Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-04
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From All Parts of the Country
by Telegraph.

by Telegraph.
Senate Joint resolution for the pre-
vention of the introduction and spread
of contagious and infectious diseases
into the United States passed the sem
ate Tuesday.
The management of the Balmoral
hotel, Montreal, assigned Tuesday
upon demand of w. S. McGoliheeg,
owner of the building. The liabilities
will be very large, the rent claim
amounting to S23, O0O
A complete rupture between the
Beys and Mussulmans inhabitants at
Canea has been caused by the fall of
Kandamo and the latter have appealed
to the Greek vice consul here to save
their compatriots from massacre.
A dispatch from Canea, Crete, says
that an engagement was fought be-
tween the Bashia- Bazoul5s of the VIII
lagos OF Narakoron and Tehillatria
and the Greeks on the heights of
MalaXa. The fighting lasted two
hours.
Ambassador Bayard cabled Secrc-
tary Olney Tuesday announcing the
selection of the British Chief Justice
Hannah, of Shanghai, as the arbitra-
tor in the Cheek case, the cause of the
controversy between the United States
and Siam.
Vice President.elect Hobart arrived
at the capitol before the senate met
Wednesday morning and went imme-
diately to the e-president's room,
where he was presented to the sem
ators and senate officials by Vice Pres
ident Stevenson.
The various transatlantic cable
companies announce that a severe
storm prevailing throughout England
is seriously interfering with tele-
graphic communication, and they are
therefore compelled to accept mes
sages subject to some delay
The condition of Andrew Carnegie,
who has been suffering from an at
tack of pleurisy bordering on pneu-
monia for several days, at Greenwich,
Ct, was much improved Tuesday morn
ing. If something unforeseen does
not happen lie will be about again in
few days.
John and Percy Henderson, father
and son, were burned to death in their
boarding house on Chapline street,
Wheeling, w. Va. Both men had re-
posed that some miscreant poured oil
on their bed and ignited it. The po-
lice are investigating.
Secretary Olney received the follow
ing dispatch from our minister at
Caracas: Venezuela has appointed
minister to England D.. Juan Pietro,
who is now in Europe, as Venezuelan
minister to Germany and Spain" This
act is practical resumption of diplo-
matte relations between Great Britain
and Venezuela.
Owing to the weakness of silver in
China and the receipt OF offers from
America it is expected that Japan will
ship to the United States part of the
silver which she is about withdrawing
from circulation in consequence. of the
establishments Of a gold standard there.
1t is also expected that the urice of
silver will fail sJilI lower.
Rev. Mr.. MaCaughau, the prominent
divine of Belfast, who has ac-
cepted call to St Andrews
Toronto. started for Liverpool
! Wednesday morning on route
for his new field OF labor lie was ac-
companicd by his wife. Fu.lr 5.0OG
people gathered ut the .tatlon 20 bid
the minister and his vic iarcw..,
The Charles L. Kurt rcuub!.can
club Of Columbus, o., a handsomely
uniformed and drilled organization,
which is named in honor Of the chair
man of the Ohio republican committee.
serenadcd Maj. Mckinley at The Eb.
bitt house Wednesday, This is the
best looking political club taat has
thus far arrived in Washington but
! there are others coming.