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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02
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GORMIN IN CHARGE.
The Maryland senator Acting Chief of Tho
Democratic Cominittee--CIevelan al

The Maryland senator Acting Chief of the
Democratic Cominittee--Cleveian at
Cleveland.
Special TO the Baltimore Sun.
New YORK, June 25.-The presence
last night at the Manhattan Club OF
Senator Calvin S. Brice of Ohio, Senator
German, Colonel d. S. Lamont and J.
NJ. Hill of St. Paul, Mimi, gave rise to
the report, which proves to have been
well founded, that they were in consul
tation on political matters. Senator
Brice contemplates a tour in Europe
and had asked Senator German to take
charge OF the Democratic national com
mittee during his absence and dunng
the fall elections. Mr.. Hill is reported
tobe making an effort TO get the national
committee TO call the next Presidential
convention in Chicago.
The Sun correspondent learned on
the most reliable authority to-day that
the conference went over the whole
situation very thoroughly, giving special
attention to the coming election in
Ohio, the Importance Of which was
dwelt on and fully appreciated. Senator
German consented 10 take charge of the
national committee during Mr.. Brice's
absence Mr.. Brice will sail for Europe
next Wednesday and will be gone at
least month, and perhaps longer. The
conference decided that, in view of the
great issues depending on the next
national campaign, of which the contest
in Ohio will be the opening, national
headquarters for the Democratic clubs
of the country should at once be opened
in Washington. Here President
Chauncey F. Black, Secretary Lawrence
Gardner and the chairman of the
executive committee, Congressman w.
L. Wilson, will be on hand until the
campaign is over. Mr.. German will
also lend his supervision, and the re-
sources Of the national committee.
There is statement that strong
current has set in to have the national
convention held in Ohio. If that state
should be selected, Cleveland will be the
precise spot designated. The harmony
Of names in the place and the popular
candidate IS notable.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02
HoNoRs WOW ABROAD.
a Wilmington Young Man Graduates
With Distinction In Naval Architec-
ture at Greenwich.

A Wilmington Young Man Graduates
With Distinction In Naval Architec-
ture at Greenwich.
A Washington special says: Orders
have been issued at the navy depart
ment directing Assistant Naval Con-
structors John G. Tawresey and Will
liam Vansant to return home from
Greenwich, England, and report their
arrival to the secretary of the navy.
Both these young officers are recent
graduates of the United States Naval
Academy. Both stood so high in their
classes at Annapolis that they were d.
rected to proceed to Greenwich and
take a two-years' course in naval archi-
lecture. Vansant has Just been gradu-
ated No. from Greenwich. Tawresey
was graduated Nc. in the same class.
This years Greenwich class numbers
some 80 officers, representing the pick
of England, France, Germany, Austria,
Spain, Portugal and Italy. BY recent
agreement Great Britain extends,
through courtesy, to all governments
with which she is on friendly terms the
privilege Of sending once in two years
to Greenwich two representative young
men. At Greenwich is given special
course in naval architecture and q
course in mathematics not handled by
any other institution of learning in the
world.
The navy department in 1885 selected
for Greenwich the two aforementioned
officers. Tawresey was graduated No.
2 from Annapolis in the class of '85.
Vansant was graduated No in the
class of '9S. Both officers, when sent to
Greenwich, were given the relative
rank of junior lieutenant, and all ex-
penses were paid. Nansant makes the
third American naval cadet who has
been graduated No. from Greenwich.
His predecessors were Lewis Nixon and
David W. Taylor. Nixon is now chief
constructor for the Cramps Of Philadel-
phia. TaylorFis still in the navy as a
naval constructor. Nixon and Taylor
designed the new battle ships for the
American navy. Vansant and Tawresey
will Immediately be put to work in con-
nection with the designing of new war
ships.
Of the three American lads who were
graduated, not only No. from Annapo-
lis, but No. from Greenwich, all en-
tered the Naval Academy as poor lads.
Nixon and Taylor came from Virginia,
Vansant from Colorado. All three are
mathematical prodigies. 1t should be
known that in passing No. at Green
witch, they competed against men VINO
had been graduated either No. or No.
2 from many of the famous colleges of
Europe. 1t is said of Vansant during
his past two years at Greenwich that he
would draw off-hand, and with mathe-
NAUTICAL precision, not only the lines of
hulls, but the lines of machinery.
Young Tawresey is native and
citizen Of Wilmington, one of the early
high school graduates, and is well known
here. He is a son of Robert r. law
resey.-Ed. L. Ell
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02
tELEcrRIofrYs FAST GArE


