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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

AS we examine the various madonnas
by Botticelli In the galleries Of London,
Berlin. Paris and Florence we cannot
fail TO be struck by the ardor of emotion
that seems to have animated the painter
in his search for the perfect type of
beauty realized in the "Crowning of the
Virgin" The construction of the head
of the Virgin Is essentially the same in
all Botticelli's pictures, but the f1eshly
mask and the expression vary, and the
final charm of each one remains an un-
decipherable puzzle.
We feel that this madonna is an init
mate vision of the ideal woman who
"imparadised" the painters soul; so
Dante speaks of Beatrice, the object of
surprising desire. We marvel at the
mouth, at the eyes, at the eyelids, at the
sweep of the brows, at the thick golden
threaded hair, at the splendor of the
draped head over which angels hold a
crown, at the beautiful color of the
flesh, which suggests souvenir of the
"Vita Nuova."
She hath that paleness Of the pearl that's At
In a fair woman; so much and not more;
She Is as high MS natures skill can soar;
Beauty is tried by her comparison.
Theodore Child in Harper's.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29
THE PEAK MURDER TRIAL
The Father and Sister of the MUIR
dered Girl on the Stand.
THE STORY OF THE BRUTAL CRIME.

Amanda Peak Relates the Events
Leading Up to the Murder-Wes-
ley Warmers Relations with the
Dead Girl-Spicy Developments.
MT. HOLLY, N. j., Dec. 29.-The trial
of Wesley Warner was resumed yester-
day, with Joseph Peak, father of the
murdered Lizzie Peak, on the stand. His
testimony in the main did not differ
from that given by his wife. He said he
heard Warner say he was down on Liz
zie because she kept company with bad
men, and that he proposed to get even
with her. Mr.. Peak admitted that he
knew Warner was married man when
he visited Lizzie, and afterwards lived
with her. Amanda Peak was quite an
important witness for the state. Her
examination also revealed the fact that
she was married about a year ago to
Clarence Warner, and that she went to
New York and lived with him there.
Since then they have separated and
she has resumed her maiden name.
After giving in detail the circumstances
attending Warmers stay at the house on
the week of the tragedy, the witness
told about the walk home from the
Opera house on the night of the murder
Harry Matlack and Lizzie, my sister,
were walking on ahead" he said, ''when
Warner, who was crouching behind
BUSH arose with a knife in his hand.
My sister turned to run, but he seized
her around the waist and plunged the
knife in herschest, with an oath. just
as he was about to make another thrust
seized him, and he made an attempt
to stab me, but failed. Then he fled
My sister died few minutes after
wards"
1t was clear, starlight night, and she
identified Warner positively
Thomas Shinn, Harry Matlack and
Chester Stroud, who escorted the Peak
girls part of the way home that night,
all swore that they saw Warner make
the attack on the girl, and heard him
curse her rs he struck the deadly blow.
Both Matlack and Shinn identified him
positively.
The state will close today.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

Now that electricity is being more and
more widely used it is no longer safe for
a woman to carry her watch in the
place where it has always been most Sc
cure-in her corsets. A New York
woman a few days ago was going to pay
visit OF curiosity to an electric light
plant. She was warned that her watch
might be charged with electricity, and
SO she did not take it with her.
The precaution was useless. The next
day the movements of the watch were
most eccentric. Now it was fast, now
slow, but never right. She asked her
husband, who was an electrician, what
could be the matter with it, and he soon
found that her corset steels had been
charged with electricity during her visit
to the plant, and that next day, when
she placed her watch in its usual resting
place, the charge had been communi-
Gated to its works,
OF course women have often worn cor
sets that have been "eharged"-at the
shop. But here is new idea.-New
York World.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29
POLITICS AT THE CAPITOL.
Reported Cabinet slatings-Can Muir
phy be Defeated2

