Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-05

places at Ellwood City, Pa, were destroyed
by fire Sunday, the loss being $4,000.
An express package containing $4,000
for the Planters National Bank of Honey
Grove, Texas, was stolen on Saturday
between the depot and express office"
Executions for $4,000 were issued on
Saturday against John P. Schaun. house
furnisher Of Lancaster, Pa. His liabilities
and assets are reported each at about
$4,000.
A st. Louis dispatch says that the big
strike at the Niedrighaus rolling mills will
probably be settled by compromise at an
early day.
The Becker street railway system at Mil
waukee was sold to the Willard syndicate
on Friday, every foot of street car track
in Milwaukee now being controlled by one
company
v. A. p. Carter, minister to the United
States from Hawaii died Sunday morn
ing in New York after lingering illness.
He was attended by his wife, three
daughters and son.
Snow fell at Hillsboro, North Dakota,
on Saturday and drifted so much through
the wheat shocks and stacks that it was
thought further threshing this season
would be impossible.
A. ]. Demuels. city treasurer of Brain
fanlter for ''at least" 5000, and to have
confessed $4,000 of a shortage. He left
Brainard on Friday night
The hearing in the suit brought by
Senator Quay against the Pittsburg Posi-,
on charges of criminal libel, was held in
Pittsburg on Saturday, the defendants
being held for trial at the December term
of court.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared second dividend OF 20 per cent
in favor of the creditors of the Gloucester
City National Bank of Gloucester City, N.
j., making in all 40 per cent on claims
proved, amounting TO So, 569.05.
Burglars entered the residence of George
Scott, yice-president of the Portsmouth
Brewing Company, at Portsmouth. N. H.,
Sunday, chloroformed Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott and got away with money and valli-
ables amounting to nearly $1,000.
The first payment Of sugar bounty,
under the tariff act, was made on Satur-
day, in the form of treasury draft for
sl,3l926, drawn in favor Of j. W. Dough-
erty e. CO., of New Orleans, and repre-
senting bounty on 65,063 pounds of cane
sugar.
Captain Spaulding of the schooner NJ.
Luella Wood of Portland Me-, from Balti-
more, reports that on October ed, off
Smith Point, in Chesapeake bay, he saw a
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distress flying. Before he could reach her
the vessel foundered and all on board must
have persisted.
At Prohibition rally at Orange, Mass,
on Friday night. the remarks of the Rev.
j. Wesley Hill of Utah, gave umbrage to
the audience, who Joined in hostile demon
STATIONS against him. He had to be
escorted to his hotel under the protection
of three officers.
Poato,, ~ Cot,,vJa,, TJu,orJ
WEIGH scored all advantage in his suit to
recover S25000o from Inventor Thomas A.
Edison for an alleged breach of contract.
The defendant made motion in the
United States circuit court, before Justice
Nelson. to appoint an auditor to hear the
plaintiffs claim, and the judge denied the
motion.
The faculty of Yale University, at New
Haven, have decreed that the class of "a.
both in the academic and scientific depart
ments, shall not as a class take part in any
athletic sports during the term of the class
in college. This action was taken as a re-
suit of a disturbance on the campus, in
which couple of tutors were roughly
handled
The State Bank at Homer, Neb., was
robbed early Sunday morning of 81 o 0
the residence Of the cashier and waking
him mp, compelled him 10 accompany
them to the bank. They also forced him
to open the safe, after which they gagged
and bound him. The robbers made good
their escape.
A disastrous fire occurred at Beverly,
Mass, Sunday, the large freight house
and car shed Of the Boston {; Maine rail.
road, together with five parlor cars and
four freight cars, Allen's box factory,
Woodbury. Bros. shoe factory, the Salem
Savings Bank and other properties being
totally consumed. The loss is estimated
at nearly $3np,000.
Charles Schneider g. Co.,s dry goods
dealers Of Brooklyn, made an assignment
on Saturday, with preferences amounting
to nearly $4,000. The liabilities are said
to be $4,000. The firm was composed of
Charles Schneider and Jonathan Eacker,
his brother-in-law. the latter being a son
of Abraham Backer, who failed heavily
several months ago.