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Evening journal., 1893-07-18
ASSAULT ON his HouseKEeRER.

Henry sohneu Beats Miss Minnie Maui
because His supper Did Not suit Him.
Henry schnell had a hearing before
Magistrate McWhorter last night on
the charge Of committing an aggravated
assault and battery on his housekeeper
Mrs Minnie Maui, and he was held in
81 900 bail for the upper court Ills
victim is lying at the Delaware Hospi
tai suffering fom two fractured ribs
and numerous contusions about her
head and body.
The assault took place last Wednesday
night on a farm of Alexis /. DUPONT,
near Greenville. Mrs. Maui is the house
keeper for Schnell On the evening re-
ferred to he complained that the supper
was not cooked right. Mrs. Maull paid
no attention TO him. After awhile he
got up from the table, where he had been
seated and struck aud knocked her down
with his fist. Then he began kicking
her about the room and tramped on her.
After the assault Mrs. Maull dragged
herself TO a neighbor's house, from where
she was taken to the Delaware hospital
Detective Witsll arrested Schnel last
night
Evening journal., 1893-07-18
HER SAD SAD STORY.
Dist ressed mother who Tells Story
similar TO That of Mrs. Young, of the
Young Family I'm Philadelphia.

Dist ressed mother who Tells a Story
Sim liar TO That of Mrs. Young, of the
Young Family I'm Philadelphia.
Footsore and weary, her eyes swollen
from weeping, a woman with five pretty
children attracted considerable atten-
tention as she wandered laimlesslv
around through the Philadelphia CITY
Hall corridors yesterday Mother and
children were soaking wet from the
heavy rain and were looking around In q
helplessly, forlorn condition, when a
friend Of City Treasurer McCreary.
directed the tired woman to the latter's
office, feeling sure that she would re-
ceive help and encouragement
10 was sad story she related TO the
sympathetic treasurer. She lived In
Wilmington, she said, and had had a
reasonably good home until deserted by
her husband a short time ago. He was an
employe Of the Baltimore aud Ohio rail
road and as she had reason to believe
that he was in this city, she had come here
In search of him, although IL had taken
the last cent she had in the world. With
her little children, she had searched the
city over, as best she could, but without
success, and now heart-sick and dis
| couraged, she had not even means to get
home
After the poor woman had finished her
story, Mr.. McOreary, 1ivining from their
appearance that the mother and children
were hungry. invited them into the
larger room in the rear Of the office, sent
out to a restaurant and ordered dinner
sent In for them, while Alexander
Nichols, went out and bought number
of toys to amuse the children. While
the little party, with Treasurer McCreary
at the head of the table, were eating
their dinner, the clerks In the Office
made up purse, which will tide them
over their present difficulties.
Meanwhile Chief of Detectives Miller
had been notified and detailed Detective
Geyer to locate the dereliet husband II
he Is in this city
This is supposed to be the Young
family which came before the police
authorities here last weeh-Editor
Evening journal., 1893-07-18
SOLUTION OF The LANGFORD PROBLEM

The 1s-Tear-Old Son of Railroad Con-
tractor william Langford Was Neither
Lost or Killed by a Train.
ST.. PAUL, July 1s.-A year ago the
daily press teemed with stories Of the
mysterious disappearance of Charles, the
10 year old son of William Langford,
the railroad contractor, and it went
down to history as another Charlie Ross
case
Last evening his body was discovered
under most remarkable circumstances.
Near his fathers house is a deep cut
made in street opening and in the wall
thus made the children had been digging
caves in the sand.
Suddenly one of the diggers came
across a head and presently the body
of young Langford was disinterred
Examination showed that he had bur
rowed a tunnel over $50 feet long and
was probably engaged in the work wher
the sand caved in and entombed him
This occurred last July and the recent
street opening was cut in a few feet oi
the spot where the body was found II haC
been charged that the boy had beer
killed by train and the body buried t
avoid a damage suit
Evening journal., 1893-07-18
JACKSON'S MANY THEPTS.

