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The sun., 1897-10-31
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

The resignation OF Capt. B. 8. Barnard OF Company
D. Twelfth Regiment. has been forwarded TO general
headquarters. state board Of survey having re-
eved the Captain from responsibility for certain
m sslng property. The resignation had been held by
Col Butt for scv raj months awaiting an accounting
for the loss OF state property for which the Captain
was responsible. An interesting contest Tor new
Captain Will result. II 10 said
Company A, seventh Regiment. has elected First
SERGEANT John II. Cummings q Second Lieutenant
Rihe shooting In the armory range Will commence
tomorrow night.
Private Charles o. Mccarthy of the Second Battery
says: :" wish to meet any one In the State OF New
York in bayonet contest regular fencing rules to
govern; arms. Springfield rides and whaiebone bayo-
nets; no man barred. regular army, National Guard,
or civilians. John rarry preferred"
Col. Greene. Seventy.n first Regiment, has appointed
battalion Quartermaster Amos II. Stephens Regi.
mental Quartermaster. Company will hold an In.
formal Gance at the armory on Nov. 10 silver
Seventy irst by Col s. Welch OF the sixty NTH Regt
ment and Officers In remembrance of courtesiee ex.
tended them by officers OF the Seventy yhrst during
the Grant memorial parade.
The veteran corps OF Company B. Twenty second
Regiment, recently organized, has decided TO cele-
brate with tho active members the thirty sixth ami
versary OF the organization Of the company on Nov.
II. Company will hold informal dance next
Wednesday. Company @ has arranged to give q
concert at the armory on Dec. !. the music beink
furnished bv the regmental band under Victor Her
bert. sergcant +. Burke has been promoted Quarter
master Sergeant w B. Carter Sergeant. and s. Cooey
W. T. MarshJ. @. Watson aud H. c. Dove Corporals.
been promoted Sergeant. snd Privates McCann Ruhle
and stuart Corporals. Sergeant j. b. Dudley OF the
The last returns for the Ninth Regiment show .
loss of hrtysix in comp arison with the returns
for the previous six months. The figures fol.
The sun., 1897-10-31

The veterans OF the Seventh Regiment now number
1883. and the organization has in the treasury
sl6o64.0s. The following officers have been elected
for the ensuing year: Colonel. Capt. Thomas Da-
mond Lieutena mt. Colonel. William B. Coughtry;
Adjutant Edw ard Earle: Quarterm aster. A. b. Tfmp
Assistant Surgeon. Clarence f. Beebe NJ D.; In.
spectocs OF Election ror 1893. George D. Cook W. C.
l.. V. Alien: Captain first company. s. Merritt Hook;
Captain second company. W. +. Brown: Lieutenant
third company. " H. oakley; Lieutenant fourth com.
pany. F.. W. Orvs: Captain NTH company. A T.
Lieutenant seventh company, George A Wye; Cap
tain eighth company, II. Dick Captain ninth
pany. L. c. Denison; Lieutenant tenth company. F.
J. Luqueer. .Jr
board OF survey is to meet at tho State Arsenal
here ext Thursday morning to consider the loss and
condition OF certain property for which the State
responsible to the United States Government. The
detail for the board Is follows: Col. Frederick
Phi stsrer Assistant AdJutant General; Lieut.. Col
William II. Hubbell. Forty.seventh Regiment. and
Lieut..Co Wallace A. Downs Seventy first Regiment
In Squadron the first half OF each troop on Its re-
spectve drill night will drill dsmounted AMI the sec
ond half mounted Lieut.. sayre viii impart prelimi
nary instruction carbine practice the ofcers OF
the squadron Tomorrow night. Carbine shooting will
commence IN the armory range on Nov. Is. The drill
night OF Troop has been changed from Friday TO
Wednesday evening.
A bowling tournament will commence among
teams OF nve from companies In the Twenty. third
Regiment in the armory tomorrow night when COM
panles A. E. aud wQl occupy the alleys. Companies
G. H. and will bowl next Thursday
Lieut.. F. b. Anderson. signal officer the stan of
Capt. Miller. commanding the Naval Brigade, has
been appointed member OF the Navy Board on Coast
Signalling,
The sun., 1897-10-31
FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT TIE DEATH RATE

