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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14
EUREkI LODGE.
Election of Officers and IL Pleasant Enter
tainment Monday Night.

The regular annual communication Of
Eureka Lodge, No, 90. A. +. a. NJ, was
held in the Masonic Temple Monday
night. Notwithstanding the extreme heat
a goodly number was in attendance.
1t being the time for the election Of
officers, the following were elected for
the ensuing yeor: W. NJ, j. Allen
Colby; 5. w, Frank l.. Howard; ]. w,
George w. Andrews; Treasurer, Mark
l.. Garrett; Secretary, X. Henry Young.
At the conclusion Of the business
session the members of the lodge and
visitors, numbering 200, adjourned to
the banquet hall, where collation. was
spread. w. NJ, Lewis W. Finn, pre-.
sided. After discussing the menu the
following programme was rendered:
overture .::..............,.... Orchestra
Quartet, "Eualie,"
Messrs. Mason, Guthrie, Taylor and Start
Recitatlon.......... {. Bartlett
solo, "lhe song that Reached My Heart, =
Henry e. Taylor
Address,. Rev. Merritt Hulburd. d. u.
ceieCtlOh. '..''t...,'........ ,OrchestFa
Address, ...............R Rev, I. L. Terry
Quartet, Good Night"
Messrs. Mason, Guthrie, Taylor and Start.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14
eLrNN GOT TIE pURs 4.
He Fought Is Rounds with Joe Bate
man, aud the Latter Refused to FIgh

He Fought Is Rounds with Joe Bate
man, aud the Latter Refused to Fight
Longer.
A dispatch from Hyattsville, Nd, to
the Baltimore Sun, Monday night, said !:
\ desperate prize fight Of 10 rounds
took place tonight IN road house on
the Bladensburg road, two miles from
this place, between Joseph Bateman of
Washington and John Glynn Of Viii
mlngton, Del, both light weights.
Upon the completion Of the 10Th
round Bateman refused to continue the
contest, claiming that the articles of
agreement which he signed called for
only 10 rounds. Jack Boland. the ref
cree, interpreted the agreement as being
fight tn finish aud awarded the purse
of $500 TO Glynn.
1t was really drawn battle, with the
advantage, il there was any advantage,
in favor Of Glynn, because he could
stand punishment better than his an
tagonist.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14
.. $. coERr pErlr JrRr.
The Panel Drawn Monday by the Jur,
Commissioners.

The Panel Drawn Monday by the Jury
Commissioners.
The list of petit jurors drawn Monday
morning by Jury Commissioners Alex
ander B. Cooper and S. Redmond
Smith to serve at the June term of the
United States circuit court, which opens
June 10th, is as follows
NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
Christiana-Robert Z. Justis, Harry
Miller. .5
Wilmipgton-David H. Coyle, Stephen
Downey, Lambert V. Nicholson, Henry
II. Brown, William H. Mccormick.
New Castle-Henry II. McAIullen.
Blsckbird-IIenry Woodkeeper.
St. Gcorges-James McColgan.
White clay Creek--James II. Mote.
Red Lion-Charles II. Enos.
KENT COUNTY.
East Doyer-Daniel Cowgirl, Amos
Cole, William Cullen, Alden B. Richard
son, Thomas NJ Batelle.
Kenton-Frank Downs.
Duck Creek-Clarence Prettyman,
Charles Frazier.
North Murderkill-Samuel H. Mifiin.
Milford-Gardner w. Joseph.
SUSSEX COUNTY.
Cedar Creek-George F. Pierce, Yer.
don Truitt, John o. Truitt.
Seaford-Willian E. Carpenter, w. L.
Sirman.
Lewes and Rchoboth-Jo D.
Truxton, L. w. Mustard, Charles II.
Maui.
Nanticoke-James Wiley.
North West William H. Jones.
Baltimore-David Warrington.
Broadkiln-James II. Warrington.
Broad Crcek-Ira Melvin.
Little Crcek-Andrew j. Horsey.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14

While alighting from car at Fifth
and Market streets Monday, man
about so years old was thrown down in
the street and sustained injuries by com.
ing in contact with the hard stones. The
man was deaf and dumb, and has been
a conspicuous figure on Market street
Tor several years, stopping almost every
day 70 set his watch by the clock in the
CITY Hail tower. STATE Detective Nc.
Ney and Captain Kane were among the
i1rst TO reach the scene of the accident
yesterday. The detective states that
although the man was injured to some
extent he made no complaint and said
never word about tue accident.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14
FAVOR one SESSION A DAY
So the Change viii Be In
augurated Next Week.
TOAWARD PRIZES FOR RHETORIC
Boys Who Broke tho Flagstaff
to Be Arrested.
Regular Meeting of the Board Of Ednca.
tion Monday NiglIt--Schoolst to Hold Only
One Session After Monday Next, During
the Hot Weather.

