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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31
Big OH Fire in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 3l.-Point Breeze
was visited again by fire at an early hour
yesterday morning, and before the
ilames could be controlled the wharves
and shipping were damaged to the extent
of nearly 5000 900. The iron bark Felix,
which was awaiting load of refined oil
was sunk and lies on her side directly
across the channel The bark Elena e.,
loaded with cased oil, was badly dam
aged. A lighter, loaded with cases Of
oil, was burned to the waters edge.
Charles Houseman's lime barge was de.
stroyed. Five hundred feet of wharf
property was burned, horse and barn
belonging to the city were wiped out,
and other property was destroyed on
damaged. 1t WAS not until late last even
ing that the fire was extingHished. The
fire was caused by the explosion Of oil
which had leaked from the large pipes
which connect the retineries.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31
Hocialistic Demands,

LONDON, Oct. 81. The socialist COM
mittee of six appointed to arrange the
Trafalgar square demonstration ON Nov.
13, the anniversary of "bloody Sunday"
has formulated a resolution which will
be presented and undoubtedly passed at
all platforms on that day. The resolu-
ton affirms that the number of unem-
ployed workmen in the United Kingdom,
and especially in London, is increasing
with alarming rapidity, that the suffer-
ing during the coming winter is likely to
be unprecedented. and that therefore
the imperial government, city councils
and all other bodies of local authorities
ought to prepare to supply employment
on needed public improvements,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31
DIFFERING POLITICAL OPINIONS
Senator Quay Denies Rumor and Con.
gresham breckenridge Is Hopeful.

gresham breckenridge Is Hopeful.
New YORK, Oct. Ex-senator M. 8.
Quay, of Pennsylvania, is still in New
York. 1t is said that he will remain
possibly throughout this week His at
tention was called to the dispatch sent
from this city Friday night by Col. A.
X. Mcclure, Of the Philadelphia Times,
saying that he (Quay) had abandoned
all hope of Republican victory in New
York state. II have once denied that |
made any such admission" he replied.
"That was only few days ago, when a
similar report was current. Mr. Quay
declined to express his views of the out
look in this state or the general situa-
ton, but intimated that he would make
a statement before next Sunday. Mr.
Quay retains his quarters at the Fifth
Avenue hotel, where he has frequent
conferences with the Republican cam
paign managers.
Congressman W. P. Breckenridge, OF
Kentucky, is stopping at the Hoffman
house, He has a few engagements to
speak in this state. What do you think
of the outlook he was asked today. 81
regard it as an indication of Clevelands
election. / don't think there is any
doubt about it. have carefully looked
over the situation, and this is my con
clusion. The chances in this state,
which is no doubt the pivotal state, are
decidedly in our favor. do not expect
that we shall lose n single southern state
on account of the Populists or any
coalition. West Virginia is the only
state in that section that is at all in the
doubtful list, but the outlook there is
hopeful. 1t has been quiet.campaign-
campaign of education-and if Cleve-
land is elected it will be on the issue of
tariff reform, upon which the voters
have been thoroughly enlightened. do
not know what the situation in the west
is, as have not visited that part Of the
cnuntrv
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. 3l.-Twenty
citizens of Ballard, suburb of this city,
hunted for Policeman Thomas Henry,
who had beeu tried here for murder in
the second degree, intending to lynch
him, but Henry was not at his home.
The mayor of Ballard was at Henry's
home with a well armed posse, and there
would have been bloodshed if an attack
had been made Late Saturday night
Henry went back to his home prepared
to defend his life if attacked, but the cit
izens did not attempt to molest him.
Henry was afraid to go to Ballard last
night, and remained at the sheriff's Of
fee in this city.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31
A Widow the Cause.

BOISE, idaho, Oct. 31-George Barker
and Henry Paxon, wealthy stockmen,
fought with bowie knives at settle
ment fifteen miles from here Both were
fatally wounded The cause Of the duel
was Mrs. Maggie Brandt, widow, who
had betrothed herself to both men The
struggle took place in a room not more
than fifteen feet square. The widow
watched the fight without emotion. In
ten minutes Barker fell with knife in
his throat. Before he went down he had
nearly scalped Paxon. As Paxon fell
the woman rushed to his side and tried
to embrace him. He slashed off her
nose, and gave her another thrust that
cut one of her eyes out.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31
Christian Temperance workers.

