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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09
UPHOLSTERY.

During July and august
aOe aOiU do Lbholstering a0Ork
at cost. -
Some ofthe choicest patterns
Of Furniture Covering IN tie
Upholstery stare are at less
titan hui prices.
Put this and that together.
Was there ever a more
favorable time to have the old
Furniture recovered ?
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09
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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09
Eleven Horses l.nrned to Death.

PHILDELpHIA, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE
twostory brick stable at 2107 East
Somerset street, occupied by Stead Il
Murphy, was destroyed by fire at an
early hour this merning. Eleven horses
were burned 10 death. Loss on the
building and contents is about $4,000.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09

The Senate appropriation of 81 100000
towards the extirpation of the Russian
thistle has been stricken by the con-
ferees from the Agricultural Appropria-
ton bill, and the conference report, as
amended, has been adopted by the
House. This means that each State must
keep down its own weeds. But the
national government owns millions OF
acres in the thistle infested States and
who is to look out for these millions Of
acrggy
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09

George II. MARBLE, at one time IN
active business man OF the city carrying
ON an extensive shoe trade on West
second street, died Sunday Of paruly.
SIS, at his home No. 6l5 West Second
street. The deceased was 81 years Of
age.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09

"rhe hot weather is just scorching the
west while here in Florida we are think
ing Of putting more blankets on the
BED says the Jacksonville Times. linton.
"One Of these days Florida will be the
summer resort of the country"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. Cat general
meeting of the Chicago switchmen a
vote to declare the strike off at o'clock
this morning was carried by u decisive
majority.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09
REV. j. g. lose DEAD.


The welI-known Pfsfsssar Of Church
History ut c'rssr Seminary.
The Rev. J, G. Lang, u. H., Professor
Of Church History a.,Jiessr Theological
Seminary, Upland, cje| sunday last
Professor Long 10 Tery vel, known In
this city, especislly IN Baptist church
circles. lie has frequently occupied
the pulpit of tho Second Baptist Church
and others of the denomination here.
His death will DO regretted by large
numbers in this city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09

The Associated Press dispatches which
EVERY EvEHtNGi is printing from Shang-
hai okahama, Nagasalii, Hongkong,an
other points in China and Japan, giving
the latest war news fresh day by day,
have to travel over from $4,000 to 81, 900
miles of wire to reach this country.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09
Twenty Thousand seal skins.

VICTORIA, B. G., Aug. 6.-The sealer
Viva has arrived, 2G days from Hakoda,
with 10000 seal skins aboard, the
catches of IL Victoria schooners.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09

The war between China and Japan,
BradStrcetS reports, has not affected the
price of tea here yet, although an in
creased demand is noted at New York,
Boston and Chicago. Cable advices are
that crops of tea arc likely to equal
those Of last year. Teas are low now
and stocks here moderate. If tea ports
should be closed high prices would
follow quickly. China exports but
little rice and Japan's rice export
season is passed, while we arc entering
upon a new crop. Prices of rice would
probably be sharply affected should the
war continue another season. They
may be moderately enhanced in any
event Some Improvement in general
trade at San Francisco is in part based
on interest manifested in the war, pro-
vision dealers particularly anticipating
largely increased trade.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09

Handicapped as the party Is by the
abominable tariff record Of an impotent
and time.squandering Senate, the
Democrats OF Alabama have done sur
prisingly well. Notwithstanding the
corruption fund which Senator IIoar
and his New England CONDUCTORS
poured into the State in the vain hope
Of aiding the Populists to "break the
solid South" the returns show Demo-
cratic gains in nearly every district
heard from. ...... &c.,.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09

The United States depends on Japan
for about forty million and on China for
about forty.fivc million pounds of tea
per annum. If the war should cut off
these supplies our tea drinkers will have
to 50 back to clover leaves and sassafras
root. During ourown civil war there were
sections of the South in which "store
tea" was considered rare luxury.
Whether the tea supply is to be cur
tailed by reason Of the hostilities just
broken out, will depend upon their
extent and duration. If the war proves
long and severe, more or less interfer-
cnco with trade and possible blockades
of belligerent ports may be expected.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09
DELAWARE NATIONAL BANKS.
Their Condition as Reported to the Comp
trolIer of the Currency, July 18th.

