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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09
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A MAN PAINFULLY TREATED.
EHc Denies tiso Accusation of being a
Scmndal-mOuKer.


CHICAGO, Sept. GA special from
Mansheld, Ohio, says Simon Dolph will
file In court to-day petition for $40, 900
damages against IA farmers of this county
including two women. While Dolph was
going after his cows just before sunset
about week ago sentinel on the road
fired shot al which signal four men
rushed out from oornfeld upon Dolph.
He was too much for them and
four more mon appeared and
he was bound. His wife was
driven away at the muzzle Of gunsi She
tolled the farm bell and one of the neigh
bors responded but was driven away
under threat Of death. A rope was placed
around Dolph's neck and he was dragged
through the woods. The rope was then
thrown over limb Of tree and he was
pulled up. When he recovered his senses
he was lying on log. A man was blowing
into his mouth. He WINS taken thence TO
O graveyard, where no was stripped, tar
was rubbed over his body and he
was commanded 10 roll In several bushels
OF feathers. The crowd then padded
feathers on him and put mass in his hair
sticking rooster feathers on his head TO
make him look like IN Indian. He was
pulled, with the rope around his neck,
over stones and brushes and marched to
the village of Rome. There bon. fire
was built around him. The men forced
him 10 march 10 music. Tho inhabitants
of the village were out to see the sight,
but no effort was made to rescue the tor
tured ma1. He was punched with sticks,
kicked and terribly treated. Heappealed
TO q justice of the peace and q constable
for help, but they said they could do
nothing.
Tho ten men marched him around
town, and each giving him Il parting
kick started him home where he arrived
several hours 81. I'd nearly dead Pc
fors releasing him, he captain of the
| gang told him to leave town within ten
/ days or they would kill him and his
family, and burn his premises, The
neighbors charged Dolph with talking
scandalously about all the women in the
neighborhood, which he Indignantly de.
mics. Warnings by two masked men had
been given him TO leave the country
three days before the Outrage and again
the night before by two women in dis.
guiso. He refused TO obey. One mar
was shot during the melee. Many of the
accused are wealthy. Several have
already left the country and others are
preparing 10 leave.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09
W---@--9
THE AWFUL TExAs DROUaHr.
NO Rain for a Year and Tw,
mOnths-3,OOO Families Destitute

NO Rain for a Year and Two
mOnihs-3,OOO Families Destitute.
OHIulao, Sept. CA special from Dal-
las, Texas, says; Mr.. A. II. Kirby, repro
senting the central relief committee for
the sufferers from the drought in Jones
and StOnewall counties, arrived here yes
terday. He said that rain had not fallen
in thOse counties for IA months that
majority of the settlers have left, and
that about 400 families who were unable
to leave are In extreme restitution and
only kept alive by the willingness Of those
who havo anything TO divide with them,
The region he represents has been
transformed into desert with the
cattle limited to mesquite leaves for
provender, as the result of which
they are unmarketable, too weak to be
moved and cannot possibly survive the
coming winter. There are no wealthy
cattle men resident in those counties and
no works Of public or other improve
ments by which employment eau be
secured TO the sufferers. The sufferers
have no seed for crops this fail and, unless
assistance comes from the more prosper
ouB sections Of the state, cannot possibly
tide over the winter. Throughout the
burnt out diHtrict, perhaps 5000 families
are destitute, but liberal contributions in
seed, money and provisions are being
m lde.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09
BUrEsa DsrsArnD.



