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Evening journal., 1897-09-08
ARTISTIC RAG RUGS.
Pretty and Inexpensive Floor Cover
ings.


The rugs are woven 81 inches wide
ard vary from yard and quarter TO
a yard and a half in length. In putting
the warp into the loom spaces are left
vacant, five threads in and five left out,
so that the weaving throws up the rugs
in a 1ooser manner than in the ordinary
weaving But the beauty of the rugs
is in the selection of the colcrs of which
they are woven. They are 'hit-and-
miss" but in each rug are put only such
colors as win really harmonic.
One has q peculiarly rich, dark
effect. In it's composition are many
shades Of red, brown, green and dark
blue. The rags are all wool, there are
absolutely no light colors, not even a
bright scarlet, though there are several
shades of cardinal and crimson. The
rags are cut and thoroughly mixed be-
fore any are sewed, so that the blend
may be good. If even one rag is laid
down which liars" with the others it
is removed.
There are many light colors, which,
though beautiful in themselves, cheap
en- the effect of richer colors. These
are gathered together, carefully sorted
TO avoid inharmonious shades and made
into separate rug. The result is a
blending of warm grays, soft pinks and
blues and delicate cream-tints which
rival in beauty many of the handsome
faint-hued art squares.
The scheme for the next one was sug-
gested by an Administer rug. inwhich
dark bronzy greens formed a ground
work for garlands of pale pink roses.
One would have said from the sublime
to the ridiculous" if one had read how
my thoughts few from that exquisite
piece of tapestry to my old green tea
gown. But before long 1 was in pos
session of a rug which in point of color
ing is not far behind its aristocratiC
model. An analysis of the ingredients
of this rug shows the old dark green
nuns yelling tea-gown, various ode
scraps of green to vary the shading
the old-rose cashmere which had beer
the front of the tea-gown and few bits
of pale pink cashmere to form the
high lights of the picture. The hit-and
miss was not sufficient for the entirl
rug, so ot each end is a band Of the darl
green and at the extreme end band o
black. The result is one of the mos
beautiful rugs Of the collection.
For a blue room there IS one of al
shades of blue mixed with white, mucl
Of the white in this being cotton. !
darker one is of blue and light gray
For use over a carpet in which greer
and brown prevail these colors alone ar
used, as many shades as possible o
each being secured. - Washingto
Home Magazine.
Evening journal., 1897-09-08
MoMEN AS A RAcE.N-
They Have Different Line of Prog
AgRss from Men.


All women have fathers as well as
mothers. That is fact of natural his
tory which we do not suppose the most
advanced of the crowds who are now
writing about women and their prog
ress are prepared definitely to deny,
but they would certainly like to deny
It IL they could. The assumption which
nnderlies all their views Is that women
are not only different from men physic.
ally, intellectually and morally, but
that they belong to u different race,
which may, as time advances, have
destiny of its own. They write as If the
great Hindu legists, who hold that fe-
male property should descend only to
females, had perceived part of a great
truth, which is, that women are con.
tinuously separate from men, inherit
nothing from them, and are forever
advancing upon a line Of their own
which will in the end, or at all events
may in the end, after what Mrs. Green
calls an anarchic period, develop in
them something probably superior TO
anything in men, or at the worst,
something radically different.
The human race with these writer's is
male, but women are female, and there
fore something quite other than hu-
man. Their strength and their weak
ness, their virtues and their failings,
belong to themselves, and no more be
long to a common humanity than the
qualities of cattle and the qualities of
the felidae belong to a common animal
nature. They have q different line as
we'll as a different law Of progress, and
viii in the end develop into beings en-
tirely separate from men, probably
much higher, but at all events so diff
ferent that to reason from the progress
OF one sex to the progress of the other
is as futile as to reason that because
wolves have in the course of unnum-
bered ages developed into dogs, there
fore cats must in the course of count
less aeons develop into dogs also. In
the violence of their recoil from the
Tcnnysonian idea that woman Is but
lesser man, the more fanatic writers at
tribute to her qualities, faculties, and
above all, future fate which would, il
their assumption were true, prove hei
to belong TO On essentially diiferen'
species, which resembles man only fol-
d moment when, as it were accidentally
she Is level with him in a race in whicl
she is destined to be far the first. TIT
fnct that, as oil men are the sons o
women, they must share in any inner
tied excellence, or even change, whicl
I ~. Il. Is... q 81
much denied as ignored, and the Who'll
question treated as il all men We're tn
descendants of Adam and all women O
Eve, not by license of poetic speech
but in prosaic fact.-London Spectator
Evening journal., 1897-09-08
Civil Suit Against Howard Benham.