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29-It is reported
that the question of Mr.. Dickinson GO
ing into the cabinet has been settled,
and that he will be secretary of state.
The slate thus far made up is said to be:
Dickinson, secretary of state; Carlisle,
secretary of the treasury; Gray, of Del
aware, attorney general; Lamont, secre-
tary of the navy, aud Morrison, secre-
tary of the interior.
Politicians here do not believe that
Mr.. Murphy can be defeated, and they
believe that Mr.. Cleveland appreciates
the fact
At present Mr. Cleveland has 10 per-
sonal representative i'll the senate who is
long experienced and in position to
act rs leader. Should he succeed in the
election of personal friend in New
York it would not improve tine situa-
tion greatly, as no new man, however
capable, can figure very prominently in
that body.
Mr.. Cleveland will. however, have a
strong personal friend in the senate by
the time the fifty-thirl congress will be
organized unless all present plans mis-
carry. This will be Mr.. Bayard of
Delaware, in all probability. 1t is ex-
pected that Senator Gray will 90 into
the cabinet, shough he is at present dis
inclined 20 do so. His retirement from
the senate will mean the election OF Mr..
Bayard.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29
aMARRY ME ca SHOOT,
The Startling Proposal of John w.
Who Shot Upon Refusal.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 20.-John W. Price,
aged 7G years, over thirty of which have
been passed behind prison bars for two
murders and other crimes, last night
shot five times at Carrie Rock, Is years
of age, because she refused to marry
him.
Price had visited the Rock family
since Carries 1lth birthday, and has
since evinced warm interest in her.
Last summer Price asked the girl to
marry him, and has persisted in his i'm
portunities at odd times since then.
Last night Price met the girl on the
street and said to her: II love You, and
If you won't marry me l will kill YOU"
The five shots were then fired. After
the girl was sent to the hospital the po-
lice went to the Eagle hotel and arrested
Price in the Office. He made no resist
ance and accompanied the officers with
out demur. He would have nothing to
say. John w. Price has spent the best
years of his life behind prison bars.
He first brought himself into notoriety
in 1910, when he killed George Camp
bell, his brother-in-law. He next shot
and killed ID. Clinton James, a nephew
of George Campbell. A great many
people at that time thought Price killed
James in self defense, but he was con-
victed of murder in the second degree
and sentenced Dec. 13, 1856, to fifteen
years. He remained in the prison until
Dec. 13, 1880, when he was pardoned.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

Mr. and Miss Dancer are reputed the
most notorious misers Of the Eighteenth
century The manner in which this
couple were found after death to have
disposed OF their wealth was even moro
strange than could have been their
method of acquiring it. The total yaluo
was e2O,00O which was thus disposed of
$4,000 were found under a dunghill;
e50O in an old coat, nailed to the manger
in the stable; G8O0 in notes were hidden
away in an old teapot; the chimney
yielded $4,000, slowed in nineteen sep
srate creyices. Several jugs tlled with
coin were secreted in the stable loft
Cassell's Journal.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29
A BEAUTIFUL SCENE.
Happy School Children in un Indianapo-
lis Schoolroom.

In indianapolis entered one of the
rooms containing the youngest children
at the time of the opening exercises.
The scene encountered was glimpse
of fairyland. was in room full of
bright and happy children, whose eyes
were directed toward the teacher, not
because they were forbidden to look in
any other direction, but because to
them the most attractive object in the
room was their teacher. She under
stood them, sympathized and loved
them, and did all In her power to in
terest them and make them happy.
The room itself was charming. The
window sills were filled with living
plants, and living plants were scattered
here and there throughout tho room
The teachers desk was literally strewn
with flowers, and upon each of the chill
dren's desks flowers had been placed to
welcome the little ones to school.
The book used during the reading les
son was the book Of nature-the plant
they had just been studying. The scene
presented by the happy little children,
each with flower in his hand, surround
ing the teacher, who was smiling upon
them, was truly beautiful.
For reading matter the children were
called upon for sentences expressing
thoughts concerning their flowers. The
sentences were written upon the board
by the teacher, and when a number of
them had been written the pupils began
to read them. The children were inter
ested because they all took an active
part in the lesson from the beginning to
the end. They were all observing, oil
thinking.
Some of tho little ones even committed
the crime of laying their hands upon the
teacher, and she SO far forgot herself as
to fondle them in return. Yet the dis
cipline was perfect. What is perfect
discipline in the classroom but perfect
attention? There was no noise, there
were everywhere signs of life, and such
signs Of life as become gathering of
young children.--Dr. J. M. Rice In Fo
r1n
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29
MINERS BATTLE TO THE DEATH.
Crazed by the Discovery Of Gold They
Fight with Fatal Results.

