Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-07
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Gathered From An Parts of the World by
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The senate Monday confirmed the
nomination of Il. Wiidman, of Cali
fornia to be consul at Hong Kong,
China,
Anson Gorten, for ten years western
agent for the Wells Fargo Express Co.,
at Chicago and previously connected
for 25 years with the Adams express is
dead
special from Sydney, n. S. W.,
says that the British warship Wallaroe
has hoised the union jack on Russell,
Bellona and Stuart islands, belonging
to the Solomon group.
The finance committee amendment
to the tariff bill, proposing stamp tax
on bonds, debentures, certificates OF
stocks, etc, was agreed to in the sem
ate without q formal vote.
There is great deal of comment in
Madrid over the position of the Bank
of Spain. Its note circulation is lar
ger than ever before and it is said to
have increased to 10 600, ,0O) pesatas
Sixty tons of butter have arrived ut
Vancouver, B. c., from New York and
will be forwarded to Sydney by the
Warimoo. This is the first shipment
of American butter ever sent to Aus
tralia.
The Pan-American delegates arrived
in Chicago Monday from st. Louis and
will remain there until Thursday. A
reception committee of the National
business league, will have charge of
the delegates.
A telegram addressed to Gov. Clough,
from Barnum, Mimi, Sunday evening,
signed Wm. Cain, village president.
stated that a portion of the village
had been destroyed by cyclone and
flood. The governor was asked for
aid.
Henry B. Stone, of Chicago. was
killed at Nonquit, Mass, Monday
morning by the explosion of bomb.
He was formerly vice president of the
Chicago Il burlington railroad an re-
Gently pre- sident OF the Chicago Tele-
phone Co.
A dispatch to the New York Journal
and Advertiser from Berlin says: The
official papers announced that Baron
Thielmann, the Germ an am bassador at
Washington, will be recalled. 1t is
said that he will be given the post of
secretary Of the treasury.
EX-Police Inspector Edward d.
Laughlin, of Chicago, is dead of kid
ney trouble after nearly a years ILL
ness, Laughlln's service on the Chicago
! police force extended over period of
Il years and he was the hero OF many
daring pieces of work. He was born
in Ireland 81 years ago.
The sultan now shows signs of yield
ing on the question of the rectifcation
of the Turkish frontier in the direc-
tion of Greece, and the ambassadors
expecting negotia tions for peace will
be resumed on Tuesday, when it is
hoped everything will be settled in ac-
cordauce with the views of Europe.
A disturbance was created in Monte
rey, Cal, over the display of Portu.
guese 1lag beside the American ensign
in stead of below it over Ortin's gro.
Gerry store. Patriotic citizens took
down the Portuguese flag, but finding
it again hoisted removed it and burned
it. Ortin has complained to the Por-
tuguese government.
DR.. Ira Beman Read, a we'll known
physician, is dead at his home in New
York city, aged SO years. He was q
native of Ohio. In 1862 he enlisted in
an Ohio volunteer regiment and he
served until the end of the war, being
then captain and acting assistant in
spector general of the staff of Gen.
Rosecrans.
The republican senatorial caucus
] / 4 l.. 4.
a beet sugar bounty amendment to the
tariff, and Senator Allison was author
lied to move to have the amendment
offered by Senator Allen tabled.
There was also a general agreement
to take up the Thurston beet sugar
bounty bill as an Independent measure
tae first thing after congress meets
next December.