cecOndH.
The Philadelphia Record of Yesterday
says: Philadelphia scientists are prepar-
ing to find out how fast an electric cur
rent travels. An experiment will be
made, probably from the Franklin In
stitute, by connections over the Atlantic
cable to Liverpool and return.
A recent test appeared to show that
an electric current is a slow coach as
compared to light, being only able to get
over to Europe and back in something
like second, or at the rate of only some
100000 miles minute, while light
ambles along at a illion-mile-a-minute
gate. The Philadelphia scientists who
are proposing to make further investiga-
ton are not satisfied to give up the
record TO sunlight, and hope to prove
that the electrical current, If not handi-
capped, is the swifter element.
The most recent experiment was tried
at the McGill College, Montreal. The
current was transmitted in Montreal,
was transferred to the cable at the
Newfoundland cable station by means
OF Thompson's mirror galvenometer,
sent across to the station at Liverpool
and returned to Montreal by the same
method. The distance traversed, partly
by overhead wire and partly by cable,
was 5000 miles. From the time the
current left the key'in Montreal until Il
returned TO the receiver in the sams
office just l second and 1-20th of SEQ
ond had elapsed; but the conditions
were not as good as they might have
been, hence the further experiment TO
be made here.
The rapidity with which the current
travels over short wires with no delay
indicated unlimited possibilities in the
direction of practical tests. Professor
Marks of the Edison Electric Light
Company is authority for the assertion
that if the globe was encicled with Q
continuous cable current would travel
the entire distance in trifle over three
seconds. AT this rate a current would
travel to the sun, covering the distance
of 96,000,000 miles, in three and half
minutes.
an this age Of SCIENCE" said one Of
the gentlemen who will participate in
the experiments, people have an idea
that we know so much now there is
nothing more 10 be discovered. Why,
we are yet in our infancy as far as cleo
tricity goes. New discoveries will yet
be made, and we will live to see them
put into practical use, which will revo-
lutionize the entire world. The expert
ment which we are about to make in to-
legraphy is only a feeler, which will
lead TO other and more startling expert
ments. The establishment of telephone
communication between the hemispheres
is already being seriously discussed"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02
sMrrH MIST pEoLARE.
Shall He be Harrison Minister or a
Blaine Editor.

WASHINGTON, D. G., June 90
Charles Emory Smith will probably
not be minister to Russia much longer
he came down yesterday to talk it over
with the President, which he did as the
Presidents guest at luncheon. Smith,
who remained here to-day, spending
most of his time at the state depart
ment, was automatically reticent about
his purposes but the understanding is
that he practically rendered his resigna-
ton to The President yesterday. He
may return to the Press and he may
not. His mind is divided in its allie
glance between Blaine and Harrison,
although it inclines most to Blaine; SO
that the only thing he seems to have
determined is that he will remain here
and take hand in the fight.
HARRISON KNOWS WHAT BLAINE WANTS
Friends of the President say that he
recognizes the fact that Blaine is likely
to be a candidate for the denomination.
He began to realize it, they say, when
he discovered on returning from the
west that Blaine hal left for New York
and showed no disposition to return.
He thought this looked like an avoid
ance of the interview he proposed to
have with Blaine in order to find out
where he stood on the nomination ques-
ton, and secure from Blaine some pub
lie announcement of his intentions
They say that if the President had
talked with Blaine on the Presidents
return Blaine would have disavowed
any intention to be candidate next
year, and, perhaps, would have con-
canfaH n ,,,,1.l;r, ~
that effect; at all events the public an
nouncement would have been made, but
they fear that it is now too late even if
Harrison could go to Blaine at Bar
Harbor
So far, they admit, the President has
received no invitation from Blaine to
come to Bar Harbor, but they assert that
even if he had an invitation he would
not go. The Presidents anxiety about
Blaine's next move is mixed with irrita-
ton at the statements made in Blaine's
organ, that Blaine has his hand once
more on the helm of state, and particu-
larly that, being in special wire commu-
nication with the state department.
Blaine had great deal to do with the
settlement of the Behring seal question
Tie President states emphatically
that Blaine has had nothing to do with
public business since he left Washing
ton; that the only message exchanged
with Blaine have been relative to the
latter's health, and that the Behring
seal matter was settled without Baine's
knowledge, much less his assistance.
The President wishes it understood
that he is not only directing but person
ally conducting, our foreign negotia-
tons. Blaine is absent on indefinite
sick leave, and Harrison is Acting
| Secretary of State
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02

