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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30
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TIRE PARIS MAoHINERY HAIL.


Tho Largest Ruiiding Ever Com
structed Under "A single Roof.
PARIS, May 26.--The machinery palace
Of the exposition is the largest building
ever constructed under q single roof. A.
remarkable feature OF the building is that
the roof hes no interior support, except
20 great arches, hinged OF the foundation
plates and apex, so as to provide for ex-
pansiou aud contraction under changes
in temperature. The roof Is glazed. The
lower panels are decorated With hsge!dic
designs. The ends of the building are
filed with toned glass. Light is abund-
ant, and the effect OF the decoration ig
magnificent.
Tn length of the building is nearly
400 feet, It's width $40 feet, and its
height 40 fest. gallery 80 feet from
the floor extends the entire length OF
both sides. At the four CORNERS nre
steam generators for driving the entire
machinery. The power is communicated
by shatting placed on four rows Of
trellis girders lying parallel with the
lGngth of tine building and placed in
subwsys. This engines are now working
and there il more power than ia required.
An idea OF the colossal character OF the
exhibition may be gained from the fact
the power available this year Ia four
times ~ great es that furnished during
the exhibition of 1873.
The American machinery exhibit ocou-
pies One-third of the entire space in this
building, and is in all respects but one
more imposing than the exhibit OF aby
previous international exhibition. The
exception ia IN agriculturnl machinery,
in which we do not show progress cor
responding TO that manifested In other
lines.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30
LAURA pRrDeMAs DnAD,
The Deaf. Dun,b md Blind woman
Made Famous by dickens PRsse

hN ptahs DuhiU Iha woman
Wade Famous by dickens PRssos
Away.
BosroN, May 25.--Laura Bridgman, aged
60, The deaf, dumb and blind woman made
fAmous by Charles Dickens In mis- "Ameri-
can Notes." published more than ~ years
ago, llso by many public references 10 her
wonderful intelligence, printed 10 news.
papers and elsewhefe sinoe thsn, died yes-
to-day NJ the South Boston Asylum, whege
aha had long dwelt.
She was born 10 Hanover, N. H., Decem.
ber 2lst, 1890. When she was two years old
q severe illness deprived her OF slight, heat-
ing aud spesch. Her sense OF smell WAS
also destroyed, and that OF taste much i'm
paired. AT the age OF eight she was placed
In the Perkins Institution for the Blind In
this city, where the superintendent. Samuel
u. Howe, undertook the difficult tssk OF
ingtrnoting her.
With minute patience and sklll sha was
taught TO road and write by tue Bense OF
touch alone, aa well us to sew, embroider
and even play the piano little. The pro.
csss Of addition ana subtraction In small
numbers hnd also become familiar to her,
md Hne could count and conceive OBJ.
Jscts up 20 100 In number. She knew The
days OF the week and divided the day BY
the beginning aud end OF school by tue re-
cesaes and by the arrival OF meal times.
On January 2Sth, 1912. Laura was Waited
4 BY Charles Dickens, who was so much In
i terested In her that he remained severa
4 hours. His visit Is described In his "Notel
| on America" Miss Bridgman lived at TIT
Perkins Institute continuously, with the OK
ception OF the summer months spent II
Hanover. 10 1887 there was a notable cele
bration OF the fftieth anniversary Of he
| entrance into the school
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30
PaonInrrroM cAnraas.
philadelphia Gives u Majority OF
5000 AHaiast the Ansontiu,rn,.

pHILADKIPHIA, May 26.--The snloon.
keepers CANVASS OF the city on the pro.
hibition amendment, with four Wards 10
hear from, gives o majority against The
amendment of b7,b92. The wards IN which
the canvass has not yet been eompl6ted, II
10 estimated, will bring the majority against
the amendment up 70 $4,000. This IA about
$4,000 In excess OF the majority claimed by
George mcGowan, who managed the can
vase, when he gave out the result In the
nrst ~ wards on Thursday might. Ths
majority In those wards was "a 900. Mr..
Mcoownn said then that the majority
against the amendment In this city would
be about 10000. Last night his gave out
the result OF the canvas In 70 other wards,
Those classed as doubtful and Tor prohlbi.
ton In these wards number % 227.
while those who are returned as against
the amendment numbered %, 1859 This gives
q majority OF % .9S2 voters against thv
amendments In theae ~ wards alone This
. canvass sho VS. Ia the strongest ward In
( the city against prohibition IL the Nine
teenth, which Ii largely settled by GBrmnns.
Il returns majority OF GIGS against TAD
amendment. There IL also large
foreign element in the Thirty fret ward,
which returns a majority Of 900 against
the amendment. The resul. OF tho canvas
In the Twenty-fourth and Tweniy.n ninth
wards, however, IL o surprise. These tv.
wards were thought 10 be rather close, be-
cause OF the character OF the people who
live there. The large majority ore native
born Americans. and were supposed t.
favor the amendment, yet both OF thes,
, wards are put down by the cangAssers fol
! 1000 majority against the amendment.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30

