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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11
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A Report That the President Will
Ask Attorney-General Garland 10

Report That the President Will
Ask Acknowledgement Garland 10
Resign.
New York World Special.
WASHINGTON, Feb Sit may be said 10
be definitely settled that ATTORNEY. General
Garland will be asked to resign his seat
in the cabinet. There is the best
authority for saying that the President is
very much moved by the attitude of the
Democratic press towards the Pan Electric
telephone developments of the past week.
He is inclined to think that Mr.. Garland
is proving too great load for his admins
tration. He is satisfied that something
must be done in the business in order TO
insure justice in the coming suit against
the Bell monopoly.
1t is not true that Mr.. Garland has ten
dered his resignation or has placed his
office at the disposal of the President.
The latter will doubtless be under the
painful necessity of calling Mr.. Garland's
attention to the improperly of his longer
remaining in the cabinet in view of sur
rounding circumstances and of the recent
developments.
The President has been considering this
subject very seriously within the last "a
hours. 1t is not improbable that the
whole situation will be discussed ut to-
morrow's cabinet meeting. Mr.. Garland
remains strangely obtuse and apparently
shows no sensitiveness in the face of the
exposures brought to light in the last ten
days, He does not apparently realize
how his continued presence in the cabi-
net is a sore embarrassment to the Presi-
dent and his associates. Nothing that
the President has yet done will rebound
SO much to his credit as his decision in
the case of the Attorney General. He has
arrived at this decision after the most
careful deliberation. 1t is true that the
storm of public opinion, the universal
demand from the best Democratic papers
IN the country have sharpened his atten-
ton and directed him more swiftly to the
facts in the case than if it had been pre-
scented to him privately. He realizes the
Importance of having the suit against the
Bell company tried fairly and by officials
who are above suspicion.
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Mr.. BIFdRDs BEREATRMRST.
sympathy for the Secretary at WASH
inRinn-A hAnrhah min. NNnrLr

sympathy for the Secretary at WASH
ington-AbsOrbed with Work.
Special to the Philadelphia Times.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Between the day
he returned to his duties at the state de-
partment, within few days after his be-
loved daughters sudden death, and the
day his wife's condition became so critical
that he could not leave her, Secretary
Bayard had seemed to strive to absorb
himself so entirely in his work as to leave
him no time for the painful thoughts
leisure would naturally bring. lie was
at tie state department early and late and
at work all the time.
The general respect shown at the time
of the deaths of Secretary Bayards wife
and daughter for them and the sympathy
with the secretary and his afflicted family
manifested by people i'll Washington,
without regard to political affiliations,
becomes the more striking when il is re-
called how few, even of those who have
lived in Washington as long as the
Bayards have done and have moved in
the same circles in social and official life,
were we'll acquainted with his wife and
daughters.
During his long service in the senate
it was very rarely that Mr.. Bayard's house
was open to formal visitors, as the resi-
dences of other senators-his immediate
neighbors-were. This was chiefly due
to his wifes poor health. The daughters
had their own special circle of intimate
friends and rarely went outside of that
until their father became Secretary of
State. Then both Mr.. and Miss Bayard
seem determined TO do all in their
power to make their house agree.
able to those visitors, who were perfect
strangers, as well as to their old friends.
Mrs. Bayard especially surprised those
who had seldom or never seen her
until last spring, and had supposed her to
be htughty, reserved woman, by her
ease of manner when receiving at home
and her fluent and interesting converse
ton, She made il point ut her wedues.
day afternoon receptions to tnlk separately
to every visitor, so that none would 90
away feeling neglected. 49,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11
At DELAWARE BREARWATER,
Much Damage 40 Vessels Reported
from the Ice.

