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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31
4 PRIEST BADLY BEATEN.
The Interference of Police Probably
Saved His Life.

BALTIMORE. July 31.-Father Barabasz,
pastor OF the Holy Rosary Church (polish),
was very roughly handled by some of his
parishioners Saturday. His priestly robes
were torn from his body. and he was Sc
Verely beaten. Had it not been for the in
tervention OF the police Father BaraDasz
might have been killed Two previous
attempts have been made to dispose of the
priest
The trouble at Holy Rosary church COM
menced some months ago by division of
the congregation over the appointment OF
Father Barabasz to the pastorate. He was
bitterly opposed by one faction, but took
charge of the church. and since that time
there has been constant pickering.
A rather serious row occurred couple of
weeks ago, the priest and the sexton being
attacked by few Of the parishioners. As
Father Barabasz entered the church Sat
urday he was attacked by two women and
Dragged into the street.
Here great crowd of people had gath
cred, as if by premeditation. Michael
Kismonski attacked the priest and encour-
aged the mob to offer violence. The police
appeared and held the mob at bay while
reinforcements were secured. Several ar
rests were made, Kismonski and the two
women were placed under $500 bond for
trial and the others paid fines.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31
NUGGETS OFNEWS.

West Virginia suffers from long con-
tinued drought.
The troops are to be recalled from the
Tenness see coal regions
At New York George Lott, companion
of the late Carlyle w. Harris. took poison
and died.
Governor Boies, of Iowa, says he will
permanently retire from politics at the
close of his present term.
A Huntington, w. Va, policeman was
caught robbing the store that he VAS
hired TO protect from thieves.
William Miller, so years old, is in Jail at
Allentown, Pa. for alleged criminal as
sault on Is year-old Eva Kinney,
A million dollar deal enabled the Stand
ard Oil company to swallow its only Col
orado rival, the Rocky Mountain Oil com
panY.
NJ any incrcdulous people of Trenton, N.
j., principally colored, have been taken in
by a bogus insurance concern. The swim
dlcrs have gathered in 5000.
While riding in Chic ago street car
Miss Nellie Riordon was struck by heavy
wooden lever which fell from its place on
bridge. The lever passed through her
body and she died at the hospital.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., July 3l.-A deep
laid plot for money making was made pub
lie by Detectives Oliver and Housell arrest
ing Henry Dillon, recorder of Perth Amboy,
and Marcus Stricken and his son, Joseph
Stricken, all of Perth Amboy. The charge
of extortion is preferred against them by
Isaac Esberg, a former hotel keeper. 1t
appears that Marcus Stricken. who is a
saloon keeper. also posed as a lawyer.
When some one he thought he could work
got into trouble he would pretend he was
a lawyer and give advice for which he
would ask outrageous fees. The victim
was turned over to the son, who acted as
special policeman, who would also bleed
him, and then the unfortunate would be
taken before Recorder Dillon, who would
get what was left.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

The Bangor (Me.) News has found a
slave in that city. This man is the driver
of hose wagon and is stationed at
little brick house on Hammond street.
The Bangor fire department pays him
$40 a month, and he stands eternal
watch, day and night, having no vaca-
ton or holidays. He occupies the sta
ton alone and, The News says, cannot
leave to get a meal or change of cloth
ing unless he hires some one TO take his
place, and then he is liable to be called
on as usual. But probably if this man
should give up the job there'd be a score
Of applications for the place.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31
DEADLY DUEL IN KENTUCKY.
"A Brave Old Town Marshal and His Fight
.. with n Tough.

LOUISVILLE, July 3t.-Town Marshal T.
]. Bunk and Edward Graham, tough,
shot and killed each other in Parkland, an
incorporated suburb Of Louisville. The
marshal had placed two of Graham's cows
in the pound, and Graham broke the gate
down and let them out. Bunk, who is
white haired man of 20, secured a warrant
and attempted to serve it on Graham, who
resisted. Graham opened fire, and Marshal
Blunk begun to shoot also. He brought
Graham to the ground at the second shot.
Graham raised up, however, and aiming
at the old marshal shot him In the breast.
The game old man fell, but drew himself
up. to his knees, shot Graham near the
heart, and fell back dead. Graham at
tempted to rise, but the marshal's bullet
had touched vital spot, and he, too, fell
back dead. Graham is from Indianapolis.
He is said to have killed three men before.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31
PULLMAN CAR coMPANY SUED.
A Wealthy Coiored Georgian Wants $780,
900 Damages.

