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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
TRICKS OF a FEMALE IMPosToR.
She Gains sympathy and Aid by Pro-
ducing n landlords Warrant and Then
Talks About a Constable's Warrant.

She Gains sympathy ana Aid by Pro-
ducing a landlords Warrant and Then
Talks About a Constabie's Warrant.
A woman is imposing on the kind
hearted residents of Delaware avenue
and is succeeding in gaining a great
deal of aid in cash and household arti-
Giles by a very ingenius and novel
method. She produces landlords
warrant and tells piteous story of de-
privation, and that she is In debt for
rent and that the landlord has extended
her time of payment for three months.
As long as the person who pcruses the
document is not familiar with these
court missives it is all right and the
plant meets with success. But Satur-
day the impostor struck a snag. She
was in the hallway of one of the promi-
nent lawyers of the city that day with a
big bundle of clothing and was pocket
ing sum of money which the kind
hearted lady had presented her,
The lawyer, who was coming through
the hallway out on his way to business,
took gance at the papers. He found
the name of a certain property owner
and also that of Constable Reardon on
the document. He subsequently saw
Mr.. Reardon and the result of the inter.
view was that the woman has obtained
some blank forms, filled them into the
degree she dared and sufficiently t.
hoodwink people not informed on thest
matters. The story she tells combined
with the official appearance of thu
papers is quite sufficient for her pur
poses. She is undoubtedly mendicant
Of the most confirmed kind. Resident!
in all parts of the city should look ou
for her.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
Monderr,ll NIstn,nnrnhnsis.

Brilliant complications are rarely natural
gifts. But this highly priced charm is con-
ferred in perfection by "Glenn's Sulphur
Soap" The transparency and bloom, as
we'll as the delicate perfume which it i'm
parts, place it ut the head of all toilet
preparations of its class. 1t is, moreover
the cheapest of all bsautifiers, and is war
ranted on scientific authority to be free
from all deleterious Ingredients. Beware of
counterfeits. Sold by druggists. AS much
may be said of "Hill's instantaneous Hair
Dye, z" which is the purest, safest and
cheapest known; bringing out eolors the
counterparts of nature, and costing less
than half the price of more pretentious,
but, alas dangerous dyes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
STOLE DEhAWARE HORSES.
The Thieves are Now in jail and til
Stolen Property Was Recovered.


WEST CHESTER, Pa, Sept 24-This
morning at 9 o'clock County Detective
r. o. Jefferis and Constable Holman,
West Pikeland, arrived in West Chester
with five horses and three buggies
which they got ut Nine Points and
vicinity, Lancaster county, from farmers
and others. The property was all stolen
in Delaware and Maryland by jim
Clemson and Joe Harris, two of the
noted Welsh Mountain gang, who were
arrested few days since for horse
stealing in Chester county. They are
now incarcerated in the jail here await.
ing trial. While at Nine Points last
week the officers arrested John Myers,
hotel keeper, as an accessory. This
county has recently been infected with
horse thieves and the capture of the
thieves and the recovery of so much
stolen property has caused considerable
excitement Last night to recover the
horses the officers drove over 100 miles.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
Cotton Growing in This county.

In the garden of William Cooch at
Cooch's Bridge there is growing quite a
fine little crop Of cotton, which sprang UP
from few seeds planted last May as an
experiment. The bushes are very healthy
and reach to a height of two or three feet.
They are laden with both blossoms and
pods, the former showing as delicate vel.
low flower one day and turDingred the next.
ripen before the frost comes, and this OF
course will kill them. Already, however,
there is considerable of the white fibre on
the bushes and were 1t not for our early
frosts it could doubtless be raised to adj
vantage here,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
MoBocoo II ERonANr ARRESTED

