Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-21
~ GEN ZEAL.


Bud, ILL.,, on Monday.
Vice President-elect Hobart has gi, en-
1000 to Rutgers College.
The members of tho Irish National
party in Parliament on Tuesday re.
elected John Dillon leader.
Senator Sherman ON Friday author
| lied the announcement that he had ac-
copied tho State portfolio.
The paper mills Of tine Fox Paper Co.
at Crescentvile, o., were burned on
Thursday night; loss, $500, 600.
Surgeon General Tryon OF the navy,
| will be promoted to the rank of medi-
cal director, the highest grade of naval
surgeons.
Grimshaw Brothers, silk manufac-
tureres at Paterson, N. j., and also at
Reading. Pa, made an assignment
Friday.
Deputy United States Marshal W.
| A. Bird was shot and killed by moon
sinners, in Breathitt county, KY, on
Thursday.
| United States Senator, to succeed J.
d. Cameron, by both houses of the
Pennsylvania Legislature.
The Rev. DR.. Charles g. Hall OF the
First Presbyterian Church, New York,
has accepted tho presidency Of the
Union Theological Seminary.
Ex-Gov. Long of Massachusetts says
there is nothing in the statement that
he had accepted the Navy portfolio in
President. elect McKinley's cabinet.
By fire at the home OF Mrs. Edward
Bull, in Scranton, Pa, her 4-years- old
daughter was burned to death in her
crib, while another child was badly
burned.
The Baltimore Iron, Steel and Tin
| Plato Co., which operated one of the
first tin plate factories established in
| this country, went into the hands Of a
receiver Tuesday.
The prison inspectors and county
auditors Of Lehigh county, Pa, are
investigating the accounts of War
den Deshler, it being alleged that ir-
regularities exist.
United States Senators Gallinger of
New Hampshire: Jones of Arkansas ;
| Teller of Colorado; Vest OF Missouri.
and Hansbrough of North Dakota,
were re-electeu Tuesday.
The Rev. W. j. Lavelle, rector OF the
cathedral in New York, has been
elected president of the Catholic Sum-
msr School OF America, in place OF the
Rev. DIR. Conaty, resigned. -..-
Two Delaware county, Pa, boys, who
wanted TO see the locomotive jump"
placed an obstruction on the track OF
the Pennsylvania railroad at Glen Mills
and the engine was derailed.
King Oscar said Tuesday, in re-
ferring to the Anglo-A merican Arbi-
tration treaty that he was highly
gratitied by his selection to act as
umpire in certain contingencies.
A contract was awarded in Boston
Tuesday to the Pennsylvania Steel Go.
for furnishing tho steel for tho new
Southern Union Station. it amounts
to between $500, 600 and $500, 600.
Swift &c Co. of Chicago have, it is
said, bought the st. Joseph, mo.
stockyards and tho Norma packing
trate their Missouri river interests
there.
The separate ballots for United States
Senator, taken in the North Carolina
Legislature Tuesday, showed bare
majority Tor Senator Pritchard. If no
changes are made he will be reelected
at tuo JOIhp pohoioh
John Waltz has been arrested on
suspicion of numbering Jabez Lemon
of Forest City, Pa. The men were
partners in business, but had quarreled,
and when Lemon was found dead in
said it was a case of suicide.
The British steamer -Staffa of Hart
lepool, Eng, which stranded on Satur
day. lies on her side, on the beach,
near Cape Henry, Va, with her hold
and water flowing over her. The valuo
of vessel and cargo was Sl20, 600.
The British steamer British Queen,
from Antwerp for New York, was in
collision in New York harbor Tuesday
with the Atlas line steamer Alvena,
outward bound, for Gonaives, Port
made at once for the bar, where she
sank. 1t is believed that her cargo
will be total loss. The steamers
position is very serious.
Sparks from burning planning mill
near Mobile. Ala, set fire to the city
magazine on Tuesday afternoon and
caused an explosion which was heard
for miles away. There were so, 900
dynamite in the magazine. A number
OF cottages were blown to pieces. The
alarm was given in time to allow people
living near by 10 get to place OF
safety, although several we're hurt.
The steamer Oilfield cleared Tuesday
for Furt Blaye, France, with 1863,
995. 05l gallons of oil ABOARD, worth
about SS4, 000.
Letters testamentary on the estate OF