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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02
A NAPHTHA TANK ExPLoDEs.
Fire ON "a Wrecked Train Spreads to a
Tank with Fearful Results.

[By Telegraph to the Evening Journal.1
SPRINeFIELD, o., Aug 2.-On the
Cincinnati division of the Big Four road
thirteen loaded freight cars were wrecked
at Cold Springs, four miles west of here,
yesterday afternoon At o'clock last
night the wreck, saturated with napththa
from leaking tank caught fire from
some ones pine
Railroaders, quarrymen and spectators
from this city to the number of $50 were
working and standing around the
wreck. The flames spread to a naphtha
tank, from which tiny stream of oil
was squirting There was a terrific eX-
plosion and the naptha tank shot in
the air The burning oil was showered
around and over thirty-fve men were
burned, four fatally.
Those four are Tom Haines, quarry
man. John Haines, quarryman; Ernest
Wilson, quarryman; William Crane, Big
Four section hand.
The others badly hurt are Frank Lie
bold, NJ f. Evans, Frank Dennis. L. S.
Wells, A. thinner and L w. Liebold,
railroaders, and Lemuel Shockey, JacB
Tobin, Samuel Collin, William Crane, w
Kennedy, James Ford and William
Kurtz, quarrymen
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02
YOUNG IN TAg eusINgss.


Everybody knows that Ferris Giles, the
young Market street Republican is fight
ing Gallagher for the nomination for
Levy Court Commissioner from the Sec
oud district, embracing all of Whining.
ton north of SiXth street His candidacy
Is no longer secret IL leaked out when
he flooded the town with his cards. and
has been gradually leaking ever since
OF course. his friends are pushing
him for the position There is not "a can
didate ia the field who is not being
pushed by "admirmg friends Bat 10
Is safe to assert that Ferris Giles is not
being pushed any harder than any OF
the others ln fact, it is a ease of put
ting ones own hands ON the seat of ones
own trousers and pushing ones own
self
Giles like his father. evidently went
into the field without consulting the Fed
eral Building Ring. Being young and
enthusiastic. he could not see the J. J.
Gallagher stone wall in front of him.
Like a charging bull, he has shut both
eyes. and. with head down. is making "a
dash that will bring him 10 his knees as
soon as he strikes the wall
For several weeks Mr. Giles has been a
red hot Republican, of the visiting kind
| He has been attending every ward
meeting with q regularity that surprised
some of the puuctillious ward Republi-
cans. He has made little speeches
grown white IN the face, knocked at the
knees and tremhled in every limb as he
expounded great Republican truths Mr.
Giles has astonished everybody by the
profundity of what he did not know
about politics One of his strongest
points was Ia knowing where everybody
lived and what everybody had done, and
openly expressing himself thereon.
Mr. Giles has not confined himself Ga
white mems meetings. He has blonmcd
like an Easter lily at the meetings of the
black man. where lac astonished the
natives by his open utterance.
Several evening ago he attended d
colored mems meeting on Forty foot
street, a small thoroughfare on the west
side The meeting was well attended
A negro orator harangued the crowd
He said
"FELLER CiTIzENs-My vice am fuI
YOU ter pay yer own taxes an git ye
own receipts l noes white man wo
hab got all de blank tax receipts locke,
up in his fah-proof safe Any niggal
wot don vote as dat man vans him ter
, Noh siN hp i'N,iP'i an "NA'i"" AN N"'I
git marry vote
IL known that man. broke In Candi
date Giles His namo is John Blan
and he lives on Madison street.
Mr.. Giles. said the orator. you hn
let yoah tongue run away wild yoah hed
Jes let me give you bit of good deyic,
fur you am young in de business kee
yoah eyes an eahs open am yoah mou
shet %
There was a roar of laughter. Tn
orator resumed his address At the frs
favorable opportunity Giles left the room
and shook the dust of Forty foot sire,
: from his sandals
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02
a eoLIcE oEEIcgR suEEgRs.
Patroiman WIFI, Has Fractured Bone
nemnAed Ilrom Ills Nose

iatrolman WIFI. Has "a Fractured Bone
Removed Prom His Nose
,patrolman Walter Willis has Just had
nn operation Performed on his nose In
a Philadelphia hospital, which is
keeping him off duty About one year
ago, while at work in the yard of the
jackson and Sharp Company, he was
struck on the side Of the nose with a
heavy piece of timber.
AZ first it wss thought that nothing
would arise from the injury, but recently
the nostril became so inhamed as to rem
der breathing very hard. At last the
nostril entirely closed up, and he deter
mined TO have an operation performed on
IL. He went to Philadelphia last Monday
and bad Il examined.
10 was then found that the blow he
had received had fractured the bone and
that this was the canse of his being una
bic 60 breathe through that nostril.
The bone was successfully removed
and the officer is doing as well as can be
expected. lie suffers constant pain and
will not report for duty until ne xt Mon
dnV morning
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02
FAST OF THE NINTH OF ALB.

