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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18
LYNCHED THEIR MAN
A Gang Gonspired to Assassinate
the Police.
A DESPERATE KENTUCKY BATTLE.

Rossimus' Men Fire on the Police
from Ambush = He Surrendered,
Was Taken from the Jail and Sus-
pended from a Bridge BY u Mob
of Enraged Citizens.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 1s.-A desper-
ate attempt was made to assassinate the
Middlesborough police. 1t seems that a
lot of disreputable characters who fire.
quent Gum Springs, a low drinking and
gambling dive just outside of the city
limits, concocted the plot to murder the
officers. They accordingly stationed
about fifteen of their gang in ambush
along the Louisville and Nashville rail-
way, and two of their number came
just within the city limits and COM
menced firing their Winchesters. These
two were Gillis johnson and Frank
Rossimus. Chief Naples with posse
of officials went in pursuit of the pair,
and they were led into an ambush.
Over one hundred shots were exchanged.
Police Forced to Retire.
Special Officer Dorsey Williams was
shot through both thighs. and Patrolmen
Todeker was shot through the leg. The
police were forced TO retire. They re-
turned to the city. A posse of one hun
dred citizens armed with rifles was soon
marching in pursuit. Finally one squad
came upon Johnson and Rossimus at a
sharp bend in the road. The toughs
threw up their Winchesters and fred.
The squad returned the fire, and about
seventy-five shots were fired, when the
toughs took to the bush. Rossimus was
caught few minutes later, just as he
had drawn bead on Officer Douglas,
and in another moment the officer
would have been dead man, rs he was
only about ten feet from Rossimus, who
was covered by bush. Five Win
chesters leveled at him caused him to
surrender forthwith, and he was placed
i'll the city jail here.
Rossimus Swung From a Bridge.
About midnight johnson sent word
that he would surrender if he would be
taken Immediately to the county iail, at
Pineville, as he feared violence here. He
accordingly surrendered to deputy sher-
ifs outside the city limits, and was
slnuggled to the county side in train.
About o'clock in the morning a crowd
of masked men entered Jailer Pollit's
sleeping apartments at the city jail, and
witt pistols at his head, demanded the
keys Of the Jail. The jailer was forced
to give up the keys. The crowd then
went into the jail. took Rossimus out
and led him to the big bridge over the
canal on Twentieth street, where he
was shot several times. A rope was then
fastened around his neck, and he was
swung over the side Of the bridge until
o'clock, when he was cut down. A
placard was tackled on the bridge rail
just above the body, bearing this in
seription i" Warning is the fate
OF all would-be murderers."
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18

LARGE FIRE IN LYNN
Three Blocks of Buildings Partially
Destroyed.


LYNN, Mass, July 1S.-At $50 last
night fire started in the third story of
Blakes' brick block, corner of Union
and Mulberry streets, and in twenty
minutes had spread to the five story
brick block adjoining, owned by Strout
Bros, and soon threatened the entire
street for distance of 200 feet.
Aid was called from adjoining towns
and cities. The Strout building was
soon ma IS of flames, and the fire
caught the upper story of the Currier
block, containing the stock of clothing
of N. T. Currier 81 Co., val ued at $120,
600; insurance, $4,000. The Currier
block and the building was only par
TALLY destroyed,a las the fire was got under
control at 10:45.
j. e. Strout, owner Of the largest
building totally destroyed, said the
building cost $40, 900 and is insured for
$4,000. In this block Dam and Warner,
of the Continental clothing company,
carried stock of $4,000, insured for
$4,000 John Cardiff, shoe manufac-
turers, in the third story, loses about
$4,000, insured for $1,000. H. P. Lego
& Co., shoe manufacturers, in the fourth
and fifth stories, lost nearly SO, 900, par
tally insured.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18

