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Evening journal., 1893-03-07
TRIED TO CHEAT THE RAILROAD.
The Combination of Second Glass Ticket
and Pullman Check wouldn't Work nor
Would "A Damage Suit.

Inc Oom Dinhtion OF "A second Cihsa TICKET
and Pullman Check wouldn't Work nor
Would Damage suit.
SPRIN eFIELD, H., March THE Ap.
p ellate Court has handed down an
opinion Of some interest in the case Of
the Pullman Palace Car Company, VS.
Lee.
Lee purchased a second-elass passenger
ticket on the Pennsylvania railroad and
then paid for and was assigned berth In
a Pullman sleeper, Notwithstanding the
arrangement between the railroad com
pany and the Pullman Company, which
was that the latter should furnish ac
commodation only to the holders Of first.
class tickets over the railroad.
In this case the sleeping car berth was
sold through an oversight and when tn,
error was discovered tender was mad,
to Lee of the money he had paid for tn,
berth. He refused TO accept or to pay
for first-class railroad ticket and wa,
elected. He brought suit in the Cum
berland Circuit Court for damages anC
was awarded $500 The company ap
pealed and the Appellate Court reverse,
the judgment of the lower court.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Delaware Turf Clubs fox was run
earth yesterday afternoon in the "Old Fal
tory woOdsn
The Levy Court has ordered the props
authorities TO stop roller-skating on the Cou
House square.
Mrs. Adle Bachus. a colored woman. age
20 years, was buried from Zion A. NJ. /
Church this afternoon.
Fire alarm box No. 3, at Tenth al
Orange streets, Is reported 10 be out Of ord
by Chief Engineer Shields.
III. 4. Pennell and Edward Mckay ha
entered In the ten mile road race Of the Wa
rem Athletic Club TO take place May ~.
The Young Peoples Society Of Christil
EndeavOr of Central Presbyterian Chur
met last evening and elected officers for {
ensuirg g year.
ing az the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs Jo
Hubart, NO. JUl West Fourth street.
Mary's tve vocal selections were rendered
Rev. Alexis I. DuPont Coleman v
preach at the United Lenten service to-ml
row night in Florence. n. j.. for Rev. II IL.
braddon, formerly rector at Delaware City.
The banking House Corporation yesterd
george , Capelle, George w. Bush. D.
Mlnchester. II. \. Duse, J. L. Carpenter,
l.. g. Nandegrift and y. James Belt
/ Proprietor W. Bradway OF the Wllmf
ton lily steam Laundry now rides abouIIIn
In a handsome new delivery wagon.
| vehicle; VII ch is very novel In its constr
tion. will be used in the clean towel sun
work.
Directors Of the Wilmington Coal
Company were elected as follow: Wash.
ton Jones. Edward Belts. George q Car.
john Jones. Thomas Jack son. Dr. j. nlrrI
son, Edward T. bellah. Edward Brlrrhr
Jr.' ana Samuel Bancroft, u.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
DoVER's NEW GOVERNORS.
The municipal Oniuers Elected at tie
Town Election Yesterday.

The hunicipnl omCers Elected at Tie
Town Election Yesterday.
Special Correspondence Evening journal.
DOVER, March THE town election
held yesterday resulted as follows: Pre-
sident Of Council, William g. Postles
First district. Joseph Hofiecker; Second,
district, Thomas w. Wilson; Third dis
trict, Edward L. Jones: Fourth district
James d. Boggs; Assessor, Alouzo w.
Clifton. The number of votes cast was
2U2.
The new board met last evening in
their room in the Hose House aud elected
the following officers: President, w. g.
Postles; clerk, w. n Boggs; treasurer,
James b. Bill alderman. John s. Jester
water committee, A. A. Watson, Stephen
Slaughter and f. L. Jones; superintend-
ent of water works, Joseph T. Hoffecker.
The fourth quarterly conference Of
Wesley NJ. +. Church was held last evon.
ing in the church. The reports Of the
pastor as we'll as of the several co m
mittees were read and showed the
church to be in "a fourishing condition
Rev. DR.. w. l.. s. Murray winds up bis
first year as pastor Of Dover M. T.
Church with gratifying results to both
himself and the church.
The spelling bee announced to taxi
place on Thursday evening the 9th inst.
will be held tomorrow evening instead.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
ROBBED BY THE ELEMENTS.
THREE HUNDRED FAMILIES LEFT
SHELTERLESS BY A CYCLONE.

