Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11

proprietor, died in New York Tuesday
week, aged 50 years.
The Ohio House of Representatives
last week adopted resolutions opposing
the Wilson bill
:. Conrad Durkes' private bank lat Frank
lin Grove, ILL.,, was robbed by burglars
Tuesday week of from $50 1000 to $25, 900,
The per capita circulation of currency
in the United States is now 1925. So. as
against $25.57 month ago and S24. SO
a year ago.
pr. j. Z. Rasley of Dawson, Pa, was
perhaps fatally poisoned at his home,
TUESDAY week, by dose Of strychnine
taken by mistake.
"A Boston dispatch saws that Harvard
University, as a result Of the hard times.
has been obliged to dismiss two pro.
1essors and four instructors.
The coal exports from the Cape Bre-
ton mines, operated by the Whitney
syndicate, last year exceeded 100000
TONS, an increase of 100000 tons.
1t is understood that f. G. Benedict,
VINO was public printer under Mr.
OleVeland's first term, has been decided
upon for appointment to that office.
Jacob Kilroy of Tuscumbia, Ala.
went to bed drunk with pine in his
mouth, wednesday night. He and two
oil MS children were burned to death.
Two miners, named Peter Leayitz and
John linka, both Polanders, were killed
IN the Twin Shaft, at Pittston, Pa. yes
terday week, by fall of coal and rock.
Hinchamann & Sons wholesale drug
house and adjoining property, at De.
trolt, Mich, were damaged by fire yes.
terday week to the amount of 100000.
The Union Chemical works, whose
factory is at Newark, N. j., have been
placed in the hands of receiver. The
liabilities are 100000, and the assets
$136,l92.
u. +. b. Howard. otherwise John
Lord Moore, was convicted at jackson
Tenn, Wednesday, of conducting extern
slve fraudulent operations by the use of
the mails. 49,
George Farrar, aged IA years, was
shot and killed near Greenville, Ala.
Thursday, by Irby McCarthen, another
BOY, who claims that he did the shoot,
ing in self defence.
Thomas Gregg, aged 90 years. was
kllle9 and TWO other workmen were in
1ured Thursday by an explosion in the
works OF the New York Oxygen Com
pany, in New York city.
The Speyer loan to the Reading com.
pany has been extended for period of
three months, $500,000 additional col
lateral having been deposited under the
agreement made last October.
A report made to the Chicago Citv
Council by the comptroller states that
instead of a deficit in the city's finances
as shown by Expert Kingswell's report
there is surplus of nearly So, 00U, 900 |
over all actual liabilities.
Elizabeth Peabody, who was directly |
concerned in the introduction of the |
kindergarten system in this country. |
and had been foremost in educational |
reforms, died at her home, in Jamaica
ram, Mass, Thursday. aged 30 years.
II. A. Nelson, treasurer of Brunswick
Ca, has been removed from Office bv tho |
City Council on the supposition that he
is short in his accounts from $50 600 10
$4,000. He left the city a few DAYS
ago to visit relatives and has not re.
turned.
James NJ. Bowling, the ex-cashier of
the United States Mint, at New Orleans,
who was accused of having embezzled
$4,000 and started fire in the vault to
cover up the crime, was acquitted by the
jury in the United States court, Wednes.
day evening.
Governor Waite of Colorado, in a
personal letter to Governor Lewellyn Of
Kansas, says; "Our Legislature is not
fopullst in either branch, although we
fairly carried the State We were
scientifically counted out by defects in
our Australian ballot law"
The Commissioner of Pensions has
decided, in view of the passage of the
act OF December 21st, 1898, declaring
pensions vested right, that he no
longer has the right to withhold the
pension OF Judge Long of Michigan,
and he has ordered its restoration.
Mayor Wanser of Jersey City has
decided that the charges of malfeasance
and extravaganza preferred against the
Street and Water Commissioners are
sustained by the evidence presented.
he mas ordered their removal from office,
but the matter must now go to Governor
Werts for revision and approval.
The New York Chamber of Commerce
Thursday adopted resolution endurs-
ing the suggestion of the Secretary of
the Treasury that authority be given
him by Congress to issue $500, 900 900
Of short time bonds in such small
amounts as will permit all classes to in
vest their savings in government Sc.
curity
The Massachusetts, Legislature con.
yened at Boston Wednesday. Governor
Russell administered the oath of office
70 the Senators and Representative
slect. Senator W. M, Butler, r., of New
Bedford, was unanimously elected presi-
lent OF the Senate. The House organ
zed by electing the Republican caucus
nominees, George Won L. Never OF
Boston, being speaker.
L nave had catarrh for twenty years, and
iseu MI KINDS OF remed les without relief, Mr.
s 4 MI druggist of Little Falls, recommended
Wy cream Balm. The effect OF the first ap- !
olieation was magical, 1t aliayed the innaIn.
nation, and the next morning my head WIS "a ,
A Al al hall