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Evening journal., 1893-07-01
SHE DECIDED TO ACT MORE WISELY.
Miss EIvina Nelson, who Vowed That
Her Wedding Dress SHOULD BE Her
shroud, Changes Her Mud.

Miss EIvina Nelson, who Vowed That
Her Wedding Dress SHOULD BE Her
shroud. Changes Her Mud.
FRANKLIN Town, Pa, July IL
want my wedding dress to be my
shroud," said Miss Elvina Nelson, thirty
years ago last Tuesday night, as she re-
moved the gown and took to her bed
She was to have been married that
evening to Willis Rogers, well to do
young farmer of an adjoining
town. The bride expectant's home
crowded with wedding guests,
the hour of the cere
mony came and passed without
bringing the bridegroom At midnigh
his dead body was found by the roadside,
not far from the Nelson residence He
had been thrown from his horse on the
way to his wedding and killed
Miss Nelson lay for weeks at the
point of death, but in time rec overed
She was then 16 years old, and she made
a VOW that she would never marry She
kept her vow against the offers
of many of the best young men OF
the neighborhood for thirty years A
few weeks ago George w Chambers, ,
wealthy farmer of Beaver county. begal
paying Miss Nelson attention, and sue
ceeded in inducing her to revoke th,
vow she had made aud kept so sacredlv
They were married on Monday evening
the bride wearing the gown that thiri,
years before she had believed would b.
her shroud.
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
MANY CATTLE PERISH.
Ten Miles of Country Com
pletely Devastated.
GRASS AND TIMBER DRY AS POWDER

Fences, Barns and Three Farmhouses
Burned Before Rain Comes to ouench
the Fiames-A Bolt of Lightning the
Cause Families Take Refuge In Cellars
TOPEKA, Kan. July IA bolt Of light
ming near Kidderville, Hodgman county.
Wednesday night, set fire to the dry
prairie grass, causing scope Of country,
five miles wide to ten long to be com
pletely devastated.
The country was dry as powder, and
great sea of dry prairie grass ex tended
for miles.
A heavy wind drove the fire south
with great force, leveling fences, barns
and three farmhouses before rain came
10 quench the flames
One Of the houses was unoccupied and
the families in the others saved their
lives by taking refuge in the cyclone
cellars. dug in the ground and covered
with dirt
Ten herd Of horses and about twenty
head Of cattle perished
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
A arndnate Appolnted Rodman.

Harvey l. Vansaut, graduate of thir
years class of tine High school was ap
pointed r0dman for the engineering and
surveying department by the Street and
Sever Department last night Two
petitions TO tap sewers were granted
he secretary was ordered TO have a
drinking fountain placed at Fourth aud
Monroe streets l +. Quigley was given
permission 60 use the overflow water A
telford road was ordered laid on the
south side Of Fourth street east of Union
Secretary Wiley WAS ordered to secure a
person TO act as time keeper aud also do
clerical work for the department. He
was also authorized 20 procure bids for
paving with granite blocks Front street
from Walnut to Lombard; Poplar street
from Front TO Ninth. and Walnutrstreet
from Twelfth to Fourteenth A new
sewer was ordered to be laid on Reed
street from Norris run sewer TO Harrison
street.
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
MARCHING SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

The Scholars WIN Start at the. Firing
of "A Cannon-Three Bands VIII Furnish
Music-wnn Complete Arrangements
Tonight.
A meeting of the Sunday school mem
bers who are interested In the Sunday
school Jubilee will be held in st Pauls
Church to night The committee on
athletic sports will make its report The
general committee will finish arrange
ments for the ground service II was
expected that ex Postmaster General
John Wsnamaker would deliver an ad
dress, but he will not be
parade will be Il. T. Wallace, of
First Presbyterian Church II Is re-
quested that the schools be formed In 20
some sort of an emblem flag OF any
figure that may be desired Each school
will have its own marshal and the pastor
and superintendents will march at the
head of their schools.
While marching the scholars will sing
the following hymns: Onward, Chris
tian Soldier, Marching on TO Zion, .
America" Columbia, Gem Of the
Ocean, and othersa
A small cannon will be fred promptly
at 10 o'clock and this will be signal for
the children to march. J. r. Clymer
will have charge of the music. The First
Regiment and Hyatt's military Bands
have been engaged for the day
Grace NJ Il Sunday school has secured
the Neapolitan Band Of eighteen pieces
to head the school in the gigantic pro-
cession
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
DISASTER DETAILS SUPPRESSED.

