Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-04
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

Nihidth, accompanied py tue eHi-
press, arrived at the new palace at
Potsdam, at IL o'clock Tuesday even.
ing.
1t is reported in Madrid that two
Spanish steamers forced the blockade
in Cuban waters and were attacked by
the Americans.
Camp Alger. Va, is to be abandoned
by the war department and the 20, 900
men there are to be removed to
more healthful locality near Manassas,
Va
The Canadian department of marine
received Tuesday night from Washing
ton check for S475,Ooo, which is the
amount of the award to the Canadian
sealers in the Behring sea.
The quartermaster's department
within the next week will have half
dozen transports at Newport News to
carry Gen. Grants brigade to rein
force Gen. Miles in Porto Rico.
The board of trade of California has
adopted resolution asking President
Mckinley to appoint citizen of the
Pacific coast on the peace commission
which is to decide the future position
of the Philippines.
The Dominion government received
cable Tuesday stating that Lieut.
Col. Hutton had been selected as the
head Of the Canadian militia in place
of Maj Gen. Ga;coigne. He will
doubtless be acceptable to the cabinet.
The largest whaleback ever built,
the steamer Alexander Nc Dougall, has
left the slip at the Barge works at
West superior, Wis, and gone to the
Missabe ore docks to load with 1000
tons of ore FOR her maiden trip down
the great lakes.
1t is reported that Mr.. George n.
Curson, the parliamentary secretary
for the foreign office, has accepted the
Office OF vicerov OF India, in succession
to the earl of Elg.n. Mr.. Curzon mar
ried Miss Mary Letter, daughter of
Mr.. L. z. Letter, OF Chicaro.
In train wreck on the Santa Fe
near Holbrook, Ariz., Tuesday Ray
Gooding, of kinglnan, was killed and.
10 others were injured, one of whom
will die. The disaster was caused by
broken rail. Four cars went over,
two Pullman and one chair car and a
coach.
A terrible fire broke out Tuesday in
the reservoirs of the Dunki rk (France)
petroleum factory. There We're three
explosions, by which one person was
killed and three were seriously
INJURED. The fire is still raging fierce
ly and many buildings are threatened
with destruction.
| The chamber of commerce of San
Francisco has received letter from
Adm Dewey thanking it for resolu-
tions adopted in his honor and ex-
pressing his pleasure that his work in
the far east has contri buted to the
material welfare of San Francisco and
the west coast of the United States.
The first Spanish flag captured at
Santiago will soon be placed in the
war department exhibit at the Omaha
exposition. Assistant Secretary of
War Meiklejohn, after consultation
with Secretary Alger Tuesday alter
noon ordered to be packed and shipped
to Omaha the first Spanish flag cap
tured at Santiago.
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Adjt. Gen. Corbin, at the direction
of the secretary of war, issued an order
granting sick and wounded soldiers at
hos pitfalls when able to travel, one
months furlough and transportation
to go to their homes. This order has
been sent to the commanding officers
at the general hospitals, headquarters
of army corps and military depart
ments
The steamer Doric, from the Orient,
has brought S2so.0i4 in gold from
Hong Kong for san Fran cisco banks.
Among her passengers were several
Japanese naval officers who have come
to take charge of the cruisers Chitose
and Kasaci. The former was recently
launched at the Union iron works. Tho
Kasagi has just been completed by the
Cramps.
The Manila correspondent of the
Hong Kong Press says: Adm. Dewey
does not confne his labors to the
Olympia. He goes to Cavite almost ev'
cry day. By his order and by the
speed and excellence of its execution
the navy yard, arsenal forts and bar
RACKS have been converted in a won
derfully short time from confusion
and chaos to neatness and system.