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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19
timber sTRoNG as BE4zEs.
Blue Blazes in Court From whisky
Trust Fluid,

CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-There was more
fire in the package said to have been
given by Whisky Trust Gibson to
De War, the agent employed to destroy
Shufeldts non-trust distillcry, than even
the most suspicious and credulous
among the prosecuting witnesses were
examination Of it before Judge Blodgett
this morning. Attorney William Barry,
OF counsel for Gibson, was present, as
he had urged the examination. So were
District Attorney Milchrist, Inspector
Snmmerville, Special Agent Brooks,
Marshal Hitchcock and Captain Stuart
Opening the 6Xl2-inch package they
found a pint bottle full Of light-bluish
fluid. The cork was drawn with some
difficulty. Upon a piece Of paper lying
on the table a single drop was poured
The instant il came in contact with the
paper there was a flash, stream Of fire
Shot ont and the room was filled with
sutfocating sulphuric flames. So quickly
did the paper burn that bucket Of
water had to be thrown on to prevent
the fire from communicating with other
materials.
In attempting to cork the stuff up
again tile cork was ignited A towel
was thrown over the bottle, and the
towel caught fire and burned up before
the fire could be put out, AS soon as
the crowd succeeded in extinguishing
the fire and getting the fluid safely in
hand rush was made for the door, the
room was 50 filled with blue smoke.
United States District Attorney Mil
christ was greatly excited, and in
answer to the question exclaimed:
what is it? Great Sco0t Can't YOU
smell it Look at my hands ltANhat do
you suppose Il whole pint of that stuff
would do, when single drop Of it
nearly set the whole building on fireln
The strong fame emitted by the fluid
proved its principal ingredient to be
phosphorus. some Of it had gotten on
the hands of Captain Stuart and Mr..
Milchrist, and il continued for a long
time 70 send forth a blue smoke.
Mr.. Milchrist said of the result of the
experiment: sit fastens the chain Of
evidence securely around Gibson, and
makes it possible to indict him for at.
tempted arson
The market value of the trust certiti.
Gates found in tile satchel Gibson had
| prepared, as an alleged reward TO De
War, was Sl5,000-iust what De Wan
| sWears that Gibson promised him.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19

There IS lesson for Delaware in the
experience many Kansas farmers are
going through now, Most people with
spare capital TO invest know that the
Kansas borrower pays a higher rate Of
interest than is current here. He must
do 50 to draw TIC money that way.
Exactly what rate he does pay varies
with the circumstances, but that the
average rate Is over seven per cent Is
manifest from the fact That the eastern
loan companies which negotiate these
mortgages have generally guaranteed
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19
KYLE or s0TTn D1Kor.4.
The New Senator a Minister and a prohi
bitiDnist--IIe is a Young Man

PIERRE, 5. D., Feb. 17.-James II.
Kyle was elected United States senator
on the 40th ballot yesterday by a com.
bination of lndependentandD Democratic
votes, the result standing: Kyle, IS;
Sterling; 80; Trip, =; Campbell, l..
Thirty members We're paired. The re-
suit is regarded here as having been
brought about in some measure by the
agitation Of the Illinois South Dakota
reciprocity scheme.
Kyle is a native Of st. Lawrence
county, N. y, about 81 years old, is a
Congregational minister Of broad views.
He obtained his school and college edu.
cation while earning his living and was
ordained in 1884. He has since held
pastnrate at Crested Butte, Colorado,
ipswich and Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Last summer he accepted the position
OF financial agent for the Yanliton Col
lege and in the state election last fall was
elected state senator from Brown county
on the independent ticket. The nomi-
nation was against his inclnations and
during the campaign he took no part in
eleeting officers. Early in the contest at
Pierre which has resulted in his election
to the United States Senate he was asked
to be candidate for United States SEN
ator By an independent caucus but re-
fnsed until 1t was apparent that it was
the only possible chance for the indie
pendents. He is a staunch Prohibitionist
and was the best Republican before the
last election
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19
caroiintans Fight Like Tigers.

