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Evening journal., 1892-10-26
JACK THE RIPPER.
He "Holds up" Two Boys in the Ninth
Ward and Makes Them Shell out.

He "HOlds up" Two Boys in the Ninth
Ward and Makes Them Shell out.
The Ninth ward has peculiar terror
for the small boy from the South side
particularly that part of it near
Twentieth and Market streets. This
terror consists of band of boy highway
men who do not scruple to hold up a
strange boy and relieve him of his pos
sessions.
The band is led by a red-headed genius
who calls himself Jack the Ripper" but
is commonly known in the neighborhOod
as 'Reddy."
Several boys have been robbed. The
boldest robbery occurred on Sunday at
noon. Thomas Young, Jr, and Louis
Bradford, the latter a son of De
putty Register of Wills Bradford,
were in the Ninth ward on some juve-
nile business. When they reached
Twentieth and Market streets Jack the
Ripper and his gang stepped from the
caves in the roadbed of the pike and
told the two boys to stand and deliver,
or be severely punished.
Four boys held the pilgrims while two
youthful highwaymen went through
their pockets. They took everything
applecores. red and blue Sunday y-school
tickets, Sunday school money, knife
blades, broken looking glass, suspender
buckles and everything which the juve-
nile heart boards aud treasures
They then turned the helpless victims
adrift to reach home as best they might,
admonishing them not to be seen in the
neighborhood again unless well heeled.
Young Bradford's father has placed
the matter in the hands of the police,
who are expected to catch the boys
before they become Of age
II is said that the sons of ex-Mayor
Harrington and Timothy johnson were
recently held up in the same place The
retreat of the robbers is supposed to be
in the fastness which surround River.
view
Evening journal., 1892-10-26
The NEGRO WENT FREE.
Ohicer Sers0n Gives His Side of the
Third Street Bridge Trouble.

Onicer SersOn Gives His Side of the
Third Street Bridge Trouble.
Robert Serson, the police officer who
was accused of oisorderly conduct by
persons living over Third street bridge,
called at the EVENING JOURNAL office
this morning and stated that be wished
to refute the accusation
"Were you over Third street bridge on
Saturday afternoon eyes, on nv way
to supper for had to go to the rink
at night"
did you go to the place Of registra-
tionY' yes. to help Officer Massey
rescue negro. from William Quinn and
a number of other white men.
"Did you draw your coat?" "No. ]
was set upon by the crowd. my club was
taken, was grabbed by the legs and
held prisoner by some, while others
struck at me.
"Did you arrest QUINN "Yes."
"Did you arrest the negroY Both
went down to the box together.
'What did they do with the negroY
'Took him to the City Hall and let him
CO."
He didn't do anything out thereY'
''No the white men did it all. They
set upon him as he left the place Of
registration.
''Did the judge of registration order
you to arrest the negroY "No."
Evening journal., 1892-10-26

SENATOR GRAY quoted Governor Nc
kinley against himself very cleverly last
night in allowing that stolid statesman
todeclare in 1890 that cheap things were
nasty; that cheap things suggested
cheap men, and cheap men meant cheap
country. In the report of Mckinley
on the Mckinley bill he said
that IL was not the design Of
the bill to make things cheap but
to stimulate manufactures. Finding
that there were a great many cheap men
in the country, who voted to a majority
Of 1902, 600 against the Mckinley
plan Of stimulation, he changed his
views to suit and said in Philadelphia a
few days ago that the Mckinley bill had
cheapened all the necessaries Of life. He
claimed that it had done precisely what
he had said only two years before.
it was not intended TO do-make things
cheap and nasty.
Evening journal., 1892-10-26
MERCER ON TRIAL.
Grave Charges Against Ex-
Prime Minister of Quebec.
FUNDS FOR PRIVATE GAIN.

