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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-10

So the Delaware Farmers Alliance
has not only admitted ]. Alexander
Fulton to membership but has honored
him with the office of State lecturer
Out in Kansas, we believe, the Alliance
draws the line so uncompromisingl at
members of the bar that members
thereof will not even vote for q lawyer
If they can help it, as was recently
illustrated in the election to the bench
OF judge who knew no law and didn't
mean to allow even the supreme court
to teach him any. When that august
tribunal overruled one of his decisions,
he calmly proceeded to disregard the
reversal of Judgment and would prob
ably have followed this up by abolish
ing the supreme court for intermeddling
in his jurisdiction if there had not been
q few insurmountable obstacles in the
way. In general we understand It to
be one of the cardinal principles of the
Auaxnce to ostracise lawyers, though we
have read Of an exception being made
in one instance on the ground that the
applicant didn't know enough law to
disqualify him. II the action Of the Hair
rington convention is to be taken as a
precedent, New Castle county has sew
eral pretty good lawyers and doctors
who are eligible for admission-profes-
sional men by vocation and agricultur-
lists by ayocation.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-10
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4 Pulling AfLMENT.


CHESTER. Pa Sept. S.-The mysterious
poisoning of ~ people in the borough OF
Upland and the simultaneous prostration
Of i family in south Chester have bafiled
the doctors and aroused general alarm.
Seven inmates OF the house OF Professor
George Il. Bliss OF the Crozier Theological
Seminary ard three members of the family
of ;. I. Wellman, president OF the Well
man Steel and Iron Company Of South
Chester, have been stricken at Upland,
while the family of Frank X. Palmer,
cashier of the First National Bank OF this
city. is also suffering terribly from the
poisoning.
Similar symptoms developed in all the
victims. Great pain first attacks the lower
limbs. This is speedily followed by intense
nausea and colicky pains in the chest.
These are the identical symptoms OF lead
poisoning. The attending physician, Dr.:
Hannah Price, at first thought she had
discovered the source of the trouble in lard
which the families had used. 1t was said
that the lard had been affected by spoons
which were left in il. This theory was not
broad enough 10 cover all the cases, and
has been abandoned.
The doctor is turning her attention to
the water and ice supplies, and is getting
assistance in this direction.
a son of Mr.. Wellman was taken criti-
cally i'll tonight, and the children of Mrs.
Jones, who are visitingat the Bliss house
hold, have also been attacked by the pecu-
liar malady
The servants at the Wellman house have
so far escaped, but two of them in the EN-
ploy of Professor Bliss are suffering from
the strange disease.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-10
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Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal

Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
NEWARK, Sept. s.-Large posters with
the classic motto 'amicitia, amor ct veri-
tas' printed In haring letters at the top
are posted over the town, announce the
10th anniversary of Kodesh Bornea Lodge
(coloredl No. i,6S2, g. U. o. of o. r.,
which il to be celebrated here on Thursday
afternoon next in s. N. Donnells woods,
near town. At 7 o'clock in the evening
there will be parade Of the order through
town and at 5 o'clock there will be an ex-
hibition drill In Caskey Hall by the vii
mington Patriarchs Lodge No. 70. Several
bands and lodges from Wilmington. New,
pert, Delaware City and other places are
expected here to join in the festivities.
Last evenings meeting Of the students
class connected with university extension
brought out fair attendance Of the mem
bers, and resulted in the adoption of the
same mode of study as last year. although
entirely different authors will be taken I'm
this winter. For the first of the semi,
monthly meetings, to be held Monday.
September 2lst, 1t was decided to take nj,
SCOTS "lvaDhoe' as being the most widely
known of the Waverly novels. This Il
following out the line especially recon-.
mended by Prof. Schelling. who is to begin
the next course Of lectures here III Novcln.
bcr on the modern novelists, treating Of
Scott Dickens, Thackeray. George Eliot
and Hawthorne. The most typical novel
of each of these writers Is to be taken III
in Its turn and studied and written upon
by each member Of the class,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-10

