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The morning call., 1894-04-19
DE YOUNG, CONSCIENCE.
He Ignores Request to Attend the
Pierson Trial.


Pierson Trial.
Director-General de Young received the
following polite and self-explanatory
epistle from Collector Wise Tuesday morn
ing:
SAN FRANCISCO, April II, 1894.
~. II. de young, Director General MidUinter
Fair: On February z. 1894 there arrived from
Chicago. under warehouse and transportation
entry bond, No. 491, a case of goods purpOrting
10 contain silks. laces, pushes, ETC., consigned
TO nj. FL. de Young, which makes you the party
to enter them at the Custom house, when the
time comes to pay the duties. For the purpose
of installation, however, a man named PiersOn
was recognized upon obtaining an acceptance
from you of the contents of the case as exhibits.
Upon oreniug the case after arrival, for the
pup pose OF installation. it transpired that the
contents OF the case No. Is, did not correspond
with the invoice and entry, and it has been
charged thai Pierson has substituted the con-
tents of another case for those numbered 10,
ana the matter is being investigated at my
Office. Perhaps. as the conSignee of the goods,
1t may be of interest 10 you to be present The
investigation Will be resumed at IL A. NJ. to.
day, and you are cordially invited 70 attend.
JOHN II. WISE.
The Invitation was sent by messenger.
bnt the director-general did rot grace the
meeting with his presence and sent no ex-
plan alton of his absence. Mr.. de Young
as the cOnsignee of the mercha disc is the
only person TO enter itatihe Custom-houSe
and pay the duties. The substitution of
the goods was no doubt made without his
ledge, yet the Collector would have
been pleased If the director-general had
attended the Investigation, which is to be-
continued by the United States District
Attornev
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|. II. VAIL Is ACQUITTED.
Complainant Rebuked by Attor-
neys and Jurors.
BooKKEEPER DAvID's STORY
Assistant District Attorney Melvin
Says That Bennett Should Have
Been Thrashed by Defendant.

The discharged and suppressed ex-sec-
rotary of the Society for the Suppression
of Vice would have SUNK away in shame
if he had been present in Justice of the
Peace Swasey's courtroom in Alameda
yesterday to hear what his fellow-ctizens
of Alameda County thought of him. The
contempt and disgust which was exhibited
toward him would have caused even the
most despieable of mankind to want some
kind OF hole in which to bide himself.
Had he been present there is little
doubt that he would have obtained the
sound thrashing which Assistant District
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THEN HE CAME WESTWARD.
His Wizard Ways Beguiled
Royalty Itself.
AN EVENING SUIT AT BREAKFAST
He Declines to Talk About the Social
Conquest, but Likes the
Midwinter Fair.

At the Palace Hotel among the Chicago
people is the party OF Il. N. Higin-
botham, who was the president of the
Columb ian Exposition Company at Chi
cage, and Mr.. Higinbotham has always
been a member of Chcago's -four
hundred" However, it was not until the
visit of Princess Eulalia of Spain to Amer
lea and the Worlds Fair that he became
known nationally.
The Princess, it will be remembered,
while in New York and Washington was
indeed the naughty Castilian.
Of course she was polite to Washing
tonians. but purely in an official way.
Commander Davis was the only person
at all next" to the royal lady.
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WAGES OF SAILORS.
The Landlords Fix Them for Deep.
Sea Men.

A meeting of the Seamen's Landlords
Association was held yesterday. at which
President William Mccarthy presided.
After discussing the rates of wages Of
deep-wate- seameD. it was alleged that
English captains were in the habit of pay
ing boardng-masters S12 80 per man.
which amount was deducted from their
wages.
In order to put stop to such proceed
ings, j. Langford moved that new rates be
made as follows: For able seamep. $40 a
month; llotment. $40. with SIS off. Or
binary seamen, S15 month; allotment,
$40. with S. off for expenses.
The rule was adopted and goes into
effect Immediately.
The idea was expressed that the assocIa-
ton would be able to do better than this
by making a slight raise. but how soon they
cannot tell, as men are plenti and there
is no great demand for them just yet
awhile.
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Claiming His Property.

