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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27
THE OOAL OUTPUT.
Statistics FROM Third Anthracite
Di.rrtCt-Ehc EaInliaies.

Statistics From Thtrd Anthracite
Disrrtct-Ehc Fatalities.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 25.-Mine In
spector q. Nj. Williams of the Third
Anthracite district has finished compiling
the figures giving production of GOAL
from the various mines in his district for
the year 1889. The figures are; Lehigh
u Wilkesbarre Coal Co., 1,S0s,17l tons;
Delaware " Hudson Co., 1000 1s2 tons;
Susquehanna Goal Co., 1,6l8,847 tens;
Kingston Goal Co., 831,733 tons; Della
ware. Lackawanna Il Western Goal Co.,
2i7,O70 tons; Lehigh Valley GOAL Co.,
2l0, 60l tens; Red Ash Coal Co., 800, 54S
tons; miscellaneous coal companies,
1,279,767 tons. Grand total, 1880, 1l9
tons.
The fatal accidents occurring in tbs
diutrict numbered G7 and the non-fatal
accidents 2l4.
The amount of coal mined in this dis.
triot in 1883 was 1854, 493 tons and in
1899 it was 7,330,1l9, decrease Of
1,054, 374 tons.
Whatever favorable showing was made
in 1889 is due to tho activity of business
in the early months OF the year, the pro
duction in the fall and winter months
and up to this date being almost at 9
standstill. Such general cessation Of
business in the mines throughout tine
entire district has not been known in
years and great distress is resulting
Thousands are entirely destitute of the
means OF living and there is little pros
pect Of work ahead.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27
: :
dom Pedro MAY ABDIoATE.

Brazil's Late Emperor l.tHety TO
1senonnce Eats Claims OF SOvcr-
eignshtp,
WAsH1NGroN, Feb. 24.--On the author
ity OF Charles Il. Flint of New York, it 10
stated that Dom Pedro has decided to
write a letter TO his former subjects re-
signing his sovereignty of Brazil. 81
have seen," said Mr.. Flint, "a letter from
gentleman in Paria who says that Dom
Pedro will resign his sovereignty in a
communication Which he will send to the
Brazilian Constituent Assembly that will
meet in Rio during the coming autumn.
"There will be no time so fitting for
the dissemination OF this intelligence,
inasmuch as the delegates to the assembly
will be fresh from the people, and
through them Dom Pedro can speak di-
reetly with his late subjects. II is q fit
ting finale TO long and happy reign.
believe when his resignation is received
the Brazilian government will send an
iFon.clsd to Lisbon to convey Dom Pedro
back to Rio. II is his desire to spend his
last days among his people, whom he
loved so we'll. This action on his part
will enable him TO do 30.
SIT is q curious fact" said Mr.. Flint,
'that DIR. Mendonoa, the Brazilian consul
general at New York, and one Of the
delegates to the Pan American Congress,
predicted that Dom Pedro would take
this step in speech at o dinner which
the Spanish American Commercial Unior
gave us on the evening of December 10th
| last y
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27

Tne &I,OuO.OnO Offer.

New YoRK, Feb. 25.-There Is much
more in the offer to purchase the National
League, for ST., 900, 900 made through the
firm of Tracy, mcfarland, Wins, Board
man d Plat, No. So Wall street, than
appears on the surface. T., =. Anderson,
speaking for the firm, yesterday said;
president Day, in an Interview, ia re-
ported as regarding our offer as bluff.
think the standing Of our firm should
have been sufficient guarantee of good
faith on our part. We wrote TO Mr.. Day,
thinking he was president OF the National
League, saying our clients would con-
slider 81 COO, 900 as o proper basis upon
which TO negotiate the sale Of the ten
franchises and property Of the organiza-
ton. In reply we received polite note
from Mr.. Day, in which he said N. E.
Young, of Washington was the president,
and referring us TO him. We have just
mailed the proposition to President
Young. II Mr.. Day thinks we are bluff
ing, all he has to do is to bring the proper
contract to us, and he will soon know
whether our offer is bona fide or not.
Our clients are men of the very highest
social and financial standing. cannot
disclose their names because / am moi
empowered to do so. 1t is sufficient to
say that they are all bespeak for them"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27

