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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02
whlried fasier than ever.

whlrled fasier than ever.
The door at the upper end of the hall
opened suddenly, and her husband APP
peared. The look Of disgust that cross
ed his face sobered her. She stopped in
confusion and began neryously twisting
up her hair and arranging her draperies.
''Reallv, Portia," Colonel Marchmont
said disdainfully, Il cannot admire your
method of entertaining Miss Prudence.
Your dance is more suitable to the or
gies of Dead Mans swamp than to a
gentleman's house"
1t was a brutal speech, and 1t told.
Portia stared gloenily after her husband
as he went out upon the pinzza, and
then, turning to me, said in an under
tone:
"Yon heard what he said? Well, since
he sends me to the swamp, I'll 80. 1
have work there, Prudence"
"What do you meun:" cried as she
fed up the stairs. But she made no an
swer Only her taunting laughter fioated
down. heard her slam the door of her
room and knew that in all probability
we should not see her again that even
ing, as it was the custom to take her
nightly leave in some such unceremo-
nious fashion.
Nor did Colonel Marchmont return. |
read an hour or SO, then went to my
4 room. / heard his heavy tread later as
he went to his apartments, then silence
settled down over The great house.
/ did not feel like sleeping. Some
strange influence oppressed me. At times
l was conscious of premonition Of i'm
pending trouble. Something was surely
about to happen. What was itt
1t was nearly midnight when | dis
tinctly heard distant door open and
shut. While stood intently listening
heard soft footsteps gliding along the
corridor, and an object brushed against
my door. Although had not disrobed,
had pat out the lights IN my room, for
which now was devoutly thankful, as
they would have been visible 10 amy one
prowling outside i'll the hall.
SIS it burglar" | asked myself, "or
belated servant" With every nerve
quivering like II violin string l listened.
The footsteps went toward the stairway
-yes-down it. Then heard the great
hall floor softly open and close.
opened my window and stepped out
upon the balcony. followed it to the
corner OF the house, whence l could
command a view of the hall door, broad
portico and garden.
A figure was fitting down the wind
ing path knew the graceful, sinuous
gait. 1t was Portia
"Why, where can she be going at this
hour Of night said. Then suddenly
her words Of the evening returned: He
has sent me to the swamp, and I'll so,
for have work there, Prudence"
/ hastened back to my room, threw 8
shawl over my shoulders, unlocked my
door, stole down the dark hall and stair.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

PnIApELpHIA, Doc. l.-B lour steadily held,
winter supertine. $2,a2,lO: do. extras, Sa,a5as
$50; No, 3winter family, s2.JG2.i6; Pennsyl.
vanin roller straight, S3G325; western winter.
clear. Sa9na3 IS; western winter, straight.
s3lJ6,j.40; winter patent, 80 5l63,1j, Mime
sofa clear, 81 G063; Minnesota straight. S3.25
d3.85; Minnesota patent S37JE4 Minnesota
fayorltc brands, higher, Rye flour. 1886 per
barrel. Wheat lirm, dull, with Set. bid aud
S6l6c. asked for December; G5ssc. bid and 67ssc.
asked for January; dslfc. hid and G9c asked
for February; sOc. bid aud 'olac asked for
March Corn quiet. steady with tSlc. bid
and i39lc. asked for December; ile. bid aud
t5Hc asked for January; 43c bid md 4Sl4c.
asked for February; 43i4c. bid and Hc. asked
for March. Oats firm, quiet, with 36c. bid and
8yio. asked for December; 3Glac, bid and 38,4c.
asked for january; 1Gbec bid and Sc. asked
for February; 36}tc. bid and 37b4c. asked for
March. Beef duh, steady; family. Sl2ll5;
extra mess, ss.50l9. Pork duh; new mess.
Sl5al6; family, slT'dls short clear, el79le;
prime western, steam, sssU; nominal. Butter
slender; New York dairy, lg1 s6c.; Eestern
dairy, l51a2c; Elgns, 21Ikc,; New York
creamery, 2saf6c. western creamery, 200
e7lac. Cheese quiet New York large, eDllsso.i
do. small, lOlS1laI4c. part skins, 4tsSsc.; full
skins, 2Gt3o. Eggs dUll, weaker state and
New York, 2ilsG27c; western, siGshLEc.;
snutlern gl1oic.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02
UNCLE SANS REVENUE.
How It Would be Reduced Under
the New Tariff Law.
HEOEssITY OF AN INCOME TAX.
sIr. TarsRey stiii Asserts That the Deficit
Cannot be Supplied without Extending
tho Tax to Individual Incomes The
Promised Increase on whisky.

