Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-16
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From All Parts OF the Country
by Telegraph.

Gathered From All Parts OF the Country
by Telegraph.
President Mckinley has declined an
invitation of the San Francisco cham
per of commerce to visit California
;his summer, owing to press of of.
icial duties,
Charlotte E. Wolter, the tragedienne,
At one time known as the tragedy
queen of Germany, is dead in Vienna
after long illness. She was born at
Cologne in 1854
The secretary of the navy has or
lered the battleship Oregon to Vic
toria, B. G., to be present at the fes-
tivities attending the celebration of
The queens jubilee.
The London Times said Tuesday
morning that Emperor Nicholas has
sent telegram to the Royal Yacht
committee promising three additional
prizes for the jubilee yacht race.
The Pail Mall Gazette, Tuesday af-
ternoon, commenting on the death of
Barney Barnato, says he has been
mentally unwell for about thre
months past, and that he has been un-
der constant surveillance.
The London Times published Tues
day morning table showing that in
the ordinary course of nature the flu
ture rulers of Germany, Russia, Greece
and Roumania will be immediate de-
scendants of Queen Victoria.
II is announced on the authority of
one of the X-president's mostintimate
friends that Grover Cleveland will not
again engage actively in the practice
Of law and that he will not directly
connect himself with big law firms, as
has been reported.
Charles D. Lane, the mining man,
left San Francisco for London Tues
day morning to complete the sale of
the La Esperanza mine to English
capitalists This mine is situated about
l5o miles from the City OF Mexico. The
purchase price is to be S6, 900, 900, MeXi-
can money.
In his speech at the opening of par.
Lament Tuesday, Lord Lamington,
the governor OF Queensland, will ex-
press the hope that the Pacific cable
scheme will be carried into effect at
very early date. He will emphasize
the Importance of the undertaking to
Australian developments.
The president and party arrived in
Washington Tuesday morning at 7:3O,
schedule time, over the Southern rail-
way, from Asheville, and were driven
at once to the white house. Mr.. Me-
Kinley had not suffered at all from the
fatigue of the nights journey and was
in his office soon after a. III.
The delegates to the universal postal
congress devoted Monday mostly to
sightseeing. The last week of the
congress will be done Tuesday, when
a p,enary session will be held to sign
the general treaty, which is now in
proper form for signatures. 1t will
take effect on January l, 1899.
The British steamer Highland
Prince, Capt. Thomas, which arrived
at Antwerp on the 10th from New Or
leans via Havre, had a slight fire on
the same day in the cotton stored in
hold No. 4. Before the fire was ex-
80 bales of the cotton were
badly scorched and others badly dam
aged.
Ihe 5OO operatives at the Methune
Co. S cotton mill at Methune, Mass,
we're informed by the firm Monday
that they would be given the choice
If accepting a reduction of wages, in
order that the mill may be kept run
ling during the summer months, or
De discharged at once and have the
mill suspend operations
On the announcement Monday morn
ng OF a ten per cent. general reduc-
ion of wages at the Worcester (Ct. }
,ycle shops, in Middletown, CT, 100
nen went on q strike. There was 4
'eduction of wages some time ago at
he shops, which gives employment to
bout 400 hands, and to about 700
when running on full time.