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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30
KNEW CORRUPTION EXISTED.
bat Police Commissioner sheehan Declared
He Could Not Suppress It.

bat Police Commissioner sheehan Declared
He Could Not Suppress It.
NEW York, Oct. So-Police Commits
sioner Sheehan was on the stand yesterday,
In the Lexow investigation, and numer-
GUS and lively were the Tits which he had
with Lawyer GOT. The commissioner tes-
titled that he had been aware for twenty
years that corruption existed, but 1t was
impossible to secure evidence enough to
make a complaint or bring charges against
officers to the grand jury.
II was shown by Mr.. GoH from the rules
of the police department that the superin-
tendent was under orders Of the commis-
sioners at all times, despite Mr. Sheehan's
statements to the contrary The witness,
however, objected to this Interpretation Of
the rules, claiming that it was the duty of
the superintendent to suppress disorderly
and gapbling houses without specific in
structions from the commissioners.
If you thought the superintendent was
not doing his duty why did you not bring
charges against himP" asked Mr. Golf
II had not sufficient knowledge to for
mulate charges, was the reply.
II don't see how the commissioner can
excuse himself said Senator Lexow, "for
his allowing the superintendent to take no
action at all in these matters of which he
says he had knowledge, or at least the sus-
picion that wrong doing was going on"
Regarding pool selling the commissioner
said that he was satisfied the sellers paid
the police for protection" but that he
could not trace the money. He had heard
that Superintendent Byrnes got 1t, but
doubted the truth of this report.
Commissioner Sheehan is again in the
witness box today.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30


Senator Higgins BENJAMIN Nlelds, N.
b. smithers. James Pennewill and Beniah
Watson worked all Of Sunday night in
getting the Kent County cases ready
where 100 OF more voters were stricken
from the registration books by Democra.
tic registrars. Also quite a number of
names Of voters In Sussex county had
boon stricken from the registration. The
registrars struck off in Duck Creek ID;
Aliepiilion !; Konton s; Little Creek 81;
for 10 other reason than 1t was claimed
that the tax paid by these men on May
and 4, 1898, for tax levied In 1892 was
not county tax such as ia contemplated
in the constitution of tho State to entitle
man to vote In Sussex county 20
names have SO far been reported as
crossed OFF.
In the Superior Court on Monday morn.
Ing petition was presented by Charles +.
Richards of Georgetown. asking tho reg.
istrars DO compelled to restore names.
This Is only one OF the many attempts by
the Democratic managers to carry tho
State Tor the immaculate party. In no
other orthernState would such methods
be tolerated for one minute. Surely the
| punishment that should overtake these
ballot tixers should he the same as over
Hei5 now serving seveh years senten &c
| In iail for his crooked work during the
election IN that city.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30

The tariff bill framed by PROT. Wilson &C.
coriing to Senator Frye. was very bad
affair but the one framed by Jones Vest
and Mills was- Infinitely more desiruc-
tive to American interests. Senator Cor
man afterwards took the bill In hand and
after making GA amendments 1t passed
the Senate and finally became law.
This bill Mr.. Cleveland pronounced to
be of the most infamous character, and
those who voted for it were so stained by
perfldy and dlshonor that he declined to
sigL IT, The President further said 1t
must be amended, the party pledges muet
BIO carried out On the other hand. Ssna-
tor Gray and others have been applauding
this measure and talking about the i'm.
provement OF business, as though this
bill was inallty.
As permanenoy OF prices Is necessary
to prosperity we were surprised OF the po'
sitlon taken by the President and also by
the declaration of Mr.. Bayard that the tar.
III must be still further reformed. These
intimations will check industry and enter.
prise and lead to further depression OF
trade. As a result wa shall have more
soup houses the coming winter and fur.
Their suffering. II that suits the Demo-
Gratis we suppose we shall have to submit,
but we say that 1t does not suit us as We
are tired Of policy that cheapsns every
thing until there is not living profit In
In 1t for either the maker or the vender.
The most Important object Is that every
man shall be given the opportunity to
work. that his labor may not be wasted,
as then he will be sure OF living. II
there be plenty of work there will be fair
wages, and none need beg or starve. When
there is little work, when we go abroad to
buy what we should make at home.
leaving our own to stand Idle, there will
be poverty and suffering, no matter how
cheap food and clothing may be. The
condition OF our country. prior to 1899. Is
a standing refutatlon of the free trade
theory and all the down right lies that
may be told about 1t by the miserable
slangwangers, who would sell their pros
perlty for price The strikes that oc.
Cured under 1t were unwarranted, with
out just reason or provocation, and are a
fair Illustration OF the old saying they
waxed fat and Kicked.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30