Mississippi Farmers Suffer Greatly From
Furious Storm which Destroys Their
Property and Spreads FamIne-Neieh-
boring Towns.
MERIDIAN, Miss, March Over
300 families have been rendered homeless
and destitute in two districts Of Lauder
dale county by a terrible cyclone on Fri
day. Reports from the farming districts
are coming in slowly and reveal dis
tressing state of affairs. Farmers who
were in comfortable circumstances are
left penniless with not an ounce of food
or raiment to clothe their families In
many instances their horses and mules
were killed and they are without means
Of cultivating their crops.
A mass meeting Of citizens was held
here yesterday to raise funds for the
sufferers. A liberal sum was subscribed
and committees were appointed to dis
tribute food and clothing among the
victims
The Mobile and Ohio and Queen and
Crescent Railroad Companies notified
Mayor Dial yesterday that they would
transport food and clothing for the
sufferers free of charge. The railroad
companies also offered to run excursion
trains to Marion, Toomsuba, Pacuta ant
Barnat and donate the receipts to { b.
destitute, The offer was accepted. Tw
more Of the injured died yesterday, max
ing the total death list twenty niue 81
far as is known.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
A NOTORIOUS WOMAN DEAD.
A Belle OF the Black Hills Killed in Fire
at Cheyenne.

CHEYENNE, wy, March Marie
Miller, a woman who was one Of the
famous characters in this country dur
ing the Black Hills mining boom, died a
most violent death Sunday night in a
cabin near New Castle, this state. She
somehow set fire to the place and could
not be rescued.
The Miller woman came west from
Indianapolis in 1874. She ran dance
house and gambling hall at Sidney,
Cheyenne and Deadwood. Half a dozen
men were killed on her account and once
in fit of jealousy she beat ano ther
woman to death with bottle. At one
time she was worth over 100000 She
was supposed to be in league with the road
agents who robbed and murdered stage
passengers. She sheltered them and
furnished them with information. Be
ing frightened by detectives on one Oc-
casion, she betrayed the highwaymen
and caused several of them to be sent to
the penitentiary.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
HOW A STATE WAS ROBBED.
Examination OF Defunct Nebraska
Bank Reveals Systematic Theft.


Bank Reveals Systematic Theft.
LIEcoLN, Neb., March THE com.
mittee of the House Of Representatives
reported in part yesterday on the rela-
tions between the state and the defunct
Capital National Bank. The report was
accompanied by exhibitions made up
from memoranda furnished by Bank Ex-
aminer Griffith and which shows a very
peculiar system to have prevailed in
giving the state credit with the funds
deposited by the treasurer.
In one instance deposit certificate for
$50, 900 was given the treasurer and on
the books of the bank credit was given
the state for $50 only. Certificates Of
deposit for $453, ,204 90 were issued to
the treasurer and credit given on the
bank for 81 ,554 80. There was no de-
posit in the bank at the time of the
failure $2S5, 36S 80 Of the state money
and certificates for deposit for this sum
had been issued TO the treasurer and no
credit given the state on the books.
The committee has been continued and
given power to send for papers and per
sons, employ counsel and take whatever
steps are necessary to protect. In the
report the committee said it considered
that some solvent individual was re
sponsible for the existing state Of affairs
but that the courts will have to decide
who that is. This means that tn,
bondsmen of both ex Treasurer Hill anC
Treasurer BARLEY will have to go to thu
! oof.rto
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
PIesant Eveninr surpriss.

