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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21


Editor Gazette: In response to the
frequent prayers of our people the town
council Of Middletown for some time have
Urged the railroad company to place gates
over the crossing where its road intereepts
our main street. The council recently APP
pointed Il special committee with instTuc-
tons to again communicate with the
superintendent and urge the necessity of
the company, placing gates over this cross
ing, as it did not consider a Hagman eff
cient enough for such {; dangerous and I'M
safe thoroughfare. From the number of
narrow escapes that so frequently occur
the council thought it wise to place this
further safe guard before any lives were
sacrificed. The committee correspondent
with the superintendent of the rail
road company without success. Then it re-
ferred tothe railroad attorney, q. v Massey,
with no better result. 1t then formulated
bill and with it appealed to our lcgisla-
tive body for protection. The bill passed
through the Senate a few days later-it
then went into the House of Representa-
tives, passed a reading, thence into the
hands of the House gobbling committee,
whose specific duty appears to be to hood
wink, blindfold, massacre or gobble all
matters that come from the people or the
public seeking protection from the rail-
road; and it matters but little whether or
not the people think their lives are in
Jeopardy OF not, II II Is in anyWlse antago-
nstic to the views of this numbering cor
poration This committee must gobble it
at all hazards. When the committee from
our town council went to Dover on We'd
nesday last it was very much perplexed to
find that the prayers of our towns
people through their councilmen
had been so lily treated, Repre-
sentative Charles Walton, chairman
of the House committee, also Representa-
tive Elkinton of the same committee, We're
appealed too in order to ascertain why
they had reported unfavorahly upon this
which the community ask for. Chairman
Walton at once said, well, Mr.. Massey
told us too that you had hagman and
that is all he requires you to have" all
right, Mr.. Massey we will do so, sir.n
What we would like to know, is Mr., Wal
ton and his committee in our Legislature
representatives of the people or the rail-
road company, or does the free pass which
was placed in their hands at the beginning
of the session buy them off regardless Of
any petition or grievance the people may
present? If this be so, is it not time-yea
high time-that the people shall rise up in
their might and emphatically say forever
thereafter no legislator shall be permitted
to receive such bride from any railroad
corporation, for the will of the people
must and shall be obeyed. CITIZEN.
MIDDLETowN, May 10th.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of catarrh that cannot
be cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL; CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo, ..
We, the undersigned, have known f.
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lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
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Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by ali drug.
gists.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21

A council of Baptist churches met yes
terday week at the Fourth Church,
Philadelphia, there being % churches
represented by about 80 delegates, and,
after giving the matter consideration, de-
cded to recognize as a regular Baptist
church a religious assembly originated by
and composed of Swedes This nucleus Of
n church was started about four months
ago and its members have met in the
building of the Fourth Baptist Church.
their services twice on Sundays and on
Thursday evenings, having been conducted
by missionary, the Rev. Peter r. Eng
berg The minister hereafter will be the
Rev. Emil Sihiakolfsky, who will alternate
with the Philadelphia congregation and
that Of which he is the pastor in this city.
The church in Philadelphia has Is mem
bers, and from the fact that there reside in
that city about 1000 Swedes, prospects of
an increase are regarded as very encourag-
ing
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21
EVI MINI HILL lot.
She Proposes to Give IA Dramatic Repre-
sentation of Her Erratic Life.

