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Evening journal., 1892-11-05
A VICTORY FOR MERCER
The Ex-Premier's Trial Results
in a Verdict of Not Guilty.
QUEBEC EXCITED OVER THE CASE

A Remarkable Demonstration In Honor of
the vindicated Statesman When the Re
suit Became Known--The Jury Only Con-
suited for Few Minutes.
QUEBEC, Nov. 5.-The famous trial Of
tx-Premier Mercier and NJ. Pecaud re-
suited last evening in the vindication and
acquittal Of the accused. Such public eX-
element as has been generated over this
case was never before witnessed here.
Ex-premier Mercier and NJ Pecaud were
charged with having defrauded the prov
ince Of 100000 and a savings bank Of a like
sum. The jury retired at 5:45 p. H. On
their return ten minutes later the clerk Of
the court first challenged the jury in
French. "Non coupable," replied the
spokesman. Then the clerk challenged
the jury in English, the spokesman reply
ing, mot guilty"
Not Guilty.
After Mr.. Belleau had finished address
ing the jurors Judge Wurtele made his
charge to the jury, which was very favor
able to both Mercier and Pecaud He adj
vised them not TO take any cognizance Of
the first count in the indictment, viz, for
having conspired to defraud her majesty,
as It was clearly proven that the so called
Langlais contract was in reality no con-
tract at all, as il was not signed by the
lieutenant governor. Consequently the
government, not being bound by that con-
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IrI.h-Amerlean ReruhlIcan..

NEW YORK. Nov. 5.-One Of the largo-
meetings Of Irish-American Repubhcm
ever held In this city occurred last night o.
Cooper Union. The large hall was filled q
its utmost capacity with an enthusiast
crowd. who cheercd the names of llarlisl
and Blaine 90 the echo. Minister Patri
Egan, J. j. Finerty, Of Chicago, and hou
John Brennan, of Iowa, spoke.
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Rnssln,s nirrcst crnisrr.

ST. PErERsnURG, Nov. 5.-Russia's lar
est ironclad cruiser, the Rurik, has h,.
launched In the presence of the czar a,
czarina.
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The Betting I'm New York.

NEW York Nov. 5.-There seems to hav,
been a lull in the betting ON the result
the election. Either the plungers hav
been surfeited or the opposite waves of con
fidencc have met and expended their folc
upon each other. The bets ON the geuc
result remained even, but few being made
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Desperado christie lIined.

TAHIEQUAH, /. r., Nov. 5.-Ned Christi,
the notorious outlaw, who killed Dm
Naples, United States officer, has be.
shot His cabin was surrounded by siyt,,
OF the bravest men of Colonel Yoe's cor
mandy He refused 20 surrender and W.
shot to death.
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A nliIIionaire Disnnnears

NEW YORK, Nov 5.-Charles Gin, mil
lionaire African mine owner has mys
teriously disappeared When last SEE
three days ago he had in his possessio.
nearly S250,OOO Gill is filty-cight yea.,
pld and a cripple, having TO use orutches.
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Tmentr-one 90 plled -.

CHfIIIcoTuE, o., Nov 5.-There was O.
big wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio
Twenty-one cars were piled in heap
William Chambers, brakeman, was crusle.
fo death
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General strlke IN New orlenns.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 5.-The Amnlga.
mated Council Of New Orleans Trades Tn.
ions ordered a general strike for today to
secure a recognition Of unionism
Evening journal., 1892-11-05
IIrl 80 AprLIcArIoNs.


NOTICE., JOHN c LAYERY, HE
~ tenant and OCCUPANT Of the house situ-
ated at 40. 10l Madison street. in the Third
ward In the city Of Wilmington. county OF
New Castle and State OF delaware, in
compliance with the requirements Of the
acts Of the General Assembly in such csst
made and provided. do hereby give notice
that shall apply ia writing TO the ourt OF
General Sessions OF the Peace and Jail de-
livery Of the State Of Delaware, IN and for
New Castle cOunty.on Monday the 81 day Of
November. ls9 r. being the next term OF said
ourt for "a license for said house. as an inn OF
TAVERN for the sale ther I'm of intoxicating
liquors In less quantities than one quart. 10 be
drunk on the premises and th- following re-
spectacle tizens of said ward, at least O., eive
~ whom arr substantial freehOlders of said
ward. recommend the said application. viz.
lanes Clark, Patrick Dillon,
James A. Xiegler, Thomas J. Bennett,
Vim. Freema N IN. w. Cooper,
iohn Mclaughlin. James II Fuhr,
Thomas whitten, homas Duffy,
Ric ard lawles, Henry Witsil.
VIM. NJ. Gedling. James Grant,
Benz Davis. Daniel Mckenney,
James. Burns, Thomas Il. Kane,
Michael j. Hamilton, Fritz Messing,
ID. w. yncn. Samuel X. Cloud.
J. NJ. Grimm. Michael MalOney,
j. =. II. Fuekel, Patrick MalOney,
ID. +. Leary.
JOHN c. LAvERY.
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Took n Dose NJ r.,p5,nnD,

