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Evening journal., 1893-07-17
A BEQUEST THAT FELL SHORT.

Friends OF DepRuw University who
Made Big Alterations on the Hypo-
thesis That They Would Get 81 GOO, 900
Overestimated $1,000, 900.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 17.-Friends Of
Depauw University, at Greencastley are
expressing good deal Of concern over
the institution owing to the failure Of
the Depauw bequests to meet expecta.
tions. It Is said that while the univer-
sity expected to realize something like
81, 600 goo from the Depauw bequests, IL
will really receive about $500, 900 and the
trustees are considerably worried over
the matter.
Within the last two years they have
made large improvements on the hypothe.
sis that they would get the expected
sum from the Depauw bequests and now
that these are falling short great incon.
venience is likely to result
Last year the trustees we're compelled
to borrow $i7, 900 aud other sums must
be borrowed now to meet the pressing
demands
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
! SUSPICIOUS PEpoLeR AT NEWPoRT
He Offers High Grade Dress Goods "a
Remarkably Low Prices.
Special 10 Evening journal.

NEWPORT. July IA man travel
ling as a peddler excited not little at
tention here on Saturday. He had for
sale high grade dress good, silks and
satins, and was disposing of them at
such remarkably low prices that they
excited suspicion.
Two facts were noticeable with regards
to this man. In the first place he
showed samples Of the finest imported
dress goods and offered them for sale at
25 cents per yard. He travelled from
house to house and endeavored to make
sales, claiming that the bargains be
offered were unprecedented. The second
fact was that he solicited that the
money should be paid when the :order
was given and that he would deliver the
goods at some future date All his at
tendants were amazed at the bargains,
but looked on them suspectingly. The
man failed to secure an order
Since taking his departure the man
has been spoken Of as probably one Of
the robbers who routed the j. Hintter
Mills, Downingtown, Pa, last Wednes
day night.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
BANKERS HAVE SKIPPED AWAY

One is Caring for His impaired Health"
While the Directors Perspire and
Tremble.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE whereabouts
Of Conrad Niehoff of the defunct bank
ing-house of c. L. Niehoff & Co., his two
sons, Frank j., and Otto, is yet un-
known to any but their closest friends.
The creditors of the bank are en-
deavoring to locate them but at last
accounts had learned nothing more than
that Mr.. Niehoff was caring for his i'm
paired health at some summer resort.
A meeting of creditors was held yes
terday. Adam Kastler. chairman of the
investigating committee, reported that
the affairs of the bank were in a badly
disordered state, and that it was i'm
possible to give clear presentation of
them at present.
Enough was known, however, to indi.
cate liabilities of $3.50. 600, while the
assets scarcely exceed $4,000.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
FOUND DEAD IN A COW PASTURE.

Inn-keeper BaHter's Deoomposed Body
Found Where He Was Evidently
Murdered.
WORCESTER, Mass, July 17.-William
Baxter, of holden, was found murdered
in a COW pasture on the Handy farm be-
tween Worcester and Holden yesterday
afternoon. He was last seen alive July
8, and it is supposed that the deed was
committed some time between the eighth
and tenth.
The skull was fractured in two places
The body was badly decomposed aud
was found among the bushes A
hatchet and long handled axe were
found near the body Baxter had lived
on the Handy farm for two years and
kept notorious road house.
Ed. Cunningham was last seen with the
murdered man and is held in custody.
Cunningham claims that he was in
Hinsdale, VT, Saturday July and did
not return to Holden until the follow
ing Thursday.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
CHERISHED THE MEMORY OF ALTGELD

The Illinois Anarchist-PardOner Bravely
Met the Demands of Justice From the
State Which Furnished a Lincoln.
CHICAGO, July l7.-At the meeting of
the trades and labor assembly yesterday
Vice President Pomeroy read the report
of the committee appointed to draft
resolutions on the pardoning of the
anarchists for presentati n TO Governor
Altgeld.
The report says the governor bravely
met the demands of justice and that
his name will 60 down to posterity as a
worthy occupant of the executive chair
of the state which furnished Lincoln to
free the African slave.
The report applauds Governor Alt
geld's reiteration of the people to peace %
fully assemble for the discussion of
grievances. and pledges the assembly to
cherish the memory of his act.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
REV. COLEMAN A GROOM
Fashionable Wedding at St.
Michael's This Morning.
BISHOP COLEMANs SON THE GROOM,

