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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
An Aneedote of Hannibal, uam,In.

gentleman well known In this state
who has been in the wholesale liquor busi-
ness in San Francisco moved to New York
and established somewhere In chat state
refinery or distillery, and after awhile
special agents of the internal revenue serv-
ice made up case against him for, as
alleged, evasion Of taxes, of which he
claimed he was innocent. They finally en-
tered suit against him in the name of the
government, and it was continued along
for some time in the hopes of settlement.
Finally the gentleman got Mr. Ham.in in
terested, and he took it up with authorities
at Washington, and eventually settle
ment was reached satisfactory to both par
ties.
This gentleman happened to be visiting
friend in Bangor soon after and called
upon Mr.. Hamlin one evening, and on leav-
ing laid check for 5000 on the table
The next day, however, Mr.. Hamlin met
the gentleman on the street and returned
the check to him with the remark, Here
/ am no such fellow, but il you have any
nice cigars in your store you may send me
a box. Portland (Me.) Express
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
Tho EuealHptus In California.

The most valuable product OF the euca-
lyptus trees which are planted in Calfor-
MIA are the essential oil and certain medi-
cal preparations from the leaves The dis
titled extract from eucalyptus, which re-
sembles In its method of production the
well known distflledextract of witch hazel,
has come into prominence within few
years. 1t Is concentrated extract from
freshly gathered leaves of trees that are at
least seven years old, and the odert the bet
ter 1t is used for most of the ailments
where the oil has been used, and has tho
advantage OF being cheaper
1t has BEEN recommended for headaches
nervous affections, and as an antiseptic il
has given good results when applied to
fresh wounds and for Inflammation of the
mucous membranes and insomnia; for cold
in the head and sore throat it is of service.
while ils disinfeetant it isuseful from the
fact that, like the OIL it substitutes
pleasant odor for uoXious ones. The oil
has an established place in the ma;eria
mediea, and there is evidently a field of
usefulness fer the distilled antiseptie.-
Garden aud Forest.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
Maraeilies, Rrena Rints.

PARIS Feb. s,-Brcad riots broke out in
Marsetlles yesterday while the carts were
carrying the louyes to the certers of dis
tribution under military guard The riot
ers made several attempts TO break through
the guard to the carts, but were driven
back. In the abattoir district the guard
at the bread depot was overpowered, the
doors were forced, and the building was
pillaged All the portable furniture was
smashed and much of the bread was
thrown in the street. In the evening riot
ers stormed a bakery, The proprietor met
the leaders after they had forced the door
with a revolver in each hand, and when
they tried to seize him fired two shots.
Two rioters were wounded severely, and
the rest retreated
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03

or the many uses to which photography
has been put probably that of using it as o
means Of forming an illustrated diary is
the most novel. 1t Is said that a certain
millionaire Is always accompanied by a
quiet looking man who carries small,
square case and hovers around in a seem
ingly suspicious way. But he is most
important individual and receives a hand
some salary for his services 1t is his duty
to take a series Of instantaneous photo
graphs, showing how his employer. has
passed the day. There is no posing or any
thing of the sort and the photographer has
to use his own Judgment in choosing which
moments to represent
Weneed hardly point out what possibili-
ties this opens up, and really most inter
esting and instructive history of a mani
life could thus be formed. It is true not
all of us can afford to employ a photog-
rapher to take us about dozen times q
day, but if we ourselves carried always
hand camera and shot off at things and
places of interest which we came across in
every day life, we could make an interest
ing record which in years to come would
be of value If only to remind us more vivid
ly of the past.-Outing.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03

The story of the disappearance of Gains
borough's portrait OF the beautiful Duchess
of Devonshire belongs to the romance of
art. The history of the vicissitudes of art
treasures contains nothing more startling
than the theft of this canvas. 1t was
brought to the hammer OF Christie's, in
King street, on May 6, 1876. The bidding
for the picture was very spirited and closed
at 10000 guineas, when it came into the
possession of Mr., Agnew.
1t was stolen from his premises In Old
Bond street on the night of the 25th of the
same month. Nothing has been heard
since of this famous picture. The one of her
grace at Chatsworth is by the same painter,
and was exhibited at the Royal academy in
1888. Gainsborough was so dissatisfied
with one of his pictures of the duchess that
he would not send it to Chatsworth He
drew his wet brush across the exquisite
mouth, exclaimins Her grace is too ditfi-
cult for me. "-Sala's Journal.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03

