Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-20
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Lord Henry Edward Somerset, fourth
son of the duke of Beaufort, is dead.
lie was born in 1858 and married in
1850, the youngest daughter of Sir
Alexander Dixie, bart. He leaves one
son and his wife survives him.
The conferees of the two houses
Tuesday agreed to the allotment OF
.ands in severalty to the Utes of the
Uncompaghre reservation in Utah and
to throw open the remainder of the
reservation to land entry on April l,
1898.
Richard Croker's brown filly, Rhoda
B., won the Exning Plate of 800 sovs- at
the Newmarket spring meeting Thurs
day. Lord Zetland's St. Veronica was
second and Leopold De Rochschild's
Galinthia third. The course was five
furlongs.
At St. Louis in the case of j. R. Bet
tbs VS.. the Missouri Pacific railway,
the court of appeals has handed down
a decision to the effect that bicvcles
are not baggage and that railroads in
the state of Missouri do not have to
carry them free of charge.
| With the approval of the president,
Passed Assistant Surgeon M. j. Rose
man, of the marine hospital service,
has been detailed for duty as quaran-
tine officer at San Francisco to enforce
the rules and regulations promul-
gated by the secretary of the treasury.
d. G.. Waldron, manager OF the Zera
Speciality Co., which played in Eureka,
Cal, Tuesday night, was found dead
in bed. His death was due to heart
disease Waldon was a native of New
Hampshire, GA years of age, and had
been in the show business for over 10
years.
John Smith, the colored candidate
for the naval academy, as'failed in
three out of four branches OF the Eng
lish examination. He passed in spell
ing but did not reach the mark in
grammar, geography and history. I'm
der the rules of the academy he will
be allowed a re-eXamination.
At ST. Louis, woman's cause received
a shock Tuesday when the non parti-
san school board ticket was elected by
a decisive majority. Miss Belle Nor
man, who headed the citizens demo-
cratic ticket, ran behind the ticket
several thousand votes. This was the
first election held under the new law.
The Mississippi senate Wednesday
morning adopted by vote OF 30 to 10
the report of the conference commit
tee OF the two houses on the new
state house bill. The bill now goes to
the governor for his signature. 1t
carries an appropriation OF &75O.C0O to
bull a new capitol on the present site.
Gov Black Tuesday signed the So
called anti-scalpers bill 1t absolutely
prohibits the selling of railroad and
steamboat tickets in New York except
by agents authorized to make such
sales, and then they shall sell tickets
only in the towns where their written
authority gives them permission to
make sales.
Gen. Horace Porter, the new United
States ambassador to France, accom-
panied by Henry Vignaud, secretary
of the embassy, made an unofficial
call upon the minister for foreign af-
fairs, NJ. Hanotaux, Tuesday. Gen.
Porter will present his credentials
next week. The retiring United States
am DdSSauOr, MT. EuSIlCh, gave d
lunch Tuesday to his successor, Gen.
Porter.
The peace conference between the
Mexican government and the Yaqui
Indians resulted in formal ratifica-
tion of the treaty of peace between
the Indians and the government by
the terms of which the Indians accept
lands in severalty and yield their claim
for the remainder of vast area, for
the control of which they have been
waging bitter war for years.
A monthly steamship service be-
tween Tacoma. Wash, and Papete, the
chief seaport Of Tahiti and hundred
other South sea islands, has been ar
ranged for by the French government.
The purpose is to provide for the
transportation of correspondence,
mail matter, passengers and govern
ment supplies between France and her
colonies in the South sea, per steamers
flying the French flag.