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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
FOREIGN NOTES.

The Vicar of Stratford-upon-Avon has
signified his willingness to allow the re-
mains of Shakespeare to be exhumed.
The object in disturbing the remains is to
compare the skull of the poet with the
bust and portraits of him.
A dispatch from Vsrdoe, Norway, states
that the steamer Obi has arrived there
having on board the members OF the
Dutch expedition to the Arctic, which
sailed on the steamer Varna. The Varna
foundered on July 4th, in latitude III
degrees north, longitude is degrees east.
The members of the expedition were
rescued near the island of Waigatz.
The Obi reports that the Arctic steamer
Diimpbna was icebound near Waigatz
throug hout the winter. All on board of
her were we'll and the captain was conf
dent of reaching open water. The crew
of the Varns left the DijmphDa on August
LIST and was rescued by the Obi on
August 25th. They will go to Hammer
fest by the steamer Nordsnskjold.
The remarkable suicide OF Professor
Won Putlitz, of the University of Berlin,
has been generally accounted for on the
theory that he had taken part in what
the Germans call an American duel, and
HAD drawn the lot that required him to
take his own life; but now comes story,
published in the Danziger Zeitung, that
| the real motive for the suicide was the
fear of exposure of a peculiar fraud that
| Won Putlitz had been guilty of in build.
ing up the reputation for learning and
ability which had won his professorshiI
for him, and which gave him his stand
| ing in the world of letters and science
At the same university there was form
erly blind professor of great talent and
scholarship, known to all German scholars
as DR.. Duhring, and this man is said tt
have written work for Won Putlitz
which the latter palmed of upon th'
world as his own; but he promised tt
pay Duhring Is, 900 marks (about 50, 800
for it, and on his failing to keep hi
agreement, Duhring threatened to sent
the original manuscript of the work t.
the faculty of the University of Halle
where Won Putlitz had been called to fl
one Of the principal chairs. The story i
told in such manner that If it were
mere invention the author would hardl.
seem likely to escape prosecution unde
the German law.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
pAccINATING scHooL CHILDREN.
What Members of the Board of Edu-
cation Say About the Matter.

catIGu say ABOUT the matter.
Several members of the Board of EdC +.
cation were interviewed yesterday in
regard to the act providing for the vac
oination of children attending the free
schools.
Mr.. Belts said he favored the act, but
pronounced it lame in one respect ; it
does not state whether or not penalty
shall be imposed on children who refuse
to comply with its provisions. "Until
the Board of Education passes resolu-
tion compelling the children to
either get vaccinated or remain
away from the schools," said ne, ~ do
not see how the act can be enforced. 1t
such resolution is passed there will, |
believe, be very little difficulty expert
enced in enforcing the act" Referring
t0 the manner in which the sct should be
enforced the gentleman said teachers
ought to be instructed to examine the
arms OF children who cannot furnish GER
tifcatss Of vaccination and then send to
to the parents of all VINO have not been
vaccinated a written request that they
get them vsccinsted.
President Baird pronounced the act a
good thing and said it should be looked
after. To lind out who has been success
fully vsccinated will, in his opinion, be-
the greatest difficulty in enforcing the
act. He thinks the matter should be
lett with the different school committees
and not with the teachers. To place it
in the hands of the latter would be put
ting upon them responsibility
which they should not assume. He has
no fear of trouble occurring because no
penalty is attached to the act. A reso-
luton, providing for the vaccination Of
school children, was passed by the Board
of Education on January 2Sth, 1856, and
reaftirmed on April 10th OF the same year.
That resolution has never been rescinded,
although it has been lost sight of.
MIR. Smith said the act is a good one
and expressed the opinion thai it could
be easily enforced If the principals of the
different schools would require each
acholar to produce certificate that she
or he has been vaceinated. sit makes
no difference" said he, "whether the
certificate is from physician or not, sc
it is from the person who performed the
vaccination"
Several more members were called
upon, but some could not be found and
others declined to say anything.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
state corored Convention.

The following call to the colored peo-
pie OF Delaware, signed by William H..
Clsyto W. E.Grinnsge, Jos. Bass, P. s..
Williams, Joshua Parker, John Thomp-
son, Elijah Cannon, William II. Berry
and J. B. MoGinnis, is being circulated !;
'There being no State committee or
other organized body of colored
citizens in the State of Delaware,
in view of the call made for national
convention of the colored citizens OF the
United States, to be held at Louisville,
Ky, September oath, we have deemed ii
advisable to make this public request
That the oolored voters of Delaware meet
ina State convention at Dover on Monday
September 10th, at II O'Clock, noon. ".
advise that the several counties sent
delegates in the following proportions
New Castle county, 80 delegates Ken
county, 30 delegates ! Sussex county, 81
delegates"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
WESTERN UNION CONCESSIONS.
Which Might Have Averted the
Strike III Made In Time.

