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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30
pHIIIp L. MoEN DEAD.
The Man About Whom There Was Niue
Mystery Takes the Secret to His Grave

The Man About Whom There Was Much
Mystery Takes the Secret to His Grave.
WORCESTER, MASS, April 23.-Philip
Louis Moen, president of the Washburn q
Moen Manufacturing Company, which
controls the valuable barbed wire patents,
and is the biggest wire making establish
ment in the country, died here to-day.
The big mills now employ about $500
men.
Mr.. Moen's private life was apparently
perfectly blameless, yet there hangs over
it the shadow Of a great mystery which
perhaps may never be dispelled. This
mystery concerned his relations with the
notorious doe Levi Wilson, which were
several years ago the topic of discussion in
all the newspapers of the country. The
curiosity as to heintimate relations which
clearly existed between these two men, is
as great now as il was nine years ago.
when it first became public. There can
hardly be imagined two men differing
more widely in their personal habits and
tastes. Yet it is u fact that for no known
cause Mr.. Moen paid over to this man be-
tween S300,000 and s40u,000 in the space
Of five or six years without any considera-
ton so far MS the public could ever find out.
In 1855. Wilson entered sait against Mr..
Moen for Sl5000U, in an action of contract.
The result was disagreement, ten jury
men favoring Mr. Muen and two holding
out lor NllSOn. IN TINS urlal WILSON
claimed that Mr. Maen promised to settle
all his scrapes with women but that he re-
ceived no money after 1882. After the
trial Wilson declared that he was Mr..
Moen's lllegitimate son, and that the latter
had paid him to keep the secret. This
story was accepted by many as the ex-
PLANTATION of the mysterious hold he exer-
cised over Mr.. Moen, but others who pre-
tended to know the story of Wilson'S birth,
said fhprn W. mn truth in tho statement
IL is doubtful if the truth will ever be
KNOWN.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30
WISc0Nsis rs MAD.
Her Worlds Fair Managers Resign T
cause the Augmentation is Insufiicie

Her Worlds Fair Managers Resign Be-
cause the Appropriation is Insufficient.
MILWAUKEE Wis, April 24.-D. NJ. Ben
jamin. one of the two Wisconsin mem
bers of the Worlds Fair Commission, has
forwarded his resignation to Governor
Peck. 1t was a short and decisive docu-
ment, and in it Mr.. Benjamin boldly
stated that he declined to serve because
the state legislature had appropriated such
a niggardly sum that he felt Wisconsin
would not be properly represented at the
big exposition. He declares that the sum
appropriated by the legislature, SG5,Ou0,
will not allow of more than the mere
establishment of state headquarters, and
he does not propose to be associated with
a side show.
Philip Allen, Jr., of Mineral Point, is
the other commissioner, and it is reported
that he will also resign. Mrs. Mary II.
Linde of the lady managers board, will
also resign. She has announced herinten-
ton Of 50 doing but will defer action until
after the Couzins controversy is settled.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30
CHILLY INsuRG ENTS.
Two of Their Gun-boats Sunk--Th
President in Dread Of Being Pnisnned

Two OF Their Gun-bOats Sunk--The
President in Dread of Being Poisoned.
PARIS, April 27.-Adyices received here
from Chill via Buenos Ayres, state that
during the battle ut Caldera five torpedoes
We're discharged at the CHILEAN insurgents
war vessels, sinking the monitor, Huascar,
as well as the Blanco Encalada. The dis
patch adds that President Balmacedas
fleet, after administering this severe lesson
to the insurgents, returned to Valparaiso
without having sustained any damage.
Further news received from Chill is to
the effect that the war-ship Florence which
up to the present has been loyal to Presi-
dent Balmaceda has now gone over to the
insurgents. 1t is also stated that President
Balmaceda is in dread of being poisoned.
To such an extent does this feeling prey
upon his mind that he will not partake Of
any food which has not been prepared by
his own mother. The latter consequently
prepares all the presidents meals.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30
peiaware's MEMBERS Edward Il. Lindsey.

