Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-11-15
ABBREVIATED TELEGRANIS.

Capt. Sigsbee, who commanded the
Maine, will be the first officer of the
navy to secure an allotment of prize
money on account Of the war with
Spain.
The Pennsylvania railroad will, on
Tuesday next if scheduled plans work
out, put on new fast train between
Pittsburgh and New York to be known
as the Pittsburgh limited.
Edward Zola, a resident of Kansas
City, Mo-, and a cousin of Emile Zola,
the champion of Dreyfus, says that the
report that the French author is COM
ing to this country shortly is untrue.
1t is expected that the board OF
which RI. Adm. Howell is president
will assemble this week at Annapolis
for the purpose of establishing con-
struction course for the education of
cadets.
Another train load of alcohol billed
to Japan has been sent west from
Peoria, Ill. 1t will be used in the
manufacture of smokeless gun powder.
There were II cars Of G5 barrels each,
or 90, 920 gallons.
1t was reported in Paris Sunday even
ing that Dreyfus is dead. The runoT
is understood to be based upon a nays
terious telegram received from Col
mar, capital of Upper Alsace, signed
by an unknown correspondent. 1t is
not believed.
After the expiration of his term OF
governor in January next Gov. Adams,
of Colorado. will start on a tour around
the word. He will visit first the ila-
waiian and Philippine islands and will
return through India, Egypt and the
Mediterranean.
At Sedalia, Mo-, Thomas Moore. z
years old, son of Z. j. Moore, a mem
Der of Company l, I'd regiment, Mis-
souri, volunteers, is dead of hydropho-
bia. The lad was bitten two weeks
ago by dog which was supposed to
be suffering with the rabies.
Mr.. Chong ki Ye, connected with the
household of the crown prince of Corea,
and eldest son of Mr.. Chin Pom Ye, the
minister from Corea to this country,
has been appointed an attache of the
Corean legation at Washington and is
now en- route to take his post.
Ii Hung Chang has been ordered to
proceed to- Tsi-Nan, capital of the pro-
vince of Shan-Tung, to concert meas
ures with the viceroy of Shan-Tung to
prevent future inundations of the Yell
low river (Hoang-Ho). This appoint
ment is regarded as virtually shelving
Prince Ii.
The London Daily Mail says Monday
morning that the French naval con-
struction programme for 1899 includes
two battle ships of 1850 tons each,
with very powerful armament and pro-
lection; two cruisers of 1000 tons each,
two large torpedo boat dessroyers and
II torpedo boats.
At a general meeting of French hold
ers of Cuban bonds, held in Paris, a
resolution was adopted to appeal to
the ''good faith of Spain and the spirit
of equity of the United States" to set
tie the question of their rights as cred
itors ''in conformity with the rules Of
justice and law"
A. L. Manley, editor of the Whining
ton On. c. Record, whose office was de-
stroyed by white citizens OF Thursday,
is n0w in Asbury Park, n. J., with his
brotherin-in-law, Rev. Ii. N Giles. lie
fled from Wilmington to escape proba-
BILE Lynching by the mob,, which had
sworn to have his life.
The London Times in its editorial
Monday morning on the Hispano-
American situation, repeats its convic-
tioa that mo power wilt attempt 10
hinder the transfer of the Philippines. u
adding that "their loss can not he
great to SPAIN who had practically
lost the entire archipelago before the
| United States interfered.7