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Evening journal., 1897-03-29
MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
Police Of Aiedfosd PcrpieNsd over strange
and Jnaccountnhie shooting Anais.

Police Of lfedfuFd PcrpieNsd Overa Strange
and Jnaceountnhle shooting Anhir.
MEnFORD. Mass, March 90 Walter II.
Dehbins, aged 90 the SON Of an ice con
tractor of this city. was murdered In tht
woods near Highland street by an I'm.
known person Dcbbins was shot twice In
tho back, ana DO must have died instant
iy. His chum Franklin W. Woods, &c
years old of Stnneham, whose home Is a
quarter of mile from where the body
was found and who WAS on his way C
meet young Dehbins at the time Of the
murder IS under arrest upon suspicion oi
knowing something Of the tragedy
The murder Is ono of the most peculiar
and mysterious that has occurred IN Mid
dlesex county for q long time. Tho police
aro unable to discover motive for the
crime Young Dehbins is not known C.
have had an enemy In tho world. He lived
with his father. William H. Debblns, and
his mother and sistor at AZ Forrest street.
and up TO p short time ago drove an Ice
wagon for his father. His chum, Woods,
hostler by occupation. was out Of work,
and the two young men have been in the
habit lately Of spending their afternoons
roaming about In the woods of MiddieseE
Fells.
Two l6-year old boys who live In Mel
rose and werc riding thoir bicycles through
the woods discovered the body and werg
tho first % notify the police While thu
patrol wagon was being rapidly driven 70
the scono young Woods was met walking
hurrledly toward Debhins home. He told
6he officers ho was going Co notify Mr.
Dobbins OF his SON death, saying that he
had come upon his chuns dead body,
sVhinb WINS Id IN srfutft lvfufr la ftn rrurtfa
Woods was without any ovcrcoat and ID
was aftarward found by the officers nea
the body. He claimed to have thrown it
aside 50 as 90 run faster. The ground
whore the murdered boys body was found
showed no signs Of a scufllo, and it is
thought tho person who committed the
decd must have planned his work we'll, iot
he must have crept up behind Dobbins
and fired the two shots without any warn
ing. Woods tells good, straightforward
story and tho police are Of the opinion
that as far as she case has been inyosti-
gated his story Is all right.
The autopsy by Medical Examiner Dur
roll showed that one bullet had entered
under the left shoulder and passed into
ne heart The second bullet entered fout
nohes TO tho right and In a diagonal line,
so that 10 struog tho first bullet In the
ienrt. The murder was hardly for robbery,
Though his watch and ring have disap-
peared yet his pipe lay where it had drop
ned from between his toeth whom no foil.
% was talked about that Dobbins had had
"a love quarrel with young woman with
whom be kept company but II there was
any sentimental attackmonts mixed up in
tho tragedy 10 is more'iikoly that another
uitor Of the woman's, il there was ono,
night explain 10.
Evening journal., 1897-03-29
nrltnns Coral conI ,rines.

JACKSON, o., March 90. Papers have
been signed and delivered transferring tho
entire jackson county coal0eld 70 the Kru-
ger Syndicate Of London, Limited, in con
sideration OF $4,000, 600. Tho following
companies are in the consolidation and
transfer. Superior Coal company, the
Wellston Coal company, the Fluhart Coal
and Mining company. the Milton Coal
company, the Eliza Coal company, the
Tom Corwin Coal company, the Alma
Coal company, the Tom Corwin Mining
company. tho Comet Coal company, the
Jones Coal company. the Emma Coal COM
pany tho Chapman Coal company, the
Gosline and Barbour. tho jackson Hin
Coal company, Jones and Morgan, Stand
ard Coal company, Northorn Coal compa-
ny, Buckeye Coal company anu Central
Coal company The agent In the deal who
negotiated for the Kruger company was
Charles Fisk Beach Of London, formerly
OF Ntw York
Evening journal., 1897-03-29
is big demand for tickets to witness
the ceremony of conservation, the ma
jority being nOrf-Catholics.
z 9T. NAZAIRe SURVIVORS,.
.he Steamship Yanariva Lands sixteen Of
the Grow ut Crrnnoch, Scotland.

