Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-19
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.


Gov. Shaw, of Iowa, Thursday issued
call for subscriptions to the relief of
the hurricane victims of Porto Rico
Armistead Taylor and John Alfred
Brown were hanged at Rockville, Md,
Friday morning for the murder of
Louis Rosenstein and his wife. The
drop fell fell at 1920.
A dispatch from Vile Franche an
nounces that priest named Vial has
been arrested there charged with boz
ing connected with plot to change
the form of government.
The steamer Germ has arrived at
Pensacola, Fla, with the crews of
three Norwegian vessels which were
wrecked in the Carrabelle hurricane.
There were about 40 men.
Minister Hunter advises the state de-
partment from Guatemala of the ex-
tension of the time for presenting the
bonds which Guatemala is retiring un-
til October 81 next.
AuNlCeS from DlIeTLd' AuulSt ECpOEt
the steamer Karthoge (British), Capt.
Breckwaldt, from Pensacola for Venice,
ashore near that town. She is jetti-
soning her cargo.
The first national encampment of
the Spanish-American war volunteers
will be held in Washington September
and 9, and Thursday formal orders
to that effect were issued by Adjt. Gen.
Liller.
Gov. Stephens, of Missouri, Thurs
day issued proclamation calling on
the people of the state to contribute
money and clothing to the suffering
people in Porto Rico from the recent
hurricanes.
The convention of the National Fire
mems association opened Thursday in
the city hall, Milwaukee, Wis. There
was only slim attendance. Mayor
David S. Rose welcomed the visitors.
Papers relating to the firemen's busi-
ness were read.
The state department is advised
from Yokohama of the formation of an
American Asiatic association there to
safeguard the interests of American
citizens in Japan and to cooperate
with similar associations in New York
and throughout the Orient.
Two bridges over the Chicago river,
Chicago, have been ordered closed to
traffic, seven others were condemned
as dangerous and two more were la
beled Every suspicious" These last
will he allowed to remain open for a
time unless something happens.
E. A. Plummer, of Port Townsend,
who was a member of the schooner Elk
party, all of whom, it has been pre-
viously reported, perished last winter
in Kotzebue sound, has arrived at
Seattle, Wash. He brings news that
only five members of the party died.
The state department has given out
a statement showing that of total OF
119, $50 tons of shipping entered and
cleared between the United States
ports and Porto Rico in 1S96-97 SO, 1G6,
or almost one-half was British; 81, l73,
or less than one-third American, and
90, 241, or about one-fifth other nations.
A large portion of northern New
York including the counties of Jeffer-
son, St. Lawrence and Lewis is being
swept by fierce forest fires that have
already destroyed thousands of dollars
worth of valuable timber land and
threaten to do more serious damage
unless quenched bya heavy rain.
United States troops now serving in
Cuba are to be brought to the United
States for the purpose of giving the
men change of climate and an op
portunity to recuperate. All the regi'
ments will not be brought back al
once, but arrangements will be made
SO that battalion of the different or
ganizations may be absent at one time.
Diver William Baldwin was killed
near Tacoma Friday while trying tc
reach the sunken British ship Ande.
lana, lying at the bottom of the har
Dor with Is of the crew. Death came
to the daring submarine explorer when
he was $50 feet below the surface OF
the water Death was due to some
accident to the pumping gear which
supplies the air.
The bureau of construction of the
navy department Thursday received a
report>upon the progress of the work
of the battle ship Kearsarge, building
Mt Newport News. Work has been
romewhat embarrassed by the yellow
fever scare, it being difficult to replace
The skilled workmen. Nevertheless
1t is believed that the battle ship will
be ready to go into commission in No
Vember.
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