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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17
A MAN OF HIS WORD.
ne Meant Exactly What He Said When
He Sold the Carpets.

He Sold the Carpets.
Customer bought carpet from
you couple Of months ago
Dealer-Yes, sir; I presume you've
come to buy another?
Customer-No, have not, although
I'm sorry to say need new one.
came to tell you that you are q skin
and cheated me outrageously.
Dealer-Why, sir, what's the matter?
Customer - Matter enough. After
using that carpet two months the color
not only came out, but it is getting full
Of holes.
Dealer Well, I didn't guarantee it
when you bought it,
Customer-Yes, you did. When I
asked you if it was durable you said
you had used one like it for two years,
and it looked just as good as ever.
Dealer-1f said that, it must have
been So What kind of carpet was it?
Look around the store and tell me if you
see anything like it.
Customer-Yes. there it is. That
made up carpet hanging OH the wall.
Dealer-So that's it, Ell? Well, sir,
I've been using that identical carpet
for over two years. There's nothing the
matter with that, is there?
Customer-N-o. But where have you
been using it?
Dealer--Why up there on tho wall.
Where have you been using youTss
Customer--On the floor, of courss
Dealer-Pshaw! Why didn't you tell
me so at once. Your the most unrea-
sonable man I've met in long time
No one but fool would expect a carpet
to last as long Oh n floor as hung up on
a wall, l knew hadn't told you I'd
been using one of those carpets under
foot for two years. We never deceive
customers that way in this store. Good
day, sir. New York World.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

LOUISVILLE, Aug, lin Vienna, Clark
county, II village east of here, Professor
James Henry Grow, teacher of the public
schools, attempted to chastise Troy Puck
EFT, an lS-year-old pupil. A fight en-
sued, in which Pickett was stabbed
through the right lung and badly cut near
the heart by the teacher. Pickett will die
Crow $ clothing was cut by Philip Puck
cit, younger brother of the boy who was
stabbed, and he was also struck on the
head with II rock thrown by one of the
boys, His wounds may prove fatal
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

Spratt will be III The game to-day for III,
first time In two weeks
Amolc will pitch to-day, Anderson to
morrow and Nops Wednesday, All three
men are in good shape now 50 look out
for II change of luck
Anderson, the new left hand pitcher will
be in the box tomorrow He i, star,
and now with three first class men the 10
cal team is in better shape than 1t has been
during the present season
The locals have The twO strongest teams
in the ledgul togo against this week in
Paterson and Hartford If We can win
four games from them all will be well
Ladies are admitted free to all games rx-
cept Saturday
Hamburg may play first base for VII
mington III To morrow , game
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

The local sporting fraternity is looking
forward with great interest to the fight
between c. j. Morar!ty and Jimmy
Kelley of Boston at Py!es Academy to.
night. The building has been fitted up
and resembles IL regular l.s'c arena. Tho
ring is pitched in the E;lli4 and around
it is accommodation for SO people, kelley
is on hand and is said to be in the pink Of
condition. Morarity is also in fine condi.
ton, and while he expects to get the de.
cisi0n lie believes he has one of the stitfe,t
fights in his history on his hands. The
evenings ''go" will be prcfaced by 'hruc'
matches which will begin at $50 o'clock.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17
THE TREATY A FAILURE,
Samoa Not Benefited by the Exist
ing Form of Government.
A KINDERGARTEN OF DIPLOMACY,
Consul General Mulligan's Report to the
State Department Points Out the Evils
Resulting from the Berlin Treaty-For.
eign Officials' Salaries Arc Too High.

