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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04
ALTooNA's SUNDAY FIRE
Il Destroys Three Buildings and
Causes q Sudden Death.

II Destroys Three Buildings and
Causes n Sudden Death.
ALTOONA, Pa, May A fire which
started shortly after o'clock yesterday
destroyed the Altoona Hardware COM
pany's store and warehouse, the Rising
Sun and Benin hotels, together with
their sheds and stables, and gutted the
upper story of the Nickel Plate restaur-
ant. The flames then caught on the
roof of William McMurray's large dry
goods house, and later on the roof of Nc
Cords four story brick boarding house.
At this point the fire was extinguished,
after the stock on the fourth floor of the
McMuray building was badly damaged.
III. M. Mitchell, boarder at Nc
Cords house, packed his trunk before
the fire had reached that point and gave
instructions as to its disposal. He then
started across the street. He was seen
to stagger, and then fell dead from
heart failure, brought on by the excite
ment
The guests in the hotels were all got
ten out in safety, but great many lost
all their effects.
While the above mentioned fire was
talsiug place the large sale and exchange
stables of the Whitehall hotel were
burned. During the fire the law office
of f. D. Greevy was broken into and
robbed of number Of valuable papers,
and it is thought that the incendiary
who undoubtedly started the fires was
implicated in the robbery. On account
of the absence from the city Of several
of the heavy losers it is impossible to get
the exact loss, but it is estimated at
from $50, 900 to SOC, 600, of which amount
the Altoona Hardware company will
lose between $4,000 and $4,000 on
buildings and stock. Insurance not
known
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

Mrs. BaTnaby at thar time was much
annoyed ON account of his intimate rela-
kions with Miss Handy, the maid whom
he had forced upon her. The couple"
she said, ''were always together. Tho
doctors conduct was repulsive to Mrs.
Barnaby. While all this was going on
between the doctor and the maid, the
as-,.ser- -sacss@tad 10 Mrs. Rarnsby 10 in
west in rpeculations, from which, he
said, she would derive great gain. This
proposal fesi fat, Mrs. Barnaby having
become extremely suspicious rs to the
doctors honesty. Imusbsay Miss Handy
always treated Mrs. Sarnaby kindly
whenever saw her attend the invalid.
,The latter, however, disliked the maid
very much and was always thankful to
pno when sacrificed her my spare time.
began to feel at that time that some
khing extraordinary must have taken
place between the trio. One night 1
baTent down 10 her room to brush her
Aair, which seemed to give her some re-
kef After / had stayed with her for an
Asur or go during the night asked her
whether she would not take some of her
znedieine.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04
THE DARNABY CASE.
Later Developments Anent the
Rich Invalid's Death.
THE STATEMENT OF hrs. MKEEzIE,

Who Was for Many Years an Inti-
DIR. Graves Denounced as Fraud.
A Boston Man Who Thinks Graves
Mailed the Poison.
NEW YORK, May 4.-Later develop
ments throw additional light ON the
strange case of Mrs. Barnaby. and her
friend, DIR. Graves. Mrs. Mckenzie,
who lives in this city, has been an old
and intimate friend of Mrs. Barnaby.
She enjoyed the murdered woman's con-
fdence for years. Mrs. Barnaby re-
peatedly stayed at Mrs. McKenzies
house and was often nurscd by her.
~ have known Mrs. Barnaby for
may years" said Mrs. Mckenzie, "and
was TO go west with her in case Mrs.
WorTell should have been prevented
from doing SO.
Before Mrs. Barnnby went to the
Adirondacks last year shs called upon
me. had previously received some or
ders from her for dresses which she
wished to take with her. She invited
me to pay her visit at tho mountains,
but l had no time TO do go during last
Summer.
Her Impression of Dr. Graves.
81 saw DR.. Graves once. He i'm
pressed me as being a handsome man
with gentleinanly manners. When Mrs.
Barnaby and ] were alone she asked me
what thought OF him. gave her my
opinion, and she replied: oh, yes, he
is just as good as good looking. You
know, she said, he takes care of all my
affairs, and he is in possession of all my
family and my own private papers. I
feel / can trust him implicitly, and I
have made will bequcathing him $780,
900 for his kindness and the trouble he
has taken with me. This will is also
In his possession
& 81 did not hear much from Mrs. Barn.
aby during the time she stayed at the
Bennett's, in the Adirondaclls. 1t was
not until she had returned that | be-
came aware Of her falling out with the
doctor. She had great trouble in speak
ing distinctly on account OF her paralytio
condition; but she used 10 tell me that
she was bos,tiYe tsat the doctor was a
fraud. She often exclaimed: lie is q
Fraud lie is fraudr
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