PHILADELrHIA, Feb. THE Delaware
river and bay were heavily INSTRUCTED to.
day by the ice, and the ferry-boa run.
ming to Kaighn's Point experienced great
difficulty. The ship Port Royal, from
Beyrout, with large cargo Of licorice
root, which has been in the river since
February LIST, trying to get up under tow
OF the tugs Argonauta and Protector.
reached the city this evening. The Ger
man barque Cornelius, under tow of No
. ieeboat, bound for Antwerp, was com.
PEELED to put into New Castle harbor this
evening.
Pilot Frank Blockson of the reyenue
cutter Tench Coke, reports cutting the
steamers Chester and Eddystone out Of
the Horseshoe, they being unable to move.
Inc barque Sunbeam was also stuck in
the same place for several hours, but
made her way out without any apparent
damage: No. l city iceboat was busily
engaged in keeping the channel clear in
front Of the city. The barque Argonauta,
which dragged to sea on Saturday last
from the Breakwater, was lowed into
har6or to-day by the tug George w,
Pride, DR., having lost both anchors. She
Will proceed to this port as soon as the
weather permits. Six unknown vessels
anchored in the Breakwster are reported
10 nave drifted to sea. The cable con.
Meeting the Breakwater with the shore has
oeen carried to sea by vessels dragging
over 1t; Much other damage is reported
at the BreakWater.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11
BRIsroR's NEW oHURoH.
A Sermon to Large Congregation
Yesterday Morning.

RYAcK, N. Y, Feb. THE Rev. Mr..
Bristor made his first appearance as
Congregational preacher in Spring Valley
this morning. The newly formed church
organization there, which includes a
large majority of the former Methodist
Church membership of that place, has
rented Van Houten's Hall for a
temporary place of worship under the
new order of things, and the first service
held there was the session of the Conere-
gational Sabbath-school, with John G.
Wood as superintendent, at $50 o'clock
this morning The Methodist Sabbath.
school is badly disorganized, but also
tendance. The church service began
at 1890, at which time Mr.. Bristor
was in his place on the little implanted
platform which had been built for his
pulpit. In front of him stood a small
desk, ornamented on one side by a
bouquet placed there by one of his fol-
lowers. As the clergyman arose to begin
the service it was noticed that his face
wore an appearance of sadness, in great
contrast TO that pleasantness which
hitherto he had presented to the public
gaze. He was also quite pale, and showed
that the accusation made against him by
Ida Downs was bearing heavily upon him.
MIR. Bristor's opening prayer was filled
with petitions for forgiveness for sins of
omission and commission, and tears We're
shed by some present. The hymn that
followed was 'Rock of Ages" during the
singing of which Mr.. Bristor kept his
head buried in his hands on top of the
pulpit desk until the last verse was sung.
The hymn was led by the organist, Miss
Tillie Rose. The clergyman announced
his text from Exodus, XVII, 10, And
Moses built an altar and called the name
of it Jehovah. Nissi" His sermon was
delivered with his accustomed warmth
and fervor. No direct allusion was made
in it to the unpleasant circumstances sur
rounding the pastor or his friends, but
the tenor of it throughout was in keeping
with his prayer. The service was closed
with the hymn, "Nearer, my God, to
Thee, after which the good-sized con-
gregation fingered for Is minutes to talk
over matters relative to the new church.
John O. Wood, one of MIR. Bristor's
principal supporters. said that it was the
intention of those composing the new
organization to work carefully in the
matter. We have not yet purchased
ground for the proposed new church, pre-
ferrlng to wait until things have pro
gressed further.
A public meeting to elect trustees and
form further plans for the new church,
VIII be held ON Thursday evening, Feb
ruary 18th, in Van Houten's Hall,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11

CHICAGO, Feb. G.-To-night Edward
Paysop Weston finished his walk of 9. 500
miles. and was in sufficiently good coiidi.
ton an hour later to take u train for New
York. Weston had been walking "a DAYS
and averaged forty-six and fifteen fifty
fourths miles per day. o'Leary did not
appear on the track after his collapse
Tuesday from to1 free use Of stiinulants.
The final score for 0'Lrury was ., 300
miles. II was agreed in making the
match that the contestants were to walk
" hours daily, the man who cove red
$500 miles inst to be the winner. The
walk WIS for purse of $1,000, offered
by New York advocates OF temperance.
Two-thirds Of this amount and a share OF
the gate receipts will be awarded Weston.
who, as a lifelong teetotaller, was pitted
for endurance against O'Leary, an
habitual partaker OF liquid stimulants.
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It's SigmiFlcance.

