Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-21
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destroyed the temple and town and 300
houses, causing q loss estimated al $3.50, 600
The main building Of the Clarke Uni
versity, near Atlanta, Georgia. was de-
stroyed by fire Thursday night. Loss, about
100000.
Thomas Timmins dog fancier, died
Thursday in Trenton. N. j., with hydro
phobic symptoms. He was bitten by a
dog few days ago.
A conference Of anthracite coal dealers
n the principal lake ports was held in
Chicago Thursday, 10 consider the increase
in coal freight rates.
An explosion occurred in furnace in
Hardy's machine shop, at Lima, Ohio, on
Wednesday, and W. Henry, Frank Josett
and Dave Hogan were killed.
During the absence of Mrs. Henry Nier.
nan from home, in st. Louis. April 18th
the house caught fire and her two children,
aged 2and years, persisted in the flames
Allen Harrison was convicted at Hunt
ingdon, w. Va, April 10, of murder in
the first degree. He killed BETTE Adams
on April I'd because she refused to marry
him.
Robert Parker, aged years, was burned
to death. on Tuesday week, at Irwin, Pa.
The child was locked in the house during
the. absence of the family and the house
took fire.
William belong. brakeman on the Phila.
delphia 4 Reading railroad, while stepping
from his train at Mahanoy City. Thursday
fell through bridge and was probably
fatally injured
The North German Lloyd steamer
Oldenbnrg, at Baltimore Thursday, from
Bremen, brought ., 493 immigrants, which
Is said to be the largest number ever
landed from any one ship.
The Secretary of War Thursday directed
the department quartermaster at St. Louis
TO send immediately 800 tents to the mayor
OF Columbus, Miss, for the relief of the
sufferers by the recent floods.
Alexander Peoples, II paper hanger. of
Allegheny, Pa. fell from ladder Thurs
day, when a pair of scissors, which he had
IN his pocket penetrated his left side, in
fiicting probably fatal wound.
Mrs. Mary Lee committed suicide in d
lying-in. Hospital In New York Thursday.
In the absence OF the nilraeshe threw her
self from the second-story window of the
house. Death was instantaneous.
The residence Of Mrs. John Coffee, near
Wilde, KY, was destroyed by fire on
Wednesday night, and her S.years.old
child was burned to death. Mrs. CofTey
was fatally burned in trying to rescue the
child.
The governor of California has addressed
u letter 70 the governors of all the states
ana territories, requesting them TO appoint
delegates to the national Nicaragua canal
convention, to be held in St. Louis June
23d next
charter was granted at the state de-
partnent at Harrisburg, Thursday. to the
boulevard passenger railway of PhIladel-
phia; capital, $4,000. The line will be
three miles long, from city hall to Fair
mount Park.
The African Methodist Episcopal Church
and parsonage at Cor;icana, Texas were
burned Tuesday week il is alleged by rival
churches who were jealous OF the success
The Third National Bank. at Toxic.
Japan, together with branches at Holio-
date Atsenomiya and Macbashi, failed on
March 18Th, owing to speculations in the
rice market. Liabilities, 81, $40, 000 assets,
81, 7li,000.
Judge MCPHERSON, at Harrisburg, yester-
day week, gave an opinion declaring
The accident insurance plan of the Phila-
deiphia Inquirer a violation of the insilr-
anee laws. and excluding it from continu-
ing the scheme.
The total value of the exports of domes-
tic hrcadstufls from the United States dur
ing the nine months ending March 3ist,
i i was S2S3, l599l2 as compared with
$50, 252 92G during the corresponding
period IN the previous year.
A Gyears-old daughter Of John Turner
Of Rosstraver township. Westmoreland
county was burned to death on Wednes-
day nigh, Mr. Turner was burning brush
IN the garden, when the little one ran too
near the flames and her clothes caught fire.
The party of cattlemen who were be-
sieged in ranch near Buffalo. Wyoming.
and who surrendered to the United States
troops, under Colonel Van Horn, on We'd
nesday We're taken to Fort Mckinney.
During the two days fight with the rust
lers' two OF the cattlemen were shot-one
Charles McAllister farmer living near
Brockport, New York, discovered on Mon
day last, III the centre Of d swamp on his
property, a hut in which he found mum
Der OF bombs and apparatus for making
them. The place was visited on Wednes-
DAY night, when it was found that some
loaded bombs which McAllister had seen
there had been taken away.
In compliance with resolution. Secrc-
tary Foster last week sent 10 the senate
statement OF the amount of silver bullion
offered 70 me government from August
18th, 1870, TO April list, 1892 The state
inent shows that during that period the
were 1898, 357 fine oiinces and
the amount purchased s9,04l, O75.3l fine
ounces.
The International Federation of Ma.
nhinery Trades was organized in Chicago
last week with membership of 10000.
The constitution has clause declaring that
nine hours shall constitute d DAYS work
When this. shall go into effect will be de
Ilded at the next convention, to meet III
Chicago on October ID. John A. Penion
was elected president and secretary.
A petition was presented in the House
last week, by Representative Montgomery.
II came to MIR. Montgomery from S, L
smith Of l'ardstown. Ky, and included Il
bill of ~ pages 10 amend the tariff laws.
Mr.. smith Says in the petition that he is a
confirmed invalid, and for want of some.
hing better to do he locked over the tariff
laws and made such changes as hcthought
could be made without injustice or injury.
dispatch from jackson, Miss, SAYS
that the lowest estimate placed on the loss
" HE IN the Hooded district is 80, all of
whom are negroes. Most Of the damage
ls III the vicinity Of Columbus which is on
the bank of the Tombigbee, but more than
1000 families in the counties Of Loundes
Monroe and NuNubce arc reported home
less and suffering for the iieccssarjes Of
life, which are being supplied now bv
private subscriptions. A similar overflow
occurred in 1871, but the waters are now
even higher than then
The coroner's Jury at Chicago, which
has been Investigating the deaths of the
sight persons crushed to death by the col
apse Of a building during the recent wind
storm, has returned verdict finding
Louis @ Neil, city building commissioner;
lnlins 4. l.ense and W. II ticnung, build
ing, Inspectors = i, Young, the owner
and 4. J. Mills, the architect and con
iractor guilty Of criminal carlessness III
hat the building was constructed "in an
like and careless manner and
q disregard Of the city building orli
nances