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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27


Mrs. Xyacinthe james, who died at
Bonnie Terre last week, at the aye of 100
years, is said to have been the oldest
person in Southeast Missouri. Her
maiden name was Aubuchon, and,
though her entire life was spent in
Southeast Missouri, she had lived under
three different govcrnments--Spain,
France and the United States.
Several years ago when Senator Petit
grew was out of politics he heard that Il
young newspaper man who had spoken
kindly Of him while he was in Congress
had suffered financial losses and was in
distress. lie wrote bin letter from
Sioux Falls, saying; ~ am informed
that you are hard up. If this is true
please do me the kindness to draw on
me for $100." The draft was drawn
and honored. The young man recovered
his health, paid his petty but pressing
obligations, and went west, where he Is
now prospecting. He sent Pettigrew his
check for 500 about year ago, and it
was returned by the senator, who wrote
II never had any business transactions
with you. You owe me nothing, and
cannot accept this enclosure" Take
him for all in all he is considerable of q
man. Washington Star.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27

Success OF the Experiments to Produce
Rain by Artificial Means.

MIDLAND, TEX, Aug. l9.-The first
experiment here with General Deyren-
forth's rain making balloon was made
yesterday, and was great success.
There were few scattered clouds in
the sky at the time the experiment was
made, but no indication of rain. Several
kites with dynamite attached to their
tails were sent up Immediately after the
balloons, and the dynamite was ex-
ploded by electricity, while rend-rock
powder was exploded.
Great volumes Of white smoke as
cended, only TO be beaten down by the
rain which at once began falling, and
continued for four hours and 20 minu-
ties.
Incoming ranchmen and trainmn say
the rain extended over an area OF many
miles, and Professor Curtis, meteorolo-
gist for this rainfall expedition, estimates
that II covers an area Of not less than
100 miles. Between the ranch and this
town, distance of q miles, the roads
were badly washed out.
AS this dispatch is being written, late
this afternoon, the sun is shining in O
cloudless sky; but heavy claps of thun-
der are heard in the direction of the
ranch over which the experiment was
made.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27
MOSBY AND THE COUNT.


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19.-Col. Mosby
was very angry when dispatches were
shown him in which Count Mitkiewicz
insinuates that the ex-Confederate lied.
81 wouldn't have missed the scoundrel
as my son did," said Mosby, trembling
with passion "MitkiewicS is thief
and a scoundrel, and his record has
been fully published in the Frisco
papers. ! never heard of Mickey-we
will call him that for short-until four
years ago when he returned from China.
He gushed over me and said his wife
was under great obligations to me. He
explained the princely concessions he
had secured in China, but | noticed in
the papers he showed me that his name
did not appear. Wharton Barker alone
was known.
Later l met Barker in Washington,
and he confirmed all had read about
Mickey as swindler and thief. In
Washington lived with my mother and
family almost opposite Mickey's house,
and on his wife's account and hers only,
l consented once, and only once, to dine
there. That time and a five minutes
interview at the Palace Hotel here are
the only times Mickey and met
"Mhlet was introduced to me under
respectable colors, but l took dislike
to him from the fact that when he wrote
asking my daughters hand in marriage,
he said i am a gentleman With that
assertion he killed himself forever with
me. A man who has to assert that be is
a gentleman Is, IN my estimation, like a
woman who goes around asserting that
she is virtuous. Those things are self.
asserting and not require shouting over
the house tops, or else they give rise to
suspicion"
Engineer Power, who reached here
yesterday on mission TO Gorea, gave
some curious facts about Mitkiewiczs
methods. He said the Russian employed
certain Chinese in his household who
were good actors. These fellows played
the part of the Chinese minister and his
attaches when Mitkiewicz had guests
whom he wished to impress with the
idea Of his confidential relations with
the Chinese authorities. In this way
Mitkiewicz induced manysolid business
men to engage in his schemes. Power
says the count has lived on his wits fol
four years, and that he has absolutely
no concessions from the Chinese gov,
| ernment and no standing in China.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27
NEARLY coRNBRrD.
The Timely Effect Of a Bright idea Well
Elaborated.

