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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-06-29
new YORK'S ANARCHISTS.
They Celebrate the Luck Of
Fielden, SehWab and Neebe.
Herr Most Says He Never Was So
Happy in All His Life.
"Unfurl Your Blood-Red Banners, Com
rades. the World Over" Says He. Ia
Lengthy Editorial, and Let Bs Ceie-
brate This Feast Of JubIlatIon.

NEW YoRK, June 2s. All the saloons
in New York freqnented by anarchists
were crowded Tuesday and nothing
was talked about except the pardon
granted the Chicago anarchists, by
Gov. Altgeld. On the window in Justus
Schwab's saloon was the inscription In
white paint:
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03

Senator Martin of Kansas Opposed to
the Sherman Law, but Wants Some-
thing in Its Place.
Topeka, KAN, July Ex-senator John
Martin has been known to be in favor of
repeating the Sherman law, but 1t was be-
lieved that he would impose no condition
to the programme. He has now officially
declared himself in the following state
ment:
I'm my opinion all men who have given
the question of finance any thought are in
favor of the repeal of the Sherman act 1t
is an outrageous law, fact due more to
the Interpretation, in my judgment, than
to the intent Of the trainers. l do not be.
lieve that Mr.. Carlisle or any other good
lawyer believes that the certificates issued
under that law are necessarily redeemable
while decidedly antagonistic to the
Sherman law, however, am not prepared
to cast my vote for its repeal until some
provision is made for the coinage of sill
yer. care not upon what ratio it is
coined; that in my judgment is a matter
of minor importance"
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, July 29.-Georg.
G. Perkins, the newly-appointed United
States Senator from California, at ban
quet given him by the Merchants Club
yesterday, said:
y am in favor of bimetallism to a Ger
tain extent, and will do everything that
consider will benefit the middle classes o
the country, on which consider our pros
perity mainly depends"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
PLEADED Nor G oILrr.
Arrangement of the Parties Indicted for
the Ford's Theatre Disaster.

WASHINGTON. D. C., July 2s,-In crimi-
nal court No. /, before Judge Cole, Col.
Frederick c. Ainsworth. in charge Of the
record and pension office of the War De-
partment; George w. Dant, contractor
William E. Covert, Superintendent, and
Francis Sasse, engineer we're this morning
arraigned upon the indictment recently
returned by the grand jury. holding them
responsible for the fatal disaster at Ford S
Theatre building, on the morning Of June
9th last and charging each Of them with
manslaughter.
The defendants pleaded not guilty. with
the stipulation, which was agreed to by
the district attorney, that they might, on
or before the 10Th of September next,
withdraw that plea and enter any other
plea or motion they might see fit
1t is understood that the defendants,
under this stipulation, will, when the case
is again called, either demur to the indict-
ment or move to quash it.
After the several pleas had been entered
District Attorney Birney gave notice that
the several cases wolld be called for trial
at the beginning of the term i'll October
next,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
CAPTAIN BoURKE AcoUIrrED.
The Court-martial Declares That He is
Not to be Held Responsible for the
Victoria Disaster. sF

The Court-martial Declares That He is
Not to be Held Responsible for the
Victoria Disaster. Ia
VALErrA, MALTA. July 27.--The court
martial that was appointed to inquire into
the loss of the battleship Victoria, to-day
rendered its decision in the case of Hon.
Maurice A. Bourke, captain of the Vic
toria. The court found no responsibility
attached to Captain Bourke for the disaster,
aud he was therefore acquitted of all blame.
The prosecution closed yesterday. and
Captain Bourke began at the opening of
the court this morning to read his defence.
He reviewed the evidence in detail, paying
most particular attention to the testimony
that had been given regarding the respon-
sibility for the disaster,
He said that the question was whether
be- with Vice-Admiral Tryon beside him
on the chart house of the Victoria, ought
to bave acted independently. The court
alone could answer this question. He
could not say what he should have done
IL Vice. Admiral Tryon had not been there
but his feeling was that he should have
taken more strenuous action at an early
period of the manmuvre without the sane
ton of the Vice-Admiral. and should have
sent aft and informed him of what he had
done.
Captain Bourke paid most eloquent
tribute to the behavior of everybody on
board the Victoria, especially to the young
officers who had been cut off at the open
ing of their careers. He concluded by eS
pressing the deep grief of all the survivors
at the loss of Vice-Admiral Tryon.
After exonerating Captain Maurice A
Bourke of the Victoria, the court-martia
at Yalletta, Malta, Thursday, rendered I
verdict that the accident was entirely dus
| to the order given by Vice-Admira
| Tryon. Not only Captain Bourke, but al
other survivors were acquitted of al
blame. The court added, however, that Il
would be fatal TO the best interests of the
blame for carrying out the directions q
the commander.in-chief, who'Was presen
| In person. fsa
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
IN I1IluE EMS q SAYING.
What the Government VIII Gain by sus
pensions and Reratings of Pensions.


