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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

The national real estate congress will
open in Buffalo, n. Y, October 4.
The cattle pest has spread to thirty -four
farms in Mecklenburg, Germany, and is
causing widespread mortality.
Cardinal Gibbons will make an address
at the unveiling of statue of Columbus
in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Md, on
October 12.
At oneonta, N. Y, yesterday, William
Scanlin cut his Hife's throat in fit of
9ealousy The woman cannot live and
Scanlin was lodged in jail
A Philadelphia and Reading passenger
train, which ran into handcar contain
ing eight trackmen, near the Port Clinton
tunnel, Pottsyille, Pa, killed one of the
men and injured the others.
The Cherokee Commission began nego-
tiations at Fort Sill, l. T., with the Kio-
ava, Comanche and Apache Indians for
the sale of their reservations in Indian
Territory TO the Government
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

BOSTON, Sept. 29-The Democratic
state convention was held in fremont
Temple yesterday. Congressman O'Neill
named Governor Russell to succeed him
Felf. At the close of Mr.. ONeill's speech
there was tremendous applause, and
then amidst wild uproar the renomina-
tiol of Hon. w. E. Russell for governor
was unanimously carried. The follow
ing were indorsed as presidential cleo
tors for the several districts: Ames NJ.
Clark of Holyoke; John b. O'Donnell,
Northampton; Charles Haggerty, South
bridge; Charles j. Williams. Acton;
Peter H. Donohue, Lowell; James T.
Dean, Salem; Samuel K. Hamilton,
Wakefield; Frederick F. French, Man
chester; Edward j. Flynn, Boston; Jo-
siah Quincy, Quincy; Robert Blacliie,
Hyde Park; Joseph l.. Sweet, Attlcbor-
ough; John w. Coughlin, Fall River.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

LANCASTER, Pa, Sept. 2s,-The last
East Pennsylvania Lutheran synod WAS
held yesterday afternoon. The new
congregation at Steelton was recon-
mended for aid from the church extern
sion board, provided that it builds its
church not within three squares of the
present church, of which Rev. M Hooker
is pastor, The following announcements
for the next years synod We're made; Or
dination sermon allotted to Rev. J. A.
Singmaster; alternate, DR.. S. A. Hinl-
mans. Sermon on missions, Rev. NJ. H
Gresham; alternate, Rev. King. On
church extension, Rev. j. p. thinner
man; alternate, Rev. j. A. Stoner. Ed
ucation sermon, Rev. f. p Manhart; al
ternate, Rev. B. f. Kautz. The synod
then adjourned sine die.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28
strangled Her Own Child and Two Chill.
dren of a Neighbor.

BoRDENTowN, N. j., Sept. 2s.-An old
woman named Mrs. Brown murdered
three young children ranging from to
8years old yesterday afternoon at her
residence, No. 4Chestnut street, by chok.
ing them to death. One of the victims
was her own son and the other two were
sons of William Bowker, a neighbor.
Theparents of the Bowker children were
attending the interstate fair at Trenton,
and had left the children in her charge.
After killing the children the woman,
who is believed to be insane, went to
Marshal Jones and told him that he
would find three dead bodies at her
house, She admitted the killing, but
could not give any reason for the act.
Mrs. Brown was locked up by the police,
and the coroner and county physician
took charge of the victims. The crime
has caused much excitement in this
place, and the house is surrounded by
an excited crowd Of men, women and
children
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28
Charged With Burning a Town.

ST. JOHN, N. B.. Sept 2S.-Felix
Remand, a son of Collector of Customs
Renaud, ex-member of parliament, has
been arrested with another young man,
charged with incendiarism, by which the
town of Bucktouche was destroyed. 1t
is stated that the fire was started to de-
stroy large quantity of smuggled liquor
from st. Pierre, which the Dominion
officials were on the scent of. SO closely
were. the parties having the liquor
dent of destroying it, which yinciden-
tally destroyed the whole town. When
the sheriff was taking Renaud and his
companion to jail he was fired on when
passing through some woods by mem
bers of the smuggling band, but escaped
without injury
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28
opposed to Sunday Funerals.