Clark D. Gillespie. the husband of the
woman who so tragically ended her life a
week ago last Saturday. is now seeking to
Raglan possession of some articles of prop
erty which he claims are his, but which
the sister of the dead woman has possess
sion of and refuses TO give to him. He
asks the court to give him two trunks and
the contents, several pieces of silverware
and some clothing. which are now being
held by L. c. Waters. which are rightfully
the pc titioner's. but which he is not allowed
tn have.
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A Newspaper Man Gone.

Many friends in this city, including Ger
man and American newspaper men, will
regret to learn of the death OF Emil J. F
Burgh. He died in San Mateo yesterday
at the age of 46 years, leaving a widow
and five children. The funeral will take
place Tomorrow afternoon at 1:3O o'clock
from 957 Mission street, and the cortege
will go to the Eintracht Hall. 3l6 Post
street, where services will be held under
the auspices of the VereIn Eintracht
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The Company must Pay.

Justice Cook has just made public his
opinion in the case of P. Segale and L.
Debendetta against the San Francisco and
North Pacific Railroad. which involves a
rather unusual point in the liability of
common carriers. The plaintiffs some time
ago shipped horse from this city to No
vat0. and when the animal arrived at the
latter place it was found TO have a broken
leg, and the company refused TO pay DAM
ages, claiming that it was In no way re-
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CAN'T BUILD 1T.
The School Boards Request Has
Been Denied.

The city has no more license to break
one of Its ordinances than an individual.
according to ruling made by the Fire De-
partment Committee yesterday afterno on.
The Board Of Education desire to build an
addition to the Commercial High School
at Bush and Stockton streets. and for
economical reasons they wish to build 1t of
wood, and permission was accordingly
asked of the Supervisors.
The addition is to be used for manual
training school, and President Hyde has
been trying for some time to get permits
sion to have it built, but Chief Sullivan
has been just as persistent in his obiec-
tions, and the committee sustained him,
So il the board Is determined to build the
manual training school they must either
build it of brick or GO outside of the fire
limits to erect Ii
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The Light Contracts.

The Street Light Committee of the Su-
pervisors yesterday awarded the contracts
for lighting the public buildings of this
city, except the City Hall. for the coming
year. The Pacific Gas and Improvement
Company and the Edison Light and Power
Company secured the contracts, gas being
furnished at 81 70 per thousand. and cleo
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sponsble for the accident, which necessi-
tated the loss of the horse. But the
decision is against the company. The bill
of lading is a contract, which does not
limit the liability of the company in any
way which would relieve it from its re-
sponsibility, and the fact that the horse
was received in good condition places it
In the same standing as any other class of
freight which might be accepted by the
company and for which 1t would be respon-
sible, if it was not delivered in good eondi-
ton. The damages are fixed a; 500.
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Girls High School.

Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Sarah B.
Cooper gave an address at the Girls High
School on the subject SGT Out in Life
With Some Purpose." 1t was full of prac-
tical suggestion, and was warmly received
by the audience of young ladies that filled
the hall.
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A Minister. Called.

Rev. j. S. David. who has been tempo
rarily supplying the pulpit of the O'Far-
rell-street Sweden borgian Church OF this
city. has accepted Call to society OF that
faith IN Portland. Or. He leaves for his
new field this week.
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Society Notes.

