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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03
NUGGETS OE NEWS.

The paid admissions at the Worlds fair
yesterday were l27,92l
The influx of gold from Cuba to the
United States continues.
The debt statement just issued shows a
bet increase in the public debt, less cash in
The treasury, during September of 1884,
io3 rs.
Attorney General olney has appointed
s. W. De Witt, of New Jersey, as an as
sistant attorney in the department OF
justice
There is movement on foot among
Pittsburg roll turner's to break away from
the Amalgamated Association and form
an independent national organization.
The corporation of Dublin has resolved
to attend In state the demonstration that
will be held on Sunday next in Glasnevin
cemetery in memory of the late Charles
Stewart Parnell
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03
MYSTERY AND MURDER
Singular Tragedy in a New York
Apartment House.
ONE WOMAN SHOOTS ANOTHER

The Murdered Woman the wife of n
Police Onioor, Who Can Throw No Light
on tho Anair-Tho Murderess surrenders,
but Refuses to Talk.
New YORK, Oct. "a murder, with all
the elements of mystery as to the motive
was committed yesterday in broad day
light at 5l5 East Eighty-sixth street. The
utmost reticence regarding the matter is
maintained by those most concerned, and
the police. for some reason or another,
seem anxious to keep the secret within
themselves.
Shortly after o'clock a tall, dark and
genteel looking woman, dressed in deep
mourning, was seen passing two and fro
along Eighty-flfth street, ms if waiting for
somebody. She cast furtive glances to-
wards the top floor of No. 5l5. Suddenly
she assembled the stoop, and Immediately
four short, sharp cracks from n revolver
were heard. A crowd gathered, and rush
ing into the hall they found Mrs. Carrie
Pearsall lying at the foot of the stairs
with bullet wound in the neck and
bleeding profusely from the mouth and
nostrils.
OF the four shots fired by the murderess
but one took effect This entered Mrs
Pearsalls neck, severed the jugular and
passed through the right lung. She died
fifteen minutes after she was shot.
When the crowd entered the hallway
the tall woman pocketed her revolver,
drew her wrap about her and walked down
the stoop. She went at once to the Eighty
eighth street police station to give herself
up. She told what she had DONE and said
her name was Mrs. Catherine Fitzgerald,
and that she lived Mt 25i0 Eighth avenue.
She said she was 40 years old
The woman who was shot was Mrs. Car
rie Pearsall, wife of Policeman John w.
Pearsall Mrs. Pearsall is a blonde, and
rather good looking. Her husband said
she was 81 years Of age. She was married
to Pearsall about seventeen years ago, and
they had two daughters. aged respectively
8 and 1G years.
When asked for the reason Of the crime
Policeman Pearsall said: ~ am utterly at
loss to account for it. My wife, as far as
/ know, was good woman, attentive.
home loving and kind. have never heard
Of nor seen Mrs. Fitzgerald, and as far as
know she was an utter stranger to my
wife. l was asleep in the station house at
the time Of the shooting, and know moth
ing Of the particulars"
Mrs. Fitzgerald was transferred to the
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street
station house shortly after her arrest
When seen Captain Brooks of that pre-
cinct said that the woman refused to talk
regarding the shooting, or what prompted
it. The murderess is the wife Of John J.
Fitzgerald, police examiner 1t is said
that she is sister-inlaw Of Police Inspec-
tor William Mclaughlin.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

