Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-12
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Tom shsrkey will train James J..
Corbett for his coming fight with
Champion Jeffries. Sharkey offered
to train his former antagonist. Cor
bett promptly accepted the offer.
A warrant was issued today in favor
of the governor of Wisconsin, for
S13,092, for the second installment of
the amount due that state for aid to
the United States in raising the vol
unteer army for the war with Spain.
Notices have been posted in nearly
all the cotton mills in the vicinity of
North Adams, Mass, announcing an
advance of 10 per cent. in wages, to
take effect December If. About $500
hands are affected by the new sched-
ule.
There was filed in the county clerks
Office in Jersey City, n j., Thursday
Il mortgage for S12,2S2 900, given by
the Guayaquil e. Quito X Il. Co., to
the United States Mortgage g. Trust
Co., New York, to secure an issue of
bonds in that sum.
A movement is on foot in New Or
leans, backed by eastern capital, to
purchase and consolidate the rice
milling industry of New Orleans. A
circular letter has been issued to mill
owners asking for 90 days option on
their plants.
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the use of the British government
seem likely, to upset the calculations
of American live stock men. 1t is
said orders have been received to pur-
chase 10000 more animals. Almost
this many have already been shipped
from southern points.
Capt. Greene, commanding the ma
val station at Havana, reported to the
navy department Friday that the
work of disinterring and placing in
Tins of the Maine, who were buried
at Havana, will be completed by the
18th inst.
a fire, which burned with such
fury that in less than an hour it con-
sumed four floors of one building and
three of another, broke out Thurs
day afternoon in the premises occu-
pied by the Pacific Novelty Co., in the
five-story marble building at 577
Broadway, New York, doing damage
to the extent of 100000.
A man giving the name of H. f.
Corbett, a picture frame canvasser,
who answers the description of the
much wanted burglar who shot the
Cheneys, was arrested in Racine, Wis,
Thursday afternoon. He claims Mil
waukee as his home, and seems to be
a much frightened man. An identifi-
cation is expected soon.
The indictment against Nelson
Weeks, of Hackensack, n. j., charged
with having caused the death of
Aimee Smith, % years of age, at the
Victor Hotel in New York city on
March s, 1897, was dismissed Friday.
Announcement was made Friday in
the house of the death of the late
Representative S. G. Baird, of Louisi-
ana, and after the adoption of the
customary resolutions, at 1880 p. m.,
as a further mark of respect, the
house adjourned until Monday.
Solicitors were sent out Friday by
the Citizens Republican National Con-
vention Association to get pledges to
the campaign fund of 100000, which
is being raised to secure for Phila-
delphia the national convention of
1900.
As a result of accusation the Italian
chamber of deputies met Friday in
special session, and authorized the
prosecution of Signor Palizzelo, a
member, who was arrested in Paler-
mo Friday evening, on charge of
Signor Notarbartolo.
The house Friday adopted a special
order for the consideration of the
currency bill beginning next Monday.
The general debate will continue un-
til Friday. On Saturday amendments
may be offered under the five-minute
rule, and on the following Monday
the vote will be taken.
Dispatches from Apia, Samoa, under
date of November 27, say that the
news of the final settlement of the
Samoan question has been hailed with
keen satisfaction by the German res
ldents and large majority of the
Samoans. The dispatches add that
Malietoa Tanus' people are depressed
over the matter, and that majority
of the English residents begrudge
Lermany her success.