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WILMINGTON, DEL., FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 188S.
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OTICK. I, JOHN HESSION, THE
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mington, county of New Castle and State of
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ments of the acta of the General Assembly i
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Court of General Session» of the Peace and
Jail Delivery of the State of Delaware, in and
for New Castle county, on MONDAY, the 17th
•lay of September, A. I)., 1888, being the next
term of said court, for a license for said house
as an inn or tavern for the sale therein of in
toxicating liquors in leas quantities than one
quart, tobe drunk on the premises, and the
following
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•spectable citizens of said ward
dil ation, viz:
ndrew J. Travis,
James Murray,
Ferdinand Smith,
Dennis Dougherty,
Frank Emmons,
James F. R
Willia
Fergus Kelley,
Mimnmnd the said upp
David Dange I, A
John E. Jennings,
Charles A. Ryan,
Thomas J. Killoran.
Thomas ( 'raven,
Thomas Walsh,
Victor Dchan.
Hubert Cassidy,
Thomas II
James Whittaker,
Thomas Mnlrooncy,
P. J. Crumlish,
Patrick t 'oanur,
William Kelly.
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son.
Wiljinm O'Me
John Dollnn.
Timothy McSwlney,
James McNally.
JOHN HESSION.
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Open Tuesday and Saturday evenings till
•J30 o'clock.
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Dermatologist,
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prepared to do Paper Hanging at «short
ice and at reasonable price».
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Successor to B. Fritsch,
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brown grounds with white and
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& CO.,
Fourth and Market Sts.
Here and there we find odd
lots.
gold figures, and cream and
white grounds with blue, pink
and brown figures, 12 / and 8
cent goods, are reduced to 5
cents per yard.
Another lot of Brussels
Hassocks, 35 cents each.
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1 RS«. Both sexes admitted. A mimlier of
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wing instructed from Kav's Sh .ri-hand
compendium, which is conceded by former
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The Pisheries Treaty to be
THIS , ï..a,. imumnaiiTinv n.tr
T1IF AU31\ AI I KOI KIA110N BILL
Washington, Aug. 17.—The rejection of
the Morgan resolution to poet pone the con
sidération of the fishery treaty till December,
and the adoption of the conference report on
the army appropriation bill were the feat
urea in the senate yesterday.
A communication from the district com-,
wires was presented and gave rise to a long
discussion us to the availability and safety of
electricity os n motor. Several senators
rtated how efficient a motor it proved in
several cities for street railroads.
Mr. Morgan spoke of the great danger of
0varhe0(lw B ir . w . 11« «ai.l that the governor
of Alabama had recently come near losing
his life by his hors» „topping on a fallen
wire—-the horse being instantly killed.
Mr. Manderaon snid that the only safe
pianisthat in which the electric power is
within the car itself, After further remark»
In Mam Edmunds and Harris the subject
went over.
Considered at Once.
Senator* Dinen«« th© Safety of Kloetrir
Motor«—Mr. Keagai
Back of a Quorum Trecl'id©« the Traii«
actlou of Important llu«lue«ii.
the
missioners relative to the erection of electric
The vote was taken on Mr. Morgan's reso
lution to postpone tho fisheries treaty until'
December next The resolution wo« diaa
greed to—yeas, 34; nays, Sf7,
Mr. Reagan-then addressed the senate on
the prosklent's annual message. He de
scribed the people as being "morcilossly
plundered for the benefit of capitalist*.*' He
quoted from Mr. lilaine'* Portland speech
Wednesday in relation to trust* Mr. Blaine,
he said, bad ridiculed Mr. Cleveland's me»
sage on that subject and now posed as the
apologist and defender of truste. These iv
marks of Mr. Blaine would add a new feather
to the plume of that gallant knight and on
dear him anew to the hearts of the money
lords. Mr. Blaine's jubilation hod once
more overcome his discretion.
Mr. Blair complained that the extract of
Mr ■ Maine's »peeclt which Mr. ttMgui bad
read wu» not a full report of his remarks on
trusts. Mr. Blair ha«l the clerk read there
port from The New York Tribune.
Tito conference report on the army appro
priation bill was then taken up. Mr. Uor
man stated that he would vote against it be
cause the entire appropriation for the con
struction of ordnance was placed in the
baiuls of army ofBccrs. H» believed that ho
would offer a resolution for a select commit
toe to investigate the subject; and be believed
that the investigation would show a chapter
of extravagance and incontpotency on the
part of the ordnance corps that would only
lie rivaled by the recent disclosures us to the
ordnance department of the English army,
Mr. Allison said it bad never entered his
mind that the con«truction of ordnauco was
to bo the exclusive work of army officers.
