Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-07

The Heaviest rain in years" fell on
Sunday night at Boone, Iowa, flooding the
country.
A bill regulating and decreasing tele-
phone charges in Maryland was passed by
the legislature Monday
There was severe rain and snow storm
throughout the Dakotas and Minnesota
Monday The temperature at last ac-
counts was falling.
Over 1900 Mormons attended the open.
ing of the 62G annual conference of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
at Salt Lake on Sunday.
terrific wind, hail and rain storm
passed over portions of Westmoreland
county, Pa, on Sunday evening, doing
great damage. The rolling mill at Scot
dale was badly wrecked.
Yelta Ottens. Lubbo Creole and man
named Lehman, residents of Fulton, llli-
nois. were drowned at Lyons, Iowa, on
Monday, while trying to cross the Missis.
sippi river in u small boat
Carrie and Matte White, aged "a and IL
years, respectively, and their fouryears-
old niece. May Nessel, we're drowned at
Saltvillc, Virginia, on Sunday, while cross
ing the river in small boat.
Priscilla A. Wiggin of Lakeport, N. H.,
was stabbed and killed at Meredith station
Monday morning by her husband. George
Il. Wiggin. The couple had been separated
for two years and divorce proceedings were
pending.
The total loss by the fire in New Orleans
on sunday is still estimated at two and
a-half million dollars. Tho number Of
bales of cotton burned, it is now believed
will not exceed 60,000, but it was totally
destroyed
Allen Harrison of Little Cabel Creek.
West Virginia, on Saturday shot and
Killed liettic Adams because she refused to
marry him. He then attempted to COM
init suicide by taking laudanum, but was
resuscitated.
The trustees of the Nicholson banking
firm of Baltimore filed an account Mon
day, which showed that the liabilities on
the day Of the failure (January 14th) ag-
grcgatcd 81, ljS,95l. The true value Of the
assets are estimated to be only Sl50,00O or
100000.
Mrs. Mary Stebbins who was arrested
IN Chicago for causing the death of Mrs.
Nichols by so-called Christian Science
treatment, was released Monday III bail
of $1,000. City Building Commissioner
Louis O'Neil, believer in Christian
Science. became the woman's surety.
A meeting of the national silver commit
tee has been called to meet in Washington
on April 10Th, ito consider the propriety
of calling another national silver conyeu.
ton, with view to a more thorough
organization of all who favor restoration
of free bi-metallic coin in the United
Statcsn
The. Burlington bridge at Rulo Neb.,
was closed Monday because of n wash
out on one of the high approaches. Tor
rents of rain fell in the southern and east
crn portions of Nebraska Monday, and in
the northwestern portion of the state rail
way travel was almost entirely blocked by
snow.
Secretary Blaine and General Foster had
a conference with the President Monday
in regard to the arrangement of a closed
season i'll Berng Sea this year. 1t is
understood that the negotiations for
modus yivendi are nearing conclusion.
and that when that compact is signed
arrangements will be made to exchange
ratification Of the arbitration treaty.
"A boat containing six persons was car
ried over dam ON the Deerfield river, at
Coleraine, Mass, on Sunday. and five were
drowned Those who lost their lives were
Joseph Egger, aged 49, two Lord boys,
about Is or IL; their sister, about Is, aud
girl named Bugcnig, about the same age.
only two bodies have been recovered.
Caroline Frink was saved, after being car.
ricd over the dam, by grasping u pole
thrown to her, and was pulled ashore.