Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-27
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From All Parts of the Country
by Talepraph.

Mrs Gertie Bemak Scholtman is
dead in Jersey City, in her l0lst year.
She was born in Prussia. She saw Ma
poleons march through Prussia and
waved red handkerchief at the great
emperor
1t is stated that Gen Maxine Gomez,
the leader of the Cuban insurgents, has
reaffirmed his determination not to ac-
cept compromise with the govern
ment, but to adhere Tor his demand for
the absolute independence of Cuba
Through tie British consulate in
New York, Queen Victoria has sent
her thanks to all her subjects in this
country who contributed to her jubilee.
Jubilee services were held in the
church of st. John the Evangelist in
New York.
James Ii. May bury, a ST. Cloud,
Mimi, sprinter, ran $50 yards Sat
urday in IA 2-5 seconds, reducing
the worlds record les second.
| The track was in bad condition,
but he accomplished the work with
seemingly slight exertion.
The new docks at Puerto Cabello,
| Venezuela, have been formally opened
to trade with considerable cere emony.
| A banquet was given to commemorate
the occasion, at which the foreign
ministers and Venezuelan high digna-
taries were present. The excellent
work done in construction was praised
The steamer City of Topeka arrived
at Seattle Wash, from Alaska at 2
o'clock Monday morning. The Topeka
| brought no Klondyke passengers nor
glittering gold, but reports that the
miners are hociting toward Dyea by
the score from Juneau and Sitka and
that both places threaten to be depop.
ulated.
Mrs. Sarah W. Coates, aged GS years,
widow Of the late Kersey Coates, is
dead. Mrs. Coates was a Pennsylva-
MIA Quaker. She went to Kansas City,
Mo, in 1859 with her husband. MIR.
Coates was one of the founders of the
city and one of its most foremost citi.
zens and his wife was leader in so
: cial and other circles.
1t is said Il new exploration society
organized in Philadelphia for archBo-
log cal research, will give special at
tention to Investigations in Yucatau,
and it is likely that the Mexican gov
crnment will lend its aid and encour'
agement to this work as the policy
! now adopted there is to stimulate re
searches into the early history of the
country.
y he fire on the steamer Miami, which
arrived at Key West, Fla, from Gal
weston Saturday, was eXtinguished at
} four o'clock Sunday morning, the ship
having been flooded. The fire was in
the after hold among bales of WOO
and barrels of cotton seed oil Very
little cotton was burned. The captain
will land the cargo and hold a survey
Maj Mason, the commander OF the
Canadian rife team which has beer
taking part in tie competition at Bis
ley, will sail for home on August 12
The members of the team agreed upor
that Maj Mason has been an idea
commandant. A valuable present will
be bestowed upon him next Tuesday
at the office of the Canadian high com
missioner in London.
The steamer Mexico has left Por
Townsend, Wash, with 400 passengers
all except 80 being bound for the golC
fields All went we'll provisioued anc
equipped Many have supplies for ;
three-years' stay, The party was made
up of men representing all calling
and professions including many time
SCARED veterans who joined the SINH
lar rush to the gold fields in Californi;
nearly half a century ago.
Il, l.. Packard and William A. Pratt
president OF the board of directors OF
the street and sewer department o
Wilmington, Del, have gone to Seat
tie Wash. At Seattle they will b,
joined by party and will go t.
juneau, Alaska, where they will sur
. vey pass from Taku Inlet, on the
Alaskan coast, to Testin lake, which
a syndicate here propose to use as ;
( railroad route ior transporting miners
and supplies into the Yukon territory
The Weather.
WAsHISGTON July e West Virginia.
, Probpbl fair Tuesday; southeastcrly wind
becoming westerly.
Western Pennsylvania and Oh!o-I'alr
= Tucad except sAowcrs on the lakes prCb
ably slightly cooler light to fresh soutnerl
) winds becoming northwesterly
, Tennessee and Kentucky fai
Tues lay; westerly winds.
Indiana Tuesday fair, light to fresh west
/ erly winds.