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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-28

The full extent of the damage wrought
by last nights hurricane in this vicinity
was not known till daylight, when dev-
astation was apparent on all sides.
Steeples were blown from churches and
adjoining buildings crushed, houses
were unroofed, trees broken and in some
cases torn up by the roots, while the hav-
oc caused by the heavy rain fall Of last
week was repeated. Summed up, at o
O'Clock this morning, with many outly-
ing districts to hear from, the resu 1t
was 20 lives lost, SO persons injured,
many, it is feared, fatally, and property
damaged to the extent of $1,000 The
list of killed and injured, as far as re-
ported. is ss follows:
Dead: Jacob Afelter, instantly killed
by a falling fence. John Figus, skull
crushed by falling tree at Sugar Camp
Grove.
Injured: Abner Hayes, struck by
lightning, may recover.
August Sendtz, Robinson Road, Alle-
CLANCY, with family OF six shocked by
lighting, all in critical condition.
A. NJ. Bennett and two children, struck
by lightning, condition critical.
George Miller. Alleghancy, fatally in
jured.
Thomas O'conner, JACOB Metz, charles
Kossack, Harry Haddel, all seriously
injured by failing trees at Sugar camp
Grove.
henderson Ritcbie, struck by lightning
at McKees rocks, will not recover.
sy y-noy Gebhart, struck by lightning,
will recover.
William Parenitt, struck by lightning
injuries slight.
Twelve others were slightly hurt by
lightning shocks or flying articles.
Three meteorological records were
broken yesterday. The thermometer at
o'clock was 80 degrees, the maximum
point for the year. The rainfall for six
minutes beat all records for rs years,
over a third Of an inch OF rain falling In
that time. A veritable cold wave passed
over the city during the storm.
In a5 minutes the temperature fell from
90 degrees to II and then pack to "a. The
sudden change caused to a great extent a
terrible electrical display, that contin-
ued without intermission until mid
night. Up to Q o'clock this morning tho
rainfall was l.42 inches, aud az the
ground Is thoroughly soaked, all OF 1t
will reach the rivers and the dood OF Sat-
urday viii probably be repeated.
A dispatch from Cecil, Pa, at noon,
says that seven bodies have been recov-
cred. Among the dead bodies were those
OF Higgins WILKINSON, Mrs. McKcnny,
the keeper OF the boarding house; James
McKenny, son; Jenny Holmes, do
nestle, and an unknown oil man. The
water rose 20 feet in few minutes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-28

cur,mov unno For delightfully."- located
NlIIlIlIlEI ntIlltt farm honse accommo-
dating so guests address
sPooNER HILL HOUSE, sugar Hnl N II. SIS
WANTED--situation by a Young American man
in a grocery store or driving order wagon Ad-
dress J. L. H., oneyvillc p. o. iy2s-tt
FOR sALE-At Bass Point Nahant Mess a
beautiful summer and winter home, 2 finished
cottages OF y aud rooms. modern improvements,
A. 900 feet land leading from ma in street 20 ocean
between Bass Point and Trimountain Houses.
Mrs. ID. w. johnson. y2s-6
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-28

Excursion TO Nartha's Vineyard
on steamer Mount Hope" leaving Prov.
overwhelmingly. July 20, at a. m. Return
ire duo In Providsnce 8; 10 D. m.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-28
Only One of the Number
Escaped With His Life.
A Terrible Catastrophe Due to the
Storm Near Cecil, Pa.
Widespread Devastation Wrought in
Pennsylvania by a Hurricane.

PITrsBURo, Fa., July 28. During last
nights storm a boarding house near Ce-
Gil, Washington county. was washed
away ana the occupants, 10 miners, were
drowned. The men wero all foreigners
and their names could not be learned.
They were EN- ployed in the coal mines of
W. p. Bend at Mcdonald, Pa. The
house stood On the bank of Painters
Run, and about o'clock this morning
the water rose rapidly and swept the
structure from its foundations, carrying 1t
down the stream. There were 16 men in
the house sleeping, and as far as known
oRly enc escaped. Five bodies have been
recovered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-28

CREATE the impression of
strength and OF soundness.
People at least feel that those who
keep their nam es before the public
by using THE NEWS arc solid and
substantial.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-28
ORIGINAL JACK HORNER,
He Really Existed and Got 'Plum," br
Was Not Good Boy.

