Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-16
Pablo Pera, noted Mexican exile and a

Pablo Pera, a noted Mexican exile and
staff officer of Macmillan, died at Phoenix,
Ariz., u few days ago, aged 81 years.
The Rev. DIR. A. Spaeth of Philadelphia,
was Friday elected president of the
Lutheran Ministerium OF Pennsylvania, at
Reading.
George Lear and James Patterson, rail
road employees, were struck and killed by
the eastern express on the Pennsylvania
railroad, near New Florence, Pa, Thurs
day night.
The jury in the Port Jcrvis lynching case
case has found the following verdict
Robert Lewis came to his death in Port
Jervis, June ID, by being hung by person
or persons unknown to the jury
Conductor Jacob Wolf of Tyrone, one of
the oldest employees Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. fell from his train at
Huntington, Pa, Thursday. and was in
stantly Killed lie had been in active SER
vice for 80 years.
The United States treasury agents at
Chicago have just finished an unsuccessful
search for gang of smugglers who have
been bring many fine bloOded Canadian
horses across the border without the for
mality of paying duty.
Charles Hill, a negro in Jail at Paducah.
Ky, for All attempted fcloniotis assault on
white woman three weeks ago, was
Il mob composed OF prominent farmers.
and was hanged to q tree
Jay Gould and his family left Pueblo,
Col, Wednesday. to be gone several days
II is stated that Mr.. Gould has only gone
down the road short distance to avoid the
political disturbance on the wires, that in
terferes with his private business.
Seven bodies were found at Titusville
Friday, only two of which could be
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victims of the Oil creek disaster, have
been found in the Allegheny and Ohio
rivers ut and near Pittsburg.
Thomas Pallster, alias Kelly, prisoner
charged with homicide, attempted suicide
in the Tonbs prison in New York Fri
day by cutting his wrist with piece Of
bottle which had contained medicine and
been left in the cell by former occupant.
His condition is not considered serious,
A telegram from Douglas, Wyoming,
says hat the rumors of the establishment
of martial law created great excitement in
that section. some of the so-called rust-
lers swear that they will never submit, but
will hide in the mountains and pick oil
Uncle sam soldiers at their leisure, while
others are preparing to seek more con-
genial climates"
The Wholesale Groccrs' Association, Of
| New York, Thursday appointed commit
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a view to securing Il uniform system of
| sales by the sugar trust The committc
| failed to accomplish anything, President
| HnvemaEer advising them to organize local
and national associations.
George Hall, "a convicted burglar, escaped
from the police headquarters at Newark,
| N. j., Thursday morning. by digging a
hole through the brick wall of the Jail
with the help OF table knife, dropping
| himself to the yard 10 feet below, and
scaling the brick wall. lie was subse-
| qucntly recaptured by a policeman, who
I recognized him, in spite of the heavy fog
which prevailed at the time.
A street car in Wheeling, West Virginia,
WAS struck Friday morning at cross
ing by a Baltimore Il Ohio train. Mrs.
John Fitzgerald of Bellaire was killed;
Mrs. Charles Miller of Wheeling was
| fatally injured, and j. Ensheirner, a
prominent business man, was badly in
| juries. The disaster is ascribed to the
carelessness of the train men and the car
men.
| ]. A. Van Horn, who was lost on the
desert 60 miles west of Tucson, Arizona,
was brought in Thursday. He had been
eight days without water, and subsisted oil
the cacti of the desert and some canned
| fruit he found near by two skeletons of
human beings. We'll, his partner, who
| went after the rescuing party, was also u
| great sufferer. He lost 40 pounds in weight
while hunting his way out of the desert to
get assistance.
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