Daily Republican., 1888-04-04
THIRD EDITION.
PhIiadslphia Items.

PHILADELPHIA, April "A dynA-
nite Gap exploded at the works OF the
Huntington Valley Gap and Cartridge
Company, near Bathayres, Bucks
County, yesterday, demolishing the
building and totally binding Horace
Texico, aged "a years, of No. S52 KurtA
Htfeet, this city, who was packing
away boxes OF the Gaps, which con,
tain q We grains Of illuminate OF mercury
each. Both his eyes were blown out
and he was other wise badly burned.
He IL ct the Jewish Hospital, and u
not expected TO live. These came
works were the scsne Of an explosion
several weeks ago by which one man
was killed and several injured.
Deputy Coroner Powers and Jury
held m inquest into the death OF Aunie
Knorr, 36 years old, OF 4575 Mercer
street, who was found dead In her
rooms last Saturday. Several Witnesses
testided that Mrs. Kuorr attempted 10
commit suicide about six months ago,
and DR.. Stewart said that he had made
m Autopsy and found that death had
ensued from acute gastritis. superin-
ducsd BY IN irritant poison. The Jury
rendered q verdict In accordance with
the facts.
John Quigley, Of 1910 East Lehieh
avenue, ia lying In dying condition at
che Episcopal hospital, suffering nom
stab wounds ipiiioIed last Monday night
BY Leonard Vite, during q quarrel at
the corner OF Kensington avenue and
Albert street. 30 alarming was his
condition that Magistrate o'Brien was
called to the hospital to take his ante
mortsm statement, and Vite was held
without bail 10 await the death or re.
oOyory Of hia victim.
Claus Spreckles yesterday oonsum.
mated the purchase Of the site for his
big sugar refinery. The property
chosen 10 about ten acres Of land on the
Delaware river front, at Reed street.
1t WAS bought from the estate of VIM.
v. Merriok for s50O,0 cash. It 10
stated that the buildings will cover
112,000 square feet Of ground, and they
will vary In height from nine to eleven
stories.
Thirty.six weavers, employed In the
Dark Run Oottonade Mills, FrAnkford,
went on strike yesterday because Of the
refusal OF their employefs, Biddle 3
Weiss, to continue paying 21< cents per
yard for weaving heavy oAssimeres.
The firm reduced the price for this work
70 cents per yard.
K q Bowman OF 5ssford, Del, cap
tain Of the schooner Jenny n. MO.
Haught0n, was committed yesterday
for hearing tomorrow, on the charge
Of embszzlement Of about $3.50 bel onR.
ing to the owner OF the schooner.
An examination Of the books Of A O.
Yates & Co. disclosed the fact, It is
stated, that q fovmer cashier, who Is
now seriously Ill, had been em bezzltng
moneys aggrsgating, 1t is thought,
about IS 900.
A verdict Of suicide by laudAnuIn
wAsgtven yesterday by the Coroner'e
jury ip the case Of Mrs. Aunie Norr, OF
No 4bI6 Mercer street, Germantown,
who was found dead By her h az sba nd on
BAturday night.
e4erbsrt ID. Wells, q fugitive, is
charged with embezzlinR upwards Of
81 200 belonging to the Keystone Watch
Club Company, BY whom he was en-
ployed as sub-AgeDt.
A safe in the restaurant OF II. r
5teinhart, in the Young MseBnerchor
Hal, was orened By burglars, early
yesterday morning, and robbed OF
about $500.
Ths Cameron Oluh, at = meeting last
evening at Broad and Carpenter streets,
indorSed Donald Cameron AS . cAndi.
date for the nomination rs President by
she Republican National Convention