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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05
AN IMPORTANT GATHERING.
Annual Meeting OF the National Educa-
tiohai Association TO be Held at Asbury
Park, July 1913.

Annual Meeting OF the National Educa-
tionat Association to be Held at Asbury
Park, July 1913.
The annual meeting of the National
Educational Association will be held in
Asbury Park, July 10th-l3 Superin.
tendent D. w. Harlan, the State direc-
tor for Delaware, is in receipt of in.
formation from the general secretary of
the association that the hotels have
granted more satisfactory rates than the
association ever received for similar
accommodations, and that everything
combines to render the approaching
meeting one of the most promising in
all features that the association has ever
held.
This is saying great deal, for over
10000 membership tickets have been
sold for some OF the past meetings.
From the Western and Northwestern
States, as well as from New England,
there will be large attendance Of
teachers. To the teachers Of Delaware
this will be the opportunity Of y decade
to meet and mingle with the teachers OF
other States.
Any person may become member
and secure all the privileges of member.
ship by paying the annual fee of 50
when purchasing the excursion ticket.
The railroads will charge the regular
excursion rates from Wilmington.
Superintendent Harlan will be glad
TO give further information to persons
thinking of attending this convention.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05
y 4 sAIIoR,s CONVERSION.
Daniel sheehan says lie WAS tho Autho
of tho Attempt to Blow Up the House
of pnpliuneul. I'm IgSk

Daniel Sheehan says lie WAS rho Autho
of tho Attempt to Blow Up the House
of Parliament, in 1881.
DUBLIN, June 20.-rhe Irish news
papers publish statement to the effect
that sailor named Kennedy, now at
Belfast, has nude a declaration that
while serving on board the bark Ira
faigar, in the Indian ocean, the cook,
Daniel Sheehan, Il native of Cork, died
of fever Before he expired, according
to Kennedy, he told the latter that he
and not his brother, who is in prison,
attempted to blow up the houses of
Parliament in 1885.
Kennedy adds that Sheehan refused
TO give any details OF the affair, with
the exception of saying that he and his
brother, who were then in America,
Travelled from Chicago to London on
purpose to commit the outrage.
An explosion Of dynamite on the
stair above the crypt in the House Of
Commons did much damage, January
oath, 1885. Two police constables,
William Cole and Thomas Cox, and a
Mr.. Green, were seriously hurt. Cole
picked up blazing parcel to carry it
out and saved the building. Ho and
Cox were subsequently commended by
the Queen and were rewarded for
steady courage. Cole received the
Albert medal in Westminster Hall on
March 26th, 1885, and he and Cox re.
ceived considerable sums of money and
were each granted pensions.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05

The Mt. Eben Colored Baptist Mission
gave an excursion TO PENIS Grove, last
Thursday, on the steamer Ulrlca, and
us usual on such occasions II riot
occurred which came near resulting in
bloodshctl. 1t was no fault of some of
some Of the cxcursionists that murder
was not committed, and as it il, one Of
the number carries scar on his head
where pistol bullet grazcd his Uranium.
1t WAS BY The merest accident that he
was not killed.
The particulars Of the shooting and
the circumstances which led up to the
riot were brought out in municipal
court FRIDAY morning. Cyrus Hall was
charged with assault with intent to
murder William Piner, while William
Watson was charged with melting to
riot. The charge against James Welch
was disorderiy conduct.
Piner testified that the vessel was just
entering the mouth of the Christiana,
last Thursday, when Hall and Watson
got into an alteration with little Cora
Burton, and Hall slapped the child in
the face. Piner demonstrated with him
for slupping the child and the negro
cursed him. lhiner made step toward
him, when Hall put his hand in his hip
pocket Watson said "Shoot the --,"
Hall then drew the pistol and blazed
away The ball struck PinGr on the
right side Of the head, just grazing the
skin. II struck portion of the boat
and then dropped at the feet of Charles
Wilson, who was standing some distance
away.
The shooting caused great excitement
on the boat for a time. Arthur Freeman
managed to get the revolver away from
Hall and put IL i'll his pocket, AS Piner
was going down the stairway after the
shooting WEIGH struck him over the
head with Il guitar
The officers on the boat say they were
powerless to quell the disturbance and
that the disorderly negroes were not 10
be subdued Mary Emily Epps, one Of
the passengers, said Some cullel
people can't 60 ON 'scursion without
| iightin', you know. 1t was Just dis.
grace, that's what it wuz. We had
hardly left Jersey when tine iightin'
| begun. You know how some pussuns is.
| Whenever they get OH Il scursiun they
| Just act shameful"
When the boat reached the wharf in
| tlllS Guy llb crew VI Tue NpSStl llUug
haste to get an officer, The man who
shot Piner could not be found for a
time The officers arrested Arthur
Freeman, who took the pistol away
from Hall after the shooting, and tool;
him to tho City Hail. lie was charged
with carrying concealed a deadly
weapon.
Piner was not badly injured by the
pistol shot, but lie seemed TO appreciate
the danger the riotous negroes had
| placed lin in by making target Of his
head. He lives at Eighth and Button
wood streets.
The police arrested Cyrus Hall at
| O'Clock Friday morning. Hall and Wat
son were each held in the sum Of 81, Cox
bail for further hearing Saturday
morning, while WGlch was required t
give 800 bail Freeman will probably
be released, as the charge against him /.
not sustained. 1t having been shown
that he took the revolver away from
Hall and placed it in his pocket il
order TO prevent further trouble.
Hall and Watson We're each held il
1000 bail for court.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05

