Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-20
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

Kong daily for Manila. A great rush
of trade is expected.
Gen. JOS Wheeler Thursday night
took command at Camp Wikoff, at
Montauk Point, succeeding Gen.
Young.
Arno.d Wyman, of Brattleboro, VT,
aged ~ years, committed suicide in
New York Friday by shooting Inns If
in the mouth. No reason is known for
his self-destruction.
Official and leading papers in Berlin
dis splay anxiety to show that the re-
moval of Gov. Gen. Augustin from Ma
Mia was in no way inten1ed to offend
America, but was mere act of cour-
tesy.
The London Daily Mails Oiessa cor
respondent says he hears on incon-
testible authority that Russia has
opened the pourparler with Spain for
the cession of coaling station in the
Philippines.
United States Minister Hunter, OF
Guatemala, cables the state depart
nent that Gen. Morales, leader of the
revolution, was captured in a cave on
Wednesday, and died on his way to
prison at San Sebastian.
A dispatch from corresp pondent at
Manila, confirming the capture of the
town, says the American troops now
occupy every position formerly held
by the Spaniards. of whom 6.00o are
prisoners. Not single shot was fred
at the fleet.
A special to the New York Tribune
from Washington says: The navy de-
partment has decided to send all the
single turreted monitors to Cuba and
Porto Rico for duty as permanent
guardships in the chief harbors Of
those islands.
Word was received in st. Louis
Thursday night from Alton, Ill.,. that
Chris Won der Abe, former president
of the St. Louis baseball club, was
married in. that city Thursday to Miss
Kaiser. This is the magnate's third
matrimonial venture.
The Corean government, replying to
a German request for concessions, has
notified the German consul at Seoul
that it proposes to establish railway
bureau and to construct its own rail.
ways, and that therefore no further
concessions will be granted.
Gems. Butler and Wade, with Adm.
Sampson, the military commissioners
for ba, will be required to meet in
Havana before September 12. accord-
ing to the terms of the prococol of
August l2, to arrange for the time and
manner of evacuation of the islands.
Three hundred and twenty-five Off
GERS and men of the New York reci.
ment have embarked on board the
steamship Alliance at San Francisco
and will sail for Honolulu Friday.
The Red Cross. society furnished the
New York boys with luncheon before
they went on board ship
The war department has received a
dispatch from Gen. Shafter giving in
formation of the departure of Spanish
prisoners from Santiago: Cabadonza
sailed Friday morning with ., Jas men,
l09 officers, A women, 45 children.
Two others are loaded and probably
viii sail Friday afternoon.
When the Scandia and Arizona sail
from San Francisco Sunday they will
have on board, in addition to their
complement of reinforcements for
Gen. Merritt, a million rounds Of am
munition for small arms. 1t is now
being rushed from the east by fast
trains and will be placed on the ships
Saturday.
The firm of DeFord & Co., of Boston,
mas been designated by the president,
until otherwise ordered the fiscal
agents of the United States in such
parts of the island of Porto Rico as are
lnw or may hereafter come under the
! military jurisdiction of the United
States. The bond required is in tho
sum of $3.50. 900.
The natives show a disposition to
oersecute the Spanish residents and
several minor riot, have occurred at
Ponce. AT Iauco Wednesday night the
natives threw stones and bricks into
| spanish shops in retaliation for out.
ages committed within the Spanish
ines. The military have been ordered
20 suppress these demonstrations and
punish the offenders.
Meeting of the ii c.Sslte Friends.
RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. l0.-Arrange.