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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
Completed for the Next
General Convention In Washington.

fenerh OonVenuon In w asnlnBton.
WASHINGTON, May s.-Preparations for
the meeting of the one hundred and fifth
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church Of the United States, which will
begin in this city on the 18th inst, are about
complete. They have been conducted by q
committee of the New York Avenue
church, in which the sessions of the as
bemply will be held. Associated with this
executive committee in the varied details
Of the work are numerous committees
comprising many prominent men in the
national capital, the organization as
whole being probably the most distin-
guished body that ever acted in similar
capacity. The general assembly will con-
tinue in session about twelve days.
The approaching session of the assembly
will be one of the most important In
the history of the church. Three sub
iects will engross its attention. coming
over from the meeting at Portland last
year. These are the report of the COM
mittee on seminaries, the appeal of the
committee which prosecuted Professor
Briggs from the action of the New York
presbytery, and the revision of the confess
sion of faith. The action upon these will
be watched with the intensest interest all
over the country, for they represent in
concrete from the agitation and unrest
which for several years have been pre-
valent throughout the religious world. A
partial poll has been made of the ministers
Of the church, from the results of which
1t is the belief of many that the question
Of revision will be relegated to the back
ground for the present, and that, there
fore, the Briggs case will be the most i'm
portant and interesting topic of considera-
Iian
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08

another brother now dead, and who have
made their home with her since theil
fathers death, were called to the sick room
and were all present when the end came.
Mr. Depew is completely Frustrated and
has shut himself up against all callers.
During the afternoon and evening friends
of the family called at the residence, leav-
ing cards and expressing sympathy.
Mrs. Depew was descended from one Of
the Oldest New York families Her father
was the late William Hegeman, well
known dealer in drugs. who traced his an.
cestry back to the earliest Dutch settlers
in New York. Her mother was Miss
Niven, daughter Of Colonel Niyen, the
once distinguished New York attorney,
who himself sprang from an old revolu-
tionary family She was married to Mr..
Depew Nov 4, 1871.
In spite of the opportunities that her for
tune gave her, Mrs. Depew cared little for
society and devoted her time mainly to
charitable and church work.
During the past two years, however, Mrs.
Depew has been an invalid. She never
entirely recovered from an attack of grip
that she had during the epidemic two
years ago
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08
FATAL CRASH ON THE RAIL.
Air Brakes Refused to Work, and Ten
Were Killed.

Air Brakes Refused to Work, and Ten
Were Killed.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, May S.-Ten lives were
crushed out in railway accident which
occurred here yesterday at the South street
depot. The engine, baggage postal cars
and one express car of Big Four train No.
IL were totally wrecked. The accident was
caused by failure of the air brakes to
properly work. The train came dashing
along the track near the station at speed
of seventy miles "a hour, and when it
reached point about one hundred yards
from South street the engine left the track
and dragged the cars with it. The engine
was dashed to pieces, the baggage car re-
duced to splinters, the mail cars were over
turned and letters, papers, etc, scattered
far and near The trucks of the first pas
senger coach were dragged out, and the
left rear side Of the coach was knocked
into fragments. The escape of any pas
sengers in tho car was almost miraculous.
The police force and fire department
were called. the latter to extinguish fire
which started in the wreck, which it did
with little trouble. Willing hands then
set to work lifting the unfortunates from
beneath the mass of wreckage. Every
victim was dead when found, and the
majority were frightfully mangled. The
killed are:
Michael Walsh, engineer, Indianapolis;
Sterling McInnis, Urbana, Ills, fireman;
Thomas Mcmahon, Bellevue, o.; A. r.
Chadwick, postal clerk, Shelbyville, Ind;
Jesse II Long, postal clerk, Lebanon,
Ind; F.. B. Myers, postal clerk, Walton,
Ind; John Lennon, mail wagon driver,
Lafayette; Charles Cahill, molder, In
dianapolis, Charles Meyers, baggage hand
Ter, Lafayette; Otto Geraldson, theatrical
agent, Chicago.
John Lennon and Charles Meyers were
at the depot waiting for the train, They
were killed by the engine and cars strik-
ing them in its mad rush. Otto Geraldson
was about to take the traiB for Indian
apolis when he met his death. The train
tore away portion of the handsome
Union depot, and was piled in a confused d
mass in the yards.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08
IN TIE HORTICULTURAL BUILDING.

