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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15
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LOST am ms SAF'INGS.
a Frugal Hungarian Youth at New Castle
Nietimized by Mean Thief.

Special Cnrrespondenceot Gazette and Journal
NEW CASTLE, Dec. 13.--Alexander Butte
fire, n l7-years-old Hungarian youth. re-
siding in D0bbinsvlle, mourns The loss Of
s12, which was stolen from him Sunday
by q fellow.boardcr named Antoine
Prachricak. Butehre has been in tnis
country only u shot lime, and the amount,
which was laid away in his trunk was his
entire savings. He intended this week 10
send the money us q Christmas present to
his parents acrosS the water, who are very
poor.
Prachreal took the money Sunday af-
ternoon while liptelire was out. and then
left for parts unknown. He also had d
big pile saved up and the supposition is
that lie went TO New York and took a
steamer for his home in Hungary a
warrant for his arrest has been issued by
Mayor Herbert and descriptions Of hyn
have been sent to all the principle cities,
with the hope Of locating him, but mp 10
this morning nothing had been heard Of his
whereabouts.
Joseph Shockley, prisoner in the iail
and Il worker Oh the stone pile, was re
moved to the almshouse hospital this
morning. lie was stricken with typhoid
fever last week ani owing to his serious
condition, DR.. Stewart, the jail physician,
ordered his removal to-day,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15
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ToRoNTo, ONT, Dec. 12.-Charles STAN
ford died in this city to-day. He worked
for the Carnegie Company at Homestead,
Pa, as u bridge maker during the recent
strike. He was conveyed here last week at
the expense OF the company, because he
was suffering from chronic darhpa, sup
posed to have been caused by drinking
water which, it is alleged, had been
poisoned by the strikers at Homestead.
PHYSICIANS CONSIDER THE REPORT ABSURD.
HOMESTEAD Pa, Dec. 12.-fhe report
Of the wholesale poisoning Of The men
employed by the Carnegie Company last
September is given but little credence by
the people here generally.
Dr. Barten, n prominent physician, said
that he attributed the sickness to typhoid
fever and that the men were poisoned was
absurd. All the physicians and druggists
seen expressed themselves in q like manner.
The coroner of Allegheny county has
concluded his investigation into the death
Of Isaac Jury, whose death at Homestead
was thought to have been caused by
poison. The autopsy was held. and death
was found to have been due to alcoholism,
The disease was far advanced, and there
was not the least senbance of poison.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15
DoS'T LIKE THE GLANCE.
The Trouble With Those People who
Have Been Switched Over Into Penn
sVlvunin Inv the Nepv Tin,

nave beeh switched over Into Penn
sylvania by the New boundary Line.
Editor GdzeHe G Journal: Will you allow
me, as an Interested citizen of Delaware,
to make few comments upon an article
appearing in your issue of December Sth,
headed "Running the Line" and taken
from the West Chester Ne,cS?
We regret to observe in the first para
graph that the engineers are spoken of as
running the new boundary line.n
We have been led to believe, and think
the general public are also under the i'm
preston that the object of creating a com
mission from the two states, was to dis
cover, perfect and mark in substantial
manner. the old traditional boundary, as
run and marked by the commissioners
appointed under William Penn in A. d.,
l7Dl; the records of which are extant, and
whereof Il sufficient number of marks, still
remain and can be established by tradi-
ton, to restore the whole.
Our friend who wrote the article must
have been misinlOrmed when he remarks
that there are only two men and one
woman" whom he names, who consider
themselves aggrieved by the new location
of the State line near its southern ex-
tremity
At least, five others, ana their families,
consider themselves seriously inconven-
fenced, as citizens of Delaware, by being
transferred, ncedlessly, as they believe,
into Pennsylvania. Their names, as re-
ported TO your humble correspondent, are:
John Y. Chambers, Elizabeth Desmond.
Theodore Garlic, Nathan McComie and
Joseph Sentman, and the special cause OF
the hardship t) which they will be sub
ieeted may be briefly explained.
They are resident farmers of the same
school district with the other three parties
named. vino have, year OF two since,
gone into Il special arrangement of organ
izing u new school district, for tho con-
venience of their children, partly in each
Of the hundreds of Mill Creek and White
clay Greek; have built new school, Civ
ing bonds as authorized by legislative
enactment, to accomplish their ends and
educate their people The locating of
new state line rs contemplated will turn
them, against their wilt, into Pennsylvania
districts, whose school houses will be very
inconvenient for their children to attend,
and they, the compainants, will thus in
great measure be deprived of the money
they have paid for their own accommoda,
ton besides compIicating the financial
affairs of both the slgners and the holders
of the bonds given i'll providing the means
that were needed.
They trust thar both the commissioners
and all good citizens will join in protect
ing them III what they claim to be their
vested rights in the premises.
December l4th, 1902
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15
SHAMEFUL CANINE DEPR4TITF.
Fox Terrier "Flossic,'' Out of Sheer
Jealously, Assassinates ..AIary," II
Yorkshire Terrier.


