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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-03-05

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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-03-05

Division No. 2, A. o. H., of this city, Is
the present vice-president has served as
president, treasurer and insurance sec
rotary of the division, and has taken an
active interest in the building of the
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-03-05

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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
VICTIM OF A STRANGER
Miss Helen Ruth Of Mill Creek Hundred
Assaulted by an Unknown Man.
YOUNG WOMAN is VERY NERVOUS
Her Friends Are Alarmed as
to Her Condition.
A WRIT ISSUED FOR THE ASSAILANT'

Newark, Oct. ;l7.-Miss Helen Ruth,
who lives with her sister, Mrs. Calvin
McCallister, in Mill Crock hundred,
about three miles from here, was as
saulted yesterday afternoon by an un-
known white man. Miss Ruth is Is or
10 years old and is daughter of Levi
Ruth, who resides near White Clay
Creek Church. Yesterday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. McCallister left the farm
to make q call, Helen and colored
boy, who works about the place, re-
naming at home. A little later the
boy strolled off to the orchard, taking
dog with him.
While alone, Helen heard knock at
the door and opened it. The next
moment she found herself caught in a
strangers arms. She tainted and re-
members nothing, but when she came
TO herself sometime later was lying
prone with her hands caught behind
her head. She had an abrasion on the
side of her head above the ear.
The stranger had left without being
observed by the colored boy. When
Mr.. and Mrs. McCallister returned
home Miss Ruth told them what had
happened. She described her ,assailant
as being large man, wearing dark
clothes, having florid complexion
and sandy side whiskers. She thinks
he was a tramp.
Soon after hearing of the outrage,
Mr.. McCallister drove to Newark and
informed Magistrate Medill, who issued
a writ for the unknown man. So far
there is no clue to him. Miss Ruth is
very nervous and her friends are
alarmed as to her condition, which is
serious.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
STOLEN mower ED.
How Samuel Greenwood of Contesville Re-
covered Lost Property.

Samuel Greenwood, president of the
National Bank of Coatesville, Pa. who,
on October 1st, had his satchel contain
ing railroad coupon bonds valued at
$40, 900. stolen by thief who exchanged
satchels in the Astor restaurant at
Market and Strawberry streets, Phila-
delphia, has recovered them.
After every effort had been made to
capture the thieves by the police, Mr..
Greenwood advertised that he would
pay a liberal reward for the return of
the bonds and "no questions asked" /"
The next day he received word from
Philadelphia attorney, whose name
he holds a secret, that he had client
who could return the bonds if he could
be convinced that he.condition of "no
questions asked" would be carried out.
The detectives who had failed to find
any clue to the thief advised him to
accept. They believed, they said, that
otherwise the bonds would be destroyed
and being coupon they would be lost to
him forever, as the railroads that issued
them would not issue duplicates and
until the time due, which is 1920, to
claim anything, and then he would
have to prove that the bonds were out
of existence.
Mr.. Greenwood went to Philadelphia
and with his attorney met the attorney
whose client had the stolen bonds.
They discussed the question of price
at great length, The Philadelphia at
torney said that his client wanted
%, 600. The meeting was heated one.
1t was pointed out to Mr.. Greenwood
that he ought to pay we'll, as he could
not get the bonds otherwise. On the
other hand he and his lawyer contended
that the thief ought to be glad to get
even a small suni- The bonds could
never be of any use to him, and he
would be in constant danger of detec-
tion and imprisonment. II he destroyed
them he would have his clever work of
stealing the satchel go for naught.
This reasoning finally prevailed.
Mr.. Greenwood and his attorney agreed
to pay 81, 200, which was accepted and
the enterprising member of the Phila-
delphia bar produced the bonds.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
HIs30nfOAI sOOfRTY.


