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Evening journal., 1893-05-02
THE ARKANSAS RIVER ON A BOOM.

People Working Day and Night on
Their Levees But Have Little Hope of
Saving Their Crops.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, May 2.-The Ar
kansas river is on a boom, it has risen in
forty eight hours to within little over
three feet of the highest mark Of the
great flood of May 1892. Several houses
passed down the river, showing
that the flood had been encroaching
up the river while the current was filed
with trees, logs and other debris. Cap
tain Harvey Lewis reported several plan
tations under water up the river; that
people were working day and night on
their levees but had little or no hope Of
saving their crops.
The Arkansas river is running out
through Auburn break into Lincoln
county and flooding Gum Swamp between
Reedville and Warner.
1t is thought that by Wednesday the
Missouri Pacific tracks will be covered
for several miles and through trains will
have to be abandoned until the food
subsidies. Telegrams from all river
towns in this state say the river is rising
rapidly and farmers in the bottoms are
moving out.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
RAILROAD RATE WAR RACES.

1t is Understood There VIII BE Another
Reduction and That other Roads WIN
Meet the Rates.
DENVER, Col, May 2.-The railroad
rate war is increasing in violence. Yes
terday all of the roads excepting the
Burlington posted rate of $35 to
Chicago and return and $96 to st. Louis
and return.
The railroads over which these rates
are good include the Santa Fe, Union
Pacific, Missouri Pacific, Chicago n
Alton, and the Denver & Rio Grande.
1t is understood that another reduc-
tion to $50 to Chicago and return will be
made by the Rio Grande and the pros
poets are that the other roads viii lose
no time in meeting the rate.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
PERSONAL PARAeRAPHs.

Warren A. Taylor is at Kennett Square. Pa.
City Treasurer Joseph X. Adams is on a
visit to Baltimore.
yrs. William Davis, of Elkton, is visiting
relatives in this city.
a.. w. Bailey and wife have been visiting
friends in West Chester.
Miss Mabel Ferre. of YOrklyn, Is visiting
relatives in Wilmington
Miss Lizzie Greenabaum is the guest OF
friends in Philadelphia.
Mrs. b. f. Pearce has been the guest of
Mrs. John s. Writ, in Elkton.
Miss Sallie Hopes, Of West Chester Is the
guest Of relatives in this city.
Robert Burns, OF this city, is spending May
week with friends in Philadelphia.
Daniel Goldsboro is on a visit 20 his mother
ana brother at Baltimore and Centrevills. Md
Rev. George ID. Kelly. who was injured iI
attempting TO board a train at the r.. W. a
b.. depot about TWO weeks ago, has entirely
recovered.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
FLOODS In OHIO.
The Cold, Rainy Weather Has stopped
All Flowing and Planting.

The Cold, Rainy Weather Has stopped
All Flowing and Planting.
CINCINNATI, May 2.-The rainy and
cold weather which for three weeks has
wholly stopped all plowing and planting
in Ohio is eliminating in a disastrous
food.
Here over two inches of rain have
fallen and the Ohio river is leaping up at
the rate Of four inches an hour Dss-
patches from Wapakoneta says that the
whole Of northwestern Ohio is flooded
and wheat ruined while other crops are
so delayed that the yield must be small
Dayton reports the Miami river and
tributaries at food height and rising two
inches an hour. Nearly an inch and a
half of rain fell at the headwaters Of the
scioto river and will add to the swollen
stream. GAINESVILLE reports the railroad
tracks submerged and the Muskingum
river is rising foot an hour.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
ANOTHER STRIKE ON.
Fifty Skilled Workmen Throw
Aside Their Tools.
THE WHOLE TOWN IS EXCITED.

The Reduction is From 81 Cents to 20
Cents Per Ton-The Men Left Work De-
termined Not to Return Unless "A More
Satisfactory Scale is Presented by the
Company-Former Men Look Upon the
Trouble as a Victory for Them-Other
workmen in Different Departments of
the MIL Reported Dissatisfied with the
New Scale.
PITTsBURe, May Yesterday at noon
fifty skilled workmen in the 33-in beam
mill of the Carnegie Steel Works at
Homestead threw aside their tools and
quit work.
They refused to accept the reduction
stipulated in the new scale which went
into effect yesterday and, as result,
struck for higher wages. The reduc-
ticn is from 81 cents to 90 cents per
ton.
The men left work determined not to
return unless a more satisfactory scale
is presented by the company. The sup
erintendent of the 33.inch beam mill says
the vacancies can easily be filed and new
men will be secured to-day, unless the
strikers return to work
The whole town is excited. The
former men look upon the trouble as a
victory for them. 1t is said they intend
returning to work to get even with the
present strikers, who accepted their posi-
tions last summer.
1t is reported that all other workmen
in different departments Of the mill are
dissatisfied with the new scale and will
follow the example of the 33-inch mill
workers.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
Salary for Wilmington Assessors.
CHERRIES FOR THE DUKE.