Tbe first delivery of steel was to bo eighteen
months from this timo, and be believed that
there would bo two or three sessions of con
gress iu which to settle the question as to
whether the construction of gun» should Ih>
given to private establishments or bo done at
tho Watorviiet arsenal. It had never entered
his mind that private parties were to be ex
eluded by this bill.
Mr. Beck quoted a remark of Gcu. Sheri
dan's to a committee inquiring as to fortifi
cations: "Give me tho guns and 1 will find a
hole to put them in ; for a good hole is the
best fortification that 1 know of."
After further discussion tbe conference ro
port was concurred in—yeas, 3U; nays, 11.
The house fortification bill was presented
and referred.
The fishery treaty was then taken up and
ordered to bo read by sectiou«. The first
article having been read Mr. Gibson took
the floor. Ho asked what was to be supplied
iu the treaty's place when it was rejected. ,
Retaliation. That meant hostility ; it meant >
a proposition to worry, to tease, to bulldoze
tho Canadians. Ho did not thkik that a
wise, just or manly policy for tho govern
moot of tho United Stales to indulge iu.
"An eye for an eye, an 1 a tooth for a tooth;"
was that, he asked, the outcome of American
statesmanship in the Nineteenth century in
dealmg with a Christian power hke Great
Britain. The youth of to-day would live to
soo the government of the United States ex- |
lend all over the continent; and why attempt .
to stop that extension by creating quarrels!
Mr. Frye asked unanimous consent to an
order that all debate on the treaty shall
close ou Monday evening next, and that tho
voies ou the treaty, aud ou such amend
meats as might bo proposed to it should
commence at IU o'clock on Tuesday next,
Mr. Morgan—IVe will take that proposi
tion under advisement until to-morrow.
The senate thou adjourned,
Efforts to secure consideration of various
important measures In the bouse were nulli
tied by the raising of points of no quorum.
Tho fortification appropriations bill was
passed without division; tbe conference report
Ju the bill authorizing the Richmond and
Danville- Railroad company to lay tracks In
the District of Columbia was agreed to.
Mr. Merritt, of Kansas, called up a reso
lution assigning May 3 and 3 for the consid
eration of general jiensioa legislation, witn a
proposai! amendment changing tha dates to
Aug. 21» and 30. A vote on the previous
question showed no quorum, and a call of
the house was ordered. One hundred and
seventy-four members were shown to be
present, but the morning hour expiring the
resolution went over.
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tho point of no quorum being raised was
forced to abandon the attempt.
Mr. Burns, of Missouri, called up tho do
ficiency bill, an<l asked its consideration.
a division, Mr. Lyman, of Iowa, raised the
point of quorum. Calls of the house en
sued, and showed less than a quorum of
members present.
Mr, W eaver, of Iowa, made a motion to
«"oke all leaves of absence except thaw
granted for sickness. This motion dev eloped
much opposition.
Mr Blount ' of 0eor 8 ia - that the
reason there were so many absentees was
that tue house had little buainess to transact
and could bo ready tor adjouroment within
three days. , _
Mr. Weaver denied that there was no im
portant business pending in the hon.«*. There
were 500,000 j>oor people in the country de
mandiug that Oklahoma should be opened to
settlement, lie wanted the country to un
derstand that the people's repree.mtativee
were home trying to get another election.
Mr. Springer asserted that members should
be in tbe house. In his experience the w'ay
to secure a renomiuation was for a member
j to remain in Washington attending to public
The resolution directing the printing com
mittee to investigate tbe assertion that the
public printer buys felt f*-.- printing purposes
in England was reported adversely. Tbe
resolution was tabled.
Mr. Springer, of Illinois, tried to secure
consideration of tbe Oklahoma bill, but on
!
Mr. lilomit thought the gtmt irnnan unjust
in »browing a reflection on absentees. It
»as about timo that this sort of stuff should
stop.
Mr. Springer denicil that he had uttered
any "stuff," and said that the gentleman was
not as courteous as his long services should
hare taught him to be.
b Hither retorts wereoxdjpiigod.
Mr. It illiams, of Ohio, criticised the Demo
crttticKldo for rof,,l * i, 'K to consider general
I tension bills, and then, on motion of Mr.
Cox, of Now York, Mr. Weaver's motion
was tabled.
Mr. Weaver said ho would renew it on
Monday next if the house wan without a
quorum.
Mr. Barnes said he deplored that this late
day consideration had boon ret used to au
appropriation bill in which 100,000 veteran;
^ ll *on soldiers were interested. He would
continue to urge consideration . of the de
ücioncy bill from day to day.
Mr. Lyman, of Iowa, said that till unani
mous consent was givSn to consider the,
r6 *°lntion fixing days lor tbe consideration
of general pension bills be Mould continue
the course ho pursued yesterday.
The house then adjourned.
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MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS.