Cannot be Supplied without Extending
tho Tax to Individual Incomes
Proposed Increase on whisky.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-The meeting OF
the ways and means committee yesterday
was brief The estimates to he submitted
showing the probable difference in reve.
nue. that would result from the new hill
were not yet complete. and the committee
adjourned until Monday to give Clerk
Talbot and his assistants further time.
The labor of estimating the revenue that
would be derived under the new tariff bill
IL very great, but 1t has progressed far
snough to warrant the statement that, on
the basis of the imports of 1892, the loss OF
revenue resulting from the enactment of
the new bill and the repeal Of the Mckin-
ley law would be about sl0,OOOoOO. or
course this estimate Is on the suppositinn
that the imports under the new bill would
bs no greater than under the present law,
a supposition which the Dep3crats by no
ncaus concede.
1t is the contentinn of Chairman Wilson
and his Democratic associates that im-
portatiops will be so stimulated under the
new Bill that the loss Of revenue, despite
tho radical reduction of duties, will not
be over S35, 600 600 This deficit it Is now
proposed to make up by tax on the In
comes of corporations, a tax on success
sions and playing cards, and by increas-
ing the tax on cigarettes and perhapa
whisky.
Mr.. Tarsney, of the ways and means
committee, still clinss to the belief that
the deficit cannot be supplied without eN-
tending the income tax to individuals. II
don't think 1t can be done" said he,
"without making the tax on net earnings
OF corporations excessive Such tax of
sper cent. would secure to the govern
ment not more than 50 con, 900, whereas
the deficiency would he nearly 80. .0Oo. 900.
can't see how tobacco can stand my
greater tax. II the rate on whisky WAS
advanced ton cents per gallon, from that
source there will he s0,0O0,0)0, which is
short of the amount required
One source of increase of revenue that
has TO he developed is the stimulation OF
importations That viii result from the
lifting of our prohibition tariff, Doubt
less this will greatly increase our rev.
anues but hardly think we could get
along without help from the personal in
come tax, If incomes over $1,000 were
taxed al n rate OF ! per cent il would put
into the treasury over q i,G0O,OoO, aud that
would give us sufficient revenue"
The Democratic members of the com
mittee met again this afternoon 10 fur.
ther consider the income tax and internal
revenue schedule. There are still many
rumors afoat regarding the intentions ot
thr committee in relation TO the whisky
tax, but the expressions Of members OF
khe committee give no reason for belisv
ing that the increase will exceed ten cents
per gallon, and some members think il
doubtful whether there will bs any in
erease ut all on it.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

LONDON. Dec, 2--'lhc Pail Mall Gazette
says that II learns from reliable source
that Patrick Heed, the man who was muir
hcred in Dublin recently. was govern
ment spy. and that he testified in behalf
of Timothy Kelly at the trial Of the Phu.
mix park conspirators, The Pail Mall Ga
Eette adds that since that time Reed has
besn an informcr and that connection
has been clearly proven between Reed and
she recent explosions in Dublin, and that
Startling disclosures may be expected AT
any time.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

"Tear out my hearth cried the colo
mel contemptuously. "I'd like to see
one of that crew tear any part of my
anatomy. Silly girl, your terror of the
voodoos is something | cannot compre-
hcnd. Did you ever hear anything so
ridiculous, Miss Prudence? But it is
alwaysso. can'tmention the swamp or
repeat the rumors of what is supposed TO
go on there but my wife straiShtway
falls to groaning and shiyering. Por-
tia, you used to have more SENSE"
Though Colonel Marchnont did not
speak unliindly, his iinpatience with his
frightened wife was scarcely yelled. lie
rose, put on his hat and stalked moodily
ont of the house.
Later, when Daphne ran about the
grounds, she was closely followed by
Jake, one of the brawny overseers, and
an enormous bloodhound With Sophie
they formed quite an imposing guard of
honor.
Portia shut herself up in her rooms,
and did not see her again until even-
ing. Colonel Marchmont spent the day
going about the plantation examining
the quarters and consulting with his
oTerSeers.
1t was just at sunset that, coming
along one of the winding garden paths,
/ saw tile colonel through n row of
shrubbery on my right. He was walk
ing slowly, his head bent in reflection,
his hands behind him. ncousciously
he was talking aloud. | caught snatch
or two of his conversation with himself
as he came on.
"How l hate her!'' he was saying.
"How loathe her! Sufferl Good God,
did ever man suffer so?' Then sud
denly he raised his arms and cried out
in tones of bitter anguish:
"Oh, Portia! Oh, my wife-my wifer
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