Perhaps the Pennsylvania and Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad Companies will not
be blind to the significance OF the an
nouncement that their employees in this
city are organizing local assemblies of the
Knights of Labor. The relief associa-
tons are storing up trouble for both cor
porations, or the signs of the time are
wonderfully misleading. If the great
national labor organization, backed by
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Enpi-
neers, should champion the cause of the
workingmen, it would probably have little
difficulty in convincing the railroads that
employees are sometimes able to draw
line beyond which oppression cannot adj
vance. If the line should be marked off
on the outer side of these relief associa-
tions, which charge more and give less
than the most exacting insurance com.
pany in the country, the railroad en-
ployes would secure general sympathy in
their stand against attempted violations
of the boundary.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11

We are not surprised that the chief
justice should commend the report made
last week by the grand jury as an uncom-
monty good one. Il certainly strikes Us
IS the best that has been made since the
very complete report of the jury Of which
Henry Eokel was foreman.
Eminently pertinent and we'll said is
the reference to the alarming increase of
high grade crimes ind the adyisability of
as speedy trials rs possible of capital
Gases. Tho time has certainly come when
a dose of prompt prosecution and in
hsublo enforcement of the law will be
vary fayon.bly accepted by the COM
munity.
We are not sure that we can agree with
the grand jury respecting the need of
more stringent Legislation against the car
rying Of concealed deadly weapons. The
existing statute presoribes fine of from
s25 to 800, or imprisonment from ten to
thirty days, or both, for this offence or
for the selling of weapons to minors; a
penalty which would be ample Il enforced.
Increasing the penalty will not, we think,
tend TO facilitate it's enforcement; rather
the contrary. This is not case for more
Legislation, but for the better enforcement
of the law that we have. The allusion to
the Davis case, would, we think, have
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11

Princess ANNE, Mn, Feb. S.-Mrs.
Thomas H. Upshur died Inst night at the
residence of her son in-law, Judge L. T.
II. Irving, of heart disease, in the Gath
year of her age. Mrs. Upshur was the
daughter of Isaac Smith of Northampton
county, Va, and formerly lived in that
county. She leaves three daughters and
two sons. The eldest daughter is the
wife of Judge Irving, and the second was
married less than year ago to William
Il. Dashiell. secretary and treasurer of
the school board of Somerset county.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11

There nre thousands Of men in London
at the present time who are willing and
anxious to work, but who can find moth
ing to do. There are thousands of such
deserving men who are face to face with
utter poverty and who do not know
where their food and clothing are to come
from, unless they shortly secure re-em-
ployment. There are too many laborers
in that immense city for all to find steady
employment, but they are tied
there, by families or poverty or
both, and these men cannot be
expected to fold their arms and quietly
starve. What to do with this surplus of
labor, which is to be found in all large
cities in seasons of business depression,
is problem that no Legislators have as
yet been able to deal with. But it is
pretty clear that these were not the men
who were responsible for the rioting of
Monday. Many of them may have
taken part in it, after it was started; but
they did not start it. The real mis-
chief-mskers were Socialists, Anar.
chists and horde of reckless
men who do not want work and never
did, but who manage in some strange
way, like the American tramp, to sponge
precarious living and keep half-full +
bad liquor, either by beggary or theft OF
both. 10 such men a chance for plumber
and free liquor was the acme of enjoy.
ment. The real workingmen were quiet
and orderly until these communists and
rowdies took hold of the crowd and
maddened it into mob. Fortunately nc
very great harm has been done
and no lives have been LOST
and the outbreak is likely to have the
good effect of directing the attention Of
parliament more earnestly to the pressing
need of such legislation as shall promise
to work some improvement in the condi
ton Of the industrial classes in the large
cities as well as in the agricultural dis.
triots of Great Britain and Ireland. Al
for the socialistic elements of Mondays
riot, what London most badly lacks i.
another Duke of Wellington.
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a Young RaItimorean,s suicide.

BALTIMORE, Feb. S.-John X. Randall.
a widely known and popular young man
shot himself through the heart about 3
O'Clock this morning in his bedroom at the
fashionable boarding house No. lO9 NJ
Charles street and died in few minutes
Mr.. Randall was librarian of the Mercan-
tile library. He was about 32 years of
age, a man of exemplary habits, and there
is no known reason why he should have
taken his life.
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GIanders in IIIInniu.

