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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-11


Wilmington Division, L. r.. X. of r.,
will give an excursion to Atlantic City
july eth.
Architect 4. l.. Rice has been instructed
to draw plans for the new engine house Of
the Water Witch Fire Company.
Building Inspector Dohl issued last week
permits for the erection ut Il buildings,
the estimated cost Of which is 5000.
Cards have been issued for The marriage
Of Miss Anna {. Meredith 10 Thomas u.
Jacobs Oh Wednesday evening, May l7th,
An excursion under the auspices Of
du P0nt Post. g. A. r., will leave this city
on July 18th, on the steamer Republic for
Cape May,
Levy Court Commissioner Mealcy has
been requested by the court to look after
the matter of the approaches of Market
street bridge.
Registrar tolquhnun, for the week end
ing at noon on saturday, reports u deaths.
2 less than for the same period last year; &
births and y marriages.
The 255lh anniversary Of the organiza.
ton Of Dld Swetlcs Church and the lG5lh
anniversary of the erection OF its present
building will be celebrated May 18th.
John a. Hopkins and Miss Nellie j.
Walker, both Of Mill Creek hundred, were
on MAY tlu ilaINeu III l!lG home oil the
brides parents by tile ceremony Of The
Society Of Friends.
Miss Kuthatne Louise Storm of Della
ware yesterday week graduated from tile
Wumen's Medical COLLEGE in i class Of
~. Miss storm WAS formerly teacher in
the public schools At smyrna.
A gang Of men are btlsily engaged grad
ing Lancaster ayruuc from liuion street In
tile city llne IN order to make the grade
conform 70 that Of the overhead bridge in
course Of erection at that point.
The annual report of Central Church
contains the following items Received
| Tor home missions, -, lO9.HS foreign mis-.
stons, sis3.6i; education, SliG.50 sunday,
| schupl work, Sl77.G5, church erection,
sl5l6l, ministerial relief 1906. freed.
| mems board, S95. 70; syuolicaI sustentatOn,
| 500 aid for colleges, 57LGD; General Ks,
semhIy, Sal.l9: Bible Society, SdS.a0, mis-
4 ccllAneous S2,5iH93; total FOR 1enuyulenups
4 Sb,2b9in The congregational expenses
new parsonage fund and Sunday'Schno
expenses aggregated $S,64S.;ib; total for All
4 objects Sl4,al7.S3. The net gain in mem
bcrship during the year was rs. The
| present membership Is 1i9
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-11
cHUHcH EXTENSION.
Meeting of the Conference ioard--Recon
nominations for Ain.

Meeting of the Conference I;oard--Recom-
mendations for Aid.
Tie hoard of Church Extension of Viii
mugtpn VI 4. Conference met in this
city Tuesday.
Presiding Elders Barrett, Adams. Cork
rain and smith the Reys. Y. l., Martindale
u. D.. J. b. Qulgg and w. H. $. Murray,
D. u, and M"ssrs Joseph fsle, John H..
Hoffecker ana Michael Elliott, were
present
Tie following recommendations were
made to tie parent board Eurf'> Church.
S125 donation and 500 loan; 1t. Johns
Church, Sl25 donations McGaaley's 1928
DONATION Wheatley 500 donation lilgh
man 800 donation and $500 loan Grace
Church, Maryland, S&Oudonation; EpWurtl,
Church. $3.50 donation; s.lyerbrook, Si6D
donation
The board adjourned TO meet in Dover
on the occasion az the commencement Of
Wilmington Conference Academy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-11

Book News for May is par
ticularIy rich in portraits. Be
sides the plate-paper picture
of Donald g. Mitchell, whose
graceful and thought-graced
prose has made ike Marvel"
pleasantly famous, there are
the faces Of James Lane
Allen, Sir Ohm Lubbock, Mrs.
Oliphant, Francisque Sarcev,
Oliver Cromwell, Louis Agas-
siz and Of Whittier at az.
Fourteen other pictures and
an unusually interesting and
varied miscellany complete the
number.
A book buyer or a book
lover who misses Book News
loses a touch on contemporary
literature that no other publ
cation can supply.
Book News is &C., soc. a
year.
john WANAMAKER.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-11
Appointed Electrician,

The Norfolk l'pYmiGp speaks as follows
OF an eX-WilmingIonian, We'll known III
electrician circles in this city some seven
years ago "la W, Conntiss has been APP
pointed quarterniall electrician in charge
Of the equipment department At Norfolk
navy yard. This is the second promotion
for Mr.. Countiss since last January. His
appointment was the result Of competi-
i've examination held in April. He was
Electric Light aud Power Company of
fhompsonvi!le, Conn. and resigned that
position to accept that Of electrical ma
chiuist ut the navy yard. He was pro,
NOTED to leading man and now to quarter
man.
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Rc6Ig9uhoiS.

