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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

PROVIDENCE. Aug. 80. "A prominent
lumber firm of this city has filed II protest
against the decision of Collector Pomeroy,
which will neccssitate test of the consti-
tutionality of the new tariff bill. The
firm imported on Aug Is cargo of lum-
ber, on which, under the Mckinley bill,
tho duties would have been s91G0. This
they paid under protest, claiming that the
new bill should go into effect Aug. |, and
they were entitled to bring in lumber free
after that date, regardless of the time on
which the bill passed. The case will be
taken into the United States court if nee
RssarF
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

CHICAGO, Aug. 30.-The funeral of the
late John Newell, late president of the
Lake Shore railroad, occurred yesterday,
and was attended by majority of the
leading railroad men of Chicago. The
honorary pail bearers were Cornelius Van
derbilt and II. Walter Webb, New York;
j. II. Read and James McCrea, Pittsburg;
George C.. Greene, Buffalo; p. p. Wright
and John Tod, Cleveland; II. b. Ledyard,
Detroit; NJ. Il. Ingalls,, Cincinnati; Kos
well Miller, X. Is. Cableund ii. IL. Porter,
Chicago. The active pail bearers were
the heads of various departments Of the
Lake Shore system
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

CHICAGO. Aug. 30.-If plans proposed be
carried out Colonel H. W. Parker will be
removed from the position of principal of
the normal school here and William Il.
Harris, United States commissioner Of cd
ucation, will be offered the place. II is
not known that Professor Harris would
accept, but the board of commissioners is
prepared to recommend that double his
present salary be rendered Mr.. Harris. if
necessary, to induce him to take the posi-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

MANSFIELD, Wis, Aug. 3O.-The Port
Edwards train arrived here yesterday,
bringing additional news of the burning
oil Vesper. The town is completely wiped
out, entailing a loss of about $3.50, 900.
Seventeen families employed in the lum-
Der mills are homeless, and Us the tim ber
contiguous to the town burned up the
place will never be rebuilt A relief train
sould not come nearer than mile beyond
she doomed village, the flames overlapping
bhe road further on. .0
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

MONTREAL, Aug 90-Hugh Annandale,
how living in this city, who was arrested
,ome time ago in Baltimore for one Peter
Arnot, whom he resembled in appearance,
has entered suit against Inc United States
government for $1,000 damages for
wrongful arrest. Arnot was cbsEsod with
Smbez1lement by the English police, and
Annandale. after being arrested, was
baken to London, where he was recog.
siEed aud released.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

The St. Lotus hotei and Shea q Gra-
hams livery stable, at Columbus, Ind.
burned down last night. Ten horses per-
ished. Loss, $4,000.
NJ. i. Brenton, formerly employed as .
hotel clerk in Columbus, o.. committed
suicide by poison because his Columbus
employer charged him with embezxls-
ment.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

CHICAGO, Aug. 30 The veteran railroad
official, John {, Gault, died yesterday
aged IS. He never recovered conscious.
ness since first stricken. The relative
and friends OF the dead man knew froa
the first that Mr.. Gauit could not recover
and for three days have been expecting
death at any moment
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

NEW YORK, Aug. 3o.-The grand jury
dismissed the charges of bribery against
)x-Polioeman Richard HigRinbotham
Higginbotham was charged by railroad
contractor, George G. Carpenter, with
having perm'tted him to violate q city
ordinance rol ative to blasting, Clark pay
hg Higginho :ham for the permission.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

TRENTON, Aug. 30.-The report that
Wesley Warner, the murderer of Lizzie
Peake, would be hanged in Camden, be.
cause there is no gallows in Burlington
county, is denied by Sheriff Townsend
Sheriff Townsend says he has no intention
of shifting the responsible and disagree
able duty of the execution upon any one
else, and that Warner will be hanged in
the Burlington county jail yard at Mt.
Hnilv
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

DALLAS, Tex, Aug. so.-The Rcpur,
1ican state convention nominated the m
lowing state ticket, For governor, W
Il. Makeson; lieutenant governor, r, II
Rsntfrow; superintendent Of education
A. H. Colwell; attorney general, J. NJ,
Hurley; comptroller, c. A. Tomlinson.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

