Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-13
IN GENERIL.

Nearly 1000 claims for damages on
account of Indian depredations have
been filed in the court of claims TO date.
Whitall, Tatum g. Co., the largest
green glass manufacturers east, Thurs
day signed the blowers scale, and will
start their factories at Millville, n j., at
the usual time.
Nine Cinnamon who had entered this
country from Canada, were captured at
Fort Benton, Montana Thursday. They
will be sent to San Francisco for de-
portation to China.
Nine insane criminals overpowcred
two guards at the State Hospital, at Au-
burn, N. Y, Thursday morning and
escaped. One of the keepers was badly
stabbed. Five of the insane men were
recaptured, leaving four at large.
Miss Dolly Smith,a well-known artist,
died Thursday at Searsport, Me-, aged
81 years. Among her most notable
works was the painting from Longfel-
lows "Hiawatha," which occupies a
prominent place in the Memorial Hall
in Philadelphia.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union
of America concluded its annual session
in Washington, b. c., Thursday. In
dianapolis was selected as the place for
holding the next annual convention.
Officers were chosen, Bishop Cotter
being reelected president. A declara-
ton Of principles was adopted.
A dispatch from Severance, Kansas,
where the Freeman murder occurred on
Wednts SHAY week says: Mrs. J. d. Smith,
whose son married daughter of Samuel
Freeman, who shot his wife, child and
then himself,on Wednesday week, was SO
shocked when she heard of the tragedy
that she was taken violently i'll and
died within few hours.
The closter buildings at Ephrata, Pa,
are guarded by officers to prevent the
carrying into effect of threats to burn
them. The trustees of the Seventh Day
Baptists recently evicted tenant for
non-payment Of rent, and other evic.
tions are contemplated, hence the
threats. The cloister buildings We're the
home of the famous Ephrata monks OF
the last century.
An express train on the Grand Rapids
& Indiana railroad was wrecked near
Kalamazoo, Mich, on yesterday week
spikes, bolts and nuts having been with
drawn from the rails. The baggage and
express cars, day coach and sleeper were
rolled down an embankment. Twelve
persons were injured, among them NJ
B. Williamson of Trenton, N. J. 1t is
feared that one or two Of those injured
may not recover.
The body of Policeman William
Ketchale of New York, was found float
ing in the North river Thursday. HI
went on duty at ~ o'clock Monday
night His beat was West Fifty -fourtl
and Fifty-ffth streets from Tent
avenue to the river. He was last seer
alive at a o'clock, a. m, Tuesday week BY
Waterman James Donohue on the docl
at the foot of Fifty.ffth street. The in
dications are that the policeman wa
murdered by some of the bad character
that infest his beat.
Anna Polleta, who arrived at New
York Thursday, from Italy, told a stor,
of her husbands suffering in Italy. Sh
says he is an American citizen by nat
uralization, and that he has been i'm
pressed into military service while on
, visit there, Notwithstanding that h
showed his proofs of citizenship Sh
worked hard to get enough money to 60
her passes to this country, and imme
diately upon her arrival called upon tn
! authorities for assistance in her trouble
Prompt action was assured her
The Secretary Of the Treasury ha
, been advised that bold attempt will b
made, during the present month, to TO
. the treasury by sstrong and detei
mined band of men organized for thu
: purpose" The plan is TO start fires i
various parts Of the city for the pu
q pose of diverting the atteation Of II
T police, and then to overpower til
treasury watchmen and loot the none
vaults. The information was given /
letter signed by the "King of tn
+ Tramps," who explained his knowledl
!. of the plot by the statement that he vi
the leader of the band. The letter W,
referred to the captain of the watch.