Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-10-09
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.


Hon. Sherman Hoar died at his
home in Concord, Mass, 1T o'clock
Friday night
The Japanese government will send
two cruisers to Chinese waters for the
protection of the subjects of Japan in
China.
Ex-Mayor A. Oakley Hall, died FRI
| day night of heart failure at his home
! at CS Washington Square, South New
| York, aged &C.
1t is not yet determined whether
Mrs. Mckinley will accompany the
| president to Omaha, this depending
entirely on her wishes in the matter.
The British Chess club of London
has acce pted the challenge of the
Brooklyn Chess club to Il cable match
for the Newnes trophy, to be played
early next year.
The site selected for the camp of the
American troops of occupation at
/
tie, between Cabanas and Cojimar, on
! bluff overlooking the sea.
The announcement from London
that Rev. Cunningham Geikie, d. D.,
the author of The Life and Words of
! Christ" is deal, was mistake 1t is
| his brother John Geikie who is dead.
The story is current at Halifax, N.
s., that the British government survey
steamer Rambler has been ordered to
( proceed to Bermuda to ct out and
thence 70 TO Delagoa bay, South Al
rica. The Rambler is a second class
cruiser.
In spite Of everything that has been
/ said TO the con trary, another warrant
will be issued for the arrest of Mrs.
I B,tkin for the murder of Mrs john
I. Dunning and Mrs Dean. and she
may bs eXtrauited and tried in Della
ware .oc her crime
1t Is learned on good authority that
| ex-Queen L!iiuoka.ani will leave Hon
olulu Tor Washington about the middle
o. Novemb TO present her claims
against congress for remuneration for
the loss OF her throne and the revenue
from the crown lands.
A cable message dated Pekin, Octo-
Der {, to TLurlow Weed Barnes, in
New York, from II. II. Lowrey, presi-
dent of the American university in
China, denies the truth of all the re-
cent stories as to the suicide or assas-
sination of the emperor.
a confidential note has been sent to
all commanders of gendarmccie posts
throughout France, en- joining a strict
enforcement of the law of exile against
the Due d'Orleans and ordering that
be be arrested immediately if he ven-
lures to cross the frontier.
/ Secretary Dixon, of the reception
committee of the peace jubilee, has re.
ceived word from Capt Robley D..
Evans, of the battle ship Iowa, ac.
cepting the invitation to participate
in the jubilee exercises. Commodore
Philips, of the Texas, has also sent an
acceptance.
Simon Guggenheim, who was nomi,
mated for governor of Colorado by the
anti-Teller wing of the silver repub.
lican party and afterward indorsed by
the miodle-of-the-road populists
Thursday sent State Chairman Broad
of the former party, letter W. Withdraw
ing from the race.
The peace commission has only Light
, ly touched the question of the Philip
pines. They have decided to claim tn,
whole island of Luzon and they invok,
? the report Of Adm. Dewey, who has de
, clared that the possession OF Manila
. without the rest of Luzon, would com
' pei the presence CT a strong squadron
and army.
Gen. Keifer Home on IL Furlough.
SPRINGFIELD. O.. Oct. S.-Mai Gen
j. Warren k,ifer, lst division, IT
:, army corps, was home Friday nigh
! on a seven-,iay furlough. He expect
: to have it extended to IL, as h, thel
: will accompany the 7th corps to Cuba
He says much of the sickness of tn
troops is caused by having 100 muc
to eat and too little to DO.
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