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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20
FIRELossEs DECREASING.

Last month the loss of property by
fire in the United States and Canada
was nearly S4, 200, 900 less than it was in
March, 1896, or in the corresponding
part of 1894. For the first quarter of
the year the decrease in this waste was
about a. 400, 600 as compared with 1896
and 81, 200, 900 with 1895.
This would be very cheerful fact f
it meant nothing more than the great
saving which shows on the surface. 1t
has far wider and deeper significance,
however. The change has been going
on so long and under such conditions
that it seems to be pretty good evidence
that modern freproof construction of
great buildings is having its natural
and proper effect and that the tendency
toward the concentration OF business
and industry IN large establishments is
also movement in the direction of bet
ter safeguards against fire and the bet
ter protection of property.
This is only one Of many signs that
business is being more and more care
fully organized and managed aDd that
the waste of American hurry and care.
lessness of little details is being gradu-
ally lessened No doubt there will be
continued and more rapid Improvement
hereafter Leader.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20

One of the busiest apartments of the
city government is the Office of Engi-
neer Mason. Connected with street paw
ing and sewer work there is an almost
incalculable amount of work, but the
large number of new houses going up
probably occasions the engineer more
labor than anything else. In every
part of the city there are sidewalk and
street grades to be given or changed,
lot lines to be verified and a limitless
number of similar small jobs. The En-
gineer's department shows plainly the
growth and improvement of the city.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20
BUCKEYE NEWS.
Ncv and Interesting Happenings within
Our Borders.
MANY BUILDINGS

Swept Awar by Fire at Beres. o.-Orig in
OF the Disaster Unknown.
BEREA, O., April ia disastrous
fire started at 5;45 Monday morning
and in less than two hours the entire
business portion OF the town was de-
stroyed. he fire started in TN empty
frame building. No one knows how.
The supposition is that tramps set it
nfire.
There was a strong northwest wind
blowing The fire department was
greatly hampered by the lack of
water.
There were 90 buildings destroyed,
all but two being frame, and the loss
is estimated at 100000.
Several persons were badly burned
while fighting the fire, one of whom
was L. +. Cote, assistant foreman of
the fire department
The City hotel, which has stood for
over half a century, was in a few mo.
ments razed, only few pieces of fur
niture being saved
The town hall was entirely gutted
and the contents destroyed. The hall
was also used by the fire department,
and part of the firemen's library was
destroyed. F. D. Carpenters residence
was partly destroyed. Mrs. Richard
Carpenter, an invalid, was carried out
of the house, and the shock was SO
great that death is looked for at any
moment.
The Stearns block. in which the
post Office was located, was badly dam
aged.
A special train arrived from Cleve.
land at s:l5 with fire engine No. IA and
crew, but was too late to render much
aid, as everything in reach of the
flames was in ruins.
Had the wind been from the south
east instead of northwest the entire
residence portion would have been
swept away.
The police were kept busy clearing
the town OF tramps, who came in by
crowds. Several were caught in the
act of stealing shoes and clothing and
were locked up.
81 The electric wires are all down, as
are also street railway wires.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20
WAR NEWS
Causes a Big Jump in Wheat
in Chicago.
Scores of Small .horts Were Caught
and Ruined.
A Panic in the Wheat Pit--The Advance
Was Four Cents Monday. Makinga
Total Gain of Twelve Cents In n
Week-Stocks Strengthened.

