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JOHN CAMPBELL ASSAULTED.
Said to Have Been Brutally Beaton by
Frank/Gibson anil a Coin
* Frank /Gibson, who was recently
sentenced/ to a term cf six months in
ite New Casilo jail by Judge Ball for as
£ saulting|v)fHecr Brown and
l subsequently pardoned by Governor
Reynolds, is again in trouble. This
i time he) is charged with beating John
I Campbell, a bricklayer,who lives at No.
ipv833 Adams street. The assault took place
about.' 4 o'clock, on Christmas morn
ing. Campbell is still lying at his home
on Adams street, suffering from his In
l' Juries. No one is permitted to see him
by advice of the physician in attend
ance.
It* Was learned from Mrs. Campbell,
the injured man's mother,
that» her
had been attending a ball
%vd, and when Campbell reached homo
«a>"ly Christmas morning Gibson and a
man named Joseph Flinn, lay in wait
for him and cruelly beat him. Mrs.
Campbell says the light began almost in
front of her door. She says that her
knocked down in the street and
yard in the rear
shop, at the corner
streets. Mrs.
Campbell ûrmly believes that her son's
assailants meant to murder him, and
A thinking they had done so, left him in
j the yard back of the morocco shop.
/ The attention of Mrs. Dougherty,
j who lives on Conrad street just opposite
I live yard where young Campbell
' ■ taken
Va.,
the
The
eral
James
M.
C.
J.
and
Va.,
Mvs.
W.
Lock
Get
;ho wr
tho
Monday,
nul companions
Christmas
:
non
T.
II.
for
ceral
cited
were
C
,
and
ture
Safe
Avas
a
He
Ida
of
in
of
(hen carried to a
Gibson's morocco
Monroe and Conrad
of
at
15:
attracted early Christmas
[, morning by the cursing of Gibson, who
' the says is her nephew. Mrs. Dougherty
îè iWty 8 that Gibson's campanion wus Joe
if* iFlinn. After tho two men had left their
fa", victim in the yard she says she got up
and went out into the street. She recog
nised her nephew and his companion,
she says, and upbraded them when she
learned what they had done.
After the assailants had left, Campbell
managed to get up and go to the Wec
cacoe engine house. There
about at this time, Mrs. Campbell says,
and her son went up stairs in the engine
house and sank doAvn on the floor. He
soon became unconscious from loss of
blood. He lay in this state until 9 o'clock
Christmas morning, when one of the
firemen discovered him and called in
Dr. Fahey. Campbell's mother, who
had been very ill Avith la grippe, says
she was ignorant of her son's injuries
until he was brought home Friday night
badly beaten up. Ilis friends thought
the sight of her son so badly beaten
■ might have a fatal effect upon her.
Dr. Fahey stated on Monday that
unless erysipelas set in his patient would
recover, lie said there avus a* long gash
over Campbell's forehead, caused by a
from being struck with a blunt
instrument. He also said there
several contused wounds
bis head and
mouth, which could have been caused
by a blow from tho fist. It is stated that
Campbell
was because he had called Gibson a
"jail-bird" at a ball the night before.
Campbell
base-ball player. His assailant has not
been arrested.
i
;ere
the side of
ugly wound over the
the motive for the assault
at one time a Avell-knoAV
CUMMINS B ILL CASE.
On Account of the Illness ot the Judges
It Goes Over Until April.
Bpeclal Correspondence ot Oazotto and Journal
Doa'eb, Dec. 28.—The Cummins Avili
case was to have been heard to-day in
superior court, but owing to the illness
of Chief Justice Comegys aud Judge
Cullen, was postponed.
The court met at 1.30 o'clock and
adjourned until the next regular term,
the third week in April. Judge Grubb,
Prothonotary Betts and the court crier
were present. The chief justice was not
abde to attend, but
still improving and will
The Cummins will
precedence over all other busi
April term of court. It will probably
take ten days to hear it.
consulted. He is
•on be out.
se will have
at the
New Postal Caros.
New postal cards were issued Tuesday.
There are two sizes, large and small,
though they sell for the same price, one
cent. The larger card measures about
4x6 inches and is of buff-colored card
board with black lettering and stamp.
The engraved inscriptions are all at the
head of the card on tlie address side.
The stamp—a medallion of General
Grant, framed with a wreath of laurel—
is on the extreme right, Instead of the
centre, as with the old cards. The words
"United States of America,"
raised capitals enclosed by ornamental
framework. Above this inscription ap
the Avords,"PostalCard One Cent,"
small capitals and beneath it the
legendary caution, "This side is for ad
dress only."
The smaller card is quite diminutive
and hardly one-half as Ian
other. The lettering is blue «
card. There is much ornamental scroll
work around tho inscriptions and the
legend, "Postal Curd One Cent,"
extreme top, is parted by a tiny Amer
ican shield.
as the
'll ite
the
Death of Mr*. Miller.
Mrs. Aim Miller, relict of tho late
Martin Miller, died at lier ho
Brandywine hundred at 12.50 o'clock,
Sunday afternoon, from influenza.
Mrs. Miller was in her 81st year. Her
husband died in March last, aged 89
years. Deceased le
Mrs. Robert C. F
.
• children,
of this city,
Charles Miller, Mrs. Curtis M. Tally
and Le Avis M. Miller of Brandywine
hundred.
■
It of a
ill.
Sarah Brown, a middle
living nt No. 1219 Chippeÿ street, fell
down stairs at her Ji
week and sustained iuj
suited in her death
Brown avus
with a lighted lamp in her h:
she missed her footing
lamp did
decl
.
* on Wednesday
'—*-s which r
Monday
descending the '-I
M i
vay
l fell. The
it explode. Dr. Lu kens at
the injured woman.
Had
Samuel Saunders, aged 15 year
ployed at tlie works of the' I
Jones Company, had a
mashed while at work
evening as to necessitate its i
by Dr. John C. Fahey,
holding
Poun w
heavy sledge, but struck the boys linger
instead.
«er -Ainsi.«d.
ey <fc
finger so badly
Thursday
P
lore
Benjamin
m Avith a
»'ho failed to hit the in
Mr*. Jacob
Mrs.Weldln, Avife of J
who died suddenly at his home
Brandywine hundred on Thursday
lying seriously ill at her home. Sh
>b R.AYYldin,
t pected to long si
her bu,
band's death. .Mr. W eidin's f
place Monday.
•ral took
The funeral
took place here Monday,
brought fi(
f J. florae
Rtidolpl
Hie rein;
Moo
'aching here at 11.48 a.
de at Wilmington aud
Pa., on the
trai
interment wi
Brandywine
Letters tes
Register Coo
•ntnry were granted by
oh Monday on the estate of
Mari
seeds to Mrs. Emily T. Young;
of Joseph C. S
g; letters of ad
thc estate
of Amanda Toppiu, New Castle hun
dred, to Albert H. Silver.
ai
Mrs. Emily T. Y
:
gn
Th«
start
in
the
have
fact
LOCO MOT l VE ENG INKERS.
