Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-18
IN O GEsEnAL.

49, - iho SauHtilhn caniHbli mas iv-
signed.
The Czar, In commemoratlon Of his
coronation, has subscribed $50, 900
roubles to various charities.
Congressman Foote has been ro.
nominated by the Republicans Of the
Twenty-third New York district.
The Democratic State Convention Of
minnesota Thursday made an emphatic
declaration for the gold standard.
The Democrats of the Second Indiana
district have nominated Robert W.
Miers of Bloomington for Congress.
| A. I. Vedoy and George Edmunds
OF Columbia county, Ga, we're MUIR
dered Wednesday while asleep in bed.
Judge G. M. Davidson has been
nominated Tor Congress by the Repub-
licans Of tho Eighth Kontucky district
The 18th Indiana Congressional Re.
publican Convention has nominated
Lemuel Royse Of Warsaw for Congress.
The Democrats OF the Eleventh Ohio
district have nominated William IL.
Fink, Jr., for Congress, to oppose Gen.
Grosvenur.
William Otter, in Chicago, Wednes.
day night, shot his two step daughters,
wounding one of them, aged Z years,
fatally. lie was drunk
Sophia Kellner. 8 years old, shot and
killed her brother John. years old, at
their home in Greenpoint, N. Y, on
Wednesday, while playing with an old
rife.
Mrs. Annie Homan, Mamie and
John O. Homan were burned TO death
at Whiting, Ind, Wednesday, in fire
which destroyed saloon and two resi-
dences.
Capt. Allen V. Reed, U. S. NJ, has
been detached from the command of
the Navy Yard at Portsmouth,, N. H.,
and ordered to his home preliminary to
his retirement
The demands made by the Cretan
Reform Committee include the econo-
mic Independence of the Island Of Crete
and the nomination of governor of
thoir own choice.
The candidacy of Hon. Richard Parks
Bland for nomination as tho Demo.
cratic nominee for President at the
Chicago convention was launched in
ST. Louis Thursday night.
-Four mon in Chicago Tuesday week
held up the watchman of a bakery on
Lake street, few doors from State
street, and took about $1,000 from
tho safe which he WAS guarding,
At Grand Rapids, Mich, "Wednesday,
the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad
was sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad
Go. for $500, 600, subject to first and
second mortgage bonds.
The Maryland Democratic State
Convention, Wednesday, declared for
the maintenance of the existing gold
standard. A free silver plank was
offered, but rejected by vote Of s71s
TO 29l5.
The feeling of unrest in government
circles in the Transyaa continues.
Men have been notified not TO leave
their districts and this is considered
equivalent TO an order to prepare for &C.
tive service.
Tho Democrats in Hennepin and st.
Louis counties, Mimi, have elected
silver delegates to the State conven.
ton. This, IL is said, insures silver
delegation from Minnesota to the Chi
cato Convention.
Z. G. Homer, who was elected one of
tho Delegates at'largo to the Demo-
cratic National Convention by the
| AHNi ihiiA l1lhlb lOnNB0-
tion, has telegraphed Senator German
declining the honor.
Prof Eghert G. Smith has resigned
the presidency Of Andover Theoogi-
cal Seminary and will be euccceded hy
Prof George Ilurris. Prof. Smith will
retain the Brown Professorship of Ec-
clesiastical History.
An attempt was mado Tuesday week
| near Cedar Hill, Conn, to wreck the
Hartford steamboat train. A tie was
plarod N frog" near a switch, but
was discovered IN time TO prevent the
tram going over an embankment.
Commander G. II. Davis has been
detached from tho command of tho
cruiser Montgomery and ordered as a
memher of the board of inspection and
survey lie will be succeeded in com.
mand Of tho Montgomery by Com.
mandcr II. Is. Bradford.
Tho Congress of the Chambers of
Commerce in session in London Thurs
day adopted resolutions favoring a
consultation imperial council, "A uni.
FORM eopywright law and tho LAYING
OF cable between Australia and Can.
ada at the earliest possible time.
In the House of Commons Thursday
1t was stated that the negotiations bn.
tween Great Britain and the United
states upon the Venezuela question
viii proceed, but that the government
could not make any further statement
IN regard to tha matter at present.
The Nevada Democrats have elected
delegates 20 the Chicago Convention,
Tho platform adopted endorses Cleye
land s administration. with the exuep.
tion OF his financial policy, and de-
clares for the FREQ and unlimited coin
age OF silver at the ratio Of lei 10 |.
| The Democrats OF the Sixteenth
LIMOS district Thursday nominated
William IL. Hinrichsen, Secretary of
state, for Congress, after l72 ballots.
Ills chief competitor for tho nomination
was tinis +. Downing, who was re-
Gently unseated in Congress by John /.
Rinaker.
Tho American line steamship St
faul, which grounded on tho beach al
Long branch, last January, has been
iibolied by the Merritt Wreckinp Co.
the Chapman Derrick and Wreckin9
20 OF West Virginia, and the North
American Insurance Co. Of West Vir-
ginia for salvage.
Tho President Thursday sent to the
Senate the following nominations and
they were Immediately confirmed by
that body: Capt. George Dewey, to lie
commodore in the navy; Commander
Francis A. Cook, TO be captain; Lieu
tenant. Commander Charles L. Hutch
ins to he commander.
AT the special election in the Fifth
Louisiana district Col. G. j. Boatner,
y, was elected over Tenoit, Pom
The same opponents ran last November
in the regular election and Boatner