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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

NEW YORK, May Max Meyers, 5s
years old, an influential resident of Selma.
Ala, was killed at an early hour in the
morning by jumping from window on
the fourth floor of the Hotel Graham, at
Madison avenue and Eighty-ninth street,
this city, where he WINS temporarily stop
ping. The case is unquestionably one of
suicide while insane, although the rela-
tives of the dead man persist in ,sying
that his death was due to an accident.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

CHICAGO, May 7.--Reports show that
Saturdays storm was more widespread
than at first reported. At Fairbury and
Aurora, Ills, great trees. fences and weak
siructures were leveled to the ground.
Signs were torn down and hurled through
the glass fronts. Near Abba Ia, one wo.
man was so badly injured that she died
last evening. Over dozen houses were
blown down. In the vicinity OF Cerre
Gordo, Ills, the wind assumed the proper
tcns of small cyclone. At Sheffield, Ills,
the rains caused the roofs over the en-
trance of many mines to cave in, closing
the mines and stopping work temporarily.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

New YORK, May IA large number of
Italians were playing "mivio" yesterday
when dispute arose between Nordo Mo-
leko an organ grinder, and Angelo Tre-
ano, laborer. Treauo whipped out q
knife and ripped open the abdomen Of
Moleko. The wounded man ran few
steps and then fell dead in his tracks,
Treano was arrested.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

CHICAGO, May Frank R. Meadow
croft, senior member of the late banking
firm of Meadoweroft Bros, was released
from the county Jail on bonds of $4,000.
Mr.. Meadowcroft had nothing to say in
regard to the charge made in the indict-
ments, but was most indignant over his
arrest at an hour when it was impossible
for him to procure bondsmen.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

ALTOONA, Pa, May 7.--During heavy
thunder and lightning storm the house Of
William Isenherg, at Bellwood, was
struck by lightning, the bolt tearing
through floors and ceilings and badly in-
yuring the structure. A down pour of
rain quenched the flames. Mr., Isenberg
was standing at the front door at the
time. and the bolt struck him on the left
Leg, severely stunning him. lie is slowly
Rpenpertnu
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07
War In tho Chnotav Nation

CoALGATE, l. r., May 7.-Dave Bohan-
non, a half breed Choctaw and noted
character in the Choctaw nation, was shot
and killed at this place. Before expiring
Bohannon succeeded in fatally wounding
one of his assailants, Isaac Burres. Bo-
lannon's assailants retreated to shanty
In the outskirts of the city, and defled the
officers to arrest them. More bloodshed
Is sure to follow, as Bohannons friends
say they will avenge his death.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

BROOKLYN, May IA celebration of the
twenty-ffth anniversary of the pastorate
of the Rev. T. De Witt Talnage was be-
gun at the Brooklyn Tabernacle xester-
day. At the morning services Dr. Tai
mage preached an eloquent sermon, tak-
ing for the text of his discourse the words,
"One generation eometh and another pass
eth away" The church was crowded to
its utmost capacity The celebration will
continue on Thursday and Friday even-
ings of this week, when the service will
be of an international character.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07
FrankIln's Tax Collector Missing.

FRANKLIN, Pa, May last Tuesday
Elias Borland. alderman of the First
ward city tax collector and treasurer for
the Odd Fellows, suddenly disappeared
from his home in the city, and up to this
time all trace of him has been lost. His
accounts with the Odd Fellows and with
the city treasury are reported all right.
He had but recently recovered from a
severe attack of grip, and his friends be-
lieve that he has wandered away while
temporarily insane
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

BERLIN, May 7.-Advices have reached
here from Stephan, town in the gov
ernment of Volhynia, Russia, showing
that nearly the whole village has been de.
stroyed by fire. Five thousand persons
camped in the fields about the burning
town, each family standing guard over
the property they had hastily removed.
While thus encamped a Cyclone broke
over the place, breaking up the rescued
property and sweeping by far the greater
portion of it away.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

HAzLEToN, Pa, May THE body of an
unknown man, who had apparently been
murdered and robbed, was found on the
Did stage road, near Eberyale, this county.
There was q bullet wound in the left
breast, and the back of the head was
brushed as II by blow. The corpse was
badly discolored and decomposition had
plready set in. ALI OF the pockets were
burned inside out.u
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07
Guards Fire on Riotinr strikers.

