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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-29

DR0PGB MIS- Sealed pr o posais will ne
i rec IL cd by the i,ouri OF directors
oil Street an Sewer Department until :
o'clock TUESDAY evening september ith.
Tor furnishing horses and drivers Tor
q ming str, OF sprinkler and sweeper.
Htute pric per hour for day work. also
night work. he right tore Q 1t any and
ali BIDS is useryed. Harvey ). Wiley.
Secretary. auH-5t
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-29

Peterman's Roach Food.-Sure death
to all insects. Sold by w. G. Taylor
No. SOP kiag street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-29

Our state Department on the Qui Vive.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The state de-
pnrtment is watching tho developments
of the situation in Nicaragua with jealous
eyes, and in firm determination that every
American citizen who has incurred the
ill will of the Nicaraguan government
shall receive exact justice. Yesterday a
cablegram was received from United
States Consul Braida at Greytown, stat
ing that the prisoners taken by the Mic
araguan troops at Bluefelds had arrived.
at Greytown. Included in the numb
were two American citizens Wiltbank
and hampton, and Mr.. Hatch, the British
consular agent at Bluefields. The state
department has been seeking to establish
communication with United States Min.
lister Baker at Managua, but so far with.
out success, and it is feared that he may
be i'll. There Is no Disgusting the fact
that. so far as known here, the arrest Of
Wiltbank and hampton was made under
ugly conditions. II it is found that the
arrest was illegally or improperly made
the department will promptly intervene
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-29

The following committees were
nrmed:
Permanent orRanization-Pet l..
Cooper. +. j. Ford. Harry T. Ahrens
John Mclaughlin. Richard 4. Cam.
Resolutions = Richard Kavanaugh,
W. L. Graves, J. L. Phillips, Charles ii,
Alexander Maxwell.
James b. Toman was named for.
OF the convention and
Colen Ferguson for secretary.
1t was LAO o'clock when the caucus
finished.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-29
AFFAlRSAT BLDERIELDS
Nicaraguans Regard All White
Men as Their Enemies.
ovERAwED BY THE aUNBoATs.
Only tho Presence Of American and Brit
ish War Vessels Prevented q Massacre.
Our State Department VIII Demand
Full Justice to Accused Americans.

Only tho Presence OF American and Brit
ish War Vessels Prevented Massacre.
Our State Department. Will Demand
Full Justice to Accused Americans.
NEW YORK, Aug 29.-The steamship
Alene, from Central American and West
Indian ports, arrived in New York yester-
day. She was at Colon and Port Limon
when the trouble between the residents
and the Nicaraguan government occur
red, and among her passengers from Port
Limon to Kingston were the Mosquito
chief, Clarence, aud half hundred refu-
gees. They had been brought from Blue
fields by the British cruiser Mohawk,
which, In conjunction with the United
States gunboat Marblehead, has been pro-
tecting the foreign residents of the Mos
quito territory.
On board the Alene the Mosquito chief
proved IN object of interest and amuse-
ment to the other passengers. Chief Clar-
ence, according to the story OF one of the
passengers, used to strut about the saloon
deck arrayed in gay attire made up of q
navy officers trousers and an army officers
coat. He is described by the passengers as
being about 20 years old with a very dark
skin and a pronounced negro type of face,
person of more than average intelli-
gence for the natives of the Mosquito
coast.
While the Marblehead was at Port Ii
mon with English and American refugees
aboard the British cruiser ran down the
coast chasing schooners on which were
supposed to be some refugees made pris-
oners by the Nicaraguan government.
The Mohawk overhauled three coasting
vessels, and boarded them but did not find
any prisoners. She then returned to Port
Limon. This was after the Niearaguans
had arrested the American and British
representatives and merchants. The ref
ugees were transferred from the United
States gunboat to the Mohawk, and were
sent to Jamaica by the Alene 1t was the
opinion of the officer and passengers of
Alene that but for the measures taken by
the commanders Of the two war vessels
there would have been some loss of life,
as the Nicaraguan officials showed dis
position to deal with those who opposed
them in the customary Central American
way.
"They have rapid transit method Of
dealing with political prisoners down
there, said one of the passengers on the
Alene. 1.-THE Nicaraguan soldiers are
very little better than the Indians, and
they are handy with the macheti and can
lop off the head of an enemy at one cut.
They do not stand on ceremony, and they
would as soon kill man as eat breakfast.
The only thing that restrained them was
the presence of the men-of-war and the
fear of consequences should they resort to
any extreme measures. The Nicaraguans
seem to consider all white men their en-
emies."
The morning call., 1894-07-29
MORTALITY VERY HIGH.
Terrible Condition of Bagdad Since
the Flood.

