Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-06-30
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.


commissioner under Harrison's admin
istration, died at Cameron, Mo-, We'd
nesday, aged 5A
The Dewey home fund contributions
Wednesday were ssb2 Most of this
amount came from the Brooklyn Eagle.
Total fund to date, s11, 500
Two more of the victims of the ex-
plosion on board the steamer St Paul,
near Elsah, ILL.,, Tuesday night, have
died at the city hospital, St Louis.
According to advices brought from
the Orient by the steamship Glenogle,
China still continues in state of un-
certainty which borders on revolution.
Vincent Ryan, prominent newspa-
per man OF the Pacific coast and editor
of the Tacoma News, dropped dead
Thursday morning In a restaurant in
Tacoma, Wash.
The British steamer Balmoral has
been awarded "a, 200 for towing the
British steamer Lockoja into Fayal in
May with propeller gone while bound
4 1EOn ObANeSJOu W
Maj r. w, McClaughey, who has
been Warden of the penitentiary at
Joliet Ill. for number of years, has
left for Fort Leavenworth, Kan, where
he will be warden of the United States
federal prison. fgtr e7
By an almost unanimous vote We'd
nesday 1t was decided by the United
Norwegian Lutheran synod that the
college now located at Minneapolis,
MINI, should be transferred to North
field and consolidated with st. Olafs.
Mrs. Charles Kopp shot and killed
her husband in the parlor of their res
idepee, No. 1SO Lewis street, San Fran
cisco, The only witness OF the tragedy
was their 14-Year-old daughter. The
couple had lived unhappily for some
time.
Adm. Van Reypen. surgeon general
of the navy, has received report from
the surgeon on duty at Porto Rican
ports stating that most satisfactory
sanitary condition exists throughout
the island and that there is no trace
of yellow fever. a'
Capt. Coghland, U. s. N, who appear
ed at Winfield, Kan, Wednesday before
the Winfield ChautAuqua and spoke on
the Battle of Manila" was listenedto
by over 500 persons. He was received
with marked enthusiasm, Gov. STAN
| lev also vvas rresant
The Bloomington Qll.) baseball club,
formerly of the Western association,
was admitted.at Danville, ILL.,, to the
Indiana-Illinois Baseball league.
Charlottesville, Ind, was also taken
in, making an eight-club league. The
season will open July 1.
John Lenherr a farmer and his two
little sons, Isador and Felix, aged and
years were drowned Wednesday IN
Rock creek, six miles west of Louis
vile, Kan. Lenherr attempted to
drive through the swollen stream and
his wagon was carried away.
The secretary of state has issued a
warrant for the surrender to the au-
thorities of Manitoba of Joseph A.
Richardson, under arrest at st. Paul,
Mimi. to answer charge OF embez-
element, forgery and the utterance of
forged paper in Manitoba
Numerous queries are being received
by scientific bureaus as to the meas
urements of Mount Mckinley, Alaska.
The elevation of this mount;in as de-
termined by the geological survey
parties during the past field season, is
20. 400 above mean sea level
Important tests with thorile, new
high explosive, are being conducted
by the board of ordnance and fortif-
cations at the Sandy Hook proving
grounds. Little Is known in the war
department of the characteristics of
the new explosive. 1t is the invention
of Prof. Tnttle, of Oregon.
The Roderick Dhu brought from
Hilo to San Francisco the most valu-
able collection of bird skins ever made
In the Hawaiian islands. The collec-
ton Is said to be practically priceless.
1t Is consigned TO the National museum
at Washington. 1t has taken Prof
Henshaw five years to gather the bird
skins.