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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-13
running Down THg RoneERs.
Two Arrests and the Principal WIN soor
He In Custody.


he In Custody.
NEW ORLEARs, Nov. l3.---J. Leon Pounds,
arrested Saturday for mail robbery, was ar.
raigned and committed in default Of bail.
Letters were found ON him that were stolen
in the Northeastern railway train robbery
Nov. 3. Cora Ellis, passing as Mrs Girard,
OF Tyler, Tex, who had arrived here on her
way from Covington, La. the place where
Pounds was arrestedl, to Texas, was ar
rested, and $500 Of the stolen money was
found sewed in her clothing She has been
living with f. L. Bunch, who committed
the train robbery Tho woman confessed
that Bunch gave her the money.
The detectives expect to capture Bunch
within two days He secured $40, 800 cash
from the express car. Ho Is As years old
was born in Noxnbee county, Miss, is six
feet two inches tall, has rad hair and whis.
kers, was once school teacher nt Amite, La
and later clerk of Cook county, Tex re.
sided at Gainesville, but was indicted for
forgery, and left there two years ago; wa.
with the Burrows boys In the Texas Marrow
Gauge train robbery near Texarkana; wa
arrested, turned states evidence, was hnilec
out BY The Southern Express company, dis
appeared and was not heard Of again until
the robbery ten days ago
Among tho articles found in "Mrs. Cir
ards" trunk was a package containing eight
dynamite cartridges She also had two
heavy revolvers, which. she stated, she al.
ways carried, and slept with them under her
pillow
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ELECTION AFTERMATH.
Gen. HarriSon's Mail Arrives
by the Wagon Load.
CONTEMPLATING MIR. NORTON.

Tho Fresident-Elect Has Done Nothing
Toward Forming His Cabinet Yet--News
from the Doubtful Indications
That the House win BE very Close.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov 18.-The president
elect passed the day very quietly at his resi-
dence, receiving goodly number Of neigh
bers and home friends who called and road
ing his letters and eastern papers Since the
day OF his election Gen Harrison's mail has
steadily increased, until it has now reached
mammoth proportions Yesterday morning
u required an express wagon 70 haul the
bundles of letters and bags Of newspapers
that had arrived since Saturday. About
l,5Oo lettels and several bags OF newspapers
comprised tho mail
Something like eighty kilograms were also
received, mostly Of congratulatory charac-
ter, IS are also his letters Heretofore Gen
Harrison las aimed 70 reply TO every letter,
II oaly % acknowledge its receipt, hut with
such an extraordinary increase no now finds
that the task Of replying to each letter viii
bs TOO great for him TO undertake, as it would
more than occupy his entire time
One Or two callers were near political
friends and associates with whom he talked
about public matters somewhat, hut was him
sslf very rsticent, expressing no opinions, but
saying that he was now listening TO an that
could bs said, and was anxious to hear the
voice Of the country upon matters connected
with ths administration he . IS 10 form and
control The great mass of his CORRESPONDENCE
Is of course merely congratnlat1ry but there
Is large share of It devoted to politics, and
this he will try and read for himself or have
Yyilabugsed in E1ph shat.a TINT la nv, la.n,,,
persona y acquainted with its character and
suggestions
This much can .e positively said, that as
yet The general has not fixed his mind upon
any one for position in the cabinet, or for
any prominent post OF honor or service
Already he IS in receipt Of mlny letters from
the south and other portions OF the country
asking for interviews, and with his present
feeling he will be glad 70 talk with any rep.
resentative men; but Of course he cannot have
his time frultlessly or frivolousy exhausted
by mere idle curiosity seekers The general
"a very well. and takes his new surrounding
and work with his usual equioosa Of manner
The strain ~ the campaign has been very
great upon him. and is not unlikely that ha
may take brief vacation before his inaugu-
ration, though where or when is not yet out
lined svel in his own mind. The general i
organizing his force Of clerks. and has ap-
pointed Mr. +. II Iibbotts OF this city ps
stenogrnnher He spends an his Tins at
home, taking his recreation ia th, shape 81
long walks or which he is very fond and to
which he has always been accustomed. The
domestic routine of the home il, Of course
greatly interrupted, for tho general Is Fat
home with his accustomed courtesy and
good nature
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GOLDEN GATE SPECIAL.
The Most Complete and FASTEST Long
Distance Train in the World.

