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Evening journal., 1893-02-23
A DULL COURT DAY.
The Hukiii-Blookway Case Goes 60 the
Jury-The Chief Justice Absent.

The HukiIl-BIookway Case Goes 60 the
Jury-The Chief Justice Absent.
There was dull session Of the
Superior Court this morning.
The case Of Gideon T.. Hukill VS..
Wilhelmina Blockway was again
taken up and Judge Cullen
charged the jury. The Jury retired
at 10 10 This suit was brought by
Hukill TO recover 1854 for material
furnished by the latter for repairs TO q
building of the defendant at Middletown
The chief justice did not arrive In
court until 1l.35, having been detained
at his home.
The case Of Shaw & Company against
the Hoyt Sand and Gravel Company for
goods sold TO the latter, was opened by
Mr. Emmons. for the plaintiff.
=. G. Shaw Of 400 North Seventh
street, Philadelphia was the only wit
ness for the plaintiffs. He testified
that his firm sold machinery
to the amount Of S7ls57. including in
terest TO the defendants, and had re-
ceived no payments on that account.
Mr. Bird asked that J Harvey White
man be appointed commissioner for the
sutton VS.. sutton divorce case.
When court adjourned at 1245 tb,
jury in the Hukill- Bloclxway case hac
not returned. A recess was taken unit
o 70
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
DISCHARGED WITHOUT NOTICE.
Ten Telegraph Operators Thrown Out OF

Ten Telegraph Operators Thrown Out OF
Employment for Cause Unknown.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb 23-There is a
row on between the Western Union
Telegraph Company and its force Of
operators. Yesterday ten operators
were discharged without a minutes
notice and without the assignment Of
any specific reason. Superintendent
McMichael went to Sioux City last night.
It is ther efore impossible to obtain his
reasons.
Some time ago a notice was posted in
the operating room to the effect that any
operator who was caught in the pool
rooms Of the city would be instantly dis.
charged. at first this was supposed to
have been the cause, but subsequently il
was learned that at least three of the
discharged men had not been playing the
horses A meeting of the union has
been called to consider the matter, as il
is agreed that membership in the order
must have been the reason for the dis
charge
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
GRESHAM'S MYSTERIOUS MISSION.
He Leaves Chicago for New York Amid
Divers Explanations in Political Circles
as to the why and wherefore.

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-Among those who
purchased tickets over the Lake Shore
road last evening for New York was
Judge Walter Q. Gresham, the future
Secretary of State, who took his depart
ure somewhat hurriedly, and, although
the news Of it was whispered in the
inner circles, the object Of his pilgrim
age was shrouded in mystery.
Persons closely associated with the
Judge asserted that he was making the
Journey in obedience to a telegram from
Mr.. Cleveland, so it is highly probably
that the Little White House" at Lake
wood is the objective point of the Illinois
statesman.
The same air Of secrecy that obtained
the outer political world permeated the
atmosphere Of Judge Gresham's home on
Prairie avenue.
Son-in-law Andrews was evidently not
disposed to talk freely. He said Judge
Gresham had gone to New York, not
Lakewood but left the impression that the
judges trip was for the purpose of see
ing Secretary of State Foster before his
departure for Europe on the 25th. His
stay in New York will be a brief one
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
DIED BY PROXY.

The Death of a Mysterious individual
Allows Another to Cheat an Insurance
Company.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 23.-Nearly a year
ago a stranger died in this city. and dur
ing his brief illness DR.. King, ex-county
physician, attended him. The name
under which he was known Dr. King re-
fused to divulge, but it was that Of a
wealthy man and one who had his life
insured for $4,000. The physician
signed the death certificate and it was
acc epted by the insurance company and
the money paid to the mans heirs in
Chicago
The heavily insured man was seeu
after his alleged death and funeral in
Omaha and the insurance company was
notified and at once placed the matter in
the hands of detectives. The body was
exhumed and was found not to be that
of the man to whom the insurance wa;
issued. A detective has found clues tC
the supposed dead man in Omaha and IL
now endeavoring to ascertain the rea
name of the man who died and wal
buried here.
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
THE y. M. c. A. CELEBRATION,


