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Evening journal., 1894-09-08
PEOPLES PARTY PLATFORM.


After HnvinE Heen Revised Dy 0nbsrna-
toriai Candidate FultOn a. IL Re4uotantiy
Given 70 the Public.
The platform OF the so.caIled Peoples
Party. sfter having hao its planks
plRned and smoothed by J. Alexander
Fulton, the gubernatorial cRndida.e OF
the Union Park convention. was msde
public last evening There was con
siderable discussion at hrst as to
whether the public should be allowed to
see 1t, but the candida6es being cum
yinced that that same public mighU want
TO SEQ and know something about what
they were asked 10 vote for, IN sisted
that the policy adopted OF the public and
the papers ba d., be laid aside until
after election, at least
The platform contains the usual
populistic theories about govern ment
ownership IL further declares ia favor
OF the Rbollsbment Of all commits sions,
reduction of salaries Of officials, and
their election by the people. the ke eping
Of the tax Office open evenings the
separate election Of Representative ss by
districts.
Evening journal., 1894-09-08
THE SECOND CHICAGO LIMITED.

Magnificent Train OF PuIlmauu shipped
From Wilmington on the O. n o. TX
press Train Ehis Morning Much Ad-
mired at the Station.
Another magnificent train Of fl We Pail
man cars, the sleekest ever sent out from
the Wilmington shops, was shipped to
Jersey City this morning on the Ghesa
peake and Ohio express train leaving at
10 20 This is another train for the
Chicago limited servioa between New
York, Chicago and Philadelphia. at the
p, w. 4 B. station this morning the
train had q crowd Of admirers.
The train comprises the combined bag
gage end smoking car Sultan, the dining
car hberlin, the sleeping cars Columbine
and Cienaatis and the observation car
Tryphsnis. They are finished ia the
most elaborate manner. Another New
York and Chicago limited express train
Is being constructed, and will be com
plated IN about month.
An extraordinary feature Of tho ex-
prees train is that it has its own electric
dynamo and can supply its own heat,
light. ventilation and wgter This fine
work Of Wilmington sklll ii well worth
inspection and will impress the fact upon
anyhodys mind that PullmRn's Palace
Car Company Is great concern,
Evening journal., 1894-09-08
clTY NEMa I'M aRIEF.


I'm the absence of the psstor, Rev. Alexan-
der I. .BOwser. .(ieorgeiW. stone win occupy the
pulpit Of the Unitarian Church tomorrow
aid the Sunday following.
The Union Bible class taught by Rev d.
M. Stearns will resume It's sessions on Fri
day evening, September IA.
While standing on Front street near the
p. w. a IS. depot, horse belonging 20 tho
Wilmington Transfer Company became
frightened and ran away. The animal was
caught at Walnut street. No damage.
Rev. /. N. Earle viii preach on The Life
OF Christ, r with Illustrations from his large
charts, in the First Presbyterian Church to-
morrow evening at 1-5J O'Clock.
The new steam barge Atlantica has gone
to New York to 20 into commission on Mon
day.
New Jersey sweet potatoes in tine street
markets this morning were large and OF ex-
cellent quality, and ia price reached the low
point Of 30 celts basket.
-Workmen attending to hot box on the
ii 08 Norfolk express train to-day. at the P.,
they iacked.up the car aud eXtinguished the
cracking blaze.
Oysters from AIaurlce river cove are ar.
irving in wsll-ioaded sioups two Of which are
now tied up az Church street wharf.
Watermelon parties have become very
popular on the East Side but 1t Is said that
the young people attending the a cannot re-
6ist tiia temptation 10 tess pieces Of the
rind At each other.
william Spring, employed ut the r. W y II
railroad shops aed nying at No. lOd Pine
street. died yes erday Of typhoid fever at th'
| age Of %.
Michael J. Ford, "a years old, was huriod
" steTday from his lAte home. No. 1928 Wal
nut street.
-One Of George II MoCal's horses wai
knocked down by an electric shock frvin tn
street railway rails az Tenth anu Market
streets, this morning.
Evening journal., 1894-09-08
DID BISHOP DROWN HIMSELF ?

