Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-07
iS GEN ERAL.

The Right Rev. Thomas O'Gorman
was Sunday installed as bishop Of
Sioux Falls, s. ID.
Hon. II. w. Anglin, ex-Speakor of
the Canadian House OF Commons, died
at Toronto Sunday.
The Rev. A. s. Ladd of Calais, has
been nominated for Governor by the
Maine Prohibitionists.
Tho Tennessee Prohibitionists have
nominated Josephus Hapgood, Presi-
dent OF Milligan College, for Governor.
Mrs. Thomas Bailey and her l5-years-
old daughter were killed at thoir homo
IN Raleigh, N. g., Wednesday, by light
ming.
Germany will soon send an i'm
portant diplomat to Pretoria without,
II 10 stated, asking the opinion Of
England. a
King MenelelS has released Major
Salsa, tho Italian officer who visited
him in connection with the peace no.
gotiations.
John ID. Rockefeller has agreed TO
give Vassar College $780, 600 towards
the erection of new dormitory or reel
tatiun hall
Tho Ven, G. Mott Williams, ID. D.,
was consecrated, in Grace Episcopal
Church. Detroit, Friday, first bishop
of Marquette.
Tho Metz block, the building Of the
Tenk Hardware Co. and other proper
ties in Quincy, ILL.,, were burned Thurs
day night. Loss, $500, GOO.
The Denver Manufacturing Co. IS big
brass and lock factory, at Lakewood,
Col, was entirely destroyed by fire last
Wednesday. Loss over Sl00, 600.
The soundmoney Democrats of Neb-
raska held State convention in Lin
coin Wednesday and adopted platform
in opposition to free silver coinage.
The body of ex.Mayor G. M. Witten
of Catlettsburg, KY, was found in the
Ohio river just below that city Fri
day. lie disappeared several weeks ago.
The Mckinley supporters bolted at
the Arizona Republican Territorial con-
vention Wednesday night. The delega-
tion TO the ST. Louis convention was
uninstructed.
Col. Alexander Bliss, stepson of the
late George Bancroft, the historian,
and whose secretary of legation he was
while Mr.. Bancroft was Minister to
Germany, is dead.
The Georgia Republican State Con-
vention was held in Atlanta Wednesday,
and was controlled by Col. Buck, chair.
man of the State committee and leader
of the Mckinley forces.
William Herbert Coulson, aged 81,
was killed by an explosion of chemicals
in the kitchen of his home. In Jersey
City, Thursday. He was student in
chemistry and had been experimenting.
Officers sent out by the British Gov
ernment to replace those of the Char
tered Co. in the administration of
affairs in RhOdesia are forbidden TO
hold shares in any South African Won.
ture.
Edward Heidler, being refused a note
in settlement Of his wife's inheritance,
shot and instantly killed his brother in
law, Levy kreider, at the latter's farm,
near Fairview, Erie county, Pa, on
Friday.
The Michigan Democratic State con,
vention at Detroit Wednesday after a
stormy session endorsed tho national
administration and chose four gold
standard delegates at large to the Chi
cago convention.
Albert II. Kcroy, negro, 81 years
old, employed as a waiter at the Rainier
Grand Hotel, in Seattle, Wednesday
morning, shot and killed his wife,
Julia, and then killed himself. Jealousy
was the motive.
| Andrew Carnegie has purchased a
plot of ground in Duquesne, Pa, and
will erect a public library, and gym
nasium and natatorium there for the
use Of employees and citizens. The
buildings will cost about $3.50, 600.
Early Friday morning, as the
North German Lloyd steamer Spree
was approaching Fire Island, on her
way 70 New York, steerage passenger,
| named Sebastian Grahenhauer, com
mittcd suicide by leaping overheard.
The officers of tho Adams Express
Co. announce that they have contracted
TO occupy the lines of the Iowa Central
railroad on juno LIST. The lines are
now operated by the United States Ex-
press Co, and are between 800 and G0C
miles in length.
At Magpie, Quebec, Tuesday week,
the house Of Jean Louis Mercier was
destroyed by fire and his wife, son and
daughter perished in the flames. An
ether daughter had a leg broken by
jumping from the garret window. Mr..
Mercier was also badly burned
The village of Naylor, Ripley county.
Mo-, was sold at public auction Thurs.
day by United States Marshal Lynch,
TO satisfy Eastern creditors whose
claims aggregate $50, 600. The success
ful bidder was an agent for the Horton
Land Co., owners of the property.
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on the street in Chicago, Thursday,
NJ. J. WyckoF shot and killed him.
Wyckof was arrested The shooting
is said to be the result of Il quarrel, on
Wednesday night, between Wagner and
Mrs. Wyckoii. during which Wagner
struck Mrs Wyckotf heavy blow on
the face.
Officials in Germany are of the
opinion that there will be no war be-
tween Great Britain and the TransvaaI
Republic. The feeling is that Presi-
dent Kruger's diplomacy has rendered
Great Britain powerlcss to trespasa
upon the Independence OF the Beers
without odtraging the opinion of the
world and justifying the Powers in
intervening.
The Republican State convention oI
Vermont Wednesday elected delegates tC
the ST. Louis convention. There was
great enthusiasm for Mckinley, and a
resolution was adopted by acclamation
declaring him the first choice of the
Republicans of Vermont for President.
This being against precedent in Yer.
mont, when delegates are not instruct
ed, tho resolution, having served its
purpose, was laid on the table.
The struggle in the Illinois State
convention, at Springfield. over the
instruction of the delegation 70 the