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5-Abrahnm Y
Green, real estate dealer Of this city, ~
found dead in Oakland, having commit
suicide with laudanum.
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10 Flrht nsmnn nirnn.

CAIRO, Nov. 5.-Major General Forester
Walker, commander i'm chief of the Egyp-
tian army, accompanied 10y his staff, has
started for Suakim TO take the field with
his forces against Osman Digna.
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The Homestead Murder Trials.

PITTsBURG, Nov. 5-On Wednesday,
Nov 10, tlie trial Of the Homestead strikers
for murder viii begin, Sylvester Crichlow's
ease being the first
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The nlrgc.t Pnr.e -.

NEW York, Nov. Bob Fitzsimmons,
the pugilist has agreed TO fight Hall at the
Crescent City Athletic club, New Orleans,
for purse of $4,000
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A Woman Burned 10 Death.

BANGOR, Me-, Nov. AIRS Thompe
Dunton was burned to death last
Her clothing tooA fire from a lamp.
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PERSONAL

AERIFn fAuifS SEND ir CENTS
vi for "lnfallible SaicguarQr ono medicine.
40 deceptiona just what you ~ ant. LADIES'
BAZlAR. Kansas City. Mo.
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ALnm,er WHO rnrred

BosToN, Nov. 5.-John f. Butler. a we.
known lawyer, is on trial charged wit
forging his mothers name 20 checks.
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Jadre collier Dead.

ATLAxTA. Nov. 5.-Judge John Coli
dead. lie was. one Of the pioneer citiz
and very prominent here.
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Harry 4. Thomas 4 Cos
Repair watches and iavgeirv. Ena Marte.
Evening journal., 1892-11-05

Harry q. Thomas q Go.
repair watches and iewclry. H9 Market 81
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AN ADDITION

To our stock of FOOTWEAR interests
everybody when we state that the ad-
dition is not only handsomer than any
thing we ever had in stock. but the
prices are lower than ever before. Drop
in and look at our Patrol Hook lace shoe
for men, only $115 Our extra wide
Hook lace and Congress shoes for fat
men at SO and 81 so. Rubber boots
shoes, heavy and light weight, to fit and
suit everybody.
Evening journal., 1892-11-05

The chairman shall first examine and
call off the ballot, and the poll clei ks
will tally the same. The chairman will
hen pass it to the minority inspector,
who will examine and pass TO a United
States supervisor and he to his colleague
who shall after taking the vote for Com
gressman, pass 10 90 the third inspector
who has charge of the second box, who
will deposit the ballot in said second box.
JAMEs 5. DOBB,
CHARMS I. TroMAs.
THOMAS c. DOUD
O.tober IS 1892
Evening journal., 1892-11-05

The Head of the Executive Committee o
the Empire State Tells what the Resuis
Of Thorough Canvass Made Under Hss
Direction would indicate.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-09-10
MOONS OF MARS.
How Dean Swift Accidentally
Hit on a Scientific Fact.

