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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

BERLIN, Dec. 1S.-Empress Augusta
Victoria has given birth TO son.
Emperor William attended perform
ancc of Tannhauesar at the Opera
House last night. During the opera his
majesty was handed note which an
nounced the accouchment of the
empress. The emperor glanced hastily
over the note and then arose and hur-
riedly took his departure for the yolice.
The reason for his abrupt exit was com
municatcd TO the manager of the Opera
House and he at once went upon the
stage and announced to the audience
that the empress had given birth to a
son. The announcement was received
with the greatest enthusiasm, the audi
ence rising to their feet hurrahing and
shouting Love live the emperor and
empress" The band played the national
anthem, the audience singing the words
of the hymn.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25
wnIaHs NEARLY nAnF a TON.
An Indiana Giant Said to be the Heav-
lest Man Alive.

lest Man Alive.
Indiana now lays claim to the heav.
lest man in the world in the person of
John Hanson Craig of Danville, Hen
bricks county. Mr.. Craig was horn in
Iowa City, Iowa, in 1855. While quite
small his parents moved to Kentucky,
where they lived until John was about
10 years old. At birth he weighed IL
pounds. When II months old his
weight was II pounds. From this time
on his gain in flesh was phenomenal.
At the age of two years his weight was
206 pounds. During 1868 his parents
took him to New York city and entered
him as n contestant in the baby show
inaugurated by p. Y, Barnum, and he
was awarded a cash prize of $1,000 as
the largest and heaviest child on exhibit
ton. At the age Of five years his weight
had increased to 500 pounds.
During the next six years his weight
increased to 405 pounds, The following
eighS years his weight increased 1876
pounds, causing him to tip the beam Mt
60l pounds. At the age Of 20 his
weight was 125; at n it had increased to
15S pounds During the next year he
gained 81 pounds, making his weight at
2S, T92. From that time on his weight
has been gradually increasing until he
now tips the scales at 007 pounds.
Mr.. Craig has never been i'll a day in
his life, is very delicate eater, is not
addicted 10 the use of intoXicants and
does not use tobacco in any form. He
stands six feet five inches in his stock
ing feet and measures eight feet four
inches AT the hips. 1t requires Al yards
Of cloth 10 make him full suit--coat,
vest and pAntaloons-and il takes three
pounds Of yarn to make him a pair of
stockings. He laughingly saws the COWS
always smile when they see him going
to a shoe shop to leave his measure for
pair Of boots, as ii will take whole
side TO make him pair. He wears No.
l2 boots.
The father Of Mr.. Craig was very
small man, weighing from 115 TO 100
| pounds; his mother was 4 small woman,
not weighing over 40 or 1l5 pounds.
His great-grandfather on his mothers
side was the first governor Of Vermont,
Governor Chittenden, and was born in
Ireland. His grandfather, Dir. Hansen
Catlett, was assistant general of
the United States for 30 years, and died
in the government service at East
Liberty, Pa. He was native of Eng
land. On his fathers side Mr. Craigs
| grandfather was Il native of Scotland
| His grandmother was German, having
been born in Frankfort. Mr.. Craig is Il
first cousin to William p. Hepburn, as
| the present time solicitor for the United
States treasury.
| His wife is Il beautiful woman about
30 years old, small of stature, and will
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. 20.-The
Helena Wood and Coal Company yes
terday made an application in the
chancery court for the appointment of a
receiver for the South Tredegar Iron
Company of this city, declared by the
petitioners to beinsolyent and that iudg-
ments issued from yesterday will result
in majority of the creditors losing
their claims. The restraining order was
issued and hearing will be had Janu-
airy 9th. The Indebtedness of the South
Tredegar will reach 100000, and if let
alone they can conclude sale of their
property now under negotiation and
pay all claims. The Atlantic Trust
Company holds n deed of trust on the
property in question for 100000 to Sc
cure bonds.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25
mn NC AIS GOING HOME.
The Iridescent Statesman Thinks That
He VIII BE Re-elncted.


