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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-22

NEW CUMBERLAND. w. Va, Dec. 22.-
A story of attempted and partially sue
that alleged at Homestead, is reported
here. A large number OF Hungarians
have been imported to take the place of
striking workmen in the John Potter
Companys tile and brick works. Re
Gently these men have been complaining
of sickness. and many of them have left
in consequence. The troublewas charged
to the water department for drinking
purposes i'll barrels about the works, Al
though no chemical analysis has yet
been made an investigation leads to the
belief that the drinking water Of the
worlsmen has been heavily dosed with
crotDu oil
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-22

CfNcINNArl, Dec. a2.-Mrs. Kate Haz-
zard, wlio was shot by her husband,
Charles e. Hazard, while trying to pre-
vent him from shooting her son, died
yesterday. Benson is still alive, with
the chances Of recovery in his favor.
Hazard is stricken with remorse, and
says he will kill himself inc first oppor-
tuuity that presents itself
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-22

WASHINGTON, Pa, Dec. 22.-William
McCready, bookkeeeper, his wife and
nine children were poisoned from eating
hogshead cheese. Yesterday morning
Mr., McCready failed to appear at his
work, and man YVES sent to see what
was the matter. On entering the house
he found Mrs. McCready and son in bed
unconscious and Mr.. McCready stretched
across them in the same condition. a
number of physicians were called and
worked with the victims all morning.
Mrs. McCready and the boy seem slightly
improved
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-22

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The collector
Of customs at Suspension Bridge, N. Y,
has informed the treasury department
that five Cinnamon recently arrested
near Lewiston, N. Y, have been con-
victed Of unlawful entry into the United
States and sentenced to thirty days i'm
prisonment at hard labor in the Erie
county peAitentiary. When released
they will be deported to China.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-22

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The judiciary
committee of the senate during the
holidays will send for persons whose
names have been mentioned i'll connec-
tion with reports of u rather vague and
indefinite nature that have come to
members of the committee concerning
Representative McComas, nominated
for judge of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia. These reports, in
addition to allegations of comprising
the defeat of Mir. Wellington, the Re-
publican candidate in the recent election
from Mr.. McComas' old district, include
one Of cognizance Of improper conduct
on the part of client Of his. No for
NAL charges have been presented and
no persons have come forward to present
accusations against Mr.. McComas, but
the committee is scrupulous, wherever
the nomination is TO iudgeship, to in
vestigate even Idle rumors affecting the
character of the nominee.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-22

LONDON, Dec. 92.--In reply to a re-
quest from General Booth, commander
of The Salvation Army, General Sir
Frederick ponson, the queens private
secretary and keeper Of the privy purse,
has written note stating that her
majesty rgsrots her inability to subscribe
TO the fund being raised by General
Booth for the purpose Of providing u
dinner to the poor Oh Dec. 26.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-22

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. Ex-Governor
Flower announces that at the proper
time he will appoint Hon. Isaac H. May
nard associate Judge of the court Of ap-
peals In the place of Judge Andrews,
who, on Jan. |, will become chief judge
by virtue Of his election in November
last.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-22
Injured n a Frright Wreck,

CARLISLE, Pa, Dec. ga freight
wreck, caused by an open switch, oc-
cused yesterday on the Reading rail
road near Carlisle Junction. Engineer
James Tuckey, of Carlisle, and Fireman
they saw the open switch. The former
was injured Internally, and the latter
received number Of cuts.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-22

NEW YORK, Dec. GA largely at
tended and unanimous meeting of the
Wholesale Liquor Dealers association
was held at 56 New street. The cause
for the meeting was the recent rise in
prices Of spirits made by the trust. Col
onel Leostr presided. Mr., D. NJ. Koch
Ter made a speech. He said that the
wholesale liquor dealers were dictated to
by few western men, who combined
together to render the dealers poor and
themselves rich. He moved that a COM
mittee of eleven be appointed to solicit
subscriptions from the trade for the
building of distilleries to be run by the
dealers independently of the trust. This
was carried unanimously. 1t was agreed
that the committee should be appointed
by the board of trustees of the Whole
sale Liquor Dealers association.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-22

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9q.-The treasury
statement issued yesterday shows that
there was n net loss of gold by the treas
ury department within the past ten days
of So, 120, 971, making the total net gold
aud bullion in tho treasury $l1a, ,2s4 l94.
The lowest point reached by the treas
urY in gold holdings this year was on
July 80, when 1t had fallen to kllo,44i,-
0u0.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-22

