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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24
TOWARDS SENTENCED TO DIE
A Bloody Decree Issued BY
Viceroy Lui Kun Yih.
SEARCHING FOR ADMIRAL KUNG
All of Ii Hung Changes Orders
Reversed.
Those who Displayed Cowardice at Port
Arthur TO BE shown No Mercy--Pub-
lie Disgrace TO Precsde Execution
Admiral KunE Sure TO Be Taken.

VANCOUVER, b. O., Jan. 17.-The fol-
lowing advices from the Orient have
been received by the steamer Empress
OF Japan:
The situation is growing more COM
plicated since the arrival of Viceroy Lui
Kun Yih, Lii Hung Changes greatest
enemy and head Of the Human faction.
The first evidence of Luz Kun Iih is
the issuing OF a decree condemning
Admiral Ting Kung and Tao Tai to
death and all other officers in command
of divisions yet alive who showed
cowardice before or after or during the
war.
This sweeping decree none of the
generals or admirals escape. The decree
states that as they are responsible for the
necessary fall OF Port Arthur, death
must be their penalty. The board of
punishment will publicly disgrace the
commanders before execution.
The mandate, overrides Lii Hung
Chang's desperate attempt TO "white-
wash" every cowardly commander who
deserted his post ut the fall of Port
Arthur.
Officers have been sent after Admiral
Kung with instructions 10 bring him
back alive or leave his dead body to the
vultures. Kung will surely be taken.
He is now in hiding at Yang Chow.
Kung is a brother of the Chinese minis
ter to England, and up to recent date,
under Ii Hung Chang, was very
powerful politician at court Lui has
selected Kung for his special revenge on
account OF his enmity to Iii Hung
Chang. Lord Iii, another impeached
admiral, is in hiding, and is in commu-
nication with Kung. Government spies
have reported these facts to the authors
ties, so that his capture is certain.
Admiral Ting is locked up with his
feet at Wci.Ilni. Wei. 1t is said if he
heard Of his fate he would cheat the
executioner, as he is extremely proud
and will not live to satisfy the hatred Of
his old rival, Lui
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24

YOUTHS Companion,
At Il small church in Maine the regu-
lar organlst happened to be absent, and
the congregation, in which were few
summer visitors, was obliged to sing the
hymns without instrumental aid and
under the PASTORS leadership. One
hymn apparently not familiar to many,
came several times to distressing huit
and finally died out altogether.
The minister, rather irritated, sat down
as il determined not to continue the
service until the singing met his appro-
baton.
An oppressive silence fell upon the
little company, broken at last by u
deacon's prayer.
"Oh Lord" he said, "touch the heart of
our pastor that he may be moved TO 20
on with the service"
Not to be outdone, the minister rose
and prayed earnestly that the congrcga.
ton might have their eyes opened to
their faults, and be willing to do their
part, and not put all the labor on their
spiritual shepherd.
Another embarrassing pause followed,
which seemed likely to last for the re-
mainder of the day. Finally a woman
rose in the rear pew and family petit
toned that "A spirit of harmony might
rest upon pastor and people and move
them to union and peace. Then shrill
voice struck up familiar anthem, the
ice was broken, "all Joined" in the sing
ing, and the service went forward.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24
yENATORIIL ELECrIoSS.

In Joint session the Massachusetts Gegis.
laturG has elected George +. iuar to
succeed himself as United States Senator,
The Colorado House and Senate met in
Joint session yesterday week and collected
Edward o. Walcott to the United states
Senate,
The reelection of William T. Frye to
the United States Senate was formally an
nounced in joint session Of the Maine
Legislature yesterday week.
The New Hampshire Senate and House
met in Joint convention Wednesday aud
formally declared William H. Chandler
United States Senator-elect.
Lee Mantle Of Butte, and 7. ii. Carter of
Helena were Wednesday elected United
States Senators by the joint session Of the
Montana Legislature. The A. ?. A. oppose
ton 10 Carter, was utterly futile.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24
SPORTING NcTES.

