Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-07
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A special tr m Caracas says that the
new British minister has arrived and
that diplomatic relations between
England and Venezuela are resumed
after ten years quarrel.
According to a dispatch from Rio
Janeiro to the New York Herald, the
brazilian States of Rio Janeiro, Parana,
and Sac Paulo have been placed under
martial law because of disturbed con-
ditions.
At Saturdays election in the Chiclla-
saw nation. the ratification of the
Dtwes-Choctaw treaty was overwhelm-
ingly defeated The adopted inter-
married citizens were not permitted to
participate in the election.
The Italian cabinet Monday morning
formally rendered its resignation to
King Humbert, who reserved his decis-
ion. 1t is expected that the Marquis
Di Rndini, the present premier, will be
intrusted with the task of reforming
the ministry.
Fire broke out in the Lake house, a
four-story structure at Lake and Frey
streets, Milwaukee, at $50 Monday
morning. Sixty people were asleep in
the hostelry at that time. One life
was lost and five persons were injured
in their endeavor to escape.
Right Rev. Monsignor Joseph Schroe-
der, late professor of dogmatic theology
at the Catholic university, Washing
ton, has been appointed by the Prus-
sian minister of education and ecelesi-
astical affairs to the faculty of the
Catholic academy mt Muenster, capital
of Westphaelia.
When the British steamer Waybridgc,
Capt. Evans, from Savannah via Genoa
put in at St. Michaels Sunday for coal,
q fire was discovered in the afterhold.
The flames were subdued by steam,
when it was found goods had been
damaged, to what extent is not stated.
The steamer proceeded.
According to dispatch to the Lon
don Morning Post from Bombay the
operations of the British punitive eX-
pedition, under Sir William Lockhart,
on the northwestern frontier of India,
which began about the middle of Sep
te1nber last, will cease presently and
Dt reSullct III JuC spring.
The funeral of Bath Rubber Gulden-
suppe, who was murdered at Woodside,
l.. l., on June 25 by Martin Thorn and
Augusta Mack, occurred at two o'clock
Sunday afternoon from an undertake
ing shop on East Third street, New
York, where the body had lain since
it was removed from the morgue.
Torential storms have prevailed for
three days over large parts of Italy.
In the bay of Naples 25 merchan tmen
have been wrecked, though there has
been no loss of life, and several houses
on the sea front have collapsed. Con-
siderable damage has been done in
Rome and in the district around the
city.
If President McKinley's message to
congress is not hostile to Spain the
cortes will be dissolved and the cleo
tions for the next body fixed for Feb
ruary next. U. S. Minister Woodford
gave banquet Sunday night to the
members of the diplomatic corps in
Madrid. Senior Gullon, minister for
foreign affairs, was present.
Tori Hoshi, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary from Ja-
pan to the United States, was a pas
senger from the Orient on the steam
ship City of Pekin. He left San Fran
cisco Sunday night for Washington,
carrying with him Important instruc-
tions in reference to the Hawaiian
treaty of annexation, which will be
considered by the United States senate.
Secretary Gage Monday afternoon
transmitted to congress the estimates
of appropriations required for the
service of the fiscal year ending June
80, 1899, as furnished by the several
executive departments. The total
amount called for by the estimates is
S462, ,647 ,SS5, which is about $50, ,o00, 900
in excess of the appropriation for
1903, including deficiencies and miscel-
laneous, and about S41, 900, 200 more
than the estimates for 1893.
Exercises in memory of the late
Henry George were held at the Audi
torium, Chicago, Sunday afternoon un-
der the auspices of the Chicago Single
Tax club. Over 1000 persons were in
attendance Mrs. George, the widow
of the dead economist, clad in deep
mourning, occupied box. She came
to Chicago last week to attend the
wedding of her son, Henry George. jr.,
and prolonged her visit in order to be
present at the memorial exercises.