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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22
Erie and Reading Roads in Normal STATE
WILL CANADA BACK DOWN.
That is the Question Aroused There by
the Presidents Proclamation.

That is the Question Aroused There by
the Presidents Proclamation.
IBy Telegraph to the Evening Journal.l
OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. 22.-President
Harrison's proclamation against Canada
is the sole topic of conversation here
The move was u. expected and viii likely
necessitate the early meeting Of the cabi-
net. viii Canada back DOWN. That is
the question everybody is asking each
other.
Although no official opinion can be
learned in the absence of various officers,
there was general impression that the
government, having taken action by de
clining to abolish the rebate of the canal,
tolls until the end of the season, win not
humiliate itself by acomplete back down.
Unsuccessful in the reciprocity negota-
tions at Washington il will be unwilling
TO adopt any course which, while repug
nant to the people, would assist the Re
/ publcans in the presidential campaign.
Work on the new canal at the
500 will be pressed forward day and
night. and but a year will elopse in any
event before it can be completed. The
newspapers are seriously urging the
government to pay the canal tolls fol
the Canadian vessels passing through
the 500 canal Many also are agitatinl
for a policy Of reprisals in Welland canal
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22
70 TIE WATERS EDGE.
THE STEAMER CHRISTINA BURN
Ed OFF PENNsoROVE.

Fire Destroys That Popular Excursion
steamer About O'Clock This Morning.
Deck Hands Have "a Narrow Escape
The steamer sinks After Belng Cut
Loose.
The excursion steamer Christina,
owned by the Wilmington and Northern
railroad company. travelling between this
city and pennsgrove with the steamer
Delaware aud run by the New Jersey
and Wilmington Ferry company, was
burned TO the waters edge this morning
ahou; o'clock while lying at the wharf
nt pennsgrove
The Christina made her last trip 60
pcnnsgrovo last night leaving this city
at p. m.. and tied up for the night She
was scheduled TO leave Pennagroyo ut
2 o'clock This morning
On the burned steamer were Captain
Joseph Forbes. Engineer William John.
SON. Clerk Howard Hyles. Samuel Flom
ming dockhaud. and Robert narvesiOu
fireman James T. Wood was not on the
steamer
About 10 a. m Ciork Howard Hyles
was awakened by the smoke and, in D
short tune. everyone else was awake
/ The namea which started from the
boiler soon spread rapidly add, IN a short
/ timo the boat was AL ablaze. The
men ON board stayed on the boat aud
/ thinking that the wharf would bc
burned. they united the ropes. and left
the burning steamer drift into the DeIn
ware
The men at once began to ight the
flames but seeing they could not eStin
guish them. they lowered the boats and
went TO the shore.
Everything on board The steamer was
lost. including theengines The steamer
continued TO drift down the river anc
sank after being totally consumed.
All Of the men On board had a narrow
escape from death
Clerk Hyles. while attempting to sub
due The flames. had his hair and eve
brows burned An of the hands wer
slightly burned They lost all OF thei
clothes, except what they wore.
The tug Taurus ran between Ponns
grove and Wilmington this morning
and will continue TO do so unit
another steamer can bee secured. Tia
steamer Delaware has been laid up foi
repairs but was brought ont this morn
ing 60 ply between the two points.
The steamer came TO this city abou
four years ago. She was then the "llenr
A. Haber" and was run by
syndicate ON the route TO penns
grove n. d.. aud as moonligh
excursion steamer lier first seaso
was unsuccessful and she was purchase
by the New Jersey and Wilmingto
Ferry company, which is backed by Oh
Wilmington and Northern railroa
company.
Tie steamboat was then emodelei
enlarged and called the Chris
] tina She has since then bee
very popular as moonligh
4 excursion steamer and was success o
B the Pennsgrove route. She carrie
about 250 passengers comfortably an
3 many Wilmington people win rememb'
] the pleasant moments spent on the littl
vessel
e The steamer Juniata, belonging to II
d same company. was also burne
on pennsgrove several years ag
e The fire started during the night and a
4 officers and crew had narrow escaI
- from death.
p The steamer was valued at $1,000
3 and was 1lj feet length over all and Il
3 tons gross
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22

