Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-12
IN GENERAL.


intensely from the cold.
The directors of the National Lead
Trust Yesterday weekdeclared dividend
Of SO cents per share, the same to be the
first of quarterly dividends which shall
hereafter be declared.
A sleeping car of an express train on
the Canadian Pacific railway was thrown
4 from the track by broken axle, near
Shrelbcs, Ont, yesterday week. The nine
passengers were injured, four badly.
Two coal trains on the Cleveland,
Lorain & Wheeling railroad collided at
Beach City, O., yesterday week, q. w.
Lainman was killed, John Mcconnell
fatally injured. Two tramps were badly
hurt.
After nine months idleness the 400
men who struck at mine No. 4 OF the
New York and Cleveland Coal Com
pany's mine at Turtle Creek, near Pitts
burg, resumed work yesterday week at "a
cents per ton.
Levi S. Lichtenwalner, well-known
farmer of Trexlertown, Lehigh county,
Pa, is reported to have disappeared,
leaving liabilities to the amount of about
scr. 900. 1t is also said that he had forged
the name Of one of his brothers to
note for ZOO.
The body of the young man who com
mitted suicide in the Aston House, in
New York, on Tuesday week, was iden-
tilted Yesterday week as that Of George
III. Edgar, nephew of the man Of that
name who committed suicide at 1onkers
some time ago. No cause is known for
the act.
Henry w. McNamee and his son
John settled on claim near Spokane
Falls, Washington, adjoining an Indian
encampment A row with the Indians
resulted in the death of a squaw at the
hands of the son. In the fight that fol-
lowed, both father and son were killed
and their bodies horribly mutilated.
The report Of the army officers de-
tailed by General Miles to investigate
/ the fight between the Indians and the
, troops at Wounded Knee Creek, involv-
/ ing Colonel Forsyth, of the Seventh
! Cavalry, has been received at the war
department, and is being considered by
/ Secretary Proctor and General Schotield.
S Secretary Blaine last week bought for
S S65, 900 the brick house, No. IL Madison
l place, now occupied by him and known
as the old Seward mansion. About two
years ago Mr.. Blaine leased the house
Z with the privilege of purchasing il for
r $65,000, lie has spent $4,000 in inn
I proving it, and the property is now sad
4 to be worth about 100000.
4 In an abandoned part Of No. 3, Col
liory of the Susquehanna Coal Com
y pany at Grand Tunnel, near Wilkes
$ barre, Pa, was a great body of water
, held rs if in a large tank. Yesterday
! week miners in an adjoining cham
! Der fired an unusually heavy charge,
I and So thinned the wall that the water
e broke through John Riner, Michael
a Shelauk and William Cragie were
Q drowned.
= The grand jury in Findlay, Ohio,
{. found indictments against 25 gamblers
> Last week Judge johnson had themar-
ruigned and fined them from 81 TO 500
:, and made them promise to quit the bust
y ness and give up all their paraphernalia
I to the sheriff to be destroyed or else he
Z would send them to the wurkhouse. Al
4 promised and big bonfire was made Oh
z thousands of dollars worth Of gambling
: fixtures Dozens of gamblers have al
! ready left the city.
!, The presidents of the state organiza
i tions of the National Farmers Alliance
i met in Washington, week yesterday t.
formulate certain measures to be pre-
presented to Congress. The committed
on silver legislation made report favor
ing the free and unlimited coinage o.
y silver upon the same terms and condi
u tions that gold Is now coined. Th'
y council will endeavor to obtain hear
y y ing by the House committee on coinagt
! to-day.
# The first tragedy in connection witt
II the Greek per capita payment occurred
Il Tuesday week near Muskogee, lndiai
- Territory. In the morning Government
4 Agent Miller and Mr. lnsley left witt
y the second 100000, and escorted by i
guards AT dinner difficulty occurre'
between Governor Mcintosh, captain o
the Light Horseman, and Bob Marshall
United States Indian policeman. IN
- latter shot Mcintosh, killing him in
Il stantly.
n Governor Boyd of Nebraska, on Fri
Id day delivered his message before tn
in Joint session Of legislature, A resolu
Is ton was passed by the senate that
Or would be unwise to change the rate {
nd interest, and that is is ineXpedient I
va extend the time of stay in execution
The Judiciary committee of the Hous
recommends the passing Of a usury hi
FORGETTING five times the interest to til
ne borrower, and making loan broker
m liable to fine of from 800 10 $1,000.
II Sanford b. Whaland and Mrs. Iiill
as Hampton eloped from Harrisburg, KeI
en- tncky, several months ago and went
om Nincennies, Indiana, where they lived {
I'll CIV S. Brown and wife" The woma
! left husband and three children, Il
man wife and three children. Thur
day morning they were arrested, wher
upon the woman, eXclaiming LET !
zen die together shot herself and fired
up Whaland, but missed him. Her wour
~, is considered mortal. Its said her hu
~ band became insane when she desertt
y him and wandered away and was lost
- Three eonstables and five private
tectives made a descent upon gamblil
house in Chicago Thursday with wa
Gal rants for the arrest Of the proprietor {
tod complaint of Herman Miller, vi
md alleged that he had been cheated out
mi $4,000 in the place. The heavy doc
were barriCaded; but the officers Of b
law beat them down with sledge hal
ion. ners. A free fight, which lasted near
,use an hour, followed, the officers on o
has side and the gamblers on the 9th,
AIRY Several persons on both sides were bad
sui, hurt, and the cGnstables We're final
ar y forced to withdraw their forces witho
tor having succeeded ii serving their W,
less rants,
t anr The Republican members Of t
he special House committee that inves
er it gated the charges against Pension Co
con missioner Raum, Friday, agreed up
very a report, generating the commission
mic The charges were thnt the commission
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