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


appointed the four committees to do the
work Of the international ex-
position Of 1892.
The Parke Opera House, three dwsll-i
iugs and portion OF Gordon Brothers'
lumber yard, at Livingston, Montana,
were burned on Saturday.
A shook Of earthquake was felt In the
Adtroudaoks at 8 40 o'clock, on Saturday
morning, the motion being from east to
west, and lasting As seconds.
The employees of the Standard Steel
Company, at o meeting at Harrisburg, on
Saturday night, agreed to organize o
lodge OF the AmaIeamsted Association Of
Iron and Steel Workers.
A dispatch from Danville, Va, says
that reports from the growing crops OF
tobacco in that section are most enoourag-
ing, and there is now every promise of q
crop of fine bright tobacco.
The Post Office Department. has decided
that the small cylinders used for the re-
production of messages by the phono-
graph and graphophone are subject to
letter rates, being personal oommunics-
tons"
A dispatch from Chamberlain, South
Dakota, eays that Congressional ratifica-
ton of the Sioux treaty is not necessary,
but that the oeded lands will be thrown
open by proclamation by the President,
upon receipt of the commissions report.
The Augusta Orphan Asylum building,
at Augusta, Georgia, was almost entirely
destroyed by fire yesterday, the children
being gotten out in safety. Two fremen
were injured BY falling walls. The build.
ing cost over $100, 900, and was insured
for SEC, QUO.
A Pittsburg despatch says that the
Bessemer Steel Association and the Mers
chants Steel Association are likely to be
reorganized, meeting of the former
being called for September 18th OF New
York, and OF the latter in Pittaburg dur
ing the same month,
Messrs. Ellis aud Ferguson have arrived
In the City OF Mexico in the interests Of
the scheme of taking negroes from the
says that thus far they have received no
encouragement, either from the authozi-
ties or from private individuals.
The representatives of the Chicago
commercial bodies, who went to Tampa,
Florida, in the interests of a project for
making that city terminal point for
South and Central American trade, re-
turned to Chicago on Friday, and were
said to be favorably disposed toward the
scheme.
The large packing establishment of
George N. Hammond d Co., ct HAM
mond, Indiana, seven buildings in all,
were destroyed by fire on Saturday
morning, through careless striking of
match near barrel of benzine. The loss
is $500, 900 and 100 men are thrown out
of employment.
Governor Beaver of Pennsylvania, hav-
ing notified the Boston authorities that
he would this week draw upon them for
the Johnstown relief fund in their hands,
he was on Saturday directed to draw on
that city for $l50,000. The subscription
had not been called for before because II
had not been needed.
Assistant Secretary Batcheller had q
conference on Saturday with First AS
sistant Postmaster general Clarkson in
regard to the rates to be paid for govern
ment telegraphio service, pending the
settlement of that question by the Post
master. general. 1t is understood that NO
conclusion was reached. owing to the ab-
sence of the acknowledgement.
During an encounter at Otter Greek,
25 miles north Of Frankfort, Michigan,
on Saturday morning, Charles t. Wright,
president OF tue Otter Greek Lumber
Company of Racine, Wisconsin, shot
and killed Deputy Sheriff Neal Marshall
and Supervisor Frank q. Thurber, M.
d. The trouble grew out of some legal
difficulties. 1t is rumored that over 60
men were engaged in the ARRAY and there
may have been others wounded. Wright
escaped.
Judge Hague Of the superior court In
San Francisco, has decided the suit of N.
g. Chapman in favor of the Bank of Cali
fornis. Tho suit arose out of the great
wheat deal Of Isaac Friedlander ten years
| ago. The action was commenced for the
purpose of redeeming certain lands which
Chapman and Friedlander conveyed 10
the bank ss security for indebtedness on
notes amounting to over 800, 600, with
interest at 10 per cent. About 81 500, 900
were involved in the suit.
First Comptroller Matthew'S has given
an opinion that the increased rate of
compensation of third-clsss postmasters,
under the act of March Sd, 1883, does
not commence until their commissions
are issued by the President and they have
taken the oath of office. 1t was claimed
by some Of the postmasters that the in
creassd compensation began from the
date Of the order of the postmaster gen.
eral changing the offices 10 third class.
A great many officials and large assAnSe
of money are affected by this decision.
Joseph d. Ellis, claiming possession Of
o small strip OF land near Miffiin street
and Commercial avenue, Philadelphia,
on which there has been Pennsylvania
railroad siding for eight or nine years,
headed force of men on Saturday even
ing and tore up the tracks. The Penn
sylvania Company attempted to relay
them, bat the police were called out and
prevented further operations. It is
stated that the dispute arose through
the effort to connect the works of the
Globe Refining Company with the
tracks of the Baltimore q Ohio Railroad
Company.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
operating the Jacksonville, Madison and
indianapolis Railroad Company, has filed
complaint with the Inter State Com
mercs Commission against the Louisville,
New Albany and Chicago Hallway Com
pany. The complainant alleges that tho
latter company in the sale OF thousand
mile tickets, between Louisville, KY,
and Chicago, ILL.,, does not hold the pur-
chaser to the conditions Of sale printed
on the ticket, such az requiring the pur-
chaser to endorse his own name on the
ticket, and to properly identify himself
| when he presents the ticket to conduc-
tors for,use, and that thereby these tickets
fall inSs the hands of ticket brokers or