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Evening journal., 1893-07-21
MILFORD WOMEN FIGHT
Mrs. Owen Isaacs Savagely
Attacks a Neighbor.
JEAIOUsIY THE CAUSE OF THE ACT

Mrs Belts Had Only Stick Of Wood
with which to Defend HerssIf-rhe
Affair Was stopped by the Husbands OF
the women-The would-Be murdsres.
Has Fled and Her Whereabouts Ara
Unknown.
MILFORD July 81 The wife OF Owen
lsaacs, living on Carlisle Lane. in South
Nilfoid, on Wednesday about noon. as.
saulted the wife of Harry Belts her
next door neighbor, with a razor and
without doubt intended to kill her
victim, as she few minutes before de.
clared she would do.
savageiy sIashed with Razor.
The Isaacs woman ran into Mrs Betts
as she stood In her own door and made a
savage wipe at her throat. but the keen
edge Of the razor did not ouIte reach the
spot Il was evidentally intended for It
caught Mrs Belts on the TOP of the head
little TO the left of the centre and laid
II open to the bone for distance of four
inches, from back to front.
Stick OF Wood Her Defense.
Mrs Belts at this juncture seized a
stick Of wood with which to defend her.
self and bringing It down upon the
shoulders Of Mrs. Isaacs, knocked her to
her knees. She was up In an instant
and more desperate than ever made
thrust upon thrust &C the head and
neck Of her victim Three more
times did she strike with the keen
bladed razor and In addition TO the one
cut four inches long, she inflicted one
more cut three inches long to the right
of he first one, one more slight cut
an inch away and one in the centre of
the forehead from right TO left. two
inches long All Of these cuts went to
the bone
would-be murderssa Fled.
Mr.. Belts and Mr. Isaacs succeeded at
this juucture in getting the razor awav
from the, at heart, murderess. Before
the officers could arrest the woman she
had flown, but the officers say they will
catch and bring her back to Milford.
Jealousy was the cause Of the assault.
Made Threats the Night Before.
The night before the assault she had
a razor in her pocket and when ques
toned as TO what she intended to do
with II she said she would use Il on any
one who interferred with her.
DR. j. 5 Prettyman, Jr sewed up and
dressed the wounds and the victim Of
this tiend Ia the garb OF Jealous woman
Is resting quietly and getting along
nicely.
The Milford Chronicle. in commenting
on the affair, to-day says: II tue Off
GERS do not succeed in capturing the
perpetrater of this iendish act they will
not be doug their duty, aud II the jus
tice Of the peace does not make her bail
bond a. heavy as the Law allows he will
also be derelict to duty
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
NO MORE PAPER MONEY UNDER "Y'S.'

Thaoher Says That Cleveland aud Car
liso Assure Him They WIN Not Try for
Unconditional Repeal of the sherman
Silver law.
DENVER, Col, July 81 Captain
Thacher of Aspen, back from Washing
ton, says that personal talks with Car.
Isle and Cleveland assure him they will
not try for unconditional repeal of the
Sherman Silver law.
He says they have substitutes under
consideration as follows: One for free
coinage at an Increased ratio, and re
tirement Of all paper money under five
dollars; second, free coinage OF four
million ounces monthly with seignorage
for coming foreign bullion; the re en-
actment Of the Bland law, making coin
age of four million ounces a month COM
pulsory
Thaeher is thoroughly responsible,
and positively asserts these views are
direct from the President and Secretary.
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
JACK" ON The PACIFIC COAST.

Many Deaths Daily Reported From the
Dread Yellow Fever-Epidemio Not so
severe for Years.
ST. LOUIS, July 21.-A special from
Durango, Mex, to the Globe Democrat
states that mail adviees have been re-
ceived from Mszstlan, on the Pacific
coast, that yellow fever has made it,
appearance there and many deaths from
the disease are reported daily
The epidemic has not been so severe in
that city for many years. There is no
danger OF it spreading to cities located
mountains
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
TO ENTERTAIN THEIR FRIENDS.
Members of Homew"od Driving Park A..
ISOLATION to Give n Series OF Races To-
morrow.

