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Evening journal., 1893-07-20
SURPRISES In STATE DEPT. "
ONE CONSUL HAS SERVED UNCLE
SAM SINCE 1843.

New Features Brought to Light in the
Improved Register Just Issued BY the
Department of state-E Each Clerk Now
Does His Share.
WASHINGTON. July 19.-The depart
ment of state has just issued a register
containing some new features. One of
these is a historical sketch Of every
secretary and assistant secretary from
Thomas Jefferson down to the present
day
Another is a record of the persons in
the diplomatic and consular service
which is interesting from it's exhibition
Of the number of such officers who have
remained for years in the service uudis.
turbed by the mutations of politics.
The nestor of the consular corps ap.
pears to be William S Campbell, who
was originally appointed consul at Rot
terdam April 9th, 1S43.
The new register a.sO discloses a re
form that has been affected in the
methods of the state department itself.
For many years the clerical force has
been organized under a system which
placed each clerk in charge of cor
respondeuce on certain specified sub
jecrs As consequence it has hap
pened that some clerks were unduly
taxed while others were comparatively
idle.
The register shows that this practice
has been abolished; that the various
special designations that have been
done away with, and that all Of tn,
clerks in the diplomatic bureau for in
stance are subject to assignment b,
the chief of the bureau to any work
/ In hand
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
SIRMAN WOULD MAKE A GOOD 'UE.
TO Baltimore Paper About the East
ern Shore. Delmnr aud spenker sIrman.

SO Says n Commercial Traveller, writing
TO Baltimore Paper About the East
ern shore. Delmar and Speaker sirman.
A commercial traveller sends to the
Baltimore Sun the following notes Of
Peninsula travel from Baltimore via
Demar to Cape Charles City:
Nearly year ago Delmar was almost
destroyed by fire, but, Phenix like, 10
mas risen from its ashes more beautiful
than ever The greater part OF the
burned district has been rebuilt, many
of the new structures being Of brick
They are built in modern sty les and show "
good taste The public buildings are
also much superior TO the old ones A
new Methodist Episcopal Church has
been erected at a cost of SO 600 modern
brick depot has taken the place Of the
old frame, aud a nice three-story hotel
Wiih modern improvements stands on
the site Of the one destroyed
IN r. building the storehouses the i'm
pr0vement Oh the old seems 10 have been
the order Of the day The depot Of the
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
railroad, however. srems TO be the center
OF attraction, as It. is the center Of the
town II is Of brick, one story. with n
sharp pitched roof and dormer windows
the former IN shape resembling n farm
er's broad rim Malaga hat after n season &
wear more than anything else 10 which
we eau compare 10 IL would not do IA
form an opinion Of this splendid railroad
b, the new depot just erected at this
/ place. If the building covered more
/ space and we're three times az high the
| present style Of architecture wonld
doubtless be more in keeping, but that Il
Is not suited TO so low a building seems
to be- the general opinion.
The terminus of the Delaware Rail
road and the starting point OF the N
lY, p and n, Delmar. Is place OF
considerable business. IL has one larg
planning mill, which Is operated b.,
William l. Sirman, ex Speaker Of tbs
Delaware House OF representatives.
This mill turns out berry crates la grea
quantities In operaiiOn the whole o.
tue year, it gives employment TO
number Of bands Many Of the EN-
ployes of both lines OF railroad max
their homes here Besides, Delmar !
the centre of considerable bacl
country, which brings it's farm pro
ducts, its stock and its timber to thi
point for shipment These oombine
agencies serve to make the place on
of business life and activity.
Delmar is also the home of William L
Sirman, referred to above, who is now
candidate for governor Of his state MI
Sirman is one of your solid, practices
men; unostentatious, a man Of deed
rather than words Should he be nom
mated he would no doubt be elected l
such an event the little Diamond Stat
might look for very sensible and clea
administration, after the Clevelan
type.
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
GOVERNOR SMITH EXONERATED.

