Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-24
CONDENSED NEWS
gathered From All Parts OF the Country by
Telegraph.


The Figaro Monday published re-
port to the effect that the hey OF Tunis,
sadi All. will shortly abdicate in favor
If his son and take up his residence at
Nice
Miss Mary Mclean, daughter of Rev.
J. X. Mclean. of the Pacific Theolog-
cal seminary has accepted the chair OF
professor of English literature in stan
ford university.
1t is officially announced that very
large crop of grain is anticipated in
the Argentine Republic, the grain un-
der cultivation covering larger areas
than ever before. The wool clip, it
further states, will be heavy.
Two thousand cloak makers en-
ployed by Baumann & Spoingling, Ill.
Werndorff & Co., The Syndicate Cloak
Co., Bernstein & Newman, Rubin "
We'll. and Bloom Brothers, New York,
are on strike for an increase of wages.
Adolph Topperwein, of San Antonio,
Tex. made a remarkable performance
Sunday breaking 975 clay pigeons out
Of 900 using % calibre repeating
rifle. This breaks his own record OF
055 out of 1000 which was the worlds S
record until Sunday.
The Peruvian government has pre-
sented recommendation to congress
urring the immediate consideration OF
a project to collect the customs duties
in sovereigns at the rate of ten soles
each or the equivalent, any favorable
difference to be employed in importing
sovereigns.
The mass meeting of Cherokee coun-
ty Kas.) miners Saturday afternoon
aid not amount to much. but few min
ars putting in appearance After con-
siderable wrangling a resolution call
nr for suspension of work three days
each week during the eastern strike
was defeated.
W. Huidekoper, of New York, has re-
signed as president of the Chicago, Pc
oria 4 st. Louis railroad. 1t is thought
that either Z. p. Kimball, of New York,
president of the st. Louis, Chicago "
St. Paul railroad CBluff Line), or w. IL.
GAYS, of st. Louis, general manager OF
| the Chicago, Peoria & st. Louis road
will be selected as his successor.
At ST. Louis James R. Quigley, an
ex-ireman, was killed Sunday after
noon by John O. Donnell, an eN-deputy
sheriff, in fight over game OF quolts
O'Donnell knocked his opponent down
and kicked him repeatedly, injuring
Ouigley so badly that he died soor
after being taken to the city hospital
The murderer escaped.
At Philadelphia the United Labor
league by vote of 2l1 to Sunday
passed resolution voting financia
and moral support to the coal mine
strikers. Typographical Union No.
notified the league that 1t had already
sent a contribution OF $500 to th'
strikers. The request OF the Universe
Peace union for representation in th'
league was refused.
Manuel Plauas, the supposed Spanisl
anarchist, who arrived in the Unite'
States on the Cunard liner Umbri
Saturday, has proved to the satisfae
ton of the federal authorities that he
not an anarchist, but is much perse
cuted Cuban patriot. He visited tn
barge Office Sunday and presente
proofs of this statement, which sati;
fed the officials and he will not be INC
Tested.
Princess Kaiulani, who has just a
tanned her majority, will return to Hs
waii in October after an absence {
ten years in England and on the cont
nent She has hopes of being mad
queen of the present island republic
annexation fails. She is watching fo
change. When it comes she look
for a compromise between the reput
Leans and the royalists in favor OF hel
self.
d. Coolidge, who has been at the hea
OF a scientific expedition in the mour
taius and desert regions Of California
has just returned. He reports the di'
c9yery OF new species Of mammals
. The work was principally confined
the san Barnardino and Cucamong
mountains and the Colorado deser
2 The party spent several weeks on th
e desert. In all they collected $50 spec
II mems of mammals.
The rold fever has seized the men
bers ot the revenue marine servic
). Three Of the crew of the cutter PER-.
Il which met the gold-laden steam
Portland al Dutch Harbor, Wash, d
= serted and started for ST. Michael
'9 They stole q boat from the Mort
American Commercial Co., robbed Il
store room OF the Perry and bold
IN went out on the open sea for Il
1t mile journey to st. Michaels.
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