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


Beyond the washing away o. the Cam.
bris Iron Compsny's railroad bridge 40
damage has yet been done by the tlood at
Johnstown. The only public bridge
across the Conemaugh is ia bad condition
and llsble to go in the event Of gu in
crease o. the food. Woodvale IL con.
siderably flooded, but no serious damage
Is reported. A steady rain and high
waters yesterday prevented the oontinu-
ance OF the search for bodies 10 Stony
creek.
In Chicago on MONDAY decree was
entered In the suit o. Frsncis Riddle
against Alfred Post, By Judge Shepherd.
1t gives Riddle Judgment FOR gil I'll.
Post Is the Young Napoleon ot finance
who formerly run the Western Freight
Claim B1reau, and Who induced 8 a1u-
Der Of capitals TO invest large suns in
it on the preseZ stio n that it would pay
enormous proAts Riddle was bis attor.
ney and the suit wes brought to recover
fer services rendered.
a fast freight train on the Pennsylvania
railroad jumped the track in Ran Ray,
n. j., on Monday night. Several persons
who were waiting for the train to pass
were injured by the flying debris, three
OF them fatally. One car ran down Main
street and into the residence Of John We'll
don, tearing its way, and stopping when II
reached the parlor. hr. Weldon's family
narrowly escaped. fifteen loaded cars
were wrecked. The lacks and road Ted
were torn mp, snd the accident, it was
said would delay trav | for II hours.
In the vice admiralty court in Halifax,
Nova Scotia, on Monday, Chief Justice
Mcdonald delivered Judgment in the
case OF the American schO. ner David j.
adams, seized for fishing and preparing
to fish, and for buying bait within the
three-mile limit, three years ago. The
Justice decreed forfeiture Of the vessel.
The decision Is now ulimportant, az by
the act passed by the Doninion paIlia.
ment in 1855, American fishing vessels
are not allowed to enter Canadian waters
except for wood, water, shelter CT repairs
The recent report that the o. @. Wasl.
burn Mills, 10 Minneapolis had been sold
was followed Monday night with the an
nonucement that the sale OF the Pillsbury
Mills and also uf tbs Washburn MLls ia
about TO be cousumnA!ei. The option
on tha Pillsbury system Of mills aud
elevators calls for & 200, 900. On 5atur-
day last the employees OF tho Pillahury
syHtem were gwen 10 understand that all
the details, such as accounts, must be In
shape for complete transfer of this bus
insss IL November ls., IA English syn.
cicate makes the purchase. The Pills.
burys Will retain intIeat IN the company.
The Abilene Bank o. Abilene, Kansas,
owned by Mayor Q, II, Lebold and Colo.
mel j. III. Fisher suspended on MONDAY
morning. The deposits amount to 500,
600 chiefly local. lie discounts and
individual loans swell the liabilities 10
1900, 900. The firm claim to own 5000 .
OvJ worth OF real estate and notes aud
say they will pay in full if given tiao to
realize. "Depreci stion Which has fol
| lowed the boom of 1883 has steadily
dragged them down. An attempt to
strengthen things oct by forming a loan
and trust company, with Senator Ingall.
and other prominent meg rs directors,
failed, and the bank was compelled to 20,
Mayor Lsbold is now in tho east AM tht
bank is besieged by depositors, who de
mand settlement
Bishop keane, rector Of tie Catholic
University, was in Baltimore on Sunday.
Being asked ABOUT the faculty OF tie
university, he said ~ am not going Ia
/ tell you about thai, except to sly that
enc o. the professors ia in this oountrv
and the 9th 4rs will certainly como. Que
day, when the papers bad nothing elst
to do, one sprung the questioa 40 &c
4 whether the professors could CONC
alluding, of course, 10 the Contract Labo,
law. Then another took il up, opd sale
No, II is qnlta certain they cannot come
Then another was certain they would
come, and so, without eyor having ,
douht Rbont it, these professors or,
1 passed from one paper to AnotheF, and
great deal 81 noise was made over i.
will say th'7, however they will all come,
and we shall not break any law OF The
country
Oliver Garrison one Of the oldest and
most prominent citizens Of st. Louis
committed suicide Monday by bhootin,
himself through the head. lie Sas sutfa..
Ing from kidney disease, and boeamt
daspondent. He and his brother, d. K
Garrison. built The tirst steamboat to p!y
hetwbeu st. Louis and New Orleans. ia
1913 he went west with tho prent crowds
and met his brother, Commodore CARR
son, in San Francisco. They enterec
Into the steamship building business. ant
retained 10 1854 to Ut Lonis. He mac
aInaBsed considerable wealth and ia lS5
he Thselected president OF the Meon.ntcs
Bank, In which position be served for q.
years. While president Of the bauk ant
receiver Of the Missouri Pae % road, h
was made vice-president, and took it on
Of the hands OF the roc liver. He wa
still vice president when the road wa
sold to Jay Could.
Edward Biuut, q we'll known yonn
lawyer ind owner OF racehoYses, wa
Monday afternoon shot and gsFousl,
wounded in a SAIGON IN WGsL ast-n h
George Mabta political vorkei To Mary
land The mon met by chance an
Mantl called Blunt away from his com
panions TO the rear Of the place. Here
q rrul arose and B ant was seen atreai
lag With a large poke, knife in his hun9
followed by Maatz. Puut's friends n
dnoed him TO teavs the place. Al the
wore going out Blunt glaueed BACK Nv,
sRW that MRpt1 was still close to hnn II
told Mantz that IL attacked hs would IA
the knife, aud the next instant Maut2 ha
drawn revolver and began firing. On
sho' tooK eject il BlunrA riyht hin N
another in his side. The cause OF Tia
quarrel is not stated.
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