WASHINGTON, Aug, 6.-The comp.
troller of the currency gave out to-day
the following abstract Of reports show.
ing the condition of the national banks
Of Delaware on the 18th of July:
ppsnfrpcps
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09

The New York Tribune, with an i'm.
piled condemnation of subseryi.ncy to
the trusts that sounds strange coming
from the leading Republican journal Of
the country, says that it will be better
for the solfrespecting Democrats in
Congress "to 50 to the country with
clean hands than to foul themselves
with the uoze and slime of this CGormnul
corrupt trust abomination. The Demo
cratic MASSES" continues the Tri6RAe,
care with them to-day while they are
offering strenuous resistance to the
Senatorial conspiracy. They will not
have the people with them if they back
down after feeble display of resistance
and allow the Senate to carry out it,
bargains with trusts and corporations.
The responsibility will not be theirs i.
the deadlock remains unbrokcn and
there is no tariff legislation. 1t will b.
carried by the small minority cabal Of
Senators that has held up both house.
of Congress and declared war upon the
President Ii the Democratic House
perseveres in its present attitude Of hos
Utility to trust legislation and defeats TIL
bill, it will have public credit for til,
courage Of its convictions and fol
patriotic conduct and party consist
ency." OF course TIC Trijgac woult
like to see I'LL tariff reduction leglslatio!
defeated, but this does not prevent i
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09
IHE VICTORY I'M ALABAMA.


Oates Majority Will Reach 25,O00, aud
the Legislature is strongly Democratic
in Both Branches.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Representa-
tive Bankhead of Alabama received a
telegram this afternoon from IL. Q.
rompkins, chairman of the Democratic
State central committee of Alabama,
stating that Oates majority would be
%, 900 and that the Legislature is Demo-
cratic by 25 to 30 on joint ballot
MoNTG oMERY, ALA, Aug. THE
returns of yesterdays election have
been rolling in slowly to-day, only to
increase the majority for Oates and the
State Democratic ticket.
From nearly every county come re-
ports Of losses by Kolb as compared
with his vote in 1902. In Limestone,
for instance, his loss is fully / 300 votes.
In Madison it is about 400, while in
Henry the Democratic gain is 800. In
Lamar the Democratic gain is 1,t36
votes. In Pickens, one Of Kolb's fort
resscs in 1892, Oates received about 500
majority.
In 1892 Governor Jones had MAORI
ties in the IL Black Belt counties Of
10000, Kolb secured $4,000 majority in
tllC lC5b VI lllC gums llhl
come in from unofficial returns and
reliable estimates show that Kolb's
$4,000 majority, outside of the Black
Belt. has been entirely wiped out and
that in place of it appears handsome
majority Of from 5000 to 10000 for
Oates.
FUSION BEATEN IN TENNESSEE.
| NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. THE
official and unofficial returns from 70 OF
tho 96 counties in the State give the
Democrats majority of 10000 votes
over the fusion tickets put up by the
Republicans and Populists, and the
estimate is that the candidates for the
supreme court have been elected by {
majority of about $4,000. Democrats
are satisfied with these figures, though
they are 5000 short Of what had beet
claimed.
The prospects are good for the cleo
ton of all Democratic State officials.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09

