Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-06
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From All Parts of the Country
by Telegraph.

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Of the treasury shows: Available cash
balance, S2l5, $50, ,S74; gold reserve, Sl44,-
u.s., ,13I.
At Oakland, CAL, Mrs. Clara McLal-
Ian was convicted of burglary OF the |
residence of Manuel Daz at Elmhurst
The Jury recommended her to the mercy |
of the court.
Pursuant to the action of the recent |
abor conference held in st. Louis, a
call for "a convention of all labor and |
reform organizations to meet III Chi
cago on September 81 next, was issued
Friday.
At Hartford, Ct, there was special
race Friday between Star Pointer and
Joe patchen. The third heat was won
by Star Pointer. Time, 2;05. This
heat was paced for the benefit OF the
, spectators
The United States consul at Odessa,
Russia, has reported to the state de-
partment that the wheat crop this year
| in Russia is poor one. the yield III
many places being not more than four
bushels to the acre.
telegram received at Gloucester,
Mass, from Capt. Olsen, of the schoon-
er ). F. Willard, now on halbut
trip to Bacahev bank, announces the
loss Of John Nelson and Charles Rem-
mo. two of the crew.
Lazarus Greengnrd, the oldest Jew
in the United States, died Friday even
| inc at the residence of his son, Solo
mon Greengard, St. Louis, aged les
years. His passing away was very
quiet and peaceful, the simple result OF
old age.
A branch of the Dominican Sisters of
Perpetual society has been established
in Milwaukee. Wis. The mother house
of the order is located in IIobolien y.
j.. and outside of New Orleans, Mil
wau}iec is the only city in the United
States u which the order is represent
ed.
The treasury department. has decided
that boiling cloths for milling pur-
poses which under the new tariff law
are not dutiable must be stamped bolt
ing cloth, expressly for milling pur-
poses" The purpose OF the department
is to prevent such cloth from being used
for dress goods
A boiler used in connection with an
irrigation plant, on the place of A. H..
Cox. a prominent farmer, seven miles
north of Toronto Kan, exploded Fri
day. killing two children of Mr.. Cox
and Ii. V. Carlisle, an engineer, of that
city, who was repairing the engine.
Mr.. Cox was badly injured and can live
only a few hours.
The United States sub b-treasury, New
York. transferred 500, 900 in small bills
: to Kansas City Friday, for which it re-
ceived gold in exchange, and $4,000 in
silver dollars to Texas and Alabama.
Bankers also report heavy shipments
of currency direct to the west and
southwest by registered mail and 9TH
' erwise, but not much to the south.
w. b. Wilcox deputy state game
warden, has been murdered while in
: the discharge of his duty, His body
was found in the vicinity of Steamboat
Springs Col. with bullet in the head
: He had started out for the purpose OF
1 arresting a party of II men who hao
encamped in Williams Basin all sum
mer. and had been illegally slaughter
ing game for the hides.
Seven men. most of them skilled car
penters. left Chicago for the Alaska
gold fields under the leadership o
Capt. Barber. The men will build
hotel at st. Michaels for the shelter o:
j miners during the coming winter Th(
e North American Trading and Trans
portation Co., which is sending Tho
men, expects the hotel to prove very
important stopping place on the route
Il to the Yukon.
\ special to the New York Herald
from Havana says: Your correspond
:. ent has received reliable information
- to the effect that another big flibu
'e tering expedition has landed neal
Rs Mariel. Pinar del Rio, about % mile
west of Havana. The ship. bearing
y arms. ammunition and stores for tn,
a rebels was met by large party of in
surgents, and it is believed that tn
munitions were safely transported to ;
rebel camp in spite Of the vigilance o
- the Spanish troops.