Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-15
IN GENERAL.

j. Bake, the billiard table manufacturer,
died in Cincinnati, Tuesday week, aged 6j
years.
About 100 hod carriers Of Wiikcsbarre,
Pa, went on strike Thursday for an in
crease in wages. a.
A lire at Oshkosh, Wis, Wednesday, de.
stroyod many buildings ON the main street,
the loss reaching S2OO,O0O,
Four men were drowned by the sinking
of a CRIB. on which they were loading tele.
graph poles, at Pine Tree llarbor, Ontario,
yesterday week.
The Vile Marie Convent, at Notre Dame
de Grace two miles north of Montreal, was
destroyed by fire Thursday. The loss, il is
said, will exceed Sl.01OOUO.
While rowing in the large reservoir near
Gallitlin. Pa, Thursday, Daniel Weaver
was drowned and his companion nearly so
by the capslziug of their boat
Harvey King, colored porter at the
First National Bank oil Colorado Springs,
Wednesday shot an mortally wounded his
lS-years'Old sou during quarrel
The Brooklyn Board Of Education has
elected GeorgIana +. Putnam, an elderly
colored woman, to be the head of depart
mcnt in one of the city's largest schools.
RESOLUTIONS dcnouncing the Sherman
Silver Purchasing law and urgngits speedy
Chamber of Commerce of Charleston, S. e.
BRYAN McSwyny, who was injured By
inhaling smoke AT a ire in his shoe store,
in New York early Wednesday morning,
died that night at the Chambers street
Hospital.
The completion of the Great Northern
Railway was celebrated ut st. Paul Mimi,
yesterday week by general suspension Of
DllsihcsS, elaborate decorations and a long
street parade.
A dangerous derelict schooner, bottom
up, in the immediate pasi of vessels ply.
ing between New York and Norfolk, has
been sighted eight miles southeast of Chin.
cOteaguG Island.
over 81 100000 in currency was shipped
Thursday by New York banks to Chicago.
Demands from banks in Cincinnati. Cleve.
land and other parts of the west brought
| the total shipments up to 100000.
by All eXplosiouof gilsolrnc in the base
| ment OF Il grocery store in Ut, Louis, on
! Wednesday night, IL persons were injured,
| four perhaps fatally, namely: SaniIcl and
! Mrs. Resopper and Two children, aged IL
and years.
The Pennsylvania State Convention of
| ProhibtioniSts, at Harrisburg "Wednesday,
| nominated IL r. Ames OF Williamspoft,
| for judge of the supreme court. and j. $.
Kent of Swarthmore Delaware county, for
| State treasurer.
| Greenwood G.. Spray, aged IS years, shot
| and killed his wife and then shot and
perhaps fatally wounded himself, in Shir.
ley, Me. Thursday morning. The couple
| separated about four weeks ago on account
Of dlsagreemcnts
| A Boston dispatch says that the debts of
| Moody Merrill, the missing business man,
amount, SO FAR rs known, 10 5000 Al,
| hoo l,.I tt.,.
| S336WOO. Merrill is said to have been in
| II. Rose, Quebec, on May 3lst.
| The Postmaster general has ruled thar
disease germs or other things of like
| character, no matter how securely put up,
are Of the nature of pOisuns and extremely
dangerous to health and that they are,
therefore, absolutely unavailable.
:. u. W. Falls, a business man OF Gin.
| cinnati, was taken from a train, at James.
town, y. Y. early Thursday morning, in a
| sclnl5COnsC0tIs state and died in Il few
minutes. II is supposed apoplexy was tho
cause. Falls was about GO years Of age.
Andrew shaw, night Waterman of the
Cambria Iron Company,s coke works al
| Wheeler, Pa, was assaulted and robbed
| Tuesday week by three masked men, who
tried ~ force him To open the safe. Shaw 5
condition is critical. Two of the robbur.
| were caught.
Three hundred miners struck at the Pat
tersun colllery, at Sham0kin. Pa, yester
day week, out OF sympathy for one of the
| miners, MlngO Periman. who was dis.
charged for having too much slate ia his
coal Seven hundred hands are thrown
out OF employment.
Five masked men made an unsuccessful
attempt To wreck the south Shore passen.
| ger train at Il nigh bridge, 50 miles west oi
| West superior, Wis, Wednesday night,
The tram was tagged IN time by a man
who Was attacked by the wreckers. The
latter fled to the woods.
The Secretary Of State has received
notice of tine intention Of the Russian gov,
ernincnt 10 RAISE the rank of its mission nj
Washington to an embassy. II is not
| known yet whether the present Russian
minister. Prince tantuCuGpuc will succeed
to the office Of ambassador.
| he Sid annual convention of the United
| states brewers Association was held in
| Chicago last week, A report was presented
stating that Fin the State Of Iowa the pro
hiDitlon law Is regularly eyaded aud That
the dealers pay no fines for violating il ~
aud that the SAINT condition of affairs OK.
lists in Maine.
The commissioner OF pensions ha.
organized a board Of revision, to exam.
Inc the eases passed under the revoked
order No lSl in order to determine what
pensions have hcen allowed under section
: of the act of June 2Ith 1880. in disregarc
of the terms Of said act. There are ;iD0 Ool
OF these cases to be examined.
During the first three months Of III,
present administration, ended June ID
b,13' tourth.clasS postmasters were ap
| pointed, oil whom i,iI2 were to fiji yacnn
cies by death ana resignation and 500 b,
removal. President Harrison during nh
corresponding period. appointed Il29G, o
whom n6bi were to ill vacancies gaIlsec
by removals.
The Duke of Neragua arrived in Column
bus, ohio Thursday morning, the part,
beng received at the station bv a ,uuud
ron u cavalry belonging to the Ohio Ma
llonal t'iard. In the afternoon the LuE,
reviewed procession of l3,0Gu schuu
chillreh, and was presented the freedom
OF The city. The visitors were Gntertuine,
III the evening At the Columbus Club.
The Marine Hospital service Thursda,
received 4 dispatch from the United state
charge q 'aiiaireS at CunSsantinOplc, stutiui
THAT latest news slows 4 rapid spread o
inc cholera INTO MrsOpotamia. This wil
Su"n bring It INTO Mediterranean ports,
Another dispatch from the United state
consul At GpthenbGrg Sweden, states tina
NC epidemic oil smallpox in that region i
Increasing.
The Princess liulalia made her first yisi
TO the Worlds Fair Thursday Her mari,
were met at the west entrance tn the Mid
way Plaisancc, and under military escor
proceeded TO the Administration Bliding
where breakfast was served Prrsiden
Palmer being the host The lnfanta after
wards visited the Woman's Buldin"
where She was received by the commits,
on ceremonies of the Board Of Lady Mana
gers.
,Surseon-seneral Wynan, OF the Marin,
Hospital service, in reply TO 4 dispatch a
inquiry regarding the existence of choIer,