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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24
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An Ola Woman Who Claimed she Was
Afraid Of Her Husband Takes Refuge in
the Apartments OF Others.

An Ola Woman Who Claimed she Was
Afraid Of Her Husband Takes Refuge in
the Apartments Of Others.
A peculiar case was brought to the
notice OF Judge Ball in the municipal
court on Tuesday. slIeorge Walls, who
rents the house No. 1l6 French street,
charged Jennie Watson, an old woman,
with acting extremely disorderly in his
bed chamber between and O'Clock
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Walls stated that
he rents a room in the house to Mrs.
Watson and her husband, and he was
awakened about 3 o'clock on Tuesday
morning by hearing a strange noise
under the bed. He made an investiga-
ton and found the old woman there.
He tried to induce her to come out and
90 to her own apartments, but she re-
fused TO yacate. Walls then went to
the patrol station and Officer Harkins
accompanied him back to the house
and the two men succeeded in getting
the old woman out and took her to her
room. But she would not stay and
commenced to try and force her way
back out of the door. After working
with her for half an hour Officer
Harkins came to the conclusion that
| she was drunk and placed her under
arrest. She testified that her husband
| had threatened to murder her and she
went to Walls room and crawled under
| the bed to get out of harms way, but
| the testimony of the other witnesses did
not substantiate what she said. Judge
Ball asked Mrs. Watson il she would
stop drinking il the case should be dis
missed, and she became very insolent
and positively refused. well have it
right after awhile" she said, where
upon fine Of So was imposed.
George Harris, genteel looking col
ored man, was arraigned on the charge
Of entering the residence of Mrs, Cath
crime Toban, at No. 600 Christiana
street, at an early hour on Tuesday
Harris was arrested by Officer McGar-
yey between and 5 O'Clock Tuesday
| near the Pennsylvania railroad sta
tion. Mrs. Il .Tobin testified that she
was aroused between l and 3 O'Clock
on Tuesday, apd when she awoke she
saw a colored man moving stealthily
| about the room. He had revolver in
his hand with which he evidently in
tended to protect HIMSELF, but when he
saw that he was discovered he made
his escape. Mrs. Tobin informed the
officers and the arrest followed, but
Harris succeeded in convincing the
Court that be was not the right party.
He came to this city from Philadelphia
Monday afternoon to look for friends,
whom he failed to find, and when he
was arrested he was hunting for a lodg-
ing house. He was dismissed.
Thomas Hall, coored, was arraigned
on the charge Of murderously assault
ing Minnie Potts, also colored, at No.
Az Orange street, at a late hour Satur-
day night. Minnie stated that Hall
called on her and before he left slashed
her in several places with knife OF
ZONE sharp instruments. She is quite
lame but is not seriously i'll. The pris-
oner was held in $500 TO answer the
charge at the upper court.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24

The Crescent Linseed Oil Co. IS works
in Chicago were destroyed by fire last
night. The damage is estimated at
S160, 900.
The town Of Bagwell, in Red River
county, Tex. was. almost entirely de-
stroyed by fire on Monday night Loss,
500, 900.
Frank r. Welty of Allegheny, Pa,
committed suicide in hotel at Chat
tanooga, yesterday morning by taking
morphine.
Ella Duncan, aged Is, took dose OF
strychnine with suicidal intent and fell
dead yesterday on the streets of Terre
Haute, Ind. .-
Meadow Valley, Wis, a village oil
100 inhabitants, was wiped out, yester-
day. bya fire which started in Gran
berry marsh nearby.
John G. Hanover, real estate agent
of Cincinnati, o., was arrested in that
city yesterday, charged with fraud in
connection with Kentucky lands.
The Provincial Natural Gas Co. has
struck new we'll near Ridgeway, Ont.
across the river from Buffalo. The
we'll yields 1000, 900 feet of gas per
day.
The boiler of the Lomax Picket
Fence Co., at Lomax, ILL.,, exploded
yesterday, killing two men and wound
ing two others. The factory was de.
molished.
Rev. George Mills of Bowling Green,
KY, objected TO Charles Clemens'
attention to his daughter, and yester-
day fired load of shot into Clemens,
who will probably die.
A freight train on the Grand Rapids
railroad was wrecked at a crossing in
Portland, Ind, on Monday night. The
dismembered body Of a Is. years old boy
was found under the wreck.
A Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
passenger train ran into freight near
Fritchton, Ind, Monday night, and
both trains were wrecked. Engineer
Felix Quirk received fatal injuries.
A majority of tho bicycle manufac-
turers in Toledo, o., have offered their
striking employees an advance of five
per cent. The men demanded 10 per
cent advance. The proposition has not
yet been accepted.
graphed from Atlanta last night that
a UDillAulN tEGbil lS W EO hith
Marable and two women, convicted of
murder, when they are taken to the
town of Lanenburg.
G. W. Hoeifer, the Republican can
didate for tho Ohio Legislature, who,
it was alleged had offered to sell his
vote TO Senator Brice and other Demo
Gratis in the election of United States
Senator, has disappeared.
The city of Green Bay, Wis, was re-
ported last night to be surrounded by
forest fires, which are raging over large
areas in that neighborhood. In va
rious localities every available man is
fighting the flames
Mrs. Mary Callahan, aged 40 years,
and the mother of five children, aged
from A to 8 years, committed suicide
yesterday morning in Williamsburg,
N Y. Her husband had been idle for
months, was away looking for work
and the family were on the verge Of
starvation.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24