BALTIMORE, July 3t.-Nathan Toomer,
wealthy colored citizen Of Augusta Ca,
entered suit in the Baltimore courts against
the Pullman Palace Car company for $780,
900 damages. Mr.. Toomer and his wife,
who was sufferer from nervous trouble,
left Baltimore June for their home after
very exciting appearance here over the
attempted abduction of their daughter
from convent by her step-brother. On
their way south the Pullman car was
switched off at Columbia and, Mr.. Toomer
claims, was allowed to remain for twenty.
four hours i'll the freight yard exposed to
the scorching sun and the noise made by
the constantly passing engines. Mrs.
Toomer became very much excited and
physician was called in. He accompanied
her to Augusta, where she died the next
morning.
1t is claimed In the bill that Mr.. Toomer
md his wife, having purchased a ticket
from Baltimore to Augusta, were entitled
to a through trip without delay. Having
been delayed, it is claimed that the Pull
man company is responsible. Mrs. Toomer
was the daughter of William Dickson, in
ventor of the cotton press who left her
nearly q, 100000. His family contested the
will, but it was sustained by the courts.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

Edie Hickam, an old negress, is the
plaintiff in perhaps the most remarka-
BILE case ever tried i'll the courts of this
county. She is an ex-slave and brought
suit against her master, Joseph Hickam
of this county, for S. month wages as
family domestic for "a years, during
which time she claims to have been kept
In ignorance of her emancipation. The
suit was instituted here in 1889 for
81 400 and resulted in a judgment in
her favor for $I0O. Defendant appealed
to the Kansas City court of appeals,
which remanded the case to the circuit
court of the county, which now renders
decision for the defendant. A motion
for a new trial has been filed.-Boonc-
vile Cor. st. Louis Chronicle.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31
TWO BLOODY BATTLES.
Desperate Fighting Between OPP
posing Forces in Nicaragua.
MORE THAN A THOUSAND KILLED.

1t Is Reported That General vasques,
Dictator of Honduras, Will Send u
Large Force to Aid the Granada Party.
No Interference with Mail Steamers.
SAN JUAN DEL SAR, Nicaragua, via Gall
weston, Tex. July 31.-Reports have reached
here that General Zavala has strongly for
titled Granada and has organized an army
OF 4, 900 men to defend the city. II Is also
said that General Zavala has made a prop
osition to the chiefs OF the Leon revolu-
tionists for a settlement of the trouble and
the restoration of peace.
Details of the battles fought at Ma
teares, where the government forces made
their first defense Of Managua, and the one
at Managua, when the government troops
were forced to evacuate the capital, are
gradually coming in. General Zelaya, who
aided in the overthrow of Sacaza, and af-
terward Joined the revolutionary party OF
Leon led the attacking troops on each oc-
casion.
A determined resistance was made by
the government forces, commanded by
General Avilez. the commander in chief.
There was desperate fighting at each
place.
The loss Of life was enormous. General
Zavala, president Of the Grenada govern
ment, admits that 600 men lost their lives
in two engagements, but the lowest esti-
mate placed by impartial observers upon
the combined loss of the two armies in the
battles of Mateares and Managua from
1000 to 1,400 lives, The fighting was at
close range and the most desperate ever
witnessed in Nicaragua.
Owing to the fact that Policarpo Bonilla
participated in these engagements with
700 of his Hondurean followers, and thus
probably gained the victory for theAeon
party, 1t Is reported that General Nasquez,
dictator OF Honduras, will send large
force to aid the Granada party.
Vasquez probably fears that the success
of the Leon party, with the aid of Bonilla,
would be followed by an invasion of Hon
duras by Nicaraguans to aid Bonilla in his
efforts to overthrow the Vasquez party.
If this report proves true the aspect of
the entire situation will change and Ia
vula's chances for trumphing over the
Leon party will be materially increased.
| Notwithstanding the order issued by the
| Granada government closing the port Of
Corinto, the Pacific Mail steamer San Bias.
which was ordered not to touch there on
her northern trip, called there on her re-
turn voyage and discharged all her cargo
for that port from New York and Euro
pean points.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