james j. Gibson of the Firm of j. j.
Gibson & Co., Morocco Merchants of
This City, IL Out Under $4,000 Ball.
James ]. Gibson, of the morocco firm
of j. j. Gibson g. Co., doing business at
Adams and Conrad streets, was arrested
last Monday on the charge of obtaining
goods and money on false pretence.
Representations were made to the
above effect by Marquis 6 Co. of Phila-
delphia, wholesale importers and dealers
in skins. 1t is stated that Gibson OBJ
tanned values amounting to over $4,000
from the Philadelphia firm. Mr.. Gibson
was brought before Squire Sasse on
Monday and gave $4,000 bail for his
appearance on Thursday afternoon.
Michael Newell signed the bail. piece.
Emanuel Furth, counsel for the Phila-
delphia firm, was present with James
w. Ponder as local counsel. John II.
Rodney represents Mr.. Gibson. The
charges indicate that the transaction
under which the suit is brought tran
spired last June.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

Union American Church began Sun
day the celebration of its 37th ami.
yersary. In the morning the Rev.
Stephen Frisby preached and Richard
Wicks and S. f. Trusty read historical
sketches. There was preaching in the
afternoon and evening by the Revs.
William H. Guy and William Billings
ley, respectively. At the afternoon SER
vice Charles Dolley spoke of deceased
members. There will be preaching
nightly during the week.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
Last Weeks vital Statistics.

Registrar Colquhoun reports II deaths
for the week ending at noon Saturday,
as compared to 30 for the same period
last year. Deaths resulted from the fol-
lowing causes: Congestion of brain, 9;
neart disease, 3; marasmus, 2; menin-
gifts, 2; apoplexy, consumption, dlph-
liberia, inanition, pneumonia, puerperal
peritonitis, premature birth and acct
dent, each. There were 90 births re-
ported, "a white, colored. There were
also 2 marriages, 4 white and 3 colored.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

ST. eclal Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
NEWARK, Sept. 25.-Squire Smith. who
is generally equal to all cases of local juris-
prudence, was in sore straits Saturday
night, for he had half dozen jabbering
Italians before him, all talking at once
and in gibberlsh from which, try as hard
as he would, he could understand only one
word in several hundred. After the air
had been wildly sawed by the excited ges-
ticulations of the Italians for halt hour
and surcharged with ltaliano.Ingese brim-
stone, the squire scratched his head and
automatically dismissed the case. The
charge was assault.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
WILMINGTON COLLEGE MEN.
Some of Those who win HE Themselves
to the Higher Seats of Learning in the


Some OF Those who viii HE Themselves
to the Higher Seats of Learning in the
Land.
Among the Wilmingtonians who will
attend the universities this tall tho
larger number have affiliated them
selves with the University of Pennsyl-
vania. These include Harry Fritz, E.
d. Shortlidge, Charles Wharton, Irving
L. Chandler, Herbert l.. Rice, Roger
Wilson, John Milligan, James r.
Mahaffy, George Rommell, George K.
Forrest, Samuel Swift.
Harvard has J. Rodney Cause, Leroy
Harvey, Victor Thomas, Arthur W.
Spruance, John X. Kane, Charles B.
Palmer.
Yale has John P. Wales, who con-
tinues in the law course; A. H. Buck,
Murray Rowland, James A. Draper.
Princeton has w. @. Spruance, Henry
M. Candy, William Bush.
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology
has Daniel NJ. Bates and Joseph Ban
croft.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

The surpliced choir of st. Michael's
Church, composed of dozen vocalists,
made its first appearance Sunday and
did remarkably we'll. Its membership
will be increased soon. The work
of training it has been in charge of
Organist Francis r. Morrison.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
soLD CIGARETTES TO MIYoRs.
The First Case Brought Under the Statut,
Recently Passed by the Legislature.

