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Evening journal., 1891-05-13
CHARGED WITH LLEeeL SELLING.

Mayor Hanson Holds Saloon Keeper
for Selling LIquor to stnora--Conhiet-
inE Evidence.
Special Correspondence EvEsIEG JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE May 13-Mrs. Mary
Mentally Of Vine street yesterday swore
out a warrant against Charles Shearer.
proprietor Of the Star Hotel, for selling
liquor to minors. At hearing last even
ing before Mayor Hanson, Mrs McNally
testified that she went into the bar ronm
Of the Star Hotel and caught her boy
just as he was about TO take drink
from the counter. j. a. Rodney, ESQ
appeared for the proprietor aud he ex
smined number of witnesses. who
swore that young McNally did nor
drink and was not asked TO drit K
while IN the bar room. but got
his liquor from a hsn traders wagon.
They also swore thai the boy never came
Ia tbs bar room, but occasionally
frequented the pool ro3m Mr.
Rodney held that the charge had not
been sustained, but the mayor said the
mothers testimony was sufficient for
him to hold the proprietor in $500 bail
for court.
Manager Madden Of the New Castle
Base Ball Club is trying TO arrange 4
game with the Column bia team Of vii
mington to be played here on Saturday
afternoon
J b Manlove's class Of young women
Of the NJ h Sunday school went to VIII
mington last evening, After dining
with their former teacher Mrs L
hubbard at the linton NJ. Il. parsonage,
the entire class heard the lecture de.
livered by Dr. Reed la Union Church
The party arrived home on the 10 80
train. The expenses Of the trip were
allowed the class as a prize for raising
the highest missionary collection In the
sunday school last year.
The First Military Band met last even
ing and decided to hold rehersals on every
Tuesday Wednesday aud Saturday even.
irgs until Memorial Day. when the band
will head the procession in this city on
hat moruiug William w. Daily was
unanimously elected member
Shad continue to fan of in numbers
and iacrea'e In price Siuce April 20 he
season has been a bad one, and although
other 6sh are plentiful aud cheap shad
remain scarce aud the demand for them
is heavy.
Professor n. A. Kline Of western
Pennsylvania has been visiting Dr.. v
Fl Knntz The professor came here
from Wilmington, where he had been
attending the convention OF the Knights
Of Malta. in which order ne holds high
position.
All the characters ia the oratorio Of
Queen Esther will be assigned at the
rehearsal In the Opera House this even
ing The work Of rehearsing the acting
parts will also begin to night
Evening journal., 1891-05-13
The Charleston steaming Rapidly.
They win Soon 30 Henrd From.

WASHINGTON, May IS. Up to the close
OF business hours no news was received at
the navy department OF the movements of
the Charleston, and, as far as the officials
there know, the Itata is still ct liberty.
As the days Of the chase run along new
element appears, which will probably lead
speedily to the betrayal of the movements
Of the pursuer and the pursued The Itata
started from San Diego six days ago, and.
if pushed to her highest speed must be
nearly out of coal, so that She must soon
put into port somewhere to replenish her
bunkers
The Charleston, like most swift cruisers
was obliged to sacrifice some coal carrying
capacity for the sake Of boiler and engine
rooms and gun carrying capacity She
has now been out three and a half DAYS.
and although it is known that She lay al
anchor at least one night, her coal is prob
ably running so low that it would be haz-
ardous for her to continue much longer at
sea. Some news from one or both Of the
vessels, therefore, may be expected very
soon when they put into port for coal This
will probably be a Mexican port.
Evening journal., 1891-05-13

