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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
zIMmERMAN,s WoRK.
BE Lost the One-mile Handicap, But Too
Two other Events IN Handsome STYLE.

Two other Events IN Handsome Style.
AsBURY PARK, N. j., July 29.-The
annual bicycle meet of the Asbury Park
Athletic Association took place this
afternoon on the grounds of the asso-
citation, on the banks of Deal Lake
There were over 2 900 spectators present,
large number of whom were guests
from the fashionable hotels. just be.
fore noon a heavy rain fell, which de-
TERED many from going to the grounds
The track was heavy, thus prevent
ing fast time from being made. Promi-
nent bicyclists from all parts of the
country were present. Zimmerman,
Hess and Grosch were the star riders of
the day. Tyler was entered for the
handicaps, but he did not arrive in time
to compete against the champion.
w. w. TaXis of Philadelphia was on
the grounds, but he did not participate
in the races, owing to the fact that he
has been suspended by the racing beard.
He was entered for all the big events on
the card.
There were eight races on the pro-
gramme, and over 81 900 worth of prizes
were distributed. Zimmerman, Hess,
and Mullikin captured most of the valu-
able tokens. The one-mile novice, one
mile three-minute class, one.mile 2.40
class, and one-mile handicap were run
III heats, owing to the large number of
entries.
Champion Zimmerman was accorded
an ovation every time he appeared. He
captured the one-mile open and the
five-mile open with ease. In the latter
race he won the first prize, diamond
ring, worth $3.50, and secured the special
prize of diamond collar button fol
leading in the greatest number of laps
Hess was the winner OF the two-mile
handicap, and came in third in the five.
mile race. Mullikin rode second tc
Zimmerman In the lonG-distance race
and won diamond solitaire almost as
large as himself.
The surprise of the Gay was the defeat
Of Champion Zimmerman in the one
mile handicap. He was the scratch man
but was dlstanced by the men with the
big handicaps and did not even get {
place for the final heat.
b. r. Mcdonald of the Kings County
Wheelmen, with handicap of III
yards, captured the heat, beating
Jimmy" out by about % yards. Nc
Donald also won the final heat. Tn,
champion waited too long before setting
sail for the leaders, but he covered thu
mile in 2.19, wonderful feat consider
ing the condition Of the track.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
THE CASE OF SOLDIER REED.
1t Resulted in the Burning in Emgy OF
Secretary Smith, But the Latter Knows
Nothing About 1t.

1t Resulted in the Burning in Emgy of
Secretary Smith, But the Latter Knows
Nothing AboutIt
CHICAGO, ILL, July 31.-secretary
Hoke Smith was shown the story telling
how the residents of the Buckeye town
had been aroused to anger when ]. l..
Reed, a soldier 93 years old, was dropped
from the pension roll, and had vented
their wrath by making a straw dummy,
christening it after Mr.. Smith, and then
giving it the place Of honorin big bon
fire.
"Iknow nothing Of the case, however,
and had no connection with it," said
the Secretary of the Interior. "If Reed
has been dropped it has been done by the
commissioner Of pensions, probably for
some good reason. l have taken no
such action in any individual case, save
that OF Bennett, and not even single
Republican had taken exception to that
ruling. The act of 1890 requires
production of proof of inability
to perform manual labor. As for
Bennett he was only slightly deaf
and could hear the ticking of a
watch three inches away, so made q
personal ruling in his case, in accord
ance with the requirements of the act
mentioned. l am just returning from a
tour in the far west and had not heard
anything of Reed until now, and there.
fore, knew nothing about his having
been dropped. 1t had not been done by
my order nor am l responsible in the
slightest degree"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03

