Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05
IN GENERaL.

yard University, yesterday week, nj
degrees were conferred.
The Vermont State Democratic con-
yention at Burlington Thursday nomi-
mated G. w. Smith for governor.
Secretary Carlisle Friday requested
the resignation of Edward O'Meagher
Condor as inspector of public buildings.
The Senate Friday confirmed the
nomination of William ID. Bigler to be
assistant United States treasurer at
Philadelphia.
ln the hafmile dash pacing race at
Omaha, on Tuesday, Flying Jib went
the distance IN 104 fiat, being closely
driven out by Ialpha Burns.
Negotiations are pending for the trans
fer Of the San Francisco Midwintcr Fair
TO the City of Mexico, where it will
probably be opened III November.
The Republicans of the Fourth dis
trict of Ohio, have nominated w. ID.
Davies for Congress. Ex-Governor
Foraker was endorsed for United States
Senator.
The United States cruiser Charleston
arrived Thursday at Acapulco, Mexico,
where She will be cleaned, preparatory
to relieving the Philadelphia as flagship
at Honolulu.
A dispatch from O'Neill, Neb., states
that information has been received of
the destruction by fire cf the town of
Ewing, about 20 miles distant, Wednes.
day week.
At Brooklyn, N. V, Thursday,
Michael Gamer, aged 81 years, shot Ann
Suather, aged II years, in the right
temple, anu then fired bullet into his
own forehead.
The Trunk Line executive committee
Friday referred the question of the
passenger traffic between New York
city and Buffalo to the arbitration of
Commissioner j. +. Goddard.
The first official test Of the powerful
search light at Sandy Hook, Nj, Tues
day week, proved highly satisfactory to
the officers of the Ordnance Board Of
the War Department.
Cornelius Andelvelde was instantly
killed and Adon Laudenschleker IA
tally injured by being struck by train
on the Lake Shore road, near Dunkirk'
N. T., Wednesday night week.
The first bale Of cotton of this
seasons crop, and said to be the earliest
bale ever raised in the United States,
was sold at Houston, Texas, Thursday
for $3.50. The bale weighed 604 pounds.
The coal sales agents at meeting on
Thursday advanced the price on all
sizes OF anthracite Is cents per ton to
the east and west for July delivery.
The output for July was placed at
$4,000 tons.
Harry Jones was hanged at Indepen-
dence, Mo, Friday, for the murder Of
Madame Wright, in Kansas City, last
September John Clark, his companion
in the crime, was hanged Friday at
Kansas City.
The Massachusetts, House of Repre-.
sentatiyes. Wednesday, by vote Of l15
to 40, defeated motion to pass over the
governors veto the bill authorizing the
Bell Telephone 90. TO increase It's capital
stock to $5o,O0O.0OO
The statement was made Friday.
IRON an authoritative SOURCE" that no
issue of United States bonds will be
made during the summer, and that an
END TO gold exports to Europe is be-
lleved to be almost reached.
Two men were killed and one fatally
injured last Friday, by the falling off a
wall OF the burning warehouse of
Franklin Woodruff Il Co., at Brooklyn,
n. Y. The loss on building and con.
tents is estimated at Sl,00O,O0O.
Secretary Herbert has received a cable.
gram from Admiral Skerrett informing
| him that ali is well at Korea. The Bal.
ttmore will be kept there for few
weeks longer to guard against another
possible outbreak among the revolution.
| lists.
James Smith Allen, farmer, resid-
ing near Grecncastlc, Ind, on Wednes-
day, murdered his wife and then killed
himself. He left letter stating that he
would commit the crime because of the
interference Of relatives in church
matters.
Judge Coltof the United States circuit
| court OF Boston, Wednesday, refused to
grant the petition of Shebarto Sait0, a
japanese, for citizenship, on the ground
that the Japanese do not come within
the term white persons in the naturali-
| cation laws.
Rear Admiral William Granville
Temple, Y. 5. N, who served with dis.
| tlncton i'll the war with Mexico and
during the Ciyll War in the attacks on
Fort Fisher and the capture of Rich
mond, died Thursday at Washington,
u. q, aged 20 years.
Zimri Dwiggins, w. G.. Bentley and
John Greene, respectively president,
vice. president and cashier of the Colum.
bla National Bank of Chicago, which
Jailed year ago, were indicted Wednes-
day on the charge of receiving deposits
when they knew the bank to be .nsol.
| vent
southern Minnesota and eastern South
Dakota We're visited Wednesday week
| by series OF terrific windstorms, which.
SO far as known, CAUSED the death ii 10
persons and injury to more than so
others, four of whom will die. Great
damage was done 10 buildings and
| crops.
Wm. Pinkenon, who was on trial at
spring Valley, H., Tuesday week, tor as
saGlt!ng Anna Baroski, Friday week,
leapel out Of an open window, but was
quickly ovcrtakcn by about 800 frends
OF Tue girls and beaten to death. The
justice and lawyers made their escape
soon after the trouble began.
a dispatch from Washington, b. C..
states that it was learned Friday that
In the early part Of the week two
prominent New York financiers called
on President Cleveland and Offered to
| place new $50,OO0,000 bond loan on
the market, stating that all Of il would
be taken in New York and the East.
Forty prisoners in the MASSACHUSETTS,
state prison, at Boston, refused 10 con
tlnuc at work in the chair shop Wedues.
day, and one Of then, who made hostile
movement against Officer Thomas bono.
van, was shot and mortaliy wounded
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