Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-23
IN GENERAL.

I06 united STATES transport soufTi-
dan sailed from New York on Sunday
for Manila.
Mrs. Eliza Bixler Heintzelman died
Mt Atlantic City, N. j., on Friday,
aged % years and months.
The steamer Admiral Dewey, which
went ashore on Cuttyhunk shoals yes
terday week, was floated on Saturday.
Luther Chaplin of Philadelphia,
founder of the Order of United Ameri-
can Mechanics, is dead, aged 50 years.
Henry M. Keim, former consul to
Prince Edward Island, member of the
Berks county, Pa, bar, died Saturday,
at Reading.
George Holt, fireman Of Engine Co.
No. 20 of Philadelphia, while respond
ing TO an alarm on Sunday, fell and
fractured his skull.
The Rev. James b. Jones, a local
preacher of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, died in Philadelphia on Sun
day, in his 61st year.
Capt. George r. Talcott, United
States Engineer in charge of the James
River improvement work at Richmond,
Va, died suddenly Saturday.
William G. Smith, former Supervisor
of Lower Merton and an ex-deputy
county treasurer of Montgomery county,
Pa, died on Sunday at Norristown.
The bodies of Frank and John
Valdez, brothers, have been found near
Floresville, Tex, the indications being
that they were murdered by robbers
A 40-horse power boiler, at the Knoll
Furniture works, Allentown, Pa, OK
ploded Saturday, killing Eugene Alex
ander, aged 80, and injuring four men.
The United States transport Mime
waska, with a battalion of the Fifth
Infantry and government supplies,
sailed from Port Tampa for Santiago
Sunday evening.
Henry Sloan was killed and his
brother, Callen Sloan, was mortally
wounded at Enterprise, KY, on Satur-
day, while resisting arrest, by Deputy
Sheriff Thomas Rice.
Charles ]. Cathrall, aged 10 years, y
retired real estate agent of Philadel-
phia, who, for many years, was treas
urer of the Franklin Fire Engine Co.,
was buried on Sunday.
A committee was appointed by the
Utah Legislature on Saturday to in
vestigate charges of bribery in the in
terest of Mcclure, one of the candidates
for United States Senator.
Enormous frauds have been found in
the water distribution of Havana. fully
one:fifth the householders having been
stealing the supply from the city in
connivance with the officials.
An amendment to the Constitution
of North Carolina, limiting the suf-
frage, has been adopted by the Legis-
lature of that State. The object is ''to
eliminate the ignorant negro vote.
Stewart and Mattisons iron foundry,
Tenth street below Diamond, Philadel-
phia, was destroyed by fire on Sunday.
The loss is estimated at $50, 200, on
which there is $40, 000 insurance.
Warner Il. Tuckermann, 81 years old,
of Brooklyn, committed suicide in
Philadelphia Sunday by inhaling gas.
Katie Richardson, % years old, COM
mitted suicide by drinking carbolic
acid.
Mrs. Albert Heysler and her 16-years-
old stepdaughter were murdered on
Friday night, at Washington, Me-, by
Albert Heysler, who cut their throats
with razor, and afterwards attempted
to commit suicide.
Fire in the spinning department of
George Campbell q Co. IS Continental
Worsted Mills, Twenty first and Ellis
worth streets, Philadelphia, Sunday,
caused about S25, 600 damage, which is
covered by insurance.
The United States transport Berlin
arrived at New York Sunday morning
from San Juan, Ponce, via Santiago,
Eabr,,neU 10th Che hronabf al HI,
charged soldiers and passengers, among
the latter being Major General Mon
trose Graham.
Bradford Knights, aged Al, is under
arrest at Gardiner, Me-, charged with
numbering his sister. law, Miss
Mamie Small, aged %, in the street on
Friday evening. 1t is alleged that
Knights was very jealous of the girl,
who had repealed his attentions.
An Austrian dispatch says that the
Texas Railroad Commission and Texas
railways have made tho final arrange
ments by which they will compromise
all the injunction suits now pending in
the Federal Court, enjoining the com
mission from enforcing any of its tariffs.
Five months trial of the new Cana
dian tariff, which gives British mer-
chandise lower rates of duty than that
from the United States, shows that ex-
ports from this country to Canada have
increased 20 per cent during that time,
while British imports only increased
10 per cent.
Tho Dauphin county. Pa, court on
Saturday filed an opinion sustaining
Superintendent of Printing and Bind
ing Thomas M. Jones for refusing to
approve the payment of the bill of ex-
State Printer Clarence NJ. Busch for
printing pamphlet, Enemies and
Diseases of Poultry"
1t is reported from Vancouver that
the Dominion government declines to
veto the Alien law passed by the British
Columbia Legislature, to exclude
Americans from Atlin, but through an
unforeseen circumstance tho law will
no doubt become imperative. The
records at Atlin and Bennett are said
to be hopelessly muddled.
E. r. dc Rios and M. Rivera, who
came to this country from the Philip
pines to join Agonciio at Washington,
passed through Chicago on Saturday
for Montreal. They say they intend to
continue the trip around the world and
agitate the insurgent cause in the
European countries, and wherever
they can obtain hearing.
The judge advocate general of the
Grand Army of the Republic, Cant. Eli
Terrence, has decided that the success
sor to the late COMMUNICATIVE chief
must be elected, and that there is no
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