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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

At Denver yesterday while going to a
small fire, Horace Knight, a pipeman of
steamer No. 5, was thrown from mis- wagon
and instantly killed. He was about rs
years old and unmarried
The Latin American Bureau of the
Worlds Columbian exposition received
information that the Argentine Re.
public had Appropriated a 100000 to pay
expense Of its representation at Chicago in
1888
A scourge OF black diptherla is raging at
Fairview, His, and the schools are closed,
Charles Mitchell has lost two children
from the disease, aud Frederick Rockwell
has lost one child The epidemic is said
&c be due to impure drinking water
AT North Birmingham. Ala, some boys
saturated cat with coal oil. set Gre to it
and turned IL looa6, The cat ran into the
res.denos Of a man named Lindsay and set
fire % the house, It buruing to the ground
Mr. A NJ. Rydells house also caught and
that was baTued too. Loss between s3, 00O
and IS GO
The traiL mems convention at Galesburg,
Ills, took vote on the northwestern trou.
BILE, and acquitted by vote Of 802 to IA
the grand officers Of the same, blame
and condemn the action Of the supreme
council In expelling the Brotherhood, The
grand officers are jnbilant over SO sweep
ing q manifestation of approval.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

WAsHINGToN, Oct. 12.-The superin-
tendent of the life saving service re-
eeived Il telegram from Assateague, Va,
saving that the u S. S. Despatch was
broaiside on the shoals and was fast
going to pieces. Her officers and crew
We're landed safely. and ara now being
cared for by the life saving men. The
Despatch was on her way to this city,
where she was TO take on board tho
president, Secretary Tracy and some Of
iieers of the navy, and convey them to
the naval proving grounds, down the
Potomac, to witnesye&periments in test
Jug some Of the armor plate for use in
the armament of the new vessels.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

PlTTsBURa, Oct. 12-An enormous
bowlder, weighing at least half ton,
crushed down the side Of Mount Wash.
ington here, probably hurled by would
be train wreckers. 1t struck August
Craft, watchman on the Pittsburg, Vir-
ginia and Charleston railroad at the
Junction of the latter with the Pennsyl.
vania rail- Dad. His lamp and one leg
We're broken, and he was in very bad
condition. In eight minutes an express
freight would be due. Ii the bowldel
remained on the track where it had
stopped there would certainly be a
wreck. The brave, but MANNED watch.
man, with incredible exertion succeeded
in prying and rolling the stone from the
track.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

PoueHKEErslE N. Y, Oct, 12.-A
heavy freight train of sixty cars left
here, going north on the Hudson River
railroad. The Poughkeepsie and AL
bany way freight left to go north also.
Near Boorman's bridge, mile south Of
Hyde Park, the heavy freight train
broke in two. Before the way freight
could be signalled it dashed into The
rear of the broken train. The engine
was demolished and six cars were
thrown from the track, George Mum
ger, the engineer Of the way freight, and
Arthur Small, the fireman, both jumped
before the collision occurred. Small
was instantly killed and Munger was
badly hurt about the arm and head, but
not fatally. Daniel Crockwell, a brake
man on the way freight, was caught in
the crsah and instantly killed, and
another brakeman on the heavy freight
train was also killed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

CAMDEN, N. j., Oct. 12.-More gen
eral interest centers upon the session Of
the Camden county courts, which begin
tomorrow, than has been known for
many day. The most important bust
ness will be the cases from Gloucester
and the Law and Order Society's prose-
cution of the South Jersey Jockey club
on the charge of maintaining disor-
derly house and gambling resort. The
liquor cases from Gloucester, nearly
sixty in all, will also be pushed. The
term will extend through November,
and if the supreme court should grant
Lingo new trial, arrangements will
have to be made for that event. Three
homicide cases will also claim the atten-
tion of the court.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENT.
He VIII Probably Succeed the Late
nalnnccda of Chile.

