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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

PnILApEErnIA, july 3l.-State AMI western
-four, super, S3'5iGI3e do. do. extras. S483
4.2j No, : winter family, Si.2j1t5l; Pennsyl-
vania roller process, St5U I.9l: western winter
clear, new, sl,l0Di7j; do. do. straight, si.i5aij
winter patent, new, Si.ai5tl2i; Minnesota
clear. Si.5pitisO do, straight, siIl@i.ll; do
patrnt, SJss.I,t0. Rye -four, si.lj per barrel
for new aal siS1 for old.
Whra, Dull, lower, with ,aTc, bid and 9Tt4s
asked for July; Sc. bid and 9Ilsc asked for
August; We. bid and gJiac. asked for Septem-
ber a7Na. bid and asl5,. asked for October.
Corn Weak, lower, with iOc bid aad Tie.
asked for July G1iec, hl AMI 6s -, askei for
August; GllGs. hid aad t6laa askel for Sep
tembcr; 8ic. bill AMI 25' a.,:el for October.
Oats. nnlli rnrh0ngel, With lbo. bid and i7c.
asked Tor Jnly; o4c. bid and s1:. asked for
August; i2t6e, bid and 3jt6c asked for Septeni-
Der; Sjt;c. bid and IT,. asked for october
Bcof-Quet, unchansed; extra mess, $500
l0,jD; family, sl5Iti.
Pork-Fair demand. firm: new mess, sl2.75
Dl3.25; old mess, sil.25 bl2 10 extra prime, sll
0li.N.
I.ard-Quiet and nominali steam rendered
SGSiLJ.
Eggs--Qniet, irregular; New York and Penn.
sylvauil, laBlsL4e,; western, HI tis,.; south
western. i,zl+i7e
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

The Weather.
Generally fair; slightly warmer 1;
winds becoming southerly.
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

An explosion in the Karlskuck coal pit,
Westphalia, caused the death of six
miners.
Harry Wiley, a real estate agent OF De.
fance o. shot and killed Geore Krotz, a
well known butiness man.
President Harrison has accepted the
resignation of Colonel Joel b Erhardt as
collector Of the port of New York.
John Meers, an Erie railroad watchnau
is dying in Buffalo, in consequence of being
stoned by several coal thieves The police
have arrested several of the gang.
Late last night the overdue British ship
City Of Florence was towed into San Fran
CISCO lSl days from Antwerp Her bull
warks and masts had been partly carried
away by hurricane on May 26
The Boston Journal announces that 1t is
authorized by Lieutenant Governor Halle,
of Massachusetts, to say for him that in
no event win he permit himself to be either
actively or passiyely candidate for gov
ernor.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

SNOW HILL, Md, Aug. IA shocking
and fatal accident occurred at the lumber
mill of Richardson, Smith, Moore &
Co, in this town. Just as the mill was
starting up Charles Dorman, young
white man employed in the planning
department, crawled under the planei
to adjust the belt. While doing so his
hat became entangled in the machinery
and drew his head against the rapidly
revolving knives of the planer. His
brother, who was standing by, instantly
unfortunate man was eXtricated hi:
skull was crushed almost to atoms and
the brains were exuding He lived III
this condition for five hours.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

BELLAiRE, o., Aug. IA passenger
train on the Bellaire, GAINESVILLE and
Cincinnati railroad. due here at o'clock
last night, having a baggage car and
two coaches loaded with people coming
to circus in this city, jumped the track
near here, the baggage car and one
coach falling down an embankment.
Joseph Morris, baggage master, was
thrown out of the door and the car
turned over on him. He is now in a
dangerous condition. Johp Irwin had
his leg broken and side crushed. Sam
uel and Willie McElroy, arms broken;
George Wilcox, bad cut Oh head; Henry
Miller, broken wrist and dlslocated
shoulder; George w. Day, hip crushed
and back badly snrainel.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

LOUISVILLE, Aug. Sylvester Young,
cashier at this point Of the southwestern
division of the chesapeake and Ohio
railway, is missing and is alleged to be
u defanlter. Young was yesterday en-
gagged in assisting in preparing the pay
car for its monthly trip over the road.
Shortly after 3 O'Clock in the afternoon
he disappeared. AT ) the railway Off.
cials notified police headquarters that
Young had abscon1cd with sum esti
mated at $50, 100. The police have beer
unable to traye him. Yonng has been
regarded as man of exemplary habits,
and has been prominent in Sunday school
and CHURCH alt;lirs.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01
Lycoming County's Tax Levy.