The Late Premier of the Province and His
Associate, Pecaud, Before Judge and
Jury on the Charges of NIaIfeasanca
and Embezzlement While in once.
Other Indictments Pending.
[By Telegraph to the Evening Journal.1
QUEBEC, Oct. 25.-Probably for the
first time in the history of British insti-
tutions a man who has occupied the
position of first minister of the crown
will be tried today by court and Jury
for malfeasance and embezzlement while
in Office. The grand jury at the assizes
now being held here has found true bills
on these charges against Honore Mercier
lately premier of the province. and
Ernest Pecaud, one of his chief support
ers
The indictment in substance charges
that Mr.. Mercier pocketed s., 265 Of
government subsidy intended for the
Bale des Chaleurs, railroad; that he re-
ceived $4,000 and Mr.. Pecaud $4,000
from a subsidy to the Hereford railway.
and that Mr.. Mercier and Mr. Pacaud
together made away with $l4, 903, por-
tion of a subsidyto the Montreal &
ottawa railway.
The accused will be tried on these
charges, but other indictments are pend
ing against them. In one case it is
charged that Mr.. Mercier made a pre-
tence of letting stationery contract TO
Quebec bookseller and advanced him
sea, 900 from the public treasury with
which to begin operations; the $50, 600
was then handed by the bookseller to
Mr.. Pecaud and spent by Mr.. Pecaud and
Mr.. Mercier for election purposes.
Since he was defeated at the polls last
Spring Mr.. Mercier has become bank
rupt. Mr.. Pecaud is the editor of
L'Electeur, the leading Liberal National
ist paper in this district.
A royal commission is investigating
similar charges against Sir Adolphe
Caron, a member of the Federal cabinet
at Ottawa
Evening journal., 1892-10-26
KENT COUNTY COURT.
A Rape Case Disposed of-James
Richardson's Trial On.

A Rape Case Disposed Of-James
Richardson's Trial On.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Oct. 20 In Kent county
superior court, yesterday, the colored
boy, James Corbett Smith was convicted
of an attempt at rape on little girl
years old. He was fined $500 and costs
aud sentenced to two years Imprisonment
thirty lashes and one hour in the pillory.
Lewis Purnell colored, brought up for
driving off horse belonging to Thomas
Draper, without permission, was sem
fenced to six months imprisonment and
pay costs Of prosecution. Wheatley
Fisher for assault on Thomas WOoters
was sentenced to one months imprison-
ment and pay cost of prosecution.
William Adkins and Sarah Ann
Parker, charged with keeping a dis
orderly house on Washington street
were brought up and upon evidence
given Adkins was acquitted, but Sarah
Parker was sent to prison for one month.
James Richardson, the supposed Milford
burglar, was brought before the court
this morning and the trial lasted the
whole day and will probably continue all
tomorrow, if not longer.
A serious fire was narrowly averted in
the store of 7. NJ. Goodins, opposite the
post office, last evening. Some dress
patterns Of calico on shelf back of the
counter were discovered on fire and were
burning rapidly They were taken from
the shelf and saved from being
burned entirely. It is supposed someone
must have carelessly laid cigar down
which ignited the goods.
Evening journal., 1892-10-26
MAIL MATTER LOST.
Democrats Claim That the Matter Mailed
is Delayed or Tempered With.


is Delayed or Tempered With.
There is general complaint all over the
state and particularly in New Castle
county and Wilmington, that the Fede-
raj mail service is being prostituted TO
serve the political purposes Of the
Republican party. Campaign documents
and communications which have been
sent out by the Democratic committees
have been delayed, lost or stolen, and
many of the Democrats are afraid to
trust anything to the care of partisan
postmasters and letter carriers who do
not fear the result of their action when
backed up by the Federal officials at
Washington.
Theodore F. Armstrong, Of Newark,
has been particularly unfortunate. He
says;
On October %, l sent check for $s3
to ex-Constable Thomas Reardon, of
Wilmington. 1t was to pay the ex-
penses of getting some men naturali-
zation papers. l mailed the letter at
Newark and that was the last heard of
it. Mr. Reardon stopped payment at the
bank and that is all we can do.
Two weeks prior TO that | sent
business check TO a person in Whining
ton and it has never been received. /
recently sent two letters to Carcroft for
Harry Day, the Democratic candidate for
representative. He never received them.
al do not trust the mails any longer If
have anything important deliver it
personally or send it by special messen-
ger. Why they were not delivered in
the instances named above l don't know,
but they should have reached here the
same day if everything were straight at
both ends of the line.
Secretary Callahan, of the Democratic
county executive committee, has ex-
perienced the same trouble.
81 mailed letters for persons here yes.
terday morning." he said this morning.
"They are being delivered this morning.
Yesterday morning we sent out in
vitations to persons to act as vice.
presidents Of the meeting last
night. Many of these invitations were
not delivered until today. Take two, 70,
example. / sent them to Thomas F. Bay
ard, Jr., and Andrew Gray. Both letters
were mailed yesterday morning. There
are four deliveries a day at
the Bayard building Mr.. Bayard got
his invitation yesterday at noon and Mr..
Gray did not receive his until today.
We have had the same trouble with
other mail matter"
Evening journal., 1892-10-26

