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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26
RE VIE For arsrer.
Secretary Hsayard's Emphatic Denial
Of tine Resignation Rumor.

"
Of the Resignation E6mmor.
A recent Washington dispatch TO the
Boston Herald said Secretary Bayard
said Monday that the report that he was
about TO resign was too absurd TO require
contradiction. However, he desired II
understood once for all that he had not
the slightest intention Of resigning. He
expects TO remain in his present position
until the close of this administration.
In this connection il may be we'll 10
say that every statement about either
Secretary Bayard himself or the depart
ment Of state, made in the Blaine Re
publican or anti Bayard Democratic news
papers, must be taken with the greatest
caution. No public man for years has
been 30 persistently and maliciously mis-
Represented as he has boon during the
past year. One OF the most ridiculous of
the statements made in these newspapers
during the past few days is the assertion
that the secretary of state contemplates a
prosecution Of Senior Romero, the Mexi-
can minister here, for his conduct in the
Cutting case. II seems almost unneoes-
sary to say that there was no foundation
for the statement. There was Just as
little for the statement made in the same
journals that the secretary of state pro
posed to prosecute James G.. Blaine and
Representative Hit of Illinoia, forgivinp
aid and comfort to the Mexican govern.
ment. Secretary Bayard has not announced
an intention of prosecuting anybody, but he
does not shut his eyes to the fact that ex
Minister TO Mexico John w. Foster is nov
counsel for the Mexican legation here
nor 10 the further fact that section 6, 33l
Of the Revised Statutes Furnishes by fint
of not more than Sc, 900 and by imprison
ment for not less than six months MOI
more than three years, "every citizen O
the United States, whether actually resi-
dent or abiding within the same or in an,
foreign country, who, without tho per
mission or authority of the government
directly or indirectly commences or carrie
on any verbal or written correspondence
or Intercourse with any foreign govern
uent, or any ofioor or agent thereof, witt
an intent TO influence the measures o
conduct Of any foreign government, o
any officer or agent thereof, in relation 4
any disputes or controversies with tn
United States, or to defeat the measures
of the government Of the United States
and every person being a citizen of, o
resident within the United States, AM
not duly authorized, who counsels, ad
vises or assists In any such correspondents
with such intent"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26
THE BALTIMoRE & ONO.
me lH,, Traffic ,r Agreement with the Jel

The Traffic Agreement with the Ter.
soy Central and Reading Roads.
NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-Seoretary Knox.
OF the Jersey Central, says that the traffic
agreement between the Jersey CentraI
Baltimore q Ohio and Reading roads has
oeen agreed to by all parties and only
awaits the formal signatures.
Inc contract assures the Jersey Central
OF haul from Bound Brook to Elizabetb
IN perpetuity and the use of the Jersey
Centrars terminals for passenger bushes,
Tor six years and for freight for two years,
No guarantee Whatever is given, and from
the figures prepared by the b. IL o. road
Secretary Knox says that increased bust,
ness will be very large.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26
WlImlngton. THURSDAY, Aug. 26, l886