The "Reformers" claim that they have greatly
reduced the death rate BY improving the santa
ry condition Of the city.
The Democratic administration OF Mayor
Grant found the death rate in 1858 Al 2G.39 per
thousand by 1894, the last year of Mayor iiilroyS
administration, the death rate was reduced o
%. 10 per thousand-a decrease :" Z " 'NH'h""
sand, or 1873 or cent:
Under "Reform" administration the death
rate has been rcdut cd from 2416 per thousand
TO 81 .52--a decrease OF ~ per thousand, or %
per cent. .
It may be claimed on behalf OF the Reform
crs that, II they had MS long u term of 0ttco
they might show AS good result AS the Tam
many adm nistrations did before them.
As to the relation between tho public health
and the condition Of the streets. DR.. Shrhdy, tho
editor OF the hCdicni II, Ord, had this 10 say ap
the annual meeting OF the New York state NJ d.
ical Association ON October u:
THE influence ION the public health OF tho
this city ID problematical. II something has
which has been introduced II has possibly been
more than connterOalanced by the wholesale
destruction OF the principal thoroughfaresi
which for some reason not wholly dis onncrted
with the cXigencics Of politics or NOR" inscruta'
BILE cause nave remained in u sCamdaous Condi'
tion through the present summer.
Here, at last we have "a form OF mlsgOveru.
ment which, in the words Of the Committee OF
Sevsnty's platform OF 1894, really endangeTs
the health Of the people.
Vote for Robert A. Van Wyck. regular Den1O
cratic nominee OF Greater New fork.-AdA
The sun., 1897-10-31

Company A, seventh Regiment, has elected First
Sergeant John r. Cummings q Second Lieutenant
Rihe shooting In the armory range will commence
tomorrow night.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12


some think 1T just possible there may
be plot to break up the fight II he is
getting the best OF 1t. 1t would GER
tainIy be easier TO 90 TINS IN Nevada
than IN New York state.
Again, Fltzslmmons is now complain
ing OF 'broken' hand, the INJURY be-
ing said to date from his fight with
Tom Sharkcy, the eN-sailor, few
months ago, but skeptical persons al
llIm that the broken hand IS merely an
excuse concoctcd for some Interior pur-
pose, and that his bands We're unin-
Jured when he lett The rIn"Side in San
Francisco. such suspicious keep many
meulfom betting. But, of coursse, some
bets have been made, ana so lar Cor
bctt has been hot fayorite at odds Of
ten to seven, with few takers Two to
one is demanded against Fit2simmons,
and even at that price there would not
be amy very heavy wagering just yet
Fred Iar2I, the Jockey, has the biggest
roll that has reached the surface so far,
Ire VIII invest $1,000 on Fitz, but asks
two TO one or better. Other metropUli-
Tan piungers that are said to have
money with which to back their fancy
are Billy Edwards, Jake Wuuderlich,
Buck Wenrick, Barrey Aaron and John
ny Manning Each and every one is
going to support Corbett lfmuch Fitz-
simmons money is to be forthcoming
1t VIII come from the west or the Pa
cine slope, though since the Sharkey
hght Californians are chary OF betting
good money on boxers.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
THE COMING FIGHT.
Squared Clrcle Says Corbet5 a
Winner Sure Enough.
The Two Big Men Compnred-All the
Professional Ringsters and Box
crs Think the Australian
VIII Lose.
Downright. 1sa7.l

Not since that fateful night in Sep
tember, 1892, when Corbett put poor
old. drunken John Sullivan to sleep,
after 20 desperate rounds, has any
thing stirred the blood of thorough
bred sports" as the coming contest be-
tween Corbett and Fitzsimmons on St.
Patriclls day promises to do Yet, not
withstanding reports to the contrary,
little money is being wagered. Men on
the inside fear a niger in the wood
pile, none the less that they are in
the dark as to where the woolly head
will be most likely to pop out.
Corbett has n reputation for cour-
age and ightforward dealing, but
Fitzsimmors is said to be as shifty as
they make them. lie certainly appears
anxious to face the music but there
are not wanting suspicious circum-
stances connected with the arrange
ments for the proposed fight, and the
croallers are making the most of them.
They argue that there must be some
unexplained reason for Fitz' insist
ence on fighting Corbett in remote Ne
vada for a purse of $4,000, when he
could have met him in the east with
purse of $4,000 hung up. Tom
O'Rourke, manager of the Broadway
Athletic club of New York city, made
the offer, and he swears to this day
that he could have brought off the
fight without police interference. Cor
bett signed the agreement, but at the
eleventh hour Fitzsimmons declined to
follow the California's example. Many
men saw in this an evidence of bad
faith on the part of the Cornishman.
Corbett is not popular in the west, and
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
Think They Have an Oil Field.

