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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

AEltfine Tribute.

It's pity that any more "knobs' should
b. placed as additions to the present dis.
grace called our town hall, now used as a
police station, and for the Municipal
Court aud meetings Of our thirteen city
fathers. Thirteen has always been con.
sidered an unlucky number. and II Is
charged by some Of the superstitious that
that ia what Is hoodooing the present city
pounctl and preventing the election Of the
city officers for the ensuing term Of office,
The building Of q bicycle house was bitter.
" opposed by the member from tho First
ward. who now that he is chairman of the
building committee has an entire change
Of heart and has advertised for proposals.
Tor the erection Of another eye sore, to be
put up against the present bunch Of build
lngs. The only right and proper way for
tho city fathers to do Is to build new
riiy hall, and thereby save money In heat
ing the present pile Of bricks. The police
department should have better quarters,
- the citizens OF Wilmington owe that
much to the conservators Of the peace. rs
weli as to city pride. 1t would lie real
Ihame for Wilmington to have a finer city
nall than Georgetown hos county JAN.
While the building committee Is about It
Why not erect the bicycle building In the
sentre Of the city hall square, at the rear Of
he present building' 1t should 10 three
tories high, with sky'scraping tower
md figure In bronze Of the First ward
councilman with q torch In his hand.
ymbollcai OF the position he now occupies
N the Democratic party in Wilmington.
It would be the hit Of tho present day and
people would flock to oul city from miles
around get good to view Of It, Thus 1t
would be al attraction that would draw a
,ew dimes into the pockets Of our already
wealthy merchants, who are ovefrun with
business since the advance agent uf Pros.
perity struck the city.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

One Of the Klondike gold hunters
went crazy when he found it.
Three children arrived at New York
from Europe tagged as freight.
The government of Peru has ordered
Its postage stamps to be made in this
country.
Reports received by the agricultural
department show that both the wheat
and rye crops of Europe are short.
William c. Whitney has just made
extensive purchases Of land adjoin-
ing his already large estate near Lenox,
Mass.
1t Is rumored that several members
Of the Spanish cabinet will resign when
the queen regent and the court return
from San Sebastian.
Fourteen pirates boarded the italian
bark Fiducia of Cape Baba, ransack-
cd her, and carried off her captain,
boatsWain and q seaman.
AT San Francisco last night solly
Smith defeated Johnny Griffin, Of Bos-
ton, In soyen rounds. Griffin was un-
conscious for several minutes.
With great pomp and circumstance,
the Duke Of York and Lord Frederick
Roberts were yesterday installed as
Knights Of ST. Patrick at Dublin castle.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21
: KIDNAPER BLAKE CAUGHT. e
Police He'd Hard Work to Save tho
Culprit from LYnching.

Police HID Hard Work to Save the
Culprit from Lynching.
Albany, Aug. 21.-Blake, the alleged
kidnaper of little John Conway, was
caught In Schenectady yesterday and
brought to this city. The station was
filled with an angry mob, and the po-
lice had great difficulty in getting the
culprit into the patrol wagon. When
they got him in the wagon fully 1000
persons surrounded 1t, and cries of
Lynch HIM" Hang him!" "Shoot
him!'' enraged the mob to point Of
desperation, but the horses were whip
ped up and they plowed through the
crowd, which hung on both sides of the
wagon until they fell off. Mayor Thach-
err managed to get in the wagon, and
held Blake with one hand, while he
held a revolver in the other. At the po-
lice station, some blocks away an
enormous crowd had gathered, but the
prisoner was landed in the chief Of po-
Ices private Office in safety.
Blake has practically made a con-
fession to the district attorney and
Mayor Thatcher, who had him under
a cross fire of questions until 7 o'clock
last evening. His colleague, Knapp"
whom the police thought they had
landed yesterday afternoon when they
arrested Thomas J. Bryon, of Sharon,
Conn, is believed to be Albert s. War;
ner, a lawyer, who had an office in
New York city. 1t Is expected that
Warner will be caught before night A
woman accomplish is supposed to be
with Warner.
It is rumorei that 1t was planned by
the gang to kidnap children in this
vicinity by the wholesale and demand
ransom for their return.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21
Adreat CONVENIENCE for Travellers.