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he Cam,| cl«te for Governor Hoes Not
„ „ Believe In Faotlon..
Ht. Paul, Aug. 17. The wrangle over the 1
»»Jeotion of the state rentrai committee ini
which the Democratic state convention broke ,
up Wednesday night» as settled acteptabiy
tonlt parties yestefday by the adoption of
a resolution that the committee shall consist
of nineteen members, sixteen of whom shall bo |
»elecUni by the delegates of each Judicial dis
triofc, and the other three to be selected at
by Mr. Wilson, candidate for governor;
that the committee of nineteen sooonitittttad
»hull «»loot its chairman, and that th© three
" 0 «»bers of tla* committee selected by Mr. j
'' ilson, with two members of the committee |
so selected by judicial district«, to be selected i
by Mr. WlMon »bail, for the purpose of tiic
campaign, constitute the executive committee
of the state central committee.
Lugene VMUou, candidate for governor,
waH called for, and received with great
applause. He said, among other thing»;
support of not only every
Democrat in tbe state, but ©very Republican i
who is in favor of tariff reform and tax re
Auction, i have not been, am not, and »halt
nofc be ^he candidate of any faction of the
P»**ty. '
He closed with » pie* for barnumy •»!
united effort. The ticket was completed at
follows: ror lieutenant governor, Daniel
Buck; secret-try of state, \\. C. Branden
hager; attorney general, Charles 1) Autre
nient; judges of the supreme court, C. Uraus
Bmilli anU (.eorgo Batchelor ; electors ot
large, J. S. O Brian and \\. F. Kolsoe.
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Kepttblloan Senatorial Programme.
IV ahhingtox, Aug. IT.—The action of the
Republican caucus of \V ednesday evening In
arranging ait order of business was yesterday
submitted by Senator Sherman, chairman of
the Republican caucus committee, to Benator
Harris, chairman of the Democratic caucus
committee. Senator Sherman stated to u ;
representative of the United Press that no
agreement had been reached further than
the senate should dispose of the fisheries
treaty, the bills for the admission of new
states, the tariff and the southern elections
question. The other matters to bo considered,
ho said, were unimportant, and they would
be taken up as occasion presented itself.
New York, Aug. 17.— An evening pai»i
claims to have information that the man
I* Charle* Edward« Mr. llradlev.
Charles Edwards, said by Von Oborkampf,
the Chicago mail robber, to be at the head!
of n gang of mail thieves, is Charles Ed
wards Bradley, who formerly was an in
«pector in the New York post office, was re-.
moved for alleged questionable practices, !
and has «ince bad a varied career. The New
York postoffice officials, however, discredit
the story. Bradley is said to have been at
one time district attorney of Chautauqua
county, and to have hud trouble about the
funds of that office.
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Irish American Military Union.
Albany, Aug. 17.—The Irish American j
Military union of the United State», in their
third annual convention yesterday, elected
the following officers for tho year: Capt. M.
J. Slattery, re-elected president and com
mander unanimously; vice president and
vice commander, Wo R. Kelly, of Now
York; recording secretary and adjutant, P.
K. White, of New York; financial secretory,
Col. James Walker, of Elizabeth; treasury,!
Capt. Th ». Murphy, of Pittsburg. It was
decided to hold the next annual convention
and encampment at Harlem park, N. Y., on
J uue 2", 1SSH.
New YORK. Aug. 17.-Tho Republican
1 er» of live several assembly district« of;
the city and county of New York lust night
elected delegates to the state convention.
There wore no contests of any imjsirtams*.
Among the well known gentlemen selected
are George Bliss, 8. V. R Cruger, Fred fj.
Gibbs, J. R Nugent, Sheridan Shook, Solon
j B. Smith, Kniest U. Crosby, Meyer S.
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Itepnbllcan Delegates.
Isaacs, Isaac Fromme, TV iilia.ni M. Evarts,
Joseph C. Biglin, James W. Patterson, John
J. O'Brien, John E. Brodsky and Bernard
Rourke.
To Suppress Epidemic Diseases.
Washington, Aug. 17. —By direction of
the senate committee on epidemic diseases.
Chairman Harns asked the secretary ot the
treasury what amount ho has on band to he
applied 7 to the suppression of epidemic dis
eases. The secretary has replied that ho ha«
$15U,0U0 remaining from last year, aud
thinks that will be sufficient. Senator Har
ris, however, thinks the committee wUl rec
ommend tbe appropriation of $1XX»,UU0 extra.
,H 0ui , t Bt SWeenB Illvcr .
Victoria B C Auc 17—The steamer
VICTORIA,». C., Aug. 17. Ihe steamer
Barbara Boscho« iu has arrival from the
craft has wrftten to C<ffT Holmes from Haile
ton tliat t h 0 services of the battery will not
be required, and everything is quiet The
lmUj ^ nmrderer , have been arrested.
