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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21
PoLIcE coMMIssIoS ERs MEET.
Statement of Finances of the Board fol
the Fiscal Year Other Matters.


At the regular meeting of the Board
of Police Commissioners last Monday
Chief of Police Dolan submitted
statement of the finances for the fiscal
year. At the beginning of the year the
board asked Council for an appropria-
ton of $73 3,64S.37. Council only granted
an appropriation OF $4,000. This sum
was inadequate to the needs of the
board and in May Council by an extra
ordinary appropriation allowed the
Police Commissioners an extra appro-
priation of $4,000 making $72, 900 in
all. If the board had gotten the amount
asked for there would have been a
surplus of $2S6.0s.
The petition of property holders of
EastlNke for a police patrol box was
granted. The board appointed j. j.
Lloyd a special watchman at Church
street wharf. The usual number of bills
were approved.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21
The rony Was a delaware countian.

A Shetland pony was stolen from
Delaware Clark at Glasgow June 18th.
Tuesday strange animal turned up
at the place of James Canary in Ken
nett Square which proved to be of the
Shetland type. That night Police Cap
tain Chambers drove to Kennett Square
and brought the pony to this city. While
preparations were being made to send it
to Mr.. Clark at Delaware City word
came that it was the property OF DR..
Darlington of Delaware county. Della
ware Clark's pony is at Christiana.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21
Tried tn pass a Confedera,e Note.

Captain Kane has in his possession a
Confederate note, the denomination of
which is 800. Tuesday an Italian
was arrested with the money in his pos
session. He tried to pass it on John
Ciceri, stating that he wanted it all in
coppers. The counterfeit got him one
copper in the person of Sergeant Mas
sey who took him to police headquar-
tiers and turned him over to Captain
Kane. He was dismissed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21
THE EASTERN SHORE.

ELKToN, MD, June 19.-The Elkton
postofilce was robbed last night. The
door of the large tire-proof safe was
broken open. The safe contained about
$25 in money and few stamps of large
denomination, all of which were taken
No letters are missing. The burglars
left their tools behind, which consisted
of large sledge hammer, &c.
A large delegation of residents of East
Elkton, visited the office of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Co., in Philadelphia,
in opposition to constructing the pre-
posed Elkton, Middletown & Massey's
railroad through that portion of Elkton.
They say the line as surveyed will spoil
the beauty and dosirability of that por-
ton of the town as place of residence.
They were informed that the road would
probably be built upon the route as sur
vcyed.
Elkton public schools to-day, viz: Miss
Emma Warburton, Mark Evan Floun-
ders, Harvey Scott, George Sincoe. The
bronze medal of the Maryland Society
OF the Sons of the Revolution was
awarded to Harvey Scott for the second
best composition on Maryland. The
presentation was made by Mr.. McHenry
Howard of Baltimore, who was present.
The county commissioners OF Cecil
county are at Niagara Falls examining
some bridges. The commissioners have
about eight new bridges soon TO be con-
structed in Cecil county.
FAVOR THE cHopTANK ROUTE.
CAMBRIDGE, ND, June 19.-At a
meeting held this morning in the court
house delegates were selected to repre-
sent Dorchester county at the meeting
in Baltimore on the 25th instant to
further the project Of constructing the
Maryland and Delaware ship canal. The
delegates were instructed to use their
influence and opportunities to impress
upon the proper bodies the advantage
of the Choptank route for the canal.
The people OF Cambridge and Dorchester
county manifest considerable interest in
the project, as its success means great
| deal for the business interests of Cam
bridge and the country along the route.
FOR A RAILROAD TERMINAL.
CENTREvILLE, Mp, June l0.-W. II.
| Bosley, president of the Queen Anne's
railroad, has purchased for cash the
Mitchell farm of l79 acres, at Queens
town, for ,5S2 1t is proposed to
construct terminal facilities for the rail-
road en- this property, the location of
which makes it especially valuable,
being situated directly on nayigable
water and only two hours by boat to
Baltimore This purchase indicates the
determination OF the directors to build
the road and strengthens the eXpecta-
tions of the many residents of this Sec
Ush hn t1I Il
nation of the scheme.
VICTIM OF AN EXPLOSION.
DENTON, Mp, June lQ-Engineer
Towers, who was injured Il week ago in
the boiler explosion at Wright's factory,
Choptank, Caroline county, died on
sunday from the effect OF his injuries.
j. A. Wright's condition is still serious,
but his physicians think he will recover.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21
Ignorance No Excuse in Law.