DENVER. Colo, Oct. 31.-At Trinity
church yesterday afternoon Mrs. Mollie
MeGee Smell, Of Mississippi, national
evangelist, delivered the ANNUAL sermon
to the Women's Christian Temperance
Union convention. The opening exer-
cises were conducted by Miss F. w.
Greenwood of Brooklyn, supeIinten-
dent Of the evangelistic department, and
city were occupied both morning and
evening by delegates. Lady Henry
Somerset addressed an audience which
filled Trinity church to oyerhowing, in
spite of the heavy rain, while the other
churches all had good congregations.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

NEW YoRK, Oct. 81. MIR. Thomas Fl.
Carter, chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee, denied today that
either he or any member of the national
Republican committee had been in COM
munication with II. C. Frick, of the Car
negie Homestead works. The report"
said Mr.. Carter, "was evidently put in
circulation for the purpose of exciting
prejudice against the committee and tine
cause it represents. Neither Mr.. Frick
nor Mr.. Carnegie has thought proper to
contribute one cent to the fund of this
committee. The story is false from end
to end"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. S1.-News
comes from Monroe county of the lynch
ing of Allen Parker, colored, near Mon
roeville. He had been arrested for burn
ing gin house and fifteen bales of cot
ton, and was being taken to jail by one
deputy. Two miles from town mob of
masked men met the officer and took the
was hanged to the nearest tree. The
four negroes were hanged two weeks ago
for the murder of the johnson family.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

BELLEEoETE, Pa, Oct. 8l.-Bellefante
bad $4,000 fire yesterday. 1t origin
ated in the old ice house south of Bush's
arcade, and owing to the high winds
prevailing at the time three large stables,
two smaller buildings and the large resi-
dence belonging to DR.. Robert Hayes,
and occupied BY that gentleman and
Harry Keller, Ehq., were destroyed with
the Bush arcade. The fire is supposed
to have been the result Of cnrelesshess or
the part Of quartette of night revelers,
who had been drinking and smoking in
the ice house previous te the FIRE.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

BRISTOL, Tenn. Oct. 31.-At Wallace's
Swith, five miles east of here, Isaac Ors-
iorg was stabbed in a fearful manner by
q lewd woman named Pleas Miller.
Isaac's father, who had been keeping this
woman, is said to be an accessory to the
crime. Young Orsdorff went to the
house of the woman in search of his
father. When he entered the house tho
old man knocked him down with a chair
and the woman pulled knife, which
she plunged into the young mans back.
Young Orsdorlf is dead.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

BERLIN, Oct. 3l.-A dispatch from
Stuttgart announces the death of the
queen of Wurtemburg. The dispatch
probably does not refer to the reigning
queen of Wurtemburg, but to Queen
Olga, widow of the late King Charles l.
The latter has been reported ailing for
several weeks, and several times was
thought to be dying. She was the Grand
Duchess Olga of Russia, being the sister
Of Alexander and the aunt of the pres
ent czar. She was born in 1922, and was
married in st. Petersburg at the age of
"a. She led poor life with her hus-
ture that has worn a crown in modern
Europe
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

SAN FRANCISCO Oct 31,-Yesterday
James H Bartlett, one eff the survivors
of the Jeanette expedition, killed his
wife's niece, Lottie R. Carpenter, re-
Gently of Evansville, Ind, wounded his
wife and shot himself. When the neigh
bors rushed in they found Bartlett and
Miss Carpenter both dead. 1t seems
from the stories told by his wife and
neighbors that Bartlett had been insane
at intervals for several years, the result
of the great hardships he suffered in the
horrible winter journey across the Lena
delta with Engineer Melyille's party.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

WASHINGTON, Oct, 3t.-Secretary of
State Foster, Postmaster General Wanna
maker and Secretary of the Interior
Noble have made no secret of their in
tention to retire from the cabinet March
4 next whether Harrison is reelected or
not. Now it is reported that Secretary
OF the Navy Tracy is also preparing to
retire TO his neglected law practice.
Chauncey NJ. Depew is to be secretary
Of state, James S. ClarlSson postmaster
tary of the interior, according to the Re-
publican politicians, i'll case Harrison is
reelected,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