He Seemed TO Havo Mania for
Harness and Chickens and win
Likely Get His Back Lashed Before
He Has Liberty Again.
Andrew Jackson, colored was ar.
raigned in the Municipal Court this
morning on four charges Of larceny and
held in 5000 bail in each case for his
appearance at the upper court.
He is suspected of having stolen two
sets Of harness, two robes and, several
traces from ex Sheriff Simmons. Part
of them have been recovered and iden-
titled. Homer @. Simmons, son of the
ex sheriff, recovered lap robe from
Andrew Lamb, TO whom Jackson had
sold IL for 30 cents While at work In
his fathers stables he found three dead
chickens in a manure pile, where they
had been put by Jackson, and were
stolen by him from Thomas A. Sharp.
When asked how they got where they
were found Jackson replied that they
had the cholera and he killed them.
Willard S. Atkins testified TO having
purchased harness from Jackson on
several occasions. He bought two
brides, an over check and reins
Jackson had loaned one of the blankets
which ne had stolen TO a man at Seventh
and Madison streets. He sold a pair OF
reins to an ice cream maker at Ninth
and French streets. The officer pur.
chased two brides of Jackson and
several other articles, and that Jackson
stole one of the brides from him after
ward The officer searched Mr.
Simmons's stables and found chicken
feathers in several places He went "a
Jacksen's home, No 1884 East Fifteenth
street, and found one of Mr.. Simmons'E
lap robes on his bed It was identified
Thomas Reynolds lost twenty chickens
and discovered that six Of them were
sold by Jackson to James Jester at
Second and French streets There are
numerous other charges of stealing'
against him There are several parts o
harness at the police station which arr
supposed to have been stolen by jackson
not vet identified
Evening journal., 1893-07-18
FOUL MURDER BROUGHT TO LIGHT.

The Bodies ora Man and Boy Found
RiddIed with Bullets Yesterday Rob
berry Evidently the Incentive.
WICHITA, Kan, July 1S.-The bodies
Of a man and boy riddled with
bullet were found yesterday after.
noon along the Santa Fe track
about four miles this side Of Wharton,
Indian Territory. Nothing has yet been
discovered as to the identity of the mur.
dered persons except some papers in
the pocket Of one of them addressed TO
Frank Segarman.
The bodies lay side by side and were
thiokly covered with brush and rocks.
A wagon stood near by and team of
horses grazed short distance of. The
indications are that the murders were
committed on Sunday, decomposition
having just commencement. The man
appeared about forty and the boy
thirteen years old. The bodies were
we'll dressed but no money or valuables
were fonnd 80 It was supposed the
murders were committed for the purpose
Of robbery. II was at almost the same
spot that the last Santa Fe hold up oc
Cured two weeks ago
Evening journal., 1893-07-18
oRowNEo AT LINcoLN PARK.

YOnng John McNulty Washed Out BY
the swell from the City of Chester.
John McNulty, of No. sO4 South Front
street, Philadelphia, was drowned at
Lincoln Park yesterday.
The lad, in company with four other
children, was taken to that resort in
charge Of friend of the boys parents
Dsregarding her warnings he slipped
away from her, made his way under the
pier, where he stripped and waded out
into the water just then the river
steamer City of Chester passed up and
the "swash" raised by her propeller
swept the boy of his feet. IL was not
known that ne was in the water until he
was seen being carried by the incoming
tide about fifteen or twenty feet above
the pier.
Unsuccessful attempts were made to
rescue the BOY. His body was recovered
and taken TO his home in Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1893-07-18
DISASTROUS FIRE IN LONDON.

Thirty Buildings Were Entirely Destroyed
and the Loss VIII Probably Exceed
81, 500, OOO-Area of 500 Square Yards
Burned.
LONDON, July 1S.-Last nights ware
house fire in the district bounded by
Leadenhall street and Bevis Marks and
Cammomile streets, burned over an area
five hundred yards square before the
flames were extinguished
Thirty buildings were entirely de-
stroyed These buildings were occupied
by more than twenty five firms, who
dealt in stationary, clothing, tea, wine,
furniture, imported goods. etc. fhe
porters and their families living on the
premises had narrow escapes Many OF
them rush d to the street in their night
dresses.
It is expected that the loss will reach
81, $4,000 The burned district is but
short distance to the eastward of the
Bank Of England, the Royal Exchange
and the Mansion House, the residence OF
the lord mayor
Evening journal., 1893-07-18
MET DEATHIN THE RING
Fatal Results ola Clone Fight
Last Night.
ONE BLOW ON TIE JAW KILLS.

