Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-07-25
INpEREsTING NEWs IrEMa.

Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender,
has asft venice, estensihly for Austria.
Adm. Dewey has formally declined
United States Miniater Harris's invita-
ton to Sistt several interesting points
in the interior of Austria.
The bicycle races, including the
match race between Bald and Zimmer-
man, which were to be held at vails-
burg, N. j., Sunday, were postponed to
next Sunday on account of rain.
Que of the boilers of the Austrian
torpedo boat Adler exploded Sunday
while the vessel was off the island of
Torcola, in the, Adriatic sea, killing a
lieutenant and four members of the
crew.
During thunderstorm 40 persons
who were leaning against wire rail-
ing at the Charlottenburg, Germany,
cycle track were struck by lightning.
Three were killed and 20 were severely
injured.
The business part of Phenix City,
Ala, just across the Chattahoochee
river from Columbus, Ca, was de-
stroyed by fire Sunday night Loss
S75,OOo Three negroes have been ar
rested on suspicihn of having started
the fire.
Oscar f, Lacksy, who came to New
York from Cuba some time ago, and
who was found to have yellow fever
on his arrival at the quarantine sta
ton, was discharged from the quaran-
tine hospital Monday. He has entire
ly recovered. i'fl!@'T 4
Three Negro children were burned
to death near Anderson, S. G The
wife of Henry Thompson left the chill
dren alone while she went to visit
neighbours house near by. 1t Is sup
posed that in her absence the house
was accidentally set on fire by the
children.
The home correspondent of the
Daily Mail says: ''Mascagnis hymn
in honor of Adm. Dewey was perform
ed at Pesar on Sunday for the first time
before an audience OF 1000 persons. 1t
was greatly appreciated and is consid-
cred one of the finest hymns Mascagni
has written"
President Diaz, of Mexico, and his
cabinet will be formally invited to at
tend the ceremonies of the laying of
the corner stone of the new federal
building In Chicago on October o, by
committee of representative Chicago
men who leave this city for that pur-
pose August 8.
At Buffalo, N, Y, the police allowed
but one inning of the Buffalo Min.
neapolis game to be played Sunday.
Then the Is players were arrested.
taken to the police station and bailed
out by President Franklin, of the
home club No attempt was made to
resume the game.
City Marshal John Gates, OF Strong
City, 20 miles from Emporia, Kan,
shot and almost instantly killed Mrs.
johnson on the Santa gFe platform
there. He had ordered her off the
platform, whereupon she attacked him
with knife, and, to save his life, the
officer fred at her.
The 400 coal miners working for tho
]. NJ. Durkee Coal Co., who went on
strike Friday because it was supposed
Durkee was selling coal to one of the
striking coal companies to fill their
contracts, have returned to work.
Durkee affirmed that he has not sold
any coal to the offending company.
Lacking but few days of 1O6 years,
Mrs. Catherine Dillon, the oldest
woman in Bucks county, Pennsylva-
MIA, is dead at Bristol She was bora
in Ireland July 81, 1898, and came to
this country early in life. There are
living four of her children. two grand
children and 10 great grandchildren.