Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-11-17
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Gathered From All Parts of the World by
Telegraph.
Adm. Sir Frederick William Rich
ards, lord of the admiralty, died sud-
denly Monday in a hotel at Bath. He
was 90 years of age.
Col. Geo. p. Wood, who served through
out the war in the Fourteenth Indiana
infantry, died Mt his residence in Wash
ington Sunday evening.
The Manchester Guardian learns
that the powers have agreed to guar
antee new Turkish loan of g5, 900, 900
to assist the sultan in carrying out the
promised reforms in Asia Minor.
The Jennings State bank OF Daven-
port, Neb., was robbed Saturday night
of 81, roo in cash and about $500 worth
of jewelry. Nitro-glycerine was used
to blow open the vault and safe doors.
The supreme court of the United
States Monday, after rendering de-
cisions in a number of cases, adjourned
for the Thanksgiving recess. Its next
session will be on Monday, the SOth
inst.
The third game of the chess champ
ionship match was played at Moscow
Sunday by Lasker and Steinitz. The
game, giuco paino, was won by Las
ker after So moves. Steinitz has not
won game of the series.
The prince regent Of Bavaria has is
sued an order to all officers serving
upon courts of honor, instructing them
that henceforth officers in the Bavarian
army refusing to fight duels on the
ground that they are opposed to the
principle of dueling, must not be forced
to resign, as has heretofore been the
rule.
The Cuban rebels have again attack
ed the town of Condado, near Trini-
dad, and again used artillery in their
attempt to capture the place. The
garrison repulsed the insurgents,
killing some of the rebel artillery
men. Later force of local gueril-
las started in pursuit of the insur-
gents.
The pulpits of 6s churches in St
Louis were occupied Sunday by dele
gates to the w. c. T. U. In some Of
them both morning and evening serv-
ices were conducted by the ladies. A
full attendance was brought out, and
deep interest manifested. Missionary
work and aid for Armenian Christians
were the leading topics discoursed
upon.
A National Tobacco Growers con-
vention will be held in Ocala, Fla, be-
ginning January 12, 1907 Letters of
invitation, formulated by Gov. Mitch
ell, are being sent by Secretary Will
liams, of the Ocala board of trade, to
the governors of 90 states, boards of
trade and tobacco growers associa-
tions of the country to send represen-
tatives.
Joseph Sterba, aged 90, a miner, en-
ployed at the Bower Hills mines, near
Pittsburgh, was shot and instantly
killed at Bower Hill Sunday afternoon
by his friend, John Schultz. His head
was almost blown off from shotgun
which Schultz claimed to have forgot
ten was loaded. Schultz was arrested
but attempted to end his life with the
same weapon but was prevented by
friends.
The Berlin newspapers comment
freely apon President Cleveland's atti-
tude in regard to Cuba, and agree that
it is his intention to assert the right OF
the United States to dictate Spain's fu-
ture policy toward Cuba. Some jour-
nails argue that the corollary of Brit
ish submission in the Venezuelan dis
pute will be a strengthening of Amer
lean pretensions on the lines of the
Monroe doctrine.