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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02

A Swindling Scheme.

A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of George w. Lewis on a charge
of swindling. Lewis has been in this
city for some time, as an agent for an
alleged Century Cooperative Agency of
Philadelphia, and of late he has been
making arrangements by which persons
joining the agency, the initiation fee
being IS, would be given books pur-
ported to have been issued by G. w.
Bush d Sons, the William Lea and
Sons Company, Capelle Hardware Com
pany and other firms. Lewis told his
victims that the presentation of the
books to the firms named thereon would
secure a 10 per cent discount on all
goods bought. Lewis has skipped town
and his victims are numerous. The
George w. Bush q Sons Company, the
Capelle Hardware Company and J. P.
Almond Il Company state that the use
of their signatures by Lewis was a for
gerry. They did not sign his books or
give HIM authority to use their names
in any Way
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02
WILMINGTON FoUNT4IN SOCIETY.
The Managers Make an Appeal to Public
spirited Citizens for Aid,

The triennial meeting of the Whining
ton Fountain Society was held at No.
West Sixth street, Monday. The follow,
ing officers were elected: President
William Candy; Yice-president, Harry T.
Cause; Secretary, Edward Bringhurst, Jr.;
Treasurer, William Poole. Managers
William Candy Allen Speakman, W. Y
Warner, Charles w. Rowland, James
Bradford ". T. Warner, Edward Belts,
Thomas B. Smith, William +. Bancroft.
w. NJ. Candy 2, James Belt, George w.
Bush, Mrs. Sarah Bringhurst, Mrs. Mary
W. Bringhurst, Mrs. Samuel Candy, Mrs.
W. NJ. Candy. Mrs. c. W. Rowland, Mrs.
4. G. Littell, Mrs Sarah w. Pusey, Mrs.
Mary IL. Pussy. Miss Hannah Shipley,
Miss Anne T. Candy, Miss Elizabeth b.
Hilles, Miss Sue Rowland.
The society appeals to the public for as
sistance, not alone for current expenses
but also in its desire to erect additional
fountains in the city. Quite number of
the old members have died and the society
requires the recruiting of its membership
by other philonthropic citizens to ill the
ranks of those who have passed away.
The officers realize the difficulty in an APP
peal of this nature to tho public, who are
already pressed by claims from numerous
other worthy directions.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02
RIoro US sTRIK Erss.
The Striking Coke Men Near Pittsb,
Drive or Those Who Take Their Plac

Drive on Those Who Take Their Places.
PITTsBURG, March 30.--At 2 o'clock this
morning the Morehead plant of the Prick
Company, in the Connellsville coke region,
was attacked by 1000 strikers. The mob
tore away fences, wrecked and burned out
buildings, destroyed mining machinery and
kept up a fire OF stones and bullets on the
guards, who We're forced to retreat. Ofthe
$40 ovens over 100 were partially ruined
and the 100 men at work had to run for
their lives. At daybreak the strikers drew
off,
The Jimtown works of the Fricll Com
pany were raided by 1,50O strikers, who
drove out the workers. AT the Irotter and
the three Leisenring works similar scenes
were enacted. At one of the Leisenring
plants the strikers exploded a dynamite
bomb, which tore a hole six feet deep in
the ground
A crowd of drunken foreigners took pos
session of the Leith plant. Three Hum
garian women led the raid at that place.
Here as elsewhere, some of the workers
were seriously beaten.
Several dozen deputies were placed at
the ColebroOk ks of the Mcclure Com
pany tonight with orders to shoot down
any striker who entered the premises.
A riot occurred at the Everson works to-
night at which striker was beaten badly
Harry Whyel, an employe of the Frick
| Company, was assaulted and used up at
| the leith works by the strikers. Judge
Ewing of Fayette county to-day granted
an injunction restraining certain leaders
from interfering with the employees of the
| Frick Company in any way.
THE GOVERNOR REFUSES TROOPS.
| HARRlsBuRG, Pa, March 30.-Sheriif
Clawson of Westmoreland county, on ac-
count of the attack upon the Prick Coke
| Works at Morehead to-day asked permits
sion to use the arms Of two companies of
| the National Guard to protect property,
| but the governor responded that ''the civil
| power to maintin the peace must be ex-
hausted and powerless before the military
| power can be successfully invoked" To
| this Sheriff Clawson replied that he did
not want the troops, but only their arms.
Governor Pattison, however, in another
dispatch declined to issue the desired order.
PITTsBuRG, Pa, March 3l.-There was
no rioting in the coke regions last night
and all was quiet at 10 o'clock this morn
| ing.
A raid was expected at Norwood dur
| ing the night and several hundred strikers
marched past the works shortly before the
midnight hour, but did not return.
| The works are in operation with re
| duced force and an effort will be made to
keep them running. The workmen are
arming and serious trouble is expected
before the strike is over.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02
THE SuG4R RorNTY.
How Producers May Procure the Bounty
Provided by the Mckinley Act.


