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Evening journal., 1896-11-02
Town Nearly Wiped out.

RUsHvILLE, Ind, Nov. q The create,
part Of the business portion of the town
of Manila, 12 miles southeast of this city,
was wipod out by the most disastrous fire
in its history. Fire broke out in the
butcher shop of S S. Green, in the like
building, and before checked two blocks
Of frame business rooms in the streets
were consumed. The town has no fire de-
partment and Rushville was called on
for aid The total loss will be over s4O,-
600, on which there was but 81, 200 insur-
anca
Evening journal., 1896-11-02
SPORTING NEWS NOTES.

The Franklin A. c. defeated the Fair
view A. G. Juniors on Saturday by the
score of s to 0. The features OF the
game were the fine tackling of Cough
lin and Newell, and the thirty-five-
yard run OF Connor, of the Franklin.
The Franklin club wishes to receive
challenges from any 110-pound team in
the state. Send challenges to Edward
Connor, manager, No. 102 South Frank
lin street
Manager ID. A. Long. who owned and
managed the Wilmington Baseball Club
last season. and who, since the season
closed, has been hunting in the North
ern woods, returned to this city Satur-
day afternoon. He Is unable to say
whether he will play his team next
year in Reading or this city, and no is
here for the purpose of looking over
the ground before making a decision.
The Wilmington High School foot
bali team Will go to Philadelphia to-
morrow afternoon to play the team of
the Central Manual Training High
School.
The Pastime Athletic Club. OF Will
mington, and the keystone Senate, Of
Henry Clay, played a game of football
In which neither side scored on Satur-
day.
This has been a poor season for the
local football teams. the attendance
having been very small.
The Warren and Armory football
teams will play at Front and Union
streets tomorrow afternoon.
The duck-shooting season on the
5usquehanna opened to-day. The Wild
celery on fhn river iq "a hundnuf and fho
ducks are plentiful The open season
lasts until April the shooting days
until January ! being Monday. We'd
iesday and Friday. After January 1
saturday will be added.
Evening journal., 1896-11-02
neath Follows a right.

PRovIpENcE, Nov .. 2.-Joseph W. Starr,
a motormhR employed by the Union Street
Railway company, died as the result of
injuries received in a fight with Edward
Mosoloy, a oolored laborer, who boarded q
car on the Prairie Avenue line. At the
carhouse he was asleep and Starr took
hold OF Moseley TO help him or. when be
struck and clinched Starr, who was picked
up unconscious and died soon after. Noso.
Icy was arrested
Evening journal., 1896-11-02
Anarchist Arrested In Paris.

PANS, Nov. "a man named Loy-
mario, who was ont of work, shot ana
seriously wounded a policeman with re-
yolver in the Rue des petits Champs An
other policeman was shot In tho shoulder.
Whom Leyinaire was finally oyarpowered,
he declared himself to be an anarchist The
police have seized lot % anarchist dccu.
ments and literature at his lodgings
Evening journal., 1896-11-02
IznIed NJ q crnasinr

FITCHBURG, Mass, Nov. O. "A sad ia
tality happened nt SHIRLEY when two Ian
caster ladies, Grace Maynard and Louise
Soribner, were struck by west bound ox-
press, which dashed out from behind a
freight train thoy were waiting TO pass
Miss Soribner was instantly killed. Miss
Maynard was brought TO the hospital
here, severely injured internally, The
horse was killed and the carriage shattor-
cd Miss Maynard had one foot quite
badly crushed.
Evening journal., 1896-11-02
CHAMPION SHOT on THE WORLD.

CHAMPION SHOT OF THE WORLD.
Miss Annie Oakley writes: Myself an
many OF the Buffalo Bill wild West Co
ave given Aliens FoOt-Easc the powdo
o shake into the shoes, a most thoroug
a Snq no9 oro o@n ht4bnss'y ones o say inaI II a9e pc
family takes the sting out Of Corns an
8unions. Aliens foOt-lase As a cortai
cure for swollen, smartinE. ACHING. bills
tered or sweating feet. Sold - an drug
lists ana shoe stores 25c. Sample sen
EREE; Address Allen S. Olmsted. l.
Rov n Y
Evening journal., 1896-11-02
Card Of Thanks.

