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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

The business portion of Dodge, Neb.,
was destroyed by fire Tuesday; loss,
$780, 900
Isaac Edwards was hanged in the
State prison at Columbus, Ohio, on
Monday night, for the murder of Mrs.
Sarah Sellers in July. 1893 .g.e
James G. Mills, the oldest printer
in Baltimore, and who had been em
ployed on the Sun since 1912, died
in that city Tuesday. He was I6
years old.
Two passenger cars of train on the
$500 line" were derailed and over
turned near Annondale, Mimi, on
Monday. Fourteen persons were in
iured moro or less seriously. ~
Mrs. Bridget Nolan and her two
children, boy of 8 years and s.
months old baby, were fatally burned by
coal oil explosion in Cleveland, Ohio,
Tuesday. The woman tried TO light
fire in kitchen stove with coal oil.
Robert Hawk, foreman at the Patton
rock quarry, Pittsburg, Tenn, and
helper named Pope Grider, We're Tues
day tamping hole charged with dyna-
mite, when premature explosion oo-
CURED. Both mon were blown to pieces.
A mob of 65 men stormed the Jail at
Lexington, Tenn, on Monday night to
lynch Harrison Fuller and another
negro confined for criminal assault
The negroes defended themselves, and
shot four or five of the men, driving
them off.
In South Brooklyn, Tuesday morn
ing, Mrs. Jessie Curtis, aged %, was
shot and fatally wounded by Charles
Poole, who then killed himself. Poole
who was an intimate friend of Mrs.
Curtis and her husband, is believed to
have been demented.
The Virginia supreme court Of ap-
peals has granted writ of error in the
case of the three women found guilty
of being parties to the murder OF Mrs.
Pollard, in Luneuburg. Two of them
are under sentence of death and one is
in the penitentiary.
G.. NJ. Singer, postmaster at Dunfie,
Ind. "a station few miles west of Fort
Wayne on the Nickle Plate, was found
dead Tuesday in the rear part of the
postoffice. The hands and feet were
bound and the body mutilated. The
postoffice and store had been ronbed.
At Wichita, Kan, Tuesday, Charles
Stearns confessed that he, Albert In
graham, Charles Wilkins and Bone
Fox, were the abductors Of Miss Grace
King, who was found by the police, on
Monday night, in an insensible and
almost dying condition in Griswold
Park. She had been drugged and as
saulted. ~
A Milwaukee dispatch says that the
Illinois Steel Co. has Md an import
ant concession TO the tonnage men en-
ployed at its Bay View works 1t has
been practically decided that the men
shall not be required to wear tags, and
that IL the new system is introduced at
all the men need only show the brass
checks to the timekeepers whenever
they are requested.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

The residence of Willard Salisbury,
at Fourteenth and Broome streets, was
entered by burglars at an early hour
Tuesday morning. Entrance was
effected by boring hole in the front
door, by means of which il is believed
the latch was slipped. Desks were
opened and the house was evidently
searched for money, but none was
found. There were evidences that
whoever entered the house helped
themselves to cigars and grapes and
threw the ends of cigars and grape
skins about the floor.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19
moRn FIEInusrERiNa.
An Expedition for Cuba said TO Have Lee
Kev West Early Sunday Morning.

An Expedition for Cuba said TO Have Left
Key West Early Sunday Morning.
q New Orleans, La, Sept. 1.-THE
"Times- Democratic Key West special
says it is stated on reliable authority
that an expedition consisting of several
hundred well-equipped men left there
at o'clock Sunday morning for the
Keys, where they are to meet "A vessel
that will take them to Cuba.
Cubans have been arriving there,
whose actions have led the United
States and Spanish authorities to be-
lieve they were filibusterers. These
Cubans have all mysteriously disap-
peared.
The Spanish consul cabled his sus-
picions to Havana and the gunboat
Condo Venadito, of Alliance notoriety,
has arrived to head off the expedition.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19
p,eatn Of sa,nuel niddie.

