Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-04-13
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The inhabitants of the coast towns
Of Porto Rico are seeking safety in the
interior.
The torpedo boat Morris number 1D
is to be launched from the Herreschof
works, Bristol, r. l., at high water
Wednesday.
Orders have been received from
Washington placing the Chickamauga
camping ground under the jurisdiction
of Gen. John X. Brooke, of the depart
ment of the lakes.
The senate foreign relations commit
tee considered the presidents mes
sage, but adjourned without reaching
a conclusion. Gen. Lee will be heard
soon after his arrival.
The London Standard says: 1.-THE un-
disguised disappointment of the jim
goes at the subdued and cautious tone
of the message can not fail to cheer
the friends of peace"
Mr.. Butler (N. C.) Monday afternoon
offered a resolution in the senate
recognizing the Cuban republic as a
separate and independent nation. The
resolution went over.
The United States war ships San
Francisco and New Orleans sailed from
Halifax at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning
for New York. They took on board 25O,
tons of coal at this port
The house adjourned Monday after
noon after declaring VIM. L. Ward,
the sitting member, entitled to the
seat from the Sixteenth New York dis
trict, contested by Benjamin Fair
child.
Two children were suffocated and
third so badly injured that there is but
slight hopes Of recovery, as the result
of a fire early Tuesday morning in the
dwelling house of George Dugan, 903
South 18th street, Philadelphia.
El Heraldo De Madrid publishes an
interview with Adm. Beranger, former
minister of marine, in the course of
the ability of the Spanish navy to win
in the event of war with the United
States.
The British steamer Europe, which
arrived Tuesday morning from Lon
don, brought twenty tons of ammuni-
tion for rapid firing guns recently
purchased abroad for the United States
navy. The explosives will be landed
at the company's wharf.
The American line steamship Paris,
it is announced, will sail as usual We'd
nesday. She is loading freight, and
her agents say she will carry her usual
cargo. On y 40 passengers are on her
list, which is one-quarter the number
,,Nl J., 80 -,
year.
The board of managers of the Ma
tional Congress of Mothers requests
all delegates and visitors planning to
attend the congress to be held in WASH
ington, May to inclusive to imme-
diately notify the Office, addressing
National Congress of Mothers, Wash
ington, D. c.
The contents of the presidents mes
sage on the Cuban situation was re-
ceived with much interest at Fort
Monroe, particular satisfaction being
shown by the officers of the flying
Spains responsi bility for the destruc-
tion of the Maine.
Two more vessels of the navy have
left Beaufort, S. c., to join Capt. Samp-
sons fleet rendezvoused in the gulf.
They are the Nezinscot and the Algon-
quin. Information was received at
the department Monday of the de-
parture of the torpedo gunboat Somers
from Portland, Eng, for the Brooklyn
navy yard.
The New York Association of Sewing
schools is making preparations to show
in the south its famous exhi bits of do
mestic and foreign needle work coll
lected through the department of state
at Washington from the government
schools of Belgium, France, Japan,
| Sweden, Switzerland, and the board
schools of London.
Every station along the route OF
Consul General Lees special train
lavished appreciative tributes upon
him. The country for miles in the in.
terror furnished ardent admirers who
came in carts, wagons and on horse.
back. Ladies filled the car with hand.
some boquets accompanied by missives
expressive of their admiration.
The first battalion OF the naval re.
serves of New York started Tuesday
for the League Island navy yard.
They left over the Pennsylvania rail.
road in three special cars. The 10.
men who made up the battalion were
wild with enthusiasm. They will dc
duty on board the monitor Nahant
which they will bring back to guarC
New York harbor.