IN THE HORTICULTURAL BUILDING.
Sunday. In his letter he. in the interest
of working people, and as representative
of other stockholders, demanded that the
people be admitted Sunday the same az
other days in the week.
Il demand this" continues he, mot
only for my interest financially as a stock
holder, but more especially for the people
who could not see the exposition any other
day except Sunday. Having made this
demand on you in writing, have placed
the matter IN the hands of my attorney,
who will commence legal proceeding at
once against the exposition il my de-
mands are not complied with"
President Higinbotham had not learned
of Clingman's letter when reporter
asked him what he intended to do about it,
I'VE shall be compelled to defend the
suit if one is brought" !" he finally said.
Resist Sunday opening, in other wordsr
the reporter remarked.
Eyes, that is the position in which we
would be placed, although nearly all the
members are in favor of seven day fair"
Today shows a little better attendance
than in the opening week of the fair, and
the guards are kept busy in directing Wis.
itors from one portion of the grounds to
another. The band concerts are drawing
ldTBeF CIONuS tnth Ou any Nhy VI ltSb
week except the opening day.
There was II strange meeting yesterday
afternoon. The Duke of Neragua, the
descent of Columbus, was brought face to
face with the descendants of the people
discovered by Columbus 400 years ago.
The descendants of Fernando Cortez met
the representative of the Spanish crown
of today. Wild Cossack horsemen faced
the representatives of the car of Russia.
The representatives of Queen Victoria,
Emperor Wilhelm and the French republic
were presented to representative warriors
skilled in horsemanship of those several
nations. Indians who fought the United
States government at Wounded Knee a
little more than year ago shook hands
with army officers who helped to put the
red men down at the uprising 1t was
strange but harmonious mixing of ex-
tremes in the presence of nearly 10000
people from every continent on the globe
The Duke and Duchess of Neragua and
their suite and the army and navy visitors
attended the Wild West show in body,
and so it was that the meeting was brought
about
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08
win Not Join the Amalgama,ed.

YOUNGSTOWN. o. May s.-The Finishers'
Union held its first annual convention
here Saturday and adjourned yesterday
morning after electing officers. Delegates
representing 800 members from Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio and Indiana were in attend
ance. The union decided not to return
to the Amalgamated Association. A
schedule of wages for next Year was de-
sided ON which is the same as the western
iron scale of this year. The new scale will
regulate the wages of rollers, roughers,
catchers and heaters.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08

Fair; variable winds. becoming easteriy.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08

Ris, awaiting the execution of the death
sentence for the poisoning of his young
wife, Helen Potts Harris. Perhaps he be
lfoyed that the efforts then being made to
save him from the electric chair would
prove successful, or perhaps he preferred
death to life In hiding. The appointment
of special commission to examine new
evidence in the prisoners interest, the com
missioner's report and the refusal OF Coy
amor Flower, in accordance with that re
port, to interfere with the execution of the
sentence, are matters of recent history.
Today the sentence was carried out, and
Harris has paid the penalty. There was
no hitch in the arrangements At the ap.
pointed time Harris was waited upon IL
{lis cell by Warden Durston and the other
officers who were to lead him to his doom.
= re was ready for the ordeal, and walked
Eslmly from the narrow cell which was his
fast home on earth 10 the execution room
Then he was seated in the fatal chair, i'll
(which he was securely strapped, the cleo
Iaic current was applied, and in an instant
nj was over and the beautiful young wife
y was avenged. The apparatus used was the
snme as that used ut the last two electro
cutious here
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08
pAID THE PENALTY
Carlyle w. Harris Meets Death
for the Murder Of His Wife.
FAREWELL TO HIS MOTHER,
IA Scene That Brought Tears to
the Eyes Of Prison Guards.
NOW he SPENT HIS LAST DAY

