Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIEs.


was ordered to put to sea. Destination
not known.
Lloyds' agent at Martinique confirms
the earlier advices to the effect that
the Spanish feet is at Fort de France.
Thursdays statement of the condi-
ton of the treasury shows; Available
cash balance, saO9, 9s1, o9e; gold reserve,
SlT9, 9,oT6, SAL
A large white steamship is stranded
off Carolina beach, IL miles below Will
mington, N. c., said to be flying the
Spanish flag.
The second Spanish fleet is still at
Cadiz and, it is reported, will escort a
strong military expedition to the Phil
ippine islands
The transport steamer Gussie landed
an American expedition at Cabanas
Thursday after live.y engagement
with the Spaniards.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Funchal, capital of Madeira, says that
four torpedo boats arrived at Las
Palmas last Saturday
1t is asserted in London that the
Russian government has purchased the
celebrated Irish bred race horse Galtee
More for e25. 900 (S125, ,000).
While the navy department will not
officially admit the fact, strong init.
nation is made that the Cape Verde
fleet is west of Martinique.
The Thirteenth regiment of Mime
sofa volunteers have been ordered to
proceed to San Francisco to join the
| ..vreI1tinu m tho Dbilinnines
special dispatch to London from
Havana says 900 Spaniards have been
killed in fight with insurgents. The
location of the battle is not given.
The London Evening News published
dispatch Friday from st. Thomas
saying San Juan de Porto Rico sur
rendered at o'clock Thursday even
ing.
special dispatch from Madrid say:
urgent instructions We're sent to the
commander of the Cape Verde squad
ron when the bombardment of Sar
Juan de Porto Rico became known.
War department plans for the imme
diate invasion of Cuba have been ma
terially changed by the news of the
presence of the Spanish fleet in Wes
Indian waters. 1t will delay the move
ment for time.
The orders directing Gen. Miles and
his staff to proceed to Tampa, Fla.
Thursday night, were again suspended
| Thursday and the time of departure i:
still;uneertain. explanation of the
change is given. =.
1t was reported at an early hour Fri
day morning that the duke of Veragu;
will succeed Senor Moret as minister
for the colonies, instead of assumiu.
the portfolio of public works in sue
cesson to Count Xiquena
There are %, 900 Spanish soldiers il
the military in Manila and at leas
1000 volunteers enrolled. Scores o
merchant steamers are imprisoned OF
the River Passage which is blocked a
the mouth by a suuken steamer.
The Madrid correspondent of thu
London Daily Mail telegraphing lat,
Thursday night says: Adm Bermej
admitted Thursday night that the Cap
Verde squadron is at Fort De France
on the west coast of Martinique, Frencl
West Indies.
The Swiss government announce
that it will prevent the bands of Ital
ians now marching through Switzer
land with avowed revolutionary inten
tions, from crossing the frontier int,
Italy. Orders have been sent to thi
effect to the frontier authorities.
-Four of the men killed on the Win:
low were laid to rest in the city GENE
terry at Key West at sunset Thursday
They were buried in the shallow lin
rocks, side by side with the graves c
the victims of the Maine. The body c
Ensign Bagley will be sent home 70
interment
The house committee on foreign a.
fairs by vote of 10 to agreed on tn
Newlands resolution for the immediat
annexation of the Hawaiian islands
An order was adopted limiting tn
time within which the views of tn
majority and minority are to be sui
: mitted to the house next Tuesday.
The senate committee on financ
Thursday concluded ;its considerable
of the war revenue bill after tw
) weeks sitting and Senator Allison r
ported it to the senate at 4 o'clocl
) The bill shows that all the provision
, in the house bill for the issuance
! bonds and certificates of indebtedne
! were stricken out.