Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09
IN EN ZEAL.

In New York sunday Steve Brodie,
! the famous bridge jumper, was stabbed
by bookmaker during dispute. lie
is seriously wounded.
At Huntsville, Tex, Saturday, Jim
Tolliver attempted to chastise his son,
Is years of age, when the latter pulled
knife and cut his father to death.
Judge Grosscup, in Chicago, Friday,
discharged 0verton, tho President of
the Stock Yards Lodge OF the Ameri.
can Railway Union, who was arraigned
for contempt.
A stage coach was engulfed by wall
Of water created by cloudburst near
Berwind, Col, on Friday, and all the
passengers, four in number, and the
driver persisted.
After funeral services, which were at
tended only by immediate relatives of
Holt were Friday conveyed from
Washington, D. c., to Holt, Breckin-
ridge county, KY, for interment.
Governor Stone of Missouri has hon
ored the requisition for the surrender of
Joseph X. Wilson, charged with lead
ing the mob which tarred and feathered
Adjutant General Tarsney, near Col
orado Springs, COL, the night Of June
23d.
During the progress of the Chicago
Cincinnati game of baseball, at Chi
cago, Sunday, q fire broke out In one
Of the stands for spectators, many of
whom were badly cut and lacerated by
o barbed wire fence, over which they
sought escape from the flames.
The American schooner Kate and
Ann has arrived at Astoria, Ore, with a
cargo of sealskins, part of which were
caught within the closed zone in
Behring Sea- This is said to be the
first case to be prosecuted under the
findings Of the Paris Arbitration Trl.
bunal.
Judge Charles D. Long Of Michigan,
| Saturday, filed petition In the supreme
court of the District of Columbia for o
writ Of mandamus directing Commits.
| sioner of Pensions Lochren to vncate
| and reverse the order reducing the PEN
sion of the petitioner from $72 to $50
| per month.
The United States cruiser Benning-
ton, on her way from Acapulco to San
Francisco, had one engine disabled, and
is not expected to reach her destination
earlier than next Friday. After being
| overhauled at the Mare Island navy
yard, she will return to the coast of
Central America.
During religious services Sunday
in the camp of the Commonweal Army
at Roselyn, across the Potomac from
Washington, d. c., Clergyman asked
| all who desired to return to their homes
to raise their hands, and every hand
went up. The men are without meant
and ask to be furnished with transpor.
tation.
i The United States has recognized the
new government of Salvador and DR..
Horatio Guzman, who, In addition tc
representing Nicaragua, is accredited
from Salvador, was on Friday presented
TO President Cleveland by the Secretary
of State. DR.. Guzman announces tina
lie will ask for the extradition of Genera
Ezeta,, on number of charges.
At indianapolis, Ind, Thursday night
John Miehaels, commission merchant
who was intoxicated, pretended TO be
policeman and ordered number o
boys to disperse from the court hous
yard. AS the boys did not move fas
enough, Michaels pulled a revolver ant
!! shot one of them, John Humphrey
through the back, morally worndinl
him.
The President has disapproved Of tn
findings and sentence of the court mar
tal in the case of Lieutenant Nancy
who shot and killed Captain Hedburg
The court acquitted the defendant oil
the charge Of assaulting a superio
officer, and upon the charge Of writing
a threatening letter sentenced Nancy t.
, a reprimand. The effect of this decision
, is to finally dispose Of the case.
Henry Munson, Lon Gordon and AID
Berryhill, members Of the notorlou
Cook gang, which, on July 31st, robbie
a bank at Chandler, O. T., killing ma
who gave the alarm, and on July CAT
held up u train at Red Fork, l. t., wer
surprised in house near Sapula, /. T
on Thursday, by o marshals posse, com
prising number Of Indians. Munso
, and Gordon made desperate resist
and were shot dead. Berryhill sur
I rnndered