Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-04-25
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Mr.. Carmack, of Tennessee, retained
his seat in the house by vote of 1S9
TO 120.
Spaniards at Porto Rico are maxi
ing active efforts to purchase the
existing coal supply on the other is
lands.
At San Francisco, Jim Jeffrics FRI
day night defeated Peter Everett, bet
ter known as Mexican Pete" in three
rounds.
Fridays statement Of the condition
of the treasury shows: Available cash
balance, s2l9,60l,slo gold reserve,
$780, 9245l0.
The Atlantic naval division of the
French northern squadron is under or
ders to keep in constant proximity to
the Antilles during hostilities.
The Spanish embassy has notified
Madrid of the departure of the Paris.
1t is probable that fast cruisers from
Cadiz will try to intercept her.
The Madrid correspondent of the
London Daily news says the govern
ment has instructed Gov. Gen. Blanco
to declare the arrlistice in Cuba ended.
The United States government has
established censorship of kilograms,
forbidding the transmission of code
messages to or from Havana. This be-
gins at once.
government official is in West Su-
perior. Wis, to get prices and ascer-
tain how soon the -four mills here could
fl an order for 400, 900 barrels of flour
to be sent to the south.
| Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, the
United States Minister to Spain, ac-
companied by the party with which he
left Madrid, arrived in Paris at 1;45
o'clock Friday evening.
| The American squadron at Hong
Kong has sailed for Manila. 1t is re-
ported that priests and the commercial
classes favor surrender but the mill
tary are determined to resist.
The belief that Spain will not give
up her original plans in regard to pri-
watering is gaining ground in official
circles in Germany, says the Berlin
CORES pondent of the New York World.
The Libre Parole, of Paris, Friday,
| ublished a violent article attacking
Great Britain's attitude toward Spain,
and characterizing Great Britain as
the '>Hypocritical accomplice of the
| United States"
| In event of the entire California
| forces being called out by the govern
ment, Gov. Budd, by virtue of his office
as commander-in- chief of the national
guard. will take the field in person at
the head of the troop.
Adj Gen. Irish, of the Michigan ma
tioaal guard, Friday ordered every
colonel and captain to have his COM
mand ready to proceed to the state en-
campment grounds at Island Lake not
later than next Tuesday.
The steamer Willamette, at Tacoma,
which was engaged to carry wheat
from San Francisco, has been char
tered by the government totake 1000
tons of coal frcm the Sound to San
Francisco for the use of war ships.
| The Fourth regiment from Fort Sher-
| idan, Chicago, has arrived at Tampa.
| The Twenty first, Seventeenth and
part of the Sixth arrived Friday over
the Plant system, making about 3,T01
men landed here since Thursday morn
| ing
The Brazilian Jacobinos favor the
United States in the coming war be-
tween that country and Spain. The
Pals, the Jacohino organ says: 1--WE
are with the United States, which is
giving Europe q daring example of
making sacrifices for peoples lib
erty."
The Kansas state encampment, G. A.
R., unanimously passed resolutions de-
nouncing the pension administration
of Commissioner II. Clay Evans, and
demanding his removal and the ap'
poin tment of some one who will ''exe'
cute the laws in accordance with the
true spirit that prompted their enact.
rnent." President Mckinley is explie
lily exempted from censure in thi:
connection.