Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-31

The Northeastern Miller announces that
New York syndicate has secured control
OF the O. @. Washhurn milling plant In
Minneapolis, now operated by the Wash
burn-CroSby Company, and that this bulk
OF the stock will DA sold In this country and
the remainder IN England.
A difpatch from Pittsburg says that the
glut of freight on the Pennsylvania railroad
has produced n complete paralysis OF busi-
ness In the coke regions, owing TO lack OF
motive power sufficient to haul cars to or
from the region. Il Is said that never In
the history OF railroading has there been
such q tremendous amount OF freight
offered for shipment.
A number of school children found
dynamite bomb near school house on the
Galloway farm, at franklin. Pa, Friday
night. sWhile trying to open 1t with knife
1t exploded, injuring 10 children, two of
! them, named Fitzgerald and Boyer, NOR
tally. The other children are seriously In.
jured. The bomb had been made by some
one for the purpose OF killing fish.
The force of men employed in clearing
CUT the river at Johnstown Friday found
the body of man, the flrst one discovered
since the WORK began by ths management.
They have been working where there was
| little expectation of finding bodies, for the
past two days, but 1t Is expected that In a
day or two many more will ue found. Forty
bodies were reinterred on Friday, and but
| one identified.
In an interview in st. Louis on the rail-
road situation, Jay Gould Is quoted as say
ing that there are soEle difficult problems
Involved, but that, after all, rates are not
| as unsatisfactory this year as one would
suppose from reading the newspapers. 1.-THE
proportion OF tonnage to revenue is one
third more than 1t was last year, SO, of
course, the rates are not altogether salts
/ factory, but then they are NOT altogether
| bad" He said that he did not think rail-
road trust was practicable.
Action has been brought In the supreme
court In New York by the American Allan
tic Il Pacific Ship Canal Company to have
| 1t decreed that this corporation possesses
the sole right, through grants from the
Nicaragua government, to construct o canal
across the Nicaragua territory over a GER
| tain route. In this Rction an Injunction Is
asked for restraining the Maritime Canal
Company Of Nicaragua from receiving sub.
| scripttons to its stock In New York state.
The PLAINTIFF application for temporary
Injunction was denied by Judge Andrews.
The Woman's National Industrial League
OF America, which was In session In Wash
ington, d. O., on Thursday, adopted pre-
amble and resolution setting forth that
women we're entirely ignored at the recent
meeting of the National Board of Promo
lion to Influence the selection of Washing
ton rs the place In which to hold the
worlds fair In 1892, and that our present
civilization Is In great measure owing to
the faith and courage OF woman. No ami.
versRry ofathe discovery of America, the
resolution declared, can be appropriate
that fails to render Justice to woman.
A north-bouud freight train on the Lake
Erie 4 Western railroad was wrecked at
Kokoma, Ind, at O'Clock on Friday morn
Ing. The engine struck an obstruction on
switch and was thrown from the track
with eight or ten cars. Twelve oil tanks
exploded In quick succession and two cars
OF merchandise and four OF coal were con-
sumed. Engineer Mehi, Flremen Edward
Burnett and Head Brakeman John Spell.
man were thrown under the oil cars and
burned TO death. Tho disaster was the
work of wreckers, this being the third at
tempt Eaade In that vicinity within the last
two months.
Four thousand ladies OF Chicago held a
meeting on Friday under the auspices OF
the Women's Auxiliary Committee of the
Worlds Fair. Mrs. John A. Logan presided
and speeches were made by Mayor Cregier
the Rev George o. Lorimer, Rena Michaels,
the dean OF the North. western Women's
Collegs; Rabbi Hirsch and Congressman
elect Wilson of the state OF Washington.
Arrangements were made for the raising oil
several hundred Thousand dollars, and the
ladies pledged themselves to appeal to the
women OF America to direct their efforts
toward securing the Worlds Fair for Chi
eago. After tho meeting Mrs. Logan de.
clared that Chicago is bound to win when
the women evlnee their patriotism as
they did on Friday, Notwithstanding the
! weather.
statement from the office OF the Flood
Relief Commission, at Harrisburg, sive:
the total amount resolved by tn" commits
sion up to October 20th as S2,775, 225.2O
OF this amount $l,O65 225.2D belongs tc
what Is known rs the governors fund, and
comprises money received by the governor
from every state and territory IN the Uuion
and from Mexico, Ireland. Canada, Eng
land, Turkey, lraly, Austria, Germany
Prussia, Wales, saxony and Persia. Tn,
commission received, In addition to tn,
governors fund, eontr.butiouss of s50O,0C(
, from New York City, 100000 from Phila
dslphia. s560,OOO from Pittsburg and $3.50,
900 from Boston, making the grand total o
s2,775 225.20. This does not comprise al
The contributions, but only those passing
4 thrnuDh tha hunds n tho ANN m isafo,