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Arizona republican., 1893-12-07
A Terrible Neapon.

The sting of a bee is composed of two spears of polished horn held in sheath. One gets a notion of the sharpness of the weapon by very
 simple comparison. The edge of a
 very keen razor, when examined under 6 good microscope, appears as broad as the back of thick knife. rough, un- even and full of notches. An exceed ingly small and delicate needle simi- larly scrutinized resembles rough
 bar from smiths forge. The sting of bee, viewed through the same in strument, shows fawlcss polish,
 without the least blemish or inequali- ty, ending in a point too fine to be dis cerned. In the act of singing the spears, each of which has nine barbs and is grooved with channel for the passage of the poison, emerge from the sheath. One of them is plunged into the flesh of the victim, the other fol- lowing, and alternately they penetrate deeper and deeper. The venom is forced to the ends of the spears by much the same process as that which carries the poison from the tooth of snake when it bites
Arizona republican., 1893-12-07
DEVOTED DOGS.
They Sacrificed Themselves for Thei
 Little Mistress.

They Sacrificed Themselves for Their
 Little Mistress.
 A writer in Our Animal Friends re lates a story of two fox-terriers, Tan and Tally, which belonged to physi- clan in southern California, and were the playmates of his little daughter Mabel. They had been her compan- ions from her baby hood. and she was now five years old. On the day in question she and they were frolicking in the garden, when the little girls at tention was. attracted by peculiar noise in a bush at her elbow.
 She peered into the branches to see what had made the noise. Instantly the head of snake reared itself before her, and the sound of its rattles was repeated. Mabel stood as if fascinated. The gardener, at work not far off, screamed to her to run, and hurried as fast as he could to her rescue. Hurry as he might, however, he would have been too late but for the dogs.
 They saw the little girls danger, and threw themselves between her and it, worrying the snake till the man could come up and kill it. They were quite aware of their own danger; again and again, when camping out with their master, they had shown the greatest terror at the sound of a snakes rattles but they could not see the child in jured.
 When the mother came in answer to the shouts of the gardener, she found Mabel safe, but both dogs were already in the agonies of death.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-07
A PEND OF FIRE.
Terrible Crime of a Los An
 geleS Man.
He Pours Blazing Kerosene over His Divorced Wife, Who Is Fa-
 tally Burned.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 Los ANGELES. Dec. 6.-Aguilar, a man whose wife recently secured di- vorce on the ground of cruelty, com- mitteti a diabolical crime here this afternoon. His divorced wife, whose life the man has frequently threatened. was the victim.
 Agui1ar went to a house where the woman was staying and when she re- fused to see him, he followed her into the back yard. The man was carrying a quart bottle filled with kerosene. He broke the neck off the bottle and after applying match to the contents as he ran toward the woman. he seized her and poured the burning liquid upon the woman's head, down her neck and over her clothing.
 The woman ran into the street scream ing pitifully for help. The fend hay. ing done his work escaped. Before the neighbo who ran out with blankets could extinguish the flames Mrs. Aguilar had been frightfully burned. Her hair was singed to it's very roots, and her head, arms, breast and neck were burned almost to 8 crisp. The en- tire body was blistered and roasted in 2 horrible manner. The woman will die.
 A warrant is out for Aguilar but if he should fall into the hands of the in- dignant populsce he will be hurriedly dealt, with.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-07
GOULD'S STORY.
He Denies the Strange Incident of
 the $4O,OOO Check.

He Denies the Strange Incident of
 the $4O,OOO Check.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Geo. J. Gould did not go to his office in the Western Union building today at noon. How ever, he authorized somerville to give out the following statement concerning the suit for $4O,0O0 brought against him by Miss Zella Nicolaus for unlaw- fully obtaining and appropriating a check which he had previously given her:
 q know nothing of such suit as TO legal papers have been served on me. II any should be, the matter will be re- ferred to my lawers. I never gave the woman check for any amount. It is evidently a scheme to extort money from me. The woman came to my of- fee about year ago claiming to know several prominent people in Chicago with some of whom I am personally acquainted and represented that she was in destitute circumstances and wished to get back home. I supplied her with the means of doing so. It seems, however, she did not not go. as she called at my office several times afterward but I declined to see her."
Arizona republican., 1893-12-07
AXWORTHY'S END.
Death of the Big Cleveland De-
 faulter.
The Last Chapter in the Story of the Downfall of Once Hon. Ored Man.
By the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 6.-Thomas Ak worthy, the defaulting treasurer of this city, died at Hamilton, Ont, today of Bright's disease. Axworthy left Cleve- land in September. 1888, going to New York, as he said, to pay the interest on city bonds. He carried with him a satchel full of money.
 When he failed to return it was dis covered that he was defaulter for over $600,000. He was traced to England and in London the attorneys of his bondsmen forced settlement, by the terms of which all his property and real estate in this city was turned over. He returned to Canada, where he has since resided. His bondsmen made a final settlement last summer.
 Axworthy was one of the most pop ular men in Cleveland before his down. fall. He, WAS & leader of the Demo- cracy and was three times elected to the city treasurership by big major ity, largely by the vote of Republicans. An investigation showed that he began his appropriation of the funds during his first term.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-07
A TERROR TO BANKERS.
The Fraud Who Comes in the Guise of
 Humble Honesty Is Most Dreaded.

