Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-16
pHILADKLpnII AFFsIRs.

Charles Archer aged 60 years, was
run over and killed by coal car at
Broad and Huntingdon streets Thurs
day.
Tho Rev. Matthias Schimpf, pastor
OF the Emmanuel German Lutheran
Church, Frankfort, died on Monday,
aged 50 years
Joseph d. Murphy, of the Board of
Education, was On Friday appointed
cashier of the Mint, at salary of
81, 800 per year.
O'Neill Brothers shoddy mill, at
Howard street and Columbia avenue,
was damaged by fire 10 the extent OF
$40 600 Monday.
At the annual meeting Monday of
the shareholders of the Philadelphia a
Reading Railroad Co. President Harris
and the present management wore re.
elected without opposition.
David, William and George McKis.
son, aged respectively 10, l6 and 7
years, who were injured by a myster-
inus explosion at their homo on Sun
day, died Monday morning. None of
them revealed the cause of tho explo.
sion.
At a massmceting in Textile Hall
Thursday, under the auspices of the
Morkingmcn' Protective Tariff League
of hensinEton, resolutions were adoptcd
recommending the nomination of
Soy, Mckinley by the Republicans for
tho Presidency.
James King, a minor, who sued
Srvill Schuiield d Co., Manayunk
manufacturers, 10 recover damages for
Injuries received by being caught IN
machluoN ut their mill, was Thursday
awarded sl2,l10 damages by jury in
tho common pleas.
liy the fall Of painters scafTold. cx.
tending from tho third-story windows
Of tho building 81 South Second street
Monday Edward II. petrowsky, aged
~ years, and William NewkirlS, aged
~ years We're killed, and Henry Peter
son WAS terribly injured.
The Democratic primary elections
heli on Monday resulted in an almost
complete victory for the administra.
tion element. Mr.. Harrity will control
INC entire delegation to tho next State
convention, and these delegates elect
tho representatives to the national con-
yenton.
Judge Butler Monday dismissed the
exceptions to and confirmed the report
ct the master in the suit of the Central
transportation Go. against the Pull.
man Palace Car Co. An award is made
OF q, aa2 00u and eleven years interest
70 favor oF the Central Co. and against
the Pullman CO.
Select Council Thursday increased
the appropriation for electric lighting
for the year from s751, 600 to $500, 600,
but, on Mr.. llanniTen obiecting to tho
suspension Of the rules the final pas
sage OF the Till was postponed until
the next meeting, An ordinance was
introduced to appropriate $3.50, 900 for
municipal electric light plant
Th control of the Tradesmen's Ma.
tional Bank, held by the estate of tho
ate Charles II. Rogers, has been pur-
ctased by syndicate Of capitalists,
organized by the Finance Co. of Penn
sylvanla. George ii. Earle, Jr., will
succeed Frank G. Rogers as president
Of tho bank, and Russell S. Hubbard
VIII be chosen cashier. The capital of
tho institution. now Si00, GOO, is to be
increased to 500, 900.
Resolutions adopted by the commit
tee undor tho instructions of the
Academy of Music massmeeting to pro
test against the abolition Of free trans
fers, and by tho Municipal League, ad-
yocating municipal ownership Of street
railways, were presented to City Coun-
ellis Thursday. An ordinance was intro
duced in Common Council providing
for the taking by the city and leasing
OF the Frankiurd ana Southwark Pas
senger Railway.
IN reily 70 letter from j. Hampton
Moore president of the Young Mems
RepubHcau Committee, asking tho
Citi2enH' Republican ComGlttee to CO.
operate in the selection Of good Repub
lican candidates for Ciy Councils,
Hon. William Potter said, among other
things: If the Republican orgqniza-
iion docs not name eycel'nt candidates
who ore u sympathy with the platform
adopted by tho Citizens Reform Com
lqittee. Jhcn. hope the people will
elect tle best men, be thcy tho choice
Of ting Municipal League your Joint
committee or Of the Democratic party"