Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-09-20
SHORT SPECIALS.

died at his home near Fort Mycr, Va
Sunday.
The government has proposed to the
powers that international action be
taken against anarchists.
In dispatches to the war depart
ment Sunday night, Maj. Gen. Brooke
reports four deaths among tie Amer
lean troops at Ponce, P. R.
The Vossische Z.itung declares that
under the Anglo-German agreement
Delagoa bay was ceded to Great Brit
ain commercially and not politically.
The United states steamship Ben
nington sailed for Honolulu Sunday
and the transport Condor, loaded with
supplies for the United States forces,
sailed for Manila.
Mrs. Lucy A. Browne, the widow Of
]. Ross Browne, the famous author
and traveller, died in Oakland, Cal She
was - years of age and had shared in
many experiences of her husband.
Mrs John r Thomas, of Warrior
Run, near Wilkesbarre, Pa, received
a dispatch from the chief of police at
Stamford, Ct, Sunday afternoon, that
her daughter Grace was alive and we'll
in that city.
The battle ships Oregon and Iowa
will start for Manila via Cape Horn
and Honolulu next Saturday or sun
day, by which time it is expected all
repairs will have been made and the
fleet of colliers will be in readiness.
The Madrid Official Gazette pub
fishes the announcement of the ap-
pointment of Senator Montero Rios,
president of the senate; Senor Abar-
zuza Senor Garniga, Gen. Cerero and
Senor Villaurrutia as the Spanish
peace commissioners,
The sultan has ordered Djevad
Pasha, the military commander in
Crete, to accede to the demand of the
British admiral, Gerard Henry Noel,
for disarmament, thus complying with
the whole ultimatum of the admiral
A British military detachment Sunday
occupied the entrance to the fort.
The 18th infantry, U. S. A., GO Off
GERS and men, arrived in St. Louis
Monday under the command of Maj
w. Il. Humphreys This regiment,
which took gallant part in the battle
at Ell Caney, came from Mon tauk Poin t,
and will be stationed at Jefferson bar
racks, near St Louis
The Spanish minister of war, Gen.
Correa, has issued instructions for the
return of the Spanish troops in the
West Indies. The sick are to leave
first, and the archives, especially those
relating to the war, will be brought tc
Spain with the arms, ammunition
flags and material stored in Cuba anc
Porto Rico.
While a gang of laborers were a
work Monday morning on the new
athletic field ad diacent to the Francis
can sisters convent at Peekskill
N. Y, large derrick fell and crushed
several of the workmen. Patricl
Moran was instantly killed, Josepl
Nolan will probably die, and Michae
McCabe was badly injured
At London, j. W. Jago, formerl,
chief officer of the White Star Lin
steamer Britannia and John Kynas
ton, who was third officer of the sam
steamer, both of whom have been cor
victed of robbing the mails on boar
: the Britannia, were sentenced Monday
. The former to eight years and the la,
, ter to one years Imprisonment at har
= labor.
= George Bartlett, who shot and kille
I. James Moffitt and mortally wounde
Warren Richmond at Pittston, Pa
; Saturday night, was arrested at hi
home Sunday. He fled after the shoe
: ing and went to Moosic, where h
slept in corn field all night SUI
day morning he returned to his HON
. and his wife told him he had bette
q give himself up
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), Long Army Service.
$ NEW YORK, Sept 19.-Serg. Harr