pensions and Reratings of Pensions.
AS the result of the examination now
being made of the pension cases allowed
by Commissioner Raum under his inter-
probation of the act of July 9th, 1890,
100 900 pensions will be suspended. Of this
enormous number it Is probable that
nearly 80 per cent, will, upon further in
yestigation and in default of new evidence,
be dropped from the rolls, involving an
annual saving to the government of more
than 81, 100000.
1t will not be possible to accomplish
within the next IL months the total saving
to be effected by dropping unworthy pen
sioners, for the cases cannot all be imnle-
diately readiudicated. 1t is expected that
it will require at least three years to ex-
anime and adjust the hundred of thousands
of cases allowed by Raum under his notori-
Gus order of 1874. The board now en-
gagged in the work of reviewing pension
| allowances is only authorized to examine
THE 1850 cases." as they are called, NUM-
bering about $4,000. OF the cases ex-
amined between 65 and 70 per cent are
| found to have been properly allowed, and
these are promptly returned to the files
More than $4,000 pensions out of the
round million now on the pension rolls are
not being considered at all by Commits
| sioner Lochren's new board. To this ex-
empt class should be added 10000 widows
without children, 1900 widows with chill
| dren, $500 minor children, 900 mothers
and $500 fathers. whose pensions were
/ granted under the act of 1880, but who are
not affected by the examination now in
| progress. Commissioner Lochrenidoes not
| charge that the thousands of. pensioners
| who have been illegally placed ontthe roll
| have got their pensions through fraud He
| simply declares that they are there through
/ a nlsconstruction of the plain letter of
| the law by Commissioner Raum, incorpo-
| rated in order 1854. There are. Of course,
\ many cases of fraud, which are daily
brought to the attention of the bureau by
special examiners.
The burden of Commissioner Lochren's
work is the suspension of cases, many OF
which were presented in good faith, but
which were allowed by Raum in violation
of the law. The act of 1880 provides fol-
pensions of from Sc to S12 a month, based
upon the pensioners disability to perform
\ manual labor, with the proviso that the
disability for which the pension was al.
lowed should not be the result of vicious
habits, and should be permanent. Raum's
order 164 ignored these requirements abso
4 lutely, and as result thousands of ex
soldiers, we'll able to take care of them
selves by the most arduous kind of manua
j labor, and many others, clearly suffering
II from the effect of their own yiciou
habits, have been placed on the pension
i rolls.
In addition to these classes thousand
have been pensioned within the past tire
years as the result of carelessness in Col
Ainsworth's Record and Pension Division
Of the War Department which, in it
anxiety to make record for handling
large number of cases in short time, ha
made many costly errors.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
WHAT TIE COM LET IS COMPOSED OF


Result OF Important Observations Taken
at Lick Observatory. This Week.
SAN Francisco, Call, July 2S.--At
Lick Observatory, this week, some inn
portant discoveries have been made
with the spectroscope.
Prof. Campbell has trained the big
equatorial, with Its spectrum attached,
on the comet, and has established the
fact that the comet is composed of in
candescent carbon and nitrogen, being
itself luminous.
Some interesting work has been done
on bright line stars, the big telescope
flashing through the spectroscope many
new lines that indicate unsupported ele.
ments in these stars. The new star
Nora Auriga has been proved nebulous
body. as the spectrum shows tho same
features as the spectrum of rebulous
stars. The best discoveries at the Lick
Observatory have been made by aid Of
the spectroscope applied to the great
equatorial.
D. o. Mills, the New York capitalist
| who is an old Californian, and who has
taken much interest in the observatory,
has just given money to purchase a new
spectrosccpe of the latest design.
With this astronomers on Noun
Hamilton ought to make important dis
| coyeries this winter.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
rHs xEw YORK OFFICES.
President Cleveland Appoints the Collec
tor Of the Port and the Appraiser.