LONDON, Dec. 22.--Mrs. Lille Lang
try, the actress and former friend of the
Prince Of Wales and Fred Gebhard, is
seriously i'll with peritonitis. Appre-
hension is felt that She may not recover.
Mrs. Langtry is 40 years of age.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-22

NEw YoRK, Dec, 29.-The steamship
La Champagne, which sailed yesterday
for HaYre, took out 100000 in gold,
which was obtained from the sub-treas-
ury. La Champagne also had on board
$4,000 ounces of silver bars
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-22

In Rajkote, in the province of Guzert,
Bombay, Il force of native policeman led
by British officers, had bloody encounter
with body of Daeoits Lieutenant Cor
dan and four policeman were killed
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-22

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 90. Thomas Jer-
mine, of Taylor, has been arrested for
the murderous assault Monday night on
Elijah Williams, of Lackawannu town
ship. County Detective Shea is looking
for two Others implicated in the affair.
Williams is still alive, but is not e2.
pected to live,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-22
Urging safeguards Against 9

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The statement
of the Hamburg newspaper eabled yes
terday intilnating that the United States
consul at Hamburg was about to resume
the issue of clean bills of health to ves-
sells clearing from TINT port for the
United States, notwithstanding the fact
that fresh cases of cholera are reported
there, is entirely diseredited here. Never
theless. out of abundant caution, Secre-
tary Charles Foster Immediately COM
municated the information to the secre-
tary of state, with the suggestion that
the United States consul at Hamburg be
instruoted TO refrain from such action
until there is no longer any danger OF
the Introduction of contagion from that
source into The United States.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-22

By the explosion OF crude oil tank in
Springfield, O., William kohler was
Atrned So terribly that the skin peeled of
like the bark of a tree
A steel plate 100 feet long, twenty inches
wide and seven -slxteenths of an inch thick
has been rolled at Pottstown, Pa, for ex
hihi.:on at the Worlds fair.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-22
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.
Closing Quotations of the Stock and
Produce lXchanRes.

PHILADELPHIA, nee. 21. There was less do
ing at the Philadelphia exchange today,
though money wna rather frner than ii has
heen Of lnte GlOsing bids:
The morning call., 1892-07-08
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Charges of Treason Dismiss Renewed
Talk of Prot ectorates

Charges of Treason Dismi cd
Talk of q Prot ectorate.
Under date of June 80 the Hawaiian
correspondent Of the Associated Press sends
the following news from Honolulu:
The charges of treason against Robert w.
Wilcox. Lot Lane, X. Polau, John Brown,
Kahoiwaena and Keliik uewa have been dis
missed and the pri soners were released
June %, after having been lmprisoneds nth
out bail for 90 days. One of the so-caled
conspirators who received the severest
/ punishment is considered to be Colonel
Volney Ashford. who has voluntarily exiled
himself from the country c. w. Ashford,
representative from tie Third District, and
brother of Colonel V. V. Ashford, has been
thorn in the side OF the Ministry ever
since he took his seat in the House.
Minister Widemann I'M the Legislature
read from the report OF the Minister of
Foreign Affairs to show the protest of the
late IL. a. Il. Carter, while Minister to the
United States. against the action OF the lat
ter country toward Hawaii In the matter of
the tariff bill. he characterized the protest
as the speech of the lamb TO the lion. of tho
little to the great, but said 1t was necessary
and did do some good. America was tile
nearest aud dearest neighbor of Hawaii and
| the latter should cultivate the friendliest OF
| relations and retain Its representative at
headquarters.
I Representative Kamauoh said he had read
The morning call., 1892-07-08