WASHINGTON, March 30.-The commits
sioner of internal revenue has prepared a
series of regulations for the enforcement
of the provisions of the Mckinley tariff
act in regard to bounty on sugar of do
nestle production.
They prescribe that all producers of
sugar who intend to apply for the bounty
on sugar produced during the fiscal year
ending June 30th, 1892 in order to entitle
themselves thereto must file notice and
make application fol-. license within the
year beginning April LIST, giving full al2&
detailed information of the machinery,
apparatus and capacity for production of
the works of the applicant This notice
should be in duplicate and filed with the
collector of internal revenue for the proper
district, who will retain one copy and for
ward the other to the commissioner of in
ternal revenue.
A proper bond must.also be executed by
every person or firm intending to manu-
facture sugar in order that they may be
entitled to the benefits of the statute. If
the notice and application for license and
the bond are in proper form, q license will
be issued with the understanding that it be
conspicnously displayed in the establish
ment where the sugar is produced. Such
license cannot be transferred,
Full instructions are given in regard to
the books the sugar producers shall keep,
tne manner OF making relurilsi pne Weigh
ing and inspection of the sugar and the
form of application for bounty.
Commissioner Mason says the act makes
what is called a permanent annual appro-
priation and that the bounty will be paid
from year to year out of the money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated. He
says it is not contemplated to establish any
new agencies for the payment of the bounty
and that all local business will be trans
acted through the regular internal revenue
collectors
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02
EAsrER At oLArMoNT

An Appropriate Sermon by Bishop Cole
man--Afternoon Services in the NJ. u.
Church.
specially orrespondenc of Gazette and journal
CLAyMoNT, March 30.-Yesterday was a
beautiful Faster day, taken all in all. The
sun, which had played hide and seek with
the clouds during the morning, broke forth
In all It's splendor and glory during the
afternoon, and the air was mild and sweet,
being more like spring than any weather
that has yet prevailed.
The ri. Rev. Bishop Leighton Coleman
preached at the Church Of Ascension at II
o'clock to one Of tho finest and fullest
audiences that has greeted any minister
here for n long time, This was partly
owing to the fact that the new pastor Of
the NJ. y. Church had not arrived, and the
most of that congregation attended the
Episcopal Church to hear the Bishop. He
chose for his text Corinthians XIV, 10: 'sIf
In this life only we have hope in Christ,
we are of all men most miserable" His
sermon was appropriate tc the Easter oc-
casion, which he termed "The Queen of
Feasts." 1t scintilated with sweet words
of encouragement and hope for the
Christian, whose hope reaches beyond
this Lille to that which awaits him
in Heaven. The joy and felicity
which God has in reservation fort His
people was portrayed az being inconceiv-
HUlt W our IllllluS llOWi anu lilt WilOlt bbf-
mon was full of comfort and consolation.
The bishop had attended the Sunday
school previous to the preaching service,
at which two candidates were baptized.
He also distributed some beautiful Easter
card tokens to the children and teachers.
In making the announcements he eulo-
giaed the congregation for the handsome
vases which had recently been added and
which were filled with lilies and other
beautiful flowers, and other improve
ments. He also thanked the lay reader,
George Lodge, for his kind and acceptable
services, and remarked that he was in cor
rGapondenee with several clergymen with
view of becoming permanent rector for
this parish. The music was particularly
fine and appropriate, Miss Emma l.. Tage
presiding at the organ.
In the afternoon the M. u. Sunday
school held most pleasant session at
which an Easter egg was handed to each
scholar, with his or her name on it. The
service was held in the church proper, and
good audience was present. Miss Blanche
l.. Ottey presided at the organ The SER
vices were conducted by Messers. A. S.
Ottey superintendent; Abner Vernon,
Charles W. lirager William Hopes and
Il, Ii. Baldwin A letter was read from the
Rev. G. Il. Wood, the new pastor, saying
he would arrive during the week, Joseph
w. r. Casey will conduct the Wednesday
evening prayer service and has chosen as
his subject, THE pearl of great price, All
are invited.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02
:"
POSTAL CLERK TRAPPED.
Ex-Po1ice Lieutenant SkiltOn Caught in
the Act of Robbing the Mnils