lby Telegraph TO the evening Journal
LONDON, Aug 22.-rhe committee OF
the Melbourne shareholders Of the Mer-
cantile bank Of Australia reports that
the bank has been insolvent since 1889
70 also reports that Sir Matthew Davis,
the chairman of the directorate. made adj
vances TO various companies he promoted,
losing IS 600 i'm such outlays. 10 is
probable that the shareholders viii be
obliged TO meet deficit of e4iJ COO.
London shareholders largely bought
issues ot a premium Threats of criminal
prosecution are made against the chair
man and the directors.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22

SPRINGFIELD, O., Aug. CIV H.
Blee returned last night from a three
months trip abroad. and brought the
news about David Page. the New York
contractor. who absconded. He says that
after J. w BoolSwalter saw Page in Lon
don. and the fact was chroniclcd in the
newspapers, Page made a bee line for the
wharves and took a steamer for Buenos
Ayres. it is supposed because the United
States has no extradition laws with that
country.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22

The dag on the Masonic Temple in this
city Is az halfmast today as token Of
respect to ex-Chief of Police e. j..
Dougherty. who died in Philadelphia last
week Mr. Dougherty was member OF
Lafayette Lodge No. IA. A. +. and A. NJ 3,
of this city. He was. buried in Mount
Moriah cemetery, Philadelphia, this
afternoon with Masonic rites, by Wash
ington Lodge of that city. A number OF
Wilmington relatives attended the
funeral
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22
nrIdee TIoor LID La.l lYeeI..

Levy Court Commissioner Hickman
was interviewed today ON the matter Of
a new floor for Eleventh street bridge.
A morning paper stated that the VII
mimpton City Railway company would
extend its electric line beyond the
bridge after the new floor had been laid.
10 went further and criticized Commits
sioner Hickman for performance Of
duty The interviewer CLEANED the fact
that the new floor was laid last week and
teams were allowed TO pass over it on
Thursday night
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22
MooLOsKBY AND SHAN.
The Department Clerk Says That
Doueheriy Is Not Credit 60 the
catholic Church.

Douehorty Is Not Credit 60 the
catholic Church.
In an interview. published n the sun
day Star yesterday. "rhan' Doughcriy,
the Democratic renegade of the Fourth
ward charged Clerk Frank A. McCloskey
OF the stnte department OF elections with
using his influence against him when he
wanted to be n state detective. "Shan'
asserted That McCloakey told Governor
Reynolds not Go appoint him because ne
was n Catholic.
This afternoon am EVENING JOURNAL
reporter called upon Clerk MeClo8key at
the department of elections at Seventh
aud varket streets and asked him 10
ii Dougheriy's statements were true
"No. they are false In every particu-
lar. he replied 81 never spoke to
Governor Reynolds about the candidacy
of Mr. Dougherty, directly or indirectly.
Somebody must certainly have put
up q Joke on shan, and now he
wants 20 crawl out by attacking me. ]
did speak TO The governor Ia behalf OF
Mossrs, Wholen and ilurlock two re-.
putablo citizens well qualified Go iil the
positions
"Shan's' attacl. falls fiat as far as Il
was intended Co show that he was turned
down ON account of his religion, as one
of the successful applicants is of
the same faith lt would hp
highly improbable that / should
take stand against him because of his
Catholic filth. as ! am a Catholic myself
will say, however that 'Shan Is
not credit TO his church. lie
Is not good Catholic IL his re-
ligious principles are as elastic as his
/ political principles the sooner the church
and the party get rid of him the better
| n will be lnr lnih nrnnmilnlinnA
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22

Mrs. Mary Grinnage, wife Of Under
taker William Grimmage died at her
husbands home. l05 East Eighth street,
at 1915 last night. The cause
Of Mrs Grinnage's death was brain fever,
from which She had been suffering since
Thursday She was 3j years of age
The funeral win be held
on Wednesday morning. at II n. m. Drs.
Elbert Stevens aud Bullock were in
constant attendance upon the sick
woman.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22
TELEoRAPHlc BRIEFS.

