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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-06
WHIT Us rTe
The Influence That Sometimes Guides Us
Anainst Our Will.

4hR1Ahbt ohF VIM
"No, | do not believe in ghosts" said
an old lady of great experience; "but ]
do belive in the ministration of spirits. y
This is not the age, nor the country
in which the supernatural flourishes
Interest centres about the practical.
Haunted houses are rented without
great difficulty, if the landlord is will
ing to knock off portion of the rent.
There are many, however, who will
admit the exertion at times, of some pc
culiar influence, swaying our actions. We
are led to do things we should not do of
our own volition-.-the wisdom of which
we do not appreciate until afterwards;
then we wonder how we came to do them.
We are forced to learn that worldly wis
dom is not always that which guides
into the wisest courses.
In this practical age results are what
people are looking after. They believe
in what they see; the "cvidence of things
not seen" is to he weighed in the future
When man IL sick he wants Ia get
well; he cares little what medical method
is employed if II cures. But if it does
not cure he soon begins 10 doubt the
skill of the physician, and inquire into
his methods of medication. A happy
thing it is, sometimes, if some influence
induces investigation before il is too
late.
w. o. Higgins, e5 Ferry street, Fair
Haven, Conn, writes, June Both, 1890:
One year ago was taken with terrible
pains in my side and back, suffering
more than pen can describe, | am con-
tident that no one suffered more and
lived. tried several physicians, who
informed me | had bad case of kidney
and liver trouble, and could not live.
AT this time a friend of mine urged me
10 try Warmers Safe Cure; after using
only four bottles IF the Safe Cure and
two hoXes If Safe Pills; am to-day
well and sound man, nearing my Goth
year am foreman in the Fair Haven
clock works, and will verify this state.
ment at any time
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-06

Dies MoINEs,IA. l., 30.-The supreme
court has affirmed the decision Of the
Jasper district court giving Cooke &
Wheeler, stock dealers Of Newton, judg.
ment against the Chicago, Rock Island
81 Pacific railroad for S2,750. The case
is important 10 stock dealers generally
The Rock Island was in the habit Of
giving certain favored shippers secret
rebate on the freight paid on each car.
Cooke & Wheeler proved the existence
of this rebate system and the court held
that it was an unjust discrimination and
that the plaintiffs had been overcharged
an amount on each car they shipped
equal to the rebate given to the other
parties,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-06
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Said TO be j. u. Lewis. Well Known in
Wall street--Hc Igivited the Condemned
MINI Ia Dino With Him.

| Mnn to Dfno WIN tiins
IoNpoS Oct. 30l-The now famous
Colonel" the alleged friend of Birohall, is
Colonel j. r. Lewis Gf No. II Wall street,
New York, who was in London at the
time of the murder. He is well known in
business circles, and was casually intro
duced to Birchall in the smoking room of
Morley's Hotel. A prominent American
| in London stated tonight that on the day
following Birchall's arrest Colonel Lewis
called upon him at hiA office and showed
a copy Of the Times containing the cable
gram announcing the arrest.
Col. Lewis was for many years broker
| in New York and Philadelphia and made
the financial arrangements for the build
| ing Of waterworks in the United States.
! Two years ago he was one of a syndicate
which undertook to build railways in Peru
at cost of 100000. He went TO Peru
and was completing the arrangements for
the railways when Of the partners IN New
York failed, and Col Lewis was Obliged to
abandon the project He came to London
al the end of last year and stopped at Nor
lcyiS Hotel, where he stayed several weeks
until he took a house at Streatham.
He lived there with his wife and two
daughters for six months, and then his
family went to America. Col. Lewis fol-
lowed them short time ago and is now in
New York. Al Morley's Birchall was in.
PRODUCED to Col. Lewis as the son-in.law Of
Mr.. Stephenson Of the London 4 North
western railway. He invited Birchall to
dine with him and his family and intro
duced him to friend of hisengaged in the
railroad equipment business. Birchall
afterwards called at the latter's office with
Benwcll and made an appointment for
three days later. The gentleman kept the
appointment and then he learned that
Birchall had left suddenly for Canada.
When Birchall left MOrley's Hotel he
left his baggage in Col. Lewis room, and
the latter turned it over to the manager Of
the hotel. The attempt 70 connect Col.
Lewis with the case must fall to the ground,
as scores Of friends who met him every day
during the first six months Of the present
day will testify.
James T.. Lewis appears in the directory
as manager" with offices in the Horeel
Building, ll5 Broadway. He lives at Rich
mund Hill. /. |.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-06

