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Evening journal., 1891-05-16

CHICAGO, May 16.-Grand Master Swee-
ney and Vice Grand Master Downey, Of
the Switchmens Mutual Aid association,
called upon General Manager Whitman to
inquire why the switchmen OF the North
western company had been discharged and
what it meant. Mr.. Whitman replied by
handing Mr.. Sweeney copy Of the dis
charge notice and a copy Of the official
statement giving the reasons for the ac-
tion. Mr. Sweeney wished to discuss the
matter and was told by Mr.. Whitman that
he would be willing to receive any COM
munication that Mr.. Sweeney might wish
to make, provided the same was presented
in writing, so that no possible misunder-
standing as to what was said could occur
Grand Master Sweeney and his staff are
engaged in preparing manifesto to place
before the people, explaining their side Of
the case and setting forth their many com
plants against the management OF the
Northwestern company. This statement
will be ready for publication today.
Evening journal., 1891-05-16
AE srooo AN AWFUL sAock.


NAAtAhta 9AAHAf AAAAAtAf AAAn A NNA AtuhnFA
by Three thousand Volts.
PrTTsBURG, May 16-Miehael Stable, an
inspector employed by the city Of Ale
gheny TO look after the tall electric light
towers was putting in carbon in one Of
the lamps at Monterey street aud North
avenue at . o'clock. His pliers were not
properly insulated, and he received a shock
Of 5000 volts. He had hold Of the wire
with one hand and the pliers with the
other, which formed the circuit He was
l25 feet from the ground Although 5000
volts Of electricity were passing through
him he had the presence of miud to shout
to a man IN the street TO go TO the power
house anc have the current shut on
The man ran to the power house and
had the current withdrawn. When this
was done Stable jumped into the elevator
basket ia the tower and lowered himself
He forgot to lock the elevator, and 1t shot
up again with such force that It broke
All the lamps and almost demolished the
tower. When Stable struck the platform
Of the tower, which is fifteen feet from the
ground, he fell 20 the pavement He was
picked up and carried into a drug store
where II was found that his hands and feet
were almost burned to crisp. Stable was
removed TO his home. He will probably
die
Evening journal., 1891-05-16

LOUISVILLE, May l6.--The Scotcli-Irish
congress has chosen the following officers.
President ~ Robert Bonner, New York.
Vice President General-Rev. J. S. AlcIn-
tosh, d. d., Philadelphia. First Woe pGesi-
dent at Large-T H. Wright, Nashville
Second Vice President at Large-Dr b. u.
Bryson. Secretary-A. c. Floyd, Co.um-
bia, Tenn. Treasurer--Lucius Friersou,
Columbia, Tenn. Vice Presidents Tor
States and Territories: New Hamshire-
Hon. James w. Patterson, Concord Mas
sachusetts-P Professor a. L. Perry, VIII
iamstown. Connecticut-Hon. ID. s. Cal
houn, Hartford New York-Rev. John
Hall, d. d., New York city. Peanssl-
vania A. McLanahan, Hollidaysl4rg.
New Jersey-Thomas n Carter, Newark.
Ohio-W. II. Hunter, Steubenville.
Evening journal., 1891-05-16
TENNY WAS THE WINNER
The Little Swayback Captures
the Brooklyn Handicap.
PRINCE ROYAL CAME IN SECOND

Tea Tray Finished Third--FuIly 80, 900
People Were at Gravesend to witness
the Great contest--Burlington was
Away BACK in the Rear OF the Race.
NEW YORK, May 1G The great Brooklyn
handicap race, which has been the all ab
sorbing topic IN turf circles for the past
few weeks, has been run. Tenny, the
favorte for the last few days, won easily
enough at the finish though in the first
part Of the race did not seem TO be III ST.
Fully 10000 persons were present, includ-
ing an the officials Of New York ana
Brooklyn, while millionaires, merchants
and business men rubbed elbows with
their clerks and other employees. The fuii
sex was plentifully represented and their
bright sparkling faces and brilliant cos
TUNES relieved in great measure the gen
eral gloominess Of the day. The weather
was perverse, Of course. and was very tan
talizing. 1t would rain a few minutes,
then stop, but it finally settled into a
steady drizzle,
Threw Their Money at Them.
IN the betting ring all was pandemoni-
um. Men tumbled and trod over each
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HIS RESIGNATION ASKED
Charges Against Pension Com
missioner Raum's Son.
APPOINTMENTS SOLD FOR CASH.

