Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-17
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
SIx lLBN OORYIorRD OF MURDER
IN No MAR,S LAND.
A GREAT FIELD OF ICE AFLoAT
GRAED ARMY WANTS Il NAHAE
sALUra OF R0HOR.
Cvo- so Japanese DrOwnea MT p
LAuHch-Lezsa Esaliets FOR Strikers
Five Nlen Ktfien ia RAiir0Ra
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nominated Henry Powers.
Cheir,nan 3eldsn Of the Republican
Congressional oommittae has issued an
address TO the Republican editors Of the
country.
Miss Genovieve Green Of Falihaven,
VT, an Grt tsnoher, committed suicide
in Newman, Ga, yesterday week. NO
cause ID assigned.
Charles S.Wol.e was in Harrist urg yos-
terdsy week and gave his friends there to
understand that nc is opposed to Della
mater for governor.
The temperature on the summit OF
Mount Washington, in Now Hampshire,
foil to 27' last evening week, and ice
formed on ell exposed places.
The United States steamer Essex sailed
from Portland, Me-, yesterday week for
New York, to receive the remains of the
inventor Ericsson, and transport them to
Sweden.
The Republican state convention Of
Arkansas met yesterday week ia Little
Rock. 1t placed no TICKET In tho field,
but endorsed the Union Labor tioket,
headed by the Rev. N. 3. Fizsr for gov
ernor.
George W. Rumble and James W.
Waldron, who wore doing bustaess in
New York, under the nsmo Of the Paoido
Mining Exchange, wers arr sted yestar-
day week on charge of selling Etook in
mythical western mines.
The board of managers OF the Inter
state Commerce Railway As4ociEtion m0s
in Chicago yesterday week. II was unani-
mously resolved thGt the rate Oh cattle
Frnp, uCr1khxvnakart, MfeaD7,py. pfxaa x,as,,Na
was too low and should be advanced.
Attorney-gensral Miller yenterday ws4k
received telegram tgom the Upissd
States attorney nj Paris, Tex, announcing
the conviction Of six ol lie men nsrcstod
for the murder Of Sheriff GROSS and three
Of his deputies in No Mans Land in 1883.
O. q. Hewitt, well-known attorney
In Portland, Oregon, was shot and killed
Tuesday week by Charles Belgrade, a sa-
loon-keeper. Belgrade then committed
suicide. The mon quarsaled over Bel
grades wife, who is suing for divorce
and for whom Hewitt was attorney.
The family of Mr.. watson, consulting
OF his vile and two children, were burned
to death near Harmony, KY, Satur-
day week. Mr.. Watson was away. Their
house WAS set on fire. The little town Of
Roseville, in Tioga county, Pa, was
almost entirely destroyed by FIRE Tuesday
week. A hotel, church, store, IL
dwellings, and 10 or IL barns were oon-
sumed.
The railroad companies having pre-
sented their Arguments In opposition TO
the contemplated order of the interstate
commerce commission reducing freight
rates on grain shipments in the west on
the ground of want Of jurisdiction, the COM
mission yesterday week heard Arguments
from persons who are Of opinion that the
proposed reductions, and even greater
ones should be ordered.
The executive committee OF the Ma
tinnsl Grand Army Eaesmpmeut IN Bos-
ton yesterday week votad that the Score
tsEy Of the Navy he requested to order q
naval squadron to Boston during encamp-
ment week, and that he authorize the
commanding officers 20 fire salute com-
plimsntary to the grand army. A psess
committee was elected with Major George
4. Merrill, commander, and Joseph B.
hoCabe. Secretary.
A cable was received at the maritime
exchange in New Yerk July 9Th from
the British marine authorities, nctliyluE
mariners that tho great faid OF ice, tFom
which the small bergs taat have CT late
been seen in the trGGk OF ccsan steamers
have come, has been located IN isk AZ, IL,
Ion. 46.i4, This is 400 IailsG of sha
coast OF Newfoundlspa. The 1elG is
drifting into the course Of trnna-kfisatSn
steamers, and ali ceptairs are warns6 to
keep sharp lookout fer 1t.
Z. p. Bender, the promoter Of the
Nsr.hern Canadian Atlantic railway, who
la just returned TO Quehec from Eng
land, says inst in about q month Engiiah
engineers will oOme TO Canada and oom-
menos the work Of surveying the youte
for the proposed railway. When this
railway is built it Will reduce Atlantic
navigation to four days. The track Will
run from Quebec across the SAguenay dis
trict to point on the Labrador coast,
probably st. Charles Bay, where port
will be opened.
A south-hound LouiaEille & Nashville
accommodation train ran into n9rth-
bound freight train yesterday week
at CLEAR Oreek, half way bstweea Bir-
mingksm and Montgomery, Ala. Both
engines were smashed and live meg we're
killed namely: j. w. GTesn, necommo-
dation engineer; Robert WatHon, his fire.
man; John 4. Webb, freight engineer; q
tank tender named Parr, and colored
man named Annisted. Another man had
one of mis- feet cut off. None OF the pas
sepgers were dangerously injured. Ths
disaster is attributed to misunderstand-
ing of orders by Engineer Green.
Tho International Grand Branch OF the
Emerald Beneficial Association of North
America, in session in Boston, elected Of
fieers yesterday week 90 follows The Rsv.
Father j. r. Brady OF Lambertviile, \.
j., Spiritual Adviser; saInael II. 0iissn
OF Pittsturg, Pa, President; j. W. Long
OF Norfolk, Va, First Vioe.presidsut;
David A. Carey of Toronto, second Vice
president; George P. Strome OF Wilkes
barre, Pa, Secretary and Treasurer; John
Weiden of Youngstown, Ohio, Marshal,
John j. Conway Of LaInbertville, n. j.,
Sergeant at Arms. Toronto was uuRni-
mously select 4 as the next place Of
meeting.
At Osaka, Japan, on Juns 18th, over so
people were drowned during the launOh-
ing OF new sailing vessel. About $50
people crowded on the boat, and the
owner becoming apprehensive, ordered
100 OF them ashore. When the lsunoh
commenced Il was ebb tide, snd ths
ropes used in securing her being tss
short the vessel keeled. The people on
board immediately rushed to the ether
side, which had the effect Of turning tie
vessel completely over, and thase on
board were prscipItated into the watnr.
At last accounts 55 bo les had bean rs-
covered and four persons ware misslng.
About 20 possons were injured.