The news which came from Chicago
proval by every friend Of Law and order.
IL was Just such news as all decent
Friday afternoon was hailed with APP
people had been waiting for, though the
Suspense had been tempered with some
anxiety lest there should be a miscarriage
Of justice, The metropolis OF the lakes
had earned the unnenviable notoriety of
being the hotbed Of anarchy and social
iHln in America and, taking into
account the resources of willy
lawyers and the fact that ono
corrupt man or revolutionary crank in
The jury box would suffice to upset the
legitimate effect Of the overwhelming
volume of testimony brought by the state
to the witness stand, there WAS sufficient
reason to fear that the jury might fail to
agree on verdict. Il is in showing the
groundiessness of this fear, in demon
strating that with all Chicago TO pick
from the astute counsel for the defence
have been unable to obstruct the cause of
Justice in the most anarchist-infested
community in America, that the law has
won it's grAndest triumph.
The trial has been one of national
interest and the verdict ia one Of national
Importance. II is warning to these
sooundrels all over the world that they
cannot pull the wool ovof the eyes of IN
American jury. IL Is an assurance to the
American people that the law and the ad-
ministrAtion of the law are competent
TO protect society against the most dev.
lish Vaccinations of tine worst
system of felony That has ever
shown its teeth in this land of the free.
II Is a standing notice to the assassis
clubs Of the old world and the dynamite
fiends and bomb-throwers and all of theil
vicious and lazy kith and kin who traiI
under the red flag ON this side Of tn,
water that the sons of the men who made
this nation still own 1t and intend to run
It and do not mean to permit anarch!
and nihiiism TO shake their ''gory locks
to any material extent in their presence
Let the sentence of the Chicago jury b
carried out without any unavoidable
delay. As a contemporary we'll says; 81
isn't worth while to keep lot Of cut
throats in prison two or three years Will
q half dozen lawyers exhaust every artifc
which human ingenuity can invent I
sare. them from the punishment whic
they richly deserve. They have had
fair trial and have been found guilty
Get the argument for new trial oy
with as soon as possible and swing 4
murderers OF. With the tightening of L
moose around the necks of these sew
condemned wretches, rampant anarc
will in all probability go down in Il
country as completely as rampant Mol
Maguireism did on the Pottsville scaffC
ten years ago. If it does not the saluts
dose can be repeated until the anarchi
have been taught TO their entire satisf
ton that they cannot make headv
against q nation of self governing FIR
men.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26
HORSE TO WALK oVER.
Adam Eorepaugh, IRIS BIondin 20
Attempt IL ON n Tight Wire.

HsNoahEN - VS. a - So
BUFFALO, Aug. 22.-The barrel per-
formances at Niagara whirlpool have in.
spired the world-renowned animal trainer,
Adam Forepaugh, Jr., with belief that he
can do something in similar line which
will not only make him famous, but pre-
sent an unrivalled card for his fathers
great railroad show. II leaked out az
Niagara Falls last evening that a horse
was TO walk tight wire over the falls
within week or two. This afternoon O
correspondent of the New York Sun in.
teryiewed Thomas H. Davis, one of the
managers of the show, who said
at is true that Blondin, Adam Fore.
pauh, Jr.'s, trained rope walker, is "a
mako the attempt. The show is in Peter.
borO, Ont, and from there Mr.. Fore
paugh telegraped me he had decided Il
make the attempt on September 18th, th,
day we come out of Canada and show al
Suspension Bridge. The idea is TO stretcl
| two or three inch steel cable across
either on the brink of or little below thu
falls. The wire will have 10 be wrapped
with cotton cord, so that Blondin's rub
Der shoes will stick TO it. Blondin is
Morgan colt Adam, Jr., bought near Yves
Chester, Pa, three years ago. He wa
four years old last spring, lie is l.
hands high, is compactly built, anC
weighs 800 pounds. Adam began training
him AT Philadelphia emily last fall Il
walk the tight rope. At first the rope wa
placed only two feet from the ground, bu
before the circus started out he could d.
% inch rope, so feet long and 20 iron
the ground. He goes backward as we'll a
forward, and has never yet had fall. H
has no fear whatever of falling, and don
think there is any doubt but that he vii
go over the falls all right on still day
He wears a patent rubber shoe, and
very careful and surefooted. II is easie
for horse to walk a rope than q ma
after he knows how, for he has more leg
70 balance himself 3Hh Aolulls are ~
credited with half fhs intelligence The
possess. Bi hdiR 10 of mild and trae
able disposition. don't think he will |
afraid at all, but if he should be, Lesl
who does the slack wire and turns some
saults with boots and spurs on, will 3
with HIM. Mr.. Cooke, the manager, is
Niagara now, and as soon as he gets Il
cable arranged we shall begin advertiser
for September 18th.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26

