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

by Telegraph.
Turkey has notified United States
Minister Angel that she will main
tain neutrality.
The lower house of Cortez has adopt
ed resolution OF homage in memory
! of those killed at Cavite.
Rr. Adm. Simpsons fleet has sailed
and an important engagement is an
ticipated in the near future.
Tuesdays statement of the condition
of the treasury shows: Available cash
balance, S2l5, ,605, 1856; gold reserve, $780,
962, 4S4.
The democratic convention of the
Fourth Virginia district Tuesday night
unanimously nominated Hon. Sidney
p. Epes for congress.
The marquis of Salisbury at the Prim-
rose league NEE ting Wednesday, said
he regretted the war and hoped peace
would ere long prevail.
A British steam yacht, which has
just arrived at Gibraltar, was obliged
to leave Malaga, Spain, because she
was mobbed and stoned.
The lower house Of the Spanish par
lament has adopted the queens mes
sage. The republicans. carlists and
conservatives voted in the negative.
A Madrid special says the country
opposes the idea of republic. They
had enough of the republic in 1873.
Would prefer Don Carlos to such a
change.
At st. Paul, Mimi, Tuesdays munic-
ipal election, estimated on 92 out of
lis precincts, has resulted in the cleo
tion of Col A. R Kiefer, republican,
for mayor, by about 1000 plurality.
A special dispatch from Brussels
says that Spanish diplomatists there
declare that Spain is practically in
state of revolution. The end of the
regency has begun.
luncheon was given at the Holland
house, New York, Tuesday to Lieut..
Peary and his friends, to celebrate the
transfer of the steam yacht Windward
from the British to the American flag.
John A. Brown, treasurer of the Chi
cago baseball club, died of Bright's dis
ease Tuesday. Brown was connected
with the Chicago club for % years and
was one of the best known base bal
utu III tIle country.
The secretary of the navy Tuesday
afternoon made application for an
emergency approx riation of $2,5O5, 500
for the use of the bureau of yards and
docks This is in addition to the Sls,-
47o, 900 asked for Tuesday morning.
1t is stated that negotiations are
pending between the government and
the Pacific Coast Steamship Co. for the
purchase of the steamers Queen and
Senator, which are to be used for troop
ships in case troocs are sent to Manila.
Gen. D. McM. Gregg, of Reading, Pa,
has offered his services to Gov. Hast
ings or Secretary of War Alger. Gen.
Gregg was cavalry leader at Gettys-
burg and is one of the most prominent
surviving commanders of the late
war.
The United States legation at Con.
stantinople has received two thousand
offers of volunteers in American navy,
chiefly Greeks Some declare they
will pay their passage in gratitude for
American aid in Greek war of inde-
pendence.
The president has sent long list of
army nOnlndtlOuS 10 congress-. among
the civilians are Fitzhugh Lee, Repre-
sentative Wheeler, of Alabama, j. Fl.
Wilson, of Delaware, and Senator
Sewall, of New Jersey, all to be major
generals.
special to the New York World
from Lisbon says: 1t is reported here
that the Cape Verde squadron of the
Spanish fleet had been sighted steam
ing slowly and shaping its course for
the Canaries, but the report remains
uuconfrmed.
A special dispatch from Madrid says
the internal situation is causing the
Spanish government almost as much
uneasiness as external Dsmonstra-
tors Monday night openly showed revo-
lutionary tendencies, cheering WeyleR
and demanding Sagasta's resignation.
The British steamer Ironopolis has
arrived at Nassau from Havana, hav-
ing been stopped by the United States
blockading fleet. She is from Cardiff
with a cargo OF. 5000 tons of coal, and
comes here for orders. The British
cruiser Pearl arrived early Wednesday
morning from Jamaica. ;. =.