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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

Henry Wattorson, who is at the
Richelieu, has been studying the vari-
Gus things to be found in Midway
plaisance. He tells the story thus: II
had heard several remarks made about
tho terribly wicked things to be found
in Midway, and in the interest of man
kind in general concluded that it was
my duty to see them, and if necessary
raise my voice and WELD my pen in
saying things about them. Well, 1
have saw them'-as an old friend Of
mine in Louisville says-and the ver-
dict l have reached is that the Midway
plaisance has no right to be connected
in any way with such a wonderful
show as the Worlds fair. There is
nothing of interest there to me except
the types Of people. The SO called
shows are frauds and fakes Those
that are advertised as being obscene and
vulgar are weak and vapid. There is
nothing terrible about them at all, and
the mysterious whispered comments
upon their broadness are unnecessary.
There is no vulgarity about them.
They are insipid.
"One woman, who poses as Persian,
was aslsed by friend of mine what she
was doing. No answer was expected, as
we didn't suppose Persian could under
stand English. To our surprise, how
ever, she looked at us, and in good Bow
cry patois aaid: 4 am knitting. What
do you suppose am doingT Then, with
q downward, horizontal movement of
her hand, she inquired if we saw."-Chi-
cago Tribune
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

An intimate friend of the Stanford
family relates an incident in the sena-
tors life in Washington: A policeman
on duty one evening on K street, within
block of the Stanford residence at the
national capital, found man lying un-
conscious on the sidewalk. He was
about to ring in an alarm for the patrol
wagon when gentleman came up and
recognized the unconscious man as Sem
ator Stanford. They succeeded in get
ting the senator into his house without
any one else knowing what had hap
pened, and nothing was ever said about
it. The first question the senator asked
when he regained consciousness was
whether the newspapers would know all
about it, and he appeared to be greatly
relieved when he learned that it had
been kept secret. The gentleman who
knew of this incident said that the sena-
tors sudden death was no surprise to
him.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

A Burglar Who Tried to Take Everything.
C. A. Collins, who says that he is
clerk, but who is said by the police to be
one of the shrewdest burglars in the
city, is confined in one of the tanks in
the city prison. He was arrested Wednes-
day night by Detectives Silvey, Cody and
Crockett.
On the 25th of last month. according
to the police, he broke into the fiat of
Mrs. Knox at 2542 Howard street while
she was absent In the country and for
two days devoted his time to carting
away every movable object in the house.
Nothing seemed to be beneath his notice,
and in the various trips he made in and
out he took away all the silverware,
clothing, bedclothes. ETC., that belonged
to Mrs. Knox, and then took down the
curtains and portieres and the pictures
on the walls. The carpets and rugs also
came under his observation, and he took
the choicest.
All these things were disposed of to a
Fourth street furniture dealer, and Sill
yer says that he not only received the
cash for them, but made arrangements
with the furniture man to go and get
the piano and the rest of the carpets, and
had negotiations under way with Mar
ket street real estate agent to put a mort
gage on the building.-San Francisco
E.aminer
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

To European eye the good looks, 6
they anywhere exist, of both men and
women in Siam are irremedially de-
stroyed by the universal use of the betel,
which blackens and corrodes the teeth
and causes them to protrude, which rem.
ders the spittoon an indispensable arti-
Gle Of furniture and is responsible for
the great splashes OF red saliva that may
be seen everywhere adorning the ground
as they have been elected from the
mouths Of passersby.
Like their fellows in Anam, the ST.,
amese women enjoy great freedom and
influence. Being Of most mercantile
and managing temperament, they be-
come the self constituted stewardesses,
treasurers and hucksters Of the home or
shop or store. They may be eeen by the
hundred going to market, each seated
alone in her own canoe, with her wares
spread out before her.
The last king kept bodyguard Of
amazons, with red coats and trousers
and small carbines, but the present
sovereign has converted them into Q
species of interior palace police. The
national character is docile, indolent,
light hearted, gay.-Fortnightly Review.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10
STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS
Closing Quotations of the New York and
Philadelphia Exchanges.


