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Evening journal., 1893-02-03
MR.. REDDEN GETS HIS CHILDREN.
End of Litigation, Mixed with Kidnap-
ping, About Two Little Girls.

End Of Litigation, Mixed with Kidnap-
ping, About Two Little Girls.
AsBURY PARK, Feb 3.-Chancellor
McGin has rendered a decision in the
long and hotly-contested fight between
Mr.. and Mrs. George Redden of this
place for the custody of their two little
girls. Mr. Redden was married to Miss
Lizzie Stout of Oceanville on July %,
1879. after a brief courtship. Their
daughter Jennie was born in 1881,
and Lille three years later. In
1891 Mr., Redden objected Z to his
wife associating with certain young
women, and this led to bitter differences
between them In August of that year
Mrs. Redden deserted her husband, TAX
ing with her their daughters. When
traced to the house of her brother
Ashley Stout, merchant of Oeeanville,
refused to surrender the children to her
husband. One day Mrs. Redden came
here with the little girls. They were
seen by her husband, who grabbed his
daughters and, placing them in his
carriage, drove away. Mr.. Redden was
traced to Mantoloking, at the head of
Barnegat Bay, where he had secreted his
daughters with relative. Mrs. Redden
applied to the courts for an order giving
her the custody of the girls, but before
she had the papers served, Mr.. Redden,
who was posted about her movements,
took the girls to the house Of his parents
in PocomOke City, Md
After having ascertained where hel
children were, Mrs. Redden went to
Pocomoke City to see them. At hei
earnest request her husband allowed hei
to bring the little ones North for visit
When Mr.. Redden wanted the children
back his wife told him that she had hid
den them where he would never be abl,
to lnd them The father then started
out on another search for his children
After several months had elapsed h
learned that they were at the privat
school Of Miss Jane f. Manning. Il
Perth Amboy. Miss Manning refused =
let Mr.. Redden take his little ones, 30 h
instructed Lawyer Harvey, of Asbur
Park, to bring suit before the Chancello
1 for the custody Of the children. Tn
Chancellor decided against Mr.. Redder
but gave him the right to renew the pre-
ceedings in the future. The suit was n
newed two months ago, and has no
+ been decided in Mr.. Redden's favor. IN
children are here now with their fathe
r Mrs. Redden is supposed to be in Phil'
| delDbia with her mother
Evening journal., 1893-02-03

the Kingdom with the saints
without being saved, Never You say
Il wish you'd tell us how to get in
Listen how. Believe in the Lord. Look
to Christ and get salvation.
II was at Murfreesboro looking after
soldiers. had been up two nights.
went to my cot and fell asleep. was
awakened and told that a man wanted
to see me. / said | would be around in
the morning. was told he would be
dead in the morning. got up and went
unto him. He said Chaplain Il
wasn't cbaplain), l wish you'd help
me die. 1 said 4 can't help you, but
Christ can. No, said he, for l fought
against him. When told my mother had
enlisted she threw her arms around my
neck and said: Son, / can see you go If
you'd only become a Christian. i said
that when the war was over l would
become a Christian.
II read to him the conversation Of
Christ with Nicodemus and said, Make
IL fit you. The dying man riveted his
eyes upon me as | read, and as Moses
lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
even so must the Son Of man be lifted
up; that whosoever believeth in Him
should not perish. but have eternal life
Bless God, chaplain, said he, read It
again. read it again. He said read IL
again read it third time. He lost
the troubled look, instead there came a
peaceful look on his face
Il sat by his side. About midnight
his eyes closed but his lips were quiver
ing. / reached over and heard him re
peating the verses had read. He opened
lis eyes and said Chaplain | understand
it all plainly, Jesus Christ was lifted IL
my place. He suffered for me | sale
you've get it. The dying man said
He'll be with me, 60 lay down. In thu
morning / went to his cot He wa
gone. / asked a soldier near by abou
the end. He said he kept repeating th
verses until he died.
THANK God for the old fashioned
gospel, it is the best kind" Mr.. Moody
entreated those who were encased il
their own righteouness to attend th
after meeting in the inquiry room.
number went up.
A Discourse on "Victory."
The afternoon discourse was on "Vic
tory" Sinners were exhorted TO see
the grace which overcometh the world
the flesh and the devil.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
1000 IMPRISONED ELK.
They Get Caught In the Deep Snow ant
Are Rounded Up.

