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Evening journal., 1889-02-11
ONE woMAN,s NERVE.
She Pluclsily Defends Her Husband From
a Burglariousous Assaifant.


Burglariousous AssaiIant.
LONDON, Feb ll.-Mr Kent, the landlord
Of the Gloucester hotel at Swansea, was
killed by a burglar yesterday morning. He
retired with his wife at a late hour at night
after locking all the doors, including those OF
his own bed room. Early In the morning the
wife heard a match struck in the room and
saw negro in the act Of lighting candle.
She awakened her husband and he immedi-
ately grappled with the intruder, while the
wife took pistol from under the pillow As
it was too dark to take aim she lighted a
candle. She then aimed and fired, and the
negro fell, wounded Ia the thigh
Cursing the woman he crept under the bed
but as she was unlocking the door he emerged
and, seizing a mirror, threw il at her. Ii
missed her but extinguished the light. and
the negro succeeded in escaping. When She
relighted the candle she discovered that hei
husbands throat and stomach had been cut
with a razor. Kent lived long enough to de
scribe the murderer. An alarm was raised
and about noon the negro was discovered at a
dry dock. He is a seaman named Tom Allen.
He was badly wounded and covered with
blood. Allen confessed and said that his mo-
tive was robbery. He concealed himself in
the room before the house was closed.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11
OVER HALF A MILLION.
A Disastrous Connagration in Philadelphia.
One Fireman Killed and Two Others In
Jured by Failing Walls.

A Disastrous Coniiagration In Philadelphia.
One Fireman Killed and Two Others In
Jured by Falling Walls.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1.-THE most de
structive fire which has visited this city for
long time broke out yesterday in the base
ment Of the large building Nos. ,4i2 and
l,4l4 Walnut street, and the whole place was
destroyed, nothing but the rear walls being
left standing. While the fremen were at
work portion ef the front wall fell inward,
killing one man and seriously injuring two
Others. The following are the names Of the
killed and iniured
George Showers, 80 years old Of Nine
teenth and Gilbert streets, hoseman Of En-
CINE Company No 4. instantly killed and his
body buried beneath the debris
Abraham Lacey, 40 years old, hoseman Of
Engine Company No f3, badly bruised about
the body and limbs. bur no bones broken
William Buzzard, Of Engine Company No
4, badly bruised about the side and leg
The ilre broke out under the drug store Of
r b, Morgan, located ON the first floor Of the
Walnut street front, and Ia a very short time
had burned through 70 the roof. The first
I floor and basement were occupied by 4. B.
Morgan as a retail drug store and the remain
der Of the building by Messls Wyeth a Bro
as laboratory for the manufacture Of drug
aud chemicals.
The fire mad gained firm foothold IN thi
upper portion Of the premises before the fire
men could be summoned, and owing 10 thl
infiammable contents Of every room Ia,
flames gained upon them with frightfu
rapidity
A breeze from the west carried the brand
toward Broad street, and many fell on thl
Hotel Stratford, to the great alarm Of th,
guests The place was surrounded by fire
men, who placed ladders against the caves o
the adjoining houses, and, swarming up with
lines of hose, soon had several streams o.
water playing upon the burning building
Several explosions occurred, causing the fire
mon % run for their lives Later the annea
Of the Hotel Stratford was discovered 10 be OF
fire, creating immediate alarm, excitement
and hustle throughout tho house The fir
/ apparatus was Immediately put into service
and the guests began packing up their be
longings. The damage by fire was wholly
confined 70 the upper stories Of the annex
the lower floors, with the curtains, carpets
furniture and clothing Of the occupants being
damaged by water
The total loss Of the fire is estimated al
fully S6OO0O OF which Messls w yeth am
Bro. lose over S5OO,OOO The fire is supposet
to have been caused 10y sulphur igniting Il
the cellar
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

LEBANON, Pa, Feb. ia tramp is in the
hospital here suffering from severe injuries
about the head, which were inflicted by Mrs.
Catherine Penn, Of this place. The tramp
called at Mrs. Penn's home and asked for
something to eat He was taken into the
house at the table, and he soon discovered
that Mrs. Penn was alone. He then began to
threaten her and use insulting remarks.
whereupon Mrs Penn, a woman Of fine mus
eular development, calmly walked to the
cupboard, seized a rolling pin and struck the
fellow on the head, knocking him down.
She repeated the blows several times, and
then Mrs. Penn sent out for the police who
found the tramp lying on the door in a sense
less condition
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

