Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-28
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Battered From All Parts OF the Country by
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Fishel. Brooklyn, has been closed by
the sheriff on an attachment for $780,
900.
Mr.. Ogden Goelet of New York. is
dead. He expired ON board his yacht,
the Mayhower. The deceased had been
i'll for about two months past.
Coe Adams, for many years leading
commission merchant of New York and
who built the Frankfort and Kokomo
railroad, in Indiana, is dead, aged .
years.
A dispatch received in London says
that the British steamer Coro Coro,
from Callao via Valparaiso for New
York. reported ashore in English mar
rows, Straits of Magellan, is total
loss
At New York the strike of the Pro-
Cressive Tailors, which began on Sum
day last. was declared off Thursday,
the increase of 25 per cent. in wages,
demanded by the tailors, having been
conceded by the employers.
The Pennsylvania republican state
convention comprising 363 delegates,
met in Harrisburg Thursday and nomi-
mated James :. Beacham, of West More
land county. for state treasurer and
Mai Levi &. McCauley, of Chester
county. for auditor general. The lat
ter had no opposition.
The eighth annual conference of the
veterans society, Daughters of Neter-
ans, began at buffalo Thursday. The
report of the president, Miss Alice In
gram. of Chicago, was read showing
the order to be in ii prosperous condl-
ton. A number of applications have
been received for charters.
Miss Beatrix Hoyt, of the Shinnc-
cooliv Golf club, southampton, l.. l.,
defeated Miss n. c. Sargent. of the Es-
sex County club. Manchester. Mass,
in the tournament for the ladies' golf
championship at Manchester-by-the-
Sea. Mass, Friday, up, 4 to play. Miss
Hoyt is the present champion.
The British steamer Gairloch, bound
from London for Aberdeen has been
wrecked five miles north of Cape St.
Vincent. Eight of her crew were
drowned The Gairloch was steel
vessel built as Glasgow in 1887, and
registered 1880 tons. She hailed from
! Aberdeen and her owners are j. Cook ~
Son.
There was somewhat sensational
smash in grain prices in New York
Friday morning. wheat breaking four
cents a bushel and corn about a cent.
Big lots of long holdings were pitched
into the market at almost any figure,
bulls acting as if demoralizcd at the
! I I I ,,-,,,,Nnn1 ,.ah h1nS II he
was gradual recovery OF cent from
the lowest.
At a luncheon given Thursday in
honor of the czar on board the French
cruiser Pothuau. the czar in proposing
toast to the French president said'
Your stay among us creates fresh
bond between our two friendly and al
lied nations, which are equally resolved
to contribute with all their power tc
the maintenance OF peace in the worlc
in the spirit of right and equity"
Minister Stuart at Montevideo ha:
cabled the state department an otficia
announcement of the assassina
ton of President Borda, of uru
quay. Secretary sherman sent the fol
lowing dispatch to Minister Stuart
Express deep adherence presiden
and people of United States at assassin
alton President Borda and their sym
pathy his countrymen in their atiiic
ton"
The secretary of the interior ha
made the following appointments o
appraisers of abandoned military reser
vations in Washington state, all tn
appointees being credited to that state
Elisha W. Elliott and Edwin II. Nixon
appraisers OF Fort Walla Walla: Henr.
c LaRoshe and John Salter. appraiser
n of Fort Steilacoom; Marshall NJ
Clothier and John j. Edens appraiser
of Fort Point Roberts