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

residence in Washington, ID. q.
The influenza has reached the Rocky |
Mountain region and ia prevalent in |
Ohsyenns and Denver. Three.fourths of
the inhabitants of Dsnver are said to be |
suffering from Ii.
&. N Bell and his wife OF Paramount, |
| Vermont, separated short time ago. |
| Thursday afternoon Mrs. Bell went to |
her husbands house to get her effects,
and was shot and killed by him.
In New York, Thursday, Grover Cleve- |
land was substituted for the late Harper
| O. Van Worst, as referee in action brought
| against the city by property owners, to |
recover damages for filling in along the
Hudson river.
The engine Of freight train on the
Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore Il
Ohio railroad was overturned near
DicSsrson station, Maryland, Thursday
afternoon, by striking a horse. Amos
Reen, the engineer, was killed, and I. L.
Harrison, the fireman, badly injured.
John B. Wealton, Jr., master of the
schooner James E. Kelsey, was given
silver medal by the Vessel Owners' and
CaPtains' Association Thursday ''for gal
lantly rescuing the Grew OF the schooner
Allie h. Chester FROM the rigging Janu-
AIRY goth, 1889, on Diamond Shoals"
Seven fatalities at railroad crossings
which bad occurred drring the proceed
ing % hours, wers recorded Thursday
morning in the ir q uest book of the coro-
nsr's Office in Chicago. II is said that
since the ftst o: the year the railroad
fatalities i'll thu. city have numbered not
less than 300.
The Wabash Manufacturing Company,
wholesale atationers in Chicago, made m
assignment Thursday. ahe liabilities
are placed AZ 920O, 900, and 1t is claimed
shat tie assists will reach a like figure.
'sha failure is a result OF the recent col
lap'e OF Prebie Bros, and Sheffield aud
Sen OF sluge:.iss, New York.
Simon Spohp, we'll known character
in Heading, died ThuIsd " afternoon in
tic hospital from ths efsots Of having
Ind both legs cut of in the morning,
wnlie picking cosi on the railroad track.
Although the reputed owner OF property,
including real setRts valued e. $40, 600,
he lived in poverty in one small room.
Bush Miller OF Stroudsbnrg, Pa, and
Anuie Miller of Columbia, N. j., were
married yesterday week. While on the
wsy to the home Of tbs groom, at Htrouds.
burg, Miller was shot in tho back and
mortally wounded by John W. Snyder, .
rejected lovsr Of the bride. The Gride
was also shot, but not severely wounded.
Snyder escaped.
The main building Of the Western Col
lege, in Toledo, Iowa, vss burned Thurs
day morning. A part OF the library and
the contents OF tho treasury were saved.
he less 10 ll5O, 900; insurance, S22 500.
K ia not known how the ire originated.
s Tta III MI - n Nvas ha "A
in the afternoon to arrange for the eseo.
ton OF new building,
, This city solicitor Of Philadelphia has
advised tie chairman OF the law commit
! tee OF city councils thst he knows OF
, no reason why the act of assembly of
, April li.a 1858, kaown as the Eight
Hour Law, should not be held 10 APP
/ ply to all Of the city departments and all
a cases Of labor aud service by the day, as
3 provided foe By this act"
/ At Bowling Green, KY, on Thu.slsy
5 morning Join Mcdonald qusrrslud with
his wife, aud the neighbors, hearing four
9 pistol shots, rushed in, and found both
g Of them lying npou the floor unconscious
Z from dangerous pistol wounds. 1t ia be-
t lieyed neither can recover. Il il sup.
u posed McDor ia did the shooting, as a
a pistol was found by his side.
z Information was receivs5 at Pierre, s.
. D., Thursday from private parties that
l. there ia trouble vita tna Indians Al Fort
d sally. They say that the Indians are DIS
g SWti aed with the treaty opening the
o reservations and claim they are not
n promised sufficient remuneration for
y their ponias; Also taat they hays killed
u several settlers near tha fort.
Z AIRS Mary Europa aged ~ years, died
;; in New York Thursdsy from the eseltl
u Vt Paris green. GA sunday night sue be-.
csns thirsty and arose from her bed to
~ q drink, She went to a closet to gal
q cup, and in tao dark took by mistake
At OHe containing the poison, which had
ID been kept for reaches. Witnout striking
u hight she fl! ed the cup with water ant
81 drank the contents
10 The house OF Mrs. Lena Schip, il
u Omaha, caught fire Thursday morning
Il and three children, boy OF Z years,
y girl OF and . 6.months-old baby per
u ished in the Il .msB. iErs. Schip's hus
' band deserted her eight months ago an,
ny ny she has since then been earning livinI
" for herself aud children by taking ii
sn washing. Thursday morning. after start
u ing the kitchen FIRE, she locked the doc
"a and went out for clothes. During he
w. absence tine fatal fire broke out
While returning from dance earl
:. yesterday week, Miss Mamie Camp
's' bell and her escort, Benjamin Lowell
" both OF Williamsburg, Pa, wero strue
y by an express train on the Pennsylyani
~ railroad near Edgewood. Miss Oampbe
~ received injuries which resulted in he
's' death in few houra and LJvett was
~ badly hurt that his recovery is considere
=, improbable. Hiss Campbell was is yea
eo of age and LoveSt was year her senIo
In the district court at Helena, MOI
tana, on Tuesday the case of Represent
tive Roberts to compel the state auditc
ers TO pay him salary and mileage, and at IL
be same time settle the claim OF the Repul
on iicap members to seats in the lepislatur,
aai was called, and Judge Hunt decided thu
air a writ must issue to the auditor. A
.ies exception was entered on which arg,
res ment on the vital point, the validity
va the state eanvssseTs' certificate, will
heard.
Governor Melette says that South d
~. kota will be obliged to close up some
gill h-r institutions. Tie receipts Of II
iail state will fall short Of the expenses, Ell
gar there is apparently no ether Glternstiy
ioS Ia North DskotG, Governor Melst.e Say
ar the conditions are more favorable. Go
the ernor Miller, in his message TO the leg
he laturs, estimated the deficiency for h
fret year at $3.50, $40. Subsequent d
yelopments and tRufeE show that 4
governor unders:ate1 the probab d
- hcsncy.
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