Iu speaking of Mars one cannot help
remembering the extraordinary verif-
cation of a statement made about it moro
than $50 years ago. Readers OF Swift
will recollect that Captain CULVER, after
his adventures with the LilliputiauE,
went to IA flying island inhabited largely
by astronomers. III this voyage Gf
Gulliver's to Laputi the following is the
imaginary description OF what it's mag
mary astronomers saw.
They have likewise discovered two
about Mars, whereof the inDermOst is
distant from tho centre OF the primary
planet exactly three of its diamCters, aud
the outcrmOsG five, the former revolvcs
il the space of ten hours and the latter
in twenty ono and Il bali.
Now, compare this passage, which was
published III the year 1927, with the an
nouucement in the scientific journals of
August, 1877, that two moons did exist
and had just been discovered By Professor
Hail Of Washington, with the great
equatorial telescope. The resemblance
does not even end here, for Swift was
right N describing them as very near
planet and with very short periods and
if the actual distances and periods are
not exactly those OF Swft's description
they agree with it in being less than aDy
before known in the solar system. 1t i,
certain that Shere could no. have b Gu
the smallest ground Tor a suspicion of
their existence whom Gulliver's Travels
was written. AID tue coincidenco-which
is pure oiucidence-certaiuly APP
proaches the miraculous Tennysou was
wrong, then, in speaking OF The snowy
poles of moonless Mars" though it does
still remain moonlcss to all bat the most
powerful telescopes in the world, for
these bodies are the very smallest known
in the system. They present no visible
discs to measure, but look like the
faiutest OF points OF liz ht, and their size is
only to be guessed at from their bright.
ness. Professor Pickering has carried
on an interesting investigation of them
His method depended in part on getting
holes OF such smallness made in plate
of metal that the light coming through
them would be comparable with that of
the Marian moons in the telescope. l.
was found almost impossible to command
the skill to make these holes small
enough, although one of the artists en-
ployed had already distinguished him
self by drilling hole through a fine
cambria needle lengthwise, SO as TO make
tiny steel tube of it. When the dill
Guilty was at last overcome the satellites
were found to be less than ten miles in
diameter and just impression, both of
their appai ent size and light, may be
gathered from the statement that either
slightly corresponds to that which would
be given by human hand held up and
viewed from distance of four hundred
miles!
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-09-10
Social Grades.

Two fashiOna6iy dressed shades with
coronets upon their. heads were hurrying
heavenward. When they reached the
gates st. Peter questioned them sharply
as to their good deeds or cer.,.il. THY
answered -cl"' = hat they had spent
much time Summing. He hestated
some time before opening the gates, but
finally unlocked them and the two shades
squeezed through.
They had advanced but few Step
recording angel was writing up his books
He also asked them for their record OF
good works. They again described the
stunning adventures, and. how they bad
oven worn out all their old clothes slum
ming so faithfully.
You will have to break your record if
you 90 any further in this world, said
the angel.
How can we? We gave up most OF our
time in Lent to the slums.
The angel touched a bell. Front,
said he. An angelic hall-boy instantly
responded.
Ask Mrs. Smith to come forward.
The shades glanced at each other, as
pleasant faced unfashiouabIy dressed
shade appeared,
Do you know this WOMAN? asked the
angel. and on his lips the word woman
sounded like "queen."
The shades shook their heads and
whispered together.
Do you know them? inquired the angel
OF the questionable shade.
They were once my neighbors, quietly
answered the shade, but they did not
speak to me.
Why not? asked the angel.
was not in their social grade, said the
shade gently.
Why did you not speak to Mrs. Smith?
inquired the angel. The fashionable
shades hesitated. Ithuriel, said the
angel to an attendant, touch them with
thy spear that we may detect false God
and know the truth.
Ithuriel touched the shades with the
spear and they at once spoke the
truth
She was not in our social grade and we
could not associate with her.
How could you expect Mrs. Smith to
advance to your social position ofculture
unless you helped hei? inquired the angel.
Iou are shutting her out from knowledge
and where can she learn except from the
grade above hel? She cannot advance,
and you cannot advance, until you reco-
gniZe her and teach her.
l think We have come 10 the wrong
place said one of the fashionable shades,
we expected to meet some of our friends
of the Four Hundred here.
They are down below, said the angel.
noise of loud, shrill voices fell upon
their ears, and voice said: Just fawncy,
Lady Moneybags Grandecourt and the
Duchess of Dirtywater have gone to
heaven! Won't they find it dull.
Come, Geraldine, said the other shade
hastily, let us go below; this is not the
place for US, and she hurried her
friend away saying: Dear Lord Grande-
court will be SO pleased; he Was always
telling me to go to hell!
Her voice was drowned in the shrill
greetings of the Four Hundred, whose
loud chatteriug even the thunders of
shoel could not subdue. Brooklyn
Times.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-09-10

