Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-03-11
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TbsSprague Elevator 90. Is works, at
Watessing, N. g., were damaged to the
extent of $50, 600 by fire Tuesday.
Taylor Stivers and John Barley,
miners, were KILLED by fall OF slate at
Altamont, Ky on Monday night.
Maria e. Murphy, who lived in
6uyon place. New Rochelle, N. T., was
burned to death on Monday night in
her home.
Cant, ". Bainbridge- Hoff is TO be
place on tbs rstired list of the navy on
account OF physical disabilities in
Cured in the service.
Leslie Combs, n Confederate bush
wbacker and noted Nmoonshiner", was
Tuesday found dead near Hazard,
KY, with his throatNcut. He boasted
he had killed 90 men.
It is understood that Charlemagne
Tower Of Philadelphia will be- rendered
a first. class mission by President Me-
kinney, presumably Austria or Bel
GUM, as he may elect.
The strike at tho Globe shipyard. ut
Cleveland, o., was settled Monday,
the company agreeing to recognize the
union and graft the advance in wages
for extra time asked for.
The Republican members Of the ways
and means committee Tuesday decided
TO increase the rate Of duty on sugar
so as to provide for additional revenue
to the amount Of 500, 600, 600.
Miss Isabella Fulton, teacher in
tho Girls High School at Chicago,
Monday threw herself In front of a
locomotive at Reading, Pa, and was
killed. She was in i'll health.
Fire. which started on the third
floor of the BeIyedera apartment build
ing, in Chicago, Tuesday afternoon,
destroyed the third ana fourth floors,
and caused a total loss Of $50, GOO.
Michael Kolumher of Siegfried
Bridge, Pa, was found dead in his
room on Tuesday at the Landman' g
Hotel, Nov York. 1t is supposed that
mo committed suicide by iphuling gas
The Ohio supreme court Tuesday
affirmed tho sentence of death 10 the
case of William Haas, Cincinnati
murderer, and he will he executed on
April 8th, unless Gov. Bushnell inter-
feres. aG
Allison u Mason. former president
of the Globe Investment Co. of Boston.
who recently pleaded guilty to the
charge Of embezzling So. 600, was
sentenced Monday to five years. i'm
prisonment.
Thomas Bran, the convicted muir
derer Of Capt. Nash, OF the barkentine
Herbert Fuller, was sentenced Id Boston
Tuesday to be hanged on Friday,
June 18th. Tho prisoner declared that
be was innocent.
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| aition papers applied for by Sir Julian
"Lee Weller" better known as Frank
Butler, now held at San Francisco, to
| the Australian authorities.
John Shull, cousin, and Samuel
| Smith, brother of Hugh Smith, in
jail at New Bloomfield. Pa, charged
with the urter of Melinda Snyder, q
years ago, were arrested Monday fol
alleged completely in the crime,
james Cannon, who has been in jail
in Scranton. Pa, nearly three yeart
because he would not sign decd al
ordered by the court persists in his
obstinacy. and Monday the court re-
fused to grant new trial in his case.
| Fred. Schanubei Of Appleton, Wis,
Kittie Duprei and Mrs. Peter Ross drove
\ together to road house. near Kaukana
| on Monday. Peter Ross followed them
killed his wife, mortally wounded th,
other woman and Shanubel and surren
dered himself.
Ella Parker aud Robert Parker, sistel
and brother, we're struck by fast trair
on the Big Four ON Sunday and killed
| They wore on trestle west OF tn,
Wabash river watching the high water
A woman who was with them saved
herself and two children.
President Hermann of the Cincin
| natl Board of administration places tn,
loss In that city from the recent higt
waters at $500, 600. Gangs of laborerl
in both water works anu engineers dc
partment were put to work Monda,
on damaged streets and bridges.
Senator Allison. Chairman of the Re
publican caucus, Tuesday appointed
the following steering committee: Sen
ators Allison, Halo. Aldrich, Cullom
Davis, Sewell and Carter, By tn,
action of the caucus Mr.. Allison II
made chairman of the committee.
Gustav Rimblad, who arrived from
Europe on Sunday committed suicide
/ Monday IN the Astor House, New
York, while. United States marshall
were attempting TO break down the doo
OF mis- room to arrest him for the EN-
bezzlement of 900 crowns from thu
Swedish government.
There was q caucus OF the Democrats
of the Senate Tuesday. The only thinl
accomplished was the appointment O
the old steering committee, with Sena
tors Faulkner of West Virginia AMI
Smith OF New Jersey substituted TO
Senators Brice and Blackburn, who's,
term expired lust Thursday.
Robert j. Powley shot and killed BIZ
wife on Monday night as she lay in bet
in her room at Suspension Bridge, N
Y. He then set fire to the place ant
fed, but was arrested coon afterward
1 Powley and his wife had been separated
for some time, and tho murder wa
committed because the woman refused
to again live with him.
A fire in Brooklyn Tuesday. sup
posed to have been OF inoendisry origin
caused the death OF two persons, ant
injuries to two others which may result
fatally. Charles Goddard. an invalid
was suffocated, and John Duncan, II
months old, was thrown from fourth
story window by his mother. The latte
aud Mrs. Goddard also jumped from
the window.
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