Strike III Made In Time.
Printed notices of the concessions viii b
the Western Union Telegraph Company
on Saturday determined to grant to its
operatives were Sunday posted up in
all the offices of the company. The
notices read as follows
SEPTEMBER, /, 1SS3.--Commenciu to-day
seven and a-half hours actual service in this
office during week nights will constitute a
days work, or, in other words. the hours Of
the night force will be from $50 p. m. till
130 q. M, allowing 80 minutes for lunch.
Sunday service will be paid for the same as
other over time service at the rate of one
seventh of days pay for each hour. All
payments for over time, including Sunday
service or for a fractional part of month,
will be based upon the number of week days
in the month.
As far as length of hours and rate OF
payment for Sunday work are concerned,
the concession was precisely what was de-
manded by the Brotherhood of Teleg-
raphers before the late strike. The point
regarding Sunday work is very impor'
tant one. II an operator hereafter works
ON Sundays he is to bs paid extra, and II
he does not work on that day no reduo-
tion Is to be made from his wages. To a
man receiving $50 per month this conces-
sion wonld make difference Of
over $40 per month. These con-
cessions have caused much satisfaction
among the telegraphers. To New York
Herald reporter yesterday an officer of the
company said that these concessions had
been granted solely ont of good feeling on
the part of the company toward the oper-
ators. Western Union could not afford
to grant the terms in full demanded by
the brotherhood, and what 1t could afford
to grant it would not 50 long as the
operators were in arms against the com
pany. Now that the telegraphers hat
returned to their desks what was reason
able and possible to grant had been con
| q "A ad
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
THE KlYTGHTS RECEPTION.
Their Return from San Francisco on
Saturday Evening.


The delegation of st Johns Com
mandery Knights Templar to the trienn;sl
conclave held at San Francisco, Cal. CON
sisting of Eminent Commander J. Parke
Postles and wiie, Gsneralissimo Samuel
c. Mcln.ire, Captain-General Albert G..
Griggs, Captain Nathaniel R. Benson and
wife, ]. Winfield Scott and wife aud j. P.
Doughten reached home on Saturday
evening, leaving Winfield s. Quigley also
q member of the party at Chicago.
The excursinnists reached Philadelphia
shortly after O'Clock on Saturday where
they were met by Recorder Jesse X.
Baylis and delegation of st. Johns
Commandery. The excursion cal, Jerome
Marble, in which the trip was made, after
short delay in Philadelphia, was
coupled to a south bound train and
reached this city about 7.50 O'Clock.
The excursionists were met at the rail
way station by st. Johns ccmmandery
commanded by Past Eminent Com
maoder Allen Gawthrop. The tour
lists, after leaving their car, were es'
oorted to baronches in waiting, and with
their oommsndery, proceeded to Masonic
Temple, accompanied by the First Regi-
ment Band. Charles B. Lore delivered
an address of welcome to the returned
Knights, which was briefly responded to.
A bountiful supper was served before the
party, which had been so long together,
separated.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
Tn Fence or MOI to Fonce.

CHEYENNE, wy, Aug. 30.-There seems
to be a mistaken impression at Washing
ton and in the East regarding the atti-
tude taken by the stock men OF Wyoming
toward the Government, IN consequence
of the decision just rendered by Judge
Sener which will prevent the building of
fences on the public lands. The Hon. J.
M. Carey, who is president of the Stock
Growers' Association, representing
81, 900, 900, says he would like to see
not an acre of land fenced in this territory
unless the man fencing has legal
title to the land. He himself
has some 80 fenced, but is
ready to pull down the wire and roll it
up if that course is generally pursued.
Hon. Thomas Sturses, secretary of the
association and president Of two cattle
companies, whose stock is worth
1900, 900, said to-day: 81 don't
believe that this system of fencing large
tracts of land is the wisest method of
handling the cattle business or is the
best either for the immediate benefit of
the cattle enclosed or for the future of the
stock growing interests" The Wyoming
press, as far as heard from, is unit in
support of Judge Sener's decision.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
Il PERSISTENT MIN.
He Keeps on ny IA Merchant In spite
of the Sheriff.