The Pandora Dramatic Club will presen.
the comedy. Better Than Gold" this
evening at Mission Opera Hail.
The members of Mission Parlor, Native
Sons OF the Golden West, will give party
at their hall this evening to celebrate the
first anniversary of the laying of the cor
nerstone of the building.
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trlc light at 10 cents per thousand watt
hours. The City Hall will be lighted by
the same companies and at the same rates.
but the contract will only be from month
TO month, until it is decided whsther the
Commission will put in an electric plant in
the building.
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DERBY GLOVES, 4 large fancy
buttons, fancy stitched backs
and SEAMS, soft fine kid. all lat
test street cOlors. mannish
sort of glove. extremely styl-
1Sh NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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MM ORE SILKS, fresh from n inc me su ur-
VH lace of a lake does when slightly
rippIed by the breeze; New Dress ss
Stuffs-fish-n weaves, SILK ana Wooi
crystals, nobby checks. Every DAY Drings
to light something new and stynsn IN .ne
big store Here are some of the most re-
cent arrivals. Compare quality ana prices
with any store in Frisco.
BLACK MORE sILKs-A new
lot lust opened of high grades
only; three widths. three quail q M
ties and three priees-$l 90, "
81 90 and. ......................-. Aaiu
CoLoRED MORE sILKs-Navy
blue, garnet. pink, cream. tan.
sky blue. golden brown, seal q M
brown. etc.. Two qualities, two W w
prices-$l 80 and...... 1aro
INDIA SILKS, % inches: designs
printed in wayy lines. producing
sort OF MORE effect: large as 7hC
sortment colors; something ~
new. ....-..........-.-... Aafo
PEKIN SILKS. two-toned effects.
in five dlferent color COM
spsTn s, aass anything seS gss $15O
wide and a splendid value at. fard
S:s: X s.ssiss E i SSsiS 1915
..................... Piece
BRoCADED SATIN DUCHESS.
extra heavy quality, new and
exclusive designs choice FAB
i sIs S s. nsGis .sii..tss; fssu.. 1.25
BRoCADED INDIA SILK. "a
inches wide. new designs for
; e g qu aSs5' opera shades Sl.OO
CREPE DE CHINE "a inches good
s ssszy .s SsP'y sad r Il popular SlOO
FANCY SILK GRENADINE, "a
.fses' wide resn stripes new S1.O0
SATIN STRIPE and DOT GRENA. N1 Ok
DINE, "a inches wide. ali silk. - .LO
PEAU DE SOLE SILK. black with
coored swivel figures; very Q1 Ok
popular for street cos tunes. I'D .CO
FANCY PEAU DE SOLE STRIPE
SILK, seeded effects. beautiful a. AO
designs, exquisite colorings... I'D A.OV
eHzz I;zk*:;;!:<$5 50z1
997, $50, al MARKET STREET,
San Francisco.
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Ladies' Waists
Four New Lines.

LADIES PERCALE WAISTS. fan
cy percale, fast oOlors, soft
bosom, laundered collars and
cuffs. best value In Frisco at
the price.
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To-DAY, TOMORROW, SATURDAY.
that's all, and then this remarkably
L successful sale will be at an enc.
Still some lines of the Bankrupt Stock.
complete in sizes, colors, ETC., and nave
added enough OF our regular stock at auc-
ton goods prices to last until SATURDAY
evening. If you need any article on THIS
ing now.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-26
TIE ". C B. rRAcKMEN.

A Meeting at Which "a Desire for Set
tIenept of the strike Was Expressed.
Chester News Thursday.
An outdoor meeting of workmen was
held in the Eighth ward last evening
for the purpose of taking measures to
secure, if possible, the reinstatement of
the sticking trackmen of the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington & Baltimore railroad.
About 200 were present and after John
O'Donnell had called the assemblage to
order, Stephen J. Dowrick nominated
Mr.. 0'Donnell for permanent chairman.
He was unanimously elected and j. j..
Buckley was made secretary.
The object Of the meeting was stated
and the following was then offered and
adopted:
WHEREAS, AT a public meeting of the
citizens of the Eighth ward of Chester the
subject of the strike of the trackmen of
the Philadelphia, Wilmington IL Balti-
more railroad was considered: il is hereby
Resolved That committee be appointed
to request the councilmen of the Eighth
ward to wait upon the mayor and the rail-
road officials and ask their influence and
cooperation in the settlement of the strike
and the reinstatement of the former EN-
ployes, who are residents and taxpayers
in this city.
The committee are S. j. Dowrick,
VIM. Leary and Owen King.
Addresses were made by Dr. Z. w.
Bing, select councilman; b. +. White,
member of common council, and several
others, whose remarks were vigorously
applauded.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-26
THE MAY TERN TRLALeLIsT.
Numerous Damage Suits Against tho City
Railway, the City, and Against Railroads
MANY Libel Suits.