Miss Mary Zane. OF This City, the Bride.
Ceremony Performed by the Bishop,
Assisted by Rev. Murray OF st. An
drew's, at st. SIIchaeIs church-wnI
Reside at Bishopstead.
At st. Michael's P. f. Church, Chest.
nut and Adams streets, this morning. was
solemnized the marriage Of Alexis l.
DUPONT Coleman. only son of Bishop
Coleman, and Miss Mary Zane, daughter
of the late Barzilla Zane, Of No. 7l5
Monroe streets, this city.
At II o'clock the wedding party en-
tered the church to the strains of the
wedding march, played by Samuel Swift.
The ushers headed the procession. and
were followed by the little flower girl.
Last came the bride, and at the chancel
she was met by the groom and his best
man, William Peters, of Lewes.
The ceremony was performed by
Bishop Coleman assisted by Rev.
CHARLES Il. Murray, rector of st.
Andrews Of which church the bride
Is member. During the ceremony a
selected quartet composed of Misses
lola Chalfant, Virgie Jones and
Ernest Trlggs and Edward Ehler sang
two wedding marches
The church was handsomely adorned
for the occasion with palms, ferns. nv.
drangeas, smilax and sweet peas.
The bride wore beautiful Vatican
gown of cream white bengaline trimmed
in chitf on and her veil was of tule. and
she carried a bunch Of white sweet peas
The flower girl, pretty, dark eyed 49,
year old Gerda Lewis, wore charming
frock of pink china silk and pink silk
hat Her flowers were pink sweet pees
The ushers were: DR., Burr and Lewis
Creamer, Of Wilmington, George
Hayden, Of Claymont, and Harlan
Curtis, of Newark.
William Peters, Of Lewes, was best
man.
The bride was given away by her
brother.in law, John a. Lewis.
Guests at the Reception.
Among those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs e. p. Coleman, Mr. and Mrs ID
Smith, Miss Reynolds, Mrs e. J. Mill
ward, Mr. and Mrs. Talley, Mr. and Miss
| Weir, Thomas Sharp and wife. Mrs
Stewart Miss Ida Stewart. Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin. Mrs and Mrs Martin. Miss
Elsie Kramer. Miss Mariana Gibbons. Miss
Pusey. Miss Weir, Of Lancaster county.
Pa, Mrs. May DUPONT, w. i.
Booker, Mr. Barclay, Mary A.
Reynolds, Charles p B. McCrea. Mr.
and Mrs Alfred X Jones, Mr.. and Mrs.
J Harvey Spruance, Dr. W. II. Burr.
Mr. and Mrs Bryan, Mr.. and Mrs w. H.
Ewing, Mr. and Mrs. b. Rawnsley. Mrs
Francis G Smith, Mrs and Mrs. j. Fred
Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs Harold Miller. Mr..
aud Mrs. Charles Quick, Miss Lewis.
Rev j. X. Hammond. Mr.. Dunlap and
wife, Mrs Murray, Rev Wayden and
wife, Claymont; Mr. and Mrs. BENJAMIN
| Rawnsley, Miss Ellen Kirkwood.
Mrs Harry Slpple, Herbert Pierce
Mrs George Guthrie, Mr. and Mrs. Har.
vey, Mr. and Mrs Joseph Swift Colonel
DUPONT, Mr.. Barclay, Of Philadelphia,
Mrs Kate Lyon, George Haynes and Mr..
Bryan.
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Cole
man went on trip to the Delaware
Water Gap.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
CHICAGO BOMB KILLED THEM.

Premature Explosion at an italian
Picnic In the Windy City Results In
Two Killed and Four Seriously Hurt.
CHICAGO, July 1.-Two persons were
killed and four seriously injured last
night by the premature explosion Of a
fireworks bomb at an Italian picnic al
Fifty-ninth street and Ashland avenue.
In the panic that ensued several per-
sons, among them many women and
children, we're trampled upon and severely
bruised Michael Snow and Richard
Marshall were instantly killed.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
FATE OF A WRETCHED NEGRO.

He Attempted to Assault Two Women
and Killed Them Lynched in a
swamp.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July IA posse
has been searching since Saturday night
in and around Brierfeld for negro who,
1t is reported shot and killed two women
near Brierfeld.
The posse sighted the negro near
Calera yesterday afternoon and fred a
dozen shots at him but he fed to dense
swamp and escaped.
The swamp was surrounded last night
and the belief is general that the negro
was captured and lynched before day.
light. The motive for the murders is
said to have been both assault and rob.
berry
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
HIerohant Vessel Seized and sunk

LONDON, July IA despatch from
Saigon, via Paris says that the French
merchant vessel, Jean Say, which recently
arrived at the mouth of the Menam river
was seized by the sismese and sunk,
presumably for the purpose of blocking
tie channel in futile attempt to pre-
vent the French gunboats from ascend
ing to Bangkok. The crew of the Jean
Say were illtreated by their cap
tors who conveyed them to Bangkok,
where they were thrown into prison.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
nnd season for RuIldIng.