HIS Hat aad PocKer-pook Eoaad bundled
up Along the Shore just Before Noon
the Ex-Dog Catcher OF New Castle.
Special Dispatch to the Evening journal.
NEW CASTLE, Sept S,-Michael Bishop,
until recently special officer and dog
catcher Of this city, again disappeared
from his home yesterday afternoon, mp.
parently In good health aud spirits and
sober as judge. He started off up the
river shore for one Of his customary
afternoon strolls. but when night came
Michael had not returned.
This morning there were no signs oil
the unlucky ex dog catcher, and his
widowed mother began to suspect foul
play.
About noon, Edward Noher, a young
gunner, was walking up the shore IN
search OF reed birds, when hs discovered
a mans SLOUGH hat, evidently ia good
condition. Upon examination he found
In the hat pocket book and IN the
latter $40 In money and letter
The letter was from Michael snd ro.
quested the finder TO take the hat and
break tho sad news Of Bishops suicide TO
bis mother, give her IS OF the ten aud
keep the other $5 The epstle ended
with the line: u am done with the
world
Evening journal., 1894-09-08
=. VILLAGES IN DANGER.
Tcreat fires Sweeping Away Property Il
New Erunswicls.

New Erunswick.
ST. JonN. N. b., Sept. s-Tho heavy
forest fires which have been flercely burn
ing for the pust week near this city have
now become very alarming. The strong
wind famed tho flames into great fields
Of fire which spread with rapidity and tho
attompt TO check II was impossible, and
IA result much valuable timherland
and many dwellings were burned, as we'll
as graln and fold crops.
Reports from places close to this city
Are TO the effect that the fires arc making
sad havoc all around From Lepronux
Charlotte county, comes the news that
tho flames had reached the village and
swept much real estate before them Tho
railroad bridge caught iire, but tho train
from st. Stephens arrived just in time TO
save II. Tho train was delayed about
thrco hours.
Tho woods aro all on Gro from St. George
to Spruce lake The eastern portion Of
tho village Of Lepreaux has been entirely
wiped out Tho main bridge across the
river was entirely destroyed Tho fire Il
on both sides OF tho trnck at Prince oi
Wales and tho chances are shat she vii
lage Will be destroyed. as Leprenux ths
wgtor in the river ia only abous threo feoi
doep, and people nra oHo@Eipg with teams
Albert s. Dunn of NasquAsh says tht
fire has not ret got into MAHqunsh, but
rnges In the woods foY miles around. Al
Spruce lake the firp " gaining FApid head
way IN tho woods anil IL working toward
PisarinUo The chanre IN the wind hnl
resulted fayorahiy 80 far ~ tha suhurb
OF Sc. John nre conooTnsd tnse II Il dri0
ing che fires intw tha valuable lumber lans
some distance from tho settlements
Evening journal., 1894-09-08
.lT WAs HANoveR PROPERTY.

The PresbyterIaE Alliance Dld Not Give
tho 81. MichasI's Mission Property 20
tho Ollvet People.
"rhe statement ia the newspapers Of
the last day or two In regard 20 the
Presbyterian Alliance Of Wilmington
having given TO Oliyet Presbyterian
Church the old Oliyet Church at the
onner OF Chestnut and Adams streats, is
incorrect" remarked Police Com
missioner William M Pyle to
an EVENING JOURNAL reporter this morn
ing "Oivet Prsaby terian Church vas
built and held for over twenty-hgs
ears By Hanover Presbyterian Church
18th the privilege accorded TO the
Olivet congregation to worship in 1t
without charge When the new Olivet
Church was being built and the
congregation needed funds TO make
payn eats. an Offer was msds by
st Michaers Miasion ard accepted by
the Hanover people The terms were
"A 500 All tbs proceeds We're turned
over to the Olivet Church. the new or
ganizAtion. to be applied to the payment
/ Of the debt on the new church
Evening journal., 1894-09-08