Sunburn Division Pleasantly EntortalnoU
mud State Division.
Seabard Division, Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, of Portsmouth,
Va., came to this city on Sunday and
during the afternoon and evening was
the guest of Diamond Btate Division.
The local division also entertained sev
eral other members of the order. Among
isltors
James Walker, Mr. and Mrs. James E.
Bowen, William N. Waxton,Charles R.
Welton, James L. Weitem, Miss Mamie
Welton, J. J. Lewton, J. J. Hinman, J.
M. Kittenhou
Stambaek
mouth, R. D. Whitelioru, J. Merser and
C. L. Ellin<
J. S. Atki
Bowen, Aza I*. Trader, John W. Carroll
and Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Brown of Cape
Charles City, Nelson Kecter of Berkley,
Va., W. C. Roberts of Baltimore, AV. C.
White of Cumberland, Md., Mr. and
Mvs. Charles Harris of Parsons, Va..
W. S. Forti nor
Camden, N. J., W. E. Lockwood of
Lock Ærie, Pa., and Mr. and Mrs.
Get
•»y
Peyton Tunstall
tho
J. N. Cook, W. L.
d W. A. Brown of Ports
have
to
But
of Norfolk, Mr. and Mrs.
of Suffolk, Va., C. W.
d Albert Forti ner of
M. B>
T. Clark of Del mar. They
and Avere met by a committee
composed of W. P. Morgan, W. J. Ran
dolph, S. G. Fisher, T. P. Trueman, W.
II. Rcdmilo, James Gordon, W. P. Kirk,
James Ingle, 11. E. Sherwood, G. M.
, F. D. Mount and I). S. Reader,
which escorted them to the Hotel Willis
for dinner.
After having dined tho visitors pro
ceral to lid un Hall, whore they were
grouted by about 200 railroad mon and
numerous women. The afternoon's J
exercises oneneil with nravnr bv W C
"..J? r * 63r Æ.t has
cited "The bottler's atorv '• \ddroasos l !'°
were delivered bv W. E. Lockwood W.
C Roberta I D Pkillins f 1 Welton"
, T Morgan 8 A ffioailWor P™ ' 12
and L Änaham' Mra. 8. G. Fisîmr
served Jis nianist
At the enneh'isinn n f ihea« nvnrrM C r.Q
vTbdiro/TLoS'Tw-.nt'to tie
Delaware avenue station of the B* t'o
rnUroad^iutdinspected °L Kubmf a
After supper the visitors and their ,,
host, together with many Wilmington
friends of the latter, reassembled at
Eden Hall to hoar Mr. Lockwood lec
ture on "Echoes from the Locomotive
Cab, Round House and the Rail, and
Safe High-speed Travel." The lecture
Avas deeply interesting and continued
upwards of two hours. With the aid of
a stereopticon it Avas beautifully illus
trated. The large gathering listened
most intently to the lecturer's remarks.
He prefaced the lecture with scriptuio
reading and during intermissions Miss
Ida Mask recited three selections, .Mrs.
Macallister sang a solo and Miss
Wcnonah Mask, Mrs. Macallister and
Mrs. Mabel Coilison sang a trio, Mrs.
Fisher playing the accompaniment.
The illustrations included pictures
of Bishop Stevens, the Bird monument
in St. Stephen's Church, Philadelphia,
four stages of movement, Charles T.
Parry, I. D. Williamson, Anthony J.
Drexei, George W. Childs and bad
The locomotive, he de
clared, is the nearest approach to the
creation of the Almighty. All that he
! d on the labor question was what
had been remarked by Mr. Childs, "if
capital has tlie right to combine then
labor has." The. government of the
United States, he asserted, ought, to in
spect tins railroad tracks. Ho attributed
the Ashtabula horror to the hammering
of the driving wheels of the locomotive.
Many of his ideas Avere novel ami
seemed plausible.
At 10 o'clock tho visitors and others
were banqueted at the Hotel Willis.
The tables were set in communicating
■ ere laid for 150 per
sons. The menu was delicious. F. L.
Welton, W. P. Morgan and Mr. Lock
Avood responded to toasts.
The visitors lingered until midnight,
when the Virginians departed by the
Norfolk express. They Avcro lavish with
expressions of delight
hospitality bestowed
d Mr. and Mrs. John
ived here
at
after
will
proc
i!
15:
cent
to
He
R.
diamsm
to
the
d cove
er the generous
them.
r.l UG HT I V A M A RS II.
The
obblns llurgl
r Was Caught in a
ïlKBi-rs, Colored.
est and apprehen
by Robe
Credit for the
of the thief
Dobbins' house is due
gers, the cob
son's house «
Christmas Day Robe
of the bookkeepers at the Central Bank,
cut into the barn and found :
•ho burglarized Dr.
Kobe i t Big
id servant at Mr. Robili
the Newport road. On
Robinson,
brclla
Other articles were discovered and Mr.
Robinson took all the things into the
ith Dr. Dobbin;
ite
it.
the
Next, day Diggers, the colored s
as entering the barn Avhcn he fo
î of tho stalls.
rant,
the thief i
muttered something about "just taking
a rest," when he quickly turned and
vaulted through a window 15 foot from
the ground« Diggers gave cli
89
follow
ing his mi
swamp eh
by. The
almost to his hips in the
Avater. Riggers just stood quiet and
Availed. At length tlie
the cold Avater and c
t ■
thief rushed i
got tired of
j out. Diggers
ested him, brought him
to the police station and gave him up.
Detective Hivwkins then went out to the
*d lately
Robins
maiuder of the stolen goods.
and gathered up the
fell
lull Dcuth.
r
Charles Jones, -14 years old, who
lived at No. 4 Peoples street, died sud
denly at the above
from the <
He had been a suffi
i
id dress on Sunday
.1
s of Ja grippe.
;r from influenza
terday he
He had n
i suddenly ill
vay
The
for s
j j
. d
at
it a
t go
far when ho avus t
id
fell t.
the sideAvall
He
into tlu: in
; AVho
lie died i
Corouer Sparks was notified
ther Avith Coroner's Physician
:Aved the remains and gave a
•ate of death from tho abov
mi nut
and t<
<fc
it!l
D<
cd had no
ar relatives.
He had be
senti y employed i
a
'I ho body AVi
potter's field Monday.
sent to
A Chiliu
a Tramp.
uned Charles
A Chili;
sailor
Brown, who gave Buenos Ay
the police sta
evening for lodgings. Jle
« at Valparaiso when the
Chili began, but th
tion »Sunday
s he
late
he
bu,
shipped for Glasgow
vessel. From there he
pool and shipped oil a steamer for Phil
adelphia, arriving in that port last week,
lie is on hi way to Baltimore, where lie
expects to ship fur some South Ameri
can port. lie speaks English fluently,
as Avell as three other languages.
