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The Yale expositor., 1896-01-24

Gov. Rich has refused to issue re-
QUESTION papers to Oklahoma officials
for the arrest of Hon. j. V. n. Gregory,
of Dexter, who is indicated for recciv-
ing money for deposit in the First
State bank of Perry, Okla. of which
he was president, knowing the bank
to be insolvent. Gregory showed that
he Withdrew from the bank i'm May,
1894, while the crime was alleged to
have occurred in Sept, 1896. He said
that if he was retained as president
of the bank after the first date it was
without his knowledge or consent;
and that he believes the attempt to
get him back to oklahoma is TO extort
money from HIM.
The Yale expositor., 1896-01-24

Pretoria: 1t is officially stated here
that DR.. jameson and the others who
are in prison with him will be released
Internationally by the Transvaal gov
eminent. and that the Uitlanders IN
due course of time will be enabled
make their demands clearly under
stood. 1t is added, however, that
the Transvaal government will re-
sst any form of foreign protec-
ton, either upon the part of
Great Britain or any other country.
They arc firmly resolved TO maintain
the independence of the republic, and
the grievances of the people of the
Rand will be settled when the present
excitement has abated.
The Yale expositor., 1896-01-24

c. Oliver Iselin, owner of the Amer
lean yacht Defender, has sailed foe
Europe and IT. is rumored that he will
meet Lord Dunraven, owner of the
Yalkyrie III, in mortal combat to set
tie a matter of personal honor.
3During an Indian ghost dance" of
the Pawnee tribe in Indian Territory
the famous Cray Horse" claimed to
have made medicine that was bullet
proof, but when tried as an expert
ment on his brother in front of the
council of chiefs, the bullet penetrated
the brothers heart. All of Cray
Horses" cattle and ponies have been
taken from him by the chiefs as a PEN
atty of the murder.
The Yale expositor., 1896-01-24
GENERALITIES.
CLIMPSES OF THE DOING OF
THE BUSY WORLD.
The Venezuela Dispute is Taking on Il
Somewhat More Peaceable Shape
Campos Is Fired from tho Command
OF the Spanish Troops in Cuba.
Tho Venezuelan Boundary Dispute.

The recent developments in the
boundary dispute between Great Brit
ain and Venezuela in which the United
States has become deeply interested
owing to the Monroe doctrine being in
volved seems to point toward an at
tempt on the part of Great Britain to
settle the matter directly with Vene-
zuela or through some other power be-
sides the United States. London
papers are urging the reopening of
diplomatic relations with Venezuela
with the view of direct settlement.
In diplomatic circles at Washington
the impression obtains that the news
contained in the dispatches coming at
this time indicated backdown in
Great Britain's attitude.
A new feature of the case has APP
peared, however, owing to an i'm
portant document published in 1887
having been made public. In this Vene-
zuela repeatedly atfirms that 1T is i'm
possible for her to compromise the
boundary claims by any treaty or con-
vention because of the terms of her
national constitution, which holds that
she cannot in any way or under any
circumstances give up any of the ter
ritory she held when the constitution
was adopted. 1t was her adherence to
this position when governed by Blanco
that largely frustrated the attempts
to arrange IL general treaty between
the Great Britain and Venezuela and
seems to have led to the severance of
diplomatic relations in 1887. Whether
President Crespo will put the same
construction upon the constitution re-
mains to be seen.
Dispatches from Caracas, Venezuela,
say: Another expedition with two can
non is reported to have left George
town, British Guiana, for Cuyuni sta
ton, on the Guiana Venezuela frontier.
This second force is to go to the ex-
IRENE limit of the British claim, though
the colonial Office at London denies
that any force is going there. The
Venezuelan government has been
asked to revoke the charter of the La
Guayara Breakwater~ Co., an English
concern. The rumor that the govern
ment is buying war supplies in Ger
many causes dissatisfaction and much
talk. The people say it is unfair to
the United States in the present crisis,
and that the orders should be placed
with American companies.
A dispatch from Rome says that the
pope has offered to act as arbitrator
between Great Britain and the United
States in the Venezuela matter.
The Yale expositor., 1896-01-24
Three Men Drowned From an Ice Boat.

Arthur GARRISON, of the champion
Baltimore base ball team, John Whit
ney and Allie Malloy, left Bay City for
a trip on Saginaw bay on an ice boat.
They were to have been back in the
afternoon, but did not return within
"a hours and it is feared that they have
gone through some opening in the ice.
kilograms to surrounding points have
ing them.
The Yale expositor., 1896-01-24
GRAIN, ETC.

