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Evening journal., 1893-07-08
WATERMELONS And PEACHES
SPLENDID SUPPLIES PROMISED TO
WILMINGTON HoUSEKEEPERS.

Both Varieties OF Fruit Were I'm the
Markets To-day But the Melons Are
From Georgia and tho Peaches Are
Prematures From Delmar and Sails
bury.
The commission merchants are now
busy handling watermelons. All that
come TO this city now are grown in
Georgia. They are Of an unusually good
quality but they are hard to sell. The
ones that are coming In now are as nice,
II not superior to the festive New Jersey
melon and retail from 25 TO 90 cents
apiece.
The Jersey melon will be on the mar
ket in about two weeks and large sale
Is anticipated. Meantime the demand
will begin TO grow. Three or four car
loads Of melons reach this city daily.
Peaches are now coming In slowly and
Gra of poor quality and many Of them
are not worthy Of the name They are
mostly from Salisbury and Delmar, and
retail for 81 90 per basket.
The better grades will begin TO come
in the latter part Of next week and 1
splendid supply of the choice and de
licious fruit for Wilmington families Il
promised Already prudent housekeep
ers are getting ready their preserving
/ aud canning utensils in order TO TAX
advantage Of the first golden opportunit.
for big supply Of Delaware's fayorit
Il fruit.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. Anna eliza Logan. aged 70, died yes
terday at her home, No. 80 East Eleventh
street.
Mrs. Kate sommers. Of No. us Scott
street, had a pocketbook containing Sl2 stolen
from her house yesterday.
Grand Chief Frank T.. Grantham assisted
by his STAFF installed officers Of So. Georges
Castle, No. 3, X. G.. E., last night
An umbrella which was found In the
Brandywine park on Monday last, Is await
ing an owner at the police station.
The committed who had charge Of the
Sunday school jubilee will hold final meet
ing this evening at ST. Pauls Church.
The pilot boat J. G. Whildon which has
been on the marine railway at the jackson
and sharp Company's yard was launched TO-
day.
John Haunigan, manager Of "Uncle Toms
Calm" Company, is visiting in this city and
has with him the four huge dogs used in that
play.
The jackson and sharp Company is
changing the big wooden ship tNounnsen, of
Bremen, into a coal barge. The vessel Is
owned in Philadelphia
While passing Market street bridge yes
terday afternoon the bark Alexander Black
stuck in the draw. The draw was Kept on
for about half hour.
The pusey and Jones Company shipped a
carload Of paper machinery to Denver. Col.
yesterday. The company is now building 9
paper machine for company in New Aork
state.
Mrs. Ellen Foster fell down stairs at No.
1928 Gupin avenue last night and broke hei
left arm and.cut her llp. fhe Is about w year,
old and was also badly shaken up. Her IN
iuries were dressed by DrJohn Palmer, Jr.
The police authorities have been informed
that a man has been arrested IN Baltimore
suspected Of having stolen silver spoon'
which were found in his possession. No sucf
ware has been reported missing in this city.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
REMARKABLY RETICENT
Possible Reason for the Inter
Continental Survey.
THEY FOUND GOLD IN COLUMBIA

Engineer In Charge Of the Survey to
Connect the Railroads OF North and
south America Reports That for
Many Miles There Is Gold Enough In
the Roadbed to Pay for Construction.
WASHINGTON, July considerable
secrecy has apparently been thrown
around the operations Of the inter con-
tinental railway survey authorized by
Congress in accordance with the plan
adopted by the Pan. American conference
In 1890.
Through reports Of more or less
detailed character have been incorpor-
ated in the estimates laid before Con-
gress, there has been a hot ight over
the appropriation for continuing the
work which have only slipped through
In conference between the two houses.
Preparing "a Complete Report.
II is now stated, however, in an un.
official way that the survey has been
practically completed All the survey.
ing parties have returened to Washing
ton, having finished their field work
completely. They are now engaged at
the headquarters Of the commission in
this city working up the data they have
secured for the publication Of the final
reports and the maps Of the line This
work will occupy several months.
A Line Four Thousand Miles Long.
The line surveyed runs from the
southern boundary Of Mexico to the
northern boundary of Bolivia and il
4 GOO miles in length. It connects the
railway system of North America with
that of South America. II is said that
a feasible route has been found for the
entire distance, with no grade greatei
than four per cent but no particulars
are given.
No Wonder why They We're Quiet
II Is further said that the engineer
who was in charge Of the survey through
Columbia reports that for many miles
the line runs through mining region 2,
rich that the material dug out for the
cuts of the road would contain enough
gold and silver TO pay for the construc
tion of the road over that section. Thi
probably accounts for the reticenc
maintained as to the progress Of tn
work.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
new Y. M. c. A. SECRETARY.
TWO APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSI-
TlON FROM MASSACHUSETTS,.