The Fraud who comes Tn the Gulse or
 Humble Honesty Is Most Dreaded.
 N. A. Painbolt, of Norfolk, Neb., who was present at the worlds congress of finance at Chicago, said to St. Louis Globe-Democrat: "I am more fearful of the man who makes good appearance than Of the other kind. Men whc ex- pect to deceive bankers understand how much we have to depend upon looks. They prepare themselves ac- cordingly. If a man comes to me with certain amount of timidity and want of confidence, I am more inclined to take him at his word and give him what he wants than if he is ready of speech and entirely self-possessed. As for the theory that the confidence man betrays himself by his manner I have my doubts. It hasn't been my expert ence with them. Dickens is considered an authority on human nature. Dick ems said something like this: The general impression is that a dishonest man cannot look you in the face. Let me disabuse your mind of that, for I promise you a dishonest man can look you out of countenance every hour of the day if there is anything to be gained by it. My experience in the banking business confirms that view of it."
 J. M. Dinwiddie, of Cedar Rapids, said: ''Let me add my experience. A man came into my bank with check for fifteen dollars-his wages as car penter, he said. He was dressed like a workingm an. He looked like one. In every way he had the appearance of an honest man. I hadn't the least doubt he was what he claimed to be and cashed his check. He had forged the signature. He cashed six others like it in our city that day. We got him and I looked him over carefully, but I couldn't see anything about him which conhicted with my first judg- ment that he was an honest working man. Even after he was in prison he was just as honest looking as when he came to the bank window"
Arizona republican., 1893-12-07
NOVELTIES OF THE HOUR.

BRIDGET PENDERGAsT, after a sleep of two years duration, recently shook off her drowsiness, in the Central hos pital at Indianapolis.
 THE jaw of woman became par alyzed while she was talking through a telephone at Dover, Del, the other day. An attempt to force open her jaw resulted in it's fracture. as.e a
 A HARTFORD barber has asBianosin his back room, for the enterta ihnfent of his patrons while they await their turns in the operating chairs" Since this innovation his patronage has fall- en off. He can't understand it.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-07
A Traitor on Board.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Ths Herald has the following: The Brazilian cruiser America which sailed from New York for Rio on the night of Nov. 26, is lying at Bridgetown, Barbsdoes, 90 seriously disabled by the act of an unknown traitor among her crew, that she will probably be unable to continue her voyage for several weeks.
 A cable message was received by Flint & Co.,, announcing that the ves- sel's valves had been purposely broken by some unknown member of the crew and that the vessel had been so seri. ously injured that long delay must occur before she could continue her voyage. In view of this the cru iser Nictheroy. which left St. Thomas with the America for Rio Janeiro last Sun day night had to continue her voyage alone.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-07

VERMONT and Connecticut coined coppers in 17S5. New Jersey and Mass achusetts did the same in 17S6.
 IN 1237 the English coined gold pen nies which weighed 1-12Oth of a pound and passed for twenty pence.
 DOWN to the Norman conquest the Britons had "living money" and s'dead money" the former being slaves and cattle, the latter metal.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-07
\ Principle at Stake.

"Your account of the concert last night" said the musician, trembling with indignation, omitted all men, tion of the very thing I wanted to see printed. The violin I played, as was careful to tell your reporter, was a genuine Stradivarius, and one of the best he ever made"
 "That's all right" said the editor of the Daily Bread "When MT. Stradi- varius gets his fddles advertised in this paper it will cost him fifty cents a line. Good morning, sir."-Chicago Tribune.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-07
DAMAGES FOR THE MAFIA.
Close of One of the Suits Agains st
 New Orleans.

