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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-02
elcYcLIsTs MEET.
Winners of the Important Races at Hart
fOrd and Syracuse

ford and Syracuse.
HARTFORD, Conn, Sept . "A large crowd
attended the bicycle races Monday. Fol.
lowing are the results of the contests.
One Mile Noyice-C. r. Brewer, of Hart
ford, first; II. G. Weigand, of Brooklyn,
second; W. f. Miller, of Brooklyn, third.
Time, Sn. 1lSs.
One Mile Novice Rover Type Safety-C.
= Stedman, of Hartford, first; E. c. Fow-
ler, OF Hartford, second Time, 3m. l3 lbs.
One Mile State League Of American
Wheeimen Championship Best time, 3m.
D., by II, y. Arnold. Of New Britain.
One Mile Tandem Open-P. G. Berlo, Of
Boston, and G. T.. Kluge. of Jersey City.
llrst; p G. Shea and William Harding, Of
Hartford, second Time, Pm. 51I<s
One Mile t3 minute CLASSIC. A. Tenner
q Mllloury, Mass, first; j. w. Robertson
of Taunton, Mass, second; c. IL. Wood,
third. Time, 9m. 428ls.
Three Mile Lap Raee-C. f. kluge, first;
q y. Barrett, Of Chicago, second; Al. M.
Beers. Of Everett, Mass, third Time,
l5m 4is.
Que Mile Open Rover Type Safety-P. ].
Berlo, first; Hayland Smith, Of New Bed
iodysecOnd; William Schumacher. third
Time, 2n. ~ 4,5s.
One Mile Open Championship Of Amer
iea-A. s. Lumsden, OF Chicago, first: A. r.
kieh, second; + q. Anthony, third Time,
Pm. 44Sls
II. p Laurie beat the mile record Of
I'm. 55s. making the distance ia 2m Sa1fs.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-02

NEWPORT, Sept AIN all the comers
tennis tournament the semi-fnals were
played yesterday. Knapp defeated Hobart
and Campbell downed Huntington. The
final match in the all comers is being
played today and on Wednesday the
championship doubles and singles will be
played at lo;So a m, which will finish the
tournament.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-02

LoNDoy, Sept. Am Englishman named
Padman, who recently returned from
America, has surrendered himself to the
police and confessed himself to be a muir
derer. He says that he killed a man named
Strickland at Tonawanda, n. Y, last
Aprll and was aftcrward confined in an
asy.lm at Buffalo. Padman was remand
ed for a week, aud an inquiry will mean
while be made as to the .ruth Of his story.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-02
oARsMEN COMPETE.
Fail Regatta Of the New England ANA
teur Rowing Association.

Fail Regatta OF the New England Anna
teur Rowing Association.
B0sroN, Sept 2-The second fall cham.
pionship regatta OF the New England
Amateur Rowing association occurred
Monday. In the early part Of the contests
the water was ehoppy, but in the last two
hours Of the racing tie conditions were
perfect. The Worcester Boat club carried
of the honors, leading in every race In
which they were entered Results:
Senior Single Sculls lquarTer mile dash)
William Caffrey, OF the Lawrence Canoe
club, won easily, defeating Fred Hawkins
of the Metropolitan Boat club, OF New
York. Time, I'm PCS.
Single Canoe Double Paddle Zone mile
with tnrn)-O. w Whitten, OF the Ar
lington Boat club, won in lin 12s.
Junior Single Scull Shell (two miles with
a turn)-Won by Richard Layard, Of the
Machusett Boat club, Of Worcester, in
15m. ~
intermediate Single Scull two miles
with turn)-Won by Thomas Higgins, of
the Wachusett Boat club, OF Worcester, in
l4m. l9i4s.
-Four Dared Shell-Abandoned on ac-
count Of the non-appearance OF the Allan
tas, Of New York.
JUNIOR Double Scull two miles with
turn-Won by the Crescent club, Of Bos.
ton, in lam. 3ss.
Junior Four Oarod Working Boats two
miles with turn)-Won by the King
Phillips crew, OF Fall River, in lam. 1885.
Senior -Four Dared Working Boats two
miles with a turn)-Won by the Worces-
ters in i3m 82As.
Senior Single Scull two miles with
turnl-Won by William Caffrey, Of Law
renee. in l3m 3ls.
Eight Dared Shell M miles straight
away Won by the Bradfords, OF Cam
bridge, in I'm sos.
The referee was James Aborn, OF the
Narragansett Boat club, and the starter
was Walter Simpson, of the association.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-02
The Grant sIonument contrnrersr.