Arthur Brewer has succeeded his brother
Charles as captain Of the Harvard foot.
ball team.
Al 'Brien of Philadelphia says that he
will accept George Reynolds challenge for
a fight with ANYBODY at l3@ pounds,
The New York Athletic lub has offered
purse for AN eght-routrl go between
Solly smith and Johnny Van Heest.
Baltimore's new pitcher, Messenger, of
last seasons NorwaiIi Club. is u biz. strap
ping siX.footer, and is described as
''second Rusie."
May Marshall, 2OSl, was to have been
bred to John Il, Gentry, 2,03f, Her death,
! however. last week, prevents the mating
| of the fastest pacing mare and pacing
| stallion.
Jim DAILY, formerly of Philadelphia,
| whipped Jack Moynahan at Jamestown,
! y. Y, in three rounds on Tuesday week.
| Moynahan is but Is years old, but is
thought to be conner.
| Benjamin Peterson bested Walter Edger-
ton, the Kentucky Rosebud IN i four
round boxing contest Al the Winter Circus,
Philadelphia on saturday night.
Joe Lennon and Peter Maher are going
to meet in a limitcd.round bout IN Boston
some Eimc next month. The battle will be
1T catch weights, and will be PROBABLY for
10 rounds.
Charles Foster, who claims to be the
wellCr-wcight champion boxer of Canada,
was defeated by Frank Wunso, the Indian,
in one round ut Chc Winter Circus Build
ing, Philadelphia, Friday night.
The fact that Grilfu aud Dixon were
boxing for gate receipts only ut Coney
Island, saturday night, ana neither had
any money AZ sl,lke added to the TACT that
they had previously fought Il draw leads
many sporting men to look OH the boxing
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24

Last October, says Youths Com.
pani0n contributor, when | was hunting
in Quebec Province, Louis, the French
hall-breed guide, told me q curious
Algonquin legend of frogs and rabbits,
one probably embellished by the humor
Of Louis himself.
"Dey hahn much frog in here" he re-
marked, waving his dusky hand TO sig
Nifty the whole vast region of lake, river
and forest. "Air dey hahn much rabbit
needer. If dey WASH no frog nowhere,
dey wouldn' be no rabbit no place in de
worl."
"Why, how's that, LOUISE"
"You new hear bout dat" with
affected surprise. .....
"No, tell me-"
"Ol ri, I'll toll you-eet's what de
Indian is top me. De rabbit is de mos
scaredst ting in de worl', hey9 Ain'dat
so"
Eyes, guess he is"
"Woll, one tahm OF daddy rabbit is
got YER bad ashame' bout dat. He's say,
Il dc mos scarcdest ting dey is, me; /
so scare bout everything | hear, an,
everything | see, dat hahn fit for be
alive. scare mos to def now, cause
my wife say she's hear some offle ting
go garoom, garoom. | guess | go kill
| myself, den | won be scare no more
$50 he's run for de lake hard as he
can run, fer jump in, an he's run so fas'
he can't stop hlssef when he's hear de
| oille ting go garoom, garoom in front of
him; an SO he's jump in. But he hahn
been run so hard but what he hear de
frogs jump chug, chug, when deys hear
| him comm and den deus stick nm lnu
mouf an say garoom, garoom.
$50 OF daddy rabbit he's swim ashore,
an he's laugh, an he's feel YER strong,
an he's say, well, guess hahn goin'
for drownd mysef dis tahm, not while
deys frogs. Dey's de mos scaredst ting
in de whole worp. just be sick shame
of mysef if was scare like dem
cowardly frog
"Den he's stick out his ches', an he's
run home, an he's toll his wife, Use
scare dat ofile ting what say garoom,
garoom so bad he's jump into de lake
for fear kill him."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24
CARS HuRIED OFT OF SIGHT.
Disastrous Results of Sudden CAVERN
on the Lehish Valley Raiiroad-Narrow
Escape of an Express Train,

