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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22
WAR ON THE PEERS.
Bold Declaration by Sir William
Vernon Harcourt.

he Opens the Fight Against .England's
House of Lords, and Portsmouth Voters
Cheer Him Tumultuously.
LONDON, Feb. 14.-rhe conference OF
the National Liberal Federation closed
to-day in Portsmouth with great pub
lie meeting. More than 5000 persons
were present. The principal speech
was made by Sir William Vernon Har-
court, the chancellor Of the exchequer.
He was cheercd repeatedly.
at has never been more needful," he
said, "that Liberals should stand
shoulder to shoulder. Tho party is
about TO enter a great struggle from
which it will finally emerge victorious.
Is it this nations will to be controlled
by the representatives of the people or
by chamber representing rothlng but
selfish class? | especially regret the
recent actions OF the bishops. Property!
Propsrtyn has been the chant of the
Lords Temporal, and Amen has been
the response OF the Lords Spiritual.
Lord Salisbury has thrown down the
gage Of battle. Tho government will
not shrink from the conflict. II is the
business of the Liberals TO convince the
lords that the people will not allow
them longer to override the peoples
will" ...
This declaration of war upon the
Peers was applauded and cheered
tumultuously.
One of tho resolutions adopted by the
federation declared that the House Of
Lords, by its habitual disregard Of the
national will, had become an unbearable
abuse, and assured the ministry of the
enthusiastic support of the federation
on any measure the government may
adopt TO secure to the House Of
Commons paramount authority in the
State,
Other resolutions were in favor OF the
one-man one-vote system, reform of the
registration laws, the payment of mem
beers of the House of Commons, the
holding of all Parliamentary elections
on the same day and direct popular
control of liquor licenses.
LONDON, Feb. ia letter written
by Mr.. Henry Labouchere has been
made public, in which the well.known
Radical says that if the Queens speech
opening the next session of Parliament
does not contain q declaration that re-
form of the House of Lords is necessary,
he will move an amendment to the ad.
dress in reply to the speech, declaring
that the power of the hereditary and
episcopal branch of the legislature to
reject or alter bills approved by the
House of Commons should cease.
Mr.. Labouchere says that the adoption
Of the address in reply TO the Queens
speech ought to be Immediately fol-
lowed by the passage of a bill to abolish
tho House of Lords. He adds that if
the ministers want a second chamber it
should be formed of members elected
by popular vote.
The Westminster Gazette, Liberal, com.
menting on Mr.. Labouchere's letter,
says that the introduction of bill to
abolish tho House of Lords would be
tantamount to a dissolution of the
House of Commons within three
months. The paper adds that 1t would
be best to wait until it is seen how the
House of Lords will treat the registra-
ton and the evicted tenants measures,
and then to go to the country with an
| overwhelming case against the Lords.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22
KILLED BY HIS OWN BOMB.


An Anarchist in London Torn to Pieces
by the Explosion of Bomb He Was
Carrying In His Pocket.
LONDON, Feb. ia loud explosion was
heard just after night fall by the keepers
Of Greenwich Park, about six miles from
London Bridge. A hasty search led to the
discovery of q man mutilated and groaniug
with pain on the hill top near the Observa-
tory. His legs were shattered. One arm
had been blown from his body, and
he had been almost completely
disembowelled. As soon as he be-
came conscious of the keepers pres
ence he begged them to help him or
kill him. He became insensiDle within
hive minutes, and 10 minutes after being
carried to the Seamans Hospital he died.
English and French papers found in the
mans pockets showed that he was Martial
Bourdin, foreign Anarchist. A peculiar
powder in package, which he had carried
with him, was not recognized by the
police, and ii has been sent to government
experts for analysis. The inquest will be
held probably on Saturday.
a hurried Investigation of Bourdin's life
IN London goes to show that he was a
member OF q dangerous Anarchist con-
spiracy, whose full details can be known
only after careful police work. He was
one of the foreign refugees and Is believed
TO have been in London but few months.
lie and his colleagues freqnented the no.
torious Autonoinie Club in Grafton street,
Iottenham Court road, and there. IL il
supposed, they Matched the plot which
Bourdin was to help them execute by his
contemplated act i'll Greenwich. The in
creasing activity of the Autonomie Club
has been noticed recently by the police
Detectives have been watching tho club
house constantly, as well as nearby house
in Windmill street, where many of the
Anarchist refugees have lodged. The oc-
cupants Of this house have been recently
in constant communication with Anarch-
lists on the continent. Emile Henry, who
threw. the bomb in the cafe OF the Hotel
Terminus, has visited them within the last
year, ana he is believed to have obtained
from them the explosives which he used
in his bomb on Monday night. The
dodgers IN the Windmill street house an.
parently discovered, few days ago that
they were watched. and several Of them
vanished on the morning after the explo-
sion under the Hotel Terminus.
his afternoon Il detective saw Bourdin
and another ledger enter the house to-
gether and come out half an hour later.
The unidentified lodger hurried off alone,
and Bourdin took a train for Greenwich.
He carried with him, undoubtedly, the
explosives which caused his death,
Bourdins exact intention in making his
trip to Greenwich has not been ascer.
tanned. The papers in his pocket give nc
clew TO il, although the first inference was
that he intended to blow up the obserya,
tory, but was prevented from doing so by
the premature explosion.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22
AN ATTEMPT ON THE FOREIGN OFFICE