tbT uh tub IoEb anu bhe hPPt"tSphf
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Private Secretary
Thurber at o'clock this evening an
nounced the following appointments as
made by the President:
james 7. Kilbreath of New York city,
collector of customs for the district OF New
York. Vice Hendricks, resigned.
Walter II. Bum of Cooperstown, n. Y,
appraiser OF merchandise for the district
OF New York, vice Cooper, resigned.
Walter H. Bum, who has been ap.
pointed by President Cleveland as ap.
praiser of merchandise for the District OF
New York, is a lawyer about 80 years OF
age. He first became prominent in State
politics during the Tilden movement. He
has held several local offices in Otsego
county. He was clerk of the Assembly in
1888 and of the constitutional commission
which convened here few years ago.
Under Mr.. Cleveland's former admins
tration Mr., Bum was United States mar!
shall for the Northern district of New
York. He was one of the leaders in the
May convention held in Syracuse this
year.
James T. Kilbreath, the new collector of
customs of New York, is a native of Gin
cinnati, SO years old. He graduated from
Harvard in the same class with Commis-
sioner Ross OF the District of Columbia,
end is an intimate friend Ut e&-Sec.etary
Falrchlld. lie served TWO terHis US ponce
justice in New York city from 1874 to ls92
and at the expiration OF his last term Tam
many declined to reappoint him, he not
being identified with that organization
Mr.. Kilbreath married Mrs Ondin, mother
of the famous tenor singer. Her other SOL
is her husbands law partner. By this mar
riage MIR. Kilbreath became brother-in
law of General Agnus of the Baltimore
american. The appointment is said to be
most excellent one, and, with that Of Mi
Bum, TO be appraiser of merchandise, il
credited by politicians here to the Cleve
land wing OF the New York Democracy a
contradistinguished from that recognized
as not devoted to the President.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
pR1LADELPHI4 AFF4rRs.

Robert L. Hoffman, SO years old, Bal
timore g. Ohio railroad brakeman, was
drowned Wednesday, while bathing in the
Delaware river, at Reed street.
Thomas Summers was knocked down in
a saloon and had his skull fractured, it is
alleged by George Mullin. who was COM
mitted to await the result of Summers
wounds.
The Philadelphia Milk Exchange yester-
day week fixed the price of milk for the
month of August at eight cents per quart.
In May, June and July the retail price
was six cents.
The city commissioners find that the
election booths on storage in many places
are IN a diapidated condition, and say
they viii hold the contractors responsible
for the damage,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
ANoTa Err LYEoHfNG.

Edgar Bell, oolored, Who Killed His
Brother-in.law, Taken From Jail aud
Hanged.
NASHVILLE, TENN, July 2S.--A spec
ial to the american announces a lynch
ing at Dresden. Edgar Bell, colored,
killed Sim White, also colored, his
brother.in.la law, last Friday. The cor
oner's jury returned verdict of muir
der in the first degree. White was a
negro OF good reputation and intense
indignation was created by the killing,
Yesterday morning at O'clock q
masked mob, said TO have been COM
posed of white men, broke into the Jail,
took Bell and hung him in the suburbs
Of the city, The sheriff resisted but was
oyerpoWered.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
FIeaTIsG FIRE SO DAYS.

A Vessel Sails From New South Wales to
San Francisco, With Her Cargo of Coal
Burning.
SAN Francisco, CAL, July 25.-A
S6-days' battle with flames was ended
last night on the arrival of the British
ship Cederbank, from New Castle, New
South Wales.
The vessel started March Sd, coal
laden. June goth the cargo was dis
covered to be on fire, Two hundred
and sixty tons were thrown overheard,
and then, owing to the extreme heat in
the hold and great difficultyin handling
the burning coal, it was found neces-
sary to desist, Large quantities of water
were thrown into the hold day and
night.
July Goth, two explosions occurred
and flames burst out and ran all over
the hold, but the matches were battened
down. The vessel will be beached and
her cargo flooded.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
BURNEp TO DEATH.