He Really Existed and Got 'tPlum," bu'
Was Not Good Boy.
Jack Horner of the Christmas pie really
existed, though whether he deserved thu
title of "good boy" is exceedingly doubt
full. He was, however, a fortunate rogue
When Henry VIII suppressed the monas
teries and drove the monks from thei,
nests, the title deeds Of the Abbey Of Mells
were demanded by the commissioners. Thu
abbot Of Glastonbury determined that he
would send them to London, and, as tn,
documents were very valuable, and this
road infested with thieves, 1t was difficult
to get them to the metropolis safely.
10 accomplish this end he devised a very
ingenious plan. He ordered savory pit
to be made, and inside he put the doou
ments-the finest filling pie ever had
and intrusted this dainty to lad named
Horner to carry up to London to deliver
safely into the hands for whom it was in
tended.
But the journey was long and the day
cold, and the boy was hungry, and the pi,
was tempting, and the chance Of detection
was small
So the boy broke off piece of the pit
and beheld a parchment within. HepulloQ
it forth, innocent enough, wondering how
1t could have found its way there tied W
in pastry, and arrived in town.
The parcel was delivered, but the titlt
deeds of Mells abbey were missing.
The fact was that Jack had them in hi
pocket. These were the juioiest plum is If
the pic. Great was the rage of the com
missioners and heavy the vengeance they
dealt out to the monks.
But Master Jack Horner kept his secret
and wLer peaceable times were restored hs
claimed he estates and received them.-
San FRANCISCO Examiner
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-28
OVid's Love of Animals,

Ovid's love Of animals is charac teristic.
ally shown in his elegy on Corinnas par.
rot. Perhaps ho wrote the elegy because
Catullus had written lament on Lesbia's
sparrow, but we are almost persuaded that
Ovid shed a real tear over the parrot
while one suspects that Catullus left the
weeping to Lesbia. How affectionately he
recalls its friendships with the turtle doyei
Such friendship exists at the present
timo between parrot and white pigeon,
dwelling at Sorrento. And how kindly the
poet would believe, "if there is any believ.
ing in matters of doubt" that there Is q
blessed abode for innocent feathered souls
in the world beyond where the parrot will
make the birds wonder and admire by
speaking human words Here on earth
what love can do for him has been done
~ grave as little as his body covers his
bones. "-Contempc,s4iy Review.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-28
News from tho Orient

SAN FRANCISCO Dec. 2s.-The steamer
Peru arrived last night from Hong Kong
and Yokohama with the following ORR
entail news: One of the Koreans who
was recently arrested at Seoul on the
charge Of attempting to restore the king to
the palace from the Russian legation, where
his majesty is now seeking shelter, is re-
ported to have been executed without trial.
A severe famine prevails in Chuan-Tung,
Szechuen province, China, owing to the
disastrous floods which ruined the crops.
There has been immense loss of life from
landslides in the district Yokohama mer-
chants have applied to the government for
charters for two new steamship lines to
San Francisco
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-28
" A FIELD OF DAISIES. =

Away and away on every side
The wide folds beloved In gold and white-a
Tens of thousands of daisies fair
Looked up and welcomed the sunshine bright.
But the farmer leaned on his hoe to rest
And muttered frowninely, ''In be blest
II ever see such spresdin pestl"
His wife was busting TO and fro,
Making the guestrooms "spiok and span"
Decorating with muslin and sorim,
And the ever present Japanese fan.
Then she threw her apron over her head
And out for "posy" Of daisies sped.
"The boarders II like emil" she breathlsss
said.
The "boarders' came. and with "ohs' and
"Ahsl"
Greeted the fields where the daisies trooped.
And they plucked them for belt and breast
and hair,
Then threw them down where they faded
and dropped.
And they fell In the dusty wagon track,
Where the clumsy oxen drew cart and rack,
And their trampled beauty came not back.
But the little daughter wandered forth
Under the branching apple trees
That bordered the field, and lived all day
With birds and flowers and Whispering
breeze.
And the daisies listed her prattle sweet.
And told her stories for fairies meet,
Such as only the daisies can repeat.
And the poet, dreaming beneath the trees,
Half In shadow and half In sun,
As the drifting clouds moved overhead,
Lived with the daisies till day was done.
And they Weakened thoughts that In liquid
rhyme
Carried the soul Of the summer time
To an exile lone in dreary cline.
Minnie Leona Upton in Good Housekeeping.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-28
And He Didn't Move the Tree.

