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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
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A white Mans Dead Body Discovered
Under Heap of Brush Alongside the
Ogletown Road.
There is a mystery surrounding the
discovery of the body on the ogletown
road last Monday.
II was discovered by the section hands,
at o'clock, about mile from the Stan
ton station, going north to Newark,
along the Ogletown road, on what is
known as the Marie farm. The section
hands would not even then have found
il but for the almost unbearable stencil
that drifted to their nostrlls as they
passed the spot. One Of the men had
the curiosity to suspect something and
leaving the track he followed the trail
so substantially indicated when he dis
covered the horrible sight. The body,
as stated, was covered with quantity
of brush. 1t was almost nude. Ali the
covering 1t had was some underclothing.
There was no shoes nor hat anywhere
around.
As to who the man Is there is no clue
whatever. The fact that the remains
were covered with brushwood indicate
clearly that some human hands were
present since the mans death. Another
mysterious fact is that in regard 10 his
semi-nudity. The remains are in too de-
composed condition for post mortem
examination. The body has most prob
ably lain there for week at least.
The remains were brought here
MIR. Palmer swore in the following Jury
Monday night: w. H, Walker, +. X
Fox, Charles Scott, N. Tebo, J.. G
Howell, George A. Bullock, j. Traveri
Jones. The body was viewed. The
indications are Of the probability of {
hurt or wound Of some nature about The
head. Nothing else suggestive Of ,
wound could be seen elsewhere on thu
body. The examination had to be made
with the greatest celebrity, as the extreme
state of decomposition allowed nothing
more. The suggestion has been mad
that the man may have been killed OF
the track. But then that would no
satisfactorily account for his nudity
and the impression of care undergone il
placing him such a distance from th,
track In thicket, and Of the covering o
the remains with brush heaps.
The jury adjourned to Wednesda,
evening,
The deceased, as we'll as could be sur
missed, was sturdy man of anywher
from 30 to As years OF age. The face
so defaced that 1t could not be discerne,
whether he had beard or not, but tn
supposition, as we'll as could be gathere,
from appearances, is that he may hay
had dark brown beard.
There is conjecture that the dea,
man is an insane German named Jaco
Bonneyfield, who escaped from tn
State Asylum for the Insane at Farm
hurst about month ago.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

Fined for Taking too Much of tho Side
walk--Highway Robbery--war Against

Fined for Taking too Much of the Side
walk--Highway Robbery--war Against
Squirrels.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
lover, Sept. Gil. J. Scanlon. Loock
erman street merchant, was fined Sl2.I0
for taking UP too much space in front of
his establishment in displaying his wares.
The towns nine-inch drive well has been
sunk 1870 feet and will be tested this week.
1t is thought that this depth will be suffi-
cient to supply the required amount of
water.
a neat tenant house is being erected on
the Lakeside cemetery grounds, on North
State street. for the accommodation OF the
family In charge of the cemetery.
A serious accident was narrowly averted
at the residence of w. D. McGloghlon last
evening. They ordered kerosene oil and
the grocer by mistake, sent gasolene. The
lamps were filled and when lighted an ex-
plosion occurred. but 1t was extinguished
without any serious results.
A highway robbery occurred on LOCKER
man street. near the depot, Saturday night.
A farm laborer came to town early in the
evening with Sal in his pocket. About 0
o'clock three negroes waylnid him and
after choking and beating him took the
money and escaped. They were unknown
and there is no clue by which they can be
| aTfeSteus
Sheriff Dunn yesterday sold the frame
dwelling house of Hugh McCollum, stu
ated on Kirkwood street, to William James
| for 5000.
Since the squirrel season has opened
there is bank clerk of this town who has
been waging war against that industrious
little animal, but with little effect. Tues
day. in company with two of his com
panions, he started out with blood in his
eye. James Wilson. a colored man. who
has no hands at all, they both having been
amputated at the wrists, was taken
along to scare up the game. When
the party returned they had fonI
squirrels, but, it is claimed, this
handles man killed them all. vii
son is an industrious colored man, car
read and write, and is a well digger BY
trade. lie does good business at his trade
and is the only man around town In that
business. He is an excellent mnrksmar
and during the cunning season kills mor'
game than any other man in this section
On Sundays he occupies the pulpit ahC
breaches to his fellow iuen. Wilson los
both hands by premature explosion of
cannon at Fourth of July celebration
here several years ago.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
Innings WHICH ARE TO SHOW.

