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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06
A MIRICULv1s DINDoW.
1t Shows Pictures of the Virgin Mary
and Christ, and Cures Cripples,

WINEoYA, MIMI. Sept. 30.-The peculiar
manifestations in window of the Catholic
church here are creating considerable ex-
citement among the people in that section,
and are to be scientifically examined by
Bishop Cotter of the diocese of Wineona.
Several weeks ago the inhabitants of
Canton, near Landsboro, were starvled hy
the announcement that portrait had by
divine means been impressed on window
of the Catholic church there, of which
Father Jones is pastor. The news spread
and thousands visited the village daily
At first the apparition appeared to con-
sist of a woman with an infant. The story
then took the form that this was a portrait
of the Virgin Mary and Christ, and the
crowds of visitors increased ten fold; para
lite cripples and other affected people
came in droves, and after glimpse of the
pictures, they went away cured.
The matter finally attracted such wide
spread attention that Bishop Cotter visited
the church in company with Father
Coyne Of Landsboro and Father Perriner
of Brownsville. The window, which is in
the north gable of the church, was re-
moved and the bishop brought it to
Wineona where he will give it thorough
examination in company with other
prominent Catholic clergymen.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06
TWo MILLIONS FoR vorEs.


An Enormous Corruption Fund in the
Republican Camp,
New York World, September agth.
The Republican managers have raised
corruption fund Of 100000 to be
spent in this city, Brooklyn and Jersey
City. The money will be expended
under the direction of Dave Martin, the
Philadelphia ballot.boX suffer, who
has been brought over here by the Re-
publican national committee to show
New Workers how to hold fair cleo
ton.
The authority for this statement comes
from source that cannot be questioned.
This enormous sum does not represent
the total subscriptions to the Republi.
can campaign fund up to date. 1t is
simply the amount set aside for use in
the three cities named. If more is
needed it will be forthcoming. Martin
has practically carte blanche to do as he
pleases He may extend his operations
into Connecticut. The Republican pro-
gramme is to purchase enough votes in
New York, New Jersey and Connecti-
cut to insure their carrying those states
beyond peradventure. All the signs
point that way. Chairman Hackett's
circular asking for the names of venal
Democratic voters throughout the state
tells its own story. The Republicans
are prepared to spend $2,000,0O0 in this
state before election. There will be
two funds, it is said-one for use in the
interior counties and to be disbursed by
Chairman Hackett, and the other to be
expended by the notorious Martin in
this city.
Martins first work, it is believed, will
be in the direction of colonization. He
has compiled complete list of all the
lodging-houses and clearinghouse in
the city and will begin the first of the
week to fill them up with repeaters.
The law requires u residence OF thirty
days in a district and one year in the
state to entitle man to vote. But Mr..
Martin will not be particular about that.
His men will doubtless be willing to
swear to anything that he tells them to.
MIR. Martin was very much in evidence
yesterday. He was up early and circu-
lated between the state and county
committee rooms al! day. lie had a
good many callers, most of them gentle
men rarely seen around the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. They slipped in quietly through
ti'S aittS NAlNi'iiNS 1ilNA WHY NAAGhGAl
into Martins room without attracting
much attention. Senator Chandler, and
John |. Davenport had II conference with
Mr.. Martin in the morning. Senator
Chandler, it will be remembered, entered
Judge McAdam's courtroom last fall in
disguise with view of ferrcting out
alleged naturalization frauds.
The bulk Of the money that has been
placed in Martins hands is believed to
have been raised in Philadelphia, al
though it is said on good authority that
a member of Mr.. Harrison's cabinet con
tributcd $4,000.
Hamilton Disston, of Philadelphia,
and Senator Aldricll of Rhode Island,
were in town yesterday. They are both
members Of Mr. Carriers advisory or
finance committee. Postmaster johnson
of Baltimore, was also here. He is one
Of the expert fat-friers of the Republi-
can machine. All three were in consul
taton with Mr.. Carter yesterday. They
are engaged, it is understood, in raising
a special fund to be used in the west
and south.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06
ALITrLE GfRE sTOLEN.
Picked Up in the Street, Thrust Into a
Carriage and Drivon Away

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Sept. 3O-A bold
kidnapping took place here yesterday,
Annie Wallace, a brown-haired girl of ten
years, being hustled into carriage by one
Of three men who rode away in IL.
The little girl was on her way to school,
and as she approached where the carriage
was standing she was seized by the arms.
A gag was forced into her mouth to pre-
vent her from screaming. and in an in
stant the three men had driven away with
the girl.
The police were notified within 90 min
utes, but nothing has been heard of the
missing child.
Mrs. Frank Wallace, the mother of the
child, who was separated from her hus-
band, was nearly distracted Six years
ago the little one was kidnapped by her
father, but was subsequently found in q
convent in Chicago, where he had placed
her
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06
BUILEUP Gun 10 FEET LONG.
The Weapon That VIII Hurl an 100
Pound Shell Twelve Miles.