A very prevalent fallacy which is
being continually reiterated as an
axiom by the silver men and their
allies and dupes, is that the low price
of silver is more relative than absolute
that it is not attributable so much to the
fact that silver has grown more album
dant as to the assumption that gold has
grown scarcer and that the volume of
the yellow metal is not keeping pace
with the increase in the legitimate de-
mand for it caused by the worlds in
creasing volume of business. We print
to-day an article from the Columbia, S.
c., Journal, evidently prepared by one
who has devoted exhaustive study to
this subject, together with editorial
comment thereon from the New York
Eesning Post, which completely shows
up this fallacy. Like many another
error, this assumption of the growing
scarcity of gold has been SO often and so
positively asserted and re-asserted that
many-probsbly the majority of our
people--haYe concluded that there is
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
CHOLERA IN RUssf.i.
Official Returns Show That the Disease
Is KapidlY Spreading.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 31.-Official
returns that have just been issued show
a marked increase in the ravages of
cholera in the parts Of the empire where
the disease is epidemic. The figures
show that from July 9th to July 22d
there were in the government of Podolia
1,165 cases and $50 deaths, as against
400 cases and 1872 deaths during the
week preceding,
In the government of Orel, from July
18th TO July 22d, there were 234 cases
and 81 deaths, as against 148 cases and
81 deaths during the previous week.
In the government of Toola there
were II cases and 10 deaths from July
18th to July 22d. In the preceding week
there were only 81 cases and s deaths.
In Moscow, from July 10th to July
22d, there were 70 cases and 81 deaths
The epidemic exists, though in less
severe form, in the governments OF
Viatka Kazan, Riazan, Oofa and Sim,
| beersk,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03

The statement furnished by Comp
troller Eckels concerning the condition
of the national banks ought to have
traquilizing effect. The number of
these banks is about 5000, and only 105
of them have suspended. OF this number
IA have already resumed payments, and
more are in way to do SO; the applica-
cations for permission to resume num-
bering So. But 33 are actually in the
hands of receivers, and the comptroller
thinks that most of those in the exam
iners' hands will reopen. The great
majority of these banks are small instr
buttons, SO of them having capital of
but $4,000 each, although five of them
were capitalized at a million dollars
each and as many more at half a mill
lion. of the failures, So occurred in
the far western states, and 25 in the
south. In 81 states and territories no
failures have occurred, in but /, in
but 2, in Z again but 8. In only of the
states, therefore, have more than fail
ures taken place. In most of the great
centres none of the banks has failed
only one in New York, two in Chicago,
and one in Milwaukee.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
WALES, YACHT WON.
The vaikyrle and Carroil's Navahoe
Both Beaten.

At the Start the Navahoe Crept Up and
Took the Lead, But the Britannia was
the First to Make Finish.
LONDON, July 3l.--'rhe regatta ofthe
ROYAL London Yacht Club took place
to-day. The course was from a mark
boat of the club house at West Cowes,
Isle OF Wight, eastward to and around
the Wraner lightship, then westward 70
the buoy marking the East Leep shoal,
passing north Of Norman Fort. The
course was sailed over twice.
The weather was beautiful and the
Solent was filled with pleasure craft Of
every description. There was a fair
breeze from the north-northwest and the
yachts got away in capital style.
The boats that took part in the race
were Royal Phelps CAROLS Navahoe,
Lord Dunraven's Valkyrie, j. Jameson's
Iverna, the Prince of Wales Britannia,
A. d. Clarke's Satanita and P. Donald
sons Calluna.
The starting gun was fired at 10
o'clock, and under full sail the yachts
made for the line. The Valkyrie, with
Lord Dunraven on board, was first
across, the Iverna, next; tho Britannia,
with the Prince of Wales on board; Sa.
tanita, Navahoe and Calluna, following
in the order named.
Great interest was manifested in the
Navahoe, which is the American chal.
lenger for the Royal Victoria Yacht
Clubs gold cup, the Brenton Reef cup
and the Cape May cup.
At the beginning Of the race the
Valkyrie drew away sharply from the
other boats and the Navahoe seemed TO
lose slightly. The wind freshened on
the rising tide, and the Navahoe, with
everything except spinnaker set, began
TO haul upon the leaders.
AT 1880 the Navahoe continued to
gain slowly and at 1.50 was leading the
Valkyrie by 10 seconds. The Britannia
was close third.
BRITANNIA WINS.
The Britannia finished first, the Val
kyrie was second and the NaYahoe third.
The measurement Of the Navahoe has
not yet been received from the yacht
racing association. She therefore raced
to-day without rating. The other con-
testants were rated as follows: Satanita,
1862; Britannia, l51; Yalkyrie, 141; Gal
luna, 14S; Iverna, ia.
When the yachts started on the sec
ond round the Navahoe got over the
| line eight seconds ahead of the Val.
kyrie. The Britannia was the third to
cross, minute later than the Valkyrie
Then followed the Samantha, Calluns
and Iverna, in the order given. The
Iverna got away 10 minutes behind the
Navahoe.
The Britannia finished first, one
minute and three seconds ahead of the
Valkyrie. which was second, and one
minute and 26 seconds ahead of the
Navahoe, which finished in third place
The Satanita was fourth and the Cal
luna fifth. The Iverna gave up before
the race was finished.
The first prize in to-day's race was
ESQ and the second Eos. Among those
who witnessed the race were the officer
of the United States cruiser Chicago
which arrived at Cowes this morning.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
LAWYER IN JAZZ.