She Proposes to tive Dramatic Repre-
sentation of Her Erratic Life.
Eva Mann, who has figured before the
public as the wife and then the widow of
Robert Ray Hamilton has announced that
she will go upon the stage to earn money
enough to contest her right in the prop
erty OF her alleged husband, who died
about year ago. The adventures an
nounces that she will make her debut i'll u
play called THE Hammertons," a palpable
play upon Robert Rays family name.
This drama, it is said, will portray her own
life and that of her alleged husband, pre-
senting her own from her girlhOod, with
all its sensational incidents, under the
name of Nadine Brenn. After her mar
riage She calls her role Mrs. llammerton.
Josh Mann" Mrs. Vinton,n Nurse
Donnelly,l Baby Hammerton' and
Lawyer Howell besides mir. Ham
merton are characters III the play.
The scenes of the play will be laid in
New York and vicinity and at Atlantic
City, where the stabbing of Nurse Donnelly
first revealed Robert Rays unfortunate
marital complications,
In the initial act will be portrayed the
first meeting between Mr., Hammerton and
Nadine Brenn and their subsequent mar
riage. The second and third acts will deal
with their married life. The climax in the
third act will be the stabbing OF the nurse
at Atlantic City.
In the fourth act Mrs. Hamilton de-
clares that She will disclose startling rev
Citations concerning her married life. To
bring her production in touch with the
realistic tendency Of the day, the latest
aspirant for histrionic honors will appear
in one Of the acts seated upon saddle
horse which she rode during her intimacy
with MIR. Hamilton in Central Park and at
Passaic Bridge and Atlantic City. Her
manager, in due time, will bring out his
proofs that she is graceful and daring
| enlestrienne.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21
soUpEyIRs OF THE TRIP.
Mrs. Harrison Has Rich and Numerous
Gifts From Her Western Hosts.


WASHINGTON, May 15.-When Mrs. Har-
rison had her trunks unpacked all the
souvenirs of her journey were brought to
light. She has them all arranged on the
tables upstairs in the corridors and they
make a glittering array OF precious metals.
The presents made to the President are
also included among the display, and be-
tween them all the number must certainly
reach 400. On one long table are arranged
all the gold and silver souvenirs.
Their value is very great and in size. and
variety they range from the superb silver
salver presented to Mrs. Harrison by the
Ladies Of san Francisco to tiny bit OF a
silver baby carriage, not much over an
inch square, but beautifully wrought in
iilagree work which was entrusted to the
President 10 present to his grandson, Ben
jamin Mckee. Iii Utah the President was
given the freedom Of the state in the pres
entatiun of Il silver map of the state nearly
foot square In San Francisco the invi-
tation to the Palace Hotel banquet was on
thick gold card. His menu card was an
other gold plate and the freedom of the
city was on a superby wrought square OF
gold. From the launching Of the Mon
terey Mrs. Harrison has several elegant
mementoes one is a purple velvet sash,
another is large silver ladle with a pic
ture of the ship in the bowl, and third a
hammer made from one of the first rivets
placed in the ship. Mrs. Harrison also
has a spoon 10 show for nearly every town
and city she visited in the silver states.
The salyer from the San Francisco ladies
has the card of invitation for the recep-
ton at which it was presented on its face,
wreathed in a grapevine From different
cities on the coast She has elegant gold and
silver knives and spoons, made in odd and
attractive shapes. a miners lamp Of sill
yer was present in another place, and
little dishes Of silver tilagrec work re
minder of another.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21

An assault and battery case between
Mrs. Minnie Reisman and Mrs. Rachel
Second street, resulted Monday in the
arrest of Mrs. Roth on capias in an
action brought by Mrs. Resman for $4,000
damages. The latter claimed that she
might be seriously injured by the assault
made upon her. II. 9. Conrad, her attor
ney, had the capias issued and it was
served by Sheriff Simmons, after which
to appear at the pending session of su-
perior court, Subsequently Mrs. Roth re-
tanned George 4. Elliott as counsel, and
he made an application for reduction of
the. bail to 81 900, which was granted. The
bail was then furnished and Mrs. Roth
released
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21
MRS. BARAAHT's coMPAYloN. 8
Powerless to Prevent the Persecution
Iieaped Upon Her.

Powerless to Prevent the Persecution
Iieaped Upon Her.
SAN FRANCISCO, May l9.-Mrs Josephine
h, Barnaby, the wealthy widow who died
in Denver, April 18th last, from the effects
of poison, was in this city from March
2Sth to April 9Th, and during that time
was attended by Mrs. Dr. Martin for
paralysis. Mrs Martin says that whenever
Mrs. Barnaby visited her office she was
accompanied by u woman who is said to
be Mrs. Worrell of Chester, Pa. Accord
ing TO the physician this woman treated
Mrs. Barnaby very roughly, and the latter
feared her greatly and said she wanted to
leave her but was unable to do so.
DIR, Martin says: 81 advised Mrs. Bar
naby to get a new companion To this
she replied: II wish could leave her she
says she is going to Denver with me, but
don't want her to CO.
Then leave her." | replied ~ am
afraid of her. was all the answer Mrs
Barnaby would make.
The woman created a scene in my office
and / said to her, "You are killing Mrs
Barnaby; you act as if You did not want
her to get we'll, in fact, as if you had an
interest in her DEATH
What is it to you if l have,' she
screamed in response.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21
WY He Turned black.

