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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

tiny spring in the top of the handle is
thrown back, little incandescent light
of four candle power hobs out, shed
ding luster sufficiently bright to
enable any one to find the keyhole in
his front door, no matter how late he
may have been sitting up with sick
friend, attending lodge meetings, or
INDUCING in other time worn subter-
fuges.
1t was not for keyhole purposes. how
ever, that Mr.. Astor invented the cane,
for he is one of those fortunate mon
who can afford TO keep lackey at his
front door every hour in the "a. lie
was anxious to show the possibility of
placing storage battery in minimum
OF space, and has demonstrated it 10
his own satisfaction. Several of his
friends have tried to induce him to
part with it, for uses Of a less lofty
nature, but he has declined.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

The order of parade on Memorial Day
will be as follows:
Platoon of Police.
Marshal, II. d. Entrikep, and aides,
Joseph Duffy and Lewis I. Cooper.
FIRST DIVISION.
Col. ]. P. Wickersham. Commanding.
IIyatt's Military Band.
Cos, a aud q. First Regiment,
n. G. u.
SECOND DIVISION.
Daniel Ross, Commanding; aide, Peter
McAeer
Smyth Post Band.
Department Commander William b.
Norton and staff.
Thomas A. Smyth Post, No. l.
William &. Mcdowell, Commander.
National Guard Drum Corps.
Admiral S. Il. du Pont Post, No. 3,
Firing Party, composed of Garfield
Camp, Sons Of Veterans.
Henry Zimmerman, Commander
Brunswick Drum Corps
Phil. Sheridan Post, No. %.
George ii. Pratt, Commander.
Boys Brigade from the Highlands.
The line will form on French street,
with the right OF the first division rest
ing on Fourth; second, right resting
on Fifth. The column will move at 3
p. m. The route will be up Fourth ia
Market, to Eleventh, to Delaware
avenue, to Soldiers Monument; coun-
termarch to Eleventh and Market and
dismiss
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

John Shelley, residing at No. 925
Chestnut street. track walker for the
p, W. Il b. railroad Co., was killed at
the foot of Fifth street on Friday by
train which was being backed in
from Edge Moor. He was horribly
mangled and death was almost instan.
taneous. The body was picked up and
taken to the dead house and Deputy
Coroner Chandler was notified, who had
it removed TO the morgue, and from
thence to his home. The coroner's Jury
rendered verdict of accidental death.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28
A oREDIrABLE RECORD.
Pigeons Fly 3O5 Miles at an Average Speed
of I,376.4I Yards Per Minute.

OF l,o1b.4l yards Per Minute.
Homing pigeons owned by Ellie f.
Perry, Irwin Pike, Harry Pierce and
Herman Ahrens, fanciers in the Ninth
ward. Tuesday made splendid record
in a dy of 305 miles, IN fact it 10 a
record that is seldom equaled. On
Saturday eight birds were shipped to
to W. p. Thornton, at Rocky Mount,
Va, but owing to unfavorable weather
conditions they were not liberated
until $50 o'clock Tuesday morning,
aud at exactly O'Clock in the afternoon
one of Mr.. Perry's birds reached the loft
at Twenty-ninth and Madison streets. At
1.30 o'clock Mr.. Ahrens found that the
bird he had sent was in his loft, the
supposition being that it came with
Mr.. Perry's bird, about | O'Clock. At
l. 40 o clock one of Mr.. Pierce's birds
reached the loft on Twentieth street,
and at about the same time Mr.. Perry 8
second bird reached home. At 6. 30
O'Clock in the evening Mr. Pike made the
discovery that the two birds he had
sent to Rocky Mount had reached
home some time during the afternoon,
but their return WIS not noticed, and,
consequently, the time was not re-
corded.
The birds owned by Messrs. Perry
and A hrens, which arrived at | clock,
made an average of 1,37G. Al yards per
minute, an exceptional record for a
305-mile Iy.
In about week or so the same birds
will be sent to a 400-mile point in
North Carolina, and their owners have
absolute confidence in their ability.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

A member of one of the local posts
OF the G. A. r. stated Tuesday that
it is the desire of the members of the
organization in Delaware TO have every
soldiers grave in the State marked
with tombstone. The government
provides the stones and the Grand
Army attends to marking the graves,
All who know Of soldiers graves which
are unmarked should notify some
Grand Army officer and be will see that
the matter is attended to without OK
peuse to relatives or friends.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

