Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05
IN sEsEnAL.

Gen. Madison Miller, a retired army
officer, aged 81, died at his Residence,
in St Louis, Thursday.
Samuel Edison, father Of Thomas
EDISON, the inventor, died "Wednesday,
IN Norwalk, o., aged 90 years.
DIR. Peters, the African explorer. ia
about to undertake new exploration
OF Somaliland in the interests OF
wealthy Americans
Gov. Hastings recently designated
April 10th and oath as Arhor Days, to
be selected by different sections accord
ing to climatic conditions.
Lieut.. Gen. Baldissera has been APP
pointed to the chief command of the
Italian forces in Africa, instead OF
Lieut.. Gen. Pelloux.
A copy of Chaucer's "Canterbury
Tales" of the first edition, printed by
Caxton in l47S, was sold at auction in
London Wednesday for 81, 020.
The bill repeating the charter of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Co. was
defeated in the Kentucky Senate last
Thursday by vote of 26 to s.
Mrs Frank B. Packet and her two
children were burned to death by the
explosion of gasoline stove in their
home at Eureka, S. D., Thursday.
Gen. David Morrison died in New
York. He commanded the Seventy
ninth Highlanders, a New York volun-
teer regiment, during the Civil War.
x.Gov. Horace Boies of Iowa, has
written letter to the Des Moines
Leader declining to be a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Presi-
dent.
Flora Hodgkins, aged ., and Mary
Hodgkins, aged 3, were burned to death
at their home in Brooklyn, Wednesday.
The children had been playing with
matches.
Jesse lacey, So years old, and his son,
Jesse, Jr. "a years old, were killed by
grasping live wire, which they found
in a garden near their home in Thorn
ton, II. l.
More than 95O,o gallons of beer
were spoiled by fire in the cooling
rooms of the Nj. Brand Brewing Co..
in Chicago. The damage is estimated
at si7, 600
A private cabeeram received in New
York City Thursday announced the
death of Hon. Charles Heating Tuck
erman, late minister of tine United
States to Greece
A dispatch from Zanesville, o., says
that Mckinley Foraker fractional
quarrel has broken out there, which
will result in two sets of delegates 10
the State convention.
Austria has been approached by the
Porte to ascertain whether she would
support the endeavor of Turkey to in
duce England to evacuate Egypt. A
negative reply was received.
A fire at Florence, S. G., Thursday,
destroyed ID business places, causing
loss of 500, 900. George Williams. a
printer, who was asleep in ono of the
buildings, was burned to death.
A Nassau dispatch reports tho wreck,
on February Goth, near Great Harbor,
Abaco,. OF the British steamer Epworth,
from New Orleans for Ipswich, with a
cargo OF corn. The crew was rescued.
Major G. W. McClammy of Scott S
Hill, Ponder county, N. g., was instantly
killed by the bursting of the boiler Of
an engine on his plantation. The
negro fireman, Alfred Spellman, was also
killed.
The donkey boiler of the British
steamer Sportsman, loading at South
port, a suburb Of New Orleans, exploded
"Wednesday, killing Second Engineer
Archibald and badly damaging the
steamer.
House committee on elections No. 3,
Mr.. Mccall of Massachusetts, chair
man, Wednesday decided two South
Carolina contested election cases, both
IN favor of the sitting (Democratic)
members.
The late II. A. Massey, wealthy
Toronto manufacturer, bequeathed
SOD 600 to the American University at
| Washington, ID. c., to erect build
ing to represent Canadian Methodism
IN that university.
At the annual meeting Of the Arbi /,
tratlon League in London Wednesday a
resolution was adopted declaring that
the lust Of gold and land were at the
bottom Of the present troubles in the
Transvaal and elsewhere.
The two men who murdered Cashier
Dorsey of the City National Bank in
Wachita Falls, Tex, on Tuesday, and
| then looted the bank, we're taken from
Jail by, mob Wednesday night and
| lynched to telegraph pole.
a conference Of leading silver men OF
Iowa was held in Des Moines Wednes-
day. There is said TO be strong pros
pect that Boies will DO put forward as
the choice Of the silver party for Presi.
dent as an Independent nomination.
5. Haas, Chicago butcher, was at
| tackled by three men who demanded his
money and were overpowering him,
when he seized a carving knife and ran
1t through the body of one of his as
sailants, Ed Hickey, intiicting fatal
| wound.
| Attorney General Harmon Wednesday
submitted to Postmaster. General vii.
son Il decision to the effect that the
numerous bond and investment schemes
conducted throughout the country are
| lotteries and not entitled to the priyi-
leges of the mails
The President Wednesday sent to the
Senate tho following nominations: To
be consuls of the United States, Samuel
Comfort of New York, at bombay,
India; S. Ii. Keedy of New York al
| Grenoble, France; j. III. Mulligan OF
Kentucky, at Cape Town, South
Africa.
The annual meeting of tho United
States Leather Go. was held in Jersey
City Wednesday. The report for 1885,
shows; Profits of 80, 3G7, S54 add sur.
plus from 1884 Of s7s6, 755; total, $40,
iOi, l69; dividends paid, So, 6S4, 600
leaving surplus, December 3lst, 1895,
81, 40, 800.
State convention to promote the
movement for semi centennial OK.
position at Dallas in 1887 9S, common.
oratiye of the 50th anniversary of Texas