Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-09
CONDENSED NEWS.
Items OF Interest Gathered From All Parts
of the World by telegraph.

OF the World by Telegraph.
There is no truth in the statement
that the pope has advised the queen
regent to mediate.
Five Spanish war ships are believed
to have been sighted off the French
West India islands.
The Minneapolis arrived at Fort
Monroe at p. IN. Friday and proceed
ed to Newport News.
The commissions of all of the major
generals recently appointed by the
president were signed Friday morning.
The Spanish government has decided
to prevent the exporta ion of coal,
if on investigation it appears neces-
sary.
The duke and duchess of Marlborough
dined Friday evening with the queen
at Windsor castle and remained over
night
1t is announced that the floating
debt of Spain was increased during
the month of April last by 1924, 39l
pesetas.
The son Of the late Gen. William L.
Sherman, Rev. Father Thomas Sher-
man, has been appointed chaplain of
the Fourth regiment, Missouri nation
al guard.
A special dispatch says diplomatist
at Madrid asserts that Spain will pro-.
test to the powers against the Amer
leans failure to make the Cuban block
ade effective.
At Tacoma, WASH, about 90 per
cent. of the members of the national
guard companies thus far examined by
the surgeon at Camp Rogers have failed
to pass on accouna of physical disa-
bility.
At Portland, Capt Kendall, U. 5. A,
has begun mastering into the regular
service the Oregon national guard.
About 40 per cent. of the men exam
ined were rejected by the medical eX-
| aminer.
Senor Polo Bernabe, ex-Spanish
minister to Washington, left Toronto
Friday night for Montreal accompan-
led by most of his suite. He will re-
main in that city for short time and
will then sail for Madrid.
The deaf and dumb cadets at the
state school at Fulton, Mo, the only
com pany of its kind in the world, have
offered their services to Gov, Stephens
to fight the Spanish. This company is
fully equipped and well drilled.
A special dispatch from Vienna says
the queen regent has again appealed
to Emperor Francis Joseph in favor OF
European intervention Austro-Hun.
garian foreign minister has addressed
note to the powers on the subject
Special dispatches from Paris say.
the seizure of the Lafayette intensified
a bitter feeling against the United
States Angry expressions are heard.
| The United States embassy is under
special police protection in view oi
| possible hostile demonstration.
The 81 men recruited in Washington
| Friday as cavalrymen in the troop ot
which Theodore Roosevelt is lieutenant
colonel will leave Washington at $40
| Saturday afternoon over the Balti
more &c Ohio for San Antonio. Tex.
where the regiment is to rendezvous.
AT the San Francisco navy pay Office
orders are being issued for hardware
supplies to be shipped to Manila OF
| the City of Pekirg. From the nature
Vi Iuc OrucIS, mdCHlueIJi pIdI ooLIo
nuts and screws, it is believed that tht
n avy department anticipates that con
siderable damage was done to oul
fleet in the Philippines.
Steamers from Canary islands report
American consul at Las Palmas lef
suddenly with plans of harbor. There
are $4,000 Spanish troops in Gran
Canaria alone. The authorities ar,
pushing forward the Notifications ant
making desperate attempts to raist
revenue. They are taking British
property without compensation
The representatives of China pal,
the representatives of Japan over el1,
OOo, 900, 1856, 900, OOO), at the bank o
England at noon Saturday, this being
the balance of the China-Japan war in
demnity. The japanese troops vii
forthwith commence evacuation o
Wei -Hai-Wei. The date of the Britisl
occupation of Wei-Hai-Wei is not ye
settled.