Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-05-17
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMs.


1t is officially declared that the new
Spanish ministry, when formed, will
continue to prosecute the war to the
utmost.
Edouard Remenyi, the Hungarian
violinist, dropped dead at the Orpheum
theater, San Francisco, while peform-
ing Sunday afternoon.
At st. Thomas, Danish West Indies,
coal, in future, will not be delivered to
belligerent war ships without the per-
mission of the governor
1t is now believed that only Adm.
Bermejo, minister of marine, and
Count Xiquena, minister Of public
works, will quit the Spanish cabinet
At Oshkosh, Wis. the wood workers
employed in seven sash and door fac
tories, which produce about half the
output of the country, have decided to
strike Monday for 25 per cent. in
crease in wages.
Eight trains bearing the engineer
corps and Seventy-frst New York and
Massachusetts, regiments passed
through Charleston, S. c., for Tampa
Sunday via the Allan tic Coast line and
the Plant system.
The Prix de Diane (French Oaks of
over SIS, 900, for three-year-olds, 1917
furlongs, was run at Chantilly Sunday,
and was won by Cambridge. Moulouia
was second and Djohava was third.
Seventeen horses ran.
An engine drawing westbound
freight train at Grey Court, ar Mid
dletown, N. Y, blew up, killing En-
gineer William Cronk and Fireman
BENZ. Franklin, of Port Jarvis. Fif-
teen cars were piled up.
The Madrid correspondent of the
London Standard says the government
has wired Capt Gen. Augusti at Ma
Mia authorizing him to grant such re-
forms in the Philippines as are com
patible with the national sovereignty.
The navy department announces
that the Uncas left Key West shortly
before midnight Saturday night with
instructions to arrange under a flag of
truce for an exchange of prisoners be-
tween the Spanish and the Americans.
The Berlin correspondent of the
London Standard says: at is rumored
that the Philippines will form the
nucleus of republic under American
protection and gradually be increased
by the addition of other Pacific is
lands"
According to dispatches from vari-
GUS parts of Italy, Rome, Milan and
other large towns continue quiet, but
it is understood that the state of
siege will be maintained until parlia-
ment has adopted the necessary re-
pressive measures.
The telegraph Office at the Island of
Grand Canary, near the center OF the
Canary islands, the chic city of which
is Isles Palmas, has been seized by the
Spanish authorities. All kilograms,
except the barest CONNIE ercial messages,
have been stopped.
1t is now believed that the First regi-
ment of California volunteers will lead
the troops going to Manila S unday
there arrived for it 100000 rounds of
and 1900 new Springfield
rifles from the Benicia arsenal. Monday
100000 more cartridges arrived.
The mastering of the Oregon regi.
ment is completed, and the two re.
battalions left for San Fran
cisco on a special train to join the
First battalion, which is already en-
at the Presidio. The regiment
consists of 800 men and so officers.
The British steamer Earn wood
which left Barbados May arrived at
New York Monday, She reports that
ou May the Spanish transport AL
ohons NH. with 500 troops on board,
put in at Barbados, but she was Or
iered to leave again by the authorities
Edward Wentz, Sc years old, his lit
Tie daughter Lulu, 4 years old, of Bal
timore, and Miss Lucy Plugrath, of
Chicago, weredrowned in Round bay
Sunday. The boat in which they and
.hree others were sailing capsized-
The bodies have not yet been recoy-
cred.
Ernest Suntzenech, one Of the Amer
can seamen wounded at Cienfuegos
asst Thursday, died at the Marine hos
pital, Key West, Saturday evening and
was buried Sunday. He was a first
class seaman apprentice and belonged
10 the United States cruiser Marble
head.