Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-13
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The strike in th, rubber works ct
Stoughton, Massachusetts, has been com.
romised.
Friends OF Minister Robert Lincoln, in
Chicago, express the belief that he will
soon resign his Office ami return home.
The directors Of the Nicaragua Canal
Construction Company met in New York,
Ihrrsdsy, and elected Warner Miller
president.
The Secretary Of the Treasury Thurs.
day purchased over 81 .00O, 900 Of bonds
and thereby reduced the available sur
plus to about 100000
The Rev. Clement NJ. Butler, d. D., a
retired clergyman OF the Protestant Epis.
copsl church, died in Philadelphia YES.
terday wesk in his S0th year.
Governor Francis of Missouri has con.
cluded his examination OF Treasurer No.
lands books, and has suspended the
treasurer from office indefinitely. A
shortage of S32, 900 is reported to have
been discovered.
The New York customs inspectors Mon
day week seizsd l40 bags and boxes on
board the steamship Bolivar from Napl q,
in which were a number OF shsvls hidden
in macaroni. The maearoni was consigned
to parties in Chicago.
Secretary Window has agreed to dis.
continue The suits-12 in number-tor
81 900 each against Henry A. Schmidt of
st. Louis, for importing under contract
from Germany merchant tailors, upon
Schmidt paying $4,000 and costs.
At Franklinville, Nd, yesterday week,
Albert Zhere, aged IA years, picked up
gun which an older brother had piacsi
aga INST the house after cunning. and say
ing to fi7e-year old brother, "Pm going
TO shoot" tired, and the little fellow fell
dead. Albert Gays he did not know the
gun was loaded.
Mayor Davidson Of Baltimore, Thura-
day sent the following telegram to SEN.
ator Wentz, at Annapolis: The neces.
| sity tor high license is SO impssatively
demanded in the interest of our tax pay
| ers that am constrained to urge your
iuhnenoe to secure the passage of OF least
the 5000 fse."
The Baltimore Sun publishes a report
that an Eogiish syndicate is pertec.ing
| plans to acquire control OF the canning
AM packing houses Of Baltimore. Nearly
S5 per cent Of the oyster ani fruit uaek.
ing houses are included, representing on
output OF over fifteen millions. Only
the contrasts and deeds remain to be
| sigued.n
Solomon Barnett, a well-to.do tailor in
New York, over 10 years of age, was at
tackled in his store by two thieves on
Tuesday week. They we're beating him on
the head with piece of lead pipe when
the stove pipe fell with a crash AID
/ frightened the thieves away. TIE doctors
/ think Mr. Barnett will recover.
! The second largest contribution ever
iande 10 the Grant AOnlment Fund in
| New York was given last week by DR.. W.
seward Webb, president or the Wagner
/ Palace Car Company. lie subscribes
| $4,000 10 the Ndll and R1prtss fund, and
he directa that the weekly Mall and E'r,
I press be sent to 2, SEQ Y. hI. U. A. read n
rooms throughout the country.
Thomas Beidy, eubst tute fireman in
| Washington, has been arrested for steal
ing diamond bracelet valued at 81, 600
at the fire at Secretary Ttsoy's house.
Reidy, who admits that hs had beau
dri king on the morning of the fire, re.
| covered set OF jewelry worth nearly
| $4,000. He turned the jewelry over to
the foreman of one OF the com panies,
but 1t ~ alleged that he kept a bracelet
worth 81 o or more. The bracelet was
the property OF Hiss Tracy, who lost her
life ut the fire. Rsidy denies the charge.
In the Maryland house OF representa-
tiyes Thursday bill was introduced pro-
viding that all cigars made or sold In
Maryland, IL artiticially favored or COL
orsd, shall have a white label three
inches long, lettered in type one half
inch In length with the word PRO
oessed" thereon pasted on the bcx, and
IL the cigars are made Of pure tobacco
and not favored or oolored artihcislIy,
red label OF the same size and same
style OF lettering shall be pasted on the
box with the words "Not process sdn
thereon The so called Belt Line rail.
road bill was passed. The purpose of
the Belt Line is to give all roads en-
tering Baltimore facilitieg for reaching
the centre of the city without change OF
cars.
The American Woo! Reporter or Bog
ton, says: "The intensity Of the depre-
sion which prevails in the ingram carpet
msking Industry has resulted in a con-
csrted effort by manufacturers to devise
means Of relief. A committee, appointed
some weeks ago by the manufacturers'
association, has received sufficient cup
port to warrant it in advising q stoppage
OF rs per cent Of the looms now in opera
ton for nine months. There is every
reason to believe that the recommends.
tons will be put in execution. The first
Of April is mentioned as tia date for
shutting down, the time expiring Decem-
Der 3Ist next.
In the United States circuit court in
New York yesterday week Judge Wallace
handed down decision in the case Of
William Wall against the resident trustees
Of the American Cotton Seed Oil Trust,
denying the motion for decree restrain
ing the trust from di6solviug until the
termination OF 81 years, for which time
the concern was organized. The Judge
says that if decree is made which is IN
tended to bind the trust it Ia manifestly
unjust to do this when the trustees are
not parties to the suit End have 40 op
portunity TO be heard. Bnt, as decree
eInno, bind them, the court cannot afford
the relief asked.
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Moscow, March IA ghastly tragedy