Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-07
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VIM. H. Pugh, of Cincinnati, O., au-
ditor for the navy department, has re-
signed.
VIM. Martin Aiken, of South Caro-
lima, supervising architect of the treas
ury, has rendered to Secretary Gage
his resignation to take effect July l.
The insurgent leader Calixto Soto
pence, his ad diutant and 10 of their fol-
lowers have surrendered, it is an
nounced to the Spanish authorities
at Sancti Spiritus
At Philadelphia it was reported We'd
nesday afternoon that the anthracite
coal companies were arranging to adj
vance prices Is to 25 cents per ton on
various sizes about June l.
The house bill to enable trust COM
panies in Illinois cities of less than
100, 900 inha bitants to do business on
deposit of 5000 was passed by the
Illinois senate Wednesday,.
A special dispatch from Athens as
serts that the losses of the Greeks in
the fighting at Valestino and Pharsa-
liza Wednesday were certainly 1000
killed and wounded, while the Turks
lost fully 6,OOO killed and wounded.
The Greek feet has captured at the
entrance of the Gulf of Salonica
schooner in which Sir Ellis Ashmead
Bartlett, the Anglo-American member
of parliament, recently visited the
Turks. The vessel will be taken to
the Piraus for examination.
Miss Emma " Thompson and Cor
don ?. Paine of Baltimore, were mar
ried at the residence of the brides
father at Brightwooi, near Nashville,
Tenn. Among the bridal presents
were one from Postmaster General
Gary. 1t was one of the society events
of the season.
The Bakers international union
have resolved to make a stand for an
eight hour day. Resolutions were Of
fered at the session Wednesday morn
ing to make the demand uniform
throughout the country and met with
enthusiastic approval before their
| reference to a committee.
The government of Chilli has offered
a premium of 500, 900 yearly to any
person or persons who may discover a
! new use for nitrate in large quantities.
| Chilli produces great quantity OF nj
trate and a market which will use
more than a comparatively small quan.
tity has never been found.
The export season from Montreal
opened Thursday with the departure
! Thursday afternoon OF the steamer
! Montezuma for London with q full
general cargo The Montezuma,
which is the first ocean vessel to leave
on her return trip, will carry as por.
ton of her cargo 81, 900 bushels of corn
/ and 1000 sacks of flour.
| In the United States court at Du'
buque, Ia, Judge Woolson has issued
an order remanding Carl Vogel to the
custody of the United States marshal
to await the action of the president on
the request of the Prussian govern
ment for his return to that country.
Vogel is charged with arson at Hano-
YER, Prussia, last December.
Mai Gen. Nelson A. Miles, .. S. A.,
! and Gen. Horace A. Porter, Z. S. am
| bassador to France, were passengers
on board the American line steamer
| St. Paul. which sailed Wednesday for
Southampton. Gen. Miles is going
abroad to observe the military opera.
tions in the war between Greece and
Turkey, and is accompanied by Capt.
Maus, of his staff.
At Shell Lake Wis, forest fires are
burning fercely in all directions, and
unless rain comes soon many farmers
will lose their homes. The Gran berry
marshes and blucberry brush are
all afre and light crop
of each will be the result.
Advices from Spooner say fires are rag
ing north and west of that point, and
/ clouds of smoke obscure the sun. A
/ big force of men are out trying to
check the advance of the red destroyer.