Kefreshments and Continuous Enter
tanment at Association Hail.
The Young Mems Christian Association
reception, which has become a pleasant
and successful feature Of Washingtons
Birthday observances in Wilmington was
a complete success yesterday. From Q
until 10 p m. there was pleasant enter
tainmeut for the hundreds OF visitors
and refreshments, served by the hands of
the Ladies' Auxiliary, never became ex-
hausted The continuous entertainment
idea was again found to work with com
plete success
George Hyatt's orchestra Of three
pieces furnished music from to 3
o'clock From to 4 o'clock J. r. King
sang and William Morton recited and
Charles Currinder sang tenor solo
John Craig accompanied him. From A
to o'clock, orchestra piano Duet by
Miss Daisy Sutton and Miss Carrie
Flynn reading, by Miss Anna Vandever;
piano duet, by Miss Bertha Elliott and
Miss Grace Reese. Rev. John ID. G.
Hanna spoke on the life and character OF
Washington. A gymnasium exhibition
was given by number of the Young
men with Physical Director Hoffman as
| leader Those IN the class were Herbert
Rice, c. p. Maroney, George Foulk,
Walter Tazewell, p L. Henderer, L. V.
Christy, Thomas M. Cornbrooks, j.
r. Mahaffy, William H. Williams. This
continued until $50 o'clock. when q
recess was taken. At 2 o'clock the
musical program was taken up. Miss
Mamie Morrow, piano solo; Masters
Probst. violin and piano, Frederick
Beaston, vocal solo, Noble f. Hadley
accompanist. Henry Tatnall Brown
then gave "a New Version Of An Old
Story which was warmly applauded
He responded to two encores. Miss
Ellen Samworth gave a select reading
Mrs Kate Bisselle-Pyle and Miss Vir
ginia Conner vocal duet, with John
Craig, accompanist
From to 9 o'clock was given TO musi,
by Mrs Victor Pyle, Miss Daisy Welsh
Miss Clara Worrell. Miss Breta Bradway
the Misses Bertha and Lulu Elliott, Mrs
White and Samuel H. Beermink. Musi,
was follcwed by a gymnasium class ex-
hibition conducted by w. f. Hoffman
Those in the class were: Victor Bucher
Frank Harrar, Herbert Rice, Charles p
Maroney, George Foulk, Robert NJ. Irwin
j. r. Mahaffy.
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
TO RECEIVE $4,000.
Tho State Worlds Fair Board to Get
That Amount-A Bin for Protection
Against Commission Merchants.

The State Worlds Fair Board TO Get
That Amount-A Bin for Protection
Against Commission Merchants.
Special Dispatch TO the Evening Journal.
DOVER, Feb. 90. .-TheWorld's 8 Fair Board
will get $4,000. The bill appropriating
that amount will be introduced to.mor-
row. It was the committees original In.
tention to make the amount 10000, but
the intelligence that debts to the amount
Of sG,25O were outstanding and that a
sum sufficient to keep the State building
open was necessary caused them to
recomme nd an increased amount.
Representative salisbury will intro
duce tomorrow the Kent Farmers In
stitute bill making It misdemeanol
for anyone to sell or to offer for sale
premature or diseased fruit, or to mix
fine fruits or vegetables with inferior
goods to deceive purchasers. or for any
commission merchant to make false re
turns to the shipper and compelling the
shipper to mark his name on all pack
ages over half-ga,lon weight Th'
maximum penalty provided in the bill Il
$780,
He will also introduce bill to allow
an abandoned or deserted woman to con
vey or sell property without the consen
Of her husband, when she has satisfac
torily proven her desertion before tn
chancellor or resident Judges.
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
JoHNsows ASSAULT AN ACCIDENT

He Was Dismissed ON the Charge Of
Assault and Held for Carrying Con-
cealed Deadly Weapons.
Nathan Johnson, colored, was again
arraigned in the Municipal Court this
morning for shooting Amelia Caldwell
also colored, on January 25. The testi-
mony produced by the defense was TO the
effect that the accident was wholly an
accident, and therefore, this charge was
dismissed Another charge was brought
against him for carrying concealed deadly
weapons and he was held in 500 bali TO
abs yer the charge before the Court Of
General Sessions.
John Williams, an aged colored man,
was found lying drunk in snow pile on
Monroe street, by Officer Powell yester-
day afternoon He was fined 50 10 warm
up on. Andrew French and Martin
Sweeney, old offenders, we're fined So and
costs each for drunkenness, and for the
same offense Ager Adolph and William
Poe were fined 81 each.
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
TEsTINe THE eooo ANp eAD.
Mr.. Waxbam VIII Deliver an Illustrated
Lecture TO Business Men.

