monnett Friday rendered an i'm
: portant opinion, in which he says tina
assessors are required to report saloon
conducted in connection with places O
evil repute for taxation under the Dow
law, and that such places, being oper
} ated in violation Of law, must at tn,
same time be reported to the count,
: prosecutor for prosecution of the pro
prietors.