An autopsy was made in Bellevue Hos
pital. New York, Monday, on the body
from an unusual form of liver complaint,
and in that time he had changed from a
white man in appearance to deeper shade
of black than the ordinary mulatto. The
autopsy showed that if an operation to re-
lieye the gall duct, which connects the
gall bladder with the liver, could have
been performed, Henry Welch's life might
have been saved and his complexion re-
stored to its normal hue. But the disease
was so deep seated as to render such an
operation almost certainly fatal.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21
Equitable Directors.

At the annual election of directors Of
the Equitable Guarantee and Trust
Company held at the temporary offices,
No. S37 Market street, Monday, the
following directors were elected
Preston Lea, Willard Salisbury, Jr.,
William II. Swift, Samuel Bancroft,
Jr, DIR. James A. Draper, Edward
Bringhurst, Jr., George w. Bush, Chris
tian Febiger, IL. NJ. Barksdale, William
du Pont, Thomas Jackson, William II.
Porter, Joseph Swift, William G..
Pennypacllcr, J.. Smith Brennan, A. p.
Robinson, George v. Massey, w. w,
Pussy, II. A. Richardson, William
Bowe, Thomas b, Smith. The directors
will organize Friday morning.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21
Meeting Of Metilodist ministers.

Mondays session Of the Wilmington
M, Il, Preachers Association opened
with devotional exercises conducted by
the Rev. r. N. Given. The Rev. DIR. Q.
A. Grise answered in the affirmative the
question SIS the preacher in charge the
person authorized by the discipline to
loyefeasts" and the Rev. W. G. Rooms
answered in the negative the question
rs it wise to advertise sensational topics
for our Monday sermons?" The latter
question was discussed by Messrs.
Ayres, Van Burkalow, Hanna, Corkran,
Barrett, Price, Koons, Avery and
Scott. Messrs. McKinsey, Copper and
Given gave an account of their work.
The curators reported the following pro-
grammes Next Monday, paper on
"Sanctitication, by the Rev. e. G.
Atkins; June LIST, "Pontius PLATE" by
the Rev. b. F. Price; June Sth;
"Rationalism, by the Rev. w. G..
Rooms; June 18th, "Work and Worth Of
Theological Schools" by Presiding
Elder Murray. DR.. Dobhins was ap-
pointed to prepare review of current
events of interest to the association.
Mr.. McKinsey pronounced the benedic-
ton.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21

II is reported that the wife of Olaf John
son, M employe of the r., w. & h. rail-
road, living at No 81 Poplar street, at
tempted suicide on Tuesday week. Some
neighbors came running to the office of
DR.. W r Miller, No. 7l2 King street, stat
ing that Mrs. Johnson had tried to take
her life. on The physicians arrival at the
house he found evidence that Mrs. John
son had used some spirituous drug to ex-
cess almost sufficient to cause death She
admitted having used it. 1t appears that
her husband has been away from the
house three or four days and she had be-
come diSconsolate and hysterical. II is
understood She had tried to obtain a more
potent drug but was unsuccessful and had
made use Of what She could get. When
DIR. Miller left his patient she was entirely
out of danger.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21
4 CIRcULAR no TINE CARDINALS.


