Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-24
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From All Parts of the Country
by Telegraph.

by Telegraph.
The Turkish government denies that
the Greeks have captured the islands
of Mitylene and Scio, off the west
coast OF Asia Minor.
A life buoy marked "Samaria" has
been washed ashore at Long Beach,
Wash. The Samaria is a British bark
long overdue from Puget Sound for
San Francisco.
Five anarchists have been arrested
at Saint Nazaire, France. The police
on searching their lodgings found inn
portant discriminating documents and
also "A design of a bomb.
John Ii. Raap was shot and killed
Friday morning in his wholesale
liquor house, 5720 Milwaukee avenue,
Chicago, by his confidential clerk, G..
w. Braunschweig. The murderer af-
terward killed himself.
The French ambassador, NJ Cambon,
has notified the porte that the French
government intends to take under it's
protection the Greek Catholics in the
Turkish empire. AS yet it has not
been declared which power will pro-
tect the orthodox Greeks.
The Frankfort Zeitung publishes a
dispatch from Constantinople, dated
midnight, Thursday, saying that the
news of the Turkish defeat in Greece
has just reached that city. The dis
patch adds that Osman Pasha, the hero
OF Plevna, has been dispatched to the
frontier.
Gen. Miles has applied for permission
70 n (rraana n nhcarua fhn ha.
tween that country and Turkey from
military point o. view Secretary
Alger has brought the matter to the
attention of the president, and the
latter has taken the application into
consideration.
lie Nord Friday announced that all
the powers have given their adhesion
to the note of the Russian minister of
foreign affairs, Count Moravietf, assur-
ing the Greeks and Turks of the
friendly interference OF the powers in
the present struggle as soon as asked
for by either side.
j. w. Jones, the transcontinental
bicyclist, arrived in New York Thurs.
day. He left San Francisco three
months and four days ago and has rid
den S,2O4 miles in that period. He
starts on his return trip on Saturday
morning. Jones is said to be riding
for a large wager.
! Mrs. Geo. Beane better known as
Mabel Paines, the dancer, has been
awarded jury verdict for $40, 900 in
the federal court, Chicago, for injuries
received from folding bed in the
Hotel Normandie, in this city, June "a,
1894 At the time she was connected
with the Milk White Flag" company.
! 1t is said that the court martial
called by Gen. Brooke to convene at
Fit sheridan, Chicago, on April 2s,
will not be subject to revocation. 1t
is reported at the fort on good author.
ity that Capt. Burbank, of the Tenth
infantry, stationed at Ft. Sill, is the
accused, and the charges are a failure
to pay his debts.
Fire broke out at 2:3O p. m. Thurs.
day in the town of Pottersville, near
Homestead, Pa, and SO houses were
burned. The origin of the fire is un
known. First reports were greatly
exaggerated. Pottersville is within
the Carnegie yards and consisted o
about four hundred frame dwellings
which were built at the time of tn
strike of 1892.
Although no formal action has bee
taken, an understanding has bee
reached that the senate will not do an
more business until week from mex
Monday. When the senate meets o
Monday an adjournment will be take
until Thursday, and on Thursday al
other adjournment taken to the TO
lowing Monday This will allow thos
who desire to attend the Grant NOM
'ment ceremonies to do so.