Bomb Placed ut the Entrance of the
building of the Ministry of Foreign Az
fairs-Loaded with Dynamite, but
Failed to Explode--The Other Bomb
Worked Havoc in Small Hotel and
Caused Great Excitement.
PARIS, Feb. GA bomb exploded about
2o'clock this morning in small hotel,
No. 90 Rue St. Jaques. The hotel is stu
ated in the rear of the college Of France.
The proprietress Of the place, woman
named. Calabressi, and two dodgers were
injured.
Yesterday afternoon two strangers, one
Of whom gave his name as Rairique, in
quired for apartments in the hotel. They
were shown n room on the second floor,
which they declared satisfied them, and
they engaged it. They spent a short time
in the room and then left, remarking
casually as they passed out that they
would be back in the evening.
They did not return, however. and
Madame Calabressi who had become
slightly suspicious of her new dodgers,
went 10 their room to see if they had
brought any luggage. The hotelkeeper
was alarmed by seeing bomb lying on a
shelf in, the room. Without waiting to
examine it she ran from the room and i'm
mediately sent for the police.
CLOSE SHAVE WITH DEATH.
While awaiting the coming OF the Off.
GERS, Madame Calabressi told two other
dodgers Of her discovery and went in COM
pany with them to the room. AS the door
of the room was opened there was a ter
rife explosion, which made wreck Of the
room and everything in ii. Every window
in the house was blown into atoms. The
landlady and the two dodgers with her
were badly injured. Had they had time to
enter the room there is no question that
they would have been killed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22
FIRED ON 4 lar NCH.
A Rash Act by brazilian Insurgents, (,
Which They Promptly Apologized,

a hhsh Act ny brazilian Insurgents, for
Which They Promptly Apoiogized.
Rio JASEIRo, BRAZIL. Feb. ia sailor
belonging to the crew OF the United States
cruiser Newark, i'll with yellow fever was
sent ashore Just before that warship sailed
for Monteyideo, to be conveyed to hos.
pital.
The insurgent ship Marie deliberately
hired on the launch which was taking the
sick man across the bay. Admiral Benham
promptly sent to ask the captain of the
Marie what he meant, and the captain i'm
mediately apologized, saying the firing
upon the launch was d mistake.
Admiral Da Cana told correspondent
to-day the reasons why he did not surren.
der to the Americans when they fired upon
some OF his cruisers, which sent cannon
ball after an American merchantmen
under convoy of the United States squad
ron.
Il did not think my honor was wounded
by blank Shots" said the commander of
the rebel fleet in Rio bay.
The report that Admiral Da CANA was
seriously wounded at the battle OF ANA
pala is untrue.
THE NEWS CONFIRMED.
WAsHISGToY, Feb. l6.-The Navy De.
partment to-day confirms the report of
yellow fever on board our feet al Rio
which yesterday was officially denied
Secretary Herbert makes public the TAI.
lowing cable message;
RIO JASEiRo, Feb. l4.-SJeT.fary Of Narv.
Warrington, o. c.: One man on the Sewark
W with yellow fever. / have transferred N
hospital / snail send tn, Newark To Nio da Ia Ia
Plata. ;sp~I,sN, 40
LONDON, Feb. 2o.-A dlspatch from
Bnenos Ayres, dated yesterday, saws thai
battle has been fought at Itapeya ie0
miles west Of the city of Sac Paulo
between the insurgents and government
forces. President Peixoto's troops were dc.
The dispatch further says that Admiral
mello, VINO IS on the insurgent warship
santos as soon as the insurgent land forces
Under General Saraiva arrive from Sac
Paulo. '"o
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22
LOYAL AMERICANS.
A New semi-lndustrial Organization That
is Growing Rapidly,