VALPARAISO, Oct. 12.-The junta and
political circles are greatly exercised
over the comments which are appearing
in the newspapers of the Argentine Re-
public in regard to the treatment of the
officers of Balmaceda's government, who
have fallen into the power of the pres
ent authorities. The editorials condemn
the action of the juuta in persecuting,
rs they term it, Balmaceda's supporters
by imprisonment. Such action, the
newspapers declare, is unworthy of u
civilized nation.
The attitude of the junta toward the
American legation is now so concilia.
tory that the presence of the San Fran
cisco, in Chilean waters is no longer
deemed necessary. Captain Schley, of
the Baltimore, SO informed Admiral
Brown.
Ii is learned on reliable authority that
the name of Augustin Edwards has been
presented as candidate for the presl-
deney, with the assurance that he will
be elected
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 12.-Few theatri-
cal stars of Miss Esstlake's standing
have had to undergo the humiliation
which she experienced at the Walnut
Street theater on Saturday night. when
she WAS left without cent to pay the
salaries OF her company and discovered
that the representative OF the Fleishman
estate had attached all the box Office re-
ceipts and the scenery which belongs to
her. This state Of affairs was brought
about by the actions Of Clarke S. sam
mis-, the manager in this country of
both Miss Eastlake's and George Bar
rett's cumpauies.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12
A SUNDAY PRIZE FIGHT.
Pat Kiilen Defeats Bob Ferguson at
Richardson Ills,


CHICAGO, Oct, i2.-The long talked
of fight between Pat Killen and "B1o"
Ferguson. for the heavy weight cham
pionship of the northwest and stake of
$4,000, was contested at an early hour
yesterday at Richardson, Ills, and re-
suited in victory for killen in the sixth
round,
The train bearing about 400 sports
pulled out of the Wisconsin depot shortly
before 2 a IN. and arrived at the battle
ground at $50. The men entered the
ring about $50 both weighing in the
neighborhood of 200 pounds and looking
fat and soft Ferguson was attended
by Frank Thompson and Harry Baker,
while Billy O'Connell and Harry Gil.
more of1iciated as seconds for Killen.
Professor George Siler was referee At
645 time was called. Although consid.
cradle blood had been spilled, neither Of
\the men showed much punishment and
walked unassisted to the train.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

PITTsBURG, Oct 12.-James T. Burke,
official stenographer of the treasury in
Ve5tigating committee which heard the
testimony OF State Treasurer Boyer and
Auditor General McCamanT, is now at
Ann Arbor. Mich, where he left for last
week to study law. Mr.. Burke tele.
graphs that lie mailed 6, 400 words Of the
report OF the investigating committee to
Senator George Handy Smith. chairman
OF The committee, aud copy to W. U.
Hensel, attorney general, on Wednesday
last, and the btiance of the report was
mailed day OF SO later,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

PARIS, o t. ia warm wave WIS.,
tied here within the last few days with
but little rain. But in the Rhone dis
trict heavy falls have caused the river
suddenly to rise fourteen feet, causing
terrible disaster. AT the town of Sau-
veterre military engineers were taken
unawares and most of their pontoons
were washed away and wrecked against
the piles of the bridge at st. Benezet.
The reckoned losses are 5000 francs,
with great deal more to residents on
on the banks. A heavy waterspout
fell ON Alais, in the same district, and
the Carbon, tributary of the Rhone,
rose three feet and caused terrible floods
last year. The roads and railroads were
undermined and destroyed by the tor
rents. One man was found dead under
a broken wall and another had his legs
broken. Cellars and shops We're filled
with water and the platforms Of the sta
tions were washed away.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. Ex-senator
Baronoff estimates that no fewer than
100000 peasants in Russia are now
destitute and must be provided fol for
the next ten months. II will require
10000, 900 pounds of grain to feed them.
Prince Korsakoaf, the head of a great
family, lives on Koosewort bread, MS an
example for his servants and others to
follow during the national aflliction.
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A Church Reaedicated.

ELKToN, Md, Oct. l2.-The Bethel
American Methodist Episcopal church
oi this town was redelicated yesterday.
Th9 services of rhe day were as follows:
a. IN. love feast, led by George N.
Wilson; II a. m, preaching by Rev. NJ.
L. Sluby, of Wilmington; 2:3O D. M,
tha dedicatory sermon by Bishop A. w.
Wayman, d. D., of Baltimore; 80 y. IN. !,
preaching by Bishop A. W. Wayman.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12
Death of an Eminent Surgeon.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 12.-Professor Chris
topher Johnston. the eminent surgeon.
whose contributions TO scientific and
medical journals in this country and
Europe have given him an international
reputation, died here yesterday, aged 60
years. He was president of the Mary
land academy of sciences for several
years aud president of the Medical and
Chirurgicai faeulty of MARYLAND.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-The post
master general has appointed the follow
ing named fourth class postmasters:
Maryland-L. r. Glough, Hayden; A.
L. Fallowfeld, Templeville. New Jer-
sey-M. L. Hutchinson, South Dennis.
Pennsylvania. Kilbourn, Davidge.
Virginia-W. L. Hendrick, Chantilly;
II. b. Showalter, Showalter; ]. f. Witt,
Zion's Mills.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12
Biggest Family at the Fair.