Sunday was the occasion Of family
reunion in this city, lit being the birth
day of Mrs. Nathan Y. Faucet of Dill.
YORKTOWN, which she always spends
in Wilmington. This time there was
quite family PARTY. They all at
tended Asbury Church in tho morning
and then took dinner at the home Of
A lhert j. Pierce.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
Summit Bridge, May 26. William
Guy, colored, aged about 20 years, re-
siding near here, was accidenty shot
by one of his companions, last night,
while a party of colored people were
returning from Mt. Pleasant, where
they bad attended celebration of
Whit Monday. Guy is pretty BADLY
wounded and it is thought he cannot
recover, No arrests have been made.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

An exhibition of work was given by
the dressmasing class of the Y. W. g..
A. on Tuesday. Many friends OF the
association attended and commended
tho pupils for tho excellent work they
are doing. Much credit is due Mrs
Dora Il. Chambers of the Drexel Insti-
tute, Philadelphia, who is the instruc-
treHs.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

In Magistrate Daley's court Tuesday
evening William }. Dunseith was ar
raigned on the charge Of trespassing
on the property of William W. Ashhy
of No. 1924 Linden street. The trouble
was over partition wall. which Ashhy
claimed was on his property. The case
was sent to the superior court.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28
Gordon Heights will be open on Dec
oration DaY and SUNDAY.

Patrick Cannon of New Castle has
lust completed the contract of painting
five houses for John May on Lobdell
street.
Mrs. Jane Z. Hickman, who had
several relatives and friends in this
city, died in West Chester on Saturday.
The funeral was held Tuesday.
Miss Mary \ Wilcox, daughter OF the
Rev. q. w. Wilcox OF the Wilmington
Conferences, acquitted herself credit
ably at the senior examination at
Dickinbdn College on Saturday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

1t 10 stated that not in many years
has the passenger service on tie Balti-
more X Ohio lines been as satisfactory
as at present. and the effects are already
apparent IN increased revenue.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

The Rev. Frederic \. pocrr and L.
A. Bortolette are in Allentown, Pa.
representing ST Stephens Church al
the mlnisterium, which is in session in
that city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28
NEWS or TIM PESIssULA.

Port Deposit. Nd, May &c. The
annual convention of the Wilmington
District Epworth League met in Tome
Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
this morning and will continue two
days, The morning session consisted
OF praise service led by Rev. f. b,
Short, business session and report of
officers, and the reading of paper by
+. L. Benson upon "Ruts in the De-
votional Meeting, and How to Get Out
of Them" The afternoon session was
opened with a praise service led by
Rev. II. W. Ewing, after which Rev.
V. S. Collins delivered an address
upon Literary Culture Among Our
Young People" Papers upon different
features OF league work we're read by
Mrs Howard Mcdaniel, Joseph Bart
lett and Rev. A. S. Mowbray.
Snow Hill, Nd, May &c. Among
the indictments sent in by the grand
jury yesterday was one against Justice
OF the Peace Peter Beauchamp for the
alleged wrecking of a train on the
Baltimore, Chesapeake g. Atlantic rail
way. lie has given bond in the sum OF
SO, coo for his appearance at court and
the case has been continued.
Elkton, Nd, May % The Cecil
county Democratic convention, the first
in Maryland this year, was held to-day.
A resolution adopted includes the fol-
lowing 1--WE are opposed to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver, as we'll
az to all other schemes or devices cal
culated to debase our currency or cause
our country to lose its advanced posi-
tion among the commercial nations of
the world.' resolution indorsing
the candidacy of ex-State's Attorney
A lstin L. Crothers for Congress was
passed, and the delegates were in
structed to use all honorable means to
secure his nomination.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

Mrs. Martin Frost of Cleveland, Mo-,
drowned her three small children in
barrel Of water. and then cut her own
throat, tt esday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

