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Evening journal., 1895-01-24
STEPHEN 5. WINCHESTER BURIED

The Wilmington Man who Committed
Suicide at Lancaster Buried Near His
Old Home.
HAvRR Ds GRACE, Nd Jan 24.-The
remains Of Stephen s Winchester, OF
Wilmington, Del who shot himself at
Mountville, Lancaster county, Pa Sun
DAY evening, were brought 10 French
town. Md and buried yesterday at St.
Marks Cemetery, from the residen OF
bis brother. Samuel c Winchester. The
deceased WAS native Of cecil county, a
son Of the late George I. Winchester,
who died few months ago at an sd-
vanced age, leaving his son Stephen bis
executor For the past few years be had
been engaged In business In Wilmington
at Sixth and Madison streets. where hil
business was continued until closed fol
srreArsges In rent after his dlsappearancl
January Z.
His motive for committing self de
struction Stems to be an enigma and ais
his purpose Of passing under the as
sumed name Of b Brown in Lancaster
There is no information tending TO sho'
that he was financially involved in an
way sufficient for serious worry. q
Was forty one years OF age an
J In good health. he was married iwic,
his second wife be ng Miss Eva Moor
who died several years ago He leaves I "
daughters, one by his hrst and the 9th,
by his second marriage They are age
IA and years, respectively
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
FIrn in = Pannnt uellnr.

At . o'clock this afternoon fire broke
out In the fruit store rooms
Of Cagnacci, an Italian peanut
dealer In Third street market and for q
time serious fire was threatened
still alarm was sent to the Wash
ington house for the new chemi
cal engine, but IL had just been
taken up town to be weighed. The firs
was afterward conquered by the Della
wars and Fame companies
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
BaptIsts 10 Organize for work.

Announcements of a meeting Of the
Bapt.sts OF Delaware have been sent ont
They call for q large attendance Of
pastors and delegates at 80 p M on
January 80 On the evening Of that day
a meeting Of Bsptists will be held
In the Delaware Avenue Baptist Church
in the interest Of home mission work
National Secretaries T. ]. Morgan, d d
and + B Palmer, D. D., will deliver
addresses.
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
madison street Must he clear.

Complaint has been made to Chief
DolRn that the market people on
Madison street are in ths habit
Of leaving piles Of dirt on that
thoroughfare, especially on Saturday
nights Chief Dolan has issued orders
that this must be remedied and the ones
responsible will, II they repeat the act, be
arrested
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
Real Estate rran.ferrsd.

The following transfers Of real
estate were recorded this after
noon; Newton H. Cloud, property
In the Eleventh ward to Victor
r. Pyle; also to James keenan,, George
B Wood, Mary A johnson, Lindley O.
Kent Co.. Delaware Terra Gotta Co.,
James o Evans and ]. L Carpenter. Jr.
Also Thomas Benson to Gertrude Under
wood, property Delaware avenue near
jackson street
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
WHO Owns This Dog 2

Chief Dolan received q letter this
morning from Darby, Pa, con-
tanning ths information that a
black, gordon setter came TO
the writer's premises, recently He
wore collar and Wilmington registry
tags Nos 47e, 637. 1918. Ais and /, 900
The numbers do not 6t any dog
registered here. and It is believed both
dog and collar were stolen.
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
AFnn.Huptsr stumbIea.

Shortly before o'clock John Hand
was riding to a fox hunt given from
Sixteenth and Claymont streets, when
his horse stumbled and fell, breaking the
animals neck instantly. Mr.. Hand WAS
considerably hurt
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
how ne illustrated the Point.

While * Soldier r W. Wright wa
addressing Speaker McMullen at Dover,
on Tuesday, before the New CASTLE
hundred Republican organization, he
said
"Mr Speaker, when was at the battle
of Shiloh comrade, wounded and yel
fully conscious, persuaded an Irish
associate to carry him TO the hospital
Taking the burden on his back the
IrishmRn proceeded through shot and
she'll Presently a bomb took OIL the
wounded mans head Proceeding far
ther the Irishman was stopped and
questioned thus
why, Mlke.lwhat are you doing carry
ing Q headless body around that way
forY
Looking around Mike replied: oh
faith, what liar be is. He told me that
be ouly had his leg shot off
Now, Mr.. Speaker, that is just the way
with the opposition to Addicks In our
hundred. It may have b en- only lame
At the start, but now its head has beer
shot of
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
The BroeulIians win BupgIe.

