Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-16
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Gathered from All Parts of the Couatry by
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Telegraph.
Appleton, Wis, paper mills within
the past two weeks have received or
lers from Japan for 1900 tons Of print
paper This opens up market new to
American paper manufacturers.
The governor of Pennsylvania has
appointed William w. Horter of Phila-
delphia. to the superior court bench to
succeed Judge Willard. Mr.. Horter
called on the governor Tuesday and ac-
cepted.
The board of health of Charleston, 5. G.,
Tuesday established strict quarantine
against New Orleans, Mobile and the
other fever-infested cities and dis
tricts Health officers have been plac-
ed at Branchville and Yemassee.
A bill was introduced in the st. Louis
city council Tuesday night prc~iding
for the issuance of franchise to new
gas company, which will sell illuminat-
ing gas at 81 per thousand and fuel at
50 cents. with the usual discount of 10
per cent.
President Faure and the king of
Siam reviewed the northern army at
st. Quentin, department of the Aisne,
Tuesday. Later, the president confer
red decorations upon several foreign
officers including Lieut.. Williams of
the United States army
In view OF the approaching retire.
ment of RI Adm. Beardslee from the
active command of the Pacific squad
ron, the chamber of commerce of San
Francisco has arranged to tender him
reception in recognition OF his serv-
ice on Friday. September L.
The imports of France for the past
eight months have increased II, 026, 0O0
francs, compared with the imports of
the first eight months of 1896, and the
exports have increased 203, ,92S, 900
francs during the first eight months of
the present year when compared with
the same period of 1896.
1t is announced that King Charles of
Roumania will arrive in Budapest as
the guest of Emperor Francis Joseph
on September 81. His majesty's visit
to that city was arranged by the sover-
eigns of the dreibund at Hamburg and
is intended as public demonstration
| of Roumanias adhesion to the drei-
| bund.
Probably the largest and finest tur-
quoise ever taken from American soil
has been received at Santa Fe, n. NJ,
from southern New Mexico. 1t weighs
about i7G carats and it is estimated by
competent experts that it will weigh
fully IS carats when cut and polished.
1t has the best color known, being a
delicate skyblue.
Ex-Secretary Herbert, of the navy,
Chancellor Kirkland, of Vanderbilt;
President Gilman, of Johns Hopkins;
Dr. Paul Barringer, of the University
of Virginia, and Gov. Charles T. O'Fer-
rail-, arrived in Lexington, Va, Tues
day to take part in the installation of
President-elect William L. Wilson, of
Washington and Lee university.
The Lond on Truth says that since the
return of Emperor William of Ger
many from Russia he has ex'
pressed a wish to visit Queen
Victoria in the autumn, and will prob
ably cross from Kiel to Aberdeen in
the imperial yacht Hohenzollern fol
the purpose of making a strictly pri
vate visit to her majesty at BalmoraI
castle.
John Z. Lancaster, representative OF
the Chicago-Alaslla Gold Mining Co., is
in Seattle, Wash, making preparations
for a Writer overland trip to Dawson
City Mr.. Lancaster will leave Seattle
October 10 with a party of ten men anc
10000 pounds Of provisions. He viii
have train Of 30 dogs and says he ex
poets to enter Dawson City with color.
flying in the heart of winter.
Lieut.. Com. Hawley has just re
turned to Washington from a tour oi
certain western cities where he went
to develop the possibilities of estab
a fishing recruiting depots for the navy
- He says he met a large measure of sue
cess in this undertaking and will make
the results Of his trip the subject of {
r special report to Secretary Long wher
!. the latter returns to Washington.