Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-19
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From All Parts of the Country
by Telegraph.

by Telegraph.
The Michigan supreme court We'd
nesday morning heard arguments in
the Pingree case, to compel the Detroit
common council to order special cleo
ton for mayor. 1t is expected de-
cision will be reached Thursday morn
ing.
The London Daily Chronicle says
Thursday: 1t is stated that somewhat
grave news has been received in Lon
don regarding the condition of health
of Emperor William of Germany, and
that certain constitutional possibilities
have been discussed.
The steamer Peru, which arrived in
San Francisco brings news that Prince
Yoshito Harunomiya, crown prince of
Japan, is dead. The news however, is
not officially announced in Yokohama
or Toxic, it being thought best to
keep the facts secret for state reasons.
The Austrian government has made
protest to the porte against the out
RACES committed by Moslems in the
vilayet of Uscob, in European Turkey.
The Neue Freie Presse publishes ru-
NOR that Col. Vassos, the commander
of the Greek troops in Crete has left
| the island
A committee of three from the lower
house of the Nebraska legislature,
headed by the sergeant-at-arms, We'd
nesday night took forcible possession
of the ballots cast at the November
election, in the custody of the secre-
tary of state and re-canvass commits
sion appointed by Gov. Holcomb.
The tariff bill will be reported to the
house on Friday of this week. This
was the conclusion reached by the re-
publican members of the ways and
means committee at their meeting
Wednesday. The only other matter of
Importance agreed upon was in trans
ferring all asphalt and bitumen to the
dutiable list
A big battle has been fought at Sa-
bana, near Sancti Spiritus, between
the forces under Gen. Gomez and a
Spanish column 1000 strong. The
Spanish official report of the battle
gives no details, but the report is cur
rent that the Spaniards suffered ter
rible defeat. The news has created a
! great sensation.
At Carson, New, in Il saloon brawl
! Wednesday night Dick Bradford, u
Montana miner, who backed Fitzsim-
mons, was shot by a stranger named
Smith, who took the Corbett side
Smith is in Jail. Bradford will die
There are threats OF lynching, but the
authorities are confident of being able
to maintain order.
Col. Alexander Macomb Mason died
at his residence in Washington, aged
| So years, after a remarkably brilliant
career. Col. Mason gained his rank in
! the Egyptian army, where he achieved
| distinction as Mason Bey. He was a
native of Washington, and connected
with one of the most distinguished
families of Virginia
Shortly after 1 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon the river steamer Sunol,
bound from San Francisco to Vallejo,
collided in the bay with the bark
Olympia, bound in from Philadelphia.
| The Sunol turned bottom up and sank.
The crew and passengers were picked
up by boats from the Olympia and
other vessels near at hand.
The steamer Rialto from Newcastle
for New York with general cargo,
took fire and was abandoned March ).
The fire was caused by an explosion
which killed one seaman and injured
the chief mate The remainder OF the
crew was brought here by the Allan
line steamer Carthagenian, which ar
rived Thursday morning from Glas-
gov.
Capt. Alexander Adams retired
army officer died in cell at the Shelf
field avenue police station, Chicago, at
3 o'clock Thursday morning. He had
been picked up on the street in an un-
conscious condition an hour before.
The members OF his family live in New
York. He is also said to have brother
in Fremont, O., and to be related to
Col. Smedberg, of SanFrancisco.
The Weather.
| WAsHINGToN. March Is For West Vir-
giuia and Ohio-Friday local showers and
partly cloudy weather; southery winds:
slightly cooler in West Virginia and southern
| Ohio Friday evening
For Kentucky and Tennessee-Friday, local
showers. with partly cloudy weather; SOUTH
erly Winds slightly cooler in western portion.
For Enthusiastically cloudy Friday, with
rain in southern portions, Southwest winds
becoming variable.