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The state chronicle., 1892-06-15
Congress Adjourned In Respect TO NIr
StackhOuse.

BY Ielegraph To the state chronicle.
WASHINGTON, June, 14.-(Senate.
In his opening prayer to-day chap
lain Butler reminded the Senate apro-
pos of the death of Representative
Stackhouse, Of the uncertainty of life
and made appropriate reference to
those afflicted by his demise. After
the transaction of some routine bust
ness chief clerk Towles, of the House,
notified the Senate of the death of Mr..
Stackhouse, and appropriate resolu-
tions offered by Mr.. Butter (dem.) of
South Carolina we're adopted. In &C
cordance with the resolutions, the vice.
president appointed Messrs. Butler of
South Carolina, Kyle of North Dako-
ia, White of Louisiana; Collinger of
New Hamshire, and Allen of Wash
ington as committee to attend the
funeral on the part OF the Senate. The
Senate, then at 1920 p. M, as further
mark of respect to the memory Of the
deceased representative, adjourned
until tomorrow.
House of Representatives.
When the House was called to order
the diplomatic and consular bill was
sent to conference, and then Mr.. Til.
man, of South Carolina, announced the
sudden death in this city last evening
of his colleague, Hon. E. L. Stack
house. The customary resolutions Of
respect were adopted and the Speaker
announced the appointment of the fol-
lowing funeral committee to accom-
pany the remains to Little Rock, South
Carolina: Messrs. Tillman, South
Carolina; Lanham, Texas; Cate, Ar
kansas; Lewis, Mississippi; Shell
South Carolina; jolly, South Dakota
and Waugh, Indiana, the House then
as further mark of respect, adjourn
ed until tomorrow.
The state chronicle., 1892-06-15
Condition of the Crops.

BY Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
WAsHINGTON, June l4.-The
weather bureau to day issued the
weekly crop bulletin, giving the crop
conditions in Virginia and North
Carolina as follows:
Virginia: Temperature average about
normal; rainfall varied from .25 inches
to 3 inches; severe rain and
hail storm caused terrible
damage, wheat, oats and bar.
ley nearly ready for harvest, pea
nut crop is bad stand, conditions
generally favorable.
North Carolina: Rainfall generally
well distributed and beneficial, but ex
cessive, with slight damage in s few
places, farm work somewhat retarded
temperature about normal and sun
shine deficient. Harvesting whea
and oats begun; fine wheat
The state chronicle., 1892-06-15
Crop observations.

From an extensive personal Obser-
vatiOn of the growing crops of the
State, and from reliable information
obtained in other directions, Commits
sions Robinson of the North Carolina
Department of Agriculture bas arrived
at the following conclusion AS to the
crop outlook at present: "While the
growing corn is not large it is healthy,
and stands are fairly good and indicate
a fair yield. With the largely increas
acreage the indications are that the
present corn crop will be sufficient foI
all the demands Of our people. The
preparation for the cotton crop has
been, as a general thing, UNUSUAL,
good, therefore the planting was wei
: done. The stands are good, the croI
is healthy and in a growing condition
, and with favorable weather the presen
crop will be fine one per acre.
am still of the opinion that the croI
of 1892 is 30 per cent, less than tn
Z, crop of 1891. The wheat crop, but for tn
heavy rains of the forepart of thi
/; month, would have been the heavies
for years past per acre. The indics
|; tions are still for good crop.
i The oat crop is good in certai
localities, in others it is poor. A sun
a mary of our correspondence, howeve
IS shows it to be nearly SO per cent. Of
d full crop. The preparation for t
bacco crop has been unusually larl
and the crop is doing well. The il
dications are that the yield will b
,s perhaps, the largest ever produced
. the State. AS indicated the fruit GRO
4. while it is not full one, will be ;
10 ample sufficiency for all local deman
o. generally, and if the crop should
i; carefully husbanded there will be mu
- to spare, and we would indicate to ;
our good housewives to look careful
after all fruits in their line, and
4, result will doubtless be satisfactory
It. them. The indicated increased prod
ga ton Of hogs is encouraging. w
Mt bread-stuffs and meat plentiful, {
people will be on the high road
permanent prosperity. Upon
: whole, we are forced to the conclus
)x. that there is a much better day an
&c for our farmers"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12