On_the
„ Mallory', Yacht l.mnm hed.
' p . n—The iron vacht
.. * "' j^j,,« shil(Vard for c H
Mallorv of the Mallory lin.. of sP umcrs »ai
^ Tne boat I» 7 1UU feet ion* SM feet
' U1( . he8 over guttrds and y feet fi
. . ... ou- w ;p i,, ve oomnound en
nn J be fitted uu for snood and con
vouieiics/tor o ^sure ^
einem» to Ji_strained
A Jo ® , y a * Tz V eÄ _ .
Utica, N. Y„ Aug. 17.-George Supple.
of Rome, a hors© jockey, was killed by a
trotting bora© at the Low ville races jester
day. Supple had just entered the track pre
paratory to ft race, when the horse became
uneasy and kicked the unfortunate jockey m
the cheat Death was instantaneous.
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Supreme Cuancll Tempi© of Honor.
New HaVBN, Aug. 17.—William O. Buck
ley, of Hartford, was elected M. W. F. by
the Supreme Council Temple of Honor ye»
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Morning HIT the Toast of Nova Scotia.
Many Ml menions Kscapee from Heath,
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The la,», List of Victim—*.«©« of the
Thirty i.nrky Ones who Have Arrived
8»f,l } In New York.
New York, Aug. 17.—An ocean steamer
with 130 men, women anti children ou board
was snooding on its way front this city to
Europe at 4 o'clock Tuesday morning in a
murky, foggy ntmot-pbern off the coast of
Jfova Scotia. The j-asseilgeni were all
asleep, most of the officer*» were in their
berths, all was well on board and none
thought of impending danger. Another
steamer, a sister ship, on Its way to tbit city,
W iddenly shows up an immense, dark ma«;
the two omsh together ; one Teasel I« cut in
j half; the other draws back trembling, with her
| hull portly crushed in ; for five minutes the soa
i fa covered with wreck and struggling people;
the:i there is but one ship afioat and 105
corpses have sunk forever beneath the ocean.
Borne people still swim nl>out—thirty-on© in
all—wod they are picked up by tlm remain-,
ing hut almost helpless vessel. Bhe flies her
signals of distress; another ocean voyager
W h*s them, takes all the rescuml paMsengers
i 0 fT the injured vend, which then starts
feebly for Halifax, white tbe third steamer
comes on to New York, and yesterday was
safely tied to her wharf at Hoboken. It is a
terrible story of the fortune* of those who go
down to » lip «ea lu shii».
«ea shii». ;
It was the steamer W inland, of the Ham
hurg Packet line, which brought the sad
m ,« s to the city. The ill faletl steamship
was the (leiser, of the Thlngvalla line, and
the vessel which ran her down was the
steamer Thlngvalla, of the same line. Ho
terrible was the shock and so effective its
deadly work that the victims were launched
into otornity before they bad sulllciontly
shaken off their sleep. !
The fortunate ones were saved by mere
chance, for there was no timo for intelligent |
action. Even when they arrived in Hoboken '
yesterday they lind not entirely recovered
from the dazing effect ot the ordeal through i
which they hod passed. They, too, hail been |
asleep, and not one on board could toll a
plain story of how the fearful accident
occurred,
Saturday for Copenhagen with eighty-six
passengers and a crow of llfty. Tho saved
include only fourteen of the former and sov
The collision took pince shortly after 4
o'clock Tuesday morning at. a |»»int thirty
miles south of Sabi© Island and about 900
miles out from Halifax, Tho Thlngvalla
wag on her way from Copenhagen to New
York, and had on board 485 passenger» and
a full crew. Tho Goiter left Hoboken last
enteen of the latter, the first officer, who
was in charge of tho vessel at the time, being
among the hist.
From the stories of tho survivors it is
lonrned that rain had fallen all Monday
night, and when the dawn was Invoking
Tuesday morning the sky was overcast with
black clouds, while the «©a was not unusually
high. Tho captains of both vessels wore
asleep, and tho first officers were in charge,
Their stories cannot be obtained, for one is
at the bottom of tho sea, and the other is
taking his »battered craft into Halifax
j The liest obtainable accounts agree, how
ever, that the Thingvalla, without a mo
monte warning, Crashed into the Geiser,
striking her on the starboard side amidships.
bhe was cut almost clean through. The at
Picking vessel's bow plowtnl through the:
hull of her unfortunate associate, letting
water Into every compartment.
Alnn^t immediately the Geiser seemed to
have been broken Into two parts. She tipped
upon her stern and sank before a boat could
be launched to take off her passenger, and
the saved owe their lives to (ho providence
that OMt them on or near dismembered parte
i of .ho vessel. Even tho mam reliance of
1 wrecked vessel», the life raft, was useless, ns
tUo heavy ma»U caught it when tue stern
went down and dragged it lameatli (bo wave«.