Buffalo, Sept. s.-A civil action en-
titled Howard Sidney Benham. an in
FAINT, by Mary A. Farrant as guardian
ed Item, against Howard c. Benham
and others had its initial hearing be-
fore Justice Childs in the supreme court
yesterday. The action is brought by
Mrs. Farrant to exclude Benham and
others from obtaining any part OF the
estate of the late Florence Benham.
The complaint cites that in her win
Florence Benham bequeathed $4,000 TO
her son, Howard Sidney Benham, 81
600 TO Earl Farrant and the balance,
amounting to $4,000, to Howard c. Ben
ham, her husband. 1t alleges that to
prevent revocation of the bequests in
his favor Benham poisoned his wife, and
it is further alleged that on July % last
Benham was convicted of that crime at
Batavia. Justice Childs reserved de-
CisiOn.
Evening journal., 1897-09-08
injured Man wanted For murder.

Denver, Sept. S.-A telegram has been
received at police headquarters in this
city from John Draughton Of Paints
VILE Ky. asking that Hiram Baker be
held, as he is wanted there on a charge
of murder. Baker is in a hospital in
Falrplay. Park county. suffering from
n broken shoulder. His injuries were
received in a fight with John Codell.
Codell was fatally shot by Baker and
died the following day. 1t was said
CodelI was Bakers uncle and that they
had quarreled over wages which Baker
nWed Codell.
Evening journal., 1897-09-08
Deputy Forced to Release Prisoner.

Sharon, Pa, Sept. S.-Four hundred
coal miners, with their wives and chill
dren, marched In a body from Grove
city TO Filler. Suthift & Co.'S mines at
Chestnut Ridge. headed by the Knights
Golden Eagle band, where they induced
the Italians who had been imported 10
join them. William Mckay was ar
rested by one of the deputies for intim-
idating the men at work, and when he
was being led away the women set
upon the deputy and dubbed him 50
badly that he had to release his pris-
oner and flee for safety. Two other
miners were arrested for trespassing on
the companys property and fined IS
cents. The miners have succeeded In
closing nearly every mine in the
countV
Evening journal., 1897-09-08
strllle seems About Over.

Dubois. Pa, Sept. S.-A settlement Of
the miners strike in this region was
practically effected yesterday. The COM
mittee appointed at the convention last
week to conduct all negotiations look
ing toward a settlement met General
Manager Robinson, and an article OF
agreement was signed. The agreement
provides that a committee from the
miners go TO the Pittsburg region and
elsewhere and get fully posted on prices
for machine mining and other labor,
and the company will pay the highest
proportionate scale paid in any compet-
tive region. Resumption means en-
ployment for 5000 miners and 1000 rail-
road men and a general revival of bust
ness throughout the region.
Evening journal., 1897-09-08
MunioIpal Dlsoord In chicago.

Chicago. Sept. S-Members of the Chi
cago civil service commission will ten
der their designations TO Mayor Harri-
son Immediately upon his return to the
city. A conference Of the members OF
the commission was held to investigate
charges Of bribery and unfair marking
Of civil service examination papers
which were said to have been circulated
by Henry Leutzenkirchen, secretary Of
the department of public works. Lieut.
zenkirchen. when called before the
hoard, refused TO answer questions. act
ing, it is said. upon the advice of Cor
poration Counsel Thornton. and his dis
missal was at once ordered. The mem
hers of the commission have resolved to
hand in their designations in order 10
relieve Mayor Harrison of embarrass-
ment should he disapprove of their ac-
tion. The mayor so far has preserved
an attitude of neutrality.
Evening journal., 1897-09-08
Mnkman straus Writes to the Mayor.

