Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-30
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Right Hon. Wm. Il. Gladstone aud
Mrs Gladstone arrived Sunday at
Cannes, France, where they are the
guests of Lord Stuart Rendel.
An unofficial estimate places the
wheat yield of New South Wales at III
200, 900 bushels, and it is anticipated
that the exportable surplus of wheat
from Australia will be 5000, 900 BUSH
els
At Memphis, Tenn, ]. e. Thomas,
alias Thurman, alias Lutz, the notori-
Gus forger and jail-brealSer, was Mon
day sentenced to six years in the peni-
tentiary 1t was q compromise yer-
dict.
Charles c. McCloud, manufacturer
well known all over the country. died
at the city hospital, Worcester, Mass,
from self-inflicted wound. He cut
his throat Friday night with suicidal
intent.
Nj. Schpeyer, Russion charge dc af-
fairs and consul general of Corea, has
been appointed Russian minister to
China, succeeding Count Cassini, the
new Russian minister to the United
States.
The millinery and furnishing stores
of Apt Bros, Nos. 80 and Al North
Eighth street, Philadelphia, were dam
aged by fire to the extent of about S75,-
900, o. which the firm carried $4,000
insurance.
The steamship South Portland, form
erly the Caroline Miller, which was
once seized as flibuster, has been
L,. 30 &c 30 1Nf,
put in commission for service between
Seattle and st. Michaels. Alaska.
A telegram received at Port Town
send, Wash, from Washington states
that Maj Gen. Nelson A. Miles has
submitted to the secretary of war let
ter in which he recommends that Fort
Townsend be occupied by troops inn
mediately.
AT Denver, Col, the grand jury has
found true bills. against several firms
/; for selling oleomargerine. The Col
orado Creamery Mems association in
stigated the prosecutions. a 1t is claim
ed chat eight out of every ten retail
grocers in the city handle .oleo
At Butte, Mont, John Goss was in
stantly killed in the, Original mine by
an, explosion of blasts in the face of q
drift. Goss was a brother of VIM.
Gossi who, while working at. squaring
timbers in the same mine less than a
month ago, fell across a circular saw.
and was cut in two. -a sst-.te .I Il
The second trial of jefferson God
dard, for numbering. Laundryman
jackson, began in the criminal court,
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courtroom was crowded and added in
terest was shown, caused by the sem
sational charges of jury bribing made
since the first trial ended. " "-~-
Eight barges loaded with cases Of
gunpowder falsely labeled arms"
have been seized by the customs of
ticers in the Thames They emanated
from Russia and were about to be
transferred to the steamer Baluchis-
tan for Persia. 1t is suggested that
the ammunition was destined for the
Afridis. "a f-'i"" =" 6"'
The Official Gazette publishes Mon
day the decree granting autonomy to
Puerto Rico, on lines similar to Cuban
autonomy. The chamber will consist
n of 32 members; the council of admin
istration of 16, of whom, eight will be
elected. The two chambers of COM
merce in the island will take part in
the elections. o''"'' -. - :
q The two-inasted schooner Henry
Finch, of New. York stranded just be-
fore midnight Saturday night, a short
distance below Barnegal. Her position
was dangerous one and Capt, Gaskill
and the life-saving crew soon had the
life-boat afoat, and after some hard
work succeeded in getting the ship
wrecked crew ashore. q A'a ui-1-
- Loui Look Lin, native of Trim .ty
county, California, won all the honors
at the triennia1 examinations held by
the Chinese government at Pekin and
is entitled BY his standing to hold a
responsible position under the govern-
i1cnt. He stood first in a class of 300
pupils and was especially commended
by the emperor of China, 40
Almon E. Marsh, one of the two re-
naming Missouri Mexican war vet
erans, is dead. Thirteen months ago
he was stricken with paralysis, which
finally caused his death. He was So
years of age. In 1s47 he organized
Company X, Missouri Regulars, and
nnder Gen. Winfield Scott invaded
Mexico. His right arm was torn off
bv shell in the battle of Cerro Gordo.
For earache, put couple Of drops of
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