John mcDonald,a Young Meat Carver, Re-
oeives Fatal "Upperoat" in Lumber
Yard Prize Fight-He Died Two Hours
After the Mill.
NEW YoRK, July 1S-Frank Egan,
about whom little is known except that
he runs with a crowd that hangs about
Fitzpatrick and Roylance's lumber yard,
foot of West Fifty-eighth street, killed
a m an in a glove fight in the lumber
yard early last evening.
The man he killed was young John
Mcdonald, meat carver in Eastmans
slaughter house. Mcdonald went on a
spree on July and has been keeping It
up ever since.
He slept in an Eleventh avenue saloon
on Sunday night, and when he came out
of a stupor toward evening yesterday he
went over to the lumber yard.
The hangers-on there call themselves
an athletic club. Egan and Mcdonald
got TO talking about prize fights, and
finally a ring was made and they went to
sparring
The men had fought one rognd, In
which honors were about evenly divided.
In the second round Egan gave vicious
upper cut, which caught Mcdonald on
the point of the Jaw.
Mcdonald fell like log and lay on the
ground unconscious. Time was called,
but he did not move. The spectators
then began TO be uneasy Some one
cried Hes dead - Then Egan dis
appeared.
Various means we're tried 10 bring
Mcdonald back TO consciousness. and Al
length slight futter Of the eyelids
showed that the man was still living.
The crowd who had been witnesses OF
the boxing bout left the premises anc
gathered in the street to discuss tn,
merits Of Egan's knock out blow
Policeman Purcell heard the converse
tion aud went over to where Mcdonald
was lying at the rear of the yard H'
found the man still comatose, and SEN
in hurry call for an ambulance
| Mcdonald was removed TO Roosevelt
Hospital. and two hours after he ha,
been admitted he died. Egan was ar
rested later.
Evening journal., 1893-07-18
Will ACCEPT THE BRIDGE.
civil Engineer Co mley's Objections over.
ruled I'm Caucus of Levy Court.

ruled IN Ohhcuh OF AtN1 AhuiAf
Levy Court met at 10 o'clock this
morning The delinquent collectors
we're allowed the following commissions
G. Finok. Wilmington, $37 36 John
Il. Hayes, New Castle, $50 81; ID. X
Donaldson, White Clay Greek, $50 81 +;
u. +. Durnell, Mill Creek, S23 62
w. c Biggar, Peucader, $2S so; j J
McWhorter, st. Georges. S30 So; d
Hart. Appointments, IS s5; w. =.
Husbands, Brandywine, 500 IL; John
A. Mitchell, Wilmington, NS0) $l46i
j. H. S. Gam Red Lion, Sl237
Collector Gam settled his collections
for Red Lion hundred for 1891.
President Scott Offered a resolution
authorizing the payment Of $500 to r
r. Morrison on account of work done on
Odessa drawbridge
This afternoon the Levy Court will
meet ands accept Washington street
bridge from the Delaware Construction
Company Civil Engineer Comely in
formed the members that there were
some minor imperfections but the mem
bers caucused and decided TO take frvor
able action.
Evening journal., 1893-07-18
cIIY NEWs IN aRIEE.

The addition to the st. Peters orphanage
at Sixth and West streets, is nearing COM
pletiOn,
building Inspector Dohl condemned a
stable at Fourth street and Grant avenue this
morning.
The monthly meeting of the members OF
the y. M. G. A. win be held in Association
Hall tonight.
William zeigler and. Alfred Talley were
fued SO each for drunkenness in the Munici-
pal Court this morning.
C p. Maroney has Just completed a new
set OF harness fQr the patrol horses and the
harness was put in use this morning.
Register Of Wills Cooch has granted
letters testamenFary upon the estate Of John
Mccormick, late Of Mill Creek hundred. to
John r.. Mccormick.
The Pennsylvania railroad carried out OF
Philadelphia during the first four days or
July, ll5,lll passengers.
William r.. Lyman, ex-sheriff Of New
Castle county, died at his home in Christians
hundred, on Saturday, aged s. years.
"A cOlored man was overcome by the heat
while az work in Beggs's brick yark this
morning. He was taken u the Homeopathic
Hospital In the patrol wagon.
William +. Wright was the boy
who was drowned yesterday At noon In the
Brandywine creek, NJ the wharf OF the
Diamond Match FACTORY. BE lived at No.
1918 Poplar street. Deputy Coroner Fox IL
sued a certificate OF accidental drowninz-
Evening journal., 1893-07-18
HOME FOR woRKMEN.