*Detroit-Hay, No timothy. si55) per ton.
Potatoes. ~ &c per blu. Live Poultry, chick
ems. &c per 10: turkeys, &c; ducks. &C. Eggs.
strictly fresh, 20c per doZ. Butter, fresh dairy.
ID lie per Id: creamery, 2ic
The Yale expositor., 1896-01-24
Gen. Campos Fired From HIS Command.

NIadrid: The cabinet has unani-
mously decided to superscde Capt.-Gen.
Mariner dc Campos and his lieuten-
ant-general, Arderius, owing to differ
ences which exist between them and
the political parties in Cuba. Gen.
Martin and Gen. Pando, who arc now
in command of Spanish troops in the
province of Santiago de Cuba, will re-
place Gen. Campos and Arderius tenn
porarily.
Havana: Capt Gen. Martinez de
Campos formally resigned his com
mand of the Spanish forces to Gen.
Marin. The ceremony took place with
much solemnity in the great salon Of
the captain-general's palace.
The Yale expositor., 1896-01-24
Campos' Successor "a Bloody Man.


Madrid: Gen. Naleriano Wcyler has
accepted the appointment to the gov
ernorship of Cuba, and the command
of the Spanish troops to succeed Cam
pos. He will sail for that island at
once. Gen. Suarez Valdez has been
appointed second in command.
Madrid: Owing to the recall of Mar
shall Martinez dc Campos from the
captain-generalship of Cuba, the duke
of Te.uan, minister of foreign affairs,
has resigned. He has been succeede d
by Senior Elduayen.
Washington: The announcement Of
the appointment OF Gen. Valcriano Wey-
Ter as captain general of Cuba was re-
ceivcd at Cuban headquarters here as
confrmatory of the view they had al
ready expressed upon the news of
Campos' retirement that there has
been a radical change in the policy of
the Spanish cabinet and that hence
forth there is to be a. reign of blood
and terror IN Cuba, such as character
lied the last revolution when prisoners
and suspected civilians were murdered
in cold blood by Spanish officers orders.
Gen. Weyler is veteran soldier, and
has had his own experience in revolu-
tions, for he followed the fortunes of
the Spanish army in Cuba for years
during the last, revolution with the
rank of colonel, and earned for him
self a dreadful reputation as man of
blood and iron. Moreover, the Cuban
leaders here hint at acts of cruelty to
women and defenseless prisoners in
his past in a fashion that augurs ill
for the insurgents who come within
his power this time, and they predict
that he will soon become involved in
trouble with the United States govern
ment as the result of ill-treatment of
American citizens who may be unfor-
tunate enough to fall under suspicion.
Gonzales Quesada, secretary of the
Cuban revolutionary party in the
United States, in speaking of the re-
moval of Campos, exclaimed with en-
thusiasm: Good. That is worth 10
battles to us. This is considered as a
confession of the fate of the Spanish
government in Cuba, as Gen. Campos
was the first military chief in Spain,
and also one of the ablest politicians. ="
A dispatch from Havana says that
Gen. Campos denies that he resigned,
but that he was removed because he
did not carry on a bloody massacre of
the Cubans who fell into his hands.
Campos is said to feel his retirement
very kecnly.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-26


The headlight on a B. Il o. locomo-
tive exploded at Newark few nights
ago.
The tax rate at Milford for the en-
euing fiscal year will bo 45 cents on the
Sl00.
Ex- x-Assemblyman Benjamin Hitch of
Laurel, died on Thursday, aged so
years.
The citizens of Church Hill, Nd,
want now water supply and fire ap-
paratus.
Several farmers near FELTON, have
leased cannery and will can their own
produce.
Milford has colored "Patti, ' who
is attracting great deal of attention
by her sweet singing.
The Republican convention of the
First district of Maryland will be bold
in Salisbury on May 9th.
A company to export oysters has been
formed at Cape Charles, Va, with
Charles S. Hirst as president
John II. Steele Of Frankford will be
candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for sheriff of Sussex county.
Salisbury will erect now City Hall
at cost of So, 600, which will also be
the headquarters of the Fire Depart
ment
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-26
LuollL nKnEITIr rN.


