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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09

Spangles are being much used; not
the ordinary ones, but the metal disks
with tiny hole near the edge on one
side for fastening Gauzes are made
things Of brilliant beauty by outlining
the pattern with closely tapping spangles.
Plain gGuze takes an edge two inches
deep of solid spangles, hat brims are
covered thick with the little metal disks,
and artificial flowers seem TO be made of
nothing else. These bits of brightness
come in all dull metallic effects, as well
as in gold and silver. Some are made to
set so thick that they seem to be on
edge, and crusted effect is produced.
The boy of year and half is q
difficult subject to dress, but here is pic
tured an idea that is pretty and still
boYish. II is short, of course; your lit
tie girl may be dressed in Kate Green
away down to her heels if you like, but
the boy once out OF long clothes never
goes back. This little dress comes only
just over the sturdy little knees. 1t is
made of heavy liberty silk, which some
how seems more boyish than the usual
nainsook or cambria. 1t has frill oil
the silk headed by four rows of narrow
ribbon, either blue or red. The frill is
finished with some fine embroidery
and three rows of the ribbon. The lit
tie dress takes belt by an insertion OIL
the embroidery, through which is rur
several rows of the ribbon. White sock
and red slippers are worn, and TIT
sleeves are short to show the fat little
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09

Drunken Young Loafers Set Fire TO an
Old Man, ''Just for the Fun of Seeing
Him Run"
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Nov. "A story
of iuhuman fiendishness is reported
from Bunker Hill, small hamlet in
Miami county. James Mcdonald, an old
man, was caught by crowd OF young
loafers, all of whom were drunk.
After handling the old man roughly
they dashed quantity of coal oil upon
him and ignited his clothing "just for
the fun of seeing him run"
The old man ran to the nearest resi-
dence, where the flames were extin-
guished, but not until he had been ter
ribly burned. His condition is critical.
The perpetrators escaped.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09
THE PUZZLER.


A found two prizes of magical worth.
B is the hub" the place of high birth;
c in the East was beautiful Queen,
ID wields a sCepter almighty" ween;
e is patriarch, all countries among.
+ taught us Kindergarten his praise must
be sung;
G was patriot, by Italians renowned,
II kept a, garden where rare fruits were
found;
I is poem, by all Greek students read,
] was maiden, a warrior long dead
X an astronomer Who died sixteen thirty.
L our good pilot, through war dark and
murky;
VI to our shores brought brave trusting
band,
n brings the blessings of rain on a land;
y poor maiden, denented and i'll,
P brave general who rode down a steep
hill;
Q is a city, both lofty and low,
II was a stone found in Egypt, you know
$ is mountain Of fire in the sea,
| was an archer, none better than he;
D traces the planets from pole unto pole,
V shows lis the streets where no carriages
roll;
w called Father" his wisdom is sung,
\ was matron unpleasant of tongue;
] is a stream in a cold, barren cline,
reigned Queen in far-away time.
No. 17--Step Ladder,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09

To-day's picture shows q very hand
some reception dress, and for it old rose
surah would be suitable material.
The circular skirt is lined with taffeta
in the same shade as the dress and has
20-inch stiffening around the bottom,
with ruching inside. Around the hem
comes o band of embroidery done in
silk and chenille on the surah and
measuring about 10 inches in width, and
finished on both sides with chenille.
The material for the bodice is taken
bias, and when 1t is cut it must be fitted
to the figure and no fulnoss is allowable.
The full sleeve pulfs are finished by
long tight cuffs embroidered to match
the skirt, and so is the standing collar.
A wide girdle of embroidery hooking
invisibly at the side is worn.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09

Book NEWS for November
is a right royal number
Mir!y.IfOe illustrations besides
the plate paper portrait Of
Paul Bourget. Among the
authors faces are those Of
Miss Lillian Bell and Miss Julia
Magruder, two promising
members Of the group Of
young writer's in the West and
South.
Not one person in a thou.
sand has time or opportunity
to keep close track Of rlle new
Books. That is exactly what
Book News does. From the
clues it gives you can get at
the very spirit of them all
and buy, if you care to, with
eyes wide open.
Book News is SC, soc. a
year.
iaHN WAGAMAKER,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. 3.-James J. Hast
ings, superintendent Of the model post
Office in the government building at the
Worlds Fair grounds, made report yes
terday to Postmaster Sexton, on the work
Exposition. 1t shows that during the six
months 7,037, 467 pieces of mail matter
were dispatched and 7,12l, 916 pieces were
received. This total has surprised all who
had to do with the organization of the
office. 1t is as large a business as is done
in city like Detroit or New Orleans.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09

