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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-30

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ADDITIONAL TRAINS.
Daily except Saturday and SUNDAY
Leave Wilmington, 6.17 p. m; b. Il O. Inw.
ton, o28 P; m. Newbridge, 6.A p. IN. Ann
On Saturday only-Will leave Wilmineto
at 30 D. NJ, Newbridge 545 p. N. Leave Pill
deIphia (B. d. Q. r. r. 1910 p. m, Wnmingtc
Lib p. M, Newbridge 1i.35 D. m Arriy
dupont LOS ,. M. Leave BirdHDoro LILO D.
Arrive Reading lao p. m.
GOING SOUTH
Daily Sunda
Daily Tex Sunday onl
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-30

The Rev. Edward Everett Hale asks
the Legislature of Massachusetts, to
grant the right to pension school teachers
who have served fifty consecutive wears.
Were this done, the list of pensioners
would not be very long one. In the
West there are comparatively few teach
ers of great age. The men usually grow
weary Of their calling and seek other EN-.
ploYments, and the ladies are retired on
marriage Observation-Disclosures Com
mercial Gazette.
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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-30

BLAINIsM here and Boulangism over
zhe way, should make things lively in
both hemispheres.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-30

THE report that Little Breeches"
Foraker. had been appointed custodian
-of the balf-burned flag sent from Samoa
haslfot been denied
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-30

Prado, the assassin, told his jailer that he
detested the name Of NJ. Guillot, the magis-
trate in his ease, because 1t formed two
thirds Of the word guillotine.-Paris Letter.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-30

COLONEL DUDLEY, of Indiana. before
the election,) has not procured verdict
for $s5, 600 against the New York Times
yet
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TnE philadelphia Times nsks.

THE Philadelphia Times asks:
Does Samoa come within the purview
of the Monroe doctrine2
If it does, where does the application
Of the Monroe doctrine stop7
II 1t does not, what are we botherinq
about2
Brother editors consult your aliases.
These are very pertinent questions.
Partisanship has ran somewhat wild on
this matter about Samoa. The Fiji Is
lands are held by England without any
protest from the United States
and in other matters the United States
government has not been perfectly con.
sistent in asserting the Monroe doctrine
There is some question too concerning
how many islands the "hemispheres" Of
the Monroe doctrine does include. Very
likely the doctrine can be stretched to
include Samoa. At any rate, having
started into the business, the United
States will maintain the position assumed
and II Germany cannot be persuaded to
abandon her acquisition scheme she win
be driven off Of the island But there
will not be a war. The question Of. the.pos
session Of the little island is not import
ant enough to spill blood over.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-30

Mr. MuRAr HALsTEAD recommends
high license to regulate the dog popula-
lion.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-30

FIRMNRss does not mean war In every
contention one side must give way, II
the United States Government remains
firm Germany must give way.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-30

OUR dispatches to-day contain fnll
accounts Of the riot in New York and
Brooklyn and Of the expected riot in the
Samoan Island.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-30

THE court adjudges "Keely not in con-
tempt, bnt the Kelly motor is.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-30

TT is well to bring little common
sense to bear upon the consideration of
the pardon Of criminals. Several i'm
portant things are overlooked by over
sympathetic and rashly charitable people
who some times advocate the release Of
criminals. In the first place. their hid
eous crimes and the motives prompting
them together with the necessarily per
yerted moral nature are entirely
forgotten. The petitioners for pardons
are often oblivious TO the prospects in life
for criminal, and Of the use lie will
Make Of his liberty. It il uuQuestion-
ably true that SOME criminals reform
and that they become good and worthy
citizens upon release, II Is equally I'M
questionable that the majority Of crimi-
nails return to their haunts and compan-
ions, and in all other respects resume
criminal ways. Is it any kindness
to release the criminal for whom
there is little or no prospect Of n better
life2 is It justice TO the Community to
curn loose crimipal Of this class?
While not wishing to exclude all kind
ness and sympathy from the consideration
Of the criminals claims upon his fellow
man it is well to stop long enough 20 ask
these simple questions, before releasing
criminal alike worthless to himself and
dangerous to the community.
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w Rn1lTNG ToN AND NORTHERN RAIL,
1lme-table. In effect Dec. 8, 1888
GO1NG NORTH.
Daily Sunday
lex Sunday Daily only |
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wANANIAKER's.