WLLIAMsPoRT, Pa, Aug. 1.-The tax
levy of Lycoming county for the current
fiscal year will be five mills This is an
advance of one mill over the levy of last
year, and is due to the fact that about
$6, 900 of floating debts were handed
down to the new commissioners from
last year. The new levy will give the
county a revenue of over $4,000 from
county tax alone. The school property
of Lycoming county outside the city OF
Williamsport, as returned by the
assessors, is valued at $2i5, ,40050, an
increase of SIS, $40. 80 over 1890,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01
AN IMPROBABLE REPORT
Rumored That Hopkins VIII Con.
test His Foster Mothers Will.

Rumored That Hopkins Will Con.
test His Foster Mothers viii.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. Russell Will
son, attorney for Timothy Hopkins, the
adopted son of the late Mrs. Mark Hop
kins-Searles, who is now in Japan, stated
that unless Mr.. Hopkins was fairly
treated by Mrs. Searles' will he would
certainly make contest. The will,
which bequeathed all her fortune to Mr..
Searle, contained this clause: "The
omission to provide in this will for my
adopted son, Timothy Hopkins, is IN
territorial and not occasioned by accident
or mistake"
New YORK, Aug. Lone of the
Searle5 executors, who was seen by a
reporter and questioned as to the clause
in the will relating to the lady's adopted
son, Timothy Hopkins, said that Mrs.
Hopkins Searles transferred consider
able amount of property to her adopted
son in her lifetime, and that he was so
well provided for then that there was
no occasion for making any provision
for him i'll her will.
Timothy Hopkins was born in Maine
about thirty years ago. His parentage
was humble, his fathers name being
Nolan. His father went to California
when the boy was an infant and was
given employment by Mark Hopkins.
Later Nolan sent for his wife TO come on,
but when she arrived she found that her
husband had been drowned while she
was en- route. The boy was adopted by
Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins, they being child
less.
After the death of her husband Mrs.
Hopkins adopted Timothy legally, just
before he reached the age of 81 years.
He was given a good education. Later
he married niece OF his late mother by
adoption. Young Hopkins is now on
his way from Japan to San Francisco,
where he resides.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

BRIGHTON BEACH. l.. l.. Aug. First race,
6]1 furlongs- Ely, l; Louis r., 2; jamestown,
g. Time, LII.
Second race, s furlongs-Vo !; Irregu
lar, p Under Cover, B. Time, l.0IA.
Third race, 7 furlongs Benedictine, /;
Rover, 2; Lithbert, 3. Time, l.3lI6.
Fourth race, mle-Rambler, Il Longford,
q Vrge, 3. Time, l.4j94.
Fifth race, furlongs-Tanner, /; Early Bios
som, q Meriden, g. Tine, 1904.
Sixth race, 7 furlongs-Tbiers L., l; Vital
Spark, 2; Fidelio, g. Time, l.33.
Seventh race, 6i6 furlOngs - Romance, /,
Zed, 2; Queen of rrumps,3. Tine. l.2oA.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01
BASEBALL YESTERDAY


JEROME PARK, N. Y, Aug. l.-First race,
s furlongs-Walcott, /; Lima, q Beck, o. Time,
lW.
Second race, Q furlongs-Airshaft, l; Arnold,
2: Quartermaster, 3. Time, lisa.
Third race, furlongs-Ch Chesapeake, ]; West
Chester, 2; Edgar johnson, 8. Time, 1.57N.
Fourth race, s furlongs- Correction, l; Or
aguez, 2; Walcott, 3. Time, 1.03A.
Fifth race, furlongs- Prohibition, /; Annie
Queen, 2; st. Pancras, g. Time, 0.504.
Sixth race 8I5 furlongs-E l; Mar
gherits, q Ed johnson, 3. Time, l.54l6.
Seventh race, steeplechases short course
Tuturity, /; Delaware, 2; Ecarte, .. Time
8. Time, 342.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