The choir of Epworth NJ f. Church
rendered a surprise TO John NJ. Lynch,
ing at his residence, Eleventh and Pop
lar streets The choir, to the number OF
about twenty-five assembled at the
directors home, aud marched 70 Mr..
Lyuchs house, taking that gentleman
completely by surprise, after which q
pleasant evening sociable was held.
John White, Jr., on behalf OF the choir
presented Mrs. Lynch with q handsome
glass basket card receiver, and Mr.
Lynch. with a silver napkin ring. After
the presentations were over all repaired
to the dining.room, where refreshments
were served Mr. and Mrs Lynch viii
shortly remove from the city to neal
Canterbury.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mrs. Lucy A. Swartz OF Port Penn, Is the
guest of Airs. l.. Byron of this city.
Chauncey p. HolcOmb, formerly clerk In
the Depa tment of Elections, but now EN-
plOyed by the Thomas-Houston Electric Com
pany. Chicago. has been visiting old friends
here on his way home from the inaugurati on
Beaufort +. Vaughan, the popular commits.
Fifth and King streets. will shortly remove
his family from it's present residence, NO;
south BroOme street TO the DeNormahul'
farm. about one mile from New Castle.
Fred Weller, Of TIE merchant tailoring frn
of Connolly a. Weller. has returned from {
visit 70 Pittsburg. While there he also vis
tied Homestead and was shown through TN
extensive works OF Carnegie q Co 1e va
much interested while viewing the scenes Q
the recent trouble.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
Thls nrornInr,s On Conrt.

In the Municipal Court this morning
Joseph Hall was charged with drunken
ness and carrying concealed a deadly
weapon. He was held in 500 bail TO
answer the charge at the next term Of
the Court OF General Sessions. Maxwell
Dixon, drunk. 81, John Reed aud John
Reed So each for same oifense; Andrew
Cochran was disorderly last night and he
was fined s. this morning, The charge
Of disorderly conduct was preferred
against George Drake by William A.
HulSill. The case will be taken up on
Wednesday morning.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
SPORT AT THE Y. M. c. A.
A Fine Evening of Fun. Exercise and
Instruction In the Gymnasium OF Asso
citation Hall Last Night.

A Fine Evening of Fun, Exercise and
Instruction in the Gymnasium OF Asso-
citation Hail Last Night.
Strong and muscular members Of the
Young Men 3 Christian Association en-
tertained their friends for two hours last
night. The occasion was the third
annual exhibition Of the physical de-
partment of the Young Mems Christian
Association IN the gymnasium Promi
nent In the squad Of Rll-round athletes
under the direct training and care Of
Physical Director Hoffman. were Victor
Bucher, Lockwood Aspril, George Foulk,
Frank Hsrrar, Robert Irwin, James
Mahahy, Charles Maroney Fred Megaw,
Herbert l.. Rice, Charles Sutton and
Charles Zimmerman.
Mr. Zimmerman played on the piano. Q
lively march TO the strains Of which the
club stepped in with manliness and
accuracy. Following this was dumb
bell drill TO music, very novel thing IN
Wilmington, General Secretary Gibson
Of Lancaster, Pa, being the accompan
ist. Then came interesting exercises OF
the parallel bars, horizontal bar, German
horse, diving and tumbling and IN pyra
I MUS lAVNtNN ~ W hAAtI AlN ANNANAh "a
able contortion act.
During the evening Fred H. Beastor
sang, Miss Lulu Elliott played violii
solos, General Secretary King sang, Mis-
Elsie Kemp and Miss Lydia Downe
played piano duet. H. +. Kimbal re
cited Sans Letter, Miss Helen Tat
nall played a banjo solo, and Physics
Director w. f. Hoffman recited. Tn
entertainment may be repeated o.
Thursday, March 10.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07

