Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-21


years.
The United States corvette Kearsarge has
been ordered to cruise along the coast
from New York to Key West, to destroy
dereicts.
A large portion of the 0gdensburg, n.
", gas works was wrecked, Saturday, by
an explosion. Two workmen were prob
ably fatally wounded
During u fire in tenement in Newark,
n. j., Thursday morning, Mrs. Lena Pfaif
jumped from u third-stOry window and
sustained fatal injuries,
Henry Gates, a 70-years.old colored man
of Wilkesbarre Pa, was arrested sun
day, charged with assaulting his adopted
daughter, aged II years,
William Whitmor, 30 years of age. COM
mitted suicide at his home in Stroban
township, Pa, Sunday He had been
married but four weeks ago.
A statement of the affairs of n. j.
Schloss y Company, clothing manufac-
turers of New York, shows that the liabili-
ties exceed the assets by S3lI, 34l.
1t was learned at Austin. Tex, Sun
day, that i'll the train robbery at Duval u
week before the express company lost 800
in diamonds and over $500 in cash.
The body of Valentine Bauer, the var
nisher burned to death in the fire in Thoe-
sens furniture house, in New York, on
Friday, was found Sunday in the ruins.
Asa Keefer and another young man,
whose name has not been learned, were
drowned while playing ball on the ice on
the river near Selinsgrove, Pa, Thursday.
Hugh Higgins a st. Louis restaurant
keeper, has been arrested charged with
criminally assaulting three girls, all under
II years Of age, whom he enticed into his
| place.
Mr.. Holman, the chairman of the Demo-
cratic caucus committee. said OH Saturday
that the caucus to consider the tariff bill
would probably be postponed until after
the holiday recess.
At Crown Point, Ind, Thursday. Martin
| Costello, the Roby prize fighter, was COLI
victed. The jury recommended sentence
of two years Imprisonment and fine of
| So. A motion was made for new trial.
The Roman Catholic cathedral at Chi
| cago, the Church of the Holy Name, was
reopened and dedicated Sunday by Arch
bishop Feehan. Archbishop Hennessy
of Dubuque presided.
w. W. lngersoll was shot and killed by
a footpad in Chattanooga, Tenn, Saturday
| night. The robber was disarlned and ar
rested by another man, whom he after
wards attempted to rob.
| A dispatch from Fostoria, o., says that
ex-Secretary Foster is making every effort
to satisfactorily settle all claims against
him at 80 cents on the dollar, with the pos
sibility of additional payments in the
future.
At Apollo, Pa, Saturday night. William
Kelly, striking employee of the Apollo
Iron Company, was shot and fatally
wounded by George Mason, non.union
workman, who claims that he acted in
self-defence.
George II. Babcock, inventor of the Bah.
cock l. Wilcox boiler, died III Plaintield,
N. j., Saturday night, aged 62 years. He
was the first inventor Of a chromatiC
printing press, and during the war in.
vented the shrapnel shell.
Commander William H. Whiting of the
United States steamer Alliance, arrived al
San Francisco OH the Australia from
Honolulu, Saturday, with his bride, nee
Along, daughter Of one of the wealthiest
Chinese residents on the islands.
Attorney-General Olney has given an
opinion in which he holds that the Score
tary of the Treasury may, in his discretion
remit a fine imposed upon q steamship
company by a United States court for /
violation of the alien contract labor law.
The Maryland State Grange. at Balt
more, Thursday, adopted resolution de
nouncing the Secretary of Agriculture fol
his open and offensive opposition to the
great bodies seeking to bring the advan
tages OF cooperation to the farmers OF the
land"
Attorney-General Maloney, at Chicago
on Saturday, filed Information against thu
United States School Furniture Company
1t charges the company with being in ex
istence for the purpose of restricting tradt
and controlling the price of school fur
niture.
Monsignor Michigan of Baltimore, anC
the other Roman Catholic clergymen o.
that city, who were interested in move
ment to secure State aid for their parOchiB
schools, have decided TO withdraw the cir
cular and not to agitate the question any
further.
The dwelling house of John G. Rora-
back, in Sheffield, Mass, was burned
Saturday, and Mr. Roraback, who was Il
years of age, perished i'll the flames. His
daughter, Ida, was probably fatally in
jurea by jumping from second-story
window
The Senate committee on privileges ant
elections Thursday reported favorably til,
House bill to repeal the Federal Election
laws. The bill will not be called up fo
action until after the holidays. The vot
by which the bill was reported was q stric
party one.
A report was current at Youngstown, o.
Sunday, that officials of the New Yorl
Central railroad are about closing dea
by which that company secures control o.
the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio rail
road, and perhaps the entire Erie system
between New York and Chicago.
A jury at Emporia, Kan, has given
verdict of $4,000 against the Missouri
Kansas Il Texas Railroad Company, fo
having carried shipment of cattle in
fected with Texas lever. The company, i
is said. had complied with all the State ant
national quarantine regulations.
BY sudden rise in the waters of tn
Buffalo river, Friday night territory iiy
miles square was inundated, 800 house
were flooded and $500 people driven from
their homes. Railroad tracks were sub
merged aud other damage done. The tota
losses were estimated ut upwards O
100000.
The private banking house of Il. Patricl
Y Co. of Pittsburg, suspended paymen
Thursday. The liabilities amount tt
S7O0,U00. with assets of Sj00,00U. eth
failure is due to the recent financial strin
gency and to the firms inability to realiz
ON their assets i'll time to meet the demands
of the clearing house,
BY direction of the President, Secretary
Carlisle Thursday called for the resgna
tton of "a presidential officers in thu
treasury service, including the following
in Philadelphia: U. Z. Bosbyshell, super
intendent of mint; John j. Ridgeway
surveyor of customs; Thomas j. Powers
naval officer; Thomas v. Cooper, collector
of customs.
The Farmers Congress- at Savannah
Thursday adopted resolutions recommend
ing to United States Congress the conneC
ton of the Mississippi and the Great Lake
by means of ship canal the substantial
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