At the meeting of the Board of Edu.
cation Monday nightthe AlumnU Associ.
alton Of the High School asked and was
granted permission to award prizes this
year for the highest standard in rhetoric
instead Of English grammar, the reason
for the change being hat the study Of
grammar is now confined to the pri.
mary schools, while rhetoric has taken
its place in the High School.
The regular eNicers were authorized
to draw on City Council for the regular
monthly appropriation. An order for
SilG.lj was drawn in favor of the Free
Library.
DR.. J. W. Crumbaugh, the new MEM
Der from the Fifth ward, was formally
indicted into office. He was appointed
to the vacancies on the committees Gre.
ated by the resignation of DR.. j. Paul
Lukens.
The committee on No. IL school was
instructed to have arrested the two boys
who broke the flagstaff. They will lie
charged with trespass.
Samuel II, Baynard called the boards
attention to the fact that some of the
teachers and most all Of the pupils were
10 favor Of having one session OF school
during the hot weather. The board
thought this good proposition, but the
president reminded them that it was
against the rules. Then the members
got their heads together. and finding
that the rules allowed one session on a
special occasion, they wisely agreed to
make the hot weather a special occasion,
and after Monday the schools will be
closed at II O'Clock sharp. This will
be hailed with approval by the pupils
and their teachers who are firmly con-
WINGED that one session is entirely
adequate this warm weather, and that
better results can be obtained from a
short session than during the entire day
while the not weather lasts.
The committee on teachers reported
that Miss Emma Shaw had resigned as
teacher in School No. G and that the
committee had promoted all below her
one place. Miss Resale Fullmer got
the lowest place.
The fiuance committee submitted the
following report;
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14

Six Australian and New Zealand dele.
gates to the lnter-Colonial Conference
TO be held in Ottawa arrived at Victoria.
d. O., on the steamer Arawa, on Sunday
evening.
The large agricultural warehouse of
Butord " George, and that of the Key
stone implement Co., in Kansas CITY,
Mo-, were destroyed by lire Monday
evening; loss, 100000.
The United States steamship Mono.
cacy reached Hang Kow Sunday. She
is the only American warship now in
Chinese waters, the Baltimore being sill
at Chemuipo, Korea.
The Western Union Telegraph Co. is
advised by the Central and South
American Telegraph Co. that Geographic
communications with all places in Sal.
vadOr has been restored.
The practice ship Monongahela, Com.
mander Chester, left the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, Monday, for the summer
cruise OF the cadets. Tie first, third and
fourth classes are aboard.
The Furuess Line steamer Stockholm
City, reported disabled while on a yov.
age from Boston to lIavre and London
has been towed into st. Johns, New.
found!and, with her engines disabled.
Assistant Secretary Hamlin left Wash
ingtnn, Monday afternoon, for an ex.
tended trip through the West, on n tour
Of inspection OF custom houses. He NAV
extend his journey to the seal islands In
Alaskan waters.
Mark Jacobs, an industrious colored
farmer. tulrap T. Il \
southern portion of the Parish of Bien.
vie, La, in broad daylight on Satur-
gay oy crowd of white men, carried
into the woods, blindfolded and beaten
SO terribly that he died from the effects,
A number Of arrests have been made.
AdYlces have been received at Port
Townsend from Southern Alaska that
the settlers along the coast of North
Prince Of Wales Sound are alarmed
over the Indian uprising. Two unknown
White men, who We're passing down the
coast IN an open boat. We're killed by
natives, since which time there nave
been several outbreaks.
Jacob Segall, his wife Sarah. and
Esther, the mother of Jacob, have been
arrested in Brooklyn on suspicion Of
having caused an explosion which oc.
Cured on Sunday night in Sepall's
apartments, in Brooklyn. The explo.
sion wrecked the upper part OF tile
mouse, and also caused the side walls of
The adjoining house to cave in.
Destructive forest fires are RAGING in
the neighborhood OF Nestoria, 50 miles
west OF Marquette, Mich. Two BRIDGES
on the South Shore road were burned
stopping traffic u Duluth. Tho burning
district covers an area mile wide and
nye miles long. Similar big fires extend
southwark at intervals for many miles
SSagola, numbering village Of 400 in.
aanltants, was completely wiped out on
Saturday night.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14
THO VOTE PARpons.