WAsuINeToN, Dec. 10. MIR. Ingalls, is
preparing to go home and take late
look al close rangeof the senatorial COM
plication. He will leave on Sunday and
will prohablynot return until the second
week in January. 9s,
Thereappearst to benothing undaunted
abont the man. He realizes that hard
fight is before him with the chances
against him, but his friends say that he
is rising to the emergency with all OF
the mastery resources at his command,
and somehow he has infused into them
the conviction that in the end he will
win.
Tie information here is that the fight
is to be protracted one, and the
opinion is that its very length will inure
TO Mr.. Ingalls, benefit. 1t is expected
that the opposition will be unable to
agree upon candidate, and growing
out of this wide canvassing for cham
pion will spring comparison which
will show how superior Mr.. ingalls, is
intellectually to the men mentioned in
connection with the senatorship. Then
will come the pressure from party
sources all over the country, with the
administration doing us much as II can
to impress upon the members Of the
Kansas legislature the great services in
the Senate Of the foremost orator now
in that body.
This pressure, of course, is to be
brought to bear on those members of
the Farmers Alliance who were at one
time stanch Republicans, and who, it is
believed, still retain some small weak
ness for there old affiliations. They arc
to be told that the defeat of Mr.. ingalls,
would carry its chief comfort to the
Democracy, and could not possibly per-
manently benefit the Alliance.
The rumor is widely credited, too
that Mr.. Plumb will use his influence in
MIR. Ingalls, behalf, and his strength in
Alliance circles in Kansas is conceded
/ TO be very great.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25
WHEN WE WERE GIRLS.


"Do You mind the widow Martins quiltin'?
Her daughter Sue was d Eighty thing
Always laughin an ilirtin an .Jiltin',
An wearin, this'n an totner's ring.
She's dead this twenty year, poor creeter.
She had soft blue eyes an head o curls.
Seems like the maids an the flowers were
sweeter
When we were girls.
t,1r,,,, i. .,,,,,.,l .la4 do,, .to,,oh itn,os
iioW ~ SiloMeu V.in' u"y, '''"ush twas
Was the quilt Log Cabin or Irish
ChainY
have forgot. But ! well remember
The widows nephew from down IN
Maine.
When we shook the cat, he set her ycllin'
An bounced her out in about three
whirls.
They had many ways of fortune-tellin'
When we were girls
"Don't YOU remember the spellin' battle
Twas summer then and the weather
fine
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

TNc Cratacy magazine is running a
fast press day and night in order to
print tho first instalment Of the delayed
"Talleyfoud Memoirs" in the Janury
number II will contain sketch Of
the authors strange and lonely child
hood, nm account of his entry into
Patisian society, his estimate Of La
Fayettc, some account Of The beginnings
Of the French revolution, striking
passage concerning the Duke Of Orleans,
i'm account Of Talleyraud' residence in
England and America, and Of Il most
interesting conversation between Talley-
rand ana Hamilton on the subject If
free trade and protection.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

HoT SPRINGS, ARK, Dec. 19.-Mrs. Willie
Bell committed suicide yesterday morning
by taking morphine. Mrs. Bell returned
yesterday from Nashville, Tenn, whittier
It was intimated she had gone or had been
kirkpatrick, in an interview said:
She was murdered-murdered She
was ruined by prominent citi-
zen--a high official of this county. She
left note written to him this morning
and have lot of letters from her to him
but do not wish to make them public
yet. will not give his name, but there
can be no doubt Of what / say. She sep
arated from her husband last SUMMER
An inquest will be held to-day, when all
the facts will probably come out.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

No political leader (says Harpcrs
Woehy) in English history--not Wal
pole, nor Chatham, not Pitt, nor Fox,
nor Peel, nor Gladstonc-has held such
absolute sway over his party as Parnell;
and no leader was ever more cold, indif-
ferent, or cynically disdainful even of
his own following. Ireland has fur
nished other famous chiefs-Swif
Flood, Grattan, O'Connell-for whom
the popular enthusiasm has been
wrought at times to passionate fervor;
but no Irish leader, although without
eloquence Or flattery or Difference, and
with such superb scorn of the opinion
of others, has exercised so great a
supremacy, or brought the cause Of Ire
land so near its happy issue, The
secret of his power lies in the ability
with which he has made home-rule for
Ireland the central question of British
politics, by winning the support of the
great popular party in England, with
its illustrious chief, the greatest English
party leader of modern times. To this
result, doubtless, the time and circum-
stance have combined, but that does moi
discredit the ability which has compre.
hended both, and turned them to the
| SVERIGE Of a cause.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25
4 THREArEvTNe DANG FER.

