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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07
The Rights of American Citizens.

The Secretary of State has instructed
Consul General Beach to notify Ecuador
that the United States government will
protect Julio r. Santos in his rights as an
American citizen, and to demand his re-
lease or speedy trial. A special cable dis
patch from Valencia, Spain, announces
the discovery in prison there of Clark
Allison of Somerset, Massachusetts ALI
son was quartermaster on the Anchor
Line steamer Alcadia, and during the
stay of that vessel ut Valencia became in
toxicated, and was arrested for intoxica-
ton and assault on Waterman and thrust
into prison, where he has been for nine
months awaiting trial. During this time
he has lived on rice, breld and water and
been herded with most loathsome set
of Spanish criminals. There being no
American consul at Valencia, the British
consul was interested in Allison's behalf
and there was hope of his release,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07
MIR. BAxAnD,s RULE.
Republican Senators Recommended
IN EnIInxH IL.

In an editorial upon "The President
and the Senate" the Boston Herald says;
We do not think that the Republicans of
the Senate can find more just and
patriotic rule of action than the one laid
down by Mr.. Bayard four years ago, when
the conditions were reversed, or TINT
the administration Of which he is MEM
Der will ask or expect anything more than
he was willing to concede to the Republic
can administrations in 1879 and 1881.
The fact that the ineumbents of the offices
are Republicans does not make any differ
ence with the principle involved. The
'just powers and prerogatives" of Presi-
dent Cleveland demand recognition and
respect, and their free exercise is essen
tial TO good government, just as much ms
in the case OF Presidents Hayes, Garfield
or Arthur. The power of confirmation
was not given TO the Senate to enable ii to
keep in office partisans in sympathy with
its majority, much less to protect officials
deemed by the President to be unfit agents
to execute the law in accordance with his
policy. Indeed, the power of the Senate
over removals is, as we have heretofore
shown, usurpation, which dates from
the "expediency" legislation adopted to
thwart the headstrong will of Andrew
johnson. Congress virtually confessed
this by SO far modifying the tenure Of
office act as to permit suspensions made
when the Senate is not in session to bt
permanent in regard to the incumbent
| The Senate can refuse to confirm
the person nominated in the plac,
of the suspended officer, but it no longel
assumes the right to put the latter bacl
in Office. This is but partial recognition
of the executives prerogative and of tn
sound rule that power should be com
mensurate with responsibility, but it i
better than the former practice Of tn
Senate in keeping in Office public servant
for whose conduct and character it wa
not and could not be made responsible
The Republicans in the present Senat
cannot do better than to follow MI
Bayard's rule of four years ago, and az
upon President Clevelnnd's nomination
with self-respecting judgment, col
firming such MS they believe to be goo
and rejecting those they believe to be vi
worthy" without regard to the incun
bent, leaving the responsibility whel
the constitution places it-with the Pres
, dent.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07

BERLIN, May 5.-Dr. Gustavus Nachtigal,
the celebrated German traveller is dead In
his SD year.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07
nraaIxa orr 4 MAMMorH.
A Nearly Perfect Specimen Of This
Prehistoric Beast.

Some months ago the telegraph briefly
reported the discovery of the well pre-
served body of mammoth on the Lena
Delta, Siberia. Last Sundays issue OF
the Philadelphia Neue Welt prints the
following additional particulars of this
interesting find;
The almost perfectly preserved body OF
mammoth, one of the largest ever found,
has been discovered in the ice at the
mouth of the Lena. The presence of the
fossil upon one of the Lena islands had
been heard of as far back as 81 years ago,
but heretofore no attempt had been
made to exhume the same from the icy
grave in which It has reposed
since the days of the prehistoric world.
The latest bulletin of the Russian I'm
perial Geographical Society now reports
that preparations have been made by the
0usti-Lena polar station Gin ~ N. lati'
tude) TO disinter the giant beast DIR.
Bunge has established himself in snow
hut at the place where the mammoth was
found, 81 kilometers from the station, to
superintend the examination, The beast
| lies on its right side, il 5s
meters (about IS feeD high and, witt
| the exception of one forefoot, in abso
lutely perfect condition. The work o
digging out the body is very tedious ant
difficult, as the frozen ground and thu
surrounding ice are very hard. Besides
the Yaluts who inhabit the surrounding
country seek to hinder the work Ms mucl
as possible their superstition leads then
to fear to see the mammoth come up on
of the ice, as they regard it as deadl.
sin to tear from the earth anything whiel
it will not willingly yield up.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07
LEaIsEATIrE AND POLITICAL.

