Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-03
CONDENSED NEWS
Eathered From All Parts of the Country
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Gathered From All Parts of the Country
Hy Telegraph.
Retired Chief Engineer VIM. H.
rutherford of the u. S. navy, died in
harrisburg, Pa. Tuesday.
Tuesdays statement of the condi-
lion of the treasury shows: Available
.ash balance S2e5, ,564, ,2oS; gold reserve,
slG7. .6-3, Isl.
quiet and the tone is little easier.
Dealers regard the outlook as strong,
and there is no attempt to force prices
The steamer Tacoma has arrived
from China and Japan. She brought
across the Pacific 50 Chinese, 45 Japan
,se, five Europeans and 1000 tons Of
freight.
A new issue of counterfeit So treas
ury note discovered by the secret SER
vice some time ago has made its ap-
pearance. This note bears check let
ter and plate number 2S.
The death of NJ. Dudley Bean, in New
York, was announced Tuesday. Mr..
Bean was best known as one of the
founders of the American Geographical
society. Mr.. Bean was born in Cam
dia, n. Ii.
Tie condition of the crown princess
Ster hanie. grows worse. She is suffer-
ing from inflammation of the lungs, a
result OF an attack of influenza, and it
is spreading to an extent which makes
her condition critical.
Thomas G. Bennett, president of the
| Winchester Repeating Arms Co., de-
nies the truth of published report
that his company has suspended the
manufacture of sporting guns in order
to fill a government order.
The secretary of the treasury has
| received through the British ambassa-
dor information that the Canadian
government would hereafter allow
American vessels to carry merchandise
from one port in Canada to another.
Resolutions have been adopted by a
mass meeting of citizens, held in the
county courthouse at Phoenix, Ariz.,
instructing Arizona's delegate in con-
gress to place the territory on record
as demanding the Independence of
Cuba.
Mrs Jack Dempsey, aged SO years,
widow of the deceased prize fighter,
died at her home in Portland, Ore, of
consumption. Her physicians state
that she contracted the disease from
her husband while nursing him in his
last illness. ..
The accomplices of Karditza, a Mace
donian workman named Georgii, has
been arrested. Karditza and Georgii,
on Saturday last, attempted 10 assas-
sinate King George of Greece, by
shooting him while he was out driving
with his daughter, Princess Marie.
According to special dispatch from
Buenos Ayres the Chilian government
has offered 9l5,OOO for the Argen tine
steamer Britannia, Capt. Arsteg, now
lying at Buenos Ayres, with the view
of using her as an armed transport in
the event of trouble with Argentina
Boswell Miller, president of the Mil
waukee & ST. Paul road, stated Tues
day that it had been de cided to equip
the Chicago & Evanston division of
the road with an electric trolley sys-
tenn. This branch of the system is de-
voted exclusively to suburban service.
! Reports of the recent battle at Hol-
guin, province of Santiago de Cuba,
have been received in New York. In
stead of the battle being Spanish
victory, as reported from Havana, it
was disastrous defeat, followed by a
retreat on the part of the Spanish
forces.
Lieut.. Commander Charles Hender-
son Craven, U. S. N, (retired) died in
Washington Tuesday, aged 55 years.
He was the eldest son of the late RI.
Adm. Thomas T. Craven, and was born
at Fort Preble, Me-, he was graduated
from the navy academy in 1860 and
rendered efficient service in the late
war
Twenty carloads of exhibits con-
signed to the United States govern.
ment commissioners of the Transmits.
sissippi exposition have reached. Omaha
from Washington and from Nashville.
Fully so car loads of exhibits now lie
on the side tracks and in storage ware.
houses. The main buildings are nearly
ready to receive them.
Capt. G. E. d. Dimond, of San Fran.
cisco, who will be lO2 years old on May
l, is about to start on pedestrian trip
to New York. He helped to build the
Erie canal and was formerly United
States quartermaster at st. Louis.
He has never married because his in.
tended bride died in his arms at ball
given in honor of President Polk.
Death of Prof. Rogers.