CHICAGO, April 19.--Wheat Jumped
four cents higher at the opening of the
stock exchange Monday. The wa,
news from Europe caused a real panic
in the wheat pit. Men fought with
each other in the excitement. Score.
of small shorts were caught and
ruined
The four cents advance makes to-
tai gain of 13 cents bushel since las,
Monday. There was wild and trying
time for the shorts"
The purely speculative interest was
not considered large.
"Spreaders" will suffer from margin
calls. The northwest and elevator
people everywhere who own the cash
wheat, but who have futures sold, will
have to stand the severe financial
strain.
Wheat will not alone feel the war
situation. In April, 1877, pork went
up 50. so per barrel and corn and oats
10 cents per bushel on war in the east.
New York, April 10 London sold
considerable European stocks at the
opening of the exchange Monday
morning. Stocks accordingly declin-
ed. Now that war has actually begun
in the Orient, less fear seems to be felt
in Wall street.
Commercial houses Monday m morning
in their advices to patrons throughout
the country were almost unit in say
ing that only good can come to this
country from the eastern war. They
predict a heavy movement of produce
from inland points, which, at higher
prices, is bound to encourage business
in general.
At 1880 wheat was lifted 495c BUSH
el from Saturdays curb close. Excite
ment at first was intense. Room
shorts, foreign houses and investors
were all clamoring for wheat and
prices advanced steadily to SST for
May. This figure, however, proved
tempting to the majority of the
lorgs and n selling movement en-
sued that almost equalled the
excitement attending the opening
rise. Prices dropped 4 to 35c. between
sales, and finally landed at SOTc for
May, or &c. off from the top. At the
best point Monday morning prices
were 1890 above the low figure touch
ed April 0. Flour also felt the bull
craze, and holders advanced prices soc.
a barrel, shutting off the demand to a
great extent AT 80 o'clock the mar
liet was nervous at size. for Nav.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20
THE OPERA TONIGHT.

The program Of tonight's opera pre-
sents an opportunity to the lover OF
music but rarely offered. We are to
have one act of Faust" by Gounoud,
one act of Martha" by Flotow, and
the entire opera of "Cavaleria Rusti-
cana" by Mascagni Here then we
have the representatives, of the three
great STYLES of modern opera music
Gounoud stands at the head of the
French school, while Flotow, although
treating an English subject and intro
ducing 1.-The last rose of summer, by
way of localizing his music, is essen
TALLY German. Their music is as fami'
liar as household words and the "bocca
toscana" lends but additional charm
ITO it.
Mascagni is the representative of the
modern Italian school Leaving out
Verdi, who has marked out a path of
his own, Mascagni is the first one who
has dared to represent dramatic situa-
tions in a befitting musical garb He
throws aside the vapid fiorituri of
Rossini or the ever sweet strains of
Donizetti and gives us instead true
tone picture of life and its passions.
There is no doubt that Wagner first
opened his eyes and showed him the
way of wedding words and music with
dramatic action, but we are also sure
that without transcedent genius, Mas
cagni could never have accomplished
what he has. II. S. S.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20
womans Foreign Missionary Society.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society will have an Offering service at
Gilman Ave. M. E. Church, this even
ing. An interesting program has been
prepared. Miss Carrie Jewell will ad-
dress the meeting. All are invited to
this service. The Society will also give
a missionary tea and reception for Miss
Jewell at the home of Mrs. Curtis Pres
ton, Thur sday afternoon. Tea will be
served at five o'clock.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20
a HUGE ROCK
Drops From Cliff, Nearly Crushing Sew
eral Houses,

Drops From Cliff, Nearly Crushing Sew
eral Houses.
PoMERoY, o., April 10.-This city has
cliffs from 100 to 300 feet in height in
the rear of it, which makes it posi-.
bic for the accident which happened
Sunday morning. A 5O-ton rock
dropped from 100 feet above and
narrowly escaped smashing the resi-
dences Of DIR. Titus, NJ. Farris, Mrs
Brewster and Mrs, Phillips and killing
a numb of people. At the Phillips
residence the dead body of Mrs. Kohl
was lying, and there We're several
people at breakfast. The rock stopped
a few yards in the rear of this build
ing, after smashing into Brcwstcr's
barn
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20
WEDNESDAY MORNING
Murderers Haas and Wiley Will Go to
the EIectrocution Chair-Everything in

