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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29
WEE MIsslNa SCHOOL rnAcnnn.

The story Told by }. n. Hayward, to the
Effect That lie saw Miss Clark aud Man
Go Into "a Hotel In That City Proved TO lie
False-flayward Now Admits That He
Was Lying.
Rome, n. ", Aug. 22.-The police
OF this city have discontinued their
search for Miss Lucretia Clark, the
missing Plainfield school teacher. They
have ascertained that the story told
by j. N. Hayward, 10 the effect that
he was acquainted with the girl and
saw her and "A strange man alight from
a west bound train and 90 to Reilly's
hotel together on the night of August
9th, is unfounded.
Hayward and John Edison Sweet Of
Syracuse, the latter brother in law of
the missing girl came to this city yes
terday afternoon and visited the police
station. Hayward told his story to the
police officials and Assistant Smith
with him and Mr.. Sweet went to
Reilly's hotel. 1t was found that no
one had been registered there between
the 9TH and 9th of August Mr.. Reilly
was positive that no woman answering
to the description of Miss Clark had
been in his house.
Late last night Hayward admitted to
an Associated Press reporter that he
was never acquainted with Miss Clark
He said he had no good reason to. be
lieve that the girl had been in this
city. When he read the story Of her
disappearance he recalled having seen
a man with woman who answered
to the description given of Miss Clark
leave Central train and go to Reilly's,
on the night of August 9Th. He spoke
Of the occurrence to friend and the
friend communicated with Mr.. Sweet.
Hayward is about so years OF age and
does not appear to be extraordinarily
bright His expenses during the search
for the missing girl, he says, are paid
by Mr. Sweet.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Ion,


Smyrna, Aug %. After dropping a
game to Dover, the Salisbury base ball
team came TO Smyrna yesterday and
suffered even a greater defeat by the
score Of Il to :. The game was a bril-
ilant one from beginning to end Nor
lock, Wooters and Kennedy nut I'M
strong game for Salisbury while the
batting features Of Losseli, Hess and
Mcconnell and fielding of SMYRNA
were of gilt-edge order. The score
salisbury myt%a 9 9 99I 4 3
Earned runs--Smyrna. G Salisbury.
.. Two base hits 49, Lassell, Hess,
Moooters, Campbell. Three base hit
-Morlock. Home run Wooters. Left
on bases-Salisbury, s. Smyrna, 6.
Struck out-By Hess, ); by Campbell.
. Stolen bases Cummns; Harvey,
z; Lassell. Double plays-Pierce to
by. Campbell, 3. Passed balls-Elliot.
Umpire C. W. Warren. Time--1h,
30 m, Attendance-400.
AN EASY VICTORY FOR DOVER.
neutrality-suspicious. Of Gazette ana journal
Dover, Aug. %. The Dover Club won
its llth consecutive victory Yesterday.
and the people are now calling for
something not so easy. Radcliffe pitched
good ball and was supported well at
every point. The home team hatted
well but the visitors secured only three
scratch hits, which were all made in
the last mining. The score:
Hamilton......l 0 q / 0 0 %
Dover..........0 6 o 8 o 1 l x-lj
Earned runs-Dover, Z; Hamilton, |.
Two base hits-Sweeney, Radcliffe.
Higgins, Zearfoss and Honey. Double
plays-Higgins to w. Richardson;
Bounin, Green to Anderson. Bases
on balls-Of Conner, 5: off Radcliffe,
Z. Struck out By Conner,5: Radcliffe,
-. Umpire Wharton, U. of Pa, Time
-2h. 15m.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29

Salina, Kan, Aug. 1872. Thomas
Wickersham, young business man
here, has brought suit for IS, 600 dam.
ages against Miss Cora Ahart for breach
of promise. Wickersham in his peti-
ton alleges that Miss Ahart, in Feb
ruary, 1894, promised to marry him.
but later spurned his attentions. She
has, the petition further alleges. given
him up for "a handsome stranger, sun
posed to BIZ ranch owner from Colo
RADIO. -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29
PAR z RS
CLEVELAND WILL sT4hr IN.
The President to Touch the Button That
VIM Open the Cotton States Expedition. /,

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 23.-It has been
arranged that President Cleveland will
touch the button at Gray Gables on
September 18th and set in motion the.
machinery Of and unfurl the flags Of
the Cotton States and Industrial Ex-
position Buildings.
The principal address Of the opening
day will be delivered by an orator OF
national reputation whose name is not
yet made public.
The board of directors has directed
the committee on ceremonial to issue
an invitation to Booker T. Washington,
president of the Tuskegee, Alabama
Normaland Industrial Institute, to take
part in the exercises OF the opening
day and deliver the opening address,
thus recognizing the negro race in the
official programme.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29

