Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-14
IN GENERAL.

Worlds Fair.
A fight over the ownership of corn
cob plre, Tuesday week, resulted in the
shooting of three men at Rocky Com
fort, Ark
Customs officers in North Dakota
have discovered that Indians have been
conducting smuggling operations on a
large scale ON the Canadian border.
Abraham Wager was arrested in
Newark, n. j., Saturday, for selling
toadstools as mushrooms. He had sold
nearly his whole stock when detected.
The Columbia Iron Works of Balti-
more have reported to Secretary Her
bert that the new cruiser Montgomery
has been completed aud was ready for,
trial.
The steamboat Natchez was blown
ashore at Plaquemiue, La. Friday night,
and, it is thought, would become a total
wreck. She was new vessel, and cost
100000.
An Indianapolis dispatch says that
Receiver Failey of the Iron Hall, was
allowed $4,000 by the court for his SER
vices. He reports balance of $721,-
92S.63 on hand.
The Columbian Liberty Bell was ded-
icated at the Worlds Fair, Saturday,
The occasion was also Utah Day and
Grand Army Day, and the paid admis.
sions were 20,036.
Robert West and William Davis
policemen of Hopkinsville, KY, yester-
day week settled a difficulty by shooting
each other. West was killed instantly
and Davis MORALLY wounded.
A freight wreck occurred on the
Nickel Plate railroad near McComb,
o., Sunday. Engineer John Davidson
was killed, and Fireman j. N. Umphea
and Engineer Charles Merritt were
fatally injured.
St. Plus Roman Catholic Church,
Chicago, was dedicated Sunday by
Archbishop Feehan. There were present
also Archbishop Satolli, who was cele-
brant of the mass, and Archbishops
Riordan and Elder.
Commissioner of Navigation O'Brien.
in an elaborate report to the Secretary
OF the Treasury, has formulated draft
OF an International agreement for the
work of freeing the North Atlantic of
dangerous derelicts.
Aloysius Maverick, his wife and son,
aged 9 years, of Newark, N. j., died
yesterday week from the effects of eating
toadstools, which were mistaken for
mushrooms. A daughter, aged II years,
is dangerously i'll from the same cause.
John Hart, a young farmer living five
miles west of Rockford, ILL.,, on Tuesday
week pounded his sister Mary 10
death and beat his sister Nellie insensi.
BILE, and then poured Paris green down
her throat. 1t is thought the man is
crazy.
The steamer Ozama, at New York
wednesday, from Santo Domingo CITY,
brought the mate and four seamen Of
the schooner S. D. Hodgkins of Lamoine.
Me-, from Philadelphia for Santo Do,
mlngo City, which was wrecked on
Cape Engano August 9th.
At the National Encampment of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, at Indian
apolis, Wednesday, John j. b. Adams of
Massachusetts, was elected Commander
ln.chiet; Colin Walker of Indiana, Senior
Nicecommander and j. G.. Bigger of
Texas, Junior Vice-commander.
Michael Bosworth,a prosperous farmer
! near Hot Springs,S IS. d. committed suicide
last Monday week by taking strychnine.
Lie also placed poison in tie drinking
water OF his wife and three children.
and they were not expected to recover,
No motive for the decd is known.
The Irish National League of America
has issued manifesto on Home Rule
denounclng the defeated bill and the
'pernicious influence Of Mr.. Gladstone, y
and predicting a Tory victory al the
next election. The manifesto suggests
"a great convention of Irishmen,n to
take some action Tor Ireland's liberation.
Secretary Gresham is at work on A re-.
port on the Hawaiian question, to be
submitted to the President, probably for
transmission to Congress. Minister
Blount has had several interviews with
Mr. Cleveland on Hawaiian affairs, and
u is reported that decision on the
matter SO FAR as the executive branch OF
the government is concerned, will soon
be reached.
At conference of committees Of
| spinners and manufacturers at Fall
River, yesterday week, it was agreed
to recommend that the wages Of the
| spinners shall hereafter be based on the
STANDARD List" This means a reduc.
ton Of about 10 per cent. 1t is probable
that five or six large mills will resume
operations at the new scale of wages
within the next two weaks. The spin
ners, as whole, it is believed, will agree
to the reduction.
The President, Saturday, issued an
order detailing Passed Assistant Surgeon
Magruder, with force of officers 10 90
to Beaufort, 5. c., and take charge of
the hospital work among the storm suf-
ferers, and placing revenue cutter at
their disposal. Arrangements were also
made for their shipment, by the Agri-
cultural Department, Of quantity of
turnip seed to the people of the coast.
This is the only thing that can. be
planted now from which a crop can be
gathered before the winter season setsin.
In the inquest on the victims of the
railroad collision at Colehour, ILL.,, last
Thursday, the coroner's jury Saturday.
returned a verdict that the collision was
due to the imperfect marking of the
time cards, the improper track facilities
and the criminal negligence of the oper-
ating officials. The jury also recon-
mended that Superintendent Law, +. B..
O'Connor and z. Fort be held to a wait
the action of the grand jury. O'Connor,
the train dispatcher, has not been seen
since the collision. Before leaving he
cent message to the coroner asking
that all the men held for the accident he
released, as they were entirely innocent
l and he alone was TO blame.