Recently Passed by the Legislature.
Nicholson Borelli, a cigar dealer at No.
212 West Eighth street, was arraigned in
municipal court last Saturday, charged
with selling cigarettes 10 Rudolph Miller,
son OF Henry Miller, baker, at No. 20S
West Eighth street. This was the first
case brought under the statute passed by
the last General Assembly prohibiting the
sale of cigarettes to minors under17 years
of age.
Miller testified that he purchased cigar
cites from Borelli, on September ed, and
divers other times. He is Is years old.
George Gosnell testified that he had pur.
chased cigarettes from the accused on
several occasions.
City Solicitor Elliott appeared for the
State, while the defendant was not repre-
scented by counsel. He was held in 500
bail for the upper court.
The penalty In the case is fine of Sl0(
or three months imprisonment or both, as
the case may require.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

United States Marshal Hewson Il. Lam
Sandurs, colored, to the Kings county
penitentiary, Brooklyn, l., l., Monday
morning. The convicps sentence is for
four years. All United States prisoners
whose term Of sentence is for over one
year are sent to the Kings county peni.
Tertiary. The others are confined at New
Castle.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

Cards are out for the wedding of Will
liam l.. Todd, Of the Diamond State Iron
Company, and Miss Elizabeth Smith,
eldest daughter OF Captain Charles II.
Smith .of Scranton, at one time general
superintendent Of the Wilmington City
4th. The day following reception will
be given at No. 1925 Madison street, the
residence of Mrs. Todd. mother of the
groom.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

SpecialC Correspondence OF Gazette ana Journal
NEWARK. Sept. 23.-The Ledger reports
singular coincidence happening to William
A. Morrison, a well-known farmer north
of here. Last Sunday Mr.. Morrison, in
walking over his place, picked up turtle
with the initials "a. II. NJ, 1884, 4. J. T."
these letters being supposed to stand for
A. I. Macklem and Alexander ]. Taylor,
former residents of the neighborhood in
their youth. The singular coincidence is
that the same Mr.. Morrison picked up the
same turtle in just about the same place
on his farm l2 years ago. All OF which
goes to prove that'turtles are pretty long
lived and that this particular turtle is quite
we'll satisfied with Mr.. Morrison's land.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

James McGlnnis, who was serving a
two years sentence in New Castle Jail
for burglary, was on Saturday pardoned
by Governor Reynolds, on account of
failing health. DR.. ]. ]. Black, ply
stefan at the Jail, expressed the belief
that longer confinement in prison would
result in death.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

Police Officer Ward, on Saturday, ar
rested Thomas Davies, charged with dis
orderly conduct. The officer was on his
way 10 the patrol booth with the prisoner
when the latter broke away and fled. The
officer fired his pistol in the air to Brighten
him, without effect. The fugitive was sub
sequently captured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

General Postles of the American Leather
Company, in reply to questions on Mon
day in connection with an anticipated
revival in the morocco business stated that
business is improving. His firm is turning
out 900 dozen skins a day, which is good
record considering the condition of trade
recently.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

The establishment of the Ford
Morocco Company is running on full
time aud an extra force of men has
been engaged by the company. The
firm is putting out 200 dozen skins a
day.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

The Rev. +. G. MacSorley, pastor of
Cambridge NJ. u. Church, has been sent to
the Worlds Fair by his congregation.
Mrs. Melinda Bruce, who is in Chicago
is suffering from sprained ankle, which
injury she sustained by falling from car.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

President Higinbottom of the Worlds
Fair is the guest of National Worlds Far
Commissioner George V. Massey. The
two gentlemen went from this city To
Dover Saturday evening by special train.
They occupied the Delaware railroad pay
car.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

The wagon which carries the United
States mail from the postotfice to the rail.
road station broke down at Front and
French streets, last Saturday. The mail
was transferred to another vehicle and
carried to the postoffice in time for distri.
bntiou
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

The Brandywiue Club, which occupies
the residence Of the late General Henry
du Point, at du Points Banks, has issued
cards for its second annual ladies' re-
ception, which will take place next Fri
day evening,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
N. B. CHURCH
is Dedication, on Sunday, by
Bishop Newman.
| MOST MEMORABLE OCCASION
The Beautiful Edifice Almost
Free of Debt.

Twenty-Five Thousand Dollar building,
; Commenced Last Spring, with Loss Than
One Thousand Dollars Against 1t When
Consecrated--Joseph Pyle's Great Gen
crosby.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

How absurd to croak and wheeze with
cough which Hale's Honey of Horehound
and Tar will cure.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
minute.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
More peln,vnre PenAIonsrs.

