Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-06-30
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

Tuesdays statement of the treasury
shows available cash balance, Sls4, 1Ss,-
s44; gold reserve, sle5, ,72s,ess.
The o'Higgins has not been sold to
Spain, and positive information has
reached Washington that Chilli will
not sell the skip to any governments
Harold Leach, well known journal
ist, committed suicide by taking fusel
oil His body was found in his room
on Mission street, San Francisco. his
parents reside at Scranton, Pa.
The tug Nimrod, with three covered
barges, left Mobile, Ala, Tuesday af-
ternoon for Santiago. 1t is said that
until the barges reach Santiago the
landing of siege guns can not be eff
fected.
The father of Hamilton Fish, jr., the
young New York millionaire killed
last week in the ambuscade near
Jaragua, has arranged with the war
department for immediate removal of
the body to Tampa.
Hundreds of people in Manila are
using every effort to leave and are Of
fering $500 and $500 for portation
out. As the time draws near for the
arrival of the American soldiers they
are becoming more restless
A dispatch received at Buenos Ayres
from Montevideo, Uruguay, says the
authorities there, on the request Of
the Spanish government, have sent to
Cuba a quantity of sanarelli serum to
be used in com mbatting yellow fever.
The Olympia theater, New York,
was sold under foreclosure to the New
York Life Insurance Co. for $685. 900.
The purchasers assume three mort
cages amounting to $4,000 and inter-
est, bringing the total price to S967,-
400.
Inform alton has been received at
Kingston from Manzanillo to the eff
feet that five battalians of Spanish
troops which left that city several
days ago to reinfore Gen. Linares, re-
turned 10 that city two days after
their departure.
The North German Lloyd steamer
Fulda, Capt. Petermann. from New
York on June is for Naples and Genoa,
arrived at Gibraltar Tuesday and re-
ported that during the voyage pas
senger named H. Pigret died of phthisis
and was buried at sea.
iS hIer1,
thority that at most 90, 900 Spanish SOL
diers have arrived at Santiago de Cuba
since the American advance began and
it is added that Gen. Pando may be
able to effect a junction with Gen.
Linares at Santiago de Cuba.
Aguinaldo. the insurgent leader. it
is announced from Manila officially,
has called upon Capt Gen. Augusti to
ing he was resolved to maint tain the
sovereignty of Spain and the honor of
the flag to the last extremity"
Capt Gen August cables from Ma
Mia under date of June % that he
continues to maintain his position,
though the enemy is increasing in
numbers while torrential rains are in
undating the entrenchments and de-
sertions of native soldiers are increas-
ing.
According to an announce ment
printed Wednesday morning the queen
regent intends to Immediately sign
decree providing for the formation at
Cadiz of an auxiliary cruiser division.
consisting of the Alfonso Kill, Joa-
quin del Pelago, Ciudad de Cadiz and
Meteoro.
What undoubtedly is the fines., hos
pital ship in the world will steam out
of New York harbor next Thursday
and proceed to Santiago de Cuba
She is the Relief, the pride of the war
department The Solace, Uncle Sans
other hospital ship, belongs to the
navy department and is on duty in
Cuban waters.
The Northern Pacific liner Columbia
has arrived at Port Townsend, Wash,
four days from Koba, japan, with a
large cargo of tea From the time she
sailed all possible speed was made in
order to reach the United States be-
fore the duty of ten cents per pound
of tea went into effect. 1t is esti-
mated that the duty on her cargo will