Grand Master German and STAFF Organizes
Industry Lodge, L. o. o. f., at Boar Sta
tion.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
Bear Station, Oct. 80. w. H. Cor
man, Grand Master Of the Grand Lodge
of Delaware, 1. o. o. F., and staff, Of
Wilmington, instituted lodge here
last evening that will be known as In
dustry Lodge, No. AZ. The following
officers were chosen: N. e., James L.
Grimes; V. G., d. II. Boyce; Treas
urer, G. ID. Appleby; r. S., Henry
Loveless; P. s., George M. Bedwell /;
R. S. TO N. g., George w. Appleby I;
L. S. to N. g., Eli Crossan; Right
and Left Supporters to V. G., James
Proud and William Walker; o. G.,
Stephen S. Stradley; /. G., William
Proud; Conductor, John Walker;
Warden, Harry Grimes. James T.
Grimes, who was instigator Of this
lodge, invited the grand master and his
staff to his home, where table was
beautifully arranged by Mrs. Grimes
and her daughter, Miss Nellie Grimes.
Members were present from Delaware
City, Newark, st. Georges and New
Castle lodges.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24
SPORTING MATTERS.
General and Local News of Interest t.
AthleIns iInd Snnrtsinrn

General and Local News of Interest to
Athletes and sportsmen.
The Peerless foot ball team composed
Of members of Cos. A and G, National
Guard Of Delaware, has been organized
with the following players: Buck
master, Bayne, Mechem, Strawbeen,
Sem, Ayres or Carter, Foster Megin-
Miss, Reed, Henderer, Milligan, Way,
Forrest, Tazewell, McClintock and
several subs A game is scheduled
with G. A. G. at New Castle next Sat
urday and negotiations are pending
with the Wilmington Bicycle Club.
The latter game may take place on No
vember I'd, and as both teams are about
equal good sport should be provided.
Manager Charles Cotton and Albert
Foreman are arranging games. Tho
team is anxious to pay match with
some good local team the proceeds to
go toward establishing bed in one of
the hospitals, The team would like to
meet the Press Club eleven, but as the
latter team is out of practice this
season it is hardly likely that they
could be induced to play
The Friends School and High
School reserve football teams met at
Riverview Tuesday afternoon. The
game resulted to 0 in favor of Friends
School.
The Monitor football team, which
was recently organized, includes the
following players. Robelen, centre /;
Stops, right guard; King, right
tackle; ". Simmons, night end ;
Hysore, left end; Taylor, left guard /;
G. Gouert, left tackle; Fulton, quarter
back; Martin, right half-back; W.
Gouert, full.back; Hates, left half
back.
One of the latest local football teams
is the Martin Senate, composed of the
following players: II. Carly, left end /;
W. Kean, left tackle; A. lSettew, left
guard; r. Mitchell, centre; A. Robin
son, right guard; II. Sparks, right
tackle; J. Hart, right end; Ii. Fahey,
quarter back; w. Smith, right half
back: ii. Stidham, left half back; f.
Bremen, full back
The bay gelding, Frank Agan, de-
feated Robert j., Joe Patchen and
John r. Gentry, in five heats, in the
following time, 2.o7al, 2.07, 2,o5s4,
2. 0734 and 200.
John S. johnson, paced by two quads
Tuesday, and with a flying start made
mile in 1.441-5; former record,
LAG. 40.
Rey del Carreras and Sir Excess,
two prominent thoroughbred handicap
horses of this country were shipped 10
England, on board the White Star
Liner, Cevie Tuesday.
Otto Zeigler Of California broke the
two mile record, standing start. cover.
ing the distance in 3 minutes 81
seconds.
George Dixon, the champion feather
weight and Young Critic, have beer
matched to box 10 rounds at catch
weights before the Manhattan Athleti,
Club, New York, next Monday night
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24
PnILAnEhP HIA .1EFArRs.