tive session of an old and new executive
committees of the National Republican
League held late last night President
Clarkson was empowered to appoint sub
committee Of nine members, who shall
have the same powers as the executive
committee, except as to fixing the timeand
place Of the next meeting. and taking
Headquarters of the league were estab-
lished at No. 202 Fifth avenue. New York.
The general executive committee is to
meet once in six months at the call of the
chairman. The Delaware member of the
new, executive committee is Edward L.
Lindsey.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30

CoKEvtLLE, Tenn. April 2i.--Last Wcd-
neslay night two masked men visited the
house Of widow named Lydia Hudson,
living near Oyerton county, who re-
sided alone except her two daughters,
Azaline, agc2 and Emily, aged 30. The
brutes beat and bruised the women horri-
ing wound along the scalp three inches
long and furrowing out the skull. The
outlaws then outraged all three Of the wo-
men, remaining until daylight They are
known and the sheriff is on the lookout
for them. Mrs. Hudson and her daughters
are respectable, Woodworking women.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30
A Terrific storm in Kentucky.

CINCINNATI, o., April PA dispatch
passed over this place Saturday night The
residence of Henry Stuart, near this place,
was blown down but no one was injured.
The dwelling of Matthew Bowers several
miles from here. was demolished and two
children received injuries from falling
timber which will prove fatal. Several
barns near this place were destroyed and
many unroofed. A great deal of damage
was done to timber.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30

LoNnoN, April 21.-The influenza epi-
dernic is becoming of an alarmingly NOR,
severe type in Yorkshire and in Cdlnshirr,
in many Of the villages of these counties
every HOUSEHOLD has been attacked by the
disease and deaths are booming much more
frequent At Pontefract in the west riding
of Yorkshire, there are 400 serious cases,
The garrison of Pontefract has also been
attacked with the result that large num-
Der of the soldiers are on the sick list and
that several deaths have occurred among
the military.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30
A Duel win wind I'D the Row.

TURIN, April pat Performance last
night at the Alliera circus in this city,
Count Maffei, son of the Italian statesman
one of the performers. The husband Of
the baroness, noticing the counts en-
pressions of disapproval of his wife's exhi-
bition, and angered at the manner in
which he expressed it publicly, immedi-
ately boxed Count Maffei's ears. A duel
with pistols has as result been arranged
for to-day between the count and the
Baron Rahden
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30

MrppLErowN, N. Y, April 24.-Mr. and
Mrs. Moore. a well-known and esteemed
couple of Windsor, had little girl born
to them on Tuesday. The mother was
making good progress until yesterday,
when her husband gave her tea
spoonful of carbolic acid, supposing that
it was medicine which she had been tax
ing. The terrible mistake caused the death
of the young wife after great suffering.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30

OMAHA, NEB., April 23.-The report cur
rent for some time past throughout the
Union Pacific system to the effect that u
heavy reduction in all departments would
be made May LIST, together with but eight
hours Of work for all shopmen, has been
contradicted by General Manager Clark.
lie asserts that the retrenchment methods
of President Adams would not be tolerated
and that all forces would be increased and
regularly maintained.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30

BuDA PEsTH April GA dispatch from
Arad, a market town on the river Mars,
l45 miles from here brings news of dar-
at the railroad station there. Several
thieves, it appears, attacked the railroad
station, threw pepper in the eyes of a
watchman who attempted to defend the
property, then killed the Waterman and
breaking open the safe stole all the reg
istered letters. The latter contained in
addition to money and postal orders,
articles Of jewelry &C., valued at about
5000.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30
.4NornER MURDER MrsrERY.