NEW YORK. Aug. 9-State and western fouS
quiet. weak; low extras, Sl.95dsi5; city mills
patents, St25lt,5O; fair to fancy, S2.456b5.t5:
Minnesota clear. e2.5Jdt3; patents, St14.30t
superhne, 81 i5It325; city mills, s3D9.85l
winter wheats low grades, 1850. As; patents,
S34otD4; straights. s0.3oDI: rye mixtures, $500
@Ss0 fine. Sl7 @2.lG; southern quiet easy;
common to fair extra, S2.ie13l0; good to
choice extra, s3lblt.25. Rye flour firm, quiet;
superhne, s313.55. Wheat moderately active,
steady; Angus l. L66Is ts7c September 6s6e6ss<c.,
December, 7h1s9I5esc.; January, 76Isa17G9sc.;
May, 6lB0Sl3{c. Rye nominal, western, $50.
Corn firm, quiet; August, tTJ4Qt4sc.; Septem-
ber, 4Tzs0is3zc.; October, $3.50 .gc.; December.
ts6ts1sc.; No. 2, FIa1bis94c. Oats frmer; Au-
gust, 3lI1c,; September sJ3sc state, ,S41<G4S,xc.;
western, 8tIt@tSISc.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. p.-Beef dull steady
extra mess, sI.507.so; family, 3l09ls. PORK
steady, quiet; new MESS, slA500iB Lard firm
New York dairy, leaDo0,a" :; western do, l46n
l7c.; Elgins. 2lIfc.: New York creamery, 2l0
2lI6c.; western do, iec62llsc.; imitation cream
cry, l4t6Dlso. Cheese quiet, hrna: New York
large white. S3l0po.; do. colored. 9Ac.; do.
small, s6oAc.; part skins, kQ16o.: full skins,
h0lc. Egys steady, fair demand: New York
and Pennsylvania, l7c; western, l61l6c. |
BALTIMORE, Aug. o.-Flour dull. unchanged.
Wheat steady. Corn inactive, higher; white
corn, by sample, 5s153o.; yellow do, do, 4a5
Soc. Oats quiet. Rye dull. Hay strong; good
TO choice timothy, S21.50GDsc Cotton nominal
middlinE, she Provisions quiet. unchanged
Butter ,hrmer; creamery, fanny, R2o.: do, fair
to choice, l91elo,; do, imitation, l6o.; ladie,
fancy, isc.; do. good to choice, i51l7c.; store
packed, Ice. Eggs steady at lao.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

Bishop Utterton's mother was q re-
markable woman and inherited much Of
the vivacity of her father. When she
and her husband were at Gibraltar dur.
ing the peninsular war, the latter was
known to be particular about his shaw,
ing water. From his friend, the Spanish
governor of AlSeciras, he received the
sympathetic present Of some dozens OF
rainwater in bottles, which the butler,
thinking it to be wine, duly took charge
of.
Some time afterward the colonel gavo
dinner party, but at the last moment
was called off by official duty, and O.
brother officer was asked to take his
place at the table. In duo course the
hook was handed round, but it was OBJ
served that the guests were singularly
abstemious in regard to it. The explana-
tion was discovered when they had de-
parted The well stored and savory
shaving water had been supplied for
hock!-Notes nn1 Queries
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10
A Novelty In Trolley Roads.

In an electric road recently construct
ed in England a radical departure from
American methods has been made. A
trolley wire is suspended from arms pro-
jecting from steel columns. No guy
wires are employed, as the steel wires
are especially designed to Withstand Sc
we're strains At the corners the trolley
wire, instead of following a curve Of the
same radius of the track, as in the Amer
lean systems, is turned on an angle, tho
whole system depending on the flexibili-
ty of the trolley arm, or side collector,
as it is called. which automatically en-
cages the trolley wire in any position
from two to twelve feet from the side of
the car.
Another change from American prac-
tice is the adoption of pressure of only
$50 volts. The cars are only % feet long
and are equipped with two motors of 10
brake horsepower, running at 400 revo-
lutions. Press.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10
SHANN MURDER CASE.
Interest in the Great Trial Re-
mains Unabated.
THE MUTILATIoN OF THE BODY.

