Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-02-01
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From An Parts of the Country
by Telegraph.

Gathered From An Parts of the Country
by Telegraph.
After much discussion the Central
Labor union passed a resolution op-
posing the bill pending in the New
York legislature for the opening of
the theaters in New York on Sunday.
The Canton post Office at Canton,
Mass, was broken into early Monday
morning. Blowing open the safe, the
robbers carried off over $4,000 worth
of stamps. There is no clew to the
burglars.
At Providence, r. l., the Wanskuck
weavers held meeting Sunday after
noon and decided that not a weaver of
the old force should go to work when
the Wanskuck mill was reopened Mon
day morning.
At Kenne bunkport, Me-, the Ocean
Bluff house was completely destroyed
by fire Sunday night. 1t was one of
the largest summer hotels there, and
was owned by the Kennebunkport Sea-
shore Co. Loss SIS, 900.
The orangemen of Michigan and
| Ontario, Canada, decided to hold their
annual celebration on July 12, 1898, at
| Port Huron. The mayor, III. w.
Stevens, extends an invitation to all
organi nizations of orangemen to attend.
Albert L. Sayles, a prominent WOOL
en- manufacturer of Rhode Island, is
dead at his home in Pascoag aged ~
years. He is one of the pioneers of the
woolen industry and for A years was
engaged in the business on his own
account
The final estimates of the tobacco
production in the United States in the
year 1896, made by the agricultural
department, place the total yield at
070. The area cultivated amounted to
594. 740 acres.
The crazy man who demanded SIS, 0O0,-
900 at the Colorado national bank, Dem
yer, has been identified as Charles
Heyn, sausage maker formerly en-
ployed by the Denver Packing Co.
Heyn's insanity was caused by the ex-
cessive use of liquor.
The ice blockade at st. Johns, N
F., was raised Sunday. The damaged
steamer Picton, for Newport News,
and the Parkmore for Boston, sailed.
The latter still had large quantity of
water in her hull and list of 10 de-
grees to the starboard.
At Saratoga, N. Y, the cold increased
during Saturday night. The mercury
dropped to 90 degrees below zero, and
in number of surrounding towns
averaged from 32 to 81 degrees below
The mercury did not get above zero
during Sunday, but fell rapidly Sun.
day night.
Mr.. Severe Mallet-Prevost, of New
York, a member of the firm of Curtis,
Mallet-Prevost & Colt, has been re.
tanned by the government OF Venezue-
la as junior counsel before the arbi-
tration council to determine the
boundary line between Venezuela and
British Guiana.
j. Morangua county surveyor Of
Nez Perce county, Ida, shot and in.
stantly killed d. A. Kippen, postmaster
at Kippen, Ida. Morangue fired three
shots, all of which took effect. The
trouble originated over some land the
parties had leased together. Morangue
gave himself up to the constable.
Rev. Martin Gessner, the pastor of
St. Patrick's church at Elizabeth, N.
j., who disappeared on Friday, has
not yet returned. He Is known to be
in a convent in Canada, and he un-
doubtedly left Elizabeth to avoid his
receiving pnrse containing $4,000 in
gold in honor of his twenty-ffth ami
versary as priest.
Considine, of Detroit, who has un-
dertaken to have the Corbett-Fitzsim-
mons fight pulled off for purse of
SIS, 900, held an interview with Julian
and Fitzsimmons with representatives
of the press as witnesses The latter
declared that Corbett was no longer in
Fitzsimmons class and would not DO
until he had whipped Major.
Secretary Alg.r's condition Sunday
night was reported better. His fever,
which has been decidedly higher in the
past few days, has subsidized and Sun.
day he was quite cheerful and appar-
entity stronger. He is not yet we'll
enough to be moved, SO that his de-
parture for the south is a matter of
conjecture. He will not leave for at
least week.
The Weather.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3i.-Ohio and Western
Pennsylvania a-Cold wave, temperature will
fall Is to IS degrees; westerly gales becoming
northwesterly.
Kentucky-Moderate cold wave, temporary g
will fall to below 20 degrees Tuesday mort il.
northwestcrly gales diminishing.
Illinois unc Ineiara-Tuesday fair fresh
northwesterlv winds.
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