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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08
CATTLE pLAeUB ~ JBEs Ell.

Seventy-two Head of Stock Have Died of
Anthrax in Cumberland County Alone.
Associated Press Dispatch by spscal Wires
Trenton, N. j., Aug. Up. l.. Yande-
grift, special milk inspector, who has been
at work in South Jersey districts infected
with the disease known as anthrax, re-
ports to the State Dairy Commissioner
George Mcclure that ~ head of cattle,
ease in Cumberland county alone.
lie also reports many other animals
sick. The inspector has not visited any
other districts. He has prevented the
sale of milk from the infected district.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08
Grant oonnoii of Red Man.

The Great Council CT the United States,
Imp'd. Q. R. NJ, will hold its annual ses-
session at Providence, r. l., beginning
September 10th. Joseph Pyle, who is the
great keeper of wampum, will be present,
as will also John L, Thompson of George
town, David 9. Rose, Jr., Of Newark and
Aubrey Vandever of Clayton, the repre-
sentatives from the Great Council of
Delaware. Thomas H. H. Messenger, great
chief of records of the latter body, and
other Delawareans will 90 as visitors.
Mr.. Pyle will be accompanied by Mrs
Pyle and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph w. Coley.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08

The directors of the Wilmington City
Railway Co have created the office Of
electrical superintendent and elected
G. +. Hutchings to fill the position.
Mr.. Hutchings is Pittsburg man and
has been in the employ of the Westing-
house Co. He viii assume his new
duties next week The position of gem
eral manager, made vacant by the res
ignation Of w. S. Hegcr, has not yet
been filled.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08

The safe of c. j. Harrington's store
at Pennington was broken open on
Monday morning about . o'clock by
thieves who secured about So for their
trouble. Mrs. Harrington heard rum.
bling sound about the time that the
north bound express passed that place
and this is supposed to have beer
about the time the robbery was com
mitted.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08

Grafton Day Of Havre do Grace, a
man employed in the bridge gang of
the p, w. & b. railroad, was killed
by train yesterday on the road be
tween Gordon Heights and Bellevue,
where he had been working. The body
was brought to this city and was taken
charge of by Deputy Coroner Chandler,
who held an inquest this afternoon.
The jury rendered verdict of acct
dental death.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08
Crime ralsely charged on Indians.

AssocntedPres3 DI3phtih " SoofilI WIcAa
Market Lake, Ido., Aug. lit has
been discovered that the robbery Of
the house broken into in tho upper
part of the valley and charged to In
dams was committed by six men be
longing to the rescuing party of IL
who came from Lander to assist the
settlers. The offenders were followed
50 miles and caught and the stolen
property recovered.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08
THE PASTEuR INSTITUTE FUND.
Two Handsome subscriptions Material
swell the Total Yestnrhnu

Two Handsome subscriptions Materially
swell the Total Yesterday.
Editor EVERY Evening" Enclosed please
find check to your order for $50. same being
my contribution towards the Pasteur fund
for the relief Of the dog bitten children.
]. EDWARD ADDIcKs.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August 9Th 1895.
FROM HEAD OF cHRIsTIANA CHURCH.
Editor Every Evening" Enclosed please
find check for 1857, which you may place
TO the credit of the Head of Christiana con-
gregation. J. Il. STEELE.
Newark, Del, Aug. 9th. 1895.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND.
The following contributions to the fund
have been received since Tuesday:
!, Edward -Addicks. .................S 5000
William +. Bancroft. .............. 5000
Head Of Christians Church. ........., 5.57
IOlul ..s... s....... s......s... SlOO.hI
Previously acknowledged .,.......... 2l4.io
Total to date. ....,.................$ 3l0.G7
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08

Sheriff ellis sold real estate Tuesday
afternoon as follows: Property IF Manuel
Richenberger, on the south side Of Second
street west of Orange, to Theodore Rogers,
for $4,000; lot on the north side of Gilpin
avenue east Of Broome street, property of
Phillip Plunkett, to John t. Dickey, for
$50. The latter property was sold to give
title.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08

Little Rock. Ark, Aug, Joe
Hammond and Clarence Chapman Of
LoneolSe county, cut each other TO
death in this city with pocket knives
because they could not agree as to
which owned a bull yearling. The
fight lasted fully 10 minutes, both men
standing up ane iabhing until life was
n .n-;.at !. - f.-..A ss
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08

Before Magistrate Daley, Tuesday night
George Basscl, colored, was charged with
committing an assault on James w.
Brown, also colnred. Brown alleged that
Basel chased him about the street,with
an iron bar. Basel pleaded guilty and
wac reauised 10 faenish ; ~aaa.i ha'ad-2 <
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08
Marrtages.