DENVER, Dec. 29.-The San Juan min
ing camp has followed the precedents of
all great mining excitem ents by baptiz-
ing itself with human blood. A courier
arrived in Bluffs City yesterday and re-
ported terrible battle, in which over
one hundred shots were exchanged. He
reported eleven men killed and large
number wounded. .t
The courier was in state of breath
less excitement. and had left the grounds
after the last shot WINS fired to obtain
medical aid A private dispatch this
afternoon from Dolores to John Eddy,
a Denver mining man, confirms the ter
rible report. The trouble grew out of a
dispute over claims which had been
staked out. There are nearly 5000 men
in the fields, and there has been very
little attention paid to the stalking off of
the plains.
The cause of the trouble was the dis
covery of large nuggets in the bottom of
a small stream. Over forty men en-
gagged Ill the terrible conflict ....
The battle will undoubtedly bring
thousands of people to the new camp,
for old prospectors regard deadly con-
flicts over mining claims as the best evil
dence of rich strikes.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

A certain hotel keeper in London de-
cided not to charge his customers for
attendance, but he found that many Of
them objected to the omission, and ac-
cordingly there appeared the charge of
eighteen pence day in each bill That
eighteen pence produced R2,oO0 year.
He began business with only I,alO,
and be recently retired into private life
worth ei50,0O0, He was at one time in
domestic service, and he has recently
bought an Essex estate, with its old
mansion and deer park.-London Tit
Bits
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

In the neighborhood of Turin there is
to be seen, at the entrance to field, the
following notice in large letters:
"Horses admitted to Craze at the fol-
lowing rates;
"First-Horses with long tails, three
francs
"Second-Horses with clipped tails
one franc"
Ii you 30 to countryman and ask
him the reason for that difference in the
charge, he will reply:
The reason is very simple. The
horses with long tails can easily drive
away the flies, while those with clipped
tails cannot do so, and they are SO tor
mented by these insects that they eat
absolutely nothing. = Monde Unloris-
tico,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29
Tearing Down Popular idols.

PARIS, Dec 20.-The municipal coun-
Gil of Paris, by vote Of 81 to l2, yester-
day resolved to erect monument to
commemorate the execution of Louis
XVI, to demolish the expiatory chapel
erected in 1S20-26 to the memory of
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, and to
place ON tho site of the chapel bust of
inscription referring to his action in
voting for the death of Louis The roy
alist members loudly protested against
the councils course. The project of the
department of the Seine reserves his de-
cision in the matter.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

HARRISBURG, Dec. 29.-The following
statement shows the operation of the
state treasurer's and auditor generals
departments in the year: Total receipts
from all sources during the fiscal year
ending Nov. 30. 1892, $lO 74s, ,75D. OS: to-
tai payments, $l1 ,727 1Gs. G3; total debt
paid during the year, 81 All, 1O6; net debt
of the state Nov. 30. 1892, 81, ,GO6, 592. .53.
In the payments are included 5000, 600
to the public schools. and on account of
the Homestead riots $375, ,223 40. Three
fourths of the personal property tax
Under the act of 1891 is returned to the
counties, and is now being paid, which
will reduce the general fund about ST.
DOC. 600.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. ga court
martial in Taskend has passed sentence
on the leaders of the cholera riots on
July g last Seventy men were tried.
Eight We're sentenced to be strangled,
four to loss of all civil rights aud de-
portation to Siberia for life, and thirty
three to long terms of imprisonment.
Twenty-Five wer0 acquitted All the
men tried were among the 5000 Sarts
authorities Of Tashlend IN the belief
that the latter had conspired to kill all
the poor who We're suffering from the
endemic
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