READING, Pa, July 1S.-A number Of
officers charged upon the camp of the
Salvation Army in West Reading, and
arrested Captain William Duffin, the
commander, and some of his followers.
The warrant was issued upon the infor-
nation Of John ID. Freeman, who alleges
that Captain Duffin, William A. Thomp-
son, William Paf, Walter Hickman,
William Reddy and Oscar Weile, all
conducting nuisance and disturbing
the public peace" The captain, accom-
panied by Mrs. Duffin and number of
his followers, went with the officers to
the alderman's Office and entered bail
for a hearing.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18
DEATH OF GENERAL BROWNE.
A Prominent Indiana Soldier and
Ex-Congressman.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 19.-Gen-
eral Thomas M. Browne, who for SO
many years represented the Burnt Dis
trict" in congress, died at Martinsville,
Ind, yesterday. General Thomas M.
Browne was born in New Paris, Preble
county, Ohio, in April, 1920. He began
the study of the law in Winchester in
1848, was admitted to the bar the fol-
lowing year, and continued in practice
until he was elected to the state senate.
He resigned his seat in the senate in
1869, enlisted as a private soldier in the
union army, was elected captain of a
company, was soon after commissioned
heutenant-colonel Of the Seventh Indiana
cavalry, and in that capacity went to
the field. He participated in Grierson's
celebrated cavalry raids, and at the bat
tie Of Guntown, Miss, had his horse
shot from under him, and received Sc
we're wound in the leg on the 10th Of
juno, 1854. He was subsequently bre-
veted brigadier-g general by President
Lincoln, and remained in the service to
the close of the war.
In 1869 President Grant appointed
General Browne United States attorney
for the Indiana district, which position
he filed with marked ability and sue
cess until the summer of 1879, when he
resigned on being made the Republican
candidate for governor of Indiana. His
Democratic opponent was the late Hon.
Thomas A. Hendricks. At the No
vember election the e~same year Grant
carried the state by 22,51G votes over
Horace Greeley. In 1876 General
Browne was elected to congress from
the Sixth district, and remained amem-
ber of the house by successive re-elec-
tions until March, 1891, when he retired
after fourteen years service.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18
FISHING BOATS SEIZED.
Dominion Cruiser Dream Descends
on an Eastport Fleet.

Dominion Cruiser Dream Descends
on an Eastport Fleet.
BANGOR, Me-, July 1S.-The following
telegram was sent yesterday to Secre-
tary Foster, at Washington, by Con-
gresham Boutelle.
"The deputy collector of customs at
Eastport, Me-, sends me the following
telegram in response to my inquiry:
EAST oRT, Me, July II, 1891.
To the Hon. C. A. Boutelle, Bangor, Me-:
Dominion fishing cruiser Dream seized seven
American fishing boats on Thursday forenoon
in the harbor. The crews were landed here.
The boats were towed to St. Andrews, N. b.
The occupants of boats claim they were fishing
in American water and ask protection of our
government. +. e. MUTT, Deputy Collector.
"Will you please advise the state de-
partment and take such measures as
may be deemed requisite for official
ascertainment of the facts and the pro-
ton of the rights of our people. 1t
looks like an attempt to annoy and har-
ass Americans at time when the Maine
coast is most thronged with pleasure
seekers from all parts Of the country.
Q. A. BoUTILLER, NJ. G."
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18
parnell Did Not Pay the Costs.

LONDON, July 1S.-The solicitors en-
ployed by Captain o'Shea in his suit for
divorce, in which Mr.. Parnell was
named as correspondent, deny the state
ment that Mr.. Parnell has paid the costs
of the SUIT. The lawyers say that Mr..
Parnell offered in May to pay one half
in cash and the balance in II month.
Captain O'Shea accepted the offer, but
nothing has been heard since of Mr.
Parnell's offer and nothing has been
seen of his money. The greatest diff
Guilty is experienced in serving the bank
ruptcy order on Mr.. Parnell, and he is
now moving in court to set aside the
arder, on the ground that he is not dom
tciled III England.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18
L. A. w. Annual Meet.

DETROIT, July 1s.-Between 1900 and
5000 persons witnessed yesterdays rae
ing of the twelfth annual meet of the
League Of American Wheelnen at the
Driving park. The day was almost II
perfect one, save of the wind, which
was dead against the riders. All the
events were hotly contested. Theevent
of the day was the riding of Banker and
Brinker, of the Buffalo Athletic club,
for the one-half mile tandem record.
They made the distance in l min. Sec,
breaking the best previous record Of
1.l3 f-5 made last falk
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18

ARRIBA, Colo, July 1s.-"My obser-
vations have confirmed my previous
opinion that the grasshoppers now in
Testing portions of Eastern Colorado will
not invade Kansas 1t is not the de-
structive Rocky mountain locust which
devoured Kansas in 1874 and 1875, but
a native species of the plains-the long
winged locust. This species is now de-
vouring the forage grasses of this vicin-
ity, but leaves entirely unframed the
numerous corn fields in the infested area.
One or two good rains will repair the
damage done to the range. N. t. SNOW"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18