Below is depicted cape of diagonal
shot black and red cloth, having red
cloth yoke embroidered in black cord
and edged with ostrich feather trim
ming. The skirt of diagonal cloth is
trimmed like the cape. It is the collar
which adds the touch of just-rightness
to this garment, and such are often
seen now. The pretty dress shown be-
side it is in beige cloth shot with bronze.
1t is trimmed with brocaded velvet and
has belt of bronze ribbon. Skirts are
to be lined with silk, which is to con-
trast in color with the skirt itself, and
that it may surely show and prove it.
self to be no sham but to so away up,
the breadths Of the gown are fastened
together by bands of insertion and
through the insertion the colored silk is
seen. OF course, q low minded and
economical person might merely line
the passementerie, insertion of lace or
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
NEW CATTLE.
Meeting OF the Board of Education.
Local nIAl Personal.

Meeting OF the Board of Education--
Local aIAi Personal.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
New CASTLE, Sept 27.--The Board of
Education met irregular monthly session.
last night, with nearly all the members
present. The committee on text books re-
ported the purchase, for the schools, OF a
set of Chambers Encyclopedias. This
was approved by the Board. A resolution
was adopted that no orders should be
drawn OH the treasury until the
return OF the treasurer, Mr.. Ferris.
Principal Knapp offered suggestion in
regard to changing the time of dismissing
the schools. The matter was referred TO
the committee on teachers. The time of
recitation will probably now be from 8 to
ll.30 in the morning and from 1.30 to 4 in
the afternoon, with shorter sessions for the
primary department.
Next Saturday the nine from the new
Columbia Athletic Club will play It's first
and last game this season with the Warren
Athletic Club of Wilmington. A large
crowd is expected at the clubs initial
effort.
Contractor Morrison, who has secured
the contract for the building of the new
sewer, will begin operations as soon as the
material arrives
The British steamer Fonar of the North
Atlantic Trident line, which passed UT
| yesterday from London, was seized us soon
as she arrived for her failure to comply
with the United States quarantine regula.
| tions. The captains neglect makes the
ship liable to fine of not more thar
5000, and the Fonar was seized to make
| the amount good.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
STOLE ALL THE CASH.
A Shortage of 100000 Discovered In the
Account OF the Treasurer OF the Old
Cnlnna RnllrnRh CompnnY.

A Shortage of 100000 Discovered In the
Account OF the Treasurer of the Old
Colony Railroad Company.
BosToN, MASS, Sept. 26..-"There is
not one penny in the treasury, gentle
men," was the startling revelation made
to-day by President Charles f. Choate OF
the Old Colony railroad to the astounded
stockholders. sour treasurer has beep
speculating with our cash in stocks.
Instead Of the 100000 balance that
should be there, according to his last
report, there is lot of worthless, or
nearly worthless, securities and bonds,
and we will have to wait for the experts
to tell us how much else is missing"
The news fell like the unexpected
bursting OF a bomb Nobody had for
moment distrusted tho treasurer, who
for 30 years had maintained u seemingly
faithful custodianship of the old roads
funds. For 70 years Treasurer John w.
Washburn had lived beyond the slightest
breath Of dishonor. Now, disgraced In
his old age, overtaken suddenly by his
hidden sin, his family plunged In his
own ruin, he lies on bed OF pain with
the shadow of the prison lowering with
VIZ auhNApW VI Atohh OhNA bAe HAAASWF
UNMAsKED WHILE I'LL.
The discovery OF his irregularities has
doubly Frustrated him. His illness in
the first place led to his unmasklng.
None of the board of auditors doubted
| the trustworthIness of his last return
that 500, 900 in cash lay in the treasury.
But Ito was home i'll, last Saturday, and
they had TO inspect his books and vaults
preliminary to to-day's session of the
stockholders. They then discovered
that, instead Of cash, the safe contained
only II lot of securities, stocks and bonds
purchased with the company's money
but entirely without the company't
authority. 1t developed that Washburr
rumor Is now whispered that the losi
will exceed even $l25,000.
HID HIS CRIME.
| II remains mystery how he kept tn,
former auditors from true knowledge
of the finances. Either they must hav,
accepted his mere statement, withou
counting the funds, or else he foun(
cash TO meet the emergency. AS III
was also treasurer of the steamboat com
pany and the Union Freight Company
he might have used the cash of either o
those to hide the Old Colony deficiency
An investigation has been set afoot an,
the general counsel will determin
whether civil or criminal action shall b
taken.
The guilty septuagenarian has alread
made an assignment of all his outsid
property for the benefit Of the corpora
ton. He received $4,750 yearly salary
but it Is hardly probable that his pei
sonal assets will make good his detici
1t is understood that he also gave bond
to the road, with sureties, in $685. 0(
His wife, son and daughter are ovel
whelmed with shame.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
THE ODD FELLOWS.

