Delaware gazette and state journal., 1895-12-19
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Congressman Woomer of Lebanon,
Pa, fell and broke his leg on an icy
pavement in Washington on Wednesday
night.
William Mondinhall, his wife and
little daughter were fatally injured in
a runaway acc cident at Milan, Mo-,
Thursday.
The cabinet council in Berlin has de
cided TO continue the campaign against
the Socialists upon the basis Of the
common law.
| Tho French government will partly
cover the deficit In the budget by an
increase of the tax on transferable and
foreign securities.
President Cleveland and party re-
turned TO Washington from their gun
ming trip Sunday afternoon, with a
good bag Of game.
Miss Ella Hyman died in Newark,
N. j., on Thursday, as the result Of
poison given to her by her mother in
mistake for medicine.
The Virginia General Assembly has
been asked to appropriate 5000, 600 TO
the University Of Virginia to restore
the buildings recently burned.
ginia Coal and Iron Co. were killed by
fall of rock from the side OF cliff,
near Big Stone Gap, Ky, on Saturday,
William Cruman, wealthy farmer Of
Pike county, KY, was shot and killed
at his home early Sunday morning
by two men. Their motive was robbery.
Miss Helen Culver of Chicago has
given $1,000, 600 to the University Of
Chicago, ITO be devoted to the in
crease and spread of knowledge within
the field of biological science"
An express train on the Union Pacific,
Denver & Gulf railroad ran into a troll.
ley car in Denver Saturday. Both the
train and car were wrecked, and the
motorman, Curtis j. Wilbur, was killed.
Henry Hawkins is in Jail at Kansas
City, Mo-, charged with a murderous
assault upon 10-month old infant, his
step child He is alleged to have bitten
or pinched the child until the blood
came.
According to an Ell Paso dispatch,
Mexico is about to propose to the
United States the construction of n
dam across the Rio Grande, near FL
Paso, to store water for irrigation pur
poses.
John Van Dyne, veteran at the Ma.
tional Military Home at Dayton, Ohio,
fell and broke his hip on Wednesday.
WheE taken TO the hospital he commit
ted suicide by stabbing himself in the
abdomen.
AT the Southwark Club, Philadel-
phia, ON Saturday night, AL O'Brien
defeated Charles Gehring of Baltimore
in the second round. Gehring was
knocked down by left-hand upper
cut on the chin.
While approaching the landing stage
at Liverpool Sunday evening the steam
ship Indiana, from Philadelphia,
collided with a fruit-laden steamer,
and was so badly damaged that she was
beached to prevent her from sinking.
The Long Island Traction Co. was
sold at public auction, in New York
Friday, TO John G. Jenkins presi-
dent Of the National Bank of Brooklyn,
and one of the officials Of the Traction
Co., for So, 800, 900. There was only one
bid.
A christian Labor Union'' was or.
ganized in Milwaukee on Thursday
evening, the object OF which is ''to
furnish bond of reciprocal sympathy
and information between the church
and working men in their organized
movements"
William NJ. Mcmillan was convicted
in Toronto, Ont, Wednesday, on the
charge of having set fire to the Osgood-
by Building, on January 9Th last, the
fire, resulting in the destruction of that
and adjoining property to the total
value of about $780, 600.
H. III L. i
take the relief work in Turkey as soon
as sufficient funds are assured. Presi-
dent Clara Barton will suparintend the
work. 1t is stated that $50, 600 persons
are destitute. 1t is thought that at
least s., 00O, 600 will be needed.
Shortly after leaving tho Mersey on
Wednesday, the White Star line steamer
Germanic came into collision with and
sunk tho Glasgow steamer Cumbrae
The Germanic's bows were stove and
she returned to Liverpool. No lives
were lost. A dense fog prevailed.
Hon. Edward Mcpherson, who served
as Congressman from 1859 to 1863, and
afterward became clerk of the House,
which office he held for 10 years, died
at his home, in Gettysburg, Pa, on
Saturday, from the effects of poison
taken in mistake for other medicine.
Oliver Hammond, his wife and three
children were killed at a crossing on
the Dayton & Union railway, seven
niles from Greenvillc, Ohio, on Thurs
day afternoon. They were crossing the
track in an enclosed vehicle and did
not hear AN approaching passenger
train.
Two cars of the Reading accommoda-
tion on the Philadelphia ~ Reading
railroad. jumped tho track and toppled
over in Norristown, at s O'Clock Thurs
day night. Col. James Boyd Of Norris
town, director OF the Reading road,
was one of the four passengers who
were badly injured.
Agent Hugashton of the Adams Ex-
press Co at Hastings, Neb., was con-
victed in the United States court on
Saturday "of selling whisky without
a license. AS agent of the express
company he delivered consignment
of spirits and collected the sum duo.
The case will be appealed.
The chief OF police of Huntingdon.
W. Va, has instructed the police force
to arrest all persons found on tho
streets after ii o'clock, and make them
give an account Of themselves. "There
are great many suspicious characters
in the city, and this action is taken
to run them out of town.
The klamath Falls stage, running be.
tween klamath Falls, Ore, and Ager,
CAL, was held up again by lone high
wayman late on Friday night. The
robber secured the letter mail and
five packages of registered merchandise.
This is the eighth time this stage has
been held up since April last.
Pillsbury, the young American cham