Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-08
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The German Reichstag last Friday
adopted motion favoring the complete
aorogation of the Jesuit Exclusion law.
The breaker of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Co., at Maltby, was burned Fri
day, and 800 hands weae thrown out OF
work.
A bill making the selling of pools on
races or other sporting events a penal
offence has passed both houses of the
Wisconsin Legislature. ~
Joseph Gartside, coal dealer, was
killed at Chester, Pa, on Friday, BY
the falling of the stone wall of an old
mill which was being torn down.
Darwin L. Ware, who had been
prominently identified with the civil
service reform movement ever since it's
inception, died in Boston on Friday,
aged GO years.
A tornado passed over the southern
portion of Cleveland county, Ari., on
Friday, destroying about Is houses.
William Shirley was killed and 10
others we're injured.
A Columbia, Ala. dispatch reports
the sinking OF the steamer j. T.. y.
Griggs, in the Chattahoochee river,
on Thursday night Five persons are
believed to have been lost.
Alexis and Ernest Blanc, brothers.
both under 20 years, were hanged in
New. Orleans Friday for the murder
of Simon kegnaud, merchant, at
Scott, La. about year ago.
The Metropolitan Iron and Land Co.
has announced an immediate increase
of 10 per cent in the wage scale in its
mines at Ironwood, Mich. This in
crease affects 1000 men employed iu
the Norris and Pabst mines.
In New Orleans Friday the body
Of a man who committed suicide OF a
hotel in that city last Monday evening
was identified BY his brother as that
of Frank d. Steger, the defaulting
secretary of the Mutual Assurance
Society of Virginia.
The Japanese Legation at Washington
received a dispatch Friday from the
cons il general at San Francisco saying
that Tho recent reports of the death OF
the Crown Prince OF Japan, and the
succession of Prince Arisgowa as heir
apparent, were entirely unfounded.
Gen. Stewart Il. Woodford, after
seeing President Mckinley on Friday,
said: ~ am candidate for nothing,
and shall get it. = lie then explained
that he was preparing for trip around
the world and would leave with his
family FOR Japan about May LIST.
d. W. Harrington, whose resignation
as chief of the division of accounts,
Treasury Department was required by
Secretary Carlisle early in the last ad.
ministration, has been restored TO his
position, and N. D. Mcdowell, his
successor, has been transferred and
appointed assistant chief in the office
OF the supervising architect OF the
| Treasury. #. =.
Chris Schulz, aged II years. 9
| trusted messenger for the firm of kuh,
| Nathan & Fisher OF Chicago, was rob.
he'd Friday of So, $40, which he was
! bringing from bank, by Edward Wilson,
another employee OF the firm, and an
unknown man. Schulz was beaten into
insensibility, bound and gagged AMI
left in the wagon in which he and Will
son had driven to the bank.
Col. Fred. D. Grant Friday tells
graphed President Mckinley from New
York as follows: "Although you were
pleased to urge me to think over the
| matter, it is impossible for me to con
slider the position of Assistant Secre
tary of War. which you were good
enough to offer me. l therefore de
cline with thanks the appointment, al
the same time regretting that l am no
| to serve your administration, for which
/ worked earnestly
United States Treasury officials a
! San Francisco claim to have securet
information proving the existence of |
ring organized for the express purpose
of illegally landing Chinese girls fol
immoral purposes. The Treasury agents
expect to arrest number of pro
fessional perjurers who have figured a!
fathers OF most of the women landed
from China during the past year.
MAJOR General Thomas A. Kruger, il
command of the Department of thu
| East, retired from active service VI
Friday. having reached the age limit Of
ga years. The vacancy as filled by tn,
promotion of Br;gadier- General Whea
ton, who was promoted over Brigader
| General Brooke, because he will reacl
the retiring age on May sth. 1t wa
{, the desire OF the President TO have hin
no ont M ith tha ia,raar carl rank