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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
r.. JONES MONAGHAN FOUND.
The Missing West Chester Lawyer Is
In Australia,

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Dec. 2e.-That
r. Jones Monaghan, the missing Ches-
ter county lawyer, is in Sydney, Aus
tralia, there is no longer doubt. The
state department at Washington had
charge Of the inquiry for week past,
and James Monaghan, the missing mans
brother, Saturday night received the
following telegram from Hon. William
F. Wharton, first assistant secretary of
state: Have received ADVICE from con
sui at Sydney saying that R. Jones Mon
aghan is here. Makes no secret of his
identity"
In his cable to his wife some time ago,
Jones Monaghan asked for $500. James
Monaghan has telegraphed Secretary
Wharton for particulars as to how Is
best to forward the money, which will
be sent as soon as possible. Upon this
it is expected that Jones will return to
his home
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
OUTLAW SIMS LYNcHBD.
Two Of His Friends, Who Surrender with
Him, Meet a Like Fate.

a VIZ Vi Ahb = I2cutih, w no oufTtuoot WAth
Him, Meet a Like Fate.
DE SoTo, Miss, Dec. 2S.-"Bob" Sims,
the outlaw, who had been besieged for
day or two, in his home, by Sheriff
Gavin and posse, began a parley with
that officer. He had heard that can
non had been sent for and, rather than
have the women of his family blown to
pieces in their stronghold, he offered to
surrender.
The Simsites laid down their arms
and came out of the house. The posse
were astonished TO see that instead of
seven desperate men there were only
two men and a boy, as follows: Bob
Sims, Thomas Savage and young Savage,
the nephew of Sims, with four women,
Bob's wife and three daughters.
While the party were travelling to
Butler, the seat of Choctaw county, q
mob of determined Choctaw county
men, concealed in the bushes, surprised
and overpowered the posse and took
their prisoners from them. Bonn Sims,
Tom Savage and young Savage were
hurried into the woods and were soon
dangling from the branches of trees. 1t
is reported that another of the Savage
boys was hanged at the same time.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28

PONTIAC, Mich, Dec. 2s.-The widest,
most wierd scenes conceivable attended
the burning of the Eastern Michigan In
sane asylum here. Five hundred insane
women therein had to be forcibly driven
from their cells and wards to save them
from the fire. Many persisted in rush.
ing back, shriel1ing like demons as the
flames lured them. While asylum of
ficials say that all of the inmates were
saved, other witnesses say that several
women were seen at the windows after
the patients were supposed to be all out.
They declare they heard shrieks of an
guish from the awful pyre as of de-
mented victims yielding their lives to
the flame
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
A Well Known Judge Found Dead.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Dec. 2s.-The body
of Judge George W. McLain, for twenty
years judge of the circuit court, who
left his home Thursday morning to go
to the court house, was discovered lying
on the ground in an open court in the
centre of the court house. The head
was crushed in, the legs and arms
broken and the neck dislocated. 1t is
supposed that the unfortunate man en-
tered small walk at the top of the
high wall surrounding the court, and
was losing his balance, fell over, drop
ping distance of sixty feet. he was a
warm personal friend of General John
9. Fremont.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
Ladies' Saw Wood for the Poor.

MINDEN CITY, Mich, Dec. 2s.-Twelve
of the most popular Young Indies in
Minden society, engaged to contribute 81
each of money earned by themselves for
a fund for buying Christmas presents
for the poor, appeared at the drug store
of Edward Cress and asked for a job
of saving and splitting five cords of
wood that lay at his store. The druggist
consented. The spectacle of twelve
stylishly dressed women saving and
splitting wood collected crowd in short
order, but despite the crowd, tired mus
cles and blistered hands the girls perse-
vered for two days until the job was
finished and the dollar each turned in
for the poor.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
A Doctors Attendants Fatal Mistake

ALBANY, Ga, Dec. %. = Josephine
Jones, q woman from the country, was
indulging in the celebration of Christ
mas by exploding fireworks. She held
an immense cannon cracker in her hand
while it exploded. Her hand was torn
off, and she was carried to a doctor.
While the doctor was dressing the
wound he ordered an attendant to give
the woman drink of whisky from a
bottle in the office. The man, by mis-
take took mp bottle of carbolic acid and
gave it to the patient. In a few mo-
ments the woman was dead.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2S.-Four burg
lars blew open small fire proof safe in
the office of G. H. Rudolf, proprietor of
the Ashland Paper mills, River and Bel
mont roads, West Manayunk, yesterday
morning, and took away all the money
left in the stronghold. The robbery
was one of the most daring ever com
nitted in that section of Montgomery.
George Day the watchman was in the
office, he was seized by four men, who
stepped from behind the door and bound
him hand and foot while they executed
their work,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
ANOTHER NEW YORK CRANE.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Visited by Man
Who Wanted the Miilionaire's Brains.

