Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-15
IN GBNERAJ.

The Democrats In st. Paul, Minnesota,
have reelected Il. A. Smith mayor by 2,0U0
majority.
W. Il. Brice, brother OF United States
Senator Brics, died In Denver, Colorado,
Thursday, Of consumption.
The Inman steamship Majestic arrived nj
Nav York yesterday week having beaten her
own record, In @ days, 5 hours and l6 min
utes.
The Rev. James Boylan Shaw. pastor OF
the Brick Preebytern Church in Rochester,
New York, for nearly so years, died Thurs
day, aged ~ years.
William Y. Hwinehsrt, a lumber merchant
In Pottstown, Pa, made an assign mont
yesterday week. The liabilities are placed at
$4,000 and the assets at Sl07 900.
Secretary Noble returned to Washington
Thursday from St. Louis, where he took
part in the ceremonies Attending the OPEN
ing OF the new steel bridge across the His
slssippi river.
Theodore Thomas, the famous leader and
musician, was married IN Chicago yeBrer-
day week to Miss Rose Fay. daughter OF a
wealthy Chicago business man and q young
lady of much musical talent.
dispatch from Wilkeebarre, Pa, says
that President Judge Rice Thursday ap-
pointed ex Governor Hoyt standing master
In chancery. This ofiloe In Luzsrne county
is said TO be worth $4,000 year.
Dr.. Sherlock Anson Bronson, for the past
Is years rector of Grace Episcopal OhRroh
iu Mansfield, Ohio, and president OF KENYON
College at Gambler. Ohio, from 1s45 to 1850,
died yesterday week, aged S3 years.
The funeral OF Senator Beck took place
Thursday In Lexington, Kentucky, with
civic aud military honors. There were
services IN the Southern Presbyterian
Church and at the cemetery where the in
terment took place.
The committee Of the directors OF the
Montgomery Insurance, Trust and Safe
| Deposit Company, at Norristown, who hsve
been Investigating the condition of the
| concern, reported Thuraday that after pay
| lag the depositors in full thore will remain
Surplus OF $75 900.
Ths navy department has awarded to the
Carpenter Steel Company OF Reading, Pa,
contracts for the construction OF about
S2O0,O0 worth OF armour piercing proisc-
tiles OF different calibres. The methods of
treatment OF ths meal used in Europe
have been acqulred by this company.
O. M. Burt and MS bride of Falriald,
Nebraska, arrived Mt Grand Island on Tues
day night week, on their wedding trio, and
stopped at the Hotel Dumping. Yester.
day week Mrs. Burt was fountsdead In
bed and Mt. Burt was unconscious, with
t'NfS ~ NSNN'SAIs NA-S taN9 ANA bSp@A
blown out.
flre2at Scranton, Pa. last night week de-
stroyed the works of the Bloom Carriage
Manufacturing Company, Is dwellings, the
| pattern shop and boiler house OF Fitch 8
! foundry nad the screen works of Brock h
Ross. Toe loss is estimated at $l60,00O,
only partly Insured.
Little Annie Ulrioh of FraeIaud, near
Wiikesbarre, disappeared three years ago.
Last week her skeleton was found among
the rocks on the mountains at Upper
Lehigh, and was identified By remnants OF
her clothing. She had evidently wandered
away and died OF exposure on the noun
tain.
The yacht Gertrude capsized In the Ohio
river at Wheellng, W. Va, last night week
throwing the 16 passeng5r6-lA males and
two females-into the water. 1t is believed
all were rescued but r. w. Wells, au archi-
tect, who was drowned. number OF the
passengers ware unconscious when taken
from the water. Three men are still missing
and may b. drowned.
The President Thursday nominated full
set OF officials for the Territory OF Oklahoma,
Including George W. Steele OF Indiana, to
be Governor; Edward b. Green of Illinois,
Chief Justice; Warren Il. Lentz OF Virginia,
United States Marshal, and Horacs Sped,
Uulted btates Attorney. The President also
IOtniUdttu aiDtrL II. Jones 10 Do UGIt6U
States Marshal for Colorado.
A man and woman supposed to be Mr.,
and Mrs. Alonzo Edwards OF Rollins, H.,
were found lying on tbs hei in room In
the La Grande Hotel, In Chicago, on Tues.
day week, overcome by gas, which was
escaping from an open j3t. The man died, ,
but there Is some hope OF the woman's rs-
c0very. 1t Ia thought that they blew ont
the gas when they retired on Monday night
week.
A contract was nado in Lima, o., Tues.
day week for building 1,S50mIles OF Mexican
International railroad from Dsmlng, Nav
Mexico, TO TopolobAmpo bay, on the Pacific
coast. II is stated that the amount OF cap
i,sl involved is nearly S2l ESQ, 900. W. j.
Marks, the Representative OF wealthy
English syndicate; Major George II. Sisson
Of New YORK;. General Ghuss OF Chicago,
and D. o. Fsurat OF Lima, are the parties
Interested.
The question Is revived in baltimore of
the advisabillty of the safe OF 81, 500 ohares
Of the common stock Of tho Baltimore &
Ohio railroad held bv the city the / $40
shares held by the johns Hopkins Ul yer.
sity and the holdings OF the a-ate In other
ne1urtties OF the company. Inside of tho
baltimore y Ohio there Is said 10 os party
that want that stoce In Other hands, AID
to have an end Of the divided Interests rep
resented In the board OF directors.
The Manufacturers Record publishes de-
tails Il companies orRan'ssd in London,
England, that will ezpend IS 900. 600 at
h!ddtesborough and Cumborland Gap, In
addition to what has heretofore besn In
vested. Besides, three other companies
have been formed with an aggregate eRpi-
tai OF is, ,75O, 600, to develop 500. .0u1 aara4 OF
coal and iron lands In Kentucky aud Ton
nessee. The London Watts Steel and Iron
Syndicate. now erecting furnaces At Mid
dlesborOugh, will Increase It's capital 10
81 500. COO and bull up other industries.
II was discovered In New York yesterday
week that William II. Guion, the wsll-kuoWn
chipping man. WAS defaulter to the
amount OF $4,000. The bonds stolen by
MIR. Guion tormei part OF securities,
amounting in oil to $780, which wsra
deposited with Mr. Gulou by the British,
America Assurance Company OF Toronto.
OAnaia, 10 accordance with tho law which
requires foreign insurance companies doing
business in New York state to keep a cer-
tain proportion OF their resources there for
' tths protection OF their local customers.