Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-25
IN GENERAL.

saved.
The indicted Gutenberg race track
officials were arraigned at Jersey City
wednesday aud required to give bail to
appear for trial.
As result of the recent examinations
at the West Point Military Academy, 81
cadets who were deficient were FRI
dcy discharged from the service.
Mrs. Anna Austin was elected mayor
of Pleasanton, Kansas, Wednesday, by a
majority OF eight, in total of 1888 votes,
of which 1873 were cast by women.
According to advices received at
Omaha from the Pine Ridge Agency,
the grip is playing havoc among the
Indians, who "are dying like Sheep"
The old warship Marion, whose days
of usefulness have nearly ended, has
been ordered home from Asiatic waters,
where she has been for number Of
years.
Captain Picking is soon to be sue
ceeded in the command of the United
States cruiser Charleston, now at Rio
de Janeiro, by Commander George W.
Coffin.
Elizabeth Parker has been arrested at
West Union, Ohio, charged with COM
plicity in the double murder for which
her son, Roscoe Parker, was lynched a
few days ago.
Chairman Peck of the finance COM
mittee of the Worlds Fair directory,
estimates that the Exposition company
will pay q dividend of 10 per cent to
the stockholders
rppniuar hoe baan anao;ntad 81
Albany, N. Y, for tho George Tread
well Company, which had capital of
S63S,O0O. The assets are claimed to be
worth but $4,000.
Judge Charles P. Thompson, an ex-
Congressman and well-known iurist,
committed suicide by shooting, at his
home in Gloucester, Mass, Friday.
He was 67 years old.
Daniel McMullin, aged years, son of
Pleasant Hill, Pa, saloon keeper, was
killed, Wednesday, by stone thrown
by one OF a party Of Poles and Huns
who were fighting among themselves.
An examination of the English ex-
hibits in the Manufactures and Liberal
Arts Building at Chicago shows that
they were damaged much more seriously
by water at the recent fire than was sup
posed.
The fishing schooner Alma Z Randall,
at Boston Thursday from Phippanies
Bank, reported that while on her way
to port, Alexander Swim aud Edward
Frost, seamen, were washed overheard
and drowned.
Justice Barrett, in New York, Fri
day instructed the receiver of the Hoff-
man House to retain the books of the
concern within the jurisdiction of his
court. A New Jersey court had ordered
the production of the books there.
q. Q. Kennedy, a prominent lawyer
of Lancaster, Pa, has become insane
over the excessive use of cocaine, and it
has developed that he has converted to
his own use over $4,000 belonging to
clients. His personal liabilities are also
very heavy.
News has reached Escalon, Mexico,
OF holocaust in one of the Sierra
Mojada mining camps. A group of
huts was fired by incendaries, and
eleven men and several women and
children persisted. Ten others were
fatally burned.
BY the bursting of boiler at the
Indian Ridge colliery, at Shenandoah,
Pa, on Tuesday week, the breaker and
other buildings were badly damaged.
The colliery will be idle for several
weeks, and $50 men and boys will be
out of employment.
The annual banquet of the Maryland
Confederate Society was held in Balti-
more last Friday. 1t was preceded by
a lecture by Colonel Charles Marshall,
who was General Lees military secre-
tary. He told the story of the surrender
to General Grant at Appomattox.
Captain Diggins of the American
schooner Sarah II. Putnam, and Captain
Robins and the crew of the American
schooner Alert, reached Halifax Thurs.
day from Newfoundland. Both vessels
were wrecked, the former at Bay of
Islands and the latter on Romeo's Island.
The President Wednesday returned to
the House with his disapproval the bill
for the relief of entrymen of stone and
timber lands. The ground of objection
is that the bill, by allowing entries to be
perfected before judicial officers, inter-
feres with che responsibilities properly
lodged in officers Of the land bureau.
The President Wednesday sent to the
Senate the nominations Of William l.
Buchanan of Iowa, to be Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
to the Argentine Republic; Allen
Thomas of Florida, TO be consul at La
Guayra, Venezuela, and Edward w, S,
Jingle OF Montana, to be consul at
Brunswick, Germany.
The report of the official trial Of the
new cruiser Olympia, built by the Union
iron works, at San francisco, was re.
ceived at the Navy Department Thurs.
day. 1t shows that the vessel deyeloped
a speed of 21.69 knots per hour, which
will give the contractors premium of
100000, the largest premium ever
earned in the construction of United
States war ship.
The report Of the commission an.
pointed TO make treaty with the Yank-
ton tribe of Sioux Indians of South
Dakota was laid before the United
States Senate, Thursday, accompanied
by the draft OF bill intended to carry
the agreement into effect. Under this
agreement the Indians cede to the United
States all the nnalloted lands in their
reservation IN the State of South
Dakota, the United States to pay the
tribe the sum of 100000, which is al
the rate of $3.621 per acre.
The Senate in executive session We'd
nesday, adopted the adverse report OF
the committee on commerce and rejected
the nomination of j. Scout Harrison
brother OF ex-Presldent Harrison ,nomln.
ated to be surveyor of customs at Kan.
sas City, Mo. The Missouri Senators
presented the case TO the Senate and
stated that the nomination was made IN
the face Of the unanimous recommended,
ton Of the delegation in Congress fol
another man. II was also shown thai
Harrison did not vote the Democratic