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Evening journal., 1893-05-03
FLAMES IN LOUISVILLE.
A Great Four Story Building
Burns to the Ground.
TWO MEN SERIOUSLY INJURED.

The Flames Spread Rapidly to Adjacent
Buildings and s4OO. 900 Worth of Prop
erty is COnsumed-Fire Was Discovered
Early This HIorning-OrigIn Unknown.
LOUISVILLE. May 3.-A fire which
broke out in the power building, a great
six story structure on Third street. near
Green, shortly before midnight, de-
stroyed and damaged thirty five build
ings, causing loss of between $500, 900
and 100000.
The plant of the Louisville Steam &
Electric Motor Power Company, six
floors, soon fell in, crushing the adjoin-
ing buildings and also the Office of the
Christian Observer, across the street.
The fire then spread east to an alley
and then to Green street. The huge
livery stable of the l. E. l. Iveson Com.
pany caught next and here was battle
royal with twenty fire companies at
work.
At 1.30 a. m. the flames were under
control, but were still dangerous; roofs
were ablaze for blocks around and the
office building of the Louisville Water
Company with valuable books and papers
seemed doomed, but was saved after
hard work.
Two hremen, one named Kessler, other
name unknown, were injured by fall
ing wall. The Office of the Frankfort
Lottery Company was damaged by water.
With the exception of the power build
ing the structures destroyed and
damaged were two and three stories high
and were not very valuable
The greatest losers are the Louisville
Steam & Electric Power Building and
plants $150,000; insurance $85, 600 /:
Ryan, painter, $4,000; Louisville Litho.
graph Company $50, 900 and the tenants
of the Power building whose losses
aggregate $175 900; insurance unknown
The Electric Motor Power Company
building was one of the largest in the
country and space in it was rented to
small and large manufacturers.
The fire broke out in the department
of the Power Laundry Company on the
fourth floor, but the origin is unknown.
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
CHICAGO WILL ENTERTAIN THEM

All the Foreign Naval Omoers to Visit the
Great City and Exposition Next satur-
day.
CHICAGO, May 3-Mayor Harrison last
night laid before the City Council a tele-
gram from Rear Admiral Bancroft Cher
ardi commanding the Columbian review
feet, stating that the foreign naval Off
GERS will visit Chicago May 6 in a special
train, and asking the mayer to entertain
them as the guests of the city.
The executive suggested to the council
that Admiral Gherardis wishes be fully
carried ont and the matter was referred
to the Finance Committee with pow er to
act
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
ERIE CANAL OPENED THIS MORNING.

About 100 Canal Boats to Carry the Grain
to observation-disclosures Blockade
Averted for the Present.
BUFFALO, May S.-There is an easier
feeling in shipping and elevator circles
to-day The Erie Canal was opened in
the western and eastern divisions this
morning at 8 o'c;ScE, thps making an
outlet for the Tast mount of grain pour.
ing into tbs port by ,ske.
The anticipated jap and elevator
blockade is thereby avelted at least for
che present. During re last winter
sevcuty-five grain carriers we're tied up
in this section and sixty weES lying be-
tween here and Utica.
Although quite number of these have
been classed out by insurance people,
there remains still about 100 canal boats
fit to convey the grain to tidewater. A
large number of canal boats are already
loaded and clearances taken out. They
will proceed to Albany at ouce.
The opening rates are cents on wheat.
Al cents on corn and 4 cents on fax
seed to New York.
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
BROKERS CHEER AND SING.

An Unusual Demonstration in London
To-day BY Opponents of Home
Rule.
LONDON, May 9.-The city was the
scene to-day of an unusual demonstra-
tion. Eight hundred brokers, headed by
leaders bearing the Union Jack flags and
wearing Union Jacks of paper in their
hats in token of their devotion to the
cause os the union and their opposition
to Irish Home Rule, marched in process
sion from the stock exchange to-day to a
Unionist meeting in Guild Hall
Upon reaching the Guild Hall and be-
fore entering, the brokers' sang the
anthem "Rule Britannia" and cheered
loudly for the union, for Lord Salisbury,
and other Unionist leaders. A crowd
assembled eventually, in sympathy with
the brokers' and lent variety to the cheers
by occasional boots
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
A WOMAN SHOOTS HER PARAMOUR.

