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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

PHILADELPHIA, May Flour weak; WIN
ter super, s21t2 10; do. extras 81 25dt2 80; No.
winter family, s2.5O@2.65; Pennsylvania
roller straight, S265d2.9O western winter,
clear 81. i0l12.65. Wheat dull, lower with 59l6c
bid and t5e1ec. asked for May, Corn quiet,
easier, with 43c bid and i3Iec asked for May.
Oats quiet, steady, with ilIec, bid and 42lsc,
asked for May. Beef dull. Pork duh. Lard
steady; western steam, $500 Butter steady;
New York dairy. l2al7c.; western dairy, l0A
lac; New York creamery. l5a17c; western
creamery, l3dl7c; Elgns. l1c,; imitation
creamery, Halle; Pennsylvania creamery
prints. extra, 20c.; do choice. l9c.; do fair 10
prime. l7@lsc.; do. "garlicky." l5al1c. prints
iobbing at 2lG2ic Eggs quiet. firm New York
and Pennsylvania, 1lI4gllIec.; western. 1870
l4c.; southern. pdl0c.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

FRosTBuRG, Md, May s. - Dispatches
from all points In the Georges Greek coal
region indicate that in a few days the
whole soft coal region of Maryland will
be drawn into the national suspension
movement. A thousand Maryland coal
miners have quit work, and the organ
Tiers are making rapid progress in taking
them out. The meeting here yesterday
voted to strike. Nearly all the miners in
the kanawha region of West Virginia, as
well as those of Elk Garden and Window,
on the West Virginia Central railroad,
huvn
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

WICHITA, Kan, May s.-The State Ma
tional bank has suspended. This insti-
tuition was considered one of the strongest
In this section. L. d. Skinner has been
president of the bank for twenty.one
years, The bank officers have not vet
made any statement. Swift a. Co. made
deposit of $500 the last thing Saturday
night. Large depositors are left in bad
financial condition.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

PLAINFIELD, N. j., May s. General
Fitzgerald and his industrial army reached
this city from Elizabeth last evening, re-
naming over night. At Elizabeth they
were fed and housed by the socialists dur
ing their sojourn. The army left for Bor-
dentown this forenoon On their arrival
at Bordentown they will be received by
the Consumers Circle and Nationalist
club with brass band. There will be a
mass meeting in that city tonight.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

sAN ANTONIO. Tex, May s.-Another ap-
peal to the world for assistance has been
received here from the suffering people of
Eapata county. The appeal states the
starving people have become so desperate
that band Of twenty of them made a
raid upon a general store the other day
for food supplies, The raid was stopped
BY the temporary wants being supplied
The drought In that county has lasted for
four yeara
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

SAN FRANCISCO, May s.-The presersI
season has been most disastrous to the
sealing fleet. So far the schooners Mat
thew Turner and Mascot. OF San Franz
cisco, have been reported lost, with all
hands The Henry Dennis is said to have
gone ashore and became a total wreck.
Ine ondaunted is wreck. and the Re-
triever lost five OF her boats and had to
put into Yokohama 1t Is feared THAI
Captain Snow and two sailors are lost.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

SOUTH PITTsBuRG, Tenn, May s.-The
striking miners at Whitwell have been
given notice to take their tools out Of the
mine and to vacnte the property. Some
OF them are leaving the town In discuss.
Ing the putting in of convicts into the
mines, some miners threaten to blow up
the dynamos ard cut the ropes If this is
done Two hundred convicts have been
put into the mines at Tracy City.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08
Coke Worker. Nearly All ONT.

CoNNELLsvILLE, Pa, May s. - The
strikers have gained their point of COM
plete shut down in the coke region. Rain
ey's men were nearly all brought out
Yesterday, leaving only few at work at
Paul and Meyer. Fort Hill, Rainey. Elm
Grove and Mount Draddock are shut down
tight, When the other operators learned
that Rainey had been closed down they
concluded to remain idle. The entire re-
Rion is nlliet.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08
Another Globe dirdr,np cvo,,,.