George, wish you would carry the
oleandcr tree into the cellar tonight"
club and all?"
"Of course, tub and all "
"Maybe you think you married a der
rick"
George, what is the matter with youi
Have you been drinking"
"What do you take me for, u cyclone?"
IA cyclone?"
eyes; cyclones move trees"
"All I've asked you to do is to take the
oleander down the cellar stairs 1t surely
can't weigh more than a fow hundred
pounds. What is tho matter with your"
"Im just thinking"
"Thinking of what"
"Thinking it would DO well to get Mary
Ann out Of tho kitchen on some protense.
She's good girl as girls go, and l would
not want to have her figuring in the courts
as an accessory to Il omicido."
George, you've got fever, You must
60 right to bed, and I'll got you some hot
whisky and quinine."
"That's the ticket. But, say, Mile"
"Well, what"
Never mind the quinine. ''-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-28

CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-Suffering from de-
preston caused by financial reverses, Otto
Wasmansdorff, we'll known banker of
this city, yesterday fred bullet into his
brain and died almost instantly. Mr..
Wasmansdorff was member of the pri-
vate banking firm Of Wasmansdorff &
Heinnemann, which failed week ago as
a result Of the failure of the National
Bank Of Illinois The failure of his bank
had crushing effect upon Mr. Wasmans-
dorff and also seriously affected his wife,
who is i'll. AT the time Of the failure the
assets of Mr.. Wasmansdortf's bank were
given at $550,00O and the liabilities at
$415,0 Mr.. Wasmansdorff has been 9
banker in this city for more than quar-
ter OF q century. He was about % years
old
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-28
OYSTER oReDGERs' HARDsHIps
Serious Charges Made by Three Men Who
Escaped from Them.

Serious Charges Made by Three Men Who
Escaped from Them.
WARRINGTON Dec 2s.-Three young
men, giving their names as Andrew Law
son, Henry Ropkee and Henry Rice, and
their residences as Philadelphia, applied
at the Alexandria, Va, station house for
lodging last night. They were oyster
dredgers. and their appearance showed
that they had suffered terrible hardships.
One of them said that on Oct. 10 five
young men from Philadelphia shipped as
dredgers on the oyster Vessel Escort Cap
tain Alfred Summers, of Onancock, Va,
and on Oct. 81 sailed down the Chesapeake
for the oyster beds.
The men had sSanty rations and hard
work. Ropkee was the first to get sick
and was, it is said, cruelty treated by
Harry Hayden, the mate of the vessel, I'M
til nearly dead Ropkee showed hole in
his side which he said was caused by kicks
The five who shipped from Philadelphia
managed to steal away from the dredger
last Wednesday near Monroe creek, and
walked to fredericksburg Va, where two
oil the live were obliged to remain on &C.
count of their physical condition. Those
who arrived last night are badly frozen.
They say Andrew Mundee, dredger
on another vessel commanded by Captain
John Summers, brother of the captain
OF the Escort, was knocked down and
beaten and afterward thrown overheard
and drowned.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-28
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

Patrick Miner, union miner of Lead
Vile, Colo, was shot and killed by nom
union men.
Mr.. Alfred LeGhait, Belgian minister at
Washington, will soon be transferred to
St. Petersburg.
A Christmas tree blaze in church at
Sioux City, 1a., created panic and many
persons were injured.
NJ. Paul Doumer, formerly French min
lister of finance, has bssn appointed gov
ernor of Indo- China.
Banker George Nixon, of Carson, Nov,
has entered tho race for United States sem
ator against Senator John r. Jones.
The senate committsa on foreign rela-
tions yesterday fsvorabiy reported the
Cameron resolut .onS In O report strongly
urging Cuban recognition.
Carlo Agna is uudsr arrest in New York
city on suspicion of setting fire to build
ing on West Broadway where flames
broke out twice in twenty-four hours
William McDutf, negro policeman ut
Dallas, Tex, recently arrested Homer
Stone, young negro, for disturbing
church service, and Christmas night Stone
called McDuff to his door and killed him.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-28