L0UIsVILLE, KY, Nov. 7.-At Smith's
Cross Roads, KY, Sunday, Mrs. J. #.
Wood caught Constable s. j. Huffman
in a compromising position with a
young woman and called others to take
peep. Yesterday Huffman attempted
TO whip Mrs. Wood, when her husband
interfered. Huffman drew a revolver
and shot and fatally wounded Wood.
lie was arrested.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09

Among the black Dress
Goods special lots abound at
quarter to half under the usual
selling prices. All bright,
fresh stufs and perfect 6Aaek
every time.
ut 3Ic. a yard.
50 inch Black Diagonal Cheviot, all
wool; regular price, SOC.
Al SOC. a yard.
45.inch fine Black French Serge, all.
wool; regularly roc.
1t soc. a 1ay9.
50.inch Black All-Wool Hopsacklngi
regularly S1oO.
1t 75c. a yara.
45.inch imported Black Cancels
Hair; regularly $1.OO.
At 75e. a yara.
5o-inch Black Diagonal Cbeyiot;
regularly $1.OO.
Al 75c. a ya,a.
23.inch Black Silk.and- Wool Chey.
ron Bengaline; regularly $l.25.
ut $500 a ya1a.
52-inch Black Pebble Cloth; regu,
larly $3.50.
In all our seventeen years OF
Dress Goods selling we have
never been able to give such
surprising values in newest,
made stufs in the most popular
STYLES.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09
ANOTHER FATAL EXPLOSION.
Engineer Killed and brakeman Blow
Into the River and Drowned.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 3.-The boiler
of locomotive on the Iron Mountain
road, at the foot of Neosho street, ex-
ploded at II o'clock last night and the
engineer, George Schroeder, was in
stantly killed.
Thomas Scott, the fireman, was hurled
100 feet and fatally injured, and brake
man, Ed Keeper, was blown into the
Mississippi river and drowned.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09

ried out in black silk gauze. The soft,
dark transparency will enhance the
value of the delicate pinIkio of blond skin,
and bring out the soft shadows that lie
along the rounding lines of back and
shoulders. The sleeve puff, you will
observe, comes well below the edge of
the bodice and offers no distraction 70
the shoulder line. This is as it should
be. When woman has a beautiful
neck the low cut bodice should be
planned to reveal, not TO interfere with
the display of the.grace of the natural
lines. The hair should be drawn softly
from the nape Of the neck, which, when
beautifully turned, should be hidden by
an evening gown. The soft bow set al
the middle Of the edge of the bodice In
the back, serves to break the monoton-
Gus curve of an off-shoulder gown and
to emphasize the exquisite modelling of
| the lower back. The shoulder dimplea
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09
FIRED ny WHITE oApy.
They Set Fire to the Court House in Ord
to Destroy Indictments Against Them

to Destroy Indictments Against Them.
BRooKHAvEN, Miss, Nov. 7.-The
court house Of this county was destroyed
by fire, yesterday. 1t was the work of
White Caps. The chancery and circuit
court records are total loss.
There were about 70 indictments
pending against the White Caps, and
there seems TO be no doubt that the
court house was burned by the outlaws
for the purpose of destroying these
documents.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09
No. IS---wheeI.

4. What you may have in your room, In
marble or wood.
No. 1S---wheel.
My central letter or hub of my wheel is
vowel. The tire is formed of eight let
tiers and is part of window. Each spoke
consists of three letters, and the definitions
are as follows beginning in every case
nh the hub-letter and terminating in the
tire.
=. The grief Of all young children at
school. .. An explanation Of Joy or sor-
row. 3. An animal of uncertain temper.
4. Devoured. 8. Endeayor. 6. The verb
Of existence. l. A loving expression in
the Scotch language. s. Something per-
formed.
NO. 19--Numerioai Enigma.
lam composed of IS letters and am the
name Of an American writer Of great re-
uown.
Ny l-5-l0-16 is part of bird.
My l4-l0-l6 is place of Entertainment
for travellers.
My 4-2-l6 is a witch.
My l1-l2-9-6 is a common metal.
My 1928 is one of the products Of coal
My 1928 is q cistern.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09

