Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24

Auo hisoulue Worhb OF d. ". IOuu, IN
Paterson. N. j., were destroyed by fire
early on Sunday morning, csusfng less
estimated at $3.50, 900. Incendiarism ID
suspected.
Druggists In Asbury Park, New jersey,
Sunday prid no ate ation to the town
authorities prohibition OF Sunday sale of
cigars, soda water end candies. All the
stores did big bn1iness
Colonel Thomas q. Morrow, until re.
Gently editor and proprietor OF the Sun.
Gay Gds tic of Washington, died Sun
day in that city. He was born in Ohio
End IVES soldier of the late war.
Thomas Leonard, dangerous convict
in the psni,eniiary at Eddyviige, Ken
tncky, was killed by the guards on Fri
day night, while trying TO cut his wey
through them to the outeide.
Il is reported from the City of Mexico
that q Gaussmalan army, 1900 strong,
has been defeated by the San Saliva.
dorians, in their own territory, with
heavy loss. The Gautemalan artillery
was captured.
Charles A. Taylor, VOL known for
many years to the newspaper profession
III the west and southwest as an able
writer, was found dead in his room in st.
Louis Sunday. His death resulted from
an overdose Of morphine taken to alIay
bodily pain.
News received from Wilcox, Arizons,
states that Lieutenant Msekay md his
Hcouta, while in hattie on Friday with the
Kid gang in the Sierra Anchal Noun,
talns, killed Wah Lsu Tsh, the others
escaping into Ghe mountains. Officers
ana scouts are following them. Wah
Lau Tabs head was sent to the nearest
post for Identification.
According TO a telegram from at.
Johns. Nowfouui'a and, SIR James Winter
has o2bled there that he chad q consulta-
ton with tho highest Epsligh legal ga
thorities, who pronounced the moaus
vivendi Illegal, the act authorizing tina
treaty OF Versailles being repuiiated.n
The st. Johns newspapers now advise
the f5herman to resist with physical |
force if necessary.
Superintendent Porter Monday began
sending out cleoks in payment of the |
services OF the census anumerators. |
Oaeeks are being sent dirs 10 the |
enum 5rstors, and are made payable at
the sub-treesury in New York. Aoon. 500
CHECKS will bo sent out daily until tho
whole number, something over50, 000, are
paid.
Aa amieabl9 settlement OF The troubles
on tbs big Four" was reached OF Satus-
day. Passenger engineers and fisemen
ars asvauo d TO e3 50 par 100 miles for
engineers and 80 per cent of that amount
for hsemen. Ths Old Bee Line freight
engineers and fifemen were granted an
advance to 81 per 100 miles forengineers
With 30 per cent Of that rate for firemen.
Ihe Louisville ~ Nashville railroad has
also made satisfactory settlement with
Its brakeman ana switohmen.
Thrse weeks ago B. F. Spionsy, bust
ness man of Colorado springs. Ool., was
kidnapped and taken to the mountains by
Texan named Harris, who claimed that
Spinney owed him $4,000. hfr. Rsrring-
90, brother-in law of Spinney, raised the
'equisite sum recantly and went into tue
mountains to pay the ransom, but he, too,
las disappeared. The Texan seid thai
le would hold Spinney 10 days, and if
ne money was not forthcoming in that
iae he would kill aim.
Judge Haney Of Chamberlain, South
Dakota, has sustained his temporary in.
unction closing the original package
'euses in that city. Tho grounds given
or the decision sre that tie enabling act
South Dakota to statehood
uthcrized ths enactment OF the prchibi-
lca clause in the sta constitution.
usa enabling aot having been passed by !
Congress subsequent to the passage Of
le inteyGiate commerce law, therefore
ne prohibition law has received the
snction Of Congress, and tue Supreme
curt decision does not, therefore, apply
} South Dakota.
Fire in New Cumberland, near Harris I
urg, on Saturday, destroyed Sadler's
lsning mill and sash factory, lumber
orehouse aud lumber piles, the snpsr- Il
itendenrs ofics, two dwelling houses q
I'D Ross SAT- mill. A grist mill was also II
q fire, but was saved. A high wind was b
ging at the time, but it changed in time o
save the town. During the fire ThonaR d
cell of New Market, who WAS in the Il
lperintendeurs office working to save 1t, fl
IL and bad his tkull crushed 20 badly al
at he died in few hours. The fire de- Of
'rtnent of Harrisburg was called into 81
rvice and subdued the flames. tc
4 boiler explosion occurred on the re
oper end of Manhattan Island Mon b
y, which wrecked house, set fire to a
I'm, and injured an italian laborer aud p
young woman, tie former SO badly thst u
8 recovery is doubtful. The boiler wss m
the top OF q bluf soihe so feet in u
light, aud was used to supply steam to OF
Ills used IN quarrying stone. One hall SO
the boiler landed 100 feet away, ths th
ner part was distributed in various di-
,tions, some pieces being blown to a lei
stance of 1000 feet. William Holligan, or
engineer, was placed under arrest and 80
Id in 5000 bail. hs
Ii is reported that at Hubbard's Mills. io
mall village in Knox county, KY, last -
ursdAE, the Bnith and Messer factions ~ -
i Hght. 1t waG on the occasion OF 20 20
litieal speaking. As soon AZ the ~,
'akor was through the crowd repaired t.s
. Tudely constructed bernacle. Two 40
the warning factions got into quarrel a.. a..
In moment they were arranged ten su l
one aide and eight on the other in lins GU
baltic. Firing began almost stimuli
eorsly, and the crowd fl ID to Shelter Pel
svery direction. When the fight was
" four had been killed, two on each {
h. The Messers were two young men las,
ned Mills and the Smiths we've Bob W.
fchett and one Hubbard. III
he tax commissioners in New York 90,
70 assessed the stock Of the Unit d an,
ties Express Company at 100000.
omas U, Plat contends that, being
1t stoclr association and rot corpora cou
/, 1t in exempt from taxation. The nv. nuL
* is nominslly $4,000, 600, but it is ~ ,
ply an organization under articles OF ~ l.
sement- Yesterday counsel secured wy
q Judge Andrews writ II certiorAri Z
sview The action of the commissioners. ID
order is returnAble in o october. The non
oiatioU's otiicsrs claim that this pro- one
ID tax is practically a tux upon the hen
llstion of eommercs bstraan tha tanj