Samuel Biddle, aged 81 years, father
of Samuel @. Biddle, secretary of
the Pussy & Jones Co. died at Buffalo,
N. r., Tuesday. His funeral will take
place Friday afternoon from the resi-
dence of his son, No. s24 Washington
street, this city. Mr. Biddle was of
the old Maryland family of Biddles and
was SO years old. He was Speaker Of
the Delaware House of Representatives
at the session of 1862 colonel on the
States Comptroller at Washington for
20 years.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

A benefit for the KID Thomas,
who met with an accident some time
ago and lost his arm, was given in
Liberty Hall on Tuesday. Several good
bouts took place between Joe Coffman
and Kid Hamilton and j. II. John
son and j. Blaekson. No decisions
were rendered Fisher and Anderson,
Kelly and Mcconnell, 1.-THE Delaware
Cyclone, z and Bobby Dobhs, Pepper
Griffith and George Russell also lad
short matches. ----. ~
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

Baltimore, Nd, Sept. II. Fire of
unknown origin started on the second
floor of Bagby & Rivers furniture fac
tor at 624 West Pratt street at O'Clock
this morning, quitting the place and
also the junk establishment of BodericlS
Bros, 636 to 635 West Pratt street.
Both buildings are complete wrecks.
Messrs. Bagby & Rivers estimate their
loss at $40, 900 and Broderick Bros. at
$40. 600. Both are covered by insurance.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

The body Of a man apparently about
% years Of age was found on the p,
W. & b. railroad near Shellpot about
3 O'Clock Tuesday morning. 1t was hor-
rihly mangled and as yet has not been
identified. The letters &C. E." and
cross and anchor are picked on the
mans arm, His clothing was dark
and his shirt made Of calico. He is
supposed to have been struck by a
train. The remains were brought to
this city. The coroner's jury rem
dered verdict Of accidental death.
The body, which is still at the morgue,
has not yet been identified.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19
STRICKEN ulrn p4RALrsis.


Nightan is in n Critical Condition.
James T. Mullin, member Of the
firm of j. I. Mullin & Son, clothiers
and merchant tailors at Sixth and
Market streets, was stricken with
paralysis Monday night in West Chester
and was in commissions on Tuesday.
His condition is regarded as extremely
critical. John s. Mullin, Jr., a son of
the afflicted man, was summoned to
West Chester Tuesday morning.
This is the third stroke Mr. Mullin
has suffered. Five years ago he had a
heavy one and some time previous he
had one less severe. Turing recent
years he has resided in West Chester
and made weekly visits to this city.
He was in town last week.
Mr.. Mullins condition yesterday was
much improved, and his physician
reports that no serious results are to
be apprehended. 1t was not stroke
of paralysis that affected him, but a
severe attack of congestiye apoplexy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

j, Edward AddiokI tiin to Lieutenant
onlnnnI rnarlea TreIdter.

Colonel Charies Treidler.
]. Edward Addicks has presented an
elegant sword to Lieutenant Colonel
Charles Treidler Of Dover, and aid-de-
camp on Gov. Watson's staff. Charles
II. Kittinger, acting for Mr.. Addcks,
in delivering il said;
"when Acting Gov. Watson selected
you member Of his staff he paid the
highest tribute TO d friendship of MANY
years. True friendship is one of the
greatest blessings upon earth and in
his selection Of you, Republican,
Acting Gov Watson has proved himself
'nobleman indeed and in this manner
Mr.. Addicks desires to add his APP
proval of his action. In using this
weapon follow Mr.. Addicks' example.
Let it's point be uncompromisingly and
relentlessly toward the enemy, but tc
friend the hilt always.
The presentation took place at Dover
| Yesterday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

Another game of baseball was play
ed at Farnhurst, Tuesday afternoon,
between mines froE. the county aims
house and the State Hospital for the
Insane. Almshouse won by score of G
to 4. The batteries were: Almshouse,
Mullen and Taylor; State Hospital,
Wilkinson and Smith. Umpire, James
B. Toman Of New Castle.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

Thomas Shepherd, huclsster of this
city, was given a hearing before Magis-
trate Sasse, on Tuesday, on the charge
OF obtaining goods under false pretense.
1t was shown that William Lawrence,
the plaintiff, hao brought load Of
melons from Pennsville to this city
and sold 400 Of them TO Shepherd at 4
cents each. The latter promised to
pay for the melons the following Sun
day, but failed to do 80. Squire Sasse
held Shepherd in 500 bail for his APP
pearance at court.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