Nagistrate Lewis Sasse Elected Presi-
dent Of the A. o. u. w. Hall Company.
The stockholders Of the A. o U. w.
Hall Company met in II. II. Wards
office last evening and organized. Lewis
Sasse A b Jones, Joseph X Adams,
Charles e Woods, Herbert H. Ward, j.
]. Gallagher, w A Reynolds, J. H
Johns. James f Saville, W. Il FOulk,
Samuel II Baynard. +. A. Finley,
Charles Heinel, F. w Heiss and F p.
Laekey were elected directors for one
year. The board organized by electine
Lewis Sasse, president; Samuel Il. Bay
nard, secretary; and E A. Finley, treas
urer.
1t is the intention 20 build hall il
which the several lodges of the United
Workmen of this city and the Granc
Lodge Of the state can meet. The sit'
and plans for the building have not beeI
selected.
Evening journal., 1893-07-18
HICKMAN'S ENFORCED REST
SUMMARlLY DISMISSED BY THE
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.

His Negligence Led to the Escape of
Prisoners From the City Hall-England
to Take a Weeks Vacation.
House Sergeant Isaac England and
Turnkey William Hickman, of the de
psrtment of public safety are in hard
luck. The Police Commission met last
evening and suspended the former for
seven days and summariy dismissed
the latter They will remember the
name of John McElrOy for some time to
come as it was owing to q charge Of
neglect of duty in allowing that prisoner
TO escape that led to the action of the
board The escape occurred early on
Sunday morning, but McElroy was sub
sequently recaptured and sentenced.
He made affidavit as to his method Of
escape and in it implicated the two Off
GERS of gross neglect of duty. Curtis
Buck aud Mark Boyer, also prisoners,
corroborated his statements. Turnkey
Hickman was shown to have been the
more culpable as the main door should
have been locked and he should have
occupied his station just outside it
The two officers told their side of the
story last night Sergeant England said
he did not think two men were sufficient
TO handle thirteen or fourteen prisoners
Hickman informed the commissioners
that be was positive he locked the door
when he came out
Captain Thomas Kane said he had fre.
quently warned Hickman to stay at his
post, but had never had trouble with
England.
The board then imposed the sentences
named above The commissioners were
particularly severe upon Hickman, who
allowed three prisoners to escape about
two weeks ago
The chief OF police was instructed TO
| investigate the conduct of the Warren
Athletic Club smokers John Milla
way, of No 500 Washington street, is
the man who entered complaint concern
ing the noise attending the meetings OF
the athletes
Special watchmans commissions were
issued to John McVey and Samuel Myn
ick
After discussing the contingent funt
and deciding to ask the opinion of tbs
city solicitor concerning it, the meeting
was adjourned.
Evening journal., 1893-07-18
NO UPRISING IN COREA
Foreigners and Aliens Not
Driven Out of the Country.
RUMORs WITHOUT FOUNDATION.

The Rebellion Was a Political Move
ment Not Directed Against Foreign
ers in ANY way-OnIy Person Injured
Was a Soldier Upon Whom a Cannon
Rolled.
NEW YORK, July 1S.-Recent reports
of popular uprising among the people
Of COrea against foreigners, the purpose
being to drive all aliens out of that
country, appear to have been without
foundation in fact, according to advices
received to day by the Presbyterian
Board of Missions in this city.
Rumor had it that mob OF 10000
men had gathered in the southern
provinces and were marching on Seoul,
where many foreign missionaries are
located, and much apprehension was
felt by the friends of the American
missionaries who are situated there.
Telegraph Rumors Gained Credence.
After saying that the rumors tele-
graphed here gained some credence
among some of the more timid of the
foreign population in the city of Seoul,
who believed that the Coreans were bent
on their extermination, the letter to the
board concludes:
Rebellion Political Movement.
"The truth turned out to be that the
rebellion was wholly a political move
ment, not directed against foreigners in
any way that the placards which had
been placed upon our gates had been
placed there by dissatisfied former ad-
herents; that an army of 300 soldiers
sent out by the king, with a few can
non. readily frightened the disturbers of
the peace into submission and that the
only person injured in the whole up
rising was a soldier upon whom q
cannon rolled while bringing it back to
the city"
Evening journal., 1893-07-18
1T WAS ALL my FAULT
Lord Clifford Testified That
Was What Tryon Said to Him
THE vICTORIAs OFFICERS TRIAL

