Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-28
~ GENERAE.

Joshua Schreter, a wealthy farmer near
| Danyillc. Illinois, has been attacked by
| the cholera, and his residence has been
quarantined.
| Kate Arrison, three years old, was run
| over and Killed last week, while playing
| in Catherine street, Philadelphia, by car
of the Traction Company.
Arrangements have been completed for
| the annual meeting of the Dunkards or
German liaptsts at ingerstown, Md. Not
less that 10000 people are expected.
A dispatch from Scottdale, Pa. says that
everything points to the early ending of
the great coke strike large number of
the strikers returned to work Thursday.
The Kentucky Prohibition Convention
met in Louisville Tuesday week, and nomi.
mated full ticket. with Josiah Harris Of
Paducah, for governor. They reailirmcd
the national platform.
Five blocks of lumber and six blocks Of
residences, together with St. latrick's
| Church, in Houston, Texas, were destroyed
/ by lire last night week. Loss about
S3l0,0OO
Miss Ellen Dooley, teacher in Spring
| field, Massachusetts was stabbed i'll both
wrists Thurs lay by Peter Robinson, a
pupil, whom She was furnishing The boy
| was arrested
Walter Markley and Mrs. l.. h. Rose
have been arrested for robbing the stage
between Eureka Springs and Harrison,
1 Arkansas, in September last They have
confessed their guilt.
Judge Alphonso Taft died at San Diego,
CAL, Thursday morning. The remains
| will be taken to Cincinnati for interment.
The war department and the department
Of justice will be closed on the day of the
| funeral.
Rosie DUDE, IA years old, has been ar
! or NJ nj IN In
SET fire to Naumeag Mill, No. /, and says
she was tired of working, and thought if
she would burn the mill she would not
/ have to work.
The Rev. II. ]. Hamilton Of Homestead,
| Ia, delegate to the Baptist convention
in Cincinnati, died last week from injuries
! received by being struck on the head by
large stone which fell from the third story
OF building in course Of erection.
A COW on the track caused the wreck
| Of a freight train at Churchvile, Ontario
Tuesday night week, A farmer named
James Ferguson, and the engineer of the
train, Robert johnson, were instantly
| killed William Little and w. G., White,
brakemen, were both seriously injured.
Clayton Lloyd, convict at Pratt Mines,
Ala, serving a sentence Of IL years for at
tempting TO poison his wife and children,
was shot and instantly killed on Tuesday
week while attempting to set fire to the
building in which he was confined Four
hundred prisoners were locked in the
building.
TIE decision Of Judge McNutt ousting
| th" state board Of police from control of
the force in Fcrre llaute, Indiana, and re-
moving their appointee ON the ground
that the state police bill was unconstitu-
tional has caused some exciting scenes,
and the result is that 'Ierre Haute has two
chiefs of police and two police forces The
state board claims an appeal and they
have filed bond 10 the superior court,
hence their refusal to give up,
The Rohemians and Poles in Baltimore
have started for the country These peo-
| pie % into the frlit-growing and fruit
canning counties for the summer months.
Their work is plenty and remueratiye and
| living cheap Some idea may lie formed
of the extent Of this migration when il is
stated that Cardinal Gibbons provides n
priest specially for these noinads lie
takes with him Il movable altar, which
he erects at the edge of some wood on d
Sunday morning, and there celebrates
| Mass.
The dccomposed body of Catharine
| Shelby was Thursday found in an unused
lumber room connected with st. Joseph's
Catholic Church at Boston Highlands. The
woman had been missing since last Jan
nary she was engaged as domestic in
1 y
home to ~ to St. loseph's Church. The
day, was very stormy, and it is thought
| probable that after the church service, not
desiring to face the storm. she entered this
lumber ROOM and was later inadvertently
locked IN By some one. The room has no
windows.
The Knights of Labor convention, in
session at Scottdale, Pa, last week decided
to continue. the strike six weeks longer,
and 70 push the lighting vigorously all
| along the line. The operators refused to
confer with committee appointed by the
| convention to compromise the differences
a split occurred between the Knights of
Labor and the United Mine Workers over
the refusal Of the former to allow an equal
representation in the convention As
result an order was issued by the United
Mine Workers officials, calling llron the
members to return TO work. Large num-
bers went to work yesterday week.
The Florida house of representatives
last week adopted the following resolution,
offered by Charles DoHghertv, member
from Nalusca county: That whenever IL
shall be represented upon this floor by
any member that lie has been misrepre.
scented, mlsquoted untrlly criticised. his
integrity in the performance of his duty
questioned or his motives impugned by
any newspaper to whose representatives or
correspondents have been extended the
courtesies of this floor and who may have
availed themselves of the same, such rep
rcsentatlves or correspondents shall Be
elected from the hall of this house and
excluded therefrom until the house takes
proper action in the premises.
There was heavy wind and rain storm
n the vicinity of Emporia, Kansas, on
wednesday week, and crops were dam
aged. On the farm owned by DR.. McCloud-
less the house occupied by r. l.. Dain was
completely demolished. One of Mr.. Dain's
daughters was fatally injured, having her
skull crushed. Another daughter IS seri-
ously hurt. Everything about the place is
blown to fragments Tuesday week d cloud
burst over the house of Joseph Sherman,
in Comanche county, Kansas Sherman
and his wife and six children climbed upon
the roof of their dwelling, which foated
away in the torrent. 1t capszed, throwing
them all in the water, and three of the
children were drowned. A hail and wind
storm passed over Benton Illinois, ON
Wednesday week, doing great damage.
The wheat and strawberry crops were