WnKEsBARRE, Pa, Aug. ga man.
moth picnic of the Knights of Labor at
Scranton and Lackawanna county was
held at Luzerne Grove to-day. Over
1000 people were present. The chief
feature of the day was an address by
Master Workman t. v. Powderly Of
Scranton. In his remarks he bitterly de-
nounced the riotsand violence carried on in
the name of the Knights of Labor. He said
that such proceedings were utterly repug-
nant to all true knights and would never
be sanctioned or tolerated by the order.
He further said: 81 am not now and
never was a candidate for political Office.
would not accept the highest office in
the United States il such were offered
me.n
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26

A cablegram received in Boston Sun
day from DR.. Kruger, al Kiel, announces
the discovery Of Winnecke's comet from
the observatory at Cape Town, Africa.
The following is the discovery position
August Goth, Oh. 4m. 1885,, Greenwich
mean time; right ascension, 10 hours, 10
min, 21.5 Sec; defamation south, deg.
min, II sec. The comet has a circular
nebulosity, one minute in diameter, with
some central condensation and no tail.
II is about as bright as tenth magnitude
stnr
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26

The printing contract made some tipe
ago by the Democratic Congressional
Committee with Gibson g. Brotbers NJ
washington, has been transferred Ia
another iirm. After the contract had
been made the committee learned tina,
otlbson q Brothers were under ban of tbe
typographical Union and the knights oi
Labor because they employed on,uniop
workmen' Mr. Gibson said he appre.
eiated the situation and was entirely will.
CATION. 80 '''''
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26

As stages arc quickly abandoned with the
completion OF railroads, 80 the huge dras-
tic, cathartie pills, composed Of crude and
bulky medicines are quickly abandoned
coated, and little larger than mustard
seeds, but composed Of highly concentrated
vegetable extraets. By druggists.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26
DANGEROUS MISCHIEF.
stones Thrown Through tho Win
dONEN OF an ExDFesa ,rrat,,

"eNhSN AhfOwh through tho Wim-
d0ws OF an Express Train.
CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-James Stevenson
executive officer of the government sur,
yey corps is in this city. He came in ON
the Pennsylvania express, which arrived
at 80 last night. He stated that shortly
after the train had left Davis station.
about 60 miles from Chicago il was stoned
by unknown parties who threw the mis-.
siles with unerring aim. Windows in the
smoking car, ladies' car and two Phil.
mans were broken. The train was mn.
ming at full speed, and the sudden on.
slhnght upon it created the widest az
cltement and alarm particularly among
the lady passengers.
Fortunately no person wns struck bv
any OF the stones, one of which wns
hurled with such force as TO crash throuoh
double PANIED window, through the cs,
and through the window opposite. The
train was not stopped. There was no ono
on the train, so far as is know. who ey,
cited the throwing by his presence. md
the accepted theory was that il was tbe
result of malicious mischief by tramns
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26

PAR1s, Aug. 23.-The transport orne
sailed from Toulon on Saturday for Mar,
Unique loaded with convicts. She re.
turned yesterday and reported that the
convicts had reyolted and tried to gain
possession of the ship. Two cannon
loaded with grape had been fred at the
mutineers and many OF them had been
killed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26

There is spice of daredevil blun
about Lieutenant Henn's challenge for an
ocean race 10 Bermuda and return while
equinoctiRl gales are frisling around
loose. But we do not imagine that he
will lack takers. Although the Gslatea is
built for seagoing and the American
sloops are not, Yankee sailors are MOI
easily frightened of. Wouldn't it be q
triumph II an American ''skimming dish
should win such race from British
uutter7
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26

