Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-26
IN ZEN ZEAL.

The Senate committee on commerce
Thursday, by party vote, decided 10 re-
port adversely the North River Bridge bill.
Atornado passed over the north western
part of Hamilton county, Ohio, Wednes.
day, cutting a 'furrow of destruction
nearly three miles long,
The 9th annual commencement of
Grocer Theological Seminary, at Upland.
was held yesterday week. There were ID
young men in the class.
Oliver Curtis Perry, the New York Cen
trail train robbcr on a plea of guilty. was
Thursday sentenced to I3 years imprison-
ment OH four indictments.
1t is reported from Victoria that British
Columbia sealers who have heard of the
renewal of the modus vivendl will not at
tempt to enter Bering Sea.
The body of James Nolcn was found in
Tamarack Swamp, near Lock Haven. yes-
terday week. He was an old soldier and dis
appeared from home two weeks ago.
A large British tramp steamer went
ashore on Brigantine Shoals, n, j., Thurs
day morning. but was gotten off by q tug
and proceeded, apparently uninjured.
Two highwaymen robbed the stage in
Turner Canon, Cal, Tuesday week, and took
all the money and jewelry belonging to
five passengers none of whom were armed
Three lifeboats, containing IL men, have
arrived at Haqnina, Oregon, with the cap
tain and crew of the ship st. Charles. ON
which an explosion occurred, March 18th,
longitude Ia, latitude l5.2S.
reports made at the annual convention
of railway telegraphers at Chattanooga
show that the order contains 10000 mem
bers and has $4,000 in the protective fund
and 10000 in the general fund.
John NJ. l.ackay. private secretary to
General Rosncrans register OF the treasury
yesterday week suicided in Washing
ton by shooting himself through the heart,
while lahoring under temporary aberra-
ton of mind.
The President and Mrs. Harrison, ac-
companied by DR.. Gardner returned to
Washington Thursday afternoon on the
lighthouse steamer Jessamine. Mrs. Harri-
son is very weak and did not derive much
benefit from the trip.
A dispatch from Asbury Park says that
two-masted schooner was wrecked off
SOU n Beach, n. D., Thursday afternoon.
Some of the crew succeeded in swimming
ashore but, as communication was cut OF, ,
their names were not ascertained
Thedepartment of state has been officially
notified that the republics of Paraguay and
| Santo Domingo have joined the bureau of
American republics, and have made pro-
| visions for the payment of their respective
shares in the expenses of its maintenance.
Gertie Miller, colored, was stabbed at
| Reading last night week by VIM. Cantor,
| who followed her from Philadelphia.
Cantor vainly importuned the girl to 90
| with him, and when she refused he plunged
q knife into her left breast, over the heart,
iniiicting dangerous wound.
A dispatch to the Denver Times from
Cheyenne. Wyo., yesterday week. says
Fort Mckinney caught fire at o clock
| this morning. The canteen building and
three cavalry barracks were entirely con-
sunied. Several men were injured BY the
blowing up OF a building containing pow
DER
The coroner's jury which has been in.
vestigating the cause of the explosion in
the coal mine at Roslyn, Washington, a
week ago, in which Al men were killed
has found that the explosion was the re-
suit of deficient ventilation. The verdict
Will probably result in many damage
suits.
A strike is threatened on the Michigan
division Of the Big Four railroad. Repre-
sentatives of every branch of the service
have formulated demand for an increase
of wages to the standard paid on other
divisions of the road, and threaten tt
'tie-up" the entire road unless the request
is granted.
1t is believed in st. Johns Ncwfound
land that two American vessels the Cen
tennial and the Vcsta, bound from st
Jacques with bait for the Banks, were los
in Il recent storm, with all on board. Moth
ing has been heard of the vessels. anC
wrcckage coming ashore is thought to b,
from them.
Charles Keefcr, an employee of the Read
ing car shops, ut Pottsville, was fatally in
jured by All explosion yesterday week III
sat on a key, which, he thought, containe,
sawdust, and accidentally dropped no
rivet into it while at work. There wa
dynamite in the keg however, and an ex
plosion followed.
Fire in Pittsburg yesterday morning
week created panic among the guests il
the Red Lion Hotel and the Hotel schos
ser. All escaped without injury, and TIL
flames were prevented from communicat
ing to the hotels Tho Alvin Theatre tool
fire and all the stage fixtures burned bu
1 the house was saved.
!, Mrs. Martin Kennedy of Port Perry
Pa. fell down stairs yesterday week, Will
an infant i'll her arms. 10th mother an,
child died soon after from the effect Of III
burns they received when the lamp eN
: PLEADED. The husband was badly biirno
, in distinguishing the flames.
The Baltimore a. Ohio railroad report
April earnings of S2,0lS, 70S, an increase 4
S75, i6Sover last year. Expenses, 81 ,isl ~
an increase Of SlJ0, 523. For seven month
/. the earnings were Sli,1lO,G29, an incrcas
period increased II, $50, 4D7, showing d,
4 crease of net earnings Of 1921 ,027.
7 The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, i
s session at Snnbury, Pa, adjourned Thur
day after selecting Reading as the neA
= place of meeting. The surplus fund Of III
: grand lodge is TO be used in erecting
I building at Broad and Cherry street
:, Philadelphia. a new central relief fun
! was organized for incnrablc sick member
v because David Glunt chided his broth,
y William for being drunk the latter hurle
q cobble stone ut David and fractured Il
Ii skull. The infuriatcd man then gave
: terrible beating to his brothers. wife. II
n affair occurred at Harrison City, OH IL
. Manor Valley railroad few days ago, al
i u report of it reached Greensburg, Pa
j Thursday.
l. The National Editorial Association vi
s. given cordial welcome at Riverside, Cal
If Tuesday week Members Of the party We
T. received at the Opera House by the Gil
lie zens Committee. and after an exchange
J. speeches were driven among the oran,
" groves and over the celebrated NaenoI
IS drive. The visitors departed over Il
N Santa Fe road late in the day for l.
= Angeles.
1t was announced at the state departme
y Thursday that the American personnel
!e the liering Sea arbitration had been full
le decided upon. As heretofore announce
ne the arbitrator On the part of the Unit,
Of States are Justice John NJ. Harlan al
i. Senator John H. Morgan Elk Minist
es John W. Foster is the agent of the Unit
er States. He will have charge of the prep
ration of the case and counter-case. and
d., the official representative of the Unit
st States before the board of arbitration. r.
al counsel for the United States consist of Q
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