The steamer Ems. from Bremen, arrived at
Now York today.
The steamer Spain. from London. and the
steamer MarcncO. from Hull, arrived az Ne"
York this morning.
One hundred and forty buildings have been
destroyed hy fire in the town ul Sontra' Ger
many. The loss viii be heavy.
The steamers Naasdem. from New York for
Rotterdam. and uiudcm. New York, for ANS
trriam. passed tle Lizard this morning
The Argentine Republic. Uruguay. Para
quay and the United Siatcs OF Colombia nave
conceded io FInncc ile "m0st favored nation
treatment.
Charles Vincent and James Welsh. two
conVicts. attempted 70 escape from sing SINS
prison. II. T.. az O'Clock this morning. ihe
guards fired on them, killing vincent ana
wounding Welch in the left leg.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22
CALAMITY IN JAPAN.
Great Destruction From
Earthquakes and Floods.
HOUSES AND MEN SWALLOWED.
A Typhoon RACES Three Days and Floods
Tokushimn one Hundred and Finy
People Drowned and eOoo Houses
Swept Away.

Toiushimn one Hundred and iifty
People Drowned and eOoo Houses
swept Away.
lBy Telegraph 60 The Evening jounall
SAN FNANciscO. Aug ~ The Oriental
steamship Gaelic. which arrived yester
day. brings details of enormous loss OF
life 10y typhoon, landslide and earth
quake in Japan. The tpyhoon ragged
three days at Tokushima and the town
was flooded One hundred and dfiy
people were drowned. 300 houses
swept away and $4,000 houses sub
merged
25.001 people are boing fed by tie gov
emment in Akoagun 300 people wcr,
drowned and 3. coo dwellings swept away
Land slips ON n mountain side ga Otum
era filed river and converted a valley
into a huge lake. No details have beer
received but the people had no warning
and many lives must have been lost
Near Tohushima a great hssure opcnoC
In the earth at the base of the Hog
mountains and swallowed up houses an,
I q hundred people Rumhlings We're hear,
/ for a day before the disaster The rum
blings sim continue agd the people have
/ fled TO the hills
/ From Okuynma come reports of terri
/ bly, disastrous Hoods Over g. 600 house
were submerged and 100 pcopl
drowned.
The Japanese police are searching io
two conspirators who sent boxes @
deadly explosives TO Count Okuma ana
two other members of the government
The boxes were represented as parcel
from friends but the strange handwrii
ing made the recipients suspicious Fac
box contained enough nitro glyccrine t
kin a dozen men. $50 arranged that an
encussion in opening the cover woul
explode a.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22
THRoWN Lon A SWING.

Robert a. Outten sustains Painful
Injuries while Attending Picnic.
Robert A. Outten, 20 years old. living
at Thirteenth and Claymont streets. fell
from n swing at the picnic grounds on
Saturday afternoon and sustained serious
injuries upon the head His face was
badly cut and several teeth were knocked
out. He was taken 20 his home ia an un-
conscious condition and did not regain
consciousness until today.
Dr. S. H. Manship was called In and
dressed the wounds He does not antici.
pate fatal results from the fall.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22
Tabouchcre's Friends Indignant at tn,
Queen.

lBy Telegraph tothe Evening Journall
LONDON, Aug. 22.-m consequence of
q letter from Labouchere stating chat
the queen had opposed his nomination as
a member Of the new ministry the Liberal
Radical association Of Northampton,
which constituency Mr. Labouchere rep
sents in the house of commons, has
issued summonscs to the other Radical
associations to join with it in an indigna-
tion protest.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22

lBy Telegraph to the Evening Journal
AsBURY PARK, n. j., Aug, 22.-James
J. Corbett telegraphed this morning TO
to the editor of the Evening Sun of New
York that he win accept the challenge Of
Ncfio ffrpv
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22
The German brothers the Opera House.