Close of One of the Suits Against
 New Orleans.
 NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 6.-The Abog- noto case against the city of New Orleans for $30 ,000 damages growing out of the 1ynching of the Italian Mafa at the Parish prison about three years ago was argued before Judge Boardman of the United States circuit court today. The case was given 10 the jury quite late and the court having adjourned, the jury delivered sealed verdict. Judge Boardman virtually decided that Abog- motto was an Italian citizen and that damages should be given for the suffer ing of the prisoner during the attack on the prison and the lynching. It is thought the jury gave verdict against the city for several thousand dollars,
Arizona republican., 1893-12-07

aged the town and then called away towards the south. Ihla Grands is only few miles from Rio, being the the quarstine station ofthat port, out side of Rio bay and just south. It is thought the incident occurred while Mello was on his way south and it is not interpreted to show that he has re- turned northward again.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-07
THE DISCARDED COMMODORE.
He Relates His Observations on the
 Brazilian Revolution.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Commodore Stanton spent several hours at the navy department. At Secretary Herbert's request he will submit a report in writing. Tonight the commodore talked about the present situation in Rio harbor, giving vivid description of foreign war vessels and their char acter. He described Mello as brave officer, quiet in manner, but giving evil dence of travel and culture. According to Stanton's description the city of Rio shows few marks of the bombardment, but the town of Nictheroy is almost wholly destroyed and abandoned by the residents.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-07
Fast In Ice.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. GA whole fleet of vessels is fast in an Ice foe at the head of lake Erie and all efforts to release them are in vain.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-07
Traces of the Insurgent Admiral.

WASHINGTON, Dec. GA dispatch from Minister Thompson, dated Petro- polls. Brazil, informs the state depart ment of the arrival of Admiral Mello at the quarantine station t1-Ihla Grapde, on the coast south of Rio. Mello pill
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-13

In our Ingram department
we have made many decided
bargains, and when we sell a
wool carpet it is all wool.
The best Ingrains made to.
day are the Titians and
Ariens, the same on both
sides, ard all from the best
French designs - 81 per
yard. In limitations of these
we have a line of Carpets
that look equally well for SO
cents per yard, aud for some
purposes very desirable.
Our German threo,stripe
Carpets are yard wide and
alike Oh both sides -25 cents
per yard.
We have made up one
thousand window shades on
good spring fixtures ready TIC
put up, for % cents each,
and not paper, either.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-13
FOURTH edition


The United States Court re.convened
at IL O'Clock this morning, all the petlt
jurors answering to their names with
the exception OF Ii. Grant, j. Tyndall,
Alexander q. Cummins, VIM. Brown
and Thomas j. Russell.
Attorney Sanborn addressed the
court on behalf OF Attorney Bird, who
Is absent from the city, asking that
the case against L. I. Il. Smith be con.
tinued until Tuesday next. District
Attorney Watson having consented to
the continuance the case was contin
ued until that time.
Attorney John Biggs addressed tho
court In relation to the election cases.
He said there were thirty of these
cases to lie tried. Seventeen of these
for interfering with United States OF.
ticers and ten for illegal registration
were Indicted at the last term of court
and three at the present term. For
these he and Mr.. Lyman appeared. but
they were not prepared and could not
go to trial, as he had just been called
into the case. Although Mr.. Lyman
was familiar with them he asked that
they be continued.
District Attorney Watson said that
cases had been continued at theilast
term on the application Of Mr.. Bayard,
counsel for the defense. Now another
continuance Is wanted, and possibly
when they are called again, another
attorney might be retained and the
cases 20 over again. and 1t would be
hard TO tell when the cases would be
brought to trial. The cases are all
alike and could be disposed OF In a
short time. 1t would be unfair to the
government, l think, to have them
continued on the ground of he having
just entered the cases"
Mr.. Biggs said the cases were all
different. There were different cleo
| ton officers, constables and election
! places, ana as each case contained its
own particular facts, II was necessary
that they be tried separately. He
thought his motion was not unrea-
sonable nor all injustice to the govern
ment. The prisoners could not get
away. and even II so they ure under am.
pie bnil. He therefore thought his re.
| quest fair and reasonable In asking
for time in which to prepare for trial.
After further argument the cases
were continued until Monday molh-
Ing. the jurors being discharged until
that time.
Michael Mcdonnell was brought
into the court room and entered a
plea Of guilty as Indicted for Illegal
registration. Mr.. Biggs addressed
the coart TINT McDonEell's case was
one which had been assigned him, and
after few minutes talk with the
prisoner, asked to with lraw the plea
and enter one OF not guilty. The
plea was accepted ana Mcdonnell
placed under bail. Tho Ponzo case
was also continued until Monday.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-13
HNM.B. SHARP eco
Fourth and Market SITS.

