Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-07-04
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Fire destroyed the entire saw mill
plant and lumber yard of the Saginaw
Lumber Co., of Williams, Aria Loss
about SS000O; insured for S32, 900
District conventions have been called
in North Dakota for July IA to elect
delegates to the bimetallic national
convention at st. Louis.
Mr.. Van Senden, private secretary to
Secretary Carlisle, left Washington for
Chicago Friday morning. He will
probably remain until after the con-
vention.
The Craven-Fair case was called in
Judge Slack's court, San Francisco,
Thursday morning, but was postponed
until July o, on account of the illness
of Mrs. Craven.
The race for 20-raters in the Royal
Western OF Scott and Yacht cub re-
gatt;l, which was sailed Friday at Cou-
rock was won by the Saint. The Peni-
tent was second and the Niagara third.
The secretary of the interior has dis
barred Elijah e. Penn, pension at;or-
ney at Amelia, o., from practicing be-
fore the interior department. He is
charged with receiving illegal fees in
pension cases.
Brown university defeated Chicago
Thursday by score of 6 to 5, in one of
the hottest games ever seen in Chicago.
The championship of American college
baseball must go to Brown this year by
virtue Of winning the two out OF three
games.
The Forty-fifth annual convention Of
the National Educational association
opened at Buffalo Friday with the scs-
sions of the National Council of Educa-
ton, which will continue until Tues
day next. when the next session of the
association begins.
The total weights of the crews which
will compete in the race for the Grand
Challenge Cup at Henley are as iol-
lows: Yale, 1,520; First Trinity, 1,4S3;
Leander, 1,461 Trinity Hall, l,4S4;
Thames Rowing club, 1,3SS, and Lon
don Rowing club, 1864.
Peter Maher wired the National Ath-
letic club, of San Francisco, Thursday
his acceptance of the clubs offer OF q
So, 900 purse for tep-round contest
with Joe Choynsbi, which will prob
ably take place in August.
. Thursday afternoon fire started at
the Galveston wharf, Galveston, Tex,
and a great number of cars of the
Santa Fe railroad loaded with wool
We're burned. The fire spread to the
Mallory dock and half of the dock
was burned, The fire was caused by
spontaneous combustion. The loss
will be very heavy.
The canal boat Kirk, of the Buffalo,
Rochester e. Syracuse line, Lockport,
N. Y, was burned at the wharf here
early Friday morning. She carried II
valuable cargo of gasoline, moving
machinery and general merchandise.
The loss will aggregate about $50, 900,
partially insured. The fire was caused
by the explosion Of a tank of gasoline.
Robbers continued operations in Chi
cago Thursday night and did their l4th
job in the line of holding up stores. At
$3.50 two men entered the drugstore of
A. b. Lane at 1901 Wabash avenue and
at the point of revolvers compelled one
of the clerks to turn over the contents
Of the cash drawer, between $50 and
S75. The men then made their es-
cape.
The most sensational manifesto in
Minnesotas history was that issued
Thursday afternoon by the silver re-
publicans, who refuse to support Nc
Kinley for president, Clough for gov
ernor or any of the republican candi-
dates for congress. The prominence
of the men signing it attracts to it
widespread attention. Among the num-
Der are Lieut.. Gov. Frank A. Day,
Congressman Chas. A. Towne, Exon
gresham John Lind, State Senators
Morgan, Sanborn, Howard and Smith.