LITTLE Rock, Ark. Oct. IA prize
of $780, offered by the Bradley County
Fair association to the man exhibiting
the largest family, was awarded at
Warren to Benjamin Parnell There
were several competitors, but Parnell
distanced all by appearing on the fair
grounds with his wife and ninety eight
descendants. OF these descendants
twenty-one We're his own offspring, fifty
were grandchildren and twenty seven
great grandchildren.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12
Alliance to Build a Big Elevator.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Oct. 12.-It is
announced here that the Farmers AL
lance, of Minnesota, will build a 1,000,-
600 bushel wheat elevator here, beginning
this fall and have it ready for next sea-
sons crop. The elevator will be built
by stock company composed wholly of
grain growers The capital stock, ST.
600, 900. is to be divided into shares of
$40 each. A committee appointed by
the Grain Growers association is now
here, it is said, to select site.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

LEBANON, Pa, Oct. 19.-John Sim.
mons and wife, living in the suburbs of
Lebanon, were discovered Saturday
afternoon, the husband PROSTATE with
typhoid malaria, and the mother lying
in the same bed and by her side deld
infant. Neither parent had been able
to move for twenty-four hours,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

WOODBURY., N, j.. Oct ie.-Mru,
Martha Hannold, an aged resident Of
Paulsboro, died suddenly Of heart dis
ease while cutting bread for breakfast,
Lizzie Marian, a i2-year.old girl, living
near Woodbury., also died suddenly Of
heart disease, Coroner Scott, Of Pauls.
boto, held az inquest.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

LEpANoS, Pa, Oct 12.-Dr. A. S.
Refers 9-year-old son George, of Myers
town, tripEed ever an obstacle in the
house, and in falling pencil which was
in his vest pocket penetrated about three
inches in his breast near the heart 1t
was necessary to make an incision to re-
move the pencil, and the wound is con-
sidered dangerous.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

WEST CHESTER Pa, Oct 10 After
following every possiolt elew IN rain
the relatives ard friends cl missing
Lawyer r. Jones Monaghan nave shan.
doned their .sareh tor MIN ana given rim
up fol- dead. A reward ot $50 mas Dcen
offered tor new. OF him, and ii will
stand.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 12.-While knee.-
ing in prayer at the Church of the Holy
Trinity, sixth and Spruce streets, early
yesterday morning, Henry Carron, 10
stricken with paralysis, and before lnedi,
cal assistance could be summoned died.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

READING, Pa, Oct. Il. The East
Pennsylvania United Brethren Confer
ence has adjourned. Abandoned
churches in Philadelphia and Monterey
were ordered to be sold. Resolutions
were passed denouncing high license as
b delnsion and sympathizing with the
aims of the Prohibition party.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

WmKEsBARRE, Pa, Oct. IL. : Ten
thousand Catholic temperance men pa
raded in Avoca, Freeland and Carbon
dale Saturday in honor of Father Ma
thew's 10ist birthday.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12
FROM FOREIGNLAN
Further Details of the Recent
0utrages in China.
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH

In Roman Catholic Convent, while
the Sisters Barely Escape = The
Mission at Woo Chang Ordered to
Leave at Once OF They win Be
Extcrminated-Othe Old World
Notes
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12.-Further de-
tails Of the outrages In China are gath
cred from the papers, published in that
country, and brought here by the City
Of Peking
The steamer Pachua arrived at Han
Kow Sept. with 2O0refugees. Several
bore marks Of serious violence, while all
had lost all their property excepting the
clothes they WORE The riot took place
at broad MONDAY and came without
warning Or proYocation. A house be-
longing to an American mission was the
first one attacked. The inmates fed to
the river for their lives, while the crowd
looted and burned tho building. The
convent was next fired, and the sisters,
seven in number, barely escaped to the
river, where they were taken in boat
to the Pachua. 1t is said that num-
ber of children in the convent were
burned to death.
AT the old consulate the foreigners
kept the rioters back with bayonets.
Those having stolen property from
ruined buildings were arrested next day,
but no attempt was made to capture the
real leaders.
The missions at Woo Chang have re-
ceived threatening placards ordering
them to leave at once or they will be ex-
Terminated.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