He Was Charged with Drunkenness,
and Abuse Of Veterans OF the Western
Branch National Soldiers Home.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kan. July 90 The
board Of managers Of the national
soldiers home has Just made It's
report on the charges preferred by
Surgeon Weaver against Governor A J
Smith Of the western branch home,
located here and the charges OF insubor
dlnation preferred against Surgeon
Weaver bg the governor
The report fully exonerates the'gover
nor and orders the discharge Of Surgeon
Weaver The charges made against the
governor are said TO be the result OF a
conspiracy on the part of party OF Kan.
sas politicians TO oust the governor and
install Kansas man In his place
The members OF the board of which
General W. B franklin is president
have individually wired their congratu
latious 20 the governor.
Drunkenness, dereliction Of duty and
abuse Of the veterans were among tn,
list Of specifications filed against Gen
eral Smith
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
LONG CHASE AFTER A THIEF.

a Wilmington Negro who Stole a
wheel aud - Now Fugitive From
Justice.
John Mason, alias William Macy, a
colored man who lately resided at No. 10
Guthrie's Row, has left town and is a
fugitive from justice On last Friday
he stole oil the hard-earned
money his wifs had on band and next
day went 10 Mcdaniel & Merrihews cycle
store, whore be hired for an hour and a
half a 800 New Rapid combination
wheel
He failed TO return and early this week
the firm sent out f. Booth on his
wheel in search Of him Booth has Just
returned, after an unsuccessful search
covering nearly 200 miles
Mason was seen at Glasgow on Sun.
day At that place he offered TO sell the
wheel for SO, but found no buyers. II,
was next heard OF at Massey's Cross
roads, which point he reached on
Monday afternoon. The authorities o.
Mid iletown. Millington and Chester
town were communicated Will
and Blackbird forest partially
searched. but without avail
Mr.. Booth feels convinced tina
Mason is hiding In the negro settle
ment in Blackbird forest The whee
he rode had red tires and can be easil,
identified by the owners
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
Two TRAIN ROBBERS TRAPPED.

They Are Now Held BY the Strong
Arm of the Law ALTHOUGH Relatives
Have offered $4,000 Bond for One.
FORT SMITH, Ark, July 20.-Henry
Starr and Kid Wilson were arraigned
in the Federal Court yesterday on an
indictment charging them with partici
pating in the Prior Greek train robbery
last spring
Starr is indicted already for the rob
berry Of Carter's store at Sequoyab,
November 10 1892. and Shoefeldt 5
store, at Lenapah, November, ~. 1922.
Milo Creemore, now in Jail here, is in.
dicted with him in both these cases
Starr is also indicted for horse steal.
ing He has not yet been indicted for
the murder of Floyd Wilson but a special
grand jury will be empanneled in few
days to indict him In these two cases.
Express officers here identified Kid
Wilson as one of the Prior Greek roo
bers Stars mother and sister have
been here for two or three days past
with the hope of getting him out Oh
bond, but that is out OF the question
They assert that they can give $50,
600 bond If the court would accept H.
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
AMERICAN LAYERS MEETING.

Plans for the American Bar Association
Meeting in August at milwaukee-"The
Treaty Making Power"
BALTIMORE. July 20 Edward Otis
Hinkley. secretary Of the American Bar
Association, which will meet August 80
and 81 in Milwaukee, has issued his
announcement of the meeting
J Randolph Tucker. of Virginia. is
president. and will open the meeting
with an address. Papers will be read by
Henry Wade Rogers, of Illinois, on "rhe
Treaty Making Power" by w w Nc
Farland, of New York, on THE Evolu
tion of Jurisprudence, and by w NJ
Rose, of Arkansas, on "The Law Of
Trusts and Strikes.
The remainder of the time will be de
voted to the presentation and discussion
of special and standing committee re-
ports, miscellaneous business and the
election of officers. The meeting will
close with the annual dinner at the
Hotel Pfister. The association has
/ ,062 members
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
STRONG PLEAS FOR UNIFORMITY.

