Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-11
In GENERIL.

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w. r. Lehman, engineer in charge of
Union Pacific surveying party was drowned
at Seattle, Wash, Monday week, by the cap
sizing of boat.
Over 100 employees Of the Union Pacific
railway were dismissed yesterday week: Inns
makes total reduction of 300 men within
the last few days.
Russell, Seybold IL Co., wholesale dealers
in dry goods in Ottawa, Ontario, are ~
financial difficulties. Liabilities, S29o,0Oo
assets about the same.
The Chattanooga Lumber and Manu-
featuring Company, i'll Chattanooga, Tenn,
made an assignment last week. Liabilities,
SlO,0O0; assets, Sil,0lO.
The Ritterhouse Manufacturing Mills in
nassaic, New Jersey, have failed, with
liabilities Of about SsOO,0OD. The assets are
stated to be about $4,000 less
BY the explosion of tar k in a chemical
works III Cincinnati, Thursday, Louis
Schluss John printy aud James Feh were
fatally injured. Two others were slightly
hurt,
The Indiana County Deposit Banl,in In
diana, Pa, which suspended Monday week,
resumed business Thursday. Every check
has been paid, and no deposition has lost Il
dollar.
The Western Passenger Association has
decided to advance the rate from Chicago
to Pacific coast points December 10th from
Sf2,5o first class to S1j, and from Si7.5O to
$50 second class.
Isaac NJ. Jordan, prominent lawyer of
Cincinnati was killed last week by falling
down the elevator in the building in which
he had his Office, in that city. lie was %
years Of age.
In Los Angeles Cal, yesterday week,
MrA VI Mon lIgIintt knaIs tIpafinfl
about s11l,UUn worth of property TO found
a home for INDECENT women and homeless
children.
The japanese charge daiihircs in Wash
ingtun has received u telegram from his
government, announcing the appointment
of Mr.. Coco Iutcno tn be minister of Japan
to the United States.
The preliminary statement of the Union
Pacific rOud for October shows; Gross
earnings, si,3BG92; increase, 3,26i; net
81, lS2, J!i5, decrease, SIS i5D. The expenses
show an increase OF $iS7, 123.
President Harrison lastswcek RENTED
u years Of the sentence of II years i'm
prisonment imposed OH Private Schraut by
y court-martial, July 9Th, 1850, for killing
Frank Crosby, a fellow soldier
George Tungct Il iurmer, near Ottawa,
Ohio, WAS murdered by Edward Heaton
Tuesday week. lleaton had served Il term
in states prison and was recently released.
He blamed Tungct for testilying against
him
A passenger train on the Chicago &
Alton road was wrecked at Jacksonville,
Missouri, Thursday. Frederick Smith of
Pekin, Illinois, and James Riilee of Foun-
tain Place, Illinois, were killed. and six
Others were injured.
The amount of silver purchased by the
treasury department lasl week was 32l.ON
ounces, as follows 5000u ounces at 81 .05l5,
$1,000 ounces at Sl,u560, 500Ol ounces AT
81 $50, 10000 ounces at 81 .05I5, 25,OU
ounces Mt Sl.05S9, 100000 ounces at 81 05D5.
In Altoona, Pa, yesterday morning week
young son Of David l.. Goodman was
standing bcwildercd in front of an APP
preaching train, when his father, aswitch-
man, sprang forward and pushed him on
the truck, only to be struck and instantly
killed himself.
A fire III oxford, Ala, yesterday wee K
morning destroyed the Arlington Hotel,
the stores of j, II. Bailey, l.. r. Melcr,
+. o. w, Cooper ind three stOrehouses ol
l.. &. Humphrey. The total loss on build
ngs and goods was S33,O0G insurance,
$4,000. Five liremen were badly injured
The sales agents of the coal-producing
companies have decidedto restrict the pro
duction for the month Of December tC
$500, 600 tons This is the same that was
mined in December year ago, and iU0,0y
tons less than the production last Noven
Der. Prices remain unchanged.
The schooner Louisa Hastings from
Bangor for New Work, put in at BoOthbay
| HarbOr Thursday with the mate, cook anu
| three sailors of the British schooner Con
dula. from Boston for Two Rivers totally
wrecked on the rocks inside Seguin early
Thursday morning. The captain was
| drowned.
Mile Panhorst, who shot and killet
| Samuel Goldberg her lover, in san Fran
cisco, was acquitted last week by jury
| According to the evidence at the time o
| the shooting, Goldberg had threatened e
| kill her unless she would marry him by
| contract. and was shot by the woman Will,
he was apparently preparing to draw |
weapon from his pocket
The commission appointed by Governo
| Thaycr to devise means for relieving tht
suffering due to the shortage of crops il
Nebraska has made a report showing ~
almost total failure of crops in twelve
counties and that 10000 families are il
need of assistance. The commission say
that the dcstituiinn is greater than tina
caused by the Johnstuwn Hood or the Chi
Cago fire.
The New York chamber Of commerc
Thursday adopted a resolution declaring
that legislation of the kind proposed ii
tile Congcr Lard bill is incxpcdlcnt, un
wise and unjust, and that all legislation Ol
that subject should be included in gen
eral national food adulteration act, whicl
will prohibit injurious authorizations anC
insure the sale of non-injurious articles o
food for what they are,
DR.. Mary H. Walker, who is reporte
diving at her home ut Bunker Hill, nea
Oswcgo, New York was visited by an AZ
sociaiel Press reporter Tuesday night week
Her condition is much improved, and sh
Will soon commence work preparing paper
10 be presented TO Congress relative 10 he
pensi6n claim. She saws that She is detel
mined to live until She obtains Justice d
the hands Of the Government.