Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-24
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James c.. Ollard, OF Tacoma, has
closed contract for three twin screw
steamers for use on Lake Teslin and
the SticlSeen trade. The boats are ex-
pected to make 1G knots an hour.
News has reached Victoria, H. c.,
that the steamer Willpa returned to
Ucuclat from the north sound of the
island without finding any trace of the
boat missing from the Cleveland.
Charley Nichol, Bosto'l's crack base
ball pitcher, who with mis- brother runs
laundry, has been sued for 900
damages here 10y Edna Z. Weaver, an
employe, who lost an arm in a mangle.
The schooner Frank A. Racklitf left
Boston Wednesday for Seattle, carry.
ing a party of 20, who will operate in
the Yukon region. 1t is expected that
the schooner will reach her destination
in about $50 days.
There was no change Wednesday al
the mill of the Royal Weaving Co.,
Central Falls. Il l., where 100 weavers
struck Tuesday against a reduction of
wages. portion of the mill is still
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establishment will be closed.
The soldiers and sailors monument
to be erected by the city of New York
will be placed 1000 feet from tomb of
Gen. Grant. At meeting of the COM
mission having in charge the construc-
ton of the memorial, Claremont, on
Riverside Drive, was chosen as the
site.
Conrad p. Helms who left New York
last september to ride to San Francis
co on wager and make ths golden
gate in so days has arrived. He made
the trip of 3,9l2 miles in 81 days, after
going through seven rain storms, five
snow storms one blizzard and three
sand storms.
Prince Henry of Prussia, it is said,
took an autograph letter from Emper-
or William to Queen Victoria at Os-
burn house, and while in London, ascer-
tained that the British government
does not regard the occupation of
Kiao Chau as Incompatible with Eng
lish interests.
The corner stone of monument to
be erected to the memory of the late
Senator Zebulin Baird Vance, was
laid Wednesday on the public square
in Asheville, N. c., with masonic cere'
monies. The oration was delivered by
Rev. r. r. Swope, rector of All Souls
church, Baltimore.
The mammoth tramp steamer Algoa
sailed from Tacoma Wednesday night,
with the largest cargo of grain ever
loaded in a single vessel, carrying 377,
500 bushels of wheat valued at S312,.
900. The Algoa is bound for the north
west coast of Africa and is expected to
be about rs days making the voyage.
George w. Simpson, president of the
Fort Worth, Tex, stockyards, who has
sioncr to the island of Cuba, will sail
for Havana next week. He has in.
structions from the agricultural de-
partment to make an explicit report ON
the food situation existing in Cuba.
Gov. Roger Wolcott, of Massachu-
sets, was chief guest of the dinner of
the New England society of Philadel-
phia held in Horticultural hall Wednes-
day night in cele ebration of Forefathers'
day. Notable men Of this and other
states sat round the board. Rev.
Stephen w. Dana, president of the So
ciety, presided.
Mr.. N. b. Scott, recently appointed
commissioner of internal revenue, has
notified the department that he will
be in Washington on December 81. 1t
is expected that Mr.. Scott will take
charge of the Office about January l..
Mr.. Former, the present commissioner,
will return to East st. Louis, Ill, and
resume the practice of law.
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