Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-23
~ GENERAL.

Fred. Sheppard was killed by an ex-
plosion of the powder factory at Dollar
Bay, Mich, Thursday. The works had
just been rebuilt, having been blown up
two months ago.
The Citizens Bank Of Redwood Falls,
Mimi, suspended business Thursday,
with assets of $l35,000 and liabilities of
100000. Refusal Of stockholders to
pay an assessment caused the suspension.
John w. Murray, aged 30, assistant
stage manager of the Aladdin Jr. Co.,
was talking with two friends Thursday,
in his room in New York, when be sud
denly drew a revolver and shot himself
through the heart.
The New Jersey Historical Society, at
its semi-centennial meeting, in Newark,
Thursday, presented to cx.President
Harrison medal struck III commence
ration of the celebration OF the Censti-
tutional Centennial.
Assemblyman Vaoheron of Queens
county, New York, appeared before
Justice Landon in Albany, Thursday,
and pleaded not guilty to the indict-
mentfor bribery in connection with the
| legislative bill regulating the cutting OF
ice ON the Hudson river. Bail was fixed
at $4,000.
The unwilling OF the statue of Mrs.
Emma Willard, founder of the Troy
| Female Seminary and pioneer of adj
vanced education for woman and the
dedication of the Russell Sage Memorial
Hail. the gift to the seminary at cost
OF $4,000, OF Russell Sage, took place
Thursday in Troy, N. Y.
| fpt,a .1n,;nl f,t,,r,ittaa af tho NnvN
York Senate which Investigated the
bribery charges against Senators Cog
geshall, Robertson ard Raines, in con
nection with the passage OF the New
York City Firemen's Salary bill, re
ported Thursday, completely exonerst
ing the Senators mentioned.
The New Jersey court of pardon'
Thursday decided to pardon DENIM
Mclaughlin, John @. Carr, Gottfriee
Walbaum and John N. Cruisus, tn
Gutenberg "Blg Four" who were con
victed OF maintaining IA disorderl.
house, in permitting betting on hors
racing at the Guttenburg race track tw'
years ago. The fines imposed weT
not RENTED. however.
Secretary Herbert said Thursday tha
when Admiral Meade's request for dc
tachment from the command of tn
North Atlantic squadron was receive
last week, it was coupled with requet
, to be retired June goth and for permits
sion to go abroad. This entire requeS
was promptly granted, but since the
the permission to go abroad has bee
revoked, as subsequent proceeding
might render his presence in this cour
try necessary.
The sessions of the Silver conventio
/, in Salt Lake City Thursday were d.
8 voted to an expression of individua
9 views of the best plan of procedure
: The delegates were almost unanimou
: that the fight should be made within IL
ranks of the old parties, and that a
A parties should bind themselves to sen
0 no delegates to Congress or to Il
: national conventions who are nj
n pledged to free coinage of silver at th
: ratio of 16 TO /.
A lively shooting affray occurred
!. the Morgan Railroad wharf in Gretn
u opposite New Orleans, Thursday, b
tween white and colored longshoreme
o engaged in unloading the West Ind
n and Pacific Mail steamship louisiana
u The trouble was caused by an attem
n of negro foreman named Richal
n Smothers to work white and black me
e in the same gang at the same hate
- Smothers was wounded In the leg, b.
10 no one else was hurt.
The Governor of Virginia says, in |
Spouse to representations from Was
ingten, that the county officials are l
,r sponsible for the failure to break up I
gambling dens at Jackson City al
Rosslyn, and that he is powerlcss to !
L. move the derelict officials. He add
5. "As Washington supplies the ID
lr breakers, she ought to AID me in brea
L. ing up the Ubiquitous dens, and if h
st authorities will secure evidence agail
Ia them and keep the law-breakers und
Ie their eye, l will have them arrestt
lie extradited, tried and punished and
a clemency will be extended to one
is them"