Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-15

INV te'N ohi eSsf'S f'.H SO e'e >e.AA-
paign.
The Populists and Democrats in
| West Virginia have agreed upon
fusion on the national ticket.
Congressman 3. #. Howell of the
| Third New Jersey district was renomi-
mated by the Republicans Wednesday.
A receiver was appointed in New
York Wednesday for the Harlem Casino
Co. Liabilities, sl0i. 600; assets, 500, 600.
| A fire in Peoria, ILL.,, Wednesday des-~
rroyed the Idle Bicycle Works and the
Parsons Theological Institute; loss,
| Sl20, 600.
The Choctaw Council has cauvassed
the returns Of the election for Governor.
McCurtain had plurality of 2l0 over
jackson.
! A large tar still at the Standard Oil
Refinery. at Lima. O.,texploded We'd
nesdsy night, fatally burning two
workmen.
! BY the explosion OF boiler in the
rolling mill ut Danville on Thursday
two persons were killed and many others
| were injured.
The fusion on, the electoral ticket of
the two Republican factions in South
Carolina, agreed upon on Wednesday,
has been reconsidered.
A receiver has been appointed al
albany, Ore, for the Albany Wooden
Mills The assets are estimated at
$40, 900; liabilities, 1920, 600.
The Norwegian bark Aria'lne was
wrecked five miles east of Ingonish, N.
s., Wednesday, and the captain and
nine of the crew wero drowned.
The Rt. Rev. DR.. William David
Walker, missionary bishop of North
Dakota, has been elected bishop Of
Western New York, 10 succeed the late
Bisohp Coke.
r. Lowber Temple of Palmyra, NJ,
was nominated for Congress at
meeting of the Sound Money Democrats
of tho Second Congressional district
Thursday night.
Receivers have been appointed in
New York for Z. S. Greedy a. Co.,
manufacturers of electrical apparatus
and supplies. Liabilities, Sj60, 600;
assets, $3.50, 900.
| The Masonic Temple Building, Of
Camden, N. j., is To be sold by the
sheriff November 9Th, on an execution
at the suit of the Security Trust and
Safe Deposit Co.
Chairman Jones Of the Democratic
National Committee SAYS the results of
the State elections thus far held this
year are a source of much comfort to
the Democratic managers.
A controlling interest in the Sea-
board air line. has been bought by
Thomas +. Ryan OF New York, and the
rate war with the Southern railway
system is to he terminated.
In Columbus, S. c., Thursday tho
State Board of Control closed the in
vestigation of the recent uistilery
scandals, owing to the boards lack Of
power to force witnesses 10 testify.
The house of Henry Campbell of
West Ford, Otsegn county, N. ", was
burned Tuesday. Mr.. Campbell and
his wife both about 10 years of age,
persisted in the flames.
Several women were knocked down
and trampled upon in panic at Hop
kins' Grand Opera House, in st. Louis,
Wednesday afternoon. The panic was
caused by boys yelling fire. I"
1t is rumored that Chairman Hanna
is organizing parade of business men
on the Saturday before election in
every city in the country. When asked
about it he said: 81 would not be apt
to advertise it If it were true"
The bank of Sherburne. Mimi, was
. robbed Wednesday and Geo. Thorburn,
assistant cashier, and collector for the
Walter A. Wood Harvester Co. we're
shot and killed. The robbers escaped
on bicycles.
President Stech of the Working
Mems Republican Club of Cook county,
ILL.,, says Cook county will 20 Republic
can by $4,000 to 60, 600 majority and
that Tanner, the Republican candidate
for Governor, will defeat Altgeld by
, 90, 600 to IS, 000
-Four trains on the Santa Fe road, two
OF them passenger trains, were wrecked
| in the yards at Argentine, Mo-, during
, fog Wednesday. Railroad property to
, the amount of $50, 600 WAS destroyed.
One person was injured.
A decision was rendered in the Della
ware county court Wednesday assessing
damages against the Media borough
water works for taking water from Rid
ley creek and interfering with the
water power of manufacturing estab-
lishmeuts.
The use of the word Republican"
as part of the party designation for the
nomination papers OF ex-Judge Butler
, il said to be illegal and may prevent
his name going OH the official ballot in
Delaware county, Pa, az a Congress
, siona candidate.
Chairman Hanna reached Chicago
Thursday. He declined to oxpress him
self as to the situation in the West,
but said the East is perfectly safe for
Mckinley, and he would not dignity
: the Democratic claims to New York by
| discussing them.
: p. M. Arthur. grand chief engineer
OF the Locomotive Engineers. in a
letter TO N. b. Scott of the Republican
National Committee, says ~ am not
In favor Of the free and unlimited coin.
age of silver and intend to vote for Nc
Kinley, regardless Of what may have
been said or done in the past. "
Judge Gummere, at Belvidore, N. j.,
Thursday decided the case of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad Co. vs. the United
States Pipe Line Co. in favor of tho
latter. The right of the oil company
to lay its pipes under the tracks on the
line of public road was involved.
The steam barge Loretta. bound from
Buffalo for Grand Mails for lumber, was
/, destroyed by fire at the dock at Black
River, Mich, Thursday. Five hundred
|, Thousand feot of lumber, 10, 600 shingles
and 2l0 feet of dock, the property of
Alser, Smith ~ Co., were also destroyed.
This protest of the Silver Republicans
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