At New York: r.. II. v.
New York. q 0 o IS ~ Il
Cleveland. ......0 . o o o. 70
Ba:terles-clhrke end Wilson; Cuppy, ZInmer
and o,Connor Umpre-Snerdnn.
At Washington: II. ". Il.
Cinclnnati.....3 3 o 4 . OILS N d
Batteries Mercer and Mcclure: Dwyer and
Vaughn. umpre-Hnrst.
At Baltimore; RE. r.
Baltimore. 80 o o 2 o 2 o 4 x-Ia 10
ST. louis. ......a o O q o ! o O o. 3 5 Z
Batteries Mcmahon and Robinson; Hart snd
Murphy. umpire-Lynch.
At Brooklyn; II. II. r,
Brooklyn. !......O 8 q o II o RI
Lonisvllle...... Il o o o 3 b
Batteries Kennedy and Burrill; McDermoti
and Miller. Umpiro-Wtedman.
Al Philadelphia r.. II. +.
Chlcago..........0 o o 90 OIL .
Batteries orth and Clements: Friend and
Kittr dye. Empires Henderson and Campbell.
The fredericksburg game was postponed on
account Of wet grounds.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

Wilmington. "a ? 0 o o. 1 o OF
Metropolitan. o o 1 o D q . O-5
Earned runs Wilmington, 8; Metropolitan.
3 Two.base hits - Mcintyre, Bannon.
Wild pitch.-Bowen. Bases on balls-By
Bowen, 4. Hit by pitched ball--Gallagher
Struck out-By Amole, Z Left on bases
Wilmington, 3; Metropolitan, 3. Double
plays--Galagher. Mcintyre and Berryhil;
Battan, Irwin and Gonnaughton. Time
2 hours Umpire--Mr. Higgins.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-17

The British ship Champion. Captain
Jones. entered yesterday from Santa
Roaalia, with 100 tons OF stone ballast.
having sailed November ls.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-17
ROYAL Baking Powder
has been awarded highest
honorS at every worlds fair
where exhibited.
THE RoLLo's VOYAGE.

The British ship Rollo Captain
Thomas, which has just arrived from.
Lota, Chile, via Royal Roads, experience
ed considerable heavy weather on the
voyage, In speaking Of his trip Cap
tain Thomas said to an Astorian repre-
sentative yesterday:
I'VE left Lota September 20 for the
Sound. We had reasonably good wealth
er all the way up the coast, few
storms only troubling us. We did not
enter the Sound, but received orders
there through the pilots to report in
Astoria, We left Royal Roads last
Friday in tow of the tug Astoria, In
heavy gale of Flattery Rocks some
thing about the tugs machinery broke
down and they We're compelled to aban-
don us, All that night and the sue
ceeding day we were in one gale after
another We arrived in port here, how
ever, safely, and l find that we have
been chartered by ]. r Cameron Il
Co, Portland.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-17
THE AGNES OSWALD.

The British ship Agnes Oswald, Cap
tain h. Nicol, sailed from Callao Octo-
ber "a, in company with the British
bark Dacca, also bound for this port
but which has not yet arrived. Cap
tain Nicol says that he had a moderate
southeast breeze for sixteen days until
he crossed the equator. After that
there were variable winds and north
east trades, In 20 north, calms and
light northerly winds prevailed, but in
80 north heavy gales from the south
west and southeast stayed with them
until their arrival Off the mouth Of the
Columbia. The lightship was made on
the 18th, but the Oswald stood Off till
the 18th, when she was towed into the
harbor.
On the 92d Captain Nicol spoke the
ship City of Hankow, bound south,
which reported all well. The Oswald
Is not chartered,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-17
SIGNALS NEEDED.
Incoming and Outgoing Vessels Should
Report Their Names.


During the past few days a large |
number OF ships and steamers have ar
rived and departed. Some confusion |
has occurred as 10 just what ships had |
come in or gone out The rule Is that !
In entering or departing from a harbor
like this. a ship must hoist the four
flags OF the, international code which |
gives her name. In but few cases dur
ing the past few days was this rule
complied with. the government report |
simply showing "a three-masted bark"
a "three-masted ship" or steamer"
passed In or out. as the case might be.
II Is reported that not three-fourths Of
the vessels entering this harbor hoist
their signals while passing the Cape.
The United States government main
tains at Cape disappointment. on the
highest portion OF the promontory. a
lookout and signal station: also tele-
graph line and cable. connecting that
station with the observers ONCE in this
city. II at all times vessels would dis
play their signals while passing the
Cape, the names OF incoming and out
going ships could be known hours and
days before they are. and much con-
fusion would be avoided. This is the
very object for which the station is
maintained. and 1t would seem the least
that ship-masters can do would be 10
comply with the rules. II is under
stood generally that pilots in charge OF
vessels are expected to see that these |
regulations are carried out But who
ever is responsible should make certain |
that there is no carelessness in this
matter, Frequently vessels do not
hoist their signals until they are of |
the city dock. The proper time to hoist
them is in passing the Cape. The mat
ter is one OF Importance to all inter
ested In shipping.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-17
MONTHLY WEATHER BULLETIN
Issued by Forecast Director b. s
Pague.

