Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-18
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Mrs Harriet Beeaher ssStowe cele-
braied her a5tb birthday Sunday.
Isaac IT, Maynard, ex-iudge OF tho
court OF appeals Of New York, diod ON
Friday.
Leopold Moore, United States Com
merciai Agent at ST. Christopher, west
Indies, is dead.
The President has appointed Charles
ii. Wills of Maryland, Consul at Mana
qua, Nicaragua.
The Washington Prohibitionists have
nominated tho Rev. Robert T.. Dunlap
of Seattle for Governor
The Turks have seized a Greek vessel
conveying munitions OF war and pro-
visions TO the insurgents in Crete.
All the Democratic county primary
elections in North Carolina except one
were captured by the free silver men.
Postmaster Genera. Wilson has taken
steps to stop the operations of concerns
selling devices to defraud at cards aud
other gambling schemes.
The Chicago sound money Democrats
have elected contesting delegation to
the Illinois State Convention and also
nominated a county ticket.
Tho Brotherhood of Tailors in New
York is preparing for great strike IN
July TO prevent return by the CON
tractors to the sweating system.
The Spanish government has de-
cided to criminally prosecute Gen. Bor-
zero, who recently wrote an insulting
. letter to Captain General Campos.
Thomas White fatally shot his sweet
heart. Bertha McKelvey, in Chillicothe,
o., Thursday night and then killed
himself. lie had grown iDsaneiy jeal-
Gus OF the girl.
Patrick Sullivan, 27 years old,
, painter OF Brooklyn, jumped from the
middle of tho Brooklyn bridge Satur-
I day evening. He was picked up prac
, tically uninjured.
Oliver M. Shedd, late imperial re-
corder OF the Order Of United Friends,
pleaded guilty in Poughkeepsie, N. ",
D Monday, TO larceny Of between 50, GOO
and $40, 600 Of the funds OF the order
: A Chicago dispatch saws that Edward
. Mcmillan, who for two years has been
c at the head Of the Superior Pump and
Windmill Co. in that city. has dis
appeared, leaving debts amounting TO
= si5 900 and no assets.
During a fro in tenement house on
West Forty eight etreet, IN New York
City, Monday, Lizzie Flaherty, g.
= months old infnnt, was burned 70
death and John Flaherty, years old,
o was seriously injured.
9 Tho court-martial trying Gen. Bara.
IS teri Friday found him not guilty.
* The charges against him were made IL
connection with tho campaign against
!, the Abyasinians, he having becn II
u command Of the Italians.
N While over 300 persons were at WORK
!, in tho West Ridge Colliery at Scran
n ton, Pa, Monday morning, the shant!
-e of tho fire boss caught fire. Everyone
l. escaped, but many were almost ex
"a hausted when they reached the surface
III The three masted schooner j. B
ie Vandusen Of Philadelphia, while beat
ne ing in Hampton Roads Monday morn
le ing, came in collision with an unknowl
m barge and had her stern badly stove
m The schooner was run on Hampton ba
to keep her from sinking.
er II. J. Smith, general superintendent
al Of tho plants of the Edison Genera
IL Electric Light Co. in New York an
:. president Of the recent electrical eS
" hihition held in that city, sustaine
re fatal injuries Sunday by fall in hi
&c barn at Washingtonville, n. }.
he .Peter McGann, 2S years old, a ID
%. borcr, was burned TO death at tn
M. American Horse Exchange fire in Ne
York City Thursday night Ill
uu charred romans were taken from ii
ruins on Friday. About 60 valuab
horses were also burned to death,
no "Bll' West, noted Indian Terr
&c tory desperate and murderer OF Unite
al States Marshal Lincoln Kinney, who r
Gently escaped from the county Jail
nd Topeka was killed in Illinois City, II
res dian Territory, Thursday night,
It'll Thomas Carlisle, while resisting arres
lis W. d. Mahon, president Of the Anna
ct. gamated Association Of Street Railwi
81 Employees, announced in Milwaukee
are Monday, that the street railway o.
III ployes % Detroit and Toledo, 1,G00
Dg all, had agreed to each contribute 81
to week TO aid the strikers in Milwaukee
the Tho President has recommission
ace the following, whose nominatio
OF failed of confirmation by the Senat
lp- John G. Kelley, collector Of intern
ity revenue for tho First district of NJ
on York; William Il. Marhury, Unit
oil States attorney for Maryland; Villa
Il. Childress, United Statos attorney
New Mexico.
hO' Tho west bound express on I
on Chesapeake 81 Ohio railroad was he
of up between Cotton Hill and kanaw
and Falls, w. Va, Friday by three me
in who after a short fight with tho tru
!. crew. made thoir escape without sect
-. -. ing any booty. Three men were SUBJ
i''c qusntly arrested in the vicinity a
taken TO Montgomery
Tho boiler of the Michigan ST
=, Works, two miles below Marine Cit
lht | ,,sahf L.
,rr ing William Mowhray, night forcmt
ni5 and John +. Haley, Peter Booth
iaI fireman, aud Cyrenus O'Neill ",
cu avs badly injured. Flames broke out af
a srv the explosion and the property WAS {
nn o. stroyed. Loss, $50, 600.
,on, Phillips, Farrar and Hammond,
in. Johannesburg Reform Commit
in leaders, Friday paid ilno of E25,t
,ert zach and signed document pledgi
will themselves 10 abstain from interf
ence in Transvaal politics, after VIII
their bRnishment vas cancelled. .
Rhodes refused TO sign the docum
ing. and was banished for life.
day In the House Of Commons Frid
the Lord Salisbury stated that the Sout
the expedition was for the purpose OF
May covering the territory which Egypt
ton; lost. The present objective point
ncu the expedition ia Dongola, and
drs. commander of the expedition has b.
r q. given perfectly free hand until
reaches and occupies that place.
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