Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-11-09
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

David Kahnweiler, inventor of the
'ork jacket life preserver, is dead at his
lone in New York.
The Spanish steamer Satrusqui sailed
rom Havana for Spain Monday via
libra With 21s soldiers on board.
Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles has COM
pleted and submitted to the war de-
partment his report covering the en-
tire period of hostilities between the
United States and Spain.
Premier Sagasta Tuesday afternoon
said that it was by no means certain
that Spain proposes sending memo
randum to the powers on the subject of
the Paris peace commission.
Owing to the constant rains which
have fallen in Cuba recently the
streams in the province of Matanzas
have overhowed, flooding over one
thousand acres in the Rogue district Of
that province.
Vim. T. Stead writing to the London
Daily News from Sebastipol, after hav-
ing had an interview with the czar at
Livadia, reiterates his conviction of
the earnestness and sincerity of the
czar's purpose in proposing disarma-
ment.
The United States auxiliary collier
Nero, whose coal recently caught fire
in Chinese waters and which had been
decided to be of no use on the Asiatic
station, and had been ordered to San
Francisco, has arrived at Nagasaki,
Japan.
The London Daily Mail Tuesday
morning urges the American people to
pronounce boldly in favor of retaining
the Philippines for otherwise there
will be scramble for coaling stations
that will endanger the peace of the
world"
The British governm ent telegraphed
the colonial ministry at st. Johns, n.
F., Monday, asking the number and
tonnage and capacity of steamers
available at this port to convey coal
from Sydney for the use of British
war ships.
At Fall River, Mass, the Barnard,
Durfee, Flint, Mechanics, Shove, Stat
ford, Wampanoag and Weetamoe mills
are shut down this week under the
agreement. The Granite No. and No.
2 will be closed two days and the Troy
three days.
The cruisers Cordelia and Pelican
will be held at Sydney to capture st.
Pierre and protect st. Johns in the
event of war being declared. The
cruisers are also instructed to break
the French cable between st. Pierre
and Brest, France.
The 18th infantry, which was or
dered to leave for Savannah Wednes-
day and embark for Cuba. has been Or
dered to remain at Huntsville, Ala.
Gen. Wheeler will go to Nashville We'd
nesday to accept sword from the
Daughters of the Revolution.
At Alva, o. T., George Lout, farm
er, went crazy and killed his wife with
an AK. He entered room where his
three children slept, but as he raised
the AK one of them awoke and the in.
sane man dropped the weapon, went to
his room and cut his own throat.
Adm Schley has cabled the navy de
partment that Capt. Snow had arrived
at San Juan on the Solace, and that he
had relieved the admiral of the com.
mand of the naval station there. The
admiral announced that he would start
for the United States on the Newark,
his flagship.
The United States transport Panama
from Santiago and Havana, abou,
whose safety fears were entertained,
creating considerable excitement prior
to her arrival at Havana, has arrived
in quarantine at New York. There
are on board about 400 persons, includ,
ing a number of sick men.
A. g.. Bradley, the inmate of the Sol
diers' Home at Santa Monica, Cal, who
shot Gov. Smith, a few weeks ago, being
arraigned in the superior court, plead
ed not guilty of assault with intent tc
kin. His trial on the charge was de
ferred until December g Gov. Smitl
has recovered from the wounds.
The cruiser Philadelphia has beer
ordered to- Samoa and will leave SAL
Francisco within few days. Th
Yorktown will probably follow her. |
is feared that the forthcoming election
of new king may result in a revolu
ton, ard it is desirable to have wa
vessels there to protect American in