WASHINGTON, Oct 2S.-Mr. Cleveland
has come and gone. Having been per-
mitted to close his argument in the New
Orleans drainage case before the SUI
preme Court adjourned yesterday, the
business which brought him to Wash
ington was finished. Washington is a
city of has beens. 1t gets accustomed
to superannuated greatness, but il seems
that curiosity about Grover Cleveland
will never end. On this, his latest visit,
when he came simply as a practicing
lawyer, he was watched and followed
as eagerly as when he first came to town
as President Of the United States. There
was not the slightest tingc of politics
about his visit, however, except in so
far as the gentlemen who called upon
him and were received by him at the
Arlington We're mostly Democrats, being
almost exclusively gentlemen who had
held office under him when he was
President.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-06
THE TYTTmrDAroRs HELD.
Resisting the Readings Attempt to Forc
Its EMPLOYEES to Vote for Delamnter.

Its Employees to Vote for Deiamater.
READING, Pa, Oct. 30.--The excitement
over the Philadelphia ~ Reading order t.
its employees TO vote for Delamater has ins
creased instead of abated. They are few,
indeed, who do not censllre the company
for its act. This morning Wellington Il
Devan and James H. Howe, foremen in
the erecting department of the Philadel
phia e. Reading machine shop; Daniel
Dellet, foreman Of the wise department,
and Joseph h. Rorke, foreman of the iron
foundry, accompanied by Eugene ]. Sandt,
foreman Of the machine shop, also Re-
publican, called at the office of Alderman
Schrader and entered bail in the sum of
$500 each To answer AT court the charge of
intimidation Of voters, Mr.. Sandt becom-
ing their surety.
The only question asked by the accused
was; Who j. the prosecutorH "The
county of Berks through County Detective
Wunch," answered Alderman Schrader.
at is true, ~ said Dellet, 'that the men in
the shop were requested TO vote for Della
mater. was notified to make such re-
quest by William T. Gorrell, superinten-
dent Of the Philadelphia and Reading Car
Shops, who said he received the order from
the main Office of the Philadelphia and
Reading Company, on Fourth street, in
Philadelphia In accordance with what
Superintendent Gorrell said to me told
the men under me that 1t would be to the
company s interest 10 vOte Tor DelAmAter,
but did not say they must do so. If they
call this intimidation, and push the suit,
will have every poll committeeman in
the city arrested on election day, because
they all request voters to vote their ticket"
Rumors were rife all day that Superin
tendent Gorrell of the car shops, General
Storekeeper Hayden and Superintendent
Of Motive Power Paxon were to be arrested,
but tonight District Attorney Miller stated
he believed that he would be able to prove
that the orders came from those high in
authority in the Fourth street office, phila-
delphia. No warrants will therefore be
issued for the superintendents II was
learned tonight that the orders came from
the Philadelphia office last week, and that
they were then issued to chiefs Of depart
ments all along the line, Prominent Phila
delphia and Reading officials were in tn.
city to-day, and it is said that the order
are still being sent out. The officials trav
eled over the Lebanon Valley branch tht
afternoon, and reports from points along
the line state that Delamater orders were
promulgated.
These orders have caused a great revul-
sion i'll feeling among the workingmen in
this city, and the effect will be that Patti
sons vote will be increased Besides this
large number Of Democratic business men
have commenced to withdraw their freight
custom from the Philadelphia & Reading,
and the result will be falling off in bust.
ness from this city
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-06
4 sUNDAY-sCHo0I BILLET


