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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30

means Of chain and sprocket wheel in
much the same manner as bicycle.
Inventors have now gone into an en-
tlrely new field and many experiments
arc .heing made. Most notable is that
of Hiram ;. Maxim, whose achieve
mcnts In other lines entitle his theories
on my subject in connection with
mechanics to serious consideration. He
has been working along the same lines
with Professor Langley OF the smith
sonian Institute and is at present CON
Quoting experiments on grand scale in
England. He has already explained to
the world the theory of the aeroplane
or Swimming dish, in which he considers
the future of aerial navigation to lie, as
light but absolutely uuwieldly and
unstable balloons. The essential
point is now to obtain the proper
motor which will be one with mini.
mum rate per horse power, and he thinks
he has planned the best one i'll steam
engine burning petroleum to generate
steam IN thin, light copper tubes. Mr..
Maxim maintains that the aeroplane will
attain sailing motion in the air when
propelled at certain angle and speed.
The motion is to be given by n screw
propeller The engines, which are
being constructed, are made Of steel,
and together with the steam generators.
castings, pumps, crank, screw shaft and
screws, weigh but 1900 pounds, giving
from 200 to 300 horsepower.
If acrral navigation IS TO become an
accomplished fact this seems TO be the
quarter from which success should be
expected, although at present nothing
has actually been done to indicate that
fresh attempts will not meet with failure
as have their predecessors. Even TO
Yankee ingenuity nature seems to have
set bounds, saying "i'hus far shalt
thou so and no farther.
EDWIN r. WILSON.
WASHINGTON, March 18th, 1893.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
cdyyor Ev.lDE cIrIL sERvlcE.
Some Good Places for Which Applicants
Must submit to an Examination.

WASHINGTON, March 25.--'rhere are
on file in the treasury department
nearly one hundred applications for APP
polntments as chiefs Of divisions. 50
far no appointments in this class have
been made. Many Of the applicants
have been surprised to learn that even
this class Of positions is within the Civil
Service rules, or partially SO. The latest
treasury department regulations contain
the following.
thereafter no perstsl shall be APP
pointed Il chief Of division in this de-
partment until lie shall! have first salts
fed Il board of examiners of his fitness
for that positions; provided, that the
chief Of the division OF appointment,
the chief of the division Of the special
agents, the chief Of the secret service div
sion and the CHIEF of the mail division
may, in the discretion Of the secretary,
be appointed rs at the present time with
out examination. The examination for
this purpose will be non-competitiye and
not technical, and shall be practical in
its character, and so far as may be, shall
relate to those matters which will fairly
test the capacity and fitness Of the per-
son examined to discharge the duties Of
the office TO which he is to be APP
pointed"
United States special agents, too, have
To undergo an examination before APP
pointment, to determine their fitness.
The rule reads:
thereafter no person shall be APP
pointed special agent for the treasury
department until his fitness has been as.
certainud by suitable tests"
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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
CHEsTER'S CEETESARIAS.
A Colored Woman Who is Over IO7 Year:
Old.

Chester News. ....-..... ~.
Hester Beulah, coorcd woman liv-
ing with her daughter. Mrs. Eliza
Boyer, at 4l6 West Fourth street, pre-
sents one of the most remarkable cases
of longevity known in Delaware county.
She is l07 years of age and it is alleged
that her age is still greater than that.
She was born in Middletpwn, Del,
and came to Chester when she was two
years old. She is now confined to her
bed, but up to February of this year she
was able to walk about and went out
every day that the weather would per-
nit She has lost the sight of one eye,
while the vision in the other is DIM but
her hearing is acute and her memory
seems to be unimpaired.
Mrs. Beulah's mother was slave, but
her master set her and the children free
before he died and they soon afterwards
came to Chester. She stated to NelrS
man that she distinctly remembered her
girlhood days and says that when she
came here Chester was only u little vii.
lage surrounded by woods. She has
lived here over a century and verified
this statement by speaking of occur.
renccs that TIE part Of Chester's history
and mentioned men, now dead, who
figured prominently so years ago. Her
home was on what is now Second street
near the ste Of the old Asbury Church.
Hester was twice married. She had
10 children, three of whom survive and
are still living in Chester. They are
Richard Brown, aged about so; Samuel
Brown, 81, and Eliza Boyer, IS.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
A GREAT INSTITUTION.
Some Interesting Points About the Bust
ness of the New York Post-oftice.
Harner's Young Peonlc.