English
took
cut to Liver
aud
the
to .lall.
giv
Emma Scott
by
of
a hearing
before Justice of the Pence Lewis Sas.-c
Monday, charged with the larceny
of some clothing from Margaret Clark
of Red Lion hundred. Bail in the
of $200 was demanded by Justices
The woman in default of thia bail
remanded to jail.
ad
estate
hun
READY FOR TU E . DELINQUENTS.
Th« I
Will
unlay.
The delinquent county tax collectors
start out Friday next, or more exactly,
Saturday (Friday being a legal holiday)
in their work of collecting the out
standing property and poll-taxes due
the county.
The 11 mon, ono for each hundred,
have very comprehensive powers. In
fact each one is vested with the powers
conferred by law
lector.
»«linquent County Tax Colloctor*
- on Their Mission oil Sut
Two
Tt
Board
to
before
9
board
things
and
result
owned
is
were
table
cost
favor
Davis
the county col
TIIE DELINQUENCY COLLECTORS.
The delinquent county tax collectors
have all been appointed but in three
hundreds. They
Brandywine—Jacob K. Hanby.
Christiana—Frodus J. Sturgeon.
Mill Creek—Henry E. Darnal.
White Clay Creek—J. W. Donaldson.
Ppncader—William C. Bigger.
Red Lion-J. II. S. Gam.
St. Georges—J. F. McWhorter.
Appoquinimink—Not yet appointed.
Blackbird—Not yet appointed.
New Castle—Not yet appointed.
Wilmington—George J. Fink.
The law does not compel the collector
to call at the domicile of the delinquent.
But he can press for the debt by legal
immediately,
follows:
T , total countv toi lew was *221
J o( a !
County Collector Dickey
has b "hl"d all but about *15,000, which
l !'° du ? 0 of ,he > oar - La8t year at this
amount of county funds in
^tthk at this date represented only about
' 12 * P« of ">« «™"<y >«y
'X TT'
nvcr b > 1,10 county collector to the de
linquciit tax collectors on Friday next
havTSompl'etod "»u'woA * ttd "°"
Tllosn R t,|Ule " lcl ' havo scrutinized all
ffit'T U l 1 WU -
,, nf th „
KfnXmifiKTbyFWdïr 1
completed i»y l riclay.
ljleven
J.
he
in
L.
the
S.
gcr
tion
with
of
Mr.
man
ward
tion
Betts
at
ward
Mr.
Mr.
tion.
Betts
Mr.
the
the
Sale
AA'ere
at any time
after having given the due notice. Hut
tremely likely that tho collector
will call on the debtors, us by law he is
entitled to a commission of 10 per cent
all collections over »5, and to 20 per
all collections of $5 and under.
proc
i! i
cent
.LECTION.
not.
' delinquent stamps have
been received by Mr. Dickey to be fur
nished the collectors. Each one is dif
ferent and bears a legend severally as
follows: "Collector of Delinquent
for White Clay Hundred, New
Castle County, Delaware." In addition
to being a stamp distinct from the
nty collector's, the receipt also of
the delinquent tax collector differs in
detail from County Tax Collector
Dickey's receipt form.
Ta:
Sah
MONAGHAN TURNS UP.
In Sydney
He
Htrulin, a
l»o on III* Way Hoine.
Wept Chester, Pa., Dec. 27.—That
R. Jones Monaghan, the missing Chester
county lawyer, is in Sydney, Australia,
there is no longer doubt.
The state department at Washington
has had charge of the inquiry for a
week past and to-night James Mona
ghan, the missing man's brother, re
ceived the following telegram from Hon.
William F. Wharton, tirât assistant Sec
retary of State : "Have
from consul at Sydney saying R. Jone
Monaghan is here. Makes
his identity."
the
îceived advice
secret of
Thi
Is not what the friends of
Monaghan wanted to know so much as
to the missing man's condition. Tlie
last cable to them from Sidney, signed,
R. Jones Monaghan, seemingly endeav
ored to impress upon them his identity.
He named his children and called his
wife by tho name used only by him.
James Monaghan went to Washington
last Monday and interviewed Secretary
Wharton in relation to the matter. The
secretary promised to cable the consuls
at Melbourne and Sidney, aud to report
all information readied.
In his intervieAv Mr. Monaghan said
that his brother was probably out of his
mind, and the Secretary in cabling the
consuls might have suggested the theory
that he was making aii effort to conceal
his identity.
In his cable to his Avife Jones Mona
ghan asked for $500. To-night James
Monaghan telegraphed Secretary Whar
ton for particulars
forward the
is
lie
\
ing
lie
a
Dr.
s to how is best to
•ill be sent
Big
On
, -which
as soon as possible.
pected that Jones will return to his
home.
Upon this it is c:
\ . i . . i
n!Y l xv L- Xp .T' tG( ! tu I Sf
(YtvrnY.o t<k about the "8th—from
yrne, am osept the cable ot Decern
Û ,l hHl V 0 ," 1 '?
Monaghan was better; that a letter hau
i. U lT 1 , i .« . i , .
It is calculated that letter will give
interesting details as to his dis- f
Mr.
the
it.
rant,
and
from
appean
Mrs. Monaghan has
that her husbi
entually he found. She is
xious to have the money requested by
him sent.
It avus only through the urgent advice
of his friends that she wns dissuaded
from sending it after the arrival of the
cablegram asking for it.
Tim $500 will now bo sent, probably
through the state department
consul at Sydney, and Mr. Monaghan
Avili be on his way home before many
days.
doubted
I AA'as alive and
uld
The
the
and
of
him
up.
the
the
Mar
i( Hall
■
The following officers wore elected at
icting of the Musonic Hall
who
sud
the annual
Company: President, George G. Lob
dell; Vice-president, James Scott; Trea
tary, Tho
S. Quigley,
les, J»
J. Lawson; Directors, AV.
AVilliam Baxter, J. Park i
Parker, Joseph Gould, J. AVinflold Scott,
S. A. Hodgman, H. F. Dure, K. Lewis
Armstrong.
. d
id
a
abov
National
ml Meniherfdiii).
of the Delaware
follows :
The enum
National G
■ d is reported
Field and staff officers, 10; Company A,
officers and men, 4(5; Company B, 37;
Company C, 32; Company D, 34; C - :
pany E, 48; Company F, 50; Company
G, 40; Company if, 51; Troop A, 52;
Troop B, 50; drum corps, 37; general's
staff, 18; total officers and men, 505.
i
to
Wcnonah Lodge, S. of II., elected the
following officers on Saturday evening:
S. M., Josiah I). Whitcsell; AV. M.,
Samuel C. Watson; J. M., Dorsey J.
Slicer; It. S., Samuel F. Hall; F. S.,
Samuel P. Haines; Treasurer, Robert A.