The swimming match OF 10 miles he
tween Dennis +. Butler and William II.
Blackhurst for $3.50 sidetook place on
Saturday afternoon, and attracted about
400 spectators, who were about evenly
distributed between the two boats which
accompanied tho race. Mr.. James Wat
son Of the Press, directed the swimmers
10 start from the second, or Black Spar
Buoy, below Block Island. The other
officers Of the race wero: Judge for
Blackhurst, Jack Pilkington for Butler.
Il. Granville. Pilot for Blackhurst, Nims
rod Amrod; for Butler, Swallow Martin.
Timekeeper, Arthur Chambers.
The start was made about O'Clock.
Blackhurst started first, but Butler, with
fast stroke, was soon alongside, and
then went right away in front. Block
Island was reached by Butler in 30
minutes from the start and Blackhurst
was 1--WE minutes longer reaching that
point. Butler continued to go farther
away, and at O'Clock, when darkness
had settled on the water he was over half
q mile ahead. The tide was then the last
Of the food and finish TO tho race
seemed hopeless, rs neither man
could stem the ebb when II
was running full strength. At about
8 O'Clock the referee visited Butler and
found him willing to stop, 30 he was in
structed 10 keep in the water till Black
hurst could DO communicated with and O
reply brought back. Butler was very
weak and It was evident that he could re.
main In the water but short time longer.
Blackhurst was found after great deal Of
difficulty, owing to the darkness. He de.
clared his intention Of keeping ON II il
took him till the next tiood.tide to finish.
Butler was then hunted up, and II was
found that he had got out Of the water
and had been rowed up the river some
distance, notwithstanding tho pro
teata Of Blackhursts Judge. Black
hurst had meanwhile gone over TO the
New jersey shore, and when found was
above the plrce where Butler was picked
up, 90 he was advised that he had wor
the race and might leave the water. Hc
waa then very strong and in good spirits
though very naturally he WIS not making
much progress against the tide. Black
hurst stopped shoIt distance above the
Marrow Gauge Pier, Just two miles short
Of the finish, at 8.45 o'clock, having beer
thuee hours and a half in the water. HI
was at least half an hour longer in thu
water than Butler, and had swan half {
mile further up river, besides working
his way across 10 the jersey shore.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09
FATAL TEXAS POLITI0s.
A Local option Hshuo Results In lhe
killing OF Four Men. T,h

San ANTONIO, TEXAS, Sept. IA tele-
gram from Kennedy station, on the line
of the San Antonio d Arkansas Passenger
railway, says an ARRAY occurred between
two Mexicans and two Americans on one
side and officers on the other, at Daley
vile, Karnes county, three miles from
Kennedy at 2 O'Clock yesterday dur
ing the voting on the local option
question in which Sheriff Tate Elder,
his brother, Deputy Sheriff r.. Elder and
Mr.. Pullen were killed. outright. Deputy
Sheriff Bailey and another member Of the
Pullen family were dangerously
wounded, and County Attorney Graves,
Deputy Sheriff Blair, Charles Daley and
W. G.. Butler were slightly injured. The
two Pullens were old men and were not
engaged in the ARRAY. They were hit by
stray bullets. The Mexicans engaged in
the shooting have escaped.
County Attorney Graves has telegraphed
to Governor Ireland for four rangers TO
aid in capturing the Mexicans and others
engaged in the shooting. Az the scene of
the riot is some distance from a telegraph
office, the original cause of the trouble
has not yet been known. II ia KNOWN
however, that the local option election
WAS at the bottom of it.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09
alleged wholesale Inr.ntIc,de,

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 6.-The finding of a
dead infant with darning needle thrust
through its heart has led TO the disclosure
that regular business of putting babes
to death ut SO much per head has been
carried on in this city. Mrs. Pauline
Mittelstaedt. proprietress Of pri-
vate lying-in hospital, fled q few
weeks ago upon ascertaining that the
authorities had accumulated evil
dence eliminating her. She travelled
under an assumed name In Michigan, but
was overhauled at Reed City and brought
back last night. The police say Hhe has
confessed the murder Of the child and
claims to have been promised $500 by la
mother for putting 1t out of the way, The
authorities are investigating the death Of
numerous other infants born out Of we'd
lock, supposed to have been put 10 death
by her.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09
SOME RAILROAD PLANS.
How the baltimore a. Ohio VIII
Garry People From New York TO
PHILADELPHIA.

philadelphia
An Associated Press dispatch dated New
York, september I'd, says: A Baltimore X
Ohio officer said to-day that long before
this tins next year their trains would be
coming Into and departing from this city In
connection with the South Ferry. He said
there was no reason why the railroad
bridge over the Arthur XIII should not be-
completed 10y June LIST. In some way tho
impression had Cotton abroad that the pro-
jected bridge was a large and important
piece OF engineering work, which could
only be built by the expenditure OF great
time and labor. AS matter of fact, tho
bridge will be pivot bridge with 2O0-feet
draw, and the entire span at the location
proposed now Is only 600 feet. At pinch
the bridge might be- built In GO days, and 1t
should not cost more than E35O,0 to
100000.
AS to the boats which will be used be.
tween South Ferry and st. Georges, they
will be turned out Of the yards Of Harlan Il
Hollingsworth Of Wilmington. II they can
not on trial trip accomplish the distance
Of Al miles in IL minutes they will not be
accepted. The intention Is to make them
train boats, carrying ears on thelower deck
The saloon will be on the deck above. BY
this arrangement all the delay OF loading
passengers on the other side will be done
away with Passengers will enter the cars
on board tho boat, and when st. George Is
reached the locomotive will be attached at
once md the train started. The ferry pas
sage will be from five to ton minutes longer
TO ~. George than the Pennsylvania ferry
10 Jersey City. But once on Staten Island
the Baltimore n Ohio claim that their train
is olght miles better OFF than Jersey City
train, and their time TO Philadelphia will be
from olght to u minutes shorter than by
any other route
The statement that the Harlan Hollings-
worth Company has a contract to build the
bOnts named is denied by a representative
Ut that firm, and the other shipbuilding
firms here also say they have no contracts
" prospects Of any for the work.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09
VICTORIA Observation-Disclosures
Sha Has Conc, Hut NO Ono seems 20
Know whittier.