The Old Rag is long, Jagged spur OF
the Blue Ridge that skirts the counties of
Madison and Green, Va. Here was the
scene Of the "Goldbug" Of Poe, one Of the
weirdest and most thrilling stories, in
which the great writer indulges in the mys-
teries of the stars and divination.
The east side OF the "Old Rag overlooks
a long stretch of country and isseen great
way off About three -fourths the way up
the side of this mountain is phenomenon
that has for many years attracted the at
tention Of the people for miles around
caused much speculation, and yet to this
day remains the mystery Of the "Old Rag"
This is bright, beautiful light which
burns and glows on the side of the Rag.
Not every night, but only when the at
mosphere is favorable then the Eye of the
Rag" may be seen, dazzling and scintillat-
Ing us if it were some immense diamond
set in the rocks of the everlasting hills SO
far investigation has not solved the mys-
terry, though at irregular periods some en-
thusiast undertakes to investigate, but
gives up the problem in u short time. Per-
sons have camped on the mountain for
days, seeing the light then as from below.
So precipitous are the sides, and so impassa-
BILE from the huge powders and rocks that
lie all around, that nothing definite has
been learned. Others, more scientific and
enterprising. have spent days in locating
the great diamond by establishing line Of
stations and signals, but the light still
shines-the mystery of the ridge.
IL can be no artificial light, for no one
lives within several miles, and to make
such light night nfter night for so many
years would be simply impossible. Then,
too it is too sparkling, scintillating and
opalesceut for art to make. and whatever it
is one thing is sure, and that is that it is
the work Of nature The light on n favor
able night is seen 80 miles away, and at
that distance still preserves the peculiar
shooting, darting features which are seen
to much better advantage from the imme-
diate vicinity. y.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

Work is good. No one seriously doubts
this truth. But work is not the only good
thing in this world. 1t is not fetch to
be adored; neither is it to be judged, like a
sum in addition, by it's outward and i'm
mediate results. DIR. johnson had scant
sympathy with inconsistent and arrogant
industry. mo man, sir is Obliged to do us
much as he can. A man should have part of
bis life TO HIMSELF" Leisure has value of
Its own. 1t is not n mere handmad of labor:
it is something We should know how to ctil.
tivate, 10 use and to euioy. 1t has dis
tinct and honorable pluce wherever nat IONS
are released from their first rude needs,
their first homely toll, and to rise to hap
pier levels Of grace and intellectual repose.
THE success of any society worth consid-
ering is to be estimated largely by the use
to which its fortunate put their spare mo-
ments. ."-Agnes Reppler in Scribner's.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

RoME, Oct. 3-Heayy rains have raised
the water in all the streams near Naples,
Florence, Lucca, Genoa and Bologna. All
the districts round these cities are partly
flooded. Several railways are under water
for miles, and no regular train service is
In operation from the cities mentioned. In
the country bridges and houses have been
swept away in the floods, and many per-
sons have been drowned Much stock has
been killed and thousands of acres laid
waste. Bologna has suffered most Sc.
verely, and it is reported that u dozen per.
sons were drowned in the suburbs yester.
day. Immense damage has been done to
buildings there.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

Mr. W. {. Baker of New Jersey claims to
be 'the chicken king of the universe y Mr..
Bakers "Eecalobeon, or artificial hatch
ing establishment, turns out 25O,OOO chick
ems year He keeps 600 laying hens mud
buys all the fresh and fecund eggs that are
offered him
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

PITTsBURG, Oct. 3-Benjamin Socola,
stranger seeking employment, stepped at
the house of Ling Salvadori, fellow
countryman, and was given shelter Dur
ing the evening the family and guest
drank freely OF beer and during the alb
sence Of Salvador the guest attempted to
outrage Mrs. SALVADOR, Telling her to the
floor with his fist. Salvador rushed in
and ordered Socola to leave, but he re-
fused. Thereupon Salvador shot him
dead and then surrendered to the author
itina
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

BANGKOK, Oct. 3.-Forcgn residents of
this city consider several articles in the
France -Siamese convention to be in con-
flict with the existing treaty rights. The
convention was accepted only after strong
protests from Siam. The clause providing
for the trial of Siamese under French SUI
pervision is denounced here as complete
violation of treaty rights. The clause con
cerning the prolonged occupation OF Chan
taboon is regarded as menacing Siamese
independence.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03
MOBILE UNDER WATER.
Water Blown in from the Gulf
by a Mighty Wind.
PROPERTY LOSS INoALoULABLE

