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CHARGES Are FILED.
Batch of Police Officers Accused
of Taking Blackmail.
Capt. Stephenson Said 10 Be First
on the List.
Supt. Byrnes Prepared the Papers
for Commissioner Martin.

As a result OF the work of Assistant
District-Attorneys Wellman and Os-
borne, Supt. Byrnes filed. Just before
noon to-day with the Police Commits
sIoners. charges against number of
police officers accused by LeXow Com
mittee's witnesses, of bribery and re-
ceiviug blackmail.
Although the cases were prepared by
MIR Wellman the complaints all have
10 be drawn up anu signed by the
Superintendent in his official capacity.
The complaints were taken charge of
by President Martin. of the Police Board,
who was busy examining them early this
afternoon.
Neither Supt. Byrnes nor Commits
sioner Martin would say at that time
againstw hiCh officers the charges had
been preferred, but it was rumored that
the complaint against Capt. stephenson
was among the batch sent up.
A statement was promised by Com
missioner Martin later in the afternoon,
when he had finished examining the pa
pers in the various cases.
The report that the charges had been
formulated and filed created no little
Commotion among the officials on duty
at Police Headquarters, and great anx-
iety was manifested to ascertain who
the accused policemen were.
1t was semi officially stated that the
first case would be called up for trial at
lG.3n \. NJ. on Thursday next.
Mr.. Wellman, who spent Saturday and
Sunday at Southampton. l.. l., was not
was expected later in the day. He took
with him a bundle of the testimony
taken before the Lexow Committee. to
further study up the cases which he is
After the complaints are filed with the
Commissioners, II will only require two
| days notice to bring up any one of them
erned. however. by the advice of Mr.
| Wellman in this matter.
1t Is possible that Samuel J. Campbell
Capt. Gunner's former ward man. who
was arrested and placed under bail las
| Friday, Will appear this afternoon t,
| plead to the Indictment found agains
| him.
| The Grand Jury met and continued ii!
work again this morning There wer,
| rumors about the District ttorney's
| office that other indictments might fol
lowed. especially against retired mem
| be"s Of the police force. who had beer
! implicated in corrupt practises and black
mailing schemes by the Senate Commit
| tees witnesses.
| These reports lacked confirma ton
| however nor could 1t be ascertained
| whether the cases of any of the present
| members of the force who We're also
| implicated. would be brought to the at
| tcntion of the Grand Jury. 1t was said,
| however. that the Grand Jury might
| make IA presentment covering the whole
| subject matter of police bribery and
| blackmail and submit 1t with some gen
| eral recommendations.
Delaney Nicol had long conference
| with Supt. Byrnes this morning. 1t Ii
! believed that charges against the first
| accused police official to be tried. have
! been completed, ard are awaiting the
| approval of Commissioner Martin, will
! probably he made public to-day.
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NO TAINTED MEAT FOUND.
Hut the Inspectors Are Instructed
to Continue Their NipiIuncc.

Meat Inspectors Romaine and Good
heart, OF the Board Of Health, reported
to Chief Chemist Martin this morning
that they hsd Visited all the icc-houscs
piers and repositories FOR meat below
Fourteenth street during the past thrc"
d"y, but nae luud no tainted meat or
r.urtry. Thcy hut suspected that N
View Of lhr hlOrkades caused by strikes
In the West some OF the meat ini"uuri
To- ;ho New York market might have
become tainted hy delay IN transit.
All the meat found in the places n.U-
rich had also been placed i'm cold
sttiage in larP' quantities during the
sar'N", were found to be in good COndi-
ton.
Instructions wcrC issued by Acting
Sanitary Superintendent DIR. Dillingham;
to keep a "harp lookout for all invoices
Of meat ana poultry intended for this
market, and to make thorough IN
spcctiCn in all cases.
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Tuesday Bargain Day. V' s%T % S S5 sAs

shortened by four feet and half her
yLiunIk boom has been shortened four
feet and has been cut down an inch in
diameter. Finally, three feet have been
cut OH her bowsprit. she has new wire
bobstayS and her ballast has been light
Cnel.
Both yachts. on the fetch to tarrich-
fergus. carried Club-headed topsails
Nigilant keeping the weather gauge
and apparently sailing much better in
her altered trim. The two yachts kept
pretty close together while healing FOR
the Antrim shore. britannia. however.
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NOT HIS FRIEND IN DEED.
Powers Not Allowed TO Withdraw
Hir Charge OF Assault.

