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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01
HEAVY FIRES NEAR DULUTH.
MURDER CONFESSED.
now an Iowa Farmer Killed Two of His
NeiGhbors for Money.

CHICAGO, Sept. 25.--A special dis
patch from Harlan, Ia, says: Two
years ago James Robinson and his son
Jasper mysteriously disappeared. They
had recently sold their farm and were
living with J. X. Cumberland. The
latter sold out and went TO Missouri.
People began talking and when 1t was
discovered the father and son had some
$1,000 on deposit in local bank Sheriff
Rainbow began to investigate. Cumber-
land and his wife were charged with
numbering the men, were brought from
Missouri TO answer for the crime, and
the wife and husband were separated in
the hope of confession.
The household goods, clothing and
property of the Robinsons were found
In possession of Cumberland. A CON
slant search has since been kept for the
dead bodies of the murdered Robinsons,
but without result. Yesterday Cumber-
land was called before the grand Jury
and searched, and on his person was
found q written confession of the crime.
He details that he shot both of them in
the morning when they came into the
stable. He then hid the bodies in the
stable that day and at night stripped
them of all their clothing and buried
them on the bank of the river, about q
quarter of mile from his house.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01
TIE STORY or STORY.
why He Spent Six Months in Gillian
Prison.


The charges that are made against the
CHILEAN government of despotism, Sc.
recall, says the PHILADELPHIA Eceaino
Bulletin, a story told BY Colonel Thomas
II. Nelson after his return from Chill,
where he represented this government
as minister under the administration of
Abraham Lincoln. He said
son the day after my arrival at San
tiago, the capital of Chill. received n
message from an American, then in Jail
at that place, who desired 10 seq mo ne
early as convenient. called at once
and found a man who looked not nm.
like Joe jefferson when made up as Rim
Van Wrinkle. He said his name was Story.
that he was a son of the late Associate
Justice Story of the Supreme Court Of
the United States and author of the
Commentaries on the Constitution of
the United States, as well as brother
of w. w. Story, the SCULPTOR and noet.
He said he had been in that place six
months, which was by no means inviting.
and all Of his efforts to find out WHY he
was incarcerated or to secure a hearing
had been without avail. He desired NV
my assistance. called al once ON The
minister Of foreign affairs and requested
some information as to the cause of Mr..
Story's imprisonment.
"rhc minister had never heard of the
case, but said as | was to be presented
tomorrow he would inquire into the
case, and by the time was installed as
envoy extraordinary and minister
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01
WOMEN IN POLITICS.
They Organize to Help the Farmers and
Secure the Right of Suffrage.

TOPEKA, KAN, Sept. 25.-Shortly
after the election IN this state, last fall,
Miss Fannie Mccormick, the Peoples
party candidate for superintendent of
public instruction, declared in speech
that if the farmers wives had been
properly organized the Alliance would
have elected its entire ticket.
Yesterday the charter of the National
Women's Alliance, with Miss McCor-
mick as its president, was filed with the
secretary of state. The incorporators
include the wives Of each of the alliance
congressman, and Mrs. Senator PETER
heads the list.
The organization is national and a
vice-president is named for each state
in the union. Lecturers will be sent
into the field to establish sub-alliances
to operate with Farmers Alliance. The
object of the association is to establish a
bureau for the better education of the
women on economic and political aues-
tons, and to make and develop u better
state, mentally and financially, with
full and unconditional use of the ballot
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01

Rev, +. N. Shrout, pastor United Breth-
rem Church, Blue Mound, Kan, says u
feel il my duty to tell what wonders Or.
Kings New Discovery has done for me.
Ny lungs were badly diseased and my
narishioners Thought | could live only a
few weeks. | took five bottles Of br.
King New Discovery and am sound and
well, gaining 26 lbs in weight
Arthur Love, Manager Loves Funny
Folks Combination, writes: sAfttr a
thorough trial and convincing evidence,
am confident DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption beats en- all, and cures
when everything else fails. The greatest
friends is to urge them to try it. Free
trial bottles at Beaton Smiths drug store
corner seventh and Pine streets. Good
delivered free
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01