An exchange is responsible for the fol-
lowing: Sussex county, Delaware,i is proud
in the poasegslon of the Misses Marine,
two remarkable little dwarfs, who were
born and reared In that county. The
oldest, Miss Lizzie, lacks three inches Of
being three feet tall has head in pro-
portion to the rest of her body; is very
intelligent, conversing fluently with ali
with whom she comes In contact despite
the fact that she weighs but as pounds,
and must stand on chair in order to
put her head on level with the shout
dor OF an ordinary person. But stand on
chair or anything else abe can not,
neither can her sister, for the reason that
neither are provided with those necessary
adjunots to standing bones. A sort OF
cartilegs snswers In place of tho bones,
enabling the fittis mites 70 uss hands or
feet with perfect eass. Both use the
fingers quite nimbly, doing all sorts Of
needlework, such as embroidery, no.,
although the fingers may be bent in any
direction desired without the least sensa-
ton Of pain, being almost as plisble as
go many little ropes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30
NO sunsrpl1rp mAnIxn.
Hon. Issdor IsRyner on tho True
American Policy.


In o speech at baltimore last Tuesday
week the Honorable Iidor Rayner, in
treating the lifs-yourHelf-hy- your-boot-
atTsps fsllaoy OF Subsidized ships, used
the Following language which ought to
be carefully peruBed by every thinking
man ia the United States.
In 1851 the tonnage Of the United
States WAS nearly 90 large 90 the tonnage
OF all maritime nations combined, with
the exception of Great Britain. To day
our flag bRs disappeared from the ocean,
and France and England and Germany,
and even Austria, with but single sea.
port, are munopolising the commerce of
mankind. The suggestion was made in
Congress that these countries had subsi-
died their ships. took occasion TO
point 10 the fast that when 1t was pro-
posed to subsidiss the shipping interests
of Germany o unlted protest arose from
every seaport on the North and Baltic
sens, and the merchants OF Hamburg SUIT
nitted remonstrance TO the German
parliament that ought to edorn the walls
OF every chamber of commerce IN this
country, protesting that hountiea para
lyzed individual energy and endangered
aud corrupted commercial enterpriseE.'
The assertion was made that the British
marine was Subsidized, and when the
representatives who were speaking In the
interest OF New England docks and ports
were asked 10 point to an act Of parlia-
ment that ever granted dollar for the
employment or construction Of British
ship, no answer came, and none
ever will come, because there
is no such legislation among the records
OF Englieh history, No, my friends, the
true American policy is to open our gates,
lower our tolls, msnuInit our commerce,
and repeal an Infamous system Of nay.-
Cation laws that forbids US from ao-
4 quiring ships as other nations are 40
| quiring them; laws that are re-enact-
ment of an English statute passed nearly
600 yeArs ago, and which find no place
now In the marine code Of any civilized
country on this earth. 1 do not believe
in artificial stimulation by subsidies; it
ia galvanic process. The true sygten
ia when we enter foreign ports to take
down the pirates Gag, which proclaim'
that we will give no quarter to the M.
sionB OF the earth, and to announce thai
we will trade with them on equal terms
II We do this, the day will come wher
southern as wsll as northern docks viii
TEEN with o merchant marine manned
as in the days OF old, by the courage and
skill of the American sailor. Upon thi
question we may take great pride that thu
Democracy of the House stood In soiit
line to guard the treasury against everl
assault and raid that was made upon 1
by the Republican party to fitch from it,
vaults the peoples money in the Interests
Of shipping leagues and OF select az
semblage OF monopolists who with on
hand are willing TO build ships with gov
eminent money and with the other +
place an embargo upon their freight ant
commerce, without which q merchan
marine is the merest toy that plays upol
the weters.n
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30
nnoKn rn q mINp RsADnH.
VINO Gave Bishop nEis First Lesson--
Mental Teiegraphy Between Phtt-