NEw YoRK, Sept. AIN regard to the
sudden disappearance Of Mrs. Victoria
Schilling from her boarding house and
her non-appearance in "Erminie" last
night, Mr.. Randolph Aronson says
"She was around the Casino up to yes.
terday morning-happy, and even Jolly.
She appeared in "Erminie" up to Tues
day. On that day she asked for weeks
vacation, saying she didn't feel we'll. We
expect her back next week. She has been
what Is called an 'understudy' in every
opera since abe has been here. Her hus.
band came for her evenings to take her
home from the theatre, or when he did
not she walked to her boarding house,
only block down the streets, with other
girls whose homes were in that direction. ~
The lady who occupies the house where
Mr.and Mrs. Sohilling boarded would not
allow the reporter TO see Mr.. Schilling,
who was In his room when the writer
called.
Mr.. Thomas Morosini, brother, said
that he knew nothing about the matter, as
he had been forbidden 10 visit his sister
by their father, whom he had obeyed.
II was stated to reporter by gentle
man who did not want his name men
toned, that a reconciliation between Mrs.
Sohilliug and her father was tried TO be
brought about recently, but the attempt
was unHuOcesBful,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09
"LABOR DAY"
Tho BOstOn Wokmen's Parade an
Hour I'm Passing.

Boston, Sept. 6.-"Labor day." which Is
to be n permanent annual Institution In
Boston, was lnaugurated by the working
men Of this city and the suburbs to-day, In
IN imposing manner. The feature of the
morning was the grand procession In five
divisions, In which 1t Is estimated some
Il, 900 persons participated and which took
an hour to pass given point.
The procession In which was represented
all laborlng interests of the city, was re.
viewed by Mayor O'Brien on School street
and was seen by thousands OF persons who
lined the sidewalks nlong the route. In the
narrower streets the crowd sersiousIy en-
croached upon the right of way OF the pro-
cession.
Tho exercises OF the day are to bo con-
tinued ut monster picnic which Is TO be-
held at Downer's landing. The afternoon Is
to be devoted to athletic sports, clam hakos,
dancing, &c.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09


At last General Miles reports that he
has Geronimo and his Apache dospera-
docs Ia custody. The news has reliable
look and must be very pleasant TO iron.
tier settlers In Arizona and Southern New
Mexico, whom these red bandits and
murdsTeTs have hRrried so long. General
Miles and hia patient men deserve the
thanks OF the nation for hunting down
this scourge OF the border II hns been
SLOW and disheHrlemug work the
Indians were at home and conld move
through the canons aud over the hills
with q steHlthlincss and CELEBRITY thor
white pnrauers could not be- EXPECTED to
rival; there were times whom the slippery
foe seemed surely Eemmed in ana as
good as caught, YET whru TIE troops
closed in upon him he wns Of burning
ranches and acnlping ranchers somewhere
else, and even at tho last It ep.
pears that the Indians weip not
exactly caught but came in and p.,ye
themselves up Yet only the lirples5
slsuth-hound pursuit Of tjenrrd Miles
and his indomitable men brought about
this surrender. The important thing "a
be done now il to keep Geronimo frolu
getting away again. The people there.
about would have breathod frcer lad then
old and dreaded foe been slain on the
battlefield aud buried be, I'D the posi-
bility Of resurrection. As civilization
will probably shrink from taking tho lif,
Of even Geronimo, since he has given
himself up, his oustodians should see thu
his escape is rendered impossible. IL,
would probably be aafer in every sense q
the word two or three Thousand mileI
away from New Mexico.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09
4 BAD ELEVArOR ACCIDENT.
Three Wen in n Gage Fail from a
Roof 90 Feet.