Just at present building operations
are almost at a standstill. The only i'm
portant work that is under course Of con-
struction are public buildings, princi-
pally the new post Office and the girls
high school. The demand for houses has
fallen of since the beginning of summer
and consequently few dwellings are
being erected. During last week Build
ing Inspector Dohl issued but six permits
the lowest number for long time. Only
one Of these was the erection Of a
dwelling.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
ONE MAN FOR BOTH POSITIONS
Messrs. TntnalI ana Candy, Park superin-
tendent and Engineer, TO GO.

ANnANAA AhN AAh ~ tNs
Superintendent Tatnall and Engineer
Canby employed by the Park Commission
nave sent In their designations to take
effect September l. IL had been decided
at a recent meeting Of the commission to
combine the two Offices. The commits
sion is composed Of William M. Candy,
William Candy and Dennis j Mention
As the Messrs Candy are related TO Mr.
patnall and Mr.. Candy the matter was
left in the hands Of Mr.. Mention He
told them Of the proposed action Of the
board and they both resigned.
The Park Commission was compelled
10 take this stop because Of the small
appropriation It asked for $40. 600 and
received $4,000 and IL was only by
strict economy that the commission can
get through One.position will be ere
ated including the duties of both at o
salary Of 81 200 which will make a saw
ing Of 81, l 40 for the Commission.
A man for that place has not yet been
/ selected
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
-swIToHMEN DeNouNoE TYRANNY

Which They Claim Was Exercised In
the discharge OF Yardmaster Crocker.
DENVER, Col, July 17.-Switchmen
In the Rio Grande yards at Pueblo went
out on strike yesterday demanding the
discharge Of Yardmaster Crocker who
they say is tyrannical and unreasonable.
The men declare the switchmen on the
sntire line will go out unless their de.
mands are complied with.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
NEEDs oF THE WATER VICE.

The Committee ON Ways and Means
Trying to Get Subscribers to Pay Up.
Street and Sewer Commissioner Samuel
Chambers, City Treasurer Joseph X
Adams, Election Commissioner Thomas
10. Doud, John Kelley and William
Murphey are making strenuous efforts 10
get financial aid for Water Witch Steam
Fire Engine Company, No 8. Many OF
those who promised money have failed tc
pay.
The company is building its new SO, 2OC
home at Gilpin avenue and Scott streets.
The foundations are being laid to day by
Contractor Phillips, and the building
will be completed by October 1. The
company also needs 500 feet of cotton
hose to make its work effective.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
FRENCH CAPTURE THE FORTS.

DepredatiOns Between the French and
Siamese Continue.
SAIGON, July 1.-THE troubles be-
tween the French and Siamese on the
Mekong river continue A body of
French marines hBve captured the forts
at Donthsne and Tapham on the upper
MekoDg The French loss in the as
saults was six killed or wounded. The
Sismese lost heavily in both engage
ments.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
4 New once of the sunday Star.

The Sunday Star moved into its new
business Office ON Saturday, at the south
east corner of Fifth and Shipley streets.
The opening was celebrated by awarding
gold watches to several enterprising
newsboys and furniture to several
dealers. The office is handsomely fitted
and presents pretty appearance. Editor
J. B. Bell gave smoker" on Saturday
evening to his friends.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
HARRISON STREETS NEW CHURCH
The Corner Stone to lie Laid This Even
lng-Interesting Exercises

ink-AnAefehtihk Exercises
The corner stone Of the new Harrison
Street M. E. Church, at Seventh -and
Harrison streets, will be laid this after
noon at o'clock The exercises will be
carried out according to the program
recently published in the EvENrKo
JOURNAL. IL is expected that Sc 500
will be raised in cash and subscriptions
The Sunday school will contribute 81, 600
and the trustees the same amount.
The following articles will be placed
inside the corner stone, Methodist disci-
pline, Christian Advocate, Peninsula
Methodist, EVENING JOURNAL, Morning
News, Every Evening, continental
money, Christian Standard, history of
the Sunday school, written by Dr. o.
Russell jerks, history Of the church
by Rev Jabez Hodson, photograph Of
the pastor, Rev b f. Short, bottle con-
tanning a portion of the first shovel
full Of the earth removed in
the erection Of Harrison street NJ. E.
Chapel.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
Cooper Held for the Upper Court.