He camc s.crming into the Office of the
Thunder Bay .Sasetog, stuck an axe in the
door-jamb and hung his coat on il, says
the Free Press.
"Can see the editor?" he asked, in
voice with volume of sound to ii rs
loud as an agricultural report for the
fiscal year ending July LIST, 1891,
Really, my dear sir" replied a nice
little man, writing at a puncheon table,
II cannot say definitely whether you
can OF not, but, judging from the CUES
ton you have just asked, should say
you could not see him."
"Why can't ?" insisted the visitor.
"Again, my dear sir, am at loss to
reply. 1t may be as a result Of myopia,
or astigmatism, or ophthalmy, or glau-
coma, or conjunctivitis, or neuritis, OF
cataract. or one of many diseases Of the
eye"
The visitor looked at the little man
in Amusement.
perhaps 1t was an oculist, not an
editor, that you wanted to fnd," con-
tinued the little man, as he handed him
paper. "Here's copy of the Sawlog,
just out, with advertisements OF all our
firms in that line"
"Ye-ye-yes, understand" SIAM
mered the visitor, taking the paper, "but
what's that got to do with IL? l want
TO see the editor"
"0h, | beg your pardon" apologized
the little man. you asked me il you
could see him and |, thinking you had
some disease of the eye which affected
its sight so that you could not see me,
had simply dropped in, as many of our
subscribers do, and are always welcome,
TO secure some information from the
newspaper office respecting an affection
which, no doubt, was putting you to
great deal of trouble and no small cx-
pense in having the best medical and
expert talent in determining whether
you could or could not exercise the
faculty, the most valuable of all the
senses which wise and benefcent
Creator has"
At this point the little man stopped.
His visitor had hurriedly put on his
coat, pulled out his axe and left, and,
turning TO the foreman, he remarked:
by crlpes, Joe, that chap came
mighty near cornering me that time.
If it hadn't been for an inspiration he'd
got me, sure. I'm going out now and
get something for nervous shock, and
you'd better load the old smoothbore
with few handfuls Of assorted type in
case Mr.. Boanerges comes back again
with a pair of spectacles on"
Then he went out of the back door
and slipped into the side entrance of
saloon and restaurant.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27
THE GRATEFUL PEAcH.


"A little peach in an orchard grew"
And the young winds fed it with early
dew"
The smiling sun on its downy cheeks
Painted color man vainly seeks;
Now the fruitful earth that had given
birth
Blossomed and burgeoned for weeks and
weeks,
Till millions of peaches were born and
grew
In the warm embrace of the sun and dew.
These little peaches grew rosy and round.
And the farmers gathered them safe and
And shipped them, carefully packed by
hand,
To the markets of an expectant land;
And the prophets who loved to prophesy
That without protection" the crops
Laughed out in glee such sight to see
For the peach crop turned out amazingly |
Now this little peach had heard it said
Or it somehow got into its downy head
That these blessings of sun and rain were
due
To the fact that McKinley's bill went
through;
And the harvest and wages and blessings
galore,
And peach crop never surpassed before,
Came down from a high projected sky-
And thus the truths high-taxers teach
Softened the stony heart of a peach.
-Nep ferk World.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27

The american Shipbuiider, of New
York, Of Thursdays date, in speaking
of the fast excursion river steamers of
the country, says; "While New York
boasts of her fast river steamers there
are several on the Delaware which are
noted for their extraordinary ability to
"get there" The steamer City of Ches-
ter, of the Wilmington route, is one of
the rivers race horses, and there is no
boat of her inches which can show its
stern to her. The City of Chester and
the Brandywine were the pioneer pro-
peller craft to make excursions popular
on the Delaware.n
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27

a Quartet Who Didn't Want to Give
Any Trouble.