CHESTER, Pa, Dec =. The December
term OF tho criminal court begins on Mon
day There will be about sixty cases.
Among them will be that Of Thomas
Rogers, who killed his father and shot his
mother and sister on Jan. IA last. llo was
convicted of murder in the second degree
at the September term, but as a legal
trohnicnlity was rcsorted TO by Rogers
counsel to prevent longer sentence than
ten years District Attorney Nannum has
decided to push the other indictments for
murderUus assault.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02
ARMY VERSUS NAVY,
West Point and Annapolis Cadets Com
peting ut Football.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Dec. e.--The football
season il supposed to close with the great
Thanksgiving game in New York, but
since the great rivalry sprang mp between
West Point and Annapolis cadets the an
nual game between these two teams has
become n very prominent feature in foot
ball circles. These teams line mp at An
napolis this afternoon, and the interest in
the gamc is widespread Representatives,
of the army and navy are here from all
parts of the country to see the game, and
are supporting their respective teams in
a most enthusiastic way
Both teams are confident of winning,
but the West Pointers are looked upon by
outsiders IA the probable victors The
army team outweighs the navy, and the
latter will have some difficulty in holding
at center. The team work Of the Middies
Is strong, and they tackle freely aud run
we'll Neither team has yet won from the
other on the home grounds. The West
Pointers have won once at Annapolis and
the navy team has been victorious twice
| at West Point.
III
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02
rwen,y-eight Years for Poisonsr.

oPoRTo, Dec. "A sensational poison
trial, which has lasted week, has just
been concluded here The prisoner is u
well known physician, DIR. Urbino Freitas
He was charged with poisoning his nephew
and two nieces in order to obtain the
large fortune which belonged to them.
The nephew died and the doctor was
primarily charged with poisoning his
brother, the father of the children, but
the charge was dropped Some of the
best known socialists in Portugal Ger.
many, England and Holland furnished
evidence Mt the trial. The prisoner WAS
sentenced to twenty eight years imprson-
ment, eight years solitary confinement
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02
z. Il. BRENNAN
SO6 Market Street.

If you are needing Suit of Clothes or
an 0verCoat for yourself or boys, or your
wife and daughters are needing a Coat or
Dress, and you have not the Ready Money,
is there any reason why you should do
without when am ready to supply you
on Credit from the finest Stock of these
goods shown in Wilmington at Prices in
many instances lower than the same goods
are sold for Cash. My Terms are the most
Liberal offered by any frst-class house.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Mrs Harriet
Burrows committed suicide in her cell in
the Eastern penitentiary by strangling
herself with piece Of heavy binding twine.
Mrs. Burrows killed her husband in this
city on Aug. %, 1sss, by disem ooweling
him with a knife while he laid i'll bed.
The cause was jealousy, though both OF
the principals were over 80 years old. Mrs
Burrows was sentenced to death, but her
sentence was commuted to life lnprison.
ment BY Governor Beaver,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec, 2 The police
Of Bewsemer have under arrest n negro
giving the name OF Buckley, whom they
believe is Roslus Julian, who murdered
Judge Victor Estopinal, in Jefferson par
ish, Louisiana, Sept. 10, and for which
three brothers OF Julian were lynched Mt
at the time. He denies that he is Julian
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

wAsnINGIoS, Dec, 2.--The state depart
mrnt received the following dispatch
from Minister Thompson at Rio de Jan
Giro: "Adniral Mcllo left the bay ycster-
day on board the Aquidaban, going
south" 1t is believed by some of the Of
licials at the state department that he
has gone ont to meet tho Nictheruy, and
II possible 10 destroy her before she
renche. tho Rio harbor. Others think he
has gone to Para.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

