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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-23

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-23

To Cure n Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26
Alleged Swindler on Trial,

New York, March 26.-John s. Pat
terson an agent who had an office in
Philadelphia, and was arrested last
November, was yesterday placed on
trial before Recorder Goff charged
with graltd larceny in the first degree,
in that he swindled John S. Martin Sc
Co., produce brokers, of this city, out
of $1,000 on business transaction. 1t
is claimed that Patterson swlndled var
ious New York merchants out of more
than $4,000 by thes fraudulent trans
actions. The prosecution claims that
Patterson managed to get merchants
to sell him goods on memorandum by
announcing that James C. McFarJane,
a wealthy Philadelphian, was mem-
Der of the firm. The firm name was
Thomas w. Estes, but Patterson was
the firm, according to the prosecution.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26

Tho membership of st. paul's M E
church last evening rendered reception
to their returning pastor, Rev. w. i. S
Murray. Samuel +. Baynard presided ant
welcomed the pastor back and in respond
ing Mr.. Murray told many incidents of
the conference and spoke of his report con
cerning the Christian Endeavor Society
He said the society ras II great help to the
church, and l." .ayOred it. DR.. L. II
Barrett also ma Il shore spec h. He
referred to the woods "Wclcome Home, )
and said ho was glad he was welcome in
somo place.
He said he had hcon in hot water for
more than week and his welcome was IL
source of relief. He also said he thought
last week it was q difficult matter to make
appointments. but he had found in the
past few days it was harder matter to lr-
make appointments. c. w. Williams,
also made q few remarks of welcome.
pleasant musical programme was rem.
dered by the Sunday School orchestra.
composed Of Collins latman, George Fritz,
Howard Crosby and Morris Morgan.
Other selections comprised recitation by
Miss kersey and Miss Welch, piano solo
by Miss Schlack, and n vocal solo by Miss
Eberhardt
At the conclusion of the programme re-
fresbments were served and Dr.. Murray
announced that they wero ready to do
business at the old stand for another year.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26
Tour 70 California vim pe,,o no,,ro,

In Southern California is found the 70.
alization of dream Of the ancients Here
| are the Golden Apples of the Hesperides'
rlpenlnS beneath sky more beautiful
| than that OF Rome, and in climate more
! perfect than that of Athens. Never in the
widest flights of his imagination did
either Homer or Hesiod ever conceive of a
garden richer in verdant beauty, more
productive of luscious fruits, or set amid
more picturesque and lovely surround
ings.
Here the rose cntwines the orange. and
the snow-mantled peaks of the Siorras re.
lleet the golden glow of the evening
twilight
The last of tho Pennsylvania Railroad
tours to California will leave New York
and a Philadelphia March 27, stopping at
chicago, Omaha, Denver Colorado
Springs and the Garden of the Gods"
aud Salt Lake City. Tourists will travel
by special train Of Pullman palace cars
goiDg, and return on regular trains via
any route within nine months. Regular
one-way or round-trip tickets will be
Issued for this tour in connection with n
special ticket covering Pullman accommo
dations, meals, and Other tour features
going,
The latter ticket will be sold at the fol.
lowing rates: From New York, Philadel.
phia, Harrisburg or Altoona, S60OO; Pitts.
burg $5S CO.
Apply to ticket agents, Tourist AGENT.
1l96 Broadway, New York, or George w.
Boyd, Assistant General passenger Agent
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
statlng return route desired.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26
CUTTING THE LEVBES
To Prevent the Destruction of a
Rich Farming Country.
LEVEE SYSTEM WILL BE RUINED,

