Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-15

An incendiary fire in Epping, N. H.,
Monday night, destroyed property
valued at nearly $40, 200.
Gov. Altgeld of Illinois will deliver
political speech in Madison Square
Garden, New York, Saturday night.
State Treasurer Lon V. Stephens, the
Democratic nominee for Governor OF
Missouri, is threatened with blindness.
City Treasurer Michellon of Cam
den, N. j., was convicted Tuesday on
a second indictment for malfeasance in
Office.
special dispatch from Louisville,
KY, says the Is electoral votes of that
State will be given to Mckinley and
Hobart.
An Atlanta dispatch says Candidate
Watson's throat is in such a condition
that he will not be able to speak for a
least two weeks.
The Cane Charles lightship was
picked up 100 miles at sea Monday
night by the cruiser Columbia and
was towed to Fort Monroe Tuesday.
Col. Francis L. Town, assistant sur.
general, was Tuesday. at his own
request, placed on the retired list Of
the army, having served more than 80
years.
The man who committed suicide at
Niagara Falls Monday by jumping over
the parapet lat Prospect Point ia be.
loved TO have been a. j. Barton Of Oil
City, Pa.
Chairman Jones of the Democratic
National Committee claims that BRYAN
will have 279 electoral votes. He con.
cedes 81 to Mckinley and classes 81 as
doubtful.
Gen. Edward S. Bragg OF Wisconsin
was Tuesday appointed by Attorney
General Harmon special assistant to
the United States district attorney for
Wisconsin.
A report has been received at Repub-
lican headquarters in Chicago to the
effect that there has been landslide
to Republication in the State OF Wash
ington in the last 10 days.
Tho Democratic State Committee of
North Carolina is said to have reached
the conclusion that unless fusion with
the Populists is accepted the Republi
cans will carry the State.
W. Il. Rambush, president of the
Citizens Bank Of Juneau, Wis, ia
missing. The affairs of the bank are
said to be in excellent condition, but
Rambush's personal affairs ara said to
be considerably tangled.
During September the minte of the
United States coined 2, zoo, 600 standard
silver. dollars, containing 2,0S6, 1858. 81
ounces OF pure silver, the cost of which
was 81, S62, GIL, giving profit OF
1887, 1923 to the government.
The Canadian government has de-
cided to proclaim the last Thursday in
November az Thanksgiving Day. Here
tofore the celebration has been held
earlier IN the, month. The change is
made to correspond with the American
Thanksgiving Day.
The International Cigarmakers' Con.
vention has adopted resolution pro.
hibiting local unions from paying per
capita tax to central labor unions
which have professional politicians
| among their members. Local unions
have been instructed to affiliate with
central bodies of the American Fedora.
tim of Labor.
Gov. Coral of the State Of Sonora
Republic of Mexico, who is in Nav
York, said Tuesday 81 do NOT behave
that If Bryan is elected his party will
dare to pass the free coinage law nro.
posed. 1t would not only be disastrous
hut would precipitats revolution, i fear
There are two things no government
can do. One Is to create an artificial
value and exact it. The other ia Ia
isolate itself from the rest of the world
and achieve permanent prosperity. !"