Canadians Think the Aspect of the Beh'
ring Sea Matter Graver Than Ever.
New York Herald special.
OTTAWA, ONT, Dec. ia high official
speaking Of Behring Sea matters to-day
SAID:
!1fhe matter bears graver aspect just
now than at any time during the negotia-
tons The Americans seem determined to
make this international question II matter
on PARTY politics, each side endeavoring 10
trade on the feelings Of that section Of the
people of the United States who bear
grudge against Britain. David Hill tainted
Blaine on backing down in the face or
Lord Salisbury's threats, and Blaine seems
inclined, by the reports we get from Wash.
sngton, to adopt a swashbuckler policy
until after elections
"If Blaine refuses to arbitrate the
natter" he continued, "a very dangerous
situation will be created. You may be
sure that in case of such refusal England
will protect Canadian vessels plying any
ayocation on what she consid9s TO be the
high seas. You can easily see how close u
an actual state of warfare that will be-"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25
Grnnd notel. NInrrnte. nnrned.

LONDON, Dec. 1s.-The Grand Hotel
at Margate caught fire last night and de.
spite the efforts made to eXtinguish the
flames the hotel was destroyed. The
fire broke out after the inmates had re.
tired and the flames spread with such
alarming rapidity that when they were
awakened they had no time 10 save then
clothing or personal effects, but were
compelled to rush from the burning
building in their night clothes. Great
excitement prevailed and many of the
guests had narrow escapes, No lives
were lost and the only person reported
hurt is bar maid who was injured by
jumping from a window.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

CHICAGO, Dec. 90.-On the applica-
ton of judgment creditor, Judge
Tuley Of the circuit court has appointed
w. d. Budd receiver for the property of
Braton Busbee, real estate dealer and
builder doing business in the south
western part of the city. His liabilities
arc estimated at about 100000 and he
claims that he will be able to payi full
and have something left. The assets
consist chiefly Of houses and unim-
proved lots, and the liabilities are mostly
for money borrowed on mortgages
thereon.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

MADRID, Dec 2O.-The Spanish
coaster San Francisco recently ran
ashore near Alhucemas, Morocco. A
party of Moors boarded the vessel and
carried off everything of value they
could find. They made prisoners Of the
entire crew and woman who was a
passenger and deprived them of all their
clothing, even stripping them Of that
they had on. A detachment of native
troops pursued the robbers and rescued
the prisoners.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

OTTAWA, ONT, Dec. 2O.-Parliament
will be asked at the coming session to
incorporate the Buffalo & Fort Erie
Bridge Company to construct suspen-
sion bridge across the Niagara river
from Buffalo to Fort Erie fer foot and
carriage and railway traffic, and en-
powering said company TO amalgamate
with the company TO be incorporated in
the state of New York for like purposes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25
knocked Out in three Rounds.

OMAHA, NEB., Dec. 20.--Jack Davis,
the local heavy weight, fought three
rounds with two-ounce gloves with Pat
Allen Of st. LOUIS, before the South
Omaha Athletic Club, for the gate re-
ceipts and $500 a side. Davis went
after his man at the start, but honors
were about even until the third round
when a swinging right-hander on
Aliens jugular sent him to the floor.
He lay like log until time was called
and the fight was given to Davis.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

A few minutes before the House was
called to order on Monday, 4 Democratic
member, who was waiting rather i'm
patiently for the opening of the session,
exclaimed
GLOW soon is this ghostda to COM
menceIn
"As soon as Sitting Bull takes the
chair" quickly replied Representative
Springer Washington Post.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

Boise Cry, IDAHO, Dec. 20.-A re-
port is current here that the election Of
Fred r. Dubois as third United States
senator will be contested when the time
arrives for him to take his seat His
opponents allege that his election is
void on the ground that such procedure
was in violation of resolutions of tn
house and senate that they proceed to
the election of two United States sena-
tors TO fill existing vacancies and that
voting for third United States senator
to fill the long term is illegal and not
in accordance with the United States
statutes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

An Inheritance From the Druids--The
Kissing Privileges IL Bestows.