BLACK RN-SILI.lToE--on August lat, 1895,
by the Rev. ]. France, John II. Blackburn
and Flora E. sillitoe, all of this city.
GARDNER TURNER On Tuesd ay evening,
July Both, 1895. at No. 53s West Fourth street,
by tho Rev. Charles +. Hendricks, Clarence
Il, Gardner and Miss Sallie T. Turner, both
OF this city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08
Talk of a Food Exno.,,,on

There lie talk of another food exposi-
tion being held in this city the latter
part Of October. Manager Buckley
was in the city a day or two ago look
ing over the ground.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08

Tuesday afternoons session Of the
Levy Court was devoted to the trans
action of routine business. The court
adjourned until August Goth.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08

A meeting of the Grand Council of
Delaware, Legion of the Red Cross,
will be held in Red Mems Hall, next
Wednesday, commencing at o'clock
in the afternoon.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08
TROOPS NO Projection.
Chinese Soldiers Plumber the Mission They
Were Sent to Guard.

Associated Press Displt;h By speaial Wires.
London, Aug. 7. -Archdeacon Wolfe
cables from Foo Chow saying that the
Chinese soldiers sent to protect the
mission at Kucheng broke into and
plundered it. He adds that no reli-
ance can be placed upon tho Chinese
authorities
THE CHINESE MINISTER'S REGRET.
Washington, Aug. 7. Minister Yang
Yu of China and his secretaries,
Messrs. Hoo and Chung, have re-
turned to Washington to take any
action that may be requisite in connec-
ton with the reported massacres of
missionaries and the destruction OF
American and English missionaries
property in China. The period of their
vacation at the watering places was
about over, but the shocking character
Of the reports and the official action
likely to be takon by the powers,
doubtless expedited their return.
Mr.. Yang Yu follows his usual policy
of declining to discuss publicly sub
ject which may involve diplomatic
questions. Yet in view of she wide
publicity given the reports of mas
sacres, the minister authorized the
Associated Press, through his official
interpreter, to express his profound
regret at the reports.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08
WILL COMPLETE TIE DRIVE
Park Commissioners Discuss
the Proposed Roadway.
THE WHOLE ROUTE TO BE GRADED
Council VIII Be Asked to Re-
move the Barrier.

The Board of Park Commissioners viii
Now Take steps Looking Toward the
Completion of the Roadway from Market
street tn Rockford Park "A Personal In :
spection of n Portion Of the Route to BE
Made Next Saturday Afternoon-otlier
Business at Tuesdays Meeting of the
Board.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08

TRIMMING OF Nbturaiilation Faperh.
Prothonotary Woolley granted natural
ization papers yesterday to Charles
Parke, native of Germany.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08

The morning sermon, which was
preached by the Rev. John II. Howard,
ID. D., was forcible discourse. His
text was Psalms xix, -: Cleanse
Thou me from secret faults. -
The secret faults here referred to, he
eaid, are not so-called secret sins.
There are no secret sins Not known
is a secret, The secret sins referred to
1 in the text were secret faults unknown
to David himself.
His divisions of the text were. First,
we have such faults; second, how to
find them out and get rid Of them.
His conclusions were First everybody
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08

Havre de Grace, Md, Aug. 6.-The
Woodlawn campmeeting opened today.
The Rev. I. Z. Martindale, d. d., Of
Milford is the preacher in charge.
Enoch Mccullough of Liberty Grove
is president and G. S. Abrahams of
Woodlawn secretary of the association.
There are more tenters this year than
for number of years past.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17
Mechanics Wages In England

An imortant blue-book Just issued bv
the British Board OF Trade gives the
statistics OF wages paid for manual labor
in Great Britain in trades requiring some
degree Of skill. but excluding workers i'm
textile trades and i'm mining. as TO
whom reports have already been pub
lished. The figures are those for wages
paid during the year 1856. the slowness
Of English officials being greater even
than that OF our own Census Bureau:
in some cases. however comparison can
be made with the returns OF the British
census OF 1891. The report will for some
time form the basis of comparison and
theorizing. and is valuable as giving
valuable information on the question OF
the "pauper labor" Of Europe.
The average wages paid 10 every man
was p shillings and pence sos. a week.
or a dollar a day. which II he had
continuous employment for nfty-two
weeks. would give fa. or $500 year.
The average for women was - shillings
pence. sos. a week: for girls. shil-
lings and pence Sl.j6. These are the
aveslges Of the wages of SlG.lo6 persons.
In round numbers. one-twelfth of these
persons earned $3.50 a year or over; an
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