In future Germans are to have the
Thermometer of Celsius to tell them
how hot or cold it is. Until now Ber-
lin has used that of Reaumur. 1t seems
strange arrangement, or arrangement,
that the English should use the ther-
mometer of the German Fahrenheit,
while the Germans make use of the
Frenchman's Reaumur, and the French,
in their turn, have the Swedish Celsius.
The number of degrees corresponding
to the temperature of Fahrenheit are 15
Reaumur and 10 Celsius respectively
London Society.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

LANCASTER, Pa, Oct 31.-The body
of horse Y hich had been killed by
bullet and the remains of wagon which
had been burned were discovered near
Penryn, on the Lancaster and Lebanon
county line. A number of buttons near
at hand are supposed to have been torn
mitted. The ownership of the team can
not be established.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. 3l.--Tn the
great fire which swept over this city for
ten hours Friday night forty-six acres of
business and residence property, valued
at &5,000,00O, were burned, upward of
5000 persons were made homeless and
four lives were lost. The dead are:
Henry Peddenbroch, fireman; Charles
Stahl, fireman. woman supposed to be
Mrs. Annie Mcdonald, wife OF butcher;
Mrs, kalaban died from the effects of
shock. Henry Peddenbroch and Charles
Stahl We're buried under the falling walls.
Several men were injured, including one
member of the life saving crew.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 31.-Two prisoners
attempted to escape from the Ports
mouth Jail last night. One of them,
Obediah Smith, hit Deputy Sheriff Sill
verstein with block of wood and was
shot dead by the sheriff. In shooting at
the second man the sheriff accidentally
shot and seriously wounded Tobe Rid
dick, colored prisoner who was as
sistinn him
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

SEATTLE, Wash, Oct 3t.-The saloon
of w. S Eberhardt, at Allyn, was partly
wrecked by dynamite. The side Of the
building was blown out, but the pro-
prietor of the establishment, who slept
overhead of the store. was not hurt
Prohibitionists who have been waging
bitter fight here against the liquor are
suspected of having caused the explosion.
An Investigation will be held.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31
Nearly Wiped Out by Flame.

PrrTsauRa, Oct 31.-Callery junction,
twenty miles from Pittsburg, on the
Pittsburg and Western railway, was
practically wiped out by fire, which
Started in the restaurant of Patrick
Murphy, on Main street. In less than
two hours seventeen houses had been
destroyed. Only few houses remain in
the village. The loss will reach $50, 600.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

WICHITA, Kan, Oct. 81. = Deputy
United States Marshal Luther Smith
and Tom Lilly had lively time at Mimi
kah, |. T., with George Bellstedt, des-
perado from Muskogee, on whose trail
they had been for several days. The Of
ficers overlook the outlaw at Nlnnkah,
and when called upon to surrender Bell
stedt dismounted, got behind his horse
and opened fire on his pursuers. The Of
ficers returned the shots with Winches-
ters and killed the outlaw.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Oct. 3l.-There Is a
mammoth blockade of freight on the
main line of the Philadelphia and Read
Ing railroad, and in consequence of it
the Reading Coal company has ordered
afby-ons Of its collieries shut down for
the present. This company is also em-
barrassed By a lack of coal cars and a
scarcity of fresh water at the mines.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

PrrTsBURG, Oct. 31.-Representativ
finishers from all of the iron and steel
mills in and about Pittsburg met and
perfected their new organization, to be
known as the Finishers' union. Here
after the finishers will exist as an organ
ization independent of the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers. The new organization re-
solved to contribute to the support of
the Homestead strikers.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

NYAcK, N, Y, Oct, 31.--John Clark,
"a years old, was killed by train at
Sparknill Just ten years ago he was
struck by the same train, under the
charge of the same conductor, at the
game hour and near the same spot. At
that time he was thrown up in the air,
but was unhurt.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31
Ex.ConsuI Ryder's Sentence.