Harper's Young People
The most interesting details which
can be told Of the New York post.ottice
relate to the amount of business trans
acted in each division, for only in this
manner can true idea of the impor-
lance of this office be obtained. | have
already given the grand totals, but these
are made up of many interesting items.
For Instance, the international money
orders received and certified to Europe
in 1891 numbered nearly million, and
aggregated nearly $lG,5O0,000 The
European country with which the New
York post-otlice lad the largest transact
tons through its money order depart.
ment was Great Britain, the items
amounting to nearly half a million
The Bahamas were at the foot Of the list
with only 5S items. The total number
of items in the registry department was
S,273,659. Nearly 300,000,000 items of
mail matter were handled by carriers
and the sale Of postage stamps, stamped
envelopes, IKE. amounted to So ,30S ,0l2 96
Nearly thirty million letters were for
warded to and nearly twenty-four mil
lion received from foreign countries
ttAS ~NtN a Va - l'''ob-DliiSI easily lslHNl-
ling over three.fourths of our foreign
mail. We should lose faith in the in
telligence of the human race on learning
that in this one Office GO2, 39S misdirected
and insutticently addressed letters were
received, did we not learn at the same
time that 505,04 Of these letters were
corrected and forwarded by other mem
bers Of the human race. The items of
mail matter handled averaged for each
day 930,107, and the number of pouches
1926; the aggregate for the year being
AS, Or, $50 letters, and 8, 770, 450 pouches.
The postmaster receives salary of
$4,000 Il year-a very small sum when
the business of the office is considered.
But then he doesn't have to receive, face,
post-mark, sort, and distribute every
letter himself. In fact, he doesn't even
drive mail-wagon. For he spent ST.
252, 93402 in 1891 for clerk hire, and an
express company does the carting under
contract.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
BUGEYE ron CHICAGO.
To Exhibit Model of This Famous
Graft ut the WnrId,S Eilir.

PocoMoKE CITY, Mp, March 24.-E.
James Tull Of Pocomoke City, has com
pleted and forwarded to Chicago for the
Worlds Fair a model of the bugeye
Ella &. Pride. The model is four feet
long and one foot wide, and is the exact
counterpart OF the 70-foot bugeye built
last year for A. L. Tull & Go. of
Marion.
The miniature craft is in perfect
working order and carries a complete
outfit Of blocks, chains, sails, ropes,
wheel, water barrel, &c. No mills were
used in its construction, but the entire
model was put together with pins and
glued. The deck is Of alternate strips Of
ash and walnut and tho whole affair is
d skilful piece Of workmanship. The
rigging and working outfit was made
by W. III. Whiting & Company of Balti-
more. The model was forwarded this
week direct to ]. W. Collins, United
States commissioner, Chicago, Ill.,, at
whose request il was constructed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30

erly direction, while the other took q
north westerly course and again crossed
the Mississippi river into Arkansas,
whore it spread ruin through three
counties. The towns of Charlottesville
and Sinect were blown of the face Of
the earth, and the storm then took u
north-easterly course, reaching Kelly,
Miss, about 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Here the greatest damage was done,
Six persons were killed outright and
scores injured. Not building was left
standing, the fragments being strewn
over the country for miles The damage
to property in the vicinity Of Kelly will
reach $4,000.
After leaving Kelly the cyclone
passed into Tennessee, the next place to
fall in its path being Spring Creek, a
small town in Madison county, where
several people were injured but no one
was killed.
BARNS WRECKED AND HORSES KILLED.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 25.-A
special to the 1mgrican from Gallatin,
Tenn, says that immense damage was
done by Tuesdays storm in summer
county. At the hennesaw farm the roof
of the large two-story residence was
blown off, the large barn demolished
and fine race mare belonging to Louis
Emmon Of Illinois, killed, aud several
others belonging to Mrs. James Franklin,
fatally injured.
Inc large stock barn of Harry Shafer
was blown down and one horse killed.
John Reeds new barn was wrecked.
All over the county the barns otithuuses.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
TERRIBLE MINE EXPLOSION.
Two Victims Already and Others
Likely to Die.


