Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-17
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

by Adjt. Gen. Corbio Monday, arrange
nents have been practically completed
.or the abandonment of Camp Alger,
near Falls Church, Va.
Until the war department hea"s
from Maj. Gen. Merritt, now at Ma
Mia, that he requires additional
troops, no mere transport ships will
be sent from San Francisco.
At Somersworth, N. H., No. mill OF
the Great Falls Manufacturing Co.,
am ploying 500 hands, resumed work
Monday morning after a six weeks
shut down due to scarcity of orders
At Lancaster, Pa, Mrs. Womert,
wife of Emanuel Womert, who was
murdered in bed Saturday night by
supposed burglars while his wife was
asleep by his side, committed suicide
Monday night
FL Liberal discussing the eventual
ity of conflict between Great Brit
fresh peril to Spain and urges that
special Preparations be made for the
defence of the Palearic islands and the
coast towns of Andalusia.
Under the authority of the act OF
congress directing the enlistment of
cooks in the regular and volunteer
armies of the United States. the secre.
tary of war has given instructions that
colored cooks may be enlisted for
white regiments of volunteers
The Spanish consu! at Hong Kong
has not yet sent to Manila the news
that the protocol has been signed: and
probably the Spaniards at Manila will
liscredit the account to be brought
them by the British steamer AustraI-
ian, as she sthartered by the Amer
leans
The bowlers of New York and VII
cinity will again invade the western
cities. Seven or nine of the leading
players will be organized under the
name of the Greater New York Bowl
ing club, and every bowling center in
the United States will be visited, il
dates can be secured
According to present plans, Lafsy.
cite, the French hero, who came
across the sea in colonial days. with.
sword aad money to- aid the birth ok
liberty oa Americ shores. is to have
his grave marked with a $3.50, 900 monu-
ment-a tribute from the patriotic
school chidren. of Chicago.
! The strength of the navy will not
be precipita.5ely reduced on account of
the cessation. of hostilities, but on the
contrary the admin stratioz hes de-
sermined that a very lange naval force
is necessita sedi by the increased obli-
cations the United States has under
taken or had. forced upon it,
The Spanish. steamer Lsla lie Luzon
sisiled from. Santiago Monday mOrn-
ing for Spaia4. having en- beHrd 2.i36
s Spanish soldiers. The Lbla de Panay
will proba big sail. TsnssdaTr and she
gui- The Mostevideo arrived Monday
morning and will, bag,n l.olding at
oG5c-.
Aesing Secrstary Allan, has ordered
tEs. Rrairie and. bad gen. now 1t GEan.
t tsramo, to rapport to Son. Shaftcr at
san tiago to Se used or'transpor ring
troops to MG1tauk Point. Ehay will
each carry about five hun Gred men.
Can Shafter has asked. for these yes.
ssls IN order 10 hurry tie ernaarikation
oahis troops
The authoritative snnounse unent is
yrnde that Senator Allison of Iowa,
com mission. In a. long Interview
Tuesday a membership on the commits.
sion was urged uport him by the p-esi.
dent Sen l4sor. Allison, however. was
not able to accept on,accewnt of other
important Guties.
The San. Francisco ESe4Iiag Post
says that the S3 DOO. .OOO,estase of the
late AdoIph Sutro is, insolvent and.
Graw their claims for the time being.
the estate will ba.hopelassly swan ped.
Much oS Sutro's property is mortgag re
and the interest and other necessary
expenditures are eating the estate up
very ,apidly.
Tha subsistence department of ths
army will have plenty of supplies
ready to forward &c Cuba in case it is
fS..,,,l tbok thn la
supplied from the United States.
There are supplies at Tampa and at
many other points near enough to the
seaboard to load available transports
when Information reaches this gov.
ernrnent that they will be needed.