: y ! : - : 49, -
The Puritan of course-and
not Of course; if it were NOT
the best il wouldn't be here.
When anything better
comes to the front look for it
at Wanamakcr's.
But don't expect Refrig-
orator better than the Puritan.
In theory as in practice, it
seems wonderfully near to
perfection.
No hidden corners, no
dead air spaces. Cola, aay
air en- tie mo5r is the way it
works. Disease germs or dirt
have no lurking place in a
Puritan Refrigerator.
Economical Of ice, too.
Upright, $3.50 to &22.5o.
Sidcboard, sig to $50.
Ice Chests, S6.25 to $l4.50.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-11

\ circular issued last week by HI. Is.
Collins 4 Company, bankers and mem.
bers Of the New York stock Exchange,
reads as follows
The latest declarations made by the
President and the secretary of the Treas
UrY defining somewhat more clearly the
pOiicy OF thr government has had
favorable effect iii financial circles Tho
facilitating ana uncertain course pursued
by The Secretary III the Treasury in his
Treatment Of the question Of maintaining
q gpta standard. resulted in paralyzing
.FecU.ation and IN causing serious disturb
4ilrc 70 the whole machinery Of trade amt
commerce throughout the country, Ehe
rHrr.lc schemes suggested for repienishiug
the ,1ppiy OF gold IN the treasury and he
,ral.a+ against Wall street and the New
Aork banks, generally would do poo
CGe,lt to 4 country school boy. IL is not
necessary 70 explain that, il the New York
Dauk. should loan the government
sar9EtQn for year or more, they would
increase tile amount Of reserve required by
ST. 500 600, and al the same time would
sTp"te their supply by he full sum OF the
loan $50 Q1G vu-whlie the total reserve
~ TIE associated banks to-day is unsy
s!-,l,riliU. 1t Is plain, therefore, that il
y Nnl.y impossible for the banks to
respond 10 the seCretarys scheme Tor OBJ
tanning the amount III gold desired HIS
reported IggestDn that the banks shall
s4Pp.y 'he government with the yellow
metal whenever the so called Sly, 01U
reserve fail. below hat figure, thetrcaSurg
% I"lar lie god whenever there is a sur.
p,Gs above that sum, Is equally lmpracti-
carte HE question Of patriotism docs
i u1t enttr into the consideration, As a
4 iuatter 9t fact, thc New YORK banks nave
SWAY, been patriotic ii sustaining the
. financial
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-11

About week ago rs a New Castle accom-.
mediation train was crossing the draw
bridge in the southwestern part Of the
city, the crew noticed the body Of u man
fly from under the wheels OF the locomo.
was reported to the coroner at the time but
all efforts to find the body proved fruit
less. Tuesday the body Of the mysteri-
Gus stranger was found floating in the
Christiann river near Newport. No one
claimed the dead and Coroner Kirk in
TERED the remains in pottcrs field.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-11

PocoMoKE CrrY, Mn, Nav s,-'The store
and stock of goods Of J. =. Landlord, at
Beaver Dam station. on the New York
Philadelphia 4 Norfolk railroad, four
miles south of Pocomoke CITY, was de
stock were valued at about II SOD, and in
stirred for 5000 The origin Of tile tire re-
mains mystery, but it is supposed that
the building was first robbed and then set
on fire.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-11
4 SIR or 4LUMiSUM HoEs EsHo rs
a Novel Exhibit on View in james I.
MulIin & sons Window, Sixth and
Market streets,

Mnliih sons window, SIKH and
Market streets.
Wells Brothers have had full set Of
aluminium shoes made for their trutter
Joe lirister.n The shoes are now on ex-
hibition in James T. Mullin < SON.
windows The novelty is attracting d great
deal of attention among citizens il general
but especially among horsenen. The
shoes look as If they would weigh seven
pounds. Their actual weight is y ounces
They are The first shoes Of the kind ever
made in this part Of the country and
possibly in the Cntel States.
Mr.. Wells says: 'slhe reason got them
is that Joe is faster without shoes. There,
fore the lighter ones he could get the bet
ter. These snit him to II.
1t was upon Mr. Wells own suggestion
that Blacksmith Thomas Early made the
shoes.
They are forged cold, no heat having
been put to them at all. They were com.
pleted last Thursday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-11
\ DIVORCED cnnrle nrmnrrlrd.