Taylor; Chaplain, AV. I*. Saxton; Con
ductor, John AV. ilousekuecht; trustees,
Samuel F. Hall, Samuel P. Haines;
Representative to Grand Lodge, Samuel
P. Huines; Alternate, Samuel F. Hall.
Officers
Saturday evening by Wilmington Lodge,
International Association of Machinists :
M. M., James Sayers; Foreman, AVilliam
A. Jennings; R. S., Harry Volmer; F.
S., AVilliam T. Taylor; Treasurer, Harry
Hollis; Statistirian, Edward Murphy;
Conductor, AVilliam Frederick; O. S.,
John Miller; 1. S , Phillip Lind; Trus
tees, Charles O'Neill, Rol
Chaplain, Harry Wilhelm; P. M.,
George AV. Bauds.
sta
Jle
the
he
Phil
week,
lie
Ameri
Liver
follows were elected
hearing
Sas.-c
larceny
Clark
Shaw;
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Two Olcl Members Elected to Vacancies
In tlie Buurd
Tt did not take the members of the
Board of Education long Monday night
to dispose of what business there was
before the board, and the result w
?ry member was out of the rooms by
9 o'clock, an unusual thing. But the
board believe in the plan of rushing
things when it is practicable to do so
and last evening's brief session was a
result of this rule.
The committee on No. 24 school were
allowed to rent the school house not
owned by the board until No. 21 school
is ready for occupancy.
The committee on manual training
were given permission to purchase a
table for wood-working in tho school,
cost not to exceed $13.
The committeo on teachers reported in
favor of securing Miss Elizabeth V.
IIunset, to be second assistant in No. 11
school, to succeed Miss Ella Mitchell,
resigned.
On motion of Joseph Pyle, Arthur W.
Davis was chosen janitor of No. 21
school.
Bids for
a
to
a
a
tho
paving about No. 9 school
d os follows: J. M. Enos,
$70.80; Oauby & Brother, $73; Samuel
S. Clark, $75.50. On motion the bids
not considered and the committee
this school Avas ordered to have the
paving sufficiently patched up for the
winter.
The resignation of Norman W. Bott
gcr as a member of the Board of Educa
tion from the Fourth ward was received
with regret and accepted. Tho cause
of tho resignation Avas the removal of
Mr. Bottger from the Avard. Mr. Hart
man presented the name of William
Turner as a member from the Fourth
ward to succeed Mr. Bottger. His elec
tion by the board Avas unanimous, Mr.
Betts casting the vote of the board. Mr.
Turner Avas the opponentof Mr. Bottger
at tlie last election for member of the
school board from the Fourth ward.
To fill the vacancy in the Second
ward made vacant by the resignation of
Daniel Ross at the last regular meeting,
Mr. Ponnhoe named H. T. Alexander,
Mr. Donahoe's opponent at the last elec
tion. llis election Avas unanimous. Mr.
Betts cast tho vote. Both ç>f the new
members will be qualified at the next
regular meeting. Both Mr. Turner and
Mr. Alexander have been members of
the board before.
The finance committee submitted tho
following report:
finance committee, which was in
structed to report upon the financial
dition of the hoard, with an estimate of
the probable expenditures for the miscel
laneous or contingent expenses for the
balance of the veur, reported as follows :
Balança on hand July 1st, 1891..$ 12,304.57
Appropriation by Council. 109,476.00
Appropriation by Statt
Sale of books
AA'ere openei
of
.. 11,975.36
ended balance
materials.
i:.
81.74
T' '! a'. • . •
.$134.220.82
Kxpendit
' s of teachers and
o December 1st:
Sah
janitors.
Miscellaneous expenses 17,925.53
.$30,301.35
Total.
$ 48,226.88
Balance for the year.$ 85,999.94
Seven months' salaries of teach
ers and janitors. 70,040.00
Balance
.$ 15,959.9t
expenditure of
$17,925.68 for the last five months for the
contingent ex penses of the board and shows
$15,959.94 for the seven months kaluncc of
Joseph Pyli:,
J. K. Hartman.
This statement shows
the year.
During the past y
have been employed and 500 pupils
added to the roll.
18
:
Encounter With a Rurglar.
Thomas J. McCorkle, whose residence
is at the corner of Delaware ayenue and
Buren street, Avas awakened by a
burglar in the house early Monday
morning. He seized his pistol and
waited for the intruder to approach
enough to get a shot at him. A slight
noise made by Mr. McCorkle from his
bed-room frightened the robbed off and
lie made his exit out a front door. Notli
stolen by the burglar.
\
ing w
struck by a Train.
Charles Riedel, living at No. 103
Orange street, was struck by a train on
the 1\, W. »fc B. railroad Monday ever,
ing near the round-house. Riedel was
going to work at the round-house,where
lie is employed, when he got confused
between two trains, one of avu ich struck
him. His shoulder blade and right hip
Avcro broken. He avus removed to the
Delaware Hospital. He is 52 years old
and married. He will recover.
to
nlon Co
<1 to Jail.
i Thomas Scanlon was arraigned before
I Sf i uire Smith Monday afternoon upon
the charge of securing money from
David Collins, proprietor of tho Holly
'? Tree Inn, under false an-1 fraudulent
pretences. Collins is all- cl to have
cashed for Scanlon a cln which was
f„ r * 5 . 25 , but which Scan . got $52.05
f ()] -. Bail in the
demanded, in default of which Scanlon
by
the
sont to jail.
Death of Mr*. Pho be S
upe.
Mrs. Phœbc Sharpe died on Sunday
evening nt lier residence, No. 1208 Delà
Avaru avenue.
andrer death resulted from old age and
pneumonia. For many years she owned
and managed Pharpe's Hotel, Front and
Market streets. Her husband died long
ago. Hor funeral was held this morning
made in Wilmington and
She
the
1 I
Brandywine comotery.
Struck :»y a Train.
John Hickey, aged 58 years and
ployed as a carpenter at the Delaware
State Hospital for the Insane, avus
struck by a train at the foot of Third
Friday and seriously injured.
elisions have been granted to the fol
ing Deluwareaus : Original, Joshua I),
poncer; increase, William Houck.
ered Grace Church par
Thursday morning, while
Dobbins, D. D., and Mrs.
Dobbins were asleep, and relieved the
house of a large quantity of valuable
clothing.
William Burner, whose eyesight Avas
impaired by an necident which occurred at
the Diamond State iron works several
ks ago, had the optic successfully re
tho Wills Eye Hospital in Phila
delphia on Wednesday laut.
Detective George Hatton has received
from E. T. Hu nee, a well-known lawyer and
also postmaster of Detroit, Mich., a hand
some Christmas souvenir in the shape of a
goid scarf pin, set with 16 pearls. Mr.
fiance was formerly a resident of this city.