Resulting from the Berlin Treaty-For
eign officials Salaries Arc Too High,
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 17-Consul General
James H. Mulligan, at Apia, Samoa, has
made voluminous report to the state de.
partment upon the conditions of the
islands A portion of the report is de-
voted to review of the government of the
islands by the United States, Great Brit
ain and Germany, under the Berlin treaty.
| This treaty, Mr.. Mulligan concludes, was
mistake and to maintain 1t is to persist In
\ a mistake. 1.-THE present status" he says,
sis an injustice to the people of tho United
States and grave wrong to those of
Samoa If it be said that the treaty SO far
as 1t concerns Samoa has made matters no
worse, 1t can be claimed with equal truth
that 1t has failed to make them better in
any particular. The admission of either
postulate is to confess q failure"
As to the present government of Samoa
no says: "A recognized and reigning
king is dependent for his support on the
voluntary contributions-the charity, in
fact-of that portion of his family or tribe
who adhere to him, while foreign officers
of his government enjoy salaries from his
revenues far in excess of the value of
services performed. When pittance of
his nominal salary, long in arrears, is
doled out to him it comes through the
hands of n foreign official, who exercises
his pleasure to pay or withhold; his law
full wife is in no sense queen, nor more en-
titled to consideration than the half clad
women who file back and forth along the
beaches. A struggling village, within and
part of the kingdom, levies import and ex-
port duties on every dollars worth of
merchandise brought into or shipped out
of the kingdom, lending out of its reve-
nues to the kingdom barely enough to pay
the most neager expenses and tho salaries
G foreign officials.
"All the machinery of government
perhaps it is not too much to say of sew
eral governmcnts-is in active operation
within the precincts of this little town.
The guns of great men-of-war, year in and
year out, frown ominously upon the shore
in support of the government and the law
which does not exist within their effective
range, and yet an offender within half a
dozen miles Of the seat of so many author
ties dctlcs the processes of the court and
rebuits the power Of the invalidcd govern
lncnt, In the midst Of all white clad mes
sengcrS of crown and consul fit to and
fro along the blazing beach, the bearers of
envelopes in which are covered
The stately communications that round
put the measures of time in this kinder
garten of diplomacy.
"ln the meantime no clearing is made,
~ pluptntipn il rytnpln1 Tho rnuptrr
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

Governor Watson this morning pardoncd
Thomas Donahoe II young white man who
has been in New Castle Jail eight months
serving one years sentence for highway
robbery, Donahoe has been very i'll for
several months and under the attendance
of DIR. John J. Black on whose recommend
alton the lcniency was granted SO serious
is the mans condition that he has been
removed to Philadelphia HOSPITAL for
treatment DOnahuc resides in pA.!adcl.
phla and II year ago held up IL man at the
West Yard
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17
4 = va M y
Thfec Friends Stoppeti,

TAMPA, Fla, August 10 The seizure Of
| the tug Three Friefds at Nayport by the
United ,StateS authorit!ei his Upset the
plans Of the Cubans here entirely, and
they are now awaiting developments. Yes,
terday afternoon special train was to
leave here with about seventy Cubans un.
der command Of Augusta Aerno.
They were to meet the Il hrce Friends
somewhere between Jacksonville and
Fernandina but advices FROM ack sonvillc
detained them here. Everything was ready
for them to leave to-day, but as the tug
Is still held they will remain here until she
is released
The Three Friends left port yesterday
with schooner In tow, thinking thereby
to elude the revenue cutter Boutwell,
which has had the filibusterlng tug under
Its espionage for week.
The tug was coaled and provisioned for
long trip and had aboard eight large
surf boats. Going down the river the tug
was seized by the Boutwell,, and Captain
Broward the master and one of the own
ers was brought back to the city.
The extra vigilance exercised on the
part Of the Administration In watching
the alleged hlibusterers Is said to be due
to desire to hold the United States free
from my charge of assisting Cuban irsur.
gents, thus invalidating any claim Spain
may make for indemnity.
AMERICANS EXECUTED IN CUBA.
KEY WEST Fla, Aug. l6-J. NJ. GOWN.
OF this city, Is in receipt of letter an.
bouncing tho death of his brother Carlos
near Jaruco, Cuba, Carlos left here about
month ago on the Thrrc Friends expc.
dition as reporter for n loclal newspaper.
Shortly after his arrival In Cuba he was
captured with several Others when he in
formed his captors that he was an Ameri.
can citizen, according to the letter, they
Immediately ordered that he be executed
with u machete
Mr. Gown Is the son of Manuel Goven,
who was o prominent politician, during
President Grants administration. He ser.
we'd as American Consul at Lcghorn, Italy
and us Collector of Internal Revenues at
this place. He was also postmaster of
jacksonville,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17
His Method of Treatment,

The little girl who was visiting at a
ncishbor'a house had gone out to look
at the horses.
Here's one Of them, She said, that
coughs, and hangs his head, and has
watcry eyes, just the way papa's horse
did last summer "
What did your papa do for his
horse" asked the owner of the animals
He sold him. ''-Chicago Tribune.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17
A I,apse,

Mcandcring Melancton--I don't put
much stock in them newspaper jokes
about some of the fraternity working
once i'll while, | know l never heard
OF Il case Of that kind.
Ivan Appetite-Wcll, l knew of a
case once, and III never forget it. You
remember old Travelling Tank. Well,
some of the fellows found him one
morning in cornticld husking like an
ordinary farmer. Poor Tank. He was a
somnambulist, ynu sec, and was dream
ing he was peeling bananas at ban
quet. Truth.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17
Texas Terrible Heat.

