Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-13
SHORT SPECIALS.

Failures for the week have been 130
N the United States, against 1906 last
fear and 30 in Canada against Is last
gear.
A man who committed suicide sew
sral days ago at Los Angeles, CAL, was
identified as Aaron Wolkson, OF St
Louis.
The enlistments Thursday were s61,
making total of 1e, 1853 Five regi-
ments are now completed, the goth,
nth, 2sth, s7th and 31st.
The Miowera brings the news that
the brigantine Enterprise, with
crew of IS, has been lost off the coast
Of New Zealand.
The Lutheran general council has
decided to hold the twenty-seventh an
nual convention in Chicago, beginning
September 2s.
Fridays statement of the condition
of the treasury shows: Available cash
balance, 1918, 497, S97; gold reserve, $780,
| 535, 600
The latest scheme for the disposi-
ton of human bodies will be taken up
by the Stephen Merritt Burial Co., of
New York, which intends to use lique--
fed air in crematories.
The run of the New York yacht club
fleet from Vineyard Haven to New
Bedford, Mass, Friday proved the most
unsatisfactory of the cruise and as far
as the racing was concerned, was well
nigh fizzle.
An American named Black, who has
been residing at Epinal, capital of the
department of the Vosges, has been
expelled from France on suspicion of
espionage. ostensibly he dealt in pho
tographs.
The announcement of the closure of
Philippine ports caused great excite
ment in the London market Friday.
Manila hemp, which rose so shillings
per ton, touched $50 (S195), the highest
figure reached in many years.
According to advices received from
ST. Michael, Alaska, there seems to be
no cause for apprehension in the case
of the steamer indianapolis, which a
report from Dawson has among the
missing, with 2s persons on board.
The Jiminez expedition for Santo
Domingo will proceed first to Baracoa
at the eastern end of Cuba. From there
the party will take sailing vessel for
Santo Domingo. Forty-seveu Cubans,
including 16 officers, are with the eX-
pedition.
Two hundred thousand live chickens
will be shipped from this country to
the Hawaiian islands as fast as they
can be bought up. The first car of 500
has been shipped and others will soon
follow. American poultry brings a
high price in Honolulu.
The correspondent of the London
Times at Rennes says: -Four days of
examination have revealed the utter
flimsiness of the secret dossiers. The
diplomatic dossier contains proofs of
Esterhazy's treason, attested by for
eign agents"
Citizens national bank, was found
dead beside his desk in the bank Satur-
day morning with a vevolver lying ON
the floor beside him. There was no evil
dence of even an attempt at robbery
and it was plain that he committed
suicide. His accounts are straight.
The mutiny of the Chinese sailors ON
board the transport Victoria at Seat
tie, Wash, had sequel Friday in the
United States district court Sixty
members of the crew petitioned for
their release on writ of habeas cor.
pus, alleging that they are de-
prived of liberty and unduly restrained.
The plans under discussion for Sc
curing European markets for American
coal will be furthered by Commissioner
General Peck, of the United States ex
hibit at the Paris exposition. The
American coal exhibit will be made one
of the interesting and prominent ex
hibits at the exposition.
Charles w. Cox, groom of two
weeks shot and killed his pretty young
wife at their home at Cass Ga while