Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-24
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It is stated in Chicago that another trust
is about to be formed aud that few hrme
will control the entire trade In ba-bed ana
ordinary wire, US well as wire nails.
james McCarrick, n well.known baseball
catcher, was killed on Saturday night while
walking on the tracks OF tine Central Rail-
road of New Jersey at Wilkesbarre, Pa.
John j. Clancy, head clerk of the West
ern Union Telegraph Office In New York,
was arrested on Sunday on the charge OF
stealing $3.50 from the company. The
shortage may be still greater.
The New York police were on Sunday
book binder, left his home to attend con-
vention in that city about six weeks ago
and has not been heard OF since.
The Rochester City and Brighton Street
Railray COMPANY of Rochester, New York,
embracing over 80 miles Of track, has sold
its plant to a syndicate OF capitalists OF
New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburg. The
price paid was S2,175,000.
A female giraffe at the Geological Garden
In Cincinnati brought forth young male
giraffe Sunday afternoon. This Is said
to be the first born in captivity In America.
The yOungster ia nearly 81 feet high and
his estimated weight is 150 pounds.
This Grace bondholdars' contract, with all
the notifications, was finally approved on
Saturday at joint meeting Of the Peru
Wan senators and deputies. TIE two
houses also approved an extensive irr!ga.
ton scheme for Piura and water service
for PAita.
Some months ago o train consisting OF
several cars was wrecked on the Harris
burg 4 Potomac railroad by an obstruction
placed on the track. On Saturday night
George Otto a farmer living near Carlisle,
Pa, was arrested on the charge Of placing
the distractions on the track. Bail was
fixed at $4,000.
George Pfefier was found dead In bed Mt
his home In New York sunday morning,
having Deen sufiocated by gas. His room
| mate, Morris A. Redding, was unconscious
and may die. Pfeifer was out OF work,
and 1t is thought that be left the gas turned
| OF In order to end hls life, ard that Redding
was unaware OF his action.
| Frank Tolliver and Grace Martin we're
married at Pine Spring, Rowan county,
Kentucky, on Saturday morning. Toe
bride and bridegroom respectively are
| sister and brother of the leaders OF the OPP
posing factions that for several years have
been numbering each other in that county.
| The wedding is regarded as a treaty of
peace between the factions.
DR.. Hamilton, the surgeon-general OF the
marine hospital service, ia In recaipt of q
letter from Professor Rudolph Wicklow, ut
! Berlin, saying that the organizing com
mlttee OF the Tenth International Medical
| Congress has been constituted by the eiec-
ton OF himself president, and DR.. Lasar
seeretaTy-general. The next congress will
be held In 1880.
II the preliminary tests of the pressure
indicator 60 be used on the occasion on the
second trial OF the cruiser Baltimore are
completed by that time, she will probably
go down the Delaware from Cramps Thurs.
day. The same board that superintendent
the first trialwil represent the government
on the second. If tho indicator tests are
not concluded then the trip will be post
poned until Monday next.
The Ecuedorian government has refused
to accept the proposals OF an agent of q
European syndicate for az arrangement
touching the national external and interna
debt, this construction OF railroad tt
Quito, and the establishment of an officia
bank. The government. rejected all thu
proposals, not acknowledging that thu
agent had sufficient power to act In thu
name OF the foreign bondholders.
william Nation, the oldest moonshine
In Southwestern Kentucky. for whom Off
ners had been searching for 25 years, arrives
In jackson, Tennessee, on Saturday morn
ing In custody Of United States deput
marshals. Ee was captured on the Ten
nessee river while selling fish. In 1879
! POSSE WBuL lLOHl h5uLuChys u
capture Nation. Hs turned the tables
] routing the officers and capturing the!
! guns.
; Isaac @. Lewis, the we'll. known Univel
salist philanthropist, Monday decided b
I new block in MerIden, Conn, just tlnishe
! at an expense Of S75,0O0, TO the Cit
Mission. represented by trustees OF all d.
nominations. The only condition OF tn
4 gift is that It shall never be eneumperet
The income from the rental OF the store
l and Offices 10 the block will support tt
. mission. Mr.. Lewis did not make his Ii
tentions known until the block was con
pleted.
2 The department OF state finds itself SOM
= what hampered In taking care OF the II
ternatlonal marine conference because
:, the restricted appropriation made for NEE
. ing the expenditures In connection Their
with. The amount at the disposal OF th
department Is but $4,000, and at the on
= set the officials are confronted by the pro-
y able necessity OF devoting almost halt tn
u sum to the preparation Of report OF IL
= proceedings by Ffench stenographer an
= interpreter.
% The Soctalistic Labor convention In Oh
% cago closed it5 proceedings Thursda
q Before adjourning, a resolution was PAST
q declaring that the persons who hissed q
~ American flag during the meeting held I
y sunday "were either fools or police spi
Il and Kissed only to give the capitalist
"a press another opportunity to vent Its spl
d against Socialists and Socialism" AT
y adiourning, the delegates went In boz
,r to Waldheim to decorate the graves OF /
n ''martyrs." They hung red flowers NJ
n white flowers tied with red ribbons up
n the Anarchist monument.
70 It vns learned IN Allentown, Pa, Nc
T. day, that Waldemur GrOssman, eharg
Ii with having embezzled S25, 600 while boo
keeper for johnson Il SwRrtz, has spe
most OF his time during the past two yes
concealed In his home In that city, and l
In Canada, as vas supposed. 1t Is said ii
I'd uader the state laws embea2lemenc Is
miademeanor, that this statute OF limi
I'd tions becomes Imperative In two yea
ii aud that Grossman cannot again be pro-
o. cuted, because his home was in the stt
8. that length OF time. Grossman does l
10 seem to fear arrest.
B. According to a telegram from Clevela
ne the reports from the east about the pl
chase ut the Brush Electric Company
Id the Thomson-Houston Company are
u exactly correct. The negotiations are
u. the purchase by the Boston company o.
ID portion OF the holdings of stock OF I
10 Brush company. 1.-THE final papers hG
rs not been executed. II the purchase is CT
OF summated there will be nothing more III
40 a charge of Ownership OF certain stoi
s. There will be- no absorption OF the Btu
70 company, but large part Of the stock v
os pass out OF the control Of Clevels
Id owners"
iv At the meeting of thu Pullman Palt
~ Oar Company. In Chicago, on Thursdl
r.. President Pullman submitted the followl
80 report Tor the year which ended on j.
ev 3lst: R4venUe-From earnings of Gu
- 81, S25, 95i.95; from patents, $S,S27.43; fr'
manufacturing, rentals, dividsnds fntert
N. &C., 81 ,469,Ols.l Total Ss,sOS, 295; =