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DIR, kSIFFIS. MRS. DH. kSIFFIS.
rooms were found in great disorder Mrs
kniiiin was dead from chloroform and Miss
Purcell was lying on the floor clad only in her
night dress, She said that burglars had OH
tered the place. This was doubted, and Miss
Purcell and DR.. Kniffin were placed under
surveillance DR.. Kniffin then attempted
suicide When the coroners inquest con
vercd Miss Purcell declined to answer ques-
tions, and both We're arrested. They were
later baed in sec, 600 each
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large number of churches. During the
civil war Mr.. Macarthur was architect for
the war department After tho war be erect
ed the building of the navy department at
Washington and naval hospitals in Philadel-
phia, Mare Island, Cal, and Annapolis. The
most important structure which he designed
and built was the.new city hall at Philndel-
fphia, which has thus far cost. the city Sl4,-
000, 900. This and the erection Of United
States buildings have occupied his time for
the past eighteen years.
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The knitfin Murder,

With this are given portraits OF Mrs. knif-
fin. who was recently murdered so myster-
ously in Trenton, n j., and Emma Purcell
and Dr., knil!in who were arrested, the first
named charged with the murder and the
other with being accessory thereto. This
outline of the crime is added fot tho benefit
OF those who have not kept the run Of tho
news i'll regard to this crime.
Dr., kniiiin, dentist of Trenton left home
to go to Broadway, Pa, 10 neg otiute for the
purchase "t Il iar.u With tlis wife remained
Emma Purcell, her cousin a typewriter BY
occupation. In the mornin,, the Knifn
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- eat me "hs
.he pelcy court Oh
'ler taeher' ) Z, grand
uuhe o. oaxe-" ell
~ mar, al "here She was
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lle was intrusted
with the erection OF
t h Q building. In
1850 he was ap-
poi n tod superin-
tendent Of the work
Of building the east
wing Of the Penn
sylvania hospital.
He built the CONT
mental and Girard
hotels, the residence
OF Geo. w. Childs,
t h Q Philadelphia
Mercantile library,
an d many other
e<liffces. including
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That Kind OF Wagon.

Many years ago Rufus Anderson, of Han
nibal. was engaged in case before Judge
Redd, Of Marion county, and in presenting q
paper to the judge Mr. Anderson spelled the
word wagon" with two g's. Judge Rsdd,
who was very accurate speller, rebuked him
for tho mistake, whereupon the witty lawyer
insisted that it was 1.-TWO horse wagon."-
st. Louis Renuhlir
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-
is, 1914, his father,
Judge John Lap.
hum, being an emf
,,ent Quaker - the
sect having q settle
lneilt in that vicin-
ity. AT the Can
andaigua academy
he was the class
mate, room mate
and intimate friend
of Stephen A.Doug-
las. After working
some time as a civil
engineer he studied
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A Forthcoming Monograph,

A forthcoming critical monograph, by
Henry ClAy Lukens, on American humor
and humorists, will be one of tho specially
attractive features Of Harper's Magazine
The article is t. be enriched with portraits
Of natis e write.s " ho during the Eighteenth
and Nineteenth centuries were more or less
famed for the gracefulness and grotesque.
ness OF their wit.
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The late Judge Joshua c. knickerbocker,
of Chicago, ms his name implies, came of
Dutch stock, his family having settled in
New York nearly three centuries ngo He
was born at Gallntin, Columbus county, N.
V, i'll 1887. In lS44 his father einigrated to
Illinois, settling il McHenry county, where
the son was educated
For awhile he taught school, but in 1860
went to Chicaco aud bepnn the study of law
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SPANS INFANT KING.
Alfonso AIIE, Whose Serious Illness ii.

Alfonso AII[, Whose Serious Illness Has
Been Reported.
Alfonso XIII Of Spain, the infant king,
whose serious illness has been reported, was
born to the throne of the ancient realm.
Shortly before his birth at Madrid, May.
1856, Alfonso MI died, leaving no mall. heir
The country was then in turbulent state,
with every prospect of another war OF the
succession. The reigning monarch Mt the
time WAS the infant Queen Maria de la lle,-
ccdeS, princess Of the Asturias, eldest daugf-
ter Of Alfonso XII. The ACCOMPLISHMENT of
the mother queen was awaited with interest
by the whole Spanish nation, and when the
birth OF n son was announced the event EnS
received with satisfaction at homo and in the
colonies. Tho labe WIS at once proclaimed
King Alfonso XIII, with his mother Queen
Christina. Us regent.
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DEER LODGE MONTANA, JANUARY "a, 1890.