1HlCutO sNuuuy lllDuut,
The big man was half drunk, and
when he leered at the young woman
she tried to pass him on the extreme
outer edge Of the sidewalk. He stepped
in front of her and she tried to pass to
the other side of him. He was in front
Of her again and exclaimed:
"Don't hurry, my pretty"
She was about to turn and run when
another man emerged from the shadow
OF a building.
"IIold on here" he said. whats
the matter?"
"None Of your business" retorted the
first man.
"Wcll, we'll see" said the second.
You've been annoying this lady"
"Mebbe she's your wife" sneered the
first.
"iNell, she isn't"
"Or your sister"
mo"
"Or your sweetheart"
"Never saw her before"
"Oh, you're trying to make i mash,
too, are you I"
Pugilists would have called the blow
"beautiful' one, but the kick that fol-
lowed il would certainly have been de-
clared "foul."
"Oh, sir" cried the young woman,
when the smoke of battle had cleared
away, Il"
60 on homer exclaimed her cham
pion.
But, sir, you have"
go on home, tell you, and don't be
chasing around nights again" he inter
rupted.
"But your noble action" she began
again.
Noble nothingr' he interrupted
again. 1--WE been watching for that
man for six weeks. and it's the first
time I've found him so drunk that |
could smash him without getting the
worst Of it. Go on home This was
business, not romance. He beat me out
of Si.50."
He lit cigar and sauntered down the
street with the air of a man who had
settled an outstanding account
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01
PREsIDEN7IiL sUPPosfrIoNs.
Henry Watterson's speculations rs to the
Democratic Candidate.

Henry Watterson's Speculations as to the
Democratic Candidate.
North American Review.
Taking up the cue Of the unexpected,
which so often happens-with historic
examples for warrant-let us make Il
brief survey of the political field and
humor the mood both Of speculation and
the SPECTATOR with regard to coming
events, possible and otherwise
Suppose Coy. Campbell is reelected
in Ohio, and it is Indicated clearly that
under his leadership Ohio can be relied
on in 1899 by the Democrats; is there
not good reason to believe that he would
enter the next Democratic national con
ventlon with an almost irresistible pres
tiger Suppose Gov. Boes is reelected
in Iowa by a good majority, and Gov.
Campbell is defeated in Ohio; would
not that make Gov. Boies formidable
candidateg Suppose the Republicans
should carry New York in the coming
fall election; what effect would this
have upon the Cleveland and Hill fac
tons in the Empire State? Suppose
none Of these things happens, but that
New York comes to the next national
convention either divided in her choiceor
opposing outright the nomination of
Mr.. Cleveland; would that not force
the party to quit New York altogether
and to seek candidate elsewhere, and
In this event--wherep Mr.. German and
Mr.. Carlisle live on the wrong side Of
the line, and Mr. Morrison lacks the
united support of Illinois. Gen. Palmer
has passed the eof promotion to party
leadership. Of course Gov. Pattison IS
possible, particularly if Pennsylvania
goes Democratic in the fall elections,
while others, of whom we yet know
nothing, may be "hid in the bushes
Hence is it that unless the coming cleo
tons procure the Democrats something
decisive in Ohio, Pennsylvania or Iowa,
the party will have TO meet and dispose
Of the war between Cleveland and Hill,
with very scant margin of choice to
60 on When both are laid aside as un.
available, Il contingency which, under
the circumstances seems not unlikely.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01


Beautiful morning pure and sweet,
FROM over the mountain and over the sea-
Beyond the sun-rise-far away
Must be the land where angels stay
Sending their message Of love to mel
oh the beautiful spangled banners of light !
Ailame with thousand shades of iirel
The glory spreads far-far away
And soon we behold the god OF day!
As we watch the dying night expired
Oh beautiful morning, pure and sweet
God sent thee out of the glory land,
The gate of the city stood ajar
And The light streams forth from that CITY
afar,
For II moves and shifts at His command
Thou glorious light of life and ioy
We cannot tell thee what thou art
The strongest words we can employ,
Are filled with dross, are but alloy,
70 feelings stirring in the heart
And when the giant god of day
Has run his race and sinks to rest,
The sky with crimson robe is dressed
Like fields of flowers, bright and gay,
Or hallowed mansions of the blest
Rejoice sweet messengers of light!
Rejoice and send to all below,
The sweetness of thy heavenly glow,
Dispcl the darkness, scatter night,
Till we thy fuller glory know!
-EBEN N. BALDWIN.
CLAYMoNT, September 2lst, 1891.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01
an IMMENSE .MicRoscoPE.
1t VIII Magnify Eleven Thousand
Diumeters,