WASHINGTON. Sept. Extension certifi-
Gates have been issued to the following
Delawareans: Original, widows-Jane S.
Gem, Wilmington; Mary Carter, Henry
CLAW
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

County Treasurer John T.. Dickey re-
ported on Monday that county taxes are
coming in briskly. On Saturday there was
q receipt Of between sll, 600 and $4,000,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

Crocus are being caught in large num-
bers along the bay front. The fishermen
have been unusually successful each day
this week.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

WAsHIHGTos, Sept. 23.-P. NJ. Levick
was to-day appointed postmaster at Viola,
Delaware,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

'Tain't so much what the Office pays,
Or that the man will fit it;
IT'S Just The clear, straight, gnawin' fear
Atlantis Constitution.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-05
ALPINE RAILROADS.
They Are Being Pushed to the
Full Extent OF Capability.

VI
If Alpine railways continue to spring
up in the future as in the past there will
soon he left no peak in ali Switzerland
which can not be reached OH one of the
noisy little track roads. The latest one
starts at Briemz, Oh the lake OF the
same name, and runs up the side of the
ROihhOrn with pretty uniform grade
Of 20 to 25 per cent for distance of
4. II miles, little longer distance than
the Rigi road runs up the mountain of
that name on the Lake of Lucerne.
About IL per cent of the line is curving,
the minimum radius of curvature being
1858 feet, says the Toronto Mail.
The gauge of the road is 2 feet ~
inches. and the track is constructed OH
the Abt system Of centrai-cogged rails.
into which nit pinions on the locomotive
after the manner adopted on the Pixies
Peak railway in this country. The steel
rails are Twenty-Five and One-half feet
long, and weigh forty pounds per yard.
The locomotives weigh! thirteen tons
when empty and seventeen tons when
loaded with coal and water. The cylin-
ders are twelve inches in diameter,
have a stroke of twelve inches, and
transmit their power through rocking
beams directly to the pinionS which fit
into the track rails.
The boiler carries a pressure of 200
pounds when working. There are four
cars on the railway, three for passen-
gers only, and having seats for forty to
forty-eight persons, and one for passen-
gers and baggage. The latter consists
of a compartment for twenty passen-
gers, and an open platform, on which
carried. The road is provided with a
telephone line instead of the more
usual Geographic connections be
lMeen stations.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-05
SURPRISED HAWAIIANs.
One Statement in Stevens Dis
patch DisDelieved.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The official
announcement contained in Minister
Stevens dispatch to Secretary Foster
that the representatives of all foreign
governments had recognized the new
government at Hawaii was evidently as
great surprise to the commissioners
here as to the general public. as it may
be properly construed to include the
the British consul. In the morning of
the day of their departure and up to
within few minutes before that time.
they had not heard of the action of
Greats Britain'S representative, al
though they had been in communi-
cation with the foreign Office up to
their departure. 1t is said the British
minister had met the United States
minister on the morning in question
and mad communicated verbally to him
the information that he had been just
requested to recognize the new govern
ment or he intended doing SO, which
gave to Mr.. Stevens the grounds fOf the
statements contained in his dispatch.
This is the only way in which the com
mjssioners can account for the matter
The commissioners say they have full
power to negotiate treaty Of anneXa-
ti0n with the United States, and, al
though they had not been officially
notified by the government yet, they
are encouraged to believe from the man
ner in which they have been treated
that formal recognition will soon fol
low
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-05
IN "A THUNDER SHOWER.
George Was Stunned by a Bolt,
but 1t Paid Him, Possibly.