BALTIMORE, Sept, 2s.-The American
Cemetery Superintendent association
began its sixth annual convention as tho
Carrollton Hotel yesterday. The morn.
ing session was principally taken up with
the reading of reports and the discussion
of general business relating to public
burial grounds. President John G.
Barker, of Boston, presided, with F. w.
Higgins, of Detroit, as secretary. In his
report President Barker recommended
that the association make an effort to
have funerals discontinued on Sunday.
He also made number of other sugges-
tions relative to the management of ceme-
teries. The convention will continue
until Friday.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

ALBANY, Sept, 2s.-In the supreme
court yesterday, before Judge Mayham,
the case against Charles E. Peck, com
missioner of statistics of labor, came up
on an order for Commissioner Peck to
show cause why he should not allow the
relator to examine the tariff circulars re-
ceived from New York city manufac-
turers on which the commissioner based
his report of the effect of the tariff on
labor and wages. Ex-senator Chase
was heard briefly in behalf of the order
for a mandamus. Judge Mayham said
this was case that involved some pub
lie interests, and he would not be able to
hear it. He would send it to the special
term, to be held at Hudson on the first
Saturday of October.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28
Keystone Republican Clubs.

WILLIAMsPoRr, Pa, Sept. 2s.-Ths
first outbreak of enthusiasm incident to
the Republican State league convention
occurred last night in the shape of a
mass meeting on the east lawn of the
Park hotel. The speakers were Emerson
Collins. chairman Of the local committee;
Hon. John D. Robinson, of Media, presi-
dent of the State league; Hon. Harry
Hall, of Mercer; Hon. Henry f. Walton,
Of Philadelphia: Hon. H. B. Packer. of
Tioga; Hon. A. J, Edwards, of Pittsburg;
Rev D. F. Bradley, colored, of this city,
and others. The convention convened
at II o'clock this forenoon for organiza-
tion and the transaction of preliminary
business, The afternoon session will be.
gin at 2:30 when officers will be elected
and reports received. In the evening
mass meetings will be held, which viii
conclude the work of the day.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

Ban FRANCISCO. Sept. 2S.-A short
Zine ago a man calling himself Dr..
Henry G. Beale, his wife, known as Nell
lie Haven, and Hattie L. Graham were
arrested, charged with the murder by
malpractice of Mary Carroll, the young
Haughter of Petaluma county farmer.
Beale forfeited $4,000 bail and disap-
peared, bnt the women are still in prison.
The Examiner says that according to the
story of Mrs, Montrose, Beale used her
house for ten months as private hos
pital. During that period he had about
Fifty patients, and there were no fewer
than forty children born alive in the
house, not one of them being permitted
TO live. Beale either chloroformed or
drowned his helpless victims, after which
he weighed their bodies and threw them
into the bay or cremated them.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

DALLAS, Tex. Sept. 2s.-Commodore
Miller, one of the most notorious des-
peradoes in the southwest, overpowered
his guards, and arlning himself with
their weapons, liberated twelve fellow
conyicts who were working with him in
the quarries near this city, and made his
escape. Owing to the character of Mil
ler, people in the city and vicinity be-
came much alarmed when they heard of
his escape, and strong posse was at
once organized to hunt him. As he is
well armed, and can hope for little
mercy from his pursuers, there may be
bloodshed
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

BALTIMORE, Sept. 2s..-The Iron Hall
of Baltimore City, as a result of the re-
cent convention, filed articles of incor-
poration in the record office yesterday.
Solon Fisher, Florence Miller Freeman
B. Somerby, Amos Hosmer, John H.
Claughbaugh and fifty-eight others are
the incorpofators. The cities of Balti-
more, Chicago, Portland, Jersey City,
Brooklyn, st. Louis, Cleveland, Vine.
and Boston are represented in the list OF
ineorporators.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28
A swINDLtNo NoBLEMAN.
He and Els Fellow Conspirators Sen.
fenced to Imprisonment