The First BOX From California for 1898,
Shipped TO the Descendant OF the IL
lustriOus Columbus.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, May 2.-The first
box of California cherries for 1898 was
shipped yesterday to the Duke of Yer.
aqua, care of the managers Of the Cali.
fornia exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
THREATENED BY FLOODS.
THE WABASH RIVER HIGHER THAN
1T HAS BEEN SINCE 1888.

The Entire Lowlands In Illinois Inun-
dated From acknowledgements OF
Acres of Fine Wheat Flooded-Farmers
Fear the Crop VIII BE Killed.
VINcENNEs, Ind, May 2 The Wabash
river at this point is higher than it has
been since 1875 with but one exception
which was in February 1888. The en-
tire lowlsnds in this country and in
Illinois opposite this city are inundated
from backwater.
Thousands of acres Of fine wheat which
is just sprouting are flooded and the
farmers fear that the crop will be killed.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
HONORED ABOVE HIS FELLOWS.

Invitations Out This Morning for the
Complimentary Dinner to Ambassador
Bayard, on Tuesday, May o.
Cards Of invitation were issued this
morning to the complimentary dinner to
be given to Ambassador Thomas Il. Bay
ard, by the members Of the Young Mems
Democratic Club, in Eden Hall, on
Tuesday evening, May 0, at $50 o'clock.
The number of invited guests will be
limited, and only Delawareans are ex-
pected to speak.
The following constitutes the COM
mittee Of arrangement. John f. Gala.
han, Martin f. Fairy, G. II. Ten Weeges,
n. c. Mammele, John J. Finn, Samuel
$. Adams, Jr.. and Charles G.. Kurtz.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Rev. Father Bermingham's Bible class will
give an excursion TO Cape May on July 10.
The p, W. & B. railroad station-masters
conductors, brakemen and porters, have
dOnned their white duck summer caps.
Deputy Coroner Fox took the body of an
aged man to the potter's field at Farnhurst
this morning. This man died suddenly at
Centreville. on Sunday.
Mount st. Mary's College, Emmettsburg.
Md. will have its annual alumni dinner in
the Continental Hotel, Philadelphia. to-mor-
row evening. Rev Fathers Flynn and BERN
ingham, Of this city viii attend.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
COMMITTED SUICIDE At EIGHTY.

Baron Poeoke Jumps From a Fourth
Story window and Is Killed by the
Fall.
VIENNA, May Barron Richard
Poecke, president of the extensively cir
culated tourists journal called the
"Fremdenblatt, has committed suicide
by jumping from fourth-story window
of building. He was killed by the fall.
The baron was so years of age and well
known in Vienna.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE CRUSHED.

Clara Smith, an Elderly Woman, Met
with "a Terrible Accident ON the Market
Street bridge.
Clara Smith, an elderly woman, had
her left foot aud ankle crushed this
morning at Market street bridge in such
a manner that amputation will be neces.
sary.
The accident occurred about 10 o'clock,
when the bridge was opened In order to
let a tug through The fireman of the
bridge, upon being questioned by an
EVENING JOURNAL reporter, said that
the woman was on the bridge while it
was opened. She tried to step off while
the bridge was in motion, and her foot
was caught in the bridge, between the
draw aud the south approach TO the
bridge.
Medical aid was summoned, but moth.
ing could be done The ambulance was
called, and she was removed TO the Della.
ware Hospital
Evening journal., 1893-05-02

the state auditors room; the
state auditor the state treasurer's
room, in the State House. State Treas
urer Burnite needed more room so that
is why the changes were made.
Salary for Wilmington Assessors,
The House of Representatives has
just passed a bill compelling Whining
ton assessors to make an annual
assessment fixing their salaries at ST.
900 instead of fees by which the as
SCISSORS are now paid for their work,
compelling them to pay their own ex-
penses.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
PRAIs Es OF THE BRITISH PRESS
IL Devotes Unlimited Space to the Open
ing of the Worlds Fair.

LONDON, May 2-The English news
papers devote an unwonted amount Of
space to the opening of the Worlds
Fair at Chicago and their leading arti
cles on the subject express hearty good
will toward the enterprise and hope for
it's success.
The Daily News publishes a specia /
dispatch three columns in length de-
scribing the opening of the fair.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
Two Vacancies FilIed.