The Faithless Wife of a Newspaper Ar
tist Kills the Man who Induced Her
to EIope.
SAN Francisco, May 8-Late yester-
day afternoon on the boat from Stockton,
Mrs. Worthington fatally shot Henry
Bradley The woman, who is the wife of
an artist employed on the Examiner.
eloped few days ago with Bradley The
couple quarreled and agreed to return
here. On the boat they had dispute
and the woman shot Bradley. Bradley
cannot live.
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
FRIDAY TWILL ALL END.
General Assembly Will Ad-
journ Sine Die at 3 P. M.
THE CITY RAILWAY MEASURES

President Lea Gets Special Committee
Appointed to Investigate and Report
ON the WILMINGTON City Railway Com
pany's Supplement Charter Two Thou
sand Pounds Won't Do; Must He e.e4O
for Every Ton Hereafter Sold.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, May 3.-The General Assembly
will adjourn sine die on Friday at 3
o'clock, thereby giving the upstate
members an opportunity to take the g. "a
train for home Yesterday afternoon
Senator Pilling offered a joint resolution
fixing Thursday at 1 o'clock as the time
for final adjournment. After some hesi-
tation it was adopted. and taken to the
House. There it was amended, and the
time set for Friday at o'clock. The
Senate will doubtless concur in this
amendment TO day.
There are quite number of bills yet
in the hands Of the committees but they
will all be disposed of before adjourn
ment,
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
SECOND VICTIM OF An ACCIDENT.
Miss Ida Carpenter, who Was Injured
Mt the Time Edward Lyttle Was
Killed, Died This Morning.


Miss ida Carpenter, who was in the
carriage with Edward Lyttle. on Sunday.
April 16. when the latter was killed
died at the residence of her parents. No
500 French street, at $40 o'clock this
morning.
Miss Carpenter sustained broken
arm, and a cash seven inches In length
across the hips and was internally in
jured. Besides these she was otherwise
injured in the spine and hips
The accident occurred at the crossing
Of Concord pike OF the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. It was about s o'clock in
the evening when Lyttle and Miss Car
penter were returning In a buggy from a
visit TO the formers mother at Centre
vile. They were preceded by double
team In which were Mrs. Sarah Legg,
Mrs. Emma Clark, George s. Garrett and
Samuel Denny.
The first team got across the track as
a Royal Blue" express train was ap-
preaching.
Lyttle, owing TO the noise made by the
wagon ahead of him failed to see the
approaching train IL ran into the
vehicle. He was thrown out and killed.
Miss Carpenter was wounded, as stated
in the foregoing.
She had constantly suffered from the
terrible injuries since the accident, until
death relieved her this morning.
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
Henry r. DuPont laid 10 Rest.

Henry r. DUPONT was buried at ?
o'clock yesterday afternoon, from No.
1923 Market street. Rev. Charles E.
Murray, rector Of st. Andrews Church.
conducted the services. The casket was
OF cedar. covered with cloth, and had
extension handles The pail bearers
we're: Colonel w. A. LaMotte, George
Bates, James Banning Ferdinand L.
Gilpin. Francis n Buck, Judge Leonard
K Wales. Alfred Lee and Judge Igna-
titus c. Grub.
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
TWENTY PERSONS DROWNED.

The Lewiston Reservoir Broke This
Morning 1000 Acres of water Re-
leased Into the Miami Valley.
LIMA, o., May 3,-The Lewiston reser-
voir broke at o'clock this morning. It
is reported that from fifteen to twenty
persons were drowned
Seventeen thousand acres Of water re-
leased into the Miami valley. Great loss
Of life is feared in the valley below.
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
OUT GOES THE FOREIGNERS.

Mine Inspector Gay Orders the I'M
mediate Discharge OF italian and Hun
garian LabOrers.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, May Sowing to
the great number of mine disasters
heresbouts all or most of which are
directly traceable to the ignorance and
earelessness Of foreign laborers in the
mines, Mine Inspector Samuel Gay has
instituted a new policy and has ordered
the discharge of large number Of Ital-
ians and Hungarians at different opera
tions
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
A DRUNKEN BRUTE'S DEED.

After killing His Wife He Beats Oat
the Brains of His Child and then
Suicides.
FRANKFoRT, Ind, May 3.-Theophilus
Pendleton, of Wolf Lake came home in
an intoxicated state yesterday and in a
quarrel with his wife struck her In the
head, killing her instantly. The brute
then seized his infant child of six months
and at out its brains against the
stove. He then capped the climax, sui
eiding by cutting his throat.
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
HARRISON AND MORTON mot IN IT. a"
Much Surprise Expressed at the Capitol
That the Ex-President Was So Con-
spicuously Absent From Chicago.