Those who have had their feelings hurt
from timo to time by enlarging upon the
sutferings of cattle when branded will be
glad to know that the practice is getting
much less universal than it was few years
ago There are fewer enormous ranches
now and less need for branding than for
merly, and, added to this, there is decided
preference In the trade for unbranded hides
A brand on the hip or jaw is not so much
objected to as the large, unsghtly brand on
the side, which renders valueless the best
part of the hide. The day of large, iin-
slightly brands is certainly past, and before
long the f6ctice will only be resorted to in
cases of absolute necessity, such cases be-
coming more and more rare as large ranches
and unfenced prairies become cut up and
reduced in area.-St. Louis Globe -Deme-
erat
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
THE VIRGINIA LYNcHrNa.
Further Details OF the Hanging of Four
Negro M Irderers.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb 3-Fnrther partic-
ulars of the fazewell Court House lynch
ing are as follows; As previously reported,
two white men, i. Ratclif and Ben Short
ridge, were waylaid Monday night and
fatally wounded. Ratclff and Shortridge
were country merchants, who had come to
Richlands, their nearest railway station,
for g.,ads for their trade. They were sup
posed TO have considerable money. On
" ednestiay their dead bodies were dis
covered, each in pool of blood.
Suspicion pointed to four negroes as be-
Ing the murderers. A crowd Immediately
gathered and searching parties were sent
out. The first of the quartette arrested
was Jerry Brown, and after satisfactory
evidence us 10 his guilt had been obtained
rope was placed about his neck and he
was soon dangling from the limb of tree.
Later in the day tho other three, Spencer
Branch, John johnson and Sam Ellerson,
were arrested by the county officials, and
the officers started with their prisoners by
round about way for the court house. A
iynehing party pursued and overlook
them, foreihly took charge of thu three
negroes and swung them up in short order.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

Sam Smith, colorcd boy IS years old
was hanged at Birmingham, Ala, for tho
murder OF Isaac Burger, a Jewish peddler
The president yest erday sent his message
to congress on the Canadian bond transit
question.
Professor Baldwin's nomination for
Judge ofthe supreme court of Connecticut
was confirmed by the legislature.
AT Newark, n. j., n wagon containing
load of old iron WAS being driven under
the wires of the electric railroad, when the
electric current was communicated to the
wagon, and then the horses which were
pulling it. O,.n horse was killed, and the
other will probably die. The driver was
hurled to the ground but WAS not badly
Injured.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
ENGLISH RESTAURANT WALTERS.
1t Is No Wonder That the British Serving
Man Looks for a Tip.


In restaurants where the customer paws
his bill through the waiter the latteris held
responsible for its due payment from the
moment he receives the articles ordered BY
the customer from the kitchen, and what
is known as the CHECK" system is pretty
generally adopted. The waiter on begin.
ming his days work pays in to the proprie.
tor or his clerk from two to five pounds to
cover the value Of the orders he ia likely to
receive during the day, and he is given in
exchange number of Checks"
For every order he gives he hands in
checks to an equivalent amount If the
value of the orders exceeds the amount of
deposit the waiter must pay in more money
before he receives the dishes What the
customers pay him he retains until settling
time.
If the customer goes away without pay.
ing the waiter must bear the loss. In one
instance heard of customer who, utter en-
loyingasumptuousdi dinner, suddenly discov-
cred. with much apparent surprise, that lie
had not the wherewithal to pay for it, and
told the waiter be must go to borrow it
from friend. He offered very fairly to
take the waiter with him, and chartered
cab for the purpose They drove to two or
three places without finding the friend at
home, At last they discovered him; at
least the customer disappeared through
what he said was the door of his friends
ROOM
He did not return, and on the anxious
walters inquiring whittier the door led, he
learned that it communicated with pas
sage leading to the street at the back of the
house. 1t was too late to follow In pursuit,
and my unfortunate friend had not only
the dinner to pay for, but the cabman en-
gagged by the customer to settle with,
which might be considered, under the cir
cumstances as insult added to injury.
The waiter is the person on whom blame
naturally falls If orders are not promptly
executed. But he is himself at the mercy
OF the kitchen porters, who pass him the
dishes from the kitchen, and these men can
seriously impede him by dawdling in car
rying out his orders If he fails to square
them with n fee, so that here we find an
unexpected illustration Of the truth of the
late Professor Edward Forbes scientific OBJ
servation apropos of the infinitely little in
nature;
Big fleas have little heas upon their backs to
bite 'em.
And little feas have lesser feas and so ad
fnitum.
The waiter, who lives in part upon the
customer, ia himself preyed upon by the
kitchen porter.-Good Words
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
Dl ElI.iini Dafands Himself.