Any Trouble.
Plttsburg Chronicle.
Polite, but rural.
They landed into the Central Hotel
with wilted look which discouraged
the sheen on the wrinkles of the two
girls suits.
There were four of them, and they
had come to Pittsburg to see the sights.
At 1920 O'Clock this morning the
quartet entered the Central Hotel, and
one young man, approached the counter
and said they would like dinner. Then
suddenly, as though recollecting him
self, he removed his hat and murmured
an apology. His male companion in
stantly jerked his hat of also. When
they were Informed that dinner would
not be ready for half an hour, one of the
young women said
well, may we sit down there in
these chairs and waltz"
"Why, you had better go to the par
lor," replied the clerk.
oh, thank you; but don't open the
parlor on our account" interposed the
other young " 1man. "We're only going
to stay for dinner anyhow" she added
But, madam, the parlor is open and
at your service. shall send you up on
the elevator" and the clerk smiled.
Tease don't trouble yourself" ex.
postul ted one of the maidens, tive can
walk. We're used TO it"
The clerk, however, put them on the
elevator and heard one of the young
men remark:
Well, Mary, they is heap site per.
liter here than at home"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27
A HORRIBLE EXECUTION.
The Hanging of Murderer Conway
Was Almost a Decapitation.

His Dying Confession--An Exciting Scene
on the Scaffold--The Drop Almost Tore
the Condemned Mans Head from His
Body.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 20.-John Conway,
the steamship fireman who was CON
victed of and sentenced to death for the
murder of the boy Nicholas Martin,
whose body was found on May 9th last,
floating in a sailors bag in Haddon
dock, this city, was hanged this morning.
There was a sensational scene on the
scaffold. AS Berry, the hangman, was
drawing the black cap over Conway's
head the latter shouted, Hold on, 1
want to say something" To this re-
quest Berry replied, "You can't speak
now" and was about to proceed
with the execution when the priest
who was in attendance upon the
criminal upon the scaffold hastily
interposed, pushed the hangman on
one side and held Conway's hand while
the condemned man, in broken tones,
asked forgiveness for his sins. Only
when the unfortunate wretch had done
speaking and when the priest had re-
piled to his plea for forgiveness, did the
latter permit the hangman to proceed.
This caused intense excitement among
those present at the hanging, but it was
a. nothing compared to the horrible
scene which Yves to follow.
In due course of time the drop fell
and Conway dropped from view AL
most Immediately afterwards the priest
began to read the confession Of the
hanging man. In this confession Con-
way said that he was intoxicated when
he murdered the boy and that his reason
for taking the boys life was that he had
. morbid curiosity to observe the pro.
cess of dying.
While the priest was reading Con-
ways confession strange sound was
heard from the scaffold, as If quantity
of water was falling. A hurried inves.
tigation was made by the hangman and
by the prison officials, and to their hor-
ror they found that the sound was
caused by blood, which was pouring
upon the prison floor from Conway'S
neck. The fall, it appears, had been SC
severe that the criminals head had beer
practically torn off his body. In fact
the head was only held TO the body BY
the muscles of the neck.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27
A Monkey That Ate Scorpions.

chambers journal.
OF that unpleasant trio, the scorpion,
centipede and tarantula, the first lie, per-
haps, the most formidable. The sting of
the very large black species, which is
common about decaying stumps and
hollow trees, is, should think. the
most agonizing pain known. judging
from its effect on the almost nerveless
Chinaman. A specimen was once
brought me which was covered, tail,
claws and all, with young scorpions
about half an inch long in constant mo-
ton. 1t seemed half dead, and wishing
TO see whether the native belief is cor
rect that scorpions are devoured by
their young, placed it in an empty sed-
litz powder box. Unfortunately / was
called away for few minutes, and on
returning found the box and its con-
tents in the possession of "Chelaka," or
''the scoundrel," a monkey so named
from the singular enormity of his crimes,
who was crunching up the scorpion and
progeny with the relish of an excursion
ist over plate of shrimps.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27
THEY CREASED THE aRowrER.
How Some Sharp Philadelphia Negroes
Got the Best of the Beer Sellers.
rhttoantphio Racord