KANSAS Cry, Mo-, April ga special
to the Times from Lindman, Mo-, SAYS
The dead body of a woman who had evil
IDENTIFY been murdered was found in n
mans neck was common handkerchief
which had been knotted and twisted
tightly by means of sort of a short
piece of wood. She had doubtless
been strangled. The name and identity Of
the woman are unknown. The body,
however, has been identified as that OF d
well-dressed woman who was seen walk
ing through town yesterday with man
who appeared to be tramp Both were
strangers in the neighborhood.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30

BosroN, Mass, April 23.-Trouble APP
pears to be brewing among the letter car
riers of the Boston post-oiiicc and auxila-
ries and an organized remonstrance
against the arrangement of working hours
is looked upon as probable The law calls
for eight hours per day and the officials
include Sunday as a working day. Each
man must work 10 hours per week and if
he does not perform one-seventh of it
Sunday he is called upon to make up the
deliciency on other daYs.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30
Investigating tho Lynching by soldiers.

VANCOUVER, WASH, April 27.-Mnior
Ward, assistant Acknowledgements of the de
partment, who represents the department
commander, states that full report of the
killing Of Hunt at Fort Walla Walla, Fri
day night, by the soldiers of the United
States army has been received by him
Walla, and has been forwarded to General
Kruger at San Francisco. Colonel Sumner,
lnspector-general of the department, is
now at Walla Walla, investigating the
affair
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30

SiMLA, April ga dispatch from the
front says that the British forces ad-
yancing on Manipur, met and engaged n
force Of about loo Manipuris on the 23d
inst. The latter commenced hostilities by
opening fire on the British column. The
latter replied with the fire of their field
artillery and the enemy fled in disorder,
Several messengers from the trbesmen
have arrived in the British camp, suing
for pence for the insurgents.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30
P0BIFIC4L.

The Republican state central committee
of Ohio has called the state convention to
meet i'll Columbus on June 10th. The in
dications are that Major Mckinley will be
nominated for governor without OPPOSE
ton, and it is said his name will probably
be presented by Ex-Governor Foraker
The United States grand jury at Little
Baird, Green Roberts, Wood Rainwater
and G. G. Bell for stufiing ballot-boxes
and classifying the returns at the last Com
gressional election, held at Morrilltown
Arkansas, when Breckenridge and Lonly
were candidates. Rainwater and Bell we're
the clerks of election, and the others were
the judges.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30

MONTICELLO, IND., April 2l.-Marion
Terrick, an employee of the p, @. & st.
Louis railroad having charge of the water
tank engine Wolcott, shot Thomas ].
Bluinell Of that place in the back and then
shot himself through the head, dying in
stantly. Bunnell is not expected to live.
1t is thought that Terrick was insane.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30

CLARKsprRg, w. VA, April 24.--A band
Of masked robbers entered the house of an
aged couple named Sutton, at Casseville,
Monongahela county, about midnight, and
placing revolvers at their heads robbed
them Of Sl,5o0. A portion of the mob then
guarded Sutton while the others got out
eatables and lunched Both Sutton and
wife are over 10 wears old.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30
Elevator and warehouse Burncd.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, April ga dis
patch to the Sentinel from Pendleton, Ind,
says that the elevator and warehouse Of
ID. w. Storer & Sons and B. Il. Altman
were destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
Loss, S22 900; insurance, 49, $50.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30

Feel it my duty ty say few words In re-
gard to Ely Cream Balm, and do 80 entirely
without solicitation. ] have used IL more or
less half year, and have found 1t to be most
admirable. l have suffered from catarrh OF
the worst kind ever since was little boy and
never hoped for cure, but Cream Balm seems
have used il with excellent resilts-0scRr
osrum, 46 Warren avenue, Chicago, Ill.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30

BALTIMORE, Mn, April 25.-William
Dover, a California pioneer of 1910 died
at his residence in this city ON Thursday,
in the Slst year Of his age He was the
organizer of the Monumental Fire Com
pany and was street commissioner of San
Francisco in its early days.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30
AInnatin,s pendlx Work.

CAprz, ONO, April 24.-Near New Jeffer-
son, Lorenzo Coleman lunatic, fatally
shot his sister and dangerously shot him
q shotgun.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30
Two swedes wore Ikllled.