WASHINGTON, July 28.-The United
States Consul al Baglad. Mr.. Snnderberg,
in report to the State Department, de-
scribes the terrible condition of the place
from hygienic point of view. He says
that since the May foods began to subside
a malignant fever has prevailed in the city
and suburbs, more especially among the
fellahs (tillers of the soiD down along the
river. The Consul says the mortality has
been very high and the misery beyond
conception. The immigration of defunct
Persians having just been reopened, many
thousand corpses will pass through Bag
dad this summer for their last resting
place. 1t is a source both Of revenue and
pestilence. One arriving caravan was
loaded with coffins containing eorpses
that had been dead for months-some per-
haps for years. The plague which usually
follows the foods is expected next winter.
The Consul says that if he had large
supply of quinine and other remedies he
might save many lives, but be has no sal
ary and his few fees will not suffice.
The morning call., 1894-07-29
THE BIG TUG-OF-WAR.
Looking Forward to the Event Next
FRIDAY Evening.

All the lovers of strength and healthy
sport are looking forward with intense
interest to the mammoth tug-of-war con-
test to be held at Central Park next Friday
evening.
As will be seen in the artis ic display
advertisement in this issue all the arrange
ments are most complete. Mr.. D. R. Nc
Neil, the enterprisng manager. has ar
ranged for sixteen teams of stalwarts,
each representing a separate nationality,
and specially picked for strength and
training. Admirers of physical culture
will see the human form divine at its best
at Central Park this week among the rep
resentatives of the international teams.
Great muscles will strain and broad tacks
be bent in order to win honor for some fa-
vored nation.
The manager guarantees absolute fair
ness of sport as far as is humanlv posi-
bic, aud the names of the referee and
treasurer, as we'll as the patronage of
high municipal authorities, should be suffi-
cient to render the public perfectly safe
ln this regard.
Special accomm 0dationS will be pro-
vided for ladies and children, and it Is ex-
pected that during the progress of the
tournament the big tent at Central Park
Will be the most popular evening resort in
the city.
The morning call., 1894-07-29
HE DIED UNKNOWN
The Mysterious Death of
a Stranger.
Probable Murder and Robbery-From
Cell at the Hospital to Slab
at the Morgue.

The BODY of a man, apparently GO years
of age, lies on slab at the Morgue await
ing Identification. The circumstances of
his death point to double crime. robbery
and murder, but it is possible that il was
the result of an accident. The police are
at work on the case.
The unknown dressed In the garb of a
laborer entered barroom on Kearny
street late Thursday night and called for a
drink, telling the bartender that he had
Just bought a suit of clothes. He
had money then. but ne was very
drunk and the vendor OF drinks
gave him no encouragement to remain.
An hour later the stranger appeared at a
saloon on Sacramento street. where he had
several drinks and where he gave the bar
keeper TO understand that he was
a miner. At o'clock the next morn
ing Patrolman Case found him lying
at the corner of Merchant and Battery
streets. He was unconscious and the Off
GERS summoned the patrol wagon and sent
him to the Receiving Hospital.
The surgeons we've unable to restore the
stranger to consciousness. His face was
bruised and bleeding and there were sew
eral wounds on his body. They thought
he had been run over and placed him in a
cell, where he was found dead yesterday
morning.
The body was sent to the Morgue and
placed on a slab. but of the hundreds who
viewed it there was not one who recog-
niZed the features.
An autopsy showed that death was
caused by hemorrhage of the brain, re-
sulting from fall or blow on the head.
He was feet 8 inches high, had gray
hair and mustache and blush gray eyes.
There was small scar on the chin. All
the teeth Of the upper jaw, except two,
were gone. He wore a browr-striped
vest, sack coat, blue overalls, blue flannel
shirt, biue-striped cotton unders hlrt,
heavy new brogans and new brown nat.
The morning call., 1894-07-29
BY MASKED MEN.
A Gamblers Clerk Robbed
on Eddy Street.
" Patsy" Wolff Relieved of $500 in
Kennedy's Card and Crap Rooms
at Noon Yesterday.