SoAneAuA tHnuokput bAbAteu py WAN
Who Wanted the Miilionaire's Brains.
New York, Dec. 2s. New York has
once more been startled by the appear
ance Of new crank. He is young
man barely 90 years of age, and mem
Der of the Young Mems Christian asso-
ciatian. Saturday night he called at the
Vanderbilt mansion at about 1890 p. m.
and asked the servant who responded to
his ring whether Mr.. Cornelius Wander
bilt was in. The answer was in the af-
firmative. 81 wish to see him, said the
stranger.
He was told that Mr.. Vanderbilt was
engaged in the parlor with some friends
and could not be interrupted.
81 want his brains" exclaimed the
young man in voice sufficiently loud
to reach the ears Of the magnate and his
guests. The servant hastily tried to
close the door. Perceiving his purpose,
the stranger placed his foot between
the door and the jamb and through the
aperture just left, continued his IRA
tional CALCULATIONS.
"Tell Mr.. Vanderbilt that want his
brains for medical examination. He is
rich and am poor, and want to have
both our brains examined to see what
the difference is between them"
While he was thus delivering himself
o scryant issued from the basement and
called an officer, who took the crank
into custody. There were no weapons
found upon him, and violence was APP
parently not his purpose.
In court the prisoner, who says his
name is John J. Lingman, an American
and a New Yorker, was committed for
examination as to his mental soundness.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28

Lieutenant Barlow, commissioner for the
Worlds fair in the republic of Chile. re-
ports to the bureau of American republics
that he has received the most gratifying
encouragement from the government of
Chile with regard to its representation at
the Worlds fair.
Secretary Blaine is alleged to have said
that he would accept unanimous nomi-
nation IL the assembled Republicans at
Minneapolis next June wish him to be
their standard bearer in the presidential
campaign of 1899, provided, however, his
health is as good then as 1t Is now.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
ARCHBISHOP RYANs ESCAPE.
a Determined Religious Maniae's Pur-
pose to Assassinate the Prelate.

pose TO Assassinate the Prelate.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2S.-By the de-
cisive action of Charities Solicitor Sam
uel e. Gavin, and the police authorities,
Archbishop Ryan has had narrow
escape from assassination at the hands
Of a determined religious maniac named
Lille Kinsler, who for short time re-
sided with her sister, Mrs. Bennett, at
2139 Wright street. She threatened to
shoot the archbishop. Last Thursday
she called at Mr.. Cavin's Office and said
she had been sent to see him as last re-
source. MIR. Gavin was not at his Office,
but the woman stated her case to Law
yer George +. Munce. She said she had
been sent to Mr.. Gavin as o last re-
source to get legal protection against
Archbishop Ryan.
AS she proceeded with her story she
became greatly excited. She claimed
that she had been followed by the arch
bishop for the past two years, and that
he had been constantly tormenting and
insulting her. She said that she had
left the Catholic church six years ago
and joined the Methodist church, and
that Archbishop Ryan had been perse-
cutting her ever since as punishment.
Mrs. Bennett, the sister OF the insane
woman, told the physicians that her sis
ter had been growing worse during the
past year, and one night had threatened
TO shoot her Mrs. Bennett), who, she
chained, was tryi-g to protect Arch
bishop Ryan. VIII. they found that
Miss kinsler was rational on every
other subject, the doctors agreed that
she was q dangerous maniac on the de-
lusions regarding the archbishop, and at
their recommendation she was sent to
the hospital for the insane at Norristown.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
Estate and Money for the Kimbles.