phreu--a war hei1Cs
The Historical Society of Delaware
met on Monday. On motion of Henry
G. Conrad the committee on biography
was instructed to prepare memorial
of Hon. Thomas f. sBayard, who was
vice-president of the society for New
Castle county. The committee COM
Vandegrift land Judge Grubb was
added to it,
Judge Grubb presented to the society
piece of Admiral Cervera's flag, taken
from the flagship Maria Theresa, after
the battle of Santiago He had secured
it from Lieut.. Doyle of the flagship
Brooklyn.
The society invited William T.
Smithers to read paper at the next
meeting on the late Hon. N. B.
Smithers. Ex-Judge Cullen was in
vited to read a paper on his reminis-
cences of the Delaware bar. At the
annual meeting in December, Manlove
Hayes of Dover is to read paper on
William Penn. The society desires
short papers on historical subjects to
be prepared and read by its members.
Among the donations received were
the following: Notice of the Delaware
Lottery, issued in 1853, from William
A. Kelker, librarian Of the Dauphin
County Historical Society of Pennsyl-
vania; Delaware Bill of Rights, issued
in 1776, from Max Farrand; photo
graph of Wilmington in 1870, from
John b., Bird view of Market and
King streets at Brandywine bridge,
from Thomas B. Young; genealogical
and biographical memorials of the
Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts,
Lothian and Elkins families, from
William E. Elkins of Philadelphia;
Constitution Of the Delaware Society
for the Promotion of the Abolition Of
Slavery, from Frederick Hilbiber; a
photograph Of the color guard of the
First Delaware Regiment, taken by
Ellwood Garrett in December, 1868,
from II. G. Conrad the life of William
3. Gladstone, from the author, the
Rev. r. B. Cook, D. D., of this city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
RAN IgTo AN OPEN SWITCH.
What Might Have Been Serious Accident
Narrowly Averted Last Evening.

Narrowly Averted Last Evening.
The officials of the Philadelphia,
Wilmington & Baltimore railroad in
this city are engaged Tuesday in inves-
tigating,the stopping of the Washington
and New York express which left here
at 6. 06 o'clock Monday evening.
The train left French street station
several minutes late and as the engi-
neer was about to put on full head
of steam, after rounding the curve at
the Old Swedes Church, he saw that
the switches were displaced and that
the crossover switch directly opposite
Seventh street was open. He at once
applied Che brakes and reversed the
lever of the engine.
The prompt action of the engineer,
however, did not prevent the engine
from entering the open switch and the
signals were bent and twisted as were
the bars leading to them. A delay of
10 minutes ensued, while the engine
was carefully backed to the main track
and thetsMitches closed v
The reports of Switchman Mulligan
show that he closed the switch after a
shifter had entered and had passed to
the roundhouse, and that all the signals
were in position and the lamps burn
ing brightly when he left, about two
minutes after 6 o'clock. He claims
that after he left that some person
must have tampered with the switches.
This is the first time that an acci-
dent of this kind has occurred to a
northbound train at this point. About
six months ago, however, a southbound
train entered the side track there and
ran along the walls of the Old Swedes
churchyard until near Fourth street
crossing, where the train was stopped
with the cowcatcher of the engine be-
meath freight car on this side track.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

Washington, Oct. Is. The Supreme
Court yesterday again postponed for
another term the perennial case of
Delaware against New Jersey, invol-
wing the dispute between the two COM
monwealths over their fishing boun-
daries. The case has been before the
Supreme Court since 1877, when the
Delaware Legislature enacted fishery
law and temporary injunction was
obtained by the attorney general of
New Jersey to prevent its legislation.
Mr.. Bates in asking for another post
ponement, said the hope had not been
abandoned that necessary legislation
would yet be enacted by New Jersey.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
SERGEANT-MAJOR WIER DEAD.