PHILADELPHIA. Wednesday, Jar, 90 issa
A rattle of prices along al.
most every aisle as if money
were dropping into your purse,
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PENNIES AND SMALL CHANGE G,
BE had Ar.THE.CoUNrINe sRoum
TIE EVENING JOURNAL.
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Arcols Record.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-27
Our Militia Eorces.

WASHINGTON, April 2D-The War De-
partment is in receipt daily OF acquisitions
for ordinance and quartermasters' stores
for the equipment of the militia of the
country under the annual appropriation
of 100000 not only from old organiza-
tions, but from those which have recently
come into existence In the Territories,
particularly, are there signs of activity
among the militia forces. The old
organizations are gradually changing
their equipment to conform to that of the
regular amy. 1t is said that there will
be fully fifty thousand mlitiamen in New
York on the occasion of the Centennial
celebration. This fact is thought to be
significant of the wonderful efficiency Of
the present organization, making it posi-
BILE to concentrate an army of we'll drilled
and well equipped soldiers within day at
almost any of the important cities of the
Atlantic Coast. With forty -eight hours
for preparation an army of nearly SOW
enty- five thousand soldiers could be gath
cred
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-27
TO SECURE CLAIMS.
Commissioners Stockslager Lays
Down the Law
In Few Plain words-Invadors Prior to
the 22d VIII Not be Tecognizcda
at the Land ONCE.

WASHINGTON, April 1s-Commissioner
Stockslager has made public a letter con-
corning homestead en- tries in Oklahoma,
addressed to Mr.. d. d. Halstead, Purcell,
Indian Territory. 1t runs thus: 'In ref
ercnce to n memorandum of five questions
received from you under date Of the 10th
inst, l have to state that 1t is not usual
to answer Hypothetical questions, but
in view of the anomalous conditions af-
fecting the public lands in Oklahoma l
will state as follow, viz: l. A person
desiring to become an actual settler un-
der the Homestead laws may initiate his
claim by entry at the District Land Office.
after properly selecting and examine
ing the land desired, in which case he is
allowed six months from date of entry
within wh ich to establish his actual resi-
dence on tho land or if he so elect, he may
initiate his claim by actual settlement on
the land, which may consist of some act
or acts connecting himself with the par
ticular tract claimed, said act or acts to
be equivalent to an announcement of such
intention, and from which the public
generally may have notice of his claim.
Thereafter he is allowed three months
in which to make his claim of record
by entry at the District Land Office.
Which of these two methods shall be
chosen is n matter for the party's election,
according to the circumstances and his
own judgment of which is most desirable.
9 and g. OF the two bonafide settlers or
claimants, the one whose settlement or
entry is prior in time will have the supe-
rior right. When the inception of the
claims is simultaneou s-that is, at the
same time precisely, the legal right is
equal, and the question can not be decided
according to the equities and the land
awarded to the party having the superior
equities, then it has been the practice to
put the land up between the claimants and
to award the right of entry to the one bid
ding the highest for the privilege. a. The
act of March 2, 1885, enacts that until said
lands are opened for settlement by
proclamation of the President no person
shall be permitted to enter upon and oc-
cupy the same, and any person violating
this provision shall never be permitted to
enter any of said lands or acquire any
right thereto. The Presidents proclama.
tion of March 23 1889, calls attention ex-
pressly to this provision, and directs that
it be strictly enforced. .. / am not prepared
in advance of a case arising, to give an
opinion as to what particular act or acts
will be considered violation of the law
in this respect"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-27
TEXAS CONTESTS.
Municipal Election Troubles in Ell
Paso
Neccssitates the Use of Winchesters ana
Shotguns-The Mayor Covered While
Trying TO Open the Safe.