Wilmington, Del. July 16. 1896.
A. Jaslowsky. Esq.
General Agent for the Maasachus-
etts Benefit Life Association,
Dear Sir; Allow me to express my
sincere thanks for the prompt manner
In which you settled the clasm Of One
Hundred Dollars on the life OF my
boy, Paul Radek. The total premiums
paid were only s1.14. II he had been
insured In one OF the weekly compan-
les ! would have only drawn s29 and
would have had TO pay 2S cents
month, while Ia the
Evening journal., 1896-11-02
The rIorIdn Stocl-tone.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. ?. - The
Stooktons Of this city are interested in the
Telfair claim, now pending in the English
courts. They claim the interest of Julia
Ielfair, who was their mother. Mr.. T.
7. Stockton says he has paid little atten
tion to the claim, but understands the es
tate now amounts to many millions Of
To1fore
Evening journal., 1896-11-02
.Three Chlidren Drovned.

STEuBENvILlE, o, Nov. Mrs John
snyder and three children Of this city were
in carriage ON the upper ferryboaT yes
terday. The horse became unmanAgeable
and hscked into the river with the occu-
pants Mrs snyder was rescued, but the
three children were drowned.
Evening journal., 1896-11-02
An Arohbishopric For ISeane.

ROME, Nov. .. 1t Is asserted here that
the pope Will raise the diocese Of Buffalo
to metropolitan SEQ, with jurisdiction
over Rochester, Syracuse and Elmira. The
pope, it is said, will appoint Bishop
Keano former rector Of the Catholic uni
versity at Washington, as titular arch
Evening journal., 1896-11-02
DELAWARE COLLEGE DEFEATED

The Delaware College football eleven
was defeated by the eleven OF the WI
mington Conference Academy. of
Dover on Saturday, at Riverview, by
a score Of - to 10. In the first half
the college team played rather poor
game, but in the second half braced up
and aroused some interest in the con-
test
Evening journal., 1896-11-02
Spain Neods $40. GOO. 600 MOro.

MADRID, Nov. 2. "A credit Of SO, 600, =.
600 pesetas (about $40, GOO, 0o0) will short
ly be sanctioned by the Spanish govern
ment for naval works
Evening journal., 1896-11-02
DEATH OF A CHESTER COUNTY
FARMER

Ashmore P. Lovett, a well-known
farmer of Chester county, died yester-
day morning at Landenberg. Mr.. Lovett
was about 60 years OF age, and had
suffered for sometime from lung trouble
Evening journal., 1896-11-02
LIorNsr AppnInArroNs.


NOTICE.. THOMAS A. MURPHY.
the tenant and occupant OF the house
situated at No. lll3 Lombard street In the
Eighth ward in the city Of VIII
mington, county Of New Castle,
and State OF Delaware. In compli-
ance with the requirements of the acts OF
the General Assembly IN such case made
and provided, do hereby give notice that /
shall apply I'm writing TO the Court OF
General Sessions OF the Peace and Jail
Delivery Of the State OF Delaware IN and
for New Castle county on Monday, the
10th day of November. 1896. being the next
term OF said court. for "a license for said
house. as an inn or tavern. for the sale
therein Of intoxicating liquors In less
quantities than one quart, TO be drunk on
the premises. and the following respect
able citizens Of said ward, az least twelve
OF whom are substantial freeholders OF
said ward, recommend the said applica-
ton, VIZ.
John McCaully. Jr.. Michael Il. Donahuo
Charles Schnurrer, Ernest Ackermann,
q, Moynihan, John n. McKeon,
John IT. DeVine, William HassOn,
Christ Weingarten. Frank Caldwell
William III. Snrague, william g. Bennett,
John A. ROmmcl. A. McClOskey. Jr.
Samuel Wallace, Bernard Donohue
John c. Strauss III. SChcchlnger.
Jacob Burkl. Thomas n. Starr,
Christopher Cole, Thomas Kelly.
Charles M. Pcrcc, John Groves,
John j. Quinn.
THOMAS A. MURPHY
Evening journal., 1896-11-02
- ca.t..n - Id nomhnr.