vi AhC
spe 'lal Correspondence of State Journal.
STAFFORD, Aug. 31.-J. Frank Hudson,
one of the IS merchants Of this town,
who has been doing business for several
years in the name OF his wits, |. 4. Hud-
son, ia today in trouble. Sheriff W0ot
ten closed his two stores in this place
last night. Hudson's career as
merchant is rather remarkable.
Fiftten years ago or 30 he
began to sell goods in his own name, and
by selling his wares much cheaper than
the older and more experienced merchants
of the place, he soon secured respectable
and numerous line Of customers. The
wonder was how he could atfori to sell
so cheaply. But the sheriff soon swooped
down On Hudson and closed him ont.
He then set himself up in the name OF
his mother, NJ. j. Hudson, and goods
were still to bs had of him for much less
money than they could be bought of
otner merchants. But the sheriff again
come down on him to aid in the sale of
his stock of goods. While the sheriff
was selling ont the goods
this time Hudson vas marrying, and as
soon as the goods were disposed of, he
set up again at the old stand, this time
in the name of mis- wife, |. Il. Hudson.
The sheriff has had him in his clutches
several times since, but having
no other convenient and serviceable
name to put at the head of his business,
Hudson has been compelled to hold on to
his wife's, and has always managed to
wriggle out of the hands of the sheriff.
But now it is thought that he, like the
Chinese, must go. All this while-l5
years ahout-iIudson has, it seems, had
not the least difficulty in buying goods of
the wholesale houses in the cities, where
hs and his practices are, or ought to be,
thoroughly known.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
Il BRUTAL OFFICER.
He Severely Beats His wife and
Leaves HIS House.


Officer David Hennis, who lives at 119
South Jackson street, beat his wife
brutally at noon Saturday, knocking her
senseless and leaving her apparently in q
critical condition.
1t is said that Mrs. Hennis has had
difficulty in getting enough money from
her husband for household expenses. A
request for money yesterday, it is said /,
ELECTED a savage threat from Hennis, and
when the woman repeated her request to.
day, he struck her three severe blows.
The woman screamed murder, and the
neighbnrs, who had gathered to the num-
ber of 100 or more in front of the house,
rushed in and up to the second story,
where the affair took place, and rescued
the woman. Mrs. Henuis had
two spasms after the beating, and
she has since several times sunk into
Inconsistencies, She was seen by a
reporter of the JOURNAL, but in the
midst of an interview was forced to cease
talking at intervals through faintness.
The extent of her injuries is not known.
Mayor Wales was sent for, but before
he reached the house Hennis had fled.
Hennis is very large man, weighing
quite 200 pounds, and his wife is slight
and rather delicate. 1t will be recalled
that Hennis is one of the officers who
were recently sentenced by the county
court to pay fine for beating prisoner
upon election day.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
KNIon7s or rHE: :aoaDEN EAGII
The Institution Of 1T. Georges Cas-
tie, No. $, Last Night.