Southern Commissioners of Agriculture
Want Some System Of Control of the
sale OF FsItiIiztr 10 Ben, fit Dealer and
Planter.
ATLANTA, Ga July 20 The commits
sioners of agriculture Of the Southern
states here have passed the following
resolutions:
Whereas, it is the opinion of this
cOnfe euce that uniform system Of
control aud regulation of the manufact
ure and sale of commercial fertilizers IN
The SOU bern states is important to
both parties interested in ths use Of
fertilizers, equally to the manufacturer
and dealers as TO the planter and farmer
Therefore be it
Resolved, That Hon R 7. Nesbit,
commissioner of agriculture of Geov
gia, be appointed committee to draft
bill based upon the principles of the
Georgia statute upon consultation and
correspondence with the commissioners
of the several states and examination
of the statutes of said states and that
he is au horized to call convention
of the con missioners of said states for
the purpose of having the said bill,
when pei fected, adopted by the legis
/ latures Of the several states.
Resolved, Further that the com
missioners of the several states for.
ward to Commissioner Nesbit as soon
as practicable copies of the acts of
their states and the rules and regula-
tions of their departments.
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
MYSTERIOUS EXPRESS ROBBERY.

Money was Abstracted From Package
and Replaced by Brown Wrapping
Paper and Cotton.
KhtKUK, Iowa. July GOV q.
Quick, superintendent Of the United
States Express Company and X o.
Gross, Of the Pacific, are in town in
ve-tigating a my sterious express rob
berry
pscis age alleged to contain 81 600
left Chicago Saturday, via the United
States aud was transferred TO the
Pacific At K.okuk aud taken out to
Promise City Iowa. its destination
The corsignee, Banker n Robert
son, was expecting the package and was
at the pot when il arrived. At once
he detected hat mething was wrong
and the package was opened and found
to contain nothing but brown wrapping
paper aud cotton
The seal had been raised and the
money abstrscted By whom is the
problem the officials are trying to solve
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
STRAINS OF CLASSIC MUSIC
$500 PEOPLE LISTEN TO THE
CONCERT AT UNION PARK.

The Artists OF the NeApoiitan Band and
the Brownson Donble Quertet Entertain
Large Part of the City's Population. q
II Is estimated that about $500
people visited Union Park last night 10
hear the musical entertainment OF fifty
artists OF the Neapolitan baud The
Wilmington City Railway Company's s
lines leading TO the park we're taxed TO
their utmost capacity. Car after car,
loaded so heavy that there was not
standing room was transferred. On the
hills on Fourth and Eighth streets
several cars we're stalled 50 great was
the rush and the electric plugs In others
were burned out. causing serious diff
cu,ties in reaching the destination.
At every street crossing, from Fourth
street TO Brandywine bridge on Market
crowds we're assembled between and 8
o'clock awaiting cars that would transfer
them TO the park With the heavy
traffic no serious accidents resulted.
At Union Park the scene was pic
turesque Arc lights aud the new
moon together made the place as light
as day. I'm the brilliantly illuminated
"shell" the Neapolitan Band, thirty -four
players, discoursed fine music under
the direction of 4. Magliano. The
program was as follows:
Military March.
Overture, Barber n Seville,". Rossin
Song, sailing n........... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
80. Brownson Lib ary Quartet
March, Wilmington Progress A Mon Amt.
w a. Kelley, by A. NaglianC
Selection. "Fnustm ...... .......... .GOnnOd
Song, Rocked in the Cradle OF tho iesp." ~.
Duet, McCullion ana Gillespli
Union Park" 20 ka..........by A. Maglian'
Overture. william Tell. .",........... Rossin
Song, I'm the Gaming. s.'....... :. ....,.
Clarinet solo, lsi. nor L. TotD
Selection, 1rOvatore...... ....... ..... Nerd
Sc &c ion. =" ucia' '........,... ...... Donizzcttl
Gaiop.
Undoubtedly the choicest selection o
the evening was Faust" which In
cluded all tho chornses. the famou
Faust waltz song and two fine corne
solos william Tell" and "Trovatore
we're both artisticallY played aud eacl
selection was hear lily applauded
All Of he fair listeners, however
Thought that the perfectly lovely
piece OF the evening was Union Parl
Polka. which Signor Megli composer
last week 10 be- introduced on thi
occasion The polka is a DESCRIPTIVE
piece and In IL the play ers sing laue b
ing song that greatly amuses TIA
/ audience
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
NOT A STORE WAS LEFT
Sweeping Fire in a California
Town.
SIXTY BUILDINGS CONSUMED

