Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-16
IN 8ENERAL.

Oregon, died yesterday wesk in Portland
He was at one time president of Utah.
Application has been made for o char.
ter OF new corporation to be known Us
"The Lullens Iron and Steel Company"
at Coatesville, Pa.
Charles Barton, q groceryman OF Bel.
mar, New Jersey, is alleged to have alb
seconded after forging notes to the amount
OF several Thousand dollars.
The Rev. DIR. Roger Owen, OF PhiIadel-
phia the founder and for many years
pastor OF this Chestnut Hill Presbyterian
Church, died yesterday week in his G9.h
year.
Our conBul general at Berlin re ports TO
the Secretary OF State that certain
brewers of Germany care exporting to
the United States weiss beer sdulterated
with salicylic acid."
Rear Admiral William Radsard, u. s.
N, retired, died at his residence, at
Washington, last week. With the excep-
ton OF Rear Admiral Selfrids, no was the
senior officer OF the navy.
Otis II. Brown, ST., an eccentric old
man, who lived alone in cattle hut in
the village of Osseo, near Minneapolis
committed suicide on Monday week, b,
shooting himself through tho head thre
times.
The President has appointed the Rev.
DIR. A. g. Ballard, vice president OF tbs
Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association,
postmaster Mt Ocean Grove, vice the Rev
George W. Evans, whose term had OF
piyed.
By the :all OF pile of lumber in Obi.
csg Thursday john Thompson and An.
drew Johnston were crushed to death and
John Perry ind John Lindquist sach had
a leg broken. Thompson had only been
married d week.
dispatch from Weetport, Nova SEQ
tia, saya that Edgar Greenwood OF Oapo
Negro, and Arthur Titas OF westport,
whilo TRAVELLING of Btier Island. were
driven TO sea aud perished in Wednes.
day night weeks atorm,
Frank y Mason AMI his nephsw, Thee
iore Mickey, were drowned Ia Rock
creek, near KankGkee, III, on Monday
week, by the capsiaing or boat. Wickay
swan to the shore, but WAS drowned in an
attempt 10 rescue his uncle.
Joseph Kosco, who ia said to have been
u POiiah noblemsn and a former Siberian
exile, committed suicide in New York
Thursday by cutting tue arteries in Ais
wrists with razor. Hs had suffered
severe financial reverssG.
A dspatch from Parkershurg, West
Virginia, says that the cylindars of the
steErier Ben Hurr burst early Thursday
morning, and the escaping steam killed
John Warden, fatally burned Fireman
John Reese and injured another of the
AEnd6.
A dispatch from Bayou Sara, Louis
| ana, says that Henry Ward, the negro
boy who murdered ". II. Benson Of
Norway, lows, an smploys of Fren chs
Circus on the night OF December Both,
was taken from jail Tuesday night week
/ by body of masked men and hsnged.
Judge Gresham, at Indianapolis, Thurs.
| day, entered decree ordering fore
closurs and sale OF the property Of the
| Ohio, Indiana u Western Railroad Oom-
pany. Ihs claims against the railroad
amounted TO about 100000, and were
for accrued interest
A Chicago dispatch says THAT L. p.
Scovilln, nephew OF Guiteau, the assas
sin Of President Garfield and secretary o,
| local building association, has disAp.
pearei and that his accounts are short
gsne@ are said to have caused his down.
fall.
telegram received at tho Ob.Lick
servatory from Pro-. y. W. Burnham,
chief OF the eclipse expedition sent from
there to South America, announces that
the observation OF tine eclipse of the sun
OF December 22d was entirely successful,
and that the expedition ia homeward
bound.
The navy department has received the
Off ,ial report Of Rssr admiral Walker in
regard TO the cruise Of the squadron OF
evolution from Boston to Lisbon. The
admiral says that the vessels proved
themselves TO be excellent sea boats,
being easy and comfortable in ell kinds
OF weather.
A dispatch from Brazil, Ind, says that
the bridge over the Eel river, on the
Evansville d indianapolis railroad, sue
oumbed 10 high waters on Tuesday week,
and that the bridge over the White river,
Mt Wottlin2ton, is also gone The Wabash
river IS reported to be higher than was
ever known il any former january.
FactionAi qaarrels in the seven parish
societies in st. Alberta CPoliah) Roman
Catholic Church, Chicago, illuminated
lust week in ltgal proceedings in Judge
Juthili's court, involving the possession
of certain property. II is claimed that
there are 2 DU0 memb rs OF the church in
open rebellion against the authority OF
the rector Of the parish, aud even of the
archbishop.
A dispatch from Scottdale, Penna.,
SAYS that at conference between tbi
operators OF the G1unell5yille coke Eegioi'
and Knights Of Labor leaders Thursday,
the workmen demanded an increase OF
wages, ranging FROM s TO IA per cent
This demand so startled the operators
tbe. they adjourned the conference q;
once. II the men persist in their demand
thDn there will probably be another
strike.n
The director OF public works of Phila.
delphi, on inquiry of the chiefs of the
various bureaus in his department, found
that il wouid be necessary TO add
1913 0iS2i to the annual appropriation
to successfully adopt the eight hour day
system Director Wagner saya that il
the law we're applied to the department
Of public esfRty it would cost the city
abou! &7l0 600 in addition to the annual
appropriation, making q total Of more
than = 100, OC0 for the two departments
/ Thres more bodies Of Victims OF the grea
hood We're found Friday at JohnstOwn
Only one OF thGm-that OF woman nance
NGoshtey- could be identified.
Tho coke operators OF the Connellsvill,
region, 10 whom the miners nsH scale wa
presented ca Thursday, made compare
tive statsmsLt OF tho wages now paid ani
! those called for In the new scale, to de
! terrnins Tire percentage Of advance the new
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