Col. Francis G. Hooton of West Chester
Sent to Moyamensing for Contempt OF
Court.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 2.-Colonel
Francis O. Hooton, the well-known
lawyer and politician Of West Chester,
was yesterday committed to Moyamen-
sing prison by Judge Hanna for con-
tempt of court. Colonel Hooton was
one Of the executors Of the estate of the
late James S. Nicely, and failed to com
ply with an order to pay to Anna Jones,
one of the heirs, $4,750, which was due
her out of the estate. Colonel Hooton
was ordered about year ago TO make
an accounting of his executorship, and
his account was audited and $4,750
awarded to Miss Jones.
He neglected to pay II and several
months ago was brought into court on a
petition presented by M. Hampton Todd,
who is Miss Jones' counsel, and ordered
to pay the amount. He pleaded that he
had invested the money in real estate,
where il was tied up. Mr.. Todd then
offered to take q mortgage, but Hooton
would not give one.
He was given another chance to pay
over the money, but yesterday Mr..
Todd went into the orphans court and
stated that he had Investigated Colonel
Hooton's affairs at West Chester and
found that he was up TO his neck in
debt, and that the sheriff had his grip
ON the tangible assets. On the petition
of Mr.. Todd Colonel Hooton was
brought into court, and not being able
to comply with the order to pay was
committed to prison. He will have to
stay there until the order is complied
with, unless he takes advantage Of the
insolvent debtors act.
In that case he will have to be heard
by the common pleas court and take his
chances of being held for ENLIGHTENMENT
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
ExoIqEarENT I'M oouRr.

A cowardiy Murderer In Fear of ven-
Eeance mt the Hands of His Victims
Friends.
CINCINNATI, o., Aug. THE Gov
ington court house was the scene of
great excitement yesterday, at the ex-
aiming trial of Officer Joe Moliter,
who shot and killed Albert Rich in a
saloon, week ago Sunday.
The feeling against the officer has
grown exceedingly bitter, as It is
claimed the shooting was not only cow
ardly, but withoutthe least justification.
Rich was but 10 years of age and bore
an excellent character.
Moliter showeG unmistakable signs of
uneasiness and was much relieved
when removed from the court house TO
the Jail. II was with the greatest din
Guilty passage way could be cleared.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03


Siam having yielded everything that
France has demanded, it now remains
for the August elections to show whether
the French government has accom-
plished anything by this display of sue
cessful jingoism, undertaken chiefly, it
is alleged, to divert attention from the
Panama canal hasco and to gain votes
for tho party in power. There may be
trouble over the delivery of the goods,
Siam having apparently conceded more
than Great Britain and China are will
ing to allow to permit to pass into
French hands, but it will be easy to
staYe off the adjustment of these details
until after the vote has been taken. The
French administration has played a
dangerous game and one that lockers
on would have been satisfied to see lost,
but the Siamese proved only too willing
to be bullied into complete surrender.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
rHE NINTH pILE o0rsAor.

Another Chester County Negro assaults
Little White Girl--The Villain Escapes
Into Delaware.
WEST CHESTER, Pa, Aug. l.-Yes.
terday l2-years-old daughter of
Horace Mackey, prominent farmer of
London Grove, while picking berries,
was, dragged into the bushes by q col.
ored man, who placed an apple in her
mouth and attempted to assault her.
The girls sister saw the act and rave
the alarm. The negro fled, followed by
Mr.. Mackey and some neighbors with
shot-guns, who were determined to shoot
the man on sight. The negro escaped
through woods and over the Delaware
State line.
This is the ninth outrage Of the kind
that has occurred in Chester county
within the past two months, and seven
Of the defendants are in jail waiting
trial.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
GAGGED AND ROBBED.
Mean Thieves Steal the Little Savings OF
an Indnstrious Man.

