Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-15

A fire in the yard of the Skillines.
Whitney a. Barnes Lumber Co. 8 yard,
at Ogdensburg, N. Y, Friday morn
ing, caused loss of about 1926, 600.
George Parham was instantly killed
and John and William Parham were
fatally injured by the explosion of a saw
mill boiler at Allensville, N. c., Fri.
day.
Martin Murphy, colored, an elevator
conductor in the War Department, at
Washington, was killed on Friday BY
being caught between the car and the
basement floor.
Jacob Gigax, retired banker Of
GAINESVILLE, o., committed suicide Fritz
day by throwing himself in front Of
moving train. He had been in illt
health for long time.
Charles Beach Of Baltimore, an iron
worker engaged on the new city post.'
office building, in Washington, d. c.
fell from the seventh floor to the base,
ment. Friday and was instantly killed
A fire in Chicago Friday afternoon
caused by an explosion Of gasolene,
fatally burned Joseph M. Meyers. Tbs
fire communicated to adjoining dwelE
ings and destroyed eight frame houses.
Loss, $50, 900.
James M. Jones committed suicide,
in saloon in Durham, N. O., OH
Thursday night, by throwing himself
head foremost against an iron post. he
had been drinking and had just been
denied more liquor.
Two women and two girls were as
saulted by six negroes 20 miles from
Tulsa, in the Creek Nation, |. T.. on
Tuesday, and on Thursday one Of thei
girls died of her injuries. Four Of the
negroes were caught Friday, and
will probably be lynched.
In Baltimore Friday Urban Els,
aged 33 years, shot his brother in-law,
Charles A Pfeiffer, in the right arm,
then shot Mrs. Margaret Pfeiffer in
the left breast, and finally shot himself
in the forehead. His injury is prob
ably fatal. 1t is believed that he is
insane.
Edward A. Linn, a salesman, and
Charles FL. Haighton, insurance man,
were arrested in Chicago on Thursday
on charges Of using the mails to de-;
fraud, under color of a fire insurance
scheme. They gave bail to answer be-
fore the United States district court in
Toledo, Ohio.
The Spanish fishing smacks Oriente
and Felix were overhauled by the
revenue cutter Morrill, while anchored
on the Florida coast between Tampa
Bay and Cedar Keys. They were To-
days out from Havana, and, having no
clean bills of health, were turned over
to the nearest quarantine station.
While party of ladies' and children
were returning from picnic, near De-
| catur, Ind, on Thursday night, the
horse became unmanageable and jump
ed from 30-foot embankment. Mrs.
J. G. Patterson, Mrs. Erwin and Mrs.
Noah Mangod were fatally and Mrs.
Duncan and two small children were
seriously injured.
The steamers Britannia and Russia
were in collision in the Detroit river
just below Wyandotte, Friday evening.
The Britannia was sunk and one of her
firemen drowned. The Russia was
badly damaged, but managed to keep
afloat until she reached the Detroit dry
dock. The accident was due to sud-
den break in the Britannic's wheel
chain.
Warrants were issued by the State
Department Friday for the surrender
to the German authorities Of Oskar
Heilman, alias Heidmann, and Mathiod
Heidmann, who are held in New York
in Sarne, Prussia. A warrant was also
issued for the extradition of Johannes
Meyer, who is charged with having
committed embezzlement in Posen,
Prussia. He is also held in New York.