There has not been special session OF
congress for IA years, and the one which
will assemble Aug. I will be the twelfth
in the history of the government. In the
earlier decades of the century special
sessions were more frequent than they
have been of late, because of threaten
ing crises in our relations with foreign
powers. Jefferson called congress to-
gether twice in extraordinary session
during his administration, and Madison
twice also, once to declare our second
war of Independence. But the most mo-
mentous subject which any special ses-
sion was called upon to deal with was
the opening of the rebellion. Presiden.
Lincoln convened congress July 4, 1861.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

CHICAGO, July 81.-The exposition was
open yesterday. under the order OF the
court, but the attendance was extremely
light. The grounds were almost deserted,
and the visitors in the buildings might
easily have been counted. There was no
attraction in the evening to draw crowd.
There was no music or entertainment of
any character in the main grounds, and
the people betook themselves to the Plai-
sance, where the attractions with two ex-
ceptions were running as usual. The
weather was delightful, but the paid nd
missions for the day and night amounted
TO only 1867,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

wILKEsBARRE, July 8l.-An empty en-
CINE on the Delano division of the Lehigh
Valley railroad ran into passenger train
near MahRnoy City. The engineer of the
empty thought the passenger train was
not due until ten minutes later,and was on
the main track when the collision oc-
ourred. Neil Gallagher, baggage master,
and w. ]. Hnttrick, conductor of the
passenger train, were quite badly injured
about the body. The passengers, of whom
there many, were shaken up, but none
were hurt. Engineer Miner, of White
Haven, of the passenger train, was also
injured on the head Both engines were
tyra,traI
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

MEMPHIS, July 8l.-Charles Fraser, Phil
Bode and Jake Meal three supposed
lynchers. have been indicted by the grand
jury as an outcome of the recent lynchiRg.
1t u understood that Sheriff McIendon
and several others have also been indicted,
and will bc ARRESTED. The sheriff, it is
said, will be charged with neglect of duty.
While Sheriff McLendop was roundly cbn-
demned at the first, mass meeting of Clti-
zens have been held in various parts of lhe
county commencing his course and in
dorsing HE rNnduet,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

President Eliot has written graceful
letter to Mr.. James jeffrey Roche, the
editor of the Boston Pilot, expressing his
regret that there is no Catholic institu-
tion in the published list of the colleges
whose graduates will be entitled to enter
the Harvard law school under the new
regulations which will go into effect in
1895. President Eliot states that there
was not the slightest intention on the
part of the faculty of the law school to
discriminate against Catholic institutions
of learning.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

The nautical terms used in the ac-
counts of the Victoria disaster puzzle
many, and the principal one is, What is
cables length? The cable, like tho
knot, Is only used III maritime parlance.
1t Is 100 fathonls, or Geo feet. Tha evo-
luton ordered by Admiral Tryon at six
cables length consequently brought two
mammoth battleships to converge within
5000 feet. Tho maneuYer was nothing
but what landsman would call coun,
termarch, but the columns conyerging
instead Of diycrging, All.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

ST. LOUIS, July 3l.-The first meet in
this city of the National Cycling associa-
tion, better known as the Cash Prize
league, took place before 1000 wheelmeu
at New Sportsmen's park yesterday, H.
c. Wheeler won the inaugural event
handily; G. w. Ashinger was successful
in the second, after a hot contest with
Frank Albert. Klage won the ten mile
handicap after n furious windup with Al
bert Furman was awarded first money
in the the last event, because no other
noNices started.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

ATLANTA, Ga, July 3l.-Frank c. Wilk-
erson, who was convicted of voluntary
nanslaughter and sentenced to prison,
has been set free by decision of the su-
preme court. Wil6erson, who had been
adopted and raised by c, +. Stevens, whose
clerk he became, grew intimate with his
employers wife, and the husband laid a
trap 10 catch him. Surprising the guilty
couple, he attempted to kill Wilierson,
but the wife threw herself in front of her
lover and the latter shot and killed tho
husband. The supreme court justilles
Wilkerson in shooting in self defense.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