Special Correspcndence or Gazette ana Journal
Newark, Sept. 16. For some time
Prof. ConweIl of Delaware College
has been in poor health. lie has been
given vacation, to recover from his
illness. Prof. Conover, formerly of
the Conference Academy and who has
been teaching in Vermont, has taken
charge in Prof. Conwell's place.
There seems to be some mystery con-
nected with the death of Paul Ru-
dolph, aged IL years, on Friday, at the
residence of John Pitt, living north of
this town. During the afternoon the
boy had started with a mule to go to a
boy caused a feeling Of uueasiness and
search was made, and he was found
dead 1t is a question whether the lad
fell from the mule and broke his neck
or vas thrown of and kicked by the
animal.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

BY the explosion Of a gasoline lamp
Tuesday afternoon, the fruit stand Of
Cardinelli & Haughey, at Fourth and
King streets, was destroyed by fire.
The damage was slight, but it was a
miracle that Vincentio Colombo, who
was filling the lamp when it exploded
was not killed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19
TRIED TO LrScn 4 FrEsD.
Infuriated Citizens OF Kansas Town Tool
Him from the Jnil, But the sheriff and |
Passn Rescued Him,


Him from the Jnii, But the Sheriff and a
Posse Rescued Him.
Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. ia
special to tho "Times" from Usage,
KAN, says that at O'Clock this morn
ing the town was in fever of excite
ment over an attempted lynching. Lew
Thomas, dissolute character, was in
Jail there charged with a criminal as
sault upon the weakminded daughter
of o. L. Waicklefresh.
About midnight the Jail was attack
ed by mob Of masked citizens. They
made short work of the barriers and
soon had the culprit out of the jail,
leading him to the outskirts of the
town. The sheriff in the meantime had
organized a posse and gave chase. He
and his men overhauled the mob and
rescued the prisoner. who was hurriedly
aiken back TO the Jail.
At1.30o'clock the Jail was surround
ed by the mob, which was being Of
fectiyely stood off by the sheriff and
his men.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19
pnlLADELpHiA 4FFaIRs.

James P. Kersgaard, 81 years old,
committed suicide Tuesday by shoot
ing,
Mrs. W. r. Davis, aged 81 years, died
Thursday of injuries caused by a fall
from trolley car on the 9th inst.
The Union Traction Co organized
Tuesday and elected John Lowber
Welsh president and Charles 0. Kruger
treasurer
John Prince, aged % years, fell over
board from boat, and was drowned in
the Delaware river, near Shackamaxon
street TUESDAY.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

Mrs. Charles j. Kinkead entertained
number of friends at her home, No.
1873 Washington street, Tuesday night
in honor Of her guest, Miss Helen
Miller of Norristown, Pa. Progressive
games were the order of the evening.
William Butt won the gentlemen q
first prize and Miss Mary Janvier the
ladies' first prize. Refreshments were
served after the prizes had been
awarded,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

Patrick GormIey died at his resi-
dence, No. 1910 West Second street,
on Monday. He was employed at the
p, W. q b. railroad freight depot fol
several years. His wife and four chill.
dren survive him. He owned consider
able real estate.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

Z The shoot which was to have taken
place between the Wilmington Rod and
Gun Club and the Forrest Gun Club
of Philadelphia in the latter city on
August 18th, an effort is being made
to have it come off in Wilmington.
Each club has won match and the
third will decide the supremacy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

An Allentown fire company will be
entertained by the members of the
Weccacoe Fire Co. on October LIST.
The Allentown company will make a
trip before going to the Reading CON
yention and will be in Wilmington all
night on the LIST. Next morning they
will start for Reading.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

The claims against the new hall of
the Wilmington Turngemeinde, on
French street near Eighth. were settled
Tuesday with money furnished by
Henry Blouth, Christopher Ploesser
and Harry j. Stoeckle.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

