Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

tie new cTutber DrDoklyn Wnen bue ib
ready for sea.
The Populists in Arkansas say they
will not fuse on the terms proposed by
the Democrats.
The Republican Congressional con-
ference at Johustown, Pa, Tuesday.
ended in split.
The New York firm Of advertising
agents, Herbert Booth, King a. CO.,
made an assignment Tuesday.
John Lienlokken, banker OF La
Crosse, Wis, has made an assignment.
The assignee has given bond for
$40, 600.
Archbishhops Martinelli, who will
succeed Cardinal Satolli as Papal dele
gate to the United States, is expected
to arrive in New York tomorrow.
The Cleveland. O., rolling mill, one of
the three largest plants OF it's kind in
the United States, has closed down,
and 900 men are thrown out Of en-
ployment.
The body of Frederick Lentz who was
killed by an explosion OF gasoline in
Georgetown, d. c., Monday was re-
covered from the wrecked building
Tuesday.
The Democrats of Gloucester county.
N. j., Tuesday nominated G. Fletcher
Meyers, for Senator, Isaac b. Pan
coast for AssembIyman aud Joseph 4.
Sickler for sheriff.
A Boston dispatch says that Harold
Gray, manager in that city for the
American Wringer 20. Of New York, is
missing and that bis accounts are short
to the extent of 800, 900 or s25, 900.
A receiver was appointed in New
York Tuesday for Hurlbert Brothers
IL Co., manufacturers of firearms, bicy-
Giles and sporting goods. The liabilities
are s49I, 932 and the assets s31s, 1872.
The Republicans of Monmouth
county, N. j., Tuesday nominated
G. Asa Francis for Senator and
William i. Reed. Oliver II. Brown
and d. E. Van Wickle for Assembly
| men,
The Lookout Mountain Improvement
Co.. with headquarters at Boston,
owners and operators of the Lookout
| Inn, on Lookout Mountain, filed deed
Of assignment in Chattanooga, Tenn,
Tuesday.
The strike of $50 miners employed at
the mines of the Missouri and Illinois
Coal Co. at Rentchler, Wilderman and
| Freeburg, ILL.,, has been declared off.
The company conceded the advance
demanded by the men.
Chairman Parker of the Popuist
State Central Committee said Mon
day that the Populists will withdraw
every candidate for Congress in the
State of Kentucky except those in the
First and Fourth. districts.
A letter addressed to the Catholic
| clergy of the United States by, it is
said, the Mckinley and Hobart Bust
ness Mems National Campaign Com
mittee was given out Monday at
Tammany Hall, New York.
Capt. Robley ID. Evans of the battle.
ship Indiana will probably be made a
member of the Light House Board and
| will be succeeded in tho command of
the Indiana by Cant. Henry @. Taylor,
president of the War College
An order was issued at the Navy
Department Monday detachibg Lieu
tenant Commander r. p. Rodgers from
duty ms naval attache at Paris, st.
Petersburg and Madrid, and assigning
Lieut. William S. Sims to relieve him.
Applications for the raising of more
than 200 Mckinley and Hobart ban
ners and flags have been made to the
| Department of Public Works In New
York City. Only four permits to raise
Bryan and Sewall banners have been
| asked for.
At Burke, Ida, Monday, the Tiger
Hotel number of warehouses and
several small buildings were DESTROYED
| by fire. William O'Ilara was suifocated
to death b. L. Searles and Joseph
Coburn were fatally burned and several
Others wore seriously injured.
Twenty-thrss of tho crew of tho
British steamer Viceroy, which was
wrecked on Whale Cay, bahamas, Sep
TENDER 18th, arrived at New York Mon
| day. The Viceroy, which was bound
| from Philadelphia for Havana with a
cargo of coal, will bo total loss
Mics Carrie Horner, aged %, of West
minister, Md, committed suicide Sun
day by taking strychnine. She was to
have been married that evening to
William Brock, and the suicide followed
an interview in which Brock pleaded
for postponement of the marriage.
The city alderman of Bellefontaine,
o., on Tuesday night ordered the release
OF all prisoners from the Jail for want
OF money to pay the sheriff for the
keeping. The entire police force was
| discharged for the same reason and the
city is now left without any protection
whatever save the mayor and marshal.
The court of appeals of the District
of Columbia Tuesday affirmed the
| decree of the Commissioner of Patents
in the case of Daniel Drawbaugh,
whose application for patents for
alleged improvements In telephone
transmitters was refused. The court
| held that Drawbaugh was not the in
yentor OF the transmitter.
A. l.. Wire, chief of the United
States Weather Bureau in Phoenix,
Ariz.. was killed and a number OF
Others were injured in an accident
Monday at the Congress Mine, 60 miles
north of Phoenix. The party was as
cending the incline on a dump train
when the cars left the track near the
1,200-f level and were piled up In
wreck.
At Port Townsend dispatch saws that
the steamer Umatilla, from San Fran
cisco, struck a sharp pointed boulder
abreast OF Docky Point, near the en-
trance to Port Discovery bay, In
dense fog Tuesday. She was quickly
gotten off and headed for Port Town.
send. The water rushed in with
great rapidity and quenched the fires.
| and there was panic among the mas.
| sengers. The steamer was finally rim
ashore on Point Wilaon and RI. ,na