Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-18

The strike Of the "hOusesmiths Ii
| New York for eight hours is ended anC
they resumed work at nine hours Friday
A carriage containing Mrs, A. G. Dow
and Mrs. George Fox, was struck by d
train at Randolph, n. y. Thursday morn
ing. Mrs. Dow was killed and Mrs. Fox
was fatally injured
The planning mill men in Pittsburg an.
nornce that they have al the men at worl,
they need, and that the strike for eight
hours and an advance in wages, so far as
they are concerned, is ended.
1t is said that ex-senator ingalls, has
rendered the chanccllorship Of Washing.
ton University in st. Louis. A friend of
the university recently offered to donate
100000 it u chancellor was secured.
Mr. Henry Fcden, 80 years of age
while returning home from Willamsport,
Pa, OH last night week. was assaulted
by an unknown ltaiinn. The william then
stole her basket Of store goods and escaped.
GOV. Russell of Massachusetts. Thursday
nominated Judge James NJ Barker of the
superior court, to I'LL the vacancy on the
supreme bench caused by the death of
Justice William Allen. Judge Barker is a
Republican in politics
AZ I'niontown Pa, the Jury in the case
against John McSloy, Mike Dismon and
= other strikers. for conspiracy and riot at
the Frick Company's Leisenring No. .
Works. has found McSloy and Dismon
guilty and acquitted the rest
A package addressed to Balish & Gcha,
New York, from Nayreuth, SYRIA, was
cunliscatcd at the New York post-office
THURSDAY II contained four ounces of
altar Of roses and Il valuable diamond pin,
with cats eye in the centre.
There was a cloud.burst over the city of
Dayton, Ohio, Thursday afternoon The
lightning struck in many parts Of the city,
but no casualties are reported. The Miami
and Erie canal broke two miles south Of
the city, and garden lands are flooded.
The Robert and Minnie was Thursday
released at san Pedro, Cal, under $3.50
bonds, and sailed for Europe, Her cap.
tam is under 5000 The original crew
remain in jail at Los Angeles, unable to
md bail and a new crew was shipped at
san Pedro.
Pomp Poindcxtcr, his sister and young
man named Albright, were drowned at
Frazier, Texas. on Tuesday week Rain
had been falling for several days and on
tuesday night water spout burst, flood
ing the streets and buildings and causing
great damage.
james Taydel left his home, near Mar
quctte station. Man, Wednesday week
leaving his sistcr-in-law and young Eng
lishman together, When he returned the
man was missing and the body of his
sister-n-aw was found in WE'LL she hav-
ing been first shot dead.
A dispatch from the City of Mexico says
that an era of morality has commenced in
Mexico. Bull tights and cock fights have
been stopped, gambling will be prohibited,
and lottery law is under consideration
Ia h al ~.
lotteries, will stop all small and irrespon-
siblc concerns
" H.. Mctirath was shot and killed
in Warrcntun, Ga, Thursday by A. V.
Howell, Howell was recently married
and moved to Atlanta His birdie few
days ago received and insulting letter
which was postmarked Warrenton Howell
Thought Mc'irath wrote the letter and for
this reason shot him down without warn
ing.
At the session of the International Typo
graphical Union, in Boston, Thursday
to create 4 law officer was de-
fcatcd, The committees report, setting
apart 30 l-3 per cent of the captation tax
for II burial fund $40 Ia be allowed for
burial expenses Of each member, was
adopted. w b. Prescott Of Toronto, Ont,
was elected president.
The Mohawk Valley and other sections
of Central New York are suffering from
continued drought, The Mohawk river is
lower than known for years, and the
smaller streams are nearly, or quite, dry.
Farmers say the grass crop will not be
moro than half the average, while grain
and vegetables are stunted, II is pro-
milk
The 52-ton new steel breech.loading gun.
the largest ever made in this country, was
landed at Sandy Hook Wednesday week, |
i was cast At the Watervleit Arsenal, is 36i
feet long, has a bore Of "a feet, and will |
stand charge Of 40 pounds Of powder. |
Il is calculated to give muzzlc penetra- |
non in wrought iron of 81 inches, and |
Will, il is said, throw distance of Is |
miles. 1t will be removed to the testing |
grounds on special rail laid for that pur- |
pose and drawn to its position by one of |
he locomotives now in use at the mortar |
forts.
The Ohio prohibition convention in ses-
sion in Springfield, Thursday adopted a |
white rose with q sprig of leaf as the party |
emblem. The platform adopted denoilnces |
The liquor traffic; demands a revision of |
The immigration and naturalization laws;
declares for woman suffrage; recognizes
gold, silver and currency as the proper
circulating medium issued in sufficient |
quantities to meet demand that the ex-
I|enses of the government should be Daid |
by income tax. A state ticket was nolni-
natcd, healed by j. i, Ashenhurst for
governor.
The Gillian legation, in Washington,
Thursday received telegram from Chill
aging that the naval vessels of the gov
,,rnment had pursued the insurgents in
Larapaca. The Condell the Lynch and
he Imperial have hombarded Pisagua and
Iquique without managing to bring out
he insurgents ships, which hide amongst
he foreign vessels so as not to be de-
troyed by the torpedoes. The insurgent
'essels are in very bad condition, the
elegram says and all the veteran sailors
ave deserted, and offered their services to
he constitutional government.
j. Trnmbull, a representative of the
lillian insnrgent party had long inter
new with Secretary Tracy Thursday. The
ubject Of the interview cannot be learned
definitely, but there is reason to believe
hat Mr.. Trumbull made strong plea for
he insurgent cause, and sought to have
he arms still on the ltata remain in the
lstody of Admiral Mccain until Judi
ial determination of their ownership can
Ne reached. of course the unconditional
anding of the arms in Chilli would be pre-
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