Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-20
SHORT SPECIALS.


pe rmit the Seneca with wounded to
land at Old Point, Va, for fear of vel
low fever
The bureau of construction aud re-
pair is expending s1,25O 900 a month
upon repairs, fitting and refitting ves-
sells for the war with Spain.
The output of smokeless powder for
the navy department is steadily in
!creasing and the ordnance bureau is
receiving more than 5000 pounds daily
for the big guns.
Maj Van Wroohem, of the royal
cavalry of Germany, now in Berlin,
has written to the war department
rendering his services to the Amari-
can army in the war against Spain.
The II companies of the volunteer
signal corps have now been recruited
to their full strength. Each company
consists of IS persons, including otfi-
GERS and men, and company is to be
assigned TO each division of the army.
The president has sigued the war
tariff for Santiago and it takes effect
Tuesday. 1t adopts in general the
privileged rates now given Spain
there and makes that tariff Uniform
for all countries, including the United
States,
The Italian men-of-war Dogali and
Piemonte, arrived at Gibraltar Mon
day, the Piemonte proceeding almost
at once en- route for the Canaries. The
Spaniards have erected new batteries
armed with 6-inch guns at Ceuta and
Tarifa.
New York are that the government is
rushing the Porto Rico expedition and
the quartermaster's department is
working night and day to fill the or
ders for large amounts Of clothing and
supplies.
The Gov. Russell, Boston, Mass,
ferry boat, designed for blockade duty
off Havana, being fitted out with rap-
id-ire guns, has arrived in New York.
She will probably leave port Tuesday
carrying II detail of bluejackets to
Norfolk, Va.
The Buffalo, the cruiser bought by
the United States from Brazil, will be
repaired, fitted out with guns and
sent into the war. She has been Or
dered to New York Commander
Hemphill, who will command the Buf.
falo, will be in charge of the work Of
fitting her for service.
Santiago de Cuba under the Amer
lean flag means the immediate resump-
ton and large increase in the future
of the iron and steel trade with that
section of the island, says the Balti-
more correspondent OF the Tribune.
The stock of the Juragua and the Pom
cepo mining companies is largely held
in Baltimore.
The movements of the ships from
Santiago to their new fields of action
will begin at once, and it is probable
that some of Adm. Simpsons ships
were detached Monday and proceeded
with Gen. Miles first expedition to-
ward Porto Rico. They will he needed
to cover the debarkation of the troops
on Porto R!can soil
Gen. John Il. Gordon was shown the
Tampa dispatch regarding the proffer
to Cervera of home on Tampa bay,
at his residence in kirkwood Monday
night. The general said I'll Adm.
lean citizen, am sure the south and
the whole country would welcome
such brave and honorable man"
The temporary receivers of the
Hampshire Savings bank, of North
ampton, Mass, have given out state
ment TO the effect that the defalcation
Of Treasurer Lewis Warner amounts
10 $500, 900. With the S24O, 1000 which
Bank Examiner Ever estimates were
taken from the Ham pshire County ma.
tional bank, Warmers peculations
amount in the aggregate to 500, 900.
Freeman Schley, cousin of Commo.
dore Schley, of the United States navy,
died at his rooms on seventh avenue,
Tampa, Fla, Sunday afternoon. Mon.
day it was announced by the physicia 4
that he died from the effects of an
overdose of morphine and inquiry de-
veloped the fact that it was taken with
suicidal intention. Prof Schley was 6
teacher of languages here and had
been for years.
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