Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-26
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.


Reports to Adj. Gen. Corbin from
the state CAMS show that liz, 900 men
have been mustered into the volunteer
army.
John Nc cDonald, of the Kansas State
Teachers association, states that of
the 5000 Kansas volunteers mustered
into service fully 600 are school teach
erS.
The olumbia-Cornell-P Pennsylvania
aud Wisconsin regatta will take place
on Saratoga lake June 30. On July l
the freshmen and university crews will
contest
| Mai. Gen. Merritt, who is to go to
the Philippine islands as military gov
ernor. is expected to govern them uu-
der martial law until congress decides
what shall finally be done with them.
Bailey Decker, colored, shot and IA
tally wounded his wife, white wom-
an, at Tottenville, Staten island,
Wednesday. He then killed himself
with the weapon he had used upon his
wife.
Lieut.. Meyler, U. S. A., who has
been intrusted with the work of plant
ing the mines in San Diego harbor,
announces that the work has been
completed and the entire channel is
now protected.
| A dispatch to the London Financial
News from Port De Paix, Hayti, says:
Adm. Cervera is believed to have divid-
ed his fleet. 1t is reported that the
Vizcaya and the Alphonso XIII have
been destroyed.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Mail says that he hears that
Senior Leon v Castillo is charged to en-
deavor to float loan of el0, 900. 900
ESQ, 900, ,OoO) on the security of the to-
bacco monopoly.
The steam yacht Comanche. former
" owned by the brother of United
States Senator Mark A. Hanna, of
Cleveland, arrived at the Portsmouth
navy yard Tuesday and was formerly
turned over to the government
| A dispatch to the New York Herald
from st. Thomas, Danish West Indies,
says: Private ndvices which have
| reached United States Consul Hanna
from Porto Rico show that new mines
are being laid in the harbor of San
Juan.
The plant of the Stoughton Wagon
Co., one of the largest concerns of its
kind in Wisconsin, was damaged S75,
600 by fire Wednesday, morning. In
surance on stock and building $3.50, Ooo.
About 800 men will be out of work as q
result of the FIRE. Origin of fire is uu-
known.
Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader,
had great reception on his arrival at
the Philippines from Hong Hong. RI.
Adm. Dewey supplied the insurgents
with two guns and 800 rifles, and at
the time the Japanese cruiser left
Aguinaldo was expected to make an
immediate attack.
Lord Wellesley, in an interview,
said: 1T is fortunate for the United
States that this war is not with first
class power, for it is evident that in
such an encounter they would be bad
ly beaten at the beginning, though
believe the Americans able to defea!
any nation in the long run"
Thirteen soldiers stationed at Camp
Alger, suffering from various forms OF
sickness, were removed Tuesday to
the government hospital at Fort Meir,
Va, near by. The main causes of ill
| ness are pneumonia and measles and
there is one case of gastric ulcer,
Several of these persons are seriously
| ill and it is doubtful whether they
| will recover.
The Armenia, loaded with projectiles
for 15-inch guns, left the Norfolk navy
yard Tuesday for Key West She was
accompanied by the torpedo boat Nc
Kee. The German ship Rhaetia was
transferred to the government Tues
day. Calkers were put to work on the
Newark Tuesday. She is being pushed
rapidly and will be ready for departure
in short time.
A dispatch from Madrid asserts tina
Adm. Montejo, commander of tn,
Spanish squadron destroyed by Adm
Dewey, is to be court nartialed on tn,
charge of cowardice. This dispatcl
also alleges that the captain of tn,
Spanish revenue cutter Callao, NOR
recently captured by boat Of tn
United States feet as she was en-
tering Manila bay, is TO be shot TO
not returning the Are of the Amer
leans.