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Evening journal., 1892-10-24
Incidents of the DnY.

It was reported yesterday that George
Russell. colored, had been shot in the
hand during the Republican row but it
proved TO be from cut, he having put
his hand through a window pane.
The special train for Middletown stop
ped here on Saturday night TO take on
Sheriff Simmons as the guest of the Re
publican First Voters club.
The New Castle wooden mills resumed
operations this morning after u two days
vacation.
A communication sent to the EVENING
JOURNAL correspondent yesterday states
that James II. Paynter, teacher and
leader Of the Silver Leaf band, had de
serted his organization and will hereafter
wear the stripes and buttons of the
Mount Vernon band of New Castle
under the leadership Of Professor Hard
ing.
Evening journal., 1892-10-24
SHOTSSUCCEEDS
The Pistol Figures Promi-
nently at a Negro Rally.
ONE DRUMMER BADLY WOUNDED,

A Gang of Young colored Men who At
tended Republican Meeting Afterward
Rent the Air with Cries, Oaths and
shots-Democrats BY the Hundred ON a
Trip-Jenerson House Changes Hands.
NEW CASTLE. Del. October, "a
The colored first voters of Wilmington,
gay and uniformed company, came
over here on Saturday night from viii
mington in two special cars and with
the Harmony Fife and Drum Corps
paraded the town, advertising the
cnlored Republican meeting in the Red
Mems Hall. The Mount Vernon band
headed the Republicans Of this city, and
several Harrison and Reid followers
lighted red fire as the negroes passed. AT
the mass meeting w. r. Davis, an in
telligent colored man Of Washington,
spoke to an appreciative audience. After
his polished address resolutions were
adopted agreeing that the movers would
have nothing TO do with the "lndepen-
dent" movement believing it only "a
scheme of the Democrats TO reduce the
Republican majorities
Directly after the meeting a chaotic
curses and abusive language was all that
could be heard above the yells and,
worse. laughter. Finally the Whining.
ton visitors became too Clip with the
girls and New Castle resented Then the
crowd surged clear across the street and
TWO shots were fired. womans screams
attracted an officer and an EVENING
JOURNAL reporter to the scene, where
tarltF ..F
found George Bailey, of Wilmington, one
of the players in the drum corps shot
through the mouth. The first shot had
missed its mark, but the second haC
entered his right cheek. ploughec
front teeth torn out. While the negro
was lying in his sweetheart's arms, botl
of them praying and swearing alter
nately, the blood was streaming over botl
Of them and painting his drum delicat,
crimson hue.
An this occurred while the Whining
ton contingent was waiting for the TO- S(
train TO pull in, bound for Wilmington
Firing continued while the negroes
waited Il was learned that the engin,
of the accommodation train had iumpe,
the track at Battery tumtable anC
anolucf engine uhu peeh leleBlhpnee
fox Then the negroes renewed thei
scrapping. The new engine. No As, wa
delayed in the West yard at Wilmington
for over an hour, but when it got ava,
from there. the engineer brought it Il
this city in 9 minutes. The first engin
had been righted, however, and was abl
TO take the train to Wilmington. Whei
the FIRST voters reached home their head
were wrapped in their pocket handker
chiefs.
Evening journal., 1892-10-24
Reported Sale Of tho Jefferson House.

Hoffman the present tenant Of the Jeifer-
son House had purchased from ex-State
Treasurer Herbert that handsome hotel
property both exterior and interior for a
large sum Of money IL is said that
Mr. Hoffman viii make many changes
and remodel the hotel throughout during
the coming winter. The Jefferson House
is one of the oldest hotel properties in
the city.
Evening journal., 1892-10-24
areat pemocratIe Turnout.

Two bands and $50 Democrats went
from this city TO Wilmington on Satur.
day evening to attend the big Mcclure
meeting at the Wilmington rink. The
army was marshaled- by Robert / S.
Martin and the men marched by fours.
They carried flags, wore Cleveland's
picture and had a rousing yell which
they gave as one man. The party re.
manned until the close of the meeting
and did not reach home until nearly
o'clock yesterday morning.
Evening journal., 1892-10-24
nend Alonr side the TraeI..

ELKT0N, Nd. Oct 24.-The body Of an
unknown white man was found along
side Of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad tracks yesterday
morning at Havre de Grace. He ap-
peared to be about 30 years of age. On
his person was found letter addressed
to NJ. Ruberry, Baltimore, Nd. It is
supposed that he was struck by pass
ing train.
Evening journal., 1892-10-24
rhe neIawnre nlrd ln IkentuclLr.