VINO gave tsthih0p hfth EhIut hsohHOfs-
Mental Teiegraphy Between Phtt-
ndelptiias nnd Wilmington
The New York Sun tells the following
story Of J. Randall Brown, who gave
mind reading exhibitions before the late
Washington Irving Bishop was heard OF
and who has been summoned before
Coroner Levy, as an expert, In the Bishop
inquest proceedings, TO testify AZ to the
Influence upon the brain Of o man who
goes through the mental gymnastics
which distinguished men like Bishop.
The text related appears from the context
Co have been made while Brown was
being examined by DIR. Samuel Gross
and other scientific men Of Philadelphia,
IN 1876. After describing various expert
ments In which an attempt WINS made by
sheuse OF the galvAnometer TO establish the
theory that electricity had something to
do With the phenomena, the writer says:
All through these experiments there
was suspicion on the part of many that
Brown was tsickster or clever fellow
at "a ggess, or that possibly there was ooliu.
sion. II was then proposed that test
should be made in order to prove that
there was no collision. Ex.Governor Pol
lock went down to Wilmington, % miles
below Philadelphia, and DIR. Gross, MIR.
Brown and number OF others went to
| the Office of the Western Union Telegraph
| Company in Philadelphia. They engaged
| the use of two wires between the two
cities. One wire had previously been de-
tached from any connection with bat
| terry, and tho ends In Wilmington and
| Philadelphia were loosened, so that each
| might be wound around the head OF Gov.
Pollock and Mr.. Brown respectively.
When all was ready message was sent
from Philadelphia to Gov. Pollock,
asking him to think intently of
some particular number. He sent
back word that he had selected
the figures and was ready for the expert
rnent. Mr.. Brown, after very few mo-
ments, wrote out the number. Word was
teIeQraphed to Wilmington that the mind
reader had announced bis answer. The
wires were then taken of the heads Of
the subjects md the telegrsphist of the
WILMINGTON party said they were ready
TO receive tue answer. When it was tel
praphed TO them Gov. Pollock said that
Mr.. Brown had arrived Of tho right re-
suit. This was accepted as proof that
there had been no collision, for Gov.
Pollock and DR.. Gross and all the other
men interested in the experiment were
beyond suspicion, and had engaged in il
from purely scientific motives; II was also
accepted as proof that there had been nc
unconscious muscular action by which
Mr.. Brown could read the thoughts OF
the Governor.
. Sometime In the winter or spring Of
1877 clever exhibition Of mind reading
was given in the lecture room Of the
Wesleyan Female College, this city
, Perhaps some OF the GAzETT's reader
. may remember whether the performer OF
, that occasion was Bishop, Brown, Of
| some one else.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30
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THE FORK or FIrHDs.
A Train Thrown from the Track
aud An tho Passengers Injured.

n Train Thrown from the TRACK
and All tho PRssoDRers injured.
CT. LOUIS, May 25.-The west. bound train
on tho st. Louis d Ban Francisco railroad,
which lett St. Louis last Thursday night at
8.1b. was wrecked at q point three miles,
west Of Sullivan, no. Not q passenger es
capped unhurt and as are known to have
been seriously injured, though no deaths
arc reported. The train was running at
high rate of speed when suddenly without
warning the track gave way aud the loco
motive, baggage car and Ave coaches went
over the embankment.
People were thrown about In the cars In
all directions and some Of them were
thrown from the coaches and down the
embankment. Fortunately there vera no
fires In any OF the oars and the jolt extln-
gulshed the lights Immediately, otherwise
a conilagratlon would have bssn caused
and there is no telling how many lives
might have been lost. As II was most OF
the forward cars were smashed into smith
Green's. The explanation given OF It by the
train men to the passengers was that the
spikes and fish plates had been removed
from the rail at the curve, thus leaving the
rail loose on the ties. The forward portion
OF the locomotive passed the place all
right. but the tender jumped the track and
was thrown part OF the way down an en-
hantmant
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30

VINEYARD HAvEs, MAss., Mag a.
Schooner Joseph W. Fish Of st. George,
Maine, from RAppahannook river fer
Bath, Me-, with a cargo OF ship timber,
encountered a heavy N.N.W. gale in lati-
tude $50 Som, N, longitude 7l' 90 W.,
during which the cargo shifted and the
vessel was split open In the waterways
and fllIed with water. Captain Hart and
crew OF six men and passengers, James
Gardner, wife and three small children,
were rescued by the schooner josiah II.
Baker, Captain Case, Baltimore, for Bcs.
ton, aud landed here. They saved
nothing from the schooner.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30
rnp BayK 10000, suonr.
The Cashier Charged With Embrx-
element, but tfe sass Hge Can yin-
dtcatu Himself.

