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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-02

9T cents. About 20 pairs of fine soft
Kid Oxford ties-opera toe, tip or plain
TAN OR GRAY--A lot OF very fine b
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-02

PITTsDURa, July 2.-The United Mine
Workers of the Fifth district held
convention here yesterday. The vote of
ehe miners on the question Of leaving
the organization was announced. It
was almost unanimously decided to stay
IN the union.
Demanding the Columbus Scale.
J MARTINS Ferry, O., July All Of
Che men In the railroad mines in Bel.
mont, jefferson, Guernsey and Harrison
ppuntics, numbering over 1000, struck
Dor nine hours day and the Columbus
anala
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-02

rs cents. About rs pairs of Soft Kid
Oxford Ties-well made. all sizes-also
lot of Tan Oxfords-plain toe-a
dressy summer shoe, $1.50 value at
73 cents.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-24
A KEY GIRDER FOUND.
By Nice Calculation the Front wall ,
the Burkhardt Ruins Is FeIIed

By Nice Calculation the Front Wall of
the Burkhardt Ruins Is Felled.
After numerous efforts, which were un-
successful the contractors succeeded in
bringing down big portion of the lettering
front wall of the ruined Burk hardt Building
Upon some ones suggestion heavy wire
cable was attached to wrought iron up
right supporting the Intel over the front
window on the Elm-street side. The cable
ran across Elm street, where it passed
through double block and then to a wind
lass near the rear of the ruins. When it
had been wound up as taut as a fddle-string
twenty men ranged themselves on each side
of IL and jerked it violently back and forth
The whole wall shook and the iron upright
was drawn "out of plumb" but not brick
fell.
The winding operations were resumed and
the cable was soon taut again. just as the
men were starting forward TO get at it again
there was sharp crack, and the heavy up
right was whirled like match halfway
across the street. There was a little ava
lanch of loose bricks, and then the crowd in
the street saw the big front wall slowly in
cline inward The top of it was ten feet be-
yond the foundation line before thare was
break in the regularity Of the six rows of
blank windows. Then the mighty wali
seemed to melt noiSelessly into first dis
torted semblance Of itself and then con-
fused mass of brick and timbers. The whole
mass fell with the roar and rumble of an
earthquake. A wild cheer went up from the
crowd, and there was seurrylng to escape
the dense white cloud of dust which whrled
up from the fallen wall. When it had
Heated away twas seen that from the GeierS-
hotter Building to Elm street the wall was
gone down to the second story. A hundred
thousand bricks were piled on top of the
wreck in the cellar of the building.-Cinein-
natl Epnuirar
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-24
THE BOYS RANG THE BELLS.
They Outwitted the Sections, but MUS
Stand Trial for 1t.

They Outwitted the Sections, but Must
Stand Trial for 1t.
The average country boy who is not up all
night on the night preceding July 4,h is a
rarity ia this section, and the more noise he
can make the happier he is, says Hunting
ton Center Comm correspondent of the New
York Sun. This fact has stirred up this
little hamlet and threatens to disrupt the So
cial relations of many wealthy families. For
years it has been the custom for the boys
who live at the Center to ring the church
bells in the early morning, not only to sat
isfy their own longing for demoniacal noise
but also to awaken people to the fact that
another national holiday has dawned. Last
year the sections of the two churches cir
cumvented the boys, and the bells were
silent. Last Friday night the sections, Mr..
Lipsley of st. Paul's Episcopal Church and
Mr.. BeardSley of the Congregational, con-
ferred together. They fixed upon plan
and carried it out. They nailed every win
dow and door of the two churches, removed
the clappers and ropes from the bells,
plugged up the keyhOles to the main doors,
and went home to sleep and dream of their
smartneSs.
At midnight, Just as the pointer of the big
clock on the Episcopal Church reached II,
and the last tones OF the hour had sounded,
the boom OF cannon was heard. Then the
| lHU DeliS EduS. anu LOT I'LL HOuE lub CldDROT
of their braZen throats kent the village folk
awake. The sections, both of who live
mile away, dressed themselves and ran to
their respective churches. They could find
no one ringing the bells. yet the bells cou-
tinued to ring. In the darkness they could
not pull the plugs out of the keyholes, and
could not get into the churches. They were
surrounded by crowds of boys, who laughed
and jeered, and as the musical notes OF the
| two bells continued even the girls, escorted
| By their fathers and m others, came out to
see the fun. The boys had climbed to the
roofs of the churches with the aid of tile
| lightning rods. and had tied coupling pins
in the bells as clappers while pieces of
| clothesline were used for ropes.
Recently Sections Linsley and Beardsey
appeared before Grand Juror Hubbard in
| Shelton and swore out warrants tor the
arrest of DIN p. Shelton and William Bid
well, the sons of two of the wealthiest fam
| lilies in the town, and one of them related TO
| Sexton Linsley by marriage. The charges
were disturbing the peace and the forcible
entry of the church building, the latter of
which is a State prison utfense. Every
effort has been made to get the irate church,
| cleaners TO withdraw the charges. as the
whole affair was conceived and carried out
| in spirit Of mischief, and no injury was
done to the buildings; but the fact that the
| two lads were too smart for the sections
| rankles. and the sections propose TO push
| the matter TO hearing.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-24
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
A Cooperative Plan of Insurance
Approved.
1t Is Proposed to Establish Business Agencies
in the East for the Interchange
of Natural Products.