In the sudden collapse of fainting or
snake bite, or when any one is called on
to make violent physical effort almost
beyond his powers, alcohol again shows
its power. Swiss guides well know the
help that mouthful or two of white
wine gives them, and / remember an in
cident on the Alps where a timely stimu-
liant probably saved three lives. We
We're rashly struggling up an ice slope
without guides, and the first man on tho
rope, an experienced mountaineer, Wig
orously cut steps while we shivered in
our places, lodging the fallen chips, and
trying to feel brave and happy. Sudden
ly the sound of tho ak stopped and u
voice fell clear and sharp from aloft,
Brandy at once or can't 20 on!a
Luckily We had it, and sip or two
set him right; but, as he told us after
ward, so overpowering was the feeling
of exhaustion that he could hardly have
raised his arm or even remained much
longer in his place without the stimu-
liant, which fortunately was at hand.
AS we were at the moment half way I'D
perpendicular wall nearly 200 feet
high, with little but a narrow ledge to
protect us from frightful precipice be-
low, invite your readers to picture for
themselves what the consequences of an
accident would have been.- -Blackwood's
Magazine.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12
JOHN L PRAISES JIM.
But He Says He Doesn't Want the New
Champions Money.


New YORK, Sept. 12.-John L. Sulli-
van got back from New Orleans yester-
day afternoon on the New York Central
road, accompanied by Charley Johnston.
Just as the ex-champion reached the
gates the crowd of at least 800 that had
assembled began to cheer him. John
had not known exactly how the New
York people would receive him, and this
little noise of reception made him smile.
A second lator somebody proposed three
cheers for ''the greatest champion vet
known, and all hands responded with q
will. Sullivan now held his head up and
beamed on the assemblage as he never
did when winner. Policemen were
necessary to make passage through tho
crowd.
AT the Vanderbilt hotel John L. was
asked if it We're true that he had de-
clined the offer of Corbett to give him a
benefit. "Yes," said John, s'it is true.
guess that one defeat will not stop me
from going ahead, and want no favors
at the hands Of man who beat me. I
can get along without him. Corbett ia
a good young fellow, and he beat me
fair, but l don't want his servicei or his
money. Aint John l.. Sullivan yet?"
Sullivan took nap and then received
hundred or more friends who asked
him, in regular turn, how it was that he
came to be beaten A few had the nerve
to ask him how he was licked without
making return that he could call
good punch, except on Corbett's breast
oh" replied John to these questions,
al could not get near him. He had too
long arms for me. Why that young fel-
lows arms stuck out like the branches of
tree, and he can hit hard punch, too.
These stories about his being clever, but
having r. hitting power, are all rot. He
oan hit like - when he lands, and his
jabs are terrors, hard and fast He's all
right and will make big reputation for
himself"
do you think he will hold the cham
pionship as long as you dids' he was
asked
You can't tell about" replied Sulli-
van. II scarcely think that any man is
as clever as Corbett, but you can't tell.
There is one thing | can tell; that is that
the young man has bushel of thous-
ands right in his hands, which he can
reap within year or so, and, if he takes
chances in fight before the end of that
time he is - fool"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12
MENDOZA'S METHODS.
The Venezuelan Dictator a Yer
liable Tyrant.
HIS MODE OF RAISING REVENUE

He Conflscates the Gold and SiIve
in the Bank and Levies Heav,
Assessments on Rich Estates
While His Soldiers Plunder Pri
vate Houses-To Protect American
Interests.
PANAMA, via GALVESTON, Sept 49,
News comes here of a state bordering OF
anarchy in Venezuela. While the gov
ernment soldiers have been plunderinl
private houses in La Guayra and Cara
cas-, Dictator Mendoza has assessed the
estate of Guzman Blanco $3.50, 900, those
of Rojas Paul, Mamatos and Andruezs
Palacio 100000 each, Crespo $4,000,
Santa Ana $4,000, and other wealthy
estates proportionately.
He orders the confscation of the es.
tates and the imprisonment of the man.
ayers unless the amounts are paid at
once. He has robbed and closed the
Bank of Venezuela, taking all the gold and
silver in sight and compelling the di-
rectory to agree to print and issue to him
$5,OOO of paper money day.
The use of the telephone between Car
acas and La Guayra by anybody except
himself is denied, and he has suspended
passenger traffic on the railroad trains
and denies passports to people desiring to
leave the country.
Clearances are refused to foreign YES
sells, and they have been compelled to
appeal to the war ships for protection in
leaving port. The coastlng trade is en-
tirely broken up.
Bishops have been banished, churches
robbed and priests put in Jail. Altogether
there is reign of terror.
Mr.. Wallis, agS,lt Of English Lloyds,
has been put i'll Jail at La Guayra.
The Mails Plundered.
The mails from the steamer Philadel-
phia, instead of being taken to the post
office, were taken to Mendoza's private
quarters in the custom house and all
the letters-except those for Minister
Scruggs, Consul Hanna and Mr.. Bartle-
man-were opened. Later some of the
merchants received their mail.
1t is thought here that Postmaster
General Wanamaker, in view of the
anarchy which reigns, should instruct
the steamship captains to deliver their
mails to the American consul for distri-
button.
The postmaster at La Guayra says
nine-tenths of the letters are either de-
stroyed or detained by Mendoza, and
that all foreign papers are burned.
To Protect American Interests.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-Three Amer
lean men-of-war, with flag officer in
command, will be in Venezuelan waters
within fortnight. Admiral Walker
was notified by wire on Satur-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12