PATSY" Wolff was robbed by three
masked men in a gambling resort at 3S
Eddy street shortly after y o'clock yester-
day and the robbers escaped unnoticed
with 500 in gold coin. Wolff was so dis
turbed by the exciting occurrence he got
SICK in the afternoon and had to seek his
bed and rest.
The place where the robbery was com
mltted is an old two-story house TWO doors
east of Mason street. on Eddy. On the
lower floor is a cigar-store, with barber
shop kept by Ben Levy behind. Overhead
are gambling rooms where poker ard crap
games have been conducted by "Billy
Kennedy" the partner of Harvey, who
runs wheels of fortune at fairs and races,
and had various wheel concessions at the
Midwinter Fair. The firm employs Wolf
as a confidential man, allowing him TO
handle cash and manage wheels.
Friday night Kennedy and Harvey had
S700, which Kennedy placed in the safe Of
q saloon at the northeast corner OF Eddy
and Mason streets. This money was
needed for use at country fair About
noon yesterday Wolff got it from the
saloon keeper, and went upstairs 10 the
gambling rooms next door, where E- in-
tended tying the coin up in a Parcel for
shipment to the interior. Aardly had he
passed the door upstairs when three men
pointed pistols at his head.
Turn your face to the wall and throw
up your hands," one of them exclaimed.
Wolff obeyed with the agility of a
dapcinG-masteT, and once he had struck
a dramatic attitude with the picture turned
toward the wall he was bound hand and
foot. The robbers then relieved him of
the 500 he carried and left him TO contem-
plate his misfortune.
Tied as be was Wolff succeeded in roll
ing over on the floor and reaching the
stairs, which he slid down with startling
noise The BARRIERS below were frightened
et the racket and on rushing into the hall
.umbled over Wolf, then loudly calling
The morning call., 1894-07-29
MIDDAY ROBBERY.
Fosana's Jewelry Store
Looted.
Sixtee Gold Watches and a Tray oi
Diamond Rings StoIen-No
Clew to the Thief.

P. a. Fosana's jewelry-store. 1880 Du-
pont street, was entered at noon yesterday
by a burglar, who walked away with six
teen gold watches and seventeen diamond
rings.
FOsana, as is his custom, left the store
at u o'clock to get his lunch at a restau-
rant a few blocks distant. He carefully
locked the rear door that opens into
a passage leading to Rinckley alley
ana after bestowing an admiring glance
on the array Of watches and jewelry in
the front window closed the door and
walked away. There were about twenty
gold watches dangling from a string in
tie window, and just beneath them was
an octegonal velvet tray studded with
rings.
Half an hour after the jewelry depart ed
the bootblack who has a stand on the
other side of the street saw a hand in the
window. 1t took down watch after watch
from the string until few were left. then it
seized the tray of rings and Withdrew.
The bootblack thought it was FOsana's
hand and after a time he. too, went in
quest of lunch.
Fosana returned at 1 80 o'clock and took
in the situation at a glance. Sixteen
watches and seventeen of the best rings
were gone, and the Octagonal tray
of purple velvet lay. upside down
on the counter. An Inspection
of the back door showed that it had been
forced open. 1t was evident that the
burglar knew the place and the habits
of the proprietor. The watches and
iewelry taken were valued at about
$1,000, but the thief showed some
consideration for the unfortunate jeweler,
in that he left behind the watches that
had been brought to the store to be re-
paired. Only one of them was missing
and it was a gold watch studded with
diamonds.
Fosapa reported the burglary to the
police, but neither they nor be have the
faintest cleW to the Tobber.
The morning call., 1894-07-29