Ell PAso TEX, April 20 The contested
city election took new turn yesterday. For
several days past the old mayor, Repub-
lican, and the old council, composed OF
five Democrats and three Republicans,
have been sitting as canvassing board
hearing the arguments from lawyers for
Democratic and Republican contestants.
Yesterday afternoon, at an adjourned
meeting of the old board, the mayor put
motion made by Democratic member
Another motion was made by another
Democratic member, when the mayor
sprang to his feet, declined to recognize
him, pulled the election returns from
his pocket and announced that he pro-
posed to have the vote counted. A Demo-
cratic councilman moved to adjourn, but
the mayor ruled him out of order Tho
Democratic members then left the hall,
leaving the council without a quorum.
The mayor instructed the city clerk to take
down tho returns as he read them, tut IN
the absence of quorum the clerk declined
to do so. The mayor then had the vote
counted without quorum and declared
the Republican municipal ticket elected.
The Republican contestants were sworn
in, and the new mayor began TO
swear in special police, after appoint
ing the old city marshal and police
force 10 act. He then tried to get into
the city safe. While he was working at
the combina tion the marshal sent police
man to guard the safe. The officer pushed
the new mayor back and took charge OF
the SAFE but found himself covered inn
mediately after by double barreled shot
gun held by one of the new officials. Five
cases of Winchester rifles were procured
and placed in the hands of the special
police sworn in by the new mayor, and
other Republicans who had assembled.
The city hall was then in charge of an
armed posse, who refused admittance to
two regular city policemen. The Demo-
Gratis went before the District Judge and
secured an injunction restraining the
new mayor from acting and putting
the city hall in the hands of the court.
The sheriff served the injunction, and the
armed posse at the city hall quietly dis
persed, leaving lin in possession. At ten
O'Clock last evening the old city council
met again, with a quorum present, and
adjourned until to-day, when the canvass
will be continued. The old mayor having
refused to recognize the old council, Coun-
Gilman Johns on presided, and appointed
large force of special police to act with
the city marshal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-27
THE WORK OF INVENTORS.

IT is reported that u DR.. Eisenmann, of
Berlin, has invented piano which, by the
aid of electro-magnetism, can sustain, in
crease and diminish sound.
A MAINE mechanic Is the inventor of a
sleigh which is to be run by steam. The
model which he has built has capacity and
motive power sufficient to carry Is, 900 feet
OF logs. Tho sleigh has made number OF
successful trips this winter.
A SHOEMAKER named Schon, living In q
town in Moravia, has invented and patented
o boot which tho wearcr can make smaller
or larger without spelling the shape; 1t Is
especially suitable for tender-footed trav.
elers.
A FRRNcHaAN has invented q new systeT
for propelling canal boats. 1t consists OF
an endless cable running along TWO banks.
The boats are moved at double the ordinary
speed, and can readily be attached and do
tached from tho cables.
THE Swiss watchmakers have invented
watch for the blind. A small peg ID set In
the middle OF each figure. When the hour
hand is moving toward given hour the peg
for that hour drops. Tho person finds the
peg is down and then counts back To twelve,
A CHICAGO man has invented spring
gong, 10 bc attached W an umbrella or cane,
80 arranged that II any unauthorized per
son picks up the article so guarded the bell
rings with whirr that Is certain to attract
the attention OF every one within block.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-27
INTO A DITCH
A Train Falls From n Trestle-Flames
Complete the Wreck and Add to It's Hor-
IL IL S1., nxiIl

A Train Falls From Trestle-Flames
Complete the Wreck and Add to Its Hor-
rorr-one Dead and Several Dying.
ABINGDON, ILL, April 22.-The Central
Iowa train due here at twenty five min
utes of nine O'Clock last night from the
w est was wrecked four miles west OF this
place. The train went through bridge,
setting fire to the mail car. The flames
were communicated to all the other
cars. The train was composed of two
passenger coaches, one of which was
partly mail car. There were also
two freight cars. A 0ange of the wheel
on the last freight car broke. letting down
the remainder of the train and spreading
the track. The train was thus dragged
one hundred feet, at which place trestle
across Ce lar creek was reached. At this
point the last two coaches plunged down
the bank about thirty feet The mail
car caught on fire, rom which four
span of piling ignited and was
soon consumed by the flames. Among
the number injured were the following:
Express Messenger Rogers, limbs broken.
The mail agents shoulder blade was bro
ken and he was injured internally. The
conductor, Robert Coville of Peoria, is
injured. Four passengers were seriously
wounded. VIII Savage, of Berwick, was
found dead. 1t is thought that n woman
was on board the train. Ii SO. she was burn
ed with the coach.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-27
ELECTRIC REVOLUTION.

