Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-23
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Gathered From All Parts of the Country
by Telegraph.
Sir S. II. Strong, chief justice of the
supreme court of the Dominion of Can
ada, has been appointed member of
the queens privy council.
Cardinal Angelo Bianchi, bishop of
Palestrini, died i'll Rome Friday. He
was born in Rome Nov. 49, 1917, and
created q cardinal Sentember 25, 1882.
The town council of Rockville, Ind,
has awarded the contract for furnish
ing Rockville with water works and
electric light to Rosser and Castoe, of
Bellaire, o., their bid was S16,SS for
the whole work.
1t was decided at the cabinet meet
ing Friday to begin foreclosure pro-
at once. The line of procedure will be
as indicated by the attorney general
in his annual report.
The monthly crop report, which usu-
ally makes its appearance on the 10th
of each month, was delayed this
month on account of the failure of
number of correspondents to send
their data in time, but will come out
on Monday next.
The credentials of Bois Penrose as
senator-elect from the state of Penn
sylvania for the full term beginning
March 4. 1897, in the place of Senator
Cameron, whose term then expires,
were presented in the senate Friday by
Mr.. Cameron, read and placed on file.
The house committee on coinage,
weights and measures Thursday heard
Joseph Wharton, of Philadelphia, in
support of proposition to make our
minor coins-one-cent and fve-cent
pieces-out of pure nickel. Such
process, he said, would improve the
appearance of these coins
M. Leui Mirman, radical republican
member of the French chamber of depu-
ties intimated Thursday that he would
shortly question M. Hanotaux, minis
ter of foreign affairs, as to what nego-
tiations had been or were being carried
on with the United States looking to
the conclusion of a treaty of arbitra-
ton.
1t is now known that nine of the
workmen who were shot by gendarmes
during the riot at the rolling mills, at
Aninia, near Buda Pest, were killed,
and many others seriously wounded.
The trouble arose over new pension
scheme adopted at the mills, and the
gendarmes were called upon to restore
order.
The Dodson-Ilills Manufacturing Co.,
a large concern established 12 years
ago at st. Louis, is in the hands of
+,,,,. 4 al, n
tel mortgage filed for SS1, 900. to secure
creditors. The assets are estimated at
$500, O00 including Il plant in Iowa. 1t
is not believed Il general assignment
will be made.
At Madison, Wis, Prof. John &.
Dow 35 years old, committed suicide
by taking laudanum. Until about
eight months ago he was professor
in the rhetoric department of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. He graduated
from the Edinburg university with the
highest honors, and had always been
considered brilliant scholar
At Des Moines, Ia, the Clifton Coal
Co. was forced to the wall Thursday
night as result of the failure OF the
German savings bank. 1t was one of
the largest local companies and EN-
ployed about 100 men. The company
gave mortgages to c. a. Bishop, trus-
tee, covering all its property. The as
sets are thought to be worth $50, 900 to
$50, 900.
The Cuban league of the United
States, of which Col. Ethan Allen of
115 Broadway, New York, is president,
is organizing branch league in every
town or city in this country of 5000
inhabitants and upwards. There are
$50 such towns and cities in the United
States. The object of the league is 10
call forth an expression of the sent-
ment of the American people in favor
of Cuban independence.