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The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
they Want sIorc PARK land.

City Council and the Park Com mi 8 sion
held conference last night over Ian ds TO
be bought By tue latter body but n o ac-
tlon was taken. The lands 1t has been
proposed to purchase are bounded by Du
Pont and Rodney streets and 5ha lleross
and Lowering avenues. One owned by the
Hartman Il Fehrenbach Brewing Com
pauy Is 422x30o feet and the prics ask ed is
sic, 600 Old Rosendaie Park is include d In
this tract. The other is q lot 300xlS5 feet
owned by James Bradford and W. NJ. CaR-
by valued at $500.
Two other lots OH the Rockford road
are vented by the commissioners. The
purchase OF the properties, the park com,
mlssioners think would make valuable
addition to Wilmington park. II the land is
pui ichased DUPONT street between Shall.
cross aud Lowering avenues will be aban.
donsd. 10 open the street wo rkmen
would hlye to 20 through solid bad OF
rock, and 1t has been estimated that this
wou Id cost s55 600. Dupont street will
be turned into ShaleIoss avenue. now
street Will then be male on the west eide
OF the Baltimore and Ohio road. Another
benefit to be derived from the purchase
will be the doing away with two grade
or ,sslngs.
Neea examining Il D'ans Council ad-
srnet nnlli Wedneseaf afternoon at 8
,o!oek. whsEa the grcun Will be yoEs
o er vita the Park Com.dlssIVn.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
He Objected

John Kernell, the Irish comedian, closed
his season on the road early last year and
went into New York city to spend the
summer. He put up at a hotel there, and
one night through some mistake the clerk
put opposite the number of Kernelps room
"call" for $3.50 a. m. Tho hotel had in
Its service one of those vigorous porters
who will break in door rather than al
low q man to oversleep on call, and this
man was so persistent that Kernell finally
arose and dressed himself In order to put
a stop to the racket. When he went down
stairs. he saw by the clock that 1t was
just z.
"See here" he said to the clerk In angry
tones, why do you wake me up at this
hour in tho morning when have nothing
to do until AugustP
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
Suicide on q Railroad Train.

BUFFALO, Aug. 8l.-R. 7. Allen, Of No.
$50 South Twonty.sixth street, Omaha,
Nsb.. shot himself this morning on New
York Central train few miles out Of
Buffalo. He was travelling from New
Jersey en- route to Omaha. Allen and his
wife and daughter recently came east to
plaoe the latter in the New York Conserve
tory-of Music. Allen and his wife after
wards went to Lindonhurst, N. j.. where
he temporarily acted as organist In ono Of
tho churches. Mrs. Allen is still here,
No reason for the suicide Is known.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
Murder mystery in Iudi.p..

BLUFrToN, Ind. Aug. 8i.-John Har-
rington, well known resident Of Elk
hart, was mysteriously shot and killed,
and Mabel Moore received flesh wound
In the Indiana House yesterday. The wo.
man was mistress Of the house, and claims
that burglars did the shooting after steal
ing $500 in money and jewelry valued at
the same amount. Harrington and the
woman had been qunrreiing, and owing
to this fact the latter was arrested on tho
charge Of murder.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
L. stood the Test.

A public writer had partition wall
fixed up in his study and ordered the car
penter to make 1t in such a way that no
sound could penetrate through it.
1.-THE best thing will be to I'LL it in with
shavings," said the man, and set to work.
When he had finished, his employer went
and stood on one side Of the partition and
called out TO the man who was on the
other side:
"Do you hear me, Jantkef"
"No, sirl'' was the prompt reply. Tag
iiohe Rundschau.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
Low Rate. via Penn.ylvnnia u. n

For the National Enoampment of the
Grand Army OF the Republic. to be held
at Louisville, KY, September IL to IA. the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell
to the public. from September Z to 10 In.
elusive, round trip tickets from Whining
ton to Louisville and return at SIS 54 for
the round trip via Philadelphia aud sl5.42
Baltimore a. Pittsburg; proportionats
rates from other points. These tickets
will be valid for return passage II pre-.
sented on the Pennsylvania Railroad east
of Pittsburg prior to Midnight of Octo.
bar g.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
The Saloon war in Wichita.