Mr.. Waxbam VIII Deliver an Illustrated
Lecture to Business Men.
Professor Goldey, of the Wilmington
Commercial College, was so well pleased
with the mastery manner and simplicity
of @. II. Waxbam, the expert counter
felt detector of Washington, who
lectured before the college students
last Monday, that he has again secured
Mr.. Waxham for to morrow evening
To this lecture Professor Goldey has
invited the bankers Of the city, personal
friends, a number of leading business
men and some of the students, especially
those connected with the banking
department Of the college
Mr.. Waxham is employed at the Treas
ury Department at Washington, to
which he renders monthly reports. All
those who have been invited TO the
lecture have been requested to bring any
counterfeit or doubtful paper money
which they have in their possession OF
which can be obtained for the occasion.
Mr.. Waxham will decide, without a
moments s hesitation. as to its genuineness
and will exchange good money for so
called doubtful, if desired.
his simple method will thus be put to
a thorough test Mr. Waxham recently
gave lecture at the first National BanA
on the scientific manner Of detecting
counterfeit money.
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
Sporting Notes.

Owing TO the dissatisfaction existing
as to the result Of the match last satur.
dey night between Frank Bollen and
Frank Gibson, an affair has been ar
ranged so that each man may show his
merits by appearing before an acknowl-
edged champion, Jersey Gordon. Jer-
sey Gordon is the only man who ever
stood before Jack McAuliffe for four
rounds
Mr.. Bryant, of Mackin & Bryant, who
will appear at the Academy Friday and
Saturday nights, is Billy Hallman, we'll
known in this city as the second base
man Of the Philadelphia Base Ball Club.
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
lN TAE cHEsrER PARADE.
wilmingtonians Witness and Participate
In the A. q. u. W. Demonstration.

Wilmingtonians Witness aud Participate o
In the A, q. u. W. Demonstration.
Many Wilmingtonians went to Chester
yesterday afternoon 10 attend the meet
ing and see the parade of the Pennsyl-
vania Junior Order Of American Me-
chanics. The Delaware delegates were
f. w. Pierson. 1 ; A B. Hauser. 3; w.
o. Lynch. 8 A. @. Calhoun. A Robert
Carlisle, z Joseph Suydam. 2.
The parade moved at 10 with nearly
600 men and eight bands in line. The
FIRST division, IN which the Wilmington
men participated was as follows:
Chief marshal, II. John Shoemaker
chief Of staff, Walter M. Brooks; three
carriages containing officers of the order
chief of FIRST division, Allen G. McCann
aids, John Thompson, Evan Barrett
James Clark, j. Craig Jr, Weston l.
Smith, Benjamin ID. Ayars, Sr., William
Cooling, Robert Smith, William Quaille,
Andrew Bell, William Mcconnell. JOIN
Lilley. Jr Company B, Sixth Regiment
Hyatts Military Band, Of Wilmington
Eureka, No 1, Wilmington; Welcome
No. z, Wilmington; Robert Morris, No
A.. Philadelphia; Haverford. SOP. Phila
delphia; Anna NJ. Ross, 553 w. Philadel
phia Americus Band Chester Council
/ 80. Chester; Houston, 730, South Chester
James S. Hugg, S9S Montgomery Square
Pa. Berwyn, 362, Berwyn, Pa. Edg
mont, 1913 Gradyville, Pa drun corps
Fame, 10, Roxboro; Fredonia, AZ, Phila
delphia; Pennsylvania, 200, StrafiorC
Pa. Star Band, Coatesville, 42l, Coates
! WILLIE Pa
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
ALonr Island Post once Robbod.

BATH BEACH, L. l., Feb. 23.-The
post Office on Benson avenue in this
place was entered by burglars sometime
during the night, the safe blown open
and its contents of stamps and cash,
amounting to about $1,000 carried off
There is no clue to the robbers. The
post office was robbed of 81, 100 in a
similar manner last fall, but the burglars
were never captured and the police are
inclined to think that the same gang
committed the robbery last night
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
FINANCIAL PIRATES ON TRIAL.
An English Firm Charged with Running
an English Building society-Its Fraud
ulent Methods Exposed.

