Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-24
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From All Parts of tho Country
by Telegraph.


Gathered From All Parts of tho Country
by Telegraph.
At London, Ont, Mrs. Harriet Holl-
man, a well known actress in her day,
and founder of the Holman Opera Co.,
is dead.
At Kansas City the 25 bird shoot for
the wing championship of America
and the Kansas City Star cup was Fri
day afternoon won by Sim Glover, of
Rochester, n. Y.
The Rome correspondent of the
Times says: II learn on the very best
authority that Emperor Menelik, of
Abyssinia, is arranging to cooperate
with the Dervishes against the Anglo
Egyptian expedition in the Soudan."
A dispatch to the London Daily Mail
from Berlin says the Post publishes
telegram from Salonica, asserting that
in spite of the armistice, Greek war
ship has fred upon and sunk vessel
flying Turkish flag. Five of the
crew were drowned.
The duke of Buccleuch unveiled at
Westminster abbey Friday afternoon
memorial bust of Sir Walter Scott in
the presence of a distinguished assem-
blage The last is by Mr.. Hutchin-
son, r. S. A., and is a copy of Sir
Francis Chantroy's well-known por-
trait.
An egg famine has resulted in Cuba
from the war, and United States Vice
Consul Hyatt at Santiago suggests
that there is an excellent market there
for American eggs, The eggs sell in
Cuba for about 40 cents dozen. The
duties amount to about ten cents
dozen.
At Washington George A. Jordan,
lawyer and real estate dealer, commit
ted suicide Friday by shooting himself
with revolver spondency, the
result of i'll health, was the cause.
Jordan was for over 20 years chief of
the division of captured and abandon
ed property in the treasury depart
ment
United States Minister Terrell es-
corted Maj Gen. Nelson A. Miles, of
the United States army, who was ac-
companied by his aide-de-camp, Capt.
Gannsand, and two secretaries of the
en- bassy at Constantinople to the cere-
mony OF the Selamlik Friday. after
which Gen. Miles was received by the
sultan, who gave him a special audi
ence.
The citizens OF Detroit have made
application to the state department to
have Queens Own, British regiment
stationed at Toronto, but about to
visit Windsor on the occasion of the
queens birthday cele bra ton, May "a,
parade in Detroit with their arms.
The request has been granted by the
department at the instance of Secre-
Alger.
United States Minister Sill at Seoul,
Korea, reports to the state department
under date of April II last that work
on the Seoul-Chemulpo railroad has
been and is progressing favorably.
The concession for this road is held by
James Morse, an American, and was
granted March 90, 1896, on condition
that the construction of the railroad
was begun within one year from its
date.
The body of the late millionaire
banker, w. S. Ladd, which was stolen
from the grave last Monday night, has
been recovered and Daniel Magone, a
middle aged farmer living near Oregon
City, Ore, and Charles Montgomery, a
young man who also resides near Ore
gon City, are under arrest. Montgom-
cry has made a confession, duplicating
Magone and two other men who are
yet at large.
The Vienna correspondent of the
London Chronicle says: II learn from
a reliable source that the fate of the
dynasty Of King George trembled in
the balance last week. Serious at
tempts to depose him were frustrated |
by the direct action of the powers.
The Russian government warned NJ.
Ralli in the plainest terms that the |
powers We're doing more for the sake |
OF the dynasty than for the nation
itself"
The Florida house Of re representatives.
Friday aftern oon by a vote of 80 to .
adopted the articles of impeachment
against State Treasurer c. b. Collins,
that were reported by the special COM
mittee Thursday. Malfeasance and .
tncompetency are alleged in each arti-
Gle. Speaker Mays appointed a com
mittee to present the articles of i'm
parchment before the bar of the SEN
ate, which will be done Saturday
morning.