story, nre lccatcl the two immense boilers.
supplying $50 horse power, and the dynanos
to keep the 800 Edison ncandescent lamps
ut Il white glow, for such is the number of
lamps needed to supply the building. Three
great double inserting and perfecting Hoo
presses of the latest pattern, with their at
tachments, complete the working machinery
of the cellur
On the street floor the business Offices
with carved oaken wainscot, beveled plate
glass doors and general finish of solid ele-
gance. Many rooms on this floor will be
rented for stores. The elevators run in
carefully inclosetl shaft, with approved meth
DDS of preventing fire Or accident. All the
walls, floors, partitions, ceilings and roof are
utterly non-combustible. Everywhere that
the stone is not so regarded, it is faced with
pressed brick or terra Gotta. All the columns
are sheltered with lire proof jackets of tile
and cement, and all the vaults md arches are
of concrete, cement and fire clay tiles Ex-
perts declare that if every book, paper and
table, every comb,lstible article in the whole
building were piled on one floor and set on
fire, the flame would communicate to no other
room.
For ventilation md sewering most in-
genious system OF piping has been devised,
independent Of the building for support out
side the walls, yet tastefully covered or boxed
in--any part of it can be reached in a min
ute Besides the most recent devices for
catch basills and 81, 900 feet of piping there
is tank OH the roof holding 10000 gallons
for flushing the pipes Each closet and wash
room has pipe leading the ur thcrefrom
out to and above the top of the building, and
thirty shafts for this purpose project above
the roof
On the ninth floor are the private and eli-
torial rooms of The Chronicle, and these are
indeed bureau de luxe. Columns might be
filled with description of the polished oaken
floors and carved wainscoting, the mantel-
pieces aud paneled recesses, the Venetian fur
niture of oak and stamped leather and the
colored cathedral glass. 1t will be almost too
fine for prosaic journalism. Besides the
journals rooms there are l07 rented offices in
the building; all these have long been taken,
so when the word ready" is pronounced
tho building will be put in nse at oncs, from
cellar to roof.
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io'e Atly years t06
enemies of the De
9oungs dragg d
material for an at
tack on their moth
er, which the boys
fe rcely y resented.
Their love for her
a m o un t e d to an
idolatry, and SLAM
der Of her was the
one unpardonuble
)sin a fact they
did not hesitate to
impress uDon the
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VOL. 21, NO. 81
CALIFORNIA'S JOURNALS.
TWO REMARKABLE ENTERPRISES
IN SAN FRANCISCO.

Tie Examiner Sends tho Prize Pupil of
the City Six Months Tour of Eu-
rope-The Chronicles Wonderful Build
ing-Sensationai Newspaper History.
Newspapers are the rulers of the modern
world-at least Of that part of it which is
worth ruling. Outside of Turkey and Rus
sia, there is no civilized country if they are
counted as civilized i'll which any admins
tration or policy could stand against the
combined newspapers
Evening journal., 1890-12-23


The banks of the city have nosted
notifications Of their closing on Christ
mas Day.
Dupont Post, No. 2, G. A. r., will
hold its annual memorial service next
Sunday afternoon.
The Sunday school Of Epworth n f..
Church will holj its Christmas festival
on Christmas night.
The Ph@nix s. f. E. Company will
give its tenth annual bal and reception
tomorrow evening.
The Edge Moor Iron Works Of this
city is building foot bridge for the
Griswold Worsted Company Of Darby,
Pa.
The pupils Of the Wilmington Com
merclal College will hold their Christmas
entertainment in the Institute Hall, this
evening at As o'clock.
The Front and Union streets railwsy
line has posted notices in al its cars,
forbidding splitting on the floor, or
throwing any dirt upon it,
humboldt Castle, No. 13, Knights Of
the Golden Esgle viii give its third
annual entertainment ia the German
Hall, on Wednesday, December 81, 1890.
Register Of wills K Bradford has
granted letters testamentary upon the
estate OF Richard Jackson, late Of New
Castle hundred, to Samuel A. Jackson
and Lucy J. Jackson.
The passenger and baggage traffic on
all the railroads is unusually large. Fhe
12 06 Washington express aad the IL %
Philadelphia express trains over the
! w. q B. railroad, wero thirty nine and
twenty -four minutes late respectively.
There is a crowd of boys who congre
| gate au the corner Of Thirteenth ahd
Claymont streets every night and insult
! passers by. Numerous complaints have
been made to the police. but the rowdies
still make their insulting remarks.
an alumni association Of Goldey s
Wilmington Commercial College wa;
organized last night, and the followini
officers were elected President, w. 3
Butler; vice-presidsnt, John Redmile
secretary. Miss Newlin; treasurer, Lis
Lulu Dillon.
A lighter barge, built for the New
York Lake Erie aud Western RailroaI
Company will he launched at IL o'clocl
to morrow morning, aud the tugboa
Colon, built for the Spanish-Americal
Iron Coupeny. for service in Cuba. vii
be launched on Saturday afternoon at til
shipysrd Of the Jackson and Sharp Com
pany.
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WATER, SMOKE AND FLAMES.
Fire In tho Republican Building Dam
ages worthless Type aud Fixtures.

