Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-14


Grand Army of the Republic.
Saturday, Sept. 5.--Tempcrature 63, "A,
rs, 80 degrees. Rainy. The annual cen
fury and 150-mile runs of the Time Wheel
men of Philadelphia took place, and the
Wilmington Bicycle Club won three
prizes.
Sunday, Sept. 6.-Temperature GA, 10,
10, 81 degrees. Partly cloudy. DIR. Geo.
Brown Goode died i'm Washington.
Monday, Sept. 7.-Tomperature "a, Y,
20, 80 degrees. Clear. Labor Day was
observed in this city. The public schools
opened for the fall term with $500 pupils
| Tuesday, Sept, S.-Tomperatnre %, ~,
| "a, % degrees. Partly cloudy. Peter
| Wheeler was hanged ut Digby, N. s., for
the murder of Annie Kempton.
| Wednesday. Sept. o.-'remperature 62,
"a, az, So degrees. Clear. The Rev. w.
NJ. Swindels, ID. D., died in Ocean Grove,
N, j.. aged "a years. w, J. Bryan ac-
ceptod the Silver Democratic nomination,
Thursday. Sept. Neutrality-suspicious. H.,
81, so, 81 degrees. Clear. Prof. Lngi
Paimieri died in Rome, aged so years.
John ii. Alulliken shot his father dead at
| Ccntreyilc. Md.
Friday, Sept. 1i.--Temperature n, 30,
| 81, vi degrees. Clear. Two men were
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| Youngstown, Ohio.
Saturday, Sent. 12.-Tempcrature 70,
| "A, so, III degrees. Rainy. Hon. Mitchell
Darcy died at Quincy, ILL.,, aged 20 years.
| Capt. Murphy of the steamer Laurada
was arrested in this city ON the Charge OF
| tilibusterng, The baseball champion
shin season closed in this city, The Demo-
Gratis held nomination in this city.
Sunday. Sept. 13.--lcmpernturc ~, IS,
so, IS degrees. Rainy. The Italian bark
| Monte Tabor was wrecked near Highland
| Light, Mnss., and the captain and mate
committed suicide and four Of the crew
4 were drowned, -Four persons were killed
| in railroad accident near Eureka, Gal,
! Monday, Sept. li.--Tempcrature 40, 20,
! 49, III degrees. Cloudy. Three persons
We're drowned by the breaking of u gang
way at Berlin, Germany. An election
was held in Maine, the Republican plu'
ralty being about 10000.
Tuesday, Sept 15,--'remperature II, 70
T3, 5S degrees. Rainy, The German
Lutheran churches of Eastern Pennsyl.
| vania, New Jersey and Delaware, held
their annual convention in this city.
Wednesday, Sept 16.-Temperature 81
IL. rs IS degrees, Clear. Ex-Congross
man james NJ. Ashley died at Toledo
Ohio. Democratic Conventions were held
in New York and Connecticut.
Thursday, Sept. 17.-Tcmperature GA
"A, TS ~ degrees. Partly cloudy and
rainy. 4 Democratic county convention
IN this city selected candidates for con
stitutional convention delegates.
Friday. Sept. 1S.-Tempcraturc 6S, IA
76. 65 degrees Clear. -Four persons
were killed in railroad accident at Con
ncrsvlle. Ind. The discovery was made
that bandits frcluented Richardson's
wood, near Wilmington.
Saturday, Sept. 19.-Temperature ~
S,, So. II degrees. Rainy. Capt. Edward
Murphy was put on trial in this city OF
the charge of hcing connected with Il illi
clustering expedition against Spain. Foul
powder mills at lIazardville, Conn.,, eX
ploded.
Sunday, Sept. a0--Tcmpcrature rs, 20
~, 81 degrees. Clear William y. Bencf
was ordained to the priesthood at st
Johns Church.
Monday, Sept. 2l.-Tcmperature 60, 73
II. 81 degrees. Clear. Presidential can
didute William J. Bryan visited Della
ware, speaking at Dover and New Castle
in the afternoon and Wilmington at night
Striking miners at Ieadville, Col, at
tackled two mines with dynamite, ant
several men were killed.
Tuesday, Sept. 22.--Temperature 82
63, 6., 30 degrees. Rainy. Former City
Treasurer John Bardslcy of Philadelphia
who had served some time In the Eastern
Penitcntiary, was pardOned. Col. w. u
Hughes, u. =, A., died suddenly in Balti
more.
Wednesday, Sept. 23.-Temperature AZ
50, 81, As degrees. Clear. James Long
fireman, was killed by the explosion of I