ST.. Georges Castle, No. g. Knights of
the Golden Eagle, was instituted Friday
night by Snpreme Chief Edward S.
Rowand of Philadelphia, assisted by
Supreme Vice Chief John W. Simpson of
Baltimore, Supreme Past Chief N S.
Morton of Baltimore, Supreme High
Priest R. K. Ennis of Baltimore, Supreme
Master of Records William Culbertson of
Pniladelphia, Supreme Sir Herald
Andrew l.. Warner of Baltimore, Supreme
First Gusrdsman B. B. Hough and
Supreme Second Guardsman William o.
Scott, both OF this city. Fifty nine persons
took the obligatory and three degrees
were exemplifed by Grand Instructor
Morton OF Baltimore. Among the officers
present were Grand Chief R. K. Ennis,
Grand Vice Chief Roma Ahl, Grand Mas
ter Of Records Daniel Zsigler, Grand Sir
Herald William L. Boucher, Grand Sir
Guardsman William X. Booz. Grand In
stauc.or N. S. Morton, Past Grand Chief
R. w. MoCubby, Past Supreme Chief W.
L. Murray, Supreme Sir Herald J. Nj.
Correll and Grand Noble Chief William
Hit of Philadelphia, editor of the Knights
Of The Golden Eagle.
While the new castle was being insti-
tu'ed a street parade was made by Cyrus
and Apollo Castles of this city, aud
knights from Philadelphia and Baltimore.
st. Georges Castle, No. 2, and delega-
tions from Castles Nos. 3 aud s of Balti-
more, arrived at As O'Clock and were
taken to the Grand Uaion Hotel Ter
supper. Columbia Castle, No. 10. Key-
stone, No. l, and Crusaders, No. 8, all of
Philadelphia, reached this city at s
o'clock. The line was immediately formed
and, after waiting until $50 O'Clock Tor
Pilgrim Castle, No. Z of Phiiadelphi the
column moved without it aud passed
over the route published iu EVERY
EVENING few days ago. Pilgrim Castle.
accompanied by the James w. Baird
Fife and Drum Corps, arrived on the
tugboat George W. Simpson and soop
overlook the parade. The column was
headed by a platoon of police and a
reception committee. The First Regiment
Band and the DUPONT Post Flute and
Drum Corps participated in the parade.
Thomas Birohall of this city was chief
marshal. Roman candles aud red light
were protussly displayed along the entire
route OF parade.
Supper was served in the Opera House
lecture room at the close of the parade
and institution exercises. After supper
was finished Thomas Birchall called the
assembiage to order, and Supreme Chief
Edward S. Rowand was chosen chairman.
Speeches were made by the supreme Off
cers and others. Previous TO adjourniDg
st. Georges Castle of Baltimore pre-
sented a handsome Bible to its namesake,
st. Georges Castle of this city. The
donors of the gift were the recipients OF a
fine iced pancake, present from the
lady friends OF the new castle.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
DIR. LoWBER'S FJNER.IL.
The venerable Physician Buried
Near Newark To-day.

Special Correspondence of state journal.
NEWARK, Aug, 30.-The funeral of the
venerable DR.. Alex. Lowber took place
here this afternoon, great crowd being
in attendance. Among well known per
sops present were R. II. X. Whiteley Of
Baltimore, William G. Whiteley, Esq of
Wilmington, John A. Reynolds, Middle
town and other prominent residents of
this town and vicinity.
Of his brother physicians there were
in attendanos the following Drs.
Springer and Boyd of Wilmington DR..
Clark of Newark DR.. Whiteley of Kent
county; DIR. Chandler of Mill Geek hun
dred DR.. Vallsudigham of st. Georges
and DR.. Springer Of Christiana.
Many carriages followed the body to
the Head of Christiana cemetery, where
the interment took place.
The Rsvs. j. L. Vallandigham and
George J. Porter participated in the
services at the house and at the grave In
Head of Christiana cemetery. The Rev.
DR.. Vallandigham presched the sermon
from texts from the 96th Psalm.
The pail bearers were John A. Rey.
nolds, John S. Williamson, George A.
Cssho, DR.. 4. Nj. Hsines, George W.
Lindsey and Robert c. Rankin.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
The New Railroad Ofiic es.

The Smyrna Times thus describes the
newly completed Delaware railroad offices
at Clayton: The building fronts on the
the railroad with wide platform between
/. and the track, the front door facing the
station. A wide hallway extends from
the front 10 the back on the first floor
with division entry separating the
rooms on the right. The first
occupied by chiet clerk, John W Scott,
the middle room by Superintendent |. N.
Mills, who also uses the adjoining room
for a private office the latter room is
fitted with every needed convenience.
Train Dispatcher D. Ii. Mackey, with his
force, occupy the room on the right and
the other room on this side is for the use
of train master B, Murphey. The stairs
leading to the second story are easy of
ascent and the bsnister is OF ash. A
hallway similar TO that on the first
floor extends from the stairway to the
front Of the house on the second story
over that of Superintendent Mills. The
centre room on this floor ia occupied by
Supervisor John Mahoney; Assistant
Supervisor, c. W .Allibone and Accountant
HIN. .Csntwell are in the ad djoinipg rooms.
There are three rooms on the opposite
side, two of which will be vacant for the
present aud the other will be used as a
stcre room. The third floor or garrett is
large room covering the whole building
which will bs used for general stor-
age. The building will be heated
with hot air, made by one OF Flynn &
Jsckson's furnaces, which is placed in q
small cellar built for that purpose. Gsa
pipes have bsen run into the place, bu,
as yet, no definite plan has been settled
for lighting it. number of rooms will
be covered with linulsum and the super
intendent's private otli,e with Brussels
carpet. Ten wires .nter the train dis
patchers Office all of which are invisible.
They are laid under the floor and car
ried up to the instruments through
the legs of the table.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
THE REI'UBLIC'S ACCIDENT.
a Break In Her Machinery Causes
Several Hours Delay.