Are Rounded Up.
DENVER Col, Feb. 3.-One of the
most singular occurrences ever noted in
his portion of the state took place at
Steamboat Springs this week as the result
of the storm which has been ranging in
the mountains for the past four days.
The fierce war of the elements drove a
band of elk, numbering over 1000, down
from the hills on to a high mesa, thickly
timbered, about twelve miles south of
this place. They attempted to move
further in order to gain the valley. but
in so doing were caught in the deep,
crusted snow. where they houndered
around, powerless to advance or retreat.
Word Of the event was soon passed, and
ranchmen from all quarters locked to the
spot, armed with shotguns and rifles.
But two animals were shot and those
only to save the lives of the men at
taeking them. A man would select
large bull elk, and walking toward it on
the crest. which would sustain his
weight. with club cut from the neigh
boring timber would battle with the
beast until a well directed blow Just
below the antlers would stretch the
creature dead. Many narrow escapes
from the maddened animals are recorded.
When enough game had been secured to
supply the domestic wants Of the ranch
men, a load Of hay was skidded to the
half fstarved survivors of the band. which
they ate ravenously.
The climax, however came yesterday,
when ranchman (W b. Moore) was
called from his bed by the furious below
ing of his cattle The elk had forced
themselves from their temporary prison,
and had attacked the haystacks in the
valley, taking entire possession Of the
ranches of Messrs Moore, Holman,
Brown, Nichols, Helm & Co. and the
Pleasant Valley Line Stock Com
pany, and stampeding the cat
tie. After consultation had been
held, the ranchmen decided that t
drive them off would mean starvation TO
the entire band, so the elk were Iounde'
up by the firing of rifles and guns AM
driven into Jay Sea Park, where tw
companies Of stockmen own hay, whicl
they generously gave for the use of tn
animals and tho future benefit of sports
| men.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
NAILS HANDLEO Ar THe PosToFFIcE
Nearly Two Tons Passed Through That
Onco Yesterday.

The citizens Of this city are not aware
of the amount of mail that passes
through the Wilmington postofiice in
day. The government has ordered that
all mails be weighed for thirty consecu-
tive days In order to obtain basis on
which they can renew their contracts
with the railroad companies. The bulk
of the mail in a week is usually handled
on Thursday. but yesterday was light
day.
The number Of pounds received and
dispatched yesterday was 374S or nearly
two tons. It was divided as follows:
p. w. B. railroad. 2740; B. & o main
line. 90; w. & n 359; Landenburg
branch OF the B. & O., 1SS; Delaware
division, 362. Compared with the
amount handled on Monday, there were
9l5 pounds more yesterday.
Since the new electrical postmarker
was put in position Tuesday 83.310
letters have been passed through that
/ machine
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
rourteen Hurt BY an Expi OsiOn.

WORCESTER, Mass, Feb 3.-An explo-
sion which seriously injured fourteen
men occurred at the Star Foundry, a
low, wooden building at Washington
and Lamartine streets, last evening.
The men had finished work and the
moulders had gone home, leaving the
laborers to empty the stock. The hot
Stag struck the wet ground and the
explosion followed, wreckisg the build
ing. The foundry is the largest in the
city. Patrick H. Judge, night watch
man. 46 years old, was fatally injured
An the others were more or less
seriously hurt.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
Inok nougherty 10 rIeht Again.

PORTLAND, Ore. Feb. 3.-Jsck Demp
sey, the ex-middle weightschampion has
decided to enter the ring again and he
has signed articles to meet Billy Keogh.
recently of Nevada late this month.
Keogh agrees 10 stop Dempsey in four
rounds The fight will come off before
the Pastime Athletic Club The winner
takes 65 per cent of the gate receipts,
the remaining 80 going to the loser.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
WouLo aET sTRAIaHT GOODS.
Sheriff Gould Says He Does Not Fight
Democrats After the Election.

Sheriff Gould Says He Does Not Fight
Democrats After the Election.
"Sheriff, what have you to say about
the Contested Elections bill passed by
the General Assembly yesterday p asked
an EVENING JOURNAL reporter to day.
II haven't anything to say" he re-
piled. Il don't fight the Democrats"
you did it very effectively last fall; :"
suggested the reporter.
"Oh, well, know did, then; but this
is another thing mean I don't fight
them after the election. have as many
Democratic friends as any Republican.
If han't had them / would not have
been elected. l have never seen the
ballot boxes. Even if the law had not
been passed and they had called upon me,
| would have given them the straight
goods.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
PERsoNAL PARAeRAPHs.

