Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-12
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age of 11G years.
Ex-Stats Senator W. @. Gear was ac-
quilted of the charge of bribery, at
Columbus. o., Thursday.
DIR. Elihu Vedder, father of the
famous artist, died Thursday in st.
Augustine, Fla, aged 81 years.
Gov. Griggs presided at a massmeet
ing in Newark, N. j., Thursday, to
protest against the Armenian atrocities.
The shovel factory of Hubbard &
Co., in Pittsburg, was almost com
pletely destroyed by fire on Sunday.
Loss, 500, 900.
A fire in Young's bag mandatory
and storage warehouse in RaveDswood,
l.. l., on Wednesday night, caused a
loss of $780, 600.
Mrs. Herman B. Lorne was con-
victed, in Detroit, Friday, of man.
slaughter, in connection with the
death of Emily Hall.
Mary McMahan, anovice in the Con-
vent Of the Sisters of the Immaculate
Conception, in Marysville, Mo-, hanged
herself there on Saturday.
Lord Lansdowne, Secretary of State
for War, says it will be impossible for
England to reduce the strength of the
Egyptian garrison in 1896.
The Republicans of the Eighth ohio
Congressional district on Friday nomi-
mated Archibald Brand of Delaware for
Congress to succeed L. M. Strong.
Gov. Hastings Thursday signed the
death warrant of Herman W. Mudgett,
alias II. H. Holiness The execution
has been set for Thursday, May 18th.
An electric car in Memphis, Tenn,
became deraied on Saturday and fell
from bridge into bayou. Fourteen
persons were injured, four seriously.
Emperor William will leave Berlin
on March 23d to make cruise of the
Mediterranean. When at Genoa it is
said he will have an interview with
King Humbert.
Jefferson Moorehead who was sen,
fenced to the penitentiary at Colum-
bus, o., 81 years ago, for murder in
Muskingum county, was pardoned Fri
day by Gov. Bushnell.
The wholesale grocery firm of Nc
Donald g. Watt of Fort Wayne, Ind,
assigned Thursday. The liabilities are
estimated at $50, 600 TO 500, 000 with
assets of $50, 90 to $4,000
Gen. Weyler has instructed the vari-
GUS military commanders to arrest no
more Cubans for deportation, except
upon indisputable proof of their con-
nection with the insurrection.
The Republican State central com
mittee of Kentucky, at Frankfort, on
Wednesday, adopted a resolution in
favor Of Gov. Bradley as candidate
for the Presidential nomination.
Congressman Harris was on Friday
nominated by the Republicans of the
Thirteenth Ohio district. In the First
Ohio district G. b. Tuft was nomi-
mated and in the Second Jacob II.
Cromwell.
The Florida Republican State con-
ventiop, at Tallahassee, Thursday, was
controlled by McKinley's friends. The
minority bolted the convention and
also elected delegates to the national
convention.
Superintendent William G. Watson
of the Hudson division of the West
Shore railroad was shot twice in his
private Office in the Weehawken depot
Thursday afternoon by Detective Ed
ward Clifford, who had been discharged
in the morning.
United States Secret Service officers
| III wow IOIh WY ulkub dIEcbbbu
Charles A. Pechin, Charles Murray
elaborate plant for counterfeiting two
dollar silver certificates, which they
are alleged to have been operating.
The possibility of Italy concluding a
loan in Germany is not promising 1t
is said the opinion prevails that Ger
many already holes more than enough
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that Italy has to offer could induce the
open operation of new italian loan in
Germany.
Senator Thurston has written letter
to the Republicans of Nebraska, call
ing them to rally to the support of Nc
Kinley as against Senator Henderson.
He charges that the Burlington rail
way, of which Henderson in general
solicitor, is the chief inspiration of
the anti Mckinley movement
The Republican Congressional COM
mittee of the Tenth Ohio district has re-
refused to Withdraw its call for the selec-
ton of delegates TO the national conven-
ton by popular vote, and to issue call
for Convention in accordance with the
ruling of National Chairman Carter.
Two delegations will be the result
Senator Henderson expressed the
conviction that neither Mr.. Mckinley
nor Mr. Reed can be nominated by the
next National Convention of the Re
publican party; that the nomination
will go to Western man and that the
contest will doubtless be between Sena-
tor Allison, Senator Davis and himself.
The Spanish government has been
offered 80 steamers by the shipowners
of Seville, to be put to any use the
authorities may deem eXpedient, Tho
Granada Chamber OF Commerce has
invited all Spanish merchants to break
their commercial relations with the
United States and to cancel insurance
| policies issued by American companies.
Premier Bowel stated in the Cana
dian Senate on Thursday night that
the Importance Of improving the de-
fences of the country, owing to the
events which had taken place during
the past few months, had induced tho
government to ask Parliament to grant
a loan of $4,000, coo to be expended in
improving the militia and the defence
of the country.
William Ettinger, who, in his back
woods home at Woodward, Centre
county, Pa, resisted arrest for "a
hours and fired upon all approaching
his house, committed suicide in sight
of besieging mob of sheriffs deputies
and citizens on Friday morning. The
building had been set on fire and was
almost destroyed when he emerged
from the cellar-way.
The appellate division of the supreme
court at New York gave a decision on
Friday affirming the order of the lower
court, which gave decision in favor