Charles H. Brown and Luettu u. l..
Brown, who were divorced by the Legsla-
ture at its session in 1891. were remarked
Monday at the residence of the latter, No.
90I Chestnut street. The Rev. J. u. Quigg
ofHciated.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-11
CARLYLE HARRIS EXECUTED
The Alleged Wife Murderer
Pays the Penalty
IN THE DEADLY ELECTRIC CHAIR
He Faces Death Proclaiming
His Innocence.

Tho Death, by Eiectrity, of Carlyle W.
Harris. for the Crime of Poisoning His
Girl Nife.-An Unusual Interest on
Account of the Character of the Man
and the Prominence of the Case--HoH
He spent His Closing Hours The story
of His Crime.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-11

Shall it be an airy-light
Wool Dress for the hot days
The billowy thin things are
one Of the lovcliest lines in
the Dress Goods store. Two
from a dozen:
soc. Cream Atwood Albatross, Sic.
36ineh Challi$, navy blue and even
ing shades, 50r.
Or a dainty Silk-and-wool?
Stop by the Lansdowncs-
plain or iridescent. No need
for a word on their elegance
and goodness. You know Of
both.
But there are new beauties
even in Lansdowne. New tint
tanglcs. Maybe 50 Of them.
40 inches, SI.25.
The Serge series is at its
best. Navy blue Serge for
outing or travelling. Every
other woman seems to want
it. Or the wiry black Serge.
Counters heaped.
36-inch navy blue or black, Soc.
3s-inch navy blue, G0e.
45-inch navy blue, a5c.
50-inch navy blue or black, $500.
5i-inch navy blue or black, S1.10.
56-inch navy blue or black, $1,25.
54-inch navy blue or black, $3.50.
Hop Soaking in the same
colors share the favor. From
SO inches at soc. to So inches
at $3.50.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-11

The End of the Session.
The session of the General Assembly I
which ended at Dover, Friday, was
in many respects a most remarkable |
one In the volume of business for {
consideration it was far ahead Of any |
Of its predecessors, and Notwithstanding
the dilatoriness that marked the opening |
weeks, the session was one of uausual
work and industry.
In regard to legislation accomplished,
the session will not be remarkable for
my pronounced reforms, It's greatest
work was the ratification of the Consti-
utional amendment with respect to TAX
Ing the sense Of the people on the ques-
ton Of calling Constitutional Gonyen.
ton. 1t Is now in the power Of the
people to call convention by their
votes at any general election, and there
Is no doubt that, at the general election
of 1894, convention will be ordered.
The changes that are most imperatiycly
demanded in this State are Of a const
tutional rather than q legislative char.
acter, and it was not, therefore, in the
power Of the Legislature to grant the
people the reforms they stand in press
ing need Of, further than TO facilitate
the machinery by which the lnople
themselves can bring these public and
political benefits about.
But while the legislation Of the sas
aat,. ~
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-11
Sganamaker's.

PHILADELPHIA, Monday, May $, 1893
Wc EIght-eent Ginghams
worth IaAc. to the
very hour when we printed
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-11
CARLYLE ". HARRIS.
Aged - years, months and 10 days.
Murdered May 4, 1905
"We would Motif We had known"
The ll1rv-

The casket stood in the execution cham
Der where its dismcmbered occupant met
his grewsome death, Promptly at the
conclusion of the autopsy Mr. Kipp a
local undertaken, took charge Of the body,
prepared it for burial placed it in the
casket previously ordered by Mrs Harris,
and left it for the night in the gloomy
chamber Of death,
Full Of mystery, and with the seal Of
silence ON his lips as to the final disposition
Of the body, lndertaker Kipp left the
prison 1T o'clock in the evening.
It was learned thar Warden Durston had
given his cousenttO a private funeral ser.
vice at the prison this morning which
only members Of the Harris family were
permitted toat;end. The body was taken
north on the train leaving Sing Sing at
1879 Il. IN. to-day, for burial, 1t is sup
posed, at Mortified. Mass.
The talk Of sing Sing last night was the
singular inscription on CARLYLE Harris
eotfin"W would not If we had known.
The Jury
This is an extract from Harris historic
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-11