The great 13-inch gun, the largest
ever made IN this country by the built
up process, is about completed at the
Washington navy-yard. This modern
steel rife is made of thirteen separate
pieces of metal, exclusive of the com.
pick carriage. 1t consists of a central
tube over which are shrunk bands or
Jackets of various shapes. The Joints
are so exactly matched that the gun APP
pears to be but one piece of metal. It's
total length is nearly 40 feet, its diane
ter at the breech is an inch more than
4 feet and it tapers to thickness OF II
inches at the muzzle. When finished
the gun will weigh nearly $4,000
pounds.
1t requires more than a quarter of a
ton OF powder to load this rifle for one
discharge, but that quantity is expected
to hurl shell as tall as a good sized boy
and weighing 100 pounds distance
of IL or IL miles at the extraordinary
velocity of 2, 100 feet per second. Close
at hand this shot would penetrate 26a
inches of solid steel and at q distance OF
a mile and half from the gun (Which is
about as far as such guns can be sighted
and fired with accuracy in marine war
fare) the shot would still have vitality
sufficient to smash through the sides Of
a ship covered with 21t inches of steel
armor. Very few such ships are atloat.
This is the first of IL such guns that
are intended for the new battleships,
and with three others will find place
in the turrets of the Oregon, now build
ing on the Pacific coast. When finished
its construction will have occupied six
months, but better time can be made
with the other guns Of thi calibre,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06


To the Editor Of the Egentng P0st-SIR
During the past few weeks the Repub-
lican press has struggled very hard to
show that the Mckinley tariff has bene-
fitted the hat trade by excluding English
hats from the American market. The
efforts thus made by partisan papers have
found expression solely in''great swelling
words"-merc assertions without par
ticle Of proof. As might be expected in
the circumstances, Mckinley, whose bill
in favor of the manufacturers increased
the duty on fur felt hats from 80 to So
per cent, has received undue credit, as
the following tiglres will conclusively
prove:
IMPORTATION OF ENGLISH HATS.
1885,. 10, 40 dozen 1889. lis. AZ dozen
1SS7,... 10, 452 dozen 1890. &. 81 ,372 dozen
1885,. .10,5l2 dozen 1891. .2l ,5l7 dozen
The figures show that during 49,,
under the Mckinley tariff of IS per
cent, the importations were larger than
in any previous IL months except 1890,
when there was a grand rush TO get
ahead OF the Mckinley bill.
There is another point of interest; the
values were: 1880, total, $25y,525,
average per dozen, 1921; total 1891,
Mckinley year, SlsG,994; average per
dozen, 1855. These are the English
prices, and it is therefore evident that
the foreign manufacturer die not pay
the duty.
Republican editors have repeatedly
claimed during the present campaign
that the hat business is foul hing, and
this gratifying state OF affairs is wholly
due to the beneticent operations of the
Mckinley bill; but when they advanced
these claims they did not know that the
number Of English hats imported in
1891 exceeded by 1888 dozen the aver.
age for thc preceding five years-ani,
OF course, the partisan editors were
ignorant Of the fact that Mckinley had
nothing whatever TO do with the pros
perity for which they vouchcl.
Tie imports of English hats for 1892
cannot be stated III dp2cas until the end
of the year, as the monthly reports give
only the number Of cases; it may be
noted, however, for comparison, that
from January lat to september 18th,
1891, the imports aggregated Gl3 cases;
and for the same period this year, IaG
cases. LTNDuCRsT,
New YoRN, September 2s.A.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06
WREcK OF TINE W0oLLooMooLoo.