Fire In tho Republican building pam
ages Worthless Type aud Fixtures.
The Republican Printing Company's
building on the southeast corner OF
Third and King streets, was eighty
damaged by FIRE this morning The flames
were first discovered by George metzger-
G barber, who lives next to the building,
and he at once ran to the Washington
Fire Company's house and gave the
alarm. The FIRE was caused by
live Goals which had fallen from the
stereotyping furnace while the tires were
being drawn before closing last evening.
The FIRE in ths furnace Is always extin-
guished before closing the stereoty ping
room. H. Walter Vernon, secretary of
the company, left the building at S11
o'clock last night, and the floor
about the furnace must have been
smouldering then, aa he noticed an
odor resembling burning wood, but
thoug' that scme chemical IN the room
caused the scent.
The flames started as soon as hole
in t he floor, through which there was a
strong draught, bad been made by the
smouldering wood The room is on the
third floor in the rear OF the building, and
as the burning floor fell through to the
first floor, on which is located the press
room, the flames shot up to.Esthe third
story where the iobbing department is.
The floors were covered with oil and the
flames spread rapidly.
When the Fire Department reached
the building huge volumes of smoke we're
issuing from every door and window
The new Delaware truck was brought
into service and ia short time fIemsn
we're stationed all over the building
directing streams Of water toward the
flames. The department was in service at
3 O'Clock and ct 3 30 o'clock the fire was
under control. Two or three ping streams
were thrown into the building until the
flames were entirely extinguished
The flames did very little damage and
the principal loss is by smoke and water
The business and editorial Offices on the
frat floor were flooded but not other wise
damaged The Webb press, which has
just been placsd in is in the rear Of the
building on the first floor 1t
is = costly piece Of machinery, and at
noon to day the pressmen had not been
able to ascertain the extent of the dam
age to It If this is slight, as is now
expected. the loss on this floor will be
about S75 The loss in the iobbing
department, which Is on the second hoor,
was about $3.50 and in the composing
room, on the third floor, the loss is about
Sl00. The building was damaged to the
extent Of $500.
AS the old type was to have been sold
in a few days for old metal and a new
dress of type hai been ordered the loss
there will be very slight The building
was also in o bad condition and greatly
needed renoyating and repairing.
Compositors on the Daily Republican
were put to work at the usual honr in the
rooms Of the Delaware Printing Company
and the paper will be issued from that
establishment TO dsy
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LAST EDITION
nlsRnE 4 nEFAuLTeR.

Peculations TO the Amount OF $4,000
uneartbed by the Investigation OF the
City Loan Books.
A meeting of the Board Of Directors Of
the City Building and Loan Association
was held at the office of Pierce & Besson,
on West Seventh street last
night. A partial repSrt made
by Professor William d. Reynolds
the expert accountant, who has been
auditing the books of j. Eldridge Pierce,
the absconding secretary of that organi-
tion.
Several of the directors were seen by
reporter to day, but they were very reti-
cent and said they had no disclosures to
make.
TIE report made by Professor Rsy-
nolds indicates that Pierce's shortage
will amount to from $50, 900 to $50, Ogo,
and the directors in refusing to make
any definite statement are acting unoer
orders from counsel.
1t is said that the organization mas
assurance from o wealthy brother OF
Pierce, who lives in Chicago, LII
that be will make the shortage
rood II is thought that he had no idea
how large the obligation was he verbally
assumed
The report made by Professor Reynolds
shows that the defalcstions have run
through several years and all sorts of
devices were resorted to by Pierce to hide
his big steal.
A great deal OF p2per has been found
upon which the figures were Sraised to
large amounts and this served as cloak
to hide his operations.
The books had not been properly
audited and this served his purpose TO
defraud the people who had such implicit
faith in him
Pierce is still among the missing ana
no tidings have been heard of him His
wife disclaims all knowledge of his
vvheraahouta
Evening journal., 1890-12-23
Dr.. Burleigh Dies il an AImshouse.

