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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07
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General Macaiiister Calls u Conference e
Meet at Dover February 10Th.
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General Macaliister Calls "a Confere nee to
Meet at Dover February 10Th.
Acknowledgment Macallister has issued
the following order:
STATE of DELAWARE, ArJuTANT-fIENERAL'S
OFFICE, WILMINGTON, DEL, Jan. IS, 1875.
Circular No. /.
With the consent and approval OF the Cover
nor and commhnder-in-chief, the commits
stoned officers in the military service OF tho
state, including those of the Governors staff.
will conve le ut The Hotel Richardson, at Dover,
on tuesday, February 18th, 1875. at 2.30 o'clock,
p. M, TO confer upon such matters relating TO
the condition CT the organized militia as may
be presented, and To consider and prepare a
bill for presentation to the General Assembly,
embracing suth provisions as shall be deemed
II cessary for the proper support, instruction,
discipline and efficiency OF the military force
of lhe State. Every officer will be expected TO
be present
Let 1t be definitely declared and known, that
as representatives of the military force OF
the State, we are opposed TO extravaganza IN
pehditures will be wisely anu economically di-
are determined, so far as may be in our
power, that the national guard of the State OF
Delaware, by its discipline and efficiency,
shall be an honor to the State. We know that
it deserves and we believe, will have the re-
spect, encouragement and liberal support Of
tho General Assembly, with The cordial APP
rroval Uf tho people.
Il is rumored that the election of major
for the First Regiment, N. q. d., will take
place at the conference.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07

Charles W. Gooding. at Eighth and
Madison streets, has sold the following
Palps 81 600 cas-, cash sal sale owned e by Charles f
Mullen of Philadelphia, Pa, to Isaac NJ.
Bechtel of Reading, Pa; No. SOL Mon
roe street. value $4,000, cash sale. owned
by Lewis l.. Chamberlain, to Owen X.
Scott of West Chester county, Pa; 10. 6ls
Van Buren, street, value 1880, owned by
Mrs. Sarah Provost, to Richard w. Harri.
son; No, lG West Twenty-third street,
value $1,000, owned by b. +. Downward,
to west side resident; No. 1913 West ThiT-
Grub & Son, to Frederick X. Kaiser.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07
SUSSEX VfrIL sT.iTIsrICs.
Report for the County by Secretary F. H.
Frazer.

Secretary of the State Board of Health
Edmund b. Frazer makes the following
report of vital statistics for Sussex county
for the quarter ending December 3lst,
1891:
Deaths, white, ITO; negroes s; total, llSi
still-born, .. Cause of DEATH Group, Il
cholera infantum, j; cerenro spinal
meningitis, /; diarrhea, .; dysentery, A.
dphtherla, /; erysipalas, /; typhoid fever,
6; whooping cough, 2; consumption, %
cancer, B; Bright's disease. :; heart
disease, II; pneumonia, .; old age, .
general debility, o; burned, 9; SLOW
fever, 2; childbirth, .; all other dis
United States, III; 1 in. Germany; age
from TO 5 years, 20; from 80 to 3d. 40
from go to 90, 81. Births, white, Is
negroes. Il total, 10; marriages, white, VI
negroes, b total, OF.
There are 60 registered physicians il
Sussex county, yet they report only Ii
births in three months.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07
ITALIANS WaNr DAMAG Bs.
Josiah Marvel, Attorney, institutes Pro-
ceedings for the Plaintiffs in the superior

Josiah Marvel, Attorney, Institutes Pro-
ceedings for the plaintiffs in the superior
Court,
Josiah Marvel has instituted In the
superior court proceedings against the
Wilmington & Northern Railroad Co., anu
the Philadelphia, Wilmington Il Balti-
more Railroad Co., for slO,O0O damages in
each case. The plaintiffs are Italians, who
seek to recover for the death of their fell
iow-countrymen who were killed while in
the employ of the above-named corpora
tio1s.
Rocco Pettruto, administrator of Antonio
Petfruto, brings suit against the p, w. IL
b. Railroad Co, while Antonion Malascazo,
administrator of Donate Donopoli has
sued the Wilmington & Northern Railroad
Co.
pettruto was a section hand employed
by the p w. & B. Railroad Co., and was
killed at Bellevue January 10th last,
Donopoli was employed on one of the
| Wilmington & Northern barges. He was
using an iron pump aboard the barge
| when it broke and Knocked him into the
Christiana river. The suits will be calen'
dared for the February term.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07
BLookE ED Br MAYOR sHoRrLiDeE e.
He Vetoed the Ordinance Increasing tho
Salaries of the City Engineers.