The Executive Committee OF the State
Farmers Alliance continued its quarterly
session yesterday, spending the major por-
ton of the day in considering the insurance
feature Of the Alliance as presented by
Alonzo Wardall of South Dakota.
The plan of insurance resembles that of
the Workmen, and was unanimously in
dorsed by the committee. The life branch
OF insurance will be established at once in
this State, and if the laws of California re-
latlng to cooperative fire insurance can be
modified to permit its establishment. fire
risks will also be carried under the auspices
OF the Alliance.
TO INTERCHANGE NATURAL PRODUCTS.
The establishment of an Eastern business
agency for the interchange of natural prod
ucts was approved. the committee in this
action following the example of a number
OF other State committees which hav 9
already declared in its favor. Should a
majority OF States lndOrse the proposal the
agency will be established under the drec-
ton of the National Alliance which will
meet In Minneapolis in November.
The books of the State business agent
were examined and approved and the con-
dltlon of this branch of the organization
pronounced satisfactory.
On invitation of Secretary Maslin the
committee visited the rooms of the State
Board of Trade yesterday morning. and
after careful examination of the exhibits
expressed surprise and pleasure at the dis
play of natural products. Upon re conven-
ing the Executive Committee passed reso-
luton requesting farmers to contribute ex-
hlblts to the State Board of Trade.
DUTIES OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
In speaking of the organization on
Wednesday of the State Legislative Coun-
Gil, which will occupy the position of gov
ernlng body to the District Legislative
Councils, Marion Cannon. President of the
State Farmers Alliance, said yesterday:
1t will be the duty of the State Legisa-
tive Council to meet at the call of the State
President and to provide means for the dis
semlnation Of Alliance literature among the
brotherhood throughout the State. and to
promote and advance the demands of the
State Alliance and the Supreme Council. 1t
will prescribe the term of service, tina COM
pensation, and provide for the payment of
the district lecturers within the State. 1t
will Cooperate with the National Legisla-
tive Council in all measures and methods
for securing such legislative reforms as may
be deemed necessary by the national body"
The Executive Committee will continue in
session TODAY and tO-mOrrOw
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-24
MEXICO'S FREEDOM.
A Split in the Local ColOny-TwO
Celebrations.

