Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-03
CONDENSED NEWS,
Gathered From All Parts of the Country
by Telegraph.


by Telegraph.
Judge Gilbert, of the United States
circuit court, Portland, Ore, has
granted the discharge of A. +. Bur-
leigh as receiver of the Northern Pa
cifc railroad u.
The treasury department has issued
an order permitting cattle and sheep
from Canada intended for expectation
from Boston to be entered at St. Alba
mis- and Island Pond, for inspection.
All of the logging camps in the
eghborhood of Manila. Mich, are
making preparations to begin work
and many have already started. The
prospects are for very prosperous
winter.
The body of Sheriff VIM. L. Heron,
of Plynout It'll county, Iowa, was found
Wednesday, morning bruised and frozen
beside the railroad tracks near Mer-
rill, Neb., where he had evidently
fallen from the train and been crippled
and unable to reach help.
special from Dckalbvillc, ILL.,, says
that in a fury of insanity Henry L.
Bower. oe that place, killed his wife
and attempted to kill his little daugh-
ter and his mother-in-luw Bowers
then cut his throat with butcher
knife and died in u few minutes.
The arrests of persons suspected of
being concerned in plots against the
Turkish government continue. Many
of those taken into custody have been
seized while in bed and taken at once
to the central prison. The suffering
and distress in the country is increas-
ing.
The cooperative company, started
up the Bellefonte glass plant, ut Belle
fonte, Pa, which has been idle six
years, by making their first blow of
glass Tuesday. One furnace of four
pots will. be operated at present.
Many orders for glass have already
been received.
George Fowler Sons g. Co., Kansas
City packers, have given notice that on
January l cut of ten per cent. will
be made in all salaried positions in the
force, that is the officers, clerks and
porkmen. Whether the laborers in
the plant proper will be included is
not yet known.
Orders were issued Tuesday that on
and after Wednesday the extensive car
and machine shops at Jeansville, Pa,
will be operated day and night for the
next two months, aud that additional
men will be employed. Large orders
have been coming in from all over the
state for the past two weeks.
The Providence Jewelry Co., 400
North Broadway, st. Louis, made an
assignment Tuesday. No schedules of
assets or liabilities are made. 1t is
thought the failure of the Swope
Watch Case Co. Monday involved the
Providence Co. The firm manufac-
tured and did large wholesale busi-
ness.
Mrs. Mary L. johnson, wife of Jacob
johnson. manager OF Kcrnan's Lyceum
theater, Washington, was found dead
in bed Tuesday morning at her home,
suffocated by illuminating gas. Corr
oner Hammett pronounced 1t clearly a
case of suicide. hrs. johnson was a
handsome brunette of % years She
left no note explaining the reason of
her act.
The handsome residence of Vintor A.
Weavor, Moundsville, w. Va, was
wrecked by u natural gas explosion
Tuesday. Mrs. Weavor, her two small
children and domestic were in the
horse at the time, but escaped without
serious injuries. Plumbers were re-
pairing the pipes and turned the gas
on before the connections were made.
The house and contents were burned.
Loss $4,000.