BouHD Book, n. j., Oct 30.-The grave
question has arisen in the Chimney Rock
and Greenbrook Sunday schools of this
place whether, after ALL they ought to take
the $500 Melted by a song-and-dance ballet
show given for their benefit and under
their auspices at the Town Hall on We'd
nesday night. 1t appears that Superinten-
dent McNabb, of the Greenbrook Sunday
school, engaged Professor McGehay of New
York, to furnish the features of the enter
tainment; that the latter gentleman en-
gagged two lady bell-ringers as one of the
features from the metropolis, and that the
naughty agent in New York sent him two
vaudeville ballet-dancers in half-skirts in
stead (of which he knew nothing until he
rl,ng the bell for that part of the pro-
gramme, and the skirt-dancers came OUT.
What followed in that large Sunday
school audience is described as follows: It
was an awful moment. But Miss Josephine
Carroll and Miss Norma West were not in
the least affected by the cold wave they
had caused to sweep over the inno-
cent pleasure of the evening. They smiled
sweetly straight in front of them with a
CLASSY look and sang 1--WE hate to tell, but
then We must and at the same time
kicked with the happiness of young colts
had only reached the first kick when q
very large lady with somewhat sheepish
looking husband rose and sailed down the
aisle and out. At the fifth kick two more
women, with three little girls in tow, fol-
lowed her example, and then all over the
hall the indignant and Mortified members
OF the congregations Of Greenbrook and
Chimney Rock rose and silently withdrew.
subsequently somebody turned out the
lights and spoiled the remainder Of the
entertainment for the few young men who
had not left
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-06
rERRIB1E DIsAsrER At SEA.
Great Loss of Life--Schooner i'm Collision
with a Steamer and Both are Lost.

| Great Loss of Life--Schooner i'm Collision
with a Steamer and Both are Lost.
New YoRK Oct. 3l.---The steamer Hum.
boldt, which arrived to-day from Brazil
reports that the Spanish steamer Vizcaya,
| which sailed from here yesterday after
| noon, when off Barnegat was run into by
an unknown schooner and the captain and
Ol passengers were lost. Both vessels sunk.
The fate of the captain and crew of the
schooner is unknown. A chief officer,
second officer, surgeon, one engineer and
eight OF the crew were picked up.
sINTY-oNE IN ALI Losr--A RICH CUBAN ANN
HIS FAMILY PERisH-DETAIIs OF THE DIS
AsTER.
NEW York. Oct. Si.-The captain of
steamer Humboldt from South American
ports which arrived here to-day reports
that at a. M, six miles east of the Barne-
gat he sighted Il wreck and bore down to it.
The wrecked vessel proved 10 be the
steamer Nizcaya which sailed hence yes
terday for Havana. He saw several PER-
sons in the rigging and sent boat to their
rescue The chief officer, second officers,
surgeon, one engineer and eight of the
crew were taken off and brought here.
The persons rescued state that on the
evening Of the S0th instant at o'clock
the steamer was run into by four masted
conl-laden schooner, supposed 90 be hound
TO the northward. Both vessels sank
within five minutes.
One colored boy was taken ashore by the
schooner's boat and landed at the Barnegat
Captain Cunmill of the Vizcaya was
drowned, rs were also part Of her crew,
III all about 81 persons The four passen-
gers Of the NiZcaya were all lost They
were Cuban millionaire and his wife and
two children. The captain and crew of
the schooner are supposed TO he lost.
The survivors are lnahcto give the par
ticulars Of the collision or its cause
The NizcayH was of l,SSs tons register
She belonged TO the Spanish line of steam
ers plying between New York and Havana,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-06
MAY BUrrERwoRTHs ROMANCE.
Grape Covers the Orange Blossoms of
This Brave Young Bride.

