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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-03-15
All was over,

The young woman sat by the widow
looking ont into the snowy Sit dreamlly
when Ler r5verie was disturbed by an el
deIly woman coming in.
Oh, said the visitor, excuse me, ! dId
ut know you were absorbed.
Come in, responded the dreamer, eE
tending her hand am glad to see you
Bat why are You so penslve? lJn lpok
as il your best friend had died. Whist
the tr ublta
The young woman drew her haudkel
chief hastily across her eyes,
Ali she sighed, Harry and ! -
The older woman dropped her hants
in her lap 10 helpless, despalrin8 iasI
ion
Don't tell me, she interrupted, You ana
Harry have quarrclied,
The gid tighed again.
The end has come to all our moonlight
drives, to the the tender whisperings ben
meath the mangolia trees, to the boxes Of
caramels and the baskets of flowers tn the
sweet nothings 10 the conservatory es the
dancers whirl in the ball room, TO the ven
ses he wrote me; to the fivallies and laaI-
ousies of sweetheart days, t. the
Say no morel excloimed the older Vomi
an, determi oed to set matters night. What
have you two done? Tell me everything.
The girl came over aud laid her bead
on the Others shoulder.
We were married this morning at l0I
o'clock she whispered and lhs older womr
ans hand fell h, lpless ouce more.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-03-15

There are more than one to make a Nv.
lug, said demure woman Viih Fishing
black eyes VITO came Gown town 10 O
school ttrc.l car. know a woman whC
was left peulless il NV Yuk. She was
riding o1 the elevated road one day when
she was struck with the samcu ss Of the
aIvertIscments posted up 10 the cars. She
thought ste could write good ADVERTISE
ments and she thought ont 1T OF four
four line rhymes for a certain article She
submitted them 10 thO advertising manal
ger Of that firm, aud they we've accepted,
aud now she il making q lot Of money eyl
cry year with ber verses cytoiling various
wares.
pshaw, said the blond who sat next TO
the denure womeu, know Of case
right here in Buffalo which discounts
that.
don't bei'y. it sail the woman
Well do, aud ~ tell you nbout it to
prove It, A friend Of mine VITO bad been
doing some newspaper work 90, the eoza
icr writing advertisements, and she went
aroucd to a lot Of stores. only to fad they
wer9 well snptlIcd with peopIo TO jook
after TINT rar ca Of their bpriucls. She
di fad one firm which was willing to let
her trv her and ard she began UOtk. In
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-03-15

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. sas il, bat vssu't thinking q Il un
III It was almost upou ne, uoucei ib'
engineer jump from tif piece 10 the ~ia
dos The whale for breaks helped lt
arouse me.
tutued to The suitch, and then It
dsuned uloo ne tLat The ssitau was -
cu sui hat the express train Was beaded
Tor the sidils,
I!amped against the upright aud Tie
tfslo ueut by ua the main track
The engineers isce was white through
tie coal dust bad 70 time to lock the
switch, simply lay aeaio,t 1t urth the
last car had passed, aud then l dropped
toto iaInt.
That engineer kres me and u yer rci
ported it, II be had; wouldn't have
been 10 the railroad business today.
Since then hsye some pity aud symrai
thy for men who make what seem to be
criminal blu ders You can't tell Why
they do certain things at the wrong times,
They cant tell themselves.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-03-15
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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24
CURIOUS CHAPTER OF CRIME.
The Woman and Child Whom George
Decker is Said to Have Murdered "a
Years Ago Are Still Alive--other Grimes
Charged Against Him.