John Goode, the newly appointed
solicitor general, qualified Tuesday.
The legislature of New York has re-
solved to adjourn finally on the 18th inst
The President Tuesday appointed
Stuart Taylor to be naval officer at San
Francisco.
The house of representatives Mt Harris
burg Tuesday, by n vote of 1l5 to 80,
passed n bill prohibiting public sparring
or boxing exhibitions.
The annual election in Rod Bank, New
Jersey, took place on Monday. The
liquor interest was successful, electing
the five town commissioners.
Governor Abbett's time for signing bills
passed by the last Legislature of New Jer-
sey has expired. Forty bills, among them
the high license measure, remain unsigned.
The Massachusetts house of representa-
tives Tuesday, by vote of 1870 to 81,
refused third reading to the bill extend.
ing to women the right of municipal suf-
frage.
The Secretary of the Treasury FRIDAY
appointed William F. Switzerler of Mis-
souri,, to be chief clerk of the bureau of
| statistics, vice Joseph N. Whitney of
Maine, removed. The secretary also
ordered the removal of Special Agent s.
L. Chamberlin, one of the reasons
alleged beingth that he was born in Vermont,
was appointed from Virginia and voted
in Maryland.
Tho Postmaster General has removed
the following post office inspectors: John
H. Livingston, Chattanooga; George w.
4
| Augusta, Me, Charles Field, Boston,
Mass. ; j. j. Hanna, st. Louis. The
names of these inspectors were included
in the list of inspectors who were called
| upon to resign about month ago, and
as they failed to send intheir designations
they were removed
| Joseph Nimmo, Dr., chief of the bureau
of statistics, has resigned, at the request
of the Secretary of the Treasury, his
resignation to take effect upon the quail.
tication of his successor. II is said that
| William +. Switzler of Missouri, who was
recently appointed chief clerk of the bu.
reau, will be appointed to succeed Nimmo
also that ]. N. Whitney who was removed
from the Office of chief clerk and sue.
ceeded by Mr.. Switzler, will be restored
TO that Office.
The President Friday appointed John
| Goode of Virginia, to be solicitor general
in place of Samuel f. Phillips, resigned
| William M. Merrick of Maryland, asso.
ciate justice of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia, in place of Andrew
Wylie, resigned; L. Hale of North Caro-.
| lima, 10 be United States consul at Man.
chester, England, in place of A. d. Shaw,
suspended; Thomas M. Ferrall to b
Internal revenue collector for the First
district of New Jersey, in place of Will
linn P. Tatem, suspended; Spruil!e
Braden to be assayer ut Boise City, Idaho,
in place of Norman II. Camp suspended,
and George Hayes TO be supervising H.
spector of steam vessels for the Fifth
district, in place of Mark D. Flower, sus-
pended.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07
Militia Shooting Illinois Rioters

There WINS riot at Lamont, ILL.,,
Monday morning, in which two strikers
were killed and several wounded. About
1000 strikers gathered ut the railway
depot with the intention of capturing the
militia, if any came. They then went to
one of the quarries and routed the men at
work there. About this time detach-
ment of militia, under Colonel Bennett,
directed by Adjutant General Vance, met
and charged the rioters with bayonets.
The mob withdrew to either side of the
roadway and hurled n shower of stones ut
the troops, one of the rioters firing shot
Colonel Bennett again ordered the rioters
to dispense, and those who refused to
move We're prodded with bayonets, one of
them being dangerously stabbed. The
mob, retreating up the street, reformed,
and recommended hurting stones. The
troops then fired n volley, killing two
men named Andrew Stiles and John
Tenegra. Later in the day all was quiet.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07
UR4NoLoGY FOR MAJ.