WASHINGTON, Sept al. T. Collins, a
member OF the New York Grant monu-
ment committee, telegraphed to Repre-
sentatives Flower, Beden and Quinn
yesterday that if the Plumb resolution
looking to the removal Of the Grant re-
mains to Arlington was not acted upon
Monday, the plans for the monument ia
New York would be adopted today
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-02

ALBANY, Sept 2-The village Of West
port is again excited over another tragedy.
The Widow Taylor, aged 70 years, was
yesterday found dead in her house, which
is situated in a lonely spot. Nearly all
her clothing was torn off, her face was
shockingly battered, and about her neck
were finger marks that led to the belief
that she had been strangled. The house
had been ranslcked and everything was in
confusion.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-02
New mampshire Democrats Meet.

CoNcoRD, n. H., Sept. 2-The state
Democratic convention is in session heru
today The general feeling is favorable 20
the nomination Of Charles II. Amsden for
governor, although Col Thomas Cogswell
will receive a handsome complimentary
vote if he allows his name to be used. Il
is conceded that Warren b. Daniel win bC
nominated for congress.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-02

ELmRA, N. Y, Sept. 2-The Interstate
fair opened here Monday with large
crowd in attendance. Guernie won the
five-eighths OF a mile running race and
Miss Clay the half mile race. The New
York state breeders races commenced to.
day.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-02

/
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2-In the senate Mr..
Hoar and Mr.. Blair asked that labor bills
be considered as appropriate 70 the day.
| but objection was made. The tariff bill
wns discussed and the woolen and silk
schedules agreed TO substantially as re-
ported from the finance committee When
the bill came up the question was on the
paragraph relating to wool and wooden
| yarn, to which the finance committee had
reported an amendment increasing the
duty per pound from twice TO three times
| the duty imposed on unwashed wool of the
first class. AIr. Paddock addressed the
senate in friendly criticism on the tariff
bill. He said there was no dissent in the
Republican party to the declarations here
tofore made in its platform, but there
were differences OF opinion as to this de-
tails Of the tariff.
The rest Of Mr.. Paddock's speech was
mainly devoted to a refutation of the state
ments made by Democratic senators as to
the impoverished condition of the farming
class and he showed that in the state OF
Nebraska particularly the farmers were
prosperous, and the state rich and growing
No Snakes in ireland.
Mr.. Platt said that Mr.. Paddock,s state
lnent in that respect was an unanswerabIe
argument in favor of the protective policy.
II the manufacturers of the east had reaped
some benefits from the protective tariff
the agriculturalists Of the west had reaped
benefits more abundantly. Mr.. Carlisle
said that Mr.. Platt's argument attributing
the prosperity Of Nebraska to the high
protective tariff was a repetition of the old
argument which had been onoe wittily il
Illustrated in the house Of representatives
by S. s. Cox.
There are.no snakes IN Ireland Mr..
Cox said, Hand Ireland has free trades
therefore, there can be no snakes in any
country that has free trade There was
just as much connection, Mr. Carlisle said,
between Mr.. Cox's premises and his con-
clusion as there was between Mr.. Platt's
premises and conclusion from the speech
Of the senator from Nebraska.
To Tax Corporations.
Mr.. Plumb gave notice of an amendments
which he proposed to offer imposing AN
annual tax of per cent. on dividends Of
corporations, including interests on bonds.
Finally the wool schedules were com
pleted, and Mr. Vance offered as an adj
ditions4 section the amendment of which
he had heretofore given notice, allowing
reductions of duty on goods purchased
with the proceeds OF American farm pro-
ducts sold in foreign countries.
Schedule Q (relating to silk aud silk
goods was taken up ana the finance COM
mittee's amendments were agreed TO. Also
an amendment striking out OF paragraph
39e the words spun silkn and adding to it
the words spun silk in skeins or cops or
on beams, 35 per cent. ad valorem. The
conference repout on the bill in relation
20 collisions at sea WIS presented and
agreed to.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-02
CROSBY & HILL.
FAIR WEEK.
ATTRACTIVE AND SPECIAL BARGAINS