WEST CHESTER, Sept S.--Wllliam Nc
Corkle. an aged bachelor residing in West
Fallowiield, and who is one Of the
wealthiest citizens Of the county. sur
prised hts relatives in West Chester yes
terday by visiting them Ia company with
officer Umsted and two witnesses and
serving notice upon them never TO tres
pass upon bis premises and to never visit
him under any circumstances In bis
notice he further states: SHOULD be-
come sick and uuable to wait upon my
self positively prohibit you from com
ing TO sse me, as / have aud always will
have sufficient and competent assistance
around ma l hereby give the officer
serving this notice and the witnesses
present. power to see that It is fully com
piled with A short time ego the Vener-
able gentleman had new will executed
in which, 1t is said, he ignored his rela-
tives Fearing that an attempt might be
made to break the will he had number
of prominent residents Of Coatesville
certify that he was in sound mind When
/ 1t was executed
Evening journal., 1894-09-08
TELEeR'APHIC BRIEFS.

Senator r. +. Pettigrew is very i'll at
Sioux Falls, 5. d.
Princess Bismi lrck 10 confined to her
bed with a slight illness,
Turfmen at Lex ington KY, are said to
have organized ag ainst breckenridge.
Orders have Seem issued for the return
to San Francisco Of the entire Boring sea
floot
It is said that Bening sea sealers are
using firearms in violaa ion of treaty regu-
lations
United States Ministe- to China DENLY
has denied that no intond to retire In "a
vor Of his son.
Two men were arrested in st. CLAIR,
Mich, while trying to smuggle oVe
pounds Of opium into this c,untry
An anarchist named Sahro threw
bomb into a rosta urant in Rurih, which
wrecked the place. Nobody " as hur1'
The British cruiser RingA rooma IL
ashore on tho isli,nd Of Mallicoho' IN lh'
New HebridoA snd in rilSely to he a uot'
loss.
Samuel Morris. Nationalist, has poei
elected TO parliament frol n SOUTH hllken
Hy Ireland to stcceed \ lexander\ \Ibaee
resigned.
Evening journal., 1894-09-08
WILLIAM c. ROBELgH DEAD
Dissolution Occurred This Morning at
His Home on West Seventh Street.

u ikbbAutt1u OtNuIENQ LufN morning ab
His Home on West Seventh Street.
William G Robelen, 81 years old, one
of the best known saloon keepers ia this
city, died of dfopsy at his home, No. 10S
West Seventh street. shortly before 6
o'clock this morning He had been in
bad health for many months and his
death was not matter Of surprise to his
family and friends.
Mr.. Robelen leaves a wife and niue
children. None Of the childsen are
married and all live at nome They are
Rosa. Frederick, William, Annie, Ella,
Carrie, Harry, David and Elsie.
The remains will be inferred in River
view cemetery on Monday afternoon at
8 o'clock The services Will be hold at
the house From Wilmington lodge, No,
"A o. U. w of which Mr.. Rohelen WAS 9
member, Mrs. Robelen will receive
50 600
The deceased was born in Germany,
but came TO this city at an early age and
was apprsniiced to Mr. Gouert tailor
A or he had completed his apprentice
ship he went 70 Ohio where be enlisted
as a regular in the cavalry regiment at
the breaking out Of the war, and served
until the cessation Of hostllities.
After time he returned to this city
aud married Miss Caroline Link He
carried on carting With John and James
DIckersoD, and subsequently vent into
the music business with bis brother
Harry. Finding it not to his liking be
applied for license. got it, and has kept
one Of the most orderly houses in the
city. While he was not church-goei
himself, the members of his family arc
affiliated with the Lutheran churches Of
this city.
Evening journal., 1894-09-08
WERE FOND or CHICKEN
And Will Have to Explain
Where They Got Their Supply
NINE CHICKENS IN A vA1IsE