Edward NJ. Powers, a printer, Of e
Bowery, was found unconscious on the
Bowery late last night. He had been
badly beaten. Policeman Bath, of the
Eldridge street station. carried Powers
to the station-house. where an ambul-
ance surgeon dressed his wounds.
Powers was suffering also from
alcoholism.
After being locked up all night
Powers scbered up enough to say that
James DeVinney, twenty-eight years
old. also a printer assaulted him be-
cause he refused to treat him TO beer.
Devinney was arrested and arraigned
before Justice Fcitner in the Essex
Market Court to-day.
Powers, whose head was completely
enclosed in bandages. pleaded with the
Court to allow him to withdraw his
complaint, as DeVinney had been a
friend to him when he was in need:
Justice Feitner refused his request and
ordered Powers taken to hospital Tor
treatment Devinney was held for
further examination.
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QUIET IN LABOR CIRCLES.
Gompers and Evans Expected Il
Arrive Home TO-MOrrOv.

None of the labor leaders here had
anything new to say this morning about
the Chicago strike. Many of them
called at the office of the American
Federatio of Labor. on Clinton place,
in the belief that President Gompers
and Secretary Evans had returned, but
were disappointed. 1t was stated that
the officials named will probably ar
rive tomorrow.
1t is expected that on his arrived Mr..
,;ompsrs will make further statement
az TO the reason for the Federation $
action In refusing to advise It's men 10
Communication of any kind has been
received from General Master Work
man Sovereign by the local district as
semblieS.
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had no possible chance against the two

had no possible chance against the two
crack racers.
Nigllaut, as already cabled, was con-
sidcraDly altered before leaving the
clyde ON Saturday lat. Her topmast'
lib boom and spiraker-boom were short
eucd from three to four and half feet,
and her sail area was, consequently,
much reduced. As IA result according
to estimate. Nigilant now only allows
britannia Il little more than minute,
possibly seventy seconds.
The American yacht has also, to all
appearance been much lightcned, as
she showed mp more hun to-day than she
has at any tim" since her arrival on TINS
side of the Atlantic.
The wind, just previous To the start,
was fresh and westerly ana promised a
good day. racing. outsid" Of IA" }"rht-
ing men of this ucirhbprhDud and tNeir
invited guests th"ro We're not many
spectators OF the international race. al
though small crowds OF per- IaS were
gathered at Carrirkfcrgus. Black Head,
Groomsport and Port Patrick. in ad1i-
tion TO the people her" assembled.
valiant First Away.
At the start the American yacht Sc
cured the weather berth and kept II on
the fetch 90 CarriCkfcrGus.
| Tle County Down cup, which i
valued 1T 80 was presented by the
, Commodore ;hc Marquis Of Duacr.n ahi
Ava, Erc MarQuis Of Londonderry, VS.
count Bangor Nloc-Commpdoro Lord
punleath and Mr., Il. =, ward; a money
silke Of ~ was added 10 the cup; til"
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v|CILANT'S
BIC LEAD.
Our Boat Looks Like a Sure
Winner in To-Day'S
Race.
GOOD SAILING WIND At LAST.
Shortened Sail and Irish Waters
Seem Beneficial to the Crack
Yankee Sloop.
NEARLY THREE MINUTES GAIN.
Britannia Ahead at One Time, but
Had to GIVE Way to the
Bronze.Bottomed Beauty.
NEARLY THREE MINUTES GAIN.