BOMBAY. Soy. "A largo cotton ware
house has BEEN hurnel horo and 35, 600
bales ui oot'rn sfra destroyed
Evening journal., 1896-11-02
ANNUAL PREACHERS' MEETING


The Local Preachers and Exhorters
Association, OF Wilmington Conference,
viii hold its thirty-eighth annual meet
ing at Cheswold on November 20. and
will continue in session for three days.
Evening journal., 1896-11-02

THOMAs a. MuRPHY.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22
Ross E:Nncditiou.
drrom AIacmi,,an,s ,,on,,

VI iolli AidcllllllanS Magazine
Ross expedition was the most success
lul oil all ever undertaken in this region
but his ships spent three seasons i'm th,.
antarctic. The appearance of the two
rival expeditions on tile ground chosen.
ana made public many months i'm al-
vance FOR the scene of opera lions of tho
English ships. caused Ross to change
his plans, and he accordingly selected
Il point much more TO the eastward QT0
degrees easD from which to make his
dash for the pole. The meridian chosen
was That in which l'alcny had found
open water in latitude CO degrees, and
II was this fact that determined Ross
on his choice of ground. He spent three
successive seasons in the icepack. retir-
ms northward ms the winter approached.
and turning his vessels prows TO the
south again on the approach of spring.
1t would be impossible 20 indicate n
1.-THE of the notable occurrences and
discoveries of these three expeditions.
and II is a great pity that Ross own
narrative, one of the most interesting
records OF one of the most interesting
experiences has never been rcpublishcti
for the benefit of Il generation Of read
crs unborn when the original edition was
issued in 1917. The first of The three
excursions was the most memorable 1t
was in this that the ships discovered and
took possession OF Victoria Land. sight
ed and named Mounts 1jrcbus and
Terror, besides many others of less al
titudc, with the Parry Mountains in the
back ground in latitude 20 degrees south.
and traced the ice barrier in latitude IS
degrees for 200 or 800 miles. They had
no lack of exciting incidents due 10 fogs.
gales. snowstorms and the proximity OF
loose bergs, to keep them from being
bored by the unending stretch of an i'm
penetra BILE wall 200 fee. out OF the water.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22
ALL SD1tFS.

,rn The best corks come from Algeria.
mere are 2.5OU,OO acres of corI, rorasts Il,
that country. 90" III
c, I.cc' snip has been constructed in
n,"'h' with the standing rigging. as
wen as bull. all of steel.
IN burlington, y. j., Il man wus con
,a,,''s 'l"r drtnkenness) 10 attend thirty
ma ,, ''nr,, lectures. He attended one
ana has reformed. o''e
,on"r'usai will celebrate next vo,r tho
,V'.n anniversary Of Vasco de CANA.
sc'''Hg out on his VOYAGE aroma thn
~, 81 GOOD Hope to India
rnl hlNcr claims the smallest potor
H. "e . hi'ed States IN the person of
'u,'eS Gardner. who Is only ~ inches
III re was born in England I'm 1870
~, 10 america in 1851. since when
can overlook his past" signed ,he
ifieNed and mortified youn,. woman
alteI careful inspection of the ring sho
mas JUST received from her lover ..b,t
own am bitterly disappointed win hts
present. The diamond was puste-CbI-
caso Tribune. ~'''-
lewiston AIc) man borrowed n
~ a "''' battery Tor treatment of his
rheumatism. After he had been curnd
DS application of the battery he disrnv-
cred That he had never turned on thc
current once. He had simply taken
liolu ol the handle and faith did the rest
ne parrot seems. Of all birds, to talk,
ne most Intelligent interest in music
ior GOOD one Will reproduce ~ tune
WIN Sfeat accuracy. and the attention
'heN SNOW To almost any form Of music
especially when of Il simple ana tuncf,ll
character, seems to prove a keen appre-
citation.
treek papers say that the Gern)a n
Emperor will attend the OLYMPIC games
ms year. His Majesty will go to Ath>
ems from the Island OF Corfu The news
surprises some members of the court
circle of Berlin, as II was known that the
Emperor for 4 long time had not mani
Tested great favor toward his relatives
at the Greek court
Dimmck. the English elephant
catcher knows more of the habits of
that animal than any other living man.
He Is supposed to be the original Of
kipling's Peterson Sahib" He saws
that but tWenty-four white elephants
have been caught since the commence
mcnt of the Christian era.
y lawyer down in Biddcford, Me. is
said TO be afflicted with an unusual ma
MIA. and that Is for collecting, lanterns.
SO long has the craze continued that his
house IS filed with everything from q
bicycle lantern to the kind used on the
dashcr OF II carriage. The mans bust
ness frequently takes him TO Boston, and
at every trip he brings home from one
TO five lanterns and adds them to his
collection. In many cases the craze
drains his rocketbook, and he fully
realizes his folly. but he Is unable to re-
strain himself.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22