Bowers STATION, Pa, July 1e.-Scme
of the crops in the northern and north
eastern sections of Berks county are be-
ginning to feel the effects of dry weather.
In this portion Of the East Penn valley
there is very little clover coming up in
the grain fields. Some farmers are
plowing the tslds for the purpose of re-
sowing them with grain, and will de-
pend upon the old grass fields for next
years hay crop. Many of the cornfields
present an unfavorable appearance. An
examination of the roots revealed the
fact that the main root had been eaten
off by worm, which accounts for the
slow growth of the stalk.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18

NEW York, July 1s.-Articles cf incofs
poration of the American Master Me-
chanics' association have been filed. Its
purpose is for the advancement of
knowledge concerning the principles,
construction, repair and service OF the
rolling stock o&ilroads. The man
ayers are John Mackenzie, Of Ccve-
land; John Mickley, of st. Paul; viii
Garston, of Richmond, Va; Hugh Sim
clair, of New York. and Orlando Stew
art, of Charlestown, Mass.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18

BRUSSELS, July 1s.-Mme de Bonne-
main, well known as the mistress of
General Boulanger, died in this city.
Mime. de Bonnemain had been suffering
for some time past from consumption,
and was recently treated by one of the
GUM the unfortunate woman, then just
recovering from an acute attack of
bronchitis, followed him, despite her
physicians protest, and the result was a
Relapse that cost her her life.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18
CHIUA'S TROUBLE.
"A Missionary and a Customs Officer
Meet Violent Deaths.
A WOMAN KILLS THREE RUFrIANs

With a Sword Before She Succumbs
to Their Attacks Upon Hcr-seven
of Junlk's Crew Killed by Pirates,
Who Then Sail Away with the
Vessel.
SAN Francisco, July 1s.-The steamer
Belgic, which arrived from Hong Kong
and Yokohoma, brings news that the
ferment in the north Of China is spread
ing. Two Englishmen, missionary,
and customs officer, were brutally
murdered at Wusuch. The European
ladies at this place barely escaped with
their lives. The French church orphan
age and adjoining premises at Wusuch
near Soochow have been destroyed. The
foreign ministers are said to have sent a
joint note to the government demanding
that measures be taken for the protec-
ton of foreign life, and property in
China.
Killed with Stone.
The two murdered men were A. w.
Green, Methodist missionary, and a
customs officer named Argent. While
Argent was walking through the streets
he was attacked by a mob, struck on the
head with stone and knocked senseless.
This crowd, seeing him fall, at once
rushed up and shattered his head with a
Large fiat stone. Green was attacked
in his house and is reported to have had
his throat cut and in addition to have
been badly mutilated about the head.
A Cantonese woman belonging to
Green is also said to have been muir
dered, but before she succulnbed to at
tacks of her assailants, she killed three
of the ruffians with Japanese sword.
While junk was on its way from
Pinghoi to Hong Kong recently it was
attacked by band OF pirates in small
boats. Seven of the crew of the junk
were killed and the remaining nine
jumped into the sea and were picked mp
by fishing boat and put ashore. The
pirates sailed away with the junk.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18
Philadelphia Harbor improvements.

PHILADELPHIA, July 1s.-In his re-
port upon the river and harbor improve
Inent for Philadelphia, just issued, Ma
jor @. w. Raymond gives the following
figures: The total amount appropriated
for Delaware river improvements from
1883 to 1891 is 50, ,252 900. Balance un-
expended, June /, 1850, 800, ,o5S. 90
Amount appropriated by last congress,
e240,000 Amount expended during fis-
cal year ending June 80, 1891, $47, AT. IT.
Balance July /, 1891, $371 ,64O.45 Esti-
mated amount required for completion
of existing project, 81 .725. 900.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18
Secretary Blaine's Health.