MINISTER EGAN refers with an excess
Of bitterness TO the small amount of $120.
600 he is said to have failed to account
for when in fact he says he had over
$1,000 600 of the Irish fund in his pos
session. The amount may be large or
small, that does not alter the fact that
the charges had been made by Mr.. Reid's
paper, the Tribune, and not answered
then and still Minister Egan put his legs
under Mr.. Reid's mahogany at Ophir
palace in perfect friendliness without
demanding correction OF an apology.
His heat against MacVeagh now does
not seem consistent with his friendliness
to Reid. MacVeagh is simply repeating
the charges that Reid made in the Trib-
une. Egan defends against MacVeagh; !;
he fawns upon Reid
Evening journal., 1892-10-26

PRESIDENT PATTON, of Princeton, says
that at the next 4O0th anniversary Of
Columbus the New York custom house
will be on exhibition at Chicago with
other curios. President Patton seems TO
think that Republican protection is
fraud too He does not seem to have much
faith in the scheme Of the Presbyterian
elder in the White House and Sunday
school hat-carier to increase the wages
Of the workingmen by enriching the men
who employ them. 1t seems strange
that theologian and learned man like
DIR. Patton cannot agree with the
gloriously unseldsh. and benefcently
patriotic sentiments Of two holy brother
churchmep like Harrison and Wana-
maker Perhaps DR.. Patton is not a
good Presbyterian; perhaps like six mil.
lions Of people President Patton mis-
understands the Mckinley bill.
Evening journal., 1892-10-26

II, with these facts staring him in the
face, man fails to register and vote,
he is not worthy of thespriyileges Of
freeman; he is willing to live in fancied
ease and comfort while better, brqver,
nobler men bear the burden Of the political
duties which secure to us and to our fol-
lowers this majestic empire Of popular
sovereignty; the spectacle Of the world
The glory Of the Aryan racel The
precious inheritance received from our
forefatherslll
Let every man do his duty.
Evening journal., 1892-10-26

COLONEL MCCLURE has warned the
people Of Delaware that it is the inten-
tion Of the Republican committee TO buy
its electoral vote. Colonel Mcclure is
not an alarmist. He is a man of the
highest character, the best intelligence,
and the purest patriotism. VIII the
people of Delaware allow their electoral
vote to be bought2 The Republican party
has no claips upon Delaware. 1t
has given us the most disgraceful,
scandalous and expensive county govern
ments In Sussex and New Castle counties
that were ever known. In those two
counties, under Republican rule, expenses
were increased, higher taxes were levied,
scandals have been rife and deficits
have been created. In this city public
Office has been put up for private sale,
the tax has been increased and deficit
has been created. That is an epitome Of
the local history of the Republi.
can party here. II caunot be
defended; the orators and subsidized
newspapers do not attempt any defense.
They do not apologize tacitly even by
putting up a creditable ticket to refill
the county and state Offices. Good men
were turned down by the dishonest,
illegal vote and a Joe Martin ticket
agreeable to the tastes and designs of
the machine put up by the aid of negro
votes. In national affairs the case is
equally bad Delaware has no interest
in the tin plate scheme Of the "Republi-
can protection fraud" There is not an
industry here because of the protective
tariff; there is not wage Garner whose
stipend has been increased by the Nc
Kinley bill, there are many whose wages
have been decreased; hence the Republi.
can party is as foreign to Delaware as its
carpet-bag leader. The party does not
recommend itself locally or nationally.
VIII the people of Delaware allow such a
party to buy its electoral vote? That
is what the committee proposes to do.
1t can not be had any other way.
Evening journal., 1892-10-26
Registrars before the Intimidator.

The following Democratic registration
officers were arrested last evening and
this morning and were arraigned before
Chief lntimidator Macallister E. B.
Frazer, Fourth ward, Joseph L.
Carpenter, Jr., bondsman George
Schanck, Third ward, William Baxter,
bondsman; James Gillespie, Eighth ward.
Peter A. Horty, bondsman, A number
of warrants are still in the marshals s
hands for service.
Evening journal., 1892-10-26
Blggest Meeting Of the Campaign.

To morrow evenings mass meeting
which will be addressed by Michael V.
Cannon, the Nebraska orator, and John
Biggs, promises to be the largest rally of
the campaign. The Democratic hundred
executive committee is still at work on
the arrangements for the rally at the
Opera House here next Thursday even
ing James b. Toman will probably
preside. The City Cornet Band has been
engaged for the occasion.
Evening journal., 1892-10-26
. wANAMAKER's.
Philadelphia, Wednesday, October 26, 1892.
The weather to-day is likely
to be cloudy.

