Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-06-12
IN &ENEMAA.


publicans OF the First district OF Maine.
senator Quay said at Atlantic City, on |
terday, that In his opinion the Indications
point to the nomination OF Delamater rs the
Republican candidate for governor OF
Pennsylvania.
Two brass cannon and several hundred
pounds OF gunpowder are missing from the
barracks in Washington, d. o. Ordnance
Sergeant Clishian, the man responsibie, fs
suspected OF the robbery, and IL under
arrest.
frank meIlvaine, cashier OF the Sulphur
Deposit Bank, at sulphur, Ky.. has disap-
peared, and 1t L. believed that be is short
In bis aceounts II is said that HRS. John
Watkins, wife OF the proprietor OF the hotel
at Sulphur. departed with him,
Hon. Noble Smithson, nominated for gov.
ernor by the Republican state convention OF
Alabama and James NJ. Vernon, the nomt-
nee for secretary OF state, are iaeltbio 9, not
having resided in the state the number OF
years prescribed by tho constitution.
EnRostna Rossiter, the young married
woman, In New YORK, who some Tina ago,
stabbed and killed Ueroldi Gindiee was,
Thursday honorably discharged Mira.
Rossiter showed conclusgvalY that at the
time OF the stabbing she was protecting her
honor.
dispatch from Jersey City says that the
! election officers who are under indictment
for ballot-box stufllns may escape punish
ment through II teehnicality. The ballots
| to be used Ia evidence against the aneu ed
| officers were In the custody Of SeTgSaut-at-
arms Sharpe. He allowed thnm 70 80 out
| OF his custody while he was giving testi.
monY before the grand jury, and II Is
| claimed that because OF this ha will not h9
abie to identify them when they are pro-
du1ed at the trial OF the accused officers.
The Revs. D. j. Betle, Il. L. Chapman
IsfH ~ k4taN. fat
report OF the New York Mail and Express
fund OF Sl7,974, which they distributea to
| Johnstown sufferers. They gava aid TO
1,069 different families In eums ranging
from 81 TO 500 Over 1900 persons bad
made application, ami the reverend gentie-
men gave much time to considering all APP
plieatsOns and granted to most needy, ask
Ing no questions rs 10 church connection,
ard maize no appropriations to thelr per
sonal relatives.
The wool growers had meeting IN
Columbus, Ohio, Thursday with the presi
dent and secretary of the National Associa'
ton and the president OF the Ohio Associa,
tion present. Tho WOOL men are not salts
h9d with the Mckinley Tariff bill for tht
reason that It's provisions Will, under re-
cent ruling OF Judge Butier of the United
States court Mt Philadelphia, admit cloth
Ing wool ut duty imposed on coarse car
pet woods. An effort will be made to &c
move all doubt on this ponta and make plnil
the clause defining carpet and clothini
WOODS.
The delegates to the Illinois Democratic
state convention, yesterday week. wer
polled as to their choice Of candidates TO
President and Vice President for the Dam
ocratic party in 1902, and expressions o
choi GO were obtained from GOD Of the sc
ard odd delegates with tho following n
suit. For Presid nt-Oleveland 62l; Pa
mer, 81; Hill, q; Abbstt, q; Whitney,. Fo
,, Vice President-Grav, 3si; Palmer, H.
Morrison, 20; B,ack, 80; syoushton, 81. "a
light extent OF the Palmer vote for Vie
President is due to the fact that Illluoi
Democrats now gen orally look upon him
orator Fsrw ll's successor.
There has been bad blood existing for
a time between Colonel Andrew IL. Dawso
!. aud sx.Judge Cunning 3. Bedford, Il
4 sistant district attorney on Colonel Fellow
j staff in New York. The matter eliminate
: | Thursday In Colonel Dawson sending
Z challenge to ex-Judge Bedford to fight
q duel. The eS Judge paid no attention
the challenge, and this, 1t is said, "almo
" drDya tho colonel TO the verge OF dsspec
. ton" An application was made TO Judi
7 Fitzgerald IN the court OF general session
In tho afternoon for warrant for the q
rest OF the colonel on the charge OF seudir
challenge to fiRht duel The apple
tloa wns made in the name of John Do
L The court took the papers and reserve
l. decision.
j. II. Holt, cattle dealer, arrival
W Denver, Col, Thursday, and gave an a
10 count OF an Indian massacre, which O
1f curred In this upper Gcsen river sever
n days ago. He says that party OF India
!. that had become Intoxicated with whisl
4, furnished by rAnchmen came to the can
~ OF ths government surveyors ard demand
70 more "fl-e water 1t being rsiused. t
is Indians attacked the party, killing Chi
70 Engineer Crlttsnden, in charge Of the thi
as division OF thu government survey, a
Chain. bearers f. W. TIu1berlake, George
: Woods and Henry 0vermeyer. Jesse Ii
- assistant engineer, was left on the fed I
20 dead, but recovered sufficiently to get I;
, neiEhbcfin9 ranch, where he lies 10 pl
IN cario,a condition.