BrzzARD's BAY, Mass, Aug. 3O.-Presi-
dent Cleveland, accompanied by Private
Secretary Thurber and DIR. Bryant, ar
rived here in the lighthouse tender John
D. Rogers this forenoon. The party was
met on the pier at Gray Gables by Mrs.
Cleveland, and at once entered the house.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

LIMA, Aug 3O.-The government has
received telegram stating that detach-
ment .of insurgents in southern Peru has
been defeated near Mirave 1t is also
stated that the insurgent leader Pierola
intends to leave Chile OH Sept. 12, with
arms and ammunition for the Peruvian
kcGcls
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

NEW YORK, Aug. 30-Peter Jackson
left for Chicago last night to attend to
private matters in that city. He said he
would accept any fair terms presented by
the Sioux City Athletic club, and would
be ready to meet the clubs representative
at any time.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

AIKEN, $. C., Aug aO.--William Chat
field, aged ~, son OF Manager Chatt.e!d,
of the Highland Park hotel was shot last
night by James j Wingard, policeuias.
of This city, MS result OF a street figlt
Wingard was arrested. Chatfield will
probably die
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

HURON. o., Aug. 8o.-Ambrose lie Kill
der and Robert Tuchs left here for Ha-
yana, O., with two large casks Of ammo
mia. Later the casks exploded with ter
rifle force, and both men were instantly
| killed
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

MONTREAL, Aug. 80.-A Quebec SPECIAL
says that the British warships Magcieu ae
and Canada, of the British North Amer
loan squadron, now In the river St Lsn-
renee, have been ordered to BlusfeldN,
Nicaragua. They steamed eDs of Quebtr
har Dor yestssday.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30
AN ILLUMINATION.

The rocking chair in Its perfection is
found only in its native land, America.
The European variety Of the species is
but tolerable imitation, having nei-
ther the comfort nor the elegance of the
original article. Still there are rock
ing chairs In Europe, and company in
Austria turns out very good semblances
indeed of bent wood with cane trim
mings
was the first one out from the big
hotel to the terrace in front, and there
fore had my choice Of all the chairs
scattered so profusely around, and if
none of them was so good as the big red
rocking chair of the American hotel ve-
randa, yet the Austrian article standing
empty beside the little round metal ta-
BILE was not to be despised, SO sat
down in it and lit my cigarette. Tho
waiter, who had followed mo out, bring
ing cup of black coffee, now poured
out liquor glass of the aromatic, pen
etrating green decoction, pouring it SO
deftly that it came exactly to the brim
and did not spill drop.
4 uuNO ulWuyS huHllItu
of the European waiter, either with cof-
fee or the moro expensive monkish liq-
uor.
There was a small hedge at the edge
of tho terrace. and thought had TAX
ell the last seat toward the western end,
but found was mistaken. Behind me
OH the terrace was gray green bush,
and behind that bush and sheltered from
tho hotel lights stood another round
metal table and two chairs.
Two young girls came down the hotel
steps with their arms around each other
in tho confidential fashion of young
persons still in their teens They were
aged 20 or thereabouts, and they took
their places behind the bush, apparent
ly not noticing that / was within hear
ing distance. BY this time many people
wero coming out in twos and threes and
little groups, ard many began walking
about the graveled terrace, the wise,
however, securing good places at the
little tables before the rush for seats be
gan.
The deep gorge Of the Rhine had fill
cd with darkness, which the thin crest
VI oliNtl litoii III tiiO ohJ
had not light enough to penetrate. Just
before going to dinuer l had noticed
how lovely this gorge was, with the deeI
green river flecked with white foam
from the falls and the many tints Of
its surface rejecting back the splendor
Of tho sunset sky. Now all this was
gone, but almost directly below us the
Rhine falls showed white and feecy in
the gathering darkness. We were some
hundreds of feet above them, but their
roar came up to us like the long sus.
tanned note Of IN organ.
The falls of the Rhine are tho great
est in Europe, but you can't expect q
man brought up on Niagara to wax very
enthusiastic about them. Still l will
say this-that they are very pretty little
falls about 60 feet i'll height, more like
rapids than cataracts, but probably it
would not be quite safe to shoot these
Rhine rapids in IL canoe. haven t very
much respect for them. but they We're
pretty and white and fleecy and fragile
as looked down on them from tho ter
race of the big hotel,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