rho City Left in Darkness by this SUBJ
merging of the Electric Light Works.
Many Dead Bodies Will Doubtless be
Found when tho Waters Keoede.
MOBILE, Ala, Oct. IA southeast gale
broke here yesterday and the wind reached
avelocity of at least fifty miles an hour.
The wind has blown the water in from
the gulf until the river has reached Royal
street, which is four blocks from the river
and at an elevation of about fifteen feet
from mean river height. There is no pos
ible chance of estimating the money dam
nge. All the Wholesale and n great por-
ton of the retail district of the city is
some four feet under water, and thousands
sf dollars worth of property has been dam
aged.
The pilot boat fda Low has been driven
On the wharf at the foot of st. Francis
street. The hay boat Heroine was driven
on the Mobile and Ohio wharf and almost
totally 7recked. The Crescent City, an
other bay boat, left Point Cle6r at the
same time the Heroine did, and has not
since been heard from.
II is reported that three dredges work
Ing on the channel have been lost. 1t is
also reported here that some fifty miles of
the coast are under water, and that the
Biloxi bridge has been swept away by the
gale. Nothing has been heard from the
gardeners in the marshes east of the city,
and the worst is feared. Telegraphic com
munication Is broken in almost every di-
rection, and from the present outlook
Mobile will soon be entirely cut Off from
the outside world. In this city houses have
been unroofed, trees blown down and one
eotton warehouse has succumbed to the
fuly OF thu gale. The smokestacks of all
bhe MAJ ufac5urlng industries have been
blown down
Street car traffic has been totally sus.
pended because Of the damage to electric
wires, and the city was in darkness last
night, as the electric light works were I'M
Ger water. The busiest thoroughfares OF
the city are being navigated in boats, and
parties are wading up to their armpits In
kn effort to save goods. II Is given out by
all to be the worst storm that has ever
visited Mobile. The southern part of the
city presents n scene OF wreckage, as il it
hnd been bombarded. The towers on the
sourt house and Christ church are totter.
Ing. ... .".5.. .-
Dredge No. 5 turned over near the light
house and three men were thrown into the
angry waves. At great peril the crew of
the tug Captain Sam steamed to the rescue
and saved two of the men, the other being
lost An unknown white man lost his
footing while wading from the Union de-
pot, Mt the foot of Government street. and
was swept under the bridge and drowned
II is believed that when the waters re-
sede many drow ned bodies will be found.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

A rider, somewhat new tothe saddle, had
a terrific struggle with his horse on the
Pace de l'Istoile. The gentleman wanted
to inhale the fresh morning breeze in tho
Bois dc Boulogne, while the fiery steed felt
n sudden longing to return to his stable in
the Champs Elysees, and managed to get
his head turned in the desired direction,
obstiuately refusing to change its position.
At that moment @ag stepped up to the
rider, and taking OFF his hat politely re-
marked:
"If you have no objection, sir, the turn.
table of the tram car company is close at
hand n-Bocagc.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 3.-1he statement
of the Philadelphia and BEADING Railroad
company for August, issued yesterday,
shows the gross receipts to have been
&l SD, ,268; expenses, Sl,074 757, leaving n
profit in operating of 1921 800 Net receipts
from other sources increase the profit 10
tsi9,o Equipment payments, terminal
trackage and one-twelfth OF the current
years fixed charges, amounting to s7i4,-
l75, deducted from the profit leaves
surplus for the month of SlO4i i873 Com
pared with August. 1882. this shows de-
crease al SSb T59
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

BRIDGEToN, N. j.. Oct. 3-The Cumber-
land county courts, which convened here
today, will have long session. There are
thirty criminals in jail awaiting the action
of the grand jury. Prosecutor Logue will
probably move the case of the state ys,
Louis Arlington, Joseph Marshall and
Harry Troth. officers of the Green Bottle
Blowers league. for conspiracy against
the Cumberland Glass works The case
was heard before, and the jury failed to
agree The grand jury may also have a
chance to inquire into the excise boards
alleged actions of eXtorting moneys from
lilnor nnnliCnnts
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

EAsToN, Pa, Oct a. The keystone
furnace at Chain dam, owned by the
Thomas Iron company, is being put out of
blnst. This was the last furnace but one
in blast between Phillipsburg, y. j., and
Allentown, Pa The keystone will be re-
paired before it is again put in blast
PHlLLIrsBURG, N. j., Oct. 3.-The Amer.
lean sheat mill, employing hundred
hands, has closed down owing to lack of
orders. 1t is expected that the mill can
start up in few weeks.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