Tarlton, O.. March 0.-Much eXite.
ment is manifest over the great oil find
at Adelphi a few days ago. Knowing
that this place is in the same belt, a
great deal OF talk is being indulged in
concerning the sinking of several wells
here. 1t is believed by experts that the
fluid could be found at depth of not
more than 500 feet, and it is currently
believed that better territory is lying
dormant right here than any yet tap
ped. The project will be but to prac-
tical test in the very near future. 1t is
understood that Ex-Governor Campbell
is at the head of this enterprise and eX-
citing developments may be looked for
Several years ago in digging a deep
we'll in Tarlton, fine vein of coal was
struck at the depth of $50 feet, This,
at the time, caused excitement, but the
matter was dropped and no other de-
velopments were made. Now, however,
this is Icing used as the strongest argu-
ment in favor of rich find, if deeper
well is sunk.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12

eigner; possibly of higher courage.
That he is a powerful hitter his fight
with Charlie Mitchell testified. There
will be little "clever" money bet on the
Corhishman.
If ever a man impressed his inter
viewers with his readiness to fight in
any place and at any time, that man
is James j. Corbett in these latter days.
In 1896 he made n fruitless journey to
Texas to meet Fitzsimmors, and it is
no secret that the fight could have been
brought off near Hot Springs, Ark,
had not the lanky foreigner insisted
on being arrested. Ever since that Cor
bett has dreamed of revenge. Judged
by their ring records, Corbett would
seem the better man. He has met and
defeated, amongst others, Joe Choyn-
ski, Jake Kilrain, John l.. Sullivan and
Charlie Mitchell and fought draw with
Peter jackson. Fitzsimmons, outside
of lot of third and fourth-class fight
ers, has only defeated Jack Dempsey,
Peter Maher and Jim Hall.
Joe Choynski, who has fought both
Corbett and Fitzsimmons, thinks the
former must win. His experience tells
him that Corbett hits as hard as Fitz,
and is much more difficult to land upon.
So lightly does he esteem the Cornish
mans chances that he cannot under
stand why the latter signed the articles.
Tom O'Rourke knows each of the
men intimately, and his opinion is
worth considering; moreover, he is one
of the few who have no objection to
being quoted-who mean what they
say and say what they mean. This is
his utterance, deliberately weighed, the
result of convictions:
"Corbett should be an easy winner.
l don't think Fitzsimmons will be able
to land on him or keep him off. The
Cornishman has no chance to win"
When the feast of the blessed st.
Patrick shall have been crossed off
this years calendar the world will
know whether O'Rourke is a good
prophet-that is, if there be no inter.
ference.
To be brutally plain: There is not one
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
STRUCK BY A METEOR.


Kissing monster Strikes n Farmhouse
in Fayette Co.
Washington G. H., March 9.-At 1880
this morning strange sound was heard
in the heavens at New Martinsburg,
this county, and persons looking up
saw cylindrical-shape light, resem-
bling huge ball, about 40 feet above
the earth, from which three columns of
smoke were issuing. The body was pas
sing through space at rapid rate, pro-
ducing half rumbling, half kissing
noise, which was heard for a distance
of several miles Suddenly the ball
burst flying in all directions and pro-
ducing terrific report as loud as a
cannon. 1t was heard 20 miles away
and broke the windows of some of the
houses in the village. The ball of fire,
or meteor, was travelling ia sou TIL
westerly direction and when 1T passed
over the house of David Leisure Mr..
Leisure was knocked down and for
some time was unconscious. Shortly
afterward, upon going to his stable, he
discovered three newly-made holes in
the side of his barn about the size of a
pint tin, and found one of his horses
lying dead in it's stall, with the side of
its head blown off and one of its ears
lying in an adjoining manger. A horse
standing in an adJ dining stall was un-
injured, except that it was struck deaf
by the concussion and could hear moth
ing. A search is being made for the
meteoric stones.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12

Mr.. a. D. Ford returned from New
Orleans, where he left a theatrical
troupe in which he had been playing
first cornet and violin He will 90 in
business with J, /, Schweikert, of this
place They will aim to have a first
class country store-Schweiliert y Co.
They are putting in many improve
mepts to enlarge their trade.
Mr.. Robert Piatt, who got his leg
broken some time ago, is improving
slowly.
The Washington County Wool Grow
ers and Live Stock Breeders Associa'
tion will hold Il meeting at Watertowr
Saturday, the 18th, at l o'clock. A full
attendance desired. j. K. Sheldon
President.
The sewing social was very pleas
ant occasion, held at Mrs. Elmer Nc
Crews last Tuesday.
Mrs Nicholas Bohl, an aged lady
died at her home Monday, the Sth
She meyer recovered from the shock o.
her sons drowning few weeks ago.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
Warren Township.