Details of the Disaster at Oak Hill Col-
liery, Near hIinersvllle, Pa.--Caused by
Gas lenting from a Miners Lamp.
P0TTsvlLLE, Pa, March 2l.--The first
accounts from the scene OF the mine ex-
plosion at Oak Hill coliery. near Miners
Vile are mengre and incomplete, owing to
the cplliery being located away from tele-
graph and telephone communication.
One OF the men sent from the collery to
town for supplies needed in consequence
of accident gives the following story of
the occurrence. There are two men dead
and four others badly if not fatally in
jured. When tho men came to work, as
IS customary they received their order
from the fire boss, who informed them
every thing was clear of gas. Each miner
and laborer went to his work in different
parts of the mine and half an hour after
whistle blew a terrific explosion occurred
which was felt in every part of the mine
ANA even on the surface n shock was felt
as i an earthquake had taken place.
The explosion, 1t was shortly learned
occurred in the east gangway on the lower
drift. A gang of men had been set at
work laying d line Of track in the gang
way and running out of spikes one Of the
number went into an old breast in search
OF them, when his lamp ignited. A body
of gas which had accumulated there I'M
known to the bosses exploded with the
dire result above stated.
The names of those killed and injured
are as follows William Purcell, Mine
Hill, killed outright; John Morgans, Della,
ware, badly burned and bruised, not ex.
peGted to recover; William James Miners.
vile, arms and legs broken and injured
internally, will die; David Davis. Jr,
Minersville probably fatally injured.
Two more bodies have been brought to
thcsurface one dead and the other horribly
mutilated but living, both unreCognizable.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
She slmply said non. near. ;,

The Springfield Union tells a story Of
one Of the best-known American poets
Some people were calling on him and
his wife, and after awhile he said TO his
little girl, who was playing about the
room: go upstairs and tell Your
mamma Mr.. and Mrs. - are here. .
The child went, and after a while re-
turned, resuming her play. "Did you
ooh, yes" "And what did She say z"
The little girl shrugged up shoulders,
twisted her face into an expression OF
unspeakable ennui and explained "She
said-well, she said, oh, dear. rabeau
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
W4ENIsG TO C4nnLEss JURORS
Recorder Smyth imposes Fines Amount
ing to $4,000 for Failing to Appear
When Wanted.

Recorder Smyth imposes Fines Amount
ing to 100000 for Failing to Appear
When Wanted.
NEW YORK, March 25.-Recorder
Smyth yesterday imposed fines aggre-
eating about 100000 upon talesmen
summoned for examination in the
Buchanan murder case, who had failed
to answer tC their names when called to
be questioned concerning their qualiti-
cation as Jurors.
The recorder has been plainly irri-
tated since early in the week at the slow
ness with which jury was being Sc
cured, and at the frequent necessity OF
ordering extra panels Of talesmen.
When the hour for adjournment ar
rived last night, and only eleven jurors
had been secured after five days effort,
no less than 210 talesmcn had been ex-
amined. Beside these men, who had
answered TO their names in obedience to
summons, almost an equal number had
ignored the summons.
Accordingly just before adjournment
last night Recorder Smyth stated that
he imposed q fine of 800 upon each of
the late men who were not present ard
who had failed to answer to their names
after they had been called.
There is every reason to believe, from
the manner of the recorder during the
week before he imposed the fines, that
he will listen to no flimsy excuses, and
that the fines will stand as warning to
all others who, in the future, may be
summoned as Jurors.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
Escaped by Pretending Insanity.

