Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-02-25
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| Preston b. Durley, manager of the
Daily News at Des Moines, Ia, died
Wednesday morning.
| Judge Swan of the United States
circuit court at Detroit, has refused to
appoint n receiver for the Consolidated
street railways of Saginaw.
The 400 dock freight handlers of tho
Flint e Pere Marquette railroad boats,
at Ludington, Mich, are on a strike
because their wages have been cut
from 90 to Is cents per hour. Efforts
to get men to fill the strikers places
have failed so far.
The attempt of the ,Grummond line
of steamers to open navigation between
Detroit and Cleveland is failure and
the steamer state of Michigan is now
tied up at dock at Amherstburg, hav-
ing failed to break through the ice
belt in Lake Erie.
By bill passed by the Missouri gem
eral assembly Tuesday, magistrates
and clergymen are empowered to SOL
emnize marriages in that state only be-
tween American citizens. The bill is
before Gov. Stephens and may not re-
ceive his sanction.
Right Rev. Hon. Edward Carr Glynn
was consec-ated bishop of Petcrboro,
in st. Paul's cathedral, London, We'd
nesday forenoon, in the presence of u
large and distinguished congregation.
The ceremonies were conducted by tho
arch bishop of Canterbury,
An explosion occurred in the eXten-
sive works devoted to the manufacture
of Nobel's explosives in Ayrshire,
Scotland, Wednesday morning, killing
six persons. The explosion took place
while the men were washing nitro
glyccrine and the report was heard Is
miles.
Early Wednesday morning fire was
discovered in n palace constructed of
wood in the interior of Canea. and in u
very short time the structure had been
burned to the ground. The fire created
some excitement in the town, but it is
believed that it originated through ac.
cidcnt
The Michigan republican state con-
vcntion met Tuesday and nominated
the following ticket: For justice of
the supreme court, Charles d. Long,
re-nominated; for regents of the uni
versity, ". j. Cocker. ,rc-nominatedD
and Charles g. LaWton. Of Van Buren,
county.
The London Times has Havana dis
patch stating that Il visitor TO the
camp of Gen. Ma&imo Gomez learned
that the rebel commander in chief re-
fuses to discuss the Cua.u reforms
proposed by Spain. He declares that
he will win the freedom of Cuba or die
in the attempt
The Michigan council OF the Nation-
al Business Mems league has present.
ed Il memorial to the ways and means
committee asking that the now tariff
be conservative and so formed as to
promote general rather than special
interest. They urge that extremes be
avoided in its construction.
Lord Aberdeen, the governor gem
eral OF Canada, accompanied by his
aide, Capt. Wilberforce. called on Sec
retary OIncy Tuesday and were taken
by that official over to the white
house and presented to the president,
who entertained them socially few
minutes just before cabinet meeting.
Lady Aberdeen was received by Mrs.
Cleveland Monday.
Mrs. Cleveland, her three little
daughters and her mother, Mrs. Per-
rine, left Washington Tuesday MORN
ing for Princeton, n. j., TO make prep
arations FOR moving permanently into
the new home the president has pur-
chased there. Mrs. Cleveland will re-
turn to Washington to assist the presi-
dent in entertaining Maj. and Mrs. Me-
Kinley, but the little girls will remain
in Princeton.