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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26

The men and women who are employed
as clerks In large establishments are pro-
vided, as class, with larger degree of in
possess as good fund Of general informa-
tion as most people. Now and then, how
ever, one meets with salesman or sales
woman who fails to come up to the require
ments in the particulars mentioned, but
who endeavors to cover up the deficiency by
assuming a knowledge when they have it
not, il the misquotation may be pardoned.
Friday a lady who is well known in soci-
ETY. circles and who is afflicted to ali exas-
peratins degree with nearsightedness WIS.,
tied one of the big houses here that deals
in everything from thread to thermometers
to purchase some oil NE silyerware which
she had noticed advertised at attractively
moderate prices. Entering the department
devoted to silverware, she was waited on by
young saleswoman, and after finding
what she desired inquired, after attempting
to decipher the Trademarks;
Who is the maker OF this wareP"
"Oh, the sanle," cheerily responded the
clerk.
THE samef" repeated the customer.
probably you do not understand me. |
mean what is the name of tho manufac-
turer OF these forks and spoonsf"
The young woman gazed at her interlocu-
tor commiseratingly for moment and then
remarked in pitying tone:
why, madam, there is only one manu-
facturer of silyerware-Sterlingp' Wash
inEton Post
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26
CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE.
The Philadelphia Convention Insists
Upon Total Abstinence.

FHILhDELpHIA, Jan. 25.-The national
conference of Christian Prohibitionists re-
sumed Its sessions yesterday, Rev. Charles
Roads presiding. "What Christians
Should Do Regarding the Liquor Traffic"
was the topic of the day, DR. H. b. Du-
rant opening the debate by declaring that
Prohibitlonists had reached the Rubcon,
and offered y resolution that the liquor
traffic and Christianity cannot go to-
gethcr Mr.. Lindsay, of New York. criti-
cised the attitude of the Methodist church
in California towards prohibition, and
Rev. DIR. William Swindells rising to de-
fend that denomination, was not permitted
to speak fully, and thereupon declared
that he would remain simply as a spec
tator. Il. II. Hickey, DIR. L.. G. Jordan
and Rev. Z. q. Northrup continued the
debate.
A committee on resolutions was finally
empowered to act and reported that the
attitude OF the church towards the traffic
III alcoholic beverages should be one of I'M
comprising hostility, manifested by total
abstinence personally aud in church COM
munion, and by opposition to license and
all organizations which do not oppose
license.
-Four resolutions embodying this We're
passed, whereupon committee Of eleven,
with Rev. Charles Roads as president, was
appointed to devise ways and means for
holding future meeting of the confer
ence, preferably in Chicago during 1898
The.tNational Anti-Nuisance League was
indorscd
mass meeting was held in the evening
under the conferences auspices.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26
MURDER QUICKLY AVENGED.
ADesperate Negro ElS-Convict Lynched
for Double Crime.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 26.-One of The most
horrible crimes ever committed here oc-
Cured last evening and resulted in ii wo-
mans throat being cut from ear TO ear, a
man being murdered and another being
lynehed The crime took place in the
Fifth district Of this city, which Is far off
from the thickly settled neigh hborhoods,
Mrs Martin McMahon an aged woman,
keeps a grocery ut the corner of Atlantic
and Pacific avenues and sometimes hired
negro eN-convct named Fisher.
last evening she sent The negro on an
errand She expressed displeasurc at a
trifling purchase he had made for her,
when the negro grasped n large meat
knife, rushed for the woman and cut her
throat, The woman's screams attracted
the attention of white man, who ran to
her assistance. The negro fed. jumping
the back fence, and hid in an outhouse of
another dwelling. In the meantime the
noise had brought John Barrett, a fireman,
to the scene. He caught the negro, but
like fash the latter turned and stabbed
him three times, killing him instantly
BY this time the entire neighborhood
had been aroused, and men armed with
every kind OF weapon came upon the scene,
and after several shots had been fired MT
the negro the crowd quickly got rope,
and with cries Of Hang him before lie
dies dragged him into the yard and
strung him up. Mrs, Mcmahon is danger
ouSly wounded.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
Filibustering Against the Bankruptcy
Bill in tho Lower Body.