Governor Reynolds Opens tile Doors Of
Georgetown Jail to Two Prisoners.
SPECIAL Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
BRIDGEyILLE, June 11.-Goyernor
Reynolds, last Saturday, pardoned John
Lodge and John Andrews, who were
serving 90 year sentences in George
town Jail.
Lodges sentence was for criminal
malpractice and causing death thereby.
Andrews, a colored preacher, caused
about 10 years ago the death of his wife.
Andrews has become attached to the
Jail and says he docs not want to leave.
Lodges pardon was petitioned for.
He had served three years.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14

A delegation consisting of Chairman
Stats of the fire committee of Council.
the first and second engineers of the fire
department met the Board Of Police
Commissioners last evening and dis
cussed the advisability of putting in
several new tire-alarm boxes. The
boxes will be placed at Eastlalse, Fourth
and Franklin streets and Third and
Tatnall streets. Applications for mem.
bership on the police force were re-.
ceived from Daniel Cornell and Il. @.
Primrose.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14

In the United States circuit court
Tuesday Bradford & Vandegrift flied
a bill asking for the appointment Of a
receiver for the Ettawan, Charleston, S.
e., phosphate works. The works are
connected with the Walton II Whann
Co., and the present action is an out
come of what has already been done in
the former case. Charles 0. Witte, a
prominent banker and business man of
that place was appointed receiver aud
gave bond in the sum of $25, 600.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14

Frank Anseaume, aged 10 years, who
resides at No. lib West Fourth street,
was the victim of foolish and danger.
Gus joke Sunday. While serving milk
he stopped at the drug store Of Thomas
S. Askew, Seventh and Orange streets,
where he was given bottle Containing
explosives. 1t was handed him by the
drug clerk, who told him 10 shake il,
He did as directed and instantly the
battle exploded. His eyes were severely
burned. Monday his condition was i'm
proved. His physician does not think
he will lose his sight.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14

Monday nights storm was quite de-
struciive around Delaware CITY and
other points Of the county. Eight yalu.
able Jersey cattle were killed by light.
ming on the farm of Henry HigEins.
below Delaware City. Mr. Higgins Is a
nephew OF Senator Higgins. Lightning
knocked OIL the gable end of the barn Of
Mr.. Blddle at Bear station. Fortunately
there was no hay in it or there would
probably have been fire.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14

The passenger, baggage and freight
agency at Rehoboth has been reopened
for the summer season, with Walter o.
Stack as agent. Charles Z. Ferris has
been appointed passenger and baggage
agent at Middletowu, vice Walter o.
Stack. Elmer Z. Horsey has been APP
pointed passenger aud baggage agent at
Laurel, vice Charles i. Ferris. Horace
Brown has been appointed extra passen-
ger and baggage agent and savings fund
depositary on the Delaware railroad.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14

John Kitchen and Miss Annie Foster
were quietly married early Tuesday
morning in Trinity Church by Rev. Ii.
Ashton Henry. The couple were unat-
tended. The bride wore travelling suit
of gray cloth. Only the immediate rela-
tiyes and few friends were present.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Kitchen started on trip to Old
Point Comfort, Washington and Rich
mOnd. They received many elegant
gifts. Mr.. and Mrs Kitchen will be "at
home" at No. G23 West Fifth street after
June Both.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14
JUNE TERM U. $. DISTRICT co,
District Attorney vandeGrIft Quickly

District Attorney VANDERBILT Quickly
poses OF the Court business Tue
Morning.
The business of the June term Of
United States district court was
posed Of in short time Tuesday
District Attorney Yandegrift. The
Of the Internal Revenue Departmen
Fleming was discontinued.
On the defendants application
Wright liquor case was continue
next term. Mr.. Vandegrift did mol
the necessity Of calling grand and
jurics for these minor cases.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14
THE GARFIELD STATUE.