Our Carpet rooms are
fairly overlooking with the
Spring arrivals, and the pat.
terms vie with each other in
the handsomest designs Of
Colonials, First Empire and
Louis the XVI. The color.
ings are mostly in subdued
effects, and we show q great
variety in the best grade Of
goods at remarkably low
prices.
Administers soft, rich and
handsome, at $l.35 per yard
with ) borders if you desire.
Administer Moquette in all
new designs, $l.25 per yard.
Body Brussels in forty.
eight new patterns with Dor.
ders to match in elegant par.
lor, library, dining-room and
chamber designs at $l.25
per yard, with twenty differ
ent styles of hall and stairs
to match.
In this lot of Brussels we
have about twenty patterns
from the Fall season, which
we shall sell from 25 to So
cents per yard off. If the
patterns will suit you the
quality is there just the
same.
In Tapestry Brussels Car
pets we have all the best
things made by Stinson,
Smith and Roxbury from 81
cents to 80 cents per yard,
with a lot Of patterns we
will not again duplicate, al
the following reductions:
CSC. reduced to SOC. per yard.
f5c. reduced to 60c. per yard.
ooc' reduced to Toe. per yard.
Our order for China Mat.
tings goes out early, thus
enabling us to collect the
very best styles. We have
seventy.five styles and pat
terms OF China and Japan
mattings in prices from u!
cents to Is cents per yard,
mostly in the iointless kinds.
The morked.down rugs are
three-quarters gone - they
are Scotch for wear, and will
60 if your taste is not toe
critical.
27y60 are Sl00-Rrussels.
21XG0 are Sl.g5-Nelvets.
21x60 are Sl.5o-Nelvets.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-13

Dots
], B. MonGar, 900 East Fourth street,
has on hand 1900 gallons of ready.
mixed paints which he ID selling at the
lowest cash prices.
The Athletic Club OF the Brownson
Library Association, will give Its last
smoker to night. There will be mum.
Der OF sparring and wrestling bouts
between we'll known sports.
The front OF an Eighth street cleo.
trio car, No. IS, was wrecked by a lum-
Der wagon at Tatnall street yesterday.
The Car was thrown from the track In
the collision, but no one was Injured.
Welcome Council, No. q, Junior
Order United American Mechanics,
gave u package party in the hall last
night. Treasurer Appleby made an
address.
A choir Of twelve voices sang an.
thems and chorusss at tho Trainer
Chapel on Tuesday evening, assisted
by Oglesby's Orchestra, from Chester,
Pa. Two lady yiolinists gave solos.
James Simpson ls now bailiff pro
tenn OF City Council, Mr.. Michael KEEL
ley being seriously indisposed.
Joseph X. Adams. City Treasurer, Is
now resting at Ocean Grove, and re-
ports this morning by postal card that
no is rapidly improving and feels
nearly we'll enough to run a foot race
with Clerk HeIsey, OF City Council.
Leonard johnson, who has been EN-.
ploved as advertising agent OF a theat.
rical company has arrived In our city.
/. S. Bullock will open a shop at
9th and Shipley streets. where he will
carry on the roofing and heating BUSH
ness.
Messrs. Ryle Richardson, j. Oscar
Tyson, Warren j. Davis and Charles
Seyfrisd, OF Wilmington, Dol, spent
Sunday with relatives in Upland.
Mr.. ]. A. Todd, OF the Harlan Il Hol-
lingsworth Co.. leaves our city to-day
forPhiladeiphia,t to take the Columbian
train ut ll.3G. for Chicago, to take
charge Of the car exhibit. instead OF
MIR. Conner, as before mentioned.
A Mir. Houston OF Philadelphia was
at tina REP IBLIoAN office this morning
looking up an Incident OF local inter.
est which happened In July 1890 or
1891.
MIS-. Mary Z. X. briggs, wife of S,
H. riggs, disd near Smyrna on Fri
day aged, rs years. Her remains were
inferred in tine Odd Fellows Cemetery
on sunday. the Row. G. W. Dame Off
ciating.
Mrs. Thos. White and daughter, Miss
Mary Il. White, of West Chester, stnrt
ed on trip TO Delaware Miss Mary
expects to attend as bridesmaid fol-
her cousin, Miss Ella NJ. Barry, who ID
to be married to Mr.. Samuel Landers
to-day, April 18th, in Nuptial Mass
at st. Joseph's Church, New Castle
Del.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-13

