Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-31
IN 4ENERAL.


day morning destroyed q block OF build
ings, including the ellis Hotel, LEOPOLD
Brothers dry goods establishment and
other business places. The loss is esti-
mated ct 100000.
The press of the City of Mexico insist
that the Mexican government shall de-
ton of Mr.. Mizner's remarks referring
insultingly to Mexico on presenting his
credentials as minister to Costa Rica.
A dispatch from the City Of Mexico
says that the legislature In Oolima on
Saturday voted IN favor of reforming the
Federal constitution 30 as not to restrict
the President to any limited number Of
terms. This action has caused consider
able excitement.
During general fight near New Hamp-
ton, Iowa, on Saturday, Peter McKenna
and Thomas Doud were killed and sew
eral others were wounded. The fight
WAS the result OF feud that has existed
for many years between the Doud and
McKanna families over the ownership Of
40 acres of land.
II is reported from Topeka, Kansas,
that the auditors office of the Banta Fe
road will be removed there from Boston
next month, and the auditors Office of
tho Chicago line will be removed to
Topeka al the same time. This Is the
first move in the plan OF oentralizing the
working forces of the road.
The Runboat Petrol has been formally
accepted by the Secretary Of the Navy
from the contractors, the Columbia Iron
Works Company, OF Baltimore. Her
contract price was $243, 900, hut of this
amount S48 400 has been retained by the
government as penalty for failure to COM
plete the vessel in the time specified In
the contract.
Memorial services we're Sunday held
in the Centenary Methodist Episcopal
Church In Charleston, q. o., in honor Of
Mrs. Rutherford b. Hayes who was
prominent in the work of establishing
woman's missions among the colored
people in the south. The congregations
OF all the other colorsd Methodist Episoo-
pal churches Joined in the services.
Thomas and James Thompson, Robert
Robinson, Samuel Hemming and Benja.
min Stubs, sll men, were sitting under
a oar at Irwin, Pa, Sunday, playing
cards, when the shifter pushed train of
cars back on the siding moving the car
they were under, and instantly killing
Robinson, Hemming and Thomas Thomp-
son. James Thompson had his back
broken, and died while being removed to
his home. Stubs escaped with slight
injuries.
There are now four American msn-of-
war stationed at Honolulu, the Iroquois,
Mohican, Nipsic and Alert. The Iroquois
recently arrived from Ban Francisco and
tho Mohican from Callao. Admiral Kim
berly remains at Honolulu, and the tquad-
ron is under bis immediate command. 1t
is not known how long he will remain
there, but it Ia reported he will not re-
turn 10 San Francisco until after the
coming elections in tine Hawaiian king
dom, and it is believed the four war ships
will also remain there until after that
event.
Postmaster.general WanRmaker has
awarded the contract for furnishing ad.
hesive postage stamps for the four years
! beginning on the lst OF January next to
the American Bank Note Company OF
! New York. the lowest bidder, Mr.. Steel
OF Philadelphia, having failed to comply
, with his proposal. The one cent stamp
will continue to be printed in blue the
, two cent stamp, now printed in green
! will be printed in bright carmine, and
} changes will be made in some OF the
: other denominations.
The supreme court Of Illinois has de-
cided that o railway company allowing
newsboys on Its cars Is responsible fol
! any injuries they may receive. The cast
. was against the North Chicago Street
I Railway Co., and the judgment was fol
1892. The court held that &" since thu
u boy was permitted on the car he was no
q trespasser, and, being allowed to jump
on and OF, the company assumed respon
I sibility for any damages that might en-
l sue" The company has paid the amour
/. Of damages awarded TO the boy.
: The plan for changing the constitution
0 Of the American Oottonseed Trust ant
!. merging il into new incorporated com
I pany was made public Thursday. Unde
: it's provisions the new company will issu
+ S2l 100000 stock and gil 100000 in
4 per cent bonds. The new securities will b
I exchanged for the outstanding osrtifi
n Gates. The present holders will receive q
Q per cent Of the face of their certificate
q in new bonds and so per cent in ney
4 stock. All the property Of the presen
y trust will be transferred to the new com
y pany.
d The navy department has received
3 letter from Rear Admiral Gillis, date
y Montevideo, Uruguay, September 11th
+ in which he says; SIN previous com
% munication reported to tho department
!. that there was great deal OF yello,
" fever and other epidemic diseases exist
d ing in Rio de Janerio. now deem it m
l. duty to add that reports OF the most II
;, liable character show that yellow fever
10 breaking out in various parts of Brazil
l. besides the city OF Rio dc JRneiro. Com
70 mercirg go early, even before the adven
10 of warm weather, this would indicate o.
l. unusually sickly season."
Inspector-general Dumont of the steam
boat inspection service, in his report (
the Secretary of the Treasury Of the opel
. ations OF the service during the fiscal yea
!, ended June Both last, shows that 6,72
Il steamers were inspected, the net tonnag
" OF which was / ,3l5, 436, and that 81 go
Il officers are licensed. The total humble
,r OF accidents during the year resulting l
ID loss o: life was so and the lives lost nun
=. bered 3J7. OF those lost 80 were passei
"a gors and 900 were officers or employees {
n the steamers. II ia estimated that $50
i DOC, 600 passengers were carried on Bteal
vessels during the year.
Thursday was Alliance Day at IL
d Piedmont Expedition, in Atlanta, Ga
% and was the greatest the exposition hi
81 ever known, exceeding In attendance til
10 10 days given up to President Olevelsr
NJ two years ago, and to Governor Hill
IA few days since. Hon. Evan Jones {
to Texas, president of the National Alliant
n and Laborers' Union, made the princip
le speech. After the ceremonies there vi
n a douhIa xyeddino nj allianna oounle