NEW York, May A. Miss Mollie
Pomeroy, who has perpetual income
of $4,000 year from her fathers es-
tate, and will get more in the future, is
to wed j. Fl. Stephenson, head waiter of
the Murray Hill hotel, where she and
her mother have been living for three
years past. The mother has made sew
eral attempts to break off the match,
but without avail Miss Pomeroy is an
attractive brunette of 81 years, and is
devoted to her lover.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04
ON THURSDAY.
THE 18th DAY OF MAY. 1891.

The following described real estate, viz
All that certain lot or piece OF land with
the buildings thereon erected, situate in
the city OF Wilmington bounded and de-
scribed as follows TO wit
Beginning on the southerly side of the
ChristianH river east of King street at the
corner formed by tho intersection of Il line
of land now or formerly of Jacob y, Vel
din with the wharf line as established by
commissioners thence easterly along said
wharf line l47 feet . inches TO point in
a line formed by the line OF the westerly
side OF French street as extended sOuther-
~, thence southcrly along said extend
ed line 3s5 more or less TO point in
the line of the middle of Townsend
road thence westerly along said mid
die line of Townsend road ll9 feet
G inches more or less to point IN said
line OF Weldin's land and thence thereby
northerly along said line OF land 4uS feet
mere or less to the place Of beginning be
the contents thereof what they may.
Seized and taken In execution MS the
property OF Charles W Talley. Sarah l..
Vaughn, trustee and {. I. and to be sold by
WILLIAM SIMMONS, Sherln.
Sherlfrs ONCE. Wilmington. April a.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

The steamer Pocomoke left the
wharves Of the Harlan Il Hollings-
worth Company on Saturday, for Bal
timore. The Pocomoke was built for
the Eastern Shore Steamboat Company
and launched last February. II is in
tended for rassengers and freight
treffic and Il lS5 feet In length.
c1 captain WiaFa f3nlben nlbs OF THIS
was In charge Of the vessel, and was
accompanied on the voyage to Balti-
more by Mrs. Thomson, Captain and
Mrs. T. r.. Clark. OF Baltimore; S. X.
Smith, treasurer; L. Jackson Shaw and
w. II. Fairlamb, of The Harlan &
Hollingsworth Company.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04
The Brothers to BE Crematcd.

PHILADELPHIA, May 4.-Professor Jo-
Beph Leidy and DR.. Philip Leidy, his
brother, who died within twenty-four
hours of each other, were buried Satur-
day. Many prominent citizens attended
the funerals of the two distinguished
brothers. At the conclusion of the SER
vice the bodies of both were taken to
temporarily in the receiving vault,
where they will remain until next week,
when they will be incinerated in the
Germantown crematory. :
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

NEW VoHK, May AT O'Clock last
night Francis pettt9a, 20 ysars old, shot
Marie Foster, age'aa "a, under the right
eye and then iniiicte,+4 4 similar wodi@d
upon himself. The shooIl"c occurred at
2O3 West Twenty-second strcet. where
the young woman boarded, an,s was
caused by her refusal to marry Petit.
Both We're removed to the New York
hospital, where the physicians pro-
nounced Pettits wound probably fatal,
but thought the girl woul recover.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

On Friday morning, while William
Short, an employe In the shipyard of
the jackson & Sharp Company was at
work on the stern Of vessel, he miss
ed his footing and iell to the ground,
a distance OF between thirty and forty
feet. He was picked up in an uncon-
scious condition.and taken to his home,
No. 40 0Heald street, wherean examina-
tiun by DR.. J. V. 4. Blocksom showed
that he is seriouslyand probably fatally
injured. He Is suffering from eoncus-
sion Of the brain and internal injuries.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

A Sunday Morning Prize Fight.

