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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-24
SAILING ON TO RIO.
Peixoto's Imported Navy 90 Press the
Naval Contest.

Naval Contest.
RIO DE JAEEIRo, Jan. 24,-After long
delay Poixoto has given orders to his new
warships, purchased in Great Britain and
the United States, to sail southwark and
begin the long expected naval contest
which. in all probability, will decide the
struggle for supremacy between Brazil's
chief magistrate and those who are seek
ing to overthrow him.
Word was received here that the MIC
theroy, America, Aurora and Parnahyha
reached Bahia on their way from Per-
nambuco to Rio. They are reported to be
fully manned, and in better condition
for fighting than it was supposed their of
fcers would be able to get them, consid-
BRING the fact that their crows are made
up of mixed nationalities.
In the battle of Moncague island. on
Jan. 10, the insurgents were victorious.
The government loss was the command
ing officer and ten men killed and fifteen
wounded. Insurgent loss five killed and
seven wounded. The insurgents then at
tackled and repulsed the government
troops at Moro 'Armacao and Punta da
Areia, capturing hundred prisoners, the
greater part of whom agreed to join the
revolutionists. The government loss of
life was heavy,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-24

CALCUTTA, Jan. ga dispatch from
Gauhati, the chief town of the province of
Assam, states that tho British expedition
under Captain Maxwell, sent to punish
the Abor tribesmen, who have been com
mitting depredations in the province had
an engagement with the tribesmen on
Sunday. The natives were defeated, but
the loss inflicted on them is not known.
The British captured Dumbak, an Abor
village, and burned il, Two of the Brit
ish force were killed and several wounded.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-24
ITo BE coNTINuEp.l


OTTAWA, Ont, Jan 24.-An Associated
Press dispatch from Winnipeg recently
told of the hardships of the settlers in the
Canadian northwest, and the story was
strenuously denied by the government
organs. Your correspondent interviewed
ex-Alderman Lewis, who has Just re.
turned. He declares that settlers all over
the territory are In abjeot povery, owing
TO the exactions of the Canadian Pacific
railroad, the taking of toll by storekeep-
srs and bad immigration policy.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-24

PoTTsyIILE, Pa, Jan. "a Two burglars
entered the house of George w. Hickman,
who keeps general store on the main
street. The burglars went through the
store and every room in the house They
got Sl2 in cash, two gold watches, dia.
mond ring and some other jewelry. Mr..
Hickman was aroused by IA slight noise
In his room, and saw two men. When he
called for help he was hit over the head
with billy aud rendered insenslble Mr..
Hickman sister and daughter raised the
windows and screamed and the burglars
escaped with their booty.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-24

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Jan. 24-News has
Just reached here of bloody battle which
took place in Polk county between Will
lam and Crockett Aiirez on the one side
and two brothers named Daniels on the
other. The fight took place at the home
OF the Daniels brothers over a debt which
the Mirez brothers claimed the Daniels
brothers owed, They were all moonshIn-
ers The Mirez brothers were both in
stantly killed, and one Of the Daniels boys
was SO badly wounded that he died the
following night The remaining Daniels
brother had an examining trial and was
pnloaaoI
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Msrkley Is a Candidate.

HARRISBURG, Jan. 24-Itis stated here
on good authority that three prominent
Philadelphia attorneys, one Republican,
one Independent. and one Democrat, had
been retained by the Pennsylvania De-
mocracy, and that n bill in equity will
shortly be filed In the Dauphin county
courts to test the legality of the recent
Democratic state convention. Senator
Arthur d. Markley. of Montgomery
county, Is candidate for congressman
atlarge. His nomination papers were
filed ut midnight,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-24

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 2i-The great
mechanical laboratory of Perdue univer-
slty Is in ruins, the result of fire which
broke out in the engine room at $50 last
evening. The building was begun one
year ago and was dedicated last Friday,
Governor Matthews having accepted it in
the name of the state. Tho building cost
si0o,000 and he equipment was put In at
an outlay of Si0,00a, not including many
valuable donations.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-24