BERLIN, Dec. 9 1t is expected that the
government will rofuse to repeal the law
expelling the Josuits from Germany.
Should this be the case some bitter de-
bates and serious political action is an
tcipated. The motion passed the reich
stag by vote of l73 TO 1855.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

DENVER, Dec Officers from Salt Lake
arrived today, and requested Governor
Waite to issue extradition papers for
Joseph Won Grata, the alleged Hawaiian
en- route to Washington with secret dis
patches from President Dole for President
Cleveland Won Grata, it is claimed, OBJ
tanned q ,5OO worth Of household goods in
Salt Lake City under false pretenses. Lit
tie crcdence is placed in the story that
Won Gratn has secret mission.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

CHICAGO, Dee 2.-Prcsident Mcdonald,
of the Guarantee Investment company,
was sentenced by Judge Crosscup, of The
United States circuit court. to eleven
months imprisonment III tho county jail
and to pay fine of 81 600 William II.
Stevenson, vice president and treasurer,
and Francis NJ. Swearing, secretary of the
company. were fined s311 each. The
charge against them was using he mails
to run a lottery
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

LONDON, Dee ., A Times dispatch from
Mcshci says that the town OF Kuchau. in
northern Persia, which was destroyed by
an earthquake Is a heap Of ruins Not a
house il standing. The recovery Of the
bodies Of those who periShed is proceeding.
The odor from the purifying remains is
horrible A project to build a new town
OH a site eastward OF the old site is being
discussed
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

ROCHESTER,. Dec. 2.-The grip has broken
out here again. Several dozen cases, all
severe, are reported. physic ians believe
thst an epidemic is probable. The sewers
are in II bad condition, the water pressure
not being heavy enough to properly flush
them, and they will contribute to the
spread OF the disease.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02
WIND lnnua lIMNl mn na fnIIOMs.


PARIS, Dec. 2-M. Henri Rochefort pub
lishcs sensational article in Llntran-
sigeant in which he alleges Tint, accord
ing to statements made by NJ. Marinoni,
the political direct or Of I.e Petit journal,
NJ. Constnns, cx-ministcr of the interior,
instigated the murder of notary from
whom he wished to recover some compro-
missing documents. NJ. Rochefort adds
that q woman named Achst wns SEN
fenced to twelve years imprisonment for
the crime. which, he says, was instigated
by NJ. Constans.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

sHAMoKfE, Pa, Dec. 2-Crazed with re-
Anorse at being unable to abstain from
liquor, and while still under the influence
Of It, George Klinger farmer living at
Rocktown, in the Mahanoy valley, com
nitted suicide by blowing his brains out
with shotgun, pulling tho trigger Of the
aun with his great toe.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

HArEispuRG, Dec. .. Ben Tennis, who
will he hanged next Thursday for the
murder Of old Agnes Cooper Wright, has
accepted the services Of Rev. Joseph Miss.
ley, OF IIummelstown, a Dunkard minis
ter, as an additional spiritual adviser.
Tennis children will visit him for the last
time on Tuesday morning.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

READING, Pa, Dec. 2--The Carpenter
Steel company has reduced the wages of
lie employees 10 per cent, and the Blandon
Rolling mill cut down its puddlers tweu-
BY Ave cents per ton. The Reading Iron
oompany's rolling mill and tube works
snployes, 800 in number accepted re-
duction OF per cent
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

ALTON, His, Dec. 9 lion. John w
Coppinger president Of the Illinois state
senate, became engaged in a political
quarrel with Colonel A. +. Rodger Rod
ger struck Coppinger, and the latter fired
ON shot from revolver ut his assailant,
inniotinR u serious wound.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

MAucH CHrNK, Pa, Dco. 2.-General
William Lilly, tho member of congress at
large died at his residence here yesterday
afternoon, aged -. General Lilly had not
been in the best OF health for the past six
months, but was able % attend the special
session OF congress. At the time of his
death he was i'll conversation with his
physicians, and his death was uneXpeot ed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

LONDON, Dec, >, Lady Dunraven, in an
swer to inquiries made regarding the
health of her husband, has informed the
A ssociated Press that Lord Dunraven Is
improving, and that there is no danger Of
a fatal ending to his illness.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

