Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-01-19
CONDENSED NEWS
Gathered From All Parts of the Country by
Telegraph.

Gathered From All Parts of the Country by
Telegraph.
Secretary Alger was able to sit up
for short time Monday and is said to
be otherwise improved in condition.
The Curtis bill for the reorganization
of Indian territory with the changes
made in joint sessions of the Indian
committee. was introduced by Mr.. Cur
tbs, of Kansas, Monday.
A special dispatch from Cairo says a
party of friendly natives has captured
the Deruish post of Sarfish, making
ten prisoners and obtaining posses
sion of quantities of supplies.
Louis Wack, of Clarenceville, Mich,
killed hog that was diseased, and he
and his wife and seven children were
poisoned with trichine. A 17-year-old
daughter died Monday night and it is
feared the entire family will die,
The 225 hands in the Nookeje cotton
print mills, Fitchburg. Mass, are out
of work us the result of cut of six per
cent, which went into effect Monday
morning. 1t was not satisfactory and
the so wcavers struck, closing the whole
mill.
Jacob Frund, of Blue Earth, Mimi,
committed suicide by shooting himself
in the head. He gained much notori-
pretty Annie Ober. He was arrested,
had u double trial and was finally ac-
quilted.
BY unanimous vote of the city coun-
Gil of Joliet, ILL.,, the Joliet Railway
Co. has been given a franchise for 81
years, and several miles more of
streets. The company has $500, 600 in
vested and will put in 100000 more
this winter.
of six leading citizens of Portland,
Ore, to take charge of movement to
raise supplies and medicine for the
suffering Cubans. The governor will
appoint similar committees in every
town of Importance in the state.
At Chicago the Bakers union has be-
gun a war against the American Bis
cult Co., and incidentally against all
employers of non-union bakers. The
officers of the union say they will carry
the war into every state where the
American Biscuit Co. does business.
Secretary Mcintyre, of the Brooklyn
Jockey club, announces A. j. Stemler
& Co. S Fleur de Lis, four years, and
c. T. Boots The Roman, four years, as
additional entries for the Brooklyn
handicap. The total number of en-
tries is now A, II more than last year.
A telegram was received at the war
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at Trondhjem, Norway, stating that
Mr.. Kjellmann was on his way from
the interior with 500 fine reindeer
which he had purchased, together with
a suitable number of sleds and drivers.
Chairman Hanna, of the executive
committee of the monetary conven-
ton, has been notified that the cham
Der of commerce of Little Rock, Ark. +,
had reconsidered it's determination
not to send delegates to the conven-
ton, and that it would be fully repre-
sented.
The remains of the late Judge John
\. Scott, brother-in-law of ex- Presi-
dent Harrison. were buried Monday
afternoon at Washington, Pa. The
deceased was United States attorney
in charge of Indian depreciation claims
and died suddenly of pneumonia ten
days ago at Las Vegas, N. NJ.
An agent of the Canadian govern
ment named Lewis, is organizing an
expedition for the relief of the miners
in the Yukon valley, similar to the
one undertaken by DR.. Sheldon jack
son, in behalf of the United States
government. Six Laplanders and ia
reindeer are already en- route
Ex-Mayor L. w. Hess has been ap-
pointed receiver for the Ottawa Qll.)
Electric Street Car Co., of which w. F.
Ellis, of Boston, is president. The
company was organized last year with
capital of $4,000 Extensions were
built at large expense to which eastern
capitalists, it is said, have failed to
contribute.
Consul General Lee cabled Monday
from Havana to United States Dispatch
Agent Roosa, in New York, asking
that more relief supplies be forwarded
by the Central Cuban relief committee.
This request is considered by Mr.. Roosa
to be ample evidence that no obstruc-
tion is being interposed by the Spanish
government to relief supplies being for
warded from the United States.
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