DALLAS, Aug. 17.-Thc sun went down
Saturday night upon II pHrched and with
cred earth, the mercury registered los 1t
came up boiling hot Yesterday morning,
and ut 10 o'clock ii scored lOi At 3 in the
afternoon tho mercury reached the unpre-
caderted height of los degrees, the hottest
weather on record for this section. At II
o'clock last night II little shower of rain,
with II gust of wind came upon the fam
ished earth, which sent the thermometer
down to IS, and gave the people hope that
it was tho eliminating day Of the most
extraordinary heat period ever experienced
in TeXns
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

In the United States Circuit Court to-
day Judge Wales handed down his dcci
sion in the case of the Single Takers and
Sheriff Shaw Of Dover In the case of
James J. Hagserty of this city the court
said it was simply its duty to decide had
the committing magistrate the authority
to send the petitioner to Jail
The court held that he had the power
and dismissed the petition and committed
the petitioner to the care of the sheriff.
In the case Of Stephenson the court said
that inasmich us the petitioner had been
released from Jail since the argument u
decision would be of no practical use
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

The body of the man which is now at
the morguc is that of john Rodbirl, of
Washington. Coroner Stidham this
morning received the information from
J. II. Wcngcr, Of New York, to whom he
had tclcgraphcd yesterday regarding the
death. Rodbird is the man who fell off a
freight train at the Wcss Yard Thursday
night and died from IA fractured skull
Wcngcr who is friend, has communi.
Gated with Rodbird's parents, who will
take the body to Washington for inter
mpnt
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

Enoch Jefferson and wife have transfer.
rcd the bed Of Union street to the city.
Daniel Collins, Water and Market, died
last night of typhoid fever.
The dredge Condor sank in the Smyrna
river yesterday at Smyrna landing
Officer james Shields has returned home
from Atlantic City after weeks sojourn.
The genial officer shows signs Of the
breakers and sun. But he likes Delaware
better than New Jersey.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17
A Woman Charged with Arson.

MorNT Holly, n. j., Aug l7.-Eliza.
beth Chamberlain, wife of Reuben Cham
brrlain labOrer, residing in Springfield
township was committed to Jail on IL war
rant sworn out by Elwood C, Evans, who
charges that at midnight on Sept %, 1895,
the defendant wilfully set fire to his barn
and stable ut JobStown, Mr. Evans says
he has conclusive evidence Of the woman's
rnilt
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17
4 Little Fire.

The storage shed of Robert Pyle, in tho
rear of SOB Adams street, took fire about
1.5O o'clock this afternoon and was con,
sumcl, with II lot of scantling, frames, etc.
The adjoining clubhouse and fence on the
property Of Charles H. Foulk were also
damaged Several of the fire companies,
including the Chemical, assisted to extm.
guish the flames. At five minutes after
Z o'clock the fire was cxtnguishcd The
loss was some two or three hundred
dollars
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

Rhuma Burchoski, 14ycars old, of No
1910 Forrest street fell from n cherry tree
in Brandywine Hundred yesterday after.
noon, rolled down the slope Of Brandy.
wine Quarry, II distance of one Hundred
feet and escaped alive, although with a
fractured skull. His companions went to
his rescue and carried him home, where
DR.. George W. Quinn rendered the neccs.
sary aid and now the boy is doing Us well
MS can be expected under such rious cir.
CumstanccS.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