Thomas Henry Carriers rise in politics
to post that makes him manager Of the
Republican presidential campaign has
been extremely rapid. 1t is his beard
probably that makes him look older than
he really is, but he is only thirty-six,
and was unheard of outside of Montana
till he was elected delegate to the
Fifty-first congress.
Tom Reed, who has faculty for
making odd friendships with obscure
but talented young men, at once dug
up Carter, as a western congressman
described it. They We're together morn
ing, noon and night. 1t was owing to
Reeds friendship for Carter and the
prominence that it gave him that he
was chosen secretary of the national Re-
publican congressional committee
Buffalo Express.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
Nine Killed and Twenty Wounded on
the Fitchburg Railroad.


Boston, Sept IA terrible accident
occurred late Saturday night at tho
Watertown Junction, near West Cam
bridge Station, on the Fitchburg rail
road, caused by west bound express
train telescoping the rear car of tho
Waitham passenger train from Boston.
Nine killed and twenty wounded wero
taken from the wreck.
The passenger train was heavily loaded,
and had arrived at the junction, where
It was waiting for an east bound train to
pass before crossing the main track to
the Watertown branch road.
While the train was standing on the
main line the express freight, which had
followed from the Boston yard, crashed
into the rear car, crushing it into pieces
and Jamming its human freight beneath
the ruins. The force of the collision
smashed the front end of the boiler and
cylinders and the escaping steam added
horror to the situation of those already
imprisoned. The work of removing the
dead and injured was commenced, and
the station at West Cambridge was con-
yerted into hospital. whittier the vic
tins were carried. Many of those taken
from the wreck were terribly scalded in
addition to their other injuries.
The following is list of the killed
and injured by the collision SO far as
known:
Killed-S. j. Sullivan, so years old, a
pawnbroller of Boston; Leon o. Ray
mond, of Winchendon, brakeman on the
freight train; ]. Hudson, 81 years, of
Watertown, leaves wife and eight chill
dren; James Lane, of Watertown; John
h. Barnes, of Newton; Miss Retta Fey
ler, of Waltham; Benjamin Tuck, of
Waltham; Miss Margaret Adams, Wal
than; II. H. Mortified, Watertown.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12
THE sCoURGE IN HAMBURG.
Expectations as to Its Abatement
Not Realized,