SAN FRANcIsoo, CAL, Feb. ia
private letter from the Caroline Islands
gives an account of further fighting be-
tween the natives and Spaniards in
which the latter We're worsted. Last
November the Spanish governor sent an
expedition consisting of three gun boats
and one transport against The village
Metalamei. The sailors and troops
landed and after loss Of go men
made the natives retreat. The
Spanairds were reinforced and six days
later attacked the natives The latter
were behind a barricade and were armed
with muskets and two small cannon.
The Spanaiards were badly repulsed,
with loss of 1870 men. 1t is expected
that a general uprising Of the natives
will occur and the governor has dis
patched ships to Manila for troops.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19
GIRSoN RENS AW.IE.
Clearly Established That lie Bought
Deadly Explosives.

FEoRIA, liz, Feb. 15.-G ]. Gibson,
late secretary of the Whisky Trust, is
missing. In fact, he has not been seen
since Thursday evening, and it is be-
lieyed he left the city at that time. 1t is
said he has gone 10 Europe or South
America, and no one believes that he
intends to come back.
A. II. Barnevelt says that Gibson
bought so pounds Of dynamite from him
short time age, and it is also known
that Gibson purchased various fluids
from Peoria chemist, whom he ques-
toned closely as to the various prcpara-
tons. It is given ont here that the fluid
found in the bottles in his satchel al
Chicago was composed of four parts OF
bislllphate u carbon and SO parts Of
phosphorus
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19

every specific charge Of misfeasance or
malfeasance that could be extracted
from careful perusal of the mass Of
direct falsehood, confused statements,
innuendo insinuation and cunning i'm
plication, that, with an industry worthy
Of better cause, has been gathered to-
gether for my destruction. deny them
seriatim and in toto; they are false and
foul 10 the core.
At the close of Mr.. Quay's remark the
Senate resumed consideration Of the
consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. 17.-The
circuit court has appointed A. Mather
receiver of the Manufacturers Fire In
surance Company upon the petition of
Insurance Commissioner Raymond. The
petition stated that this was in accord
ance with request from the directors
Of the company at a recent meeting.
Upon examining into the affairs of
the company it was found that
its expenditures and losses exceeded the
cash premiums and assessments col
lected, and that the company was insol-
vent. An accompanying statement
shows the assets to be $195,362; liabili-
ties, $53,215. The expenditures last
year were $4,000; income, $50, 1853;
risks, S1,616.773. The company was
organized in 1888, and the present Off
GERS are President George II. Long;
Vice-president Elias Matter; Secretary,
A. M. Grunder.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19
EE.fR THE NARA.
Chicago Italians Appeal to the Police
for Protection From Their NIurderous

COuntrymen.
CHICAGO, Feb. ia crowd of
Italians came to the office Of the chief Of
police last night to ask for protection for
one Of their number Joseph Gazzolo
who had, they said, been condemned to
death BY the Malta Gazzolo formerly
kept a fruit stand on Madison street.
Several months ago he was notified bv
the proprietor Of the property that he
must leave within a certain time. He
then sold the stand to Gillie & Perditta,
representing to the latter that he had a
years lease.
Pcrditta soon found out the fraudu-
lent rature Of the transaction. Gazzolo
had been absent from the city for some
time. Since his return week ago he
has three mysterious notices written in
red, notifying him that he had been tried
by the tribunal and unless he made
amends for the swindle within given
time his life would be taken, These
missiyes We're signed Malta. Gazzolo is
afraid TO stir out Of the house unless
accompanied by half dozen friends,
and wants the Malta hunted down.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19

WAsHfNGToN, Feb. 17.-With martial
honors, and with all the ceremony due
to his high rank and distinguished SER
vices, the body Of David d. Porter, adj
miral of the navy, was this afternoon
laid to rest in historic Arlington, Every
branch Of the military and naval service
was represented in the marching column
that followed to the grave this naval
hero
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19
morticnltnri,I Chief 81 lie rnIr.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. t7.-The execu-
tive committee Of the California Worlds
Fair Association has recommended w.
i. Maxwell for the position Of the head
Of the department Of horticulture at the
Worlds fair,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19

In reply to the inquiry Of reporter,
at Washington, Thursday, Senator Gray
said he considered ex-President Cleye-
lands letteras entirely characteristic and
statesmanlike and also regarded it as
making his nomination and election
sure.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19