CLEVELAND, May IA lively fight oc-
CURED at the Standard foundry, where a
strike has been In progress for several
weeks. About 1000 idle men assembled
In the vicinity, and an assault was made
Upon the building. The guards inside
opened fire on the crowd, and the battle
raged for fully fifteen minutes before the
the police arrived and dispersed the- mob.
lt is said that least 100 shots were fired.
but It is not known whether any were
killed or wounded.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

BALTIMORE, May Thomas Hodgsons,
OF Delmar, Md. aged Sc, made two attempts
to end his life Saturday night. In the second
cf-which he was successful. He boarded
the Maryland Steamboat company's
steamer Enooh Pratt saying that he was
going to Salisbury, and shortly afterward
jumped into the dock. He was fished out
and brought around by rolling him on a
barrel, but when the steamer was several
niles from the city he again jumped over
soan&ns6 n as drowned.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

LANSING, Mich. May 7.-Goyernor Rich
has appointed John Patton, Jr, of Grand
Rapids, as United States senator to sue
coed Senator Stock bridge, deceased, until
a successor is elected by the legislature
next January. Mr.. Patton is considered
one of the best lawyers and orators In
Grand Rapids.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07
Highest of all in Leavening Report
R>:as,!!! q! Rskassi! RRskiaRs
ABSOAUTEEY PURE

ABSOLUTELY PURE

ZANZIBAR, May 7-Advices from Men
go, Uganda, have reached here to the a
fect that the punitive expedition undo
the command of Colonel CoIvilIe, ssn
against karbarega, king of Unyoro, hN
completely reused the kings forces. Il
November last Kabarega attacked a chic
at Ioruz, who was a British ally Th
chief applied to the British for aid, and 1
force of 200 Nubian soldiers was sent Il
his assistance. This force met the forcf
OF habarega. 1t is expected that the sue
cess OF the expedition will prove deati
blow to the slave trade of this region.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07
Abe Buxzara Committed for Tr,,l.

LANCASTER, Pa, May Abe Buzzard
snd his accomplices were given hearings
bsfore Alderman Dean on various charges
sf felonious entry, robbery, felonious as
tanlt, larceny etc, all the crimes having
been cQpmitted in the northeastern Sec
eon of the county bordering on the Welsh
mountain. during the past six months. In
tefault Of bail all were committed to Jail
ler trial at the August term of court
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., May AS Mr..
Arthur Delaney, of Woodbridge, was
going home from work he was waylaid by
three masked men on Upper Main street.
Two men covered him with revolyers.
while the third went through his pockets.
They took over $50 in cash and a watch.
and chain. After giving him several blows
and ordering him to retrace his steps they
let him go and disappeared
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

STAuNToN, Va, May This city was
shocked last evening by the suicide of ex;
Judge John W. Green Smith,. He was dis
covered lying dead in bed with revolver
in his hand and a hole in his head For
twelve years he was judge of the hustings
court, and since commissioner in chancery.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07
A Raptlat Church Wrecked.

MOUNT CARROLL, Ills, May 7-Satur-
dag evening the most destructive rain,
bail and wind storm visited this city that
has ever been known here. The First
Baptist church is total wreck, the fur
hasure and fine pipe organ being COM
pistely destroyed. Trees were blown down
md much other damage done.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07
mreokinrldge Assailed from the pulp,..

LEXINGTON, KY, May 7-The town is
wild with excitement over the sensational
sesnes witnessed in the Methodist Church
beath last night. The pastor spoke
about the attack made on the ministers
By Colonel Breckenridge and said that he
was willing to lay down his life, II need
be, in defense OF the virtue of the women
sf the congregation. He concluded. II
again say that no decent Christian can
Afford to vote for this man." His remarks
were greeted with applause.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

LINCOLN, His, May 7,-Thc miners in
the two shafts here are still out from sym
pathy with the strikers elsewhere The
coal supply is almost exhausted. and Nm
less the strike is soon ended a famine will
ens,te, as the Illinois asylum for feeble
minded children. the water works, cleo
trio light and railway plants have almost
exhausted their supply.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07
Tho s,r,k. Ma, pr,.k on, A.,,n.