The New York Press tells this story:
"Years ago a. r. Stewart was harassed
by d certain treasury decision, which
vastly increased his payments of duties.
His lawyer called one day about another
matter. Stewart spoke in an exasperated
way about the treasury decision.
".Let me see the decision, said tho
lawyer. After reading it through he
said:
"'This law speaks of all silk gar
ments. Why don't you have thread
OF worsted run into these goods when
they are made abroadg'
"'Will that come within the new law p
asked the great merchant.
"Certainly.'
elbow much DO you want for that
opinion p asked Steward few minutes
later
"'Fifty thousand dollars" said the
lawyer. And he got it. He was modest,
too, but dollar went farther in those
days than it does now.
"Stewart years after told his legal adj
wiser that the casual suggestion made
that day had been worth over S 100000
to the merchant"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02
Mad Horses in a Helpless rhrone.

NEW ORLEANS, June 26.-The Masons
of the city celebrated st. Johns day
yesterday at West End and among some
of the entertainments was a lot Of fire.
works. The platform of pyrotechnics
held thousands Of people. Into these
there dashed at the explosion of the
first bomb team of horses and car
riage that had been standing in the
roadway. Mrs. A. F. Mitchell was
knocked down by the maddened
horses, her skull fractured and her
body cruelty torn by their hoofs.
Her two children were slightly in
jured. Mrs. John G. Fleming, wife of
the past grand master, was badly hurt
Harry Russell, book-keeper, was
killed. He boldly attempted to stop the
team, but was thrown beneath their
feet, where his life was Utterly stamped
out Of him. Henry johnson, the col
ored driver of the carriage, has been
arrested, charged with manslaughter.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02
MAINLAND WINS THE RACE.
Tho Crimson Pcnnent Leads the Blue
the Race at New London.


NEW LONDON, June 26.-The 10th
annual 4-mile eight-oared, straight away
race between the Yale and Harvard
University crews was rowed this noon
over the Thames course from Winthrop
Point to Wales ferry and was won by
Harvard by II lengths. Time, 21.23
minutes; Yale's time, 21.57 minutes.
The record now stands: Yale, o VIC
tories, z defeats; Harvard, z victories
and defeats. Yale holds the time
record.
Harvard's plucky victory is the biggest
surprise that has occurred In college
races for many years. The good Judges
of rowing conceded the race to Yale
almost to a mile, and so strong was this
sentiment in favor of Yale that stacks
of Yale's money left at the pool
went uncovered even at odds Of 500 to
$50.
Harvard took the lead at the start
and forged ahead with rush, and as
their shell forged ahead the Harvard
supporters on tho observation train and
innumerable steamers became frantic
with excitement, which, as Harvard
continued to gain commanding lead /,
continued to increase as the excitement
spread.
Some very reckless work was done
by the various steamship captains There
We're two collisions, and that there were
no serious results is simply matter of
good luck.
Two miles up the river the tugboat
Gypsy ran into the side of the press
boat, the Mannatawkett, the shock
throwing 90 or so people off their feet.
At the finish, where the channel was
rounded with all sorts of craft, the
Minnatawkett in trying to avoid COLI
sion with the Rhode Island, struck the
tug America hard bump amidships
knocking many people sprawling over
the deck, fortunately no one went over
board and no one was seriously injured.
The scenes at the finish We're Of the
the most noisy character, Harvard men
being wild with joy, while the thou
sands of Yale supporters were decidedly
crestfallen over the unexpected defeat.
The scenes along the river were of
the usual brilliant and lively character
The observation train of 86 cars carried
an immense crowd while at least rs
steam yachts and big sailing yachts
either followed the crews over the
course or were anchored In desirable
positions, The favorable places along
the west bank were also crowded with
sightseers.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02
Tho Mexican Swell on Horseback.