There is considerable excitement among
Mexican residents over the split In the
colony in reference to the celebration of the
anniversary of Mexican independence, on
September 10Th. That two separate and dis
tinct celebrations will be held by the oppos-
ing factions there is no longer any doubt.
The whole trouble seems to have grown out
of the selection of the committee last Friday
night to make the necessary arrangements.
This committee, with Mexican Consul Gen.
eral A. X. Coney at its head, has already
done considerable work, despite the plants
a nd protests of the opposing faction. 1t
will hold meetings every "Wednesday night
until the arrangements for parade, literary
exercises, fireworks and ball have been CON-
pleted
The opposing faction, which selected a
committee OH Wednesday night, Is also
going ahead and preparing for a quiet little
celebration of its own. Several members of
this committee were Intercepted yesterday
as to their opposition to the regular celebra-
ton. They refused to give any definite
reason for their action and declared that
they were not opposing the plans of the
first committee selected, but were merely
arranging for a little private celebration. :"
They said that some siXty-nine members of
the colony with their families and friends
would participate in the celebration, the
exact nature of which was yet to be de-
termined.
"There are 1900 Mexican residents in San
Francisco" said Consul Coney yesterday
while speaking to CALL reporter in refer
ence to the cause of the dissension, land
out of this number there are eighteen or
twenty soreheads who oppose the commit
tee of which | am President. The trouble
dates back TO two years ago, when $500 was
left over after the celebration was con-
cluded. This money was donated to the
Juarez Guard, the Mexican military COM
pany. 1t so happened that benevolent So
ciety, which then had less than twenty
! members, wanted half of this money and
has been augry-verY angry, ever since be-
| cause it did not get an equal division of the
proceeds. Last year the money left over
after the celebration was devoted to giving
a banquet and ball to those who had vOlun-
teered their services. Again this benevolent
society wanted half the proceeds, aud fall
ing TO get L. the animosity of the members
was increased.
You can say that the action of the op-
posing faction does not disturb the regular
committee in the least, and arrangements
for the celebration will proceed without in
terruption."
Several prominent Mexican merchants
were interviewed in reference to the split
and their views were similar TO Consul
Coney's. They said they had ignored invita-
tons to attend the meeting of the ''kicking"
foa
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-24

on Stewart, and he to get even carried
along with him -cast-iron frog painted
true to life. He hid the metal counterfeit
In his ammunition bag, and on arriving at
the lake watched his chance and set the
frog where Moots would be sure to see it.
blazed away at It, did you hit it?'sin-
quired Stewart. "No;" but bang went the
other barrel. Missed again, by thunderp
said Moots. as ne pushed in two more car
trdges. Bangl bang! went both loads. Still
the frog didn't bulge. Like as not it's
sitting there Dead" suggested Stewart, and
the victim started out after the supposed
corpse. When he got hold of the cast-iron
frog the full enormity of the joke struck him.
He hurled the piece of painted cast-iron at
Stewart, but it fell short and dropped into
the waters of the lake. They are at home
tonight. The joke is out. and it will be
long time until Moots hears the last of his
cast-irOn-frOg hunt.-Cineinnati ENQUIRER.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-24
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

John Jay is spending the summer reading
novels at Saratoga
Nine. Carnot closed the social season in
Paris with garden party.
Secretary Proctor and family are at their
summer home at Marblehead.
Major Mckinley will spend a fortnight in
West Virginia as the guest of General Golf.
Vassar's most popular instructor is Miss
hary w. Whitney, the professor of astron-
omy.
Hannibal Hamlin loved dancing and
thought that no man ever became too old TO
enjoy the pleasure of it.
Queen Victoria's daughter, Princess
Christian. employs woman as her ply
slclan when her nerves trouble her.
Governor Pattison, like Governor Russell,
is famous horseback rider. He is now
making tour Of Pennsylvania on a charger.
John Sherman is the only remaining
United States Senator who sat in that body
during Hannibal Hamlin's term in its chair.
While on his way to st. Petersburg the
youthful King Alexander of Servia will pay
visit to his father, ex-king Milan, at
Carlsbad.
George Schweich, a merchant of Rich
mond, Mo-. owns the table upon which the
Book of Mormon was written. He val
ues it at 5000.
Bishop G. T. Bedell has given his beauti-
ful estate at Gambler, Ohio, valued at
Kenyon College.
Mabel Mason, daughter of the keeper Of
the light house at Mamajuda, Lake Erie,
has been awarded silver medal for saving
man FROM drowning.
President Weller and the entire faculty of
Lane University at Lecompton. Kans., re-
signed because they did not like the scenery
and manners of the town.
The various parts of the Grant equestrian
statue have been received at Lincoln Park,
Chlcaso, and workmen are now engaged in
raising them to their places.
Nine Barrios, the beautiful and wealthy
widow OF President of South American
republic, Is spending the year in Europe,
and 1t is rumored that she may give her
hand In marriage to a member Of the En-
glish nobility.
All France is very much interested just
now in the future of young widow, the
Princess Lstitia, who is the only marriage
able Princess of the Bonaparte family.
The Princess is woman of somewhat im-
posing beauty.
Daniel Webster, when farmer boy, was
greatly annoyed one hot day while haying
by being constantly told that his scythe did
not hang right. He finally hung it up on an
apple tree, and stretching himself out in the
shade, said: II guess it hangs all right now"
The Duke Of Augustenbu burg, for whom it
is said his brother-in-law, the German EN-
peror. wishes to arrange marriage with
one OF the daughters of the Prince of Wales.
is described as being exceedingly proud
and arrogant, desperately stupid, and by no
means rch."
Mrs Cleveland preserves a v0luminous
scrap-book filled to the covers with notices
OF her husband clipped from the columns of
the daily newspapers. lnsomuch. as the I'M
complimentary as we'll as the compliment
tary notices have been religiously kept 1t
must furnish interesting reading to its
owner.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-24
HIS GRIEF FORSOOK HIM.