BANGOR belfast Lough. July 10
The big event of this. the first days
racing in the regatta Of the Royal IL
ster Yacht club was the contest for tho
County Down cup. open to yachts over
io-rating, and in it the American sloop
Nigilant and the British cutter Britain
mia alone competed. The cutter Carina
was entered, but was withdrawn, as she
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DRILL STOPPED BY RAIN.
Di.ngrecabic Weather for ihr Sol
uicrs ~ state Camp.

STATE CAMP. PEEKSK1LL. y. v.
July Ii. Tn" day opened cool and cloudy
for the S!Xty-iifth Regiment to begin lis
weeks wori. II the state Camp. III,
guard mount was poor and the carly
morning dri'i was fairly executed. The
forenoon drill was stopped by a shower
which broke over the camp,
The Officer of the bay il capt, rump-
kinS. of the Fourteenth S,purtc Com
IapN
The evening world., 1894-07-16
GERMAN STEAMER STRANDED.
The Edward Bohlcn Ashore nt the
Mouth of Congo River.
lBy AssotIaled Fress }

LONDON, July 1.-THE German
steamer Edward Bohlen has been
stranded for several days at the mouth
of the Congo River, on the west coast
of Africa Her engines have become
disabled since she went aground.
The despatch giving the above infor-
nation does not state the amount OF
danger nor whether there has been any
lnSS nf lfp
The evening world., 1894-07-16

ROCKNWAN BEACH Juy l6-Edward piHson,
o. Ur,o,1yn brrhlaycr, was dncl $40 b. Justice
smith - Seaside last evening niys9n Wa stand
I'M: rn the platform at Seaside when the 80 train
G,rV into the station lie jumped from the plat
'rrr through one Df the car windows aud caused
considerable excitement
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lie Misuudcrstood u.


old Mrs. Haysecd Tcadiug from q
pcwspaperp-In the now play AT th"
Third Avenue Theatre, New YORK. the
heroine of ,he piece wears nothing but
a simple rosebud i'm her hair.
Mr.. Hayseed-Gosh!
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, French Ambassador win Retire.


NY As5OCatod Fress.I
PARIS, July l6.-Le Journal is au-
thorlty for the statement that NJ. Her
bette. the French Ambassador to Ger
many, is about to retire,
The evening world., 1894-07-16
THE FlATBUSH SEWER.
Governor Approves the iinding'
81 the state Board al Health.

STATE CAPITOL, ALBANY, July 10.
Gov. Flonor has approved Of the md
ngs of the Sta'c Board of Health In tlc
matter of the Fla,hush sewer constitute
tiOn
The evening world., 1894-07-16

ffum IrNaH Sitnsti
What iWc win you come home To-
night my dcur"" asked Mra. Col
Percy N,rg of her husband, when ne
Mas going downtown To attend the
H"Cting Of the NcsiTS
Nv hcu"y|v | get ready" un,w we're
thc husband, Grossly.
"Oh. well, don't come any later,
please
Tho Austin ladies are proyerbial for
their accommodating dispositions.
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CYCLONE IN BAVARIA.
200 Houses Destroyed by IL storm
on saturday Last.
tBy Associated Press.

BERLIN. July lG-A cyclone swept
upper Bavaria ON Saturday last. destroy
ing 90 houses in its path.
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Nearly Caused II Panic.

ROCKAwAY BEACH, July lG-FAnny Rosen-
fielder. nlue years old, fell through hatchWay
in Morrisous Casino on the Bowery Seaside
last evenins. The performance was In progress
at the time, and the chlld,s screams and those
OF the womqH who witnessed the accident nearly
caused paAie.
The evening world., 1894-07-16

