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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-12
SHIELDED A MURDERER.
And Gave Battle to onicers Who Wen
to Arrest Him.

HAMMOND, Ind, July 12.-on Sunday
evening Rosario Greco and Joseph Perre
quarreled over game OF cards near Globe
station and before Perre could use his
knife Greco plunged dirk into his heart,
killing him instantly. Not one of the 15o
fellow workmen interfered and no attempt
was made to capture the murderer. In
stead he was shielded from the authorities
in the tent and spirited out of camp. Major
]. B. Mcdonald arrested several of the
leaders and landed them in the Lansing
Jail after fierce fight. Constable Busack
was assaulted by the gang, and after they
had beaten him into insensibility they
rifled his pockets. Busack was found by
a workman yesterday on the railroad track
suffering from long cash on the head.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-12

NEW YORK, July 12.-"Billy" Lester,
the variety actor, died at his SUNNI er cot
tage at Fair Haven, N. j., after long ill
ness He was 40 years old. He was one of
the proprietors of Lester Sc Aliens min
strela
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-12

AUCKLAND, July 12.-The Samoan mail
boat has arrived with advices which con-
firm the report that the situation at Sa-
mon continues critical. Mataafa is march
ing on Apia, A battle is imminent, and
trade is at standstill
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-12

EAST LIBERTY, Pa. July ll,-Cattle slow;
prime, s52GDhAO; good, s46l0t7b; good
medium and light, s64ons.5o; heavy, 500
6.25: Sheep slow; best grades, i5c., common
and mediums. 25c., lambs Csc. of from last
weeks prices.
BUFFALO, July ll.-Cattle dull with but
few here l60 lbs. medium stesrs, Sk4gni. 40.
Hogs firm; good Yorksrs, s9.55lb8 6O; good
mediums. 80. 1898. 70; roughs, S3g5.J0. Sheep
and lambs steady: good yearlings, sos -;
good yearlings. $50S5.2S; good lambs, sGS5.6Oi
fair, s5.o0db576 eulls, S3.eaoi; good sheep,
si.25lll. .Ib; wethers, ipl4l5.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-12

ODESSA, July l2.-Auerbach's quicksil.
yer mines, near Ekaterinoslay, have been
suddenly flooded The workmen's huts
were carried away and eight men were
drowned
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-12

ST. JOHNS, N. B., July l2.-For the third
time in few years the village of Fairville,
a suburb of this place, was almost de-
stroyed by fire. Eighty families are home
lasa
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-12
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.

PennsylvanIa btate League.
AT JohnstoWn-John Q; Easton, q
At Altoona Harrisburg, s; Altoona, l.
At York-York, Z; Allentown, 4.
Eastern League.
At Providenea-Providenc g; Erie, 8
AZ spfinsasId-spfrnsasld. 7; Buffalo. l.
AZ Alsany- -wilKesoarre, II, AiuAay,S.
Al Troy. .Binghsfnton. II; Troy, q
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-12

JACKSON, Mich, July 12-Mhe fifteen
round glove contest last night between
La Blanche. "The Marine" and Bob Man
ming, was stopped In the eighth round by
the nolica
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-12

PARIS, July I'm. Lepine, prefect of
the Seine-at- Disc, has been appointed to
succeed NJ. Loze in the prefecture of police
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-12

PoTTsvHLE, July 1e.-Mrs. Mary A. I.a-
shorne, of Alto, one Of the oldest residents
OF this section, died at the age Of 81.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-12
STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS


NEW YORK, July 1.-THE stock market to-
day closed In much decentralization, and de-
spite several individual rallies, lowest prices
were generally recorded at the close. Closing
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-12

NEWPORT, X. L., July 12.-The funeral
of the late Associate Justice Samuel
Blatchford, of the United States supreme
court, took place yesterday afternoon at
All Saints chapel. Among the pail bear
ers were Chief Judge Melville W. Fuller,
Justices Horace Gray, David j. Brewer,
George Shiras, Jr., and Howell z. Jack.
son. The services were conducted by
Bishop Potter. relative; Bishop Clark, Of
Rhode Island; Rev. DIR. H. Y. Satterlee
and Rev. DIR. Alexander McKaye Smith ,oi
New York. The burial took place al
Greenwood cemetery. Brooklyn, this morn
ing.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14
GROWN AND SCEPTER.