Several Hours Delay.
FROM every Evening OF Thursday.
The excursion steamer Republic on her
trip down the river and bay to Cape May
Point yesterday met severe storm and an
unusually heavy sea. The waves ran
very high, and at times swept over the
lower decks Of the steamer. She rode
splendidly upon the sea but was terribly
tossed and many OF the passengers
became sea sick.
When within about two miles of Cap,
May Point aud about O'Clock i'll the
afternoon, part of the steamer's steering
apparatus was broken, aud she was COM
PEELED to lie to a couple of hours. By
that time the break had been temporarily
repaired when the return trip to Phils-
delphia WAS attempted. The repairs
made to the broken machinery soon gave
out and another delay occurred. After
time, however, she was gotten on her
course and made the trip slowly home.
About midnight she reached the mouth
of the creek, where the steamer Mccall
WAS in waiting to transfer her psssen-
gers for Wilmington and bring them to
Fourth street wharf. After the landing of
the passengers, j. H. Taylor of this city,
was sent for, and left by the 2 a. m. train
for Philadelphia to repair the Republics
broken machinery. About 1900 excur-
eionists were aboard, and their wants
were carefully ministered to by the Off
GERS of the boat.
THE REPUBLICS BREAK REPAIRED.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30.-The excursion
star Republic has arrived here with
all we'll on board. She reached Race
street wharf az O'Clock this morning.
After leaving Cape May Point yesterday
afternoon at 80 o'clock on her return to
Philadelphia, aud when short distance
up the bay the rudder chain broke,
and she was compelled to put
back. After the chain was repaired she
again started, but when opposite the
Ship John Light the chain again parted
and she put back second time. The
necessary repairs were again made and
the steamer made the trip to Philsdel-
! phia without further miBhap. The
wharf WAS filled with crowd of excited
friends OF those on board. The Republic
went to Cape May as usual this morning.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06

over the island come reports of loss Of
life and property, and 1t is thought at
Batavia that the estimate, $4,000 killed,
will not prove excessive.
On the lowlands of Batavia, where the
waters have receded and quietsd down,
hundreds of bruised and maugled bodies
are lying exposed. A sanitary corps bas
been formed, and the oorpBes are being
removed and buried as fast as possible, in
order to prevent the breeding and spread
of contagion. While there ia some cause
for anxiety on this score, 1t is thought
the greater number OF bodies in the in
terror were 80 dried and soorohed by the
hot lava and stones that they will not
putrefy, and the bodies of those drowned
by the tidal waves can be taken care of
with reasonable facility by the coast san.
itary corps, now getting rapidly to work.
A dispatch from Batavia, dated Fri
day, estimates the total number Of per.
sons killed by the eruptions and tidal
waves Of Sunday and Monday last at
$4,000. The captain of steamer, which
was in the Strait of Sunda during the
recent volcanic eruptions, reports that
asl es fell on the deck OF his vessel to the
depth of is inches, and that he passed
masses of floating pumioe stone seven
feet in depth.
SOMETHING ABOUT JAVA.
Java is one of the largest and most
valuable and prosperous of the islands of
the Eastern Archipelago, lying to the
southeast of Asia and northwest of Aus,
tralia. Its extreme length is 666 miles,
from east to west; its breadth varies from
56 to 1876 miles and It's area is reckoned
at $4,000 square miles. The island is
hilly and cut in many parts by deep
gorges and rushing streams. The noun
tains rise to hight of from 1000 to
10000 feet, and are clothed to their sum-
mits in luxuriant foliage. Thirty-si Of
the lofty mountains are VOLCANOES, most OF
them extinct. In 1869 the population OF
Java was about 100000 of whom
some $4,000 were Europeans, $50, 900
Chimes and 25, 900 Arabians and other
Orentals, the rest being natives. The
natives belong to the great Malay race
and are mostly Mohammedans.
Since 1910 Java has been steadily ad-
vancing in prosperity, under the pro-
the island in the early part of the GEN.
tury. Rice ia grown extensively for
native consumption and expectation ;
sugar, coffee, indigo, tea, tobacco, &c., for
export. Batavia, the seat of government,
has population of 100000, of whom
$500 are whites and 10000 Chinese.
Some of the streets have horse railway
lines and others have canals, after the
Dutch style. 1t has also exchanges,
churches, hospitals, mosques, gym
nasiums, Chinese temples and botanic al
gardens.