OMAHA, NEB., April PA sewer
trench caved in last evening, burying
six laborers under nine feet of earth
Two Swedes, Charles Holmes and
Frank Olson, were killed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30

PHILADELPHIA, April 25.--One of the
stables ON the Belmont race track, near
Elm station, on the Pennsylvania railroad,
about seven miles from here, was totally
There were about 20 horses in the stables
at the time but most of them were gotten
out uninjured. The burned animals be-
longed to different well-known horsemen.
Pensions have been granted to the fol-
lowing Delawareans: Original invalid,
Henry Carter, James s. Coyle and Isaac
Wilson; additional, William Mcclure; in-
crease John McGee.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30

DAYTON, o., April 81. -Alabaster, the
grey stallion, with record of 2.15, died
this morning from pneumonia. He was
valued at $4,000.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30
What is

Dr. Samuel Pitchers prescription for Infants
and Children. contains neither Opium, Morphine
other Narcotic substance. 1t is harmless substitute
Paregorc Drops Soothing Syrups and Castor Oil.
1T is Pleasant Its guarantee is thirty years by
Mothers Casora destroys Worms and allays
feverishness Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd,
cures Diarrhoea and Wind Collie Castoria relieves
teething troubles, cures constipation and fatulency
assmilates the food regulates the stomach
and bowels giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas-
toria is the Chdrens Panacea-the Mothers Friend.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30

In Philadelphia on Saturday evening, at
the spring meeting of the First Regiment
Athletic association, John 7. Hudson Of
prize in the 220-yards hurdle race.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30
Castoria.

'castoria is SO well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior toany prescription
known to me-,
Il. A. ARCHER, M. D.,
iii So. Oxford st., Brooklyn, N. z,
sour physicians in the children's depart
ment have spoken highly Of their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet we are free to confess that tire
merits Of Castoria has won W to ieok with
favor upon it.''
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIspEHsARY,
8est0n. Mass,
ALLEN c. sMru, Pres,
,rray Street, New York CITY.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30
Castoria.

"Castoria is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its
good effect upon their children"
DIR. G. G. osaooD,
Lowell, Mass.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30

ROME, April 24.-The explosion of 2s5
tons of gunpowder in the powder magazine
at Pozzo Pantaleo. which caused serious
damage, and loss of life, created great
alarm at the vatican, All the windows Of
the pope's library were broken and num-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30

Company, n Murray Street. New York City
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30

"castoria Is the best remedy for children of
which am acquainted. hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider there
interest of their children, and use castoria in
stead of the various quack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
AGENTS down their throats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
Dr.. J. f. KNcHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10
THE FARMING WORLD.
BANKING UP CELERY.

Results of Experiments at the Ohio State
Agricultural Station.
The most laborious operation in the
raising of celery comes in blanchlng
it. Various devices have been invent
cd to lessen the labor, such as the use
of tile, paper, boards, and so forth,
but there are objections to all Of these,
and one is the expense of using them
on large scale. Sometimes, in small
garden, they do, nicely. Another OBJ
lection to such things is that when l.
comes cold, freezing weather. as it will
sometimes before the celery can be put
away for winter, with such slight COW
ering, the plant will almost invariably
freeze, not only the tops but the stalks,
and then the injury is serious. And as
rule, the celery will rust much more
with other covering than it will with
earth: SO whatever may be done in
special cases, we have to come back to
the banking up with earth for the
larger part of the celery that is grown
Now anything that will tend to
tighten this job will be received with
favor, know. Here at the station, for
the past three years we have been rails
ing our celery in beds about four feet
wide, and the plants six inches by one
foot apart. This method, by the way,
possesses some advantages that are not
gained by the usual way Of planting
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10

