Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-02
PHILADELPTIA AFFAIRS.


years old.
Edward Robins, former president
of tho Catholic Club, is dead.
Henry Bower, widely known manu-.
featuring chemist, is dead. He was
G3 years old.
Samuel Wilson Bell, vice. president
OF the Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank, is dead.
Robert England, who for more than
80 years was engaged in the retail drug
business, is dead.
Christopher Meyers, senior member
of the firm OF Meyers a. Allen, box
manufacturers, is dead.
New quarters OF the Coal Exchange
on the seventh floor of the Reading
Terminal were opened Thursday.
At the annual meeting of tho board
of managers Of the Germantown Hospi-
tai William Maxwell was elected Presi-
dent.
The door and sash department of the
Fite II Arbelo Co. 8 planning mills was
destroyed by fire, causing Sl2, 600
damage.
Charles +. Webster, who represented
the Twenty-third ward in Common
Council six terms, is dead. llo was in
his Goth year.
George W. Williamson, senior mem
ber of the firm of Williamson Bros,
machinists, ana well-known resident
Of Kensington, 10 dead.
Frank Diegcl, convicted of burglar
in the northern part of tho city, was
Thursday sentenced to seven years in
the Eastern Penitentiary.
The North Star Tanning Co "a FIVE
story brick building, Dillwyn and Will
low streets, sustained $50, 600 damage
by fire. 1t s partially insured
a letter was received from Braulio
Pera, Cuban resident of Philadelphia,
stating that an expedition, of which he
was a member, had landed in Cuba,
with about 30 men, 600 rifles, 800, 00C
rounds OF ammunition and two cannon.
The city has brought suit against the
owners Of the property on the southeast
corner of Fifth and Market streets, to
recover S25, 600 alleged TO bo due az
benefits to the property, as result OI
tho widening of Fifth street from Mar
ket to Ranstead.
The funeral Of Anna J. McGrath wat
attended only by her relatives and d
1
and Coroner AAhbridge agree in TIE
belief that the girl did not commit sui
eide and that her death was not the ro
suit Of an accident.
Fire in tho Glenmore Mills, Tenti
street and Germantown avenue, oc
cupied by Samuel p. Wood Il Sons,
manufacturers OF worsted goods, ant
owned by ex-Mayor Filter, causet
| mn IN fhn oh -,
stock, which is partly covered by .insur
ance.
The central board of the AmaIgam
ated Association OF Street Railway En-
ployes has issued a letter to the public
in which it complains that the agree
ment with the Union Traction Co.
brought about by commission o
prominent citizens, has not been livet
up to by the company.
A joint special committee Of Coun
ellis visited Washington and received
promise from the committee on river
aud harbors to visit Philadelphia il
order TO be shown the necessity for til
appropriation OF $500, 600 that has bee
asked to deepen the channel of tn
Delaware river. Tho date Of the visi
was not fixed.
A committee of colored men, led b
John s. Durham, eX-Ministor to Hayti
called on President Welsh of the Unio
Traction Co., on Friday, and aske
,, that eolored men be given positions II
motormen and conductors, MIR. Wells
: told the committee there were NOR
experienced men on the application lis
than could be taken care OF for som
time to come.
Select Council yesterday passed th
ordinance requiring passenger railwa
) companies to equip their cars wit
, effective tenders within eight weeks {
the time the measure becomes Law
under penalty of $40 day for eac
2 car operated without fender. Th
ordinance granting privileges to th
Drawbaugh Telephone Co. was witt
drawn. A resolution requesting th
j, members of Congress from Pennsylvani
= to use their best efforts in securing d
!, appropriation of at least $500, GOO
+ deepen the channels OF the Delawal
. ana Schuylkill rivers was adopted
. The Common Council ordinance crei
!, ting new police district, TO comprii
= the Twenty. eighth ward, was concurre
in. by a vote OF II TO 20 Commo
Council defeated tho bill 10 place G
: the city plan park concourse, begil
q ming at Broad and Wood streets. III
= bill providing for the appointment
an assistant director of public work
at yearly salary Of s3, 800, was passed
but one TO enable tho district attornt
% TO appoint special assistant, at 50, On
~ n year, was lost, as it received two yot
|. less than the requisite two-thirds m
iority.