Pullman's Palace Car Company have
added the American Newspaper Annual
to the libraries on the pennsylvania Linn.
ited," Colonial Express" and other trains
Of that class. The Wagner Palace Car
Company have made similar provision for
their passengers. This work is also in the
Libraries of nearly oil the Ocean, Coast
Sound, Lake and River Steamers.
The American Newspaper Annual Is an
encyclopedia Of newspapers and period.
Gals published in the United States, Terri.
tories and Dominion of Canada, and Of
gazatteer facts Of tho places In which they
are published. These gazatteer factsem.
brace population, political compilation,
transportation and banking facilities, lead.
products and industries, and other infor
nation which is Of especial interest when
travelling through these places.
The work is published by N. W. Aver e.
Son, the well-known Newspaper Advortis.
Ing Agents Of Philadelphia, and has long
been recognized as on authority on al
matters Of this kind
We feel confident that no more useful
volume can be found in the Libraries Of
these cars and steamers, and none to
which reference will oftener be made The
newspapers of the country and the travel
ing public generally will, we are sure, be
greatly benefited and gratiaed by this
provision for their convenience.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

THE Ice cream Inen and the saloon pro.
prletors complain that tho bicycles and
itreet cars this summer have injured their
business beyond their expectations as tho
YARN weather ID the harvest for tho
renders Of these summer beverages. The
itreot car parks draw thousands every
hight, and the Ill oney COOS whore tho crowd
yoes. Shellpot Park has boon well patron.
zed this summer and the city railway
pmpany has reapcd tho benefit Of tho
many nickels. while Washington and
Willow Grove parks have been we'll pa
ronized by our citizens. Gordon Heights
park will remain closed for several yeurs."
aid Captain Horace Wilson, IF huvu
Any say In the matter" The Wilmington
Steamboat Company Is carrying thou
muds every day between Wilmington and
Philadelphia. 1t has been one Of tholr
larVest Seasons,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21
Charges Against Convict Lessees.


Atlanta, Ca, Aug. N.-Special Com
missioner Phil c. Byrd, who was ap-
pointed by Governor Atkinson last
spring to investigate the condition Of
the county misdemeanor convict camps
of the state, yesterday filed his report
at the governors Office. Among his
charges against the camps are: Rob-
bling convicts of their time allowances
for good behavior; forcing convicts to
work IA to 20 hours a day: providing
them no clothes, no shoes, no beds,
no heat in winter: no ventilation In
single rooms in summer, in which three
scores of convicts sleep in chains:
giving them rotten food; allowing them
to die when sick for lack of medical
attendance; outraging the women;
beating to death old men too feeble
to work; cheating the state.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

I. In Now York city wheat reuchcd tho
remarkable price of 81 OF bushsl for cash
wheat, while September touched % cents
aud December 99 cents per bushel. 1u tho
grain exchange i'll Minneapolis, as tho
market was drawing to u close for the day
C. A. Pllsbury marched into tho Chamber
Of Commerce at the head Of a brass band,
celebrating tho advent of dollar wheat. In
Philadelphia tho wheat market was the
most exciting ever experienced in the ex'
change There were sales of No 2 red
wheat at Sl.01 and No. Pennsylvania red
at $40! per bushel. Surely prosperity
IL now smiling on President Mckinley
His term bids fair to be n prosperous one
for the country.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

GOVERNOR Griggs of New Jersey is ono
man in thousand TO rcfu5c the offer Of
being made the candidate Of his party for
senator. Nearly every man who is at all
ambitious desires to bo sent to the United
States Senate. Mr.. GrIggs says he can not
afford to give up his lucrative law prnc-
not given to speculation or he would never
have advanced that reason for declining
the honor. The Senator's are supposed to
DO honest sii.d not given to speculation, but
iii tho same they have been charged with
Indulging in the chance games ard getting
rich thereby. LA
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21
MINISTER NaoopFcap,s MISSION