No Action win lie Taken Until More
Applications Are Received Secretary
King to Conduct the Mems Meeting To-
morrow Afternoon.
The executive committee Of the Y NJ
c. A. met last evening and considered
the applications for the position Of gen
eral secretary. No action will be taken
until more applications are received.
There are only FIVE in hand-two are
from Massachusetts,, one from Illinois
and two from Pennsylvania
General Secretary j. r. King will con-
duct the special meeting for men to-
morrow afternoon.
The reception committee will meet at
s 30 to night and the women's work
committee on Monday night at s o'clock
Physical Director Hoffman, who is in
York. Pa, spending his vacation, has
sent here for his fishing tackle He in
forms General Secretary King that th'
fishing is good in the neighborhood oi
York.
The Association Baseball Club went e
Elkton, Nd, this afternoon and crossed
bats with the Elks The Association
boys are in splendid condition, but 70 q
understood that the Elks have secured 6
Baltimore battery to help them out.
The first tennis tea Of the season wa
given at Riverview by the Y. NJ. c. A
tennis club yesterday afternoon. Mrs
S. n Fogg was chrperon.
The tennis club will hold an interest
ing meeting on Tuesday night.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
NO BOATS BEING BUILT.

Not One-ThIrd OF the Harlan and HoI-
lingsworth Conpany's Force working
in the Boatyard.
There seems TO be a general slump in
the ship building industry in this city.
The Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
pany is the greatest sufferer in this
city. Not a third Of its usual large
force are working. There are now only 1874
men employed IN the shipyard, and from
450 to 500 are usually employed. Nearly
every day for several weeks men have
been discharged and it is only ques-
tion Of short time before those now
employed will be idle unless some new
work comes in.
There is only one boat in the yard, an
iron ferryboat, and 1t will soon be
launched.
While many OF the discharged men
are walking the streets with nothing tC
do some have secured work in Philadel
phia, Chester, Baltimore and other cities
where shipbuilding is carried en-.
Work in the boiler shop is also very
dull and few men are employed. The
state OF affairs in the car shop is muct
better as there is plenty Of work.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
CITY TREASURY BANKRUPT.

Local Authorities Expect to Enforce
Their Contract with New York Brokers.
INDIANAPOLIS, July s.-The failure Of
Coffin & Stanton, the New York brokers
to take the 5000, 900 of the city refund
ing bonds has led to serious eomplica.
tions here and the city treasury is
practically bankrupt not dollar being
on hand, even to pay the officers salaries
or keep the several departments running.
So serious has the situation become
that Controller Woolen was forced to
ask for a special session of the common
council that the body might authorize a
te mporary loan of $12 500 to meet cur-
rent expenses. This will bridge the
city over for the present, but other
loans will have to be made from time to
time till the taxes begin TO come in, but
this will not be until November.
The local authorities are very sore
over the whole matter, but expect ulti
mately to enforce their contract with
the New York brokers.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
GEORGETOWTS NEW PRINCIPAL.

Professor ID. B. Jones, of New Castle, WIN
Now superintend School Work at
Georgetown.
Special Dispatch to the Evening Journal.
GEoReETowE, July s-The schoel
beard Of Georgetown at its regu-
lar monthly meeting last night
elected Professor D. B. Jones, Of
New Castle. principal Of the public
schools All the assistant teachers were
re elected to the positions they now oe-
cupy.
The election was advertised.for July, II
but because several elections for teach
ers occur before that time, the election
was held last night in order to avoid
missing a teacher that they might wish
to engage.
Every member was present and the
election was unanimous.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
BUTCHERED BY A FIEND
Maddened Farm Hand Muir
ders a Whole Family.
THEN ASSAULTED THE DAUGHTER