A Nightwatohmau, by His Carelessness.
Causes a Destructive Fire and Loses
His Life.
LocKPoRT, N. Y, July 29.-The plant of
the United Inddrated Fibre Company was
entirely destroyed by fire early this morn
ing, only the pulp mill used in connection
with the works being saved. The whole
plant was valued at $500, 900, and the loss
Is $50, 600; insurance, $4,000.
The fire was caused. by the explosion of
gas from an overheated oven, and resulted
from carelessness of Nightwatchman
Frederick o'Donnell, who was burned to
death.
The company manufactured indurated
fibre pals. tubs, &C., and had branch
establishment at Portland, Me-, beside
branch offices at New York, Chicago and
elsewhere. The works will be rebuilt al
once.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
asking Damages for a Fire.

LoeANsPoRT, IND, July Ss.-The
Logansport Manufacturing Company
commenced suit in the circuit court,
yesterday, for $4,000 damages against
the Wabash Railway Company. On
the forenoon of July 14th last the build
ings of the company were destroyed by
fire, entailing loss Of nearly 100000.
The plaintiffs claim that their buildings
were set on fire by sparks from a
Wabash locomotive, which passed just
before the fire broke out.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
powpBeDr sArs nE WrnL srAr.
he VIII Not Give Up His Leadership oi
the X. of L.--His Views on the silver

He WIN Not Give Up His Leadership OF
the X. of L.--His Views on the silver
Question. tYaN
PITrsToY, Pa. July 27.-In regard to his
reported intention to resign from the
Knights of Labor leadership General
Master Workman Powderly said this
morning;
rumor of my intention to resign the helm
OF the Knights Of Labor is as groundless
as any of the preceding announcements
of like nature. The item itself shows its
unreliability on its face, for anybody &C
quainted with the workings Of the Knights
of Labor knows that, i'll case ! should
resign, die or be removed, Mr.. Hugh
Cavanagh of Cincinnati, o., General
Worthy Foreman of the order, would sue
Ger, and not Mr.. Mcclure, as the starter OF
this latest canard atHrms."
In reference to the appeal of the silver
miners of Colorado, who, in a lengthy
letter, invoked the General Master Work
mans assistance in uniting the WORKING
men of the country with them in their
struggle in this critical hour as they
put it, Mr.. Powderly said he had answered
their letter and assured them of bis sym
pathy and his intention to prepare q series
of letters dealing with the case, which he
hoped would have the effect OF inducing
the lahoring classes OF the country to atant
| by their western brothers in distress.
| He further stated that the executive
board of the Knights of Labor is now al
| work on memorial to Congress praying
that the purchase clause of the Sherman
bill be not Internationally repealed, as j:
now threatened. Mr.. Powderly intimateC
that the groundwork for his articles oil
the silver question will be the claim
which he SAYS is a fact, that the demoneti
cation of silver is responsible for the finan
cial furry of the present, and that tn
| Bank of England is responsible for th'
decentralization of silver.
WHAT INQUIRE SAYS.
New YORK July 27.-Thomas B. Nc
CURE, grand secretary of the Knights o
Labor, said to-day, in Amsterdam, N. Y.
that it was true that T. v. Powderly is Il
resign as master workman of the Knight
of Labor, but that it is not true that
(McGuire) is TO succeed him.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
switchmen Rob Freight Cars.

BUFFALO, N. Y, July es.-Henry F.
Newton, switchman employed by the
Lake Shore railroad, was arrested last
night, charged with robbing freight cars.
On the arrival of Lake Shore freight
car at Erie, Pa, two weeks ago, it was
found that the seals had been broken,
presumably at Buffalo, and about 5000
worth of plush sacks stolen. Detectives
were put on the case here and they ar
rested Newton on suspicion. He con-
fessed that he and seven other switch
men entered the car and stole the sacks.
The police are after his companions.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
LABOR AND POLITICS.

The X. of L. of Vermont Urged to Take
Hand in the Next Election.
RUTLAND, W., July 28.-The semi
annual convention of District Assembly
200, K. of L., of Vermont. was held here
yesterday.
Master Workman T. L. Drury urged
the delegates to organize for political
action in Vermont in 1894, that better
legislation may be obtained for the
working classes. Mr.. Drury's address
was followed by short addresses and all
the speakers were in favor of making a
| fight ON the governorship question.
The convention was strongly in favor
of bimetallism. trI
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
NEW MAIL KgOEIVER.
The Patent Of b. ID. Ayars, Jr., of ches'
ter Tried Successfully on the p, W.