Disastrous Results of Sudden CAVERN
on tile Lehish Valley Iiaiiroaa-Narrow
Escape of an Express Train.
HAzLEToN, Pa, Jan. 1S.-Freight train
No. 1914 on the Lehigh Valley railroad
was precitated into a deep mine hole at
Audenried, this morning. caused by the
caving in of the railroad bed and tracks.
Six cars of freight are buried out OF sight
and dozen others are piled in mass on
top of them. An express train carrying
large number of passengers had Just
passed over the spot where the cave.in oc-
Cured.
Conductor Shipe, Engineer Houck and
Fireman Cressley were on the engine
when the tracks began to sink beneath
them. The jump from the engine meant
almost certain death, and their only hope
of saving themselves was to cut the engine
loose from the train, but Just as they were
in the act OF doing this the tender broke
away from the engine and the locomotive
plunged forward and gained solid ground.
The first thing to sink out of sight was
the engine tank. This was followed by a
car of sugar and then five other cars con-
tanning lumber and merchandise quickly
dropped out of sight. The balance Of the
train piled on top of the wreckase.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24
FEARFUL HURRICANE.
Il Swept over All of the Fiji Islands
Causing Terrible Destruction.

AUCKLAND, n. H., Jan. 1s.-Advices re-
ceived here from the Fiji Islands report
that terrible hurricane has swept over the
whole group, doing great damage to ship
ping.
Iii addition many lives were lost, anum-
Der Of buildings were destroyed planta-
tons were ruined and OF five churches at
Suva, three collapsed.
The Anglican Church was unroofed and
the bonded stores were wrecked, but the
sugar mills were not injured,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24

The Marquis of Waterford once
showed remarkable detective skill. A
robher, who had broken into the mar
quis' house at Curraghmorc, Ireland,
was pursued by him, and followed to Il
public house four miles OIL. There the
rob0er had seated himself amongst II
number Of men, who were drinking
and smoking, and notonG of them would
hetray lin. The marquis, however,
was master of the situation. lie insisted
upon feeling all their hearts, and as he
was Lheir landlord and the great man OF
the county, not one dared to refuse.
The man whose heart was still beating
quickly was the robber, who had just
ceased running.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24
KILLED ms WIFE.
Joe Quinn's Crime-A WailIng Infant
Beside the Mothers Corpse.

-N7'N'1 N''0 -'17'tIIVI N1I TI7ts
ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 17.-Joe Quinn
was found in barn, apparently suffer-
ing. He said he had taken a dose Of
strychnine. Going to his house for help
neighbors discovered that Quinn's wife
had been murdered and that he had
committed the deed by shooting her in
the head with pistol.
An infant sat beside the mothers
corpse, wailing and ill from the cx.
posure to the cold.
Quinn murdered his wife yesterday
afternoon at 8 o'clock. 1t is not be.
)ieyed he took poison. He is a bad
citizen and is just out of the peniten.
tiary for an attempted murder.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24
IN q EN- ERIL,

The President, on saturday, nominated |
James ID. Iillman of Tennessee to be minis
ter to Ecuador.
A bread war which began in Indian
apolis Thursday brought the retail price of |
bread down to three cents loaf.
Hon. W. L. Wilson, chairman of the
House committee on ways and means, is |
to lecture on the tariff at Yale on March |
18th,
Ex-Mayor Thomas +. Gilroy, with his
wife and two children, sailed from New
York last week ON the steamer Paris for
an extended trip to Europe and the Cont
nent.
w. f. Mclean, NJ. p, proprietor of the
Toronto World, was Thursday fined 81 and
costs for publishing on Sunday, January
9th, a newspaper containing report Of
the Globe fire
1t is reported in Chattanooga, Tenn, that
the United States Leather Co. will move its
tanuery, the largest in the world, from
there to Flintstone, Ca, the cause being
heavy taxation.
After extinguishing fire which de-
stroyed the building occupied by A. w.
Stiefel, a Baltimore plumber, on Thursday
night, the iiremen found Mr.. Stiefels
charred body in the ruins
The mayor of Des Moines. Ia. has sus-
pended the chief Of police and several of
his subordinates pending investigation of
charges that they have received money for
| protecting gambling houses.
William A. Beach, another of the men
| charged with the theft of 10000 postage
stamps from the Bureau of Engraving at
| Washington, was Thursday found guilty.
with a Recommendation to mercy.
| The Assistant Acknowledgement for the
| Postoilice Department has given an opin-
ion that the publication By newspaper of
| 10 IT an M a
is violation Of the Anti-lottery law.
John Holt and Colonel Harris, negroes,
| are under arrest charged with the shooting
OF Tom Jarrett, who attempted to arrest
them in Columbus, o., on Monday night.
Holt made a confession duplicating Harris.
The birthday of General Robert Il. Lee
was celebrated throughout Virginia on
Saturday by public meetings, banquets,
&c Commemorative meetings were also
held in Baltimore and other cities in the
South. 5-..=
Joseph Banigan. a well-known rubber
manufacturer Of Providence, K. l.. mas
given $50, 900 TO found a chair of political
economy in the new School of the Social
Sciences of the Roman Catholic Univer-
sity, in Washington, D. {.
Mrs. Meyer, the wife of Henry Meyer
now serving life sentence for poisoning
Ludwig Brandt, was discharged from Gus.
touy ny Juusc iiisr r.. I'M. N tilG court oil
oyer anu terinlheF n new lork las' week,
OIL hotioit OF inc district attorney
~, 4 movement was Started az AKRON p,
Thursday to provide provisions for the
starving miners at IhomastOwn and Lake
view. IL is said that the men arc willing
TO WORK at inc terms sven by tne board
Of AFbitfatioh' DuI lhe drivers refuse TO so
back
James French and Mac Williams, two
Indian Territory outlaws, on Tuesday
week, fired a tusilade into the house of
Joseph Gladi, near. rahlequah, wounding
Gladd his wife ana daughter. The ont.
: laws left without gaining an entrance to
the house.
Charles Fritz aged IS years, was Shot
and killed in New York Friday by the
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24

