Dks Moines, la. —-The legislature
canvassed the votes for governor and lieu
tenant governor Thursday evening and de
clared Horace Boies, deni., and A. L. Poy
ni er, rep., elected. Committees were ap
pointed to notify them of their election.
Boies official plurality is 6,564 ami that of
I'oyneer 1.682. Next Thursday has teen
fixed upon for the inauguration of Gov.
Boies and a grand display will lie made.
Findlay, O. —A movement of an
independent syndicate of very wealthy
capitalists Las just come to light
in this city, assuring the formation of a
company with at least fifty million dollars
behind it for the establishment of pipe
lines, and the erection of immense oil re
fineries in Findlay. Lima. Syguet, Delphos
and Upper Kaminsky. The company is
composed of capitalists of Milwaukee,
Chicago and Pittsburg.
New York. John Jacob Astir died
at his residence Saturday morning
of heart failure. The deceased was the
eldest son of the late William Astor and a
grandson of the original John Jacob As
tor. the great fur dealer, who founded the
fortunes f the family. He was (behead
of the third generation of the Astor fami
ly. He was born about 65 years ago.
In 1875 his father died, leaving him a
two-thirds share of his estate, valued at
8200.000.000. The funeral will take place
Tuesday from Trinity chapel.
HIM IN A 1..
Mostiiiimkrv, Ala. Rev. Henry Dun
can, a white minister of the Free Will
Hapt Ist clenominalion, wa.s hanged at
Ozark, Ala., Friday, for poisoning
his wife.
•I. It. Kki.i.kv, the man arrested in St.
Louis on suspicion of Icing implicated in
the murder of Or. Cronin, was discharged
on Thursday, nohody being able to ident
ify him as the sought-for "Smith or Si
monds.