LANSING, Mich, Feb. 19.-Grand
Commander D. A. Reynolds of the
Ancient Order of Loyal Americans, the
new semi-secret industrial organization
which is creating such furore in Kan.
sas and other stations, said last night
that he should leave his home in tits
city tomorrow night for Chicago, where
he expects to muster in 81 regiments of
tho order
The United Labor organizations of
this city" he said, "have decided to
enlist under our banner, which, think
will give the order new and wonder.
full impetus"
Commander Reynolds says the organi.
cation now has a strong footing In "A
states apd territories, and that 1900
counties are completely organized. He
expects to enlist 900 recruits in this
city before leaving for Chicago.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22
4 star FOR MIR4yE.
1t Will be Argued This Week, But Mean
while He VIII Remain In Jail


while He Win Remain In Jail.
On Monday night McKane's lawyer
secured from Judge Cullen, in Brook.
Ign, a stay Of execution ON two ubjec-
tons. The first was as to tho makeup of
the grand jury that found the indict.
ments.
The second was that McKane was not
an election officer, and not being such
was not liable to indictment and trial,
and the third comprised series of OBJ
iections made BY counsel while the trial
was in progress. On the issues as pre-.
sented Judge Cullen granted an order
staying the execution Of the sentence
until Friday.
The argument for a permanent stay
will last until Monday probably, when,
by agreement Of counsel, McKane's
term in State prison will begin. How
ever, until Judge Cullen grants or re-
fuses permanent stay, the prisoner
will be kept in Raymond street jail
McKane was delighted at the news.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22
NN71Eee21.


There was a time when the
Summer costume Of a dandy
was incorrect if it lacked Man.
keenS, which were simply
Trousers Of Nankeen. The
dudes and dudelets of to-day
have not emulated their an
cestors and Nankeen is among
the derelicts. That explains
this discussion.
To this generation Nankees
is an unknown textile. There
is fun in the ignorance. People
that have seen the lot in a
window go to the Silks, to the
Wooden Dress Goods, to the
Paris Novelties. to the White
Goods, to the Linens, in vain
endeavors to find the Nankeen.
Some assert it to be Silk,
others Wool, others Flax,
others Cotton-and the last
are right.
They are Cotton, of Chinese
make; take their name from
the CITY of Nankin. are If n
buff color-said to be natural.
They are hand spun and
woven, in pieces that vary
from On to 61S yards. The
import cost is over SO cents a
piece; our price is
THvly.E0e Cents
a piece.
Thus these durable stuffs
are ready for Women's and
Chlldren's wear = Dresses,
Waists, Suits-at a price that
is merely nominal.
Dandy exclusiveness in the
past. Popular economy in the
present. Bravo Chinaman !
Bravo Nankeen
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22
OySTERMENS FIERCE BATTLE.
Maryland Dredgers. Armed with Win.
chesters, Fight the Virginia Police Boat

