Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-12
IN GENERAL.

Republican county ticket by over 200 ma
jority.
Senior Montt, the CHILEAN minister has
appointed Aniba Cruz Of Santiago, to be
secretary of the Gillian legation.
The drought which had prevailed
| throughout central Illinois since June last
was broken Monday by heavy rains.
Reports from all portions of the state of
| Kansas show that the wheat acreage this
year was by far the greatest in the history
Of the state.
The Mt. Carmel and Natalie branch of
the Philadelphia & Reading railroad was
opened Monday. The new road taps q
new coal field
Walter Locke, a half-wittcd youth, killed
his father, also an idiot, with an axe. at
Ozark, Mo-. Monday, because the father
called him "Bud."
The Walton Architectural Iron Works
of Cincinnati made an assignment Mon
| day, with liabilities and assets each
amounting to 100000.
During October the Brooklyn bridge
was operated at loss of SO, i55, the re-
ceipts being $l06, 593 while the expendi-
lures amounted TO Sl8l, 746.
Mayor Grant Of New York has appointed
| ex-senator Thomas L. Grady to be police
| justice to succeed Henry &. Murray, whose
term expired some time ago.
| Tho North Dakota and North Mime
gotta crop reports say that the ground is in
| far better condition than for many years,
presaging great crop In 1892.
The argument for a new trial of the
| Lingo case was concluded in the supreme
court in Trenton, N. j., Monday. An
opinion will be given at the next term of
| court
David Allen; a hunter and trapper in
the Magneta Wan District, Ontario, was
found dead in n bear trap on Sunday. The
died Of starvation.
Willie Reading, years of age. died of
hydrophobia at his home in Trenton, New
| Jersey, Monday. He was bitten by dog
on August 18th last. Two of his brothers,
who were bitten at the same time. are ill.,
Fire destroyed the business portion of
Buffalo Gap, station on the Fremont Elk
horn and Missouri Valley railroad, so
miles from Hot Springs, South Dakota, on
Sunday afternoon. The loss will amount
to SIS, 900.
The deaths Monday of Thomas Thomas
and Paul koschinski, who were injured in
the Nanticoke mine disaster, at Wilkes
barre, on Sunday, bring the list of dead to
II. Two more of those injured are ex-
pected to die.
A dispatch from Cumberland, Nd. says
that great Indignation is felt at the action
of DIR. Craegen, the county physician on
Monday, in cutting out the Stitches in a
wound because the patient was unable to
pay the fee demanded.
United States District Attorney Mil
christ of Chicago, is preparing to prosecute
the leading Anarchists who, during the
memorial parade on Sunday, detained the
United States mail by arbitrarily refusing
to allow the government mail wagons to
cross the line OF march.
Colonel H. w. Rogers of Middlesboro,
KY, died on Sunday night at Lexington,
his death being due to an old wound. re-
ceived at the hands of a would-be assassin,
who fired at him through window when
he was deputy marshal.
Simon P. Field, farm laborer, living
in Wayne county, Pa. was arrested Oh
Saturday, at Milford. for shooting G. +.
ship, Pike county, on Thursday. Davids
injuries are fatal. Field is thought to
have been insane through intoxication at
the time of the shooting.
The superintendent of the New York
state banking department has concluded
his examination of the Ulster county saw
ings institution at Kingston, and yesterday
issued u statement. showing the amount
due depositors to be S2,4T4 iij5. 80, and the
capable of paying 50 per cent of the de-
posits
A dispatch from Guthrie, Oklahoma,
says that Indian Agent Patrick, Sheriff
Conley of the Sac and Fox Nation, and
Deputy Marshal Williams, went to the
place where Marshal George Thornton was
murdered recently, and were fired upon
by the same gang Of outlaws who killed
Thornton, After lively battle the outlaws
were routed.
The semi-annual report of William ].
Fisher, director of the male choir of st.
Johns Church, states that it is composed
OF II boys and II men. During the last
six months the boys offerings amounted
to sl4 and the mems to $40. The first
honor class has been awarded to William
Mckinnon and the second to Theophius
Williams.
Chief Justice Fuller Monday announced
that the supreme Court had advanced the
case of Horner against the United States.
and assigned it for argument on the second
Monday in January. The point involved
is the conststutionality of that section of
the Anti-Lottcry law permitting persons to
be tried in the district into which the lot
terry letter is sent.
General Horace Boughton of Texas, died
suddenly in Washington on Sunday. He
was born in New York state in 1888, and.
hlteI serving through tne war, attaining
the rank of brevet brigadier-gcneral, he
removed TO Texas. He occupied several
public Offices in that state, and in 1870 was
the Democratic nominee for United States
senator, but was defeated.
In the United States Supreme Court at
Washington, Monday, the argument was
begun in the celebrated ''Sayward Behring
Sea sealeries case" to test the right Of the
United States to prohibit the taking of
seals in Behring Sea. Calderon Carlisle of
Washington, opened the argument in
behalf of the owner of the Sayward, and
Solioitor-general Taft opened the case for
the United States. The argument will be
continued to-day.
A dispatch from Harrisburg, Pa, quotes
Governor Pattison as having said Mon
day that he could see no necessity for call
ing an extra session of the Pennsylvania
Legislature at this time. This apparently
sets at rest the rumors that have prevailed
that the house and senate would be con-
vened in extra session for the purpose Of
revising the mercantile appraisement laws
and the laws granting fees to certain
county officials In addition to their sala-
RIGS" The governor said that no laws
could prevent officials from being dis
honest.