Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-17

Three highwaymen entered the saloon
of Tony Crandell, in Kansas City, Mo-,
on Saturday night, and robbed the five
men found there.
The mule spinners in Fall River,
Mass, will hold special meeting on
Wednesday night to consider proposed
reduction in the wage scale.
The schooner teorgiana, while being
towed from Yarmouth to Halifax, N.
S., a few days ago, capsized, and all on
board, 16 in number, were lost.
A house in Geneva, Mimi, was struck
by lightning on Saturday night, and
Christian Peterson, aged II years, was
killed while lying in bed. A brother who
slept with him escaped.
Robert Trailspence Lowell, d. D.,
died in Schenectady, N. Y, on Satur-
day, aged IA years. He was brother
of the late James Russell Lowell, and
was himself writer of note.
The state department on Saturday re-
ceived a caplegram from Minister Phelps,
at Berlin, saying "Pork admitted on
American inspection certificate. Ger
many imposes no other condition"
The total values of our exports of
domestic mineral oils during the eight
months which ended August 31st
amounted to $50, 176,S79, decrease of
$1y630, 1862, compared with the exports
for the corresponding period of 1890.
Frederick Wiley and John Packer,
half brothers, each about Is years of age,
quarrelled at Pratt, Kan, on Saturday
over the possession of horse. Packer
got the better Of Wiley, who procured a
shot gun and killed his half brother.
A passenger train on the Graymont
branch of the Union Pacific railway was
wrecked Sunday morning, near Beaver
Brook, COL, by several of the cars leav-
ing the track as the train was dashing
around curve. Twenty-six persons
were injured, five, perhaps, MORALLY.
Minister Morales, of San Salvador, ar
rived in San Francisco on Saturday
night on his way to Washington, where
he will negotiate a treat of reciprocity
between San Salvador and the United
States. He ridicules the report that war
is imminent between San Salvador and
Guatemala.
A. telegram from San Francisco says
that Wong Lee Gu, the Chinaman who
forged Revenue Officer Thomas name
to 10000 revenue labels, has been re-
leased from custody by order of Inter-
nal Revenue Commissioner Mason,
Wong was promised immunity from
punishment to induce him to confess.
Two tramps arrived at Bamberg, s.
c., on Saturday. One, giving the name
of Charles w. Stewart, had his com
panion arrested, claiming that he was
William B. Tascott, the murderer OF
Amos }. Smell of Chicago. The pub.
lished description of Tascott and the
man compare very well. The scars said
to be on Tascott's body were all found
The chairmen of the Ohio Republican
and Democratic committees have agreed
upon the time for the joint debate be.
tween Governor Campbell and Major
Mckinley. The details as to the open
ing and closing of the debate and the
time to be occupied have not yet been
decided upon, but the time and place Of
meeting will be October 8th, at Ada.
A large mass meeting in the interest
of free coinage was held in San Fran
cisco on Friday night. Addresses were
delivered by Senator Stewart and others
Resolutions were passed instructing Cal.
ifornia representatives in Congress to
give earnest support to free coinage
bill Immediately on the opening of Con
gress, and demanding that President
Harrison sign such bill when passed.
Senator Faulkner, General Black
president of the National Association
of Democratic Clubs; Representative
Bynum, ex-Representative McAdoo
James M. Beck and Lawrence Gardner
left Washington Sunday to attend Q
convention of Democratic Societies in
| Spokane Falls. 1t is their purpose tc
do active campaign work all along the
route, which will include large part Of
the northwest and far west, finally clos
ing with weeks participation in the
campaign in Iowa.