Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-11
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EX-King Milan, of Servia, is so seri-
,usly i'll in Vienna that some anxiety
S felt by his friends as to his eventual
'ecovery.
The first bale of the New York state
1897 hop crop was shipped from Water
lille. n. ". Tuesday, to Boston, The
price paid was a5 cents per pound.
The c. II. Gurney Co., Chicago heavy
hardware, has failed under Judgment
oy confession obtained by creditor.
The liabilities are $1,000; the assets
slightly more.
Eighty members of the Wisconsin
Buffalo from Niagara Falls Monday on
he trip following the annual meeting
IF the association. Tuesday the dele
gates will so to Toronto and thence
nome.
The state department has been ad-
cised that Ira c. Farley, travelling in
Cuba for New York cigarette COM
pany. was captured by the Spanish
forces and has been turned over to
Consul General Lee to be sent out of
The island. Farley is a citizen of Mas
sachusetts.
Countess Cowley, the trial of whose
action for divorce from her husband,
Earl Cowley, began in the divorce di-
vision Of the high court of justice in
October last. has been granted decree
Of absolute divorce and has been al
lowed alimony to the amount of t2 200
a year for life.
The approaching marriage is an
nounccd in London of Capt. Arthur
Hay. brother of the earl Of Enroll,
and a captain in the Second battalion
Of the Queens Own Cameron High
landers. to Hermoine. daughter OF Mrs.
Schenley who has large property in
Lerests at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Manager Wagner, of the Washington
Baseball club announced Monday night
that he had secured Cottman and Fox,
Of the minor league. The deal was
perfected Monday Cottman is the
crack center fielder of the Ft. Worth
team and Fox captain of the Coopers-
town, n. Y, organization.
A special to the New Yea Herald
from Valparaiso says: 1t is reported
that the president has declared that it
is impossible to continue to govern
Chill under present conditions. The
conservatives he says, are too exact
ing 1t is expected that the coalition
scheme will go out of existence.
Cyrus A. Hull, the confidential agent
of HAYES and Walker, Chicago, arrested
on the charge of obtaining by fraud
money belonging to his employers, ap-
peared before Judge Snider at Hamil-
ton. Ont, Monday. He said he was
willing to return to Chicago. Detective
Corbus. of Chicago, has left with Hull
for that city.
The assassination of the prime min
lister of Spain. Senor Canovas del Cas-
tillo, has caused feeling of horror in
Rome. Many flags are half-masted.
The premier. the Marquis Di Rudini
and the cal met ministers paid per-
sonal visits to the Spanish en-
bassy. King Humbert has tele-
graphed his condolences to the queen
regent.
A special dispatch from Brussels says
that Lieut.. De Gerlache, the leader of
the Belgian Antartic expedition. which
is to sail shortly for southern waters on
the steamer Belgica, is much disap,
pointed, owing to the lack of room on
board the ship. and that he has been
obliged to decline the valuable offer OF
DR.. Frederick A. Cook. Lieut.. Peary's
companion, to join in the Belgian eX'
pedition.
The United States ambassador to the
court of ST. James, Col. John Hay. and
the new United States minister tc
Spain. Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford,
called at the Spanish embassy, London,
| Monday and presented their condol'
ences. In consequence of the assassi'
nation of Premier Canovas del Castillo
Gen. Woodford will hasten his depart
ure for Spain by week and will arrive
in Madrid on August 2l.