Washington, Aug. %. Bids for re-
pairs to the wharf ice breakers at the
quarantine Station, Reedy Island,
Delaware, were opened in the Office Of
the supervising architect to-day, as
follows Delaware Construction Co.,
wilmington, s1s, 34S; b. f, Sweeten
4 Son, Camden, N. j., SIG, 697; Will
liam II. Virden, Lewes, Del, $40, 73s I;
); II. Hathaway Il Co., Philadelphia,
S14, 993.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29

The Grand Encampment of Delaware,
|. Q. Q. f., will hold its annual sssion
in Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday evening,
October 18th. S. G. Clark of st. Georges,
grand high priest will probably be
elected grand patriarch. The Grand
Lodge will hold its annual session We'd
nesday, October 10th. William Hutch
ipson of Delaware City, deputy grand
master, will probably be elected grand
mAathr.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29
A oaURoH NEppINa.


Miss Flora Clayton.
The first marriage ceremony to be
performed in Harrison Street Church
took place Wednesday, The contract
ing parties were M, Howard Jester and
Miss Flora Clayton. Guests thronged
the building and palms and other plants
adorned the pulpit. The Rev. +. Bur
gette Short officiated. Miss May
WEIGH played the wedding march. Miss
Nellie Clayton was bridesmaid and
Miss Ethel Jester flower girl. H. G.
Saville was groomsman and j. A.
Oliver, Jr., Artemus Bartlett, A. p
Fothergill and j. Frank Porter were
ushers.
The bride was gowned in white silk
and carried Bride roses. Miss Clayton
was ROBBED in white organdie and Miss
Jester was costumed in white silk.
The ushers wore the colors of the Will
mington Bicycle Club.
A reception was held at the residence
of the groom, No. 1902 West Ninth
street. Mr.. and Mrs Jester started
on bridal trip this week.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29

The Earl of Cadogan, the new Vice.
DRY of Ireland, made his formal entry
into Dublin Thursday.
The new British battleship Prince
George was successfully launched at
Portsmouth, England, Thursday.
A Yokohama dispatch says that since
the outbreak of cholera in Japan there
have been $4,000 cases and 10000
deaths.
The boiler Of the passenger steamer
Altman exploded Thursday at KaucM
on the Dneiper river, in Russia, and
several were killed or drowned.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29

Gottlieb Seidle residing at No. 626
East Sixth street, employed as car
builder in the freight shops of the p. +.
W. & B. railroad at the foot of Fourth
street, had his foot badly injured by
running 20 penny wire nail into it,
He was taken to his home where DR..
Pyle dressed the injury.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29

Nyack, N, Y, Aug. %. The Grand
Union Hotel, at Congers, took fire at
8 O'Clock this morning and with its
contents, was totally destroyed. Loss,
$50, 900. In jumping from window,
William A. Webb, guest at the hotel,
broke his leg and was otherwise
seriously injured. Other guests LOST
all their baggage.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29
Died of Delirium Tremens on shipboard.

Liverpool, Aug. 22.-George Will
kinson, 40 years old, a merchant OF
Kingston, Ont, died of delirium tre-
mems on board the White Star steam.
ship Britannia, which has just arrived
here from New York. His body was
landed here.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29

New York, Aug. 22.-Coroner Fitz-
patrick has ordered the arrest of
Thomas Murray, foreman; Charles
Behrens, architect Edward j. Youdale,
assistant architect, and Thomas ".
Walker, Contractor Parker's assistant.
for their connection with the Ireland
building disaster.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29

The people of Baltimore almost
idolizeJohn Mcmahon, the Wilmington
pitcher.
Wilmington Bicycle Club will or
ganize minstrel troupe and give a
performance next winter.
The Wilmington Bicycle Club will
be represented on the gridiron during
the coming football season. The team
hRs been selected and will soon begin
practice.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29

Madrid, Spain, Aug. ga severe
earthquake has shaken the town Of
Coin, in Andalusia, 81 miles west of
Malaga. Serious damage has been done.
Coin has population of about 10, 600
people.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29
A White Frost in New Hampshire.

