Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-20
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From All Parts of the Country
by Telegraph.

Gathered From All Parts of the Country
by Telegraph.
News from crops all over Mexico in
dicate year of great abundance and
bankers predict good business during
the coming autumn and winter.
The official press state that it is prob
able that the Japanese government
will agree to the proposal of Hawaii
md submit the dispute between the
two coun tries to arbitration.
Gen. Hubbard, of New York, is the
most prominently mentioned men as
the probable successor of the late Col.
Crocker as first vice president OF the
Southern Pacific Railway Co.
A violent earthquake occurred in the
Island OF Strombuli, one of the Lipari
group, off the north coast of Sicily, on
Saturday The shock was followed by
an active eruption of the colcano OF
Stromboli.
Divad Pasha, whom the sultan or
dered to proceed to Crete, as Turkish
emissary, has now been ordered to
postpone his departure. 1t is under
stood that the powers threatened to
resist his landing by force.
Early morning devotional services
were held in all the churches of Chat
tanoogo, Tenn, Sunday in connection
with the convention of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union of America. At
one o'clock the pulpits of the city were
filed by the visiting ministers.
Mrs Horace Noble, Il prominent
! lady of Erie, Pa, was instantly killed
at Dills parl; near there Sunday by q
fash OF lightning. She was sitting in
the parlor with some companions when
the house was struck, killing her al
most instantly. None OF the others
were hurt
According to a special dispatch re-
ceived in Berlin Emperor Nicholas has
telegra phed the sultan demanding i'm
mediate evacuation of Thessaly and
| threatening that otherwise Russian
troops will cross the Turkish frontier.
1t was said semi-otiicially Monday that
all the powers except Great Britain
have consented to this course.
| At Seattle, Wash, 100 men took pas
sage on the steamer AL hi Monday,
most of them starting on what is called
the overland trip to klondyke. From
Juneau they 90 100 miles further by
water to Dyea, then over the mount
ain passes down Lakes Linderman and
Bennett to the Yukon river and from
that river to the new discoveries.
The News-Advertiser OF Vancouver,
states that there is report that nego-
tiatons are going on for the amalgam-
alton of the Merchants Bank of Can.
ada, the Bank of Nova Scotia and the
Bank Of British Colum bia. The three
banks would have a combined capital
and reserve of Sl5, 506, 900 and would
rank next to the Bank of Montreal.
The excursion steamer Queen has ar
rived at Port Townsend, Wash, from
Alaska with 10 passengers, principally
tourists. The officers of the Queen
| state that the merchants and trades
men in both Juneau and Sitka are
! closing their stores and shops and
| fastening to the new Eldorado. Fifty
| business men left Juneau for Dawson
City on July IL, and l50 left on the
10th, two days after the Queen sailed.
Forest and field fires are doing much
damage in various parts of California
Near the town of Red Bluff about a
! dozen residences have been burned,
cattle ranges destroyed and standing
crops are threatened The loss is al
ready over SlOO, 900. The hills near
the town of kenwood are in flames
and many farms are in danger. In
the vicinity of Mount Diaolo fire is
laying waste the fields and the mount
! ain houses are threatened,
Al Mexico City the anniversary of
the death OF President Jaurez tool.
/ place with imposing ceremonies, par
ucipared in by President Diaz and his
cabinet and many civic bodies The
masonic order was especially conspic.
uou, all the prominent masons at
tending at the tomb of the venerated
liberal statesman in San Fernando
cemetery within the city. The tomb
was fairly covered with splendid
tributes. Minister Mariscal, of the
foreign relations department, pro.
r5~.nced an eloquent oration Flaga
We're at half mast all over the city.