[I.oSDoS, Sept. ga dispatch from Aus
tralia says that the Woolloom oclOo is aground
on the coast OF one OF the Claremont Islands,
near tho northeast coast of Australia.l
New York World.
A wall comes up from the southern sea,
Where the savages wander, light and free,
Where the roarers break and the breakers
roar
The Woolloomooloo is fast ashore.
What, pray, is the Woolloomooloo?
Where is she at and what did She do?
As stanGh ship as the Queen can boast,
And smack aground on atreacherous coast.
And now the Woolloomooloolian all
Down on their marrow-boncs promptly
fall,
And many brave old salts boo-hoo
Goes up from the deck Of the Woolloomoo,
loo.
Let us who are saved from the seas abyss
Pray to be spared from q fate like this,
When the wind is moaning the long night
through,
Observation-Disclosures
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06

SAN FRANcIsco, CAL, Sept. 29.-Ad.
vices to-day from Opolaska state that
the supply steamer st. Paul reached
there September I'd, and reported that
on August 28th, it steamed for four
hours through a cloud so black and low
that the lamps had to be lighted. When
the steamer emerged from the cloud its
decks We're covered to depth of several
inches with volcanic dust. The nearest
crater to the steamers position is Pabloff
mountain, 265 miles away. Its thought at
Ounalaska that there has been an up
heaval on the shore, or that a new island
has emerged from the sea, as did an
island four years ago.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06
Delaware Farm aud aom'.

btlthblt aim Ls'A A4tilt's
A writer in the ..t)riMan cnumerates
some thoushtleSS practices from which
farm horses suffer, which can be rene
died by little thoughtful cunsidcra-
ton. He says: The most cruel thing
that farmers and others do with their
horses is the practice OF putting brides
on them without first thGwing the bits
out. Some Of the nei5hbors say they
haven't time to hold brides By tic fire.
usually dip my bits in the watering
troughs, which is just rs good. AS soon
as they are wet they Will not suck 10
the mouth, Md some people viii laave
the breast straps down when they ura
not holding up neck yoke. Sometimes
they have heavy irons on them which
strike the horses legs quite hard. have
seen farmers plow tor weeks with breast
straps hitting the horses nearly every
step they took. Let US try 10 be more
considerate and thoughtful
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06

Is from 8 to or 0 o'clock. There are
two classes Of sellers. One comprises
tho regular commission men to whom
the fishermen consign their catches, and
the other is q thoroughly hated but most
prosperous class, known u Billingsgate
from time immemorial as "bummarees.
These are really middle men who prac-
tice all possible arts to combine and
force the regular commission men, who
have but short limit of time in which
to sell, to dispose of lots at runous
price, and through similar combination
often compel retailers to purchase at
exorbitant rates.
But however interesting may be the
interior of Billingsgate to the casual
visitor, the adjacent thoroughfares from
midnight, when the first retail buyers
begin coming, until the close of the
market at O'Clock, provide far more
strange and curious pictures and group
ings. Upper and Lower Thames street,
Eastcheap and Great Tower streets,
Tower Hill, Fish Street Hill, St. Mary
at-liill, ST. Dustan's Hill, King William
street, Arthur streets, east and west,
Grace Court and Love Lane, are ap-
parently inextrlcably jammed with
hundreds OF railway fish vans, green
grocers' wagons and costers' donkey
carts and handbarrows. There is no
other place in London where such Il
vast and SO odd tumble of vehicles
and folk may at any one time be seen.
Over 1000 vehicles for the bringing or
taking away of fish are here. With
them are 10000 coster men and women
and an unnamablc, understandable host
OF petty street vendors and hangers-on.
II you can arrive here on n foggy morn
ing early when the first rays Of the sun
are tiltcring through the fleece folds of
mist Tapping up with the tide along the
Thames, you will then know old Bill
lingsgate as Dickens and Thackeray
knew it, and will long for power and
space in which to paint with pen or
pencil one of the strangest, oldest
scenes to be found in this mighty
London town. EDGAR Il. WAKEMAN.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06

ST.. PAUL, MINI, Sept. GA Ponce,
special from Sioux Falls says; 1t wa
2 o'clock this morning when the Demo
cratic state central committee adjourned
They had n stormy time over the fusion
question, but a motion to delegate the
power of the committee, SO far as The
fusion was concerned, to the executive
board, was carried by yoto of IA to s.
1t is proposed to elect the Democratic
electoral ticket for state auditor. and
treasurer. The executive board of the
state Democratic committee is composed
Of nine members, all Fusionists.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06
THE DR.IWBACK ON COAL.
A Decision That Will Put Money in tn,
PnckeIs of SIM ErancIscn nanInrS