IL Was Devoted Not to Seeking Spiritual
Consultation on the Eve of His Approach
Ing Doom, but In Preparing state
ment In which He Again Asserts Ills
Innocence Of the Crime for Which HI
Suffered.
!, SING SING, N. Y, May s-Only few
days ago Pallister and Rohl, two men
waiting execution in murderers' row ol
the state prison here, effected their escape
By ''oyerpowering .xxvo of the keepers
md are still at lai At the time these
hen, who secured possession of the keys
. the various cells, offered freedom to the
her men in this tier which Is set apart
those condemned to death, but all re
IL. cd to take advantage of the opportun
inferred. Among the men who ther
Jed to become fugitive from justici
the yonng physician, Carlyle w. Har
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08
DEATH or MRS. DEPEw.
The wife of the Popular Orator Never
Rallied from an Attack of Grip
Two Years Ago.

New YORK, May s.-Mrs. Elise Hege-
man Depew, wife of Chauncey NJ. Depew,
died at her home, 48 West Fttty-fourth
street. yesterday afternoon.
Although Mrs Depew was known to be
seriously i'll, this sudden termination oil
her illness was not expected by her family
and those who were most intimately con.
nected with her. Her condition showed
no material change Saturday, but early
yesterday morning the turn for the worse
came.
Mr.. Depews his son, Ghauncey, Jr., Mrs.
Depew's MOTHER. Mrs Hegeman, Mrs.
Depew's brother, j. Nfven Hegeman, and
her two little nieces, the children oi
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08
THE LAST DAY ON EARTH.
4 WAS Spent in Preparing n Screed
Asserting His Innocence.

IA WAS Spent In Preparing Screed
Il Asserting His Innocence.
7 SING SING, n Y, May s.-After bidding
arewell to parents and friends and all
hat was dear to him on earth, no signs of
s,reaking down were visible He adhered
J o his oft repeated declaration of inno-
are, and spent the best part of his last
on earth not in communion with
= tual advisers preparing for the great
s reafter but with pen, ink and paper re-
fsving the past and seeking TO place him
right with the world he leaves, and
Swords will be spread broadcast through
4 L the land in his last attempt to estab-
f3ah his innocence in spite OF the verdict
u the courts and jury.
Other men condemned to die give little
Sheed to the verdict of this world when the
'ast hope of averting their fate Is gone
md devote themselves to making theii
renee with God. Not so with Harris. Ht
ssaw Chaplain Wiles of the prison for a few
moments, and then devoted hours to his
screed for publication. He was a trih,
.eore nervous than usual yesterday, War
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08
To Develop the peeos valley.

TRENTON. May s-Articles of incorpora-
tion of this Pecos company, with capital
stock of 5000, 900, have been filed in the
office of the secretary of the state. The
purpose of the company is to aid and pro.
mote enterprises for the development and
exploration of the agricultural, mineral,
landed or other resources, natural or arti-
fetal, in the valley of the Pecos river, in
New Mexico and Texas.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08

FREsNILLo, Mexico, May g. - Jacabo
Valdez, prominent and wealthy young
merchant, and Plutarco Margro, a rising
attorney, have been suitors for the hand OF
well known society young lady of this
city for several months. The two men had
been fast friends, but they met on Satur-
day and quarrelled over their love affairs.
Early yesterday morning they met in a
duel with knives. They fought desperately
in the darkness for twenty minutes, when
Margro fell pierced to the heart with the
knife Valdez tainted from loss of blood.
His injuries will prove fatal. The seconds
have been arrested.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08

BALTIMORE, May 8. = Mrs. Rebecca'
Turner, young colored woman, is lying
at the Maryland General hospital with
seven bullets in various parts of her
anatomy, and yet the resident physician,
DIR. Rowlands, says she has chances of re-
coyery. Her husband, from whom she has
been separated for two years, did the
shootinp
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08

WASHINGTON, May s.-The president is
sues statement for publication calling at
tention to the annoyance to which he is
subjected by office seekers who are pre-
sented by congressman, and states that
after this date he must decline all per-
sonal interviews with those seeking ap-
pointments to office except as |, Oh my
own volition, may especially invite them.N
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08

LONDON, May S,-The annual eight hour
demonstration of London workingmen
was made yesterday in Hyde park. At
twenty-one platforms resolutions were
passed in favor of an legal eight hour day
for every trade which voted for it. At
every meeting collections were taken for
the Hull strikers. Meetings in Hull, Glas-
gov, birmingham, Dublin and other cities
of Great Britain, took similar action.
There were no disorders.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08
A s.,v,t,on,.t M,rdcror.