tonCeu TO imprisonment.
LONDON, Sept. 2s.--The trial of Sir
Gilbert Edward Campbell and others as
sociated with him in series of frauds
on persons ambitious for literary fame
terminated in verdict of guilty. Sir
Gilbert Edward Campbell was sentenced
to eighteen months imprisonment at
hard labor, he appearing on the evidence
to have been guilty stool pigeon rather
than a principal in the fraudulent
schemes William James Morgan, who
was the chief in forming the various
fraudulent societies and obtaining money
from literary aspirants, was sentenced
to eight years penal servitute. James
Sidney Tomkins, who was Morgan's
right hand man in the international
Society of Literature and Art" was SEN
fenced to five years penal servitude
William Nathan Steadman, one of the
lesser conspirators, received a sentence
of fifteen months at hard labor. David
William Tolmie received six months and
Charles Montague Clarke four months.
The schemes of the conspirators have
been explained in the testimony as given
by several witnesses. They obtained
various sums of money from clergymen,
farmers, and even domestic servants up
on the pretext, never fulfilled, of pub
fishing poems and other productions, or
of giving them literary employment.
The sums amounted 10 considerable in
the aggregate, and were shared between
tho swindlers.
Sir Gilbert Edward Campbell is an
Irish nobleman of Carrick Buoy, in the
county of Donegal. He is about 81 years
Of aup and xyos for1narly Il gop+oin in
the Ninety-second Highlanders. The
first baronet was his gsandfather Sir
Robert Campbell, who died in 1853. Sir
Gilbert Edwards father was man of
some distinction, a major of cavalry and
n charge d'aifaires in Persia Sir Gilbert
Edward himself has been man Of
prominence.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28
slTange, DuI Lrne.

It ought NOT to be % UNUSUAL to hear
other peoples Vows stated without bias
But the penalty Of doing this, if they
are unpopular, is to share tho odium Of
holding them. 1t was in this manner
in country town one brief afternoon
a visitor dopopulated drawing room
in tho four fold character of a 'rhcoso-
phist, Catholic, q wincbibbot aid in
anarchist, when lie thought be was
merely answering questions. York
Evening Sup.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

PoTrsvILLE, Pa, Sept. 2s.-In the case
Df r. B. Taylor, of Butler, Pa, against
whom seven true bills We're found for
conspiracy to defraud the county of
Schuylkill in the erection of the new
court house, the court concluded to al
low Mr.. Taylor to enter bail in the sum
of 100000 at Butler, the bondsman to be
qualified before the judge of the court of
the county. Bail of NJ. L. Beebe, the
architect of Buffalo. also indicted for
conspiracy, was fixed at $40, 900, and will
be entered at Pittsburg in the same way.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

0aAHA. Neb., Sept. 2s.-Nlrs. Grover
Cleveland was the plainti!fin suit tried
before Justice Bra'lley yesterday. Mrs.
Cleveland owns valuable real estate here.
and among har tenants here is Abraham
Lincoln Record whose binck,mith shop
is on the Cleveland property. 1t was al
legged that Record was behind i'll his
rent, and Mrs. Cleveland, through her
attorney, brought suit 10 regain posses
sion. Mrs. Cleveland lost the case, be-
cause her tenant had an agreement Civ
ing him an oXtension Of tilne
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

WnIKEsBARRE, Pa, Sept. 2s.--Joseph
Brier, aged 26, was killed yesterday in
tina Delaware and Hudson 0olliery at
Parsons, near here. He was filling a
cartridge from a half emptied keS of
powder. A spark from his lamp fell into
the keg, and Brier was blown across the
chamber and violently against the oppo-
site wall. His chest, face and arms were
horribly burned, yet the man survived
an hour. He leaves young widow.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

CHESTER, Pa, Sept 2s.-The discov-
cry was made last evening that the letter
box in front of the postoffice at Darby
had been robbed of a letter containing
81 800 worth of checks, which had been
mailed by the Darby bank to the Inde-
pendence bank, Philadelphia. The find
ing of one of the checks in the street was
the first evidence of the robbery that the
bank officials had, and an investigation
discloses the fact that one of two girls
has confessed that she saw the other alb
stract the letter. Payment has been
stopped on all checks and the postoffiee
authorities have been notified.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28
AFTER THE COAL TRUST.
Charges Against the Reading
Combination in Chicago.
TO REGULATE THE PRICE OF COAL.