.he steamship Yanariva Lands sixteen Of
the Grow at Crcnnock, Scotland.
LlNpoN, March 0-The British steam.
ii' rraiiva Captain Weston, which left
N'wpoit News on March 10, bound for
i'nsgow. has arrived at Grennock. The
ai iain rep it7 that on March r., in latl-
tuie 81. longitude II. he picked up a small
"Gt rteinng iG survivors Of the steam
hlp Nite g st. Nazaire of tho West In
ian line q Fhe Compagnie General Trans
uani. lue, wlich foundered in the great
.orM cn iko Atlantic coast OF March
ind OF Tho Virginia capes.
T. oy haI been wthouSG1od and water
ur four days and were in state of ex-
rciuc exhaustion, q state bordering on
D alness. The officers and crew Of the va.
nafiva lid all IN their power for the un-
iGrly victims OF the ocean horror ard
inullv ie.rncd their pitiful story pieco by
piece
They 7cv th0t four boats wore launched,
two containing 90 each, the third 1 and
he fourth 6. The boat picked np IS the
farrriva was ONO Of the two that took off
bat q Of these succumhed to exposure,
hunger ana thirst Tho last the survivors
saw Of the other hoats vas on the day the
vessel ouadered. when they descriod two
" them lashed together and empty.
Fer soma time after the rescue the cap
tain Of the Yanar Va kept an officer at tho
masthead sweeping tho horizon with a
gias. in tie hope of getting some trace Of
the other boats. but there was no sign of
chem. AS night was falling rapidly and
the sea and wind were increasing with
mist and rain, the Nanariya proceeded.
Al he second officer OF the Vile dc ST. Ma
airo is among the rescued, who will ho
taken in charge by the French consul at
Glasgow.
Tho circumstances undor which the res
-ued boat was picked up by tho Yanariva
were most thrilling. Il be captain and third
1il'o II. who were on tho bridge, saw dark
bject on the water several miles away
Tho steam1r was put about and bore down
"a p dly upon it. and in less than an hour
OF the liiehnat of the Vile de ST. Ma
are The sea was running rough, but
rho Yanariva crew managed to haul the
boat on card. They found, to their
lmazement tho occupants lying absolute
Is helpless in the bottom and two Of them
raving crazy. Tho only sign of food was
one small tin Of biscuits.
Three days passed before the rescued
m,n had suhisntly recovered to take
solid f,od.
= be survivors of the original 20 are:
The second captain, Pierre Nucali; the
ecC I'd engineer. Germain Giraud; the
third enRin33r, Pro per Lorozotto, Nicolas
Siauvim oil Of Port au Prince and l2 sea-
men from Martinique
According to the list Of the crew Of the
Vile dc ~ Nazaire originally published.
the second captain was piorre Nucali
and tho first lieutenant Andre do Andreis.
Nucali is probably the officer rescued by
the Yanariva.
Evening journal., 1897-03-29
BAD FIRE IN VIRGINIA.
10 Caused Loss Of sIC00Oo and Render
ed Many Families Homeless.