FREEHOLD, n. j., Feb. 1l.-Judge Edward
w. Scudder, Of the circuit court, has issued
an order directing that a special election be
held in Monmouth county on Tuesday, May
81, TO determine whether or not liquor shall
thereafter be sold in the county. The election
was ordered under the provisions OF the local
option high license law passed by the legisla-
ture last year Unless tue present law Is re-
pealed Monmouth county will undoubtedly
vote to Danish liquor from within its borders
Such a verdict would seriously affect the sum
mer hotels at Seabright, Long Branch, Elbe-
ron, Deal Beach, Spring Lake, Seagirt and
Manasnuan
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

SrAUxroN, Va, Feb. ll.-Mrs. Catherine
smith, whose death Is reported at the West
ern Lunatic asylum, was admitted into that
institution July -, las, just after it was
opened, she being the third patient received.
John Quincy Adams was president. During
her stay within the bounds % the asylum
there have b.en seventeen presidents of the
United States, fifteen OF wnom are dead
Though living in the midst Of scenes of the
late war, she never knew that it was raging.
She was VI Years Old.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

BALTIMORE, Feb 1l.-Y Yesterday afternoon,
as an Annapolis and Baltimore Short Lins
train was about half way across the trestIe,
near Chfford's Station, Nd, man, woman
and boy were seen walking across the bridge.
The man grabbed the woman and child and
jumped Off, leaping distance Of thirty fset
into the mud and water below The train
stopped and took them aboard. II was found
that the man was seriously hurt in the back
and neck, but the woman and child were un-
bo.a,4ad
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

HARRlsBuRG, Feb. H. -Four years ago
Cornelius Sink, an old soldier living at Ply
mouth drew a pension amounting 20 over
81, 800 About a week afterward Sink mys-
teriously disappeared anu did not return. A
year afterward his body was discovered 500
feet down in the abandoned Grand Tunnel
mine, near Avondale, three miles from Ply
mouth He had been robbed and murdered
AT the time ssSink disappeared Jack Bracken,
a desperate character, also disappeared Re-
Gently telegram was received announcing
the arrest of Bracken in a Colorado mining
town, and that he had confessed the murder
of the old soldier.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

New York, Feb. li.-Fire occurred at 8
o'clock a. m. in the basement of the large
tenement, Hester street, occupied by twenty
families The fire was quickly discovered by
belated lodger and extnguished 1t was
found that an attempt had been made to burn
and blow up the building. Bundles Of rags
soaked with oil, fuses and packages Of pow
der were arranged for the purpose. The po-
lice are investigating the matter
Evening journal., 1889-02-11
Tlrhting Lhe Falth cnrl.ts.

BosToN, Feb ll.A war Of doctors is going
on in Massachusetts between the regular
licensed physicians on one side and healers Of
all other schools on the other The attack Is
directed especially against the Christian
Scientists, Or faith cure people The latter
have employed lawyers and propose, ii a law
is passed against them, to test in the United
States supreme court the right Of the state to
prevent them from curing people.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

Wa..1AMsPoRr, Pa, Feb ia short time
ago Mrs Guthrie, Of this city, killed cat in
a most cruel manner. She tied ths cat in a
bag, put il into a large kettle, and poured
bucket Of seaiding water over il. Oa Satar-
day Mrs. Guthrie received a notice, i yaad by
White Caps, to the effect that she viii bs
lashed and otherwise punished. She has APP
peaied to the mayor for protection.
Arrival Of the Haylian Repuosle.
BosToN, Fab 1.-THE steamer Haytian
Republic. whose seizure occasionei the trouhl
49, ~-ss =. ---a-se~ - . -A'
Evening journal., 1889-02-11
AND HILL
WE HAVE ADDED
New Bargains and Attractions
TO OUR
Great Closing-Out February Sale.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE PEOPLE