The Tenth ward Democrats met at
the Weccacoe engine house last night.
Thomas Bailey, chairman, and w. d.
Shields. members of the ward committee
from the Fifth district who have been
appointed to the police force resigned.
Simon Dougherty was elected chairman
and NJ J. Taggart TO take Shields
place. Another meeting will be held
this evening.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
MAN OF CHARACTER DISAPPEARS.
Was to BE Married to Daughter OF a
Prominent Family

PoTTsvILLE, Pa, May 2.-Jacob Wad-
dinger, docket clerk in the Office of
county commissioners has disappeared on
the eve of his marriage to a daughter Of
a prominent family.
His accounts are now being investiga-
ted. He is a brother of the leading
Democratic candidate for judge of
the Schuylkill county courts and moved
in good society, having been considered a
man Of fine character
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
Baseball Ground Flooded.

ST. LOUIS, May 2-Word was received
here last night that owing to the flooded
condition of the Cincinnati baseball
grounds the games scheduled between
the club of that city and the local club to
be played there will be played here the
last of this week.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
WORK ON THE EIGHT HOUR PLAN
Miners Promise to Accomplish as Much
i'm Eight Hours as i'm Ten.

DETROIT, May "A Free Press special
from Ishpeming, Mich, says: "The Lake
Superior Iron Companys 1900 employees
began work on the eisht-hour plan yes
terday. The hours have been reduced
from ten to eight and the wages un-
touched.
"The miners promise to accomplish as
much in eight hours as they have been
doing in ten"
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
MN Lrcinre Ahont the sonth.

St Mary's T. A. B. Society will hold its
business meeting this evening at Seventh
and Market streets. Rev Father Flynn,
spiritual director of the society, will
give short lecture on his recent trip to
the South.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
DRoUTH IN SOUTHERN TEXAS.

Cotton is So Far in Bad State Through
out the Country.
GALVESTON, Tex, May 2-Specials to
the News for the past ten days report
general and abundant rains throughout
the state, except in Southwest Texas,
where the drouth is still protracted as
appears by the following from Havana:
The drouth is as bad as last year. Cotton
is so far in a bad state throughout the
whole country.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
A GRAND CONCERT TONIGHT.

WeIl-KnOwn Philadelphia and Whining
ton Musical Talent to Take Part.
A grand concert will open the auditor
ium this evening. The following are
the participants: Grace Orchestra, Cas-
lillian Troubadours of Philadelphia, Miss
Emma Lore, contralto; Mrs. Victor
Pyle, soprano, William N. Eaton, Jr.,
bass; Harry r. Triggs, tenor.
Schubert Quartet, w. Robert
Walters, ]. 7. Clymer, Henry Baird and
Thomas Benson; double quartet from
the Ferd Fullmer Male Chorus. ]. T.
Clymer. ]. H. Ward, c. H. Start. F. e.
Hening, II. B. Harrison, A. j. Butler,
Frank Mason and John Butler.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
sAsEMAN STRUCK WITH LAeRIPPE.

Dan Brouthers Ordered Home BY the
Physician Who Was Summoned.
WASHINGTON, May Dan Brouthers,
Brooklyns hard. hitting first bsseman, was
attacked with la grippe yesterday and
was ordered home by the physician who
was summoned.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
Prepared to Leave at Any rlme.

ALTON. H., May 2.-The river here is
rapidly rising and much damage has
already been done.
The Missouri Point farmers are apply
ing for aid here and many are prepared
to leave at a minute notice.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
Booths Condition Unchanged Since Yes
terday.

NEW YORK, May AIT 10 o'clock this
morning it was said at the Players Club
that Booths condition had not changed
since yesterday.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
DROVE OVER THE ENTIRE LINE.
Commissioners Declare the New Diyid-
ing Line Set and UnalterabIe.

WEST CHESTER, Pa, May 2.-The
Pennsylvania and Delaware State Line
Commission has finished its work after
drive over the entire line. It has
formally declared the new dividing line
set and unalterable and the opposition to
the change has been withdrawn.
Evening journal., 1893-05-02
wlmlnEtonians seeing nov York.

Special Dispatch to the EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW YORK, May 2. Wilmington was
represented BY the following persons in
New York yesterday: P. Cooper West.
minister Hotel; S. j. White and d A
Miller, Hoffman House.
The morning call., 1893-11-15
NEW PARK AVENUE.
A Novel Proposition of Irving M.
Scott.

