Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-04-26
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS

Gathered From All Parts OF the Country
by Telegraph.
1t was reported at West Point Sum
day that the first class of cadets will
be graduated on Tuesday.
A Red Cross society, $50 strong, has
been formed at Berkley, Cal Its num-
bers all tender their services to the
government.
The American line steamer New
York, which was chartered by the
American government, arrived at New
York Sunday morning.
The British admiral commanding at
Queenstown ordered the Spanish tor
pedo beat Audaz to leavs that port BE-
fore o'clocl Monday morning.
The Irish women of San Francisco
have organized a society to equip a
corps of their sex as auxiliaries to
the Irish regiments of volunteers now
forming.
Many Greeks are ting them
selves at the United States consulate
in Athens seeking enlistment in the
United States forces for th:, war
against Srain.
The French Society for the Assist
ance of Wounded Soldiers has donated
$40, 900 and has opened a subscription
for the purpose of aiding the American
and Spanish Red Cross societies.
Letters of narque are not to be is-
sued by the Spanish government at
present. but it is believed here that
they soon will be, says the Madrid
correspondent of the New York Herald.
AT the naval recruiting office in San
Francisco there is an average OF 10
applicants per day, of which amount
25 per cent. are chosen. There is an
urgent demand for machinists, sea-
men and ordinary seaman.
The state department Sunday re-
ceived information that the governor
of Hong Kong had issued neutrality
proclamation as to the United States
and Spain. 1t is similar in terms to
those already proclaimed by Jamaica
and Newfoundland.
The British ste amer Mexican, which
sailed from Capetown on April for
Southampton, via the Island of Ma
t;eria, arrived at Southampton at noon
Sunday. The commander reports that
she did not sight a single Spanish war
vessel during the voyage.
1t has just been discovered that the
cruiser Charleston was injured by the
recent earthquake. Its condensing
tubes were injured and it may be nec-
essary to get new ones from the east
The cruiser can not be put in readiness
as soon as had been expected.
The newspapers in London Sunday
issued war extras all day long, but
with little new in them beyond the
fact that Moro Castle opened fire on
the United States feet Ships arriv-
ing at different channel ports report
that they have not sighted any Spanish
warships
The Ham mburg- American line steamer
Moravia, which arrived at New York
Monday morning from Hamburg. is de-
tanned at quarantine owing to a case
of smallpox among her steerage pas
sengers. The passengers will be vac
cinated and the steamer disinfected
before proceeding to her dock.
The Washington correspondent OF
the London Daily Mail cables that
he has had an interview with Presi-
dent Mckinley, who sent to England a
message similar to that sent on Satur-
day through Mr.. Smalley to the Times,
President Mckinley declaring that
America could not forget England's
good will.
Another prize was brought into Key
West, Fla, Sunday. morning by the
United States gunboat Helena, com.
mander w. I. Swinburne. She turned
out to be the Spanish steamer Miguel
lover, bound from New Orleans. to
Barcelona. with cargo, amounting tc
about 2,oo0 tons of cotton and slaves.
She is valued at $500, 900.
Reports having been published that
Secretary Alger intended to resign
from the cabinet on account of i'll
health, it can be stated, after inquiry
of the secretary himself, that there i,
no foundation whatever for them The
secretary is in better health at presen,
than at any time since he came to
Washington, having completely recoy
cred from his attack OF the grip.
Roosevelt TO BE Lieutenant Colonel.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The presi
| dent has decided appoint Theodor,