Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
IN GENERAL.

near italifay, N. s., have been de-
stroyed by forest fires.
:. The Republicans of the Second
Kansas district have nominated j. T..
Harris OF Otlawa'for Congress.
Ex-Judge Jose Carlos Mexia, promi-
nent as a Mexican jurist, legislator
and journalist, died Tuesday week in
Chicago
The fire in the packing house OF the
Nelson Morris Co., in East st. Louis,
Thursday morning, caused a loss OF
about $50, 900.
Redden Williams, farmer of Green
county, Ala, who was charged with
assaulting his 16-years.old daughter,
was lynched by mob,
Henry Bolln, ex.City treasurer, has
been convicted OF embezzling the sum
OF 800, 800 OF public funds OF the city
and school hoard OF Omaha, Neb.
General Manager Green of the Balti-
more d Ohio railroad, has awarded con
tracts for 5000 new freight cars to be
used in the equipment of the road.
FIX Governor Bulkeley, chairman of
the Connecticut delegation 10 tho Re.
publican national convention, has an
nounced himself in favor OF Mckinley.
Andrew Wyly, a young Scotchman,
as the result OF four-round fight with
gloves with Paul Rapport OF Mont
gomery, Ala.
DR. johnson, colored, bishop OF the
Kansas district of the Mount Zion
Church, was arrested at Fort Scott
on an indictment charging him with
making false pension aifidavits.
The Pallium, tho insignia of the
archiepiscopRl office in the Roman
Catholic Church, was conferred by
Cardinal Gibbons upon tho Most Rev.
j. j. kain. in st Louis Sunday.
The Tennessee Democratic State
Convention renominated Robert j..
Taylor for Governor, and declared for
FREQ, unlimited and Independent coin
age of silver at the ratio Of 16 to /.
The Queen & Crescent Railway Co.
lost $500, 600 worth of property at
Somerset, Ky, Thursday, by tho de-
struction by fire OF the round house,
IL locomotives and number of cars.
Irwin Ford, negro, who was
arrested at Harpers Ferry, W; Va, /,
for the murder of Elsie Kroglo. in
Nu5HinB luui last shuuuhJ dltoTuuOD'
has confessed to killing the girl by cut
ting her throat.
The President has further amended
the civil service rules by an order,
issued Friday, bringing into the
classified service tho interstate com
merce commission, which embraces
about l40 persons.
National Chairman Harrity an
nounced Friday that tho Demo
cratic National Convention will be
held in Chicago, as all the obligations
under which the convention had been
voted to that city had been complied
with.
BY the fall OF a painters scaIfold in
Brooklyn, Friday, William Mitchell
ami Nelson Bingham were probably
fatally injured. a 4-years-old boy
named James Scott was struck by one
OF the mon in his descent and instantly
killed.
An order was issued from Nationa
Guard headuuarters OF Pennsylvania
Thursday announcing that Lewistowr
has been selected rs the place fol
holding tho division encampment The
time fixed is from July 18th TO 25tt
inclusive.
Charles Harrison, young farmer,
living near Williamsport, Ind, sho
and probably fatally wounded Ids
Wolch and Harry Smith and ther
killed himself Harrison and Smith
were rival suitors and Miss Welch hat
accepted Smith.
John Potulny and A. Purski, saloon
keepers Of South Chicago, were fouut
dead in bed from asphyxiation at I
Chicago hotel Wednesday morning, TIT
men wGre drunk whom they went Il
bed, and it is supposed ono of then
turned out the gas and then turned i
on again.
\ committee of five hundred of tht
Honest Money Democrats Of Cool
county, Ill.,, has taken steps to make
vigorous fight to wresl the party ma
chinery from the control of tho Altgclt
and free silver faction. Tho organIza
tion is also to be extended Throughout
the State
Judge Hosmer, in Detroit Saturday
denied the application for new tria
in the case of ex-Polics Justice j
Blair Simpson, who was convicted !;
couple of weeks ags Of attempted Grim
inal assault on young woman, ant
sentenced Simpson TO six years i'm
prjsonment.
The authorities OF Fayetts county
o., having failed to file bond to 10
demniiy the State, the prosecution o
Col. A. b. Colt, on the charge o
murder in connection with the sup
preston Of mob at Washington Cour
House by the militia under his com
mand, will be dropped.
BY reason of misplaced switch tn
passenger train from New York, on tn
Old Colony division OF the Now York
New Haven e. Hartford railroad, wa
derailed in the yard Just outside Of tn
Park Square station, in Boston, las
Thursday, One man was killed AM
three Others were badly injured.
The Nevada Republican State con
vention, Saturday, elected delegates t
st. Louis. The platform favors th
restoration oil the currency TO the basi
existing prior 10 1873, with the ire
and unlimited coinage Of silver at tn
ratio of III to J. ; recommends the dis
placement of Nevada's Senators AM
Representatives as non-residents ant
fayors tariff protection.
II is understood that tho Spanisl
cabinet has decided to place the cas-
of the men captured on the filibuster
ing schooner Competitor before th
Supreme Council of the Army AM
Navy for review. 1t is said Gen. Wey
Ter is angry and will resign unless th
sentences are executed. 1t 10 said tn
American consul general at IIavan
shows himself everywhere and that hi
talk ia menacing.
The order for the extension of Civi
Service rules, taking in chief clerk