This store is neither what
it was nor what it is going to
be. There is a transformation
going on. 1t looks like a
carpenter-shop or a lumber
yard or a stone quarry or
brick-yard according to where
you happen to see it. There
isn't a bit of danger of your
taking it for a store.
Nevertheless it is n store.
We have heard it said a
thousand times that this store
dehes all the laws of trade.
We have said it ourselves. So
much the worse for the laws
of trade, Queer laws they
must be.
But that isn't what we were
thinking about. You-who are
you? That's the first question
to settle.
Fall, winter and spring we
know who you are; but in
midsummer who are you not?
Dweller near and dweller afar.
Traveller. Wanderer. Seeker
ofpleasureand rest-diversion
-variety-change
Fall, winter and spring you
know us. Whom and what do
you know in midsummer?
That is why we see these tim
bers, iron, scaffoldings, work
men, noise, confusion and dirt,
and wonder how many forget
the store and the handy stop
ping-place in all this chaos.
So the things to be told are
the things you will miss if we
skip them.
In between this turmoil and
dust of building we are actu-
ally measuring out all sorts of
stuff, and people are squeezing
IN between noises to buy. To
be short, the people come as
many as ever, their wants are
as many as ever. rebuilding is
only an incident, wants have
got to be met, they are used
to our ways, and business
goes on as if there were no
interruption. There is no in
terruption.
More room already. Two
or three floors in the air.
Nature abhors a vacuum. And
SO as fast as room is made it
gets filled up. Why, up there
under the roof is merchandise.
Under the sidewalk, merchan-
disc Merchandise everywhere.
The iron skeleton climbs to
the roof and pierces through,
climbs up and up. Six stories
already. Shortly another roof
Then the old one down. The
timbers all out in a night or
two. A little paint and glass;
and a store again There
neverll have been a minute
when it wasn't a store |
In the northwest corner is a
handy box where you leave
your traveling-bag and parcels
no matter how many on check,
ask questions. send letters or
kilograms. Now you are free
to go about.
Forget the store. See the
sights. These are guides il
you want them; liberty-hall if
you don't. Roam all over,
) anywhere, everywhere. Rest
lng-places scattered about.
: Lunch in the basement; ice
cream; confectionery; soda;
mn' lots of it. Part you pay
Tor; part you don't. No store.
Strangers club
Come again next time you
are near.
john WANAMAkEK.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26


With two gubernatorial candidates and
the electric light Middletown has good
reason to feel important The harnessed
lightning was turned on Just in time to
illuminate the ticket made at Dover
last week suggestive to Major Biggs of
lighting the path to victory and all that
sort of thing. Even in the very unlikely
contingency of victory taking an
other track = jumping the track and
,AkiSs 10 the -Middletown's new
lights may olazeundinmed, for Hoffecker
as well rs Biggs is hers. Well may the
rest Of the Peninsula look on in envy.
What has MiddletoNn done that all this
glory should drop down on her in one
unmatehable lump? ...-..
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26
The Voice OF me PeoDIc.

The people, as a whole, seldom make mia
takes, and the unanimous voice Of praise which
comes from those who have used Hoods Sarsa-
parlla, fully 1ustfies the claims of the proprie-
tors of this great medicine. Indeed, these very
claims are based entirely OH what the people
say Hoods Sareaparilla has done. Send TO d 1.
Hood a Co., Lowell, Mass, for book containing
statements Of many curee.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26

By addressing Lord Il Polk Co., No.
no South Delaware avenue, Philadelphia,
hundreds of testimonials can be furnished
showing the wonderful results obtained
by the use of Diamond State Fertilizer
on wheat.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26

The description of Cape Charles Git,
which we print to day shows that, when
the conditions are similarly stimulating,
town can be rushed up on this PENN,
sula with something approaching the
mushroom-like growth characteristic Of
the dashing, driving west or the palmy
days of the oil regions. To those VIII
mingtonians who, less than two years ago,
trod the bare beach and peeped into the
pine forest at the lower end of the new
extension of the Delaware railroad sys-
TEN, it seems hardly possible that a
goodly town should so soon have sprung
into existence there. 1t is a specimen Of
go-aheaditiveness illustrating what the
spur of live railroad can bring about
even in a most conservative neighborhood.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26

BERNE, Aug. ia large party of tour.
lists have had narrow escape from death
on the Matterhorn. While on that noun.
tain an avalanche occurred, and they
were completely imprisoned by huge
banks of snow. Forty guides went 10
their assistance with ropes and ladders,
and after superhuman exertions rescued
them. Many Of the tourists were suffer.
ing from frost bite. The rescued travellers
received an ovation on their arrival N
zermatt, where news of their peril had
been received.
One OF the rescued party, an English.
man, has died from the eiTeetso of frost bite.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26