WILLIAsisPoRT, Pa, Aug. l. The
contract for the Beaeh Creek extension
into Cambria county has been given tc
Contractor Miller. of Lock Haven. This
contract extends from Kerrmore, Clear
field county, to Patton, Cambria county
This road parallels the new Cambria and
Clearfeld road now in process of con
struction on the Chest creek, and viii
be a competing line under the Wander
bilt system. 1t is not known mt present
how much further the road will extend
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01
His Little GaIne Failed.

4 BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug L---Requisi-
don papers have been granted by Gov
ernor Jones for D. S. Whilt,en, who has
been arrested at Portland, Ore, at the
request Of the New York Mutual Life
Insurance company. Whilden, who
had $4,000 insurance on his life, dis.
appeared in March, 1890, and was sup
posed TO have been drowned in the Ten.
nessee river. The insurance companies
resisted the claim and put detectives at
work on the case Five insurance com
ponies are interested and suits against
-four Of them for $50, 900 of the sac, 900
brought by Whilden's wife are now
pending in the courta
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

AspuRY PARK, N. j., Aug. 1.-Census
Commissioner II. P. Porter joined his
Family at his cottage here last night.
When interviewed by u United Press cor.
respondent he emphatically denied rlat
he was abont to resign his position. as
Feported in the afternoon papers. He
Baid he would resign when he completed
his report OF the census, and not before.
He also said that officials in Washing.
Zen do not believe that Secretary Noble
has offered his resignation to the presi.
RiAnt
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01
MORE CROOKEDNESS.
Philadelphia's Treasurer Makes
Some Disclosures.
BOGUS NAMES ON THE BOOKS.

How 1t Cost the State $31, 194. 20
to Collect So, 2,750.5o-Bad for the
Commonwealth but Good for the
Magistrates-Queer Ways in the
Quaker City.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1.-Since assum-
ing charge of his Office City Treasurer
Wright has been making special efforts
to arrive at the facts in connection with
the methods employed in the collection
of mercantile taxes, and in going back
as far as the records remaining at his dis
posal would permit he has discovered
what he deems gross abuse on the part
of the appraisers and assessors and need
less extravaganza on the part of those
who have been entrusted with the col
lection of this tax from the delinquents
The mysterious disappearance oil books
and records of dates prior to John Dards-
ley's election and induction into Office,
stopped his investigation of the methods
in vogue before 1889, but he was able to
satisfy himself that since that date the
commonwealth has been subjected to
enormous and altogether needless ex-
pense.
The Lists Padded.
He found that the lists were padded
almost beyond belief, and contained
thousands of names that should under
no circumstances have been placed upon
them. Many dead men were carried
from year to year, others were dupli-
Gated and still others were wholly
fictitious.
1t appears that suits were brought in
one year against 6 $50 delinquents, and
out of that number sued the judgments
secured were paid in but 247 cases, re-
aliZing for the commonwealth 81 1856 so,
while the costs paid to the magistrates
for these suits amounted to S3l 1870,
showing that the commonwealth would
have been the gaiI er by $2S, ,4j1. 30 il no
attempt whatever had been made to
collect these taxes through the Inagis-
trates.
MIR. Wright Wants to Know.
The time having arrived when under
the law the treasurer must sue for the
recovery of the delinquent taxes, Mr..
Wright yesterday sent to Auditor Gen.
eral McCamant, under whose direction
this portion of the business must be
transacted, long letter, setting forth
the facts as he finds them, and asking
whether some plan cannot be devised by
which the commonwealth can be saved
from the enormous expense incident
upon the collection by the customary
means. He particularly desires to know
whether he is vested with discretionary
power in the premises, or must bring
suit, even though inquiry reveals the
fact that no revenue can possibly result
l from suit.
In his letter Mr.. Wright says: ''In the
course Of my investigations it has been
established to my satisfaction that firms
and individuals engaged in business have
been exempted, although the volume ol
business transacted by them clearly jus
titled and required the assessment ant
| payment of the mercantile license tax
This irrcgularity becomes the more ap
parent and prominent because of tn
fact that in the same vicinity or locallt,
with them there We're found many per
SONS assessed and who are delinquent
who never should have been assessel
at all"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