New York. Sept SIN a letter TO
Mayor Strong, Nathan Straus. the man
recently arrested for selling adulterated
milk, says that in the past his work Of
bringing milk within reach Of the poor
est has been acknowledged by the board
of health as an aid to its own work.
He hints that a decrease in infant NOR
tality has been a result of his work. In
conclusion he renews his offer TO equip
n laboratory at his own expense for the
preparation of Pasteurized milk.
Evening journal., 1897-09-08
To Heln Horse Racing.

New York. Sept. S.-The Horsemen's
Protective association. an organization
of race horse owners. trainers and jock
eys, has been formally organized at the
Sheepshead Bay track. with the follow
ing officers: r. w. Walden. president;
w. Lakeland, vice president; J. j. Hy-
land, treasurer; Trad B. Garside, secre-
tary. The certificate of Incorporation
was granted by Judge Maddox, and a
certificate has been filed at Albany. The
directors of the corporation are the OFF,
GERS and ]. II. Mccormick, Fred Taral
Samuel Doggett. ]. David Gideon. w.
c. Rollins and Matt Allen. The eoun-
sci for the association. Mr.. Moore, spoke
to the 90 or more horsemen present. He
declared that the association would
work in harmony with the jockey club
The membership fee Is $50, and the an
nual dues 500. The present officers will
serve until the annual election on Sept.
p. when a constitution and bylaws VIII
be adopted
Evening journal., 1897-09-08
A necoming TraveIIng cloak.

For an elderly lady an excellent trav-
cling mantle is princess shaped. tight
at the waist, the back forming puckered
praits below the waist. Heart-shaPed
shoulder slope, with velvet facings,
Joined to a round turn-down collar. the
whole edged with a stitched slope;
sleeves open aud turned down, mounted
In hoyow plaits. the open part of the.
front is trimmed with velvet tacings,
edged by stitched slope.-Leisure
Hours
Evening journal., 1897-09-08
AMERICAN FORESTS.
The Finest That Ever Grew on the
Earth.

Earth.
The forests of America, however
slighted by man, must have been
great delight to God; for they were
the best He ever planted. The whole
continent was Il garden, and it seemed
to be favored from the beginning above
all the other wild parks and gardens Of
the globe To prepare the ground, it
was rolled and sfted in seas with in
finite loving deliberation and fore
thought. lifted into the light, sub
merged and warmed over and over
again, pressed and crumpled into folds
and ridges, mountains and hills, sub
soiled with heaving volcanic fires,
plowed and ground and sculptured into
scenery and soil with glaciers and
rivers-every feature growing and
changing from beauty TO beauty, high
er and higher. And in the fullness Of
time il was planted in groves, and belts,
and the largest, most varied, most fruit
full, and most broad, exuberant, man
Ting forests, with beautiful trees, in the
world. Bright seas made its border
with wave embroidery and icebergs;
magnificent deserts We're outspread in
the middle of it, mossy tundras on the
north, savannas on the south, and
blooming prairies and plainsi while
lakes and rivers shone through all the
vast forests and openings alike, and
happy birds and beasts gave delight
full animation. Everywhere, every
where over all the blessed continent,
there was beauty, and melody, and
kindly, wholesome, foodful abundance.
John Muir, in Atlantic.
Evening journal., 1897-09-08
rhI. Prlsoner Eseaped Easllr.

Putnam. Conn.,, Sept. S.-Frank Camp
hell. aged 40. who was sentenced to five
Years in state prison for burglary es-
caped from his keeper. and it is believ-
"a he has crossed into Rhode Island.
An open window which led from the
courtroom TO an adjoining roof afforded
the opportunity which Campbell took
advantage of while he was left tempo
rariIy alone. From the roof the descent
was easy by two flights Of stairs.
Evening journal., 1897-09-08
orade CrossIne rataIity.

Reading. Pa. Sept. s.-A Philadel-
phia and Reading wrecking engine
crashed into a wagon at a grade cross
ing at Frush Valley, few miles above
Reading. and three lives were lost The
dHd d are Evan Hester, aged As years;
Warren Faust. aged 10. and Leon Faust,
AGED
Evening journal., 1897-09-08
Nv Dcserving II.

If we deserve sympathy, we are prot-
ty sure of getting it by courageously
and quietly showing that we are desery-
ing; we cannot have il by demanding
IL with whines and Lamentations, and
demonstrations of our suffering forced
upon unwilling ears. - Detroit Free
Press.
Evening journal., 1897-09-08
HIS ONLY necourse.