Evidence to Show That Men Came In the
Middle of the Night to Remove tho
Dead Mans Stomaoh-The Testimony
of DIR. Bergen.
TRENTON, Aug. Notwithstanding the
oppressive heat, the Sham murder trial
drew another big throng of spectators to
the county court house yesterday. Mrs.
Sham was agaia surrounded by her chill
dren, married and single, and she sat
much of the time with her black fan be
fore her face. Her cousin, J. Watson
Sham, the undertaken who had charge of
the body of the deceased, under cross-ex-
animation testified that, after his death,
the youth weighed less than eighty pounds,
although he was over six feet tall.
DIR. Ellison II. Bergen testified Tat
young Sham had kidney disease and also
serious stomach trouble. The latter pre-
vented him from retaining food. and he
grew so weak in the course of q few weeks
that his pulse became almost impercepti-
BILE. He vomited blood and mucus almost
constantly. and he died practically from
inanition. DIR. Bergen read copies of all
the prescriptions which he gave deceased.
DIR. Bergen testified that he prescribed
corrosive sublimate tablets twice. They
are bichloride of mercury and poison.
They are used for disinfecting purposes,
and he explained to Mrs. Sham what they
were for. He made it plain that they were
poisonous, and the label showed that too.
John died on Tuesday, and on Thursday
morning the doctor received word from
Mrs. Sham about the three men disem-
boweling him. Mrs. Sham told him TINT
the men came to the house between Land Q
O'Clock in the morning. The witness ex-
amined Shann for life insurance last fall
and passed him as sound.
William Beatty, who boarded with the
Shann's when John died, testified that he
heard no noises of any kind in the house
during the night that it is said the dead
mans body wRs violated. Samuel Ashley
was another hcasier who testified that he
heard no noise OF any kind in the house
that night
Howard n. Cough, Of Port Richmond,
S. L., n life Insurance Inspector of the Man
haitian company, testified that when he
first visited the Sham home after Johns
death his mother refused to allow him to
see the remains after the mutilation Of the
body. However, when he went again with
County Physician Cantwell and Coroner
Coulter he was permitted to view it. There
was large wound in the abdomen, and
the viscera was missing.
Frank c. Borden, another life insurance
agent, acknowledged that he gave Mrs
Sham tip that his company intended to
investigate Johns death. Mrs. Eliza
Blaine, IN aged lady living in New Bruins
wick, testified that she was at the Sham
home the night Johns body was mutilated
She slept in the front parlor with one OF
Mrs. Shann's daughters, and heard nosies
during the night as though some men
were walking on the stairs.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10
FRED DOUGLASS AROUSED.
The CoIored Orator Rsbukes an Attaci
on Hta Race.

CHrckGo, Aug. 1o-Old Fred Douglass,
the colored orator, was greatly wrought
up yesterday in the suffrage congress by
Stephen B. Weeks, professor of Trinity
college, N. c., who read paper on negro
suffrage in the south. The professor said:
"Negro suffrage is failure. 1t must re-
main failure so long as IL is not an ally
of the white vote. A large percentage of
the southern people are of English descent.
They will not submit to domination. The
white man must rule and he will rule He
seeks to secure this result by fair means
He has respect for law, and for that reason
seeks to rule under the law. When he
cannot do that he bulldozes and counts
out. No man who has not lived in negro
land knows what negro denomination Ii.
1t means the destruction of property, ruin
and bankruptcy"
Douglass, who was on the platform,
arose and made an impnssioned reply.
"You are not afraid Of negro domination"
he said, shaking his cane at the professor.
1.-THE negro can never rule this country.
He would be outvoted by the sixty mill
ions of whites and overwhelmed by your
superior intelligence. There is no oppo-
sition to the negro in the south until he as
pires to rise. So long as he is ignorant and
lazy no one disturbs him. II he aspires to
become a lawyer or doctor he at once
becomes an upstart."
Professor weeks made no reply.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

WASHINGTON. Aug. l0-These fourth
class postmasters have just been appointed
in Pennsylvania: East Prospect, II. S. Sit
Ter; Farmers Valley, Kendall Tyler; Fawn
Grove, r. F. Webb: Lewisberry, l.. S.
Reiff; Loganville, M. J. Glattfelter; Marys-
vile, L. l.. Leiby; Tilden, l. Marks. New
Jersey; Alpine, Edward Kohler; Basking
Ridge, J. Il. Buck; Fairview, p. d. wragg;
Harlingen, A. S. Dixon; Rocky Hill, A.
T. Lewis. New York. Barnard's Crossing,
c. Fl. Banker; Belleville, II. S. Green;
Forestville, A. w. Hull; Frewsburg, George
Mccoy; Grapeville, J. A. Lozee; Kinney's s
Four Corners, A. A. Eaton; Morris, G. b.
Bolts; Rotterdam Junction, A. w. Bull;
Thousand Island Park, f. J. Gardner;
Wrightson, Richard Hakes.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

saw Andy Leavitt, the ex-minstrel,
the other day. The old man is chatty as
ever. He loves to think and talk about
his patriotic ancestry.
MY great-grandfather,' said he, twas
one of the men who fought the redcoats
at the battle of Bunker Hill. Further
than that can't trace him, but he made
q good beginning, and am proud to
know that my blood flowed in the veins
of one of the soldiers at Bunker HILL
Boston Globe.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