An English Firm Charged Win Rulning
an English Building society-Its Fraud
uIent Methods Exposed.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-James William
Hobbs of the firm of ]. w. Hobbs & Co.,
limited, and Henry Granville Wright,
solicitor. were to-day committed for
trial, along with G. Newman, of G. New
man q Co., limited, on charges of for.
gerry and fraud in connection with the
ruin of the Liberator Building Society
The evidence showed that for about ten
years past Hobbs & Co. had conducted,
with the connivance and assistance of
Wright, a system Of fraud.
George Charles Kentish, who had been
for many years cashier for Hobbs & Co
explained the methods which had been
followed. False bills were accepted by
Hobbs purporting to be drawn by mer-
chants who supplied timber and mater
ial to Hobbs. 1t was not intended
to pay the money on the bills tC
the firms whose names we're used
and these firms were unaware OF
their existence. The bills were
accepted by Hobbs and given to Wright
and the amounts paid by the LiberatoI
Building Society, which financed tn,
business Of Hobbs & Co. Another method
Of defrauding the Liberator Society was
by increasing the wages sheet and there
by receiving a larger amount from the
society each week to meet the expendi
ture for wages than was actually neces
sary.
Kentish did this by the direction o.
Hobbs, to whom Kentish handed thu
greater part of the amount overcast keep
/ ing a little himself. Another clerl
named Bailey, who was not in the secret
noticed the fraudulent overcasting an,
reported to Hobbs who in order to keel
up appearances had to remove Kentish
but procured him place elsewhere at
larger salary.
Although the amounts involved in th'
actual charges against Hobbs, Wright
and Newman are comparatively small
the amount of loss to the Liberatol
Society through mismanagement anC
fraud in various forms, probably exceed
6, 600, 900, although the amount canno
be ascertained with exactness until th'
vast amount Of property, on much o
which the Liberator Society holds thir'
and probably worthless mortgages, is dis
posed Of. The defendants were com
mitted without bail.
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
A Bank Cashier pefauIts.

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 2S.-The directors
of the Gate City National Bank, Tuesday
night announced that Assistant Cashier
Lewis Bedwine was a defaulter. NJ
amount is given. The capital Of the
bank is declpred TO be unimpaired. The
people interested will give no particulars.
Bedwine was in the bank until the
closing hour but has not been seen since
He has been a prominent social leader
and stood very high in business circles.
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Senator Anthony Higgins made a speech
a. the dinner OF the Michigan Club ia Detroit,
last evening, on "Our Manifest Destiny
Annexation"
Rev Burgette short, pastor Of Harrison
Street NJ. r. Church. will speak this evening
at the gospel services being held at Covenant
Reformed Episcopal Church, Third and West
streets.
The corn-crib OF Abraham Kelley, in
Middleoorough marsn. near the pulp works
OF the Jessup and Moore company, has been
carried away piece by piece, By Italians,
within a few months.
"A fire occurred last evening, about 1870
o'clock. in the paint shop of Figarota a. Hines,
in the basement of the building at the north.
east corner OF seventh and Shipley streets. en-
failing loss Of about $50.
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
Kew south wales New Governor.

LONDON, Feb. 23.-Robert William
Duff, Liberal NJ. P, for Buffshire, Scot
land has been appointed governor Of
New South Wales, as successor to the
Earl of Jersey resigned. Mr. Duff was a
commander in the navy from which he
retired on succeeding to his uncle's
estates and to the family seat in Parlia
ment in 1871, when,he also exchanged his
own name of Abercrombi for that OF
Duff He is 81 years old. was junior
lord of the treasury in 1sS2-S5, and civil
lord of the admiralty in the Gladstone
administration of lSS5-S6
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
Ronds nIocI,ed bv SNOW.

EAsToN, Pa, Feb. 23.-The station
agents along the Pennsylvania and Read
ing systems received notice to-day not
to sell tickets for points on the Lehigh
and Hudson road or to New England
via that road which is completely
blocked by snow. Il is learned
that the Pennsylvania. Poughkeepsie
and Boston road, which is depended upon
by the Reading to carry its'New England
business when the Lehigh and Hudson is
unable to handle it. has five engines in a
snow bank at Danielsville, Pa, and that
the road has been shut since Sunday
NIGHTS storm
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
weiter weights Fight a Draw.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 23.-Jim Burge,
the Iron man" of Australia and Charles
johnson of st. Paul, welter weights,
fought at the Palo Alto Club Tuesday
night. johnson forced the fighting up
to the eighth round and considerable
bruising resulted. A draw was declared
at the end of the thirty-sixth round.
Johnson was much the stronger Of the
two at the finish and was unmarked.
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
THE HOUSE OBJECTS.

An Adverzo Report on a Senate Resoiu-
tion-rhe Lobdeil Company Bill
Passed.
Special Dispatch to the Evening Journal.
DOVER, Feb. %. The House Committee
reported adversely upon Mr.. McMullins
resolution that no more divorce or road
bills should be received after tomorrow.
The House passed the bill exempting
the Lobdell Company from municipal
taxation for ten years.
The New Castle Railway bill was read
in the Senate to day.
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
AnxIlIary ReceIvers Dbl nIassachusetts.

