Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30

The stesmer Alvena sailed from New
York for Greytown, Nicaragua, on Satur-
day, carrying the first batch of men and
machinery for the continuation OF the
inter. oceanic canal.
Il is said that Francis II. Smith of
Maryland, formerly general stenog-
raphsr OF the House of Representatives
has been selected for appointment ns
postmaster at Washington.
At the Canadian fisheries department
1t is stated that the receipts from United
States fishermen for Licenses granted
under the modus viyendi this spring
amount to over $4,000, which ia double
the amount received during the whole Of
last year.
An important alteration in one Of the
rules of the OWL Service Commission
was approved by the President ON Sstur-
day. II provides that hereafter the list
OF eligiblss for appointment to govern.
ment service and their standing shall be
made public.
Congressman Butterworth and others
arc reported to be again interesting
themselves ia behalf OF General Swain.
The sentence OF the court, IL years sus-
pension from rank and duty, ia regarded
as very ssvers. The President has prom
ised 10 give the matter his attention.
OfIicers of the Clark Thread Company,
in Newark, N. j., had conference on
Saturday with committee representing
thestriking spinners. A compromise was
effected whereby the 400 spinners were to
resume work to-day. II ia reported, how
ever, that the men will not return unless
the spinners who struck in sympathy
with them ore also taken back. This will
necossitate further arbitration.
Tho treasury department on Saturday
accepted .Sl5e 600 in bond offerings, az
follows: Coupon 4ls, $4,000 a, l08;
reRissered 4 D. Sl0U, 900, 81, 600; 9 900,
100000, S75, $50 ct 106. The total
anount of bonds purchased since August
Sd, 1887, is $l69, 35l 600, Of which $61,-
SOL. 100 were 4per cents and $l07, $50, 500
were 4 per cents. The cost of the bonds
was $i95 500 428, OF which Ss7S,999, 979
was paid for per cents and sic, 699, 449
for tho 4 4 per cent.
George A. Westerklll, aged % years,
committed suioide in Chicago OH Satur-
day by taking morphine. Lying on n
table in the room in way to indicate
that Wssterkill had been looking Rt IL
just previous to his taking the morphine
was o photograph OF LYDIA Thompson,
ths buFlesque actress. Beside IL was q
letter from her thanking Westerkill for
the flowers and many fevors he had
shown her during her recent stay in
Chicago. Persons around the Olympic
Theatre say that Westerkiu formed quite
an attachment for the actress and that
he was Respondent after she left for the
east.
The navy department on Saturday is-
sued proposals for the construction Of
thiee new cruisers for the navy, under
authority Of the act of Congress OF Sep
tember 9TH, 1883, Bids will he opened
August LIST, 1889. These vessels are to
be of 1900 tons displacement and are to
exhibit maximum speed of at least 1S
knots m hour for four consecutive hours.
They are to be finished within two years
from the date Of contract aud payments
will be made In 20 equal instruments as
the work progresses. The cost of the
vessels, excluding any premium thnt may
be paid for increased speed and the cost
of armament, but including equipment,
is limited to an amount not exceeding
S700,000 each. The proposals are d.
vided into four GLASSES, the first being
for vessel in accordance with the plans
Of the Secretary OF the Navy; the second
for the plans OF the contractor; the third
being for the Secretary's hull and the
contractors machinery, and the fourth
for the contractors hull and the 5ecre-
tary's machinery. This last class is an
an innovation in naval advertisements.