HARRISBURG, Jan 24.-The board of par
dons recommended pardon for Frank
Baker, who is dying in the Lancaster
county prison OF paralysis. Feb was
fixed for n rehearing on the application
of Charles Salyards, the Carlisle MUIR
derer, for communication of his death SEN
tence to life imprisonment. Additional
papers were filed in support of the appli-
cation of George H. Work, of Philadel-
phia, for executive elemency.
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CLEVELAND, Jan. 2+-J. S. Coxey, of
Massillon, o., who is good roads advo-
cate, announces that he intends to muster
his band of followers and start for Wash
ington overland and demand that con-
gress issue $500, 900, 900 for road improve
ments. They will speak in every town on
the way, and expect to have 100, ,0O) fol-
lowers before rerching Washington on
May l. CoXey has hundred horses, and
all of them will be in the procession.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-24
Hoavy Failure In Bloomsburg, Pa.

BLooMsBURG, Pa, Jan. William
Neal e. Son and !. w. McKelvey, who
were classed as the wealthiest business
men of this city, have failed. The first
named firm has been in the pig iron man.
ufacturing business for over forty years.
Their liabilities are about $l50.000 Mr..
McKelvey hns been extensively engaged
In mercantile and milling business for
thirty years, and is the owner of the local
opera house and the largest hotel in the
county. His liabilities are 100000 and
the assets about 100000. A. S Schoch
has been appointed assignee in both cases.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-24

READING, Pa, Jan. 24-While work.
men were tearing down an old bakeoven
in North Heidelberg township at the
residence of J. Boone, they found the
body of child underneath the hearth
stone. There is evidence that it was
placed there alive before Mr. Boone oc-
cupied he plnec, An arrest is to be made.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-24

CHICAGO, Jan 24.-Jacob Bartz. who
was in the employ of Liveryman Dinan
on the night of the Cronin murder and
who has SO long eluded the detectives
placed on his trail, was arrested yester-
day at West Hammond, Ind Bartz is
the man by whom the prosecution will
endeavor to identify Dan Coughlin as one
of DR.. Gronins assassins
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-24

QUINCY. Ills, jan. 2l.--Alonzo Reese. a
prominent farmer of Perry. about thirty
miles east of here, brutally murdered his
wife and three children, as the result of a
family quarrel, and then fled. The sheriff
of Pike county is in hot pursuit with a
posse. and il Reese is captured he is likely
to be lYnched
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-24

UH Ut F-IG7IF THE WH5IC U7 MI WIItUE HTTEN
tctth all my might.
onachs, all the solemn tunes and ranting
airs, all the rousing battle pieces and the
melting funeral walls had ever learned or
heard, With many more that were impro-
yised on the spot. | thought my playing
would have charmed the soul of a Macrim-
mon; my vanity even then made me proud
of my crowding warblers. l had flying
thoughts of the delight Of Duncan could
he have heard me-
In fine, to my own mind | was surprising
myself in all kinds OF music, both grave
and gay, and playing nobly enough to win
the plaudits of the best judges in all Scot
land. But Arabs are not Scotsmen in the
matter of pipe playing The glanees man
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-24

PARIS, Jan. PA bomb was found In
side the main entrance of the Magasins
du Printemps, on the Boulevard Hauss.
man. fireman who discovered tho
bomb managed to extinguish the fuse be-
fore 1t caused an explosion.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-24

+. ALBANY. Jan. e4-Dr. Webster, presi.
dent of Union college, has resigned and
Or Andrew v. Raymond, prominent
Presby terian divine of this city, has been
elected TO succeed him. DIR. Webster's
resignation was on account of continued
Ill health.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-24

PorrsTowS, Pa, jan GA marriage
license has been issued for tho wedding
here next Saturday night of John Ayres,
aged &c, and Miss Mamie Claire, aged II.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-24

NEW YORK, Jan a4.-.-From the reports
of the attending physicians it is probabls
that Mrs Laura Scherlner Mapleson the
opera singer, who Is sick with pneumonia
at the Everett House, will die.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-24

Nervous Instantly relieved by a Cuti-
cura Plaster, because It vi
Muscular tallzes the nerve forces and
xxy, hence cures nervous pains,
NSdNneSS weakness and numbness.
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Jacob GusEbera. Confidential Man, Hangs
Him.sir In His Bedroom.