SPOKANE, WASH, May s.-Bullets from
her lovers pistol slew Captain Ida Ben
nett, of the Salvation Army, and then the
crazed murderer, Daniel w. Hoskins,
turned the pist oil on himself with fatal re-
suits. The tragedy took place in the army
barracks before several members.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08

MEMPHIS, May s-Editor E. W. Car
mack, of The Commercial, and Editor w.
A. Collier, of The Appeal have
agreed to meet at Holly Springs by acci-
ient" and fight out their difficulty with
pistols. The difficulty is due to Carmack's
denouncing the editor of The Appeal-Ava-
lanche as common trollop and Collier de-
nouncing Carmack rs liar. The Dubose
impeachment case is at the bottom of the
row
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08

DURANGO, Colo, May s.-A cowboy just
in from Nance reports TINT Lee Sheets and
Samuel Eldrnth, cowboys, were attacked
by Indians while rounding up cattle
Eldrinth was killed and Sheets danger
pusly wounded. The cowboys threaten
rnnQ QRAnne.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08

words taken from her letter to DR..
David Kennedy.
81 was sick for number of years with
what was finally determined TO be Brights
Disease.
seemed to gradually fail, and was
told that 1 was in the last stages of that
terrible complaint. / had given up all
hope of ever being cured.
About this time heard of the cures
DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy.
of Rondout. N. Y, was performing As
a last resort bought q bottle, when it was
gone. could not say that felt as If it
had done me any good. but resolved to
try another. and when that was used,
saw symptoms of Improvement and con-
tinued its use until was an entirely well
woman again. Just think of it am
now able to work all day, have taken
care of the milk Of ten cows this summer
No tongue can tell what suffered for
more than three years. | now weigh
thirty-five pounds more than l ever did.
DR.. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy saved
my life, and will save yours, reader, il
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Diabetes, Kidney or Liver Complaint,
Nervous Prostration, Sleeplessness or
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Mrs. Whitney desires to state That she
will gladly answer any correspondence
from the suffering or afflicted one In
reference to her case.
Favorite Remedy is used and pres
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08

VIENNA, May s.-A schoolboy named
Grueber shot Father Puronka in Olmutz
with revolver, and then killed himself.
The priest will recover. Puronka had in
terfered in Grueber's love affairs, and the
boy was seeking revenge.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08

WASHINGTON, May s-A live stock show
and blood horse meeting will be held at
Bennings race course from May 20 to June
II under the auspices of the National Live
Stock association. The premiums to be
awarded will be the largest ever given in
the United States.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08
ro nnnanet Amhas.aaor naxard.

WILMINGToS, Del, May s-Politics, bus
iness and society will be represented at the
dinner to be given to Hon. L. L. Bayard to-
morrow night by the Young Mems Demo-
cratic club of this city Covers will be
laid for $50. The dinner will be served in
the banquet room of Eden Hall.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08

ST. LOUIS, May s.-The Repyblic says
that the Masters Steam and Hot Water
Heaters Association of the United States
is conspiracy formed for the purpose of
depriving the consumer of the benefit of
competition. No secret is made of this
fact, The Republic says, and asks il the
attorney general feels any interest in the
matter, citing him to undoubted evidence
Of conspiracy against trade.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08
Fatal Collapse of a Kiln.

CASEY, Ills, May sGwhile workmen
were engaged tearing temporary casing
from beneath newly built crown tile
the roof collapsed, burying under the de-
bris three workingmen, instantly killing
Clabe Carr, owner of the factory. aged So,
and William Heinz aged 2s. Elias Reed,
aged a3, was terribly crushed and will
probable die
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08
Murderou, students Arrested.