ROME, Feb. st was reported in the
chamber of deputies that Signor Tanlonge,
the imprisoned governor of the Bank of
Rome, h;d given evidence to the examin-
ing magistrate against several of the most
conspicuous statesmen in Italy. Proof
was said to have been found that Tan-
longo had provided, at fewest, three
Italian premiers with money to be spent
In public service. In the last few years
these sums had aggregated 5,0o0,000 francs,
most of which had been spent to strengthen
the government in the chamber The
Marchese di Rudin, who Immediately
preceded Signor Giolitti as premier, de-
Tended himself against the suspicious of
having received any part Of the 5,000, 900
francs
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03

PHtLADELpHIA, Feb Flour Winter SUI
pertnp. ssie22D do. extras, s. .26ls2. IS: No;
winter family, S275A3l5; Pennsylvania
roller straight, Ss,5oQt375 western winter,
clear s3,25ls360; do. do, straight, s8,Gols3.9O;
winter patent, 54G4.S0; Minnesota. clear 50
Q3j0 do. straight, S3.I5fbi 2i; do. patent. St.2j
@4hG do. fasorite brands. higher, Rye -four,
Sjs543,3D per barrel.
Wheat Quiet, easier, with 763ic. bid and
TO. asked for February, isc. old and isi4c.
asked for March; 79Ac. bid and 1DbSc. ass ed
for April; 80c. bid and e0lic. asked for May.
Gorn-Qniet, firm, with 5!c. bid and 52gGc
asked for February; sl9se. bid and hl5sc. asked
for March; 5l96c. bid and 5l3Se. asked for
April; 5lese. bid and 5l35o. asked for May.
oats-Dull, unchanged, with ilc. bid and
H@lc. asked for February; 4lc. hid and ilt4c.
asked for March; 4ll4c. bid and 4ilte. asked for
April 4ll9e. bid and 434e asked for May.
Beef-Quiet. steady; extra mess, Sogg50
family, $l2@l3bD.
Pork Quiet. firm, new mess, SCI, old mess,
Sl9.5O1.e; extra prlme. nominal
arrested Tor ,annIbaiism.
HAMBURG, Feb 3-Three of the sesinen
of the Norwegian ship Fhekla, from Phila.
delphia, who were rescued by the Danish
Herman, after enduring the terrible suf-
fermgs on the laundering vessel, have been
arrested on charge OF murder, the charge
being based on their own confession that
they killed and ate sailor OF the ship in
order to save themselves from death by
starvation.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
A WIFE SLAYER HANGED.
Wallace Holmes Pays the Penalty of
a Brutal E-urder.

SPRINGFIELD, D, Hass., Feb. 3.-Wallace
Holmes was hanged at 10 o'clock this
morning Tor the murder of his wife,
Nellie Holmes, the execution being the
first in the York street jail
The crime for which Holmes paid the
penalty has been regarded as peculiarly
atroeions On election day in November,
1891, the body OF his wife, who had been
missing two months, was found in the
eellnr of his aoma on lonely road near
the outskirts OF i'hiaopee. Neighbors were
searching the hohae when a dog started
the scent end dragged a piece OF woman's
dress from the ground Under trap door
Holmes waa hranght in and when the Bo-
lice uncovered a woman's foot he said:
That's hers. When asked: "How do you
knew" he was confused md tried to ex-
plain certain popularity OF toes He had
maint aimed all along that she had elopcd
He denied ali knowledge of the crime, but
was tried i'll June and found guilty. He
was convicted mainly on the evidence of
his 9,year old son.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
cro,na.ed in a Factory Fire.