CHICAGO, Oct. 3. - Irreparable injury
has been done to the magnificent outdoor
display Of Horticulture by the cold spell
which has afflicted Jackson park for sew
eral days. The Wooded Island cannot no
longer be called the land Of flowers, be-
cause very little of the exhibits can be
seen to bloom today. Tho blossoms on the
"a, 900 rose bushes and tho great variety of
sweet peas have gone TO sleep until next
summer The New York medal winning
florists are the principal sufferers, Cali
fornia coming next.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-The first OF the Sc
rics of billiard games between Ives, the
American champion, and Roberts, cham
pion Of England, in the match game OF
10000 points, was played at LenoN Lyceum
last night. The table used was brought
from England for this match. IL is pom
derous affair, six by twelve feet in dimen-
sions. The first nights play resulted
Roberts, l,0Dl; Ives, 5l2. Ives poor show
ing is accounted for by his unfamiliarity
with the table.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

LONDON, Oct g. The Constantinople
correspondent of The Daily News says:
THE Porte claims that no school shall be
opened in the empire without a special fir
man, which will be granted TO all existing
schools Mr. Terrell, United States min
lister, maintains that the treaty permitting
Americans to pursue their ayocations in
Turkey renders such permits unnecessary
for them, and that the giving of a special
ilrman in their case would be equivalent
to a restriction OF American treaty rights"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

NEW YORK, Oct. 3-Frank Ellison, the
well known club man, who has Eeen on
trinl for some time past, charged with as
saulting Broker w. II. Henriques, was
last night found guilty of assault in the
second degree. After the verdict was an
nounced Mr., Brooke moved for stay Of
Judgment and for new trial. Recorder
emythe granted the stay, and set Monday
next as the date on which counsel for the
defense will move for new trial
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

JoNEsBoRo, Ca, Oct. 3.-The meeting Of
the Cabin Creek Baptist association was
brought to sensational ending by the
presence of a number of drunken men
armed with revolvers, The speakers were
frequently interrupted. fist tights break
Ing out in the congregation. A big negro
from Henry county arose and discharged
bis revolver into the congregation at ran
dom. A tumult followed and dozen
reyolyers were fired. 1t is reported that
two men were killed outright and several
seriously wounded.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

AUBURN, Me-, Oct. 3-The excitement
continues among the union men and their
sympathizers over the arrival here of Ar
meniun shoemakers. AS the Armenians
came ont Of the shops last evening they
were followed by crowds of men and boys,
and just before they reached their board
ing house they were attacked, one being
struck in the neck The Armenians, who
were under the escort of policemen,
sprinted for the boarding house by several
routes, with the excited crowd in hot pur-
suit. The Armeniaus reached their hotel
i'll safety. The sheriff has called out fifty
men to assist him in preserving the peace.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

VIENNA, Oct 3.-Prince Ferdinand, of
Bulgaria, is in great financial straits de-
spite the advances, amounting to 5000, 900
francs, made to him by the Coburgers
within the last three or four years. He
spent vast sums in this city last winter,
when he was preparing for his marriage,
and for the display of royal state in Sofia
after his return with his bride. Recently
he has found it extremely difficult to puy
the expense Of the great establishment
which he set up in his capital last spring.
The Duke of Parma. his father-in-law, and
Baron Hirsch have helped him in his i'm
mediate necessities by lending him mill
ion francs each.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

CINCINNATI, Oct. S.-Yesterday a freight
train on the Big Four railroad ran into
three londed flat cars at Edgewood. The
engine was lifted bodily from its trucks
and the tender thrown down thirty foot
embankment. On the front of tho first
car in the train three tramps from Column
bus were riding. They We're pinned in the
wreckage and two of them boiled to death
by escaping steam. The other was fear
fully crushed about the head and breast,
and died shortly afterwards.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03
Cyclists SIN Lowering Records.

