Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-09
IN GENERAL.

James W. Newman, ex.secretary Of
State of Ohio, died yesterday week.
Robert X. Allen, business man at
Bofdentown, N. j., disd Thursday.
The Rev. W. W. Mech, Baptist
clergyman, died Thursday at Holly
Beach, N. j.
v John Jones, volunteer fireman Of
Rordentown, N. j., dropped dead yes
terday week while on duty.
The glass blowers strike at Bridge.
ton, N. j., was declared off Thursday,
and the msn returned 10 work.
Woodbury. IN. j. City Council or
ganized yesterday week by the election
of Edward q. Leeds as president.
The Rev. John Wesley Beach, L.
D., former president of Wesleyan Uni.
versity, is dead at Middletown, Conn.
John Birrell, professor of oriental
languages at st. a ndrew y University
sincs 1871, is dead He was burn in 1896.
Stephen d. Fessenden Of Massachu-
setts has heen appointed assistant stat
| istician OF the Department OF Agricul.
ture.
Dudley Evans Of New York was
| Thursday elected acting president uf
the Welis-Fargo Express Co, and K. IL.
! Hartman d rector.
Diamonds aud iewelry valued at Sc, 600
were stolen last night week from the
home of State Senator j. Henry Coch-
ran, in Williamsport, Pa.
Burglars entered Parish Il Stratton g
dry goods store, at Medina, N. ",
last night wesk and carried away over
Sl,500 worth of selected silks.
AT Leaksville, N. c., Thursday
Thomas Rainey, white, aged IL, was
shot aud instantly killed by Edward
Pettus. negro, II years old.
A guest in hotel at Reading Ieais-
tered as Harry Brown of Pbiladel-
pbia,' was yesterday week found dead
in his room, having shot himself.
The Brown dry goods store, De Soto,
Ia. was robbed last night week, and
two wagonloads of valuable plumber.
secured The loss is estimated at ~, 600.
The stockholders of the Essex County
National State Bank, at q meeting In
Newark, N. j.. Thursday, decided tc
increase the capital stock from $780, 00l
to 100000.
The San Francisco Mint has just
completed coinage record which make:
1901 The banner year in its history
SS1, 072, 595 being converted from bull
lion into coin.
Major William O. Gorgas, surgeon
, U. S. NJ, has been orderad TO assum,
, the duties OF chief surgeon OF the De
, partment of Cuba relieving Lieut.. Col
/ Valery Hazard.
The national debt of the Unitet
States at the close OF business Decem
Der 3lst 1901, less cash 10 the treasury
was 81, 0l |. OPS, 296. The cash balanc
was 1921, 603, 2IS.
Z The exports to the United State
] from the Berlin consular district durin
1901 reached higher figures than eve
{ before, totaling 30, 1913, COS marks, aga ms
9 2S,0l4, S9l in 1900.
The Candid Friend OF London say
2 NJ. de Blowit4 has resigned the PAR
q correspondence of the London Times
D and that he has been succeeded b
o Arthur Fullerton, an American.
The strike of fishermen, which CON
. menced in Pensacola Fla, severa
, weeks ago and spread to Mobile, ha
been ended at tbs latter city by th
u men returning to work at the old wageF
Il On the initiative of the British reI
: Iessntative, the foreign embassies I
Constautinople are preparing co
leotive not4 protesting against the Q!
IA aetiun o. Sa onika quay dues, withor
% the previous approval OF tho Powers.
,r The stockholders Of the Pacific Il,
l press Co , Thursday, at Omaha. e'ecte
,e these o.iicers: lrtsi dent, jaime ERele
"a ten; Vice PRECEDENT, Horace Burt; SCI
rs Rotary and treasurer, Mr., Carte
q, Assistant Treasurer, II. b. Hanson.
" The Great Northern Railroad Co. hi
ie begun an extensive campaign among ii
lg farmers of Indiana, Illinois and 9th
States OF the Central West, with Il
id oh iect of securing them as settlers 4
vi Northern Minnesota and North Dakot
I'D The New York Chamber of CONNER
d. yesterday adopted resolutions expires
= ing its disapproyal Vi the action TAX
be by the recent National Reriproci
r. Convention as subversive of all attemr
de to bring ABOUT oser trace reatio
W with other countries. 2l
The to al government receipts
as Desemter wero s47, 06l, 1854, an increa
as as compared with December, 1909,
NJ S2l5, i16. The expenditures for t
u.s. month wee S37, BIG, sos, which sum
70 5000, 600 less than for December, -,
~. The surplus Tor the first six months
.! the tisc Il year Is about 5000, goo.
Upon the recommendation of Go
missioner Fitchie and Commission
General Powderly, Albert Wank,
ate inspector connected with the New Yc
on Office, will be dismissed on charges &C
OF neeted with the landing without
TO examination and due report of peo
de who were not citizeis of the Uni
tn, States.
the 4 comparative statement Of the
20; coipts from the War Revenue act
of June 18th, l89., and the War Rever
10 Reduction at of March I'd, 1901, she
co; that the former act produced betw'
of July LIST, 1900, and November 80
to 1900, 546, 629, 3Os. The Revenue
, of duotion aot of the latter date ?
An duced in the corresponding period
ew- 1901, 800, 429,64 decrease
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