Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-16

a flowing well of strong salt brine, ac-
companied by a flow Of natural gas, was
struck at Troy, Pa, yesterday week.
Michael Hagerter, aged % years, was
fatally injured at bethlehem, Pa, Tuesday
week, while riding u bicycle. He ruptured
an artery.
]. W. Woodbridge, who is supposed to be
from Austin, Texas committed suicide in
y Cincinnati hotel, Thursday, by cutting
his throat.
The Bell Telephone Company of Boston
last week declared regular quarterly dlvi-
dend of . per cent and an extra dividend
of 5 per cent.
Lightning Thursday struck large tank
Of the standard Oil Company, at Findlay,
Ohio, and the resulting fire caused loss
of not less than S55.0OO.
Sixteen Astrakan sheep, purchased in
Persia. aud shipped by United States Min
lister lieale to Secretary Rusk, arrived at
New York yesterday week.
Enoch Pratt Of Baltimore, has pur-
chased building in that city, and will
present ii to the Maryland Aceadmy of
Sciences for permanent home.
A meeting Of colored citizens Of Boston
was held in that city on Tuesday week,
TO protest against the recent lynchings of
negroes in the south and in New York.
Ministcrilm of Pennsylvania met at Read
ing, Thursday, to remain in session a
week. Nearly 800 ministers are in attend
ance.
The National Conference of German
Baptist brethren, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
has adopted n resolution urging the mem
hers of that denomination not to attend
the Worlds Fair at Chicago.
Lightning struck the Kings powder
mills near Cincinnati, on Tuesday week,
causing an explosion, which Killed Archie
tirubb, aged ~ years. seriously injured
four others, and wrecked the factory.
The General Synod of the Reformed
Church in America. at Asbury Park, New
Jersey, yesterday week. by vote of Is to
As, postponed for year the proposition for
federation with the German Reformed
Church.
A freight train on tho northern division
Of the Chicago, Milwaukee a. 81. Paul rail-
road was wrecked by washout at Hart
ford, Wisconsin, on Tuesday week. Three
mem Engineer Il. J. FAIL, Fireman George
Rood and Brakeman James Ruach-were
killed.
Mary Anderson, a domestic employed in
hotel OF Halfway, was last evening week
found dead in the swamp between Wood
bridge and Perth Amboy. Her throat was
tht iApill W tar ttltIt WIS " uttn khSfl
on the forehead and the girls clothing
was torn and disarTanged.
The old whaling bark Progress sailed
from New Bedford, Mass, last week, in
tow, her destination being Chicago, where
she will be exhibited at the Worlds Fair.
She is fitted and rugged as practical
whaler, and In her cabin is a collection of
curiosities and products of the whaling in
dustry
In the Massachusetts, house Of repre.
| sentativcs, yesterday week, Represent
alive Bennett of Everett stated that two
members OF the legislature had informed
| him that they had been offered 500 each
| TO vote for the Cape Cod Canal bill and $50
each to refer the Endowment Orders bill
to the next Legislature. An investigation
| was ordered.
The coroner at New Haven, Conn. who
investigated the case OF Yale student who
received fatal injuries while being initiated
in one of the college societies, has reported
that, while the carelessness of the bows
was not criminal, he recommended that
the faculty either abolish or restrain
| these modes of initiation and that in do
fault of such action the authorities take
action ITO prevent further practices of thi.
nature"
According to an Associated Press dis
patch from Washington, the report from
Paris that SANTANA lay, Santo Domingo
has been coded To the United States i
officially denied ut the state department
An officer Of that department said yester.
day week that mo such cession hu.
been made to or is sought by this govern
ment, and that United States Minister
Durham has not taken up permanent
residence in san Domingo, and is proba
bly, Oh his way 10 lIayti, being accredited
to both countries The official addec
that whatever excitement or uncasines.
prevails in San Domingo is in no wise du,
to any action on the part OF the United
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