Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-03-04
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Edward Chase, for 27 years manager
of tho ST. Louis Clearing Houss Asso
citation, died Monday.
Three children OF i.yariste ST. Pierre
we're burned 10 death at Riomuski,
Quebec, on Sunday night
The Richmond. Va, locomotive and
machine works resumed operations on
Monday with large force.
Tho resignation by Gen. Woyler Of his
command in Cuba Is denied 10 dis
patches from Havana and Madrid.
The President has denied pardon to
tho Santa Fe murierers who were re-
spited February goth until March a3d.
The Japanese government has adopted
gold as the monetary standard and will
coin gold and silver at the ratio of 32la
to /.
Judge Clayton has decided that the
annexation of South Chester borough
to the city of Chester, Pa, was legally
accomplished.
Judge Valiant, in st. Louis, Mon
day, appointed ex-Gov. William j.
Stone receiver for the Mullanphy
Savings Bank.
Five hundred employees OF the Globe
Shipbuiiding Co., at Cleveland, O.,
struck on Monday against the employ
ment OF non-uniun labor.
The Gulf, Colorado s. Sante Fe Rail
road Co. q safe In the station at Gar
land, Tex, was blown open and robbed
of 81, 600 on Sunday night.
The Aurora chair factory and the
| Wymond cooper ship, at Aurora, ILL.,,
were bnth burned on Sunday. the
aggregate loss being $50, 600.
A Kansas City man, supposed to
have been .. Gustsssen, was found
dead 10 Boston hotel Monday, hav-
ing been asphyxiated by gas.
Tho President Monday nominated
Paul j. Dashiell OF Maryland TO be pro-
fessor in mathematics in the Navy, and
he was confirmed by the Senate.
Il. N. WEIGH Manufacturing o. OF
Bristol, Conn, will resume the manu-
facture of clocks about April LIST. The
factory has boon idiu about two years.
All the bricklayers and stone masons
of Milwaukee,, Wis, to the number Of
about l,5o0 quit work Monday to en-
force demand for iO-cent an hour
wage scale and hours per day.
l A dispatch from jackson. ias.. snys
it is probable that United States Sena.
tor J. u. George will tender his resiy-
nation at the approaching session Of
the Legislature Ill health is the cause.
Elijah Kirby hanged himself in his
cell IN the county Jail at Carlo. H.,
Modday morning He was about to be
taken to the penitentiary TO serve a
sentence for criminal assault upon his
daughter.
A syndicate appointed by the Uni
versity OF Cambridge has reported. re.
commencing that women shall be eligi-
ble TO receive degrees in course, and
honorary degrees in arts, law, letters,
science and music.
1t is reportod at Wilkesharre that
the Pennsylvania railroad is to make a
connection with the WilkesbRrre 4
Eastern railroad and ship Nanticoke
coal to Underwater by that route instead
Of running it by way of Sunbury.
The United States Treasury debt
statement. issued Monday, shows 8
MT increase in the public debt, lest
cash in tho Treasury, during Feb
, ruary, of 81, 592 1877. Total cash il
j tho Treasury, 1864, 33S. l67.
The Supreme Court of the Unitet
States Monday reversed tho judg
. uDSuU VI tlb Dnileu DlhteS ulSlfluE p0ur
! for the Southern district of Florida, il
i the case of the Cuban filibusterinl
. stoumnr Three Friends, and tiirectet
+ the court to resume custody Of thu
4 vessel.
in the Greek Parliamentary Chamhe
q Monday Prime Minister Dalyannis de
/ nounced the hombarllment Of tn,
Q Christians as savage. imnious am
| unjust. He said the blockade Of Cret
! by the Powers was inexpliuabIe from
! the view point of international law
. Greece. he added, had instructed he
|. representatives abroad to protest aaains
il the hombardment to ths government,
g OF the countries to which they wor
/, accredited.
), Gov. Griggs of New Jersey Mopda,
:. sent tha following nominations to tn
!. Senate: Chief Justice OF the suprem
t, court, William j. Maggie; Assuuiat
Justice, Gilbert Collins; ATTORNEY
General, Samuel II. Grey Secretary d
State, George Wurts; Comm ssioner d
!, banking and Insurance, William Bsttls
It State Prison Keeper. Samuel s. Moure
!, clerk OF the supreme court, Willinr
!, Rikor, Jr.; State Board Of Medina
ID Examiners, Aaron X. baldwin, Ildwi
de Buum and (senr,ye II W;Ih,,.