The Commissioner Himself Is Not Mixed
Up in the Anair at All. but He and
Secretary Noble Are said to BE at
Swords Points.
WASHINGTON, May 16.--The secretary II
the interior today accepted the resignation
Of G. b. Raum, Jr., assistant chief clerk
Of the pension bureau II Is nndeFst0od
that hts resignation was called fot nd
was the direct result Of using hisiniiueace
and position to secure the appointment OF
persons TO positions in the bureau d re-
turn for financial benefits received OF usom-
ised Interior department officials assert
most emphatically that General Hum,
commissioners Of pensions, is in no way re-
sponsible for the conduct Of his SON. and
that he was entirely ignorant Of the Jlans-
actions which led to young Raum'a esig-
nation.
Noble and Raum at Odds.
This incident naturally entwines Itself
with the investigation Of the pera So Of
flee undertaken by the last congres the
instigation of Mr.. Cooper, of Indiar.. and
with recent well supported stsiaHeuts
that there was SO much friction ,woen
General Noble, secretary OF the interior,
and General Raum, commissioner q PEN
sions, that the resignation OF one ol other
Of them would have to be Determined upon
by the president on his return.
II has really no connection with either
subject, but calls renewed attention to
both. The leading participants a this
alleged contest for control ia the istsrior
department either by accident or design
carefully placed themselves out OF each
before the president got back
The Charge Against Young Ran'a.
Secretary Noble is in the s0a vest
corner of Missouri near the Kan and
Indian Territory line, looking aite same
lead mining interests, it IS said, that he
has in that out OF the way part 81 the
world. Commissioner Raum is in Chicago
also, IL is presumed on private business.
The scandal with regard to young
Green B. Raum appears TO consist 3 the
allegation that he secured the apaoint-
ment Of some young man from sorth
| Carolina as an expert typewriter on civil
service examination which the Applicant
| from North Carolina could not pass and
that there was some arrangement he. .reen
them by which they were to diYi1e tho
/ proceeds.
borrowed Conscience nfoney.
II Is further alleged that ne borrowed
seventy-two dollars Of conscience ieoney
which the chief clerk had receiptta lor
and placed ia the safe to which he hil ac-
cess, and only returned it the day Nssore
yesterday. after its absence had Deen
noted and peremptory demand had en-
| made for its restitution
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nrown ~ Gorernor of Kentnollr.

LOUISVILLE, May l6-Hon. John Young
Brown will be Kentucky's next governor.
He was nominated on the thirteenth bal
lot in the Democratic state convention.
Clary was dropped on the eleventh ballot
and General Hardin on the twelfth. Har-
din's strength was transferred TO Brown
and Clary's name was withdrawn. The
nomination was made unanimous, and
Mr.. Brown made a speech Of thanks in
which he spoke Of Cleveland and victory
in 1892 Mr. Cleveland's name was the Sig
nal for an ontburst Of applause
Evening journal., 1891-05-16
TIE IRISH COUSINS BEATEN.