Joseph 81, Choste h man Of imposing
mien and authoritative discourse
Some years ago young kinsman OF Mr..
Choate arrived In New York armed with
q letter Of Introduction to the eminent
lawyer.
After reading the letter Mr.. Choate
turned to the young man and said:
well, sir, what other letters have yous"
The young man named half dozen
men Of more or less standing to whom he
brought introductions.
"Ah, young Inan," said the lawyer,
with a reminiscent look In his eyes, "you
are far better provided with recommended
tions than I was when / came to New
York at your age to seek my fortunei''
"Yesf said the young man inquiringly.
"Yes. ! had only one letter to Introduce
me into the great metropolis.
MAY I ask from whom 10 wasf"
queried the young relative difiidently.
From Rufus Choate to William M.
Evarts," answered Mr.. Choate-New
York Herald.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30
Two Inmates of uisorderly House
Choked to Death.

DENVER, Oct 30.-The inmates of dis
orderly house on Market street are in a
state bordering on panic in consequence of
the belief that they are in danger at the
hands of a supposed stranger. On Sept.
Lena Taper was found choked to death
In bed and the murder remains n mystery,
although Richard Demady, with whom
she lived, was arrested and is now under
bonds awaiting action in his case. On
Sunday Marie Cantassoit was found dead
II her bed, and appearances indicated that
she had been choked to death. Richard
Dernndy, Charles Scholer and John Gala
han have been arrested. Dcmady recently
wrote Marie asking her to live with him
and she refused She had lived with Scho-
Ter until a week ago Callahan claimed
last week to have been robbed of $l7o in
Marie's house, and he was seen in the
neighborhood Saturday night
Antonio Santo Pietro, messenger of the
police department and Emil Taymens
were also arrested on suspicion. Both
were in the house, according to their state
fnents, when the murder was committed,
yet they heard no disturbance Taymens
was employed by the woman as cook,
and he Is said to have been very jealous on
account of the preference shown by her for
santo Pietro. The latter has been dis
missed from the police force. The muir.
nercd woman is believed to have had con-
siderable money, and as only twenty-five
rents was found in tho house after tho
murder the theory is that robbery was the
motive for the crime
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30

SPARA, Wis, Oct. 30.-Samuel s. Bux-
ton has confessed the murder of Mary A.
Jones, a maiden lady, at her home few
miles from this city, on the 21st inst.
Three years ago Buxton, by series Of OBJ
scene letters purporting to come from q
witch and directed to Miss Jones, hypno-
tised her and caused her ruin. The inti-
macy was conducted to the day of her
death. BY the same system of deceit the
infatuated woman consented to be strung
up by the neck in the belief that it would
cause the death of Buxton's wife. The
second time the experiment was tried Bux-
ton pushed the chair on which the foolish
woman stood from under her, and she
swung into eternity. Buxton took what
money there was in the house and left for
his home. His motive for committing the
murder was that he was tired of the wo-
man. Buxton was sentenced to the state
prison for life.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30
srnorAl slnsrIos.


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American Laundry. eol West Front St.
Strong cough candy at Ferguson'a IL
East Second street.
The best tea and coffee In the city at
hard times prices at 40l Delaware Ave nue..
w, =. Moore.
All who desire to have complete set
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DIR. Simms' White Pulmontc Balsam, the
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Black or blue Cheyiot serge suits to or.
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II you want to savs money. go to W.
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Steam dyoing. securing, altering, re.
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The healthy wealthy and wise all use
DIR. Simms' White Pulmonic Balsam.
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Clay worsteus. long cutaways to order
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Hats and Mems Furnishings at the low.
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English trouserlngs TO order S5. 66 anc
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30

BERLIN, Oct, 3o.-it is understood that
the emperor has accepted the new chancel-
lor's view that the appointment of reac-
tionary protestant, like Count Zu Eulen-
berg,a governor of Alsace- Lorraine, would
create bad feeling in that province. His
majesty has summoned Prince Hohenlohe-
Langcburg, head of the Nauenstein line Of
the Hohenlohes, to Potsdam as a possible
governor of the reichstag. His majesty
desire to appoint Count Zu Gutenberg to
the highest post next to the CHARACTERISTIC,
with salary $50, 600 higher than the chan
cellor receives, as compensation for the
Sights cast upon him in the Caprivi press,
Is n further instance of the intrusion of
imperial feeling into the government of
the country which is little calculated to
enlist popular approval.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30


