Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-02-14
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| Telegraph.
| Extra cars have been q Id I'd to all the
Pacific coast trains for the Alaska
tush.
Osman Pasha, uncle of the llhedive,
5 dead. His death was due to apo
3loxy.
The torpedoboat Cushing sailed from
Key West for Havana Tuesday even
| ing. Adm. S.card, who was given
leave of absence several days ago, will
resume command Saturday of the
Geet.
'fecent orders from Brazil to the
United States for 90 locomotives are
regarded by the press of Rio Janeiro
rs a sign of renewal of the CONNER
cial relations between the two govern
mentS.
The board of control of the Joint
Traffic association met in New York
Friday and adopted Il resolution con-
tinuing the west-bound rail and lake
rates of 81 cents on first-class freight
to Chicago for one year.
At Council Bluffs Ia, Ida j. Seipel
was fatally shot by her divorced hus-
band. Michael Seipel, who afterward
committed suicide. Mrs. Seipel was
shot three times and there is little
chance for her recovery.
Quartz gold has been found in the
Pcmbina mountains, near the interna-
tional boundary, in Southern Manito-
ba. A farmer named Pollard arrived
Saturday at Winnipeg with very
rich specimen of free milling ore.
The state board of arbitration has
rendered it's decision on the question
| in dispute between the miners and OPP
orators of the Northern Colorado dis
trict. The board found in favor of the
striking miners in every particular.
According to an official dispatch re-
ceived by Laza Arriaga, the Guatemal-
an minister at II o'clock Friday night,
there is no foundation for the report
published that revolution broke out
Thursday in Guatemala city. Order
has not been disturbed and peace pre-
walls all over the country.
Advices from the New York Herald's
correspondent in Rio Janeiro state
that there is some reason to believe
that representatives of the states of
Rio Grande do Sui, Panama, Santa
Cathrina and Minas Geraes will soon
meet and proclaim their separation
from Brazil and establish an independ-
ent republic.
United States Minister Woodford
gave banquet Friday evening to the
diplomatic corps. Senor Gullon, the
foreign minister, and Senior Moret, the
colonial minister, were present. Sc
nor Gullon, questioned by newspaper
men on the subject, said that Senor
Dupuy De Lome's successor would soon
be nominated.
"Parson' Davies has gone east to in
terest other managers in a scheme of
forming a prize fighters trust. He
will consult Tom O'Rourke, William A.
Brady, James A. Kennedy and others,
and says he can convince them that
trust would be beneficial not only to
them and the fighters, but also to the
public at large.
John Jacob Astor has abandoned his
projected winter cruise in the Med
iterranean, and with party of capital
lists will visit the republic of Hon
duras. The start will be made on
Tuesday, when the Nourmahal will
sail from Bay Ridge to Jacksonville,
Fla. Mr.. Astor and party will go
aboard the yacht after short stay in
Florida.
Representative James Hamilton
Lewis (Wash.) left Friday night for
Ottawa to endeavor to induce the Ca
madam authorities to send in to the
klondike mining region an official au-
thorized to issue miners licenses. At
present it is necessary for American
miners who desire to work in Canadian
territory to go to Victoria, B. c., to OBJ
tain their licenses.
The constitutional convention at
New Orleans Friday decided to arrange
for daily prayer. Notice was given
of an ordinance for the pensioning Of
needy confederate veterans and the
maintenance of public roads. Several
more suffrage measures were filed.
There is disposition in several Of tho
measures to give women property
holders voice in taxation issues.
The steamer Utopia, which has ar
rived from Skaguay and Dyea, reports
that vigilance committee Is being
formed at Skaguay, and 1t is the in
tention of the committee to drive out
of town the horde of toughs and bunco
men. "Hold-ups" and petty larceny are
being daily reported, and it is moro
than probable that lynchings will oc-
cur unless the authorities act promptly.
The third of the card receptions at
the white house Friday night which
was given especially to the army and
navy was attended by over 1000 peo.
pie. The decorations of the mansion
were as usual, except that there was
a profuse display of the stars and
stripes, the wall spaces being draped
in many places and several electric de
: signs in red, white and blue, adding tc