CHICAGO, Feb. "A special dispatch
published thi, motuirg sa, ) that for .ome
time past herd Of horses near Tower
mn, H., has been suffering with what
was supposed to be distemper. Within n
Few days, however, several have died and
symptoms have developed which led the
farmers to believe that the herd is afflicted
with CHAMBERS of a virulent type. The
commission. S'o0A
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A Chicago dispatch informs us that
"the Western Society for Psychical Re-
search" is about to investigate alleged
haunted houses by the practical method
Of quietly renting few that are unoccu-
pied because of their reputation and in
stalling therein inquisitive and scientific
tenants who are not afraid of but, on the
contrary, are quite eager to meet and in
terview any venturesome spooks. The
president of the society, DR.. A. Reeves
Jackson, is credited with the assertion
that there are over $50 haunted
houses in Chicago, which consider
ing that the site of the western
metropolis was an uninhabited
wilderness within the memory of men
still living, is a showing which should
cause the two or three thousand years old
cities across the Atlantic to turn green
with envy. But Chicago never was in
the habit of getting left In this age of
electricity and of cold-blooded scien.
tiic skepticism, however, the restless
ghosts of Chicago have before them an
ordeal such as the mediaval spook of the
castle tower never could have dreamed
of, and we are curious to see whether the
modern goblin will survive the expexi-
ences in store for him.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11

CHESTER, Feb. John Roach ten
dered his resignation as president of the
Chester Rolling Mill Company at a meet
ing yesterday, and the vacancy was filled
by the election of Samuel A. Grocer of
Upland. Messrs. John B. and Garrett
Roach resigned their positions as direc-
tors and were succeeded by Samuel A.
Grocer, Jr., and W. H. H. Robinson.
The Roach family formerly controlled the
company, but they have disposed of all
their stock.
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Wanamakfr's.

PHILADELPHIA, February $, 1855
French printed sateens are
~ FOR several years we have
differed with the rest of the
market as to what should be
the Il drift ofthe seasons styles.
Some yearsago New York led
on with enormous gorgeous
floral figures, importers, fash
lon-papers anda .Wehadplain
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11

Senator Sherman, Monday, doubtless
thought he would have the Democratic
Senators at disadvantage, when he took
part in the discussion of resolution of
inquiry into certain matters connected
with the treasury department, and under
this cover assailed the attitude of the
President in respect to removals from Of
fee. Senator Salisbury, however, met
him with number of pertinent inquiries,
and In connection with Senators Pueh
and Morgan, gave ample evidence that
the Presidents stand will find able and
oogent argument in its support whenever
the subject is discussed in the Senate.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11

Bradford, Pa, has queer monopolist.
he owns the town cemetery and, being
likewise an undertaken, refuses to sell
burial lots to any but those who stipulate
10 buy collins from him. Here is good
opening for q crematory.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11


Some men are never satisfied. Here,
with the thermometer below zero, at
home, we have Engineer Melville talking
Of getting up another expedition to the
North Pole. He actually addressed the
United States Service Club at Philadelphia
Thursday evening on this project, and had
the effrontery to tell his shiyering audi
tors that it was worth year of mans
life TO see real Arctic iceberg.
BE asserted his belief that the pole
could be reached by WY of Franz Josef
Land, provided the land held out to So
north latitude. "At all events, now is
the time to continue the effort" he
cheeringly added; "the pole is attain
able and the scientific world will not be
sasistied until the problem is solved" All
the same, Mr.. Melville, the unscientific
world would rather zee the equator than
either or both poles just now.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11

are industrious students Of medicine, as ia do
monstrated by the great sale OF the IS, lenes
q Life, Dr. Parkers best work. Over a mil
non copies have been sold, md Il is recon-
mended by ali its readers as being the mar ax
cellence in medical literature. We call attention
TO the advertisement in another column.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11
Sad Fate OF Two nrnnIr.ra...