THE emperor Of China is studying
French and German and will take q
course In law.
KING KHAMA, the firm ally Of the
British in their South African war, Is
n Christian, a monogamist and a tee
totaler.
THE Japanese believe that their en-
perors are descendants from the gods,
the present mikado being the one hun
dred and twenty-first in directs line
from the Heavenly being.
THE maharajah Of Kapoorthella,
with his youthful wife and suite, are
indulging in the social gayeties of vi
emma. The prince and princess take
daily lessons in social etiquette.
THE widowed crown princess OF
Austria has presented her bridal robe
of brocaded white satin, embroidered
with her own arms and those of the
Hapsburgs, to the church Of Bozen. 1t
has been transformed into n magnii-
cent chasuble
KING LoBENGULA's pictures show the
royal savage to be n u of extra
aldermanic proportions. His only dress
is n plume stuck in his woolly hair, a
cape made of feathers and n kilt made
of the bushy part of OK tails, hence his
picture is totally unlike a Paris fash
ion plate.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14
THE FARMING WORLD.
STONE FOR MATCHMAKING.

IDEAL and Real shapes and sires-Brcnk-
ing tho Stone for Road Purposes.
An important item in the making OF
a macadam road is tho obtaining OF
broken stone Of suitable quality and
size. II should have careful considera-
ton, since II relates to the wearing
surface of the roadway, and upon the
quality of the stone used will largely
depend the life OF the macadam crust
and its smootnness. A hard stone
should be used; not hard in the Sense
that it is brittle, for mdny brittle
stones IRE quite unfit for use rs road
metal, but rather stone of n tough
texture, such as will resist the abrasion
Of wheel tires and the crushing force OF
heavy loads.
Trap rock is generally regarded as
excellent. AS commonly found it
breaks in the crusher with n loud,
swapping noise which suggests great
resistance, and If properly handled 1t
is easily broken by machinery to a
fairly uniform size.
Limestones are both good and bad.
The softer limestones wear rapidly,
form a road on which mud quickly col
lects, and roads of softer limestone
yield readily to the action OF the
weather. The upland or mountain
limestones, on the other hand, are fire.
n~ucntly we'll adapted for use as road
metal. They bind Quickly and make II
smooth and durable roadway. The
rubbing and wearing of hmcstones
form a dust which. when wet, becomes
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14
OFT TOLD YARNS.

MUCIUs SCAEvoLA never put his hand
in the fire. The story was II fabrica-
ton of n Roman historian hundreds Of
years after the supposed time.
GEN. CAMBRoNNE did not say: The
guard dies, but does not surrender"
The words were the invention Of a
Paris journalist, and attributed to him.
BLoNDEL, the harper, did not dis
cover the prison of King Richard.
Richard paid his ransom, and the re-
ceipt for it is among the Austrian
archives.
lIoRATIUs never defended the bridge.
The story was manufactured by tho
same gifted author who gave to the
world the account of Scacvola's hero
ism.
CESAR did not cross the Rubicon. 1t
lay on the opposite side of the Italian
peninsula from the point where he left
his own possessions and entered Italy.
THE Bridge Of Signs at Venice has no
n worthy the name. Most OF
the unfortunatcs who cross it are petty
thieves who are sen to the workhouse.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14
SPARTAN vIGOR,
The Surprising Sprighilincss of the city
Bred Dorothy Spriggs

