Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-15
IN GEN ERAL.

United States in July last were valued ct
81 GOO, 906, and for the seven months
ended July S1st, 1928, 1877, 483.
The exports OF domestic breadstuffs
from the United States during the month
of July amounted to SO, S06, $50, and for
the seven months ended July 31st, 1889,
267 036, 659.
Tho Cincinnati chamber of commerce
has appointed committee to invite
President Harrison to visit that city on
the occasion of his trip to Indianapolis
this month.
A telegram was received at the Russian
legation, at Washington, Announcing the
death, in Russia, of Madame de Strive,
wife Of the Russian minister to the
United States.
Edward Leblom, colored bookkeeper
employed by George Fuller, Jr., presi-
dent of the New York clearing house,
was Tuesday reported to have robbed
his employer Of 81, 1000 and disappeared.
The Montana constitutional convention
Monday decided to submit the question
Of the capital to vote Of the people in
1892 Helena, in the meantime, being the
temporary capital. Woman suffrage was
defeated by tie vote.
John Wafnans of North Second street,
Philadelphia, brakeman on the New
Jersey Centred railroad, was struck and
fatally injured Monday by an overhead
bridge near RoBelle. BE was taken to
Elizabeth.
The Milwaukee, Wis, police Tuesday
morning raided dog fight in that city.
In the struggte to escape several men
Jumped from the windows, and one was
killed, two had their legs broken and
others were badly injured.
Martin Burke, the Cronin suspect, in
custody at Chicago, wss Monday identi-
| fed by Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson, the owners
of the cottage in which DR.. OroDin was
murdered, as the man who rented it from
| them. giving the name of Frank Will
Ii ms"
Iae springbrook Water Company was
organized Monday of Wilkesbarre, with
q capital of 5000, 900, for the purpose of
supplying Wikesbsrre and other towns
| in the Wyoming valley. Water will be
Brought from the mountains, about 20
miles away.
A special passport was signed at the
| State Department, at Washington, Taos
| day, for Senator Eyarts, OF New York,
| who will visit Europe, it ia said, to con-
| suit specialists on tho Continent about
| his ewes, whose condition is such as to
| give him much concern.
At Springfield, Illinois, Tuesday the
| Secretary OF State licensed the worlds
fair of 1899 at Chicago, for the holding
| of an international exposition or worlds
| fair 10 the city of Chicago to common
crate on its 400th anniversary the dis
covery Of America. The capital stock is
So, 900 900.
The President returned to Bar Harbor
from Ellsworth Tuesday, and In the
afternoon, at the Kebo Valley nlub
grounds, he was entertained by floral
procession, In which there were 80 gsily
decorated vehicles of various atyleg, in
which were prominent residents Of Bar
Harbor..
The State Department has received q
report from the U. 8. Consul at Chem
nitz of O terrific wind, rain and hail
storm which swept over Ssxonv July i2th-
The storm wrought great disaster among
many small farmers, destroying, with
other things, over 100000 bushels of
grain Just ready to harvest.
The naval board of inquiry appointed
to investigate the recent accident to the
United States cruiser Boston in Nara
gausett Bay met yesterday at the Brook.
lyn navy yard. Captain 0'Kain of the
Boston was the only witness examined.
The cruiser will hs looked to-day, when
the extent of her injury will DO ascer-
tanned.
A dispatch from Wheeling, W. Va,
eays that the house OF f. j. Allen Of
Monroe county, vaa fred on Friday last
and tibet Allen and his wife aad foni
children only escaped by jumping from
the windows. Rocks had been piled
against the door to prevent escape, and
the wood work had bean eoaked Will
kerosene.
Solicitor Hepburn said Tuesday the
he proposed to inform the gentlemen whc
had asked for an opinion as to whether
duty would be imposed on electricity
which it is proposed to generate on The
Canadian shore Of Niagara Falls and
transmit to Buffalo, that it is contrary tc
the practice OF the department to answer
hypothetical questions Of this kind.
The onion crop in Bermuda, the chic
export OF the islands, CONSUL Beckwitt
reports to the DEPARTMENT Of State, hai
been so abundant this year that it ha
proved disastrousto the farmers and brok
ers. 10 consequence, money is soarc'
, and the outlook for the winter mos
! unpromiaiug. Potatoes, beets and toma
toes added nothing to the general pros
perity Trade in arrowroot is falling on
but the growing OF Easter lilies TO
, export to the United States ia increasing
Recently the fifm Of II. W Tilton
! Co., stock brokers, in Boston. was dis
l solved by mutual consent, Il. W Tiitol
> contiuuing at the old office. For som
days aiterwRrd Henry J. Higgins, ME
Tilton's ex-psrtner, made q practice o
Visiting the place early every morning
:. 1t has just been learned that Higgins has
q during Ills visits opened the morning
b. mail and taken checks from letters, en-
Q dorsed them in the firms name end go
Q them csshed. The entire amount ohtatne'
q in this way ia said to be about 5000
s and it is also charged that he embezzev
o $4,000 from Mr.. pilton bsfore the firm
!, was dissolved. Higgins is believed t
have Sous 70 Montreal :, !