Not Realized.
HAMBURG, Sept. 2.-Expectations as
to the abatement of the plague have not
been realized in the last two days. On
Saturday there were $40 fresh cases, or
81 more than on Friday, and 257 deaths,
or II more than on Friday. Yesterday
there were 70S fresh cases, or - fewer
than on Saturday, and 2s1 deaths, or "a
more than on Saturday. The number of
persons in cholera hospitals and barracks
on Saturday was 3,124, and yesterday
$3.50. A city physician says that the
average rate of mortality has been two
cases in every five. The official statis-
tics of the whole plague will be given
out by the municipal government.
The most conservative figures place
the number of cases up to today at IL, 900,
and the number of deaths at 1000. The
number of burials was 457 on Saturday
and 1872 yesterday, or so far in excess of
the number Of deaths that the city's
hospitals and houses are believed to be
practically free from dead bodies.
The want of food among workingmen's
families increase, and social democratic
organs call for gol 1nment loans to
alleviate it, They say that there are
10000 persons in Hamburg who are alb
solutely destitute, with hardly clothes to
cover them, and neither money nor food
from one day to the next. If help is not
forthcoming soon the social democratic
editors prophesy the city will experience
such desperation and misery as no city
has experienced since the revolution of
1S4S-49.
There is much curiosity to know
whether the sanitary officials have chosen
TO acknowledge that they have published
falsehoods OF to keep on publishing false
hoods. The agitation in Berlin in favor
of curtailing the state rights of Hamburg
has given new motive for concealing
the truth, and many influential citizens
have secretly advised the authorities to
minimize, in their report, the ravages of
the plague, in order that the imperial
government may have less excuse for in
terfering with the city affairs.
VIENNA, Sept. 12.-The Polish Corier
in Cracow says that lot of second hand
clothing from Hamburg has been re-
ceived at Jaslo without having been
properly fumigated on the frontier.
Similar carelessness of frontier officials
is responsible for the admission to Buda
Pesth of Hamburg rags which have not
been disinfected
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12

KANSAS CRY, Sept. 12.-The Lombard
Investment company of London, Phila
delphia and Kansas City. with head.
qu3rterS here, is ont something like
81, 600 by reason of the croQkediiess Il
some of its employees. Two Of these are
definitely known. One is Montgomery
Ii. Lewis, ex-auditor of the company,
and the other is II. Lee Russell, its ex.
treasurer. Both men are in Mexico,
conducting manufacturing business
there, and it is said that they defy ex.
tradition. The stealings have been going
on since 1880 When expert accountants
came on from Philadelphia last month
TO auttlt the books of the company Lewia
and russell suddenly disappeared. The
American Surety compsny is ON tbs
bond of the two men for $2OO. 600 n
VIII institute a most vigorous prosecu.
ton
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12

CHICAGO, Sept. 12.-Billy Myer, accom-
panied by his hacker, Alf Kennedy, and
his trainers and seconds, have arrived
from New Orleans. Both of Myers oye,
were encircled by wide bandages OF
mourning. Otherwise his face was un-
marked. Myer passed away most of the
time ON the way home snoozing in his
berth. He did not look at all gay and
clipper. Defeat had told heavily upon
him, but he is still full Of fight and
vigor, and anxious for another meeting
in the ring with McAuliffe Myer Is
confident that he can whip McAuliffe in
a finish fight, and will not rest until an
other match is brought about.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12

PrrTSBuRG, Sept. 12.-The executive
committee of the river coal operators
met at the Coal exchange Saturday and
decided to demand a reduction of one
half cent per bushel in the price of coal
mining. For more than year past the
river operators have been paying Q 1-2
cents per bushel. Hereafter they say
they will pay 8 cents only. The pro-
posed reduction will affect about 5000
men. The river miners refuse to accept
the proposed reduction, and this morn
ing inaugurated general strike. All of
them have within a few months been Or
ganized into the United Mine Workers
union. Their leaders say that they will
be able to make a strong fight. The
mines have been closed for an indefinite
period,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12
Mother and Daughter Asphyxiated.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 12.-Mrs. Cora
Targetta, widow, aged 80 years, and
her daughter Ethel, aged II, were found
dead in bed at 3 o'clock in the morning
at No. 20O9 Mervine street. -Four gas
burners were turned on at full head, and
the room was tightly closed to prevent
the gas escaping. The mother was
proof reader at the Times Printing House
ferer from neuralgia, and it is supposed
became insane through despondency in
imagining she had brain trouble. 1t is
believed Mrs. Targetta turned ON the gas
after tho daughter was asleep. She was
in comfortable circumstances, having
been left a snug income by her husband,
who died eight years ago.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12
wARRING IN EARNEST.
lslip Citizens Will Not Allow the
Passengers to Land.