British OfciaIs Determined to Hush the
Victoria Survivors Untn After the
Court-Martial.
LoSDoN, July 1.-Important dispatches
have been received at the admiralty
Office from Rear Admiral Albert II.
Markham, in which, it is said, he places
the blame for the disaster which befell
the battleship Victoria, where in his
opinion, it belongs The admiralty
officials refuse to divulge the contents of
these kilograms to the press until after
the court martial shall have been had at
Portsmouth to ascertain every fact con
nected with the loss of the battleship.
Every effort is being made at Malta to
keep in seclusion the survivors of the
disaster who arrived there yesterday
and to prevent them from talking about
the collision The government will be
questioned in the House of Commons, on
Monday as to the reasons for this at
tempt to maintain secrecy.
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
The SALADIN-MASCOT RACE.
THE INTEREST MANIFESTED IN THE
RACE is GROWING.
Some Conservative Horsemen Say saIa-
The Races at Ixirkwood ON July4.

din's Performances Are only spasmodic.
The Races at ISirkwood ON July 4.
Although considerable interest is
taken in the race TO take place at
Kirkwood on July 4, between Saladin,
09R, and Mascot, 04, some horsemen
are in doubt as to the likelihood of
the former winning. They say that his
feats are spasmodic
Early last year, on trial heat he
went over the Wawaset track In
2 IL, and covered the kite track course
at Kirkwood in 10 That proved that
the track there is faster than the one
on which he went mile In 2O99.
Yet be went TO Kirkwood on Thurs
day last aud in two trials did not do
better than Q 10. or % seconds slower
than on the Wawaset half mile track.
On this ground some Of the local horse
men are basing their opinions
However their opinions may be. W. j.
Andrews, the driver Of Mascot, says
that Saladin is world beater and will
closely shave the two minute mark
Because of this he was reluctant in
matching his great horse against him
Saladiu must go over the course in 81
the Wawaset track on June 10, TO even
beat Mascot's record of 2.04 Should he
do that, 1t will then prove how much
faster the kite track is than the half
mile In this city. Saladin's admirers
are sure that be can beat Mascot, break
the record and carry of $1,000 purse
at this meeting Of the Maple Valley
rrotting Association
Other interesting races will be in tbs
II class, Tor purse of $1,000. In thii
race will be entered Sadie M i6t ang
Gypsey Girl, l7i
balloon ascensions will be made by
Miss Lulu Bates She will jump from
the balloon when 5000 feet in the All
aud will descend by means Of para
| chute
The lilliputlan twin boxers, Franl
and Willie Brenning. will box three
rounds Tor purse Of $3.50.
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
ALTGELD'S NATURALIZATION.
RECORDS OF THE PROBATE COURT
EXAMINED YESTERDAY.

He Was a Lad When His Father Came
to America and Was Only IL When His
Papa Became Citizen.
MANSFIELD, Ohio, July 1.-The ques
tion raised concerning Governor Alt
geld's citizenship was settled yester-
day. John Peter Altgeld, the Illinois
governors father came to Rich
mond county in 1913 and the
records of the probate court were ex
amined yesterday for the purpose Of de-
terming the much mooted question and
it was found that final letters of
naturalization were issued TO the gov
ernor's father March "a, 1860
The fact that he was baby when his
father came to America and that he was
only ~ years old when his father became
4 citizen of the United States by natural
ization, establishes Governor Altgeld's
citizenship beyond a doubt.
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
BALTIMORE'S DENS OF VICE.
About 200 of the Persons Indicted
Have Pleaded Guilty and Been Fined

About 200 of the Persons Indicted
Have Pleaded Guilty and Been Fined
BALTIMORE, July About 200 of the
27O persons indicted on the charge Of
keeping immoral houses in Baltimore
have pleaded guilty and been fined
Every one Of those indicted was
summoned to appear in the criminal
court, and for three days they filled the
court room
The fines ranged from So to $125.
with an average of about $40 costs
Several thousand dollars were collected.
The greatest objection urged
against the method adopted this
years is the assembling in court of All
the persons indicted, which naturally
attracted a wd TO the Court House
In former years the fines we're imposed
and collected without those indicted
goint To court. Under the law half Of
ne fines are distributed among the in
corporated dispensaries Of Baltimore.
Evening journal., 1893-07-01

an flhDorato liluntratcd Circulhr Which
Tells THAT "a Successful school Can
Teach Success"
A handsome catalogue of Goldey VIII
mington Commercial College has just
been issued from the press of Edward
Stern & Co, Philadelphia II is the
eighth annual circular aud catalogue Of
the well known institution and is the
most elaborate ever issued by school
In Delaware
The institution Of learning Il growing
every year. There we're 364 students
FROM 107 different places, aud Z states
In attendance last year The subjec. Of
the magnificent new circular is "A Sue
cessful School Can Teach Success The
college gives as its standing
reference ANY citizen and amy
minister OF any denomination IN
Wilmington In beginning the eighth
years work the principal promises his
patrons better facilities. better equip
ment, improved methods. and the best
energy he has ever given TO the work of
the institution. The eighth year will
eclipse all former years in meritorious
work.
The catalogue contains splendid photo
gravures Of the different departments OF
the college, taken when in full operation
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
PREFERRED DEATH TO DISGRACE.

