Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-03

The commercial exchanges and business
men Of. st. Louis are taking steps to bring
about the selection of that city as the placo
4 Of meeting Of the Democratic National
Convention.
Lee HeElin, who had been in the War
renton jail for two weeks, charged with
the, murder Of Mrs, Hines and her three
children, in .Fauquier county, Virginia,
Tas taken to. Alexandria Friday for safe
Keeping, violence being feared if he re-
manned in Warrenton.
The lifelcss body of A. Startling VII
liams was found in the woods near Bntler.
ia. Sunday week. Louis Welsh, who was
also seen with Williams, has been arrested.
l end has made confession duplicating
BenJamin Oliver, his uncle, in the murder.
1t is now believed that the train wreck
near Chattanooga, on Monday night, was
planned by Williams who displaced a rail
The business failures occurring through
out the country, as reported to X. G. Dunn
4 CO., during the last seven days, number
for the United States 237 and for Canada
~, or total of 205, as compared with
totals'of 2S5 last week, and 29f the week
previous to the last. For the correspond.
Ing week of last year the figures were 90,
representing I'll failures in the United
States and IS in the Dominion of Canada.
The Texas State Alliance, in session at
Corsicana has adopted resolution for the
appointment Of 25 delegates to represent
texas at thc memphis tTenn.) convention
next month. Resolutions concerning the
action of the supreme council at Indian-
aapolls, and proposing TO sever all connec-
ton with the 'de facto National Alliance.
and providing for a separate organization
with entirely new ofiicers,n were also
adopted.
Alexander Moorhead, aged "a years. a
son of the Rev. w. W. Moorhead Of
Greensbnrg, Pa, attempted suicide at
Honor City, Indiana county, Friday by
shooting himself. The ball passed through
was taken out at the back, and the young
mans death is imminent. He gave as d
reason for bis act the fact that his brother
was married on Wednesday, and that he
could not bear separation from him.
AT meeting Of the directors of the
Standard Gas Light Company in New York
Friday, ex-President Andrews offered to
return to the company 81, 500, 600 worth of
the common stock which he holds Mrs.
Manhelnl and Mrs. Spinola also expressed
Willingness to pay a proportionate part of
the expenses Of the company due on the
stock they held, but objected to the
charges as originally presented to them.
Inc meeting was adjourned until Monday.
Pr Mott Smith, member of the
cabinet Of the queen of the Hawaiian
Islands: has negotiated new treaty with
the United States which provides for abso-
lutte free trade between the two govern-
ments in the products and manufactures
OF both countries. The treaty has been
signed by Dir; Smith and by the representa-.
tive of the United States through whom
the negotiations were carried on. II has
been IN the possession of the President for
several days but has not vet been signed
by him. ''ie"
The coroners jury at Washington,
which held the inquest in the case Of
George White, who was killed by the fail
Of the walls Of the Metzerott Hall d,,rina
the storm on Monday last returned a yere
dict Friday declaring that "the accident
was the, result Of carelessy carrying the
side walls too high above the front walls
without other. proper support" and that
the owners Of the building, the inspector
of buildings, the contractor and the SUPER
intendent Of the work are all to blame in
the mattern