NEW YORK, May III. II. Hill. of Cen
eva N. T., we'll known trick bicycle
rider, and Eugene Peltier, his manager
started yesterday on a trip around the
world: Hill is riding on unicycle which
ne ne VIII propei at least as far as Chicago.
dhey VIII visit Hawaii. Australia, Japan.
ohIna ihala, Russia, and through Europe
to Ireland. They expect to be gone two
years. Hill will give exhi ibitions at dif.
ferent points on the trip.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

CITY OF MEXICO, May s.-The statement
recently made that Colonel Neives Her.
nandez, the Mexican army officer who was
accused of being implicated in the CARA
revolution, is to suffer the death penalty
within the next few days is denied here.
Colonel Hernandez was sentenced to
DEATH but President Diaz committed his
sentence to twenty years imprisonment.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

ANNAPOLIS, Md. May s.-James Allen,
colored, who was convicted last Thursday
of felonious assault on little white
girl IL years old, was sentenced yesterday
afternoon by Judge Roberts to be hanged
at such time as the governor shall appoint
The offense was committed in Prince
Georges county last February.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

PITTsBURo, May s.-District President
Cairns, Of the United Mine Workers of
America, has received a letter from Or
ganizer Miller, at Homecoming, Md, IN
which he says that all the miners of Mary
land will likely strike tomorrow. There
are about 1000 miners in the district.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

COLUMBUS, o., May s,-John Mcbride
telegraphed Calvin Morris. of Cleveland,
who asked for information. to provide for
at least 900 operators miners and visitors
at the Cleveland meeting to settle the
mining question. This will be the largest
meeting OF the kind ever held In this
country,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

PETERSBURG, Va, may s.-A special dis
patch reports the arrest of P. r. Farley, a
widely known citizen and ex-postmaster
Of Emporia, Va. on the charge of setting
fire to his house on the night OF April 80.
The fire burned large portion of the
business part Of the town. entaillng loss
VI taO e0n
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May s.-Attorneys
for the employees of the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railway filed in the
United States circuit court here a bill re-
straining the receivers of the road from
reducing salaries 10 per cent. as was an
nounced for May l. The case will be heard
before Judge Lurton in Cincinnati May Is.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

ALBANY, n. Y, May S-The officers Of
the constitutional convention were deter
mined last night by the Republican eau
Gus as follows: President, Joseph H.
Choate of New York; first vice president
ex-Lieutenant Governor Thomas G. AL
yord; second vice president, W. H. Steele
OF oswego; secretary, Charles E. Fitch of
Rochester.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

GRATz, May s,-The detachment of sap
pers and miners who were s,lt to release
the imprisoned tourists from the stalac-
titc cave at Lugloch succeeded in forcing
q narrow passage into the cavern. All the
tourists were taken out alive The sur
vivors are very much exhausted, but the
physicians attending them believe that
they will recover. The men were rescued
after being in the cavern 2O9 hours.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

LANCASTER, Pa, May s.-Pinkerton, the
Republican letter carrier who got up
protest against the Democratic postmas.
ter for asking for the designations of Re-
publican employees, was himself summa-
rily dismissed yesterday by order from
Washington
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

PHILADELPHIA, May s.-Mr. Theodore
VOORHEES,, who since the abrogation of the
lease of the Lehigh Valley railroad to the
Reading railroad has filled the position Of
general manager of the Lehigh Valley
road in connection with the position of
first vice president of the Reading, has
severed his official relations with the Le-
high Valley.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

TOPEKA, Kan, May ST here was talk
here Of putting Mrs. Lease in nomination
for congress-at large, but the Populist
leaders do not want to turn down Con-
gresham Harris They are willing, how
ever, to give her the nomination in the
Seventh district should Jerry Simpson
not make the race. Mrs Lease is very
much in earnest
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

PANA, Ills, May s-There were more
coal miners at work yesterday than there
have been since the trouble began. The
workers were met Saturday evening by
committees of strikers, and told that they
would not be permitted to go to work but
no effort was made to prevent them The
strikers claimed that 1850 men will be
here to prevent work
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

LONDON, May s.-The election to flll the
vacancy caused by the retirement of Sir
Charles Russell from the house of COM
mons, on his accepting the post of lord
justice of appeal. took place in South
Hackney yesterday. Mr.. Fletcher Moul-
ton, the Liberal car didate, was successful.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

WASHINGTON, May s.-Senor Thomas dc
Souza Rosa, Portuguese minister to the
United States, is about to be transferred
to Paris as minister to France The min
lister will probably go to Paris the latter
part of this month
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

LONDON, May 9.-IIon. Thomas f Bay
ard, the United States ambassador and
Mrs. Bayard will leave London on Friday
next for Dublin in order to spend a few
days at the castle as the guests of Lord
Houghton, the lord lieutenant of Ireland,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