"You see," said ono of the girls from
behind the bush, las soon as her par
ents realized how serious the case was
they took her at once to Switzerland. "
"Ah, said l TO myself, "some poor
invalid who came hero with the hope of
getting well, and who probably staid to
die"
"Her father left tho strictest injunc.
tions that no one was to know where
they were. None of the people at the
Office knew where the family had gone
except the confidential clerk, who for
warded the letters
But why" said the other girl,
''did they come to SO public aplace as
the Rhino falls? / should have thought
they would have been sure to have been
found ont y
mo-" said the other girl, who mus,
have been quite 81 years old and who
knew n great deal, Of course. mo; the
right way when you are hiding is to &c
to the most public place you can, 1t is
always in the most out of the way
places that you find people you don't
want to meet.
"Oh, hol" said l to myself. ''It is
not case Of illness then. 1t looks more
like a case Of defalcation or something
of that sort. -
They took those rooms with the long
balcony in 'front.' and they had all their
meals served there. often saw the poor
girl sitting on the balcony. for they
never allowed her to go out, but watch.
ed her like a couple Of old cats. think
they expected her to forget in The midst
of scenery like this, but it was quite
evident that she forgot nothing, J"
"As if. " said the younger girl, with
some indignation in her yoice-''as i
tho sight OF the Rhine falls would maLe
up for the sight Of the person one loves. y
''Ah, said l to myself, with SOM
disappointment. .'it is neither case
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

HlLLsBoRo, Tex, Aug. 80. j. o. Abbott
was unanimously nominated to congress
by the Sixth district Democratic conven-
tion on the 3, 39S ballot.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30
pennsylvania R ABROAD.

The Standard hallway OF AmericA
pRoTECTED THROUGHOUT BY rns
InterIocting switch and Block signal syv
tenn.
PHILADELPHIA. WILMISGrOS d
BALTIMORE RAILROAD.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

.M HA The Favorite TcoTa POWDER
AV NV for tho Teeth and Breath, $50.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-30

'Ah," " said l to myself, with SOM
4'it is neither n case c
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-21
BUCKiNo eRONCOS.
There's more Excitsin.nt Than Fun
IidiHg the Brutss.

There's More ExcIts,nrnt Than Fun I.
Riding the Brutes.
Many people have IN idea that to
ride "A burking u. oucu IS the co.'s. boys
Height. but they're badly mistaken
There's no fun IN il When a thor.
oughbred ears and prances there's NJ
jar IN II, and rather like to have one
do II II | am riding But when a
bronco buck, and jumps into tha ain
and comes down stitf legged. with his
feet planted together. tnat jars every
bone in the ritter bp ly, esp ciall ,
the ckbpne, and is apt to- make hin.
feel pretty sick in short order
My first experience with bnclS-
ing bronco cured me OF the idea that
there was fun in it. had heard that
the cowboy always locks his spurs
under the bronco's belly at such times.
and so dill the same. Well, the spurs
went through the horse hair chinch
and the bronco kept buclSing so lon :
as they stall there. | couldn't get
them out till two men came to help
me
The proper thing TO do when n bron-
% bucks is to peep Jour spurs away
from him, balance Yourself forward
or backward in the saddle. accord ing
To the way he jumps, anl grip hin,
well between your knees You have
TO let him buck till he gets tired OF il
or hnd' ont he can't get you of.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-21
A CAD eaEDIcAmgNr.


Asleep on = farlor Soft.
A very amu@ing story is told con-
ce e-ning prominent young Louis-
Vile 80 iety man who visited Chica go
during the worlds fair. lie was
boa ding at the home Of relatives
while there. and, rs large crowds came
fiocking in during the last week, he
was 50 accommodating as TO give no
his room and sleep on a sofa in the
psrior.
One morning he oversight hiE4self,
md. as his door was unlocked, what
was his surprise to find three p city
Louisville young women enter the
room. lie had presence of mind
enough to roll under the sofa, and
back into a dark corner, before they
threw open the shutters But, al
though he had tucked himself away,
he had neglected to hide his clothes.
wh ch were thrown across rocking
chair. The girls saw the clothing,
but, believing they had been lef,
there accidentally by the lady Of the
house, thought nothing about theo
and began lively chat about tie
matters OF the day.
The young man did not mind his
I'm 'risonment at first, but grew very
nervous as the minutes gradually
heightened into hours lie stood 70
for two hours, but at last grew so ex
asperated that he thumped upon tho
floor, and meekly put his head out
rom under the sofa and asked ths
young women to leave him until b,
put on his clio hes IL is needless to
say that their embarrassment was
great. and that none OF them men
tisneo II while in Chicago. but, as the
young man has since recovered from
the shock. h. has been unabl to re-
stra n himself from telling few
friends OF bis awkward predicament.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-21
Conipuisory R-iieIon.

