Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-17
IN GENERAL.


burned at Kalamazoo, Mich, on Saturday,
by the explosion of a gasoline lamp.
Joseph jefferson and Francis Wilson
were the guests of the President at
luncheon at the White House last Friday.
The exports of breadstuffs from the
United states during 1894 were valued at
1921, 297, 292, as against slS2 $50, s62 in 1898.
Cheney Bros silk mills, at South Man
chester, Conn, were damaged by fire last |
Sunday to the extent of from S5o,ooc to
$3.50
A fire in Toronto Thursday destroyed
the 0sgoodby building and eight large
business houses. The loss Is estimated at
Sl,905,oe0
William Norris. aged II, was found dead
in his home on Haledon Hill, near Pater-
son, n. j., on Saturday. His death was due
to starvation.
The wire drawers of the Salem, chic,
Wire Nail Co. were locked cut Thursday
for refusing 10 accept 20 per cent reduce
ton in wages.
]. H. Burton of Abilene will, it is
thought, be the nominee of the Republi.
cans in the Kansas Legislature for untteu
| states Senator.
| The cruiser Castine will leave New York
| this week for the east coast Of Africa to
| protect American interests at Mozambique
| and i'll Madagascar
Nine business places at GAINESVILLE, o.,
were burned on Saturday night, Loss,
| 100000. The tiremen were hampered by
the freezing of water in the hose.
Stephen Il. Elkins was nominated for
| United States Senator Friday night by the
Republican caucus of the West Virginia
| Legislature. He had no opposition.
The Victoria Hotel and st. Georges
Club, in Quebec, were Quilted by fire carly
Sunday morning. Seventy guests were
aroused and escaped in their night clothes.
Loss, $4,000.
Hardy Atkinson was shot and fatally
wounded, at Tempe, Ari., Thursday, by
w. C.. BasCom, maniac, who was himself
killed by Inilitiamen who We're detailed to
capture him.
While attempting to save raft of saw
logs in Salt river, KY, Tuesday week W. ).
Bowman, Tom Mcclure and William
Brentwood were carried away by the flood
and drowned.
Colonel A. B. Colt, who commanded the
militia force which fired into the mob OF
would-be lpnchers, at Washington Court
. House, o.. recently, has been indicted fol
! manslaughter.
The town of Wilburton. |. t., was
raided by five masked robbers on Wednes
: day week. They took $1,000 and three
? horses from George Rider, a wealthy
Choctaw, and escaped,
! A three-years-old son of Ernest Schuettt
: of Nerstarnd, Mimi, on Thursday poured
shovelful of live Goals over the head OF /
, six-m0nths-old baby, causing its death
/ and setting fire to the house.
William Smith, an employee of the Blu
reau OF Engraving, was Thursday foun
guilty of stealing $1,000 two cent postag
stamps from the bureau. The Jury recon-
9 mended the prisoner to the mercy OF tn
< Court.
y Jacob Miller in Chicago on Saturday
!. while crazed with jealousy, killed his wifi
: by cutting her throat, and then mad
\ an unsuccessful attempt to kill jaime
y Olander. foreman of the shop in which b
7 was employed.
r During funeral, services in the Italia
n Catholic Church in New Haven, Conn
- last Sunday, the floor settled about thrt
"a inches and panic ensued, There was
70 rush for the doors and windows, but II
one was seriously hurt.
Superintendent Stump is informed thu
70 Austin Corbn has arranged TO coonii
I'd four thousand acres in Chieot count!
~, Ark, with Italians This is said to be Il
% first of several such schemes to colonl
the idle lands Of the South.
dispatch from Rockford, H., says tn
Communicated Lawler of the q. .
of r., is making arrangements 10 visit ever
department encampment held in Il
ea United States this year. something new
in before attempted by commander"
Martin Rodecker, 81 years of age
oF painter, was found dead in the apartment
y Of George Huffback, in New YORK, Su
. day. Whether he shot himself or was sh
by some one is question which the la
% will settle. Four persons were arrested.
III State Treasurer w, W. Taylor, preside
of the First National Bank Of Rediiel
lie 5. d., which failed recently, is u default
re to the amount Of $55u,UJO. lie 5hou
al have turned the State funds over to
successor Tuesday week, but he failed
ar appear.
nd at least five of the great cotton mar
EAR featuring concerns of Massachusetts
seriously considering plans for the ESTE
ng lishment of plants in the South. 1t
he claimed that labor there is cheaper th
ay in New England and that freight rates .
lower.
lad Hugo Schmid was burned to death
ay Port Richmond, Staten Island, OH sat
rn- day, i'll the presence Of crowd OF peoF
Schmid's house was wrecked and set,
'ect fire by an explosion, and he was caught
the the debris in such way that he could /
i've be extriCated.
ac- Two masked men gained an entrance
the express car of Burlington train IL
ho Ottumwa, Ia. on Saturday night, bou
ter. and gagged the messenger and oagga
r n man, enptied the 1oateuts OF tho safe il
) of . bag and escaped 1t is supposed Il
they got about 5000
ser. The Merchants National Bank of
re- fiance, Ohio, was robbed by burglars NJ
I'm day week OF about 10000 The robb
was was not discovered until yesterday We
The bank officers we're unable 10 open
~ safe and were Obliged to send for
~, expert, who foilHd that the inner safe
ia been blown open.
/ Cd 1t was stated in Pierre, S. D., on Sa
the day, that further shortage OF al
5000 00U in thc school funds has been
500 covered, iii connection with the affair
~, ~, the missing ex.State treasurer, w. w. 4
M lor. Thomas ii. Ruth, a banker
81 commissioner of public lands is ALE
In. to have been privy to Taylor's defalCat
The Jackson and Nashua Manutactui
49,, Companies Of Nashua, y, H.. hav dec
IA to apply to the State Legislature
the t ~ n NJ, IN
WI TO. has suspended tire mauaIlctur
shrtings, and will transfer that branc
=, their business 10 some point III the SO
Ed The Democrats in the Tennessee Sc
WIS last Friday defeated the proposition Of
me Republicans for 4 canvass OF the yot,
n5tu Governor, and passed . resolution pro
lGu ing for an investigation. The House
doc probably concur and the investigation
doubtless occupy most Of the session
and the meantime Governor rurney rem
o. to in office
ID by Captain HAYES, Of The schooner Ric
igAt- 5. SpotfOrd, which was wrecked At {
rs at coke, NJ c., December 9th, has arrive
1nuc, Boston. He claims that Captain How
rsiay OF She Hatteras Inlet Life Saving Sta
lulaA DELAYED Tor u huurS making ANY ate
to rescue the members of ecrcW rcu
ycars. iag on the schooner. and that one LIE