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


tiers of mile west of Storrs Station, Ohio.
North German Lloyd steamer Salier off
coast Of Spain, 3Sl persons lost lives.
Tuesday, Dec. S.-~Temperature 40, 43,
f8, 40 degrees. Cloudy and rain. Abram
Eckort, who was to have been hanged at
Wilkesharre, Pa, at 10 o'clock to-day,
cheated the gallows by taking poison,
from which he died at 11.3S a. m. Judge
Wales dismisses motion for nm examiner
in Bay State Gas suit. Scott Jackson,
charged with the murder of Pearl Bryan,
was refused new trial.
Wednesday, Dec. 9.-Temperature Al,
4S, 40, 80 degrees. Clear. Death of
MnceO, Cuban leader, confirmed officially
by Spanish officials, Jennie Bennett, II
years old, died from burns. Alleged that
Eitzsmmons was tho victim of plot to Sc
cure a foul. State Orange met at Dover
and elected officers.
Thursday, Dee. 10.--Tpmpnrnture 80,
60 80, 81 degrees. Clear. Tho Boulc-
ward has becn thrown open to travel. SUI
peryisIng Architect Aiken has assigned
the rooms in the new Federal Building.
Martha j. Munsnn, 20 years old, colored,
was found dead beside railrond track near
Stanton. Judge Wales makes his decree
in patent case of Morris Box Lid Go. VS..
Davis Pressed Steel Co., and Nathan A..
Davis, in favor of complainant. Disaster
at Queen Mine, San Diego, Gal. Major
Raymond received bids for HarbOr of
Refuge in Delaware bay.
Friday, Dec. 11.-rempernture ~, AZ.
45, 80 degrees. Clear. sAt Camden, N.
j., Edward Nelson killed Daniel Lee: an
ex-polccman. First National Bank, Nj
agara Falls, N. ", has failed. PhiliD y.
| Tyre gets verdict for Sl.563.1O against
John Mulycnu's administrative, in county
| court.
Saturday, Dee. t2.-Tompcraturo 10, 46,
40. 81 degrees. Clear. Milford postoilice
was robbed of about Si2 worth of stamps
and 81 In money. In the Kent county
election case the superior court decided
| that the case had been taken To the court
Of errors and appeals. Court Of appeals,
Kentucky, reailirm decision of lower
court in sentencing Alon2o Walling TO
hang. as Scott .Iackson's accomplish In
tho murder of Pearl Bryan. The bark
| jamaica was wrecked in the Gulf of
Campeche and II passengers and most of
the crew were lost.
Sunday, Dee. 13.-Temperature AZ, Al
| 30, a3 degrees. Clear. Martin Kaiser,
u noted musician, died in ST. Louis, aged
| so years.
Monday, Dec. 14.--TempcratuFe 10. 40,
Al, % degrees. Clear. Banks in H0lli-
| iiaysbmre Mariinshurg and Williamsburg,
Pa, suspended business.
Tuesday, Dec, 15.--Tcmperaturc 33, ~
81, 20 degrees. Clear. Alexander Snl-
vini, son Of Tommnso SalSini, is dend.
French steamer Marie Fanny has been
lost off Island of Attorney and IA of crew
drowned. Many natives of Mindanao Ii.
land. of the Philippine group, reported to
have revoltod. General massacre reported
at Cavitc Island of Luzon. John Stuart
Bligh, sixth earl of Darnlcy, died.
Wednesday, Dee. 16.-Temperature %
b. 81. u degrees. Snow. Munich, Ba.
vara dispatch reports Is women and girls
killed In match factory explosion at As
chaffenburg. Joseph Eldridge, under
sentence for burglary, escaped from New
Castle Jail. General Weylcr was hung
in eitGy at Wheeling. W. Va.
Thursday, Dee, 17.--Temperature ~
36, 30, % degrees. Clear. Great Britain
shaken by the greatest earthquake In it,
history. Quigley & Mullen confess judg
ments of about $4,000 Skating Rink
and Summer Theatre, Pittsburs, Pa, De
trOit, (Mieh.) College of Medicine, and
Galveston county Court House burned
Magician Hermann died. Ex-Congress
man III. l.. Pierce died in Boston.
Friday, Dec. 1S.-remperature 3d. 40
rs, "a degrees. Cloudy. Dink and Arch
Proctor were lynched near Russellville
Ky. Col. Peter b. Ayars was appointed
chief Of military instruction in the free
schools of Delaware. Congressman
Roswell G. Horr died in Plainfleld, N. J
Saturday, Dec. 19.-Temperature 81
|
ID. Welsh died in Philadelphia.
Sunday, Dec. 20.-Temperature 80, "a
"a, "a degrees, Clear. The steam dredgt
Pacific was run down and sunk at Cherry
Island flats by the British steamer Della
ware. The remains of John Watson were
found in an old house on the causeway.
S6, % degrees. Partly cloudy. james
Stone, accused of assaulting Mrs, J, NJ
II. Green, was lynched by mob at May
field, Ky. A train on the Grand Trunl
railroad was wrecked at Danvillc June
ton, Me-, and II people were injured. b
II. Hanson shot and killed Thomas BirC
at Casper, WyO. The National Bank OF
Illinois in Chicago closed its doors.
Tuesday, Dec. 22.-Temperature 30, 81
So, 2S degrees, Cloudy and snowy. The
121st anniversary of the organization o.
the Friendship Fire Go. was celebrated
Charles johnson, colored, was lynched a
Woodstock, Ala. for assaulting girl.
Wednesday, Dec. 23,-Temperaturc "a
80, "a, q degrees. Clear. Harry Adam'
and George Pock were blown to atoms u
Portland, Ind, by a glycerine magazine
explosion. The gunboat Annapolis wa'
launched ut Elizabeth, N. j. Presidcn
Cleveland formally recognized the new
greater republic of Central America, com
posed of Salvador. Nicaragua and Hon
duras. The tug Hercules sunk the tui
George T.. Mead In New York hurbor
William Montgomery. cOlored, shot ant
killed James Brown, also colored, in ELK
ton, Md.
Thursday, Dec. 24.-Tempcrature IL
10. 30. rs degrees. Clear. A street ca
strike was begun in Boston. Mass. TIT
steamer james Drake of Shields, Eng.
with crew of 10 mon, was given up fo
lost. ES-ConSressman w. ii. Hatch dlet
ut Hannibal, Mo. The Water Witch hos
wagon was struck by II. & O. train IL
the Union street CROSSING and William 4
Doughcrty wis killed and five others wer'
injured
Friday, Dec. 25.--Tcmperature II, "a
%, 90 degrees. Clear Christmas wa
quietly observed. A fire causing IL loss o
81 900, 900 occurred in New York City.
Saturday. Dec. 26.-Tcmpcrature ~
n as, 35, 20 degrees. Cloudy. Patrick Gar
ney was murdered in I.cadyillr, Col. 81:
men were killed in II mine explosion nea
Princeton, Ind.
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