/ ihis nruNe 1ounE brlue'
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.--Houghwort Howe
| was to have been married to Miss Mary
Butterworth at II o'clock to-day. At H. Is
he was dead. The marriage actually did
take place at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
| in room IN the Metropolitan Club, where
| Mr. Howe lay sick with rheumatic fever.
The doctors hoped that the marriage would
| relieve the mental agony he was suffering,
but unfortunately the case was too serious
TO be cured.
For several hours after the wedding yes
terday Mr.. Howe rested easily, but towards
| night he became delrous, and those in at
tendance were Obliged to use force to pre-.
| vent him from doing harm. discontinued
through the night. At times the sick man
fancied he was on his wedding trip. This
morning an attempt was made to quiet
him by an injection Of morphine, and this
operation was accomplished only after a
struggle Mrs, Howe who, with Mrs.
| Rnosa, Mr.. Howe's mother and DIR.
Magruder, had remained with him during
the night went to her home for breakfast
after her husband had become quiet She
returned al about $50 and remained at his
beside until the end
During her absence he had grown much
worse end his heart was failing rapidly.
During tine early morning the beating Of
his heart was 50 strong that it could be
heard all over the room in which he lay
and his breathing was stertorous and
heavy About 10 O'clock the physicians be-
came convinced that he could only live a
few hours, and Mrs. Howe was so in
formed. From this time he grew gradually
weaker. The action of the heart became
less regular, and at 10 10 death came to him
calmly and quietly. Mrs. Howe, DR..
Roosa, MIR, Howe's stepfathcr; Mrs, Roosa,
his mother, and DR. Magruder were at the
bedside when he died.
The funeral will take place from the
headquarters of the International Amcri-
can Union, l0lb Vermont avenue, tn'mor-
row morning at 10 o'clock. The body will
be taken to New York for intcrment. The
dead man was we'll known both in this
city and New York. He was son of Col.
Frank Il. Howe. an eminent soldier and
New York politician. Col Howe was a
special agent ~ the customs service, and
afterwards pension agent for New York.
lie died in this city about six years ago.
The sou whose sad death has Just oc-
Cured acted for some years MS private see
retarv to his father and afterwards held
the same position under Postmaster james
nf the New York pust-oliice. President
Arthur appointed young Howe dispatch
agent 1T New York. representing the state,
war and navy departments. During Clcvc-
lands administration Mr.. Howe served
also Hs representative of tho United States
at the Cincinnati and Marietta Exposition,
Last fall Mr. Howe was appointed disburs-
ing officer to the International American
Conference, ana since that time has di-
vided his time between his duties in this
city and in New York,
The young lady who thus becomes
widow so soon after becoming q Wife is the
charming daughter of Congressman lien
beauties Of Washington and universal
fayorite
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-06

ELKToN, Mn. Oct. 30.--There was fatal
runaway accident at North East Cecil
county, this morning Mrs. Strimmel,
wife of Eli Strimmel, chief engineer Of the
Mccullough Iron Compauys works at that
place, was returning from visit in the
country. When within few yards of her
home the horse took fright and upset the
carriage, Mrs, Strimmcl was thrown out,
and her head striking tree She was in
SANITY killed. Her hrother-in-law, John
Alexander, was driving at the time and
was thrown ont and considerably bruised.
Mrs. Strimmel's year-0ld child, which was
IN the carriage with her, escaped without
injury. Mrs Strimmcl was 81 years old
and the mother Of seven children.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-06
An INTERNATIONAL WEDDING.
Miss Nina Meiggs Married in London to
Sir James McGrigor.

LONDON, Oct. 30.-When a rich Ameri-
can marries off his daughter in London he
spares no expense for display. At the
wedding of Miss Nina Meiggs, the daugh-
ter Of General John G.. Meiggs of Cali.
fornia,. in ST. Paul's, Knightsbridge, to.
day, the flowers used in decorating the
altar cost small fortune. Four brides
maids carried bouquets of roses costing $a
each and the well-known tenor, Edward
Lloyd, sang 10-line anthem for which he
was paid at the rate of SOS line. The
bridegroom was Sir James II. D.
McGrigor, the eldest son of the late
Sir Charles Roderick McGrigor.
One of the bridesmaids was MISC
Alice Puleston, who will herself be married
in January. The service was the full
choral ceremony, and was performed n
the Rev. Robinson Duckworth, chaplain I
the queen and canon of Westminster, al
sisted by the Rev. Mr.. Phillips. The brid
was given away by her father. William.
McGrigor, Of the Scots Guards, was thl
bridegroom's best man. The bride wore
a dress of white satin, with long cont
train, trimmed with sprays Of white
heather. Her Brussels lace veil was the
gift of Lord and Lady Abinger She wore
no iewelry. All the leading Americans In
London were present, The reception given
afterwards Mt 123 Cromwell road was at
tended by many guests. The couple will
spend the honeymoon at the Continent.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-06
PIERCE MEETS ms DEF4MEns.
West Chester Editors Held to Answer to
the Charge of Libel.

