Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-04
IN GEN EE.4L.

Gen. John Eugene Smith, veteran
Of tho Civil War. died in Chicago Fri.
day.
4 fire at Pattonsburg, Mo-, on Thurs
day destroyed dozen stores. Loss,
$40. 600.
Olson & Co. q furniture factory in
Chicago was burned on Friday. Loss.
S35, 900.
The British steamer Sutherland went
ashore near Cummings. Point, S. G.,
Friday.
Hon. George Haywood, prominent
citizen of Concord, Mass., died Sunday
evening.
Col. Thomas A. McPa.lin, surgeon,
U. S. A., retired, died at Annapolis on
Thursday.
The resignation of Lieutenant @. A.
Stone, U. S. NJ, retired, has been
accepted.
The American brig Rocky Glen has
beon wrecked at Ragged Island, one of
tho Bahama group.
David L. Taylor, a pioneer ship
builder of Camden, N. j.. died sud-
denly on Saturday.
The West Hill, Ia, Grammar
School was destroyed by fire on Thurs
day. Loss. $40, 0G0.
Harry White of Penn's Grove, died
suddenly ON Friday in the railroad
station at Woodbury.
Patton Seminary, boarding school
for girls near Dallas. Tex, was burned
Friday. Loss, about SIS, 600
The Grand Lodge of Masons of New
Jersey has decided to establish home
for aged and iniirm members.
Brevet Major General Andrew jack
son Smith. United States Army, re-
tired, died in ST. Louis on Saturday.
benjamin Madkiff of Milville, N. j.,
was instantly killed on Saturday night
by taking hold of an electric light wire.
Rays Opera House and number
OF stores at Madisonyille, KY, were
burned on Thursday night. Loss,
| SIS, 600.
Gertrude Palmer, the third victim Of
| the insane frenzy of Arthur Palmer, at
Mamaroneck. N. T., died Friday of
| her injuries.
The Temple block and the opera
house at Caledonia. o., including
several stores, were burned on Friday.
Loss. $40. 600.
Frank j. Lespa, cashier of the
Clarkson State Bank at Clark
son, Neb., committed suicide on Tues
day night week.
A passenger train collided with a
freight train Friday at Sea Grit, N.
j. Both engines were demolished, but
the crews escaped.
Col. James S. Casey, Twenty, second
Infantry, was placed on the retired list
Of the army last Thursday, on reaching
the age limit of "a years.
Secretary Carlisle has accepted the
resignation OF Edward j. Donovan.
collector of internal revenue at Boston,
to take effect February 18th.
The borough authorities of Bristol,
Pa, are at odds with the Pennsylvania
railroad officials over widening its
tracks at Mill street crossing.
Tho United States steamer Alliance
ran ashore just inside the Virginia
capes, in chesapeake bay, on Satur.
day night, but was fioated Sunday.
In Kansas City, on Saturday even.
ing, three masked men entered the
store of John A. Heilman and robbed
| it of $1,000 worth OF crucifiXes ant
church fixtures and $50 in cash. ~.
Charles NJ. Rogers, real estate
dealer of Brooklyn and Great Neck,
Long Island, was found dead in the
snow on Saturday, in the yard of the
Long Island railroad station at Great
Neck.
y Sarnia, Ont, dispatch says that
Frederick Fl. Bathey, American Gus
toms inspector of immigration, fell oil
a train going through tho 1T. Claii
~ Eri,I,,x, ,,.Snp.oop n,lt in,
stantly killed.
At Jackson, o., on Friday, Alice
Hill, blind woman, was burned tc
death, her clothing having taken tirS
from q stove. Her mother, also nearly
blind, was fatally burned trying to save
her daughter.
At Charleston, ILL.,, on Friday, Ed.
Henderson and his nephew, nance
Boyle, guarrcllsd in q machine shop.
One man used monkey wrench anG
the other hammer, and both were
fatally injured.
Articles Of incorporation have peer
granted at Springfield. ILL.,, TO thu
Chinese Equal Rights League o
America. The society is 10 be organizet
for tho purpose OF urging q law 10 con
fer citizenship rights on Chinese.
Henry Heitrelt, a Nez Perce count,
farmer, was Thursday elected by thu
Idaho Legislature to succeed Dubois
in the United States Senate. 1t is sale
that the Standardized has but Limited
command of tina English language.
Lyman ]. Gage OF Chicago went tt
Canton Thursday and had long con
ference with Prcsidont-elcct Mckinley
Last evening he saiu: II have hecr
rendered the appointment of Secretary
OF the Treasury and have accepted it, ;
Tho Free Silver Republicans and thu
Populists of tho Washington Legisa
turo nominated Judge q. l.. Turner fo
United States Senator on THURSDAY
night, and tho Legislature in joint ses
sion Friday elected him on the frs
ballot.
Tho United States circuit court a
New York has decided that the Uniol
Pacific Railroad Co. is entitled tn thu
Sl9a, 900 of the compRny's securities
saved from the wreck of the firm o
Field, Lindley, Wiechers Sc Co., whiol
failed about siS years ago.
Albert Cunning, a coachman, sho
and killed Mrs Mary Denning in Chi
cago, on Friday, and killed himself
Cunning was infatuated with til,
woman, and, although she refused Il
have anything TO do with him, his at
tentions led separation between
her and her husband.
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