Captain Bourke Said He Became
Aware of the Danger OF IA Collision
Almost Directly the Victoria Began
to Turn-startling Testimony OF the
Son and Heir OF the Earl ClanwIilIOn.
VALETTA, Malta, July 1S-The court
martial which is trying Captain, the
Hon. Maurice A. Bourke. and the other
officers Of the battleship Victoria, which
was run into and sunk by the battle
ship Camperdown while man@uvering
of Trlpoli, Syria, on June 90 last, re.
sumed its sitting this morning on the
Hibernia, the flagship of Rear Adm iral
Ri ichard E. Tracey.
Captain Bourke Resumes Test imony.
When the court rose yesterday Cap.
tain Bourke was testifying as to the in
cidents that led up to the disaster. This
morning he resumed his testimony. He
said that he became aware of the
danger Of a collision almost directly the
Victoria began to turn. He Did not
think that Staff Commander Hawkins.
Smith had ever been consulted. When
Vice Admiral Tryon hoisted his flag on
the Victoria it was customary to use a
thirty degrees helm. Admiral Tryon
altered this to twenty-eight degrees.
1t Was All NV Fault.
Lord Clifford flag lieutenant Of the
Mediterranean squadron and eldest son
and heir of Admiral the Earl Clanwil-
liam was the next witness. He testi
fed that after the collision Vice Ad.
miral Tryon said to him: 1T was all
nv fault
Evening journal., 1893-07-18
The NEW TRANSFER SYSTEM.
A Continuous Ride From shellpot to
Union Park for Five Cents.

A Continuous Ride From shelIpot to
Union Park for Five Cents.
The Fourth street extension of the
Wilmington City Railway WAS put in
operation to day. This extension from
Monroe to Union streets enables the
company to run cars directly from Shell
pot to Union Park via West Fourth
street The opening of this extension
has necessitated certain changes in the
transfer system Riverview passengers
for points below Fourth street will be
transferred at Fourth and Market
streets to Delaware avenue or Eighth
street cars. If they desire to go out the
avenue or Eighth street, transfers will
be given at Tenth or Eighth
West Fourth street passengers will
not be transferred 10 West Eighth
street cars, and West Eighth street
passengers will not be transferred TO
West Fourth street
From Union Park passengers may be
transferred TO Front street cars, but no
transferring will be allowed at Fourth
and Union Eighth street cars will still
run to Union Park.
Maryland avenue and East Eighth
street cars will cover their present
route and transfer and take on
passengers from the Riverview and
West Fourth street cars at Fourth and
Monroe streets
To accommodate workingmen one car
will be run each week day night from
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti
more station direct to Riverview.
With this addition Of nine cars there
will be thirty two cars in active service
on twenty miles Of track.
Evening journal., 1893-07-18
The DEADLY GAS JET.

Joseph Bradford was Almost Apply xiated
six Weeks Ago and Died Last night
From the Effects.
Joseph Bradford 75 years old, Of No
23i Walnut street died last night.
A bout six weeks ago he was overcome
by Illuminating gas and never wholly
recovered from its effects. The deceased
was brother of James Bradford, the
wholesale dealer in paints and oils, He
leaves no family, his wife having died
four years ago.
At the time Mr. Bradford was over
come by the gas he boarded at No 4i0
West Fourth street aud was gate Keeper
at Orange street railroad crossing He
got up in the night and acoidently
failed TO turn off the gas entirely when
he extinguished the light
The body will be inferred Ia River
view Cemetery to morrow afternoon.
Evening journal., 1893-07-18
~ PAYMENTs ARE SLOW.

Collector sayers Saws That the Five Per
Cent Rebate Expires with July.
City Tax Collector Sayers complains
that the taxables are paying very slowly
To an EVENING JOURNAL reporter he
said this morning;
Payments are very slow. We have vir-
tually nothing 20 do. The taxables seem
to lose sight of the fact that the five
per cent. rebate only lasts until July 81.
The last few days there will be big
rush, probably more than we can attend
TO, and somebody is likely to be left.
They might just as well pay up now II
they are going to get the benefit Of the
rebate.
Evening journal., 1893-07-18
The locomotive "Henry F. shaw. {"

The locomotive Henry f. Shaw,
which was built several years ago by
William L. Lockwood, to illustrate GER
tain of his ideas in mechanics. is now In
regular passenger service on the Phila-
delphia. Sea Isle and Cape May railroad,
having been purchased by that company
This engine was in service on the Balti.
more and Ohio, between Philadelphia and
Singerly. on trial. about two years ago.
IL was built to demonstrate the ham
mer blow" and TO correct its evils.
There is a special device fer the preven
tion OF smoke and sparks.