Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-30
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Hupert. Co. d. l57th Indiana, and N.
L. Stein, 5th Ohio. died Sunday.
Senator Cushman X. Davis. one OF
the mem bers OF the peace commission,
left New York for ST Paul at 8 o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
NJ. JULES Cambon, the French am
bassador at Washington, arrived in
Mon treal Sunday night on visit He
is expected to remain there s-veral
days
Cavill, of Australia, Sunday defeated
Cornell, of san Francisco, in the third
of a series of swimming races for
the worlds championship. The VIC
tor swan $50 yards in Is minutes and
10 seconds
A dispatch to the New York Herald
from Manila.says: The indications are
that the natives are resuming peace
| full pursuits. They are tearing away
the trenches around Santana and
Pasay and beginning the cultivation
OF the fields.
No orders for the mastering out OF
troops at Camp Merritt have been re-
ceived by Gen. Miller, nor any intima-
ton of an intention of the war depart
ment to do so in the near future. The
heavy artillery will probably be re.
tanned in the service.
A dispatch from Pekin, dated August
IL,
ministers have formally demanded a
share for their respective national
tiles in the professional chairs at the
rew university. of which an American,
Prof Martin, is president.
A fire at New Kingston, Pa, is miles
north of Pittsburgh. at o'clock Mon
day morning, destroyed the opera
house. Harper's block, Jacobin's tluciS
and u number of dwellings The Cen
tral hotel was baily damaged. The
loss is estimated at $50, 600; partially
insured.
A dispatch from Camp Hegiar, op-
posite the island OF Geoel kayan, says
the Anglo Egyptian eXpe dition has
suffered serious loss Ly the sinking
leak near shendy and within few
minutes went down. All on board
were saved.
AZ Manila steamers are entering the
river as usual. The Americans are
temporarily maintaining the former
Spanish tariff. Business is brisk. The
war ships Olympia and Raleigh have
gone to Hong Kong to so into dock.
Adm. Dewey has transferred his flag
to the Baltimore.
Barnett Pruzan's plan to form a
Jewish colony for Porto Rico has been
taken up by several families in other
cities. Mr.. Pruzan is daily in receipt
of letters of inquiry regarding the
scheme from every portion of the
United States and many have signified
determination to JOIN.
Mrs. Rev. George Jeffries and child
of Philadelphia, died in Shippensburg
Pa, Sunday from the effects of eating
toadstools. Rev. Jetferes, who is +;
minister of the Lutheran church. wa
spending his vacation in Shippensburs
with his wife's father George David
son. Mr.. Jefferes' condition is critical
Over so people were poisoned at
barbecue given at Mors. Hill, No., ant
but for the prompt attention of phy
sicians it is probable several death
would have occurred. Over a scor
are in very serious condition but on
fair way to recovery. 1t is though
some one placed paris green in tn
meat
: The body of Lieut. VIM. Tiffany, O
; the rough riders, who died in Bosto
last Thursday, was taken to Newpor
Monday for burial. A brief servic
, was held in room at the Parker hous
and under escort of detail of n;
tional Lancers, the guard of Gov. Wo
colt. the body was taken to the raj
way station.
. Private Harry Duval, of troop A, {
the Rough Riders, killed himself SUI
| udy py ohooLihS AiuScii Ah VIC lSAh -
at Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, I'll
suicide took place in the guard hous
where he was under arrest He ha
|, been absent from camp for Is day
j without leave of absence, and feared
face the courtmartial
Gen. Merritt will sail on the stear
ship China on Tuesday on his way
Paris to attend the sessions of Il
peace conference No agreement h
yet been reached with Aguinaldo upt
- any subject, although circumstanti
rumors are current that everythil
has been settled to the mutual sat
" faction of those concerned.