Seventh Annual Meeting 20 Hear Reports
and Review the Progress of the Past
Year.
Methodist women throughout the city
are looking forward to an important
meeting which viii be held in
Asbury Church next Thursday
The occasion will be the seventh
annual meeting Of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society of the VII.
mington Conference, and the exercises
will begin at $50 o'clock and continue
throughout the day; luncheon being
served at the church.
Addresses and reports will be heard
from officers, committees and visitors
and there will be good music, including
chorus singing, all day. Rev j. d. c.
Hanna. pastor Of Asbury, will deliver
an address in the afternoon, and Mrs.
Jennie Fowler Willing will talk on her
work as secretary Of the bureau for
immigrants.
At the evening session, Salu Oma.
sayah, an Indian girl, will address mass
meeting. This girl is being educated at
the Lucy Webb Hayes Training School
as a missionary to her people and is said
70 possess extraordinary ability
Delegates and visitors to the meeting
who come from various distant points Oh
the peninsula will be entertained over
night by the Wilmington members.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
COUNTY REAL ESTATE.
A City Increase and a County
Decrease Evens Things.
THROUGH WITH THE ASSESSORS

Final Omcial Estimates of the Poll,
stock and Real Estate Valuation Sub
mitted to the Levy Court Commission
ers. Assessors Discharged.
This was a busy day for the Levy
Court Commissioners. The law provides
that, on the first Tuesday in March all
the assessors Of the county must be
present with their books TO make fnal
returns and be discharged. The
assessors present were Howard Il Lodge
Brandywine; John j. O'Hara, M. H.
Conway and Charles Whann, Whining
ton; w. Frank Taylor, Mil Creek
Charles H. Cannon, White Clay Creek
Harry McCaulley, New Castle; William
j. Beck, Red Lion; John w. Dayett,
Pencader; Caleb b. Lewis, Blackbird /;
John D. Stradley, APPOINTMENTS James
Smyth, Christiana.
AS this is the general assessment year
the revised lists handed in to-day by the
assessors will stand for four years with
the exception, OF course, of such annual
| corrections and transfers as the assessors
are called upon to make. The assess
ments include real estate, poll and
i stock
| Commissioner Mealey Is still working
with the books Of Assessor NJ. T. Conway
and Commissioner Gallagher Is finishing
the revision of the books Of Assessor
Charles Whann.
II will take all this week for these
books to be examined and the assessors
may have to report in person for a week
at least. The rural assessors may, how
ever. be dismissed this evening. Next
Tuesday all the assessors will be dis.
charged from any further duty or at.
tendance at court.
only "A Slight Aggregate Increase.
Assessor Conway and several Of tn,
rural assessors say that there is very
little difference in the aggregate amount
Of property valuation in the county OF
this assessment Since the last genera
assessment, when the county valuation
was about $55, 600, 600 (and Of this abou
$32, 900, 900 was for the city of Whining
toD) the conceded value and amount o
real estate in Wilmington has increased
while that Of rural New Castle count,
shows a marked decrease.
The new railway lines in Wilmington
have made the increase and the exceed
ingly low profits of the farmers hav
brought about the decrease. Then, 81
many of the towns property is annual
dwindling in value because Of the lacl
of repair and attention. Houses tina
we're bought for 81, 900 each two year
j age, when neglected and defaced woul
! not bring 500 now.
g Present to the Clerks.
o The Levy Court Commissioners mad
all the clerical attaches Of the Cou
o House happy to day by presenting the
with rich and comfortable cushions Il
their revolving chairs. This will be OF
Of the few things that will make IL
worth living through the summer montl
for the clerks Ia the big building.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
sTlIfordis Boat Ward BUSY.