The Patent OF ID. ID. Ayars, Jr,, OF Ohos-
ter Tried Successfully on the p, W. g.
ID. Railroad.
The Chester Times of last Friday said:
Benjamin u. Ayars, Jr,, is one of the hap.
piest men in Delaware county to-day.
Yesterday he tried his new patent mail
receiver on p, w. g. B. train. In the
presence of r. A. Smith, chief clerk of the
railway mail service. One receiver was
erected at Ridley Park and the bag was
delivered In number one style. The next
trial was at Crum Lynne. which was sue
cessful one. The third test was made at
Eddystone on the curve above the station.
Tie bag was hung out of the car by the
end, and 1t was delivered into the front OF
the receiver. but the shoot was not at the
proper angle with the curve, thus prevent
ing the bag from flying to the rear Of the
box. The appliances will be left standing
and will be tried in the presence of the
Postmaster General and the heads of the
railway mail service. All who saw the
workings of the appliance are enthusiastic
about it.. Ben viii be able to make more
money out of it than fighting fire company
fights
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
A MURDRRER oAPrORED.


The Police Overhaul the Man Who Killed
Mrs. Copeland of Camden--Hei Says the
Shooting Was Accidental.
CAMDEN, N. j., July 2s.-Theg muir
derer of Mrs. Lizzie Copeland was cap.
tured at o'clock this morning The
murderer was located in a hay NOW ia
Gloucester City and taken intocustody.
He gave the name of Charles Jordan
and has confessed to the police that he
did the shooting.
His story is that he stole arevolver
from saloon on Sycamore street and
went to the Copeland store at No. 626
Kaighn avenue TO sell it. Mrs. Lizzie
Copeland was the only one in the store
and to her he offered it. He says there
was one cartridge in it, and he was
showing her how to use it when it acct
dentally went off. The bullet struck
her. She fell and he was SO frightened
that he ran away.
The police put no stock in the acci-
dental part of the story.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
THREW HIM INTO THE THRESHER

TERRIBLE Fate of Negro Who Cut n
White Man--The Victims Son Takes
Fatal Revenge.
PADucAu, KY, July 27.--In Graves
county, near Wingo At a wheat threshing,
a negro and white man got into fight
and the former cut the latter on the hand.
The use of the knife enraged the white
spectators. They caught the negro and
threw him into the threshing machine
and killed him.
Among the spectators to this horrible
affair was son of the negro who to de-
fend his father, picked up pitchfork and
attacked the crowd, sticking the FORK into
one of the men and killing him. The
crowd then turned upon the boy, but he
ran and escaped,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03

BRAZIL, IND, July 28.-Charles Coop
rider, son of the Rev. A. Cooprider, late
Wednesday night shot and instantly
killed Thomas Kress, young farmer at
Middleburg. He Their rushed to his home
nearby, seized shotgun and defied the
officers to arrest him, In the meantime
he retreated to a swamp, where he is
now surrounded by o posse of officers.
He has abundant ammunition with him
and is holding the officers at bay.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
Funeral of the "Irlsh suspect. "

SAN Francisco, CAL. ), July 2S.-The
funeral of Daniel McSweeny, who died
few days ago, took place yesterday.
McSweeny was known throughout the
country as the "Irish suspect and al
one time was imprisoned in England
for incitlng the Irish people to rebellion
During the Blaine-Cleveland campaign
McSweeny took the stump in New York
state and endeavored to influence the
Irish vote against Blaine.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
APouoh Containing $50, 900 Lost.

SALT LAKE Cry, UTAH, July pa
registered mail pouch containing $50, 900
in securities left the Salt Lake postoffioe,
st-bound July 9th, and has not since
ter in this city has an account of the
pouch upon its arrival at Ogden. Post
office detectives and inspectors have been
dispatched to different points along the
mail route on the Union Pacific in Wyom-
ing to recover the missing pouch.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
HEIs ONT OF Politics.

Governor Boies Says He Will Not Stand
for Re. election and Would Not Accept
the Senatorship.
KEoKuK, IA, July Ex-Governor Boies
is in the city. He said:
II am through with politics. Under no
circumstances will accept another nomi-
nation for governor. andso far as my being
candidate for Senator's concerned, such is
far from the case, as would not accept it
as gift. When my present term expires
! shall retire to private life"