Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-03

Congress from Illinois, died on FRIDAY.
The Gold Democrats OF South Dakota
have elected eight delegates to 60 to
indianapolis.
Paul j. Sorg, Congressman from the
Third Ohio district, !. has been re-
nominated.
The New York Republican Conven-
tion Wednesday nominated L. Z. Wood
ruff for Lieutenant Governor
Germany has decided not to assent to
Great Britain's conversion Of the pro-
tectorate Of Zanzibar into crown col
ony.
A receiver has been appointed at st.
bloomsbury, Vt, for the Rutland Fire
Insurance Co. 1t has unpaid losses Of
$50. 600.
By the explosion of the dry house in
the Miami Powder Co. g mills near
Xenia, o., Wednesday, Charles Figgis
and Frank Eiche were killed.
Ex.Judge Arthur McA rthur Of Wash
ington. who presided at the trial of
Guiteau for the assassination OF Presi-
dent Garfield. died at Atlantic City
Wednesday.
1t is reported that the Brazilian
minister to Italy has left Rome and
gone to Paris, in consequence of the
strained relations between the two
countries.
4 dispatch from Kieff says Prince
Lobanotf -Rostovsky, the Russian min
lister of foreign affairs, died suddenly
Sunday while ON his way from Vienna
to kieff.
Capt. Anderson, superintendent OF
| the Yellowstone National Park, recon-
mends an annual appropriation of
500, 900 until the road system of the
| park is completed.
The Louisiana Convention of Sound
| Money Democrats has endorsed the
| Chicago platform of 1892 and elected
a delegation to Indianapolis headed by
Senator Gallery.
| ID. Woodmansee of Ohio was We'd
nesday elected president of the League
of Republican Clubs at the convention
| in Milwaukee, The League will meet
in Detroit next year.
H. NJ. Scheetz OF Philadelphia was
thrown under the wheels OF moving
train at Sea Isle junction, N. j., We'd
terday and received injuries from
which he died that night.
The designations Of the Japanese cabi-
net are said to have been due to the
retirement of Count Ito, premier, in
order to give his successor an opportu.
nifty to select his own associates
While playing in an alley in Chicago
| Thursday, Gustave Diebing, 10 years OF
| age was shot and instantly killed by
Willie Ritzenthaler, years old. The
latter was practicing with rifle.
Lightning set fire to the Iowa State
1 Tvs tktrtt g., H.. 1. r. III ~
Glenwood Saturday and it was de-
stroyed, entailing a loss of $3.50, 600.
The inmates were removed in safety.
A correspondent of Berlin paper
in Constantinople represents the out
break of Wednesday as general mas.
sacre, and says Turkish mob attacked
the houses of Armenian inhabitants.
The British consul at Zanzibar has
asked the German consul to surrender
Said khalid, the usurper, who took
refuge in the German consulate after
escaping from the palace during the
bombardment.
President Gardes and Vice President
GiIault of the American National Bank
of New Orleans were arrested Friday
on complaint Of the comptroller OF the
currency, charged with wrecking the
bank.
| Major Mckinley, having decided to lie.
main at home during the campaign, has
declined the invitation TO attend the
unwilling of the Philadelphia Brigade
monument at Antietam battlefield in
September next.
A secret organization, known as the
Mystic Brotherhood, has been organized
in Kansas. Its object is to secure re-
submission of the prohibition amend
msnt to the Constitution of the STATE
to vote of the people.
Philip Kearney, naval cadet from
Missouri. has been dismissed from tht
Naval Academy for marrying a youns
lady living near Annapolis. 1t is charged
, that he represented himself TO be q
years old, while be is but II.
The distribution of supplies in th,
} burned town of Ontonagon, Mich, ha
, been SO impeded by the lawless element
+ which found a stock Of liquor in th,
ruins of saloon, that it was necessar,
to call in outside assistance Saturda,
, to restore order.
Under strong religious emotion ex
I perienced at a revival Edward D. En-
! Miss confessed that he was a counter
! feiter and gave particulars to tn
officials at Waco, Tex, which enabled
. them to capture complete outfit ant
, arrest other members of the gang.
In the official trial of the cruise
y Brooklyn Thursday off the Massachu
setts coast the vessel developed al
average speed of 81 92-100 knots pc
hour. She earned premium o
. $3.50, 900 for her builders and is tn
q greatest naval vessel of her class in In
q world.
: Henry Nj. Cowan, clerk at Demo
, cratic State Committee headquarter
= at Raleigh, N. c., committed Huicid
s Saturday by blowing out his brains
n He was for eight years chief clerk il
q the State Treasury and was a we'll
K known Free Mason. His mind wa
: affected.
John Crowley, tramp in the Kala
mazoo, Mich, Jail, has confessed tina
he committed a murder for which
man named Swartz is now serving
. life sentence in prison. The murde
= was committed seven years ago an
= Swartz was convicted on circumstan
u tial evidence.
L 1t is said that il Prince Hohenloh
b retires after seeing the visit of th
n Gear to Breslau concluded his retire
Is ment will be tho signal for geners
IS rising against the Emperor's secret ad
visers, his military cabinet, his navf
cabinet and his civil cabinet, whic
are now practically ruling the affair