Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
IN "a ENERSL.


porated in Camden Wednesday with a
capital of $3.50, 000.
Anthrax has made its appearance
among cattle in Glouceater and Cum-
berand counties, New Jersey.
Tho body of Michael Madden OF
Philadelphia, who was drowned at At
lantic City, was washed upon the beach
Thursday
The National Council of Education
has elected as Its president DR.. b. A,
Hinsdale, professor of pedagogy ia the
University Of Michigan.
A fire at San Luis, Obispo, Cal.
Wednesday night, destroyed hotel,
ard several business blocks. Tho loss
is estimated at $3.50, 00U.
At Ottawa Thursday Sir Charles Tup-
per surrendered the great seal of Cam
ada, which he held az Secretary of State,
to the Governor General.
Tho Camden County Board of FREQ |
holders Wednesday voted tu pay As |
sistant Prosecutor Carson his back
salary at the rate Of 81. 900 per annum.
Several persons we're struck by light N
ming and considerable damage was
done by flooding of cellars during a
severe electrical storm ut Easton, Pa,
Thursday.
The New York State convention of
the Socialist Labor party has nominated
State ticket, with Balkan, a painter, |
of Brooklyn as the candidate for
Governor.
The Haddonfield Borough Commits !
sioners Wednesday voted against the
trolley ordinance. The road will now,
therefore, not be extended beyond
Collingswood.
The body Of the drowned woman
found in South Camden Wednesday
was Thursday identified as that of Mrs.
James McCue, WIN was drowned June
18th, of Gloucester.
The Grand Lodge OF Elks has re- /,
fused, by "A vote of 155 10 100, to rein-
state ex-Grand Secretary Allen @. /,
Meyers, who was expelled from the
Grand Lodge year ago.
The International Telegraph conven-
tion, at Budapest, has decided nor to
compel the use of the Official vocabu-
larry for cablegrams In code to and from
countries beyond Europe.
The South Dakota Republican State
convention Thursday adopted gold
platform by vote OF 400 to l03. Cons
gresham r. |. Gamble and Gen.
Crawford were nominated for Congress-.
Otiker Cuafer. fireman, who is
said to have been temporarily deranged,
was found dead Thursday on the Gem
tral railroad near Mauch Chunk. Tho
nature of his injuries indicated foul
play.
A gasoline stove exploded at tho
home OF Eugene Kilmartin, in South
Pittsburg. Tuesday. the house caught
fire and a 4-years son was suffo-.
Gated. Mrs. kilmartin was badly
burned.
/ An Athens dispatch says Russia is
prompting France to occupy Crete and
hold the island against Great Britain's
tenure Of Cyprus and Egypt The
British fleet in Cretan waters has been
strengthened. i
Berlin dispatch says ii is reported
that an envoy from Venezuela has
arrived in that city, that he is ac-
credited to both Germany and Great
Britain to negotiate settlement Of tho
boundary dispute.
William Molles. who says he was
formerly president of the Seamen'a
Union of Buffalo, was found Monday
night in the street at Toledo. stabbed
in the side. He accused Tom Hennes-
soy of the crime.
A fire caused by the explosion of
lamp in dwelling in Buffalo, We'd
nesday night, fatally burned Mrs. Jen-
ME Mills, aged 40, Mrs. Mariana. agod
GO, and Maggie King. aged 2. man.
name unknown, was probably fatally
injured.
Emmanuel Morris, o negro jockey,
who was sentenced TO lifu im prison.
ment for killing Sherman Judge at
Robv last February. had new trial at
Grown Point, Ind. Tuesday. He.
pleaded guilty to manslaughter and his
sentence was reduced to 10 years. ]
William johnson of Chicago shotj
and killed himself in Now York Wednes-'
/ day while he was being pursued by the
police for shooting William II. Sutton,
and Greek peddcr named Don Carlos.
johnson had also attempted to kill
Sutton's wife. Sutton's injuries are
serious.
The American brig Jane Adeline Of,
Boston, from Sydney for Boston. sprung
leak 30 miles off Halifax, Tuesday
morning, and sank. The crew werel
picked up by the Norwegian bark Seal
Breeze from Runcorn for Halifax, audR
landed at the latter port Wednesday.
Advices received by the steamer
Braemer, which arrived at Victoria, b.
c., from Yokohama. Wednesday, says,
that 81, l56 people were killed in the
two procedures of Mujas Gi and Iryate,
Japan, 10y the recent tidal wave. A.
dispatch from Morika, dated June
Goth Gays that over 60, 600 persons were.
either killed or injured.
The 'long and short men'' success
fully accomplished their 10th robbery
in Chicago Tuesday evening. They
entered brightly lighted pharmacy,
and, covering j. +. Teuier, the only
clerk in tho store, and j. Ii. Croweli,l
customer, with revolvers, ritied tho
cash drawer and took frCm Mr.. Crowell
a valuable watch and small amount
Of cash.
The National Convention of the
Socialietic Labor party Thursday nomi-
mated Charles II. Machett of BROOKLYN
for President of tho United States.
There were two other candidates, Viii
liam Watkins of Ohio and Matthew
Mcclure of Paterson, N. j. The vote
stood as follows: Charles Ii. Matchett,
43: Matthew Mcclure, 23; William
Watkins, 1. Mcclure was nominated
unanimously for Vice President.
sE
Congressman Mercer Renominsted.
Omaha, Neb., July TO- Congress