PHILADELPHIA March 26.-l5x-Polioe
Lieutenant Alexander Skilton was late
yesterday afternoon arrested at his desk in
the post-otlice by Post-otlice Inspector
Henry j. tiriggs, charged with stealing
letters containing money which came into
his hands for distribution. SSilton's posi-
ton was that Of distributing clerk for city
matter, and he handled arriving mail and
sorted it for the carriers.
For several weeks complaints have been
coming into the office of the non-arrival
of valuable mail matter, and as that missed
was traced to Skilton's desk warrant was
put upon him. On Tuesday Inspector
Griggs traced missing letter to Skilton,
but wanted positive evidence of his guilt,
and began personally to watch him.
Yesterday after the arrival of the late
afternoon mail from New York the in
spector saw Skilton put two letters in his
pocket and promptly arrested him and
took him to his private room, where the
mail was found i'll his pocket. He was
Immediately taken before United States
Commissioner Bell, who after prelim-
mary hearing held the clerk in 81, 800
bail for a hearing to-day. Later in the
evening surety was entered by Joseph
Malatesta.
Skilton's mode of operating seems to
have been quite skillful. AS described by
the inspector it was this In handling a
bundle the clerk would, if he thought
letter contained money, slightly tear it to
become certain and would then put it in
its proper place in the rack, but in putting
the next letter into the place he would slip
out the. first one and, putting it into his
trousers pocket, bring ont piece of to-
bacco and proceed with his work The
two letters found on him were both taken
in this way and were both from Trenton
They were postmarked, "Received Phila.
4.3Qp m, having been in the office less
than an hour when Skilton was arrested
with them in his possession. So quietly
employed with him in the office knew
nothing of the arrest until several hours
after II had orplIrrad
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02
przznEs TILE DOCTORS.



CHICAGO, March 3l.--Lying in a cot in
the county hospital, imploring the ply
siclans to help him, lies patient whose
malady has baffled the skill of the entire
medical staff of the institution and many
physicians, surgeons and specialists in
nervous diseases who have been called in
to diagnose it.
The patient is Charles Weeks, an expert
accountant, who was committed to the
hospital for treatment three months ago.
He had fallen from the top of car and
hurt his head, which however had healed.
When admitted he was apparently in
fairly good health, but for peculiar
atfliction. His whole system seemed to
have peculiar aversion to the touch of a
human being. A PERSONS hand laid upon
any portion of his anatomy sent thrill
through him like that produced by an
electric shock. He could not perform his
daily work because of the unavoidable
contact with people, particularly in street
cars,
Since Weeks has been in the hospital
scores of experts in nervous diseases have
been attracted to the hospital by reason of
the strange malady, but they have all.come
away nonplussed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02
THE b. C D. MIST 60.
1t Can No Longer Enter Chicago Over the
Illinois Central Tracks.

Chicago, March 31.-The state supreme
court has rendered a decision in the case of
the Baltimore & Ohio VS.. the Illinois Cen
tral railroad. in favor of the latter COM
pany. The Baltimore & OHIO has for
Central tracks and had its depot on the
lake front near the exposition building In
May, 1884, the Illinois Central notified the
Baltimore & Ohio to "quit and deliver
possession before the 1st of November,
1884, but legal contest was begun by the
latter company. The supreme court de
clares that tenancy was legally terminated
on November, 1884, and that the Baltimore
d Ohio had only been a tenant from year
to year since November, 1879
A local paper says: "Since the decision
of the lower court in the case and the APP
peal to the supreme court the B. & o. has
entered into arrangements whereby it is to
come into the very heart of the city over
the Wisconsin Central tracks,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02

