Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-03
CONDENSED NEWS
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by Telegraph.
The Northwestern Miller gives the
output of -four at Minneapolis, Duluth,
Superior and Milwaukee last week at
i21 ,405 barrels.
The steamer Delnorte has arrived at
San Francisco from Dutch Harbor and
she Pribyloff islands, Alaska, with 30,-
300 skins for the North American Co.
The miners at Arnot 81 Co.'S, and the
Kansas and the Texas shafts, Pitts
burg, Kan, have struck for higher
wages and an adjustment of screen
regulations,
A dispatch to the New York Herald
from Caracas says: The general cleo
tions for the choice of president be-
gan September /, and every indication
is now that Gen. Ignacio Andrade, the
libeyal candidate, will be elected.
The treasury department has pre-
pared the figures showing the immi-
grafton for the month of July. They
show a total immigration into the
United States of 1855, against 21,4Il
for the corresponding month last year.
The state of Oregon is without dis
trict attorney, the commission, of r. d.
Murphy. who was appointed by Presi-
dent Cleveland, having expired at mid
night. Wednesday. Thus far the con-
grcssional delegation has failed to
agree on a candidate.
The miners of the Peoria and Canton
sub-districts met Wednesday at Maple
ton in delegate convention and de-
cidcd to return to work Thursday
morning at a scale of go cents for
screened coal and 45 cents for mine
run. This affects about 1900 miners.
Aeronaut Geo. Stevens, of Toronto,
Ont. has successfully tested his new
generator for manufacturing gas for
his balloon, and says he will leave for
the Klondike the latter part of this
month. Stevens also declares he will
go to Andrees rescue provided his
later experiments are successful.
At Van Buren, Ark, Tuesday, Geo.
Miller and family were poisoned by
eating boneless ham. Those affected
are Geo. Miller. two sons of Louis
Speakers, two of Geo. Holly's children
Holly's eldest daughter are in critical
condition, but the doctors think the
others are out of danger.
1t was officially announced Wednes'
day that j. b. Morgan & Co., repre-
senting the Northern Pacific re-organi-
zation syndicate. have sold a large
block of Northern Pacific threes, which
practically cleans up the syndicate's
holdings of the bonds. The amount of
the block sold is said to be S2,oOO,00O
and the price 60 with interest.
Mr.. Woodford. the United States min
lister to Spain, advised the state de-
partment that he would leave Paris
| Wednesday for san Sebastian, the seat
of the Spanish court in summer. Con
trary to the original expectation, it is
not now believed that Mr.. WoodforC
will be presented to the queen regent
at San Sebastian.
Among the passengers who arrived
in San Fraucieco from Honolulu, pei
steamer Australia, were Adm. L. \
Beardslee and wife and Lieut.. G. N
Stoney. wife and two children. Adm
! Beardslee recently turned over hi
command to Adm. Miller and will
shortly be placed upon the retired list
He will leave for Washington in tn
near future.
John II. Webber, young man from
Detroit, Mich, who has just returned
from Alaska, is missing, and Jane
Virgin. of San Francisco. who cam
back with him, is seriously concerne
about his disappearance. He is know
to have had a considerable sum O
money in his possession and it is be
lieved he has fallen into the hands c
unscrupulous people.
Currency transfers for S15O,OOO wer
received at the New York sub-treasur
Wednesday for shipment to souther
and southwestern points. Some of tn
orders will be filed at the New Orlear
sub treasury A number of the leadin
; bankers in New York olso receive
-, orders for currency from the soutl
Altogether something like SS,000,Oi
: has been shipped from here within IL