son of the Marquis of Lothian, and was a
great favorite in New South Wales.
1--WE are afraid" says the Melbourne Ar
gus, that Mr.. Grosch and Mr.. Mclean,
who are reported to have made wonder
full discovery at Waipu of skulls with beaks
of gigantic proportions, will have TO submit
10 a disappointment, and that the Imperial
Museum at Strasb burg will not be enriched
by any specimen fitted to cause revolution
IN science. Mr.. Z. f. Cheesman of the
Auckland museum declares that he has no
doubt that the skulls spoken OF are Tn ose OF
porpoises. He has seen them himself. ana
admits that they are great resemblance TO
the skull and beak of bird. The porpolse
has two blow holes, the holl0ws OF which
stand for the places where birds eyes
would be-"
The Wellington Evening Press states that
the Premier was offered the honor OF
knighthood but declined it.
News from FIJI by the steamer Fiona
states that the gale al Rotumah, in which
the Auckland schooner Winifred was
wrecked, was the stiffest ever known at
that island. 1t lasted for some eight hours,
and had it continued would have devastated
the island. AS it was, several houses were
unroOfed aud otherwise damaged.
From the latest statistics of the Friendly
Islands it appears that the poI ulaton OF
the group is as follows: ToDgatabn. 6675
Eua, 1853; ODE Haapai, 5414; Otu Favau,
1854; Nimfo0u, 1913; Nuatabutubu, 667
total, 1886. Besides these there are 1913
foreigners on the islands, bringing up the
grand total to 1859. This total is COM
posed of 52S1 men, 5142 women, 2910 youths,
2940 maidens and 2913 very young children.
During the year 6464 tons OF copra, the
produce OF Tonga, was shipped to Europe
from Tonga ports.
The kidnapping of natives from the Gil
bert group and Line Islands is causing a
great stir in Australia. The matter has
been placed before the Governments Of New
South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, and
legislation looking to the suppression Of
The traffic will be passed. The man-of-war
Royalst has been sent out by the British
Government to keen an eye on Captain
Blackburn and the Montserrat, and If that
gentleman does not keep within the bounds
his vessel will be seized
The morning call., 1892-07-08
A WELCOME HOME.
Postmaster Backus Returns From Hi

postmaster Backus Returns From His
Tcur.
Ihe Offices occupied by the Postmaster
and his assistants were filed with a
cholce perfume all yesterday. The reason
was soon apparent, for when a CALL re-
porter entered the sanetum of the chief
yesterday afternoon his apartment was
most Beautifully decorated with lovely
mowers, the offerings Of his subordI-
mates, as a welcome home to General
,. w: Backus, after his 90 days tour of
postomces throughout the country. The
postmaster looks very brown and hearty,
anu cheeriully left eff his task of opening
.ue nuge pile OF private correspondence
when mad accumulated during his absence
TO give the outlines of his journey.
iett here" said he, ''On May g. and my
hrst stopping place was Salt Lake City. /
was aellghted with its beauty and develop
hent The postoffice, though small, is one
t ol tue sr most perfectly arranged in the coun-
Wy. lhence L went to Denver. where [
found great city. There the postal bust
ness is conducted in rented building, the
new poStofilce having been already many
nouns III construction aud Is not yet COM
pleted The Postmaster of Denver said it
was bis opinion that it would never be oe-
cupied as it was on too small scale. and
hau peen planned aud accepted before the
CITY nad attained its present proportions
ms is the case" continued General
bacKus, with most of the postoffices in the
country. They are too small, and have
oeen quilt on ground which precludes the
possibility OF any improvements or addi-
tiohs. A particularly noticeable instance is
the p0stofce in Newark, n. j., which is far
TOO small for the business which has to be
transacted there.
visited Chicago, New York, Boston,
philadelphia, Baltimore, Washingto n, ST.
raul and Minneapolis all before the Repub-
mean convention. | must say that the sup
port accorded to Harrison was wonderful.
FROM the time L struck Boston until |
reached Minneapolis the unanlnity of feel
ing IN his favor was wonderful. | have no
Doubt but that he will easily carry New
York and Indiana in November
AS said before all the big cities are
wonderfully cramped for space in their
postofiices. Take Philadelphia, for In stance.
which is the largest postoffice in the United
States. why there are only 69, coo square feet
Oh available space in the building NV
estimate for the proposed San Francisco
new building was over $4,000 square feet,
ana this IS a city not one-thlrd the size of
Philadelphia. My wife and / were pleased
ana astonshed at Alaska aud its glaciers
and lcebergs. We saw no place. however,
which we liked as we'll as San Francisco.
we are both mighty glad to get back to our
GEAR old California home and climate. This
state Is way on top as place to live in.
The morning call., 1892-07-08

