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

Va, Sunday, having gone there for
few days rest.
There was another death from small pox
in Trenton, N. j., Sunday making the
second in three weeks.
The committee of awards of the Worlds
Fair, in session in Chicago on Saturday,
decided to ask Congress for $500, 900 to pay
for medals and premiums.
The Ocmulgee river has been opened for
transportation between the Atlantic Ocean
and the city of Macon, Georgia, the first
boat passing up the river on Saturday.
Secretary Tracy disposed of the case of
day, by approving the conclusion of the
court of inquiry that it is not case call
ing for any further action.
Governor Steele of Oklahoma, having
been relieved by the President on Satur-
day, turned over to Secretary Martin all
the government property in his possession
and lett Guthrie for the east.
President Diaz of Mexico has given
orders to commanders of the troops on
the northern frontier that no more per-
sons shall be shot or punished without
previous trial by a competent authority.
A dispatch from Trevorton, Pa, says
that Charles Criften Ford has absconded
with $1,000 belonging to the Weiss Pro-
Mary Flocher, aged l6 years, is believed to
have eloped with him.
A large force of workmen were en-
ployed at the Blooklyn navy yard Sun
day, preparing the United States war
vessels for sea. This is said to be the first
time since the war that such thing has
been done there on Sunday.
Alexander Rice, of Fort Smith, Ark,
was taken from his home by white
Caps" early Sunday morning, given 100
lashes on his bare back, and forced TO
leave the place. The cause for this action
was that Rice had forced 12-years-old
child to marry him.
In the superior court at Evansville, Ind,
on Friday, the jury, in the case of William
NJ. Christie against the Louisville, Evans
vile & St. Louis Railway Company,
awarded the plaintiff sl4, 500 damages for q
breach of contract US to freight rates and
for unjust discrimination.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared final dividend of 5.55 per cent
In favor of the creditors of the California
National Bank of San Francisco, Cal.
This makes in all 100 per cent and interests
in full to October 7th, 1891, on claims
proved amounting to s456, 667.40.
A dispatch from the city of Mexico says
that El Tempo is edtorially calling on the
government TO cancel the concession made
to Americans, to establish fishing sta.
ton at Alocranes Island, as it alleges this
| is plan OF Secretary Blaine to obtain pos
session of the island as coaling station.
About 1900 people participated in a dem.
onstration at Chicago Sunday Ia memory
of the anarchists who were hanged -four
| years ago. Eighteen societies participated
| In the parade, and red hags were unfurled
| The police removed red flag from over
| fha roof IF hn hnttga of Afra Dar
| sons.
COMMUNICATIVE John Palmer OF
| the Grand Army of the Republic, has 49,
| sued an order ndmonishing the members
| Of that organization that any one of them
"wearing the badge of the order, partici
pating in any demonstration where the
rebel flag is displayed violates his obliga
tion."
A coal train on the Lehigh Valley rail
road at Wilkesbarre, Pa, ran down thu
mountain side Sunday morning At the
rate of 20 miles an hour. the crew having
| lost control. The engineer alone remained
at his post, and, although there was a Sc
rious collision at the foot of the grade, h,
escaped without injury.
Policeman John Gillen was shot anc
| killed in san Francisco on Saturday by {
Chinaman named Chin su Chan, who slsS
shot and fatally wounded Joseph Cowell
slightly wounding g. Barbaris. The
Chinainan became angry at some remark
made by two men in a wagon and sho
one, The others were shot in attempting
to arrest him.
The treasury department has ruled thai
the wreckage recovered from the United
States war vessels lost at Apia aud pre-
sented by the government OF the United
| States To- King Malietoa, and brought tC
| San Francisco for sale, is liable to duty
The duty, 1t is said, would exceed the
sum which can be realized from the sale
of the wreckage."
Burglars entered the grocery store Of
Martin ltjen, near Jacksonville, Florida
on Saturday night, shot Itjen in thI
shoulder, killed his clerk, Charles Moranz
| and rifled the money drawer, getting abou
| SIS. Dolph Hutchinson, Jesse Adams anC
| Felix Fonso, negroes, were arrested yes
terday, and Hutchinson and Adams have
been identified by Itjen.
Secretary Rusk in his annual report al
/ secretary of agriculture, says that, not
withstanding the abundant yield of crops
this year, values are well sustained. anC
he estimates that the increase in the value
of agricultural products over last year will
be not less than 800 000, 900. He states tina
during the first three months of the presen
fiscal year our exports in cereals alon,
have aggregated $4,000, 900.
Shipping men and wheat operators il
San Francisco state that never in the his
tory of that city has there been such
large amount of tonnage in port unde
charter at one time. The aggregate Is @
vessels with q registered tonnage of 1850
tons, while nine other vessels, with tota
Of $1,000 TONS are disengaged and avail
able for wheat carrying The actua
capacity of all these vessels is go, 600 tons
A circular letter, purporting to com
from the grand secretary of the Farmers
Alliance, has been received by farmers il
Kansas, advising them to sell their whea
and corn at present prices. The letter |
signed j. d. Sedgwick, grand secretary
and is marked "Wheat Circular No. g.
Sedgwick is not grand secretary of tn
Kansas Alliance, and the Alliance d
Topeka know nothing Of the letter. 1t ap
pears to be a faxed letter issued to al
feet the grain market.
The Cory National Bank, in Cory, Pa
suspended on saturday. The bank exam
ner will not talk, but it is generally b,
lieyed that the banks condition has nc
changed materially since the last report
when the deposits were S5l3.000 and tn
total liabilities, including capital an
circulation, $4,000. The bank examine
says he found the capital OF the ban
much impaired and he closed it. The off
GERS of the bank says that depositors vii
get every dollar due them.