5O Pieces Silk Plush, embracing all theI
leading and desirable colors, to be sold atl
the wonderfully low price of 39c a yard.
Beautiful goods and very desirable, selling
rapidly. 60 pieces Century Cloths; these
goods are % inches wide and very heavy,
would be cheap at Sc yard This lot to
be closed out at SC yard. We predict al
big rush and speedy sale in these goods.
Come quick if you wish to secure any off
them. 1t is not necessary to inform you
that these goods at Sc are just about half
their regular price. They are notable and
substantial bargain.
At our Dress Goods Counter you cam
find many choice and desirable bargains.
We name fine Henrietta Cloth, in all the
leading colors at soc yard Just look at
it. At 25c a yard you can find lots of de-
sirable and popular wool dress stuffs At
so cents we have 5O-inch dress fabrics
marked down from 75c and ST. If at all
interested it will pay you to look through
our stock Of dress materials, both in black
and colored goods.
The balance of our stock of Winter
Cloaks for Ladies, Misses and Children to
O0 dlllOoG given away. we uOHG WISH 10
carry over a single garment to next season.
An excellent chance to get good cloak for
very little money Don't buy without look
ing over our stock. We can do you good
and save some money for you. Our special
sale of Ladies' Muslin Underwear and Ham
burg Embroideres continued and we are
selling lots of them. You will be surprised
how much, both in quantity and quality, we
can furnish for a dollar. Have you any
muslins to buy? If So now is the time to
buy them, as they are likely to be a little
higher The market is very firm both in
cotton and woolen goods At our Handker-
chief Counter you will find that we are sell
ing 4 Ladies' Hemstitched Linen Handker-
chiefs worth Zoe each) for 25c. Also in
|Gentlemen's Colored Border Hemstitch
Handkerchiefs we are selling 2 for 25c; the
goods are worth about 25c each AS we'll
as many other excellent handkerchief bar
gains.
At our Hosiery Counter you can find Gentlemens full
regular made super half Hose for I3c pair pairs for
25c Also Ladies full regular Babriggan Hose sc pair
real good quality lot of Chldrens and Misses Coored
Ribbed Hose from I2c pair down SC pairless than
halt price, We name another great bargain in the shape Of
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

BAYoNHE, n. j., Feb. 1.-THE barrel stor-
age warehouse Of the Standard oil Company's
works was burned last night, together with
the cooperage, glue shops and a quantity Of
oil. The damage is estimated at si50,0OO.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11
SITUATIONS WANTED.

TANTED D-CoMPETENT DOUBLE EN-
TRY book ok-keeper desires position. Best
reference can be furnished by present EN-
yers. Address. p. o. Box 36, City.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11
NOTICES.


ANNUAL MEETING OF
II the stockholders Of the Red Mems Wig
lam Company will be held on Wednesday
Eeaing, February 13, in George G. Maris's
lfice, Sixth and Shipley streets, at !. 30
lclock. T. II. II. MESSENGER,
Secretary.
ATOTICE.-I HEREBY GIVE NOTICE
IN that / will apply to the General Assembly
its present session for a divorce from my
fife Anna NJ. Morrison.
Signed, THOMAS II. MORRISON.
LWilmington. Del. january q, 1889.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

Il GOD WHEELwRIGHT TO TAKE SHOP
II at Front and Union streets. Inquire at
'front.' and Union streets.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

Made OF what has been called American Gloria or more prop
ery Saline Sizes 20 % and 80 with beautiful nickel handles
perfect and excellent goods We will sell all sizes at zoc each
As the quantity limited you better delay you need
good Umbrella at almost give-away price
Respectfully,
Evening journal., 1889-02-11
HELP WANTED.

kTANTED.-A YOUNs LADY OF INTEL
|f ligence and energy to take charge Of the
[ilmington social and personal news depart
lent of a publication. Apply BY letter to
NJ. care of Evening Journal.
NTANTED.-A GOOD MACHINEST AND
die maker, between 30 and 80 years OF
be. Address, stating wages wanted, MA
Evening Journal Office.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11
ADJUSTMENTS.
i-ee=--1-H--a---
WILMINGTON RINK,
|eventh and Madison Streets.
|oPEN AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
Epecial attention given to learners.
admission. IS cents. Ladies free.
ADJUSTMENTS.


NOR RENT-THE SECOND STORY OF
No 4l9 Market street, l6x120 feet. Also
ird story, l6x70 feet. Apply to BURNS q
419 Market street.
, 1889-05-25

this officer from a watery grave;
and, after placing the affair in thu
hands of a respectable firm of solicit
tors in Sydney has now returned
to Norfolk Island. Will it be be-
lieved that that Investment of E1O0,
sometime prior to 1889, has now ac-
cumulated by interest and com
pound interest to the vast sum of
&96,O009 And yet that is the sum
said to be now available for subdi-
vision among the descendants of
John Adams, the leader in the
Bounty mutiny. The facts con
nected with the mutiny of the
Bounty are 30 much matters of
history that it is hardly necessary to
refer to them.-New Zealand Herald.
, 1889-05-25

