Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-26
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

At Pana, Ill, the union miners have
succeeded in inducing a number of the
Negroes to leave the Springside min.
.ng camp.
Wednesdays statement of the condi-
ton of the treasury shows: Available
ash balance, $3.50, OBS, ,sl4; gold reserve,
s,06, ,3,5, 049.
At Port Huron, Mich, 12 persons
were more or less seriously in jured in
4 collision on the Flint & Pere Mar
quette railway.
A dispatch to the New York Herald
from Santiago says that the mer-
chants there are anxious that the Cu-
ban army should be disbanded at
once. 1t is standing menace to busi.
ness, they say
Secretary Alger, while at Montauk,
will confer with Gen. Wheeler con-
ceruing the visit of the president to
Camp Wikoff The visit of the presi-
dent probably will not take place un-
til after the arrival of Gen. Shafter.
The adjutant general Wednesday
received word that Lieut.. VIM. H. Os-
borne. of the 1st cavalry. is dead at
Montauk Point of typhoid fever. This
officer had been selected for assign
ment to duty at the military academy.
The National EX-Slaves Home asso-
citation held three days session in
st. Joseph. Mo. Delegates from five
states were in attendance. The object
of the convention was to provide for
support OF national ex-slaves home
there and to extend it.
At Ponce, Porto Rico, the coasting
schooner Dolores, flying the Spanish
flag, entered the harbor Wednes lay
morning. Her captain was uncertain
whether state OF peace or war exist
ed but decided to take his chances.
The Dolores was not molested.
Col. C. b. Mcclellan, formerly colonel
of the 10th United States cavalry, but
retired five years ago, died Wed nesday
at his residence in St Louis of rheu.
matism of the heart, aged co years.
The colonel was we'll known in the
army and had son in the battle Of
Santiago.
1t has just developed that the Hay.
tien government in it's recent refusal
to permit the establishment of a
United States weather bureau station
there based its action on a suspicion
that the United States intended it as
an initiative in territorial acquisition
on that Island
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn, of
the war department, is contemplating
the establishment of line of trans
ports from New York to Havana, San
tiago, Ponce and return. 1t is expect
ed that the line will be ready for oper-
alton next week. Havana will not be
on the route at present
Mrs. d. A. Botkln, who is accused Of
the murder OF Mrs j. p. Dunning and
Mrs. j. Deane, at Dover, Del, by send
ing them box of poisoned candy, now
occupies comfortable quarters in the
matron's ward at the city prison,
San Francisco. Her husband, who is
working hard in her behalf, is allowed
to visit her.
Thirty persons who have been SPEND
ing the summer at Greenfield \. y,
were poisoned last Sunday by eating
ice cream. Two women have since
died-Mrs. Jessie Seeder. of Noun t
Vernon, n. Y, and Mrs. Michaels, of
New York. Twenty persons are still
confined to their rooms and some Of
them viii die.
The steamers Rival and Brixham
have sailed from Seattle for St. Mich
ael with so passengers and large
amount of freight The Br,xham car.
ried l65 tons of supplies for the United
States geological survey corps at St.
Mich ael and 96 cases of clothing and
supplies for the Canadian mounted
rolice at Dawson.
The military authorities in San
Francisco have received instructions
from Adjt. Gen. Corbin coun termand'
ing previous orders to send a large
body of soldiers to Honolulu. Nc
more troops viii leave here until fur
ther notice, and the three steamers
which were to have left early mex,
week, will not go, at least not as trans
port steamers.
1t is learned that the government
has practically completed the instruc
tions to the military commissions
which are to have direction of affair!
in Cuba and Porto Rico pending th'
evacuation of the islands by the Span
ish forces. Within a few days every
thing is expected to be in readiness fol
the departure Of the commissioner
carly in Septe mber.