Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-30
IN GENERAL.

William Foreman, colored, was hanged
at Norfolk, Va, Friday, for the murder
Of Carrie Darlington, colored, his mistress.
Charles Lord. 80 years old, member of
the Calumet Club, committed suicide in
his bachelor apartments, in New York,
Monday.
John Straiton, head of the cigar and
tobacco house Of Straiton & Storm, died at
his residence in New York, Sunday night,
aged 63 years.
There was freight wreck in the yard at
Sayre, Pa, early Monday morning, re-
snlting in the disabling of three engines.
Noperson was injured
At Cando, n. D., on Thursday, Albert
Bomberger, who murdered seven members
of the kreider family, was sentenced to be
hanged January 18th next.
President Hart aud Cashier Densmorc of
the Bank of Buckley, WASH. are reported
to have disappeared with from $4,000 to
$4,000 of the banks funds.
Mgr. Satolli was unable to attend ban
quet given by the Circalo Christoforo
Colombo, in Brooklyn, Monday evening,
owing to an attack of rheumatism.
The Bates Manufacturing Company,
whose mills at Lewiston, Me-, employ
about 1900 people, will resume operations
December 4th, with general reduction Of
wages.
Jesse d. Smith. Friday, entered the
house of his divorced wife, in Kankakee,
ILL.,, shot and killed her and Mrs. Gray
bill, who was living with her, and then
committed suicide.
Garfield Michaels, Thomas Marshall and
John Williams boys, were drowned in a
pond near Scranton, Pa, Thursday after
noon, by the breaking OF the ice upon
| which they were skating.
| Tho oChnnnar Tnhn ~ E,v fran, Nau,
York for Atlantic City. N. j., stranded one
mile north of the latter place Friday
morning. The crew of four men was saved
by the life-saving service.
In Pittsburg, Thursday, Mrs. Laura
wilkins was discovered locked in a room,
with her two children. Her husband was
in jail, and she was deliberately starving
herself and the little ones to DEATH
| William Griffith, wealthy farmer, was
found dead Sunday morning, lying on the
track Of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne e.
Chicago railroad near Shreve, Ohio. 1t is
believed that he was murdered for his
| money.
The auditor-general, at Harrisburg,
| Monday, drew a warrant for $4S9, 1913. II,
being the balance of personal property tax
due Philadelphia for 1898 in the settlement
of the tangled accounts between the city
and State.
Jefferson Wallace. secretary of the city
Democratic committee Of Richmond, Va,
was Friday sentenced to IS fine and one
hours imprisonment for having sent a
challenge to fight duel to newspaper
proprietor.
The Treasury Department has decided
that the position of the foreign commits
sioners Of the Worlds Fair is analogous
to that Of foreign ministers, and that ma.
terials and supplies imported by them are
entitled to free entry.
Judge Barnard, in the supreme court at
Ponghkeepsie, N. Y, Monday issued an
attachment for the arrest of John Y, Nc
Kane, the Gravesend boss, for contempt of
court. Judge Newton, Sergeant Murphy
and others were included iii the order Of
arrest.
Superintendent Byrnes in New York
Monday informed the police inspec-
tors and captains that all disorderly con.
duct on the part of college students who
come to the city for the Yale. Princeton
football game on Thanksgiving Day II ust
be prevented.
The grand jury at New York Monday
concluded its Investigation into the causes
which led 70 the failure OF the Madison
Square Bank several months ago. Indict.
ments charging perjury, fraudulent insol.
vency and misdemeanor in receiving de.
posts after the institution was known to
be insolvent were found against the Off.
GERS and directors of the bank. Joseph II.
Blaut, the president, was indicted twice for
perjury.