Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-03-15
IN GENERAL.

Congressman Wilson will leave Guada-
laiara, Mexico, this week for his home,
A party of 40 negro emigrants sailed
from New York, Saturday, on their way
to Liberia. "M..
George W. Stone, chief justice of the
Alabama supreme court, died SUNDAY
at his home in Montgomery.
The plant of the Lansing Lumber
Company, in Clara, Mich, was burned
on Saturday. Loss $175,000.
The Postmaster General Monday
signed parcel post convention between
| the United States and Newfoundland.
The President Monday sent to the
Senate the nomination of james II.
Mulligan of Kentucky, to be consult
general at Apia, Samoa.
John Shelton Davidson, ex.President
of the Georgia Senate, and for 10 years
Grand Master of Masons of the State,
died suddenly Sunday at Augusta.
Captain Coull of the steamer Cas-
lillian Prince, at New York, Sunday,
from Cuba, reported that he sighted
three large water spouts off Hatteras.
Frank and Louis Floyd have been
convicted, in Minneapolis, Of COM
plicity in the famous steal of $4,000
made by Philip N. Scheig from the
Bank of Minneapolis, last September.
Archbishop Satolli and Archbishop
.Corrigan took part Sunday in the
!, ceremony of blessing new set of sta
:. tions of the CROSS in st. Peters Roman
Catholic Church, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Judge Burke, in Chicago, Monday,
on the ground that Miss Mary .. Farson
is teacher in the public employ, Sex
cused" her from jury duty, thus evading
the issue as to whether q woman shall
do such duty.
Adviccs from Rio Grande City, Tex,
indicate that the prolonged drought
, has caused great restitution in that
region. Women and children arc said
, to be starving, and water is selling at
1877 cents per gallon.
: The Western Passenger Association
has fight on hand with the National
Travellers Protective Association. The
cause is the abolition Of the 2 cent rate
for 900 mile tickets. The increase rate
is 24 cent a mile.
A construction train on the Maine
Central railroad collided with team al
q crossing near Ellsworth, Me-, Satur
day. The occupants of the wagon
escaped unframed, but nine railroad
employees were hurt
Arthur L. Reese, chief electrician Of
!. the Maryland Steel Company, in Balti'
: more, was accidentally killed Monday
!, afternoon while preparing some cleo
! trical apparatus he was to use in lee
a ture on electricity that evening.
A preliminary trial was made at In
dian Head on Saturday of the Harvey
sized 10.inch armor plates intended TO
the new battleships, being the first sub
l. mitted under the Carnegie contract
The results were highly satisfactory.
At Peoria, ILL.,, Friday night, Charlie
Wickert, heavyweight pugilist, whe
I on December 10Th, brutally beat job
Z Behrands, Gripping him for life, wa
y found guilty of assault with intent
10 kill, and sentenced to IA years in th
10 penitentiary.
"a A dispatch from Madison, Wis, say
Il that Senator Villas has made, or agree
+. to make, gift to Grace Episcopi
ia Church of that city of new Guild Hal
to cost between $4,000 and $4,000, as
" memorial to his daughter, Caroline, VIII
e. died about year ago.
lie congressman 1Oui L. JOuuaoH,O Whe
III of the Johnstown steel works of John
ne town, Pa, has authorized the announce
lie ment that the works will be removed
rs Cleveland, as speedily as arrang
a. ments can be concluded. The compan
TX will erect a $3,000,0 900 plant in that cit
D. and 5000 men will be employed.
ly The exact terms of the contract b.
es tween. the Navy Department and ii
rk Boston Towboat Company for the e!
lie petition to Roneador Reef were mac
es public Monday. The company wi
to get $4,000 if they bring the KearsarG
safely to Norfolk, or $500 if the
make a reasonable effort at rescue an
fail to save the ship.
y, A proposition is being agitated in IL
I6S British Columbia Parliament to pu
as chase from the United States Poi
at- Roberts, small bit of land at Il
Ter mouth Of the Frazer river, separated
ne water from the rest of the United State
TT, The fishermen of Washington, who u
'as the point to great advantage, are mut
he excited over the matter.
on Many Irregularities in the accounts
nd John Y. McKane, the convicted Grave
&c. end boss, are said to have been disco
cred by committee of citizens and
the town board of auditors. II
err claimed that bonds amounting
ill 100000, which were in McKane's pc
ne session, have been hypothecated. ~
- auditors discovered that about $4,000
NV Nv paid to McKane in 1898 had not be-
ed. accounted for.