Members Of Homew"od Driving Park A.
sooiation To Give n Series OF Races To-
morrow.
special Correspondence Evening Journal
NETARK, July 81 The members OF
the Home Diving Park Association
will entertain their friends tomorrow
afternoon. at Homewood Driving Park.
east OF town There will be a series of
Eve races 10 be made up Of the following
cl 'sses: 4 minute 80. 90 2. so and
2.37, trot or pace No purses will be-
given These events have always proved
very interesting, aud the attendance on
this occasion undoubtedly will be large.
Florence A. Hall. infant daughter of
Robert Hall, died yesterday morning
after a short illness. of cholera infantum'
0he funeral will take place TO morrsw
afternoon at 4 o'clock and inierment
will be made in Newark Cemetery.
Ivy Castle, X. G f., of his town, will
bold a public installation service In hos.
singers grove tomorrow evening
A few days ago Walter Maxwell.
while at work, loading hay, had one Of
his fingers pierced with tine Of a pitch
fork which caused the young man much
/ pain,
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
FEASTER CLERK OF MARKET
WHAT WILL SLAYSMAN DO NOW,
POOR THING

The Standing Committees Revised for
Maguigan's Beneflt-Colonel Price VIII
BE Elected by the Finance Committee.
The Councilmanic slate was broken
last evening and H P. Slsysman had to
make room for Seth h. Feaster. of the
Sixth ward as clerk of the market. AS
predicted by the EVENING JOURNAL yes
terday this was the only change made in
the slate already named The caucus
nominees were duly elected. The Demo
Gratis voted blank in every instance ex.
cept one. Then a facetious man voted
for McGinty for coal oil inspector. One
Republican voted against Tillman, the
negro bailif
The Republicans were so slow in get
ting tO-work that Mr.. Donahoe moved
that Mr. Dannenberg preside This had
the desired effect ard President Perkins
stopped wire pulling and took the chair
The unse ting of James NJ. Griffin and
seating of Maguigan made revision OF
the standing committees necessary. The
changes we're made and ratified
The city treasurer reported a cash
balance of 800, 997 80 The receipts OF
the week were S94, 475 Of which amount
Collector Mitchell paid S1l, 300 and Col
lector Sayers, $2l,
Meat inspector George Abele petitioned
City Council for a transcript of the
ordinance governing the inspection OF
meat and also for means of destroying
condemned meat. 1t was granted
Several other unimportant petitions
and communications were read and re-
ferred
The conmitte on finance reported that
on August 1, $s,027 90 interest would
have TO be paid and S27,0D worth OF
bonds redeemed
Il h. Ward, counsel for ex Dog
Catcher Writ. presented his claim OF
$33 for killing dogs and keep of horse
The communication was placed in the
hands of the law committee
The B ard of Education appropriation
amounting to S9,4 2. was passed
Captain Ed ward Kcrshaw was nom
mated for harbor master by the Board Oi
Port Wardens and duly elected by City
! Council
Colonel Samuel a. Price, city treasur
er'- clerk, will be elected by the Financ,
| Committee
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
cITY NEWs lN eRIEF.

The advertising car Of the Barnum &
Bailey circus is standing at the foot OF Po lar
street.
William McCafferty. Of 10. 7o6 Walnut
street. viii 20 on duty this afternoon as a
sub-letter carrier in the post Office.
The Warren Cl Gle Club will take a
century run o. Dover on August O. leaving
this city at O'Clock in the morning.
Maxwell Dixon and Daniel Hall were
fined 81 and 81 respectively in the Municipal
Court this morning, for drunkenness.
"A new sewer is being built on jackson be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets. and on Fifth
between jackson and Van Buren, streets.
The Loyal Temperance Legion picnicked
IN ShelpOt Park yesterday afternoon.
Neary thousand persons visited the park
yesterday.
The Y.M c. A Rambliug Club played
"hare ana hound" last evening. The run-cX-
tended o Carrcroft, Sbellpot Park and b ck
10 Association Hall. Games will be held.
under the auspices Of the club. at Riverview
next Thursday.
The 10 Indications are that the trouble over
the Wellington "a street bridge approach on
the north sine Of the brandywine viii npon
be- idjusted. the wing walls put in position,
and that the street and Sewer Department
will grade Eighteenth street and use the dirt
| for flliug IN the approach. Until ibis Is done
vehicles must keep OF the park approach.
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
SPICER AGAIN In TROUBLE.
THE YOUNG FoRGER ARRESTED BY
NEW YORK POLICE.

