Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-09
IN EN- EEL.


Mrs. William G. Whitney, wife of the
eX Secretary of the Navy, died Sunday
at her home in New York city.
The Ammen twin screw armOred harbor
defence ram katahdin was successfully
launched saturday at Bath, Ne.
Three men We're killed by the explosion
of q boiler at the Wang Steel Works, in
Bolyile, Ill.,, Saturday morning.
The West Virginia Senate has passed a
bill prohibiting nou-citizens of the state
from doing police duty therein"
BY 4 fail Of slate in coal mine near
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Saturday morning, one
man was killed and three others were NOR
tally injured.
Senator's Carlisle and German, and
Messrs Whitney, Lamont and Dickinson
were IN conference with Mr.. Cleveland in
New York Friday.
While coasting at Troy, n. ", Thursday
night, George Lptlamme, - years ran into
a locomotive and was instantly killed,
being horribly mutilated.
President Smith of the Louisville &
Nashville railroad Friday refused the
request Of the passenger locomotive engi-
neers for increased wages.
Negotiations are said to be pending
whereby the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pauy will divert to the Central railroad of
New Jersey Il large anthracite coal tonnage.
Judge Hubbard, at San Francisco, has
decided against the Central and southern
Pacific Railroads a suit for the recovery Of
state and county taxes of 1887, amounting
to S6j0,OO0.
An explosion of gas took place Thurs
day afternoon in the Cunyngham shaft,
We're burned-Iohn Morgan and james
Hopkins fatally.
At indianapolis. early Saturday morning.
Philip Fairback called upon Bessie Pitman,
and finding another man with her, shot
and mOrtally woundcdth woman. He then
committed suicide.
The strike of the Lake Eric & Western
Switchmen at Muncie. Ind, was terminated
Thursday, the men receiving an advance
of ID per cent, about one-half of the i'll
crease originally demanded.
John Carpenter. n painter at the Edgar
Thompson Steel Works ut Braddock, Pa,
fell from swinging ladder. Friday
aIlShling upon swiftly revolving fly
wheel. lie was instantly killed.
A Memphis dispatch says that the Plant
crs' Compress boilers, at Nicksburg, Miss,
exploded Thursday. Three persons were
reported dead and seven injured. Others
were said to be still III the ruins.
All the mines of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna " Western Coal Company, in the
Lackawanna and Wyoming valleys EN-
plOying about 1900 persons, have been
put on eight hours time per day.
\ Chicago dispatch says the switchmen
on all the roads entering that city have or
ganized and propose at an early date 10 de-
manu new wage selle. In the event of
failure they will organize q general strike.
NJ. y. Bell, superintendent of the Chi
cago Public building, against whom re-
port Of lnallcasanCe i'll office was made by
Assistant Secretary Lambertsun, has, it is
stated rendered his resignation to Secretary
Foster.
A dispatch from Helena, Montana, says
il is reported that Indians were leaving the
reservations in Wyoming to hunt in the
Yellowstone National Park and are saugh-
terng buffalo, elk and deer in great guam
ties for the skins.
A mad dog ran amuck through the
heart of the city of Chicago, Saturday
night, and before it was finally brought
to bay and shot by the police it had bitten
two person, w. j. Lawler and Lizzie Rus
sell, and at least three others whose names
were not learned.
The Manufacturers Paper Company of
New York, which controls about two
thirds of the production of print paper, is,
according to Chicago dispatch, negotiat-
| ing for the absorption of the companies
not already in the combine.
A new scale of wages went into effect at
| the Edgar Thompson Steel Works. at Pitts
| burg, Thursday. 1t reduces the wages of
about 400 employees. The men will hold 4
conference to-day. A 10 per cent reduction
| i'll the wages of 300 employees at the Brad
dock Wire Works is also announced
A freight train on the Lake Shore rail-
way ran into the rear of another freight
train which had parted from the main
portion of the train, near Stryker, Ohio,
Wednesday afternoon and caused the en-
plosion of two car loads of powder. No
person was hurt, 1.-THE trainmen escaping by
jumping.
The coroner's jury at Jersey City which
investigated the accident on the pennsyl-
vania railroad on January 18th, finds that
it was due To the neglect of George O..
June the operator. They also censure
brakeman Chcssman for "neglecting to
use his, efforts more effectively to prevent
the collision"
4 gasoene lamp exploded in Stahlman
Y stars trunk factory at Columbus o..
Thursday, and started fire which de-
stroyed the building. Many of the en-
| ployes had to jump from upper windows
TO escape, and Hattie Hamilton, aged II,
was burned to death. The loss to the
property was $4,000.
The Connecticut River railroad was on
Friday leased by the Boston e Maine for
!0years, and President Mcleod has already
taken possession and has appointed George
Il. Evans general manager The lease was
secured by the payment Of u IL per cent
dividend in cash on the River road stock
and all fixed charges.
Mgr. Satolli has decided against Bishop
Wigger in the Newark case. In his letter
to Father kilieNn he lays down the prin-
ciplc for the guidance of bishops, that
pastors and congregations speaking u
foreign tongue are expected to asstmllate
as quickly as is consistent with the English
speaking congregations.
AT Dunkirk, New York, Saturday, Otto
Walter, Edward llanlon and Michael Sui
liYan, arrested for assaultiug Theodore
Clifford Il striker who had returned to
work, were given hearing and dis
charged. Warrants were issued in the
afternoon for their arrest. and also three
other strikers, on a charge of riuting.
Miss Anna Dickinson. lecturer and
| actress, on Saturday brought three suits in
the United States circuit court, at scranton,
Pa, directed against eight persons, two Of
whom are physicians, who were instru,
| mental in lodging her in the i)auvlle
Asylum for the Insane in February, 1881.
Damages in the sum of Sl25,U are asked.
ly direction of the President, the Score
| tary of the Treasury Friday directed the
collectors of customs ut New York, Phia-
delphia and Boston to suspend the refund
of duties upon hat material until further
advised. The amount thus far paid out
aggregates over S2OOO,OO0, and the total
sum involved is yariously estimated at
from SG.u0U,uOO 10 Sls.OOO,QO0.
The schooner Bertha Warren has arrived
at Portland, Me-, having OH board a tuS-