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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27
BABY RUTHs CHRISTMAS.
Tho Little Daughter oftho White House
the Recipient OF Great MANY Gifts,


New York, Dec. 27.-The happlest
member of the household is little Ruth.
Though some OF her gifts had been shown
to her during the week, most or thom
were reserved for Christmas. Ruth
hung up a stocking on Saturday night
Gnd prayed that Santa Claus would be
very good TO her. AS soon as she opened
her eyes Christmas morning she was car
ried by her nurse into tho room where
her presents were arrayed.
There wero so many Of them, and
some of them were SO big, that no stock
ing ever manufactured possibly could
have held teem. There were enough
dolls to sto& a factory. They were of
all colors and sizes, and dressed in diff
ferent costumes. Ruth clapped her
hands with delight over these gifts, and
at once insisted upon having party, at
which the dolls were TO be her guests.
There were loads of other gifts, sent
from almost every state in the union.
Among them were china cups and sau-
GERS, u dozen or more knit hoods, leg
gings OF all colora, boxes of candy, sill
Yer spoons and toys. For these Ruth
cared nothing in comparison with the
dolls. Nearly all day she played with
them, anu when bed time came she cried
little at having TO part with them.
The president-elect and Mrs. Cleve-
land We're the recipients of many hand
some gifts and CRristmas greetings
They poured in from every section of
the country.
There We're very few callers, and none
came on political matters. In the even
ing the Clcyelands sat down to their
Christmas dinner. There We're no
guests. During the evening ox-Secre-
tary Whitney slipped in for few min
utes simply to wish the Clevolands a
merry Christmas. 1t is likely that Mrs.
Cleveland will leave OH her western trip
Wednesday.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

CHICAGO, Dec. 97.-Charles Fields is
in the hospital horribly burned about
the legs and lower part Of the body. He
is the victim of Christmas joke. Fields
had gone to sleep on a sofa in his room.
Under the table WAS pan containing
several Jumps of tar. Thomas Files,
funny man who lives in the same house
with Fields. conceived the idea of tarring
the legs Of Fields. He melted the tar
ard deftly sInearef it on. Then ho
awoks Fields. An acrimonious debate
ensuol, aud Files was invited to get
the tar OFF. He rubbed Fields legs with
kerosene to loosen the tar, and after
scraping while, brought lighted lamp
to survey the progress made. An sxplo-
sion followed and Fields was frightfully,
but not fatally burned. The lar is off,
but most of his hide went with ii.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

NEWARK, N. j., Dec. 27.--Christian
Lutz, a saloonkeeper of this city, sent
his bride Of month home to her father
in Trenton yesterday. Lutz buried his
former wife year ago. After her death
Lutz became enamored with his dead
wife's niece, Louisa Schlegel, of Tren-
ton. Louisa was only IS, while Lutz
was about 40. He wooed and won the
girl, and they were married in Trenton
on Thanksgiving Day All went well
till Sunday night, when Lutz discovered
his bartender, Fred Etsall, in his wife's
bedroom. The woman attempted to
leap out of the window, but was pre-
vented. Etsall made his escape. Lutz
at once telegraphed to Trenton for his
father-in law, and he came on in answer
to the message at once. When told of
the trouble he seemed to feel the dis
grace keenly, but was inclined to view
the matter from Ia charitable stand
point, attributing 1t to her Youth. Yes
terday the wife and her father started
for home. Lutz has been married three
times
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

PARIS, Dec. 27.-Deputy Raynal form
eIly minister Of public works, has chal-
lenged to duel cxDeputy Denayrousse,
the author of the letter published in La
Cocarde on Saturday, charging that sew
eral members of the staff Of The Repub-
lique Franchise had demanded 800 900
francs from the credit foncier for assist
ing in tie passage oil the municipal bill.
senator Poirier, part proprietor OF The
Rep2lliqae Flnncaiao; NJ. Christophle,
governor Of the credit fonCier, aud
Joseph Reinnch have already denied the
truth Of M. Denayrousse's statement,
NJ. Denayrousse was formerly manager
of The Republique Franchise.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

