Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-05
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From All Parts of the Country
by Telegraph.

Gathered From All Parts of the Country
by Telegraph.
Johannes Brahms, the noted German
musician and composer, died in Vienna
Saturday morning, aged ca years
Richard Cornwell was found dead
near South Hill, Butler county, Ky,
and it is supposed he came to his death
by being struck on the head by fall
ing limb.
George Steck, the founder of tho
piano house bearing his name, is dead
at his home in New York, aged 6s
years. He retired from active busi-
ness ten years ago.
c. L. Grice, who was city passenger
agent at st. Louis, has been appointed
general passenger agent of the Bur-
lington railroad in Missouri, with
headquarters in st. Louis.
Senator Foraker is determined to
push his railway pooling bill to a vote
in the senate before the close of the
extra session if possible. He left
Washington Friday for his home in
Ohio, to be absent several days.
Minister Quinby, at the Hague, has
notified the state department that the
Netherlands government, by decree,
has exempted from import duty, under
certain restrictions, parafne oil in
tended Tor the preparation of quinine.
The supposed suicide of Charles L.
Hastings lat Jacksonville, ILL.,, has de-
veloped into mysterious murder.
Suspicion points to Mr., Draper who
was formerly employed in the abstract
of Judge Kirby, where Hastings work.
ed.
The w. A. Bonsack Lumber Co., Of
st. Louis, Friday turned over it's
property to trustee to secure credi-
tors who hold the company's paper to
the amount of $26, 900. The company
is solvent and will ultimately pay out
in full.
The annual eight-oar race between
the crews of the universities of Oxford
and Cam bridge was rowed Saturday
over the Thames championship course
of four and one-half miles, from Put-
ney to Mortlake, and won by Oxford
by three lengths.
Five hundred men employed in
st. Louis clothing factories struck
Friday. The price for making coat
was reduced last fall from 65 to
so cents, and the men were promised
the rate would be raised in the spring,
which was not done.
At Bloomington, Ill, the jury in the
case of Mayor Foster, who has been on
trial on the charge of malfeasauce in
office in accepting bribe to allow
| prisoner to escape, returned verdict
of acquittal Friday. The result of the
trial caused no surprise.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow Friday made the first appoint.
ments of fourth-class postmasters
His predecessor Mr. Maxwell, did not
appoint any one for the last month,
which left Mr.. Bristow about $500
places to fill, caused by death and
designations. Friday 50 were appoint.
ed and out of this number four were
removed.
j. P. Atkinson, the 17-year-old son
of Georgia's governor, was married
Friday in Rome, Ca, to Ada Byrd, a
14-year old Atlanta girl. The bride is
the granddaughter of Mrs. Mary E.
Bryan, the authoress. Gov. Atkinson
and C. p. Byrd, the brides father, had
offered 500 to any officer who would
arrest the eloping couple and prevent
them from marrying.
Ernest and Alex Blanco were hanged
at 2:11 o'clock Friday afternoon in the
yard of the parish Jail at Lafayette,
La. They displayed no fear of death.
Ernest made speech from the gal
lows in which he cautioned all bad
people to listen to advice of their bet
ters. He was sure his sins on earth
were all due to bad books he was in
the habit of reading. He advised
all young men to abstain from bad
books.
Does Gomez Want Peace?