The Woman and Child Whom George
Decker is Said to Have Murdered 20
Years Ago Are Still Alive--other Crimes
Charged Against Him.
CoLUsA, CAL, May 17.-Another
chapter was revealed here to-day in one
of the strangest stories in the criminal
annals of California. In Yreka, Siskyou
county, George Decker is in Jail charged
with murder, and SO strong is public
sentiment against him that it has been
feared he would be lynched.
Decker, who had been respected
rancher and who is now married to his
third wife, was arrested two weeks ago.
II is charged that "a years ago, in the
wilds of northern California, he muir
dered his first wife and her little babe.
Following his arrest the bones of a
woman and babe were dug up on his
ranch. This, with other evidence,
seemed to substantiate the charges Of
murder.
Then came stories, with seemingly
good proof that Decker had murdered
his second wife by poisoning, in order
to gain her lands, and that he had also
poisoned her son, her daughter and her
granddaughter, all of whom died sud
denly.
1t was when public opinion had laid
these six murders at his door that lyuch-
ing was threatened. Secret preparations
were actively begun. Now there is good
ground for the statement that the crime
for which he is being denounced by tho
residents of his county and the press of
the State, and for which he is now a
prisoner, that sensational crime of "a
years ago with its dramatic and long
delayed sequel, was never committed at
all. Margaret Z. Decker, the woman,
whom it has been supposed and charged
was decoYed into the mountains by her
husband and murdered, is alive and a
well woman to-day. She is living near
Willows as the wife of John Hamilton.
To make the story more complicated, it
is to be stated that Nevada Decker, the
babe, supposed to have been foully done
to death with its mother, is also among
the living and now grown to maturity,
and resident of Colusa county, being
employed at present by Mrs. H. L.
Wilson. 0...s.
Granting that the Identification of the
sometime Mrs. Decker and her child is
complete enough to satisfy the Siskyou
judge that no murder has been done, it
becomes of interest to know whose
bones were found among the rocks of
Kildeer Ridge. Either the residents
who testify to the fact that John Ham
ilton's wife and Mrs. Wilson's employee
are Mrs. Decker and her child are ut
terly mistaken, or George Decker is a
muchwronged man and the victim of
circumstantial evidence.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24
NAVY SHEEP KILLED.
They Fell Victims to This Weeks De-
structiVe storm in California.

struotive storm in California.
SONORA, CAL, May 17.--The snow,
rain and wind storm that prevailed in
the Sierra Nevada foot hills during
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday was
most fatal to sheep. The road from
Sonora up to Strawberry station dis
lance of 80 nlilcs is covered with dead
sheep. The storm was unusually severe
for this time of the year, and the sheep
having been sioared before entering the
country, were in an unit condition TO
meet the wintry blasts. In the rayines
and beside the boulders along the road
the dead animals are piled three deep.
Up to this date some 10000 sheep
have entered this country en- route for
the mountain ranges, and as all of them
were caught i'll the storm, it is low
estimate to say that one-third of them
have persisted.
FRESNO, CAL, May 17.-Returns from
the mountains arc beginning to come
in and show that the loss to sheepmen
on account of Mondays storm is far
greater than at first stated. At one
place 1000 sheep were found frozen to
death in one heap where they had tried
to find shelter among the trees. The
snow was Two feet deep on top of them.
There are thosands of sheep farther
back in the mountains and they cannot
be reached an account of snow. There
is hardly possibility that they can he
saved. II they were not frozen to death
during tho storm they will die of starva-
ton before the snow melts.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24
HANDGUFFED AND SENT TO JAIL.
Coxey, Jones and Browne Taken to the
District Prison in the Black Marta.

