Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-04

engineers, was NlODuhy UuuliDHIbu TO
be chief Of engineers and brigadier.
general.
The President Oh Monday Withdrew
the nomination OF William ID. NJ.
Hugh, TO DO district judge for Ne.
braska, TO whose confirmation deter
mined opnosition had been made, and
sent In instead that Of William Ii.
Munger Of Fremont. Mr.. Munger is
gold Democrat
Theodore Van Horn shot hiB wifo and
her employer, Samuel Schulhafer, 1T
the Iatter's residence, in New York,
Monday afternoon, and then killed
himself. Tho shooting followed quar-
rel over Mrs. Van Horns refusal to
return to her husband, from whom she
had been separated.
A receiver was appointed in Chicago
on Saturday for tho Dino Savings
Bank, the directors conaenting to the
order. Tho deposits and other liabili-
| ties amount to 1865, 600, and the cash
in hand to 1926, 600. 1t lie claimed BY
the bank officials that the depusitors
will be paid in full.
Tho United States grand jury at
! Baltimore on Saturday found indict.
ments against Gen. Carlos Roinif,
Secretary Of War OF the Cuban Pro,
yisionl Government, anu his COM
patriot, DIR. Joseph j. Luis, on the
charge OF fitting out the Woodall fill
clustering expedition.
Bartholomew Race OF Goshen, Utah,
on Friday. shot and killed his wife,
who was i'll in bed with new. horn
babe. and then killed himself. Their
eight little children, who wers locked
in tho room, narrowly escaped being
burned to death, tho powder having
igniten the bed clothing.
| At Nashptab, Wis, on Sunday, the
body OF Henry Hougb, partly burned,
was found in the ruins of the Hotel
Switzerland, OF which hs was pro-
prietor, and which was destroyed By
fire Saturday. He had written a letter
announcing his intention Of burning
tho hotsl and killing himself.
The Genesee WESLEYAN Seminary, at
Lima, N. Y, was burned Monday
morning. G. l.. Robbins Of Penfield,
one OF tho students, jumped from a
window and was fatally injured. Two
others were injured. The loss will
reach 100000. Tho people Of Lima
supplied the students with clothing.
Adyices from tho Cheyenne Indian
: agency, il South Dakota, state that, as
r o result of the recent cold wave, three
] Indians froza in their tents, and q
number of others will die from the
effect Of the exposure. Thousands Of
bead of cattle perishel in tho storm,
, and 800 were found lead in one place
a Under the Misrepresentation that b.
could not meet the claims Of HE ward.
John Simmons OF Fonburg, Pa, who
came to age on Friday, John Rood a
a prominent North Baltimore, o.. oil
+ ruaD, shut and killed himself. Ats,
bis death it was founu he had more
4 than enough money to effect the settle
: nent.
n A draft OF the reforms demanded by
v the Powers 10 Turkey has at last beer
presented to the Sultan through Daror
q Calico, the president at the Ambassa
4 dorial conferences. The Sultan is Il
= govern through his ministers and nj
- through the palace functionaries ant
= the administration Of iustice ia also t.
be reformed.
~ Mrs. Marie Sprinzni was shot ant
:. killed by an assassin in San Francisco
n on Saturday night The next dag thl
" dead body of Franz Wolff, on who's
account Mra. Sprinznik separated iron
ubF nuhbdlus WAS IOuEl IN rBOp
~ which ne had rented few hour
?. before. 1t IL supposed that Wolff kiile,
pt the woman and himself
NJ The Tolo6o Traction CO., which con
trolls all the street railway lines in tina
city, has announced reduction Of
OIL per cent in tho wages Of all its ON
3 plbyGs. and it took effect Montiay. Ih
% motormen ami conductors, who ar
~ chiefly affected, have been getting /
cepts an hour for a l0-hour day. Tn
u reduction involves about 500 people.
"a United States Minister John Barrett
is at Bangkok, Siam, has beon instructe
~ by Secretary Oluey to press for
. reference OF the assault On Yicf
Consul General Keliott to a nike
:, tribunal and for prompt hearing
Is The gunboat Machias was ordered
Ii. Bangkok to support this demand, an
es is now there. II necessary other vesse
n of the Asiatic fleet will be dispatche
10 siam.
Mt Attorney. General Harmon Mopda
SO instructed the United i3tates distri,
he attorney at Jacksonville to proree
\, against tho steamer Three Friends as
), pirate. The prosecution will he again
the vessel and not against her Office
ell and crew. The purpose is to test I'll
On opinion recently given by Judge Lock-
he in which he held that there was 4
IL state of war in Cuba, and that ii
nd Three Friends was not, therefore
engaged in political mission. Th
Oh United States supreme court Monai
Of decided to entertain an appeal in IL
tNH. -,