It takes exactly three weeks for hen
eggs to hatch, and the Courier-Journal has
Just placed under the Office hen settin
which, if all goes well, ought TO hatch out
three weeks from this morning, all Of
them blue hens chickens and in full crow
for Cleveland and Stevenson.-Louis-
vile Courier Journal.
Evening journal., 1892-10-24
Young Women workers at the Jail.

The Young Womens Christian Tenn
perance union attended the regular ser
vices at the jail yesterday afternoon and
distributed bouquets Of flowers to the
prisoners. DR.. Martindale conducted the
services The double quartet of colored
prisoners. which Sheriff Simmons is in
struoting, sang several selections.
Evening journal., 1892-10-24
Personal Events.

Frank Jolly. Of Philadelphia, has been
spending few days with his parents in
this city.
Miss Lucy Taliaferro is visiting friends
in Camden, N. J.
Obadiah Gibhart, Of West Grove Pa, q,
is visiting his son, William Gibhart, Of
Orange street.
Miss Willie Allen, Of Camden, N. j.,
spent Sunday with friends in this city.
Evening journal., 1892-10-24
rIne.. of aInehInIst Grelner.

Stephen Greiner. a well known old
citizen, who for forty-seven years was
employed by Morris Tasker & Co as
chief machinist, and who during that
time laid by a comfortable sum of money
and retired about seven years ago, is now
bedfast in his rooms in the jefferson
House and his condition is such that his
friends fear he will never rally.
Evening journal., 1892-10-24
rrom the wIId and woolly west.

Governor Reynolds and his staff; Miss
DUPONT, Miss Candy, Mr.. and Mrs. j..
Frank Ball, II. G. Conrad, Charles M.
Curtis, Willard Hall Porter, James S.
Clarkson. James l.. DeVou, Mr. and Mrs.
A. d. Warner, who have been in Chicago
attending the Worlds Columbian Expo
sition dedicatory exercises, returned
home last evening. Representative
Thomas b. Smith and Henry c. Robin
son and wife. have extended their trip
west. and will not return before Novem-
Der 2.
Evening journal., 1892-10-24

church at 3. 80 p. m, and interment was
made in the Presbyterian cemetery. The
pail bearers were J. II. Smith, William
Brown, James Jordan and George Brat
ton. Young Krug was member of the
A. p A. and was buried by that associa
tion
Evening journal., 1892-10-24

MORE Clothing came in
on Saturday;
BOYS nobby Suits,
Overcoats and
Refers for little fellows
from 21a to 7 and 8 years
old. Suits and Over
coats for boys from 6 to
10, and new Overcoats
for young from ID to 20
years. New patterns Just
made up and at bottom
prices for good qualities.
Our line of Suits and
Overcoats in all sizes will
give you a splendid
chance and assortment
for selection and we in
vite you to note carefully
the way they are cut and
made up.
For Boys from
LITTLE IN to 6 years
old. Watch the
HATS windows for a
few of the styles,
as we propose to show
the best assortment of
fine goods to be had and
shall spare no effort to
get all the nobby and
new patterns that can be
found. Compare the
prices and qualities with
other fine makes.
In same sizes, the
SHOES best made to be
found and at such
prices as every one will
gladly pay for the make
up and stock. Don't
miss seeing them before
buying, as they will be
gladly shown.
JAMES T. MULLIN & SON,
9th and Market, Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1892-10-24
Burial Of a Young Protestant.

August Krug, a former well-known
man Of this city, % years old, who died
in Philadelphia on Friday of consump-
tion, was brought to this city yesterday.
Services were held in the Presbyterian
Evening journal., 1892-10-24
Trimmed Hats.

We are the leaders in Mil
linery of this city.
These prices tell the reason.
Nice line of neatly trimmed
Felt hats at $I.98.
Velvet-covered Hats ele-
gantly trimmed with jet and
tips, $3.4S.
Some of the handsomest
copies of Imported Hats worth
So, So, $40, only $4.98.
Evening journal., 1892-10-24
H. A. DUPONT'S ATTITUDE.