Dr. Joseph Burleigh, L L. D., at one
time connected with Delaware College
aud subsequently president Of q we'll
known college in Baltimore, died sud
denly yesterday of apoplexy in Blockley
Almshouse, Philadelphia, Sc years old
He was born in New Hampshire and ia
early years was a school teacher. In
Delaware College the degree L H. D. was
con ferred On him He was practical
electrician as well as the author of many
we'll known educational works, published
BY J B Lipplncott & Co In later years he
lost sll his money through speculation,
aud his friends deserving he was com
PEELED to seek refuge in the almshouae
where he died.
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Killed by An Erpress Train.

An unknown colored woman was struck
and instantly killed By Washington
express train No 43, on The Philadelphia.
Wilmington and Baltimore railroad, at
Sharon Kill, above Chester, at 10 30
o'clock this morning The woman was
walking down the track, aud, on account
of a train that was coming in
the opposite direction, she did not
notice the train approaching from
behind She turned around when
it was too late to heed the engines
warning shrieks. and the engine struck
her and she was torn and ground to
pieces The train was brought to a
standstiil, while the remains of the
woman were being gathered up and it
was delayed nineteen minutes
Evening journal., 1890-12-23
New Asslstant Postmaster.

Postmaster Daniel F. Stewart east
evening appointed Edgar A. Finley, real
estate agent at No. S25 Market street to
the position of assistant postmaster.
Mr.. Finley is well-known in this city
and as an accountant he is second to none.
Mr.. Finley was born in Newark on Sep
tember 70, 1913. He worked in the
Office of Garrett Kent & Co, for a num-
ber of years and was taken into the firm
before its dissolution. de then went
into the real estate business and con-
tinued in it until the present time. he
will begin his duties on January 1. His
annointment gives general satisfaction.
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Dang,,tors ofLibertv.

Lsdy Washington Council, No. l.,
Daughters of Liberty, elected the fol-
loving officers last evening. Councillor,
j.. M. C Forkum; associate councillor,
HsnDah Hanna; vice councillor, E. s.
Bane associate vice councillor. Anna v.
Forkum; guide, Mary plckerson; iinan-
cial secretary, NF. q. Il. sharplass; re-
cording secretary, Ida Y. Carpenter
treasurer, William j. Little, assistant
recording secretary, Alexander j. New
kirk; inside guard, Emma Nick
erson; outside guard, Edward Shiles
trustee for eighteen months, b. ). Bane
library director, Alexander J, Newkirk
Evening journal., 1890-12-23
FoR sI1AMs. HIGGINS.
senator Gray Resents a asan Attack on
Delaware.

Delaware.
Much indignation is expressed upon
the stree is Of Wilmington to-day over
the manner In which Senator Higgins
traduced the political character Of
Delaware in the Senate Of the United
States during his speech upon the Force
bill yesterday
In his speech he laid great stress upon
the election methods in Delaware under
the operation of the so-callad Bayard
assessment law, and held up the state to
the world as place in which the most
outrageous methods were used TO main
tain and perpetuate Democratic supre
macy.
His speech reused Mr.. Gray, who
replied to Mr.. Higgins's structures upon
the State Of Delaware and said that he
had never before known a Senator to
take advantage of his position in order
TO traduce and villify the people who had
honored him with a seat in the Senate
He denied that such a state Of affairs
existed in the commonwealth represented
by him.
When Mr.. Higgins sat down not man
offered to congratulate him, until finally
Senator Edmunds who aad heard very
little of the speech, having been down
in his committee room probably writing
brief in law case. impressively walked
into the chamber and offered the Della
ware Repu blicen the most profuse con
gratulations Then one or two other
senator's who try always to do what Mr.
Edmunds does, followed his example in q
perfunctory sort of a way, and that was
al Of the ovation Mf Higgins received.
Evening journal., 1890-12-23
nelawnro.s polle pirldea

The auction sale OF dolls in tho Judge
Building New York city began yesterday.
Mrs. Harrison's doll was sold for 800 by
Chsuncey M, Depew who acted as
auctioneer. The doll dressed by Mrs.
Grover Cleveland was sold for $l15 to
Ladie Martinnet, the actress Many
other notable persons bought and sold
dolls and the amount realized, 1919, will
be divided among the hospitals Of New
York Before the sale 2, 900 dolls were
distributed and the missions and hospitals
of this city received l12 These were
received through the Intervention Of Mrs.
w. w. Pusey, superintendent of the doll
show for this state. They will be evenly
divided among the various benefciaries.
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j. 4. gEees eNreRTAINs.
Celebrates the Twenty-fifth Anniversary
of His Brlckmaking.

