Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-11-09
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.


Health officers reported two new
cases Of yellow fever at Key West and
two at Miami Tuesday. No deaths
Tuesdays statement of the condition
of the treasury shows: Available cash
balance, $3.50, 1872, Ol5; gold reserve,
s254, 500, 100.
The Beers have invaded Ingwavuma,
Zululand, and looted and burned the
public buildings and stores The mag
istrate, police and other inhabitants
fed toward Eshowe.
scudder Hinde, 35 years old, of st.
Louis, was found dead in his bed in
the Gilsey house, New York, Tuesday
night. Hindc was last seen between
10 and II o'clock Monday evening just
before he retired for the ni-ht.
Andrew II. Patterson, Chicago, a
railroad detective in the employ of
the Illinois Central Co., early Thurs
day shot and killed his wife and then
shot and killed himself. jealousy was
the cause Of the tragedy.
The czar and czarina are expected to
arrive'at Potsdam Saturday. The visit
is said to be of a purely private nature.
Some unknown persons Tuesday even
ing mutilated the statues facing the
Stadtschloss at Potsdam.
Tin and Terne, in this weeks issue,
will say that "a modern blast furnaces
are in course of erection in the United
States. These furnaces will have a
capacity of from 600 to 700 tons day,
or a total annual capacity of 5000, 600
touso OF pig iron.
Reports to Surg. Gen. Wyman, of the
marine hospital service, indicate that
the yellow fever epidemic which has
prevailed at Key West for the past six
weeks has about run it's course. Only
one or two cases a day are now re-
ported.
Test was made Wednesday at Indian
Head of plate varying in thickness
from 9 to IA inches and representing
the side armor of the Illinois. Two
shots were fired with satisfactory re.
suits and 700 tons of plate were ac.
cepted.
Four companies OF the Third bat.
TALON of marines left Washington
Wednesday for the Philippines. They
comprised Companies a and b, from
the marine barracks there and Compan.
les c. and d, who arrived late Wcdnes.
day afternoon from New York.
Special Agent Sewell, at Honolulu,
reports to the state department that
the total imports into Hawaii during
the first nine months of 1899 amounted
to SIS, 667, ,372, an increase OF SIS, 3OG. 799
over the corresponding period of 1898,
and S. 016, ASP more than the imports
for the entire year 1898.
Col Lee, quartermaster of the lakes,
has completed arrangements for send.
ing the 18th United States infantry to
the Philippines. The troops will leave
Fort Thomas, KY, for San Francisco
November :, by way of st. Louis over
the Big Four, Missouri Pacific, Denver
& Rio Grande, Rio Grande & Western
and Southern Pacific.
Gen. Castro, leader of the revolution
in Venezuela, has formally blockadcd
Porto Cabello the only port not occu,
pied by Castro's forces with two crui'
sers. Commerce with that port has
been stopped. Castro has won two vie.
tories over Hernandez, and the form.
er's government is becoming well es-
tablished,
Everything was quiet about Shark.
ey's headquarters at Newdorp Thurs.
day. The fighter rested in bed during
portion of the forenoon. lie had fin.
ished all his heavy work of training
Wednesday and his trainers will not
permit him to do any more exercise
than necessary to keep him in condi'
tion until he enters the ring Friday
night.