Refugees from the Floods Now Crowd.
Ing Into Helena, Ark. - Steamboats,
Landing the Victims Night and Day.
Rising Waters Cause Damage in Georgia.
Helena, Ark, March GA rumor has
reached this city that the lower White
river levee. from Modoc down, had
been ordered cut by the Desha levee
board. the levees being cut in half In
dozen places. the released waters
devastating the country between
Hughey's Landing and Laconia Circle,
drowning cattle, horses and mules and
driving the defenseless inhabitants to-
the levee for protection. 1t is reported
that the engineer cut the levee with
his own hands at a point near the Dixie
plantation.
There were already three breaks be-
tween Medoc and the Hughey place,
the smaller of which was 300 feet wide,
and as there are now four breaks be-
low the Hughey place the inference is
that the Desha levee board has had the
White levee system riddled in order to
save the levee around the rich coun-
try contained in the famous Laconia
Circle.
The government boat Titan, in COM
mand of Assistant Engineer August
Nolty, came up from Yellow Banks
bayou yesterday and took tow of five
barges loaded with 900 tents, 100 skiffs,
a number of spades and sacks which
had been sent from Memphis. Captain
Nolty believes that there are good pros
poets of holding the levees from here
to Modoc, but thinks that from the
latter place down to and including La
coma Circle the whole levee system
will be ruined. Helena Is gradually
filling with unfortunate refugees from
the inundated districts below here. The
entire fleet of steamboats, and tugs,
more than half a dozen, are kept busy
day and night bringing people, stock,
food stuff and household goods to this
city.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26
Ladies please take notice,
To.a rumor that Is so,
All those who try Manhattan
Are saving lots Of dough.
Suits cleaned and pressed St.00.
A TRADES UNION DISPUTE
To be Settled by the High Court Of Eng
land in the House of Lords.

To be Settled by the High Court Of Eng
land in tho House of Lords.
London, March 26.-A rather unusual
scene was witnessed in the house of
lords yesterday. The case of Flood
and Taylor VS.. Allen" which has oc-
cupied the various courts for two years
past, was for the second time before
their lordships. The bench consisted of
the lord chancellor, Lord Halsbury,
and Lords Hershell. Watson, Ash
bourne, MacNaughten, Morris, Shand
Davey and James of Hereford, the
eight judges of the high court The
case is an important one to trades
unions, as 1t involves the question as
to just what constitutes intimidation"
in labor disputes. After the first hear
ing of final appeal to the lords the
judicial members of that body were
equally divided In consequence the
whole Of the judges OF the high court
were summoned to the rehearing of
the case. 1t was the first time in II
years that the judges have assisted at
trial In the lords.
The case was one brought by Flood
and Taylor, who recovered damages
against Allen, an official of the boiler
makers union. for bringing about their
dismissal from the Glengall iron works.
The plaintiffS allege that the defendant
threatened to withdraw all union men
from these works unless the plaintiffs,
who were non-union men, were dis
missed. The Glengall company, hav-
ing important time contracts to fulfill,
complied with the wishes of the union.
Flood and Taylor were dismissed. They
brought their action against Allen,
and won. The verdict was confirmed
by the court of appeals. Then follow
ed the appeal to the lords.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26

Philadelphia, March 25.-Flour weak;
winter supertine $250d275; do. extra,
$2,7513; Pennsylvania roller, clear, $4,000
40 do. do. straight. S4,2oq43O: western
winter, clear. $S.9OI410; do. straight $i 20
@435: city mills. extra. S29O13l5. Rye
flour quiet and steady at $22542.50 per
barrel. Wheat quiet; contract wheat
spot. sSh "a SSIac.; Mo- Pennsylvania and
No. Q Delaware red, spot, 8S1SSAc. No
l northern spring, spot. S3A0s3Rc.; No.
red March, s0Mc.; do. May, 7s&c.; do.
July, 77iSc.: do. September, 741tc. Corn
firm; steamer corn, spot, 27H@27l@c. No.
yellow for local trade, 29G929Sc.; No.
2 mixed. March, 2SA42Slsc; do April,
2Sha2S1Rc.: do. May, 2s%R29c.; do. June,
nominal. Oats quiet; No, 2 white, car
lots, 2slh@24c.; No. 2 white. clipped, car
lots, 23lkc.; No white. March. 23AR
23%c: do. April. 23l. d232tc; do. May, 23h
@2S%c.; do. June. 2SAGg23s4c. Hay in good
demand; choice timothy, Sl3758l4 for
large bales. Beef quiet; beef hams. sl925
q2O. Pork steady; mess, So 25H9I5; short
clear. ss.2501O.75; family. $lO50G111. Lard
steady; western steamed $4t0GI45. But
ter steady; western creamery, 1SG19hc.
family, 7G12c,; Elgins. 1sRc.; imitation
creamery. 10g16c,; New York dairy, 12D
1885,; do creamery, 1SqlSHc. fancy prints
jobbing at 22425c.: do. extra, wholesale,
2lc, Cheese quiet; large, 9Q12hc.: small.
s1l2hc.: part skins, 5Gsc.; full skins,
2haSc. Eggs steady: New York and
Pennsylvania 1Ohc.; western, fresh, 100
lOAc.; southern. 9,a99sse. Tallow quiet;
city. Shc.: country. ahc. Turpentins
steady at 291a929ac Pig iron weak;
southern, $l09ll; northern. sl0,5Oa125o.
Copper quiet: lake. brokers', sl1.S0; ex.
change. sl1.759l2, Lead easy; Metal Ex-
change quotes s34O13,42R. and brokers'
quote $3.50. Tin frmer; straits. tl3 1909
l3.40: plates easy. Cottonseed oil, con.
siderable business done in prime yellow
at 2Sc., prompt shipment; market other.
wise quiet: prime summer yellow. 291
i3hc; off summer yellow. 23c.: better
grades, 2692skc.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

