Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-02-17
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Gathered From All Parts of the Countr

nave SlEneu WIFI tHe DOStOuS.
The Great Northern railropd is again
blockaded on account of snow storms
in the Cascades,
Peter Maher defeated c. c. Smith at
the Empire club, Buffalo, Monday
night, in the sixth round.
James Parker, the bandit, who took
part in the robbery of the train near
Nelson Ariz., last Monday, was cap
tured Monday near Peach Springs
Prof Charles Tom Linson, f. K. s.,
f. C. S., the well known writer and
lecturer upon scientific subjects, died
at Highgate, Eng, Monday. He was
! in the Goth year of his age
/ The Greek population of New York
were intensely interested and excited
Monday over the news of the firing on
the Turkish flag, and the evident in
! tention of King George to defy the
powers and place the island of Crete
under the protection of Greece
At Denver, Col, William b. Mahan,
whose father, Henry j. Mahan, has
been making record breaking run
from New York by special train, died
at 1910 Tuesday morning. Mr.. Ma
| hans special was expected there about
o'clock Tuesday morning.
The Chicago Interior Decorating Co.,
at 149-l5O Michigan avenue, made an
assignment Monday in the county
court, to George Martin, presi-
dent of the company. The assets of
the concern are said to be $iS,O 900 and
the liabilities are estimated at Sl02,-
900.
At Erie, Pa, Lorens Szerwinnslli,
who shot John Ostrowslli and was con-
victed of murder in the second degree,
was sentenced Monday to twelve years
and four months in Western peniten-
tiary. Mike Gales, notorious car
robber, got six years in the same insti-
tuition.
Chief Justice Mercer Beasley, of the
New Jersey supreme court, Tuesday
was thought to be dying of bronchial
pneumonia. He is So years of age and
has been chief justice for over 80
years. His decisions have made his
name familiar to the higher courts Of
the land.
The National Sporting club OF Lon
don has decided to decline to permit
the proposed fight between Eddie Com
molly, the American pugilist, and Dick
Burgc, who recently fought Il ten
round draw before the Olympic Sport.
ing club of Birmingham, to take place
under its auspices.
I Ihaddcus Smith, Il son o. Sol Smith,
the actor so prominent a generation
ago. died at his residence in st. Louis,
aged SO years. He served with dis
10 g. Ia I
navy during the civil war. He leaves
wife and three daughters. Mr. Smith
was native of Mobile Ala.
Secretary Carlisle, Postmaster Gem
eral Wilson and the members of The
Virginia congressional delegation left
Washington at ten o'clock Tuesday
morning on special train for Win
chester, Va, to attend the funeral of
the late Hon. John Randolph Tucker,
which occurred Tuesday afternoon.
A special to the Chicago inter-Occan
from Fon du Lac, Wis, says Edwin r.
Mason, OF New York, the senior mem
Der Of the importing house of +, T.
Mason & Co., d son of VIM. Mason of
Chicago, has assurances of his selec-
tion by President-elect Mckinley as
United States minister to Japan. News
to that effect has been received by Mr..
Mason's relatives in this city
The treasury deficiency for the first
half of February is So, $50, 500, and for
the seven and a half weeks of the cur
rent fiscal year to date, S47, 7,713, 800.
The money of all kinds in the treasury
available for current use is stated at
S21G, 100000, of which S146, 900, 600, in
Guiding the 500, 900, 900 gold reserve,
is gold, $1,000, 600 silver certificates,
100000 United States notes and
S39, 900, 900 of miscellaneous kinds.