CHICAGO, Sept. GA serious elevator
accident occurred at Armour a 90. g
packing house at the stock yards, yester-
day. John Ross, James Hurley, William
Martin and William Morris entered the
cage on the first floor intending TO
go 10 the second story. Ross
started the elevator and when the
second floor was reached he attempted
to stop it, but failed. Morris concluded
something was wrong and opening the
wicker door he jumped out on the second
floor. In the meantime the speed of the
machine became visibly accelerated.
Ross tugged manfully at the wire cord
to stop the machine. but his
Clorts were useless The heavy machine
stories with frigl full velocity and strik.
ing the roof fully 60 feet from the ground
was shattered. In second the broken
cage fell to the ground below the men
| going with it. ......-..
Assistance soon arrived and the men
were removed from beneath the debris.
Ross had his collar bone and an arm
broken, besides sustaining Internal in.
| iuries Hurley had his right foot broken
and legs bruised, while Martin was in
| iured internally but had no broken bones
Tho house physician was called and aftel
dressing the wounds of the injured mer
had them removed to their homes. Aftei
the accident the cause was investigated
The wire cord by which the elevator was
stopped was out on and across the roo
of the house. Some one carelessly rolled
a barrel filled with some material on the
wire rope holding it firm.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. GA gentleman
In this city has letter written by the
Rev. w. II. Harrison, who was the first
Democratic chaplain Of the House since
the war, and which was written five or
six years ago, In which it was predicted
TINT the south Atlantic coast would be
visited by severe earthquakes in August,
1885. He further predicted that at no
distant date after the shocks on the ATTAIN
tic coast the city Of San Francisco would
be totally destroyed. He alleged that his
predictions were made on scientific cal
cnlRtiona
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09

A fire in Jersey City supposed to have
been caused by the explosion Of a barrel
q coal oil, on Saturday night destroyed
the Pullman Palace Oar Company's shed
and offices, brick Toulouse filled with
costly railroad equipments, frame tele-
graph office, and freight depot of the
Northern Railroad of New Jersey and the
New Jersey d New York railroad. Five
Pullman cars, and number OF freight
cars, some loaded, were consumed in the
sheds and the depot. The total loss is
estimated at 100000.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09
A HORRIBLk VIVID FAMILY.
A Theory That They We're ScnIpcd
Wears Ago and became Insane.


=. CmcAdo, Sept. 1.-THE Times Topeka.
Kansas, special says: For several days mr.,
tics have been searching on Parsons erseI
Washington county, for four persons known
us the Wild family, consisting Of man.
Yesterday the search ended in tho enntnre
OF the entire family. Them man, woman md
girl have blnek hair on their faces, and the
man much hair on tho body. Tint On thr
girls faee was very lin0. The color of the
faces OF all Is ashy gray. ''''
inc parties cannot talk, hut tho woman
makes q peculiar noise something hettvnen
y grunt and agroan which tho girl nnnnnrs
TO understand. On top Of the h,ytiIs ~ Tia
man ana woman are slight evidNnra. TINT
they have been sealped. Tho opinion pr".
walls mat they .wero scalpOd by Indians
years ago and became insane and INV,
wandered In this woods ever since. Docto,s
propose to perform an operation on the
party In hopes OF restoring their minds
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09
a WHor EsABE MURDER.


- NlA NV Az
CHlcA 4, HWts speriAi from
Fort SmI,", ...-., Says IN tho Eodsfai
court last night John stephens, fine look
Ing mnlntto, was convicted of wholesale
murder In the Delaware nation. II WIS
proved that on tho night OF the 2Sth Of May
last he went TO this house OF Mrs. Annie
Kerr and killed both her and her son by
splitting their heads with an axe. From
there he went to tho house Of DIR. James I,
Plle, one and u half miles from Mrs. Kerr's
and slipping In on tho sleeping inmates
split the heads Of the doctor and his wife,
The facts became known early In tho morn
Ing and before night Stephens was arrested
some miles from tho scene Of the crime.
The following circumstances brought
about his arrest and convicted him. He
borrowed horse aud saddle blanket from
Charley Whlteieather, u Delaware Indian,
on the night OF the murder. The blanket
was found at Piles; also foot rag was
found there, and the mate to 1t WINS found
In stephens pocket. DIR. Pllu lived ak
days, and his wife recovered. She was
here as q witness, and displayed her terri
Die wound on her head from which twelve
pieces OF bone had been takon since she re-
eelved II. Her recovery IL Indeed miracu-
lous. stephens had no ground OF defence
except his own assertions, and they were
proved to BIO wholly false. The Jury was
about 20 minutes. II goes on record as one
OF the most horrible crimes ever pcrpe.
tratod,and no motion can BIZ assigned loi II.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09
NEW YoRK's M0NsrHR PARADE.
Mayor Grace and Horny George Re-
view It nN Union square.