The Republicans of Warren town
ship are notified that Il meeting tc
nominate candidates for the spring
election viii be held at the Town
House at Tunnel Wednesday, March
II, at 2:3O p. IN.
r. W. MOORE, Committeeman.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
Oil Market
Coal. Coal. Coal.

We wish to inform the citizens of Mar
ietta that we have opened coal office at
Johnston'sNewsDepot and are now pre-
pared to deliver coal for cash at the fol-
lowing prices inTonLots: Lump coal. G 4
cents per bushel. Nut coal, 3 cents ner
bushel Coal in carload lots al The
lowest cash price. All orders left AT
Johnston's News Depot promptly at.
tended TO. HAYBRoN CotI 10
Feb. lSth-lmO.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12

Walker Whiteside, with a companv
of well known players, will be seen al
the Auditorium Monday evening, On
this occarion Mr.. Whiteside will pre.
sent his Hamlet, without q doubt The
best on the American stage today.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
a AHousahoId NecasSitu.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most
wonderful medical discovery of the
age, pleasant and refreshing to the
taste, act gently and positively on kid
neys, liver and bowels, cleansing the
entire system, dispel colds, cure head.
ache, fever habitual constipation and
biliousness. Please buy and try box
of c. c, c. to-day; 10, 25, 60 cents. Sold
gists.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12

We must stay in the fight sI2 all
wool suits made to order. Elegant
suits S14, SIG, SIS, $40 and S22 for cash.
Our stock of fine goods is complete
and fit, workmanship and material are
guaranteed on all.
CLARK, The TAI OR,
Mch, ,4th-tt. l6l Front Street
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12

PARKERsBuRG had letting of street
paving the other day. The lowest bid
der took the job at eighty.one cents
per square yard. The bidders were
limited by the city to two kinds Of
brick. Marettas recent paving con-
tract was awarded at sixty cents per
square yard, difference of twenty
cents in favor of Marietta.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12

Prof. DeMi!s, Clairvoyant, home from
a. IN. to 10 p. III. Call at Mrs II. f,
Kraft's, l15 ). Fourth street. win re.
main all of next week. Eight ladies
at zoe each.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12

1rst-rate judge of pugilism in the land
that would care to stand in Fitzsim-
mons shoes to-day, or who thinks that,
bar accidents, Corbett will not be re-
turned a winner on the night of
March II. SQUARED CIRCLE
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
Notlce OF Appolntment.
ent OF Leonard Lafaber.

Assignment OF Leonard Lafaber.
The undersigned has been duly appointed
and qualified as Trustee in trust, torthe benefit
of the creditors of Leonard Lafaber OF Wash
ington County Ohio All persons indebted TO
said assignor Will make immediate payment
ing to law, duly authenticated, TO the under
signed, for allowance.
Dated this 1lth day OF March, A. ID. 1897.
DUDLEY w. DYE, Trustee.
Hamilton &fKraft, Attorneys
Mch. u .-8wks.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
Another Method.

Don't you have hard time keeping
Middleton up TO engagements"
mo; 1 understand him-he is always
punctually an hour behind time."-De-
troit Free Press.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
FRIDAY, MARCH IL, 1897

OUR news matter failed to connect
again this morning and we are COM
pelled to suffer disagreeable delay.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
school Report.

The six months term of school on
Wilson Run closed March 9th with
great enjoyment to the teacher, pu-
pills and parents. The exercises of the
day consisted in declamations, dia-
logues, readings, vocal and instru-
mental music, also lectures by teachers
and parents. The term was one of
pleasure and success. Attendance
good. Interest and advancement salts
factory. JAMES ADAMS, Teacher.
The Apollo Male Quartette at the City
Auditorium Tonight.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
GOLD NOT BEING EXHAUSTED.

Croakers, referring to the fact that
little of the earth's surface remains un-
explored, say that the gold supply OF
the world is now practically known and
will soon be exhausted. They overlook
the fact that modern machinery has
been so developed as to make it protta-
BILE to work over the old mines. This is
being done in the Sierras of California
at profit Of millions Of dollars annu-
ally, ard it is also being done among
the erstwhile abandoned mines of the
Black Hills. AT Cripple Creek and 9th
err Colorado fields snafts that were long
ago abandoned as improbable have
been sunk deeper, uncovering leads of
rich ores. The rules once laid down by
miners as a natural law are now
laughed at. The prospectors are now
finding gold in sandstone formation and
it is being extracted from the limestone
of the Black Hills. Ores are being
smelted now where twenty years ago
an experienced miner could not even
find any color. Times Star,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
ANNOUNCE DEMENT'S.