in the newspapers that the Hawaiian envoy
at Washington was working in favor of an
nexaton. If that was so, there was trouble
ahead. The Ministry apparently had no
knowledge of the matter. and the envoy
seemed to be working on his own nook"
Other members spoke in the same strain.
Another point presented to'the considera-
ton Of the Legislature is contained in a bill
by the Hon. j. y. S. Williams, formerly
president of the Union Iron Works here.
executive officers of the Government when
purchasing material" The petition accom-
panying the bill prays that the Legislature
take suitable action to restrain, as far as
POSSIBLE. the importation by the Hawaiian
Government OF such goods and articles as
can be advantageously manufactured Ia this
country.
Ex-Attorney- General Alfred s. Hartwell
has published an article in which he took
the ground that the time has come to nego-
tiate with some foreign power or combina-
ton of foreign powers for the cesslOn, or
better still. for long lease of Pearl Harbor.
The assumption of the Hawaiian debt, an
undertaking to establish a submarine cable
communication with the outer world, the
making Of Pearl Harbor q naval station and
securing good entrance to the haTbor, he
considers are among the definite considera-
tons for Hawaiian interests. In closing bis
article he says: "The first offer is due, as
all will admit. to the United States, then to
Eng.aDu ana Germany conformity, and last
to France and Russia conjointly.'
Her Majesty the Queen received on the
23d inst, at the hands of his japanese
Majesty's agent the decoration of the
Grand Cross of the Imperial japanese
Order Of the Crown. Ministers Parker,
Spencer, Whitney and Widemann, Hons
Paul Neumann, W. G. Irwin, s. M. Damon
and JOHN S. Walker also received decora-
tions Of the Sacred Treasure.
Hereafter passengers from Japan and
China will not be allowed to land at thi S
port unless their vessel goes in quarantine.
The flagship San Francisco is repor ted as
liable to remain here until the 18th of July,
then to be relieved by the Boston. Admiral
Brown celebrated his fifty-seyenth BIRTH
day on tie 10Th inst His service In the
United States navy is 43 years.
Recent developments in the Legislature
show that Colonel Claus SpreckeIs owns
nearly all the water front and harbor of the
thriving town OF Kahului, Maui.
The Austrian frigate Fasana sailed from
here for Yokohama. Japan, on the I'D OF
June.
There Is every prospect of change in
the Ministry in the near future. The
present states are: Reform-Parker, Robin.
son Doth half-eastes). w. o. Smith and
Alexander Young; National Reform-Peter.
son, Wilson (MarshaD. Godfrey Brown and
Robert Wilcox.
The morning call., 1892-07-08
SALARIES CUT DOWN.
Naval and Customs Clerks Remunera-
ton Reduced.

tion Reduced.
The salaries of Clerks Bush. Hay. Cor
ham and lockwood in the naval depart
ment have been reduced from $500 to
$1,000 per year, as stated in yesterdays
Issue OF The CALL, and since then it has
been made known that the salaries of Gus
toms Clerks Mccarthy. Kip and Hunt
nave been scaled from $500 to $1,000, of
Brown, McAulitfe and FitZsimmons from
$1,000 TO S140U. and L. a. Beauce from
Sl4OO TO $500. Reductions all around are
feared, and many OF the clerks and officials
were yesterday apprehensive that their in
comes Will be seriously diminished.
Colonel h. Jerome was seen yesterday
and said: The reasons of the Government
so far as l understand it tor the cutting
down OF salaries and expenses are several
In the first place the only fund at the dis
poSal OF Congress for the payment Of Gus
toms officials throughout the country was
sum OF So, 100000, In addition To the amounts
OF the various lines and c0nfScatiOns, etc.
Now there are several new rules and Tegula-
TONS which have reduced the amounts Of
fines and seizures. Smuggling is being
rendered more difficult from time TO time
30 the income OF the Government has been
diminished.
AS against this the expenses have in
creased. new customs ports have been
opened up. and additional officers engaged,
and the revenue to meet the new expenses
Is less than 1t was formerly. Under these
circumstances do not see what other action
could be taken by headquarters"
The morning call., 1892-07-08
FROM SOUTHERN SEAS.
Opposition to Alien Labor i'm
Australia.
Thousands Of Unemployed Laborsrs - The
Political Situation in the
Hawaiian Islands.