10 Caused Loss Of $1,000 and Render.
ed Many Families Homeless.
NORFOLK, March IA fire has occur.
rod at Portsmouth, making 90 families
homeless and cnusing $500. 600 damages.
Tho fro originated in Whitehursts hall,
on tho corner of Green and Glasgow streets,
and burned the block TO London street A
high north wind swept the flames across
London street and half dozen small resi-.
dcnces on the south side OF that thorough
iaro were destroyed.
Huge brands were blown across the city
20 the southwark and the steeple'of the
Catholic church, three blocks away, caught
ire In less than half an hour the odiioc
was in ruins Tho flames spread from tho
church to % row Of residences on High
street. and while they wero burning tho
flying sparks caused another blaze i'm New
ton. about a mile away.
To was six hours before the fro was got
under control Assistance was rendor-
"a from Norfolk. and while the fire was at
ts height the militia Nns called out TO
nrotect property and aid tho iiremen. Tho
occupants Of nearly All tho houses destroy
cd lost their household effects eAho CathO-
Tie church was erected 40 cost of SEQ, 600,
and the total loss on all property destroy
cd probably will reach over 500, 0O0 Sew
eral hremen and "a number OF spectators
were more or less injured by falling tim
bers and flying embers
Evening journal., 1897-03-29
A COSTLY BLAZE.
"A Magnificent Residence and Valuable
Contents Destroyed by Fire.

"A Magnificent Residence and Valuable
Contents Destroyed by Fire.
NEW LONDON, Conn, March 29.-The
Elms. the magnificent residence OF Colo
mel a. c. Tyler on Pequot avenue, with
all its elaborate furnishings, valuable
paintings, brica-brac, musical instru-
Inents, silver, ETC., has been totally de-
stroyed by fire, causing loss of over 5000,
600, with an insurance of $50, 900. The
family records Of the Osgoods, from whom
Mrs Tyler is descended, and the records
of the Iylers for generations, as well as
many heirlooms, were also destroyed, and
both Colonel Tyler and wife feel the loss
Of these most koenly.
The residence was q spacious three story
wooden building. Tho fire is thought to
have been caused by spontaneous comhus-
tion in the music room, where painters
have been working for several days. Colo
nel Tyler resides in Washington during
the wintor, and preparations were being
made TO have the homo in readiness for
their return next Thursday The butler
was the only occupant of the house at the
time, nnd be was awakened by the strong
smell of smoke.
The fire was burning briskly at the
time, and Ee escaped with difficulty It
was impossible to save anything. and the
fire department found their efforts futile
to check the flames before the residence
was entirely reduced to ashes The family
silver had been roturned from Tiffany s
only few days ago and was uncased, but
IL was impossible 60 save any of It. Thirty
thousand dollars worth Of iewelry were
also destroyed.
Evening journal., 1897-03-29
nI.d rrnm nlarnnhnnIn.

SCRANTON, Pa, March 30. Benjamin
II. Bevan, aged 13 years, one Of the eight
hovs bitten hy "a mad dog three weeks ago,
died last night from hydrophobia. The
irst symptoms appeared last Thursday,
since which De steadily grew worse Yes
trday afternoon Do was wrlthing in agony
aud frothinR at the mouth, with the hal.
ucination that somo ono wns going 90
shoot him. 40 $ o'clock no lapsad INFO %
eemicomatoso condition and later passed
away. Young Bovan was bitten on tho
ihumb Great alarm IS felt among tho
relatives OF the other boys who were bic.
tan, and thoy viii probably ho'sont to tho
Fasteur institute.
Evening journal., 1897-03-29
snnt,ern ,rrilnr nond-

BALTIMORE. Mar h %. Mrs Margaret
J. Preston, tho well known writer Of
southern war poetry, died here at tho resi-
dence OF her son, Dr. George $. Preston,
$40 North Charles street. Mrs. Preston
was the daughter OF Rev DR.. George Jun
kon founder of Lafayette college, and was
born in Pennsylvania In 1897 she mar
rled Trofessor J. n. 5. Preston Of tho Vir-
ginia Military institute, who aftarward
served on General Stonewall jackson S
staff with rank OF colonel Her sister,
Eleanor. was General Iackson's first wife.
among her best known works arc " Beech
enbrooS, " "Old Songs and New, Colo
NAL Ballads" and Aunt Dorothy" Mrs.
Preston was known throughout the south
as the Mimosa Of Southern Literature.
Her remains will be taken to Lexington,
Va, for interment.
Evening journal., 1897-03-29
Protest Agnlnst RednetIon.