J.H. smith and Miss NJ. J. Nandegrift, Of
Cecilton, Md, were in this city yesterday.
Rev. II. S. Dulaney Will go to Dover to-mor-
listers.
Nilmingtonians registered at New York
hotels are: A. s. Elliott and ]. n. Harman,
Hoffman House; J. Mackie, ST. Denis; A. >
Elliott Plaza; J. G. Knowles, ST. Denisi d. Z
Wier, Westminster.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
PEPPERED WITH BIRD SHOT.
Stage Witness of Performance the
Marx of Twenty lght Tiny bullets.

A Stage Witness of Performance the
Mark of Twenty-eight Tiny Bullets.
Frederick Thomas, an employe of the
electric light company. while witnessing
Primrose & West S minstrel performance
at the Grand Opera House last night was
badly peppered with bird shot
During the last turn pistol is dis
charged Loaded cartridges were used
last night unknowingly aud Thomas was
the billet of twenty-eight tiny bullets
about the face and on the wrists. No
physician could be found in the large
audience and DR.. J. p. Pyle. was called
upon and Hpicked the shot out. The pa
TENTS face will be marked for some time,
but beyond being confined to the house
day or so to avoid cold, he is unhurt.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
snnocnted By Fire.

NEW YORK, Feb. ga family consist
ing Of Morris Cohen, his wife Sophia and
their baby Esther, were suffocated by a
fire at their home at 137 Orchard street
early this morning. Three other persons
were badly injured. Annie Goldberg,
Jacob Cohen and Pauline Goldberg.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
Amateur Athletic Union to Break Away.

A dispatch from New York says that
for some time there have been rumors
that the Amateur Athletic Union was
about tired of its alliance with the
League Of American Wheelmen, and at
the next meeting, to be held in this city
ON February Is, steps may be taken TO
break it Dissatisfaction is very strong
with the New England and Western
members who fail to see the advantage OF
continuing further their agreement OF
alliance. Under the existing alliance
the A. A. U. recognizes all the actions
with L A. W., but the difference in the
prize rules of the two organizations IN
the past and the proposed new rules oi
the Racing Board have precipltated the
long contemplated intention OF the A. A.
u. to break away from the l.. A. w.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
WRECKED ON THE RAIL.
One Killed in smash-Up I'm Rhode
IsIand-Meagre Details.

One Killed in "A Smash-Up I'm Rhode
IsIand-Meagre Details.
WooNsocKET, r. l., Feb. 3.-The new
Washington express via the Reading and
New York and New England road east
bound ran into the rear of the Norwich
boat express in front of the station at
East Douglass, Mass, on the New Eng
land road at o'clock this morning.
A woman passenger on the boat train
was killed and several others were in
iured A combination car and coach
of the boat train and the engine and bag
gage car of the Washington were
wrecked by telescoping.
The.only accounts that have.reache
here are from passengers who passed the
wreck this morning and their reports
are meagre. Nothing is learned as to
the names of the victims or the respon
sibility for the affair.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
rhn snerln nIsnhled.

LONDON, Feb. 3-The Hamburg
American line steamer Suevia from
for New York, passed the
Scilly Islands at 9. 10 o'cloci this morn
ing bound east She signalled that her
engines were disabled and that she was
making for Southampton. She was
steaming about eight miles an hour.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
sboes under the Hammer.

Sheriff Gould sold ont the effects OF
William Il. Babeock, the Market street
shoe dealer, this morning. The claims
amounted to about $2OO0. while the
amount realized from the sale was only
little over $1,000 Colonel Benjamin
Nields, representing one Of the creditors
was the principal purchaser
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
Returned 10 Her Ruined Home.

CHESTER, Pa, Feb. 3.-Mrs. Rodgers,
the mother of Murderer Tom Rodgers,
has so far recovered from the bullet
wound inflicted by him that she was dis
charged from the Chester Hospital yester-
day and returned TO her devastated home
on Kerlin street. The daughter is still in
a critical condition.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
nIore FIectric Iines.

At a special meeting of the Board Of
Directors of the Street and Sewer depart
ment Wednesday night permission was
granted to the Wilmington City Railway
Company to extend its line on Union
street from Fifth street to the city
line, on Lancaster avenue, from Union
street to the city line, and to connect
Fourth and Eighth streets on Dupont.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
nolIrInn sInres Rohel.