The Cashier Charged With Embnx-
element, but tfe sass Hfs Can yiu-
dlcnto Himself.
EoRASTos, Pa, May 27.--Tbe Scran-
ton City Bank closed It's doors on Satur-
day afternoon. Az meeting OF the
directors II was found that tho financial
affairs OF the bank were In very bad
shape, great deal Of money having been
lost by Investments in Improbable coal
landH and in loanH piado on insufficient
security. Several Of the directors we're
of the impression that this vice president,
GeOrgs A. Jessup, who Ia also acting
cashier, is more guilty than really APP
peared and one OF them went before an
alderman snd swore ont warrant for his
arrest, charging him with embezzling
800, 900. Mr.. Jsssup gave bail in $25,-
900, tho president Of the bnnk, DR.. b. II.
VhfoOp, becoming his surety.
At a meeting OF the directors on Ss,ur-
day evening Mr.. Joseph II. Gupster wns
appointed assignee, and force of experts
will begin work on the cashiers accounts
to-day. The directors say the cashiers
books are In s1oh shape that they cannot
/ toll how much money ia unaonaunted for,
hut they think II is between @75, 900 and
100000.
Mr.. Jessup 10 welI-known business
man, whose reputation has been OF the
best. His friends Indignantly deny that
he has noted dishonesty or made private
use OF the banks funds. Mr.. Jessup
himself furnishes the local papers q card
denying that he has embezzled or made
illegal use OF the banks money. He
taoitly admits that be may have been
careless, but says there was nothing dis.
honest about his transactions. He says
that IL it is decided that he Ia liable to
the bank Tor certain sum Of money, he
is in possession of property which will
make good the deficiency.
Everett Warren, representing Mr.
Jessup, said that IL was all nonsense tc
talk about any embezzlement or iliega
investments by Mr.. Jessup. Everybody
who knew George A. Jessup would know
this without any lengthy statement b.
him. Mr.. JeHSup had abundant property
to repay whatever Just claims the hsni
might have. His Investments were al
here, and would not be seoreted. MIR
Warren thought the action Of the direc
tors in csusIpg Mr.. Jessup's arrest we.
entirely unealled for. They had Of coura
Internationally done Mr.. Jessup gren
and ifreparable wrong, His bond a
cashier was ample protection for tn
bank, and opportunity ought to hav
been given Mr.. Jessup to put up sucl
! collateral as they demanded before an
criminal prosecution was begun. Mi
Warren was confident that upon turtle
examination Mr.. Jessup's character woul
be fully vindicated.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30

The New York Sun, IN It's dramatic
references to the production OF "bfter
DARK" says: "rhe hest of the female
representations is that OF ELIZA Mee-
hurst by Laura Biggar, who speaks with
correctness and impreRsivsnesB, and con-
veys to the character Of the wFongSd and
deserted wife great deal Of phthos. Her
interpretations of two vocal solos IN the
last act 10 well done, although the pro
priesy Of IL may be Questioned.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30

The Captain Oavanagh who so calamity
routed the 1900 rioters at Guthrie, 1. T.,
on Friday last, is Deiawarean. He was
horn at New Castle, this county. In
1861 he Joined the First Delaware Regi-
ment. He re-enlisted in 1864. Captain
Oevanagh served with such distinction
during the war that ut its close he was
offered second lieutenancy in the 37th
infantry, U. s. A. Under the army re-
organization in 1879 he was transferred
TO the 18th infantry, OF which he subse-
quently became captain.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30

