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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12
He rnid the Fenu!iv for Jams IrwIn's
lIurd nj In PlaIa TO.dnr

George Matthews. who murdered James
J. Irwin of Charles County, Md. paid the
pcnaly with his life at La Plata shortly
after 10 o'clock this morning.
Matthews kept up his spirits to the last
The scatfold was erected in the rear OF
the jail and was surrouniad by good
strong fence about sixteen feet high,
which insured greater privacy than at any
hanging which has taken place in Sou h.
ern Maryland for years. The only draw
back to the arrangement was that Mat
thews had to be taken outside of the jail
yard through tho crowd in order to reach
the scaffold. This was due to the fact that
there is no outlet from the rear OF the
Jail.
After the execution the body of Mat
thews was taken in charge by G. + Vale,
undertaken, who buried it in ST. Thomas
Catholic Cemetery The citizens in and
around La Plata say that Matthews got
his Just deserts. but at the same time The
sentiment against Mrs Irwin is very
great, Fearing possible trouble the sheriff
had asked the Governor to furnish him
with % muskets for the use Of special
deputies.
Matthews was brought from the Balti-
more City prison yesterday and when he
babe Warden Bailey goodbye before be
ing taken to the train in Baltimore he
presented the warden with his Bible, at
the same time saying:
Had you and others who have been in
terested in the effort to obtain executive
cemency for me been successful | should
have appreciated it, Of course, but it
would have robbed me Of my best friend,
God. am prepared TO die now, but, had
it been decreed that should live, when
my time came later l might not have been
prepared"
On the fly leaf of the Bible was written;
From George Matthews to Warden
Bailey. thank you for your kindness to
me, and wish you long and happy life.
God bless you and may lie be with you,
and comfort you in your last hours as Ho
has Comf0rted me"
On another page was written; Found
guilty of murder November q. $50 To
Ire hanged March L.. lSJJL 5aptlscd in
the Roman Catholic Church, February II,
1897"
Following was written the first lines of
the burial service Il am the resurrection
and the life He that bclieveh on me
shall never die" There was also written:
Christ said, l will be with you at all
times "
This was also inscribed:
To-day some say | am n Protestant,
some say am n Baptist, others Mctho-
dist and still Others Universalist, and
how many more? These statements sure
ly must be the works of man. for Jesus
Christ only taught one doctrine. He es-
tablished only one church, and that is the
Roman Catholic Church. The Lord said
to st. Peter, Unto this rock will build
my church and the gates of hell shall not
prevail against IT, Repent before it is too
late "
Then followed quotations from the bible,
among which were the following; Hen,
ven and earth will pass away, but my
word will never pass away The Lord is
my shepherd, / shall not want; yea,
though walk through the valley Of the
shadow Of death | will fear no evil for
Thou art with me Thy rod and thy staff,
they comfort me"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12
Inier-Clnb Tournament.

The interclub tournament of the Cath
Ollie Societies was resumed last evening.
At pool the Manning team defeated the
Shields teaIp, by the score Of 80 to IS.
The Browns9n team defeated tho Pho
neer team by the score of so to 80 The
Manning tetm defeated the Pioneer by
the score Of so to 50. The Shields team
defeated the Pioneers by the score Of 80 to
81
At pinochle the Pioneers defeated the
REILLY team two games. The Pioneers
also defeated the Shields team two games,
and lost one.
AT euchre the Pioneers won two games
from the REILLY team and lost one. The
Shields team won two games from the Pr
oneers and lost one.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12

The REPUBLICAN Of Thursday contained
. greater number Of new advertisements
than any other paper published in our
State Persons who wish to buy or sell
anything or procure help know that tho
REPUBLICAN generally insures success
Assuch advertisements indicate circula.
ton, the REPUBLICAN must have the larg
sst circulation Of any paper in our city.
Comparisons may be odious, but the Z. Z
invited it and may thank itself for it..
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12

ATTORNEY General White has another
case on hand as mysterious as the Tuch-
ton case, at Georgetown, Del. The body
Of woman was found in Broadkiln river
about one mile below Milton, on We'd
nesday. The back of the skull was crush
ed in and from the general appearance of
the corpse, the people believe that foul
murder has been committed. Some OF
the citizens of Georgetown think it was a
clear case of murder, while there are 9th,
ers who think the woman committed sui
eide. The frequency of these cases all
over the country. should begin to awaken
the authorities to take some action to try
and solve the solution of their mysterious
deaths ~
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12
Deborah I Ferris Dead.