George Was Stunned by Bolt,
but 1t Paid Him, Possibly.
New York Recorder.
We were spinning along one fine
summer afternoon behind my favorite
horse, and l was making desperate
effort to summon courage to free my
mind. But not particle OF help did
Bertha give me. We were both thus
busily engaged and did not notice the
great black clouds that had suddenly
appeared, and now distant rumblings
made US aware that thunderstorm was
approaching. Turning the horses head
about, we set off at a run for home, but
before we had gone mile the storm
was upon us. We looked for shelter
and found it under a farmers shed.
Tying the horse securely to post. l
took Bertha to the further end and there
made her as comfortable as possible in
the farmers covered wagon, and went
back to the horse, as the thunder and
lightning had thoroughly frightened
him. Great forked streakS of lightning
leaped here and there, each followed by
a terrific peal of thunder, and the rain
poured in torrents. Suddenly there was
a frightful cracking sound, the ground
seemed to open, my head seemed to
burst, and | knew no more. When my
senses returned Bertha was standing
over me. "George, dear George, you
will soon be all right" said she, sit was
only shock; come now, sit up" Grad
ually my head grew clearer, and then |
looked about. Twenty feet away great
tree lay on the ground. The lightning
felled it. 1t was this bolt that stunned
me. Bertha" said l. ''our escape was
miraculous. God has been good to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-05
IN a WIRES EMBRACE.
n Negro Electrocuted and Nearly
GuiIIOtined

LOUISVILLE, Feb. 4. - An electric
light wire yesterday morning electro
cuted man, and almost guiliotined him
as well, the current burning deep into
his neck and almost severing the head
from the body. Just before daylight the
wire. which carries current of 1000
volts for the street lights, broke, and
lay in coil more deadly than any
serpent awaiting victim. The place
was pitch dark, and soon cab was
driven against the broken wire, but the
driver escaped. a horse attached to a
brewers Wagan next stepped on the
wire and was Instantly killed. This at
tracted the attention of police
man, who posted himself near
by to warn people away. Soon
alter Leonard Figg, colored, came up
on his way TO work. He approached i'll
the opposite direction and the officer on
guard did not see HIM until he heard a
sharp groan. and, turning, saw the man
in the grasp of the deadly wire, which
writhed and coied about him like some
live monster. He had walked right
into it. Several persons rushed to his
rescue. but OH touching the man were
knocked senseless. He had fallen with
the wire coiled about his neck, and
cloud of smoke arose as the deadly metal
burned into the flesh. A set OF elec-
trician'S tools were at last secured and
the wire cut. The man was dead and the
neck almost severed. The pipe he was
smoking was still clenched in his teeth
and his hands were thrust in his peck
cts, death having evidently been almost
instantaneous.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-05
THE BIG HORN.
"A Skull of the Animal Found by
Hunters in the Sierra.

"A Skull of the Animal Found by
Hunters in the Sierra.
Fresno Expostor
G. Bailey and Lii Winchell have re-
turned from an extensive trip among
the Sierra Nevada mountains. They
were absent several weeks upon their
journey, and visited many of the most
famous portions of the mountains.
One of the most remarkable finds of
their expedition was the skull of all eX-
tInct animal very similar to what is
known as the Montana big horn. This
animal, no doubt, roamed these mount
aims only few years ago, as the skull
IS in good preservation, and it, with one
of the horns, was brought home as
souvenir of the wilderness of mount
aims.
1t is said that the animal was some
times met near the summit when white
men first began to visit that remote sec
ton, but 1t is not believed that they ever
abounded i'll large numbers,a as the coun-
try is very rough, atfording pasturage
only along the immediate margins Of
the rivers and the lakes.
The last of these animals of which
any report was made was seen near the
Hedu OIL the SOuIu lOTk OIL the San
Joaquin river few years ago. 1t is
possible that there still may be one or
two of these horned animals living in
the unfreQuented recesses and almost
inaccessible strongholds of the Sierra
Nevadas, but il they exist, they keep
so we'll out of sight that they are not
seen.
They are described as being as large
as calf half year old, and perhaps
often much larger. They feed on the
tufts of grass and the FEW weeds and
sprouts found in the rocky regions of
the mountains. In winter they must
find little to eat unless they crop the
tip-tops Of the tamaracks protruding
above the snow.
The skull found by Messrs. Bailey and
Winchell was lying among the rocks at
the foot of black peak about two miles
north of Mount Goddard.
The animal had died there. and its
bones were all gone except the skull
and horns.
Perhaps wild beasts had eaten the
carcass and had dragged the bones
aSunder, so that none were found but
the skull.