That the Ex-President Was So Con-
spicuously Absent From Chicago.
WASHINGTON, May IA prominent
Democratic Senator was yesterday in.
quiring Of officials here why it was that
the ex-President and ex.vice. President
Of the United States had not partici.
pated in the naval rev lew and the open
ing of the Worlds Fair.
This Senator called attention to the
fact that it has always been customary
to invite ex presidents and ex.vice- presi-
dents to national affairs Of this sort, and
recalled the circumstance that Mr..
Cleveland and Mr.. Hayes, as ex presi-
dents, participated in the Columbian
exercises in New York last October and
that Mr.. Cleveland was invited to the
dedication of the Worlds Fair building.
Whether Mr. Harrison or Mr. Morton
was invited to the naval review or the
opening of the Worlds Fair is not
definitely know here. The fact is of
course plain that neither of them at
tended either ceremonies. The query is
Why2
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
Another New omoar.

Charles Brinkheid has been appointed
a patrolman by the new commission, vice
Charles Peitch, who failed TO come up to
the requirements. Patrolman Lemuel Marr
has been assigned special duty around
the City Hall by Chief Of Police Dolan.
It is said, he will probably be appointed
reserve officer.
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
Delawareans Graduate at ''OId Jen."

The, sixty.eighth annual commence
ment Of the Jefferson Medical College
was held in Philadelphia yesterday. One
hundred and eighty eight students
graduated. OF these the following were
Delawareans: Cli renee R. Grier. Edward
]. Pearson, William G. Kleinstuber,
Wilbur d. Burton, Joseph Carrow, Ben
jamin B. Ferguson, William Il. Miller,
Phi G.
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
OrEanizIng an italian Oburcb.

Rev. Montrachio Bartholome of Italy.
is expected to organize an Italian R c.
Church and school in this citv.
to be built in the neighbor-
hood of Sixth and Union streets.
Italian services are now being held in
st. AIMS Church on Sunday morning
and evening.
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
THAT Little Ante-EleotIon war.

The Fourth ward Magee men, held q
meeting in the Reliance engine house
last night. p. j. Murphy presided.
Several prominent citizens OF the ward
spoke Every one present said they
would stay in the fight to the end. The
Magee men say they are the only real
Democratic organization in the ward.
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
LIQUOR LICENSES GRANTED.

Four Successful Applicants, -Four Re-
fused and ono Withdrawn, Were An
nounoed This Morning.
The liquor licenses granted to ap.
plicants at the adjourned meeting Of
the February term Of Superior Court
as given out by Clerk Of the Peace
Biggs this morning were as follows;
Granted.
Michael J Sharkey, northeast corner
Front aud Market streets.
Peter Ruane, northwest corner Water
and French streets.
Arthur NJ. Davis, No. 3OS East
Eleventh street.
Daniel McKenney southwest corner
Third and Monroe streets
Refused.
Frederick Houck, No. 10i Adams street.
Patrick Haney, southwest corner
Seventh avenueand Duncan street.
Emmett l.. Thomas, No. 6i3 West
Eighth street.
John Hettinger, northwest corner Elm
and Van Buren, streets
Withdrawn.
Joseph Kelley, southwest corner
Second and Shipley streets
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
A YOUTHS LAST SLEEP.

Driven Away From a Signal Tower He
Sits on the Track and is Crushed.
EAsToN, Pa, May 3-Driven away
from the signal tower of the Central
Railroad bridge last night, William
Burns, aged II, of South Easton, walked
out on the bridge. sat down on a rail and
fell asleep He was crushed by an engine.
The engineer saw him but could not stop.
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
DeIawareans in the Empire state.
Special to the Evening Journal.

NEW YORK, May S-The following
Wilmingtonians were in New York, yes
terday J. f. Frantz, C. r. Miller, j. A.
Richardson, Hoffman House; f. Groves
and wife, o. II. Lee and wife, West
minister Hotel; w. A. Speakman, Hotel
Bartholdi; ]. H. Urlser, Windsor Hotel;
l.. A. Bower, A. w. Benson, P. I. Her
ing, +. T. Webb, +. II. Webb, st. Denis
Hotel; H. Campbell, Hotel Marlborough
H. p. Scott Holland House
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
MELBOURNE OFFICIALS RELEASED
All But the, Leading Director and the
General Manager OF the Bank.