John Dougherty, an Italian. living at
Sixth and Scott streets, was strack in the
mouth with a brick by another Italian on
Saturday night and seriously injured. Ilis
nose was also broken. I)r. John C. Fahey
repaired the fracture and pronounces
Dougherty out of danger. His assailant
has not been arrested.
at
strect
h
A sneak thief
nonage early a
Rev. John Y.
:
A,
37;
- :
52;
•d
the
M.,
J.
S.,
A.
Con
:
F.
S.,
Trus
M.,
The direr
s of the Dr] aw:
, .... . . .- railroad
have deulurcd the usual semi-annual divi
dend of 3 per ec
yable
tho capital stock
and after January 2d, 1892, nt
; office of the treasurer in Dover.(.'hecks
for AV'ilmington storkholdRrs will be left
for distribution with J. V. Carlisle & Co.,
No. .'503 Market street, Wilmington.
Shaw;
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Field will
a trip to
January 13th
Mexico and the Pacific coast.
NOON-DAY ROBBERY.
Earnest.
Beaten
il«
tu
lly Attacked
t» III* Iter»ve
id
•I'Y
Ernest Ilonderer, a machinist ern
ployccl at the Betts machine shops, is
lying in a precarious condition at his
•, No. 50!) West Second street, lie
suddenly attacked from behind by
a trio of roughs at, Fourth and Walnut
streets at noon Friday. Tho attempt
was made to rob him. * His gold watch
was snatched from his pocket and the
chain broken. Honderer was fearfully
beaten and kicked, lié was carried home
unconscious and passed the night in a
dolirious condition. Grave fears oxiat as
to his recovery. He is in extreme pain
this morning. lie was struck with a
brick over the left eye. The back of his
head was gashed and several stitches
had to be inserted. It is feared that the
's brain is affected. An effort
de to send him to ono of tho hos
pitals, but his friends fool themselves
able to take full care of him. It is Hen
derer's wish also to stay at home.
His chief assailant is supposed to be
id William Thompson. Yes
The
and
of
tiss,
no
tion
the
of
the
the
It
a man
terday evening Officer Floyd picked up
a 42-calibre pistol in the locality where
tho assault took place. Hcndercr is a
quiet man and an industrious machinist
whose character is that he would give
offence to no one. The whole story in
dicates
day robbery.
audacious attempt at
LIQUOR A T THE WORLD'S FAIR.
Allow It to
The Committee Decides
Sold by Re*
Chicago, Dec. 29.--A local paper
says: Liquor is to be sold at the World's
Fair. The thirsty wayfarer longing for
cooling streams AvliereAvith to quench
his thirst, may get any kiud of aicholic
lie Avants.
Avas not known definitely until
yesterday that the directors had agreed
n liquor programme. Secretary
CrnAvford of the ways and means com
mittee gave the first intimation of the
plan. He said his committee had de
cided to allow the sale of liquor for a
consideration, the exposition
percentage of the j
President Baker s
the
mraiits or
the
the
is
at
it
its
S
get
.^eipts realized,
practi
cally decided months ago that liquor
should not be sold in snloous; nothing
of that kind; but it will be
the restaurants."
gros
aid: "It av
sale in
JOIN THE OUT LA ITS.
Reiufori-f
fu
- A
MexicHU M
Brownsville, Tex., Dec. 28.— It i
reported that a party of armed
camped near Lampaquez rauche,
the dividing line of Cameron and
lliedelgo counties. They are under the
command of Francis Arredartdo, a de
the Mexican army, and it is
supposed they intend joining the Garza
outlaws.
Alamo, the Mexican avIio committed
the murders on Padre Island, Texas,
and who was arrested by tiie Mexican
authorities and was being held
pending tho issue of extradition
escaped Avith five others from the Mata
mores jail last night and crossed the
river to Texas, to join Arredando's gang.
Garza's men are reported to be hiding
in the chapparral.
WARNED RY "WHITE CAPS."
a
■ter frr
First a Hüllet
a Threatening
ir—Result of Fighting the Saloon*.
Valparaiso, Ind., Dec. 29.—An at
ssinate Dr.
Th*
Let
tempt has been made to
W. N. Gray, a prominent practicing
physician at Chesterton, this county.
Dr. Gray has been very active in the
prosecution of saloon-keepers for alleged
violations of the law. He Avas returning
late hour from a visit to a
patient, when some one fired at him,
tlie bullet whistling by in a close
proximity to his head. The would-be
escaped. Yesterday Gray re
ceived a "White Cap" notice warning
him on penalty of death to desist in his
prosecution of saloon men, but as he is
still persistent trouble is feared.
home at
PariM lIlte* Win.
Dublin, Dec. 24.—Contrary to general
expectation tho election in Waterford City
yesterday, to fill the vacancy in tlie House
of Commons caused by the death of Mr.
Richard Power, passed off without any
serious disturbance of tlie peace.
Both tlie Met 'art by it es and I'arncllites
•rked hard all day m tlie interests of
their rospecth'e candidates, and though
there were many wordy arguments over
doubtful voters, yet as a whole tho elec
tion was remarkably quiet.
The McCarthyites w
tory, even going so far
their majority v
nouncement *
show
that the I'urneilites have
This is the first hye-electio
section of tlie Irish party since the split in
the party occurred and they are of course
correspondingly jubilant.
The returns of the election show that
Mr. John JC. Redmond, I'arnellite, received
1,723 votes, and Mr. Michael Davitt, Mc
Carthyite 1,229, a majority of 496 v
the Parnellite candidate. At tho last elec
Mr. Power was returned without op
confident of vic
to say how much
mu Id he. The official
de this morning, however,
•ululent and
on tlie seat,
by that
that they we
s f(
tio
position.
Stockbridge Indian* Rioting.
Milwaukee, Wih., Dec. 29.—United
States Marshal Wiswell has left for the
Stockbridge Indian rose
spouse to
Indians there av
itinn, i:
tele
itating that the
rioting. No further
particulars were contained in the dis
patcli to the marshal. The Stockbridgcs
urn located on the east shore of Lake
Winnebago, and number 300. Theÿ
have abandoned their tribal relations.
Whi
London, Dec. 29.—It is stated to-day
that the government lias received
timation from Lord Randolph Churchill
that lie is desirous of entering the diplo
matic service. It is also said that it is
probable he Avili be appointed British
ambassador to St. Petersburg, in place
of Sir R. B. D. Morier, who holds tho
position at present.
The Charge Not SuHialncd.
Red Cloud, Neb., Dec. 29.— The
Rev. Mr. Murray of Denver, Avho iias
been on trial here for the last ten days
on the charge of the embezzlement of
$30,000 belonging to the Nebraska &
Kansas Farm Loan Company, during
his term of office as treasurer, 1ms been
discharged by the examining magistrate.
Rumor Aboi
San Deigo, Cal., Dec. 29.—It is re
ported that the cruiser Charleston had
ived here last night and had anchored
off Hotel Del Coronado, but owing to
the lateness of the hour and tho dark
ness of night it was impossible to
firm the report. Tlie vessel, if there,
displays no lights.