SPRINGFIELD, o., Dec. 2S.-A sensa-
tion has been sprung here by the claim
OF Attorney Hale Hunter, of Urbana,
that Almon, Lyman, Marion and John
and Edward Kimble and their sisters,
Mrs. Mary Sloat and Mrs. Anna Miller,
all of this county, living near Vienna,
are the heirs of S65 900, 900 and 1000
acres of land in England. The attorney
has been in England twice looking up
the matter and claims to have estab-
hshed their claim to q vast estate and
money: He said the case would come
mp in the court Of chancery next Febru-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
Thirteen Injured on the RAN.

KANSAS Cry, Dec. e9.-The west
bound train on the Santa Fe from
Chicago due at Kansas City at $3.50 a.
IN. yesterday was wrecked at Newcomb,
Mo-, small station about six miles east
of Carrolton at 9 a. m. yesterday by
spreading rails. The rear part Of tho
train consisting of chair car, two Pull
man and dining car, left the track and
went down an eighteen foot embank-
mems. Thirteen persons were injured,
but no one was killed or fatally hurt.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
speaker CrIsp and the Grip.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-Speaker Crisp
Is still confined to his bed with the grip.
There is no particular change in his CON
dition, and no serious apprehension is
felt, but he is greatly exhausted. Mrs.
Crisp and the two younger children ar
rived last night, and will remain in
Washington during the session. The
Speakers chief trouble arises from the
fact that the grip has attacked his
throat, and he suffers from coughing
spells which disturb his rest and exhaust
him.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
To Meet PowderIy and Other Leader.

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Mr. Paul Des-
chanel. deputy of the departement Eure-
et-Loirc, arrived here yesterday on the
steamer La Champagne. He was ap-
pointed by the French government to
Investigate the social question and the
Condition of the workingmen of this
country. He win meet Powderly and
Several other labor leaders. NJ. Pater-
notre, French minister to the United
Seates, was also a passenger on the La
Champagne.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
The Weather.
Fair; colder; probably fair and warmer
tomorrow.
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

The czarina, is suffering from severe
attack of influenza. The metropolitan
michel is also i'll with the disease.
Traffic on all the railroads in the west is
seriously retarded by terrific SHOWS. At
Mason City, Ia, five inches of snow fell,
and at Portland, Ore, twelve inches. AT
Forest River. N. d, the thermometer reg
listers ten below zero.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
The Bapk Check Told the story

BURLINdToN, N. J., Dec. eS. : The
body of John Fl. Deyine was recovered
Saturday afternoon. Hewas accidentally
drowned in October, 1890. 1t was sup
posed the body was wedged between the
rocks in the bottom of the river. He
was identified by checks found in the
clothing. A check Of deposit for 500. 80
on the First National bank of Trenton
was found in his pocket and also s., ,107
in notes and cash.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28

CHICAGO, Dec. 2s.--A local paper
claims that the Sage bomb thrower was
Rudolph Schnaubelt, who threw the
bomb in the Haymarket Square an
archist uprising, but escaped the same
Setback says the description tallies in
many respects.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
A Grand Dukes Doom.

LONDON, Dec. est is reported from
st. Petersburg that the car has about
determined to depose and exile his
brother, the Grand Duke Sergius, hus-
band of Queen Victoria's granddaughter
for reasons most remarkable. The czar
suspects his brother of nursing am
bitious designs" The czar has been SO
impressed by the array of evidence pre-
sented to him against the grand duke
that it is his intention to send him into
axiIe
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
Prominent Citizen Missing.

AsBURY PARK, Dec. 28,-Silas E. Che
ney, large property owner here, and a
resident for three years, has mysteri-
ously disappeared and nothing has been
heard of him for the past month. Mr..
Cheney is brother-in-law of Horace
Greeley, and holds stock in the New
York Tribune association.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
Baltimore Victims of a .Liye wlre. y

BALTIMORE, Dec. 25.-An electric light
wire set fire to the eornice of Abbie Cos
ter's store. Apost against which Coster
and some neighbors were leaning was
charged with electricity and all were
thrown into the street. Coster was
struck senseless and was restored to CON
seriousness with difficulty.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
Wants to Go BACK to Hall.

READING, Pa, Dec. 2S.-Attorneys for
ex-Prison Warden Samuel H. Mensch,
went to Philadelphia and made appli-
cation. to the supreme court for special
allocatur. The Warden thinks the
Reading court overreached itself when
st ousted him from office because the
prison rules were not enforced rigidly. :,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
sawteile Robs the GaIIows.

