Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-09
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From All Parts of the Country by


Telegraph.
Emperor William has decorated |
President Crespo, of Venezuela, with |
the order of the red eagle.
The controller of the currency has
authorized the Mendoza national bank
of Mendoza, ILL.,, to begin business With
a capital of S50,O00.
Commissioner of Pensions Evans has
decided to postpone his trip to Chatta-
nooga, as he is rapidly convalescing
from his recent indisposition.
The news by the steamer National
City, from St. Michaels, corroborates
all that has been said of the prospects
of short rations in the gold diggings of
the upper river during the winter.
William Usher Parsons, of New York,
and Miss katherine Corbinr daughter
of Lieut.. Col. Henry c. Corbin, U. 5. A.,
were married in the chapel of st. Cor
nelius. on Governors Island, Tuesday
| afternoon.
Cousul General Maratta reports to
the state department that for the six
months ended June so, 1897, there were
received at the Melbourne, Australia,
mint 610,2 ounces of gold. This came
from Australia and the surrounding
islands.
The steamer Bristol returned to VIC
toria. Il c.. Wednesday morning She
started week ago for ST. Michac[S
with 200 miners, who were to have
been taken up the river by the steamer
Eugene. The Eugene sprung leek
and could not proceed on her voyage
and the trip had to be abandoned.
The state board of health Of Florida.
has issued a proclamation excluding
from the state ali persons and baggage
from the yellow fever infected points
in Louisiana and Mississippi unless ac-
companied by a certificate that he has
not been exposed to the disease Within
15 days from the time of departure.
Consul Morris, at Ghent, Belgium,
has reported to the state department
: that a new system has been discovered
for retting fax so as to destroy the mi
crobes which are injurious to the cellu-
/ lose matter in the flax. 1t is by pro-
e cess of beating, and further eNperi-
S ments to perfect the system are being
made.
Todd Kincaid, president of the CO.
+ runna Coal Co., near Owosso, Mich. has
notified his miners that since the first
of the month the price for digging has
S been advanced five cents per ton, MAX
: ing the rate from so to 90 cents per ton,
y an advance of 10 to 25 cents per day to
!, each miner. The advance was gwen
y unsolicited
Consul IIeenan, at Odessa, Russia
I has made quite an extensive report tc
V the state department concerning the
;, failure of the crops in Russia. II
}, many districts it has been the wetteS
4 season ever known and grain has beer
V destroyed by both rain and hail. Mucl
of the grain is not worth the eXpens
of binding.
: The post Office department is in
=, formed that Postmaster Stull, at Mt
Pleasant, Ia, and Postmaster Hamil
ton, at Warren. Ind, who declined t
S, surrender their offices when removed
IS, on the ground that the recent civ
TO service order covered the cases, hav
~ both surrendered their offices to tn
20 inspectors.
IS Representatives of the striking mil
at ers in Upper East Tennessee are
Chattanooga begging for aid for the
. brethren. The men asking for assis
ance say that the condition of IL
, strikers and their families at station
- along the Cincinnati southern road
east Tennessee and southern Kentucli
is indeed pitiable.
In accordance to instructions sci
. to consular representatives, abrot
ds to report on export bounties in Il
#. countries to which they are accredite
sc. Consul Riddle. at Constantinople, 7
sr- ports that there are no export bounti
paid by the Turkish government. Th
information is sought with view
ce imposing countervailing duties,
,s w. p. Atwell. commercial agent
rs the United States at RobaiX, Franc
rs sends to the state department repo
RS on the short wheat crop in France.
of says the crop in France, and, in fa'
cd all Europe has fallen much below t
-or average and that it is estimated t
United States and Canada will be call
OK upon to export from 12O, 100000 to Is
900. 900 bushels.