Jacob Gusrbers. Confidential Man, Hangs
Him.sir In Ills Bedroom.
Jacob Gnnzberg. who for nineteen years
had been confidential clerk in the office OF I.
& 8. wormser. brokers at 10 Broad street. did
not appear ut his usual time. q quarter before
8 o'clock. yesterday morning. When an hour
had passed and the cable dispatches to which
he was wont to give his attention began COM
ing in. Mr.. Isidor wormser sent up to the
house at 236 Fifth avenue. whore the clerk
lived In . furnished room. to learn whether he
was Ill. The messenger returned with the in
formation that G0nzberg had hanged himself
in his room by . cord fastened to hook above
the door,
Three letters were found In the room adj
dressed respectively to Mr.. Wormser. to
Messrs. n. Louis and William E Tunis. who
are associated with the wormsers. and to
6iegfried solomon Of 101 West Seventy second
the isttsr to him had to do solely with the e..
tate Of the deceased, He requested that the
T1ni: Ssothsr: be HE ss.seutSrs he was not
properly besids: life Insurance polies. o M.
wormse. said he was at loss to account for
he was not n position to take any money
tho best worker ever saw-the best worker on
the street He was always on time at quarter
ss nSh in ss 1sT. fpa s until
Mr.. Wormssr said Gnnzbsrg was a native of
Stuttgart. and had no relatives In this country.
Mr.. Solomon. to whom the third letter was
friend. GnnzberR had lived with Mr.. and
Mrs solomon for fifteen years. Three years
present address. and Mr.. G1nzberg hired the
furnished room In which he died. He was
there within a week. Mrs solomon used TO
visit him at his room. and was there Monday
evening. AZ soon as she heard OF the suicide
yesterday she went to the house and when
she saw the body she tainted. She was Ill last
evening
The body was viewed by Coroner Dobbs. who
gave permit for Its burial. and Il was tax en-
to Bsnedict's. at 90 Carmine street.
Mr.. N. Louis Tunis said there was nothing In
any OF the letters to show what Gnnzberg's
motive for suicide was. The letter to him was
q m ere wsrd OF farewell to an old friend. and
sonAl effects to Mrs. Solomon, his very dear
friend. whom he had known from childhood.
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WINTER WEA THER OUT WEST

Two Feet OF ssow In soas Parts OF wis
eonsss-Torasdo In Kansas.
ASHLAND. Wis. April 1o-Two feet Of snow
has fallen here. The storm IL one Of the worst
Of the season
MEDSoRD. Wis. April 10.-A binding snow
storm was raging here all day yesterday. Six
inches OF heavy. wet snow covered the ground
last night and 1t IL still showing.
MADISON. Wis. April 10.-A severe storm Of
sleet prevailed ell day yesterday and last even
ina with cold easterly gale. 1t Ia thought It
has injured budding and early vegetation
CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis. April 10.-A heavy
snow storm has been raging here since Sunday
night Up TO o'clock last night one foot OF
EMpoRIA. Kan. April 1o.-A tornado swept
evening. doing great damage to many farm
houses and crops and killing considerable
stock. The storm struck BURLINGTON City.
wrecking q number Of houses and doing sauch
damage to barns and orchards. The damage
is estimated at 500. 900 Several people were
injured. but none fatally,
IRoSwoop Mich. April 1o;-A terrific snow
storm has been raging all along the Gogsbic
PALMYRA, Ill. April 10-The worst rain and
slest storm q the year: accompanied by high
and continued through the day and into the
night. The trees are laden with ieieles.
AsBuRY PARK, April 1u-A strong wind began
to blow on the New Jersey coast this evening.
and 1t has Increased to . gale, II IL blowing
shoreNard. heavy rain Is falling.
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This Afteruoop, ~ There Il Faith In Proph-
eey, We Shall See the Sunshine.
The windy vanguard OF Western storm.
with torn banners Of snow wildly flying. swept
down on Manhattan leland last evening. On
it's way from Iowa across the lakes to this
coast II spread over the land Just changing
into green q carpet OF white. woven on tho
viewless looms OF Messrs. Jack Frost & Co.
sole manufacturers Of atm ospheric crystals.
Wisconsin. Illinois. and Michigan got the
largest and heaviest carpeting. and didn't
like It.
As the Western storm approached these
parts another storm. warm and cyelonic.
swirled In from tho sea OF Hatteras. Its
northerly edge rain fringsd. was In this neigh
borhood ct midnight and IL looked then as II
the meeting OF the Western and the Southern
disturbers OF the atmospheric peace would
cause rumpus before dawn. Such meeting
In March might have caused u repetition OF
The wind was racing down from the north
east 1t ~ miles an hour at B o'clock last
night Two hours later it had got up to 70
miles, according to the anemome ter on the
EQUITABLE building. From the open sea It
: whole gale. or about 50 miles an hour. DllinR
AZ Sandy Hook. at 10 p. NJ. the observer re-
ported that his anemometsr recorded 90 miles.
and that the seas we're rsstine hsh: Vessels
OF the Columbia Of the Hsmoure American
line doubtless had q rough night OF It.
This AFTERNOON: II the weather Prophets are
and the sunshine will remind US OF spring
again.
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MISS 1ILDES's NAP DIsIURBED.
Her Foot Grabbed by . Mas Who Escapes
While Hts Companion Holds Her.

