Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-19
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| Fred holturn, who lives in Berkeley,
Col. denies the story told by the sis
ter OF Barney Barnato that her BROTH
er never played in circus. Holturn
says that he and Barney Barnato per-
formed together in the same ring in
| London many years ago
Peter Maher, the pugilist, Thursday
made application for a license to
marry Miss Agnes Torphey, of Phila-
delphia. After the usual formalities
had been disposed of, Maher was hand
ed the license. The wedding is ex-
pected to take place Friday.
Two French fishermen arrived at St
Johns, n. F., Thursday from Hearts
Content, after being picked up by a
vessel in mid-ocean. They had been
four days in their dory with just
enough food to keep them alive and
suffered extremely from the cold and
exposure
The French admiral, with the war;
ship La Glocheterie, reached st. Johns,
n. f., Thursday and fred a salute Of
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English warships Cordclia and Buzz
zard. The French man-of-war is there
to take part in the Newfoundland cell
! ebrations of Queen Victoria's jubilee.
The British and Canadian societies
of Greater New York will on Satur-
day commence series of celebrations
in honor of the siXtieth anniversary of
the coronation of Queen Victoria Sat
urday will be devoted to reunion of
all the societies at Ambrose park.
the day is to be given over largely to
old country sports.'
The gift of the state to the battle
ship Massachusetts, bronze figure of
Winged Victory was made appropriate
ly on Bunker Hill day. The unveiling
and preseetation took place in the
presence of about 100 prominent citi-
zens on board the big ship. The exer-
cises were brief and simple. Gov.
Wolcott made the presentation speech.
Robert Cook, of Boston, is in Pitts
burgh arranging to perform the re-
markable feat of walking from Pitts
burgh to Cincinnati on water, dis
tance of 400 miles. Cook is the invent.
or of pair of shoes by which he can
walk on water. He claims that with
the use of them he can make as good
time as man walking along an as
phalt street
| Twenty governors of as many differ
ent states in the union have signifed
their intention of being in Chicago at
the unveiling of the Logan monument
on July % 1t is expected that at
least two-thirds of the governors to
whom invitations have been sent will
accept, and make Logan day the oc-
caslon of one of the most notable as
sem blies of state executives in the his.
tory OF Chicago.
At Quincy, Mass, the birthplaces of
ans have been reopened to the public.
The John Adams house is in charge of
Adams chapter, Daughters of the Rev.
olution, and the Quincy Historical So
ciety has undertaken the work of pre-
serving the John Quincy Adams house.
Both of the old houses have been re.
furnished to correspond to old colonial
times.
James Aram, one of the wealthiest
men in the vicinity of Delaven, Wis,
died, leaving over $4,000 for public
benevolences. In memory of his
father and mother he bequeathed s2O,-
900 to establish a home for INDECENT
Methodist clergymen; in memory of
his daughters SEQ, coo for the founding
OF a public library; 81. coo to each church
in this city, and 81, 900 for cemetery
fund. Mr.. Aram was banker.
A dispatch to the New York World
from Madrid says: Premier Canovas
is willing to pay the widow of DIR.
Ruiz $40 600 if the United State gov
ernment will not press an official
claim, The announcement of this fact
has aroused vehement pu bile opposi-
ton, which the Madrid press is inflam.
ing. The newspapers blame the gov
ernment for allowing DR.. Ruiz to be
killed, but censure it most for ac.
knowledging it They say Spain is
under the iron heels of the Yankees"