Until within the past few days the
Washington Monument, at the National
Capital, has been the highest artificial
structure in the world. That distinc-
ton has been taken from the monument
by the tower of the City Hall of Phila-
delphla. This monument is $50 feet
above tie base line, while the top of the
hat of the bronza statute Of William
PcRn, on the top OF the tower of the
Philadelphia City Hall, is 575 feet above
the base of the tower. The statue is
81 feet in height.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24
Concessions by the sultan.

CoNsrANrINoPLE, Jan. 19.-rhe Sultan
has issued an order exelnpting the young
ladies Of the American College ut Scutari
from all taxes forever The American
legation has obtained this concession after
three years Of insistance. United States
Minister Terrell has also ATTAINED the
Grand Nizier's order that all letters from
American citizens in Asia Minor are to be
transmitted without interference.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24
japanese AIoraiizing.


An English teacher in a Japanese
school discovered, by giving out subjects
for composition, that the pupils had
been trained to find moral in every
thing, animate and inanimate. Mr..
Hearn, in his "Glimpses of Unfamiliar
Japan" gives few specimens of the
moral ideas evoked from the native
students by subjects for English COM
position, One boy thus wrote on "NIos-
quitoes; !"
"On summer nights we hear the sound
of faint voices, and little things come
and sting our bodies very violently. We
call them kahn English 'mosouitoes.'
think the sting is useful for us, be-
cause if We begin to sleep, the 'ka' shall
come and sting us, uttering small
voice; then We shall be bringed back to
study by the sting"
To another pupil was assigned tho
"botan" Japanese peony) for COM
position, and he wrote:
"The 'botan' is large and beautiful to
see; but it has a disagreeable smell.
This should make us remember that
what is only outwardly beautiful in
human society should not attract us.
To be attracted by beauty only may lead
us into fearful and fatal misfortune.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24

ToRoNro, ONT, Jan. 19.-W. Durand.
young society man, married. with three
children, committed suicide yesterday by
taking morphine. He had carried on a
lasun and to keep it up had embezzed
large sums from his employers, the Mas
Durand took his life, proferring death to
disurace
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24

READING, Pa, Jan. 17.-While say
ing grace at supper, last evening,
Jonathan Achey, well-known aud
wealthy farmer of Tulpchocken, this
county, was stricken with paralysis just
as he uttered the word "amen," and
died soon after.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24

people overlooked the importance of per-
manently beneficial effects and were salts
fled with transient action; but now that it
is generally known that syrup of Figs will
permanently cure habtual constipation,
well-informed people will not buy other
laxatiyes, which act for time, but finally
iniure the system.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24

