Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-08-05

The Kemp block in Benton, Pa, was
burned Wednesday morning. Loss
e25. 600.
Judge William L. Dayton of the court
of errors and appeals died at Trenton,
Wednesday, of paralysis.
Robert johnson of Trento attem ptei
to kill George Harris Wednesday by
firing snot at close range. Both are
colored.
In a runaway accident at Peoria, Ill,
Wednes1aysMiss Grace White was killed
and Mrs. Peter Spurcks was probably
fatally injured.
The body OF the man found at Audi
hon. n. j.. few days ago was Wednes-
day identified as that OF Philip Smith
of Philadelphia.
The Rev. James Trobec OF st. Paul
has been appointed Roman Catholic
bishop OF st. Cloud, Mimi, to succeed
the late Bishop Marty.
The Phenixville Bridge Co. has re.
ceived contract for the erection Of
steel bridge, TO cost nearly 81, 900, 600,
across the st. Lawrence River near
Montreal.
The Diet of the Greater Republic OF
Central America has declared Capt. W.
L. Merry of San Francisco, vino was re-
Gently appointed United States Minister
to Costa Rica. Nicaragua and Salvador,
persona non grata.
Edward Mitchell, the 23-years. old
son of Ernest Mitchell, wholesale dry
goods merchant OF New York, was found
dead In the bathroom of the family
residence in Flushing, L. J., Wednesday.
He had shot himself through the heart.
In the stock brokerage Office at G.
e. Trice & Co., at Waco, Tex, Wednes-
day, q. r. Kivett and W. W. Kivett
were shot and killed by W. Lamden, a
member of the firm. The dispatch
says; 1.-THE killing is universally looked
upon as iustiiiable.
John O'Neil was Wednesday, at Green.
fold, Mass, found guilty of the murder
Of Mrs. Hattie i. McCloud. He way
laid his victim, a respected young
widow, as she was on the way to her
home from the village of Shebourne
Falls, robbed her of S15 and strangled
her.
A westbound Atlantic express was
wrecked Wednesday ono mile east of
Verdi, New. Six Indians who were
riding on the front platform Of the
baggage car were crushed to death
under the wreckage. Two mail clerks
and number of passengers were slightly
injured.
Miss Grace Allen, Kansas school
teacher, on trial at Chandler, Okla.
was acquitted Wednesday of the charge
OF poisoning Miss Phronia Eckes, her
rival, and the latter'a mother. 1t was
asserted that the women were poisoned
with ague medicine, which the family
was known TO have used,
A rowboat, containing Mrs. j. Fuller,
her 7-years-old son and her sister, Miss
Chilson, all of Springfield. was
ransized in Lake Memphremagog, VT,
and. while both ladies' we're rescued,
the boy sank before aid could reach
him. The accident was caused by the
ladies trying 10 change seats.
The order TO send company OF troor
TO the upper Yukon region, Alaska, has
been countermandad by President Nc.
Kinley, and no further steps will be
taken until next spring TO establish a
post there. Under existing law it would
5ave been practically impossible to use
tho troops to suppress disorder.
Secretary Long has selected Com.
Howell, commandant at League Island,
and Capt Mccormick OF the NorfolA
Navy Yard as members of the board Il
ascertain and report the cost of &
government armor plant. 1t is under
stood that Civil Engineer Endicott anl
Chief Engineer Perry will be the othei
members assigned.
Canada has decided to impose {
royalty on all the gold taken from thu
KlondyKe folds. The rate will he II
par cent on claims yielding $500 I
month and % per cent on all heavie
Yields. Efforts are to be made to estab
lish telegraph line and build a road
Customs and police officers nre bein;
hurried to tho front.