DEvn's LAKE, DAB, Feb. 4.-Two
brothers named Karlson, sold their wheat
at Bartlett, this county, Monday and
started home intoxicated and lost their
way at night. One brother froze to death
and the legs Of the other will have to be
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11
Possibly 100000 Cattle Lost,

HAROLD, Tex. Feb. s.-Reiiable parties
arriving to-day from the upper Pan
Handle country report the loss of cattle
by the recent storm es very heavy. Along
the south side of the Canadian river, es.
pecially in CarsoH, Roberts and Hemp
hill counties, the loss is greater than in
any previous finter. No reliable esti-
mate of the l9s can yet be made, but in
dications variant the belief that the total
loss in the I'm Handle country may reach
200, 900 hess.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11

The horseshoe nail works of Merrick q
Co., and the handle factory of Dickey &
Son, at Fallston, Beaver county, Pa,
were burned Friday morning. Loss,
&25, 900 insurance, $4,000.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11

The body of a man frozen stiff, with
his back to the wall and his eyes wide
open, was found in an unocoupied black
smith shop near Chaplain Station, Ont,
a few days ago.
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,,gn,s bronchial Troohe.

| &C., tx and Colds: "There Is nothing to
4. 3 sttired with then. REQ. D, b.
rs. Walton, Ind.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11

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more moHep AT oncii, than any
s.va..s.u thing rlsa AM ri,s,. IIoih
sn,r,, ,i,'' ~ asn cnn live NJ home mid work in
NJ MI, i1'n ~, nr M tue limo. Capital not rqn-ed.
y MI n,n start a. once. srlNsON q CO. Portland.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11

In the village of Montgomery Square,
not far from Lansdale, in Montgomery
county, Pa, there stands two-story
stone school-house, where, in the first
quarter of this century, Benjamin Frank
lin Hancock, who had seen service with
Scott in the war of 1912, kept school. He
lived with his wife, who was daughter
of Edward Hoxworth of Hatfield,
soldier Of the Revolution, in the dwelling
adjoining, and here, On February 14th,
1924, twin sons were born to them, who
were named Winfield Scott and Hilary.
The following year Mr.. Hancock removed
to Norristown, where he studied law and
was admitted TO the bar in 1928. The
boys grew up in the country town, and
when they were 16 years of age an ap-
pointment was secured for Winfield to
the Military Academy. Hancock was
graduated in 1874 and was commits
stoned in the Sixth Infantry. He served
with distinction in the war with Mexico,
being breveted for gallantry at Contreras
and Cherubusco; became adjutant of his
regiment and afterwards captain and
quartermaster. He served in several In
dian campaigns, in Florida and in the
Utah expedition and in 1859 was ordered
to California. He had been married in
1850 to Miss Almira Russell, the daughter
Of merchant of st. Louis. On the out
break of the rebellion Captain Hancock
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THE NEEDS or HlIsol

WAsHNGToS, Feb. s.-Representa;iye
Buchanan, Col. James Brady, Capt. John
Fii.ld and Capt. Mark Townsend pointed
out to the river and harbor committee of
the House to-day the needs of the Atlantic
City Harbor. n. J. Representative Lore
spoke of Wilmington harbor, Broad
Greek and the pass between Chincoteague
and Delaware Bays, near Lewes, Del.
Representative Scott Of Pennsylvania,
discussed the needs Of Erie harbor, Pa.
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The President also issued the folloyip
executive order:

EXECUTIVE MANSION, WAsHISGToN Feb. o
o'clock p. m.-Iidings of the death OF
Winfield Scott Hancock, the senior major
general OF the army Of the United States.
have just been received. A patriotic and
valiant defender of his country; an able
and heroic soldier; spotless and accom-
plished gentleman crowned alike with the
laurels OF military renown, and the highest
tribute Of his cllow-countrymen to his
worth as a eitizen--he has gone to his re-
ward. 1t is fitting that every mark of pub
lie respect should be paid to his memory.
Therefore. it is now ordered by the Presi-
dent that the national flag be displayed nj
half-mast upon all the buildings Of the
executive departments in this city until
after his funeral shall have taken place,
(Signed) DANIEL s. LAMONT,
prfvafa Gaorato -,