probably killed himself in an access
OF delirium brought on by marsh
fever, which Nj. Rochefort conttacted
while travelling in '2Africa or South
America. He was living as a colo
MIST in Algeria, and was in Paris
lately when the ~domiciliary visits
were made by the police to his
fathers residence in the Boulevard
de Rochechouart. NJ. Henri Roche
fort junior was only twenty-nine
years Of age, but had led a very
adventurous existence. He had aC-
companied Olivier Pain through the
Soudan, and was afterwards with M.
de BrazZa on the banks of the Congo.
He had also travelled in South
America, and was interested with
his brother Octave, an engineer, in
some mines in the Argentine Re
public. Great sympathy is felt for
the Rochefort family, and Ma dame
Dufau, daughter Of NJ. Henri Roche
fort and wife of a Geneva painter,
has gone 10 London in order to com
fort her father in his af1iction. The
body of the deceased will be en-
lbalmed and conveyed to Paris Tor
interment.
, 1889-05-25
A Romance of the Mutiny Ofthe
"BOunty."
(FrOm the Argo8y.)

(FrOm the ArgoSy.)
The mutiny on board II. NJ. :.
Bounty in 1889, the remarka-
bic career of the survivors on the
Pitcairn Islands, and the subse-
quent exodus of those people to
Norfolk Island, are matters Of his
tory; but facts which have recently
come to light revive interest in
the event. John Adams, while
serving on a man-of-war under his
real name, Alexander Smith, saved
the life Of a midshipman on board
by bravely jumping after him when
he fell overheard. The young man,
on returning home. related his mar
row escape, and his relatives, desi.
rOus OF acknowledging the brave
conduct Of Smith, who could not
hen be found, placed G1O0 to his
credit in the bank, the interest to
accumulate until the reward was
claimed. Many Smiths have claim
ed that reward, but were unable to
establish their claims or identify
themselves with the man. Of war or
The incident. John Adams, the
Bounty m~utineer, or Alexander
Smith, as he actually was, has left
three g~randsons in Norfolk Island.
John, the Oldest grandson, who is
now sixty years Of age. being in
formed Of the circumstances, pro-
ceeded recently to Sydney to esta-
blish the claim of the family. 1t
h,sai9 that he thoroughly succeed
cd 10 identifying his grandfather
With The. plpckkyY seaman who rescued
, 1889-05-25
DAILY Telegraph 3Oth Apri)

Tremendous tumuIt prevailed this
afternoon during the meeting of
The shareholders of the Compton
dEscompte, and the Winter Circus
was temporarily turned into the
widest of menageries. One of the
Iiquidators who read the voluminous
report-extracts from which have
already been given-was frequently
interrupted, and, in the end, The
platform was invaded after the
most approved Anarchist fashion, til,
meeting having to be closed without
completing the business of the day.
One Of the principal shareholders
lodged q vigorous protest against
the administrators and censors of
the Comproir d'EscOmpte, who had
refused to attend the meeting. Bl Il
general show of hands il was agreed
to call upon the administrators to
resign. Another shareholder SAID
that he knew one OF the adminis,ra-
tors had banked large sums abroad,
but he refused to mention my name.
The provisional liquidator was also
pestered for the James of peccant
directors, but he refused to pander
to curiosity, and was accordingly
told to go down, as he was only
drawing out y newspaper article. or
an essay III political economy, instead
of u practical Report on the situation
and prospects OF the bank. With
difficulty the boisterous assembly
voted tn" permanent appointment of
NM. Moreau and Monchicourt as
liquidntor>, and approved their pro-
posnIs with respect to the New Com
pany which is TO be formed for the
working of the bank. After this no
more order prevailed, and bear-gar.
den practice was resumed with fury. 1t
was in vain that NJ. Moreau proposed
thenameS ofmembers forthe Consulta-
tive Committee of Liquidation j: no
body listened to him, so he had to
leave the vociferators to shout, ar
que, and ge~ticulate until they had
exhausted their steam and had
grown weak. Eventually, the dinner
hour having been passed, the tuInuEt
died down, and the shareholders filed
gradually ont of the building.
, 1889-05-25