COPENHAGEN, Oct. .3l.-Henry B.
Ryder, formerly United States consul
here, was convicted of theft, fraud and
perjury, and sentenced to eighteen
months imprisonment at hard labor.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

BRIDGEToN, N. j., Oct. 31.-Postmas-
ter Hand, of Port Norris, was given
hearing by Justice Wells on the charge
of forgery preferred by Cashier Riley,
Of the Cumberland National bank. He
was held in 81 800 bail for trial.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

Troy, N. Y, Oct. BE. j. Benedict,
tG%n tow sef tax collector % Of baad WasrtoT n
him blind. His recovery is improbable.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31
A Cardinal CRITICALLY III.

PARIS, Oct. b. Cardinal LavigeIie,
who has been ailing for some time, is re-
ported to have become suddenly worse
His physicians censi dor his condition
critical
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31

"Albsrt, I advise you to take a dose ol
carlsbad Sprudel Salt before you retire,
Ind another one in the morning, if yoi
want to have clear head for the day. n
will do you good, assure you, But NJ
initiation You would not drink inlita
ion wines, would youi Buy the genuin
very time.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-31
The Weather.

Fair; westerly wiuds, shifting 70 south
erly; warmer in Central Pennsylvania.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13
A Theatrical Duet.

It was subsequent to the first visit of
Erastus Cauli1ower, son of old Cauliflow-
er, to the theater, that cloud of trouble
lowered for an instant over his bright hori-
Zon. One morning his mother went to the
foot Of the stairs and said persuasively:
"Erastusl"
A hoarse voice answered from beneath
the coverlids.
"Avaunt! Thine eyes are marrowleSls
Then his doting mother again spoke.
"Erastus Caulifiower!"
vanish, thou spectral shape! Resolve
to vaporish air!''
"Why, Erastus. dear, what's the mat
ter?"
"Cry sleep no more to all the housed
Macbeth doth murder sleep,"
Yhen the ford mother held a hurried
conversation with the equally indulgent
old man.
''Im afraid" she said, ''that he's got the
temporary insanity You know it's about
and if it's catching and there's-you-and
mech, CaulifiOwer, do go up and see if
he amt in high fever-see if he's got a
knife or pistol"
Cauliflower made a rapid ascent to the
upper regions, which was followed by q
rapidly executed administration of a pc
culiar piece OF leather termed a trunk
strap, accompanied By his vehement ad-
Duration:
But I, who am not made for sportive
tricks, will wallop thee, Erastus Cauli-
flower, until thy rich blood warns meath
the Christening blows! Whist rise up, stage
struck YOUTH"
And Erastus didst answer as he prauced
around in pain and a blue hickory shirt,
"Oh, pa, wIist.'-Texss Siftiags.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13
Spirit Eappings IN Good nror.e.

At a spiritual seance in a residence IN
the northern part Of Miilersburg one
night, shortly after the circle was formed
under the glare Of the gaslight, peculiar
rappings were heard on the table as If
some telegraph operator were sending a
message. The telegraph operator at the
railroad Office was sent for, and listen
ing 70 the raps, declared they were made
by an expert operator who seemed 70
know several persons present.
Several messages vera sent and re-
ceived, the te.egr2Dh;c shade declaring
he was not happy because ne had not
lived righE ca earth. The spirit then
said he wanted to talk 10 Miss A.,
whereupon that Young lady Il the circle
promptly faln.eI and broke the com
bjnaGon- as nothing else WAS heard from
the dissatisfied spirit Il Is SAID ere
young lady IN question had . dear
friend, VINO was an expert operator, WHO
2ied some Years age
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13
A Newspaper once Boys Revenge.

Five or six years ago there was an Office
boy named Willie Smith, and Willie was S
most sensitive YOUTH Anything that was
said TO him by way of reproof ranked IL
his bosom and he spent most of his time in
devising schemes by which he could get
even. One day he strayed down into the
counting room and the business manager
called him down rather severely for some
thing that he had done. Part of his duties
were to run the elevator that went up to
the immense Joh rooms of the establish.
ment, and he retired to this forthwith and
began meditating on plan for revenge.
He went out somewhere and got about 20e
big bills printed running to this effect,
Get your printing at -w and named q
hated rival of the Office where he worked.
That night he came down, got paste
pot and plastered those bills all over tia
walls, inside the elevator, on the windows
and everywhere else that he could reach.
He even pasted one On the business man
ayers desk. When the men came down
next morning they were thunderstruck and
it took them two days to get them all
scraped of. The boy never made his ap.
pearance again.ABuffalo Express.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13
The Baby Said Clutch.