WAsHINGToN, Jan. 28.-Neither the anti
options bill nor the Cherokee outlet bill,
which have the alternate right of way in
the senate, had any show of consideration
yesterday. The hour of the session was
taken up in routine matters, none Of them
entitled TO be regarded us of much public
interest The only exceptions We're the in
Production. of bill for the admission OF
Utah as a state, and an Amendment re-
ported from the committef on aaval affairs
and referred to the committee on appro-
priations looking to u further increase of
the navy by one battle ship, two annored
coast defense vessels, ten gunboats and
eight torpedo boats. The rest of the days
session, passed behind closed doors, was
devoted to the McComas case.
Filibustering against the bankruptcy
bill was inaugurated in the house yestcr-
day by Mr.. kilgore fTex.l lie was sec
onded in his endcavor to defeat the bank
ruptcy bill by Mr. Pierce (Tenn.) J, who sup
plemented his every filibustering motion
with another which was calculated to pre-
vent action, and the flibustering continued
Another wasted day" was. the comment
of the Republicans, and their comments
were echoed by majority of the Demo-
Gratis. But the few Democrats opposed to
the bankruptcy bill held fire, and the house
adjourned without action, thus exhaust
ing the two days assigned to the judiciary
committee and the bankruptcy bill.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26

The first most forGeful and most conspic-
uous society fact in the early New England
community, where almost everybody was a
farmer, was the leveling of the class dis
tinction The soil tillcr who owned his
land might have to toll for a living like n
serf, but he never incurred the sert's degra-
dAtion Around him and on the same level
the great mass of the community wero his
fellow farmers, whom he never gazed upon
from below, either as matter of social
rank or from the piano OF inferior vocation.
Slightly beneath him were tho class of
farm laoorers-not many, when wooded
lands were cheap, nor profoundly lowered
as class, in days when farmers themselves
interchanged services and toiled even harder
than their own fieldhands. The country
merchant was, unless exceptionally rich,
the farmers peer--no better, no worse-in
the social scale Above the farmer stood
only the men of the professions, usually
college graduates, includinS the minister
and the squirearchs. But those, while they
formed certain distinctive cult, were
too few to be very strongly emphasized
group or impress the class distinction
harsnly Yale Review,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26
Ex-CoNsUL CoNGAR DEAD.
New Jerseys First Republican Meet
ing was Held at Eais Home.

NEWARK, n. j., Jan. 26.--Horace II.
Cougar died yesterday at his residence in
this city, OF paralysis, aged i6. The first
Republican meeting ever held in this state
took place in Mr.. Cougars dining roon
Only four persons We're present, and four
years from that time Lincoln carried the
state.
Mr.. Cougar held many positions of trust,
being appointed consul to Hong Kong by
President Lincoln shortly after the lattcfs
election, and acted as assistant secretary of
state under President Andrew johnson,
which position he held until March, 1885,
when he was appointed secretary of state
of New Jersey by Governor Marcus l..
Ward
In June, 1874, President Grant appointed
him consul 10 Prague the capital of Bo-
heua, aud in the fall of 1876 Mn Cougar
returned to this city. His last political
work was done i'll 1878, when Potts ran for
governor. His last political position WAS
that of II member of the commission to
prepare and suggest amendments to the
New Jersey constitution, to which Office
he was appointed BY Governor Ludlow on
March -, 1851
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26

ST. PAUL, Jan. %, memorial TO con.
gress introduced by lgnatius Donnelly
was passed by the senate yesterday calling
on the general government 10 take uh<o-
Lutte possession Of all the anthracite coal
lands and operate them in the interest of
Of coal CONSUMERS.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26

Mr. McSwat came home tired hungry
and impatient, and found that his supper
wasn't ready or likely to be- ready for an
hour Or more.
II there is any point on which Mr.. Nc
Swat is intexible and uncompromising it
is meals.
Now you know well enough, Lobelis," /"
he said, throwing his overcoat on the
lounge and walking up and down the room,
that don't like to be kept waiting for my
supper in this way. When man has been
working hard all day.
"Billiger," exclaimed Mrs. McSwat in a
broken voice, don't reproach me. l have
had something else to think Of, and didn't
speak to Sally about supper till a few min
utes ago / have had such a shock-you
don't knowl''
"What is the matter' Amy bad news
from the relatiyess"
mo, mol"
"Had quarrel with the neighbors"
"No Itsn--
"Aunt Ierusha eoming?"
"Fll tell you if you'll give me n chance,
Billiger," said Mrs. McSwat, wiping her
eyes. Its Billy"
"Billy who:"
BILLY the canary"
"Oh, its the canary, is it? If he's got
away, Lobelia, think can stand it. That
bird, madam, has cost me in cages and feed
and medicine since you first got him, three
years ago, about sixteen dollars, and -
"He hasn't ggot away, B-Billiger"
sobbed Mrs, MeSwat. 'It's-it's not thatp'
SIS lie deRds"
"N-no, no.
"What thent'
"Blly has -has-has laid an cgg'"-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26
Discount for Secondhand.