Details of Shocking Crime I'm North
Dakota-The Whole NoiRhborhood Is
. Deserted, Everybody Being on tho
Track of the Demon who Did the
Bloody Work.
CANDo, N. D., July S.-The following
details Of the murder Of T. Kreider and
family are at hand The community
was paralyzed yesterday morning by the
arrival of Miss Anna Kreider, whose
father resides on a farm one and a
half miles from this place, but partially
dressed and almost frantic with the
startling announcement that her fathers
family were being butchered by the
hired man.
Citizens who hurried to the home
stead found an awful spectacle of whole
sale butchery. The father lying in the
bed the mother in the kitchen where she
had been preparing breakfast, three
girls. aged respectively 10, IL and 9years
and one 7.year.old boy lying stiff and
stark where they had fallen from wounds
inflicted by double-barrelled shot gun
in the hands of Albert Bomberger, a
farm hand.
Killed Father and Mother.
Bomberger was a distant relative OF
the family, who had been in Mr.. Krei-
der's employ about nine months. The
father was the first victim, then the
mother and children in the order named.
Miss Annie, by piteous supplication, in.
those of her three remaining little
brothers.
Got Breakfast over the Corpse.
At the muzzle of his gun he compelled
her to get his breakfast, with the corpse
of her mother lying at her feet. He ate
leisurely, then criminaliy assaulted the
girl and, tying her in the barn TO pre-
vent her escape, he saddled her favorite
pony and deliberately rode away north.
ward. With the aid of one of her
brothers Miss Kreider succeeded in free
ing herself aud making her way to town
necessarily leaving her little brothers
alone with their dead parents.
On the Track of the Flend.
AS soon as the alarm was given
dozen or more Of Cando's citizens starte,
northward in pursuit. They struck thu
trail Of Bomberger who was evidentl,
making for the boundary. distant abou
forty miles At Snyder Lake twelv
miles north of here he was heard of a
l615 p. m, four miles east of Rolla
thirty miles north of here, and ten mile
south of the boundary.
Tne whole northern end of the count
is alive with men looking for him and
is confidently expected that he will
captured.
Robbed the House Before Leaving.
Bomberger seems to have been chafiD
under some imagined want of attention
from Mrs Kreider, who was Rpparentl
not entirely satisfied with his work, bu
from all that could be learned he had n
stronger motive for the crime tina
innate depravity.
When he left he robbed the house q
all the money he could find, about SIS
and some other valuables.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
LOCAL FINANCIAL SITUATION.
Receipts From Dividends, Fruits and
Vegetables Have Their Good Eject.

Receipts From Dividends, Fruits and
Vegetables Have Their Good Eject.
In view Of the unsettled financial
situation, the banks Of Philadelphia nave
notified their customers that checks,
drafts, notes, aceeptances and other
items not payable in that city are re-
ceived and forwarded for collection at
depositors risk only, until final actual
payment is received.
This morning an EVENING JOURNAL.
reporter called at the Farmers Bank
and asked il the banks Of this city had
taken any unusual precautions.
"None Whatever said John n Cars
well, Eve have received circular letters
from our correspondents In Philadelphia
informing us Of the action of the outside
banks, but il has not affected our sys.
tenn in the least. There Is no necessity
for such action here"
"ls there anything new in the local
financial situationT asked the reporter.
81 think things are looking little
easier. Money is coming into the state
from the marketing Of crops Take any
bank down below here Salisbury, Md.
or Seaford, for instance At those
points they are beginning TO receive the
benefits OF sales of fruits and vegetables.
II makes them more comfortable and
will have its effect in the upper part Of
the state in two or three weeks. also
think that the distribution OF the July
dividends makes good deal Of differ
enee.
''Do you know Of any more business
troubles in Wilmington q
4 -
were simply the result of wedding oui
old wnnn
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
APpRopRIATloN eoINa RApIDLY.
The Street and Sewer Department Get
Its Check for S15, 1000.

The Street and Sewer Department Gets
Its Check for $4,000.
rThe check for $4,000, a portion OF the
loan made one year ago for the purpose
of improving the streets OF the city, WAS
received by the Street and Sewer De.
partment this morning from the city
treasurer 1t will be deposited with the
Equitable Guarantee and Trust Company.
or the $500, 600 loan, 1915, COO has
beenIexpended in the Improvement Of
the streets. Another appropriation Of
275, 600 will be made next October and
another Of a similar amount will be made
next spring. This will exhaust the loan,
and it is hoped that the streets will be
improved wherever needed throughout
the city.
The department this morning rejected
all the other contractors bids, because
they were considered too high. They
were received last Wednesday An
order was made instructing the secre
tary to advertise for new bids to be re-
ceived not later than Wednesday next.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
shooting at live birds.