times by careless bov. trudging along
the railroads In the country OH their way
10 school These little fellows pick up
the led car-seals. faster them together.
and throw them up In the wires and thus
connect two or more wires forming what
is technically called a cross and these
Interruptions have to be removed by the
lnemen
There are many accomplished operators
I'm the Richmond Office, and nearly all OF
them take messages from the wires on
typswriters.
txpKRr OPERATORS.
There is Ned Dennis. the all-round &C.
MUS who can take by sound the worst
Morse" ever written. and never asks the
man at the other end whether this is
thus"
There is Writ White. the fellow who
went all over South Carolina with TILL
man and Butler, when they stumped the
State. and on hot South Carolina sum-
mer day on a courthouse green, when
said courthouse WAS too small to hold the
crowd; and who after that feat worked
nearly all night TO help the reporters who
traellved around with the speakers. 10
get their reports OFF in time for their
several newspapers.
Last bit not least, there is the genial
SAM CrowGer, first in a telegrsphic expo
siti4n Of the Sullivan-Corbett fight; first
in a telegraphic exposition )f the noble
sahe of base ball. and first In the hearts
OF All VINO know him as "A courteous.
pleasant gentleman. and an all-round ac-
complished operator. no matter where you
place him.
The MANAGER AND CAsHIFR's OFFICE.
This department is in charge of Mr.
VIM. A. Dabney. Manager, who entered
the service i'm LynchburS twenty-four
years ago. and of Mr.. \. c. Stevenson,
cashier.
Mr.. Dabney is also the transfer agent.
and as he is a nrst-class operator his
service at the key In any emergency is
highly appre ciated
Cashier stevenson commenced his ser
wee eighteen years ago as a messenger
hoy, and has. by his industry and in
tellisence. commended himself to the IA
yorable notice Of his superior officers
During a service OF over thirteen years his
monthly reports have been haned I'm for
audit the day they were due
This department has force OF four
clerks and thirty messengers: some OF
the latter use bicycles for the delivery OF
messages.
II Is the custom OF the telegraph COM
pdhy 10 encourage the messengers TO
learn telegraphy. some of the most &C
conphshed and reliable managers opera
tors, and clerks I'm the service commenced
uelr Geographic career as messengers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

ii would be interesting 20 figure out me
details Of the undertaking. lor example
us he Western Union system now stands,
10 contains 569l.i2O poles This item
would require 1883 cars TO faul them az
the rate of 80 poles 10 the car load II
would require 3o5.6i25S2 lbs Of wire and
1850 cars TO haul 81. This amount Of
wire would require 2i.ol,93) .nsulators to
insulatc it,
"Firally the wire would - around the
globe 80 and nearly - times, and the
poles about times.
AS marking the progress of The age
in which we live. IL is interesting 10
reflect that this vast business has grown
up within an ordinary life time
"Early i'm 1915. steps were taken 10 or
game "a company 10 erect line Of tele-
graph from New York &C. Baltimore and
Washington II was completed TO Balt-
mere I'm 1916 and was connected with the
experimental wire already constructed
tween Baltimore and Washington. thus
connecting the capital of The country
with the city of New York. l. is interest
inc 10 note the receipts of the Philadel-
phia and of the New York offices for three
months preceding July. 1875. at thla-
drlphi8 the receipts were Sc2s50. and at
New York, S23317. The cash receipts Of
New York. Philadelphia Baltimore. and
Washington Offices for the whole year OF
1916 were S4.22s.0 only.
HNoRMors RFcEIPTs.
ON a period of % years The telegraph
plant OF this company has increased from
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