Yorkshire Terrier.
George Read, the butcher of Fifth and
King streets, who is one of the noted dog
fanciers Of the city, is inconsnlable to-day
over the loss of his diminutive and highly
bred Yorkshire terrier Mary which was
ruthlessly assassinated early Saturday
morning last by another canine pet OF his,
a small fox terrier, named Flossie. Very
early i'll the morning referred to Mr.. Read
was attracted by loud scnifling in a
second tloor back room and rushing up
stairs found Flossie i'll the act Of disem-
bowelling Mary, The poor little Yorkshire
terrier, which weighs only ~ pounds, had,
however, made hard fight for her life
and the vixen FloSsie bears to-day telling
marks of the little terriers teeth.
Mr.. Read says that the whole and sole
cause of the trouble was flosses I'M
governable jealousy. There is no doubt
whatever of this. To her master she is the
most affectionate and docile little animal
possible, cringingly grateful, indeed, for
the slightest notice from him. But should
he dare to share his attentions with any
other of his pets even to one of Flossie's
own numerous and beautiful progeny Cfor
Flossie is the prolific mother of 4 litter of
handsome 'foXies") she turns away in a
pet, growing and behaving in the vilest
manner for the rest of the day. She will
brook no rival in her masters affections,
and woe be to any dog, cat or human being
whom she catches accepting these atten-
tons.
The death of little Mary was MS deliber-
ately planned murder as ever took place
in Wilmington, and had the parties been
of the genus home instead of that of canis,
the result of the jury trial could not have
been anything else but murder in the first
degree. and Miss FloSsie would have been
hanged,
The victim of this tragedy in canine
high life was probably the best known
Yorkshire terrier in Delaware. 1t was of
the purest blood, and although Is months
old, weighed but pounds q ounces She
was wel-known by thousands of people id
this city who have noticed the little BAH
Of silver hair, hardly bigger than descent
sized rabbit, bounding along the Market
street pavement and making terrific but
laughable efforts to Chamber upthGprecipi-
tous walls Of the curbstone at each street
crossing.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15
--777Il''---7-l----
F.iT.iLLI HURT.
Carpenter Makes Misstep and Falls a
Distance OF Thirty Feet.

Winfield Phillips aged q years, car
penter in the employ Of William +. Seeds,
was probably fatally injured by a fall on
Monday, about 1880 O'Clock a. m lie was
working on the roof OF building which
is being erected Mt Ninth and Van Buren,
streets and stood on scaffold which he
had constructed on the north side of the
structure. His fall was caused by him
making misstep. He fell distance Of
80 feet and was picked up unconscious.
The Delaware Hospital ambulance was
immediately summoned and he was con-
veyed to that institution. There it was
stated he was suffering from conclusion of
the brain and he was not likely to live
long. His wife and mother were sum
1noned to his bedside. He resided on du
Pont street between Eighth and Ninth.
Winfield Phillips dled ON Tuesday
morning about l.30 o'clock, at Delaware
Hospital. He did not regain conscious
ness, He was 2S years old and a member
of Company A, y, q. d. He left wife
and one child.
Funeral services were held in this city
last night and the funeral will take place
at Salisbury, Md, to-day.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15
WATER EIErRtrIoN.
The Water Department Preparing to Es-
tablish a Filter Plant to he Located at
iha GiIN MIL

