Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-03-11

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A report reached Colon Monday Of
the death 10 Panama of ex-Vice Presi-
dent Ezeta.
Secretary Long has retained Private
Secretary Louis Harvey Finney. who
served Mr.. Herbert in the Same capacity.
Secretary of the Interior Bliss has re-
tanned as his private secretary Price
Lane, who acted in that capacity for
Mr.. Francis.
The Senate, in executive session.
Monday confirmed tho nomination of
Oscar A. James to be pshsion agent at
Detroit, Mich.
Jenkle Bros & Loeb, owners Of q
large department store In Charleston,
W. Va, failed Monday. Assets and
liabilities about sl0O. 600.
The General Arbitration Treaty bs-
tween the United States and Great
Britain was Monday sent back to the
Senate foreign committee.
Lucien Loeser. since 1873 chief OF
the REGARD department OF the New York
Custom House, but prior TO that in the
United Siates army, is dead.
A bill was introduced in the New
Jersey Legislature Monday providing
for the organization of the Delaware
Bay Oyster rongers' Association.
Greenwich. Conn, dispatch says
that Andrew Carnegie. who has been
confined TO his bed by an attack of
pleurisy for about week, is improving
slowly.
Gus Norling shot and fatally wounded
his wife and killed himself in Kansas
City on Monday. Norling was drunk
and had been quarrelling with the
woman.
IL is stated that one of the principal
foreign missions will go to Penn
syivania. The names nf ex-senator
Cameron and Charlemagne Tower are
mentioned.
The Governor of Oregon on Saturday
appointed the lion. II. W. Corbett TO
the United States Senate to succeed
Senator Mitchell Mr.. Corbetr was
Senator from Oregon from 1866 to 1872.
The BRAZILIAN troops ir Bahia have
suffered a serious defeat at the hands
Of the fanatics. The Federal CON-
mander, Uol. Cesar, was killed. and a
large quantity Of arms anu ammunition
were captured.
The now Attorney General Of the
United States. Judge McKenna, was
formally presented TO the Justices Of
the Supreme Court in Washington
Monday, by his predecessor in Office,
Mr.. Harmon.
A receiver was appointed in st. Louis
on Saturday for the Peoples Street
railway of that city, and receiver was
asked for the Fourth Street q Arsenal
railway. The two corporations are
practically Identical.
A receiver was appointed In Balti
more Monday for the Lexington Saw
ings Bank, colored institution of that
city. 1t is alleged that Everett j.
Warning. president and cashier OF the
bank, has left the city.
S. NJ. Robertson, secretary of the
Democratic caucus, has issued call
for csucus of the Democratic mem
hers of the House of Representatives OF
the Fifty-tifth Congress to meet at 5
O'Clock in the afternoon of Saturday
next.
A receiver was appointed in Ciucin
natl Monday for tho Consolidated
Building and Savings Co. The share
holdera are mostly employees of the Gin.
cinnati Street Railway Co. The liabili-
ties arc placed at 1890, 200 and Assets at
SITS, 600.
The Iowa iron works, at Dubuaue, at
which the torpedo boat Ericsson and
the revenue cutter Window were con
structed, went under tho sheriff's ham
NOR on Saturday for $4,000 TO tho
German Bank, holder of n mortgage
for s57. 200. The plant cost $3.50, coo.
The Stiger Lumber and Manufsctur.
ing Co., said to no the largest lumber
concern in West Virginia, applied for
receiver in Huntington on Saturday.
Dissension among the Stockholders ia
said to he the cause The assets are
about G2a0 000; liabilities about half
that amount.
siCommiHsioners Proctor, IIaTlew and
Rice, Of the Civil Service Commission,
OH Monday called upon Postmaster
General Gary TO pay their respects anil
talk oTer civil service rulea extended
by President Cleveland SO "a 10 en-.
brace large number of important posi j..
tions in the department.
Rear Admiral John q. Walker. who
will reach the retiring age on March
10th. ia spoken OF as capdidate for
the position of Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy. Mr.. McAdou, in tho mean.
time, has been requested to ntinus 10
act until his successor has qualified.
ana ne has consented to do so.
Judge Lumpkin. at Atlanta, Ga, on
Saturday denied the application for a
receiver for the Atlanta a. West Point
Railroad Co., but granted an Injunction
against tho company restraining ID
from issulng a mortgage under its
charter and from enjoying any of the
powers conferred by tho new charter,
Greece is prepared to recognize ths
Temporary suzarainty of tbs Sultan, to
Withdraw her fleet completely, and 10
place tho Greece army in command Of
any military representative of the
ioWers senior in rank to Col. Eassos.
Tor restoring order in the island, If tho
Powers are willing ultimately to leave
the decision as TO tine fate of Crete in
the hands of tine people.
Tho Supreme Court of the initial
States Monday, in disposiEg of the case
OF tho yacht Conqueror, tho pronerty
OF +. w. Vanderbilt, decided that the
yacht could not be subject 10 duty.
The court held, however, that t6e
damages assessed against the collsctnr
OF the port OF New York, $50, 600. wero
excessive, and remandod the casa To tba
distrlit court for further PROCEEDINGS.
A snowslide swept down early an
Sunday morning upon the works al the
DAILY mine, at Park City, Utah, burv.
ing eight men, fur of them ware 70.
covered and resnsritatetl: tho dead
bodies OF three were dug out by the
miners and one in mt va ,n,.,s