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Evening journal., 1892-11-26
GRACE IN THE TOLLS.

New NorlS's EN-Nfayor Charged With
Fraud by the Omcers Of Providence
BanlS-seelSing the Recovery of seO,-
600.
NEW YORK, Nov, 26. -Ex-Mayor Wi.
liam r. Grace is charged with fraud by
the officers Of the American Nationa
bank Of Providence The transactions
involving the accusation date back to
the time Of the Grant & Ward failure in
1884 There was deal in notes, from
which Mr.. Grace emerged with profit
while the bank sustained loss of $40,
600.
Suit has been brought by the bank TO
recover the money from Mr.. Grace, with
interest to date. Counsellor Frederick
r. Coudert, representing Mr.. Grace,
argued motion before Judge TruGx In
the Supreme Court Chambers yesterday
for an order directing the bank to make
its complaint more definite.
A paragraph about which particulars
were specially needed according to Mr..
Coudert. was ones declaring that at the
time Mr.. Grace had his dealings with the
bank he knew from surrounding facts
and circumstances that the representa-.
tions he made were false Mr. Coudert
urged that the circumstances within Mr..
Grace's knowledge at the time should be
specified
Intending to defraud the bank, says
the complaint, Mr.. Grace concealed the
truth and falsely reported to the bankers
that Grant Ward were prosperous and
solvent and making money out of gov
ernment contracts, in furthering which
the money derived from the notes was tC
be utilized. By the facts that he con
cealed and the fiction he spread he sue
ceeded in inducing the bank to purchase
two of five notes he had taken. Foi
these two $4,000 notes he got
$4,000
Judge Truax reserved his decision OF
the motion.
Evening journal., 1892-11-26
UP WITH THE GATES /
Turnpike Commission Decides That tho
Road Is Not in Proper Condition.

Turnpike Commission Decides That tho
Road Is Not in Proper Condition.
George s. Capelle, John r. Marr and
George W. Gray, the Philadelphia and
Wilmington turnpike commission ap-
pointed by Judge Cullen. met in Hon.
Charles B. Lore's Office Yesterday after.
noon and condemned the pike. Notice Of
the decision has already. been served upon
the keepers Mr. Capelle, speaking for
the commission, said.
owe want TO say that after the first
commission was appointed the company
went I'm and spent between $4,000 and
81. 600 in preparing the road for travel
The reason we decided to open the gates
was there were certain places in the
road that were not up to the require
ments of the charter
George A. Elliott, counsel for the turn.
pike company. says that the improve
ments will be made Speaking Of DR..
r. G Shortlidge's tax claims, he said.
"The turnpike company claims that
there is an immense amount of travel
over Market street in the Ninth ward
that does not 60 through the gates
Probably one out Of hundred vehicles
which cross the bridge pay toll. The
only way TO satisfy the people Of tn,
Ninth ward will be for the city TO con
denim the roads and pave the street tC
! the CITY line
Evening journal., 1892-11-26
OHIOANS VOTED WRONGLY
A THEORY ACCOUNTING FOR A DEM
OCRATlC ELECTORS MAJORITY.

