Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-23
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From All Parts of the Country
by Telegraph.

sultan to send Turkish officers to wit
ness the German military manouvres.
Gold to the amount of 500, 900 was
withdrawn from the United States
subtreasury at New York Wednesday
for shipment to Canada.
The New York Journal and Adver-
tiser says that James r. keene has
succeeded in making 81, 000 0o0 in sugar
stock speculations during the past few
days.
The Aftonbladet, of Stockholm, has
received dispatch from Or. Nansen,
in which the explorer says he thinks
Herr Andree's undertaking to reach
the North Pole by balloon is practi-
cal BILE.
A special to the New York Herald
from Panama, Colombia, says: The
Sons of Colombia cele brated in an ap-
propriate manner the S7th anniversary
of the freedom from the Spanish yoke.
The celebration was general through
out Central America.
Uruguay is practically in the hands
of the rebels, says the New York Her
aids sponde Mt at Montevideo, and
the war IS at an end. While the
rebels have not upset the govern
ment, they have forced it into corner
from which there seems to be no es-
cape.
Walter c. Leach, aged 27, is under
arrest in Boston charged with commit
ting torgeries amounting to several
| hundred dollars Leach was arrested
in Denver last year on a charge of ut
/ tering a forged note for $4,000. lie
! was brought to Boston, but was finally
released on parole.
The proprietor OF the Half Moon
tavern at Putney gave compliment
tary dinner Wednesday evening and
presented a gold badge to Z. L.
| Ten Eyck, the American winner OF the
diamond sculls at the Henley Regatta.
| Fifty professional oarsmen were pres
ent. Mr. Clasper, the boat builder,
presided.
The Pacific coast steamship compan-
les have chartered the Oregon Railway
and Navigation Co 5 steamer George
w. Elder, and will put her on the line
between Portland and Alaska in
the interest of the Portland mer-
chants. II is intended that the steamer
!
to Juneau on or about July 30.
The New York World says The an
nouncement is made in Maiden Lane
that the big diamond firm of Mere
sheimer Il Co., of New York will re-
tire from business on January l, 1895.
Similar announcements have been
made by r. Il NJ. Bruhl and Freund II
/ Co. About 20 firms of similar standing
| have either already retired or intend
| to DO So
Fred Price, a Seattle man who has
returned from the Hlondyke with sew
eral thousand dollars in gold dust,
says that there is great fear of suffer.
| ing on the part of those who attempt
/ to go into that country without an
abundance OF supplies of provisions.
| He does not believe that the trading
companies can begin to supply the de-
raud which will be made on them.
Charles A. Springman, 10 years of
age, died in Washington Wednesday of
hydrophobia. Six weeks ago he was
bitten on both hands by a strange cur
which he attempted to pick up. No
symptoms of the malady eveloped
until last Sunday, when ne complained
OF languidness. Commissions soon fol-
lowed and he fingered in agony until
Wednesday afternoon, when he lapsed
into Inconsistencies and death en-
sued.
Two mine fatalities occurred at
ShamoSiu, Pa, Wednesday. In an
/ explosion of gas at the Girard mine
| Frank sheridan, an engineer, suffered
compound fracture OF the skull,
which soon afterwards caused his
! death, and john Bubine, driver boy,
/ and John Francis, door boy, were
/ painfully burned. Sheridan was mar
r!ed only four weeks ago. A fall of
coal at the Richards mine killed Wall
lace Anton, aged 81 years.
The labor organization of the Dis.
trict OF Columbia held mass meeting
at Typographical Temple Wednesday,
night, TO discuss the Cuban question.
. The meeting was large and enthu sias-
tic, The speakers were Corporal Tan
ner Col. Hinton, Samuel Gompers,
President Spoohn, of the Central
Union, and Secretary Keep. Resolu.
tions were unanimously adopted de-
manding the immediate recognition of
Cuban independence and denouncing
the scheme to pay Spain war in
demnity.