Sovereign Grand Lodge Committees to
which Delawareans We're Assigned
Officers of the Eminent Body to Visit
This City During November.
81 oclal Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-The Sovereign
Grand Lodge, |. o. y. F., closed It's
session in Milwaukee Saturday last,
after transacting vast amount Of bust
ness for the benefit of the order. The
representatives from Delaware were as
signed to committees as follows: ]. H.
Appleby, on foreign relations; E. w.
Cooper, on miscellaneous business; B. F.
Shakespeare, on special committee on
thanks for courtesies extended by the
Milwaukee Odd Fellows.
During the session Grand Sire CT. I.
Campbell of London, Ont.,, Deputy
Grand Sire John w. Stebbins Of Roches,
ter, N. Y, and Grand Representative
Herman Black of Iowa, who is special
deputy grand sire to Europe, accepted
an invitation from the Representatives
from the Diamond State to visit the
Grand Lodge of Delaware at its mex
session, to be held in Wilmington No
vember 10Th, and IL is hoped that every
member of the order entitled to a sea
| in the Grand Lodge will be present t.
welcome these distinguished visitors.
Phe Sovereign Grand Lodge will con
vene at the Worlds Fair tomorrow IL
| special session. All the representative
have arrived in Chicago. J. H. Appleby
wife and son, are at the Ballard Hotel
and e. w. Cooper and. b. f. Shakspear
are at the Pullman. Owing to the Hyd
Park Hotel being overrun with guests
1t was impossible for 1t to accommodate
the representatives, 80 we are all scat
tered. An elaborate programme is pre-
pared for an entertainment, and If tn
weather is clear we will have yer
pleasant week during our stay in thi
city, ALI are we'll.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
BAD BLOOD At ROANOKE.
A Negro Lynphod and Eight Killed in n
Riot.

lktOts
ROANOKE, VA, Sept. 20.-Eight men
were killed and many wounded in q
battle tonight over negro in the jail
here. Soldiers fred ON the mob
Robert Smith, negro, to-day assaulted
and nearly killed Mrs. Henry Bishop,
wife of farmer of Bototourt county.
Mrs. Bishop was at the market with
load of produce, and Smith bought
box of grapes. He asked her to go with
him TO get the money.
There the negro choked her, threw
her down and pounded her head with a
brick, leaving her for dead. Mrs. Bishop
regained consciousness, and returning
to tho market told Of the outrage. De-
tective Baldwin arrested the negro. An
excited crowd attempted lynch smith,
but Baldwin, with the prisoner on a
horse, dashed off at full speed.
MILITIA ENTER THE JAIL.
An immense crowd gathered outside
the jail and their numbers grew every
moment until by nightfall thousands
stood ready to attack the institution.
In the meantime company of militia
had been slipped into the Jail, headed
by the mayor, and awaited events.
The mob began battering at the huge
doors and loudly yelled for edmittance.
They were refused and promptly
opened fire into the section where the
troops were stationed. Mayor Trout
was struck in the foot.
voLLEY INTO THE MOB.
Almost at once the troops answered
with volley Of 90 rifles, fired right into
the heart Of the mob. The awful result OF
their charge disheartened and scared the
mob and they withdrew. In the excite.
ment an officer removed the negro.
The following is list of the dead;
5. A. Wick, hotel proprietor viii
Sheetz, fireman on the n. u W. K. r.;
Charles W. Whitmire, conductor on the
N. s. W. Il, r.; j. B. Tyler of Blue
Ridge; George White, shot through the
leg aud bled to death; W. Jones, engi
neer on the n. s. w. r. H.; Emmett j
Small, of Northwest Roanoke; Johr
Mills, distiller, Back Creek.
| Tive more will die and nine other
are shot.
ROANOKE. VA, Sept. 3l.-The negro
Tom Smith, was found where the authori
ties tried to sccrete him, early this morn
ing, and lynched.
His body was afterwards taken to tn
river bank in the western part of the cit,
and burned in the presence Of an infuri
ated mob of over 1000 men.
A coroner's jury of business men We've
the body of the negro and rendered
verdict Of death at the hands Of unknown
men.
Thousands Of people visited the scene O
the lynching between daylight and S6
O'Clock, when the body was cut down.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