hardware store buying some coarse wire
screen, such as Is used by poultry
raisers for fencing In chicks.
The reporter stopped and asked him II
he vas going into she poultry business.
He said
mo; am buying this to put over the
chimney on my house The bats Hy
down In 1t and their noise at night wont
let us sleep You don't report for the
Every Evening, do your
ono, sir; I report for the EVENING
JOURNAL
We'll, the Every Evening is having
fits, that's all there's about IL, said the
governor, in his characteristic tona
If he had lived in Wilmington he
would probably have said "webblin'
spasms." But he did not Simply said
it had what is known here by the general
term Of fits and went on directing the
salesman how to cut the screen Ia order
to keep the "Dickey birds" out Of his
chimneys.
Did Not Say 'sThieves."
The statements going the rounds of the
press 10 the effect that Speaker DoHahoe
characterized the B. & o. men as rob
bers aud thieves during the debate on
the tax abatement Is erroneous Speaker
Donahoe said: Il happened to be here
two years ago when this systematic rob
berry and steal was first made. | opposed
IL then and will opposeit now"
Senator PilliDg replied: There Is one
thing ] cannot SIT still and hear ia this
Senate When man speaks Of robbery
ard steal here, | think 1t is out Of place
That is all | have to say.
Notes Of the Day.
The House still has thirty six bills to
act on
Mr.. Elkinton introduced an act to
incorporate the Braadywine Cement
Company
The House held the FIRST evening
session Of the year to night after the
members returned from Laurel.
The House this morning passed the
Senate blu authorizing the New Castle
prothonotary and recorder Of deeds TO
procure new presses aud seals
The Houfe passed the Senate bill to
incorporate the X ntmere Land Com
pany, and afterwards reconsidered 1t
and laid Il on the table
Clerk Of the Peace Houston and ex
Clerk OF the Peace Ebe Tunnel of
Sussex county, are here Tonight,
The House bill TO Incorporate the
Wawaset Land Company failed to
receive a two thirds vote in the House
to night aid was lost. The act author
izing the clerk of the Orphans Court of
New Castle county to maka q copy Of
certain index was indefinitely post
poned.
Evening journal., 1891-05-13
CANNOT &c SUPPRESSED.

Dover 1hapel wm Remain Closed, But
tthe Second Church People WIN Use
the Armory.
special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, May - The friends or the
Second Methodist Episcopal Church
movement in Dover, being refused the
chapel, have rented the armory on
Loockerman street, above Queen street
They will seat IL with chairs
Rev T. A B. Wilson. the presiding
elder, will preach there on Thursday
uight Of this week, organize society
and take steps to build, If It seems &c
sirable, More than seventy families have
petitioned for the use Of the chapel for
service, pledging 20 support II. The
mem bers OF the church, however, who
seem 20 have legal power TO control It
prefer to keep the chapel locked up
Evening journal., 1891-05-13

The Africsn Union First Colored
v -thodist Protestant Church Conference.
embracing he territory of Western and
'rntrsl New York. Pennsylvania end
delaware, will hold its seventy eighth
,rnuel session next Wednesday, May 20.
90 st. Matthew'S African Methodist
'roiestant Church OF Philsdelphia, at "a
.slock N Rev Daniel Russell, Sr
president Of the Middle district, will
reside Eighty delegates, lay snd
sioricsl including several from TIA
city and sta Q, will attend.
Evening journal., 1891-05-13
TIe surnlns creeninr un.

WASHINGTON. May 10 The surplus in the
treasury Is gradually creeping up, having
recovered from the heavy drains upon it
on account Of the direct tax, and the net
surplus at the close Of business was Sl5.-
100000. There are no heavy payments to
make during the remainder Of the month,
and treasury officials express no doubt
that the surplus will increase by June 4
70 an amount sufficient to meet the pen
sion draft of s3o,00000O without the neces-
sity Of withdrawing government deposits
from the national bank repositories
Evening journal., 1891-05-13
ro KnI Innnenrn nIlnrnhe..

LONDON, May l3.-In the house Of com
mons Hon. d. Plunkett, for the public
building department, stated that he had
ordered that the parliament houses be
cleaned and fumigated with sulphur dur
ing the Whitsuntide holidays, he having
been informed on high authority that sui
phur was the best preventive Of the spread
Of influenza, the microbes of which dis
use, Mr.. Caldwell declared, were prob
ably present in multitudes inthe chamber
Evening journal., 1891-05-13

NYAcE, n. ~, May IS After hearing
testimony for the psople in the forgery
case Of Frank p. Denarest Judge Cullen
dismissed the case from Rockland county
on the ground that the court had no iuris-
diction, the crime, as it appears, having
been committed in Erie county The court
then committed MIR. Demarest ia the Gus
tody Of the county Jail for thirty days to
await a warrant for his arrest from the
county Of Erie, the prisoners bail being
fixed at S5.OOO
Evening journal., 1891-05-13

SAN FRANCISCO, May 13-It is stated TO-
day that the cruiser Charleston is making
Acapulco harbor, word having reached
here that the ltata had gone thereto rejoin
the Gillian insurgent cruiser Esmeralda,
which is said 60 be taking in coal at Aca-
putco. Richard Trumbull, member Of the
Chilian congress and one Of the leaders OF
the insurgents, who was arrested in this
city on a charge of violating the neutrality
laws, said today that he would not proceed
to Washington until the charge against
him had been investigated. MIR. Trumbull
gave It as his opinion that the Charleston
would never overtake the Itata
Evening journal., 1891-05-13