IL YOU propose to make drinking your whole
hisincss, il a. wonderful how short and useless
You ear make your life. Write Manager. ID
West lth Sd -
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THE ELECTRopoIsE cures without medicine
cures when all else tails write Or call. ELEC-
TRoroIsE, ll22 Broadway. -
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weuthered Nigilant before reaching the
CarriCkfergus mark on the first round.
The wind was strong and more west
erly. and Nigilant raced fast on the
leader, and. with jib-top9ail and spin
aker to port she flew towards the mark.
1t was then down spinnaker and a plain
reach to Black Head.
The times of the two yachts at mark
boat No. ., off Carrickfergus. on the
first round were as follows
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II VII thus De seen INUt ' ISITHnI WIS
i'm. SIS. ahead of britannia on tho FIRST
round, and that she had gained ~ SEE
Unds on the last leg Of the frs; round.
The Black Head markboat, on the sec
und rourd, was turned in the following
tines
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The following We're the times Of the
two yachts in passing mark-boat No.
the South Briggs, on the first round ;
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TTT
pointing higher In the wind than Bri-
tunna. aud wa sailing splendidly ana
gaining throughout
The two yachts finished the first round
in the race in the following times;
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Nigiinnfs Alterations.

The exact alterations made In Nigillnt
are as follows: Her topmGst has been
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NlGiLANT.

=, the first round, the two yachts we're
,imaI ~ follows
Evening journal., 1894-08-04

Republican party become so desperate
that 20 IL willing practically 20 sell leg
islotivo limitations IN order TO raise
corruption fund with which TO attempt
TO buy our little slater
From The Cecil Democrat.
10 is expected that the Baltimore Cen.
tennial Exposition 80 be held from May
Is TO November 10. 1897 will be a big
affair." second only 10 the Worlds Fair.
From the Sussex journal
While the retiring editor Mrs III. w.
Clark is saying her valedictory, we
Andrew } Lynch and Frank NJ Jones /
make our bow to the subscribers,
patrons and friends Of the journal, and
ask the continued support and sympathy
which they have extended TO this paper
in the past. Our aim viii be 90 make
this, as It has always been, news
paper In the true sense Of the word,
while we shall not hesitate to take part
Ia ell the Issues OF the day.
From the Laurel Gazette.
The outlook for Republican victory
crowns brighter every day as there
are many much needed reforms ia this
state which cau only ba secured by a
Republican victory. many OF the best
thiukiuE Democrats SEQ this and will
vote the Republican ticket this fan.
From the lewes Pilot.
There seems 30 be no need OF the Re
publican Cow utiun called TO meet Aug q,
81 al Dover Dr the purpose of naming
candidates for governor aud Congress
man for the Sussex Orgaus have nomi
mated the ticket Ia advance Of TIE
primaries
From the Peninsula Press.
Oor,a is nov suffering from a malady
with which our country has been slilicted
Tor years She Is boased too much
From the ssaford News.
lois incumbent upon The party in all
three OF the counties TO nominate "a ir-. 81
clnss county ticket Let the part
place before the people a ticket made up
OF The very best men who will willingly
serve in tine different counties We
have hu5tliug good men all over the
state
| From the Milford News and Advertiser.
The Democratic Of Delaware are trying
TO defeat Joshua Maryil before he is
nominated. This may be nothing more
than midsummer madness; but IT. may b,
an indication that they fear him as q
/ candidate
| From the Georgetown Democrat
In the formation Of both the state anC
county tickets caro- should be taken not
only to select good, honest and capabl,
men, but those in whom the people hav,
entire confidence, and whose choice woulC
secure the greatest mount OF harmony
in he party. Though the Democrat.
have a good sized ma ority in both county
and state they cannot afford 10 risk any
thing by the nomination Of intficien
men, or Of those who by reason of un
popularity would be dead weight Il
carry ia the campaign.
Evening journal., 1894-08-04
FEARs FOR WHITMAN.
Engiishmen Predict Utter Failure and Per
haps Death.