William r. Wier of this city, SER
geant-major of the First Delaware
Regiment, United States Volunteers,
died at 4 o'clock Tuesday morning at
the Delaware Hospital, of typhoid
fever, having been sick about 10 days.
He returned from Camp Meade to this
city, with the two battalions to be
mustered out, on Monday, October Sd,
and at the time said he was not feeling
we'll, but continued at his duties at
the armory until Friday, October Tth,
when typhoid fever developed and he
was sent to the Delaware Hospital.
Under the skilful treatment there the
patient showed signs of improvement
after being at the institution for sev-
eral days, until Monday, when he had
a relapse. From that time he grew
worse rapidly, until the end came, early
Tuesday morning. ~
Deceased was % years of age. He
serveda term in Co. A, National Guard
of Delaware, and reinlisted last fall, and
was assigned to duty in the adiutant's
Office. When the call for the regiment
came, April Goth, he responded, CON
tinuing in that office. When Sergeant
Major Charles w. Ayers was promoted
to the captaincy of Go. d, Mr.. Wier
was appointed by Col, /. Pusey Wick
ersham TO be sergeant-maior of the
regiment, which position he filled until
the time of his death.
Last June Sergeant-Ma Wier and
Miss Helen Lawson of this city were
married, and Mrs. Wier survives him.
Mr.. Wier had been employed BY the
Charles Warner Co., 5Rushville Hard
wood Lumber Co. and Charles M.
Smith.
Deceased was member of the Will
mington Bicycle Club, in which he
was exceedingly popular, having held
the responsible position Of financial
secretary at one time.
Mr.. Wier was the highest non-com-
missioned officer In the regiment.
Former Colonel Wickersham paid him
a tribute on Tuesday, saying there
was no more faithful or efficient man
in the regiment
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
WHINING ron BicYULE oLUB.
Arranging to Give tho Returning Soldi,
naainbers Reception.


The members of the Wilmington
Bicycle Club were informed at the
meeting Monday night that it is conf
IDENTITY expected that the members Of
the club who are in the First Battalion
of the First Delaware Regiment, at
Camp Meade, who desire to be mus
tered out, will have the opportunity to
come home for that purpose very soon,
and an effort is being made to obtain
substitutes to fill their places.
In view of this assurance, the club
has about decided to have one celebrs-
tion in honor of the return of the SOL
dier members and Of the anniversary of
the club, which occurs ON November
10th, and if the hopes of the members
are realized the celebration will take
place at about that time.
just what the programme for tho
double event will be has not been deter
mined, but one of the chief features,
in all probability, will be banquet.
The entertainment committee now has
the matter in. hand. Ay. 4
William r. Spencer has been nomi-
mated for second vice-president and
Hoyt p. Jones for assistant secretary
of the club. The election will take
place on Monday, November Tth. M
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
RURr IN oHIo4Go.
Leighton Lee Injured by Falling From an
tftsl Elevated Railroad Train


Elevated Railroad Train.
leighton Lee, aged 80 years, Phila-
delphia mechanical engineer, formerly
of this city, fell from an elevated rail
road train at Chicago Friday after
noon and was seriously hurt. He was
taken to the Mercy Hospital, where he
is considered to be, in critical CON
dition.
Mr., Lee, who resides at Clapier
street and Mexican avenue, Philadel-
phia, had practically his start in life
with the Pusey Il Jones Co., where he
occupied the position of chief clerk to
Vice, President Thomas II. Savery. He
afterwards became the private secretary
to William Cramp of the Cramp Ship
|. building Co. in Philadelphia. After
wards he became interested in travel
ing for large corporations, among the
number being the Pusey & Jones Co.
Word was received at the offices of
the Pusey & Jones Co., OH Tuesday,
informing the members of the firm and
those directly interested that Leighton
Lee, who was injured on Friday I'M
Chicago by being thrown from a trolley
car is improving rapidly and is on a
fair road toward recovery. He is yet at
the Mercy Hospital, to which place he
was conveyed after the accident. He
will be removed to his home in Phila-
'delphia as. soon as his condition per-
'mits.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

There are now several large and i'm
portant business houses ON West Sixth
street, and as Megary & Son contem-
plate erecting six-story addition to
their furniture store, the Foord Bottling
Co. is to put up new plant and the
Nonpareil Laundry will also have a
new building there in the near future,
the street gives promise of becoming
one of the chief business thoroughfares
in the city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

For the alleged theft of blanket,
Private Samuel d, Long of the First
Delaware Regiment was held in $500
bail on Monday, in Philadelphia, by
Magistrate South. Private James
Brown of the First Pennsylvania Regi-
ment testified that Long visited the
First Regiment armory on Sunday
evening and asked to be permitted to
sleep in the building. The privilege
was granted him, and on Monday morn
ing he carried off one of the blankets
and sold it. Long stated that the
blanket was his property, as he had
exchanged it for another with Brown.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

The'decision of the Supreme Court
in, tire matter of demanding the books
Of the Chester County Guarantee Trust
and Safe Deposit Co. in the prosecu-
tion of Smedley Darlington, president
Of the company, for embezzlement and
perjury, grants the appeal for the books
to he examined and reverses tile late
decision of the Court of Common Pleas
to Chester county. Mr.. Darlington
had been indicted by the grand jury
over a year ago, but the case was held
up pending the decision of the Supreme
Court. The investigation of tho COM
pany's affairs will now go on with in
creased yigor.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
A PATH ETIo MISSION.
j. r. Fireng TO Search for tho Bodies or
Wife and Daughter.