Townspeopie Could Not Control the
Flames and Thoy Soon Wiped Out
Five whole BIocks-BuiIdings Cover
ing seven Acres Were Destroyed
on big New Jersey Dairy Farm.
SUsARvILLE, CAL. July ia disas.
trous ERE occurred here Tuesday night,
resulting in the destruction of sixty
buildings and causing a loss Of about
$3.50 600
The fire started in the outbuildlngs OF
the Steward House and soon consumed
the hotel The flames then crossed the
street to a livery stable, which was also
burned. A high wind was blowing al
the time and the fire was soon beyond
control.
Five entire blocks burned, but the Gre
finally stopped at the Masonic Hall on
the north side Of the main street. With
the exc, ption of one restaurant not a
business house in town was left.
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
TROUBLE OYER A JUDGESHlP.

Judge No. ! Refuses TO Surrender His
Commission and Judge No. 2 Tries
the Same Gases Governor Jones May
Send Militia 30 the Scene.
CADDo, Ind Ter, July 2O-Governor
Jones recently removed the county Judge
of Cedar county from Office for political
reasons and appointed a Jones man for
his successor.
Judge Number | refuses TO surrender
his commission aud is now holding court
while Judge Number . Is there and tries
the same cases
1t is thought that serious trouble will
be the result as the Locke men claim
they will stand by the men they elected
and If Governor Jones sends his militia
there as soon as they are gone he will
hold court again.
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
ROBBED BY HIS THREE: SONS.

The "BOys" Resorted to Violent Means
to Prevent the Old Man From Marrying
FORT SMITH. Ark July 20 -Otho
Lane, county attorney of Gregg county
Texas, was arrested here yesterday on
a charge of robbing his father
The father of the prisoner is a very
old man and very wealthy, but short
while ago incurred the displeasure of his
three sons, who supposed that he was
going to marry young woman.
To prevent this the three boys set
upon the father and robbed him of all his
taoney aud stocks amounting to about
$40 QUO. The old man offered 10 per
cent OF all the money recovered for their
arrest
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
pEoPLE,s sAvINes eANK soLveNr

Attorney General Hart Recommends
That the Rank should Make CoIIec-
tiODs.
SAN FRANcI-co, July 20.-Attorney
General Hart has decided that the
Peoples Home Savings bank which
closed few weeks ago is solvent aud
recommends that If the bank can make
sufficient collections within reason
Bile time it should do so, with regard
TO the Pacific bank
The attorney general states that the
report Of The bank commissioners shows
that 81 GAS, 600 of the bank = assets are
doubtful and that he will reserve his
final decision until after the meeting Of
he banks directors July, 30, when they
hope to show that many OF these assets
are good.
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
WOESOF SIXTY CHINESE
Starving to Death With
Plenty at Their Disposal.
THE UEFoRTUEATEs ABANDONED