"A NOVel Pr0pOSitiOn OF iTN'hg n'
Scott.
Mayor Ellert yesterday received the fol-
lowing communication from Irving Nj
Scott. Ii is in regard to the conversion OF
part of Bush street into great PARK
avenue:
Dear Sir {: Permit me as citizen 10 call your
attention to the fact that this municipality mas
but one avenue or drive that is specially pie
pared for driving 10 our park.
In view of the great influx OF people VINO
will visit the Midwinter Fair and the fact thal
Golden Gate avenue Is the only good driveway
free from railroad tracks, L would most re.
specifuly suggest 10 you ana the HonOraDie
Board of Supervisors. now that Bush street Is
about TO be cleared from streetcar tracks:
which have not been used TO any extent, tnaC
this street be dedicated as another driveway 10
Golden Gate Park from the intersection oil fre-
mont and Market streets to It's intersection
with DevisaderO street.
People living on RincOn Hill or Harrison
street who wish 10 drive TO the park nave a
long. tedious aud somewhat dangerous ROAD 10
travel over TO reach Golden Gate Park by
driving down Fremont street three plochS h1,
they would reach Bush, and thence nave an
uninterrupted road as lar as De'isaueio
street.
Bush street is already paved with Belgian
blocks and asphalIum. maKIng smooth anu
pleasant driveway. with the exception OF few
blocks between Market and Mason streets:
These blocks are paved with c0bbles, anu
could be easily covered with asphaitum anu
make a pleasant irving road. -
The people living north OF Bush ana parailel
with it would all be benefited Dy reachln! an
outlet to .he park several blocks before tney
could reach Golden Gale avenue.
In view OF the present dispute about the rall-
road on Bush street, and the fact that II IS Only
occupied from kearny 70 It's intersection WIN
Markecwth any active travel most respect
fully ask that Bush strert be dedicated as II
driveway, and that all railroads (as lar as lies
within the power of the bOard) be prohibited
on this street IRVING NJ. SCOTT.
The morning call., 1893-11-15
r1arkham'S Reply.

A reply has been received from Gov
ernor Markham by the League Of Progres:
in reference to the allotment of terry
slip to the Davie Ferry Company.
Governor Markham's reply is essentially
contained In the folio wing closing and un-
grammatical paragraph Of his letter:
1.-The board in the exercise of its inherent
and statutory rights has taken the action
complained of, and l am quite certain
does not intend to recede from it. They
have the right TO exercise their best judg-
ment and. having done so, and being, as
believe, firmly convinced that they have
exercised that Judgment properly and iu
the best interest OF the people of the State
| know of no legal power vested in the
Governor to compel them to change theil
honest convictions"
The morning call., 1893-11-15
NO STUDENTS EXHIBIT.
Why the Art Institutes Show Is
Deferred Until Next Year.

1t has at last been definitely decided to
defer the annual school exhibition Of the
Mark Hopkins Institute of Art until after
the 18th of next May.
There are several reasons for this delay.
One is the lack of a suitable building for
displaying the paintings and pinning up
the drawings.
1t was hoped last summer that ere this
the stable would have been remodeled into
school where the students could receive
their lessons and exhibit their work. IL
was an understanding, however, when the
Hopkins mansion was handed over to the
art institute that no radical change of any
description should be made without con-
sulting T. Searles. That gentleman hap
pens to be travelling from place TO place,
and as he has returned no reply to the re-
quest of the art committee 10 transform
the stable into school, they are in doub bt
whether the communication has reached
him. Until Mr.. Searles is heard from,
therefore, no steps will be taken in the
matter
There is another reason why the CON-
mittee are very anxious 20 see the pro-
posed change made. The present rooms
used for instruction are not sufficiently
cOmmodious to allow of new classes being
formed and it is the desire of the institute
10 establish classes In modelling, pen and
ink etching. architecture and, possibly,
wOOd-carvng.
The new circular, which has just been
issued, shows a few radical changes. In
stead Of dividing the year into three terms,
as formerly, the scholastic year opens On
the 18th of August and closes on the 18th
of May. The fees for tuition are about
the same, though they are payable differ
entity. and, following the example Of the
Art Students League of New York, half
day classes have been adopted instead
of whole-day ones. This gives students
an opportunity of studying portrait paint
ing. for instance. from till II and the
antique from 1 till 4, instead of, as for
merry, being confined to one subject the
whole dav.
The position of instructor Of the Satur-
day class. vacated by r. Peixotto. has
been filled by John A. Stanton.
r. ID. Yelland. who has been enjoying q
six months leave of absence in the East,
has returned to the scene of his labors.
Tom Hill has also come back to town. and
is now looking for a studio to establish
himself here Tor the winter.
The morning call., 1893-11-15
BOLD FOOTPADS,
A Pair Arrested on the
Mission Road.
Numerous Robberies Recently Cred
tied to Them - The Police Say
They Are Strangers Here.

