Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-08-17
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From An Parts OF the Country
by Telegraph.

by Telegraph.
A dispatch to the Pail Mall Gazette
from Antwerp says the United states
cruiser san Francisco saluted the de-
parting Belgica.
Gen. Albertone, the Italian officer
who had challenged Prince Henry. but
who gave way to the count of Turin,
has withdrawn his challenge.
A special from Rome, published Mon
day. says it is reported there that the
pope will excommunicate Prince Henry
of Orleans and the count of Turin, as
dueling is prohibited by the Roman
Catholic church.
Signor G. Costa, minister of justice
of Italy, is dead Shortly before he eX-
pired he sent touching deathbed tele-
gram of farewell to King Humbert.
Marquis di Rudini, the premier, will
temporarily assume the portfolio.
At New York Rev. Henry Van Rens-
selaer took the vow of the society of
Jesus. giving all his property to the
Jesus brotherhood. He is a son Of
Gen. Henry Van Rensselaer, and in
herited one-fourth of the generals vast
estate.
Gen. Francisco Y. Mena, secretary OF
communications and public works,
Mexico, has been commissioned to SO
to Berlin and personally receive from
the manufacturers %. 600 Mauser rifles
and ten rapid-fring guns, with which
the Mexican army is to be equipped.
The employees of George C. Hetzel Sc
Co. Chester. Pa, manufacturers of
worsted goods, have been notified that
the wages paid in 1892 would be re-
stored on September next. The no.
tice was a surprise. as the restoration
was granted By the firm without solici-
tation on the part of the hands.
w. b. Felts was deferred Sunday in
making his leap from the summit OF
Pixies peak. 4 snowstorm ragged from
early morning to late Sunday evening.
Many people went to ManitOu for the
purpose of going to the peak to sec
Felts jump. but he did not make the
ascent on account of unfavorable
weather.
The Alaska Commercial Co. S schoon
er J. NJ. Weatherwax has sailed fol
Unga with a cargo of supplies and si>
miners who are to work in the com
panys gold mines on that island. The
Klondike excitement struck Unga witt
full force and many of the miners whC
had been working there have gone tt
the new fields.
The remains of the late Senator Jas
Z. George, who died at Mississippi City
Saturday, reached jackson. Miss, Sun
day at ? p. m. and were met at the de
pot by an immense crowd of citizens
line of march was formed and the re
mains conveyed to the rotunda of tht
capitol, where they will lie in stat'
under military guard until Monday
Mrs. Gertrude Tompkins. wife of Eu
gene Tompkins, the theatrical manage
of Boston, died suddenly of heart fail
ure Sunday morning aboard the steau
Yacht Illawara, which anchored her
over Sunday, bound for Bar HarboI
Mrs. Tompkins had been in apparantl
good health until within few days
She was found by her husband layin
on the floor dead.
Mrs. Elizabeth Callinor, otherwis
known as Bessie Jackson, young won
an who was mysteriously burned in
west Thirty-third street boardin
house. New York, died Sunday fror
her injuries. Mrs Mary Ann Pattel
son. the clearinghouse mistress, VIII
is said to have thrown a lighted lam
at the woman. was held for further eS
animation. Mrs. Callinor came to NeN
York from Boston four months ago.
NJ. Aver. a real estate man of Oal
land Cal, proposes to establish a ba.
loon service between Juneau and Daw
son. X. \. Hughson is with him in tn
scheme. and as soon as he can Undue
those interested in the scheme to sui
scribe g. 900 he Will do so. NJ. Aver
who has evolved this plan, is an old ba-
loonist and says the scheme is prac
ticable. He says the trip from Junea
to Dawson City ought to be made in 2
= hours.
, The New York Her aid says: Assoc
ate Justice Stephen Field, OF the 81
preme court of the United States, Nor
r. dav broke the record for cOntinuou
service on the supreme bench, havin
l served "a years, > months and 6 days. q
one day longer than former Chief Ju!
tice John Marshall, whose record {
service has hitherto been the longeS
{ of all the Justices since the establish
+ ment of the national tribunal of la!
u resort.