PelIegeIno Bianco and Addie Ross Held
for Assaultlng Lucy Peo-The Polk
Case, Selling Liquor without IL
osnse. TO he Arausd-Iuformation
Claimed Defective.
The case Of Pellegeino Bianco and
Addie Ross, who were charged with
using Lucy Peo, IA year-oid italian
girl Tor mineral purposes, after having
been continued three times, was taken
up In Municipal Court this morning,
before Judge EmmOns The girl, Lucy
Peo, and her mother, Francesca Peo
were again swcro, told their stories
given on the frst day. over again
Salvador CammMi. who lives st Front
aud Hhipley streets, was sworn and re-
lated conversation he had with Lucy
peo. during which she said that Rafesl
splero WAS the one accountable and also
that others were Interested Three
Italians with unpronounceAhle names
aud Katie Desmond, who knew Lucy, were
also sworn. but aside from the evident
fact that they were In sympathy with
Banoo, their testimony was Of no use.
Judge Emmons SAINT the caae 70 the
Oyer and Terminer, fixing the bail Of
each Of ths prisoners at 81 000 AS they
were being taken from she court-roola
BlAnco fell on his knees, and In dramatic
tones called vengeance on the heads Of
those who wers prosecuting him.
William Polk, the colored man charged
with selling liquor without a license at
Roesndale PARK, aud who, IL is claimed,
made confession to Detectives McVey
and Witsil. was arraigned. Hia attorney,
! William s HilleH, raised the point that
the information was signed by seal by
the attorney general, and by hand by
George A. Elliott as deputy attorney
general. He claimed that 10 making an
Information the duties Of tho attorney
general we're of Judicial aud not . MIN
iaterlal nature, and that the aiening OF
Ruch paper could not be- delegated TO a
deputy. He desired to argue the point
and At his request the case was con
tInued until Wednesday
This morning. between and G clock,
Officer shielda noticed two oolored men,
one OF them eprrying a valiao on Lord
street They stopped At No q and one
of them began vigorous rnppiug on the
door. His suspicious were aroused, and
the officer put in en- appearance One oi
the men ran away. but the other one,
who gave his name Hs Harry Thomas.
and the woman who lived ia The
house, Adelaide Raikes, cologed, were
taken in custody In the wa
llss were found nine chickens
ready for the pot Thomas claimed that
the other man, who he said WAS tbs
! husband of the Raikes woman, had en-
ployed him to carry the vAlise, and sdis-
claimed any knowledge OF whore ta'
fowls came from. Both were arraignes
before Judge Emmons, who held them y
5000 bali each. FOR hearing Monday morn
} ing The owner Of the chickens has not
As yet, put IN Al appearance.
MieheAl Flanagan. William lsigler
Lizzie Welch and John Carr, drunka
were each fined s and costs
Harry Gartner, for disorderly conoue
at Ninth and Adams and William Kell
for playing cards on the Streets wsr
each dned 81 and costs,
Evening journal., 1894-09-08
DECIDEDLY ON lie BOOM.
Business, Especially Local Trade, Is Pick
frsg UP Phenomenaliy.

business, Especially Local Trade, IS Pick
irg UP Phenomenaily.
Shipments ara being delayed st the
works OF the Jackson & Sharp Company
bv the utter inability OF the company to
secure cars gondolas, platform and box
cars. TO carry away the new electric cars
for New England as rapidly as they are
made. In Philadelphia the business Of
the Pennsy lvania railroad is booming and
the company cannot supply shippers
with sufficient cars.
In Philadelphia yesterday. General
Agent Latta.. Of the Pennsylvania rEil-
road, spoke in very glowing terms Of the
increased business OF the company.
Business is picking up said he Our
equipment is rushed as hard as it can 60,
and we have not sufficient box cars to
supply the demand. Everybody appears
TO want to do something, ana the idle
capital of the country is rapidly finding
its way into the channels OF trade.
Evening journal., 1894-09-08
THEY WANT TO WEAR THg BLUE.

seven Candidates Tor tn1 Railway hlAtt
and Indian Service Taking the oivn
Service ExamInation-Tho Subjects
Trsated.
Civil Service Examiner f. N Higgins,
Of Washington. d C. held an examine
tion Of applicants for positions in The
Railway Mall and Indian Service, Ia the
United States District court room this
morning There we're six who tried the
Railway Mail Service examination, and
one who wants q superiutendency in the
Indian service.
The examination for the latter consists
OF topical essays, the subjects being
schooi management geography ana his
tory Of the United States, It's industries
and government, American literature,
physiology and hygiene. The time al
loved is nine hours.
In the railway mail service the exam
instion comprises orthography. psnmsn
ship, copying, letter writing. arithmetic.
geography. railway and other transpor-
tstion systems. and reading Of addresses
The time allowed is five hours. The
examination closes to day, aud the
reports will be made from Washington.
Evening journal., 1894-09-08
BLEW HIS EYE OUT.
S. R. BARBER's GUN NEARLY SHOOTS
OFF HIS HEAD.