Residents on the Mission road have been
terrorized for some days by the action of
two daring footpads. who held up any one
who happened to be on his way home.
Police Officers NJ. Shanahan and p. A.
McNamara were instructed TO keep a sharp
lookout for the robbers, and about 8
o'clock on Sunday morning they observed
two men acting suspiciously on the Mis-
sion road. AS the officers approached
them they stepped out to the middle Of the
road. with the apparent intention of hold
ing up the policemen. The latter drew their
revolvers. and, with the intmation that
they were police officers. ordered the two
men to throw up their hands. Que of
them promptly obeyed. but the other made
The morning call., 1893-11-15

as if to draw weapon. when he was
quietly but firmly told that any attempt of
that kind would end in his head being
blown off. Then he quietly allowed him
self TO be handcuffed along with his COM
paDion.
They were taken to the Central police
station, where they gave their names as
Charles Currier and James Collins. When
searched big-siZed revolver was found
upon each and silk handkerchief which
they used as mask TO conceal their fea-
lures.
Among their numerous victims was Leon
Murawsk, the driver of milk wagon. A
few nights ago Murawski was driving
along the Mission road and when near the
Five-mile House TWO men jumped into the
wagon. One of them presented a pair of
pistols at his head while the other ordered
him to throw up his hands and then went
through his pockts All he had was So, of
which he was relieved. He called at the
Central station yesterday and identified
Currier and Collins as the two men who
held him uD.
On Sunday evening DR.. o. A. Anderson
was held up by two men near the Pest
house, who compelled him at the point of a
brace of revOlyers to hand over all the
money in his pockets They we're very
much disgusted when it only amounted to
forty cents. Dr. Anderson also identified
Currier ana Collins as the men who held
him up.
That same night Currier and Collins
broke into Linehan's dairy on the Mission
road, bound and gagged one of the men
and ransacked the place. but were unable
to find any moneyor valnables to carry off.
About week ago they also robbed a
Portuguese of SS4 near Colma station.
Two charges of robbery were booked
against each of the footpads yesterday and
charge OF carrying concealed weapon.
They are tough-looking pair. The po-
lice say they are strangers here and that
they are in all probability Eastern crooks
who came here to operate during the fair,
but their calculations have failed.
The morning call., 1893-11-15
The University Regents.

The Board Of Regents of the State Uni
versity met yesterday afternoon in tie
Mark Hopkins Art Institute, but trans
acted little except routine business. The
report of President Kellog was received
and adopted. The suggestion of Marsden
Manson to have a course in meteorology
added to the other university courses met
with much favor and it was decided TO
establish such course, the present as
The morning call., 1893-11-15
The Mission. Street Road.

The roadbed for the proposed Mission
street ele ctric road is being put in on Mis-
sion street. from Main to the ferry. Two
months ago the tracklayers were forced to
suspend operations at Main street un til
the sewers were rebuilt and the street
raised to the new grade. This work has
been completed, and the railroad company
has put its trackIayers to work again.
The morning call., 1893-11-15
A Poundkeeper Worsted.

j. B. Fleming, Deputy Poundkeeper. had
distressing experience in Judge Lows
court yesterday afternoon. He tried to
capture dog at the residence of j. Shisso,
a scavenger. at the corner of Laguna and
Lombard streets, and says that he was set
upon by the inhabitants. most of whom
are Shisso's friends and countrymen. Sev-
The morning call., 1893-11-15
Want Damages From EIlert.

A complaint was filed with the County
Clerk yesterday afternoon by NaDhtaiy,
Freidenrich 81 Ackerman. on behalf of the
Sutter-street Railroad Company. against
Mayor Ellert and Superintendent Of
Streets Ackerson,. in both their official
and individual capacities, asking for
$4,000 damages for injuries done to the
company's railroad on Bush street on the
11th inst.
ceedIBgs taken by the defendants to pre-
vent the construction OF the road and the
company claims to have been injured in
the above amount by reason thereof.
The morning call., 1893-11-15

sistant professor of astronomy being au-
tborized TO take charge OF the matter.
The only other action taken which was
of interest to the general public was the
adoption of resolution modifying the
rule of the board in regard to the university
extension courses. Henceforward the
courses to be given in the art building will
be called simply university courses" and
no tuition fee will be required.
The morning call., 1893-11-15

eral witnesses were summoned for the de-
fense. most of whom swore that tine dog
that caused the trouble was inside CT the
inclosure. Other witnesses testified that
the Poundkeeper was doing his duty and
was seriously injured, but the jury dello-
Grated but one minute and thirty SECONDS
before they returned verdict of acquittal.