The news boy., 1896-06-27

The four district democratic conven.
lions In West Virginia elected free sill.
yer men to Chicago. The delegations
Will stand solid for free silver.
ON the 18th the navy department ac-
cepted the torpedo boat Ericsson from
the builders, the Dubuque iron works,
OF Dubuque, Ia, and the last payment
of 1000 was made.
FAILURES throughout the United
States for the week ended on the 10Th
were 276, as against 22s for the CORE.
spending week last year. For Canada
the failures numbered %, against Al 1
last year.
THE flibuster steamship Laurada
having again escaped the fire of hostile
spanish gunboats, and once more in
friendly waters, passed in the Della
ware capes, on the 10th, on her way up
the river to Philadelphia.
j, WILLIAM G. WHITNEY, on the 18th,
declared very positively that he was
not candidate for the presidential
nomination, and would not attend the
Chicago convention as delegate, but
simply as private citizen.
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HoN. JOHN BEVERLEY ROBINSON
ex-lieutenant-governor of Ontario,
dropped dead on the platform at Mas
sey Music hall, at Toronto on the 10th,
while attendinga big political meet
ing OF SirCharles Tupper's support
erS.
Two COTTON mills at Griffin, Ga,
shut down, on the 10th, because, the
proprietors said, the market was over
stocked, and cloth could be bought
cheaper than they could make it. The
shutdown will probably be only tenn
porery.
THE most Interesting event of the
session of the republican national con.
vention in st. Louis, on the 18th, was
the formal withdrawal of several of
the silver leaders of the western states
under the lead Nf Senator Teller, of
Colorado.
' LATEST news concerning the loss OF
the steamer Drummond Castle off
Ushant, France, leaves little doubt of
the fate of PA of the people who were
on board. Only three are known to
hare been saved.
I WM. c. WHITNEY did not sail for Eu.
rope on the 18th, as he had expected tc
do -. q l. \
that the change of plan by the ex-sec-
retary of the navy means that he will
attend the Democratic national con-
ventiCn at Chicago.
THE Republican national convention
at St. Louis, on the 18th, after a con-
tinuous session OF over nine hours,
and having nominated William McKin-
ley, of Ohio, for president and Garrett
A. hobart, of New Jersey, for vice.
president, adjourned sine die.
A. p. WEBER, who lives in Camp
Grove, Ill, was, on the 10th, granted a
medal of honor for gallant deed per-
formed at the battle of Kenesaw
Mountain, June 81, 1864. Mr.. Weber
was principal musician Of the Eighty
sixth regiment, Illinois infantry.
THE supreme court of Indiana rem
dered decision, on the 10th, uphold
ing the Nicholson law, passed by the
last legislature. The law has caused
great deal of political bitterness, and
its provisions are similar to those of
the Raines law in New York state.
A COMPANY OF Oregon state militia
was ordered to Astoria, on the night
of the 10th, by Gov. Lord to protect
the canncry men. The striking fish
ermen threatened to declare the fish
ing season closed on the 18th and to
demand their nets or payment there
for.
ACCORDING to adviccs from Kings.
ton. Jamaica, the territory in dispute
between Great Britain and Venezuela
has been entered by troops OF the lat
ter country. The Venezuelan soldiers
are reported to have compelled party
of British surveyors to suspend opera
lions.
The news of the nomination of Maj.
Mckinley was received promptly at
Canton, o., the result being announced
by the sounding of the fire gong. The
large concourse of people assembled
in the city in anticipation OF the event
proceeded to celebrate in an enthusl'
astic manner.
SPEAKER REED was away from his
hotel in Washington, on the night OF
the 18th. until II o'clock. When he re-
turned he sent the following telegram
10 Mai. Mckinley: 81 wish you a happy
and prosperous administration, happy
for yourself and prosperous for the
country"
RuMoRs were being persistently cir
sulated in Tunis, on the 18th, that the
marou,s de Mores, who, it was recent
iv stated. had started for the Soudar
for the purpose of renewing friendly
relations with certain Arab chiefs with
the idea of obstructing the British ex
pedition, had been assassinated oy
Snoussis tribesmen. and that 80 OF MI
followers had also been killed.
The Philadelphia Record OF the l9tf
said that ..three of the largest ant
most formidable flibustering expedi.
lions that have ever left the United
states are now on their way to thu
,oast of Cuba, and all have thus fal
escaped the yigilant governments OF
eo;ais and Standards, who have beer