Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-07-15
IN GEN ER.sL.

j., was considerably damaged Monday
by the tide.
Joseph b. Barry of Philadelphia was
drowned Monday at Atlantic City
while bathing.
Benjamin Godschalk, nged 30, died at
Trenton Sunday from the effects OF a
dose OF laudanum.
George Cook, young married man.
committed suicide at Mount Holly, N.
D., Monday by shooting.
Gen. Mark 4. Wentworth, promi-
nent Republican Of Maine, died Mon
day at Kittery. aged n years.
Andrew Doothar, aged years, was
drowned in the Delaware & Raritan
Canal, noar Trenton, Sunday.
Francis Collins, aged 8 years, was
| drowned in the Delaware IL RRritan
Canal, near Tren ton, on Saturday.
Hail "as large as walnuts" fell on
Saturday at Massillon, o. Corn and
other vegetables were almost ruined.
j. II. Davidson, third vice president
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Co.. died
yesterday at Pittsburg of appendicitis,
aged 90.
The Massachusetts Cotton Mills and
| bhOh0 vi LILO l4uNHli Nobtbu
ing Co. at Lowell, resumed operations
| Monday.
Judge N. Green Curtis, one Of Cali
fornia's oldest and most distinguished
lawyers, died in Sacramento Monday,
ageu II years.
The Chicago wholesale lumber dealers
have made protest against the ex-
emption of Ideal ends" from duty by
the now Tariff law.
Lewis Blackford, a farm hand, was
drowned in Newton ereel, near Mt.
EprainI avenue, Camden, N. j., Sun
day, while bathing.
Samuel and Oscar Mshanes, farmers
of Albomarlo, Va, were killed by
lightning Sunday night. They had
sought refuge under tree.
Tom Sturgal and Anthony Dollas
miners, fought duel with knife and
razor, near Greenwood, Ark. Friday
night, and both were killed.
] Word reached Victoria, d. c., yester-
day, of the wreck OF the Alaska Com
mercial Co. g steamer Arctic. The
vessel was crushed by the ice.
Secretary Long has ordered the New
York and the Texas to the New York
Navy Yard to be ovorhauled before
going out for the feet evolutions.
The latest proposal on the part OF the
Turkish government is held to indicate
that the Sultan does not intend to yield
10 regard to the frontier question.
The Berlin, N. H.. Mills Co. g saw
and grist mills were destroyed by fire
Sunday; loss, $780, 600. Five hun
dred men are thrown out OF work.
| new industrial town named Mones
sun is to be established on the east side
of the Monongahela River, in Rostraver
township, Westnoreland county. Pa.
The Governor of New York Monday
announced his disapproyal OF Mayor
Strong's order removing the New York
Police Commissioner, a ndrew d. Parker.
The Kansas and Texas Mining Co.
and the Prairie Greek Mining Co. OF
Huntington, Ark, have just started up
on full time, with large force of men.
The State Department has been in.
formed that the cases against the
Competitor prisoners will be brought to
an issue at Havana within very short
time.
Robert Answcrth OF Chicago was
found murdered Monday in a shanty
at New Orleans. 1t is supposed thai
the crime was committed by two negro
tranps.
The Canadian Government has noti-
fled the collector of customs at Van
couver that no duty would be charged
on salmon brought from the United
States.
A. NJ. Winebremer, arrested foi
cruelty to his stepdaughter, was taken
from Jail at Beatrice. Neb., Monday.
by mob, horse whipped and tarred
and feathered.
Mr.. Woodford. the United States
Minister to Spain, is in Washington
studying the State departments briei
in the Ruiz case. which he is to pre-.
sent at Madrid.
The Everett, Pemberton and Atlantic
cotton mills of Lawrence, Mass, started
up Monday after weeks shut down.
The mills have in the aggregate more
than 3, 900 employees.
BY the breaking of the engine at the
Tacoma, Washington. railway power
plant Monday street Gar traffic in that
city was crippled. The plant was dam
aged TO the 9 tent of $50, 900.
II is stated that the BIitish and
French Ambassadors to Turkey are
about to be recalled, owing 10 dissatis
faction with their conduct in con
nection with the peace negotiations.
Fire destroyed the picking depart
ment Of Brown & Sons cotton mill, al
Mt. Joy, Pa, Monday causing loss
of SIP, 900, anu the flour mill of Peter
Edwards, at iioneybrook; loss S., 600.
Charles Lecluse and his wife were
found dead in the Kitchen OF theil
home, at Bayport, l.. l., Friday night.
The coroner's jury decided that Le'
cluse was murdered and that his wife
died of shock.
Tho Bulgarian Prime Minister says
that Prince Ferdinand has no present
intention of proclaiming himself King
OF Bulgaria, but that this would come
with the settlement OF affairs between
Turkey and Greece.
At Urhana, o., on Monday, 2. L.
Lewiu, tho bond forger, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced TO eight years in the
punitentiary. His fraudulent opera
tious in bonds are said to have
amounted to $3.50, 900.
Tho Y. NJ. Q. A. tont at the State
militia camp at peekskill, n. Y, was
struck by lightning Monday. Cor
porai j. j. Mcdonald, Twenty second
Regiment, New York City, was killed
and l2 others were injured.
The Baltimore Board Of Police Com
missioners Monday on dismissed City
Marshal Jacob Froy. the actual chief
of police, as the result of an inyestiga-
tion regarding police atfnirs, which has
been in progress for several w,ek5.