llhill W ne l-OGaTcu ht
the City Mill.
The water commissioners were engaged
Tuesday evening considering the plans of
George Sellers, for the proposed water
filter plant to be erected at the city mill.
The plans show structure covering 10000
square feet, 1t will be in six sections, and
nothing will appear above ground but six
small air chamber towers.
Under the system of filtration, as pro-
posed, the water first comes in contact with
scraps Of iron which, from the Impurities,
form a peroxide. The water is next aerated
and the impurities coagulated. The next
process is the passage OF the water through
bed Of sand, when the impurities arc
caught. The department will adopt these
plans aud build the plans accordingly.
ltis estimated that the cost will be with
in S5o0U0. As soon as the weather allows
ground will be broken. The oil, Price e
Phillips mill, built in 1900, will be torn
down TO allow space for the new work,
As to the contract, the stone will be let
out by the perch; the brick by the thou
sand, and the iron work, for which 100000
pounds OF wrought iron will be needed
will be asked for from the best mamufac-
tprers. \ quantity Of cast iron Pine will
also be needed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15
4 rERRihLE REHENG ..
A Philadeiphian Sava.sely Assaults His
Wife's Paramnur with an Axe.

"iNN 4 az tAEl al axe
Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 14.-Henry A. Kreck
man went to his home, No. 1913 Mountain
street at an early hour this morning and
discovered his wife Laura, and Samuel
Morris in compromising position.
lnfuriated at the sight which met his
gaze, kreckman procured an axe and made
4 savage attack upon Morris. Thinking he
had Killed the invader Of his home, Krecli-
IAaG went TO the station house near by and
surrendered himself to the police, saying
lie had killed man.
Officers went to the House and found
Morris lying on the floor unconscious but
still showing signs Of life. He was taken
to a hospital, where an examination re-
vealcd the fact that he had been awfully
beaten, There are two compound frac.
lures OF the Skull, q terrible wound over
each eye and one arm is broken. There
are also bruises on other portions of the
mans body.
Morris was still alive at 9 O'clock this
morning, but his death is expected 1T any
moment. The police locked Nrecl;man up
and also took the recreant wife into GUS
tuQy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15
Gen. stevenson,s Trip to Atlanta.

BLooMTNGToN, ILL.,, Dee. 13.-Adlai Y.
Stevenson will depart next Sunday for his
visit to Atlanta. lie will he accompanied
by Mrs. Stevenson, and the Misses Mary,
Julia and Letita Stevenson, and his son
Lewis, and by his cousin and law partner.
James Stevenson Ewing, James W. Scott
of Chicago, and George i. Burnell of st.
Louis. They will probably 60 by Louis
vile and Birmingham, and will stop at
Admission, Ala. Further than this no ar
have been made.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15
Lower Wages for a Christmas GIFT.

READING, Pa, Dec. ia message from
PhTnixyille this morning says A 10 per
cent reduction has been declared by the
PhGrix Iron Company in all the mills and
shops of the plant except the pudding
mills, which have been reduced from 81 50
effect December 26th. Common laborers
will hereafter receive 95 cents instead of
Sl.02 per day. The reason given is de
preston in business"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15

John Bawn, aged about 10 years, stcpson
of Martin kamether, farmer residing
near Rocllland was fatally injured Satur-
day. He was working ut u feel cutter,
when one of his bands and an arm were
caught in the machine and We're terribly
laccratcd. The wounded members were
amputated by Or. Joseph II. Chandler of
Centreyille The youth never rallied from
the shock and died Saturday evening.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15

GALVESTON, TEX, Dec 13.--Melinda Mil
lingie, unmarried, woman Of i'll repute,
was found in her room with her throat cut
and completely dsembowelled sitting at n
table with her head on her arms. She wu9
living with her mother, who was arrested
on suspicion. The mother and daughter
frequently 9uarreled, and both were id
dicted to drink,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15

The Methodist Episcopal bishops are
having a serious time with the Rev. Clar-
encc I. Wilson, late of Seaford, and the
pastorate Of Fort Smith, Ark. Twice dur
ing the last few months Mr.. Wilson has
time the appointment has been revoked.
Mr.. Wilson is supplying pulpit in the
New York East Conference.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15

READING, Pa, Dec. 13.-The match was
applied to the Emans furnace at Emaus,
which has been idle many years, last
night. The recent improvements make it
one of the largest blast furnaces in the
state. Its weekly capacity is 1000 tons.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15

Tho anniversary Of the issuing OF the
emancipation proclamation will be cele-
brated New Years day by the coored
people Of this city. At meeting held in
Bethel Church last Monday committee
was appointed to make arrangements for
the celebration. Adjournment was made
until next Monday,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15

Deputy-colIector of Internal Revenue
Thomas w. Saviro has been rendered a
position in the entg.oY Of Joseph Stoecllle.
Mr.. Saville has accepted the offer to take
place in the near future.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15
POISONED NON-UNlON MEN
A Startling Feature Of the
Homestead Troubles.
SEVERAL DEAD AND MANY AILING
Food of the Soldiers Said to
Have Been Poisoned.

