Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27
IN ENERIL.

Withdrawals Friday ST 100000, leaving
the reserve at the close uf business SIS.
| 100000.
The new cruiser Castine left New York
Friday for CaStine, Me-, where she is to
receive punch bowl presented by the
citizens.
About 400 miners in Sunni. county,
| Ohio, refused to accept the resuit OF the
arbitration in the Massillon district and
struck on Saturday.
| The comptroller OF the currency Fri.
day issued a call for reports on the condi-
i ton of national banks at the close of
business on Wednesday, December 18th.
| A suit was filed in the District Of CoIum-
| bia supreme court on Saturday by counsel
for Moore u Schley,the New York brokers,
to test the constitutionality of the income
| tax.
Two little children of Charles Clark of
| Toledo, o., were lett alone i'll the house OH
| saturday night. a fire broke ont and the
children were smothcred before help
could reach them.
! According to Il dispatch from Quitman,
Ca. the posse in pursuit of Wnverly Pike,
| q murderer. on Saturday night and sun
| day killed seven negroes who refused to
divulge Pixies whereabouts.
| George Frederick Ashwood, while crazed
| with drink, at Vancouver, Il. g., OH Satur-
day, shot his wife and two children while
they were asleep in bed, intlictng fatal
injuries. and then tried to commit suicide.
The Binghamton & state Line Railroad
Co., whose road is to connect Bingham
ton, y. ", and Williamsport, Pa, is con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of using cleo
tricity instead Of steam as u motive power.
Richard K. Newell. chief engineer of the
Midland Terminal railroad was shot and
killed by a man named Van Houghton, at
Cripple Creek Col, yesterday week. The
trouble grew out of right-of-way matter.
Harold Il. Butt, 25 years OF age, who for
more than two years past has been the
cashier for Samuel Hanmerslough, clolhier
of New York City, was arrested Sunday
charged with embezzIing 1000 oil his enl-
ployer's money.
Clarence Cox and John Il. Stanley were
hanged ut Maynardville, Tenn. on Sutur-
day, for the murder Of Isaac Snodderly
and his wife. The law requires executions
i'll Tennessee to be private, but mob tore
| down the stuckade.
Lemuel Williams of Philadelphia and
j. H. Starke OF New York, bridge builders,
| were killed on Saturday by failing from
the Lonesome Valley viaduct on the Knox
vile, Cumberland Gap d louisville rail-
road. They fell 1873 feet.
A Washington dispatch says that Con-
gresham Wilson of West Virginia, pro-
poses to write, after the conclusion OF his
present term, Il political history OF Con
gress covering the Il years that he has
been member of the House.
General McCook has reported to the
War Department tina. the Ute Indians are
returning to their reservation, but on ac-
count of snow and inclement weather
progress on the march is slow and accom-
plished under great hardship.
The Trunk Line presidents met in New
York Friday aud signed an agreement
which binds all tine roads in the associa-
ton to maintain rates on east bound pas
senger business and to abolish passenger
commissions after January list.
The Postotlice Department yesterday
week issued fraud order against the Gem
Toilet Co., in Ashland, .. The postmaster
ct Ashland has been instructed 10 stop the
company's mail and arrest Mary Stoner
for violation of the postal laws and regu-
latlons.
1t was stated in New York Friday that
negotiations are now in progress in Eng
land looking to an immediate close OF the
Storage rate war, which has been in pro-
gress nearly year between the British
and Continental steamship lines plying TO
that port.
Secretary Carlisle Friday ordereds the
revenue cutters Grant, at Port Townsend,
and the Rush. at San Francisco to proceed
to sea at once, and steam northward in
search of nine American vessels, which
are eleven days overdue from British
Columbia ports,
Mabel Shelton, aged years, was burned
to death; Mary, her 5-vears-Old sister, was
killed by being thrown from u second.
story window, and their mother was in
jured beyond hope Of recovery as the re-
suit of a fire i'll their home ut Memphis,
Tenn, OH Saturday night.
Jabez Virgins, a negro. who was wanted
for murder, resisted arrest in Augusta
Ga, ON Sunday. lie shot and fatally
wounded Detective Joseph Murray; dis
figured Policeman StrinEer for life; killed
John Davis. bystander, ard wounded
! Policeman Wrenn. He was finally cap
tured.
1t has been practically decided BY secre,
tary Herbert TO send the cruiser Marble
head to the European station, as soon IS
she can be made ready, for u three years
cruise. II is understood that this pleasant
duty is given to the officers OF the ship III
a reward for their summer stay ut Blue
fields.
Robert A. Chesebrough, who was the
Republican candidate for Congress, in the
Twelfth New York Congressional District
at the last election. has served notice on
Colonel George b. Mcclellan. who ran on
the Democratic ticket. that he would con
test the election. He charges wholesale
} colonization frauds.
AT Cleveland, o., on Saturday, the ilry
in the case Of Horace Steel, eX-president
of the gainesville Saving and Loan Assoc
alton, charged with forgery, failed tc
agree. Tie Jury stood IL to for eonvic-
ton, the twelfth man being David Skirm,
The II jurors preferred charges against
. Skirm, accusing him OF having been tam
pered with
, It is stated that the action taken by the
, American arclibishops relative to secret
and semi-secret societies, at II meeting
, held by them in Chicgo, has been ratiIleC
, BY the College of Cardinals and by Tho
, Pope This it is stated, places the Knight,
of Pythias, the Odd Fellows and the Son.
of Temperance under the ban OF The
Catholic Church.
A dispatch from Elberton, Ca, says thai
the children of Isaac ID. Brown, who saw
public execution recently were playing
J Mt hanging on Saturday evening. Tom
the l2-years-old son, tied one end of n ropt
around his neck and the other around {
limb of II tree. Then he jumped from thu
limb, thinking his feet would hit thu
ground. He died of strangulation.
The Attorney General of the United
States has decided that Commander Joshui
Bishop. who recently applied for retire
, ment after forty years Of service, mus
, remain ON the active list OF the navy three
, years longer. 1t appeared that he had beer
] out of the navy for three years and on
, month by sentence of Cotirt-martiul bu
had been restored By special act of Con
gress.
2 The new hurricane signal. which vii
! be displayed ut all weather stations on ant
after January 1st will consist OF two rec
flags with black centres, shown one abov,