Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
IN GENERAL.

neapolis was damaged by fire Sunday
to the extent Of $4,000.
A heavy shock of earthquake was felt
at Godbont, Point Desmones, Penetcost
and Moisic, in Quebec, early Thursday
morning.
AT Sisterville, West Va, Saturday
night, Edward Hoffman shot and killed
his wife and then himself. Insane Jeal-
ousy prompted him.
DR.. Milton II. Weaver was acquitted
at Doylestown, Pa, Saturday of mall
practice in connection with the death of
Mrs. George Reinhart.
Justice Bartlett, in Brooklyn, Thurs
day, denied motion for the quashing
of the indictments against John Y. Nc
Kane and his associates.
Walter II. Tenney & Co., wholesale
boot and shoe dealers of Boston, have
assigned. The liabilities are said to be
in the vicinity of 100000.
Robert Livingston Cutting, ST., was
taken suddenly i'll in street car in
New York city on Saturday, and died
in police station shortly after, of heart
failure. He was 80 years old.
The trial of Lewis Redwine, at
Atlanta, Ca, for embezzling 100000
from the Gate City National Bank,
terminated suddenly Thursday, the pris-
oner entering plea of guilty.
j. G. Burton, William Gay and the
latter's son, John Gay, were lynched by
q mob early Sunday morning at Rus
sell, Kan. They were charged with the
murder of Fred. Dining last July.
Jesse Prewell, farmer of Winches.
ter, o., committed suicide, Friday night,
the result of remorse for having assisted
in the lynching of the young negro,
Parker, at West Union, Thursday night.
An attempt was made to blow up a
tenement house in New York, Wednes-
day night with bombs. Only one bomb
exploded. The whole front of tailor
store was blown out. No person was
hurt.
1t has been decided to demolish the
big tower at the Board of Trade build
| ing in Chicago, as it has sunk eight
inches and is threatening the rest of the
structure. The tower is 325 feet high
and one of the sights of Chicago.
A dispatch from 1t. Joseph says that
the express messenger on the Hannibal
and st. Joseph train which was held up
Wednesday evening succeeded In con.
cealing a package containing $4,000
and that the robbers got only $47S0.
The steel four-masted ship Muskoka,
which arrived at New York Thursday
from Hamburg, reports that Seaman
Dickler was lost overheard during O
storm December 18th. On the 18th ult.
she passed a Norwegian bark, aban.
doned.
The schooner Minnie @. Taylor oil
Portland, bound from New York to
Boston, with cargo of oil, was blown
ashore on Nantucket Island, Saturday
and will be total loss. The crew were
landed by the men from the Coskate
life-saviug station.
In the stock raising country between
Uvalde and the Pros river, in Texas
there has been no rain since last June
The grass on the range is as dry q!
finder and many large springs that hat
always been considered never failing
are perfectly dry.
The steamer City of Picking, at Sar
Francisco, ON Saturday, reported tina
the British bark, Clan Grant, 1858 tons
from Annoy, bound for New York will
100000 pounds of tea, valued a
$375,000, was totally lost in the Jaws
Sea. The captain, crew and passenger
were rescued and landed in Singapore
At meeting of members of the Ma
tional Republican Committee, in Wash
ington, Thursday, Mr.. Carter resigned
as chairman of tile executive committee
but retained his Craftsmanship of tn,
National Committee. Joseph H. Manly
of Maine was elected as Mr.. Carter
successor. Mr.. Manley has proclaimed
himself in favor of Thomas B. Reed o
Maine as the Republican candidate TO
President.
The jury in the "White Caps" case
at Doylestuwn, Pa, Thursday convictet
Frank Umstead and c4uitted Georg
Bishop, Charles Klockner and Charlie
Wolpert The other defendants, BishoI
and Klockner. were ordered to pay tn
costs of prosecution, but the expense o
Wolpeits trial were imposed upon Neal
one of the prosecutors. Umstead wa
sentenced to pay fine of $3.50 and 4
six months imprisonment.
Judge Bradley in Washington, u. @.
Saturday, handed down a decision o.
the application of Judge Long o
, Michigan, for a mandamus to restrai
the commissioner of pensions fror
carrying into effect hissorder suspendin
the payment of the applicants pension
The judge decided in favor of the appli
cant, on the ground that one commits
, sioner has no right under the law to re
!. open pension case that has once bee
: legally adjudicated by his predecesso
! EXCEPT in cases where fraud is charges