LOCK HAVEN, Pa, Oct. 10. = Five
wolves attacked Jacob Bartgis, of Green
Burr, Clinton county, as he was return,
ing home from Logan Mills, 10 clubbed
one Of the animals nearly to death, AMI
thus scared the other four away.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

Generally fair, except light rain on the
coast; cooler, except stationary temper
ature in the immediate New Jersey
coast; north gales,
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The phillipsburg Bank Failure.

BELLEFoNTE. Pa, Oct 12-Judgment
for $50, 900 was entered on record against
Judge Munson, of Phillipsburg, by the
receiver OF the defnnct banking COM
pany of TINT place.
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when the mourners started to return to

when the mourners started to return to
the city.
Everybody is delighted with the fact
that the Parnell funeral passed OIL so
peacefully. That there was no disturb.
ance was owing to the wiss resolve Of
the anti Parnelites not to be present
O'Brien, John Dillon and Ssxtin watched
the acene from window of friends
house. The curtain was kept closed so
that the thres members Of parliament
only had furtive glances at the great
demonstration, while they themselves
remained entirely hidden from view,
Yesterdays funeral and advices from
all parts of Ireland show that the Par
nellite cause has been strengthened by
his death. and that he has left pastor
that will go under new leader,
Mrs. Pnrneli Growing Worse.
Advices from Brighton state that Mrs.
Parnell's condition is critical and grows
worse instead of improving. lmme-
diately after Parnells death she was in
better condition than now, for although
che tainted, she recovered sufficiently to
have some communication with friends,
and, through their medium, with the
outside world. She has been growing
worse every day until now she only
moans in reply to questions and is un.
able or refuses to speak. The only in.
teligible sounds that she has uttered in
hours have been plaintive cries for her
husband.
Parael Made No Will.
MIR. Parnells sister, Mrs. Dickinson,
Gays that no will of her brother has been
found and she does not believe that he
left any, as he had said that he did not
intend to make one. She thinks that he
wished his brother, Howard Parnell, an
American, to inherit his property.
For the Parneli Monument.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 12.-The NUM-
cipal Council of the irish National
League of this city, met last night and
after adopting resolutions Of regret for
Parnells death, appropriated $l00 for
the monument to be erected to him in
n1I1i,,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

Rev. w. T. Dawson, of England, tu-
tor in Biblical literature and exegesis,
in Richmond (England) college, Wes-
leyan Methodist church, followed In an
address on the subject Of the Bible and
modern criticism. Biblical criticism, he
said, is now science. Religious
teachers must not interfere with scien-
titic work on its own plane, but should
carefully watch it. Science might med
die withsthe casket, it could not mar or
even reach the subtle perfume within.
In the results of well balanced criticism
there was nothing to fear; the work of
God could not be touched, the criticism
affected only the means Of its transmits
sion through human hands. The church
should beware of setting its face reso-
lutely against scientific Christian criti-
clsm. 1t must not take up position that
might soon prove untenable.
Kev. DIR. Dewart, of Toronto, held
that the problem confronting tho church
was the necessity of reconciling the re-
suits of criticism and Christian doctrine.
Rev. Frank Ballard, of England,
did not believe that unbelief is a matter
of the heart.
Rev. James Trabhee, of Eng land,
thought it very desirable to establish
the greatest friendship between religion
and science. In any divorce between
them it is religion that will suffer.
Rev. Lloyd Jones, of Wales, as one Of
the young ministers accepting evolution,
said that he did not take the agnostic
view of evolution. 1t was not ques.
tion Of whether God created the world,
but how he did it.
Bishop Fowler, of San Francisco,
held that a great host had the convic.
ton that the son of God had power to
forgive. The Jesuits never argued;
they insisted. Unless Methodists could
defend their ground they must sur
render
A resolution was adopted appointing
a committee to secure statistics regard
ing Methodism.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

