Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-28
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The condition of Senator George
Wednesday morning was reported as
Unchanged. ,E2t\
Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone started from
Hawarden for London Wednesday
morning Ell route for Cannes. Both
ire in excellent health.
In the Nevada assembly Tuesday
morning the bill licensing glove con-
tests was passed by vote of 30 to Q.
It is thought it will pass the senate
md be signed by the governor
Ex-Mayor James Howell, president
If the board OF trustees of the New
York and Brooklyn Bridge Co., died
Wednesday morning at his residence
n Brooklyn after a lingering illness.
A recent royal Belgian decree re-
ported to the state department by Con-
sui Roosevelt, at Brussels, imposes
:igid restriction on the sale of lard
md other alimentary fats by prescrib-
ng labels to show exactly what each
product is.
John Z. Jones was reelected as
United States senator by the Nevada
legislature, both houses voting separ-
ately. In the senate the vote was:
Jones 10, Mcmillan (rep.) ., Fitzgerald
|. The vote in the assembly stood:
Jones 2S, Mcmillan ..
1t is expected that Coxey's call for
parade for the unemployed on WASH
ngton's birthday will be answered by
The 90, 900 idle men in St. Louis. The
central body of the Knights of Labor
ias appointed committee to arrange
for the parade in behalf of that organ
zation.
United States Senator E. o. Wolcott,
with his family, started from London
Tor Dover Wednesday morning, en-
route for Paris, where he will continue
his mission in the interest of bi-metal-
ism. Among the passengers on board
the train with Mr.. Wolcott was Gen.
Charles Paine, of Boston.
The South Joplin (Mo.) mine is on
Gre and a drift 500 feet long is burn
ing. The miners escaped in safety.
Two derricks have been destroyed and
it is feared great damage will be done
before the fire can be extinguished.
1t . is supposed the fire was caused by
spontaneous combustion.
The New York Herald's special cable
from Buenos Ayres says: A battle took
place Tuesday between Brazilian
troops and religious fanatics in the
state of Bahia, Brazil. The Herald's
correspondent in Rio Janeiro telegraphs
that the loss OF the com batants on both
sides $50 was killed and 800 wounded.
The fanatics lost 40 men killed.
The populists in the Idaho legis-
lature tuesday returned to their first
choice for senator and were joined by
four democrats i voting for Claggett.
Two ballots were taken, the last re-
sulting: Claggett 81; Dubois 90; Nelson
IL. 1t is the impression Tuesday night
that an effort will be made Wednes-
day to elect Lewis (pop).
At Minneapolis, Mimi, Building In
spector Gilman, who has been indicted
for boodling, was arrested Tuesday
morning and arraigned. He pleaded
not guilty and his bond was fixed at
S., 900, which will probably be fur.
nished. The charge against him is that
of receiving $50 as bribe from the
Phoenix Sash and Door Mfg Co., Of
IlllS Guy, III NlOh Vic ASb
ting of a contract at the soldiers
home, of which Mr.. Gilman is a trus'
tee.
A fire which started in the basement
of the Hall-Lansing block, Lincoln,
Neb., Tuesday morning damaged the
building to the extent of 81, 600 and
ruined the wall paper stock of j. w.
Mitchell, with loss of SIS, 600. Build.
ing and stock were we'll insured.
Roomers in upper stories fled or were
carried out in their night clothes and
were obliged to seek shelter in their
bare feet. They lost all their effects.
Two men were overcome by smoke and
required the care of physicians.
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