Mayor Shortlidge has vetoed the ordi-
nance passed by City Council increasing
the salaries of the engineers connected
Department. The ordinance passed third
reading at the meeting Of City Council two
weeks ago and was referred to his honor
for his signature.
Instead of attaching his signature to the
ordinance he returned it without his sigma
ture, thus vetoing the measure.
In view of the present condition of the
city's finances the mayor deemed it inex-
signature TO it.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07
4 DlsTING UIsHED LECTURER.



Katherine'n Convent, Mt. Sinai
Prof. j. Rendel Harris, who lectured at
Friends School last Saturday, was for
short time member OF the faculty at
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore
and later professor at lIavertord College,
While at the latter institution he was
given years leave of absence and his eS-
penses were betrayed by the college while
he made researches in eastern libraries.
lie succeeded in bringing to light some
valuable old manuscripts, which he has
since translated
lie is now lecturer ON photography in
the University of Cam bridge. England, and
is in this country by the special invitation
OF Haverford College to deliver series of
five lectures on the recently discovered
manuscript of the New Testament. His
lecture this evening will go into the details
OF his work in the Convent of St, Katherine
on Mt. Sinai. and all account of the new
Synac gospels. sunday school workers
and people of al denominations will
find this d most valuable and instructive
lecture.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07
FoR NEw CITY HALL.
The Building Committee of city Council
Initiates Matters fora New Departments
RuillIntr fnr Wilminrtnn.

building for Wilmington.
The building committee of City Council
has initiated matters in regard to the con-
struction of new city departments build
ing in the place of the present structure
which was erected i'll 1913 by the French
architect Bauduy
Instructions have been given by the
committee to City Solicitor Elliott to pre-
pare an enactment for presentation to the
Legislature by which City Council will be
enabled to accomplish the project. The
amount to be expended is not known, but
the proposed new building will. like all
modern structures of the kind, be large
enough to contain offices for all the city
departments. The idea Is to have muni-
cipal building where all the heads of de-
partments may be found at any time.
1t is not the intention to dispose of OF
pull down the present structure, the more
general idea is to retain it for some useful
| purpose for rthecommunity.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07

There was a conference on Friday be-
tween the Board of Street and Sewer D-
rectors, W. W. Lobdell and the city eng-
neer in relation to the vacating of q street
and Duncan avenue i'll South Wilmington.
The city solicitor was directed to prepare
an act forthe yacating of the street. q street
Commences at the terminus of Christiana
avenue and continues for long distance
along the city line 1t is the street made
famous some years ago by the passage, of z
bill at Dover, styled the sc Street Rider"
The bill turned out to be loaded ana ever
since that time q street shas occupied
conspicuous position in the public mind
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07

A meeting of the directors of the X. G..
L. was held Friday night in regard to the
Lewis Building. Seventh and Market
streets, as to whether it shall be sold or a
new building erected. The estimated value
of the property is $4,000. 1t was arranged
to give each lodge and each stockholder a
statement of the finances TO the end that
at the meeting of stockholders, February
14th next, some definite expression OF
opinion may be gained as to the disposi.
ton of the property.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07
Ninety Years Old Friday.

The Goth milestone in the life of Hamil-
ton Walker, No. 1905 West Eighth street,
was passed Friday. Owing to severe
cold which the old man contracted several
days ago, the intended celebration OF his
birthday anniversary was postponed. Mr..
Walker is one OF Wimington's Oldest resi-
dents. He camefhere when the place was
a small town. AMI no doubt. he has us
great personal knowledge of its early his
tory as any other of Wilmington's old
time citizens
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07

At meeting of the Letter-carriers Asso-
citation on Friday at their room, No. $40
Market street, a vote of thanks was eS-
tended to the following persons for dona-
tions to their room: Megary & Son, rug j.
b. Taylor, shoe blacking casket; N. G.
Lakeland. looking-glass; J. d j. n. Har-
man. rocking chairs; Carpenter Bros,
cigars; /. Lews Row, smoke balls; Joseph
jenkins, gas globes, Mayrice Alexander,
broom; George II. Mccall Coal Co.. coal
Combs Coal and Wood Co, wood; Kelly 4
Co., soap; Adams d Bros, zinc for stove
Daniel f. Stewart, chairs.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07