Believed to BE Attempted Suicide as tho
Gun wasa Breoch-loadsr aud must Have
Been Rested on tho Floor and Dis
charged ny His Foot-No Motive for
seIf-destruetion.
Samuel r Barber, q retired cigaImakar,
living at No 3l3 East Third street, blew
half OF his lace off with q double balreiled
shotgun, vt his home, this morning.
He Is diving this afternoon at the Homeo.
psthic Hospital
Barber was 81 years old aud lived with
bis mother and two sisters, highly
respected fgniily IN that neighbornood,
and seemed to enjoy life with little Of its
cares and annoyances IN his LOT. It was
his custom to arise very early and 90 into
e. w. loves livery stable, few doors
above, whore he read the morning papers
and chatted with the neighboTa, who also
congregated there
This morning, however. after coming
cut into the fresh air for q few
moments, he returned to hts room
aud at clock the report was hoard
that alarmed the neighborhood. He was
found stretched upon the floor with his
face dishgUred almost beyond recogni
ton and the gun st his SIDE. The lsft
81 ana cheek had been blown against
the ceiling above, showing that the gun
had rested on the floor and had bsen
pointed upward 1t was breech-loading
gun and be could not have been loading
or cleaning It.
Popular theory in the neighboFhood Of
Mr.. Barber's home THIS morning
seemRd TO be hat it was clear case Of
suicide; that he had placed in the gun S
left chamber powerful shell loaded
with bird shot. Then no must have
placed the gun on the floor and pressed
his toe against the trigger When he
pressed tue trigger, he must have
WINGED awfully. This caused his head
to jerk to one side and thus escape
/ instant death.
Soon after the shooting, Mr.. Barber
became conscious and while his
mangled face made accurate art'cula
tlons impossible, he replied to a number
Of questions nationally and sudibly.
When asked why he did the deed he
replied that he did not know. After
/ arriving at the hospital he replied 20 Mr.
loves questions by saying that he felt
hrst rate and was not suffering in tn
1 laaah
Evening journal., 1894-09-08

State Senator John Pilling. Of Newark,
president Of the national bank, OF that
town, and one Of the largest manufac-
turers of woolen goods on the Peninsula,
has been elected director Of the Secur
ity Trust and Safe Deposit Company Of
this city The senator came 10 this
country a poor English boy He entered
the Newark mills as an apprentice and rs
now the controlling factor and independ.
emily rich. Several months ago, wher.
the wool market was low, he purchased
$50. 000 worth Of that commodity in two
or three weeks, and stored IL for future
nah
Evening journal., 1894-09-08
WOULD BE LEGISLATORS
Democratic and Republican
Primaries Being Held.
THE PARTY MEN NOW IN THE FIELD

In Some Hundreds tho Contest WIN he
Lively-It Is Probable That the Three
County Assessors Of wilmlnrton Hum
dgod wnI ne Renominated- Victor II.
woolioy Has waiIs-over.
Tho Democratic and Republican legis.
lative primaries are being held Ia this
City and county this afternoon In some
Of the hundreds the eoatests will be eX
citing, but taking the election the
county over it will be very tame
affair
The Democratic Candidates.
The Democratic candidates for legis-
lative honors are:
Brandywine, for senator Harry Day
and Thomas 4. Weldin.
81 Georges, senator James 7. Shall,
CROSS
Christians, for representative George
w. Spicer, Jr.
Pencader-James M. DowneB and @
T. Cam
Wilmington--yi Victor B. WoolIey and
Thomas K Meechea.
Now Castle-E Evan q Boyd
Rcd Lion-T Bayard Heisel. james H.
s. Gam
Blaekblrd- Richard C. Brockson. John
Wilson, Mortimer Records, John i Sal.
mons
Mil Creek-Lawis }. Graves, Robert
q Justice and John w. Bennett
1t Is probable that John J % Hatrasand
1 Michael Conway, present incumbents,
will DO nominated assessor for the First
and Second districts. respectively OF this
/ city. In the Third district no Democrat
will be put In nomination. Victor B.
I Woolloy has walk over for the legisla
/ tive honors.
would-be Republican Law-makers.
The men who would represent thl
| Republican party aud make the laws arr
as follows:
Brsndywine, for senator Robert
HGnby and Thomas J. Day.
Penoader, senRtor-Samuel Alrleh
Chriatiana hundred, for represents
tive William Wilson and a. s. Clark
son
Wilmington hundred-Frederc Pyle
New Castle hundred--Eenry II. Mo
MULLEN, Edward Challenger aud JASaes Z
Hence
Red Lion hundred George w. Ray
bold.
Mill Creek hundred-Franois N
Walker, Harry Whiteman.
ST Georges hundred George w. W
Neudtin. John w. Jolls
Blackbird hundred - Walter =
Money.
Charles Whann will be nominated Il
ASSESSOR in tho Third district. His 81
ponents arc Ferris Giles and James 4
Agnsw, but Whsnn has bach and IL
machine back Of him
Evening journal., 1894-09-08
a BATTLE ROYAL.

