Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-19

toll Oh tne sweating evil IN chicago.
The Whisky Trust is said to have de-
cided to buy up the entire stock Of the
corporation in order to prevent its manipu-
lation by stock spectators.
The Wichita, Kan, electrical railroad
was sold Thursday by the sheriff under
mortgage Of 100000. The property was
bought i'll by the boudholders
Invitations were sent from Washington
Friday TO the governors of all the states,
inviting them and their stalls to partici-
pate i'll the Inauguration ceremonies.
A resolution offered Thursday by Repre-
sentative Montour in the Indiana Lcgisla-
ture asking Congress to create a cabinet
office of secretary Of labor. was adopted.
II Clay Evans of Tennessee, recently
appointed first assistant postmaster.gen.
eral, arrived in Washington Thursday,
and Immediately entered upon his duties.
The Susquehanna river at Columbia,
Pa, was frozen SO sOlidly Friday that
teams crossed over on the ice At Blue
Ball, Pa, the temperature was II degrees
below zero.
Lewis Baker died suddenly at his home
in Poughkeepse N. y, Thursday morn
ing, in his l0lst year. Up to the time of
his death he was far from feeble, although
slightly deaf.
Fire Thursday destroyed six buildings
of the Novelty Bone Works of l.. Egger's
Sons, Green island, New York. The loss
amounted to S30O,000 against which there
is no insurance.
Rudolph Hirt of Detroit, was probably
fatally burned Friday in fire resulting
from the explosion of an oil stove. His
wife and child were also seriously burned
but will recover
u. David Williams, Saratoga's Coolest
citizen Ih1rg1uV Hpln hrat Tod hig 1ngH III NJ !,
day, and was presented by several citizens
| with purse of money. His father died at
the age of ilS years.
| A freight elevator in Aims & Doepke's
dry goods store, Cincinnati, o., CARRYING
seven men, fell from the fifth floor to the
collar Thursday morning, seriously injur-
| ing four passengers.
The Sloop Shawmut was burned while
| lying Mt a wharf in Boston, Friday,
and two of her crew, Frederick Allchris-
tan and Charles BenkesOn, who were
sleeping in the cabin, persisted.
In view of the charge of S. and Sc. 50 a
| ton liked by Cincinnati coal Dealers u
movement has been started in that city to
buy coal and ship it to the city for sale to
| poor people at $3.50 and So per ton.
A fire i'll Kansas City, early Friday
morning, caused loss of Sl5U,0OO To the
| ,IaGcard Watch & Jewelry Company, $50
OO0 to the Foster Wooden Company. Other
losses brought the total up to Sal5,o0O.
The Cushing Academy, at Ashburnham,
| Mass, was burned Thursday morning, the
loss reaching Sl50,OOO. The 225 students
escaped without injury. The lire origi-
mated in some chemicals in the laboratory.
Statistics from Fort Smith, Ark, show
that the total receipts of cotton for 1872 AZ
IL points in Arkansas and Indian Terri
tory were 5,6l7 bales. For the previous
year at the same points the receipts were
l22,2Jl.
The will of Jay Gould was admitted to
| probate in New York FRIDAY. Special
Guardian Rollin NJ. Morgan is given $500
and Special Guardian Mapes 81, $50 for ser.
vices in the probate proceedings by Surru-
| gate Ransom.
| The tax returns from So counties, re-
ceived al the Pennsylvania department of
internal affairs, show an increase for the
| year of S60l0,0OO. There is large in
crease in Philadelphia, but falling off in
interior counties.
| Judge Bartlett, in Brooklyn, Thurs lay,
decided that he had no authority 10 ave
an order to compel Mayor Gleason of
| Long Island City, to turn over the oiiicn to
Sanford. The only legal remedy is by quo
warranto proceedings.
A snow plow on the Chicago e. North
western railroad ran into the rear of q
| passenger train which was stuck in the
snow, near storey City, Iowa, Friday
morning. Several of the passengers were
very seriously injured.
In joint session of the Arkansas Leaisla-
ture Thursday the amendment requiring
| payment Of 81 poll tax as necessary quail,
tlcation for voting was declared u part ut
| the constitution, having been ratified at
the September election.
The National Relief Board of the An.
Ciont Order of United Workncn, in ses
sion at Pittsburg Thursday, voted $3.50.
40 for relief Of the lodges in the states Of
Pennsylvania, New YORK, Ohio, Kentucky
Tennessee. California and Texas.
Irene fawcett, aged Is, was drowned in
the MOnongalicla river at Pittsburg Fri
pay morning, while trying to save hel
7-yCars old sister Bella, Who had fallen ii
. hole in tho ice. Thomas Fawcett,
brother, succeeded in resGuing Bella.
The st. Louis Hotel, in Duluth. was De
stroyed by fire early Friday morning
MANY Of the guests were compelled I J use
the ilreinGn's ladders to escape from Il
building, and two persons are missing, ant
y is feared they were burned to death
The loss Will reach 100000.
1 Eddy Rouse, aged 10 years, Thursda,
night dropped blazing stick into tamil
running he engine at the san Bernardino
CAL, laundry. An explosion ensued and
Eddy Rouse, Harry Taylor and Willie Ell
wards We're terribly burned.
The Maysville west-bound accommoda
ton ON the Chesapeake Is Ohio rai!roa,
cOlided with Il freight train, Thursda,
morning, at South Ripley, Ky. 1t was re
ported that the engineer, fireman and 81!
passengers were Killed, but no dehuit
particulars have been learned.
The management of the Sioux Cit,
(lowal Stove Works on Wednesday shli
down, owing to the strike of - Inouders
and announced that it will continue til,
lockout until the mouders consent /,
make the factory an open shop for botl
union and nun-union mOulders.
Superintendent Byrnes of the New Yorl
police, Thursday preferred charges agains
Inspectors Williams and NcAvOy AM
Captains Westervelt, Stephenson an,
Doherty alleging neglect ul duty in per
hitting gambling deils and opium Joint
TO remain open in their territory.
News has reached san Francisco, via tn
steamer Gaelic, that q spinning mill a
Osaka Japan, was burned December 2Oti
last, with loss of l25 lives. Most of tin
victims were young girls. Two hundre,
} and seventy houses III the vicinity OF Til
mill caught fire from sparks and were de
stroyed.
A way train on the Chicago & Easter
Illinois railroad was telescopcd al hlilv
fifth street, Chicago Friday evening by'
Chicago II Erie express. Fifteen person
were severely injured in the wreck, an,
scarcely anyone Of the 100 or more passen
gers escaped without some bruises or mino
injuries.
a dispatch from Morgantown. West Vii
ginia, says that the Monongaheia river
below there is believed 10 be frozen 10 III
bottom, and the ice at the mouth Of Deck
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