Mr. Joseph Pennell, writing in the
London Daily Chronicle, records the fol-
lowing incident: I remember seeing
William Morris one Sunday afternoon
walking up Parliament GRIT A meet
ing was being held in the square. Inow
forget entirely what it was f5out, but
the people holding it had naio up their
minds to march to Westminster abbey,
with vague idea probably that when
they got there they might do something.
Suddenly an enormous crowd began to
pour out of the square down Parliament
street--a black, solid, muddy mass, for
twas a wet, wiutry day. On they came,
with sort of irresistible force, which
really frightened one locking on as a
spectator And right in front-among
the red flags, singing with all his might
1.-THE Marseillaise "-was William Nor
ris. He had the face Of q crusader. and
he marched with that big stick Of his as
the crusaders must have marched.
Ono turned round and went with the
crowd, which, when it got to the abbey,
seemed half inclined to smash the win
dows, but those at the head of it were
switched off and passed into Poets cor
ncr, there to sit down and be preached
to, while the Others, who could not get
in, were addressed by Canon Rawlin.
son outside. But what was SO curious
was to find this artist-like another
Courbet-leading q crowd who really
did not know what they wanted to do.
However, had this crowd determined to
destroy, to tear down even stone of
the abbey or to break window, think,
instead of William Morris leading them
o step farther, that they would only
have taken that step over his body. I
am not SO sure what would have hap
pened had the crowd marched against
st. Paul's, for Morris hated tie one sort
of work as much as he loved the other.
st. James Gazette.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-28

F Schedule in effect Nov. END, 1899.
Al. trains illumIna' with r'n'seA
TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON, DELLA
WARE AVENUE STATION FOR
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days, 1913, '1l25 a m, 's.2s. '5,S2. '7S9, I'll
PHILADELl 1IA, weekdays. .sls BIS,
a. m, +122l, 1910, *2.2o, *3.2S, $50 "5$3 $50,
+739, 915, al p. m. Sundays. "3ls. 1856,
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M, 'l221, *2.29 p. IN. Sundays 7iG a. M.
CAPE MAY, weekdays, 'S.25 Il. m,
BALTIMORE ami WASHINGTON
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days, t4l3 TO +S.i9 a. M, 'l2.ji. +2,07, 254
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NEWARK. week days, "413, 10. .S49
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'l2.,5, 254 '4.57, 1856, *S.l9 p. m.
PlrTSBuRG, weekdays, t6.l6 p. m.
Sundays, "4.57 p. m.
CHICAGO, daily. '4.57 p. M.
CINCINNATI and ST. LOUIS. daily,
l2.55 and 1919 p. m.
NEW ORLEANS and MEMPHIS, via
Bristol and Chattanooga, week days 6is
P; m. Sundays, .i.57 p; m. Through
eleepers to Memphis and New Orlenas.
SINCERITY ACCOMMODATION. daily,
7.2O a. M, 2H and 1885 p. m.
LANDENBERG ACCOMMODATION
weekdays, 1927 a. M, 2.54, 4.57 p. m. Sun
days 10 a. M, 4.57 p. m
LEAVE MARKET STREET STATION.
PHILADELPHIA, weekdays, $50 p. m.
q BALTIMORE, weekdays. $50 p. m.
LANDENBERG and way stations,
weekdays, Gas, 1920 a. M, ESQ, $50 p. m.
Sundays, 9.55 a. M, $50 p. m.
-. LEAVE PHILADELPHIA, Chestnut
Street Station, for Wilmington, week
2. M, +l2.20, "1.36, 1.5O., 1880, ~4.2o, 43O,
s5,15, "5,41, 600, $50, +74O S.45, "11.35 p. m.
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Telephone No. 1893.
Rates to Western points lower than via
eny other line
w. M. GREENE, C. o. SCULL,
zen. Manager. Gen, Pass Agent
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-28
KIND, BUT FoReETFUL.


one htcelveus
I A half dozen Washington women were
talking the other day about the kinds Of
people they know-which, by the way, IL
something women very rarely do, and how
these happened to be doing so in this in.
stance Ia not explained in this chronicle
and one of them called the attention of the
others to prominent woman at whose
house three or four of them had inciden.
tally met the day before.
"That woman" said the narrator, ais Q
kindly soul, / suppose, and means well
enough, but her wealth and her social po
sitiOn take up so much Of her time shs
hasn't much left to think about ordinary
things. fancy there are others just like
about, because I lived in the same tow1
with her before she came to Washington
OF course here don't see great deal Of
her, for she Is so much absorbed in hel
own greatness that can't get to her be
fore 1t is time to leave, but always try ts
remember the old times, and always senG
some pretty souvenir or other to her al
Christmas. never thought they i'm
pressed her very profoundly, but still sent
them, but not this year. She has my
name and birthday on her memorandum
book, and by that does not forget me or
that day, usually sending some such pres
ent as always send her. Well, my birth
day occurred last week, and when 1openet
my birthday box from her ladyship, woult
you believe 1t, she had sent me the very
thing sent her for Christmas She hadn't
probably looked ut the trinket since tn,
day it was received, If, indeed, she had
ever seen 1t, and had sent me that out Of
lot of such unconsidered trifes as she hat
on hand. Now, wasn't that funny"
Possibly" ventured another, "sh,
made mistake and didn't intend to sent
you that"
sit wouldn't improve matters much =
she didn't" laughed the first one, "fo,
she would be giving my present to some
body else in that case, which would b,
about as difficult to explain as the other
SO let 1t all CO."
"Why not send 1t back to her at Christ
mas and save that muchp" suggested
third
"And that's just what I shall do
Thank you" And the narrator for the frs
time began to really enjoy the situation
Washington Star.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-28

