Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-24
PHILADELPHIA 4FFaIRs.

The Committee of Fifty has author
lied the Secretary of the Treasury to
draw on il to the amount of $4,000 to
pay the experts working on the Key
stone Bank books.
Theodore F. jenkins, member of the
bar, has been selected by the Democratic
leaders as their candidate for register of
wills. II is not known whether Mr.
jenkins will accept the nomination if he
receives it at the hands Of the conven-
ton.
The British steamer Ripon City was
attached last week on the claim of sam
uel l.. Brocksom, master and part owner
of the schooner Mary f. Hobson, who
seeks to recover damages for the run
ming down and sinking Of the schooner
on the Delaware Monday week. The
loss was placed at $4,000. Security in
the sum Of $1,000 was required to re-
lease the vessel
The encouragement began suit yes.
terday week against publishers of the
Philadelphia Press, Inquirer, Nems
German Democrat, North american and
EDentn9 ButSetin to recover the sums Of
money alleged to have been paid as
rebates to the persons who procured for
them the advertisement Of the Mercan-
tile Appraisers lists. The common
wealth will claim that this money was
unlawfully paid. Suit has not been
brought against the Philadelphia 7ele-
graph because of the absence of the
publisher in Europe.
Hood, Foulkrod & Co. have sent
letter to the mayor, referring TO the re.
cent investigation of the bureau of
charities relative to supplies, in which
the firm says: "lnasmuch as the reflec-
tons upon our good name were made
under the official sanction of the bureau
OF charities, and inasmuch as they were
published broadcast throughout the land
IN the newspapers, we demand an Off
ciai statement shall come from the
bureau, fully exonerating us, SO that
the latter statement may have as wide
circulation as the former one"
The joint committee of the state legis-
lature which is investigating the
methods of the state treasurer and
auditor general, relative to the deposit
Of state funds, &c, resumed its session
Thursday General William Lilly, who
is connected with two banks in Mauch
Chunk and one in Shenandoah; William
II. Kern president and Mr.. Bnmm, 4
director of the Peoples Bank and Will
liam G. Bullitt, all Of whom
are on State Treasurer Boyer's
bond, and William NJ. Singcrly, presi-
dent of the Chestnut Street Natl onal
Bank, testified relative TO deposits Of
state funds. Mr.. Fow, member of the
committee, made statement, in sub
stance, that Register of Wills Gratz is
depositing state money, the collateral
inheritance tax, with the Real Estate
Title and Trust Company, and that
interest thereupon is accommodating.
He moved that Mr.. Gratz and Off.
GERS of the company be subpgnaed
to appear before the committee, but the
motion was lost by party vote. State
ments BY Mr.. Gratz and President Caven,
of the Title and Trust Company, are
printed elsewhere.
In the Republican county conventions
yesterday week, Geo ID. McCreary was
nominated for city treasurer, and William
q. Shields for register of wills. Reso-
buttons were adopted in both conven.
tions demanding that the next legisla.
ture repeal all laws giving fees in add.
ton TO salary as fixed by law. Delegates
to the proposed constitutional conven.
tion were nominated in the different
senatorial districts as follows First,
James A. Wright, q. A. Anderson; Sec.
ond, James B. Anderson; Third, John
5. McKinlay, Mayer Sulzberger; Fourth
Josephus Yeakel, NJ. Hampton Todd
Fifth, Samuel f. Gavin, II. J. Dely;
Sixth, Boies Penrose, Alexander p
Colesberry; Seventh, James L. Miles
George W. Hall; Eighth, George s.
Clark, John Shallcross John Il. Harri
son was nominated for the house OF
representatives in the Twenty.secont
ward, 70 MI the unexpired term of Col
lector Of Internal Revenue Brooks
Two conventions were held in the
Twenty sixth ward to nominate a can
didate for select council to succeed
Mayor Stuart, and Common Council.
men Robert e. Anderson and Thomal
Is. McAvoy were nominated. Georg,
Hawkes. was nominated for common
council in the Twentieth ward for al
nnexpired term.