Bernard Sollinger keeps second
hand clothing store at No. Ill East
Front street. He has been warned by
the police against selling on Sunday.
On the 18th instant, during Sollinger's
absence, his wife sold secondhand
garment to Alexander Green, colored,
for the pccuniary consideration of 10
cents. In police court Tuesday morn
ing the husband was hauled up to
answer the charge of selling on Sunday.
He pleaded ignorance of the law, but
Judge Ball held that this was no excuse.
He was fined 81 and costs.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21

that coal is not raw material, but
finished product. He was asked to name
raw material, but he did not wish to
bring himself into conflict with any in
terest to be affected by the bill. lie was
somewhat inconsistent in his discussion
.of the coal duty and asserted that free
coal would not cheaper the product to
consumers one mile frogn the seaboard,
and at the same time declared that the
committee had done what it could to
cheaper coal by reducing the duty
nearly so per cent.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21

A fire occurred in the tobacco store OF
Michael j. Connell, No. 905 West Second
street, at o'clock, Tuesday morning, en-
failing loss of about $50. Mr. Connell
fell asleep in chair downstairs and was
awakened by the smell of smoke and
struck an alarm from box No. 20. The
firemen soon put out the flames. The
origin is unknown.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21

The Grand Lodge of Elks, at James
town, New York, Tuesday, received
reports showing the total membership
to be 23,5l6. A resolution was adopted
inviting the Elks now at Atlantic City
to attend the session at jamestown.
The national convention of the
American Railway Union, in Chicago,
Tuesday, by a vote of llS to 1902, re-
fused to strike out of the amended con-
stitution the clause declaring that mem
bership shall be restricted to railway
employees born of white parents.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21
AN AELEG ED ASSAULT


Chester Times Monday.
AS the express train, north-bound, on
the b. g. o, railroad, due in Chester at
7.35 o'clock this morning, was passing
Carpenter station, midway between this
city and Wilmington, a young Catholic
clergyman, whose name could not be
learned, put his head out of the window
to catch the name of the station. A
gang of Italian laborers were standing
on the platform and one of them raised
a club and brought it down on the
priests head with considerable force.
The priests scalp was cut badly, and it
was feared that his skull was fractured,
but it was found that this was not the
case.
The conductor telegraphed back TO
Wilmington and Carpenter and the rail-
road officials will make an effort to ap'
prehend the vicious foreigner
GThe railroad officials at the b. & o.
stations in this city know nothing of
the alleged ASSAULT.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21

Colonel Enoch Moore and Secretary
Harvey j. Wiley of the Wilmington
City Council and Board of Sewer Com
missioners, were in Chester on Satur-
day, looking at the city's new Stude-
baker sprinkler. Select Councilman G.
Washington Howard and Street Com
missioner Hall showed them the machine
in operation. They were much pleased
with it and will recommend that Will
mirgton purchase one.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21
DELAW4REAYENUE EXTENSION.
Contract Awarded by the Board of Street
and Sewer DIRECTORS for lirnding.

and Sewer DIreolors Tor TRADING.
The Board of Street and Sewer Direc-
tors awarded the contract for grading
Delaware avenue from Union street to
Grant avenue to Mortogh & Monroe last
Tuesday. There were several bids for
excavations in the extension of the
avenue. Sewer permits were granted to
NJ. II. Corkran, James Bradford, Penin-
sula Land and loan Co., Samuel Speak
man, Hanover Church, estate of Martin
J. Moaley, j. A. Mahoney, M. A. Ma
honey aud William Mahoney.
Permission was granted Charles l..
Blocher to set curb on Second street
west of Scott. The board also decided
to build sewer on Union street, he
tween Lowering avenue and the line of
Gilpin avenue.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21

The Clayton CAL started the publica-
tion of its sixth volume Tuesday. Dur
ing the year just ended the papers cir
culation and advertising patronage in
creased considerably.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21

The Medical Record of New York
says that it has become a fixed popular
belief in England that travelling along
trolley (electric) railways cures rheuma-
tism.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21
IILL DEFINES Ills POSITION
mother Speech Against the
Senate Tariff Bill.
IS MOVE TO SECURE FREE COAL
q Severely Scores the Demo.
cratic Senators.

rc New York senator Now Posing as an
Opponent of the Measure He and the
lOther Senatorial Brigands Forced
Before tho Ssnnte-says the Wilson
'Bil Has tho Approval of the People.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21
THE TRAMP WAS NOT SHOT
Dover's Reported Riot Only a
Drunken Row.
ALL THE PARTICIPANTS IN JAIL
A Hartley Man Beaten and
Almost Killed.