Nashua, N. H., Aug %. -Vegetation
was white with frost in this vicinity
this morning. Crops will suffer severely
IN consequence but the extent of the
damage cannot yet be estimated.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29

The union evangelistic services which
The Methodists expected TO hold in the
Auditorium next month have been in
definitely postponed. A lack of una
nimity respecting the movement led to
its abandonment.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29

Engine No. 76. with lot of hose.
was sent out to the west yard Thursday
morning to put out a fire which had
been started by tramps at the head Of
No. 1 track among lot Of old ties.
The flames were quickly extinguished.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29
A VICTORY FOR STAFFORD.
Special Cnrrespondence Of Gazette and Lonrns

Seaford, Aug 49, The home team
defeated Laurel in a very interesting
game yesterday at the end Of the fourth
inning. Blackstone injured his ankle
and retired in favor of Martin, Charles
pitching the remainder of the game.
Only four scattered hits were made off
him. Score:
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29
1.-TWO out BY being hit by batted bali.
STAFFORD.


Laurel .......O o 2 2 o % o. 6
seaford,......o o o o 2 o 4 8 i 0
Two base hits-Donoho; Stidham,
3; Craft. Left on bases-Laurel, 10 /:
Seafford, IL. Double -Stidham,
to Donoho, to Price. Struck out-By
Mullen, I; by Craft, 8; by Charles, 5.
Bases on balls BY Mullen, A: by
Charles, 3. Wild pitch-Mullen, i.
Iime--2h. l5m. Umpire-Marvl of
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29

Don't be talked into having an operation
performed or injections OF carbolic acd
used as il may cost you your life. Irv
Japanese Pile Cure. n, b. Danfortb. Second
and Market streets and the Miller Drug %.
4O2 Market street. 20 ~
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29
I0UNG BURGLARS IN COURT
ASad Scene at the City Tribu-
nal Thursday Morning.
JUSTICE melted OUT AMID TEARS
Three Boys Accused of the
Theft of Penknives.

The Articles stolen From the Delaware
Hardware Company-one Lad Sent to the
Ferris Reform school, Another Released
/ Because Of His Yonthtulness and the
F. Third 10 be Put on a Farm.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29
The wawaset Trottlne Matinee.

There were three events at the Wawa-
set Racing Matinee Thursday, all of
which were closely contested. The
times were not as fast as they would
otherwise have been had there not been
such strong wind against the horses.
The =. 30 pacing race was horse race
from the word go, and was a hard drive
from wire to wire and the horses were
so we'll punched that any one of them
could have taken it had any mistakes
been made. Pickaninney went special
mile in 2,30 after the races were over.
Three of the contestants in this race
are entered in races outside Of Della
ware. Pickaninney is entered in the
go pacing race for 81, 600 at Fleetwood
Park, on the Grand Circuits; Florence
G. is entered at Easton, Pa, and Nettie
b. at West Chester. There were several
hundred people there. Following is
the summary:
3.minuie class, trotting;
Cecil, b g. AIartin) ,................1 . 1
Dallas, b g. Green, .....,...........2 / .
Cypress, b 9, CDevine) ...,..,........3 DIR
Time-249, 90. 2Is.
2.40 class. trotting;
Lnnle M, Green, ...t,,.,........2
Carrie s., b m.(Lynch). ...,."......3 2 9
Dan, br 5, ARMSTRONG. .-o..,.,,..l DIR
80 class. pacing.
Nettie b.. blk m, Banks. ...........2 1
Pickaninney, b III. (tireen) ,......l 3 9
Florence c., $ IN, Qlaydenl. .......3 2 !
Maggie b., blk m. Brown. ........4 Q
Time-2,3l4, 2304 2.30i.
Judges-Devine, Ross and Fox.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-29

Seventeen negroes who were impli-
Gated in the recent riot at Winston, N.
g.. were sentenced to hard work on
the county roads Thursday. The three
leaders go for y months; IL for four
months, and three for three months.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-10
THE BOYS BODY FOUND

iiy tho workmsn nj 1850 O'clock TIL.
MorninE...1hc Peculiar Attitude In
Which tho Body Was Notwithstanding
Upright with Ills Arms stretched out.
Horribly Crushed Under Tou Upou Ton
OF liric1s.
Tho workincn under Mr.. Gators gu.
pcrvision, continued"t work, In tho
early hours this morning. At i:3O
o'clock a workman with Il pickwas dig
ginc down the bricks next the ,Hice
building wall, when tho point OF the
pick came In contact with something
soft, and calling his companions at,cn.
ton TO tho spot, both cried out in an e1.
cited tone at the same time:
ITS Harry Cowl, tho messenger
boy"
Tho other workmon crowded around
Immediately, and after twenty minutes
hard work tho corpse OF the poor lad
was taken nut Of its tomb OF brick and
mortar. Tho boy wa standing up
against the wall OF tho Rice building
with his arms raised high in the air
and when caught in the crash was cvi.
IDENTIFY making frantic efforts to escape
from his fate. Tho form was crushed
badly aud was almost unrecognizable.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-10

