Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-03

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The large auditorium OF the Ocean Grove
Oamp-meeting Association was opened for
the season Sunday.I
Fire on Saturday destroyed the business
portion OF Morrison. Colorado. Loss,
S65, 900; Insurance small.
The Democrats OF the First district OF
Maine on Saturday nominated NJ. p. Frank
for Congress, to:oppose Speaker Reed.
Vice. President Morton, accompanied by
his secretary, Mr.. Chiffon, left Washington
on Saturday afternoon for his home, at
Rhinebeck- on.the- Hudson, where he will
spend the rest OF the summer.
The mayor Of Baltimore on Saturday nc.
cepted the proposition Of the Brush Electric
Light Company to light the city for i've
years at the rate OF So cents per light per
night with electric arc lights OF not less
than 1900 nominal candlo-power.
ssssTh, worlds fair commissioners at Chi
cago on Saturday elected as vice. presidents
Thomas M. Weller Of Connecticut, N. II.
De Young OF California, d. b. Penn. OF
Louisiana, G. W. Allen OF New York, and
A, B. Andrews OF North Carolina.
The president on Saturday nominated
Alexander O. Moore, OF West Virginia, to
be minister and consul general In Slam I;
George W. Flshback, Of Missouri, TO be
secretary of legation at Buenos Ayres !;
Dennis r. Burke, assistant appraiser at New
York, and the following consuls: Samuel
II, Deneen, of Illinois, at Belville; Wool
man ]. Holloway, OF Indiana, at Bttatford,
Ontario; Charles ID. Joslyn, OF Michigan,
at windsor, Ontario, and William p, Pierce,
of Georgia, at Trinidad.
The official census OF the District OF o.
lumbia shows population OF 229, 796, a
gain In ten years Of over $4,000. District
Supervisor Oliver OF Pittsburg estimates
the population OF PlttsburR at 240, 900, Allie
oh (lttU at INK nm and Has al m nh
| at 500, 900. The census OF Fall River, Mass,
shows population OF 74,9lS, an increase
OF Is, 900 since 1886. The approximate pop
ulation OF Omaha, according to the census
supervisor. 1874, TAP, and Of Lincoln, IS, 600.
Census returns up to Saturday evening In
dictate that Oleveland's population will be
not less than 265.0OO and 1t may reach
| 10000. Official census count gives tn !.
| population of Texas cities approximately
| as follows: Dallas, So, 800; Ban Antonio,
| IS, 800; Galveston, $4,000; Fort Worth,
$1,000; Houston, $4,000; Waco, 10000; AUS
tin, IL. 200.
Sampson and Isaac Heldenheimer were
arrested In Galveston, Texas, on Saturday,
charged with having, in April last. burned
| the oil mill OF the Texas Standard OIL Com
/ pany. of which Sampson Heidenheimer
was president and principal stookholder.
| The estimated value Of the plant was about
| 100000, and 1t was insured nearly up to
| TINS amount. ING hii YVES ~ INC OH trust
and not doing profitable business. The
insurance companies, suspecting all was
| not as 1t should have been. Instituted inVes-
LEGATIONS, resulting In securing afidavlts
from several operators OF the mill TO the
effect that they saw Sampson inside the
mill with a light Just before the Gre and
Isaac on the outside. One afidavit says
th,t Sampson was seen TO apply the torch.
| The Heldenheimers have each given 5000
| bonds. They are wealthy citizens and we'll
connected commercially.