Republican Grumblinss mt the Negro AS
sessnent-Nanes Mentioned for Next
Assembly.

Republican Grumblings at the Negro AS
sessment-N Names Mentioned for Next
Assembly.
1t looks as if ex. Recorder of Deeds
James L. Shallcross will be the choice
Of the St. Georges Democrats who want
to send him to the Senate. John L.
Cheairs is mentioned as candidate for
the Senate from Red Lion hundred. In
Pencader hundred there will probably
be contest between Clayton L. Cam
and James NJ. Downes for tho House.
Republicans around town are blaming
themselves for lack of paying attention
to the assessment of negroes as passed
by the Levy Court. They now complain
that number of the colored people
have been assessed for $500 instead of
$3.50 as they had been assessed for many
years by the previous Levy Courts.
The point is that it will call for q
double outlay Of money in the purchase
of receipts They say the machine can't
afford it these hard times. That is to
say the contributions will not meet the
demand. But it was a Republican Levy
Court aided and steered in these matters
by the machine that did it. The trouble
of course is that the machine has
omitted this year to attend to very i'm
portant matter.
The payment by the machine last
election was $1.56 per tax receipt.
This fall it will cost them $234 each.
Il am afaid," Republican remarked
this morning, sit is going to be very
expensive campaign for our party. In
deed, don't know where the money Is
to come from "
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05
RUIZ or EL EcrRIcIrr.
So a Ground Wire Was Attached to
Patient ana lie Recovered.


HAcKETTsTowN N. j., June 30.--A
case which is exciting much curiosity in
this place is that of Ernest Ward, who
until recently had been employed in the 4
lamp department OF Edison's works at
East Newark.
While there Ward was shocked severa
times by electricity. lie was final
stricken down and had, to be removed
from the works IN an Unconscious CON
ditlon. He was dying, it was supposed,
from the effects Of the shock he received
His aunt, Miss Annie Bonely, said
she believed him TO be "tull OF cleo
tricity," and came to the conclusion5
that if Wards body could be relieved
of the excess he would recover 1t was
decided to attach a ground wire to&
portions OF Wards body, with viewy
Of carrying of what electricity was in il. !
A common insulated wire was made
bare at the end. One end was lightly
fastened to water pipe and the other
end of the wire was attached to q SPONGE
which was placed i'll the patients hand.
1t was noticed that Ward felt little
better after the operation and appeared
to be semi-conscious. s
The experiment was tried again when
Ward became able to talk and was able
to distinguish objects around him. The
physicians now attending the man say
he has good chance for recovery.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05