NEW YoRK, Sept. 6.-This being tho legal
holiday set apart by the Legislature for the
laborlng classes, II was celebrated by
monster parade by the different labor or
ganIzations, followed by picnic.
The weather had a threatening appear
ance but this did notinterfere with the days
programme. Every trade was represented
In the procession which was constituted, II
was said, OF between 1900 and 10000
workingmen. j. p. Archibald was the grand
marshal.
The procession started from Thirteenth
street and Fourth avenue and moved to
Union Square where It was reviewed by
Mayor Grace, the Rev. DIR. McGlynn, the
Rev. DIR. Derrick, prominent colOrod
preacher, Henry George and Robert Bills
ssFt.
Tho column paraded through Broadway
to Filth avenue and Thirty-f0urth street,
where 1t dlsbanded. The members then
proceeded to Harlem River Park, whore the
picnic took place and various games were
engaged in.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09

From the narratives Of certain vera
oious nayigators Of the Hudson river,
which we reproduce elsewhere, fresh
water does not seem 10 have soothing
effect on the temper of the sea serpent.
On the contrary itroils him very decidedly
instigating him to look devilish out Of
his green eyes, to give belligerent chase
to passing boats and TO furiously lash thu
water with his long tail when his in
tended prey escapes his clutches. This
ia new revelation in the disposition Of
this usually gentle and retiring animal
and we await with interest the efforts Of
experts in serpent lore to explain why .
shortage OF salt should ruffle the te,npera
ment of the creature. Meanwhile W,
trust that other sea serpents, out Of con
sideration for the feelings of Jersey fish
ermen, will not invade the Delaware
river. BY the way, did the earthquake
drive the Hudson river snake out of hi
native waters1
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09
GERONIMO IN CUSTODY.
Con. Miles Announces the OlOsc OF
tho Apache War.

CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-The Inter Oceans
Maricopa, Ariz., special says; General
Miles makes public the successful close
of the Apache war in the following tele-
gram, dated Fort Bowie, Arizona, Sep
TENDER 9Th:
The hostile Apsches surrendered on the
4th to the troops in the field M prisoners
of war. arrived here last night with
Geronimo, Natohez and three others.
Captain Lawton brings in the remainder.
All will be shipped out of this country
about 1000 miles east. am also moving
all from Fort Apache in the same direction.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09
"sOoIBrT" N UoHRBD.
The Duke OF Portland InterReres
with "A Journalistic Sensation.

LONDON, Sept. THE weekly paper
called Society recently invited its readers
to compete for prize to be called the
Portland stakes by sending in commune
cations on the query "Who will have the
Duke" The object was obtain the
names of as many ladies as possible who
were suitable to marry the young Duke
of Portland. 1t ia understood that
the invitation met with great success.
Society arranged to reap the benefit
of the sensation by publishing tho
names 1t had obtained in to.morrow's
issue. The Duke of Portland, not relish
ing the possible results of this publica-
ton, Of which he became aware to-day,
chartered o special train to London, came
here, consulted his solicitors and had let
tors and legal notices sent to the proprie
tors, printers and editors of Society pro-
hibiting the intended publication. The
notified persons all entered undertakings
to comply with tho prohibition.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09
DAVITT's sPsAoHHs.
Taken stonosraphicaIIy by a Repre-

CHICAGO, Sept. ca Daily Net0s
special from Ishpeming, Mich, says
michael Davitt, on his trip through
Northern Michigan, was followed by a
short hand reporter in the pay Of the
British government. Ali of his
speeches and some OF his private
conversations were taken down In
full by this interchangeable agent
of the English authorities. The
fact has Just come to light. All Of Mr..
Davitt's utterancea in this part of the
state were temperate, and the English
government will find 1t hard, unless the
speeches are misrepresented, TO make out
a case against him from anything he said
while in Michigan"