Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27

ASST slant Naval Constructor Charles Fl.
Hewes died at Norfolk, Virginia. on
Tuesday week OF typhoid fever. He was ie-
garded as one OF the best men in the ser-
vice.
The business of the Hammond Dressed
Beef Company, in Chicago, has been pur.
chased by an English syndicate. The
total new capitalization, Sc, 400, 600, it is
reported, has all been placed in London.
Edwin Cooper, ex-tresauser of Green
field, Wis.,, Thursday pleaded guilty of
murder in the second degree, and was
sentenced TO 90 years. imprisonment. He
killed his BROTHER Peter few months
tgo.
Secretary Proctor has authorized au
additional expenditure of 500, 900 for tho
protection of the leveeg on the Mississippi
river, IN the Third and Fourth districts,
making the total allotment Tor this pur-
pose $l7O 600.
Fearing that IN attempt will be made
| to lynch the negro, henry Murcoe. in
| jail at Uharlottastown, Va, convicted of
| the murder of policeman an ! sentenced
to be banged, military company is now
guarding the prison.
!
4 the first eight months OF the fiscal year
ending June Both, 1899, were $50 1872, OH,
being an increase of SO ass, 800 as Oom-
pared with the corresponding period Of
| the previous fiscal year.
The new city directory in Baltimore
contains !, O33 more names than last gear,
indicating an increase in population OF
rs 537 aouls and present population of
5ls, S8S. This is figured on the bssis Of
81 persons to eaoh name.
The b II authorizing the lease of the
Chesapeake Il Chic canal to the WASH
ingtun II Cumberland railroad passed the
Maryland house Of representatives on
Thursday, with the senate amendments.
The bill now goes to the governor.
Annie Loverle and Mamie MoDermott,
young women employed in Lees cotton
factory, in Westport, Conn, Wednesday
night week fought stand-up fight with
bare knuckles. They qnarreIed over the
attentions of young man. The first
named was the victor.
A house bill passed the senate Of Ohio
lastE~eek which provides TINT railroad
employees who have worked "a consacH-
tive hours shall not resume till they have
had eight houra' rest Twelve hours srs
to constitute dap's labor. The zine fol-
violation is i $50 IN each case.
When asked in San Francisco the effect
of the proposed reductions in the duty
on singer on the beet-sugor industry oil
California, John D. SprackeIs replied
ut will kill it. II the proposed bill
passes we shail not PIT up machinery fol
a second r. tinery, bat will send 1t back to
Germany"
A fire occurred in tho Germania mint
at Hurley, Wis, yesterday week morning
The alarm was quickly gwen and N my
: of the miners escaped, but James Thomas
h s son Joseph, Hugh Waller, James Sui
\ iiyan and William Binks persisted in the
flames. The loss to the owners of tht
mine will reach 100000
Benjamin Qrewell was lynohed at Rob
! inson Station, Kentucky, Wednesday nigh
week, by a mob of about. 20 persons
Two years aRo Grswell defrauded tn
farmers in that localityo y buying stoal
I and paying for il WITH bogus checks. "a
then fed to the mountains, but venture,
back, vainly thinking that his evil decd
:, hal been forgotten.
The Pennsylvania hoard of pardons q
Harrisburg last Hesk granted pardon
to Charles HoiRtein OF Montgomer,
county, convicted of selling liquor Will
oui q licenEe, and Edward Horitz Q
! Philadelphia, convicted of murder IL tn
y y iirst degree. the death sentence q
! James Il. jacobs OF Lancaster county
i was commutsd to imprisonment Fer liit
h Ths cosaner's Jury which Investigate
i the disaster on the lake shore d Mich
a gan Southern Railroad, at Bay View
j hive found tbs management guilty &
4 gross negligence, and Conductor Eougl
:, tging culpRtly Negligent. Houghtn!ip
was srrsiened last " es in tho polio
court in Eulf 10, charged with 'niai
ueanor. He plsnded not salty Gnl y.
q placed under Uail to await tae action
er grand jury.
Is. A portion Of tha paJlmen ra'aea q
i Conpany's works. at tali nsn, ii.ia9i
y WAS destroyed by fire Thursday moinu
y Tho fire caught ia some unknown ma
N ner in the IL, pslamner sAon, whsSe ca
wheel Rxlss arm Inanufpct0red, aud
large quantity Of ya uabIs mschlnAi
war in use and was rendered vsiuaie
is. ~ The hoEt. Ihs step aud caEten
an were totally de3Hcyed. Tue loss is plGc
.as at over $t1,UU9.
iai Bntf on, Alabama, makes gift
he $500 0G0 to the Methodist Episcor
Dr. cbi1raA fer the locatioa Of the educ
ort tioHal institution known Rs the Uniyi
nd atty OF tho Southland. Tho Ray. o.
ier MSnn, D. D., who has i; IN charge, so
IN that 81 500. 0Ge will be etpaaaad on /
main building, which vii. b. 800 feet
500 feet nnt neySn PtoEies in bti8ht, W.
Ia an iunsr uoltt zoo feet fg3gra. lhs u
ne tesiai to BE- nscd is Rl:te maEala, gree
the ana aE1aBsaEe.
" -. The Maryland court OF aapaaIs vest
lty week dky,lu tho case Of iirtAr &En RID,
VI 81 AanGp1 ii, decided that the git d
MS OhaHe House fox inl'f n ltd,s.a Of
NJ frotastSn' Episcopal clGtaa waq val
bat thst the written igstzuatl5us ~
decra1eo, without Witueaie8, waiah
:, tempted 10 dispose III SG 600 wurtA
ae property, vsrs invalid i'l, 40 est
sfs, ~ yet. Il ii .230, 3d. Gle iao 3a4e5 '
* q descendant u Iuiya GL1.e, sisne.
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