VALPARAISO, Feb 3-Alarming ad
vices have been received from Bolivia
The Indians in the province Of Santa
Cruz who are constantly sold as slaves,
are ready to rise in rebellion and deyas'
tate the towns near by.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
CELEBRATION OF POETS DAY.
Children Of Public School No. 10 Give
Literary Entertainment.

y
"Poets Day" was celebrated yesterday
at school No. 15, Third and Harrison
streets. by the pupils giving literary
entertainment from the poems of Long
fellow.
A number of invited guests were pres
ent, including many women and parents
of the scholars These guests had
been invited by letters written by one Of
the pupils. and every one who spoke com
mended the letter writer They all put
their letters of invitation away for safe
keeping.
Addresses were made by Joseph Pyle
Superintendent Harlan, Samuel f. Belts
and Mrs. Ezra Fell, after which the chill
dren sang "Auld Lang Syne.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
BolEs FOR THE CABINET.

The Iowa Governor rendered the Position
of Secretary of Agriculture.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 3.-President-
elect Cleveland has rendered Governor
Boies the position of Secretary of Agri-
culture.
The Governor has the matter under
advisement.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
Er-secretarr EndIeott II.

SALEM, Mass, Feb. S.-Ex Secretary
Of War Endicott is seriously Ill with
symptoms Of pneumonia. A week ago
he contracted a heavy cold and has since
been confined 10 the house.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
A Pottstown DanIeor Dead.

PoTTsTowN, Pa, Feb 3.-Daniel r.
Corfrode, president Of the Citizens
national bank, of Pottstown, aud one Of
the best known citizens Of this borough,
died here to-day aged 80 years.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
THE BODY NOT YET RECOVERED.
The Ex-Coroner Stin at the Work of
Dragging the Creek.

Dragging the Creek.
Ex-Coroner Sparks and several assist
ants resumed the work Of graphing In
the Christiana creek for the body Of the
drowned man. Robert Hoey, at 4 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon, but were compelled
to Quit at dark without success.
The ex coroner was again at the work
this morning. For three hours he
dragged the grapplers on the bottom OF
the creek, but was unable to recover the
body. He will make another attempt
this afternoon.
The impression with many was that
Hoev walked overheard with suicidal
intent This has been disputed. Nc
idea can be conceived that would cause
him to commit such an act. His relations
at his home It is claimed, were pleasant
and the surroundings demonstrate thai
| fact.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
Considering Anti-Option Amendments

wAsHINeToE, Feb. SIN the House
this morning the speaker decided that
the Senate amendments TO the anti
option bill must be considered in COM
mittee of the whole. Therefore they are
not now up for consideration and under
the rule must first be referred to a
standing OF select committee
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
chinaman with Frost-Bitten Feet.

A Chiuaman was admitted to the aims
house this morning. He claimed TO have
walked from Hockessin to Farnhurst and
has his feet frost-bitten. He is the frat
native of China ever admitted to the new
almshouse.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
A Philadelphia Banker Deoamped.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3.-Dr Lancaster
Drew, secretary and treasurer of the
Central Savings fund, trust and safe de-
posit company here left his Office yester-
day for the. .ostensible purpose of getting
his luncheon He has not since returned
and today his fellow officials say his ac-
counts are discovered to be short some
$40 O00
Evening journal., 1893-02-03
pIrer Arre.ted as 3 CurtaIn Ralser.

LOWELL. Mass, Feb. 3-Fred Lennox,
member of Henry E. Dixey's company,
had Dixey arrested for back salary just
before the curtain was about to go up
Wednesday evening on the first act.
Dixey gave notes for the amount.
Evening journal., 1893-02-03

A Massachusetts, Wife Murderer Hanged.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Feb 8.-Wal-
lace w. Holmes, the wife murderer was
hanged at 1925 this morning.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-09-07
Dried Flies From Mexico.

"No matter what it may be, if an
article briggs fair price deal in it, "
said commission merchant to q
writer in the Waverly Magazine. "My
last venture consists of dried flies, just
common flies which come from Mexico
People buy them for their singing
birds. sell them retail to the dealers
Flies are plentiful in the tropical val
leys and the time of the Mexican In.
dian is not particularly valuable.
When he can no longer sleep in his
hut on account of the swarms of flies
attracted by the filth which accumu.
lates about his front door, he some-
times is stung into desire for revenge
on his enemies. Revenge is sweet,
and sweeter if there is any money in
it, He goes to the woods and collects
n number of green twigs of n certain
tree. These he lays in pile on the
floor of his hut, with some dry twigs
under them. Then from another tree
he gets n gum which he boils into a
thin syrup and spreads on the walls of
his hut. The flies are attracted by its
fragrant and far-reaching odor. They
gather to feed. on it. When the hut is
black with them the Indian sets fire to
the twigs on the floor and closes the
apertures from the outside. The twigs
emit an aromatic smoke which kills the
flies and they fall to the floor in thou
sands. Then the natives wife dries
them while he goes to sleep again"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-09-07
The First Posts.