81. PAUL. May THE Globe says that
all is not harmonious In Great Northern
railroad circles, and on the authority of
leading members of the American Rail-
way union it is stated that the company Ia
soting In bad faith. 1t is quietly sug-
eested that the road could be tied up
kgsin In few hours time.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07
III from a Monkex.a nIta.

ALLENTOWN. Pa, May clark Wells,
paymaster of the Lehigh Valley Traction
company, is in critical condition from
the effects of monkeys bite, The mon
key had escaped from its cage, and in cap.
turing the animal Mr.. Wells was bitten
on the hand
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

WtLKEsBARRE, Pa, May 7.-Anpelo
Matz, the Italian outlaw, who escaped
from the sheriff at Hazleton, three weeks
ago, while on the way to the penitentiary,
was arrested yesterday at Luzerne bor-
ough, by n sheriff's posse. He was cap
tured while playing cards in the garret of
the house of one of his countrymen, and
did not get chance to use his pistol.
When he escaped at Hazleton he and n
companion held an armed posse at bay all
afternoon, and finally escaped to the noun
tain. He will now be taken to the East
ern penitentiary to serve five year sem
tence for shooting and wounding a citi-
zen OF Hazleton His two brothers, who
were convicted at the same time he was,
are in the penitentiary
HAzLEToN, Pa, May IA fight oc-
CURED in Stockton last night, at the
house of John Bubeck, where festivities
attending his marriage were being held.
When officers reached Bubeck's house
they found Andrew Lanick in the kitchen
suffering from seven knife wounds in the
head. A thorough search failed to reveal
any other victims. Lanick is in critical
condition The bridegroom and guests
were arrested, but they all swear they
know nothing of the affair
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

CHICAGO, May 7.-St. Mary,s Polish
church at the corner of Eighty-seventh
street and Commercial avenue, south Chi
cago, was entirely destroyed by fire yes-
terday afternoon. The building and con-
tents were valued at s35, 600 The fire is
thought to have be an incendiary one,
owing to factional fight in the church.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

Brown-You don't look very happ1
Dumley.
Dumley-I have just lost fiver on bs1
Browu-Ihat's bad.
Dumley-ies ! had an awful attack
rheumatism this moruing, and that youn
squirt OF doctor, Tipsalve, bet me a fiv6
ne could cure it before night and Pll I
hanged il he didn't win the money
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07
blinded hx an Exnlosion.

PoTTsvlLLE, Pa, May Thomas Bard
win, aged 90, employed as attendant of
the refrigerating machines in meat
house at Girardville. was seriously, II not
fatally injured by the bursting of an am
moniapipe. He is frightfully burned and
his eyesight is destroyed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

ROME, May 7,-Don Carlos, the Spanish
pretender, has intimated to the pope that,
while he is devoted and obedient to the
vicar of Christ, he cannot counsel his fol-
lowers to abandon his cause In Spain.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

BALTIMORE. May 7.-This city was Wis
stsd last evening with one of seyerest elec-
sraeal storms known in several years. In
two hours the rainfall was half an inch,
and the velocity of the wind reached
twenty-five miles an hour.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

URBANA, o., May III. s. Bainheim at
tempted to shoot his wife while she riding
with her father Failing, he kaiad h.--
self
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07
BASEBALL RECORDS


SATURDAYS LEAauE GAMES.
At Philadelnhia-Br Brooklyn, 4 Phila-
dolphin, 8. AT Baltimore-Ba Baltimore, o.
Washington, 9. At New York - New
York, 3; Boston, .. At Pittsburg- Pitts
burg, 8; St. Louis, 8. Other games pre-
vented by rain.
ONLY ONE SUNDAY GAME
At Chicago-Chicago, O; Cincinnati,
tealled), At Louisville-Game with St
Louis prevented by rain
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07

SATURDAYS GAMEs,

At Allentown-Allentown, 8; Easton, 1.
AT Hazleton-Hazleton, Z; Scranton, 2.
At Misunderstanding, 8; Pottsville, s. Az
MISUNDERSTANDING, ID; Altoona, 0.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-11
FREAKS OF LIGHTNING.
A Force of Nature Not Yet IN
derstood by Science.
Its Action as an Explosive Receiving At
tentiOn from the Weather Bureau of
Late-Somc Extraordinary Franks
Played by Thunderbolts.