| Coxey, Jones and Browne Taken to the
District Prison in the Black Marta.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-Aftor their
sentence of 20 days in prison, this after
noon, Coxey, Jones and Browne were
handcuifed, placed in the "Black Maria"
van with q dozen workhouse recruits,
who were not handcuffed, and hustled
off to the district prison.
During the trial tho police court was
crowded. Before Judge Miller pro-
nounced judgment he asked If the pris-
oners had anything to say why sentence
should not be pronounced. Congress-
man Hudson of Kansas, one of CoXey's
counsel, responded. lie said that MS an
American citizen, he could not help
stating that he had considerable con-.
tempt for the government in its prose-
cution of this case, On the day they
were at the Capitol there were thou;
sands of people OH the grass. The
United States had arrested men on one
charge and prosecuted them on another.
"Gou know, and L know" he said,
"that he (CoXey) was not arrested and
convicted because he stepped on the
grass, bat because he carried Il banner in
opposition to the political ideas of those
who are powerful"
Being asked by the court to particu-
larizc, Congressman Hudson said these
powerful persons were the "men in
favor of a gold standard"
"If that's SO, they have not reached
this court" was Judge Miller's curt
reply.
son one side you have the money
power; on the other the poor and strug-,
Cling masses-by which will your honor
be influenced ?" asked Mr.. Hudson.
Neither" responded the court.
Marshal Carl Browne then had his
say. He spoke of the generally recog-
nized "filth and stagnatiOn" that existed
in Washington. Then he compared the
jury in this case to "those who partici-
pated in the crucifxion." He would ac-
cept his punishment chcerfully, and
said he believed the few hours or days
or months he would pass in Jail would
do more to help the cause than his feeble
voice could.
Coxey himself said ne had "walked
on no grass, and carried no banner"
He was there, an innocent man, to be
sentenced, and he only asked for justice.
Judge Miller said there was nothing
political in the case. He told Coxey he
must "contlne his salvation to the law
of the land" and said: 81 thank God
the working people or the suffering
people did not respond to your call.
don't know of any case where the court
would be justified in passing the maxi
mum sentence, but am not going to do
it" lie could have sent them to Jail
for 100 days and fine them 5000 each.
Coxey subsequently issued a procla-
nation reviewing his case.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24
Desperate Fight with Bank Robbers.

SOUTHWEST Cry, Mo-, May 17.--A
courier has arrived here from Grand
River, 80 miles southwest of here in the
Indian Territory, and reported that a
battle was fought near there, between
the Southwest City bank robbers and
the sherff's posse. One of the robbers
was fatally wounded and captured. Re-
Inducements left here on receipt of the
news for the scene of the fight. j. @.
seaborn, who was wounded by the ban
dts during the fight here, has died,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24
GRANT posr,s mo DAY.


Patriotic Strains VIII BE Chanted Along
the State Line on Memorial Day and
Sunday school Children win BE There.
General Grant Post, No. 10, G. A. r.,
is making big preparations for the
Memorial Day celebrations. The post
will leave headquarters at 8 q. M,
sharp, accompanied by Hyatts Military
Band and will proceed to tho Cathedral
cemetery. Following the decoration
services there the soldiers will proceed
to the Il. ~ o. railroad crossing at
Lancaster avenue, taking the 1919
train to Sloan and Bethel churches.
The soldiers graves in the NJ. L. ceme-
teries there will be decorated.
The post will be received here by the
children of the Sunday.schools of both
these ancient churches and also by n
number of societies including Red Mems
lodges and companies Of knights of
PythIas. Here on the State line between
Pennsylvania and Delaware, Hyatt's
Military Band will chant some OF the
fine old patriotic war songs, in which
all the company Of children and societies
will join.
The post will return at 5.15 and on
dcbarking at the Delaware avenue
station will reform for parade and
march to headquarters.
Captain Peter J. Donnely makes an
appeal to his fellow-membcrs of the post
to be present in full quota as there will
be a large attendance at the State line
celebrations and it is expected that it
will be Grant Posts greatest Decoration
Day celebration.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24
sWEEPING INHEsr1GArIoN.



