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


river and were drowned.
Sunday, August 2,-Temperature 20,
50, So, GO degrees. Rainy and clear.
Many funerals of Atlantic City victims
took place at Bridgeton, N, j..
Monday, August 3.--Temperature 10,
81, 81, "a degrees. Clear. Brandywine
Summit camp opened. The inquests on
the Atlantic City victims was commenced,
james Irwin of la Plata, Nd, was shot
to death while he slept
Tuesday, August 4.-Temperature 81,
So, co. rs degrees. Clear. The Chicago
Stock Exchange suspended indefinitely on
account of the collapse of a big deal In
Diamond Match Co, stock.
Wednesday, August 5.-Temperature
SO, 90, o., n degrees. Clear. William
ii. Steward, an electric light lineman,
was killed by live wirn while doing re-
pair work on pole in this city.
Thursday, August 6.---Temperature N,
81, 96. 10 degrees. Clear. Several cases
of heat prostraton were reported in Will
mington. Phylllas Mayhcrd, colored, died
at New Castle, aged 107 years.
Friday, August 7.-Icmperature 81, OF,
80, rs degrees. Thunder showers, One
man was killed and several persons We're
injured by an explosion at Kansas City.
Mo. John Council of Wilmington died
from the effects OF neat.
Saturday, August S.-Tempcrnturc 81,
90. 04, "a degrees. Clear. Forty miners
were imprisoned by mine fire ut Clark
City, Ill!
Sunday. August 9.-Tcmpcrature 50,
Oh, OF, so degrees. Clear. Mrs. Ruth
Jones died from the effects of heat In this
city and there were many fatalities from
the same cause in other places. runu-
way trolley car accident near Lancaster
killed seven persons and injured 50. Ma.
jor Thomas I. Thurlow died near Chcs-
ter.
Monday. August TO- Temperature IS,
0i, o., So degrees. Clear. George \.
Valiant committed suicide In New York.
Tuesday, August 11.-Temperlturc SO,
o., 90. rs degrees. Clear. Theodore II.
Crawford died in this city, aged n years.
Two heat fatalities were reported in Will
mington. The Prohibitionists nominated
State ticket In Dover.
Wednesday, August 12.-Tempcrature
S., 81. 95, 10 degrees. Clear Mollah
Ria, who assassinated the Shah OF Per
STA, was hanged In Tcherun. Presidential
candidate. Bryan was formally notified of
his nomination, which he accepted, in New
York H. ID. Hollis, a former Whining
tonian, died at Sea Isle City.
Thursday, August 13.-Tomperature So
so, 81, 90 degrees. Cloudy. There was
u heavy fall of rain in Indiana, and rail-
road train was wrecked in washout.
Friday, August 14.--1emneraturr ~.
IS, SO, 75 degrees. Clear. Rranlywine
Summit campmeeting came TO an end.
The steamer st. Paul completed an ocean
record of q days and 81 minutes, from
SOUTHAMPTON to New York. a report
was received that 200 people had been
drowned by n flood in Bombay.
Saturday, August 15.--Tcmperature ~
81, so, 10 degrees. Clear. A passenger
train was wrecked by tramps at Ravens
worth, Va, but no lives We're lost.
Sunday. August 16.-remperature 50
81, 90, "a degrees. Partly cloudy. The
cornerstone of the German Baptist
Church in this city was dedicated.
Monday. August 17.--Tempcraturc -
76, rs, 60 degrees. Clear. An explosion
Of dynamite occurred at New Holland
Pa, and several buildings We're dcmol'
ished, killing three men and injurina
others. Victor II. Pyle and ]. A. Grams
ton Lumber CO., lumber yards damaged
about $500 by fire. George q. Wood
held to await action of Coroner's jury Oh
j. l.. Hammond of Oxford, Pa, found
dead in White Horse Hotel stable.
Tuesday, August 1S--Teniperature ~
~, so. 81 degrees. Fair. Democrat,
State Convention at Dover nominated Ebt
w. Tunnel for Governor and Il. Irving
Handy as the candidate for Congress
Baron Won Zcdwitz, n German privs
counsellor, died of injuries received in 4
collision betwe9n the yuht Meteor ant
his yacht Isolde, ut South Sea.
Wednesday, August 19.-Temneratur,
65, 20, ~, 81 degrees. Clear. Mrs. Mary
Rumford was crushed to death in I'M Gle
vator in Philadelphia. The national con
vention of the l. q. b. u. of America
opened in this city.
Thursday, August 20-Temperatur "a
~, 10, ti5 degrees, Clear. EX'Congress
man Rawsom w. Durham died in Spring
field. Mass. aged IS years. The |. q. Il
u. convention closed. Sound-money Demo
Gratis of Wilmington effected organization
A French fishing boat was sunk nea
Falmouth, England, and IA fishermen
were drowned.
Friday August 21.--Temperature 70
rs, 81. G:s degrees. Partly cloudy. Th,
Rev. j. A. DeRuyter died suddenly IL
this city, aged 40 years.
Saturday, August 22.-Temperature II
rs, 10, 6S degrees. Cloudy and clear
IIoke Smith resigned his Cabinet port
folio. An eclipse of the moon was yisihl
in North America. John q. Henke o
New Castle was murdered in Burlington
N. J.
. Sunday, August 23.-'rcmperaturc "A
so, SO, GO degrees. Partly cloudy. TIL
annual reunion of the Twenty -ninth Ney
York Volunteers was held in this city.
Monday, August n.-Temperature 7f
"A, ~, Ga degrees. Rainy. The 1St
biennial convention of the Supreme Lodge
IL. of r., opened in Cleveland, Ohio.
49,. Tuesday, August 25.-Tempcraturc Z.
50. 81, "a degrees Clear. The funera
of the Rev. ]. A. Deltuytcr took place 4
this city, with interment at Smyrna. TIL
Honest Money League of Delaware wa
organized. The village of Ontonagor
Mich, was destroyed by fire and man
people were made homeless.
Wednesday, August 2i.-Temperatur
II. so, 81, j3 degrees. Clear. The Re
publcans of New York State nominate
Frank y. Black of Troy as the canddat
for Governor.
Thursday, August 27.--Tomperature u
so. n. 50 degrees. Clear. The palace q
Kalid Bin Bargash. at Zanzibar was bon
barded by the English because Kald II
fused 10 vacate.
Friday, August 2S.-Ircmpcrature 81
10, 10, 80 degrees. Clear Iii Hun
Chang the Chinese ambassador, arrive
in New York.
Saturday, August 20.--Tompcrature G.
10, 10, 50 degrees. Clear. The ,Iapanes