'lIavc You noticed, Mis- Dyer,
whether or not Mis- Spriggs's folks
from the city has Gomez asked Mrs.
Hill, during Il ncighborly morning
call. "Yes, they've come, the whole
kit and Doodle Of 'em. ] never sec
children SO glad to get anywhere as
those Spriggs children be. Poor crit
tiers! l s'posc they don't have much
pleasure, Twin in the city as they do
most of the year." Mrs, Hill looked at
her neighbor c%uriously. You amt
sayin' that you b'licve those children
jest sit in the house all the time they're
to home, be you, Mis- Dyer? Because
| never saw more active young ones in
my life than they be, and ! N tb'lieve
it Jest Comes onto EN- when they get
to llillvillc,"
swell, Mis- Hill, | look at it in this
way" responded Mrs. Dyer. city
children, as you know, are generally a
poor. pindlin' lot. They don't have no
great strength, so when they do get in
the country the air works on EN- so it
sets 'cm right up. But they don't have
the endurance of country children"
"lIavc you ever taken much notice of
that Dorothy Spriggs?' questioned
Mrs. Hill.
"Yes, | have. She's kind of Il pretty,
dclicatc-lookin' child, amt shc""
Mrs. Hill shifted. "'Dclicate-loolSin'!'
Well, Mis- Dyer, I've had some expert
cnce with her. She used to come ovcr
to play with Sophia's children last
summer, and she wore EN- all out.
Georgy is a pretty strong boy of his
age, aud so is Ann Maria; but land.
that Dorothy d come over, and she and
Ann Maria ID begin to play horse, and
first thing we'd know Ann would come
a-mopin' into the house and loy right
down, tired all out.
Then Georgy he'd sort of think he
wanted to play, and he and Dorothy d
begin caperin' up and down the road.
Sophia sort of kept an eye on EN-, and
after a spell Gcorgy d act sort of tired,
and when she called him in, for once
he was ready enough to come.
"But Dorothy Spriggs-she want
nowheres ncar ready to go home; and
old Towser had been jumpin' round
the yard, so Dorothy jest tied her
string to his collar, and raced up and
down. Sophia was a-watchin' 'em, and
pretty soon says she, 4 guess I'd better
call Towser in; les actin queer Then
| looked out, and l see the dog was
tired out. He'd lay down every few
steps.
Then we concluded twas best to
send Dorothy home. There want
nothin' else she could tire out except
twas Sophia and me, and we identified
equal to it. | says to Sophia, Don't
talk to me no more bout country all
bein' good fer those Spriggses!' says /.
They don't need no good done to 'em,
fer that Dorothy has got what | cal
Spartan vigor, and you'll jest have tc
look out fer Ann Maria and Georgy,
says !.
S we want TO keep track of Doro
thy as much as we can on account OF
the children, not to mention Towser
She's n nice enough child, bIo whether
tits country air or city livin' that
, makes her SO active, ! amt prepared tc
say; but she certainly has strength
!. Youths Companion.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14