BY the Owners of Steamer at Portland,
Ore.-Treasury Department Refuses TO
Interfere and the Celestials Are Lef. On
Board Uncared for, Foodless and For
bidden to Land.
WASHINGTON, July 20 Sixty Chinese
are metaphorlcally starving to death on
board steamer ct Portland Ore, with
plenty to eat at their disposal
This paradoxical state of affairs has
been brought about in this way The
Haytien Republic, steam passenger
and carrying vessel, recently arrived in
Portland with a large number of Chinese
ON board and as sixty of these could not
produce evidence that they were en-
titled to reside in the United States,
they were forbidden to land
Owners Abandoned the Vessel.
At the same time the Hay tien Republic
was libelled for smuggling opium and
Chinese subjects with the result that
the owners abandoned the vessel leaving
the present unfortunate Chinese Oh
board.
Left Foodless and Forbidden TO J and
Believing that the owners had done
this to make the government care fol
Chinese, thus saving themselves from
the expense of supporting and de port
ing the latter, the Treasury Department
refused to interfere in the matter
and the present Celestisls were left Oh
board the vessel uncsred for, foodles'
and forbidden to land
Chinese Minister Makes Protest
A protest from the Chinese minister
against allowing his fellow countrYmer
to starve, caused the administration tC
take action and after q consultation
between officials of the state and
treasury departments and the depart
ment of Justice. it has been officially
decided that this government has nC
right to interfere and that either tn,
owners of the Haytien Republic mus
care for their contraband passenger.
land this they will not do or th'
Chinese must starve to death in the
midst of plenty pending the disposition
of the libel in the courts.
Fed Three Unofficial Meals Day.
This is the official decision but it ha
also been determined that the Chimes
shall be fed three unofficial meals a day
While the United States is actuall
feeding the Chinese IL shuts its eyes q
the fact that in order to be thorough
consistent. the government maintai'
that the sixty men must 90 without foo
until the court settles the matter O
libel.
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
PEACH BASKETS AND PEACHES

Price of the Former Unprecedented.
Every Preparation for the Handling
of Big Crop.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
MIDDLETowN, July 20-A great
feature of the peach industry this year,
and one which is of great interest TO
growers and shippers, is the low price
of baskets They are of a new pattern,
but strong and durable, and, best of all,
much cheaper than they have been for
years.
Both growers and shippers have been
working to this end for some time, and
since the first of last week they have
received new baskets of different grades,
the price of which is very moderate.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the disposal of this years crop, which
promises to be unusually large and IL
near at hand
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
FOUND IMBEODED IN The MUD.

Boys While Diving in the Christiana This
Morning Found the Body of Little
Frank GIynn, who Was Drowned Yes
terday.
Frank Glynn. aged 70 years, Of No.
222 Van Buren, street. while in swim
ming yesterday afternoon, in the Chris
tiana river near the Wilmington and
Northern railroad bridge was drowned
While diving this morning two boys
discovered his body fast in the mud on
the bottom His body was taken TO the
morgue aud Deputy Coroner Fox will
proba oily issue certificate Of accidental
drowning.
The body was taken to the home OF
his parents by Undertaken James ]. Fox
this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
Contrast Betwesn Two Prisoners.

At the City Hall this morning James
Boyer colored, brought his coat and hat
from the cell ia which he was confined
all night. into the dock presumably with
the expectancy of being dismissed on
the charge OF drunkenness Charles
Mcclure brought neither hat nor coat
into the dock and no doubt he expected
to be held for trial on the charge Of
larceny. But their plans did not turn
out as they thought, but were reversed.
Boyer was fined SO, and Mcclure was
dismissed Of the charge Of stealing a
10 cent coat, as his accuser failed to ap-
uaar
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
NEGROES HAULED UP FOR PERJURY

They Could Not Stand Temptation aud
swore Falsely to obtain Government
Bounty-Pension Examiners Find.
LITE RICK. Ark, July 20 e G
Mo ley, Jr., negro pension agent, was
arrested yesterday on a warrant sworn
out before Commissioner Goodrich by
Pension Examiner Rodebush. The
charge is perjury, subornaiion of per
jury, and presenting false claims to the
government in pension cases
Through his over persuasion numerous
deluded aud ignorant dsrkies have been
led to make false sffidavits H. Efforts tc
secure pensions aud several are arrested
and bound over for perjury
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
AN IMMENSE PLANT SHUT DOWN.