FOR MEMBER OF BOARD OF EDUCATION
ED. I,EADER-Please announce the name ., y
caoroe r. T;vssen, of Harmar Precinct as a
candiSate for Member of the Board OF Euuca'
tion of Marietta City School District, ,,,r,.,s
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12

MIR. ED1roR-Please say that James fardLn ara,i
now serving his first term as Marshal 0i hmIi MIL,
eta has performed the services of said ounce
with snch faithfulness and impartiahty, thaJ
the people insist that he be retained ID te the
ONCE, and he will be their candldaIe au Cne
spring election. lhh
Mr. EDITOR: Please announce TO tne Eo'sIs s
of Marietta City that will be an appncShV, 40, iop
the lob of City Marshal, and shoulu ilke
the people to consider my name on Moh""s'
the 9Th day of April 1897, ana oollge II nv,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
REPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL con
VENTION.

The Municipal Convention which
met in Chicago in October last has
just issued the proceedings in neat
pamphlet form. Among the papers
presented was one on Paving Streets
With Brick" by Mr.. Hathaway, Presi-
dent of our City Council. The report
of the committee on Street Lighting
contains list of 172 cities, including
Marietta, giving cost and various
methods of running electric lighting
plants, and making a favorable show
ing for this city. Parkersburg's light
cost s94 per year, Cincinnati $sf Co.
lumbus SO, Delaware 800, all lighted
by private companies. Hamilton o.,
$75. owned by city. Our city lights
cost US about $50 per year, figuring in
all items which can be legitiInately
charged
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
Rate Card Of Marietta Electric
Company.

Single Fare, e,.............-..,. ... ....,..,. &c
Six Tickets, 2Jc
2j Tickets, .$LOO
100 Tickets, ........................ FOO
Monthly Tickets, (rips unlimited) ......... GO
Quarterly Tickets, 0rips unlimited) ..... 100
Annual Tickets, Grips unlimited) ......... So 90
Contracts made for Light, Heat and Power.
lG candle power light will cost about x cent per
hour. Contract rate 5Oc per light per month,
Company to furnish lamps For further par
ticulars apply at office.
MARIETTA ELECTRIC Co.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
roR CITY COMMISSIONER

EDITOR LEADER-Please announce tne name am e
of MIR j. H. Young as candldate LOT N!SS
Commissioner subject to the will and desire
of the voters at the April election. ,,o,,,xns
EDITOR LEADER: Please say that the under-
signed will be a candidate for election 10 i tne
ONCE of City Commissioner. at the coming
April election. H. NJ 'hoi'HiH''
En1roR LEADER: Announce, If you please,
the name of Chas ]. Best for reelection 10 the
once of City Commissioner and obllge
".e VI O''' HIS FRIENDS.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-14

The ground plan OF tho platform is OIL
by "A feet, and tho pedestal IL by 30 ieo'
The total cost is $4,000.
The Philadelphia Press Gays the
unwilling ceremonies have been
planned on an elaborate scale. 1t was
n 1910 that the fret steps looking t.
the erection Of this monument were
taken by the Society OF the Cincinnati,
Of which Washington was the firs'
president. and the work has IanRulsheG
siuce, owing to the waning Interest OF
the two con- mittees, one representinR
the city, the ether the society, that
We had 1t In charge. In 1880 tit
Z ils ieipGis monument fund rescne
$50 900, and by an order OF court d.
was transferred 20 the Society Of tn
Cincinnati, which hsl ut the Tine
slS7, 900 IN lite treasury on monumeni
account. Since then many thousands
have Oeon added to II by the society,
resulting in the completion OF tn,
monument.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-14
NoKRs Nor WORDS.

MI. UlrikR Bruun OF Chicago, the
other dsy ex Jlode1, ngutstivsIy
speaking, a bomb in a peaceful meet.
ing of members Of the w. O. +. U. al
Willard hall. The ladies were listen.
ing 10 reports from officers aud COM
mittees, and epj iysd similar harmless
smusements, when Mrs. Bruun made
speech declaring that the society was
doing too little practical work. The
Salvation army, she said, was
popular because 1t was doing good. 1t
gives needy people work, food anu
some clothes. When hungry man
comes to us, the speaker said, 1t is NOT
enough to tell him to trust In tn t
Lord. 1t would batter to take a con-
tract from the city for keeping certain
streets clean, aud then give needy
people work, and this kind OF work,
Mrs. Brunn aided, would continue
Indefinitely, "ior Chicago la one Of ths
iirtiest cities In the world"
The principle EN- odied in the little
speech is certainly correct and should
be considered by phllanthropic associ-
atoms generally. For spiritual misery,
words OF comfort and consolation are
proper, but words alone do not accom- :
plish the work OF the Master as regards
those VINO may be called the neglect, d
les OF the human family.