George Crawford, Leading Lumber
Merchant, Took Poison to Avoid the
Disgrace Of Arrest on a Charge Of
Forgery.
CINCIENATT, July 1-George Craw
ford, president of the Crawford Mill and
Lumber Company, before day break yes.
terday morning committed suicide by
taking poison This he did to avoid the
disgrace of an arrest on the charge OF
forgery.
To avoid the threatened financial crash,
dr Crawford forged at least two notes.
A warrant for Crawford's arrest on that
charge was issued Thursday night at the
instigation of Renesch & Company. but
action on it was deferred until yesterday
on Crawford's earnest plea that he would
settle the matter then.
The supposition is that he endeavored
to raise money to extricate himself, and,
failing, resorted to suicide. A deputy at
once levied on the property of the Craw.
ford Company, taking possession of the
two concerns Crawford was one of the
leading lumber merchants in Ohio.
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
PatrIotio Guards Organize.

The Patriotic Guards we're organized
in the Smith Building, No. 606 Market
street last evening The following
officers were elected: President James
P. Green, vice president, Harry B Starr !;
secretary B. F. Hanley; treasurer, John
R. Smith captain, B. Frank Handy; first
lieutenant, H. B Starr; second lieuten-
ant, George Hilberg; trustees. G. F.
Keen, j. p. Green and Charles Meecham.
Preparations are now being made to have
picnic at Shellpot park in the near
future The guards viii meet every
Thursday evening.
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
DELAWARE CITY GRADUATES.
High School Commencement Exercises
held Last Night-Address BY John G.

High School Commencement Exercises
held Last Night-Address BY John G.
Gray.
Special Correspondence Evening journal
DELAWARE CITY, July 1.-The com.
mencement exercises of the High School
of this city, were held last night in
Assembly Hall At an early hour the
hall was crowded to overflowing and
throughout the entire evening many
we're compelled to stand
The program consisted principally Of
essays and orations by the five gradual
ing members composing the class of '03
The stage was tastefully and beautifully
decorated with pot flowers, which added
to the attractiveness of the scene The
exercises were opened by prayer offered
by Rev William Prettyman, Of the
Methodist Church. The following is the
program
Music
Prayer,
Essay. "silent Greatness"
m. ;jo ie ,rss; sontb helene Froe Ohear'
Essay, ''The study Of History"
........ .............. .Sabha Gertrude Morris
Grafton, THE Constitution Of the
United States" ..... Harry Cleayer Price
Essay, THE Public SCHOOL,
.-...... ...................hu huna OllNer Jhi
Music.
Address, ,...... ...........John G. Gray. ESQ.
Presentation of Certificates.
| BenedictiOn.
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
TRloMpHs ovER POLITICIANS.

Through the Aid OF Mrs. Bissel,
worthy Young Woman, Gets an APP
pOintment.
MAUoH CHUNK, Pa, July 1.-The ap-
pointment of Miss Anna g. Webster as
postmistress at Westherly is credited to
Mrs. Bissell, wife Of the Postmaster
General Four politicians were appli-
canJs for the place
Miss Webster is about "a years old and
for FIVE years has maintained herself and
a widowed mother as telegraph operator
for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
at Glen Summit, where the Bissell
family has cottage during the summer
The story of her life attracted the at
tention Of Mrs Blssell Miss Webster
asked for the post Office in her home
town and invoked the aid of Mrs Bissell
and yesterday received notice of her sp
pointment. The place is worth 5000
per annum.
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
CITY SOLICITOR SWORN I'M
Judge Ball Administers the Oath o.
ONCE This Morning.