CoTFEYvIILE. Ala, Dec. 27.-Ernest
McConquodale. one of the best known
citizens Of Clarke county. has been as
sassinated. 1t was about nightfall when
knock was heard on the front gate of
his dwelling. Mrs. McConquodale
called her husbands attention to the
signal and he went out toward the front
gateway, followed by his wife and
daughter. Immediately gun was dis
charged by some one at the gate, a dis
tance of fifteen yards, and McConquo-
dale received number of buckshot in
the head and face. He fell and expired
without uttering word. There was
much excitement in Coffeyville last
night, and the assassinator, or assassins,
will be lynched if caught.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 21.--One of the
most valuable and extensive colonization
concessions ever granted by the Mexican
government has just been granted to
Rafael Dorantes, prominent capitalist
Of St Louis The government agreed
to sell to Mr.. Dorantes $4,000 acres of
rich agricultural land in the states of
Tabasco and Chiapa at forty cents per
acre. The grantee obliges himself to settle
the land with colonists at the rate of at
least two families to every thousand
acres, each settler to have twenty-five
acres ceded to him. To guarantee COM
pliance with this contract Mr.. Dorantes
must within six months deposit 50, 900
in paper of the public debt in the Ma
tional Bank Of Mexico. The titles to
the land will be issued to Mr.. Dorantes
by the government as he pays for and
colonies the successive lots. Failure to
comply with any of the stipulations of
the contract incurs its forfeiture, to-
gether with the guarantee deposit.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

NEW YoRx, Doc. 27.-Mrs Mary Nc
Govern. 81 years Of age, was badly
burned in her apartments on Davis
avenue, West New Brighton, $. l., yes
terday and died from her injuries. The
house heard screams for helm coming
from Mrs. McGovern's apartments, and
rushing upstairs, broke open the door
and found the old lady lying on her
bed. The bedding had caught fire and
was ahlNze all about her. Before she
could be rescued she was trightfully
burned about the face, arms and body.
Mrs McGovern was an hnbitual smoker
and it is believed she attempted to light
her pipe whllo III bed, and set fire to the
ha1diuv
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The navy de-
haustiva prorramne for the trial of the
dynamite cruiser Vesnvius and her guns.
Shots will be fired at moving and stat
sonary targets and with the vessel her
Eslf moving at varying dcgreesof speed.
Tha most interesting feature of the trial
will bo the six shots, each loaded with
600 pounds OF high explosives fired at
o moving target, consisting of CON
as,nued hulk, Eighty-fuur Shots in all
&fil he fred, siEty.six blanks and
eighteen loaded with emmensite and
gun cotton. Enmrnsitc Is believed to be
ths high explosive of the future.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

PIrTsBURG, Dec. IA score or more
of Polanders engaged ina drunken brawl
on the corner of Twenty-eighth and Lib
erty streets, in which number of per-
sons We're seriously injured, one, Joseph
Sparkonfski, dying. Knives, clubs and
stones We're freely used. Four of the
participants in the row are in the station
house with dangerous wounds. The
others escaped. 1t is not known who
stabbed Sparlionfski. Pending and in
vestigation Officer Wilcofsfy has been
relieNed from DUTY
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27
MooLyNN DID NOT APOLOGIZE.
He Denies the Report That He Apollo
gized to M, Satolli-T1is E'ollowers.

giZed to M, Satolli-His Followers.
NEW York, Dec. 27,-Dr. McGlynn
declares that he has made no apologies
to Rome. After his lecture in Cooper
Union, reporter asked him on what
terme he had been restored to the priest
hood.
The reporter suggested that apologies
or penances of some kind might be re-
quired of him. ..5
"You haven't seen any apologies, have
your Well, then, if there are no apollo
gies visible, even through a microscope,
it is not probable that | made any, l
haven't heard of any apologies"
The return of DR.. Mct4lynn to the
fold of the Roman Catholic church has
brought up tho question as to whether
those persons who had been ex-com-
municated from the church for attend
ing the meetings of the Anti-Poyerty
Society, after having been forbidden to
do so by circular letter from his grace
the archbishop of New York, would be
permitted to receive absolution.
The trouble which has been caused by
the death of some of the anti-Poverty
society members, and the refusal of the
church to permit their bodies to be
buried in consecrated ground, has caused
the friends of many of those members to
wish that there might be some reconcil-
iation.
A clergyman well posted on canonial
law said that tho matter of the granting
of absolution to such of those who had
been ex-communicated, as might apply
for it, had already received the closest
attention from Archbishop Corrigan,
and that in due course of time the matter
would be made the subject of "A special
circular to be issued in the archdiocese.
A reporter called at the archepiscopal
residence on Madison avenue and sub
mitted the question to the archbishop.
He said:
"If those who attended the anti-Pov-
erty meetings wish to obtain absolution
let them apply for 1t in the proper way
and their request will be granted"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