CONCORD, N. H., Dec. 2s.-The gal
lows was cheated by the death of Isaac
B. Sawtelle, which occurred in the prison
hospital on Saturday. Sawtelle was con-
victed of the murder of his brother
Hiram, at Rochester, N. H., in Feb
ruary, 1890. The murderer was stricken
with apoplexy Thursday night, and from
the time he was found in his cell up to
his death he was unconscious and scarcely
moved.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28

WATERTowN, Wis, Dec. 2s.-Yester-
day fire destroyed 100000 worth of
property at johnson Greek, eight miles
south Of this city, including three store
buildings, two saloons, one office build
ing, one residence and the contents of
all. 1t is supposed to have been of in
cendiary origin.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-W. ]. Scanlan,
the actor, is i'll with a brain trouble, and
his engagements have all been cancelled.
It is rumored that he will never act
again. 1t is said that he Is suffering
from an attack of naresis.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28

PIrrsDURG, Dec. 2s.-Governor Camp
Pell, of Ohio, passed through Pittsburg
last night on his way to New York on
private business. In an interview the
governor said he thought neither Cleve-
Jand or Hill would receive the nomina-
tion for president by the Democrats in
lS92: He thought the nomination
would go to the west, and Palmer, OF
Illinois, seems to be the most likely can
date at present.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
Natural Chloride Of cola Ins,itnte

ST. JOSEPH, No., Dec. 2s.-The Nat
ural Chloride of Gold institute, of st.
Joseph, filed articles Of incorporation
pany has paid up capital of 5000, and
will open an institute here. The pro-
cess is different one from that used by
DR.. Keely, and is known as the Camp
bell7Koch treatment Of gold
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28
A Conductor Killed by Passenger

LEEsBURG, Fla, Dec. 28.-J. E. Parre-
more, conductor running train be-
tween Orlando and Wildwood, was shot
and killed early this morning by negro
passenger, whom he ordered out of the
coach assigned for white passengers.
The negro escaped, but the entire COM
munity is in great state of excitement,
and hundreds of white men are out
searching for him with bloodhounds.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28

CoRYDoN, Ia., Dec, 2S.-Herbert Fry
and John Houk became involved in a
quarrel at shooting match at Davis
mine, northeast of this place, and while
one was attempting to use gun which
was lying near it was discharged, in
stantly killing Newton Houk, compan-
ion, who was attempting to separate
them
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28

ROME, Dec. es.-According to The
Voce Veritas, Of this city, the negotia-
sions OF the Marchese Rudini with the
government at Washington have pro-
kressed SO far that the italian govern
nent is about to appoint successor to
Baron Faya as minister to the United
States. 1t is understood that satisfac-
tory settlement Of the New Orleans mat
fer Is now assured.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-12-28

RooKFoRD, Ills, Dec. 29.-It is under
stood here by leading Republicans that
Robert Robert 7. Lincoln will be the
next candidate of that party for COVER
nor of Illinois.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-15
BREVITIES.
fathers hat.

The last circuit court transacted an
unusual amount of business. His honor,
Judge Blair, passed upon l02 cases in
chancery and 40 sses in common law.
The Board of Trade met Saturday
night in the town hall and adopted the
constitution and bylaws prepared by
the committee previously appointed for
that purpose. The secretary was au-
able room and to have printed 1000
copies Of the constitution and bylaws.
Work on the Corbett Mandatory for
roller machinery for flour mills has been
begun by a large force of hands.
John Chalmers and l.. NJ. Stevens. of
Roanoke, were in Salem yesterday.
John Thomas, tho negro who stole a
pair Of pants from Beal and bolt Of
cloth from Martin Saturday night, and
whose head broke up Officer Boon's
billy so bad, has been sentenced by
Squire Camper to six months in the
county Jail, TWO for stealing the pants,
two for stealing the cloth and two for
injury done to the billy.
j. Hampton Hoge and Colonel John
u. Penn, of Roanoke, were in Salem
yesterday.
Mr.. Nelson, of the Pittsburg Bridge
Company, is in Salem to-day on bust
ness relating TO the recent disaster of
the Development Company's bridge.
beautiful magnolia tree in w. j.
Moons yard is in full bloom and attracts
much attention.
A. j. Chandler has ferret at his
store which is quite curiosity to Sa-
lem folks.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-15
SALEM NEWS.
NOTICE TO DELINQUENT STOCKHOLD-
1NERS OF TIL l. GLENS FALLS LAND co.