The regular monthly bungle of the
Wilmington Conelave No. IL Ancient
Order Of Adhesive Mogullisns, will
be bungled to- night. at which time there
will be an election and installation OF
officers. and the initiation of several
candidates The conclave is making
arrangements to go TO Philadelphia in
February.
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
FORGOT 10 PAY HIS BILL.
A Hose Salesman charged with Running

n HO8W HhIt tbuau WHaENUW " lNII a1uIIl1EIN
Boar RiII and Not PaYinR It.
James H. Nicholas is drummer for 3
hose manufacturing company and vii
mington IL on his route Last evening
he reached here and was at once arrested
and hauled before Magistrate Sasse,
charged with loss of memory. Ii was
claimed that he boarded about six weeks
at the Delaware House last Summer and
left owing q bill Of $l16
Nicholas secured 3 postponement Of
his case until future date Counselor
William r. Lyman represents him.
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
MARRIED

LONGHEED-BROwN January Fl,
1895, by Rev: J. B Quigg. in Wesley NJ e,
parsonage, Hubert Longheed, Of Greenville,
ter, Pa.
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
Delawars Detective Agency Elects.

At the session Of the General Assembly
two years ago. bill Incorporating the
Delaware Detective Agency Was passed
Last evening the incorporators met and
elected the following officers: President,
Willikm 7. Jones, secretary aud treas
urer, Charles D, Bird.
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
ChIcnRo OIosinR Prices.

Wheat. May. b4lS, bid; Corn, May, 45ls;
Oats, May, 2a1$; Pork May, 10 80, bid; Lard
MAY, $50. biu: Ribs May. Sc. bid.
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
Cotton-New York Closing Prices.

February, 545, bid, s 46. asked; March. 5. 50,
bid, 55l. asked; May, 657, bid, 5.5s, asked;
june SOL, bid, 562, asked; July, sos, bid, 5.oo
aakad
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
IncIdenta of the pAY.

Booth and Rogers have been appointed
committee by Company Fl to arrange for
the full dress reception and ball on Feb
ruary 90 It has also been proposed that
patronesses be secured.
To mako room for spring goods lot Sc wall
paper. j. 7. Stoops.
Trolley pole sections are swedged to-
gethar and not screwed, as has been
stated, IL having been found that no
thread could bear the strain to which
these strong supports are subjected.
County Tester John l. Boyle is now at
work on the weights .and measures OF
WILMINGTON, and is being ably helped in
the work by First Assistant John M
Welsh, Of the Fire Department.
Horace b. Harrison, Of Wilmington,
and other vocalists have consented to
perform at the complimentary concert by
Grace Orchestra next Monday night.
Dinner kettles, skillets, tea and coffee cans
lard cans. less than wholesale price. Stoops
Corporal John H Hammers, Of Com.
pAny ID, First Infsntry, is a capdidat,
for second lieutenant in the event o
Second Lieutenant Rogers's election u
the captaincy which now seems almos
certain.
Rector Munsons first gospel aervic
will be held In the Old Court House
instead OF the Opera House. on Sunday
February ?
Try Stoope' brand of lamp chimneys. Ever
chimney stamped J. 4. Slo0ps
Lewis F. Davis, recently pardone
from the county Jsil here where he ws
serving life term Of imprisonment. cam
over from Wilmington yesterday an
visited old friends at the all.
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
PersonaI Eventa.

Dudley Munson, of st. Johns College. is
spending few days here with his parents
at the rectory on account of the preval.
encs OF scarlet fsver at Annapolis.
J. Harry Stewart was last evening
elected member of Company II. One
private sent in his reeignstion as 9 mem
hsr Of the company. doubtless forgetting
thst he Is In the service Of tbs state for
hfes searp.
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
NAVAL FIGHT NEAR HOME
Tueboats Protector and Pilot
Try to Cut Each Other in Two.
ASSESSOR SHERIDAN TAKES A WIFE


