Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-19

day. The liabilities are estimated at
$3.50, 600 and the assets at half that
amount
A fire at Sussex, N. b., on Thurs
day, destroyed the store of Hustis g.
White, the Bank of Nova Scotia, the
Fowler Block and several other stores.
Loss, 1925, 600.
Negotiations have been SGT on foot
looking to the selection of Darlington
Booth to take charge of the National
Gospel Union Mission, which has head
quarters in Washington, ID. G.
The Rhode Island delegates to the
Republican national convention will be
for Reed. Congressman Fenton was re-
nominated on Saturday by the Repub-
licans of the Tenth Ohio district.
The Justices of the Appellate division
of the supreme court in New York on
| Friday handed down decision affirming
William Mclaughlin on charge of
bribery.
EX-Gov. Fifer has decided to accept
the position OF national Republican
committeeman from Illinois, 10 which
he was elected by the State COMMITTEES
early last week, but which he at first
declined.
The Immigration authorities have
decided to admit at New York Walter
| Ainsworth and four other machinists
from England, who have come to this
country to put up improved cotton
machinery.
| Charles Adams, a prisoner at the
indianapolis workhouse, was shot on
Friday by Edward GRAHAM, guard,
for refusing to sit in barber's chair
and have his moustache shaved off and
his hair clipped.
In IL counties of Missouri conven-
tions we're held on Saturday to select
delegates to Republican State and Con-
gressional conventions. Ten conven-
tions passed resolutions favoring Nc
Kinley for President
The British tramp steamer Ithamo,
from Baltimore for Londonderry, put
into New York Friday in battered
and leaky condition, the result of en-
counters with terrific gales off the
coast. Her cargo was badly damaged
Representative Fordick of Cincinnati
introduced a bill in the Ohio Legisla-
ture, on Friday, making it mis-
demeanor to wear hat in the theatre
while witnessing performance. 1t
provides a penalty of from 81 to $40
fine.
Gov. Bushnell of Ohio, Friday, in
structed the encouragement of the
State to bring suit to GUST the Union
Sewer Pipe Go. from its charter, on the
ground that its chief object is to con
troll the price Of sewer pipe in the
market.
As a result of the failure of the cloth
ing firm of Rothschild, Baum & Stern,
in Rochester, N. y, on Wednesday,
the Union Clothing Co. of Columbus,
o., made an assignment Thursday. The
assets are value valued at sloo,O 900; liabili'
Ties, Sl2o'oOo'
The Rev. e. G. Shouse of TerIe
Haute, who was nominated for Gov.
ernor at the recent Illinois Prohibition
State convention, has declined to make
the race. j.. =. kingRbury, nominated
for lieutenant governor, will be APP
pointed to the vacancy.
While DR.. Henry b. Barehill. 4
Russian, was experimenting with some
chemicals in Chicago Thursday an ex.
plosion occurred, blowing off both the
DOCTORS hands, DESTROYING the sight Of
his eyes and infiicting other injuries
about the head and face.
Tho Mode1 CIlotbir, ~ of Tndion.no.
lis has f;Ied a cbatteI nnortga@e IN,
$50. M for the hencfit If care3itors
With lew Wallace Ir as trustee'
The firm of Rothsch,ld Ra,n, 6 Stern
who nasiyned on Waducsdav at Roches -
Tar n uara ,,.rt o,yroys 100000
M p.;.;.h 49,. WI,s a. l.,
NJ pfltisl stea'n ~ won, oMheu ps
VIZ VIZ M ,:t U ~ 3teah oeallns any
mnalIng 20; Oh ol. Johps ny was crushed
py ice OIL Togo islanu ihursuay any
sanh' Inc lge iteTaiiy ~ loriileu ran
over the yessel ana the z'9 men apoaro
parely escaped WIN theif ilVes'
The residence of Valentine Mush.
hacker, at Bantam, o., was burned
Friday morning. An old man named
lsler ana Teenie Mushbacker aged 10,
were burned to death. Mrs. Mush'
hacker leaped from an upper window
to the ground, sustaining severe in
Juries.
Gods American Volunteers" is the
name of Commander Darlington Booth s
new organization OF seceders from the
salvation Army; Inc name was decided
upon on oatqruay, anu ahnouhcea ny
0onmander BOOM hlmself, IN New
YORK a standard mas also been &C.
slgnateu lof the " a. "
WINE Wofkmeh were porlng Tor water
IN me poller room OF hhelnstrom BROS
dlstlilery' IN Olhclnnati' on FRIDAY,
natural gas was struck at depth OF
2oo Feet Inc room soon hlled with
gas. .wnlch lgnited from the furnace,
causing an explosion and wrecklng the
building Eleven men were injured;