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THE DAILY PICAYUNE—NEW ORLEANS, FRIDAY. AUGUST ]. 190Z.
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MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS IGNORE FREE SILVER,
Tbe Platform is Devoted Almost Entirely to State limes,
And Only One Beference is Made U Katloual Affairs*
The Republican Administration denounced as Corrupt and Incompetent.
George II. Duraud, a Gold Democrat, Heads the Slate Ticket for Governer.
Detroit, Mich, July 31,—Michigan Demo-crattf, at tlielr state cooveullon hero today, nominated tlie following ticket: Governor—George U. Durand, Flint. Lieutenant Governor—John K. Bible, Ioua.
Secretary of St*te—John Donovan, liny
NECltOLOGY.
f, W. Hrwwit.
(Spccial to tbo Pleayuue.]
'Bay St. LoolN, Mis*., July 81.—K. W. Brown, tbo founder mid proprietor of the ctfeDtatra Biwn'a rluoyard, died at til* home Uwt ulgbt. The doceued waa a. native of PruMla, *ud wa* aged 75 yoara. He baa been in' railing health lor loreral year*, tout uorcr lout in-terast la bla business. A few years ago he bucaiue a oiuvort to Hi* Ustlwllc rcllflon, and durlog UIh Illness waa frequently atjcHgib-oucd and comforted by tbe sacraments or tua church.	.
ICo leavea a wife, tiro aona and two danjn-tew. Hla -funorul. which waa largely attoudeu, toot place at 4 o'clock to-day from tba church of Our I<ady of tho Gulf,‘und was eondnetnu by npr. Father Wane. Among tba pallhearcra were tbe moat prominent eltlaena of tbo Bay.
W. A, Campbell.
[Special to (lie Plcaynnc.]
Yaxoo City, ilia*., July 31 .~W. A. Carmptwll died nt hit home ou SI I tor crrulr till a ntorulug. Hla rvoiuliiM went brought here thin nfturnooii nn* luterrod In the elly conotory, tleT*. C. IS. fuunlngliom, or tbo I’rcabyterlau ebnreh, officiating. Mr, Cflinplwll waa u -wealthy plantor auil bad aiaoy friends.
Hon. ,1 oliik D. Io*tnitn.
Xxater, X. H., July 81.—Hon. John I). Ionian, known throughout thu country u a vrm-er upon agricultural nubjceta, died bora to-
**W’ Wdlluiu A. llroufifliton,
Madison, G.i., July Sl.-Williaui A. Brough-ton, a former dmuiImw of lb*1 0corgia Htalo dcnato, and nnii of iho wealtbleat cfllrcnn of thu statu.ta dead at hla homo bure, mod .h years.
JOHN W, GA'l'JilS' FIGHT,
TEXAS FLOODS.
Situation Brighter Than at Any Time Stnco the Trouble Began*
Texan it uil Paolfla Announces Clear ’I'rack—ISverythinc I'm-vornble Vulcaa Mora lluln Full*,
DiilhiK, Tex,, July 31.—The lloud altua-tiou, from a railroad n( midpoint, Is brighter to-night than at ruiy time since the aerlous troublu begad. Thu Texa« uud l.'u(;tlli: announced to-night time their Hue was open and doing buulnciw from lOl Piiho tu New Orient!*. The two dnya’ cumucIcih of rain throughout tbe greater portion of the stale Iuih nlluwurt thu rall-romln Lo iiuc their roadbedx In ahnpu n8i»lii, und wllh tiurdl}' tiu cxuuptlou rcgu. lur trufl'lc Is being rcHumed.
At (iHTercut I lines there hnvu been mure aerluus wunhuulH tlmn theac wbl<'h Imvc (Mxurred rceeutly,r but never lu the history of ruilruadhig in Tl'Xuh hm’v there bceu no ninny wu*tiout».
Tin; trouble In time juiat Uhh alwaya Iwen coullucd to a section of the stale, while III la time the eiKlre stHto. from thu Itio Grande at 101 I’nao to Orange, ou the Snblne river, mid fiiun 'J'cznrltnna,
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