recovered although the workmen had
continued ,hoir vigorous attacks both
In tho alloy and in tho ruins Of tho
Hutchinson building. Councilman W.
&. Clator was experimenting tho
work OF tho men and le did
1t well, although no had boon
ut work almost continuously through.
out tho day and night. Tho
frcmon wore still pouring In several
streams OF water on tho smOuldcriny
wrcckngc bu. no danger OF fro In udja.
cent buildings ives feared.
slr. lionry spcycr. tho Main street
wholesale notion man, said whom seen
by an tS%rELLlGGSCER man ut Ia. III. that
his stock was valued at about $4,000,
but he could not estimate tho loss, which
was entirely caused by smoke. which
penetrated throughout his building. lIc
said that no would cndeavor to dispose
OF the entire stock to ON retail man
In n largo city aud start in again with
now goods.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-10
SOME OF riiE INCIDENTS.
Scenes and Results About tho Tuin-Tho
Public Feeling.

Scenes and Results About the Euiu-The
Public Feeling.
Tho accident caused more profound
sensation than any occurrence in
Wheeling in n generation. Business was
almost suspended all along that part OF
Main street, aud seriously interiered
with elsewhere. 1t appeared as II tho
entire population oil tho city was among
the crowds which viewed the scene al
one time or another.
The fire department again justified
tho proud boast OF Wheeling people that
there ia n better in tho country.
Chief lIealy and his men no. only
worked faithfully and indefatigably. but
the way the machinery and hose wtre
served showed in what excellent condi.
ton they are kept. The police also had
hard work to control the sYaying mass
OF excited people.
Bishop Donahue was early on the
scene. much concerned for the safety OF
Father Parke, and when it became a
certainty that he was among the killed,
he was profoundly affected. lie
expressed sympathy also for all
the victims, and his indignation
that such IN accident could hap.
pen. saying. Somebody ought to
be indicted for this!" But the ores.
ton is. Who? The mayor was also
nnonE the earl!es; on the scene. and his
practical common seuso helped much in
the work, though with his lame arm he
rnIllN mot haID an la val - SI..sI
Franzsieim was also one Of those who
assisted in supervising aud directing the
work.
Lunch was served TO the iiremcn,
policemen aud workers by the St.
Charles hotel and Mcclure house, and
Z. z Nankeuren gave all an invitation
to 20 TO either OF his places aud &C, n
square meal free OF charge.
The Corsugating company sent word
TO the mayor that it had TWENTY-FIVE
men With picks and shoyels who were
at the city's disposal If needed.
Tho hose lines necessarily blocked
street car traffic, and cars we're run
around the loop from Twelfth street on
Market and Twelfth on Main, and south
OF Fourteenth in the same way. The
electric lights were cut off Tor awhile
and other electric wires interfered
with. bu. this difficulty was only TEN.
porary.
Among those who had close calls was
Deputy U. S. Surveyor Fred Smith. who
was approaching tho alley when the
crash came. Major J. V. L. Rodgers
had left Chapman's storo only two
minutes before tho accident Philip
kronheim had also just passed tho place.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-10
MIR. M,GnGGon's ESCAPE.
Ito had u Close Call for his Life aud was
Reported Killed.

Ito had u Close Call for his Life II was
Reported Killed.
For como timo after tho accident Mr..
II. T. McGrcgor was reported among
tho dcad buried beneath tho ruins. 1t
was stated that no entered tho alley
from Market street Il minute before tho
wall fell aud did not return. This was
trua, but the inference was not.
Mr. McGrcgor was'secn'b by an INTEL
LiGIScER reporter. lie snid ho came
down Market strUet. aud stopped u
minute or so just before he entered tho
alloy. Ito was within twenty or thirty
feet OF the building when he heard n
loud noise like tho roll Of musketry,
and was Immediately blinded by n
cloud OF dust, which almost smothcrsI
him. In n moment he went to tho
rear of'the house, but heard or saw no
signs Of lite, and he then went down the
cross alley 10 Fourteenth s:rcct. This
accounted for the fact that no did not
reappear on Market street, and for tho
not unnatural belief that nc was among
the victims OF the accident.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-10
THE OLD MELODEON HALL.
Was Condemned In ISG5-rho Hutchinson
Addition Made Under Protest after Quite
n llannta