'ENlN .iLhA-
spec al Correspondence aaaeita aud journal

spec al Correspondence Gazette aud journal
CEsfHEgiLLg, Mp, sept. ...-rhe
toagas season commenced yesterday,
AM 81 licenses have already been
issued. The oysters are not generally
az fat as tney ware last wear, but, AZ
Queenstown, sold for 80 Is 70 cents, &C.
cordiag 20 quality The oystermen an
ticipatc profitable seua5n.
Mr. ! y Simmons diet yesterday.
4 was bis 7Sf birthday, aud h had said
~ severn. yeals thai he wished TO live
q sse ira, day celebrated HIS was an
old soldier, having Joined isA Seventy
hfth Ohio Rcgir,eas. ead soyyud for
;hfee years His so1, 6 lAi Il IA yeafs
~ ees al the beginning Of h. wsi, was
d cruasnef boy foi the Company 70
which ms iasAer oeiongcu.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-10
HELD UP THE BAR KEEPER.
Negroes Compel tho Mixer of Drinks to
Supply Them at the White Mems Bar
r,sat a.. a., paranuIs.fa.

Negroes Compel tho Mixer of Drinks to
supply Them at the White Mems Bar
Pistols the Psrsuaders.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
MrppLErowN, Sept. 7.--The late evening
train south Saturday night carried mum,
Der of colored people from Chester ana
Thurlow, Pa, on their wny to attend the
annual camp ut Pondtown, near Milling
ton. Md. When the train pulled into
Townsend eight of the colored men ran
over into the hotel and called for drinks al
the bar reserved for the white customers
of the place, and upon being refused and
told to 30 around to the bar for colored
people, pulled out revolvers and compelled
the bartender 10 sell them liquor. They
were determined, and fiourished their re-
yolyers in very threatening manner.
After getting on the train they hred sew.
eral shots back. whether in the ar or Of
the crowd which had collected, IS not
known, but no one was injured. Inc
fracas occurred in n few minutes and was
over almost before those near by knew
what had happened.
No arrests we're made until last evening.
When the last train north arrived at
Townsend, Constable William Duhadaway,
and Deputy John Willis went aboard and
arrested Emory +. Wright and John Il.
Foster as being two OF the parties eno
fiourished revoivers and participated IN
the trouble. Both men strongly denied
having anything to do with the aiiair nul
several witnesses swore TO them rs beiilg
among the crowd in the bar room. Each
man carried revolver, They were given
n hearing before the squire and held In
$500 bail each for their appearance at
court.
Officer Craddock of this place, in re-
Spouse to telephone message from
Townsend, met the evening train north at
the depot here last night and arrested Ben
iamin Brown, another colored man as
being participant in the fraeas, but were
unable to get evidence to hold MN. no
sooner had Brown been released than he
swore out d warrant for Officer Craddock,
charging him with false arrest. Deputy
Sheriff Jolls summoned the officer. to APP
pear before Squire Ferguson and he was
required to give bond for 500 for hrs APP
pearance at court. The negro was also
placed under bond for the same amount TO
appear as witness. The sudden turn in
affairs created no little excitement and the
subject was the talk Of the town last
evening.
The colored men, Wright and Foster,
were seen by TnE GAzETTE's. CORES
pondent last evening in their cell. Both
men are well dressed and seemingly intel
ligent. They strongly denied being party
in the frae.ls Wright is resident of
south Chester. as is also his companion.
The former was for five years, 50 he states,
employed by j. Taylor Cause OF Whining
ton, and Foster has until short time ago
lived with different farmers near kirk
wood, this State. Wright's parents live in
ThrmlDw, and he telegraphed his father
last night to come to New Castle this morn
ing prepared To furnish his $500 bail.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-10
WILMINGTON THURSDAY. SEPT. 10


