The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-04-21

ton was held at Dallas Texas. A full state
ticket was named, headed by Andrew Jack
son Houston, son Of General Sam Houston,
for Governor
Up to date every county in Wisconsin that
has chosen delegates to the State convention
has lelccted men known to be followers of
| ex-I ceideut Cleveland, aud the party lead
ers now say II is practically certain he will
have a solid delegation from that State in
the national convention.
The State Executive Committee Of the
| Georgia State Alliance met at Atlanta, Ga,
and unanimously passed resolution de-
manding that all counties which have in
dorsed the Peoples party movement must
rescind such action promptly or surrender
their charters.
The colored Republicans of Maryland, in
mass meeting at Baltimore, demanded that
they be given four of the sixteen delegates
to the Republican National Convention
The Michigan Republican State Conven-
ton met at Detroit to choose delegates to the
National Convention. OF the delegates at
large. all are Alger men first and Harrison
men next. No instructions were given.
The Y. c. State Republican Convention
met at Raleigh. James H. Young. colored,
Collector of the Port Of Wilmington, was
chosen Temporary Chairman, and address
ed the conventions John Il. Earles was re-
elected Chairman Of the State Republican
Executive Committee. The whole ticket
was nominated.
The Wyoming Democratic State Conven-
.ion which met at Douglass. Six delegates
and six altcrnatcs were elected to the
Chicago Convention The delegation was
uninstrrcted, but favors d. B. Hill for
President
The Republican State Convention OF
Florida met at Jacksonville and elected
b delegates at large to the Minneapolis con-
vcntion. They are instructed 10 vote for
benjamin Harrison for President.
The y. c. Republican State Convention
met at Raleigh and elected delegates TO the
National Convention, after resolutions in
structing them to vote for Harrison first
last and all the time had been adopted by
I acclamaton.
: The Republican State Convention Of
Seattle, Wash, elected delegates TO Mime
e apolis The platform adopted indorscs the
administration Of President Harrison.
A crime aud Penalties.
e In fight between four negro train rob
e bers and n posse OF officers at Birmingham,
a Ala. one Of the robbers, Tom Wright, was
$ killed The other three after a desperate
i chase and fight were capturel.
{ Miss Mary Anderson, daughter of promi.
nent citizen in Webster Grove, St. Louis,
y committed suicide by poisoning on Tuesday.
She had previously received n letter from
her lover which had a depressing effect up.
! on her spirits.
$ Louis Harriet, the murderer Of Mrs.
Leonard was hanged at Freehold, y. j.
. Elijah Haley, of Philadelphia crazed by
dyspepsia, killed himself by Quitting his
throat.
, George Gerry, variety 4StOr at the
Worlds theatre. S3fh;s' IN tfr-esshot Ind
hiUfand sporting .pegs; No Said
+ JeeI IrIng Win him as his *ife,
: John Yates and Lester Ccke both loved the
: the same girl, who lives near Cove City, Ga.
Yates removed his rival by stabbing him TO
| the HtaIl. Inc iluINtEcI u III hlNllls'
Financial aud Commercial.
The movement to form a trust Of the
" glass factories Of the Ohio valley in opposi-
Il ton to the United States combine has fallen
= through
\ Saginaw syndicate has bought timber
tract on Ottawa river, Canada, expecting to
% cut thercrrom 500OOo,oO0 feet Of pine, for
$So0opO Another Saginaw firm has pur-
II chased almost aS valuable tract
" The Iehigh Iron Company OF Allentown,
Pa, which failed few days ago for about
- 10000, has assigned.
n. The ST. Paul Mimi, German Fire Insur.
aucc company made an assignment for the
benefit of its creditors on account Of insult.
w iicicnt business. Its stockholders are the
" only persons who will suffer, and all obi.
cations will he met in full The II. Paul
- German Accident Insurance company is not
affected by the failure,
The New York Interstate Bank went into
voluntary liquidation, All the dcpositor:
have been paid in full.
The directors of the Southern Lumber
Manufacturers Association have raised III,
price ofyellow pine lumber 90 cents tho.i.
sand, TO take effect on May /.
Legislative.
s In the provincial assembly the bill pro-
yiding for the admission Of women to study
?. and practice law in Ontario passed third
u reading,
, Senator Canton's Congressional reappor-
tionment bill passed the n. Y. Assembly
without amcndment-ayes g. nays 59-and
Il the bill was signed 10y the Governor
The bill allowing women to vote for all
| State officers, including the governor, passed
10 the New York assembly by 90 votes. Phil
Wissing of the Eighth district opposed the
= bill in a speech 80 vile that it made the wo.
- men, who had gathered TO hear the debate
~ cnYer thnir fncns 10 hidn thnir hnrninr