BUFFALO, N. Y. Dec. l.-Cattle = shade
stronger; sales Of common cows at y2l32 3ol
hght steers So Is asked, Hogs lower; Workers,
S5GODb.65 light, S5.659DS70; good mediums,
S5G09B5; choice heavy ends, S5501t5.55; mixed
packers, S5.60GGhcb; pigs, t5.6015,e0. Sheep
higher than on Wednesday; best native lambs,
g. S4 $50; fair to good, 50. 5Ols+; fair to good
sheep, Ss.59lD825; wothers, 90 to 100 lbs, S3.S
@a.lb; extra ex2o,+s. st5git5i Canada laniba
$t5Sh4.B.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

LONDON. Dec The Duke of Leinster
died from an attack Of typhoid fever, aged
4e His son Maurice, the Marquis Of Kill
darn, will succeed him. In 1884 the duke
married Lady IIermione Duncombe who
had the reputation of being the handsom-
est woman in England.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

EAST LIvERPooI., O., Dec. 2.-While re-
turning from party with her husband
and number of friends Mrs. Harsha, a
young married woman, was overtaken on
a trestle by an electric ca and killed, A
number of others. who jumped from the
trestla, were painfully but not dangerously
iniIirad
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

MILAN, Dec. 2.--The total number of
bodies recovered from the wreck Of the
Milan express. which colldsd with q
ffsight train at Limitro Station on Tues
eRy night, is twenty two. All We're terri
bly, burned, aud on. live were recogniLa-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

Pf1TsBrHG. Dec 9-Soel Maison, tho
French anarchist, who waylaid and killed
Mrs Sophia Roes and brutally beat her
husband ut Calamity. Pa, few months
ago, was sentenced to death in the crimi
nal court.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

Rrenohnen Want n Commercial Treaty.
BORDEAUX. Dec. 2.--rhs Society OF Po-
htieal Economy, at their meeting. adopted
. resolution urging the French govern
stnent 10 open negotiations with America
Tor y commercial treaty.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

IsHpEMlNG. Mich, Dec 2-Strikers at
Winthrop mine have returned to WORK at
the old terms, which Is to receive theirpay
in orders for provisions on the company's
store. Any money coming after this is
done will be paid Jan. /.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02

PORTLAND. Ore. Dec. "A dispatch
from Lieutenant Elliott from Kendrio,
idaho states that his party and the Cnrlin
hunting party. which was lost in the
anow, have arrived safely
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-02
STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
Closing Quotations of the New York and
philAhclphin LKchnmges.

NEW YouH, Dee. 1.-The stock market con.
tinued strong today. There We're fu ,ther ad.
vances in Western Union and the railway
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-11-17
: NEWSPAPERS APPRECIATED.
A Kew Hampshire Man Who Believes In
the Periodical for the Library.

New Hampshire Man who Believes In
the Periodical for the Library.
There is a man in New Hampshire
named William c. Todd, who holds to
the theory that he is benefting his fell
low creatures when he puts abundant
supplies of newspapers within their
reach. He elatelyproyided for anexpend-
iture of two thousand dollars year for
newspapers for the Boston public Ii
brary, says Harper's Weekly, and it
has since been discovered that he re-
Gently made a similar provision for the
public library of Newburyport. He
belives in the value of newspapers,
and yet it seems that he is not pat
ent-medicine, man as one might sup
pose, but retired schoolmaster, who
has been great traveller, and now
pursues life of studious retirement
in a village. In extenuation of his ac-
tion he declares that the press has be-
come the great agency by which in
formation is diffused and the people
are educated, and that free reading
rooms are likely to be more in demand
in the future than free libraries. tits in
teresting to notice that he seems not to
have suffered from the newspaper pub
licity about which there is SO much com
plant, and that even his neighbors in
Atkinson, where he lives, were found
to possess scarcely any reliable infor-
nation about his past career or the
size of his fortune. They knew him
to be frugal in his personal habits and
generous in his benefactions, but that
was all.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-11-17
.InnrnnIiam in Siam.

Siamese journalism deserves a gold
medal, says the Journalist. In July
French fleet practically invested the
capital, Bangkok, and a military force
took possession of valuable island,
defeating the Siamese garrison. with
heavy loss. Ten days afterward the
leading Bangkok newspaper an
nounced:
"We are informed that several
French warships have been seen in the
neighborhood. and that on account Of
the unhealthfulness of Blanlxetty
Blank island it is feared that none Of
the troops stationed there will ever re-
turn with their lives"
Such country ought to be gobbled
by the first European power that comes
along.