Attachments FILED Against the Union
Stock Yards comrsay-Pisnt cest
1000. 900.
SAN Francisco, July 90 Attach
ments aggregating several thousand
dollars have been filed against the Union
Stock Yards Company. whose great
meat packing establishment is at Rodeo.
Contra Costa county
These claims are said TO be prelimi
nary to larger suits by Eastern holders
Of the company's bonds The immense
plant, it is said, has practically shut
down. The plant cost 81, 100000, and
Was started May 10
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
Posr oFFIce BURGLARS FIRe.

A Bank Cashier Spoiis Their Game and,
After Being shot. Kills CDe.
ROCHESTER. July % "A spe cial to the
Union from Ovid, Seneca county, says
that burglars broke into the post Office
in hat plsce last night J II Thomas,
cashier Of bank next TO the post Office,
heard them aud going down TO the
street called to them to throw up their
hands
He was shot twice, not seriously He
returned the FIRE and one burglar was
killed
The man is unknown, was between 40
and 90 years OF age
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
JaeL pemp.ey wim FIrht.

CHICAGO, July 90 Jack Dempsey and
Mysterious Billy" Smith will fght in
the arena of the Roby Athletic Club.
President o'Malley last night stated that
Demp-ey had accepted his terms aud that
articles were forN arded to him at Port
land TO sign yesterday No dale has
been set for the fght as yet.
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
CARELESS VITA FLY PAPER.

7he Poisonous stuff Got Too Near the
Cheese and Wholesale POisODipgs Re-
sult-Commissioners Investigating
CoLUMBUs, Ohio, July 20 - Wholesale
poisOniugs from eating cheese are re-
ported to Dairy and Food Commissioners
F, B Mcneil, from Akron, Newcomers
town, Warren and Mansfield aud be is
investigating None Of the victims have
died but many have been made very
sick.
Dr. Mcneil has information that leads
him to suspect that the cheesemakers
AID farmers carelessly placed fly paper
will examine samples of metallic
poisoning
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
IS JOHN K. CALLAHAN DEADi
A Telegram From Philadelphia Says Ho
Was Killed at Manayunk.

A Telegram From Philadelphia Says Ho
Was Killed at Manayunk.
A telegram was received by Mrs John
X Callahan, Of No 707 Church street.
last night, stating that her husband bad
fallen of car at Manayunk and was
killed The dispatch was signed by an
uncle Of Callahan. in Philadelphia
It was thought that there might be
some mistake and a telegram was sent
TO Philadelphia about the matter.
Mrs. Callahan waited until o'clock for
reply but none came. She went to
Philadelphia this morning TO investi.
gate the report.
The Callahan's domestic relations
have not been of the pleasantest. He
goes on frequent sprees aud fails to
support his wife and two small child
rem Mrs. Callahan, to obtain food for
herself and babies. is compelled to do
her neighbor's wsshings
Callahan is "a years old and had
ped died truck and fish about the city
streets for some time.
Evening journal., 1893-07-20
HOTEL PRoPRIEroR ASSIGNS.

Was Pressed For Money For Improve
ments and Was Unable to satisfy Credi-
tors.
Boston, July 2O.-Joseph Vercelli,
proprietor of Hotel Vercelh, 200 Boyl-
ston street, has ASST ned. The liabilities
are said to be $4,000 Mr. Vercelli
states that be expended $40, 900 in re
pairs and improvements on the building
within eighteen months aud that being
pressed for money to meet his bills and
unable to satisfy his creditors he as
signed