10 Notify arS1n That Our Governmene
Nay Inservsre In Cuba.
Washington, Aug 3h--OfAcials Of the
state department were very reticent
when asked. concerning q report in cir
culation that definite Instructions have
been given all our foreign ambassadors
and ministers to European countries
to sound and ascertain the attitude Of
European governments In case the
United States should intervene In Cuba.
While general denials were made by
some Of them, others intimated that
the United States was ready to assume
the position taken by President Grant
in 1874. as shown by the instructions of
Secretary Fish to Minister Gushing. AL
though 1t never appears that these in
structions were carried out, and there
Is no knowledge of what Spain would
have done in the premises. 1t Is possible
that Minister Woodford will have Diff
ferent report to make.
Minister Woodford's instructions are
to intimate to Spain that the United
States will intervene unless the sit
uation In Cuba speedily improves. This,
In effect, was the Instructions given
Mr.. Cushing by Mr.. Fish, and 1t Is I'm
derstood that the attitude of the Unit
ed States is almost identical with the
position taken during General Grants
administration. Then, as now, the
good offices Of the United States had
been rendered to Spain to bring about
q settlement Of the war. But" said
Secretary Fish, "the well intend prof
fers of the United States were unwise-
ly rejected by SPAIN"
The secretary reviewed the situa-
ton, which presents many similar
phases to that which exists now. Pres
ident Grant, said the secretary, regard
ed independence as the only certain
and necessary solution Of the Cuban
question. The attitude of the present
administration is said to be on the
same lines, and 1t Is said Minister
Woodford will make 1t clear to the
Spanish authorities that our interests
will make Intervention by the United
States imperative unless something Is
done speedily by Spain to improve the
present situation, disastrous as it Is
to all our interests.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

Belvidere, N. j., Aug. 21.-Three pris-
oners worked out of the Warren county
Jail here Thursday night, and they are
still at liberty. The men are John Eek
ert Of Phillipsburg, a chicken thief,
William Force of Hope, burglar, for
ger and all around bad man. and Jacob
Bishop Of High Bridge, who is accused
of having one more wife that the
Jersey laws allow. DR.. Cummings,
the Jail physician, left the prison in
the evening, and it may be that the
doors were not locked by the sheriff
or the members Of his family, who was
in charge of the Jail at the time. The
sheriff thinks one of the trio had du-
plicate keys of the prison locks.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21
Senator Wellington's Legal Wet

Senator Welltngton's Legal Victory.
Baltimore. Aug. H.-Judge Harlan, Of
the Baltimore supreme court, yesterday
rendered decision adverse to the
plaintiff in the proceedings in which
William T, Master a candidate for
the Republican nomination for mayor
Of the city, seeks to enjoin the Repub-
lican city committee from passing upon
the qualifications Of delegates to the
convention. Master is known as the
anti-machine candidate, his opponent
being Theodore Marburg, formerly a
member of the great tobacco manufac-
turing concern of that name. United
States Senator wellington has publicly
declared his purpose to defeat Master
and nominate Marburg, and Master
asserts that the Republican committee
means to use other means to unseat
his delegates. The ground upon which
the case was decided Is that the court
has no Jurisdiction.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21
A Railroad For Klondike.

San Francisco, Aug. b. A special
correspondent Of The Bulletin, writing
from Juneau, Alaska, under date OF
Aug. II, says that railroad commune
cation between Juneau and Dawson
will be one of the things in the near
future Next spring 5000 men will be
at work, and the road will probably
be completed before next fall. The pro-
posed road Is to start from the head of
steamboat navigation In Taku river
Ind run to Lake Teslin. Light draught
steamboats, will be operated from each
end of the new road, and 1t will take
four days to make the journey from
Juneau to Dawson.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

THE good news OF tho Jackson 81 Sharp
Company receiving contract for five first
class cars for the Argentine & Great West
srn Railroad Company, limited, Of South
America is encouraging, and will give
work to several hundred men In the car
department. We hope it will not be long
before the works will DO filled with men,
and their old time activity be u reality
There is no reason why our our shops
should not all be busy and good wages be
the rule and not the exception. The
Pussy s. Jones Company has bon fortu-
nate in securing several lay-;n and rcnun'
erativc contracts for the building OF nnm'
erous paper machines for which this firm
Is so justly cclc 5rated in erecting.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

II would be well to be beware Of tho
deadly soda water, as a tank exploded
with dcafening report on Wednesday,
at the Camden Boiling Company's cstab'
nue. Even tho innocent soda water is
liable to spread death and destruction in
lis path when it gets its dandcr up. 1t ma,
always boon recommended to the public
ms q harmless and refreshing beverage, but
oil the same the stuff is loaded
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