other Events About Town-How Politi-
clan wright Demonstrated That There
are Adaicks Men In New Castle Hun
drsd-oolt Becomes Restless and Tears
Up Bugxy-Uompany H's Captain.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
Nav CASTLE, Jan "a The news
comes from Philadelphia that an intense
rivalry between Captain Mimford, Of the
tug Protector, and Captain Wilson, OF
the tug Pilot. on tneir deep sea cruises
in search of craft off the Delaware
Break water, has resulted Ia a collision at
sea. the cause of which Is now being
investigated by United States Local
Inspectors Vert and Thompson, It IL
alleged by Captain Mimfori, Of the Pro
tector, that when deep laden ship was
sighted off the Delaware capes, the Pilot
would steal up astern and zigzag in hts
course. to delay him, thus rendering
possible collision and loss Of life, all Of
which Captain Wilson denies. 1t is
also claimed that the Protector, being
faster, would forge ahead Of her rival
and tow the vessel into port.
In the early part Of January, while the
boats were hurrying seward, they came
near enough for a collision which did
slight damage to both vessels. The
accident was brought about, Captain
Mimford says, while his opponent was
shaking bis fist at him and threatening
to cut him In two, and at last the crew Of
the Protector rebelled and threatened to
report the matter to the government
themselves II their superior officers did
not comply with their demands at once.
All the testimony Of the Protector s mer
was heard yesterday, and next week the
Pilots crew viii be heard,
Marriage of y County Onicial.
John ], Sheridan, county assessor foi
New Castle hundred, married Miss
Name Jordan. daughter of Road Com
mission John Jordan. last evening. Thi
ceremony was performed in st Peter
r. G Church at 80 o'clock by Rev z
L Brady. After q family supper, al
the guests assembled at the residence o
Mr. aud Mrs Hugh Sheridan also thu
home Of the groom. on North Fourtl
street, and then proceeded to the hom
OF the bride on the Eckels farm, JUS
north Of town. The guests we're con
veyed to the country home Of the happ
bride IN wagons and al enjoyed tue lid
In tn, frosty air The house wa
crowded with we'll wishers and merr,
makers all Of whom we're pleasantly en-
tertaiped.
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
A Cola ooit WRECKS : Carriage.

James B. Toman's valuable young colt
must have become cold during the
wedding festivities on the Jordan farm
last night, for just before the guests
separated to repair to their homes. they
heard q great noise from the direction Of
the SIZED where the horses were standing.
Mr.. Toman hurried out, only to fnd his
colt gone and fragments OF the almost
new buggy scattered broadcast for a
hundred yards down the lane. MEAN
time the colt was trotting .leisurely home
with only his bride remaining intact.
Evening journal., 1895-01-24

The Red Lion Methodists are arranging
for lecture TO be delivered by Rev. L. e.
Barrett, presiding elder, in the H. K.
Church there on next Thursday evening,
January 81 The subject will be THE
Four Boxes
Presiding Elder Barrett was formerly
the pastor at Red Lion Church, that
being one Of his frst appointments In this
county.
Evening journal., 1895-01-24

Have you ever
seen any OF the
Full Dress Suits
our Custom De-
partment turns
out for 1926?
The herald., 1895-10-03
WILL Be No FREE g0!NAGE:
John P. Irish Expresses His
Views of the Case
A CANVASS OF CONGRESS
Made by a Committee of the Chamber
of Commerce
Results Of a Careful and Systematic Over
hauling Of the Views Of the
New Hembers

Colonel John P. Irish, the eloquent
champion OF the gold standard, arrived in
the city yesterday afternoon, and shortly
after his arrival was seen by Herald
representative. "Well, as the old lady
said when she received a proposal of
marriage" said Colonel Irish, as the
reporter made known the object of is
visit. this Is rather sudden.
II don't suppose that you are after my
views on the silver question in general,
as they will be fully sec forth in the de-
bate this evening, and an interview at
this time would be somewhat superf1uous.
Howveer, l will try to give you some
facts that are neither stale nor devoid of
interest to the general public. As lead.
Ing statement I would say that there is
no earthly possibility of free coinage
bill passing either the senate or the
house of the new congress. Nowhere is
there sufficient representation t, over.
come the presidents veto, which such
measure would surely meet.
"a committee OF the New York cham
Der OF commerce has made in the past
month careful canvass of senators and
representatives, and the result is more
than gratifying to the friends OF sound
money. According to the poll made, in
the next house of representative the
totals are as follows: Free silver, 80;
anti-free silver, ZIG; unknown. 81. In
the senate there are forty three votes
against free coinage. Also there are six
senators-Bacon, Baker, Gallery, Nc
Bride, Martin and Wilson-whose position
is somewhat l.i doubG. but who are be-
lieved to be not unfavorable to sound
money. The silver men can muster only
thirty-nine votes, but this number will
doubtless be increased by two when Utah
comes into full statehood. Senator Mills
of Texas, who was supposed to be the
Achilles of the sllverites, has come out
on the sound money SIDE, and other
The herald., 1895-10-03
A HORRIBLE CHINESE FEAST
A Water Right Quarrel Leads to a
Village War
Property Is Wantonly Destroyed and the
Bodies of Vanquished lien Are
Cooked and Eaten