During the present week will offer to the visitors and resi-
dents OF our city special inducements buy Fall and Win
ter Dry Goods Please read what have say show YOUR
wisdom by avang yourself Of the splendid opportunity to make
money which present to all cash buyers of Dry Goods of
every description
For this week only will sell fifteen yards of Forestdae
Hill and Fearless Bleached MusIns for $1OO ONLY one LENGTH
to each customer together with splendid values in Blankets Com
foTtabes Table Linens Towels and Napkins
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-02
Weather Indications.

Warmer and generally from fair to part.
ly cloudy.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-06-27
Thibetan Women.

The Thibctan female is an independ-
cnt and buXom dame, very unlike her
Hindoo sister across the border. Her
frame is we'll knit and sturdy, she can
carry any weight you like on her back.
Moreover, there is a jollity about her
smile and general department which
would be very engaging if she made
herself a little better acquainted with
the wash bowl.
Though she rarely uses water for
ablutionary purposes the black stains
which cover the Thibetan woman's
face are not due to dirt. 1t is n custom
said to be founded on strict law enacted
200 years ago for all the adult females
to stain their faces with blotches of
black dye, styled tuba. This disfgure-
ment which originally was ordered for
the purpose of subduing the natural at
tractiveness of the female face to the
other sex, forms almost a complete dis
guise to circumference.
In reality Thibetan girls face is
most comely and pretty. Before the
blackening process her cheeks are as
picturesqueiy ruddy as any Scotch las
sizes, and rs the pigment wears off the
ripe wall-fruit glow which the keen
mountain air insists on producing is
continually to be seen overcoming the
sooty patches.
Higher class Thibetan women fire.
quently traverse the streets of L'hassa
on small white horses, seated astride
the animals back. They generally
have intellectual faces and are often in
truth highly educated and learned.
Every better-class female in the streets
of L'hassa wears head-dress called
pa-tuk, not unlike an old-fashioned
English travelling cap, with hong, turned
down ear-haps. This is often studded
with turquoise and pieces of coral;
sometimes, in the case of the wife of a
state councillor (kalon), with emeralds,
rubies and pearls. Its use is very an
cient. Another characteristic part of
the women's dress is the bib or breast
cover styled pangden.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-06-27
HE GOT BIG DAMAGES.
LAWSUITS BY WHICH RAILROADS IN
THE SOUTH ARE BOTHERED.
In Alabama One Was Sued by a "Leaner"
Whose Meditations Were Too Sudden
ly Disturbed.

Among the residents of the northeast
ern part of Alabama there is q class Of
men known as cleaners" says Opie P.
Read They live in the hills and eat
clay as business. The delicacies Of
their tables, such as corn bread and
sow rind are acquired by skillful trading
of roots aud YARDS" They are called
cleaners" because they do not care to sit
down-they want to lean against some
thing. There is not chair in any Of
their houses, but posts to lean against
are driven here and there In the dirt
floor, serving for the accommodation Of
the family and of guests that happen to
drop in. Every Saturday number Of
these people SO to a railway station and
stand leaning against the station house
all day.
One of the leading citizens of the
cleaning community" is Ben Haney. He
is an extremely tall man, with a curved
spine, and generally wears clay-staIn
on the end of his nose. He has been
known to 60 into the woods, tree coon,
and lean against the tree until the dis.
gusted coon came down. He was fire.
quent visitor to Mulberry station on the
4. & ID. railway, and always leaned
against the northeast corner. One day
recently while he was leaning there the
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-06-27
One On Tcnnysou.