SUsQUEHANNA, Pa. Aug. /. = The
grand jury of Snsquehanna county, sit.
ting at Montrose, yesterday fonnd eight
true bills against Daniel Summers and
Tracey Hayden, of the defunct bank of
Summers & Hayden. OF New Milford.
Charges of embezzlement were made
against them by eight depositors.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

BALTIMORE, Aug. 4l.-Captain An
drews and his little boat have been
heard from. On July 81 the captain was
alive and sauguine that he wond yet
reach England in safety, although he had
been ont from Boston thirty days and
was still over 1000 miles from his desti-
nation. Captain Thomas Morgan OF the
steamship Sobraon, just arrived from
Liverpool, brings the report
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

SEIwooD, Fla. Aug. IA. c. Jones,
and Peninsular railroad was shot and
killed by Miss Myra E;lncher, who is IS
years Of age. She was arrested but pub.
lie sympathy is entirely on her side
Jones hnd been criminally intimate with
her under promise of marriage, and
afterward married another.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01
TIE state worId,s Fair Ahrond.

HARRlsBuRd, August 1.--Robert L.
Wright, secretary Of the Worlds Fair
commission for Pennsylvania, says the
blanks to be used by the board of man
ayers will be necessary to have several
forms immediately after the meeting of
the state board 10 bo held in this crty
on August -. Mr.. Wright will estab-
lish his headquarters here. They Will
be at the traiiscribing room.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

READING, Pa, Aug. L. Detective
Kershner arrested Samuel Schmeck, of
Princeton, on suspicion of having stolen
a chest belonging to his grandfather,
Samuel Schmeck, Sr., containing bonds
and notes amounting to s., 100 and $l35
in cash. The warrant was issued by
Squire Van Buskirk, of that place.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

GLOUCESTER, N. j.. Aug First race, III
miles-Sam d., l; Pinkie T., 2; Harwood 3.
Time, 2.22.}.
Second race. 1 furlongs-Pembroke, /; Wal
ter Keim, = Peerless. 3. Time, 0.55.
Third race. AZ furlongs-Octagon, 1; Athal.
aric, 2; Pine Ridge, 3, Time, LOO.
Fourth race, Gla furlongs Radiant, /; Tap
pahanOck, .; Ilawkstone, j Time, l-2sl4
Fifth race, ~ furlongs-Young Grace, /;
Eatontown, .; Monsoon, 3. Time, LAX.
Sixth race, AZ furlongs - Morristown, l.
Skidmore, 2; Carlow, o. Time, 0.59I5.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01
Children Killed by lightning.

CHAMRERspURa, Pa. Aug. 1.-During
b thunder storm al Dry Run, this
county, four children-Harvey, Denny
and Annie Skinner, and colored boy
hook refuge in barn belonging to the
knther Of the Skinner children. The
barn wAs struck by lightning, killing
Harvey and Annie Skinner and stunning
khe other two chi'a ne building
caught fire Az.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA cablegram
has been received at the state depart
ment announcing the death of Edmund
w. p. Smith, secretary to the United
States consul general at Bogota,
Columbia. Mr.. Smith died of Bright's
disease at Carthagena, Columbia, on the
2Sth instant.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

DUBLIN, Aug. Mr.. O'Dwyer Gray,
proprietor Of The Freeman's journal,
publishes u letter in that newspaper say
ing that in view of the revelations of
the Campbell lawsuit, and in view of
the utterances of Mossrs. Dillon and
O'Brien, he will hcnceforth reject the
leadership Of Mr.. Parnell.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