The Most Complete and Fastest Long
Distance Train in the World.
CHICAGO, Nov. 3-Arrangemsnts have
been completed by the Union and Central
Pacific roads 70 put on fast limited Pull
man vestibuled train 70 be called the
Golden Gate Special 10 run weekly be-
tween Council Bluffs and San Francisco
The service will begin Wednesday, Dec. 5
prox., and the train is 10 be the most perfect
in all its appointments in the world. II will
be lighted with electric light, heated by
steam from the locomotive, have a barber
shop, separate bath rooms for ladies and
gentlemen, and a ladies maid in attendance
on women and children.
The train win consist Of a baggage car.
two sleeping cars, one dining car and ono
composite ear, divided into sleeping, library.
smoking and observation rooms Many other
novel features will be introduced The run
is 70 be made in sixty hours-leaving Council
Bluffs every Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock and arriving in San Francisco every
Saturday at $ p. m Returning the train will
leave San Francisco az Z p. m. and arrive in
Council Bluffs every Tuesday at O. The fare
between Council Bluffs and San Francisco.
including everything railroad ticket, sleep
ing berth, meals en- route and seryice-will
bn SIM
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West Virginia stnl II Doubt.

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Nov 13-The elea-
tion returns are coming in very slowly. The
Republicans claim COTS election as gov
ernor, and two congressman, but the cor
rected returns from Lincoln county give
jackson Dem.l for congress, 800 majority,
which will elect him BY a small majority.
Fleming Denl.l for governor, through his 81
torney in this city, has informed the commits
sioners Of kanawha county that be desires
recount. The Republican vote increased
over 800 in this county, while the Democrats
polled a slight increase over two years ago.
Senator henna expresses the belief that the
legislature will be Democratic by two or
three majority on joint ballot, and feels san
guine of his return T. the United States sem
ate Governor Wilson viii contest the
honars with him
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.Inehne.s I.nst nonn Gnne.

WAsHINGToN, Nov. IS The United States
supreme court held that the consolidation
act Of the state OF New York, under which
ex-Alderman Jaehne, Of New York, was con
victed, is not retroactive, and that there is
no reason for the discharge Of Jaehne, ana
says; "a general law for the punishment Of
offenses, which should endeavor to reach by
its retroactive operation acts before com
mitted, as well as to prescribe a rule Of con
duct for the citizen in future, would be void
so far as it was retrospective, but such in
validity would not affect the operation Of
the law in regard TO the cases which were
within the legislative control The order Of
the circuit court refusing the writs was
right, and it is affirmed"
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WIFE MURDER IN CONNECTICUT.
A Discharged and Drunken workman Im-
Itntea Jnek the Rlnner.

tAAAoh WAAh the ANApRefs
PORTLAND, Conn, Nov. 1g.-Mrs. Ellen
Cooper, aged 81, wife of a harness maker,
who has been working in Meriden, was found
dead in bed her body frightfully hacked and
mutilated. Her husband returned from Mer-
iden two weeks ago, and said he was on
strike, but she doubted it, and on investiga-
tion learned he had been discharged for not
attending to business
Cooper was drunk Friday and Saturday,
but was sober Sunday He had been reading
the accounts Of the Whitechapel murder. and
was greatly excited. He told some OF his
acquantances that he would fix his wife be.
fore Monday, SO that she should trouble him
no more. light was seen In his house late
Sunday night, but no noise was heard by any
person outside or by tho children in the
house
Mrs Cooper received a letter Saturday
night, and went TO the postofiico and declared
it bad been opened there. The postmaster
told her the letter had been delivered to her
son oil right few minutes before. She
created a scene and drew quite a crowd
around her. Before she left she made an in
sultng remark TO the postmaster.
Cooper was arrested in Middletown. He
asserts that the letter which his wife received
came from an East Hampton business man,
and proved that his wife was unfaithful,
which justified his killing her. Cooper said
he was sober when no went 10 bed, and had
the AZ at hand 20 usg when his wife went TO
sleep. The couple came here from Hartford
last April
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SAVED TAg LYNcHgRs TRoueLE.
The Author of an Atrocious Double MUIR.
der Commits Suicide