A portion of the wall of the old post
office in Chicago collapsed yesterday
and one man was killed.
1t is said in London that Germany
is making preparations to send 5000
troops to Southwest Africa in April.
1t is probable that the North At
lantic squadron of the United States
navy will gather in New York harbor
to participate in the Grant parade.
Judge Keane, of the supreme court.
at Tacoma, Wash, decided that over
so people who have secured divorces
in that state during the past three
years are bigamists.
1t is rumored.that Stewart L. Wood
ford of New York, who is mentioned
in connection with the Madrid mission,
may go to Cuba as President McKin-
ley's special commissioner
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26

"Aw,' grunted the man with broa
brimmed hat, which he had deposited nea
him on the table when he sat down on
chair at the restaurant, "what do you cal
this stuff"
Eyes, sab. OATS BUTTER sah," reptile,
the waiter apologetically.
"Butterl Butterl Butter! Butterl'
remarked the westerner, who repeated til,
name four times "Awp
The waiter retired, and the man witt
the broad brimmed hat turned to another
man who SGT at the table
lis that the sort Of stuff they call buttel
in this countryP Aw, that's not the stuff
You ought to see the butter we have in
Texas"
Very good, isitS" inquired the stranger
timidly.
Very good! Awl Well l should say 1,
was! Do you know how we make itp''
"Howp' was the timid question
How? Awl I'll tell you how. We
have big droves of cattle down there, you
know. Some of the fellows like grease bet
ter than butter. But don't Awl l am
an epicure. We don't have none of your
churns. Naw We don't. When we want
butter, we make il our own way We take
COW, and one of the boys chases her over
the range for 30 miles or SO on fast pony.
Then we drive her back to our place. The
milk inside the COW is churned and all we
have to do is to milk the cow, and she has
been so thoroughly shaken that the milk
has turned to butter. That's the kind of
butter we use. Do you believe itf Awi"
And the other man answered Eyes" as
he got up and started over to the cashiers
1esk to pay his check.-Chicago Times
Herald.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26
Stole Forty TIL ousand Dollars.

New York. March 26.-Anton NJ.
Christinson, Of Ridgeway, Mich, was
arrested here yesterday charged with
having swindled the Ridgeway Cream
cry company out of $4,000 He ad-
mitted that he was the man the police
were after bat denied that his steal
ings amounted to anything like the
amount claimed. The prisoner said
that when he found that he was liable
to be discovered for his thefts he de-
cided to get together what money he
could and go to Denmark
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26
DELAWARE CONFERENCE,
Annual Session In Asbury Church at Easto on
Effect of Hard Times on
Suiarfaa

