Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-09-23
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From All Parts OF the World by
Telegraph.

Gathercd From All Parts OF the World by
Telegraph.
Thomas r. Gibson, United States
consul at Beyrout, died at that place on
September 20 from smallpox.
Right Hon. George Denman, p. c..
formerly judge of the queens bench
division of the high court of justice,
died Monday.
A telegram was received at the war
department Monday announcing the
death at San Diego, CAL, of Capt Thos.
Britton, retired.
Rev. James. B. Morrison, pastor Of
the Unitarian church at Laconia, N.
H., committed suicide by inhaling gas
at the Revere house.
The Eureka ammonia works, Chi
cago, made an assignment in the coun-
ty court to the Equitable Trust Co.
Its assets were placed at 100000 and
its liabilities at $4,000
The treasury gold reserve Monday at
the close Of business stood at SIG, TT, :
3ss. The gold Withdrawals for the
day at New York were 100000. There
was exchanged Monday at New York
81 ,692, 900 in gold for currency.
N. A. Craig, city marshal, of Table
Rock, Neb., was killed Tuesday morn
ing by tramps, whom he sought to ar
rest as suspected post Office burglars.
The deputy marshal tripped over his
body and both tramps escaped.
The Dublin Daily Express says that
the police have discovered large guam
titles of dynamite and pile of deton-
ators at Marlin Park, near Galway.
The explosives were found in disused
house situated on the seashore.
The seventy-second annual meeting
of the sovereign grand lodge of the
Fellows opened in Dallas, Tex, Mon
day. Nearly 5000 visitors were there
representing all parts of the civilized
globe.
The schooner Badger was driven
ashore Monday night near Monaghan's
dock, Alpep, Mich, by a northeast
gale. The crew were taken off by
Middle Island life savers. The boat is
owned in Toledo and will probably be
a total loss.
Geo. w. Troutman pleaded guilty in
court at st. Louis, Monday, of murder
in the second degree, and Judge Ed
mund sentenced him to life imprison-
ment. Troutman shot and killed his
sweetheart, Blanche Simpson, one year
ago, and is now mental wreck.
Notices were posted in all the banks
of Rochester, N. Y, Monday morning
to the effect that no Canadian silver
money would be received on deposit.
This action is the result of agitation
which has been going on in local bank
ing circles on this subject for num-
Der of days.
Judge Charles w. Raymond left Watt
seka, ILL.,, Monday for Mexico to in
vestigate its financial system and con-
dition in the interest of the National
League of Republican Clubs. He will
visit the principal cities and make a
thorough study of economic conditions
and their relation to the monetary sys-
tenn
Marine hospital reports show no
abatement of yellow fever in Cuba,
nor is the disease less virulent than it
has been all summer. The United
States sanitary inspector at Santiago
de Cuba, however, reports smallpox
steadily decreasing and expresses the
belief that in about one month the epi.
demic will be practically over.
The ninth annual convention of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Ioiners of America convened Monday
in Memorial hall, Cleveland, o., with
16O delegates present. President Chas.
E. Owens was presented with a gavel
made from the wood of flag pole used
by the striking miners during the Grip.
pie creek labor troubles some time ago.