The phases of the Moon for May are: Last
quarter, 7th, 3.42 a. M; new Moon, 14th, |
10.17 q. M. first quarter, 21st, 0.45 a. M. !; |
full Moon, 2sth, $50 p. m.
At six minutes past midnight of the 2lst |
the Moon will occult the four and a-half
magnitude star Leonis, the occultation
lasting So minutes. At 7.13 p. m. OF the
9th she will occult another four and a-half
magnitude star, Theta LibrB, which occulta-
ion will likewise continue So minutes, and,
at 10.44 p. nj. of the 31st, the four magni-
tude star, Rho l Sagittarii, duration of
occultation 10 minutes. With favoring
weather all these occultations will be worth
observing. The most noteworthy feat of the
Moon in this line during the current year
will be the oeeultation, on the early MORN
ing of December 2Sth, of the planet Jupiter;
an event of sufficient interest to en-
courage an astronomer of even mod
| crate enthusiasm to brave the terrors
of wintry night. Next in interest
| will be the OSCILLATIONS of the first magni-
/ tude star Aldeharan, which will get in the
/ way of the Moon no less than three times
before the year is out.
Mercury Whlch siimihereu 50 peautiiully
IN the west dufihS inc opening evenings OF
April mas fetfeu from view Tor the present,
having passed inferior conjunction with the
Sun and become u morning planet on Mon
nay night ne VIII ne IN very close CON
junction with the waning Moon at II .07 of
the night Of the 18th, but us both Moon and
planet VIII nave set hours before mat, Their
"plroneh VIII y" ihNl9il'ie' AZ O'Clock inc
next morning ne VIII DE IN conjunction with
Mars ms VIII be nearly haii an hour before
thesH planets VIII rSe III thls latltude ana
their nearest approlch VIII therefore le IN
visible, but 1t Is quite possible that they
may be seen an hour later When their dis
taaee from each other VIII not have percep
tlhly changed. II the morning is eleal
there should be little difficulty In catching
sight oil them, rising as they Will on tina
date some ~ minutes ahead OF the Sun
Mars Will be found about g. south OF thu
sunrise point Mereury2to south OF Mars
ii Mercury will reach his greatest western
elongation within one minute of 25o, on thu
morning OF the 25th, rising then one hou
and 40 minutes In advance of the Sun. HI
will therefore be quite conspicuous In tn
early morning sky, Notwithstanding hi
being 81 south OF the sunrise point. Fiv
3 | days thereafter Mercury will again pas
! | Mars, on the return stretch, at q 56m. dis
lance to the south.
Like Mercury, Venus, too, has left us 70
the present. She passes superior conjunc
, ton with the Sun on the 4th, becomin
thereafter an evening planet. Her first pei
I formance in this role will be coniunctio
with the Moon on the afternoon Of the 14tf
/ three hours after the Moon has become new
e Towards the close of the month the observe
I may catch sight Of Venus in the western *
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07
ABE BUszARD.
ne Unb0sons Himself to Lancaster
Reporters.

LANCASTER, May 4.-Several newspaper
men of this city visited the Welsh Noun
tain yesterday afternoon, where they saw
Abe Buzzard, the notorious outlaw, in
accordance with an understanding with
his brother Mart. The talk lasted for
over an hour, and during that time Abe,
with his rifle in hand, stood dozen steps
from the soribes, while Mart was close by
him with loaded gun. Abe tells the
same old story. He complains that his
sentence was too long, and that of the
crime for which he received nine years he
is entirely innocent. If the authorities
will agree to remit that sentence he will
return to prison and serve the others. He
does not intend to be taken alive and is
determined to remain ON the mountain.
He admits that he has stolen since his
escape, in order to support his family, as
it is impossible for him to gain an homes
| living.
No one is willing to employ him HI
denies having had anything whatever Il
| do with the gang which has been opera
| ting in this vicinity. He knows who thu
guilty people are, however, and coult
send them to prison, but does not want II
give anyone away. He says that if h
was employed as detective he could ri'
the mountains of the whole gang in
short time. He says the place is full o
bad men, who commit crimes under cove
of his name, but as for himself he prefer
to travel alone and at times visits Phila
delphia, Reading and other cities. Fl
laughs of the numerous attempts to arres
him made by so-called detectives.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07
England is learning how to eat crow