For week she had felt an exalted as
surance that the titled foreigner would ask
her to be his wife, and when she finally
saw him at her feet in the attitude of sup
plication she was enabled to bear herself
with fortitude. She had read that the
women of his country never blushcd and
she was ayerse to doing that which in his
eyes would be unbecoming Consequently
no sangunary tint mantled her cheeks.
My dear count"
She extended her slender hand assuringly
toward her suitor
pray rise"
He did as she bade him, Presently they
might have been seen sitting together upon
a lavender diyan.
My dear COUNT
He was noticeably thrilled by her manner
of address.
you have been married befores"
His ardent gaze fell
'Yes," he replied hesitatingly.
"My dear COUNT
She smiled sweetly
~ am informed that your former
bride brought dowry of 500, 600"
The titled foreigner murmured assent.
"Aiy dear COUNT
Her eyes were turned to his, full of soul
full carnestness
~ take this occasion to inform you
that you need not expect more than so, 900
with me"
He started violently
mo, sir" she declared, with sugges-
tion of vehemenee, mo more'
Butt
My dear count
She raised her hand as IL to deprecate ar
gument.
- 'the rule is, half price for second
hand goods, That's what pa says for pork
barrels that have been used. even though
they are as good as new"
After few moments reflection he pro-
tested that he loved her,
And SO they were married.-Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26
A Road Thnt Runa ItseIf.

Chauncey NJ. Depew is responsible for the
following story;
A day or two after sailed for Europe a
man went into my office and said:
II want TO see Chauncey Depew."
"He has gone to Europe" said the colored
porter.
well, want to see Mr.. Duval."
"He has gone to Europe"
''Then l want to see Cornelius Wander
bilt."
"He is in Newport"
"Ohl Guess want to see w. X. Wander
bilt."
HE also is in Newport"
$50? Then may l see Vice President
Clarkes"
'IIe is at Albany"
'Vics President Hayden"
"He is out of town"
II should like to see Vice President
Webb"
He Is in Europe"
''Is Superintendent 1oucey ins"
HE is up the road.
"How about General Passenger Agent
Danielss"
He has gone to Cape May"
who i'll thunder is running this road
anyhow"
~ guess 1T do be running itself."-New
York World.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26

Some years ago prominent and wealthy
Maine business man was asked if he be-
leved in omens or sayings or luck" He
said that on principle he didn't, but in a
sort of lurking way that he hardly dared
own up to he did. Explaining this some
what ambiguous position, he said some
body told him sixty years ago, when he was
a boy in a Massachusetts, town, that if he
always put on his left boot first he would
have good luck through life, and he had al
ways religiously done SO In order to secure
all the benefit of the saying.
Al that time the gentleman was reported
worth 100000, which was good evidence
there was virtue in the lett boot. But since
then misfortune has oyertaken his business
SO that he pays only very small percent
age ON his liabilities in ininsolyency. Perhaps
he forgot himself and put on the right boot
first and broke the spell. Who knowsf-
Lewiston journal.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26
Tho Use of Postal Cards.

A peculiar case came to the notice of the
writer the other day. 1t was that of a man
of orainary intelligence, though not busi-
ness man, who for long time after postal
cards came into use did not catch on to
the idea that they We're to be posted by
themselves He thought it handy little
thing on which to write brief note and
then slip it into an eyelope and put the ad-
dress and the postage stamp on that The
printed stamp on the postal card he re
garied as merely "A picture or ornament
He thought the whole system little cum
bersonie and did not use many postal cards
in that way. When he finally received one
addressed to himself, without an envelope,
his eyes were opened; but he did not tell Of
his mistake until long afterward
York Tribune
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26
New Jersey Temperance Workers. j.