Passengers to Land.
FIRE ISLAND, N. Y, Sept. 12.-Men
from Islip, Babylon and other points on
Long Island appear to have decided to
prevent by force, if necessary, the land
ing Of quarantine passengers. They defy
the governor and state health officers,
and claim that their common rights"
justify them in guarding Fire Island
from intrusion by people who may be in
fected with cholera.
They threaten to burn the Surf hotel
unless the attempt to use it for quaran-
tine station is abandoned. Twenty of
them have been sworn in as sheriff con-
stables, and they have over one hundred
assistants. The men admit they are
armed and declare they will not give way
to New York police or any one else.
Forty French cooks and walters, who
were sent down from the Hoffman
House, We're stopped at Babylon and
stoned. They are not permitted to EN-
bark for Fire Island
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12

New York, Sept. 12-It is announced
ct the Democratic national HEADQUARTERS
that Senator Hill will speak once during
the campaign and perhaps more than
once. The statement is made unofficially
that Senator Hill will open the campaign
In Brooklyn with speech this week, and
that he will speak in Boston on Sept. l5.
clans say he will meet Mr.. Cleveland
there.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12
Latest Returns from Vermont,

RUTLAND, Vt, Sept 12.-Returns have
been received from 23S towns out of a
total of 243. These towns give Fuller,
Rep, for governor, 3S.s42; Smalley,
Dem, 19,400; scattering, 1,635; Fullers
plurality, 19,442; Fuller's majority, H..
SO7. The vote of the five towns to
be heard from was in 1888 483 Republi-
can, 143 Democratic and 10 Prohibition.
Should they give the same vote this year
Fuller's plurality over Snalley would be
10, 732 and his majority 1902.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Sept. 12.-A number
of locomotive engineers have been trav-
cling over the Lehigh Valley division
the past week, learning the road. This,
il was learned today, was being done so
that in the event of strike the com
pany will be prepared to man every loco
motive if necessary. There is no deny
ing the fact that the company has been
quietly preparing for trouble for several
weeks, and is now in a position to force
the fight if the men refuse TO leave the
brotherhood
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12
The Deadly GnsoIinc Stove.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 12.-By the ex-
plosion of a gasoline stove at 1884 North
Fifth street, Mrs. Bella Zimmerman re-
ceiyed burns that will result i'll her death.
Aroused by The cries of her seven chill
dren neighbors rushed to the rescue and
subdued the flames, but too late to save
her life. The flesh dropped from her
limbs, her hair was burned to the scalp
and her arms from the wrists to the
shoulders were masses of great blisters.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12

LINCOLN, Neb., Sept 12.-About 0
o'clock, when the streets were crowded.
fairly well dressed young man, a
stranger who has been attending the
races and losing, smashed the heavy
plate glass window of Hallets iewelry
store with a stone, grabbed tray Of
diamond rings valued at 81 100 and sped
up an alley. A clerk and an officer
started in pursuit, but the robber out
distanced them. Several shots were
fired by the fugitive and the policeman,
but none of them took effect, and the
man escaped with his booty.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12
snecessrnI burglars In Milford

MILFORD, N. j., Sept. 1e.-Shortly be-
fore daylight two burglars broke into
the house of Elwood Williams, n retired
contractor, and began searching for
money and yaluables The noise awak-
ened Mr.. Williams. He tried to give an
alarm, and grappled with one of the
burglars, but was overpowered by the
two men and bound and gagged. The
burglars secured $3.50 in money, two
government bonds and a gold watch.
They made good their escape.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12

QUEBEC, Sept. 12.- The fire which
started in Bedleyyille, across the river
from here, spreatewith frightful rapid
ity. No less than 100 buildings were
burned within three hours. A man
named LIE France was probably fatally
injured by Il fall from window. The
people left homeless camped out. There
Is scarcity of food as well as shelter.
The loss will be about $50, 600.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12

Utica, N. Y, Sept. 1s.-Tho funeral
of the late Hon. Francis Herman took
place from st. Johns church, in this city.
The attendance of the clergy, members
of the bar and citizens generally was
very large. A solemn high mass of re-
QUEEN was celebrated by Bishop Ludden
in the presence of twenty priests. At
the close Of the mass Bishop McQuaid, of
Rochester pronounced solemn absolution.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-12
No Bail for Lizzie Borden.

BosToN, Sept. 19.-The rumored ap.
plication to the governor to have Lizzis
Borden admitted to bail is not likely TO
produce any results. Competent law
years say that the governor has no POWER
in the premises. The law puts criminal
prosecutions wholly into the control OF
the district attorney, subject to the ad-
vice and direction Of the attorney gem
eral and the action Of the courts. There
j. no 1oi, Known 10 precedent for the admission
under these circumstances, but it can bs
safely assumed that Lizzie Borden will
be faLirly and consideratelY dealt with.