The first posts are said to have
originated in the regular couriers es.
tablished by Cyrus about $50 B. c.,
who erected posthouses throughout the
Kingdom of Persia. Augustus was the
first to introduce this institution
among the Romans, 81 B. c., and he
was initiated by Charlemagne about
800 A. d. Louis XI. was the first
sovereign to establish posthouses in
France, owing to his eagerness for
news, and they were also the first in
stitution of this nature in Europe.
This was in 1470, or about 1000 years
after they were started in Persia.
In England in the reign of Edward
~. Q4SD riders on posthorses went
stages of the distance of twenty miles
from each other, in order to procure
the King the earliest intelligence of
the events that passed in the course of
the war that had arisen with the Scots.
proclamation was issued by Charles
L. in 1881, that whereas to this time
there hath been no certain intercourse
between the Kingdoms of England and
Scotland, the King now commands his
Postmaster of England for foreign
parts to settle running post or two
between Edinburgh and London, to go
thither and come back again in six
days. "-Chambers's Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-09-07

The New York Herald thinks that the
whole country will applaud the demand
made Mt the organization of the Sculp-
ture Society for the emancipation of
sculptural art from trousers and frock
coats. There is little room for the
play of poetic feeling in the modern
male costume Still, while we have
trousers and coats in our art they
should be well done. To some extent
a sculptor can indicate the grace of
the anatomy even through trousers.
1t is evident that most of our artists
handle the conventional costume of to-
day in a spirit of disdain, coniining
their really serious work on portrait
statuary to the head. Make war on
trousers in sculpture, but in the mean
time remember Ahat there are trousers
and trousers
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-09-07
China's Chain OF Forts.

Tho feeling which prompted the
Chinese Government twenty centuries
ago to build wall across Northern
China 5000 miles in length seems to be
not yet extinct. China just now deems
it necessary to have chain of forts all
along her seacoasts and UP the Yangtz,
and the Province of Shantung must
have her share of this, protection.
Therefore, there is to be naval station
at Chiao Chou, south of the Shantung
promontory, another to the east and a
third at Cheefoo itself. During the
past year Krupp guns-nine of them,
according to Clement Aliens informa-
ticn-have been ordered for the two
forts which are in progress of construc-
tiop, one on the point commanding the
south entrance of Chefoo Harbor, and
another on tho hill to the westward.
Brig. Sun Chin-piao, the General in
command, is stated to have set his men
to work to make roads round about
tn, forts and n trunk military road to
6 to Wei Hal Wei. New York Com
.,iercial Advertiser.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-09-07
An Heir of. the Montezumas.

The Two Republics says that few
dT. 8 ago there was presented for regis.
t-ation ut the Office of the civil regis
trar of the City of Mexico an infant
called Roberto Luis Cuauthemec Hor.
casitas Abadiano, who is direct de
scendent in the thirteenth generation
of the Emperor Montezuma II. It's
parents receive an annual pension from
the Government as the heirs of Monte
yuma, according to the contract under
which tho Spanish Government tooh
possession of the estates of the Monte
zumas in 1921. At the death of the
parents the pension will descend to
this child. by the psternal line, this
infant is descended also from the Hor.
cegitas family, of Spain, which gave
Mexico one Of its most illustrious
viceroys -Picayune,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-09-07

The Cleveland Ohio Plaindealer
points out in reference to Cleveland's
rapid growth that its population in
1890 was 261, 1853, as compared with
160, 146 ten years before, an increase
of 1Ol, 107, or sixty-three per cent.
pointing to an annual average increase
of 10000. At that rate, it is estima-
ted, Cleveland's present pooulation is
not less than 292, 900, but is pointed
out that inasmuch as the bulk of the
increase during the decade was in the
latter half thereof, and as it is n mat
ter of common observation that the
increase has been at fuster rate than
from 1885 to 1890, therefore Cleye-
lands present population must run
over 10000