Col. T. A. Dodge, in Harper's Magazine.
The Mexican swell rides on saddle
worth a fortune. 1t is loaded with sill !.
yer trimmings, and hanging over it is an
expensive serape, or Spanish blanket,
which adds to the maginificence of the
whole. His queer-shaped stirrups are
redolent of the old mines. His bride
is in like manner adorned with metal in
the shape of a half a dozen big silver
plates, and to his bit is attached pair
of knotted red-cord reins, which he
holds high up and loose. File is dressed
In black velvet jacket fringed and
embroidered with silver, and a
huge and expensive hat, perched oil
his head, is tilted over one ear. His
legs are encased in dark tight fitting
breeches, with silver trimming down
the side seams, but cut so as, in summer
weather, TO unbutton from the knee
down and flap aside. His spurs are sill
yer, big and heavy and costly and fitted
to buckle round his high.cut heel.
Under his left leg is fastened broad
bladed and beautiful curved sword, with
hilt worthy prince Of the blood.
The seat of this exquisite is the perfect
pattern of clothes-pin. Leaning
against the cantle he stretches his legs
forward and outward with heels de-
pressed in a fashion which reminds one
of Sydney Smiths saying that he did
not object to clergyman riding if only
he rode very badly and turned out his
toes. 1t is the very converse of riding
close to your horse. In what it origi-
mates it is hard to guess, unless bravado.
The cowboy with an equally short seat
and long stirrups keeps his legs where
they belong and if his leg is out Of per-
pendicular il will be so TO the rear.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02
PEACHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.
The Foot Hills OF the Blue spurs Teemins
with the Luscious Fruit.

HAGERsTowN, Nd, June 25.-Visi-
tors who are now migrating in consid-
cradle numbers to the mountain resorts
of this part Of Maryland are impressed
with the great extent of the peach
orchards which cover the hillsides and
elevated plateaus throughout this whole
region. There are parts of Washington
county near Pen Mar where the West
ern Maryland railroad runs through
miles of peach orchards as continuous
as in the peach belt Of the peninsula,
During the past season much of the
forest growth on the mountain sides has
given place to regularly planted rows of
trees, and orchards are gradually cover
ing the whole face of the border terri
tory in Pennsylvania, as we'll as extend
ing down into Frederick and Carroll
counties OF Maryland, SO tlrat in few
years there will be as much business
during the summer for railroads in
Western Maryland as on the Eastern
Shore.
The time is not far distant either
when every hillside will be covered
with orchards and vineyards, for fruit
of all kinds adapted to our altitude,
such as apples, peaches, pears, cherries,
grapes, &C., flourish in all the western
counties, and the cultivation of the
peach in the mountain region has given
value to lands which only few years
ago were worthless, except for the tim
her and bark of the forests on them.
The difference which the change has al
ready made in the aspect of the country
is as much a surprise as pleasure to
the eye. Order and the evidences of
systematic labor have SO transformed
much Of the mountain land that the
Blue Ridge region has lost a good deal
of the wild appearance which was for
merly its main characteristic. But the
Change does not mar the picturesqueness
Of the mountain scenery in the least.
On the contrary, it adds pretty details
and tones down the wild and rugged
spurs Of the range and brings the hills
into harmony with the valley by a con-
tinuous strain of prosperous agriculture.
Peach orchards thrive equally on the
mountain sides and tops and in the
valley, and they are gradully, in COM
pany with the grape, assuming sway at
such a rate as in few years to pre-
dominate.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02

PHILApELPHIA, june % = The large
stables belonging to the city gas works at
Twenty-fourth and Chestnut streets were
totally destroyed by fire early this morn
ing. A large number Of wagons were
burned, and about 100 horses were in the
stable when the fire broke out but all ex-
cept six We're saved. The property be-
$4,000; no insurance. For a time it
looked as though the handsome depot
building Of the B. & o railroad would also
take fire but the employees of the depot
kept steady stream of water playing on
the front of the building and this saved it
from the flames. The Elite rink was also
threatened several times and once or twice
the roof took fire but the firemen kept
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02
HE'LL CLIMB NO MORE sTEEPLE rs.
James Ferguson Killed While Painting
n Penitentiary Tower.

