Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-22
IN G EN- ERAL.

IL. g. WintorInayer was arrested Mon
day, at Middlotown, Pa, and committed OIL
the charge of passing counterfeit money,
some of which was found on him.
Detectives employed by the American
Express Company have found the bonds
stolen from the train. and some of the
Jewelry, in Il ravine near Utica, n. Y.
An organized effort is said to be under
way among the various farmers organiza-
lions of the country to secure from Con-
grcss free mail delivery in country towns,
The Owen Hutchinson Lumber Com
pany Of Saginaw, Michigan, has been
placed i'll the hands of a receiver. The
Liabilities are about $4,000 and the assets
$4,000.
The resignation of Governor Steele of
Oklahoma Territory, has been followed by
a lively competition among the towns Of
Guthrie. Oklahoma City and Kingisher,
for the appointment of the new governor
Pension Commissioner Raum, apropos
Of u rnmor that he had resigned and that
Governor Steele of Oklahoma would snc-
coed him, said Monday that he had not
resigned, and had no intention of doing so.
A Philadelphia and Reading railroad
locomotive exploded Monday morning.
between Port Carbon and St Clair killing
the engineer. Henry Wagner, brakemen
| Charles llornicker and Mahlon Keith, and
fatally in1uring Charles Bowers.
| Jonathan Stewart of Trenton, n. j.,
Monday made an assignment to Geotge
X. Whitaker His liabilities are S3o0. OSJO
and the assets Sl55.000. The liabilities in
clude numerous endorsements Of the Iren-
| ton China Star Rubber Company, which
failed a few months ago.
A Cincinnati dispatch says that DIR.
| Francis Rivers and Signor Carlos Del Rio.
late OF the military stan Of President bal
maceda of Chilli, passed through that city
on Sunday ON their way to New York.
They said that "Balmaceda was not dead,
all reports of suicide to the contrary not
withstanding, and that they expected to
meet him either i'll New York or in
Europe"
A dispatch from Ottawa, Ont, says: at
is stated in reliable quarters that Premier
| Abbott holds In his hands the resignation
of every member of his cabinet, his miss.
tiers having rendered their portfolios in
view OF the contemplated reconstruction OF
his ministry. While these designations
have not been accepted, 1t places Premier
Abbott in position to act freely when the
time for reconstruction arrives"
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company
has decided to issue $1,000, 900 debenturt
bonds for the purpose of building three
new steamers for the China trade, provided
the company obtains the contract for mai
scTNlct from lne government. NeROtla
tons are said to have been closed between
the Pacific Mail and the Occidental ant
Oriental Company by which the latter i.
to have the Pacific mail alone in the field
Hancock IL Co., dealers in general mer
chandise, in Gretna, Neb., were closed OF
Saturday night on q mortgage of si0,5OO
held by the Gretna State Bank. The mort
gage was given by a. n. Hancock, vice
president of the bank, and immedlatel,
after the store was closed the bank sus
pended. The greatest excitement regnet
when it was learned that the vice. presiden
had decamped with some of the securities
Charles Key, president of the bank. sait
the affairs of the bank were in very baC
shape.
Auditor-General McCamant, in Harris
burg, Monday, denied that he had any
thing to do with an alleged settlement o
a state claim of 81 100000 against certaiI
corporation for less than 100000. 'Tht
settlement in question was made durin,
! the term of his predecessor, and Attorney
General Hensel concluded the matter las
March in behalf of the state. II was state,
by Deputy Attorney General Stranahal
; that the state recovered all that il could OF
this settlement under the Supreme Conr
decision, Mr.. McCamant had nothing 4
do with it," =