Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-21

wooden block In Dennisport, Msssa-
ohusetts, occupied by L. 3. Burgess g.
90, dry goods, and d. Chase, Jr,, fruit
and oysters, was burned Sunday. Los
$50, 900.
St. Philips colored Protestant Episco-
pal Church, in New York--the only one
of tho kind in that oity--was dedicated
on Sunday. The Rev. DR.. De Costa
preached.
At meeting Of citizens of Galveston,
on Saturday night 1t was decided TO oele.
brate the asmi.nentennial Of that city in
June next by an interstate drill and
military encampment.
A telegram was received as the navy
department on Tuesday saying that the
United States steamer VandAna arrived
at Honolulu on February I'd, and was to
sail for Apia, Samoa, on the 7th instant
ALI on board were we'll.
Herman f. Ksidel, mansger of this
William Knabe piano warerooms, in New
York, committed suicide in the rooms
on Saturday night by shooting himself
through the head. He was about 56 years
of age, He had for some time suffered
from melaneholis.
Mira. Beeler looked her three children,
aged 2, A and years, in her house, In
| Port Huron, Michigan, ON Saturday, and
went down town. The children set fire to
the house, and when rescued were uncon-
scious. The two youngest died, and the
other Is not expected to recover.
At Teoumseh, Mich, Sunday morn
ing, Frank L. Silvers shot and killed his
wife and two daughters, aged IL and
years, respectively, and then shot him
self in the head. He was alive, but un.
conscious when found, and not expected
to recover. No cause ia known for the
deed.
The trial of A. B. Gumayer cashier Of
the defunct Exchange Bank of Canon
City, Colorado for having feloniously ao-
| oapted deposits up 10 the time Of closing
of the bank, knowing 1t to be insulvent,
resulted on Saturday in a verdict OF
guilty. The amount for which the bank
failed was 100000 A new trial will be
moved.
Thomas B. Peddie, ex-Oongressman,
died in Newark, N. j., on Saturday night
of pneumonia, He was born In 1906.
he endowed the Peddie Institute at
Hightstown, and gave S75 900 towards
the erection of the Peddie Memorial Bap-
tist Church in Newark. II Nv said that In
all he gave $300,00 to the Baptist de-
nomination.
In Scranton, Pa, Sunday, 80 feet OF
the surface over an abandoned mine on
Mulberry street, between Monroe and
Quincy avenues, caved during the after
noon, breaking on the gas and water
pipes and stopping street cars. The gas
from broken pipe iRnited, and before II
could bs turned of exploded several
times with terrific force, the conousaion
knocking people down and endangering
surrounding property. The residents Of
that section of the city are now without
water.
The Owings Block In Chicago, IL
stories high, collapsed sunday. 1t was
situated just opposite the post-ofhce, In
the centre of the business section. The
10 lower floors fell In one after another,
leaving the walls, the four upper floors
and the roof standing in q decidedly
shaky condition. In the tenth story the
tile flooring was detective or was damaged
by the natural settling Of the building.
! Without the slightest warning, the great
mass Of tiles and girding forming the in
jured floors crashed to the story below,
carrying that with IL, and the two to-
gether, acting like huge pile driver,
: pounded way for themselves to the bat
; tom. No person YVES injured,