COLUMBUS, o., March 25..-Shortly
after | O'Clock this morning three
prisoners escaped from the insane
asylum at The penitentiary. The men
were Joseph Stafford, serving time for
robbery; William Graham, doing four
years for the same offence, and Harry
Brennan, doing five years for burglary
and larceny. 1t is supposed the guard
left the asylum doors open, and that the
men were only feigning insanity and
had secured berths in the asylum for
the purpose of planning escape.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
GLAD 70 mr. i sLiTE AGAIN.
A Negro soldier who Preferred slavery
to Libby Prison.

To LIBBY Prison.
EAsToN, MD, March 24..-Gilbert
Adams, colorcd, of oxford, came up to
Easton few.days ago to pay his taxes.
He is thrifty property. owner and a
good citizen. An incident in his life is
worthy Of note from its singularity, and
il is probably the only incident Of the
kind that ever occurred.
Gilbert Adams was 4 slave of Gen.
Tench Iilghman Of Talbot county, as
was also his father lie either v0lun.
tered or was drafted into the Federal
army in the war between the states. In
one OF the battles he was made prisoner
by the Confedcrates and put in Libby
prison. General Tilghmans son, Tench
Tilghman, ,Ir., when then in Richmond
and connected with the quartermaster'
department
One day when Mr.. Tilghman was
g@ing through Libby he was seen and
recognized by his fathers slave, who in
the most pathetic language implored
him--"For Gods sake, Marsc Tench
git me out of this; git me a master, sell
me to Georgia or anywhere, if you cant
git me back to old marster in Mary.
land" Mr.. Tilghman succeeded in get.
ting him released and getting master
for him, who took him to South Caro-.
lima plantation.
The war ended, Gilbert got back &c
Talbot before "young Marsc Tench'
did. Nicholas, Gilbert's father, was
General Tilghman's body servant when
he was an officer in the regular army,
and was given by his master, per.
sonally, good English education. He
died few years ago and was buried il
the Tilghman cemetery, at Plmhimmon
near oxford, side by side with those he
had served So we'll.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
q LLtlle t.lrl.. E.perlence N . Llgnthonse.

Mr.. and Mrs, loren Prescott are keepers
of the government lighthouse at Sand
Beach, Mich and are blessed with a
daughter, four years old. Last April She
was taken down with measles, followed
with droadful cough and turning into a
fever. Doctors at home and at Detroit
treated her, but in vain, she grew worse
rapidly, until she was n mere handful Of
bones.n Then she tried Dr.. Kings New
Discovery and after the use Of two and a
half bottles, was completely cured They
say pr. Kings New Discovery is worth its
weight in gold vet you may get d trial
bottle free III lIeaton Smiths drug store,
corner seventh and Pine streets. Goods
delivered free.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30

SPOKANE FALLS, WASH, March rs
r. Van Redpath attempted suicide yes.
terday morning, Fear of disgrace al.
tending u forgery committed by him
drove him 70 the deed. A warrant had
been issued for Redpath's arrest, and
when officers broke open the door 10 his
room he was found lying on the bed
breathing heavily. lie finally recovered
and was taken to iail.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30

SNOW Hill, Mp, March "a, Burton
Shovel, colored, Of Berlin, who has
been confined in Jail at SNOW Hill for a
month OF more on the charge of shoot
Ing another cclored man, was yesterday
adiudged insane by a jury which visited
him in the Jail for the purpose Of ascer-
tanning his mental condition. He will
be sent to an insane asylum.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30

CARLISLE, "a, March 24.--Three bur-
glars entered the general store OF Aaron
Bizler, Mt WormleysburS, this county, last
night. While carrying away goods they
were fired upon and one was shot in the
leg and seriously wounded. The injured
man and another, were captured, but the
third man escaped. The men gave their
names as William Fiber and Frederick
Craidler Of Mitlliu county. They are in
Jail
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
The Duke of Bedford Dead.

