Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-06-14
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

san Francisco passed through Denver,
coL, Monday
A dispatch to the London Daily Mail
from Negasaki, Japan, says: II have
trustworthy information that Ger
many is determined to preventa bonn
bardment of Manila"
In response to an inquiry Gen. Lin
ares, of the Spanish army at San tiago,
"a bled the following reply: "Hobson
and the other seven prisoners are we'll
and are in receipt of all cablegrams
sent them"
Among the passeng ers who arrived
at New York Sunday on La Bretagne
from Havre were Mrs. Stewart L.
Woodford and Miss Woodford, wife
and daughter of Gen. Woodford, former
am bassador to Madrid.
Senor Romero Giron, the Spanish
minister of colonies, according to
special dispatch from Madrid, in the
course of u recent interview expressed
the opinion that nothing short of
biii oSAO Soh So'S
| An imperial edict has been issued
providing for the establishment of the
University of Pekin on European
methods. The dignitaries have been
, commanded to confer Immediately for
the carrying out OF the scheme.
Rr. Adm. Ssmpsons acquisition of
! base for coaling and supplies at
, Guantanamo is universally recognized
as practically sealing the fate of Santi
ago, although it is believed that the
Spanish troops will show good fight
before the city is captured.
The Capetown correspondent of the
London Daily Mail says: War be-
| tween the Transvaal and Swazi land
may break out at any moment. The
Swaizi king has 10000 warriors, well
armed and drilled, and there is much
anxiety in the Transvaal"
The United States cruiser San Fran
cisco ran ashore during dense fog
Monday morning at a point about a
half mile west of High Head Life Saw
ing station. The cruiser lies in an
easy position, and it is thought she
will float without injury at high water.
1t may be stated with positiveness
that the war department has no pres.
ent intention OF sending any more
troops to San Francisco for the Philip
pines expedition than have already
been ordered there, says the Washing
ton correspondent of the New York
Times.
Brig. Gen. n. &. Otis Monday as
sumed command of the Fourth brigade
of the Manila expeditionary forces.
An officer on his staff states that the
first and second expeditions will be
held at Honolulu to await the third
SO that all may reach Manila to-
gether.
Reports are again rife that the queen
regent wishes to s;lift the regency to
the lnfanta Isabella and to let her ac-
cept the American conditions. 1t is
expected that Russia will protest
against an open alliance of Adm. Dew
ey as belligerent with Aguinaldo,
the insurgent chief.
Now that the San tiago oexpeditioaary
force under Gen. Shafter is on its way
to cooperate with Adm Sampson in
the reduction of that city and the cap
ture of the Spanish ships in its harbor,
the energies of the war department
are expected to be directed toward
preparations for the invasion of Porto
Rico.
The gunboat Peoria, formerly the
pllotboat Philadelphia, sailed from the
League Island navy yard, probably to
join Adm SIMPSONS fleet in Cuban
waters, at 1850 Sunday. 1t was ex.
pected that the gunboat Dorothea
would accompany the Peoria south.
but her departure was delayed by rea-
son of the failure of sailing orders
from Washington.
The Niger boundary dispute. in
which English papers and politicians
have seen a war cloud, is practically
settled. A convention covering all
disputes is ready for signature. France
gets two commercial depots on the
Lower Niger for outlets for French
trade with Upper Dahomey, while
Great Britsin's gains consist of terri.
tory on the gold coast
Working on the Line.
SPRINGFIELD, O., June 1.-THE Day.
ton council passed the franchise Of the
Dayton, Springfield & Urbana Rail.
way Co. Friday night, and in conse.
quence work on the line from Spring,
field and Dayton will be commenced
this week. Several hundred men will
be put to work. The line to the Ohio
Masonic home and Aberdeen will be
completed in 50 days.