From files of Australian papers received
yesterday by the steamer Australia the fol-
lowing items Of news are cleaned:
Mr.. Playford, the Premier Of South Aus
tralia, recently communicated with the Aus
tTalasian Governments. saying that az the
South Australian Government intends to
consider the question Of introducing Indian
immigrants into the northern territory in
connection with the development of tropical
agriculture, his colleagues held the opinion
that the subject is of more than provincial
concern, and one on which all Australasia
had right to speak. and in which the whole
Of the Australian Continent is interested.
The Government, therefore, suggested that
conference OF the representatives Of the
Austria lasian Governments be Immediately
held for the purpose of discussing all ques-
ti0ns relating to the immigration of colored
laborers into Australasia, with view to the
adoption of federal course Of action there
on. To this suggestion the Governments of
New South Wales, Western Australia, VIC
torla and Tasmania have forwarded afIirma-
tive answers. New Zealand declines to
take part ia any conference on the employ
ment of colored labor, on the ground that
the Government is opposed 10 the introduce
ton of such labor at any part Of Australia
STA.
Inc authorities al Brisbane are taking
steps TO prevent a threatened Chinese ill.,
vasion. They have recently returned IS
Cinnamon to South Australia, whence they
came.
In the Victoria Legislative Assembly Mr..
Vale moved that the House views with dis
appreciation the introduction of Kanaka
labor, and urges upon the Government The
desirabilty to take such means as will de-
feat the desire Of those who would people
Australia with colored alien race.
The Governments oil Victoria and Queens
land have taken measures for the relief of
the thousands of laboTers who are without
emplo ymeBt. Soup-kitcheDs have been es-
tablished in Sydney and Melbourne.
In Sydney and Melbourne the unemployed
held several demonstrations, but did not
proceed to any length. 4 riot was antici-
pated III Melbourne, and scores of mounted
police were drafted in from the surrounding
districts. The unemployed, however, pa
raded with their wives and children, and
behaved In quiet, orderly manner.
The British ship Naveraree was Quilted at
the same dock IN which the Alameda lay
The big iron ship was found TO be On fire
during the afternoon, and the whole cargo
was burned OF destroyed by salt water.
Lord Ancrum, aid-de-camp Ia tie Earl
of Jersey, the Governor of New South
Wales, went out On a hunting expedition on
June IL last. His horse became FESTIVE
and Ancrum's gun was discharged. The
full charge entered Ancrum's side, killing
him instantly. The deceased was the eldest
The morning call., 1892-07-08
Let There Re Peaca

In the gastric region. If troubledwith nausea from
seascsness. biliousness ether cause. Hostetters
Stomach Bitters Will i'm mediateiy put stop to the
stomachic disturbance. prominent and most un-
pleasant feature OF liver complaint is in the
morning. The symptoms disappear and the cause
is removed by the Bitters. Many persons have
very delicate stomachs which triing indiscretIons
in eating or drinking. sight that is re-
pulsiye, disorders Such persons cannot act more
wisely than TO inyigorate their digestive region
with tue Bitters tonic specially adapted to rein
force it For malaria rheumatism. kidney troubles
and nervousness the Bitters Will be found marvel
lousy beneficial. and when sleep is untrauquil and
appetite variable 1t soon improves both. It Is I'm
fact most comprehensive aud delightful REM
edy. %
The morning call., 1892-07-08
ACCUSED OF FRAUD.
Overhauling of the Accounts of an In
solvent Contractor.

overhauling of the Accounts of an In
solvent Contractor.
George Houston. contractor and builder,
failed in December, 1891, for S14, SOL AZ and
no assets, but not until few days ago did
he apply for his discharge in insolvency
Houston will not be given his discharge
without contest. for the Sierra Lumber Com
pany, George +. Smith & Co. the Ralston
Iron Works and Dtgan the beltman, I'M
secured creditors, with claims of several
thousands of dollars, have, through their
attorney, John NJ. DeSbeck. filed an opposi-
ton and will demand a trial Of the issues
before jury. Various charges are made to
show that the insolvency was not legiti-
mate one. They claim that he chose the
Kennedy and Shaw Lumber Company as a
preferred creditor for $3.50, and assigned to
1t all horses, wagons and machinery; more
over, that he collected al outstanding book
accounts within 80 days before insolvency
and pOeketed the proceeds.
The wife appears as creditor in the sum
OF S2400. and all debts set out in the sched-
ule of liabilities are said to have been in
Cured very shortly before insolvency and
In contemplation of the same