The Republican Electoral Candidate
Denies That He Voted for Cleveland.
II. A. DUPONT, Republican candidate
for presidential elector, who was accused
of having voted for Grover Cleveland in
1888, has written the following open let
ter to Watson r. Sperry, editor Of the
Morning News
"WINTERgHUR, near Montchanin, Del,
% October, 1892.
"MY DEAR Mr.. SPERRY: / am much
obliged to you for replying in your issue
of yesterday TO the recent article in the
EVENING JOURNAL referring to me.
perhaps / ought to add that have
never voted in the past for any Demo
cratic presidential elector, and that no
man can be more strongly opposed than
/ am to the election of Mr. Cleveland, or
more strongly in favor of the election Of
Mr.. Harrison. Yours very truly,
"II A DUPONT
Evening journal., 1892-10-24
Totals .275o sos s5a2 625 1857 $500 iO3l7

This shows a very heavy registration
in the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth
wards, which are Republican strong
holds
Evening journal., 1892-10-24
HON. w. r. SPERRY,
Wilmington, Del.

When this was read by well-known
Wilmington Democrat who has known
Mr.. DUPONT for many years he said
ASK Mr.. Dupont whether the letter
he wrote is true or whether the state
ments he made to his Democratic friends
after the presidential election of 1884 are
false He certainly said at that time
Evening journal., 1892-10-24
Bricks. Crates and Castings.

9 east E6uFtll-stfeet.
Evening journal., 1892-10-24

l am now ready to supply
all that come my way with
anything needed to furnish a
house from top to bottom.
Evening journal., 1892-10-24
THE BRIDE RANCE

Is the Leading Stove of the
day, having distanced all
Others in popularity. Every
one guaranteed to bake or no
sale.
Evening journal., 1892-10-24

Fair land could mortal eye,
But half thy charms explore
How would our spirits long TO rise
And dwell on earth no more"
Evening journal., 1892-10-24
WILSON ON COLUMBUS.
Continued from First Page.

waiting, then seven more Of solicitation
in Spain, then the feet fitted, the sail
ing; then this man of iron purpose and
overmastering will in mid ocean, yielding
to the entreaty of Martin Simon to
change his course more southerly, which
took him TO San Salvador instead of the
continent of North America, and so re-
served this northern section of the
hemisphere to be an asylum for the per-
secuted for conscience sake, and saved 1t
to the civilization of the reformation.
These were not accidents but Proyi-
dence. This continent was kept for man
until it was needed and then opened in
such way as to preserve this continent
for the highest and best form Of Chris
tian civilization.
The Second Lesson Is
That no man can know the full signif
canoe Of his own life work Martin Rim
zon, varying his ship on the quarter Of
the Santa Maria, prevailed upon the ad-
miral TO shape his course point more
Southerly, with the result of striking
the archipelago Of our Southern coast,
making the first and all his subsequent
landings upon islands. Though he
sighted the continent on his third voyage
yet he never set his foot upon it, and a
man once a subaltern Of his own, sue.
ceeded in giving his own name TO the
whole New World. Had Columbus held
to his own course he would have made
the land on the coast of Florida, the hem
ispnere would have borne his name and
the Latin religion and civilization would
have dominated these shores and the
condition of South America would be
our own today. God seems to have re
served the North American continent foI
the Anglo Saxon and Professionalism anc
to be an asylum for this prosecuted peo
pie.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-13
AUBURN.

The regular meeting of the Upakarak
society will be held tomorrow evening at
the residence Of Mrs. Charles Tanner. on
Park avenue
The Rev. G. C. Waterman, pastor of
the Greenwich Street Free Baptist Church
and wife were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. NJ. Remick to-day.
Last evening sermon before the Park
Hill Lodge was delivered by the pastor of
the Free Baptist Church, the Rev. j. M.
Remick. The occasion was the annual
memorial service of the lodge, and the
text was found in Matthew 22:37-4. Only
one member of the lodge, Thomas Went
worth has died during the year. h.
Mrs. Stone, formerly of Providence, and
who has been lately residing in Ohio, is
visiting friends In this village prepara-
tory to going to southern California to
make her home with her daughter and
son-in-law, the Rev. Mr.. Wite and wife.
Next Sunday will be observed as chill
dren's day at the Free Baptist Church,
and it is earnestly desired that as large a
number Of the young people as possible
be present especially at the morning SER
vice, which will be entirely devoted to
their interests.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-13
FIELDS POINT,