A writer OF the day gives sn amusing
illustration or the religious enthusiasm
OF the Russians, and their desire to ex-
tend the knowledge OF tru III. The
authorities every now and then make
al excursion into Siberia and bring
back lot of Buddhists, whom they
proceed to bap.ize in spite OF their
loudly-exprcssed dissent. After bap-
uzing them they say to them: Now,
you dogs, you are Christians, and you
can go ani pray TO your nasty gols as
much AZ you wish, and thank them
that you are Christ. ans"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-21
WAS A MUSCULAR PERSON.
An English Divine Who Put 50 End 70
an OrIEInsI swIndIe.

an origissi swindls.
A curious case was discussed in au
English court recently. says the
jewelers. Weekly. IL Involved
question whether Intentional decep-
tion was practiced in labelling q
watch and chain as "Gold Watch aud
hahn" The obvious meaning Of
the wording. and one to which no
exception can be taken. was that
both the articles we're OF gold. A
clergyman passing the store In the
window OF which they were displaced
saw the sign. "Gold Watch and
Chain price FL. Ills. I'D" (about $3.50.
Considering the bargain uncommonly
cheap. he opened overtures for
purchase. Before. however. putting
upon 1t the final clinch, he demanded
q written guarantee that the quality
OF both watch and chain was exactly
as represented. Thrust into ND ugly
position tho dealer was forced To
confess that the signs pAresaology
was deceptive; the chain wa. not
gold. The admission in thA inetance
was frank. The indignant clergy
man lhahu EOthC 6bIOnRI I-l VI
nent remarks. Angered at being
entrapped and demonstrated with.
the store-keeper threatened 10 eject
his inquisitor. But he maic sal
error In enraging the clerical cdsto.
mer. who, It appears. had passed tho
university with flying colors as "a
finished athlete.
"Look here" said tho old gymnast
81 don't want TO take advantage Of
you. but II you lay finger on me I'll
trim you round the shop You may
take some persons to be old women.
but you are In the wrong box this
time"
Further the would-be ejcctor did
not venture. a policeman was sum
moned and the dea'er arrested. Tho
magistrate tined him. after which he
coursed his way home. q saddr aud
much wiser man.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-21
ALL FOR NOTHING.
10 the Lady Had Nor Purse What More
Cou q She Want.

Cou d She Want.
An English lady. walking down tho
Lung 'Arno In Florence. missed her
purse Tho suspicious mo. emen,s
OF a nan in front made her bold, Y
demand the stolen property. Too
amazed to refuse tho thief hande
over the purse. Indignant at srch
broad-day robbery, the lady stopped
an elegantly dressed gentleman and.
In excited tones. began 10 pour out
her grievance Merely waiting to
hear that man stole my purse. tho
gallant Italian rushed after tho
thief. who promptly took TO his
heels. They had good run before
the thief could dodge his pursuer Tho
sun OF a summer day did not help
the polite Eorentine To keep cool;
SO. rcd faced AMI out OF breath. he
turned back to meet tho English
la iy with profuso apologies. MAI
am. ] am ycry, very sorry. did my
best. but your purse is gone" "Uh,
no!' she replied. swectls. IL havo
my purse. got it back from tho
man" =" LOT your purse back. Per
Eacco! What did you want. then ?"
want! Why. want Justice" IL
was too much. even for prOverbial
Italian urbai atty. and. almost chok-
Ing with sudden wrath. he gas ed
out: "Iust ce. 10 think | should
have run myself into a pcrspiratioa
for justice
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-21
she >hut Him Dff

A prominent Engiishman. Lord T.,
and proverbial hstor Of America
and Americans. wa, dining lately in
Paris with the British minister, and
next to him at the table YVES noted
Newp TT belle. Miss y. The con-
versation had drifted to o discussion
OF things American. II is needless
TO say that Lord -. made some pretty
disagrceAble remarks about some
Americans he had met aud some
Yankee customs he abhorred. why.
dye know" he continued with an
almost objectionable want OF tact.
"that at some Of the places dined
in America ! saw people cat with
their knives and spill their soup on
the tablecloth9' Miss X. was thor
oughly provoked by this time. ami
she replied with apparent unconcern:
"What ! oor letters OF Introduction
you must have had. my lord" There
was no m,re unplea, ant talk about
America that evening. Harper
Bazaar.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-21
ki,.sI the W IL.