The celebration Of the beginning of the
second century Of the American patent
system will take place at Washington, d.
g., on April 9Th, 9th and 10th. On the
Wood No. 606 Penn street, has been APP
pointed member of the Delaware State
auxiliary committee. Senator Gray of the
Senate committee on patents is one of the
advisory committee. President Harrison
will preside at the first public meeting on
April Sth Mr.. Wood is the patentee Of a
fibre. 1t is understood that the local in
ventors of the State will take part in the
celebration at Washington.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02

George Wingate, aged IA years, living
on Lancaster avenue, died on Monday
from internal injuries received from a
fall from a derrick at the Middle depot
on Sunday. Wingate with some other
boys We're returning from Sunday
school Sunday when they commenced
clamboring over derrick on the road
side. Wingate fell distance of 20
feet, breaking his right arm. He was
carried home when he received medical
assistance. 1t was discovered that he
was hurt internally. lie was uncon-
scious in the evening, but rallied Monday
morning. He expired suddenly at 1880
O'Clock. .
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02
An Odd Fellow for FIFTY Years.

AT the conclusion of the business session
of Herman Lodge, l. o. Off, on Mon
day, Christian Spoerl, on behalf of the
lodge, presented to John Greiner crayon
picture of himself in token of his so years
membership in the order. After adjourn
ment Mr.. Greiner entertained the lodge at
luncheon. Mr.. Grciner became member
of Mechanics Lodge on March 9th, 1871,
which then was the only lodge of the order
in the city. He assisted in organizing
Herman Lodge and was its first noble
grand. OF the charter members of the
latter lodge all are dead except Mr.. Greiner,
William Gatta and Charles k. Sommer.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02

Calvary Church--Senior Warden, Joseph
Jaquette; Junior Warden, ]. d. Carter;
Vestrymen, Thomas Jackson, William T.
Porter, Milo w. Locke, Edmund Mitchell,
J. b. Forman, Edward Robinson, George
+. Lowry. Trinity Parish, Gncluding
Trinity Church and Old Swedes) Senior
Charles NJ. Curtis, Esq, Vestrymen, j.
Parle Postles. Isaac c. Pyle William
MONTGOMERY, +. I. Candy, Hon. Thomas
+. Bayard, John S. Grohe, Samuel G. Bid
die, ]. i. r. Polk, ESQ, and James Carron
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02
FIFTY lives LOST.
Fearful Snow Storms in Colorado for the
Past six Weeks--Cut on From the
TNT-.,

Past six weels--Cut on From the
World.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, March 31.-John T.
Parish, well-known mining expert who
has just returned from Colorado says that
never in all his experience in the noun
tains has he witnessed anything like the
snow storms of the past six weeks.
For Is days, he says, he was snow
bound in the Red Mountains, near Rico,
Col, and during that period was literally
cut off from the world.
The snow storm, which ragged for weeks,
started in about the 18th of February and
since that time the trains to the mines
have been covered up and fully 50 lives
lost by the disastrous snow slides that
We're of a most daily occurrence, making
it dangerous for a man or beast to venture
away from shelter.
Mr.. Parish reports that the great repro
ducing mines were completely shut off
and that thousands of tons of ore are
awaiting the reopening of the trails.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02
why Did staniey Eya1ie Texas?

DALLAS, TEXAS, March 3l.-Henry Green
wal, manager of the Texas and Louisiana
theatrical circuit, was interviewed here
yesterday, concerning the alleged state
mcnt of Henry NJ. Stanley to the effect
that he feared hKu Kluxing" i'll Texas and
Greenwal said Stanley's engagements at
Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and
Galveston have not been cancelled,
though they are past due. He
does not believe Mr.. Stanley made the
statements attributed to him, for if he did
he would hardly have dared to go to New
Orleans, where he lectured last night
Stanley by the Texas press are greatly
exaggerated. or altogether untrue, and the
people of the state regret that his route
was changed SO as to exclude Texas.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02

The iron side-wheel steamer Montauk,
building by the Harlan Il Hollingswortll
Company for the Montauk Steamboat
Company of New York, was launched on
Tuesday. Her dimensions ares Length,
l75 feet; beam, 81 feet; depth of hold II
feet; She will be driven by one vertical
inches diameter of cylinder and 0 feet
stroke of piston. Steam will be supplied
by two iron boilers.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02
Earthouake shocks in Honolulu.