England is learning how to eat crow
with sickening sort Of complacency
which sher statesmen seek to palm off
upon the world as species of generous
appetite, Perhaps she tried the little
Bosphore Eggpttea dish as a sort of pre-
paratory lunch, to loosen up her jaws
and sharpen her masticators for the
bigger and tougher bird which the Rus
sian cooks are preparing. In the former
case, Lord Granville deigned to explain
yesterday that the British government
had sanctioned the seizure of the French
newspaper office at Cairo, without giving
any opinion as to the legality of the
action. France having demanded a re.
opening of the Office and the punishment
of the persons concerned in the act oil
seizure and suppression, England caused
legal inquiry to be made into the matter
and, ascertaining from this inquiry tha
the suppression was unwarranted, Eng
land, without disclailning any of he
hare of the responsibility for the act o
seizure, advised Egypt to apologize Il
France and to allow the BosphOre EgyE
ten to reappear, Will England mex
advise the Afghans to apologize to Russi
for the little trouble they gave the latte
upon the banks of the Kushk river?
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07
Forest Fires I'm Maryland.

BALTIMORE, May 3.-Fire broke out
yesterday morning in the woods near
Back river, about five miles east of this
city, and is still burning tiercely No
one knows how it originated, but the
brisk winds of yesterday carried the
flames rapidly and fully two miles of land
have been swept clean. The timber WINS
small, however, and the damage is incon.
siderable aside from the quantity Of
fencing destroyed. Several houses hnve
been in danger. but were saved by hard
work. The light of the fire was plainly
visible in this city last night and all sort
of rumors were afoat as to its location
the one most generally believed beinI
that the italian laborers recently EN-
ployed on the Baltimore & Ohio extension
had set fire to the property of the com
pany in retaliation for not getting thei
wages. The property burnt over belong
to the Canton Company, wealthy cor
poration of Baltimore.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07

Of the recent wood fires across the
river, the Salem Standard says they were
not wholly an unmixed evil There is
some compensation in the reflection that
they have smoked of tramps who infested
the forests before they were burned and
who have thus been driven to the seaside
resorts earlier in the season than usual
At these resorts the trampl
propose of course to follow their custcm
airy occupation of beating drinks out Of
summer visitors. Unfortunately for the
tramps, the weather is not at present very
well calculated to allure visitors to the
beach, but the tramps will no doubt
manage in some way to get their regular
rations of whisky.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07
Ma,ter.on an olexeIand.

Henry watterson. who had been looking
ut tho administration through jaundiced
eyes, having spent week in Washington
sent to his paper, the Louisville Courier
Journal, last night u dispatch in which he
takes It all back" He has discovered that
the present is n Democratic administration
which he could not have bettered himself.
He finds President Cleveland "a less re-
served and more likable man" than he had
thought him; "he is ut once exact and
exaeting, but there is beneath his nnmis-
taxable business-like purpose and exterior
doughtiness Of spirit and an engaging
cnndor which come out strong forvery little
provocation and which save his manners
from severity" MIR. Watterson speaks at
| length in very kindly terms of the Presi-
dent nnd the work he has done and Is doing,
and earnestly defends his administrations
| from the structures of Senator Eustis. He
concludes that "this administration is trying
/ TO do its duty"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07
CURRENT LITERATURE.


E. p. Roe has evidently been reading
up" on agriculture. OF this, in "Driyen
Back to Eden" in ST.. NICHOLAS for May, he
makes such sprightly use that one falls In
love with even the labors and minutie Of
country life, only hoping all is reliable.
Nothing exceeds in interest Lieutenant
Schwatka's further description of the ways
of the Esquimaux dogs, particularly how
they can be deceived into hunting mock
musk-ox and their rough-and-tumble, yet
after all, self-denying manner of taking
food. From these admirable papers come'
real insight into Esquimaux life.
Palmer Cox carries his beloved Brownie
through another adventure. Fate begins t,
mitigate little over poor Kit the luck
hero of only Zone Fault" animal Trap
and Trappers" deserves notice, and the frs
prize story is exceptionally well written 70
any author young or old. John Anderson
wife, dog and cat complete in cotton, a
shown at New Orleans is very funny.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07
Cambridge a scarord Railroad.