,;on S nrnnnses D"' ~ II hiring ma M at u The % nett
meeting the subject of military drill in
the public schools. In a recent converse
tion which he had with Lieutenant Frier
stationed at Delaware College, Newark, the
latter offered to drill the boys in the High
School free of expense to the board. Mr..
Baird believes that the drill would be an
excellent innovation, He thinks it will
teach the boys to stand erect and make
them more respectful,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07

Notice has been posted in the stations
along the W. e. n. railroad, stating from
and after February ist the flag station
known as Birmingham Park will be dis
continued and the name erased from all
timetables and tariffs. Mr. McCausland
said last week that this will not pre-
vent resumption Of arrangements for the
use of the park as public picnic resort
during the summer.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07
Contract for a Racinr. Yucht.

The Harlan & Hollingsworth Co., has
yacht from designs by A. Cary Smith, for
W. Gould Brokaw, n. Y. Y. e., who re-
Gently sold his schooner Viator to Alfred
J. Morgan. She is to be finished by May
18th, and will be 60 feet water line and 10l
feet over all
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07

The Misses Conner of No. $40 West
Eleventh street entertained several of their
friends at their home, Friday evening, in
honor of the Miss and AIessrs. Hume of
Philadelphia. Among those present were
friends from Philadelphia. New York and
Washington, After dancing until mid
night, an elaborate collation. was served.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07

cert before a packed audience at the Eighth
Street Baptist Church Thursday. The
quartet is composed of clever colored
musicians and is under the leadership of
Professor Johnson of Pittsburg. The
latter has been asked to repeat the concert
soon.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07
NEARLY FOUR HUNDRED LOST
BY the Sinking of the Elbe Off
Lowestoft.
ONLY TWENTY-FIVE WERE SAVED
Caused by a Collision With
Another Vessel.

The Big Steamship Went Down in About
20 Minutes, Carrying Nearly 400 People
with Her-oniy One Woman and No
Children Among the Surviyors-But
Two of the Lifeboars Launched-The
Story Of the Calamity. as Told by One
of the Rescued Passengers.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07

ALTON, ILL.,, Jan. 31.-The Illinois Glass
Co. has shut down a continuous tank fur
mace, throwing out of employment 325
hands. This is owing to the action of the
Child Labor law. Coming in the winter
season. much suffering and destitution is
sure to result,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07

Judgments were executed Saturday
against the estate Of the late John G.
Baker totaling S45429,ss. The detail is
A. +. Stevenson. S2i, 40; same, $4,000:
Martha NJ. Almond ct al, $40, 500; Frank
NJ. Jones, $1,000; George t. Cook, 50, Ill, As.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07

The Delaware Sengerbund Band was
organized, last week, with these officers
President, George Elliott; Secretary and
Treasurer. l. Singer; Business Managers
Charles Albert, George Albert and Morris
Routhroff. :
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07

The body of James Cameron, the saliva,
J ton Army lieutenant who committed
suicide in this city about week, ago, was
inferred in potter's field Wednesday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07

Sheriff Gillis Saturday sold the fol-
lowing properties: Drug store of George
w. Quinn, Thirteenth and Claymont
streets, to J. Frank Ball, attorney, for $50;
store of w. II. Quinn, No. l22 Market
street, to J.. Frank Ball attorney, for $50.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07

Letters of administration have been
granted by Register Cooch on the estate Of
Daniel Mooney to Daniel +. Mooney.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07

LoNpoN, Jan. 50-The North German
Lloyd steamship Elhe, bound from Bre-
men for New York. sank at = O'Clock this
morning after coliiding with a small
steamer in the North Sea, 50 miles off
Luwestoft.
She carried $40 passengers and l60 Of
ficers aud seamen. TWENTY-FIVE Survivors
of the wreck have been landed, and few
others may still be ahoat in u life-boat.
All the others were lost. Captain Won
Goessel went down with his ship.
The % survivors were landed at Loves
toft at $40 o'clock this evening by the fish
ing smack Wild Flower. Twenty of them
are:
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07

