Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-23
Nv sENEnAL.

tnaJ ne Will not accept nomination
for Congress.
A. W. Giles of Little Rock has been
nominated for Governor by the Popu-
lists of Arkansas.
Gen. Andrew ,R. q. Ds wson, one of
the pioneers OF South Dakota, died in
Deadwoud Sunday.
The Republicans Of tho Nineteenth
New York district have renominatod
Congressman Black.
Harry L. Ogden of Philadelphia at.
tempted suicide Monday by shooting
at Washington Park. N. ].
The Minnesota free silver men have
arranged State ticket headed by John
Lind OF New Ulm for Governor.
The Jefferson Club of ST. Louis has
decided by vote Of 62 to "a to support
tho Chicago platform ana nominees.
A movement has been started in
louisville for the organization Of the
sound money Democrats Of Kentucky.
1t is said to be certain that the gold
Democrats Of Wisconsin will put q
ticket In the field In the State cleo.
ton.
The Park Theatre, Pythian Building
and the Barrett House. In Henderson,
KY. were burned on Monday. Loss,
$3.50, 900.
The Kansas Silver Party State Con.
vention elected delegates to st. Louis
and instructed them to vote as unit
for Bryan.
Cardinal Satolli will retain his func.
tions as Apostolic Delegate in the
United States until the next Papal
Consistory.
The West Virginia Prohibitionists,
Saturday, nominated full State
ticket, headed by the Rev. T. 9. John.
son for Governor,
Judge John b. Stone of jackson
county, Mo-, has accepted a nomina-
tion for Governor by the American
party of that State.
The rescuing party at the Twin Shaft
mine, Pittston, is still more than 500
feet from the miners who were en-
tomded there nearly three weeks ago.
The President has connmuted to i'm
prisonment for life the death sentences
Of John q. Bell of Texas and OF Tom
Davis and Layton Hickman, Indian
boys.
The Right Rev. DR.. Arthur Cleve.
land Coke, bishop Of the Episcopal
Church In tho diocese of Western New
York, died at Clifton Springs, N. y,
Monday.
@. A, Windle, nominee for Lieu
tenant Governor on the Illinois Pro.
hihition ticket has resigned aud de-
clared bis intention to support Bryan
for President.
AT the Populist State Convention Of
Wyoming resolutions instructing the
delegates to indorse Bryan in the
National Convention were voted down
and withdrawn.
Hon. Charles R. Long, formerly
chairman of the Kentucky Democratic
State and Executive Committees an.
Dounces that he will not support the
ticket nominated at Chicago.
Ono of two cripples shot and killed
Mrs. Isaac Rehr, aged 30 years, at
Exeter, Pa, Monday night. They aRked
to see her and when she started to the
door TO close 1t the shots were fred.
The Populists demand the nomina-
tion of the Governor as a condition OF
the fusion with Republicans in North
Carolina, The Republicans almost
unanimously oppose making this con-
cession.
A large meeting of representative
Democrats of Montgomery, Ala, Sat
urday, denounced the Chicago plat
form and cordially endorsed Presidenr
Cleveland's administration and hnan.
cial pulley.
Negotiations have been opened with
the proprietors of Wormley's Hotel, In
Washington, D. o., for lease of two
entire floors of the building for use as
headquarters Of the National Domo-
cratic Committee.
9 Louis Gradko and wife. an aged
couple of Galesburg. ILL.,, committed
suicide Sunday night by taking NOR
phine. Grsdko recently failed in bust.
ness and lost his hume by the fore.
closure of o mortgage
B, n. Farren, a former resident OF
Philadelphia, and widely known aa the
contractor who completed the Hoosaic
tunnel, has made gift Of el0, 900 to
the Archaeological Museum Of the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania.
During the last fiscal .ear 943, 267
immigrants arrived 10 the United
States, of whom 2l2, 4e6 wers males and
100, sol females. There were dobarred
3, o37 immigrants. OF whom 2,ol0 we're
psupers and TIC contract laborers.
Fifty of the leading sound money
Democrats Of ST. Louis have decided
to issue call for State Convention.
1t Is not their purpose to put q second
ticket In the field, but they will try to
prevent party absorption by the Popu
lists.
The Sesboard Air Line has an-
nounced cuts in both freight and pas,
senger rates. This is said to be the
beginning OF what threatens to he q
bitter rate war. IN which Southern
and Western rates will be badly
demoralized.
Michael Azdinno interfered in
quarrel between his bother.in law;
Joseph Kolsr, and boarder, at Jessup,
Pa, Sunday night. Kolar struck |
Azdinno in the skull with an axe and |
inflicted wound from which he died |
Monday afternoon.
A severe rain storm swept over Pitts
burg aud Allegheny Monday after.
noon and many sections were flooded.
Daniel Mulvibill was drowned at a |
sewers mouth, and woman lost her
life in an attempt to save cat and |
come kittens
Masked burglars entered the house of
Fl. u. Boughamer, in Altoona, Pa,
Monday, and bound and gagged Mrs.
after striking her on the
head with baseball bat. She WAS
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