Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-30
IN q ENERAL.

National Federation OF America, died in
New York on Thursday.
Commodore Beardslee has relieved
Rear Admiral Walker from the com.
mand of the Pacific Naval Station.
TIE United States cruiser Charleston
sailed from the Mare Island Navy Yard
Sunday for China, vim Honolulu.
A loss of more than 100000 was
caused at Pittsburg, Pa, Friday, by
a fire, which started in the planning mill
OF Alexander Chambers IL Co.
Professor Alonzo Kendall was killed
at Schoolcraft, Mich, IN Saturday, by
the collapse of parachute by which he
was descending from balloon.
The dynamite cruiser Nesuvius is to
be altered into torpedo chaser" the
naval authorities having definitely de-
cided that the pneumatic gun feature is
impracticable.
Within the past two or three days
three Indians in the Choctaw Nation,
Indian Territory, have been assassinated,
the result of reawakening of the
Jones-Locke feud.
In order to prevent the frequent out
breaks in the Belern prison, in the City
of Mexico, the most dangerous of the
convicts are being transported to the
castle of San Juan de Ulna, at Vera
Cruez.
Prince Toriheto Komatzu, first cousin
Of the Mikady Of Japan and admiral in
the Japanese navy, travelling incognito
as Count Leshima, left Chicago Sunday
night on the way to his native land, via
San Francisco.
The American Line steamer New
York, which arrived Friday, lowered
the westward record between Southamp-
ton and New York by ~ minutes, max
ing the run in i days, z hours and 20
minutes. The record was previously
held by the Paris.
Senator Wolcott is back from Europe.
While abroad he looked into the silver
| question, and says he does not think
there will be . ,conference of bimetaliists
in the very near future. He does not
think anything will be done until Eng.
land takes the initiative.
| The Secretary of War has ordered
back to their respective posts the in
fantry forces from Forts Leavenworth
and Brady and the three batteries of
light artillery from Fort Riley, which
have been stationed at Fort Sheridan
during the railroad strike.
Henry S. Pearson, formerly manager
of the Piano Manufacturing Go. of
Kansas City, and part proprietor of the
Ierrail Hardware Co., at Ryan, |. r.,
committed suicide on Thursday night by
shooting. He had been found to be
short in his accounts with the piano
| company.
Senator Germans physicians advise
him to leave for Europe ut the earliest
possible day, not only for the benefit OF
the sea voyage, but for the purpose of
taking treatment at one of the German
spas. His health is declared to be III 4
very precarious state. He is now al
Saratoga.
SirJulian Pauncefote, the British Am
bassador, who is about to go to Europe
on leave Of absence, called at the White
House Friday ard took leave Of the
President. There is u possibility that
Sir Julian may not return to Washing.
ton, as it is believed he is TO be made
Ambassador to Constautinople.
A telegram from Cheyenne, Wyoming
says that the enormous fruit bushes.
handled by the Union Pacific this yeai
is without parallel in the history of tn,
traffic. Shipments over the Wyoming
division average nine or ten trains eacl
Gay, ara the ofnclals think the rush Will
continue ut least month.
In order to help the unemployed o
Cincinnati several prominent resident
propose to raise Y50,OOO by subscription
They Will then secure several OF tn
big hills about the city and grade then
down. The macadam sand and grave
Will be for sale, the receipts from thi
source being added to the origina
amount"
A statement showing the amount c
gold held by the national banks of til
United States has been prepared in til
office of the comptroller Of the currency
New York state banks alone hav
$50 100000 more gold than the gold re
, serve in the Treasury. The amount q
i gold held by banks in Pennsylvania
S21 ,29B,O00.
AT Little Rock, Ark, on Friday night
! some malicious person entered th
|, power house of the city electric liel
r plant and poured quart of sulphur
acid upon the tour dynamos, which de
stroyed the insulation in all of then
The dynamos were new and COS
$4,000. A discharged fireman name
' Baldwin and three others have been Al
q rested.
Commodore Sampson. chief of ord
y nance, has gone 10 Sandy Hook to wi,
Y ness the tests of the dynamite sun. III
i remarkable results which have bee
G obtained in the past few days Nv arm
5 officers over two.mile range with th
/. Improved pneumatic guns attracts col
i siderable attention in the navy, and ma