Judge Bali Administers the Oath Of
ONCE This Morning.
Before proceeding with the Municipal
Court this morning George A. Elliott was
sworn in TO act in the capacity of city
solicitor, to which Office he was elected
at the late city election.
Ex City Solicitor Curtis in yielding his
position made a neat speech, stating that
during his term OF office he had fulfilled
the duties required to the best Of his
ability and had tried TO always be ami
able. He then introduced Mr. Elliott as
his successor.
In reply to Mr.. Curtis, Judge Ball said
that he regretted losing his services and
hoped his successor would fulfill the
duties as well. He then swore In Mr..
Elliott.
The first duty Of the new solicitor was
to ask for a continuance Of the case of
Charles E Deem, who was charged with
resisting officer Connell yesterday The
hearing will take place on Monday
evening
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
VIII MAKE No MoRE ooNTRAoTs

All smelters Have So Advised Their
Ore Buyers and Orders Are Being Cam
celled.
PUEBLO, Col, July l. The depression
in the price Of silver is already beginning
to make its effects felt in Pueblo All
the smelters Of the city have advised
their ore buyers in the various mining
camps of this and adjoining mining
states, to make no more contracts for
ore Yesterday between fifteen and
twenty of the principal mercantile houses
sent orders to the eastern trade cancel
ling all orders for fall goods They
state that the reduced price of silver will
close the mines and smelters, throwing
many thousands of men out of employ
nent, crippling the railroads and de-
pendent industries and mining trade
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
THAT EXTRA SESSION.
Opinions of Leading States
men on the Presidents Course.
1T WILL BE CALLED SEPTEMBER 7.
The Extra Session VIII he Opened on
September and Everybody Believes
That the President Has Taken the
surest Way Out of the Difficulty.

WASHINGTON, July President
Cleveland has announced that an extra
session Of Congress would be called on
September Representative McMillen,
of Tennessee, said that the President had
taken the surest and promptest way out
of the difficulty and he expected good
results to accrue from the session
Early action would restore confidence
throughout the country and settle the
present turbid elements. Congress would,
he thought, reach the problem in an
unbiased spirit and doubtless frame some
law that would meet the approval of the
President and the people.
Representative R G Davey, new
member from Louisiana, commended the
action Of the President and thought he
spoke for his own state and the Louisiana
delegation, which will vote for the repeal
of the Sherman act.
ut is a law that has brought the
country into a perilous position" said
Mr Davey, "and its repeal would be a
good riddance OF bad rubbish.
Senator Gray, of Delaware, thought
that the lesson Of bad finance had not
been thoroughly learned by the country
and the special meeting of Congress
would tend more to breed confidence
In the silver men than anything else
The time between March 4th and the
first Monday in December was none
too long to enable the people to have
the knowledge borne in them that the
country, since the passage of the Sher-
man law, had suffered from criminally
faulty legislation of financial charac
ter. He thought that II Congress had
met in regular session the members
would have a clearer understanding OF
what was needed and might do better
work so far as statutory regulation of
the countrys currency is concerned.
Representative McGann, of Illinois, was
for the repeal Of. the Sherman act, anC
with that out of the way the passage Of
a sensible and broad guaged statute. HI
would oppose free coinage because il
would inevitably react upon the produc
ing classes of the country.
Representative Tucker, of Virginia
was in favor of repeating the Sherman
law, but believed that an act something
similar to the Bland Allison act SHOULD
be the initial step toward reform.
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
HUNG GOV. ALTeELD IN EFFleY
Feelings Strong Against the Man who
Liberated the Anarchists.

Feelings Strong Against the Man who
Liberated the Anarchists.
MARION, Ind, July Word comes
from Jonesboro that citizens there were
hanging Governor Altgeld in effigy
Thursday night. Huge bonfres were
brightly blazing, and the streets were
packed with people The excitement ran
nigh. and the feeling was contagious
.preading to Gas City, a town in the
same county Soon q crowd had col
ected, and a dummy of Altgeld was
made in the Missenawa Hotel.
A rope was procured and stretched
rom the hotel parlor TO building op-
posite. There were several ladies in
The party and they gave cheerful as
-istance. A big tire was built in the
street, and the dummy was unceremoni-
lusly tied to the rope and drawn up
md down through the fire, until the
Imaginary man who liberated the Hay
market Anarchists had nc resemblance
anything
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
A NEW PROPRIETOR.
JOhu NJ. MulroOney Succeeds John Full
mer at No sos Market street.