der Commits Suicide.
BLOOMINGTON. Ills, Nov 13.-Peter Howe,
rich banker of Wenona, north Of this city,
and his wife were found murdered yesterday
morning. They had just moved into new
residence, and it is supposed that the nur-
derer thought there Sas considerable money
in tho house. The villain used a coupling pin,
beating both Of his victims to death with il.
The room presented a shocking sight, tn
bodies OF both Mr.. Howe and his wife being
terribly bruised and pounded about the head.
and tho horrible nature of the fiend's visit
being visible in other ways. The object o.
the murderer was plainly one Of plunder bur
he did not realize much beyond few trinksts
Mr. Howe has, at times, been known to haye
considerable sums in his house. but there was
none at the time OF the murder. Wenons
and ths surrounding country i greatly ex
cited over the brutal crime. Mr., Howe ha.
resided at Wenona for years and was widely
known. The firm name OF the bank was
formerly Howe, Hodges a Kalson, but OF
late it had been Howe & Son.
Charles Burkhard, diSsolute fellow, wa,
suspected Of committing the crime. and a
watch was placed on the rooms over a grocery,
where he resided with his wife He discovered
tho santinels, and going to his bedroom cui
his throat with razor and died within a
few minutes.
1t is stated that the cause of the deed wag
petty spite Burkhard would have been
lynched had he not committed suicide.
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1ect Of discussion, Gen. Warren wrote a
lstte' to Home Secretary Matthews on Fri
day evening, rendering his resignation os-
tensi ply because the home secretary, a week
previous, had mildly censured him for hav-
ing written a magazine article defending the
administration at Scotland Yard, the writing
Of which was a violation OF the civil service
rulea Il is undeniably a fact that until the
receipt OF Gen Warren's letter Mr.. Mat
thews was not aware that the former had
written the article mentioned, but being
fully aware that be was the principal person
for whose shortcomings the chief commits
honer Of metropolitan police was to be made
scapegoat the home secretary made haste
to accept the resignation and secure in its
acceptance the acquiescence of his colleagues.
The police as well as the general pnblic ara
delighted at the retirement OF Gen. Warren,
whose arbitrary adminiptratioP has rendered
life miserable 70 them, but all fear that the
sudden change in the head of the polico de
partment will involve temporary trouble
with the Socialists, who are conspicuously
lubllant over Warrens departure from Scot
land Yard, and already discussing plans for
demonstration in celebration OF the event
Every Socialist, and, to his sorrow, almost
every shopkeeper in the vicinity, remembers
that to-day is the anniversary Of ths bloody
attempt Of q mob, led by Commoner Graham,
TO force its way into Trafalgar square in
defiance Of Gen. Warren's prohibitory
order posted throughout London two days
before, and many persons express fear that
the retirement Of the man whose prompt
action avsrted a terrible and prolonged riot
on that occasion viii embolden tho lawless
element to violence.
Since the announcement Of Gen. Warren's
resignation It has leaked out that he carried
his habitual meanness to the length of squab-
bling about the terms Of hiring the blood
hounds which were brought into requisition
in the attempt to run down the Whitechapel
murderer. This so disgusted the owner Of
the dogs that he removed them TO the country
q fortnight ago, and no hounds have been EN-
ployed since, the assertions OF the police Off
ciais TO the contrary notwithstanding It is
probable that either Assistant Commissioner
Monro, Chief Constable Wood, OF Man
chester, or MIR. c. E. Howard Vincent,
member Of parliament for Central Sheffield,
viii succeed Gen. Warren, though Home
Secretary Matthews favors Chief Constable
Farndale, Of Birmingham, for the position.
At the inquest on the body Of the Kelly
woman a witness testified that be saw the
murderer enter the house with the woman
shortly before the killing. He noticed that
The mans face had cuIiously blotched ap-
pearance
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-13

MONTREAL, Nov. 13-On Saturday the
Bossiere line steamship from Havre put in at
St Pierre Miquelon disabled On Thursday
night, when she was of the Bird Rocks, her
piston rod broke, stopping the engines. The
steamer broached TO and the waves washed
over her. Before shs could be brought into
the wind by her small sail her boats were
smashed, and almost every movable thing
was swept away. One seaman had his log
broken. It is reported from Rimoush that
seven boats containing thirty-six men are
missing from the gu fishing fleet, belonging
in Gaspe and tho lower part Of Quebec. They
may have been disabled and have put into
Green bay for repairs
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Nc. ChnmberlaIn Arrlre..