These seem to be the qualities now
most relied upon by the party of moral
ideas-and in Delaware quite as much
as Pennsylvania. In attempting to gloss
over, bolster up, and befog as dirty and
fraudulent political transaction as
ever came TO light, the leading Repub-
lican organ Of this city-referring to the
corruption of the Democratic tax collec-
tors by the United States officials and
Others in reference to the fund of $4,6l6
which was deliberately allowed in final
settlement by the Republican Levy
Court in February last as errors and de-
hnquent taxes uncollected by the two
county collectors-says:
The precise legal relation of this sum of
money to the treasury of New Castle
county at this time is rather obscure. II
IS well known that the money was paid to
the county in the only manner possible.
Now who does not know that not
cent of this money was ever paid or in
tended to be "paid to the county," or
was expected by any of the parties to
the transaction ever to reach the county
treasurys According to the receipts as
published the money was paid -if,paid
in fact-as the price of the personal de-
bauchery Of two individuals, who had
no official connection with each other
no joint liability-and the consequences
of whose acts could not by any posi-
bility be transferred from one to the
other-their duties and responsibilities
being wholly separate and distinct.
The money, in whatever amount, was
paid plainly to purchase a Republican
majority in New Castle county last fall
and it did its work This is the whole
story-Bardsley's crimes are being ig-
nored or excused by his party associates
in Philadelphia, and the same callous-
ness to all moral sense is exhibited by
the Ne,cs and other Republican papers
in Delaware, but there is a public con-
science and to it we must trust for the
remedy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-10

The Wilmington fair of 1891 is now
fully under way and in good running
order under the most desirable weather
conditions-clear and neither too warm
nor too cool, just about as favorable in
every respect as II the day had been
made to order for the express purpose.
II the elements shall continue as indul-
gent through the rest of the
week, as every Wilmingtonian will
hope may be the case, the fair
association will no doubt be in very
healthy financial condition by next Sat.
urday night and hundred thousand
visitors, more or less, from all over the
Peninsula and neighboring communi-
ties on the north, east and west, will
have had a season of recreation and
sightseeing that will linger pleasantly
in memory till the fair of 1899 rolls
around.
Starting off under Tuesdays de-
pressing weather and unpromising
clouds the fair was visited, notwith.
standing, by about 1000 people, who
exhibited, as our local report says, ga
buoyant determination not to be dis.
gruntled over dark skies and damp
walking" The track events went of
much better than could have been ex-
pected under such conditions while
the parachute descent, a novelty to
many of our people, was generally
noted as in itself well worth going &c
see. To-day the track will be all the
better for Tuesdays rain and the fore
taste of the attractions in store which
the fair has already developed is an as,
surance that whoever goes out to Haze
Dell to-day may depend on getting the
full worth of his money.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-10
Grand Lodge of oaa Fellows.

The st, Louis Republic says: Final pre-
parations have been made and everything
is now in readiness for the meeting of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge Of the independent
Order Of Odd Fellows, which will attract
thousands of visitors to St. Louis during
the six days it continues, from the 2lst TO
the 18th inclusive. Of this month An in.
teresting programme for the meeting has
been prepared the most prominent feature
being the entertainment at the fair
grounds on the second day. The Odd Eel
lows demonstration and the crowd it will
attract win add materially to the interest
ing events Of the fall festivities. The com.
petitive drills at the fair grounds on the
I'd Will be Of great interest, as large prizes
arc offered, and the competitors will come
from all parts OF the country prepared for
the contest. The Patrarchs Militant will
compete for the following prizes one
thousand dollars for the best drilled can
ton, 500 for the second best drilled canton,
600 for the best drilled canton in the
state Of Missouri and 500 for the largest
canton in tho line of parade. The cheya-
liers will compete for the following prizes:
The best drilled chevalier S75 to the
the second best drilled cheyalier $50 and
10 tho third best S25. Besides these prizes
thcre is battalion prize, consisting Vi
| stand Of colors valued vt 800.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-10
oUR BlC0N SLIPS IN.
Denmark Nov Raises the Restrictions
Against American Hogs.


