Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-06-22
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,elieved to have been taken up to
santiago.
Premier Sagasta says nothing has
,een decided regarding the exchange
II the Merrimac prisoners.
The war department has received
iispatch stating that the Cadiz feet
aas returned 70 Spanish port
The Red Cross society's steamer
State of Texas, with Miss Clara Barton
IN board sailed from Key West Mon.
lay afternoon.
Two new cases of yellow fever have
broken out at McHenry, Miss, the
Iuarantined town and were reported
20 Surgeon General Wyman of the hos
oital service Monday,
The steamers Bowden, Jamacia and
Brookline arrived at Kingston Mon
lay and report having passed in the
Windward Passage Sunday night. "a
American vessels headed southwark.
The conferees on the sundry civil
appropriation bill have agreed to a
provision for the Paris exposition. 1t
S in practically the terms of the
original senate amendment but limits
the cost to 100000.
Advices received in Washington by
way OF Marseilles, France, confirms
The first reports that the Spanish fleet
lad returned to Cadiz The dispatch
states that the Vittoria was injured
and was towed into port.
Thomas c. Noxon, senior member of
The firm of Noxon & Thomas, artists,
st. Louis, well known all over the
country as painters of theater scenes,
S dead from nephritis. He has been
resident of that city for 80 years.
Gov. Sadler, of Nevada, has been
called upon for one battalion of in
fantry consisting of four companies of
l06 men each. c. A. Bennett of San
Diego, Cal, has been directed to make
arrangem nts for the organization of
recruits
1t is stated on the authority of B. L.
Muir, merchant of San Diego, Cal,
that the proposed line of steamers to
be operated between San Diego and
Japan will be conducted by a corpora
ton known as the California 6 ORR
entail Co.
Representative Davenport, of Penn
sylvania, has in troduced bill grant
ing pension of 500 per month to
Harriet V. Gridley, widow of the late
Capt Charles " Gridley, who com
manded the flagship Olympia in the
battle at Manila.
Gov. Leedy has announced that the
two battalions allotted to Kansas un-
der the second call for volunteers will
be recruited from the colored popula-
tion. The governor has been urged to
officer both battalions with Negroes,
but has not yet decided as to this
point
At Mare Island navy yard, Cal, the
work on the cruiser Philadelphia ia
nearly completed. The ships main
battery of six-inch rifles have been
swung aboard and set in position.
The ship has been painted in war
color. She will be taken out of the
dock the first of next week.
The house Monday passed the gen.
eral deficiency bill, carrying s224, ,Ooo,-
0OO The bill occasioned little debate
and it passed practically as reported
to the house from the committee on
appropriations The remainder of the
day was given to District of Colum bia
business. At 5:S7 the house adjourned.
Lieut. Hobson, the hero of the Mer-
rimac, will be transferred from the
construction corps to the line of the
navy and raised to the grade OF lieu
tenant commander probably this
week. This action was definitely de-
cided by the administration Monday,
and Legislation empowering this &C.
tioa will be pressed in both houses.