Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-22
IN GEN ER.IL.


The Marion, o., Deposit Bank has
closed its doors.
The Hotel Chalfonte, at Cape May,
was sold at sheriff's sale Mouday for
s20,0
The Few Masonic Home iu Wichita,
Kan, was seriously damaged by fire
Monday.
The new Turkish minister, Mustapha
Tahsin Bey, arrived in Washington
Monday.
b. f. Foster, grand secretary of the
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, died in
Indianapolis Monday.
Commander William M. Gamble, U.
S. NJ, retired, died Monday in Norris
town, N. j., at the age Of 10 years.
The entire business portion of En-
field, Mass. comprising the property Of
II business firms, was burned Monday.
Senator Peterson of Minnesota de-
clares that Mckinley will carry that
State by from 81, 600 to so. 900 majority.
The plant of the Alexandria, Va,
Fertilizer Manufacturing Co. was dam
aged by fire Sunday night to the extent
of $50, QUO. -.
st. Peters Polish Catholic Church at
Stevens Point, Wis. was burned Sunday
by fire supposed to have been of in
cendiary origin; loss, $50, 600.
Candidate Bryan denies the report
that he had applied to the manager of
New York theatre, in January last,
for the position of press agent
l.. W.'Yeomans & Co. IS drug store in
Bellevile, Ont, was burned Monday
morning. L. W. Yeomans the head of
the firm persisted in the flames.
At Somerville, N. Y, Sunday, Orrin
| D. kinnie killed his father with an axe
and then took his own life by hanging.
He is supposed to have been insane.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
declared final dividend of 10I5 per
cent to the depositors OF the Cory,
Pa, National Bank, making in all S01s
per cent.
Charles Bertrand & Co., general
storokeepers oil Isle Verte, Quebec,
have failed. Their liabilities are 1926,
600, and they claim assets amounting
10 1885, 900.
Ex-Gov. and Judge S. Brooks Fleming
of Fairmont, one of the leading Demo.
Gratis of West Virginia, has announced
his opposition to Bryan and tho Chi
cago platform.
Fitzhueh Lee, consul general at
Havana, has been granted leave of
absence and will return to his home in
Virginia. 1t is said he returns solely
on account Of his health.
II is stated that the Pope is sending
special instructions to Archbishop N ar
tinelli in regard TO the attitude Of the
| Catholic clergy in America in the
present political campaign.
st. Clair Grover and his brother. a
deaf mute, are under arrest at Clarks-
vile, Ca, charged with the murder Of
their grandmother because she had cut
off the tirst-named grandson in her
will.
Gladstone declares that it would be
wild paradox to say that the enforce.
ment Of British treaty rights TO stop
the systematic massacres in Turkey
would provoke hostilities from the
Powers
A fire at Corsicana, Tex, Sunday,
destroyed the National Oil Co. IS cotton
oil mill, together with machinery, q
large quantity Of cotton seed, crued
and refined OIL. The loss is estimated
at $40, 900.
puO'puupu clOCh Wright CRASHED
through three floors OF st. Hedwick't
Church in Milwaukee, Sunday after
noon. The church was crowded at the
time and panic ensued but no one
was injured.
A Boston dispatch says that the
Hallett g. Davis Piano Co., which
recently had difficulties on account Of
slow collections, has made settlement
of 100 cents on the dollar and it,
factory will etart at once on full time.
| At Buffalo, N. Y, Monday, tha
sheriff took possession Of the property
of the Western New York Preserving
and Manufacturing Go. on executions
amounting to $3.50 The tota
! liabilities are sl67, 1923; assets, SIG, 1856,