COPENHAGEN, Sept. sth, 1s0l.-Mr. CLARK
f. Carr, United States minister to Dem
mark has received notice of the removal
Of the prohibition placed upon the impor-
tation Of American pork into Denmark,
and which has been enforced since March,
lsoS.
The authorities state that duly inspected
American pork will henceforth be adj
mitted into Denmark.
THE GERMAN PORK DECREE.
PARIS, Sept. s.--'rhe Temps to-day says !.
THE decree OF Germany removing the
embargo placed upon American pork is a
vcrtablc coup lie theatre, astounding the
agragrian party, who believed inthe axiom
that the government would never with
draw tire prohibition. The progrcssists
are intoxicated with their success, their
leading dciilMol being that free American
pork means free grain in the near future.
THE GCrinan-Alrerican accord will con-
duce to results affecting general CONNER
cial relations France must watch this
movement.
"fheGernian government hopes through
the pork CONCESSION to ward of the worst
effects Of the Mckinley bill. But qui yivra
vera.
''lt is certain, however, that this negoti-
alton is true coup de fortune for tho Re-
publican party and for President Harri-
sons government"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-10
Death of a Prominent chester,an.

Thomas Appleby, one of the oldest and
mpst prominent citizens ih Of Chester Pa,
after bling seized with hemorrhages earlier
in the evening. Mr.. hppeby was The
eldest of four brothers, who have been
prominently Identified with Chester in.
terests. He was the proprietor Of the his.
thorie Union Inn at Linwood, 80 wears
ago. Going to Chester about that time he
became the proprietor of the equally HID.
toric. Columbia House, which was demoi.
ished some years ago. He was director OF
interested in many of the leading indus
tries. He was never married.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-10
The Lecturer Fled.

Probably the most famous fat man
in the city Is DR.. William N. DIcVickar
OF Holy Trinity Church, about whom a
score OF good stories are told. When in
Europe some years ago with Dir. Phillips
Brooks and Henry Hudson Richardson,
the world famous architect Of Boston,
he attended lecture on "America and
Americans" at Sheffield. The Ameri-
cans separated, each occupying diff,
ferent part Of the house. Toward the
close OF his address the lecturer re-
marked that during his travels in this
country he had met none bntsmall men.
Nor had he seen an American over five
feet eight inches in height. DIR. Brooks,
who Is remarkably tall arose at this juno
ton and said that he had listened to the
lecture with much pleasure, but lie could
not refrain from correcting the speaker
rs TO the size Of Americans. After as,
serting that he was several inches ovel
SIX feet he asked if there We're any otheI
Americans in the hall, whereupon pom.
derous DR.. McVickar arose and remarked
that lie was an American aud quite BIZ
OF one too. Dr. Brooks called 70,
another American, and Architect
Richardson responded with the modest
statement that he was just six feet six
inches in height, and weighed 27s
pounds. The lecturer hed."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-10
ELTON.


opccial correspondence or Gazette and journal
ELKToN. Mp, Sept. 7-Thomas Brongh-
ton well-known farmer of the Port De
post neighborhood, was drowned In Rock
run last Saturday night. He was last seen
by a companion about midnight sitting on
the steps of hotel close by which the
stream runs II Is thought while waiting
there for his team 10 go home, he went
asleep lost his balance and fell into the
water and drowned. His hat was
found lying on the steps. The run was
very high at that time, owing to recent
rains, and his body was carried ont into
the snsquohanna river by the current.
The corpse was recovered this morning.
He was aponi W years 81 age, and u
brother of Miss Ellen Broughton Of
Elkton.
Mrs. Rehecca Steele Evans, highly re-
spected lady, wife of John h. Evans, a
weil-known farmer of Rising Sun, and
mother Of States Attorney William 4.
Evans Of Ellston. died on Saturday even
Ing, ut the ase Vi " years.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-10