There Is mystery in this matter
that the Republican majority do not
care to have revealed, says the Della
ware Democrat, significantly, in com
menting on the latest failure of the
Sussex levy court to make public what
has been done with the $4,000 paid by
Clerk Tunnel to cover the populations
Of the suicide Wheatley. Evidently
what is wanted is some reliable and
trustworthy taxpayers agency to inyes-
tigate that levy court investigating com
mittee. Why is it that levy courts are
so suspiciously prone to avoid rendering
an account to the people Of their expen-
ditures of the peoples money? 1t will
be year next month since this money
was paid over and nobody outside of
the few Immediately concerned in hand
ling it knows to this day exactly what
was done with it. II requires great
deal Of credulity to believe that it would
take a whole year to render an account
ing if there We're nothing to cover up.
As the Democrat says: "Turn on the
light, let who may suffer-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19

well paid for doing so. So that when
regular lenders abandon district, the
necessitous debtors must have recourse
to irregular lenders and must pay,
directly or indirectly, a still higher rate
or go without the money. Necessity
knows no law and legislation cannot
get around this stumbling block. 1t
will be the same in Delaware, to less
pressing degree doubtless because nearer
the sources of capital, if the pending
bill to tax investments goes through the
legislature. Isolated farmers may benefit
by this legislation, but as rule it will
be found that the borrower must pay
the tax in some way with percentage
added to cover the risk, or the bulk of the
capital now invested in Delaware mort
cages will seek some other market.
This is the teaching Of experience here
and elsewhere. Theoretically the lender
should bear his just share of the public
burden, but practically you cannot
make him do it so long as opportunities
remain open to him to withdraw his
loans and reinvest them to better adyan-
tages elsewhere.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19

The Rev 7. r. Dreamer has been in
vited by Milton NJ. Z. Church to return
as pastor next conference year.
Chestertown M. Il. Church has in.
vited the Rev. r Irving Watkins to re.
turn as pastor next conference year.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19
Two Hundred chInese Perlsl.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. i7.-The Aus.
tralian papers just received state that by
the burning Of the steamer Ramed al
Wuhu, 200 Chinese persisted.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19

Senator Higgins, in his address at the
banquet Of the New York Republican
Club, Thursday, alluded to the Force
bill as a "modest measure" Evidently
guns and bayonets are not sufficiently
potent agents, in his opinion, for the
enforcement Of Republican rule. Pro
baby he prefers Secretary Bach's plan
Of cutting off the ears Of those who
will not toe the Stalwart mark.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19
dFanamaker.s
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, Feb. 10, 1891.

Don't wait for India Silks.
The fine ones for this season
are in-all of them. And
there isn't a roof in America
that covers a better, fuller as
sortment of them than you'll
find under the perfect light Of
our West Transept.
That's the Silk centre.
Perhaps Indias are not your
choice. Very well. Here are
weaves Of any sort you choose.
For less money, for more. In
every tint and shade that ar
fists dream of. Each day
some new thought in Black or
Colored Silks. Here are
Dainty Wash Silks with
near-together Satin stripes OF
pink, blue, garnet, black, re-
seda, turquoise or light brown,
on ground Of ivory-white. 81
inches, $I.S5.
Exquisite Black Satin Ouch
esse with neatly embroidered
designs in natural tints-many
with over colors. 20 and 23
inches, $3.50 and So.
In the plain Blacks are all
the standard weaves in Gros
Grain, Cachemire, Twills,
Crepe or Crepe dChine. 81
to "a.
Such a Bingham as this at
25c. is enough to set the max
ers north of Tweed wonder
ing. Where will it all end 7
Those Yankecsl Those Yam
KEGS!
Put the blue-blooded Bran
dendurg alongside the Cling
hains. More worry for the
oversee people.
Dress Goods History is be-
ing made these days. You
may see the proof any day in
the cottons, and woolens, and
exquisite silk-and-wools (Glor-
iosa and Landsdowne4 -
have piled up.
Hamburg embroideries on
the bias. They made a deep
bow last year. Here they are
again more patterns, more
widths--better in every way.
For some uses far ahead Of
the ordinary Hamburgers,
stronger. The women know.
Widths | "A to I inches, prices
9 to 4oc. We were alone
with them last season; no
other store in town has them
now. Maybe they'd be pooh
poohed if asked for. That's
the way some dealers cover a
weakness. In a year or SO
there'll be Bias Hamburgs all
around.
New Handbags Of the famil-
lar kinds-our finest and fair
est-arc opening every day.
Black Grenadines! No, not
a word Of them. Some day,
shortly, you'll find in this col
umn something worth reading
concerning them and all other
blacks for Spring.
Emphasizing the thoughts
of yesterday, we want to inn
press again some notions of
the Grenadine art Of the sea
son. They are at the zenith.
The high Paris Novelties are
in Grenadines. What's your
notion of Grenadine Prob
ably you think of a thin stuff
.of plain, almost mourning,
tone, without possibilities of
style, suggestive of a vener-
able Wayback.
Revise your notion; the
Grenadine is now the top
loftiest thing in dress goods.
Look at this one. You think
instantly of a thistle-down i'm
prisoned in a SPIDERS web
only the down is large, the
color blue, and the web black;
but there is a family Of colors.
Next is a Grenadine of
black ground with graduated
pink silk stripes making an
ombre effect Of color. It has
associated colorings, and there
are others here, and still
| others coming. on a LITTLE of
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19