Another not unimportant result Of
this line will be the gain TO Atlantic
City in It's permanent popu alton and 81.
che increase Of permanent improvements
The easier any seeshore resort is Of
access the more popular it will Do This
ct has as much or more to do with ?
resorts prosperity as its athac w.
features. The Increased avenues Of AZ
oroach will enable Atlantic City not only
70 maintain her supremacy in the sea
shore travel, but will unquestionably
double her population in the next few
years
Evening journal., 1891-05-13
Horsss Knlsa RY LIghtnInr

ELKToN, Nd. May 12.-Five horses
he property Of Malvery Jones OF Ell
Neck, near this town, were killed BY
lightning last evening during heavy
thunder sto.m. The horses were in the
deld during the sio rm and We're all in
stantly killed Mr. Jones has lost eight
horses in the past eighteen months.
Evening journal., 1891-05-13

Rev George <. Reed, d D., presiden'
Z Dickinson College. lectured ia UnioI
VI Z Church last evening The lecture
WIS delivered for the benefit Of lrdieeui
Students at Dickinson College His
subject. THE Qualities That Win" war
IDLY treated st his hands He emu
n-rated those qualities which actus
0perie1ce had shown him were IA.
peans by which most students rsechet
he goal Of their ambition. His lectur,
rsde good impression.
Evening journal., 1891-05-13

Not only is the Reading Railroad bene
dted By his change for the better, bur
,he people Of Philadelphia get the very
aest line to thesea that money and brain.
can secure. Tho terminals in this city
are ample In Atlantic City the NAH.
station is magnificent structure. com
modious enough for city with thrice 'hs
tctual and transient population. The
~ up Baltic avenue 10 the Inlet gives
raveers chance to reach any hotel b,
faw moments walk, saving cost o.
transfer aud saving time 10 early tray
slers to this city. who are very numerous
~ the SIMMER time There is no see
-nore road out Of New York or else where
80 well built, so thoroughly equippei d
% sxcellently managed as the Reading
Inc to Atlantic City
Evening journal., 1891-05-13

NEW HAVEN, May f3- Professor Edward
I. Curtis, Of the Mccormick Theological
school, Chicago, was selected as professor
pf the Hebrew language and literature in
The Yale Divinity school at meeting OF
The Yale University corporation yesterday.
Frank G. Porter, Phi. d., was elected to the
professorship Of Biblical theology
Evening journal., 1891-05-13

The Equitable Lite holds larger
surplus, writes larger annual business
mas larger amount Of insurance ia foi c,
ard pays a larger dividend than ally
ather company ia the world
Evening journal., 1891-05-13

But the physical regeneration of thu
road is not more remarkable than the
financial revolution that he's taken place
Last year the company paid all the IN
terest on the cost Of the original roa0
(Which was practically dead lossl. all
tbe interest on the cost Of rebuilding
aid the acquisition of branch lines, and
besides paid per cent. interest on the
81, 600, coo Of the cnmmon stock Ia this
reasury Of the Reading Railroad Cor
PAW. This year the road viii pay per
geut. on the stock. all Of which is clear
gam to the parent company, and in
fleet the treasury is enriched b.
SO coo, 600 in stock. worth par or more.
which two years ago Was MT worth IN,
naper Il was written OH This much for
business control of great corpora ton
hat has had a generation Of bad luck an6
worse management.
Evening journal., 1891-05-13

Mrs Mary McGraih, widow Of the late Mar.
tin McGrath.
TAGGART.-A New Castle. on Nav 3
1871, Joseph I. Taggart, in the S4h year Of
his age.
Evening journal., 1891-05-13

The exchanges OF the Wilmington banks
the clearing house to-day were: Total,
xll9, islV3i sa4Aace. 4l3.9l293.
Evening journal., 1891-05-13

Observation-Disclosures aael-
phia; on May g, BY Rev. W. c. Robinson.
Jacob ;. Carrigan. formerly OF Lancaster
county, Pa, and Mary +. Shepphard, forme. IL
OF this city
Evening journal., 1891-05-13
SHE CAN HOLD HER OWN.
Secretary Tracy Talks of the
Charleston's Prowess.
he DOES NOT ANTICIPATE A FIGHT

