Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-25
rHILADELPnIA AEEaIRs

Thomas J. Naulty, recently appointed
deputy collector of internal revenue,
died on Sunday, aged So years.
Andrew Newton, aged 20 years, com.
mitted suicide by hanging, Monday,
in a building of Horrock's dye works,
frankfort.
Nelson Harris, colored, who pleaded
guilty to felonious assault on 13.years.
old Mary Sauer, was sentenced Thurs
day to six years and one month in the
Penitentiary.
John Compton Kingston, veterinary
surgeon, who pleaded guilty to bigamy
and perjury, was sentenced Friday
to four years and one month in the
penitentiary.
Frank McAnetty, James Kildare and
John Schermerhorn were severely
scalded Monday by the bursting of a
steampipe in the boiler room of
Spreckle's sugar refinery.
John Romele, who shot and killed
Mary Bradshaw on Philadelphia street
last October, was convicted on Satur.
day Of murder in the second degree.
Sentence was postponed.
Thomas Conley, a young man en-
ployed by the American Dredging Com
pany, was killed Monday on the
dredger Pacific by the parting of a
heavy chain, which fell ON him.
The pattern printers in the mill of
John & James Dobson, at the Falls of
Schuylkill, returned to work Monday.
accepting reduction OF 10 per cent in
wages, after being on strike about one
week.
The handsome new building of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Department
Young Mems Christian Association, al
Forty-tirst street and Westminster
avenue, was dedicated, free of debt, last
Monday.
The coroner held an inquest Friday
in the case Of John Burke, aged 20
years, and found that he died from the
effects of gunshot wound inflicted by
Samuel johnson, colored, who was COM
mitted to await the action of the coroner,
A mass meeting in favor OF the pass
age of the Wilson bill was held Satur-
day evening under the auspices of the
Single Tax Association of Germantown,
Resolutions were adopted urging Con-
gress to pass tho bill sat the earliest pos
sible moment"
At a caucus on Saturday of the Phila-
delphia delegates to the Republican
State convention, to be held at Harris
burg in May, a resolution offered bv
David Martin was unanimously adopted,
cordially endorsing General Hastings as
candidate for governor, and pledging
the delegates so to act and vote in the
convention as to best promote his nomi.
nation.
Judge Butler heard argument yester-
day and reserved his decision in the
equity suit Of the United States against
E. q. knight g Go. and others. The
suit was instituted to restrain the de.
PENDANTS, owners of sugar refineries.
from becoming members of what is
known as the Sugar Trust, to declare
all contracts entered into for that pur-
pose void, and that the formation of
such trust is illegal
A service in memory of Anthony ].
Drexel, founder of the Drexel Institute,
was held on Saturday afternoon in the
institute. The great auditorium was
crowded and many distinguished men
were seated on the platform. PRAYER
was offered by the Rev. DR.. William d.
Bodlne, ID. d., rector of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of the Saviour; an
address was made by DR.. James Mac
Alister, president of the institute; Bishop
Potter, Of New York, delivered the
memorial Grafton, and Bishop Whitaker
pronounced the benediction. During
the service chorus, composed OF, stu.
dentslof the institute sang several an
thems