Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-27
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.
The last of Skaters army will ali
from Cuba Friday.

The last of Skaters army will all
from Cuba Friday.
sickness among the troops in Porto
Rico is on the increase. there are COO
men now in hospital quarters.
1t has been definitely dec cded that
the Corbett-McCoy battle will take
place at Chez towaga, n Y. on Octo-
Der /.
Fridays statement of the condition
of the treasury shows: Available cash
balance, s2s4, $50, ,s96; gold reserve,
s2Os, ,OO6, ,O63.
The postal arrangements at Santi.
ago, Cuba, are reported to be working
in satisfactory manner, and there is
some talk of establishing free deliv-
cry system there.
A specia! to the Leader says the
Worthwhile house, one of the largest
hotels at Gloversville, n. Y, sum
mer resort, is miles north of here, was
destroyed by fire Friday.
At Foxcroft, Me-, the employees OF
Mayo & sons wooden mills have re-
ceived notice that the plant will close
on Saturday next for an indefinite
period. A dull market is the cause of
the closing.
Postmaster General Emory Smith
will dispatch a commission to Porto
Rico shortly to examine into the postal
necessities there and make recon-
mendations for the esta blishment of a
complete service.
Lieut.. VIM. Tiffany, of New York,
lst United States volunteer cavalry
Trough riders), died Thursday at the
Parker house. Boston, of fever con-
tracted in Cuba. lie was brought from
Cuba on the Olivette.
Lieut. Henry A. Lamb. quartermas-
ter of the 22d Kansas regiment, died at
Providence hospital, Washington,
Thursday of typhoid. His home was
at Parsons, where he was identified
with the Daily Eclipse.
Cardinal Gibbons arrived at An
napolis, Md, Thursday from Balti-
more and called on Adm. Cervera. with
whom he remained for over an hour.
He afterward went to ST. Msry's
church, where he dined.
The United States transport ObGaulY
Charleston orrix-aI OF DnDpa
Thursday morning, bringing Mrs.
Miles and her daughter, the wife of
Col Rice. Gen. Miles plans conte H.
plate an immediate return to the United;
States
President Mckinley has accepted the
invitation to attend the peace jubilee
to be held in Chicago in October. He
will possibly be accompanied by Ly-
man J.. Gage, secretary of the treas
ury, and John d. long, secretary of
the navy.
By the explosion of the boiler of a
threshing machine On the farm Of J..
+. Kirk, near Eugene, Ore, one man
was killed, two fatally and several
others more or less hurt. The boiler
was old and the steam gauge was out
of ordex:.
Alexander Scott, this pugilist, died
at the Norwegian hospital, New
York, at s o'clock Friday morning, OF
uraemic. commissions. brought on by
his eXertions in his fight with Tommy
Butler III the Greenwood Athletic club,
brooklyn, Thursday night
Owing to reports csnrrent Thursday
only three American commissioners
would he appointed. Ltwas stated au.
thoritatively Thursday afternoon that
the commission would consist of five
mem bers, and that one of the commits.
sioners would be damocrat.
DR.. Wyman, surgeon general OF the
marira hospital service, has received
offici al information that case of sus
pc cted yellow feverexists at the artil
lery post at Port Point near Calves
ton- Texas. A difference of opinion
as, To whether the ease is yellow tevsl
exists among the physicians.
George Engkel md Peter Edmi ston
wa0 left Riverside, Cal, a year ago Il
prospect on the Colorado desert, have
not since been heard from. The me
went from there to Santiago and from
there started on their perilous trip
The belief is general that both mel
have perisheG