PEORIA, His, May 4.-The finish fight
between Bey, Of Streator, and Johnny
Connors, of Springfield, was sharp,
short and decisive, Bey forcing Conners
in the first round and knocking him out
completely in the second. The fight took
place at an ice house above this city be-
tween Il and is ocloc'I yesterday morn, 91o
spectators. Billy Meyer, of Streator,
acted as umpire.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

PrTsBURG, May 4.-Thomas Hewitt,
one of Pittsburg's Oldest newspaper men,
died at his home in the East End yester-
day of consumption. During his life
Mr.. Hewitt has done work in almost
every large city in the United States.
His body will be cremated at Samson's
crematory on Wednesday.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

s. York, Pa, May 4.-Incendiaries are
at work in the upper part of the county.
They attempted to fire the village of
East Berlin by setting fire to the harms
belonging to Mrs. William q. Moul, L.
c. Geissehnan and Mrs. T. E. Meyer.
All of the structures were destroyed.
The rascals succeeded in making good
their escape.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04
Trains stopped by CatcrpiIIara

CHARLOTTE, N. c., May 4.-Several
times recently, at place called the Big
Swamp, on the Carolina Central road,
armies Of caterpillars have invaded the.
trestle, covering the ties and tracks sew
eral inches deep. Locomotives crossing
the trestle We're brought to standstill,
the wheels slipping as though oiled BY
repeated efforts, however, and by plac-
ing sand on the tracks, the engines
worked their way over.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04
They Want sharsig's Resignation.

PHILADELPHIA, May 4.-The board Of
directors of the Athletic Baseball club,
at q meeting Saturday, passed a reso-
luton requesting Manager Sharsig to
resign. The reason given is the poor
showing made by the team thus far this
season. Mr.. Sharsig, however, refuses
to resign, saying he has contract for
the year, and will do nothing in the
matter without consulting counsel. It.
is limited that Pat Powers may be Shar-
sig's successor.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

SCRANTON, Pa, May 4.-The investi-
cation of the charges of bribery brought
against Councilmen Golden, Kelley,
Weichel and McGrail has been CON
cluded, and the committee unanimously
reports that their seats be declared va
can't. The men We're accused of solicit
ing price for their votes in the recent
canvass for city engineer.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04
A Factory Sold.

The largo building on the corner OF
Third and Madison streets, recently
used by the Pusey a. Scott Morocco
Company.has been sold to Aaron Wtil,
of Philadelphia, for $50, 600. The busl-
ness was sold several weeks since.to
j. Parke Postles d Company, who are
now conducting it.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

COLUMBUS. o., May 4.-Mayor Karb
issued an order closing all concert sa-
looms and dives. The proplietors re-
solved to resist and ignore the order.
The mayor has ordered the places raided,
and nearly hundred persons, including
proprietors, actresses and visitors, have
been arrested
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04
Father and Baby Drowned.

OssAwATTAMIE, Kas., May 4.-Yester-
day afternoon Frank Williamson, ac-
companied by his wife and child, at
tempted to cross the Marias Des Inges
river at Remington ford. The river was
too high and the wagon upset, and Will
hanson and the baby were drowned.
Mrs. Williamson stayed in the wagon
box and was rescued. Tho bodies were
recovered about an hour later.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

BALTIMORE, May 4-Two boys, II and
IA years old, advertised by flaming cir
culars that s'Mossback Jim's Last Shot"
would be performed at Messbergers
hall. Two hundred people paid the ad-
mission fec of twenty five cents, but jim
failed to shoot, and when they went
looking for the managers" one OF whom
was doorkeeper and the other ticket
seller, they were not to be found. They
get away with $50.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

PARIS, May 4.-Severe fighting is go
ing on and the situation is critical at the
Belgian mines, near the French frontier
At Lesarins, near Liezi, and Horn, near
Mons, the gendarmes have been fighting
desperately with the strikers and many
have been wounded.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

LANCASTER, Pa, May 4.-The annual
oratorical contests of the sophomores
and freshmen of the Diagnothian so
ciety of Franklin and Marshall college
We're held Saturday. A. 0. Reiter, of
Staysville, Pa, won the sophomore
prize, gold medal, and the freshman
prize was awarded to Edward PontE, of
Lancaster,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