Tramps Meet a German Cobbler in Dover
and Get Glori0usly Drunk on Ills
Money-One Claimed to Have Been
Shot, but was Not-serious Assault at
Hartley
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21
VICTIM OF AN EXPLOSION.

DENTON, Mp, juno l9.-angineer
Towers, who was injured week ago in
the boiler explosion at Wright's factory,
Choptank, Caroline county, died on
sunday from the effect OF his injuries.
j. A. Wrght's condition is still serious,
but his physicians think he will recover.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-04-12
GOOD FOOD AND GOOD LAWS
Closely Related According to thu
Views of u Noted Washington Chef

Closely Related According to the
Views of IL Noted Washington Chef.
Tom Murray, keeper of the restaurant
in the house of representatives in
Washington, shows that cook can be
even more than n doctor of roastS and
a bachelor of gravies, as Francois Cop
pee says is the case. He is able TO
be both literary and pOettcal While he
plIrsueS the science of cookery. when
| get through here" he said to writer
for The New York Sun, Il am going to
W rite book showing the effect of food
upon legislation: l have copious notes,
in fact library of diaries, showing
just what each congressman ate on the
day that he did any remarkable things
in his place as L representative. L VIII
show what dish led % a magnificent
forensic outburSt, what the man ate
who CCnvulSed the house with his hui
NOR or dazzled it with brilliant fencing
in debate. l will show what internal
compounds and combinations of dishes
led mp to damfo0l legislation. Whoev-
err. dreams that n little thing like put
ting. charlotte russo on top of picked
lambs tongues could produce an ldlotlc
financial measure. or that progressive
legislation which has immOrtalized its
author followed close upon an artistic.
eSthe tic luncheon? Yet these arc
things which my diaries prove concn
siyely, and when my book is published
after mary years more of study of
the subiect-it will be a guide to inteiIi
gent legislation. You know" said the
ingenious chef, that ]. ascrIbc Eng
lands puiSsance to the habit her lcgis-
lator> have of never holding session
of parliament until after they have
1iDp4l "
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-04-12

The lady whose portrait heads this article
Is Mrs. Mary F. Covell, of Scotland, Bon
Honme Co., S. Oak. She writes to DR.. R.
v. Pierce, Chief Consulting Physician to the
Buffalo, n. Y, as follows: II was sick two
years with falling Of the womb and leucor-
rhoea previous to taking your medicines. l
took six bottles of DIR. Piercs's Favorite Pre-
scription, and was entirely cured of both in
six months it is four years this month,
since / was entirely well Of both those dis
eases and have never had any signs of their APP
pearance since and am satisfied the Favor
tie Prescription saved my life, for l could
hardly walk around when | commenced
taking that medicine and think it is a Gods
blessing to me that took it.
was pronounced incurable by the best
doctors here in the West gave up all
hopes and made up my mind that I was to
be taken away from my husband and baby
Of two years old. Twas sick all of the time
could not eat anything at ell. In one week,
after beginning the use Of the Favorite Pre-
scription my stomach was so much better
that could eat anything could see that I
was gaining all over, and my husband then
went and got me six bottles took three of
them and my stomach did not bother me any
more.
We sent to you and got the Peoples Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser, and found
my case described just as I was: we did
what the book told us, in every way !; in one
months time could see was much better
than had been; we still kept on just as the
book told us, and in three months I stopped
taking medicine, and to-day, can proudly
say am a well women, yes, am well, strong
and healthy.
When began to take your medicine my
face was poor and eyes looked dead. could
not enjoy myself anywhere, l was tired and
sick all the time. 1 could hardly do my
house-work, but now do that and tend q
big garden, help my husband and take in
sewing"
The following will prove interesting to
feeble women generally, and especially SO to
those about to become mothers. Mrs. Dora
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-04-12
NO ESCAPING THOSE EYES.
Scientific Explanation of q Peculiar
ity Noticed i'm Many Portraits.