Revelation of Horrible Conspiracy to
Poison tho Nom union Men and the
Troops--One of the Cooks Makes IL Com
fession--one Man in Custody and Other
Arrests Expected.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15
scnooL BOARD M4TTERs.
Holiday for Pupils and Teachers -LeEis
latiye COMMITTEES Amounted.

The Board Of Education met in regular
session on Monday, at which considerable
business was transacted.
ThGspecial committee on sewers, through
Samuel IL. Baynard as chairman, reported
that he had made an amicabe arrange
ment with the Board Of Street and Sewer
Directors in regard to the sewers for the
drainage Of schools Nos 5 and %. These
sewers belonged to the Board OF Education
and the committee recommended their
transfer to the Street and Sewer Directors
upon the assumption of that body Of all
the obligations entered into by the Board
of Education in regard TO them and the
agreement of the Street and Sewer Direc-
tors to lay a sewer for the drainage of No,
5 school. A communication was received
from the Street and Sewer Directors ac-
cepting these provisions. The report was
adopted. The officers of the board were
authorized to make deed of transfer.
The finance committee submitted this
report;
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15


A communication was received from
Mrs. ]. Frank Ball asking the aid Of the
Board Of Education in securing theamount
assessed against the state of Delaware for
the erection Of an educational building at
the Worlds Fair.
ON motion of $. II. Baynard the public
schools were ordered closed on January
"a, 1893. A committee consisting of H. Il.
Alexander, DR. ]. IL. Morgan and Arthur
Brierly was appointed to examine the
building of No q school and report to the
board
On motion of Joseph Pyle the following
were appointed committee on legislation.
Joseph Pyle, DR.. L. q. Shortlidge John
Pyle, i. Donahoe, $. Il. Smith, ). II. Bay
nard and Jessie X. Baylis.
The committee TO select site for the
new primary school in the northeastern
part of the city, called up the report of
that comrnittee, in which lot had been
recommended and asked that the members
be authorized TO make the purchase. The
motion was subsequently Withdrawn. \
number of bills were passed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15

Captain i. y. Brcck, counsel for the
Carnegie Steel Company, Limited, and
Deputy Sheriff Farrell, left for Louisville
Tonight with rcqusition papers from Gov
ernor Pattison Tor Robert j. Reatty, who
is under arrest there for completely in the
Homestead poisoning conspiracy, They
had with them the confessions of the cooks
who were to administer the poison to the
non-union men, and were TO receive 5000
il the mills were shut down. CAPTAIN
lireck is fearful that lie will not reach
louisville in time to prevent Beatty's re-
lease on 4 writ Of habeas corpus. Deputy
Sheriff Farrell will proceed at once to
Frankfort 70 lay the requisition papers
before Governor Young
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-12
A GREAT RAIN.

Mi. Jupiter Pluvius. who heretofore
has shown very little consideration for
Montana, seems to determined to make
up for past neglect. Ordinarily twenty
tour hours Of his favors would be quite
sufficient to bring the gratitude OF all
Montanians, but in this instance the
rod OF rain is fairly outdoing himself in
his efforts to show to the irrigation COM
panies that he is still doing business at
the old stand. He has succeeded so
we'll that the streets are masses OF mud,
the entire local population is mackln-
toshed, cellars under the hills are filed
with water and the fields are flooded.
The figures are interesting. From
juno o at noon to June IL at moo the
rainfall in this city was 26 inches. An
inch cf rain on a square foot weighs
5.2O6 pounds, and the same depth over a
square mile weighs 72595.02 tons. The
computation completed shows that over
the four square miles Of the city OF Hell
d T54,9oO tons Of rain have fallen
within forty. eight hours. The rainfall
has been very general throughout the
state and came at q time when greatly
needed. The values resulting cannot
be determined accurately at this time,
but will run very high. It is a season
for gratitude and Montanians who are
the most generous and appreciative peo-
pie on earth, are truly grateful.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-12
RUSSELL h. ON TOP.

