Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-18
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NJ. II. Donavan, at the Wcstport
track Thurs lay beat the worlds re-
cords for two-hfths mile heel and toe
walk in 2:2G 30. The previous record
was $3.50 1-5.
Reports received at the weather
bureau at Denver Col" indicate gen.
eral snow fall in the mountains. The
snow is several inches deep ut Cripple
Creek and Central City.
A special dispatch from Odessa says:
The rise in the price of grain has had
the most disastrous effect there, many
houses being unable to complete their
contracts and some of them being un-
able to meet the payments
A quarantine proclamation was is
sued Thursday by the Florida state
health officers placing rigid embargo
on persons, baggage and freight from
all yellow fever points. Inspectors
will be placed on all railways.
The British warships at Halifax, N.
s.. with the exception of the flagship
Renown, have received instructions to
be ready to proceed to the West Indies
next week 1t is stated other warships
are coming here from England.
Advices received in Washington leave
very little doubt that Gen. Ignacio An
trade will succeed Gen. Crespo as pres
ident Of Venezuela. The elections be-
gan Wednesday and continue for three
days, the polls being opened from S q.
N. to p, IN. daily.
The coal miners at Diamondville,
Ida. are on strike and have resolved
not to again go to the mine until their
wages are raised and the truck store
system abolished All OF the men, it
is said, have joined the strike and the
mine is at a standstill.
Manager f. L, j. Sommcr. of the
American Biscuit Co., New York, de-
MED the report from Chicago that the
three great biscuit companies had con-
solidated. lie also said that there was
no truth in the statement of the build
ing of a mammoth cracker bakery in
Chicago.
The board of health of Charleston, S.
c., Thursday declared rigid quaran-
tine against Atlanta. The order was
issued at noon, and passengers and
freight from Atlanta will henceforth
be subjected to the same strict rules
governing those from New Orleans, Mo-
bile and other fever-stricken districts.
The announcement Wednesday of
the failure of Seymour Bros, stock
brokers at 80 Broad street, New York,
has caused some confusion on occount
of similarity of names. AT So Wall
street is the firm of Seymour Bros. 81
Co.. dealers in municipal bonds. Be-
tween this latter firm and the failed
concern there is no connection.
a reception was rendered to Rear
Adm. l.. A. Beardslee, U. S. N, at the
rooms of the chamber of commerce in
San Francisco, in recognition of his
services as commander of the Pacific
squadron from which he is about to re-
tire. At night Adm. Beardslee was
the guest of the local commandery Mill
tary Order of the Loyal Legion.
The hunting schooner Rather has ar
rived at San Francisco from the Arctic
having secured 26 sea otter skins and
1913 fur seals. Capt. Nelson declares
that sea ottcrs are becoming very
scarce. He got one skin that is entire
ly white, the first one ever taken, ac-
cording to the hunters. The conven-
tional color of the sea otter is black.
Vice Consul General Vifquain, at
Panama, reports to the state depart
.aent that the Africans who have been
working on the Panama canal have
been notified by the canal company
that they viii be taken back to their
native country in vessel that left
London August 25 and is expected to
arrive at Colon about the end of the
month.
Tho attention of the treasury depart.
ment has been called TO the fact that
the Universal Postal congress. recently
in session here, agreed on scheme Of
colors for postage stamps to be used by
all nations in the Postal union. The
color Of the two cent United States
stamp as agreed upon, was carmine. so
that the proposed change to green will
not be made.