Maryland Dredgers. Armed with Win
chesters, Fight the Virginia Police Boat.
TAsLEY, VA, Feb. 1S.-rwo men
arrived hero from Tangier Island lac
last night with dispatch for Governor
O'Ferra!l from Captain A. j.. Reed Of
the Virginia oyster police boat Tangier,
saying that he had had another battle
with Maryland oyster pirates, that he
was unable TO cope with them, and that
he wanted the assistance of the oyster
steamer Chesapeake.
Early yesterday morning about 30
vessels, schooners and pungies, bore
down from Maryland waters and began
dredging on Old Woman's marsh and
Hurloy's rock.
Captain Reed sailed up to them and
notified them that they were in Virginia
waters and ordered them off. AS they
failed to obey Captain Reed fired across
the bow of the nearest boat.
The whole fleet then closed on Cap
tain Reed in scmicircle and swept his
deck with their rifles. Captain Reed
had only five men on board the police
boat, while tho dredgers were fully 100
strong, all armed with Winchester rifles.
Captain Reed fought until his am
munition gave out, when he sailed into
Tangier Island, got a fresh supply of
powder and returned to battle. The
battle continued until daylight dawned,
"A dispatch received to-day by Mr..
Frank NJ Boggs from Governor OFFER.
rail- says that the steamer Chesapeake
Will be ordered to the scene.
CRIsFIELD, Mp, Feb. 20--Tho
dredgers and the Virginia fishery force
had severe conflict last night 4 large
fleet of boats was engaged In dredging
on Woman's Marsh when Captain Reed
came up and fired his cannon four times
at them. The dredgers replied with
their rifles and compelled Reed To with.
draw. Then the steamer Chesaneai,e
entered tho ongagon,ant ond ,sI, an
dradgors ~ f;ght 4 inrc" "u pSS 'i1
~ W ,aiSc huuiper vi
the Doats sailed LOT WHITES Cove, but
on their way, two OF them, the Price
and the stevenson, ran aground and
were captured: These boats, when
taRen, were az least Tour miles within
'he maryland line.
During inc conflict the firing was
very rapla. one boat Is SAID To- have
nau l'uOO cartridges on board and after
inc engagement there were only five
lett. One boat was struck several times
oy cannon balls. Her pump and bin
nacie were shot away and holo was
made IN her side, The fight could be
seen plainly from Crlstield, from the
ROOT OF Odd Fellows Hall; the white
sails OF the boats and the flashes OF the
guns could be discerned and the scene
was exciting.
kIcHMoND, VA, Feb. 2O.-Governor
o'Ferrell tonight received this telegram
from Captain Hudgins, commander of
the schooner Chesapeake:
Had a spirited engagement last night
with 10 or 20 Maryland. dredgers in Tan
ser sound; Succeeded in capturing the
s son hn,h "; r. rrice ana =. VI steven
their crews eSoent eantoin wh9 ascene M'i n
yawI. bont Drove fhe rest ont If Vip,,;, T.,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22

The New York Eeening telegram, in
a somewhat previous editorial upon the
Presidential prospects of Governor
Flower and Senator Hill, opines that it
is absolutely necessary to secure the
vote of New York and that the man
who can deliver that vote will be master
of the situation in 1896. But possibly
this may not follow. 1t has not been
long since one Grover Cleveland was
elected by a majority which could have
spared the detection of New York with
out seriously missing it. New York is a
big State, but the rest of the nation is
not likely to allow it or any other State
to dictate Presidential nominations here
after.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22

In the February number of the United
States Consular reports, Mr., James B.
fancy, Consul to Belfast, writes:
Several months since Messrs. Sloane, the
American carpet manufacturers, exported
TO Great Britain some 10000 rolls of carpet
which were offered at prices considerably
lower than corresponding grades of English
and Scotch carpets. There was much COM
motion among the manufacturers. As
result of this competition from an unex-
pected quarter, a general reduction fol-
lowed in the price of Administers and the
other finer grades. In this city prices
dropped 10 to 20 per cent and a further
very large reduction is in contemplation
am informed on good authority, which
information prompts the writing of this
report, that the English and Scotch maker
are now manufacturing special grades of
Administers that are intended to COM
pete with importations from the
United States. The reduction in
these new grades will be 40 to so per
cent from former prices. These carpets
they expect to have on the market inside
of month. My observation is that the
prejudice against American products is as
siduously cultivated in the minds of con-
sumers by many dealers; consequently,
unless the American carpet il much sll.
perior in quality and more attractive in
design prices being equal, the British
product will be pushed and the American
product discounted by all kinds of methods.
From which We infer that there are
some manufacturers on the other side
who are not enthusiastically "1ubilant''
over the prospective passage of the
Wilson bill. When our carpet makers,
with taxed wool, can make their trans.
atlantic competitors squirm like this,
what will they do when they obtain the
woods of Australia and Argentina on
equal terms?
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22
YALE. kEARsARsE:
By NIergaret D. sangster.