Greatest idea Since tho Telcgraph-Dynn-
mos to be Used in tho Matter of Trans
portntion of Mail, Express and Lighter
Freight Matter.
BALrrMoRE, April 19.- A correspondent
writes the Manufacturers Record from
Laurel, Nd: The Baltimore Automatic
Transit Company is making experiments
which the officers of the company believe
will bring about revolution in the trans
portation of express, mail and lighter
freights. The company has constructed
here a circular track, two miles in circuit,
upon which its experiments are conducted.
The system of propulsion is much the
same as ON the ordinary electric rail-
way. The Edison dynamo and the
Sprague motor are employed. The over
head rail Is the main feature in the sys-
tenn, a double flanged wheel on the car
and motor catching upon 1t when the car Is
in motion. The idea is to have stations at
twenty five miles or more apart, supplied
with dynamos of sufficient power to fur.
nish electric force enough to drive the
train for n round trip at an enormous speed.
The company has been working for over
year past getting the experimental plant
ready, and have made several trials of tho
system, which tentatively were quite satis-
factory, surprising speed being attained.
The projectors of this enterprise expect to
work such a revolution in the carrying of
mails and packages that one may sit down
to breakfast in Atlanta or Chicago and
read the Baltimore or New York papers Of
the same morning. The practcability of
the scheme has been passed upon by Prof.
W. c. Rowland, of the Johns Hopkins
University, and Thomas A, Ellison, the
latter of whom is said to have declared il
the greatest conception since the tele-
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-27
THE MISSING VESSEL.

News From the Danmark's Pcopic-They
Were Taken OF the Sinking ship ana
Safely Landed ut tho Azores by the
Steamer Missouri-Thc Danmarks En-
gincs Broke Down and Her Engineer
Was Killed.
LIBsoN, April 22-Forty- of the
crew and all of the passengers of the Dam
mark not taken to America by the Mis-
souri,, have arrived here. Mr.. Raben, the
first officer, who Is among them. reports
that on April the Danmark's shaft was
broken. On the next day the disabled
steamer met the steamship Missouri, from
London, March 2s, for Philadelphia and
Baltimore. The Missouri towed the
Danmark until the 6th when the lat
ter seemed to be about to sink. AT first
the Missouri was only able to take
aboard twenty of the Danmark's passen-
gers, but after having jettisoned portion
of her cargo found accommodation for the
crew and passengers of the Danmark. The
Missouri then proceeded to the Azores and
left there the first and second officers and
crew and 800 passengers. She then con-
tinued on her journey to Philadelphia with
$40 passengers and the remainder of the
crow. The captain and three engineers of
the Danmark left the Azores on the 18th
for London The Danmark was eight hun
dred miles from Newfoundland when
the accident happened. Som, say that
the eng mes broke down. Engineer Kaas
was found dead in the engine-r room after
the accident The captain and three en-
gineers proceeded to London on board a
teamer from Demarara. The death of
the Danmark's engineer was due to the
Bursting of an engine pipe. Theengineer
was killed on the spot, and the ship was
badly damaged. In consequence of this
damage, together with the breaking of the
shaft, the vessel was helpless in the heavy
naoo @h.% ,,,o-,;laJ
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-27
MOrm0ns Thrashed,

ST. LOUIS, April 20.-Information comes
from Dale County, Alabama, that five
Mormon missionaries were severely
whipped and driven from the county.
These men have been holding meetings
among the ignorant classes of the county,
and had formed a colony to go to Utah.
This had been carried on against the
judgment of the better class of citizcns,
but no action was taken until the last is-
sue OF the Ozark Star advised the people
to tar and feather the Mormons and drive
them away. This was enough.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-27
Poisons Her Paranis.