Hon George Raincs If Rochester was
appointed 4 commissioner by the governor
to hear the new testimony which the re-
coraer had denied was sufficient 10 war.
rant new trial. Commissioner Raines
reported 10 the governor that there was no
testimony q show that Miss Potts was Il
confirmed morphine eater, and on this re-
port the governor declined to extend elem
enry to Harris
SiSG SING, y. y. May 9--Carlyle w.
Harris body rested last night in an antique
oak casket, on the lid Of which polished
silver plate bears this remarkable inscrip-
ton:
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There was an instants pause while every
man il the room held his BREATH rhan
pr Daniels raised his hand. 4 sharp
click from the lever, and the foru il the
chair Strengthened up till the straps
Greaked,
II was Just 1910! by the stop watch held
by Dr, Merritt. y current Of l,lfl volts
passed through the body Of ar!ylr W.
Harris. In two seconds Davis threw the
switch back that only 5DNolts were on
DR.. Daniels still held his hand alutt, and
one finger pointed above as though to in
dictate that the soul OF the man in the chair
had passed upward. Then his arm fell and
III just 54sGconas the current was shut off.
Ira Irvine and tlubcrsha% Immediately
stepped forward and examined the body
which had settled back limp in the chair.
! DR., Irvine opened the coat and vest and
tore away the -hirt over the heart. He
applied the slethuseore and after listening
fiji Heart beats turned and shook his head.
| This WAS two minutes after the first CON
tact, and DIR. Daniels then invited the other
! physicians TO step forward and examine
! the body. Life was extinct uut il was
| plain to all who We're present That death
! had come.
an Tie FIRST rorCH or THE CURRENT
The only sign oil animation after the
| current was turned On was slow move.
ment OF the little finger of the right hand
/ and that was evidently due 70 muscular
contraction caused by the current and not
4 By the v0litlon OF the subject in the chair
| All the physicians present expressed them.
selves IS satisfied that death had been in.
| Simultaneous.
When all had examined the body, DIR
| Daniels turned to the witnesses and said
"'fha, Is ALL" The witnesses who hac
| seel, other eleCtrncutions agreed that this
vas the most successful one yet. liner,
was no sign OF steaIning at the points o.
!! contact, and aside from a purplish tingC
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-01-21
REST

My feet are wearied a nd my hands are tired,
My soul oppressed;
And with de sire have long desired
Rest-only rest.
'Tis h ard TO toil-wheu toll is almost vain
In barren ways;
'Iis hard to sow ard never garner gain
In harvest days.
The burden Of my day is hard to bear
But God knows best;
AM l have prayed, but vain has been M praye
For rest-sweet rest.
Tis hard to plant in spring and never reap
The Autumn yield;
'Ts hard to till-and when It's titled to weep
Ger friutless field.
And so cry a weak and human cry
So heart oppressed;
And so | sigh weak and human sigh
For rest-for rest.
My way las wound across the desert years,
And cares invest
My path: and through the flowing OF hot tears
pine for rest.
Twas always: when still child laid
On mothers breast
MY weary little head; cen then prayed.
AS now, for rest
And am restless still. Twill soon be DER;
For, down the west
Lies sun is setting, and l see the shore
Where shall rest.
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THE WALKING DELEGATE MEETS
HIS MATCH.

The walking delegate aeEer tIledal
taking of the strike. He held that
was iustihable if ever strike was, and
he was prepared to demonstrate that
it was perfectly proper to strike to
secure any desired result. He SO told
his wife, and she seemed to agree with
him. She said it seemed to be the
easiest way of enforcing demand.
That night when he came home he
found that the table was not set.
l want a new dress, she said, when
he asked what the trouble was.
know. You've been bothering me
for that dress for month. he said.
But how about supper?
There isn't any, she replied. This is
strike.
A strike?
Yes, general tie up. I've been
trying to secure peaceable settlement
of the trouble for some time, but now
l mean to enforce my rights"
Mary, do you dare"
Oh, don't talk to me that way! If l
can't get you to arbitrate, why I've got
to strike. | don't care if it does block
tho r,haaIc of trade
But, Mary, you don't understand.
On, yes | do. I've asked for arbitra-
ton, with view to compromise, and
that has also been refused. A strike is
all that there is left, and I've struck,
But your demands are unreasonable.
l don't think they are.
You're no judge.
You're the judge OF your own de-
mauds when you strike, and I'm just
as good judge as you are when |
.ething. It's no use talking.
lis strike is on.
She folded her arms in a determined
way, and he subsided. 1t was perhaps
half hour later when he looked up
and asked:
Mary, is the strike still on7
1t is still on, she replied.
Aint you hungry?
No. l saw that | had something in
the treasury before the strikeo.i &C
Tered.
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She laughed and nodded toward the

She laughed and nodded toward the
pantry.
l can stick it out a week, she
returned.
Five or ten minutes later he proposed
that they compromise Oh the basis of
ten dollars.
Twenty, she replied firmly.
But that means ruin, he protested.
| can't afford it.
That's your business, she answered.
| offered to arbitrate once.
1t was ten O clock that night when
he finally gave in, and somehow he
felt that he had experienced new
phrase of the strike business. 1t
looked different from the other side OF
the fence.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-01-21
The Man who needs
a Bank Book.