ATLANTA, Dec. Ex-Governor Atkinson
Saturday pardoned Harry Hill and Sid
ney Lascelles, better known as Lord
Beresford. These were two of the most
noted characters in the penitentiary
Both were convicted of forgery. Hill S
case caused scandal involving some
prominent families Beresford pretended
to represent English capitalists, and he
swindled some parties in Rome, Ga, with
whom he was negotiating for the pur.
chase of iron properties Both Hill and
Beresfo1d had sixteen months longer to
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-28
The Princess and Her Gypsy.

LONDON, Dec. 2S.-The Brussels corre-
spondent Of The Cronicle learns that there
will be no legal obstacles to the pro-
nouncement of the divorce in the
casea gainst the Princess of Chimay
and Caraman, formerly Miss Clara
Ward, Of Detroit, who eloped with
Hungarian gypsy musician A Vienna
dispatch says the princess spent Christ
mas eve in the mud hut of her future par
ents-in-law in the suburbs of Stuhlweis-
seuburg. She has presented them with
pretty house and with several acres of
land. The couple will spend the winter
in Hungary, and will go to the United
States in the spring.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-28
Minister Andrade at Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.--Senor Andrade,
the Venezuelan minister reached the city
last night from New York. The minister
cordially received visitors to the legation,
but in reply to questions he repeated what
he has already said concerning the treaty,
and declared that further than this he
could not talk. 1t is evident that he feels
satisfied with the results of his mission to
Venezuela. The treaty is to be submitted
to an extra session of the Venezuela con-
gress which will be called shortly, and
Minister Andrade has hopes to see it acted
on promptly.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-28
sPLCIAL MENTION
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-28
Taung Rebels Utterly Routed.

CAPE Town, Dec. 2S.-The Taung rebels,
whose uprising had begun to assume seri-
Gus proportions, have been utterly routed
at Pokwani, and the orders to the volun-
teers to proceed to thu reinforcement Of
the British troops Lave been osnaslled.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-28
DEGIsTER'S ORDER,
1O REGISTERS OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEL.

Upon the application Of Chandler D. Lam
born and Hnrvey II. Lamborn, cxecu-
iortf Chandler Lamhorn. late Of Mill Creek
Hundred, in said county, deceased IL is
ordered and directed by the Reg.
is.or that the Executors aforesaid,
give notice Of granting OF Letters Testt.
mentaTy upon tho estate of the dece xsed,
with the date Of granting thereof, by caus.
Ing advertisements to be posted within forty
6ays from the date Of such letters in six Of
khu most public places of the county OF New
Castle, requiring all pei sons aving demands
against tho estate to present the same, or
Abide by an act of Assembly in such cass
hade ana provided; and also cause the same
to DO inserted within the same period in the
DAILY REPUBLICAN. newspaper published
IN Wilmington, Del. and to DO continued
therein three weeks, 10. 0. a.
fI-, Given under the hand and Seal OF
SIS. OHice OF the Register aforesaid at
~ Wilmington, iii New Castle County
aforesaid, the day and yoar above written.
CALVIN W CHOSSAN, Register.
-EOTlCE-Notice Is hereby given that letters
Eestamentary were IN due form OF law
granted unto the undersigned, on the 10th day
Pf Dec. A. D., 1880. and that all persons
having claims against the estate of the de.
eeased must present the same duly Itestei
to tho said Executors on Or hefore the
18th day OF Dec. 1897. or abide tho ACT
pf Assembly insuch case made and provided.
Chan dior D. Lamborn. Harvey II, Lainborh,
Executors
Addross: Ashland, Del d93