Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-01-06
DECEMBER.

DECEMBER.
Wednesday. Dec. 1.-Temperature 81.
80. 40. 81 degrees. Partly cloudy. Sec
tion A Of the Adams tax law became
operative. William Rooney, charged with
killing Alphonso j. Pickard. was con-
victed in Philadelphia and sentenced 20
20 years imprisonment.
Thursday, Dec. 2.-Temperature "a, 80,
30. 20 degrees. Partly cloudy. The
Equal Suffrage Association of Delaware
held its second annual convention in Will
mington. Mrs. Nancy Mckinley. mother
of President Mckinley, was stricken with
paralysis at Canton, o.
Friday, Dec. :3.-Temperature 30. 80,
80. 81 degrees. Rainy and sleety. Miss
Elizabeth Quigley was found dead at her
home in this city. Martin Thorn, or Tor
cewisky, convicted Of numbering William
Guldensuppe, was sentenced at Long
Island City, N. Y..-to be executed in the
electric chair during the week beginning
on January 10, 1898. The Phoenix Fire
Co. celebrated its I'D anniversary, and its
new truck was housed by the Friendship
Go. Former City Solicitor Henry c.
/ Turner died. Theodore Townsend of Mill
| ford was elected Major of the First Regi-
ment, n. G. d.
Saturday, Dec. 4.-Temperature 80, 81,
IS, "a degrees. Rainy. A definite treaty
of peace between Turkey and Greece was
signed. The Italian cabinet resigned.
Sunday, Dec. 5.-Temperature 36, 3S.
rs, 80 degrees. Clear. The steamer
George w. Morley was burned to the
waters edge at Evanston, ILL.,, causing
loss of $4,000.
Monday, Dec. 6.-Temperature 80, 80,
80, SO degrees. Partly cloudy. The
funeral of the late Henry O.
Turner took place in Whining
ton. The 55th session of Con-
gress opened at Washington, and Prcsi-
dent McKinley's first message was read.
Tuesday. Dec. T.--Temperature 81, 10,
~, 35 degrees. Partly cloudy. Walter
Croot. of New Castle, Eng, died in Lon
don, Eng, from the effects Of prize fight
with Jimmy Barry, of Chicago, Iii. The
New Castle county teachers institute
opened in New Castle. Herman l..
Schultz, convicted of wife murder, was
hanged at Milford, Pa.
Wednesday, Dec. S.-Temperature sc,
~, 40, SO degrees. Clear. The Door of
Hope transferred its work to the Florence
Crittenton Rescue Mission. Chief Justice
Conway of Wyoming died. There was a
freight wreck ON the F., w. & B. railroad
at Elkton Md, but nobody was hurt.
Thursday, Dec. 9.-Temperature 35, 46,
80 Al degrees. Partly cloudy. There
was il dense fog in the morning and the
steamer Major Reybold collided with an
ice pier at New Castle and was damaged,
Hon. 4. II. Bayard presented a medallion
of John Wesley to Brandywine M. Il.
Church. The annual meeting of the Della
ware Bible Society was held in this city.
: Friday. Dec. 10.-Temperaturc 43, "a.
So, A degrees. Clear. James II. Lawless,
aged 81 years, was killed by the breaking
of derrick at the shipyard of the Pusey
& Tones Co.
Saturday. Dec. 11.-Temperature 81,
: 80, 60, ~ degrees. Clear. Gardiner g.
Hubbard. a director of the Bell Telephone
Co., died in Washington, at the age of %
, years. Charles w. Miller, of Chicago. Ill.
won the six-day bicycle race in New York,
making 2,O9s.40 miles.
Sunday, Dec 12.-Temperatur 40. %,
-. 81 degrees. Partly cloudy, Mrs.
! Nancy A. Mckinley, mother of President
: Mckinley. died at Canton, o.
Monday, Dec. 13.-Temperature SO, Al,
!, AZ. IS degrees. Partly cloudy. Charles
Butler, philanthrophist, died in New
York City, aged 80 years.
: Tuesday, Dec. 14.--Temperatur AZ, 45.
t 46. 40 degrees. Rainy. Government
9 Agent Ross S. Pennington came to Will
!. mincton and hegan the work of sending
!, unregistered Cinnamon out of the com
!. try. The funeral of Mrs. Nancy Nc.
: Kinlcy, mother of the President, took
+ place in Canton. o. Much damage was
, done by blizzard in Western Kansas.
: The schooner Susan F. Thurlow went to
: pieces near Portland, Nc, and i've of the
: crew were lost.
Wednesday. Dec. 15.--Teniperature A
!. AZ, a. 80 degrees. Partly cloudy. The
b dead body of George ID. Farra was found
4 at his home near this city, Mr.. Farra
d having been murdered during the night
THE annual meeting of the Baltimore &
|, Philadelphia Railroad Go. was held in
' Wilmington.
r Thursday, Dec. 6.-Temperaturc 81
e 40, AT, 80 degrees. Partly cloudy. A
/ treaty of peace between Turkey and
Greece was ratified. An explosion Mt the
}, acetylene gas plant in the Federal Build
t ing at Wilmington caused the death Of
t Elevator Conductor John j. Cooper Of
e Cheswold.
IS Friday, Dec. 17.-Temperature AZ, 40
rs, 81 degrees. Partly cloudy. Fir
}, caused loss of about $i,000,000 a
: Grand Forks, n. d. William Carr, con
S vieted of numbering his child was hanget
at Liberty, Mo. "a
}, Saturday, Dec. 1s.-I'emperature 90
S 20, 30 26 degrees. Partly cloudy. Th'
d steamship I4aurada, after being in tn
custody of the government, in this city
;. for many months, was released ON ;
u S4 600 bond. q sf
n Sunday. Dec. lD.-Tempcraturr -. %
81, % degrees. Partly cloudy. Hanoye
T. CONTINUED on sixth pase.l