one Oh Inc organizers and always one OF Tue
most active and useful members Oh lnls club
10 execute the onerous duties OF cniel nlaeis'
trate I'D the enforced absence or the mayor
therefore. be it
ReSotued That we extend to Mr. Dow our
llioSi sincere and hearty congratulatlohs Ior tne
wise ana courageous course lie pursued as act
ing Mayor IN pr eservng The ace anu quiet o.
lne CITY under very aggravated cOnOltiollS' anu
preventing what seemed 10 be most Imminent
rlot bloodshed and the destruction OF vasl
amount Oh property,
Wants $4,000 Damages.
Suit has been commenced against the
Southern Pacific Railroad COMPANY by
Msry Tobin and William Tobin for S25,-
GOO. The complaint on file alleges that on
the 30h OF April, 1898, Mrs. Mary Tobin
boarded the train Of the company at west
Berkeley 10 ride to B-Street station, ana
that in alighting at the latter place the
cars were suddenly started. wnen Mrs.
Iobln was thrown down, sustaining Two
broken ribs and other injuries OF serious
character, which she THINKS entities her TO
damages In the above amount.
Cavalrymen on "Time."
About II 80 O'Clock last night five cav
alrymen made tour OF the East oakland
saloons. They finally wound up in Or
lauder's place at 629 East Twelfth street.
where their merriment was diversified bv a
little pisso practice. One OF the gay trOo pers
fred shot that wrecked a slot machine.
Emerging 10 the street the revelers were
commanded to halt by policeman, who
sent a bullet over their fieeting heads. In
the darkness they escaped just as patrol
wagon arrived. The Oakland police will
Investigate the affair to-day.
Commerce Street Sale Off.
The Superintendent Of Streets has de-
clared the Commerce street assessment off
In pursuance of the decision of the Superior
Court. which declared the assessmen void
Nearly $1,000 was paid in in assessments,
and this will probably be paid back 20 those
paying 1t in, providing the City Attorney.
to whom the matter has been referred. so
holds.
Drew In Oakland.
Drew and his brilliant American COM
pany will open at the Macdonough on
Monday, August 13. for four nights and
Wednesday matinee The plays presented
at the Baldwin will be given In Oakland.
The sale OF seats and boxes begins Mon
day, August 6, but all orders sent 10y mail,
when accompanied by the money, will re-
celve prompt attention in the order re-
ceiVed up TO August 6.
Hannifin Withdraws.
j. j. Hannifn Jr., candidate for Tax
Collector on the Republican ticket. has
Withdrawn from the fight, giving as his
reason the hostility of the A. F. a.
Wants Separation.
Lizzie Selzel has brought suit for separa-
ton from Pierce I. SeIzel.
The morning call., 1894-07-29
ALAMEDA.

AS the excavation through the she'll
mound on the Sather property prOGrt ses
many rare articles have been unear' ,d.
| such as Indian household implem 8.
arrow heads and skeletons, and th. q
seems to be vast difference of opinion as
to the people to whom they once belonged.
School Superintendent Sullivan declares
that the remains found are those OF In
dians who roamed over the country as late
as 1850, while l. n. Chapman. the civil en-
gneer. is Of the opinion that they are the
remains of race that existed more than
100 years ago. He bases his opinion upon
| the TACT that no evidence has been found
to subStantiate the opinion of Mr.. Sul-
! Ivan, yet numerous articles point to the
| correctness of the theory of Mr. Chan
man, VINO is quoted as sayirg: IF the
relics belonged to race that inhabited
| the enclnai as late as 1850 there would be
some evidence to that effect. There would
| De some remains of the manner of the
burial, out none have ever been brought
10 the surface. On the contrary, the
deeper down we go the more preserved
are the bones that we find. Ordinary ex-
| perlence tells us tn at for such mound TO
accumulate as there is on the Sather prop
erty 1t requires thousands of years. All
.ne reliGs nave tinge of antiquity to
" obOi anu CUthlo SD6llS nave
nearly all been disintegrated, and all this
requires much time, much more than 100
years"
yesterday skeleton was taken out in a
good state OF preservation and is thought
TO be that OF female. 1t doubtless is a
iact tnat should this mound be dug
further into articles would be revealed
mat would be of great value TO the sci.
enlist.
Oriental Combatants.
Inc Chm a-Japan-Korea disturbance
mas extended to Alameda, as was mani
lest by the feeling exhibited on Park
street between a Japanese and China
man, who happened to meet The Jap
was carelessIy looking into a store
WINDOW, paying no attentio to passers-
nv, when along came ChinamaD. The
Jap saw his reflection in the polished
pla1e-glass, turned suddenly aud gave ex-
| preston 10 his feelings. and suitng the
action to the word, sent the Chiuaman'S
nat sailing into the street. The Chinamap
was gathering himself together TO make
an attack upon Japan, when japan dealt
| him another blow that sent China stagger-
The morning call., 1894-07-29
BERKELEY.