An inheritance From the Drnids--The
MISSING fri'iiSgeS II ''eS'""S'
iia ZIP "eoAH' ~
lne iegehu ol INC 'hlste'oe Is N n
neIl!1hce from tle rellsloh OF Ihe
bi.ls, ne cathelrai ArShes uhuer
whlcn lhe CellS Worshippeu were lhe
spreading branches Oh tae oaS' me ROOF
q uehse Tonnage ~ grtehefy ahd we mis-
tleloe' the hlysllGai parasite OF the Tree,
was symooi Iuli ol lilea',itS' ior II was
oeleNeu 70 renew ~ Ilie ny some
agency differing from that winch prop
agated al other pialts, ana 10 eAlst ~
a dlylhe power. mere unuer the OAK,
the laYorlte Tree OF the Ccltle sun-goa,
at inc Peilod o. the Wli'ter-solstlc,e'
priests and people sacrificed white bulls
and human victims Inc mlstietoe was
gathered ana dispensed III small sprays,
to be hung by the worshlppers over
thelr doors as am'iletS aSaihst eVll ana
ptppiiMlloll 10 tlie sylvan ueltles' NC
scandinavian legehu OF the mlstletoe,
which tells the story now l4okl, the god
of fire, made the miStlctoe the agent of
the death of Bladder, most glorious
of Odin's children. is familiar to all
et,,domte II tha Narso S,,ras I'M n,is.
s ,o W .o Us ~ H. 9S s.a;a1i,i M;
tletos c"hutlues ~ NC SPcclaiiy cu!i-
waited N England l9f tlle sale Whlcn
Is always large AZ ChristmaS-tluc, nut
the apple-tree has taken the place of the
soil NtFI,i.,l1 - fnrIe
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

CERRo GoRDo, ILL.,, Dec 20.-A
young man employed on the farm of
Noah Kunz, near this place, by mistake
attempted to fill coal oil lamp from the
gasolene can. The fluid ignited, burst
the can and severely burned several
members of the family. A three-years-
old child died from the effects of the
burning.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25
mas Caught on.


New York sun.
The officer had interfcred and broken
up row among a lot of boys in Essex
street, and he then called to one and
said.
"Now then, tell me what this ruetion
was about
"Well' replied the boy, "me and
Wounded Knee were coming along here,
and SIC met Man-Afraid-of-his Horse.
He struck us for ten cents. just then
Man-on-aBullalo came up and give
lis"
"What on earth do You mean?' in
terruptcd the officer.
"And then Mud-on-his. Back, Man
wh6-talks, and FIre-on-a-llill cum along
and put in thrirgab, and--'
"NhO are all these bOys2' demanded
the officer, IN great establishment.
And die first thing knew Walk
Down-a-Flill he hauled OF and hit
White Grow nnd dc chin, and den Little
Antelope he gly it ta Bear-in-the-N Night
ON the eye, aud we was retrcains tothc
Rosebud when YOU cum up and skcert
thelifro ntofrycry Sioux and Cheyenne
IN the pack. its all over now, aud men
llarse-W l4imp5 and Sarc-ou-his- Nose
Is going IN to Pine Ridge Agency to
train fur wrestling match.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25
corpse waiting a Claimant.

LITcHFIELD, NEB., Dec. 20.-A stran-
ger died of mountain fever in Mason
City and his body was shipped here.
Nobody claimed ii and the authorities
refused to bury the body insisting that
the agent should send it back to Mason
City. The body is in the depot and is
in such state that the agent has been
forced to vacate, Political rivalry is
said to be at the bottom of the trouble.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

Little Ethel had sent back her plate
for turkey three times, and had been
helped beautifully to all other good
things that make a big Thanksgiving
dinner. She was looking rather sadly at
an unfinished dish of ice cream. "What's
the matter, Ethel?" said Uncle Jack, "you
look mournful.n THAT is the matter, p"
was the reply,"I am more'n FULL And
Ethel doesn't know why everybody
laughed. -BuGaLO Express.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Dec. 1S.-Owen
Bros agents of the Atlantic mills have
made an assignment to Charles II. Mer-
riman. The liabilities are large but tho
mills will continue running as usual
under the management of Stephen o.
Metcalf. The assignee of the Owen
Brothers refuses to give any figures.
The amount is no doubt half a million.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

SHELBYviLLE, ILL, Dec. 18Th. H.
Funk, a stock man and Spectator of
this city, has failed with liabilities csti-
mated at 100000 and assets of $4,000
to 100000. lie owned n big mill here
and over | 200 acres of land near town,
all of which has been given up to his
creditors. Dealing in options is sup
posed to have been instrumentalin caus-
ing the failure.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