Murderers Haas and Wiley Will Go tt
the Eiectrocution Chair-Everything ir
Readiness.
COLUMBUS, O., April 19.-Everyt thing
is in readiness at the penitentiary fol
the double execution of Haas and Wi
ley, the Cincinnati prisoners, Tuesday
night, and there is every assurance
that the electrical machinery will work
all right this time. So far as known nc
efforts are being made with the govern,
or in behalf of either. Chaplain Win.
get is looking after Haas spiritual
welfare and Rev. Father Kelly is do
ing the same service for Wiley, who,
though not 4 Catholic, feels friendly
toward that church, because it was a
priest who first broachcd the subject
of religion to him in the Hamilton
county Jail
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20
THE PRESIDENT
Presents His Mother with "a Brand Nav
Carriage.

CANTON, O., April 9.-Grandmother
Mckinley has just had delivered to her
with the compliments of her son, Pres
ident Mckinley, n handsome new car.
riage of special design, made express,
ly for her by Fostoria (O)
company The body is of the ex-
tension top cabriolet pattern, with
exceedingly high backs, which are
upholstered with springs, making a
very comfortable back rest. The
painting on the main panel of the body
is rich Brewster green; carriage part
deep green, with stripes of yellow
Strictly American green broadcloth
is used, with hand buff leather, and
the carriage has silver-plated fange
lampS
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20
American Minister May Protect o,..,,

CoNsrANTINoPLE, April 19-All the
Greeks in Constantinople and nearby
towns have just realized that they
must look for protection to some conn.
try, now that war has actually begun.
1t is probable that they will appeal to
the American minister for protection.
Already the minister has been asked
to look out for all Grecian subjects in
Turkey.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20
TUESDAY. APRIL 30, 1897
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
EDITOR LEADER: will you announce IN your
naner that the undersigned will be candidate
for the ONCE of County Commissioner, subject
to the will OF the Republican county Conven'
tion. .W.. ro,cnshin ~.
EDITOR LEADER: Please announce that Mat.
Aupenstein, OF Adams Township. VIII De
randidate before the coming Republican Coun.
ty Convention for the nomination ior Coun'y
Commissioner.
EDITOR LEADER: Please announce that Mr;
w. n. Barber, of Grandview township Will
be a candida ate for nomination to the once OF OF
County Commissioner, subject 10 the decision
of the Republican County Convention, ana
oblige EAeA iD
EDITOR LEADER-The West End OF the
county being entitled to the Commissioners; t,,;
Belpre township comes to the front ana VIII
present the name OF S. s. McNeal, OF Beipre
township at the county convention; McNeai Yea
mas been resident OF the county all ms NE,
is a staunch Republican an eX-teacher and
well known throughout the county.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20
Prominent Xenia Man Dead.

NENIA, O., April 19.-Squire William
j. Alexander, one of Xenias old attor.
neys and Greene county's best
known democrats, died of heart taou BILE
Sunday morning, just at church time.
He was for many years justice of the
peace, and for time was superintend-
ent of the o. S. and S. O. home.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20
Lowest Prices For Cash

Mems Suits-all wool black and blue
Cheviots. s4 so.
Mems Suits fine all wool plaids and
plain worsteds, So 90 10 $1,000.
Youths Suits-Cotton-all sizes
$3.50, So. 90 and IS So
Children's Suits, very good ones.
sl.00 and S1.25.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20
Stabbed in a Drunken Row.

LISBON, O., April 10. - During a
drunken row Sunday night James
Monticello, coal miner, seriously stab
bed Louis Lichtenstein, professional
loafer. The victim is badly hurt, and
his assailant is in iail.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20
Attempted Suicide by shooting,

ORANGEvILLE, O., April 19-Bur-
dette j. Jones made an attempt on his
life by shooting himself with a re-
volver. He left note to his daughter
in which he states that he did not care
to live owing to financial troubles.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20
Mrs. John Paosy Hobbs Dead.

CLEVELAND, O., April 19.-Mrs John
Pacey Hobbs, who was married upon
her deathbed to Capt John t. Hobbs
on Thursday, died Monday morning
She was 62 years old.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20
Washington County 5. $. Convention.