Confused by an Amended system of Mark
ing. Voters Marked Only One Candidate
while Intending TO Cast Ballot for
the Straight Democratic Ticket.
CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 26.-It now
appears as though Ohio may have intend
ed to have gone for Grover Cleveland by
a slight margin. The state statistician
in Columbus last night completed the
election count upon individual presiden-
tial electors.
It shows that Lorenzo D. Vickers, the
Republican elector for the Eleventh
district, is defeated by James P. Seward,
whose name appears first on the list of
Democratic electors. Seward received
4O4, 115 votes, and Vickers 1929
1t is thought the reason why Seward
obtained so many more votes than his
Democratic fellow electors lies in the
Australian ballot plan in use in Ohio.
To vote a straight Democratic ticket
under this plan formerly. it was neces-
sary only to place a cross opposite the
name Democratic ticket at the head of
the list of candidates This year, owing
to the tendency of voters TO drop down
one line in their marking and designate
the name of the first candidate, thus
enormously voting only for him, the law
was amended to direct that the crosses
for straight tickets must be placed in
circles printed for that purpose at the
tops of the ballots.
1t was feared from the first that many
would neglect to comply with the new
regulations and would place their marks
at the side of the ticket at the top, think
ing to vote it straight. Stewards election
is taken as evidence that an error wa:
made by many voters in Ohio.
The abstracts of five counties have beer
sent back for correction and it is posi-
BILE that they may imperil two other Re
publican electors, L. NJ. Stark, of the
twentieth district, and Luther Allen, o.
the twenty-frst, whose margin of plu
rality is slight.
Evening journal., 1892-11-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. William II. Curren, OF 5l2is King
street, gave very pleasant dance party TO
her friends last evening.
-.All day services win be held IN the taber-
ntcle at Eleventh and Market streets tomor-
row, beginning at 9s0a. m
Rev. II. s. Dulaney married George Kates
and Cora y. Johnson, on Wednesday, at
kingswood NJ. r. church.
Services IN commemoration Of the con-
sccratiOn OF 81. JOhu's church will be held
tomorrow I'm tlat church.
Preaching will be conducted by Rev. A.
S. Allgn, of Crozier, In the Second Baptist
Mission tomorrow evening.
The Gould Social club was organized last
highland has secured rooms in the Morrow
building, 2ll Market street.
Court Stenohrapher T.. O.. Hardesty has
purchased n new typewriter and handsome
walnut cabinet for his office.
Rev Wesley Parker former presiding
elder of A. NJ. u. churches of this city, died
az his home in Philadelphia last evening OF
consumption.
Isaac Shockley, a colored man Of about
So years OF age, has been confined to his home,
5l7 Popler street. for eight weeks by cancer
of the stomach.
AT a meeting Of the members Of st. An
drews church last evening 10 was decided to
hold a mission in the church. begin ming, jan
uary and continuing ten days.
Religious services Of the seventh Day
Adventists win be held in the Red Mems hall
tomorrow at 2.30 p. m. Rev. $. j. hersun
Will preach on "Bible Conversion"
"A social tea was given by the members OF
the Y. ". g, T. U at their headquarters, 100
/ West Eighth street. yesterday afternoon. EX-
erclses hy the children Of the White Ribbon
kindergarten was the main feature.
Rev. Geoge Savory VIII othciate at l0.3)
tomorrow morning in the Reformed Episco-
/ pal Church of the Redeemer. His subject
/ will be "A Card 10 the Sleeping and at 7.30
in the evening Evidence from Prophecy"
The e. A.. h. posts OF Wilmington will
! turn out in a body tomorrow evening to hear
q sermon from Rev. b. +. Jester, pastor Of tho
First Methodist chnrch, Seventh street, near
| Walnut
Rev. A. Rittenhouse, the former pastor Of
| st. paul's NJ. l.. church. Will preach at both
services tomorrow, morning and evening
/ Mr. RiitenhOuse is now connected with the
/ Philadelphia conference.
The subject Of the sermon to be preached
by Rev. a.. p. Cabell, at the New Jerusalem
church tomorrow morning is ~ he sixth Com
mandment OF Marriage Love-" Tho lecture
in the evening viii be on He'll. a Provision OF
the Divine Mercy. Its Necessity and Its
4 Use,n
Evening journal., 1892-11-26
A Big strike Threatened.

CLEVELAND o., Nov. 90 The tele-
graph operators on the lines of the Big
Four are anxiously awaiting the ulti-
matum of General Superintendent Peck
concerning the demands made by them
on November /, It is expected that
Superintendent Peck and his division
assistants win hold conference
today in indianapolis to discuss the
situation and determine upon a course
Of action About 65 per cent of the
operators employed by the Big Four are
members of the Railway Telegraphers
union, and should the company fail to
comply with their demands a strike of
no ordinary dimensions is likely TO
result. II a strike is declared it is said
the engineers and conductors viii CO.
operate.
Evening journal., 1892-11-26
nenrr nnld shinment-.