CHICAGO, Dec. COB. Priestley &c
Co., Of Bradford, England, have brought
against II. J. Furber & Co., to restrain
the defendants from making certain
representations in regard to dress goods.
A similar case was also brought against
z. f. Ryan &c Co. The plaintiff ask for
$4,000 damages in each ease.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 19.-Near Braden-
burg, Ky, Mrs. Jessie Higbee, whose home
is near Bradenburg was taken into custody
last night for poisoning her four children.
She is believed to be crazy. Suspicion was
aroused and examination showed that one
child had been given arsenic. The poison
was administered upon bread.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

A marriage peculiar in the length and
brevity Of the contracting parties was
celebrated in Parkarsburg, w. Va, last
week. NJ. " Collins, 46 years old, 6
feet and I inches in height, was welded
to Miss Martha Farnsworth. The bride
is 3 feet inch in height--tall enough
when standing on a chair to reach her
liege lords shoulders.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

MARrANNA, ARK, Dec, 20.-White
River Methodists conference yesterday
tried the Rev. N. b. Fizer on the charge
of going away from his church without
leave and running for governor of
Arkansas and suspended him for five
wears.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20.-Charles
Dalton, 81 years of age, of 1919 Palmer
street, employed at Hilman's ship-yard,
this city, fell on circular saw there this
morning and was terribly cut about thu
back. The unfortunate man was taken
to st. Mary's Hospital. His condition il
such that his recovery is not anticipated.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. 90
Jesse Frierson, colored, who killed
Policeman Musgrove last night while
the latter was serving warrant on him,
was captured about midnight six miles
south Of this city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25
From Goyernor to Senator.

BOISE Cry, IDAHO, Dec. 20.-Gov.
Sharp of Idaho, who has Just been
elected United States Senator, has re-
signed and Lieutenant-Gover Wiley
sworn in as governor
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

BOISE CITY, IDAHO, Dec, 20.-Articles
of incorporation have been filed for the
Seattle, Spokane Falls, Boise City &
Salt Lake railroad. The capital stock
is placed at $40, 100000.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

LANCASTER, Pa, Dec. 20.-Amos
Bills (white), convicted of murder in
the second degree in the killing of
George Boots (colored), on the Welsh
Mountains was sentenced this morning
to seven years and three months in the
penitentiary.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

lima, O., Dec 1o.-The Standard oil
Company has gobbled another independent
company, the concern being the Delaware
Oil Company. The sale of the Delaware
leaves only two independent concerns in
operation.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

Johns;nne says he proposes to make,
while blindGolded, Il parachute drop of
5000 feet, to run fast train into New
York city, and to pilot steamer into
Copenhagen, Denmark. He claims to
possess the power Of suspehding anima-
lion. He causes his heart to cease beat
ing and his blood to sop flowing. The
test, it is said, was performed before the
Press Club of Chicago, who cut his veins
and found that no blood was flowing.
tombstone says that next month he will
go to India to study the fakirs of that
country, and that while there he will be
buried alive for a month. Then he will
return TO America, he says, and will
petition Congress to appropriate a sum
Of money in the interest of science to
enable him to be buried alive for a
period of three months.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25
"lsettcr firing Roth"


A Chicago man who has been acting
temporarily az the local representative
Of Il Bucyrus, Ohio, firm received the
following ambiguous dispatch yesterday
afternoon
"Bucyrus, Ohio, Dec. 1O.-Come here
at once. BE prepared for reception. "
After studying the dispatch for half
hour the Chichgoan replied
"Chicago, H., Dec, l0.-Shall bring
my dress suit or my revolvrrt'
The Ohio firm promptly wired
"Bucyrus, Ohio, Dec. 10.-Better bring
BOTH
The agent LETT for Ohio last night
having rather misty notions Of Buckeye
social and business customs which would
render revolver desirable adjunct tc
a dress suit, but fully prepared for all
emergencies.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25
BAB'S new YORK LETTER
A Clever Woman's Pen Pic
lures of New York Life.
WHAT IS THE FASHIONABLE DOGp
A New Parsonage is the
"Second-Hand Lady,"

Destlnics Told in women's Names--NIen
MS Retailers Of Scandal--A Womau's
Motto for Men--Christmas Gifts With
out Money.