The b., tyard Of William G. Abbott at
Milford will be kept busy during this
summer Measurer OF the Port Peter G.
Ayars went to Milford yesterday and
took the measurement Of a new vessel
1t is the two-masted schooner Ella A.
Call, 60 feet long, % feet wide, and 3
feet depth Of hold. II will be- capable OF
carrying 60 tons. Another vessel 1Sl
feet long, 36 feet In width and 13 feet
depth Of hold three masts and can carry
500 tons is also being built A smaller
one 20 feet long Is on the ways. Th,
small vessels will be used for home
trade and the larger one will ply along
the coasts of the Atlantic ocean.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
white House Appointments.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March THE
President to-day appointed Robert L
O'Brien, of New York, executive clerk at
the White House, in place Of E. F. Tib
bott, who will remain with General Har
rison for some time. Mr. OBrien was
Mr.. Cleveland's private secretary during
the campaign. The salary is $4,000.
Private Secretary Thurber to-day ap-
pointed Arthur Simmons as his messen-
ger. Simmons is a colored man, 90 years
old, who was freed by Lincoln's procla-
nation, and on February %, 1868, was
appointed a messenger in the White
House by President Lincoln. He served
there until 1899, when he was transferred
to the Treasury Department.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
frying to save a Friends LIE.

by Telephone 10 The Evening Journal.l
NEW CASTLE, March IA despatcl
received here by Mrs r. A. Vallette
from Philadelphia, this morning an
nounced that the illness of John B. Sew
ell had taken a dangerous turn an
there was little hope for hi
recovery. A party of friends immediatle,
left for Presbyterian Hospital, Philadel
phia, where Mr. Sewell is being treated
and every possible effort will be made t
snva his life
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
Enrlnnd nn neoIl.

CHICAGO March Sir Henry Wood,
secretary Of the British Royal Commits
zion to the Fair, reached Chicago yester-
day. He comes to put England's exhib-
its in place in the different buildings
Most Of the exhibits have already been
shipped. Many have arrived in New
York and have been transferred, being
now on the way to Chicago. Sir Henry
says that the entire collection will reach
Chicago by April I. In some respects the
English selections will prove a disap-
polntment. Sir Henry says so himself,
but taken as a whole, he believes it will
be the strongest display Great Britain
ever made.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
Areument for vVages.

William Michael Byrne for the defense
aud S. A. McAllister for the libellant
argued case of action for wages before
Judge Wales in the United States
Court room this morning. As the
matter stands it seems that James
H. Steill, seaman. was employed
by the owners Of the steam tug Aurella
and they refused to pay him his wages
which amounted to about $50. Deputy
United States Marshal Watson libelled
the tug at Milford on January 2, and
the owners were compelled to give
security for its release. Judge Wales
reserved his decision.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
Wilmington DefauIters for Example.

Professor William A. Reynolds, the
well.knOwn pedagogue and expert
accountant, lectured before GoldeJ
College students in the lecture hal
yesterday afternoon on practical Book
keeping" Wilmington bank defalca
tions we're graphically recited, the
modus operandi Of each defaulter. IL
covering up his thefts by tricks in book.
keeping being fully explained. Th'
object was to impress upon the students
the Importance of a thorough an(
scientific knowledge of accounts so that
they would be able to intelligentll
audit the accounts of others and detect
wrong doing.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
TO Assess Hotel Car Companies.

IsDIANAPoLIs, Ind March THE
Senate yesterday by vote Of 40 to 4
passed bill providing for assessment on
sleeping, dining aud drawing room
car companies. The bill provides
that the companies named
shall make a sworn statement of all the
property and business 10 the auditor OF
state each year and these shall be sub
mitted ito the tax commissioners. Fail
ure to make the reports is punished bg q
fine of 500 for each days delay aftel
June Of each year.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
WHIPPED sY WHITE CAPS.
Government Informers Horribly Punished
in Alabama.