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-All question as to
the destination of $500, COO in gold which
the Fourth National bank withdrew
from the sub-treasury was settled this
morning when the gold, upon order Of
Lazard Freeres & Co., was shipped
on the French steamer LaCham-
payne. Besides this unusual and
large shipment of gold today S436 500
in silver was also shipped TO England
upon the North German Lloyd steam
ship Saale. The silver which is in the
shape of Mexican coin and bars, was
shipped as follows: By James E. Ward
& Co., S136. GOO; Nesslage, Colgate q Co.
SIG. 300 Handy & Harmon. $i44, 900
J. w Seligman & Co, S54, 600 and La
denburg, Thalman q Co., $50, 600.
Evening journal., 1892-11-26
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

J. Hammond Dodd, of Lewes is in this city.
George " Shepherd, Of Maryland, is in this
city.
DR. o. w. Hooker, Of Aillville, is in this
city.
W.T.. Singles, Of Newark, is in this city
today.
William NJ. Folger, of Washing ton, is in
this city.
F. W, Curtis, of Newark. was in this city
yesterday.
Miss AdellaDI. Townsend was in Newark
yesterday.
r. T. Cochran. Of Middletown, was in this
city yesterday.
W. w. Hooker, Of Minville. Del, was in
this city yesterday.
C. J. vandegrift, of McDonough, was in
this city yesterday.
Miss Bertha Lewis, Of Dover, is visiting
friends in this city.
Frank Phillips, Of Delaware City, was in
Wilmington yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs K. NJ Cooper, Of Philadelphia,
are the guests of Frank E Smith.
Mr., and Mrs. y. Allen stockton, Of phila-
delphia. are registered at the Clayton House.
Mrs. E. L. Harris, Of Philadelphia. is visit
| ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank y.
smith.
Miss Maggie L. Eliason, Of Philadelphia
/ has returned home after a few days visit "a
/ Wilmington friends.
John p Giilis. Of New York, forme rly oi
/ ttis city. "a son Of the late Commodore ellis
is registered at the Clayton House.
Miss Name Welsh Of this city viii start OF
| Monday for Washington where she viii spcle
a few months with her uncle, Edward Welsh
Evening journal., 1892-11-26
BANK ROBBERS CAUGHT.
Three of a Gang Which Burglarized a
Tacoma Bank in Custody.

Three of Gang Which Burglarized a
Tacoma Bank in Custody.
TACOMA, Wash, Nov. 26.-Three of
the FIVE robbers who robbed the Rosslyn
bank of $4,000 September "a, were cap
tured yesterday in the Cascade mount
aims in the central part Of Oregon. The
prisoners have been fully identified by
the bank officials They gave their
names as Peter Malcomb, John Hunting
ton and Halstead Smith. They are believed
to be the same men who robbed the
banks at palles and LaGrande, Oregon,
during the past year. The three men
arrived at Arlington, Ore, yesterday in
charge of deputies of the Theils Detec-
tive Agency.
A posse is now in pursuit of the
balance Of the gang and expect to have
them in custody in few days. Some of
their confederates, composed principally
of cowboys. made an attempt to rescue
them, but failed
Evening journal., 1892-11-26
Readv for main Robbers,

DENIsOE, Tex, Nov. 26.-The officials
of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail
road have received what they consider
reliable intelligence that an attempt will
night, but did not occur. In view of the
expected hold-up a guard of ten armed
men has been placed on each passenger
train in the territory between Denison
and Parsons, Kas. Should the robbers
attempt to rob the train they will re-
ceiYe q WARM receDtion
Evening journal., 1892-11-26
a supposed pead rrnn DIes.

