Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-20

worth s20, 600, and that her husband ia
not guilty OF the charge. They we're 20
poor that her husband had to go 10 Brook
Ign to seek work.
As q freigh: Train On ths Georgia Pacific
railroad wAs crossing q high tres'le, ~
miles east of birMln guam, Ala, Thurs
day, one Of the wnesls OF coal car
broke. The humping Of the deraiied car
broke The tTestle and IL cars went down
in the wreck, the engine and one car
having passed safely over. Five OF the
wrecked cars were iosdsd with coal and
the rest with merchandise. All took fre
from stove in the csbooss and were
destroyed with the tres.le. Five train
men were injured mons MORALLY.
The United States cruiser Newark,
| building ct Cramps shipysrd, Pniladsi-
| phia, will be launched on Wednesday Of
n 1t week. The Newark Is of the same
| type as the Baltimore and the Philadel-
phia, and is oisssed as an unprotected
| cruiser. She is $40 feet long, 40 fee.
1 beam, displacement 0S3 tons. Her COR
tract price is 81 2iS, 900. Her guaranteed
horse power is $500, and for every horse
power developed over that figure her
builders will receive a premium OF 500,
| as IN the ease Of the Baltimore.
The President and Mrs. Harrison on
Tuesday evening, April Sth, will give
state diuner to the jasticse Of the Su-
| prem Court, aud on tuesday, April 20 b,
they will give a reception in honor Of the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps. week
later reception to the public will be
| given. These entertainments are state
| sfairs, which it has become customary
for the Chiet Executive to give each
4 winter before Lent. The bereayements
Of the families Of Secretaries Blaine and
Tracy caused their postpoLement until
after Lent this year.
The Manitoba legislature was In session
from O'Clock Tuesday night week until .
O'Clock the next morning. or that
time Martin, Frenchman, spoke for
nine and half hours on the Educational
bill. He wished 10 annoy the government
by taking two or three days to deliver his
speech, bat the house made him talk until
he was SO exhsusted that he finally had 10
give up the f9or. Several members OF
the house took bedding into the legisla-
tive hall and vent to sleep. The amend
ment to the bill! Was voted down.
4 dispatch from hlamosa, Colorado,
Gays THAT the Rio Grande railway has $50
snow shovellers a. work opening snow
blockade across the San Juan range OF
Cumbrss, on tho east side of the divide.
The snow ia reported to be 80 feet above
the tops OF the Telegraph poles, and for
miles on each side 1t is from IS to 40 feet
deep, the deepest ever known in that
locality. The weather is very severe, the
temperature being q degrees below zsro
Thursday. This is the third time the
. 1 k.nr 4 ~ inv nd
it will probably ba ten days befor j. is
opened.
Ter several weeks The Federal contract
labor inspectors at Castle Garden. New
York, have failed to find apybody WHO
has lsadei in violation OF the Alien Con
tract lRW, 'though il was an open secret
that almost every ship brought workmen
appointed 10 positions here bsfore they
left the other sidsn On Saturday after
noon the Commissioners OF Emigration
took the matter 10 their own hands when
the emig arts from the North German
Lloyd steamship Aller were being landed,
rs none o. tue four Federal contract
labor inspectors was on duty. The result
was that sir contract lAborers are Ia
custody OF the emigtaut officials, and $50
more bound for the mines in Pennsyl-
yania were discovered.
A disgrAeeful scene occurred Sunday
morning in st. Mary's Catholic Church,
Poughkeepsie, Just before the morning
service. George Hughes, prominent
merchant, and one OF the parishioneFs,
had some dispute with Father Early as to
the Ownership OF one Of the pews. When
, Hughes and bis son occupied the pew
yesterday morning, there was q war Of
words between HUI ihes aud Fatcer Early,
which ended it is alleged in Father Early
hitting Hughes in the face. Then three
men, one OF them the priesps nephew,
went 10 the la!ter's assistance, and man
, named Cullen pounded Hughes unmerci.
! fully ahout the face and neck. Warrants
have been sworn out for all the Gssail
arts. Father Early says Hughes ssruci
:. him first.
The Republican state convention o
Rhode Island WAS held in Providence
. Thursday TheBe candidates veEo nom
I hated Governor, Herbert W. Laid Q
Providence; Lieutenant governor, DAME
q q. Littleield Of Pawtucket Secretary 0
State, Samuel W. Csoss OF Westerly; Gen
}, ernl Treasurer, Samuel Clark Of Lincoln
A Attorney general, HorRtio Rogers Of Paw
d tucket. These gentlemen ore at presen
.e state officers, with ths exception Of tn
d attorney- general, the Democratic eAnoi
Is date, Hon. !na o, 2Iocnm, having bee
% elected last yesf over General Roger
Tho platform extends hearty walcom
n to the citizens who have obtained Ia
j. right of suffrage by the constitutions
10 amendment and declares they would gu
VI fer laors than others from the adapsi9
RI OF Democratic fres traas; endorses Ii
A ballet reform Law; opposes an extensio
q OF the boura OF voting; cnneratulates ii
people on the success Of President Harr
y sons administration; OK re4sss warm %
II mirGtion OF Speaker Reed for the strict
!, constitutional methods which ne adopte
- to overcome factious Rnd unreasonli
IA opposition.