All Chadd's Ford is talking about the
conviction of William Ii. Douglass,
who was tried for the larceny Of sum
!. of money from Amos House, convicted
and sentenced to a term of nine months
imprisonment by Judge Clayton, only
to find that he was innocent of the ac-
cusation lodged against him. He was
given his freedom Saturday after lying
In Media Jail for 40 days.
The arrest and conviction Of Douglass
Is based on the following story: Amos
House, resident of Chadd's Ford,
while working in his garden, left his
vest containing $50 in greenbacks hang
Ing, as he supposed, on fence. Doug
lass came to see him about procuring
work during the day, and when night
came and Mr.. House looked for his vest
he could not find it. He was sure he
had hung his vest in the garden, He
accused Douglass of taking the vest and
money, but the latter loudly protested
his innocence, To add to the circum-
stantial evidence surrounding Douglass,
MIR. Brooks, the bartender at Twad-
dell's Hotel in Chadd's Ford, said he
saw Douglass with roll of money.
Douglass, in his denial, was vigorous
In protesting his innocence. He ex-
planned the roll of money the bartender
saw by saying he saw only four one
dollar bills. Unexplained where he got
the money. This was the evidence pre-
secuted before Judge Clayton at Media,
and how the man was convicted is ii
mystery, as no one testified To seeing
him take the vest or money. The evil
dence was purely circumstantial.
His innocence was clearly established
on Wednesday, when Mr.. House found
his vest with the money intact in an
clubhouse. He then remembered that
when he came IN from the garden, he
threw his vest in a basket, and carrying
the basket to the clubhouse, he placed IL
on the floor. The greenbacks were JUS
where he had placed them, in the vest
AS soon as he made this discovery hi
wrote to Judge Clayton, and Saturday
Douglass was released from jail. Doug
lass was serving term of nine months
imprisonment. When he learned OF hi
innocence he wept like u child.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05
MRs. DR. PILES $4,000 PICTURE.

The crayon Portrait That Gained Big
Endowment for the University of Penn
syivania.
In the Office Of DR.. J. p. Pyle, corner
Of Ninth and West streets hangs large
crayon portrait of the late DR.. Hayes
Agnew, the great Philadelphia physi-
clan.
A very interesting aud as vet unpub
lished story was learned Saturday last
IN regard to the picture, which it was
discovered was directly instrumental in
acquiring an endowment of 5000 for
Pennsylvania University.
The portrait happens to adorn the
walls of the physicians Office simply
because DIR. Agnew was the preceptor of
tho owner Of the office and additionally
because the crayon portrait was executed
by Mrs. Dir. Pyle.
Last March the Penn Club of this
city, o society of graduates of Pennsyl-
vania University who live here, gave
their annual banquet at Eden Hall. The
| portrait OF DIR. Agnew was lent by DR..
Pyle for the purpose Of aiding in the
adornmentS of the hall for that evening.
DIR. William Pepper, ex.proyost of the
| University was one of the guests OF the
evening. He took particular notice Of
the picture, and also Of the warm
expressions of affection and esteem
heard from various speakers of the even
ing in regard to the eminent physician.
All of this impressed DR.. Pepper. lie
did not say very much at the time.
But he went back to Philadelphia brim-
full of good memories of the Penn Club
members. II will be remembered that
| just about that time there was big
agitation in the City of Brotherly Love
in the direction of increasing the en-
dowment of the University. DR.. Pepper
it is we'll known, is one of the most
active and, also, substantially successful
movers in the good work.
| A few days after his visit to Will
mington he happened to pay visit tC
the widow Of DIR. Hayes Agnew. While
chatting with her DIR. Pepper remarked
upon the pleasant incident of his visi
to Wilmington and described to Mrs
Agnew the aifectionate words of thu
speechmakers at the banquet in refer
cnce to her husband. Of course no enc
was better informed upon the movement
in regard to the University Endowment
than the widow Of its greatest professor
A result of the visit was that DR.. Peppe
left the house with check for $25 ,00t
handed to him by Mrs. Agnew for til,
University Endowment Fund.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05
Al Appeal in the ,Incksou .,.c.

CAMBRIDGE, MD, July 1.-Ex.Gnv-
ernor Elihu +. jackson and Wilbur +.
Jackson, through their attornoys, james
L. Ellegood and John Il. Pattison, have
taken an appeal in the case of Sallie
jackson VS.. Elihu Il. Jackson ct al.
Upon the death of Il. Watson jackson
the defendants, who were brothers of
the deceased, applied for letters of ad-
ministratiou upon his estate. Sallie
jackson, daughter of X, Watson
Jackson, as she claimed, residing in
Philadelphia, contested their right to
take out letters and claimed that she
alone was enttle to administer. Issues
were then framed in the orphans court
and the case was sent up to the circuit
court last April for trial. A verdict for
the plaintiff was the result of the trial,
and from this verdict the defendants
now appeal. The amount of money in
VOWED is about 100000.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05
pona.,elsJtj
Arrests by the Police, hire, aud Vital
Statistics for tho Month.