HUNTINGDON, Pa, Aug. lat mid
night Chalmers Dubbs Of Saltillo, this
county, hearing suspicious noise about
his premises, arose from bed and walked
to a rear porch. On opening the door
be was seized by three masked men,
who stuffed a paper gag in his mouth
and then tied him with clothesline TO
the porch railing.
Dubbs had been saving his earnings,
amounting to about $500, to build a
house, and this he kept under his pill
low. The robbers, after tying Dubbs,
went to his room and secured the
money without awakening his wife.
They fed TO Jacks mountains.
Dubbs remained tied for several hours
before he succeeded in removing the
gag and arousing his wife.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
NAV4HOE WINS.
The American Yacht Beats the satanlts
in the Southampton Clubs Regatta.

The American Yacht Beats tho satanita
in the Southampton Oiub's Regatta.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE regetta of the
Royal Southampton Yacht Club was
held to-day. The course covered dis
lance of 80 miles. The sun was shining
brightly and there was light westerly
wind. The contestants were the Ameri.
can yacht Navahoe, owned by Royal
Phelps Carroll; A. D. Clarke's Satanita;
P. Donaldson's Calluna and ]. Jane
sons Iverna.
The race was close and exciting. The
Navahoe and Satanita passed and re-
passed each other, but the American
boat kept the better course through
Cowe's roads on the turn to windward.
The Navahoe kept the lead, though the
Satanita gained slightly on her on the
run home.
The Navahoe won the race. The
Satanita was second. The Calluna car
ried away her bobstay and was COM
PEELED to withdraw. The Iverna also
gave up the race.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03

something in 1t, while yet seeing very
clearly that to attempt to remedy this
alleged shortage by the use of double
standard of values can only resultin more
confusion and disaster. Every reason
ably well informed man knows, however,
that the production of silver has in re-
cent years increased at high ratio COM
pared with gold; that while the worlds
output of the latter metal has varied
but slightly from year to year, the out
put OF silver has more than doubled.
The Financial Chronicle gave, some
weeks ago, the most reliable obtainable
figures showing the annual product of the
two metals from 1878 to 1891, inclusive,
from which it appeared that the silver
output had risen rapidly from 90, 572 ,004
ounces in 1878 to 140,s95, 1902 ounces in
1901. while the gold product was
5,55s,s54 ounces in 1873 and 6,055, 1S9
ounces in 1891. This shows at glance
that the annual production of silver has
increased from about II times TO more
than % times that of gold during the
period for which the figures are given.
Under such circumstances it was newt
able that the moro plentiful metal must
deteriorate in value as measured in gold,
in the absence of such an increased de-
mand for silver in the arts as should
counterbalance the increased rate of pro-
duction. Had there been such a counter
balancing demand we should have been
troubled with no silver question. The
trouble has come out of our attempts to
nullify by legislation the effects of nat
ural laws of trade. Not many years
ago the metal aluminium was worth its
weight in silver; to-day 1t is produced
by the ton at the rate of so cents per
pound or thereabout. In regard to that
metal there is no misunderstanding as
10 its depreciation in value. Nobody at
tempts to explain that the price of
aluminium has fallen because the value
of gold has increased; everybody recog-
nizes that this has been brought about
by cheapening the methods Of its pro.
duction. The same thing is true in a
diminished degree of silver, and, if we
disabuse our minds of the notion that
silver is money and regard it as metal
we have no difficulty in understanding.
this The confusing idea that the annual
product of gold is not keeping pace with
the annual growth Of the Legitimate
business demand for it is shown, in the
article we reprint, to be demoustrablt
fallacy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
WHEAT ZOE HOG Feed.
Ohio Farmers Claim That This Pays Is.t
ter Than Selling at the Prevailing Lo

Ohio Farmers Claim That This Pays Bet
ter Than Selling at the Prevailing Low
Prices.
FosToRIA, o., Aug. IA large num-
Der of farmers in this vicinity are feed
ing their wheat to hogs, rather than sell
1t at the low prices now ruling. Hogs
are quoted at from IS to 81 hundred
according to grade, and II is estimated
that bushel of wheat properly ground
and prepared and fed with little other
feed to give variety will put from is to
20 pounds Of flesh on healthy hog.
This being the case, the farmer can
easily realize a dollar bushel for his
wheat and save the trouble of hauling
II to market.
In one case just west Of here aifarmer
turned $50 hogs into his wheat field,
not even taking the trouble TO harvest
and it is sold the porkers are doing well
on their new proYender.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
A Serious prou.h in perks County.