The increase in business Is very Glow
considering the noise some OF the papers
are making over it. Compared with DC,
tober, 1899, the business Is about 20 per
cent less now than it was then. 1t Is the
general complaint that there Is no money
In making or selling things at this time.
as the prices are ruinou ly low. Tae de.
preston continues in all kinds Of farm
produce and the outlook Is not encour'
aging. Exports OF domestic produce
from New York have fallen of II per
cent. in value since year ago. The ship.
ments of gold have beer checked, and the
deposits In the banks have greatly in.
creased while the gold reserve In the
treasury has been increased 81, 400 COZ
during the pa st week.
Looking at home, at our own city, the
outlook is not encouraging, Out OF the
entire number Of car shops the Pullman
Is the only one that is busy. The Harlan
md Hollingsworth Company AMI the
Jackson and Sharp Co, have no now or.
ders aud we do not hear of any prospect
Tor any. There Is no rush for vessel
building or repairing. The IIollingswortn
Company have nothing beyond the big
vessel and few repairs. The Pussy u
Jones Company is very slack in all de.
partments. and the Enoeh Moore yard Is
In no way pressed. The builders are
closing up their operations for the sea
son, and although there is generally q
rush among them at this season OF the
years scores Of wurkmen are now idle,
There has been slight Improvement
In mercantile circles during the month,
but most dealers say their sales are
not large and profits are too small IL
permit any one to brag over his business
30 1t goes in every department, and Il
seems all classes are gradually growing
poorer instead OF increasing in wealth
Where we shall be before change can b,
effected In our commercial and industrial al
policy, only 0mnlpotepce can tell.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30

ditor Gore gives out the following sensa-
tional piece of news: The auditor of pub
lie accounts has concluded an examina-
ton of affairs of the Normal Park Loan
association, of Chicago, of which the late
+, w, Porter was secretary, Mr.. Porter
having been the auditor of the Rock Island
railway. The examination developed tho
fact that Mr.. Porter was defaulter to the
Extent of some $1,000. The facts in the
ease have been suppressed until now ow-
Ing to n belief ON the part of the manage
ment of the association that friends aud
relatives of Mr.. Porter would make good
to the association the amount of his de-
falcatton. Mr.. Porter died suddenly in
Cincinnati u year ago.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30

FOR COUNTY ASSESSORS.
GEORGE CAMERON, First District.
CHAS. II. HUDSON. Second District.
CHARLES WHANN. Third District.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30
Murderous Chinese Pirates.

SAN FRANoIsco, Oct. 30.-Chinesc papers
received by steamer contain accounts OF
numerous outrages by bandits and pirates
In the orient A band of men made des-
pcrate by the loss of crops and homes In
the recent overflow of the Liao river have
established a reign of terror. This band
consists of about 200 armed men. By these
raids they have secured several boats with
which they carry on operations on the
water During three weeks Of the raids of
this lHwless band twenty men were killed
and more than three times that number
were wounded by them. Their operations
covered distance of nearly 100 miles along
the Lao river.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30
AN ALABAMA EPISODE.


Police Chief Killed and Another Fatally
Injured In n Street Fight.
YORK, Ala, Oct. go.-A street fight here
resulted In the wounding Of two prominent
citizens, one fatally, and the killing Of the
chief of police, ]. w. Thompson. On Satur-
day S. A. Cameron, cotton compress
agent, and f. f. Allison, timber mer-
chant, had quarrel about business set
Element, and the interference of friends
only prevented bloodshed then. Yesterday
Allison met Cameron on the street and
demanded an apology for certain harsh
epithets that he had applied to him during
Saturdays difficulty.
Cameron refused to apologize, and drew
his pistol. A fight followed, and Chief of
Police Thompson ran up, seized Cameron
and attempted to disarn him. In the
scuffle Cnmeron's pistol was fired off, two
bullets passing through Allison's side and
then penetrating Thompson's heart, who
fell dead, while Allison is mortally
wounded. Cameron was severely hurt by
blows on the head. Thompson leaves Il
large family
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30

FoRT SMITH, Ark, Oct 3d. United
States Marshal Crump received message
from Agent Wisdom in which the agent
says he has reliable Information that Bill
Cook and his gang, numbering twenty
one men, are near Tallaha Mission nine
miles northwest of Muskogee. The con
ductor who brought in the passenger train
from that country brings the same infor-
nation. He says further that the pursuers
have captured the horses of the robbers
and have them surrounded. Notwith-
standing the accounts, officials here be-
lieve II to be ruse of friends of the bandits
to ttract attention away from other parts
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30
DAILY REPUBLICAN

TEE REPUBLICAN PRINTING AND
PUBLISHING co.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30

