Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-28


Michigan, $4,000 worth Of contraband
opium being found on board Of Der
During a fight between farmers near
Henderson, KY, Thursday, joseph Nc
Callister and John Rooney were killed
and James Kuchlcr was fatally injured
j. Boesse, travelling salesman for q
New York iewelry firm, was robbed in the
Union depot, at Nashville Friday of
valise containing diamonds, valued at over
1000.
The national silver committee, at its
meeting in Washington Friday, decided
to call a national bi-metallic convention,
to meet in the national capital on May
26th, 1892.
Il. g. Cuptill. glass manufacturer of
Anderson. Ind, claims to have discovered
the lost art of casting glass tubes, which
are said to be suitable for gas, sewer or
water mains
There were 5,i35 immigrants in port at
New York Thursday. waiting to be landed
from six arriving steamers. This is said
to be the largest number of arrivals for
any one day.
James Cochran of Des Moines, Iowa, on
Wednesday night shot and killed his di-
vorced wife, and also w. II. Davis, who
was IN her company. Cochran then com
mittcd suicide.
George l.. Croft, ex-alderman of Wilkes
barre, was struck and MORALLY injured by
q Lehigh Valley engine Friday morn
ing and died in the afternoon lie was
10 pears of age.
Joseph Mazzarki, who shot the Rev. DR..
Mendes, n Jewish rabbi of New York ON
March 9th, because he refused TO give him
500, was Thursday sentenced to 10 years
in the state prison.
The population of the newly opened
lands in the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
reservation is estimated at 57,000--nearly
double the number which ii was expected
would colonize the lands.
tornado passed over Gladwatcr, Texas,
on Wednesday and destroyed much prop
erty and injured several persons, Six miles
from there an old negro woman was killed
by the collapse Of her house.
| Nine. Francisco de Barrios. widow of
the late president of the Republic Guate-
mala, was married ut her residence in New
| York on Thursday 10 Senior Jose Martinez
| dc Roda, u Spanish nobleman.
| Frank Shultz a brakeman on the East
| ern ~ Northern railroad. jumped from his
engine in Easton, Pa, Thursday to turn
a switch. While running he fell, and ;he
engine ran over him. cutting off his head.
A freight train ran into the rear of
west-bonid emigrant train on the Balti-
| more IL Ohio railroad at Salisbury June
ton, near Meyersdale, Pa. on Thursday,
and six persons were injured, one probably
| fatally.
\ passenger train on the Southern
Pacific ran into a herd of cattle near Yuma,
Cal, on Thursday night and was derailed.
Fireman Latimer was crushed to death
under the engine, and -four other trainmen
were injured.
1t Is said that the reports received from
the different countries have satisfied Prcsi-
| Harrison nj ia u1V ~ ;,,
ternational conference on the silver ques-
ton, and that he has practically decided 10
take the initiative in the matter.
a Seattle, Washington, dispatch says
that 700 Cinnamon nre distributed along
the Washington, Idaho and Montana line
awaiting the expiration of the exclusion
law, ON May 9TH, in order to cross into the
United states from British Columbia.
Daniel Shaw of Petaluma. Cal, Miss
Annie liinkston, his atlancad bride, Mrs.
liinkston, Miss Allie Hinkston and Mrs.
Carter were poisoned on Wednesday by
strychnne administered by some unknown
person. shaw is in u critical condition.
Etienne Deschamps was to have been
hanged at New Orleans Friday, but
Governor Nichols granted reprleve, in
order that the Board Of Pardons might
take action in his case. A commission of
medical experts has declared Deschamps
to be insane.
California was again shaken Thursday
morning by an earthquake. The most
serious damage was reported from Wood
land, Dixon and Winter. At the latter
place one man was seriously hurt by Il
falling wall. The disturbance was also
felt at Reno, Nevada.
James A. Palmer, manufacturer of fine
bronzes, was arrested in New York Thurs
day, charged with the larceny of $4,000
from the firm of Tiffany d. Go. Palmer
had large business dealings with the firm,
and il is said his stealings covered a period
of more than five years.
Frank Ferguson, the actor who was shot
by Frank sergeant in Theatre at
Mckeesport. Pa, Tuesday evening week, is
able 10 SO about again. The bullet didnot
enter the BRAIN, and the only danger now
IS from erysipelas Sergeant says he will
try the William Tell feat again
Robert Mills of Kansas CITY, Friday
struck his wife with q Ratchet and fatally
injured her, and then attempted suicide.
Mills was charged with n criminal assault
upon his ll-years'old step-daughter, and
also with cruelty TO his wife, causing the
death OF her montll-old child.
While passing a brick foundry at Sha-
mokn, Pa, Thursday, Il truck on one of
the ears Of q l.chigl Valley freight train
LETT the track, and the car, followed by IL
others dashed through the wall of the
building, Cars and building were wrecked
the loss in the foundry, chiefly through
the destruction Of valuable castings being
estimated at 5000.
1t is said that within the last six months
tDO bales of Sumatra tobacco, valued nj
over q quarter of a million dollars and
dutiablc ut 81 per pound, have been
entered at the port of San Francisco by the
payment OF but IS cents per pound duty.
This enormous quantity of tobacco was
distributed to various cities of the country
and the government is Just beginning Ia
find it, Sixteen bales were found in Pbila-
delphia and seized.
a telegram from Bethlehem saws that
visitors to tho Bethlehem iron works.
which were always strictly guarded will
now be more rigidly excluded than ever.
Three weeks ago Superintendent Fritz
was advised that foreign spies were on
their way to Bethlehem to obtain some
sacredly guarded secrets relative 10 the
( composition Of steel and its manufacture
into gun forgngs and armor plates. The
force OF wltchmen was increased, and
Governor Pattison was petitioned To
grant detectives commissions TO ten
men designated by the company. The
governor complied, and the commissions
appointing the ten men coal and iron
police and vesting them with the same
powers granted the Philadelphia police
arrived at Bethlehem Friday.
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