BERLIN, May s-During an anti-Jewish
riot at Grajewo, Russian Poland, a num-
ber of workmen attacked the Jewish
dealers and shopkeepers and looted their
houses and shops. Troops were sum
moned to quell the disturbance, and after
fierce fight, the soldiers using their
drawn swords, the rioters were dispersed,
-Four of the workmen were killed and a
hundred wounded.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

New YORK, May s.-The steamer la
Champagne which went ashore at Fort
Hamilton was foated last evening after
her cargo had been lightered. She arrived
st her pier at 1890 p. m.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

WASHINGTON, May 9-Hon Jerry simp-
son is not so we'll. He passed a restless
night and is somewhat weaker AT present
he is suffering from inflammation of the
kidneys, and the case stubbornly refuses
to yield to treatment.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

ELK GARDEN, w. Va, May s.-All the
miners in the Elk Garden region, with the
exception of about ten. went on strike
yesterday. The men are orderly.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08
pennsyIvanIa,. New treasurer.

II HARRISBURG, May captain John w.
Morrison, of Pittsburg, retired as state
treasurer yesterday, and Colonel S. w.
jackson, of Armstrong county, took his
place
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

FORT WORTH, Tex. May Ernest Shira
and Eugene Reed, wanted in Ackerman
Choctaw county, Miss, for he killing of
a negro farm hand on April IS, were ar
rested here while in the act of boarding n
train. Both claim to be among the wealth
lest citizens of Choctaw and Winston
counties. Miss.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

BRlDGEToN, N, j., May s-The bottle
house attached to the works of the Cum
berland Glass company was totally de-
stroyed by fire yesterday The loss is es-
timated at $4,000. A large number of
hands are thrown out of employment.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

HALE TON. Pa, May s.-Martin Sisimo
and John Nargo were mining, and after
ignting a blast returned to the spot be-
fore it exploded. They had just reached
the hole when the blast went off. Sisimo
was literally torn to pieces and wargo
was badly burned by the powder and cut
by the flying fragments of rock and coal.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08

At Evansville, Ind, Charles Miller
stabbed Joseph Sturm fourteen times.
While they were clinched Miller attempt.
ed a fatal stab and disemboweled himself.
Miller Is dead and Storm Is dying.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08
STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
Closing Quotations of the New York and
PhIladelphIa Exchanges.

NEW York, May 7.-Today's stock market
was inactive and without prominent feature,
the dealings being very largely confined to tie
room traders. Sugar, of the industrials, and
st, Paul, of the railway list. did more than
half of the business. Closing bids;
The herald., 1894-06-01

Impure water the cause of so much i'll health,
is made harmless by adding little Angostura
Bitters. Manufactured by Dr.. j. g. 3. sieRert
q Sons. At all druggists.
The herald., 1894-06-01
THE RAILROADS.

Some Southern Pacific hanges-An Ex-
oursion Party.
Beginning with today the resident en-
gineers of the Southern Pacific company
will report to the upsrintendents OF
their respective divisions instead OF di-
rectly to the engineer of maintenance Of
way, as formerly. These changes give
superintendent j. A. Muir q larger ju-
risdiotion.
The offices of the operating depart
ment ct the Arcade depot are being en-
larged by removing partitions, in order
to accommodate the engineering depart.
ment.
The following changes of headquarters
and limits of resideny engineers are an
nounced for this part of the state:
Los Angeles division--E. L. Swaine,
resident engineer; 8. K. Flanders, d.
vision foreman of carpenters. headquar-
ters at Los Angeles; @. Z. Stephens,
roadmaster, headquarters at Los Ange-
les; limits, Los Angeles to Alhambra
Shorb to Monrovia, Santa Monica, San
Pedro, Long Beach, Santa Ana. Whittier
and Tustin branches; E. ]. Mulvihill.
roadmaster, headquarters, Beaumo
limits, Alhambra to Osbazon and Chino
branch; r. I. Burr, roadmsster, head
quarters, Yuma; limits, Cabazon to
Yuma.
Mojave division--J. B. Robinson, resi-
dent engineer; headquarters, Keene ;
limits, Bakersfield to 6augus; II. f.
Quinn, rosdmaster, headquarters. Ven
tura; limits, Saugus to Los Angeles,
Saugus to Elwood, Burbank to CHATS.
worth Park
The new private car for the use OF the
Officials OF this division had its initial
The herald., 1894-06-01
CHINO.
An Increased Crop OF Bsets Assured.
Local Affairs of Note.

