Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-12
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Copious rains have fallen in most of
| the famine stricken districts OF India,
but great deal more rain is needed.
The bubonic plague is increasing at
Karachi
A New York Herald Washington
special says: Secretary Olney, in an
indirect manner, has rebuked Ambas-
sador Bayard for the political speeches
that the diplomatic made in Great
Britain. f
At Belair, Md, during a fight to a
finish between Oscar Bank, local
fighter, and Samuel Virgins, both col
ored, Banks struck Virgins terrific
blow over the heart, killing him al
most instantly.
Lieut. E. G. Abbey, of Logansport,
Ind, late OF the Indiana legion, is here
to get recruits for Cuba. He says n
company of "a men, enlisted in In
diana, will join him here at once and
proceed to Florida.
Horace X. Wilder, formerly wealthy
young man of Cincinnati, died at Shaw
nee, o. r., from the effects of dose of
morphine, taken with suicidal intent.
He had squandered fortune of $780, 900
in three years.
Masked bandits held up DR.. Part
ridge and his clerks at his general
store, 20 miles east of Guthrie, o. T.,
and robbed the safe of $1,000 and then
set fire to the store, burning up $4,000
worth of goods.
The Maryland presidential electors
of the republican party met in the
state house at noon Monday and for
the first time in 80 years cast the vote
of the state for the republican candi-
dates for president and vice president
of the United States.
Prof Rudolph Falb, the meterolo-
gist of Vienna, is lying bedridden in
that city. He has wife and five chill
dren and the entire family are in a
state of extreme destitution. A num-
Der of Berlin scientists and savants
have started fund for their relief.
The North German Gazette an in
spired organ, asserts that the German
government has no intention of inter-
fering in the case of Cuba whatever
the final issue of the insurrection in
that island or the differences growing
out of it between the United States
and Spain may be
All of the German states have ap-
proved of the sentiment expressed in
the recent edict of the emperor in re-
gard to deuling in the army, and have
adopted his majesty's suggestions in
regard to the referring of disputes to
courts of honor instead OF n resort to
independent action on the part of the
principals.
The export of German raw sugar to
the United States has assumed
enormous proportions in the past year.
From January to November last the
totals were 2,397, 191 double Tor metre)
cwts as against 473, 154 in 1895, and 675,-
057 in 1894. The raw sugar exports to
England during these periods have
largely fallen off.
At Pine Bluff, Ark, Jim Davis, the
Negro who murdered Lawrence Will
liams. white boy, was sentenced in
the circuit court to be hanged on Feb
ruary 25. Robert Cox, who was con-
victed of criminal assault some time
ago, will be hanged on this day, which
will be the first legal double hanging
in the history of jefferson county.
Promptly at noon Monday Chief JUS
tice Barclay, of the supreme court, ad-
ministered the oath OF Office to Gov.
Laurence Vest Stephens in the
hall of representative at jefferson
City, Mo The exercises, which
were exceedingly simple and de-
void of display, were attended
by the various state officers, members
of the supreme court aud prominent
democratic politicians tb oughout the
state