There were miraculous escapes; in fact
none of tbe saved Know exactly how they
come to be alive to-day. There »ere many
blood curdling »oenee of distress even in the
f ow minutes of tho awful catastrophe. For
innately the Thlngvalla, although her bow.
Wfl s stove iu, was able to render some assist
anco, but tho time was too brief to save
more ot tho unfortunates.
Her officers, after ell the wrecked people
In sight had been picked upand tbe condition
of tbeir own boat Lad been ascortaim»!, ran
up biguais of distress, for they found it would
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be hwardou. with their or.gum 4o5 pas^n
*£* U '. ld ^ U,e
to ntU ' m!lt U . ,,lakB » l K,rt -
JÂr'lÂ'ï
preneim wo, ».«r uav.u*
gone through such an experience, especially
" hen tll0 „ thol , ve ,ss<H, with a much hehter
had succumbed so easily They cried
aTd'Xne^ hoM"nTSl. 1 FamS
groups clustered together and Mood In awed
silence, mutely signifying that if death came
it would find them united
The rain cea *' , 1 - <be clouds drifted off and
sun struggled feebly out, but a heavy
pall of fog. the wrack of the midnight storm,
hung aUmt the helpless vessel Would their
«ign*» beseen in Umel Hours seemed days,
«ni when six had dragged away a vessel was
*'gbUsl ami all stood breathless.}- watcblng
* learn * hßU *. e v T th °^ °" **'"]« *«
stranger w ould so« them. I or a short time
'be vessel steamed unconcernedly on lU way,
»' ßre s * nals were sent aloft, and men
their voice# in shouts across tbe
water».
The sight€*d veeael «eea them. Her engine«
are iU)p ^ and answering signals run up.
Those on the Thingvalla almost cheered. An
hour and a half was consumed before the
# t ra „g e r cam© within hail. Sh© vras tbe
Wieland, of the Hamburg line. The work
c f removing the people began, and four hours
were necessary to accomplish the task, as not
only Ihe rescued people from the Geiser bad
to be taken off, but th© captain of the Thing
valla said tbe passengers of that vessel also
bod better bo taken back tr- New York. His
«hip's disabled condition mane it dangerous for
him to attempt to reach a port with them,
watched, daring which all on board were
filled wdh anxiety and fear, momentarily
expecting the vessel to sink also, despite the
assurance# of the officer* and crew that there
was no danger. They all knew that the ves
sol was damaged badly, and could not com
prebend why it should besäte after having
gone through such an experience, especially
when the other vessel, with a much lighter
load, had succumbed so cosily. They cried
ond reasoned, hoped aud fearel. Family
groups clustered together and stood iu awed
silence, mutely signifying that if death came
it would find them united.
The rain ceased, the clouds drifted off and
the sun struggled feebly out, but a heavy
pail of fog, the wrack of the midnight storm,
hung about the helpless vessel Would their
signa s be seen in time! Hours seemed days,
oui When six had dragged away a vessel was
sighted and all^steod breathlessiy^watching
Tbe Wieland had lt:i cabin and 455
ago passengers ot her own bound for this I
oily from Hamburg, hut Capt Albers with
«ut a moment's hesitation agreed to recoivo
from the Thlngvalla lier 455 passenger» as |
well ns the fourteen passenger» nud seventeen
^" r r ^üpT
hi off r
iisodia transferring the |mop'ia, and in four I
hours all were safely aboard. Besides the 1
crow only a carpi« was left on the Thing
valle. TW* was the hotly of a woman which
bad Iteeu recovered from til! waves. When i
the imperiled people found themselves solely
aboard a stanch steamer they cried with joy
""***•" fainted.
When the Wieland ran out her gang plank
at her HobokenVlock*tout5.H0 o'clock yester- I
day afternoon there were hundreds of eagtir
faoia peering over her rail at the small crowd j
on the dock, for Ihe news of the disaster had ]
not reached the public and there wore only u
dozen or so of expectant friends, the custom
houno and steamboat officers and reporters,
l^Vom the purser of the Wieland, Henry
Goodcke, the following Hats of the dead and
rwcued were obtained:
The total number of lost h 105. Of this
uiunbop four were officer», twenty-nine sea
^even second cabin passengers and
, ;iJnT .||vo «teorage pesemgéra
The second cabin pawengers loat, seven in
number, are as follow«: Mrs, F.Ua Boehus,
Copenhagen; J. C,. Meldurgt, Huboken; L,
Xiilson, Hilda Hoe! borg, Capt. Cleorge Ham*
mor, Bertha Ebuufeldt. I. Clausen.