Enriishmen Predict Utter Failure and Per-
haps Death.
LONDoN, Aug. i.-The Royal Gcoeraph-
ical society has received the following tel.
cgram from Baron Nordcnskiuld.
The steamer Ragnvald Jarl. which con
veyed the Wollman expedition TO the po
lar regions, has boon crushed i'm tho ice
near Walden island. Six mon who were
with the expedition have returned TO Nor
way The other members of the party
continued northward on the ice but il b.
evidently impossible for them TO penetrate
far, and the oxpoditionsis likely 10 return
very much exhausted To the swedish
houses at Mosscl bay.
These houses are excellent but the pro
visions they contain VIII not be sufficient
I'm August and september thcro VIII prob
ably be no ice between lnyl and lceijord,
and Mu,scl bay win thoI be accessible
think relief expedition is desirable.
The Times commenting on the above
says that Baron N0rdensSiold' opinion
deserves the most serious attention 1t i.
too latte. it remarks, TO express an opinion
upon thc loolhardincss of the expedition
Mosscl hay may Dee boset 10y ice early IN
the season, and it is % Doe hoped that tho
party viii get safely out of thoir rash ad
venture. Doubtless MIR. Wcllman'5 coun
trymon viii not delay In taking step, &.
prevent the possibility of "a lauentablc ca
ta-ropho.
Evening journal., 1894-08-04
SUNDAY AT BAY RIDGE.
The Coney Island Of the South Last
Excursion OF the Season August 10.

The ConeY Island of the south-The Last
Excursion OF the Season August 10.
Bay Ridge. on the Chesapeake, has b..
come familiar to our readers az the great
est pleasure resort In the South. Located
on O high bluff on tho western shore of
the bay, commanding a view Of that
beautiful sheet Of water for miles. and
famed by every breeze however light,
30 is particularly adapted by nature as q
health resort, and has become the mecca
for thousands who like TO take @ day oil
and enjoy the beautiful. The grounds
have been beautilad with flower bsdsand
handsome buildings, aud music paviions
erected. Electric railway, gravity rail
way, dying horses, riding and driving
p1nies FIRST class cafe; shady groves
fishing, boating, sailing, grabbing and
/ bathing, and concert 10y military band,
are among the attractions provided by
| the management
The sail on the bay, passing Forts
| McHenry and Carroll. Annapolis and tn,
| Naval Academy, and Steelton. where the
| largest furnaces in the country are
| located, will prove not the least attrac
/ tive feature of the trip.
Special train via 3 & o. r r vii
leave Wilmington, Market street, a.
% g.. M, end Delaware avenue at 90
arriving at Boy Ridge at II 40 m
Returning (lll rain train will leave Bs,
Ridge at 80 p IN. aud arriving g
Market street. Wilmington, at s 10 p
10 Round trip 81 CO.
Remember the date, Sunday, sugus
Evening journal., 1894-08-04
STORIES OF THE DAY.
Thore Was safety In Tllsbt.

A boy, about six years IF age was busy
digging sand in gutter on West Fourth
street yesterday afternoon His outfit
consisted Of wagon made of a board
with the hubs of two baby carriage
wheels attached. fire shovel aud poker
and a rope. Another lad about year
younger came along truudling a hoop,
licn aCcider lily collided with the sand
digger, who responded by giving the
hoop roller a blow in the neck with the
rope The victim went away crying, aud
youngster No I 30 once started in to
remove his outfit TO the basement Of a
nenr by house An EVENING JOURNAL
+ porter who was passing, and saw the
occurrer ce ask ID "Wby are you hurry
g 70 fast 70 get your things in the
house, whereupon the urchln without
oeRsing for a moment ina his work lsconi
cslly replied Hit a boy gone after his
brother got 10 hurry or I'll get licked, 81
and hurry he did.
Hardly had no gotten his property to
a place of safety IMAM the youngster who
had been sruck, panied by two Older
lads, made theii appearance. They went
TO the basement area down which lad No.
1 had disappeared, ard dared him tC
come ont, bat I'm vain. The boy had seer
the hand writing ON the wall aud had
| got In out of the storm.
Evening journal., 1894-08-04

by Mr.. Davis Of Minnesota ana iol 80 a
brief wrange tho point Of order being
mado that as it was % bin TO raise revenue
the constitution required that 80 should
originate In tho house OF representatives.
The vice president reserved his ruling ON
the point Of order several house and som
nte bills were passed, and thc conference
report on tho river and harbor bin was
admitted, but not acted on, WHOM the SEM
ATE adjourned
The house spent "a large portion of the
day discussing two bills, one for rCclassiii-
cation of the railway mail clerks and one
for the classification OF clerks In the first
and second class posiOlhccs, but neither
was acted upon The conference report
on the river and harbor bin was agreed to
without division.
Evening journal., 1894-08-04