MS Is Tue suDJoGb VI All iultAtStlh5
communication by Consul Nicholas
Smith OF Liege. 1t sounds strange on
this side of the Atlantic TO hear Bel
GUM spoken of as peach growing
country, located, as it is, about eleven
degrees of latitude farther north than
Delaware and almost as fur north as
Labrador. Yet Consul Smith writes
that this little kingdom, which is not
larger than the State of Maryland, after
supplying a population Of 500 to the
square mile, exports in ordinary seasons
100000 pounds of fruit. Last year,
although not drop of rain fell from
the first of March to the middle OF
August, the markets were glutted and
the value of the foreign shipments rose
to $3,000,000. A very large per cent of
this total was peaches, and peaches of
the finest varieties.
When people has increased to 500 to
the square mile, says the consul, con.
sentative government can leave nothing
to chance. Since the revolution of
1880, therefore, the State has looked
after its every industrial enterprise with
paternal solicitude. Agriculture, food
producing, living at the base of them all,
has perhaps been the most zealously
fostered. Every conceivable device has
been tried to make two blades of grass
grow where only one grew before. In
fine soil, and in situations protected
from the north and northeast winds,
peach trees grown from the seed have
In all the past, occasionally borne fruit,
but the kingdom of Belgium to-day
kingdom of uses, and every.
shing must do its part or perish
To ascertain the best stock upor
which to bud, a long series o.
experiments were tried and tried agar
upon all the varieties of prunc, tht
apricot. sweet and bitter almonds, ever,
tree indeed of q kindred nature, till tn,
conclusion was reached that the bcs
stock for budding was the red plum,
tree found in many parts of the Unttet
States. This hardy stock, whose root
spread far and wide, imparts mucl
of its own vitality to its foster scions
The soil and its fertilization arc looket
after with equal discrimination ant
care. But, with all possible attention
it was found, as naturally TO be OK
pected in so high latitude, that tn
peach could not be grown profitably il
open orchards. The espalier system
on wooden ratings, was experimental
with, but these ratings were found t
give 80 little protection that the youn,
trees Jared very little better than in tn
orchard.
These indefatirable peach grower:
the consul reports, "next tried the wal
not as in England, where mural CT
closures are built at great expense fl
lHe speCldl llOlcCtlpn Oh ueHCale lTult-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09

Postmaster-Ge Bissell is reported
to have issued an order to all postofilccs
to admit the Australian lady.bug to the
mails. This insect is being imported
from the antipodes by fruit growers for
the purpose of clearing their trees Of
certain injurious parasites upon which
the !udy.bug preys. .
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09

There are no flies on that Bayard club
tariff reform resolution. The Democrats
81 Delaware knew what they wanted all
through the years that it took 10 place
both houses Of Congress and the Presi-
dcncy in Democratic hands and they
demand that the principles for which
they hgtt.cd SO long shall be lived up to-.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09
4banamaRer S.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 9, $780,
Store fkoSS9 Saturdays at 4
o'elock.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-09
Deer 25O,OO 7COrds.

This is far more than any
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We can supply this remark
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-20
v N. c. A. EDUCATIONAL CLASSES.
Some Facts About the Work Done aud
Who the Teachers Are,

" no NuS hISs
1t would do the heart OF charitably
disposed person world of good to
drop in the Young Mems Christian as
sociation educational department al.
most any evening aud observe the
work being done in that branch of the
association.
There are ten classes with total
mem bership Of 2SS, made up of 1lS
men as follows PeumSnship and
bookkeeping. 3g each; algebra, 10,
German, : mechanical drawing, 33
stenography. T. arithmetic, 35 gram
mer "a Bible, lG, spelling, 49 and
vocal music, 70.
Professor A F. Tappau, export ac -
countant, formerly of Woods Business
college, and now with the Thiri NJ.
tionsl bank, assisted by d l.. Wilson,
a'soof the latter institution, conducts
the bookkeeping and business clssssi
instruction in the English branches
and algebra ia given by w j. Northup,
who is also employed at the Third Ma
tional bank The class in stenography
istaught by John Taylor. Ii. w. Row
ley, assisted by II. ID. Dean and A. f..
sloan. all draughtsmen nj the Dickson
works. have charge Of the mechanical
drawing class. The German class ia
instructed by Professor Paul da PAs
csles, liuguist Tallie Morgan teaches
vocal music, and the Bible class is un.
der the immediate supervision OF the
associations secretary. George G.
Mahy. All these gentlemen are regu.
lar attaches TO the educational deplrt-
ment aud receive salaries for their ser
vices
The penmanship. bookkeeping and
English branches classes will convene
every night except Tuesday AMI Sltur-
day, stenography aud German, two
evenings per week mechanical draw.
Ing, vocal music and Bible class, one
evening per week The classes are open
TO any young man in good standing at
cost of 81 \ year. The present term
has just begun and many Of the classes
will continue until May I, re opening
next November
Commencement exercises will bt
held April ., following the twenty.
sixth anniversary exercises, which will
occur on April & though most OF the
classes will continue until May |. Az
commencement exhibits will be made.
showing the progress OF the work.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-20
NUMBER OF SEWERS IN CITY.
City Engineer Phillips Has Prepared
Table Showing the Length OF
Each and Total Cost

