Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-01
IN GEs ERIL.

James W. Worrall has been appointed
postmaster of Kennel Square.
Moses Bigelow. police commissioner
of Newark, N. j., died Friday.
The De kalb County Bank, at Marys.
vile, No., suspended yesterday week.
This postolfice at Greene. N. ", was
robbed last night week of about 81, 600.
Diplomatic relations between Great
Britain and Venezuela have not yet
been resumed.
Someryille, n. j., experienced an
earthquake shock of four seconds dura-
tion yesterday week.
Secretary Long last week formally ac-
cepted the new dry dock at the New
YORK Navy Yard on behalf of the Gov
ernment
NJ. Riegalmau & Co. e Wholesale and
retail millinery store, in Des Moines,
Ia, was damaged by Ere Friday to
the extent Of $3.50, 900.
A saw mill boiler at Harsville, S. G.,
exploded on Friday. killing Engineer
Adam Carter and his wife, who had
brought him his dinner.
The residences OF Isaac King and
Joseph Mann, in Stockton, N. j., were
destroyed By fire last night week. The
loss is estimated at S., U00
A Winnipeg dispatch says that gold
prospectors who have Just returned
from the North report the discovery Uf
coal Oh Lake Winnipeg.
The office of shipping comm issioner
at Mobile. Ala, has been abolished by
Secretary Gage. The Office at Bruins
wick, Ca. will also be abolished.
A four-story brick building in
Beaver, Pa, in which were tho post
Office, a newspaper office. stores and
offices, was burned Thursday, causing
loss of $500
A Denison. Tex, dispatch says that
the estimated liabilities of Martin,
Wise & Fitzhugh, cotton buyers. who
failed Monday week at Paris, is $500, QUO,
largely in Liverpool.
Two men robbed the German Roman
Catholic Convent at Fort Smith, Ark,
Tuesday week. Sister Theresa, who dis
coversd the intruders, was shot in the
head and slightly wounded.
Near Mount Gilead, KY, on Thurs
day night, Amos Riggs shot and killed
Young Boyd and his father. W. r.
Boyd because young Boyd had run OFF
with one of Riggs daughters.
o. P. Erickson, a workman. was
crushed TO death in Chicago, Thursday
morning, in the basement OF the old
postoffice, which 10 being torn down. by
the falling of an emhankment
The Order of Equity, benefit asso-
citation, assigned in indianapolis on
Thursday. The liabilities are esti-
mated AT $40, 600. while the assets are
said TO be comparatively trifiing.
Capt. Otto j.. Helm, Firat Cavalry,
has been selected as commandment OF
cadets at West Point with the tempo.
rary rank of lieutenant colonel, TO re
lieve Capt S. NJ. Mills, Fifth Artillery.
Elk Premier Crispi OF Italy has been
summoned to appear before the Judge
of Instruction to answer charges Of
illegal financial transactions with the
Bank of Naples while he was Premier.
ThesEastern Pennsylvania Conference
of the German Methodist Episcopal
Church last Friday voted decisiveiy
against women delegates to the Genera
Conference and increased lay repressn
tation.
| Detectives in New York Thursday
arrested john Abruzzi, an alleged
notorious Italian confidence man, who
is wanted in New Orleaus for swindlins
jsweler there named Gail, out o
$40, 600.
| A Topeka dispatch says that labol
leaders in Kansas are greatly eSciter
over ruling by Attorney General Boyle
that the Anti-T Trust law just passed by
the Legislature is applicable to lahol
organizations.
In the New Jersey Conference of thu
Methodist Episcopal Church Friday
the question of the eligibility Of womer
as delegates to the General Conference
was voted upon. The result was 6S il
favor of to lob against.
John Patton, chief engineer and super
visor of the Monongahea River rail
road, was instantly killed at Clarks
burg, W. Va, on Thursday. III,
stepped from a train on his own roat
in front Of II Baltimore g. Ohio flyer.
Capt. Richard Wallace of Bridesburg
Philadelphia, died at New Brunswick
City Hospital yesterday week Of il
iuries received by falling from, the deci
OF the Clyde Line propeller Elko, Will
moored in tho Delaware & Rarital
canal.
Ab bDo fBsulb VI HH uIu quarrel De
tween jacob Leeds and Blancharl
Thomas, at La Paz, Ind. on Thursda,
night Thomas was shot and Instant,
killed by Leeds, after the latter ha,
been fatally cut by knife IN the hand
of Thomas.
, News has reached Nogales, Ari., fron
Guayauas. Mex, of the death at tn
r latter place of Charles F. Hale, Unite
States consular agent. The decease
was native OF New York. had reader
in Guayamas about 30 years and ha
, been connected with the United State
consular office for "a years.
, The coal operators of johnson county
t Ky., announced last week that on Apr
lst LOCO miners will be nut to work i
o the wsCannal coal fields on Greas
D creek, and tnat inside Of 60 days thi
number will be greatly increased. III
b branch lines from the Ohio & Ri
. Sandy railroad to these fields are no'
/: Comuletad,