WICHITA. Kan, Aug 81.-wichita had
two sets OF patroimen on some OF the beats
Of the city last night, prohibition and
anti-prohibitlon. The old policemen that
were discharged demand their back pay,
and, the police commissioner not having
money to pay them, they say they will
stop work until a settlement is made.
Heretofore the police were paid from the
saloon revenue, and that falling ON nc
count of the enforcement OF the prohibi-
tion law there are no funds.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
rs~> HARplE IN CHICAGO.
Trades Unions rakn No Interest in the
English Socialist AEitator.

CHICAGO, Aug. 3i.-James Kier Hardie
arrived in Chicago last night He was
warmly greeted by committee and taken
to the Great Northern hotel. There In a
banquet hail. filled with chairs, no talked
for an hour to twenty-four persons, two Of
whom wore scarlet ribbon bows in their
coats, aud oneof whom gave the agitator
big bunch Of red roses tied with scar
let ribbon. He said nothing either in his
speech or interviews in any way different
from what has already been published.
NJ. }. Carroll, editor Of the Eight Hour
Herald, the official organ Of the Illinois
State Federation of labor, says the trades
unions ofsthis city are not In sympathy
/, wfth Mfy Hardie or his teachings, nor arc
s,thoy %. Operating with the sociaiistio
tfcment hero. who propose receiving and
Entertaining him.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
George aouid charged with A.,auIt,

JERSEY CITY. Aug. 3i.--Counsel for
Zella Nioolaus- Ruhman was yesterday
granted permission by Judge Lippincott,
Of the supreme court, to incorporate In
the suit against George J. Gould the face
value Of a check for az. 900, which the lat
ter is alleged to have foreibiy taken from
his client. the additional charge Of as
sault recently made by Mrs. Ruhman
against Mr.. Gould. The complainant as
serts that as a result of the alleged as
sault, the date of which Is set as in April,
ls93 her life was for long time do
Rnaired of
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
ohesrinx for ala,, workers.

MAYS LANDING, N, j., Aug. si.-There
promises to be a general resumption In all
the South Jersey glass factories on Mon
day, which is nearly month earlier than
for the past few years. The wage scale
agreed on at tho conference at Atlantic
City and Pittsburg last month gives gem
eral satisfaction, SO far as can be learned,
to workmen and manufacturers alike, and
the factories will start under better condi.
tions aud with better feeling than for
uaara mat
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
Our Government Cannot Interssr..

WAsHlEGFoS. Aug. 8i.-The state de-
partmont is entirely without information
as to the reported arrest in Germany of H.
NJ. Romberg, Of Decatur, Ind. 1t is not
doubted that Consul Henry Robertson, at
Hamburg, would act promptly for the
protection of the rights Of any American
citizen. 1t is questionable whether, II
the facts are as represented from Indiana,
the case is one In which the United States
government can intorfere. Our treaty
with Germany explicitly provides that
natives Of Germany shall not be absolved
from crimes committed in that country
by becoming naturelized Americans.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
Spend sunday nt Isny Ridge.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany will run another select excureion to
beautiful Bay Ridge. Sunday. Sept. 1st
A sail on ths broad Chesapeake. peep at
Annapolis Baltimore. and Fort NcHenry
and soft crab dinner are few Of tho at.
trao tive features OF the trip. Bay Ridge
Is a healthy. clean and refreshing resort;
you cannot help wishing the day was
twice as long. Trains leave Market street
720 q III. and Delaware avenue so a. IN.
Fare for the round trip one dollar, 81.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
Two FIshermen Drovned.

:, GLovERsvILLE, N. Y, Aug. si.-About
. o'clock in the morning Sherman Fox
and Theodore Brundage, residents Of
Edinburg N. Y, while returning to
camp from fishing excursion in the
Adirondacks, near Batchellerville, lost
their way and walked of a bank fifteen
feet high into the Saosndega river, and
both were drowned Their bodies were
aaravarAd
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
He KNEW His Relatives.