City Engineer Phillips has prepared
an interesting tabnlatsl stAtemsnt o I
great length, OF all sewers. main, lat
erAl. or local, constructed IN the city,
showing in each instance tho length.
sizes and cost Of same. together with
the names OF contractor, Inspector ahd
date of construction. Much time has
been devoted 10 Its preparation aud as n
result the city is now III possession OF
much valuable date AS regards her
drainage
There are at present sixteen sewer
districts in the city whose boundaries
have been established by ordinances
numbered from one to sixteen, to-
gether with small portion OF the Four.
teenth ward in tho vicinity OF West
LackawannR avenue, Sixth street, Rtc..
not indicated by number. These dis
tricts contemplate the drainage OF ter
ritory covering >, AGA 06 acres. There
are ton main sewers now constructed,
tins districts not vet provided for being
Nos. 5. 9 II, II, ii aud lG. The Fifth
district, however. Is partly drained by
two separate systems OF laterals
The largest territory included IN any
on4 district is jl7 81 acreI and the least
7.25 acres The former lies in the
First ward and is designated as No g.
The latter covers that portion OF the
Fourteenth ward drained by a lateral
system before mentioned The total
length Of all sewers constructed within
the city limits and is slightly over
thirty Ave miles. divided as follows:
Stone arch aud box culvsrts. 5.l7S4 4
feet; brick, round. 1884 feet brick
egg shaped. i, 1865 feet double 2l-iuct
pipe 3. Sj4 feet. single I2i.inch nine
| :, 294. 5 feet double 90-iuch pipe. 3, OSS
feet: single 9O-iueh, 7, 1853 feet Is
inch, S.703 ) feet IS inch. 2.lSS.B,
feet; l2-incb, 81, S19. 3 feet; lO-inch, Al,
1874. 50 feet; 9inch, ll6 . feet, anC
1852. . feet Of inch terra Gotta pipe.
The total cost OF construction. which
includes the expense OF inspection, in
cidentals and viewers salaries, amounts
to S427. .09G 09 In few instance;
where cost OF private sewers, laid
some years back, could not be sscor
tanned, the expense Of some were sp
proXimateG.
The above named sewers are pro
yided with $40 msnholes, 4jS lamp
holes aud 2j9 catch basins.
The outlook for more sewers in the
near future is rather bright. as the
construction Of mains are contemplated
/ in the Eleventh. Twelfth and Four
teenth districts. and latsrals in the
Fifth, Tenth, Thirteenth and Fit
| teenth district.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-20

Gus Olslg. a youth OF ~. takes eI.
cePtions 10 soms statements made by
William Stone, Of Olyphant Ossig is
employed as II bartender by {. ii
Miller, and although modest IN his ap-
pearance aud meek in his department,
he II n trained athlete His forte is
wrrstlinG. and although weighing but
l3E pounds II requires mau inucn his
superior la weight aud ability TO mako
his shoulders touch, in tussle. on the
carpet Brombacher who wrestlsd At
tho Excelsior tournament, was chal-
lenged by Osig butrefused 10 meet
him
II appears that young Stone, Of Oily.
phant, has been having too much 70
say recently about his own proves
aud Ossigs infsriority. This the
young Scrsntoniau does not felish and
To settle the question at Issue no has
sent the following challenge 70 THE
TRIBUNE Tor publication.
hereby challenge william Stone, u
Olyphaut 10 meet me Ia wrestling
match, catch 40 catch eau, Dest two cut d
tLlee. The match 10 De TOR gold medal
% take place the latter part u April, aud
90 come Oft IN either OlyphgHt " ScIaL
ton. Answer through THE IhguNE
Gus Osslg
To u TRIBUNE reporter young Os:!g
stated that he did not care whether the
match took place in Scranton Of Oily
phant. in fact be preferred % have j,
come OF in the latter place
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-20
POOR RELATION AtTHE ACADEMY
Sol Smith Russell Givss One OF the Beat
Shows OF the SEASON