Was Condemned In lS65-Thc Hutchisson
Addition MadcU Under l'r"test after Quite
n Dispute.
The liutchisson building which col.
Inpsed so suddenly yesterday was erect.
cd on tho foundations OF an historic
building. Tho old Melodeon hail was
build in the late 40's. One OF Wheel.
iug's old residents said Yesterday that
he remembered seeing Signor Blitz there
early in the sos. 1t was abandoned Il,
a theatre when the AthenGum came
into vogue, and was then used rs an
assembly and dance hall up till 1865.
At that time it was condemned AZ IN.
safe Tor dances, and the Good Templara
leased it from Mr.. W. L McAfee, the
owner, ior use as a lodge room. It was
stipulated in the lease that there should
be no dancing in the hall.
Tho Good Templars built q thin par.
t:tion wall OF soft brick in it. After
they gave up the lease the hall was no.
regularly used for some time. The Sal
vstion Army used a part OF it as its
barracks. and the chamber Of commerce
then rented itand occupied it for several
years. until Mr.. I%Iutchisson concluded
to cree. his large block. ! Prior to this
the building had been divided. and Mr.,
". T. Burt occupied tho north half
OF it. 1t was on the site OF this bal
that Chapmun & Son were just COM
plotting their five-story block.
When Mr.. Hutchinson began the re-
modelling OF his building, with n view to
adding another story. Mayor Seabright,
Chief OF Fire Department Ilealey aud
Chief OF Police Delbrugge inspected i:
at the request OF neighbors. They also
got the Hamilton Bros. the we'll known
contractors, to looksat it, and the result
was that they condemned the walls,
Tho Wheeling Mining and Manufac'
turing Co., which had the contract,
would not guarantee tho safety OF the
additional walls on the old ones, but
Mr.. Hutchisson protested so strenuous
ly against the action that the city coun.
Gil allowed the w1rE to proceed. The
debate on the sipject was attended
with q good deaf OF acrimony. The
judgment OF those who condemned the
walls was viudicated yesterday in q
very sad way. but too late to do more
than teach n costly lesson.
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with oil, burned on in spite OF all that
was done to exsincuish the blaze.
The fire broke out in a few minutes
after the crash OF the falling wall, and
an alarm was quickly rung in. The de-
partment responded promptly and did
noble work all day.
The Figilant engine met q mishap
Yesterday, which put it out OF action.
When the engine was just below Ninth
on Main street the king bolt broke, and
the iron. axle parted from the steamer.
letting the rear part down and breaking
the suction pipe. Luckily none OF the
iremen were injured. Mr.. Charles Oil
yer, machInist, did not complete the re-
pairs on the engine until : o'clock last
night, when it vas taken back 10 the
engine house.
Some OF the work tina. devolved on
the fremen was not only difficult and
extremely trying. bu. very dangerous.
They were frequently in the midst OF
smoke SO deuse that they could only
breathe by tying wet sponses over their
mouths.
The dense smoke caused by the burn
ing linseed oil rolled up in clouds such
rs are seldom seen. They hid from view
verythiug about I he place. This smoke
did the most damage 10 the surround
ing property. 1t poured through the
breach in the wall oil s. NJ. Rice & Co.'S
building and literally saturated every
thing there, and aiao made its way into
Speyer Bros place. The entire force
7, wa. early driven gu. by the sutiocatinc
volume OF smoke, and the large and
valuable stocks OF both Rice 4 Co. and
Speyer Bros, who are both in the whole
sale millinery and notion business, will
be practically a total loss.
The large volume OF water thrown by
the engines, with tho water which es.
capped from the broken hydraulic eleva.
tors before the supply could be shut of.
flooded all the cellars north Of the
wrecked buildings rs lar as G.. W. John
sons Sons. Greer 4 Lang and OFT Bros.
& Co., suffered considerable loss on &C.
count OF the flooding OF their collars.
&. ". Johnson's Soma had little stock
in the cellar tina. could be damaged by
water. A conservative estimate places
tho loss from tho accident. fire. smoke
and water at $4,000. 1t will take hard
work. however. TO form anything like a
definite estimate to-day.
FUG IuUst Uf the time yesterday there
were ten streams playing on the fire.
superintendent Varney, OF the water