Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-29

Now 1Ofk, Dhs mbuc MI hstikhhheht'
Maud Boertel, who lived near Oneida,
New York, was shot and killed Thursday
by her lover, Edward Knowles.
The success Of the Chippewa Indian
Commissions work will result, IL is an
nounoed. in the opening 10 settlement OF
about 5000, 600 acres Of land in Mime
sofa.
The Colebrookdsle Creamery AsHooia-
tion Of Borks county, Pennsylvania,
failed Thursday, foreclosure proceedings
having been brought on $4,000 mort
gage.
Isaac wilner's Wholesale dry goods CO.
tablishment at New York is in the hands
of the sheriff. In January Mr.. Wilmer
claimed assets Of $43, 00G and liabilities
OF $40, 600.
+. l.. wisner, president of the Hardin
County Bank of Iowa, was accidentally
shot and killed by his son George, while
hunting. at Eldora, in that state, ON
Wednesday week.
California capitalists who have built
large refneries at San Diego Thursday
placed an order for rs steel oil tank cars
with Pittsburg firm, the contract price
being $4,000.
erick county, Maryland, who died on
August 7th, IL found to have been pol
H1ned with strychnine. Detectives are a.
work on the case.
An attachment upon claims amounting
to 500, 600 was Thursday placed upon
the property Of the Nottingham mill, at
Providence, Rhode Island, on behalf OF
the First National Bank Of Bristol.
State Treasurer Carter Of New Hamp-
shire, has received for redemption GER
titicate for $3.50, 000, it being the last
outstanding war obligation Of the state.
1t natures September lst., and will be
paid then.
A freight train on the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad broke through Gull
vert near Snsmokin, Pa, Thursday, and
the engine and twenty oars were totally
wrecked. Several of the train hands
were slightly injured.
A train on the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railroad was wrecked nine miles
south of Moberly, Missouri, Thursday
morning, by running over steer. Eng!-
neer Frank Ritter of Hannibal and Fire
nun George Bermsris were killed.
Ex-City sergeant James u. Smith, Of
Richmond, Virginia. on Wednesday week
shot and killed a negro whom he found
in his place OF business, presumably for
purposes of robbery. The ooroner's
Jury returned verdict Of justi6able ho-
micide.
The manager Of the Spring Valley,
Illinois, coal diggings has offered the
men as cents per ton, which Is i've cents
higher than the rate offered by most of
the other operators, but this rate is
offered to the men individually and not
to any committee representing an organi-
cation.
Captain Gardner of the schooner
valkyrie, at Gloucester, Massachusetts,,
Thursday, from the Banks, reports that
the schooner Martha A. Bradley, on
August 10th, picked up Captain Charles
Rogers, in an exhausted condition, in the
small boat Eeokelodeon. He was bound
from Boston to Paris, and had been at
sea 35 dayB
The pleasure yacht Celt sprung sleak
on Lake Superior, fifteen miles south of
Siskowit harbor, Isle Royale, and sunk
fifteen minutes afterwards, giving those
on board scarcely time to take to their
yawl boat. After being several days
on the lake they were picked up by the
steam barge Samuel Msther and taken TO
to Sault Sto. Marie, Michigan.
A telegram was sent from the war
j department Thursday to General Crook,
D commanding the Division of the Mis-
souri,, directing him TO take precautionary
steps to prevent trouble between the
! Indians ard whites In Western Colorado.
l band of Utes had been reported OF
' their reservation and il was said private
: parties were preparing to make raid
1 upon them.
/ Judge Cooley, Of the Interstate conn.,
2 mercs commission, has notified the man
ayers of the Western and Northwestern
I railways that the recent assumption OF
: authority by the several roads to make
Q through rates by merely publishing q
a notice of what they should accept ss
: their divisions is something not war
II ranted by law, and that when the roads
n exaoted excessive short haul rates they
rendered themselves liable to action In
Q every instance.
= The report of the court of inquiry which
Investigated the recent mishap to the
l. cruiter Boston has beeu received at the
y navy department, but its contents have
. not yet been made public. II ID under
stood that the court recommends that nc
:, further action be taken Ia Captain
> O'Kaues case, for the reason that Thu
- grounding of the Boston WAS purely acoi
!, dental, she having struck sunken wreci
:. not down on the regular charts, and moi
Z Rose Rock, as first reported.
in Tho sheet mill of the Reading Irol
ia Company, which, under the name OF tn
70 Reading Iron Works, failed about ID,
Q, months ago, resumed operations yeBter
is day week. Within the next 10 days tbs.
10 other mills will resume, giving employ
" ment to 1890 hands. The company hk
received the signatures of over Q, 600 moi
" who agree TO forego strong drink an
m membershipin all labor organizations, OF
ig condition OF being givan steady employ
d, ment, according to the conditions lsi'
to down by President Oorbin.
.. By the explosion Of q blast Of s
NJ pounds Of giant powder, at Buckley
~ ~ mills hussel county, Virginia, Thursday
~ an 1Sfoot drill was driven througl
=, Michael Dances head, killing him IN
~ stantly; John Ramery had both hand
10 blown of; Joe Moore's right shoulde
ny, ,,e was torn of by flying rock; Andre'
~, Martin lost mis- leg below the knee; an
81 William Kunz was terribly injured. tn
-, blast had been put in the previous da
NJ but failed to explode, and the men wer
- extracting the charge yesterday when tn
'as accident occurred.
ut Sheriff MCCabe of Providence, Rhod
". Island, who attached ], 400 bales Of wo'
Is, at the Riverside Mills in behalf OF Brow
I'd Steese d Clarkea creditors, the Bank {
wO Redemption and others Of Boston, hi
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