Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-24

A thunder storm, accompanied by q
hurricane, occurred at Lyndenville, Vt,
on Friday afternoon.
At West Burke, Arasmus Spencer,
aged 10 years, was killed by the blow
ing down of the smoke stack of dye
house.
The Illinois Methodist Conference on
Saturday voted to admit women to the
electoral and general conferences by a
large majority.
Aspero Carano, an Arabian, fatally
stabbed Acknowledged, named
Gabrielle Cora, in Pittsburg, Sunday.
They were both drunk.
The experiments Of the rain makers
at Ell Paso, Tex, on Saturday, were I'M
successful. This week experiments will
be made at Corpus Christi.
Copious showers of rain have
quenched the fires in the cranberry
marshes near Tomah, Wis. The loss
10 estimated at many thousands of dol
lars.
General Joseph F. Knapp, president
of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany Of New York, died on Monday
week aboard the steamer La Champagne,
which arrived at New York Sunday.
Luther o. Greene, inspector Of f.
nance for the state of Vermont, and for
35 years editor and proprietor of the
Woodstock Standard, died suddenly, at
ais home in Woodstock, on Friday night
The Berks county Republican con-
vention on Saturday unanimously
elected Augustus NJ. High as delegate to
the national convention of 1892, and in
structed him to vote for James G. Blaine
for President.
Three citizens of Los Angeles, CAL,
have been appointed by the United
States District court to appraise the
ltata, in order to determine the amount
required as deposit for bail for the
vessels release.
James Hartman, a well-known club
man of New York, made an assignment
on Saturday. He was senior partner in
the dry goods firm of Hartman, Maclay
D. Co., which failed last January, and
his liabilities as member of the defunct
firm are estimated at 100000.
The state convention of the Junior
Order Of American Mechanics at Union
town, Pa, has adopted resolutions pro-
testing against the dissertation of the
American Sabbath, and respectfully ask
ing the managers Of the Worlds Fair to
keep the exhibition closed to all visitors
on Sunday.
Thomas L. Shields, secretary and
treasurer of the Allegheny Heating Com
pany, whose accounts were said to have
been short 100000, has settled and
severed his connection with the COM
pany. BY the terms of settlement the
company is reimbursed to the full ex-
tent Of the deficit
Albert Van Ripper, a boy supposed to
have been murdered two years ago by
John Tongass, a tramp, has Just returned
uninjured to his home in Celina, o.
'Tongass, who was convicted of murder,
is now serving a life sentance in the
penitentiary. The boy says he never
heard OF the unfortunate tramp's trial
and conviction.
The gang of bandits calling them
selves "revolutionists," who recently
made a raid into Mexico from Texas,
have been dispersed by government
troops near Mier, and their leader,
Cara, has heen hanged. Sandoval, his
chief lieutenant, has escaped with few
followers to the mountains, where his
capture is expected. In the fight several
were killed and wounded on both sides.
A peculiar disease has attacked cattle
in Huntingdon and adjoining counties,
Penna. The disease appeared two
weeks ago, and already hundreds Of
cattle have persisted. When attacked
the animals head falls helplessly, and
Its legs seems unable to bear the weight
of the body. 1t is believed that the dis
ease is form of Texas splenic fever,
and was brought there BY southern
cattle.
One hundred and sixty-one members
of the Amalgamated Association, who
have been on strike in Pottsville, Pa,
for the past two and a half months be-
cause the Pottsville Iron and Steel Com.
pany would not sign the scale, were on
Saturday paid their first relief from the
National Association. Each man got 81.
There are over 300 strikers who do not
belong to the association. They do not
get anything.
A special telegram from Knoxville
says: "The statement is positively made
by the citizens of Coal Creek and Brice-
vile that the convicts in that region
will be released so surely as the legis-
lature adjourns without taking some
steps looking to a final removal of the
convicts. No one ventures an opinion
as to when it will be done. They will
be set free this time if they are dis
turbed at ALL"
Professor Melbourne Of Australia, has
entered into contract to make rain at
Goodland, Kansas, on September 26th.
He is to receive $500 for causing rain to
fall over territory within a radius of
so miles of Goodland. Goodland is
within 10 miles Of the Colorado line.
That part of the state is greatly in need
of rain. 1t has been found impossible
to irrgate, and the settlers have raised
the money for making the rain test.
George Nee, Edward Clarity and
Daniel Thompson, the latter colored,
have been arrested in Syracuse, New
York, charged with robbing the cloth
ing store of l.. Black & Co., at Moravia.
They were arrested while trying to dis
pose of the proceeds of the burglary.
Nee and Clarity are connected with
prominent families. Nee is heir to
100000 when he arrives at age, and is
the son of well-known business man.
1t was announced in Chicago on Fri
day that the $3,000,000 required by the
city ordinance to be collected by the
Worlds Columbian Exposition on sub
scriptions to its capital stock before the
city would place on the market the $5,-
100000 worth of bonds it was authorized
to issue of the Columbian enterprise,
had all been collected. The matter of
receiving and disposing of these bonds
has been referred to the finance COM
mittee of the exposition.
Workmen on the railroad at Sioux
Falls, S. D., on Saturday, saw woman
walk to the Great Northern bridge,
throw a how Of vnare into tho r;var