CHICAGO, Aug. 10.--For the first time
during the l.. A. W meet Zimmerman was
beaten from the scratch yesterday. John
S. johnson, the Minneapolis wonder, &c
complished his defent in the five mile na'
tional championship by crossing the tape
an open length ahead of the great New
Yorker. The last quarter WAS run in 2se-t
seconds. johnson, Tyler and Tuttle did
their best to beat Zimmerman in tbs
quarter mile championship, but the latter
was equal to their combined efforts and
won easily. 1t is very doubtful if Sanger
can ride at all this week.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10
THE AFTER TIME.

There cometh time for laughter
And joy for the days and years.
But ever there cometh after
A time and place for tears.
Weary of revel and riot,
Sick Of the worldly strife,
Cometh the peace-the quiet
That quickens the founts Of life.
and the spirit is disenchanted
With joys that are bitter sweet,
And the soul which for rest had painted
Falls down at the Masters feet
The world and It's ways seem lonely,
And love at the best seema loss
What help is there then but only
To cling TO the crimson cross7
To cling to the cross that blossoms
With blood for the erring shed:
On the tenderest Of tender bosoms
To pillow the weary head:
To feel the love that Is glowing
From the heart that Is quick TO beat
With even the harsh nails going
In the beautiful SCARED white feet
o bird, by the storm winds driven
Where never q sweet bird sings,
From the wild and angry heaven
Fly homeward with weary wings.
And ye that are worn and weary,
Who faint by the way and fall,
Fly fast from the darkness dreary
To the Rock that was cleft for ALL
Atlanta Constitution.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

Slight shockS of earthquake were felt
In California yesterday.
The mother Of Senator Jones, OF Nevada,
died at Santa Monica. Cal.
Escambia, Fla, has o yellow fever scare,
and / 500 people left the place last night.
Lucien A. Holmes, an electric lineman
OF Mobile, Ala, was killed by a shock
while climbing pole.
The county court house at Isabella, Ga,
was destroyed by fire, with all the records
Incendiarism suspected.
Three giusham mills at Fitchburg
Mass, employing LOO hands, will for the
present run but three days week.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10
AFTER THE SMUGGLERS.
They Shipped Goods from Hawaii by waJ
of Wong Kong.


TORONTO, Ont, Aug. 10.-Jacob Lewis.
Of the United States secret service staff. is
In the city. He says about year ago the
United States government learned that a
man known as Wilson, but who had many
aliases residing at Honolulu, was engaged
In smuggling large quantities Of opium,
pearls, moonstones and other precious
stones into the United States by way Of
Canada. Every effort to capture the oper-
atives proved unsuccessful. Finally de-
tective was sent to Honolulu. He there
learned that the goods were shipped at
Hong Kong, He went to Hong Kong and
there placed marks on all the cases while
they laid in the warehouse before shipping.
The result was that one of the cases turned
up in New York in the possession of o
prominent druggist, who was shipping
the goods to St. Louis. The goods were
traced to Toronto, but as yet the authori-
ties have been unable to place them. De-
tective Lewis says that 1t is only ques-
tion of time, however, and that when the
right man is secured he will be made to
tell all he knows.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

CHEYENNE, Wy, Aug. 10. = Governor
Osborne has decided not to appoint any
one to the senatorship made vacant by the
resignation of A. C. Beckwith until the
senate shall have decided the question
whether or not senator appointed after
the failure of the state legislature to elect
is entitled to scat, II the decision is
favorable to seating the appointee it is
definitely settled that the governor will
name Revenue Collector A. l.. New, of tho
district of Colorado aud Wyoming, to ill
the vacancy.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