Boston, MASS, Feb 20.--The strike OF
tho free stone cuttors in the employ OF
Evans & Tombs here againat the employ
ment by the firm of marble enters not
members of the Journeyman Free stone
Cutters' Association promises to assume
serious proportions. The contracting
free stone cutters OF New England have
agreed to lock out their free stons cutte2s
il the strikers do not return to work and
grant the firm the privilege Of employing
marble cutters on marble work. This
would throw 400 cutters and large mum
Der of helpers out OF Employment. IL
the event of lockout the contractors
will insist that membership in the Free
Stone Cutters' Association shall bs free
to any competent workman willing to
conform to the rules Of the union. Ths
contractors claimed they have been
forced 90 put up with an insufficient
number of workmen because membership
in that organization is SO difficult TO OBJ
tain.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27

The Atlantic City Forger Denies
Several of the Charges Against
Hpar.

The Atlantic CITY Forger Denies
Several of the Charges Against
Her
The Philadelphia Press gays; Mrs.
Julia Lippincott has been heard from.
She u.s. according to her own story, an
innocent, wrouged and indignant woman.
This indignation is accustomed by two
of the minor charges against her, and
she Expressed it in IA letter received on
Monday by her counsel, Messrs. Arundel
and Neon.
Ona is the charge of forgery brought
by Freedom o. Lipp.ncott OF Camden.
In referring to this charge she Writes her
lawyers: 81 feel that l must attempt
some justification of myself. 1t ia
malicious falgehood. The note in ques-
tion was drawn by James A, Somers him.
self as accommodation paper and sold to
+. @. Lippincott of New Jersey, and as
far as 1 am concerned his name was not
upon the note unless he plac it there
before having it discounted"
In referring to the published statement
that she had recently attempted to have
worthless paper discounted at the MooreF-
! town Bank, abe writes: II have net
been near the Moosestowp Bank, nor in
any way connected with thsm for nearly
two years, The article sayH Her lest
effort was less than month ago. This
is positively untrue, az / have had no
communication with the bank officials
nor any one else for nearly two years. |
have not even seen or spoken to Cashier
Stokes 80 that his reply to me ia ell
| false fabrication"
Messrs. Arundel and Moore said yaH-
terdsy that they believed that many
other OF the reports that have been 10
circulation IS to the extent and manner
Of the sc. called forgerios are without any
foundation III fact, and that Mrs. Lippiu-
colt will yet face the charges. They
declare that there is another side to the
story, which, when understood by tn;
public, will place her in very different
light than that ia which she stands o.
present. Where Mrs. Lippinoott hae
written from, her counsel naturally de
clined to say.
A special from Mount Holly, N. j..
says: Edwin Lippincott, husband o.
Julia Lippincott, the Medtofd iorger, wol
in town to-day to put in defence to
number Of additional suits brough
against him by the holders of forge'
paper. The defence to one and all il
forgery. As yet he has received no Woo
from his missing wife, and says he ha
made no effort to find her.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27

Delegations 10 Urge SVicOniicO
River Improvements and Ballot


Delegations 40 Urge Wiconiico
Miver Improvements ana Ballot
Reform. go.
S4LIBBUaY, Mn, Feb. IA delega-
tion from Salisbury, consisting Of Drs.
8. P. Dennis, T. II. Siemons and L. 3.
Bell, Messrs. william B. Tilghman, L.
w. Gunby, Robert p. Grahen, A. q.
Parsons, L. Z. Williams and James n.
ElieEood, left here this afternoon on the
steamer Pratt for Baltimore. There they
will be joined by representatives of the
Maryland Steamboat Company, Mr.
Albert Gottschalk aud Wicomico's legis-
lative representation. The party will
present iteelf tomorrow morning before
the river and harbor committee at WASH
inRton and urge the appropriation Of
$3.50, 600 recommended by General Smith
for the Improvement of Wicomico river.
Governor jackson and Senator Toadvin
will be among those ct the conference.
Wicomico river is much in need OF
Greding from White Haven to Salisbury,
distance of IL or 16 miles.
Messrs. Ellegood and Graham Of the
delegation, will bs at Annapolis Thurs
day with other gentlemen from Wicomioo
Somerset and Worcester counties, with
petitions signed almost unanimously bS
the voters of the counties named asking
the Maryland legislature to make an cleo
tion law embracing tho essential featurel
| of the Australian system.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27