States Attorney Longenecker Asks
Chicago Agent from Transacting
business in Cook County-To be
Prosecuted in New York State Also.
CHICAGO, Sept 29.-State's Attorney
Longnecker took the first legal step yes
,erday towards breaking up the coal
rust. An information was filed in the
5fs nit court TO restrain the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron company and
]. w. Skeele, its agent in Chicago. from
selling.anthracite coal in the county of
Cook, Illinois, on the ground of unlaw-
full combination. The petition, which is
filed in the name of the people of Illinois,
sets forth that in February, 1892, in the
state of New Jersey, the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron company
was incorporated, and ever since has
been doing business in Now Jersey and
elsewhere.
to have entered into trust and COM
bination with the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad company. the Port
Reading Railroad company, g. Central
Railroad Company of New Jersey and
the Lehigh Valley Railroad company,
all incorporated, to regulate and fix the
price of commodity called anthracite
coal, and to fix the quantity to be mined
and sold.
An Illegal Combination.
The Reading Company and the other
corporations, it is said, are about to I'M
lawfully fix, regulate and advance the
price Of coal, regardless of the demand
or amount to be purchased or &C nsumed,
in violation of the state laws and to the
damage of the county of Cook of over
100000.
Under these circumstances the court
is asked to compel the Reading Com
pany to answer whether it has entered
into the combination, and if not, to set
forth the agreement or arrangement it
has made with the other corporations.
The court is asked to grant an injunc-
tion prohibiting the company from doing
business in the county of Cook, state of
Illinois. No further steps than filing the
petition were taken, and an injunction
has not yet been granted.
To BE Prosecuted in New York.
New York, Sept. 2S.-The counsel to
the senate committee investigating the
Reading coal combine recommended to
the committee at the Murray Hill hotel
that the combine was illegal, and that un-
der the constitution the charters could be
annulled or the companies dissolved.
The committee resolved to adopt the
recommendations of its counsel as its
opinion to refer it to the attorney gem
eneral, together with II copy of the testi-
mony taken, and TO ask him to take such
legal steps as he may deem advisable.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28
oonnect,cut,s Election Contest.

New HAVEN, Sept. 2s.-The supreme
court of the state filed its decision in the
quo warranto cases of Phelan VS.. Walsh
and Sanger VS.. Henry, with the clerk OF
the superior court in this city. The
opinion of the court is written by Judge
Carpenter. with a dissenting opinion by
Judges Seymour and Fem. The court
held that the ballots rejected by the
moderators, giving no reason, should be
counted in, and that the errors in the
count should be corrected.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

New York, Sept. 28.-The marriage
of Miss Ella Spencer Reid, niece Of
Whitelaw Reid, and Judge Ralph Chan
dler Harrison, of San Francisco, took
place yesterday at Ophir Farm, Mr..
Reid's country home. Miss Reid is 25
and Judge Harrison is 56 The cere-
mony was performed by Archdeacon
Kirby, rector of st. Paul's Episcopal
Church. Whiteiaw Reid gave the bride
away. Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison started
for the west in the evening.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
National League.


TRENTON, Sept, 2S.-Yesterday was
children's day at the Interstate Fair, and
a5out 1000 Youngsters were present
The adults bringing IN swe1led the
throng to fully $4,000 persons The trot-
ting and pacing was spirited. The fol-
lowing is the summary:
First race urottins) Colonel Walker, l;
Fascination, 2; Brother e., s. Best time, 2,4L4.
Second race tpacingl Country Girl, /; Gro
vcr s., g David Copperield, 3. Best time,
21;4.
Third raoO Urotting)-Prince Eugene, /;
Lady Hnrtford, .; May, b Best time s.3316.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

GRAvISESD, L. l., Sept. 2I.-The following Is
tho result OF the races At this place yesterday:
First race, u mile -Wah Jim, /; Rosa H.,
g: Crochet, 81 Time, Lilo.
Second race, l mile-Nomad, l; Mordotte,
2; King Mac, D. Time, l.F).
Third race, 4 mile -Osrc l: Queenie Now
brilge, .; Addie, 3. Time l.l6.
Fourth race, ! miie-Equity, l; May Win,
2; Coult, .. Time, l.42Je.
Fi.th race, miiu--Nlary Stone, l; Candida
bra, :; Fidelio, 3. Tins, l.i2
sixth race, 5s mile-Cespartan. /; Sir
Richard, .; Balance, g. Time, Luz.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2S.-The Afro
American Press association, which in
cludes editors and publi hers OF news
pnpers devoted to the advancement of
the col0red race from all parts of the
United States, net in annual session yes
tegday ii the common council chamber.
President Mitchell i'll IN address, said
thai the editors would make Declare
ton of independence here. There should
be no more towards among the negroes
of the south, bnt that they would tight
it out there with tine ballot, or if neces-
sary with the bullet
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28
Five New ChoIera cnses.