A few years ago some enthusiastic
admirers of Tcnnyson gave n large
dinner party in his honor, and invited
all their choicest friends in the world
of literature and art to meet him.
Tennyson, who rarely accepts an in
vitation, did, for wonder, put in an
appearance on this occasion, but dur
ing the first half of the dinner caused
the greatest disappointment by remain
ing absolutely silent, and as if lost in
the most profound reverie. The
guests who expected to hang on words
falling like pearls of thought from his
lips, gazed somewhat wistfully upon
him, when, rousing suddenly he ex-
claimed in a loud, stentorian voice:
II like my mutton cut in chunks!" 1t
is likely that there was something of
malice prepense in this burst of conf
dence, and that the poor man felt not
unnatural irritation at being gaped at
and corresponding desire to punish
the offenders.
An anecdote told not long ago by his
daughter-in-law is amusing in that it
shows how the greatest are not incapa-
bic of STOPPING to the little weaknesses.
Some very dear friends of Tennyson,
who had been spending some years in
Persia, returned to London, and,
anxious to renew old ties, wrote invit-
ing him to their house. But Tenny-
son mistook the day, and arriving at
the domicile, found the birds flown.
Sitting down to write note of ex-
PLANTATION, he had the misfortune to
throw the contents of a well-hlled ink
bottle all over the beautiful new white
Persian carpet. The maid-servant, in
answer to his summons, appeared with
a large jug of new milk which she
poured over the offending ink-stain.
"I'll give you five shillings, my good
girl, my very good girl" continued
Tennyson, in much agitation, IF you
will only get rid of that abomnable ink
before your master and mistress come
home"
And together on their hands and
knees, poet and servant rubbed at the
wretched carpet until not a spot re-
manned. The girl earned her five
shillings, and when few weeks after
ward, Tennyson went to dine with his
friends, he had every reason to believe
that she told no tales. At any rate,
his hostess displayed their gorgeous
carpet without signs of consciousness.
San Francisco Wash
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-06-27
Gold OF 90 Cents a Pound.

A Birmingham man, who does not
wish his name to appear has been expert
menting for q year-on metal resemb-
ling gold, and has his discovery nearly
perfected. He stumbled on the combi-
nation at first, while Analysing some
metals, and when he realized what he
had found he soon produced metal
which puzzles the best of jewelers.. All
the aluminums before discovered are
lacking in weight or in some other es-
sential point. This new metal is as
heavy as gold and. to all appearances,
is the precious metal itself. 1t can be
manufactured ut cost of about GO
cents pound and will make the best
foundation for gold-plated goods that
can be found. 1t is easily worked and
can be either hammered or drawn.
The metal is no compound, it being
only one kind. reduced to its gold-like
appearance by the application of GER
tain chemicals. The inventor saws
there is no use in taking out a patent,
as no one can discover the secret of is
manufacture by analyzing it.-M Il
Sun.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-06-27

understand has been moved half a mile
farther up the road. Its former plan
and arrangement has not been changed
or disturbed, but what assurance have
we that we shall be protected il we &C
there and lean against it2 None what.
ever. Gentlemen, | hereby charge you
TO bring in verdict awarding 500 TO
the plaintiff.
Great satisfaction was expressed al the
result of the trial, for even people that
were not directly cleaners" themselves
had strong sympathy for them. But
what roar of Indignation went up
when il became known that the railroad
company was determined TO take an
appeal TO higher court. The appeal
was taken. and as it was of so much in.
terest il was not suffered to gather dust
on the docket, but was taken up al
once. Old Judge Blight drew up the
opinion. After flirting with a few well.
chosen legal phrases the judge delivered
the following:
mo corporation must presume TO in
terfere with the time honored customs
of the people. A man has as much right
to lean as he has to sit, but what would
be thought OF man that should snatch
q bench out from under you while you
were sttingi Suppose you were sitting
in a public hall owned by corpora
tion, and the h.reling of the company
should come in by stealth and snatch the
seat from under your Would you not
think that you had an action at lawi
But suppose the corporation had warned
you that they were going TO take the
seat out Of the hall at certain time and
you needed not the warning? Would
you still have an action at lawf As
suredly not.
Now as to the plaintiff in this case.
He was, rs all the evidence shows, ac-
customed to lean against the northeast
corner Of the station-h house. One day
the house was suddenly moved, and he,
having nothing TO lean against, very
naturally fell TO the ground. He had not
been warned; his attention had not been
called to the fact that the house was
about to be removed. How was he to
knowf Are the people expected to an.
ticipate oil the movements of railway
companies? This court cheerfully sus-
tains the decision of the court below,
and would add the following advice to
the railroad companies: Hereafter,
when you intend TO remove one of your
station houses. tack up notification on
the neighboring trees and fences, or, IL
you do not see fit 10 do this, place n soft
bedding of straw about your station
houses. so that in case of sudden removal
the people shall not hurt themselves
when they fall.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-06-27
Legends About the Robin.