The most phenomenal weather ever
recorded In November, was recorded
this year The record for November
was broken In temperature. rain. and
snowfall, wind and height OF water In
the Willamette river
November has mean temperature
In Oregon ranging from ~ to 20 degrees
west of the cascades and from 50 TO IS
degrees to the east OF them. while No
vember. 1896, had mean temperature
Of from to 10 degrees below the nor
NAL. The month up to the 18th was
not especially marked. as II relates TO
temperature. but from that date the
temperature gradually fell. reaching
Its minimum from the 25th to the 2sth.
The minimum temperatures recorded
west Of the Cascades were from TO II
degrees above zero. while to the east OF
the Cascades temperatures below zero
prevailed. ranging from to 81 degrees
below zero. The counties In the south
eastern portion OF the state, compris-
ing Malheur. Lake klamath, Grant and
Harney. had temperatures from IL to SO
degrees below zero. These temperatures
both in eastern and western portions OF
the state are the lowest on record for
November, and are lower than they
usually are during the coldest portions
OF the winter, which Is usually in Jan
uary or February. II is seldom that
the temperature is lower than Is de-
grees above zero west OF the Cascades,
or lower than 10 degrees below zero to
the east OF them. The extreme cold
prevailed from the 25th to the cath,
when a warm period began, produced
by what is termed chinook Winds"
which, by December 8, had removed
all snow and ice. The cold weather.
was caused by a storm area, or areas,
of low barometric pressure moving
southward TO the Central California
coast, thence eastward to Nevada and
Utah. thence south and east to the Mis-
sissippi valley; colncident with the
movement OF the storm area an Inn
mense area OF high barometric pressure.
a large area of cold, dry air, appeared
in the British possessions to the north
of Montana; It was this area Of cold,
dry air that forced the storm area south
and then the cold air rushed in, pro-
duclng the phenomenal cold period.
The precipitation was the heaviest on
record for November The average is
from 4 TO . inches west of the Cascades
and from to inches to the east Of
them. In the month Of November the
total precipitation west of the Cascades
was from TO SS inches, the former at
Ashland, In jackson county, the latter
In the coast range OF mountains, in Til
lamook county, To the east OF the Cas-
cades the total ranged from Ito a
inches. AS is the usual case the heav-
lest was along the immediate coast,
where from 10 to SS inches fell: In the
Willamette valley 1t ranged from II to
81 inches; in the Umpqua and Rogue
river valleys 1t was from to 10 inches.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-17
MARINE MATTERS.

Changes n Mooa.@,iS," Last a. /, New Now
Moon. n, First Or. l6,Full Moon.
The Dowen Hlll left Portland yester-
day for Astoria In tow OF the oklaha-
ma
The bRrkontine Portland Will put 10
sea today. lumber laden for San Fran
cisco.
The Harrison arrived from Tlllamook
Tuesday evening with passengers and
freight.
The British ship Larnaca. Captain
Giles. yesterday entered in ballast from
San Francisco.
The British bark Rollo. Capt. Thomas.
entered yesterday. having 400 tons bal
last, from Lota. Chile.
Yesterday vas again a busy day on
the water front. n number OF vessels
arriving ana departing
The San Francisco steamer Columbia
arrived yesterday morning with n large
passenger and freight list. -.
The British ship Agnes Oswald. Capt.
Niool. entered yesterday. having 600
tons Of ballast from Callao.
The ships Champion. Larcana. Rollo
and Hutton Hall have ordered tugs to
tow them up the river today.
The tow boat Emma Hayward left
down river last night light and will tow
one or two OF the British ships up
stream.
The German ship Carl. Capt, Hasha-
gen. entered Yesterday. manlfesting 1000
tons Of sand and stone ballast from
Yokohama.
The County OF Haddington and Roy
al George. which cleared several days
since. sail Il yesterday for Queenstown
or Falmouth for orders.
The British bark Heathneld, Captain
Mckenzie. arrived yesterday, twenty
eight days from Japan In ballast She
Is not chartered.
The British ship Champion. Captain
Jones'. entered yesterday from Santa
Roaalia, with 700 tons OF stone ballast.
having sailed November is.
The British ship Hutton Hall. Capt.
Rowiands. entered yesterday from Yo-
kohama. from which port she sailed
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-17

