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

Robert A. Waller, city controller of
Chicago, died Friday of pneumonia.
L. Il. Dexter, wealthy citizen of
Vinelaud, N. j., died on Thursday
night.
Police Commissioner William Utz Of
Hoboken, N. j., died on Friday, aged
81 years.
Five thousand photographs of the
Due d'Orleans have been seized on the
French frontier.
The United States postal system is
to be adopted in its entirety in the
Island of Porto Rico on March 18th.
The exports from the United States
for the seven months ended January
31st amounted to S749, 472, 465, and the
imports 1867, 175, 925.
-Four children of woodsman named
Garrison, near Medix Run, Elk county,
Pa, were burned to death in their
home, Thursday night.
The projected combination of raisin
growers in California is failure, less
than one-third of the necessary acre.
age having been secured.
The Crown Smelling Co. g foundry,
at Chester, Pa, was destroyed by fire
Thursday, entailing loss of 10000,
covered in part by insurance.
The American PAPER and Pulp Asso-
citation, in annual session in New York,
has elected p. G. Cheney, president,
and @. W. Pantoul, secretary.
Mrs. Catharine McCann, aged so,
fell down flight of stairs Thursday at
lighted lamp and was burned to death.
Washington L. Hope, Grand Worthy
Chief Templar of the New Jersey
Grand Lodge Of Good Templars, died
yesterday week at Shrewsbury, aged rs
years.
Police Captain Frank Petit of Cam
den, N. j., was on Friday changed by
Mayor Hatch to the rank of patrolman,
and Hugh Boyle was appointed to the
vacant captaincy.
The Erie Public Library at Erie Pa,
with 10000 volumes, was dedicated
Thursday, and feature of the cere-
monial was n $1,000 donation from
Andrew Carnegie.
The consolidation of the electric
light and heat concerns of Allegheny
county, Pa, was completed Thursday,
the capital stock being increased from
81, 500, 600 to S21, 600, COO.
The Opera House Block, at New
Brighton, Pa, together with number
of stores and National Guard Armory,
was burned on Thursday. The loss is
$50, GOO. all covered by insurance.
The Spanish Cabinet has decided to
liberate the Filipinos who have been
deported to the Caroline and Ladrone
Islands, in order to induce the Fill
pinos to release Spanish prisoners.
A Washington dispatch says there
will be no more musters out Of general
officers of the army, except in cases Of
individual requests, pending the formal
termination of the war through the
exchange OF notifications of the peace
treaty.
Bishop Hoban on Friday announced
the appointment of Rev. Il. A. Carney
Of Williamsport, Pa, as the successor
of Rev. John Finnen, as pastor of st.
Johns Roman Catholic Church, Pitts
ton, and Vicar General of the Scranton
Diocese.
At meeting of hroomcorn holders
and dealers, representing the Illinois
growing districts and the stock in store
in Chicago, held Tuesday week in Chi
cago, it was decided, owing to short
nge. to make an immediate advance
Of $50 per ton.
The commissioners of Cook county, |
ILL.,, have adopted resolutions asking |
that February 18th, the anniversary Of |
the destruction of the Maine, be OBJ |
served as national holiday, and re-
1uesting the Illinois Congressman to |
introduce bill for that purpose.
The lower House of the Texas Leg
islature Friday unanimously adopted
. resolution extending the deepest
official sympathy to France in the |
death Of President Faure, and directed |
that a copy of the resolution of SYM
oathy be sent to the late Presidents |
family.
The wreck of tho bsttleship Maine
vas decorated with laurel wreaths yes
,erday week, and the Stars and Stripes
loisted at half-mast, the day being the
of the destruction of the
In MERGED Church, Havana.
High Mass was said for the victims of |
he disaster, at which the public
officials were present.
At Chicago on Friday Judge Glib
IONS ordered the release of Brokers
Bennett ID. Marks and William Nye,
Who were indicted nearly year ago,
no court holding that the Ticket
,calpers' act, under which the in.
lictments were returned, is void. 1t
$ held that when a ticket is purchased
t becomes personal property, and may