Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-03
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From An Parts of the World by
Telegraph.

Telegraph.
The national bank of Dallas, Tex,
has been authorized to begin business
Capital, 100000.
One of the leading exporting houses
| in New York is expected to ship half
million in gold on Saturdays steam
er No other shipments were an
| nounced up to the close of the market
Thursday.
A dispatch to the Times from Con-
stantinople, dated Wednesday, snys:
"Tewfik Pasha announced to the am
bassadors of the powers Thursday that
the cabinet maintains the indefeasible
right of Turkey to retain Thessally by
virtue of conquest"
The treasury department Thursday
issued 493 warrants representing ST.
OS5, 156 in payment Of the bounty on
sugar produced in the United States
during the year 1894, for which appro-
priation was made during the present
session of congress
The new law prohibiting gambling
in Montana is being universally OBJ
served. The law even prohibits shak-
ing dice for drinks, and according to
the attorney generals construction
makes playing cards for prizes in So
cial gatherings unlawful
Stewart l.. Woodford was at the
state department Thursday in con-
sultation with Secretary Sherman and
Assistant Secretary Day. He says
that he will leave for New York
Thursday and expects to sail for
Madrid by the Paris on the 2Sth.
At st. Johns, N. T., Thursday Ca pit.
John Bartlett completed negotiations
with her owner for the hire of the
steamer Hope to convey Lieut. Peary
on his Arctic expedition. She will 60
into dry dock Immediately, receive a
thorough overhauling and sail for Bos.
ton on Wednesday next
Gen. Rosecrans, president of the
Society of the Army of the Cum ber-
land, authorizes the announcement
that the next annual reunion of the
society will be held at Colum bus, O.
! Septembe 23 and "a next. The ora
tion will be delivered by Gen. James
| H. Wilson, of Delaware.
S G.. Wentworth founder of Went
worth Military academy, and for many
years president of the board of direc-
tors of the Elizabeth Aull seminary, is
| dead at Lexington, Mo, at the age of
81. He was one of the pioneers of La
| fayette county and one of the best
known men in the state. He was born
| in Massachusetts
McReynolds and Carruthers the Gel.
ebrated tandem pair, have again
broken the worlds tandem record.
| They did the third of mile in "a AS;
half in % 3-5 and two-thirds in 1:1T 90.
This performance was on a third mile
track. The previous records for these
distances were: Third, 81; half, 81 4-5;
two-thirds 1921 40
Residents of Ensanada, Lower Cali
fornia, have formally requested the
Mexican govern ment to cancel the
concession of the Mexican Land and
Colonization Co. The request is made
on the ground that Hon. Percy Alsopp,
manager, is conducting the concern
that it is detrimental to the develop.
ment of the country.
The two rolling mills at Birming-
ham, Ala, and at Gate City, have
closed down pending the signing of
the scale of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion of Iron and Steel workers. The
miners are still at work and the COM
panies operating them have asked the
men to accept a small reduction. In
dications point to their acquiescing
A number of prominent Irishmen Of
San Francisco have decided to form an
organization to be called the Centen-
nial and Monument association, the
aims of which will be to enable its
members and other lrishmen in this
city and on the Pacific coast to aid the
celebration to be held in Irel and next
year in honor of the patriots and cause
OF lTJS