This Time He Has nm Accompllce in
Louis II. Chandler. the Son OF a
Wealthy Farmer at MlIton-Their
Methods of Living without Work.
Linwood spicer, alias Harry Hunter,
alias Harry Dodd, Of Lewes, the son OF
well known man who gave his
father 30 much trouble by forging
checks last winter, is again In trouble.
This time be has an accomplce In Louis
b. Chandler, the son Of q wealthy
farmer, Lewis Chandler, OF Milton.
The two Delaware boys were ar.
rested In New York a few days ago
on warrants from Philadelphia, chRrg-
ing them with forgery and were held
to await the action Of the Pennsyl
vania authorities
Chandler Is % years Of age, and has
been for the last two years la the
employ OF the @ A. Wood Company
manufacturers OF sewing machines, at
No. "a North Tenth street, Philadelphia.
with an Office Mt No. / Z East Fourteenth
street, New York, aud up 20 January
be had been working there as a col
lector.
AnN AhhHu WAS HuN Nulu
ing over all the money he collected and
informed him Of their suspicion
Chandler promised TO return the money
be misappropriatsd, aud was given time
10 do It he then, 10 II alleged, left th,
eompany's employ and began a bolC
system Of robbery.
The manager Of the Office In this cit,
says Chandler would go the post Office
aud get letters which contained monel
remittanoes from persons who had pur
chased machines and we're paying fo
them on the instnlment plan He Il
said TO have forged checks and mis-
appropriated large amount Of mone1
In that way.
A check for $77 had been forged on Idl
X Nipple manager Of the PHILADELPHIA
house, aud on this charge warrants wer
/ issued
Spicer Is 81 years old and was uuti
last winter a dentistry student in Phil
adelphia He forged and raised check
of his father and compelled the latter q
mortgage his little house at Lewes 4
/ meet them
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
A HEAVY ARTlLLERYMAN.
But w. II. johnson Did Big Fighting
for the Lost Cause"

for the Lost Cause"
The Philadelphia Record prints the
following concerning well-known
Wilmington preacher:
During the recent visit of the sum
mer school OF the University Extension
Society to the Brandywine battlefield.
Professor d. w. Howard, formerly of the
Central High School, entertained
number of the visitors as
his personal guests and drove
them over the battlefield in
his private carriage. Professor Howard
commanded battery of United States
artillery during the late war and was
surprised to learn that one of his guests,
Rev w H johnson, Of Wilmington, had
served in the Confederate heavy artil-
lery. The two had a pleasant chat
about war recollections as they viewed
the revolutionary battlefield. Rev. Mr..
johnson was present when Fort Sumter
was fred on, and was subsequently one
of the Confederate garrison Of the for
tress. He is now a Unitarian clergy man
at Wilmington, but he will leave shortly
to take charge at Boston.
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
CRUSHED BY A HEAVY SAND FALL

Young Koch, Struggling in the Agony
OF Suff1oatioB, Succeeded in Releasing
Himself Only to Expire.
S HUYIKTLL HAVEN. Pa, July 21 -
The dead body of Harry Alfred Kock,
aged 10, OF this place, " as found .last
night alongside sand pit near Con
nor's Crossing, at which he had been
working all day
His distorted features and the condi-
tion of things in the pit indicated
plainly heavy fall of sand while he
was shoveling to the surface which
caught and covered him
Struggling in the agony of suffocs-
iion be succeeded in releasing himself
and reached the surface only to expire.
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
TO FURTHER The SILVER INTEREST.