An Increased Crop OF Beets Assured.
Local Affairs Of Note.
CHINO, May 31.-A light rainfall this
morning means thousands Of tons of su-
gar beets for the Chino ranch, in addi-
ton to the heavy tonnage already as
Bured.
The sugar beet is 80 extraordinarily
sensitive to moisture that it let's out
several links after foggy night, and 10
shower. Every rain means not only an
but additions to the area in seed.
II. B. Martin, whose we'll written ar
ticle on Some Mistakes in Agriculture,
printed in recent issue of the Sunday
HERALD, attracted universal attention
amongst progressive farmers, has al.
ready utilized his ideas in the invention
of pillow which will cut, loosen and
pulverize the soil without reversing the
strata.
Ii seems almost incomprehensible,
but in spite of our appreciation Of the
truth of the old sayings, Every man to
his trade" and Shoemaker stick to
your last" we have been going right
along reversing natures processes, never
giving the old dame credit for knowing
her own basiness.
Ii Mr.. Martins ideas are practical,
and they certainly have a plausible
ring, there will be a revolution in agri-
cultural methods.
Mr.. Schenck OF New York will act as
general manager of the Chino sugar
factory this season, and N. r. Cottman
will probably be transferred to the New
York Office.
Mrs. Gird has refused to be q candi-
date for the Office of school trustee on ac-
count OF the extra care and trouble en-
tailed by the serious illness OF her
mother, Mrs. Mccarthy.
About 20 of the members of the Chris.
tian church went on a tally-ho picnic to
the mountains. back OF Lordsburg yester-
day.
Everybody is on the qui vive for the
masquerade ball Friday evening. Good
music will be in attendance and q num-
Der of prizes will be given for the best
sustained and most original characters.
Mr.. Potter, proprietor of the West
minister hotel, was in Chino Wednesday.
N. Sloppy and family, John II. Lee,
A. D. Fraser and others from this place
attended the Memorial day exercises at
Pomona.
H. A. Hunter of the @. ", N. G. R. R.
is taking his annual vacation.
James Oxnard is in town.
The herald., 1894-06-01
POMONA.

Local Notes and eriat
Day Sports.
POMONA, May 3l.-Mr. and Mrs. E.
II. Hutchinson and daughter returned
last night from two months trip to
their old homo In Missouri, they slso
visited other eastern states while away.
The first apricots OF the season are
now in the Pomona markets; they are
shipped here from Arizona.
Mr.. Bert Griffiths OF Los Angeles
spent yesterday in the city visiting
friends.
The cloudy weather Of the past few
days resulted in quite q shower of rain
In this valley last night, beginning about
q. m. and ending at noon this morn
ing. No material damage will result
from this rain.
Messrs. II. 8. and II. T. Finney re-
ceived kilograms this afternoon an
nouncing the serious illness OF their
sister in Detroit, Michigan. They will
start east tonight via the Santa Fe route.
Mr.. Harry Rowland returned this
morning from San Francisco, where he
has been visiting the midwinter fair.
DR.. @. B. Messenger has returned from
trip east.
In the five-mile bicycle road race
yesterday A. H. Smith, Pomona, with q
handicap OF one minute, got in first.
making the distance in Is minutes 48 40
seconds. w. g. Williams of Ontario,
the second man in, with half-minute
handicap, made 1t In 16 minutes and 20
seconds, making the best time, taking
the handicap into consideration.
B. M. Clark, Pomona, half minute
handicap, II :38.
G.. Smith, Los Angeles, half minute
handicap, Is 40.
Sylvester Loucks, Pomona, scratch,
19:0l16.
E. K. Parker, Pomona, scratch, rs 100.
In the footrace, as stated in this
mornings HERALD, Morrison got away
with everything.
The first heat of the quarter mile BIZ
cycle race Rolly Smith was first in and
made best time over all in that and two
subsequ ent heats. Both the second and
third heats, however, E. K. Parker
came in ahead.
Robert Loucks kept score at the base
ball game to the entire satisfaction OF all
concerned, Az pitcher for the Pomonas
Bailey, q new man, was q dandy. The
old standby, Charles Mason, stood be-
bind the bat, he and Bailey making a
much stronger battery than that Of the
visiting nine, though they got away
with the game. Tom Scott was the
umpire.
The herald., 1894-06-01
Marriage licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued yester-
day to the following persons:
Louis Diestenweg, aged rs. o native OF
Germany. and Mary A. Weaver, aged
10, native Of Michigan, both residents
OF Santa Monica.
Alvin A. Millsaps, aged 26, q native OF
Missouri, and Suda Gorley, aged "a. a
native OF Indiana, both residents of Los
Angeles.
Bern B. Gallaudet, aged "a, native
of New York and resident of New York
City, and Elise G. Elderkin, aged 25,
native Of Virginia and residsnt of Los
Angeles.
William Stanyer, aged 80, and Louisa
Edmondson, aged %. both natives of
England and residents of Pasadena.
Andrew J. Killeen. aged 26, native
OF Louisiana, and Cordela v. Fisher.
aged 81, native of New Jersey, both
residents OF Los Angeles.
4. FL. Briokey, aged 20, native of
Missouri. and Marguerite Pertica. aged
10. native OF California, both residents
of San Pedro.
Lafayette Tarbsll, aged 2S, native of
Iowa, and Lucy G. Carr, aged 20, a ma.
tive OF Kentucky, both residents of Los
Angeles.
The herald., 1894-06-01