Mary Waterman, aged n years, died
Tuesday of injuries caused by fal
down stairs.
\ Jacob Walker pleaded guilty Tues
day to manslaughter in killing his part
ner, Henry @. Milman, on August 81
last, and was sentenced TO five years in
the penitentiary.
At Tuesdays meeting of the Board
of Health j. Benton Young charged
Inspector ]. M, Justice with soliciting
work for a plumber. The matter was
referred to tho house drainage COM
inittee.
President Isaac A. Sheppard Of the
Board OF Education, Tuesday began a
libel suit against Thomas h Hicks,
chief Of the Highway Bureau to re
cover $4,000 damages, which Mr..
Sheppard says he has sustained by
reason of statements made by Mr.
Hicks relative to school contracts,
which the plaintiff alleges ar false in
every particular.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24
SMYRNA.
spectalcorrespond ence OF Gazette and Jourusl

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
Smyrna, Oct. 81. Fire was discov-
cred yesterday morning in the residence
of John NJ. Voshell on lower Commerce
street. The house at the time was
closed. The fire was caused by an over
heated stove, the woodwork in the
chimney cupboard having ignited from
a defective flue. The hose company
was called out and thefire extinguished
before much damage was done.
The Town Council have been busy
for some time past serving notices on
property owners about town to lay
pavements in front of their residences
and in such cases when the work is
not done within a limited time, the
Council would do the work and send in a
bill to recover cost of laying same, &c.
This movement has caused consitlera-
BILE excitement and last week law suit
was in the hands of Alderman Budd.
John @. Stockley, large property
owner of this town, received such a
notice and refused to comply with the
request. Thereupon the Town Council
took the matter in hand and had a
new pavement laid in front OF one of
his properties on upper Main street.
Mr.. StocBley refused to pay the bill
when presented and the Town Council
at once instituted suit to recover
costs. At the trial Mr. Stoclley claimed
that the property was not his but be-
longed to his wife, and was branded a
non-suit on the ground that he was not
the owner. The Council Immediately
after the trial ordered the pavement
taken up and issued "a notice to the
proper owner to have pavement laid.
Several other cases OF this kind are
expected to come up nthe near future
and while the Council seem determined
to have better pavements, which in
fact are in deplorable condition.
Those who are receiving such notices
deem ii a great imposition. s,.
Frank Bailey of this town has in
vented a communion syphon as sim
pie device to take the place of the
much talked Of individual communion
cup. II consists of silver tube which
permits one to draw up liquid from
a cup, but which, by means OF a valve,
prevents anything from returning to
the. same. His idea is that supplied
with these tubes anyone who was fear
full OF contagion, could pnrtake of the
sacrament without danger. Mr..
Bailey has taken out patent rights,
The device is we'll recommended by DR..
Pepper of the University of Pennsyl,
vania.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24

