Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-09

Ernest Peckman of Egg I]arbor City,
N. D., was found dead yesterday week.
William j. Foulke. a section boss of
the Pennsylvania railroad, WAC killed
at Payonia, N. j., by IA train yesterday
week.
Ex-Gov. Hoard of Wisconsin has
been ulected president of the Farmers
National Congress and John NJ. Stahl
re- elected secretary.
The round house of tho Kansas City,
Fort Scott g. Memphis railroad, In
Springfield, Mo-, was burned yesterday
week. Five locomotives we're damaged.
Johnny IIavark Of Cleveland and
Johnny Van Ileest of Columbus have
been matched to box 90 rounds at 1873
pounds for purse of $500 Septembes
l;lrd.
The Parker, Sampson & Adams
Wholesale Boot and Shoe Co., in Bos.
ton, suspended yesterday week. II or
ganized in lc9G, with 500, QUO in paid.
up capital.
According TO the report of Bank
Commissioners GilkesOn, the assets uf
the Building Associations OF rennsyl-
vania were increased during the past
year by 81 lSS, ls3. 30
Secretary Gage last week accepted
the resignation of Gen. John b. Clark
of Missouri, who was chief OF Q
material division of the Treasury. TIE
position is no longer necessary aud no
one will be appointed to succeed him,
DIR. Paul Nouman of the Chicago
Athletic Club, the champion half-m lilo
swimmer of Europe and America, has
entered in the races Of the Avoca Swim
ming Association OF Bath Beach, Il. /.
The races will be held September llth.
Tho StRte of Iowa, by statute. having
attempted to discriminate against for.
eign Insurance. companies doing bust
ness in the Stnte, Secretary OF State
Sherman has notified the Governor that
it ia clearly in violation OF existing
treaties.
Tho Southern Pacific railroad has
announced that it will not he q party
to the reduced rates made to San Fran
cisco for the meeting OF the lsttor car.
riers and that it will insist upon its
full proportion of the rates West of the
Missouri River.
The President has appointed Henry
Dumas naval officer for New Orleans,
Albert Ross commander in the navy,
Howell L. Myton commissioner TO dis.
tribute land to the Uncomphagre 10.
dians, 10 Utah, and George e. Wash
burn postmaster ut Wyncote, Pa.
The Canadian Department Of Trade
and Commerce report shows that the
imports for tho fiscal year endiug June
Both amounted TO Sill, $50, III, as
against Sll0, 5s7, 7l3 last year. The ex-
ports show an increase ION SllS,-
no. 50l TO al34. ll3, 80 Taking i'm
ports and exports together thare is an
increase over last year of nearly sl7,
700, 600
a note was posted in the Bank Of
England last week to the effect that tho
sales of bills of exchange on Calcutta,
Bombay and Madras had been sus-
pended for period of not less than 10
weeks. The Daily Telegraph says the
Council may refuse to draw altogether.
thus sending exchange up to the gold
point and render pussiblo the establish
mont OF the gold standard in India.
Tho Treasury Department monthly
statement of receipts and expenditures
shows that the governments receipts
during the month of August wore
$40, 0a3, GA, and its expenditures, S33,
5SS, O47, leaving deficit for the month
of Sll, 5Gi, 3JH The recepts included
Sc, 9S7, 40? from customs and Sll, l33, lgl
from internal revenue. The heaviest
expenditures were on account of pen
sions, SIS. $50. 750 civil and miscel-
laneous, 81, I5S, and war, sl6,-
800, Gil.