IiUtRef T1Shy
the offer that's made by the pro-
prlctors Of Dr. Sagc's Catarrh Rem
edy. Risky for them. For you, if
you have Catarrh, it's a certainty.
You're certain to be cured of it, or
to be paid $500. That's what they
offer, and in good faith they cure
you, or pay you, no matter how bad
your case, or of how long standing.
Butts it so much of a risk L?
They have medicine that cures
Catarrh, not for a time, but for all
time. They've watched it for years,
curing the most hopeless cases.
They know that in your case there's
every chance Of success, almost no
chance Of failure.
Wouldn't any one take such
risk with such medicine?
The only question is-are you
willing TO make the test, if the
makers are willing to take the
risk?
If so, the rest is easy. You pay
your druggist fifty cents and the
trial begins.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-09-10
Catarrh IN New En- gland.

Ely's Cream Balm gives satisfaction to
every one using it for catarrhal trouble.
G. h. Mellor, Druggist, dorchester,
Mass.
l believe Ely's Cream Balm is the best
article for catarrh ever offered the pablic.
Bush & Co., Druggists Worcester,
Mass.
An article of real merit &C. =. Alden,
Druggist, Springfield, Mass.
Those who use it speak highly of it
Geo. A. Hill, Druggist, Springfield,
Mass.
Cream Balm has given satisfactory
results. w. p. Draper, Druggist, SPRING
field, Mass.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-09-10

IF 70 RACK
Oryou are allr .t-s~
iLf ~ AN \
-S
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-09-10

Josh Billings says: Whenever find a
real handsome woman on age IN the vim
mems right business, then am goin' to
take mi hat under mi arm and jine the
procession. Josh needn't be in any hurry
to look tor his hau. The rsal handsome
woman never has any occasion for that
kind of bust: ess.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-16

His Heroism Saved the Crew Of the
Schooner Avenger.
HALIFAX, N. s., Feb. 10. "A thrilling
story of the rescue Of the Prince Ed
wards Island schooner Avenger comes
from st. John, NF. The vessel was
driven on the rocks twenty miles below
st. John in binding snow storm.
Murdoch ellis volunteered to swim
ashore with life line. There were in
the sea number Of barrels Of oil, swept
from the vessels deck, and impeded and
hindered by these ellis could not obtain
hold upon any point on the shore
which was composed of PERCEPTIONS
rocks, and was obliged to give It up. He
was drawn back on board the vessel,
where he rested abont an hour. Then
he tried again. This time he was sue
cessful. Getting his hand into hole in
the rock he drew himself up, and by
catching points of rock he succeeded in
climbing to spot on which he could
fasten a line.
Then be drew ashore larger line, and
BY means Of this the captain and crew
all got safely to shore. ellis had moth
ing on him but bis drawers, undershirt,
socks and pair Of slippers. In this
scanty clothing, hhtIess and. shivering !,
he had ID walk about five miles to the
nearest lighthouse.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-16
REWARDS roR nIBLE READERS.
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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-16
chllean vlctlms. Biz CIalms.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16. - The statede-
partment will in few days get the for
NAL claim Of the twenty-fonr sailors on
the Baltimore who were wounded in the
streets of Valparaiso. Their combined
claims foot up 81 ,3O5, 900. The largest
sums are demanded by John Hamilton,
sailor, and Jeremiah Anderson, coal
HEAVIER. They apply for $3.50, 900 apiece.
Hamilton has three bad wounds, and
declares that there isapiece Of Chilean
dagger in one wound that refuses to
heal. Anderson is disabled by several
wounds, the most serious being in the
lung. Other claims vary from $40, 900
to S30, 900.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-16
The Memphis murderer.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 10. ~ Alice
Mitchell was brought into court yes
terday while her lawyers argued to be
allowed to inspect the letters written by
her to Freda Ward, and other letters
which the attorney general refuses to
show. They assert that those letters are
material towards showing Miss Mitch
ellis state of mind before she murdered
Miss Ward. The Judge will pass on the
question this afternoon. There is d
rumor that Miss Mitchell attempted to
commit suicide, but her father denies
the report
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-16

The impecunions and worthless
Count Won Butcher annuls the divorce
proceedings Of his wife, former
Brooklyn girl, by dying. simulta-
neously with this announcement comes
the news from Berlin Of the engage
ment Of Miss Knowlton, another
Brooklyn girl, to Count Serstorpff. So
it will be seen that, although death
may kindly step in and relieve Ameri-
can society Of count, some other
blooming count is ready to step in and
al the vacancy.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-16
THE ROAD is NOT ron SALE.