One Hundred leading Business Men
and Financiers WIN Go to Chicago and
Washington to Defend COlorado's
Credit.
DENVER, July 21-The Denver Cham
Der of Commerce held an important
nesting yesterday.
1t was decided in view Of the recent
troubles in financial and business circles
in this city that the interests of Colorado
demanded that the stale be represented
At the bi-metallic league conventions IN
Chicago and Washington by busines.
men who would place the state befor.
the country in proper light and repuni-
ate any incendisry utterances which
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
Mr.. PRlcKErT SIGNED.
The Law ana Order Society Lawyer the
Victim of "A Practical Joke

Victim of Practical Joke
Francis h Hoffecker, The well known
and popular young lawyer of this
ciy gave his frie ds A delightful moon
light trip down the Delae are bsy
To Port Penn, on the txcursien steamer
Appledore last night. Those who EN-
barked from his city were Colonel
BENJAMIN Nields, James II Hoffecker,
Jr, Register Of Wills Cooch, Lewis Q.
Vandegrift, } r Bradford Andrew h
SauboIne. William S Prickett, George
r. Hofecker. Hugh G Brown,
Francis n Walker Peter l. Cooper, Jr
Speaker of the House Harvey White
man, Deputy Attorney General Branch
II. Giles, City S.dicitor George
Elliott. e. T Canhy. f l. Gilpin
L e. Wales, Jr., Judge j. Frank Ball
] A. Richardi on. George Lodge E.
smith e. Il. Gayley, William s Hilles,
Colonel Otho Nowland, }. b Winchester,
Il. II. Ward, ex-City Solicitor G. N.
Curtis, T. Howard Lewis and Tilghman
Johnson.
The Appledore left the wharf at G 10
o'clock Some delay WAS occasloned In
the Christiana by the pilot running the
steamer ashore near Third street bridge
/ When New Castle was reached DR..
J Black and r g. Cooper were taken
aboard Henry Cleaver and Thomas l.
Dnworth joined the party at Port Penn,
where bounteous supper was served al
Edward Mines hotel
A funny incident occurred in connec
tion with the registering Of the guests
at the hote.. For some time the Law anC
Order Society has been opposing the
granting Of license TO Mr.. Milne, and
William Prickett as counsel for tn,
society, did the fighting before the court
Colonel Nields and Mr.. Lodge though
IL would be big thing TO play joke OF
Mr. Prickett. At the top Of the register
they wrote petition somewhat in thl
following style:
"To the Honorable the Judges Of thu
Court Of General Sessions of the Peac
and Jail Delivery. etc We, the under
signed. believing Edward Milne to b
a suitable and proper person 10 kee
an inn OF tavern and 20 sell Intoxicating
liquors, etc we do humbly petition you
honors TO grant him license"
The entire party including MI
p rickett, signed this petition, think
ing they were simply register
ing. The leaf was torn ou
from the register and will probably
used to back Mr.. Mines application th
next time he goes before the court.
On the return trip the boat reache
her dock at 80 o'clock this morning.
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
OFFICERS SAVGO ANOTHER CREMATION

Edward House, Negro Suspected of
Committing an Outrage. Was Tracked
BY Hounds aud Horsemen
DALLAS, Tex, July 2l.-- iss frankie
Jehuke, 18 years of age, was assaulted,
murdered and her body thrown into a
creek near Ennis, Wednesday night.
Suspicion was directed towards
Edward House, negro employed on the
same farm. House became alarmed and
fed.
Hounds were put on his track at noon
yesterday and in few hours he was run
down and captured in the brush.
A mob of several hundred men gath
cred to lynch him, but officers succeeded
in getting the negro on a train, and the
supposition is they will place him in
some western Jail for safe keeping, and
thereby prevent another cremation.
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
JAILED AND SAVGO FROM LYNCHERS.