Deborah Ferris, aged 70 years, and a
member of the Society of Friends, died at
her home No, 80l West street, Wednesday
afternoon. She was sister Of William
Ferris and Edward Ferris of Colorado
Springs. She was member of one of the
Oldest families in this city and state.
Her father was native Of this city, and
wa, born III years ego, in 4, the old Ferris
ley streets, formerly occupied by the VII.
mingtop Goal Gas Company. The deceas-
ed Was born at the corner Of Sixteenth
and King streets, and when she was H.
tie child her father removed to the house
No. 301 West street. He lived there until
his death. Members Of his family have
lived there ever since.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12
The Beauty Of Youth.

Health is the preserver of the bloom of
youth, and with the loss of health the
beauty passes away. The great destroyer
of health is disease. Only the specialist
who has devoted his life to studying them
can cure chronic diseases. DR.. Greene, 80
West 18th St., New York City, the world
famous specialist, has found the true
remedies for the cure of diseases after
years ofinvestigation. You can consult
DR.. Greene personally or by letter free
II you need the aid Of the highest skill,
call or write to DR.. Greene to-day. He can
cure you. His treatment by correspond
ence assures you Of q cure.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12

Persons who intend taking out letters
Of administration on the estate of deceased
relatives or friends, are requested to have
the name Of the DAILY REPUBLICAN in
serted by Register Crossan, in such orders.
We hope our friends will bear this in
mind, and their kindness will DO duly
appreciated by our company.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12
Ever, Ly,nlsr objects

For unreasonable objection 70 the oity's
new charter commend Us to the Every
Evening" The criticism made by our
geigabor on the provision for regulating
amendments to the charter,. exceeds any.
thing we have yet read or heard. That
the citizens of Wilmington should at all
times have and enjoy the right Of petition
in any matter concerning their welfare
and should be accorded an easy method of
having their requests acted upon. Is so en-
inently proper as to at once command the
approval of every fair minded person, The
apprehension Of the Every Evening that
all the crauks in town would swarm
around the City Hall and worry the life
out Of the Mayor is entirely too far fetched.
The people have not been in the habit of
concerning themselves very much about
city affairs. They have had no incentive
to think or to speak on the subject of city
government. They have been permitted
to walk up to the captains desk and pay
their taxes and have been expected, after
this sovereign act of citizenship has boon
exercised, to go about their business and
keep their mouths securely closed. The
Russians and Turks enjoy the same privi-
lcge. Now, when 1t is suggested that the
municipality take the people into its con.
Nfldence, and permit them to have voice in
their own affairs the proposition is met
with the alarming cry Of the cranks the
cranks they oo.ne they comet"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12
T. NJ. wier fifth md King Streets

Is the place. Large a-round package OF rolled
oats, 8 cents . package and this is frst.cIass
oats, goot as any on he market. Celery sauce
l0c Il bottle: this is the French style OF max.
lag pepper sauce. and it's elegant. Queen
olives large bottle l0c instantaneous tR9ioca
&c, 8 packases for - cents. Lemon tumble q
fancy small cake. &c n pound. square lemon
cakes &c n pound. Inis is q very nice clke we
sell lots OF T.. Where oan you get such u big
nag OF SAT- Tor luc as you can get from ne.ani
the salt TOO, Ia tho very besl that is mao
ghose Calf0rn prnnes We lat l0c v poH d
are extra fancy, Extra fancy Maine corn.
very sweet. very fine Sc Il can. this ccrn AT
ihiH price is bargain. Regulgr siZs can OF
lyo &c. cans for 20 cents; this is as good as
any lye made, and It's fun size car too.
Securing flint soap &c can this is the great.
ost sand soap made. II you try 1t once you
mover would BIO without 1t. lei egant tub but
ter zoe pound, Cut loaf sugar 414c a pound
Brown sugar 20 pound. at 4, NJ. Wior's. 18th
and King streets. ml3-6t'
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12
Dissolution OF Part nershIp.

