Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-12
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Baltimore, aged IS years,
An anvil burst at Ilarrod, O., Wodnes-
day morning, killing Henry Smith and
mnrtaily woundiEg Frank Atkins.
Perley Smith, aged 7G years, had his
head blown off by the bursting of
cannon at Middlebury, VT, Tuesday
night.
The Buffalo, Rochester 6 Pittsburg
railroad has restored to its employees the
10 per cent wage reduction made in
March last
The steamer Queen blew up near
Kamloops, b. o., Wednesday morning,
and five persons out Of eight OH board
are missing.
Ex-senator William A. Wallace of
Cleartleld, Pa, has written letter de-
cllning to be considered as candidate
for Congress.
At Baltimore, Wednesday, the bay
gclding j. NJ. d. trotted mile in a.16i,
thus lowering the Gentlemens Driving
Park track record.
Over II people witnessed the defeat
of DIR. Rice, the Brooklyn handicap
winner, in an open six-turlong dash at
st. Paul, MIMI, on Wednesday.
At Troy Tuesday week Bartholomew
shea was found guilty of murder in the
first degree for shooting Robert Ross
during the election day riots last fall.
George Boyer was fatally burned, and
George Ficke was blinded by the pre-.
mature explosion of firecracker in
Detroit Wednesday,. Both victims were
boys.
Twenty-Five buildings in Hudson,
Mass, were destroyed yesterday week.
The loss is estimated at 100000. The
fire is supposed to have been started by
tirecrackers.
The Mid-wintcr Fair at San Francisco
Officially closed on Wednesday," but
the management will keep 1t open rs
long as sufficient exhibits remain to at
tract visitors.
Colonel w. G. p. Breckenridge, in
Washington Thursday said he had not
"a shadow Of doubt" that he would
be rcnominated by. the Democrats of
the Seventh Kentucky Congressional
district
A tobacco warehouse, occupied by
Bitner & Co., at Conestoga Centre, Lam
caster county, Pa, was destroyed by
fire yesterday week. Loss. about
$l65,000, The flames were started by
iirecracker.
] he race queen Alix defeated Robbie
r., in q trotting match for $4,000 at
Council Bluffs on Wednesday, in the
presence of 1000 spectators. The de-
Gliding heats were trotted in 2.15 and
2.l4 respectively.
The six great buildings surrounding
the Court of Honor, at the Worlds Fair
grounds at Chicago, as well as the Ter.
minal station, We're destroyed by fire
last Thursday. The fires were started
simultaneously in three different points.
Lewis G. Stevenson, the son of Vice.
President Stevenson, who was recently
nominated and confirmed to an assistant
paymastcrship in the navy, has declined
the Office ia advance OF his examination.
Ii is understood that he will 20 into
business.
Jake Gaudaur defeated Edward
Durham at the annual Charles River
Fourth OF July regatta ut Boston, rowing
the three miles in II minutes. Durham
claimed that he had been fouled by
Rogers, another competitor, but the
claim was not allowed.
1 Mrs. Julia Ross, who lived in a fiat on
East F'ifty-cighth street, New York city,
was shot and killed early yesterday
week by stray bullet, fired from an
adjacent house, presumably by Patrick
Il. Coughlin. The latter was celebrating
the Fourth. He was arrested.
The Canadian House of Commons on
Tuesday week rejected, by a majority
Of 80, a motion for the impeachment Of
Sir Hector Langevin, ex-Minister Of
Public Works, and Sir Adolphe Carron,
Postmaster-Gen They are charged
with having employed corrupt election
methods.
Saturday night, striking coal miners
at Newcastle, in Western Colorado, in.
censed because two of their associates
had been arrested for contempt in the
act of encouraging strikers ON the Colo.
RADIO Midland, blew up with dynamite
cattle guard and section Of about so
feet Of track.
A mob of miners at Wallace, in the
Cmur d'Alene district, Idaho, Saturday
bltw up the power houses of the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan mines. The local
and State authorities were unable TO
control the mob and Saturday night
asked the President to send United
States troops.
Captain Carter Of the Britannia said
in an interview after the race on Satur-
day: "We had fair race and no ilukes.
think the Nigilant is faster boat than
the Britannia, and, apart from the
handling, it is my certain belief that
she could have beaten us even with the
three minutes allowance"
The old depot of the New York &
New Haven railroad, in New Haven,
Conn, was destroyed by fire Wcdnes-
day night. The structure, used rs the
city market, was built over the cut
through which the trains enter and
leave the city, and considerable delay to
travel resulted from the fire.
The Senate committee on commerce
has, in connection with the River and
llarbor bill, decided to provide for the
construction Of the boat railroad in the
Columbia river at The Dallcs. To begin
the work $250,000 was appropriated
and the construction put under the con
tract system at u total cost not to exceed
$2,014,4G7.
Champion lightweight McAulilfc has
accepted the challenge of Horace NJ
Leeds, the cX.amateur, TO box to a
finish, but stipulatcs that the weight
must be 135 pounds, give or take two
pounds, weigh in at the ringside. Tue
challenge Of Leeds WAS for light-weights
at the limit, 1873 pounds, aud not for
welter-weighls.
James j. Corbctt, the pugilist, arrived
at Dublin Sunday. Four bands and
thousands OF citizens welcomed him at
the station. lie was carried on mems
shoulders from the train, the horses
were Embarrassed from his carriage and
he was drawn by the crowd to his hotel.