Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07
GEYEn.iL.

The United States cruiser Concord has
arrived at Chin Kiang, China.
A National Winter Chatauqua, to be
held in Augusta Ga, has been organized
| i'll Washington.
Congressman John L. Wilson was Fri
day elected to the United state sSenate by
the Washington Legislature.
About 20 stores in Coanticook, Quebec,
comprising large part of the town. We're
burned, Thursday. The loss may reach
SlOO,uOO
A New York dispatch says that the
| typhoid fever scare has been the means of
stopping entirely the shipment of Ameri-
can oysters 10 England.
Fred. Tiedman, aged 90 wears, is under
arrest in Toronto, charged by Herman
Brensel, New York broker, with the EN-
bezzlement of 100000.
The United States cruiser Machias over
took the Detroit ut Colombo, Ceylon, last
Thursday, both vessels being ON their way
TO JON the Asiastic squadron.
The safe in Place, Peterson e Co.'s
jewelry factory, in Providence, II. l., was
broken open on Wednesday night and
robbed of goods valued al $1,000 or 5000.
United States Senator-elect Nelson last
Thursday presented his resignation rs Gov
ernor of Minnesota to the State Senate.
I
US Governor.
The Illinois Senate on Thursday passed
the bill aprrOpriating S25l, 72l for the pay
ment Of claims against the State contracted
by the militia during the Pullman and
American Railway Union strikes.
The California Senate has adopted n
resolution urging the California Congress
men ITO oppose every measure to debase
silver as money, and to advocate and vote
for free and unlimited coinage at the ratio
of l6 TO l."
William Ward, section hand, employed
on the Houston Il Texas railroad, on
Wednesday night shot indiscriminateiy
through the windows of a section house
near Milhcau, killing four men and
wonndins two.
Sixty Thousand dollars in gold was found
Tuesday week by Jesse ]. Drew, at his saw
mill, near llollandale Washington county.
Missouri. The treasure is supposed TO
hGve been buried during the civil war by a
Captain Bariieid
;, A telegram from Panama reports tie
French steamer Amerique ashore at Cape
Augusta, near SaVanilla, and her passen-
gers and crew i'll danger, and says that 1.-THE
Royal mail steamship Para refused 10
render her assistance"
The vacancy in the construction corus of
the navy caused Nv the death Of Samuel
W. ArInistcad at Mare Island will he filled
by the appointment If Ensign Robert r,
Dashiel. who has resigned from the line
OF the navy for that purpose.
Secretary Lamont in pursuance of the
act oil Congress providing for the dedns-
tlen OF the Chlckamauga Military Park in
September next, has addressed an invita-
ton to the Governors of all the States and
TO Congress to participate in the cere.
monies.
Patrick II. Roche, well-kuown club
man, shot himself in the head ON Thurs
uay ana died few minutes afterwards at
his home i'll Baltimore. lie was in his
room with his little sister. handling II re.
Nolver, and the family believe the shoot
Ing was accidental.
The curoners investigation into the
power explosion at Butte Mont. by which
~ persons were killed, was concluded
Thursday, The verdict fixes the responsi.
uliitN on the enyon-COnnel Hardware
Go. ana the Butte Hardware Co., IN whose
warehouses the explosions occurred.
Dr. Fred. Albcrts was shO, and probably
MORALLY wounded in East Toledo. Ohio.
ON wednesday night by Her bert Greiner,
aged . years. II is claimed that Alberts At
tempted to stab Mrs. Mary Greiner, the
boy 5 mother, and that she handed A re-.
v9!Ner to Herbert and told him to shoot
Alberts.
1t became known in Washington Fri
day that solicitor General Maxwell has re-
signed his office and LETT the CITY. Attorney
general DlneY refused 70 make any state.
lneni about the matter. Later in the day
the President sent to Tie Senate the numi
nation Of Holmes Conrad OF Virginia 10 be
solicitor general.
The failure Of Brouwer a. NIctiown was
announced Friday On the New YORK
L. IA f-.,
Interested III the New Yurl. aGd Perry
Goal 20, The liabllitie, are #IuU.UNJ. ana
tle assets exceed that ilim but are ''ul n
SLOW nature and some time Will be re-
quired to complete their liquidation. +"
For several days past, according Ia n
dispatch from Carthage Mo, Il band nf
eIeht men, very heavily armed, "have
peeh lhFElhE u Jasper county, and us,en-
slblY trading horses, naeinL Il snprinltv
oil inducing lonely passengers uf tho road
10 part with any horses they close. and
generally taking fine Stock in eXetiaupe
for plugs o.
The Leonard Smokcless Powder "a a
tennessee corporation, with utI!rrs of
nashville and IN New Work Civ. and n
Factory at Bay Chester. y. T.. .,a.i,,nad
thursday 10 lienjamin $. Harmon. Fhe
company was organized rs months nyo
with CAPITAL stock of lO,DJu,OIi Lion.
tenant o. Y. Whistler of the army helm,
the secretary and 4. 7. Meek president
An attempt was made by two men In
cincinnati wednesday to rob i. Randall
the First National Bank messenger ~ !
package containing SLOW. tie md iust
lett the United states sub-treasllry When
one OF the men attempted 10 snatch the
package. The other threw "a hnndlnl nF
red pepper IN the eyes OF the nessrngrr
Randall held firmly t. the money nm.
ever, and the men escaped