Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-19
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bert.
Tho wages of about 1000 tonnage
workers in the Pittsburg Oliver Iron
and Steel Co. has been reduced 10 per
cent.
Albert Wallace was hanged at pekin,
Ill, on Saturday, for the murder of his
sister, Mrs. John Bowesby, in February,
1895.
Tho Baltimore Methodist Conference
Tuesday tabled motion in favor of
women delegates to the General Con
ference.
William Neff, aged 81 years, OK
constable at West Newton, Pa, was
murdered near that place Monday
morning.
Major John G. Canty, ono Of the
leaders of the Fonian invasion Of
Canada in 1868, died in Oakland, CAL,
ON Saturday.
The Very Rev. q. Mott Williams has
accepted tho election to the bishopric
of Marquette, and will bo consecrated
three weeks hence.
James Ii. Stewart, recently receiver
of the Shore Line railroad, was
asphyxiated by gas at his home in
5andusky, w., Mouday.
A prairie fire in Beaver county, Okla
homa, last week, covered an area Of l6
miles and caused loss estimated at
$500, 600. Two lives we're lost.
Four miners were killed and two
fatally injured by an explosion of giant
powder in the Centre Star mine, at
Rossland, b. g., on Saturday.
Thomas Polkiton, coachman, on
Sunday shot and killed Minnie Nansell,
in Seneca Falls, N. Y, and killed him
self. She had rejected his addresses.
Hon. Thomas H. Neleon, who was
minister to Chill from 1861 to 1866 and
afterwards minister to Mexico, died in
Terre Haute, Ind, on Saturday, aged
76 years.
Tho schooner Thomas Thomas of
Atlantic City, with cargo of oysters,
stranded Monday off Atlantic City.
The crew was saved.
Delmonica Tidio and his son, Paslso,
| section men on the Lake Shore rail
road, were burned ITO death in their
houee at Geneva, o., Sunday morning.
Foul play is suspected.
Michael O'Brien, Jr., of Consho-
hocken, Pa, was killed on Saturday
morning by being run over by loco
motive, at the Ridge road crossing over
the ''Y" of the Trenton cutoff" ?"
| Richard Monks was probably fatally
shot by his two sons, Willie, aged 10,
and Grant, aged 10, in Bay City,
Mich, Sunday. The boys claim that
they believed Monks was killing theii
mother.
Bishop William 3. Campbell of the
| African Evangelist Mission Church
was arrested in Cleveland, o., Mon
day, on the charge of embezzling SOC
from the funds for proposed manual
training school.
Senator Thurston has sent his ulti.
| matum to the Manderson men In
Nebraska. He is for Mckinley anG
will only favor Manderson's candidacy
| in case'it becomes clear the Ohio mar
cannot be nominated.
The United States court OF claims
Monday gave n judgment in favor O
Sarah Il. II. inc. administratrix o.
William Perine of New York State, fol
| SI27. or for unpaid balance in building
tho torpedo boat Nauhuc.
A petition for the appointment of ;
| receiver for the Des Moines Loan anf
| Trust Co. was filed Thursday in Dei
| Moines, la. The nominal assets arr
stated at $274, 900; actual assets, s37, 00t
liabilities nearly $500, 900.
Frank Klein, pugiist, who has beer
on trial in Milwaukee on charge o
manslaughter for the killing Of Louii
Schmidt, in prize fight last July, wa
| convicted on Saturday and recon
/ 30 i.n - hin
John Denning, a special customs Off
cor of Port Huron, Mich, shot ant
killed himself Tuesday while his wifi
was pleading with him, her arm
around his neck, to give her the re
volver. He had been in i'll health.
| A Montreal dispatch says thai
Michael Lefebvro q Co., vinegar manu-
facturera, have assigned with liabilitie
of between si00, 600 and $500, 600. TIL
Bank Du Peuple and the Canadia
Bank OF Commerce arc heavily inter
ested.
The Ohio and Pennsylvania branche
of tho new Nypano Railway Co. wer
consolidated into one company b.
articles Of incorporation filed with tn
Ohio Secretary of State at Columbu
on Monday. The capital of tho no'
company is $40, O00, O00.
A telegram was received in Washing
, ton Sunday from Inspectors Suite
and Rced. inspecting Kansas City office
reporting an apparent shortage q
SIS, 900 postal funds. Frank Mates, tn
postmaster, committed suicide ut
! o'clock, shooting himself through tn
head.
Alexander Nemity, aged 81, a butcher
of Yonkers, N. Y, on Saturday Hho
and killed his stepdaughter, Mar
Witkowsky. aged 16, and then committe
suicide. 1t Is alleged that Nemit
! made improper advances TO the girl
, and that the shooting was tho result {
her rejection of them.
William Miller, aged 2S years, an
Charles Tinker, aged 80 years, Of Ian
caster, were arrested Monday. charge
! with completely in the burning of til
rlant of the Champion Blower an
Forge Co., on the evening of Januar
2Sth. Miller's father, who was nigh
watchman, perished in the flames, an
the additional charge of murder ha
, been preferred against the son.
Miss Allie Douglass of Akron, la.
was assaulted by an unknown tram
on Monday. She was waylaid Will
going on horseback to give music les
sons in the country. She was hel
prisoner all day and repeatedly as
( saulted She was then bound to he
horse and released, Tho horse cam
a back to Akron dragging the uncor
scious girl, as she had fallen off.
The President Monday afternoo
issued proclamation withdrawn
e from disposition under public Ian
o laws the territory known as Gree
| county. Texas. which the Unite