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The morning times., 1896-02-13
WAS 1T A HoLD-UP?
Gateman Davis Says He Saw Footpads
at Their Work
Couldn't Leece the Crossing.

Gsteinan Davis of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road whc stardS watch at New Jersey
afenac, tolG the police last night that a
mao bad been knocked down and robbed
in Garfield PARK. A gentleman. he sad.
passed into the park soCn after dark
Three men rushed out OF the shadow.
throues the glare of an electric light
knocked down their victim. and the cries
OF the man showed that the foctpGds were
gon. though his clothes.
The gatemaE could not go to the rescue
for tn. reason that he could not leave the
gates, especially as the headlight of an
approach in;; engine then came into view.
All sounds of the trouble in the park
were sienced by the noise of the wheels,
aud yglieu things at the gate had quieted
down, tlso incident i'll the park seemed to
have beet closed.
The rohce visited the spot indicated by
the g;4teman, but found no signs of
struggle. though the information is con-
sid,,red perfectly reliable by the police,
and they will make thorough investga-
ton Up to late hour last night no.
body reported having been held up IN
that part of the city.
The morning times., 1896-02-13
FUNNY WAR INCIDENTS
Some of the Amusing Things In
Soldiers Life.

At one of the engagements In Ienuesseea
Confederate captain was detailed TO support
a battery The Federal troops made q
fierce assault and carried off one OF the guns.
The officer was furious over the loss of the
gun, and swore that his men should charge
and recapture it. One of the priyates,
who now lives near this place, said, Look
here. captain. if the Confederate govern
ment must have gun propose we chip IN
and buy one, says the Warrent0n Virginian-
hungry Confederate OF thename john
ston walked into a farmhouse while tue
family were seated at the supper table The
farmer had been troubled so much with
soldiers that he concluded not TO invite
the man to partake of the meal with him
but to make conversation said to the
Confederate: what is your uame?''
"Take-a-bite replied the soldier.
What repeated the farmer, "Take-a-
bite?''
Thanks said the soldier, las y,u insist,
believe viii eat something" aud satdown
at the table.
A slim specimen of a North Carolinian left
she ranks OF his regiment while passing
The morning times., 1896-02-13
DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES.
No Suspicious Circumstances in the
Death of Mrs. Keeley.


Death of Mrs. Keeley.
Mrs. Snsannah Keeley died from natural
causes. As lold in The Times yesterday,
this woman died suddenly and without
medical aid at the home of her husba I'D.
Charles keeley, on the Brightwood road.
IL was impossible to diagnose the cause
of the death. and Coroner Hammett di-
recied that an autopsy be held. This WAS
conducted yesterday at Wise's undertaking
rooms.
The knife of the surgeon revealed that
Mrs. Keeley died Immediately from asphy
2ia, due to the lodgmeBt of a foreign body
in the trachea. The immediate cause Of
death was tubercular laryngitis.
The stomach OF the woman was distended
with food, and in the night she had been
seized with fit Of coughing. A piece of
food was thus forced into the trachea, and
she died without being able TO tell any
member of her family what allied her.
Coroner Hanimetf gave a certificate in ac-
cordance with these facts.
The morning times., 1896-02-13
OVERRIDING Ii.

Now, I maintain said Miss Strong,
''that there is no place filled by man
which a woman cannot fill. Is that COM
prehensiye enough?''
s.It is very comprehensive" replied M
Northside, .but ( am prepared to go still
further in advocacy of woman's ability.
Are you?''
"Yes, L am. On the seat of a street car,
for Instance. she can filitwo men 5 places"
-Pittshurg Chronicle-Telegraph-
The morning times., 1896-02-13
DETECTIVE NOT NEEDED.
Only a Farmers Accident at Keleher's s
Stable, Resulting in Blows.

Detective Boyd was called on last night
to straighten out a slight tanble at
Keleher's stable on Eighth street. The
fire was not commensurate with the smoke,
and the detective did not go into action.
The trouble was caused by country
man from whom the Kelehers have been
buying corn. This son of the soil drove
up to the stable, backed his team over the
brick walk and collided with the doors OF
the structure with such violence that they
were broken it. The frame work ON which
the doors were swung was smashed.
One of the Keleher brothers demonstrated
with the countryman. Blows resulted,
and hence the call for help. When Boyd
reached the place the countryman had ss
capped.
The morning times., 1896-02-13
1t was Her business.

