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


Wade Holmes and his son, O. X.
Holmes, were killed by lightning near
N. @.
Spain has made arrangements to
send 40, 900 troops to Cuba during the
month OF August.
Gen. Benjamin f. Tracy has been
elected president OF the Greater New
York Commission.
William w. Chandler, one of the
oldest railroad men in the West, died
in Chicago Saturday.
The Republicans of the Tenth Ken
tucky district have nominated John
W.. Langley for Congress.
The Mexican government has leased
the Tehuantepec National railway to
an English firm for 80 years.
Robert N. Nevin of Dayton has been
nominated fir Congress by the Republi-
cans of the Third Ohio district.
The North American Turnerbund
Convention, in ST Louis, Wednesday, de-
clined to admit women to membership.
John Addison Ryman, a negro min
strel, committed suicide in New York
Saturday by inhaling illuminating gas.
The new diplomatic representatives
of japan and the Argentine Republic
were formally received by the President
Saturday.
The Georgia Democracy adopted the
unit rule in convention Thursday and
sent solid delegation to Chicago for
free silver.
Samuel P. Mcconnell, according to
a Chicago dispatch, is Altgeld's can
didate for the Democratic esidential
nomination.
Senator PETER does not favor the
nomination of Teller for the Presidency
and says Chairman Taubeneck was
premature in his recent declaration.
Colyer Hall, who lives near Mobile,
Ala, has been arrested on charge Of
numbering his step-father, man
named O'Ferrall, in Florida, in 1871.
Congressman Woodward was Wednes-
day renominated,aby the Democrats of
the Second North Carolina district.
Edward w. Pau was nominated in the
Fourth district.
The circuit court at Findlay, o., has
ordered the discharge OF the Rev. Joseph
Eben- Powell, the English minister
who was convicted of violating the
registration laws.
1t is stated that the British govern
Venezuelan question with the gravest
apprehension. The arrest of Harrison
has increased the tension.
Prince bismarck is reported to have
told Lii Hung Chang that the best way
to bring about reforms in China would
be upon the basis of well-drilled
army, no matter how small. even so, 600
men.
Prince Hohenhole, Germany's Chan
cellor, has announced that modifica-
tions of the prohibitory measures re-
iating to political associations are
under confederation by the Bundles
rath.
The advance guard of the committee
In charge of the Bland Presidential
boom went to Chicago on Monday.
They claim that Bland has already 9s
votes and personal assurances Of 2le
more.
| In st. Louis Saturday the st. Louis
| g. San Francisco railroad was sold
| under foreclosure to E. g. Henderson
of New York, counsel for the reorgani-
cation committee. The price was
81, $50, 600.
The home of John Lane, farmer,
near Lawson postoffice, so miles easi
of Perry, Oklahoma, was struck by
lightning and entirely demolished, ana
Mrs. Lane and her two small children
were killed.
The Spanish Chamber of Depu
ties has adopted bill enabling the
government to raise the sum of 800,
| ha to nf hn tnb
monopoly, the money tu be available
for war eXp6nes.
The employees of the Hamburg Amer.
lean Packet Co., in Hoboken, did moi
receive their wages Saturday afternoon,
the safe in the superintendent Office
on the pier having been robbed of &
large sum of money.
Judge Wright in the circuit courI
at Champaign. ILL.,, has decided thai
the State law requiring the nationa
flag TO be displayed over every school
house in the State during school hourt
was unconstitutional and void.
Policeman Frank Bish was shot ane
almost instantly killed at, Colorado
Springs by Pat Kinney, driver for {
local transfer company. whom he wa!
trying to arrest. Kinney was so closely
| pursued that he killed himself.
1t is stated that the whole south
coast Of Cuba, from Cienfuegos tt
Baracoa, is a plague spot of small pox
| Quarantine officers in the United
States are advised TO be on guard tt
4 prevent the transmission Of the disease
to this country.
Communications are being exchanged
between the United States and France
in regard to the abrogation of the
treaty with Madagascar. The position
of the United States and that Of Eng
| land are identical, although there is
no concerted action of the two govern
ments.
While Mrs. Michael Boyle of Oak
land, Md, in charge of her HUSBAND
and DR., Taylor, was being taken t.
Baltimore for treatment for insanity
she jumped from train on the Balti
more & Ohio railroad at Turkey Foo
Curve, Md, Saturday morning, ane
was killed.
A dispatch from Guadalsiara, Mex.
says that d. U. Edwards, an American
who has been making a bicycle tou
through Mexico, and who left a few
days ago to cross the Sierra Madres OF
his way To Manzanillo, was accidental,
killed by falling over cliff so miles
distant from Guadslajara.
A Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf pas
seng er train collided with switch
engine at a water tank near Bierstadt
Col, Saturday, and was badly wrecked
Engineer Michael Shannon of the pas
| rapunr train WAS Iii lind Fireman Col