-, You've heard of farmers selling their crops as
they stood. No harvesting to pay No barn-worI
to consider. You'd take less price for the certain
quick easy sale, and the cash in hand wouldn't you?
That's what many mill does with us. We buy
the cloth on the spot. They cut the prices
snap up the advantage, and share with you.
"A man who buys Overcoat and Suit from FIR
this long winters service turns many dollar back
into his pocket.
He'd better get bank book and keep count of
his savings-and keep on buying at Oak Hall
Twelve Dollar Overcoat for ten-thats nothing.
Any and every time-we're that much under regular
price.
You'll find it Five Dollar saving on Twenty
Dollar one.
And yet, pay for better trimmings, better
work, more sty yle in suits, in Overcoats.
We make the best ready-made Clothing there is
and still sell it for the lowest prices
We manuacturers-that's the whole secret
Most stores buy the clothes they sell. We don't.
Wanamaker s. Brown,
Sixth and Market, Philadelphia
We pay Railroad Excursion Fare
from Elkton if you purchase $40 worth.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-01-21
suGGEsTIonsr1 r19obtsff~.

Do ho' iet 'n' ylng, "The first
day the man is I; the second
burden and thd nestn ha
applied to yc--ieavor to time
your arrival SO that not interfere
with your friends lnea
arrange so that your baggaN
delivered without being a carer
Do not outstay your welcome .
even stay as long as you are
Allow your hostess time-to
her household duties i; observe til
at which the husband is likely to
from business, and try to arr
that he may find his wife alor
time you can easily find an
absentlng yourself. Try to
scious of any irlcton which
in the hor
a7sa' sssls = -
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-01-21

flyer. The twinkle disappeared
from the trainers eye, and he
gravely asked:
Sure he's in good shape?
Trained to the hour, replied
Piercy, confidently.
think III buy few tickets on
him just to hedge the stake.
Mind, I'll hold you to your agree
ment about Lollie.
Oh, certainly. You'll find her up
in the grand stand.
Piercy knew well enough where
to find her. He only wanted the
trainers permission, and, inciden-
tally, to jog his memory about
certain contract. As he seated him
self by her side he softly whispered,
II! wager ring against your hand
that Remeses wins.
Taken, murmured the trainer
daughter.
How is the horse? Fit to carry
my love to victory, Suppose we
make another bet; a box Of bonbons
against dozen kisses.
You are really going too far, the
maid said scoldingly, at the same
time booking the bet.
They were here interrupted by a
concerted movement on the part Of
the horses gathered at the post, the
flag dropped, and the eventful
journey had begun. The leaders at
once sprang away at sprinting
pace, and at the quarter the field
was all strung out with Rameses
absolutely last, and Express well up
third. At the half the order was
about the same, except that Piercy's
colt had moved up peg. Around
the turn however the pace began to
tell on the foremost horses, and
Express Selling the opportunity,
began to move up. Rameses had
disappeared into the branch. As
they Strengthened out for home, the
leaders were beaten and Express had
the rail and was going easy. The
crowd shouted that it was all over,
and the form players began to get in
lire. Suddenly bay colt was seen
to emerge from the ruck and make
for the tavorite. Express let out
another link, and his effort seemed
hopeless. But something now
occurred that brought the grand
stand to its feet. The Jockey on
Express was seen to be riding his
mount in earnest. A moment later
he vent to the whip for the bay colt
was beside him. Express taltered,
then made tired swerve, and Ram
eses coming on at his leisure won by
an open length.
During the progress of the race
Lollie turned white and red by turns,
and when the colors of Piercy flashed
ahead, gripped thatyoung gentleman
by the arm convulsively. The latter
returned the pressure-around the
waist, and at the same time slipped
a band of yellow upon one of the
slender fingers that rested his arm.
The hearty voice of Silas, close at
hand, started them both.
Piercy, give US your hand. You
are all the alliredest lucky chap
ever saw. What'll you take tor that
colt2
Five thousand dollars; not a cent
less.
You rascal! l suppose Ill have
to stand it, if you'll throw in Sam,
too. With that combination wei
win the Derby next year, sure a:
-(here the trainer caught sight
of the ring) as Lollie is the happies
girl in Nashville, today.