But the Yankee Cruiser Has Orders to
Capture the Itata wherever She Is
Found So Long as She Is Outside the
Three Mile Limit.
BINoHAMToS, May - Secretary Of the
Navy Tracy is in this city on private bust
ness In an interview with a reporter he
stated several important facts about the
Itata incident which have heretofore been
matters Of speculation.
lie secuted the idea that the United
States cruiser Charleston was inferior tc
the CHILEAN insurgent warship Esmeralda.
The Charleston, he said, was fully able tc
cope with the Esmeralda, as were two
other United States cruisers now in the
Pacific
The orders to the Cruiser.
The secretary also said definitely that
the Charleston had orders to capture the
ltata wherever she might be found upon
the high sens. This includes all waters out
side the three mile limit or ports of for
eign countries. He did not expect fight,
but in case Of resistance the United States
cruiser would carry out her orders at all
hazards.
They Can Hold Their own.
He was not at liberty to state the exact
text Of the cipher dispatch sent to the
Charleston. Neither would he say def
nitely if the cruiser San Francisco, now in
Gillian waters, had been ordered to inter
cept the Itata. The San Francisco, he said,
ranked with the cruisers Baltimore and
Philadelphia, and was fully able to hold
her own with the Esmcralda
No Serious Trouble Expected.
The United States had maintained
strictly neutral position in refusing to
supply arms to the insurgents, and as the
Itata had violated every rule OF interna.
tional law In breaking away from the Gus
tody of our government after seizure she
would have to take the consequences The
secretary did not expect serious trouble,
but thought the matter would soon be
settled peaceably and with honor TO the
United States.
The Charleston Steaming Rapidly.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, May i8-The steamer
Crescent City plying to Cerros island off
the Lower California coast for a mining
company, arrived here last evening. She
sighted the Charleston about 6 o'clock
Monday evening about eighty miles soath
Of here. This indicates that the Charleston
is making IS knots an hour. The Itata is
expected to transfer the arms got from the
Robert and Minnie to the Esmeralda at
Socora island, south Of Cape st. Lucas, on
Sunday evening. The Itata took aboard
about 900 tons Of coal here, and it is claim
ed that she can steam IA knots an hour on
thirty tons per day.
Evening journal., 1891-05-13

Formerly the road had no term mails
whatever In This city, and scarcely what
could be called terminals IN Atlantic City
10 was single track road that ran up
over the Jersey hills aud down into the
swamps, following the surface Of
the earth SO closely that th.
grades we're 30 steep as to make the
line almost impracticable for operation
Few people patrooized it, and the result
was that ba ely sufficient WAS realized TO
meet the actual operating expenses snr
keep the line in condition ITO hold the
wheels, IN the parlancs OF railroad men
Within year all this was ch anged
and to day there remains not vestigt
Of the old road except the right Of way
rhe road bed has been entirely rebuilt
The elevations have been reduced and
the hollows filled up until the grades are
80 light as to be ineonseqnentiai Per
manent bridges span all the waterways
Two tracks Of the best steal rails are
sid in the best manner and ballasted 90
eerfect.y thar every day trains pass over
them 40 Il IS than mile minute, bu
80 smooth is the track that the oassen
gers ars aware O. the sreed ouly By con
sulting their watches as mile post after
mile post flies by with The same ropidity
hat telegraph poles were paused in
ormer days.
Evening journal., 1891-05-13
4 RAILROAD GROWS.
Remarkable Change in the
Atlantic City Railroad.
the ROYAL ROUTE TO THE SEA.

IN Two Years the Line Has Been Rebuilt
and quippad In the sssr Possible
Name. and Has Proved Source OF
Prcfit TO the Reading.
The following article which we quote
from the Philadelphia Inquirer of May
IS a deserved compliment TO the present
management Of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Company:
None Of the many achievements of the
present manage ment Of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad Company refieers
more credit than the rebuilding and
rehabilitation Of the tlantic City rail
read. Previous 10 the accession of the
present administration thas road was
dead piece Of property which mbled
very much that Western Line OF John
Blair's designated, by an expert who
went out to examine IL, as consisting 10
its entirety of two streaks of rust and
the right Of way" To day it is the
finest piece Of railroad connecting any
city with any seashore resort.
Evening journal., 1891-05-13
THE DEAL COMPLETED.
The p, w. & B. Accepts the
States Proposition.
THE EVERY EVENING HAS FITS.

The state Loan of $4,000 Granted to
Another Sussex Ratlway-rhe Detsc-
tive's Bm Kinsd-Rsgistratlon BIN Inn
proved Groves to ne Justice.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
Matters of Personal Gossip.