Us rHchE W Seatcu tho ouuieb III
Wife and Daughter.
Washington, Oct. II. = Secretary
Long, today, granted 80 days leave of
absence, with permission to leave the
United States, to j. p. Fireng, chief
clerk. of the naval pay Office, New York.
There is pathetic story behind this
action. Last summer, the wife and
daughter of Mr.. Fireng engaged passage
on the ill-fated French steamer Bour-
gogne, which was wrecked off New
foundland, but Just before her de-
parture from New York, fortunately,
they concluded to make the ocean
voyage by another line. After spend
ing the summer in Europe, they en-
gagged passage for home, on French
liner, but, at the last moment, they
changed their minds in favor of the
English steamer Mohegan, and were
among the number who perished on the
rocks off the Lizard on Friday night
Mr.. Fireng's sad mission is to en-
deavor to recover the bodies of his wife
and daughter, and bring them to the
United States for interment.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

Syracuse, N. 2, Oct. 18. After 20
rounds of the cleverest scientific fight
ing ever witnessed in Syracuse, at the
Alhambra rink last night, Jack DAILY
of Wilmington was given the decision
over Jem Curren, the lightweight
champion of England. The fight was
closely contested, the men being evenly
matched, and it was the opinion Of
some, that the decision should have
been a draw
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
TRIBUTE 10 cLAnGE cH 0RoHMAs.
Resolutions Adopted by Caesar Rodney
Chapter, Daughters of tho American Rev

|
| Chapter, Daughters of the American Rev
oiuuon.
The Caesar Rodney Chapter, Daugh-
| ters of the American Revolution, held a
| regular meeting Monday afternoon in
| the room of the Delaware Historical
Society. Five dollars were voted to-
ward making the Caesar Rodney Chap
| ter charter member of the Washing
| tou Memorial University; also five dol
lars to the National Society ID. A. r. =,
for the La Fayette monument to be
erected in Paris. An invitation was
| received to take charge of candy booth
| at the Temple of Fame.
BY q unanimous vote of the chapter
| Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke Churchman,
who was recently elected regent at the
| national convention at Washington,
was requested to remain the State re-
gent of the d. A. r. of Delaware.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Our Heavenly Father, in His wis
dom, having removed Lieut.. Clarke
Churchman, only son of our dearly be-
loved State regent, Mrs. Elizabeth
Clarke Churchman, we, the members
of the Caesar Rodney Chapter. Daugh-
ters American Revolution, being desir-
GUS of testifying our respect for his
memory and expressing our earnest and
afectionate sympathy to the family
who were nearest and dearest to him,
be it therefore
Resolved, That by the death Of
Lieut.. Churchman the country has
been deprived of brave and noble
officer.
Resolved, That we in this little
State have lost valued friend, one
whose words and actions were of the
best, one to whose beautiful character
we would give sincere tribute.
Resolved, That to those to whom
he was nearest we give a sympathy
which our own sense OF loss, in the
death Of one of our heroes, makes the
deeper.
Resolved, That these resolutions
be entered upon the minutes of this
society and a copy of said resolutions
be sent to the afflicted family.
Helen Ernestine Van Trump,
Secretary.
Sophie NAPLES, Chapter Regent.
Caroline P. M. Denison,
Vice-Regent.
Ella Clifton Dreih, Treasurer.
Elizabeth Washington Cardeza,
Registrar.
Elizabeth wiltbank Clark,
Historian.
Harriette Warwick Mahon,
Chaplain.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

Miss Georgianna Sweetman, who left
her position as nurse at the Hommo-
pathic Hospital several months ago, to
become nurse at Chickamagua, was
herself recently stricken with typhoid
fever. Desiring to return TO her friends
here, she was brought back from the
camp, arriving in Wilmington early
on Tuesday after hard and tedious
journey. The Phoenix ambulance was
waiting at the station and she was
taken to the Homeopathic Hospital,
where her friends hope to nurse her
back to health.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
MURDERED Br BUKGLARs.
Mrs. William Eachman the Victim o
Three Unknown Men.

