Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-03-09
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Gathered From All Parts of the Country
by Telegraph.
Hon. Theo. Davie, chief justice and
ex-premier of British Columbia, died
Monday.
The senate confirmed the nomina-
lion of John j. Boles, OF Guthrie,
D. t., TO be register of the land Office
At Guthrie, o. 4.
A naval officer whose name was not
obtninable, left Washington Tuesday
On his way to Europe to inspect naval
vessels that are building there.
Joseph Hois, OF Chicago, plum ber,
who committed suicide by shooting
himself is the third of three brothers
TO meet such fate. 1t seems to be
case of family mania for self destruc-
ton.
There is little doubt ex pressed among
senator's that the Cannon bill appro-
priating $50, 900, 900 for the nations de-
tense will be promptly considered and
speedily passed when it reaches the
senate.
There will soon come up for trial at
New Westminster, b. c.. murder
trial with international aspects involv-
ing the feature of man standing in
Canada and shooting another in the
United States.
The spirit of patriotism was rampant
in the house Monday, and by almost
an unanimous vote the Hawley bill
providing for two additional regiments
Of artillery was passed under suspen-
sion OF the rules.
A dispa;c to the London Daily Mail
from Hong Kong says that fresh re-
bellion has broken out in the Philip
pines and that 53 Spanish soldiers have
been killed. No further details are
known ut Hong Kong.
Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, has is
sued call for a meeting to take action
On the movement to erect monument
to the men who lost their lives in the
explosion of the battleship Maine and
appointed large committee to take
charge of the matter.
Chas. r. Cramp, the president of the
William Cramp Ship & Engine Build
ing Co., Monday denied absolutely the
story that his company was preparing
plans for a number of war vessels and
of modern ship building plant for an
European nation, presumably Russia.
The Union Bridge Co. of Detroit has
fled articles of association with the
secretary of state. The company is
capita lied at $1,000, 600 and its pur-
pose is to build railroad bridge
across the Detroit river for use by ali
connecting railroads in the United
States and Canada.
At Waverly, r. l., the White Rock
cotton mill was started Monday, after
six weeks shut down, owing to the
strike of large portion of the help
because of reduction in wages. Only
so of the strikers returned to work,
however, and it will be possible to
run with that number.
Secretary Long sent to congress
Monday for inclusion in the urgent de-
ticiency bill an estimate of an appro-
priation of $780, ZOO to be Immediately
available for the equipment of vessels
IN the navy for the present fiscal year
and for the immediate supply of 10000
tons of coal to Key West
Active preparations for moving the
troops stationed at Fort Logan are be-
ing made and every thing is being put
in readiness for sudden call for duty.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad has
been instructed by the war department
at Washington to be prepared to move
the troops upon short notice.
Secretary Long has given orders to
Commander w. H. Brownson, now on
lar Of ho e
spection and survey, to leave at once
for England and France to inspect the
vessels which have blen offered to this
government and to report without de-
lay if they are suitable for service in
the United States navy.
The court of inquiry held its usual
sessions in Havana Monday, examin-
ing Ensign Powelson and the divers
plans The Spanish divers work when
they desire to do so. The day was
beautiful, and the wreckers advanced
steadily in clearing away the debris.
Many articles of personal value to the
officers of the Maine are recovered
from time to time.
Every man employed in the canal
work between Utica and Rome, N. Y.
quit work Monday. There are about
one thousand of them They demand
that the pay for laborers be increased
from 1913 to 10 cents an hour. All the
teamsters, masons and stone cutters
have gone out in sympathy. Monday
afternoon a committee waited on the
contractors and it is said that the in.
crease will be granted.
HONG Ko:iG, March S.-Prince Hem
ry, of Prussia, has arrived here from
Singapore. and a number of dinners
and receptions have been arranged in
his honor. .