Melbourne, May 3-The directors
and other officials Of the Merchantile
bank Of Australia, which recently failed
and who were under accusation Of Grim
inal mismanagement in connection with
the affairs Of the bank have all been dis
charged from prosecution with the ex.
ception Of the Hon. Sir NJ Il. Davies,
who was the leading director, and
Frederick Millidge, who was general
manager Of the institution.
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
An Assistant Engineer Appointed.

The treasurer Of the Street and Sewer
Commissioners reported $lS, S,S49.O3
balance in bank, at last nights meet
ing. Secretary collected $500 20; clerk
of the market 81 ,3O1 53; city engineer
SIG George H. Boughman was appointed
assistant engineer of the department.
Bids were received from several firms
for supplies for the department and
iron castings.
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

George White has been awarded the con-
tract Tor taking care Of and driving the pris-
Edward Murray. a porter az the r.. W. a
Is, depot, while painting at his home. No. 5OQ
East Eleventh street. on Monday. fell and
injured himself badly. -''@
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
1YelI-Knnnn Colored Van nend.

Matthew Manluif. aged 81 years, died
at his home, No. 525 Poplar street, last
evening Of general debility. He was
we'll known to the business men of this
city. having been in the express delivery
business several years. He was Mason
and a member Of Union M. Z. Church.
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
southern Vegetables Passing Moran.

Over 100 carloads Of perishable freight
passed through this city over the
P. w. B. railroad to day. This
freight Is from the South
bearing early vegetables for eastern cities
The trains are made up of few cars in
order to facilitate rapid transit.
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
AFair That Needs No Lioense.

SALEM, n. j.. May 3.-At the monthly
meeting of the board of freeholders held
here to-day the West Jersey Agricul-
tural Association withdrew its spplica-
tion for license and will hold their
annual meeting as usual without a
license.
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
An Inventor DiVs ofParaIysis.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. May 3 &C. G.
Care, of this city, inventor and patentee
of the advanced thresher died yesterday
at the Alma Sanitarium where he was
receiving treatment for paralysis.
Evening journal., 1893-05-03
Mr.. BIOOELL HAS NOT BEEN IDLE.

dent VIII Place Before Him 100 AP-
pOintments for Approval.
WASHINGTON, May 3-When Post
master General Bissell has his next con-
ference with the President on the sub
iect of the appointments of Presidential
postmasters the latter will realize that
during his absence from Washington
the officials of the department who have
charge of this branch of the work have
not been idle, for Mr.. Bissell will place
before him for approval about one hun
dred appointments.
1t is not likely that the full hundred
will be considered at one sitting, but it
is probable that the next list of appoint
ments will be unusually large
Evening journal., 1893-05-03

To Attend "a Banquet in PhiIadelphia.
Revs. Fathers Birmingham and Flynn
will attend the animal banquet Of Mt
St Mary's Alumni Association Of
Emmittsburg, Md, which will take
place at the Continental Hotel. Philadel.
phia, this evening.
The herald., 1893-11-21

Union avenue between Pico and Four
teenth streets. Carried.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that the City
Water company be instructed to put in
FIRE plugs on Sixteenth street west oil
Figueros street in accordance with their
contract. Carried.
Mr.. Rhodes moved tnat the street su.
perintendent be directed to road up
Bush street between Pico and Fifteenth
streets, so as to carry off storm water.
Carried.
Mr.. Munson moved that proceedings
for sidewalking Seventh street from
Bixel to Pearl street on both sides OF
the street be abandoned. Carried.
Mr.. Munson then moved that the city
engineer be instructed to present an or
dinsnce ofintention to sidewalk Seventh
street on the north side OF the street
from Bixel to Pearl street. Carried.
Mr.. Strohm said there is trouble
about the pavement on Main street from
Second to Third streets and moved that
the city engineer be instructed to bring
in an ordinance of intention to resurface
Main street from First to Third street
with bitumen. Carried.
Recess until o'clock.
The herald., 1893-11-21

