Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-02-18
CONDENSED NEWS
Ga.Aere.. From AN Parts of the World by
Telegraph.


The dynamite cruiser Vcsuvius left
Jacksonville, Fla, for Key West, there
to await further instructions
The steamer Alliance sailed We'd
nesday night for Port Values, Alaska,
via Dyca and Skaguay, with 25O pas
sengers.
The Illinois house Wednesday adopt
ed a resolution favoring the establish
ment of national military park at
Nicksburg.
Wednesdays statement of the con6i-
tion of the treasury shows: Available
cash balance, S2l9, 3OG, 425; gold reserve,
S1G6, 457, 800.
Mayor Van Wyck has ordered the
flag ON the city hall, New York, to be
lowered to half-mast out of respect to
those killed on the Maine.
The president has ordered that
Thursday and until further notice the
flag at all navy yards and on naval
vessels. at posts, army headquarters
and on all public buildings shall be
half-masted.
A dispatch received in Copenhagen
from Polsingfors says that n tract of
ice on the coast of the Gulf of Finland
broke adrift in snowstorm and was
carried to sea with 200 fishermen and
several horses.
News of the explosion on board the
Maine caused great excitement in
Mexico City. many Americans believ-
ing it due to the explosion of tor
pedo or bomb placed under the ship
by Havana Spaniards.
House elections committee has decid-
ed in favor of sitting member, Repre-
sentative Underwood, (Ala.), in the
contest brought by G. Il. Grove. w.
Godfrey Hunter has abandoned his
contest for the seat now held by Re-
preventative Rhea of Kentucky.
Capt. A. NJ Hunt, superintendent of
construction of Howards ship yards at
Jetfersonville, Ind, has arrived at San
Francisco from the east. He is on his
way to Alaska to commence the build
ing of four steamboats, for the Alaska
Commercial Co., to be employed on the
Yukon.
Articles of incorporation were filed
with the secre tary of state at Trenton,
n. j., Wednesday of the Empire Oil
and Refining Co., with an authorized
capital stock of 81, ,OOO OOO divided into
one million shares of one dollar each.
The company is formed to develop oil
lands in Wyoming.
A terrible explosion of fire damp
occurred IN the Vereinigte Caro-
linengluecll colliery at Hamme
early Thursday morning Thirty
seven bodies have been recovered. In
addition many miners have been seri-
ously injured. 1t is believed that 80
persons have perishcd.
At largely attended ting Of
Irishmen in st. James hail. London,
Wednesday evening, convened to cele-
brate the events of '9S, under the chair
manship of James O'Kelley, it was
unanimously voted to send dispatch
of coincidence to the American nation
upon the loss of the Maine.
Heinrich Haas, representing one of
the largest mercantile houses in Ham
burg, Germany, has closed contract
for California dried fruit to be deliver
ed during the season. The price to be
paid will exceed $4,000 making it
the largest sale of California products
ever made by an European firm.
Peril on land and sea followed the
heavy gale which swept New York and
the Atlantic coast in the vicinity of
New York. Forty-eight miles an hour
was the velocity reached by the wind
in New York. Considerable damage
was done ashore and afloat. The mer-
curry was still falling Wednesday night.
Thomas Jefferson's birthday ami
versary will be celebrated on April 13
by the National Association of De mo-
| cratic clubs with a subscription dim
ner in Washington, which in nearly
every respect will be repetition OF
the famous dinner here in 1897. AS
was the case last year Mr.. Bryan will
be the principal speaker this year.
Rr Adm. Thomas o. Selfridge, re.
| tired, was a saloon passenger by the
steamer Fulda which arrived Thurs.
day morning from Genoa. Adm. Sci.
fridge left the flagship San Francisco
at Genoa. Adm. Selfridge first heard
of the loss of the battleship Maine al
| Quarantine. He was greatly shocked
and grieved upon learning the terrible
disaster.
All the members of the Spanish cab
met and the diplomatic corps left card!
at the American legation in Madrid
Wednesday. Ell Dia expresses sorrow
for the disaster to the Maine, which
it describes as very painful occur
renee for Spain" FL Coreteo De Pano
urges the government to issue orders
prohibiting the Viscaya from visiting
New York.