Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-23
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From All Parts of the Country
by Telegraph.

| by Telegraph.
| Secretary Alger is confined to his
house by a heavy cold, but expects to
be out in day or two
The Coshocton national bank of Co
shocton, o., has been authorized to be-
gin business; capital, $4,000.
A special from San Francisco says
Oakland, CAL, has declared against
pugilism, SO Young Critic can not
light Mcconnell in that city AS
planned.
A spo cial dis. atch from Vienna says
that Arabs along the Persian gulf,
notably at Basrah, Kurnah and Ell
Kalif, have revolted and that troops
are on their way there.
Saturday next, which is Christmas
day, and the following Monday, De-
cember -. will be observed in London
rs holidays, as will also New Year s
day and the following Monday jan
uary 3.
Gov. Sadler, of Nevada, has expressed
his intention of offering reward of
$500 on the part of the state for the
apprehension of the parties implicated
in the Ubcr lynching. A proclamation
| is'now in the state printing Office.
Capt. C. L. Shoemaker, chief of the
revenue cutter service, in his annual
report, says that of the 81 vessels in
the service two years ago, there were
10 old wooden hulls, Ii of iron, three
of steel and one of iron, wooden
sheated.
According to the Washington cores
pondent of the New York World, it
has decided that j. w. Wills, of New
Haven, CT. will be made chief justice
of the supreme court of New Mexico.
His nomination will not be sent in un-
til after the holiday recess.
The Millbury cottohmills Worcester,
Mass, following the lead of the Fail
River mills, has posted a notice of
cut of ten per cent to take effect JAM
ury 8. This. was expected and the
owners say they were forced to make
the cut by the condition, Of, business.
One hundred operatives employed in
the mills of the Royal Weaving Co.,
Pawtucket, z, l., left work Tuesday
and joined the silk weavers who were
discharged'Monday because they would
not teach beginner. The strikers
now include about two-thirds OF the
entire force.
The controller of the currency has
received information of the failure of
the First national bank of Pembina,
N. ID. The bank has capital of $780,
600 and according to its last statement
had deposits aggregating $3.50
Bank Examiner Anhcuscr has been
placed in charge.
Senator Hanna left Washington for
Ohio Tuesday night. II shall spend
the holidays in the quietudc OF my
home in Cleveland, after which shall
establish headquarters at Columbus
and there remain until the question of
of my successor is disposed OF" he said
Tuesday afternoon.
The orange and lemon crops of South
California have been injured by frosts
during Il succession of cold nights. The
fact that oranges do not show the EFF
feet of the frost for from two weeks
to month after the cold weather, rem
ders the extent of the damage even to
the growers of the fruit, very uncer-
tain.
AS result of the recent conference
in this city between the officers of the
Ohio soft coal railroads, it was an
Tuesday that an agreement
prices and rates of trans
portation had been reached. The agree
ment is said to be I or two years and is
expected to put the trade on q better
basis than for years past.
At the annual meeting of the, New
York baseball club dividend of four
per cent was declared, the president
however, being empowered to i'm
crease it il he sees fit. After consider.
ing the matter he decided to make the
dividend six per cent on $3.50, 900. 1t is
said that the profits of last season
were something like $4,000.
Rev. w. W. Browne, the president OF
the Grand Fountain of True Reform
ers, the most powerful organization
among the colored people of the south,
is dead in Washington city from blood
poison, he having refused the amputa-
tion of his arm as the only chance for
his life. He was remarkable man
and his death will be heavy loss to
his race.
Tho Weather.