Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-27
CONDENSED NEWS
iathered From All Parts of the Country by
Telegraph

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The alien tax law was decided uncon-
titutional Thursday by Judge Ache
on of the United States court at Pitts
rurgh.
Employees of the Talms mine, BESSIE
ner. Mich, operated by Ferd Schlesin-
,er. to the number Of 315 men, struck
or an increase of wages to S1.65 day.
The American Pharmaceutical asso-
iation Wednesday. after hot strug-
fle between the Omaha and Baltimore
delegations, decided upon the latter
,ity as the place for the next annual
convention. The date will be fixed
ater.
Mai. Moses p. Handy, who was APP
pointed by President Mckinley spe-
ial commissioner to the Paris eXposi-
ion of 1900. will leave for France on
he French line steamer La Gascogne
IN Saturday for the purpose OF arrang-
ng for space for the exhibition of the
'nited States.
There are 10000 Spanish soldiers in
he hospitals in Havana and at other
principal points About 1000 are sent
2acli monthly to spain incapacitated.
sickness IS increasing. The health of
he clty is not good The official re-
,orts show that for the week ending
August ~ the death rate was 30 per
1000.
The North German Gazette announces
hat DR.. Won Holleben, the Prussian
minister to Stuttgart, Wurtemburg,
las been selected for the post of Ger
nan ambassador to the United States,
made vacant by the appointment of
he late ambassador to the United
States. Baron Won Thielmann. to be
secretary of the imperial treasury
About forty delegates, representing
states from the Rockies to the Atlantic
coast. met at Detroit Wednesday to
form national association of pure
food and dairy commissioners. Only u
temporary organization was effected,
but an expression was obtained show
ing that the desire for union of forces
and uniformity of laws was almost gem
aral
The Kansas City. Fort Scort and
Memphis Railroad company announces
cut in the rate on grain for export
from Kansas City to New Orleans from
u to Is cents, beginning Thursday and
expiring September 0. The rate is
probably made to move particular lot
of grain, that of the D. r. Francis
Grain Co. being mentioned in this con-
nection.
Fire Wednesday night completely de-
stroyed Beggs & Co. S monument and
hard wood mantel establishment, and
the Vogle Preserving Co.'S plant at
Lacock and Anderson streets, Alleg-
heny. Pa. Beggs & Co.'S loss, 100000;
fully insured: the loss of the Vogle Co.
is put at SIS, 900, with $1,000 insurance.
The Central Presbyterian church roof
was partially buried off.
Pirate Queen and Louise Bohon fell
with their riders in the third race at
Newport, KY, Wednesday and one OF
the boys was dangerously injured. Nos
trand was on Pirate Queen and James
on Louise Bohon. At the three-quarteg
pole Pirate Queen slipped on the soft
track and Louise Bohon fell over her.
Jocliy Nostrand fell in between the two
horses, but James escaped.
One hundred striking miners from
Pana H.. marched on the Taylorvilla
miners Wednesday morning and sue
ceeded in inducing most of the 100 men
who were proceeding to work to return
home again. The miners held a meet
ing at noon and organized local union
and voted to remain out. There was
no disorder. The Springside mine at
Pana resumed work Wednesday morn
ing.
The New York Heralds correspondent
in Rio Janeiro, Brazil, telegraphs that
there has been another fiercely fought
troops and fanatics near Canudos. The
battle continued for three hours. and
finally the rebels were driven back. af'
ter sustaining heavy losses. The fan
atics are now intrenchcd and are pre-.
pairing to meet another attack from
the government forces.
The camp of Negro railroad lcborers
at Unity, near the striking miners
camp at Plum creek, near Pittsburgh
which has record for lawlessness un,
equaled in this state, is to be broken
up. During the past month there has
been several murders and a score OF
more shooting scrapes at the camp. in
which many of the Negroes We're in
jured. Tuesday night three men were
/ Shot, and on Sunday one man was kill
| ed and four danger ously wounded.