arts Property Fails.
NEW York, May l6.-ln the United
States circuit court yesterday morning
Judge Wallace announced his decision in
the suit of second cousin Sarah Branagh
to oust William j. Smith from a house be
queathed TO him in the alleged win Of the
late A. 4. Stewart. Sarah's dead mother,
Mary, was the merchant princes first
cousin Therefore Sarah claims that as
next of kin she is entitled to Stewards es.
tate. The viii probated and administered
by ex-Judge Henry Hilton, Sarah Branagh
declares, is a forgery. Judge Wallace s
decision in substance said the plaintiff
was an alien residing in Ireland, and had
brought the action Of ejectment 70 recover
lands Of which Alexander H. Stewart died
seized IN the year 1876 She claimed title
through her mother, Mary Branagh.
Judge Wallace said:
il is a familiar rule of the common law that
an alien has no inheritable blood, and can
neither acquire land by descent nor transmit il
by descent TO another. AT the death Of the
alien the land which he may have acquired by
purchase instantly escheats and without any in.
quest Of office vests in the government or state,
Consequently at common law the plaintiff
would not have any title to the land ia eontrO-
versy, both because her mother as an alien
would be incapable Of acquiring title by de-
scent or transmitting it, and she herself as an
alien would be incapable Of acquiring it by
descent from her mother. conclude
therefore that the statutory law Of this state
gives the right Of transmission by descent only
from resident aliens and naturalized or native
citizens Mary Branagh, the mother Of the
plaintiff, was not one Of these
This is only the first skirmish,n said
Lawyer William Holt Secor, who repre-
sents the claimants There are five
American cousins german of Mr.. Stew
art, who are sons and daughters Of
A. 7. Stewards cousins, citizens Of the
United States All we have to do now is
to prove the invalidity of the alleged will
of A. T. Stewart"
Evening journal., 1891-05-16
SOC KING STREET,
COR. FIFTH AND KING SITS

Are the places. Our new crop of tea at 90 cents
good value for your money; 40 is our coffee at
25 cents; 80 Is our GLAD stone flour at 35 ce ats
bag. We want 81 parties that buy from us to
get the value of their n oney, and when You
save II cents on one bag of -four we think You
get the value OF your money. Our Gold Leaf
Flour is the talk OF the town; IL makes bread
as white as snow, II is the dnest -four we ever
sold at As cents a bag; try 1t. Every day we
get something new that is interesting to
housekeepers. Our fruits are all put down to
rock bottom. Those apricots at 20 cents are
a bargain; so are those lemon-clinS peaches
at % cents can; those kettles of jelly at 25
cents are cute. We have silver prunes cheap;
French prunes, 3 pounds for x5 cents, are
bargain so are those large bottles OF chow
chow at ~ cents; ginger ale. bottles for 25
cents. We cell nothing but the best goods at
the lowest prices. Ii makes it pleasant for
parties TO know they get the value of their
money. VIII have Saturday night market to
Introduce our hams at 10 cents n pound.
Come 4 sos King street ana southeast corner
of Fifth aud King S reefs, SATURDAY. light. and
we will I'll your basket for 81. $40 King street
and southeast corner Firth and King.
T. NJ WIER.
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FnR sac.
nUsINEss oPPopTUNIrTEs.


NOTICE OFFICE OF THE CLERK or
IN the eace, New Castle county, Della.
ware, Wilmington, Del, May 6-I do hereby
give notice that all Licenses and State Tax
due thereon are due June /. 1891. Pas able az
the clerk Of the peace's office. Wilmington,
Del. w. ?. BIGGS, C. p.
NOTICE ELECTION THE ANNUAL
lN meeling of the stockholders Of the Euui.
table Guarantee and Trust Comteuy for
off ce Of IL ompany on Monday May 18th,
betwet Il the hours OF 10 a. m. and l2 m.
OTHO NOWl4AND. Secretary.
Evening journal., 1891-05-16
RAINEY FleHTINe FRIck.
He Is Said to BE Aiding the Coke
Strikers.

He is Said to BE Aiding the Coke
Strikers.
ScoTTDALE, Pa, May 16.-W. ]. Rainey,
the wiley coke operator who is worth
many millions, now seems to be with the
strikers body and soul He is engaged in
a fight with Frick and other operators,
and win use the strikers as the weapon to
gain his point. Yesterday he gave Master
Workman Wise permission TO send labor
agents among his employees to obtain funds
to sustain the Frick and Mcclure strikers.
An official of the Frick company claims
that they have 1900 men now at work,
while the labor leaders assert that not
more than half that number are working
in the region, and that the 1900 strikers
are still firm
Evening journal., 1891-05-16
liner and orerators con,nrnnlsA-