WASHINGTON, Oct 8o.-"Professor" C.
J. Walters, the crank who was known in
Atlantic City, N. j., as the "King Of the
Beach, and who left there some days ago
for this city to see the president, arrived
here and was taken in charge by the po-
lice. Richard Rosere, another alleged
crank who says he came here from the
Pacific coast, was found on his way to the
White House and arrested. Both men are
in the hands of the sanitary officer, and if
deemed prudent they will be sent back
where they belong.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8o.-Judge Dallas,
In the United States circuit court, yester-
terday refused to grant Lawyer Nathan
Blur further hearing on Rice's objec-
tion to the Olcott- Earle plan for the reor-
ganization Of tho Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad company. The Judge also
took occasion to express his disapproval Of
the length of time that the receivership
has been In force. He also dismissed the
exception of Henry H. Whitney, of the
Fitzgeral committee. This fully and To-
gally ratifles the Olcott- Earle plan.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30

Hon. Thomas F. Bayar4 made a mistake
whsn he said, The time has been when
this State put a single vote tato tbs hands
OF one man. aud that man ts!e father OF
my father caused the election Of Thomas
Jefferson and tina dsfeat Of Aaron Burr
for President" Now Mr.. BRTard's fathers
father Gid not do any such thing, but
dodged. merely retlnR blank. lie ought
to have voted for Jefferson. but he didn't,
that's all. We hepe. however, eincs the
incident happened Nearly 100 years ago,
The hones OF the dssd :uan, will be allow.
81 ts rest in pesaa.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30

President Clevelend will not degrade
HIS high office by writing a speech to en-.
dorse the candidacy of Senator Hill for
Governor OF New York. He has too much
OF She old Adam in him to stultify him.
sell by commencing his old enemy to
popular support, or recommending his
freuds to vote for him. lie may be wise
in pursuing this course. for II he
opened his moath 1t Is likely that he
would put his foot In it.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8O.-In the action
of Henry w. Purchase against the Phila-
dclphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail
road company for injuries received on Feb.
%, 1893, the jury gave verdict of ss5, 600
for the plaintiff. The case was one of a
number arising from the collision between
the Washington express, which was tax
ing President Harrison to New Bork, and
a way train that Ind been stopped at
South street station.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Oct. 3o.-The body
of Lew Manuel, a prosperous colorcd
farmer, was found at Tamo, Ark, near
his hog pen, with his skull filled with
shot and crushed with q heavy blunt
weapon. The remains were in "A terribly
mutilated condition, large portions having
been eaten by hogs 1t is supposed that
he caught some one stealing his hogs, and
TINT the thief killed him.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30

CAL1sToGA, Cal, Oct 30-A message
from Middletown, Lake county, gives in
formation of q serious fight among the In
dians at the Cayote valley ranches. Some
of the Sulphur Banks Indians were visit
ing the Cayote tribe, and celebrated the
occasion by getting drunk on wine. They
fought with knives, and the result of the
fight was the killing of one buck and the
probable fatal stabbing of another. Six
others, including two squaws, were seri-
ously wounded.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30

WLKEsBkRRE, Pa, Oct 30.-The county
commissioners offer a reward of 81 coo for
the arrest and conviction of the men who
blew up the Hungarian shanty with dyna-
mite on saturday The latest theory is
that some boys planned the plot and cur
ried it out. Three lads who have hereto
fore not borne n good reputation were
missing from their homes Sunday morn
ing The detectives hive them under sur
veillance now.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30

wAsHINGToN, Oct 80 : The attorney
general rendered an opinion in the South
Carolina dispensary case presented by
Governor Tillinan, in which he sustnins
the opinion OF the treasury department.,
holding that the state has no authority in
law TO enter government bonded ware
houses for the purpose of seizing whisky
declared by the state law to be subject to
confscation.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30
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A Golden Oppor,un,ty.

Davidow & Co., pawn brokers and Jew.
elers, GIG Market street. frat annual sale
of unredeemed pledges. which consist OF
diamonds. watches, ieweiry. guns. revol.
yers. sporting goods, etc. This Ia their
first offer to the public to sell their accu.
mnlated stock of unredeemed pledges at
private sale. Be sure to give them call
and secure bargain at PIG Market st.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-30

FALL RIVER, Mass, Oct. 9o.-The big
strike of weavers, which was commenced
with a four weeks vacation ten weeks ago,
was declared off yesterday and the strikers
returned to work this morning. They
were defeated by the manufacturers, and
they will resume their old places under u
reduced scale of wages. For eight weeks
some %, 900 operatives were thrown out of
work and for the past two weeks about
5000 people were affected,