Though the death Of the late Charles
Warner, which We chronicle to-day,
was attributable to injuries sustained
from the upsettiug of a stage coach
rather than to the infrmities OF years,
he had yet been spared to good old
age, exceeding the biblical three-score
and ten. His long and useful life was
spent right here in the community in
which he was born, and the outline of
that life story is given in our local
columns. 1t is much to have lived so
long and so well that when death comes
a whole city misses him who has been
taken away as Charles Warner will be
missed. He was so closely identified
with tho business and commerce of
Wilmington and besides so well known
in various fiduciary capacities that he
almost seemed an inseparable part of
the city which had grown up from the
small borough of his boyhood. lie
leaves an enviable name for business
probity and transformations philanthropy
and The GAZETTE heartily endorses
the tribute of the Morning Meas that
"this city is better for his having lived. +"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-10

The passing away of DR.. g. Elton
Buck is one Of the. most lamentable visi-
tations death has paid in Wilmington
for long time. The death of such a
man is loss indeed, but when it comes
with such suddenness, carrying away
one so beloved, in the prime of his USE
fulness and apparent fulness of health,
it brings an additional pang. DIR. Buck
was one of our finest types of man. In
him the higher attributes Of humanity
found fitting pcrsonifcation, and he
represented much that is of the best in
life. Genial, courteous, aifable, he was
a gentleman, in every sense of the word.
His hearty good-fellowship and warmth
Of heart, generous impulses and the
staunchness Of his friendships made
him man whose regard was to be held
in high esteem. He was ever ready TO
be heard in the advocacy of any just
public cause and was frank aud fearless
in the expression of his condemnation
of any measure or project that he feared
might prove detriment to the com
munity. His business life was the
counterpart Of his private intercourse
with our people; marked by the same
high purposes and aims. A man Of
culture and fine mental attachments,
those who enjoyed his close companion
ship found him highly gifted to entertain
and instruct. His death will be felt as
a public loss and the sympathy of the
whole community will go out to those
who were bound to him by ties stronger
and nearer than those Of mere friend.
ship.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-10

LEwEs, Sept Son Thursday last
Messrs. E. w. Tunnel, A. l.. Burton, W.
p. Jones, j. II. Conwell and Il. G. Maui,
commissioners appointed by the court to
value aud decide on a division of the
Parker property, met on the premises aud
decided the property could not be divided
among the 10 heirs. A surveyor was in
attendance and under their direction il
was laid out into 10 building lots. An
order for the public sale Of the lots will be
made at the October term.
On Saturday last A l.. Burton, Il. w.
Tunnelt Robert Arnell, John w. Dorman
and J, II. Conwell, commissioners az the
court, WED the property of the late David
). Mills, deceased, and decided satisfac-
tory division could not be made. They
approved or the application to the court
for a public sale.
At the services in the ". Z. Church last
Sunday morning several persons were re-
ceivec into full membership
severe ram storm, beginning about
noon, took place here on SUNDAY. The
rain fell in torrents with short intermis-
sion all tile afternoon and evening. The
streets were flooded with water doing some
damage. The cellar wall of the new resi-
dsnce OF Theodore Reed on King street,
now being built, was broken down oil one
end causing considerable DAMAGE.
The monthly meeting Of our town com
nissioners was held Monday evening.
Bills for work on streets and bridges and
supplies amounting to S9l ..2 were allowed
and orders drawn on the treasurer for the
several amounts. Application was made
for privilege TO erect large platform scales
at some public place by George Z. Yickcrs.
The mntter was referred to a committee OF
three members Of the board for considera-
ton and location. The treasurer was re.
quested to call in and pay OF the corpora.
ton bonds on October the first prox. Ap-
plications were made for building sites
along the shore opposite the town by the
following persons, viz. Robert Murray and
George w. Maloy Of Philadelphia and T.
j. Norman, Jr. and Peter Chambers oi
l.ewes. The applications were granted
The intention Of the applicants is to erect
neat summer cottages and they will prob
ably be all built for occupancy next sum.
mer.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-10

The Scientific american warns the
government cloud-ticlilers that they
have been infringing upon somebody's
patent in their Texas rain-making ex-
periments, and reprints from its own
files Of 1880 description of the afore-
said patent with cut of the delight
fully cranky looking inventor in the
very act of exploding a sky-scraping
balloon and bringing down nm alarm
ingly black and vicious storm that win
evidently compel him 10 hunt shelter in
half minute.