The committee of the Taxpayers AS
ISOLATION, which considered the sale Of
the Western Maryland Railroad, has,
by the compilation and publication of
its report, done the city real service.
AS far back as two years ago, when
there were intermittent publications
from anonymous sources against the
road, The american showed that the
work Of President Hood and his asso-
: eiates in extending the line and its
connections had added or reclaimed to
baltimore fully seven thousand square
miles Of important business territory,
including a large part of Southern
pennsylvania. The facts were SO clear
that the attacks ceased.
Of late, however, we have seen this
great property for it is great prop
erty assaulted and harassed by a Sc
ries Of ridiculous offers, and misrepre-
scented by a lot of irresponsible rumors;
and we are glad that such an impartial
organization as the Taxpayers Asso-
citation has had the public spirit and
fairness to investigate the case, and
give the real facts to the public. Their
report shows how rapidly and enor
monsly the road has increased its bust
ness; how its tonnage in eighteen
years has multiplied fifteen hundred
per cent, and how, with its recently
acquired connections, it is Just begin
ming prosperity that will entirely
eclipse all its past showing, and enable
it TO resume its interest payments next
July. We look upon the upbuilding
of the Western Maryland as oneof the
the best achievements in modern TAIL
reading; for it has been done by con
lstant energy, by fine ability, with ex-
cellent economy, and without a single
scandal or a solitary charge Of extrava-
gance or misdirected expenditure.
The eagerness Of the woufd-be pur-
chasers is in itself-a proof Of the value
of the road. We are for Baltimore
and her interests first and ali the time.
We know that the city, under the pre-
sent management. gets the full benefit
Of the roads operations. We know
that its intrinic, worth is constantly
growing, and that all this growth
means larger prosperity for the city.
Baltimore has money III this road, and
the money was placed there by popular
vote, and II w9ulabe supreme folly FOR
the city 70 forfeit rs interest and It's
opportunity just at time when its
holdings are becoming valuable. Fur
ther than that, sale Of the road may
mean the diyerting of all the trade
which was secured BY such hard labor
and which means hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars to our people.
From no point of view would the
sale of the road be wise at this time
b altinsore american.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-16
do senate and Iionse.

"a WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Amon the bills re-
ported in the senate were the urgent de cheney
bill; to authorize the entry of lands chiefly val
uable for stone undler the mining laws: appro-
priating Sl5,o0l,0DJ to improve the Mississippi
river. LIP the house Mr.. Mc8flIin pre- sided,
Speaker Crisp being again indtsposed The
bill extending the port OF Ogdenburg. y. y,
was agreed to. The resoiution\ instructing the
committee on agriculture to report the effect
Of the present tariff law ON wage workers was
passsd BY vote Of IL TO 2, Republicans hot
voting i
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-16
Cotton Factors Demand security.

= = s'NghHAtsIHNA Est9GtAINNys
SAVANNAH, Ga, Feb. 16.-Cotton fac
tors here have begun advancing money
TO planters, this date being several weeks
behind previous seasons. Planters have
asked for as large and in some cases
even larger advances than in past years,
showing an evident intention on their
part to either maintain the average pre-
viously planted or to increase it. Fac
tors are refusing this increase Of ad-
vances, and are demanding security even
from those with whom they have had
satisfactory relations for years, and TO
whom they advanced money in past
years without this precaution.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-16
sarah Althea Missing.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 49, Steps were
to have been taken yesterday to have
Sarah Althea Terry taken to an asylum.
but she has mysteriously disappeared
and there is no clew to her whereabouts.
She was at Editor Culbreth's house. and
she stepped out at o'clock in the morn
ing, saying she Was going for a walk
and would not leave the block. Before
Mr.. Culbreth could get ready to follow
her she had got out of sight and no
trace Of her was to be obtained.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-16
Civil war in Khartoum.

LONDON, Feb. 10. According TO ad-
vices from Egypt, civil war is raging in
Khartoum and vicinity. Cherif the
claimant of the khalifate, is said to
have been victorious in some battles
against Abdallah, chief Of the Baggara
tribe. Kassala is reported depopulated.