Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-06
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMs.

Friday statement of the condition
Of the treasury shows; Available cash
balance, s975, 5,O4o,ooA gold reserve.
s24o 1852 eco
Failures for the week have been 1s2
in the United States against 100 last
year. and 90 in Canada against 81 last
year.
The intense heat in Paris Friday
caused a fire in cei1uloid factory
which was totally destroyed. Three
tiremen and workman were injured.
Chief Justice w. l.. Chamlers, of the
Samoan islands, and family arrived in
Colorado Springs, Col, Friday. Sum
day night they will leave for Washing
ton.
The Morgan iron works, New York,
Friday signed an agreement to give
their striking boilermakers and iron
ship builders the working hours de-
manded.
Senior Pablo Desvernines, secretary
of finance, has delivered to Gen.
Brooke a map of Havana showing the
state property with important e1-
planatory data.
The republicans of the Eighth Mis-
souri, congressional district, in conven-
tion at Jefferson City Friday afternoon,
nominated j. w. Voshall for congress
by acclamation.
Brig. Gen. Lee visited the governor
general at Havana Friday, and i'm
formed him that there had been a COM
plete cessation of robberies in the dis
tricts under his control.
The minister of the Argentine Re-
public to the United States says: The
visit of President Roca to Brazil is
friendly one and cordial compliment
paid to nation with which they have
the most pleasant relations.
Health Commissioner r. G. Schulz,
in his annual report to the Milwaukee
city council, recommends the passage
of bill providing for the medical ex-
animation of all young men who APP
ply for marriage licenses.
The people of Havana are subscrib-
ing to fund to place bronze slab,
with an appropriate inscription, in
Cabanas fortress on the spot where
many Cubans were executed during
the war.
Pitcher Bert Jones, of the st. Louis
Baseball club has Jumped" He says he
is done with baseball so far as st. Louis
is concerned. His grievance is that he
was not given work enough to do HIM
self justice.
A dispatch to the National zeitung
from Corea says the government of that
country has granted a concession to a
German syndicate to build a railroad
from Seoul the capital to Gensan, in
Broughton bay on the west coast Of
Corea,
The Cleveland strike is about over.
No violence of any kind has occurred
for more than SO hours, and as a result
two additional companies of militia
were relieved from duty Saturday.
The boycott sentiment is on the de-
cline.
Among the passengers on board the
American line steamer ST. Paul, which
sailed from Southampton for New
York Saturday were Hon. Thomas e.
Reed; Senator VIM. j. Sewell, of New
Jersey; Mr.. Daniel Frohman and Mr..
Richard Croker.
A Northwestern passenger train ran
into wagon and team east of Hum
boldt, Ia, instantly killing two men
who were in the wagon and injurinR
the third so badly he died in a short
time. There was nothing on their per.
sons or in the wagon to indicate whS
the men were or where they came from
The Norwegian steamer Thyra ar.
rived in port at San Francisco from
Hong Kong, via Honolulu, with cargo
valued at 81, 500, OOO She was sent to
quarantine upon her arrival This is
her first trip to San Francisco and
marks the beginning of a new line to
Che Orient, to be run in connection
with the Santa Fe Railroad Co.
KNEW LAFITTE THE PIRATE