Al the Cascade locks. where the Col
umbia river passes thrOuh the Cascade
mountains. 2s.G5 inches fell. The rain
fell principally from the LIST % the 2Oth;
the latter ten days had very light pre-
clpltatlon. Snow fall Is unusual west
Of the Cascades. and In November II Is
phenomenal during the month from 2
TO 10 inches fell. which remained on the
ground for several days: 10 the cast
Of the Cascades SNOW il not unusual.
though II Is 80 for November, and this
November from 10 feet fell. which
was rapidly melted by the Chinook
wind
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-17
THE ABOVE PICTURE DOES NOT
REPRESENT

A nassenRer train on tho Chicago, Nh
,Waukee and st. Paul Railway. NO. lu
tarinn are vestibuled. heater py steam
and lighted by electricity. Each Sleep
car berth has an electric reaainS IAInp'
Its dining cars are the best IN tnS w"T'u'
ana ia coaches are palaces on wheels
This Eroat railway, connecting ~ II
Aoea with ali transcontinental lines at 81
paul and Omaha, assures to the tarveling
pubIlc the best service known. Tickets
Via the Chicago, Milwaukee and 81 Pau
railway are on sale at all railroad ticket
,offlces 10 any point in the United States
or Canada. For maps, folders ana otner
information, address,. -.
g. ]. EDDY. 0oneral Agent
w. CASEY. Portland. Or.
Trry' pass ana Tat. Agent 4n
Portland Or.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-17

The British bark Heathneld. Captain
Mckenzie, arrived yesterday, twenty
elgh, days from Japan In ballast, She
Is not chartered.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-17

TO CURE A COLD IN ONEDAY
Take laxative BromO QuInine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II It
falls to cure 25c. For sale by chas.
Rogers. Druggist.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-17

The County OF Haddington and Roy
nj George. which cleared several days
since. sailsi yesterday for Queenstown
or Falmouth for orders.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-17

The German ship Carl. Capt, Hasha-
gen, entered Yesterday. manlfesting 1901
tons Of sand and stone ballast from
Yokohama.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-17

The British ship Hutton Hall. Capt
Rowiands. entered yesterday from Yo-
kohama. from which port she sailed
October 2s. with 1000 tons ballast.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-17

q m, 20. m, ~, 20, -I. rIr, bnIOW zero,
Changes ~ MO0n-H, last QF, 4, New
Moon. n, First or. 10, Fuil Moon.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-02
A Lucky FALL.

A heavy-set, well-dressed and good
looking young man slipped off the pave
ment and rolled out into a big puddle.
"A little newsboy passing by stopped
long enough to sing a few words of
'sThe Bulldog on the Bank and the
Bullfrog in the POOL The gen tler1an
somehow had sat down on his nice
derby hat. Scrambling to his feet, the
water dripping from his clothing, he
went into a store to purchase a hat.
Though he had bumped his head on u
cobblestone he was not hurt, Tor he
was a life insurance man not born to
die. The hat man, thinking seriously
upon the victims narrow escape, took Il
S., 900 policy of life insurance and the
solicitor went away happy.-Chicago
News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-02
PROBABLY there H. nothing that interests

PROBABLY there H. nothing that interests
land owners more at this time Of year than
fencing. They want to secure the very best
article they Gun for the purpose they desire
to use it, and at the cheapest price going.
While this is good business, price should
not take the place Of quality. In building
smooth wire fence you do not build It for
temporary use but expect it to lastforyears
and to get this kind of an article 1t requires
certain amount ofgood m aterial to make it.
The De Kalb Fence Co., of De Kalb, llli-
nois, has the largest and most complete line
Of smooth wire fencing of any plant In the
country. They desire particularly to call
your attention to their goods: Write them
free. No line Of goods has grown 50 rapid
~ in demand or. given such generaLsstisfac
ton as the fencing manufactured by this
company. Their steel web picket fence for
lawn and yard purposes; their cabied field
and hog fenee for farm a,S Sse their Sabie%
they claim for them. You will hardly do
yourself justice if you do not thoroughly in
vestigate their lines before placing your
order,