Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-13


IN GEsEEAL.
Tho Senate Tuesday confirmed the
nomination of Stanford Newell of Min
nesota to be minister to the Neither
lands.
Williams Brown & Co., wholesale
shipping and commission merchants of
San Francisco, have failed. The liabili-
ties are said to be 5000, GOO.
Mrs. David Oppenheim of Vancouver.
B. O., who jumped from the Atlantic
express near Hudson N. ", on Sunday
while deranged, died Tuesday.
Herman M. Shafer, professor in the
was accidentally killed Tuesday by
falling out of a window at his home.
The Illinois supreme court Tuesday
decided the inheritance Tax law, passed
by the State Legislature two years ago,
to be constitutional, reversing the
decision OF the lower court.
Two bills, each ri them asking for
receiver for the California Fruit Trans.
portation Co., were filed in Chicago
Tuesday. They are the result of a
quarrel among the stockholders of the
concern.
Mrs. William ID. Noble of Washing
ton has made an endowment of $40, 600
TO Harvard University, for tho purpose
OF establishing course of free lectures
on religion, as memorial to her late
husband.
Gov. Griggs Tuesday called special
session of the New Jersey Legislature
to meet on May 25th, TO correct an
error found il one of the Constitutional
amendments. which lie to be voted on
by the people in September next.
At Los Angeles. CAL, Tuesday, the
sale of the Atlantic q Pacific TO the
Santa Fe Co. waa confirmed by JuGno
Ross. in the United States district
court, upon application of Chairman
Walker of the reorganization committee
The British bark, Africa landed at
New York Tuesday tho crew OF the
schooner Thomas N. Stone from Phila
delphia, April 26th, for Kingston,
jamaica, who were picked up May 9th.
The schooner was abandoned ia a sink
ing condition May LIST.
Tho largest ice plant on the Kennebec
River, at Farmingdale, Me-, consisting
Of the buildings of the two companies
the Consolidated Ice Co. of New York
and McCausland g. Morreil. was com
pletely destroyed by fire Tuesday night,
with rs. 900 tuns OF ice. Loss 500, COO.
The President Tuesday sent TO the
Senate the nominations of Albion W.
Tourgee of New York to tie consul at
Bordeaux, France; Sidney b. Everett,
Massachusetts. consul at Batavia. Java,
and Henry i. Cheatham, North Caro-
lima, recorder OF deeds of the district of
Columbia.
The plant of the Jay Paper Manu-.
featuring Co., at Jay Bridge, Me-,
which has been shut down since
December on account of lack of
orders, has been sold in the interest Of
creditors. The company's capital stool.
10 Si50, 600 and the mill ia one of tho
finest In the country.
The grand jury OF the criminal branch
of the United States circuit court at
Now York Tuesday indicted Capt.
Edward W. Reed Of tho ship 4. i.
Oahos for maliciously and without
justiiiable cause withholding food from
the crew of his vessel on the voyage
from Hong Kong to New York.
The Secretary of tho Treasury was
Tuesday informed of the arrival OF PSI
Cinnamon at San Francisco to take
part in tue Nashville Exposition. Of
this number only 2l arc needed to com.
ply with tl,o terms of the contract
entered iEto by the Exposition com
pany, and the remainder will DO re.
turned 10 China.
Students of Grove City College, Mer
cor county, Pa, became so hilarious in
celebrating the victory Of their base
hall team that they broke down the
doors of the armory and stole 1000
cartridges and over 400 pounds of
powder. Several students were burned
in exploding the powder and 10 of
them have been expelled.
Judge Day OF Ohio Tuesday quail
fed ana assumed his office as assistant
Secretary of State. Mr.. Rockhill, whom
ne succeeds, will remain for a time at
the State Department, at the request of
the President, until Assistant Secretary
Day becomes entirely familiar with the
state OF pending negotiations. Then it
is expected that be will himself be ap.
pointed to one of the foreign missions
about to be vacated.
G. A. Demory, storekeeper OF Del
mar, Ga, on Monday refused to wait on
William simmons, a negro politician OF
some repute. Simmons attempted to |
Drain Iin win scale Wel9nl, Wnero'
upon Demory shot and killed the negro.
Later in the day mob of negroes fired
upon the building, wounding Demory,
William Harsell, James Boyd and TWO |
named Williamson. A number
Of tho negroes were also shot.
Thomas +. Ryan of New York brought |
suit in the United States court at Bal
timore Tuesday against Louis McLane. |
Leigh II. Watts and others for specific |
performances OF a contract to deliver to |
him l53 ehares of tile common stock of |
the Seaboard Il Roanoke Railroad Co.
This proceeding is the outcome OF Mr..
Ryan's recent effort to buy controlling
interest in the Seaboard Air Line for
the purpose of ousting the Hoffman
interest which now has tho manage
msnt. |