Cattle sold by Jester & Mcdaniel on
Saturday brought from S27 to $51 each.
Charles Wilkins, painter, died sud-
denly of meningitis on Saturday even
ing at his residence, No. 1927 Adams
street.
The Wilmington Rod and Gun Club
was defeated in Philadelphia on Satur-
day by the Forest Gun Club by the
score OF l23 to 12l. .-a..
Letters of administration on the
estate of Robert Il. Lyman of Mill
Greek hundred have been granted to
William Il. Lyman.
The reamins of Wesley Thomas, who
dieu Thursday night at Smyrna, aged
Y years, wero inferred ON Saturday
afternoon at Cherry Hill.
President Freedman of the New York
Base ball Club on Sunday made tho
following statement: "Of the green
catchers Zearfoss, the Maryland col
legian, is far and away the best man. p"
Zearfoss has been selected to play on
the regular team.
1t is probable that Manager Dock
stader for the Wonderland Musee will
have charge of the s@usements at
Gordon Heights this summer. Negotia-
tions looking to that end ara now pend
ing, and il the arrangement goes through
the amusement hall will be lifted up 10
! tirst-class style.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-26

Kansas City, Mo-, March o3.-A
special TO tho Times from Guthrie,
Oklahoma, says;
News OF most remarkable occur
renee has been received here from
Beaver county. AT the little postotfice
town of Grand, tho Baptist congrega-
tion is building handsome church
surmounted by a spire rs feet high.
James Ford and Harry Somers, painters
were employed to oil and paint the
gpire.
Saturday, while they we're giving the
finishing touches to the top Of the
spire, thunder storm came up accom-
panied by fierce flashes of lightning.
After terrific clap of thunder, a blind
ing flash of lightning struck the spire
knocking away the painters scatfold-
ing, splitting the spire and leaving
Somers and Ford on the roof dead
The clothing of the two men was
ignited by the flash and for 10 minutes
the bodies were seen burning and
smoking in mid-air.
Rain finally extinguished the flames
and three hours later the remains of
the painters were brought down, charred
and incinerated and almost unrecog-
nizabe.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-26
MRS. DRAYTON'S DIVORCE
She Secures Absolute Separation From
]. Coleman DraytOn.
DECREE OF CHANCELLOR M'GILL
There Were Grounds for the
Husbands Suspicious.
His DISCRETION WAS UNJUSTlFIABLE

The Chancellor Reviews the Case and
Makes Some Wholesome Suggestions
Also, Some Pertinent Intimations---hIrs.
Drayton Secures Decree of Absolute
Divorce.
Trenton, N. j., March 23.-Chan-
cellor McGill this morning filed
decree granting an absolute divorce to
Mrs. Charlotte Coleman Drayton from
j. Coleman Drayton, on the ground Of
desertion. None of the evidence taken
in the case is on file in chancery clerks
Office, all being in the possession of the
Chancellor. In the beginning he says:
4" II is impossible to escape the con-
viction that the defendants suspicious
of his wife's infidelity we're not desti-
tute of foundation in questionable cir
cumstances, at least, but | fail to find
any judicial precedent which holds
that under statute similar to that of
this State husband may with i'm
punity be guilty of desertIon of his
wife merely because he believes her,
even under gravely suspicious cir
cumstances, to have been guilty of
adultery.
'Desertion," " the Chancellor holds,
sis justified only when it is shown
by clear and satisfactory proof that the
deserting party has been SO offended
against as TO authorize at his instance
decree for divorce Or judicial separa-
| tion.
IF the defendant would rely upon
his charge of adultery as defence
against her charge of desertion, he
must prove it. There is no evidence
that it was the intention of the de-
fendant at the time he left the petit
tioner to institute a suit for divorce on
the ground of adultery. He did, in
fact, commence such suit in June,
1894, time so remote from the COM
mencement Of the separation that more
than the period prescribed by law in
which desertion must continue to con-
stitute cause for divorce had inter-
vened, and thereby cause for divorce
had become available to her, and even
after the lapse of that time his suit was
not prosecuted with diligence.
"a mere institution CT suit for
divorce on the ground of adultery will
not avail as defence to- suit for
divorce on the ground of desertion.
The adultery must be proved. 1t was
the husband's IS duty to act expeditiously
so that his wife should not remain
longer than necessity required, il guilty,
unconvicted, and if innocent, under
the shadow of such scandalous and
disgraceful charge.
One b, neighbor, is, however,
referred to and this "B" is mentioned
as having been named as correspond
ent in the suit brought by Drayton
against his wife. Borrowe was CO.
respondent in that suit.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-26
STOCKS AND BONDS SOLD.
Securities Of the Mary y. Boyd Estate Dis
posed OF at Auction SATURDAY Morning.

