Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-20
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Joseph c. Hendrix. of New York,
was elected president of the American
Bankers association by acclamation.
The president has appointed Louis a.
Walker. of Helena, Mont, to be melter
at the United States assay Office at
Helena, Mont
Wednesday evening military ball
was given at the hotel, Champlain, n.
Y, and President and Mrs Mckinley
were among those present.
The steamer City of Kingston sailed
| from Tacoma. Wash, Wednesday after
noon for Dyea and Skaguay, Alaska,
with 90 passengers. The number Will
probably be increased to 200 at Seattle.
At Montreal Glencairn H.. again, for
the third consecutive time, showed her
self better boat than Mono in stiff
breeze, and by her win over the latter
secured to Canada for another year the
SeawanhaSa-Cor Yacht club
cup.
The National Temperance associa-
! ton opened its eleventh annual session
in Saratoga, n. V, Wednesday, Ad-
dresses were made by Rev. DR.. Pout-
son. of New York; Rev. DR.. Dunn. of
Boston, and Rev. DR.. Corey, of WASH
ington.
Active work on the tunnel of the
Great Northern railroad in the Cascade
mountains will commence Friday. The
tunnel will be 81 miles long. 16 feet
wide and 23 feet high. 1t will cost
q. .00O. 900 and require two years in
building. 1t will reduce the ascent by
1000 feet.
Acting on the request of Acting Sec
retary of the Interior Ryan, the de-
partment of justice has authorized the
| United States marshal Of Wyoming to
offer a reward of $3.50 for the capture
of the highwaymen who held up stages
and robbed passengers in Yellowstone
parl, last Saturday.
Congressman Warren b. Hooker
chairman of the house committee or
rivers and harbors, and James 5. Sher
man. OF Utica, n. Y, have arrived al
san Francisco from the north. The
former is here on a tour of inspection
of the coast waterways, but the latter
is merely on pleasure trip.
Residents of Juneau, Alaska, are
very much in earnest over the proposeC
Yukon mining trading and transporta
ton company to construct railroac
from Tollou inlet to Lake Taslin, dis
tance of 130 miles. The company alsC
contemplates a road up the beach from
Tokou to Juneau, distance of .
miles.
Five-year-old John Conway, who ha
been at the mercy of kidnapers Sine
Monday morning, was returned to hi
parents in Albany, n. Y. shortly afte
o'clock Thursday, through the effort
of private detectives and reporters il
the employ OF the Argus. The chilt
was abducted by his uncle. Jos. Hardy
and II. G. Blake.
, Pingree Il Smiths Shoe factory. De
t troit Mich. the only union shop in tn
city, was tied up at noon Thursday b.
a strike of the bottomers. About 20
hands are affected. The firm is willin
to arbitrate the differences. but tn
men claim they have always got tn
worst of arbitration and demand a
increase in the price of certain grade
of shoes.
The steamer Northfolk. with tn
stern-wheel steamer Mare Island j
tow. left San Francisco for st. Michael
Wednesday afternoon. after havin
been delayed for several days after he
departure was announced. She cal
Iied IS passengers and was heavil
laden with supplies. A large crow
witnessed her departure and scene {
great enthusiasm ensued.
Near Barton, Ark, an unknow
? Negro made an assault on a colore
S woman and afterwards committed rap
on colored girl Tuesday. AS soon a
@ the crime was made public, poss
. started out to hunt the Negro. Whe
oyertaken he refused to surrender an
John Edmonds. colored. shot and xii
u ed him. Edmonds surrendered to tn
Ii magistrate. was examined and acqui
ted.
< Contracts for gun forgings wer
'e awarded Wednesday at the navy d,
partment To the Bethlehem Iron CO
We're awarded = sets of 6-inch and .
- sets Of 5-inch at 20 cents per poun,
The Midvale Co., Philadelphia, 10 sci
U Of 4-inch at 25is cents per pounc
These forginga will he brought to I'll
Washington navy yard and made int
10 guns for the Hartford and auXiliar
cruisers