The firm of Mitchell g. Bash, at No 219
Market street, has been dissolved by mu-
tual consent, Mr.. Bash retiring and Mr..
Mitchell continuing the business at the
present stand. The firm under the old
nare was one of the best known in the
State and had been very successful in
business. Mr.. Mitchell, who will consti-
fute tho firm hereafter, was the senior
member Of tho cid firm and proposes to
conaucJ the BUSINESS in future along the
weil.estubiirhcd lines which have governed
1t So SUCCESSFULLY In times past The store
Will b. closed today To mark down goods
and IN Saturday a great clearing.out sale
is announced
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12

The officers and members of tho Star of
Bethlehem Loyal Orange Lodge, No. l2j,
and all Orangemen are respectfully re.
quosted to meet at Lodgeroom 500 Orange
street on Saturday at | p III, sharp, to at
tend the funeral OF Bro. James Wnlkor
WIN. j. KIRKLAND, Sec,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12

VIII send to any address on receipt o
5000 one dollar prepaid, (3) three large
bottles Of xxx TU.Ca, the Great Mexican
Blood Tonic. No agents.
Address MEXICAN MEDICINE COMPANY
]ls Fifth Avenue. New York.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12

Be not deceived. A cough. hoarseness or
Group are not to be trfed with. A dose In
time OF Shi!ohs Curc viii save You much
troube @. Sold by N d. Danforth. End AM
Market streets
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12

dyspepsia cured. Shioh's Vitsll2er i'm.
nicdtately relieves Sour Stomach Coming
up OF food Distress, and Is the great kidney
aud IlVei remedy. Sold by \. Is. Dantorth
2nl and Market street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12

The membership Of the whole order of
United WorGmon OH January ], 1897, was
s6a,o5S; new members admitted in Dec
Bmbcr, 1896 $50, net gain for December
FIJI members; memter5 withdrawn In
]e mber %; gain in 1896, ID, 500; benrf
ciary funds discussed in 1896 81 so. 7Gj As;
total beneficiary fund dIsburscd IN Junu.
airy !, 1897, S73 006, 531l5 These figures
show that the United Workmcn is the
lnost successful Of the fraternal Insurance
companies.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12

UNCLE Thomas f. Bayard is having
a grand, good old time over in
England, which he will soon relinqnish
and become once more plain everyday
Delawarean. But he will be ex-senator,
ex Ambassador to the Court of st. James.
He has cndeavored to hold his end in all
tho social functions givcn by the grandees
in England. God save the Queen.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12

Egg Poachers Free Saturday next, with
one pound Of Baking Powder, Grand
Union Tea Company, 600 King street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12

THE Democrats of Chicago will run
Harrison Garter for Mayor, again ut the
next election, which will be held in the
Spring. We should think the people of
the windy city, had had enough of Carter
and his gang.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12

The imposition Of IL fine Of $50 ON Miss
Susan Mcconnell, by Judge Ball for NAL
treating II very unruly boy seems to have
been excessive. 1t was certainly out Of
proportion to the offence Ms the Lad was
not badly injured and perhaps deserved
severe Castigation. Fifty dollars is Il large
sum to working people and 1t is not sur.
prising that the boy 5 mother tainted when
the Judge pronounced sentence upon the
offender. a fine of 50 would have been
more commensurate to the offence and the
effect would have been equally salutary.
Tho tempcrng Of justice with mercy is an
axiom SO commcndablc, that it should
never be forgotten by judge or jury.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12

