Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-15
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The White Swan Milling &c Mining
Co., Des Moines, Ia, assigned Wednes-
day. Its mines are at Baker City, Ore.
The company has $1,000, 900 authorized
capital
II. s. Robinson s. Co., boot and shoe
manufacturers, Detroit Mich, filed
three trust mortgages Thursday morn
ing securing creditors for liabilities
aggregating S13s, 365.
Both houses Of the California legisla-
ture met in joint session Wednesday,
and cast the formal ballot electing
George c. Perkins United States sem
ator. The proceedings were very
brief
DR.. Richard c Flower, insolvent
His liabilities aggregate ss73,00o. His
assets consist of real estate and large
number of shares of various stocks and
bonds of uncertain value.
At Muskegon, Mich, Judge Russell
Thursday appointed the Michigan
Trust Co., of Grand Rapids, receiver
of the Whitehall state savings bank,
which closed it's doors couple of
weeks ago
After seven years idlcness the St.
Joseph nail mills, st. Joseph, Mo-, will
be put in operation about February 1.
Chas. WE'LL, of Kansas City, will oper-
ate the works and large force of men
will be employed.
William Ferguson and James Nc
Kenna were found dead in a room of
Harlem IN. " hotel Thursday morn
ing. The men occupied the room to-
gether. They had been asphyxiated
by illuminating gas.
Cornelius Harrington and John Rich
ardson, two hashily dressed young col
ored men, were arrested at Alton, ILL.,,
Wednesday night for passing spurious
S5 gold pieces. 1t is believed they be-
long to the gang recently operating in
st. Louis.
In the Missouri senate Wednesday
morning joint resolution was adopt
ed providing that an invitation be
given Hon. w. j. Bryan to visit Jeffer-
son City and deliver an address before
the legislature. The house also adopt
ed the resolution.
Wm r. Griffith, of Kentucky, chief
of the finance division of the post office
department at Washington, has re-
signed and will be succeeded by Albert
w. Bingham, of Michigan, formerly
chief of that division, but who was re-
duced at the incoming of this admins
tration.
A wreck occurred on the Toledo,
Peoria IL Western railway at Sciota,
,f
1880 o'clock Wednesday morning The
engine, mail, baggage and two passen-
ger coaches were piled in heap. The
engineer was killed, the baggageman
and five or six passengers badly in
jured.
At Madison, Wis, the republican
caucus which was scheduled for Thurs
day evening was held Wednesday night
instead and Hon. John c. Spooner was
nominated for the United States SEN
ate. No endorsement of H. C. Payne
for cabinet position was made. 1t is
understood, however, that some action
on this line will be taken oy the mem
bers individually.
Harry Spencer, a native of Nebraska,
% years of age, hanged himself by a
bed cord from bolt head in his cell in
the Pennsylvania penitentiary during
Wednesday night. The cord broke
and Thursday morning his body was
found on the floor. Spencer was sem
fenced to the penitentiary about one
year ago, to serve ten years for three
robberies.
The New York Herald said Thurs
day morning: New York republicans
will be surprised to learn that Corr
nelius N. Bliss, after having been in
vited into the cabinet of President-elect
Mckinley as secretary of the navy,
and having conditionally accepted, has
reconsidered the matter and has in
formed Maj. Mckinley that he feels
compelled to decline the honor.