A well known Brooklyn contractor who
died recently came from a family of Irish
men noted for their quarrelsome disposi-
tions His lawyer was somewhat sur
prised when he read his will to come across
a'olause reading;
"If my relatives fight over this will
when am dead, 1 will write codicil that
will make their heads swim. New York
journal.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
D.fauis.r Taylor begins HI. s,ntsnoe

PIERRE, 8. D., Aug. 8i.-The supreme
court handed down q decision remanding
ox-State Treasurer Taylor to the sheriff,
who left with him for the penitentiary
last night. Tho opinion was On tho jurIs-
dictiop Of the lower court in giving sen-
tence In excess OF tho general emheEale-
ment law. The court holds that the lower
court did not exceed los Jurisdiction; that
after Taylor has served two years he can
test the validity of the Eve year sentence.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
nsorsani.,nx the American Railway Union

BUFFALO, Aug. 8l.-Seoret Organizer
J. N. Conschafter has been In Buffalo for
the last three months clandestinely organ
izing branch of the A. R. u, and hav.
ing had fair success, now declares that he
has enrolled several hundred mon, and
that the local branch Is one of the most
promising In the country. Last year an
attempt to form q union here proved un-
n
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31

at T. @. Williams. Captain. No. 900 West
nth street. The different teams need not
state that they are wanting to challenge
to the above will be all that It will take to
get game from the Senators. Now,
toams send us your challenges, we will let
you have our open dates. The Cllftons
also can have game from the Senators II
they will send In their challenge.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
Wood. WOOD. Wood.

Now Is the timc You will nesd wood.
You will get satisfaction and your
moneys worth by ordering IL from II.
I. Sergeant dealer In coal, wood
and grain. yard 106 Maryland avenue.
Oniee 7th and King streetsL Phone 545.
tS Large Pea Coal for family iiss.
ES- Large load Of wood for e150. Nov
is the time to order your winters supply
OF GOAL
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
Another Seizure OF Arm,.

WASHINGTON, Aug, 81.-The treasury
department has received telegram from
Collector Of Customs Cottrell, at Cedar
Keys, Fla, saying that at the instigation
of the Spanish consul at Tampa he had
seized, at a point twenty miles from
Cedar Koys. 160 Remington rifles, a guam
tity of cartridges and eleven kegs of pow.
der, which were to have been shipped to
EuIa
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
Simplicity Of scIenoe.

Student-I learn that there are cases in
which people have had from childhood an
uncomfortable desire to eat soap. What is
the cause of thatp
Learned Professor-They are victims OF
sappessomania.
Student-Um What docs sappessomania
meanf
Learned Professor-A desire to eat soap.
New York Weekly.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
Iixa STOCK n1nr,rat.

NEW YORK, Aug. 30-Beeves closed active,
but not higher; native steers, poor TO fair,
1s. .5015 20; good Colorados, $3.50; stays and
oxen, 81. .ss04 90; bulls, ST. l5Ooa rs; dry cows,
u. i.s5o2.b6. Calves slow; poor to prime yeals,
NtDs, grassers and buttermilks. g. 75at8a5
Bheep slow and easier; lambs dull and lower;
poor to prime sheep, sl.50ln3 4oi common to
choios lsmba. Ss.7S1s. Hogs easier at s5.is
G5.40.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31

While the windows of the court rooms
are open during the August term, says
the West Chester News, there IL con.
etant noise srislug from the street whsre
wagons are continually passing 10 ell di.
rections, aud not infrequently 1t is said
that the space on Market and High
streets. In front of the Temple of Justice,
should be paved with vitrltied brick, as ia
The Court House alley. Some day, this
may be a reality.
But the men who have such work In
charge. whenever 1t shall come to pass,
ought to take warning from Washington
street. Wilmington" remarked a Rentle.
man who is Interested In public affairs.
There they thought 1t would be q good
thing to lay the bricks Ia cement so as to
form solid bottom. Sand was laid and
cement upon It. then the bricks. In an
arched form. so as to shed water. As
time passed on the sand worked away
from The cement leaving a slight space
which ls just sufficient to cause great
rumbling. and wagon passing there
sounds like going over a bridge. When
the Improvement Ia made In West Chester
the Council will bear this In mind"
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY.
Plttsburg at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati ut Boston.
Cleveland at Brooklyn.
Chicago at New York.
81. Louis at Baltimore.
Louisville ct Washington.
The Dover and Media base bail clubs
played an Interesting game yesterday
and the Kent county club had Ito eolors
lowered. The score
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
China and the niin.louary Ou,ras...