The Criminal Assailant Of Miss Mes
senger Was Not Caught Until Bullet
Pierced His Head This Morning.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, July 2l.-
Thomas Holley, 30 years of age, met
Miss Americus Messenger on the Ohio
River railroad track near Cox's Landing,
last evening, and committed criminal
assault.
A constable named Bowen, hearing
her cries. ran to her, when Holley
jumped into a skiff and went to the
Ohio side of the river
he was pursued by the officer and shot
in the head before caught. he was
jailed here at o'clock this morning.
The crowd that collected about the
scene of the crime wanted to lynch
Holley. Miss Messenger is but IA years
of age.
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
THE HEBREW FEAST OF AB.

Faithful Jews VIII Abstain From An
Food and Drink and Unite In Lamenta-
tions over the Downfall of Their Nation.
The Jewish fast Of Alb will be ushered
in TO morrow evening toward dark, after
the Sabbath and will continue all day
Sunday until dark Whenever the Sab
bath occurs on the ninth day of Ab, the
fast commemorative of the worst dis
asters In lsrael's history is observed on
the tenth day Of that month. Such Is
the case this year During the fast
faithful Jews will abstain from all food
and drink, and unite In lamentations
over the downfall Of the Jewish nation
On the ninth and tenth days Of Alb
the city Of Jerusalem and the Holy
Temple we're on two occasions laid waste
by destroyprs The first time by
N buchadnezzar, King of Baby the
eoond time by Titus, afterwards
emperor Of the Romans
On these days still later on, Blther
the last stronghold in the Holy Land
was taken by the soldiers of Hadrian,
Roman Emperor, and ten Of the most
illustrious rabbis Of their age wer,
cruelty executed. The fast also com
memorates the terrible slaughter at th'
capture Of Jerusalem, the murder VI
Hannah and her seven sons. who, a.
another time, refused TO bow TO the
,doatries OF the Greeks. under Autiochu
Epiphanes, and other events, all o
winch, though not occurring In thl
same age. give origin 70 eleRies ani
lamentations, chanted In mournfu
strains on the Fast Alb
The compositions for this fast, beside
the Book OF Lamentations OF jeremiah
have called forth the genius Of poets, es
peclally in the ritual.
This is the .S25lh year since the de
struction Of the second temple by th'
soldiers Of Titus
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
THE FIRE KING ABROAD.
New Church, Erected at a Cost
of 5000, 900 Totally Destroyed.
TWO ENTIRE BLOCKS IN FLAMES

Costly Parochial School which Had
Never Been Used, Also Destroyed.
Governor Flower Owned Row of Tene-
ment Houses That Were Burned. the
Inmates Of which Escape Unipjured.
Loss Of $500. 900.
LONG ISLAND CITY, N 4, July 81 -
Two entire blocks of buildings in this
city were destroyed by fire early this
morning
The new st. Mary's Roman Catholic
Church just completed at cost Of
$780, 5000, is totally destroyed The
parsonage was one of the first buildings
thoroughly gutted by the flames
The costly new parochial school,
which had never been used, was also
destroyed
Flames Started in a Refrigerator Factory.
The flames started in Gray's re-
frigerator factory on Fourth street and
spread rapidly through the large stock
Of dry timber. A southerly wind car.
ried the flames and soon the whole
block, bounded by jackson avenue on
the west, by Vernon avenue and
Fourth street on the south, and by
Fifth street on the north, was in flames
Fire Department Could Do Nothing.
The fire department could do nothing
TO stop the flames. Help was asked from
Brooklyn but before it arrived the entire
block in which the fire started was
doomed.
Some ofthe Buildings Burned.
The other buildings burned are: On
Vernon avenue. w. A Mahkens drug
store; M. c. Rudolph's furnishing
store; J. ]. O'Connor's paint store.
On jackson avenue, Jacob CreteI
hotel, vacant store, Owen Clark's
bottling establishment, Weindarf's
barber shop; Scsrborough's jewelry
stole four tenment houses aud foui
story brick building o. Fourth street
Creter's hotel, Gray factory aud row
of small frame buildings
Governor Flowers Houses Burned.
Governor Flower owned a row o.
tenements that were burned Tn,
burned blocks Including grocery, dry
goods and paint stores, and number o.
tenement houses The inmates of thes,
escaped uninjured After burning
nearly an hour the flames leaped across
to the opposite buildings on Fourth anC
Fifth streets and the fremen weri
po Eerless. to check their progress
These burned blocks made up the busi.
ness portion Of the first ward
over a Bundred Families Homeless.
More than hund ed families hav
bean rendered homeless The loss i
about $s00.0u The water lasted unit
the fire was nearly under control anC
then there was great shortage
At 2 30 o'clock the tower Of th,
Catholic church fell with a crash aut
wrecked what remained Of the roof O
the main building
Evening journal., 1893-07-21

