Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-07-01

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York on Saturday night, agod 80 years.
Gen. John h. Gordon has been unani.
mously 70 elected commander chief
OF tho United Confederate Veterans.
There have besu several engagenlents
hstween Mussulmans and Christians IN
Crete and many were killed on both
sides.
James r. Kilbreth, collector of the
mort of New York, died at his summer
home at southampton, L.. j., yesterday
week.
The factory OF the Bigelow Carpet
Co, at Clinton, Mass, will lie CLOSED
during July, because of "lack of busi-
ness. "
DIR. Il. A. Allison was injured Sun
day afternoon at I3ryn Mawr by two
colored bicycists colliding with his
carriage.
Thomas Beuham was instantly killed,
on Saturday, at Winsted, Conn, by
the explosion OF grindstone, at which
he was working,
The trustees OF Western Reserve Uni
yersity, Cleveland. o., yesterday week,
conferred the degree OF LII. ID. upon
President Mckinley.
Fred Bulden Of Trenton, conductor
OF the Pennsylvania railroad, fell oil q
train at Bordentown Sunday night and
was seriously injured.
Tho Spanish government has signed
contract for 6 per cent loan OF
So, 600 600. to meet the expenses OF the
war in the Philippine Islands.
The Washington Rhode Island) Mill
started ON Monday for the first time
in several years. employing so weavers
and turning out fancy wooIens.
Four persons wero killed by light
ming during storm 10 Georgia, on
| Friday night--one at Powder Syringe,
| two at Carrolton ana one at Milner.
The Republicans of the Fourth In
diana district have nominated Major
| Charles w. Lee of Vevay, to succeed
the late Hon. W. s. Holman in Congress.
Ex-State Treasurer Bartley OF Nc.
braska, convicted of embezzlemrnt was
sentenced ut Omaha on Saturday TO %
years in the penitentiary and TO pay a
fine Of $500, OO0
G. Il. Pond OF Corning Ia, was
fatally shot whilo resisting six tramps
who tried to hold up the passengers On
a Burlington train at Chalco, ID miles
from Omaha, on Saturday.
seven story building at Greenwich
and Laight streets. New York, occupied
by b. Dreyfus Il Co., Wholesale liquors,
and Il. j.. Dietz s. Co., lamps, was des.
troyed by iirs last week. Loss, $3.50, 600.
At the commencement exercises ol
Williams College Williamstown, Mass. d,
last week. the honorary degree of Lib.
ID. was conferred on Sanford Ballard
Dale, president OF the republic oi
Hawaii.
A Steubenville, o., dispatch sayf
that notice has been nosted in the fur
, mace department at the Mingo junction
Iron and Steel Co. that after July Is
| the wages will be reduced about l!
! per cent.
The town Of Kolomeu, in Galicia, ha
J heen flooded by the rising of the rive
> truth. a bridge was swept ava.
while a train was crossing IL, and i
. is believed That many persons wer,
, drowned.
james Welsh. "a years old, and Jere
miah Maloney, 70 years old, bot
hrakemen on the New England railroad
were instantly killed by heing throw
oil an engine and run over in Bosto
I IN Saturday.
B About $4,000 pounds OF the te
a brought to San Francisco since the Is
a Of May has BEEN excluded hecause il III
o not come up 10 the standard OF th
b quality established by tho Secretary o
il the Treasury.
y Gertrude a Allen was arrested in Ian
= sing. Mich, on Saturday, as the resu
is OF an indictment at Denver, Col, fc
h forging election returns at the Apr
d municipal election while officiating 9
y ore of the judges.
'r Walter II. Lausit, ono of the MOI
X promising cattle painters of this coun
r. trv, died at his residence, in Durchel
er ter, Mass, Saturday night, aged 4;
u lie hai pursued his studies in Venice
Is France, Holland, Belgium and Gel
ni many.
Reports received by the Immigratio
! Bureau show that the hummer uf in
= migrants that arrived in this cnuntl
during the Il months ended May 3,
1897, was 2lO, 27l. This is deerens
nc aa compared with the same period ii
!. year. Of l05, 03S.
Ia The Federated Association Of Wi
or Drawers of America met in second NJ
nual convention In Cleveland, O., ,
Saturday and changed its name to IL
Federated Association of Wi
Ia Trades, the object being to admit a
tho craft engaged in the wire mani
-. featuring business.
or Adolph j.. Luetgert, the Chica!
an sausage manufacturer, accused of mu
dering his wife and disposiug OF b
body in vat os acid in his factor
on was on Saturday refussd release on
hs writ of habdas corpus. Judge Gibbn
ne held him for trial without bail. III
prisoner was at once arraigneu aud o.
on tered plea of not guilty.
eu As result of the investigation
in tha ,liecharoo of old soidiera n,ade
the Philadelphia Mint during the fiji
~ part of the last administration, I
nj Secretary of the Treasury has instruct
tic Superintendent KretZ to selact for d
missal soms 90 OF the leasJ efficient
las the Mint employees with view TO rel
VI. state iu their piacas an equal numb
wo of veterans physically competent to pt
I've form their duties.
YER Brigadier- General Ansou Miles /
been retired on his own appicati
o6t under the 30 year service clause. 4
nat vacancy caused by his retirement "
md he iillod by tine promotion to brigatii
ate general OF Col. Caleb II. Carlton, n
he, in command of tue Eighth cavalry
,all Fort Meade. In the expected event
nto mis- confirmation he, too, will be retire
cir and Col. ii. G. Merriam Of the Fl
di- Infantry will be advanced to the grs
OF brigadier general ..