Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-01-04

ptate SENATE passed tne senate Dill re-
ducing water rents in Wilmington 40
per cent.
Saturday, March 4.-Temperature
80, 40, 80, 3s degrees. Rainy. Thun-
der stern during the night. The
Delaware & Atlantic Telegraph and
Telephone Go. occupied it's new build.
ing in Wilmington. The terms Of
Senator George Gray and Represents
tive L. Irving Handy, as members of
Congress, expired.
Sunday, March, 5. Temperature 50,
81, "a, ~ deerees. Rainy. The body
of b. F. Walls, who was drowned on
January l4th, in the Christiana River,
was recovered.
Monday, March 6.--Temperature %,
40, AZ, % degtees. Clear. The annual
cycle show opened in Wilmington for
Tuesday, March Z. -Temperatuie %,
30, 81, 20 degrees. Snowy and blustry.
Wednesday, March s.--Temperature
26, 81, So. 26 degrees. Clear. #
Thursday, March 9.-Temperaturo
80, 80, 36, 90 degrees. Cloudy and
rainy. The 18th annual meeting Of the
Waman's Home Missionary Society OF
the Wilmington NJ. e. Conference was
held ut New Castle. James q. Conway.
representative in the General Assembly,
died at his residence 10 Broad Creek
hundred. Austin Hughes Of Hookessin
was asphyxiated by illuminating gas
while visiting in Wilmington.
Friday, March 10. Temperature
81, AZ, 45, 30 degrees. Clear In the
United States Court at Wilmington
Judge Bradford terminated the re-
ccivership Of the Mccullough Iron Go.
by discharging the receivers, the
Girard Trust Co. OF Philadelphia AID
Henry Whiteley of Wilmington. Jurors
were drawn TO try the Dover bank casos.
Saturday, March II. Temperature
80, 45, l6, "A degrees. Cloudy and
rainy, The Rev. j. II. Caldwell, ID.
D., Methodist clergyman, died al
Dover. Wilmington's annual food SHOW
closed. WH n1t,t' =
Sunday, March -. Temperature 81,
So. So, "a degrees. Clear, cloudy ant
thunder showers In the evening.
Monday, March 10. Temperature 40
43, 40, 80 degrees, Parily cloudy. The
General Assembly of 1899 adjourned
sine die without electing United
States Senator to succeed Hon. Georg,
Gray. State Senator Farlow and Rep
resentatiyes j. b. Clark and King,
Democrats, proved themselves traitor
to their party by voting for j.. Edwart
| Addicks for United States Senator
Salisbury, Nd, was visited by dis
astrous fire, engines being sent from
| Wilmington. Tho newly-enacted Ger
Ioration law became operative.
Tuesday, March IA. --Temperatufe sc
AZ, A, 80 degrees. Cloudy. Georg,
ID. Cleland's shoe store in Wilmington
was damaged by fire to the extent o
$1,000.
Wednesday, March Is. -Temperatur,
38, 30, 80, 80 degrees. Rainy. Enoct
d. Howell, who died On Saturday, ant
his wife, who died on Tuesday, wer,
buried together from their late hom,
in Wilmington.
Thursday, March 16.-Temperatur,
3S, AZ, AZ, 20 degrees. Partly clondy
The steamship Nantucket, building a
the shityard of the Harlan & Holdings
worth Co. for the Merchants ant
Miners Transportation 90. of Balti
more, Nd, was successfully launched
Friday, March l7.-Temperatur
81, SO. 43, 32 degrees. Clear. st
Patrick's Day was celebrated by Will
mington h-Americans. w. +
Rattigan of Pittsburg, Pa, COMMITTED
suicide In Wilmington by inhalinl
illuminating gas.
| Saturday, March 49, Teinperatur
3S. AZ. 40, As degrees. Rainy.
Sunday, March 10. Temperature 80
60, 80, &c degrees Rain, thunder
lightning, wind, snow. F. Blumentha
Il Co.'s stables in Wilmington wer
burned and five horses persisted.
Monday, March 20. --Temperatur
SO, AZ, 80, % degrees Partly cloudy
The Wilmington Chester trolley rail
way was formally opened. The annua
meeting of the Delaware Hospital wa
held.
Tuesday, March 81. -Temperatur
%, 80, SO, 80 degrees. Partly cloudy
New market regulations were adopte
by the Wilmington Street and Sewe
Directors. The cornerstone OF 81
Barnabas' Church, at Marshallton
was laid.
Wednesday, March 22.-Tempera
ture 80, 40, 4S, 80 degrees. Rainy
The Wilmington & Chester and Wi
mington a. Brandywine Springs raj
ways wero put in regular operation
The 31st annual session of Wilmingto
Methodist Conference began at Can
bridge, Md. Wilmington was shake
by powder mill explosion at Penn
Grove, N. j., in which three peopl
were killed.
Thursday, March %. --Temperatur
} 40, 43, 40, 90 degrees. Partly cloudy
The chief engineer of tho Wilmingto
fire department began the use Of
regulation wagon.
Friday, March "a. -Temperature 8:
81, 80, Is degrees. Clear. Josep
! Wright, colored, who murdered wi
liam Newcombe, also colored, wa
hanged at Chestertown, Nd.
Saturday, March 25. -Temperatur
} 32, 81, SO, 81 degrees. Snow squalls
James B, Clarkson was appointe
! police commissioner for Wilmington
Harry Clark of Deimar was killed @
, the railroad in Wilmington.
Sunday, March &c. Temperature 8!
) 40, 81, 26 degrees. Clear. E
Monday, March 27.-Temperature 8
, "A, 40, % degrees. Clear. The Dov,
bank cases were resumed in the Unite
! States Court in Wilmington, the OF
against w. Il. Cotter icing taken vi
. james d. Carter was appointed Direct'
: of the Street and Sewer Department |
. Mayor MoLear, to succeed William
3 Pratt. The annual session of the wi
mington NJ. E. Conference, which wi
8 held at Cambridge, Nd, adjourned
g Tuesday, March Is. --Temperatul
81. 40, 80. &c degrees, Rainy.
, Wednesday, March 30. --Iemperatu
] 80, SO, 80, 80 degrees. Clear. Form
!. United States Senator George Gri
Q was appointed United States circu
t judge for the Third district, con
] prising Delaware, Pennsylvania al