ONE SUNDAY GAME.
At BuTa,o-Sprinsdhld, l2; Buffalo. s.
SATURDAYS GAMES.
At Wilkesbarre Albany, 0; Wilkesbarre. B.
At Bingham ton-Troy, II; Binghamton. l. AZ
Bufalo-Sprinsneld. o. Buffalo, 8. At Erit--
Erie, s. Prorli-qlca- !.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31
To stop the Discord.

The prodigious and conflicting clamor
of pianos in the main building at the
Worlds fair is to cease, and only one
piano will be played at time in one
portion Of the music section. Each ex-
hibitor will have his 10 or 10 minutes,
and he will thus make no discords, as
the other pianos and organs that are
scheduled for the same time will be sep
arated from him by some hundreds Of
feet and several partitions.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

WASHINGTON. July 3l.-The following
banks were ON Saturday reported to have
closed their doors: Commercial National
bank, Portland National bank and Aims
worth National bank, of Portland, Ore;
First National bank of Kankakee, Ills;
Farmers and Merchants bank OF Coving-
ton, Ky. (ex-United States Treasurer Ne
beker, president); Commercial bank of
Eau Claire, Wis; Savings bank of Bara-
boo. Wis; Citizens Savings and Loan as
sociation Of Akron, o.; South Park bank
of Chicago, Ills; Chapman's bank of Stan
ton, Mich; Pineville Banking company of
Pineyille, Ind
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

LocWpoRT, y. V, July 3l.-Rich Farmer
Roderick Williams, who is 81 years old
and a deacon in the Baptist church here,
has eloped with 17-year-old Lizzie Holler,
II pretty German girl whose father used to
work on his farm. The girls mother
learned of the couples flight and ran
across lots to intercept their carriage. She
did so; but the deacon whipped up his
horse and the elopers got away and were
married. The girls mother was driven
insane by the act
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

OMAHA, Neb., July 31.-Judge Dundy,
of the United States district court, sus-
pended the Nebraska maximum rate law
passed by the last legislature, which would
have become operative tomorrow. The
theory on which the court granted the or
der is that the law reduces the rate to such
low figure that it practically conflscates
all Nebraska railroad property, without
compensation. The law was the culmina-
tion of the efforts of the anti-monopolists
of Nebraska for many years, and the de-
cision is great blow to that element.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

SHAMoKlE, July 3t.-Stanislaus Wal
dron, a miner, aged a. was crushed TO
death at the Luke Fidler mine. While
running down the mainway to get away
from blast his light went out, and in
Jumping in the gangway in the dark he
was caught between the platform and II
mine wagon that was just passing His
body was horribly crushed and he died a
few minutes after being removed to his
home. He leaves a wife and six children.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

A somewhat notorious diplomat and
author has lived apart, by an amicable
arrangement, from his wife for many
years. Last year they Glanced to oc-
cupy adjoining seats at the theater. No
one in that audience who saw the lively
conversation that ensued could guess
that the participants wero married
couple met after a long but wished for
separation.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

ALL rNUsi.p. orr or STYLE OR Sor
NoHTH HAVING EPNii;iD. OLD
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31
A Long Biey Gle Tour.

Mr. Frank G.. LEM, young American,
is at present making tour Of tbs world
on his bicycle. His journey will oc-
cupy about two years, and lis route
leads across the United States from New
York, then on to Japan, through china,
India, Persia, Turkey, Austria, Ger
many, Holland. France, England, Scot
land and ireland.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

DENVER, Colo, July 3l.-Attorney Gem
eral Eugley has rendered an opinion to the
effect that it is within the power of the
legislature to enact appropriate legisla-
tion for thu establishment Of q statutory
depository of silver bullion and the is
snance of certificates theron, assignable
by delivery and receivable by the state for
the payment of single state taxes
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

