Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-02

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George Brown has been detached from
command Of the Norfolk navy yard on
the 3lst instant, and ordered to COM
msnd the Pacific station January 25th.
He has been appointed acting rear adj
miral while retaining command Of the
station.
On the complaint of Anton Won Palit-
scheek, the austrian consul, Simon
Baruoh has been arrested in New York on
charge of embezzling 100000 aorins
from the Austrian government. he Was
taken before Commissioner Hitchcock
and discharged, but was re-arrested at
the instance of his brother, who charges
him with stealing $96, 900 from on estate
in which both have an interest. The
brother is now serving sentence in an
Austrian prison.
John Starks, = farmer, 20 years Of age,
went to the public bathrooms kept by
George Tykls, In Kokomo, Indiana, on
Friday night, and was assisted into
bath tub. Tykle then left him to engage
in rsVelry with some companions, and
finally went to bed and forgot his patient,
whom he had left in 4 hot bath with the
gas burning beneath the bath tub. On
Saturday morning it was found that
Stsrke bad been boiled to death, being
Pcwerless to help himself out of the tub.
Following Ia the composition Of the
new ministry OF Newfoundland /; AttoE
ney-general and Premier, Sir William V.
WhitewGy; Colonial Secretary, Hon.
Robert Bond; Receiver general, Hon.
Richard II. O'Dwyer; Financial Secretary,
Hon. John Study; Chairman Of Board
of Works. Hon. James Day; Solicitor
general, Hon. Henry B. Woods. without
portfolio-Hon. A. N. MatAy, Hon. A.
W. Harvey. The nominations will be
made on January 7th, and the election
will be held on January 1Ath.
Joseph G. Fox, A. NJ, professor Of
civil Typographical engineering at Iatay-
cite College, Easton, Pa, died suddenly
on Thursday night from paralysis. Ee
had held the position since 1872. For 10
years prior to thEt he was engaged In
teaching in Cooper Institute, New York,
and in the University OF New York. DO
was engineer of the Sixth Brigade, Second
Division, New York state Guard, on
General Hamiltor's stSE In 1868 6l. Pro-
lessor Fox was In his 57th yeas and was
widely known in the educational world.
Otto Leuth, aged is years, was Friday
convicted Of murder in the first degree
in Cleveland, Ohio, for killing ajapgia
Thompson, aged years. Last May Msg.
gle disappeared while on her way homo
from school. A month later her body was
found under the house of Otto Lsuths
father, six or eight doors from the house
of the Thompson family. Young Lauth
was arrested, and he confessed that he
had entioed the child into an upper room
of his home when his parents were away.
He assaulted and then killed her with
hammer.
James F. Woodward died in Atlanta,
Ga, Sunday evening. Thursday night
| Woodward, who is q well-known bust.
mesa man, was walking out Marietta
street, whan somebody stepped in front
of him and asked If he was Jim Wood
/ werd. Re answered In the affirmative,
and the man pushed pistol to Wood
wards breast and fred. Woodward
walked to his sister's house, q mile or
more away, and told the story rs here
given. He treated the matter lightly,
and it was thought he would get we'll,
but relapse Sunday brought death.
Trouble has arisen on the Cincinnati
Southern railroad, growing out OF the
discharge of 20 brotherhood conductors
and one brakeman. II was reported at
Lexington, Ky., on Friday, that Caiet
Conductor Howard and Chief Enginse r
Arthur were ut Somerset comforting with
Superintendent CLARK in regard to the
trouble. CAN efforts will be used by
the sggrieved men to settle the trouble
without strike, but il they do not succeed
in an amicable arrangement OF their dif-
ferenees, it is believed the engineers,
conductors and braksmen will all quit
work"
Frederick W. Stakeholder, baker, in
| Brooklyn, reported to the police that o
burglar had entered his house early sun-
day morning and shot him in the neck.
Albert Msizer, q former employee of
Stedefsder, was arrested and confessed
that he did the shooting. He said that he
entertained bitter hatred against Stede-
feder, on account of derogatory state
ments he had made against him while in
his employ. He said that if he had failed
to shoot Stakeholder he intended to turn
on the gas and suffocste the family.
which consists of Stakeholder, his wife
and three small children.
One span Of new bridge in Williams.
port, which had not been fully fastened
in position, went down on Friday after
noon, when heavy load of lumber wss
driven upon il. The team and four men
went down with it, falling about 80 feet.
William Somars, one OF the men en-
ployed on this bridge, whose home ia In
Rochester, N. Y, was killed. Bart
Thompson, driver OF the team; John
Daley and Frank Gable, the latter fore-
man OF the bIidgemen, were all injured.
The driver was warned By the briagemsn
not to drive on the dangerous span, but
he went ahead, Regardless Of tho notics.
The Sailors' and FiTemen's Union il
New York haldia meeting Friday nigh 10
endorse circular which is to be sent at
once to the Maritime Exchange and TO
all ship owners in that city, demanding
an increase of wages. The rates d.
handed hereafter are for sailors on all
steamships, $35 per month; sailors on AL
sailing vessels, $50; gteRaers on steam
vessels, $50; hrsmgn, S45. and coal
passers, $35. simultaneously with tbs
presentation of the above demand the
'Longshorsmen's Union will demand M
increase OF wages 20 IS cents per hour. II
ia believed by both bodies that their do.
msnds will be granted.
Messrs. KongrRleGh and KondEstopisch
Russ an civil enginsers, sent by theiE
government to inspect railway cOnstruo
tion in Canada, have arrived III Ottsv6.
The Russian government deB!res TO buiid
great railway through Siberia, which,
with waterways, will give complete com.
municatiou between st. PetsrsbnYg ard
the Pacific Ocean. The visiting euS ssyI
chose the Canadian Pacific railway rs
model, on sccount OF lts BTeRt length and
of the marked similitude OF British
ColumhiaH mountain region and The