Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-23
IN GENERAL.

It is stated that the encampment OF the
National Farmers Alliance will be held
near Baltimore this year
The Empire City Electric Company of
New York, has gone into liquidation, with
liabilities of 100000. The creditors ex-
pect to realize large percentage.
The Postmaster-gcneral has appointed
Marvin D. Wheeler of New York, to be
chief post-Uflice inspector, vice Estes g.
Rathbone, appointed fourth assistant
postmaster. general.
Major Powell has reported to General
Miles that there is no foundation for the
report of the alleged threatening attitude
of the Indians in North Minnesota the
Indians there being perfectly peaceable."
John Reilly Philadelphia 10 years old.
pleaded guilty Thursday 10 indecent con-
duct and felonious assault on Irene Si4ser-
son, IL years old. He was sentenced by
Judge Reed to Is years in the Eastern PEN
itentiary.
General Benjamin r. Kelly, who raised
the first regiment of loyal troops south of
of the rebellion, died last Thursd. y at his
home. in Oakland, Maryland. lie was
born in 1907.
A number of theatrical people in New
York last week organized the Actors
and Managers Protective League The
object is to effect n settlement of difficult
ties by arbitration without Invoking the
aid Of lawyers and courts.
at Birmingham, Ala, last Thursday
Eugene Byers, an eS-United states deputy
marshal and W. Garner, an ex-policeman,
fought duel with pistols in saloon on
account of previous grudge. Garner was
MORALLY and Byers seriously wounded.
Francis R. Rives died at his home, near
New Hamburger, New York, Thursday. in
the 10th year of his age. The deceased
was secretary of legation to the court of
st. James under President Tyler He had
been president of the New York Southern
Society.
An election was held in Knoxville
Tenn, Thursday, to decide whether or not
bonds for sewerage and bridge building, to
the amount of 100000, should be issued.
The vote was five to one in the affirmative.
Seven plans and specifications have already
been made and the work will soon begin.
Five men employed at the electric works
in Denver, Col. in blasting some rock. on
July 18TH desired to open a can of giant
powder. One of them struck the head of
the can with pick, and an explosion fol-
lowed, severely injuring all five OF the
men, one of whom is not expected to re-
cover. p1g5l ,.....lsu
RepresentatiyeIoitizHns of Italian birth,
of Virginia, Maryland and the District of
Columbia, met in Washington Thursday
and adopted resolutions requesting the
Italian government to reconsider its deci-
sion not to officially participate in the
Worlds Fair.
District attorney Nicoll, of New York,
has made known his intention of select
ing one of the papers which published ac-
counts of the recent executions at Sing
Sing and luytnu tho hpfnra tho nd
jury. Mr. Nicoll said he had not yet de-
termined which paper to select.
The Hobbs Manufacturing Company of
Hudson, Mass, has made an assignment.
The company made wood working and
boot and shoe machinery. The liabilities
arc said to be only $4,000, and the assign
ment is simply to close up the affairs of
the old company preparatory to reorgani-
cation"
A dispatch from Minneapolis says that
the 500 road is determined to take the diff
ferential allowed IT, and a reduction of So
on round trip tickets to points East will be
made because of the action of the Chicago
roads. This is the differential allowed the
500, and 1t is not probable that the Chicago
roads will make further cut to meet the
new rates.
The Yellow Pine Lumber Association Of
Alabama, Mississippi and Florida met in
1lhut was re-
ported fiat and unproductive. 1t was re-
solved to allow for the next 90 days re-
ductiop of 10 per cent from the price list
now in effect. The necessity for a reduc-
ton was charged up to small consumption,
large stock and tight money in the great
markets.
The party that left Flagstaff, Arizona,
on Tuesday week with Sheriff Francis for
the scene of the Navajo troubles returned
NNa1,,aodot, ho, ,at tha Erot arft
which had been surrounded by Indians.
This party escaped under cover of the
night. A band Of Navajos was expected
at Flagstaff yesterday. All the Indians
will be disarmed before being permitted to
enter the town.
The Rev. Sam Small went to Atlanta,
Ca, two days ago. and was pressed by his
old friends to resume citizenship there. A
fund was at once raised for the establish
ment of daily evening paper to be
known as the Atlanta Herald of which Mr..
Small has accepted the managing editor
ship. The first issue will appear Saturday.
The paper will take advanced ground on
all public questions, especially on prohibi-
| ton.
A fight occurred Thursday afternoon on
q railroad train, near Greencastle, Ind,
between the Bass and Tow families and
| their friends, all of Mitchell, Ind. They
had been to Indianapolis in connection
with suit in court and the fight arose as
tho were going home. Bud Tow was
mortally shut and one of the Bass boys
was thrown from the flying train and re-
| ceived injuries from which he may die.
Others were wounded.
Leading pork packers in Chicago scout
the idea that companies in Russia will be
able to Dust the American hog from for
eign markets. They say that the plant
which it is proposed TO erect at Moscow, at
a cost of $4,000, would be utterly incapa-
BILE of competing with Chicago packers,
because that sum would not furnish facili-
| ties OF economical work. Aside from that
| they say there are not enough hogs raised
In Russia to keep one Chicago house run
ming month.
In the Dauphin county, Pa, court, Thurs
| day, Judge Simonton rendered a deci-
| sion in the case of the commonwealth
against DIR. Waller, superintendent of
| public instruction, who Is contesting the
| power of Governor Pattison to remove
him from Office, the senate having refused
to confirm the governors appointee. The
court awards a Judgment of custer against
DR.. Waller but gives the usual time in
| it is understood, will be appealed TO the
Supreme Court. Judge Simonton holds
| that person rejected by the senate cannot
be appointed, and this will also bar DR..
snyder the governors appointee.
The wholesale grocers of Chicago met
Thursday 70 consider proposition from
the Liggett g. Myers Tobacco Company of
st. Louis, which is intended to eyade the
antitrust law passed by the last state leg
islature. 1t IS understood that this plan
has the sanction of the tobacco trust, and
the grocers of the city anticipate its adop-
ton by the sugar trust, the starch trust,
&c. at proposes, in the place of obligat-
ing the wholesaler to sell at the trust price,
to make him the agent of the trust under
conditions which will enforce the mainte.
nance of prices as effectually as under the