How Some Sharp Philadelphia Negroes
Got the Best of the Beer Sellers.
Philadelphia Record.
The ''growler rushers" all over Phila.
delphia, and notably in the vicinity of
Lombard and South streets, by an in
genious scheme have succeeded in out
whiting the willy saloon keepers for a
couple of weeks past. About two weeks
ago the saloon keepers noticed won
derful and new characteristic concern
ing the beer they had on draught. One
night about that time stalwart negro,
black as coal, came into a saloon with
pitcher nearly big enough to hold a
keg of beer and called for "Ten cents
wuff."
The barkeeper eyed the pitcher for a
moment, and then proceeded to draw
the beer. To his surprise the beer
would not foam in the lively manner
which heretofore had been its principal
Characteristic. No amount of shaking
and sloshing around would make the
amher-colored beverage assume a frothy
appearance, and before the barkeeper
could realize it the pitcher was brim-
ming full. The negro remarked in an
otf-hand manner:
dat beer done looks dead an fat, but
| laik dat kline mahself."
With that the barkeeper handed him
the pitcher, and the grinning darkey
walked out of the room. He was met
just around the corner by half dozen
other dusky citizens, all carrying
pitchers, and at once proceeded to
divide up.
II nA4taaI 1ok - \
ately came to life when 1t was poured
out of the big pitcher, and the colored
rascals laughed immoderately as the
creamy foam ran down the sides of the
vessels they were carrying. Directly
after this another customer walked into
the same saloon and the beer was found
to draw all right.
Here was mystery, indeed, and II
took two long weeks to solve II. The
saloon keepers in the vicinity always
noticed that the beer would not foam
when put into pitchers carried by GER
tain colored individuals As n result
these same persons got about so cents
worth of beer, and only paid 10 cents
for it.
An investigation was started, as the
saloon keepers knew that some trick
was being played upon them. No solu-
ton was arrived at however, until Fri
day, when "a colored man under the in
tluence of liquor told how the scheme
had been worked.
1t seemed that the plan consisted in
simply greasing the inside of the
"growler" with butter or piece of fat
meat. When this is done no amount OF
i gas or agitation will nut the nroner head
on beer. The discoverer of 1t reaped a
rich harvest by selling the secret of it
to other GROWER workers." and as re-
suit the saloon keepers have been sue
cessfully yictimized.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27

1t does not follow because the complexion
has lost its polish, clearness and trans
parency in consequence of age or sickness,
that those charms are irrecoverable. Even
the dullest skin may obtain freshness and
bloom by the use of "Glenn's Sulphur
boap," which seems to stimulate the fibres
and promote healthful circulation in the
superficial vessels. Sold by druggists.
Where The frosts of age have fallen either
on the ringlets of the belle or the whiskers
Of the beau, "Hill's instantaneous Hair
Dye" may be recommended as peerless
remedy. Its browns and blacks are nature S
own. Its chespness unparalleled.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
minute
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27
FATAL END OF A SPREE.
A Railroad Agent Fires the Depot Build
Ing and Commits Suicide.

LARAMIE, WIS.,, Aug. 20.-J. Cromp-
ton, Union Pacific station agent at Car
bon, went on duty yesterday morning
while still intoxicated from spree of
the night before. Half an hour later
the depot building was in flames and
when 1t was reduced to ashes the
charred remains of the agent, with a re-
volver by his side, were found in the
ashes. 1t it supposed he set the depot on
fire and the committed suicide. The
company loses $500 on the building and
several thousand on freight and express
goods.
y There was large amount of money
in the safe, the door of which was open
and the contents had been destroyed.
The Backwith Commercial Company
often deposited in the safe it is said from
$4,000 to $275,000 over night. The
agent did not remit yesterday. Every
scrap of the company's books and re-
cords was DESTROYED.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27

How Designing Wretch Deceived Two
Women and Got Himself Intn TrnnI,Ia


SAN Francisco, Aug. 20.-ln July
last Carl ochorr, mining prospector
from Australia, was drowned while
bathing in the ocean near the Cliff
House, in sight of his wife, to whom he
had been married only one week. 1t
was thought that Schorr left considera.
BILE property, and his wife has been
trying 10 find it. Yesterday woman
who said she was Schorrs wife arrived
here from Butte, Mont, and met Mrs
Schorr No. 2. On comparing their ex-
periences singular story OF the
drowned mans duplicity was unfolded.
Mrs. schorr No. says she was married
TO Schorr 10 years ago and they accumu-
lated a little property at Butte. Her
husband went to Australia and last
May wrote her TO join him there.
Instead of waiting for her he took
passage for san Francisco. With him
came Miss Tiler, whom he married
on reaching here. He expected by the
time he reached San Francisco that his
first wife would be on the way TO
Australia. Instead, she missed tile
steamer, and it is thought that Schorr,
fearing prosecution for bigamy. com.
mitted suicide, The second wife gave
all her money to Schorr and is now left
penniless.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27
Wanted to Wreck Trains for Fun.