Servant Ito nlistressl-I don't care to
have you go out in this weather in that
dress.
Misress-Well, declared What is it
your business what dress l wear when
go out?
Servant-Ibeg your pardon, but you prom
tsed to give me that dress when you are
through with IL; so ] guess I've got some
thing TO say about it.-Texas Siftings.
The morning times., 1896-02-13
RECORD OF THE COURTS.

Criminal Court No. 2-Justice Cox-Sam-
uel Motcn. larceny; verdict not auil5y.
Minnie Williams, adultery: verdict lot
guilty. Oscar Judd and Joseph Kicks,
bousebreakiDg; verdict. Kicks guilty, Judd
not guilty. sentence, Kicks Albany three
years, order to restore property TO Isaac
Levy. ArInstead Washington, adultery:
nolle prosecute.
The morning times., 1896-02-13
LADIES PREFER THE RAMBLER.

through Frop: RoyaLand.approachin lady
standing ON her porch, made the following
comprehensive request: Miss, will you
please give me drink of water? 1 am SO
hungry 1 don't know where / am to sleep
tonight"
The morning times., 1896-02-13

They See Queer Things in Kentucky
Todson Broderick OF Bridgeyille the other
day caught white rat that is a curiosity
It is covered with lanS, white wool closely
resembling that of lamb. But the most re-
marka bic feature is its nose, which is pro-
loneed into snout three inches long The
rat uses the snout much after the manner
OF an elephant, being able to coil it and
feed itself, th-ow it over its hack and
squirt water through it for considerable
distance -Cynthlana Democrat
The morning times., 1896-02-13
MINOR POLICE ITEMS.

Edward Jones, thirteen-year-old news
boy, was arrested yesterday afternoon by
Officer Herndon, charged with the larceny
of walking stick from Nathan Sickles, a
cigar dealer. ~
The morning times., 1896-02-13

Louisa Tyler. coIored, forty five years
of age, was brought to the First precinct
station-house last night and locked up
on the charge of being a person of unsound
mind. She was found by officers of the
Eighth precinct wandering about near
Brightwood, and as she could not give
ineligible replies TO their questions
she was taken into custody and held for
examination as to her mental condition.
The morning times., 1896-02-13


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Monda
The morning times., 1896-02-13

An alarm of fire was turnedin last night
by Officer Payne from box 12 about 7:30
for small blaze in house No. 725 r
street northwest. The house lis occupied
by Henry u. Avery, and owned by Walter
H. Acker. The blaze WAS sGuelched by the
firemen with hand grenades.
The morning times., 1896-02-13
WHENCE COME THE BoxEs2
Authorized Charity Officers Advise
That Mites Be Withheld.
.For the Poor of Washington"

Superintendent Of Charities Tracey will
take up today the consideration OF the pub
lie contribution boxes, which, as puhlishedln
The Times of Tuesday, are thought by the po-
lice to be spurious.
Colonel Tracey has been thinking over the
question deeply since the publication OF the
article In The Times and has talked with
large number of people interested III charity
work, but has found no one who can throw
any light on these mysterious boxes. NO
body knows for what charity they are IN
tended. Neither does any one know VINO
receives and expends the contributions.
Everyone who has spoken on the subject
looks with suspicion on these honest-iooklng
little boxes with their pathetic appeal,
For the purchase of medicines for the poor
of Washington"
Today. Colonel Tracey will have al inter
view with Major Moore and Inspector
Holliuberger. and strong effort will be
| made to get at the bottom OF the mystery.
7 IT is understood to be the wish OF the author
| lied officers of charity that the public with
| hold it's patronage from these receptacles
| till the object of the charity is determined
o -
Only sympathy.
There seems to be strong sympathy be
| tween her and the audience. l wonder
why?''
| "Perhaps because there is nothing be
| tween them detroit Tribune.
The morning times., 1896-02-13


throughout Ct leading statesmen
ed to
The morning times., 1896-02-13
MUNYON'S PLEDGE
He Will Positively Cure Each and Every Case
Which He Accepts for Treatment. He
Will Take None but Durable Cases

The Public is nvited the examination and advice abso
lutely free of charge; the patients may procure
their remedies at the office at their drugg sts
ornot at ail--there is obligation
to spend penny
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
Probably One Hundred People Killed Dur
ing the Storm in Michigan.