Mr», Such us, the first nanusl, was a recent
arrival in this country from Denmark, and]
was going liack to her lioiito in Copenhagen.
The lest live named were resident, of the
w< *t, booked from tli« office* of the com*
pany either hi Chicago or Ht. Paul, from
which places their names only were for
warded to this city.
The list of the lost among th© steerage
pnnseugor», sixty-livo in number, is us fol
U»ws;
A. J. O. Lind, New York city; E. Petersen,
wife and child, New York; Nicoiina N imp,
New York; Carl Tunelierg and wife, New
York; Andreas Andersen, Now York; Cer)
Kohaueen, New York; Mann Josofsou, New
York; Amanda Anderson, New York; Ida
Malm gran and chiUU Worcester, Mush.;*!.
Hocklund, Brooklyn ;0. E. Htromlierg, Brook
lyn; ikrtha Kostrop and child, Brooklyn;
Uhrlstlau Knudsen, Brooklyn; Cbristian.t
ICnudsen, Brooklyn; Horen Uabrielscn,
Brooklyn, Albert Olsen, Antrle Lund, Mi**
R. N. Petersen, Kirstor Swensen «ud
child, Mas» Hausen, Hunmili Tboimen,
I. mina Andersen, Jan» Hansen, Veter
Han.it, Anna Weoknr and child,
t a foil ne Christiansen, llo Christ Offerten
Elixalteth Berg, C. Hrsath, O. II. Llo, Mag
mis Andersen, Andrew Hodrrholm, Mrs
Joint Johnson mid infant, Peter Hnnseo
Mörstadt, Kittgal Kjullitsaa, C. Cailson,
J. K John, J. Frodoriosen and
two chihtren, Fretlerick C. Hörenden,
I. Kustafson ami child, J. Johnson, 11
Hsuby, Hilda Berjstrora, Karon Hansom. {
William Ljimgstrum, Jinn Kjehless, Hnlgn ;
Hlson, Johann Andersen, Andrew lugebrigt- j
«-tt, wife and child, A. J. Jansen, Ü. W. j
'Jrlnndor, Peter Miller.
Those whose addriates are not given at j
-nine from the western states, where the only |
record of their residence« la kept.
Of the officers of the Geiser four were lost
m li e in the offloa of the Thlngvalla line in
Ida city. The only moot'd of tbatr existence
« on tho Geiser, and was lost with tin
Their name* art*:
Hanry Brown, Copenhagen; Axel FokpJ
'ojiehnageii; — Ija»>Hon, Copenhagen;—
Engelbright, Copenhagen,
There were fifty men in the crow, of wjioui
forty-two were seamen. The »emueii weit!
ill Danes and Kvvedes. Twenty-nine of them
ire lo»t. There wm no list of their nauu M
vessel.
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°t »»orge . » •» m lorn el «ville,
Koltn was a ia email on freight 8»l,
Ju 1 "* 1 l >ul ***. , ! , he switch just before
, das led In. lie was sent down
^ * 7° °* H,n ** lou . nd »'ritcii to
* et , ** * n,l ' l t,J o dark»ieni ai>
p#*Tnliy turn« »«wok mind switch, «'s#****
by, although he swear s lie did not
TURNED THE WRONG SWITCH.
Krakcnian Keith Said to Have Cntuml
Ihe Death of John Meraerean.
Corning, N. Y., Aug. 17.—The coroner's
jury in lb© casé of the engineer, John Mor
Hfteau, killed near here bunday morning by 1
the Erie and bt. Louin express running into
an open switch, »at nearly four hours
Wednesday night hearing the testimony of
railroad men. Th© verdict was that tho clr
rumstunces show, and the jury lielioves, that
the switch was mlsplaued by Uie negligence
,
°« OVKRHViu.«. N. Y., Aug 17,-Tho rtate j
'•■'»veuUon of sujier.utendaut« of the pour:
> ostBrJ »3 f "* "_ «f «tat« I
«*««" °V"' TJ" « insane, between
Mox,ra - -M -tarthy Fanning ami Hoyt, of]
the slate lioanl of bharltl«». and Manager
Ggden,of U illardsasylum. A resolution was
requesting the committee on legist«
l '"' 1 to us " iuoasur«« to prevent unactmunt of |
'" W8 !<>ok,,, K lownrils exclusive custody of j
tli0 wu !' 0 *' ,'!f l "* £tl! " i
ows; 1 resident, (,. A. Snyder, of Herkimer;
vice-presidents, Wdaam Weaver, of Alio
11111 r./ 1 'a Nor*, of Hilton ; secretary
and treasurer, John Hoffnagle, of Essex. The
convention adjourned to meet m I lattsburg
l * ie s ccond Tuesday in August, 1881».
«»I tho Poor.
Party's Candidate.
