Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-02-16
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| United States Senator Walcott, of
Colorado, who is making tour of the
continent in the interests of bimetal-
lism, arrived at Berlin Monday.
The Eclaire asserts that force of
Greek troops has been landed in Crete.
! No confirmation of the statement is
obtainablc and it is not generally cred
ited
Homer d. Martin, the well known
landscape painter, died at 774 Wabash
street, in st. Paul, MINI. He was
born at Albany, N. V, October 2S,
1896.
1t is officially announced in London
that Sir Alfred Miner, chairman of the
board of inland revenue, will succeed
Lord Rosemead as governor of Cape
Colony.
Controller Eckels said Monday that
it would be necessary to appoint Il re-
ceiver for the failed Merchants ma
tional bank, of Helena, Mont, which
closed its doors Saturday.
Lee Harrison, who claimed to be
first cousin to eX-president Harrison,
died in Dennison, Tex, Monday, from
a dose of morphine. The deceased was
in straitened circumstances.
VIM 7. st. John, the former presi-
dent of the Mercantile national bank,
and one OF the principal champions in
the east of the cause of free silver, died
at his residence in New York of n COM
plication of kidney and stomach
troubles
The controller of the currency has
declared a first dividend of 20 per cent.
10 the creditors Of the First national
bank of Ithica, Mich, and third div
idend of ten per cent, making in all
80 per cent, on the Farmers national
bank of Portsmouth, @.
At lIollidaysburg, Pa, the Eleanor
Iron Co. and its striking employees have
agreed to 4 settlement of their differ
ences and the works resumed opera
tions Monday after several months
shut down. The puddlers have ac-
cepted Il wage scale OF 50. IS per ton.
Information is received from Boston
that Rev. DR.. Holmes, of the Baptist
church, OF Terre Haute, Ind, will be
appointed minister to Denmark. Dr.
Holmes has seen Mr.. Mckinley and is
said to have been assured of the APP
pointmcnt. He is native O; Dem
mark,
The call of Hon. D. Is Watson upon
Maj. Mckinley has given rise to the
rumor that he aspires to fill the sem
atorial seat TO be vacated by Senator
Sherman. The friends of Mr.. Watson
consider him an eXcgl.nt compromise
The Columbus congress-
man declines to talk regarding the re-
port.
Wm. !. Bryan, who was in Chicago
Saturday, said that he would continue
to lecture as occasion required. As n
rule, his lectures will be given under
the auspices of bimetallic leagues, or
similar organizations, which would
share in the receipts. In this way ne
would be assisting the silver cause
and providing an income for himself.
Information has been received in
Detroit of the death of Fullerton Boyd
Malcolm, a missionary to Korea, who
was sent out by Rev. d. D. MacLaurin
from the Woodward Avenue Baptist
,hurch in Detroit, in November, 1898.
lhc deceased died OF pneumonia Janu-
Try 3, ut Chemulpo, Korea. lie was
buried in the cemetery at that place.
At IIazelton, Pa, Bidaliano Done
'hlo, stonemason, Saturday night
slied his employer, John II. Broadt,
or some money which was due him for
'ages. Broadt refused to give him the
loney and the Italian then made
ass at his employer with knife.
'roadt lodged, and selling fence
aling struck Donephlo on the head,
illing him almost instantly. Broadt
yas arrested
Prisoners Brealx Jail