Lost on the reef of Roncador, ,.5.
Never to sail the wide seas Inorel
We could better have spared daintier
boat.
The newest and jauntiest thing afoat,
Than this sturdy and gallant old dog Of
war,
Lost on the reef of Roncadorl
In storm and thunder
She rent asunder
Her arrogant foe in the day gone by;
Then proudly we saw her pennon fiy,
And our shouts went up meath the alien
sky
For the ship that had saved her own once
more
Our pride and hope in the days of yore,
Lost on the reef of Roncador,
Where the churned foam breaks on the
yellow shingle,
And the sullen currents meet and iningle.
Vale, Kearsarge Our hearts are sore
For the loss on the reef of Roncador.
-Hdlper's Weeklu.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Feb. 19.-Dr.
Revel Warden English, aged 81 years,
a native of Kentucky, died yesterday Of
old age. DR.. English served three
terms in the Illinois State Legislature
and at the time was close friend of
Abraham Lincoln. He was delegate
from Illinois to Il large number OF
Democratic national conventions and
for many years was chairman of the
Illinois Democratic committee. Shortly
before Lincoln was chosen President
DR.. English was instrumental in pre-
venting duel between him and General
Shields.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22

We are accustomed to think of the
electric telegraph as long established
medium of news transmission, but
"Pap" Stansbury, the venerable COM
positor whom death has just removed
from his case in the office Of the Balti-
more Sun, helped to put in type the
first Presidential message ever sent over
the wires. He came to the Sun in 1887
and stuck faithfully to his case there up
to the very night before his death.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22
Canton Cloth.

Fresh patterns each season
have made hosts of friends for
Canton Cloth. Not Chinese.
The neighboring nations of the
Pacific Ocean and Asia have
SO much control Of the store
to-day that you might almost
think only Oriental goods are
for sale here. Canton only in
name. Ioc. Never before less
than I2Hc.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22
apanamaksr's.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10. 1894
Black Dress Goods.

Thousands of women think
of them daily. Some perforce
mourning. Others as a mat
ter of fancy. Black Dress
Goods and Wanamaker's are
twin thoughts in every Phila-
delphia woman's mind.
And rightly so. The Critic
says that an equal array Of
Black Dress Goods cannot be
found in all the land, and the
Critic thinks he knows. We
think he does.
The details that follow are
full of interest. The first list
contains Priestley's Eudora,
which we introduced to this
market a few days since.
Forty-four sorts Of
RGs1 SiLk-aRG- Wool.
Black Eudora, 3 sorts, $1.e5 to $95O
Black Henrietta, 0 sorts, 81. 90 to S3.O0
Black Crepe Cloth, sorts,
si.a5 to $500
Black Melrose, s sorts, $i.25 TO $3.50
Black Clairette, sorts, 100 to $2, 90
Black lamise, s sorts, $1.00 to $500
Black Drap d. Alma, sorts,
SLIPS to S1.75
Black Carmelite, sorts, $1.25 to $500
D,ack Lahsaowne, SLIPS
Black Gloriosa, S1,25
The second list is like unto
1t and contains eighty-two
sorts of
Plain HI Wool.
Black Henrietta, 8 sorts, 80 to Al IN
Black Cashmere, 7sorts, so 10 S1 al
Black Merino, 6 sorts. M 10 AZ *
Black Camel'sH Hair, sorts,
p,.,, c. 10 to $500
Black Venetian Crepe, 2 sorts,
p,...e. $l.00 to $125
Black surah Twill, sorts,
p,.,n, .s5 to $1.e5
Black Diagonal, sorts, 80 10 $l Oh
Black Sebastopol, 3 sorts, rs TO S1 90
Black Whipcord, 4sorts, SIC to S2 on
Blach Bengaline, . sorts, $l.00 to $2,50
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22
SEVEN SAILORS DROWNED.

Two Steamers Collide in the Bristol
Channel, with Fatal Results.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE British steamers
Clytha and Cadoxton were in collision in
Bristol channel.
The Clytha was so badly damaged that
she sank almost Immediately. Seven of
her crew were drowned.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22

Simultaneously with the announce
ment of the death OF "Pap" Stansbury,
who for 81 years had set type in the
office Of the Baltimore san, come con-
gratulatory notices in tho Boston papers
Of William Durant, the treasurer of the
Transcript of that city, who Monday
completed his Goth year of continuous
service on that newspaper. Although
now in his 18th year, Mr.. Durant is
still to be found this post in the count.
ing room, early and late.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-22

Collector Townsend has made an nm
exceptionable appointment in the desig-
nation OF "Alex" Comegys as deputy.
There is nothing the matter with Nj.
Comegys, either personally or politically.