Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-03
IN GENERAL.

The secret service officials at Chicago
have seized as counterfeit an oil paint
ing in imitation of a one dollar treasury
note on exhibition in an art gallery
there.
Miss Emily Yeamens, the actress, who
has been lying ill for several months at
her home, No. SAB Sixth avenue, New
York, died Monday morning at 4.30
O'Clock.
William F.. Keck, convicted of muir
dering Mr.. and Mrs. William Nipch at
Irontown, Pa, on November 18th last,
was sentenced Monday at Allentown to
be hung.
During street fight, in New York
city, on Saturday afternoon, William
Holmes was killed, sustaining fracture
of the skull. Frank Crowthers was
arrested, charged with the crime.
The annual dinner of the Chicago
Bankers Club took place on Saturday
night, the principal address being made
by William p. ST.. John of New York,
who advocated free silver coinage.
A dispatch from Huntington, Pa,
says that party Of Philadelphia capt.
talists are negotiating for the purchase
of the Powelton furnace and coal and
ore lands, near Saxton. The furnace
has been idle for two years.
Lille johnson, who is accused at Mem
phis, Tenn, with being accessory to the
murder of Freda Ward by Alice Mitchell,
was on Saturday admitted to bail in the
sum of $4,000, on the ground that her
health was being impaired by imprison-
ment.
John Mason, a prominent furniture
dealer and undertaken of EltSton, Nd,
died early on Saturday morning. His
wife, worn out with attendance upon
him and with anxiety, expired four
hours before her husband. Each was
about 43 years of age.
Ex-Governor Elias N. Conway was
accidentally burned to death in his resi-
dence at Little Rock, Ark, Sunday.
1t is supposed he was asleep at the time.
He was very old and feeble, quite eccen-
trio and lived alone, not allowing any
one else to sleep on the premises.
Carl Hartman, aged IS years, and
Edward Chafile, aged 10, Of Rochester,
Pa, died on Saturday night frcm eating
roots which they supposed were sassa.
fras. Mrs. Martin Hartman and her
daughter, Louisa, O years old, were in
critical condition from the same cause.
A secret meeting of employees of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company was
held in Harrisburg Sunday to discuss
certain grievances relative to the hours
of work. A committee was appointed
to formulate and present the grievances
at meeting to be held next Sunday.
Captain Peter Vangilder and the crew
Of the brigantine John Wesley, which
was abandoned at sea on Wednesday
last, about 60 miles from Cape Hatteras,
arrived at Baltimore on Saturday. They
were taken off their sinking vessel, in u
heavy sea, by Chief Officer Thomas and
three of the crew of the British steamer
Radclitf.
A fire in Brooklyn Sunday after
noon destroyed large building occu-
pied by the clothing firm of Smith, Gray
& Co. and the Flatbush Storage Com
pany, and extended to three adjoining
business houses. By the fall of tower,
forming part of the first building, about
so feet of tine Kings county elevated
railway structure was destroyed, inter.
rupting travel
The plans for the station of the Chi.
cago elevated terminal railroad involve
an estimated cost of $8,500,000. The
main building will be $50 feet on State
street, 299 feet on Twelfth street, ten
stories high, surmounted by a corner
tower GO feet square and 400 feet high.
South of the structure will be a train
shed stretching 1000 feet along State
street. 1t is expected that work will be
begun about April LIST.