CoLUMDUs, o., May 16-The machine
miners and operators of Hooking valley.
through conference committees, have
reached a compromise for the coming
year. Old prices viii be paid for all the
work except room turning, which was ad-
vanced to forty-six and one-half cents a
ton. Machine entry price win be paid for
all narrow work except for break
throughs. The old price for this was
thirty-five cents a ton and $3.50 extra fog
each room turned.
Evening journal., 1891-05-16

NEW LONDON, Conn, May 16.-Repre-
sentatives Of the Harvard and Yale b0as
clubs and the board Of trade comm tee
have held another conference, which re-
suited in the signing Of an agreement
substantially the same as the one form 1r--
ly in force, which binds the colleges toh1Se
their annual boat contests on the Thames
river course for the next five years. The
interested railroads and citizens guaran-
tees to defray the expenses Of the crews
while here, to keeps the quarters in re-
pair and give the boat clubs $3.50 each.
Evening journal., 1891-05-16
The Dose That killed MRS. Rarnabv.

DENVER, May 16-Professor Headden
has, after two weeks hard work, finished
the analysis Of Mrs. Barnaby's viscera.
The result Of the analysis Of poison simply
corroborates DIR. Sewall It disclosed the
fact that about two and quarter per
cent Of the fluid was arsenic.
MRS. Barnaby took about two table
spoonsfuls Of the fluid, said the professor,
which amount contained about eleven
grains Of arsenic. do not know any
name for the solution. 1t is simply ar.
senic of potassium, colored with caromel,
which is Drowned sugar or old port wine. =
Evening journal., 1891-05-16

that at the time he first heard the story it
had seemed 70 him a highly improbable
one In fact, he could not understand
why Mary Tobin should write a letter in
which she signed herself Mary Robinson"
and referred in a matter Of fact way to her
husband
He regarded the theory that Mary Tobin
could have possibly been married to DIR.
Robinson as absurd. For all the improba-
bility Of the story District Attorney Fitz-
gerald means to probe it to the bottom.
Evening journal., 1891-05-16
A Novel Case Ended.

BOSTON, May 16.-In the United States
district court the end of novel case was
reached in the acquittal Of Frank McKin.
non and the conviction of Catherine Ander.
son on a charge of secreting letters contain.
ing papers and notes valued at $4,000 The
papers were sent by a New York bank and
should have been addressed to William
Anderson, Greenwood, Miss, but were
mailed-by mistake to Greenwood, Mass.
where the postmaster delivered them to
Miss Anderson as being the only person oi
that name in the place. She was charged
with not returning the papers to the
sender
Evening journal., 1891-05-16
The FsmeraIda out Of sight.

CRY OF MEXICO, via GALVESTON, May
ia telegram from Acapulco says no
news has been heard of the Esmeralda
since she left port after being refused fael
No American ship has been seen at that
place. AT the war department here the
officials say they have received no news Of
the vessels. A prominent government Off
cial says news Of the Itata may be expect
ed of Central America.
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other in their desperate endeayors TO get
the good odds before the boolmaksls
changed them. Great bundles Of cash
were fairly hurled at the bookmakers, and
money hoated about in way that would
have driven miser crazy. There were in
all 1is bookmakers doing business, the
largest number ever seen on race track
in this country A few minutes past 4
O'Clock the handicap horses were an on
the track and paraded past the stand e
the post. The starters, jockeys and odds
folloxv
Evening journal., 1891-05-16

Hls ENEMY 10 oouT.
Secretary Blaine Unable to Don His
FoOtgear.