A LAWYER tells story of how he got
even with preacher. 1t was on the
occasion of his second marriage After
concluding the ceremony the minister
tork advantage of the privilege ac-
corded him by custom of kissing the
bride. While SD engaged the lawyer
suddenly imprinted rcsounding kiss
on the cheek of the Ministers wife,
who was standing Immediately behind
the wedding narty. The lady was in
dignant and the minister asked fIr
an explanation. Cooliy enough, and
In a few words, the lawyer expresse |
the opinion that IL was a roor rule
that wouldn't work both ways, and
he had AS much right to X SIS the
preachers wife as the former had to
kiss the bride.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-21
NOT A STRANC GER.
Hts Features Were famiIi n to the Long
sufrering Bank Clerk.


ufrering bank Clerk.
81 s'pose I'll have to go and get
somebody to identify me before you'll
cash this check" said the man at the
bank cashiers window, dolcfuli,.
land I'm u stranger In this town
There amt a soul here that knows
me"
Your name, replied the ca hier.
after moments inspection of his
50 'l-r, sis Ambrose Hay beuslaw "
That's right" exclaimed the other
In surprise. How do you know my
name?"
You were cured of nervous exhaus-
ton and kid ,ev disease OF eleven
years standing" was the reoly. "by
taking four; cen bottles of Blankham's
Sarsaparilla, price 81 a bottle sold
10y all druggists none genuine with
out the name of the manufacturer in
raised letters on the bottle" continue |
the cashier, raising his voice and
speaking with z owing irritation.
''and a cure guaranteed in all cases
whore taken according tn directions
or money cheerfully refunled. hand
over your check an be quick about IL,
$50, all right, here's your money, and
I'll give you SO more IL you'll find
some way to get the pdb .ishers of the
Advocate Of 'iospei Liberty that I've
been taking for the last twenty fivl
year 20 gu t printing your portrait il
their advertis ng columns I've seen
it every week for sixteen months and
I'm tired TO death of it and IL you
haven nnv further business you ca1
take your money and go; god after.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-21
Nature. Halter Factory.

Feat diggers at Cavendish, Strad-
more, Ireland, have made re,narka.
bic discovery. At "a depth Of nearly
twenty-five feet they have unear he'd
stratum of what appears to be pure
butter The 'vein' varies in thick.
uess from one to seven inches, and is
said to be OF the consistency of com
non bar soap Biologists who have
visited the locality of this wonderful
find say that IL is simply layer OF
mineral wax, but the workmen still
dec are that "indale, it's bog Of
butter" II the stratum proves TO be
extensive it will probably be utilized
in the manufacture OF soaps and
candles
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-21
THEY DEFY ALL DANCER


Marin" sagIneer. do Not Always Re
r-ive Ju.t Praise
The marine eoRineers of the lakes
10 not always get the praise that is
due them. II a steamer is in distress
1t requires careful Judgment on the
part Of both captain and engineer,
aud as great bravery ~ has ever been
witnessed on any waters Of the world
has been exhibited by engineers on
lake craft With a clear head they
have stood at their post, and when
the vessel has gone down the engineer
has stood to his post of duty and per
ished. The chief engineer is require
10 ass a rigid examination under the
United States laws II takes him
long years OF careful study
To get chief engineers papers, aud
when they are in his pos session they
nave Il meaning to him that prompts a
devotion to duty and induces him to
brave any danger When it looked as
II there would be war between the
United States and Chill. there was a
convention of marine enginee's in
Washington city. A Il legation
from the convent on waite upon the
secretary OF war with instruct ous to
tender him the services of every man
in the convention. Every one of tn ell.
country. The Unitad States can de-
pend upon that noble class OF men
the marine ensineers-in time OF war