B We pause for q moment to remove
our headgear to Mr.. Russell B. Harri-
son. The results Of the past two days
should be sufficient evidence that this
young man possesses more political
knowledge, tact and fnesse than have
ever been credited to him. Look at
the vote Of Montana's delegates, for in.
stance. They we're instructed for Blaine
at Missoula as plainly as instruction
oould be given. 1t was an anti-Harri-
son gathering from start to finish and
I'LL present we're determined to choose
anti Harrison delegates to Minneapolis.
All we're fooled. Five of the chosen
voted straight for Harrison and one
against him.
The glory OF this result must be given
In large measure to the prince. He was
smart enough to stay away from Mon
tana. but he did not rest on his oars
The trusted representatives Of the ad
ministratlon in this state went to Wash.
ington, consulted with him, and re
turned with the wires cut. They bea'
the Blaine people at Missoula, and thu
defeated never found it out until thu
ballot wa taken at Minneapolis.
The Blaineites in Montana have triet
very hard to make a fool out of Russell
they now know that he inherits u YER,
large part Of that political sagacity will
which old Tippecanoe and his grandson
were equipped.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-12
POLICY NO 9A,8l6.


EEI EHEZH AN~
what : NorthwestsrA Policy Has Paid y.
duncan sniftsu.
Tho Northwestern Mutual Life lnausance
company, Of Milwaukee, represented 10
Helena by ~. y, Phillips, counts among 100
policy holders moi only men sminent IN
professional and psscantils life through
ont the United States but II also numbers
among them many prominent man con-
nsctcd with other Insurance companies.
Among these ID IN. Duncan Snitfen, we'll
known In Helena. Mr.. Sniffeu took Gus
Dec. 10, 1877, At tho age OF 30 y policy. Tor
&thOO0. on the thirty-yeAr endowment nIan,
the annual premium ON which 10 $lbh.ah.
Following IN uaual plan. no dividends we're
paid the tsrt WI years, but they began in
1879. and this IL the record since then:
1878. x36. 96; 1880. $50 6h; 1881. $42. o.; 1882.
&41. ~; 1851, SILK 1854, Sal, 65; 1885,, $43. b;
1886. &4G15; 1881, $05. 10; 1883. $49.l 10; 1855,
$51; $500. $63.O5; 1891, $55.1 4,
1t will be noticed that in 1887 the dividend
was $96.a0, about double that of preceding
yeats. In that year the Northwestern de-
oided to pay douhla dividends on all policies
that had been in forca five wears or longer,
and that accounts for the S05.N paid NJ .
Snilen in 1887. This policy the North
western has ainco pursued. Since then
there has been q notable increase in the
dividends paid MI. Sniifen every year. md
MIR. Phillips In no well satisfied with tho
record his company has made with Mr..
Snitfen, that he challenges hum to produce
= policy In his own company. the New York
Life, Of the same kind that shows two
thirds ~ good results.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-12

dency To place personality ahead of
Ideas IN the determination Of policies and
the choice OF candidates he r~hapsodizea
AZ follows: "What boots 1t to the excited
and screaming thousands, that mock
the aower-laden summor air with their
din, who serves for four or eight years
as president Of tho United States, 40 he
be an honest, capable citizen and a good
Americana What boots it to that grim
soldier, who sits in tho nations capital,
waiting for the verdict OF the mob,
whether he 60 or stayy What boots it
to that sick man over tho way, who 10
cheating his age OF its repose and his
fame OF it's luster, whether a little lease
Of life and power is granted him to
shine and die in? What boots it to
that strong but ambitious man, who,
affecting an indifference too sublime to
be human, has sat in silence whilst his
party was being rent asunder, whether
he is returned to a place in which, after
all. he might sacrifice honors won and
worthily worn.
Looking down upon the scene from
heights crowned only by love Of coun
try and love OF truth; upon the muddy
swirl and tumult of the many; upon the
hypocrisy and cant aud mean self-seek-
ing of the few-the little great men
striving for their own sordid ends, and
though by different methods yet all
alike dishonest, to stir the passions Of
the others-one is tempted to exolaim,
fools! fools! fools!"
1t is nevertheless true that political
discussions are as free to-day from per-
sonalities as at any time in the history
OF the country. A study of old and
modern newspapers will show that
leaders to-day are archangels compared
to the men for whom our %forefatEers
voted.