= uoinihee ior governor OF InlS state. He hal
won the majority of delegates, and the sit
uation is best sized up by Chairman vii
lard Salisbury of the Democratic Count,
Committee. He is In a position to know
and, when asked his position on the politi
cal situation, Mr.. Salisbury said;
In my judgment the nomination OF Peter
j. Ford seems almost assured. He has
made strong. open and manly effort tc
get the support of the Democrats of New
: Castle county, and has succeeded. Out OF
the 81 delegates he will not fall below 40
and is likely to have SO.
He frankly avowed his candidacy and
was not ashamed OF his ambition, ard the
result shows that the people in this county
at least, appreciate that kind of a man.
expect his nomination on the first ballot
for 1t is not likely that anyone will be able
to combine the Kent and Sussex votes il
there are enough opposed to him, which
does not seem probable, to name any one
else, for Ford is In an almost impregnable
position.
you know in the last campaign | was
outspoken for Mr.. Tunnel, and when he
was defeated through no fault of his own
! felt that the interests Of the Democratic
party would be best served by his re-nomi-
nation. Mr.. Ford knew this to be my posi-
ton, for l told him so. l knew Mr.. Tun-
nell did not wont to be candidate again.
and satisfied myself conclusively that he
would not be- In the absence OF Mr.. Tun-
nell from the list OF candidates Sussex
county seems so divided that New Castle
insisting on her right to name the candi-
lat ct al
probably on the first ballot"
SATURDAYS CONTESTS.
The Democrats held primary elections
for delegates on Saturday where there were
contests. In the Ninth ward in this city
. there was genuine Ford and anti-Ford
contest. Daniel F. Mooney, the Ford man,
was elected over George H. Taylor by 339
majority.
In the Second ward it was expected that
there would be contest, but the ticket
named at the ward meeting was withdrawn
and the one headed by John Heating elect
ed. There were AL votes polled.
In the Seventh ward the Single Takers
held an election for delegate, but the ward
committee refused to sanction the election
OR have anything to do with it. William II.
Koran, the Single TaXer, received 1872 votes
and there was no opposition. The Demo-
Gratis of the ward will send James Me
Weigh to the convention and claim that he
was selected at a regular ward meeting
The Democrats of the ward will also claim
in the convention that Horan has not lived
in the state long enough to be eligible as
a delegate.
In the Eighth ward there was one-sided
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. l7.-Councilman
Edward ;. Kline, of thScity, was arrested
on charge of misapproprating funds be-
longing to American Star Encampment
Odd Fellows. Thcallcgcd shortage is given
h9 s5nO. Tho charge was preferred by
George Perkins, an officer of the lodge
Kline says he will make restitution.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

Tho Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal
timore Railroad Company announces an
excursion to Rehoboth aud Ocean City
on Aug, "a.
In order that families may avail them.
selves of this opportunity for full day 8
pleasure at either of these popular resorts,
the rates have been SO greatly reduced as
to place tho excursion within the means
Of every one.
A special train will be run on the sched-
ule given below, and excursion tickets,
good only on the special train in each di.
rectlon, will be sold at rates quoted.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

The next term at Delaware College will
commence Wednesday, September :, and
entrance examinations will be held at the
College On Tuesday, September lst, com.
mcncing at 10 Il. III.
There arc now twelve members of the
College Faculty and six members of the
Agricultural Experiment Station Staff,
the Faculty having lately been increased
by the addition Of three members TUT
ton is free TO all students from this
Stutct
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17
How He Beat Him,

DECENTRALIZATION I found Boomer
boosting the stock was short of, took
him out and made him drink. He took
so many drinks that he could not 90 Oh
the street and buy
Marjlnarius - Good idea That is
what you might call taking the bull by
the horns. New York Herald.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

William Baker Of 30 lOl West Sixth
street got In the way Of vicious horses
foot yesterday and received an ugly cash
in the chin William is but 10 years old
aud although he suffered cxcruciatinv
pain h. bore it uuOlnchingy DR. J. T.
Blocksom rendered the necessary medical
aid
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

Rov. J. ID. G. Hanna has returned from
u two weeks visit to:Mountain Lake, and
on Sunday morning he preached to n large
congregation. In the evening the church
was crowded to hear one of his illustrated
sermons. He is certainly one of the most
popular pastors in our city if his congrc.
cations can be Il good criterion ON which
to base our Judgment.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

The funeral Of Leighton trims took
place yesterday and inLrmrnt was at
Riycrview. Mtmhors.Of Lafayette Lodge,
Industry Lodge and Fame Ho.r Fire
Company, Of which the deceased was a
member, acted as bearers Services were
conducted by the different societies. The
funeral was largely attended
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17
TO CLEAN-L Tnn SYSTEM