New YORK, Dec. 29.-Arthur Glynn
Bigge, young Englishman, cousin of
Lord Wolyerton, and the son of lien
tenant colonel in the English army, was
held in 81 900 bail on charge of theft
in the Tombs police court yesterday.
The charge was brought by Algernon
BlaclSwood. Johann K. Pau, an actor,
and Lynnewood Palmer, the artist, also
appeared against Bigge, who is alleged
TO have yictimized, among others, August
Belmont and Z, II, SotheriL
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

PrTsBURG. Dec. 29.-Max Newman,
charged with the killing of Thomas
Coyne in the Carnegie mills at Home
stead on the night of Nov. IA, was tried
yesterday and acquitted of both charges,
murder and involuntary manslaughter.
Newman, with four other non union
worllmen, We're sleeping in one room.
Coyne, either purposely or by accident,
entered tho room, and when ordered out
assaulted Newman. The latter, fearing
that his assailant was a striker and that
he was going to be killed, shot the in
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

NEW York, Dec. SEA sensational
rumor says that the match between
Jack McAulitfe and Dick Burge for
which the Coney Island Athletic club
recently offered $4,000 purse, snbse-
quently withdrawn, was to be gigantic
fake. The rumor is strengthened by the
fact that Judge Newton, matchmaker of
the club, has intimated to some persons
that Burge, he heard, was to "lay
down" to the American champion, and
for these reasons he refused to have
anything to do with the men. Newton,
when interviewed last evening by
reporter, refused to either confirm or
deny the ruIAor.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

DUBLIN, Dec. Considerable doubt
as to Kevans, the nlan arrested at Ne
nagh, County Tipperary, being the au-
thor of the explosion in this city. The
police are endeavoring by every means
in their power to trace his movements
prior to and after the time Of the explo-
sion. Kevans shows by mis- conversation
that he is intelligent and he laughs Mt
the idea that he had anything to do with
the exDlosiOn
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

PTTsnURo, Dec. 29-The dissension in
the Economic society, growing out of
the dictatorship of Trustee John Duss,
is likely to assume legal phase within u
few days. When that time comes sew
eral members of the society will go into
court and pray the appointment of a re-
corporation, but to carry on its business,
audit its accounts and make report to
its members.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

q, RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 29.--A meeting
was held at the Exchange hotel yester-
day for the formation of an iutercollegi,
ate athletic association for the promotion
among southern institutions of baseball,
football and other sports. Representa-
dves from leading southern colleges
were present, and constitution and by
laws We're drawn up for a nerinaneDt
organization.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29
Presidents Grandchild No Worse,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29-No material
change has occurred in the condition of
Martena Harrison, the presidents fever
stricken grandchild. The family are san
guine that the patient will safely pass
the various stages Of the disease to ulti-
mate recovery. Benjamin and Marie
Mckee have escaped the contagion so
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

RIcHLAND STATION. Pa, Dec 29.-Mrs.
Polly Burkholder, aged s3, while in
somnambulistic state, walked out of q
second story window of the Richland
House aud dropped sixteen feet to the
frozen ground. She sustained frac-
tured thigh, dislocation of the hip and
internal injuries which will result in her
Ipatb
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

WASHINGTON, Dee. 29.-The president
signed the appointments of the following
named postmasters, whose offices by iu-
crease of receipts have become presiden-
tial: Mrs. Lydia B Walton, Kennett
Mansfield Valley, Pa; Henry B. Rupp,
Hummelstown, Pa; Henry {. Shearer,
New Bloomfield. Pa; Mrs. Sallie A.
Ramsey, McKee's Rocks, Pa
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