trip Wednesday over all the branches,
and proved very satisfactory. The OIL
cials who made the trip were Division
Superintendent ]. A. Muir, Train master
E. e. Prior, Engineer K. L. Swsine,
Foreman OF Bridges 8. K. Flanders.
Roadmsster @. E. Stephens, Master Me-
chsnic P. Shesdy and Master Oar Re-
pairer O. Il. Donnatin.
EXCURSION LIST.
The following 10 the list Of pass engsrs
who arrived Wednesday via the Santa
Fe route from the east. 1t being the reg
ular weekly excursion:
Miss A. Hopkins, Cambridge, w.;
Mrs. #. Kendrick, Miss L. Kendrick,
Mics Carrie Kendrick. Boston; Mr.. and
Mrs. B. L. Trundy, Bangor. Me-; VIM.
A. Jones, Mrs. B. V. Chase and family,
Boston; J. Hilton, Toronto, Ont. I; E. A.
Beard, VIM. NJ. ALI, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Archibald. Fl. L. Golden, Chicago /;
Mrs. r. Weed, Evansville; O. Albert,
New York; Chas. Walters, W. Wilson,
Fl. 7. Thompson. W. L. 6chlitz, Mrs. 6.
schultyze and family, Kansas City;
Mrs. l. Berthal, Minneapolis; W. II.
Horleson, Kansas City Mrs. Bates, Miss
Guthrie, Omaha; Mrs. I. Hunt, Kansas
City; II. r. Whlttesey, Mr.. and Mrs.
d. K. Prescott, Topeka, Kan; Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Bridgsman, Rogers, Ark. |;
Mrs. r. W. Dempsey, Battle Greek,
Mich. Miss j. Allan. Toronto, Can;
Miss O. Wilson, Fort Madison, Iowa; j..
II. Montgomery, Joliet, Ill.
ANOTHER POTATO RATE.
Another change in the potato rate has
been announced by the railroads, to
take effect the 9Th inst. The recent cut
of last month was from 90 cents to 70
cents to Missouri river points. The rate
to take effect is what lie what Is termed
"blanket rate, and 10 70 cents, apply
ing to Chicago and all intermediate
points. 1t applies also to onions, whether
straight or mixed with potatoes.
Eight carloads of potatoes were shipped
Wednesday by the Earl Fruit company,
while Allen Bros. & Co. shipped from
here Tuesday via the Southern Pacific
and Union Pacific routes solid special
train OF potatoes, vegetables and oranges
to various eastern points.
THE BURLINGTON ROUTE.
The Office of the Burlington route has
moved from South Spring street to South
Broadway. The passenger department
has been discontinued, but the freight
business will be still looked after by Mr..
T. II. Duzau, who has represented the
Burlington in Los Angeles for the past
elk years. W. r. Matteson, who has
been the travelling freight and passenger
agent here, left yesterday afternoon for
San Francisco, to work with the com-
pany In that city.
MUSIC BY THE BAND.
The music season opens at Santa
Monica ON Sunday. Hereafter during
the season the Los Angeles Military
band will give Sunday concerts at the
band stand overlooking the bluff. The
selection of the programme for each Sun
day ia in charge Of J. M. Crawley.
PERSONALS.
Fl. B. Belt of the freight department
of the Santa Fe received letter yester-
day announcing the sudden death from
heart disease of his brother, W. N. Belt,
in Chicago. The deceased was connected
with the fire department of that city.
W. H. Davenport, freight agent of the
Union Pacific, who has been in San
Francisco for some time, is expected
home today.