The variations in the same trade I'm
England itself are remarkable. Lam
cashire ironmasters payAsAheir pig-iron
workers tS1 year. In the Cleveland dis
trict they pay fs0 pounds. and In Scot
land IA. In engineering works i'm Lon
don the wages are 80 pounds: I'm Man.
chester they are IS pounds. and in other
English districts. 30 pounds; in Scotland
the rate is between fifty and sixty-five
pounds. while I'm Ireland IL is Il pounds
for Dublin and 4; pounds for the rest
of the country. In the iron and steel
hip-bulding industry. the London wages
are fll2, on the northeast coast they are
10 pounds. and on the Clyde and in Lam
cashire, 81 pounds.
In considering the earnings OF railroad
workmen comparison is possible with
the figures for 1891. as IN that year very
complete returns were made by all the
companies. The average OF wages has
risen by one guinea or s.. IL. in five years.
being now SO pounds and Is shilings;
AS OF the men received less than - shil-
lings i'm lSs6 to 421 in 1891. ans. 44.5 re-
celved between twenty and thirty shil-
lings in the latter year. against 45l I'm
the former. The average increase In
England was IL shillngs; I'm Scotland,
%; and I'm Ireland, 30. In England
nearly two-thirds of the locomotive en-
gineers receive over forty shillings or
$40 a week, and only in 1000 less than
~ shillings. III Scotland. only ONE
twelfth OF them gets 30 shillings. while
800 in 1909 get less than 30. which Is
strange. for Scotch trains are run as fast
as English. and require equal skin. Fire
men get about one-haif as much as en-
ginecrs. Two-thiris of the English
guards are paid over twenty-five shillings.
but sgnal-men are paid much less. two
thirds of them between % and Is shil-
lings. and one-ffth less than twenty
shllings.
The chances OF earning over $40 a week
vary with the trades. sometimes with no
apparent reason. Newspaper printers
are the best off. as 81 per cent. of them
attain that sum; then come tn-plate
workers. with 3 per cent: IL per cent.
OF ship-builders; II per cent. or brass
and copper-workers; and 10 per cent. or
coopers also earn II. But while Is per
cent Of the brewers earn ~ shillings,
only per cent Of the distllers do. and
4 workers in pig-iron obtain that sum
TO one worker on railroad cars.
Wages tend TO increase slowly In all
the British trades. is one conclusion OF
the report. though it cannot be proved
till full reports for later years are pub
lished New York Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17
4 WIDR-SPREADING SYSTEM.
History and Description Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
GREAT GROWTH OF THIS BUSINESS,
9he Wires They Have in Service Would
Encircic the Globe More Than Thirty
three Timcs-More Than 5000 900
Poles Rcquircd-Tbe Richmond
once Dcscribed-P Personal.

District Superintendent j. y. Tree, Of
the western Union Telegraph Company,
in conversation with "A Times rcpor;er
yesterday gave some very interesting in
formation in regard TO the workings Of
The telegraph system In general, and his
company IN particular.
on the 3Dth of June. 1895. ne said. the
system embraced 1914 miles Of poles.
S2.tol miles OF wire p 800 Offices. and
there was transmitted over this mileage
OF wire. $50 1915 messages
~ order to manage the Telegraph
tompdhNS vast business promptly. IL
has been found necessary first. to d.
VIDE rs territory into divisions, and see
Nnd. into districts.
The Eastern Division, with head-quar-
tcrs az New York. contains eight dis
iricts, each under the charge Of dis
Irict superintendent
The Western Division. with head-quar-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

other twelfth between 5000 and $3.50: one
third. between $50 and $40: onc-tweifth,
between 500 and $50; and fve4twclfths,
$10 or less; included In this last class
Is the greater number OF boys and girls.
Wages are lower in Scotland than I'm
England by 10 per cent: while In Ireland
they are from IL to 20 per cent. less. as
will be seen by the table OF annual
wages paid to differen classes OF mechan-
les.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

Largest Ever Built BY the Riehsnosd rece-
motive Works shipped to Atlanta.

