Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-07-22
SHORT SPECIALS.

rived at St Sebastian. They were
warmly greeted by the people.
Thursdays statement Of the condi-
tion of the treasury shows; Available
cash balance, s279, s51, 74l; gold re-
serve, ss44, 400, OO9.
Officers of the United States cruiser
Newark will visit Arequipa, Peru, and,
II time permits, win go to Lake Titi-
caca, nearly 13, 600 feet above sea level.
A dispatch from London says: "sir
Thomas Upton has chartered an $1,000
ton steamer and intends to take GOO
guests to America to see the Americas
cup races
The court of cassation has suspend
ed M. Grosjean, the Versailles judge,
for two months for communicating to
newspapers document concerning the
Dreyfus case.
Secretary Alger Thursday approved
plans for building for the refrigerator
plant at Manila. The building will
cost $3.50, 600 and the plant and ma
chinery s4OO, 900.
Assistant Secretary Taylor has di-
rected that the salaries of 81 immigra-
tion inspectors be raised from $500 TO
$500 day to correspond with the
salaries of other inspectors.
All Colombia Thursday celebrated
the s9th anniversary of the country's
independence. The public offices at
Colon were closed and all business was
suspended in honor of the occasion.
The Western Electric Cable Co.'S es-
tablishment at Woolwich, Eng, was
burned Friday morning. The loss is
e250, 600. An American plant recently
fitted up at the works was totally de-
stroyed,
1t has been decided that the Stand
ard Oil Co.'s steamer Maverick, whose
cargo of oil was destroyed By fire last
Monday night near Halifax, can be
foated and repaired. The work will
proceed at once.
Rr. Adm. Sir Frederick George Ded-
ham Bedford, commander-in-chief of
the British North American and West
Indian station, sailed from St Johns,
N. f., with his fleet Thursday morn
ing for Halifax.
The steam schooner Samoa has ar
rived from st. Michaels, Alaska, with
about 90 passengers, The purser says
he has about 5000, 900 in gold dust
aboard, but many of the passengers
clame there is only few thousands.
1t is held at Jefferson City, Mo-, now
by the state legal department that the
ousted insurance companies must pay
their fines of 81, 600 each, whether they
pay within the 80 days allowed by the
court or not, when the writ is to be
suspended.
In the course of his reply to an adj
dress of welcome at Claremont, Mr..
Cecil Rhodes, formerly premier OF Cape
Colony, declared that there was not the
slightest chance of war between Great
Britain and the Transvaal republic
breaking out,
Advices received announce that the
town of Dobejhi, in the government
of Volhynia, Russia, has been de
stroyed by fire. Seven persons lost
their lives in the confagration and the
surviving inhabitants have been rend'
cred destitute.
Dead body of a man was found upon
the steps of Trinity church, Landudno
Wales. Death had been caused by ;
shot from revolver. In one of thu
dead mans pockets was found an en-
velope, indicating that his name wa
Alfred Poole, and that he came from
Coal Glen, Col.
At Salt Lake, Utah, Judge Morril
Thursday imposed fine of 500 upoI
Angus NJ. Cannon, the defendant hav
ing by his attorney on Tuesday las
pleaded guilty to the charge of unlaw
full cohabitation. Mr.. Cannon was no
present in court but was represente'
by his attorney.
A special from Waukesha, Wis, say
Edward Wright has at last secured tn
fortune which he has been endeavoI
ing to get ever since his aunt, ricI
English lady, died seven years ago. l
has been estimated that the estate
worth S., 600, 900, besides family jewel
valued at $500, 900.