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 1.-Two large
villages, Lang Cheng and Pien Cheng,
distant seven miles from Ty Samini in
the Canton province, China, we're recent
" the scenes Of shocking deeds in oanni-
balism and wanton destruction of pro-
ductiye property. The Swatow corre-
spondent CT the China Mail on August 90
forwarded the details of the fight between
the two companies, which was precip-
itated by dispute over water rights.
BY night attack the people of Lang
Cheng cut the sea mbankment and let
in the water so as to destroy large part
of their enemy's rice, then almost ready
for cutting. Reprisals followed, and al
though the villages are distant only thirty
m lies from two district CT ties, Hal Hong
and Lok Hong. the fighting continued
for over a month, involving many vii
lagos and causing large number of
deaths.
The worst feature, however, is this:
By one side three and by the other four
prisoners were taken alive. These men
were killed and eaten, seven in all. 1t
was not in this case, as in some others,
an eating of the heart or gall only. Ev-
cry eatable portion was consumed, most
of 1t peing given to the chill 1ren of the
villages. Though not unprecedented in
that district SUCH an act of cannibalIsm
is unuusuBl and led to the appointment
OF special deputy to inquire into the
case,
The herald., 1895-10-03
Fifty.nine of Defendants Class.
mates We're Asked
BUT NOT ONE OF THEM KNEW
Fourteen Others to &c Examined At To-
days Session
Testimony Adduced to Show That 0ppsns
heimer Could Not Have Recognized
Durrant in the Pawnshop
Associated Press Special Wire.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-The de-
tense in the Durrant case did today that
which it has often urged the prUsecusion
to do. Attorney Deuprey called to the
stand fifty-nine members of the class to
whom DIR. Cheney lsctured on the after
noon of April Sd and asked each one II
he answered to Durrant's name at the
roll call. Every answer was in the mega
tive. Attorney Deurepy went further
and asked each student If he knew any
cher member of the class who had ar.
swered to Durrant's name. Not one Of
the witnesses had any information on the
subject. Of the students summoned to
the stand, not one knew whether Dur.
rant was at the lecture room in Cooper
college on the day that Blanche Lam ont
was murdered or not. Neither could they
call to mind any other studenr who was
there. 1t is expected that the remaining
fourteen members o. the class will b
called to the stand tomorrow.
While the step taken by the defense to.
day in calling Durrant's classmates to the
stand is generally regarded as a bold
move it cannot be said that it resulted to
the material advantage of either side.
The testimony of the fifty-nine witnesses
who were placed on the stand was inn
portant insofar as it went to refute the
contention of the prosecution that some
body else answered to Durrant's name on
the uay of the murder. On the other
hand the prosecution contends that the
testimony is unimportant inasmuch as
seventy-three students might give salts
factory evidence for the defense, while
the seventy fourth mem Der of the class,
| if he could be found, would give the evil
dence that the prosecution so much de-
| sires.
| Great stress was laid py both sides to.
| day on the memory of the witnesses az
| to the individual students who attended
| the lecture. While the prosecution
showed that not one of the students who
were placed on the stand remembered
seeing Durrant at the lecture, the de-
tense brougt out the fact that the wit
nesses did not remember any 9th er stud
ent who was present. The days testi-
mony therefore resulted IN no material
advantage to either size.
Ernest Mccullough, a civil engineer,
testified with regard to the dimensions
and interior arrangements of Open
helm s pawnshop. The object of the tes-
timony IS supposed to have been neces-
sary to show that Oppenheim who is near
sighted, could not have possibly identi-
| fed the man who is said to have tried to
pawn one of Blanche Lamont's rings.
The trial will be resumed tomorrow
morning.
The herald., 1895-10-03
COLONEL JOHN P. IRISH