So mysterious and little understood
is electricity even now that it is so
widely utilized for mechanical pur-
poses, that its vagaUies in nature eX-
cite the utmost interest. The ques-
ton recently discussed by Italian sci
entists, as to whether a bird can be
struck by lightning, seems to be an
swered in the affirmative by the de-
struction of a whole flock of wild
geese on April 80 last. Twenty-Five of
them, flying north over Casnovia,
Mich, were slain by bolt from the
sky. Such an extraordinary event
would have been regarded as an
ominous portend a century or two ago.
The action of lightning as an eXplo-
sive is a subject that has elected
special attention from the weather
bureau of late. Up to date no theory
has been found to account for it salts
factorily. On April 30, 1894, brick
house at Keokuk, Ia. was struck and
completely wrecked as if bombshell
had done the work. One day earlier a
farmhouse near Kiowa, Kan, the prop
erty of d. +. StrGetcr, was completely
ruined by a bolt, the roof, doors and
windows looking as if they had been
shot full of holes. At Barbcrton, o.,
on June IS, 1893, the dwelling of Will
liam Martin was literally torn to frag
ments by similar agency.
Inasmuch as two hundred people are
killed every year by lightning in the
United States special protection for the
person is surely called for. One in
genious scientist mentioned by the
Philadelphia Times has devised an UNI
brella with small copper chains at
tached to the end of the ribs. These
are long enough 70 reach the ground.
A thunderstorm coming up, they are
loOsened and permitted to dangle,
while the owner of the contrivance
walks along in perfect security. Under
such circumstances metal about ones
body is dangerous-fOr example, the
wires in a lady's bonnet. But this peril
may be overcome by fastening similar
chains or copper threads to the frame
work of the headgear. Though bolt
should destroy the bonnet, the elec-
tricity would spare the wearer and pass
off into the ground. An instance on
record is that of a lady who raised her
arm to shut a window as rain began to
fall on a summers day. There was a
sudden blaze of light and. though she
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-11
TWO NOTED SISTERS.
One Refused to Pay Taxes and the Other
Translated the Bible.

One Refused to Pay Taxes and the Other
Translated the Bible.
At a recent meeting of the Equal
Rights club of Hartford, Conn, Mrs.
J.. D. Bacon gave an interesting sketch
of the late Miss Abby Smith, of Glas-
tonbury, Conn, who for many years
refused to pay her taxes because she
did not have a vote. While her sister
Julia raised cows and made five trans
lations of the Bible, Abby raised the
breeze that waited them to fame. In
the days of the ''Millerites'' and their
talk about the end of the world, Julia
wanted to learn if there was any war
rant in the original Hebrew for Miller's
predictions, fixing the end Of the world
in 1913; so she studied Hebrew and then
went to work and translated the Bible.
al have been unable to find" said Mrs.
Bacon, that any one man ever trans
lated the whole Bible alone. The Bible
has been worked up by many different
hands, and has appeared under differ
emit names, as 'Wicliffes Bible 'Tyn-
dale's Bible, 'COverdale's Bible Gran
mer's Bible and King James Bible
No one man ever did the work alone
ndunaided. This was left for woman
70 do, and not only twice but five times
did she perform this Herculean labor,
and then mOdeStly shut the TRANSACTIONS
up in her closet for quarter of a cen
fury, never at that time intending to
publish them. Probably no woman
after the age Of eighty can show such
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-11
NEGROES OF CURACAO,
How They. Risked Their Lives Against
Great Odds to BE Free.