II is expected that Germans Minstrels
viii attract a large audience at the Grand
Opera House to morrow night The COM
pauy that the German boys have gathered
around them is n very large one, most of
them being young, full of life and eager
20 please. in n word IL may be said that
Gorman's Ministrels will go leaving a
host of friends behind them, as the COM
pany comes nearer being a first-class
minstrel show than anything that is
usually seen here.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22

lBy Telegraph 90 the Evening Journal.l
LONDON, Aug. 22-The dispute be-
tween the iourneymen tailors in England
and the masters regarding the matter Of
piece work. resulted today in the employ
ers locking out their men as a matter Of
protection So. 900 tailors are made idle
by this action.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22
al TlIInoI. coaI aIIne DI.a.ler.

lBy Telegraph TO The Evening Journal
PEORIA, III. Aug % The Wesley City
coal mine, across the river from this city,
caved in this morning. Several miners
are imprisoned in the mine. Arescuing
party Is at work.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22

T8I IoIoEINpH 70 Ill I.NUIIH- HulIII0I'I
WAsnINeTON. Aug. % 2-General
Grant, acting secretary Of war, today
approved the request of Governor
Buchanan Of Tennessee for cannon car
tridges, shell and canister and orders
We're telegraphed to the Rock Island, and
Illinois Central 20 forward the ammuni-
ton Immediately.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22

William Kay was before Judge Ball
this morning for drunkenness and was
fined 81. Peter and james Wertman,
John Comeeys and Nevin A. Clowney
were each fined s for being disorderly
Frank jackson was fined s. for drunk
enness. James Boyer and Pat Hession
were each fined 50 and Albert Curtis So
for being disorderly.l
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22

lBy Telegraph 20 the Evening Journal.l
PMI-, Aug % ---J. d. Washburn, United
States minister TO Switzerland, viii sail
from Havre for New York on September
10. Ii is reported that he will not re-
turn TO Switzerland
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22

McClosSey 4 Bro. having been awarded
the contract for building Epworth NJ e.
church, Dvward Bro have decided to
withdraw The cost win be $l2, 300
November /. The church itself viii be
completed according to the estimates on
February l5
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22
O'CLOCK
EDITION..

This edition prints full re-
orts of everything of local
nd telegraphie moment up to
D. M, giving the reader later
ews by two hours than any
ther Wilmington paper.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22
MATING FOR ORDERS
he Buffalo Strikes Fate in
Sargent's Hands.
BITTER FIGHT OR PEACE.

the Firemen Strike, Conductors, Engi-
neers, Trainmen and Telegraphers win
Follow suit-Chief TeIegrapher Thurs
ton studies the Trouble.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22

WATERTowy, n Y, Aug 22.-Gov-
ernor Flower left here for Albany this
morning at 9O5, his plan for a vacation
in the Adirondacss having been inter
fered with by the strike.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-22

A London Paper Denounces tue Ntfikcrs.
LoNDON, Aug. 22.-The Daily News,
commenting on the American strikes,
strongly denounces what it terms the
''barbarous and treacherous' methods Of
the strikers, especially the miners Il
says: ''rhose men are not entitled to
the name strikers in its ordinary sense.
They are not even insurgents. who re-
spect the ordinary laws of war. They are
destroyers of life and property No
wonder that public feeling throughout
America is aroused to a great degree
/ against these despoilers; and bearing the
circumstances in mind. we must make
due allowance for the substance and tone
of Governor Buchanans proclamation
We do not desire to see the rioter.
/ lynched, but it viii be an evil day foi
Democracy if such acts Of brutality
escape just punishment. p
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
LAWYER DISAPPEARS.
ae Accumulated q Library at the Expense
of His Legal Brethren.

