Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-02
IN GEsEnAL.

Hon. J. B. Eustis, the United States
Ambassador to France, arrived at New |
York Friday.
Arhur Taylor, negro. was hanged
at Mariana, Ark, Friday for the
murder Of his wife.
O. M. Hayes Of Michiganvwas elected |
president OF the Photographers Asso-
citation Of America Friday.
The ladies OF Canton Friday gave
a reception to Major and Mrs. McKin-
Mckinley.
A jury at Columbus, o., Thursday
acquitted ex-State Senator L. O. Obi,
who, was charged with offering bribes
to influence legislation.
The Indiana Democrats, Wednesday.
declared for free silver coinage and
nominated State ticket headed by B.
F. Shively of South Bend for Governor.
Captain II. L. Howison has been as
signed TO the command of the battle
ship Oregon, which will be placed in
commission at the Mare island Navy
Yard July 10Th.
The Colorado Silver Party held its
State convention Thursday and elected
delegates to the National Convention at
st. Louis Senator Teller was endorsed
for the Presidency.
A San Francisco dispatch says that
there is every probability that within
the next few months, new steamship
line will be in operation betwaon that
port and Yokohama.
The North Carolina Democrats in
State convention Thursday, declared
| for independent free silver coinage at
| the ratio of l6 to ]. Cyrus B. Watson
was nominated for Governor.
The Montana Populists have left to
| the judgment of their delegates to st.
Louis the question of fusion on the
silver question with some other ma
tional party in the Presidential cleo
tion.
In Comal county, Tex, Thursday,
| Mrs. Biener, wife of farmer, drowned
1 herself and her three children. aged 2,
| 4 and years. in the Comal river. The
bodies were found tied together with
cords. @
A. j. Speckert, president of the
German. A merican Title Co., of Louis
vile, KY, which failed a short time
ago for over $500, 900, was indicted on
Friday for obtaining money under false
pretences.
At the New Mexico Populist Terri.
torial convention. Wednesday, resolu-
tions advocating cooperation with the
Democratic party for the free coinage
of silver at the ratio OF 16 to were
unanimously adopted.
A dispatch from Duluth says that
one of the richest deposits of gold
found in this country has been dis
covered on the Foley property. About
Is, 600 tons OF ore, valued at S472, 600,
are said TO be in sight.
The New York State Board OF Regents
have refused to grant request for the
loan of the Revolutionary muster rolls
of New York State to the War Depart
ment Of the national government.
Before Judge Cowing, in New York
Friday, William Turner, one of the
two servants who stole $50, 900 worth
of iewelry from /. Townsend Burden,
withdrew his plea of not guilty and
pleaded guilty to the indictment fol
robbery. *
BY the explosion of several kegs oi
blasting powder at Petros, Tenn,
Thursday, Willie Joyner and stranger
named Maiden were killed and severa
seriously injured The general store
and hotel, where the explosion occurred
was wrecked.
The Ohio Democratic State Conven
| tion, Wednesday, declared the money
/ question to be the vital and para
mount issue and demanded the imme
) diate return by the government to th,
[ unrestricted coinage OF both silver ant
. gold at the ratio of 16 to /.
} An Ottumwa, Ia, dispatch says tina
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Pau
meat train, while running at the rat,
+ of so miles an hour down the Hayes
t vile hill, jumped the track Thursda.
night. Ed. Lind9uist was killed ant
Will Kaufman fatally injured.
James Evans fired into crowd o
r young men that gathered at his hous
in Newark, o.. Wednesday night, t
: bell" his daughter Lizzie, who wa
. married early in the evening, and NOR
{ tally wounded James Arlington, aget
"a, who was one OF the "belling'
party.
u The Texas Silver Democratic Con
Q vention Wednesday declare for free coin
r age at ratio of 16 to |, independent O
Q the action of any other nation. Th
Q Chicago delegation was instructed +
Q vote for Bland If. in their judgment
9 he proves the most available free. live
IL Democrat.
8 A section laborer at Rock Syringe
I Ida., who was recently discharged fror
the Oregon railway and navigatio
road, killed Mrs. Haney, keeper of tn
section boarding car, and her infan
I child, Wednesday, and committe
= suicide. 1t is supposed he committe
~ :, the crime for revenge, suspeuting thH
= the woman was responsible for his di:
y charge.
"a The Venezuelan Minister at Washing
a ton on Friday received ceblegral
!. from the Minister of Foreign Affairs q
X Caracas, conveying the informatio
N that Harrison, the British surveyor
l. had been released, but that the arret
,s was made in Venezuelan territory, an
only after Harrison had disregarde
the written protest of the Sub Con
missary Of Acarabesi.
IS Receiver Cowan Of the Baltimore
!. Ohio railroad announces that the con
81 pany will default on the semi -annu;
d interest of per cent on the So, 600, on
a preferred stock of that corporation, dr
y in July. The trustees of Johns Hopkir
ie University own $1,000, 00O Of these 81
- curities. The holders claim that the il
, terest on the stock is first lien on I'll
3 gross receipts OF the company and wi
y ask the courts to compel the receives
o. to pay 1t.
ii The platform adopted by the DEM