On the whole the question of the faith
erhood Of God seeks and can receive lit
tie or no light from any part ofh is Gre
alton short Of man. So far as we can
see the laws Of the natural and spiritual
worlds differ too widely for comparison.
On the moral nature and immortality of
man, science again has SO little to teach,
that its modern developments leave the
matter much where they found it. The
belief in immortality rests ultimately on
the belief in the fatherhood of God.
God is not the God of the dead, but of
the living; the two thoughts stand or
fall together, The hope of immortality
has never rested on a physical basis.
What modern thought has done has
rather been to smooth away the physi-
cal difficulties in its way.
Rev. DIR, Milton S. Terry, of Evans
ton, Ills, spoke of the attitude of the
church towards the various phases Of
unbelief,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12
THE HETHODISTS.
Fourth Days Session of the Ecu
menical Council.
CHURCH AND SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT,

Biblical Criticism. Agnosticism, Evo-
luton and Other Subjects Debated
at the Meeting in Washiugton-ro
Secure Statistics Regarding Metho.
dism.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l2.-The fourth
days session of the Methodist Ecumeni-
cal council was presided over by Rev.
DR. William Arthur, of England, who
conducted the devotional exercises, The
subject for the day was 1.-The Church
and Scientific Thought" The first es.
cay was one by Percy W. Bunting, edi.
tor of The Contemporary Review, In
Mr., Bunungs absence it was read by
j. b. Slack, of London. The paper
treated of the influence of modern scien.
titic progress on religious thought. When
we speak of the influence of scientific
thought, the writer said, we all mean
the great theory of evolution, which has
changed not only our thoughts but our
methods of thinking, and has transferred
both science and theology to n new
plane. The American writer, Fiske,
has best presented evolutionary Theisin,
at all events has nothing to say against
It, 1t does not appear to me, he says,
again, that the voice of science is in
favor Of the goodness of God. The idea
of a creator of benevolent purposes but
limited powers is, after all, an eccen-
tricity i'll our day. Gods moral char
acter is to be learned from his moral
creatures, from the characters he has
made. not from his stones, vegetables
and beasts.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-12
Death ENDS Ills SLEEP
AFTER 4 SElCE OF SIX IoyIHS
In Which Ne Never Assksssd-hs 2sai
ali Prssisas R<essas-A Desert ptisa
sf Hos th. s4-sp~F looked
IN Life

George A. Ward. ths wonderful
sleeper. died suncay nigh. after six
montns of unconscious repose. Fol-
lewing - al account OF hls strange
case
Ward. sleeping continuously for the
past SIX months. His case il hopeless
and IN the opinion of the doctors. moth.
lnE short of . miracle will ever awaken
him. The nan's weight 10 only 4ss
pounds. and MS death Is question OF
. few days now.
Ward IS p.tiful spectacle. The
akin is drawn 50 tisntly over the bones
Of his face that it IS almost transpar-
ent. and the veins are plainly visible.
especially As the blood has u dark, un.
healthy color and seems to flow very
siuggishiy. A heavy black beard has
ovsrsrown the lower portion of the
face and relieves IN meas
ure the fearful emaciatlon.
The eyebails under the closed
Ida seem 10 be OF unusual size, The
neshirss cheeks. leaving them more ex.
posed. The fearful loss of flesh is most
apparent on the body and limbs.
Wards legs and arms look IKE those of
q skeleton. the only difference being
that the glIstening Hekly integument
remains to distinguish the living from
the dead. The abdomen has sunk away
until IL seems as II its walls almost
rested Upon the bone of the back. Such
emAcsation In . LIVING man is said to be
without parallel.
Ward lies on his back nearly all Of
the tiuIs. IL placed IN any other po-
st.on No gradually slips back into the
Old posture. Tne result is that ulcers
have broken out upon MS body and are
growiag more virulent all the time,
sapping the httls remaining strength OF
the unfortunate man very rapidly
Wards condition seems more like coma
than sleep. His breathing is scarcely
perceptlblc ami ~ the trst glance he
appears TO be dead. He 10 never con-
scious. The color is gone from his face
and as he lies mot:onless with his jaw
slightly dropped and his cyelds trifie
parted. he looks aghastly corpse rather
than q living being.