While Senator Gray is abundantiy
able to back up anything he may have
said in his speeches of the last cam
paign, we would remind the Morning
NeDs that his reference 70 tariff barons"
was only an application of what a
pretty good Republican, Senator John
Sherman, said years ago, in an official
report, when he used the following
language: every obstruction to free
exchange (of commodities) is born Of
the same narrow, despotic spirit which
planted castles on the Rhine to plumber
peaceful commerce
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

In his address at the centennial cele-
bration of the founding of the capitol
at Washington, President Cleveland
said:
II the representatives who here assem-
Bile to make laws for their fellow country
men forget the duty of broad and disin-
tercsted patriotism and legislate in preju.
dice and passion, or in behalf Of sectional
and selfish interests the time when the
cornerstone of the capitol was laid and
the circumstances surrounding it will not
be worth concentrating.
Senator Stewards whining speech Of
Monday showed that the shot struck
hard. 1t took Stewart two or three
hours to prostitute senatorial courtesy
sufficiently 10 explain how badly he was
hurt.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

The theory that the fall in prices for
the last twenty years has been ocoa-
stoned by the appreciation of gold leaves
out of sight the enormous advance
which has been made in the capacity of
production all over the world, and to
which alluded in the opening Of my
remarks. 1t leaves out of sight Bessemer
steel; il leaves out of sight the improve
ments of the steam engine; it leaves out
of sight improvements in communica-
ton by telegraph; it leaves out of sight
the greater efficiency that gold has OBJ
tanned in the use of all these improve
ments; it leaves entirely out of view the
fact that given amount of gold to-day is
enormously more efficient than 1t was
fifty years ago, or even twenty
years ago; that the gold you
have here in bank in Washington may
be made more efficient than ever before
by the electric telegraph within two
hours from tho time you have made up
your mind to use it. y There is
one measure OF the value Oh commodl'
ties, of gold and silver, which has been
adopted by all the economists as the
most certain and least variable, and the
one most likely to tell us true story
when we ask the question Of it, and
that is the labor it takes to procure q
given quantity of commodities or o.
wealth. l find, measured by labor
measured by the labor cost Of commodi
ties, measured by the wages of tn
artisan and the toiling people of thi
country as aOeR as Of Europe, that golt
has not appreciated, and have yet tt
hear why that test is not the best ties
which can be applied to ascertain
whether it be appreciated or no-Senato
Grdgs speech.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

"Let us see," says the Baltimore San,
"who 1t is that is taking this stand for
dishonest dollars and the purchase by
the government of silver, which is not
wanted, with gold, which is wanted.
Senators Teller and Wolcott represent a
population of 412,OO0, large portion of
which they doubtless misrepresent.
Senators Stewart and Jones represent a
population of $4,000, less than that of
Frederick county, Nd, and not much
more than half as great as that of Balti-
more county. Dubois represents, let US
say, one-half of the population Of
Idaho, or some $4,000 people. The en-.
tire constituency Of the five filibustering
Senators combined is less than the pop.
ulation of Baltimore city. This insig
nifcent number is antagonizing 65,000,-
600 people of the United States, ant
their representatives have the business
industries Of the country by the throat
There must be something wrong in {
system under which such a monstroui
wrong is possible"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
sUPPRESsfoS OF the PRESS.
Telegrapiiio Service With the interior
Provinces Cut or by the Rebels--A
Change in the Ministry,