The opening meeting of the Washing
ton County Sunday School Convention
last evening at the First Congrega-
tional church was we'll attended and
the county was generally represented.
The ministers of the city, and num-
Der of visiting clergyman were present
to assist The convention will con-
tinue over today, morning. afternoon
and evening.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20

Easiest way to kill a chicken is to
break the egg before it is hatched
Same is true of consumption. DR..
Woods Norway Pine Syrup is posi-
tive cure for coughs and colds. Moth
ing will cure consumption. Does it
pay to neglect the cold?
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20

Positively the grandest musical
event for many years at the Auditorium
tonight. Low prices.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20

WEEN bilious or costiYe, eat q Cascar-
ct, candy cathartic cure guaranteed.
lOc. 25c.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20

Constipation is deadly enemy to
health; Burdock Blood Bitters is a
deadly enemy to constipation.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20

One to five applications of Doan's
Ointment will cure the worst case of
Itching Pills there ever was. Can you
afford to suffer tortures when a simple.
never-failing remedy is at hand?
Doan's Ointment never fails.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20

Chldren Suits in the finest Materials all the very latest
styles in Oheviots, Scoches Worsteds, etc. $500 $780,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20

Mems Suits-all wool Scotches and
Cassmeres, $3.50.
Mems Suits-regular tailor made,
best on the market, $40 90 to $500.
Youths Suits-all wool, all colors
and effects, s4.00 to s12 90.
Children's Suits-good, substantial,
well made Cassimers, st.50 to 81 So
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-20

These goods not bargains for day only but
found at store day. and when sold will buy
Small expenses and buying and selling for CASH enables
sell goods at prices competitors for them. Try us
S. r. VanMetre & Co.,
The Old Reliable Cash CothIers
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-10-08
PAYING THE BILLS.
President Mckinley Now Discharw.
ing Campaign Debts.

Upon President Mckinley alone rests
the blame for the disgraceful act of his
administration in appointing 10 the inn
portaut post of naval officer of the Gus
toms at New Orleans Henry Demas. .
disreputable negro politician.
In case of this sort the president
cannot shit the responsibility to the
shoulders of too plant subordinates;
nor can he offer as excuse for the blum
der personal ignorance of the unfitness
of the appointee. The best citizens of
Louisiana, irrespective of politics.
joined in a protest against Demas. They
sent delegations to the president armed
fully with the private and official rec
ord of the man. He made the appoint
ment with full knowledge of Demas'
character. Proofs of the facts were
laid before Maj. Mckinley and are now
in his possession, and he has admitted
that he has read them and twas wor-
ried' by them.
With all these facts before him it will
naturally be asked why the president
of the United States should have raised
to official dignity man whose mode Of
life is a constant offense to decent peo-
pie. The answer is not far to seek.
The president made the appointment to
fulfill bargain made between Demas
on one hand and William Mckinley Os-
borne and Mark Hanna on the other.
Demas and several of his "pals" were
pledged and even sworn to support
Reed in the ST. Louis convention, and
Osborne bought Demas with cash fur
nished by Hanna and promise of this
office
President Mckinley has now made
himself an active partner in this bar
gain. shocking in ITSELF but vastly more
shocking in view of the character Of the
man with whom the president of the
United States has locked arms.
The appointment is SO insulting to
common decency that all elements Of
Louisiana citizens are preparing to fight
confirmation in the senate. From re-
ports of the widespread Indignation
which it has aroused in Louisiana il il
evident that the act has not in it even
the poor merit of good politics." While
the affair is lamentable and in it's wick
yet there are in it the possibilities OF
good to the country. 1t is another ex-
emplification of the dangers of syndi-
cate politics, especially when controlled
by man like Hanna. 1t will also in
working out disastrous results to Me-
kinley and his party impress upon the
minds of all politicians the truth of the
old Latin proverb: Nothing is profit
able which is not honest"-St. Louis
Republic.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-10-08