Customer want a copy Of the pre-
scription you filed the other day.
Druggist-rll have to give you the
original, sir.
'Why?"
"To tell the truth, can't read what
Il says."-N. Y. Journal. .zI
Evening journal., 1897-09-08

lard Hall Porter, Judge Edward b.
Bradford, Judge l. c. Grubb, William
II. Swift, Victor Du Pont, Jr., Joseph
Swift and ]. wilkins Cooch were pres
ent. Only routine business was trans
acted.
Evening journal., 1897-09-08

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company, southwest
corner OF Fourth and Shipley streets, Is
prepared TO do printing Of every de-
scription quickly and efficiently.
Evening journal., 1897-09-08

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company, southwest
corner of Fourth and Shipley streets, Is
prepared to do printing OF every de-
Scription quickly and efficiently.
Evening journal., 1897-09-08
nor nnn nrer and Klned.

New York. Sept. S.-Joseph zapse. 5
years old, OF Ill East Twenty-second
street was run over by a cart and kill
ed at First avenue and Twenty-ninth
street
Evening journal., 1897-09-08

NOTHING BUT ROUTINE BUSINESS
A meeting of the Society of Colonial
Wars was held yesterday afternoon in
the rooms of the Delaware Historical
Society. Colonel w. A. LaMotte, Will
Evening journal., 1897-09-08
A WESTERN TRAGEDY
Two Terrible Explosions Shook an
Ohio Town.
SEVERAL MEN MEET THEIR DEATH.
Eight buildings Were Wrecked and 9th.
ers Damaged-The Catastrophe orig
mated From Gas Wen which
Had just Been Shot.

Cygnet, o.. Sept. S-A terrible excio.
sion of nitroglycerin occurred here yes.
terday, which resulted in the death of
six people whose names are known and
several others at present unknown.
The known killed are Sam Barber
'Allen Falls, John Thompson. Charles
Bartel Henry Lansdale and a boy
named Havens.
The explosion occurred at Grant we'll.
located at the rear of the National Sup
ply company's Office building, in the
village limits This well had just been
shot by Samuel Barber. the shooter for
the Ohio and Indiana Torpedo compa-
ny The well was a gasser. and when the
12O quarts Of nitroglycerin let down In
the well exploded the gas ignited. and
with terrific roar the flames shot high
above the derrick. As soon as the
drillers saw the flames several climbed
into the derrick to shut off the gas, but
they had barely got there when there
was a terrific explosion.
A Second Explosion.
The burning gas had started the re-
naming explosive in the empty cans
standing In a wagon near the derrick
In another wagon near by were some
cans containing another 12O quarts OF
the stuff, and this was exploded by the
force of the first explosions.
The second was blended with the
first in a mighty roar. and the town ant
surrounding country for miles tremblet
from the shock.
The National Supply company's build
ing was completely demolished. an,
nothing remains but a big hole where
the wagons stood. There is not a Who'll,
pane of glass In any window in On,
town, and every house and store wa
shaken to its foundation. Who the 9th
er men I'm the derrick We're and wh'
were killed cannot be learned now ow
ing to the excitement.
The damage to the Ohio Oil compan
viii amount to $4,000. Eight building
are a total wreck and many other
damaged. The town has a population
of about 1900. Many bystanders wer
| wounded.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-12-21
NATIVE WOMEN AFTER ANNEX
ALTON.

Congressman Tawney, who
visited these Islands, a few weeks
ago, recently stated in Washing
ton. it is said: that the white wo-
men here lin Hawaii) in heart,
class the native women with the
negroes"
The statement is untrue. Ev-
eryone here knows that it is I'M
true. Probably some of the white
women who have lately settled
here, may entertain that opinion,
but the old residents make no dis
tinction socially between the ma
tive and the white, excepting only
as they make distinctions between
the different classes of white, as
they are divided by char
acter, brains and wealth.
Women of "mixed Afri-
can" blood, it is true, are not re-
ceived in American society, owing
to prejudices, but that discrimina-
ton so far as Hawaiian blood is
concerned does not exist here.
Not day or an hour passes, with
out full evidence on this point.
The natives are probably
justified in their fears
of discrimination regarding CO.
lOr, because they cannot under
stand the history and reasons for
the distinction. Moreover, they |
are maliciOusly told by the enem-
les of the Republic that they will |
be Disseminated against as a
class, in the event of annexation.
1t is unfortunate that this miser-
able argument is placed before
them. 1t is a hopeless task to put |
them in the right way of think
ing.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-12-21