HARRlsRlIG, Aug. 1.-Audior Gen
eral McCamant addressed a letter to
City Treasurer Wright, of Philadelphia
telling him that the books to which he
referred were not at the capital. The
books that have been turned over to the
auditor general are entirely different,
being merely reco. ds of statements Of
former treasurers. There are no vol
umes of letter press copies.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. First race, 81
furlongs-Mt. McGrogor, /; Woodlands flly.
2; Panhandle. g. Time, Lib.
Second race, lB miles-King Crab, /; Homer.
2; My Fellow, 3. Time, 2o0IS.
Third race, furlougs- -Stratcgcm, l; Gold
Dollar, z; Justiclan, 3. Time, l3j.
Fourth race, l milc-5aunterer, L; Head
quarters, 2; John Jay s., 3. Time, l.5l94.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

LIVERPOOL, Aug. Lit is denied that
the state department at Washington has
been informed of a temporary relaxation
OF the laws for the expulsion of the
Jews from Russia. A private letter
from Moscow asserts that things are
wore than ever in Russia.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

WASHINGTON, Aug. President Har
rison issued yesterday the proclamation
announcing reciprocity with the Spanish
Islands of Cuba and Porto Rico, under
the tariff act of last October which, with
a view to securing reeil rocal trade, ex.
enpted from duty, sugar, molasses.
coffee and hides upon their importation
into the United States.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01
LEBANON, Pa, Aug. .t,-After an al

LEBANON, Pa Aug. ,l,7-After an All
gamdtsd. association, President Weihe,
0s the Natloa3l, association, who was
present, stated thai the scale in Leba-
non is general, that the strike at the
Pennsylvania bolt and nut works was
authorized, and would. not be called OF
for the next Ave years unless the com.
pany signed the scale.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01

LONDON, Aug. 1.-The British steamer
Godmunding was in collision with the
Norwegian schooner LORNA of Dover
The schooner was so badly damaged
that she filled and sank. Eight of her
crew We're drowned.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-01
PROPOSED CHANGES.
Secretary Of the Interior Noble
Has Not Resigned,
DJT rAI III THE NEAR FUTURE

Necessary to Call Three New Men
Promotions Predicted Porter to
Leave Uncle Sam.
CAPE MAY, Aug. 1.-The reported
resignation from the cabinet of Secre
tary Noble is absolutely and emphati
cally denied by Private Secretary Hal
ford on behalf of the president. Secre
tary Halford says: "There is not word
of truth in it. Secretary Noble has moi
resigned from the cabinet, and as far IA
the president knows has no intention OF
doing so."
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-Assistant Sec
retary Chandler is very positive tina,
there is no truth in the statement tina,
Secretary Noble has resigned.
Has Not Mentioned Resignation.
'If it is true" he said, there never
was a man more deceived than l. There
fbeing so much talk in the papers from
time to time about an alleged purpose
on the part of Mr. Noble to resign,
was anxious to know the truth so as te
make my own plans accordingly.
went to Mr. Noble just before he left
Washington and told him that it was
Important to me to know if he intended
no resign, as | would not remain after he
went out, and l wanted to prepare for il
II there was to be any change.
He then tod me tnat he had no more
intention of resigning than Mr.. Harri.
son Of resigning the presidency. He
added that if ever he should have rea-
sons which would lead to his resignation
the would inform me at once, but that
there was no likelihood of such thing
happening; that there was nothing fur
ther from his thoughts. Since he has
been away have been in constant cor.
respondence with him, and the whole
tone of his letters has been such as tc
preclude the idea of any intention on
his part to resign"
Rumored Changes Ahead.
But one who is in a position to know
says that before the snow covers the
ground President Harrison may have
three new cabinet officers Secretary
Proctor will resign to go to the senate in
place OF Senator Edmunds. Secretary
ENoble will leave the interior department
TO go on the now appellate court bench
and runor has it that the third change
will be that Of Attorney General Miller.
who resigns from the cabinet for the
same reaSnn,
rvI--Fl leefe have, been o lot of significant
hints around lately in regard to Land
commissioner Carter getting a better
place than that he holds. Mr.. Carter is
From Montana and has been of late quits
prominent. He was secretary of the con.
gressional committee and his friends say
bs is likely to be appointed in Mr.
Mobiles place. The transfer of Attorne,
General Miller to the new court has l,eer
current gossip for weeks, but as vet nc
one can say positively that he has re
signed his place in the cabinet or thnt
ne is likely to do so shortly, but thew ali
gay he is booked for one of the iudre
ships,