THE powerful drama "The Prisoner of
Henda was put on the Opera House
stage last evening in q superb manner and
given by strong cast. Those of our clti.
Een5 who enjoy the theatre and did not
attend, certainly missed rich treat. It
was the play of the season and rendered
In first class manner. The setting Of
The scenery for the different scenes was
appropriate and the costumes ones the lad
les like to Toasted their eyes upon. There
was not a stick in the entire company
which was large one A play like this
one, costs several thousand dollars to place
n Jon the stage.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12

THE much talked Of electric railway be-
tw9Gn Wilmington and New Castle will
be given its first official trial trip Saturday
morning, leaving New Castle with mum.
orous invited guests from the terminal
end about noon. 1t will DO quite an event
and we will try to tell our readers about
1t in SntnrtlaYis issue of the REpIRLlCAN
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12

SENATOR Tillman having promised the
democratic Club to lecture in the Audi
toriun next Tuesday night, has led to the
inquiry II no intends to bring his pitch.
fUrk with him2
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12
L|CHTENSTEIN
& HART,
4I5 MARKET STREET.
RETIRING FROM BUSINESS.

u. tIiilNO tHVW UVOiULOCs
Do you need a Door Matt We
have them in rubber, cocoa and
wire.
We have two China Closets. One
in mahogany, one in oak. The
price was SIS, now reduced to
$3.50:
SCREENS.
10 Four-fold Screens, were
$3.50, now 8Sc, IS japanese
Screens sold from 81 to SI.5o each,
your choice soc. Others reduced
one-half.
Tabourettes, about one dozen in
all reduced to SI.Io each; were
SI.75 and 81.
Ball Fringe Cotton sc per yard.
Silk Fringe, 5, 10, I2c.; were 30 to
IS cents.
China Silks and Silklines. all re-
duced.
Furniture Gimps are reduced to
&c. yard.
Awning Stripes. were 20 to soc;
all reduced to I2Hc per yard.
Heavy Portiers; it will pay you
to buy now and store away until
fall. They all 60 at one-halfprice.
Remember we want to close by
March 25th if possible, as our
lease expires on that day.
L|CHTENSTEIN
& HART,
AIS Market Street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12
FOR SALE.

BIS East 18th Street, 9O8 King street.
81 East 9TH street, 51l West Sd street.
1923 East 18th street, PA West 9th street.
S24 West I'd street, 1910 West l3th street
S36 Van Buren, ST. ll1S West Sth street.
E6 Pine street. 507 West 9th street.
S35 ratnall street, 23l2 Jefferson street.
sS7 Tatnall street, Sal Madison street.
1918 West street. 3O2 Broome street.
1907 Jefferson street, 1914 West Sth street
1872 Shallcross ave. 90i Van Buren, st.
GIG East 9th street, 1917 West 7th street
1912 Pennsylvania Ave. 11l9 TatnalI st
043 kirkwood Street. 30S Il. Sth ST
Stop in and ask about them.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-09-16
AN AUTUMN EVENING.

Gray Is the sky and gray the fading Land,
And thin rim of starved gray fainting light
On the bleak ridges f1ickers that ring round
Ihis pastoral hollow with its long green lanes,
Its ashen shadows and mute slumbering farms
Slow through the meadows steals the leaden
strealI,
From the plowed upland to the rectory elms
Dumb floats the rocky host dejectedly,
JAS though in the surprised and stricken air
"a hand invisible for silence waved.
ABOUT the lonesome grange upon the hill
THE rising wind of twilight roams and signs,
Searching for something lost orgsome one gone.
And on a low branch of the nearest pine
Plains autumn's trembling bird disconsolate.
This saddened vale was once shrine of light,
IA radiant figure ranged its solitude
And filed the quiet with intensity.
Here the most heavenly Of the mornings
dawned,
Through placid splendors, in the heights Of eve
The chanting duslzy choirs sailed stately home
And all the bushes brimmed with bubbline
F; song.
6till-life's eclipse cannot mean endless night
Ehe love, the tenderness, the lofty trust,
The fair imaginations that all made
tThe secret of joy of the wide simple world
Fall not to moldered ruin like the woods,
Nor perish as drifted cloud that melts
Upon the blanched horizons outmost verge,
but breathe and soar and brighten, strong and
! free,
Untroubled, pure immortal, near or far,
There where we know that the RedeemeI
liveth
And the lost angels Of our heart see God.
Joseph Truman in Spectator.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-09-16
A Danish Hunting Supper.