Wilmington. n. c.. Feb. 2i.-At Il
meeting; OF the board of Aldermen of
this city. held tonight. the following
resolutions were adopted unanimously:
Whereas. The people Of Cuba arc en-
gagged in II heroic Str,ggie to throw off
tine oppressive yoke offSpain and cs,,ub-
lish their national Independence: and
Whereas. The Cuban patriots have es-
tablished Il Republican form of Govern
ment. composed of men OF the highest
distinction and honor. and have effect
ually carried out through their libcrat-
ing army tine various orders OF the Re
public. and
Whereas. 1t Is feared that the advent
OF CaP;ainGcneral Wcylcr VIII be the
signal for the reinauguration of the bar
barous atrocities which characterized
the war of 1865.
Resolved. by the Board of Aldermen
of the city of Wilmington. That we cx-
tend to the patriots of Cuba our sin
ccrc sympathy in their fight for liberty:
and
Resolved. That we respectfully request
the President of the United States to
take the proper steps To insure TO the
citizens and soldiers OF Cuba The rights
of bclliscrents under the rules of mod
crn warfare. ana
Resolved. That Il copy of these rcsolu-
tons. duly attested, be forwarded to
the President Of the United States and
the Secretary OF the Department of
State.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22
They Paid Their Bills ana Departed,
tu pcuco.

thursday night two young men, who
mad been In the employ OF the Atlantic
ana Danville railroad. at West Norfolk.
lett their positions and a number of
unpaid biils as well as Il board bill be-
hlhu them. and came to this city ell
route TO Norfolk. They had not been
here long when q phone message was
received asking that they be arrested
FheN were sitting quietly at the ferry
wharf. with their satchels waiting for
the 1915 boat to come In when officer
Culpepper walked in and asked them to
take walk with him They were car
ried to the county Jail. where they were
locked up. Yesterday they paid all the
DIS and left in peace. saddcr and wiser
men.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22
THE wIcElEpNEss OF SLEEPING.
Some Ofthe Notions which We're I'm.
tcrtmimed Year. AGO.
(l'rom the London Spectator)