Celebrates the Twenty-ffth Anniversary
of His BrlckmakinG.
James q. Beggs gave dinner to his
employees in the brickyard of the Della
ware Terra Gotta Company yesterday
afternoon 10 celebration of the termina-
tion of his twenty fifth year as a brick
maker The dinner was served in frame
building, which had been formerly used
for the manufacture of terra Gotta and
was fitted up for the occasion aud heated
with fues beneath the earthen floor. A
skylight supplied light, and on the table
of plain deal planks, which stood in the
middle OF the room, were spread choice
viands aud flowers Flags decorated the
building
M Beggs has habitually given an
informal sort of All annual entertain
ment, but as yesterday had a double
significance, a more elaborate dinner
was prepared Robert Graves had
charge of the refreshments The invited
guests included all the prominent build
ers and contractors Of the city The
employees OF the firm of James H. Beggs
& Co. were also present. Mr. Beggs
takes some pride in the fact that he has
always been able to pay his men
promptly.
Evening journal., 1890-12-23

Governor B. T. Biggs is somewhat
better TO day.
Joshua Clayton Of Middletown is the
guest of Irving V. McWhorter.
Charles ]. Kyle. who has been very
seriously Ill, is much better to-day.
George G. Knowles of Yale and Leroy
Harvey Of Haverford College are spend
ing the holidays in this city.
Robert ]. Fay Of Fay. Hutchinson &
Co, of Altoona, Penn formerly steno.
grapher for Superintendent &. Il. Carter,
OF the P. w. & B r. r., is spending
Christmas in Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1890-12-23

TETIlMINGToN- eEn &ORI HERN RAIL.
effect November l6 1920,
Trains leave Wilmington fkrench stree
statisn) for B 4 o Junerion, Nonichanin
Guyencourt GranOgue. COssart, Chaddi
Fore Junction ,Poe.opsoin, West l,.si,a Chester
Waynesburg Junction, Springfield, Joanna
Birdsboro, Reading and inter Mediate stations
daily. except sunday. ~ ~. ~ m.
sunday only. oS N and for SdriugGeld
ard intermediate IT tions at 40 p. IL.
For b & q junction; Muutrhanini IuyeL
court; Granogue; Cossarti Chadd's ord juno
tion; pocopson. kmbreeyiile; MortonVille
goatesvi le; Waynesbure Junctlol; spring
fie a and intermediate stations, daily eNceps
Sundav, at O0p n
For 3. ard 0. Junction, Monchanin, Gren-
ogue, COssart. Chaddsford junction, Pooopson
and intermediate stations, daily ~ 4.Uu y. ~
For 3 a. o. Junction, NeNhridge' Ha8iey
~ 1ntchantn ana Intermediate 9talions; DAM
except saturday and sunday II y, M. sat
For b. & d. Junci ion; Newbridge; Hagiet
and intermediate stations, Saturday ONLY
trains arrive at Wilmington, dfrencg
street station, from Reading; Birddtpr0
Joanna: Springfield; aynesnurg JunCi lpn
Cuafesvile. MortonYille; Embreeville; w 81
Chester; p0copson: Chadd's Ford Junction
Gossart; f4ranogue; Guyencourt; Montchanin
b & o. Junction and intermediate stations
daily, except sunday, II 81 M 9 50 N
From SPRINGFIELD, waynesburg Junction
COatesyile MortOnyille, EmbreeVille, Fo
copson, ,Chaad's Ford junction ossart, Gran.
ogue, l5uyencOurt, Montchanin, =. z q
Junction and intermediate tar0ns. daily
s asa. m. FROM MOntchanin, y. a. 0.Junctiei
and intermediate atoms, daily except huh
day, 8 AZ nj. saturday only,l ~ p ~
From Hagley, NeWDrldge. Is. q @. junction
and intermediate stations. daily except sun
day, 8 AZ m; Saturday only, " p N, a.
a &. sIcCAUsLAND, Superintendent.
B0WNhSS BRIGGS. 3enl Paas Agenl
Evening journal., 1890-12-23

making an assortment and
range Of prices never before
shown in our city.
Our Cloth garments are in
fine assortment of Stockinette,
Plain Cloths, Cheviots and
Diagonals. and are the best
fitting and most stylish cloth
garments we have shown.
They range in price from
$4 so to SIS.
In Children's Coats we show
a good variety in Gretchens
with Capes-Jacket fronts
with belts and cords, and made
of plaids stripes and plain
materials, They are in sizes
from 6 years to IA years
81 so to $40.
We have some very choice
capes made from real Persian,
Astrakhan Skins, Beavers
China Seal, Opossum, Woo
Seal and Astrakhan Cloth
S. so to $40.