Securities OF the Mary y. BOYD Estate Dis
posed OF at Auction Saturday Morning,
Stocks and bonds belonging TO the
estate Of the late Mary S. Boyd, were
sold by l., w. Stidham & Son, auc-
tioneers, at the auction room, No. i'll
Fast Fourth street, Saturday morning.
Many business men were on hand ard
the bidding in most cases was spirited
The bonds were held by the Equitable
Guarantee and Trust CO., executor Of
Mary s. Boyd. The stocks, buyers and
prices follow:
Thirty-fiye shares Philadelphia City
Passenger Railway Go. stock, Dick
Bros. IL Co., 166 per share.
Twenty-four shares Union Passenger
Railway 90. (Philadelphial stock,
Dick Bros. g. Co., 200 per share.
Forty five shares Lehigh Valley Rail
way Co. stock, j. Norris Robinson, 3I14
per share.
Two bonds, s1,000 each, Lehigh Coal
and Navigation Co., 6 per cent gold
bonds, due December, 1897, Dick Bros.
& Co, l051s per share.
Three bonds, $500 each, and one of
81, 600, Masonic Hall Co. stock, Joseph
Hyde, " per share.
Seven hundred and fifty shares Will
mington City Railway Co. stock, Scott
& Co., II per share.
Privilege to subscribe to new Will
mington City Railway Stock, Scott &
Co., 3lA.
Thirty shares Wilmington City Elec :
trio Co., stock, j. Augustus McCaul-
ley, so; 20 shares of the same stock,
Otho Nowland, 49a4
Ton shares First National Bank stock,
Scott Il Co., 116
Three hundred and ten shares Della
ware Railroad Co. stock, j. Norris
Robinson, 3215.
Two bonds, $500 each, New Castle
Water Works Co., three bonds, $500
each, New Castle Gas Co., 100 shares
Solicitors loan and Trust Co. of
Philadelphia, and 5000 mortgage on a
So, 200 house in Tacoma, Washington,
which were put up. were withdrawn
on account of lack of interest.
Immediately after the Boyd securi-
ties were disposed of l6 shares of Ma
tional Bank of Wilmington and Brandy
wine stock were put up and sold to H.
L. Evans & Co., for "a per share and
40 shares Wilmington City Electric Go
were sold to the same firm for 491s per
share.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-26

Judgment was in no sense collateral
security, and the Chancellor merely do
cidad that the statute of Delaware.
regulating settlement Of intestate's es-
tates, did not apply TO the distribution
of an insolvent'6 estate in a court of
equity.
1.-THE exceptions are overruled.
Note--Snce the above opinion was
filed tho attention of the Court has
beon called to the recent case of Levy vs.
Chicago National Bank, October, 1S95),
in which the identical question of the
right Of creditor holding collaterals
to dividend of the assets Of an insol-
vent debtor was involved. LII the case
referred to the supreme court Of Illinois,
on facts precisely like those stated
above, except as to amounts, decided: ::
That the amount upon which the Sc
cured creditor is entitled to receive
dividends from the assets of the insol-
vent estate is the amount actually due
to the creditor when he files his proof
of claim or presents his claim under
oath. The subsequent hearing upon
objections or exceptions should be di-
rected to the inquiry as to what was
due at that date. The amount duo at
| that date is to be ascertained by the
deduction from the principal debt Of all
payments made before that date,
whether realized from collaterals or
otherwise. but amounts realized from
collaterals after that date arc not to be
deducted, subject always to the quail
fication that the dividend received from
the general assets and the amounts
realized from the collateral security
shall not together exceed the amount
due the creditor upon his claim.
[Signed. "L. +. W."
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-26
Dummy Bolts.

A story appeared in the New York
Sun Sunday to the effect that dummy
bolts had been used by the Delaware
Construction Co. in building the cause
way at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The
story stated that the dummy bolts were
three inches long, whereas 26.inch
bolts should have been used. Alvan
II. Morrison, president of the conatruc-
tion company, stated Sunday that
when he heard that dummy bolts had
been used he made an investigation
and found that about % or 30 bolts 3
inches long had taken tho place of
some of the long bolts, but he did not
know of il until his attention had boon
directed to the matter. About Is, 600
belts in all had been used, and the
short ones will be replaced with full
length ones. Ono of the foremen, Mr..
Morrison stated, is responsible for using
the short bolts
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-26
Conference Number.