Scientific Explanation of a PECULIAR
ity Noticed i'm Many Portraits.
How is it that the eyes of some DOR
traits seem to follow a spectator round
the room? 1t is thus explained by the
Baltimore American: Suppose a DOR
trait have its face and eyes directed
straight in front, so as to look at the
spectator. Let u straight line be
drawn through the tip of the n,.se
and half way between the eyes. On
each side Of this middle line there will
be the same breadth of head, of cheek,
of chin and of neck, and ca III iris will
be in the middle of the whole of the
eye. If one now go to one side, the
apparent horizontal breadth of every
part of the head and face will be di-
minished, but the parts Of each side of
the middle line will be diminished
equally and at every position, however
ohlique, there will be the same breadth
of face on each side of the middle line
and the iris will remain in the center of
the whole of the eyeball, so that the
portrait will preserve all the charac-
ter OF figure looking at the spectator
and must necessarily do so wherever
he stands In portraits the apparent
n otion of the head is generally render
ed indistinct by the canvas being i'm
perfectly stretched, as to the slightest
concavity or convexity entirely deforms
the face. Outlines the obliquity is con-
siderable. The deception is, therefore,
sc Ell best when the painting is executed
on a fiat board and in colors sufficient
vivid to represent every line in the
face with tolerable distinctness at great
obliquities. Distinctness of outline is
also most necessary to a satisfactory
exhibition Of this optical delusion.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-04-12
was cnce more full Of smiles, conf
dence, aud love.

was cnce more full Of smiles, conf
dence, and love.
At midday on the morrow Sir Basil
OIL peared before Gertrude with a
mournful visage, as one who had sor-
rowful tidings to relate.
She locked up anxiously. HAS the
II esseDger returned from RayenE.
II arsh? she inquired, uneasily.
Yes, he has" answered the baronet
his eyes avoiding her questioning gaza
'sAnd what news does he bring
thcnce" che Intercepted, her face rap
idly changing color, from white to red
thence back to white again.
Sir Basil Dovetree turned away for q
few seconds, his countenance full OF
painful embarrassment and shame. Not
yet, not quite yet, could he play q
false part, or lie without blushing and
trepidation.
Gertrude was awaiting his reply, hel
gaze fixed on his shifting eyes anG
twitching features.
Il have some unexpected tidingS tt
communicate to you, dearest" he said
delivering himself awkwardly, anC
growing greatly confused.
Unexpected tidings" she repeated
in sudden alarm. About what, ol
whom?'
His lips were parched; wicked
falsehood was struggling to find utter
ance between them.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-04-12
One of the Most Ancient Races.

The Armenians are one of the
most ancient races in the world.
Their country is mentioned by Keno
phon and Ezekiel and in the cunei-
form inscriptions of Babylo and
Assyria All the nations that sur
rounded them have passed away,
but they remain, though their
country has been harried with fire
and sword for centuries. The per-
manence of the Armenian race has
been ascribed to the virtue of their
women and the exceptional purity
and stability of their family life.
They have been Christian nation for
more than 1900 years and have I'M
aergone perpetual persecution for
their faith from the surrounding
oriental peoples.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-04-12
(To Be Continued.l
DIAMOND MAKING.
Efforts to Increase the size of the
Artificial Gems.