David Wilson. of the Wilmington
Rod and Gun Club and Charles Buck
master, Of the Wawaset Gun Club, shot
live bird match at Goodley's meadow
on Thursday afternoon Wilson won
with a record Of fifteen out Of eighteen
birds Buckmaster eleven out Of eigh.
teen birds. The match was for S25 a
side and about $500 changed hands. on
the result. A reception was was tend
cred the Rod and Gun Club In the
evening. Wilson is now champion live
bird shot of Delaware.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
TWO TRAINS WERE WRECKED

On the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad
This Morning and Two Trainmen Were
Killed.
RIDewAY, Pa, July s.-Two freight
trains on the Philadelphia and Erie
Railroad were wrecked at 8 80 this morn.
ing at Rolfe in a head end collision.
Engineer Bradford and Fireman Hall,
both of Remove, were killed. Trainmsn
Schaefier, of Sterling Run, was fatally
injured and three or four more trainmen
seriously injured.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
FULL PRICE FOR THE CONYICTS.

State Omcials Refuse Rebate for the Use
of Tennessee COnvicts to the Tennessee
Company Which Used Them.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July S.-The Ten
nessee Coal & Iron & Railroad Company,
the lessees Of the state convicts, have
been trying to induce the state to give
them a rebate upon their rental of the
convicts' labor, because of the mining
troubles of the last two years.
They offered to pay $35, 900 in lieu OF
all demands. and then submitted a prop
osition to settle for 800, 600. The state
officials to whom the Legislature referred
the proposition yesterday rejected it.
The claim against the company is $144
O00
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
Change for the summer Months.

Chief of Police Dolan says that the
changing around of the police officers
from p m. to a. m. instead Of 6 p. m.
to 6 a. m, was done because Of so many
complaints coming to his Office about
offenses that are committed while the
officers are changing. This new method
will continue throughout the summer
months. Formerly the districts we're
left alone while the men were changing.
Now this has been remedied and Off GERS
are always on the various districts.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
installation of Omcers.

The following officers of Brandy vine
Lodge. Shield Of Honor, were installed
last night by Grand Master Humphreys
and staff: Senior master. A. j. Klett
worthy master, F. j. Martin; junior
master, R s. Reeder chaplain, B. f.
Cleaves; conductor, ]. +. Wilkins; r. IS.
W. NJ, William Liebrand l. S. W. NJ
John r. Kelly; R. S j. NJ. Clarence
Williamson; L S. J. NJ. J. J. Nc
Cracken inside guard, J. Baozer outside
guard. John Flower.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
Aroused By a DIan AZ the nureau.

CHESTER, July S.-A series of bold
burglaries and attempted burglaries
are being perpetrated near Trainor.
The house Of James Mahoney was
broken into and two valuable watches
aud other articles of value were taken.
The daughter Of Mr.. Lane was
aroused from sleep to discover a man
ransacking her bureau drawers She
gave the alarm and the man escaped.
Il is reported the mansion of Isaac
Eyre was also entered and that at
tempts were made at various other
places.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
The "Rnmbier" Broke Under Him

NJ C Peirce. one Of the riders Of the
Wilmington Wheel Club. was severely
injured while riding a Rambler from
Centreville on Tuesday. He was coming
in the Lancaster pike, when the wheel
broke down aud he was thrown to the
ground and knocked unconscious He re-
NAMED in the place where he had fallen
some time. Finally he managed to get to his
home at No 604 Spruce street. His face
was badly cut on each side, and he has
been confined to his bed since the acei-
dapt
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
EXHIBITORS STILL PROSECUTED.

NellO Nelli, Arrested for Selling Goods
in Violation of the Custom Laws.
CHICAGO, July S.-Prosecutions con-
tinue against the exhibitors at Jackson
Park. Yesterday Nello Nelli, an exhibi.
tor in the Italian section of Manufac-
turers' Building was arrested by special
agents Of the Treasury for selling
goods in violation of the custom laws.
Commissioner Hoyne held him TO the
Federal grand jury in the sum of $500.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
Money for the CoIored People.

Secretary H. c. Conrad of the Board
Of Trustees of the State College for Col
ored Students, has received from State
Treasurer Burnite a check for $500.
This is the second installment of the
81 600 appropriation made by the late
General assembly. The first $500 was
paid in Nav.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
nont RuildInr Trnde 1. pull.

measured the new schooner, Charles ].
String, which is building at Milford, on
Wednesday. This vessel will be used
being built for Simpson Peirce, Of Nil
ford. Mr.. Ayers says this is one Of the
worst years that Delaware has ever ex.
perieDced IN boat building.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
Work An tbe Trenohes,

John Jacoby, sewer contractor, has
about $50 men at work in sewer
trenches in different parts of this city.
The principal sewers he has under way
at the present time are on Orange,
Harrison, Reed, Franklin, jackson and
Broome streets and Pennsylvania avenue
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
He Fen ono and co.. Wst.