Kew York, Aug. 17.—Gen. James Bang
don Curtin, wuu has ben nominated (or
president by the American party, is a retired
dry goods merchant aud rca I estate owner of
this city. He was born in Hartford in 1812,
hut has lived in New York since he was 10
The A merle:
candidate (or congress ami was tho nominee
(or governor of Connecticut in 1884 on the
llutler ticket. He is president of the h rank
Unite Steel and Zmo company, of Now Jor
««y, and is interested In other stool ami zinc
P-Jecla He has ... office at 82 William
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"l.ighf .ilng Charlie*' I.al.l to Rest.
Birmin.u.am, Cona, Aug. 17-Three hun-!
lri , d le nt t(w Derby station awaited the
arrival of th© traiu from New York, bearing
the remains of Capt Charles McDonnell
Tll< . , w . ort .«„msud of Police Captains Bro
tittr i and , Chnchy, Reilly, Gunner and
vVestervelt Judge .Nortoiq of the secn.l
dls irict court, was ul«o in the party. The
Iwdy was cm. veyo«i to the Catholic cemetery,
Birmingham, where tho (ace was exposed to
tflaW . During the ceremonies of interment
l-ch of the captain, cast a shovelful of earth
ltlo «.„ffl,,. There wore no other »er
j vice».
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The Head ot the Arm,.
Washington, Aug. 17.—The senate com
mittee on military and militia yesterday
1 authorized it« chairman to prepare a bill
I giving to tbe major general of the army all
| t he right«, privileges and powers that have
been enjoyed by the general and lieutenant
gênerai of the army when those officers ex
, is led. Thte action is taken so as to enable
the ma jor general to fill the special assign
j ment« which by law fall to the head of the
i urmy, and which are not provided for other*
j wise by statute. *:> . .
army, he never saw active service, hut was
<»>i;ak«d in drafting troops He has boon a
oawUdato for congress and was the nominee
lor governor of Connectiout m 1884 on tho
Butler ticket. He is presnleut of the 8rank
**?.""•» m tntorestod 1 « othe r steej^ and zinc
P 1 * 0 }*** 1 «.
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arrivSl of the train from New York, bearing
tl,„ remains of (.'apt. Charles McDonnell,
T he escort consisted of Police Captains Bro
gau> Garland, Clmchy, Reilly, Gunner and
Westorreit. Judge Nor ten, of the second
ilistnct court, was also iu the party. The
Isxly was conveyed to tho Catholic cemetery,
i Birmingham, whore tho (ace was exposed to
j view. During the ceremonies of interment
i each of the captains cast a shovelful of earth
There were no other ser
years of age. Although a general in tbe
New . Yo,k State Democrats
Will Meet in That City.
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SEPT. 12 CHOSEN AS THE OAT.
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Saratoga Mad© a Grave Straggle for the
Convention, but the Argument* In Favor
of the Breezy City Were Overpotv©ring.
The State Committee*« Meeting.
Saratoga, Aug. 17—There was a contest
on tha time and place for holding the slat«
convention in the meeting of the Democrat!«
state committee here yesterday
When the committee gathered In the club
room, way back in the roar of the Grand
Union hotel, Mr. Kearney's resignation *»«
the first thing taken up, and being accepted
on motion of Mr. Mitchell, and Police Com
missioner John It. Voorhis being sutxtituted
on tbe same gentleman's motion, tbe com
mittee was complete In number.
The chairman. Mayor Edward Murphy,
Jr., of Troy, stated the object of the meet
ing, and Cyrus Stewart, of (Jlovorsvills^
offered a resolution that Sept. 12 be tbe day
fixed, and Saratoga the plan, selected fos
the convention. Sheriff Hugh Grout, who
sat with the vetyftoUd Tammany contingent
of (Toker, Cockran and Sleven, as for front
Hie County Democratic delegation ot Mib*
cheli, (Tiuninglutm, Voorbis and proxy
Power a» me limits of the room would pep* j
mit, rose to ask that a separate motion b«
made fur each propoaition. This was done,
and the time was voted on first, Sept. 12 be
ing agreed to.
lution.
(len, Doyle briefly awmred the committee
that they would lind ample accommodations
there ami Hint the citizens would take care
of them. He addetl sententlously: "It is a
question of politics with us in Bnffala''
District Attorney Uidgway, of Brooklyn,
arnso to soy in his forcible way that the in
ternational fair »tireo that Buffalo propose«
to indulge in early In September would In
terfere with having the convention there,
now that the 13th bad Itoen fixed upon. (Jem,
Doyle interrupted to sny that the fair would
doeo on the lltli. Mr. Kldgway raised a
laugh by retorting: "Then tin* T1iiinimi
party «lotis »tot want to go there the day aftel
the fair."
