Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-22
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Wednesday the New York custom
house bill was taken up in tho senate
and passed.
The official returns of the output of
the gold macs os British Guiana for
the year 1896 show that it was in ex-
cess of 81, 25O,OO0
Storm signals just ordered hoistcd
along the entire Atlantic coast Thurs
day. Incoming vessels report heavy
seas, ice floats and trouble.
In the senate Wednesday Mr.. Per-
kins rep, CALI introduced joint res
: olution for the appointment of a COM
mission to collect statistics on mines
and mining.
C. F. Howe. ice-president of the
First national bank of Buchanan,
Mich. and an extensive farmer, has
made an assignment with liabilities of
100000 and nominal assets of 100000.
A bill reported to the senate Thurs
day authorizes the erection of life
saving station at or near Point Areno,
Mendocino county, Cal, and quaran-
teen station at or near Astoria, Oregon.
A meeting was held in Birmingham
early Wednesday to perfect ARRANGE
ments for suitable celebration of the
signing of the general arbitration
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain.
Reports that President Blair, of the
Wheeling g. Lake Erie Ry. Co., is in
New York city, arranging reorgani-
zation scheme, is denied by members
Of the reorganization committee. Mr..
Blair is still in the west. No action
has been taken yet by the committee.
Owing to the inclement weather the
launching of the United States revenue
cutter Daniel Manning, which was to
have taken place at the ship yard of
the Atlantic works in east Boston at
noon Thursday has been postponed un-
til the conditions are more favorable.
The New York senate Wednesday
passed Senator Lexow's resolution
providing for the appointment of a
committee of three senators and four
assemblymen to investigate trusts and
report remedial legislation. The reso-
luton now goes to the assembly for
concurrence.
The German Savings bank, the Sec
ond largest bank in Des Moines, Ia,
closed it's doors shortly before II
o'clock Thursday. A notice posted on
the door stated that the bank was in
the hands of the assignee, Harry
Black burn, who, only two weeks ago,
became its cashier
The Ohio delegation in congress will
give banquet in honor of Senator
Sherman during the last week in Feb
ruary. The moving spirits in the af-
fair are some of the present members
in the house, but it will be well at
tended by the entire delegation ire
spective of party affiliations
The Metropolitan West Side Elevat-
ed railroad Chicago, joined its only
running mate, the Alley l., by going
into the hands of receiver appointed
by the federal court Wednesday after
noon. The New York holders of $15,-
100000 of the company's mortgage
bonds forced the receivership, which
has been expected on the street for
some time.
At Chicago Charles II. Rathman, the
pilllaru mali proprietor, was sentenced
to Jail for 60 days Wednesday by Judge
Freeman for sending his honor 500,
and his case will be taken before the
grand jury. The judge sentenced him
for contempt of court in sending let
ter as well as the money, which the
judge said was sent to bribe the court
in Rathman's forthcoming divorce
suit, brought by his wife