A monstrous microscope is being built
at Munich by the Poeller Physical Opti-
cal Institute, for exhibition at Chicago
in 1898. 1t is intended for projecting
images upon screen, and electricity Is
used, not only for producing the neces.
sary light, but for regulating the focus,
centring the specimen to be examined,
and cooling the apparatus The last OBJ
ject, which is Il very desirable one, as
the heating of the instrument by the
artificial light, which, in this case, is an
arc Of 1000 candle power, sets up dis
turbing currents of air, deralgcs the
focus by expansion, and affects the OBJ
jects unfavorably, is attained in an in
genious manner. A small copper cylin-
der, filled with liquid carbonic acid,
under pressure of about $50 pounds to
the square inch, is connected with the
microscopein such way that the OPEN
ing of valve throws drop of the acid,
III fine spray, over the portions of the
instrument most exposed to the heat.
The liquid Immediately evaporates, pro-
ducing intense cold, and reducing the
temperature of the metal with which 1t
is in contact to the desired point. The
opening of the valve is automatically
elected by an electric regulator, and the
consumption of the liquefied gas is very
slow.
The magnifying power of the instru-
ment Is enormous. Under ordinary
conditions it is arranged for megnifying
1000 diameters, but, by immersing the
lenses in yaseline oil, more powerful
obicctiyes can be used, which will
llunnITN Ik nln Il 10 Al
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01
Observation-Disclosures
The Superintendent of Albany Peniten-
tInrX Attankad hx n Narrn Rrisnaar

tiary Attacked by Negro Prisoner.
ALBANY, y. Y, Sept. 25.-A murder
Gus assault was committed by one of
the convicts in the penitentiary yester-
day afternoon, just after the prisoners
had returned to the several work rooms
after their midday meal. A colored
prisoner named Frank Wallace was
convicted at Washington, D. c., Of as
sault with intent to kill and sentenced
to the Albany penitentiary for a long
term. He is about 26 years of age and
strong as an OK.
Yesterday Wallace was reported for
some misconduct. The superintendent,
accompanied by Clerk Bowers, went
into the chair shop where he is employed
and, as they approached the bench on
which the negro was, he grasped one of the
knives used by the prisoners for cutting
cane and sprang at Mr.. Bowers. The
latter struck his assailant on the wrist
with small stick he held in his hand,
knocking the knife from the mans hand.
The enraged convict, not to be
thwarted in his murderous purpose,
picked up a hammer and struck Mr..
Bowers two blows on the head, telling
him TO the floor. Mr.. Bowers jumped
up and with blood streaming from his
wounds grabbed his assailant and tus-
sci ensued, in which Mr.. McIntire took
hand. The sight of blood seemed to
madden the negro, so that he became
like an Infatuated beast. He jumped to
the top of the bench and ran from one
bench to the other across the room.
Other prisoners came to the rescue
and they soon had the wretch on the
floor. Mr.. Bowers sank to the floor un.
conscious and was removed to the hos.
pital ward. He is seriously injured
The negro was placed in dungeon cell
where he will be kept until he is turned
over to the authorities on a charge oi
assault with intent to kill, the same of.
fence for which he is now serving time
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01
nouInN,r BE AxhNaEI.
Objection of Precocious Youngster II
Going to Heaven.
Taviston Journai

objection OF n Precocious foungster TO
Going to Heaven.
Lewiston Journal.
Here's rather entertaining dialogue:
Time, p. M; mother trying to make
sleep overcome curiosity in very
young philosopher.
Now, George, go to sleep; that's a
good boy"
~ amt sleepy; so there"
"Good little boys that go TO sleep early
will go to heaven"
Watts heavenp ?"
cts the beautiful place in the skies
where God lives"
"Ain't they nobody lives with i'm? ?"
"Oh, yes-good people, little boys
and girls who mind their mothers, and
angels"
Evangelist Watts them ?"
"oh, they're grand beings who wear
crowns and have wings"
"Jes' like our hiddies?"
"Something like them, and then"
do they fly or do they jes' flop, flop,
when you shoe at 'em ?''
"Oh, nobody ever Shoes at them in
heaven, my dear-they are just like
people, only they are larger and have
wings"
Can they fly way up?"
"Oh, yes"
"Can they light on the teenty-tenty
end OF limb and eat 'nangle worm, jes'
like robin ?"
~ don't know, Georgia"
Did you ever see an angelo"
The boy looks at her responsibility.
"Muvver, be you fibbin' !" he asks,
sternly.
"Oh, no, indeed, George"
bad DOMAINS wat tibs gets banked.
"Georgie, the Bible tells about angels"
"W'at's the Bible?" He had been told
every night for year, and therefore the
mother, knowing only too well the bewil-
dering string of questions that newt
ably ensued, attempted a ruse by max
ing another inspiring reference to those
angel wings.
"llow do nangels get their clothes on
over their wings?"
"Fhey wear robes"
"llain't they got no buttons?"
81 guess not"
"Can little nangels dress themselves
wivout their muvvers buttoning their
waist 7"
81 guess so.'
Don't little nangels never have pants
wen they gets big's mc?" George is
wearing his first pair.
81 don't believe they do"
"lluh, wouldn't be a little nangel"
why, Georgia Smith !"
wouldn't" He turned away stub
bornly. 1t was evidently definitely
settled, heaven and pants ,-or earth for
ever.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01
WILL SMOKE rHEpRrsor,s BRAxn
Charles Delmonico's Friends to Pun
Cigars That Cost 81 Each.
New York World.

