Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22
IN GENERAL.

years.
The overdue steamship OLDHAM of the
Observation-Disclosures line, arrived at
New York, Saturday.
United States secret service officers
made number of arrests for counter
feiting at Altoona, Pa, Saturday and
Sunday.
The National Woman's Suffrage Asso-
citation, in Washington, Saturday Sc
lected Atlanta as the place for the next
annual convention.
The Burlington, Iowa, Fire and Tor
nado Insurance Company has made a
voluntary assignment for the purpose of
closing up its business.
Robert Stewards stables at Ottawa,
| Ontario, were burned Sunday, with u
number of valuable trotting horses
The loss will reach 100000.
The managers of the anthracite coal
producing companies met in New York,
Thursday, and reduced the price of
chestnut and stove coal 25 cents.
The eleventh annual convention of
| the Independent Order Sons of Benia-
min was opened in Baltimore Sunday.
The order has III lodges and $4,000
members.
The long covered wooden bridge
across the Raritan at the north end OF
| New Brunswick was destroyed early
Sunday morning by fire caused by
the explosion of lamp.
Dennis ]. Buckley, an election inspec-
tor, convicted of receiving fraudulent
votes, was sentenced in New York city
1 IN. apt. ,.ris "a
and to pay a fine Of $500.
The State Normal and Training School
at Qneonta, N. Y, was destroyed by
fire Thursday. The building and its con-
tents cost nearly $780, 900. There were
about 900 students in attendance.
Leary Harris, who was undergoing an
exa lination in United States commits
sioner's office in Buffalo, Saturday,
"held up" the officials and made his
escape. lie was subsequently recaptured
at Niagara Falls, Ontario.
While walking home Wednesday
night, John Il. Johnston of Entriken,
huntington count, Pa, was overcome
by the intense cold and sought shelter
in stable. He was found there Thurs
day morning frozen to death.
A dispatch from St. Louis says that
Archbishop Kahn has written a letter to
the clergy expressing the desire that all
Catholic children who attend the public
schools be prepared for their first COM
munion by their parish priests.
The false work OF bridge on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road
near Ellis Junction, Mich, fell, Friday,
carrying with it Is carpenters and
laborers distance of 25 feet. One man
was killed and several injured.
The attachment filed by the Philadel.
phia, Reading 81 New England railroad
upon property of the New York & New
England has been released, and the lat.
ter company will pay the claim, 1886, 00C
in weekly instalments of $4,000.
During the gale of Wednesday night
the bark Newlight, Captain Avis, lum.
Der laden, from Savannah, for Philadel
phia, was stranded on Bogue Beach, Il
miles west of Beaufort, N. c. The crew
was saved but the vessel was q total loss
Special agents of the Treasury De.
partment in New England are said tc
have unearthed scheme by which the
United States customs revenues have
been defrauded of large sum by under
valuation of horses imported from Eng
land.
During an alteration at Sayre, Pa,
early Sunday morning, Edward Fal.
lenger shot and Instantly killed Harry
Haas. The trouble grew out of the
bitter feeling between the Lehigh Val.
ley strikers and the men who took theii
places.
By the breaking out of molten iron
and cinder at the Brooke Iron Com.
pany's furnace at Birdsboro, Pa, Thurs
day, Calvin Sheeler, James Potts, james
Hesser and Elan Reider were seriously
burned. Shelters injuries may result
fatally.
The principal mill of the Griswold
Linseed Oil Company, in Warren, O.,
was burned Sunday. Forty thousand
gallons Of oil and 100000 bushels of seed
were consumed. The plant was valued
at 100000, on which there is an insur'
ance of $4,000.
The steamer City of Birmingham ar.
rived at Savannah from New York, or
Sunday, with four survivors of the
schooner Calumet Club, wrecked off
Hatteras Wednesday week. The mate
Charles Weston, was washed overheard
| before the rescue.
A fire of incendiary origin occurred
Sunday in the east wing of the
Illinois Building at the Worlds Fail
grounds, and for a time the Art Palace
was in great danger. Three alarms were
sounded, and the fire was checked be
fore much damage was done.
William Dare, is years OF age, be-
, longing in Philadelphia, employed a.
janitor of the Review Social Club, il
Charlestown, Mass, was burned to death
early Thursday morning in the clut
rooms, where he was sleeping. The fire
started from an over-heated stove.
Joseph j. Hahn, who is wanted il
! Mississippi for Ascending with bond,
valued at 500, 900 and valuable diamonds
, has been surrendered to the United
States by the Guatemalan government
though there is no extradition treaty
} and Hahn is now ON his way to thi,
J country.
The dead body of the Rev. Joshua G.
Biggs was found Saturday in snow
drift, near Westerman, 0. His throat hac
been cut. He had been holding religion,
meetings there, and stirred up thu
enmity of some of the people. It il
supposed the crime was committed las
Monday.
: A telegram from I'll Reno, Oklahoma
says that the Kiowas and Comancht
Indians have assumed warlike atti
tude, and threaten to drive the cattlemei
and stock from their reservation, be.
cause they have received no grass leas,
payment since October. The wirt
fences are being cut and cattle butcherst
! by the Indians
A very successful test of armor pierre
ing projectiles made by the Sterlin.
Steel Company Of Pittsburg, for til,