Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29

The supreme court of Georgia has
handed down a decision declaring
scalped railroad tickets legal
AT Warren, o., early Thursday morn.
ing tho temperature was below the
freezing point. The lowlands were
covered with frost.
Martin Beam, farmer of Napoleon,
", ,tell from an apple tree Tuesday
week and was killed by being impaled
on the stump of broken limb.
News reached Seattle, Wednesday,
that the sealing schooner Walter Earle
was wrecked off Kodiak Island. Eigh-
teen OF the crew were drowned.
The President issued an orderWednes-
Gay extending the provisions of the
civil Service law to printers and press
men in the executive departments.
Ex-Gov. Luzon B. Morris was stricken
with apoplexy in his office, in New
Haven, Conn, Thursday, and died
without recovering consciousness. He
was IS years old.
Thomas Banks, lineman, while
running electric light wires into the
Carnegie Library building, at Brad
dock, Pa, Thursday, came IN contact
with a live wire and died in a few
minutes.
A wagon load Of nirtro-glycerine ex-
ploded near Franklin, Pa, Thursday
morning, and the driver, named Hall,
and the two horses were blown to
atoms No traces of Halls body could
be found.
A dispatch from Black River Forks,
Wis, says that owing to the failure
Of the BURBERRY crop, which usually
furnishes them with a living, the Wis,
consin Indians are threatened with
starvation this winter.
Seventeen negroes who were impli-
Gated in the recent riot at Winston, N.
G., were sentenced to hard work on
the county roads Thursday. The three
leaders go for y months; IL for four
months, and three for three months.
During quarrel over game OF pool
at New Market, N. j., Tuesday night
week, j. Darling shot and instantly
killed Henry Durham of Hornellsville,
N. Y. After committing the deed tn g
murderer mounted his bicycle and
escaped.
While crossing the channel between
Naskeag Point and Harbor Island, Me-,
in small boat, on Wednesday night,
Dr. L. +. Carter of Boston, Miss Don
Flora and Nadine Foster, a u years
old girl, OF New York, were thrown
overheard and drowned.
The directors of the Chicago Amuse-
ment Co. Thursday decided to rebuild
the wrecked Coliseum at once. 1t is
expected the work will be finished in
90 days. The loss, etimated at 800.
nv, fhn
Probst Construction Co.
An attempt to blow up the home of
Alonzo Motfett, superintendent of pub
lie schools at Decatur, Ind, was made
Tuesday night week. bomb with a
half burned fuse was found on the
porch. He has been notified by the
citizens to leave several times.
Engineer W. H. Wysong was killed
and his fireman, name not known, was
fatally injured, on the Norfolk & West
ern railroad, near Pomplin's Station,
Va, Thursday morning. Their train
ran into material train ON the siding,
owing to the spreading of the rails.
Deputy Sheriffs Greene and Greenlee
were killed in Watauga county, N. c.,
on Monday week, trying to arrest the
two Gable brothers, notorious outlaws.
During the fight Mrs. Cable was shot
through the shoulder and hand, and
old man Cable was shot through the
stomach.
Ten thousand persons attended the
Connecticut Peace Society's conven-
ton, at Mystic recently. The annual
report of the Universal Peace Union
was read by the business manager,
Oliver S. Fell, of Philadelphia, and
John Branson of Philadelphia. made an
address.
William j. Winberg, a banker, 35
years old, shot his wife, Susan, 32 years
old, in Brooklyn, on Tuesday week, the
bullet passing through her right lung.
ne then fired a shot into his temple,
killing himself instantly Jealousy
was the cause. Mrs. Winberg's in.
juries were fatal.
A dispatch from Madison, Wis,
says that the whole local Salvation
Army, including a brigadier, W. W.
Winchell, of Milwaukee, was arrested
by the police on Tuesday week Its
members had been notified by the
chief of police that no more blockad-
ing Of the streets would be permitted,
but the army disregarded the notice.
Yin New Orleans Thursday Louis
Gervars, aged 20, attempted to kill Miss
Eugene Nathancourt and her father
by shooting Gervars claimed the girl
was engaged to him. She denied The
engagement, and he shot her twice.
Her father, rushing in, received three
bullets from Gervar's weapon. Miss
Nathancourt's wounds are slight, but
her fathers injuries may prove fatal.
While negro, supposed to be Albert
Phoenix, a hotel waiter, and Frank
Phoeniix, his brother, were being taken
to Jail early Thursday morning flom
the railroad yards at Lincoln, IT., Al.
bert shot his fellow prisoner, 6. W.
Blackford, the Waterman who had
arrested the men, and Sergt. Matt
Rogers, of the Illinois National Guard,
who was called to the watchman's as
sistance. All three were badly wound
ed. The negro escaped.
Bids for Work at Reedy Island.
Washington, Aug. %. Bids for re-