Arrests by the Police, FIRE, aud Vital
Statistics for tho Month.
Tho police made 305 arrests during
the month Of June. The causes Of
arrest were Assault and battery, %;
corner lounGing, Is; disordcrly conduct,
So; drunk, G5; drunk and dlsorderiy, "a;
larceny, ID; patients, "; trcspass, ~
witnesses, !; pedd!lng without license
and melting to riot, eaeh; drunk ana
corner loungIng, exposing person, and
selling goods on sunday, y each; attempt
ut train wrecking, carrying concealed
deadly weapons, cruelty To animals anu
reckless driving, disordcriy houses, raise
pretonse, keeping house OF ill-tame,
selling liquors without a license ana
vagrancy, each; abandoned chlld,
burglary, bogus sale OF clothlng, disor'
DERBY conduct and lneorrislole, drunk
ana peSglnS' helu loF lover au!hoIl-
49,, asS, n0' ~. o,;;,,,r ,,a,,,;n% tniln
a'o,Y ,..i, 49, ,,,7, t,;s.
a..u ~ pt"a h'i,2 - 49,, fnis,
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s'"''o"' ~,
FIRE AhAhhs'
During the month three ilre alarms
were sent IN and TWO sun alarms. ihey
were: June LIST, box NO, Oh, nfc IN
barrel in the rear OF the James Bradtora
Sompahys paint eshpiishmeht' NO, o
East lhlrd street, loss slight; june l4th'
box IA, Two frame houses on haiiroaa
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05

Ladies who are not beautiful naturally
desire to become so, and those who possess
the charm are equally DESTROYS to prolong
its stay. The question is as to the means,
"Glenn's Sulphur Soap solves the prob
lem nationally. 1t diffuscs over the com
plexion transparency and smoothness of
porcelain which the fairest of her sex
might desire, and its effects are more per-
manent than those of any of the deleterious
cosmetics in use. 1t gives to the face Il
natural, lifc-like tinge, removing every
blemish, and it has the great merit Of be-
ing purely vegetable preparation. Be-
ware of counterieits. Sold by druggists.
tancons Hair Dye which. as regards
durability and brilliancy of color, has
certainly no equal OH this side of the
Atlantic.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05
HoNOR MARKS FoR POLICE.


Officers who Received Reward of Merit
from the Board of Police Commission.
For the year ending June 30th, the
Police Department have received the
following honor marks from the Board
Of Police Commissioners on the recon-
mendatioI of Chief Dolan: Captain
Kane, Sergeant Bayley, Sergeant
Massey, Patrolman White, Patrolman
Lyons, Patrolman Davidson, Sergeant
Evans, Officer Scott, Patrolmen Mari,
Paul Ward, Sarkoski, Brinkheyde,
James Shields and DiMsre; Sergeants
Shields, Howgate and WEIGH, Floyd,
Gum, Donohoe, Kelly, Lucas, Payne,
Edwards, Maloney and House Sergeant
Durney, Patrolmen John Ward, Nc
Daniel, Mclaughlin, Sherry, Long,
Rice, Gainor, Taylor, Solomon, Leach,
Flynn, Kelleher, Medley, Schell, Peter.
son, McAteer, Hutton, WEIGH and
Thornton,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05
rnrSn,s Jor fv poYER.


The People are wild because Dover
Defeated Camden OH the baseball
field.
Special Correspondencco OF Gazette and Journa
Dover, June 31-Bands are playing
cranks are jeering and children are sing
ing in some parts of Kent county, but not
, in Camden, for their mighty base ball
club has fallen,
over 500 people assembled at the grounds
yesterday afternoon to see ,hc bitter CON
test between the two great rivals, Camden
and Dover. The game was cat!cd at $50
o'clock. Clark OF Dover had excellent
control of the ball and was well supported
by Hansbury. Radcliff started in to pitch
good game but the Dover boys having
knocked two home runs on Thursday had
solved his delivery. They batted out seven
runs in the third inning and four more in
the fifth. Radcliffe was knocked completely
out of the box ami jackson was put in to
pitch. He was substituted by lrouse, who
was unable to do any effective work. The
Camden Club was completely demoralized
ami gave up at the eighth inning. Score :
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05
How Was This ,lnn Injured

About 7.30 Thursday morning, n
small boy named Faulkner, came TO the
drug store of DR.. George w. Quinn,
over Eleventh street bridge, leading
Alexander Dawson, negro, living
somewhere in Maryland. The man
was il a dazcd condition and the boy
said he found him lying on the p, W.
~ d, railroad track near Fourteenth
street. His right shoulder was dislo.
Gated and he was badly cut and bruised
about the body. DR.. Quinn reduced
the fracture and sent the man to the
Delaware Hospital He was unable to
tell how he was injured and could not
tell where he had spent the night, nor
how he had gotten en- the railroad track.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05
The rorps.Lo i,oat Ericsson.