Allentown, Pa, Oct. 17.--Mrs. Will
liam Eachman died this morning at
Siegfrieds, six miles from here, from
injuries inflicted by burglars yesterday
afternoon.
She was alone at home, when three
men entered the house by placing a
ladder against second history window.
They beat her on the head, causing
concussion of the brain, from which
she died.
The house was ransacked, but nothing
was stolen.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
a woman,s Narrow Iascape.

While alighting from a Baltimore &
Ohio train at Delaware avenue station
on Sunday night, Mrs. Michael Donahoe
of No. 1708 Scott street, fell and was
in imminent danger of being run over
when her husband, whe had alighted
before her, pulled her from under the
Car. She escaped with some bruises.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Woman Shot Herself in Presence OF a,
band and Children,

band and Children.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 17.--Mrs. Hattie
Steele, wife of William w. Steele, has
attempted suicide under distressing
conditions, at her home.
Her husband had called, to arrange
documents for. their final separation.
While they were discussing the future
of the children, Mrs. Steele suddenly,
and in the presence of her husband
and two sons, placed a pistol to her
head and fired.
She was removed to hospital, and
the bullet extracted, but the surgeons
say there is no possibility of her re-
covery. 4,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

David F. Rose, as master, has filed
an opinion recommending that the
court set aside an ordinance of the
borough of Ridley Park placing tax
of SO car on the Chester Traction
Go. He holds that it is unreasonable
taxation.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
MURDER MYSTERY At TARRYToWN.
An Italian Found NJ Murdercd In the Woods
His Head Crushed and Limbs Tied.

New York, Oct. 17.-Jose Guianto,
an Italian employed by the Tarrytown
Water Co.., was found murdered in the
woods near the Tarrytown water works
last evening. His body was buried
about three feet beneath the ground,
and the new turned earth furnished
the first clue.
Guianto had been missing since
October 9Th.
A piece of bagging about the head
was tied with rope around the neck.
The arms were tied at the wrists be-
hind the back, and the legs were tied
near the knees.
From superficial examination, it
looks as though Guianto had been
killed by having his head crushed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

Next Saturday will be the last oppor-
tunity to become registered to vote at
the election on November Sth, and all
men who are interested in good govern
ment, and who are not already qualified
to vote, should not let the opportunity
go by.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

Passed Assistant Engineer w. H.
McGrann, U. s. N, now on the cruiser
Minneapolis, has been detailed to su-
pervise the construction of the machin-
cry for the torpedoboats Hopkins and
Hull, to be built by the Harlan & Hol.
lingsworth Co.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
MURDER IN 81. LOUIS.


st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 17.-As the re-
suit of fight over woman, John W.
Edward, last night, shot and killed
Alexander Charlton.
Charlton was divorced three years
ago. Since then his wife has kept
boarders, Edward having been one of
them. Charlton became jealous of
Edward, and, last night, called at the
house, to see him, and fight ensued,
resulting in Charlton's death.
Edward is son of Col. David
Edward, prominent patent medicine
man of Minneapolis. who died in 1890.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

Thomas Numbers, aged 75 years, died
at Millington last Saturday. He was
a local preacher of the Wilmington
Methodist Episcopal Conference and,
during the Civil War, was chaplain
in the Union army. \
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
RIVER Front Improyemsnts n ol,ester.

f. B. King & Co. of New York have
II chased the plant of the Marsden Co.
oi Chester, and have started to make
some extensive river front improve
ments to the property. A line of
steamers is to be run between Chester
and Fort Bevis, Nova Scotia, and also
to New York. (.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

Two straw riclzs on John Johns farm
at State Road were destroyed by fire
Monday night. They contained about 40
tons of straw, worth about 5000. The
fire was probably of incendiary origin.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20

Because the trustees of the Madison
Street Methosfist Episcopal Church,
Chester, will not pay the singers, there
were no singers in the choir gallery on
Sunday.