Walter Bacon appeared as counsel for
Clarence Cooper, colored, in the
Municipal Court this morning, and
waived hearing for the Court of Gen
eral Sessions. Cooper is charged with
assault with intent to commit rspe, on
12-year old Estella Grant IN February
last. he was held in 81, 900 bail for his
appearance at the upper court.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
ia PhilIIns Prnotlnlnc2

Just south Of Harmony block station
on the B. g. o. railroad is a telegraph
pole. On that telegraph pole is a paper
target. In that paper target are several
bullet holes. The question is whether
or not Night Operator George Phillips is
practicing in order to be ready for
another outburst Of the Harmony rangers
who recently gave him such a scare.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
Enough to Save the Charter.

The charter Of the Wilmington &
Brandywine Railway Company provides
that work shall be begun within
three months from the passage of the
act, and completed within two years
In order to save the charter the work
was begun last week-just enough to
save the charter.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
Frank Wanted for Murder.

Chief Of Police Dolan has received in
structions from Constables Campbell
and Wittick, of Columbia county, Pa,
to arrest Sweitzer Frank for the muir
der of New York Fatty" a German
tramp, last week, near Palmyra,
Lebanon county, Pa He crossed the
river into Cumberland county but
there traces of him were lost.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
Dow WIN Probably Succeed IxIne.

\ 1t is probable that Herbert S. Dow,
secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A, of Newton,
Mass, will succeed J. r. King as general
Secretary of the association here.
The board Of directors has invited him
to come here and look over the field
He was formerly financial secretary Of
the Boston Associ alton, and is highly
recommended. He is about 26 years old
and married
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
IIst of the Rendinr -. CInh

The Reading Press Club. about
seventy-6ve persons, came to this city
yesterday as the guests of the VIII
mington & Northern Railroad Company.
They were taken to Pennsgrove on the
steamer Ulrica and shown around the
city by Superintendent A. G. McCaus-
land
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
SIAN Agrees to Sion Flghtine.

BANGKOK, July 1.-THE government
OF Siam has consented to withdraw the
troops in the MekOng valley provided
that France agrees also to suspend
hostilities.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
Letter Carriers on Vacations.

Four letter carriers are on q weeks
vacation. John w Simonson will spend
his seven days along the New Jersey
shore; Frank K. Croney will go to Wash
ington; Lewis L. Wilcox to Atlantic
City. and Alfred L. White viii remain
at home.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
wright Died From His Injuries.

Elijah Wright the 10 year old boy,
who was thrown from horse, on June
13, and sustained fractured skull, died
at the Delaware Hospital. Deputy
Coroner Fox will investigate and probably
issue a certificate.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
Not.Been Cleaned for a year.

Persons who live in the neighborhood
of Tenth and Walnut streets complain
that the gutters.are in filthy condition,
One resolute woman took the matter in
her own hands recently and cleaned a
drain that had not been touched by the
proper. r.authorities for year.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17

Pitcher "Dick" Hawke, Of the Baltimore
-Barnum q Bailey's advance agent
reached Wilmington to-day and took out a
license allowing the circus to exhibit here on
August 10.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
Tnn Ahand ror CltY Council.

Meat Inspector Abele can take no fur
ther action until City Council removes
him. Then William I. Lyman will ap-
ply to the Superior Court for writ Of
mandamus.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
a PRETTY CHGMBERMAID'S SUCCESS

A"serahah NoDleman SohiDerln feti IN
Love With Her Year Ago and Married
Her on Saturday. p
CHICAGO, July s1I-Pretty Anna
Whoever was, until last Sunday, a
chambermaid at the.Pamer House. Now
she Is Baroness Sohlberln, wife of a
millionaire Austrian hobleman. The
ccourtship began about a year ago.while
House.
1t was renewed last spring aud
saturday when the baron made his
third visit to Chicago the couple were
afternoon for Che east and after a tonr
OF the watering places they will return
to Chicago to visit the exposition.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17

New York Herald Forecasts.--In the Middle
States and New England to-day fair 70
partly cloudy weather viii probably prevail,
westerly and southerly, possibly preceded By
rain on or near the coasts, and slightly
lower, followed by rising temperature. on
Tuesday in both sections considerably
warmer, fair weather Is likely 20 prevail,
and still warmer conditions on Wednesday.
Evening journal., 1893-07-17
Tho weather.

WAsHINGToN, July l7.-Forecast TN D. M,
Tuesday. For Delaware; Local showers to-
night; probably generally fair on uesday:
westerly winds. shifting 20 nOrtherly; slightly
cooler Tuesday evening. For Mary land;
Continued warm westerly winds, generally
fair, but conditions are favorable for local
thunder storms IN Maryland. winds may
shift to northerly with cooler weather Tues
day evening.
The morning call., 1893-06-06

NEW YORK'S PROBLEr1.

