Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-04-19
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS
Gathered From All Parts of the Country
by telegraph.

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by telegraph.
The Carlists in England are prepar-
ng for action, convinced that the
crescent dynasty is doomed.
Bishop Potter presented q set of
resolutions against war at the meet
ing of the Central Labor union, New
York, Sunday night, but they were de-
ieated by vote of nearly two to one.
The troops at the preside, ordered
to New Orleans and Chattanooga, will
probably leave San Francisco Tuesday
evening, but it is possible that their
departure may be delayed until We'd
nesday.
Two italian canal laborers were i'm
stantly killed and another seriously
Injured at Fondas Basin, six miles east
of Schenectady, N, Y, by the break
ing of derrick boom while it was in
use lifting stone.
The Impartial, referring to the at
tack ON the American consulate at
Malaga, deplores the outrage as neces-
sariiy calling for apologies and warns
Malaguenos against provoking war
which Spain would avoid if possible.
According to special dispatch from
Madrid, Senior Moret, secretary of the
colonies, has approved ontract to
lay cable between Cadiz and Havana,
by way of Teneritfe and Vieque Grab
| Island) nine miles east of Porto Rico.
! The monitor Nahant arrived early
Sunday morning from Philadelphia
and anchored off Tompkinsville. 5. 1.
The Nahant left League Island ON the
18th and WAS towed to New York by
tug. She is manned mostly by the naval
reserAe.
| The steamer Shawmut which has
been discharging coal at Portsmouth,
n. H., has been ordered to the Boston
navy yard to be converted into an aux
iliary cruiser. The steel tug Plymouth,
of the Reading line has been taken by
the government
The Maryland Steel Company an
nounces that it has received contract
from the Russian government to make
rails for the Trans siberia railroad.
The order will involve an expenditure
of several million dollars. Work upon
the order will be begun at once.
A dispatch to the New York Herald
from Washington says: In view of
Spain's efforts to collect coal at Ha-
vana and San Juan. no doubt exists in
political circles that the naval plan for
the Spanish government contemplates
the dispatch OF the fleet to western
waters.
A special dispatch from Singapore
says that the Steamship Leo KILL,
from Manila, has arrived there crowd
ed with Spanish officials and we'll to do
Spanish families who are escaping from
the rebellion which is spreading rap
icly in the Philippines. They report
that Manila is panic-stricken.
The Spanish cruisers Infanta Marie
Teresa and Cristobal Colon are filing
their coal bunkers at st. Vincent.
Cape Verde islands, The supply is
running short. 1t is understood that
1000 tons will be brought here in a
few days, probably from the United
States, where it is known orders have
been placed.
AT Atlantic City, n. j., Mrs. J. N.
Burson, wife of prominent citizen of
Canton, o.. committed suicide Sunday
afternoon by shooting herself through
the heart. She suffered with cancer of
the stomach. In a note she left to her
husband she says she could bear her
sutferings no longer and asked for
giveness for her act.
Every available man, experienced in
the manufacture OF powder, is bein 2
given employment at the Dupont pow
der mills, Penns Grove, n j., to rush
the heavy government orders for mu-
nitions of war. The company's pay.
roll aggregates $4,000 per month, which
is heavier than at any time in the his
tory of the company.
At London cable dispatches were re-
ceived Sunday directing all American
diplomatic and consular officials tc
watch for movements of Spanish war
craft in British waters and to report
any such movement to Washington
Immediately. 1t is supposed that the
other emtas and consulates have
been similarly instructed.
The American Line steamer St Pau
which sailed from New York Sunday
for Philadelphia, passed in the Della
ware Capes at $50 o'clock Sunday
evening. She will reach Cramps shir
yard Monday and on Tuesday morning
the work of transforming her into ar
auxiliary cruiser will begin. 1t is esti
mated that this work will requir,
about Is days
Lieut. Simon Cook and Chief En-
gineer w. II. Nauman, of the United
: States navy, have arrived in Milwau
kee Their mission in that city is t,
enlist men for the navy. They will re
main there about a week. They ar
: after machinists of the first and secon'
, class. firem of the first and secon,
] class, and seamen and ordinary sea
men, together with few apprentices
4 After they get through here they vii
/ go to Chicago.