NEW YORK, NOV. Alt the Office OF
the New York g. Cuba Mail Steamship
Company, in this city, cablegrams were
received shortly before noon announc-
ing the loss of the steamer City of Alex
andrla.
The first dispatches stated that the
steamer was a total loss. Later ones
said that the crew and all on board,
with possibly the exception of the
purser and steward, had been saved.
No details in regard to the loss of the
steamer were received and the agents
were unable to confirm or deny the re-
port that the vessel had been blown up.
hesteamer had no passengers aboard,
according to the New York agents. She
was to have taken passengers aboard at
Havana for this city. Her captain was
j. A. Holman, an able an experienced
officer. The purser, who is supposed 10
be lost, is r. Bowen.
The Maritime Exchange has received
the following from Havana:
Steamer City of Alexandria, Hoffman,
from Matanzas for Havana and New York,
before reported. with 400 hogsheads of
alcohol, was wrecked by an explosion at 4
a. M, and is total loss by fire at sea. OF
those on board % were saved. Nothing
known as to the fate of the remainder.
HAVANA, Nov. At is now known
positively that three persons lost their
lives through the burning of the New
York and Cuba Mail Steamship Com.
pany's steamer City of Alexandria.
Their names are r. w. Bowen, purser;
Thomas Linden, quaftermaster, and w.
Foster, an oiler.
The missing are George Smith, waiter;
Lewis Block, waiter; g. Ramirez, Andres
Suarez, Treyes, Cesaro Toldeo, Abelardo
Beltran, Floreinto Vine and Eusebio
Ponce.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09

And for the Boys too--just
as tempting for them as for
the men. And such a wilder
ness Of styles ! and such a
stairway Of prices--starting al
$500 for a sturdy Atwood
Refer, for instance.
Or an Ulster--cxtra long,
heavy, belted or not, as you
choose-at $3.50 (regularly
$500 or at $500, $3.50,
$3.50, $3.50, that are fairly
worth $500 to $500 more.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09

Prendergast's Trial November s7th.
CHICAGO, ILL, Nov. 6.--The trial of
Prehdergast, the slayer of Mayor Harrison.
has been postponed until Monday, Novenl.
Der 9th. Prendergasts counsel said the
defence would be insanity.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09

Selling Mems and Boys
Clothing for too little money
are WEI Demoralizing the
business are we? That's the
sort of talk that comes echo.
ing into the store.
Can't help it. We sell as
we buy. No traditions Aeu
to maintain except to give the
biggest, plumpest d dollars
worth that can be had any.
where.
To veteran Clothing man
yesterday: "W ha S tina {
Overcoat worth ?" He
weighed critically the cloth,
the cut, the 6nislling-every
thing-and said, Twenty dol
lars" BIT tie price hcket says
len DOLLARS A Velvet col
lar and black Tibet Overcoat
that any man might wear
That's the measure for all.
These $1s Meltons arc SIS and $40
kinds.
Mems Suits, $3.50, $40, SIG and
more.
Blue Serge Suits, Regent Getaway
style, $18 instead Of $25.
Long Trousers Suits for big boys
$3.50 and moro.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09
NOR MURDERER ooNVICrED.
Harry Hammond, Aged IL Years, VIII
Shot and Killed Clyde Robinson. Age
Seven.

Harry Hammond, Aged IL Years, Who
Shot and Killed Clyde Robinson. Aged
Seven.
SALT LAKE, UTAH, Nov. 6.-Harry Ham
mond. II years of age. was convicted OF
murder in the second degree for murder
ing Clyde Robinson, years old.
The murder was committed June o5th
last, and is the most remarkable case In
Utah criminal history. On that DAY Harry
Hammond and George Gaylor, another
small boy, left the formers home to 90
shooting, taking with them n breech-
loading shotgun. Upon returning
home in the evening young Ham
mond with gun in hand, went to
the Robinson home and hiding
behind high board fence discovered the
Robinson child on the limb OF a tree, a
short distance from the ground. Taking
deliberate aim, he carried out q threat
made previously by firing, and young
Clyde Robinson fell from the tree dead.
Killed His Mistress and Then HImslf.
DALLAS, TEX, Nov. 7.--Oharles Mar
tin, a young man of wealth, shot his
mistress, Hattie Cole, three times, kill
ing her. He then shot himself and died
yesterday.
Prendergast's Trial November 27th.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. 6.--The trial of
Prehdergast, the slayer of Mayor Harrison,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09

The Georgia Senate Friday rejected
the House bill prohibiting the sale OF
cigarettes in the State. 5T4-5.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09
SIXTY PERSONS DROWNED.