ESSEX, Ont, Nov. 26-It was learned
yesterday that Oliver Thornton died a
few days ago in Merritt, MINI. The news
created profound astonishment as it had
been believed here for nearly a decade
that he had been murdered ard that his
murderer had escaped the gallows Thorn
ton disappeared from this place ten years
ago A year later skeleton with a
bullet hole in the forehead was found in
lot near where he had lived Nobody
doubted that it was Thornton's skeleton.
John Kenyon was arrested and charged
| with the murder. But the circumstantial
av 'dence was not strong enough to con
vict him. Nothing has been learned
since that time to change the common be-
lief until Yesterdays report Of Thornton
death in Merritt.
Evening journal., 1892-11-26
THE COMET is COMING.

Professor Colbert Says 1t VIII Miss
the Earth by Fifteen Minutes.
CHICAGO, Nov. 25-If the comet is to
collide with this planet, the ceremonies
will be over by 10 o'clock next Sunday
evening. Professor Elias Colbert, who
is observing the comet closely, said last
night
IF anyone is afraid Of the consequen-
ces Of q collision with the comet, he
may reassure himself after 9. 45 Sunday
night. AS near as can be computed the
earth will be at that point in its orbit
which is crossed by the Biela comet at
o. 80 Sunday evening. It seems probable
that the comet is moving towards US,
and that it must cross the earths orbit,
but possibly not until some days after
the earth has got beyond the collision
point, if there be any,"
Evening journal., 1892-11-26
AT THE INAUGURATION.
The Tenth Ward Democratic Club Making
Arrangements to Go to Washington on
March 4.


The Tenth Ward Democratic Club Making
Arrangements to Go to Washington on
March 4.
The Tenth ward Democrats never do
anything by halves. In political con
test they always come to the front with
a majority which is joy to their friends
and bugaboo TO their opponents.
Now the Tenth Ward Demo cratic club
is going to Washington to see Grover
Cleveland inaugurated president
of the United States, provided,
Of course that the comet which
is now travelling at the rate of 750, 600
miles a day, does not strike in the neigh
borhood of the Weccacoe engine house.
In the first place they decided, several
days ago, that they would 60 Whether
they could get there was an after consid-
Grafton.
No allowance was made for the comet,
railway blocks, or anything else with the
exception of high hats, dark suits, and
canes. If the railroad companies do not
do their duty and furnish transportation
so much the more for the railroad, and
the club members will make the pilgrim
age on foot-for they are going to Wash
ington to see Grover Cleveland inaugu-
rated.
More than that, they are going to take
large number Of their friends with
them, and for the purpose of ascertain
ing just who is going, meeting will be
held in Weccacoe Hall on Tuesday even
ing. II the comet strikes the earth in
the meantime the meeting will be held
under the spreading oak tree on the tai
end Of the fiery monster if the Wecca
coe company is unable to put the thing
ont
Evening journal., 1892-11-26
HAM AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
Philadelphia Negroes Sue IT. J. Stout
For Refusing 60 Serve Them in His
Lunch House.

Philadelphia Negroes Sue IT. J. Stout
For Refusing 60 Serve Them in His
Lunch House.
Henry J. Stout, who keeps the Dairy
Lunch room at S27l Market street, has a
suit upon his hands. all because he re-
fused to allow colored men and women
to be served in his places Of business.
Stout has two places-one here and a
much larger one in Trenton. N. J. The
Wilmington end he runs himself. His
tather-m. law, Mr.. Sherherd, deals out
sandwiches to the hungry inhabitants of
the seag girt desert Of New Jersey.
Last evening n party Of colored jubilee
singers from Philadelphia contributed TO
the gprogram rendered by the Young
Mems Christian association in Trenton.
After the entertainment they went TO
Stout's restaurant and ordered supper.
The man in charge told them that they
could not be served as it was against the
rules Of the house to serve meals 10
negroes
The jubilee singers became very indig.
nant but the man in charge remained
obdurate. They threatened suit He
told them to go ahead, and they left and
went TO a la Eyers Office
An EVENING JOURNAL reporter called
upon Mr.. Stout this morning and asked
him what he had TO say about the suit.
81 have only this TO say-that when !
have TO wait ON a negro / win 20 out OF
business | do a white trade. On sew
eral occasions Wilmington negroes have
tried the same game and made the same
threats, but they don't scare me at ALL
If necessary / will engage a lawyer and
spend every cent have against the
negroes who have begun this suit.
Evening journal., 1892-11-26
WATCHES ON A FORFEIT