NOTICE TO STOCKHOLM
IN Frs OF TIL GLENS FALLS LAND CO.
Tho following named subscribers to the capt.
tai stock Of the Glcns Falls Land Company
as required by the President and Directors OF
said Company, will hereby take notice that, I'M
less their assessments be paid before then
Public Auction at II NJ, FRIDAY, MAY sth,
1891, I'm front of the Courthouse in tho city of
provIed for IN sscnps @ HIS on NILS a CoSS
of Virginia.
There have boon two assessments OF 25 per
cent. each called upon said stock, duo aud pay
able respectively on March 10th, 1870, and Feb
ruary 9Th, 1891. Said stock is of tho par value
OF $40 per share. Upon the sale thereof, it will
OF the Company, who will then be liable for flu
turc assessments.
The number of shares Of each subscriber, tho
assessments delinquent, and the amount duo
thereon, Is set opposite the respective names of
said sllscribers:
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-15
The Trnin Dldn,t stop.

Tho notice in THE TINES that the
Presidential party was to pass through
Salem yesterday morning induced quite
a number of the citizens to go down to
the depot, but the train whizzed by at
the rate of thirty miles an hour and the
President and his co-junketers were
hardly looking out of the windows,
though one gentleman in the crowd in
sists that he saw Harrison lift his grand
fathor'S hat
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-15
NATIONAL BANK.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CUR
EENCy

RENCY,
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1891.
Whereas by satisfactory evidence
presented to the undersigned, it has
boon made to appear that "The Citi-
zens' National Bank of Roanoke" in the
city Of Roanoke in the county of Roa-
nolse, in the State of Virginia, has COM
piled with all Of the provisions of the
statutes of tho United States required
to be complied with before an associa-
ton shall be authorized to commence
the business of banking.
Now therefore 1, Edward S. Lacey,
Comptroller Of the Currency, do hereby
certify that "The Citizens National
Bank of Roanoke" in the city of Roa-
noke, in tho county of Roanoke, in the
State OF Virginia, is authorized to COM
mence tho business of banking as pro-
vided'in section fifty-one hundred and
sixty-nine Of the Revised Statutes of
the United States.
In testimony whereof. witness my
hand and seal OF Office this 10th day of
March, 1891. f. S. LACEY,
Comptroller OF tho Currency.
mar15-60d
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-15
A FiTst-C|ass Investment,

We offer the best security in the city
and pay semi-annual dividends. AS q
savings bank this institution offers
special inducements. Paid up shares
$50 each. Installment shares 81 per
month. Shares may be subscribed for
at any time. For further information
address The Peoples Perpetual Loan
and Building Association.
VIM. L. WINCH,
Sec'y and Treas.
Room, Masonic Temple. IL
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-15
THE PREsHyTERv.
Rev. C. D. Waller Elected Mod
orator.
THE ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
HOTEL LUCERNE, SALEM, VA.

Montgomery Presbytery was opened
last night by an able sermon by Rev.
DR.. Shepperson, Of Bedford county, the
father of the Presbytery, from the text,
"Finally, Brethren Pray for Us, That
the Word of the Lord May Have Free
Course and be Glorified."
After the sermon Rev. G. ID. Waller,
of Falling Spring, was elected modera-
tor and Rev. DR.. Hooker, of Christians
burg, writing clerk and Elder r. T..
Aunspauch, of Lynchburg, reading
clerk.
The secretary reported sixteen minis
tiers and thirteen ruling elders present.
New churches were reported organized
at Glasgow, Granville and the West
End chapel at Lynchburg. Elder I. A.
Watkins is present from the new Glas-
gov church.
DR.. Campbell, of Roanoke, announced
that tho dummy would leave Salem
every night at 10 o'clock for Roanoke to
accommodate those desiring to attend
the PresbYtery.
Rev. DR.. Hooker will preach at IL
a. m. this morning in tho Presbyterian
Church and there will be services at the
same place every night.