pBILIPsBURG. Pa, March 29.-At q
mass meeting of miners in this city reso-
lutions were adopted declaring against
any acceptance Of a reduction in the min
ing rato and calling upon the mon who
have accepted a reduction TO quit work. A
request Is also made to all tho miners IN
all the soft coal regions, whose coal goes
TO the eastern markets, TO send delegates
10 the general conference to be held at
Clearheld next Wednesday. Local opera
tors say that unless tho miners consent to
d reduction they will either have to intro
duce machines in the mines OF suspend
operations entirely for the present
Evening journal., 1897-03-29
Terreii's Demands to the Porte.

CoNsTANTINoPLF, March 29.-Owing 90
fears Of further disturbances in tho yillayet
OF Sivas, United States Minister Terrell
has asked the porte 20 resume the military
Guards at the residences Of the American
missionaries. There Is feeling of uneasi-
ness here because of the rumor that tho
Armonians who participated in the attack
IN the Imperial Ottoman bnnk have re-.
turned to the city. The fact that the au-
thorities have materially increased of lato
the military precautions against outbreak
indicates that they share in the feeling OF
apprehensiOn
Evening journal., 1897-03-29
Candldates For an Omoo.

WASHINGTON, March go The contest
over the appointment of o director for the
bureau of American republics probably
win be settled this week. AS a result of
the examinations held by a hoard consist
ing Of three foreign ministers and two rep
resentatives of the state department., tho
following persons deemed eligible for ap-
lointnent were certified to Secretary Sher
man I'm the order of merit Frederick
Hiider Joseph Z Smith and Grant Web
ster. hir Smith probably viii secure the
rlaro
Evening journal., 1897-03-29
Rnssia.s Finances.

ST. PETERSBURG. March 2a. An official
statement has been Issued denying the al'
legation that there has been serious de-
crease in the treasury gold reserve and the
reserves OF the : taso BANK. It is assorted
on the contrary, that the cash reserve
which on Doe Us amounted 20 S04, GOO, ,OO0
gold roublos. now stands at SOS, 500, goo,
and this in spite OF the fact that during
the interval 81 5000 roubles have boon
paid out IN ihe purchase and $500, O0O in
the redemption OF gold certificates.
Evening journal., 1897-03-29
Missouri :,aciflc.s Cut In Rates.

KANSAS CITY, March go The Missouri
Pacific has taken the initiative here In
putting lower rates on freight by making
a rate effective todayof SO cents on eggs
Ia car lots from all Kansas points TO St
Louis sub ect TO tho Missouri river mini
mum. This is a proportional rate on
through business east Of the western trunk
lmo terminal. The present tariff rate Is
'rom - TO 80 cents per 100 pounds. There
is talk Of ether roads following suit
Evening journal., 1897-03-29
GIVE THEM A TRIAL.

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company. southwest
corner of Fourth and Shipley streets, is
prepared to do printing Of every de-
scriptiOn quickly and efficiently.
Evening journal., 1897-03-29
GIVE THEM A TRIAL

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company, southwest
scriDtion quickly and efficiently.
Evening journal., 1897-03-29
ORGAN BEING RENOVATED

The large pipe organ at st. Peter 3
Pro-Cathedral Is being renovated in or
der TO have it in frst-class conditi on
for the conservation ceremonies CT
Bishop-elect Monaghan. Already the e
Evening journal., 1897-03-29
Pilgrimage 10 Mecca Prohibited.

FEz, Marocco. March s9-The sultan
Of Marocco has prohibited tho annual pill
grimaee of Moslems 20 Mecca for the pres
entyear on the ground that the prevalence
cf the plague along the usual line Of route
would render it dangerous This is the
first time such prohibition has been IS
sued in the history Of MGrocco-
Evening journal., 1897-03-29
nun Down bv a BiercII.t.