Bristol, Tenn, September 6.-(Special.
The third young society man Of Bristol
has gone astray, and the citizens OF the city
look on in amazement and stupetactlon.
This morning j. Is. Shackleford, rising
Young lawyer, who came here from Rap
Dahannock county, Virginia, left the city for
the ostensible purpose of attending the bed
side of a sick mother, but in reality, so
it is now charged, to get out of town
whose lawyers he had feeced. For months
his library has been growing rapidly, and
Yesterday he had greater supply of books
than most any lawyer in Bristol 1t was
lust learned last night and made public to-
DAY that. while his library grew, those of
his fellow lawyers diminished The num-
Der of volumes he appropriated is about
$50. and the cost is estimated to be from
$3.50 to 81 900.
The society people of the city were
shocked to hear the news and refused TO
believe it until it was proven conclusively.
Shackleford graduated at the University
of Virginia, and belongs to one of the best
families of the state. He is a clever law
yer, and was building up a magnificent
practice. The methods he used in obtain
ing the books were cunning. He oblterated
the owners name and substituted his own
in a manner almost beyond detection. The
lawyers in the city will probably not prose
cute him.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
g:o7 ON A CIRCULAR COURSE.
Nancy Hanks again Breaks the Worlds Trot-
ting Record.

ting Record
ST. Paul, Mimi, September Nancy
Hanks has again broken the worlds trot-
ting record Calamity she shot round the
regular circular course under the guidance
of Ler owner, Budd Doble, and when she
passed under the wire the Judges
waved their hats and proclaimed that the
pretty mare had covered the mile Ill 2OI
flat The scene that followed was indie
scribabie. Turfmcn who recognized the tuu
significance Of the performance simply
went daft. 1t was a wonderful and very
unexpected performance. Previous to the
event bets were freely made that Nancy
could not do better than 2:10. 1t was q
regulation track like that on which she
trOtted at Chicago There were almost
$4,000 people present. Doble nodded on
the second attemp to start and the mare
flew up the track, making the quarter IN
81 1-2 She trotted so gayly and steadily
that the crowd cheerad wildly. Around the
turn she went and to the half in 1903 L..
Doble is now driving with all the skill he
has. and without a skip Marcy reaches the
three-ouarters in / "a 10 She entcrs the
last quarter at rafting gait, trotting
robly. Without break she enters the
stretch and the crowd watches with oateu
breath. The pretty mare keeps her feet
and approaches the grand stand with
the handsomest gait imaginable. Doble is
leaning forward and is giving her free
rein. She seems to know what Is expected
and settles down with the idea of increas-
ing her stride Like wind she comes down
the stretch passes under the wire and
moment later the official announcement
sends the crowd wild
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
FARM QUESTION BOX.
Various Sub ctson Which the Farmers A al,
InfOrmon.

A Reader, Augusta, Ga.--When and where
was the Farmers Alliance first started?
The organization first known under This
name in Texas, [ think about 1887
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
FARMS AND FARMERS.
SHORT TALKS WITH THE MEN WHO
GUIDE THE PLOJ.
Many Questions About tho Farm Answered
by the AGricultur"I Editor OF Inc
Weekly Constitution.

Please look ahead and send in inquiries early
ordinarily an answer may not be expected under
three weeks. Never request an answer by mall
the editor has time to spare for writing private
letters.
Never ask where an article can be had or the
price, Editors have no better sources OF informa-
ton about these than other people. The editor
has nothing for sale and is not interested i'll any
thing advertised in paper.
Questions of any character concerning the
farm will be cheerfuIly answered by the
editor of this department. Inquirers will
please make their questions clear and to the
point The editor of this department will
give all questions close research and will
give the readers of The Constitution the
benefit of any Information that can be OBJ
tanned on all questions propounJed
Address communications for this depart
ment to THE CONSTITUTION.
(Farm and Farmers DEPTH Atlanta, Ga
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
GOOD FARMING
How the Farmers in South Georgia Are
Making MONEY.

Cordele. Ga, September 9.-(Special.)-
Mr.. r. s. Middleton, of this county, is
WORKING a financial revolution among the
farmers of this section He l has this this year rear
ten acres in tobacco that has pald MN
about one hundred and htty collars per
He is now Offering to buy all the tobacco
at 500 per acre, whore the farmers VII
made it equal to his. He buys it in the field
and gathers and cures it himself. Our far
mers are being very much aroused over the
nnortance of diversifying their crops, and
there there viii be more fruit trees planted this
Won Hon. S. ". Covey, of Covey, Ga, had this
wear lis acres in watermelons which Melted
is not much danger in overproduction of
"Tatermeons if the shippers will be more
select in their commission merchants and
markets He says it took him three years
10 learn the business.