Boston, Dec. 29.-Oneslme Mathieu, a
French Canadian, proprietor of the Cen
tral Vermont hotol, was arrested yester-
day, charged with the concealment of
25O boxes of opium, valued at 81, 800,
upon which no duty has been paid. 1t is
intimated by the inspectors that they
have discovered i'll this case an extensive
rendezvous of smugglers.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

BALTIMORE, Dee. 20.-The proposed
electric railway and boulevard between
baltimore and Washington received
I!imulus yesterday through "a meeting of
/ stockholders of the Baltimore and
Washington Turnpike and Tramway
company, the company which is 10 build
HE road and boulevard. Tho present
board of directors represent the Traction
syndicate Of Philadelphia, New York
"a Il Baltimore. AT the close of the meet
ing il was announced that the work
would he pushed forward at once.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The commits
sioners appointed to present the case of
Brazil to the president of the United
States in the matter of the controversy
between that country and the Argentine
Republic, over the Misiones boundary,
have arrived in Washington and located
for the winter. The Argentine commis-
sioncra have not yet been heard from.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

BOWLING GREEN, Ky, Dec. 29.--Bob
Harper has paid the penalty for the as
sault upon Miss Anderson. During the
progress Of his trial yesterday mob
entered the court room armed with
guns, seized the wretch and dragged
hm from the court room. He was taken
to the fair grounds, one mile distant and
lynched. He stoutly protested his inno-
cence to the last.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29
"Iron HAN" somcrby in phiIadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 29.-Supreme Jus.
tice +. d. Somerby, of the Iron Hall,
was i'll this city yesterday, and with his
counsel visited District Attorney Ora
ham, who is the Iron Halls receiver
here. Mr.. Beeber said that Mr.. Som
erby was not, and has not been, a fugi-
tive from Justice, and was ready to sur
might be preferred against him by Re
Ceiver Graham. Mr.. Somerby's counsel
said that his client would resist any
requisition to take him 70 Indianapolis.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29
The Glasgow "Rippcr" Sentenced

GLASGOW. Dec 29.-Willium McEwen
was found guilty of murder and SEN
terced to death. The sailor, McNeilly,
who accompanied the murderer, William
McEwen, to his home one night in last
October, along with an unfortunate wo-
mad, who was murdered and horribly
muLilatel some time during the night,
was acquitted of completely in the crime.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

NEW YORK. Dec. 29.-Austin Glib
bons called at The Police Gazette office
yesterday and announced that he would
fight either Dick Burge or Jack Nc
Auliffe for the lightweight champion
ship of the world and the largest purse
the Olympic, Crescent or Coney Island
club would offer. His brother, Jim
Gibbons, will meet either Burgess or
McAuliifes hackers at any time either
of the above clubs offer suitable purse.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29
A Profession for Him.

Fond Mother (of delicate dude)--I
think it is time Clarence selected pro-
fession. What would you advise?
Old Gent (reflecti"ely}-He might do
nicely as a typewriter girl.-New York
Weekly.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

NEWARK, N. J., Dec 29.-Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Laverty and their children
lived at Orange. Two weeks ago last
Friday the 5-year-old son was taken sick
and died. The Sunday following a 4
yearo old daughter died after two days
illness. Then Mr.. Laverty succumbed.
On the day preceding Mrs. Laverty took
to her bed, and died. Tuesday afternoon
the last survivor, year-old baby, died.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29

LEwEs, Del, Dec. 29-The crew of
the schooner Matte c. Eaton, with a
cargo of LOCO tons of coal, from Balti-
more for New York, landed here yester-
day. They were taken off by the
schooner Annie Conant ON the 2jth inst,
logged, was abandoned in sinking con
dition. The Eaton lost her boats and
sustained much damage to her spars
and sails before she was abandoned.