Etfectually yet gently, when costivu or
bilious, or when the blood Is impure or
sluggish, to permanently overcome ha-
bitual constipation toawakeu the kidneys
and liverto Il healthy activity, without ir.
ritating or Weakening them, to dlSprl
headaches, colds, o. fevors, Use Syrup Of
FIGS
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

BALTIMORE, Aug, Blowing to the re-
cent heated term the demand for ice has
been so great that there Is now compar-
ntivcly small stock on hand Tho COM
paniaS, taking advantage of this, have
shot up the price from forty to seventy
| cents for II hundred pounds.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17
Lord Salisbury's New Onice.

LONDoS.Aug. 7.-Lord Salisbury was in
stalled at Dover Saturday as the l5lst lord
warden of the cinque ports The core
mony, which took place in the presence of
large gathering of people, was all sx-
tremely brilliant affair.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

Two sillcrIn SuIrY.

Sheriff ellis this morning sold two
properties.
The stock of shoes of Morrow & Brother
WAS purchased by j. Frank Ball for $3.50
Henry G. Conrad purchased the stock of
wall paper Of Collins * Brother for So
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

The popularity Of Bay Ridge has increas-
ed So The b. g. o. has decided to run ex-
cursions every Sunday during the season.
Special Program will be arranged for
the entertainment of excursionists in ad-
dition to the standard attractions.
The trip is made by rail to Baltimore,
thence down the Chesapeake 80 miles to
Bay Ridge.
Special trains will run every Sunday,
and rnIipI ri n nj nta unIH M. f,1l,,ps.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

The Browntown Grays ON Saturday de-.
fcatcd the Squirrel Run team by score of
II to O. The batteries were Cook and
Green for the Grnys and Sayers, Collins
and Carney for Squirrel Run.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17
ATLANTIC CITY. y. j.

IO'fEL MASCOT
IL ATLANTIC CITY, N, j.
2!ly Pncihc avenue, near Arnausah a IA
vOrte resort 10. Wilmington ueuplc. Ore
block from the Reading depot. Two inlnu tcs
wal. from the beach.
Everything nav tnroIghout: windows
screened Annex with billiards. puvI, ETC.,
Tree to guesta
y chCer nj humeike hotel. Rates {l,25 to
Eper day + to SO per week.
MRS. L. L. II. BROWNE Prop,
George Z. Speirs. Man aSer.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

Representatives of the Tacony Iron
Company have arrived and in II few days
will begin the erection Of the iron stair.
way in the building
Tile workers from Chicago are now en-.
gagged in laying the floors.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

4 Dark Hue Cheyiot suit made to order for
! sib. for sale for S.. Coat and vest, blach
clay diagonal made for % for sale OF IS.
PIERSUN L. co.
al1-tt' 6A Market ST,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

The weather tomorrow promises to be
clear, with continued cool weather. We'd
nesday cloudy and rather warmer.
THE TEMPERATURE.
Tho Thermometer at the REPUBLICAN,
Office today:
7o'clOck. 10 o'clock. 2 o'clock.
"a Is 81
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17
sun sIasliiug Prices.

SlitI sIashiuR Prices.
The big sale of fine ready made clothing
by Wood Brothers at Eighth and Market
streets continues, and to say that they arc
selling more honest clothing than any
house In their vicinity is putting it mild.
~ The stock is yet large and the slash
ing of prices and profits will go on until
the stock is disposed Of
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17
Local QUOTATIONS.
II. II. ROBINSON & co,

NANTEn-Ily young man. a sit uat OF as
w driver or taxing c.Ie Of hoises. Ap-
ply !. Is, :. h. Cor. llth and Walnut streets.
ali Ct
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

Rev. w. Campbell of the Highlands
preached an interesting sermon In West
Presbyterian Church OH Sunday morning.
There were no services in the evening, MS
Rev. A. N. Keigwin is taking his usual
summer vacation,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-17

Commissioner Walker this morning In
Parliamentary Woolley's Office heard addi-
tional testimony in the divorce case of Mrs.
Dennis vs. Zachariah Dennis Harry Elm
mons appears for Mrs. Dennis and Il. b.
Heisel for Mr.. Dennis. The hearing will
be resumed this afternoon.