WASHINGTON, Dec, 27.--Chairman
Berret, of the inaugural committee,
completed his selection of the members
of the executive committee Of twenty
one last evening, They are; James L.
Norris, James L. Barbour, Henry L.
Biscoe, General II. V. Boynton, Alex
ander I. Britton, John Joy Edison, Rear
Admiral s.. r. Franklin, Lawrence Gard
ner, Curtis j. Hillyer, Robert Q. Holtz-
man. ]. Harrison johnson, J. Fred
Kelly, Charles @. Lancaster, William
Cranch McIntire, George Mclaughlin,
Theodore f. Noyes, Francis A. Richard
son, John w. Ross, Richard Smith,
Michael |. Weller, Beniah Wilkins.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27
Didn't Know IL Was loaded

READING Pa, Dec. 27.-While John
Miller and Simon Blsnlsenhiller were in
saloon in this city yesterday the latter
snapped revolver which he had ro-
ceived as Christmas gift There was
a report and Miller fell over. shot
through the heart. expiring instantly.
The coroner's jury discharged Blanken-
biller on the ground that the shooting
was accidental. Miller was 30 years old,
and was the superintendent of the black
smith shop of the Peoples Railway com
pany, Philadelphia he having come
here to spend Christmas with his family.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27
Broker white Pardoned

WATERFOWL, N. Y, Dec. 27.-Gov.
ernor Flower yesterday is4uel pardon
and restored full citizenship to Cumber-
land g. White. Mr.. White lost two
bonds Of the value of S2,0a0 belonging
to a female customer, and failing TO pay
the balance due her, ho was adjudged
guilty of constructive larceny. About q
month ago ho was sentenced to two
years imprisonment. The application
FOR his release was made to the gover-
nor in person by Deacon S. Y. White,
supported by petition signed by tho
entire New York Stock Exchange.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27
A pcfauIting Postal Clerk on rriaI.

WHNINGToN, N. C.. Dec. 27.--Junlus
II. Penny, charged with robbins the
United States mails, was arraiGned bs-
fore United States Commissioner Buting
yesterday. lie was required to give
bonds IN the sum OF 81 ,G60, in default OF
which he WIS committed to Jail Penny
was d clerk in the Wilmington post of.iee
and abstracted considerable sums OF
money from registered letters. He was
run down by a detective in Denver,
Colo, where he has been living under
an assumed name for over six months.
Penny is a young man and has wife
and two children. He is citizen Of
this nlaca .5#
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Dec. 97.-Harold
Hagan, of Norway, again defeated Hugh
Mccormick, of Now Brunswick, in the
second race for the worlds skating
championship and purse of $1,000
This race was for a single mile. Me-
Cormick did not start well. He anticf.
pated the word and before he could re-
cover himself the starters gun sounded.
For the first two laps he led Hagan. but
on the third he fell behind aud Hagan
won the race BY 9 quarter Of lap in 1901,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27
Billy welsh the winner.