Her Foot Grabbed by . Ma. Who Escapes
While HIS Companion Holds Her.
Miss Minnie Tildsn. q typewriter. had a
startling experience according to her own
story yesterday afternoon at her boarding
house at 464h Sixteenth street. brooklyn. She
did not go to work yesterday. as she was suffer-
ing from . severe headache. After lunch she
retired to her room on the second floor and lay
down for a nap. While doing she was aroused
by feeling hand pressing tightly on her foot
and saw man standing at the bedside She
was greatly frightened. but fought hard to
grabbed her tightly around the waist.
After hard tussle she broke loose and few
down the stairway, Just as she reached the
hall another man confronted her and held her
come down stairs and Jumped out Of the back
parlor window Int the yard. when he released
Miss Tildsn made use of her liberty to run
closing the door behind her. locked II. The
second stranger made his escape by the same
route as his companion. As soon as Miss
Tilden realized that the men, had taken
ipg. which brought stephen Reynolds.
the landlord, and his wife TO the scene
She informed them OF her surprising ex-
periencs. and Mr. Reynolds did not lose .
supposed to have been taken BY the fugitives.
nsighbors said that they had seen no strang-
srs around. The police were notified. but
Miss Tildsn is confident that she was not
laboring under an hAllueination. She fur
Bished this description OF the man who
grabbed her foot: Age 50, height feet. build
dark. hat a soft derby. Nothing was taken
from the house.
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FIFE THIS MORNING.
Dry Goods Abiszs IN the Three Buiisi.e.,
los. 1et, asa 100 wooster Street.

Dry Coed. AbisEs q. che Three Buiisi,e.,
los, 1et, saa 100 Wooster Street.
Fire was discovered about 1:45 o'clock this
morning In the third story of the three Ave-
story brick buildings. 102. 1O4. and Jog
Wooster street
The buildings are Just opposite the house OF
Engine IL. and tho man on watch there nrst
saw the flames. The buildings were occupied
By the American Straw Board Company. A.
& b. Stsinhardt & Co.. trimmings Clark
Brothers. makers Of ladies' waists; Simon
Zimmerman Co.. J. W. Stsmbredt. cords
and tassels; J. NJ. Beavan 4 Co.. ladies' Hne
garments. and p. Bault. ladies' underwear.
The flames soon spread to the fourth and
fifth floors. and it was soon evident that the
building would prove total loss.
Four alarms were sent out The fremen
finally broke open the stores %. o. and OF
Greene street. and thus got lines Of hose
through to the rear Of the fre. With these and
with the very effective aid OF the water tower
the FIRE was confined to the three buildings.
The insurance patrol covered many OF the
goods on the first floor and basement. but the
damage will be very heavy. The building
above the second floor was destroyed
The IRE did not extend beyond the three
buildings.
Fireman Michael J. Kelly Of Engine Com
pany 20 had the artery In his left arm cut b.
glass. He bled profussly until an ambulance
surgeon arrived.
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B'nai Jessurun Take 10 Court the Kick
Against Hi. Stable Help tror- Albany.