Lynn & Phillips have been awarded
the contract for grading the park drive,
and Tuesday the work was com.
. menced. Forty men started in and II
is expected to have the job completed
in about go days. The driveway will
be graded from Clayton street to Wash
ington.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19
SUICIDE AHD MuaDERER.
a Brooklyn Man Kills himself and FATAL,

a Brooklyn Man Kills Himself and Fatally
Wounds Woman on the Public Street.
Brooklyn, N. Y, Sept. 17.-Because
Mrs. Jessie Curtis would not return his
illicit love, Charles Poole, steamship
purser, made desperate attempt on
public street this morning to taxa her
life and his own by shooting,
In the latter case he succeeded, as he
died almost instantly after putting
So calibre bullet in his head. Mrs.
Curtis was fatally wounded.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

A dog which was supposed to be mad
was captured on Tuesday at Fifth and
Scott streets by Franz Gengelbach,
who made it fast to fence and mott
fed the police. The dog catcher was
sent after the animal.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

Arrangements are pending for shoot,
ing match between teams from All
Philadelphia and All Wilmington. AS
yet the date has not been selected.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

A crowd of persons was amused early
Tuesday afternoon at Seventh and King
streets by two dogs, which were kill
ing rats from a trap. They succeeded
in making way with all the rats that
were liberated.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

Building Inspector Grubb, Tuesday
morning, granted the A. s. Reed q
Brother Go. a permit to put new
front in the stable on the west side of
Lombard street between Third and
Fourth. The stable was condemned
recently.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

William Denney of Middletown was
brought to this city or. Tuesday suf
fering with a mashed foot, He was
taken to tho Delaware Hospital for
treatment. The injury is not serious.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

John F. Kay Tuesday found two
young boys on the road between this
city and Christiana. They were
brought to Wilmington to their parents,
after it was found that they had
strayed away from home.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19

Hampton T. Smalley was elected
president Of the Wilmington Bicycle
Club last night, vice Isaac S. Bullock,
resigned.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19


Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
Smyrna, Sept. LIB. r. Williams
OF Dover, superintendent of the agencies
of the Farmers and Merchants National
Building and Loan Association has
organized local branch in town wi tn
the following officers President, Joseph
+, Carter; Vice President, HID. Boyer
Secretary, John r, Robinson Treas
urer, Walter @. Hofrecker. Directors,
Joseph Il. Carter, III. d. Boyer, Walter
@. Hoffecker, John r. Robinson, ID.
I. Smithers, Dr. I. @. Moor, G. W,
Sipple. .tas
Ground has been broken for new
and handsome residence on South
street in the lot adjoining Clarence
Prettyman to DO owned and occupied
by Mrs. Gilbert s. Taylor. The dwell
ing when completed will be one of the
finest in town.
Smyrna, Sept. II. Town Council
held special meeting last night to
open bids and award the contract for
supplying the town coal for another
year The contract called for Likens
Valley pea coal and Lehigh stove. The
Philadelphia & Smyrna Transportation
Co. bid SO. so and 81. 30 per ton, re-
spectively; Henry Thompson, Whining
ton agent for j. Hilles & Co., Balti
more, So. 20 and "a 90; the Charles
Warner CO., Wilmington, 1896 and
1885. All coal to be delivered at the
Smyrna station or the steamboat land
ing. The contract was awarded to
Henry Thompson Of Wilmington, for j.
Hilles & CO., Baltimore.
Twenty-seven Bohemians working at
the j. d. Counselman Co. 8 canning
factory struck last week for raise Of
from 3 to cents bucket on tomatoes
pealed, and also made demand that
the hours of labor be reduced. The
proprietors would not accede to their
demands and the Bohemians left. They
are now loafing around town, hoping to
get enough to take them away.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-08
.DEATH UNDER GROUND
A Burning Mine is the Scene of
Horror.
FORTY LIVES GO OUT IN AGONY
Miners Caught in a Death Trap Have
No Means of Escape from
the Flames.