SAN Francisco, Sept. 30.-Judge Ross of
the United States district court has decided
that the Mckinley bill did not repeal the
act of 1883 granting the right of a draw
back of % cents per ton on imported bitu-
minous coal which is used for fuel on
American steam vessels engaged in the
coasting trade.
This decision was given in the case of
Allen VS.. the United States. Allen i'm.
ported bituminous coal from Nanaimo, b.
G., and afterwards held il for fuel on the
steamboats, engaged in the coasting trades.
The decision will result in the payment
of $500 600 to coal dealers in this city, who
since the passage of the Mckinley bill
have been deprived of the drawback on
all coal sold to American steamships.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06
THEIR VoTE cur DOWN,
But Still the Gladstonians Elected Their
Candidate to Parliament,

LONDON, Sept. 30.-The elevation of Mr..
vacancy in the House of Commons, he
having represented South Bedford in Par
Lament.
The Speaker of the House issued a writ
for new election, and the Gladstonians
selected as their candidate Mr.. SAMUEL
Poward Whitbread. The Liberal. Union
lists selected Northumberland Oliver
Thomas Duke as their representative. The
election was held yesterday and the Lib
al.Unionists were defeated. MIR. With
read received 1928 votes against 4, 1896 cast
for Colonel Duke. They succeeded, how
ever, in reducing the former Gladstoniun
majority by 5S7 votes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06

PITrsHuRG, Pa, Sept. 29.-The Rev.
r. II. Allen, d. D., secretary of the
Presbyterian board of missions for
freedmen, died at his home in the East
End last evening The interment will
take place in Philadelphia, Friday. Dr.
Allen entered the Presbyterian ministry
over 40 years ago, and has had charges
in Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee and
Pennsylvania. lie was II years Of age
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06

LONDON, Sept. 29.-rhe ChroaicIe's st.
Petersburg correspondent describes the
horrors of the annual sacrifice to the
god of their tribe by the Tartars of the
Malmuic district, rs recently witnessed
by him. A peasant was hanged up by
his feet to tree and his head half
severed from his body. The breast was
then opened and the heart plucked out,
with which the face Of the god was be-
snenrpl
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06

LEXIsGToN, Mo-, Sept. 30-Harry Plat
tenburg of Dover came to town yesterday,
and met james Mcdowell in Seares
saloon, when feud that has existed be-
tween them for years was renewed Plat
tenburg shot Mcdowell through the heart,
Gray, policeman, in the abdomen. The
latter cannot live. Plattenburg was ar
rested by United States Marshal Frank
Barnett and turned over to the police.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06
Mrs. James Pike Of Gallipolig, Ohio,

Mrs. James Pike Of Gallipolis, Ohio,
became incensed on Thursday, at re-
mark made by Charles BipperS, "A neigh
Dor, and shot his two children dead.
The collector of customs at New York
has been instructed to extend the usual
customs courtesics to Patrick Egan,
minister to Chill, who is expected to ar
rive in few days.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06
CUT no PIECES,


MAHoNY CITY, Pa, Oct. LAS the
$40 p. " II. tram was nearing the sta
ton at this place, this morning, it struck
an unknown man before it could be
stopped, and cut him to pieces.
His head, arms and legs were picked
up, scattered along the road. The engi-
neer had discovered the man on the
track and whistled and put on the
brakes hard, but failed to save him.
The man was about 2S years of age
and had dark hair, but the body is so
terribly mutilated that it is impossible
identify him.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06

GUTHRIE, q. T., Sept. 30.-lt is reported
here that II. 7. Nippal, sheriff of Gowley
county, who last week started Ill pursuit
Dexter Of $1,000 located the bandits yes
terday in the Usage country, and in an at
tempt to arrest them was shot and killed,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06

CHICAGO, Sept. 3O.-Secretary Wilson, of
the Worlds Fair Bureau of Music, has
issued circulars of invitation to eastern
and Canada choral societies to participate
in the music exposition.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06
IN FAMOUS BILLINGSGATE
The Greatest Fish Market in
the World.
OLDER THAN BRITISH HISTORY
Interesting Surroundings and
Odd Characters.

