Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-08


IN GENERAL.
The post-otfices at Charleroi and
Quay, Pa, and Snow Hill, Md, have
been raised from the fourth to the Presi-
dental class.
Tho Fort Howard, Wis, bank, which
was robbed day or two ago, is reported
to have lost $4,000 instead of $4,000, as
was first stated
Forest fires in the old Mile Lac Res
eryation, Mimi, last week destroyed
about 100000 feet of pine timber and
much other property.
A state board Of Arkansas has made
a report, showing that the shortage in
the accounts of ex-Treasurcr w. j..
Woodruff amounts to $l3S000.
A dispatch from Guthrie, Oklahoma
territory, says that Chandler is now a
town of about 1000 people, and that
everything is tranquil. Land values
have increased rather than fallen OFF.
Sir John Thompson, minister Of JUS
ticc, and Hon. G.. Il. Foster, minister of
customs, will represent the Dominion
government at the reciprocity confer
enee, 10 be held at Washington ON the
18th inst.
The governments of Honduras and
Salvador have agreed TO establish tele-
phonic communication between the cap
itals of the two nations. "Proper rules
providing for the uniformity of service
all along the line have been promul-
gated"
The New York Chamber of Com
merce Thursday adopted resolution
declaring that, in its opinion, "the exist
ing law compelling the purchase by the
government of 100000 ounces of silver
per month is against the public welfare,
and should be repealed"
The CHILEAN steamship Itata was re-
leased Thursday, at Los Angeles, Cali
tornia, upon bond being filed In
penalty of 100000 for the vessel and n
bond of like amount for her cargo of
arms. L. S. Bacock and G. A. harrison
are securities.
The minister of marine and fisheries,
at Ottawa, has received u report of the
seizure by the Russians of two natives
of Cape Breton, named Mclean, who
were sealing in Russian waters In i3ehr-
ing sea. They were sailing, however,
in n vessel registered in the United
States.
John B. McGrath, cashier of the
Houtzdale bank, was arrested Thursday
night, charged with embezzlement, and
President William III. Dill was also
taken into custody. AS he was leaving
the court house, after entering security,
he was assaulted by crowd of Huns
and roughly handled.
The Home Life Insurance Company
of Brooklyn, Thursday began suit in the
Federal court, ut Chicago, against Edgar
II. Kellogg, who was its general agent
for the northwest, for an accounting.
and for the foreclosure of mortgage
which he had given to make good an
cmhezZlement Of $4,000.
The Massachusetts Democratic state
committee has challenged the Hon.
Henry Cabot Lodge to discuss with the
Hon. John L. Russell the subjects of
the attitude of the national Democratic
and Republican parties upon the silver
question and the Mckinley Tariff bill ,
conceding to him "sll the right OF a
challenged party"
The Dixon county bank at Ponca,
Mob, was entered by five masked burg
lars Tuesday night week the Waterman
being overpowered. Before they sue
ceeded in breaking open the safe the
robbers were driven oil by citizens, and
they escaped on hand car on the rail-
road. One Of the robbers was shot, but
the others carried him away with them.
H. N. OBrlen, correspondent in
Montreal Of Dunlaps Gable News
Agency, was Thursdeysfound guilty OF
libelin5 Prince George Of Wales by
means Of fake dispatch to his
agency representing that the prince had
gone out on debauch while in Mont.
real. Sentence was suspended and
O'Brien was released on his own recug.
nizlnce.
Adv!ces have been received at Ellen.
dale, North Dakota, from the Missouri
| river country TO the effect that conlla-
grafton west Of the Missouri river swcpt
over region 300 miles long and 20(
miles wide, doing incalculable damage
to crops ana cattle, and probably re
sulting in the loss Of many humal
lives" The fire is said 10 have beer
started by buffalo bone picker that h,
might be the better able to find tile oh
jects Of his search.
A dispatch from Helena, Arkansas
says that at Star Landing a negro 90
on board the steamer James Lee VIII
was pretty badly wounded in the thigh
lie acknowled that he was with til,
Crows that shot Mr.. Miller a few day
ago. lie also stated that the party of /!
negroes who had been hiding i'll
swamp, surrounded by sheriff's posse
had made u break for liberty and tha
five or six of them had been killed o
wounded and some of them captured
few miles below Star Landing, Whil
at the landing n crowd Of masked mel
came on board and took the wounde,
negro ashore with them. AS the boa
backed ont number OF shots wer
heard, but it is not known whether tn
prisoner WAS shot.