WAsHINGTny, March 22.--Aiiss Mary
Morton, niece Of the ex-socrctary OF agri-
culture, was ran down by bioyclist and
seversly injured
Evening journal., 1897-03-29

TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY take
sists refund money Il It falls to cure. &C
Evening journal., 1897-03-29
BANKINd AID FINANCIAL.

open daily from O'Clock a N. TO
.. m.
Evening journal., 1897-03-29

According to the list Of the crew Of the
Vile dc II Nazaire originally published
the second captain" was Piorre Nucali
and tho first lieutenant Andre do Andreis.
Nucali is probably the officer rescued by
tho NnnnriYn
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
BACK FROM THE KLoND1KE.

A Schooner Brings Four Men Who
 Have Been at Dawson City.
 Seattle, Wash, Aug, 26.-The schoon- CT J. M. Colman, which left St. Mich- aers, at the mouth of the Yukon, on July 2S, has arrived at Port Townsend. The boat brought four men who had been on the Klondike, and who left Dawson City on July 1T. They are Charles II. Metcalf of Detroit, Mich, B. E. Jones of Berkeley. Cal, an assay CT at Dawson for the Alaska Commer- cial company, and c. B. and z B. Pat rick of Humboldt, Cal.
 These men left Dawson ten days after the Thorp party, which arrived here last week on the steamship George E. Carr from Dyea. They tell stories of the richness of the diggings about the Klondike, Bonanza and Eldorada creeks. They say that few clean-ups have been made since the beginning of summer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
WIFE SUED BY HER HUSBAND.
Henry W. Maag Wants His Wife to Trans fer to Him Property on Foote Street.

Henry W. Magg Wants His Wife to Trans
 fer to Him Property on Foote Street.
 Property at 95 Foote street was at fached yesterday afternoon In the amount of s5,000 in a suit brought by Henry W. Magg, who conducts meat business on Foote street, against his wife, Annie L. Masg. The suit is a novel one, from the fact that the right of a husband to sue his wife is brought up, point which is said to have never yet been decided by the supreme court of this state. In 1877 statute allowing a wife, when deserted by her husband, to sue or be sued individually by other parties and in the case of Adams vs. Adams the court even construed the statute as permitting a wife to sue her husband.
 In the suit brought for Mir. Magg by his counsel Attorney Chase. 1t is stated that the couple were married on Mo- vember Ii, 1885, and that on April 21, 1892, the plaintiff purchased land on Foote street from Louis Wass, and deeded it to his wife, with the under standing that she should hold it in trust until MT. Magg desired the title to be transferred to him. The complaint fur ther states that he erected on the prop erty dwelling house at a cost of $4, 000 The plaintiff alleges that on January 1, 1897, and several times since he has requested his wife to transfer the property to him in accordance with the understanding at the time 1t was deeded to her. He alleges that his wife refused to make the desired transfer and that on July 1 last she left him, and has not since lived with him; that she then refused to make the transfer and threatens to sell the property for her own benefit.
 MT. Magg asks that the court order his wife to make over to him a deed of the property and the issuance of ar injunction restraining her from selling the property without his written con. sent
 Since she left her husband on July 1 Mrs Magg has sued her husband fol divorce, alleging habtual intemperance and intolerable cruelty Mir Magg's suit is returnable to the September term of the superior court Papers ir the case were served yesterday by Dep. uty Sheriff kirck.
 This is said to be the first case that has arisen in this state in which bus. band has sued his wife except in di yorce proceedings
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
AT M1sHKAN ISRAEL TEMPLE.

The first regular service at the Mish- kan Israel Temple since the second week in July will be held next Friday night. During the vacation there have been no sermons and the choir have had their vacations but next week they again take up their duties. There have been no changes in the choir.
 September 27 is the first day of the Jewish year, and on the evening of the 18th special services will be held at all of the Jewish houses of worship in the city. These services will be continued over from Sunday night until Monday morning, and all the Jewish pupils in the public schools will be excused. In the orthodox church Tuesday, Septcm- Der 28 is also observed, but in this city the third-day service has long been abolished. The special services will be very pretty and there will be some fine music.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
FIGHT WITH A BIG SNAKE.
George Taylor of stanwch and His
 Battle WI Serpent.


