Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10


The Atlas Iron Works at San Francisco
were burned Monday; loss, $4,000.
An oil well just struck near Portland,
Indiana, is reported to be flowing 1000
barrels day.
A tornado struck Galveston Island. Tex,
Sunday, and one person was killed and
eight injured by falling buildings.
Joseph Kaufman, aged 10 years, of Ian
caster county. was found dead Monday.
While drunk he rolled over OH his face
and was smothered
A train on the Chicago and Alton Rail
road, onSaturday, made the run from
Bloomington. Illinois. to Chicago, a dis
lance of I3l miles, in lj5 minutes.
William Mott and Warren johnson of
Athens, Pa, who went to Wilawana Satur-
day night to address political meeting,
were struck by train and both killed.
Heavy snow fell Monday in various
portions of Minnesota and was accom-
panied by very low temperature and nigh
winds. Snow also fell in South Dakota,
Mr. and Mrs. James Bradley, four chill
dren and two farm hands of Bad Axe,
Michigan, are reported to be in a critical
condition, paris green having been placed
in the we'll. There is no clue to the
poisoner.
Judge Gildersleeve, in New York, Mon
day, dismissed complaint of Edwin j..
Friedman, receiver OF the Bankers and
Merchants Telegraph Company, in seques-
tration proceedings to recover S2,OuO,UuO
from the Western Union.
Thomas Baltimore. colored, aged %
years, of MELVILLE, Pa, Monday quar-
relied with his wife and cut OFF several of
| her fingers. Her father, Joseph Hall, at
tackled Baltimore and shot him in the side,
| intlictiny a probably fatal wound,
| An unsuccessful attempt was made Sun
| day night to burn the Allen county. Ind,
court house. The Fort Wayne Gazette has
| been publishing discoveries of fUrgerles,
| illegal fees and mutilated records in the
various offices until the entire county is in
a ferment. g.. .s
The freight steamer England, which
sailed from London for New York on Oc-
| tober 10th, is now six days overdue, and
fears are entertained for her safety. On
Thursday last she was sighted off Cape
| Race, in disabled condition, by the
steamer Montezuma.
| A dispatch from Boston SAYS that Edwin
ID. Mead, editor of the Ne,U England Nag
dxine, o Republican until now, is out for
| Cleveland. lie was strong Blaine man
! in 1884, and wrote pamphlet in his de-
fence, which the Republican State commit
tee circulated widely.
By the collapse OF trestle near Honey
| Brook, Pa, Monday. train and num-
Der of mine laborers were precipitated into
deep ravine. Michael kprko was killed,
Andrew Noxias and John Baraska were
fatally and three others seriously injured.
Mayor Boody. of Brooklyn, has issued
an appeal to the citizens of Brooklyn,
| asking aid for the sufferers by the big fire
in that city Saturday evening. The losses
Mt the fire reach nearly half million.
| Seventy-six families have been made
homeless and l,lsl persons thrown out of
I employment.
\ Attorney general Miller Monday au-
/ thorized The statement that the United
States deputy marshsls will not want to
! force themselves behind the guard rails at
| election booths in New York or elsewhere,
and will only go behind the limit pre-
scribed by state law in order to make ar
rests or preserve the peace. He said he
! anticipated ne trouble.