Over $4,000 pairs of Shoes
are in our forward stock on
the main floor and several
thousand more are in Shoeand
annex in the basement,
This is. only possible because
of the perfect arrangement of
the beautiful new Shoe store
furniture.
The Shoe sales have grown
vastly and the unfavorable
criticisms are fewer than ever
before. But we welcome all
criticism, and knowing that
human limitations sometimes
defeat our purpose-the best
service and the best Shoes for
the least money-we ask you
to kindly make known your
Shoe grievance, if you have
one, to the management of
the Shoe store.
If the retail buyer fails to
get the desired Shoes here
there is fault somewhere. We
want no faults to go undiscOv-
cred.
Evening journal., 1892-10-26
william 1JahIer,s Statement.

My attention has been called this morning
20 an article in the Philadelphia Times. CON
Meeting my name with the murder Of Katie
Dugan ] desire to inform the public that
the statements in that article are wholly false
and libelous. I never had improper relations
with Katie Dugan, and am as innocent Of
her murder, aud of all connection with the
murder as any man in the city Of Whining
ton. I have directed my legal counsel TO in
stitute suit against the Times for its publica-
tion above referred TO.
WILLIAM MAHBER.
Wilmington, Del, Oct. 26, 1892.
Evening journal., 1892-10-26

The cartoon on the first page today
represents the situation. Harrison as
master Of the campaign has gathered
lot Of spoils-hucksters about him by
promises Of sections Of the cake he hopes
to cut and distribute. A careful study
Of this cartoon reveals the motif of the
Harrisonian campaign and the interest Of
Platt Elkins, Wanamaker, Quay and
others in it.
Evening journal., 1892-10-26
The Iron Hall Mnnar.

Judge Biddle, of Philadelphia, has
issued orders requiring Iron Hall de-
posits to be turned over to Receiver
Graham. It will simply transfer the
deposits in the banks to be given to the
receiver and be held by him subject to
the order Of the court
Evening journal., 1892-10-26
rhomns Mocrncl,en Rurled.

The remains of Thomas w. McCIacl5en,
ex-levy court commissioner, who died so
at his home near Summit
Bridge, on Sunday afternoon, were in
TERED this afternoon. Services were
held at his late home at 10 o'clock. The
funeral was largely attended. No man
has died in the neighborhood for years
who had a wider circle of friends.
Evening journal., 1892-10-26

put into his hands it is important that
the personal unftness of his appoint
ment as a minister TO a friendly country
and the base reasons for that appoint
ment should not be forgotten. Whether
Pat Egan was honest or dishonest in
the use Of trust funds or not is of no inn
portance except as a matter of private his
tory illustrating personal character
Neither is interesting to the public. But
the character Of Minister Egan and the
reasons for his appointment are intensely
interesting TO the people of the United
States. What are they2 Egan's public
and private character was and is still
clouded Before the clouds were lifted,
or parted, he was sent as an ac-
credited representative of this
country to friendly foreign power,
feeble little sister republic Why2
There were thousands Of Irish Republi-
cans Of ability whose private and public
lives are spotless What was the
necessity for taking Egan2 He may
have been unfortunate but why should
this administration pass able and true
men who were not unfortunate and send
this besmirched man abroad to speculate
and make trouble2 There is no explana-
tion except that Of a corrupt bargain with
Egan for the Irish vote on one side and
a reward OF Office on the other side which
an honest man would not have made.
That is the objection to Egan II he
were more OF an lrishman and less Of an
adventurer there would be no objection
TO him
Evening journal., 1892-10-26
Bic Democrnllo RaIIr.

George w. Green, well-known
Marcus Hook Democrat, was in Whining
ton this morning to unite the Demo
cratic marching clubs of this city to
come to Marcus Hook on Friday night to
take part in the grand Democratic rally
there. He is president of the job L.
Green marching club of Democrats,
under whose auspices the rally will be
held
Evening journal., 1892-10-26
His Chin snIit I'M Two.

WEST CHESTER, Oct. ga south
bound taain, on the Wilmington and
Northern railroad, on Monday afternoon
struck milk wagon of Strobe
Powell at crossing below Hustonville
Ellis Parke, the driver, was terribly
cut about the head, his ,chin split COM
pletely in two and was otherwise in
jured. William Kaufman, who was also
in the wagon, had one of his ears almost
torn off. Parke's injuries are serious.
Evening journal., 1892-10-26

IT was the great Republican states.
man Dawes of Massachusetts,, not free
trader, who said:
II you levy a duty on raw material
you discriminate against American
labor
But Senator Dawes said that before the
collector John Wanamaker, carried
the hat around, before the Mckinley
bill had been bought and paid for.
Evening journal., 1892-10-26

