Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-05
IN GENE RAL.
Eight of the Italians who lost their lives
in the Lyttle mine disaster, were buried in
Minersville yesterday week.

Navigation on tine ocnuylklll cnnAl De-
tween Port Clinton and Philadelphia was
reopened for the season yesterday week.
Mrs. Barbara Abel of Newark, n. j.,
herself Thursday Her mind was
by the recent death of two
children.
Hugh Curry, farmer of Amwcl, Wash
ington county. Pa, was arrested Thursday,
BY his brother, Marion Curry,
with arson.
John w. Lafferty was acquitted at
April 27th of the charge of hav-
ing caused the death of a7-yearsold colored
boy by ill-treatment.
Thomas olwell Spier. an architect of
New York, accidentally shot and killed
himself ut his home, in South Orange, N.
j., on Tuesday week.
ny the fall OF n brick chimney in New
York Thursday, Emil Jack, aged 45years
and Kurt Rutland sustained FRACTURED
skulls, and two others were less seriously
injured. 5s.
John Troy and James ConnollyIfell
down the Peckvillc shaft, near Scranton,
yesterday week about So feet. Connolly
was instantly killed and Troy fatally
Injured.
The twin screw steamer Columbian
built at Roach's ship yard. at Chester, Pa,
70. the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation
Company, was successfully launched yes
terday week.
Thomas Keenan, made an attempt upon
the life of Michael Schweis, in Chicago, on
Tuesday week. He had lost all his savings
by the failure of bank which Schweis
had controlled.
Jay Gould Thursday became the owner,
by purchase. at FL Paso Texas, of the III
paso * White Oaks railroad. Tho sum
paid was $4,000, and the sale was approved
by the court.
The fire insurance rates at Nashville,
Tenn, have been increased 20 cents per
500, and extra rates will imposed upon all
tall and extensive buildings. Recent heavy
losses are said to be the cause of this ad.
vance.
Indians from Lower California, who
have arrived at Yuma, Arizona. report
that the volcanoes near Lake Sullnlee,
close to the Gulfof California, are in active
eruption, and that the eruption has been
attended by earthquake shocks.
Senator Turpie Thursday presented q
memorial from the Indianapolis Typo
thetn protesting against the practice by
the government. of supplying printed
envelopes at cost price which 1t alleges
deprives private enterprise of $3.50 900 an
nually.
Shepherd Busby was hanged yesterday
week ut Fort Smith, Ark. for the murder
Of deputy United States Marshal Barney
Connolly, in the Indian territory, last year.
He made "A long speech from the scaffold,
declaring that he had shot Connolly in self
defence.
William Hart and John Powell, Phia-
delphia provision dealers, were bound over
last week to answer the charge of violating
the internal revenue laws by offering for
sale and delivering oleomargarine in other
than new wooden or paper packages, prop
erly stamped and branded.
Carolyn Dubosque, wife of Frank L.
Dubosque, superintendent of the Pennsyl-
yania railroad ship-yards, shot herself
dead'at her home, in Elizabeth, n. j., on
Thursday afternoon. She was the daughter
oi Judge Clayton of Thurlow, Pa, and an
accomplished woman of social prominence.
The laying of the cornerstone of the
Mcmahon building of the Catholic Uni
Nerslty, at Washington, took place yester-
day week. Speeches were made by Cardinal
Gibbons and Col. Charles ]. Bonaparte of
Baltimore. Among the eccleastics present
were Archbishops Ryan, Williams and
Corrigan.
Edward Rich, % years old claiming to
be I'm artist, from Boston, broke into the
branch of the Philadelphia Library at
AoSust anu Juiilpcf slleetsi Iniluuelplu,
yesterday morning week, and started n
burglar alarm in attempting to open the
cash drawer. He was captured by the
janitor and policeman, and was COM
mitted on charge of burglary.
II has been. arranged that the ratifca-
tons ct the Bering Sea treaty of arbitra-
ton between the United States and Great
Britain shall be exchanged at London
next week, instead Of at Washington, as
originally contemplated. The change is
madein order to expedite this final act of
the negotiations.
The President Thursday sent to the
senate the nomination Of I. Jefferson
Coolidge of Massachusetts, 10 be minister
to France. Mr., Coolidge is about 30 years
Of agehand'he islthe head of several iinan-
cialconcprns,in Boston, He WIS member
of the Pan-American Congress that met in
Washington several years ago.
The eastern sale agents of the anthracite
contemporaries met in New York Thursday
and after three hours discussion, agreed
upon the following advance per ton in the
prices Of the different sizes Of coal. Ten
|. cents ON CRATE. 10 cents on egg and % cents
on stove and chestnut. The estimate out
| pat for the month OF May is 2, $50 900 tons
A blizzard "the worst for years, set in
| "Wednesday afternoon week in Manitoba
| and oyefa foot Of snow fell. In Winni
\ peg peopt fWerelblown off the sidewalks
| and it ''was impossible to sec two fee
| ahead on the prearie." On the Red river
at st, Vincent, the waves We're reported t.
be Is feet high. Theloss of one life is re
ported.
At a meeting of reporters of the DAILY
| papers of New York, held Thursday tn,
preliminarystep were taken for the for
nation Of an organization in connection
mill l.ta
| Union, whereby they hope 10 get bette
wages and less hours, and escape some o
the grievances which they now complain
they are subjected to by managing an,
city editors
II while repairing q passenger car in tn
\ shopsat Altoona, Tuesday week, worlImel
II found l6 S5OD bonds sticking in the water
closet ventlator. They were drawn ii
favor of Smith county, Tennessee by tn
Tennessee y Nashville railroad. On Wed
neszlay night, in the same car, "A $50
bonds Of the same kind were found. It
supposed they were hidden by hard
pressed thief.
The Secretary of State has prepared til
necessary papers for the extradition q
Oscar Creamer and Oscar Bjorkman, r.
Gently arrested in Copenhagen for CON
plicity IN the theft of S57, 900 from Dix
Phyfe, bankers, Of New York There
no eztraditiOn treaty between the Unite
States ahd Denmark, but the latter govern
ment has consented to the extradition I
these PRISONERS regardless of that fact
Two negroes forced their way into tn
house OF Mrs Lee Bruce, at Goodlettsvillt
II miles from Nashville, Tenn, early o
Thursday and ieloniously assanltc
two Of Mrs. Bruce s daughters, aged Is nh
IA years respectively. Tie girls were sttin
up'with sick sister Atelephone ncssag
received at Nashville from Goodlettsvill
reported that fonr negroes had bee
lynchcd and two others shot by mob as
sequel 10 the outrage.
Grand Chief Conductor L. Il. Clark {
the Order of Railway Conductors, had
conference Thursday with General Man;