and in the form in which it exists
in the District of Columbia, or if
the franchise is given, as it is in
the territories, the natives will
control local affairs, and make a
bad state of things.
We fear that there are constitu-
tional difficulties in the way of es-
tablishing a government like that
of the District of Columbia, but
believe that a territorial form of
government may be created
which will secure the most sub
stantial advantages, and preserve
our great industry. If Congress
gives the control of the local af-
fairs here, TO unqualified voters,
on the theory of local self-govern-
ment, and We suffer by reason of
it, we must take our medicine" in
whatever shape it comes.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-12-21

the true position. If there was
correct navigation by stars in
those early days, there can be the
same navigation now. Science
has not gone backward. There
need be no guess work on this
point.
If these voyages were sys-
tematic, instruments of naviga-
ton must have been used. Mr..
Smith tells us that the people of
Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, and of
many hundreds of other islands
have a common language, COM
mon customs, and many of their
utensils are alike. If any instru-
ment for navigation was used,
why have the people of every one
these Islands lost all memory or
suggestion of it? Such an instru-
ment would be far in advance of
the tools in common use. The fact
that all of these disconnected com
munities, have no remembrance
or suggestion of instruments, is
almost conclusive that there were
none.
Assuming that our argument is
correct, the "drift"theory alone
accounts for the spread of the
Polynesian race. The present gen
Grafton has seen several drifts of
Japanese junks, with people upon
them, floating on these Islands.
The Advertisers Office cat, who
has an inquiring turn of mind,
that the early POlynes
ans had the wonderful instinct of
birds and fishes, the sense of
'orientattion;;" that they reached
-hese Islands just as the plovers
rom Alaska find them. Assum-
ng this to be correct, very dis
ressing problem is at once solved.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-12-21
THE PRESS IN AMERICA.

During the latter part of No
rember. and after the publication
Of the Presidents message, the al
lusions in the American papers to
the treaty have greatly increased,
30 Far A. We can judge from the
returns made 10 US. There ap-
pears 10 De a more serious discus
Eiou II the subject As usual, the
discussions are not impartial, but
each side takes extreme views. On
the one hand. il is said that an
neKaIion NiIl BE- a fearful and dan
cerOus step forward in national
poiiey. ON the other hand. 1t is
most confidently stated that there
l. national peril in refusing an
neKarion- There is a disposition
TO treat the matter from a party
stand point Fortunately, how
ever, this disposition is not very
active. As We said. several days
ago. there seems 10 be a sentiment
n favor Of getting the matter out
OF the way. that Is, Of annexing
and disposing Of a question that
vii always be coming to the
front But members of Congress
are not always Jealous, unless
they hear the strong and clarion
voice OF the people.
The situation in Washington
shows that the commercial men of
America. who WELD a vast influ-
ence. have not sufficiently warmed
NJ &c the need Of annexation. as
business proposition. The
Statesmen. looking beyond the
present narrow sphere of Ameri-
can trade. realize the need, and,
with the Presidents influence,
mean TO secure it.
The y Y. Times discusses the
law points involved in annexation,
and declares that there must be a
government BY -despOtsm" here,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-12-21

Panama isthmus, he met an active OPP
ponent in Mr.. Bunch, the British Com
missioner. Mr.. Hurlburt was on friend
ly terms with the members of Congress
and belived he had succeeded in his
purpose. But the British Commission
er quickly told the natives, who were
all Roman Catholics, that the Ameri-
cans were vile Protestants, who would
in time destroy their religion. On Good
Friday, he put the British flag at half
mast, and joined in the procession,
which moved to the cathedral, with a
lighted taper in each of his hands, and
made himself a devout worshipper. Mr..
Hurlburt's scheme was defeated, and
in his correspondence with the Secre-
tary of State, in Washington, he allud
ed with feeling to the strange means"
the Englishman had resorted to.