Fully 1000 people attended the opening
of this resort yesterday, while about 600
enjoyed Col. Atwell's famous shore din
ner.
Mrs. b. +. Pierce and family and Otis
p. Underwood and family are ut What
Cheer cottage.
Charles Lyon and family of Providence
have opened their cottage for the season.
w. f. Lowell, of Calender, McAuslan
G. Troup Co., has leased Edward cottage
No. T.
Horace Remington of Providence, with
his family, are quartered here for the
season.
ID. G. Edwards Of Providence has leased
his cottages to the following: No. /,
Joseph w. Belcher. of the Rhode Island
Printing Company; No. s, j. Putnam and
family of Worcester, Mass; No. 8, Sidney
+. Lewis ana family of Providence.
ID. j. Seymour OF Providence, with his
family. are at their cottage on the road
for the summer.
William Coutelle and family Of Provi-
dence are at their cottage.
The Einklang Singing Society of tho
Providence Turlverein have leased the
Buena Vista Cottage for the coming sea-
son. Yesterday was opening day, and
about twenty-five of the members with
their families were present.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-13
BARRlNGTON.

Floral Sunday and Children's Day were
observed at the Congregational Church
on Sunday and the usual morning ser
vice gave place to service under the
auspices OF the Sabbath School. Remarks
pertinent to the subject were made by the
pastor, the Rev. John w. Colwell, and
an address was made by Mr.. Robert Fes-
senden.
A meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary,
of the Woman's Board Of Missions will be
held at the church vestry on Saturday
afternoon at o'clock.
On Sunday next, the Rev. John w.
Colwell. will preach sermon commem-
orative of his five years pastorate.
The estate OF the late Mrs. Lorenzo
Bowen was sold at public auction by Mr.
David A. Waldron on Saturday. and a
large number and several eager buyers
were present and the place was bid off to
Mr.. Hoffman of Providence for s., 700.
A memorial service was held at the
Congregational Church on Sunday even
ing. and affectionate allusion was made
to those of the church and society de-
ceased during the last conference year,
namely, Osgood G. Baker, Charlotte Med
berry, Mrs. Frances Wood, Mrs. Ellis
Peck, Mrs. Lorenzo Bowen, Sterry X.
Risley, Charles j. NJ. Smith and Deacon
Lewis B. Smith.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-13
RIVERSIDE.

Children's Day was very appropriately
observed yesterday by the several churches
of this place.
At the Congregational Church at the
evening service the children of Mrs.
Ernest Manning's class, assisted by
several other members of the Sunday
school, gave very pleasing and interest
ing concert consisting of recitations and
singing. The pastor, the Rev. j. ID.
Smiley gave short address. The concert
was under the direction Of Mrs. Ernest
Manning and Miss Ellen White.
The following are new arrivals at the
Perry house: Alfred I. Salt of Provi-
dence, II. j. Ferris aud l.. II. Pollock,
both of Brooklyn, N. Y.
The following guests are registered at
the Riverside hotel: Arthur w. Joyce
and wife of Providence. Mr.. and Mrs.
Evans OF Providence.
Peter Warren and family of Pawtucket
are summering at Wonder of the World"
on Jackson avenue.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-13
WEXFORD.

The death of Remington r. Straight,
an influential and respected octogenarian
of this village, occurred at his residence
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Straight had
long been i'll from the infirmities of age.
Funeral services are announced for Tues
day at his late residence on Church street.
A horse belonging to Wiftiam Rigucy,
while standing i'm front of A. w. Sher
mans store Saturday, became frightened
and after brisf run sought refuge in
Daniel Spink's stable on Phillips street.
The wagon was badly broken up. The
observance of children's day at the Bap-
tist church, to have been held yesterday,
was deferred one week on account Of the
death of Mr.. Straight.
The game of ball between the Wick
fords and j. 4. Russells of Providence
Saturday afternoon resulted, after eleven
innings, in a score Of l3 to 12 in favor of
the home nine. Loose play characterized
the game on both sides.
Schooner Willow Harp came to the dock
yesterday afternoon with coal for the rail
road company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-13
ONE NEGRO LYNCHED.
The Other Caught and Lodged In
Jail.
CRIMINAL ASSAULTS ON WOMEN.
Guthrie II Excited and the Negroes
Threaten Revenge The Officers are
Disarming Them for Fear Of Violence
Fifty Shot Guns Taken.