Secretary Blaine Unable to Don His
Footgear.
NEW YORK, May l6 Secretary of state
James q. Blaine was much improved
yesterday, although his illness haa 1een
complicated by an attack of gout which
caused him excruciating agony. The hrst
symptom Of the gout manifested itsel ate
Thursday night, when the secretary ,m-
planned Of intense pain in both legs I. was
not considered necessary to summcl DR..
Frederick 5. Dennis, the attending rhysi-
clan, but when the latter called yesterday
morning Mr. Blaine was much eg ss
the result Of the ministrations a. rs.
Blaine, who is constantly with her hu iiand.
DR.. Dennis called at Walter Damrcsch's
house, ~ West Seventieth street. where
Mr.. Blaine is stopping, last evening ain.
When he left he assured Mrs Blaine and
her daughter, Mrs. Damrosch, Chi. Tie
secretary was steadily and rapidly impov-
ing. 1t viii be several days, howeyes, be-
fore he will be able TO wear his shoes, as
both his feet are bandaged.
Evening journal., 1891-05-16
Ynle.s oldest arndnnte.

Boston, May 16.-By the recent death Of
Dr. Joseph d. Wickham, of Manchester,
VT, Charles johnson McCurdy IL. d.. f,
Of Old Lyme, Conn, becomes the oldest
living graduate Of Yale university, having
graduated in 1917, and ninety-four years
Of age. He has held Office under both state
and federal governments.
Evening journal., 1891-05-16
STILL NO NEWS.


AnE AfMAnff W FnEAtMUnWth
Remain a Mystery.
WASHINGTON, May i6 Another day has
passed and the navy department has not
heard from the cruiser Charleston or the
belligerent ship which she is endeavorine
60 overtake OF capture A cable dispatch
in cipher was received al the navy depart
ment and three officers have been busily
engaged in translating IT, The dispatch Is
thought to be from Admiral McCann at
Chilli but che officials OF the department
will say nothing concerning it or It's con
tents.
The Charleston has been az sea since last
Saturday and must now be near Acapulco,
where she will probably stop and coal up,
as she only carried 500 tons, which must be
nearly exhausted if she is making even or
dinary headway.
Evening journal., 1891-05-16

BERLIN, May 16-While the kaiser was
driving to Potsdam 10 the carriage pre-
and the carriage collided with tree. Th@
kaiser Was falling out when his adjutans
caught him IN his arms and saved hinA
from injury 1t was narrow eseape
Evening journal., 1891-05-16

KINGSTON, N. Y, May 16--John Merrite.
formerly dry goods merchant at Rond~
out, N. ", committed suicide by shooting
at the West Shore depot. He was fog
several years superintendent Of depars~
ment in II. B. Clahin g. Cos stores, in
New York city. 1t is said that troubls
over wayward son has something to do
with his killing himself
Evening journal., 1891-05-16

NEW YORK, May 16-Rudolf F. Sigel,
at the International hotel Friday, having
escaped from private lunatic asylum
Young .sigel is a civil engineer, and over
work is thought TO be the cause Of his
trouble.
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his ofliceT assist
ant, Mary Iobin,
Mary referred to
Robinson as h er
husband and sign
e d her nam e
MARY r o bin
son. q Inasmuch
as she was en-
gagged to DR.. Bry-
an at the time Of
her murder, the
story has created
quite a sensation.
In an interview
DR.. BRYAN said
Evening journal., 1891-05-16
Hughes, Jury Dlsagrees.

BALLsToN, N ", May 16.-The jury II
the trial of Patrick Hughes, Of Helena
Mon, charged with the murder of old MAJ
Churchill near Schuylerville last Novem
Der, came in at midnight last night am
reported that they could not agree.
new trial was moved.
Evening journal., 1891-05-16