drawn from actual specimens taken at ran.
dom from a stone heap These pieces, by
their rough surfaces, show the impossibllity
Of obtaining straight lines OF fracture or regu.
lar.shaped pieces by the ordinary process Of
crushing stone for road making.
streams may be made to serve every
pirposc. Many of the stones and
bowlGcrs thus obtained are of trap
rock, and in general it may be said
that all hdrd field stones and river
stones ii broken to u proper size, will
make fairly good and sometimes very
excellent road metal. No elaborate
test is required to determine the hard
ness of any given specimen, A steel
hammer in the hands of an intelligent
workman will reveal in a general way
the relative degree of toughness of two
or more pieces of rock. Field stone and
river tone offer an additional advan-
tagc in that they are quickly handled,
are generally of convenient size, and
are more readily broken either by hand
or by machine than most varieties of
rock which are quarried in the usual
way.
Breaking the Stone. 1t is n simple
task to break stone for macadam road
ways, and by the aid of modern inven-
tions it can he done cheaply and quick
ly, Hand broken tone is fairly out of
date and is rarely used in America where
any considerable amount of work is to
be Undertaken Stone may be broken
by hand at different points along the
roadside where repairs are needed from
time to time, and by criminals confined
in penal institutions who could not be
otherwise profitably employed; but the
extra cost of production by this method
forbids its being carried on where ex-
tended work is undertaken. Hand
broken stone is generally more uniform
in size, more nearly cubical in shape
and has sharper angles than that
broken by machine and is undoubtedly
superior to the machine made road
metal; but the latter, when properly
assorted or screened, has been found to
meet every requirement In breaking
by hand two steel-faced hammers OF
different weights are used. One,
weighing from five to six pounds, is
used for sledging the powders and
large pieces into smaller sizes, and the
other, a small stecl-faced hammer
weighing about one pound and having
a strong flexible handle, is used for
breaking the stones into proper size for
use on the road. In breaking by hand
a skilled laborer will break from one
half a cubic yard to three or four cubic
yards per day, according to the skill OF
the workman and the toughness of the
stone, OF the toughest stone one-hali
a cubic yard will sometimes supply q
full days work; but ordinarily stonej
will be broken at the rate Of n to or
and one-half cubic yards per day.
Limestones break somewhat more
readily, and may be turned out at tn
rate of two cubic yards per day, whil'
field STONE and river stone, when founG
In convenient sizes, can be broken b.
hand at the rate of two aud one-half Il
four cubic yards per day. GOOD Roads
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14

would be well worth doing without II. The ar
chitcct whose competitive plan for n club house
on n certain corner Is not accepted has spent
his labor on something OF very little use to him,
hut the person who patents u simple and useful
device in the Press Claims Company's compe-
tition need not worry IL he fail to secure tho
prize. lie has n substantial result to show for
his labor-onet TINT will m ITS value in
the market at any time.
The plain man who uses any article in MS
daily work ought TO know better how to I'M
prove II than the mechanical expert who stud
les II only from the theoretical point OF view.
Get rid OF the idea that nm Improvement can be
too simple to be worth patenting. The simpler
the better. The person who best succeeds in
combining simplicity and popularity, viii ges
the Press Claims Company's twenty five hun
drcd dollars.
The responsibility of this company may. be
judged from the fact that its stock Is held by
about three hundred OF tho leading newspapers
of the United states.
Address the Press Claims Company, John
Wedderburn. managing attorney, 6ls. Y street,
N. W., Washington, ID. y.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14
10 Worlds Fair Photos for One Dino.

The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. PAD
Railway has made an arrangement withs
first-class publishing house to furnish q
series Of beautiful Worlds Fair pictures, %
chaser of only ten cents for O portfolio OF
sixteen illustrations. Nothing so handsome
in reference to tho Worlds Fair has before
been published. TIL series would be worth
at least twelve dollars If the pictures were
not published in such largo quantities, and
we are therefore able to furnish these works
of art for only ten cents.
Remit your money to GEORGE H. HEAT.
roRp General Passenger Agent, Chicago,
Milwaukee IL st. Paul Railway, at Chica-
go, Ill, and the pictures will be sent prompt
iy to any specified address. They will mako
q handsome holiday gift.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14

The Caller-Upon my word, you
have been crying. What is the matter,
dear?"
The Dear Girl-Why, l had a real
nice miserable spell, and just settled
down to soak my soul in sorrow, and I
enjoyed 1t SO that ! couldn't get half
as miserable as / wanted to; that's
what's the matter boo-hoo!- Indian
upolis Journal
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14

Rough. cuhlcal pieces OF stone broken by hand
These are the shapes and sizes which road
makers seek to obtain, but they are rarely
found In the everyday stone heap
crust. Some of the best limestones are
found in the Devonian and the older
Silurian rocks.
Granite is generally inferior because
of excessive brittlcncss due to the
feldspar contained in it; but syenitic
granite often makes an excellent road
metal.
Field Stone and River Stone. The
construction of n macadam Dad in any
given locality generally involves the
use of material found near at hand, and
where II local quarry does not exist,
field stone and stone gathered
from the beds of rivers and small
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14
Take no Substitute for
O y Baking Powder.
1t is Absolutely Pure.
All others contain alum or ammonia.

