Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-09
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apuexing Hawaii at p. m. Thhtsday.
The senate has passed the bill to
give the adjutant general OF the army
the rank of major general Sh$
Tie Missouri populist conven tion split
Oh tle question Of fu ion Thursday
and two convent tions were held. n
The Popolo Romano says the 1t lian
government has ordered the third-class
cruisers Piemente and Degalia 10 pro
ceed to the Philippine Islands.
Adrian Q. -Anson was released Thurs
day as manager of the New York base
ball club, and it was announced that
former manager Joyce would be re-
appointed. w
Speaker Pro Tenn Payne signed the
Hawaiian annexation resolutions at
ass p. m. 1t now goes to the senate.
The general deficiency bill also has
been signed.
Srain has decided to erect new bat
teries with modern ordnance ON Breen
Island. opposite Gibraltar. Two bat
teries OF artillery have arrived at
Algeciras and will be placed on Cabrita
Point.
Either the Philadelphia or the Ben
nington will convey the official news
of the action of congress on the Ha-
waiian annexation and formally raise
the flag in the name of the United
States.
Lieut. Peary has arrived at Sydney,
C. B., on his way to the Arctic regions.
He says he is confident that he will
reach the north pole this time, but he
says he may consume four years in do
ing it.
The czar and Emperor William have
telegraphed President Faure their con-
dolences at the loss of the French line
steamship La Bourgogne and the
drowning of over 500 of her crew and
passengers
Information received at the war de-
partment Thursday shows that Quart
ermaster Humphreys on duty with
Skaters army is sending back to the
United States as rapidly as possible
the transports which carried the first
expedition.
The wrecked Spanish cruisers are
still filled with charred bodies and
the buzzards are devouring the re-
remains The Cubaus- by Rr. Adm.
Sampson's orders, have buried the
bodies OF over 100 spaniards which
were washed asher.
At San Francisco RI. Adm Miller
Friday received information from
Washington that he is soon to be sent
to Honolulu on special mission, pre-
sumably in connection with the an-
nexation of the islands. He will re-
ceive his instructions early next
week.
Capt Fresiericli Sharp, an expert
diver and the chief of the Merritt
Chapman Wrecking Co.'S forces, will
have charge Of the wrecking outfit
which sailed from Norfolk Friday to
the coast of Cubs. with the hope of
saving some OF the vessels of Adm. Ger
vera's feet.
A dispatch from Manila, under date
of July 4, says that ADM. Dewey will
remain inactive until Gen. Merritt ar
rives. The rebels are practically do
ing nothing, but the Spaniauds are
strengthening their position, destroy.
ing huts and woods, and constructing
entrenchments.
The papers announce that Belgian
expedition of 100 men under Lieut.
Du bois has been surprised by Con.
galese rebels, who killed 81 mem bers
Of the expedition and captured quan.
tity Of rifles and cartridges. Lieut.
Dubois was afterwards deserted by his
soldiers. and killed.
The war department Thursday an.
nounced the charter of FIVE vessels on
the Pacific coast for the next Philip.
pine expedition. They are the Penn.
sylvia MIA, the Puebla. the Titania, the
Peru and the City of Rio Janerio
About 1000 men and their equipments
can be carried by these vessels
The president of the French ch am
ber Of Deputies, NJ. Deschannel, IL
the house Thursday rendered his con
dolence to the relatives of the victi M
CO the Bourgogne disaster, both French
and foreign, and expressed his admir-
alton OF the noble manner in whiel
the officers Of the ship performed thei