Like the prophet, the Zulu belle has
little on in her own country, and some
times carries her customs and lack Of
costumes abroad with her. Two of
these interesting persons belonging to
a travelling show in Wisconsin were re-
Gently run in" by the local constabu-
larry for endeavoring between midnight
and morning to 'do the town" in their
stage attire, which was much too
scanty to conform to the conventions
prevalent in that respectable common
wealth. The Snowman, who paid their
fines in the morning and delivered
them out OF durance, explained that in
their own country their garmenting
amounted to full dress. fit to go any
where in, and that they were not yet
instructed in foreign ideas of dress and
manners. He was allowed to carry them
off, wrapped up in blankets and fol-
lowed by most of the inhabitants of
the town, having thus engineered an
advertising fact of which the most in
ventive and ingenious press agent might
be proud.-N. Y. Tribune
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-10-08
PRESS COMMENTS.

The Mckinley bill has its Home
stead and the Dingley bill. has its Halle
ton.-Des Moines Leader.
There is more retaliation than
reciprocity under the Mckinley admin
istration.-Kingston Leader.
1t is thought that MIR. Hanna is
personally responsible for the high
price of wheat.-Atlanta Constitution.
The misfortunes of other nations
tend to promote American prosperity,
In spite of the Dingley tariff-Albany
Argus.
There is gradually but steadily
growing impression that as a president
Mr.. Mckinley is, to borrow an expires
sion from the yernacular of the street,
-four usher."-Wheeling Register.
The anxiety shown by Speaker
Reed and Secretary Gage to reply to
the arguments of Bland and Bryan
takes the edge off their assertions that
the silver question is dead.-St. Louis
Republic.
The real test of prosperity is not
the booming of the stock market. 1t
is not the hustling of the business of the
factories and refineries and mines OF
the great trusts and corporations. But
the real test is the ability If ral,
willing to work, TO earn by reasonable
exertion in reasonable hours a comfort
able living for himself and his faalily,
to provide for the education of his chill
dren and to rise toward better scale of
hying.-Boston Post
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-10-08
THE SHAME OF OHIO,
Boss Hanna's vulgnrity and Dema.
ROguery.

boss Hanna's vulEartty and Oemo-
EOguery.
Senators Foraker and Hanna, at Bur-
ton, o.. made joint offer to convince
the people that Hanna is the best man
in that great state to succeed the emf
nent Sherman. and worthy of place
even among those illustrious senator's
Of the past-Ewing and Wade and Cor
win, Chase and Pendleton and Sher-
man.
In frank and fulsome praise of Han
ma, Foraker was not SO extravagant az
Hanna himself. Still Foraker let drop
no hint of his hatred and jealousy
of his rival for the control of the Ohio
republican machine. And together
this precious pair succeeded in proving
beyond doubt that, while each is q
fit colleague for the other, neither il
worthy of place for which dignity,
sincerity and craftsmanship should
be indispensable qualifications.
Hanna's speech will be a shock to
the moral sentiment of the country.
There have been other senators and
other senatorial candidates of the type
OF this boodle-fund collector and part
ner of Wimberly, Cohen and Demas.
But when in any of our great states
has such one stood before an intelli-
gent and moral people and appealed
to them on the very ground of his pub
lie immortality and exhibited to them
the fulness of his vulgarity, his dema-
goguery, his hypocrisy and his colos-
sal vanity?
| saved the country; discovered
Mckinley and elected him; love the
workingmen; rally round the flag and
support me-these are specimen senti-
ments that give faint idea of the tone
of his harangue.
In Ohio that was a black-le day
of shame.-N. Y. World.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-10-08

He Goethe says energy will do any
thing that can be done in this world.
She-I don't believe it; indeed, |
know that it isn't so.
"Why, how?"
You have displayed the utmost en-
ergy all evening in attempting to find
another hair in your mustache, and |
can tell BY your look that you haven't
done t."-Cleyeland Leader.