Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-02-04
CONDENSED NEWS
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The controller of the currencv has
appointed Thos. Kelly receiver of the
National Bank of Paola, Kan.
Secretary Alger's family are now
confident that he will be able to leave
Washington within few days, as he
continues to gain slowly.
| c. c. Smith, the colored boxer of
Buffalo, n. Y, and Peter Maher have
been matched to box 30 rounds at
Sanger hail. Philadelphia, February 15.
The British steamer Brator, Capt.
! Cartmer, from Shields, January 81, for
New Orleans, has been towed into
Coruna, Spain, with her propeller
gone.
A terrible storm has swept tho coast
of Norway during tho last few days.
There have been several shipping dis
asters and it is feared many lives have
been lost.
A railroad smash occurred on tho
Boston & Maine railroad at Winter
Hill, Mass, early Thursday morning.
Twelve persons are reported injured,
one of whom may die.
Emile Zola and the Aurore have re-
quested the ministry of justice to SUBJ
poena Gen. Billot, minister of war, as
witness for the defense in the COM
ing prosecution of NJ. Zola.
Two Gloucester schooners went
ashore in Plymouth bay Tuesday. The
Geo. A. Upton went on Rice's Rocks,
and the David A. Osier on Dicks
Flats. The crews were saved.
At the carnival on Saranac Lake, n.
y, Wednesday afternoon, II. f. Null
| larky, of Pittsburgh, beat the worlds
record of S0% inches for jumping back
ward on skates, making jump of 314
inches.
At Fall River, Mass, the cloth mar
ket continues active and sales of 3d.
600 to 10000 pieces have been disposed
of within day or two for deliveries
extending into April The storm has
interferred with business to a great
extent.
Some of the London afternoon news
papers Thursday refer to the absence
of the Russian and German ambassa-
6ors from the marquis of Salisbury's
regular Wednesday reception of the
| diplomatic corps as being disquicting
portent.
A number of senators and members
of the house are arranging to go to
Michigan later this month to attend
the Lincoln banquet at Grand Rapids
on the the 12th and the Michigan club
banquet at Detroit on Washington's
birthday.
Reports say the rebel forces under
Gen. Garcia inflicted severe blow on
the Spanish under Gen. Linares and
Gen. Luque, killing several officers, in
cluding the son of Gen. Luque Off
cial reports say that IS were killed or
wounded.
Sixteen men belonging in Trinity
Bay. were driven off in the ice Tues
day while seal hunting. 1t is feared
they have perished. The boats that
were out seeking them Wednesday re-
turned at night fall without having
got sight of them.
Gentry Hicks and Keks, jr., sold to
James and T. A. Parkingson, of Wag-
goner, /. r., 5000 head of two, three
and four-year-old steers to be delivered
April /, 1898. The deal amounts to
$3.50 which is the largest trade ever
made by local dealers in the Indian
territory.
A special to the Detroit journal from
| lshpeming, Mich, says the advance in
wages February l at Carnegie mines
OF 1ronwood averaging ten per cent.
will be general throughout the Goge-
bic iron range, between 5000 and 1900
employees being directly affected by
/ the increase.
The Union League club, of Balti-
more, Wednesday, night formally
opened what is probably the most
commodious club house occupied by a
purely political organization in the
United States. The opening cere~
monies included several addresses, the
principal among them being that Of
Senator John NJ. Thurston, of Ne
braslia, ~ ..
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