READING, Pa, Aug. 1.-The dronth
which is now affecting this section IL thu
worst for years. Tho ground is baked
hard and dry, wells are giving out, large
streams are low, the Schuylkill river Il
exceedingly shallow, meadow streamf
are drying up, crops arc suffering aud 1
good rain would be worth thousands Of
dollars, III
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
CHOLERA AT SMYRNA.
The U. s. Consul Informs the State De
patmsnt Of It's Existence There,

WAsHISGroN, July 29.-Consul William
e. Emmett, at Smyrna, cables the State
Department that cholera exists in that
port. The outbreak Of the disease In this
important centre Of the Mediterranean
trade is regarded as of much significance.
United States consuls and the officers OF
the Marine Hospital service abroad will
exercise redoubled diligence on the line
which has thus far been so successful in
warding of or giving timely notice of the
approach of cholera.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
CROLERA IN NAPLES.
Its Providence There Proved, DESPITE
the Danii,ls That Have Rann Made

Its FroVaIence There Proved, despite
the Denials That Have Been Made.
LONDON, July 31.-Despite the denials
that have been made as to the presence
of cholera in Naples, and the informa-
ton that appeared to sustain the denials,
the Central Neios publishes tine follow.
ing figures as to the number of cases oil
disease and deaths in that city:
''From July Goth to July 2Sth, there
were 292 cholera cases registered in the
city and 157 deaths. The number OF
cases and deaths has declined since
JuIv ODD -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03

tE.niectually yet gently, when, cosuye or
bilious plllolsI or when the blood is impure or
auggish 70 permanently cure habitual
liver to healthy activity, without irritat.
ING or weakening them, toldispel hsad.
aches, colds or feyera use Syrup Of Figs.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
TINE rnIRD MAN LYNoH ED.
Vengeance wreaked on the Last of the
Three Negroes Who Assaulted White
Woman.

FGhbohhNe "NeAh9a otA tuh A&tbt Oh Nnb
Three Negroes Who Assaulted White
Woman.
COLUMBIA, s. O., July 31.-Handy
Keigler, one of the three negroes alleged
to have feloniously assaulted Mrs. Sight
Ter, wife of farmer, was taken from
Jail at Lexington by mob, early this
morning, and taken to CASTOR. He was
there hanged at $50 o'clock, to the
same tree as the other two.
Thompson and Preston were hanged
yesterday. No confession could be ex.
torted from keigler, nor from Preston.
Thompson, however, confessed, he said
that the other two participated in the
crime.
HAEGED--BUT NO PARTICULARS.
WATER VALLEY, MISS, July 81
News reached here last night from Paris,
Lafayette county, 10 miles from here,
that Will Steen, negro, was hanged by
a mob. No particulars of the affair have
been received.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
TO BE HANG Ed a UG Usr 4rH.


''oh " ths NINE choctaw Indians.
CADpo, 1T, July 2s.-The execution
OF nine Choctaw murderers will GER
tainiy take place August 9TH.
Judge Hobson, to whom the case was
referred for a new trial, has decided
that the prisoners were properly tried
and has ordered that the sentence of the
court be carried out on August 4th, to
which date the men were raspited.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
SGED--BuT NO PARTICULARS.


MADRID, SPAIN, July 27.--Several persons
at Pindo, in the province of Corunna,
have been attacked by disease that Is
strongly suspected of being cholera. The
taking every measure Of precaution to pre-.
vent the spread of the disease.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03

PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Aug 1.-Master
Mechanic Campbell Of the Lehigh
Valley shops at Delano, has been pro-
noted to take charge Of that company's
| shops at Buffalo.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03

The Riverside steel and iron works. at
Wheeling, West Virginia. closed Saturday,
indefinitely. The plant employs 1000 men.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-03
BISHOP MULLINS JUBILEE
The 18th Anniversary OF His
Episcopacy.
HIS WORK IN THE ERIE DIOCESE
A High Endorsement by
Cardinal Gibbons.

The Eminent Preiate Reviews the Work
of Bishop Muiiin, and Shows by Com
parison of Figures What Has Been
occasioned.-A Gala Occasion With Erie
Catholics.