Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-22
SHORT SPECIALS.

Prime Minister sAgasta, who has
been Ill, is improved, but is still com
fined to his room.
There is no ground whatever for the
rumor that President Heureaux, of the
republic Of San Domingo, has been as
sassinated.
Tuesdays statement of the condi-
tion of the treasury shows: Available
cash balance, saOS, 62s, sss, gold reserve,
ss44, le5, ,ees.
A special meeting of the Western
Passenger association will be held
january 10 TO consider the draft of q
new association agreement.
News has been received at Seattle,
Wash, Of slide on the Chillxoot pass,
In which six people were killed. Five
bodies have been recovered.
Capt. Charles Z. Hawley, retired
United States navy, died at his home
In Wilmington, Del He was born in
Connecticut and was 65 years old.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Co. has
given orders for the construction of
two new steamers to ply between San
francisco. Yokohama and Hongkong.
Senator Butler, of North Carolina,
Tuesday gave notice of an amendment
he will introduce to the pension appro-
priation bill pensioning ex-confederate
soldiers.
The American officials and private
citizens alike, after a casual inspection
of Havana, generally declare the COM
mon reports Of its unsanitary and un-
healthy condition to be gross exagger-
ations. "N
Among a net work of wires 90 feet
above the ground Rodrick Chisholm,
an electrician, was slowly burned to
death in sight of several hundred spec
tators at the corner of Forty-Fifth and
State streets, Chicago
The house committee on appropria-
tions Tuesday adopted resolutions
eulogistic of Representative Joseph D.
Sayers, of Texas, and w. A. Stone, of
Pennsylvania, who have been elected
governors of their states.
DIR. e. Y. Baker, an old resident of
Kansas City, Kan, committed suicide
at the st. Charles hotel. DIR. Baker
has divorced wife in Missouri, and has
prominent relations In Ohio He had
been dissipating and was temporarily
insane.
The Courriere Du Socir says Tues
day evening: The Dreyfus secret dos
sier was handed to the court of cassa-
tion Tuesday evening, under the pledge
that it should not be communicated to
the counsel for the defense or to any
one outside the court. ...
Alexander Nimicl1, one of the oldest
and best known steel and iron manu-
facturers in Pittsburgh, died Tuesday,
aged 7s years. He was identified with
many important business and financial
institutions and was prominent in be-
nevolent and patriotic work.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co. Tues
day announced that, beginning next
Monday, tickets will be sold from New
York to Chicago via Washington, with
ten days stop over privilege at the
national capital, at the same rate now
charged for the direct route.
The jury in the case OF. w. S. Jewett,
formerly president of the Lake ma
tional bank of Wolfboro, n. H.,
charged with the embezzlement of
$4,000, said to have been committed
while settling the affairs of the bank,
brought in verdict of guilty on the
opening of the circuit court to-day.
Mayor A. A. Perry, a member of
Willard C. Kinsley Post 1S9, g. A. R.,
Somerville, MRss., has written letter
to the post severely condemning that
portion of President McKinley's ad.
dress at Atlanta suggesting that it
would be proper for the government to
assist in tie care and preservation of
confederate cemeteries.