| EAsroN, MD, March 25-The thirty
fourth annual session Of the Delawar
Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church
! colored, met in Asbury Church, Easton
to-day In charge OF Bishop w. T. Ninde
6f Detroit, Mich. j. FL. Scott, of Newark
n: j.. Is secretary; j. II. Richardson, o
fhiladelphia, statistical secretary, aud G.
A. Tinseley, OF Fairmount, Md. treasur
er
This conference embraces all the coloref
churches in Delaware, New Jersey, East
ern pennsylvania and the Eastern Shore
OF Maryland and Virginia that are under
white bishops. 1t has over 20, 900 mem
bers and $780,, 900 invested in church prop
erty. The session will continue until
Monday.
The presiding elders report will not be
as full as last year owing to the striugency
of tue times, but good showing is OK.
pected on all lines. Great interest is man
Tested in the appointments. Many
changes are to be made, and, says pre-
siding elder, ''Disappointments as we'll as
appointments are on hand"
Tho official visitors are DR., Mason of
the Freedman's Aid Society; DR.. A. j.
Palmer of the Missionary Society; DR., NJ.
Hand, Of the Church Extension Society,
and Dr. Wagner of Morgan College. Rev,
Dr., Mann of the Methodist Episcopal
pooh oohbvIh, LII, IdlueF Ol INC mis-
sionary Society, Prof Garland Penn of
the Epworth League, and Dr. Brooks
of the New York Conference, addressed
the conference this morning,
d. A. Ridout W. 9. Jackson and J. H.
Nutter were appointed assistant secre-
tarles, G. S. Spriggs, J. w. Bond and W
Il. Coteon, are the statistical secretarlcs;J
X, Brown. G. w. Pullett, II. s. johnson,
Il. b. Snowden, assistants To the treasuter.
The chairmen of the standing commit
tees are: Missions, G. II Washington;
Sunday schools, J. Il. Blake; temperance,
!. W. w. Cox; educational, W. G. Jason;
Bible and tract, ". a. Horsoy; state of
the church, W. j. Moore; periodicals, Il.
II. Webb. Sabbath, G. H. Washington;
memoirs, w. G. Dicl1ersnn; church cxten.
sion, j. II. Winters; Freedman's aid J. f. |
Webb; resolutions, w. C. Diokerson;
qualifications. NJ p Horsey |
conference relations, J. H. Pearce.
A statistical session was held this after
noon. when financial reports were receiv- |
ed. These reports indicate that hard
times have affected the salaries of the
preachers to the amount of over S., 900
Tonight the anniversary of the mission.
ary society was held, DR.. Palmer, of New
York, being the speaker. Bishop Ninde is
The guest of Mr.. Walter H. Thompson.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26
Gracious England, Ungrateful America.

D. London, March 26.-The Times, COM
mentng editorially upon the decision
of the consistoral court to present the
original log of the Mayfower to the
state of Massachusetts,, says: Every
one will rejoice that so considerable an
authority finds it possible to crafty
a natural desire of the American peo-
pie. Yet 1t must not be supposed to be
light thing thus to part with docu-
ments having natural significance. 1t
is the more necessary to claim full
credit for such acts of courtesy and
friendship, because the act of the
American senate on the arbitration
treaty renders 1t impossible to draw
the countries together by the stronger
bonds which our government has shown
itself ready to forge"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26
Foreigners After More BrewerIes.

Dayton, O., March 26.-There is big
brewery deal on hand here. A Euro
pean syndicate has an option on six Of
Dayton's largest breweries, and is try
ing to land the seventh. The offer for
the six breweries is $3OOO,OOO If the
present deal is not consummated an
English syndicate, represented by ex-
Governor Campbell and Hon. Joe Dowl.
Ing, will try to close the deal. At pres
ent only one Of the breweries is holding
back for more money.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26
FLOODS STRIKE GEORGIA,
The Freshet in Albany Greater Than the
Flood of IS4S,


Flood of IS4S.
Albany Ga, March 26.-This section
OF Georgia was never visited by such
floods as now prevail, and this city,
especially, feels the disastrous effects
of high water. Commerce, State and
Planters streets are partly submerged
and more than 40 houses are under
water up TO the flooring Hundreds of
families are moving furniture into
other houses. The freshet is greater
than the flood of 1S4S The railroads
are still prevented from entering AL
bany.
The passenger bridge over Muckalee
creek was destroyed Wednesday night,
and the new iron bridge over Kinche-
fonee creek was washed away yester-
day. The bridge over the Flint river
is expected to be swept away at any
hour. Thousands of acres of valuable
land is submerged on the line of the
river front. 1t is expected that the
bridge on the Cordele railroad over
Flint river will go. Mails come to the
city only on pole cars. The rivers and
creeks are still rising Thousands of
dollars worth of valuable timber is
floating.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26
The Girl Pm Goins to " cd,

How do know she loves me nowY
I'll tell you how, and why,
Well when cut my finger bad,
BtThat girl began to cry.
said let's take ride,
And to the country Co.
But though her face lit up with Joy,
She simply answered no.
asked her then to come with me
That night to see the play,
She looked SO sweet, but shook her head,
And still she answered nay.
/ asked her then to take walk
With me- down lovers lane,
She blushed. and said, 'I'll come" knew
had not asked in vain,
Tho trouble was, you see, she know,
A working chap like me,
Did not have cash enough to spend
Upon SO gay spree.
But, Obi love her all the more,
For every no she said,
I've gotta thousand dollars now,
That girl I'm going to wed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26
A Jersey Railroads Ambition.

