Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-06-13

Bill Collins, a negro, was lynched near
Mayo, Fla, on Friday night, for an at
tempted assault on white woman.
Fifteen million feet of choice lumber,
at Clequet, Mimi, was destroyed by
an incendiary fire on Saturday, loss,
$4,000.
Ex-Governor Campbell is spoken of
as the probable candidate of the Ohio
Democrats in the coming campaign fGF
Governor.
A Chicago g. Alton freight train was
backed into trolley car on the street
railway at Streator, ILL.,, on Saturday,
and killed two passengers.
Col. Eli Lilly on Saturday presented
to the Indianapolis Flower Mission the
Walter @. Gresham homestead, to be
used as a home for sick children.
Three men were killed and six seri.
ouslY injured by the wrecklng OF a
lumber train, on branch road in
Ouacnita county, Arizona, on Saturday.
Miss Nellie Neff and man named
| Shallbacher were drowned in the lake
at Washington Park, at Kansas City, on
Saturday night by the capsiAing of their
boat
| Ffty-three persons who attended q
meeting Of Free Silver Democrats in
Birmingham, Ala, on Saturday night,
selected 100 delegates to the Memphis
convention.
Josephine Williams and her 7.years-
old niece, Sarah Jones. colored, were
burned TO death in fire which de-
stroyed u stable, in Jacksonville, Fla,
on Saturday,
The lumber yard and factory of
Dcwing d Sons and seven or eight ad-
Joining buildings in Kalamazoo, Mich,
were burned Sunday. The loss will
reach 100000.
Ralph Swinburnc, said to he the old
est engineer in the country, and asso.
ciated with George Stephenson, father
of the locomotive, died near Charleston
W. Va, on Friday, aged so years.
A dispatch from Easton, Nd, says
that United States Senator Gibson
"scored an absolute victory" in the
Democratic primary election in Talbo
county on Saturday. The struggle was
bitter one.
Judge Ennis, who brought suit il
Chicago against the Pullman Palace
Car Co. for $4,000 salary as genera
counsel of the company, was on Satur
day awarded $3.50 by jury. IL,
applied for u new trial.
p. NJ. w. Baldwin, in Jacksonville
Fla, on Saturday shot and fatal,
wounded Andrew Youman, whom III
found in Mrs. Bnldwin's room. Mrs
Baldwin declares that Youman was ii
her room "to keep off burglars"
A telegram from Dcnison, Texas, say
that a party of government surveyor
were shot and killed near Little Doggy
in the Indian Territory, by q band q
Chickasaw Indians, on Wednesday las
The Indians, who believed the survey
ors to be trespassers, escaped.
News reached Guthrie. Oklahomi
Yesterday, of desperate battle be
tween the Miller and McElroy fac
tons In the Creek reservation, dprin
which DR.. Bland and George McElroJ
leaders on the McElroy side, were killed
and Jim Miller badly wounded.
William b. Isaacs, grand secretary {
the Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter {
Virginia, grand secretary of the Virgin
Grand Commandery, and grand II
ID corder of the Grand Encampmen
N Knights Templar Of the United State
/. died at his residence in Richmond SUI
IN day.
10 The various government Offices
u Washington have for years closed at
AZ p. m. on Saturdays during the SUNNI
"a months. This year, however, Secretal
~ Morton raised the question as to Il
Ae legality of this practice, and being su
tanned by the attorney. general, Il
W offices will remain open until p. N. {
IS Saturdays as on other days.
~ Michael Sheridan, Patrick Morris al
x Emmett Sweeny, boys, were drownt
NJ, in Lake Eric, ut Cleveland, Sunda
RS while bathing. Morris was taken wi
m, cramps, and Sheridan went to his ASST
nd ance, but his strength gave out. Sween
,al then attempted to rescue them, but
id, three became locked in helpless a
TX. frenzied grip and were drowned.
I'M The high point reached last week
sterling eXchange-the highest for ma
TO- weeks-causes United States Treasu
,n. officials to fear that gold exports may
mr. shortly resumed, At the present rate
~ exchange, 4.S9 Il 4.9o, many millions
a.. gold were exported last spring. r
81 Treasury gold reserve is now $99,300, OF
~ with $s,000,000 in gold still due frC
the bond syndicate.