A good many superstitious ideas are
prevalent in different localities with
reference to the robin, says the Scottish
american. In some parts of Scotland
the song of this interesting little bird
is held to augur no good for the sick
person who hears it, and to those SUI
perstitiously inclined much anxiety is
sometimes caused when its notes are
heard near house where any one hap
pens to be i'll. There is legend con-
nected with the robin which / have
somewhere seen. 1t is said that far
away there is a land of woe, darkness,
spirits of evil and fire.
Day by day does this little bird bear
in his bill drop of water to quench
the flame. So near the burning stream
does he fly that his feathers are scorch-
ed. and hence he is named bronphuddu
(burnt breast). There is also legend
which attributes this red breast to his
having tried to pluck spike from the
crown of thorns with which our Lords
head was encircled.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-06-27

out, taken down most OF the garments
in the clothes press, and was then over
hauling my jewelry case.
"Id like TO know If there was an
other woman like you in Detroit" he
exclaimed as / appeared.
You came up here for the thread
box, didn't youp"
''Of course | didr'
"And | told you it was on the sill OF
the bay window"
But it"
lpointed it out for him, and after
changing countenance and swallowing
a lump he braced up and said:
Mrs. Bowser, it is time to quit this
tom-foolery! You are too old for such
girlish tricks. Next time you try to
make fool of me I'll ask YOU to select
such furniture as you want and settle
on the amount of alimonym-DetrOi
Free Press.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-06-27
HUMOROUS AND LINGERING"
Worse Cruelty Than Death by Boiling OH
Invented by q Woman.

Two fashionably attired women
entered an elevated train yesterday and
began talking about a third person,
who was evidently rather obnoxious to
them both. The conversation, which
was conducted in tones loud enough TO
be heard some distance away, dis
covered species of revenge that no
one but woman would think Of much
less put into practice.
She's hateful thing" quoth she of
the shiny black hat.
Very" assented the one in the new
spring bonnet. II never could under
stand how you ever asked her to your
house."
Il had an object in doing so. you
may be sure. You remember those
lovely portieres my uncle brought me
from Persia? Well, she fell dead in
love with them at first sight. | knew
she would, because, Of course, she
never owned anything half so nice. |
knew then that my moment of revenge
was at hand. pretended that didn't
care much for the portieres except be-
cause they were present, and l asked
her if she would take care of them un-
never should. At first she wouldn't
listen to such proposition, although
l saw she was Just tickled to death
with the idea, but when | convinced
her that she would be doing me the
greatest favor in the world she con-
sented.
They were hung in her drawing
room, and were as pretty pair as the
city could boast. All her friends from
far and near were invited to see them,
and everybody went into raptures over
them. i saw my plans were working
famously, but waited and bded my
time knowing well that | should be
fully repaid for my patience. After
awhile, from hearing the portieres
praised by every tongue, she began
fairly to idolize them. Even her love
for her children began to wane, aud
she would sit for hours in mute admira-
ton of the swaying folds. My time
for action had come. 1t was awfully
cruel, know, but l had intended to do
it all along, so my conscience didn't
trouble me much at the critical mo-
ment.
II sent my servants to take the
portieres away from her. She never
said word to me when we met, but l
shall never forget the look of reproach
in her eyes until my dying day. That's
month ago, and she has been fretting
so over her loss that she has become a
perfect fright. l am rather sorry L
didn't wait until after Easter, because
when any of her friends ask her what's
the matter she SAYS she has been strict
with herself this Lent. N Y Sun.