CHICAGO, Feb. 20.--A local paper says:
The return Of Bert King, the young man
implicated in the clearing house trans
actions in which B. p. Hutchinson az he
board of trade is said to have been con
cerned to no inconsiderable extent, has
provoked discussion in commercial
ORIOLES. Mr.. King, 1t will be remembered,
is in the employ of Willis P. Dickinson,
who, it wa stated, was concerned in the
deal, but Kings confession, it is claimed
By the gentleman, thoroughly sxonerates
the broker in every respect. King went
TO Canada where he sojourned for short
time, but thinking better Of it, decided
to return to Chicago and make clean
breast Of the affair, which, SO the story
goes, he has made in the most approved
fashion. The case has been brought be.
fore tho beard OF directors OF the board
OF trade and that alone is sufficient tc
endow it with more importance than the
ordinary embezz,ement or swiudlint
scheme. II is also true that the ofiiciall
of the board of trade who have cogni
zsnce Of the case refuse to talk.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27
THE oHEROREE STRIP.
Crowds of Set;icrs Ftocktng 40 the
ROrdcr Awaiting Els Opening.

Crowds of settlers Fiocktng 40 the
border Awaiting Els Opening.
Topeka, KAN, Feb. 25.-Parties just
in from the southern border of Kansas
state that hundreds Of people are gather
ing there to enter the Cherokee strip
when President Harrison shall declare it
lawful to do co., The strip comprises
the fllest part Of the Indian territory,
being we'll wstered and timbered. The
counties Of Cowley and Sumner were
tie homes of the Oklahoma boomers for
years while awaiting the signal from
Washington when they could rush across
the strip &c that one spot 80 long closed
to settlement.
The results of the signal are known to
the people of America aud to-day may be
seen cities, towns and we'll titled farms
where before was unolltivated lands.
The Presidents proclamation was 30
wooded as 60 inspire the boomers with the
belief that the Cherokee strip may open
by June LIST in case the cattle can be got
out Of there.
The oities and villages are rapidly fill
ing up with people. From these points
| excursions nre made into the territory
ostensibly for the purpose OF hunting
| cattle or game, bat in reality to select
sitesfo homes when President Harrison
gives the SiRnal for them enter. There
are COO peoplsnow On the border waiting
to 60 in. BY My 17th, Is 600 will have
gathered along the Kansas border.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27
TO BEAT NHnLIE,s III urn.
A Young Woman Who in Going
Around the World tn SIXTY Days.

. Dehg WIN" - NHohAAb
Around the World I'm SIXTY Days
PoRT TOWNSEND, WASH, Feb. a.
Citizens here have contributed 81, 900 OF
proposed sum of $5, 1000 to Miss Regina
Rothschjld OF this city, who will leave
Port Townsend on March 18th, to race
around the world against Citizen George
Francis Train, who will leave Tacoma on
the same day. Miss Rothschild will go
east, and endeavor to Rirdle the globe in
less than 60 days, returning via Yoko-
hama and Cape Flattery. Robert Kerr,
general manager of the Canadian Paoiho
Railway. has telsgraphed that the special
train will leave Vancouver on March
18th, and will arrive in New York five
and a. half days later. The French
steamer La Normandie will carry the
young lady to Havre, where she will take
the train to Brindisi, thence to Hong
Kong and Yokohama, which will be
reached three days after the regular ad-
vertissd departure OF the Canadian
steamer.
The company decided to postpone the
ssiling until the arrival of the Port Town
send girl. about IA days later tina
steamer will pass Caps Flatsery, where
the powerful tug Tyee, capable Of MAX
ing 20 miles per hour, will be in waiting
| to convey Miss Rothsohild to Port Town
send. Citizen Train will probably MI
be able to make close connections.
The Canadian Pacific authorities are
anxious for tho race, and will do every
thing in their power to beat Train, who
will travel over the Northern Pacific rail
road. Minis R1thschild is scarcely ovel
81 years old, and native of this city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27

PonT Deposit, Feb. 24.-Tho large
barn and granssy OF Georse W. POist,
situated about 81 miles from here, was
burned with its contents Of grain, hay,
straw and fodder, last Saturday stter-
noon. The fro wes supposed TO have
originated from parlor matches dropped
on the 9oor, as no one WAS in the build
ing at the time, and no man on the prem
iaas, Mr.. Poist having gone away on bus
mess. Mrs, Poist saw the fire and tried
to get two valuable horses and o COW out
OF the barn, but did not succeed. She
bed her hair singed befoSe coming ont.
The loss was abopt $500. de was in
suted in the Agricultural Insurance Com
pany for IL 800.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27
ZIG RAILRoAp DEAL.
Merging a Number of Important
k.inan-XNnn SlsaniIaiiZeNs