ST. PETERSBURG, May s.-Eighteen MEM
bers of n students secret society here have
been arrested for having mu rdered col
league who retired from the society and
betrayed some of its secrets. The young
mans mutilated body was found under
leaves in forest near this city.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08
The Fleet Not Going to Annapolis.

WASHINGTON, May SIN consequence of
the departure of Number of the foreign
ships and the contemplated early departure
of the remainder, navy department officials
have abandoned all idea of having any por-
tion of the naval review feet visit Anna
polls, as was so much desired by citizens of
Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08

CHICAGO, May SHERMAN and Hugo
Bohm, exhibitors of art goods in the
Vienna section of the Manufacturers
building were arrested on the charge OF
selling articles forming part of their ex-
hibit, which bad been admitted free of
duty. Customs officers were placed in
charge of their exhibit, valued at $4,000,
until the case is disposed Of
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08

DULUTH, Mimi, May s-Au unknown
man took two little girls. aged and 6,
Into the woods and assaulted them. He WINS
caught by mob, strung up to the limb of
a tree, and riddled with bullets One of
the children may die 1t was the first lynch
ing that ever occurred in this vicinity.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08
: SUNDAY FATALITIES.
Six Scalded to Death on a Mis-
sissippi River Steamboat.
TEN KILLED ON THE BIG FOUR

The End of Boiler on the Steamer
Ohio Blows Out, with Terrible Effect.
Refusal of Air Breaks to Work Causes
the Railroad Tragedy.
catastrophes which has occurred in this
region for years took place on the Missis-
sippi river at Wolf Island, twenty-four
miles below this city, yesterday. A rear
end Of one of the boilers of the steamer
Ohio, Cincinnati and Memphis packet,
blew out, filling the deck cabin with steam
and boiling water. Several Of the deck
hands and deck passengers who were eat
ing breakfast at the time were literally
cooked alive, and a large number received
serious burns. Following is list Of the
dead: William Hurstman, colored fireman,
st. Louis; Hampton Collins, colored,
Memphis; Thomas Woods, colored, resi-
dence unknown; Cyrus Meyers, white,
second mate, of Cincinnati, jumped into
the river and was drowned; two colored
men, unidentified. A number were in
jured, some Of whom will die.
The widest CONSERVATION reigned on
board the boat, and the screams of the
passengers and the groans and appeals of
the victims made the scene terrible one
The boat could proceed no further, and
for several hours it lay at the bank while
the unfortunate victims lay on the deck
writhing in agony and calling for aid.
As last the tug Argus hove in sight and
the sufferers were transferred to her deck
and she Immediately steamed to this city.
The sufferings of victims were alleviated
as much as possible, but before they could
be removed from the boat four of them
were dead. Another one died soon after
reaching the hospital, and the surgeon de-
clares that ten OF the sixteen now in the
hospital will die
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08

BERLIN, Mny s.-Rector Ahlwardt, the
Jew batter and member of the last reich
stag, was arrested last night and will be
returned to prison to serve his sentence
for having libelled the Loewe small arms
manufacturers. The period of his inn
munity expired with the reichstag
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08

LANSING, Mich, May s.-"Doc" Bent
ley and Frank Donnelly, the famous Lam
sing burglars, and the four reform school
boys recently arrested for an attempted
escape from that institution, broke jail
Saturday night At late hour they had
not been captured
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08

MOUNT HOLLY, N. j., May s.-James
Fisher, German, aged 35 years, of Phila-
delphia, was found unconscious on the
bank of the creek at Lumberton. and died
soon after. Fisher came to Lumberton
with load of oysters. The cause of his
death is unknown,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08
Another South Carolina Lynchine.

COLUMBUS. s. c., May s.-sam Galliard,
colored, who assaulted Mrs. Mary
Nesmith, white woman, was lynched by
mob of white and colored men. The as
sault was committed while the woman's
husband was away from home, and the
negro was taken from officers while being
taken to Jail.