QUARANTINE, Sept. 2s.-The develop
ment of cholera on board the steamship
Bohemia, the last but one of the Ham
burg ships left in the lower bay. caused
a stir among the health department Of
fcials. -Four children and one man were
transferred from the vessel to Swim
burne Island. One of them, Stanislaus
Miehsarich, aged 8, died yesterday after
noon. Drs. Jenkins and Sternberg say
that the five cases above noted are GER
tainly cholera. The Bohemia's passen-
gers will this afternon be taken from the
ship and placed on Hoffman Island.
Among them are 1850 children. ..
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

CAMDEN, N. j., Sept sS.-David Tour
hand, constable of Camden county, and
living near Mount Ephriam, committed
suicide yesterday by taking dose of
laudanum. He was soldier of the re-
bellion, tax collector for Delaware town
ship and was prominent in local political
affairs.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28
Grateful Normannia Possenpers

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-E. L. Godkin,
O committee representing the passengers
Of the unfortunate steamship Norman
mia, appeared at the Office of the HAM
burg American Packet Company and
presented to Captain Hebich, of the Nor
MAMMA, handsomely engrossed set of
resolutions and a gold watch, as token
Of their appreciation of his able manage
ment of the steamship during their many
days of suffering while in quarantine. F.
Moser, first officer, also received gold
watch from the passengers for his atten-
hon to them and his earnest devotion to
duty,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

MOUNT HOLLY, N. j., Sept. 2s.-A
fatal accident occurred yesterday on the
Petit farm, near Medford. Stacy Allo-
way was driving a pair of horses to a
threshing machine, and on going down
hill the horses started suddenly, throw
ing Alloway from his seat against wal
nut tree, Before he could regain his feet
the horses forced the machine against
the tree. crushing Alloway's skull and
causing instant death.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28
Death on a Falling soaffold.

CAMDEN, N. j., Sept. 2s.-shortly be-
fore noon a scatfold on which several
men were at work on the Methodist
Episcopal church, on Broadway, fell to
tho ground. James Pedrick, laborer,
was killed. Fred Burley, bricklayer,
and Martin Schlect. an apprentice bow,
were seriously injured. The injured
were taken to the city hospital.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28
No Gambling in New York.

NEW YoRs, Sept. 2S.-A representa-
tive of the United Press has made tour
Of the gambling house districts in this
city and reports that all games are closed.
A number of leading faro bank proprie-
tors declared when interviewed that The
order TO .close up shop" was Issued sew
eral days ago, and was obeyed ut once.
Politics is responsible for this movement,
they added.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

LEBANON, Pa, Sept. 2S.-J. II. Ritter,
recorder of the Knights of Malta, of this
city. was arrested yesterday and COM
mitted to Jail in default of $500 bail for
embezzling 81 600 of the society's money.
Part of the funds were found buried in
the cellar at his residence.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

AMSTERDAM, Sept 2s,-Twelve deaths
from cholera have been reported from
various parts of Holland. The disease is
confined for the most part TO Delft Gron-
ingen, Maarsen. Alien and Guodswaard.
There has been one fresh case of Asiatic
cholera in Berlin Yesterday.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

" LONDON, Sept. 2s.-,A dispatch to the
Times from Calcutta says Conway's
mountaineering party, now in the Hin
doc koosh, have climbed peak %. 900
feet high. This is 900 feet higher than
any recorded climb.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

ing his name as Amos Redmond, of Mer.
Ger, Pa, was caught by section fore
man placing ties on the Lake Shore track
in a small ravine near Waterloo. He
was brought to this city, given hear
ing, and in default Of 81 900 bail was
pent to Jail. Redmond was put off
train at Polk because he could not pay
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

Germany to Have Worlds Fair.H
vienna, Sept. 2s.-The Tageblatt states
positively that the German government
has decided to have Worlds fair in
Rerlin In 1897
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28

Editor-Whatd do you like to draw bestt
rS'aricaturist = My salary, sir. Kate
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-04
Granted an Iniuncuon.

Jacob Bea-on OF the township OF Can
non applied 10 the circuit court Tor a
temporary injunction, restraining Ezra
Rood, also u resident OF that township,
from eiectlng him from the defendant
premises. The complainant states IN
his bill that he entered into contract
with the defendant TO lease ms farm
anc residence and that he believes the
complainant IS taking measures TO
eject him before the expiration OF the
lease. He has an interest IN the grow
ing crops TO the extent of $500, and II
ne Is elected now ne fears he will loose
the amount. The injunction was issued
by Judge Adsls.