A Widower of Three Months Smitten by
the Charms of Chautauqua Maiden.
few days ago Charles Wadsworth OF
Huntingdon, Pa, came to Chautauqua.
Charles was a young widower of fine
appearance. his wife having died last April.
The fame of Chautauqua, with its splen-
did advantages for study and recreation
had reached his ears, and as diversion
from the depressing thoughts of his sad
loss he came and began course of study.
Nellie Parker, petite little brunette from
Cattaraugus County. ambitious, plucky and
eDerg etc, also came to Chautauqua, OBJ
tanned employment in the dining room of
the Fox cottage, on Simpson avenue, and
during spare moments was likewise pursu-
ing course Of study. Wadsworth
at the hrst meeting was attracted
by the features of pretty Nellie Parker. As
she arranged the delicate vands about his
plate his eyes rested upon her shapely
hands, and as il drawn by come Irresistible
power they wandered along that pretty arm
until he caught the magnet Of her fine face
and when for the first time their eyes met,
" soft eyes looked love 10 eyes that spake
again" The die was cast, aud each sue
ceeding evening on the balcony facing the
setting sun they sat, and his Nidower weeds
were all forgotten. Saturday night, when
all was still, 1T an hour when Morpheus is
supposed TO reign supreme, Cupid stole in
and led the man and maiden to little boat
the lake to Point Chautauqua, where they
caught the train for jamestown.
Two clouds appeared in the morning tlnged by the
rising sun:
And to the town they hoared and mingled into one
-Chautauqua IN. " special to Inter Ocean,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-24
SHE GAVE HIM THE JOB.
Cleaning Carpets a Profession, and Thi
Man Was rtist

Cleaning Carpets a Profession, and This
Man Was an Artist.
He called at the house and asked If she
had any carpet to beat, adding that he had
been in the business over twenty years.
How much to beat the parlor carpet 2"
she asked.
zone dollar"
"Why, that's awful! There was a man
here yesterday who offered to do the job for
80 cents
Exactly, madam, but how was he pre-
pared2"
'He had club in his hand.''
Il presume SO. de intended to take the
carpet out on a vacant lot didn't hep"
''Yes, sir. Our yard is too small, you
know"
Exactly. That is tapestry Brussels
carpet. II is badly worn. 1t has numerous
holes in it. He would make great show
in getting it out and in there. Out on the
lot he would give you away to every one
who asked who the carpet belonged to. Is
that the way to do JOB of this sort?"
How do you do ?"
II take the CARPET out through the alley.
L wheel 1t home. [ beat it in yard sur
rounded by a high board fence, and while |
am returning 1t all nicely rolled up and c0v-
cred with cloth, If anyone asks me what |
have reply that it is a velvet carpet for 234
either side of you and ask If they have Just
ordered a new Wilton. They watch me and
see me come in here. Madam, in the lam
guage of Greek, do you twisP
He was given the job.-Dry Goods Chron-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-24
BEN HURD, LENA AND A BEAR.