TRENTON, Jan 2G-The forty eighth an
nual meeting of the grand division OF Sons
OF Temperance of New Jersey was held in
Odd Fellows hall yesterday The follow
ing officers were chosen Grand worthy
patriarch, Frederick Poale; grand worthy
associate, j, II. Hardy; grand scribe, A G,
Nanaken; grand treasurer Jacob H. Hoag-
land; grand chaplain, A. L. Sntphin; grand
conductor, Mrs. Nellie Smith, and grand
sentiHel, J. H. EiSenhardt. Henry b.
Howell, who has been for over forty years
grand scribe, declined reelection
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26
A Naval oiiicer Dismissed.

WAslIINGToS, Jan, 2G.--Commander
Henry l., johnson has been dismissed from
the navy. Commander johnson was tried
before n general eonrt martial at Mare Isl
and navy yard in December last on three
charges, the principal one of which was,
throngn negligence, suffering a vessel of
the navy to be run upon a rock and haz-
arded The court found him guilty of
the three charges preferred, and sentenced
MIN TO disnassal, Secretary Tracey ap-
proved the findings, and this action was
f.niinsla aa hr pkA4iaAn. ua.risan-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26

NEN YORK. Jan 2G.--Allyancr sheets oi
the official Catholic directory sir iss3 havQ
Just been issued, The Catholic population
is given Us s.s96 0a5, to whom spiritual
guidance is given by IA nrchbishops. -
bishops and p.39i priests, of whom 6,aJt are
secular and 2,443 IRE re2ular priests There
are s,isi churches, :, ts5 stations and ,;ba
chapela. The ,s45 students FOR the secular
priesthood are educated in 81 seminares.
There are t27 colleges, B5i academies aud
S,5si parcrhial schools; 72s 209 children ut
TEND tue paroclIial schools, 2B, 5}i olphttis
are cared for in e45 orphan aSsssms, aud
there are 46J other charitable institutions.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26
Sensational, Triple Shooting,

BUTTE, Mont. Jan. a6. A sensational
triple shooting occurred here yesterday. A
stranger, supposed To be Charles Burse of
Spokane, Wash, Went 10 the residence of
NJ and iilS Waldi Whpple, variety ae-
tors, and calling them to the door shot
both of them, and then placed The pistol in
MS mouth and blew his own hrauS out.
Mr., Whippia was shot through the right
lang, while his wife was shot in the lett
arm. Tin, wound of Mr.. Whipple is not
considered fatal. No cause can be assigned
10 the trttheay.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26

BISMARCK, \. d. Jan. 26-rhe twenty
second joint ballot for United States SEN
ator yesterday resulted: Casey, Is; Worst,
4; kingman, 10; Nina, ,; Benton, A.; An
dersoni |; scattering. 5. Before the ksote
was declared Six men changed their votes
to Benton, and he reached he highest vote
yet cast. Three more would have elected
him. Intense excitement followed tllis re
suit and frantic efforts We're made to es.ge
enough moro votes TO elect Benton.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26
Fatal Tenement Fire.

JERSEY CITY, Jan, 26, A fire broke out
in the cellar of a tenement house on Grove
street last evening. Families on the sec
ond and third floors were rescued by the
iirGmen. On the fourth floor lived Matthew
Bligh his wife aud three children. His
wife ran TO the roof, taking two children
with her. Bligh dropped the third child
from the window aud She was caught as she
fell. Bligh threw himself from the win
dow, struck an awning and bounded into
the street He was internally injured and
will probably die, Mrs Eligh and thetwo
children were rescued. All were burned,
and the youngest child, Marie aged 8
wears, who inhaled The flames, will proba-
blN die.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26
Des Moines' Great Revival,

DIES MONIES, la, Jan 26. The climax Of
the revival meetings conducted by Fay
Mills which have beeen in progress here
for ten days, was reached yesterday when
the business houses of the city, big and
little, closed their doors and the people
united in q series of monster religious
meetings 1t is estimated that 30, 600 people
attended the meetings The number of
conversions reported for the day runs well
up i'll the hundreds.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26

PARIS, Jan. 26.-The parliamentary com
mission of inquiry into The Panama scan
dal suspended its sessions yesterday after
having heard the rest of the report Of the
sub commission concerning the work of
the underwriting syndicates. Further
prosecution Of the Panama investigation
now depends entirely upon NJ Eranque-
vile, Investigating magistrate
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26

TOPEKA, kan, Jan. 26> Judge John
Marfin was yesterday elected 10 succeed
Bishop Perkins in the United States SEN
ate at joint session Of the legislature.
Ainetyone members participated in the
election. The Popllists and Democrats
formed combination, the Republicans
refraiuing from voting on call Vi roll. Mr..
Martin is Il fusion Democrat.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26
A woman Indicted for murder.

