Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-12
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From All Parts OF the Country
BY Telegraph.

Gathered From All Parts OF the Country
by Telegraph.
1t was announced Thursday night
that Capt. Pat Tebeau, of the Cleve-
land Baseball club, has released Third
Baseman "Chippy" McGarr.
The New York Herald's correspond
ent in Guatemala says that President
Barrios has confirmed the dispatch
that he had declared himself the dit
tator of Guatemala.
The Marshall elevator, at the juno
ton of 45th street and the Rock Island
railway, Chicago, was destroyed by
fire Thursday night. The loss is about
sl25, 900; covered by insurance.
Mr. Calhoun left Washington Thurs
day night for his home in Danville,
Ill. He expect5 to return to the city
probably next week or as soon as the
president desires to consult him further
regarding affairs in Cuba.
Fire in Colon destroyed several
houses and caused a loss of Sl25, 900.
The post Office and all the records, the
treasurer's office, several commercial
houses, theater and Lloyd's agency
were burned. There was no loss of
life.
Dispatches from Verona announce
that terrible cyclone, accompanied
by hail, devastated the valley OF
Caprino Wednesday evening. All the
crops, including the mulberry crops,
were destroyed, entailing great loss
of silk worms
More than hundred persons perish
ed at Tien Isin, China, late steamer
reports indicate, in the burning OF
temple dedicated to the Queen of
Heaven. festival was in progress
and the edifce was crowded, mostly
with women and children.
At Roanoke, Va, Col. Frank Huger,
perintendent of transportation of
the Norfolk IL Western railway, died
suddenly from a stroke of apopleXy.
Col. Huger was one of the oldest Off
GERS of the road. He served with dis
tinction as colonel in the confederacy
during the late war. He was GO years
OF age.
The secretary of the national league
of republican clubs Thursday
mailed circulars to all repub-
lican clubs and newspapers call
| III dGlGlJlOll W IllC hdIlOudl COll-
vention July 13. Each state and ter
ritorial league is entitled to four dele
gates from each congressional district
and six delegates at large.
The United States torpedo boat Por-
ter on Sunday made the marvellous
record of a mile in less than two min
utes with scarcely an effort. Thurs
day she made the circuit of Long
| Island in faster time than it has ever
| been made before, and successfully
passed the most severe test that has
ever been given a boat in her class.
Gen. Weyler continues his persecu-
ton of helpless Cuban women who
have relatives in the rebel ranks.
Sonora Sardug, whose husband is a
Cuban leader lately captured, was
dragged from her home and thrown
into the house OF detention, where she
will be kept ''incommunicado" until
after her husbands courtmartial and
execution at Cabana castle.
Following the re-equipment of the
German field artillery, the celebrated
gun manufacturer, Mauser, has an
nounced that he has perfected new
and remarkable repeating small arm.
His new invention embraces pistols
and carbines, siX-shooters, ten-shooters
and 2O-shooters, all of which are self
loading after the first shot, the soldier
having nothing to do but aim and
shoot
The United States cruiser New York,
the flag ship of the North Atlantic
squadron, with Rear Admiral Mont
gomery Sicard on board, steamed out
of the Boston harbor at 8 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, not soul on
board knowing to what port she was
bound, for it will only be when the
big white cruiser is well outside of
Boston light, with her pilot over the
side, that the sealed orders from Wash
ington will be opened.
Thn u