(f'rom the London Spectator)
That idea WAS almost dominant, i'm re-
lGious society 60 years ago, and some
times assumed forms wci:.., If not ridic-
uicus. were ut least quaint. Ii was. FOR
instance, lheld to be wrong FOR any but
the aged to sit in easy chairs. not. as is
now Nainly imagined. from any isnar;lnt
ideas as to the injury done to the figure.
hut because "lolloping" bctrvtvcd n
blamcworthy tendency 10 ease ana self
indulgence. That was the origin also
of the extraordinary prejudice against
taking any extra sleep The old knew
well that sleep. when sleel, is not need
ed, l. to the young the most wcarisomc
or all obcdienccs. but. nevertheless.
thcy believed tina to wish 10 sleep more
than strictly regulated time. which.
according to modern hySien!sts. was
100 snort. was q mark of sluggish self
indulgence, and il was visited. there
fore, with moral reprobation
Early rising was cXtravagantly prais
ed. not because il heightened the day.
ior me early riscrs went To bed early,
put because IL was dlsagreeable: and
some curious rules of diet--fur exam, =,
abstinence IT. IN sugar-wcre defended
IN part, upon the same principle. we
nave known girls cut off their curls
aN"wcdly because they were proud of
thom, ana men 20 about In shabby
Cio'heS because. as they averred and h.
ieNed. IL was well, by diminishing com
ioFt, 10 promote serious reelection.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22
PORTSMOUTH n EYYS
a chicken rhier Captured.

Yesterday morning Il negro man came
from Norfolk with sixteen we'll dressed
chickens. carried them TO one OF the
hucksters and sold them for twenty-tlvc
cents u piece. The chickens We're worth
considerable more money than that, and
OFFICER Dickersons attention was called
10 the man. He carried him to the sta
tion where he made several different
statements In regard to where he got
the chickens from. First lie said he
brought them from Sleepy Hole. and be-
ing lurtner questioned he could not tell
where Sleepy Hole was. He next said
thcy came from Norfolk: so he was held
LOT turther examination. Later in the
day phone messing was received from
tiuntersNiiie. stating that n Mr.. --
mad lost quite number of chickens
Thursday night about D. M Officer
curtis. from Norfolk. came over and
Identified the negro as a well-known
Nofioik chicken thief. He Will be held
Tor awhile. He gave his name as Will
Austin.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22
American Newspaper Publishers As.
s0cfntion.

New York. Feb. 21.-The American
Newspaper Publishers Association held
two interesting and important sessions
at the Hotel Brunswick to-day. The
which ended to-day, was re-
garded as one Of the most successful
ever held by the association. The fore
noon was devoted to 4 discussion of
the proposed reduction Cf letter postage
to one cent. The association unani-
mously endorsed the Loud bill.
In the afternoon the following topics
were discussed and referred to the Exc
cutive Committee: Lists OF Advertis-
ing Agents." The Leasing of Special
Wires by Telegraph Companies to
Clubs" and Mailing Machines"
The following officers were elected:
President. c. w. Knapp: Vice President,
u. y. Butler; Secretary. w. C. Bryant;
Treasurer. II. f. Cunnison: Executive
Committee. w. NJ. McRac. II. II. Kauf-
mann, Fred Driscoll, Charles II Taylor,
Jr.. and w. II. Self.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22
wournntIInve Another country.
(From the Boston Budget.)

General Tsongstrec;, In telling Of some
Of his experiences In the war the other
evening, said that during the campaign
OF the Peninsula he never had any OPP
portunity of sleeping except as his corps
was passing him. One night. as he had
dismountcd. leaving his horse In charge
OF his orderly. and going down into the
angles OF one Of those Virginia fences.
he overheard two soldiers talking and
he listened TO them. One soldier said
10 the other: II suppose it's all right
that we should march all night and
fight by day. or course it Is all right
that we should do that. for the love of
country, II nothing else. We should
endure It. I suppose that to be poorly
fed, as we are, we should suffer for the
love OF country. or course we should do
that. And | suppose. when You come
to that. that We should die. If necessary,
for the dove of country. am willing TO.
But there is just one thing i what 10
say. that IL ever live to get out of 1lnis
I'll never have another country"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22
Rolls ofYtrsinin Troop,.