Captain William H. Christy is very
ill with pneumonia.
Ex-Squire Vundrgrift has not recov
ered from the injuries ho rcceiv'ed last
winter by being struck by a sled aud is
also seriously ill with the grip.
Ex-Recorder of New Castle County
Thomas P. Holcomb, who has been
gaged on the county books as one of the
three auditors, has been summoned to
Detroit, Mich., to tho bedside of his
uncle who is reported dying.
Letters of administration were granted
by Register Cooch on Tuesday on tlie
estate of Harris Wells of this city to
George AV. Wells and Evltt H. Weils;
also letters testamentary on the estate of
Emory L. B. Moore of this city to Susan
S. Brown aud Charles B. Lore.
e a Diplomat.
fol
I),
par
the
Avas
at
re
and
a
Mr.
city.
at
the
on
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will
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A HAN.
F FIRE.
r.nr Outil <
bf
io Romancer
Bel.di
—A Strung« Incident nod Wb
M reçu ANiesnuno, Onto, Dec. It.—
Midway between this place and the
neighboring village of Catawba a some
thing ghostly has been creating a stir.
The house is upon the Springfield pike,
and is a neat-appearing two-story frame
of modern architecture. It is in tho
interior of this house that the ghostly
scene
25
A
is
! enacted. The last person
;ho occupied the house with his family
is a gentleman by the name of Pren
tiss, but himself and family remained
no longer than • they could help. A
littlo child of Mr. Prentiss died, and
several of the intimate friends of the
family wore silting up with tho
This occasion afforded the first intima
tion of a ghostly visitant about the
premises.
ains.
of
in
It W
about 12 o'clock at night, and
the occupants of the room sat dozing
from their vigil, when, with a muffled
exclamation,
from the chair, and, with a trembling
hand, pointed
of the room. Seemingly a hand ot fire
had suddenly appeared upon the wall.
The hand first appeared near the ceil
ing,but did not remain motionless. With
the index finger again pressed against
the papered wall, the hand
downward until the floor was reached.
It then returned to tho coiling and back
again, making six perpendicular visits
downward and upward, after which it
disappeared and was seen no more that
night.
What it meant
conjecture. Upon examining the wall
where tlie hand had traveled another
strange sight was disclosed. Lines, the
width of
of tho ladies arose
of the Avails
could tell or
orage adult finger, wore
upon the wall in the track the fiery
finger had pursued, and along each line
the Avail paper appeared as though
seared with a red-hot iron. It is not
ascertained whether any unaccountable
noise occurred during the manœuvres of
the mysterious hand, as tho living occu
pants of the room fled in terror. Al
though the house is not nowoccupied,it
is supposed that the hand of fire is still
at work, as visitors to the house during
the day notice additional tracks where
it is supposed the hand has traveled and
the same seared appearance of the Avail
paper.
flow long the mysterious proceedings
will continue is, of course, unknown,
but at tho present time it appears ns
though the hand of fire is going to leave
its mark upon evciy inch of paper
the wall.
•&
CRUSH ED TO DEATH.
Two Carpenters Killed by the Falling of a
Derrick at a World's Fuir Itiilldlng.
Chicago, Dec. 29.—By the falling of
a derrick which was being used to hoist
heavy timbers into position of the Elec
tric Building at the World's Fair
grounds, two carpenters, Andrew Jolin
Allore, were crushed to
death last night. Their bruised and
mangled bodies were dragged from the
wreck of the fallen derrick by other
workmen on the building and taken to
the Hyde Park morgue.
Johnson came to Chicago from Phila
delphia several months ago for the pur
pose of obtaining work
Fair buildings. He av
l Job
a
the World's
single man
and the residence of his relatives, if he
has any, is not known. Allore is a
married
Canada, whence he came.
It is not known where Allore boarded,
but it is ascertained that Johnson
boarded at No. 5509 LaBalle street.
There lias been no satisfactory
planation of how the accident occurred,
and an investigation xvill be made,
that the responsibility can be located.
and his family lives i
a
is
COWBOYS ON A LARK.
They Held Up a Train,
caKi) Dr
a Rad Cravat,
Ml a Chi
■ner Wh
il
Made tho Ladle*
San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 28.—A half
dozen cowboys took possession of the
south-bound passenger train on the In
ternational & Great NtftXiern road, 40
miles north of here, Inst night.
They boarded the train at Buda sta
tion, and their first act
Chicago drummer off the moving train
because he wore a red cravat and high
silk hat. They then continued their
depredations by making a number of
young ladies in the Pullman car sing
for them. They enforced all their de
mands with drawn pistols. They ruled
the train for 20 miles, when they stepped
off at a way station.
h
of
in
op
to force a
CON DO It it I AN'S DOG.
It Suddenly Went Mail aud C'ai
Bternation lit Texarkana.
Texarkana, Ark., Dec. 28.—A dog
belonging to Con Dorrian, a saloon mail
cr. the west side, went suddenly mad
yesterday and created a deal of excite
ment. It started first down Broad street
and just over the state line, in Arkansas,
attacked and bit James Yost. Thence it
Avent to Walnut street and bit a little u*«
of George Scherer and a littlo later on
bit Mike Kelley.
Tho dog avus pursued by Marshal
Greenshaw who, after a long chase and
a half dozen shots, succeeded in killing
it. All the persons bitten are greatly
alarmed, as thero is no doubt the dog
suffering Avith rabies.
Con
the
the
dis
DOES NOT EXPECT WAR.
The Opinion of A<l
Cruiner San Fr
Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 29.—Ad
miral Brown of the cruiser San F
cisco came from San Deigo and joined
liis wife here. He says he has
with Chili and Avili re
turn to San Deigo to-day, and there
Avait further orders from Washington.
Suicide Dissolv
Ml I'.
Of
is
tho
The
iias
days
of
&
been
re
had
to
very
last
is
the
to
his
tlie
to
of
Susan
cason
pect av
to
t Seer
Los Angelos, Cal., Dec. 28.—AV.
Bert McGregor, a upAvspaper reporter,
and a girl aged 17 named Leah Benja
min, whom he secretly married two
mouths ugo, attempted to commit sui
cide yesterday by taking morphine.
AVIien found McGregor Avas dead, but
the girl may recover. No cause other
than the secrecy of their marriage is
known for tho act.
Look* Liko Murder and Suicide.
Los Angles, Cal., Dec. 29.— Leah
Benjamin, who in company with her
husband, J. Bert McGregor, took
phine at the Hotel Ramona, Sunday
ning, Avith suicidal intent, died lust
night. It is now believed that Mc
Gregor first took tlie poison and then
forced his wife to take tho deadly drug.
Damaging HubI. Fire* In Auntralia.
