Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-09-22
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addition to other political addresses,
las agreed to make one at Columb bus,
J.. October Is.
The secretary of the treasury has re- '
,eived from Topeka, Kan, letter
signed "a Citizen" enclosing con.
science ontribution of $500.
The French steamer La Georges
croise arrived at Santiago Tuesday
morning from San Domingo City with
l5O refugees and sailed Tuesday after
noon with 80 passengers for Neuvitas.
A. De Lalande the consul for France
1T San Francisco, has been transferred
to Naples, and A D. Trebriand.
French consul at Cardiff, Wales, will
replace NJ. Lalande at San Francisco.
The police authorities of Berlin have
prohibited the holding of five project
I'd socialist meetings in Hamburg,
called for the purpose of discussing
Emperor Williams speech regarding
the mprisoning of the provokers OF
strikes.
Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, has ac-
cepted an invitation to attend the
christening ceremonies of the battle
ship Illinois at Newport News Octo-
Der 4. A party OF aldermen and city
officials will accompany the mayor on
the trip.
Count Stolburg-Wernige igerode, cav
airy captain, has been arrested on ac'
count of the death of Sergt. Schein-
hardt from the effects of sword cut
behind the ear inflicted by the count
for impertinence during the recent
maneuevers in Aisace.
As far as new discoveries went the ex-
pedition sent out by the University of
Pennsylvania to study Northern Alaska
from a scientific standpoint has been
q failure. The three men of the party,
in charge of E. A. Mcllhenny, return
ed to Seattle on the Excelsior.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles will, in few
days, receive from the chief bankers
in New York and prominent CONNER
cial men an invitation to banquet in
his honor, which, should he accept,
will be held in New York next month,
the date to be set by Gen. Miles
The retirement of Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, the British ambassador, from the
active diplomatic service, would have
occurred Wednesday had not the for
.ign Office, as already announced, ex-
tended his term of service until next
April, in recognition of his long and
capable service.
The new torpedo boat destroyer,
Farragut, has almost demonstrated
that she can make the speed of SO
knots an hour required by the govern
ment She has made one mile in one
minute and fifty-nine and quarter
seconds, and several miles in frac.
tion over two minutes
A cable message from DR.. Krentz OF
the European Union of Astronomers,
announces the discovery by Seraphin,
of Pulkowa, of a star-like condensa-
tion in the center of the nebula Of
Andromcda If this indicates a change
n the condition of the well known oo-
ject, the discovery will be of import.
ance.
/ The British war ships Renown, In
iefatigable and Albert, belonging to
the North American Atlantic squad
ron, arrived at Que bee Tuesday. They
of the Champlain monument Wedres-
day. The United States cruiser Mar
blehead is now few miles down the
river.
| Premier Winter, of New Foundland,
started Monday night to rejoin the
Quebec conference. The commercial
interests of the colony urge him to re-
tain absolute control of the bait sup
| ply unless the Americans make gener.
Gus concessions in the shape of the
free admission of their fish to the
: United States markets.
! The Pittsburgh National League
club has secured the pick of the Kan
sas City Blues, the seasons champions
Of the Western league. Manager Man
ming announces the sale of four OF hi:
best men to the Pirates. They are
pitchers Al Pardee and Dale Gear
Centerfelder James Slagle and Third
Baseman James Williams Mr.. Man
ming declines to state, the purchas,