Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-16
IN GENERAL.


mated by the Republicans of the Fourth
Nebraska district.
1t is asserted that King Menelek has
had the logs of thousand of his
| prisoners cut off.
Congressman Clark has been renomi
nated by the Republicans Of tho First
Missouri district.
Thomas f. Hayes, a storekeeper at
4 Puente. Cal, was killed by two robbers
on Thursday night.
g. z. Huntington was re elected
president OF the Southern Pacific Rail-
way Co. Thursday.
Great Britain is said to be erecting
barracks at Malta capable Of accom-
modating 30, 600 men.
Col. John A. Cockerill, widely
known newspaper correspondent, died
suddenly in Cairo Friday.
The Democrats of the Third Kansas
| district have nominated Hugh p. Far
reilly of Chanute, for Congress.
W. r. Ellis of Heppner, has been
nominated for Congress by the Repub-
licans OF the Second Oregon district
The Ohio Legislature has passed
bill providing that electricity shall be
employed in inflicting the death pen-
atty
4 United States Senator Allen has an
nounced that he is not a candidate for
the Populist nomination for the Presi-
dency.
The store of A. Ellipger g. Co., cloak
manufacturers, in Chicago, was dam
aged by fire Thursday to the extent of
Sl30, 600.
Ex-Lieut. Gov Gustav f. Koerner
of Illinois, died Thursday. He was
United States Minister to Spain under
Lincoln.
England has not promised any foreign
power that the Egyptian forces shall
not advance up the Valley of the Nile
beyond Dongola.
Robert Littell, the publisher of Lit
tells Living Age, died Wednesday of
heart disease. He was born in Phila.
delphia GA years ago.
The Iowa supreme court has affirmed
the sentence of j. Q. Yetzer TO the
penitentiary for five years for wrecking
the Cass county bank.
Five men we're killed and five injured
in quarry near Ogden, Utah, Wednes-
day afternoon, by tho premature explo-
sion of blast of giant powder.
The Maryland Bankers Association
met in Baltimore Thursday and unani-
, mously adopted resolution declaring
for the gold standard Of currency.
, Two men were killed and three persons
: injured by the explosion of boiler at
a sawmill in North Mountain, near
! Carlisle, Pa. Wednesday evening.
Negotiations are under way to bring
Corbett and Maher together before the
Olympic Athletic Club of San Fran
CISCO limited round contest in May.
Henry Sandford Fitch, we'll to-do
real estate owner, of Washington, ID.
c., committed suicide Thursday by
blowing out his brains with revolver.
, Capt. John Faunce and his son of
Washington, d. O., together with seven
, coiored men, we're drowned on Friday
) just below Virginia Beach, Va, by
the capsizing of a fishing boat.
/ Daniel MCKINLEY was killed by q
Q Pennsylvania railroad train at Eliza
: beth, N. j., Wednesday morning. He
a was on his way from church with his
o bride, to whom he had just been mar
: ried.
e James A. Gary, who has been the
t Maryland member of the National Re
/, publican Committee for the past II
n years, will decline reelection. Hi
n will be succeeded by Senator elect Wei.
e lington.
The jury in the case of the Cuban!
s on trial in connection with the Ber
muda fiibustering expedition returned
. verdict, in New York, Friday evening
!, of mot guilty" in the case of all th'
q defendants.
y The Oregon Republican State con
vention on Friday adopted resolution!
y favoring the enfranchisement Of women
. against silver and instrncting delegate
: to the national convention to vote TO
!, Mckinley.
4 The British warship Pelican has ar
rived at Nassau, New Providence, will
/ 800 rifles, 200, 600 cartridges and
n quantity of other property, all of which
a was found Sunday week buried beneath
the sand on the beach OF Cay Sal.
i The S-years-old daughter Of W. M
J. Fiezer, farmer, near Fort Wayne
o Ind, was assaulted by Matthew Brod
II erick, tramp, and probably fatally in
b iured, on Thursday. The criminal wa
" captured and narrowly escaped lynch
q ing.
Is Ali master planters of Boston and it
y peighborhood have been officially mott
= lletl tudb luB painters dull dbCUTdtOTS
unions of that city have unanimousl
c voted that on and after May 1st hour
shall constitute days work. Most o
g the employers are now working on tina
basis.
" Charles Lamborn and Annie Lamhorn
q his sister, who are in Jail in Leaven
u worth, Kan, charged with completely
o in the murder of their father, hay
confessed to having actively assisted
u Thomas Davenport, the lover of the cir
J, and the friend of the brother, in tn
4 commission Of the crime.
The conductors and motormen Of thr
y = Milwaukee Street Railway and Eectri
Light Co., have prepared demand TO
: an increase in wages from 10 to q cent
. . per hour on May lst. They claim tina
. unless their demands are granted the,
will strike. All but about 10 OF TIL
500 employees belong TO the union.
= S. b. Minshall. an attorney, of Pent
water, Mich, on Thursday night sho
and probably fatally wounded William
B. o. Sands, leading business man o
70 the town. He then went to his HON,
: and murdered his wife and three chill
dren and killed himself. He is believed
TO have been made insane by financial
7 troubles.
a At Millicana, Tex, Thursday, Johl
is Brooks shot and killed his daughte
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