owners, asking for the opening Of sewer
bitches to carry off storm water in &C.
cordance with agreement.
By e. d. Severance, explaining how
level belonging to the city was broken
and to be exempted from paying the cost
OF repairs.
By John Gushing, Jacob King and
others asking the return OF certain
amounts paid on erroneous assessments.
By Robert Sherer, contractor for the
improvement of Brent street between
Lake Shore avenue and Temple street,
stating that the assessment was errone-
ously made, and asking that 1t be
amended.
Br Jessie M. Danning, protest against
the laying Of cement sidewalk on
Seventh between Pearl and Bixel
streets.
By S. O. Hubbell and others asking
that the city engineer prepare profile
Of Stockton street, in order that 1t may
be improved at an early date.
By Charles M. Smith and others ask
ing for change of grade on Hinton
avenue between Beaudry avenue and
Pesrl street.
By Owens Hughes. protesting sgainst
the renewal of distractions from the
btkOob ohEb vi bu0 llcDI0W COmCboiy OO-
tween the Chavez Ravine road and Res
ervoir street.
By William Niles and Others, asking
that the grade of Maple avenue, from
Washington street to point l50 feet
south, be changed to conform to the
grade of Washington street.
By Frick Bros, asking Is days extern
sion of time in which to complete Sec
ton Of the outiall sewer.
By W. T. Jeffries and others, asking
the council to institute the necessary
proceedings to open an alley % feet in
width, between Seventh and Eighth
streets, through the block bounded on
the west by Pearl street and on the east
by Flower street.
| BY VIM. +. Groseer, asking the coun-
Gil to order two pipes projecting 10 feet
into his lot from under Bailey street, at
the northwest corner OF First and Bailey
streets, Boyle Heights, continued 40
feet, either by piping or fuming, their
present condition being nuisance.
BY Joseph Mirandotte, asking to
transfer lease OF reservoir site No. 5 to
John Campau.
By Andrew Glassell and others, to
widen Fireman street Called Park
Place), making the street have uni
form width OF about SO feet.
By Burke, Hawley & Co., agents Of
the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection
and Insurance company, to have the
city take out policy on its boilere and
engine.
By A. G. Shafer and others, to grade,
gravel and curb with cement Twenty
fifth street, between Main street and
Maple avenue.
The council then adjourned.
The herald., 1893-11-21

We find upon examination that there
have been several connections made by
property owners with the public sewers
that were built by the city, without
paying the regular 80 cents per front
foot as required by ordinance. There
fore we would recommend that the
street superintendent be directed to col
lect 90 cents per front foot from all prop
erty owners found connected with sew
ers built by the city who have not here.
toiore paid. Adopted.
We find, upon examination, in the
tunnel part of section 4 of the outfall
sewer some work that is not up to the
specifications, how mrch of such work
we are unable at present to say, but we
do not anticipate that there is very
much OF the said work, as it
can only exist in the tunnel
part OF the work. We have directed
that the superintendent of construction
make thorough examination of all the
work in the tunnel, and we have di-
rected the contractors to tear out all de-
fective work found by the superintend-
ent OF construction aud replace the
same with work strictly up to the con-
tract and specifications.
We also find that the work on all
parts of the outfall sewer ia progressing
very satisfactorily, and we believe now
that all parts of it will be completed
and ready for use by the goth day of De-
cember, 1898. Received and fiied.
Mr.. PesEel moved that the street su-
perintendens place wooden culvert on
Washington street at the intersection
with Maple avenue. Carried.
Mr.. Pessel moved that the street su.
perintendent be directed to fiji up chuck
holes on Jefferson street between Main
and San Pedro streets with good earth.
Carried.
NOTIONS.
Mr.. Rhodes moved to abandon the
proceedings for the improvement of
The herald., 1893-11-21

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system.
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and ST bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose nameis printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The herald., 1893-11-21

Also reported final ordinance for the
grading Of Hoover street, between Six
teenth and Washington street. The or
dinance was passed.
The herald., 1893-11-21
Afternoon Session.

At 2 o'clock the matter Of Figueroa
street was a special order, and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Munson it was taken from
the committee Of the whole and consid-
cred in open council.
Several gentlemen were in attendance
to present different sides Of the ques-
tion, and Will d. Gould made the first
remarks. He said that the city attorney
had delivered an opinion that Figueroa
street is street and should be used as
such. The same opinion had been given
twice before. He believed all people
The herald., 1893-11-21

REPORT OF JUSTICE AUSTIN.
Police Justice Austin reported the
collection OF fines for the month OF Oc-
tober, amounting to $3l5. Received and
Rla1