Probably One Hundred People Killed Dur.
ing the storm in Michigan.
Oxford, Mich, May 2G. From re-
ports that continue to come in from
adjacent points the full force Of the
fierce wind that swept this part OF
Oakland county is beginning to be APP
preciated. Everywhere is devastation.
Villages that we're yesterday the homes
of contenteo citizens are to-day desc
late places, and MANNED and bruised
fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters
mourn for those who met death in the
twisting, grinding, resistless wind.
The death roll in this vicinity may
run 10 the hundredth mark, for many
homes that we're on the edge of the
cyclone suffered from its fury.
At lakewood, hamlet five miles
north of Oxford, having population
of about 200, not house is left stand
ing. The two churches are fiattened to
the earth.
The path of the storm was between
half and three fourths of mile wide
and it extended in nearly straight
course eastward for over distance of
80 miles.
A remarkable circumstance is that
buildings in close proximity to each
other were blown in opposite directions,
some being swept northward and others
southwark.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28
me nishop aad nsen there.

That pretty little Harris Carlisle
story about the Senator from Tennessee
paying for his luncheon with a poker
chip and afterward putting the joke on
the Secretary of the Treasury is
eclipsed by new yarn that Mr.. Car
Isle is telling his friends in Washing
ion, says the New York Press. In
Bishop Dudley's church, when the col
lection was taken up, one of the yes
trymen inadvertently dropped into the
plate a poker chip for silver dollar.
Overcome with modification he hur-
ried into the bishops room after SER
vice and said:
"Bishop, l don't know how in the
world it happened, but do you know l
dropped a poker chip into the plate.
How ii ever got into my pocket | can
not imagine. Here is half dollar; l
want to redeem it. +"
"Not at that price, Brother Blank,
said the bishop, with smile. "It is
blue chip; cost you 81. 50.n
Brother Blank looked ut him in sur
prise. "But, bishop, he said, "how
in the world do you know a blue chip
is worth 81. 50?'
Remember, Brother Blank, am
the bishop of Kentucky"
The veatryman paid the 81. so and
departed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

A Buffalo man who was visiting
Cleveland friends not long ago found
good deal Of fault with our smoky at
mosphere His friends humored him
in his crusade and added largely TO
his smoky lore.
Have you seen the new style Of
veils?" queried Friend No. l.
What are they?" innocently re-
sponded No. ..
"Polka dots with no visible means
Of connection.
How are they nader" inquired the
Buffalo man.
"They are just SCOT fakes arranged
in regular order. We have one Chin
ney down town that turns 'em out in
patterns to suit. They slide wire
screen over the mouth Of the chimney,
tho furnace gives an automatic puff,
and 10. the flakes fall in exactly the
pattern desired. The waiting lady on
the street below has only to turn her
face skyward"---
Say" said the Buffalo man, tits
too bad there's proposed law against
treating in this State. would like so
to invite both you fellows out
But he said no more about the smoke
nuisance. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28
u0RM roR IS.l.lo nMoWN.
Appointed superintendent of the st'

Appointed superintendent OF the stone
Crusher by the street and Sewer Directors.
Samuel Jones ia the reputed con-
tractor for the erection of Il porch on
property owned by Miss Newin on the
west side of French street between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth. He ap-
pears to be doing the work without a
permit from the building inspector aud,
that formality aside. the work is said
to be contrary to the law. The matter
was referred TO Street Commissioner j.
II. Lewis by the Directors of tho Street
and Sewer Department at the meeting
Tuesday night.
Tho board cancelled tine sewer liens
against tho properties of Charles s.
Horn, j. b. Ritchie and Louis Kaiser.
An important opinion was received
from City Solicitor Hartman in regard
to the removal of water pipes When
the Street and Sewer Department lays
a sewer and finds water pine in the
way, the usual course is that the pipe
is moved by the Water Department,
which, however, sends a bill for the
work to the Street and Sewer Depart
ment. Mr. IIarman's opinion is that
whoever moves the pipe should pay for
it, whether the one who moves it is a
private citizen or a co ordinate body of
the city government Under this
ruling the Water Department should
foot the bills for the pipe moved by it..
a communication was received from
Charles l.. Gabke offering to sell a por-
ton of his property at the southeast
corner of Fifteenth and Market streets
for 81, 200. The strip is eight feet wide
and cuts off portion of the dwelling
house at the corner. The offer was not
accepted.
The directors looked over the pro
posed agreement under which the Will
mington City Railway %. is to be
allowed to lay its tracks from Fourth
and Pine streets TO Third and thence
down Third to the bridge. 1t will be
submitted to the city solicitor.
Upon motion of Mr.. Chambers Isaac
Brown was appointed at a salary Of SO
month to have charge of the stone
breaker. He is to be retained as long
rs needed. Mr.. Chambers also favored
the appointment of timekeeper on tbs
department work, but no action was
taken on his suggestion.
William Lawton of the North Side
Improvement Co. requested early action
towards paving the boulevard FROM
Eighteenth street to Elliott avenue.
The secretary reported collections OF
SLOT. II; the city auditor, SIT. so. The
city treasurer rerorted tho balance in
bank to be ?li3, 9Gi. 81.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28
THE NETS" AGAIN vANOUISHED.
Freedman's Giants Moved Down by tn,
Wilmington club Tuesday,