The Doleful Day OF Disasters in the
Hebrew Church Generally Commemo-
rated To-day.
The Jewish population of this city is
to-day commemorating the worst disaster
in the history of the Hebrew people
They celebrate by fast and this fast is
known as the Black Fast. but better
known as the Fast of the Ninth of Alb
The Fast opened last night at sunset and
will continue until tonight at sunset.
Among the disasters marked by the
day are the capture of Jerusalem at the
hands of the Babylonians, in the reign OF
Zedekiah, its later capture by the
Romans, by the army of Titus,
who burned the Holy Temple, and
what is especially important at this cele-
bration, the expulsion of the Jews from
Sham by Ferdinand and Isabella, which
happened it is said on the very day that
Columbus set forth on his voyage Of
discovery
Many other calamities are also com
memorated by this fast. which is one Of
the most mournful in the calendar of the
Jewish church The last service was
held by the rabbis at 10 o'clock this
morning
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02
AN UNKNOWN SOY KILLED.



About o'clock this morning an
unknown boy was found dead ON a side
track ia he Westward. About fifteen min
utes before the body was found an en-
gine was engaged in shifting cars and it
is supposed that the unfortunate lad
lost his life in attempting to board the
train
His right leg was cut oil above the
knee and his right arm was horribly
mangled. The boy wore brown
pair of checked trousers with a
dark coat an outing shirt and a
nearly new pair of shoes. In his
pockets were found a cigar makers knife,
some tobacco, a handkerchief and an old
sock His body was removed TO the
morgue, where it now awaits identified
tion.
The boy was about Is years old, has
blue eyes and light hair He also has
two very prominent front teeth.
Coroner Sparks has summoned jury
and will hold an inquest on the body
Go night at 8 o'clock.
Until 3 o'clock the body was still at
the morgue. awaiting Identification. The
boy is supposed To have lived in Balti
more. and had beaten his way TO this
city. When here it is supposed he sat
down on the track and fell asleep.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02
The MCGOWAN FUNERAL.
A Military Procession with Music and
Forty Carriages.


Forty Carriages.
William McGowan was burird this
morning from his late home. No. 723 Pine
street. The Knights of st. Lawrence
and Catholic Legion of which Mr.
McGowan was a member. attended the
funeral in a body and the marching men
were headed by Hyatt's Military Band.
Mass was held in ST. Marys church and
interment was made in the New Cathe-
dral Cemetery.
MCGOWAN had worked for % years in
the p, w & b. car shops as painter,
during which time he never lost day at
his post Of duty. He was upright and
temperate in his habits and a faithful
member of St. Mary's Church. His fel
low -workmen, wearing badges, also
marched in the procession this morning.
Father DeRuyter in his sermon at St.
Marys Church this morning, said I:
"William McGowan's reputation is one
that anybody would be proud of He
was aways the same. happy and ever
ready to help a fellow-citizen. The
funeral procession in which there
were nearly forty carriages was
the largest that has gone out from this
parish for about twenty-eight years.
Three brothers and one sister survive
the deceased.
The surviving brothers of the de-
ceased are Alexander the saloon-keepeI
at Third and Lombard streets Joseph, a
painter at the car-shops, and John, an
engineer running between Philadelphia
and Washington, who are all well known
/ citizens of the east side
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02
SENATORS DENoUNcE PlNKERToNs.
The Detective Investigation Resolution
Discussed in the Upper House.

