Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-30
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command of the cruiser New York at
the Brooklyn navy yard Thursday.
The cruiser Philadelphia, which has
just returned from Honolulu. is under
going repairs at the Mare Island Navy
Yard, Cal. 1t is believed she will soon
start for the Asiatic station.
A Baltimore dispatch says that the
Wenstrom Electric Co. of Baltimore,
which has a capital stock of $1,000,000,
has sold out to the Fort Wayne electric
corporation OF Fort Wayne. Ind.
The Alhoa Plantation Co., with a
capital stock of 100000, has been in
corporated at Springfield, ILL.,, to culti-
vate a large tract of land near Honolulu,
formerly reserved by the Hawaiian gov
eminent, and. we'll adapted for growing
coffee and fruit.
Judge Hallet of the United States
court at Denver, COL, Wednesday decided
that the receiver of the South Park
railroad was authorized to reduce the
wages of the employees if the road could
not otherwise be made to pay the opera
ting expenses.
A threshing machine on farm near
Akron, o., Thursday struck dynamite
cartridge hidden in sheaf of wheat.
The machine was wrecked and the barn
set on fire. While trying to save the
cattle one man was burned to death and
another was fatally burned.
Theodore L. Cox, Marc McBee,
William Lycker, j. H Cox and Elmer
Cox, prominent farmers and business
men of Sedan, Kan, have been arrested
for the murder, four years ago, of
John Frazer, cattle dealer, whose
body, covered with cuts, was found in a
stream.
A large number of saloon keepers of
Columbus, o., have been interviewed
regarding Bishop Watterson's stand
against the liquor traffic, and almost
without exception they have declared
that they will neither leave the Roman
Catholic Church nor quit the liquor
business.
Governor Altgeld and Mayor Hop
kins at Chicago, Wednesday, decided on
"a plan of relief" for the starving Pull
man strikers. The scheme is to secure
the aid of the railroads by their fur
nishing free transportation to all those
who desire to seek work in other cities
of the country.
Frank f. Hart of the law firm of Hart
& Hart of st. Joseph, Mo-, Tuesday week
shot and killed his coachman, who at
tackled him with an axe when threatened
with arrest for robhing his employer.
Hart was arrested, but soon discharged,
the coroner's jury finding that the kill
ing was done in self-defence.
The triennial convocation of the Cen
eral Grand Chapter of the United States
Royal Arch Masons was held at Topeka,
Kan, on Wednesday, with 800 members,
representing total membership of more
than 100000, present. John W. Coburn
of New York, was elected General
Grand Master for the next three years.
Quartius G. Rust, a veteran of the
Mexican and civil wars, whose claim
that he killed the Confederate General
Zolikotfer, in the battle of Perrysyille,
Kentucky, in 1862, was not disputed,
was found dead, on Tuesday week, on
q roadway near indianapolis, Ind, his
head being crushed under buggy. His
horse was dead also.
The Haytien minister to the United
States, Mr.. Haentjens, Thursday re-
ceiyed the following terse cablegram
from President Hippolyte: "Was indis-
posed Saturday. Have recovered. Deny
reports in newspapers" Minister Haent-
jens says that the last sentence applies
to the rumors of an impending revolu-
ton at the next election.
An official statement prepared at the
Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Depart
ment, places the amount of wool in
bonded warehouse on July 31st, 1894,
subject to free entry when the Tariff
bill becomes a law, at SO, 799, 1921 pounds,
OF the vail of $7,159,672. To bring
this wool in free will necessitate its ex-
port and reimportation under the law.
The plans for three torpedo boats are
completed, and it is thought probable
that proposals for their construction
will be advertised by the Navy Depart
ment within a month. The vessels will
be slightly larger than the Ericsson and
have several novel features, CHIEF of
which will be the placing of the pro-
pellers abaft the rudder. They must
have a speed of 24.5 knots an hour.
At Pullman Wednesday 400 men were
in line i'll the rooms of the relief COM
mittee waiting to have their baskets
filled, and 1000 loaves of bread, made
of flour. sent by citizens of Ailegan,
Mich, were distributed. 1t was reported
that the Pullman Company had recog-
nized the Brickmakers Union of Pull
man and Roseland, and the strike in
that branch of the big concern will soon
be over.
In continuation of the trial of the
pneumatic dynamite guns at Sandy
Hook, the test Wednesday was for &C j..
curacy. Eight loaded 10-inch proiectiles,
each containing 200 pounds OF nitro
gelatine, We're fired from the 15.inch
guns and all struck the water apparently
in the same spot. The range was $500
yards. Two seconds time fuses were
used, and they acted perfectly, explod-
ing every shell.
According to a Washington dispatch
both the Treasury balance and the gold
reserve are feeling the beneficial effects
of revival of business. The gold re-
serve yesterday increased over $3.50, 900,
with prospects of a further daily in.
crease of almost as much for some time
to come. Nearly all the heavy paw
ments of the Treasury Tor the month
have been made, including pensions.
and the prospect now is that tie balance
sheet for August will show an excess If
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