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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18

Kingswood Church made heroic effort
Sunday to raise funds to pay the interest
on its mortgage. The interest amounts to
SlB, Announcement was made that S3S
had been secured and request was made
for the balance. The congregation
promptly responded and the sum asked for
was obtained. The young men contributed
literally.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18

>, The wedding is announced of Miss
Swift, eldest daughter of William H.
Swift Of this city, and Charles G. Rupert.
general manager of the Hard Fibre Co, of
tins city. 1t is to take place at the
Swedenborgian Church about the first of
next month.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18

The Grand Lodge, Shield OF Honor, were
guests at the Hotel Jennings Saturday.
Mr. jennings says that last week was the
biggest and busiest he has had since he
took SSd charge. Three nights last week he
that the house was full.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18

DENTON, Mn, Oct. 1.-THE drowning of
colored deck hand OFF the steamer Avalon
occurred while the vessel was lying ut Den
ton tins morning. The man was engaged
in attending to the wheel, when il Is sun
posed he lost his balance and fell over
board.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18
water Nyitch ASKING FOR Asslstance.

Joseph K. Adams, treasurer of the
Water Witch Fire Co., is making strenu-
Gus appeals to make sufficient collec-
tions to pay the company's obligations.
There is a balance of 81, 1893 to be col
lecled. The money is for payment of
apparatus and hose.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18

The Rev. Dennis J. Flynn will lecture
at the headquarters of Brownson Library
Association next Monday evening on The
American Republic and How to Perpetuate
IT," The public is invited The Ladies'
Auxiliary now has u membership OF 116.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18

Last Mondays session of Wilmington
NJ. L. Preachers Association was largely
attended. The time was consumed by
Presiding Elder Barrett in concluding the
debate on the question "Is the Prohibition
Party Necessity to Temperance Reform ~
He spoke in the negative.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18

John 7. Jakes' oper, House and the
adjoining storehoIlsG q Wyoming. were
destroyed by fire Saturday evening, The
hook and ladder company and the citizens
mad a hard time in preventing the flames
spreading to other property.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18
VERY GOOD REGISTRATION
Gratifying Results of Last
Saturday.
EXCEEDS THE FIGURES OF 1892
1905 Citizens Registered the
First Day.

Registration Carried on Efficiently and
Quietly on Saturday-ExceIlent Results
and Democrats All Over the City Crate
fled Over the First Days Work-Tha
Department of Elections Had Every
thing in Good Shape.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18

Judge Grubb Saturday on the appli-
cation of William Il. Smalley granted a
charter to the Taylor & Sarrert Co. for
manufacturing purposes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18
TWO TICK ETs FILED.

xaIs NUSU6T KItHuttl III tIkB t IeUUIBH FarTy
Ticket.
Two more campaign tickets have been
handed in to Clerk of the Peace Biggs.
The Prohibition party gave in its list Friday
evening
Saturday Mr.. Alonzo Foster appeared
at the Clerks office and handed in ticket
which is understood to be that of the Peo-
ple's party
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18

Diamond Council, Jr. 0. U. A. NJ, will
celebrate its second anniversary next Mon
day evening in Odd Fellows Hall.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18

following translation is appended:
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, Aug. 8, 1884,
Dear M. Foster: Pardon me for my un-
usual conduct-but necessity knows no
law. We have been paying taxes, and it
has taken every dollar we could raise.
will send you fifty (50) dollars in few
ders-S2O on the old acct. for August and
S5Uto cover all your bills with. Hold on
few days. Yours, sincerely,
f. L. BACH.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18

J. Evans, G. Buckmaster and G..
Springer came out iirsts in the Wawaset
Gun Club monthly badge shoot. Evans
won in the shoot.off. The score is;
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18
AsCEKTAINING THE AMOUNT.

Accurate information as to the exact
amount the robbers secured probably will
be made known first to J. q. A. Herring,
the Adams Express agent at Philadelphia,
who will first have to wire the company's
agents in Jacksonville, Savannah, Charles.
ton, Wilmington, Richmond and Fred
ericksburg for information as to amount
consigned.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18

BARN DEsrR0TkD BIZ FIFE.

