Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-19
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IN ENER.IL.

dispatch from, Minneapolis, Mimi
says that there are 10000 cases of la grippe
in that city.
Three boats containing $4,000 worth of
coal were sunk at Cairo. illinois, Mon
day, by striking one Of the piers of the
bridge.
James Foley died in Middletown, Conn,
Monday, aged lO4 years and six months.
lie was born in Ireland and came to this
country in 1910.
Matthew w. Ellis, aged 43 years, was
killed BY fall of rock and coal in the
Black Diamond colliery, at Wilkesbarre,
Monday afternoon.
Six hundred miners employed in the
East Range mines, at Negallnee. Mich.
went on strike Monday because they had
not received their pay.
Puddlers employed by the Glasgow Iron
Company and the Pottstuwn Iron Com
| pany, Ill Pottstown, Monday accepted a
reduction in wages from 1915 to $500.
The schooner Augustus j. Fabans, lime
loaded, went ashofea Ocean Point Maine,
| on Sunday night, and took fire. The
vessel and, cargo of $500 barrels of lime
are total loss.
While Policeman James f.. Penn was
attempting to arrest two negroes in Hous-
ton Tex, Monday, he was shot and
killed. Frank Michaels, by-stander,
was lataliy WouHucu. ne negroes escaped
The four survivors of the Jeanesville
disaster We're permitted 10 leave the hos
pital Tuesday. They are all doing well with
the exception of their eyes, which were
made sore by the sudden exposure to the
light.
A crcvasse occurred early on Monday
morning in the Bayou La Fourche leyee in
Louisiana. The break which is on Senator
Whites plantation,is 60 feet wide and three
deep italny weather continues in the gulf
states.
A man named Edick, 81 years of are
has been arrested in Utica, New York,
charged with criminally assaulting six
girls, whose ages range from / to II years
lsdick has family of grown-lIp sons and
daughters.
a mob went to the house of Mrs. Wig
CLINTON, in Sterling, KY, Monday.night and
hanged her. Her husband and sons are
charged with poisoning Mr.. Ferguson and
MIR. Watts. Herlhusband fled. Two of the
boys are in Jail.
The Netherlands Steamship COMPANY is
about to put on its line between New York
and Rotterdam four large boats to takcthe
place Of four to be Withdrawn from the
service and to form new line between
Baltimore and Rotterdam.
Lulu and Leila Coppcrage, aged 10 and
u years respectively, were strucl! and
Va, on Monday morning. The girls were
walking on the track. Their parents were
walking along a road near the track and
witnessed the accident.
The Department Of State is informed
that the rumurs that the Brazilian govern
ment docs not intend to carry out the re-
cent reciprocity agreement with the
United States are discrelited by the action |
of tine authorities at Rio de Janeiro in IS. |
suing instructions to the officials through |
out the country concerning the free id /
mission Of merchandise from the United I
States.
Frederick b. Woods, saloon keeper iii
Cincinnati, was shot and killed late Sun
day night. William A Stevens, OF the dry
goods lirm OF Wetherby, Stevens Il Co,
Went to police station yesterday and
stated that he fired the shot which killed
Woods but that the shooting was acci-
dental Stevens was in the habit Of visit
ing the place with Mrs. Armstrong. a
niece of Woods, and they were there on
Sunday night II is said that stevens, in
the presence of Woods, was showing d new
pistol, when there was an ex-
plosion and Woods was shot.