Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-02-10
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From All Parts OF the Country
by Telegraph.

Gathered From All Parts OF the Country
by Telegraph.
Just before the adjournment of the
house Monday afternoon, the speaker
appointed Messrs. Grosvenor rep, o.
and Richardson dem, Tenn tellers on
the part of the house to count the elec-
toral vote.
A large steamer, believed to be the
British steamer Angloman, which
sailed from Boston January 30 for Liv-
erpool, is ashore on Skerries island, in
the Irish sea. Assistance has been
sent to her.
Secretary Lamont Monday recon-
mended to congress an appropriation
of s., 900 for the care and maintenance
of the building in Washington, d. c.,
in which Abraham Lincoln died, and
for the appointment of a custodian.
A Cleveland special says 1t is re-
ported here that Secretary VIM. NJ. Os-
borne, of Boston, has been rendered
the position of consul general to Lon,
don. The office is worth $1,000 year,
with about $50, 600 perquisites.
Peter Maher the heavy weight pu-
gilist, was robbed OF money and jew
elry to the value of 81. 17O, while
asleep at his boarding house in Phila-
delphia. lie reported the robbery to
the police but no arrests have yet been
made.
Counsel for Gen Carlos Roloff and
Gen Luis, who have been indicted for
conspiracy in aiding flibustering eN-
pedition to Cuba from Baltimore in
ls95 has waived all formalities for his
clients removal from New York city,
and they have given security for their
appearance for trial in Baltimore, Feb
ruary 10.
The navy department is informed
that the battleship Indiana sailed from
Hampton Roads for Charleston, $ C.,
early Tuesday morning. The battle
ship Massachusetts sailed from New
York for Charleston at 10 o'clock Tues
day morning. and the battleship Texas
sailed from New York at a. M, direct
for Galveston, Tex
Miss Minnie GrouS, of Kewanee, ILL.,,
stepped off the platform of train 60
ing at a good rate Of speed across the
bridge over the Mississippi river at
burlington. Ia. She was found fear
fully mangled and can not live. For
tunatcly her body remained on the
outer edge Of the ties and did not fall
to the ice, many feet below,
\ fire Tuesday forenoon damaged
one of the wings OF the house
of refuge on Randall's island
to the extent of s., 900. When
the fire broke out owe. go children of
both sexes were in the building. They
were removed to another building.
The transfer was made without ex-
element and no casualties occurred.
At Seattle, Wash, the committee
that has been investigating the Doodle
case in connection with the United
States senatorial fight has dropped the
matter The committee decided that
Senator Squire and Representative
Warner consulted about votes and the
use of money, but there was no evil
dcnce to show that money was paid.
Charles G. Dawes. whom it is cX-
pected will be controller of the cur
rency under the coming administra-
tion, returned to Chicago from Canton
and Cleveland where he had been in
conference with President-elect Nc
Kinley and Chairman Hanna. Mr..
Dawes characterizes the stories re-
garding changes in the ca binet posi-
tons already announced as without
foundation.
Monroe Johnston, colored, was
hanged in the county Jail at Charlotte,
y. c. johnson was convicted of the
burglary Of the home of Mr.. Cowan
Shields on the night of January s,
1896. Miss Shields and Mrs. Shields
were wounded by the escaping bur-
glar. The latter recognized the voice
and identified the face as that of Mon
roe Johnson Johnson's last words on
the scaffold were that he was inno-
cent.