Gain over first day, 1892. S45
%Decrease.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18

WlLMrNGroN, DEL, Oct. 0, 1894.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-26

FOUND MARRIAGE FAILURE-Miss Jen-
ME Packer, daughter of James Van B;arcom.
the Swearing Dominic" of Wyckof, N. Y,
has commenced action for divorce against her
husband, a wealthy farmer, and in her bill
the woman tells q story of almost unheardof
cruelty.
The woman was married to Martin w
Packer in october, 1889. and all the villagers
said what a lucky she girl was. About u year
after the marriage a baby was born to the
couple. 1t was from that time that Mr..
Packer dates the commencement of her troc-
bles. Packer did not believe that his vile
should live the idle life of a lady, although
her husband was considered a wealthy man.
so he sent her into the field to work with the
laborers. In her bill Mrs. Packer saye she
had to take her baby out to tie field with her
and make q bed for ii OH the ground that she
might watch it while she worked.
She says that her husband was not salts
fed with making her dig potatoes and hoe
coru, but forced her TO drive wagon loads Of
cabbage to New York TO market. She had to
get up soon after midnight and sometimes had
to be up all night. Packer went along on
the wagon, but, she alleges, lie was often so
drunk that she had to do the driving. On
one occasion when they were driving back to
Wyckof from New York, her hat was blown
of. She wished to stop and get it, but when
she alighted, she says, he drove OFF without
her. and she WAS compelled to walk seven
miles before she reached home.
One day while she was out he took q truck
to the house and stripped the dwelling Of fur
niture. Since that time he has not lived with
her nor contributed to her support.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Frank James, the noted highwaymar,
is acting as doorkeeper for q theatre Ill
st. Louis, Mo.
The sugar trust has ordered one-half
of its refiueries to be closed, and the
rest will shortly be shut down.
European bouises are affected by the
rumors regarding the Cars health, as
it is feared war may result should he
die.
The Montana democratic State con-
vention refused to fuse with the popu
lists yesterday and nominated a straight
ticket.
John Konantz. a general merchant
and farmer at Arcadia, Kan, was ia
tally shot yesterday by a trap.gun
which he had set for burglars in his
| store.
On October 1 about 100 clerks in the
Treasury Department will be discharg-
ed in order to comply with the plan of
reorganization contained in the Dock
cry bill, passed at the last session of
Congress.
County Treasurer Scott, of Grayson
county, Texas, was yesterday knocked
senseless in his office at Sherman, Tex,
by an unknown man and the safe rob-
bed. Scott is still unconscious. The
robber escaped with $1,000.
Frederick Brown, well-known as the
manufacturer of Browns Jamaica gin
ger, died at his home, in Burlington,
N. j., yesterday, aged 81 years. De-
ceased was the son of Frederick Brown,
who founded the business in 1922.
A charge of forgery against Caroline
Ellsworth, daughter of the Milwaukee
millionaire Isaac Ellsworth, was nolle
pressed in Chicago yesterday. Miss
Ellsworth was charged by Chicago
merchants with obtaining goods by
forged checks.
Gov. VIM. Mckinley opened the re-
publican campaign in Indiana yester-
day by a speech at Indianapolis. His
topic was the tariff. Ex-President
Benjamin Harrison presided at the
meeting and made p short speech In
presenting Governor Mckinley to the
audience.
A panic occurred among cable car
passengers in Chicago yesterday when
four heavily loaded trains, loosened by
a slip of the cable, dashed down the in
cline in the Van Buren, street tunnel
and crashed into each other at the bot
tom. The passengers were hurled in
all directions by the shock, but none
were seriously hurt, although the cars
were badly wrecked.
Judge Reeve, the solicitor of the
treasury, yesterday rendered an opin-