Fuerst. stoker, said in an interview:
al was in the boiler room at the time of
the collision. The water rushed in imme-
diately through a big gap in the side, 1t
poured in at tremendous rate and soon
extinguished the fires. Everybody in the
boiler room knew the vessel must founder.
When reached the deck | saw the captain
on the bridge, but did not see the pilots.
do not know where tue pilots were.
Seaman Singer says that the Elhe was
struck just abaft theengine room, the stem
of the other steamer crushing into the
second cabin.
CANNOT EXPLAIN THE COLLISION.
Third Officer Stolberg says that he can-
not explain the collision. and that 1t is
unlikely that any adequate account can
be obtained, as all'the deck watch on duty
at the time were drowned. The captain
was on the bridge when the collision oc-
CURED. and Officer Stolberg hasrh hi"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07

Carl Holman, who came ashore in the
Wild Flower, said in an interview
My home is in Grand Island, Neb. /
had my wife and boy of seven with me on
became separated from them and hardly
dare hope that they have been saved.
II am abroad to visit relatives in
Germany, and during the last four months
was accompanied by my wife and boy.
We left Bremen for home on Tuesday. L
Evening journal., 1895-04-11
TELEeRAPHIc BRIEFS.

Ten new cases Of smallpox were report.
ed in st. Louis.
The cruiser Concord has arrived at
Chin Kiang from Shanghai
There is no truth in the reported death
Of Bat Masterson. His brother Jim is the
man who died.
Another body, making four in all, was
recovered from the ruins Of the fallen
buildings at Wheeling.
The designations Of three directors Of
the whisky trust were announced. leaving
the directorate without a quorum.
Francis II. White. the well known
Brooklyn politician, died at his home from
erysipelas brought on from an attack Of
the grip
Henry l.. Stehman Of Rohrerstown,
Pa, was placed in Jail at Lancaster Pa,
on his confession that he set his cigar
mandatory on fire.
Senator Elect John ~ Thurston Of Ne.
braska win resign his office with the I'm
ion Pacific Railroad company before tax.
ing his seat in the senate.
DIR. Buchanan, the condemned wife
murderer. is more hopeful, having been
assured that a final appeal viii be made,
TO save him from the death chair, 70 the
United States supreme court at Washing
ton.
The Woman's Literary club Of Balti'
moro has decided unanimously to with.
nra~g from -rnenberahip in tho National
| 1cac1r,ion Of Wcmcn'a Cl-hs. whioh hn'
losely -rcartad organiEatcna CT 71sr7r-
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Evening journal., 1895-04-11
The WAGES OF SIN.
Buck Killed Mrs. Williams and Himself In
the Presence Of Her Children.

Buck Killed Mrs. Williams and Himself In
the Presence Of Her Children.
NEWARK, n. J., April 11.-On the sec
ond floor Of a three story tenement house
at los Magazine street was committed a
crime which cost two lives For causes
not yet clearly understood Joseph Buck
shot Mrs. Tessie Williams and then sent a
bullet into his own brain. The two little
daughters Of the murdered woDnan saw
the tragedy. Buck visited Mrs. Williams
in the afternoon, and after a brief conver-
sation, which ended in angry words. he
drew a revolver from his pocket, and aim
ing deliberately at the woman fired. The
bullet entered just behind the right ear
and death was almost instantaneous Not
satisfied, however, the murderer fred two
more shots into her body. Then pressing
the revolver against his forehead he fired
again dying Instantly.
Only one theory has been advanced as
to the probable cause Of the crime. 1t is
believed to have been due to love affair.
Buck was a German and about 20 years
old. His victim was tho wife Of Ferdi-
nand Williams. a stone cutter. For some
weeks previous to last Saturday, Williams
was in ST. Michael's hospital, and during
that time Buck had been a frequent Wis
itor of the Williams family.
Evening journal., 1895-04-11
a MOTHERS MAD Acr.
Threw Herself and Baby Under the Wheels
OF an Express Train.


