Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-06-28
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

"A QlSDdLCn lTOlh ahCSN1hbA tht ANSSPV
states that the spanishsquadron, with
transports, has arrived at Port Said.
Port Said is at the Mediterranean en-
trance OF the Suez canal
The ram Katahdin left Provincetown,
Mass, Sunday for Hampton Roads
She was followed by the cruiser San
Francisco, bound for Key West. The
collier Southery accompanied the la
ter.
A special dispatch from Fiume, the
seaport town Of Aus RIA hungary,
says an Austrian vessel is on her way
to the Philippine islands with so
torpedoes intended for the Spanish
fleet"
The afternoon newspapers in Lon
den coment dpon the battle o. LII Qua
sina in the same strain as the morning
rapers, praising the bravery of the
American soldiers and condemning the
tactics which permitted them TO be
amoushed.
The Kingston correspon lent of the
London Times says: "A lady tele-
graphs from Santiago de Cuba that she
is unable to obtain permission from the
Spanish authorities to allow vessel
to go there from Jamaica to take away
her family and others"
A special dispatch from Madrid says
Premier Sagasta is planning to pro-
woke crisis, form a monarchical min
istry, proclaim the whole peninsula in
state of siege and appeal to a friend-
ly nation, probably France or Russia,
TO secure terms for peace.
Orders have been issued for the As
tor light battery and batteries II. and
| X, Sd United States artillery, to
break camp on Wednesday at San
Francisco and go on board the New
port, which will convey Maj Gen.
Merritt and staff to Manila.
The United States possesses an is
land suitable for coaling and even for
a naval station in the Pacific, nearl y
,, 700 miles west of Honolulu and in
the doorway of Manila 1t is known
as Macus of Weeks and is more than
half way to the Philippines.
The Madrid correspondent of the
London Daily Telegraph says: "Senor
Sagasta Sunday said: 1.-The rumors
about peace negotiations and the con.
ditions for ending hostilities are ut
terly groundless. The time has not
arrived for speaking Of peace.
The Western Rubber Betting Co.,
of Chicago. made an assignment Mon
day to the Chicago Title and Trust Co.
Assets are said to be $3.50, 600 and liza
bilties about the same. The failure
of the Boston Hose and Rubber Co., Of
last week, is said to have caused the
assignment
The auxiliary cruiser Prairie, which
has been at Tompkinsville since
last Monday, coaling and taking on
| ammunition and stores, has received
| orders detaching her from the North
Atlantic patrol feet and directing her
to proceed at full speed to Key West
She sailed Monday.
The threat of the American govern
ment to attack the Spanish coast has
| had no effect in Madrid third
squadron is preparing for the defense
of the coast A member OF the cab
met, in an interview Sunday, said:
LET them come. We will receive
them as they deserve"
| Capt Turner, of the steamship May.
lands, which arrived at New York
from Algiers, with cargo of sulphur.
reports that on June II, four days after
he had cleared from Algiers, he sight.
ed Spanish bark.rigged warship with
all sails set The latter for several
hours chased the Maylands but the
merchantman being the feetest made
its escape.
Nothing Of importance is likely tc
come before the house this week. Con
ference reports upon the sundry civil
Indian and District of Columbia ap
preparation bills probably will be sub
mitted, and the conference report mp
on the bankruptcy measure, which ths
senate has adopted, will be considered
Its adoption by the house is apparent
ly assured.
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