The Washington SundIy Herald says:
'The commissioners appointed to visit
Hayti, General Lew Wallace and Colonel
Beverley Tucker, will leave here during
the latter part OF the week for Port-au-
Prince" The Heydh adds that "their
departure will depend entirely upon tae
action OF President Harrison and his cab
met may take when they come to con-
cider the instructions in cabinet meeting.
The question OF ooaling station for tho
United States in Haytien waters and the
prospect of acquisition OF territory is one
Of tie primary motives Of Secretary
Blaine in this matter"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30
A Mail coach .IaeId Up.'7

aHAwANE, WIS. Nay 25.--one Of first
highway robberies In this n6ighborhood
for many years occurred last night as the
Longiade stage carrying the mail between
several minor points In 0utagamle county
was approaching this place on its regular
trip over the old military road. Six pas
sengers were in the coach. Ali had con-
Jumped from the brush by the roadside,
covered the driver and passengers with a
revolver IN each hand, and demanded the
mail sacks. When they were thrown TO
him, he ordered the driver to proceed and
kept him covered until out OF range. The
robber then took to the woods with his
plumber, the value OF which is unknown.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30

PARIS, May ass p. m.-rhe Bouree
became fiat TIT, Afternoon on receipt of
Intelligence that King Humbert and En-
psror William proposed to vlsit Strasonrg.
This statement oarsed the bitteresr feeiing.
frhree per cents reutss for the account hnve
fallen 10 sGi., 9Tlc n decline OF 421c. from
the opening price. italian rentes are
nuoted at g7f.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30
MR. aLADsroNs,s ACCIDENT.


LONDON, Mey 25.-Mr. Gladstone while
walking 10 Picoadilly on Thursday evening
knocked down by cab. The driver
did not stop bis horse, hut en-
deavored TO escape. Mr.. Gladstone
regainea his feet an ran after the vehicle.
He caught up with II and stopped It until
tho police arrived and arrested the driver.
Mr.. Gladstone was not hurt, and was In
his seat In the house OF commons last even
ing none the worse for his tumble. A
rumor In circulation to-day that the ex.
premier WINS seriously injured, created
great excitement until 1t became known
that Il was RTouudless,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30

LoSpoS, day 25,--Among the petsnns
upon whom the queen has contarred
hunors on the occasion OF the anniversary
II Mar birthday ara Joseph Edgar Boehn,
the sculptor, George Burns and Professor
Read. INSPECTOR general OF the Royal Irish
1iouStabuisrg, has been made q knight.
The queen was 20 years old yesterday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30

BALTIMORE, May 23.-The centennial
celebration Of the establishment OF the
Catholic Church OF the United States WAS
begun this morning In the Carroll
Memorial Church at Hyattsvllle. Prince
Georges county. By memorial mass in
honor OF Archbishop Carroll, the first
Roman Catholic prelate OF the American
hierarchy. The Sermon was preached by
The Rev. Edward MeGurk OF Washington.
Cardinal Gibbons was unable to attend. A
great celebration In honor OF the event
will ba held at the Cathedral, this city, In
November next,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30

PHILADELPHIA, May 25.--United States
Commissioner Bell on Thursday issued 9
warrant for the arrest OF Mate Merritt o,
tho ship Augustus Hunt, on the enarHe o.
assaulting j. W, Montgomery, d seaman OF
the same vessel. Deputy Marshall James
Marshall, who took the warrant, found tnat
Merritt, having OWNED Montgomery's pur-
pose, had left the city and gone 70 new
bastie, Delaware, where he Intends 70 re-
join the vessel. The warrant could mol %
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30

III. VI. KIaglcr's Esig Erotes Scheme.
CHARLESTON, =. O., May Alt wss
learned yesterday that II. II. Flagler, the
STANDARD OIL millionaire, Will shortly
make preparations for building and
equipping in this city pslstisl hotel to
cost not lass than $780, 600 he has been
making quiet Inquiries through local
confidential agent, as TO the price OF Ger
tain pieces OF land considered desirable
sites. II is Mr. FlaRler's present inten-
ton, it is claimed, TO build system Of
grand hotels in the cities between wash
ington aud Bt. Augustine.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30

Pension Commissioner Tanner on Sat-
uE1ay heard Representatives Of class OF
pensioners who had lost both al arm aud
leg in tho service, one or both near the
body. The present rating for such disa-
hility varies from $36 70 $50 per month,
according to the degree of disability in
CURED, and the pensioners of this class,
Of whom there are said to be sbout %,
insist that they should be rated at $72
per month. The commissioner decided
that "a just and fair construction Of the
statute justified the payment OF S72 per
month to pensioners whose disability Is
such as above indicated"
A movement is on foot to obtain a
high license system for saloons in Bslti-
more, aud to est-bligh a police court for
the trial Of petty offences.