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie sailed for
Europe on the Hamburg steamer, Columbia,
Thursday.
Mrs f. L. Adams, of Penn avenue, is the
guest of Mrs. M. L. Ebbert, of Detroit, Mich,
| for few weeks.
Mrs. II. G. Armstrong, of jackson G. H.,
W. Va, is visiting Mrs. J. n. Richards, of Pa
cl1ic avenue, Shadyside.
Miss Ella Newman, of Wheeling, is paying
an extended visit TO her sister-in-law, Mrs
John Newman, in Allegheny.
Mrs. Ernst Mayer (nee Heideger) from
Apollo, Pa, is the guest of her friend Miss Ida
&c. Burgy, of Washington street, Allegheny.
Mrs. William II. Caldwell, of Steubenville,
10, is visiting her sons, James Caldwell, of
III Wylie avenue, city, and Henry Caldwell,
Frankfort last week, is stopping with her
cousin, Mrs. Morris Kaufman, l26 Locust
street, Allegheny.
Miss Kathryn NJ. Duffy, daughter ofColonel
tCharles Duffy of the Park Hotel, Will
Transport, Pa, is visiting her sister, Mrs. j.
Z. Bergstresser, of Allegheny.
Mrs: NJ Katzenberg and her daughter,
day on the Hamburger Columbia. Miss
Katzenberg goes to Europe to finish her edu-
cation in music and painting.
Miss Ella Seiforth, of Pittsburg, daughter
Of Captain Gus Seiforth, and Miss Minnie
McAtee Of Louisyiile, made the round trip on
of Captain and Mrs. Walter Carroll.
Mrs. G. W. Bishop, of Taylor avenue, ac-
companied by Mrs. S. w. Patterson, of Over
look street. took their departure Thursday
for IN extended Western tour. They will
take in Cincinnati, st. Louis, Chicago, Den
yer and Nebraska City. At the last named
place they will visit Mr.. Bishops. brother, q
physician of that city.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
BRIDAL PARTY LOCKED UP.
They We're Investigating Prison and Pulled
a door Shut.

aDoor Shut
Newcastle Eng, Chronicle.l
Yesterday, after the celebration of mar
riage by special license in the Sheriff Court
House, Edinburgh, the wedding party mar
rowly escaped being confined in a prison
cell for a night. After the interesting cere-
mony, finding that they would require to
spend a few hours in Edinburgh before start
ing on the honeymoon, the bridegroom got
one of the attendants to show the party
through the building. After visiting the
Civil, Summary, and Criminal Courts, and
having the bench, bar, jury and witness
boxes pointed out, the attendant lifted the
trapdoor and conducted the party into the
cells where the prisoners are kept awaiting
trial.
The new1y-wedded pair, the bridesmaid.
groomsman and attendant entered one of
the cells and shut the door, which requires
to be opened from the outside. The pris-
oners for the day had all been taken to the
Jail. 1t seldom happens that anyone re-
quires to be in that part of the buildings
after the prisoners are removed. The at
tendant used every effort to attract atten-
tion, but did not succeed till the party had
endured nearly an hours experience of
"durance vile, when another attendant, in
passing from one of the stores, informed an
official that prisoner was making dis
turbance in one of the cells. The officer on
opening the cell was Thunderstorm on the
position of affairs being explained
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
KNOWS BOOTH Is DEAD.
Testimony of a Man Who Knew the Assassin
Very Intimately.

Testimony of Man Who Knew the Assassin
Very Intimately.
1T knew John Wilkes Booth WELL" say.
George w. Virgins, of Washington, in the
st. Louis Globe Democrat 81 lived in Wash
ington during the war and saw much Of
him. was passing the theater the night
he assassinated President Lincoln with the
lady who is now my wife, and saw Booth
enter the building. He spoke to us, and ]
said after he passed: Ida, I believe John
will 90 crazy yet He neither looked nor
acted naturally. Later ON 1 heard of the
tragedy and hurried to Secretary Stanton. I
was clerk in the War Bureau, and knew
the Secretary.
SHE had already heard of the awful crime.
The Secretary ordered me to seize horse
and ride down to the National Hotel, near
which were the cavalry headquarters, and
warn them to let no one pass and to hunt
for Booth. Pennsylvania avenue in those
days was paved with bblestones-'n 'nigger-
heads" they called them. 1 rode so fast
that showers of sparks flew from the hoofs
of nv horse I never witnessed SO much
excitement as on that evening and for days
and weeks thereafter. All the talk you
read about that the assassin was not cap
tured is rotten rot. saw Booths body and
was among those who identified him. Booth
is as dead as Julius Caesar or Jumbo"