MIpDLEsBoRo, KY, May 4.-After a
long and implacable feud between them
Jim Jackson ('Chiclzen Eater'9 and Jim
Crabtree (''Big BULLDOG met at Walnut
Hills, Va, drew revolvers and each shot
the other dead, Jackson being wounded
through the heart and Crabtree through
the brain,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

A floral concert will be given at the
Unitarian Church tomorrow evening,
for which an excellent program has
been prepared. The programs will be
beautiful hand-painted souvenirs OF
the occasion, and each gentleman
present will be presented with hand
some button-hole bouquet.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

New York, May 4.-After two weeks
Of unparalleled suffering the Rev. DR..
George Boutwell,, pastor Of the Congre-
gational church on Classen avenue,
Brooklyn, died at the Brooklyn hospital
last night. His death was caused by in
haling of a cork into the bronchial tubes.
Several surgical operations and all that
skill and science could devise failed to
remove the obstruction.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

BERLIN, May 4.-Complete returns
from the election in Geestemunde, to fill
vacancy in the reichstag. show that
Prince Bismarck received 10,5t4 votes,
against 5.4a6 for Herr Schmallfeld, the
Socialist candidate.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04
"IIutch" win Not Be restrained.

CHICAGO, May 4-"old Hutch,' Chi
cago's eccentric and picturesque specu-
lator, got back home late Saturday night.
He is not TO be restrained on the ground
that he = = i's@n9, s..n-,9a, but he will probably
nost be allowed TO make any more deals.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

OMAHA, May 4.-Ex- President Grover
Cleveland was declared in default in
the district court here Saturday. He
was called in the suit of the Folsom
heirs, OF which MIR. Cleveland is one, for
the partition of the estate. The bailitf
announced Mr.. Cleveland could not be
found and he was declared in default.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

Jester and Mcdaniel have furnished
the Diamond Ice Company Of this city
with twenty fine Western horses.
They are all dapple grays and as near
alike as possible. The company paid
5000 apiece for them, and they are
considered the finest lot OF Western
horses ever brought to this city,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

LONDON, May 4.-The naval exhibition
on the Chelsea embankment was opened
at neon Saturday with great ceremony.
Tho entire passageway, an eighth of n
mile long. leading to the spot from
which the Prince of Wales declared the
exhibition open was lined by celebrated
naval and military officers.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

TYRONE, Pa, May 4.-Conrad's Opera
house was destroyed by fire yesterday
morning. Templeton & Crawford's
millinery store a1,1 the establishment of
Charles Conrad were $50 burned out.
Loss, 100000. Partially insurea. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

SCRANTON. Pa, May 4.-Fire which
started in the barn of the Peoples Street
Railway company Saturday morning de-
stroyed that building and thirty-three
electric cars, and spread to The Daily
Republican building, st. Lukes church,
Dunn's blacksmith shop and Healy's
millinery store. The losses are: Street
Railway company, $170, 900; Republican
building and tenants, $200, 900.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04
Ten Years for Criminal Assault.

CHAMBERsDURG, Pa, May 4.-Abra-
ham Bowder, of Waynesboro, was sem
fenced by Judge Stewart to ten years
imprisonment in the penitentiary for as
saulting his daughter Annie Bowder
is member OF the q, A. r., and has
heretofore borne a good repntation.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04
A Century and -Four.

SOUTH GLASTONBURY, Conn.,, May A.
Mrs. Mehitable Dayton, the Oldest per-
son in Connecticut, celebrated her 104th
birthday Saturday. She is healthy and
vigorous, and does not look over 20.
Mrs. Dayton remembers visiting Hart
ford when George Washington was
l,1,,.ind
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04
Cut Down His ,senuest.

