Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-07-07
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from Colombo for Singapore.
The contributions to the Dewey home
fund Monday amounted to S4ol, maxi
ing total so far Of 0lp,b The con-
tributors TO date number 10, 474
The 6th battalion Argyle light in
fantry from Belleville. Ont, arrived in
Rochester, MY. Monday and took part
in the Fourth Of July celebration.
Experts declare that natural gas in
q paying flow has been discovered
near Sparta, Tenn, and machinery 10
being put up to sink several wells
Thomas Parks, of Stafford, Tenn, dis
covered carbonic acid gas while in
we'll and signaled to be lifted out, but
was overcome anddied before being
rescued.
Sioux City is TO have big race meet
from September IL to 10, under the
auspices of the Riverside Park Amuse-
ment Co. Ten thousand in purses have
been hung up.
Philip t, Cosgrove. of Hastings,
Mich, has announced his candidacy
for tho republican nomination for gov
ernor. For several years he was head
of the Knights of Pythies organization
of the world.
Outsiders have bought the Great
Dismal swamp in Virginia, through
which canal has just been dug at
great cost. The purpose is TO drain
the swamp. which viii leave the canal
1s feet above tide water.
Four members of the senate finance
committee empowered by congress to
sit during the recess for conference
on the currency question arrived at
Narragansett Pier, R. l., and began
their deliberations Tuesday.
The gunboat Nashville appears to
have struck snag during her recent
trip up the Mississippi river. She is
now in dock at Norfolk and the exam
ination Of her bottom has shown slight
injuries which viii cost $4,000 to re-
pair.
The San Francisco Examiner prints
in tabulated form statement showing
the cost of the transport service on the
Pacific coast since the war began. The
total is placed at IS, $50. .a4s, of which
"a, 22S, 400 was expended In chartering
vessels.
An excursion train, with the Nation
al Press association, consisting of ten
sleepers and $50 excursionists, arrived
at Huntington, Ore, Monday. The
train was met here by the Portland
reception committee, and will reach
Portland late Tuesday night.
At Chicago Bernard Wurmser, for
merly well to do hay and feed mer-
chant of Cincinnati, shot and killed
himself Monday night No cause for
the suicide is known, as Mr., Wurmser
was in good health and lived happily
with his daughter, Mrs. Jas. Loeb.
Although Monday was not diplo-
matte day Wo Ting Fang called at the
state department Monday to pay his
respects to Secretary Tray, having just
returned to Washington from Madrid.
to which capital he is accredited joint
ly with his mission to this city.
The navy department has received
nothing concerning the reported trou'
BILE on BGard the Panther, and the ofi-
cials are inclined to dismiss the pub
lished stories as in line with the rather
loose talk of sailors which is frequent.
ly indulRed in without much warrant,
Brig. Gen. Theodore schwann, who
has been on duty in the ad3utant gen
erals Office at Washington, has arrived
In San Francisco, en- route to Manila
He has been assigned as adjutant gen
eral on the staff of Maj Gen. Otis and
will leave in few days for his new
post.
Sheriff Kees and Deputy Mackey, oi
Walla Walla, are in Harrisburg, Pa.
with requisition papers for the extra
dition of John r. Green, a noted conf
dence man, who is wanted In the wes
for fleeing farmers and the murder OF
cabman. Green's attorneys. have
filed a protest against extradition.
The following naval officers have
been voluntarily retired under the per
sonnel act, the retirements dating
from June 80 last: Commanders Henry
S. Ross and John L. Hannum, Lieut.
Commanders VIM. Fl. briggs John H
Moore, Hawley o. Rittenhouse. Rober
G. Peck, Herman F. Fickbohn. Gus
tavus C. Hanus and Henry II. Barroll
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