WEsr CHESTER, Oct. 30.-The hearing in
the libel suit brought by Thomas W.
Pierce, Democratic nominee for Congress
against the editor and manager OF the
RPwbltcdH; james b. Fisher and II. L.
Worth respectively ,upou charges preferred
touching upon Mr.. Pierce.s character, took
place this afternoon before Justice Of the
Peace Alfred Rupert The office was
packed and William Butler and John !.
Pinkerton appeared as counsel for the de-
PENDANTS and X. Jones Monaghan, j. =. F..
House, A. p. Reid and r. 7, Cornwell for
the plaintiff.
DR.. Snyder one of the owners of the
paper and Republican nominee for the
legislature from the northern district. was
called 70 show the relations Of the defend
ants 70 the paper after which Mr. Pierce
took the stand and the hottest fire of qucs-
tons and answers ever heard followed, The
scene was enc that threatened to break
into muscular demonstration at any
moment and the excitement was intense
The defendants were each placed under
$500 bail to answer at court and We're re-
arrested and each hound over in S5OO upon
another charge published in this morn
ings issue Of the same paper, in which Mr..
Pierce j. charged with criminal associn-
tions with young woman some Y years
ago.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-06
BRIDEGRooM HowE's BrRr4h
The obsequies Attended 10y a Large
Cnncnmrse Of Distinguished PeOple.

ConCourse OF Distinguished People.
WAsHTNGroN. Oct 3l.-The funeral OF
Mr.. Heughwout Howe the bridegroom OF
a day, whose marriage 10 Miss Butterworth
on Wednesday and whose death occurred
yesterday took place ut ~ o'clock this
morning from the headquarters Of the
International American Conference on
Vermont avenue. where the remains had
been removed last night
The funeral services were short and very
impressive. They were conducted by the
Rev. Dr. Bartlett, the clergyman who
"Wednesday made Mr.. Howe and Miss But
terworth man and wife
shortly before 10 O'Clock the friends and
family of the deceased began TO arrive at
the American Conference headquarters,
and were soon followed by Mr.. Blaine and
Minister Phelps, who is Mr. Blaine's
guest, Hon. John w. Foster,
Mr. William Henry Trescott, the
Peruvian minister, Mr. and Mrs. Nouton
of New York, Congressman Butterworth,
wife and three sons, Mrs Miller, the wife
of the encouragement, and Miss Miller.
Assistant Secretary of State Adee, several
clerks of the department Of state and at
taches of the conference.
Beautiful flowers were banked on the
casket, among the offerings being u large
pillow Of roses with the word "Adois' in
white immnrtelles sent by his associates
OF the American conference,
Mr.. and Mrs Blaine sent huge wreath
of pink roses and Minister PHELPS one of
white. Many floral offerings were sent
The remains we're taken to New York for
interment tomorrow.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-06
The Tygert Prnnertx sold.

Among the long list Of properties sold
BY the sheriff Monday in the new court
house were those belonging TO the bank
rurt firms Of j. T.. Tygert Il Co., fertilizer
manufacturers John y MacFarlane. of the
Bank of America, and Harry Markoe, the
broker, The total amount of the iudg
ments on which execution was taken in
these cases was sll3, 332 OF, and the proper
ties were knocked down for 81, $50, subject
to the mortgage membranes in The case
Of the phosphate works. j +. Tygert &
Co.'S properly included all the bindings,
machinery, and apparatus attached 10 the
phosphate works, together with the
wharyes and all Improvements. The lot
A. described in the deed has frontage on
Weccacoe avenue Of about i66 feet, and
extends back to the Port Wardens line. a
distance Of over i600 feet with another
frontage on Delaware avenue This tract
Is subject 10 the right of way of the Penn.
srlvania railroad over Delaware avenue.
aud is also subject to three mortgages Of
10000 $1,000, and one reduced to S30.N
respectively with interest. Il was sold in
execution of judgment for S76.925. J G.
Stillwell, attorney for the plaintiffs, bought
II for $3.50.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-06

LONDON, Oct. 30.-Advices from
Mombasa state that 900 seamen and
marines and $50 Indian troops took part
in the storming of the town of Vitu
which was captured and burned Tues
day by the forces sent there TO punish
the natives for massacring a number of
Germans. Many of the natives were
killed. A few members of the British
force were wounded A reward of
10000 rupees has been offered for the
capture of Bakari the Sultan of Vitu.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-06

ELLIcoTT CITY, MD, Oct. 2s.-The
boiler Of portable threshing engine,
belonging to Reuben Smallwood, ex-
ploded this morning on the farm of
Charles W. D. Lyon, in Howard
county, near Ellicott City. William
Ward, Jr., the engineer, was horribly
mangled about the body and limbs. DR..
b. J. Byrne Of Ellicott City was sum
moned at once, but the injured man
died this afternoon. He was colored,
and about 40 years of age. He leaves a
wife and two children.