CoLuNnts, o., Feb 3.-One of the fiercest
and most destructive fires that has ever
visited this city for some time ragged last
evening on Spring street. The fire was
caused by an explosion of a gasoline stove
on the fourth floor of a trunk factory The
building WAS full Of men and girls at
WORK, many of whom leaped from the
upper stories to the lower buildings Miss
Barnett, iorewoman ia the trunk factory,
jumped from the third floor window to the
ground and escaped alive. Miss Hattie
Hamilton, aged II, would not jump and
was burned 10 death. The loss will reach
kll nll
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
Consecrated to Mere /:

BoRDENTowN, N, j., Feb 3.-Bshop
o'Farreil, together with a large number of
clergymen from different sections of the
state, oiiiciated at st. Josephs' Convent Of
Mercy yesterday, when the following
named young women received the habit of
the order of Sisters of Mercy: Miss Lizzie
Callannan, Camden, n. j., to be known as
Sister Mary Cephas; Miss Nellie Mcbride,
Gloucester Sister Mary Henrietta; Miss
Jennie Dunphy, Trenton, Sister Mary
Adelaide; Miss Louisa Allen, Boston,
Mass, Sister Mary Louisa; Miss Lizzie
Nilleen, and Miss Sarah Killeen, Port
Chester, N. y, the former to be known as
Sister Mary Patrick, and the latter as
Sister Mary Edward.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
III SENATE AND HOUSE.
Democrats Intend to Repeal the Fed
sral Election Laws.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-With the excep.
tion of one hour in the early part of the
day and little longer time in the evening"
yesterdays session of the senate was held
behind closed doors, and was spent in
the consideration of the French and Sweed-
ish extradition treaties, and, incidentally
OF the Hawaiian question. In the open
session the Chandler Hawaiian resolution,
offered some days ago, was referred to the
committee on foreign relations. Messrs.
Hale and Blackburn were APPOINTED tel.
lers to assist in counting the presidential
votes, and Mr.. Carlisle's resignation as
senator from Kentucky was presented The
district appropriation was taken up, con.
sidered and passed.
The session Of the house was an unusually
interesting one. In the morning the anti
options bill was the center of interest, and
before the opening of the session little
Knots of members congregated and dis
cussed the probable course which would
be pursued in disposing Of the measure
The opponents of the legislation were on
the alert, and the instant that Mr.. Hatch
made his motion for a conference, Mr.
Bynum Qnd) was addressing the speaker
with point of order, that the senate
amendments must first be considered in
committee of the whole The discussion
Oh Mr. Bynum's point was brief one, but
long enough to show that the fight over
the measure will be sharp and vigorous
John |. Davenport and the federal election
laws then occupied the attention of the
house. They We're brought forward by an
amendment offered by Mr.. Fitch On. Y } to
the sundry civil bill The Republicans,
whose spokesman was Mr.. Boutelle (Me.),
saw the entering wedge of a repeal of all
the relative federal supervision. Mr.. Fitch
replied in moderate tone, but stated that
the Democratic party made no secret of its
purpose to repeal the federal election laws.
Several slightly personal passages ensued,.
but the amendment was finally agreed to
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03

In Brooklyn church short time ago a
young woman of the congregation did a
neat collapse not far from the door of the
sacred editice after calculating that she
would be carried into neighboring drug
store in the arms of n certain stalwart youth
who was short distance behind her. With
closed eyes she was gathered up from the
pavement, but the stimulation was almost
turned to something real, when she just
opened her eyes far enough to peep and dis
covered that the wrong man had rushed to
the rescue, while the other was occupied in
the less strenuous task OF CARRYING her um.
hrella.-New York Evening Sun.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03

There is handmaiden infesting Brook
lyn who played II brief engagement recently
in the domestic comedy of fat. She
proved herself to be willing enough to learn
the ways of the household, but passing
slow of understanding. One day, however,
after meeting several rebuffs for misguided
zeal, she came TO her mistress in triumph.
Didn't you say, ma'am, that everything
In the flat was on one ioorf" she demanded
Certainly was the reply.
We'll, it amt. ma'am. The steam heat
comes from down cellar" - New York
Times
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
Murdered In a Railway Carriage.