WASHINGTON, Nov. IL Mr. joseph
Chamberlain reached Washington at o
O'Clock last night. He drove at once To the
Endicott home, and remained there for an
hour. Mr.. Chamberlain's valet took the
baggage to the Hotel Arno, where Lady
Herbert, Of England, Is living Mr.. Cham
berlain said that as he had come to this
country on private business only he did not
care to discuss public questions. He declined
to say anything concerning the approaching
nuptials. It is unofiicially announced that
the wedding will take place before the close
Of the present week.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-13

COLUMBUS, o.. Nov. IS. = Miss Luzzans
Fairwether, teacher OF the French language
in a select school, has since Oct 81 been Wis
iting the Rev. j. F. King and family Of this
city On Friday last she left Mr. Kings
residence to attend services at st. Joseph's
cathedral, saying that she would return by 8
p. M As she did not return that evening
Mr.. King visited the cathedral and found
that she had not been there and no trace Of
her has yet been obtained. The LAZY had
been heiress to an extensive property in
France, which has recently been lost in some
way. 1t is feared that this loss and i'll health
has led her to commit suicide.
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a Texas Court House Blown ~.

HENRIETTA, Tex, Nov. l3-At O'Clock in
the morning the city was aroused by a terrific
explosion, but as it was supposed that the
Republicans were still celebrating, no inves
tigation was made at the time An hour
later it was discovered that portion Of the
court house had been blown down. An ex-
animation disclosed the fact that dynamite
had been placed under a wing Of the building,
and almost totally destroyed it. Buildings
adjoining on the public square were also
damaged. 1t is believed that a desire to
destroy tho records was at the bottom Of the
affair
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-13
CONCERNING ALASKA.
Its Population and Its PossibiIitle As al
Agricultural District.

Its Population and Its PossibiIitle As an
Agricultural District.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-Governor Swine
ford, Of Alaska. in his annual report says
the white population has greatly increased
during the past year owing to the extension
of mining operations and tho development
OF the salmon cam ng industry. He sayl
that the number OF the native POI lulation
has been greatly underestimated, ana esti.
mates that there are 5000 natives The
total population is ~, $50, and Of this mum.
ber there are $500 whites, 1900 creoles and
, $50 alents
The governor says but little has been ac-
compiished in the way Of agricultural devel-
opment. The only obstacle in the way OF
agriculture. in the opinion Of tho governor,
is that the lands are not available for settle
ment. He says that the climate is favorabls
and the soil rich, and he sees no reason why
Alaska may not ultimately rival Montana
and Wyoming as a cattle country.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-13

NEW YORK, Nov. l3-The auction sale Of
high class horses that were exhibited in last
weeks horse show at Madison Square Garden
began in the garden at noon yesterday. The
prices obtained were in some cases good, but
In other cases far below their value The
highest amount paid for any Of the animals
was 81 200 for w. f. d. Stokes champion
team OF high steppers Erebus and Wheeler
A pair of cream colored ponies belonging to
Richard NJ. Hunt was sold for s., 700, and W.
E. d. Stokes roam mare Barbara sold for
81, l50. The others were sold for an average
pf about $500.
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AUGUSTA, Ca, Nov. l8-Tweuty thousand
people visited the exposition yesterday The
military parade exceeded all expectations.
The sham battle had 1900 spectators Gov
ernor Gordon, Of Georgia, and Sena or Wade
Hampton, Of South Carolina, reviewei the
troops. The exposition board OF managers
have decided to send a committee Of promi-
nent citizens Of Georgia 10 invite President
elect Harrison to visit the exposition, and 10
extend the invitation to Governor Hill, Of
New York. A committee was appointed to
carry the resolutions to Gen. Harrison and
to urge his acceptance. The most conserva-
tive men of Georgia approve this. and ear
nestly hope that Gen. Harrison win accept
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He Cnt HIs Thront.

Boston, Nov. 13.-Patrick Monahan. aeed
IS, has been found lying dead in his house at
the corner Of Dublin and Bolton streets.
Cambridge He committed suicide some
time between Saturday aud Sunday night by
cutting his throat with a razor. Monahan
and his wife had not lived happily together
for some years, and three weeks ago, after
an unusually violent brawl, she left him.
Since then he had drunk heavily. He had
been an industrious laboring man, and in his
pockets were found S9l2U2 in money.
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HORROR UPON HORROR.
A Crazed Wife Incinerates
Herself and Children.
SEQUEL TO THE MINE DISASTER.