MARINE City, MIcH., April 1S.-James
Williams and wife were taken suddenly
very i'll, with symptoms of poisoning.
They are still in IA serious condition. This
morning Matilda Williams, the fourteen-
year -old daughter of Mrs. Williams by a
former husband, admitted to the physi-
clan in charge that she had put a tabe-
spoonful Of Rough on Rats" in the tea Of
each. The girl had cast her fortunes with
a cowboy combination, and was brought
home against her will. She saw no way
to continue upon the high road to fame
that she had selected, otner than by
removing her parents. and acted accord
inply.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-27
Shot Her Husband.

BUTLER, Pa, April 1S.-James Fields
was fatally shot by his wife. Mrs.
Fields was reading book, and her hus-
band ordered her to come to bod. She re-
fused TO do so, when he got up and struck
her. She went to bureau drawer and
took out a revolver, telling him if he hit
her again she would shoot him. He then
struck her in the face, when she fred the
revolver, inflicting n fatal wound. Be-
fore dying Fields made sworn statement
exonerating his wife, in which he stated
that she had shot in self defense. When
Mrs. Fields appeared at the coroner's in
quest her face was mashed almost beyond
recognition. She is still at liberty.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-27
Fruits and Veaefables.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 49, Tho Republic
to-day gives report of the fruit and veg
etable prospects of the entire country.
From all sections come the most encour-
aging reports, especially as to fruit. The
peach crop, it is thought, will be enormous,
and in some sections it will be necessary
to relieve the trees of their burden by
plucking the young buds. Strawberries
will give a greater yield than last year,
but will not be fully up to the average.
The Florida orange crop will be great.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-27
Who Col the Bau OF Gold?

BRAINERD, MIMI, April ia package
containing $4,000 in gold has myster-
ously disappeared from the office of the
Northern Pacific Express Company in this
city. Louis Holman, the night clerk in
charge, received from the train arriving
ct 145 a. m, yesterday, four sacks of
specie, two of which contained $4,000 each
in gold and two $500 each in silver. The
money was consigned to the First Ma
tional Bank, of this city, by the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, to be used in
paying employees of the road.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-27
Conner Mine in Duluth.

DULUTH MIMI, April 19.-Workmen
excavating for the Masonic Temple on the
principal business street of the city 2OC
feet from city hall, discharged series of
blasts in solid rock, laying bare several
large nuggets of pure copper and lots of
smaller ones mixed with grayish white
spar rock. At first it was thought that
only big pocket had been struck, but
Captain Mcintyre, the expert of tho Cau-
met and Hecla mine, was sent for, and as
soon as he reached the spot he said ut is
the finest prospect ever saw. Calumet
and Hecla is not nearly so good"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-27
BICYCLE LOCOMOTIVE.
Big Things Promised in the Scheme of a
Maine Man.


New YORK, April 1s.-1t is expected
that the second bicycle locomotive, now
building at the Portland (Maine) Co.'s
works will be ready for trial this month.
The new engine will be very different in
construction from the first. 1t will re-
semble an iron car, sixteen feet
long, seven feet four inches high
and forty-nine inches wide on the
tracks. The door of the cab is mid
way of the cars length, and the top of
the boiler projects six inches above the
roof. One man will act both ms fireman
and engineer. The tender is eight feet
long, seven feet four inches in height and
forty mine inches wide, and the water
tank is under the coal space. This queer
machine is expected to show much greater
speed and better results generally than the
first bicycle locomotive which underwent
a satisfactory test last winter, and the
company owning the patent are confident
OF creating revolution in railroadng.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-27
Bad Enouuh as II Is,

DANvILLE, Va, April 1S.-Later reports
from the great forest fires in Patrick
County show that first reports were
slightly exaggerated as to the number of
dwellings burned. Fifty odd farmers
were burned out, and not one hundred as
reported. The destruction of cattle and
hogs was very great, and not exaggerated
in the first reports Mr.. Robertson, O
prominent citizen, while fighting the fire
was surrounded by smoke and flames and
burned to death.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-27
lngratItud Q OF Man.

WASHINGTON April 1s.-Secretary Win
dom to-day authorized the Commissioners
of Emigration of Philadelphia to expend
$50 out of the emigrant fund in returning
to their homes, in Ireland, two families
who recently arrived in this country and
who are in most destitute circumstances.
In one case the wife was deserted by her
husband and in the other the mother was
deserted by her son.