HlCKS.-1n Mill Creek Hundred, on April
mn, 1893. Bessie L., daughter of Ellis
7. and Amy Il. Hicks. aged years and
Ii monhs.
the house AZ oicl ocii. Interment private,
mt Mt. Salem Cemetery.
BERNIARDT.-0nA April 18th, 1893 John
NJ. u rnhardt, aged Is years.
Relatives nnd friends of the family are
Invited to attead the funeral from his
late residence. No. rs Madison street. OH
FriGay Afternoon ut 80 O'Clock. Services
M FIRST Presbyterian Church Mt 3 O'Clock.
Interment AT Rivervlew Cemetery.
baltimore papers please copy.
HEWEs.-on April H. 1893. Priscilla
g. Ilewes agel "a years.
Re ativei and friends are invited to at
tend h"r funeral from the residence OF
her son in-iaw. WIN. A. Cross, No, 20t
East Four ceuth street, on Friday, at /
o'clock p. IN. lntermcnt AZ SLOAN Gem e.
terry. I
McKIBBONs.- I'm this city. on April IL,
1888, Willie Il son OF Andrew and Katie
e. Mex lbhonS and the grandson OF the
late John Z. Kennedy. in his second
year.
Relatives and friends are Invited TO Mt
tend his funeral from the residence OF
his parents lllG Chestnut street, on FRI
day afternoon. at . O'Clock. Interment
at New Cathedral Cemetery.
tibthttslHs apTI
1893. Mary a., relict Of the late Daniel
Creedcn.
RI latives and friends are invited to at
tend her funeral from her late residence
on aturday morning, nj . o'clock. High
Mass ut -. Johns Church, 1nterment al
Cathedral Cemetery.
SMlTH.-on April ~, 1897, Charles vii.
liam Smith. only son of William Henry
and Margaret Carpenter Smith.
CubBhETil.-in Dover. Delaware or
| April ~. 1893 Isabel Ia d. Culbreth, wife
of the lato samuel Culbreth.
II AMlLfON.-At Poughkeopsie, N, Y, or
| the lst inst, Mrs Philip Hamilton, cid
| es daughter of the late Hon Louis Nc
l. the OF Delaware, in Ter s0th year.
Gil ANDLER,-At Yorklyn. on the 1ltt
instant, Jane Chandler, aged 81 years.
GOMEGYS.-in Philadelphia. on the 10th
| instant. James II, son OF Elizabeth and
tho late Abram Comegys. in his SD
wear.
WHlGHTlNGTON.-s on the 18th
| inst Charles l.. Wrightihgtou. aged 81
| years,
Due notice of funeral will be given.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-13

CuAR EsTowS, W. Va, April 1e.-Mr.
Jabez Bailey, brother-inlaw OF j. b.
Meredith, president of the Vulcan
Road Machine Works, died here this
morning from injuries received last
Sunday night by Jumping from "A Nor.
folk and Western express train at the
crossing of this road with the Rnlti-
moro nnd Ohio near Chnrlestown lie
fell into cnivert, breaking his collar.
bone and six ribs, three of which pene.
trated his lungs. Soon after tie aecl,
dent he wns found and removed to his
boarding onse, whore, before his in.
iuries were fully known, he sat UP in
great agony and wrote his will and O
long letter to his wife telling of the
accident and its probable fatal result.
MI. Bailey was employed as book
keeper in the above factory and his
home was in Chester, Pa, where his
wife resides. He WIS about sixty-seyer
years OF age.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-13
A few OF the BARGAINS

All of Foster Hook Kid all colors regular price &c Bar
gain day price 63c This price day only.
All of Foster Hook Kid, all coors regular price S1.00
Bargain day price, Sic.
All Of Foster Hook Kid fancy stitch sl.25 Glove will be
sold this day for S1.05 One day price only.
All of our 25c Aprons, with Hamburg trimming and
tucked, will be sold this day for l9c.
One lot Of China Silk Head Rests regular price 25c. Bar
gain day price | 7e
Ono lot of extra long Fancy Linen Bureau Scas regular
price 300 Bargain day price Csc
One lot of Fine Moss Dress Trimming, all coors regular
price 48e Bargain day price 25c
All Of our sc Handkerchiefs will be sold this day fol
&c. Bargain Gay price only.