Bishop Coleman will administer the
rite of confirmation in st. Andrews
Church on April 10Th.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19

NoiltlE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ shall apply to the General Assembly at
John W. Clark. ANNIE Ci,NREu
January "a, 1891. ianpe-im
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-24
THOUSANDS KILLED.
Details Of the Recent Earthquake
in Japan.
10000 HOUSES WERE DESTROYED.

Several Towns Said to Have Been
Wiped Out tAItogether-Right Hon.
william jackson Reelected 10
Parliament-Other Foreign News
of Interest.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 24.-The steamer
China arrived from Hong Kong and
Yokohama yesterday, bringing details
of the great earthquake that occurred in
Japan on October 2s. The shock was
first felt in Yokohama about twenty
minutes before seven in the morning,
but no serious damage was done in the
city proper. The motion of the shock is
said to have continued for seven min
utes, its direction being east and west.
On the morning of the cath news of an
alarming character was received 1t
was learned that the Post and Telegraph
in Nagoya, large brick baildng, had
been thrown down by the shock, and
that three of the staff were crushed to
death and five wounded by the falling
mass.
From the city of Nagoya itself comes
the yet more appalling intelligence that
900 people had been killed and many
thousands wounded, and that great
majority of the houses had been de-
stroyed or damaged. In one cotton mill
alone, 100 lives are said to have been
lost. In Gifu and Ogaki, the former
town of II 600 Inhabitants nearly all the
houses Were destroyed by fire that broke
out after the shock.
A telegram from Ogaki dispatched in
in the afternoon of the 3lst says: OF
4,s40 houses, constituting this town, g.
55G are completely oyerthrown, and 76J
are partially ruined. Fire has destroyed
! lab. The number of persons killed is
TAI, the number severely injured, $40,
and number slightly injured, $50 1t
will be seen from this that houses spoken
of as burned are included in the cate
CORY of those completely overthrown.
A telegram dispatched in the afternoon
of the lst inst, gives the number of
killed in the whole prefecture as 5000,
number of wounded Is, 900 and the total
number of houses destroyed fifteen 10
sixteen thousand. The smaller towns Of
Ichinomiya. Kyosu, Kaaamatsu and
Takegahana are said to have been wiped
out altopcther
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-24
Thanksgiving Proclamation
GOOD News

To all hard working people who know the value of dollar
and who dc get in return full value for the We
cordially invite all cash buyers who appreciate real good value
visit spacious weghted and very attractive store and
examine large and well selected stock of useful popular and
reliable goods which offering at very economical prices
Mothers you have Goa to buy for yourself or the girls
have nearly thousand garments from which to select and
such prices will certainly prove satisfactory to the most
critical and eXacng customer purchase coats until
yov give stock careful look and compare very
prices with the lowest be found in any market
You also buy Of chldrens all wool Jersey Waists
at 25 cents worth rs cents and $100 EACH We have sold
large lot of these goods and WONDER they very
cheap.
just think of 46inch Black Henrietta, all wool,
beautiful fabric for 50 cents yard This is another of
active Bargains have sold about 600 yards in the
last 80 days. If you need black dress of good material
at very moderate price, here it is waiting for you, but
don't delay until the goods all sold, which won't be
long.
We havea very attractive lot of Dress Goods at 25 cents
yard well worthy of your immediate attention.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-24
MINNEAPOLIS GETS 1T.
June 2 Fixed as the Date for the Ma.
tional Republican Convention.

