Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-08
CONDENSED NEWS

by Telegraph.
The house, by vote of 1877 to SO.
seated Rinaker (rep.) in place of Down
ing (dem.) as representative from the
Sixteenth Illinois district.
While not officially announced there
have been several dismissals and reduc-
tions in the examining force of the
patent Office, interior department.
The Birmingham Post asserts that
Lord Rosebery's present tour abroad
is prelude to his resigning the leader
ship of the liberal party, owing to i'll
health.
The Rt. Hon. Arthur j. Balfour, first
lord of the treasury and government
leader in the house of commons, an
nounced Friday night that the debate
on the Irish land bill would begin on
Monday.
The Paris Ec1air learns that in the
disaster on the Podynski plain, at Mos
COW, last Saturday on the occasion of
the distribution of free food and drink
to the populace 3,S73 persons were killed
and 1000 injured.
The returns issued by the London
board of trade for the month of May
show decrease in imports of 1,40O, 600
pounds and an increase in exports of
100000 pounds during that month, as
compared with May. 1895.
Ex-Gov. Josiah W. Begole died at his
residence in Flint, Mich. Mr.. Begole
was prominent in democratic politics in
Michigan. He served term in con-
gress from 1878 to 1875, and was elected
governor of Michigan on fusion
ticket in 1882.
Messrs. Blair & Co.. of New York,
have secured control of the Houston
and East and West Texas railroad by
purchase of the stock and a large part
of the company bond issue. They will
formally take possession of the proper
| ty this month.
There is little to be done in complet-
ing the auditorium, at St Louis, in
which the republican convention will
be held, and contractor Mcclure will
turn it over to the Business Mems
league whenever it is convenient for
that body to accept it.
At Springfield, H., Carl K1oppen-
burg, the cashier Of the Buffalo bank
at the time Of the robbery, pleaded
guilty Friday afternoon to felony. He
was sentenced to the Southern illinois
penitentiary at Chester at hard labor
until released by process of law.
Mrs. JAS E. Turner, prominent
Rockford, Ill. lady, sister of Hugh
Nicol, manager of the Rockford Base.
ball club, died Friday morning, the re-
suit of injuries received Thursday by
beiLg trampled on by horse which
she was holding when 1t became fright.
ened.
Franz d. Mayer, who was receiving
teller of the International bank, was
found guilty in Chicago Friday by a
jury of embezzling 81, ,522 and the pun
ishment was fixed at indefinite impris
onment IN the penitentiary. Maye,
has rich relatives in Germany, hi.
father being banker.
| The doors of l. W. Klaw & Co,
wholesale clothing merchants, St
Louis, were not opened Friday because
of the failure Of the firm to meet 4
Judgment note for $40, 200 in favor o.
the Bank Of Commerce. The total liza
bilities are Sli2, 200, of which 800, 900 |,
secured. The bank levied ON tn,
stock.
BRooKLYN, June 6.-Three building
at Park avenue and Schenck street
owned by Howard & McDermott
leather manufacturers, were burnet
Saturday morning. The total loss i
S160,000, covered BY sinsurance. Fiv,
hundred persons were thrown out O
emplovment.