The pOundmastec seems to be in all
localities a parsonage either utterly con-
demned by his office, or else one who con-
demns himself by his methods of conduct
ing an obnoxious business. Berkeley's
last two or three poundmen have given the
town no great satisfaction. Mr.. Hughes
has mads no effort to hold up before him
an impTactlcabe ideal. Wishing to assist
the pOundman to become self-respecting,
the Board OF Trustees a few mouths ago
abolshed the system of payment for his
services by the fees selected and granted
the officer salary of 500 month. At the
last meeting of the board It's attention
was called to the fact that Mr.. Hughes
was drawing his salary with greater regu-
larlty than he gave in his reports of his
work, and caustic suggestion was made
as TO the pleasure Mr. Hughes could
to private life. However the matter
delayed until the next meeting. An at
tempt to get a look at Mr. Hughes books,
which. but for that gentleman'S declara-
ton to the contrary, would be considered
public property, ANONYMOUSLY failed.
However, the Town Clerks books show
that Mr.. Hughes made two reports in place
of the monthly report the ordinances re-
quire and In these two reports S34 are re-
ported as collected. But 800 mas ever
been deposited to the towns credit, not
withstaDdlng the fact that the fees are
supposed to go at once to the town treas
ury, inasmuch as the officer is paid a
salary. According to the clerks books
Mr.. Hughes has been neXcusably lax in
his accounts, several collections having no
record. In addition the books indicate
that S62 % in fees has been collected that
has not been given in TO the town.
Munson Has the License.
On July 1 three months license was
granted to j. a. Munson TO open a saloon
at LoriD. This was signed by the presi-
dent OF the Board of Trustees and the
Marshal. Later it was discovered that the
action was Illegal, and the board rescinded
action and mailed to Muuson notification
Of the illegaIity of his license. When Mar
vas met by Muns0n with license which
certified that $50 had been paid for the
privilege of selling liquor for three months.
Until the license is recalled and the money
is refunded the Marshal is helpless.
A Students Bureau.
The Y. NJ. c. A. and Y. W. c. A. of the
university have opened their usual bureau
of information for students and boarding
house Keepers. People desiring to secure
boarders are requested TO fill out the for
nation cards and send them by mail to or
secretary of the Students Aid Society, at
room II, South HalI (not Stiles HalD
Peralta Improvement Club.
at the meeting of this club Friday even
ing 1t was reported that the request made
for the erection of several new electric
lights in South Berkeley some time ago
had not been attended to by the board.
The club directed the secretary to call the
attention OF the board to the matter.
The morning call., 1894-07-29
CHINESE CASES.
The Police Dissatisfied With Judge
CampbeIIs Decisions.

CampbeII's Decisions.
Chief Crowley and Captain Dunleavy,
who is in charge of the Chinatown squad.
have been very much dissatisfied with the
way in which Police Judge Campbell has
been disposing OF Chinese lottery and
gambling cases. 1t has of late been the
Judges invariable rule to summarily dis
miss the cases or continue them for weeks,
thereby rendering the efforts of the po-
lice to suppress lottery and gambling
games abortiVe.
For the present at least, all Chinese ar
rested will be taken tn the CITY Prison in
stead of TO the Old City Hall Station, so
that the cases will be heard before either
Judge Conlan OF Judge Low. thus taking
them out of the judicial influence of Judge
Campbell.
Last night Captain DunIeavy and his
squad raided 627 Pacific street, where a
lottery drawing was in full swing. They
arrested All Wan. keeper of the lottery,
and All Sing as visitor, and captured the
whole outfit They allowed a small boy,
who was making the drawing, to depart
after soaring the life out OF him. Both
prisoners were taken to the City Prison In
the patrol wagon.
The morning call., 1894-07-29
BURLINGTON EARNINGS.
The Statement for June Shows a
Heavy Falling Off.

CHICAGO. July 28-The June statement
Of the Burlington shows a heavy decrease
in the earnings all along the line. and this
in the face of heavy decrease in operat-
ing expenses for the month. Freight earn-
ings fell off 1854, 352. passenger earnings
decreased $351, ,625 and the gross earnings
decreased 1929. 321. com pared with the same
month last year. Despite the decreased
earnings, operating expenses were reduced
SS6S. .3S5, and the total net earnings OF the
road for the month were only S1S5S. COM
pared with the earnings for the same
mon tn of last year OF S299. 923. The total
earnings OF the road from January 1 to
June 30 shows decrease of $3.50, $50, COM
pared with the corresponding month Of