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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01
MOI ABouT MARs.
Professor Pickering Reports the Results
of His Observations at Peru.

Professor Pickering Reports the Results
of His Observations at Peru.
LBy Telegraph to the Evening Journal.l
NEW YORK, Septi Professor Pick
ering, of Harvard, who has been making
observations Of Mars at Arequipa, Peru,
cables the Herald as follows.
"Mars has two mountain ranges near
the South pole Melted snow has
collected between them before flowing
northward In the equatorial mountain
range, to the north Of the gray regions,
snow fell on two SUBMITS ON August 8
and melted ON August T. ! have seen
eleven lakes near Soils Locus varying In
area from eighty to 100 miles to forty by
forty miles. Branching dark lines con.
meet them with two large, dark areas like
seas. but not blue
"rhere has been much trouble since
the snow melted in the arean clouds.
These clouds are not white, but yellow.
ish and partly transparent They now
seem TO be breaking up. but they hang
densely on the south side of the noun.
tain range.
'The northern greon spot has beer
photographed. Many of Schiaparelli:
canals have been seen single.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01
nIsoussINe JuRlspRuDeNoE.
The Social Science Conference Listens TO
Defense Of the Reading Combine.
~ TeIlgIanh lo lho EvenIns Ionrnal.l.

The Social Science Conference Listens to
Defense Of the Reading Combine.
lBy Telegraph 70 the Evening Journall
SARAT Ga, N. Y. Sept. To-day was
devoted 10 the department of iurisprud-
enca by the American Social Science asso-
citation. which Is drawing near TO the
close of its annual meeting The morn
ing session was opened by remarks by
chairman of the department, Professor
Francis Wayland, of New Haven. Conn
remarkable and most important
paper was read by c. La Rue Muuson, Of
Williamsport, Pa, upon the Reading
Leases and the Great Coal Combine
Speaking OF the quick growth of the
Reading railroad, he said
Tho Reading system now controls 5.53l miles
Of railroad; truvorscs territory containing
nearly 100000 OF population; 10y means ui
l,Ils locomotives ana ll3,eW cars it annually
/ carries t,eOLpl of asscngcrs, moves i0UnWQ
while with iia affiliated companies, 10 has a
capital Indebtedness of f5l loVful and em-
pioys @eel wage earners. among whom Il
annually distributes th,UMm directly sap
porting more than fo.ull people.
These are days OF gIent apgrtgation7 nf
vaWial ana titanic iinanciA and commercial
/ comb nations That which may De nrcnmu-
i Mnel nr CuHsnIiIatl0ns aud lesucIatians %.
I rcriurorti interests cannot DC obtained ln a
] aAN NetNNa OI NlHrlcurN through luNihluuN
! efforts, HnweFer well they may De directed
! or killlIily conducted.
7 AIS l- ilc mote ln our national organ
] ilHiut and is the maiusprnE a. which
our ruiUnO fiutl4 hHs advanced go her present
/ eommerliug position among the family of
nations.
/ American history can point 10 no ono clc.
/ mrut in the history oi her progress more pro
: ductNe Of national benefit thnn the c0nsoU-
/ datiun of hor RAILWAY interests There hAi
/ been no exception To- the invariable rule that
] The combination. or ia other words, lnl
! sifeng glneuinguf her railways has resulted in
benefit 90 the people.
! 10 ls absurd 10 assume Shat the effect OF th,
] Heauin. leases uill D.. 90 cxiort unrcHe unuhl'
! prices Tor anthracite coal ny creating
! monopoly driving out OH competition, for i
most not hc tergutieu that nearly uNUWO 0
tons or about half the market. are annually
I mined 10y interests inr from idCnficnLWith thl
/ Reading ana certainly in no manner within
its control, Wiilo yearly "A hundred millions 90
/ areas containing deposits OF iucalculahic tom
mage stand 90 the door OF the market ,NrnUn re-,
70 meet anthracite prices raised beyond fnl
returns TO its operators
Another interesting paper was read By
Edward b. Merrill, of New York, whl
took for his subject County Jails as Re
formatory Institutions He said that {
was useless 20 expect that the sheriifs oi
the jailcrs who were appointed boy politi
cal power would aid in trying 20 reform
prisoners. Congress should forbid emi
grants landing in whose family there ha'
been a criminal for the past three gener
ations thorc should also be a strenuous
compulsory education law
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01
BURGLAR FORD ESCAPES
He Goes Through a Ventila-
ter at the City Hall.
DID NOT AWAKEN THE OFFICERS.