With Tariff Legislation.
WASHINGTON, May 17.-The resolu-
ton introduced by Senator Lodge to in
vestigate the charges of attempted
bribery of Senators Kyle and Hunton,
also the allegations that the Sugar
Trust had made contributions to cam
paign funds, was discussed in the Sen
ate to-day.
Senators Cockrell, Hoar, Chandler,
Faulkner and Villas offered amendments
which made the resolution veritable
drag-net, including all charges of
bribery, all allegations of contributions
by the Sugar Trust, directly or in
directly, TO campaign committees or
used in elections by either party, or that
any Senator had in any way been i'm.
properly influenced in the tariff legisla-
ton.
Senator Hunton asked a speedy in.
vestigation, as did Senator Harris. Sem
ator Allen, in behalf of Senator Kyle,
who was absent, declared that he would
demand an investigation.
Senator Allen made the resolution
more specific by adding, cor whether
any Senator has been specializing in
what is known as Sugar stock while the
Tariff bill has been pending"
The resolution was passed with
amendments broadening its scope.
The resolution, as finally adopted, by
the Senate, is as follows:
WHEREAS, 1t has been stated in the Sun,
a Newspaper published in New York, that
brides have been offered TO certain Sena-
tors to induce them to vote against the
pending Tariff bill; and,
WHEREAS, 1t has also been stated In a
signed article in the Press, newspaper
published in Philadelphia, that the sugar
schedule has been made upas 1t now stands
in the proposed amendment in considera-
ton of a large sum of money paid for
campaign purposes of the Democratic
party; therefore,
RESOLVED, That n committee of five Sena-
tors be appointed to investigate these
charges and to inquire, further whether
any contributions have been made by the
Sugar Trust or any person connected
Herewith, to any political party for cam
paign or election purposes, or to secure or
defeat legislation, and whether any Sena-
tor has been or is specializing in what are
known as sugar stocks, during the con-
sideration of she Tariff bill. now before
the Senate, and with power to send for
persons and papers and to administer
oaths.
RESOLVED, further, That said committee be
authorized to investigate and report upon
any charge or charges which may be filed
before it alleging that the action of any
Senator has been corruptly or Improperly
influenced in the consideration of said
bill, or that any attempt has been made to
influence legislation, -- ..
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24
RECoVERED IN rHILADEtpHIA.
A Woman Caught Pawning Some of the
Property Stolen From Davidow & Co.

A Woman Caught Pawning Some of the
Property Stolen From Dayidow & Co.
Laura Orr is locked up in Philadel-
phla on the charge of having in her
custody jewelry which was stolen from
the pawnshop of Davidow e. Co., No.
1876 Market street, in this city, on Wed
nesday night. There were found in her
possession two ladies' watches, one of
them gold, and seven rings. She was
arrested while attempting to pawn them
in Philadelphia. To Special Officer
Crouch who was summoned by the
pawnbroker to make che arrest, the
woman said the jewelry was given her
to pawn by two men and that she was
not aware that the property was stolen.
She was given hearing in the Phlla-
delphia police court Tuesday. Myer
Dayidow of the firm of Davidow g. Co.,
Of this city, identified the jewelry as
part of the property stolen from his
place last Wednesday night. The
woman was held in $1,000 bail for
further hearing.
Mr.. Davidow stated Tuesday that
he suffered another loss Saturday night.
lie left a bicycle pump, bag of tools
and all oil can out in front of his shop
and when he went to take the goods III,
later in the evening, he discovered that
they had been stolen. lie says that
when the first robbery occurred all of
the pledges were in the large iron safe
and none of them were taken by the
thieves who entered the store.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24
A Railroad Mans Narrow Escape.

Special Correspondence Gazette and Journal
NEW CASTLE, May 22.-Bystander at
the railroad station were the witnesses
of most miraculous escape from death
yesterday about $50 p. m. A north
bound freight was passing the station
and slowing up to take orders, Conduc-
tor Albert Jones stepped of, and in an
instant he slipped, and to the horror CT
the bystanders fell between the platform
and the moving train. A rush was made
toward him, but by Il desperate effort he
pulled himself apparently from directly
under the wheels and fell exhausted on
the platform, He was assisted to the
waiting-room, where il was found that
his legs were badly cut and bruised, but
otherwise he was not seriously injured.
lie was sent to Wilmington on the 5.35
train.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24

The attention of the police has been
called to the operations Of young man
who has been going about the city
working "flim.ham'' game on store
keepers and others until neat sum OF
money has been realized. The young
man walks into store with SIS note
which he asks to have changed, and
when the storekeeper appears with the
change the stranger takes q 81 note to
pay an alleged friend waiting for him
outside. The stranger puts the S. bill
in an envelope, hands it to the grocer
until he returns. He never comes back
and when the envelope lie opened slip
of paper is found instead of the money.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24
ONIONS FOR PUBLIC GooD."