Telegrapiio Service with the Interior
Provinces Cut or by the Rebels--A
Change in the Ministry.
BuENos AYREs, Sept. 26.-The news
paper, La Ndcion, Of this city, has made
itself offensive to the government by the
character Of the articles 1t has published
in regard to the radical instruction now
in progress in several of the provinces,
and to-day an official order was issued
suspending the publication of the paper
for week. This is taken as warning
that If upon the expiration of the period
of suspension the paper continues Its
attacks upon the government IL will be
entirely suppressed.
The Geographic service to and from
the interior has been stopped and the
widest sort of rumors consequently
gain credence. One rumor is to the
effect that the telegraph lines have been
cut by the rebels in order to prevent the
government communicating with Its
forces in the field, but as this presup.
poses that the insurgents have got in the
rear Of the National army il is not gen.
eral credited here. Another report and o
far more serious one, is that the naval
forces are likely to declare in favor Of
the rebels. Should this be the case, the
situation of the government would b.
greatly complicated.
A change has been made in the min.
istry that is deemed to strengthen the
government Senior Cane, an ex-mem
Der of the cabinet has been appointed
minister of posts and telegraphs in plac,
of the previous incumbent, who is 1
radical. 1t is believed Senior Cane is re
sponsible for the cutting off of tele
graphic communication TO the interio
of the republic.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
A Clergyman Indicted.

LACROSSE, Wis, Sept. 26.--The
United States grand jury has returned
an indictment against the Rev. DR.. w.
D. Thomas, a well-Lnown divine of this
city and Presbyterian secretary for Wis
cousin, for alleged violation Of the
United States postal laws. The alleged
offence consisted in writing postal
card to former Presbyterian pastor of
Eauclaire, in which the gentleman was
referred to in anything but compile
mentary terms.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

The new mint is to be located at
Broad and Cherry streets, even though
the government may have to resort to
condemnation proceedings in dealing
with one or two obstinate men among
the owners of the approved site, and
Philadclphians are happy. Let US trust
that it will be more difficult in the now
mint for dishonest employe, of no
matter how many years standing, to
hook out gold bars from sealed vault
and carry them home in his dinner
basket. What satire on the bolts
bars, watchmen, searchings, scrutiny
and other safeguards with which the
visitor to the mint is RECALLED is thil
wholesale abstraction of bullion which
Cochran perpetrated in such seeming
security and by means so simplel
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

The Valkyrie has arrived at last. She
has been within one day of month on
the way, having sailed from the Isle of
Wight on August Esd. But she is here
and the uneasiness that was beginning
to be manifested for her safety is over.
And there are twelve days in which to
prepare for the opening race Of the con-
test for the Americas cup, which has
been postponed to October 9Th.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
dUanamaker'5.
PHILADELPHIA. Monday, Sept rs. 1898.
MILLINERY
The COMING -EUe9at.

Our leadership in choice
Millinery is of national, or at
least State importance.
The Millinery season really
begins with the exhibit of our
own pieces and the models
sent by our Paris house.
Hence the great interest
that centres in our semi-an-
nual Millinery Receptions. We
are hourly solicited to fix the
date Of the coming Autumn
occasion.
To our friends, the public,
to milliners, wholesale or re-
tail, to all, local and distant,
we give notice that the first
views of our collection will
occur on
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

BRAZIL, IND, Sept, 26.-Friday night
Charles White and Robert Wagner
quarrelled at the charivari of young
married couple and Wagner struck
White blow with club knocking him
insensible, in which state he lay until
yesterday when. he died. The excite
ment is high and every effort possible is
being made to apprehend Wagner
who retreated TO the memorable swamps
that hid murderer Cooprider from Q
posse two months ago. The officers are
afraid to enter the jungle as the muir.
derer is said to be well armed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
mRaiirnaded % 10 .IniI.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. 26.-Benja-
min Dennis, aged 40 years, was arrested
to-day for outraging and numbering
Agnes Cooper Wright, aged 0 years, last
week. He lives near Hummelstown
where the crime was committed. He
admits his guilt. A large crowd fol.
lowed him to the jail. The court is in
session and he will be railroaded.