WASHINGTON Aug Tho lass of tho
appropriations. the deficiency, was passed
by the senate after it had been under dis
cussion nearly the ontiro day. The bills
for the admission OF Now Mexico and Ari-
2ona to statehood were reported TO the sem
ate and placed on the calendar
Tho house bin Go subject TO taxation
national bank notes and United States
treasury notes was under consideration for
long time, but was laid aside without
action.
a new antioption bin was introduced
Evening journal., 1894-08-04

n. Dlbrauu who will conduct the
defence of santo Caserio, the murderer
Of President Csrnot, Of France has said
tuat he has not the slightest hope Of
saving his clients head a plea OF io
sanity would not long be considered by
French jury IL would soon render "a
verdict after the case has been put In It's
hands, and there is but one that IL can
give. If the reports Of the assassination
are correct. aud that is death, which he
justly deserves, just as did Booth,
Gulteau and Pre- ndergast
Evening journal., 1894-08-04

Arson A Makers plant on Nineteenth
street FOR the manufacture Of grsining
paper is sbout half up and will be la
operation by September The machinery
is all here and represents an expendi
ture II SIP 500. The building will be
3OxG0 leet
Evening journal., 1894-08-04

For ell kinds of headache
indano,hcr couditionsrcsull
ng from constipation 90 by
he book on Beechams pills.
Book free, pills csc. At
drugstores; or write TO Is T
Allen Co, sos Canal st, New
York.
Evening journal., 1894-08-04

Go to Tolchester ON Philadelphia
Wilmington and Baltimore railroad
excursion, Thursday next, August 9sh
Special train leaves Wilmington ut O.
A NJ 81 for the round trip a delight
ful one davis trip
Evening journal., 1894-08-04
The Priscilla scribner to BE Sold.

The schooner Priscilla Scibuer, which
Is owned i'm this city and which was
seized by the United States marshal Of
Philedslphis on a claim OF SLIP so, held
by d. 5 Stetson & Co OF tia city, for
repairs, etc has been ordered sold The
sale Will occur at noon August is, at tho
foot Of Baiubri5ge street Philadelphia
Evening journal., 1894-08-04

aud 60 Co Colchester. Thursday next.
August 9.h Special train via Philadel-
phia, Wilmington aud Baltimore railroad
leav Wilmington at s 0i A. NJ. Ex.
cursiOn tickets 81
Evening journal., 1894-08-04

One of the worlds largest advertisers
says: "Get on top in your business. Do
it by advertising. There Is only one top
90 each business, like the point Of a
pyramid, and the man who gets on top
finds it easier TO keep the other people
of than before he got there. Never let
up on your Advertising"
Evening journal., 1894-08-04

Grover Cleveland, like all OF us, doubt
less has his faults, but German cannot
make people believe in his duplioity. lie
generally says what he means and means
whit he saws.
Evening journal., 1894-08-04

Uncle Sam wants a chief weather prog
nosiicator-one who can predict hot
weather and be sure that it won't snow
and can smell a cold wave at least
twenty four hours before It strikes us
and has instituted a novel guessing
match 70 decide on who shall wear the
crown Of Prognosticator Extraordinary
The contest begins on Monday and lasts
until August 10, aud during that time a
regular ola podrida OF weather may be
looked for meteorological seer who
hits the bulls eye oftenest will wear the
crown. II would be good scheme foi
some Of the wiseacres in Wilmington
and the state, who are noted for theii
ground and lofty tumbling in the po
litical representation line. TO try theil
hand at Westher guessing