The slan Who Entered the Thnclscra Resi-
dence wth Drawn Revolver. aud Who
Afterward Had to BE Brought From
rennsylsania On Bcqulsitioh. Takes
Informal Leave with Two Associates.
Burglar Ford, who las como into uoio-
riety since his daring decd of rob5ing the
Thackera residence, escaping and then
refusing TO be brought from pennsyl-
v8nia without q requisition left the Off
GERS in the city ball during last night
without awaking them TO say farewell.
Some time between 10 and o'clock
this morning Ford, Robert Osborn and
Charles Edwards made their escape from
the police station.
The prisoners were confined in the up
per back corridor. In the southeastern
end of the cell there is ventilatOr and
through this the prisoners escaped The
work is supposed to have been done by
Osborn and Chambers ass they
are boys Ford then evidently made his
escape with them. From the roof of the
cell they jumped 20 an adjoining roof
and from there TO the ground, distance
/ oftwenty feet The prisoners then walked
deliberately across the lawn in the back
of the stationhouse and made their es-
cape by the King street gate The escape
was not discovered by the dreaming
guardians of the station until O'Clock.
Ford had been i'm the cell for one
week awaiting charges OF murderous as.
sault and burglary preferred by John J..
Thackera lie was to have had a hearing
on next Tuesday and had engaged John
Biggs, esq as his attorney.
Edwards and Osborn are two young
boys who We're arrested by Sergeant
Chambers for violating city ordinanc,
by swimming in the Christiana at Wal
q nut street wharf The boys were t,
have had hearing this morning
Ford was brought here from Philadel
phia at great expense beside, and, from
an accounts. he is very dangerous maj
to be at large At the point %
revolver he ordered the boarder
of Mr.. Thackera from the house ant
threatened to shoot one Of them On
, citizen remarked that when such a char
acter as Ford was incarcerated n
the police station he should be con
tinually watched.
The officers ON duty at the station a
the time of escape were Acting Sergean
Massey, Turnkey Bird aud Operate
; Wallis.
A fine may be imposed upon tho hous
( sergeant and turnkey as is frequently tn
case but this win not bring back the ba
man Ford. Every effort will be made t
recapture Ford, and the state ana cit
viii be put to more expense.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01
COLUMBIANs INDIGNANT.

Victorian sealers Taking Measures Against
Russia for It's seizure OF Canadian
ships.
tHy Telegraph to tho Evening Journal.l.
VIoroRIA, B. c., Sept. l-When the
complete story Of an American and three
Canadian schooners being seized OF Che
Russian coast was read yesterday the
excitement throughout Che city became
intense.
Ameetmg Of the British Columbia Seal
ers' association was hurriedly called and
the case was discussed In an Of ita phases
Tho meeting was held with closed doors
and the only fact reported was that the
solicitors for the association had been Ia
structed To prepare q full statement of
the details of the case TO be telegraphed
TO Sir John Abbott, premier of the do
mini0n of Canada
Theodore Davis provincial PREMIER
has taken the matter up and has had at-
fdaViis ombodying the main facts pre-.
pared for the use of the department at
ottawa The British Columbia board of
trade has prepared q memorial on the
subject which was forwarded by wire to
Ottawa
According TO the records of the sealing
association there are yet forty-three seal
ing schooners out, all having had instruc-
tions after getting the coast catch TO go
over ou the Russian and Japan coasts Ger
tain it is that of these some viii he seized,
and e the same course of action is taken
the others may be left TO perish on the
barren shores Of Boring Island. while the
/ valuable schooners viii undoubtedly meet
the same fate as those already seized and
destroyed.
The loss shown eventually viii ho enor
nous each ofthe schoonors being valued at
between $500 aud $4,000 Tho worst
OF an is ihat the sealers have no means
of warning their sohoonors A request
has been sent to Admiral Hotham 90 scnc
a warship to the Russian coast 20 pro
tect the British interests.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01
CAUGHT IN THE DRAW.