Richmond. Va, Feb. PA meeting of
the History Committee of the Grand
Camp OF Confederate Veterans was held
tonight to consider the matter of secur-
ing from the War Records Office at
Washington copies of the rolls OF the
Virginia troops in the Confederate ser
vice and the question of school his
tory OF the South. Mr. Stubbs infol NAL
~ reported that the Governor had talk
ed the matter over with President Clevc-
land and the latter had expressed inter-
est in the movement. and resolution
was adopted asking the Legislature to
appropriate $4,000 to be used in copy
ing the rolls. II 1t should be found at
any time that the work cJlld be done
for that amount. 1t was deemed ad-
visable to defer the school history mat
ter until there could be secured larger
attendance of the committee.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22

4 grocer in Chaplin. Ky. found a
diamond worth $40 in a barrel Of sugar
Kentucky's standard of adulteration
must be high.-New York Telegram.
Farmers living in the vicinity OF Lake
City. Mich. are seriously talking OF
boycotting that town because of state
ought not TO be allowed in q properly
conducted metropolis. Cows are permit
ted to run loose on the streets OF the
city. and when n farmer with load OF
garden truck or feed stops to do any
trading the COWS gather around his
wagon and eat his stock and more than
his profits. The farmers say they are
not in the free lunch business, and the
cows must be restrained. at least on
market days. or they will trade else
where
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22
Nnvy.ynrd Notes.

The employees of the yard were paid
yesterday for the first half Of February.
The yard will be closed to-day.
The sailors who came here from Cali
fornia will be paid and discharged to-
day.
There is quite force at work on the
Texas both day and night
A small number of men will be called
In Monday to work on her.
The usual Saturday afternoon hop will
be given this afternoon over the gate.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22
rnelr 1aen,i,x Estnhli.hea.

Chattanooga. Tenn. Feb. 21.-A few
days since the remains OF two men
burned beyond recognition were found
lying on the cinder pile OF the Lookout
rolling mill. at Hartman. Tenn. Their
identity was to-day established by soma
miners checks as G. y. Curry, a coal
miner OF Richmond, Va. ana Eranl;
Cil0Zier. of Forestville, n. Y. The men
had evidently gone to sleep on the hot
cinders. the escaping gas from the pile
acting as an anaeSthetic.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22
the british Govcrn,e,

London, Feb. 21.-The Government
has approved the course pursued by the
British south Africa Company and have
appointed Earl Gray to act cojojntlv
with Cecil Rhodes in the administrator
OF the affairs of the territory controlled
by the company in South Africa.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22
Fe,lin the Fire nnd BADLY Burned

Thursday night Il little 1ive-year-old
son OF Mr. a. II. Martin Clerk of the
Norfolk County Court while playing al
his fathers residence. in Berkeley, fell
In the CRATE and burned his fingers and
wrist quite badly; also his forehead. Dr.
Il. II. Parker, of this city. was sent for
and dressed the wounds. which, though
painful are not dangerous.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22
AN ELEGANT LIVERY.
The Fineat Horses and Vehicles TO Sc
Had in this Section

THE PALACE LIVERY STABLES, To-
Gated In Portsmouth, ut COZ and 600 Middle
street, phone 1923, has enjoyed the reputa-
ton Of keeping the finest stock and incest
vehicles to be found in this section. 1t
has steadily grown in favor with the Nor
folk people. and numbers among It's pat
rons some OF the most noteworthy society
ladies and gentlemen. who have found
perfect satisfaction In the teams sent
them. Such stable as THE PALACE Is
Il credit TO any community and we be-
speak q liberal patronage for them.
T ~ tms prHpri s%sv Is an an
found to be obiiging. Polite attendants
go with each vehicle, and 1t must be said
that he has been successful in securing
those who seem to know every nook and
service to be had. and at moderate
charges, always bear in mind
The Palace Livery Stables,
COZ and GOO MIDDLE ST. PORTSMOUTH.
Phone s23. Vehicles sent to Norfolk
without extra charge,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22
Death Of q Child.

Police officer w. S. Digs lost by
death yesterday his little 5-vear-old son.
who had been sick for some time with
scarlet fever. The little fellow had been
lighting for some time between life and
death, but during the past few days he
got much better and tho afflicted parents
wero hopeful of his recovery until yes
terday, when death came and claimed
him as it's victim