B'nai Jeshurun Take 10 Court the Kick
Against His stsbis-HsIp tror- Albany.
The Congregation B'nsi Jeshurun alarmed
at the preparations Of John Jacob Aston to
build . stable adjoining the synagogue at
Madison avenue and slxty-flfth street pro-
cured . temporary Injunction yesterday from
Judge Gildersleeve Of the Superior Court and
an order to show. cause on April IL why the
erection Of the stable should not be perma-
nently snioined. 10 the order. which was Sc
cured by School Commissioner Charles Strauss
for the synagogue. the defendants named are
John Jacob Astor. George Lord Day. Philip
Kissam, and william uikshank az executors
and trustees under the will Of William Aston
In the sfldavit Of Mr.. Strauss IL IL stated
that the stable. which IL to be private one.
would necessarily interfere with the worship
OF the congregation because OF unwholesome
odors and the stamping and other noise Of
horses. and would depreciate the value Of the
surrounding property about one-nfth. Hede-
clares that the erection would also be loss to
Mr.. Astor. as the site Iptspped for the stable
pSbO SP SSssnes and sSi the damage. sassed
IS!Ss sSIS 4 ;so ceps5sEsspp
that they would sell the premises upon which
says he Is Inform ed that the amount asked Is
$4,000 moro than the. sum for which the site
was bought By the defendants a few days or
few weeks previously" and much more than
IL was worth He makes the same statements
about O stable interfering with the worship
Of the Congregation that are made BY Mr.
Strauss.
Theatrical Manager A. NJ. Palmer. who re-
sides at % East sixty Nth street LYMAN
Bloom; Hubbard v, Mitchell, Anna Heck.
Ruasak, Bernard Sachs. and Thomas Wood all
make sffldavits OF much the same import. an
ticipating the injury and stain the q success
full efforts they had made to have Mr.. Astor
change his purpose.
There In no covenant In the deed under which
Mr.. Astor took the property which restraints
him from building stable upon 1t. so that the
proceeding moves on the broad ground that q
private stable. yet to be built Is certain in such
q neighborhood to be nuisance.
ALBANY. April 10.-Senator Cantor's bill to
within 100 feet Of any church was passed By
the Senate to-day. 1t Ia directed against Mr.
Astor's stable.
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WASHINGTON. April 10-The Democratic
caucus night reiterated that plank OF the
national platform which provides for the re-
peal ofthe prohibitory tax on State bank issues
To enable this plank to be executed. It de-
cided that when tho Brawley bill Is called up
an amendment should be offered repeating the
tea per cent. tax on state banks. and that the
Commit on Rules be directed to provide for
. full discussion upon this aud other amend
msnts.
One hundred Representatives were present.
Msssrs. Warner Straua. Dunphy. cum innings.
and Ryan were the only New Workers In at
tendance. Speaker Crisp was also present
hr, Holman OF Indiana called the caucus to-
Relhar.
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n Eumer that Lieut.. LymAA Has Been
saspesssd fer = Year.
Rumors were rife yesterday in regard to the
action Of the Secretary Of the Navy in the case
Of Lieut. Charles H. Lyman the Kearsarge's
navigator. who was court martialled recently.
1t was said that tho court had found him
guilty and that the sentence was a years sss-
pension on waiting orders pay. which lie re-
duction Of $500. During that time he was also
to be stricken from the line OF promotion.
When the fndings OF the court in the trial Of
the Captain OF the Kearsarge. Commander Os-
car II. Hsyerman. were forwarded to the Navy
Department plea for clemency was also sent
owing to his excellent record as an officer. 1t
had great weight with the Secretary. and In
consequence he had decided that the sentonc e
of tive years suspension I'm posed upon the
Commando should DO reduced to one year.
nouncsd before April 10. Commander Heyer-
man will move up two numbers in the list Of
firing Rear Admiral Bsnham, and Rear Admi-
raj Irwin will retire on the III tn Of this month
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first time In his career 81 q politician. His
public life extends over period Of more than
Iorty years His defeat IL ksenly felt By the
Democrats.
CAMDEN. N. j.. April. 1o.-Ths Republicans
elected the ten Councilman to be voted for and
all the Justices OF the Peace. They carried
the city By 4, las majority.
=. Last rear Camden gave a Republican major
ity OF 1901 for the Assembly ticket, The DEM
1 ~ were h aeprssentsd IN the Council LAT las,
legislative body.
headed by John Beaston for Mayor, won by
300 majority. At the last Assembly election
the Democratic majority Eas 100.