Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-17
General Thomas B. Van Buren,, who was

General Thomas B. Van Buren,, who was
consul general TO japan from 1874 10 1885,
died Sunday IN San Francisco. He was a
brother-in-law OF William Walter Phelps.
The new Iron steamship Yumuri, built
NJ Roach's yard. IN Chester, Pa Tor the
New York and Cuba Mail Company, WAS
successfully launched on Saturday after
noon.
Senator Vest is reported TO be- very III at
the house OF his sister In S4daia, Mis-.
souri,. He is suffering from a bad cold
distressing cough and painful neuralgia In
the head.
On Saturday tin boz was placed on the
corner IL New York where Lnsman Fpeks
was killed for the reception OF cortfibu.
tlohs for his family. l4 u f5w hours ;322
was collected.
The necessity for making some pTaparA-
tl0u Tor the meeting OF Congress has COM
PEELED the President 10 establish rules for
the daily transaction OF business a. the Ex-
ecutlve Mansion.
4 While n wrecsing crew we're clearing
away Is freight wreck on the Lansing Tran
sit railway At lansing, Mich, sunday,
| the holsting beam Of the derrick fell, XIII
ing three OF the men.
General II. d. Clayton, president Of the
! University Of Alabama, died sunday In
I Tuscaloosa, aged ~ years. Ha was major
I general 10 the Confederate army and was a
circuit Judge for many years.
! 4 wrec siEP trniu colttei With freight
train on the "Blg Fuut" railroad, near
TtAutmGn'- Staten, OHIO, on Saturday
Light. The engineer 81 the wrecking
enslne, the brakeman Of the freight train,
, and two tramps were Killed, aud the fire.
man Of the WteckinE englne was fatally
4 injured.
rhs nsh wardens OF New Jersey ana
Pennsylvania are clearing the Delaware be-
tween Balviiere and EEstuu Of ri! Cbsttue.
tons. They are destroying ykes, Il h
baskets. eel weirs, &c. The Psuu-y wanna
authorities charge that Ne~ Jersey is not
doing her suHre Of the WORK and that the
expense falls On them
A ilre broKe out In Cookie lumber yard NJ
Serpent river, Ont., or Saturday afternoon
and n high Wind p4'eud6l the flames to the
docks tud warehouses OF tho iirtA, Gnt; In q
short time the whole town was on IRE
There were 40 dwellings In the town, gen,
erAl stores anl dwelling HOUSES. The los;
Is estimated a 100000,
\ large number Of tina wcrkmen II the
State force IL Youngstown were paid on ut
Saturday, and mnnv OF them became iatoN
lcsted aud tho police had much trouble Il
Keep good order, a great many cases 81
fever and other diseases are being de-
9hlopad In the devastNd region, and the
Physicians fear an epidemic the coming
winter.
4 pulley wheel in the brick rod mill o
the Cleveland Rolling MIL Company a
Cleveland o., broke on Saturday. anC
heavy pieceg OF iron tew in all directions
wreGklne about 4 fourth or the building
There were A. men III the mill At the tlme
and. Strangely raaugh, all escaped wi'hOu
the slightest trlnry.
james o. Cre4et, young colored man
being mistaken for a Spnniard, was gtvel
q. stF..N lt4 - NFaN i e
the Baltimore University Stn1Ul OF hledl
cine, tut upon It being known that he wa
u neetU ha was refused admit'ance. Il
hen applied Gt the Maryland University
and, being again turned away, VIII 70 4
tAe J. NJ Island Isdica College.
A hornless Texan steer which had es
capped from IA slaughter house, createt
great excitement in the vicinity OF MAGisol
square, New York, Sunday. After tramp
iug q aumher Of people under loot, III,
CHus!ug puuic among women ana caldrtl
> In the square the aulma was killed by L
policemen, VINO nrht NJ him irorl a aRf
distance, one -no- lrai from u vi Id4w i
ths steer seriously wounded Emli BAeaaren
! baker.
a IRE at Horton City, Pa, early on sat
+, priny morning, caused a loss OF Sl75 U0G
! rs follows: Cartwright aid tho Northwest
Fru SlialRg Eud Exchange Company
, 7,5lO,dr0 feet Of hem,ocK lumber an
1 2uDl,0V0 feet Of hard wood; the Rliwa
Lamher Company, SOC 900 teet OF hen.ioc
Z and 2iJiU,LDU feet 81 hard wool The los
; Oh lumber is .l5O,000; On trucks, loCom1
, tiYa-, bulitlls blown up to stop the fire
We. US ,1N0; Insurance., t3j lUO.
A Dispatch from Portland, Ore, Gays tina
George q. i aT9, Of Hartford Conn
2 cGm 10 Hrist e HAT city on Friday. 81
4 months ago HlgYell ID shea MS father
u $4,000 worth i unregistered United STATE
baGda. and siaee then has been seelng th
country. HE unala stattei In pursuit. m
on Friday tnuni hts nephew. Tho yOun
: tnal retulneh $4,000 III bonds and dGlte
o sum IN not 4, and the ilnasu and nepha
Q Started tor Hartiorl en- FtilaY night.
9 Tha Philadr,rhia express train on N
o PENNSYLVANIA railroad Jumped the tFac
!. near lighHny. New iar=oy sunday mon
ing Hhtib running at the rate Of 90 natl,
4 an hour, The coupllEs5 broke aud each
- the Ave cars took shoot IN dltferet
direction, tearing up the road bod tor 81
1t fest, When the cars hnaly stopped 1t VI
+" found that the oniy persons injured wei
10 two ladies, who were cut by nying g.gs
" The accident was due TO this spreading
u the rails, which were new, and, It ia sal
!, had not been properly spiked by the sectlo
= men.
?. The new assayer of the mint halls fro
, RoiEe C,ty and ia uudaratood IN ha m