Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-11

minister, and Postmaster general Wana-
maker last week signed parcels post
convention between the United States
and British Guiana.
The Chicago committee of arrange
ments for the Democratic National Con-
vention have decided to build wigwam
capable of seating $4,000 people, in
which the convention will meet.
There was revolt among the prison
crs at Deer Island, Boston, yesterday
week, and an extra force of police
had to be sent to restore order, which
they did by vigorous use of their clubs
Six mail pouches were stolen on
Tuesday week from q mail wagon,
while on the way from New York to
lioboken. The wagon is supposed to
have been opened while on the ferry
boat
Governor Flower of New York, on
Friday committed the sentence in the
case Of Nicola Tfezaa, who is now in
Sing Sing under sentence of death, to
Imprisonment for life
The three-story brick braiding shop
of John A. Roebling's Sons Co., at Tren-
ton, N. j., was destroyed by fire Thurs
day. The loss is estimated at $500, 900,
with insurance at S140,000.
Frederick 9. Fitzsimmons, the Pitts.
burg thief and murderer, committed
suicide in prison at New Orleans, yes
terday week, by cutting his throat
with penknife while he was covered
up in bed.
John Burke, president of the f. & ].
Burke Bottling Company, died Thurs
day at his home, Llewellyn Park, near
Orange, n. J. He was ca years of age.
During his life he gave largely for
charitable purposes.
A meeting Of hcmlock lumbermen
representing the entire state met at Will
Transport Thursday and decided to re-
strict the production to so per cent of
last years output, and general advance
OF 30 cents per 1000 feet was ordered.
Waterman Garverich was over
powered by three masked men at Luck
now Forge, near Harrisburg, early yes
terday week. He was bound hand
and foot and the thieves then took $50
from safe in the office.
The Waycross Rifles have been under
arms during the past week in Ware
county, Ga, to protect the lives Of three
colored murderers. The sheriff, under
instructions from the governor, has re-
placed them by posse of citizens.
The house of Mrs. Henry Schreiner,
near White Oak, Lancaster county, Pa,
was destroyed by fire Thursday morn
ing, and the woman's charred body was
found in the ruins. She had been alone
in the house, her husband having died
only a week ago.
The doors of the First National Bank
of Silver City, and of the First National
Bank of Deming, New Mexico, have
been closed by order of the comptroller
OF the currency. G. II. Dane. of Dem
ing, is president of both institutions. 1t
is thought both banks will pay all their
Indebtedness,
Shellac with which some workmen
were vanishing the inside of vat in
the Union Brewery, at Peoria, Illinois,
caught fire on Tuesday week, and Anton
Riober was burned to death and John
Ruch terribly injured. Other workmen
were severely injured in trying to rescue
the two men named.
A car Of the Manchester electric line
of street cars, at Pittsburg, was com
pletely wrecked early Thursday morn
ing by a dynamite cartridge placed on
the track, presumably by one of the
strikers or their sympathizers. Although
the car WAS filled with workmer, none
Of them were seriously injured
Anthony Brown Of Pittston and
Harriet Rntledge of Duryea went to
Wilkesbarre, Pa, on Tuesday week to
get married. Wednesday they were found
in their room, the woman dead and
Brown in critical condition from in
haling Illuminating gas. They had been
drinking heavily the previous night.
The steamer Runic, at New York
Thursday from Liverpool, reports that
on January 29th she passed the Nor
wegian ship Florida abandoned by her
crew. The Florida's rudder was dashed,
some of her sails were set and she was
headed southeast and making con
siderable way. She did not appear to
be much damaged.
The dwelling of A. NJ. Lennig. in
Fast Jacksonville, Florida, was burned
early Thursday morning. Mr.. Lcnnig
escaped with difficulty from the flames,
but his wife and two children persisted.
!ncendiarism is suspected, as oil was
found scattered in several places in the
rooms.
The nine members of the Peoplc's
party in Congress have issued an adj
dress to the public denying the rumors
OF discussions in their ranks. They saw
these rumors have been inspired by poll
ticians of the other parties and tele-
graphed TO the partisan press throughout
the country purely for political effect
While workmen were erecting hot
blast furnace at Birmingham, Ala, Thurs
day, the scaifold on which they stood
gave way and they were precipitated
over 90 feet to the ground. Two men
John station and John Ritchie-were
killed and six others were Injured, two
or three perhaps MORALLY. The scaffold
gave way under the weight of porta.
Bile forge.
The postmaster of New York is adj
vised that person calling himself Ellis
is travelling in the south, representing
himself as an agent of "Rosenfield's
Drug and Grocery Company, CONSOLE
dated, OF New York; taking orders
from country merchants and collecting
the bills in advance under promise of
the gift of a gold watch. 1t is stated
that there is no such company in New
York
The steamer Plassey, from Liverpool,
which arrived at New York Thursday,
reported having passed full-rigged
ship, in ballast, with signals of distress
flying, apparently a Norwegian ensign,
union down. A tramp steamer with a
yellow funnel and a square-sail yard
was in attendance, so the Plassey did
not stop. She later observed the steamer
leaving the ship, bound east, the signals
still flying. The ship was drifting about,