Government Informers Horribly Punished
in Alabama.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March IA hor-
rible story Of white Gaping comes
from Cherokee county. Wylie and viii
Pruitt are two respectable farmers who
some time ago informed revenue officers
of the whereabouts Of an illicit still.
Saturday night twenty six men went
to their house, dragged them out Of bed,
stripped them and gave them
seventy. eight lashes api ece, each
of the whitecappers giving three
strokes The whipping was done
with hickory switches and was hor-
ribly brutal. While it was progressing
the women and children of their families
were required TO come out and view the
spectacle. The victims recognized the
whippers and have sworn out warrants
for them
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
Troops and Peasants at War.

VIENNA, March IA serious conflict
has occurred between troops and peasan-
try at Gonashitza, Servia The peasants
have risen against the authorities on
account of political agitation and
troops were summoned to suppress
the disorder. The peasants seized
the municipal building and offered an
obstinate resistance to the soldiers who
only succeeded after a desperate struggle
in driving the peasantry from the build
ing Ten of the peasants were killed
and seven wounded in the fight.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
Silver Good ns Gold.

ToPEKA, Kas., March THE House
last night passed a bill making all con-
tracts and notes payable in legal tender,
whether gold, silver or paper; and for
bidding contracts made payable in gold
alone. Both Houses adopted concur
rent resolution agreeing on Thursday as
the day for final adjournment.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
After a Hermit's Gold

PORTLAND, Ore, March 7.-Joseph N
Lowell. an aged hermit and miser, living
three miles south of Lebanon, who was
known to have considerable money
secreted in the house was found muir
dered in bed yesterday morning Every
thing in the house was torn TO pieces, the
walls being broken ana the floor torn up
in search for money. 1t is not known
what amount Of money was obtained.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
Rnnk reller Abscond..

SPRINGFIELD, n. Y, March Lee
Multer, teller of the Farmers bank
here. has absconded and is
$4,000 short in his accounts. Multer
was an exceedingly popular young man
and apparently attended strictly to his
bank duties and was implicitly trusted.
It now appears however, that he was an
inveterate card player and a patron of
the Louisiana Lottery and lived high.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
senator MORGAN Imnrored.

SOUTHAMPTON, March THE condi-
tion of Senator John T. Morgan, who is
suffering from slight attack of erysipe-
las at the Southwestern Hotel here, has
materially improved since yesterday He
expects to be able to proceed to London
in two or three days and will shortly
after start for Paris to attend as one of
the representatives of the United States
the sessions Of the Behring Sea court Of
arbitration.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
TRIED SEVEN TIMES TO DIE.

A Madman Seeks to End His Life in
vain.
SHAMoKIN, Pa March John Ocher-
trie madman, leaped in front of five
trains to-day, without succeeding in his
purpose of suicide. Each time he was
frustrated by trainmen OF pedestrians.
Still undeterred at six o'clock last night
he jumped in front of team running at
high speed; but, as If he bore a charmed
life, he escaped uninjured.
Springing with curses to his feet he at
tempted to impale himself upon a neigh
boring fence. A seventh time he was
kept from death, the police capturing
him just in the nick of time. He is now
in custody under a close watch.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
RIot Id an IOWA EIeetIon.

OrTUMwA, Ia, March THE vote at
yesterdays s municipal election was heavy
and ended the most bitter contest ever
known in local politics A riot occ urred
in the second ward yesterday in which
George Gabriel, a bYstander, was hit by a
stone on the head and was seriously, If
not fatally, injured, and J. ]. Shepherd,
one of the rioters, was also badly dis
abled
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
To Vote on Woman Suffrage.

LANSING, Mich, March THE Ho use
yesterday in Committee of the Whole
agreed to joint resolution submitting
the constitutional amendment granting
municipal suffrage TO women.
Evening journal., 1893-03-07
selling a Railroad.

PORTLAND, Ore, March THE sale of
the Oregon Pacific railroad will take
place at Corvallis to day in accordance
with an order issued by Judge Fullerton,
who on Saturday last removed 7. Edger
ton Hogg as receiver and appointed E.
w. Hadley, of Corvallis, In his place.