Frightful Fatality Caused by the Burning
of the steamship City of Alexandria,
Bound for New York, on Coiilnar.
HAVANA, Nov. 2.-The steamship City
of Alexandria, belonging to the New
York and Cuba Mail Steamship Com
pany, from Havana and Matanzas for
New York, has been burned off Coli.
mar.
Sixty persons were drowned. The
steamer was commanded by Captain
Cofman.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09

The uprights are family relations. The
rounds beginning at the lowest. /. Not
sweet, 2. Every one. 3. A single voice.
4. What you may have in your room, In
marble or wood.
The morning call., 1893-05-26
WILL BE TRUE TO US.
General Newton Says the Panama
Road IS All Right.
There Has Been No Deal With Pacific
rlaii and There VIII Be
None.
Special to The MORNING GALL.

New YORK. May 25.-The recent ru-
mors Of an agreement between the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company and the Panama
Railroad were treated to-day by General
John Newton, president of the railroad, as
being largely of steek- jobbing nature.
Newton declared that there were to be
no pooling arrangements. no absorption
of the Columbian line OF steamers and no
sale of Panama Railroad stock A propo-
stion was under discussion for the
Panama Railroad TO charter steamers from
the Pacific Mail plying between New York
and Colon, with further condition that the
Pacific Mail will operate no steamers dur
ing the period of the charter between
Eastern American ports and the eastern
terminals of any transatlantic routes.
"The Panama Railroad" said Newton,
intends to fulfill its contract with the
North American Navigation Company
during the whole period of the ex-
istence thereof. and the proposition TO
charter Pacific Mail steamers engaged in
the Atlantic service in no wise interferes
with the provisions of the agreement be-
tween the Panama Railroad and the North
American Navigation Company for SER
vices on the Pacific Ocean"
The morning call., 1893-05-26

Board of Lady Managers from California.
leaves Tomorrow for the East TO visit
friends for several months.
The Commissioners and those in charge
of the California exhibit are daily besieged
with inquiries about the resources and
climate of California, and many have sig
nficd their inientiOn 10 remove there as
soon as the fair is over Among the promi-
nent persons who have thus declared their
Intention is Frank E. Webster, who for the
past fourteen years has been prominently
Identified with the passenger department
of the Santa Fe Railroad. H. has already
disposed of his extensive property here
He will 90 when the fair is over, but has
not yet decided in what part of the State
he will locate.
Thus far during the fair all the fruits
which are on display and which show that
they are not fresh are replaced with fresh
fruit. II is proposed to show lemons and
oranges in their season, and other fruits as
well. A large supply of cherries has ar
rived and these will be placed in position
tomorrow. The Commissioners complain
that producers are somewhat backward In
sending cherries, and they are afraid that
if they do not take more interest than they
do now il will iniure the good impres
the State is making. There is no compari-
son between the California and Florida ex-
hibit. A California Commissioner said to-
day he was sorry the Southern State had
not made a better display. as that would
nave made California show up letter. The
FlOridans seem to have lost heart when
they saw what Californians were doing,
and although they promise good display
later it is hardly worth looking at at
nreSenf
The morning call., 1893-05-26
GREATLY DREADED.
Conservative Bankers Are Afraid of
the Democracy.

NEW YORK. May 25-Wall street was
treated to something of a political "boom"
to-day. The published reports that Pres-
dent Cleveland contemplated calling an
extraordinary session of Congress early in
July led the bulls to argue off hand that
the Sherman silver purchase law would be
repealed and the existing financial ills
cured.
The attempt to make speculative capital
cut of the reports of an early session OF
Congress is ridculed by most OF the lead
ing bankers, The financial and business
community recognizes that it il by
no means certain Congress will repeal
the silver purchase law unless an
obnoxious substitute is adopted The
silver men. too. it is believed, will
make strong fight against repeal, and no
change in the law is considered likely to
take place except after wrangle lasting
for months. Some bankers doubt
that a session of Congress would be
helpful to the situation, as it would
certainly invite a long and unsettling
contest over tariff changes. with no assur-
ance that anything definite would be ac-
cOmplished in the end. Fears are general
also that the Democratic party might dis
cuss and even carry through Congress
laws on banking and tax questions which
would disturb and alarm the community.
The morning call., 1893-05-26
UNDER A BIG TENT.
Perils of Going to a Circus in
the Cyclone Belt.
The Canvas Came Down and Two
thousand Persons Struggled and
Fought Beneath 1t.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