EoNnoN, March 2i.--George William
Francis Snckvlle Russell, tenth Duke OF
Bedford, died suddenly to-day. The late
duke was born April 10th, 1852 being tho
eldest son Of the ninth Duke of Bedford
The late duke was married, but he had no
children, and will therefore be succeeded
by his brother, Lord Hebrand Arthur who
was born in 1855.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30

A Georgia man dreamed that some one
stole his watch from his trunk. He
saw the roDber in his dream. On awak-
ching he found his watch gone. lie
went to town and soon saw and recog-
nized the thief that he had seen in the
dream, whose arrest followed, and the
watch was found on his person.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
A Premium to Settlers.

The state Of Campeachy, Mexico,
offers to all families of immigrants a
premium of $40 for every member Of
such families who is more than 10 years
Of age. 1t is stipulated, however, that
the families must consist of at least one
married couple, and a guarantee must
be given that they remain two years in
the state
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
just the Man.
Life.

Life.
First Artist-Woll, old man, how's
business?
Second Artist-Oh, splendid! Got a
commission this morning from a mil
llonaire. Wants his children painted
very badly.
First Artist (plcasantD-Well, my boy,
you re the very man for the Job.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30

"Just my luck have gone and
taken room, and now lind there isn't
a fireplace in it,
"Thats easily remeied, Come and
warm yourself in mine. All you've got
to do is to get man to bring your coal
and wood hero. In that way you will
save the expense of stove"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
Deat his Daughter 3, Dea,,,.

WEsT PLAINS, n. T., March 24.-Thert
will probably be a lynching here to-day
A farmer named Payne was locked in jail
last night, charged with the murder of his
l6.years-old daughter. He had been beat
ing the girl with n club and yesterday she
died. Her body is mass of bruises and
sores.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30

4NHW lUTK IT WIu' ------ ------
Mrs. Bingo-Oh, dear, Charles, I wish
could find good name for baby.
Bingo-Why not call him Atlantic
Ocean?"
Mrs. Bingo-What for?
Bingo (wearily)--Because he never
dries up. .o..
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30

New ORLEANS, la, March a5-,Ehe
Bowen Burke fight at the Olympic Club
has been set for April 9Th. Cheap prices
will rule. The men fight at 1856 pounds
for a purse Of $2,500. Both arc nearly
lit. Burke is at Carrollton and Bowen
is at Mississippi City.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30

When Baby was sick, We gaze Ter Sastoria,
When she was Child she cried for CastorIa,
When sha became Miss, she chung to Castoiia,
When she bod Children, she gave them castoria
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30

CAPE CHARLES, Va, March 20
Thomas Nelson, exmayor of this city,
was convicted OF embezzlement and
sentenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary to-day.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
PLENTY or con-.
Secretary Carlisle Declines an Offer of n
Million Dollars From san Francisco

Banks.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, March 25.-
Assistant United States Treasurer
Jackson states that the San Francisco
banks yesterday offered to exchange
nearly million dollars worth of gold
for notes, receiving the latter at New
York, at no expense to the government.
Mr.. jackson at once teegraphcd the
tender TO Secretary Carlisle, who replied
that it must be declined, as no dearth of
gold now exists.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30

The plain truth IS good enough for Hood S
Sarsapnrilla- No noed Of establishment or
sensatienallsm. Hoods Cures,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30

The best remedy for rheumatism that has
yet been discovered. Mr.. b. II. Tyler, $50 w.
Main ST., GalesburE, HIS. writes. ~ have used
a good many bottles Of salvation oil, aid think
It the bestremedy FOR rheumatism ever used.3
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30

New 1ofk weekly.
First Chicago Man-Didn'tyo notice
a good deal Of jealousy of Chicago
while in New York?
Second Chicago Man--Jealousy I?
Why, durn their skins they amt got
sense enough to be jealous Ono Teller
asked me if we had street cars.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
TO FLY THROUGH THE AIR
Trying to Solve the Problem
of Aerial Navigation.
WORKS OF THE DARIUS GREENS
Some Types of Attempted
Flying Machines.

Among Them That of DIR. w. F. ouInby
of This City--Some of the Products of
Yankee Genius For Which Patents Have
Been Granted.