Calumet, Mich. Sept. 7.-,About o'clock
today fire broke out in a shaft of the
Osceo.a mine and ait this time it is more
tnan probable that 40 men and boys have
been burned to death or suffocated.
The fire started in Shaft No. Q, which
is used to carry the miners to the sur
face from the mile. and when the fire
broke out, all Of the men and boys en-
ployed in the mine, about 200 in number
made rush for the shaft in the hope of
being taken to the surface.
The fire was too rapid for them. how
ever, and the chance of escaping by the
shaft was entirely cut off by the flames.
and smoke.
A majority of the miners made break
for the cross cut and in this way managed
to reach another shaft from which they
were taken to the top.
Forty were missing when the roll was
called. Within a short time after they had
Within a short time AFTER they had
reached the surface smoke began issuing
from all the shafts and the escape of
the men was entirely cut off.
The men In charge say now that there
Is no chance for any OF the men In the
mine to escape. If they are not burned
they must have been cholSed by the dense
smoke Within a short time.
Fortunately the mine is not as heavily
timbered as some Of the mines in this
locality and 1t will not take a great
while to burn out AS the situation now
stands there Is not the slightest thing
that can be done for the men and no eff
fort Is being made to eNtinguish the fire.
There is nothing known of how the
fire originalted
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-08
FACTS WORTH KNOWING

The Maine cattle commission has been
unable to find single case OF tuber-
culosis in the herds Of Maine since April
Is. Never have the commissioners known
the state to be so free from the disease.
The trolley cars in Philadelphia have
reduced taxable property to the extent
Of sl.0OO,0OO worth of horses, but as the
general net increase In the veluation
for the year is s1S,OOOO0O, the city has no
complaint to make,
The system of kindergartens establish
ed recently on some of the Indian foser--
vations has proved so successful thtf il
is to be widely extended, especially In
the Southwest, where the Indian chill
dren are extremely shy.
There is sugar war going on in The
Dalles, Or, and prices are being cut
way down. The profit to the merchant
on sack of sugar at the present price
is about the same as the profit on wheat
to the farmer who sold last fall.
A New Haven, Conn. sport who left
Jan. %, 1894, to see the Mltchell-C -Corbett
fight, has just arrived home. He bet
on the wrong man, got broke, and had
to count the railroad ties home. He
says he is thankful to be alive.
Tnere Is an ola lady IN t1tchDurg older
than the United States. She is Mrs.
Andre BeruIbe, and was 1903 years old on
July last. She was born In 1887, at st.
Andre, near Quebec. The Oldest Of her
four children is living at the age Of S6.
Greece may slip up on that treaty with
Russia involving the purchasing of Rus
sian petroleum. "A representative Of the
Standard Oh company claims that the
American oil cannot be shut out OF
Greece without a violation Of existing
treaties.
Speaking of poetry, Edmund Gosse re-
Gently wrote that 1t appeals to few, or
"as Keats put it, makes great music for
little class A correspondent OF a
literary journal reminds Mr.. Gosse that
Keats line is, Leaving great verse unto
a little clan"
A Greek inscription from Djerach, in
Syria, recently added to the collection In
the Louvre, contains portions OF the laws
concerning the care of vineyards and
their protection against thieves. The re-
gon beyond the Jordan, now a desert.
was once famout for its grapes.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-08
AN OLD TUNE SOCIAL
Astoria Cricketers Entertain the Boys OF
the T.. A. "A. G.

Last night the banquet room OF the
Gambrlnus was the scene Of an old-time
reunion and sing-song given conjointly
by Mr.. George Bartiey and the boys OF
the A. f. C. to the members of the
p. A. a. c. cricket team. Mr.. Samuel
Maddox occupied the chair and the large
number of gentlemen present were serv-
ed with an elegant lunch. After the eat
ables had been disposed OF several toasts
were proposed and responded to, the
speech-making being interspersed with
multitude of songs and rattling cho-
ruse5. Messrs. Bennett, Garner, and Bel
cher were present by invitation and de-
'lighted everybody with several vocal Sc
lections. The principal toast proposed
was of course that given on behalf OF
the Portland team. The chairman spoke
at length on the subject of cricket and
commended the sportsmanship Of the
visitors, and particularly of their excel
lent skipper, Mr.. Van Heekeren The latter
responded very feelingly and In the course
of his remarks stated that Astoria was
never found wanting in hospitality, and
that the A. +. G. was renowned through
cut the state for the manner in which IL
received and entertained visiting clubs
After singing AUD Lang Syne" the COM
pany dispersed with three cheers for |
"the long life Of true sport and amateur
athleMcs"