What are the baby's first words.
There is a baby in this big town who's,
first words after the imrticulate ''goo
goo" and xvi. wi" was Dutch"
Think of baby saying. in grave earnest
ness. over and over, the word "Dutchr
No one ever could tell where the word wa.
picked up. 1t was mystery of child life
But it had undoubtedly come naturally as
heard.
But one day. when all hope of solving
the Dutch" mystery had apparently
passed for good, the mother happened to
hear loud noise sounding down from the
fat above. She smiled AL was plain Il
her. The parrot up stairs was saying, ii
loud, shrill tone. Dutch, Dutch?'-Nev
York Recorder.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13
GETTlNa EvLN.
he Had Plenty of Time, So He Didn't
Mind.

He Had Plenty OF Tim c, so no Dl08's
Mind.
Custom House Inspector in New York
TO suspicious looking passenger)-Hold on
moment! What is that in your earl
Suspicious Looking Passenger Gust land
ed)-N-nothing, sir. Nothing at all but
piece of cotton, assure you.
examining it, perhaps not, but I'll
Just take it out and look at it. If you've
got any valuable concealed in it they must
be mighty small. l don't find anything.
That hat of yours is too tall. Pll trouble
you to let me take look at it,"
(Tremblingly.) There's nothing the mat
ter with my hat, l assure you. It's the
latest London style"
with your leave, my friend, I'il ex-
anime it. Ha! 1 thought sol It's got a
false top. (Spends fifteen minutes examin-
ing the false top and finds nothing.) If
there's anything concealed in that hat it's
little too slick job for me. What's that
you're holding behind you?"
Upon my word, sir, Its nothing but
little valise"
"Tll inspect it, if you please H'm-just
so! Nice little secret compartment! Pm
up to all these lodges, my friend. Ran-
ing there.) Step into the office, with me,
my friend. One of your shoes looks larger
than the other Take it OFF, if you please.
Hal false sole! suspected it,. (Searches
false sole with much thoroughhess. Same
result) By George, if you've got anything
hid about you you're keeping it pretty
well hid. Take off your upper garments.
Now we're getting at it. Porous plaster,
Ell? Guess you hadn't heard Of the fellow
other day and lost $500 worth of diamonds
on the strength Of it. with considerable
trouble gets porous plaster off and finds
nothing) Say, what kind of a. job is this
you're putting up on me, anyhow"
Don't you want to examine that lump
on the back of my neck? l had mighty
fine carbuncle there once"
''You needn't be so everlasting fresh
about it. I'm only doing my'-
Wouldn't you like to inspect my trunk
before put on my clothes again? might
have false diaphragm, you know"
(Crustily.) ''That'll do, sir. Ny time is
worth ten dollars an hour, and can't waste
any more of it on you"
my time isn't worth ten dollars week.
Go ahead"
"I'm done with you, SIR"
Nothing else you want to oyerhaulf"
Nothing"
putting on his upper garments again
'Then you may keep that porous plaster
as little memento. Lovely morning, isn't
it? Good day!"-Chicago Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-13

Land office fees for entering 100 acres in
Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservation (soou
to be opened), are S14. You Ipay $50 per
acre additional; one-half in two years, and
the remainder in five years. This is under
the homestead act.
The Santa Fe route is the only railroad
reaching all parts of the new country. Our
Panhandle line touches the northwest cor
ner, and is the nearest of any to the west
ern half the reservation. Buy tickets to
klowa Woodward, Higgins or Canadian,
via \. I. 81 ). f. Good wagon road from
above points TO counties d, Z, F and G.
Oklahoma City, on A I. 81 S. F., Texas
line, has been designated by the United
States commissioner as the land office for
the southern half the Cheyenne and Arap-
ahoe reservation. Two daily trains lover
the A. T. 81 5. f. to Oklahoma City, and
thence by rail to eastern border.
Don't be deceived by the claims of infer
Tor lines, that only reach one side of the
new lands. Local agents of the Santa Fe
route will be glad to give you a copy of the
Oklahoma folder, and furnish full infor-
nation relative to cost of tickets, route to
take etc. l21-St