Bpecial correspondenceo OF Gazette and Journal
Dover, Oct 90. The regular October
term Of the superior and general SEES
sions courts Of Kent county opened here
yesterday at noon, with Chief Justice
Lore and Associates Grub, Cullen and
Marvel on the bench. The noon session
was very brief. Alexander M. Daily
was admitted to practice at the bar Of
Kent county.
Court reassembled at 3 o'clock and
q large crowd was present. William B.
Hazel was selected as foreman of the
grand jury and that body commenced
the work Of finding indictments The
trial list was gone over and the peace
bonds inspected, which constituted the
afternoons work.
Dover, Oct. 90 Kent county court
reassembled at 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning and started on the criminal
list. The following cases were disposed
of:
State We. John Davis, indicted for
pointing a revolver at person. A
capias was issued for the defendant.
State vs.. Harry P. Morris, charged
with resisting an officer, nolle pros.
State vs.. James Anderson, indicted
for carrying concealed deadly weapons.
Capias issued for April term.
State Vs. James Davis, indicted for
assault ard battery. Pleaded not guilty.
Jury trial. Verdict, guilty. Sem
fenced to 5000 fine, and six months
imprisonment.
State vs.. Charles Platter, indicted
for carrying concealed deadly weapons.
Bail bond called and forfeited.
State vs.. John Ii. Thomas, indicted
for resisting public officer. Pleaded
guilty and sentenced to one months
Imprisonment.
State VS.. Charles Warren, indicted
for an attempt to burglarize the store
OF Il. II. Williams at Bowers Beach.
Pleaded not guilty. Jury trial. Yer
dict, guilty. Sentenced to stand one
hour in the pillory, receive 20 lashes
on the bare back, and one years i'm
prisonment.
Zachariah Wiley pleaded guilty TO
the charge Of assault and battery. He
was sentenced to pay 500 fine and
costs
Two indictments we're found against
Thomas j. Tribbitt for assault and bat
terry.
The case OF @. f. Weaver We. Joseph
McGowen, peace bond, was heard and
McGowen being unable to furnish 500
buhu W hocH tuc peace. was Icnlduueu
to jail until he could furnish the same.
A true bill was found against f. T.
Veasey for selling li1uor at kits
Hammock in quantities less than one
quart without license
The present term of court is the
slowest for years. There is very little
business and it is likely that all it's
work will be finished Friday in time
for adjournment after the morning
session.
LOCAL NOTES.
The Washington College football
team Of Chestertown, Nd, will play
the Dover Juniors at the old base ball
grounds, next Saturday afternoon.
Fred Z. McKinsey Of Exmore, Va,
has accepted the call to become pastor
of Little Creek M. E. Church, vice j.
E. Sewell, who has entered Drew
Seminary.
"Reuben Scraggs" will deliver his
lecture, 1.-THE Whirligia of Politics, ="
in the Opera House next Tuesday
evening. The writings Of Reuben"
are familiar to every newspaper on the
Peninsula and it is thought his first
appearance on the lecture platform
will be rare treat.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24
RoBBER-PRo0T TRAIN.
Uncle SANS Mails Are Now Well Protecte
on the n. g. q. Railroad,


A robber- proof train OF mail cars has
been put on the Baltimore & Ohio
route between New York and st. Louis.
1t passes through Wilmington at s. AZ
in the morning bound vest and made
its first appearance Sunday.
The train was an object of interest
as it passed Delaware avenue station
yesterday for the first time.
These strong cars, on which no train
robber can possibly find footing, are
Just from the shops Of the Baltimore e.
Ohio railroad and were built Of the
strongest, best braced timbers especially
for the new service which the Postoiflce
Department has established between
New York and st. Louis. They have
no platforms and no glass doors are 30
constructed that they cannot be tele-
scoped, and, when hitched together,
make train that appears as If it had
no joints till 1t rounds a curve, when
it appears like Il mammoth centipede.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24

Special Contemporaries Of Gazette and Journal
Lewes, Oct. %, Mrs. Ollie Vessels,
wife of John NJ. Vessels, died of ma.
laria fever at her residence on Friday
morning last aged 90 years. She was
the daughter of Roland P. Warrington
of Drawbridge, this county. The
funeral services were held in the Lewes
Presbyterian Church of which she was
member, Sunday afternoon, the Rev.
L. G. Wainwright officiating. Inter
ment was made in the family lot at
Whites Chapel NJ. L. cemetery, near
Drawbridge. Tho funeral was very
largely attended. r
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24

Chester Pa, Oct. %. Three chill
dren belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Burkey of this city, with the father
and several boarders, came near losing
their lives by poison yesterday. 1t
appears that Mrs. Burkoy, who came
from Reading three weeks ago, bought
some cheese on Saturday, II was eaten
on Monday, and all who ate of it were
-de seriously sick. The children,
Harry, George and Ralph, came near
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24

