Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-03
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Miss Frances e. Willard, was Tues
| day re- elected president of the National
| w. G. L. U.
The new congressional library which
has been in course of construction for
the past six years was opened to the
public Monday. There were no cere-
monies of any kind.
James H. Jordan, postmaster of Dem
YER, COL, died at midnight from an
overdose of morphine pills which he
had taken Monday evening, supposing
them to be cathartic pills.
The will be no game between the
freshmen elevens of Princeton and
Yale this fall. Capt. Cochran has put
his foot down on the proposed contest
and no reasons have been advanced.
Monthly statement of the director Of
the mint shows that the coinage exc
cuted during October, 1897, aggregated
So, 500 as follows: Gold So, ,s45, 900;
silver, s2,301, 900; minor coins, $3.50, 500.
The prospects for crops in Argentina
are splendid and there is every indica-
tion that the yield of wheat will be
very large. In view of this fact no
North American wheat is being pur-
chased there.
The largest cargo of wheat ever
loaded in vessel off Puget Sound was
placed on the steamer Clenfarg Tues
day, which cleared for st. Vincent.
The cargo consisted of ITO, 430 bushels
of wheat, valued at S140,000.
The United States supreme court
Monday granted motion permitting
Mrs. Elizabeth Mobiles to proceed as
pauper in her case. Mrs Mobiles is un-
der sentence of death in Georgia on
the charge of numbering her husband.
The agents of the steamship Cana
dienne have asked for an official inves-
tigation by the Montreal harbor board
into the collision of Saturday and that
the Yantic be detained here until the
responsibility for the accident is set
tied.
No additional news was received
Tuesday morning in Denver concern
ing the Indian troubles in Routt coun-
ty. The troubles are believed to be
over and the cavalry troop, under
Capt. Wright, is probably now on the
ground.
The London Times publishes dis
patch from Zouel, capital of Corea,
which says that the Russian minister
has forced the Corean government to
dismiss it's English financial adviser
and chief of customs and to put Rus
sian in his place.
At Excelsior Hall, Bethel Green,
London, Monday evening, Robinson,
alias Cock Robin" the hackney pugil-
ist, defeated Pat" DAILY, the American,
in a sharp contest. DAILY generally
forced the fighting, which was very
fine for ten rounds.
A statement prepared by the bureau
| of statistics shows that the number Of
| immigrants arrived in the United
| States during the three months of the
present fiscal year was 49,296, which is
is decrease of nearly 1880 as COM
pared with the same period last year.
The store occupied by the Diamond
Merchants Alliance on Picadilly,
| London, was broken into by
burglars between Saturday and Mon
day morning, and diamonds, ETC., to
the value of S75, 900, were stolen. There
is no clue to the identity of the thieves.
The reorganization committee of the
Union Pacific, which Monday bought
the government lien of the second
mortgage on the property of the Union
Pacific, Tuesday purchased the first
mortgage by which the construction
bonds were secured The amount paid
was the minimum bid to be accepted,
$50, ,637, ,475.
When the president returns court
martial will be ordered to try Capt.
Lowering, the officer who has recently
| been subjected to court of inquiry at
| Fort Sheridan for alleged abuse Of
Private Hammond. Under present
conditions and in view of the report
which has been made to the war de-
partment by Gen. Brooke, he becomes
the accuser of the officer to be court
martialed.
Although there are but three candi.
dates for judge Of the supreme court in
Colorado, the only state Office to be
filed at the election Tuesday, the bal
lot to be voted in Denver contains 25
different tickets bearing the names Of
nominees for county offices. Parties
with no standing, without formality Of
convention forced their emblems upon
the ballot for but one purpose-to con.
fuse the voters.
The Election In Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov 2.-Election
day opened bright and mild and fair
| early morning vote was polled. The