Three Trainmcn Killed and Mall De
siroycd In smash-up ON the Hudson
River nond.
fBy telegraph 10 the Evening Journal
NHwHUao, n r.. Sept 1-Tho fast
mail train on the Hudson River Railroad
met with an accident az the New Ham
burg drawbridge today The train was
going at the rate of mile minute and
,he bridge was just being closed after
letting a steamer go through
Several feet had yet 20 be closed just
as the train reached the bridge The
engine jumped the gap but the tender
dropped enough TO check the momentum
of tie train. Then the mail car, crashing
into the tender, pushed il against The
locomotive. Tho rear end of the locom0-
tive and the mail car were splinicrcd.
Tho cuginccr, Joseph Owens, OF
Albany, and the fireman, Edward Best,
of Albany, were crushed under the for.
ward end of the cab and instantly killed.
j. II. Kane Of Cohoes, N. y, clerk in
the mail car. was also killed The tracks
were obstructed for some time.
Conductor William Todd was injured
about the head and John Hitchcock,
trainman, had his finger cut Off Much
of the mail matter was destroyed.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01
IIar,ard's oldest graduate Dies.

LBy Telegraph to the Evening JournaLl
JACKSON, Mich, Sept. 1.-The death Of
Rev William H. Wilmington, the Oldest
Harvard graduate occurred at the home
of his son, General Wilmington, in this
city last evening. Rev Mr. Wilmington
was "a years OF age and was graduated
from Harvard in 1921 being classmate
of Ralph Waldo Emerson The greater
part of his life he devoted 10 Episcopal
ministry in Massachusetts,. The burial
viii take place ia Washington, d. c.,
where he had lived for the last few
voars
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01

only two small wards available i'm the
event Of cholera epidemic An the
hospitals have been greatly crowded ow.
ing to the scarlet fever epidemic.
Little Room for Patients.
At the Gore Farm hospital, near
Darenth, where the utilization Of small
pox hospital as receptacle for conval
escing fever patients provided 600 beds
n few weeks ago, not only have all the
beds been filed but 120 more have been
added. and ninety-seven of these are
already occupied. Twenty of the beds
are kept for isolation purposes, so that
there are only three available beds at
Darenth
Exactly the same number of empty
beds are found at the Eastern hospital
at Homerton. There are no beds avail
able at the Northwestern hospital at
Hampstead where there are AGO patients,
Of whom 800 are stricken with scarlet
fever, eighty-three with diptheria and
eighteen with enteric fever Similar ac-
counts come from other hospitals and
even without cholera visitation the
officials have to strain every nerve to
avoid refusing cases that offer them
selves.
The local government board today put
into circulation among the sanitary au-
thoritics of inland localities q notice en-
joining vigilance in watching persons Of
whose arrival they may DO notified from
the seaports in order to ascertain
whether such persons developed cholera.
More Cholera In Liverpool.
At Liverpool today another case Of
Asiatic cholera was discovered. As in
the other cases the victim was a Russian
emigrant Immediately steps were taken
to isolate the patient and prevent conta-
gion and the sanitary authorities made
an examination Of other Russian emi-
grants to ascertain whether the disease
was lurking among them.
Military Race Postponed.
BERLIN, Sept. l. loving to the pre-
valence Of the cholera the proposed long
distance ride with officers of the German
and Austrian armies as competitors, has
been indefinitely postponed. Great in
terest was felt in this proposed race,
which was to be ridden from Berlin 90
Vienna and scores of officers belonging
to the German and Austrian armies had
entered for the trial of endurance.
Another Contribution From odessa.
ODESSA, Sept 1.-Two hundred ant
twenty Jews from infected districts hav,
just started for England, and 400 Others
will start Saturday.
Switzerland on the Qui vivc.
LUcRENE, Sept 1.-The Bundezratl
has issued instructions TO the local sani
tary authorities to disinfect the various
towns of Switzerland to carefully in
spect all travellers and to take every pre-
caution to prevent cholera from entering
or spreading in the republic.
Twenty-One New Cases in Paris.
PARIS, Sept Twenty one new case
of cholerine were reported in Paris yes
terday and there were ten deaths from
the disease.
An Austrian Onicial succumbs.
VIENNA, Supt. 1.-Uerr zerwenkI
chief Of the customs service at Troppai
the capital Of Austrian Silesia. is dea
from the cholera lie is supposed {
have contracted the disease from tl
examination of infected articles.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01
A Lake schooner sinks in a Gale.
IBy Telegraph to The Evening Journal

iBy Telegraph 20 the Evening Journal
MARQUhTrR, Mich, Sept An un-
known schooner was sighted yesterday
about fifteen or twenty miles out, flying
signals OF distress The heavy north
wester which set in Tuesday evening was
still blowing.
The tug Gillette and the crew Of the
life saving station went ont to render as
sistance, but neither saw anything Of the
vessel, and it. is believed that the schooner
went down with all hands. 1t is believed
TO be q barge loaded with stone
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01