SAN Francisco, CAL, March 31.-The
early this morning, bringing news up to
March 9th. The United States steamer
Mohican sailed for San Francisco on March
22d. The cones of Halemaumau volcano
disappeared, leaving large hole about 500
feet deep. Slight earthquake shocks are
felt at the volcano, while at Kan they are
heavier
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02

The jury empaneled Monday afternoon
BY Coroner Charles L. Sparks for the pur-
pose Of ascertaining the cause of the death
Of John Keenan, at the Arlington mills on
Friday last returned the following verdict
THAT John keenan, came to his death from
the result of q cylinder explosion at the
and from the testimony we have heard the
jury would recommend that better precau-
lions should be taken at the Arlington
mills in the future to avoid accidents of
this kind"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02

On Wednesday. April sth, the wedding
of Register of Wills John X. Bradford and
Miss Emma Morony of Philadelphia will
take place. The ceremony will be per-
formed at the Cathedral, Logan Square,
Pa, the. officiating clergyman being the
Rev. Father Ellcock, rector of the Cathe-
dral parish. Cards will not be issued. The
wedding will be quiet one on account of
recent deaths in both families.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02
Want the olltheroe Case Reopened.

LONDON, March 3l.-A committee headed
by Bishop Roberts is circulating an appeal
for funds in order to carry the Clitheroe
mttee's appeal asserts that it is in. the
interests OF religion and morality that this
final appeal should be made. The
Glitheroe case, it will be remembered, con-
sisted in the abduction by her own
husband of Mrs. Jackson, a wealthy
lady whose relatives had persuaded
court of appeals recently decided that the
husband could not compel his wife to live
with him and ordered her to be allowed to
choose her own residence. The contention
of counsel for the husband was that a
husband was virtually the owner of his
wife and that therefor he was justified in
abducting her and in compelling her to re
side v,itb hin,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02

Mrs. Jemima Howgate, wife of ex-
bridge tender Joseph A. Howgate, died
suddenly on Sunday afternoon at her
home on Lancaster avenue near Lincoln
street, of congestive chill. The de-
ceased is sister of ex-Tax-c collector
John II. Dickey.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02
IA GRIPPE A DEADLY EPIDEMIC.
1t Was Responsible for Most of the 200
Deaths That Occurred in Chicago Yes
terdaY--The Plague Increasing.

CHICAGO, March 3l.-rhere were 200
deaths reported at the health office yester-
day. The grippe, pneumonia and kindred
diseases We're the principal causes. 1t was
one of the largest records for single day
the Office has ever received. The grippe
monia are apparently becoming more pre-
valent From Saturday noon until last
night there were 80 deaths reported from
those causes.
The number of deaths reported yester-
day was almost one-fourth as large as the
entire list of last week, and was Just one
fourth of the number, of deaths Of the
week before. Of the deaths last week 70
were directly due to the grippe and there
were 40 deaths from pneumonia. The
proportionate number of old people who
died was unusually large.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02
He Broke the Half-Mile Record,

MOBILE, ALA, March 3l.--The worlds
half-miie walking record has been broken
here by Henry G. Klink, Jr, the present
champion one-mile walker of the world
Klink did the half mile in minutes and
IS seconds on sandy track five laps to the
half mile. The record for half mile was
formerly minutes, 122 seconds.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02

WlIIlnm, alias "Bncky" Mcliinnis, who
was sentenced to two years Imprisonment
for highway robbery and who escaped
soon after beginning to serve his sentence,
has been reca'!tured and was sent to Jail
again on Monday.
The Kent Iron and Hardware Company
has purchased from Mrs. Sarrh ]. Reeve
the carriage manufacturing business at
Nos, l06 and los Orange Street 1t has not
yet been determined what disposition will.
be made Of the purchase.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02
MIR. Hav,rd,s House Rohhod.

About s O'Clock. Monday night, a sneak
thief effected entrance into the resi-
dence of the Hon. Thomas It. Bayard, on
Clayton street, and stole several articles OF
value. Among the missing property is a
gold watch, No. S4,9l7, diamond scarf
pin, an inlaid work-box, gold buckle and
other articles.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 3I.-The ex-
ecutive committee of the Cumberland Park
Fair and Racing Association met yester-
day and decided to hang up $4,000 in
beginnine October 18th next. and continn,,
ing six days. The largest stake will be one
for 5000 for trotters but the class has not
been decided upon. It will be no higher
than PA. Work on the new track is now
in progress.