PALERMO, Feb. 3,-The body Of Signor
Notarbartolo, exmayor of this city and
ex-director of the Bank of Sicily, was found
yesterday beside the railroad line near the
Aetavilla station. He had been killed by
repeated dagger thru>ts Signor Notar-
bartolo started ON railway journey We'd
nesday evening. AS the train left Aeta.
villa two well dressed men were seen to
enter the carriage with him. 1t is sup.
posed that these men were seeking revenge
upon Signor Notarbartolo for some real or
fancied wrong The carriage occupied by tho
murdered man shows evidence of despe.
rate struggle. There is no clew.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
Mrs. Harris Hope,

SCRANTON, Pa, Feb. B. 3-Eyidence which
It is claimed will be of great importance
in the case of Carlyle w, Harris, now un.
der conviction in New York for the mur.
der of his wife, Helen Potts Harris, has, i,
is alleged, just been discovered here. Col.
onel Frank Fit2simmons, the Scranton at.
torney in the case, has forwarded mass OF
material to Howe and Hummell, the New
York attorneys, and has still much eyi
dence which will be produced when the
case comes up again next Monday.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03

New YORK, Feb. 9--The New York
Yacht club met last evening and elected
the following officers for the ensuing year
Commodore, Edwin d. Morgan; vice COM
modore, William Butler Duncan, Jr; rear
commodore, Ralph w. Ellis; secretary j.
V. S. Oddie; treasurer, F. w G. Hurs- i,
measurer John Hyslop, and feet sur
veyor, Morris j. Arch, NJ. ID. The date
ag5stta rs Thursday
June Is. The races for the purpose of Sc
lecting vessel to represent the New York
Yacht club in the coming contest for the
Americas cup will be sailed early in Sep
tenn her q
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
NJ -Zoln,s SnalIYnte.

PARIS, Feb. 3 Elections we're held yes
terday to choose successors to Ernest
Renan, Camille Rouset and Xavier Mar
mier, as members of the French academy,
The halloting resulted in the election Of
Niscount Henry De Borniier, the poet, and
NJ, Thureau-Dangin, the historian The
competition for the seat nade vacant by
the death of Marmier was great, one of the
candidates beng NJ Zola Five ballots
Were taken without result. Zola received
only six votes
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
Acnin shaken hx Enrtl,nnala..

ATHENS Feb. 8.-The Island of Zante
was shaken last evening by two more
hhoclts more violent than any of the pre-
eeding The shocks We're accompanied by
furious storm of thunder, lightning and
tain. The minister OF the interior has gone
to the island to make arrangements TO
~ssist the sufferers. The condition of the
people is pitiable in the extreme.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
Pushing Forward the Measure Against
the Deadly Cigarette.


HARRISBURG, Feb. 3.--In the senate yes.
terday bills were passed: To repeal the
payment of travelling expenses to county
commissioners; to authorize bondsmen
from any part of the county to execute
bonds of liquor dealers; to return liquor
license fees to local treasures. Bills in
troduced: For the protection of women
and children in factories; for protection
against contagious Diseases In the house
the bill to prohibit the sale or gift of liquor
on all legal holidays was reported with a
negative recommendation Bills intro
duced: Amending the bituminous mine
law; amending the fish law so as to permit
fishing without lines; to prevent the catch
ing of fish within one-quHrter of O mile of
any fishway erected by the fish commits
mission. The bill TO prevent the sale and
manufacture of cigarettes passed second
reading. 1t provides that any person man
ufacturing or exposing for sale may be
fined not more than 1000 and imprisoned
for not more than one year. either or both.
Among other bills that passed second
reading were: Increasing the maximum
punishment for the first conviction of MUIR
der in the second degree to twenty years;
amending the marriage license act so as to
allow the granting of a license in the
county where either of the contracting
parties reside.
A committee Of mine operators and in.
spectors from the mining institute held
at Pittsburg last year. was here yesterday
in support of Representative Marshalrs
bill providing for mine inspection 1t does
not contain an employers liability clause.
The miners will probably oppose the bill,
and urge the passage of the German bill,
which is similar to one which passed tho
house, and was defeated in the senate two
years ago. A hearing Oh both bills will be
given Wednesday week. The bill fixing
the minimum school term at seven months
was negatived at meeting of the house
education committee last night. Farrs
compulsory education bill was fayorably
recommended.