rho BenY and Lson Tight Il % Take Place
Today.
Los AEoELBa, Sept. a The struggle bo-
twean pnrnoll, Colonel Hoone's blood
thirsty lion. and siskiyon, tho famous
bear who Is native Of the northern Cnl-
ffornia county whosa name he bears,
which was prevented BY tho Humane 40
olaty ana che Midwinter fair anthorlAisl
ln San FEanoipco nftcr n had born eVton.
aveiT aanouncod ia al fhs parofa u CO
tnh0 pla0o "a Tie Juana, littie Mexican
village, today.
The bonF Siakiyou Is a great big fellow,
who weighs $50 pounds and perhaps more.
She fight 10 20 take plooe In a largo cage.
Evening journal., 1894-09-08

WAsHIRdTON, Sept 8--Tha local exec
utlvo committee OF the knights Of Pythias
encampmont has decided noe 10 pay the
$500 drill prize awarded 30 the First In
diannpolis battalion, Colonel Holskcll
commanding, because the company did
not conform 10 the drill orders Of Gonoral
Carnahan. Colonel Heislzoll declares he
will carry the matter 20 the supreme lodge,
and II necessary 60 tho courts
Evening journal., 1894-09-08

Rev. / N. Earls. author OF Birds eye
View Of the Life Of Paul" Birds eye
View OF the Life Of Christ, "Bird's-eye
View Of Bible History" Birds eye View
Of Bible Doctrines" will address the
mems meeting at the Young Men s
Christian Asscclation at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon on the subject "a
Haunting Question The address will
be illustrated by chart Time Of SER
vice o'clock.
Evening journal., 1894-09-08

MILWAUKEE, Sept s--Tho remarkable
irnueht throughout tho west, which hns
lasted for moro than two months. was Of
fectuaiiy brolgen by furious rain. Tho
rain area included al Of iowa, the north
ern part Of Illinois most Of Michigan and
all 81 Wisconsin except the northwestern
pOrtiOn
Evening journal., 1894-09-08
FEVER SHIP IN PORT.
sho Camo From uavaps and - Quarantin-
Cd 20 Tsaltisnofe,

uu IS AkAAfAAAAftN
BALTIMonR, Sept a-Eopr oasca Of
malignant fever, one 81 whleh has result
ed fatally, developed on board tho British
steamship Samuel 1ysaok, Captain Wep-
penor, from Havana. The health depart
ment has tnkon nn possible precautions 90
prevent any cause Tor alarm.
Tho Tyanck Is now lying on quarantine
with her entire crew aboard save four fro-
men, George Hartman whose death oc-
ourred Wednesday, and Chef Engineer
Edgnr W. Poole, John Wilson and Cor
nelius Watson, who nro at the quarantine
hospital.
The Tyzack loft Havana Aug, - aud
reachsd here with oloan bill OF health.
Hartman was taken slok on Sunday and
died on Tuesday. Wilson was saxon sioh
on Monday and WBtson ON Wednesday.
Health officers wsFe notified Of ths serious
ness of tho cases and Immediately had this
ship and her GROW sent 10 quarantine.