was felt that the first city in the
world would not be doing its duty if it
allowed so noble an instance of
British pluck and s~eamansbip, reflect
ing honour on the county, to pass
uRnoticed. The deputation stated
that the rescue of the passengers of
the Danmark was effected in a hard
gale with a high cross sea. In three
hours 300 women and children were
hauled on board, and later onthe whole
of the remaining passengers and crew,
nearly 800 in all, had been rescued.
Every one of them was hauled up the
ships sidebya rope with a bow line knot
being placed under the arms. Tween
~ babies were slung on board in
coal baskets. Not a single mishap
occurred to one of the rescued people.
After the rescue one of the female
passengers was confined, and the
newcomer was well and thriving
when the people were eventually
Landed. How the cargo was thrown
overheard and the rescued were
slowed in every portion Of the ship
had already been narrnted,-The
Lord Mayor said he would be happy
publicly to present at the Mansion
House any testimonial which might
be raised in the City for the gallant
captain and crew, and he would be
glad to start the fund with a dona-
ton of ten guineas.-The deputation
stated that Sir R. N. Fowler, Mp,
would act az treasurer, that Sir john
Lubbock, Mp, Alderman Stuart
Knill, and various members of
Lloyd's and the Stock Exchange had
joined a proposed committee, and
that donations might be sent to Mr..
w. Connolly, the hon. secretary, at
Bololph House, Eastcheap, or to
Messrs. Oimsdale, Fowler, and Co.,
bankers, so, CornhiII.-Vhe Lord
Mayor wished the movement every
success. for a gallant deed such as
that did honour TO the whole nation.
The deputation thanked his Lord
ship and withdrew.
, 1889-05-25

NJ. Henri Rochefort junior. son of
the editor of the Imtrdmsigeant, has
committed suicide at Bona, IN AL
gler-<<.. The official. news sent to the
Minister of Justice by the Procura-
tor-General of Algiers is to theaeffect
thai" NJ Henri iRochefort ills Shot
himself, and that 40 inquiry II. re reelattii1v1ae
TO, the causes of the suicide has been
commenced According to a version
whichi is cdrrInr IN Paris this after
noon il y said Y flAllaat Y, II. ,RRs4qchefortl Gftts
resolved TO mike away with him
self after having received a telegram
from a lady. iFrielas. of the. family,
ho'w'jsslyIe9rt,' q e. that the XSSSapg 6 man
, 1889-05-25
NOTICE.

SIP have appointed my brother Mr..
- JOHN T. ARMSTRONG my
Attorney during my absence from
the Island.
Saint Croix, Dist May 1889.
&. H. ARMSTRONG.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-05-06

Seeds ! Seeds ! ! Seeds ~!
A large stock of GRASS sEEDs-all
kinds-just received by the
COFFIN HARDWARE COMPANY,
HALEY and Bellevue.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-05-06
The Reading Room.

The Circulating Library connected
with the Reading Room has been re-
moved to the Office Of the Hon. E. b.
True, in the Strahorn Block. 1t will
bo open on every Saturday afternoon
and evening. from / to 9 o'clock p
IA. Books can be taken from the
library to be held two weeks, upon
the payment Of ten cents a volume
with the privilege Of renewal it de-
sired. The library will be kept oper
in this way until the Reading Room
is opened again.
The library is a small one, but b.
no means poor one; and we hope tina
the liberal patronage which the IL
brary shall receive, will enable 1t t.
be kept up to the requirements OF &"
reading public.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-05-06
AN IMPRACTICADLE SCHEME.

We learn from the Commercial that
at meeting Of the Ogden Chamber
of Commerce A. H. Swan said that
if a bonus Of $4,000 and 10 acres
of land could be raised, an Eastern
syndicate would then put $4,000 or
$4,000 into a smelter; and that a
meeting of citizens was ordered called
for to- morrow to take some action in
the matter.
The amount stated as likely to be
"raised" is so small as to appear rid
iculous to any one who understands
the smelling business. $4,000 or
$50, 900 nigh, pay for the construct
ion of = medium sized furnace, anc
might even secure few tons OF ore
coke and fuxes. But that is as fa'
as it would go; and in less than
month after being started up the
works would have to be closed fol
the lack of funds, and the people O.
Ogden and the stockholders would
then realize that their furnace wa
not the only thing "blown ill.,"
To start up any sort of smelling
.nterprise with $4,000 or s5o,oo'
capital is to plan certain failure
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-05-06
Ale.7o to Salt Lake City and Return

$l0.1O 10 SSlt LaAo CltJ Auu AS0e"A "'
Tickets to Salt Lake City and re-
turn, good going the 9th and return
ing the 10th instant, will be on sale
At the Haley depot from the 4th to
the 9TH, inst.-both inclus've-for
$3.50 the round trip. This is done
70 enable all who wish to attend the
Booth. Barrett performances, on the
7sh, 9Th and 9th.
BY way of accommodation the rail
way officials Of Salt Lake City viii
secure seats for those who intend te
90, on receipt of telegram saying
what seats are wanted, and for which
night. Seats reserved in this name
will be held at the box Office OF tn
thester for the parties to call TO
them. As the demand for seats vii
greatly exceed the supply, all VIII
intend to attend the performance
will have to secure seats in advance