WAITHAM Mass, Oct. Zimmerman,
johnson and Tyler lowered three records
yesterday afternoon at the Waltham Cycle
park meet. Tyler lowered the worlds
record for one-third of mile by IS sec
onds, making the distance in SO Is seconds.
johnson lowered the two-thirds mile rec
ord to l minute, 2l 20 seconds thinner
man lowered the track mile record to 2.O7
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

MACON, Mo-. Oct. 3--One thousand men,
comprising all the coal miners at Bevier,
this (Macon) county, stopped work yester-
day and demanded the usual winter in
crease of 10 cents per ton for digging coal,
which always commences Oct /, the price
being fifty cents in summer and sixty
cents in winter. It is expected that the
matter will be adjusted without any trou-
BILE. The Ardmore miners will take the
same action
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Oct 3.-Rev. G.
Heathcote Hills, rector of the Protestant
Episcopal Church OF Holy Trinity this
place, created sensation by the announce
mont that it was right for the establish
ment of confessionals, and right for Epis.
copalians to confess to their pastor. His
congregation is one of the most aristo-
cratic and his church property one of the
most beautiful in tho state
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

OMAHA, Neb, Oct. g. - The Farnam
Street theater building was destroyed by
fire late yesterday afternoon. On the first
floor were number Of stores, the stocks
in which were ruined. The total loss is
estimated at s250,00O Six persons, five of
them fremen, were injured by falling
walls, and one fireman is missing Fire.
men Mcbride and Klessner are thought to
be fatally inilIral
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3.-The great inter
national cricket match between Australia
and Philadelphia, which began on Friday
last, ended at $40 o'clock yesterday after
noon, Philadelphia winning by sixty
eight runs and an inning No such feat
has ever before been performed by an
American team in an international match
in this country. The Australians gener-
ously concede the Philadelphiaus all po1-
sible praise, and are unanimous in the
opinion that no better all around game
was put up against them at any time dur
ing their tour of England.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

LONDON. Oct. 2.-Dispntches from Con-
stantinople say that the sultan has been
greatly moved by the agitation in England
on behalf Of the Armenian prisoners in
Asiatic Turkey. He has ordered that all
the papers bearing on the recent trial of
Armenians in Angora be laid before him,
especially those concerning the charges
against Professors Thoumayan and Kaya.
yam, of tho American college in Marsovan.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

KING's TREE, S. C., Oct. Sin the yicin-
ity of Moore's Cross Roads, about four
miles from Lake City, near the Clarendon
line, George McFaddan was hanged by a
mob of 900 for having committed Grim
inal assault upon Miss Sally Bubose, 10
years old. The following inscription was
pinned to MeFadden's body: we do not
know any better way TO protect our wives
and daughters
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

WASHINGTON, Oct 3.-The Boynton in
cident, which looked at first glance to be
serious, has been ended by a decision of
this government to order Boynton's re-
lease from the United States cruiser
Charleston, in Rio Janero harbor, when
it becomes certain that he can work no
harm that might involve the United States
with another country Meanwhile Boyn-
ton will be held On the Charleston and
boarded at the expense OF the United
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

New YORK, Oct a. Mr.. james A.
Scymser, president of the South American
Telegraph company, makes public letter
received from Buenos Ayres as follows:
1--WE have telegram from Buenos Ayres
saying that telegraphic communication
with all places in Argentine and beyond
via Galveston has been restored This in
dcates that the government has been sue
cessful in restoring peace throughout the
country
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

EAsroN, Pa, Oct. 3-Five alleged pro-
fessional burglars, part of the gang who
have been operating quite extensively Of
late Mt Catasauqua, Hokenduuqua, Coplay
and Stemton, were Jailed here yesterday
charged with burglarizing the residence
of William Hunsberger, at Stemton, on
Saturday night. One was recognized as
Ephriam Young, alias Thomas Wilson,
who served time in the Allentown JUL aud
the Eastern penitentiary.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

LOUISVILLE. Oct. a.-The new state law
requiring separate coaches for white and
colorcd passengers went into effect yester.
day. The colored people have organized
and will file u suit 10 test the constitu-
tionality of the statute.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-03

HARTFORD, Oct. 3-The town election
here yesterday resulted In a victory for the
Democrats, with Republican gains. In
this city 1ol women voted for school Off
GERS, and in other towns throughout the
state there was fair percentage OF women
voters. The towns of New Britain, East
Hartford, Manchester, Southington, Bris-
tol, Windsor, West Hartford, Canton,
Avon and Ellingto ton voted no licensa