ion in which he holds that i'll cases OF
necessity the government has the con-
stitutional authority to make such quar-.
antine regulations as may be deemed
necessary to prevent the spread of con-
tagious and infectious diseases among
the States. He holds further that the
federal authority in such cases is para
mount to State authority.
Stanton Abbott and Jack Everhardt
fought twenty-five rounds to q draw be,
fore the Olympic Club in New Orleans
last night. Everhardt had the best OIL
the fight all the way through. They
fought at 1873 pounds, the American
lightweight limit. Abbott is English
champion in his class and Everhardt
has stood up against excellent men in
New Orleans. He defeated Abbott two
months ago but the claim was set ur
that the American had repeatedly foul
ed the Englishman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. Richard Mathews, one OF Lynch
burg's oldest %foreign.born citizens, died
yesterday.
Monday night the first frost of the
season fell zeal Woodstock. 1t was
light and did no damage.
Mr.. Walter K. Carter, of Richmond,
and Miss Jennie Holcomb, daughter of
Mr.. E. b. Holcomb, of Lynchburg,
were married in Campbell county yes
terday.
Mr.. Harper Il. Dovell and Miss Mat
| tie Clara Trout. of Front Royal, were
married yesterday by Rev. Thos. S.
Long at Memorial M. E. Church, Fred
| erick road, near Baltimore.
General R. T. Colston, who until re.
Gently filled a clerkship in the War De-
partment, was taken to Richmond from
| Washington yesterday evening and
placed in the Soldiers Home.
James Koochinour's two children
persisted. in his burning residence, at
Gate City, yesterday. The invalid wife
and crippled mother escaped miracu-
lousy, but were severely burned.
The Kroder Brass Works, near Staun-
ton, burned dow. last night at 8 o'clock.
| The value of buildings, machinery and
material was about S15,O The works
are located on the lands of the Deyel-
opment Company, about a mile east of
the town.
Miss L. Fonde Palmer, daughter of
the late Col. Geo. Palmer, was married
to Mr.. Henry Clay Chambliu, of Ches-
terrified, yesterday at the residence of
the brides brother, Mr.. Geo. Palmer,
Of Richmond. Mr.. Chamblin is the
well-known proprietor of the Whitby
Stock Farm. in Chesterfield.
Governor O'Ferrall denies unequivo-
cally that he endorsed the change of the
name Of the A~ppomattox p~ostofice to
Surrender. He says: " was never ap-
preached on the subject and knew
nothing of the matter until | read in
the papers that the change had been
made. and 1 then strongly condemned
it, as l do now"
G. B. Jones, the prohibition nominee
for Congress from the Third district,
has declined the nomination on business
grounds. Mr.. Jones assigns as his
reasons for the declination that he has
ALWAYS affiliated with the democratic
party, and now that his warm, personal
friend, Col. Tazewell Elicit, is It's nomi-
nee, he feels in duty bound to support
him.
The Governor received a letter yes
terday from Captain Hudgins, of the
oyster navy, saying that he had cap
tured two batteaux and one canoe
which were illegally scraping for oys-
tiers in Yeocomico river. There were
I several men on board and they gave
Captain Hudgins a lively chase before
he captured them. The men were
taken before a justice and the case was
certified to the Northumberland court
George K. Heflebower. a travelling
salesman for NJ. h. Lauchheimer, of
Baltimore, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in the head early yesterday
morning at the Opera Hotel, on Fay
cite street, near Eutaw street, in that
city. Mr.. Heflebower was thirty-eight
years old and was born at Marshall,
Fauquier county. He was unmarried.
About fifteen years ago he went to Bal
timore and became a clerk in various
stores. He was a son of the late Jacob
Hefaebower and q nephew of DR..
Thomas Clay Maddox, who was shot
and killed at Odenton, Nd, some years
ago. His relatives in Virginia were
notified of his death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-26