motive Works shipped to Atlanta.
The Chesapeake and Ohio ten-wheel
compound locomotive. No. 100. was ship-
ped by the Richmond Locomotive and Ma
chine Works yesterday to the Atlanta
Exposition for exhibition. When the TX
position Is over Il will 60 into service OH
the mountain division OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio between CharlottesvsIle ana
clifton Forge. hauling the last " r.
The design OF the engine Is the Joint re-
suit OF the labors OF the Richmond Loco
motive Works and OF SIR. w. 8. Morris.
superintendent OF motive power OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio. 1t Is = combina-
ton OF the standard class. +. ], Chesa-
peake and ohio engines. with the COM
pounding system patented by Mellen and
made and controlled by the Richmond
Following is brief description OF the
engine:
Weights-On drivers ..........il5,ooo
On trucks .......... 1900
Observation-Disclosures, e. stroke; high
pressure. ev' diameter; low pressure. ST.
diameter.
Six driving-wheels. So" diameter.
Boiier-Nagon-top type; o. diameter at
smoke box end made of steel IS. l1-l6:
and 3-i' thick. and containing 255 two
inch tubes. Ffre-box. ii5' long by II Isl
wide.
Steam pressure. 30 pounds per square
inch.
Fender to carry 1000 gallons water and
6i-2 tons coal.
Boies steel-tired tender wheels and
Paige engine truck wheels.
Driving rods of steel. nuted.
All axles crank pins. and piston rods
of Coffin process hardened steel.
SPECIAL FEATURES.
Westinghouse American outside cqualiz-
ed driver brake, with 9i-2" air pump;
also. engine truck brake and conductors
train signal.
Consolidated Car-Heating Company's
system OF steam heat.
National electric headlight.
Lcach's track sanding device.
Corey lubricator.
Cook bell-ringer.
Janney couplers.
Automatic reversing gear.
Magncsia sectional boiler covering.
The special features were contributed
by the manufacturers to be exhibited with
the engine.
The engine IL up TO date I'm every re-
spect with q brake on every wheel. The
engine is reversed, bell rung. track sand
ed. and electric headlight operated by
air from the air-brake reservoir This
light is very powerful. and any obstruc-
ton on the track can be seen in time to
stop. The reflection can be seen by other
trains two miles of.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17


and evervbody's wires. and 100 per cent.
more than is needed. he is not permitted
TO rent his conduts at his own price.
and after all, has 10 pay s. per mile per
wire per annum. 10 the city 'tr the priv
iloge of cxpending this money. This IS
apparently worse than the Shylock bar
gain: II il not only a pound OF flesh, but
half d pound over.
ut is impossible that any company
managed by men OF any financial ability
whatever would eXpend their means in
such an uncertain Undertaking The or
dinances are really prOhibitOry. and are
perhaps prohiDitory 10 an extent not
dreamed of by the Mayor and city Coun-
ell who certainly ought 20 be very con-
si1erate In embarrassing the business ia
cilities OF the majority OF tfeir own tax
PAYERS For as has been stated above, 8
per cent of the business OF the telegraph
T. compelled 10 be done by the merchants
of this city. VINO aIe. perhaps. the lars-
est taxpayers in the community.
THE telegraph company Is carrying
over its wires a large domestic. inter
state. and international intercourse. The
street car service Is equally important for
the local interests of the city; but never
theless the discrimination is made. and
while the latter company can use its poles
and overhead wires, thus giving our citi-
zens a great convenience and improving
real estate In the suburbs OF the city
the telegraph company is not allowed 10
use its poles and overhead wires for an
equally valuable service. in the cncour-
agcment or trade and commerce
AMOUNT rxrtNDeD m.
THE Western Union Telegraph Compa-
ny expends in Richmond for its local in
terests and salary account, a matter OF
some So 90 per annum, and contributes
TO the City Treasury 500 license tax per
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

countries TO Madrid. were IN full sympa-
thy with the condemned man. The op-
orators were vixilantly testing their wires
and calling each other on the whole
route. throughout the night. and asking
each other II the Queen had answered
The appeal OF n r. distressed subject in
far-on cuba.
The situation was intensely rsthctic
and carried the operators back 10 their
chiiihood's story book OF Blucbeard-
sister Ann. Sister Ann they seemed
to say. do you see anybody coming yet
and stu the answer came there is 10
one comine.
The hours of the summer night wore
on without response. and just at IN the
morning the rafting vOlley. almost heard
by the operators along the circuits, an
nOunced the prisoners death
"Pe rhars the sentence passed by a com
peteat court could not be committed. or
70 may have happened that the Queen.
poor woman, was not suffered 10 be
reused from her sleep by the rigid eth
Quette Of the Spanish court. so she
dreamed the hours away while the pris-
Oncr was waiting her response to save
him from an ignominious death.
GROWTH or THE TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
'"fhe system has grown rapidly" said
Colonel Tree. IN 1858. the Western
Union System contained J0.lS miles of
poles. 1854 miles OF wire, 8.Nj Offices. AID
transmitted 5,i04.5K messages The aver
ego tolls per message in that year was
90 round numbers $l.0i 20 the public. I'm
lN5 the average tolls per message was
reduced 10 30 100 cents II Is very notice
able that the tolls have been gradually
reduced since 1863 TO meet the incrcas-
Ing business OF the country and the
company.
III we supposed ttat a company desired
20 build another system I'm the United
states as extensive as the Western Union