BAR HARBoR, Me, July 1S.-Secre-
tary Blaine took his drive today as us-
ual. Besides driving he walks consider
ably Of late every fair day. He Is con-
stantly improving in health. His ply
sician says the improvement has been
more rapid lately than at first He is
more hopeful and confident about HIM
self. 1t was learned last night that Mr.
Blaine was closeted for an hour with an
attorney. thus showing that he attends
to business whom necessary.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18
FINANCE AND TRADE.
Remarkable Increase in the Pro-
duction Of Pig Iron.
NOT A VERY FAVORABLE SYMPTOM.

No improvement In the Demand for
Manufactured Products - More
Activity in Leather and wool-A
Collapse in Wheat Speoulations.
Business Embarrassments.
NEW York, July 1s.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
There is a remarkable increase in the
production of pig iron, almost to the un-
precedented figures of last year. The
capacity of furnaces in blast July 1 is
reported as 171,115 tons, against 146,75
tons June 1, and175, 727 tons year ago.
For the six months ending with June
the production has been about 1850, 900
tons, and shows decrease in COMPARE
son with the last half of last year amount
ing to nearly 1,000,000 tons in coke iron
alone. The sudden increase in produc-
tion is not in all respects favorable
symptom.
Manufactured Products.
No corresponding improvement in tho
demand for manufactured products is
yet seen. Unless the demand rapidly
improves the market must soon weaken.
Already there is perceptible weakness in
the market at Philadelphia and some
concessions in price are noted for pig
iron and for plates, while the market
for structural iron is extremely dull.
Ass s11s1lai Of late, the demahd for rails is
sea- the demand for railroad bonds
being dull and disappointing. There is
larger business in leather with steady
prices, the production being limited by
the tanneries. Sales of wool are larger
and more activity is seen in dry goods,
orders for light weights coming in with
fair freedom. Prospects are considered
brighter at Philadelphia.
Active in the West.
AT Detroit the manufacturers move
very fairly, and at Milwaukee trade is
helped by improving crop prospects. AT
Chicago the clothing and shoe trades
show large increase over last year. At
other northwestern points without ex-
ception excellent crop prospects are
noted as promising improvement, and
at Nashville trade is fair, but dull at
Memphis, unsatisfactory at Little Rock,
falling off at Savannah, and sluggish at
New Orleans, though better demand
is seen for cotton. At Jacksonville
trade better, with crops in good condi-
ton. The collapse in wheat specula-
tioh mas SOiilet Win Il ldll VI Q CculS uuT-
ing the past week, but corn is scarce
and 81 cents higher, while oats have de-
clined about cent.
Business Failures.
The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the last
seven days number for the United
States PA, and for Canada 80, or total
of 274, as compared with total of 247
last week, and 237 the week previous to
the last. For the corresponding week
of last year the figures were 207, repre-.
senting 1877 failures in the United States,
and 20 in the Dominion of Canada.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18
A Little Baby's Skin
And Scalp Covered with Sores. A
Wonderfully Rapid Cure by the
Cuticura Remedies.

have used your CuTtCuRA REMEDIES in
TWO eases where It proved TO be successful.
The first was in the case of a boy year and a
half old His face and body were In terrible
condition, the former being completely cover
ed with sores. i took him TO the Massena Sui
phnr Springs but he did not improve any. L
DIES, which did. He took one and one half
bottles of CuTICURA REsoLvENT, when his
used the CUTICuRA on his sores and the
CuTICURA SOAP In washing him. lie is now
five years of age, and all right. The other
case was disease of the scalp. which was
cured by washing with the CuTIcuRA SOAR
and rubbing In the CUTtCURA, one bottle of
CUTICUnA HEsoLvEST being used. Ii is sur
prising how rapidly child will improve un-
der this treatment.
JOHN r. BERO. Hogansburg. N. Y.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18

STEELToN, Pa, July 1s.-A scale Of
wages, demanding an increase of 90 to
25 per cent. over the reduction of last
fall, was presented by the Amalgamated
association to the management of tho
Pennsylvania Steel work. A notice was
subsequently posted by the management
stating that neither the scale nor the or
ganization that issued it would be recog-
nlzed
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18

OTTAWA, July Isl. G. Perecia, as
sistant secretary of the department of
the interior, has been suspended. He
appeared before the public accounts
committee and acknowledged that he
had drawn money for extra work per-
formed by himself, in his wife's maiden
name, and also in that of "Ellen Berry"
q fictitious personaae. He asserted,
however, that he had earned all the
money drawn iii this way.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18

