Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21

The New Haven rolling mill in Fair
Haven, Conn, shut down, Saturday, on
account of shortage of coal.
In the international bicycle races at
Florence, Italy, last Sunday, Harry
Wheeler won the first prize of $500.
The Supreme Lodge of the A. o. U.
W., in session at San Francisco, has
elected Louis L. Troy Supreme Master
Workman.
United States revenue inspectors in
California have recently discovered sew
eral hundred illicit brandy distilleries in
the mountain districts of that State.
Pitcher Meaney, of the Harrisburg
Club, has been sold to the Louisville
Club for $500. President Meyers wanted
$1,000, but finally gave in for the smaller
sum.
John ]. Ingalls,, according to a dis
patch from Atchson, Kan, has received
an offer to become cditor-in-chief of an
important magazine published in New
York.
In the regatta of the Royal Thames
Yacht Club, ON Saturday, the Brittania
beat the Satanita over 50-mile course
by five seconds. The loser conceded the
winner an allowance of Minutes, 30
seconds.
Pitcher Fee of the Hazleton club,
was hit by batted ball at Pottsville,
Saturday, and had his head badly
lacerated. He was carried unconscious
from the field, and it is feared that he is
seriously injured.
A dispatch from Abilene, Tex, states
that bright Eyes," the champion pugil-
list of Texas, knocked out Billie Bebba,
champion of Montana, at that place,
Saturday night, in six-round contest.
The fight was for 1855 purse.
Henry Curtis, 90 years old, shot and
killed Philip Moran, As years old, in
New York Sunday morning, while
endeavoring to protect his sweetheart, q
daughter of Momn's, from the murder
Gus assaults of her father. Moran was
intoxicated.
A court at Council Bluffs, Ia, Satur-
| day, before whom a man and wife were
being tried for conspiracy, ruled that
husband and wife being in law one per-
son could not conspire, and, therefore,
the defendants were discharged.
The supreme court of Minnesota has
ordered new trial in the case of the
Rev James 4. Connolly, who is now
serving 20-year sentence in the State
prison for Criminal assault alleged to
have been committed upon Miss Han
non, at Tower, Mimi, last June.
| A report was made to the American
Railway Union in Chicago, Saturday,
that the Pullman officials refused TO
recognize the union or treat with it on
the subject of the pending strike. The
union left the future conduct of the
question in the hands Of the national
officers.
The Central Stock Yard and Transit
Co.'s abattoir ut Jersey City was de-
stroyed by fire Saturday afternoon, to-
gether with over 5000 sheep and 20
cattle. John Martin, colored, is miss.
| ing, and IL is feared that he was burned
| to death. The loss is estimated nj
51,500000. ....... .....
Advices from the City of Mexico are
to the effect that President Diaz has
acceded to the request of Carlos Ezeta,
eX-President of salvador, and has inter
ceded with President Cleveland in
behalf of Antonio EZeta, who recently
took refuge on the United States cruiser
Bennington. ........ ,.
A telegram from st. Johns, New
foundland, says that the American
bunker Margaret, Thomas Dante MASTER
and crew of seven, including the mas
ter's son, James, and his three brothers,
Edward, James and William, AMI two
others, were lost during the gale Thurs,
day night, at the mouth of the bay.
The famous battle sabre of Captain
Samuel Chester Reid, who commanded
the United States private.armed brig-of.
war General Armstrong at the battle of
Fayal, Azores, in September, 1914, in
the celebrated conflict with u British
squadron, has been presented to the
Navy Department by his son, Colonel
| Samuel o, Reid,