country have been and were greatly in
furiated by having related to them tales
of the great crime of 1873. They were told
this by men who knew that the best and
the quickest way to get the American
people to act at the ballot box was to tell
them that they had been wronged and
robbed by decentralization. This was all
a mistake for it was not true. The act
OF 1873 was not crime nor was it passed
by any subtle practice.
THE first coinage act of the congress
of the United States was passed IN 1892,
when the ratio between gold and silver
was established at Is to l. 1t was then
believed that the two metals would stav
together on that basis. But they did not.
Natural law, and only natural law, gov
ems matters of this kind.
Anyway the ratio stood at Is to
from 1892 until 1884. This was the legal
value. put it was not the commercial
value. A gold dollar had per cent
greater value as bullion than it had as
money. The result was that all of our
gold coin was shipped out of the country
as fast as it as coined. This being the
case, in 1884 the ratio was changed by
congressional enactment from Is to to
l6.002 to /. So it stood until 1887, when
1t was again found necessary to change
to ratio Of 1887 to 1. Then 1T was
found. that our silver coin had 2 per cent
greater bullion than coin value, and the
'In 1858 another attempt was made to
establish a legal ratio for the two met
ais, but it proved to be great failure"
Colonel Irish here claimed that he
stood in line on this question of sound
money with Jefferson, Jackson, Benton,
r. NJ. Hunter and Gr0ver Cleveland. At
the mention of the name Of Cleveland
there were Kisses in the hall. At this
Colonel Irish said:
II do not know whether those who are
Missing are Missing Jefferson. Jackson.
Cleveland or myself. cloud cries of
Cleveland, Cleveland). II know. though,
that there are only two kinds OF animals
that God made that hiss. One is the
cowardly snake that Kisses just before he
expels his poisonous venom. The other
is the goose that Kisses because he is
fool" The colonePs clover statement was
received with loud and hearty applause.
Not another hiss was heard during tho
entire evening. Continuing, Colonel
Irish said
"The act of 1873 was passed only after
four years of discussion. 1t was thor
Continued on third page.
The herald., 1895-10-03

We do desire to initiate money. The gold
men object to imitation OF money, but
have inflated the loan of credit by banks
tenfold beyond the amount of actual
money existing under such loan OF credit.
THE banks and banking institutions
in the United States have in their depos-
itories about So. 900, 000,0 900, and have out
in the shape of loans OF bank credit
abont. the same sum. They have under
this less than $500, 900, 100 of money on
hand. This is blowing the bladder of
credit thinner every hour, and a danger
Gus situation which must result in an
ultimate crash such as the world has
never seen.
"In Great Britain tho imitation of bank
credit is about tho same. This loan of
bank credit draws gigantic usury, in
creases debts and bonds, and tn small
volume of money decreases prizes and
renders payment of debts impossible.
1--WE therefore favor the abolition OF
all banks of issue and the issuance OF all
money direct by the United States GOV
eminent.
That the creditor class object to silver
only because it will increase the volume
of money and thus raise prices IS appar-
ent from the fact that when gold was dis
covered in such great qantiuties IL mer-
lea they thought the volume Of gold
would become too large and demonetized
gold in Germany in 1854. Then they
wanted silver standard. This proves
that what they want is that standard
which gives the least money.
at is said that the free coinage OF sill
yer at 16 to is dishonest but how is it
standard and falling prices it means con-
tiscation of all property into the hands
of the creditor class and the utter en-
slavement of the debtor and producing
factors OF our population. We cannot
measure honesty always by arithmetic or
Il L. L. no. dab
mined from results on society.
1.-The gold policy enricnes the creditor
class and impoverishes the masses.
Hence it is dishonest.
"The silver policy and the policy of q
large volume OF money raises prices,
pays off debts and saves the masses from
slavery to debt. Hence it is the only
honest policy.
1T was said that the abolition of chat
tel slavery was dishonest, but 1t was II OF.
1t was said that the ABOLITION of the law
of prisonment for ebt was dishonest,
as taking away the creditors rights; but
1t was not. 1t was honest and human.
The doctrine was the greatest good to
the greatest nun Ter, or that other maxim,
The public good is the highest law
These are the only policies that are hon
est. and the gold standard is destruc-
tive"
ARRAY OF FACTS BY COL. IRISH
colonel Irish was greeted with equally
as much applause as was given to Mr..
Gator. He proceeded forthwith to BUSH
ness. making one of his usual powerful
addresses. The main points of his argu-
ment were as follows:
81 am glad. my friends, to discuss
with you this evening a question of such
great importance to our country and our
countrymen as the question of sound
and stable currency, based upon an
hmm BILE standard. The people of this