Aineh-~sii SapHt&taESNs
PTTTsBuRG, Pa, Feb. PA story Is pub
lished here to. day to the effect that the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company and the
Pennsylvania Company have planned TO
consolidate the lines OF the Pan Handle
system west Of Plttsburg and to form new
company to be known as the Pittsburg, Gin
cinnati, Chicago d st. Louis Railroad,
which will issue &75, 600 OF common
stock, $30.000,000 of preferred stock and
S75 100000 OF bonds. The roads to be
merged are the Pittsburg. Cincinnati Il Bt.
Louis the Chicago, 5t. Louis Plttsburg ;
the Jefferson, Madison d Indiana; the Gin
cinnati, Richmond Ohicago-comprising
about 1850 miles. Stock and bonds OF the
new company will be issued 1 exchange
for stock and bonds OF the merged roads.
The town OF steubenville, Ohio, which
owns 1859 shares OF stock OF the Pittsburg
Cincinnati h st. Louis railroad. objects to
| the deal, but as the Pennsylvania railroad
| owns hve-sixths OF the stock, the town is
helpless.
An effort was made by reporter to see
General Mar ager McCrsa OF the Pan Handle
railroad, but he is In the east, presumably
on business connected with the deal. Gen
| eral superintendent Pitcairn and Assistant
Passenger Agent Van Dusen of the Penn
sylvania railroad say they know nothing o
| the proposed change.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27
Hudson IN snow Hill and In irons.

Snow bILL, Feb. 19.-John Hudson,
the murderer of John Butts, was to-day
brought 70 Snow Hill from Georgetown,
Del, where he has been confined in the
jail at that place sincs his arrest at
Frenkford, Dell, last week. When Hud-
son was arrested he admitted the shoot
ing, but refused to come to Snow Hill,
stating that as he was out of Maryland
he could not be compelled to return.
Sheriff Lockerman, armed with requi.
sition from Governor jackson, took the
north-bound mail train this morning,
arriving in Georgetown OF 8 O'Clock,
| where he was met by the sheriff of Sussex
county, who, after the usual formalities,
delivered the prisoner. Upon Hudson's
arrival here he was followed to the jail
by lArge crowd, mostly ooloEed people,
apxi Us to get look at him. Hudson is
but az years Of age, and coincidence in
regard to his birth is that he was born
the same dsy on which Lucy, o negress,
was hung in 1868. The general impress.
sion is that Hudson will suffer the ex.
treme penalty of the Law. AS the Jail ia
not the most secure one in the state,
Jailer Bruner, acting under the instruo
tions Of w. Sydney Wilson, the states
attorney, has securely ironed hisprisonei
to prevent his escape.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27
UAnrogo ooUn4r FAaMsRs.
Tire Fertilizer Law and Pubit
Roads HIscsIsSed-TVyO Less Count

Tire Fertilizer Law and Public
Roads DIscusSed-TVyO Less Comfy
Com int ssiOners. a. .-@
Special to the Baltimore Sun.
BELA1B, Nd, Eeb. ga meeting Of
the Har'ord County Farmera' Association
was he' in Belair yesterday to receive
the rev of committees previously APP
pointea . report amendments to the fer
tilizer and road laws. Mr.. George 2.
Silver, the president, was in the chair,
and w. L. Amosa and T. Hopes were
secretaries. The committee on the fer
tilizer law reported the same law, which
has been favorably reported to the house
of delegates by the committee on agrioul-
ture. MIR. A. r. Silver proposed an
amendment to the sixth section to require
the agricultural college to return the re-
suits Of analysis within three months to
the farmers sending samples Of fertilizers
| for analysis.
Mr.. W. Beatty Harlan moved to SUBJ
stitute six months I r three months,
which was done, and the report OF tho
committee then adopted.
The report of the committee on road
law was adopted. II declares that it is
not expedient to secure from the present
legislature any fundamental change in
county commissioners to purchase more
road machines and place them in the
hands Of skilled men; to have dirt roads
mended by the 18th of June in each
year; that road leagues be encouraged to
abolish district supervisors, and Apo nj
general road inspector or engineer for
the county, and to take steps to secure
the Wolsey beuuest for the improvement
of certain roads in the county.
The fifth section OF the report was in
the shape OF resolution that the legis-
latura be requested to pass local law
for Hartford county reducing the number
of county commissioners from i've ia
three, who shall not be allowed to serve
two consecutive terms. Adopted after 0
lengthy discussion.
A. resolution was adopted requesting
the Hartford delegation in the Legislature
to support constitutional amendment
offered by Mr.. Coffin TO permit the cleo
tion of county commissioners at different
times.
Mr.. j. Silver offerad a resolution,
which was adopted, that the Legislature
} be petitioned to reduce the per diem OF
| jurors from SO so to 81.
The chair appointed Messrs. William
B. Baker, William L. Anoss and Albert
P. Silver, committee to wait on the
,, Legislature, and Messrs. Garrett Amoss,
J. p. Silver and John Moore, a commit
tee to present the resolutions Of the con
venticn to the county commissioners.
? Mr.. E. M. Amber offered resolution
which was adopted, that the county rep
reaentatives in the Legislature be in
: s.ructed to vore for bill now pending tt
T abolish the compulsory feature Of tn
: Baltimore hay scales.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27
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THE PhEsIDhNT APPOINTS.
COnsuis and Customs OFFICERS
sewaii Goes 40 SaMOa.