ROME, May 1s.-The long-expected en-
cyclical of the pope upon social questions,
which previous reports said would be
made public on Whit-Sunday, has been
distributed among all the cardinals of the
Roman Catholic church. The synopsis
recently published presented the main
points of this important paper.
The encyclical is entitled de Condl-
tione Optitcum.n As, heretofore stated, ii
is divided into three parts, the first part
being an historical review of the attitude
Of the church in tine past toward workers;
the second part setting forth the social
and labor questions of the day, the promi-
hence they have assumed and the neces-
sity of the church's dealing with them,
and the third part laying down the policy
which the church adopts on these ques-
tons.
After refnting the socialist theories tend
ing to abolish private property and up
holding the principles of the church as
the first and main element in the solution
Of social questions, the pope says that the
true solution can be found in the gospel
which, if rightly studied, would teach EN-
ployers ami the employed to become
United while fulfilling their respective
duties, and that the state should inter
vene to regulate disputes In regard 4
private property iii order to insure
the public peace and the moral and
material welfare Of the working people
The pope comments upon the necessity ul
Sunday rest, deals with the questions 81
strikes, wages and hours of labor for work
men, women and children, and dilate'
upon the good results of wOrkingmen'
associations, including mutual aid anc
accident Insurance societies, sick funds
classes for technical education and mixet
associations OF employers and employees
The state, says the pope, ought to .ccounte
a.,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21

LONDON, May 1S.-The birth of a
daughter to the Duke and Duchess of Fife
has excited the greatest national interest.
What the English especially like is that
there is now an heir to the throne which
has English blood in its veins, and not
German. The baby is the only pure English
one in the royal family, and this baby
not been held by any legitimate grand
child of an English sovereign for hun
dreds of years. Her rank unless altered
by the queen, will be simply the daughter
of duke and as such her title will be
lady and not princess.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE.
Route of March--Review by Governo
misunderstanding militia.

Route of March--Iteview by Governor
MISUNDERSTANDING Militia.
A. j. Woodman. chief marshal of the
Memorial Day parade has issued the fol
lowing ORDER
The line Of parade will form on French
street, right resting on Fourth, where il
will be reviewed by his excellency,
Governor Robert ]. Reynolds. At 80 p.
m. sharp it will then move over the follow
ing route: Up French to Eighth, to King,
to Front, to Market to Tenth, to Della
ware avenue, to Soldiers Monument, out
Broome to Pennsylvania avenue, to Della
ware avenue to Jefferson, to Ninth, to
West, to Sixth, to Market.
At the court house the governor, mayor.
City Council, Board of Education. and
others, will review the marching column,
As the line approaches the reviewing
stand the bands will cease playing, and
the school children, under the direction Of
G. j. Rhoads, will sing patriotic airs. The
column will counter-march and halt in
short address, after which the parade will
be dismissed Troop b will then escort
their guests Co. d, Third Regiment Penn.
sylyania Volunteers, to Tenth and LON
bard streets, where they will give an eXhi-
bition drill and sham battle.
The marshal hopes the citizens of Viii
mington will decorate their buildings
and with grateful hearts pay loving
tribute to the memory of those brave men
who shed their life blood on the altar OF
freedom that the dear old flag raised aloft
by our forefathers more than Il century
ago might always remain the emblem and
covenant of civil and religious liberty Of
an undivided country"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21
BETTER Mail F1CILITIES.
New Castle Joins the Protest Agains
the states Poor Postal Service.

New Castle Joins the Protest Against
the states Poor Postal Service.
Special Correapondoilc OF Gazette ana journal
New CASTLE, May 19.--The recent
changes in the mails have been source of
much dissatisfaction among the business
men Of this city The first north bound
mail closes at 8 a. M. leaves the station at
9.3Oand reaches the Wilmington post-oilicc
about 10 o'clock or when the train is
late rs ii frequently is the mails are much
delayed and in Wilmington where the
carriers make the deliveries it is after ! |
O'Clock when the letters reach their desti-
nation. The south mail leaves Whining
ton so early in the afternoon that it is I'LL
most impossible to get an answer from n
letter mailed the same morning. An
earlier morning mail and later evening
mail is what the citizens of New Castlenow
desire. The present facilities are inconve-
nient in many other ways than cited
above
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21