Marie Berthune Looks Upon the charred
Remains Of Her Husband. Goes Homo
and saturates Herself and Sleeping
Little Ones with OIL aud lights II.
PrTsBuRo, Kan, Nov. 13- Marie Ber-
thune, wife Of ane Of the victims OF the mine
disaster, set fire to herself and five children,
and all but the eldest daughter werc burned
TO death. Among the bodies recovered from
the fatal shaft was that Of Louis Berthune,
and when his wife recognized the mangled
remains a shrek was heard and the grief
stricken woman had swooned When She
recovered she refused to speak or notice any
one, and it was evident that her reason had
gone. As she evinced no disposition TO be-
come violent, little attention was paid to her.
and all day long she sat at her door, regard.
less Of the cries OF her Ave children the
youngest a babe OF months old
Late in the evening she apparently reused
from her stupor, and took her children to the
improvised morgue where lay the body Of
her husband She led each child up TO the
CHASTITY corpse, and still with that awful
silence which had marked her from the be.
ginning Of her bereavement, led them away
10 the little hut which had sheltered them in
tho past.
No attention was paid TO her by those who
were busy with the dead and dying, bus
about midnight cry Of fire from the village
OF Frontenac gathered a crowd Of workers
from tho mine 10 the streets 1t was seen
that the Berthune cabin was in flames, and
willing hands were soon at work to save the
inmates. The oldest child, girl of years,
succeeded In escaping from the fire, which
deyoured the rest OF the family, aud her
story was one that sent a thrill Of horror
through her hearers She said that her mother
sent each OF the children 10 bed with kiss,
and then sat down near the stove
The girl could not sleep and lay watching
her mother, who, after sitting for some time,
took the can Of coal oil and poured it over
herself and the bed clothes OF the children.
The grief stricken woman then set fire to
some paper and scattered it about the room,
and soon the whole place was In flames The
daughter struggled a short time with her
mother in an endeavor to get away, but the
burning oil on her mothers clothes caused
such intense heat that she soon relaxed her
grasp. The girl finally managed to get out
Of the door, where she fell exhausted and
frightfuily burned The cabin burned like
tinder, and soon nothing was left but the
glowing embers from which were ral1ed the
charred bodies OF the insane mother and her
four children.
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Protected br q snnau.

OTTAWA, Nov. 1S-The mounted police de
partment has been officially notified Of the
capture, north Of Calgary, Of an American
murderer aud horse thief named Godin
After the proper delay the Desperate win be
handed over TO the Montana authorities
Godin and three other murderers made their
escape from jail few days before the date
nxed for their execution The desperadoes
we're traced north from Calgary, where they
separated. Godin has managed 70 avoid ar
rest for many weeks, owing to the faithful
devotion OF a squaw, whose tribe kept her
posted, regarding the movements of the police.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-13

TO seven in the noxt house OF representa-
tives. There f. still doubt about West Vir
ginia and California. The Democrats may
have elected Thompson in the First district
Of California. This would reduce the ma
lority, otherwise appearing to be seven, to
five. The Democrats claim from three 10
four in West Virginia. Mr.. Breckinritge,
Of Kentucky, figures out Republican ma
1ority Of from one to three. There seems "a
be no room for doubt that the Republicans
will organize the house.
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FNDLAY, o., Nov. 14.-The Findlay post
Office employees recognized the fact thai on
and after March a new administration viii
be in power The postmaster, his deputy, all
his clerks and all the letter carriers for
warded their designations to Washington,
the same to take effect Immediately after the
,4.ta ,.av,toI
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ROCHESTER, n Y, Nov. la-Four more
" the victims Of the late fire have been
Identified as james H. Forbes, r. Banchle,
Charles Eichetmeir and Jacob Maurer.
Work was continued on the ruins all day,
aud two more bodies were found. They are
aarecos-izable The safe Of the lantern
sompanS was taken out and its contents
were found to be uninjured The list Of
missing 'las only been reduced by the mum
Der Of nav bodies found,
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Thompson defeats DeHaven.

SAN Francisco, Nov. l3-Returns from
two northern counties change the plurality
in the First congressional district from De
Haven tRepl to Thompson Dem.). The lat
ter now has a plurality Of about ll0 with
one small county and parts Of two countie
to hear from.