NEBRASKA CITY, NEE, Aug. 2i.-
The would-be wreckers of the Burling-
ton g. Missouri passenger train at Croft
ton station, east of Baltric, have been
arrested. They proved to be two boys
They had piled ties and stones on the
tracks three times for the purpose of
wrecking this train, but each time failed,
They confessed to doing the deed but
could give no reason save that they had
read Of others doing this kind of work
and thought it would be fun. They are
sons of well-todo farmers residing near
the railroad, and both are well educated.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27

ST. Louis, Mo, Aug. 2O.-A dispatch
from FL Paso, Tex, says J. F. Clayton
the confederate of W. F. Balton in the
murder of S. H. Cavitt, Ia Juarez, last
year, has been sentenced to be shot by
the supreme court of Chihuhua K
final appeal will be taken to the depart
ment of the city of Mexico, but there is
little hope of the sentence being revoked.
Five prisoners who escaped from
Juarez Jail last December are also con.
demned to be shot.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27
A Fatal Quarrel over Five Cents.

JACKSON, Tenn, Aug 20.-A fatal
quarrel occurred eight miles south of
this city last night Joe Harden, a
farmer, accused his nephew, J. L. Ed
wards, of having spent five cents which
the former had entrusted with the latter.
Edwards resented the accusation by
striking his uncle over the head with a
piece Of iron, whereupon Harden drew
his knife and stabbed Edwards to the
heart. Edwards died instantly. Harden
was arrested.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27
YOUTHFUL DEsPERADoS.


KNOXVILLE, IA, Aug. 2O.-Yesterday
afternoon two boys, aged IL and Is
years, respectively, armed themselves
with revolvers and knives and pro-
ceeded to act the part of desperadoes.
When about two and half miles from
town they saw a man by the name of
Marsh with team coming to town.
They turned their course towards town
and asking permission to ride got into
the wagon, and after riding a short
distance one Of the boys asked Mr..
Marsh if his horses would run if he
should fire revolver, to which Mr..
Marsh replied that they would. The
boy then got up and stabbed Marsh in
the back with large butcher knife, in
flicting serious if not fatal wound.
The boys were promptly arrested and
lodged in Jail and will have pre-
liminary hearing as soon as Marsh is
able to attend,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27

We desire to say to our citizens that for
years we have been selling DR.. Kings New
Discovery for consumption, DIR. Kings New
Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica Salvc and
Electric Bitters, and have never handled
remedies that sell as well, or that he
given such universal satisfaction. w 40
not hesitate to guarantee them every time,
and we stand ready to refund the purchase
price, if satisfactory results do not follow
their use. These remedies have won their
great popularity purely on their merits
Beaton smith, druggist, corner Seventh
and Pine streets. Goods delivered free.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27

The DALLEs, ORE, Aug. 2l.-The
Princeville and Canyon stage was held
up about 30 miles from here last even
ing, by a masked man with Win
chester rifle. The robber ordered the
driver TO throw out five mail sacks and
then drive on. The driver promptly
obeyed. The mail bags contained sew
eral money orders and registered pack
ages.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27

SALISBURY, Mn, Aug. 2O.-While
driving an inch and a half pipe for
water at Parsonburg, Wicomico county,
John W. Wimhrow struck natural gas,
Of which there is now steady flow. on
applying a match it blazed up which
will heat iron to white heat, but the
light from it is less brilliant than that
from the ordinary gas Jet. Many people
from the surrounding country visit the
gas well daily.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27

FrFDLAY, o., Aug. 20.-sixteen
bloody rounds were fought yesterday
near here by Patrick Kane and Ben
Davis, two rolling mill men, for purse
of $3.50. The fight was with bare
knuckles and is said to have been scien.
tito. Davis had the best of the contest
and would have won In one more round
had not the referee decided il draw on
the report that officers were coming.