NEW York, Aug. 10.-The cordnge man.
ufacturing interests of the United States.
outside Of those embraced in the National
Cordage company met at the Office OF tho
John Good Cordage company for the pur-
pose Of forming aCordaRe MaHufacturers'
trust. Some twenty companies are repre-
sented, including the Tubbs, OF San Fran
cisco, and the Filter, Of Philadelphia, in
terests. A committee of five was ap-
pointed to devise plans and report at a
fuLura n1petinp
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. - Preliminary
steps for the construction of three new
gunboats for the United States navy were
taken by the navy department in the issu-
iance Of advertisements inviting bids for
their construction. One of the vessels is
to be of a special type for use in Chinese
waters, while the other two are to be ordi-
nary gunboats. The last congress- appro-
priated 81 200, 600 for their construction.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

BRIDGEToN, N. j., Aug. 10.-Fred Bry.
ant and Clayton Cuff, the two coIored fell
lows arrested on suspicion of breaking
and entering stores here for the past year,
were given hearing before Squire S. W.
Wills and Prosecutor Logue. They pleaded
guilty to all the charges against them of
breaking, entering and stealing from the
stores of P. II. Goldsmith & Co., Kenin &
Wolfson, Coomhs & Smalley and Daniel
Daley. A sentence a about ten years each
stares these fellows In the face
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

A large number of the crew of the i'll
fated Victoria were teetotalers--in fact,
lodge of the Independent Order of
Good Templars-the Vietorias Lifeboat
Lodge A. D.-had been established on
the ship. Not one of the names of the
members OF the lodge is included among
the list Of the saved, 30 that the lodge
has no longer an existence. A curious
fact is that whole lodge of the same
order was lost In the terrible disaster
that overlook the Eurydice in 1s7s.--
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-Police Justice
Grady issued summonses against J. NJ.
Waterbury. +. M. Fulton, Sr,, G. Weaver
Loper and +. L. Wall to appear in the
Jeifersbn Market court next Monday
morning in answer to charges Of perjury
and violation of the statutes relating to
corporations. Tho four persons against
and large stockholders of the National
Cordage company. These criminal pro.
cesdings were instituted by E. b. Balch, a
seUckhoider OF the company, who is also
connected with the John Good Cordage
and Machine company.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

The red cap of liberty had very pro-
saic origin. Instead Of being the "Phyr-
gian bonnet" it is just the galley slaves
headgear. The Swiss of the Chateau
roux regiment sent to the galleys for
their share in the Nancy riots We're re-
leased and came into Paris with the red
caps still on their heads. "They are tht
victims Of despotism," said the people.
forgetting the circumstances of the riot,
and SO the red cap became the favorite
with the extreme party. Washington
Star
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

WAsHINGToN, Aug. 1O.-Colonel S. II.
Boyd, the United States minister to Siam,
hos not rendered his resignation to the
president MS n result of the publication Of
personal letter which he wrote Mr.. Hol-
derman, expressing views in the Sinmese
situation in very undiplomatic language
and rejecting on Secretary Gresham.
While Colonel Boyd will not be asked to
resign, it is understood his.tenure of Office
will be made to end by the appointment OF
a successor.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

McCoENELBURG, Pa. Aug. 10.-James
Deshong has oscn arrested and lodged in
Jail here charged with having knowledge
of the mysterious death of David FLY,
his brother-in law, ON the night of July
in the meadow grounds The dead body
of Filry was found on the morning of the
10th on the premises Of Abram Des-
hong, father-in-law of the deceased.
The evidence in tho hearing duplicates
several persons in most brutal murder.
Further startling developments and
arrests are expected
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

JOLIET, Ills, Aug. 10 Little Nellie
Byron, 1S years old, the daughter of a
wealthy farmer Of Wesley township, was
found dead in a growth of hazel bush.
James Clark, arrested for the crime. con.
fessed that he outraged and then murdered
the child by breaking her neck between
his hands. A iynching Is expected.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

WEST CHESTER. Pa, Aug lO-H. Frank
Bush, who has been in the Chester county
Jail for some months, awaiting trial on
the charge of forgery to the extent of
5000 In notes aud checks, has made an
alleged confession. as result of which
Alfred Shceler and j. Ellwood Yeager,
two young men belonging to some of the
best families in Spring City, were arrested
and furnished s. ,0G9 bail for appearance
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-10

SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa, Aug. 1o.-Two
suspicious characters who gave their names
as Patrick Lynch. of Hazleton, and Will
lam Moran, of Missouri, were arrested
and locked up They were both atthed
in new suits and had lots of gents fur
nishing goods in their possession which
they could not account for. Later 1t was
learned that the London ard Liverpool
clothing establishment had been burglar,
ized, and when accused of committing
the robbery il in said thew confessed