GUTHRIE, o. T., juno 13.-There is great
excitement In this city occasioned by
two criminal assaults BY negroes upon
white women yesterday, A negro lad
named Holley assaulted Mrs. Charles
Moore, the wife of q freighter, who was
away from home at the time.
He was arrested and mob surrounded
the jail threatening to lynch him. The
negroes OF the town claimed that Holley
was innocent. although he had confessed
his guilt to the sheriff.
The sheriff smuggled the prisoner from
jail and took him to Wichita, Kans., for
safe keeping.
The second outrage was that made upon
the wife of James Genken, who 10 the
engineer OF the electric plant, by an un-
known negro who escaped. A posse,
headed by Genken, went on his trail.
The sheriff and chief OF police are dis
arming the negroes. Fifty shot guns and
rifles have been taken, also number OF
small fire arms. Gangs OF excited people
are on the street corners. All congrega-
tions are being ordered TO disperse.
Information has just reached here that
the negro who outraged Mrs. Genken
was overtaken by the posse seven miles
south of this town and was shot to death.
This news has greatly intensified the
excitement and the negroes are threaten
ing violence. The officers have been
aware of the lynchihg for somo hours and
began disarming the negroes before II be-
came generally known.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-13
a aurno.l.y OF r-ase.

Romance in real life is quite as fire.
queutly tragedy as It is a comedy, and
how a romance leaps into view OCCASION
ally in reallife-seemingly merely to illus
trate the proverb that truth is strange,
stranger than felton," was never illus
trated more thrillingly than in the COM
posing room of the Cincinnati CONNER
cial- Gazette few nights ago. The board
was strewn with copy, and the COM
positors were securing "takes," fat T"
or otherwise, and fastening away to "set
them up" when suddenly feminine
compesitof tainted and tumbied- into
a heap on the floor. She was taken
away and sent home. Some one else
finished her "take." The some one else
merely noticed that the "take was
telcgraphic account Of suicide in another
city. Nothing was thought of this until
the next day, when a peep between the
lines" was given, and it transpired that
the man who committed suicide was the
girls lover. There were forty compositors
being fed by that copy board, and yet
this particular bit of copy fell to this par
ticular girl. II novelist had told the
story he would have been accused by half
of his readers OF telling an improbable
tale.-Philadelphia Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-13
The Wealthy Osages.

Usage Indians are the richest oom.
munity on the face OF the earth. They
are 1909 in number and have 5000
900 deposited to their credit in the
treasury at Washington, on which
they draw $4,000 interest every
three months. This income will con-
-tinue until uncle Sam gets ready to
pay them the principal. They also
have 1,470.O 900 acres Of the best land
in Oklahoma, for which the unterri-
fed boomer" totally indifferent to
the rights of the red man. hopeless y
sighs. Half Of them wear blankets to
this day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-13
THE CITY OF PRovIDENCE.
KOSSUTH STREET

Whereas, on the alst day q May A. D. 1892, the
following resolutions VIZ:
Resolved, That In the opinion Of the City Council
Il Is desirable and necessary TO lay out and extend
Kossuth street, from Hyatt street 70 Pope street.
making the width OF the same uniformly 40 feet,
and the northerly line In range with tho corre-
spending line Q! Kosspih street. as laid out and re-
ceiyed east OF Hyatt street.
And whereas. certain real estate will be required
Resolved. That she City Solicitor bs hereby di-
rected 10 make application TO the supreme Court Of
this State for the pointment OF commissioners OF
estimate and assessment, under and according 20
the net entitled AN act In relation to the laying
out. charging, strengthening and otherwise alter
ing streets In the City OF Providence and the acts In
amendment thereof and In addition thereto" and
the Clty Council hereby direct that In sAd spplica-
ton the City solicitor shall make apple aon that
said commissioners shall apportion ana .aAseoB
three fourths OF tue loss and damage thereof upon
the. persons and estates benefited ssereby. In the
Resolved, That the City Clerk be hereby directed
TO give notice OF such as soon a. he shall
be Informed thereof by the City Solicitor according
to the direction and In the manner required By said
The City Council of said Providence hereby give
notice that application will be made 70 the Supreme
Court OF this state. In said Providence, 6ArUR-
DAY, June 25, A. d. 1902, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. Tor
tho appointment Of commissioners for the purposes
aforessid. w,,,
i"3-lyt City Clerk
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-13

Men should 60 early to q party, even IL
they have to go before supper, and sit In
the parlor all alone while the hostess is
dressing. II a man Is late he is taken
around circle of about forty people and
introduced to every one of them, and
there is nothing more awkward than a
man when he tries to bow. Every one In
the room stops talking and stares at him,
and IL there are any sixteen-year- old girls
present he can hear q suppressed giggle
when he is trying his best to be graceful.
A man is never graceful except when he is
saving wood or hammering a nail, and
society should not expect him to bow like
a woman who has spent years learning
how to handle her feet and hands.-Atch.
ison Globe.