MysTIc, Conn, April l1.-Mrs. An
thony Packer Deliberately ended her own
life and that Of ber 6-weeks-old babe by
throwing herself in front Of the flyer on
the Consolidated railroad with the babe
in her arms Temporary insanity, result
ing from ills attendant upon childbirth,
is thought to have led to the act.
Since the birth Of the child the woman
has been seriously i'll, aud on several oo-
casions has wished for death to end her
sufferings Taking her child in her arms,
she stealthily left the house and made her
way to the tracks Of the Consolidated
road along which the express from Bos-
ton was nearly due. Al the train rushed
into view the woman placed herself close
to the rail, paying no attention to the
warning whistle given by the engineer
Before anything could be done TO check
the train, still bearing her babe in her
arms the frenzied mother dashed forward
and threw herself beneath the wheels of
the engine. Both mother and child were
ground and mangled into an indescriba-
BILE condition.
As soon as the train could be stopped
many persons rushed back, only to wit
ness horrible scene. Fri0nds Of the
woman were soon found, and the remains
were cared for. The husband of the sui
eide is Frustrated by his bereavement, and
the engineer Of the train is suffering from
q nervous shock caused by the affair
Evening journal., 1895-04-11
A SONG RUINS TRADE.
Bowery Merchants Want to Change tn
Name Of That Historic Avenue.

Bowery Merchants Want to Change the
Name of That Historic Avenue.
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE business
men of the Bowery have decided that
something must be done TO revive business
on that historic thoroughfare. Several
conferences have been held, and monster
meeting-the place and date of which
have not been flxed-hAs been decided
upon, with the view of getting up petit
tion to the board of aldermen to have the
streets name changed. The consensus OF
opinion among Bowery saloon keepers is
that if the name Is changed the Bowery
will soon be its old self again.
The decadence of the Bowery is attrib-
uted to Charles H. Hoyts popular song Of
that name The song not only charges
in general way that "they do such things
and say such things on the Bowery, but
goes into particulars and mentions barber
shops, auction stores and other Bowery
enterprises as good things to keep away
from. The Bowcry merchants claim that
aspersions of the song have kept thou.
sands Of visitors to the city from going q
the Bowery.
Evening journal., 1895-04-11
PARLEYlNe FOR PEACE.
One OF the Commissioners SICK. but the ses
sions arc Continued.

sions Arc Continued.
SIMoNosEKI, April 1.-The peace ne
gotiations wero continued between Count
Ito and Ii Hung Chang. The conference
lasted two hours. Viseount Mutsu one
of the japanese commissioners was i'll
and was not able to attend the conference.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The cable re-
ports that seven of the eight terms Of
peace between China and Japan have been
agreed on occasion much speculation here
as to the eighth term on which Japan in
sists. Tho japanese legation has received
no cables in many days, and the officials
say they have no information Of the eight
conditions There is no doubt, however
that five Of the most essential conditions
are those given in these dispatches at the
outset of the negotiations-viz, new
Japan China treaty conceding Japan ex-
ira territorial courts in China. but deny
ing the latter country extra territorial
courts in Japan; independence Of Korea
an indemnity of about $500, 900, 600; oo-
cupation Of Port Arthur and Wei Hal Wei
for a term Of years; cession Of the island
of Formosa.
These five terms arc now fully confirm
ed by the later developments Of the con.
ference
Three additional ones have now been
added and these, it is believed, relate to
trade matters. Which one Of these eight
terms Of peace Is the cause Of delay is not
known here.
Evening journal., 1895-04-11
xvilson-HawkIns marriage.

Miss Lille M Hawkins, daughter OF
Conductor aud Mrs Thomas Hawkins.
and Charles Starr Wilson, were married
Yesterday. rhe ceremony took place at
noon, In the First Unitarian Church, Rev.
It. alexander Bowser officiating.
organist Roberts, of the church,
played the wedding march
The bride, who wore 8 handsome tan.
colored travelling gown, was unattended.
The ushers were william Taylor.
Frank P Hawkins, Harry F. Hawkins
AID Samuel Wilson The wedding cere.
mony was followed by luncheon at the
home of the brides parents, No. 1907
Market street
Among the guests were Judge and
Mrs j Frank Ball, Rev. and Mrs
Alexander 7 Bowser. Mrs. Lille Grubb.
DR. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs L Larson.
Emil Larson, Mr. aud Mrs Wilson
Palmer. Mr. and Mrs James l. Price.
Miss Matte Perkins, Miss Mable Price,
Miss Helen Price, Miss Mary Wilson,
Miss Helen Wilson, Miss Sarah Wilson,
Miss Irene Hillegas, the Misses Williams,
Thomas B Lewis, Mr. and Mrs Samuel
Dixon and Mr. andMrs. Thomas f.
Hawkins
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have gone on 8
wedding trip south