JOhu NJ. Rulrooney Succeeds John Full
mer at No. sos Market street.
John NJ Mulrooney. formerly of the
Herbert House, beyond Third strs e,
bridge, has taken the restaurant at No.
81 s Msrketastreet, formerly occupied b.,
John Fullmer. Mr. Mulrooney moved
into his new place Of business Thursday
and is now open The place is no. yet
fitted up as he intends to have it, but
will be by Tuesday, July
II will be conducted as a first class
restaurant and meals will be served
all hours. The restaurant will be run on
The European plan and special accommo
dations will be provided for women
their entrance being 10 the right OF the
main one
The service will be of the best and the
rooms will be kept cool by electric fans.
There are also accommodations for auou
fifteen men boarders. BOard viii be-
furnished by the day or week and fur
uished rooms can be had when desired
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
EDIANS AT THE FAIR.
he American Indian Village
is Now Open.
SITTING BULLS CABIN Is THERE

Broken Rifles From the Custer Battle
field and "A Score OF Famous Sioux
Warriors-Costa Rica Joins the Pro-
cession of Nations and Tribes and Com
pIetes the Fine Exhibit of the Central
American States.
CHICAGO, July THE American
Indian village opened yesterday. The
Indians are from the tribes of Potto
wattomies, Chippewas and Winneba-
gos in Northern Wisco nsin and Mime
sota
Still another Indian village was
opened in Midway to-day. The features
of this colony are the bullet.pierced
cotton wood cabin in which Sitting Bull
and his sons were killed, broken rifles
from the Custer battle field aud old Rain
in.the Face, who is said to have killed
Captain Tom Custer in the massacre
of the Seventh Cavalry on Little Big
Horn During the coming fortnight the
managers expect to install in their
village a score or more of famous Sioux
warriors from the Standing Rock agency.
Costa Rica Nearly Ready.
Costa Rica is the next country to
DIN the procession of nations and tribes
at the fair, and Wednesday noon, Don
Manuel Peralta, minister plenipoten
tiary at Washington. will throw open
the portals of the Republics building
and welcome to it invited guests
This will complete the dedications by
the Central American states and that
most charming end of the grounds will
be entirely ready for visitors.
France asks for Favors.
The committee on awards answered Con
sui General Bruwaert's communication oi
Thursday stating that France would
re enter it's exhibits in competitions il
certain requests were granted. 1t has
asked among other things that first
second and third diplomas be awarded its
exhibitors All requests but this one
were readily granted and M. Bruwaeri
was so notified.
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worth Five Dollars

Cut this clipping out and it will be re-
ceived by the Creston Land and Improve
ment Company as s. cash, with a first
payment on a building lot at Creston. if
presented on or before July 15, 1893
Lots 20 feet front, 125 feet deep for
5000, if bought at once. Terms $40 cash
aud balance in easy monthly payments
Five per cent discount allowed for all
cash Call or send for circulars and
plots at Office, No. 7l2 Market street.
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
The New water CommissIoner.

Washington Hastings was appointed a
water commissioner to- day by Mayor
Shortlidge to succeed Thomas B. Smith
whose term has expired. The appoint
ment is regarded as an excellent one as
Mr.. Hastings is well known in business
aud social circles. He was sworn In at
noon 70 day by the mayor.
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
Inquiring Into the sanity of Bridget
Creedeu.

A jury of inquisition sat in the
office Of Sheriff Gould this morning.
20 inquire into the sanity Of Bridget
rec IN, late Of his city, but now an
iunafe in the almshouse 1t was com
possd If Harry Blythe, Thomas Darling
ron, A. q Robinson. Vernon q Robinson,
William II Robinson James Martin
Stephen Dowuey. Mah.Un NJ Childs.
William Turner, James Kitchen and +
u F0ulk They rendered a verdict de
claring her insane Mrs Creeden has
properly ia this city but no relatives
Chancellor Wolcott will appoint a uar
dian TO look after the property.
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
II is Now Mayor shortlidge.

The term Of DR. e G Shortlidge as
mayor of Wilmington began at mid
uight last night The new City Council
viii meet for organization this evening,
aud the new mem bers will be sworn in
The caucus for committees will be held
Tuesday or Wednesday evenings, and the
standing committees Thursday evening.
Council will elect the various officers at
the third meeting in July.
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
New Christian EudeavOr Society.

A branch Of the Christian Endeavor
Society was organized last night at
Bethel A. NJ E Church. Those present
were: John Coleman, Of Central Pres
byterisn Church, Frank II. Walker, Miss
Mabel Farnsworth and Mr. Walker, Of
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church, Miss
Mary Grandel of Hanover, and Miss Anna
Lincoln, of st. Pauls M. e. Church.
Evening journal., 1893-07-01
stae1,s Cnse Poatnnnnd.

George Steel was arraigned before
Magistrate Sasse yesterday afternoon for
having committed felonious assault on
his daughter, Emma Steel On account
of the illness of the prosecuting witness
the hearing was postponed until Monday
morninQ next