NEW YORK, July 1s.-The new screw
ferry boat John G. Mccullough, ON the
Erie Railroad Ferry line, smashed into
her slip on the Jersey City side at full
speed, yesterday sunk the float,
and drove the shore end high and dry on
the roadway. A team of horses stand
ing inside the gate was terribly cut by
the flying timbers, and one soon died
from his wounds.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18

BROOKLYN, July 1s.-The Kings
county grand jury yesterday found an
indictment for murder of the first de-
gree against D. J. Meserole for shooting
and killing Theodore Larbig in Mrs.
Comstock's fiat. No bill was found
against Mrs. Gonstock, but she is being
held as witness.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18

BERNvILLE, Pa, July 1s.-Mrs. John
Canada, residing near this borough, was
seriously burned while boiling black
berry jam. She was standing in front
Of an old fashioned hearth, in which
thore was a raging fire, when she was
overcome and fell upon the hot Goals,
striking her head upon a large kettle.
She sustained severe burns on the face,
breast and arms, and her condition is
critical. She was unconscious for some
time after the accident.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18
A Baggage Masters nIishap.

CORNWALL, Pa, July 1s.-Coleman
Hoots, a baggage master on the Reading
and Columbia railroad, was struck by
water column at Penryn PARK A deep
gash was cut in his forehead, and he
was found hanging across the chain in
the door of his car in an unconscious
condition. His injuries are serious.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18
Nine Killed. Many Injured.

KENToN, o., July 1S.-A report re-
ceived in this town says that Swift's
fast running refrigerator meat train col
Ided with a work train at Hepburn, a
small station ON the Chicago and Erie
railroad, and that nine laborers We're
killed and many others injured Wires
are down and it is impossible to get
further particulars from the scene OF
apcitlnnt
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18

MT. GRETNA, Pa, July IS. = Mt
Gretna is rapidly assuming the appear
ance of military encampment. This
morning Camp Gregg was formally
opened by General Goblin, and by noon
all the troops were in camp. The
grounds have been greatly improved
since last years division eneampment,
and the parade ground is in perfect con-
ditiou
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18

BROOKLYN, N. VI July 18,-Captain
William H. Saville, Of the freight
steamer G. r. Booth, on which the dyn-
amite explosion occurred on Monday
last, and by which two men were killed
was yesterday discharged from custody.
He was arrested for having violated the
penal code in carrying explosives not
properly labeled. The manifest of the
ship disclosed the fact that twenty cases
of the cargo contained detonators, but
were labeled red capsules consigned to
Mortimer Wesiner by Shipper Claus
Miller, of Hamburg. The captain said
he did not know that there were deton-
ators on the ship and there was no evil
dence to the contrary. The government
has taken hold of the case.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18

Wants an Additional Appropriation

WASHINGTON, July 18.-Superinten-
dent Porter, of the census bureau, has
laid report before the secretary of the
interior on the operations of the bureau
for the past six months. He reports the
work well advanced and says that an
additional appropriation will be neces-
sary to complete the schedule in hand.
He expects that the force punching
cards will finish the work on August /,
when more than 1900 discharges will
be made
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18

NEW, YoRK. July 1s.-Great anxiety
Is reported to he felt in Cuba over the
rayages of smallpox in 5Artemesia, Of the
province OF Pirar Del Rio. Many houses
have been abandoned in that town; the
streets. are deserted and a panic has
read among the inhabitants
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18

ST. PETERSBURG, July is.-At large
meeting of representatives from the
towns in the government of Mimi Nov
gorod it was resolved to petition the
government to loan the province the
sum of S., 5,125,000, in order to supply
s'ed and breadstuffs to the suffering
m lsants
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18

CHESTER, Pa, July 1s.-A sympa-
thetic citizen of Chester has Interested
himself in the fate of Mary Hill, the
pretty Irish girl now in jail, charged
with attempting to drown her baby girl.
Counsel has been retained for her, and
an effort will be made, to have her re-
leased on a writ of habeas corpus,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18

GLASGOW, KY, July 1s.--one whole
side of Glasgow court, containing sew
eral business houses and private dwell
ings, was reduced to ashes yesterday.
The type, press and cases of The Union,
the Farmers Alliance organ here, were
burned. The total loss. the greater part
of which falls upon E. Morris 81 Co., is
about $65 200; partially insured.