Two more converts are announced to-
day. Judge John P. Rae. ex-commander-
in-chief Of the G. A. R., lifelong Re
publican Of ST. Paul, Minnesota, has de-
elared against the fraud of Republican
protection" and the robber tariff. He
will vote for Cleveland. This is the
fourth ex commander who has deserted
the president who never vetoed q fraud
ulent pension bill The other convert is
Rev. J. w. Crofton, Of Memphis, one Of
the most prominent colored divines Of the
South. That Is another colored divine
alongside Of Bishop Moore, Of Wash
ington.
Evening journal., 1892-10-26

WHAT is the meaning of the cam
paign managers Senator Higgins has
gathered about HIM? Senator Higgins
himself is not popular; he is an extrem
list, an intense partisan who gained no
toriety first by a case that many law
yer would not have taken; who increased
his reputation by bitter speeches after
bitter speeches had gone out of fashion
in his own party; who misrepresented
Senator Carlisle and ascribed the mis-.
representation TO "treacherous
memory" but did not correct the
misstatement when his attention
was called to II. What kind Of mer
would that kind Of a man appoint a:
lieutenantsg He has MacaIlister brief
less lawyer; Mahaffy chronic failur,
and Bach kicked-out newspaper hack
school-teacher and lawyer as the sponsors
for Delaware Republicanism. Does any
body doubt why those men are running
the Republican machinel Could decent
responsible, respectable. reliable men
capable Of making an honest living, b
employed to do the work that Delawar
Repnblicanism requires2
Evening journal., 1892-10-26

II is amusing but not unexpected that
the Tammany braves have taken in
Dave" Martin and PLAYED him for a
sucker" in New York. They have put
up all sorts Of jobs on him, led him upon
many wild goose ehases. bled him Of great
sums Of money and in every way made
fool Of TIE man who went TO New York
as an expert in the ways and wiles Of the
political corruptionist. Mr.. Martin may
Evening journal., 1892-10-26
FOR COUNTY COMPTROLLER.
JOHN F. STATS,
Of Appoquinimink Hundred.

IT is too bad that the theological pro-
fessors Of Princeton do not get their
piety and patriotism from this admins
tration. Perhaps they do not buy their
pants at the bargain counter.
Evening journal., 1892-10-26

MAcVEAeH says he has nothing more
to say to Pat Egan; his defense" for
something he was not accused of 'is too
pitiable to merit my attention" Mac
Yeagh was not after Egan; he was after
Egan's master, Harrison, and Egan's
traducer, Reid now his friend.
Evening journal., 1892-10-26
LET EVERY NAN DO HIS DUTY :


There are two days. Friday and Satur
day of this week, ON which to register
1t is an imperative necessity as well as
the bounden duty, for every citizen to
register and vote.
This is the most important election
that has occurred since 1860. It is an
election fraught with, perhaps, even
more momentous events, more disastrous
consequences
The slave power rose, grew strong,
and became callous to the sentiment of
the people, till, finally, drunk with
the almost uncontested possession of the
general government and influential in
the councils of majority of the states, it
attempted to extend its fetters into free
soil territory.
The pro-slavery party outraged the
public conscience and attempted rape
Of free-soil territory. It contemplated
self-perpetuation by force-not by con
,viction, with the approval Of the people.
In more contemptuous, more greedy
and a more tyrannical manner the Repub-
lican party is using the plea of the infant
industries, as the pro-slavery party Of
1850 used the institution Of slavery, "a
perpetuate its power The slaves an.
swered the same purposes then that the
mills and the workingmen answer now.
Politicians used the slave-owners then
as they pluck the mill-owners now. They
became as callous to the sentiment Of the
people then as McKinleyism, this new
kind Of slavery, is callous now.
Good men deserted and rebelled The
politicians either paid no heed or they
said the MacVeaghs, Greshams, Cooleys
Harrahs, Of those days, were actuate,
by bad motives They were drunk
with power They would not hav,
hesitated to put an Infamous bill
through congress, without debate, b,
unfair counts, by bargain and sale, a
the Mckinley bill was put through tn
Reed congress.
This is the situation.
We are confronted with a party o
no principles and Of disgraced leader
ship, stolidly buying IT'S way 10 power b.
subsidizing the public press, and bribinI
the people with law-made wealth
and legislative favors.
Our free institutions are il
danger from plutocracy now, a
, they were endangered thirty years ag
from the slave power It has become
| question Of the perpetuation of McKir
leyism as a scheme of public robber
? now, as it was a question of the exteI
sion of slavery then.
That is the meaning Of these hordes 4
4 ignorant negroes and their vulgar ca
E pet-bagger bribers at the polls today
that is the meaning of the MacallisteI
and the Mahafiys in high positions
5 They are there because they are fitted fC
work they are expected to do.