Delaware gazette and state journal., 1895-12-12
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assassinated at his home, several miles
form Monticello, Fla, on Sunday night.
George Kraft, negro, aged So, was
arrested in Columbus, o., Tuesday,
charged with criminal assault upon
a 7-years-old girl.
The Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
has decided upon the erection of new
building in the heart of The business
section at cost Of $500, 600.
Solly Smith and Jerry Marshall have
been matched to box IL rounds at 122
pounds before the Eureka Athletic
Club, Baltimore, on December 21st.
-Four masked and armed men robbed
the store of |. }. Bachar, in Carey,
o., on Monday afternoon, securing
$1,000 in money and $500 worth of
jewelry.
Grant Hibbs, who was released from
an insane asylum near Dexter, Ia, as
cured" on Sunday shot and probably
| fatally wounded his wife and killed
! himself.
Walter Kennedy, aged II years, shot
and killed Amos Wright, a farmer, of
Coopers, Delta county, Tex, on Satur-
day. Eleven years ago Wright killed
Kennedy's father
Tommy Ryan challenges any middle
weight in the world. Bob Fitzsimmons
excepted. If Fitzsimmons relinquishes
tho title of middle weight champion,
Ryan claims it and stands ready to de.
fend it.
The will of Peter McGeoch, dispos-
ing of an estate valued at about 81, COO
00O was filed in the probate court in
ltpp
dated the day before McGeoch commit
ted suicide.
Three men robbed the general store
Of Joseph Hood, 10 miles from Fair
mount, W. Va, on Saturday night.
Monday two dead bodies, some Of
the stolen goods and an upturnod slsiff
were found in the river.
The OF storage plant of the Crew
Levick Co., at Swanson and jackson
streets, Philadelphia, was destroyed by
fire Tuesday and thousands of gal
Ions of oil were burned. Tho loss is
estimated at from $50, 600 to s75, 600
Whitten, Burdett Co. large
wholesale clothing house Of Boston,
have asked an extension from their
creditors. This house failed six years
ago for 81, 100000. Ii is probable that
the liabilities will not exceed $500, 600.
The steamer Manhanset, from Rotter.
dam November 22d for New York, was
towed ino Halifax in disabled condi-
tion Monday by the steamer Martelo,
from Hull for New York. The Man
hanset's tail shaft was broken during a
storm on November 25th.
A dispatch from L'Anse, Mich, SAYS
that the tug Pearl h. Campbell of
Duluth, was lost off Huron Island,
about 40 miles from L'Anse, Monday
morning. The entire crew of seven
men were lost The Campbell was
bound from Marquette to Duluth
Porf. Allan Marquand of Princeton,
advocates a change Of colors Of that
college from orange and black to orange
an blue. He claims that the colors can
be better matched in flowers for decor.
alton as there is no flower dark enough
to take the place of black, while there
are chrisanthemums and violets in blue
The fishing schooner Ethel Maud of
Boston, which arrived at Boston from
Georges Tuesday, reported that four
of the crew we're lost on the trip. On |
Thursday last the crew of 16 men were |
out in dories, two in each boat, haul |
ing travis, when sudden gale sprung |
up. Six of the boats managed to reach |
the schooner, but the other two dories
were not seen again.
According TO telegram from Port
Townsend, Washington. "a concession
from the Chinese government 10 build
a line OF railway from tidewater to
Peking has been. obtained by syndi.
cate of American capitalists. The road
will be about 200 miles long and will
tap valuable coal mining district. y
Senator i{rice, ex-Secretary John W.
Foster and Whitslaw Reid are said to
be interested in the project. |