New YORK. Dec. PA desperate
prize fight was decided last evening in
tine gymnasium of the Nonpareil Ath-
letic club. The principals of the vicious
conflict We're Billy Welsh, of the Men
pareil club. and Joe Daley, Of the Union
Athletic club, of Brooklyn. The men
fought for purse Of 5000, and weighed
in at l3O pounds, Welsh was the agres-
sor and won in the second round.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-An order REIN
stating ex inspector Frederick Fl. Marsh
was sent out yesterday by Chief of
Police McClaughrey. Marsh will prob
ably not re-enter active service, and the
reinstatement Is generally regarded as
certificate OF good character. He was
dismissed for giving note for 81, 900, on
which John Condin, gambler, was an
endorser. Marsh has always maintained
that his discharge was the result of a
political conspiracy.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

RIO GRANpE, Mex, Dec. 27.-United
States troops on Saturday evening over
took body of reyolutionists in camp at
Lomax Blanca, nine miles from Rolla,
in this county, and routed them, captur-
ing several overcoats and other property.
Benito Guerrero, Messican ranchman,
who lived near there, was killed in the
.nalaa
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

HHIIIHE,tTs IaWyNF 10 5IIH TIC sIHVe.
NEW YoRK, Dec. 27.--Lawyer Charles
Peshall will lay the facts of the trial and
hanging Of Hallinger before the British
Minister, Sir Julian Pauncefote this
week, probably on Wednesday or
Thursday Hallinger claimed to be u
British subject and this point was
made in several aflidayits sworn to by
Hallinger. The treaty between the
United S.ates and Great Britain guaran-
tees trial by jury to Americans in
British dominols ana by British subjects
in America. Halhngcr, the lawyer said.
was condemned and hanged without u
jury trial, in violation Of the laws of the
United States and of New Jersey. Law
yer Peshall will ask for she appointment
Of commission by the British min
istry, and will sue the state for $1,000, 900
indemnity,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

SAG HARDoR, L. l., Dec. 2z.-Mark
Edwards, 55 years of age. who passed
half his life in the county jail as an
habitnal drunkard, was roasted alive in
his own house, about mile outside OF
this village. Edwards house, two
story frame bailding, caught fire and the
charred remains of the owner were
found among the ruins. 1t is supposed
that Edwards went home drunk and
upset lighted lamp.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

YoNKERs, N. Y, Dec. 27.-Simon
Morris, "a years old, attempted to COM
init suicide by lying down upon the rail-
ing track Of the New York Central rail
road just as freight train was coming
along. William H. Madison happened
to come along and found Morris and
pulled, him away and tuyned him over
Morris said that he had quarrel with
his wife and wanted to end his life.
Judge Donoghue discharged him from
custody.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

Why destroy present happiness by q
distant misery, which may never come
ut all, or you may never live to see it,
for every substantial grief has twenty
shadows, and most Of them shadows of
your own making. Sydney Smith.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27
Famous Footballistst in a scrub Team

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Seven hundred
foot ball enthusiasts gathered at the
baseball park to witness a game be-
tween the Y. NJ. c. A. team and an all
Washington eleven. Most of the latter
club, and all wore its colors. There
were included on that side, however,
Phil King, the famous Princeton quarter
back; Butterworth, Yale's fullback, and
Ordway, Lehigh's halfback. Most of
the spectators We're college men and
their Immediate friends. The collegians
did the best work for Columbia, while
Leet and Townsend, for the Y. NJ G. A, ,
several times prevented additions to the
adverse score. The young Christians
were unable to gain point, and the
game ended 20 to 0 in favor of Colum-
6;o
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

GREENsBURG, Pa, Dec. 27.-A frame
tenement. located on the Hempfield
branch railroad, caught fire 1t was oc-
cupied by ten families James Agileco,
an old man, was burned TO death and
several small children were perhaps fa-
tally injured. Considerable money-at
least 81 ,20O-was burned, besides all the
furnishings OF the house and clothing Of
the occupants. Many had narrow es-
paOeS
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

walen. vonng priest recently ordained,
committed suicide in his room in tho
church residence by shooting himself
with revolver. He had been an assist
ant pastor of st. Aloysius and was
about to be transferred The cause Of
his protracted dependency was herd
itary tendency to insanity.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27
Ayiotory for couer d, ,Alene Miners.

RAThDRuM, Idaho, Dec. 2T.-The jury
In the case of D. w. Lcasure. on trial in
the superior court for the murder of
Ivory Bean and conspiracy in the Couer
d Alene mining riots last July, has re-
turned verdict Of not guilty. The re-
suit of the trial il very impor-
tant as 1t virtually decides there
was not conspiracy in the Couer d'Alene
trouble, and that the acts of the union
miners were defensive and not rebellious.
Leasure was jointly indicted with forty
two others. 1t is believed that the other
will be dismissed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27
Conper NiInes suspend.