MANCHESTER, n. H., July 31.-Disclos
ures show that Cashier Charles L. Morrell,
of the Manchester bank, which failed early
last week, ran away to avoid arrest. A
director says that in addition to the Sc, 900
worth of doubtful paper which has been
thrown out of the Derryville Savings bank
there is from $4,000 to sl3, 600 due deposi-
tors. 1t is now thought that the deficiency
in the bank may go up to 100000.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

CHINO, Cal, July 81.-.The Chino Sugar
Beet factory, the largest in the United
States, with maximum reducing ca
pacity of 740 tons of beets day, started
this morning. The industry gives direct
employment to 1000 men in Chino and 200
at Anaheim. The factory will run day and
night throughout the season, reducing the
acreage of six hundred tons of beets daily.
The output for the season will be lG, O0O, 600
pounds of refined sugar
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

PATERSON, y. j., July 3l.-A dcfalcation
of Sl0,G50 has been discovered in the cash
of the First National bank of this city.
Abram Pardon, the paying teller, was
arrested and committed to the county Jail
as u result of the discovery. The default
ing teller is 30 years old and unmarried.
He has been connected with the bank for
twenty-five years, and some years ago was
cashier of it. lie admitted that he was re-
sponsible for the loss OF the money and
asked that be be committed to prison.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

CHICAGO. July 81. : Ex.state Senator
Donald McNaughton, of Rochester, N. Y,
chief executive officer of the New York
state exhibit at the Worlds fair, died in
the New York state building at the
Worlds fair yesterday. He was 60 years
old. Mr., McNaughton served several
terms In the New York state senate. In
politics be was Democrat.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

DENVER, July S1.-Camp Relief fed n
thousand or more people yesterday, but it
will be closed on Thursday morning. This
is because the majority of the inmates are
professional tramps. A committee of this
element waited upon the executive charity
committee today to ask them to continue
the relief campaign. 1t Is feast for many
of them. Their petition will scarcely be
complied with
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

NEW YORK, July 3i.-The United States
gunboat Bennington, which is at the
Brooklyn navy yard, sailed today for the
Mediterranean. Her mission abroad is to
enable her commander to investigate the
charges relating to persecution of Ameri
can missionaries in Asia Minor. Upon
leaving Europe the Bennington will sal
for Monteyideo, in the South Atlantic
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

MOUNT HOLLY, n. j., July S1.-At the
Pembcrton amshouse Charles Hunter,
colored, stabbed James Reynolds, aged 10
years. in the breast killing him almost in
stantly. Both were inmates of the aims
house. Hunter had been teasing Reynolds
off and on for weeks and when the latter
resented it by attempting to strike him
Hunter drew a knife and plunged it in his
breast The murderer was arrested and
confessed the crime, but claimed that he
did it in self defense.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

WAsHINGToN, July 81. - Ex Speaker
Crisp arrived in Washington last evening
from Georgia and took up his old quar-
ters in the Metropolitan hotel Mr.. Crisp
expects the president to bring the tariff
prominently before congress- either coup
led with the question of finance or in
subsequent message bearing directly
upon the subject. The ex-speaker looks
forward to long and arduous session of
congress-.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

WASHINGTON, July 3l.-The following
postmasters are among the latest appoint
ments: New jersey Ezra Nj. johnson,
Beatystown; CT. Clayton, Belmar; Will
lam Macfarlan, Merchantville. Pennsyl.
vania-G. Z. Closson, Carversville; Elias
Hogeland, Jr., Churchville; Frank Black,
Dolington; II. II. kremer, Fricks; Z. +.
Dolan, Gilberton; J. II. johnson, Lumber.
vile; Il. Mstson, Sr. Marsh Greek; Thomas
Graves, Mitchell Creek; w. w. Hariug,
we'll
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

A curious and very biectionableerank
is one who has developed in Birlning-
ham, England. He goes about with
long steel hat pin and stabs all fashion
ably dressed ladies whom he encounters.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31

WICHITA, Kan, July 81.-In response to
a telephone message the wagon of the Pa
cifc Express company called at the
Wichita creamery. Arriving there the
driver was instructed to go to the rear,
and on entering dark alley the driver and
messenger were covered with revolvers by
three men and the messenger compelled to
open the safe. The robbers distracted
$500, with which they escaped.