Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-01

Samuel Winner farmer Of Rock, near
Pine Grove, Pa. was struck by Il train Fri
day and fatally injured.
James Carroll, well-known business
man Of Baltimore, dropped dead in his
store Friday. He was "A years old.
Five men were buried by the caving in
Of i sewer trench al Louisa, n.y.. Fri
day. one was killed and two probably
fatally injured.
Proceedings for the appointment Of re-
ceivers for the order of the Iron Hall were
begun Friday At Hartford, Conn, ana
at Portland, Me.
The White Star Towing Companys tug
boat QuiCkstep was swainped in the Fast
river, at New York, Friday. by the
swell of two passing Sound steamers. Her
crew We're rescued.
Martha Allen, aged % years, died in
Allegheny, Pa, Friday. from the
effects of dose of rat poison taken with
suicidal intent. She is said to have had 4
quarrel with her lover,
The Columbia Street Company, at Union.
town. Pa. and its employees have reached
an agreement us to wages, and work will
he resumed at once. The men belong to
the An1alganatcd Association.
Sennres Garcia and Torreses, the propric-
tor and editor of the Monitor RBablicdit, of
the City of Mexico have been arrested and
the editor thrown into prison. They are
charged with striving to incite revolution
by inccndiary speeches.
An infant child of William Harter Of
Toledo O., WAS burned To death FRIDAY.
II and three other children were left in tic
house while the mother went to ret some
groceries, and the house caught fire. The
three other children were rescued
The total amount Of sugar produced il
the United States during the last fiscal wear
was 31S, ll5, III pounds of which all except
3,2s3 sO6 was cane sugar. The amount III
bounty paid On this production was
SG%2Ott. II is estimated that S9,OOO.Otu
will be required to pay the bounty for the
fiscal year 1893.
Sir Edwin Arnold arrived at Eancouye.
Friday from Japan on his way Ia Lon,
don to resume the editnrship of tile YtlG.
yroPh, Of that city. Before leaving Japan
me Was decorated by the emperor With the
Order Of the Rising sun and made !,
"ChockHnia" Of the empire.
a dispatch from unioutcwn, Pa, saws
that Thursday night, rs the boat jolly
brothers, with 100 eXcursionistS On board
Was coming down the Cheat river, itstruck
a rock on keyscr's dam, and, i'll 30 min.
nteS, sunk. The boat was headed to shore.
and all the passengers were safely landed
Secretary Lovejoy, at Pittsburg, Fri,
day announced the report " "a strike At
Carnegie's lower mills Efwenty.uinth
street rs entirely false and without any
foundation. lie said that about 2Un me.
chancs had left the forge department If
the nlll on account If lack Of steel with
which 70 work The secretary added tina,
the mills of the company depended en-
tirrly ON Homestead for the supply oi
steel, and when the Homestead mills were
running full blast it was difficult TO kccl
up an adequate supply. OF course in The
present condition Of affairs at Homestead
ihc supply naturally falls very short Of
the demands made upon it.
The steamer Empress of Japan at Van
cOuyer Friday from China aid Japan, ~,
ports That ON August 10th fire was caused in
the after hold by the fusing Of The electric
light wires. The vessel was then 500 miles
from Iokphnmu. Without alarming the
passengers the vessel was put about and
steamed ut full speed for Hakudate, the
nearest port, aud the crew began fighting
the tire through hole made in the Nuk
head, The vessel was in the utmost peril,
and At one time it looked rs though She
must bG abandoned. and The boats were
lowered and provisiOuci for the purpOsu.
but the crew managed to bring thu shin tn
llnkoiate, where the flames We're cxtin.
guished.