The news from Bulgaria is rather
startling. Last October, when the people
of Eastern Roumelia so unexpectedly in.
sisted on annexation to Bulgaria, it was
generally believed that the uprising which
brought about that annexation was
fomented by RUSSIA hut that it came TO a
head with such suddenntss as to balk the
plans Of the Muscovite. Now, without
word of premonition, Prince
Alexander abdieates his subjects
appeal to the Gar for protection and tic
powers, dumbfounded again by Bulgarian
abruptness, wait with bated breath 10 set
what will happen next We can readily
realize, as the London press Of this morn
Ing antics in saying, that the Cars in
soient defiance" has imperilled the peac,
of Europe, and the fact that the British
ship has now a Tory at the helm i
another disturbing element OF no small
moment.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26
WAuamaker's.

PHILADELPHIA, August %, 1854
Till late in September the
store will close at one o'clock
on Saturdays.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26

The right time for the young men Of
this town, who think il is smart TO be
considered fast or just little though, :"
TO think Of their mothers is before and
not after they have done something of
which they are ashamed. And this wonld
give these young men a very good rule to
60 by. 30 long as their acts are such
that publicity has no fears for them they
may consider themselves men, but when
they feel that il is all right with "the
boysn but not with their mothers, they
are fast becoming slaves of vicious cow
ardice, and the sooner they turn about
the better. TO NIL such the
GAZETTE hero and now gives u
fair warning that it is certainly
at least as much their duty to think OF
taeir mothers beforehand ~ for us to dc
~ afterward and that hereafter when
they become subjects Of criminal RECORD
ii will not be safe TO depend ON suCl
pleadings 10 keep their names from oul
columns, no matter who they are.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26
HR WILL NOT LOBBY.
Smyrna Record, Dem.


The nomination of Major Biggs as the
gubernatorial candidate is thought to
mean, by some, the retirement of MIR.
Gray from the Senate and the return in
his place of Mr.. Lore. However that may
be il is certain that Mr.. Biggs himself will
have no hand in the matter. Mr.. Biggs
is man of his own opinion, and in con-
versation with prominent citizen of this
town Just previous TO his nomination, he
expressed his sentiments on this question
about as follows 1.-THE governor of the
State is the officer who executes the laws
not the one who makes them. If 1 were
elected to that high office, my duties
would consist in administering the law
made by the Legislature, not in influencing
its legislation. If there is any one thint
which l have always deprecated it is thu
governor of the State lobbying AROUND
the Legislature to influence its action.
Mr.. Biggs, no doubt, will preserve al
entire neutrality on the subject of on
national senatorship, at least so far as III
is officially concerned.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26
THEY ACTED WISELY.
Breakwater Light, Ind.

We think sur Democratic f-..ss.., 49, :
wisely in nominating Marc Biggs on
Tuesday last. We believe f,a 10 be the
choice Of the great mass of the people in
Kent and Sussex, and few in New Cas-
tie, but the politicians in the latter
county made such a racket in opposition
that some were inclined to think that the
majors chance in his own county was n
minus quantity. We believe Mr.. Biggs
will make an excellent executive should
he be elected, and we do not see any
reason that he should fail as he is popu-
lar throughout the State, and we further
believe he will use his influence to har-
monte the different factions in the State.
Neither do we believe for all that, the
nomination of Major Biggs indicates that
Delaware is against Mr.. Bayard or means
that they intend to bounce Mr.. Gray.
The fact is the people are in favor of
Biggs in opposition TO some politicians in
the three counties who had some axes to
grind and they failed to whet them on
the public grindstone. On the other
hand many friends of the successful
nominee on Tuesday are Just MS warm
and ardent in their friendship for Mr..
Gray and will use their influence for his
return to the Senate. As regards the
candidate for Congress we express our
selves in favor of Mr.. Lore and we regret
that our advice was not needed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-26

The Democratic county committee, in
session at Lewisburg, Penna., Monday
nominated j. I. Baker for Congress.