An anecdote about these Curacoan
negroes is well worth interpolating,
50 illustrative is it of that love of lib
erty admired by all Americans, says
the New York World. During the
4Os the republic of Venezuela abol-
ished slavery and enacted that whoever
stepped on Venezuelan soil by that act
became free. The negroes of the
reighboring Dutch island heard of this
and they also learned the scientific fact
that during a certain period of the year
the gulf stream makes curious sharp
curve around the island and carries
with fierce current towards the main
land.
Unable to make or steal boats, many
OF these negroes, although usually well
treated on the plantations, used to cut
down trees, lop off the superfluous
limbs and, flashing themselves to these
trunks on dark nights when the wind
was blowing strongly with the current,
these daring navigators would trust
themselves to the tempest and the ocean
in the hope of being east on the land of
the free. Many persisted. Some sue
ceeded. Such was the type of colored
men who invented the cordial curacao.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-11

at the conclusion of the service, and,
while descanting to her family upon
the irreverent behavior Of the people
behind her in church, she took off her
bonnet. As she did so she gave gasp,
for the mystery was explained. There,
on the back OF her lace bonnet
where she had pinned a couple
of sleek, closed tulip buds, were two
gorgeous flowers, which, in the warm
atmosphere of the church, had grad
ually opened to perfect bloom.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-11
JAPANESE THEATRlCALS.
Customs Observed in Play Houses in the
Land of the Mikado.

japanese plays usually last from
morning till morning. The audience
make preparations to attend the the
alter much as if they were going on
holiday trip from Saturday to Monday.
They take baskets of eatables with
them and have their meals with the
same regularity at the play as they
would at home Food is sold in all
Japanese theaters just as coffee and
ices and beer and whisky are sold in
English theaters, and the hawkers of
edibles attend to business while the
actors arc strUtting their brief hour
upon the stage. The Jap" audiences
sit in little boxes on the floor of the
theater and eat and sleep there. They
sleep, as rule, while the principle ac-
tors are taking a rest. There are no
aisles in the body of the theater, so
that those who have boxes in the mid
die and come late are compelled to
crawl over those who are in their
places When the play is about to be-
gin it is announced by wrapping with
a wooden hammer. This method of
announcement is also employed by the
French. but It has been in use in Japan
for hundreds of years. To great eX-
tent the success of a japanese play de-
ponds on the moral. If the audiences
are not quickly responsive and trag-
edy is being presented the play is with
drawn Immediately and the actors re-
appear in something comic.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-11
HIS FIRST ENGLISH ESSAY.
A French Pupils Slightly Involved Method
of Describing Holiday.

An English university magazine
prints the following essay on "A Sum-
mer Holiday" written by a French pu-
pill in an English school: The time
which ] was spending to accomplish
that journey was eight hours by eX-
press train, starting from the Montpar-
nais station. This road is a very pleas
ant one, and without account the nu-
merous towns which the peoples are GO
ing so often are: Baths, swim, the i'm
mensity of the large space occupy with
that water, and so wonderful aspect,
chiefly when we are seeing that for the
first time; the great many steamers,
isailerS, fishing boats, moving to the
sea with a astonishing easiness, the
fishes of all kinds took each day by the
fishermen, along the shore, and the
games, such as croquet, lawn tennis,
cards and many others, when the tide
begin to go away. In that place it be-
gin at two o'clOcks to FIVE and then the
place which it was occupying before is
full of people amusing themselves, and
the children carrying their things, be-
gin TO make many sand mountains,
among herselves, seeing with a great
joice the pleasure which Occupe their
children. When the weather is clear
and the sky without any clouds, they
Jet boat and sail along little dis
lance, walking here and there, fishing
in the rocks the lobster putting their
breeches on the knees in order do not
make their feet wet, and when the dusk
begin to fall, they start from the sea-
shore and entering in the houses or
hotels, discute about the pleasures of
the day. Oh! then how they find them
selves happy in these hours of peace
always thinking to they pleasure, they
do not doubt at all the kinds of sor-
rows in this short life, and do not
thing no more to the poor people, whom
has not so much good, in order to re-
joice himself as well as these fortunate
travelees making every year the same
thing in order to preserve their own
health in breathiuur the well-doing air
of the sea, which give appetite,
strength, and finally making their own
desir in execution, that is to say their
own well-being.'