KANSAS CITY, Nav 25.-Dispa tches from
several towns in Missouri and from points
in Kansas report the occurrence this after
noon of a severe windstorm of almost
cyclonic proportions. The storm was ac-
companied in every instance by either hail
or downpour of water amounting to
almost cloudburst. No loss nor severe
injury is reported to human life. but the
telegraph wires are down in the country
surrounding the towns struck, and when
communication is re-established it is moi
unlikely to be discovered that the storm
caused some fatality.
AT Sedalia. Mo-, the wind surged under
the tent of circus and snapped the poles
Ike pipestems. The tent came down with
crash, burying 1900 people. They
screamed and struggled, ana severa
women tainted, but all were finally safely
removed from beneath the canvas. Severa
received severe bruises, but were no
seriously injured.
At Brookfisld. No., the roundhouse o.
the Hannibal and ST. Joseph Railroad wa:
demolished. A number of workmen es
capped without serious injury.
Hail accompanied the storm at New
Cambria and did considerable damage t.
the crops.
GARNET. Kans., May pa cyclone
struck here about o'clock this afternoon
destroying barns and outhouses and doins
much minor damage. So far as known no
body was hurt.
MoBERLY, Mo-. May 25--A cyclon,
struck here early this evening, levelins
barns and small buildings and uprootinl
hundreds Of trees. The full extent of tht
damage is.not known and it is feared many
lives have been lost,
The morning call., 1893-05-26
PLANS TO ROB A TRAIN.
A Story of Villainy, Perjury and
Murder.
STILL FURTHER FACTS PROMISED
Astounding Testimony of Sidney A.
Jones in Which the Death of
rIcWhirter Plays a Part.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

FRESNO, May 25-At the preliminary
examination of W. S. James, charged with
the murder of Willard Good, at Tarpey,
October s. 1892, sensational Developments
came out to-day.
Sidney A. Jones, who was arrested at
Comanche. Tex, by Marion Childers on
the same charge, was examined and dis
charged yesterday. To-day he testified
that he worked for Childers last fall and
afterward stopped some time with James.
About the last of September one Dill
wood gave him money and sent him to a
store to get giant powder, fuse, caps and
ammunition, and Childers went with him
to the store and waited until the purchase
was made and brought out to him.
He took it to James barn. on the edge
of the city, claiming that it was to be used
on DilwoOd's mine.
At meeting held that night Childers,
Al Dlwood. Doc Dilwood and James
were present.
They proposed to rob the train on the
Coils branch. but Jones refused to take
part. They caught and tied him, put
rope around his neck and proposed TO hang
him. He begged for his life and. promising
to leave the country. they let him go. He
started AT once Tor Texas.
Prior 10 this Childers had tried to get
him to 90 and help rob Goods store and a
china store in Fowler. He refused.
James was afterward arrested Tor the
burglary. and made statement charging
Jones with the murder of Young Good.
ChiIders succeeded in being sent to Texas
after Jones. and made a theatrical dis
play of pistols in making the arrest;
but after they started back, took off the
handouts, and they came back together,
Jones having Childer's pistol and hand
cuffs in charge large part of the time.
Childers told Jones he was not brought
back for the Good murder but if he would
stand in and swear that he was with
Richards S. Heath and saw him shoot Louis
B. McWhirter that John Hern since
then sentenced to fifteen years in States
prison would do the same thing. Heath
would be convicted, and Childers would
divide the reward and prove an alibi in
the Good case.
Childers told him that if lie did not keep
still about rObberies planned last fall they
would kill him.
Childers told him that this plan to rob
the Chinaman failed because the China
man was too quick and shut the door on
them. Tie train-robbery failed because
some of them acked the grit.
The powder and fuse was hidden in
Fresno and afterward found by an officer,
and supposed at. the time to balong to
Eva ms and Sontag TO blow the Jail open to
release George Sontag.
The case was continued to Saturday,
Jones says he has more TO tell. His story
is believed. He is Intelligent and tells a
Straight story with particularity that is
C onVincing.