Gen. Peter C. Doyle, the principal Buffalo
boomer, moved to snlwtitute Buffalo for Sara
toga On this Sheriff Grant spoke, saying
that at most any time be would be pleased to
go to Buffalo, but did nut think it expedient
this Unie, as the plaça could not afford suffl
ident hotel accommodations for a large
crowd.
about the exjterlences of the Republican«
Utero in the spring, would keep people away
when It was ominenUy wise that an en
thusiastic and large convention should be
gathered. W itli that In view, and that only,
the sheriff dissented from tbe Buffalo reeo
This, and the «tories published
Hut once again Gen. Doyle stood, .-'olemn
and sententious, to sayt "It is good poUtlo»
to go to Buffalo. "
Tito voto was thon had, and the Buffalo
hunters won by a vote of 19 to 15. Com*
mittoemen Cockran, Herrick and Kldgway
were then apiHiiutod to draft a call. It was
reported and adopted a« follows:
"Saratoga Springs, Aug. 10, 1888.
"The Democratic electors of the slate of
New York, those who approve of th«
principles adopted nod set forth in Che plat*
form of the national Democratic couve«»
lion held at St Bonis, are invited to eleol
three delegates ami throe alternate delegate«
from each assembly district to attend a »tat« .
convention to bo held at Buffalo, Sept 12,
1888, at 12 in., for the purpose of nominating
candidates for governor, lieutenant gov
ernor and judge of the court at appeals.
"KuwabD Murpuy, Jr., Chairman.
"Couau Mkvbr, Secretary."
The committee then adjourned to meet In
Buffalo on Sept. 11, at 8 p. m., tho night be
fore tho convention.
Sudden Death of a Friend of Lincoln« 1
Oakland, Ind., Aug. 17.—Hon. Isaac La
Follette, a prominent politician, dropped
dead In his door yard from tho bursting of a
blood vessel yesterday. La Follette was a
warm and |>ersonal friend of Lincoln,
Morton. Chase, Benjamin Wade and other
prominent men.
On th© 151«t Haltet.
Akron, O., Aug. 17.—Tlie Republican
tlumlluck in (lie 'Cwentieth congressional
district bu been l»olcen. M «I
W.sa.ter, we« nuiuujat«! ou the 151st ballot
Tbe ftnal ballot «tood: Hmywr, 85; Taylor, 77.
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Banian'« Sou IJ..rn«l to Death.
Toronto, Aug. 17.-Wednesday nigh»
Edward llanlan, Jr., th© young son of tha
oarsman. Edward Hanlon, set lire to U«
clothing while playing with matches and
was burned to death,
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Mnnsgcr Karnes Heir to «ton.ooo, |
St Pact, Aug. 17,—Manager John 8.
Borne#, of tho St, Paid Baseball club, ha«
r ,reived notice from a legal firm o: I^mdon.
Bngland, to the effect that he bos lallen hei«
to »100,000. _ ..
CONDENSED NEWS.
Emperor William, at a banquet at Frank*
fooi-on-thc-01er, said that 40,000,(100 Ger«
mans would die rather than give up Abac«
and lorraine.
Russia joins Turkey in protesting against
the Italian occupation ot Massowah.
Tho Young Men's Christian association ai
Stockholm discussed tbe question: "What
does the Bible say to the young men of to»
dayf'at their yesterday's seeaion.
Mr. Frewen, the English bi-metall|st, say«
that silver would go to par with gold if th«
United States should coin tbe full amount
authorized of «4.0Ü0.Ü0Ü a month.
p«l^g.^lll« mUlsatSoutb^ic^
lu *-> hRVB sbut down - throwing l.aOO men
out of „ . ... , T .
i Mr *- V »• Allemande, lately of St, Louk»
shot herself fatally at Louisville, Ky.
A new Catholic church at Coleman, Win,
collapsed, killing one man and tataliy wound
ing several.
A suit has been brought for the sale oi
real estate belonging to tho Paras Stev«
estate in order to pay the legacies under Mr.
Stevens'will
Jadge Patterson has refused a stay in the
case of Dan Lyons, sentenced to he
banged on next Tuesday, in New York, fo*
the murder of Joseph (Juten.
xhe Nil© is failing rapidly, and sorioot
feais of . drought a^ enterta^mxi
Th« widow of Gan. Sheridan and CoL ÄL
v mi«Hdan have arrived at Nonquitt. )
p-i™ nf Wa.Uw and the l«and?raTiM
- » _ _n _ visit to Wi.>tF i hiistian of
? iu Wialatei i
! . - . j irlwmJ ot
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r f N«.«vin.h «m. «t* th?t
longfoiww.
the yacht left Southampton, England, July
14 Strong westerly wiads were experte n o ed
dufiaa th# entire ryyega , ,
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