uonal Republican Convention.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Minneapolis
gets the Republican National conven-
ton. 1t will be held June 7. General
James S. Clarkson will manage the Re-
publican presidential campaign next
year. This is the story of the action of
the Republican National committee in a
nutshell. There was, perhaps, never
such bitter struggle for the location of
a convention.
All the cities which put in bids worked
hard and spent great deal of money.
The designations of Messrs. Quay and
Dudley, of the committee, were accepted
by the Republican National committee,
and the action of the executive COM
mittee naming J. s. Clarkson, of Iowa,
as Quay's, and William Barbour, of New
York, as Dudlcys successor. was ap-
proved. The contest between Mr.. Nc
Bride and Mr. Bartch as the representa-
tive of Utah on the committee was de-
cided in favor OF the former, George A.
Hobart, of New Jersey, was elected vice
chairman
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-24
The STORM nt BnItimore.

BALTIMORE, Nov. PA disastrous
torn passed over Baltimore yesterday
afternoon. It came up suddenly and
was over in few minutes. But it left
ruin and wreck In its wake. There have
boen no deaths reported, but several per-
IONS were injured, some Of whom may
lie.
In the central portion of the city the
tain poured down in torrents and the
Wind blew gale. The roof Of the
Naltby building at the foot of West
Falls ayenue, was torn off and dropped
thirty feet away. The upper floor of the
structure was occupied as q sail loft by
Thomas Gibbons, who had thirteen men
ut work at the time the roof was carried
AWAY All of them escaped unhurt, ex-
Bept Fred Lattbert, the foreman, s. L.
Mitchell and Howard Yeardley, They
were badly cut up
Yeardly's experience was startling
pne. He was lifted bodily and thrown
Into the river forty feet below. Tho de-
bris of the wrecked roof was falling all
around him as he descended, and heavy
piece Of timber struck him as he fell,
putting his head severely and lacerating
his shoulder. A passing tug rescued
him. Several other cases of damage in
kha nature of demolished chimneys,
broken roofs, crushed signs, etc, are re-
ported,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-24
FOUR LOST IN A FIRE.
One Woman Burned to Death, Two
Others and Boy Suffocatsd.


JAMESTOWN, N. Y, Nov. PA fatal
fire in which four persons lost their lives
occurred yesterday. The fire started in
the kitchen Of the Old Homestead. ho-
Tel at Third and Pine streets. The build
ing was entirely destroyed, nothing but
the walls remaining standing. A fire.
man in making his way in the building
stumbled over the charred body of Mag
gle Wilson, "A waiter girl, 20 years Of
age, whose relatives reside in Der-:c
City, Pa. 1t is said her escape was cut
off by bolted door. The bodies of the
other three victims were found in one
room where they slept.
None of them was bnrned, but they
had been suifocated They were Mrs.
Buchanan, the pastry cook, who came
from the Riddell house in Bradford to
this city: her little boy, who came to
visit his mother and remained over
night, and Mrs. Marsh, a dishwasher
Mrs Buchanan and her boy were locked
ill each others arms near the door of the
room. Mrs. Marsh was in bed. The
hotel was conducted by Snowden %
Tonpiins. The Grand Central restaur-
ant suffered considerable loss by fire.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-24
Chase's Trial Continues,

New York. Nov. 2i.-The hearing in
the matter of Thomas f.. Chase, charged
with OPIUM smuggling, was continued
before Commissioner Shields. Several
witnesses from the Astor house were put
on the stand to prove that the trunk in
which the opium was found was the
property of Mr.. Chase. The prosecution
wish to offer the can of opium as evil
dence, but it is strenuously opposed by
defendants counsel. on the ground that
it cannot be proved that the can in court
is the same one taken from the trunk in
the 4 tor house.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-24
sPAIN's NEW MINISTRY.

Canovas del Castillo for Prime Minis
ter--A Novice for the Treasury,
MADRID, Nov. ~. The ministry, as
finally approved by the queen regent, is
US follows:
Prime minister, Canovas del Castillo;
minister of interior, Senor Elduayan;
minister of foreign affairs, the Duke OF
Tetuan; minister of war, General do
Azcarraga; minister of marine, Admiral
Montoio; minister of finance, Senior
Concha Castanada; minister of public
works, Senior Llnares Rivus; minister of
colonies, Senor Robledo, minister Of
justice, Senior Villaverde
The minister of finance is new man
In ministerial life.