lBy Telegraph TO the Evening Journal
WAsHINGroS Aug. The Vice Presi-
dent laid before the Senate to-day the
much referred to Pinkerton investigat ion
resolution, which had been twice report
ed from the Committee on Contingent Ex.
penses and referred back and twice sent
to the committee on Education andLabor,
coming back on each occasion in modi-
fed form. In its latest phase 10
was reported from the committee
on education in much condensed
shape from the original pefer resolution,
and provided for special committee OF
seven Senators to investigate the origin
of the pinkerton force and the uses to
which they have been put.
Mr. Sherman opposed the adoption of
the resolution at the PRESENT. time
and in its present shape This mat
ter had already undergone investigation
by an impartial committee of the House
He thought the investigation should be
made by a standing committee II,
also hoped that it would 60 over till tn,
next session. He was in sympathy Will
the movement against the employment OF
armed forces outside of the law
Mr.. Palmer Dem, I'D hoped Tia,
investigation would be ordered III,
believed the country was not aware OF
/ the extent to which these organization
existed. Mr. Palmer entered into a
/ denunciation of the Pinkertons and sim
liar organizations They were responsi
BILE neither TO God nor man. and ought
to be treated rs enemies of mankind
Mr. Vest hoped the investigation
would be undertaken He has stronl
feelings in the matter
After liberal discussion by other mem
bers vote on the resolution FOR the in
vestigation of the labor troubles at Home
stead resulted in the passage of the roso
| lntinn
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02
coNeRessMEN GETTING TIRED.
= Conference Held to Bring an End to
the Deadlock.

= Conference Held to Bring an End TO
the Deadlock.
lBy Telegraph to the Evening Journal.l
WAsHINGToN, Aug, 2-In the House
to-day. several recesses were taken up to
/ o'clock. Then after flibustering over
the Worlds Fair question, the House
at 1.4O adjourned until to morrow.
An informal conference on the situa-
tion in the House was held in the Ways
and Means committee room this after
noon, with a view to arrive at some sat
isfactory settlement About sixty mem
bers We're present, Mr. Dockery Dem.
Mo- presiding
The matter was discussed in all its
phases and several propositions were sub
mitted, including a direct vote on the
World Fair item at this session i'm sep
arate bill, divorcing it from the appro I
priation bill
The chairman appointed a committee
Of ten Democrats, five Democrats against
the fair appropriation and five in favor
of it. to consider the matter and report
to a future conference The committe is as
follows: Against the appropriation, Bank
head (Alal McMiilin Crenn) McCreary
(ky) Culberson (Tex.) Cummings N. W.
Favoring the appropriation. Williams
Qn) Durborrow Qll) Fellows a. ~
Reilly Pa) Shively Qnd.) All absentees
are TO be requested to return. There is
no possibility of a direct vote being
reached to-day
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02
RAILWAY INNOVATION.

a Series OF Free Concerts 60 BE Given in
Donahocs Grove, Under the city Rail-
way Company Management.
The management Of the Wilmington
City Railway Company has taken an ad-
vancod step IL now proposes to give its
patrons an oppor unity TO 60 out Of town
on It's lines and enjoy themselves. free Of
all cost beyond the regulation i've cent
fare
IL is with this object in view that the
Shellpot extension Is being laid aud
that beautiful stream and its environ
ments thrown open to the public and
not only thrown open, but made easily
accessible In few weeks It
will be possible for a man TO take
his family out into the country and
spend pleasant day or evening along
the Shellpot for the nominal cost of
street car fare
Il is the idea of the promulgators of
the movement TO make an attractive
park at the end Of the Shellpot branch,
and prettier place could not have been
selected II is a beautiful stream, shaded
by magnificent trees, with gushing
springs and habbling brooks dashing
over the rocks in every direction. lt is
an ideal spot in which to spend a warm
day, and has often been selected as the
subject of sketches and paintings by
well known artists.
The arbitrary bearing of the Park Com
missioners keeps the company from gain
ing access TO the most beautiful part of
the Brandywine Park and thereby de.
/ prives those for whom the
park was designed from seeing
ils beauties without undergoing
much Inconvenience and expense. TO
1 the public in general the upper part of
! Brandywine Park is practically inacces-
/ sible Such being the case, the Shellpot
extention will doubtless be appreciated
and patronized by many who are unable
TO take long and extensive trips TO see
less beautiful sights
The first practical experiment in this
line will be made tomorrow evening
The company has secured Donahoe's
Grove, on the Riverview line. until the
extension TO the Shellpot, is com
pleted At s o'clock tomorrow even
ing the full First Regiment Band
will give free concert, discoursing
it's choicest numbers. Extra cars
will be placed upon the line and every
precaution will be taken TO take the
people there and bring them back as ex-
peditiously as possible IL the weather
Is inclement the concert will be deferred
until the next clear evening lfthe public
shows It's appreciation these free concerts
win be given at stated intervals. The
concert tomorrow will simply be TO feel
the pulse of the public.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02
clTY DETECTIVES RETAINED.
Charges Against Patrolmen Continued.
The Ex-Chiers Bill.