inc Statue mas arrived, hut the Monu-
ment Committee Needs the sum OF $500
for the Pedestal.
The statue of Garfield, In white
bronze, has arrived and is at the Penn.
sylvania station for the inspection Of the
Garfield Monument Association, II is
pronounced very fine work of art and
fully satisfactory. The statue itself is
paid for, but what the monument com.
mitiee now needs is sum sufficient to
pay for handsome pedestal one worthy
of the fine work Of art. The committee
met Monday to select material and to
contract for the pedestal. No decisive
action was taken. The intention is TO
ask for public subscriptions to meet the
expenditure Of $500, the sum considered
necessary for q suitable base for the
statue. Subscriptions Of So, moro or
less, are asked for. The sum of 500 is
already in hand.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14

LONDON, June 9.-'The Field to-day
says that it is stated that Mr.. George
Gould has had an interview with the
Prince Of Wales and that they have
arranged for series of matches be.
tween the Prince Of Wales cutter
Britannia and the Goulds' sloop yacht
Eigiant.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14
MoELARITF AND GEnRING.
Matched for six-round boxing Bout IL
Baltimore, for Points,


BALTIMORE, Md, June 1l.-A six
round boxing bout has been arranged
between Charles Gehring Of Baltimore,
the amateur lightweight champion of
the United States, and Jack DAILY
(Moriarlty), Of Wilmington. The contest
will take place at Bsach's Hall two
weeks from to-day. Daily is considered
the coming lightweight champion, as
he has whipped Billy Dacey, the man
who fought Jack McAuliffe 10 rounds,
and has bested some half dozen men
since he met Dacey.
The contest with Gehring, who makes
his first appearance in contest lasting
over four rounds, will be simply for
points to decide which is the most scien.
tific man.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14
wanted to "Paint" the Town.

John Davis of Wilmington, Del, was
arrested on Saturday night at q late hour
by Officers Booth and Ward charged
with being drunk and insulting women.
1t cost John So, but he can thank the
police for saving a good sum of money
found on his person. He wanted 10 visit
some of the slums when arrested and
had he done so he would have been
minus his purse in the morning.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14
Purchased u Drug store.

Richard S. Dripps of Coatesville and
Joseph q. Roberts, PHI. G., pharma
ceutist, Of Blockley Almshouse, Phila-
delphia, have purchased drug store in
Wilmington, Del, and will take pos.
session July LIST. This is one of the
oldest established stores of its kind in
that city. DR.. Roberts stands high in
his profession, and both gentlemen have
enviable regulations as to character and
business ability.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14

The annual meeting of the Da
Hedge Company was held Monda
the office of George w. Bright,
board reelected William Bright b
dent Joseph II. Gould vice. pres
and George w. Bright secretary
treasurer. The old board of dire
was reelected.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14
sMALL nors IN rnornLE.
They Get Into AN Alteration While Re-
turning Home from School and a rrests
IsnIInNe

HbtluWs
In municipal court, Tuesday, DR.
II. Hoeselsberger, the oculist at No. SIG
Market street, preferred charges of as.
sault and battery against John Spencer,
Harry Ernest and Miles Thompson. The
prosecuting witness was Arthur Hoegels.
berger, aged 10 years, who said the other
boys had committed an assault upon him.
Robert Cloud was called as disin.
terested witness. He said that one Of
the boys knocked some berries out Of
Hoegelsberger's hand, and then he began
throwing stones at them. This was The
signal for the other boys to attack him
with their fists. DIR. Hocgelsberger
asked permission of the court 10 give the
boys good licking" the next time they
assaulted Arthur, but the court thought
there was better way to punish them
and threatened to send them to the
Ferris Industrial School if the offence
was repeated.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14
Killsd hr pennn,s and nh.rr,...

PLAIHFELD, Pa, Juno 11.-Jennie
Higgins, an operator in the telephone
central Office, died this morning in
terrible agony after eating two quarts
of aAArriAs and quart Of peanuts.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14
A Successful Operation.

Charles McIntire, the eldest son Of
Fl. d. McIntire, underwent an operation
Sunday. 1t was performed by DR..
John b. Beaver of Philadelphia. as.
sisted by Dr. Willard Springer. The
patient is suffering from appendicitis,
His condition is improved.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, June 7.-Theo-
dore P. Haughey, president of the
defunct Indianapolis National Bank,
was this morning sentenced to six years
in tine penitentiary for his part in the
wrecking of the institution.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14

The circulars announcing the State
Fair to be held at Dover, commencing
Monday, September 10th, and continu-
ing for one week, were out Tuesday. The
secretary is John 3. Wharton. Dover.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14
"ToNfD VAS TRUE.

