Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-22
THE GENERAL. NEWS FIELD
KOUEa HANKEss TURN BURGLARS
BOLD.



Joseph Staples shot and fatally wounded
Hamilton Woelwing, q United States mar
bhul, IN Stuart, Virginia, yesterday week.
The New England Stock Exchange In
Boston failed on Thursday. Liabilities,
100000. The failure was due to the up.
ward tendency Of the market.
Josiah Stanford, brother OF Senator STAN
ford, died Thursday morning at Oakland,
California, aged about 10 years. He was q
large wine maker and reputed to be very
wealthy.
Burglars Thursday entered the mounted
police barracks in Macleod, Manitoba, and
carried the safe to swamp, quarter OF a
mile away. There II was broken open and
81 coo taken.
Nelson H. Davis, brigadier general, U. s.
A., retired, died on Governors Island, New
York, Thursday. He had Just arrived
upon the island to visit friends. when he
was stricken with apoplexy aud died.
james Mcguire, respondent In the "origi-
nal package" case, 10 Bangor, Maine, was
Thursday fined 800 and costs, or 90 days
IN Jan, It being held that he was amenable
TO state lawP. He appealed the case to the
Supreme COURT.
Minister Palmer has reached Washington.
In regard to tho Michigan gubernatorial
contest he snys he Will, under no consider
alton, revoke his refusal to bacome cam
didete. He will at once place his resigna-
tion, as minister TO Spain, IA the hands of
ihe President; and again take up his resi-
dence iu Dstrolt.
The action OF the Secretary of the Navy
in the case OF Commander BoCalla, late
commander OF ths cruiser Enterprise, was
made public Thursday. HS was tried hY
court.msIt,al on five charges end found
guilty In each case. He was sentenced to be
suspended from rank and duty for three
years and to retain his present numbrr on
ths list of commanders while so suspended.
sensation was created In Lutheran
circles liz Pottsville, Pa, Thursday, bv the
sudden resignation OF Mrs. George Iteshel
az teacher IN the English Sunday school OF
that denomination, because OF reports that
she was a "Ohrlstlan Scientist" and "had
attempted to teach the doctrine OF mind
cure to her scholars" These reports appear
to have been true. Several members OF her
class have followed her.
The convention of the Ancient Order OF
Hlbernians In Hartford, Connecticut. on
Thursday, received reports from standing
committees. The committee ou insurance
reported against life insurance by the
national order, but advised That each state
branch take charge OF tho Insurance mem
bcrs In that branch. Connecticut and
Massachusetts branches now have insur-
aLcs features, as have several OF the others.
TIE report was accepted.
The supreme court OF Illinois has fled an
opinion In the case OF Smell vs. the City oi
Chicago, relating to tho Smell toll road.
The court holds that no toll gate eau be
kept or toll demanded within the corporate
limits OF any city. The toll gate at the in
tersection OF Milwaukee and Fullerton ave-
nnas is within the limits OF II city. The ap.
pelants have no right 10 keep 1t there or
to demand toll there. The common coun-
oil OF Chicago had the right to direct its
Superintendent Of public works to remove
the toll gates.
Tho schooner Samuel z. Eigsrton at Bal.
iImore, Thursday, reports that on the l4tl
instant, at o'clock. p. M, OH Point Lock.
ont, shs picked up from the mast head
Captain o. Il. Thomas and three OF tho crew
OF the schooner Anna F5ancts from Rappa.
hammock river for Philadelphia via the Del.
aware Il Chesapeake canal, with cargo ol
railroad ties, capsizei ard sunk in squgll
The vessel lies 10 10 fathoms OF water
southeast by east, distance three miles from
Point Lookout.
Il has been decided by the authorities at
Washington to send back to China the u
Cinnamon who wero smnggled Into this
country from Mexico, aud who are now in
custody at San Diego, Cal. They will be
transferred to san Francisco and placed OF
the first steamer sailing for China. Fhl.
action ia taken on tho theory that SIT it
cneaper ana D9tter Tor thB government u
bear the expense OF their return to Ohing
than to send back into Mexico and run tn,
chance OF having to raarrest them and sen(
them back Indefinitely"
Ernest N. Rice, aged l6 yeara, and Percy
Ross, aged II years, and Edward N, blar
shall, are under arrest in Lowell, Mass.
for burglary In this house Vt A. ). Lyons
Tuesday night week. All have confessed. .Th
boys bought diamond g'ass cutter ant
each WIS provided With slungshot, witt
which they say they were prepared to dt
murdetous worR If dlsurbed. After plum
dering Mr.. Lyons room AMI that OF his son
hey turned on all the gas ia the house
without lighting II, to render the inmate
in4ensibls. They obtained watch aud
small quantity OF jswely. Mr.. Lyons wa
awakened by the escaping gas, or the who'll
family would probably havs b9en asphyx
lated. The boys had been reading Trash,
literature.
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