CHEsTERTowN, May ls.-An inquisition
de lnnatico inquirendo in the case Of
Thomas G. Primrose, y years old and
who owns a beautiful tract of land in
Queen Anne's county, opposite Chester.
town, was held at his residence by Squire
Armstrong Of Church Hill, this morning
1t will be remembered that on Wednesday
April 26th last, Primrose shot his son
James, 81 years old. who had for nearly
two years cared for his father, while re
ceiving money for n load of sand which
he had sold. Eighty-two shots took
effect. About two years ago Mr.. Primrose
received paralytic stroke and has not been
considered of sound mind since, and this,
with the above, led TO the proceedings.
Sheriff Turner of Queen Anne's county,
summoned the jury. Testimony was taken
and the jury promptly rendered a verdict
that Primrose was insane and left it with
the court as to the manner of his confine-
mcnt and where. 1t is likely Mrs. Prim-
rose will be appointed his trustee to man
age his property.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21
Powder Maeasine Explodes,

DALLAS, TEXAS, May Yesterday
a magazine three miles south of this
city, in which were stored three tons of
gunpowder and two tons of dynamite,
Was exploded by lightning. A resi-.
dence so yards away was shattered. 1t
was occupied by j. Armstrong, his wife
and three children, all of whom escaped
unframed. A number of small houses
about quarter of mile off were blown
down without loss of life. In this city
houses were shaken, windows broken
and church bells rung.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21
corner-stone Laying at Elsmere.

The cornerstone laying of Elsmerc
Presbyterian Chapel was laidson Monday
The ceremonies were appropriate and con.
Quoted by the Presbyterian pastors Of this
city and other members of the Presby-
terrain Alliance Many Wilmingtonians
were present and for their transportation
the Wilmington & Northern Railroad
Company provided special train
The attendance was large. DR.. Lewis
P. Bush, president of the alliance,
presided and opened the service with q
brief address. The Rev A. N. Keigwin
made the invocation and the Rev. George
i. Thompson read selections of scripture.
After an address by the Rev. w P. Swart7
the list of articles put in the stone, as
follows, was read BY w. K. Crosby: A
Bible, a copy of the Westminster
Faith" copies of Wilmington papers, d
sketch of the founding of the church, the
names of the officers of the Presbyterian
Alliance. the names of the chapels build
ing committee, Il copy of the "Westmin,
ster Teacher, coins, donated by John w
Lawson, Misses Nellie and Mabel Parker
X. T. Robinson and H. r. Rumford and
an envelope the contents Of which was
kept secret. The benediction was pro
noiinced by the Rev, Dir, Lafayette Marks
Music was furnished by choir.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21
LII-ERPooL MAS A MYSTERY.


membered Is ody of a Murdered Boy.
LIVERPOOL, May 19.-The police of this
city are at present engaged in the investi-
CATION of a mysterious find. Early this
morning dock laborers saw newly
painted black bag, similar to those used by
sailors to hold their blankets, oil skins,
and other parts Of their outfit floating in
the water, They took it out of the water
and after examination saw that upon the
outside We're painted, evidently by Il
sailor, three letters and Norwegian arms.
Crossed between these were the initials
A. A., NJ. Girvan, roughly painted,
The lockers opened the bag, expecting
to find that it contained portions of sail
or's outfit and under the impression that
some drunken sailor had dropped il off
the dock while hunting his way on the
docks or off a ship in that neghborhood.
The bag was no sooner opened than cries
Of dismay arose from the dock laborers,
for the bag was found to contain the body
Of boy, apparently not more than Is
years Of age. Further investigation
showed that the boys throat had
been cut from ear to ear and that
his legs had been removed from below the
knees, evidently in order to enable the
man VINO placed the body in the bag to be
able to pack it securely. Inside the bag
when found there We're a new knife and
a saw with portions of flesh to them,
showing that they had both been used in
killing and Remembering the lad.
There is no clue to the murder. The
Liverpool and Dock police are actively
engaged in the investigation of this latest
mystery Of the docks
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21
Dealt, Of Mrs. Mary A. Hobbs.

Mary A. Hobbs, relict Of the late Wesley
a. Hobbs died here late last night, after
having been an invalid for nearly ten
years. She was 81 years of age, a woman
Of education and refinement and warm
personal friend of the late Mrs. Almira
Hart Lincoln Phelps, who made Patapsco
Institute famous throughout the. middle
and southern states. She was the daughter
of the late James B. Dorsey. connected
with the Pennsvlvania Railroad Company