The Police Commissioners met last
night. The resolution offered by Mr.
Lawson at a former meeting to dismiss
Detectives Hawkins and Hatton for
drinking while on duty, was brought mp,
but was lost.
The charges against Officers Finn,
Carpenter and Lorrigan for using undue
violence in making arrests, were brought
up. A number Of witnesses stated that
they saw the officers kick and use obscene
language toward a crowd of boys on a
certain occasion, while they were arrest
ing them. The charges were continued
until the next meeting to allow the
officers TO make their statements.
Ex-Chief Blackburn presented COM
munication asking forS40 due him as back
salary. The matter was referred to the
city solicitor Mr.. Lawson objects to the
bill as it covers the time when he was re-
leased from service until he resigned.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02
INTeREsTINe RulLDINe NoTEs.
Federal Building Bids To BE Opened To
morrow.

Federal Building Bids To BE Opened To-
morrow.
At 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon pro
posals for building the superstructure
of the new Federal building at Ninth
and Shipley streets viii be opened by W.
j. Edbrooke, supervising architect
of the Treasury department. Among
the local bidders are Lendeman
Brothers, Calvin l. Swayne, A. s.
Reed & Bro. and Patrick Fahey.
The Builders Exchange directors met
last evening After an informal talk in
relation to the proposed new building 10
was decided by the committee that final
action should not be taken until next
fall
Bids for the new Epworth NJ T.
Church to be erected at Tenth and Lom-
the house of Mrs Sarah A. Morrow will
close this evening.
The plans for the mortuary cha pei 70
the Delaware State Hospital at Farm
hurst have been completed The build
ing will be 12xlj feet with three vaults
in the rear, each vault measuring feet
4 inches by feet inches. The post
mortem room will be as large as The
chapel proper The building viii be one
story high with pitched roof and gables
The bids will close tomorrow afternoon.
Plans are being prepared for the new
building to be erected to replace th'
building on East Sixth street, now use,
by the city tax collectors, Board of edu
cation, city auditor and city treasurer
The proposed building will cost S20 900
of which sum the Board of Education u
TO pay $1,000 The dimensions will b
jS by 90 feet, and three stories high
The Police Commission may have il
quarters there
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02

Joseph Dixon was before the Munich
Court this morning charged by Mrs.
Elizabeth pinkham with assault and
battery on her Dixon is employed by
Mrs. Pinkham as a barber and yesterday
she went to the shop on East Front
street and found Dixon drunk. Sac
demonstrated with him for being in that
condition around her premises, when he
became angered and struck her in tine
face. The blow partly stunned her and
badly discolored her face. She swore out
a warrant for his arrest and the result
was a fine of $25 and costs and a SEN
tence to spend two months in toll on The
stone pile
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02
HIS SUMNER JAuNT.
General Secretary King VIII Go to the
Mountains.

General Secretary j. r. King and fam
lily will leave this city tomorrow morn
ing for Mountain Lake Park, Nd, where
they will attend the conference
of the Young Mems Christian Association
now in session. After that they will
spend the rest Of the month at Pittsburg
and Kittanning, Pa.
The reception committee met last eve
ming and made arrangements to have
some member of the committee at the
rooms each night in the week during
the absence Of the general secretary.
The Board of Directors will meet at
s o'clock this evening
Physical Director William E.
Hoffman will have charge of services
at Association Hall on Sunday afternoon
The theme viii be Biblical Arithmetic "
The topic will be division.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02

A pitiable case was heard before Judge
Ball this morning Mary Walraven, an
industrious woman, with her face badly
discolored, appeared her husband VIII
liam Walraven, whom she charged with
assault and battery on her, IL seems
that the couple often have quarrels over
Walraven's habits and. during one yes.
terday. he picked up a chair and hit her
i'm the face with it besides beating her
with 1is fist. In consequence Of his
brutal act the judged sentenced him to
pay a fine of $2j and cost and serve four
months at hard labor.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02
SHIELDS ELECTED PRESIDENT.