Circular From the Committee Appointed
ut the Recent Annual Conference OF
Charities.
The following circular has been ad-
dressed to the officials of all philan-
thropic institutions, churches and so.
cieties of the city by the committee an.
pointed for the purpose, as disclosed in
the circular, at the recent meeting of
the Conference of Charities of this city,
held at the New-Century Club:
Dear Sir; At the annual conference of
charities held April 10Th, after an address
by Rev. Hiram Vrooman, explaining the
origin and purpose of the unions for
Public Good" as III successful operation in
other cities, the following preamble and
resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, The philanthropic institu-
tions and societies of this city are in fire.
quent need of that moral support and
strength which can be extended by united
effort; and
WHEREAS, Application to Legislature to
effect special enactments are often neces-
ssary to prosecute their work; therefore,
be II
Resoived, That each church, philanthropic
institution and society be invited to APP
point representative, who shall attend a
meeting Tor the purpose of organizing u
Union for Public Good" in our city.
The undersigned were appointed COM
mittee to formulate such plans as will in
au!gurate the said movement in accordance
with the foregoing resolutions. and YOU
are therefore cordially invited to attend a
preliminary meeting in the Newt century,
Club parlors on Thursday, May 31st, at
p. m, to confer as to our future action.
Kindly respond promptly to Mrs. Il. T.
warner, l202 Delaware avenue, as to your
interest III this movement, and whom you
appoint as your representative.
REV. PHILIp u. CABELL,
Rev. GEORGE H. THOMPSON,
Mis-. EMALEA L. WARNER.
WILMINGTON, DEL, May 10th, 1894.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24

Revenue officer d. X. Donaldson will
this district, on Tuesday May both.
In the United States court last Mondoy
argument was postponed III the fish fac
tory injunction cases to Friday next.
AT the meeting Saturday last of the
Democrats of East White Clay Creek,
Theodore b. Armstrong was elected as rep
resentative on the county executive com
mlttee.
A new electric brake, the invention or
application of Superintendent Heger of
the Wilmington City railway, has been
successfully tried. IL msyes slowly and
evenly down hill.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24

The following directors were elected
Monday at the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Equitable Guarantee
and Trust Co: Preston Lea, William
du Pont, Thomas jackson, H. M. Barks-
dale, DIR. j. A. Draper, Willard Sauls-
bury, Jr., William H. Swift, Edward
Bringhurst, Jr., George w. Bush, VIII.
liam j. Porter, Joseph Swift, j. Smith
Brennan, William II. Bcyce, George V.
Massey, w. w. Pussy, Thomas b. Smith,
William Bowe, II. G. Morse, Frank
Pyle, Ohio Nowland, Joseph L. Carpen-
ter, ST..
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24

Colonel Ii. II. Hadlcy of st. Bar
tholomew's Mission, New York, and
Mr.. Cadberry of the Madeline Home, in
Philadelphia, made addresses at the
New.Century Club, Saturday afternoon,
in the interest of the Industrial School
for Girls. The method of work in those
institutions was described. The annual
report of the Industrial School was read.
During the past year the institution has
had "a inmates. The average number
residing there has been eight Those
who have left the school have been pro-
vlded with good homes or have buen
found employment. Under the present
management there is a system of mark
ing by which the girls will attain roll
of trusted honor. Their future Is cared
for by the management of the school.
One girl has been sent to the Madeline
Home, in Philadelphia. The report
showed that with larger facilities and a
house better adapted, the girls could be
helped as the management desired. The
treasurer's report showed that the re-
ceipts from donation, subscriptions and
interest, &C., were 81, 721.86 and toward
the building fund $500, and the State
appropriation $1,000, making a total Of
$3,O2l.S6. The expenses for the year
were $1,S11.90.