Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-09-30
SHORT SPECIALS.

Angeles, WASH, from St Michaels,
Alaska, with 95 passengers and $4,000
in gold dust.
Col Joseph M. Bennett, phi an
thropist, died Thursday morning at
his home in Philadelphia, of Bright's
disease, aged 80 years.
Dr. Alexander Connell, of Londo1,
will probably be called to the pastor
ate Of the Fifth Avenue Presby terian
church, New York, in the place of the
late DR.. John Hall.
At Salem, Ore, Del Norte, the guide
less PAGER, has reduced the worlds rec
ord of 2:o4A for one mile to 2:044. The
time by quarters was as follows: Thir-
ty seconds, 100, 1881, 2:O4A.
Nj. Cambon, the French ambassador,
called on President Mckinley Wednes-
day afternoon and made his farewell
preparatory to departure for Europe.
He sails from New York Saturday
morning.
The United States gunboat Marietta
has been ordered to report north Of
Havana for the purpose of relieving
the gunboat Nashville, which is now
stationed there and which is coming
north for repairs.
Nearly 5000 carpet weavers have
been thrown out of employment in
Philadelphia because of the action Of
the ingram carpet yarn spinners, who
decided few days ago to shut down
this branch of their business.
The secretary of the in terror Wednes-
day ordered that the lands in the
abandoned Fort Hartsuff, Neb., mill
tary reservation. comprising re acres,
be sold on December II next, at not
less than their appraised value.
Gen. Greeley, chief signal officer, has
recommended that four of the COM
panies of the volunteer signal service
be mustered out OF the military SER
vice with 60 days furlough, there being
no further use for their services.
Sir John V. Moore, an alderman Of
the city of London and senior partner
been elected lord mayor of London, to
succeed Horatio David Davies, the
present incumbent of that Office.
A railway collision between goods
and passenger train occurred Wed.
nesday night at Crosson on the Oder,
Germany. Four persons were killed
and many severely injured. The acci-
dent was due to a mistake of points
man.
The peace congress now in session in
Turin, Italy, has passed a resolution
expressing the hope that the Spanish
American negotiations at Paris will
prove the means of uniting the two
nations by permanent treaty of ar
bitration.
The house and furniture of NJ. Emiie
Zola are about to be sold to satisfy a
judgment of 10000 francs obtained
against him by three handwriting ex-
perts who recently won libel suit
growing out of the Dreyfus case
against the author. t..
L lie pouy VI MIS- august LIMP. y
which is now in the mortuary chapel
of the Episcopal church in Paris, will
be brought to this country in the
course of few weeks and Inferred at
Newport August Belmont will re-
turn with his wife's body.
A man has been arrested at Orsova
charged with completely in plot to
assassinate the king of Roumania.
The police received timely warming
and the attempt was frustrated. A
phial of poison, a dagger and several
other weapons were found in the man s
possession.
The movement of the troops from
the United States to Cuba may not be
hurried by the evacuation of Manzan-
lilo, on the southern coast, which it
was reported would occur on the 9th
OF October. A telegram has been re.
ceived from Gen. Lawton saying that
he has three regiments at Santiago
available for garrison duty.