Warren sheaf., 1896-03-19


ed to the st. Louis convention were in
structed as follows: Mckinley, 81;
Reed, 36; Allison, SO; Quay, 26; Cullom,
10; Morton, S.
John Ireland, ex-governor of Texas
and one of the most prominent mem
bers Of the southern bar, died at San
Antonio, aged 50 years.
Daniel L. Bowersmith, formerly man
ager of the Ohio State Journal, and for
IS years agent of the Associated press,
died at Columbus. aged As years.
L. j. Fenton was renominated for
congress by the republican convention
at Portsmouth, O.
The Connecticut democrats will hold
their state convention at New Haven on
June 10.
Ex-Gov. B. Flanders, of Louisiana, died
near New Orleans, aged 80. He was us.
sistant United States treasurer under
President Grant in 1873.
Thomas H. Nelson died at his home
in Terre Haute, Ind, aged rs years.
From 1861 to 1866 he was minister from
this country to Chill, and from 1869 to
1873 was envoy TO MEXICO.
The New York World says that it has
made poll of nearly every state in the
union, and as result predicts the
nomination Of William Mckinley by the
St. Louis convention.
FOREIGN.
Turkeys relations, as far as the
Balkans and Egypt are concerned, will
ip the future be entirely controlled by
Russia. In return Russia engages to
support Turkey and to keep the peace
in Armenia.
A fire at Royalm, Cuba, destroyed the
sugar refinery of the American firm of
Crabb, TRAY d Co. Loss, $23O,000.
Two hundred fishermen belonging
to Reval, on the Gulf of Finland, with
their horses and carts, were blown out
to sea on piece of floating ice and
lost.
The total number of deaths on board
the Italian cruiser bardia from yell
low fever was 1O4. Seventy-six OF the
crew were still Ill.
The railroad trains crossing the from
tier from Italy were crowded with ltal-
ians who were leaving that country
to escape military service in Africa.
The insurgents were again in the
central portion of Havana province in
force and were marching westward TO
the neighborhood of the city of Havana.
President Caro-. of Colombia, has re-
signed his office, leaving Vice President
Quintero Calderon the acting chief
magistrate of the republic.
Knights of Labor in session at Ottawa,
Ont, decided to form a Canadian fed
Grafton, having no connection with the
United States labor organizations.
The parliament of Norway adopted a
bill providing for the recognition of a
separate Norwegian flag.
Advices received at Havana from the
province of Santa Clara say that the
insurgents forbid the country fa1nilies
from going into the towns in accord.
ance with the orders of Gen. Weyler.
LATER.
The senate joint resolutions directing
the secretary of agriculture to purchase
and distribute seeds, bulbs, etc, as has
been done in preceding years, be-
came law the 10th, without the presi-
dents signature, the resolution not
having been returned to congress with
in the constitutional 10 days limit.
The L. E. 4 ST. Louis tunnel at
Georgetown, Ind, 800 feet in length,
caught fire at an early hour the 10th
and the entire woodwork was burned
out It will take several days to clear
away the debris and through freight
traffic will be entirely abandoned until
the tunnel is ready fer use.
The British steamer Matadi, which
sailed from Sierra Leone on Feb. 5,
has been totally destroyed at Bono by
an explosion of gunpowder. Some of
her passengers and crew were saved
but many are missing.
Gov. Bradley, of Kentucky, the 10th,
issued a proclamation, placing the city
of Frankfort under martial law and
called out three regiments of militia to
preserve order during the senatorial
fight Indignation meetings were held
throughout the city and the democrats
threaten to impeach the governor. At
the joint assem- bly, ia quorum failed to
vote.
The circuit court of Cincinnati, O.,
the 10Th, remanded jackson and Wall
ing. supposed murderers of Pearl
Bryan, to the sheriff of Campbell coun-
ty, Kentucky.
The supreme court decided the 10th
that the Central Pacific and Southern
Pacific railways mnst pay the taxes
levied by the state of California.
Gen. I. NJ. Walker, commander-in-
chief of the G. A. R., was in st. Paul
Tuesday and expressed himself highly
pleased with the situation there. The
encampment work will be pushed Wig
orously. Headquarters have been