Sydney, N. S. AV., Dec. 29.— Exten
sive bush fires have swept over the dis
tricts of Albany, Wagga, Temora and
Mudgee, causing immense damage to
the crops. A large number of live stock
were caught in the fires and burned to
Water
rks Destroyed l»y Fire.
Washington, Ind., Dec. 28.— Fire
has destroyed the pumping station and
part of the machinery of tne AVashing
orks and the city is left
rithout any water service.
Grip Kill*
Berlin, Dec. 28.—The Right Hon.
Sir AVilliam Arthur White, British am
bassador to Turkey, died from influenza
«.t the Kaiserhof, in this city, to-day.
ton Avater
Ainbasnador.
and
that
are,
the
cott
BY WAY OF CONTRAST.
r T
Coin pareil.
DlflTor
Chrl*tma* Contribution*
Fur po
NowTork L
A well-known down-tow
lory" saloon, much frequented by poli
ticians, stalled in 1873 tho custom of
dividing among its employes all the pro
ceeds of the sales of its two bars
This year these lucky
to the alleviation of the
"nrt gal
Christmas eve.
purveyors
public thirst divided among them the
of $15,941.07. There are about
25 of them in the two establishments.
A printed record is kept of those dis
tributions, and the totals of each year
is a curious exhibit of the bibulous pro
pensities of the patrons of the place.
They range from $1,183 in 1878 to $15,
941.07 in 1891.
neat
A CONTRAST FOR CHARITY.
This was Hospital Sunday and yes
terday was Hospital Saturday. The
little red boxes of the
yesterday
depots, ferry houses, railroad stations,
hotels and other public places, making
their annual mute appeal for suffering
humanity. Tho preachers in most of
the churches to-day
hortations in the
the collections that were for the fund.
Last year the
by this meant. It is divided among 38
institutions, according to the number of
free patients they treat. This year it is
hoped that a total of $70,000 will be re
ceived. Another moral is to bo ob
served in the fact that all tho eloquence
of all the preachers in a big majority of
tho churches of this great city, together
with two days' philanthropic work
the charity of the public for the most
deserving of all charities, only results
in barely four times the amount of
money taken in at
day and given
orthy
the
•ere put i
ciatii
Rf
do special ex
j behalf and for
of $58,000 was raised
I
bar-r
a gift to its employes.
AN EXCITING FIRE.
of
Nei
York A part I
Occup
Houho Have to Fly for
Neav York, Dec. 28. —Fire broke out
at 8 o'clock, this morning, in the
"Lorcnn," an
house at Third
seventh street, occupied by 28 families,
several of wh
The lire spread with great rapidity.
Tho tenants
eight-story apartment
enuc and INventy
? theatrical people.
the b
able to escape by the mai
way, but those
obliged to seek refuge by the tire escapes
icend to the
lower stories
stair
yet
s above
9
>f where they crossed
ladder to the roof of Straiten
•& Storm's cigar factory.
Mr. Fish, Avho discovered the fire,
Avas obliged to abandon everything and
had only time to save his Avife ana
dren. The other tenants
obliged to abandc
chil
•ere also
nothing, and
many of them Avere forced to fly in
their night clothes. Many of the
Avomcn
ders by the firemen. Some Avere partly
overcome by smoke, but all finally got
out in safety.
ï aided to descend the lad
During the excitement thieves entered
the building and Mrs. Avery, one of the
tenants, had a pocket hook containing
$530 stolen, while Mr. Hutchins and
Mr. Appleton, also tenants, each lost a
gold watch.
The origin of the fire is not knoAvn,
but it is thought to have been caused by
a defective flue. Tho loss to the occu
pants of tlie building by fire and water
is estimated at $15,000. The damage to
the building,whic h is owned by Straitou
& Storm, is estimated at $20,000.
at
Twenty Cars Hr
Mt. Carmel, Fa., Dec. 28.—While
Empire freight train was ascending
the heavy grade between Mt. Carmel
and Central this morning
broke. The first sectiot
with terrible velocity,
second sccti<
o Splinter*.
coupling
descended
i meeting the
at foot of the grade, 20
cars containing merchandise AVero re
duced to splinters. Tlie loss is esti
mated at $30,000.
a
die Hilt«
▼in llatiy Hoy*.
—The Countess of
is formerly well
s Belle Bilton, tho concert hall
yester
day morning. Both of the children are
boys.
London, Dec. 28
Clancarty, who w
know
delivered of
singer, av
r. i
• Williams.
Washington, Dec. 28.—The Presi
dent has remitted the
of the sentence imposed
liams, convicted of assault i
trict of Columbia.
•X pi red porth
Hattie Wil
tbe Dis
PH 1 LA D EL PU! A A F FA 1RS.
James E. Cooper, proprietor of Fore
paugh's circus, is critically ill.
J. Marshall Wright of AllcntoAvn, it
is predicted, will succeed Mr. Kerr an
chairman of the Democratic state com
mittee.
it
The coroner is investigating the death
Mary Frances Albert, 23 years old,
which occurred at the almshouse
Sunday. Criminal malpractice is sus
pected.
General Master Workman Powdorly
and the Rev. J. O. S. Huntingdon of
Ncav York, delivered addresses Monday
evening at the celebration of tho 22d
anniversary of the organization of the
Knights of Labor.
William Searlcs, 5G years old,
found dead, Monday, in the cabin of
tho canal boat Wandering Boy, .-it the
Richmond coal Avharves. ,IIe died on
îorning. His three small
:re also found in tho cabin.
Sunday
childrei
almost frozen.
Henry Watterson, Senator Daniel of
Virginia, Governor Campbell of Ohio,
Congressman Bryan of Nebraska and
Attorney-general Mensel, are expected
to respond to toasts at the dinner of the
Young Men's Democratic Association
Jackson Day.
Newell J. Minor ot Rome, N. Y.,wlio
had been ill with the grippe, committed
suicide by shooting, Monday, in
Turkish bath house. Minor, who av
auditor in the employ of the Ar
Beef Company of Chicago, is supposed
to have been insane from an attack of
the grippe.
The dead body of Ella AVinters, 19
years old, avüs found in the storeroom of
a small broom factor
Brown streets, early \
From wounds
suspected she was beaten to death. The
police arrested John D. Haney,Frederick
Dokonwaddle, George Hartuock and
Thomas J. Hillsman on suspicion of
being concerned in tlie affair.
The new ollicers of the Right Worthy
Grand Lodge,Free and Accepted Masons
of Pennsylvania, wore installed Mon
day. R. AV. Grand Master J. Simpson
Africa announced the appointments for
the Masonic year. In the evening the
Grand Holy Royal Arch Chapter of
Pennsylvania installed its officers, and
Most Excellent Grand High Priest
Alexander H. Morgan announced the
appointments.
