Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-06-11
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

The Qunboat whesling has sailed for
Alaska with government surveying
party.
A new appeal has been made to the
pope to intervene or use all his in1u-
ence to obtain the interference of the
powers.
Thursdays statement of the condi-
ton of the treasury shows; Available
cash balance, s19s, 1e5,5ss; gold re-
serve, Sles, ,o2O, ,554
Audreas Malinak was hanged in the
county Jail at Newark, N. j., Thurs
day for the murder on July 81, 1897, OF
Mrs. Annie Kmetz
1t is asserted that the queen regent
has even submitted to the pope the
question of her retirement in order to
allay public discontent
Gen. Merritt has received orders
from Washington to rush all work per-
tanning to the dispatching of the sec
ond transport fleet to the Philippines
1t is the general belief at Gibraltar
that the delay in the departure of the
Cadiz squadran is really owing to the
necessary of arming the auxiliary
cruiser Havel, recently purchased.
Orders were issued at the war de-
rartment Thursday for the 10th Iowa
regiment OF volunteers to proceed to
Jacksonville, Fla, and report to Maj.
| o. To- o,xN,, rI;pr tha 7fh army
corps.
The British government has had un-
usual trouble in filing the vacancy
for the viceroyalty of Canada. Numer-
Gus candidates for the succession has
been mentioned, but no appointment
has been made.
Abram King, president of the First
national bank, of San Jose, Cal, has
been arrested on charge of commit
ting forgeries in the sum of SIS, 900 in
con nection with the estate of Stephen
Hobson, a lunatic.
The total amount subscribed for the
new three per cent government bonds
at the First national bank, San Fran
cisco, so far is Sl,oso,oOo. Subscrip-
tions are beginning to come in from
interior cities and towns.
The Western Union Telegraph Co.
announces that the laying Of the new
cables between Port Townsend, Wash,
and Victoria, B. c., has been com.
pie ted, and that its offices can now ac'
cept kilograms for Victoria direct
At Fresno, Cal, the state prohibi.
ton convention Thursday nominated
j. B. McComas, of Pomona, for gov
ernor and Robert Somers, of San Jose
for lieutenant governor, and will name
full congressional ticket.
The post office department will eX
tend its service to Cuba in one direc
tion and to the Philippines in another
The Cuban post Office is called New
York military station No. l." and il
under the supervision OF the gpost
master of New York.
Adm. Sampson is confident that il
addition to the great damage done t.
the forts and earthworks at the en-
trance of Santiago harbor more thai
one-half of the Spanish guns wer
actually dismantled. Perhaps evel
this estimate may be found too los
when the full effect of that terribl
rain of shot and shell becomes full.
known.
= The London Daily News says
"Spain's best friends can only urge he
y to submit without delay. There is n
4 armor against fate and there is n
4 remedy for incapacity. If information
O al Diplomacy deals with war, Lor
d Salisbury will insist upon the jus
II claim of the United States to secur
the reward of energy and free right
good cause"
The London Times said EDITORIAL
Friday morning: Probably the ne,
few days will form as critical peric
as any Spanish government has "
passed through. II il useless for Spai
> to cherish pleasing illusions. Anne
- ica will lick her volunteers In to shal
:, good enough for the work in hand,