LBy Telegraph to the Evening Journall
LONDON, Sept. Home Secretary AS
qulth. at the request Of the Irish mem
bers of Parliament, has consented to take
into consideration the question of the re
lease of the Irish convicts now serv-
ing I'm prison under conviction of
having been connected with dynamite
plots. These are the prisoners whose re-
lease Sir William Harcourt, now chancel-
Tor OF the eychequer. under Mr.. Glad
stone. and HON secretary az the time
the persons were convicted, has repeat
edly refused to recommend.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01

[I3y Telegraph 20 the Evening JournaLl
BAYFIELD,, Wis. Sept, Ia party of
Ave men working in quarry on Wilson S
Island LETT bayfield, in small boat Tues
day night during a severe storm. it is
supposed they have been drowned They
we're Fred Conlee, Fred Masher, Ira Rich.
ardson, Charles Thorn and an unknown
man. IL is said that some OF them We're
intoxicated A party is now searching
for the boat.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01
killed Her stepdaughter in a Rage.

MTLLADonE. Wis, Sept. 1.-The body
of Mary Valichka, the 7.year-old girl who
mysteriously disappeared q week ago last
Sunday. was found yesterday buried in
the wood, whore it had been placed by
her stepmother. who confesses Co have
murdered the girl She says that the
little girl was cross, and in a fit Of anger
she struck the child over the head with
a club, killing it Instantly Mrs. Valichka
viii be placed in Jail. She is but q years
of arp
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01
WISCONSIN MEN STRIKE.

a Mob Of MIL Men Compel Others 70
Leave wori-No Troops Yet Called
Out.
IBy Telegraph to the Evening JournaLl
RuINHLANDEB, Wis, Sept. 1.-The
striking mill men have gained accessions
to their ranks until they can now mass
mob OF 500 men. who twice yesterday
walked the crew willing to work out Of
the mills. and now 203 men are idle,
sixty per cent Of whom would return TO
work could they do so peaceably.
The sheriff aud his deputies have made
no effort 20 control tho mob, as the effort
would be useless The mills cannot run
until the difficulty is adjusted or pro-
lection given TO the crews which went to
work. 10 troops have been called for
but unless they are it viii mean a shut
down for sometime. Two Of the leaders
have been arrested.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01

Messrs. Perkins, McKelvey and Rat
ledge, The committees appointed by
council two weeks ago to confer with the
street and sewer department on the petit
tion Of Chief Engineer Harry Palmer for
an increased force, met the commissioners
In The council chamber last night. No
decision was reached The committee
viii probably report to council at its
meeting this evening.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01
A JUDGE TURNS THEE.
A Georgia Justice Arrested While Rob-
bling a Safe.

bling a Safe.
[By Telegraph TO the Evening Journal.l
Nav York. Sept. Ia special to the
World from Brunswick Ga. says.
Judge William r. Blaine the Ordinary
of Glynn Co. and one Of the most popu-
lar men in this state, was caught stealing
money yesterday from .he safe Of Grocer
Michaelson.
"The merchant was absent from the
store at the time. He has lost nearly
S. 600 during the past six months, and
he set a trap FOR the thief A policeman
was secreted ia the store. The merchant
went out, leaving the outer door open.
Judge Blaine walked in soon after Michael
son left He went TO the safe and took a
handful of silver from the cash drawer.
He was at once taken into costody by the
policeman
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01

~ 'TTII % TTIT = TTTIT" Jul ITTIT'T
KANsAs CRY. Mo. Sept. lit is
stated that a wholesale discharge Of pas
senger train conductors on the Santa Fe
and other railroads win begin
today and continue until every one
Of the old men have been dis
missed The reasons for dismissal are
not clearly stated but 10 is believed to
be the result of an investigation set on
foot q few weeks ago, in which il de-
veloped that the conductors were carry
ing passengers for less than the regular
fare and pockoting the amount charged.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01

