Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-16
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

1t is quite evident from dispatch
received by Gen. Corbin Sunday night
from Gen. Shafter that the Spanish
Transatlantic Co. in transporting
the Spanish prisoners from Santiago
to Spain is economizing space in its
ships.
Near Leadville, Col, while walking
along a railroad trestle on their way
to picnic. Mrs. Bridget Riley and
Mrs. James Cleator were struck by
Colorado Midland passenger train and
thrown so feet to the gronnd Both
will die.
Col. John Atkinson, a prominent
Irish American of Detroit, died sud-
denly of neuralgia of the heart Sum
day. Col. Atkinson was one of Gov.
Pingree's most prominent political
supporters in the last leg islature in
which he was representative.
A dispatch to the New York Herald
from Havana says: There is general
feeling of relief in Havana that the
war is over. On the faces OF many in
the throngs there were unmistakable
marks OF the rrivations they have un-
dergone as the results of the blockade.
On a wager, Miles Mcdonald, team
ster, dived from the top rail of Eads
bridge into the Mississippi at Third
street, st. LOUIS, and came out unin-
jured. The distance from the rail to
the water is lis feet and the water is
25 feet deer. Mcdonald was picked up
by sliiff.
There has just passed over San Ber-
nardino, Cal, and vicinity hot wave
that has never had a parallel here
within the memory of man. The max
imum has been 1O2, 1O9, 107, 103, lO6,
1O4 and loS for seven days. To make
matters worse there has been q very
low barometer.
Two companies of United States
volunteer engineers from Ft. Sheri-
dan, commanded by Col. Young, ar.
rived at Middletown, Pa, Sunday, to
prepare the new military camp for the
I'd division of the I'd volunteer corps,
which is expected to arrive the latter
part of the week.
At Dover, Del, nothing has develop
ed to throw any light upon the deaths
of Mrs. Deane and Mrs. Dunning,
daughters of ex-Congressman Pen
nington, who were poisoned by eating
candy received in package sent
through the mail from San Francisco
by some unknown person.
Madrid was patrolled by police Sat
urday night, but perfect tranquility
prevails. The publication of the pro.
tocol produced keen disapp continent
so far as it refers to the Philippines,
where it had been hoped Spain would
preserve her sovereignty intact. Clause
Ill of the protocol dispels this allu.
sion.
Lieut.. Col. Chas. Dick, OF the S.h
Ohio (the presidents OWN, and Maj.
George Goodfsllow, volunteer aid on
Gen. Skaters staff, arrived in Wash-
ington Sunday evening from Santiago.
They are the bearers Of important
dispatches and information from Gen.
Shafter to the president and secretary
OF war.
The Rough Riders are home. With
Col Theodore Roosevelt and Fighting
Joe" Wheeler, they have reached Mon.
tauk Point. They came on tile Miami,
which. with the Gates City, the ST
Louis, the Vigileucia and the Mattea'
wan. lie at anchor off shore Monday,
their rigging lights plainly visible
from the camp.
Information has been received by
Chief Wilkie, of the treasury secret
service, of the arrest Friday and Satur.
day at Detroit, Mich, OF gang Of
counterfeiters whose operations have
given the government considerable
trouble. They are Charles, L E.ward
and David johnson, with headquarters
at 793 Twenty Sixth street
On Saturday Gen. Miles notified
Gov. Gen. Macias, at San Juan, by ca
BILE of the signing of the protocol anG
Monday received from Macias all ac
Acknowledgement of the receipt of the no
tifcation. Gen. Miles also sent Capt
Mickler, under flag of truce, to com
municate the intelligence to the Span
ish commander at Aibonito.
At Ottawa, H., two young farmers
James Nicholson and John Terrell
were drowned in the West Side ra
vine at . o'clock Sunday morning
They missed the road and drove OF
the bank of the ravine, landing il
the water 20 feet below. They wer
pinned in the water by the horse an,
buggy, which fell upon them. The,
drowned in two feet of water.
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