may be made In that convention by dele
gates from this state.
President Byers was instructed TO
name committee of one hundred COM
posed of the leading business and fnan-
cial men of the city TO 60 to Chicago and
Washington and defend the credit Of the
state while at the same time they shall
do all in their power to further the in
terests Of silver,
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
Como under the Hnmmer.

Sheriff Gould sold two properties
yesterday afternoon William Bright
paid s.. 100 for George II. Marple's
property. the three story brick build
iug at the southeast corner Of Second
aud Shipley streets William S Hilles
gave 81, 260 600 for'the two story brick
house on the east side Of Franklin street
above Elm, the property of William
Dougherty. surviving mortgagor, and
Henry @. Conrad, trustee for Edwin w.
Iaekqop
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
Gov waite Says Damn Them. -

DENVER. Col, July Ex-Governor
Waite doesn't seem 10 care what effect
an extra session would have upon
East ern investors, for when the question
was broscbed be answered emphati-
cally:
"Oh, damn The people in the East.
We want TO scare them TO DEATH"
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
MORE DEPUTIES AT THE MINES

Sheriff Determined to Preserve the Peace
PITTsBoRo, Kan, July 21 The sheriff
OF Crawford county has fifty Deputies
scattered at the various zines and will
to-day appoint 100 more If necessary. He
says he Is able to preserve the peace anc
VIII prevent riot, aud that the stat
military will not be needed. Two wa
rants were sworn out yesterday for th.
arrest OF President Walters of the miu,
workers Tor trespassiug on the premises
OF the mine owners, but hearing of it, he
Immediately left town.
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
TWO MEN KILLED In COLLISION.

Two Freight Trains Crashed Into Each
Other Because a switch Was Not Prop
erIy Turned-Thirty Horses and Num-
Der of Hogs Killed.
TlsKILwA, Ill, July 21.-An extra
eastbound freight train colided with a
westbound local freight on siding yes
terday morning The local had just
pulled into the siding aud the switch
was not closed in time.
George Hickey, of Sheffield, fireman
Of the stock train. was instantly killed
and Engineer Henry L Strong, Of Blue
Island, died three hours later from bis
Injuries. Thirty horses and large mum.
Der of hogs were killed
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
DISCIPLES OF LYcUReUs.
just who VIII Represent Delaware at
Milwaukee Is Not Known.

mAANauhto aNuA AAhOMh
The American Bar Association will
meet in Milwaukee, Wis, on August 80
ana 81 IL is probable that Delaware
will be represented, but the time is too
distant too predict the personelle Of the
delegation.
Senator George Gray is a vice-presi.
dent; Judge l. c. Grubb is a member Of
the general council, and Willard Sauls.
bury, Jr, and Hon George w. rates are
members of the local council The Del
aware membere of the association are
George d Bates, Minister Thomas F.
Bayard, Edward G. Bradford, Senator
George Gray, Judge /. c. Grubb,
senator Anthony Higgins, William s.
Hills, James H Hoffecker. Jr,, Chief
Justice Lore, Attorney General John r
Nicholson. Hon. Willard Hall Porter
Willard Salisbury, Jr., Judge L. e
| Wales
Evening journal., 1893-07-21
nIore Aahsa to Collect.

The contract price for collecting ashes
this year Is higher than 1t ever was
This is due to the different portions Of
the city being built up. In years past
there were many vacant lots and the
people were in the habit of dumping
their ashes on these Many Of the lots
have been built upon and the people sre
compelled to deposit their ashes In
harrala