A small boy. whose name could not
be learned, had narrow escape from
being drowned in the Christiana last
night He was out in a row boat and
in some manner fell from the boat.
After floundering about in the water for
a while he was pulled out by his com
panions as he was going down for the
last time He did not loose conscious
ness-and di6 not appear to be any the
Morsa for bis bath.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
THOUSANDS OF MINERS IDLE.

Money Being Raised to support Them
and their Families This Winter.
IsHPEMIEe, Mich. July s.-The mayor
of the city has recommended that
the Council stop all municipal work
other than absolutely necessary, as all
the money the city can raise will be
needed to support idle miners and their
families during the winter The Win
throp mine closed last night and over
1000 miners are now idle in Ishpeming
alone, and 5000 in this district.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
Cresham and Morton Hold the FoIt

WASHINGTON, July s.-Secretary S. Hoke
Smith and Postmaster General Bissell
left Washington this morning on their
summer vacation, the former making a
tour Of the West and the latter going TO
Glen Summit, Pa Secretaries Gresham
and Morton are now the only cabinet
officers left in the city.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
SUNDAY SERVICE AT THE FAIR.

Rev. Jenlsin Lloyd Jones win Preach in
Festival Hall Tomorrow Afternoon.
CHICAGO, July 8.-President Higin-
botham yesterday announced that the
Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones, pastor of All
Souls Unitarian Church, would preach
in Festival Hall tomorrow afternoon.
Professor Tomlins will have large
choir and familiar hymns and songs will
be joined in by the audience.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
HAD TO RELAY THE TRACKS.
Passengers From the West for Atlantic
City Detained over Night.

CITY Detained UNer NIEhV,
Five hundred limp and travel stained
excurslonists from Canton, Toledo,
Wheeling, Pittsburg and other points,
who expected to spend yesterday after
noon in the cool air of Atlantic City ar
rived last night shortly before 10 o'clock
at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
depot, Twenty fourth and Chestnut
streets, and passed the night at various
hotels In Philadelphia.
The special train in which they trav-
eled was detained for ten hours at Cooks
Mills, near Cumberland, by a fierce fire
which ragged in railroad cutting at that
place. Brace timbers and ties were
devoured, and much earth was loosened,
necessitsting the relaying OF the track
before the train could pass.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
sinrnrlr,a New Yacht

The Pusey and Jones Company is
placing the machinery In William M.
Singerlys new steam yacht. The
joiner work was put in by the Jackson
and Sharp Company.
Her engines will make about 500
turns a minute and she is built for a
very fast boat.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
Sold Llnuor to Minor

Harry G. Woods was arraigned in the
Municipal Court this morning on the
charge of selling liquor to minors His
case was postponed until Tuesday morn
ing next. He is a saloon keeper at
Front and Harrison streets.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
Loose work Of chester Authorities.

After being arrested and allowed TO
90 by Chester authorities bundle was
found in a cell which was occupied by
John Mooney, who was wanted in this
city by Detective Jones. The bundle
contained a gold watch which was
stolen from a Chester person. This
shows how loosely prisoners are handled
in that sister city.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
min to MnahInrton.

Clifford Greenman, J. T HowensteiH
and William Kirk will go to Washington
tomorrow on their wheels. They will
spend three or four days recruiting and
will return by rail.
Evening journal., 1893-07-08
FOUND DEAD IN HIS COFFIN.
Thought to BE Freak of the Murdere
Before He Shot Himself.


Before He Shot Himself
SEATTLE, Wash, July s-A special
from Wardner, Idaho, says; Henry Mer-
rill, who shot Jones Ellison, aged 60, on
June 23, was found dead in coffin yes
terday. He had evidently committed
suicide by shooting himself, as there was
a bullet hole through his head and an
empty pistol by his side.
1t was thought that it was freak Of
Merrilps to place himself in his coffin
before he shot himself. The body was
found by boys out hunting. The follow
ing note was.found by his body
July, 1S9S-My bondsmen are free
and will be in few minutes l have
all want Of this world. Good bye.
"H. MERRILL. " g