Numerous Damage Suits Against tho City
Railway, the City, and Against Railroads
MANY Libel suits.
The list of causes for trial and argu-
ment at the May term Of superior court
has just been issued by Prothonotary
Horty. There are numerous damage
and libel suits. Among the damage
suits are Susan B. Clark against the city;
against the Baltimore & Philadelphia
railroad arc, johnson & Barnhill, John
Morris, William Chandler, Ida V. Car
penter, Michael Haley, Hartmann Is
Fehrenbach.
Against the City Railway Co-Melissa
Dutton; Nathan Lieberman 1.-TWO SUITS,
Benjamin Mills, Andrew Fulmele, Elmer
Reeve, Joseph G. Linsey, Amelia L.
Finegan.
Against the p, W. 6 B. railroad
Mary Il. Mcllvaine, Charles Reidel, Isa-
bella d. Wright, Russell Craig's admin
istrator, William IL. Brown, William H.
jackson, James Il. Brooks, James Dut-
toms administrator, Patrick S. Lyman
by next of kin, Mary A. Hart.
Against the Pennsylvania railroad
jennie p. Kirk.
There are numerous libel suits.
Among them are, against the Republi-
can Printing Co.-John II. Dickey;
Samuel G. Fisher (twoG W. II. Walters;
the two latter also against E. p,
Williamson.
There are several other damage and
libel suits.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-26
POLISH LABoRERs oUARREL.


Joseph stephens is Suffering from Frac-
tured Skull, While John Silkoski Lingers
in a Prison Cell.
As the result of q fight between a
number of Polish laborers boarding at
No. 724 Robinson street, about & o'clock
Sunday evening, Jos. Stephens,is lying
on cot at the Delaware Hospital with
a broken head, while John Silkoski is
locked up in cell at police headquar-
tiers charged with assault with intent to
murder. Sunday afternoon the Poles
got key of beer and most Of them be-
came intoxicated. A fight arose and
for time disorder run riot in the neigh.
borhood.
During the melee it is claimed that
Silkoski seized piece of friedrich and
hurled it at Stephens. The missile
intlicting frightful wound and causing
the blood to freely flow from his injured
forehead. A number of his friends
tried to stop the flow of blood but were
unsuccessful. He was sent to the city
hall where Police Surgeon Hughes
dressed his injuries. Later he was re-
moved to the Delaware Hospital, where
il was learned that his injuries were
painful but not necessarily fatal. 1t is
not believed his skull is fractured.
Silkoski was afterwards arrested by
Patrolmap Sarkoski who took him to the
city hall, where the prisoner was locked
up to await the result of the victims
injuries From eye-witnesses of the as
sahit it was learned that Silkoski was
not the aggressor in the conflict. but
after bearing the torment of Stephens
and several other Poles, he threw the
brick with the above results.
John Silkoski was arraigned before
Judge Ball in police court Monday even
ing, chaBged with assault with intent to
murder Joseph Stevens. The prisoner
was held without bail to await the re-
suit 81 the victims injuries. Stevens is
at the Delaware Hospital.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-26
sErENrY.FiFrn ANNlvERsARE.
Tho Event Celebrated by IA Dinner ut thu
Hnlne Of tho DeInwars Fire COmpan!

Tho Event Celebrated by IA Dinner at the
H0lne of the Delaware Fire Company
The seventy.ffth anniversary of the
Delaware Fire Co. was celebrated by u
dinner given in the rooms of the com
pany last Monday evening, in which 200
participated. President OF Council,
Henry w. Perkins, the first chief engi-
neer of the Wilmington Fire Depart
ment, acted as POSTMASTER and intro
duced the speakers Of the evening.
Thomas Wilson read a history of the
company from the time OF its formation
and spoke of the ups and downs which
followed the company through its long
career of usefulness. He mentioned with
pride the incident of the breaking out of
the civil war when nearly every mem
Der enlisted for the battle AID went TO
war for the defence OF his country. Mr..
Wilson spoke of the destruction of the
company's house by fire in 1900 and tho
subsequent revival of the organization
and the procurement of new quarters
where the members soon became more
prosperous than ever ana have con-
tinued their work in the interest OF the
city down to the present day.
Mayor Evan G. Shortlidge responded
to the toast "Our City" He compli-
mentcd the tiremen upon their excel
lent work in the past and forcasted
prosperous future for the company. The
occasion of the anniversary, he said,
was tittingly observed.
William 5. Eilles responded to the
toast 1.-THE Bar" City Solicitor Elliott,
"The Ladies'" George w. Roberts,
"The Press" Samuel II. Baynard, Live
Bait and How to Dive for It," and John
j. Gallagher by special request re-
sponded to the toast "What is Good for
Firemen on the Morning After Cele-
bration." In addition to the above toasts
there were addresses by Chief of Police
Bagshaw and City Recorder Hathaway
OF Chester, Pa.
The hall of the fire company was
prettily decorated with flags and bunt-
ing and everything presented gala at
tire. The spread was prepared by the
members of the company themselves,
and the anniversary proved most sue
cessful affair.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-26

