Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-09

hanoy City, Pa, Thursday, on the charge
of killing q companion in Russian Poland
several months ago.
DIR. James MlcCosh, ex-president of
Princeton University, celebrated his S0th
birthday yesterday week. He received u
number OF presents.
An explosion of dynamite occurred at
Taylor & Sanders stone quarry at Moscow.
Idaho, Tuesday week, killing b. Swoops and
Il. Crane and dangerously iniuring W. j.
Mctiraw.
The second floor of W. A. Hoeveler's
storage warehouse in Pittsburg fell in yes
tcrday week. John Herman was killed and
three others were injured, John Burns
fatally.
The fact that the new special sherffs
began their duties in Lewiston, Me-, last
week. had the effect of causing the volun-
tary closing Of more than hundred beer
saloons.
The bricklayers in Lynn, Mass, were
last week granted an advance to AZ cents
per hour, from 50 cents The house
painters received an advance of 25 cents
per day, from 1925.
Walter Johnston, negro, was last week
convicted in Petersburg, Virginia, OF felon-
ious assault upon Mrs. Elizabeth Majors,
in September last, and he was sentenced
to be hanged on May 22d
The steamer Westernland, from Ant
werp, landed 1887 immigrants ut New
York yesterday week. Forty-one musicians,
said to have come here under the padrone
system, are detained at the barge office.
Governor Hill of New York has written
letter declining an invitation to attend
free trade meeting. He declares against
free trade, and stands upon the national
Democratic PLATFORM tariff reform plank.
While delirous from fever, Frederick
A tl1 in,
fourth history window OF his residence, in
New York, Thursday morning. to roof
some distance below. He died in short
time Of his injuries.
The medical men detailed to investigate
the cases of leprosy recently discovered ut
Victoria, British Columbia have pro
nounced it of the Oriental type. Immediate
steps will be taken to hunt up the afflicted
Cinnamon and return them to China.
First Comptroller Matthews, to whom
the Philadelphia mint building act had
been referred, told Secretary Foster Thurs
day that in his opinion, the law does not
contain authority for the treasury depart
ment to proceed with the construction of
the building.
The cruiser Charleston will soon follow
the san Francisco to Chilli. II is believed
She will probably 30 this week to try her
large eight-ponnders before proceeding
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much more formidable than the flagship
San Francisco.
General Albert Pike, Grand Commander
of the Scottish Rite Masonry of the South
| ern jurisdiction, and tine chief of the
| ROYAL Order of Scotland for this country,
died Thursday nihgt at the Home Of the
| Supreme Council of the Order, in Wash
ington, d. e., where he had lived for sew
cral wears
The Masons in Baltimore have decided
| to erect the new Masonic Temple on the
site of the Temple which was destroyed by
| fire on Christmas Day. The exterior APP
pearance of the new Temple Will be very
| nearly the same as in the old Temple.
| Work will be begun at an early day. There
will beno provisions for a theatre included
| in the design.
The StOnecutter's Union in Springfield
Mass, which has been locked out for a
year, has voted that such members who
can obtain "A cents an hour for eight
hours work can accept it, but the contrilc-
tors refuse absolutely 10 deal with the
union, and the vote practically means that
the men have decided TO so to work for
what they can obtain.
violent earthquake shock was felt all
along the north shore Of the Il, Lawrence,
Wednesday week, and extended far into
the back country parishes. News from
tons confirm the fact of II violent shock.
A resident of Beaufort states that the earth
and dwellings in that parish shook for
several seconds and caused the inhabitants
great alarm.
A mob OF 80 men attacked the Jail in
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, yesterday
week in an effort to lynch the two Wig
gintons father and son, charged with POI
s0ning William Ferguson and F. e.. Watts
on March 5th last. The jailor had been
apnrised of their coming, and, with a
guard showed fight. The mob was re-
pulsed. a number of shots were fired, but
no one was killed.
A coal train colided with freight train
on the Rio Grande road, near Florence,
Col, on Tuesday week. Arthur Belden,
head brakeman, was killed Fireman
Cokely was so badly hurt that he died yes
terday morning. Walter Harrington, brake
man. was fatally hurt, Several other em-
ploycs were more or less injured Ii is re-
ported that several others we're hurt, but
their names are not known.
Burglars entered the cigar store of
Eugene Robinson, in Cincinnati, early
Yesterday week, and, finding Albert
Midgeley, a l5-years.old boy, sleeping in
the back room assaulted him with "a chisel
and left him apparently dead. He made
Outcries however, which were heard, and
the burglars fled before assistance came.
They had opened the safe door, hut had
not taken anything. The boys skull is
crushed, and he Is at the hospital in a
J dying condition
! The ease Of Harry Martin, the stcp-son
of senator Vance who attempted to enter
the White House, on the night of March
Dist, by breaking through q window or
the rear portico, came up in the police
court in Washington, yesterday week, wa
/, nolle pressed Martin forfeited s25 collat
sNIt tIFa1R tAtf1a
llenney, who made the arrest, and did no
+ appear in court hut was represented by
: counsel. This finally disposes of the case
The grand jury in New Orleans ha
i found three indictments in blank, two
> against Seligman and Borsen for bribery
and three against OMalley for consprac.
. to bride. Seigman is in Cincinnati, Boz
sen is in New Orleans and OMaley'
{ whereabouts is mystery, though II j
!. understood he is in Christiana LAX
: Shore, within 100 miles Of New Orleans
. surrounded by a heavy guard, which h
has had since the killing Of the Italiai
4 prisoners
y y a lire in Brockton, Massachusetts,, earl
. Thursday morning, destroyed Whitma
Keths shoe factory, two unoccupied three
i story factories owned by Preston b. Keith
which were about 20 feet away and anothc
;. three-story building, owned by T, a
r Mitchell and occupied by Mitchell
r Mlllett, shoe manufacturers. TWO stable
Z owned by Elery Wright and Daniel Keiil
r. were partly burned and several dwellin
houses in close proximity were bndl
{ scorched The total loss is estimated
~ about Sl30.0O0.
u Jesse Newman, colored policeman
II Omaha, Neb., with two negro waiter
M went into chophouae yesterday week an
ordered dinner. The proprietor refused
n serve them, and Newman attempted
:, arrest him The walters came to he resCl
n n and riot elisred. Newman pulled a r
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