I have had trouble with my throat for
four years. 1t came from catarrh. Ii hurt
me to swallow. All that time my throat was
raw and swollen so that the passage was
almost closfd. My nose was stopped up too.
and there WAS continual dropping Of mucus
down from my head into tie back part OF my
throat which kept me hawking and splitting
all the time, IL troubled me so that couldn't
sleep. The pains IN my fore head and in the
back OF my head were terri BILE, and ! was
troubled with pains ia my stomach and /
couldn't eat. Besides ] had pains in lny
chest clear through to my shoulder blades.
Sometimes had pains al over my body. The
sides Of my throat were very sore and added
to this used to spit blood. On top OF al 7
got very deaf. 1t all came from catching
cold after cold.
u went to physicians here in Wilmington.
but they didn't do me any good and one doc
tor told me couldn't be cured. ! also went
to physicians tn Philadelphia and Reading,
but they didn't do me any good. Finally ]
went to Drs. Mccoy and WidmAn. and they
were the first physicians 10 help ne. and they
cerainly have helped me wonderfully. / em
not so deaf lteel great deal better. Doctors
McCoy and Wildman have done me q great
deal of good. l can sleep we'll now. can
eat we'll. ! don't have those pains like ] used
TO have them. My throAt MT raw any more
! have got along 80 we'll under the care q
Drs McCoY and Widman that viii soon hs
out Of their care. ] have got great faith II
them for the best reason in the world
they have relieved me from great suffering.
Evening journal., 1891-05-16

MILFORD, Mass, May 16-About $50
luarrymen employed in theAiilton granite
luarries have struck for nine hours, eight
lours on Saturday, two dollars day for
quarrymen and one dollar and seventy
Eve cents for helpers.
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RELIEVED or GREAT SUFFERING.
Joseph Krejci of Wilmington Tells
Wonderful Story.

He Couidn't Sleep or Eat. His Throat was
Raw and He Had Pains All Over His
Body-several Physicians Failed to Give
Him Relief. But lie Says He Finally
Got It From Drs. Mccoy and wiidman.
1t Is the Old Story Of Catarrh that ees
the Upper Hand.
There isn't prettier, happier home in all
Wilmington than the hIuee Of jose ph kreici,
No. 1910 Adams street. where q reporter sasy
him and his wife and his beautiful baby girl
Mr.. Kreici is a tailor. and is employed IN the
big tailoring house Of John Il. Muliin & son,
at Sixth and Market streets. He has worked
for this big clothing firm for Rood while
and has lived in Wilmington for the last ten
years. NJ. krejci told a reporter a wonder
ful story. He said;
Evening journal., 1891-05-16

WASHINGTON, May 16.-At the session of
the board OF management Of government
exhibits the representative of the navy de-
partment submitted for formal approval
the detailed plans for the structure on
semblance Of a modern battleship, which
is designed as the principal exhibit of that
department, and reported that the forms
of contract, the specifications and adver-
tisements had been prepared under the SUI
pervision of the law officers Of the treasury
department, and he asked formal authori-
ty Of the board to proceed at once with the
work This matter consumed the greater
part Of the meeting, resulting in the unan-
imous adoption of resolutions authorizing
the immediate insertion Of necessary ad-
vertisements for proposals. The bids will
be opened in Washington on June 10.
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lively pace, with Russell second and
Loantaka third At the half Russell had
gone to the front, with Nellie BLY, second
and Burlington third. Tenny, Tea Tray
and Prince Royal were way back in the
bunch Russell was still in front at the
three-quarter pole, with Loantaka at his
throat latch, while Once Again had spurt-
ed into third position.
But Judge Morrow Didn't.
At the mile, to the surprise Of every
body, Russell and Loantaka were still
running neck and neck, but Tenny had
improved his position and was running
third, two lengths away. As they turned
into the stretch Judge Morrow came with
a great burst Of speed from the bunch and
took the lead, half a length ahead Of
Tenny. A shout went up from 10000
throats, Judge Morrow winsf' but the
pace was too hot for him, and he was soon
joined BY Tenny, Tea Tray and Prince
Royal Barnes, on Tenny, realizing that
the critical moment had come, began urg-
ing the great "swayback" with whip and
spur.
Tenny's Great spurt.
The horse responded nobly, coming
down the stretch with a great burst OF
speed, and at the stand there was daylight
between him and Prince Royal "Pikeyn
Barnes face broadened into grin as hf
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Attached by His Dauehter-in-rav

NEW HAVEN, May 16.-The property Of
Jacob Morris, a clothing dealer, has been
attached for $4,000 by his daughter-in-law
Mrs. Eugenia Mayor Morris, Of New York.
Norris transferred all his property TO a
relative few weeks ago.