Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-19

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The Coal famine, caused BY the strike in
the Illinois coal fields, ID said TO be assum-
Ing serious proportions, so far as the sup
piles for the lake steamers are concerned.
The Postmaster general has ordered that
10 mail carriers and five clerks be dis
missed in the Omaha post-o;iice. Civil ser
vice laws had not been observed In their
appointment.
The body OF William P. hard, leading
member Of the bar in Reading, Pa, was
found in the Schuylkill river Sunday. Il
is believed that he committed suicide be-
cause of financial troubles.
A Gre occurred Sunday In the editorial
room Of the Niretaian, In Norfolk, Va
The editorial room and lob printing oi:,ce,
the library, were destroyed.
George Z, kepler, well.known Gil pro-
Queer Of Titusville committed suicide In
OH City, Pa, on Saturday, by shooting
himself in the head. The cause assigned
Is tho "coatinued depression in OIL
Secretary Noble on Saturday dismissed
Lewis v. Bogy of 81. Louis, u clerk in the
pension Office, ''for having written and
published novel OF an Objectionable
character on official life in Washington"
James Hoye, four years old was killed
on Saturday in bis fathers barp, at Keno
sha, Wisconsin, by the kick Of vicious
horse. Oliver Hoye,. the lads grandfather,
was also fatally injured in the effort to
rescue the child.
"A Baltimore dispatch says thai there is
almost "a complete blockade of the ports
Of Rio and Santos. from which the bulk
of the worlds supply Of coffee Is ex-
ported" owing to insufficient landing and
custom house facilities.
AT the opening of Salvation Army
demonstration in Omaha Sunday night. as
the participants were preparing for q
parade, Nettio Brdler shot and fatally
wounded Captain" Hattie Smith and then
shot and killed herself.
DR.. j. 7. Leary, q sugar examiner at
Boston, was removed from his position al
the custom house by Appraiser Dodge, on
Saturday, owing to the necessity for re-
duction of expenses, and because the plac-
ing Of sugar ON the free list rendered his
special services as an expert unnecessary.
a fire occurred in Cleveland on Sunday
which destroyed the printing establish
ment of Short & Forman and other proper
ties, and caused loss Of S20000O. By the
fall of floor Captain John Grady was
crushed to death, and Firemen Michael
Hawley and Charles Ward were seriously
injured.
The straighout Republicans in Pittsburg,
who made u fight against the regular Re-
publicans in the recent election in Allie
gheny county, have decided to continue
the organization. The straightouts polled
larger vote than the regular Republicans
at the late election, but the latter ticket
was elected through coalition with the
Democrats.
The Cleveland board of trade, on Satur-
day, adopted memorial which will be
sent TO Secretary Blaine, protesting against
the discrimination by the Canadian authori-
ties in the matter OF tolls against cargoes
Of American goods passing through the
Welland canal to American ports. The
memorial says such discrimination is con-
trary to the treaty of Was hington.
A letter was received at the Indian
bureau of the department of the interior,
on Saturday, from Special Agent George
w. Mexican, at Pierre 5. D., stating that
Bear Eagle and his followers have broken
away, sold all their cattle, abandoned their
camp and gone to Pine Ridge in body
The bucks We're said TO be armed. The
reason for this outbread was not ascer-
tanned.
The stockholders of the Kansas a. Col
orado Pacific railway have authorized an
increase CT the capital stock of the com
pany from S20c00,000 to S27 100000 and
also5g shorized the directors and officers of
the road to complete the purchase of the
Fort Scott, Wichiti & Western railroad,
and to lease the Colorado Pacific road, a
road extending from Wichita Kan, to
| Pueblo, Col.
In Catskill, N. Y, on Saturday, the Rev.
Harrison w. George of Leeds, was con
yicted of manslaughter in the first degree
and was sentenced to Is years imprison-
ment. George caused the death of his
adopted daughter, Lottie Townsend, by
abortion. After sentence the prisoner ad-
dressed the court, denying that he had
anything to do with the crime, and said he
had been nisrepresented and unjustly con-
victed.
Charles Jeannes, 81 years Of age, porter
in the City Bank, New York, was found
Sunday morning in the cellar of the
bank, pounding himself on the head with
a short handled axe. He was removed to u
hospital with five inch cut on his neck.
which he ha,, inflicted with a knife. A
letter was found on him written in
French, in which he said u last good bye
to his relatives and friends. His condition
is said to be critical.
There is an ordinance which prohibits
trains from running through Oakland. Md /,
nj a greater rate of speed than six miles an
hour. Saturday evening the engineer Of
the Chicago express was arrested for violat-
ing this ordinance, and the train was de
W 40 llcstli u lllSbltt.
The engineer was fined and then allowed
to go to his train. The ordinance has never
been enforced before, and the Chicago ex-
press carried both passengers and the
United States mails.
Cumberland G. White is under arrest in
Chicago, awaiting the arrival Of an officer
from New York city, where he Is wanted
on charge of embezzlement For several
years White was member of the New
York Stock Exchange and bore good
reputation. A year ago Mrs. e. De Silver,
Of - West Forty-seventh street, placed
sevti.f Thousand dollars in Whites hands
for Investment. A few days later White
failed and left the city. Mrs. De Silver
swore out a warrant for his arrest.
An attempt to rob train of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas g. Texas railroad. at South
Canadian, Indian Territory, was frustrated
BY the officials of the company on Satur-
day night. A telegram was sent to Mus
kogee notifying the officers that the BAL
toms were seen in the vicinity Of South
Canadian, hid in the river bottom. An
extra was run ahead of the regular train
and guards placed IN the postal and express
cars 1t is believed that one or two of the
gang got on the. train at Mliskogee and
signaled the robbers to not attempt the
robbery, as the train was guarded.
Commodore Ramsay, acting secretary of
the navy, on Saturday denied positively
that any orders have been sent to u. S. s.
Charleston in China ito seize the Ha-
waiian Islands under any state of affairs"
The Charleston, when last heard from,
was at Yokohama, Japan, and it has been
the. intention to have her return to the
United States as soon as the Lancaster,
with Admiral Harmony aboard, reaches
the China Station. When the Charleston
is relieved she will naturally touch at
Honolulu on her way home as she cam
not carry sufficient coal to make the trip
direct from Asia to the United States.
Surgeon General Wyman of the marine
hospital service, Sunday received letter
from the governor of Georgia calling at
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