While at work in a paint shop at the
works of the jackson & Sharp Co. on
Monday afternoon, James L. Preece fell
from the top of car to the floor. One
attended, to the injuries, after which
the unfortunate man was taken to his
home, No. 500 Spruce street.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24

The board Of managers OF the Homm'
opathlc Hospital acknowledges a gen,
erous donation which was sent to that
institution Tuesday, 1t consists OF
s2s. 65, the proceeds OF an entertain
mont held by 10 children, and a
quantity of fruit and vegetables. The
board is axsremelY grateful for the gift.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24
Excitement over a nonnhary Question

Seattle. Wash, Oct. 81. The steam
ship City of Topeka, which has Just
arrived from Alaska, brings news that
the people at juneau and the mining
camps are greatly exercised over the
boundary question and say they will
fight before Great Britain shall take
the gold fields from them. They ex-
press much dissatisfaction at the disin-
terested way in which the United
States fails to act on protecting that
country
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24

SHOT FOUR FATALLY.
Murderous Work by a North Carolina Negr,
ut a New Jersey Cakewalk,

Mt. Holly, n. j., Oct. Is. A row
occurred at colored cake walk near
Moorestown, last night, in which
James Haggerty, North Carolina
negro, drew his revolver and shot
Charles McKim, Mrs. Silas Vessels,
George Whitaker and Charles Wiman,
none of whom arc expected TO recover.
Some one then shot Haggerty in the
back. He is now in Jail here. His
wound is considered mort al.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24
I'm q TURKISH otrhAG Es coar4Sue


FiRy Helpless Christians Murdered by the
Blood-thirsty Alussuiinans- French and
Russians Aid Refugees.
Constantinople, Oct. l7.-According
to the latest information received here
from Trebizond, Armenia, 400 persons
were killed during the recent rioting
there. The Grand Vizier, Kiami
Pasha, has issued an order holding the
Governor of Trebizond responsible for,
all loss Of life hereafter through politi-
cal or religious disturbances.
The appeal Of the Sultan to the Rus
sian Ambassador, A. J. DeNeiioif, TO
cause the recall of the order for Rus
sian gunboat to 20 to Trebizond, has
proved futile. French and Russian
steamers are taking numbers of Ar
menian refugees from Trebi2ond.
The report of a riot at Akiasar, in
the village of Adm, on the Anatolian
railway, during which 80 Armenians
were killed on October 9th, a market
day, by Moslem mob, is confirmed.
The Turks picked a quarrel with the
unarmed Armenians. and the former
being armed with revolvers and knives,
looted the market and massacred the
helpless Christians, afterwards throw
ing their bodies into the wells. Twenty
bodies have already been recovered
from tho wells and have been inferred
in the presence Of the Armenian
Bishop Of tsmid.
The reports received here from va
rieus districts of Anatolia say that the
Armeni ans have been deprived of their
weapons and that the latter have been
given to Mussulmans. In addition, in
the district of Kharput quantities of
arms have been distributed to the
Turks. When the Vail of Kharput
was questioned on the subject he said
that If the Armenians remained quiet,
no harm would come to them.
lzzet Effentli, the celebrated Turkish
lawyer, who was arrested recently
charged with being the author Of the
placards in favor Of the Armenians
which were posted in Stamboul some
time previous TO his being taken into
custody, has, according to the official
announcement, died in the Yildiz
prison, where he was confined while
awaiting trial.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24

The business portion of Alta, H.,
was destroyed by fire yesterday. Loaa,
$50, 900.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24

The Biddle farm, near Elkton. which
was sold at public sale Tuesday, was
purchased by Thomas Coxey for S5, $50
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24

Smallpox has reappeared in Wheel
Ing, W. Va, Schools in the Infected
district are closed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24

Hannah p. Anderson of this city has
been granted an original widows pen
sion. ....-- SIS
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24

Fire destroyed 40 buildings in Madi-
son. Wis, Yesterday causing loss Of
$3.50. OcO with s45, 600 insurance. III
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24

Santiago de Chill, Oct. II. TIL
Chilian cabinet has resigned.