New York. March 26.--It is said that
the Northern Pacific Railroad of New
Jersey is contemplating changing its
motive power and adopting electrical
propulsion. 1t is also said that in case
the road decides to adopt this method
of operation it will have Its terminus
at the Hobokcn ferry. and will build
branches In different directions so as
to tap towns not now reached by it
and to open competition with the
Erie, the New Jersey and New York
and the SusGuehanna for local and
through traffic at points not now
touched by the Northern.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26
Operator saw A Ghosr.

A good story is told at the expense of
Chester telegraph operator, and 1t tends I
show what o vivid Imagination will do fc
person. The operator is down COM
try man that about week ago was ordere
In tho block of the p, W. g. B. Railroa
for night.
1t was dark when he reached his destl
nation, and looking around for the re-
pun eye OF The semaphere signal to guild
MIN TO the tower, started toward 1t.
The walk is a very lonely ono after darl
and his thoughts were probably aboni
sspooks and other objects only known il
fairy tales and no doubt made him fec
rather uncomfortable.
When about half way to the tower b,
| happened to look ahead of him and ther,
directly In his path not ten feet away was
figure all In white. Each and every hail
on his head stood erect
Tho frightened "knght of the key" did
not stop to take tho second look at the
ghostly object, but turning tail took to his
heeis and ran with all possible speed to
the railroad station, where he arrived out
oil breath, and frightened SO badly that he
derstood
After he had regained his breath suf-
ficiently, he told blood curding and hair
raising story OF how he was walking down
the track when figure dressed in white
arose in front of him.
The agent reached for lantern and
volunteered to escort the now thoroughly
frightened brass FOUNDER to the tower
and to find out what.ha caused his alarm
The two men started and when near tho
place where the operator received his
dreadful scare, he pointed ahead and said
'See there it Is YETI
Upon going closer the agent discovered
that the cause of the operators hair
raising experience was an innocent
whistle signal, merely board which
stood upright and was painted white with
a wv" in circle at the top TO notify en-
gineers to blow for the crossing.
The telegrapher assured the agent that
his alarm was only tho result OF his agi
lated frame Of mind, and proceeded
TO the tower In better spirits, but the
story of the operators ghost was too good
to Keep and leaked out, hence the poor
fellow received many stirring up about
1t since the occurrence.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26
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Sons of tho Revolution,

There was II meeting of the Delaware
Society Sons of the American Revolution
last evening at which Colonel William A.
LaMotte was elected president to succeed
tho late Leonard e. Wales. Guy E. Wells
succeeded Mr. LaMotte as treasurer. Col.
A. ). Woodman declined to serve because
OF Ill health. Delegates to the National
Congress will be elected at the next meet.
ing. The committee to revise the consti.
tuition of the society reported several pro.
posed changes and amendments. Action
on the matter was postponed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26

Allensyille, Ky, March 26-Marshall
RUSSELL Maria Snoden and Maggie
Short were drowned here Wednesday
night while out boating on pond,
when the boat capszed. One of the
girls tried to save herself by clinging to
the boat, but it slipped away from her,
and she soon went down for the last
time. The cries of the drowning people
were not heard by any one and their
death was not known until late at
night, when their families began a
search and found the skiff upset. The
bodies were recovered.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26
THE KENTUCKY sENATORsHlP.
A Probability That the Deadlock VIII
Not be Broken,

Frankfort. KY, March 26-The situ-
alton In the senatorial contest, as I'M
derstood this morning, is that Hunter
has reached the high water mark, can
never get the needed two votes and
will lose more from today on The
story goes that the administration Is
going to give Hunter something hand
some, withdraw him and have nomi-
mated Hunter man, State Senator
Deboe, Yerkes or Holt, and influence
his immediate election by the reunited
Republicans, There is something in
the way, however. The six Bradley
republicans will try to name the next
nominee. who cannot be elected with
out their votes, and will insist that he
be other than a. Hunter man. This
makes the Hunter majority of Repub-
ltcans hold on to him, and they may
never consent to vote for any one else,
unless absolutely commanded to do SO
from Washington. The best judges
say 1t is Hunter, Bradley or no elec-
tion, and most probably the latter.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26
Our Presidential Enunsirinn.

Washington, March 2G,-The presi-
dent took a new form Of outdoor ex-
ercise yesterday afternoon. In COM
pany with Civil Service Commissioner
Proctor, he went horseback riding.
Their route took them into the sub
urbs. Last night the president attend
ed the annual reception of the Nation
al Geographic society at the Arlington
hotel.