PARIS, Jan. I'm. Francois Felix
Faure, member Of the Chamber OF Depu-
ties for Seine lnferioure, was to-day
elected President Of the French republic
TO succeed NJ. Casimir-Perier, whose
resignation was read in the chambers
yesterday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24

LONDON, Jan. II. = The Duke of
Argyle VINO tainted on Tuesday night
while addressing meeting at Glasgow,
has announced his retirement from pub
lie life and in SO doing has cancelled all
his engagements.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24

BALTIMORE, Mn, Jan. lS.-Ten of the
leading fruit canning factories of East
Baltimore which have been shut down
since the first of October, will start up on
Monday, giving employment TO about 800
people.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24
Three Killed BY a snowslide.

SPOKANE, WASH, Jan. IA snow
slide about 10 miles from kalso, b. G.,
killed three miners named Moore, Nc.
MILAN and Mitchell, owners of the
Eureka mine, who were on their way to
the mine from kalso. As they aFcended
mountain near their mine, a mass of
snow 30 feet high and 200 yards in
length became detached. The three men
fed but were overtakeu by the slide.
Two miners working on the Silyerton
mines on Slides Path are also missing.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24

BRIpGEroN, \. j., Jan. ls.-WilIiam l..
Thatcher, aged - years, has died at his
home in this city from injuries received
while playing football.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24

,lohnson's Magnetic Oil cures cramps and
cohc and internal neuralgia and headache
and oackache Instantly, - and 50 cents.
\. .. Danforth second and Market Streets
and the Miller Drug Co., 4O2 Market street.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24
Cuticura Remedies

A warm bath with CUTIcURA
SOAP, and a single application Of
CUTECURA, the great skin cure,
will afford instant relief, permit resi-
and sleep, and point to a speedy
econoihical, and permanent cure d
the most distressing Of itching, burn.
ing, bleeding, scaly, and crusted skin
and scalp diseases, after physicians
hospitals, and all other methods fail
CUTICURA Works WONDERS, and
its cures of toituring, disfiguring,
humiliating humors are the most
wonderful ever recorded in this on
any age.
curevRA REMEDIES are sold throughout the world,
Price, CuTlcURA, SOC; soar, asc.; RssoLvENT, SH
PorrKR DRUG AMI CHIN. CoRP., Sole Props, Boston.
IAN about the Blood, Skin, Scalp, and Hair" free
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24
FIGHT AGAINST INCOME TAX
The Question of Its Constitu-
tionality Argued.
SOME PECUL IARITIES0F THE LAW
Pointed Out BY Counsel for
the Plaintiff.

Argument Concluded Before Judge Hag.
ner, Yesterday Week, in Washington
What is Contended By Those Who At.
tack the Law.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24

ElAHPLES, blackheads, red and oily skin pre-
TIM vented and cured by CUricuRA Soar.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24

Dropped Dead While Taking in Clothes.
WATERTowN, N. Y, Jan. 19.-While
taking in clothes from IA line at Canton, st.
Lawrence county, Mrs. Gertrude Holmes
was attacked by paralysis and dropped
dead. Her step-mother, seeing her fall,
went into lit and died in ~ minutes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24
MUSCULAR STRAINS, PAINS

and weakness. back ache, weak kidneys,
rheumati5m, and chest pains relieved u
one minute by the Cuticura Anti
Pain Plaster.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24

AT the 1901 Oh the bed Is u little lounge
that matches, it being upholstered in
white brocade with pink roses upon it,
while pillows OF pink ana gold and white
and pale green are piled up and seem to
ask one to rest against them Tor 10 min
utcs' nap. There are no end of comforta-
bic chairs, and the dressing-table, beside
all its silver belongings, shows that this
written note. a couple of photographs,
and little prayer-book with a ribbon
marker showing where it was last used.
Then, before my lady goes to bed the
small rim CASE table is pushed within
reach Of her hand, and ON the silver tray
upon it is Il taper with box OF matches
beside it, Dresden plate with some fruit
and biscuits on it, a jug of water one of
claret and two tumblers. If my lady
should awaken and be frightened at the
dark. she can quickly light the candle at
her size, while If she is hungry Or thirsty,