ANACoNDA, Mont, Dec. 27.-The Ana
eonda Copper Mining company has laid
off 800 men, the entire force that had
been working the Anaconda and st.
Lawrence mines at Butte. No more
ore will be shipped to the sinelter at
ANACONDA for about thirty days. Mar
Gus DAILY said that the copper marked
had nothing to do with the suspension.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27
Large KNITTING Mills Burned.

SALEM, N. j., Dee, 27.-The large
knitting mills of John P. Sheppard, on
Walnut street, were burned yesterday
The loss is estimated at SEQ, 900, with
81, 900 insurance. The mills were run
ming full time, and about a hundred
girls will be thrown out of employment
by their destruction.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

CHHLIcoTnE, O., Dec. 97-Captain J.
FL. Putnam, who was consul general to
Honolulu under President Cleveland, is
dead. lie was an ex-state senator, WAS
private secretary to Governor Allen and
was well known newspaper man.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

CHIcAeo, Dec. 97.-John ]. Regan,
who is said to have been an honorary
pail bearer at Parnells funeral, com
mitted suicide in this city by firing
bullet into his temple. inability to find
missing brother, the heir to the family
property in Dublin, is thesupposed cause.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

CHARLES CrrY, Va, Dec. a7.-The four
master schooner Mary E. II. q. Dow, of
Bath. Me-, went ashore yesterday at the
mouth Of Chesapeake bay, near Cape
Charles, She is loaded with coal from
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

MOUNT HOLLY, N. j., Dec. 81
Maurice r. Gaines aud William Cooper
met on the street here yesterday and
quarreled, Cooper asserting that Gaines
was intimate with his wife. Cooper has
During the fight Cooper drew knife
and slushed Gaines across the throat.
Gaines may die.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. a7,-John Nc
Cormick aud William g. Cowan, en-
ployed In the yard Of the Pennsylvania
railroad, in this city, while returning
home from work early yesterday along
the tracks Of the railroad We're struck
and almost instantly killed by an ex-
press train
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

CHICAGO, Dec. e7.-Pa rick Masonry
and ]. H. Barnett, while crossing tho
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific tracks
at Soventieth street in hack, were run
down by passenger train Both men
wsre terribly mangled, and they both
died within half an hour of each other
at Mercy hospital.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

The onion has virtue to which thou
Bands Of people will swear. This is its
ability to ward OF attacks of malaria in
any form, and to cure cases as rapidly
as the strongest doaes of quiuine.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

HAREIsRrRG, Dec. 27.--P. p, Smith.
Of Scranton, has been appointed to the
bench in LRukawanua county, made
vacant by the death OF Judge Connolly.
FOR some reason the appointment was
mot announced until yesterday.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

zANEsvILLE, o., Dee. 27.-1Trs. Maria
Willis, an aged lady living alone, was
found dead in bed yesterday, having
frozen to death. She had not been seen
since Saturday, and the neighbors be.
came uneasY and broke open the doors.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

LONDON. Dec. @7.-Mrs. Jangtry, whose
condition was reported Saturday US hay-
ing favorably passed the critical point,
has snffered q serions relhnsa.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

There arc times when men have to be
treated like children, when they are very
Ill, fol instance. Or whom they are in i'm
minent danger which must be averted
first end explained afterwards.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27
The-Presidont's arspddauebter

w4s51NdToS, Doc. e7,-Little Martena
Harrison, the presidents 5-year-old
Granddaughter. who was taken III with
searlatina Friday last, is reported ut the
White House rs being as well as could
be expected.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

READING, Pa, Deo. 2l.-William q.
Miller, aged 10 years, while skating on
tAe Schuylkill here last evening, broke
through and was d. owned,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

Trinity college, Cambridge, England,
has an autograph letter Of Sin Isaac
Newton which tho curators Of the insti-
tuition bought in 1859 for S3l5.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-27

The harvester was invented by Cyrus
Mccormick in 1881, and has been i'm,
proved by many subsequent inventors.