Frank Bohlcn, of the warren, Has Won
Two Gold Time-Pioces without
Trouble.
Frank Bohlen, Of the Warren Athletic
Club, one of the cleverest boxers in this
city, has received two gold watches
within the last ten days without being
obliged to compete.
James Genoa, of the p. A. $. c., was
matched to box Bohlen at the recent
musicale given by the club. and on the
evening of the contest was overweight,
Bohlen thus receiving the prize on for
felt
Wednesday night in this city, Genoa
aud Bohlen were TO have met at $40
pounds but the Philadelphian again
showed that he lacked courage, as he
failed to come TO the weight, after being
increased five pounds. J. G. Rogers OF
tho r. A. S. c., was then substituted in
order that the Warren club men would
not be disappointed, but Bohlen declined
to meet the new aspirant. even after the
management agreed to offer an additional
watch to the winner.
Evening journal., 1892-11-26
COSTA RIGA FLOODED.
Vast Volumes of Water Cover
Hill, Valley and Plain.
LIVES AND PROPERTY WIPED OUT.

The Foundations of Mountains sapped
and Enormous LandsIides Choke Ra-
vines and Bury Fertile Land Under
Rocks and GraveI-Planters Suffer
Heavy Loss-A Revolutionary Move
ment Feared.
PANAMA, Nov. 26.-The republic of
Costa Rica continues to be swept by
destructive floods such as have never
been known within the memory of the
present inhabitants. Not only have many
lives been lost and much property de-
stroyed, but the face of the landscape is
being changed in many places by the
vast volumes of water precipitated upon
hill and valley and plain. The founda
tion OF mountains have been sapped by
the floods and enormous landslides have
filed ravines aud covered fertile levels
with rocks and gravel.
At Pascura great body of detached
soil. 300 feet deep and about a mile wide,
is moving glacier fashion, but at the
rate of about a mile an hour, toward the
river. The vast mass is kept iu motion
by the food which impels it and the
waters of which are partly mingled with
it. Forest trees are crushed and the
fertile surface of the soil is erased by the
advancing mass
A number of remarkable accidents
have happened in connection with this
tremendous Landslide. A telegraph en-
gineer named Mercade and a lineman
were carried Gcwn toward the river on
the bosom of the great Landslide. They
were mingled with a stream including
many tons of clay and boulders and
every instant it seemed as if a rock
would come crushing into their heads.
On they were borne and the vast mass
went tumbling into the swoolen river,
sending up great waves and a mass of
spray which engulfed them as if in
Niagara. But they both kept their
senses and managed to struggle to the
surface and finally to scramble out as
the commotion of waters subsidized
Much sadder was the case of an Indian
woman, who from her post of labor on
the hillside saw her children carried
away by the avalanche and as they disap.
peared ran and tried to plunge into the
mase to save them, but was prevented
by her companions.
Hundreds of the natives have seen
their homes wiped out and their lit le
patches of cultivated land obliterated,
while many planters have seen coffee
plantations which it took years of care
and capital to start utterly destroyed.
Laborers have struck work on account
of the danger and it is rendered all the
more difficult for planters to save what
remains of their crops.
Dry weather is necessary for the
coffee crop to be successfully harvested
in order that the coffee may be spread
out on the ground.t to dry. This weather
therefore means an enormous loss botl
to planters, to business men and to the
revenue.
Freight is delayed at San Jose ant
everywhere throughout the country
there is paralysis of commerce.
Politics continue in feversh and un
settled condition and a revolution ap
pears imminent. Owing to the greaf
destruction of property and the large
number of people who are ruined and on
of employment it is feared that multi
tudes made reckless by misfortune
would be willing to join revolutionar.
movement.
Evening journal., 1892-11-26
venezuelans Ind ienant Oyer KIiJares
Escape.

