Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-06-20
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The Marquis al Rudini placed the
re sipnations Of the ISalian ministry in
the nauds of ,he king Sasnrday.
The steamer Del Norte has been
chartered by the government to trans
port reindeer from Siberia to Alaska.
The Cadiz feet, which was sighted
off Ceusa Thursday evening, passed
Gibraltar Friday going eastward. 1t
consists of two battleships, four auxil'
iarv cruisers and our torpedo boat de-
stroyers. ... ,,f.Jg. .g.
The house committee on naval af.
fairs has agreed, 20 report favorably to
the house bill authorizing the prssi-
dent to appoint i've more cadets at
large this year to the naval academy
at Annapolis.
The Hong Kong correspondent OF
the London Times says: According to
Manila advice, dated June Is, aud
brought here by a., NJ. S. Linnet, the
re bells have captured the family OF
Capt Gen. Augusti
At Moline, Kan, Mrs. John p Saw
yer was shot and killed By her hus'
band, who mistook her for i burglar
Mrs. Sawyer had arisen and stepped
onto the roar porch Sawyer, who is
prominent, may lose his mind.
Senator Hale has introduced a bill
authorizing tie granting Of American
registry to prize vessels captured in
war which may be forfeited or ordered
sold by the prize court and purchased
by citizens OF the Cnited States
Official changes at Pekin, says a dis
patch to the London Daily Mail from
Tien-Tsin, foreshadow the return OF
Lii Hung Chang to power. His infu-
ence is predominant in the Tsung-li-
Yamen, and he is strongly biased in
favor of the Russians
1t is learned from q reliable source
that the attempt at revolution" at
port-au-Prince was completely quelled
Thursday night Two OF the so-called
revolutionists were shot Advices
from Santo Domingo report that quiet
has been restored there.
Fred Dupree, OF Pierre, S. D., Il prom
inent character in this part of Dakota
for the past 80 years and one of the
heaviest cattle and horse owners on
the Sioux range, is dead. Mr.. Dupree
was the owner of one of the few herds
Of buffalo left in the northwest.
Representative Underwood, of Ala.
bama, in whose district belongs Assist
ant Naval Con instructor Hobsou, has ~.
troduced joint resolution rendering
the thanks of congress to Hobson and
authorizing his transfer from the con-
struction corps to the line of the navy,
with the rank of lieutenant COM
mander.
There are a number of rumors in
circulation in Madrid as to the destin a.
tion of Adm. Canara's. heet, one has
it that the Spanish war ships are now
heading for Boston, Nass... with the
intention of bombar1iny New Eng
land towns, and another report sets
forth that the Spanish reserve feet is
going to the Philippine Islands.
Senator Carter has introduced a bill
to increase the force of the ordnance
department of the army 1t rovides
for a chief with the rank of brigadier-
general, four colonels, eight lieu ten
ant colonels, 10 majors, % captains. Is
first leutenants The bill also pro-
vides for the assignment of these Off
GERS to different army corps during
war.
A dispatch from Marzanillo, prov
ince OF Santiago, de Cuba, received
at Kingston, Jamaica, Friday. an
nou noes the arrival there of the Span.
ish steamer Purisima Conception,
which sailed from Kingston, about 3
o'clock Thursday morning with food
supplies for the Spanish troops and
carrying, it Is understood, 500, ,Ooo
gold. at ..,r
Assistant Surgeon Daniel H. Morgan,
attached to the cruiser Cincinnati,
which has just arrived at Norfolk from
a cruise in the West Indies, has been
ordered before a general court-marttal
for trial on char res Of culpa BILE ineM,
cheney in the performance Of duty and
disrespectful language and dsportment
to his superior officer while in the ex'
ercise of his Office.
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