Common pleas court No. 3 Monday
unanimously decided to continue the
special injunctions heretofore granted
restricting the Bolt Lino from laying
tracks on DelaAvaro avenue. The deci
sion of the court
is
y at T
londay
:y and
•ning.
tho girl's head it is
to
to
opinion
by President J udge b in letter, and opin
ions concurring in tho conclusion ar
rived at Avere filed 1»3" Judges Gordon
and Reed. An appeal is to be taken to
the supreme court by counsel for the
Belt Lino. J
left
am
TROUBLE BREWING
Ë.T., V«. * Oa. I cull road
Telrgraph Operators.
Knoxville, Tknn., Dec. 29.—
Trouble is browing between* the East
Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia railroad
and its telegraphers. The telegraphers
claim that the railroad authorities dis
charge an operator as
that ho belongs to the Order of Railway
Telegraphers.
Whatever the real foatures of the case
are, it may be stated that a number of
operators have been silently decapitated,
frequently. It seems now about at a
climax.
The President of the Order of Rail
way Telegraphers is here to-day to in
vestigate. The order is strong and has
the sympathy of other railway
ploye organizations. Thero is a claim
that all the roads have- agreed on a boy
cott of the order.
Bctweei
they learn
FOUR OF THE
c Gale In
It of a T
irs That a J'assciiger Mleumo
iked.
Rf
Has
Fc
W
lift
<k, Va., Dec. 29.—Qaptnin
Hopkins of the British steamer Ocean
Queen, which has arrived here, report!
having encountered a terrific gale in
mid-ocean on Monday, December 21st.
of his crow Avere lost.
Captain Hopkins reports that on th«
ocean
The
N(
I
next morning ho sighted a largo
steamer flying signals of distress,
vessel to all appearances was a passenger
steamer bound from Liverpool to New
York. Owing to a dense fog the Ocean
Queen was unable to go to her rescue.
When the fog lifted, nothing more wai
of the distressed steamer. A ship»
compass incased in cork was picked up
afterwards. The initals "J. P. C. of
England" Avere engraved upon the case.
Captain Hopkins is positive that the
steamer w
'recked.
Fatal Jump from a IIIrIi Window.
Neav York, Dec. 29.— Cyrus C. Har
old, jumped from a
fourth story window in Bellevue Hos
pital this morning and wns instantly
killed, lie was a patient in the hospital.
is, a pilot, (55) y
l.V GENERAL.
Daniel Wood of Rochester, N. Y.,
ono of tho oldest Odd Fellows in Avest
York, died Monday, aged 71
11 Nc
yet
George and Annie Lewis, aged 13 and
9 years, of Chattanooga, Tcnn., are re
ported to have been kidnapped by a
strange Avoinan.
Thero were 10 deaths from tho grippe
reported to the Ncav York board of
health Monday, whilu for tho previous
day the nuiftbcr Avas 11.
Diphtheria has broken out at Kittan
ning, l*a. Over a dozen cases of a
lignant type have been reported. Tho
schools have been closed.
In Mankato, Minn., Monday morn
Daniels shot and mor
ing, Policcmi
tally Avoundcd Charles Hodge, whom ho
found stealing
escape.
. Hodge tried to
;d tho interior of a cabin
occupied by negroes at Shelbyville,
Tenu., Monday, when two small chil
dio had been locked in tho house
Fire bu
dre
perished.
William Broaderick, aged 15 years,
phot and killed John Hollister, a boy
companion, at Shamokin, Pa., Mon
day. Tho shooting is said to have been
accidental.
Leopold Stuckert, Aviio died Monday
at Avon, 111., at the age of 85 years, is
said to have been valet do chambre to
pli Bonaparte at the time of the lat
ter's death.
Oliver Anderson was killed and John
fatally injured at the
Pei Inn
Middle Fork coal mine, near Danville,
111., Monday, by tho premature explo
of a blast.
"Auntie" Harrison, a colored Avoinan
of Harrisburg, said to be over 100 years
burned to death Monday.
Her clothes are supposed to have caught
fire from her pipe.
Joe Mungurain was shot and killed in
Sunday, by Antonio
Bansone, the affair being tho outcome of
a vendetta, having its origin in a recent
quarrel bctwcou the sons of the two
old, w
Kansas City
Wildwood, Fla., says
en uro still searching
Mike, murderer
A dispatcli fr
that hundreds of
in the Avoods for T
of Conductor Parri
lie had boon captured and lynched could
not be confirmed.
ore. A report that
George M. Nycely, fireman on the
Chicago limited express, avus instantly
killed at Lilly, Pa., Monday. He was
leaning out of tlie cab and was struck
by a mail crane. Nycely was married
•• December 17th.
Three registered mail bags have been
found in tho Avater off Castle William,
Governor's Island, New York. Chief
Post-offlce Inspector M. D. Wheeler of
Washington Avent to New York Mon
day to conduct an investigation.
Owing to the ravages of diphtheria
the three schools in tho village of Robo
sonla, Berks county, Pa., have been
closed by tho directors. About a dozen
children''have died and many Avho were
afflicted are.
The people of Choctaw county, Ala.,
are waging a relentless Avar of extermi
nation against the Bimites. Two more
of the family are reported to have been
lynched. Neal Bints, a brother of Bob,
is reported to have collected a force,
and is determined to avenge his brother's
death.
it
of
of
A dispatch from San Antonio, Texas,
says that the entire system of the Ban
Antonio «fc Aransas Puss railroad was
tied up Monday by a strike of its
ployes, Avho went out on Sunday night.
The trouble was caused by the discharge
of a conductor for an alleged violation
of
of
19
of
of
for
the
of
the
the
of orders.
AVilliam S. Elliott, Jr., assistant state
attorney at Chicago, is ill from nervous
prostration, caused by the discovery of a
plot to take lii.s life. It is said lie has
been frequently threatened by criminals,
:c assaulted and dangerously
a criminal whoso couvic
and Avas
wounded by
tion he had secured.
.Visitors of tho AVomcn's Christian
Association of AVinstead.Conn., on Sun
day, to tho house of George Mallison
found the tires out, the house cold and
tho Avhole family of live persons help
less in bed with tlie grippe. Mrs. Malli
died Sunday, her mother died yes
terday and Mallison and his two chil
dren were in a very crititical condition.
A dispatch front Iilackwater, La.,
says that T. J. Hart Avas murdered thero
on Christmas night, and an uncle of the
derer avus hanged on Monday night
by the searching party. It appears that
"thero
is
a plot to murder Hurt, in
ral negr
f hlc A
î implicated,
igliborhood
have determined to nd themselves of
the entire gang."
Captain Alexander MacLean
commander of
and the citize
of that
. late
the American sealing
schooner Janies 11. Lewis, which avus
seized by Russian officials and taken to
yiaclivostock, has arrived at San Fran
cisco. lie says the Russians tore down
the American flag from tho schooner's
mast-head and replaced it by tho Russian
ar- ensign. He also claims that ho
men AA'ero never tried bv any Russian
to court, but were simply kept as prisoners
the for two months, being then .told to leave
J the country,
d liia