Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-18
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A receiver vas appointed at Salt
Lake on Thursday for the Pennsylvania
Smelling Co.
Homar D. Martin. widely snown
LANDSCAPE painter, died in 81. raul
MINI, On Friday night
The receivers Of the Baltimore q
Ohio railroad have placed an order Tor
81, COO tons of steel rails.
The Cambria National Bank OF Johns
town. Pa. capital sl0O, go was FRI
day authorized TO begin business.
Mary Evans and Bessie Morgan we're
drowned on Saturday afternoon Oh the
old canal at Sharon, o., while skating.
A pillar which supported the root oil
a mine in Tslcyille, ". H., collapsed on
Saturday evening and six men were
killed.
Gen. Joseph Orviile Shelby. who was
known as Fighting Joen in the Con-
federate army. died at Adrian, Mo-, on
Saturday.
The State Trust and Savings Bank, a
small concern OF West Superior, Wls.,
has been placed in the hands OF
receiver.
The Second Presbyterian Church at
Wuilliamsport. Pa, was burned Sun
day, the fire originating from defective
heating apparatus.
President LRishman OF the Carnegie
Steel Co. has resigned, to take effect
on April Isl. Charles NJ. Schwab will
succeed him as president.
Mai. CiTujeds, who was in command
OF tho troops in the engagement in
which Antonio Maceo pas killed. has
been promoted to colonelcy,
The office of tina Pittsburg Post was
burned 10 Sunday morning, causing a
loss OF $40, 600. Two large presses and
10 type-aetting machines were ruined.
The Cromwell Iins steamer Louisiana.
which sailed from New York on Feb.
ruary 18th, went ashore at South Pass,
near Port hada, La, on Friday, during
thick weather.
The recent public claulor in Germany
Cor the limitation Of military privileges,
which arose over the hrusewitz case,
has abateCi. and the spirit Of miitarlsm
IS us arrogant as ever.
Tine British steamship Auretta Capt.
Henderson, which went aground on
| Friday in the Pstapsco river was
iluaied on Saturday alter part OF her
cargo had been llghtersd.
A Binghamton. N. y. dispatch says
! that Virgil i. McMasters Of Colesviile
| has disappeared, and thare is said TO BIO
| a shortage of so, coo in his accounts az
executor of tho estate Of Riley Lush OF
| NiEeYeh.
Lyman j. Gage. who is to be Presi.
dent Mckinley's Secretary Of the
| Treasury, was the guest of honor at a
banquet given in Chicago on Saturday
night by his fellow members OF toe
Bankers Club.
The boEy of r. i. Sharp. president
Of the Lesytone Milling Co. Of St.
Louis was found in Forest Park Friday
evening, bullet hols through the
nrain. lie is supposed to have com.
,nittsi suicide.
The Heeman-St. Clair Go. and the
Kansas City Dry Goods Co. Of Go.
nanehe, Tex, firms incorporated by
the same parties, have executed q
general assignment. Liabilities, $50,
900; assets, ell0, 600
Joseph A. Iaslgi. the Turkish c.nsu
At Boston, wGs arrested in New iorl
on Saturday on charge of embezzlins
aS, 600 from Peter Charles Derieuy, il
the former city. 1t is said that $3.50. 90;
are involved in the case.
The international Sheet Meta
Workers Amalgamated Association a
its final session in Cincinnati 90 Sat
urday elected II. II. Branch of peorii
president, and j. Il. hughes of Pitts
burg secretary treasurer.
Thomas i. Houston, formerly jus
tice of the peace at Lemont, ILL.,, com
mitted suicide in hotel in Chicago Of
Saturday by taking carbolic acid. Hi
brother committed suicide in simila
manner about two years ago.
According to Duluth dispatch tn
case OF Alfred Merritt Vs. j. ID. Rookie
Teller, growing out OF the consolida
ton of the iron interasts in Mesabi
range, 10 reported to have been settlet
for 5000, GOO in cash paid 10 Merritt.
4 cnlored man entered a bank q
Salisbury, Pa, Friday and tindin!
no cashier alone ordered him, Mt TIL
mu2zie Of revolver, TO throw up hi
hands. The man grabbed roll O
money and fled, but was pursued ant
captured.
A call has been issued for pre-
iminary conference OF representative
several States. to DO held in Washing
ton, d. g., March 9TH, 10 arrange for
representative convention Of the farmer
. IN tho spring
r Alderman Thomas j.. O'Malley an
j John Santry were acquitted in Chicag
) un Saturday of the charge of beinl
I mombars of tho gang which raided
r polling place in November, 1894, t
r steal the ballots, and killed Gustav
, Colliander whilo in the act.
2 . telegram from Colon says that iii
u British steamer Earnwell, which wa
driven ashore oil Venta Frio on Decem
her lItb, while bound from Nombre d,
/, dos for baltimore, and to who's
! assistance wrecking steamer was sent
i has been moved into deeper water.
: Murray 81. Davis, head bookkeepe
n and confidential man for tho Pittsbur
i Coal Co., In Cincinnati, was arreste
n Friday on the charge Of embezzle
n mont. Davis adults thu shortage. an
hnys no lost the money playing LOTTERY
Tho shortage is said to be about So, 0O(
a Fort Wayne. Ind, wool firm ha
sold half million pounds OF wool /
Eastern manufacturers of WOODEN textil
K Eoadg The price was IS cents NJ
a pound, and the sale aggregated $40, Dol
t, Tho principal buyers were from Bostot
a Philadelphia, jamestown, New lor
|. and Cleveland.
= Con, Russell A. Alger won his suit
~ the unitnd States circuit court
Q Chattanooga on Saturday against IL
10 lluirs Of John Il. Anderson for recisic
y Of contract and recovery of $l03, 0D0, pal