Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-19
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Gathered From AL Parts OF the country
by Telegraph
Consul General Lee has informed
the department of state that Jose E.
Dumas, who was arrested in Cuoa
April 20 last, has been released by the
Spanish authorities.
man supposed to be j. G. Bergen,
Of Springfield, ILL.,, died suddenly while
taking bath in Turkish bath es-
ia blishment in New York about six
o'clock Monday evening. He was
about 60 years old.
An expedition has left Philadelphia
that has for its object the exploration
Of the country roundabout Mount st.
Elias, Alaska, and the probable ascent
Of that mountain, which for long
time was considered the highest in
America.
After many years of service in the
employ of j. V. Farwell &c Co.. whole.
sale drygoods merchants, Chicago,
William L. Meyers has been arrested
charged with embezzling S1o,o of the
firms money. Bail was fixed at Sl0,-
OOO which was furnished.
A special to the New York Journal
from London says: 1t is reported that
the anonymous philanthropist who
contributed S25, 900 to the fund pro-
posed by the prince of Wales to feed
the starving on the occasion of the
queens jubilee is William Waldorf AS
tor
The national guard, state of Vir-
ginia, will hold an encampment on the
military field, Nashville, Tenn, in
June, and Adj. Gen. Anderson, Col.
Hodges and Capt. Grimes reached Nash
vile Monday to perfect arrangements.
Fifteen companies will attend the en-
campment
Martin Wiclia and wife, who live near
Gresham, Wis, left their home Mon
day morning to look after some stock
that had strayed away. During their
absence forest fires spread over the
farm and destroyed the house. Three
small children who had been lett
alone perished.
Mrs Ferdinand Garesche, of st.
Louis. received q telegram stating that
her great niece, Miss Madeline LIE
Clerq, Is years old, was among those
burned to death in the charity bazar
holocaust at Paris Miss lie Clerq 5
mother was born in St. Louis and the
family was well known here.
The Delaware house, by a vote OF
eight to seven, refused to reconsider
the vote by which the bill granting q
! divorce to Mrs, Laura Crocier Acklan,
OF Cleveland, was indefinitely post
poned. This will prevent Mrs. Aclilan
! ii.-C,aa fhrpt1Srh
Delaware legislature.
The coroner's jury Monday brought
in a verdict that the ten passengers
and three members OF the lie ona's
crew, who persisted last Sunday, died
from asphyXiation, the result of an
accidental fire in the steamer, and eX-
onerating the officers from all respon-
sibility in connection with the dis
aster.
The monthly statement of the col
lections of internal revenue shows that
the total receipts for the month of
April We're 1854, $50, q decrease OF
SOC, 7O5 as com pared with April, 1896.
! For the last ten months the receipts
aggregated Sl22, $50, 404, an increase as
compared with the same period last
year of $500, OS3
Gov Black Monday signed the Burr
bill amending the New York racin g
law by allowing the selling of pools at
trotting meets under certain restric.
tons Under the amended law the
trotting associations will be permitted
to sell auction pools in the old style,
with the exception that no ticket or
token of any kind can be exchanged.
Senor Maguel Diaz, mayor OF Ha.
vana, paid a visit TO the Hotel Ingla-
terre, Havana, Monday to meet VIM.
j. Calhoun, who has come here to rep
resent the American government in.
vestigation into the circumstances att
tending the death of DR.. Ruiz. SUM
day the Havana yacht club gave a
breakfast to Mr. Calhoun at their club
house at Marianao.