COnauIa and Customs Officers =
sewaii Goes 40 SamOa.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 25.-The President
to-day sent TO the Senate the following
nominations:
Harold NJ. Sawsll of Maine to be con-
sui. general of the United States at Apia,
Samoan Islands. M4.5..
To BIS copsula Of the United States:
Henry w. Andrews OF Ohio, at Hankow;
John Fowler o, Massachusetts, Ningpo;
William h. McGreaIy of Michigan, at
Valparaiso; john Steel Twells of Penn
sylyania, at Naples. m.".=.
Robert N. Pearson, to be appraiser Of
merchandise at Chicago.
Richerd G.. Banks, collector of customs
for the district OF Norfolk and Ports
mouth, Va.
Elwood W. Maitson, surveyor Of GUS
toms at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27
Fakrr LIYEs LOsI.


Everything BEFORE Hts
PREsooTT, ARIZONA, Feb. 22,-The fine
large storage dam, built ACROSS
Hassaysmpa river by the Walnut Grove
Water Storage Company two ysars ago,
at coat OF 100000, gave wAy this
morning under tine great pressure OF
heavy food, and swept everything before
it. Forty persons are known to have lost
their lives.
AS tho town OF Wickenburg, 80 miles
below the dam, was on the same stream,
great fears ata entertained for the safety
of that town, but, as there is no tele-
graphic communication, no news Will be
obtsinable OF its fate until Tomorrow, OF
leaat. The service dam of the COMPANY
is located Is miles below the reservoirs,
and 10 miles of the fulne we're just ap-
proaching completion.
They also were swept away, although
tine company aas spent over $50 0OO on
the enterprise of steering the water.
A courier arrived at Pbnuix, Arizona,
Monday from the Lower Hassayampa
and reported that tremendous noun
tain OF water came down tho Hassayempa
about Q o'clock Saturday morning, and
that 81 men lost their lives at the lower
dam, where they were OF work. Thirty.
one were whites and three Chinese. The
courier reports the town of Wickenberg
4 oil right. The loss OF life in the valley
between Wickenberg and the dam, may
not be known for some days, but il
without doubt, considerable, and the
number may possibly reach 80 or Az
The courier states tnnt the upper dan
had undoubtedly broken and carried tn
two dams below down with it. The los
of property in the dams alone vii
amount to about $500, 600.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27
PRnnnItK nRRnIaM.

AM Engineer Causes tho Death OF
Ona Wan 40 save the EivesO OF MANY.
ERIE, Feb. 24--This afternoon, as the
west-pound nickel-plate passenger train
reached the i50.foct-high bridge over
Walnat cresk, near Swantown, the engi-
neer saw o man on the middle Of the
bridge. The train was running at the
rate OF 40 miles an hour, and to reverse it
en- the bridge would have imperiled the
train and its 100 passengers.
Although the poor fellow stood wiring
ing his hands in agony and looked plead
ingly ut the engineer, the brave man at
the lever kept on and sent one man down
$50 feet into eternity rather than imperil
the lives in bis keeping. The man was
unknown and ponniiees.