Efforts to Increase the size of the
Artificial Gems.
1t Is now more than year since the
French chemist, Henri Moissan, sue
ceeded in making a white diamond.
The jewel was exceedingly small, and
it's quality was not all that could be de-
sired; but it would scratch ruby, burn
at the right temperature, showed the
proper structure under microscopic
scrutiny and was practically colorless
and transparent. Since then NJ. Molssan
has been trying to see whether he could
not gain something in the size of his
productions.
The method employed in these expert
ments, it will be remembered, was to
mix carbon and iron at high tempera-
ture and then let the compound cool.
1t has long been known that the heavier
of these two substances will absorb
more Of the lighter one when heated in-
tensely than it can hold in intimate
association after being chilled. The car
bon is then deposited in little pockets
in the iron. But the form in which such
deposits are usually found is graphite.
NJ Moissan's success early in 1893 was
result of being able to secure by
means of an electric furnace, higher
degree of heat than other experiment
ers had found 1t possible to employ. He
raised his composition to temperature
| of $4,000 degrees Fahrenheit, at which
point his little crucible of lime showed
signs of softening. Graphite and minute
black diamonds were discovered, dis
tributed in the metal, on cooling, but
besides these there were tiny white
crystals, which met successfully the
various tests to which he subjected
them to prove their identity with white
| diamonds.
At a meeting of the Academy Of
Sciences in Paris last month M. Mois-
san said that it had occurred to him
that the extreme smallness of his dia-
monds might be due to the way in
which he chilled the iron. If, when
this had become solidified, he plunged
| the red-hot ingot into water q film of
vapor would surround the metal and
check radiation. The chemist, there
| fore, had tried the effect Of immersing
| the iron in bath of melted tin, but
| this did not work satisfactorily. 1t pro-
duced an alloy. With melted lead, how
| ever, he secured better results; and
now he gets diamonds, only half a
| miliimeter in diameter, to be sure, but
| larger than any obtained before. These,
Of course, have no special value; but it
| is interesting to know that the French
man is still working away at the sub
! ject, and is making little Roadway.
Moreover, these experiments suggest
various possibilities as to the methods
by which natural diamonds have been
formed. What was the matrix which
once held them. Probably not iron.
And was the carbon crystalized by a
sudden cooling of the vapor? If So,
| how large mass of matter was chilled
at once, and what was the whole opera
ton? Light on these questions may be
| afforded by such researches as those Of
M. Moissan.-New York Tribune.
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walls, and its deeply -mullioned win
doWs."- -~..<,
"And-and are we going to live
therei" she inquired, with something
like dread creeping into her breast.
Eyes, we are going to reside there for
a time" he answered. Eagle Tower
is quite a palacious residence, and is
well worthy to receive l4y bride"
Again she shuddered. A vague terror
was beginning to fill her mind.
"Gertrude," Sir Basil said, with ap-
rarent frankness of manner,-"Gcr-
trude, nut away these sad looks of
ycurs-they are looks ill-baftting a
bride to wear-and let me see yOllr
face once more decked in all its old
smiles. Be reasonable, dearest, I en-
treat. Why, in heavens name, what,
after all, has he done, that you sh ould
thus darken your brow against your
husband on your wedding day? lie
has broken IL silly, worthless promise,
which any other man placed in similar
circumstances would have made, and
broken just as readily as 1 have doLe;
in love, as in war, every scheme is
justifiable. Come, / will make another
covenant with YOU"
ITO be broken like the first?'
"Nay; only suffer this day to pass in
peace, and in smiles and love, and I
pledge my sacred word that / will
carry you back to Ra7ensmarsh to-
morrow"
"SeIdirg a messenger thither to night
to assure my grandfather of my pres
ent safety and my whereabouts" she
eagerly asked.
Yes, 1 will send a mounted messe1-
ger at once to your grandfather"
But he will not reach Ravensmarsh
until midnight, she said. "Oh, how
much the old man will be made to Suf-
fer for my sake, ere he is informed of
my ir!gratitude anil unworthinessr' she
added, in a self-accusing tone.
Am 1 forgiven, Gertrude? Sir Basil
asked, sitting by her side, and speak
ing i'm caressing accentS-which she,
with her young heart full of love for
him, could not resist
She pressed his hand; and, at the
same moment the conveyance stopped
before the principal-entrance of Eagle
Tower, around which whole crowd Of
liveried lackeys were waiting to re-
ceive Sir Basil Dovetree and his fair
companion.
Gertrude was not at :iH impressed by
all this outward show; indeed, her
heart was far too heavy to allow her
even to notice it.
AS she passed under the portal Of
Eagle Tower u cold thrill seemed 70
pervade her whole frame, and her
head was bowed, as if unable to keep
itself erect according to its wont.
Sir Basil held Gertrude by the hand,
and together they passed over the
| threshold of the ancient mansion, greet
ed by many obsequious domestics, and
being formally received by Pelham
Warrington.
Gertrude started at the sight of the
creole; she was not expecting to see
him, and his sudden appearance some
what astonished her.
But Sir Basil had treasured her with
fresh promises, and she was not In
cIired to feel disheartened or displeased
at this moment. The late misunder-
standing between herself aud the baro-
net existed no longer, and Gertrude