UNCLE SAM and the Canadian govern.
menu have practically agreed upon co.
operation in uugmeutiug tho postal tucilt
ties for the klonQ.ke region, and the ser.
vice will soon DO extended into that dis
tgiut The new Arrangement win furnish
M additioni! service giving semi monthly
mails, the trips probably Icing :andwichcd
between lhe dates designated in tho pres.
ent contract Of the United States.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

New York, Aug. 21.-Samuel Heyman,
Nathan Leiberman, Harry Meyer and
Henry Moses, alias Stein, were arrest
ed here yesterday for making and pass
ing counterfeit $40 (Hendrick's head
silver certificates. There were also
captured four lithogroph stones, face.
back and seal, and 11S notes, and the
entire outfit for making them.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

THE Populists OF Iowa yesterday broke
away from the FREQ silver idol and will run
President on their platform in 1899.
They have come to the conclusion that
Populists and Silverites do not assay well
when mixed together, as the Populists
have got the worst Of tho combination
every TINA it has boon tried.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

Pittsburg, Aug. 2l.-Notices were
posted at he National Tube works, Nc
Keesport, yesterday announcing an adj
vance Of 10 per cent in the wages Of
all employees in the tube works proper.
The advance goes into effect on Aug.
80. 1t is practically a restoration of the
reduction made last March.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21
T. NJ. Wier, Fifth and King Streets.

Is the place. Castle Rock cheese. l9c a ID
this Ia full cream and the very finest New
York State ches made. California pruDes
big soft elegant. = pounds for PIC. Here IS
something nice. lemon and vanilla extracts
ia fancy little lass pitcher with glass stop.
per lOc. You could use this for lots Of
things after 1t was empty; rs good extract
too Do you want u Droom2 You come and
see what we have. Well sell you the best
loo broom you ever bought; wen scll you
the best loo broom you ever bought; we'll
sell you the best 70 cent broom you ever
bought; we'll soil you the best 25c broom you
ever b0ught-these three last brocms are
made out Of the best broom straw. Here's
nice cake. Gem mixed cakes, three kinds
mixed. Tea pound: milk lunch crackers. fca
pound. We have the biggest and finest line
OF cakes in this city. You never get stale
cakes SSl! from US. Mason's pint jar mustard
you want the jar and Its good muitard. That
soap W. sell at 70 10 GOOD soap. So Is that
Boss soap We sell at &c. II won't hurt your
banda. We give trading stamps at N.
W1EhS, Fifth ana King strestA a?0.t
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

FOUR sightsecrs named J. f. Mitchell
and wife, Miss Jennie McFnrlano Of
Sumpter, and Sergeant VIII A Hall Of
Pryalup, were caught in a hurricane on
top Of Mount Tacoma one day last week.
They had assembled TO the top Of the noun.
tain, when tho storm began, and held
them prisoners for three nights and four
days. They were nearly starved and
eScanG.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

CHIEF Detective Miller OF Philadelphia
should send down to our city and get our
State detectives to bring the murderer of
William c, Wilson to Justice in twenty
four hours If that doesn't answer, get
tbc services of the sleu!h Of the coast, CHRIS
Shields When ull efforts fail, why ask
for the services Of Chief of Police Porter at
Newport.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21
s,Ssss2SEa,EsTG6@Y
I BLoUsE.wAIsr OF LAVENDER
: SILK, WITH LACE EDGING AND
SATIN RIBBON FOR DECoRA,

Sleeves as well as the body OK the waist
mus. now show some decoration, and II Dc.
ponds on the proportions Of ths ngue whether
the sleeve shall fit closely all the way up or
increase In size above tho elbow according to
the proportions Of the arm. Certain I. is that
shoulder knots, bows Of ribbon, frills Of lace
edging and fril.caps Of the material are all
features of the tops Of dress sleeves and tho
effect is pleasing ani drossy. The varied
methods Of adcrnmens make it possible to
select what Is suited tc Individual figures.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21
NOTICE
TO TuETAXPAYERs OF BRANDYwINB
uuNnRLn