stuff and should be of timber that will
not split easily. The seat may be
made of soft wood and should be two
inches thick. The two back legs
should be of tough timber and turned.
A shoulder is left at each place where
the board bears upon it. A larger bit
is used for the lower hole so that the
shoulder may be left at the top. If a
lath is not handy, these legs may be
similar to the third, and securely fast
ened to the SIDES The third leg is
three-fourths of an inch thick by about
two inches wide, and is sunk into the
bottom board edgewise and sawed SO
as to fit onto the under side of the seat,
where it is fastened
The hoop for holding the pail is
made from green hickory sapling, bent
with the bark side in, and securely
nailed to the edge of the under board,
is followed out with narrow saw to
about fit the size of the pail that is to
be used The stool may be built any
desired height, but if much higher than
the ordinary stool, it will give better
satisfaction. The size of the hoop will
be guide to the width. The bottom
board shonld be six or eight inches
from the floor so that it will keep the
pail clean, which is one of the best
points of the stool. Until he has tried
1t one cannot realize how much more
comfort there is in sitting on stool
like this to milk. After a person has
been on his feet all day it is indeed
restfuL If your cow is unsteady and
you prefer to hold the pail, just turn
the hoop to one side and you have a
good three-legged stool. This is the
writer's own improvement, aad there
is no patent on it. Ohio Farmer.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10
POULTRY PICkINGS.

1T is at the holidays that the large,
heavy turkeys sell the best; at other
seasons a medium weight will bring
the best prices per pound.
The cost of wintering poultry can
nearly always be greatly reduced by
proper care now in securing and storing
away sufficient amount of food to last
until spring.
IT is a variety of food rather than
large quantity that fowls require.
More care is necessary in this respect
when they are confined than when
given a good range.
WITH proper care in selecting out and
keeping the best of the fowls each year
for breeding. they can be gradually i'm
proved at very low cost Get stand
ard breed at the start
PROVIDING warm, dry quarters is one
of the essentials necessary to induce
the hens u, lay during the winter; eggs
pay better profit during the winter
than at any other season.
WHEN the hens are kept separate
from the roosters not only will they Law
better. but the eggs will keep better.
When eggs arc stored away those from
hens where there are no roosters are
the best,
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10

rows. The way of handling, as thus
described by well-known writer on
rural subiects-''the gardener now gets
on mis- knees, straddling the row, and
gathering up all the stalks of one plant
after another, in his left hand, packs
the soil firmly around with his right, to
retain them in compact and erect pos
ition''-seemed to be out of place in
our beds. so we tried string, by wind
ing once around each plant and then
going on to the next. keeping the
string taut enough to hold the stalks in
place This was decided improvement
over the way OF holding the stalks in
place by earth until the rest of the soil
was put in, but when it came to taking
the string off the soil would be tramped
around the plants and the leaves and
upper part of the stalks would be torn
off, and the time it took in removing it
made us almost want to go back to
the way of holding it up with our hands.
All sorts of suggestions were made to
get rid of the trouble of taking off the
string, until some one thought that pa
per string might do, and it would rot
off and not hurt the plant.
In order to get such string we had
to hunt all over the city of Columbus
1t seems to have gone out of use, but
we finally found what we wanted.
After getting it, we put it on several
thousand plants and then waited to see
if any injury was done. When the
plants were taken out for winter it
was found that very little injury was
done, and this happened by the careless
putting on of the string. The plants were
held in position by the string until a
rain came and settled the dirt around
the plant and wet the string SO that it
would give way to the growing plant.
Some of the plants we gave second
banking before the string gave way
and let the plant spread.
have helped try good many in~en-
tions, but never had any that worked so
well from the start as this one did. We
invented a little device for putting the
string on. First we held the ball in our
hands, but this was very iIiconvenient.
So one day went into the shop and
took a tomato can and punched hole
through the bottom of it, nailed it to a
stick, and then with piece of panta-
loon suspender, with the buckles, fast
ened it to the right arm above the ell
bow, and at the wrist, letting the string
run out at the bottom of the can and
between the thumb and front finger.
With this one can wind celery all day,
if his back does not get to aching too
I bad This is all the drawback have
found to it yet. l send sketch which
will show how it works better than
can be done in words. This plan works
just as well with the plants in rows as
it does in beds, and does not take quite
as much string TIE cost of the string
was only ten cents for one thousand
plants, when it is bought at pound
rates.-E c. Green, in Ohio Farmer.