up after midnight, and until early
morning they watched the blood-stained
carpet for fear that Ruva would appear
to them in spectral form.
The tragedy makes the third murder
that has been committed in that locality
the past few years, while an Italian is
now serving a term OF three years i'll
New Castle jail for attempted murder.
The other murders were the killing of
nego by Samuel PEG, few years ago,
and of Alfred Hindman by "Adee"
Pierce almost in front of the very store
in which the murder occurred last
Friday night.
An investigation was on Saturday
afternoon begun by Deputy Coroner
Palmer. The following jury was en-
paneled in the case Allen Smith, Fore
man; j. +. McIvor, Robert McCauley,
Allen Edwards, William A. KINNEY
and George Spath.
Deputy Acknowledgement Branch II.
Giles was present and conducted the cx-
animation Of witnesses. They were as
follows; Nicola Palombo, Raffaele
Spotti, Giovanni Fragostino, Mrs. Mary
Desmond, Katie Desmond, Officer
Davidson and j. Albert Currey.
The evidence did not differ from the
story Of the killing fully described
above. The jury adjourned for the
purpose of making further inquiry.
The evidence thus far adduced pointed
to a cold blooded homicide.
The inquest was concluded Monday
evening. Drs. A. b. Harris and Charles
Il. Baird, who made the post-mortem
examination on the body of the muir
dcred man, testified that they discovered
u wound in the neck about five inches
deep which extended into the left
breast. The knife severed the left
carotid and subclavian arteries. Death
resulted in few minutes.
Faino, the man who did the killing,
was present at the inquest, which was
held in the municipal court room. He
was asked through an interpreter if he
had anything to say, aud replied that
he had not. The jury rendered the fol-
lowing verdict:
RcsoiVed, That Carlo Ruva, otherwise
Charles White, came to his death on April
10Th. 1891, at No. 104 Market street, Viii
mington, from a stab wound inflicted by
a knife in the hands of Michael Faino,
anl that he did with expressed malice and
htoANhASA7hS SeSS AAAA hAAS SOW SSAAN
Ruva.
In the office of Prothonotary Horty
on Monday, the following additional
jury panel for oyer and terminer court
was drawn for the trial of Fiano
Brandywine = Thomas j. Lloyd
Charles Paschall, J. w. Taggart.
Wilmington-John p. Ruth. Benjamin
Foote, Patrick Fahey.
Christiana-William Green, Frank
Mccoy.
Mill Creek-Jackson Whiteman, j
Taylor Pierson.
White Clay Greeks. b. Herdman
Elwood Mckee.
observation-disclosures M. LIE Fevre, Will
liam O'Rourke.
New Castle-John J. Mccoy, William
II. Mccoy.
Red Lion-Franklin Pierce, JOSEPH
Edwards.
st. Georges--Richard L. Lloyd, Charles
p. Cochran.
Appoquinimink - Isaac Pritchard
Thomas Bratton.
Blackbird-Samuel P. Bennett, Clar
ence V. Brockson.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-26
KILLED BY ELECTRIC WIRES.
Two Men Lose Their Lives and Two
Others Are Seriously Injured in Phila-

Two Men Lose Their Lives and Two
Others Are Seriously Injured in Phiia-
delphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 20.-Amos
Waters, aged 40 years, and John
Ricardo, aged 3S years, employees of the
Bell Telephone Company, were acct
dentally killed at noon to-day, by COM
ing in contact with an electric light
wire. William Pike and William
Hanarpcca were seriously injured.
The men were repairing the wires of
the Bell Telephone Company at Coral
street and Susquehanna avenue. They
were stringing wires from housetop to
housetop, when one of the wires fell
across an electric light wire.
The men did not notice this and Amos
Waters caught hold of the dangling end.
He was instantly killed.
Ricardo rushed to Waters side and
in an attempt to pull him away from
the wire was so badly shocked that he
died half an hour later at the ST. Mary's
Hospital
Pike and Hanarpeca then attempted
to get their fellow-workmen off the
deadly wire, but both were badly
shocked.
Waters was terribly burned, the flesh
on his hand being literally roasted.
Ricardo was also badly burned and
never rcgained consciousness after he
touched the body of Waters.