"Another fact which utterly fail to
understand is that the doctor was al
ways extremely anxious to send Mrs.
Rarnaby on long and tiresome journeys.
She was almost helpless and very sick
, woman, who, in my opinion, needed rest
more than anything else, and l have
constantly advised her to keep quiet. l
do not believe that Mrs. Balnaby gave
presents to Bennett or anybody else.
She was liberal in her way-I mean to
say she always paid her bills in full,
without scrutinizing the amount-but
an other respects she was rather what
ono would call close l distinctly re-
member that she once told me that in
sler new will she intended to leave a
legacy Of $40, 900 or $4,000 to Bennett
and his family, who had taken care of
her SO well, and that DR.. Graves was to
nave only $4,000 instead of S50, 900.
THAT is enough for him after this, and
1t will indeed richly repay him for the
srouble he has taken with me- she said,
Thinks Graves Mailed the Poison.
Boston, May Al. U. Watkins, of
ghis CITY, ls out with a story that on
Eharch 80 he saw a man, who resemblcd
Dr. Graves, mail package at the Bos-
ton postoffice addressed "Denver, COLI
The mailer of the package bought
seventy-hve or ninety-hve cents worth
OF stamps. While the stamps were be-
sng affixed by the other man the in
Sormant saw the words Denver, Col"
But the other portion of the address was
severed by the mans hand. He identi-
lies DR.. Graves US the man he saw, IL
tvas about March 80 that somebody in
Boston mailed to rich Mrs. Barnaby the
nottle Of whisky containing the poison
chat killed her at Denver.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.-The Union
League club has presented to President
Harrison a beautifully enameled solid
gold plate fac simile of the card of invi-
tation to the reception which he at
tended Saturday night.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

PHILADELPHIA, May 4.-The engage
ment is announced of Mr.. George w,
Childs Drexel and Miss Trick, of New
=. 7rsey. Mr. Drexel is the youngest son
I'm A. J. Drexel, the banker, and has
only rc. ently reached his majority.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04
THE BASEBALL RECORDS.


Monday and Tuesday-Boston at Brooklyn,
Cincinnati at Cleveland, New York at Phila-
delphia.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Satur-
dsy-Clevoland at Chicago, New York at Bo5-
ton; Philadelphia at brooklyn, Pittsburg at
Cincinnati.
as compared with the attendance at four
games on the corresponding date in 1885, is
given below.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

Notice is given that the registration Of
voters for thecity election, on Satur-
day, June 8, will be mado on Saturday
May, 10, and Saturday, May 23, be-
published.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04

READING, Pa, May "A heavy fall
of rain lasting two hours yesterday ex-
tinguished the forest fires on the Blue
mountains, which burned three days and
devastated over 1000 acres of timber
land
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04
Terrorized by Wild Dogs,

COLUMBUS, Ind, May A drove of
wild dogs is in Utica township terroriz-
ing the people, They attacked man,
and fears are entertained that if not
hunted down they may cause q tragedy.
The treasury department moIsLly debt
statement, just issued shows a reduetion
IN the public debt during April past
amounting to s1-bl4a27
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-04
SATURDAY.
THE 10th DAY OF MAY, 1891,


At 10 o'clock. q. M,
The following described real estate. Wig;
All those two certain farms or tracts of
land. situate in APPOINTMENTS hundred.
New Castle county and State of Delaware,
described as follows.
No. /. With two-story dwelling house.
a tenant house. granary, stable and car
rage house and COW stable thereon erected
lying on the southwesterly side of the pub
lie road from Peterborough to Taylor's
Bridge, adjoining land of John q. Corblt
land Of William and Henry Matters land
of DIR. William Ashcroft and others, con-
tanning 800 acres of land more or less.
No. 2. With two-story dwelling house,
stable, carriage house and granary there
ON erected. beginning at IA large stone in
Hnngman's Branch. corner for land
formerly of Cyrus Polk, and thence with
said Polks land south, degrees east. 96
perches to tho public road leading from
Peterborough TO Taylors Bridge ~ 7-l0
perches 10 corner for land formerly of
Edward homas thence with his land and
land now or late of James V. Moore north.
10 degrees west. $50 perches to Hangman's
Branch. thence Herewith to the place of
beginning. containing 2Ol acres of land
more or less.
seized and taken In execution
propety of Cryus Polk and George W.
Polk and to heaold by
WILLIAM SIMMONS, Sheriff.
sheriff's Onice. Wilmington, April
30, 1891. NIL