Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19
IN GENERAL.

IN GEN EEzI IL.
The snow blockade on the railroads
in Nebraska is about over, and trains are
running on time.
The work of grading jackson Park,
in Chicago, in preparation for the
World Fair, was begun yesterday week.
Ex-Governor Gordon of Georgia, who
was in New York last week, had his
pocket picked of his railroad ticket and
SAB in money.
During the month of January the poll
tax on Chinese arriving at Victoria,
British Columbia, was $3,S17, an in
crease Of 1901 over January last year.
A collision occurred on the Wabash
road near st. Lonis, yesterday week. Fire
men Rush and keefer were killed, and
Engineer Hoetle and Brakeman Hill
were severely injured.
Mrs. Sarah Elmer was burned to
death at Columbia, Pa, on Tuesday
week Her dress caught fire from a
stove. Her daughter was badly burned
in trying to extinguish the flames.
An engine in the yards at Omaha,
| Ncb., jumped the track yesterday week
and was overturned. Jacob Jensen, the
engineer, was killed, and William Mar
tin and William Hayes, switchmen,were
terribly injured.
While an old factory building in Bal
| timore was being torn down, last week,
the fourth floor gave way and carried
| down with it into the basement the
other floors John Tyler and William
Richardson, colored, were, it is feared,
fatally hurt.
Natural gas in a rim Indianapolis
became ignltod last week and exploded.
/ William Rock and John Christian, who
were driving along the street at the
time, were blown many yards and badly
injured. All the windows in the inn
mediate vicinity We're broken.
Henry NJ. IIedden, wealthy butcher,
was found murdered, near Dover, N. j.,
yesterday week Ills skull had been
fractured with some blunt instrument.
! 1t is supposed that he was attacked by
tramps. He was known to have a large
amount Of money on his person.
A cave has been discovered in llarri-
son county, Indiana. 1t has a perfect
floor with no outlet, and, though the
walls are perfect, they bear the resemb-
lance Of having been sealed years ago.
Skeletons Of human beings and a large
number Of flint tools were unearthed.
Eight employees of the Pennsylvania
steel works at Steelton, Pa, have been
notified that their services are no longer
needed, because, it il said, Of their
allegiance 10 the Amalgamated Steel
Association. 1t is said that more dis
missals will follow Is soon as proof can
be obtained against tile men.
In boarding house in Marquette
Michigan, on Tuesday week, number
Of Poles on the top floor grew hilarious
to the annoyance of those below
Michael Smith and Michael Selka went
up to put stop to it. They were set
upon by Wellaty Nawak and his sor
with clubs Smith was beaten to dealt
and Selka is probably fatally hurt,
Forged paper Of Henry McShane &
Co, bell and brass founders, in Baltl
more, to the amount of $50, l4S, ha'
been circulating among the banks anC
business houses OF Baltimore and New
York The paper, which is in the ma
| ture of bills of acceptance, was forgel
it is alleged, on Autographed forms o
+ acceptance, such as are used by tn
New York Smelling and Refining Com
pany.
George Faris, Hungarian, wa
charged with furnishing liquor to fiv
5 boys at Bowmansdale, Pa, recently
! One of the boys died and another wa
so badly frozen that his life was de
$ SPARED Of Faris was arrested and yes
j terday his trial closed, the verdict bein
t mot guilty and the costs to be divide
i between the prosecutor and the de
4 PENDANT, Weaver, the prosecutor,
n father of one of the boys.
G III San Francisco, yesterday weel
Policeman Gayanaugh shot and kille
james May. May and two other me
s came from a doorway in q suspicion
e manner, and, on seeing the officer, scpi
G rated They refused when called upo
e to stop and the officer fired. Two
= the men escaped, but May fell deaC
L The deceased, up to a week ago, We
U employed at the national brewery. I'll
s policeman was placed under arrest
i Tho British bark Bruce, 1,l40 ton
capsizrd at the docks of the lidewat,
Il Oil Company, at liayonne, N. j., We
!. tcrday week. She was light at Il
, time and the tide caused her to list
Il far that water entered her hold. ii
q rigging caught as she was capsiZing,
q tile tug-hoat Morris and dragged h
i also ID tile bottom, The captain and
Of the crew Of the Bruce and the ere
Of Six ON tile Morris were rescued |
r0Wboats. Both vessels will be raise
"A The Builders convention, in sessi,
~ III New York, last week, had a lengtl
n discussion ON the report Of the cor
n mttee on form Of arbitration. +
rs committees plan provided that I
Il organization Of employers and employ
Il in each trade in each city should agI
I. for the purpose of settling I'LL qtcstio
of mutual cOncern--tO refer such matte
Il to q joint committee, composed of
nj equal number Of representatives fro
il each association. The report "
u. adopted.
ial Tho only coke works in the Conncl
in vile region in active operation are thu
VI 81 W. j. ltuiney, the non-union Upe
r. tor. The employees are nonunion a
lot have expressed a desire TO continue
l. the old wages, and their employer
expressed himself as willing to prot
them against any hulldOzing on the p
ng Of the strikers, SO 40 detectives am
Of numbcrof deputies have been distrihu
at the several bworks owned by Rain
20. Threats have been made by the strk
IA to mob The Raincy men if they per
lie in their refusal 10 join the strike.
ne STATE or ONO, Cry or TOLEDO, !
est LrcAs COUNTY,
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
ct- il The senior partner Of the firm Of j.
ere Cheney d CO., doing business in the {