Shows Of the Season,
After an absence of eight years from
this city, Sol Smith Russell. one Of the
best known aud foremost actors upon
ths American stage appeared at the
Academy Of Music last evening 10 "A
Poor Relation, one of hi5 greatest sue
Cesses
The audience was not 30 large as the
high class Of the entertainment de.
served but those present were delighted
with Mr. Russel's simple, natural and
unaffected methods iIia Noah Vale is
a grsat creation, a character in which
Mr. Russell i3 ssen at his very beat
The actor ia Noah Vnlo. and not Sol
Smith Russell The individuality OF
tns performer is sunk iuto tbs charm
ing and loylbls personality OF Vale,
the poor huge hearted inventor
Mr.. Russell had the advantage Of bo.
Ing supported by an evenly balanced
and capable company The acting OF
Miss Annie BlanCke wRs u remarkably
good bit OF work aud she and Miss
Minnie Radcliffe shared the honors
with Mr.. Russell. Alfred Hudson.
Charles ] Jackson and Orriu johnson
we're also frat class At tho end Of ths
seCtnd act Mr. Russell WAS called be.
fore the curtain aud ma1o short
speech
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-20
BRIDGES ARE Needed
So Says Mayor COnnell in an Interview with
a Tribune Representative.
PARKS and VIADUCTS ALSO WANTED
The Purchase OF Land for Park Pur-
poses viii Not Increase the Taxa
ton Sectional Ideas or Preiudices
Should Not Influence Citizens in
Casting Their Ballots at TodaY's
Election.

That the officers OF the ely govsra-
mont are ovinGlng more than u passing
interest In tho outcome OF tho election
today bearing on tho proposed improve
monls In bridges. parks and vladucts.
WAS made evident by the answers Mayor
Connell gave yesterday TO II TRIBUNE
representative, who interviewed him
for tho purpose Of Rscertalnng the adj
minlatratlOn's attitude on these ques
tiOns
Tho mayor said hs WAS very much Ia
favor of the vladuct, which was con
templated for West l. Ltcllawanna avs
nue, Ii was work which, III CON
pleted. would unQusstiOnably facilitate
the constantly increasing traffic bs
tween tho CITY proper and tho West
Side. aud would do away with a rail
road crossing which for years has been
recognized as one OF the mOst danger
Ous IN tho city
rARK COMMISSIONERS POWER
He also stated himself very plainly
rs in favor OF cOnferrlng the power on
tho Park commissioners to purchase
such lands for park purposes in oppo-
site sections Of the city, as could be
conveniently done out Of the ordinary
tax revenues.
When asked II it was the intention
OF the Park commissioners to at once
eDter into negotiations for the purchase
OF the Nay Aug falls plot for park pur
poses. II that Question WAS decided in
the affirmative. the mayor said he did
not understand 1t at all. but thought
that II suitable agreement could bo
entered into with the Delaware. Lack
swAnna and Western Railroad com
pany there was as much likelihood Of
the Round Woods being secured for
this purpose as any other tract.
will the purchase Of lands for park
purposes tend to increas3 the taxa
| tionY'
BY no means. said the mayor 81
sincerely trust that the people of this
city are clearly informed on this
point; the tax rate will not be raised
one mill by the passage Of this meas.
use. and oil purchases which the com
missioners might make would be out
of the ordinary city revenues with, OF
course, the consent of the councils.
BRIDGES ARE NEEDED.
In answer to a question as to his
views on the bridge question. the mayor
said that he hoped very much to see
the electors of this city decide in favor
of these long needed and very neces
ssry improvements 1t was measure
for which a great deal could be said
and against which the argument was
comparatively insignificant They were
he said. improvements. which, it was
true, on first glance might appear more
local in their benefits that the parks,
but which would in reality rebound a.
greatly to the benefit of the city at large
as any improvement that could pos
sibly be made
He hoped that the voters would take
a broad view of this matter and not al
low sectional ideas or prejudicss to
control them in deciding upon a meas
ure which was so evidently for the
good of the whole public.