II is gratifying to learn from Minister
DENLY, says the N. Y. Herald, that the
Chinese government Is exertlng itself to
bring about adequate punishment to the
fanatics who com mitted the diabolioal
outrages upon the missionaries at Kuch.
eng. IL is gratifying, furthermore. to know
that the ad ADMINISTRATION has not Joined In
the hue and cry OF the European powers
against the Chinese government. and that
SO far as we are officially concerned. q
judioious epirit has been maintained by
our representative in Pekin In bis deal
ings with the Imperial authorities.
China has iuet come out OF disastrous
conflict very much the better. we trust. for
her woeful experienced. ard the lessons
she has been taught by the Japanese will
not be lost TO Western civilization at
large-that is to say. II Western olvtliza-
tion will meet the crushed Empire In the
proper spirit.
OF course it is certainly clearly pointed
QUITO avoid joining the European
powers In bullying the Chinese. to take
our own diRniiied course, to advise our
missionaries TO keep out OF danger. and
to urge our Consular and Ministerial
representatives to work steadily for the
advancement OF our com merclal relations
with the great Empire.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
Last SUNDAY Excur.,ou.

The Wilmington and Northern Railroad
Company will run Its lust excursion Of
the season to Atlantic City. via Pennp-
grove. on Sunday. This route has proved
the most popular one TO the seashore to
WilminRtonians and 40 thie Is tho last ex-
cursion all thoae who have not spent o
day by old ocean should avail themselves
Of this opportunity.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
rieroe FIehtIpe in the CONGO state,

BRUSSELS Aug. si.-The Independence
Beige has information that there has been
fighting between the forces of the Congo
state and the Mahdists, In the district Of
AIDA. Lieutenant Cassart and nineteen
men were killed.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
The VOTE.
YESTERDAYS BASEBALL GAMES.
National League.

: N
At iladolphia-Philadelphi 8; Chi
cago, 9. At New York-New York, IL;
Cincinnati, 4. At Bfookiyn-Louisville,
9; Brooklyn.5. At Baltimore--First game:
Baltimore, 9; Pittsburg, 1. Second game:
Baltimore, 10; Pittsburg, 0. At BOSTON,
Cleveland, 8; Boston, L. At Washington
First game; st. Louis, O.; Washington.
8. Second game 70 innings)-St. Louis, 8;
Washington, 4.
Eastern League.
At Buffalo-Buffalo, 8; Scranton, 0.
At Rochester III nninss)-Wilkcsbarre
8; Rochester, 2. At syracuse-First
game: Syracuse, 4; Providence, Q. SEQ
ond game: Providence, 10; Syracuse, 4.
At Schenectady Qorfeited)-Springfeld,
9; Toronto, o.
rennsy1vania State League.
AT Lanoaster-Lancaster,7 a; Carbondale,
Q. At Reading III innings)-Hazlston, 8;
Reading, 4.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
ME. Bi.aell Depie. ! Ru.nor.

MARION, Mass, Aug. 8l,-Ex- Post
master General Bisse.l has Joined his
family, who are spending the season here.
Mr.. Bissell says there Is no truth what
ever in the report that he has been offered
the place on the United States supreme
court bench made vacant by tho doath Of
Justice Jackson.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
Had EN- and Knew It.

"Ha. ha, ha, hap laughed the great de-
teotive 81 have them now"
For five days he had been on the trail
and had neither eaten nor slept.
He had done nothing but drink.
Under the circumstances his joyous as
sertion that he had 'em bore the simili-
tude of verify indianapolis journal.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
To Pro..oute Illegal ssa,sr..

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 8l.-The United
States attorney will commence criminal
proceeding before Judge Morrow In the
United States district court against the
schooners Bowhead and Sophie Suther-
land for scaling in the closed waters in
Behring sea. The Sutherland Is In Gus
tody. Several of her crew have been ar
rnatad
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
SIOto Niagarn EnIIs

The next OF the series OF personally
conducted tours to Niagara Falls, via
PenEsylvania Railroad. will Ge run on
September 4.
The rate for round trip tickots, good for
ten days. 10 $40 from Philadelphia, Wash
ington Rnd baltimore; Harrisburg. $500;
willlamsport, $3.50; proportlonate rates
from other points.
A special train of Pullman parlor cars
and day coaches will DO run ana a tourist
agent and chaperon viii accompany the
tour.
The tickets will permit OF stop of at
Watkins and Rochester In each direction,
and at Buffalo on the return Trip.
A special attraction TOR participants in
this tour Will be Canads's Grand Indus
trial Fair. which 10 TO be held nt Toronto.
Ont. from september 2 to IA. Tourists
will bo granted reduced rates betUeen
Niagara Falis and Toronto In order to
avail themselves of the opportunity Of
visiting this great exposition.
For specific rates and time OF trains ap.
piication should be made to ticket agents.
or to Tourist Agent Room All Broad
Street Station. Philadelphia
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31