Its Ancient and Notorious Fish-wives are
Now n Remembrance of the PAST Fish
Sold at Auction Billingsgate a Verita-
BILE Babel From o Until D o'clock--A
Strange, Odd Corner of Mighty London.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06

sense. You can get more good, and with
out having to suffer for It, with Doctor
Pierccs Pleasant Pellets. Not merely
temporary good, but help that lasts. In
perfectly easy and natural way they
cleanse and regulate the whole system,
and keep it regulated, Sick and Bilious
Headache, Combination, Indigestion, Bill
ious Attacks, and all arrangements of the
liver, stomach and bowels are promptly
relieved and permanently cured.
They're the smallest, easiest and best
to take-and they're the cheapest, for
they're guaranteed to give satisfaction,
or your money is returned. You pay
only for the good you get, This is true
oaly Of DR., Pierce'S medicines
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06
MASCOT Equals NANCT H4NKs
And Lowers the Worlds Pacing Record
One-fourth Seconds ON the Terre Haute

Aud Lowers the Worlds Pacing Record
One-fourth Seconds ON the Terre Haute
Track.
TERRE HAUTE, Sept. 29.-Another record
breaking feat marked the third day OF the
the fast heat of the free-for-all class in POI,
the record of Nancy Hanks made yester-
day. Flying Jib forced the other gelding
out and the quarters were 32t, 3li. 29l and
81 seconds. The two Tapped at the wire.
The second was also sensational when
Flying Jib carried Mascot to the half in
1,0O4, and beat him by three lengths in
2.05l.
THREE GREAT PAGERS TO MEET.
TERIE HAUTE, lNp.. Sept. 29.-Secretary
Russworm of the Trotting Association at
Nashville. has Just arranged for race be-
tween Hal Pointer Mascot and Flying lib.
as q special feature of The circuit meeting
there next month.
Flying Jib made record of 20Sl at
Grand Rapids, Mich, August 18th of this
year. The clipping off of 81 seconds since
then has placed her ON equal footing with
Hal Pointer and Mascot. The result of
the above meeting will bewatched with
great interest by all horsemen.
SMASH GoES ANOTHER RECORD.
EVANSVILLE, lNp.. sept. a9.-noble broke
another worlds record this afternoon. He
drove Martha Wilkes mile in the free for
all trot in 2.0S4. 1t was announced from
the judges stand that ii was greatest heat
ever trotted III america. The other starter
was Gillette, driven by Douglas Thomas.
Free for all; purse Sl,5OO.
MhrJnH Nllkes.. .s......s.......l i
Time, 2.lI5E, 2.ls, 20S&.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-10-25
GIRARDVIDLB.

Albert Arnold, editor and proprietor Of the
Gazette, was visitor to Mahanoy City on
Sunday.
Crawford Bennie, the enterprising young
huckster of town, has accepted a position
with a Philadelphia wholesale firm. We
wish him success.
Z. c. Wagner superintendent Of the
Girard Estate, is having a conservatory at
tached to his residence on Mahanoy avenue.
It will have a capacity of five or six hun
dred plants.
George Kricl, Of Shenandoah, spent SUN
day evening in town.
james Coakley and Michael Mellet, Of
Shenandoah called on their lady friends here
Sunday evening
A number OF our young society people have
received invitations to the Alpha Socia
Clubs November Assembly, at Shenandoah
Harry L. Roxby, of Shenandoah, called OF
friends in town Sunday.
George W. KEEPER, of Shenandoah, tran
sacted business here last evening.
j. l.. Tempest has treat in store for oui
a1nusement-loving public Mr. Tempest
together with his strong company Of players
will produce the great sensational drama
joe" at the Palace theatre Tuesday next
November 1st. Over 5000 feet Of scenery
has been painted especially for this produc
tion. We hope to see large attendance, a
Mr.. Tempest deserves it.
An effort is being made among the friend
Of the Citizens Comet Band to solicit sufi
cient subscriptions from our people to warran
them in engaging the services of Prof Zeit
to teach that musical organization. w,
trust they may meet with success in thei
efforts, as the boys, under the leadership o
the Professor, would soon be able to compel,
with any similar organization in the county
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-10-25
RIrd In the Hnnd.

Upon application of John Polaczyk, Squire
Shoemaker day issued a warrant for the
arrest of Mike Polaczyk. John and Mike
are cousins and both reside at Turkey Run.
The former is unable to write and the latter
can. John gave his pay check to Mike and
asked him to write his name upon it so the
pay could be secured at the Gilberton col
liery to-day. Mike took the check, signed it
according to instructions and then refused to
give it up He said he would draw the pay
and keep the money on account Of what he
had spent to bury Johns brother. Con-
stables Phillips and Dandow arrested Mike
who settled the case.