Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-15

New York district for Congress.
Heald's bark mill and Singers mill,
at Lvnchburg, Va, were destroyed by
fire Sunday, causing loss of 100000.
The schooner Wenonah has been
totally wrecked near Moncton, New
Brunswick. Two of her crew were
drowned.
In Brooklyn, N. Y, on Saturday
night, the Democrats nominated David
A. Body for mayor, and the Republi-
cans Henry A. Meyer.
The annual congress of the National
Prison Association was opened in Pitts
burg on Saturday night. President
Rutherford B. Hayes delivered his
annual address.
A dispatch from Paris, Texas, says
that a desperate attempt was made on
Saturday to "hold up" the south bound
passenger train on the Frisco" road.
Several shots were fired.
The General Conference of the Evan
gelical Association at indianapolis has
adopted resolutions (which will effect
ually expel from membership in the
church the followers of Bishop Dubs."
Captain M. L. johnson of the United
States navy, who was detached from the
command of the Monocracy at the China
station lately, arrived at San Francisco
on Saturday on tho steamer City of
Peking.
Arthur Small, Daniel Crockwell and
an unknown man were killed, and
George Monger was badly hurt in a
freight wreck on the Hudson River rail-
road, near Hyde Park, New York, on
Saturday.
Theodore G. Weeks, broker and spec
ulator, of Stoneham, Mass, has gone into
insolvency. His liabilities, exclusive of
some debts the amounts of which are
unknown, are about s295,225. There
are no assets.
A San Francisco dispatch says that
George Tangeman,w who had just returned
from the Temescal tin mine, in San
Bernardino county, says that the daily
output is 40 tons of ore, which yield
about $500 pounds of block tin.
David Reagan, aged 81 years, was
sentenced to 25 years Imprisonment,
under the habitual criminal act, at Bos-
ton, on Saturday. He had served two
terms for "breaking and entering" and
was recently convicted again on sim
liar charge.
The trainmen's convention in Gales
burg, ILL.,, on Saturday night took vote
on the northwestern trouble, and ac-
quilted, by vote Of 1902 to IA, the grand
officers of blame and condemned the
order of the supreme council in expell-
ing the brotherhood.
At North Birmingham, Ala, last Fri
| Ia ter,t catt faA n
with coal oil and set it on fire. The
man named Lindsey, and set fire to it,
A. NJ. Rydell, adjoining, was also con-
sumed.
A girl, 10 years of age, dressed in
mems clothes, giving her name as
Charles Miller, and a. man, giving the
name of Henry Clark, were arrested in
Helena, Mont, on Saturday, for high
way robbery. 1t is said the pair have
been working together for over a year
all over the west.
Alexander Dutton last June disap-
peared in Morgan county, Alabama
having been seen last with man named
Casselberry. On Friday last his re-
mains were found in cedar glade and
identified by his pocket-book and papers.
There was bullet hole in the skull,
and three more bullets dropped out of
other parts of the skeleton.
1t is reported from West Superior,
Wis, that the Farmers Alliance of
Minnesota will build a million-bu
wheat elevator there, commencing this
fall and having it ready for next seasons
crop. The elevator will he built by a
stock company composed wholly OF
grain growers. The capital stock,
100000, is to be divided into shares
of $40 each.
Three men and woman were hanged
at Spanishtown, Jamaica, last month
for the murder of Jonn Aller, his wife
his mother and q man named Gofadin,
The executed criminals were two coolies
the wife of one of the coolies, and
Robert Johnson, a creole. The provoca-
ton for the murder was information
given by Aller which led to levy on
the property of one of the coolies.
Thirty-eight Italians who arrived on
the steamer Cashmire at New York
from Marseilles, on Friday, have been
detained as contract laborers. They
had been engaged on the other side tc
work for Giovanni Tarquinio of La
Portage, Ohio, as railroad laborcrs, al
$3.50 per day each. Tarquinio had paid
their passage to this country. There
were 40 men in the party, but tive
escaped the labor inspectors.
Sixty of the principal railroad Goa
operators of the Pittsburg district have
signed an agreement "to hold out agains
the advance for three years, If neces
sary." According to a Pittsburg tele
gram, the operators say they will give the
strikers another week to return to " ork
If they refuse, the tactics of the cokt
operators will be adopted and foreigner.
imported to start tho mines. The miners
say they will stand out until the de
mands are granted.
James Steebe, aged 8 years, died o
hydrophobia, in Elizabeth, New Jersey
Sunday. He was delirious at time
and had spasms, but died of exhaustion
without any of the narrowing symptom.
common to the malady. An autopsy
was held in the presence of 10 physi
clans. The condition of the brain indi
Gated hydrophobia. Portions of tn,
brain and spine were taken to New
York for analysis. The boy was bitter
Sunday 10 weeks ago.
The fourth days session of the Meth
odist Ecumenical Council, at Washing
ton, on Saturday, was devoted to thu
consideration of the subject of "Tht
Church and Scientific Thought" A
paper by Percy w. Bunting of Londor
on "The Influence of Modern Scientific
Progress on Religious Thought" wa;
read and discussed by the Rev. DR.
Milton S. Terry of Illinois. the Rev. w