The Peninsula Methodist for March
2lst is the Conference number of that
publication. 1t contains sketch of
Bishop Warren, who is the presiding
officer of the conference, an article on
the conference seat, and sketches of
the Dover churches. Pictures of the
bishop, his cabinet and officers of the
conference are given. Among tho
many portraits arc the pictures of
nearly all the preachers appointed to
the charge of the NJ. L. Church in
the Vpr nortrats g % Of mora tban o s1e u tSn
preachers in the Wilmington Confer
in Dover also figure in the illustrations.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-26
Tnrngemeinde OF PhlladeiphIa Dlstriet.


Turngemeinde societies of the Phla-
delphia district were represented at a
meeting in Turn Hall Sunday. Presi-
dent Auer of Philadelphia presided
and delegates were present from the
Societies in this city, Philadelphia,
Scranton, Williamsport, Camden and
Atlantic City. Other officers were,
Vice President, Theodore Snyder; First
Secretary, DIR. Krogh; Second Secre-
tary, Werner Pretz. DIR. II. i. Haar
and Julius HERE of Philadelphia were
chosen delegates to the national CON
vention in Louisville, Ky, to be held
ON June 22d. Arrangements were made
for funniest in Camdon on june 22d,
when the junior turner's of the district
will participate Representatives may
be sent to the national funniest to be
held in st. Louis. Tho next district
meeting will be held in the headquar-
ters of the Columbia Turngemeinde in
Philadelphia.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-26
OF CHRISTIAN ENOEAVOR INTEREST.

The regular quarterly meeting of the
Board OF Trustees Of the United Society
of Christian Endeavor was held last
week. The following is copy of DIR.
Clark's report;
To the Board of Trustees of the
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Dear Brethren: Tho past three
months, since our delightful gathering
at Detroit, has been, | believe. one of
unbroken prosperity for the cause we
have at heart Societies have multi
piled with their usual rapidity, and |
believe that the young people have de-
veloped depth of spiritual earnestness
and power during these late months
which they have never known before.
At no time in the past has the evan
gelistic spirit been so prevalent. Never
has such good news of revival interest
and quickened life among associate
members. and greater activity among
the active members. been so frequently
received at our Office Many of these
revivals have been OF marked ami un-
usual character, as in the State prison
of Indiana, among the llfe-savers OF
New Jersey, and in other unexpected
places.
The extension of the movement in
other lands has been equally crafty
ing. l have recently heard of the
formation of the first societies IN Italy.
in Norway, Sweden, and Belgium, and
Bohemia, while inquiries have come
from Russia and Poland and Denmark.
1t is now almost absolutely true that
there is not country that does not
know of Christian Endeavor.
Christian Endeavor Day was cole
brated this year far more widely than
ever before, both in this land and in
other lands In the Baptist Mission OF
East Bengal, in India, where are 81
recently formed Christian Endeavor
societies, this day was celebrated as
the day of their first anniversary and
reunion.
Since our last meeting, l have beer
in number of different States East
and West, and in all the meetings
have attended profound spirit OF
loyalty to Christ, and devotion to his
kingdom, and a desire for the deepest
spiritual truths, seemed to prevail as
never before.
Immediately after our sessions al
Detroit, your committee met with a
like committee of the Epworth League
in Chicago. Out Of Difference to them,
and in response to their direct request,
the report of the joint committee was
not published, since one of their mem
bers declined to sign it, at least until
it had been presented to their Board
of Control.
Preparations for the coming con.
vention at Washington are progressing
satisfactorily and as rapidly as can be
expected.
Rejoicing with you, in the evident
blessing of God upon our work, this
report is respectfully submitted.
Francis f. Clark, President.
From the secretary's report the fol
lowing is cleaned:
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-26
MIX Men,s Fees.

II comes from a good source that the
milkmen who paid the license fee of $40
under protest will receive their money
back: also that those who paid it vol
unfairly and who have not been press
ing for it, will get it back 1t is also
given out that those who are pushing
their claims will be allowed to fight
the city. In other words the city will
reimburse those who have not been too
eager to be reimbursed and will allow
others to sue for the money.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-26
Tried to Burn a BOY to Death.

Burlington, Ia, March 21-A boy
named 6adenhart, ID years of age, was
arrested last night as the leader of a
gang of youthful ruiiians, who at
tempted TO burn alive small hoy
against whom they had spite. They
persuaded the little fellow to enter the
cellar OF an empty house and then tied
him securely to post After torturing
him with tales Of death in different
forms they deliberately set fire to the
building and ran away. Parties passing
seeing the blaze, through window
broke in and extinguished it and dis
covered the almost unconscious child
tied in the cellar.