Miss May Yates, who had charge
Of tho Vegetarian Federal union Of
Great Britain at the Worlds fair up to
the time Of her departure for England
some time ago, has decided to return to
America to enter the lecture field in
behalf Of the cause of vegetarianism.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting tho worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of a perfect lax
ative eilcctually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevcrs
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts OF the Kid
ncys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and beino well informed, you will not
accept any substitute ii offered.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14

-Teacher--''Robert, here Is an OK.
ample in subtraction. Seven boys
went down to the creek to battle, but
two of them had been told not to go in
the water. Now, can you tell me how
many went IMP" Robert "Yes'm;
Spare Moments.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14

The Pessimist-"Do you really
think the world will ever be Christian
izcdp" The optimist-"You bet do.
And, Mt the rate the heather are being
wiped out by these machine guns now
adays, it won't be long, either."-ln'
dianapolis journal.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14
PEOPLE OF WASHINGTON.

Mus. YE CHA Yum, wife of the first
secretary Of the Korean legation at
Washington. is the first Korean lady
of the nobility who ever left her ma
tive land,
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14

A person who has been n chronic victim
of constipation, is to be congratulated upon
the adoption Of Hostetter's Stomach Bittors
as a means of freeing his bowels from the
bondage of this %tyrannous disease, This
without gripping, us violent purgativcs do.
Use it to throw off the shackles Of malaria,
dyspepsia, rheumatism and biliousness.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14

This 10 q competition OF rather an unusual
nature. II is common 10 offer prizes for the
best story. or picture. or agricultural plan. all
the competitors risking the loss Of their labor
and the successful ono merely selling his for
Company's offer is Something entirely different
Each person Is asked merely TO help himself,
vantage is TO be rewarded for doing 1t. The
prise 10 only q stimulous W do spmoiVing that
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14

~ SEE signs Of an early spring. said the
small boy, softly, to himself, as he saw the
teacher sit down on the point of a tack
which he had placed upon the teachers
chair.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14
German
Syrup"

JUDGE J. B. HILL, Of The Superior
Court, Walker county, Georgia,
thinks enough Of German Syrup to
send us voluntarily a strong letter
endorsing it. When men of rank
and education thus use and recon-
mend an article, what they say IS
worth the attention Of the public.
1t is above suspicion. Il have used
your German Syrup" lie says, 'for
my Coughs and Colas OH the Throat
and Lungs. l can recommend it for
them as a frst-ciass medicine ~
Take no substitute. %
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14

B~LusTER-"Do you mean to say that | am
a liarl' Blister-''I hope that I could moi
do so ungentlcmanly q thing. But | see
you catch my idca."- Boston Transcript.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14

8 X. CoBuRN, Mgr, Clarie Scott, writes:
81 find Halls Catarrh Cure q valuable rem
edy.r Druggists sell it, T5c.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14

TRoTTER-"What's the matter, Cholly7r
Cholly-"I don't know. l don't feel like
myself to-day" Trotter-"Why, Cholly
let me congratulate you."-Brooklyn Life.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14

CouaHs AND COLDS. Those who are suffer
Ing from Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, etc,
should try BRowN's BRoNcHIAL TRocHEs.
Sod only in bores. Price 25 cents.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14

oYou ought to be very proud Of your
wife. She is a brilliant talker.". "You're
right, there" "Why l could listen TO her
all night" II often d~o."-Tcxas Siftings.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14

EXPLOSIONS Of Coughing arc stopped by
Hale's Honey Of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14

As A rule, there is nothing moro wearing
on q man than q lawsuit.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-12-14
NO BLANKS IN THIS COMPETITION.

al submit the within described invention In
competition for the twenty five hundred dollar
prize oiIored by the Press Claims Company. y