The Bear Wanted a Fight to the Finish,
But Callahan Objected.
That part of the Kettle Creek region in
which Ben Hurd has his little clearing was
not In the path of the fierce forest fires that
swept Potter and Tioga counties last spring,
and consequently many wild animals were
driven into the woods surrounding Ben's
place, says Kettle Creek pa correspond
ent of the New York Sun.
Recently Ben Hurd and his daughter
Lena went out to see how the huckleberry
crop was coming on, for the hueklebeIry
crop is very important one in the domestic
economy of Kettle Creek. About one-eighth
of a mile from the house a she bear, fol
lowed by three cubs, pushed through a
clump of bushes and confronted Ben and
his daughter. The old bear was evidently
prospecting for huckleberries herself, and
intended to brook no trespassing, for she
jumped at Ben before he or Lena could
even think of running.
The old back woodsman was unarmed and
he went down before the bear like tenDin.
His daughter yelled, caught up big stone
and jumped at the bear. She pounded the
bear on The head until IL left her father and
turned on her. She ran, dropping the stone.
The bear was on her in two jumps and
knocked her down. Her father picked I'D
the stone and ran to her assistance. He
battered the bear until it gave up the attack
on the girl. As the bear rushed again for
the old man he shouted to his daughter:
Run for JesseW
Jesse" was Jesse Callahan, who was at
work a quarter of a mile away. The girl
knew what her father meant, aud away she
dashed through the bush. she must have
flown on her errand, for Callahan declares
that, il from the time she left her father
struggling with the bear until he got back
with her to the scene there had been more
than six minutes, he would never have
found her father alive. When Callahan ar
rived the bear had the old man in hug
that shortly would have squeezed every
breath of life out of him. But Callahan took
hand with his AK and broke the bears
back with a single blow. The big brute
stood for a second without moving. Then
her fore paws released their hold and she
fell dying to the ground.
Old man Hurd had not vestge of cloth
ing on him. All of his garments hung in
strips on bushes or were distributed about
OH the ground. He tainted the instant the
bear gave him time, and Callahan and Lena
had to carry him home after they brought
him back to consciousness Lena's dress was
torn off from the back of the neck TO the
waist by the one blow which the bear gave
her, aud her shoulders were badly scratched.
Callahan took two of the cubs for his reward
for saving Ben's life, and Zen and his family
took possession of the old bears carcass and
the other cub Ben expects to be out again
this week.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-24
She sMaIlowed a NeedIe,

Last Sunday while Mrs. Henry Bernard
was holding needle in her mouth she
swallowed it, All efforts to dIslodge the
little piece of sharp steel proved futile and
the woman suffered Intense pain, although
two physicians attempted to relieve her,
says the Lancaster Era. On Monday two
others were called In and they finally de-
cided that it would be necessary to cut open
her breast. This she refused to allow until
the family physician, Dr.. j. w. Kinard, had
been consulted. and he advised her to allow
him to attempt to remove the needle with
cal operation. In the afternoon he made
the attempt to remove the steel with an it,
strument and succeeded, to the great relief
of the woman, who had suffered the most
intense pain during the time the needle was
lodged in her throat.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-24
ONLY CALLED THEM so.
A Veterans Story Got MOnotonous,
He Fooled the Rows.

A Veterans Story Got Monotonous, but
He Fooled the Boys.
1t was in the hot room of a Turkish bath
establishment A gray-haired veteran lay
on one of the cots softly humming battle
song. when he was approached by young
man arrayed in the regulation bath-house
toga.
Come here often. Generalp" asked the
young man.
"Ah, JIM is that you?" said the General.
No, not often. I'm not much on Turkish
BATHS"
The sheet covering the General had be-
come displaced and an ugly looking scar on
his thigh was disclosed. Jim noticed it.
What in the world is that, Generalp'
lie asked.
The General fingered the scar affection
ately and replied:
THAT Oh, call that Antietam"
And that on the calf OF the Lego"
call that Charlottesville"
Geodness That's an awful scar on
your left breast
Yes. Second battle of Bull Run"
And your neck?
Vicksburg."
A crowd gathered around the cot and
looked at the Scared veteran with admira-
ton. He put his hands under the back of
his head, and upon invitation launched into
series of thrilling war stories, keeping
them up until one by one the crowd had
melted away, each disappearing through the
door that led to the plunge. Then the vet
eran gathered his toga about him and start
ed after them.
Nearly shot to pieces" suggested one
who had fingered.
"Who?" asked the veteran.
"Why, you," replied the stranger.
"Mep / was never shot"
But the scar on your thgh?"
"Cut myself with a Ratchet when was a
boy"
"And the otherS?"
"Hit myself with an ice-pick on the calf
OF the leg, had small cancer removed from
my left breast and boil lanced on my neck.
Lance mark never healed"
But You said you were wounded at Chan
cell0rsville."
Il? Oh, no. / said / called it Chancel-
louisville. I've named my scars after the
fights l was in. / wasn't hurt in any way"
But he is still pointed out as brave man
who was nearly shot to pieces.-PIttsburg
Dispatch.