Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-01


on Saturday night passed resolutions
condemning the Force bill.
Robert Howard killed Louis Roe
berger with a Ratchet near Middlesboro,
Kentucky, on Saturday night.
Selah Chamberlain, the well-known
railroad man, died in Cleveland, o., on
Saturday night, aged rs years.
M. A. Dauphin, for 30 years president
of the Louisiana Lottery Company,
died on Sunday in New Orleans, aged 53
years.
Robert Black, a negro, shot and killed
George Hill, also colored, at Pine Bluff,
Ark, on Sunday. The murder was un-
provoked.
Charles Critic, 10 years of age, killed
laborer named Tomblin in Aurora,
Missouri, on Saturday by hitting him on
the head with billiard cue.
The threatened strike at the Pullman
car shops at Chicago was temporarily
settled on Saturday, the men deciding
to remain at work at the new scale of
wages.
The ]. w. Damn Manufacturing Com
pany's carriage and wagon wood works,
in Columbus, o., were destroyed by fire
on Sunday. Loss, $4s,000; insurance,
$4,000.
Wenzel Croupa was murdered by
Frank Krulish at Bohemiaville, l.. l.,
on Friday night. Krulish confessed the
crime and surrendered himself to the
authorities.
The Mt. Porter House at Keene Val
ley, N. Y, was burned early on Friday
morning. 1t was built last summer at
cost Of 100000, and the insurance was
$4,000. Incendiarism is suspected.
All the policemen in jackson, Miss.I
were compelled by the mayor andN
aldermen to resign on Saturday night,
because of "the apparent inefficiency of
the force in dealing with the Christmas
jewelers."
A. X. Hathaway, aged 10 years, and
James Whitworth, aged II years, were
playing with an old pistol, in stanton,
Va, on Saturday, when it exploded, the
ball entering Hathaways head and caus-
ing death.
James G. Gillespie, treasurer of Boone
county, Mo-, has been arrested for en-
beZzlement. Warrants have been issued
for County Judges w. f. Roberts and
w. +. Angel, charging them with max
ing and collecting charges for mileage
amounting to $4,000.
+. j. Kinney, prominent Republi-
can politician and attorney of Usage.
Kan, was found dead beside the rail,
road track near that place on Sunday
morning. 1t is supposed he fell from a
train while passing from one car to an-
other, on Saturday night
Thomas Moreland, aged As years, died
"a IL. L. ll.IA a.
afternoon, from swallowing carbolic
acid with suicidal intent. He leaves a
widow and young son. 1t is intimated
that grief over the death of brother in
Washington was the cause of the sui
eide
The residence of j.. Herkoltz in Nc
Keesport, Pa, was wrecked on Satur-
day by an explosion of natural gas. The
gas pipe in the cellar was leaking, and
an open door allowed the gas to reach a
stove, when it ignited. Mrs. Herkoltz
was terribly burned about the face and
hands.
The situation of the discharged la
borers from the Union Pacific Puget
Sound extension is growing serious.
There are about 1000 In Portland, Ore,
and the number is increasing. Most Of
them are destitute and are unable to get
money on their time checks. A large
numberof them are being fed and lodged
by the city.
Secretary Proctor's sleigh was wrecked
in Washington on Saturday morning.
His wife and daughter were using it for
shopping purposes, and were in q store
on Pennsylvania avenue when the
horses attached to the vehicle took
fright and ran Off The sleigh was upset
and the driver, a colored man named
johnson, was severely injured.
Steele d Damon's tenement and bust
ness block in New Britain, Connecticut,
was burned Sunday The business
places burned out are the United States
Express Company, Noble Bennett, ]. p.
O'Brien, Dir. Styles and w. L. Damon.
Among those in the tenement were Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Mcintyre, who jumped
from an upper window and were badly
hurt Loss, $4,000.
The freight depot of the Little Miami
railroad in Cincinnati was burned on
Saturday night. 1t contained AZ car
loads of unloaded freight, though only
four freight cars were in the DEPOT
Among the freight We're 80 barrels of
whisky and 30 bales of cotton. The
fire spread with great rapidity, and
within half an hour the building was a
total wreck. Loss about $150,0O0.
The officials Of the Southern Pacific
railway at San Antonio, Texas, declare
that when the commissioners of Fort
Bend county quarantined against Hous-
ton on account of smallpox, the rail
road authorities were not notified in any
manner; even the station agents knew
nothing Of it. Passengers arriving on
Sunday reported lively times at Stafford,
kosenburg and other stations on that
section. Those who wished to get off
were met by armed men, who com
PEELED them to remain ON the train, The
mails were delivered.
The national committee of the new
Anti kidnapping League of New York
issued an address to the public on Mon,
day, stating that many sane persons
have been proved in court lately n M
illegally imprisoned in lunatic asyInms
and that SC 1imprisonmen il ensily H.
iiicted without trial and hard Ia ps9qba
from. They say that rich people wltlse
property is coveted and persons wbn,e
spouses wishes to get rid Of them n,.
specially liable to kidnapping. III.
committee ask all who know 6f .rGh
cases and all who feel themselvs, a.,
Danger of such incarceration TO writ. a,
their secretary, Miss q. q. Lathrap.