CAMBRIDGE, Mp, May 4.-The annual
meeting of the president and directors d
the Cambridge 4 Seaford Railroad Com.
pany, for the election of officers for the
current year, was held Mt the depot in
Cambridge to-day. There was large at
tendance of stockholders, including Mr.
Jacob Tome and President Isaac Hinckley
The old officers We're reelected ms fol
lows; President, Isaac Hinckley; Secre.
tary and Treasurer, Robert Craven
Directors, Isaac Hinckley, Jacob Tome,
W. Wilson Byrn, Ed. Barclay, w. j.
Jones, Benjamin F. Newcomer and John
p. Green.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07

Friday evening trunk, shipped from
Chicago, in the Union depot at Pittsburg,
which gave out disagreeable odor, was
opened and found to contain the decom-
posing body of q man. The body WINS
bent almost double, and tied with rope.
II was that of II laboring man, apparently
80 years of age. There was no clew to his
identity, except an international money
order, in favor of Philippe Caruso, for
$25.45. The order was drawn ut Chicago
on February 24th, 1885. AT M inquest
held after the opening of the trunk two
physicians, who had made post-mortem
examination, testified that there were no
external marks of violence ON the de-
ceased. All his organs were healthy, ex-
cept the lungs, which were badly con-
gested This could result from suifocation
or strangulation. In accordance with this
testimony verdict was rendered that the
deceased came to his death from strangu.
lation at the hands of persons to the jury
/ unlnOwp
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07

WHEELING, W. Va, May Wheeling
is no longer the capital of West Virginia.
The state arGhiyes government property
and the officers and their families left on
the steamers Belle Prince and Chesapeake
this morning for Charleston, which under
the provisions of an act passed in 1879
by the legislature became the permanent
seat of government for this state on and
after to-day. This is the second time that
this city has ceased to be the capital. It
was made such when the state was
formed. At the close of the war Charles
ton became the capital. In 1875 Wheel
ing was made the capital again, the city
agreeing to furnish quarters free of cost
so long as the capital should be at Wheel
ing. This building, a large and COM
modious one, now becomes the city hall
The steamers expect to reach Charleston
tomorrow night. The new state house
there is not yet completed, only few of
the executive officers being ready for
occupancy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07

SCIENTIFIC American.


An illustration of the worth of first
class patent for device that everybody
wants TO use is seen in the Bell telephone
patent. The committee of three APP
pointed by the Ohio Legislature to investi-
gate the telephone companies in Ohio
have prepared report in which they say
that there are about 10000 complete sets
Of instruments in use in the state, all
owned and controlled by the American
Bell Telephone Company of Boston.
These instruments are leased to the local
companies at an annual rental of 1920
for each set, making the annual
tribute paid by these local companies
over 5000, 900. The Bell company, before
granting franchise to local company
exacts from so to 35 per cent of the stocl
of the local company and from 90 to 81
per cent of the gross earnings of all toll
lines. The committee declares that in III
| judgment the Bell company is an i'm
| perious and unconscionable monopoly
and should be restricted by legislation, O
ut least be taxed upon the commercial
value of its instruments, and that i
should be required to pay, in addition tt
the taxes upon its instruments,a tax upol
gross receipts.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07

HARTFORD, OHIO, May This region
has for years been profitable field for
students of Indian archaeology. Many
mounds have been opened, and almost
always with results. Last week small
mound near Homer was opened, almost
by accident, and huge skeleton found in
bad state of preservation. About six
feet below the surface an oblong excaya-
ton WIS found. It was about three feet
deep, ten long and six wide. The floor
was of heavy stone slabs. Charcoal, evil
IDENTIFY that of burned bone, was album
dant, indicating that either an animal or
human sacrifice had been offered. In the
centre of the excavation, lying face down
and side by side, were four giant skeletons
in state of fine preservation. The men
in life must have been nine feet tall.
The jawbones of one were easily passed
over mans to his shoulders, and the
Uranium of the other would only Just &c
into large wooden bucket. Weapons
and utensils were found. The hatchets
are of large size and superior workman
ship. A pipe of stone, highly polished
and with rude engravings of animals OF
the bowl, is said to be the only engraved
stone ever found in IN Indian grave. A
vessel, evidently kettle or basin, holding
about one gallon and having holes nea
| the brim for carrying purposes, was uls,
found. A bow and very large darts wer
also found.