ALBANY, June 25.-James Ferguson,
the famous steeple climber, known all
over the country for his daring ascents,
was killed at the penitentiary in this
city this afternoon.
Ferguson was at work painting one
of the towers. He was sitting in his
little boatswain's chair As feet above the
ground. He rose to rcarrange his gear
ing, and when he dropped back into
his chair the bricks at the top of the
tower, to which his graphing hooks
were attached, gave way, and he was
thrown to the ground. When picked
up he was dead.
Ferguson had climbed every lofty
steeple in this section of the country,
and was frequently called to New York,
Boston and Chicago. He always worked
without scaffolding, using only rope
and his little boatswain's chair. Last
summer he told friend he was getting
too old to do that kind of work and
added: s'You'll have chance to write
my obituary before the year is out" He
was Scotchnan by birth and sailor
by training.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02
A CRAZY MURDERER.
Killed His Family and Was Trying to do
the Devil to Death,

KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 26.-E. p.
Saher, the butcher of Archs, Mo-, who
murdered his wife and his three chill
dren with meat-ax about three months
ago and of whom no trace was ever
found, was arrested yesterday afternoon
at West Plains, Mo. When the crime
was committed his description was sent
all over the country and a large reward
was offered by the governor for his ar
rest. Yesterday a dilapidated individ-
ual was seen lounging about the rail-
way station. The city marshal recog-
nizing in him the much sought for muir
derer and Immediately placed him under
arrest.
Just before he committed the crime
he wrote note to one of the Kansas
City papers telling why he must kill his
family. He said he was too poor to
support them comfortably and could
not bear to see them suffer. He said
also that as soon as he disposed of his
family he was going to Clay county to
kill the devil. 1t is believed that the
murderer is crazy. His appearance now
gives evidence of insanity.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02
DASHED DOWN TO DEArn.
Scaffoid Falls Killing Two Men and
Fatally Iuiuring Several Others,

ELIZABETH, N. j., June Pa scat
fold erected to the third story Of the
foundry being built for the Worthing-
ton Pump Company of Brooklyn, near
the Singer sewing machine works at
Elizabethport, fell with II men this
morning.
Gabriel Williams, aged 30, and Michael
Nolan, aged 25 years, of Elizabeth, were
killed. Patrick Maher of Elizabeth and
Remus Hundley, colored, of Newark,
were fatally injured. Their limbs were
broken and their heads crushed. James
Kelly, Patrick Jones and Michael Nc
earthly of Elizabeth were also seriously
hurt. The injured men were taken to
the hospital.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02
Ryap Wins His Sick wife.

VINcESNRs, IND, June 27.--After two
days trial of the case Of Calender VS..
Ryan, habeas corpus case, Judge Shaw de.
cided in favor Of the defendant, which
gives Patrick Ryan possession of his wife.
The woman, who is All invalid, was too
much Frustrated to appear in court She
had been in the care of Sheriff Mcdowell
while the case was being tried. When the
court decided that the husband should
have his hardly-won bride the sheriff car
ried her in his arms, PROSTATE and uncoh-
scious, 10 cab which was in waiting, ac-
companied by the husband and Deputy
Buckles. A tremendous crowd collected
and followed the determined husband and
months ago
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02

New LONDON, Conn, June 3D.
Once more the flags of Cornell wave
supreme. The light little Varsity crew
from Ithaca ran away from Pennsylva-
mia and Columbia in the triangular
three mile race to-day and came under
the bridge in the remarkably fast time
Of lam. 27is. The worlds record for
the distance is lam. 434s. Pennsylvania
was second by six lengths; seven lengths
in the rear was Columbia. Both Cor
nell and Pennsylvania ran right away
from Columbia for the first half mile,
but thereafter the New York men APP
peared TO hold their own.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02

ST. LOUIS, June ga dispatch from
pangerfield, Texas, says: News has
just reached here that two negroes,
living in Cass county, two miles from
this place, named Will Harthfeld and
Mum Sheppard, were taken out and shot
to death by unknown parties. There is
no clue to the guilty parties. Mum
Sheppard had notoriously bad reputa-
ton and was a very troublesome negro,
and this Is supposed to have been the
cause of his death.