BALLsroN, N y, Jan % Mrs. Mary
Green, Of Maylield, was indicted by the
grand jury for murder in the first degree
for the killing of Florence Garlar, the .
year old daughter Of her half brother, John
Gailar, OF Edanbtlrgh, on Nov. | last. She
was araigned and pleaded not guilty Mrs
Green is said to be a victim of the NOR.
phiiie habit, and it is charged that She com.
mitted the crime while under the innuence
of the drug
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26

MlNcIE, Ind, Jan. a6.-The Switchmen's
strike hat has been on in the Lake Erie
and Western yards at this place for the
past two weeks, and which WIS thought
to have been settled, has broken out anew,
and il is believed will finally develop into
general tie up on the Lake Eric and
W esterM sNstem.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26

Colt NBl's, Ga, Jan PC The large saw
mill Of j. W Favors & Co, at Upatoie,
near Columbus, WAS blown into atoms by
tile explosion Of the boiler OF the engine
Two persons were killed, three fatally in
,tared, and four seriously hurt. The killed
are Will Griffin. white, about IA years old,
aud Titus Heath, a negro. sandy Tinsley,
john Grant and Aaron Watson were ia.
Ia t1g lIipt
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26
fudge nIcComas Confirmed.

WASHINGToH, Jun 26.-I'here was a
protracted Struggle in the executive ses-
sion Of The semitic yesterday over the nom
nation of Louis McGomas, ex secretary
of the national Republican committee, 10
be associate justice of The District of Col
umbia supreme court. When ii came to
vote the RESULT was decisive, the votestand-
ing "a for confirmation TO l3 for the oppo-
klIlDn
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26
Germany's Cholera visitation.

BERLIN, Jan. 26-Five fresh cases of
cholera ana two deaths We're reported at
the Nictlben Insane asylum up to o'eluek
last evening. Professor Pettenhoefer says
the development and progress OF the dis
ease ut Nietlben are of the greatest siguid-
tant.p
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26
RHEUMATISM PREVALENT,
Caused by the Sudden Changes OF
Temperature.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE FOUND RELIEF.

Rheumatism is more prevalent herr
than ever before
When this disease fastens upon an in
diyidual with its soreness aud pain,
swelling the joints, rendering him helpless
in his movements. and shltterng his use.
fulness, he is indeed IN object of pity.
The slight pain in the back pain or stiff.
ness of the joints or muscles, is a warning
indication of an impoverished condition
of the blood, a low state of health, and IL
not attended to at once, means rhcu.
matism.
rheumatism can now be relieved and
cured.
Since the introduction of Fayorite Rem
edy. by DR.. David Kennedy, OF Rondout.
N. T., there has been fewer sufferers
than ever before.
Fayorite Remedy drives out rheumatic
poison from the blood, restores the cireu.
lation, strengthens the nerve power,
The best proof OF its value is the good
il has DONE
tisn for fifteen years, W rites Mr., L 4 layer, Of
East Nassau. n. y. SO severe that was sun
posed to be a cripple for life. Under physicians
treatment grew worse. DR., kerncdyS Favor
lite Remedy helped me from tic tine first used
Il, and entirely cured me. Have felt no trace OF
the disease since, and that was three years are,
The beautiful daughter of Mr.. James
Me Farland, of DeMoines. Ia was help
less for months with sciaiic rheumatism.
After Il few doses of Dr. Kennedy's Fay.
orite Remedy, she began 10 grow better.
appetite impro we'd, slept well, and con.
tinuing its use, was cured.
..l was confined to nv bed with rheumatism
near my heart, WI ties Mr.. G. l. StaHer of Br.
mingham, Conn, and used DR. Kennedy 5 Favor.
it. Remedy but a short while before II drove the
rheumatism cut of my system,
Mr.. G. lansing. Of Troy, n. Y, had
rheumatism so had that he had 10 be
turned over in bed After using Or.
kennedy's Fa4orile Remedy but short
while was restored to health.
What reason then for suffering with
rheumatism or neuralgia. This medicine
will help you if given trial.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-26

RHiNELANBER Wis, Jan. 25.-At Eagle
River, Il small numbering town in this
county, . band of Chippewas and Poto-
watume Indians lilled up Oh poor whisky
and put on their war paint. n battle en-
sued in which three of the Putowatomies
We're killed and several Chippewas We're
seriously injured