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

EDWARD IL. ScDernernOrn, Of New 1Ork
died at his cottage in Newport, r. l., on
Thursday, aged 70 years. He was worth
about 81, 100000.
A telegram was received at the treasury
department Friday, announcing the
seizure OF the steamer Hattie Gage by the
revenue cutter Corwin in Behring Sea.
British Columbia intends to build at the
worlds Fair structure composed of every
variety of wood known to the British CO.
lumbiA forests, and to exhibit in it the
country's mineral resources.
An appearance has been filed in the
Searles will case in Salem, Mass, by attor-
nneys Of Los Angeles, CAL, in behalf of
Maria Z. Bresseee of that city, who claims
The Bauetschmidt & Mari brewing
plant Of Baltimore, which was sold to an
English syndicate in August, 1859; for
900 600 in cash and 100000 in bonds and
stock, Is said to have been offered back to
the original owners for sl25, 900 cash.
Governor Jackson, of Maryland, has de-
cided that he cannot grant the requisition
asked for by the governor of Pennsylvania
in the case of Albert A. Marshall, indicted
in Pennsylvania for the alleged embezzle-
ment of funds of the Ntna Fire Insurance
Company.
Robert Howe and Nettie Ham burg CON
victed in New York of stealing 1000
worth of diamonds from Jeweller Wer-
nicke, were Friday sentenced by Re-
corder Smyth. Howe was given eight
years and six months and the woman five
years and six months.
A dispatch from Boston says that east
ern boot and shoe men are much exercised
over developments which indicate the ex-
iistence OF an organized band of fraudu-
lent western buyers, who are securing
large quantities of goods, which are SCI
cretly packed and shipped, generally to
Chicago auction houses for immediate sale.
a case was begun in the courts at Knox
vile, Tenn, Friday, to test the legality
OF the leases by which the convicts are
held at the Briceville mines. Judge Sneed
decided against the leases, and if the deci-
sion is affirmed by the supreme court, it
Will result in the removal of all the con
victs in Fast Tennessee to the state peui-
Tertiary in Nashville
When the through train on the Rock
Island railroad reached Englewood, HI.
Friday morning, the conductor missed
lady passenger who had come through
from Denver, He telegraphed to Blue
Island, and about two miles west Of that
point the body of the missing passenger
was found lying beside the track. 1t is
believed she accidentally fell Off car plat
form. There is no clue to her identity
II. q. Dun Il Co.'s weekly review of
trade shows that the business failures
occurring throughout the country during
the last seven days number for the United
States pol and for Canada 20. or q total OF
80 as compared with totals of PA last
week and 23S for the week previous to the
last, For the corresponding week OF last
year the figures We're 1877 representing 1866
failures inihe United States and 81 in the
Dominion Of Canada.
A dispatch from Apia, Samoa, gives an
account of the suppression of rebellion
among natives OF the island of Monona.
Matanfa is said to be still surrounded by
number of discontinued chiefs, and Is a
source of unrest to the country. Com
plants are made of the incompetence and
neglect of duty of Chief Justice Cedar
trantz, and of the president of the munich
pal council, who is said to have lost the
confidence of the king and the govern
ment.
The Insurance commissioners in session |
n st. Louis have adopted resolutions re-
commenting the suppression of rebating |
and the passage of anti rebate |
avs BY the legislatures OF the states and |
avoring the reduction of taxation of in |
prance companies. These officers were
elected George b. Luper, of Pennsylvania.
resident; Col. II. r. Ellerby, of Missouri;
Hon. W. S. Wright, of Georgia, and Hon.
/. q. A. Lanihan, Of New Hampshire,
AtCullNe committee.
William II, Dill, president of the First
National Bank Of l'lenrtieid, Pa. and OF a
'riyate bank ut Houtzdale, and John B.
lcGrath, cashier of the latter institution.
inferred bail Friday to answer charges
4 embezzlement. Dill was subsequently
earresied n the instance of Bank EN-
miner Nj IL r and held in $4,000 bail.
shich he was not able to procure. The
ank examiner has recommended to the
Of tho currency the appoint
lent of receiver for the Clearfield bank.
The convention of the Irish National
.eague of America at Chicago Friday
fas to have assembled at 10 o'clock in the
forming, but owing to bitter struggle in
he. platform committee and among the
aaders as to whether the organization
honld remain neutral or should repudate
'arnell, the body did NOT assemble until
tier O'Clock. A platform was finally
dopted which expressed regret at the con
itions now existing in Ireland, and at
ributed their possibility to an unfor-
inate tendency toward hero worship
nd one man domination and the
ope that it would soon be obliter-
ted from the public life of Ireland.
refrained. from passing judgment
n IN. me questions nov so unhappily sep
rating our brethren in the old lnnd;l de-
Jared that no further contributions shall
e made until the S2O0,00O contributed
rom this country for the evicted tenants,
r the plan of campaign, is applied as
riginally intended, and extended thanks
} President Fitzgerald and other officers
the league. NJ. Y. Cannon of Omaha.
as elected president; William Lyman of
ew York, treasurer, and John r. Sutton
,cretary. A resolution instructing the
Ulcers to recognize the leadership of
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