Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-11-03
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITlEs.

AGA4NuhAI HlC bhEVIIlES.
The wives of Gems Brooke, Sheri-
dan and Grant arrived at San Juan,
Porto Rico, Tuesday on board the
United States transport OLDHAM, which
left New York on October 81.
Mrs. Fannie Sanger, wife of Alex
ander Sanger, the millionaire dry |
goods merchant of Dallas, Tex, died
at the Hotel Savoy, New York, early
Tuesday morning from pneumonia.
President Mckinley will go to Cam
ton next week to cast his vote. All the
members of the cabinet have likewise
decided to go to their homes to vote
unless something interferes to detain
! them.
The directors of the Atchison, Tope-
ka Il Santa Fe railway have just
issued circular to stockholders Civ
ing reasons for the purchase of the
San Francisco Sc Salt joaquin Valley
railroad.
The Great Northern, it is reported,
intends to make application to the
next session of the Canadian parlia-
ment for franchise to extend the
Spokane Falls & Northern through
southern British Columbia.
The Berlin correspondent of the Lon
don Standard says: Russia has de
clined to support France in the Fa-
shoda affair, fearing that reopening
of the Egyptian question would inter-
fere with her tremendous task in
China"
The United States transport Peru
has arrived at San Francisco. 25 days
from Manila. via Nagasal5i, Japan.
She brought about 90 soldiers, who re-
turned home on leave on account Of
illness or their terms of service having
expired.
Adam Hammer, of Beaver Dam, Wis,
! became suddenly insane Tuesday and
y securing gun wounded nine men and
was finally shot himself to prevent his
e doing further injury. Hammer was
employed in the machine shops of j.
i S. Rowell.
C from Montevideo says that rumors of a
c revolutionary outbreak continue. Vari-
Gus citizens have been arrested, and it
is announced that armed groups are
C gathering on the frontier preparing
for invasion.
The monthly circulation statement
. . of the controller of the currency shows
: that the total amount of national bank
notes in circulation on October 81,
1885, was $3.50, 54G,2s1, an increase for
c the month of 81, 1s9, Ss1, and an increase
p for the year of SO, 499,9l6.
= A special to the Boston Globe from
0 Gloucester, Mass, says: The past sea-
son has been very severe on the fishing
:, feet. The reckoning for the year is IA
q vessels a total loss, 50 men drowned,
: 23 wives widowed and So children made
orphans. The losses will approximate
800, 900.
q Coils p. Huntington, president Of
the Southern Pacific railroad, says that
a so far as his line is concerned railway
1 traffic appears to be improving. He
was of the opinion that the United
:, States supreme court decision against
!, the Joint Traffic association would
), not disturb the railroad business Of
the country.
William Hayes Fisher, one of the
junior lords of the treasury, member Of
parliament for Fulham and minis
c terial whip, speaking in London Tues
day evening, said he had seen dis
patches which enabled him to assert
that the French government had de-
@ cided to recall the Marchand mission
C from Fashoda.
The Imperieuse, the flag ship of the
British North Pacific squadron, at Vic
toria, B. c., is expected to sail Wedncs-
! day, following the Amhion southwark.
r A rush order for 40 tons of provisions
was placed with one of the leading
! merchants Tuesday The Imperieuse
will sail under sealed orders not to be
y, opened until the vessel is out of sight