Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-03-12
In sENzRAL.

The coal miners At HtRunton, Illinois.
over 300 In number, have struck aaaiust
reduction in wages.
The Ocean House stables At Neypoyt
Rhode Island, were burned SUNDAY Ana
"a horses persisted.
Four men were drowned NJ M,noo,o
Landing, Louisiana, on Saturday. I'M
trying to croas the Red river IN an ova, o
crowded skin. W.T.
The saw mill OF 7. v. Thompson IN
Wiikesbarre, Pa, was burned early snn.
day morning. Loss, $40, 600; ipsur.
aucs, $2s, 900. 'u''
A telegram from Havana ssya thu In.
surgents Bonaohes, Oropssia, Rstysd.
Torres and Ceatero were shot Al ssntIssn
de Cubs Sunday.
Alexander Il. Smith, an az sssanb,,
man OF Philadelphia, made an upanooos,
.ui attempt 70 commit suicide in Rlmirs
New York, Sunday. a'
Irwin J. Krause, 9 drover Of Wa,
Bethlehem. Pa, made an assignment an
Saturday, Judgments for s62, 900 having
bsen entered sgainst him. iDs
Shaw Brothers, tanners Of Bos,on -.
failed two years ego for ns.r, III
100000, have settled with n y,
creditors, and started their tspneyiss IN ~
Maine. "oiios IN
While Mrs. Jane snopps was a, obu,oh
In Pearlington, MissisOippi on sundsx
night, her three little boys, the eldss, II
years OF age, perished by the burning ~
her house. nS oi
James Bridges, \ quiet farmer. w.s
shot dead by Thomas Killisu on ~ NH
lilo highway, near Lutssyille. Misaony,
last Saturday afternoon. No oanss q
assigned for the deed.
Henry Lsnzs shot and fatally woupdsa
his wife Henrietta and then shet himssli
10 Chicago, on Saturday morning. Both
oied In half an hour. They mad bean
continually quarreliug. -
Miss Cleveland, sister Of the Presidan,
| gave her frat reception at the Whit
Houae on Saturday afternoon, II w.s
largely attended, the callers inoludin1
many ladies prominent In society.
While Joseph Bohlmsn was m,kin0
some repairs on the roof Of the Gibson
House, In Cincinnati, Monday evening. he
caug bit hold Of an electric light wire and
was instantly killed by the shock.
An explosion occurred on s,,u,d,x
afternoon IN the railroad torpedo build.
ing Of the Winchester Arms Companv a,
New Haven, kiilirg John J. Tiernsn and
dangerously ipjuring William Foley.
Miss Belle Martin, a beautiful and
accomplished young lady Of Augusta
county, Virginia, committed suicide vitb
pistol on Friday night. She ief, a
letter complaining Of unrequitsd love.
A IRE at Steubsnville, Ohio, Monday.
destroyed the United States Hotel and an
adjoining block containing several
stores. The loss Is estimated al sl3b. 900.
insurance &47, 900. A fireman was killad
by falling wall.
The hallery line steamer Alamo. from
Galveston for New York, Is Ashore Al
TortusAs, and wreokers are dischsrRipo
her cargo, valued at $2bO,0O Il ID
feared that II mot soon fioated she will 90
to pieces. Her passengers are safe.
The schooner Solomon Poole sailed from
gloucester, Massachusetts, on January lat
on = nshing "trip, and WAS spoken Ave
weeks ago. since which time nothing has
peen heard OF her. She Ia now given up
for Lost. She hsd crew Of IA men.
II was estimated Tuesday that the
Standard OIL Company lost over 1000
barrels Of oil by the break In the pipe
near Baskerville, Lebanon county, last
week. Farmers in the neighborhood
soooped It up and hauled II away by the
bsrrelful. ~
About 5000 pounds Of powder were
blown up by the explosion Of the Latin
Rand powder works, near Newburg,
New YORK, Monday morning, and the
shock was felt for distance OF 20 miles.
WINDOWS In NewburG were broken by the
oonoussion.
Reports Of great mortality among live
stock during the winter oortinus 70 sons
from the Indian territory One cattle.
man In the Creek nation reports a loss Of
about 5000 In herd of 5000. On the
Messengsl range, in the Cherokee nation,
the loss ia estimsted At 80 per cent. On
the Cherokee strip II 10 estimated al 40
per cent.
The ahopmen, hostlers and wipers Of
the Missouri Pacific railroad at SsdAlia,
Missouri. struck on Saturday afternoon,
In support OF the demand for restorA-
zion OF their wages to the rate paid before
the cut made In October last. All the
employees In the Missouri Pacific ahops at
Parsons, Kansas, struck on Saturday
afternoon.
The nitrt -glyoerlne factory Of the Book
dlyoerine Company, st Howard junction,
three miles from Bradford, Pa, WAS
demolished Tuesday by the explosion Of
magazine containing 5000 pounds Of
nitro glyoerine. II. W. Harrington, ons
OF the proprietors, and 81. v. Pratt, an
employe. were killed.
A dispatch from Wilmington, Ohio,
says that when l.. D Reed, county trea.
aurer, went ont OF offioe he WAS known to
De defaulter to the extent OF 920, 900. l.
" now ascertEined that the amount is
$50 600. His successor having given
Reed reoeipt before the last discovery
was made now fesrs that he may be liable
for Reeds misdoings.
AT earthquake was felt at LSncaster,
a., at O'Clock on Sunday evening.
buildings were shaken, and In some in
stances plates were thrown from stoves.
II some OF the churches the services were.
temporarily suspended by the shock. The
earthquake was felt At various points In
Lancaster county. The vibration was
preceded or accompanied by rumbling
sound.
While freight train was passing under
bridge on the Front Street connection
track In Cincinnati, st 2 O'Clock Sum-
day morning, r dismAntle. locomotive,
Shloh was on fiat car, struck the bridge
aud was thrown from the car ~ the street..
'hree brakemen went down with the
wreck. James Haplon was killed snd
atcL ael Nolsn fatally injured, the other
IAN escaping with slight bruises.
The North Chicago Rolling Mil Com
pAny, have INSIDE an arrangement with
ne strikers at SSuth Chicago niils by
Fhioh work will be resumed OH April lat,
with about 800 men. The arrangement
provides for sliding scale of wages, bAsed
IN important fluctuations In shs market.
Instead Of the furnaces being worked by
three shifts Of eight hours each two shifts
Of IL hours each will do the work This,
II 10 said, Is In effect reduction in wages
Of 3Sa per cent. e.. II.
Major Arnold, Of the Sixth cavalry,
stationed at Fort Bayard, New Mexico,
reports to the war department thLt r. has
auccseded in training horses to lie still
while cavAlrymen are firing over tbsm,
Dat Of about $50 horses, 100 have be n
shus trained. The time required has
been one hour each day for TIRES months,
barring Saturdays, Sundays and inolsnent
weather. The horses thus far trai I'd
Will lie down upon the rider taking hold
Of the left leg. The animals become ex
ceedlngly gentle under the training, and
ssmSin quiet while their riders, In any
position, are shooting over them.