Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-18
IN eEsdnAL.


Thursday provides forIh appropriation Of
So, 10,
A. Coke Smith, Jrl aged l6 years. of
Norfolk, Va, Accidentally killed himself
Thursday morning Hear Virginia Beach,
while on cunning expedition.
Senator. Palmer OF Illinois has an
nounccd his intention of lighting to the
end the proposed schemeito commit the
Democracy Of his State to free silver.
The American ships Tam o'Shanter and
Wandering Jew, which sailed from Hong
Kong within an hour Of one anOt her, ar
rived at New York Thursday togeth or.
Charles Hart, aged Is, was hanged Thurs
day. at Columbus, o., or the murder Of
respectively, IN Pauldirg county, last
November.
Commissioner General Stump Wednesday
directed that three of the five Holland
diamond cutters who came to this country
on the Majestic be landed and the other
two deported.
Lewis Moore, negro preacher, stabbed
and probably fatally wounded his wi fe. at
Jacksonville, Florida, Wednesday, be cause
she was i'll and unable to work in the field
as ordered to do by Moore.
Martha Davis. aged is years, shot and
fatally wounded IDhn Ellis, at Mount
Vernon, ILL.,, Tuesday week. She claimed
to have been wronged by Ellis, and failed
to get redress through the courts.
Monday night week William C Adams,
T. r. Bethea and Charlie Virgins, all
white, and all charged with murder,
escaped from jail az Lake City, Fla. 1t
is supposed that they were aided by out.
side parties.
Captain Clark OF the British stca mer
Bellinsham, which arrived at Sort ok,
Thursday, rrpoftcd that on Wednc sday
night his first mn lie sighted u burning ship,
70 miles south of Curlituck Light and
midway between CurFitlck and Cape
Henry.
Joseph Buck shot and killed Mrs. 1'essie
Williams, in her home in New ark, n. j.,
Wednesday. and then committed suicide.
The woman's two children were in the
house at the time. The police believe hat
the tragedy is the result OF u love affair
A dispatch from Cripple Creek, Col,
says the overland Wells Fargo treasury
wagon from Grassy Station was held up
81 TWO mas ktd men Thursday morning.
They took the treasure box, which, il is
said. co ntaincl $4,000. The guard, Robert
Smith, was fatally shot.
The grand jury at Baltimore, Thursday,
presented an indictment against Sidney /.
hS'Acs, luIIHcliN u pTOHllHeIl DNSlutss
man. He is accused of forging he name
OF ex-Goverilor Ehhu L. Jackson to pro-
misOry note for $1,000, payable ut the Lin
coin National Bank, Washington.
Charles Onhaul a tailor. 30 years of age,
and an unEnown woman about five years
younger, were found dead in his room in
boarding house in New York Thursday
afternoon. They had been asphyxiated
by gas which flowed from a burner that
was partially open, probably accidentally.
The 40 men brought into the mines of
Minersyllle Ohio, to take the place of the
strikers, laid down their tools ON Wednes-
day and LETT the town rs a result of an Ell.
counter and shooting in the mine between
the opposing forces. David lloyd "a
striker, and four non-union men were
wounded.
During the progress of dance at the
home of jacob Gross, in the lower part of
Cherokee county, North Carolina, Will
Gross was shot and killed by Mac New
man and Jim Gross was fatally stabbed by
Neal Newman. Neal Newman was shot in
the back, but escaped with his brother into
Ienuessee
L. G. Batter, charge d. aflaires of the
United States in Mexico, reports to the
Department of State that between 100 and
SJO negro families have recently arrived
ot Durango, as colonists, under the Federal
concession granted to w. IL. Ellis, an
American citizen.
The grand jury, New York, Wednesday.
found an indictment against Solomon II.
Mann, for lnunslaGghter in the first
aesrce, holding him responsible for the
dea'h Of Loretta Hannigau, which was, it
is c1ntended, the result of crimianl
operation. The rhargeS against DIR. IL. b.
Ie'tnsill We're dismissed
A statement has been prepared at the
Treasury Department showing that salaries
are palc annually 10 persons employed in
the Treasury Al Washington to the extent
of Si,7Cj, ABS The statement gives the mum
Der of UGH employees by States. From
pennsylvania there are 277; Delaware, 10;
4s7. 80 ''''' '"'i'' -VO' NC" 10TH
Mrs. John Hobbley. of Wrentham,
Mass. Thursday killed her 7.years-olI son
ny beating him over the head with stone
as he lay in bed. She then went to her
husbands place OF business and told him
what she lad done. Mrs. Hobbley gave
us her reason for the crime that the boy
mad to wori. too hard and would be hap
pier dead.
George w. King, druggist, and Mrs.
Henry w. liughesOn were arrested in
- "'NS6o,,i' "lFn.. lhuFalay, charged Win
the murder Of Nathan Douglass, an old
soldier. who died in thetownship OF Fruit
port, in July, let2, The remains were re.
Gently eXhumed. and sufficient arsenic
was found in the stomach and intest;nes
TO cause death. Mrs. Hugheson is Doug.
lass widow.
The Columbian ron works of Baltimore,
will probably bu.d the three sca-going
torpedo boats, Secretary Herbert's special
board, which has been in session at the
Washington navy yard last week, having
| practically concluded that the Navy De-
partment plans, upon which the Balti-
more concern were he lowest bidders. are
better than the modified designs suggested
by other shipbuildiug firms, cost and other
things being considered.