Barbara w Goodnow, aged "a years,
of No. ii6 Gnpin avenue, died at her
home of general debility She was de.
ranged and had just been released from
q Philadelphia asylum on account Of her
condit ion. Nothing could be done for
her Coroner Sparks gave a certificate of
death from general debility
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01

fBy Telegraph 10 the Evening Journall
SYRACUSE, n. l.. Sept. 1.-Dexter
and Danas store at huntsville, was
broken into last night and the safe
broken open. There was stolen Si00 in
cash aud e., 200 in checks. Four snspic
ious looking persons have been arrested.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01

IBy Telegraph to the Evening Journall
GUrHRIh. o. ~. Sept. Yesterday
morning at o'clock the county jail was
destroyed by fire. There were 40 pris-
soners in the Jail but they were all hur-
ried ont in time and placed under guard
Ia the confusion two notorious horse
thieves escaped and have not been cap
turod
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01
But one Regret
PEACE PRgsERvEas FISH.
They Make Good Catches at smalley's
Dam-On.cer sherer Walks Home.


Dam-Omcer sherer Walks Home.
Al fshine excursion. which was COM
posed OF Captain Kersey, Patrolmen
Haines. Sherer. johnson, Leech, Brown,
Nealey. Howgate, Eugene Massey, Hahn
and James Massey, went TO Smalley's
dam. at the head of the Christiana creek.
The officers went in a large hack and
on the way it was agree that the officer
who would fall overheard first was TO
walk home. Officer Shere seconded the
agreement.
The officers arrived 40 the dam about
II o'clock and during the day caught
about a barrel of FISH. Officer Sherer
caught dog shark weighing seventy
Eve pounds and presented it to Sergeant
Wirglesworth, who intends TO have the
skin stuffed.
UNFORTUNATELY for Sherer he fell over
board and was obliged 10 walk home. He
arrived at the police station about
o'clock this morning.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01

the consultation (which lasted two hours
as entirely satisfied with the steps thus
far taken by all the United States officers
AS q result of the conference which
adjourned at IL o'clock, a circular will be
issued by the treasury department this
afternoon, approved by the president,
giving supplemental instructions to col
lectors Of customs and marine hospital
officers concerning further restrictions
TO prevent the introduction of cholera
into the United States.
Additional inspectors are being ap
pointed in the New England states, along
the Canadian border Medical inspec.
tion viii be established at St. Alhans.
Newport, Richford and islandPond. VT
virnlent Outbreak in Austria.
VIENNA, Sept. Cholera has broken
out virulently in the military camp at
Bruch, in lower Austria, on the river
Leytha, twenty miles southeast of
Vienna. There have already been six
ty-eight cases and sixteen deaths
The government is doing all it can 10
conceal the true state of affairs in order
not TO alarm the public and those who
have relatives in the army Telegrams
from Bruch are prohibited and the facts
have come to light ira roundabout way.
At Lemberg the capital Of Austrian
Poland, Asiatic cholera is raging and
there are also epdemics of dysentery
and diarrh0a The cases of cholera in
Lamberg are known to be numerous and
the deaths many Lemberg has a large
Jewish population, among whom the
cholera finds many victims.
The place also has a large traffic with
Russian Poland and is an important rail.
way depot. as well as military center.
The governor of Lemberg is sparing nc
efforts to conceal the facts
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01
3 O'CLOCK
EDITION..

This edition prints full re-
ports Of everything Of local
and telegPaphic moment up to
5 p. m, giving the reader later
news by two hours than any
other Wilmington paper.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01

Yesterday the Rockford club went to
Camden and were defeated there by
score of % to 8. Manuel, the pitcher OF
the Rockfords was pounded hard during
the game, five home runs being secured.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01

by Telegraph 10 the Evening journal
New YORK, Sept. during the TEN
porary absence of Postmaster Tice at
noon yesterday, the post Office at Perth
Amb0y, H. j., was entered by thieves
who got away with $40 in cash aud
I 800 worth Of postage stamps. There
Is no cleW.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01

Victorian sealers Taking Measures Against
Russia for lis seizure OF Canadian
ships.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01

The chairman Of the Labor League
committee IS A. A. Wilson, chairman OF
the committee on arrangements, J. b.
Smith: master of ceremonies. @. J.
OBrien; secretary and treasurer, Richard
IS Nonck
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-01
Another Case in London.

Unfortunately at this time, when chol-
era is threatened, three Of the London
hospitals are closed for cleaning pur-
poses and there is an increasing strain on
the other hospitals For instance, st.
Bartholomew hospital. which is one Of
the largest in London and vicinity, has