Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-14


Sunday. June 2S.-Temperature 60, &c.
rs, 80 degrees Rainy. One Indian killed
two others and committed suicide in the
Blackfoot reservation.
Monday. June 29.-Temperature 76, so.
SO. 63 degrees Clear. John Checkin-
berry and William Sylvestar killed by
train near Elkton. Md. A yacht capsized
near Oconto, Wis, and six persons were
drowned.
Tuesday. June 30-Temperature 10,
75, rs, IS degrees. Clear. The British
steamer Santarenz collided with a four
masted schooner near Para and sank, but
no lives were lost.
JULY.
Wednesday, July 1.--Temperature 10,
SO. So, ~ degrees. Clear. The annual
commencement of the Wilmington High
School was held at the Grand Opera
House. Crezenzo Merolo, convicted Of
numbering Emanuel Loro, was hanged at
Scranton, Pa. Harriet Beecher Stowe
died at Hartford, Conn.
Thursday, July 2.-Temperature so, So,
81 T3 degrees. Clear. John l.. Spering
committed suicide ut Easton, Pa. Gen.
A. r. Lawton died at Savannah.
Friday, July 3.-Temperature 81, SO,
50. rs degrees. Clear Solomon Mara-
BILE, murderer of Mrs. Lucy Jane Pollard.
was hanged at Farmville. Va.
Saturday, July 4.-Temperature so. so,
90, IS degrees. Partly cloudy. Indepen-
dence Day was celebrated in an appro-
pirate manner.
Sunday, July 5.-Tcmpcratnre So, 50,
90, 60 degrees. Cloudy and rainy. Six
| persons were injured in a natural gas ex-
plosion in "A Pittsburg hotel.
Monday. July 6.-Tcmperature rs. SIS,
| 81, 60 degrees. Clear. Alonzo ]. Wal
ling. convicted of numbering Pearl Bryan.
at Newport, KY, was sentenced to be
hanged on August Tth. DIR. Henry l..
Clayton was drowned at Middletown.
Tuesday, July 7.-Temperature rs 20,
| 81, 60 degrees. Cloudy. The Democratic
National Convention assembled in Chi
cago. The Leander crew defeated the
Yale crew on the Thames river. The Rev.
t. A. McCurdy of Peoria. ILL.,. was in
stalled pastor of Central Church.
| Wednesday. July S.-Temperature 81,
| -, 50. 81 degrees. Rainy. The National
Christian Endeavor Convention convened
at Washington.
Thursday, July 9.-Temperature 10, sc,
81, Il degrees. Rainy. Three foreign
boats were wrecked in wind storm at
Mobile Many buildings were also I'M
rooted. At Akron. Ohio. Rorine CotelI,
| aged II years. was convicted of killing
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Stone
Friday, July 10-Tcmperature 20, rs,
3d. "a degrees. Partly cloudy. Ex-Con-
gresham Frank Hurd died in Toledo,
Ohio,of opoplexy. William Jennings Bryan.
of Nebraska was nominated by the Demo-
ratic convention as candidate for Presi-
dent.
IttlN a
50. ~ degrees. Clear. Arthur Sewall of
Maine was nominated by the Democratic
convention for the office of Vice President,
after which the convention adjourned.
| Twenty-eight lives were lost in railroad
wreck at Logan, la.
Sunday, July 12.-Temperature SIS. 90,
VI, 10 degrees Clear. Orangemen held
their annual celebration in this city.
Monday, July 13.-Temperatnrc "a. 90,
III, 20 degrees. Clear. The Christian
Endeavor Convention in Washington adj
journed. Edward n. Valandgham, w,
A. Pratt and Eugene W. Manning were
elected professors Of Delaware College.
Tuesday, July 14.-Temperature Sc, OF,
10, rs degrees. Clear. Addicks State
Convention met in Dover and nominated
J. II. Hoffecker for Governor and j. s.
Willis for Congressman. An attempt
I hhS udNt W iTpSllenI u azure OF
France. Capt. 7. J. Truxton of Lewes,
died in this city.
Wednesday, July 15.--Temperature SIS,
30. 91. Il degrees. Cloudy. Charles Stark
confessed. in Springfield, to numbering
Avis Lunderman.
Thursday, July 16.-Temperature rs,
%. 81. 62 degrees. Partly cloudy. The
State Convention of the Regular Repub-
licans was held at Georgetown. and John
G. Higgins of New Castle county was
nominated for Governor and Robert G..
Houston of Sussex county was nominated
for Congressman. Ex-Governor William
e. Russell of Massachusetts was found
dead in bed at a fishing camp at Adelaide,
Quebec.
Friday, July 1T.-Temperatllre 20. rs,
rs. 81 degrees. Clear. Mrs. Edward Hem
back threw sulphuric acid on Mrs Thomas
Smelling at Butte, Mont, and the latter
was fatally burned.
Saturday. July 1S.-Temncrature so,
", S3, ST degrees. Clear. Malvern, Ark.
was destroyed by fire.
Sunday, July 19.--Temperature rs. 50,
81, 80 degrees. Clear.
Monday. July 20.-Temperature II, SIS.
VI. "A degrees. Partly cloudy. A. i.
Call and Nette Call We're butchered near
huntington. w. Va. The Tooth ami
versary of the founding of the city of
Cleveland was celebrated.
Tuesday, July 21.-Temperature 50, 50.
81, 81 degrees. Rainy. There was NUT
my on board the barkentine Herbert Full
Ter, and Capt and Mrs. Nash and Officer
Banberry were killed at sea
Wednesday, July 22.-Temperature II.
81 90, u degrees. Partly cloudy. The
Populist and Silver conventions opened in
81. Louis. 4 large meteor fell in Mexico.
Thursday, July 23.-Temperature 40.
%, 81, 60 degrees. Clear. John Pryde.
convicted of numbering Andrew Peterson.
was hanged at Brainard. MINI.
Friday, July A.-Temperature fS, "A,
az, III degrees. Rainy. A destructive
cloudbursu occurred at Springfield, Ohio.
-Four persons were drowned while boat
ing at Vancouver. 3. G.. A terrible storm
visited Golden, Col, and many lives were
lost. Thomas Il. Watson of Georgia was
nominated by the Popuists for the office
OF Nice-president of the United States.
saturday, July 25.-Tempcrature rs, ~,
q, % degrees. Clear. William j. Bryan
OF Nebraska was nominated by the Popu-
lists for the Office of President.
Sunday, July 26.--Temperature rs, 81.
10, To degrees. Clear. Emmett Hall of
indianapolis jumped from the steamer
Havana and was drowned in the Della
ware river near this city. A tidal wave
drowned 1000 Chinese in the Province of
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