Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-04-23
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS
Gathered From All Parts of the Country
by Telegraph.

Gathered From All Parts of the Country
by Telegraph.
Charles Emory Smith has been con-
6rmed as postmaster general
A revolution has broken out in the
Ponce district of Porto Rico, and there
is rioting all through the island.
The war ship Nictheroy bought by
United States from Brazil, leaves i'm
mediately with 5000 tons of coal
In the lobbies of Spanish parliament
Thursday afternoon all deputies agreed
America must be resisted to the ut
most"
The United States government, ac-
cording to special dispatch from Liv-
erpool, has bought the Beaver line
steamer Ontario.
The Hamburger correspondent an
nounces that the United States has
bought three Chinese cruisers that are
building at the Vulcan yards
Special dispatch from Madrid says
War Minister Correa has been author
lied to call out $4,000 reserves. Three
vessels loaded with troops left Cadiz,
destination unknown.
Two additional cruisers will be
placed in commission within the next
month. These are the Newark, at the
Norfolk navy yard, and the Charleston,
at the Mare island yard.
At Middletown, Wesleyan students,
carrying Cuban and American flags,
paraded Thursday night and created
much enthusiasm. Gen. Weyler was
hung in effigy and burned in big
bonfire
The president has prepared proc
lamation to Spaniards in the United
States, giving them one year to dis
pose of their property and leave the
country. after which time their prop
erty will be confiscated according to
international law.
There is bitter feeling in Madri /
against Great Britain, especially on
the contra band-of-war and privateer
questions. 1t is the belief of the gem
eral public that Great Britain is play
ing, in an underhand manner, the
game of the United States.
Not since Vancouver was DESTROYED
by fire in 1856 has there been such a
confagration as that which took place
early Thursday morning. The fire
started in one end of the building on
Stimson's wharf and soon assumed dis
astrous proportions.
At Madrid Thursday crowds were
parading the streets. A mob gath
cred in front of the Equitable Lite In
surance building and smashed the
aan1a 70 htfc
carried fragments through the streets
yelling Down with the Yankees"
1t has been decided to remove Ed
ward Bellamy, the author, who is dy-
ing of consumption at Denver, to his
home in Chicopee Falls, Mass. He will
be accompanied on the journey by his
family and his brother, c. j. and F. P.
BeIlamy. The party will start Friday
night.
At Chicago Col. Henry L. Turner
asked the men of the First regiment,
|. N. g., Thursday night, how many
would volunteer for war. Roll call by
showed that 1,142 volur-
teers, officers, privates, hospital cor 8
and musicians are ready and anxious
to serve.
Representative Bell, of Colorado,
has introduced bill to coin the bull
ion in the treasury and issue treasury
notes upon the same and for legal ten
der issues to carry on the war Rep
Knowles. of South Dakota,
las introduced a bill for the issue of
S450, 600, 0C0 in legal tender for war pur-
poses. ~
Frank j. Gould has purchased from
Joseph Meisenheimer, of Milwaukee,
wo St Bernard dogs for $500. Tie
logs are Champion Duke Wadsworth,
iged three and half years, for wh:t b
he New York millionaire paid 81, 600,
md lie Roy, puppy, less than one
-ear old, for which the consideration
vas $500.
Gov. D. NJ. Clough has teleyraphed
PRESIDENT Mckinley an offer of the
ervices of Minnesota's three infantry
egiments and of the battalion of az
illery. The Minnesota national
-uard could be Immediately availab.e
or service in connection with the reg.-
nents of the regular army, not need
ng to alter either organization or
actics
Orders have been received by Capt
J. E. Blunt, commander of the Rock
sland arsenal, from the war depart
nent to provide at once complete equip
nents for $1,000 men for field service.
The arsenal is being worked night and
lay, and new men are being put to
work. as fast as they can be secured.
large shipments of guns and equip
nents leave the arsenal daily.