Was offered Big Money to Drug Glynn,
But Refused.
Special CorrespondenceOt Gazette and journal
WASHINGTON, June 49," Tony"
s;annard was offered big moncyto drug
John Glynn, last night, before Glynn's
fight with Joe Bateman. But Stannard
was true to the champion and refused
the bride to the last.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14

The suits Of the government against
the Lewes fish oil factories will be heard
TO day. -....@
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-29
LOCAL PERSONAL.

John L. Sharp, editor the Waycross
Herald, spent yesterday in this city.
Mr.. B. S. Wells was passenger on the
steamer Chattahoochee from New York
last night.
Mr.. w. f. Sheppard, secretary to Con-
gresham Lester, spent yesterday in the
city with his friend, Mr.. a. G. Cassels.
Mr.. Sheppard is on his return to Wash
ihgton, after visit TO his home in Liberty
county He has been mentioned for the
senatorship in his district, but has not
decided to make the race. II
Mr.. Thomas S. Stuart. of Kingstree. 6.
c., is in the city on visit to his daugh-
ter, Mrs. l.. A. Beatty. Mr.. Stuart has
not visited Savannah before in thirty-one
years. The last time he was here was in
1868, with Evans regiment, in which he
was high private" At that time the
city limits extended hardly beyond the
park, and the city itself looked very diff
ferently from what it does to-day.
Mr.. w. E. Trenchard, of Baltimore,
spent yesterday in the city the guest of
his friend, MIR. l.. w. Walker. Mr..
Trencharo is well known in Savannah.
having taken a prominent part In the
foot ball game last season between the
Savannah and University of Georgia
teams. He has been spending the last
several months at Dungeness, on Cum
berland Island, with the family of Mrs.
George Carnegie, as the tutor of her
younger sons. He is now on his way
north.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-29
CITY EREVITIES.

The tickets for the Abrahams Home
excursion to Tybee tomorrow are on sale
at Fernandez, Livingston s, Thcus', Lud-
den & Bates, Wakefield S, Lindsay &,
Morgan's and at Yonge's drug store
Norris Thompson was sent up to the
gang yesterday from the city court
Thompson escaped from the gang in 1855.
when he had four months to serve ON
sentence for larceny. Three months
were added to his sentence for escaping
There were twentv-one cases DISPOSED
of by Mayor DcDonough in the police
court yesterday morning, the majority of
which were charged with DRINKS disor-
DERBY conduct, throwing rocks on the
street and fighting Many of them were
young chaps who loaf about the streets
and get themselves into trouble by engag-
ing in street fights Several of them
were turned over to the city court on
charges of assault and battery.
Isaiah Smith, an old negro, living in
South Broad street lane between
Montgomery and West Broad streets, re-
ceived bad slash in the face with a
razor at the hands of Drayton Fields
Sunday afternoon. The two men are
brothers-in-law, and fought over money
matters. Smiths left ear was almost cut
off and the arteries of the face severed
he called upon a policeman to arrest
Fields but the latter had cotton out Of
the way.
Ayoung man by the name of Booz, en-
ployed on the work at the I.azaretto
bridge on the Eybee railroad met with
painful accident yesterday. While
working on piece of tim Der with an ADJ
he made false stroke and the adze
struck him Just at the top of the right
foot, seVering the tendons connecting the
foot with the leg. He was taken up to
the city on the next train and carried to
his home, where his wound was given
medical attention.
There was lively row at the colored
church at Brownsville, at the corner of
Florence and Sixth streets, Sunday after
noon, as the result of which the pastor,
kew Willis Stewart, lost a portion of his
upper lip. On the previous Sabbath the
parson was deposed from the presidency
OF the church society for his failure to
attend the meetings of the society. On
last sunday he appeared before the meet
ing OF the society and endeavored to give
excuses for his previous non-atteudance
and to show reasons why he should be re-
instated. The members of the society did
not take kindly to his arguments ana a
stalwart brother by the name of Solomon
Haywood put an end TO the discussion by
graphing with the pastor In the scuifie
which followed Haywood got the pastors
upper lip between his teeth and bit out a
good mouthful. Rev. Stewart came into
the city to DR.. Sheftall TO have his wound
treated. When the doctor asked him why
he did not bring the missing piece of his
lip with him he replied that Haywood
had chewed 1T up. The wound may prove
DANGEROUS.