The tables are creaking with solid
sections of brown, juicy, steaming
roasts and piles of mealy potatoes en-
veloped in hot fog, and long white
platters of whole salmon through
whose tender torn skin the pink flakes
and streaks of white fat look all ready
for the limpid golden butter sauce
which stands in the trimming full
dishes near by Tall, handsome Danish
girls are running hither and thither
with chicken soup for this man and
hare soup for that man and extricating
order from chaos on the table with a
marvellous degree Of skill. Good nature
is rampant, and the fast delivered
hearty speeches are followed by rousing,
echoing cheers Cries of ''Skol! Skoll"
follow every toast in which the Yankee
is mentioned, with vigor which shows
how deep and real their feelings of hos
pitality are, and men come from distant
tables to express friendly sentiments to-
ward America and Americans in gen.
eral. -" Hopkins Pond, = by Robert T.
Morris.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-09-16
A Turkish Cemetery.

Mrs. Max Muller. in her Letters
From Constantinople, = gives this record
of visit paid to cemetery and the Gu
rious superstition in regard to burial:
'sThe Turkish women are fond Of
spending whole days sitting on their
carpet in the cemeteries, not from any
deep affection for the dead, for the
Turks care little for the body when once
buried. The soul, the true being they
loved, is safe in paradise, though only
from the moment that the body is laid
in the ground. For this reason the fu-
nerals take place as soon as possible after
death, and if you meet a Turkish funeral
the procession is hnrrying along in what
appears to us the most INDIGENOUS haste,
so that the soul may more quickly at
tain to its final bliss. A devout Turk
passing ceffin will give his aid to the
bearers, exhausted by the speed at which
they go. This aid, if only given for 40
PAGES, secures the pardon Of heavy
crime. =
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-11-18
Not for Everything
preciated

But if you have kidney, liver or
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pie are not apt to get anxious about
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1t is easy to tell by setting aside
your urine for twenty-four hours; a
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healthy condition of the kidneys.
When urine stains linen it is evidence
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There is satisfaction in knowing that
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-11-18
ANOTHER FULL HOUSE.

'Ingomar" sProves>a Strong Drawing Gard
at the Rhode.
) sThe opera house was crowded almost
tonits capacity Thursday night by
people anxious to see the William Owen
company in 9 tsIngomar." The play is
beautiful romance and the acting of
it was up to the same high standard
which the people here have come to
expect of this company. Every part
was we'll taken. Mr.. Owen as " lingo
mar" did a fine piece of work, but the
part cannot be said to be tie best of
his efforts. Miss Baker as Parthe-
mia" was very good, better, in fact,
than she had been in some of her other
parts during the week. j. R. Amory
as :" Polydor" sustained his reputation
WE'LL
On the whole the performance was
greatly appreciated by the audience.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-11-18
Try Grain-ol TRY Grain-ol

Ask your grocer to-day to show you
a package of Graln-O, the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee.
The children may drink it without
injury as we'll as the adult. All who
try it, like it. Grain-O has that rich
seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is
made from pure grains, and the most
delicate stomach receives it without
distress One-fourth the price OF
coffee. l5c. and . cts. per package.
Sold by all grocers. W.T.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-11-18
An Important Difference.

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are not afflicted wit any disease, but
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is to bring comfort home to their hearts,
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Company only, and sold by all drug
glsts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-11-18
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and valuable information for all Mothers free'
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-11-18
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