Frcedinnn's Giants Moved Down by the
Wilmington club Tuesday.
President Freedman's Atlantic
League Giants had blood in their eyes
Tuesday afternoon when they entered
the Union street grounds for the second
game With the Wilmington club. The
locals had no trouble in taking the first
game on Monday with Jerry Nops in
the box and Tuesday tbey felt equally
as confident with doc" Amole pitch
ing. The latter knew the abilities of
his fellow. players and he pitched a
creditable game his record being seven
strike.outs and no bases on balls while
Bowen the crack pitcher from Man
haitian Island had no strike-outs and
gave four bases on balls. Spratt again
distinguished himself in centre field.
He accepted four chances without an
error while a run and hit are also
credited to him. Newell and Con-
naughton led in batting, each making
three hits. 1t was a game Of sharp
fielding rather than heavy hitting and
was exciting from start to finish. The
NETS" frequently complained about
the decisions of Umpire Hoggins who
appeared to be a trifie off at times.
But the home team suffered equally as
much as the visitors. Wilmington
won the game by good playing. but the
NETS" were close upon their heels
and in the ninth inning it looked as IL
the score would at least he tied. But
IL wasn't and at the close of the con-
test tho GOO spectators applauded lust
lily. The acore
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

The closing exercises will be held at
the State College for Colored Stu
dents at Dover this afternoon. The
programme follows: Music, Harper 8
Brass Band; prayer, Bishop Ben iamin
4. Ruley; chorus, my country 'tis of
thee;'' defamation, "The Black Regi-
ment," Cora Moore, Wilmington; dec
lamation, Liberty" Howard Day
Young, Argo; music, Harper's Brass
Band; defamation, 1.-THE Natural and
Moral World" Martin w. Webb, Ber-
lin, Md. defamation, American
Liberty" j. Raymond Jones, Laurel;
defamation, VALLEY Forge" Charles
+. Tharp, Harrington; chorus; adj
dress, ',rhe Golden Mean" Mrs. Fan
ME NJ. j. Coppin, principal of tho
Institute for Colored Youth, Philadel-
phia; music, Harper's Brass Band I;
awarding of prizes, by Hon. Charles Il.
Lore, president of the Board of Trus-
tees: scholarship prize of $40, to the
student who has maintained the high
est average in all studies for the year.
given by Bethel a. M. +. Church,
Wilmington; first prize for excellence
in shop work, $40, given by the fac
ulty; second prize for excellence in
shop work, 80, given by Haven NJ. Il.
Church, Wilmington; first prize for
English defamation, $40, given by
Ezion M. L. Church, Wilmington
second prize for English defamation,
s., given by Rev. j. Il. Sargent, Viii
mington; chorus; henediction.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

The annual session of State Council,
senior Order 0. U. A. M will con.
enc at Georgetown to day. About
% delegates from Wilmington will at
tend the session. There will be several
members present from Kent and Sussex
counties. The order is looming in Sus-
sex county. Ore new council has re-
Gently sbeen instituted and two Others
There has within the past year been
introduced in tho order new feature,
wn'sn p anbt tha aHa P oi hrng n
many members into the order. The
several councils are now paying $3.50 at
death of members.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

The following official notice from the
office of Postmaster General William
L. Wilson has been received by Post
master Moore; "My attention having
been called to the fact that certain
money lending concerns are advertising
TO loan money TO railway postal clerks,
letter carriers and other government
employees, taking note therefor, and
an order upon the paying postmaster
authorizing the amount to be withheld
from the clerks salary in the event Of
his failure to pay the note at maturity,
l desire to state on behalf of the Post
office Department that such agreements
are disapproved, that paying postmas
tors are forbidden 10 recognize the
orders guaranteeing the payment of
such notes, and that individuals or
companies loaning money to employees
of this department under any such
guarantee will receive no aid or assist
ance in the collection OF their ac-
counts -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28
ATLANTIC LEAGUE PROSPEROUS.