Boston. Feb. 2S-On application Of
Thomas @. Platt of New York Justice
Nelson, of the United States Circuit
has appointed A. A. Mcleod, E. M. Pax
son and E. P. Wilbur auxiliary receivers
to have charge of all the property of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad and
Coal Companies in this state. A bond of
$50, coo will be given
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
Punishment for Fatal CareIessness.

WOOSTER, o., Feb. 23.-Sheriff Smith
reached here this morning in charge Of
O.aD. Conklin of Pittsburg. Conk-
lin is the conductor who was in charge Of
the freight train which caused the ter.
rible wreck on the Fort Wayne road near
Shreve on the morning Of September 2l,
1892, in which eleven lives were lost.
The grand Jury found three indictments
each for manslaughter against Conklin
and his engineer, Andrew Bradley.
Bradley could not be found in Pittsburg,
but, il is stated, is at work in East
Palestine, o., and will give himself up.
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
ReadIng,s statement peferred.

PHILADELPHIA, yeb. est will prob.
ably be several days before "a statement
viii be issued by the receivers Of the
Reading railroad. The receivers are
again comforting to day at the general
Offices Of the company and are CAREFUL y
going over all of the accounts and other
details. When this shall have been
completed the statement will be pre-
pared and given ont. All Of the pay
cars started this morning.
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
A Ten.Year-oId pIurderer.

Fort SMITH, Ark, Feb. 23.-Dan
Paschall, a 1O-Year-o.d boy, has been
convicted of murder in Judge Parker's
court The crime for which Paschall
was convicted was the killing of Arthur
Berry at Krebs, l. 7. Several boys we're
passing the home Of the prisoner and
threw rocks at him. This so incensed the
little fellow that he took his fathers
gun and fred at them, resulting in the
death of one of the number.
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
A sunday Closlng Eeho.

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-There being some
doubt that Congress will abrogate the
Worlds Fair Sunday closing clause the
Times is agitating the return to the
United States government of the So,
500. 600 advanced to the Columbian Expo
sition Commission on condition of Sunday
closing, and thereby release the commits
sion from the pledges given on accepting
the gift.
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
Their Mission Unnecessary.

CHICAGO, Feb ga local paper says
that a delegation Of engineers of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy who
came from Iowa to Chicago to visit the
officials of the road and secure the same
pay as conductors and brakemen as to
overtime. did not have to see the officials
as their demands had been granted be-
fore they reached the city. The new
schedule had been printed and mailed
before the engineers left on their mission.
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
PENNeD UP IN SNOW.
Passengers on BIockaded Train Have
TiresOme Wait.

Passengers on Blockaded Train Have a
TiresOme Wait.
LANCASTER, Pa. Feb. 20 A passenger
train on the Reading and Lancaster rail
road which was caught in snow drift
nine miles north Of here early yesterday
morning was extricated at midnight,
after four engines had been sent to It's
assistance 1t was filled with passengers
who had tiresome wait.
An "Uncle Toms Cabin" company
which was to have played here in
the afternoon and evening, was aboard
aud the manager offered the trainmer
5000 if they would get the company here
in time for the performance. A large
gang of shovelers was put to work but
the snow was blown back as fast as il
was taken away.
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
His worI. Appreciated.

Past Post Commander George W.
King Of Smyth Post. No, ], G. A. r.. q,
took considerable interest In the Colum-
bus Day services last October in drilling
the boys of School No. /. His efforts
were much appreciated by the boys and
to express it they presented him with
a handsomely framed picture 2Jx3l
inches entitled "The Mountain Top.
to-day this being his Send birthday. He
Is very much pleased with the gift.
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
An Auditorium FLOOR Collapses.

TORONTO, Ont, Feb. 23.-During a
Masonic entertainment last evening in
odd Fellows Hall at Weston, ten miles
from here, the floor suddenly collapsed
and 100 persons we're precipitated to the
lower floor. Several sustained serious
injuries and a woman whose name is not
learned is seriously injured internally.
She NAV not recover
Evening journal., 1893-02-23
BANKS BOARDING GOLD.
Denver Bankers Increasing Their Gold
Reserve-TaIk of Premium Price.

Denver Bankers IncreasIng Their Gold
Reserve-Talk of Premium Price.
DENVER, Col, Feb. 23.-The national
banks of Denver are boarding gold.
Over s., ,OOO 900 in gold is held in the
vaults in reserve. The bankers admit
that they have larger gold reserves than
they usually keep, but deny any effort to
hoard it. The banks of Colorado are all
acquiring large reserve Of gold coin,
tho First National of Pueblo holding
nearly 81, 900, 600 alone. The silver ad
vecates in Colorado think that gold will
rise to a premium. and that the PEOPLE OF
the East will be glad to join them on the
silver question.