SOUTH CAROLINA DEMoCRATS.-The
anti Tillman convention, which was
called to meet in Columbia last night,
was an unusually large one The
question of nominations or not against
the Tillman ticket or regular democracy
was the one that agitated the minds OF
delegates. The convention finally de-
cided to have a secret caucus to settle
this question. After a long session the
caucus decided by a vote of 124 to 80 to
make nominations. This means a final
and absolute division 10 the hitherto
united white vote in South Carolina.
The straightout democrats. as the bolt
ers call themselves, will fight the dis
pensary law, the constitutional conven-
lion, which is favored by the regular
organization, and take the ground that
the John Gary Evans ticket is a popu-
listic ticket because of the Ocalaism
which has been Endorsed By the faction
al convention which nominated Nh.
Evans for Governor and which has been
Endorsed by several State conventions.
The organized or Tillman-Irby faction
have all the party machinery in their
control, including registration officers
and managers OF elections, and are sure
of victory. One of the objects of the
separation is the reelection of United
States Senator Butler, butt is admitted
that he will be badly defeated by Gov
ernor Tillman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-26
Foreign News.

LONDON, Sept. pa dispatch from
Toxic says the report that an armistice
between China and japan had been
proposed by England and Russia is abb
solutely untrue. Marshall Count Cyan,
the japanese minister of war, will take
personal command of the second army,
which is now embarking at Hiershma.
The destination of this army, which
numbers about $4,000 men, is not
known.
LONDON, Sept. Ga dispatch has
been received stating that a Chinese
warship seized the British steamer
Pathan, from New York, in the For
mosa channel on September 81. The
seizure was made in consequence of the
receipt by the authorities of a telegram
from the Chinese consul at Singapore.
Tae dispatch adds that the Pathan will
be taken to Kee Sung, where she will
be o%verhauled on suspicion that her
cargo contained articles contraband of
war.
LONDON, Sept. 26.-The situation in
Pekin is becoming serious and trouble
is expected there. Foreigners are open
ly insulted in the streets by soldiers
whose officers make no attempt to stop
them. japanese warships are cruising
on the Shan Tung coast presumably
looking for Chinese transports and
cruisers. The foreign residents of Tien
Tsin are forming a volunteer corps for
their own protection, fearing an attack
by Chinese.
LONDON, Sept. 26.-It is reported that the
Emperor of Germany now contemplates the
enactment of a law extending the military
service from 45 to 90 years of age, and pro-
viding that permission to emigrate, except to
German-African colonies, shall be refused to
any one under the age of 80 years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-26

REV. ALLEN LEWIS, a Methodist
preacher, is so opposed to the demo
cratic party, that in a recent conference
of his church at Valparaiso, Indiana,
he said that party supported the liquor
dealers, and that 'if he had his way
about it he would put enough dyna'
mite and enough powder and lead into
it to blow the whole [liquor] business
and the parties which are in league
with it and support it into an endless
hell.n The reverend gentleman should
not be so blood thirsty. Such talk doe:
the whiskey dealers more good than
harm and certainly doesn't hurt the
democratic party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-26
WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPT. &c. 1894
GENERAL WALKER, a democrat IN

GENERAL WALKER, q democrat IN
til long after middle age, is now the re-
publican candidate for Congress in the
Abingdon district. Soon alter the
close of the war between the States
General Walker petitioned President
Andrew Johnson for pardon, and in
his petition, a copy of which has been
preserved and published, he speaks OF
the war as that of the rebellion" and
says "Your petitioner acknowledges
his error in %espousing and supporting
the cause of secession" There are
many surviving ex.C onfederates in the
9th district, but it is doubtful if one OF
them, except the particular M refer
red to, acknowledges that he was in
error in obeying the commands of his
State and fighting with his kith and
kin in her defense and for the protec
ton of his and their homes and fire
sides, and who, impoverished as ne
may have been by the war, is not the
prouder for the part he took in it, and
whose children do not honor and re-
spect him the more therefor. Exon
federates regret that there was cause
for the war, but there are few of them
who think that, after it commenced,
they were in error in pledging to the
cause, as their grandfathers had done in
the Revolutionary war, their lives,
their fortunes and their sacred honor.
Is General Walker the right sort OF
man to represent such people in Con-
1reaso
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-26
Anti-Tillman Ticket.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. 26.-The anti
rilIman caucus, after deciding to nomi-
nate a State ticket, adjourned at 4.3O
This morning without doing so, and the
Tillman ticket will go through without
opposition. Resolutions were passed
providing for the organization of "true''
democratic clubs and strongly opposing
the calling of the proposed constitu-
;ional convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-26

THE ADVOCATES of the Mckinley
bill said the duty imposed on wheat by
that bill would increase the price oil
that article. The fact was that under
that bill the price of wheat was lower
than aver before. They also said the
removal of the duty on wool would so
reduce the price of that article that its
production in this country would
cease. What has happened is that the
price of wool has increased since the
duty on it was removed. But republi-
cans, now as ever, presume upon the
dense ignorance of the vast majority OF
people, and, unfortunately for the lat
ter, they have too good ground for do
ing so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-26
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Mr.. Whitney will Not Accept