DAVENPORT, Ia, June IS. The
United States torpedo boat Ericsson,
left here to-day towcd hy a raft for ST.
Louis. She Lacks two weeks of compile
ton. IL was expected that she would
make her first run under steam from
here, but the falling stage of the river
gives warning that it may soon be i'm.
possible 10 pass .hnal places below here.
She carries 20 mechanics whuwill ACCOM-
pany her to St. Louis and finish her
there. She will probably make no stops
between here and there.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05
4 earn ER,s BRrr4LITY.
Special Agent Stout i;rings to Light Case
of CrmnltY Nenr Genr2etnMn.


Special Agent Frank Stout of the So
cicty for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Children has returned from George
town, where he went to investigate a
case OF cruelty 10 child. The investi-
cation resulted in the arrest Of William
5. DowneS, who was taken before JUS
tice L. II. Tyre, charged with beating
his little girl.
Mr.. Stout says that the evidence
showed that Downes beat the girl on
June 18th, and she went to the house of
neighbor, half-mile distant. She
was afraid 10 70 home to her father. He
came after her and she started nome
with him. The family where the little
girl stopped testified that the parent
whipped aud beat the girl on the way
home lie was fined $25 and costs.
Lawyer Robert White defended him,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05
rEltRInEE CYCLONE.
Two Persons ISilleti, scveral Injured an
aIucl, Dnmutsc to Property.

Two fefSOnH fAfAlcflt scNHrhh AhJ"iD" $50
Much Damage to Property.
LITcnFtELp, MlSN, June 2S..A
terrible cyclone passed within inlet
of Litciiield last night. II covered
strip about 10 rods wide aud four or nv
miles long and killed two personE
Several others are injured, some fattLy
Six or seven farm houses werede
stroyed and trees and crops were whedz
clean to the ground. One hase
caught fire and was destroyed. 'he
dead reported are:
Miss Jennie Lindstrom of st. Pul,
aged % years; Mrs. John Sanders, ased Il
10 years.
DAMAGE TO THE EXTENT OF S3O,0W.
ST.. JOINS UNIVERSITY, MINI, Juney
2S.-A cyclone here last night did $3t,0OOl
damage. No lives were lost.
MANY KILLED AND INJURED.
GLENoo, MIMI, June ga cyclond
struck about five miles northwest Of
here last night, killing and injurin5
many people and destroying a largo
amount of property. Five in one family
were seriously injured and seven ii
another.
TWO CYCLONES UNITE.
MELETrE, S. D., June 2S-A tetrihI
wind and rain storm which struck lherb
last evening blew in several store 'FRONT.'
and unroofed number of houses. TwE
distinct cyclones formed one, moving
northeast and one southeast
A WOMAN INSTANTLY KILLED.
PlPEsTowN, MINI, June ~ a
cyclone passed just north and wfst ID
this place last evening. Its courst VIA
from southwest to northeast, cutting ,
swatll 600 feet wide and almost Nv
miles long. Mrs. Clifford I. pcR VA
instantly killed and Mr.. Pick was seri
ously injured. The escape of rnhn,
persons was miraculous. A doztf 0
more farm houses were blown 10 piices
Crops in the path of tho storm Yer
totally destroyed.
ONE FATALLY INJURED.
RENNvILLE: MINI, June 2S.-Th
cyclone here fatally injured Mrs. Hack
man. The Lutheran church and thu
high school were blown down.
CARRIED DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
SLEEPY EYE, MINI, June 2sA
cyclone visited this vicinity last even
ing, carrying death and destruction y
its path. Charles Mielke, Jr., ag
years, started from his house to cl
barn door, and was caught and k
John Schmidt's house was b RI
away, with himself, wife and four
dren in it. They are more or lesl
iured and girl of IA years is serio
hurt.
From Schmidt's farm, the st
whirled off northeast, striking the i
dence of Peter Trott, leveling 1t to
ground, but the family took refuge
the cellar and none were injured,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-05

A pole, aged about 80 years and
weighing 200 pounds, was struck and
instantly killed on the p, w. Il B. rail
road near Edge Moor Saturday after
noon, soon after . o'clock, by north
bound express train. He paid no atten-
ton whatever to the signal for him to
get off the track. His skull was crushed
and lie was otherwise injured. His re.
mains We're brought to town and are I'M
identified. A stranger was struck and
killed an tho s,qne railroad near Eddy
stone saturday evening, His remains
were taken to Chester.