Weccacoe Fire Company Parade az New
Castle and Atlantic city.
Last evening the Weccacoe Fire Engine
Company, No 8, elected Dennis S. Shields
president to succeed William Il. Green,
resigned Chief Shields, who was vice
president. is succeeded by N. r. Conway.
The company signifed its intention to
take part in the parade to be held at New
Castle on October Is An invitation from
the Atlantic City Fire Company 20 take
part in the parade at that place on Sep
tember -, was accepted
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02

mated AsaociatioA Ask the Court to
Appoint Peace Tribunal-O'Donnell i'm
BethIehem-Frick is Anxious to Forsake
His Room for the ONCE.
[By Telegraph to the Evening JournaLl
PITTsBURe, Aug. 2-The first case
to come up in the Criminal Court this
morning was that of the anarchists,
Bauer and Knold. When Attorney
Friedman presented his petition asking
that they be admitted to bail, Judge
Ewing said: 81 take it for granted that
the court has grounds on which to hold
these men, but as there is now no possi-
bility of death resulting / will fix the
bail of Bauer and Knold at $1,000.
The prisoners remained in the dock
while Attorney Friedman and their
friends went in search of bail, which they
will doubtless secure.
Attorney w. J. Brennan, for the
Amalgamated Association, will this morn
ing present to Presiding Judge Ewing
the petition he has prepared for the
appointment of a voluntary trade tri-
bunal for settlement of the Homestead
strike The petition reads:
Whereas, a serious dispute exists at
Homestead between the Carnegie Steel
Company, Qimited) and their en-
ployes, in which force has been
resorted to, and the peace
and good order of the community violated
and is still further threatened therefore,
the subscribers hereto, citizens of Ale
gheny county and of the said judicial dis
trict Of the United States, being the
number thereof Of employees and with the
qualifications required by the act known
as the voluntary trade tribunal act Of
1888, for the settlement Of disputes in
the steel trade, pray that license shall be
issued for the creation Of such tribunal,
conditioned upon the assent and agree
ment of the necessary number in writing
of employers, as required by the said
act
Sixty-seven names of steel wOrkmen of
Pittsburg and Homestead are attached.
The names of the two men certifying to
the petition are George f. Rylands and
John Hulse, both of Homestead.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02
olDoNNELus MOVEMENTS KNOWN.
He is Believed TO BE Inciting Strike at
the bethlehem Works.

[By Telegraph to the Evening Journal.l
BETHLEHEM, Aug, 2.-Hugh ODon-
nell, the Homestead leader, was recog-
nized yesterday afternoon at the Union
Depot here. He was joined by two mill
workers and a long conference followed.
It is rumored that O'Donnell
was in Allentown and Catasaqua
Sunday. It is believed that he
is working among the iron opera
tors in the Lehigh Valley and that his
mission here was to get the worlmen in
the big Bethlehem Iron Company
plant to strike. Shortly after ODon-
nelIs two conferees left him, a detec-
tive Of the Pinkerton agency alig hted
from North Pennsylvania train and
followed in their wake.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02

Chairman Delaware Clark, Of the Board
of Trustees of the Poor, told an EvEN-
INa JOURNAL reporter this morning that
the report of the House Committee,
which stated that an inmate was threat
ened with typhoid fever, was unfounded.
The case developed into dysentery.
There is no typhoid fever in the building.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02
RorrLE cAsE Posr PoNEp.


a Charge Against a Iuttunwood street
Belle Dismissed.
The case of the state VS. Norris Korn-
grove charged with illegally using
registered bottles belonging TO Peter
Elmer, was called before Magistrate
Sasse last evening The defendant was
represented by II. c. Turner, who asted
for and secured continuance until to-
morrow evening Mr. Elmer was repre-
scented by Walter II. Hayes.
The magistrate dismissed the charge
of disorderly conduct against Sarah
Mason, colored, a Buttonwood street
belle.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-02
THE SARATOGA MEETING.
Fair Time Made on the Third Extra Rae
ing Day.

IBy Telegraph to the Evening Journall
SARATOGA, Aug. 2.-Third extra day,
track fair.
First race. mile and sixteenth. Addie
B, 1: B Million, ?; Freezer, 3. Time,
500
Second race. six furlongs. Stonenelll1 I;
DR.. Hasbrouck ,; Toano 3. Time l.l34 -
Third race, mile and one sixteenth,
Headlight l Bullfnch , Margherita 3.
Time 1.51.
Fourth race, FIVE furlongs. Nick 1 ;
Robusta ,; Bertha b., filly 3. Time, 1,O2