QUARANTINE, s. l., Sept. 26.-Wil-
liam G. Whitney, who arrived on the
steamer Majestic from Liverpool this
morning, was interviewed at Quarantine
and announced positively that he
would not, under any circumstances.
accept the democratic nomination for
Governor of New York. He declined
to enter at length as to his reasons, but
gave the impression that his business
interests would not allow of his &C
ceptance of the nomination. "1n the
first place." he said, 81 will not accept
the nomination under any circum-
stances. There r plenty of men in
the democratic party, men who would
be more acceptable and more successful
than I. I regard David B. Hill as the
very best man for the place and ]
think he would poll an enormous VOTE"
J. Sargent Cram, who was sent by
the democratic leaders at Saratoga to
meet Mr.. Whitney on his arrival here,
said that he had talked with MI. Whit
ney and his answer was decisive. He
would not run, said Mr.. Cram, not
even if the convention nominated him
by a unanimous vote. Mr.. Cram said
he had had a long talk with David 3.
Hill and he (Mr. Cram) was sure that
Mr.. Hill would not allow his name to
be used. In his opinion Daniel Lock.
wood and Frederick Cook, of Rochester,
were the strongest men at the present
moment.
Mr.. Whitney is going direct to Hemp
stead, L. l., with his daughter, Miss
Pauline Whitney, who came over on
the Majestic with him. Mr.. Whitney
was apparently in the best of health.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-26
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fight

NEW ORLEANS, Ia, Sept. 26.-All
preparations have been made for the
contest tonight between Fitzsimmons
and Creedon. Both mel are in prime
condition. Fitzsimmons yesterday
weighed 154 pounds and will rest all
to-day and gain from two to three
pounds. Creedon is in fine %fettle, and
hundreds contend that he will prove
that he is Fitzsimmons's master and
they are backing their belief heavily.
He is below the required weight, 15S
pounds, and says he feels he will be
able to give Fitzsimmons q harder battle
than he has ever had. The Creedon
odds were 2 to l last night when the
p~ool-rooms closed. 1t is significant,
however, that the Fitzsimmons money
is not being put up extravagantly. Both
Creedon and Fitzsimmons said this
morning that the fight will not be a
,lraW.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-26
T%ELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Three thousand gallons OF oil ex-
ploded in the big pit of the Chicago
Lime Works last night, badly burning
the night engineer.
A dispatch from Missoula, Montana,
says that the remains of George Col
gate, who was with the Carlin party
and was left in the mountains, have
been found.
The United States District and Cir
cult Court at Felgus Falls, Mimi, yes
tsrday quashed the indictments against
sixty.two men for conspiracy in the
great Northern Strike. The district at
torney says that all will be indicted
again and the grand jury is now at
work on the cases.
The democratic Congressional COM
mittee of the seventh Kansas district
has endorsed Congressman Jerry Simp-
son for re. election. Wichita democrats
say that the committee had no authori-
ity to do this, and an injunction will be
asked, prohibiting the placing of Simp-
sons name on the ticket as q demo-
cratic nominee.
The steamer Ohio collided with the
schooner Ironton, in tow ofthe steamer
Kershaw, 10 miles north of Pressure
Isle. Lake Huron, at 1890 this morn
ing, and both boats sank in half an
hour. The crew of the Ohio, excepting
the first mate, sixteen in number, got
into the life-boats and were picked up.
The first mate of the Ohio and two of
the crew were picked up. The re-
mainder of the crew, seven in number,
are missing.
DIR. O. W. Owen, who has acquired
some fame as the discoverer of an al
legged cipher in Shakspeare's plays,
which he claims makes out Lord Bacon
rs their author, has announced another
important find. 1t is nothing less than
a complete play in five acts, complete
in every detail. Ovens idea is that
Bacon inserted it in the cipher story in
his plays to convince doubters that he
was the great playwright his decipher-
er claims him to be.
Last night the store-room attached to the
courtroom in Chicago was broken into and a
load of gambling tools obtained in the raid n
week ago, removed. 1t is thought gamblers rob-
b Il the place in order to ~forestall q ruling
which might prove inimical to further gamb-
ling in Chicago.
The mercury touched % degrees last night
in the Genesco Valley, N. Y, being the cold
est night of the fall. Ice formed on the ponds
and still water in the valley. No damage
WIS done to anything except perhaps tho late
green corn and beans.