Exceeded.
Manager d. A. Long OF the Whining
ton Base ball Club was asked Tuesday
by reporter of The Gazstte to
make statement concerning the con-
dltion and affairs Of the Atlantic
League. Az his club has played in
every city in the circuit since the open
ing Of the season, and as he 10 a close
observer, he undoubtedly knows great
deal about the affairs OF the league.
1.-THE league ia 10 excellent condi-
tion. - he said. EVERY club is ON a
solid basis and the support ia excel
lent, considering that We have had
considerable bad weather. The mem
beers of the league are more than pleased
with the result.
Hartford is the hest drawing city
in the circuit. The average attendance
there ia from l, 800 to !, 600 people at
each game. The last game we played
there was seen by 2,400 people, and
the best people in the city at that. And
the attendance there Ia growing, as is
also the case in the other cities Patsr-
son ia drawing remarkably we'll. So is
New Haven, and at Newark there is
no cause for complaint In Whining
I'LL thp hbNubhdhNO ibSs any
can see that more people are continually
becoming interested in the club, and
the support gives promise of being ex-
cellent during the major portion OF the
season. Interest in the Metropolitan
Club is also growing and no complaint
is heard from that quarter In fact,
absolute satisfaction is heard all along
the line.
1.-THE only real good grounds are in
New York City the Polo grounds-a
Wilmington. The Paterson field is
fair, and by the middle of the season
the grounds in New Haven, Hartford
and Newark will be in good condition.
Our league teams are made up oil
flrstic class players and good games are
the rule and not the exception. Each
| club is striving for the pennant and
before the season is over there will
undoubtedly be II pretty and interest
inglrace.
'fWilmingtonians will have the ex-
ceptional opportunity in the next tive
weeks of seeing all Of the league clubs
infthis city, and the prospects are thai
at the end Of that time our team vii
have moved up in tbs race. ~
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28
PHILADELPnIa AFFAIRs.

Bridget O'Luughlin, aged Ga years,
died Tuesday of Injuries received in
being struck by trolley car.
Alfred Vonneids shot his wife three
times Tuesday and then fired bullet
into his own breast. The woman died
about midnight
Charles j. Weckman, aged years.
died Tuesday of injuries received
Saturday, when he was run over by a
Reading railroad car.
Thomas W. Harris and Frank Les
Glide, Of the Merchants Secret Service
System, were convicted Tuesday of
devising scheme to defraud through
the mails
William Green, colored, who pleaded
guilty to murder of the second degree
in killing Ivan Brooks, colored, has
been sentenced to serve II years in the
Eastern Penitentiary.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

Arthur @. Melette Ex-Governor Of
South Dakota is dead.
Four business houses in Dallas, Tex,
were burned Monday night, the loss
reaching 500, 600.
Michael Crosby and Bernard McHugh
were drowned in the Charles river at
Cambridge, Mass, Monday.
The Union Depot, hotel and other
property at Fort Worth, Tex, were
burned Monday; loss 500. 000
A Pan Handle switch engine ran into
wagon belonging to the Howe Great
London Circus in Chicago Tuesday
morning smashing the wagon and in
Turing its five occupants three Of
them probably fatally.
A fire ut Deseronto. Ont, Monday
night, destroyed the Rathhun Go. q
flour mill, storehouse and elevator, the
shingle and lumber docks, Catholic
church aud about 100 dwellings. The
total loss will exceed $500, 600.
The President Tuesday, gent to the
Senate the nominations Of Lieut..
Samuel 0. Lemley to be judge advocate
general of the navy with the rank of
captain; Lieutenant. Colonols S. S.
sumner Sixth Cavalry and N. d. Van
Valzah Twenty fourth Infantry, to he
colonels in the army.
Edward Bethel, member of the
Boston Grand Opera House Stock Co.,
died at the jail in Hartford, Conn,
Tuesday, of cerehro spinal meningitis.
On April Goth, Bethel, while in
drunken frenzy, fired four shots ut his
wife and at Dallas Tyler, member of
W. II. Cranes company.
The Senate committee on finance de-
cided Tuesday to recommend the re-
lection Of the nomination of William
II. Fowle to be collector of the Lynch
burg, Va, district, to succeed Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee, appointed consul
general to Havana. Both the Virginia
Senators opposed confirmation.