Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-04-22
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Ton Carlos, the Spanish pretender.
arrived at Brussels Wednesday night
1t is said in official circles in Madrid
the location of the first naval battle
will be a veritable surprise.
It's officially announced that the
United States won't resort to pri.
watering in case of Spanish war.
Don Carlos says that when the first
gun is fred he will give proof that
II am patriot before being pre-
tender"
At Boston Thomas Bran was found
guilty of murder without capital pun
ishment in the barkentine Herbert
Fuller case.
The British Cruiser Pallas sailed
from Island of Bermuda Wednesday TN
der sealed orders, going in south
westerly direction.
A dispatch published in London
Thursday afternoon says: The Span
ish fleet was still at the Cape Verde
islands at noon Thursday.
The statement that the United States
treasury will issue war loan through
the postoffices is exercising good ef-
feet on the London stock market.
The London Telegraph declares We'd
nesday morning that the United States
government has purchased the Umbria
and the Etruria of the Cunard line.
There is no truth in the reports that
the Cunard line steamers Umbria and
Etruria have been sold. There have
been no negotiations on the subject
According to special dispatch from
Madrid Senior Sagasta, the premier, on
being asked the opinion of the cabinet
as to the outlook, replied: WAR warl
war!'
The ministerial organ, Ell Correa,
says Wednesday night: when the
ultimatum is delivered Spain will
worthily reply, stoutly defending her
honor"
A soldier named Wheeler, of Com
rany X, Sixth cavalry, U. S. A., en-
route from Fort Riley, Kas., fell from
Missouri Pacific train at Knobnostock,
Mo, and was killed
Inquiries respecting the fortifca-
tions at the Canaries confirm Sir John
Colomb's statement to the New York
World that they have been reconstruct
ed and re-armed on modern lines.
The officials of the foreign Office at
Berlin confirm the report that the
Spanish government has asked Ger
many to sell ordnance and army sup
plies. They add that the request has
been refused.
Gen. Charles Fitzsimmons, of Chica-
Tanner brigadier general of the First
brigade Illinois national guards, to
succeed H. A. Wheeler, who was re.
moved by Gov. Tanner.
United States Minister Woodford has
received President McKinley's ultima
tum and will present it to the Spanish
Thursday. The Spanish |
employees at the legation will pass the |
night at Minister Woodford's resi-
dence
When the train bearing the United
States troops en- route to Chickamauga |
arrived at the depot in Los Angeles,
Cal, they were greeted by fully 5000
men, women and children, who ex-
nausted themselves in cheering the soil |
iier boys.
A special to the Wichita (Kan.) Bea-
ION from Rush Springs, says: Rumors
If an Indian uprising near Fort Sill |
oy Geronimo and his Apache band,
,aused the return OF one troop of cav
llry which had reached Rush Springs |
IN its way to New Orleans.
A special dispatch from Corunna,
spain, says the United States consul |
here has received orders to leave |
Jorunna and has handed the archives
If the American consulate to the Brit |
sh consul, The American consul at |
Corunna is Mr.. Julio Harmony and the |
vice consul is Mr.. r. Molina
Austin Leftwich, 1s years of age, and |
Maria Leftwich, aged IA, children OF |
.he late Gus Leftwich, editor of the |
iallatin (Mo.) Democrat, have been arr
'ested here under grand jury indict-
nents which charge them with the |
murder of their father. The child rem
we're released under bonds of $4,000
each.
VIII Recruit q Regiment.