Charles Delmonico's Friends to Pun
Cigars That Cost 81 Each.
New York World.
The Prince of Wales smokes good
cigars, but pays a good price for every
one Of them. Some samples of his
favorite brand have just been imported
to this city. The whole consignment
consists of one box of 25. They are
not on the market, and money won't
buy them.
The fortunate possessor of them is
Charles Delmonico. The box was pre-
sented to him by the De Cabana factory
of Havana, Cuba. The Prince of Wales
recently ordered 1000 of these cigars
and paid the factory price of 81 ,000for
them, or the rate Of 81 apiece. While
the order was being filled an extra box
of 90 was made up and forwarded to Mr..
Delmonico. The same cigar would cost
to import to this country, duty paid,
81 800 thousand, or S1.60 each, and
would retail at $3.50 apiece.
AS the cigars rest in their beautiful
inlaid box in the cigar case at Delmon-
ico's Broad street cafe they attract q
great deal of attention. They are per-
feet in color and make and are seven
inches long, while an ordinary Reina
Victoria measures only four and one
half inches.
Major Michael Flaherty, the New
York agent Of the De Cabana factory,
learned of Mr.. Delmonico's present yes
terday afternoon and lost no time in
taking look at the beauties. He had
heard of the cigar, but had never seen
one before. He offered $3.50, then So,
and finally "a for single one, but the
offer was refused. Mr.. Delmonico said
they had never been sold in this market
and he certainly would not sell them at
any price. He proposes to present a
few of his friends with one each, and
among the lucky recipients may be
Grover Cleveland, j. Sloat Fassett, r.
+. Flower and Chauncey NJ. Depew.
The latter is, perhaps. the only man in
America who has previously enjoyed
this particular brand 1t was one of
these he smoked with the prince the
moonlight evening he had that conf
dental chat on the terrace at Baden
Baden.
These % cigars are, perhaps, the most
expensive ever brought 20 New York.
Among the most costly cigars known to
Americans are the La Rosa Celestiales
at @3l9 a thousand, the Henry Clay
Napoleons, $AS a thousand, and In.
vincibles at 1919 thousand.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01

ST. PAUL, MINI, Sept 25.-J. A
Westby, who has large contracts for
government surveying, came in last
night from the upper Missippi and re-
ports terrible devastation along the line.
He says hundreds of cattle are burned
and many homesteads destroyed. The
train on which he came down stopped
at one place and took on II men, women
and children, settlers who barely es-
capped with their lives. Unless heavy
rains fall at once all the little villages
and the homesteads along the St. Paul
d Duluth RAILROAD for 60 miles will be
burned. There is no doubt that human
lives were lost and expensive logging
outfits burned.
HEAVY FIRES NEAR DULUTH.
DULUTH, MINI, Sept. 25.-Heavy
forest fires were raging last night north
and west of this city. The fires could
be plainly observed by their reflected
Night In the skies.
DrsAsTRoUs BLAZE AT KAsoTA.
sY. PETER, MINI, Sept 25.-A disas-
nous fire which visited the village of
Kasota destroyed the eating house,
depot, Lemann Hotel, express Office and
several other small buildings, causing a
loss of $4,000.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01
hooks TINT Are Exempt from DUTY.