Tho tarabis rssldsntsof Braadywins bun.
drUd and all persons liable to PAY tar 10 estd :
hundred are hereby notified that tho UNDER
signed, tag collector for said hundred. Will
bU NJ
Court House. Wilmington July eath.
SOth and Slst, August 2lst and 2Sth. Saptom-
bsr 18th aud 23th. October ssd and s0th. No.
vsmbsr goth. 9th aud SOth FROM 10 to IL a.tns
and from to 4 D. IN.
Practical Farmer. July 22d. 2]d and
Goth; August 10th. september 23d and 18th;
October lith and 2lst ;NoyomDor a5th and 18th
from 10 4. m. to I q. m.
Perry's Hotel. July abth and osth. Beptem-
her 8Otk; October 18th; November ed. from
" a. IN. to p. m.
And every day between above dates at MS
rosldenco except Tuesday mornings
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

Sharptown, Md, Aug. M.-Jethro
Robinson, a married man, aged IS.
feloniously assaulted Annie Caulk.
aged 10 years, on Wednesday night.
The child is reported to be in criti-
cal condition. Robinson was held in
bail, but 1t Is said will be taken to SAL
isbury, because Of the bitter feeling in
the community against him.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21
Hnd Been Stealing For Fourteen

Hnd Been Stealing For Fourteen Years
st. Louis. Aug. 21.-Charles Krey.
who has been In the employ of the
Pacific and United States Express
companies in this city, was arrested
yesterday for embezzling about $1,000
from the companies and robbing pack
ages in transit Of about $4,000. Krey
was transfer money clerk, and had
been trusted implicitly. He began his
populations about Il years aso,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

ogoRzrsct ssuasdnss azs INV bsins tcld
shput Gsnssas wsyist, u thsseastls In
Mantassos tive wesks age. when General
Mslipas, one Of his bsst ofAcss, was killed.
Weyisr nsd leaving Molinas forcss ex.
posed, resulting In tbs death Of General
lolinaA.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

Robert Mcrrick will sell forty fresh COWS
and sprihgors nt tho Red Lion droys yard.
Oh Monday next, TO tho bost and highest
bidder. Mr.. NJ. understands the COW busi
nesa Aid Ills representations may 10 relied
upon. For particulars see advsr.lAsnsGt.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

A. c. Chatham. .Jr., & Co. who have
had . brokers' office Of No. sl0h Market
street for the past year, closed up their
Office to-day, u was known a. bucket
shop, they backing their own game.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

II was run over by o lumber wagon Did
not expect to live. Was terribly bloated.
My friends bathed mo with Dr. Thomas
great faith in Thomas Electric OIL" Mrs.
VIM. F. Babcock, Noryell, Jackson Co.,
Mich.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

rxtraot from the Laws OF Delaware.
governing tho collection Of Taxes OF New
Cattle County-beotion Us Of said Act;
section IS. That on all taxss paid before
tho irst day Of August there snail 10 an
abatement of i've per oentum! on all tnxes
paid bsrore the fret day OF December there
shall he On abatement Of three per oentumi
on all taxes paid after the arst day Of Decem
her Il 20 per csntum thereof shall be added
thereto.
Collector Of Taxes for brandy wine Hundred
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

For eastern Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey and Delaware: Partly cloudy
weather; east to southeast Winds
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21

De not deceived. A cough. hoarseness or
Group are not to be triGed with dose in
t!rpe OF Shiioh's Cure will save you m c!
trouble. Sod by N. B. Dspforth. End Aad
Market streets
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-21
-
NlIICt
NUT1CE.
TO THE TAXPAYERS OF MILL GREER
HUNDRED.

TO THE TAXPAYERS OF MILL CNEEh
HUNDRED.
The ia Fable residents OF Mill Creek hun
drad and aii persons liable to pay taH IN said
hundred, arc hereby notified til at the uader
signed tax coll eotor for said hundred, Will b.
at
Temperance Hotel. Hookessin. soptembes
2 and 6. October and November ], from 10
nj. to I p IN. .-,.
Milford x Itoads. August i. septemberla.
October and November 8. from 10 q III. 10
p. M.
J. r Dempsoy's store, Union. August 10
September ~, October ia aud November 10
from = to 4 p. IN. -
At Standardization Companys store
August 70, September II. October ID and NO
venlber ri from 10 a. m, to 4 y. III.
At Marshall ton-lrayiH shoe store. Aug -
September ~. October n AID November u
Midtown. every day betMeen above da.es,
poor taxes for Mill Creek Hundred for the
year lSH.