 Battle WI Serpent.
 George Taylor of atanwich, employed on J. Kennedy's farm, while plowing last Saturday, espied a huge white throat racer coiled beside a rock short distance from him. Being desirous to capture the enemy of man and birds, he hastened to his home and loaded his gun. He returned to the field and when about three rods distant fired at the monster, only slightly wounding it. In g. moment the snake commenced crawling towards Taylor at rapid speed and the man was soon overtaken. The serpent jumped at him twice, and had it succeeded in coiling itself about his neck he would, it is likely, have suffer- ed death by strangulation.
 Taylor, in running away from the reptile, picked up piece of fence rail, and with this he fought the snake until it was subdued and killed. The battle lasted over an hour, and when Taylor had conquered his foe he was nearly exhausted It was the largest serpent ever killed about this section of the country, being ten and one-half feet long and eight inches around the larg- est part of the body.
 As soon as the news became generally known many people flocked to the spot where the battle was fought to look at the dead serpent and to congratulate MT. Taylor for the pluck he displayed in the fight for his life, and in killing the reptile that had caused so much fear in the community, lest some one should be killed by it. During the sum- mer and part of the autumn months they generally remain in meadow lands to feed on mice, also in orchards to oe- vour the young birds while Tn thell nests, and are very fierce when attack ed, as they are quick in their move ments. and unless a man is possessed of great courage, and armed With club or knife to defend himself, II once in their coils he certainly would nave little chance to escape from torture anc death.-Stamford Advocate.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
GAS IN CELLAR IGNITED.

William H. Cooper of No. 322 Orchard street, a well known travelling sales man for the M Seward & Son compa- ny, is lying in the Sisters hospital in Watertown, N. Y, with very badly shattered ankle MT. Cooper arrived at Watertown last Friday, and entered the leading hotel, the Woodruff house. As he was about to register there was a terrific explosion in the cellar owing to the igniting of escaping gas, and one of his ankles was very badly shattered by the concussion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
AN AGED PAIR TO WED.

A marriage license was issued by Town Clerk Weber, in Bridgeport, We'd nesday, for the marriage of C. N Brins- made of Trumbull, who gave his age as seventy-five years, to Mary Curtis of Bridgeport, aged seventy-two years It was for the second marriage of the groom and the third marriage of the bride. The license was issued without cl11nStinr
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
NAVAL VETERANS OFFICERS.


 Buffalo, N. Y, Aug 26.-The naval veterans completed their list of officers for the ensuing year to-day, as follows Rear admiral Daniel F. Kelly, Phila- delphia; commodore, J. H. s. Foss, Minneapolis; Captain William F. Van Hanton, Newark, N. J.; commander, A. B. Neal Buffalo; lieutenant command CT, William M. Paul, Boston: senior lieutenant, E. T. Lincoln, Chicago junior lieutenant Thomas E. Laton, New Bedford; paymaster, w. F. Dus- ton, Providence, R. T.. surgeon, c. A. Wilson, St. Louis Mo; engineer M. H. Gerry, Minneapolis; chaplain, A. s. McWilliams, Detroit Appointed National secretary, Fred k. Haskins, Brooklyn, N. Y; boatswain, James F. Robbins, Newark, N. J.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
DIVORCE WANTED.

Mrs. Ada Campbell of this city yes terday brought suit through her coun- sel ex-Judge Callahan, for divorce and alimony against her husband, Walter Campbell of Doncaster Rood, Rather ham, England. According to the com plaint they were married May 30, 1893 The complaint alleges that the defend ant was unfaithful and that he de- serted his wife January 15, 1894 The case is returnable to the September term of the superior court. Papers were served by Constable Peter Me Nerney