Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-15
INTEREsTING NEWS ITEMS.

aged IS, was struck by lightning aod
instantly killed Saturday night
Two polic. officers were murdered at
Denver Col, Sunday by recruit be-
longing to Company L. saith volunteer
infantry, now stationed at Fort Logan.
The French schooner Pauoboto was
sunk in collision Sunday off Lowest3ff
by the steamer Hercules aud FIVE per-
sons were drowned. The steamer res
cued the remainder of the crew.
The Albany, NJ Y, branch of the
American protective league has trans
mitted to Gov. Gambler, of Georgia, a
congratulatory letter on his manly
stand against mob law.
Delegates to the convention of the
national association of colored
womens' clubs will meet Monday
in Quinn chapel, Chicago. Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday will be devot-
ed to the business of the convention.
Advices from the Arctic whaling
fleet brought to Port Townsend, Wash,
Sunday by the schooner j. M. Coleman,
25 days from Port Lawrence, are not
encouraging. The season, it is stated,
has been complete failure.
Col. Charles Page Bryan, United
States minister to Brazil, in an inn
portant communication to the Argen-
tine and Brazilian press, asserts that
the United States wants nothing of
South America but trade and harmony.
At Reading, Pa, Solomon Quinter a
well known citizen and former rail-
road employee, shot and instantly killed
his wife, Annie, aged As years, and her
paramour, Edward II. Kitzmiller, aged
2s, at an early hour Sunday morning.
1t is reported that the imperial heir
presumptive of Austria, the Archduke
Francis, is bctrothed to the Grand
Duchess Helene Vladimirovna, of Rus
sia, who was formerly affianced to
Prince Macmillan, of Baden,
The United States cruiser Olympia
arrived at Leghorn, Italy, Sunday,
from Naples, and was received with
salutes and cordial welcomes. The
commander of the Italian cruiser
Tripoli and the captain of the port
both visited Adm. Dewey on board.
The navy department has been
greatly relieved by a dispatch from
Capt. Longnecller, who commands the
cruiser New Orleans, now at San Do
mingo city, referring to his vessel and
the Machias. The dispatch gives def
mite assurance that all is well with the
two ships
The body of Lizzie MacNichol, the
opera singer who died at Chorura, N.
H., Saturday night from peritonitis,
will be taken to Washington or inter-
mcnt. Arrangements have been made
10 have the funeral take place from the
home of her parents in Washington
next Tuesday.
The North Atlantic squadron, COM
posed of Adm. SIMPSONS flagship New
York, the Brooklyn, Indiana, Massa-
chusetts and Texas sailed from Bar
lIarbor Me-, at o'clock Sunday morn
ing. The squadron will go to sea for
a. few days prac ice and then proceed
to Newport.
A convention of the Afro-American
council of colored men will be he'd at
Bethel church, Chicago, beginning
Wednesday and lasting until Saturday
evening. This convention viii prob
! ,b1v I,a oDa of .ba ,,,oe+ ;,,,o,.4 i, >,
gatherings OF colorcd men that ha.
been held for some time.
DIR. f. II. Finke, of Baltimore,
member of Commissioner Genera
Peelss staff, died in Chicago Sunday
of heart failure. DR.. Finke had beer
assigned to duty as expert in medicine
surgeon, dentistry and chemistry il
the department of liberal arts ant
chemical industries at the Paris expo
sition.
Near Baltimore George Grauers
aged is, and Tony Rixes, aged 81, were
struck by lightning and Instantly kill
ed Sunday. They had taken refug,
from the storm under large tree
Their clothes were torn to shreds, bu
beyond black spots on the forehead
and at the ankles there was no mari
on the bodies.
The United States transport Centen
nial arrived at San Francisco from
Manila Sunday, after most exciting
round trip. She narrowly missed
couple of typhoons; was ashore on
coral reef, where the entire crew bare
ly escaped capture at the hands of tn
Filipinos; one of the sailors was kille
by parting hawser, and one of tn
quartermasters was stabbed by a co
ored cook.
UnknowA Man Dragged.
MARION, O., Aug. 15-An unknown
laboring man was found unconsciou
in boarding house here from the ei
fects Of some drug taken apparent
with suicidal intent.
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