WAsHINGroN, D. G, Sept. 25.-The
treasury department las informed a
resident Of Philadelphia that books
printed exclusively in languages other
than English are exempt from duty
under certain provisions of the free list
Of the act Of October LIST, 1890, and such
hooks are not included in the prohibit
ton in Article | |. Of the universal postal
union convention, which forbids the i'm
portation Of dutiablc articles through
the mails.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01
RoRsrEp raEprnMnER.
Pinok OF Britsn who Was Made the
Subject of a Practical Joke.
New York Evenins Telegram.

subject of a Practical Joke.
New York sveains Telegram.
There was very green Englishman
at West Point, Ca, who was talking
abou! purchasing sad nearby for a
peach orchard. and as he strolled around
the depot the half-dozen drummers who
happened to meet there put up job on
him, says an exchange. One of them
borrowed coat and hat of a farmer,
took the cartridges out of his revolver,
and with the weapon held aloft in his
hand he suddenly jumped into the wait
ing room and yelled;
"Whoop! I'm cantankerous old
tighter from the head waters of Fighting
Creek I'm half boss and half alligator
I'm down on everything that walks on
two legs, particularly Englishmen !
Whar's the bloody, bloomin'I Briton
who called me liar u
Whats the row about ?" inquired
the Englishman, as he came to a halt
and faced about.
"Whoopl I've fit in three wars and
kept grave yard of my own the rest of
the time p shouted the terror, as he
danced around. "Down on yer marrow
bones and beg my pardon if yer want to
live two minutes longer ~
II dawn't have to, we knawl" drawled
the Briton, cool as ice, and he squared
oil and landed thumper on the drum
mer's nose which piled him over among
the sacks of cotton seed meal and daze
him so that he couldn't speak for the next
five minutes.
We had to hold the foreigner" to
keep him from following him up, and
when the drummer had been sponged
off and brought to he sat down on a
baggage truck and held his nose and re-
Elected for long time. Then he slowly
remarked
when you fellows get through being
tickled perhaps you can explain at just
what stage of the game the belt run of. I"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01
Platform of Washington Democrats.

SPOKANE FALLS, WASH, Sept. %
The platform Of the Democratic state
convention held here yesterday de-
nounces the billion dollar Congress and
the Mckinley Tariff bill, declares in
favor OF tariff for revenue and for
the free coinage of American silver on
a parity with gold, and demanding that
it be made a legal tender for all debts,
public or private.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01
Cold Found i'm PennsvIvan,,.

SusoUEHANNA, Pa, Sept. 25.-While
sorkmen were prospecting for coal yes.
yefday On the farm of Thomas Heavy,
Jr., in Silver Lake township, Susque-
hanna county, paying vein Of gold
was discovered. Small quantities Of
gold were found there year ago. The
discovery has caused great excitement.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01

LONDON, Sept. 94.-The American
ship Charles Dennis, Captain Ergett,
from New York June 9Th for San Fran
cisco, has foundered near Cape Horn.
The American ship Belle of Bath, Cap
tain Curtis, from Tacoma June 23d for
Havrc, has landed the Dennis crew at
Rio Janeiro.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01
OPPOSED TO EIErArED TRACES.
Chicago Railroad Representatives ant
business Men Fighting the Proposed
Change.


Business Men Fighting the Proposed
Change.
CHICAGO, ILL, Sept. 24.-The city
councils committee on streets and ALLEYS
last evening listered to arguments in OPP
position to the proposed elevation of
railroad tracks within the city limits, in
an effort to do away with many casual.
ties attending upon grade crossings.
General Counsel Cloudy of the
Chicago & Northwestern presented an
elaborate statement Of the position
taken by the Northwestern road.
lie SAID the sum Of $350,000, 900
would not cover the expense. Mr..
Cloudy declared that no railroad could
obtain the necessary funds or give re-
CURED security for securing the amount.
Two or three large manufacturing firms
representatives appeared before the com
mittee and asserted that the elevation of
the tracks would compel them to remove
from the city or sec their business ruined.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01
HE POISONED TIE GIRL.
Rejected Lover Sought Revenge witt
Paris Green in Soda Water.

New York, Sept. 25.-Ernest Lep.
man, the rejected lover Of Emma Bush,
poisoned her last night with Paris green.
The lovers had quarreled recently.
Lepman called at the girls house last
night and endeavored to make advances,
which were rejected. He then offered
to treat the girl TO soda water before
parting forever, and went ont and pro-
cured several bottles of soda water
Miss Bush drank glass and was seized
with commissions, dying in great agony.
She was Is years old.