Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30
IN EN ERAL.

A dispatch from Duluth, Minnesota, saws
that navigation has opened. Lake Superior
is free of ice.
Warren Nye, grandson of Senator Nye
of Nevada, who accidentally shot himself
on Sunday diel in, Washington Monday.
The greater portion of the village Of
Harrisvllle, in Lewis county, New York
was destroyed by fire Monday. The loss
is estimated at 100000.
The I'D annual meeting of the Odd
Fellows Anniversary Association of Penn
sylyania was held in Jersey Shore Mon
day. Over 1000 members of the order
paraded.
The National Executive Board Of United
Mine Workers, in session in Columbus, o.,
Monday, decided that there should be no
strike of the coal miners on May LIST to en-
force the demand for the eight-hour day
AS Turnkey Lehrer entered the cell of
two colored men in the Jail at Monroe,
Michigan, Monday, they attacked him.
In the fight which followed Lehrer shot
one man dead and fatally wounded the
other
More than 300 immigrants landed in
New York Monday. Two were ordered
hack by the superintendent of immigra-
ton, aud six Italians were detained on the
suspicion that they were bound for the
mines in Pennsylvania.
In Cincinnati Monday the baseball
players who engaged in game on Sunday
were fined 81 and costs Judge Gregg
stated that he did not intend that this
judgment should act AS a precedent, and
said that he might make different ruling
in future cases.
The body OF a young woman found dead
in the Parker House, at Boston, last Fri
day, has been identified as that Of Bertha
Everett, aged IL years, of Phllipsburg, Pa.
She was on the way to Hayerhill to take
care of sick sister. II is believed she
blew out the gas.
The schooner Lizzie Parker, with oysters
capsized between Hogs Island and Smiths
Island, Chesapeake Bay on saturday
night. The colored cook died from cold
and exposure, but the others of the crew
were landed at Norfolk Monday by the
schooner lloratio.
The Vermont Methodist Conference
Monday voted upon the question Of admit
ting women to the conference. The vote
resulted as follows: Laity, yes |, l42, no
5Sl; clergy, yes 46, no AZ. The vote in the
Maine Methodist Episcopal Conference yes
terday on the question was: Yes s.; no 20.
David Wise, while out driving with a
young lady, near Buena Vista, Virginia,
on Sunday, drew pistol and began 7irins
at some trees. After eXhalsting ali mt
one cartridge lie playfully turned and
pointed the pistol at the young iady's
head. She protested, when, in n spirit Of
braYado, Returned it on himself and ex-
claimed, What would people say should
it 90 OFF, Hardly had he finished the
sentence when the pistol exploded. The
ball pierced his brain and death was in
Simultaneous.
The Louisiana legislature passed a bill
eembosdying amendments to the constitu-
non known as the lottery amendments.
which provided for a renewal Of tile Lon
isiana, State Lottery charter. Governor
Nichols vetoed it, and the secretary Of
state refused to promulgate the act. Morris
" Co. applied for a mandamus compelling
him 70 promnlgate the proposed constitii-
tional amendment to be voted on by the
people at the next general election. The
state supreme court Monday rendered 4
decision! in favor Of the lottery company
Judge Watkins reading the opinion. CHIEF
Justice Berinudezz and Associate Justice
MeEnerey concurring. Each read opinions.
while Associate Justice lIenner and BreamS
read dissenting opinions.