NEW York, Nov. 25.-The Red D line
steamship Caracas arrived at quarantine
late last night from LaGuayra, Vene-
zuela. From one of the passengers it
was learned that the feeling against
Captain Chambers ON account Of his re-
fusal to deliver Ex-Governor Mijares Of
Caracas over to the authorities. is still
very bitter. 1t is not thought likely
that Venezuela win demand an apology
from the United States inasmuch as the
point of international law raised by
Minister Scruggs seems to be well taken.
The amicable feeling Of Venezuela
toward the United States is in no way
impaired
Evening journal., 1892-11-26
LIE NAV ooRoNER BUsY. :.

Three Cases In One Day Was the Record
of Yesterday and as Many verdicts Re-
turned.
The new coroner, Joseph H. Kirk, and
his deputy, James J. Fox, are beginning
TO feel the responsibility of their posi-
tions Within the past three days as
many cases have been reported at their
Office A strange feature is that every
case so far has been that of colored
person, aud three of the total, four, have
been children.
William Arthur Johnson, n 4-years. old
colored child was burned on Wednesday
evening at AO4 East Front street. The
child's grandmother had gone out a few
minutes 10 neighbors house and left
the child alone While she was out the
child began playing with the fireplace
and its clothing caught fire. When the
parent returned the child's clothing was
In flames. She ran TO It's assistance and
succeeded in eXtinguishing the flames
but, not before such injuries had been
inflicted that it died from the effects
Deputy coroner James j. Fox went to
the house and made an examination. He
issued a certificate of accidental death
from the above cause
A colored still-born child was found
buried near Stanton yesterday. The
child was that of a woman named Jordan
Coroner Kirk had the body exhumed and
last night jury rendered a verdict ac-
cordingly.
j. Wesley Brown. an aged colored man.
went to bed after eating two "hearty
Thanksgiving meals Thursday night
feeling as we'll as ever and enjoying the
recolectious of the days feasting His
home is in South Wilmington at A and
/ Townsend streets. When the rest of his
family awoke yesterday morning, Brown
did not appear and search
revealed him cold i'm death upon
his little bunk upstairs. Physicians
were hurriedly sent for, but when they
arrived they simply told the terrified
household that the only thing to be
done was to notify the undertaken and
coroner. He had evidently died between
2 and o'clock. Deputy Coroner Fox
summoned jury and an inquest was
held at the late home of the deceased ct
o'clock yesterday afternoon and rendered
o verdict of 'death from natural causes
Evening journal., 1892-11-26
Artist Mad Drinc.

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Alexander II.
Wyatt, probably next to George Inness
the greatest American painter of land
scapes, is dying Of softening Of the brain
at the age OF So, in the apartments ad-
Joining his studio in this city. He had
been in poor health for many months but
only a few days ago took to his bed,
where he now lies unconscious. He
tried TO paint little on various subjects
lately but the painting was like that Of a
child-the art was all zone
Evening journal., 1892-11-26
A Tesas aIurderer nanged.

GALVESTON, Tex, Nov. 26.-George
Freeny, colored, was hanged in Franklin
yesterday at o'clock for the murder of
his step-son, John Robertson. The ac-
cused was convicted on circumstantial
evidence. He was too poor to hire a
lawyer and the court appointed an at
torney for defence who agreed with the
prosecution that the prisoner should
plead guilty, the prosecution to recon-
mend life Imprisonment. To everybody's
surprise Freeny refused to plead guilty.
A jury was impanelled and the prisoner
convicted and the death penalty as
spssed