The negotiations with the Manhattan
Railway of New York for a rapid transit
service seem to have collapsed. The COM
pany will offer nothing more than it has
done, and the commissioners do not regard
it as enough. Projects are in the air as to
what should be attempted. One proposal
of the proper magnitude is alluring il the
cost is not an obstacle. 1t is shaped 50
that the city could own its rapid service.
a grdle railroad of six lines is suggested
all round the water front, both on the
Hudson and East River. This would be
at an elevation of thirteen feet. The
ground would be taken from the end of
the piers, and the present piers would be
extended 100 feet into the rivers. Above
these tracks smooth carriage way at
height of twenty-eight feet is proposed.
This would form splendid drive for the
wealthy, aud also be available for pedes-
trians. A third feature would be central
four-track line for express and way trains,
with cross lines connecting with the water
front. Express. way and freight trains
are to have equal facilities on the girdle
lines. 1t is supposed that the outlay for
compensation would be more than bal
The morning call., 1893-06-06
THE HEADS WILL FALL.

A rumor was for some days current in
Eastern political circles to the effect that
Mr. Cleveland had promised the civil
service reformers that he would place all
appointments under civil service regula-
ton. The rumor had such a damaging
effect upon the waiting Democrats that the
New York World felt that denial could
not be made in too emphatic terms and
consequently resorted 10 double leads with
free use of italics. The World assures
the waiting Democrats that Mr.. Cleveland
has no intention of refusing to make ap-
polntments for political reasons. But he
VIII make no removals for political reason
without charging offensive partisanship.
There is no trouble at all about making a
charge OF this nature when the issue lies
in the hands of the person making them.
II MIR. Cleveland turns a man out OF office
because he believes that that man has been
an offensive partisan how is the victim of
the charge to prove that he is not guilty !?
MIR. Cleveland, or his headsman, will be
the judge of what constitutes the offense
of offensive partisanshp. 1t is a pity we
cannot have a little reform without so
much hypocrisy. 1t is question II all the
reform that has been effected in the way
of civil service is worth the lies it has cost.
The morning call., 1893-06-06
STATE SOCIALISM AND OTHER.

There are Indications that the Emperor
of Germany will follow the example OF
Bismarck and try to take the wind out O
the sails of the socialists by still further
developing the policy Of state socialism.
Bismarck to degree accepted the socialist
theory by ado pting system of life insar-
ance for workmen; he tried TO carry the
plan still further by making the manu-
facture of spirits a Government monopoly,
but in this he was unable to carry out his
policy. The liquor interest was too strong
TO be crushed out; it was willing to be
subsidized as the sugar 1efneries are, but
drew the line there.
To American observers the German
socialists. Vollmar. Bebel and Liebknecht,
appear to weaken their case by pater nalist
vagaries. In this country such departures
from sound doctrine would cost them sup
pOrters. Americans do not believe in in-
terfering with the citizen in the exercise
of his natural rights, even when the in
reference is well meant and might per-
haps be beneficial. They hold that every
man is the best Judge of what his interest
requires. In aiming at different system
of society Baron Vollmar proposes to
begin by tearing everything down and
then to build on the ruins by rule and
plummet. This might culminate in a
better organization than Germany now
enjoys, but the preliminary destructive
process would be awfuliy expensive.
France made the same experiment after
the revolution of 1889. So much was rot
ten in the existing regime that the repub-
licans proposed to destroy 1t all, and the
result-wbich might have been predicted
from the frst-was an era of military
despotsm.
Bsmarck's idea, which is now the EN-
peror Williams. is not to destroy, but
gradually to extend the sphere of the I'M
perial Government so that it shall even
tually come to be the only employer and
the only landowner and the only capital
ist in the empire. The ultimate evolution
of the scheme is sketched in Bellamy's
Looking Back ward" This is what is called
ID Germany state socialism, and it is with
this weapon that the Emperor proposes to
break the back of social democracy. 1t
seems curious to our notions. Every coun-
try differs from every other, and policies
which would not answer in the United
Sta tes may be feasible in Germany. But
considering the sturdy comm on-sense and
the hardheadedness of the Germans we
have among US Americans find it difficult
to believe that the $4,000, 900 or $4,000, 600
Germans are prepared to restore, at the
close of the nineteenth century, the insti-
tutions which fourished in Peru in the
time of the Incas.
In the empire which Pizarro conquered
state socialism was carried to its extreme
conclusion. There was no such thing as
personal liberty. The trade which man
must follow. the place of his residence, the