Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-30
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work. Over 3, 600 men were involved.
Miss Clara Barton of the Red Cross,
and her staff of assistants sailed from
New York Wednesday on their way to
Constantinople.
A dispatch from Pawhaska, Okla
homa, says that Chief Alexander Tall,
full blood Usage Indian, treasurer of
the tribe, is short in his accounts from
50, 900 TO 81, 600.
An electric car in St. Louis Thurs
day ran into a barouche in which we're
five Sisters of Mercy. The driver and
four of the nuns were seriously injured.
The postofIice at Natick, X. l., was
entered early Thursday morning. The
safe was blown open and stamps and
cash to the value of about 500 stolen.
The National Editorial Association
concluded its annual session in st.
Augustine, Fla, on Friday. II. Ii.
Thomas Of Mechanicsburg, Pa, was
elected president.
Ex- Congressman Oscar Turner died
at his home in Louisville Wednesday at
the age of 50. He represented the First
Kentucky District in the House of
Representatives as an Independent.
The National Association of Ameri-
can Manufacturers in Chicago, Thurs.
day, elected Theodore G. Search of Phil
adelphia president The next annual
meeting is to be held in Philadelphia.
William w. Upton, ex-iudge of the
supreme court of Oregon and second
comptroller of the Treasury during the
Hayes administration, died in Wash
ington, d. g., Thursday, aged 79years.
The Mallory Line steamer Alamo,
which went ashore on Pelican Shoals,
near Key West Wedn' lay, has been
gotten off by the Key West wrecking
feet The wreckers have libelled the
vessel for, s65. 600 salvage.
Miss Agnes Belle Steele, daughter Of
the mayor of Helena, Mont, has been
selected to name the new gunboat
Helena, which will be launched at the
works of the Newport News Ship.
building and Dry Dock Co. to-day.
As the dates for the Democratic
National Convention in Chicago and
for the reunion of the Elks in Cincin-
natl conflict, an effort is being made
by the Elks to have another day than
July 7th selected for their meeting.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
approved schedule for the payment
of drawback on exported refined sugar
equal to the duty paid upon the raw
sugar, less one per centum of the duty
paid on the raw sugar contained
therein.
DIR. X. N. Fenwick, professor of
obstetrics aud gynecology in the medi-
cal branch of Queen University, in
Kingston, Ont, died Wednesday. Blood
poisoning contracted by cutting his
finger while performing an operation
was the cause.
The American Forestry Association
held its 18th annual meeting in Wash
Sterling Morton, President; ID. M. ii.
W. F. Newell of Washington, Cor
responding Secretary.
An application for the appointment
of a receiver for the Central Stamping
Co. was made in New York City on
Friday by holders of 800. 900 worth of
the stock. The application grows out
of recent proceeding against the COM
pany by the State Attorney General.
The National Association of Manu-
fecturers in Chicago, Wednesday, de-
cided to ask Congress to institute an
i'm Mediate investigation 'into the
largely increasing imports of articles of
Oriental manufacture, which arc
gravely menacing the industries of
this country"
A Chicago dispatch says that
Attorney General Moloney is about to
bring quo warranto proceedings in the
circuit court against the Illinois Steel
Co for the purpose of having its char
ter revoked. 1t is charged that in the
consolidation of the several original
concerns the company exceeded it's
legal powers.
The Navy Department has been in
formed that the Governor of North
Carolina has revoked tho commission
of Commander Francis Winslow, United
States Navy, retired as commanding
officer of tho North Carolina Naval
Battalion. Some dispute over the
matter of accounts was the basiF for
the Governors action.
A dispatch from Guthrie, Oklahoma,
says that the investigation of the
United States marehal's Office shows
that thousands of dollars have been
secured on false vouchers and forged
lieved that several of the Judges and
district clerks and half a dozen United
States commissioners will be involved.
A dozen or more Poles undertook to
wreck the Philadelphia n Readings
big trestle at Chcektowaga, N. Y,
Wednesday morning, by saving the sup
ports in such way that the first train
OF coal would carry down the structure.
The police discovered them at work
and arrested two men, the others
escaping. The prisoners were SEN
fenced to six months imprisonment.
Secretary Carlisle has directed Mint
Director Preston to prepare to coin
standard silver dollars at the Philadel-
phia and New Orleans Mints. The
amount of coinage to be executed has
not been determined, but it will proba-
bly, not exceed $40, 600, 600. The effect
of this decision will be the continuance
of coinage operations in Philadelphia
and the reopening of the New Orleans
Mint.
A Denison, Tex, dispatch says that
all of the officials of the Choctaw ma
tion convened at Tuscoma Wednesday to
consider ways and means to prevent
the allotment of lands and the break
ing up of tribal relations. An address
issued to the Five Civilized Tribes dc.
cares that as people they are threat
ened with annihilation and that tho
situation has been misrepresented by
the Dawes commission.
The Dominion government has passed
an order in Council permitting the
of United States cattle from
the port of St. John, N. r., on con
dition that the regulations relating to
the inspection and isolation of United
States cattle passing through Canada
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