II you have bad cough or cold endan.
gering lhe health Of the lungs or throat,
leading to pneum onia or consumption,
uss DR.. Simms White Puimonie Balsam.
You will find It the best and surest cure.
G Oh Kinn street
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31

Shlloh's CURE, the great Cough and
Group Cure. Is in great demand. Pocket
slze contains twenty-five doses, only $50.
Children love 1t. Sold by oil druggists.
soldby N. q. Oaaforth. DrugslsS s.
Cor. and and Market .treeia
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
Reduction In Hates on Family Tickets VIA
q. 6 o. RaIIrond.
and altar seprember 4

On and after September 1. 1905. the
rate for iifty-trlp family tickets etween
Wilmington aud Philadelphia. via B. Il o.
railroad. will be si6 S5. This Ia a reduc.
tion OF S6.25, equal 10 25 per cent. Core.
spending reductions will be made on this
class OF tickets between Philadelphia and
all other stations within the limits OF the
suburban train service OF the Philadelphia
Division.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
Your LAST Chan CO

To visit the queen resort OF the Chesa.
peake. Only one dollar for the trip to
Bay Ridge. Sunday, September lst Trains
leave Market street 7.20 a. M, Delaware
avenue T. so q. M.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
Horse Isreakr II. Log.

William Elliott, of Twenty. Second and
Tatnall streets, had a valuable horse 10
break leg yesterday afternoon. The
animal was one OF two attached to o cart
loaded with stone which was being backed
into the cellar Of the new building at Del
aware Avenue aud Jackson streets The
horse became frightened by the chains
striking IL about the legs and aftor get.
ting loose frum the cart ran d o wn Jack son
street to uilpln Avenus. the chains strlk.
ing II on the launches at every bound.
Whom at point between Jackson and
AdamG streets the chains became entan.
g lfd Hfout the animate leqs throwing cit
againe he curb with sufficient force 10
break the leg badly. The horse suffered
Tor sometime and was finally killed.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
BASE BALL NEWS.

This column will be devoted TO Base Batl
news. llnews concerning the clubB ie re-
caiIons 10 -DAse Bail Edltor,r Rspublican
0fice.l
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
Sale ,,f stoell

The executors of Joseph Tatnall. de.
ceased Oilers ut private saleA portion or
the ent tre amount of Creston Land aud
Impro yement Co., stock held by them.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31

III you want peaches go to Noe East 9TH
street. We are receiving them every day,
and we expect to receive q car load on
Friday, which we will sell very low.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
HOOPEH'S ANOOiAG :; s;|::;: s;:::;;: ::;;;;:
MaryIaud. NV nIaryI.,at

trip furnishes q most enjoyable outing.
One dollar only. Train leaves Marker
street 7.2o a. NJ. Delaware avenue 7.5o
a. m.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
La.t Excnrsion ia Atlantic city.

On Wednesday. September 4. the last
excursion Of the season to Atlantic City
via Philadelphia. Wilmington and Baltl-
more Railroad will run.
A special train will be run on the fol.
lowing schedule, and excursion tickets
will he sold at rates quoted below;
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31

He-I never saw anything like this tide.
Here I've been pulling steadily for ten
minutes and we don't seem to have moved
footL
She (after a pause)-oh, Mr.. Stroker.
I've just thought Of something-the an
ohor fell overheard awhile ago and forgot
to tell you. Do you suppose IL could have
caught ON somethingf-Truth.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
pInturhe,i hy NYnnnnu.

Banner*man's Phenyie is the greatest
dislnfeotant known, recommended by tho
Board OF Health.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31

Buy North Side building lots They
grow IN value while you sleep.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31

Children between five and twelve years,
one hall the above rates. Returning,
epeciai train leaves Atlantic City D. m.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-31
STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

a Philadelphia Exchanges.
NEW York. Aug. 80.-The stock market to.
day was characterized by an improved tone,
although the volume of business was lighter
than yesterday. Closing bids: