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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28
NEW CASTLE NEWS
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN.

| NEW CASTLE, Sept. 2S.
Shortly before o'clock on Saturday
evening while number Of men were con.
yersing on the corner Of Second street
about twenty feet away from the jail door
| tile Misses Gillis were noticed TO run out
| the door and down the street towards tho
| store of II. A. Dennison where the Sheriff
was converBing with few friends. In
about two minutes four prisoners were
noticed to come out the door and run away.
The cry of alarm was given and ohaso
ensued
1t was learned later that shortly before
6o'clock Warden Reed discovered three
mon in the yard rolling out rope made
from their bed ticks, preparatory to
climbing the Jail yard wall. He walked
back quietly and informed Miss Ella Gi |
at the Jail gate and then he walked TO tns
office to remain until the arrival of tie
Sheriff. But he had been noticed by tie
prisoners watch and rs he sat down he
was covered with revolver In the hapds
OF William Duncan, and was then seized
by Thomas Gibbons, alias Cleveland
Jimmy" William r. Bonnie" Harris,
and John Smith, alias Chester joe
members of the Folly Woods gang who
We're serving atcrm Of two years for
housebreaking.
Reed was Knocked down and choked
almost into insensibility and bis revolver
and keys taken away. The mon then
walked to the jail door and escaped. Dan.
lei Brown and Ada Pierce went to the
warden's assistance, but retired under the
muZzle OF tho revolver.
AT Fourth and Harmony streets the
four mon mot Samuel T. Ford with his
butcher wagon and tried to capture the
same. Ford baffied them of and soon
afterward Officers Tobin and Morgan ar
rested Harris and Duncan in the ceme.
terry adjoining St Peters Church.
They arc now in cell ~ wearing mana
clos. At Farnhurst the other two men
met two tramps and compelled them to
give up their clothing for the prison garb.
Sheriff Gillis, Warden Wilson and Detec.
tves McVey and Witsil last night went
down to Middletown on the mid. night
train as the men were seen yesterday near
that place,
1t is understood that the revolver was
taken into Duncan last week by female
relative and hereafter 1t will be difficult to
see prisoners.
Rev. John D. Carey of st. Paul's
Church, Wilmington, otllciated at the
veaper services in St. Peters Church last
evening.
There will be m open meeting of the
HOtfcckor and Willis club tomorrow even
ing ut which several prominent speakers
will deliver addresses.
Yesterday was Old Folks Day in the
NJ f. Church.
The different church societies of the
Presbyterian Church will shortly resume
their meetings.
The Delaware Iron Works resumed
operations this morning.
Misses Mary and Katie Buckley of
henry Clay spent yesterday with New
Castle relatives.
Mrs. John II. Martin and son have re-
turned home from visit to Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dugan of Henry
Clay were the guests of New Castle
friends yesterday,
Mrs. Mary Fandegrift of Middleiown
Is the guest of Miss Carrie Downey
Miss Lizzie Maloney, who has been Wis.,
itihg Miss Mamie Grimes, returned to
her home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Worthington arc
visiting New Castle relatives. ,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28
SHAKERS AND DOCTORS TALK
T0jETHER,

In his abe work entitled "Lougevity )"
published few years ago, DR. John Gard
ner Of England predicts that vegetable
agent will yet be found that shall SO re-
tard those changes that bring about old
age as to prolong human life much beyond
its present limit.
Acting, perhaps, upon tho impulse pro-
duced by this thought many eminent ply
sicians have called from time to time upon
the Shakers OF Mt Lebanon to inquire of
them concerning tho secrets Of medicinal
plants in which these sincere, simple
minded and fearing people arc known
to be wise and skillful beyond all other
men.
The Shakers willingly told what they
had learned and In return received from
their visitors much valuable information
about disease; which they at once made
practical use Of Tho most important
point was that If genuine and certain
remedy could be found for indigestion and
dyspepsia and the ailments growing out of
1t, long step would be taken in tho right
direction. Old age, said these physicians,
begins in q failure of the digestion, and so
do most diseases at my and all periods of
life. The RESULT Of these consultations
was the discovery by the Shakers Of the
desired specific, made wholly from herbs,
and now known us the Shaker Digestive
IoIulai. ito ecIioh ID lhaBichl anu worthy
Of its origin.
Where there is distress after eating,
heartburn sick headache, bad taste in tho
mouth, biliuusncss, weakness and weari-
ness. cold hands and feet, aversion to food,
norvousLoss OF any other symptom of dys-
pepsia, the Cordial will provo its curative
virtues Behind it is the reputation OF n
people who have never defrauded or decev-
cd their fellow mon.
In order to test whether this remedy is
adapted to your case, at practically no
cost, you may procure trial bottle for ten
cents of almost any druggist,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Sept. aS.--A dar-
ing hold up occurred on the Short Line
railway between siewall and Cliff Top,
eight miles from this city, Joe Thomp-
son, who came from the west about a year
ago, learned that w. l.. Wilson, book
keeper and paymaster Of the Longdale
Iron company, at Clltf Top, was going up
the road in the afternoon To pay off the
men. Wilson had $3.50 with him, and
rode on the engine. When the train
reached lonely spot in the mountains
Thompson, who had boarded the train
held up all those in the engine at tho
point Of two revolvers. He suddenly
grabbed the money from Wilson and
jumped from the engine. Wilson shot at
Thompson twice and missed him. Thomp-
son returned the fire, shooting Wilson fn-
tally. Thompson made good his escape
and Wilson Is dying. A posse is Ill pur-
suit, and u lynching is expected.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28
THE COUNTY BANKRUPT.
A Dishonest New York County
Treasurer's Clean Sweep.
STOLE OVER A QUARTER MILLION.

The OficiaI Was u Reckless Investor, and
Used the County Funds in His Schemes.
No Moneyto Pay County OniclaIs-Work
on New Court House Suspended.
Troy N. Y, Sept, 23. County Treas
urer George II. Morrison, Of Rsnsselaer
county, is short in his Rccounts, the
amount of the defalcation ranging from
100000 to 100000, and he was arrrsted
late Saturday afternoon by Chief Detective
Conaon. He has been county treasurer
only two years.
One of Morrison's bondsmen said today
that the shortage would be about 100000
The treasurer, prior to his arrest, turned
over big batch Of local securities to his
bondsmen. Their face value is above $780,
600, but their actual worth at charitable
estimate, Is not more than $l25, 900.
Rumors relative to the financial sound
ness of the county treasurer first gained
strength when the National Bank Troy,
OF which Mr.. Morrison was formerly
cashier, suspended payment last Satur-
day. Mr. Morrison then stated that ho
had on deposit $4,000 of tho Countys
money in that bank
Then came the demand by the city Of
ficials upon Mr. Morrison for $36, 900 due
to the city on payments for licenses under
the Raines excise law. OF the sum due
10000 was paid Thursday.
The county has practically not dollar
to its credit and if the money obtained
from Mr.. Morrison is tied up by legal
action the county will have to issue bonds
to defray its current expenses
Mr. Morrison's whole trouble Is laid to
speculation. He was reckless in his invest
ments, and used the county's funds. He
has been heels over head in wildcat
schemes fer a long time.
Mcrrison's defalcation is the all absorb
Ing topic in this city and its vicinity, and
the hopes that II more thorough investi-
CATION of tho treasury books would show
that tho shortage was not as bad as WIS
at first reported We're shattered when the
finance committee of the board of super
visors announced that the only money
available to the county at the present
time was $6S On account of the lack of
money work on the new court house will
have to be stopped. No county officer,
from grand jurors to the county judge
will receive their salaries, and no bills
against the county can be satisfied until
the county can raise the money on bonds.
Justice Furstman late Saturday night
granted to the county officers II writ of at
tachment against Morrson's property.
While Morrison was waiting for his bond
to be made out he made significant re-
mark to the effect that no matter what
happened he would take all the blame on
his shoulders. He is out on $4,000 bail.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28

They had occupied the same seat In tho
railway car all the way from New York,
and Notwithstanding tho decided differ.
enco In their personalities slight &C.
qualntancedhip sprang up.
Excuse me, said the man with great
deal of large jewelry, including "a campaign
button, 'but l noticed big picture In the
newspaper ye was readin. Would ye mind
tellin me who 'tls'"
Certainly not It's picture Of Herod.
otus. They want to put n statue of him in
the Congressional library"
do ye think dcy'll succecdf"
II shall be surprised If they do not"
II s'pose not, 1t jis' goes ter show"
ut goes to show whatf'' :
"How much desc foreigners is managin
ter mix In and run dc affairs O dis goyern-
ment "-Washington Star .
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28
ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC.
Strange Domestic Customs Among the In
hsbitants Of the South Sea.

The first missionaries found the Kings
mill island men wearing little or no cloths
ing and the women clad only In short
grass skirt. There was no marriage rite,
though when q man and woman lived to.
gether the relationship was respected,
Children were treated with kindness, but
old people met with but scant considera.
tion. Fishing and canoo making were tho
chief occupations of the men and mat.
making tho principal employment Of tho
women. as is the case at the present day.
Nowadays children, until they are s
years of age, go about in state Of COM
plete nudity and for several years after.
ward are clad In exceedingly scant rai-
ment AS they grow older they wear an
article Of dress called an areedy. This is
made of grass Or leaves cut into fine strips
and tied to a string plated from human
hair and is worn very far down on the hips.
A man may and often does wear WON.
ans clothes, but single man may not ar
ray himself in the areedy of a married wo.
man, for this Is tabu
Children are constantly carried about by
their mothers in manner that can hardly
fail to be very uncomfortable for child.
The mother raises 1t from the ground by
one hand and sings 1t on her side as
though it were sack Of -four As the
child is lifted up it spreads out it's legs and
takes firm grip of the mothers waist,
holding on to her neck with Its arms. II
1t lels go, 1t falls to the grounds catas-
tropho that causes the mother no concern
whatever.
When South sea island mother wishes
to chastise her child, she seldom resorts to
slapping, and slippers, Of course, she has
none Instead Of using the forms Of pun
ishment customary among civilized moth
ers she pulls tho child's hair or bites some
part OF the body, generally the fleshy part
OF the arm. In wandering about the viii
lagos one sees many children having on
their bodies scars produced by wounds in
flicted by their mothers teeth. When a
mother wishes to caress her child she deft.
ly draws her thumb across its eyebrow or
check or gently seizes its check between
her teeth. The rubbing of noses is also
mark of affection among the kingsmiH
islanders, as it is among the MGoris of New
Zealand d-Chautauquan.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28
THE DETECTIVES MISTAKE.
Placed a French Diplomat and Wife I'm.
der Arrest as Elopers.


' n''' 40 h'"pe''
NE" YORK sept @.-The hrst persons
TO poara inc steamer La Bretagne, OF the
frenoh iihe' aiter she was made fast to
hef COCK Yesterday were two men OF mid
die age ana business Ike manner, They
'n"ue thelr way to the saloon deck and,
approaching handsome man OF military
mlen who stood talking to woman, one
. Oh them said This is Monsieur Char
pehIier' oelleve!
ou, replied the man with polite
DOW nat Is my name. What Is your
plehsuref
we are officers OF the law, and 10 Is our
unpleasant duty to take you into custody" !"
replied one of the two men.
Yes" interposed tho other, "and this,
suppose Ia Madame Dupont. We will
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28
1W0RAM0USPREACHERS
Express Opinions on the Political
Situation.
DR. PARKHURsT AND DIR. TALMAGB


ING FORMER breaches Gold sermon and
Displeases Some OF His Congregation.
DIR. Talmaue O,poscd To polltIes in the
nj.
p'''
New York, Sent, es.-Rcv. DR., Charles
H. Parkhurst sipnalized his return from
Europe to the pulpit of Madison Sousre
PRESBYTERIAN church Yesterday by preach.
ing sermon on the political situation.
The church was filed. a number of silver
mon who disapproyed of tho dOctor's views
being In ne congregation. Some of these
made unflatterinr comments on leaving
the church after the sermon. When the
doctor was told of these comments he re-
marked:
"There Ia more In this thinr than the
silyeruuestion. and some Sunday in the
near future am going to sneak nv mind
about the treatment of labor by capitaI. I
will not mince words. either, ~
One Of tho visitors to the church was
Treasurer William P. ST. John of the
Democratic national committee He did
not wait to hear all the doctor had to say.
"Mr ST. John is one of our deacons,"
said Dr. Parkhurst after the service.
The preacher led I'D to what he had to
say about the campaign by an argument
in which hc tried to show that it was i'm
possible to make ANYTHING without ma
tcrial and impossible TO build n structure
without a good foundation. Among other
things he said:
1--WE are building forward into the
future without knowing what we are
building upon, or knowing whether we
are building upon ANYTHING in particular
that contains in itself the indispcnsiblo
elements of permanence. Material COM
Inodties in the shape of stocks and bonds
products OF the soil and manufac lures
have the same eintrinsc value in the United
States rs they had six months ago. But
the idea is in tho air that all this ia p,rs-
entity to be dumped upup foundations too
fictitious to sustain themselves, and still
less to sustain tho enormous weight of our
national economies that it is proposed to
place upon them.
"Thcre is a feeling that thcro are eternal
principles that it is proposed to mix with
an alloy of chiefly human invention. and
TINT this incohercnt conplomcration is to
be used in mortarng up underneath the
terrific weight of our national veal and
destiny, and stocks 20 down. OF course
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28
PASSING OF THE PIANO.
Flat Life Has RELOCATED It to the Rear,
and the Typewriter Succeeds.

and the Typewriter Succeeds.
You can rent plano now in New York
cheaper than you can rent typewriter.
Either there is greater surplus of pianos
than usual or there is a marked falling off
in the demand. Maybe it is both. You
can get piano as low as 50 a month. A
very good instrument can be had for 60.
And these prices can be applied on the pur-
chase of new one. A ypewriter--second-
hand ut that-will cost you IS o month.
Is there any significance in this? Have
women begun to give up the piano for the
typewriterS The latter can be bought new
for from Ss5 to sl25, while the piano comes
ut from $500 to $1,000, On the basis of
tho typewriter the piano ought to rent for
at least $95 month On the basis of the
piano the typewriter ought to rent for 50
cents month.
The plano has unquestionably met with
severe setbacks recently. Not only has the
typewriter opened u more useful field for
young women than was before offered by
the piano, and consequently withdrawn
many of the sex from the career ornamen-
tai 1t has been supplemented by the in-
Creasing mania for out of door sports. In
stead Of sitting down and twisting plano
stool, as was the custom of her sisterhood
of generation or so ago, the modern
young woman mounts her wheel ard takes
spin In the purk and the risk of arrest
for scorchins on the Boulevard Flat life
Is death to the piano. The limited space
forbids .musical instrument that en-
croaches SO materially on the necessities Of
the family and which makes as much noise
us brass band Besides the courts have
interdicted the piano in flat life. 1t has
been legally decided a nuisance. Com
plaint anywhere is Immediately followed
by suppression.
The banjo and the guitar and the plain
tive mandolin ornament the little fiat par
lOr
Tho piano is for roomier homes and for
life dissociated with the scramble for
daily bread and butter.-New York Her.
aid.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28

FREDERICK, Md, Sept 2S-Ben Butler,
n negro agod %, shot and killed Thomas
Carter and seriously wounded Edward
Nelson, both colorcd, at II cake walk near
Buckcystown, Frederick county, at
O'Clock yesterday morning. About three
dozen men and women had congresated
Mt the place, and during the evening par
took freely Of whisky, each man having
brought bottle with him. Butler q new
conner, was making II big hit with the fe-
male contingent and aroused the ire Of
his less favored male associates, who con-
trived to force quarrel upon him, knock
ing him down and beating him with
clubs. Upon this he drew n revolver and
began firing promiscuously.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28

CINCINNATI Sept. 2S.-John Lee Spohn,
photographer here, claims to be the fifth
earl of Ludlow, Viscount Preston and
Baron Ludlow Of Ardsalla, in the peerage
of Ireland, and Baron Ludlow in that of
the United Kingdom. Yesterday his
brother left here for Shropshire Wales,
to claim the rights and titles of the elder
brother, John Lee Spohn is poor, but his
brother, W. Fl, Spohn, who lives at Ham
ilton, Canada, is wealthy, and has corre-
sponded with English attorneys until he
is satisfied he can establish his older
brothers titles by lineal descent. The es-
tate embraces Shropshire county Wales,
and is valued at s2O,O0O,000 The oarlship
has been extinct since 1912
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28
Probably Stranglad to Death,

NoERIsTowN, Pa, Sept. 2S.-The body
Of Mary Jane Dotts, aged 80 years. Il dis
soluto woman, was found yesterday morn
ing on the trolley tracks mile below here
She had evidently been dead several hours
. and the indications are that she was
chokod to death and Ibid on the tracks in
the hope that u car would cover up the
crime. She attended dance in the neigh
borhood given by II number of Italians on
Saturday night, and it is supposed she
WINS murdered bv one of them.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28

ALBANY, Sept. ?S.-John Boyd Thacher,
in Il statement of 900 words, has declined
the Democratic nomination for governor
Of New York. Senator Hill wanted MIR.
Thacher to stay in the race Mr.. Thacher
usually does what Senator Hill desires,
but this timo his influence and arguments
had no effect By sGlno it is believed that
n possible outcome of the dilemma will be
the Endorsement by branch Of the De-
moclncy Of Daniel G. Griffin on state is
sues, and the Endorsement Of Populst
candidate by the silver men In the state.
Tammany Hall may insist upon its own
candidate, and at the state committee
meeting tonight they may fight for the
promotion of Wilbur i. Porter to first
place on tho ticket and Elliot Danforth to
sprpp1
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28
BECAME THE BRIDE OF DEATH.
Miss Horner's Pathetic suicide at the Time
Set for Her Marriage.

Miss Horner's Pathetic suicide at the Time
Set for Her Marriage.
WESTMINSTER, Md, Sept. 2S.-Miss Car
rie Horner, daughter of Charles Horner,
of this place, committed suicide by means
of strychnine yesterday under peculiar
circumstances. She was to havo been
married at o'clock yesterday to William
Brock, II grocer. The license had been
procured, trosseau arranged and every
thing was in readiness for the nuptials.
Miss Horner had recently received some
intimation that Brock did not intend to
marry her, and procured by stealth from
druggist enough strychnine to kill sew
eral people.
About noon Brock suggested that they
take walk in the cemetery and there in
formed her. according to her fathers
statement, that he was not In position
to marry her. Upon this she complained
of nervousness, md said she wished to be
alone. She walked to the other end Of
the Comotory, where she remained for five
minutes A the end of that time Brock
heard scream and rushed over in the d-
rectlon she had taken, only to find her in
convulsons, II stones throw away. She
was removed to her home, where she died
In twenty minutes.
Charles Horner, the father Of the dead
girl, was SO incensed that he started in
quest Of Brock, swearing to kill him, but
the latter by that time had left town.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28

WOOSTER, O., Sept. 2S-Thomas Kidd,
aged II, the son of w. X. Kidd, of Cleve-
land, was murdered yesterday ut Dalton,
near here, by Carl McIlhiney, aged T. The
Kidd boy, who was II cripple, was visiting
at the McIlhinoy home. The boys were
left together while the Mcllhineys were at
church, and they quarreled, Young Kidd
struck Carl with his crutch The latter
went into an adjoining room, procured
his fathers gun and shot Kidd, blowing
off the top Of his head. Tho young muir
derer was arrestods
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28

1t gives me great pleasure to speak Of
the merits Of Prof. Stoves Uncle Tom 3
Cabin show that is to appear in our Opera
House on Wednesday evening September
goth. can say truthtully that 1t is the
la,gest Uncle Toms show IN the country.
The entire business management being
under the control Of Mr.. John II. Hanigun
formerly Of Wilmington. He has gone
through the High School as u graduate
with great honor Wien still a boy he
was an employee in the REPUBLICAN
office.
Mr., Hangan's wife is member of the
company, and takes the character of
Topsy. There is none better. To soc her
once you will want to see her again. This
company has never before appeared ia our
city, and 1t will be great treat to the
citizens Of our city as every one OF the
company Is q star performer,
SYLVESTER SOLOMON.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28
DIR. TALMAnGE ON POLITICS.


1ic 'eEhVhS " Ill
Preacler's Usefulness.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2S.-ltcv. L. Dewitt
Talmagc, in his sermon at the First Pres
byterian church yesterday, made the fol-
lowing allusion to the presidential cam
paign:
During the last six presidential cleo
tions have been urged to enter the po-
litlcal arena, but | never have and never
will turn tho pulpit in which preach into
political stump, Every minister must do
as he feels called on to do, and | will not
criticize him for doing what he considers
his duty, but all tho political harnngues
from pulpits from now until the 3d of
November will not in all the United States
change one vote, but will leave many ears
stopped agninstnnyth that such clergy
men may utter the rest Of their lives"
This statement was followed by ref
crence to the depression now prevailing
throughout the country, and he said that
never within his memory had $50 many
people literally starved to death as in the
past few months" He believed the coun-
try better off after every crisis, and that
tho Almighty would settle the controversy
between tho metals.